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As volunteer Len Johnston looked on, Peter Robertson Taylor signed a petition opposing the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) last week. A table set up inside the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society buildingwill be there until the campaign is over.

Corisa Bell is vowing to keepup the fight to defeat the

widely opposed harmonized salestax (HST) regardless of what shedescribes as recent provincial gov-ernment tactics to “shove it downour throats.”

Bell is an organizer for MapleRidge, Pitt Meadows and Missionfor a provincewide anti-HST move-ment started by former premier BillVander Zalm. The grassroots cam-paign, Fight HST, aims to get 10 percent of registered voters in eachprovincial constituency to sign apetition to repeal the legislation.

On Monday the provincial gov-ernment voted to force an end todebate on Bill 9 that would pavethe way for the HST and is expect-

ed to pass final reading on the billafter press time Thursday evening.

She said the tactic leaves her feel-ing “robbed of the opportunity forthe people to stand up for them-selves” but she’s not giving up.

Bell said she doesn’t expect to betoo personally affected by the HSTbecause of her standard of livingbut she’s worried for low-incomepeople.

“I just feel it’s going to makelife much more difficult for lowerincome people. I don’t think it’sfair,” she said.

About 15 canvassers with badgeshave been collecting signatures inthe three local communities andshe estimates they’ve collected sig-natures from about about three percent of the registered voters.

“It just makes me feel morefuelled to do what I set out to do to

say please don’t push me around,”she said of the government invok-ing closure on debate.

The government has said Bill 9must be passed into law by the endof April because some of the transi-tion rules it lays out begin on May1. As of May 1, companies need tobegin charging HST instead of PSTon any goods or services scheduledto be provided or delivered afterJuly 1, when the tax officially takeseffect.

Bill 9 does not impose the HST,but instead repeals the provincialsales tax, repeals the provincial por-tion of the hotel room tax and setsout regulations to ensure a propertransition to the new tax. The HSTitself has already been passed intolaw by the federal government. The12 per cent HST will combine fed-eral and provincial taxes but will

apply to multiple goods and ser-vices that the provincial sales taxportion wasn’t formerly imposedon. There will be exemptions onthe provincial sales tax portion ofHST for certain goods such as gas,books, children’s sized clothingand footwear, children’s car seatsand booster seats and diapers andfeminine hygiene products and a$230 rebate for low-income indi-viduals with incomes up to $20,000and families with incomes up to$25,000.

Chris Delaney, lead organizer forFight HST, said the government’suse of closure of debate is a sign of“weakness not strength.”

“People have to make a decision:do they want to live in a democracyor a dictatorship?”

If the grassroots group collectsenough signatures to be effec-

tive the province would have theoption of voting in the legislatureon the petition or holding a refer-endum. Delaney said if the Liber-als voted against the petition FightHST would then move to startrecalling MLAs, starting with Pre-mier Gordon Campbell.

If you oppose the HST you cansign the petition at the MapleRidge Seniors Centre from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday or atthe Meadow Vale Mall IGA in PittMeadows from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.this weekend. There is also an anti-HST table set up at Asiatica Gro-ceries from noon to 1 p.m. fromMonday to Friday and there will becanvassers at the Silverdale Com-munity Hall in Mission this week-end from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

With files from Canwest NewsService

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Petition continues despite closure threatLocal organizers collect signatures to repeal the proposed harmonized sales tax.

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The flu no longer makesthe rounds at the Salva-

tion Army’s Caring Place onLougheed Highway like itused to before public healthnurses starting coming by.

A few years ago, FraserHealth public health nurseBella Elphick would pick upfood from the Caring Placeto take to one of the schoolswhere she served as a publichealth nurse. The principalhad pointed out to her thatsome kids came to schoolhungry in the morning andthe Caring Place was able todonate some food to feedthe hungry kids.

As Elphick developed arelationship with the CaringPlace staff while picking upfood, she started noticingthe clientele who frequentedthe Salvation Army facility,a marginalized populationwhom the health care sys-tem has trouble reaching

out to.The Caring Place has a

homeless shelter and pro-vides meals for free largelyto homeless and low-incomeresidents of Maple Ridge.

Elphick came to the real-ization that “this is a segre-gated population that needshealth care,” and as a publichealth nurse she felt an obli-gation to reach out to thepeople who went there.

Elphick’s job descriptionis varied: managing com-municable diseases, helpingnew babies from 24 hoursto six weeks old and immu-nization programs that runfrom the age of two monthsto end of life.

But as she and other nurs-es have gained the trust ofthe Caring Place clienteleover the years, as a “fringebenefit,” they’re able to linkthem up with other services.

Major Kathie Chiu, execu-tive director of the CaringPlace, said that the homelesspopulation is always vul-

nerable to falling ill. But thevaccination program thatElphick has brought to theCaring Place has cut backon the serious diseases theirclients would get and some-times spread to the staff.

“Ever since Bella has beencoming here, we haven’t hadthe big outbreaks like weused to have,” Chiu said. “Wehave a healthier populationbecause of (the nurses.).”

But the health clinics alsogive the homeless popula-tion the message that peoplecare about them and theirhealth.

“When a homeless personfeels cared for, their demean-our changes,” Chiu said.

If Chiu could have herwish granted, the CaringPlace would have a mini-infirmary for the homelesspeople so that they wouldhave some place to go whenthey are extremely ill. Mostpeople stay at home andhave their family aroundthem to take care of them

when they’re sick. Not thehomeless population, Chiusaid, and the Caring Placedoesn’t have the staff to helpthem through serious ill-nesses.

Chiu would also like tohave a foot clinic at the Car-ing Place – homeless peopleare on their feet a lot oftenin wet, cold shoes and havemany foot health problemsincluding trench foot.

A doctor on site would alsobe helpful, a point made byElphick as well who saidthey need someone on sitewho could diagnose diseasesand prescribe medication.Having a physician at theCaring Place would providemore “holistic” health care,Elphick said.

She said the health careshe and other nurses providethe homeless population atthe Caring Place is just the“tip of the iceberg.”

The clientele that come tothe Caring Place feel “intimi-dated” going to health

clinics, emergency roomsand doctor’s offices – oftenthey’re embarrassed andmany have had negativeexperiences at emergencyrooms and doctor’s offices.

E l p h i c k s a i d s h e h a slearned a lot about humannature working at the Car-ing Place, adding that itdoesn’t take much to startthe downward spiral towardpoverty and homelessness.It’s easy to prejudge peoplewho are homeless or liv-ing on the margins of soci-ety, Elphick said, but whenyou look under the surfacethey’re wonderful people– “survivors.”

“I enjoy that population,”Elphick said. “Everyone hasa story and a history.”

Offering her services at theCaring Place is “health pro-motion and prevention atthe front line,” Elphick said.

The health clinic is one ofmany services that the Car-ing Place brings to its cli-ents.

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Lisa Currie, a registered nurse, prepares a shot that will inoculate her patient against Hepatitis A. Currie is part of Fraser Health’s once-a-month program to give medi-cal attention to clients of the Caring Place.

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Police making plans for Lilith Fair

Inspector Darren Lenchof Ridge Meadows RCMPwas at Pitt Meadows coun-cil in committee Tuesdayand provided them with thequarterly report on crime inPitt Meadows.

One of the main pointsLench stressed was that dueto having the Golden EarsBridge in the community,there has been an increasein stolen vehicles dumpedin south Pitt Meadows andaround the Katzie FirstNation.

Lench said that the RCMPis aware of the most prolificauto thieves and has madea significant amount ofarrests.

Impaired driving, domes-tic violence, and propertycrime were also topics ofdiscussion at council incommittee Tuesday.

Property crime constitutesthe majority of crime in PittMeadows, accounting for 59per cent of all crime.

In the first quarter of 2010,229 property crimes werecommitted in Pitt Mead-ows, up from 213 in the firstquarter of 2009.

However, the 2010 statis-tics are significantly downf ro m t h e 2 9 2 p ro p e r t ycrimes in 2008 and 290 in2007.

Residential break andenter crimes in residen-tial areas were up 180 percent, and domestic assaultcrimes were up 120 percent. Meanwhile,vehiclet h e f t w a s d ow n 4 0 p e rcent.

M a y o r D o n M a c L e a nnoted that these jumps inpercentages are only largebecause of the small num-ber of crimes being com-mitted.

Re s i d e n t i a l p r o p e r t ycrime, for example, wasup 180 per cent becausein the first quarter of 2009there were five cr imes,compared to 14 in 2010.

“It’s not as big of a jumpas it would seem if we wereliving in downtown Van-couver,” said MacLean.

Lench said that the mostconsistent spots in PittMeadows for cr ime arenear the 7/11 on the cor-ner of Harris Road andFord Road, and the areabetween Roosters Cabaretand McDonald’s.

L e n c h s a i d t h a t t h eRCMP did have a meetingwith the staff of Roost-ers recently, and are look-ing at implanting a “barwatch” program to helpstop crime at the drinkingestablishment.

Councillor Tracy Miyas-h i t a n o t e d t h a t D a v i eJones Elementary contin-

ues to be a problem area.MacLean expressed his

and the community’s con-cern to Lench about policesometimes focusing toomuch on pesky chargessuch as “California stops”and not turning on yourr i g h t t u r n s i g n a l a f t e rturning left onto HarrisRoad from Lougheed andinto the McDonald’s park-ing lot.

Lench agreed, sayingthat while there are sometraffic areas that need tobe looked at, there aresome spots that are tooeasy for police to pick offdrivers.

He cited the 60 kilometreper hour speed limit acrossthe Golden Ears bridge asone of those areas.

L e n c h a l s o s a i d t h a tmany of the check stopsare more to take care ofcell phone and seatbeltinfractions.

As for policing at theupcoming Lilith Fair in PittMeadows on July 1, Lenchsaid that they are taking allmeasures to ensure publicsafety – that includes rent-ing a command post fromSurrey to provide moremobility.

There is the notion thatthe crowd won’t be as rau-cous as it was at Pember-ton’s festival but there willbe 25,000 people, and there

will be alcohol.It was noted in coun-

cil that all police leave hasbeen cancel led for themusic festival.

“It’s the reality of beingin our kind of work,” saidLench.

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Albion could soon beh o m e t o m o re t h a n

1,000 new housing units andMaple Ridge council debatedat Tuesday’s council meet-ing whether there should bea moratorium on develop-ment until enough schoolsare built to accommodate allthe kids that could be mov-ing into the area.

However, council decidedinstead to meet with theschool board about theissue and if the school boardagreed, to then hold a meet-ing with local MLAs.

Jane Pickering, directorof planning for the district,told council 220 new unitshave been approved sinceSeptember and another 875units are in the applicationprocess, awaiting approval.

Councillor Linda King andCraig Speirs said they can’tsupport any more applica-tions until the lack of schoolsis addressed.

