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The questions were pointed and the voice levels raised Sunday in the Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre as five candidates made their case to win the Pitt Mead-ows-Maple Ridge seat in Ottawa.

For instance, will any candidate make it mandatory for kids to

have vaccines before they’re al-lowed to go to school?

None of the five candidates seek-ing election in the Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge riding on Oct. 19 said they would.

Vaccinating broke out into con-troversy recently when a measles outbreak hit Chilliwack, where a religious community opposes the practice.

Conservative Mike Murray said parents should be educated about the value of vaccines, “But manda-tory – no.”

That’s a provincial issue, said NDP candidate Bob D’Eith.

“We don’t know – maybe because our scientists have been muzzled,” Liberal Dan Ruimy said. “We need to know what is the truth.”

The issue is for parents to decide, said Green party candidate Peter Tam.

The Canadian Medical Associa-tion, in August, called for parents to provide vaccination records in order to register a child in school. The intent wasn’t to make im-munization compulsory, but as a

means of education.B.C. provincial health officer Dr.

Perry Kendall opposes mandatory vaccination, but said it would be easy to add a requirement to re-port vaccination status at time of enrolment – which could encour-age parents to get their kids vac-cinated.

The three-hour affair called En-gage 2015, was sponsored by the City of Maple Ridge in order to improve connections between federal and local politicians.

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While residents were riled about the temporary shelter opening next week in the downtown, RainCity Housing operations manager George Simpson was taking a laid-back ap-proach.

He’d been through the scenario be-fore when people who live or do busi-ness in an area learn that a shelter is about to become their neighbour.

Simpson was in the former Sleep Shop building on Lougheed Highway before the open house on Thursday. Next month the shelter will open its doors to 40 homeless people, allow-ing the city to clear out the homeless camp on Cliff Avenue.

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The Cliff Avenue homeless

camp is dwindling largely thanks to thousands of dollars flowing in from B.C. Housing, allowing people to have a roof over their heads.

So far, 45 people (28 men, 17 women) have been given rental supplements, pay-ments from B.C. Housing. Those go to landlords to top up monthly rents, allowing people to get off the street.

Another 15 supplements are available so that those still remaining in the camp have a place to live.

“It’s huge,” parks and recre-ation services general man-ager Kelly Swift said.

“I know, for a fact, that 30 people have been housed off Cliff Avenue.”

As October begins, the tem-porary shelter in the old Sleep Shop will open,although a definite day hasn’t been set.

With the shelter open, the city can begin clearing the Cliff Avenue camp. The hope is most will leave voluntarily. If not, the city will go to court to get an injunction, allow-ing it to order the street be vacated.

“We really hope we don’t have to do that, but we’re ab-solutely prepared to do that if we don’t get voluntary de-campment,” said Mayor Ni-cole Read.

She added it remains to be seen if those people who’ve found housing remain there.

“We’ll see. We’re doing a lot of work to make sure they stay housed. It’s really important to keep them in that space,” Read said. “We’ve housed a lot of the traditionally home-less people who’ve been on the streets a long time.”

With the camp dispersed, there will be nothing left to attract more people.

“Once that camp is gone, there is no place to hang out there because our bylaw will be what to it was in the past, which is clearing Cliff Av-enue and clearing any spots where encampments start to crop up – because we’ve provided that shelter option,” Swift said.

“Everybody in the camp spoke to them. Some people there are waiting for that shel-ter to open. They’re ready to go.”

Still, while homes have been found for some and they’ve left the camp, others have moved into replace them.

But that process has slowed somewhat.

Swift said most people from the camp who have been housed are still living in Ma-ple Ridge.

She added that the rental supplements reflect the prov-ince’s support of the Housing First model adopted by the federal government, in which people are first provided homes, then given support to deal with drug or mental health issues.

Mental health services, Fra-ser Health, Alouette Addic-tions Services are all adapting so they can support people as the move into housing.

“It’s really spurred by that federal model of Housing First,” Swift said.

“It won’t work if you just put somebody into a house. Everybody knows that.”

As far as Swift knows, no one who’s been provided a rental supplement and a place to live has returned to the camp.

“I know that, overall, it’s been very successful.”

Swift said there are now about 25 tents on Cliff Av-enue, down from an average of about 35.

The city is also working on its housing action plan to try to come up with con-crete steps to encourage more housing.

“Twenty years ago, govern-

ments weren’t really dealing with the same thing,” Swift said.

With the temporary shelter soon to open, Maple Ridge now can talk to B.C. Housing about a more lasting solution.

But it’s not certain if that means another permanent

shelter. Council in August asked that B.C. Housing stop funding the Salvation Army’s 25-bed emergency shelter, which costs a $1 million a year to run.

It hasn’t yet had a response.“There hasn’t been a defi-

nite decision to proceed with

a new shelter,” Swift pointed out.

“We need to have a con-versation with B.C. Housing about the needs of Maple Ridge going forward,” Read added.

While the temporary shel-ter has only 40 beds, and there are more than that liv-ing at the camp, some people there have other options for housing and may return from where they came.

There’s been lots of pressure and questions from the pub-lic, Swift said.

But she’s optimistic the camp will be gone.

For those who don’t want to go to shelter, “they’ll move on. They won’t be allowed to stay on Cliff Avenue,” Swift said.

“It’s been a big focus for us. We have worked very hard to plan it as well as we can and to take the right steps to get to a solution.”

Joanne Pinkney owns Ma-ple Ridge Pool and Spa Cen-tre on Cliff Avenue beside the camp and can’t wait for it to go.

She believes the city will keep its word and that in a

few weeks, she and the other residents along Cliff Avenue will have their street back.

But she’s worried about the effect the temporary shelter will have on nearby busi-nesses.

“I think it’s going to be dif-ficult for them to control. I know the businesses over there – they’re going to suf-fer.”

Coun. Bob Masse, whose chiropractic business is be-side the temporary shelter, is also more optimistic than before.

Finding people homes “is one important piece, but it’s not the whole [thing,” he said.

“The 30 people who have been placed so far have dem-onstrated they have the ca-pacity to take people out and find them housing.”

But housing or homeless-ness is a complex issue and he’s not willing to say the is-sue has been resolved.

For one thing, he asked, how does Maple Ridge deal with the issue in the context of the entire region and how does it stop the influx of people from outside Maple Ridge?

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THE NEWS/filesThe homeless camp on Cliff Avenue, off the Haney Bypass, is to be disbanded after the city’s temporary shelter opens in the former Sleep Shop building on Lougheed Highway.

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A Mac’s convenience store at the corner of Dewdney Trunk Road and 226th Street was hit twice on the weekend by an armed robber who demanded cash and lot-tery tickets.

At about 3:45 a.m. Saturday, a lone male robbed the place, taking an undisclosed amount of cash, according to Ridge Meadows RCMP.

Then on Sunday, at 12:30 a.m., it was robbed again, with the perpetra-tor eluding a police ser-

vices dog.RCMP now are trying

to figure out if it was the same man, given the de-scriptions are identical.

“Investigators are ex-amining both of these incidents to try to as-certain if these were committed by the same

person,” Cpl. Alanna Dunlop said.

“In both cases, a weap-on was produced and the suspect threatened to harm the clerk.”

Suspects in both rob-beries are Caucasian, in their late 20s, with blond hair. In both incidents the suspect wore a black baseball cap, black jeans, and a brown shirt.

RCMP search for missing man

Ridge Meadows RCMP are asking for help in locating 26-year-old David Urquhart.

According to police, he’s been missing since Aug. 31, but new infor-mation that’s surfaced since then has caused the police to go public with their appeal for in-formation.

Urquhart is Caucasian, 5’10” (178 cm) tall and 161 pounds (73 kg). He has short dark hair and is clean shaven.

