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Checking out theannual home showWHAT • WHERE • WHEN?What? A three-day home showshowcasing more than 300 exhibitorsand showcasing everything to renovate,decorate, and landscape your home,plus much more.Where? Planet Ice Maple Ridge, theGolden Ears Curling Rink, and theMaple Ridge Fairgrounds, 23588 105thAve., off Lougheed Highway.When? Friday, April 29, 4-9 p.m.Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.Sunday, May 1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.How much? $3 per person, $6 family,parking is free.

OTHER SHOW FEATURES• Outdoor Lifestyle & Leisure Show:This new feature focuses on outdoorfun, whether it be lounging around afireplace or enjoying a barbecue in thebackyard, escaping to the backwoodsfor some camping or RVing, or takingto the lakes in a kayak or canoe. Anyfamily-friendly outdoor adventures willbe incorporated in this show at theAlbion Fairgrounds. See story, page B7.

Showtimes: Friday, April 29, from 4 to 9 p.m.,Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., andSunday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• BBQ School & Taste Event: Thistasty favourite offers showgoers thetricks of the trade to barbecue theperfect steak (and other traditionalofferings) and introduce them to avariety of unique recipes by one ofCanada’s top barbecue chefs. See storyon page B4.

• Brian Misko on Friday, April 29 at 7 p.m.,Saturday, April 30 at noon, 3 p.m., and 7 p.m.,and Sunday, May 1 at noon and 2 p.m.• Chris Roper on Saturday, April 30 at 1:30 p.m.

• Funzone Family Fest: This long-standing show favourite gives a widevariety of activities and entertainmentfor the young at heart at the AlbionFairgrounds. The main attraction isSportFit fitness tests. Story page B11.

Open: Friday, April 29, from 4 to 8 p.m.,Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., andSunday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Body, Mind, Spirit Fair: Anothertradition of the Ridge Meadows HomeShow, this component of the show– most popular for its psychic readings– is held upstairs in the Golden EarsCurling Rink. Story page B14.

Open for the duration of the home show.

• West Coast Amusements: Anotherhome show favourite returns with amix of carnival rides and a midway. Seestory on page B5.

Opening Friday, April 29 at 4 p.m., and Saturdayand Sunday, April 30 and May 1, at 11 a.m.

Community event

Organizer Cass Winder said thehome show is for folks lookingto “renovate, decorate, orlandscape” their home.

by Troy [email protected]

The 2011 Ridge Meadows Home Showisn’t solely for the household handy-man.

“The focus is about being a com-munity event,” organizer Cass Winder said.

“It harkens back to a time when we gath-ered as a community and everybody kneweach other’s names, and we weren’t isolatedin our homes with our families. That’s wherethe heart of this home show lies.”

The show runs Friday, April 29 to Sunday,May 1 at Planet Ice Maple Ridge.

Thousands are expected to attend thethree-day event with close to 400 exhibitorbooths on site being the big draw. Threebuildings are being segmented into morethan 300 individual display spaces. Morethan half the exhibitors are new to the show.

“This show has everything you need torenovate, decorate, and landscape yourhome,” Winder said. “If you need to water-proof your basement, where do you go tofind someone who does this?”

The key to a successful weekend, she said,is being observant. That means collectingfeedback by using every strategy possible.

“I eavesdrop,” she admitted. “I listen inon people’s conversations. The easiest way

to find out what people want is to listen towhat they have to say.”

A recent survey had 87 per cent of theshow’s patrons categorizing it as either“good” or “excellent.”

“They like it,” Winder said. “On the showcircuit, it’s probably the most recommendedshow in Western Canada.”

She said you can’t get a better bang foryour buck – $3 at the door and free parking.

The home show has a 30-plus year hist-ory in the community and in 1995, cameunder the management of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Home Show Society. Winderhas been at the helm since the society wasformed.

“Being a society, we are under no obliga-tion to create corporate profits,” Winder said.“That’s how we manage torun our event with sucha small admission charge,free parking and boothcosts that are well belowthe industry standard.”

Generally, she said,when the society makesa profit, it lets the fundsaccrue and then donatesthem to a worthy cause or use it to upgradefacilities. The society’s most significantexpenditure was around $70,000 to upgradelighting and electrical on the fairgrounds.