“I do not know how wecan continue to approvethese big proposals withouthaving any policy of our ownin place about how we aregoing to inform people ofthe fact that what they thinkwill be available in terms ofschooling for their childrenis simply not going to beavailable,” said King.

King said many of the unitsthat are being approved inAlbion are townhouses “andthey’re exactly the right pricepoint for families with youngchildren.”

She said people shouldknow that their young chil-dren might be in Grade 8before they get a school inthe area.

“Maybe we are developingin the wrong place becausewe’re not able to provide theservices,” said King.

Speirs said “the tippingpoint has arrived.”

He said he wants densityin Albion and young familiesto move into the area but notif they don’t have anywhereto go to school other than alengthy commute to schoolsin the west.

However, Councillor JudyDueck said Maple Ridgewon’t get new schools in thearea until “we can prove theycall it the whites of (student)eyes are there.”

She said if council wantsa moratorium on develop-ment “that’s a much largerdiscussion and I don’t thinkit’s fair that you would dothat on the back ofthis application.”

Council was dis-cussing a 96-unittownhouse devel-opment at 24086and 24108 104 Ave-nue and 10366 and10336 240 A streetduring the morato-rium debate.

C o u n c i l v o t e dto give the devel-o p m e n t s e c o n dand third reading.Council also votedto give second read-ing to a 164 unittownhouse development at10175, 10121 and 10141 240Street and forward it to pub-lic hearing.

D u e c k s a i d c o u n c i lshouldn’t decide at the“eleventh hour” the lack ofschools means no new appli-cations should be allowed.

“Schools have been full inthis area for some time. Thisis not new,” she said, addingthe school district is awareof the need for new schoolsand is trying to address it.

Councillor Cheryl Ashlieagreed the district shouldn’thave to “halt” its businessdue to the lack of schools,which she said is not am u n i c i p a l g ov e r n m e n tresponsibility.

“Unfortunately when youhave declining enrolment

in the west and burgeoningenrolment in the east com-bined together it doesn’tmeet the criteria the Min-istry of Education requiresfor a school to be built yetthe school district is mov-ing towards correcting that,”said Ashlie.

However, Ashlie said thelack of schools is a concernfor residents and the dis-trict needs to work with theschool district on it.

Ashlie said the only otheralternative would be to stopallowing development inAlbion and densify in the

west where thereare schools but shesaid that’s unlikelyto immediately hap-pen.

“That in itself isa problem becausethere are a num-ber of people whoactually stil l l iket h e s i n g l e f a m -ily homes that arein and around thoseschools and proba-bly plan to stay theref o r a n u m b e r o fyears,” she said. “Youcan’t run people out

of their property and sayyou must move on becausewe must densify around theschool and also we aren’thaving as many children aswe used to have.... It’s not asimple solution.”

Councillor Mike Mor-den agreed with Ashlieand Dueck but said he’sconcerned about existingschools having to put in abunch of portables.

“I can see a whole sea outthere looking like a militarycamp to house the peoplewe have coming in thefuture,” he said.

He said although schoolsaren’t a municipal govern-ment responsibil ity it’s“incumbent” on the districtto push for schools.

“I think there is some onus

on us to notify in some way,shape or form people com-ing into the area our difficul-ties with respect to puttingtheir kids in schools,” hesaid.

Morden said the issuehighlights the need to lookat infill development in thewest.

“We do need to look atthat in a more serious way,”he said. “There’s all kinds ofareas we can look at that areripe for it.”

Councillor Al Hogarth saidthe “fundamental problem”is municipalities like MapleRidge undergo a planningprocess, put together anOfficial Community Plan,which is supposed to indi-cate to the provincial gov-ernment where the newpopulation will go so theycan plan to provide services,but that’s not happening.

“The system is failing notfrom here. It is failing fromVictoria,” he said.

Mayor Ernie Daykin saidAlbion isn’t the only areathat doesn’t have enoughschools. He agreed infill inthe west would be ideal butsaid neighbourhoods aren’tnecessarily in favour of den-sification.

Daykin said it’s importantto have a “frank discussion”with the school district to tryand resolve the issue.

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“Maybe weare develop-ing in thewrong placebecausewe’re notable toprovide theservices.”

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Mike Murray, generalmanager of developmentfor parks and recreationfor Maple Ridge and PittMeadows, was at Pitt Mead-ows council in committeeTuesday to review the jointleisure agreement the twocities have.

One of the main aspectsdiscussed was creating aposition with a Pitt Mead-ows focus that will handle allof Pitt Meadows’ parks andleisure business.

Murray currently handlesall of the business towardsparks and recreation, andhas recently been namedcitizen of the year in MapleRidge.

However, Murray will soonbe retiring, and the job of

general manager, a MapleRidge position, will soon beup for grabs.

Councillor John Beckerexpressed his concern thatwhoever replaces Murrayrealistically wouldn’t be ableto fill the shoes of the jobthat he has done.

“It would probably takethree people to handle thejob he does,” said Becker.“Mike’s presence is notgoing to be duplicated. Weneed not only a new GMbut someone to handle PittMeadows as well.”

Murray did say that heknows almost all of the peo-ple applying for the generalmanager position and knowsthey will be able to step up.

Although, Murray also saidthat it would be beneficialfor Pitt Meadows to have astrong, go-to person to have

take on the added responsi-bility.

For example, he said thereneeds to be someone who ismuch more on top of arenaissues.

Jake Rudolph, the chiefadministrative officer forPitt Meadows, said that therewould be “qualitative bene-fits” to having the new posi-tion for parks and leisure inPitt Meadows.

“Often parks and recre-ation staff miss out on com-mentary just because theydon’t know who to talk to,”said Rudolph, adding thathaving a go-to person wouldbe valid.

C o u n c i l l o r G w e nO’Connell also stressed thefact that Pitt Meadows needssomeone to see and evaluatethe shortfalls Pitt Meadowshas in parks and recreation.

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TAKE NOTICETHAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber ofthe Pitt Meadows City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC on Tuesday, May4th, 2010 at 7:00 pm to consider an amendment to Official Community Plan BylawNo. 2352, 2007.

City of Pitt Meadows Official Community PlanAmendment Bylaw No.2457,2010

This amends the Official Community Plan Bylaw to address legislation passed by theProvincial government. This bylaw will address the requirements under ProvincialBill 27 (Green Communities Act) for the adoption of Greenhouse Gas EmissionsReduction Targets in the municipal Official Community Plan and the initiatives thatwill be implemented to achieve the reductions.

The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at the City Hall between April23rd, 2010 and May 4th, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends andstatutory holidays.

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The British Columbia gov-ernment announced a toughnew drinking-and-drivinglaw Tuesday that will allowpolice to immediately fineand suspend drivers caughtwith a blood-alcohol level aslow as 0.05.

Solicitor General Mikede Jong said the new lawis meant to dramaticallychange the behaviour ofdrivers throughout the prov-ince.

“We believe we need pen-alties that are clear, swift andsevere,” he said, adding theproblem of impaired driv-ing in B.C. has been gettingworse in recent years.

“It’s not OK to put otherpeople’s lives at risk and Ihope that drivers will con-sider the seriousness ofthese sanctions while they’resober, before they go out,”he added.

Un d e r t h e p r o p o s e dlaw, drivers found to havea blood-alcohol level ofbetween 0.05 and 0.08 – theso-called “warn” range – willface an immediate three-daydriving ban, possible vehicleimpoundment and fines orrelated fees of up to $600.Those caught in this warn-ing range multiple times willface a driving ban of up to 30days and fines or fees of upto $800.

At present, police generallyissue a 24-hour suspensionfor people caught drivingwith a blood-alcohol levelbetween 0.05 and 0.08.

According to an onlinecalculator provided by theCanadian Automobile Asso-ciation, a 120-pound womanwho has two glasses of winein two hours would be above0.05.

A 180-pound man wouldreach that level after fourbeers over the same time,the CAA calculator said.

The new law also addssignificant penalties forpeople caught with blood-alcohol level above 0.08– the level at which drink-ing and driving becomes anoffence under the CriminalCode of Canada.

Drivers caught above thislevel will face an immedi-ate 90-day driving ban andrelated costs of $3,750.That amount includes afine, a driver’s-licence rein-statement fee, the cost ofa mandatory ResponsibleDriver Program, a towingand impoundment fee,and the cost of an ignitioninterlock device, which theoffender must use for oneyear.

The driver may also facecriminal charges, especiallyif the infraction involvesinjuries or a crash.

“Under the new laws,drinking drivers will spend

more money, more time,more effort earning backtheir driving privileges,”said de Jong.

“It w i l l b e v e r y, v e r yexpensive to reacquire driv-ing privileges,” he added.

On Tuesday, Premier Gor-don Campbell underscoredthe importance of the newrules, adding he’d learned aharsh lesson in 2003 whilevacat ioning in Hawaii ,when he was arrested fordrunk driving.

“ T h e l e s s o n t h a t Ilearned, and hopefully thelesson that (Liberal MLA)Jane ( Thornthwaite) willlearn, is that you shouldnot be drinking and driv-ing, period,” Campbell saidTuesday.

T h o r n t h w a i t e w a scharged with drinking anddriving during the Olym-pics.

“I think it’s important forus to do everything we canto make our streets as safeas possible for people,”Campbell said, adding he’snot had a drink since hisarrest in 2003.

RCMP Insp. Mike Diack,of RCMP traffic services,said Tuesday that 130 peo-ple die every year in B.C.because of impaired driv-ing.

The bill is expected totake effect this fall.

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Maple Ridge council hasapproved spending $25,000on an initiative to improvelife in South Haney, an areadowntown south of LougheedHighway that has developeda reputation due to crime andsocial problems.

Mike Murray, generalmanager of communitydevelopment and parks andrecreation, said at Tuesday’scouncil meeting that the ini-tiative will be a “communitydevelopment project” that willinvolve hiring a skilled facilita-tor “to help establish a broadnetwork of community mem-bers.”

He said district staff wouldwork with residents in the areato determine the appropriatecriteria for a facilitator beforeone is hired.

“The focus certainly will besomebody who can bring abroad network together, a fullrange of residents in the area,”said Murray.

The initiative would alsoinclude some funding for anaction project in the neigh-bourhood. Murray said itcould be for an event, commu-nity garden, public art piece orwhatever residents decide.

“The idea I think would beto try and highlight the assetsin the neighbourhood and tobring residents together in apositive way.That’s what this isabout,” said Murray.

Murray said he hopes theinitiative will lead to “neigh-bours working together for thebetterment of the neighbour-hood.”

Councillor Craig Speirs saidcouncil has spent a lot of timedealing with “some really,really pithy issues” in Haney,including the strata complexNorthumberland Court onFraser Street, which has beenthe scene of gunfire, drugbusts and its units were foundto be in breach of numeroushealth, safety and fire regula-tions by district inspectors.The complex has since beensold and the new owner ishoping to redevelop on thesite.