He’s also known to frequent Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission, as well as the Okanagan and Cariboo in the In-terior.

Police are also asking him to contact his family so they know he’s safe.

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A homeless woman who was trapped in a clothing donation bin at Pitt Meadows mall on the weekend has died.

At about 10:45 p.m. Sunday, staff at the nearby Real Canadian Superstore at the Mead-owtown Shopping Cen-tre noticed the woman and called 9-1-1.

According to a wit-ness, bystanders were trying to hold the wom-an’s legs up, as her head was caught inside the bin, and she was unre-sponsive.

Pitt Meadows fire-fighters used the hy-draulic “jaws of life” to cut the bin open. Para-medics immediately be-gan CPR, and she was rushed to Royal Co-lumbian Hospital.

The B.C. Coroner’s Office is now investigat-ing.

Ridge Meadows

RCMP say the woman was apparently trying to get items out of the bin when she got stuck. It’s not clear how long she was trapped before someone called 9-1-1.

The bin is owned by Burnaby-based Green Inspiration B.C., and administrative man-ager Pavel Lalev said the company is working on design changes that would prevent people

entering the bins.He said people have

gotten inside the bins to get donated shoes and clothing in the past, and he was aware of one other situation where a person became stuck inside.

He was surprised that people were able to wiggle into the narrow bins.

“I cannot fathom how someone could get in,”

said Lalev.But he said a new

chute in the bins would make it impossible.

The company has been in operation for about two years, with 100 bins across the Lower Mainland, and deliv-ers donated clothes to developing countries, with warm clothes go-ing to Eastern Europe and lighter clothing to Africa and India.

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However, the start was delayed several minutes after an elderly wom-an fell and lay on the floor for several min-utes. While firefighters helped out, it took more than hour for an ambu-lance to arrive.

Murray countered D’Eith’s charge that the federal government is cutting health-care funding to provinces.

D’Eith said the NDP’s plan to spend $300 mil-lion to open 200 health clinics across Canada requires provincial co-operation.

“We don’t want to cut the Canada Health Transfer and we haven’t cut it,” said Murray.

However, the rate of growth will slow after 2016/2017 from six per cent to at least three per cent.

On the other hand, the government of Stephen Harper is not talking with the provinces and completing the health accord, said D’Eith.

Another questioner asked about the Con-servatives’ Bill C-51 act, recently passed, which gives CSIS agents the power to intervene to stop a terrorist act.

“Yes, I do support the

anti-terrorism act,” said Murray. “I think we should have a measured response.”

Critics say the bill expands the definition of security, broadens police powers, makes it too easy to share infor-mation and criminal-izes free speech.

Ruimy said his party would change parts of the bill passed.

For D’Eith, Bill C-51 is the worst surveillance legislation in the west-ern world.

“I think it’s more about domestic opposi-tion, than it is about ter-rorists.”

Murray also said the accusation of the gov-ernment muzzling sci-entists “is a tired, old narrative, really.”

The government will continue to rely on ev-idence-based decision making, he added.

“I thought it went out with [Joseph] Stalin in 1953,” replied indepen-dent candidate Steve Ranta.

“Instead of sending them [scientists] to the Siberia, you just tell them you can’t talk at international confer-ences, you can’t publish papers, you can’t share in the public communi-

ty. That’s just shameful,” Ranta said.

Federal scientists now need communica-tions or senior govern-ment approval, often a lengthy procedure, be-fore they can speak di-rectly to the media.

“The reality is if you don’t want to believe in something, fire the sci-entists,” said D’Eith.

There is a lot of de-nial in the government about things such as cli-mate change, and that has to stop, he added.

The meeting, which

drew about 200 people, mostly seniors, is the first of three leading up the Oct. 19 federal gen-eral election. The econ-omy, a major focus of the Conservative cam-paign, wasn’t discussed.

Someone asked if Canada’s international reputation has changed since 2006.

“I don’t know,” said Murray. “Obviously, my view of Canada is good.”

The Reputation Insti-tute ranked Canada first this year, he said.

“I really do support the foreign policy of our prime minister.”

That includes fighting ISIS, and he doesn’t un-

derstand opposition of that conflict.

But Canada has slipped to 68th in the world in contributing peacekeeping troops, said Ranta.

“Now we’re seen as the big bully’s little buddy and we can’t even get elected to the [UN] se-curity council.”

Ruimy said he thought Canada’s reputation has changed.

“We were considered peace keepers. You could go anywhere you want with a Canadian flag on your shoulder and you wouldn’t have any problems.

“But sending six jet planes over to bomb

farm trucks. We need to be involved, but we need to know who we’re bombing. We’re bomb-ing families. We need to educate people, we need to empower people on that side to take care of their own country. That’s how you make changes.”

D’Eith agreed that Canada’s reputation has

changed. The foreign aid budget is less than most and is weakening its climate targets.

Meanwhile, red tape is limiting the number of Syrian refugees into Canada, he said.

Canada, under the NDP, would take 10,000 refugees and have no limit on sponsored ref-ugees, D’Eith added.

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We’re seeing the effects of our post-

literate, feelings-based education system and media on the federal election. Candidate bozo eruptions are be-coming more frequent.

Most recently a Liberal candidate on Vancouver Island admitted she has long believed that hijacked jetliners could not have destroyed the World Trade Centre on 9-11, that it was all “a lie.” That was “my truth,” she said, in the lingo of the feelings-first, inner-child crowd.

Now she’s “moved on” to a slightly dif-ferent fact-free conclusion, that we’ll just never know how those 3,000 people were murdered. And she wants to go to Ottawa and help run this country.

Feelings-based beliefs were on display again at last week’s Union of B.C. Munici-palities convention in Vancouver, where bozo eruptions by local politicians come in bunches.

This year’s main outbreak was an emo-tional demand that the B.C. government enact a provincial bill of rights. This magic municipal Magna Carta “recognizes the right of every resident to live in a healthy environment, including the right to clean air, clean water and vibrant ecosystems.”

Alert taxpayers may wonder, how many lawyers would it take to define “vibrant”?

More on that in a moment.

Local councils across B.C. and around the country have been pitched this scheme by the David Suzuki Foundation, which calls it the Blue Dot campaign. In short, it’s part of the bigger plan to save the planet by crushing capitalism, currently being pushed by the Pope, the UN and others.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps was one of the most passionate backers. She quoted the plea presented to her council by an 11-year-old recruited by the Blue Dot team.

There are many such children, terrified by indoctrination about the imminent destruction of Earth and all its cuddly creatures that has bombarded them since they learned to speak. They are found in the wealthiest countries in human his-tory, those enjoying health, comfort and opportunity not imagined by anyone 100 years ago.

In the vast, air-conditioned hall of the Vancouver Convention Centre, there were several attempts at adult supervision.

Coquitlam Coun. Terry O’Neill noted that unlike intrinsic rights articulated in Canada’s charter, freedom of assembly and so forth, this is an attempt to invent new rights that are actually demands for “oth-ers to do something for you.”

Indeed, if we’re going to have govern-ment by 11-year-olds, we might as well throw in a right to free ice cream.

Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz went off on a rant about how this new “vision” would protect us from things like Volk-swagen fiddling its diesel fuel emission results.

The resolution calls for “access to justice

when environmental rights are infringed,” which sounds like code for some sort of costly new legal aid program to pursue every individual grievance.

Meanwhile in the real world, class action lawsuits are being prepared to gain com-pensation for lost resale value of millions of cars. This is what happens in fortunate places like Canada that already have access to justice.

O’Neill read off a long list of existing B.C. legislation that protects water, air, wildlife, food, public health and so on. Helps replied that this bill of rights would “consolidate” all that. One more layer of bureaucracy, that’s the Victoria spirit.

Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb pleaded with rural delegates to reject this “David Suzuki propaganda” that is designed to put more roadblocks in the way of the very re-source industries that provide our modern comforts.