“Wrestling the show into manageable com-ponents” as Winder puts it, has organizerslogging long hours – sometimes up to 16-hour days.

“On most days, it’s a great job. You seesomething is possible and, with the help of

an awesome group of people, that visionbecomes a reality,” Winder said. “We get allexcited about creating something new anddifferent and tend to forget that our slav-ish devotion to creating a great show hasthe downside of long hours. It’s all forgot-ten when our visitors start arriving, though.The long days become a distant memory asyou see how this event pulls the communitytogether.”

The home show team does its best to keeppeople of all ages engaged.

The Funzone Children’s Festival featuresa petting zoo, facepainting, tattoos, and aparachute jump by Pacific Driving. One ofthe Funzone’s main attractions is SportFitfitness testing for kids, sponsored by thecommunity’s two Rotary Clubs. The program

consists of eight activity-basedstations that measure phys-

ical abilities.Another big attraction

is Ache Brasil, a groupthat performs a hybrid ofmartial arts and dance.

Also in the Funzone,Yukon Dan will offer gold

panning tips.The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows TIMES is

setting up a barbecue school with specialguest Brian Misko of House of Q sharingsome of his culinary secrets.

Set up began Easter Monday in anticipationfor the doors opening at 4 p.m. on Friday.

Ridge Meadows Home Show hours are 4-9p.m. on Friday, April 29, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.on Saturday, April 30, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.on Sunday, May 1.

Inexpensive show appeals to all

“It’s probably the mostrecommended show inWestern Canada.”CASS WINDER

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This year’s home showwill once again featurebarbecue lessons thatanyone can learn from.by Brian [email protected]

When it comes tofood and the RidgeMeadows HomeShow, it seems the

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows TIMESis always front and centre.

Through the decades, it’s beena key player in the show, firstas sponsor of the Taste of RidgeMeadows food court for countlessyears, and now we’re again pre-pared to burn our britches with apopular grillin’ event.

Are you ready to go back toschool? We can promise it won’tbe the traditional type of schooling– but rather a school of barbecue.

The TIMES will once again besponsoring the BBQ School andTasting event at this year’s homeshow. And this year’s event willbe hosted by House of Q founderand barbecue expert Brian Misko.

Over the course of the three-dayevent, this champion barbecuer– along with volunteer helpers– will be giving barbecue tips andlessons to showgoers by preparinga variety of foods over the flame.

Starting with competitions in2006 in Vancouver and Whistler,Misko led his House of Q teamto the Jack Daniels World BBQChampionships in 2009 and wonTeam of the Year for B.C. in 2010.

So it’s fair to say Misko is pas-

sionate about what he does, andactually took on teaching barbecuetechniques as his day job in 2009.

Now, he shares his know-howthrough regular interviews andcooking demonstrations for TV,newspaper, and magazines. And

he’s become a regular guest onGlobal TV BC morning news, aswell as at trade shows, cookingdemonstrations, and cooking class-es around Western Canada.

Misko’s anxious to share withthis community the science of

barbecuing and believes recipesshould be an after-thought when itcomes to barbecue.

“The technique is what it’s allabout,” he said. “I want people,when they [barbecue] somethingto go, ‘oh, this tastes this waybecause of [this or that]... notbecause of what they put on it.”

All that said, Misko’s Houseof Q sauce is ranked #3 in NorthAmerica, and promises to enticemany of the samplers at the show.

Every session at the home showwill have different lessons forpeople to take away and use intheir own grill.

Misko admitted he’s a little nerv-ous about the whole thing, buthe’s looking forward to showingpeople how they can get the bestpossible results from barbecuing.

Spectators will be able to catchhis classes on Friday, April 29 at 7p.m., as well as Saturday, April 30at noon, plus 3 and 6 p.m. Miskoand his team are back again onSunday, May 1, at noon and forhis final session at 2 p.m.

Lava Dining and Lounge execu-tive chef Chris Roper will also bemaking a special guest appearanceat 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The school and taste event fea-tures Meridian Meats and Seafood,and partners in the show includeLangley Farm Market and WarmHearth Heating.