“Neighbourhoods need achance to heal sometimesand I think we’re getting tothe point where that’s possibleso at some point you have todrag yourself out of the ashesand move on and this neigh-bourhood has a variety of dif-ferent social strata that needto understand that every-body is human. I think if theycan accomplish that it willbe helpful,” said Speirs, call-ing the initiative “helpful andtimely.”

Councillor Al Hogarth saidthe project is “basically involv-ing neighbours in a processthat will hopefully improvetheir conditions.”

“I think this is a step in theright direction and we’veseen a lot of things happen inthat area and hopefully it can

improve,” he said.Mayor Ernie Daykin said

the initiative is “a step in theprocess helping us turn thatcorner.”

John McKenzie, who livesin the neighbourhood andmanages an apartment build-ing, said drug addiction is amajor issue that needs to beaddressed.

“It’s what the real root of theproblem is here so to deal withthat I think you do need tobring in a coordinator facilita-tor to talk to the people in thearea to find out what shouldbe done to turn it around andturn the neighbourhood into anice neighbourhood,” he said.

McKenzie said he’d like tosee the district knock downsome abandoned, dilapidatedbuildings.

“They’re just festering soreson our neighbourhood andthey attract everything that’sdark and bad and not good.You eliminate those and thenchange the atmosphere toa holistic or healthier atmo-sphere and hopefully thepeople having struggles withaddictions will see the lightand try and get help,” he said.“There are people that are try-ing to get help and trying toget out of the situation.We as acity have an obligation to helpthese people who are sick. Itis a sickness. When you havepeople in a situation wherethey’re falling through thecracks they do need a helpinghand.”

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No spark left for LiberalsThe B.C. Liberal government’s

announcement that the Site Cdam project on the Peace Riverwould go to the next stage ofthe approval process may haverevealed a subtle yet importantshift in how people – and themedia – perceive our two majorpolitical parties.

Aside from the predictable reac-tion – environmentalists opposeSite C while the business com-munity endorsed it – what wasmost interesting was how quicklythe story faded from the so-called“news cycle.”

The B.C. Liberals, mired inunpopularity, appear to havea severely weakened ability toset and control the agenda. Thegovernment hasn’t really comeup with many new ideas andpolicies (other than the dreadedHST) since the election, and alack of revenue shackles any kindof spending spree.

The Site C announcement wasalmost a one-day story for mostnews outlets and even the envi-ronmental lobbyists didn’t soundoverly agitated about the issue.

I wonder how much of thisreaction is linked to the impres-sion that so many people appearto have: that Premier GordonCampbell and probably his partyas well are stuck so low in thepolls that there is little prospectfor recovery.

Therefore, it’s hard to take seri-ously any promise about a project(such as Site C) that is so far in thefuture that a completely differentparty will be in charge by the timeconstruction actually begins.

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ernment in significant decline isno longer given the benefit of thedoubt by the public it purports toserve, and therefore its recovery ismade that much more difficult.

When that mindset takes hold,governments pay dearly. We sawthat with the Social Credit partyin 1991, the NDP in 2001 and wemay be witnessing it now withthe B.C. Liberals.

These kinds of attitudes mayexplain why Campbell and hisgovernment got absolutely nobounce in the polls in the after-math of the gloriously successfulWinter Games, which electrifiedthe public.

I realize the next election is stillthree years away, which admit-tedly is a very long time in poli-tics. However, the Socreds weredead in the water well before thevote in 1991, and the NDP wason life support even before theRCMP raided then-Premier GlenClark’s home in the spring of1999.

In each case, both parties chosenew leaders and put the electioncall off as long as possible, buttheir demise was sealed.

And so the B.C. Liberals willalso play for time, and may wellend up choosing a new leader– one that is clearly different, andin so doing regains the public’sattention and confidence.

In the meantime however, pres-sure will gradually build on the

New Democratic Party to providesome clear, specific alternativesto B.C. Liberal policies.

Other than a Pavlovian-liketendency to demand that moneyget thrown at pretty much every-thing, New Democrats haveavoided being pinned down onany particular issue.

The party’s energy critic, JohnHorgan, took a tentative stab atdefining the NDP’s position onSite C (the party is opposed to it,but is willing to be persuaded toback it if specific concerns aremet). As murky as that positionis, it is one of the more specificpositions the NDP has taken onanything.

The party is unclear, for exam-ple, what exactly it would do withthe HST. New Democrats may besigning the anti-HST petition indroves, but if they take power in2013 there is no indication theywould do anything with the HSTitself.

But eventually, as much as peo-ple may have tuned out the B.C.Liberals, they will begin demand-ing to hear something from theNDP. Party leader Carole James,who has taken a low profile inrecent months, will be pressuredto come with some ideas of herown.

The NDP is currently obeyingthe old political adage that saysif a government is falling, theOpposition simply has to get outof the way.

At some point, however, theOpposition has to show it’s readyto govern. People are going tostart looking at the NDP serious-ly, especially if the B.C. Liberalskeep drifting along ever closer tothat cliff.

Keith Baldrey is chief politicalreporter for Global BC.

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No schoolsin Albion abig problem

Albion could soon be home to more than1,000 new housing units.

Jane Pickering, director of planning withthe District of Maple Ridge, told councilthat in the last six months 220 new unitshave been approved and 875 units arepending approval. Many of the units aretownhouses, which Councillor Linda Kingpointed out are affordable for families withyoung children.

Meanwhile, the existing schools in Albionare full and nearby schools are also full. In westMaple Ridge schools don’t have enough stu-dents and the school board is having to maketough decisions about school closures.

Councillor Craig Speirs and Linda King sug-gested a moratorium on development in thearea until new schools are built. However, therest of council rejected the idea, despite con-cerns about the lack of schools. Council agreedto meet with the school district to try andaddress the issue.

The lack of schools isn’t the only infrastructureissue in the booming suburbs of Albion. Thereare few local businesses where people can shopand traffic is an increasing nightmare. At thesame time Maple Ridge’s downtown is stagnat-ing in a 1970s time warp with virtually no rede-velopment.

Maple Ridge has a town centre area plan thataims to more than double the population to21,750 people by 2021 but most of the popula-tion increase in Maple Ridge seems to be occur-ring in suburban areas like Silver Valley andAlbion — far outside of the core where existinginfrastructure is.

Council members expressed support forincreased density and infill in existing areaswhere there is infrastructure such as schools.

But council members pointed out that estab-lished neighbourhoods aren’t necessarily infavour of increased density and council can’t justdemolish and redevelop existing single familyresidential areas. The way development is pro-ceeding in Maple Ridge we get a hollowed outdowntown lacking vitality and new areas with-out necessary infrastructure.

As Councillor Linda King said at Tuesday’scouncil meeting people moving into Albionwith toddlers may have to wait until theirchildren are in Grade 8 for an elementaryschool. Silver Valley is in the same situation.

Councillor Mike Morden said he’s wor-ried that there will be so many portables atexisting Albion schools they will look likemilitary encampments.

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Editor:“Ministry asks SD42 to

return $204K” April 27, 2010I applaud the Board of

Education for SD42 forappealing this ludicrousdecision.

The most positive devel-opment for students inB.C.’s modern educationalhistory were the programdecisions arising from theSullivan Royal Commissionin the late 1980s – the “NewPrimary Program” and the“Year 2000” inititives. Bothwere based on comprehen-sive reviews of cognitive andpedagogical research onwhat makes for student suc-cess – the same research thatsupported the creation ofThomas Haney Secondary:“learners learn at differentrates and in different ways;”“learning is a cooperative aswell as individual activity;”“learners need to take per-sonal responsibility for theirlearning”.

But these proven prin-ciples don’t always fit thefunding formula of the Min-istry. In effect, “all studentsshould learn the same mate-rial in the same 10-monthperiod, and if they don’t,they just don’t exist for fund-ing purposes.”

This bureaucratic andanti-educational formula isconvenient for bookkeep-ers, but debilitating for edu-cators and trustees who arestriving to bring our schoolsinto synch with effectivepractices for the the 21stcentury.

Thomas Haney Second-ary (and the district-wideWork Experience Program)are examples of progressiveinitiatives that should besupported by any govern-ment interested in studentsuccess, rather then be deni-grated by some fiscal bottomline that ignores not only therealities of schools, but alsothe basic principles of learn-ing.

I hope the board’s appealis granted, but years of deal-ing with the fixated financialfactorums of the Ministryleave me pessimistic. In B.C.education has always playedsecond fiddle to account-ability, fiscal and other, tothe detriment of our schools,and – of most import, thelearners in them.

Mike Suddaby (retiredSuperintendent of Schools)

Pitt Meadows

Editor:Lance Felgnar calls the

Pitt Polder Society the whin-ing society just because theyare advocates against ALRexclusions. I can’t blamethem since the purpose ofthe ALR was to set asideland thus there should be noexclusions. He is quite cor-rect though when he saysthere isn’t enough incomefrom farming to pay for the

Learning should be priority

interest on mortgages to buyfarmland.

It may be, as he said, thatcurrent landowners “workedtheir asses off for manyyears” to own their land, atleast in their day it was pos-sible. A lot of land in theLower Mainland is so ridic-ulously overpriced that noone starting out has a hopeof buying never mind main-taining a home or piece ofproperty.

What to do? No one hasthe money to buy the land.Few who own the land seemto want to farm it. You can’tjust take it, at least not inthis country.

Perhaps we need to lookat farmland in the LowerMainland the way we look attree farms and range land. Ifyou have a forestry compa-ny, you generally don’t buythe land, you pay a fee for itsuse. For range land you canalso pay a fee.

Current ALR landown-ers should either have tofarm their land or allocateit to a pool from which theywould receive revenue.People wanting to farm theland could get a certainterm lease for a reasonablerate (competitive with otherregions).

If the ALR landownerdidn’t want their land inthe pool, they would haveto pay much higher taxes.The current farm status taxincentives don’t appear tobe sufficient so perhapssome kind of penalty wouldneed to be added on top. Ifno one wanted to farm theirland then; fine, it would stayfallow until someone didand the landowner wouldn’tneed to pay the penalty northe increased non farm sta-

tus tax.If you actually made the

land available and afford-able, you might be surprisedat what kind of innovativefarm uses would result. Wehave the climate and soil togrow every kind of temper-ate crop there is.

We should take someresponsibility in providingfor ourselves instead of rely-ing on other already stressedregions to do it for us.

Michael PattersonMaple Ridge

Editor:The upcoming release

of Darnell Pratt is a trav-esty and once again clearlyshows that there are seriousproblems in our system ofso-called justice. And usinghis aboriginal ancestry as anexcuse is a terrible insult tothe wonderful people of ourFirst Nations.

Any individual who delib-erately gets drunk, steals acar, steals gas, knowinglyand willfully kills anotherperson, gets into anotherstolen vehicle and flees, andthen jokes and boasts aboutit afterwards, is certainly notfit to remain free in our soci-ety.