Alas, the resolution passed in a show of hands that should have been, but wasn’t, put to a counted vote.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Inner children take over city hall

Just for nowIngrid RiceNews Views

The city, with help from a service provider, will run a temporary homeless shelter in downtown Maple Ridge.

For now.That is what those who attended an open house

for the new downtown shelter on Thursday were told.

A number of other service providers will work with RainCity Housing to help those staying at the shelter get the help they need, such as for addictions and mental health issues.

The shelter is to close after six months.Then what?RainCity doesn’t just run emergency housing

projects. It also runs long-term, supportive and transitional housing projects, as well as one just for homeless women.

Nothing about RainCity is temporary.And, to be fair, no one is going to rid Maple Ridge

of its homeless population in six months.More ongoing support will be needed.It just hasn’t been decided what or where, or dis-

cussed publicly, yet.Clearly, those who attended the open house

wouldn’t want permanent supportive services for the homeless in the downtown area. They are con-cerned about shopping carts, needles and condoms, and rightly so. The downtown isn’t what it used to be and those who reside there deserve a chance to see it cleaned up, for peace of mind and for busi-nesses to have a chance to thrive.

In Coquitlam, RainCity will be the operator of a permanent shelter with 90 beds for the homeless. It is to open in December and offer meals, counseling, life skills development, and connections to commu-nity health and wellness services. It is located on a desolate road, beside the train tracks, on what was a treed area owned by the city. It’s not far from area businesses, but it is not in their collective face.

Again, there are no plans for such a housing proj-ect in Maple Ridge, that we know of.

But something more will be needed here once the temporary shelter closes.

Local residents might want to be consulted about that.

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Editor, The News:I just recently returned from

my trip across Canada and what a magnificent country it is.

But what impressed me more than just its natural beauty is its citizens.

As I was driving, I witnessed many great Canadians out run-ning or riding their bikes across this great country to raise awareness for their different causes.

Like the fellow who was riding his bike with his dog in tow, to raise awareness for homeless-ness, and the need for afford-able housing in Canada.

And the others who were run-ning for their various health causes, such as cancer.

This is what left the greatness impression on me during my trip, these truly great Canadians who are sacrificing their time to help others.

Canada is a caring and com-passionate country, and that is what makes us a great country.

It is the love and generosity of its citizens that sets us apart form others.

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‘Savings would disappear’Don MacLean · Re: Has anyone talked amalgamation? (Letters, Sept. 23).Yes, Joanne, amalgamation has been discussed. Every year since 1914, when Pitt Meadows split from Maple Ridge over a dispute involving resources, amalgamation is brought up, usually by residents of Maple Ridge. The discussion always centres around economic savings. Very seldom does the discussion get around to the fact that Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge are two very different communities with different histories and characteristics. Eighty per cent of Pitt Meadows is protected for farming. The remaining 20 per cent is split between residential and commercial uses. Pitt realizes that a balanced economy is essential to a healthy community and in the past 10 years has increased both the commercial and industrial tax bases, which help to subsidize the residential services in our community. There may be some economies of scale savings initially, but the residents of Pitt Meadows would still require the same services. So, yes, you could eliminate one council and maybe one or two senior managers that might amount to a million dollars annually. That being said, one should look to both Toronto and Ottawa, which un-derwent amalgamations. The initial savings have long since disappeared, as they would here. Pitt is a small city, proud of its century-old history. Our population will cap out at about 25,000. We know that with a small residential tax base that we cannot afford everything, so we tend to partner with Maple Ridge in areas such as parks and rec and policing . Also, since Maple Ridge residents pay more for their services (includ-ing private garbage collection and local improvement project grants), I would suggest that Pitt Meadows residents would see an immediate tax increase.Having said all of that, the bottom line for this Pitt Meadows resident is that I am proud of our city as it is.

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Editor, The News:Regarding the homeless crisis in

Maple Ridge, I am discouraged by the methods being used to keep folks warm and fed.

The valuable service provided by the Salvation Army is surely not to be criticized.

More provisions must be made for

detox and to feed innocent dependents. Tent sites will just migrate if more

isn’t made available to provide treat-ment options for mental health and addiction services.

Both the shelter and treatment side of these homelessness problems can be dealt with in a careful way.

The severe mental health and addic-

tion problems are not being addressed and often not even investigated.

Treatment does work some of the time and must be easier to find.

Clearly this situation, at best, is un-tenable and should be rectified with expediency and compassion.

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“We know this works. We know there hasn’t been huge community impacts once we’re open,” he said.

RainCity in recent years has opened 16 shelters in the Van-couver area, he points out.

“It’s going to work fine.”With B.C. Housing paying

$550,000 operating costs and the city paying the monthly rent and renovation charges, the shelter is only to open for six months.

But what happens in April, when the weather improves, asked Joanne Pinkney, with Ma-ple Ridge Pool and Spa Centre. Her business on Cliff Avenue has had tents and campers just steps from her front door for the past six months and she’s wor-ried once spring comes, they’ll be back again.

Still, “It’s a step in the right di-rection,” Pinkney said.

Lisa Sullivan, who lives in a house along Cliff Avenue, want-ed reassurance that the shelter will connect people with servic-es so it doesn’t become another place to party.

“My kids are happy to have their street back,” she added, anticipating the clearing of Cliff Avenue.

Jesse Stretch, who’s been pick-

ing up used needles from parks and playgrounds the last few months and who’s organizing a Community Block Party in Memorial Peace Park this Sun-day to celebrate the impending clearout of the camp, agreed that the temporary shelter is a sign of progress, but he doesn’t like the downtown location.

“With the time constraints, it’s something.”

And it gives people on Cliff Avenue respite.

But he said his group, Con-cerned Citizens Standing up for a Better Community, wants to keep responding to issues before and as they develop.

Simpson said the shelter will give people all the basic needs. Hot meals will be brought in twice daily from another RainC-ity shelter in Vancouver. Wash-rooms and laundry are on site, as well as an lounge and outdoor smoking area.

“You don’t really have to go around the neighbourhood to meet all your needs.”

There’s also a small storage area. If shopping carts become an issue, the shelter will work with the city to find additional storage.

At least two staff will be in the dorm-type shelter at a time and there will be daily litter patrols.

Staff will circulate among resi-dents constantly. People will be allowed to stay in all day, elimi-nating the lineups that happen when doors open in shelters that have restricted hours.

“For the first month, people are pretty much sleeping a lot,” Simpson said.

It takes awhile for people to get out of survival mode. Then, as relationships build with out-reach workers and staff, con-nections are made, people are found housing and services they need.

Hundreds have been helped that way, added another RainC-ity employee.

A fence will separate the en-trance from Lougheed Highway.

“We want the site to be very private from the street, and vice versa.

“We really try to encourage people to be good neighbours and respect the community they’re in, and typically, they do,” Simpson said.

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“My kids are happy to have their street back.”Lisa Sullivan, Cliff Avenue resident

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There could be even more in the future.

The summer learn-ing experience was a highlight of the sum-mer learning report trustees heard at their first school board meeting of the year last Wednesday.

There were 447 el-ementary students who signed up for summer school programs at four different locations.

Those K-7 students took 40 hours of in-struction, three hours per day on weekday mornings, from July 7 to 23.

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couraged to teach to their passions, with less emphasis on textbooks.

“It was a great experi-ence, and I hope it will be offered again next year,” said trustee Kor-leen Carreras.

“What are the plans for next year?” asked trustee Lisa Beare. “How much bigger can we make it?”

Kim Bondi, continu-ing education princi-pal, said that will de-pend on the demand from parents, but add-ed that the program is “scale-able.”

He pointed out that the original plan was to do a summer school for 150 elementary stu-dents, but the project grew as demand in-creased.