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Outdoor entertainment

West Coast Amusements rolls intotown this week, part of the homeshow for the 13th year in a row.

by Roxanne [email protected]

Boyd Newton and his 20-memberteam from West Coast Amusements(WCA) always look forward to set-ting up carnival rides and midway

in Maple Ridge, as an integral part of theannual Ridge Meadows Home Show.

“It’s a good event for the community. Itbrings the entire family out for a nice week-end,” said Newton, manager of one of thetravelling carnival units for WCA.

Although the space allocated for WCA is

smaller this year, Newton is still hoping tosqueeze in at least 10 to 12 rides and a smallmidway at the Albion Fairgrounds.

This is his 13th year as part of homeshow, and Newton commends organizersfor always making it more than a traditionaltrade fair. He likes that the event offers avariety of activities, including lots of fun forchildren, whether on his midway or at theFunzone.

“There’s something to keep the wholefamily busy,” he said. “Kids can still havefun, while parents browse exhibits inside.”

In Burnaby last week, and off to PortCoquiltam next week, WCA starts settingup on Wednesday, the midway will notopen to the public until Friday, April 29 at 4p.m., then it opens daily at 11 a.m. for bothSaturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1.

Carnival part of the family fun

West CoastAmusementsis settingup about adozen ridesand a smallmidway aspart of thisyear’s RidgeMeadowsHome Show.



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Ten-thousand plastic ducksracing along the Alouette Rivercould equate into big bucksfor sports and youth groups.by Troy [email protected]

This weekend’s Ridge Mead-ows Home Show will beyour first chance toadopt a toy duck,

and help local youth groupsat the same time.

The official kickoff forthe July 31 fundraisertakes place at the homeshow at Planet Ice,where ticket vouchersare being sold duringthe event from April29 to May 1.

Each duckcosts $10.On the lastSunday inJuly, a totalof 10,000 ofthe buoyantbirds will beset into thecool wat-ers of theAlouetteRiver forthe firstannualRotaryDuckRace.

Thegoal of theorganizinggroups, theMeadow RidgeRotary Club with support from the RotaryClub of Haney, is to raise $100,000 for localyouth groups.

The first duck over the finish line will winits “parent” a 2011 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4valued at $24,692.

Second prize, or runner-up duck, wins aone-week luxury cruise for two on HollandAmerican Lines.

Additional prizes include a $2,500 giftcertificate from Mark’s Work Warehouse; aFuller Watson G.E. appliance package thatincludes a stainless steel fridge, stove, anddishwasher; an Apple iPad; a 32-inch flat-screen TV; three sets of “golf for two” at theMeadow Gardens Golf Course, including a

cart; a car-top carrier; and a pickup truckbox liner.

Meadow Ridge Rotary Club presidentLynda Lawrence said each ticket has a num-ber that matches up to each contestant’s

duck.“If their duck happens to be the

lucky duck that crosses the finishesfirst, they can win the grand prize

of a Jeep,” Lawrence said. “The10,000 ducks will be individ-

ually numbered. They all getdropped at the same timeand whichever one cross-es the finish line first isthe lucky winner.”

Race day is a familyevent running from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. in MapleRidge Park, at the corner

of 232nd Street andFern Crescent.

The first$25,000 raised

goes to SportBC, andthefundswill bedesignat-ed to theMapleRidgeChapterof KidSport,wherethemoneywill beused toprovideregistra-tion andequip-ment

for youngsters who couldn’t otherwiseafford it.

The rest of the proceeds, up to $75,000,will provide financial support to youthsports and to Rotary youth projects inMaple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

Any local youth and sport organizationswill be considered to take part in the adop-tion (sales) process and will be eligible forfunding grants for their organization. Allgroups must provide a letter requesting thatthey be considered for eligibility and mustqualify under the gaming and LicensingBranch rules. For more on the races, callthe race organizing committee at 604-466-3333, or email: [email protected].

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A long-time community event isgrowing by adding an outdoorlife and leisure show.


It was a natural evolution. Much likesociety’s growing desire to expand theirliving space by moving outdoors, organ-izers of the Ridge Meadows Home Show

are moving outside for 2011.But rest assured, it’s not the entire show

shifting outdoors. In fact, quite the contrary.It’s simply a way of expanding the alwayssold-out exhibit space inside Planet Ice bynow offering existing and new vendors out-side locations, as well.