Chimpanzees ostracize amember of their tribe whobreaks one of their “rules;”they seem to have a bettergrasp of justice than doesour legal system.

Nothing can bring Grantback. But more appropriatejustice would at least showthat we care.

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He lived and died in Romebefore the birth of Christ. Hewas a Syrian, brought as aslave to Italy.

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Without knowing it youhave read or heard hiswords many times.

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His name is Publi l iusSyrus, often known simplyas Publius. He’s here in thispaper today because whathe had to say in his morethan a thousand maxims,is as current and meaning-ful now as it was when hewrote it.

Many of his short andpithy sayings have beencopied over and over againthrough the last two thou-sand years.

Here are five that couldhave been written any timein the last nine months:

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Neverpromisem o r ethan youcan per-form.

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Count not him amongyour friends who will retailyour privacies to the world.

Not much has changedin twenty centuries, has it?It may have been a smallerworld then, but Publiliusobviously knew people youcouldn’t trust with yoursecrets.

He gives a couple of relat-ed warnings, especially ifyou are sharing e-mails:

Treat your friend as if hemight one day become anenemy.

I often regret I have spo-ken; never that I have beensilent.

One of my favourites,especially in this media-crazy world: It is not everyquestion that deserves ananswer.

There are several quota-tions that remind us we canlearn from others what notto do as well as the oppo-site:

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No man is happy who doesnot think himself so.

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He who spares the badinjures the good.

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One for the entrepre-neur:

While we stop to think weoften miss an opportunity.

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While you may not haveheard this one before, itwould be wise to heed itsadvice:

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Ev e r y d a y s h o u l d b epassed as if it were our last.

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One for Gordon Camp-bell:

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One for the LegislativeAssembly

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While shopping amongstall the wonderful pro-

duce our stores have to offer,how many of you pass upthe opportunity of putting acouple of eggplants in yourbasket? This wonderful fruit,more often than not, stays inthe produce bin rather thanmaking it to one’s family din-ner table. There seem to becountless people that do notknow enough about them,so hopefully I can shed somelight for you.

Eggplant, as mentionedabove, is technically a fruitnot a vegetable. There arecommon characteristic dif-ferences between fruit andvegetables. Fruit is usually theproduct of a plant or tree andcontains seeds or a pit, whilevegetables are the stalks,roots, and leaves of the plantsthemselves. Allow me to giveyou a couple of examples:apples are obviously fruit– they are a product of a plantand have seeds. Broccoli is avegetable as it is the stalk ofa plant. Oranges, peaches,grapefruit, lemons, grapes,etc. are all fruit, while onions,carrots, asparagus, lettuce,etc. are all vegetables.

Today’s consumer mostcommonly differentiatesfruits from vegetables on thebasis of sweetness or lackthereof. Although determi-nation by judging sweetnesswould be generally correct, itwould eliminate such fruits astomatoes, peppers, avocados,

and eggplants.There are many types of

eggplants that are cultivatedaround the world. The vari-ety of eggplant that is mostcommon in our markets isthe pear-shaped deep pur-ple coloured species, andis appropriately named the“common eggplant.” There-fore I will focus on them spe-cifically.

Eggplants have a spongyflesh with a mild yet some-times bitter flavour. Manyprefer to peel eggplants, how-ever the skin is completelyedible. When choosing oneat the produce counter, makesure that the skin is unblem-ished and it is uniform incoulour and shape. The smalledible seeds that are insidethe eggplants are the culpritsfor causing most of the bitterflavour they may have. There-fore, select one that has fewerseeds.

The best way to go aboutdoing this, other than cuttingone open, is by choosing amale eggplant over a femaleone. Refraining from goingdeep into plant horticulture,I will simply say that there are

male and female differences.Detecting these differences ineggplant is not as difficult asit may seem. Male eggplantsare usually more roundedon the lower half of the pear-shape and have a smootherbottom where the flower baseis located.

Female eggplants have amore slender pear-shape andyou can feel that the bottomflower base at the bottom ofthe eggplant is indented. Youwill find in comparison thatthe male eggplant will usu-ally have less seeds than thefemale.

Regardless of which egg-plant you may have pur-chased, there are other waysto remove some of the bitterflavour. Simply salt slices ofthe eggplant and let drainfor 1 to 2 hours. Althoughthis is effective for removingbitterness, it also obviouslyremoves a lot of the watercontent as well. So therefore,this step may work betterwith some recipes more thanothers.

There are many great dish-es that you can prepare witheggplant. They can be halved,stuffed, grilled, and baked.Stew them with tomatoes andother vegetables to make a“ratatouille”, or use slices toreplace the pasta for a lowercarbohydrate lasagna. Or trymaking Greek moussaka – avery delicious casserole madewith eggplant, ground lamband cream sauce.

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Two teams of Maple Ridgestudents have been selectedto compete in a province-wide automotive skills com-petition Saturday at BCIT inBurnaby.

Kyle Bradford and BachirBah make up the team fromWestview, and Calvin Kran-gle and Cameron McDou-gall will represent Garibaldi.

Those four students willmake up a fifth of the 20 stu-dents selected to competein the BCIT/BCAA/B.C. FordDealers’ Auto Skills Compe-tition.

The challenge will be foreach two-student team torace the clock and correctlyidentify and fix intentionallyinstalled “bugs” on identical2010 Ford Focus vehicles.

The purpose of thesebugs will be to simulate realworld problems includingissues such as brake lightsthat are reverse harnessed,relays that are malfunction-ing, ignition defects as wellas other malfunctioningcomponents and parts.

The students need a goodunderstanding of electron-ics, convenience featuresand vehicle systems.

Studentsprep forBCIT skillscontest

Bah and Bradford werepracticing last week on a2010 Focus in the servicedepartment of West CoastFord in Maple Ridge in orderto familiarize themselveswith the vehicle, along withthe diagnostic equipmentthat Ford provided.

West Coast Ford also hadone of their automotivetechnicians guiding Bahand Bradford through thesystem.

After properly diagnosingand repairing their vehicle,the teammates must drivetheir assigned vehicle acrossthe finish line, where the carwill be inspected for accu-racy and workmanship.

The competition is forstudents in Grade 12, andmany of the competitorshave been looking foward tothis for a few years.

This is the 20-year anni-versary of the auto skillscompetition in Canada.

The competition starts at10 a.m. on Saturday and willgo until about 1 p.m.

It will take place at BCIT’sBurnaby Campus in build-ing NE16.

The winning team willreceive a 2001 Ford Focusfor their school and $1,000in bursaries from BCIT.

There will also be otherprizes for students whodon’t win.

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Ridge Meadows Home Show – Apr 30, May 1 & 2At Planet Ice. Exhibits, demos and seminars, food and product samples,and much more.Visit www.ridgemeadowshomeshow.com.

Emergency Preparedness Week - May 2-8Look for information on the Emergency Preparedness Fair in PittMeadows on May 7 at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca.

YouthTalent Show – May 3Come watch youth talent at the ACTTheatre at 7pm.Call Parks and Leisure Services’Youth Programs line at 604-467-7354.

Pitt Meadows Heritage & Museum Society’s AnnualHeritage ReunionTea – May 8 1-4pmEarly Pitt Meadows residents are invited to come for tea toshare their memories about the community. 604-465-4322.

Public Works Week - May 16-22Celebrate the people in our community who provide and maintainour public works services. Visit the Canadian PublicWorks websiteat www.cpwa.net.

Bike to Work Week - May 31-June 6Get on your bike for your health and for the planet!Is your workplace participating? Join Bike toWorkWeek by visitingwww.biketoworkmetrovan.ca.

Next Month – watch for details on these & other events:Pitt Meadows Day – June 5Chamber 2nd Annual Fishing Derby – June 13

Got a question about something in your community? Email it [email protected]. It could be read on the Council meetingShaw broadcast and enter you for a Pitt Prize pack.

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Visit the Emergency Preparedness Fair on May 7Join us at the annual Emergency Preparedness Fair on Friday,May 7 from1-3pm at Spirit Square.Learn how to keep your family safe,enjoy fundemonstrations and activities, and find out how the city is prepared to respondin emergency situations.Come meet your local emergency responders, as wellas Sparky the Dog!

The Eagle Lands Permanently in Pitt MeadowsThe Eagle that has been displayed at Spirit Square for the past year is stayingfor good.The Pitt Meadows Community Foundation, the City, and variousprivate donors raised funds to purchase it at a fundraising auction for the BCLions Society onApril 6.

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“Hu m b l e d” a n d “s u r-prised” was how Mike Mur-ray said he felt after beingnamed Citizen of the Year bythe Maple Ridge CommunityFoundation.

Murray was named as a co-recipient of the award duringthe MRCF’s annual Citizen ofthe Year dinner Saturday atMeadow Gardens Golf Club.

“I consider a nominationan honour,” said Murray, thegeneral manager of commu-nity development and parksand recreation with MapleRidge-Pitt Meadows Parks &Leisure Services. “But I alsoconsider a nomination andthe award as an invitationfor continuing service.”

Murray has a long historyof volunteerism and com-munity involvement.

The past president of theHaney Rotary Club has hada hand in a number of localcommittees since the mid-1990s.

He is currently vice-chairof the Maple Ridge Hos-pital Foundation and past

president and current boardmember of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows CommunityServices, a non-profit, socialservice agency.

“My work actually doesput me in a position to beinvolved in a lot of differ-ent things,” Murray said. “Ineven accepting a nominationfor an award like this, onehas to acknowledge all of theother people involved in somany different projects.”

Murray, who has workedfor the District of MapleRidge for the past 33 yearsand has lived in the area forthe past 16, said he has astrong sense of communityand the importance of citi-zens being actively involved.

“In fact, that is part of mywork here in both MapleRidge and Pitt Meadows,”he noted. “So one can’t holdthat so dearly and not par-ticipate oneself. It would bevery difficult.”

H e d e s c r i b e s M a p l eRidge and Pitt Meadows as“engaged” communities.

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Mike Murray was named co-recipient of the Maple Ridge Com-munity Foundation’s Citizen of the Year Award.

Murray and Boekhorst chosen Ridge citizens of the yearTROY LANDREVILLE

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an example.“Part of doing that is

establishing what valuesare important to our citi-zens. Their involvementis very important to them;volunteerism is importantto them; being a part of thecommunity in many dif-ferent ways is important tothem.”

Murray said he has alwaysplayed a “supporting actor”role in both his work and asa community volunteer.

“If I had any challenge,the foremost of them is torecruit good people to doall kinds of stuff,” Murraysaid.

“I ’ve b e e n p r i v i l e g e dto associate with a lot ofpeople in the community

who have contributed inso many different ways asvolunteers. What I’ve oftentried to do is fill the gaps.”

If there was a need for avolunteer role to be filled,Murray would prefer to givethe opportunity to a com-munity member.

“If they are unable to findsomeone to fill that role,then I would have to stepin,” he said.