At the secondary level, there were 650 students who took 775 courses.

Of those, there were 711 successful comple-tions of the course.

The classes were at Thomas Haney sec-ondary, and there were remedial classes for students in Grades 8, 9

and 10, and full course credits for Grades 10, 11 and 12.

There were 350 stu-dents taking reme-dial courses in Grades 8-10, more than in past years.

Jeff Curwen, second-ary summer learning principal, said the B.C. Teachers’ Federation labour unrest, which bookended last sum-mer, may have contrib-uted to the need for more remedial classes.

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Don Daunais, electri-cal safety inspector for the city of Maple Ridge, said just because some-one has a licence to grow marijuana doesn’t mean they can grow pot anywhere they like.

Daunais said the fire that recently broke out at grow op on 121B Av-enue in Maple Ridge is a good example. The occupants of the house may have had a licence, but that doesn’t mean they can grow it in a residential area.

The city’s bylaw, which was revised in April of 2014, when the federal government changed the growing regulations, prohibits growing marijuana in residential areas. Any grow ops must be on land zoned for agri-cultural purposes, said Daunais.

It’s up to the recipient of that licence to check out whether they can in fact grow their prod-uct where they want to grow it, said Daunais.

Daunais said most people who obtain a li-cence are under the im-pression they can grow where they please. He said part of the prob-lem lies at the feet of the federal government for not providing peo-ple with all the infor-mation.

He said the biggest concern with grow ops like the one on 121B Avenue in Maple Ridge is the quality of the set-up.

“Here’s a prime ex-ample of what hap-pens,” said Daunais. “I go to countless grow ops that have fires in them, and they are all due to shoddy instilla-tions by so-called elec-trical people that really aren’t.”

He said the building in question had wires coming right out of the face of the electrical panel into an under-ground run out to the shop.

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Crime in cityResidents grilled Ma-

ple Ridge council and RCMP last week about crime in the city.

Karen Leo wanted to know what the neigh-bours could do to help police shut down drug houses in her area.

Another resident had the same questions.

RCMP Supt. Dave Fleugel urged them to call police any time they have a concern. That will allow police to continue to make a case against any troublesome premises.

But it takes an “in-credible amount” of evidence to get a search warrant, Fleugel ex-plained.

Fleugel pointed out that the Metro Vancou-ver area is a port city and it’s not realistic to think that drugs will ever be eliminated en-tirely. But police are fo-cusing on drug crime.

And even when a house is raided and a drug suspect is arrest-ed and charged, police have no say on whether

he stays in jail or comes back to the house.

That’s frustrating for police, he added.

Ron Rogers, who just moved to Maple Ridge, told council he’s fed up with a house near where he lives in the down-town. Vehicles arrive and depart regularly from the house and he says prostitution takes place there.

“This house is a prob-lem. What are you going to do about this prop-erty?”

But again, to get a search warrant, requires police to prove there’s drugs or stolen property inside.

“I’ve always enjoyed living in Maple Ridge until the last year,” added Rick Armstrong. He’s not in favour of the temporary homeless shelter that’s set op open on Lougheed Highway and 222nd Street in Oc-tober.

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INVOLVED: Fire Department Open House2015 Fire Prevention Week Kicks Off with Open House Council Meeting Schedule

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

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Fire Hall No. 1 is located at 22708 Brown Avenue, just one block north of Dewdney Trunk Road. The Open House runs from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm and remember this is all FREE for the whole family.

As part of Fire Prevention Week all students in Kindergarten through Grade 3 will receive a booklet with activities to teach them about smoke alarms and escape planning with their family. Firefi ghters will deliver them to all primary grade school children in Maple Ridge. Once these activities are completed,

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From the same entry forms, the Maple Ridge Fire Department selects one boy and one girl to be Fire Chief for a Day. Entries can be submitted to the school offi ce or to Fire Hall No. 1. Contest closes November 6, 2015. Encourage your kids to enter!

SPOTLIGHT ON: A Taste of Maple Ridge and Beyond2015 Golden Harvest celebrates bounty of food and friends

INFORMED: 128 Avenue Four Lane ExpansionMoving Forward to Completion of 128 Avenue Upgrade

On Friday, October 16 the Maple Ridge Agricultural Advisory Committee, in partnership with the Haney Farmers Market, presents the Seventh Annual Golden Harvest at The ACT Arts

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of the variety of our local bounty. An appetizer party with a ‘harvest-y’ feel, Golden Harvest promises to inspire your taste buds and get you thinking and talking local with your friends!

Local restaurants and incredible local food producers are on hand and you have the chance to see how local produce, cheese and meats are transformed into delicious bite size treats. These will show you the talents of the local restaurants, hint at their menus and show you what you can do with local ingredients and a little creativity. This is THE foodie event of the year.

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The four lane expansion of 128 Avenue is intended to create a better east west fl ow for the many people who use this route in and out of the City during rush hour. After a two week closure to do important work on the watercourses that cross this road, the project will now move forward and you will see the new four lane section of road emerge on the south side of the project site. Paving and other work will be happening over the next couple of months, and crews will be planning work to minimize impacts during rush hour.

Once the new lanes are established on the south side of the

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Siena Vandenbrink could let herself off the hook.When her fi tness instructor off ers a less intense version of an exercise, the 76-year-old woman, in a class with women less half her age, could take the easier option.But she never does.“You won’t see her doing the modifi cations, she goes right for the hard stuff ,” says Annette Smith, who has been a fi tness instructor at Fitness Unlimited for 26 years, and has had Vandenbrink in her classes the entire time.“She’s phenomenal. With Siena, it’s like she doesn’t age.”Smith leads a total body workout that includes lunges, pushups, squats and work with dumbbells and barbells. It’s fairly intense, but the senior doesn’t shy away from it. It’s one of her favourite classes, along with step classes.Vandenbrink doesn’t hoist the heaviest dumbbells, but regards the smallest ones as earrings. She’s right the middle.The result is that Vandenbrink maintains the physique of a woman half her age. People new to the gym are incredulous to learn that she is anything older than 50, said Smith.“She’s inspirational.”But, Smith said, Vandenbrink has trained for a long time, and also takes her foot off the gas when she needs to.“She listens to her body, for sure.”“She’s not there every day, she does other things as well,

but she’s a keener.”Vandenbrink explained that she started going to the gym in her early 30s, and after all these years she hates to miss a workout.“If I don’t do it, I feel stiff ,” she said. “You have to keep going.”She and her husband Alphonse eat well, and keep busy.“I’ve always loved it. We like dancing, my husband and I, and we stay active.”She knows she is unique in her impressive base of fi tness.“You must have done it since you were young, to do what I do.”But that doesn’t mean it’s too late for newcoming seniors to hit the gym.Exercise is the “perfect pill,” according to researchers at Queens University in Kingston, Ont., in the geriatrics continuing medical education department.According to their research, the older population may derive even more benefi t from exercise than younger people, because chronic disease processes are more common in the elderly.Beginning an exercise routine even later in life can provide “mortality benefi ts” that are similar to life-long exercisers, they say. Those dramatic benefi ts are to extend lifespan by two to three years, and postpone disability by 15 years.Inactive patients who being to engage in even small amounts of regular exercise achieve some of the greatest benefi ts, they say.Queens researchers said exercise has obvious health

benefi ts by improving endurance, muscle mass and fl exibility. At the same time, in helps treat and prevent other problems, including depression, insomnia, constipation, falls, cognitive impairment and the overuse of medication. Any risks associated with exercise can be managed, and are generally outweighed by the risk of not exercising.Smith said people can start light, but still enjoy immediate benefi ts, such as better sleep.Ultimately, they will get more out of life with better strength and mobility.“They’re able to enjoy their grandchildren, or mow their own lawn – Siena can mow her own lawn at 76.”Maintaining core strength is key for everybody, but particularly the elderly, she said. “You’re not going to lift as much as you get older. But as long as you can accept that, you’re going to go far.”She advises elderly people who wish to begin exercising to consult their doctor, and a fi tness trainer.