Over the past three decades, this homeshow has become one of the community’slargest single events. It draws thousands ofpeople – from in and outside the community– to the three-day annual event. Likewise,it consistently selling out of vendor space,explained coordinator Cass Winder.

Well this year, organizers announceda change that will not only attract moreexhibitors but record numbers of spectatorsto Planet Ice and the Albion Fairgroundsbetween April 29 to May 1. The indoorshow is expanding outdoors.

For the first time, the Ridge MeadowsHome Show will include an Outdoor Leisureand Lifestyles Show.

“When something is right, you can feelit,” Winder said. And she said this conceptfelt right from the beginning.

“Always in pursuit of something new

and different for our home show visitors,and out of space with a sellout show andnowhere to grow, we let a brainstormingsession take us down the road to find theessence of what makes our region standout from the rest of the Lower Mainland,”Winder elaborated.

“We’re certainly not a shopping meccaand we really don’t have any iconic touristdestinations. Just look out any window, andit becomes clear. What we have is an abun-dance of trails, rivers, streams, mountains,lakes, wetlands, wildlife, and never-endingrecreational opportunities. We are a naturalparadise,” she said.

“From there, it was just a skip and a jumpto find our way to the new Outdoor Life andLeisure Show,” Winder said, noting the goalof this will be to focus on everything for thebackyard and beyond in the way of outdoor

recreation and fun.“From the extreme adventurers who

parasail and ice-climbers who take on localpeaks mid-winter, to the retired couple whosits quietly with a picnic lunch watching ahawk feeding its young in Pitt Polder, thisarea offers an amazing diversity of recrea-tional opportunities, she said.

“It’s our objective to reflect theseopportunities in our Outdoor Leisure andLifestyles Show, and as the show growseach year, to showcase the endless array ofgreat things to do, to see, and to try.”

“Of course, some of those things will befound no further than the backyard. Thingslike learning how to barbecue the perfectsteak at the TIMES BBQ School or checkingout the new outdoor fireplaces.”

The new outdoor show will be held just afew steps away from the home show, in the

Albion fairgrounds, and run in conjunctionwith the show, only closing one hour earlieron Friday and Saturday night.

”Pretty much everything we do is drivenby a neverending quest to keep things freshand interesting, and I think when peoplestand on the steps of Planet Ice and look outon the fairgrounds, they’ll be excited andcurious about our addition,” Winder said.

In addition to exhibitors like BarnesHarley Davidson, Meridian RV, and SkyviewCamping, the show will feature displays thatshowcase fishing, golf, cycling, and numer-ous other sports and activities focusing onfitness, health, and recreation.

This part of the show will take place in alarge tent village with a huge display tentcentring a series of outdoor displays.

Docks, all-terrain vehicles, kayaks, andlots of demonstrations – including on-site bythe Pacific Skydiving Club – will keep thingshappening all weekend in this area.

“We can’t help but smile when we pic-ture the looks on the faces of all those guyswho have been hauled around the homeshow to examine window fashions and thelatest kitchen gadgets for the past decade,”Winder said. “They’ll hear the roar of thechainsaw carver and the deep growl of thedemo Harley, and head like lemmings rightto the Outdoor Leisure and Lifestyles Show.”

After literally decades of the home showbeing part of the Maple Ridge scene, organ-izers are pretty excited about the newestaddition.

“This is going to be a really amazingshow,” Winder said. “The outdoor show iswithout limits. It’s going to be such a greataddition.”

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Excitement is already evident with regular spectators talking about the addition of the new OutdoorLeisure and Lifestyles Show as an addendum to the always popular Ridge Meadows Home Show.


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Profits from the RidgeMeadows Home Show are putback into the community withupgrades and donations.

by Teija [email protected]

The annual Ridge Meadows HomeShow gives people an opportun-ity to improve their homes, but italso helps fund

improvements to thecommunity.

The event, held atPlanet Ice in MapleRidge, runs from April29 to May 1 this year,and features exhibits oneverything from lightingto spas.