With the award comesan opportunity to donate$2,500 to the charity ofMurray’s choice.

“ I h a v e n’t [ p i c k e d acharity] and I suspect myinvolvement with manydifferent groups will meanthere might be more thanone,” Murray said.

Ineke Boekhorst has sucha long list of volunteer com-mitments in Maple Ridgeand Pitt Meadows that it’salmost impossible for her toremember them all.

She began volunteeringas soon as she and her hus-band moved to Maple Ridgefrom Holland in 1979. Whileher four children were small,Boekhorst volunteered for 4-H and was a cub and beaverleader. She also volunteeredat St. Patrick’s School.

Boekhorst is now on theboard of the Friends in NeedFood Bank and the RidgeMeadows Education Foun-dation. She is a member and

former board member of thePitt Meadows CommunityFoundation. She volunteeredfor the Summer Games in1986 and organized the kick-off event for the B.C. Disabil-ity Games last year, whichwas a wheelchair relay fromPitt Meadows to MapleRidge. She’s a member ofthe Meadow Ridge RotaryClub and is on the organiz-ing committee for the sportsbanquet and wine festival.She volunteers for HeritageDay, Canada Day festivities,the Caribbean Festival, Citi-zens on Patrol, Pitt MeadowsGarden Club and alwaysjudges the parade for PittMeadows Day.

AMY STEELE

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Ineke Boekhorst has been involved in a myriad of communityactivities since moving to Maple Ridge in 1979.

She was involved in orga-nizing this year’s Olympictorch relay.

Boekhorst was “thrilledand so honoured” to benamed Citizen of the Year.

“I really feel that to berecognized by your peers isone of the biggest honoursyou can get,” she said.

“We moved here in 1979and really never lookedback. We love it here. It’sbeautiful and I think it’s avery close-knit communityand we have an enormousa m o u n t o f v o l u n t e e r sthat really work togetherto make this communitywhat it is and it’s so impor-tant.”

B o e k h o r s t h a s b e e nt h e e x e c u t i v e d i re c t o rof the Downtown MapleRidge Business Improve-ment Association since itsinception in 2007.

She is currently hopingto organize a weekly streetmarket at 224 Street andSpirit Square in coordinationwith the farmers’ market.

“Hopefully we’ll accom-plish that this summer,” shesaid.

Boekhorst is modest aboutall her volunteer hours.

“It’s just stuff you do. Idon’t want to make a big dealout of it. It was wonderful tobe nominated and chosen

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ART NEW CREATIONS

Docks by Charles Ellman(above) and Still Life by JackieMurton (left).New Creations Gallery is fea-turing the works of two localartists during the month ofMay: landscapes by CharlesEllman, and still-lifes byJackie Murton. The openingreception is open to everyoneon Saturday, May 8, from 1p.m. to 4 p.m. The artists willbe in attendance and therewill be refreshments. For moreinformation about the gallery,go to www.NewCreationsGal-lery.ca.

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May 1◗ T h e 1 s t W h o n n o c k

Scouts are doing a fundrais-ing bottle drive on Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ineast Maple Ridge. We will dohouse to house collection,but you can also drop offyour refundable bottles andcans at two stations duringthose times: Scout Hall onDewdney Trunk, and 100 Aveat 256 St. Contact Michael at406 2428 for more informa-tion.

May 1◗ Back by popular demand

– Diwania! This event is freeand open to all women.Refreshments and tea willbe served. We will be hear-ing from a guest speaker onbirthing practices overseas.Bring your mom to celebrateMother’s Day. Located in theFraser Room of the MapleRidge Public Library from2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Orga-

nized by the Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission RidingAssociation. Call 467-3448for further details.

May 2◗ The Alouette Field Natu-

ralists travel to the OthelloTunnels east of Chilliwack.Meet at 9 a.m. on 228thStreet between Dewdneyand Lougheed to carpool.For information, call Alisonat 463-3902.

May 3◗ The District Parent Advi-

sory Council’s (DPAC - Dis-trict School Parent Group)next meeting will be onMonday May 3 from 7 p.m.to 9 p.m. at Samuel Robert-son Technical SecondarySchool at 10445 - 245th St. inMaple Ridge. There will bean open discussion on thecurrent objectives and issuesfacing schools in our district,a host school report, updatesfrom our education partnersand a call for nominationsfor the DPAC 2010/11Execu-tive.

May 6◗ Maple Ridge Caregivers

Support Group - Parkinson’sSociety B.C. holds a supportgroup for caregivers, familyand friends of people withParkinson’s disease from10 a.m. to 12 p.m at 21947126th Ave. For more infor-mation, please call ElinorVerkerk 467-2768.

May 7 and 8◗ Millennium Players

will be performing twoevenings of “Memories” atSecond Storey Theatre inPort Coquitlam. Tickets are$10 each and are availableat 778-285-0109.. Or go towww.secondstoreytheatre.com for more details.

May 7◗ St. Andrew’s United

Church is holding a Straw-berry Tea and Fashion Showfeaturing fashions from St.Andrew’s Boutique, DoorPrizes and Silent AuctionFriday, May 7th at 1:30 p.m.Tickets $10 at the churchoffice 22165 Dewdney TrunkRoad, 463-9611.

May 8◗ Hanging baskets, a car

wash and a hot dog sale will bebe part of a fundraiser at Garib-aldi Secondary School 248thand Dewdney Trunk Road fortheir Dry Grad. The sale takesplace from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

May 8◗ The Haney Farmers Mar-

ket celebrates the begin-ning of its sixth season withthe cutting of the famousCarrot Cake! Welcome ournew vendors and say helloto your favourites of otheryears. We’re in MemorialPeace Park on 224th Streetevery Saturday from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m.

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Personal Request to the HonourableKevin Falcon, Minister of HealthRe: New Eye Care Regulations for May 1st

Dear Honourable Kevin Falcon, Minister of Health

I’d like to ask you to reconsider your plan to authorize visionexaminations by sight-testing opticians by way of new eye careregulations announced for May 1st.

The reason I ask is simply because the eye health assessment partof an eye exam is crucial for the detection of serious eye and healthdisease when people have their eyes or vision examined. Accordingto MSP figures, there were 122,693 medical services associated withpatients referred from optometrists to ophthalmologists in 2005.

If sight-testing examinations by opticians goes ahead asannounced, there will be many people who will suffer from delayeddiagnosis of serious eye or health disease such as glaucoma, retinaldetachment, hypertension and even brain tumours.

I respectfully ask you to reconsider this move to deregulate eyeexaminations. The risk to the public’s eye and general health issimply too great.

Thank you for your consideration of this truly important matter.

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Lloyd J. Mah, ODWestwood Eye Doctors1120 Westwood StreetCoquitlam, B.C.


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What’s on

May 8◗ Saturday, May 8th 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. Pitt MeadowsGarden Club Plant & BakeSale at the Heritage Hall atHarris Rd & Ford Road inPitt Meadows. Great gifts forMother’s Day!

May 8◗ The Parish of Holy Spirit

Anglican Church, Whon-nock, are hosting their annu-al plant and bake sale onSaturday, May, 8th from 11

a.m. to 2 p.m. Hanging bas-kets, potted plants, bakingand lunch will be available.Come joins us for a time ofcommunity fellowship at27123 River Rd. (272nd. St)north of Lougheed Highway.

May 8◗ Ridge Meadows Educa-

tional Foundation annualdinner is an evening of food,entertainment, and silentauction. Plan on attendingthe RMEF’s fourth annualfundraising extravaganzaon May 8 at Thomas HaneyCentre.

Doors open at 6 p.m., withdinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are$60. Contact Perry Batesonat 790-4524 or Deb Waltersat 465-0969.

May 8◗ Mother’s Day Strawberry

Tea presented by the Frater-nal Order of Eagles LadiesAuxiliary at the Eagles Hall,23461 Fern Cres. Cost: $10.Time: 11:30 a.m. For infor-mation call Gloria at 467-6420.

May 8◗ The Pitt Meadows Heri-

tage and Museum Society’sAnnual Heritage ReunionTea takes place on SaturdayMay 8th at the Pitt Mead-ows Heritage Hall on HarrisRoad from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Contact the Museum at465-4322 or at pittmeadows-museum.com

May 8◗ Hammond United

Church will host a plantsale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.The church is located at11391 Dartford St. in Maple

Ridge (off 207 Street at 114Avenue).

May 8◗ Pioneer Village Seniors

Co-operative will be havinga garage sale from 9 a.m.till 2 p.m. They are locatedat 11830 – 230th Street inMaple Ridge. Coffee and hotdogs will be sold.

May 9◗ Mother’s Day not just

pancakes breakfast at12150-224 Street, from 8a.m. to noon by the MapleRidge Lions Club. Cost is $6each, or $5 for kids under 12.

May 9◗ Mother’s Day Tea will be

served at Haney House at11612 224th Street 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. Admission is $6.Enjoy tea and treats served

on the veranda of the his-toric Haney House. guidedtours of the house, plus dis-plays and demonstrationsfrom the Ridge MeadowsQuilters’ Guild.

May 11◗ The Whonnock Weavers

and Spinners meet on Tues-day May 11 at 7:30 p.m. atthe Whonnock Lake Centre.A short business meeting,Show and Tell, and a pro-gram on using linen will befeatured. We welcome allpeople interested in fibrearts. For more information,phone 604-462-9059.

May 12◗ Maple Ridge Parkinson’s

Support Group from 1 p.m.to 3 p.m. at the Ridge Mead-ows Seniors Centre. Thismeeting is open to all per-

sons with Parkinson’s, theircaregivers, families, andfriends. For more informa-tion please contact MeganBenoit 465-6374.

May 13◗ The Alouette Field Natu-

ralists hold their monthlymeeting at 7:30 p.m. atthe Seniors Centre, 12150- 224th Street. Mike Stefiukwill give a presentation ofhis local nature and wildlifephotographs. All welcome.Call Duanne at 463-8743.

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On DeckClub Adagiogymnastics winmedals

The 2010 Western Cana-dian Rhythmic GymnasticsChampionships took placein Victoria, British Columbiaon April 21 to 25, 2010. ClubAdagio Maple Ridge hadtwo groups qualify to com-pete in the Provincial Groupcompetition. Both teamswon first place in their cat-egories and were awardedgold medals. Hannah Scou-lar, Kennedy Krause, JennaLittle and Carly Strang aremembers of the Silver LevelGroup Hoop routine.

Viktoria Fabbro, MadisonMcConachie and MikaylaBruendl are members ofthe Bronze Level Group BallRoutine. Club Adagio MapleRidge will hold their finalperformance of the yearon Saturday, June 19 from11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at theMaple Ridge Leisure CentreGymnasium. For furtherinformation, contact ClubAdagio at 466-3360.