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“Dear Diary…………..I’ve been working hard at a desk for 30 years and now that I am retired I have some ME time. This weekend I’m going to do the Grouse Grind. I read that it’s a 3 kilometre trail that climbs 850 metres - just about straight up! But I promised myself that I’d get fi t in a hurry, and this looks like a good way to start…….”So, what would you advise our diarist to do? Maybe start with something a little less hard on your body? Perhaps test yourself out with some less intensive hikes and see the eff ect on heart, lungs, muscles and joints? Maybe think about building up the body’s capacity over time so that it can cope with a tough hike on the north shore mountains?This seems like common sense advice to most of us when we think about tackling a big challenge. But we should apply the same precautions to all of our exercise routines, especially when we are older and may take longer to recover from over-exertion.At the start of any workout a warm-up is a very important safety measure. Warming up means gently performing the range of activities that your exercise routine will involve, but at a lower intensity. If you

are walking, start at a gentle pace on the fl at, and save the steep hills for later. In the pool you can swim a few laps using a variety of strokes, and not pull or kick too hard. Most experts recommend 6 to 12 minutes, but if you are just getting into a new routine or activity you could make the warm up even longer.A good warm-up will ensure your joints are working smoothly, gradually elevate your heart rate, increase blood fl ow, increase nerve impulse conduction and increase temperature of connective tissues (making a sprain less likely). The idea is to start slowly and gradually increase intensity and range of motion. Once you start your full routine you will be less likely to injure yourself and your body will thank you on the following day.And don’t think that these are special instructions for a less fi t or an older person. Professional athletes warm up before training and competition. Many endurance athletes (such as runners and cyclists) want to achieve a “negative split”, meaning that they run the fi rst half of a race more slowly than the second half, and give their bodies time to adjust to the intensity of the competition.

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As we age, our bodies become less resistant to the stress we place upon them, and as a result infl ammatory conditions become a regular part of our everyday lives. The mild arthritis and digestive fl air ups that we experienced in our younger days become more debilitating than they used to and we look to medication to help us get through our daily activities. Now if only we could turn back the clock and have the pain free, limitless movement we did before. Well adopt a few of the principles below and you might just surprise yourself.Choosing an anti-infl ammatory diet. Yes, our diets play a big part in the way our bodies respond and feel. Certain foods you ingest can actually help to reduce overall infl ammation in the body. Some of the best anti-infl ammatory foods are those high in the Omega 3 fatty acids such as fi sh, shellfi sh, walnuts and fl axseed. Fresh fruits and vegetables rich in color and high in anti-oxidants such as berries, pineapple, spinach, kale and broccoli are also a great alternative. Did I mention the best part of adopting a anti-infl ammatory diet? Red wine in moderation (2-3 glasses a week) is also on the list!Choosing the right supplements. We are all guilty of popping a few Advil or

Tylenol when pain or infl ammation sets in, but there are actually a few natural supplements that will have the same eff ects without the aggravating side eff ects. One of the best supplements to reduce infl ammation is an Omega 3 (fi sh oil) supplement which has proven its ability through countless research studies to be the “top dog” for infl ammation relief. Another option to try is curcumin. Derived from the most active part of the spice turmeric, ground curcumin in pill form it is very eff ective in reducing infl ammation.Exercise. Yes, it can defi nitely be challenging to place exercise at the top of your priority list when your body is infl amed and your pain level is a 9. However, recent research is suggesting that many infl ammatory conditions are setting in because we are not giving our cardiovascular systems the workout they need. When exercising, our bodies release a protein molecule called cytokines into the bloodstream which are fast acting anti-infl ammatory molecules. To release these molecules the good news is you don’t need to spend an hour at the gym lifting weights; 20 minutes working in the garden, mowing the lawn or brisk walking will also be eff ective.

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People caring for seniors in B.C. are generally too stressed, and need better support, says seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie.She released a report this month that confi rms one-third of unpaid caregivers in B.C. are considered “in distress.” That’s one of the highest rates in Canada. “This is a wake-up call for all of us,” said Mackenzie. “The evidence is clear that we are not connecting our unpaid caregivers, most of whom are family members, with the many supports that could bring them respite and reduce their stress.”When looking at the data fi les for over 30,000 frail seniors who are living in the community, she fi nds their support system, which is based on having an unpaid caregiver in their life, is strained – sometimes to the point of collapse. The Offi ce of the Seniors Advocate was established in 2014, as an independent position working at arms length from the provincial government, on issues that aff ect B.C. seniors. In this case, she’s working for the people who care for seniors.

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caring for seniors with complex care needs;• Unpaid caregivers provide an average of

19 hours of care per week;• This increases to 30 hours per week for

caregivers in distress;• 54 per cent of caregivers are caring for

persons with complex needs, and thus would benefi t from respite services such as an adult day program, home support or respite bed, yet of this group, only eight per cent used an adult day program in the last seven days, only 49 per cent used home support in the last seven days and only 11 per cent used a respite bed in the last year;

• Clients with a distressed caregiver are less likely to have received a home support visit in the last seven days than clients without a distressed caregiver;

• There has been a reduction of clients and utilization in adult day programs in the last three years;• Home support services are not keeping

pace with the aging population; • B.C. has seen a reduction in both the

number of respite beds and the average length of stay in respite beds over the past three years;

• B.C. has a 45 per cent greater rate of caregiver distress than Alberta, yet Alberta seniors appear to be accessing more respite services;

• B.C. is missing the opportunity to signifi cantly reduce emergency department visits and in-patient hospital days by limiting its adult day programs.

Based on these fi ndings, the seniors advocate is calling for increased access to adult day program spaces and respite beds as well as increases in the frequency of home support for clients with caregiver distress. Mackenzie is also calling for more standardization of the assessment for respite services, increased consistency regarding respite fees and processes around wait lists, as well as standardized measurement tools for all types of respite services. “No matter where a caregiver lives in this province, they should have access to respite services that truly fi t their needs,” said Mackenzie. “Consistency is critical in maintaining optimum respite services and providing a solid foundation that enables us to track their effi cacy. We need to do all that we can in this province to ensure distressed caregivers are connected to the supports available.”

Isobel Mackenzie while speaking in Maple Ridge this summer

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Thursday, October 1Learn to Skype10am-12noon RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre19065 119B Ave Pitt MeadowsDiscover how to instant message, make voice and video calls to fellow Skype users. Drop in Fee of $1 applies. For more information contact 604-457-4771.

Thursday, October 1Age-friendly Solutions Workshop9 am - noonMaple Ridge Seniors Centre12150, 224th StreetFree. Please register at (604) 467-6911, ext. 200 or email: [email protected] Age-friendly Advisory Committee invites you to take part in an important workshop for the City of Maple Ridge. This council endorsed initiative will bring together, residents, stakeholders and resource people to discuss how to improve housing, transportation, outdoor spaces and buildings, inclusion and civic participation for our older adults.

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Saturday, October 17 Country Fair10am-1:30pmRMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre19065 119B Ave Pitt MeadowsStop by to get a head start on your Christmas shopping at the Country Fair. All items are handmade by local artisans, you are sure to fi nd something special for that special someone. Plenty of food, music and fun! See ya’ll there. For more information contact 604-457-4771.

Monday, October 19 Oktoberfest2:15pmRMSS Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre 12150 224th StreetJoins us for a few bites, a beer and accordion music. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at the Reception Desk. 604-467-4993.

Wednesday, October 21 Flu Clinic for people 55+ from 9am-2pmRMSS Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre12150 224th StreetFlu shots will be available by Safeway Pharmacy.