Aside from putting ona good show, the Maple Ridge-Pitt MeadowsHome Show Society, the non-profit organ-ization that produces the Ridge MeadowsHome Show, also invests profits over andabove yearly operating costs back into com-munity facilities like Planet Ice.

“A significant portion of the profits weaccrue have gone toward making the build-ings home show friendly,” said projectcoordinator Cass Winder.

The show has funded insulated flooring tocover the ice rink at Planet Ice and renova-tions to the building’s entry gates.

Additionally, the society spent morethan $70,000 on an electrical upgrade at

the Maple Ridge fairgrounds, adding morepower, installing night lighting, and takingall lines underground.

“This makes the grounds safer and moreusable for other groups and also assistsCountry Fest, another non-profit staginga great event at the fairgrounds,” Windersaid.

Peter Hill, president of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Home Show Society, said thedecision to give back to the community justmakes sense.

“We wouldn’t have a community if wedidn’t,” Hill said. “It comes

up at a board meetingonce a year, and thenCass Winder, themanager of the homeshow, she’ll explainwho is in dire needof money or would

like donations, and ifwe have it, we give it.

Simple as that.”The Home Show produces a profit from

a combination of corporate sponsorships,commission income from partners that payto exhibit at the show, and admission fees.

In the past, profits have been donatedto location organizations such as AlouetteRiver Management Society and the RotaryClub for youth sports facilities.

“Over the years, we have hosted numer-ous organizations who staged fundrais-ers for a long, long list of local charities,”Winder said.

Ridge Meadows Home Show runs fromApril 29 to May 1 at Planet Ice. Admissionis $3 per person or $6 per family.

Peter Hill,owner ofMaple RidgeLighting, hasbeen presidentof the MapleRidge-PittMeadowsHome ShowSociety fora number ofyears.

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There will also be a mix offestivities at the fairgrounds.by Brian Russell and Roxanne [email protected]

Funzone Family Fest, in a few differ-ent incarnations, has been a main-stay of the Ridge Meadows HomeShow for the better part of the last

two decades, providing entertainment, fun,and activities for visiting families – and espe-cially the kids.

This year’s show is no exception, with theSchool of Rock, Yuen’s Martial Arts, PeggyPeat School of Dance, Maple Ridge ConcertBand, and Bergthorson’s Glee Club Choiramong highlights of the three-day com-munity event at the Planet Ice and AlbionFairgrounds.

An exciting addition to this year’s agendais a performance at 2 p.m. on Saturdayby members of the Ache Brasil CapoeiraAcademy in Vancouver. Representing theculture, the traditions, the beliefs, and themusic and movement of the people of Brazil,these performers mix dance, music, and mar-tial arts in a display of acrobatics that captiv-ate audiences.

Finding the perfect fit

Kids will also be able to get involved andactive at this year’s home show.

Pacific Sport, an organization dedicat-ed to helping athletes and coaches win medalsfor Canada, will be at the Funzone with one ofthe programs for youth, called SportFit.

The program consists of eight activity sta-tions and a short survey. It determines, on the

spot – using the physical capability results anddata loaded into the program – what sport achild may find success and enjoyment in.

“The goal is to be able to maximize and cre-ate activity [and fitness] in the community,”said Eric Sinker, sport participation coordinatorwith Pacific Sport.

“It’s a non-profit sport resource... that’sworking to get kids involved in sports,” headded.

The activity stations in their program include

a 30-metre sprint, an 800-metre run, abasketball throw, partial curl-ups, a sit-and-reach, a stork stand, a t-drill (running whiletouching cones), and a vertical jump.

“The vertical jump is the most excitingbecause everyone can do it,” said Sinker.

The activity stations are a perfect fit for thehome show because they all consist of verybasic equipment, allowing for more kids totake part, Sinker added.

All the activities and results will be entirelyfree for everyone, targeting not only kids butthe entire family, said show organizer CassWinder.

“Several years back, we switched direc-tions to encourage families, and especiallykids, to get more active and lead healthierlifestyles. Although we still offer great kidsentertainment, and lots of fun things to do,the shift to active, rather than passive activ-ities, seems to be something the kids reallyenjoy,” Winder told the TIMES.