Int. Burrardscrack Rock

The Ridge Meadows Inter-mediate Burrards kicked offtheir 2010 lacrosse seasonin style, beating the Semi-ahmoo Rock by a whoppingscore of 22-3. Their nexthome game should featurea stiffer test when theyplay the Burnaby Lakers onMonday, May 3 at PlanetIce, with a start time of 8:30p.m.

Junior Burrardsdrop opener

The Ridge MeadowsJunior Burrards lacrosseteam (aged 19-21) didn’thave the same fortune astheir younger counterpartsin their season openeragainst the New Westmin-ster Salmonbellies.

The Junior Burrards wentinto the third period witha 4-3 lead, but the ‘Belliesexploded for five goals inthe third period to take the8-4 win.

James Jackson scoredtwice for Ridge Meadows,and Rory Farrell and TravisCarosella also scored.

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There are two weeks left beforethe first game of the 2010 WesternLacrosse Association season, and theMaple Ridge Burrards are practicingwith potentially one of those mostdangerous offensive teams they’vehad in years.

The Burrards came close to mak-ing the four-team playoff last seasonafter they beat Coquitlam, and thenNanaimo in overtime.

But, they suffered a heartbreakingone-goal loss to New Westminsterin their second to last game, whichshattered their playoff hopes.

This season could be different.For the past two years, the Bur-

rards’ star player has been the hon-ourable mention All-American JoelDalgarno, who finished up his careerat Ohio State University last year.

Normally, Dalgarno would havehad to miss the team’s first eight-or-

so games to finish up his season atOSU where he’s on scholarship, butthis year, he’s already practicing withthe team.

In his ten games last season, Dal-garno racked up 21 goals and 25assists for 46 points. That includedan eight-point night in the over-time win against Nanaimo when hescored four goals and four assists.

The biggest surprise last season,however, was the play of rookie Jar-ret Davis--the Port Moody prod-uct who played in all 18 games andscored 61 points, good enough foreighth in the WLA.

With a year of senior A lacrosseunder his belt he should onlyimprove under coach Darren Fridgein his sophomore season.

This year’s rookie sensation isexpected to be NCAA All-AmericanCurtis Dickson of Port Coquitlam.Dickson leads his college fieldlacrosse league with 48 goals in 13games, and also leads the league in

points with 60.Fridge selected Dickson third over-

all in February’s junior draft.Essentially, Maple Ridge is getting

the second best pick in the draft, asfirst overall selection Kevin Crowleyof New Westminster chose not toreport to Burnaby, and will sit outtwo years in order to play for hishome town.

This is becoming a trend in theWLA, started by Alex Gajic notreporting to Langley two years ago,and Maple Ridge draftee DerekMalawsky spurning the Burrards.

Both Gajic and Malawsky wantedto sit out the required two seasons inorder to play with their brothers inNew Westminster.

A key player in 2010 should bePeter Tellis, who led the Burrards inscoring in 2008, and will return aftertaking a year off due to work consid-erations. Tellis had 21 goals and 26assists in 17 games in 2008. RandyDaly will also return and provide

consistent offence for the Burrards.A five-man offence of Dalgarno,

Davis, Dickson, Tellis and Daly couldbe one of the most explosive in theleague.

Fridge also drafted for defense,picking up Ben Davies, another NewWestminster player who can playin transition to go along with third-year player Tyler Codron, who was aleague all-star last season.

As for the goaltending situation,Morgan Bentley and Ron Schibildwill compete for the starting job.Both were with the team last year.

Maple Ridge is expected to dress ayoung, athletic and exciting team in2010 and should be able to make agood run at the playoffs for the firsttime since 2005.

Their first game of the year willbe in Victoria on May 14. They willstage their home opener at PlanetIce on May 16 against the Crowley-less Burnaby Lakers, with the faceoffat 6:45 p.m.

Potential to be offensive

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Hughes wins Pac-10 withUniversity of Washington

Brandon Yip’s unexpected playoff run ends vs. SJThere aren’t many play-

ers who get drafted out ofthe BCHL. In Ontario, they’drefer to BC’s Junior A leagueas “tier two” junior.

Maple Ridge’s Brandon Yipwas an exception.

After two seasons in theBCHL with the CoquitlamExpress (now the BurnabyExpress), Yip was drafted inthe eighth round by the Col-orado Avalanche.

And while getting NHL icetime out of Junior A may berare, eighth round drafteesare even more sparse in thebig league—so much so thatthe eighth round doesn’teven exist anymore.

In fact, the only actual“star” player that’s beendrafted in the eighth roundin the past 20 years wasPeter Bondra, and that wasin 1990. Aside from Bondra,the most notable playersdrafted in the eighth roundwere Willie Mitchell (1997)and Michael Ryder (1998).

“Yipper,” as he’s morecasual ly referred to byfriends and teammates,

managed to keep being theexception. He accepted ascholarship to play in Divi-son 1 NCAA hockey with theBoston University Terriers,something that may havechanged his career.

He had a relatively averagefirst three years at BU, butbecame an impact player inhis senior year when the Ter-riers won the national col-lege hockey championship.

Yip helped that teamoffensively with 43 points in45 games, and also added aphysical element by rackingup 188 penalty minutes.

That season providedenough evidence for proscouts to seriously considerbringing Yip into the NHL.

While Colorado has dress-ing a very young team—theaverage age of their 2010roster was 26—they ran intoinjury troubles early in theseason.

Yip was playing in theAvalanche’s affiliate systemwith the Lake Erie Monstersof the AHL when he wasconsidered to be the best

option to be called up to thebig club.

And, he didn’t disappoint.In his first game, on Dec. 19,2009, the Avalanche beatColumbus 5-2.

Three games later Yipnotched his first goal, scor-ing on Jonas Hiller of theAnaheim Ducks.

Even after Yip picked up 11goals and 19 points in his 32games played this past sea-son, he was quite a bit morenoticeable in the playoffs.

Yip’s eighth seeded Ava-lanche had to face the SanJose Sharks in the first roundin a David versus Goliathtype series.

As Colorado pushed SanJose much harder thanexpected, the Avalanchelost the series in six games,and Yip had two goals andtwo assists in his first play-off series—just as many asDany Heatley.

The best part of this rollercoaster ride of a season forYip? According to capgeek.com, his AHL salary was setat $50,000 per year. After

being bumped up to theNHL? That salary goes to$575,000 per year. Not badfor a kid from Maple Ridge.Morrison out, Ladd still in

In one of the biggest upsetsin recent memory, the Mon-treal Canadiens defeated theWashington Capitals in sev-en games, with the decidingwin on Wednesday night.

That Capitals loss alsomarked the end of a prom-

ising run by Pitt Meadowsnative Brendan Morrison.

Morrison, playing along-side two-time MVP Alexan-der Ovechkin, was expectedto be a secondary contribu-tor on the highest scoringteam in the NHL.

How e v e r, a l l o f t h a toffence, along with Morri-son, was shut down by Can-adiens goalie Jaroslav Halak.As for Maple Ridge resident

Andrew Ladd, he should beright on track to becomepublic enemy number in theeyes of Canucks fans by Sat-urday, even by most in hishome town in Maple Ridge.

Ladd scored just one goalin his opening round serieswith the Chicago Black-hawks against the NashvillePredators.

The Blackhawks play theCanucks on Saturday.

Thomas Haney’s CharlieHughes is just the latest resi-dent of the Lower Mainlandto make an impact on theWashington Huskies’ varsitygolf team.

First, it was Abbotsford’sNick Taylor, who turnedheads by tying for 36th atlast year’s U.S. Open at Beth-page Black in New York.

Now it’s Hughes, the pur-ple and gold clad freshmanwho was able to shoot atournament low four-under67 to help the Huskies winthe Pacific-10 championshipat the Arizona State Invita-tional in Tempe, Ariz.

U W w a s d ow n by 1 5strokes after the second

round and eight strokes afterthe third round, but was ableto come back with a strongback nine finish to beatStanford by three strokes.

The turning point of thetournament may well havebeen when Hughes knockedhis tee shot close to the cupon the 203-yard par-3 16thhole and sank his birdieshot.

Me a n w h i l e h i s p l a y-ing partner and opponent,David Chung of Stanford,triple bogied the hole afterhitting his tee shot into thewater.

That sequence was a four-stroke swing that put UW inthe lead.

The Huskies finished thefour-round event at 37-under par, three shots aheadof Stanford for the tourna-ment win and conferencetitle.

Washington head golfc o a c h Ma t t T h u r m o n dtold the UW Daily that “for[Hughes] to birdie 16 and17, and to par 18, was amaz-ing. It’s something you don’texpect, and you just love tosee a freshman step up.”

Hughes was just one of thefour Lower Mainland golf-ers for UW. He joins Taylor,a senior out of Abbotsford,Kevin Spooner of West Van-couver, and Darren Wallaceout of Langley.

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This position requires great attention to detail, the ability tomulti-task, prioritize work, and to work under tight time-lines.Strong communication skills a must.

The ideal candidate will possess:

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All advertising published in this newspaper isaccepted on the premise that the merchandiseand services offered are accurately describedand willingly sold to buyers at the advertisedprices. Advertisers are aware of these conditions.Advertising that does not conform to thesestandards or that is deceptive or misleading,is never knowingly accepted. If any readerencounters non-compliance with these standardswe ask that you inform the Publisher of thisnewspaper and The Advertising StandardsCouncil of B.C. OMISSION AND ERROR: Thepublishers do not guarantee the insertion ofa particular advertisement on a specified date,or at all, although every effort will be made tomeet the wishes of the advertisers. Further, thepublishers do not accept liability for any lossor damage caused by an error or inaccuracy inthe printing of an advertisement beyond theamount paid for the space actually occupied bythe portion of the advertisement in which theerror occurred. Any corrections or changes will bemade in the next available issue. The Maple RidgeTimes will be responsible for only one incorrectinsertion with liability limited to that portion ofthe advertisement affected by the error. Requestfor adjustments or corrections on charges mustbe made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration.For best results please check your ad foraccuracy the first day it appears. Refundsmade only after 7 business days notice!

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Honour someone special orremember a loved one.

The Maple Ridge CommunityFoundation brings together peoplewho care about the place they call

home. We believe in a healthyand vibrant community in which

all people have the opportunity toenhance the quality of their lives

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Please consider making a gift toyour community in honour of a

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WHITEDoreen Viola

Born August 1930, passedaway April 27th, 2010.Doreen is deceased by herhusband Wilson (1997). Sheis lovingly remembered by herfamily; sister May Ogilvie andJ e a n ( G o r d o n ) M a l e ;n u m e r o u s n i e c e s a n dnephews and many goodfriends in both Canada andAustralia, where she lived for18 years.A celebration of life will beheld on May 6th at 1:00 pmfrom the Meadow HighlandMobile Home Park RecreationCenter, 11892 PonderosaBlvd, Pitt Meadow, BC. In lieuof f lowers donat ion inDoreen’s memory can bemade to the SPCA or charityof choice.