Friday, October 23Zombie Walk4pm-6pmDowntown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association.It will be Zombie fun for the whole family at the 3rd Annual Zombie Walk, starting at Valley Fair Mall at 4PM. Prizes for the funniest costume, best zombie walk, and scariest costume! Get there early for theatrical makeup applications by Emerald Pig Theatrical Society starting at 1 pm. For more information, call 604-467-2420.

Tuesday, October 27Intergenerational Garden Volunteers Meeting2-3:30 pmRidge Meadows Seniors Centre12150 224th Street, Maple RidgeEveryone welcome. Come and learn more about the Intergenerational Garden on Edge Street, meet current volunteers and more about how you can get involved. For more information call (604) 837-8915 or email: [email protected]

Wednesday, October 28 Flu Clinic for people 55+ from 9am-2pmRMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre19065 119B Ave Pitt MeadowsFlu shots will be available by Safeway Pharmacy.

November 17 - 28Celebrate a Life Ridge Meadows Hospice SocietyAnnual Celebrate a Life display at Valley Fair Mall from Thursday, November 19 to Sunday, November 22 or visit us at Haney Place Mall from Monday, November 23 to Thursday, November 26. This is a time for anyone to come and place a special ornament on a tree in memory of their loved ones. Hospice Society volunteers will be on hand to assist and support you during regular mall hours. If you have any questions, please call the Resource Centre at: 604-463-7722.

Wednesday, December 2A Time to Remember7 pm - St. George’s Anglican Church, 23500 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple RidgeRidge Meadows Hospice Society Non-denominational, candle lit evening for the community to gather and remember loved ones they have lost. If you would like to include a photo of your loved one in the presentation, please email, mail, or bring a photo to Ridge Meadows Hospice Society or Garden Hill Funeral Home by November 30th. For more information contact [email protected] or call 604-463-7722.

December 19 - 23Gift Wrapping BoothHaney Place MallService provided by donation to the Ridge Meadows Hospice Society.

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Drop-In Tech HelpFraser Valley Library, Maple RidgeMondays, October 5 – December 142:00 pm - 3:00 pmThese practical, hands-on sessions with library staff are designed to help customers solve problems or learn new programs and techniques on their own devices or on library computers. Come to the library with your tablets, laptops, eReaders and your questions!

TuesdaysPort Haney Seniors Activity GroupCEED Centre – 11739 223 Street, Maple RidgeTuesdays, 9 - 11 amFun activities for all levels of mobility. Come and meet your neighbours and put a little spring in your step. May involve fi eld trips or activities away from the Centre. Please call to register in case the group is meeting off-site: (604) 463-2229

World FilmsFraser Valley Library, Maple RidgeTuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 6:00 – 8:30 pmBring your friends and spend a relaxing evening at the library with a must-see world fi lm. Friends of the Library will sell refreshments at intermission. Please contact the main fl oor desk for a schedule. Admission is free.

It Won’t Byte Electronics Help RMSS Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre12150 224th Street Tuesdays, Sept 8, Oct 6, Nov 3 & Dec 1, 3:30 – 4:30 pmNeed some help with all the new hand-held tech devices? Bring those gadgets – cell phones, cameras, eReaders, and laptops to the Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centre at 12150 224th Street, Maple Ridge, and let the technically gifted members of the library’s Teen Advisory Group from the Maple Ridge Public Library explain how they work and what they do.

Tuesdays & ThursdaysDrop in Computer, Tablet & Laptop Help for people 55+RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre19065 119B Ave Pitt Meadows10am-12noonLearn the very basics of operating a computer, creating documents and emailing. Drop in Fee of $1 applies. For more information contact 604-457-4771.

WednesdaysInterfaith Dialogue Series Fraser Valley Library, Maple RidgeWednesdays: October 28, December 2 6:30 – 8:30 pmCommunity members from diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds gather to discuss their beliefs in a setting of goodwill and understanding. Each evening’s presentation will focus on a particular faith, with opportunities for audience participation. Come with an open mind and an open heart!

ThursdaysKaraoke at the Royal Canadian LegionBranch 88 – 12101 224th Street, Maple Ridge7 pmMust be a member or guest of a member. Memberships available for purchase at the Legion.

FridaysTai Chi for people 55+RMSS Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre19065 119B Ave Pitt Meadows10:15am-11:15amGentle, slow movements that focus on breathing, balance and core strength. Drop in fee of $2 applies.

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The classic Dracula set in a steampunk uni-verse, and just in time

for Halloween, will be the first of three shows the Royal Canadian Theatre Company brings to Maple Ridge this season.

“Chills, thrills, laughter, music and disastrous tax evasion,” is how the company bills its upcoming series at the ACT Arts Centre, Maple Ridge.

Successes with shows such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and The Mousetrap have inspired the company to present a full, three-show series at the ACT.

It begins in October with Dracula – perfect for Hallow-een, followed by a holiday production of Puss in Boots, and rounding off the series next March will be Love, Sex and the I.R.S. to dissipate those tax season blues.

“I love to scare people, and I love to make people laugh,” said Ellie King, managing ar-tistic director of the company.

At a time when other local theatre companies are tight-ening their belts and feeling the pinch of declining sales, RCTC saw a steady growth from 2014 to 2015, giving it the confidence to expand programming.

Offering subscriber tickets that give big reductions in cost to the public, and keep-ing prices as low as $10 (for groups 20-plus), King says RCTC is known for provid-ing affordable, entertaining work at a high standard.

They work with both local talent and theatre artists from all over the Greater Vancouver region.

The earlier shows in Maple Ridge saw a number of new viewers to live theatre, and King says fun, accessible shows do that.

“I like to entice people into the theatre who might not

otherwise attend,” she said.Dracula is first up, running

Oct. 27-31. Using the 1929 script that

was a massive Broadway hit and that made a star out of Bela Lugosi, multi-award-winning director King is giv-ing this gothic classic thriller an update by setting it in a Steampunk universe.

In addition, she cast Count Dracula’s arch nemesis Professor Van Helsing as a strong, wise and mysterious woman, giving a whole new dimension to their conflict.

“The good professor is not up against any Twilight teen angst vampire here: this is a truly evil being and the outcome of the battle is never certain,” said King.

Elyse Maloway, who plays heroine Lucy Seward, is a Cloverdale resident and comes to Dracula straight from Theatre Under the Stars, as does Adam Olgui – another Surrey resident, who plays her fiancée, Jonathan Harker.

Jamie O’Neill – a Langley resident – is Butterworth the attendant, and the crazed servant of Dracula, the poor demented Renfield, is played by Aaron Stewart of North Delta, last seen as Sgt. Trotter in Royal Canadian Theatre Company’s production of The Mousetrap in March.

The evil Count himself is played by Kurtis Maguire from New Westminster and his antagonist, Professor

Anna Van Helsing, by Kath-ryn Stewart.

Puss in Boots brings many of the company’s fan panto favourites back to the stage.

This time the hero must battle an ogre to win a castle and the hand of his princess.

“It’s definitely not just a kid’s show. There’s some-thing in there fore every-body,” said King.

Love, Sex and the I.R.S. shows what can happen when you cheat on your tax returns.

Jon has been claiming his roommate and fellow musician Leslie as his wife, but now at tax inspector is on the way to meet the ‘little woman’.

• For tickets, call 604-476-2787 or see tickets.theact-mapleridge.org. In person at 11944 Haney Place.

Company brings three-show series

ContributedThe classic Dracula, but set in a steampunk universe, is coming to the ACT this Halloween.

ContributedLove, Sex and the IRS will be the last show of the series in March.