“Beyond that, we love the idea that thereis an organization working at the grassrootslevel to get us more medals. The spinoff

benefit, allowing parents to see the fitnesslevels of their kids and having the resourcesto point them in the direction that suits theirabilities is really something phenomenal. Our

partners in presenting SportFit, MeadowridgeRotary Club and Rotary Club of Haney, havelong been associated with youth sports throughvarious local programs and are also architectsbehind the inspirational Hometown Heroesprogram.”

The Funzone is open Friday, April 29, 4-8p.m., Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. andSunday, May 1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is nocharge for this part of the home show.

Home Show SupportersCorporate sponsors

Westminster Savings Credit UnionMcDonald’s Restaurants

Westridge SecurityMark’s Work WearhouseWest Coast Auto GroupDistrict of Maple Ridge

Orange FrogCreative GroupSpeedpro Signs

School District 42P and L Speed PrintMeyers Norris Penny

Johnston Meier Insurance GroupThe Times

Trice Farms Pond and Garden CentreKVOS TVCKNW

Ramada Inn and SuitesQuality Inn and Suites

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Funzone Family Fest sponsorsMcDonald’s Restaurants

Meadowridge Rotary ClubRotary Club of Haney

Kiwanis Club of Golden EarsMR-PM Parks & Leisure ServicesRoyal Canadian Legion, Br. 88

Mark’s Work WearhouseAlbion TirelandCanadian Tire

School District 42Re/Max Ridge Meadows Realty

Long & McQuadeYuen’s Family Martial Arts

Save On FoodsStage sponsors

Alouette PharmacyEPR Certified General AccountantsRD Shantz & Associates Law Corp.

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Haney Builders’ SuppliesLordco Parts. Ltd.

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Entertainment and activities galore for families

Performers from the Ache Brasil Capoeira Academyin Vancouver will be among those participating in theFunzone Family Fest at this weekend’s home show.


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Expert advice

Exhibitors, demonstrations,and advice sessions are allgeared at helping your house.


Without question, the RidgeMeadows Home Show has be-come one of the community’slargest single annual com-

munity events, with a variety of activitiesand displays that attract thou-sands of people to the Albion Flatsover the course of the three-dayevent.

But bottom line, it is a homeshow. And as such, many first-timers would come expectingendless tips and products to helpthem renovate, decorate, or land-scape their home.

Well, Ridge Meadows HomeShow 2011 will not disappoint.

Architects, home planners,home renovators, cabinet makers,space organizers – pretty much all the pro-fessionals and trades are going to be on siteat this year’s home show, and they’re morethan willing to spend a few minutes sharingtheir knowledge.

“This kind of one-on-one contact is whatmakes home shows such a great tool whenyou’re planning a renovation, a designmakeover, or a new addition,” said showcoordinator Cass Winder.

In addition to all the exhibitors who willbe onhand inside and outside Planet Ice thisyear (especially with the addition of the newOutdoor Lifestyles & Leisure Show), organ-izers are once again including an Ask theExperts, as well as a Design Interventioncomponent to the show.

Once again, Haney Builders is offeringdemos throughout all three days of theevent. The Ask the Experts componenttackles everything from dealing with mossand algae, to installing mouldings and doors,retrofitting railings, building sundecks, using

Allan Blocks, landscaping withrocks, creating hanging baskets,repairing driveways, and install-ing laminate floors.

Another popular advice-based component is the DesignIntervention, and again therewill be a series of presentationsoffered throughout the three days.

One session is called Houseto Home For Sale or Sold?Others include Well DressedWindows, Whole Home Colour,Show Clutter the Door, Kitchen

Renovations, Latest Options in Countertops,and Choosing Your Palette.

“If you’re planning on hiring a contractoror installer, it’s nice to get beyond a tele-phone conversation. Eye contact and per-sonal conversation goes a long ways whenyou’re choosing a renovator or a designer,”Winder said.

“And if you’re a committed do-it-yourself-er, a few tips from the experts never hurt.”

Show still focuses on home

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Forget thetomatoes. HaneyBuilders is givingaway pottingsoil to the first125 spectators ateach day’s RidgeMeadows HomeShow.

Haney Builders is once againgiving a gift, this time it’s soil.