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CURRIE, Winnifred Mary(nee Williams)

Born on May 12, 1925 in Lundbreck, Alberta,passed away peacefully on April 17, 2010.She was predeceased by her husband,Donald Angus Currie, and is survived by hersisters, Doris Chatwin and Gert Gillan; herchildren, Valerie and Earle Newman, Hughand Leanne Currie, Don and Sandra Currie,

Janice and Dan Coates, Bob and Laurie Currie; her grandchildren,Paul, David, Kristine, Michael, Jeremy, Nicholas, Alysha, Tianna,Chelsey, Emma, and Jillian; and her great-grandchildren, Jacob,Jenna, Aurora, Matthew, Jaden, and Jaime. Our Mother, Gran,Great-Granny and Sister will be greatly missed by all her family andfriends. She brought joy and laughter into our hearts and homes.Her love of music, dancing and playing cards has been passed onthroughout the generations – watch out for her great-grandchildren,they’ve inherited her winning abilities. God has taken her into hisarms but she will forever live on in our hearts. There is one moreangel in heaven and one more star in the sky - you will never beforgotten. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Luke’s Parish, 20285Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge, BC on Friday, May 7, 2010 at11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to yourpreferred charity.

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections May 2 - 8★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Aries March 21 - April 19: Chase money, especiallymoney owed to you, or pursue past dollar sourcessuch as a former job/employer. Pay old bills. Life iseasy, mild. But don’t start any new projects beforeMay 11. You might discover, early week, that there isa flaw or major hindrance in something you thoughtwas “in the bag,” especially in romantic, creative orspeculation zones. Work with a Gemini, Taurus orCapricorn to overcome that flaw. (Or just accept it.)Communications are affectionate, especially withsomeone who means a lot to you (enemies can meana lot, too!). Happiness, Wednesday/Thursday!

Taurus April 20-May 20: Your energy and charismasoar, you love life and it loves you! But once every fouryears your April/May high-energy period will occurwhile it is unwise to begin new projects – as now.These 1-in-4 year phases must be meant to nudge youinto cleaning up your past, or seizing it so you don’tlose something --- or someone – valuable. That mightbe why old flames, nostalgia, old contacts, and past“ungrabbed” opportunities return, as they are doingnow. So use your high energy and magnetism thisweek, but use it to reprise (or clean up) the past. Joy,Friday/Saturday!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Lie low, rest, make nodemands.Cleanup,handleoldobligations,government-related tasks, administrative duties – and be nice.(Bureaucrats do engage in revenge sometimes.) Yourspeech and writing is a bit aggressive, male, volatile– and unusually friendly – last October to this comingJune. Neglected chores will return. So might an oldflame, but a quiet or restrictive or burdensome one,perhaps someone you want to protect. (Remember, thisis your year for career success, not for shenanigans.)Big money, mysteries and sex favour you Sunday toTuesday. Mid-week’s mellow.

Cancer June 21-July 22: A former friend,schoolmate, could pop by, phone. If this occursSunday to Tuesday noon, or Friday/Saturday, it couldhave bigger implications – opportunity, love, travel,etc. Be engaging, welcoming. Your domestic scenehas “lightened up” lately, and will stay light until lateJuly. (This also takes the pressure off marriage andother partnerships.) Use this interval to prepare for theresumption of “serious matters” in this arena late Julythrough 2012. Get contracts signed, disagreementssettled, etc. Someone out there wants to “rescue” you.If the knight’s white, say yes.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Start nothing new before May11. Reprise the past in career, prestige areas – andprotect these from mistakes, supply shortages, missedmeetings, etc. A former career role might return.You’re still assertive/aggressive, your face is redderthan usual, you want quick results, and you mightpush people too hard – this from last October to earlyJune 2010 (and Monday/Tuesday!). On the good side,higher learning, foreign countries and lawyers benefityou. Your social life has picked up! Work hard Sundayto Tuesday noon. Be flexible, welcoming mid-week.Mysteries, intimacy late week.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Start nothing new beforeMay 11. An assortment of old friends, former lovers,teachers, schoolmates, even bosses might havestarted flowing in – most of these won’t last, so benon-committal until you see who “sticks.” A Taurus,Gemini and/or another Virgo figure prominently.Romance, creative or speculative urges, love for happychildren – these bless you Sunday to noon Tuesday.The “person” side of this shines bright; the sex/intimate side meets problems, perhaps due to securityfactors. Relationships intrigue you Friday/Saturday. For15 years, marriage/love will fascinate you.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Mysteries, intimate bonding,sex, pregnancy, lifestyle change, commitments andconsequences, crime, research, dreams, investments,finances, inheritances and other people’s money– these continue to occupy you, and continue to besubject to delays, mistakes and misunderstandings.Be patient. Reprise the past – e.g., grab a formerlover, chase former financial situations, revisit formermysteries. You might be contemplating marriage, oranother cultural passage. Wait: January to June 2011will bring your answer, ring your bell. Security, homeSunday-Tuesday. Romance mid-week.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Relationships remain yourprime focus. Don’t start new ones. Protect ongoingcontacts from (your?) neglect. You could deal with aformer spouse, business partner or contact, or a formeropportunity might return (especially one involving thepublic, relocation, sex, finances, and/or a social group).You could grow increasingly intimate with a friend oraffectionate bond. That’s good. If you learn a secretSunday/Monday, it’s true. Take care if a relationshipconflicts with your career or community status. Slowdown, attend to home, family mid-week. Romance,creativity visit Friday/Saturday!

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The accent remainson work — you have a lot to do, including choresyou neglected weeks or months ago. Tackle these. Ifunemployed, contact former employers, or return toa former field. But DON’T start any brand new workprojects, nor buy machinery. All this to May 11. If aco-worker’s driving you crazy, just take a deep breath.Your spouse is affectionate. If you’re unattached, othersrespond sweetly (but don’t seek anyone brand newbefore May 11). Money has “significance” or involvesimportant news Sunday-Tuesday. Be domestic, or innature, Friday/Saturday.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Romance is deep,meaningful, might be of marriage quality. This appliesespecially if an old flame has wandered back. Take achance on this. But don’t start a brand new relationshipnow – it would forever remain an “unfinished symphony.”Same advice applies to creative, speculative, sportsand pleasure projects. Work is pleasant, co-workersaffectionate. Your energy and charisma soar Sunday tonoon Tuesday – much succeeds, but don’t push lovetoward intimacy too soon, and beware mixing gamblingwith investments. Money’s important mid-week – benimble!Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Rest, lie low andcontemplate people, things, your life Sunday to noonTuesday. There is much to think over, and a series ofvaluable insights,especially in the areas of home,security,spirit, government, sex and intimacy, romance and largefinances. Your relations with others (or one other) are ata low, and critical point. Don’t expect agreement, butdo realize you are probably in the “power seat” of thisrelationship now. (As opposed to last October/November,when roles were switched.) A “déjà-vu” situation mightexist. Your energy and charisma return mid-week. Money,Friday.Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: You’re busy, but not pressured(much) – enjoy the respite.Your popularity rises Sunday tonoon Tuesday – seek friends, be happy, flirt with a casualacquaintance you haven’t seen in awhile, have fun! (Thatcasual friend might be the key to a significant social, evenpartnership event.) But realize restlessness can interferewith job success. Settle into rest, contemplation and mildwithdrawal Tuesday noon through Thursday. True insight,inspiration arrives Thursday. Your energy and charismasurge Friday/Saturday! Attract and do. But don’t startanything new before May 11.

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6508 Apt/Condos6508COQ AUSTIN & BLUE MTN.Bach $600. 1 BR $720. incl h/w &u/g prkg. Bldg w/d. 778-865-6696

COQ CTRL 1 BR Condo, totalreno, 2nd flr, corner, quiet, ssappls, granite top, inste w/d, tile &h/wd flrs, u/g sec prkg. $1000.Immed. Prof or couple, 1 cat ok,N/s, refs. Call 604-619-2642

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Cats okay! Deposit required.Call 604-521-2884

PORT COQUITLAM. Atkins ParkPlace. Adult oriented, 1 BR apart-ment. Lovely building, ideal forseniors. Near bus, library, shop-ping & WCE. $650. Cal l604-944-8697

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6535 Homestay6535POCO, Riverwood Gate. 3 BR +den. Gas f/p, 7 appl, large sun-deck, double attached garage,f/yard, veggie garden. Near bus,shops & schools. $2000/mo + util.Ns/np. June 1st. 604-762-1900

6540 Houses - Rent65404 BR, 2 bath, yard, M. Ridge.24054 Dewdney Trunk Rd. nrschool/bus, $1200, ns, refs. June1, 604-327-8044 or 321-8561

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N.WEST 3 BR + den, upr ste,share w/d, $1700 + util lease only,Immed. N/s, N/p. Nr schl/bus/park/shop. 604-436-9013 aft 6pm

POCO 2 Br 2 bath modern brightcondo. S/S appls, inste wd. Nearshops, schools transit, park. Exccomplex, $1400/mo + util,604-521-0876 ext 29 or Email:[email protected]. QuayPacific Property Management

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WESTWOOD PLATEAU 5 bed-room, 3 1/2 bath, 3000 sf, 2f ireplace, dbl garage. Nosmoking, no pets $2250.604-931-4510

6570 Out Of Town6570CULTUS LAKE Cottage avail-able for short or long term rental.Fully furn 2BR, BBQ & sunnydeck. Near beach. 604-813-7535

6595 SharedAccommodation6595

6595-35 Maple Ridge/Pitt Mead.6595-35

1 BR & den in 3 br home, fullyfurn. nr MR Hosp. np, wd, storage,$500 inclusive now, 778-899-4162

LOFT STYLE room in characterhouse, female only, avail NOW,unfurn $550, 604-377-6219

M. RIDGE West & Central, sharekitchen & bath, np, nr bus, incl netcable/utils $500.778-893-2750

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ROOMS AVAIL in M. Ridge, East& central, np, near bus, utils incl’d,immed. $500 up. 604-970-5706

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BBY 1 BR g/l ste, full bath, $675incls utils, no w/d, $675. AvailNow. N/S, N/P. 604-777-2426

BBY, E. 2 BR. Ns/np. Sh’d w/d.$850/mo incl hydro/’net. Immed .Near schools/bus. 604-525-0196

BBY, METROTOWN. Bachelorsuite. No w/d. $600/mo incl hydro.Avail now. Ns/np. 604-434-5310

BBY, MIDDLEGATE. Bright 1BR. Ns/np, no w/d. $650/mo inclhydro/cbl, May 15.604-522-6773

BBY N. 1 BR grnd lev ste in quietcul de sac. $850 incls utils, net,alarm, share w/d. By shops. NS/NP. May 15. 604-298-1559

BBY, Near BCIT, large 1 BRbsmt, living & diningrm, kitchen,share w/d, own entry, $750+ utils,np, np, June 1. 604-299-8415

BBY, NEAR BCIT, Reno’d lrg3 BR main flr, livrm, diningrm,kitch, share w/d. $1350 + utils.N/P, N/S. June 1. 604-299-8415

BBY, NORTH. 2 BR, full bath,d/w, sh’d w/d. Ns/np. $1,075/moincl hydro. May 1. 604-924-1933

BBY ROYAL Oak / Rumble.New 1 BR grnd lev ste. $700 Inclsutls/cable. N/S, N/P. Avail now.