Steampunk Draculawill be the first one

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Show schedule• DraculaTuesday, Oct. 27 – 8 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 28 – 8 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 29 – 8 p.m.Friday, Oct. 30 – 8 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

• Puss in BootsThursday, Dec. 31 - 3 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 2 , 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.Sunday Jan. 3 - 3 p.m.

• Love, Sex and The I.R.S.Thursday, March 10 – 8 p.m.Friday, March 11 – 8 p.m.Saturday, March 12 – 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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The Fraser Valley Symphony is look-ing for musicians for several sections.

The opportunity to join a full sym-phony orchestra is extended to those who play violin, viola, string bass, percussion and bassoon.

Musicians must be able to commit to Monday evening rehearsals from September through to early June, and they should have a high level of profi-ciency on their instrument.

For more information, call music

director Linday Mellor at 604-526-3045.

The Fraser Valley Symphony was founded in 1984 and is the premier community orchestra in the region.

Performing alongside world class instrumental and vocal soloists the symphony provides a forum for musi-cians to present a variety of orchestral music for their audiences.

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There will be a new opportunity for youth in Maple Ridge to get involved in theatre.

PLAY, which is the acronym for Profes-sional Live Arts for Youth, is a non-profit company that promotes itself as “dedicated to bringing affordable and professional arts programs to families across the Lower Main-land.”

The group’s goal is to provide programs to every family regardless of their financial situ-ation and it is coming to Maple Ridge this fall, says director Brad Tones.

“Maple Ridge has a very strong arts com-munity right now,” said Tones.

The ACT and parks and recreation services partner to provide many quality programs

to children and youth in the area, which is why PLAY hasn’t felt the need to enter the market until now.

But the group is set-ting up here because Tones lives in Maple Ridge and has two daughters who have been asking him to bring a class here.

“And a father does what his daughter’s ask of him,” he said.

Tones will open two classes in Maple Ridge at the Open Door Church in Hammond.

The first is a music and movement class, where kids ages 4-6 get a chance to “open up and dance their little hearts away,” he said.

They will be dancing to current music and telling the story of a well known fairy tale along the way.

The second class is for the 7-12 age group. Those kids will be taking on a shortened musical theatre version of The Little Mermaid.

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small, with a maximum of 12 students.

They will run for a hour and a half on Wednesday nights for 10 weeks.

Families pay $50 per child for the class with no extra costs for costumes or tickets to a final show, said Tones.

There is assistance available to families that need it.

PLAY is able to do this because of its foundation partner, the Barbara Howard Student Arts Program, Tones explained.

This program was created in honour of Howard, who was the first person of colour to compete for Canada on an international level. She ran the 100-metre sprint at the Empire Games of 1938.

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The Pitt Meadow Marauderss dropped an 8-0 deci-sion in its opening game against the Frank Hurt Hor-nets on Monday in Surrey.

Grade 8 head coach George Clarke said he was pleased with his team’s performance on defence.

“It was a real back and forth game and our defence was phenomenal,” said Clarke. “For a lot of these kids it was their first game ever, so I am really pleased with the way they held up.”

Clarke said the team was led by Dalton Larabie and Evan Vasarhely on defence. He said special teams also had a strong game, led by punter Cole Simoneau.

The game was tied late into the fourth quarter be-fore the Hawks struck for a late touchdown. Clarke said fatigue played a part in the game, as the Maraud-ers only dressed 14 players.

“We had two of our regular lineman who couldn’t make the game, so that made it a little tougher.”

Clarke said the biggest obstacle will be getting the offence on track.

The Marauders host G.W. Graham at Pitt Meadows Secondary on Monday, Oct. 5 at 3:45 p.m.

Junior varsityThe Pitt Meadows Marauders dropped a 28-6 de-

cision to the W.J. Mouat Hawks to open the junior varsity regular season Thursday.

Running back Reece Hansford scored the Ma-rauders lone touchdown, scampering for 161 yards on 19 carries.

On defence, Tayden Mountford and Brandon Hunt lead the team with six tackles, while William Bartolo recorded five.

The Marauders travel to Abbotsford to take on Robert Bateman on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 3:45 p.m.

• Samuel Robertson Technical Titans were man-handled 56-0 at the hands of Abbotsford Panthers in the opening game of their junior varsity season.

The Titans opened their exhibition season with a with a 22-6 win on Vancouver Island against the Spectrum Thunder. The win came after the Titans went the 2014 season winless, finishing with an 0-7 record.

The Titans next game is on the road in Chilliwack against G.W. Graham on Sept. 30 at 3:30 p.m.

The Titans’ home opener is against the W.J. Mouat Hawks on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 3:45 p.m. at SRT.

Marauders stung by late TD vs Hornets

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The Ridge Meadow Flames showed signs of life on the week-end, taking home three of a pos-

sible four points and breathing confidence back into their dressing room.

The Flames dropped a 5-4 over-time decision to the North Van-couver Wolf Pack Saturday on the

road, and despite the loss, the effort on the weekend was much stronger for the young Flames team, said head coach Jamie Fiset.

He said he wasn’t surprised by the early rough patches his team

showed because it still had a num-ber of players away at BCHL camps.

“We knew we weren’t going to gel in the first four games,” said Fiset.

“We are hoping that this last weekend we would kind of come together and start showing what we think we can do.

“I think this weekend is more in-dicative of the kind of hockey we can play.”

The Flames have 10 rookies on their roster and have had some growing pains early in the season.

The Flames dropped three straight after opening the season with a 5-4 win over the Delta Ice Hawks.

Losses included a 10-2 decision to the Port Moody Panthers and 8-1 drubbing at the hands of the Richmond Sockeyes.

Tim Fitzgerald/THE NEWSPitt Meadows Marauders running back Marco Pantoulias fumbles in the second quarter of their season opener against the Frank Hurt Hornets.

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The Draggin Divas won their first race since they began five years ago, taking home the gold 15th Annual Pent-iction Dragon Boat Fes-tival.

The Divas, who race out of the Pitt Meadows Paddling Club, won the jade division A event on Skaha Lake. It featured 96 different teams and more than 2,000 com-petitors from through-out the the Pacific Northwest.

Diva team member Ja-cinta Mowatt was ecstat-ic to see the team’s years of hard work finally pay off with a first-place fin-

ish.“We have been togeth-

er since 2010 and this is our first gold medal,” said Mowatt. “We won a bronze medal last year. What a great way to fin-ish our season, bringing home the gold.”

The Divas qualified for the finals after two 500-metre preliminary races and a strong semi-final.

The team is made up of 23 paddlers, led by Julie Anderson, who steers the boat, along with and

coaches Kate Zubick and Jim MacArthur.

The win comes after a strong season for the Divas, who also raced at the Women’s Festi-val False Creek and the Rio Tinto Alcan, also at False Creek.

Saturday night’s loss in Vancouver had all kinds of silver linings for the Flames.

The back-and-forth tilt saw the Flames jump out to a 2-1 lead at the end of the second peri-

od after a scoreless first. The Wolf Pack re-

sponded 1:22 into the third to tie it up and jump out in front five minutes later, 3-2.

However, two goals in 23 seconds by the Flames’ Brandon In-wood and Jake Holland had the Flames out in

front with just under nine minutes left in the game.

The Wolf Pack round-ed out the scoring in a wild third period 50 seconds later to send the game to overtime.

Shane Kumar of North Vancouver ended the game 1:58 into the

extra frame.Fiset said his team

showed some resolve in Saturday’s game, its sec-ond in 24 hours.

The Flames ended their three game los-ing streak with a 7-1 thumping of the Lang-ley Knights Friday at Planet Ice.

The Flames jumped out to an early lead 1:46 into the game when Holland scored on a feed from Boston Col-ley on the power play and never trailed from that point on.

The Flames jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a goal by Ben Chipman at the 6:36 mark before the Knights answered late in the first while Colley was in the box for goal-tender interference.