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Haney Builders’ Supplies has beena part of the Ridge MeadowsHome Show for 20 years, and thisyear, they’re going to put a new

twist on things.It has been common practice for a while

now that Haney Builders would give awaytomato plants to the first pre-selected num-ber of people to visit their booth every day.

Now, it’s out with the tomato plants andin with the potting soil.

The first 125 people to check out theHaney Builders exhibit at this year’s home

show will receive a free four-litre bag ofVantro sterilized all-purpose potting soil.

Gord McBeath, an associate for HaneyBuilders, said the reason for the change inthe giveaway is because the tomato plantswere likely a hassle to transport.

“We figured the tomato plants probablyweren’t going to get planted because theywere getting destroyed,” said McBeath.

“They would be given out at the begin-ning of each day, so people had to haulthem around with them.”

Haney Builders will also be hosting dem-onstrations by experts on a variety of waysto upgrade and maintain the home.

McBeath said that as a part of the com-munity, it’s important for Haney Buildersto be a part of the home show, and that thebusiness’ booth attracts a lot of attentionand interest every year.

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Canadian gold panner willbe giving free lessons atthe home show.


The gold rush is comingto the Ridge MeadowsHome Show this year.

Dan Moore, betterknown as Yukon Dan, is a profes-

sional and award-winning goldpanner.

And he will have a spot in thenew Outdoor Lifestyle and LeisureShow – the newest feature at thisyear’s home show.

Yukon Dan will have two tablesset up where anyone can grab thenecessary tools and start panningfor gold.

He will also have a display ofitems – special to him – that hehas collected over the years from

13 different countries.“This is my first year and it

won’t be my last,” Moore said ofparticipating in the home show.

He’s eager to teach the com-munity about the history andtechnique of gold panning.

The gold-panning stations willhave real gold for people to panfor and keep.

But Moore will also give outspecial prizes to anyone whotakes part.

Allen LaRose, organizer of the head shaveat the home show, sported his purple andgreen hairstyle, one of the many looks hehad at last year’s event.

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Fair is growingThe Body, Mind & Spirit event,now in its 16th year, has becomea mainstay of the annual show.

Over the 16-year history of theBody, Mind, and Spirit PsychicFair, organizers of the eventhave seen a dramatic shift in

public acceptance for what they call vari-ous mind-body healing modalities.

“It’s great to see that healing arts havemoved beyond the label of alternativehealth, and are now being embraced byrespected hospitals and teaching universi-ties,” said coordinator Theresa DuPuis.

“It’s encouraging to hear that hospitalstaff at progressive institutions are beingtrained in mind/body medicine to aid thebody in healing and to assist with painrelief,” she added.

“This isn’t mumbo-jumbo, it’s simplydirecting the healing energy that is avail-able to all of us,” DuPuis said. “If thetruth be known, we all have these abil-ities. We’re all healers.”

This year’s fair, which is being heldupstairs in the Golden Ears Winter ClubCurling arena, will introduce visitors toReiki and other methods of hands-onhealing, as well as provide the expectedtarot card readers and mediums.

“Some of our people have been condu-cing readings at the home show for years,others are brand new. It makes for a greatcross-section,” DuPuis said.

There is no charge for admission tothis fair. There are fees for readings.

Community contribution

Crazy hairstyles catch the attentionand interest of home showspectators, some of whom join in.


Are you a conservative person when itcomes to your hairstyle?

Or are you the type who doesn’tmind a deep blue mohawk or a

squeaky clean cranium from time to time?No matter what your style, the head shave at

the Ridge Meadows Home Show is the perfectopportunity to get a little crazy with your hair.

For a donation of what you would pay to getan average haircut, professional hairdressers

will either give you a simple cut or, for thoselooking to go all out, shave your head entirely.

Allen LaRose, of the financial advisor firmManion and Associates, is the organizer of thehead shaving event and will, himself, be get-ting a variety of hairstyles over the course ofthe three-day home show.

“Last year I had purple and green hair,”said LaRose. “It’s just fun seeing some of the[people’s] expressions as I walk by.”

He also gets the assortment of cuts in hopesof catching the attention of others and convin-cing them to do the same.

The head shave has become an annualevent, and all proceeds from this year’s eventwill go to Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundationand Ridge Meadows Hospice Society.

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