604-375-4261

BBY ROYAL Oak/Rumble, BrandNew Main flr 3 BR ste, 2 bath, w/d.Nr bus/school. NS/NP. Avail May1. $1500 + util. 604-375-4261

COQ BLUE Mnt area, 2 BRupper, shared w/d, d/w, big deck,$1125 + 2/3 utils. May 1. Sm PetConsidered, n/s. 604 897-0411

COQ, COMO Lake. NEW 1 BRbsmt ste, Own W/D, sep entry,$700/mo + utils, avail May 1, Nearbus & amens. Call 604-939-6765


COQ FOSTER/PORTER, 1 BRbsmt ste, own W/D. $850 incls utl.Jun 1. NS/NP. 778-838-3786

COQ LANSDOWNE New 2 BRBsmt Ste, 1bth, $1000 incl util +cbl, N/p, N/s. Sep Ent, Cls to CoqCntr. Avail Immed. 604-468-4450

COQ, Ranch Park. 2 BR, f/ba, privw/d, greenbelt view. Ns/np. $825+ sh’d util. Immed. 604-941-6264

COQ WEST, New 2 BR gr lev ste,own W/D. May15/Jun1. $1250incls utls. NS/NP. 778-558-0331

COQ, WESTWOOD Plateau.Reno’d large 2 BR. 1,000 sf. Fullbath, priv w/d & entry. Ns/np.$950/mo + 1⁄3 util. 604-612-3384

MAPLE RIDGE. 3 BR upperfloor. Wood burning fireplace,in-suite laundry, large deck,large fenced yard, ampleparking. $1200/mo + utilities.Also: 2 BR basement, gas f/p,private laundry, large yard,ample parking. $800/mo +utilities. Small pets welcome!

For showings, call Nick,604-779-3070

MISSION, Kite St. 1 BR, grd/flr.N/s, n/p. Nr hospital. $450/mo inclhydro. Ref. Immed. 604-287-7751


MRidge Newly reno 900 sf, 1 BRste, on 5 acre fully fenced, lg barn,$1150 + 1/3 util, livestock wel-come! N/S, June 1, 604-347-7776

M.Rridge W: 3 BR up, f/bath, w/d,d/w, new carpet, fenced b/yard,deck, carport. By schl/bus. $1150+ util. Jun1. ns/np 604 230-2545

POCO 1 BR & Den ste, big backyard & patio, alarm, w/d, $850incls utils. Immed, 778-245-8016

POCO 6 yr old 1 BR bsmt ste,$750 incls utils, n/s, n/p, AvailNow, shared w/d, 604-817-2499

POCO MARYHILL Bright 2 BR,full bath, utils incls, small pet ok,n/s, $1100, w/d, 604-329-2783

POCO Near Pitt River Rd, 1 BRbsmt ste, $780 , inste w/d. NS/NP.Avail Now. 604 945-3508

6605 Townhouses -Rent6605

2 BR 2 bth, Walnut Grove, newerend unit, dbl garage, $1450 pool,gym ns np May 1. 604-837-4015

PITT MEADOWS 3 BR T/H, quietfamily complex, Rent geared toincome, n/p, 604-465-4851

6620 Warehouse/Commercial6620

WAREHOUSE FOR LEASE3400 Sq Ft. Coquitlam

604-521-7444


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9125 Domestic91251981 CHEVY Z-28 CAMARO.Black. Tan inter. T-top, V-8, auto,exc cond. $6,500. 604-512-7083

1993 CHEVY CORSICA, Auto,alarm, good cond, runs well,$1,200 obo. Call 604-588-7455

1993 MERCURY Grand Marquis,White with Blue Leather Interior, 4DR Sedan, Power Windows,Power Locks, 4.6 Litre OHCEngine. Pristine Condition, onlytwo owners. Air Cared and readyto drive away. $2495 Firm. Call780-202-4222 or 780-542-9876

1996 OLDS ACHIEVA, 4 dr, auto,white, 180k, $1600 obo. goodcond. 604-536-4974

9145 Scrap CarRemoval9145

LIVINGSTON JUNK

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604-603-2617

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THE SCRAPPERSCRAP CAR &TRUCK REMOVALCASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-39002 HOUR SERVICE

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

1998 TOYOTA RAV 4. 5 speed,AWD. Well maintained. 217,000km. $5,500 obo. 604-530-2907

2001 FORD XTR F150, 4x4,s/cab, 4.6 v8, auto, 200,000 k,reliable, $8,000 604-820-0114

2006 FORD Escape, XLTv6, 4x4,auto, 145 k, exc cond, mostoptions, $12,500 604-820-0114

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

2007 DODGE Ram 1500. 4x4.Quad cab. Full warranty. 44,000km. Auto. $19,900. 604-835-5601

9160 Sports &Imports9160

1989 CORVETTE Roadster conv,view at www.corvette4sale.co.nr$14,000 obo 604-701-2257

1993 MAZDA 626, well main-tained, 139kms, sunroof, p/w$2300 obo. (604)-476-1634

2007 SUZUKI SX4-JX h/b, auto,41k, front wheel drive, optionspkg, $7700 Firm. 604-538-9257

9173 Vans91731990 HONDA Accord EX-R 4 drauto, 171 K, 1 owner, a/c, p/sun-roof, $2350. 604-466-0838

9515 Boats9515WANTED. 10, 12 or 14 footaluminum boat, with or withoutmotor or trailer. 604-319-5720

9522 Motorhomes/RVs95221995 TRAVELAIRE Rustler 5thWheel, 22 ft, exc cond, newawning, light weight, $8400.604-846-1783 or 604-702-8845

9522 Motorhomes/RVs95221989 CHEV 2000 van/camperconversion by XTC. 5 litre V8auto. Blue/Grey. High roof withpull out upper bunk. Stove/fridge/furnace/awning/trailer hitch.Clean and serviced. Ready totravel. $4800. 604-465-1343

2006 CEDAR Creek, 5th Wheel,30ft. Rear living, br. slide). Fullyloaded. 21ft add a room under theawning & enclosed storage areaunder the pin. Central vac. w/kickplate. A ns & np unit. Slide outpantry & 2 way fridge (Electrical/Propane), 10 gal water heater(electr ic/propane), outsideshower, Thermostat fantasticbreeze control fans in br & living,thermopane windows & tinted. 4holding tanks; fresh water, blackwater & 2 grey water (large 1 fortoilet & shower & 20 gal forkitchen. tanks can be heatedduring winter/late fall operations.$34,900 obo Vernon Call Jerry1-250-558-7836

2006 JAG 28JBSS, bunk, slideout, vy clean, storage, surroundsound. $15,500 778-908-8876

9535 Sea-Doo/Ski-Doo/ATV9535

2009 SKI-DOO Summit 800xp ,720km. Must Sell! Sacrifice! Mint!L i k e N e w ! $ 7 9 0 0 . C a l l(604)463-8969 or (604)418-0449

9540 Trailers/Tents/Campers9540

1988 FORD self containedCamper Van, flush toilet, stove,fridge, alrm, $7000 obo. 576-0256

1996 RUSTLER 5th Wheel Bunk-house, sleeps 8, A/C, awning, extshower, bunks, tons of storage.$9850. Langley. 604-881-4566

2002 SPRINTER 5th Wheel, 32ft., 2 slides, TV & stereo, new qnbed, ducted air, also 1999 FordF350 Lariat, 4x4, 7.3 L. PowerStroke diesel, Ext. cab, spray inliner, lg. Tuff box, Hijacker hitch,both in good cond. $32,000 for all.6 0 4 - 8 5 5 - 0 6 4 5 o r c e l l604-209-3125

2004 28 FT Terry 5th wheel, allequipped, clean, reduced price$17,900. Call 604-230-2728

9130 Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes9130

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8040 Carpet/FlooringInstallation8040

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★Artistry of Hardwood FloorsProf. refinish, sanding from $2.

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8055 Cleaning8055CLEAN YOUR house! wkly-bi-wkly - monthly, bondable, reliablehardworking, 604-785-5729

8060 Concrete8060CONCRETE WORK of any kind.Third generation. Call Mike at604-945-8717 cel 604-318-3649

8073 Drainage8073

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8087 Excavating8087

ABSOLUTE BOBCAT& EXCAVATION LTD.• All Bobcat & Mini-X

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Call Ryan: 604-329-7792

8090 Fencing/Gates8090S&E Landscaping and FencingCustom Cedar, Prefab panels,Chainlink. Free Est. 778-838-3005

8110 Floor Refinishing8110

Artistry of Hardwood FloorsProf. refinish, sanding from $2.installs. Dustless 604-219-6944

8130 Handyperson8130

TRUSTED HOMEIMPROVEMENTS

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additions & basements. Ken778-773-6251 or 604-455-0740

Stevie’s Handyman ServicesNo Job too Small, Good Rates

Call Stevie 778-997-0337

8155 Landscaping8155YARD CLEAN-UP. Pruning, re-moving trees, shrubs, lawn care &firewood sales.. 778-241-7508

8160 Lawn & Garden8160

QUALITYPROPERTY CAREGovernment Certifiedfor Lawn Treatment.

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Call: 778-885-6488

Spr ing & Summer yardservices: lawns, pruning, hedges,great rates... Adam 778-899-4162

8180 Home Services8180

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8185 Moving &Storage8185

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604-537-4140

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8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195

AAA PRECISIONPAINTING

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Free Est/Written GuaranteeInsured/WCB

778-881-6096

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MILANO Painting 604-551-6510Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est.Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

8205 Paving/SealCoating8205

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick,drains, foundations, walls, mem-branes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220 Plumbing8220#1 IN RATES & SERVICE

Licenced local plumber. PlugDrains, Reno’s 1-877-861-2423

PLUMBERSWater Lines (without digging)Sewer Lines (without digging)Install. Drain tiles. 604-739-2000

ECLIPSE Plumbing & Drains,All repairs. Unplug drains, H/WTanks, Renos, 778-233-1776

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PACIFIC ACE PLUMBING INC.•Repairs •Installation •Insured

Free Est. Call • 778-836-8835

8225 Power Washing8225

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Grant’s Home MaintenanceComplete Pressure Washing:Roofs, Houses, Driveways, etc

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8185 Moving &Storage8185

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8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

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8250 Roofing8250A Eastwest Roofing & SidingRe-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBBMember, 10% disc, Seniors Disc,604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

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8255 Rubbish Removal8255Big Phil’s Rubbish RemovalTake your junk away same day.Call for rates 778-892-4515

8305 Sun Decks8305

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