Ridge erupted for four goals on 12 shots in the second, putting the game away. Dale Howell, Alexandre Fur-lan, Tristan Tressel, and Colley all found the back of the net for the Flames in the middle frame.

Quenton Magnuson rounded out the scoring in the third.

“We’ve got some chemistry with a few players, but the goal is to get it to where you can play 60 good minutes on a consistent man-ner, game in, game out. So now it’s just finding those right combina-tions,” said Fiset.

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The Thomas Haney Thunder rolled to vic-tory in the opening of the junior girls’ volleyball season.

The Thunder went undefeated, beating the Meadowridge Gryphons in two straight sets, 25-16 and 25-19

Thomas HJaney backed that up with an equally impressive win over Garabaldi Black, the Grade 8 and 9 team, 25-18, 25-16.

The Thunder were led by strong play at the net by attackers Avery Walsh and Ana del Rio.

The Gryphons bounced back from their opening match loss to the Thunder to squeak out a 2-1 win over Garabaldi

Blue, the school’s Grade 10 squad.

Meadowridge and Ga-rabaldi split the opening two sets with identical 25-20 scores before the Gryphons pulled away in set three with a 15–12 win.

The Gryphons were led by strong defensive play by Emma Hsu and Ta-tiana Kliman.

Garabaldi Blue beat their Grade 9 counter-parts three straight sets to open the season by scores of 25-15, 25-9, and 25-18.

The Blues were led by strong play at the net from Becky Glaus and Bailey Sheppard, while the Grade 9 Blacks’ Cait-lyn Peters had a strong serving game.

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Tim Fitzgerald/THE NEWSAvery Walsh of the Thomas Haney Thunder attacks the net during junior girls volleyball action Thursday at THSS.

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

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

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Oct. 1• Local voices: Celebrate the

City of Maple Ridge, past and present, through the voices of our citizens. Local Voices takes place on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at the library. Presenta-tions will combine talks, readings and performances with community dialogue. Presented by the Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commis-sion and Historical Society, the

Maple Ridge Family History Group, Golden Ears Writers and the library.

• Senior Snooker: Thursday, Oct. 1, at Pitt Meadows Seniors Activity Centre (19065 119B Ave.) Play snooker on 5x10 tables. All skill levels. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. League play Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

Oct. 2• Artists in the library:

Friday, Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Want to discover your

inner artist? Pitt Meadows Library has declared October to be Artists in the Library month. Each Friday in the month, the library will host an artist who will share their skills and knowledge. Oct. 2 art, Oct. 9 weavers, Oct. 16 photography and Oct. 30 gardening.

Oct. 3• Fall fair: The Parish of St.

George in Maple Ridge will be holding a fall fair on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

at 23500 Dewdney Trunk Rd. There will be kids activities, baking, attic treasures and homemade pie.

• Teen cartooning workshop. Artist Amy Messner will be at the Maple Ridge Library on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1:30 p.m. for a teen cartoon-ing workshop. Learn how to convey emotion in a cartoon character’s face and body lan-guage. Snacks and materials provided. For more information and to register, contact library

at 604-467-7417.

Oct. 4• Family Fair: Sunday, Oct.

4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Colleen Findlay Place (11601 Laity St.) featuring a free lunch, bouncy castles, a circuit of games for the kids to complete for a prize, and more.

Oct. 5• If you have had a

stroke, or if you are caring for someone who has,“Living With

Stroke” can help. Led by trained facilitators, Living With Stroke program brings together survivors and care partners in a group program. In seven to eight weekly sessions partici-pants will learn from and share with others to improve your health, work through everyday challenges and reduce risk of another stroke. There is no cost. Mondays from Oct. 5 - Nov. 30, at the Alouette Room of the Maple Ridge Library. From 4-6:30 p.m. To register, please call the Heart and Stroke Foun-dation at 1-888-473-4636.

Oct. 6• Caregivers Support

Group - Parkinson’s Society, Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. A support group for caregivers, family and friends of people with Parkinson’s disease. For more information please call or email Julie Lloyd 604-459-9071 [email protected] or Joanne Long 604-462-9735 [email protected].

• Meet the Candidates on Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 3-5 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Library. Take the opportunity to get to know your local federal candidates before you cast your vote.

Ongoing:• Volunteer wanted: Be

a mentor for newcomers who are new to Canada. Settlement Mentoring is looking for vol-unteers acting as a community guide and resource person. Time commitment: 2- 3 hours once a week for 3 months. Contact ISS of BC (Maple Ridge) at 778-284-7026, ext. 1582 or [email protected].

• Maple Ridge Chess Club

meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 1 p.m. at The Act Theatre (11944 Haney Pl.). Everyone welcome. Contact [email protected].

• Are you looking to improve your Speaking and Leadership skills? Come and check out the Ridge Meadows Community Christian Toast-masters Club every Tuesday at the Haney Presbyterian Church in Maple Ridge from 7:30 p.m. till 9:30 p.m. Please contact Julie at 604-462-1467.

• The Pitt Meadows Com-munity Association is looking for volunteers to work on our community events. These positions vary in responsibil-ity and are open to everyone. The group’s website is www.PMCAonline.com or see www.facebook.com/PittMead-owsCommunityAssociation.

• Attention all senior single men and women who would like to socialize and get together, please call Doris for more information at 604-465-4412.

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D Home Repairs D All types of carpentry

D Renovations

Call Mike 604 - 306 - 4468

300 LANDSCAPING

JAGUAR LANDSCAPINGLawn & Garden Service.

Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/ Res. (604)466-1369

Ed’s ROTOTILLING& LANDSCAPING*Rototilling *Levelling

*Gardens *Loader Work*Brush Cutter *Plowing

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300 LANDSCAPING

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

When QUALITY Mattersall soils are tested for Optimum

growing requirements.

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PICK-UP ...... or .... DELIVERY

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S. H. LANDSCAPINGTREE SERVICES

Trimming W Pruning W ToppingClean-up W Garbage Removal

Pressure WashingGardening

Flower Beds W Allan BlocksBark Mulch W River Lava Rock

Lawn CareWeeding W New Turf

Fertilizing W Moss ControlPower Raking W Aeration

FencingFree Estimate

20 years experience in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows

604.230.1634 or 604.467.3724

312 MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Interlawn Landscape ServicesCommercial / Res. 604-356-9273www.interlawnlandscapes.com

130 HELP WANTED

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All good quality clothing all under $10

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tools, books and much more!Friday, Saturday 11 am to 6 pm

Sundays 12:30 am to 6 pm


317 MISC SERVICES

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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DN PaintingTop Quality/Affordable Prices

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338 PLUMBING

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATINGH/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. 604-380-2932

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#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d/Ins. Local Plumber. Drains, gas, renos etc. Bonded. Chad 1-877-861-2423

BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

TOPSOIL• SCREENED TOPSOIL• MUSHROOM MANURE• BARK MULCH

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741 OFFICE/RETAIL


374 TREE SERVICES

TREE BROTHERSSPECIALIST

Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump

Grinding. Free Estimates.WCB/Fully Insured

$25 Off with this AdJerry, 604-500-2163

PETS

477 PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes!

All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.

Visit us at: fraservalleyhumanesociety.com

or call 1 (604)820-2977

YORKIE PUPPY, female, 12 weeks ,all shots current, $800. Call (604)824-9351

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

Octoberfest CostumesAuthentic Austrian Dirndls

for sale. (604)465-7782

STEEL BUILDINGS... “SUMMER MADNESS SALE!” All Buildings, All Models. You’ll think we’ve gone MAD DEALS. Call Now and get your DEAL. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

REAL ESTATE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

1989 14x70 in Ruskin MHP w/View Fam./Pet ok. $42,900 w/$575padFinancing avail. 604-830-1960

New SRI *1296 s/f Double wides fr $94,900. *New SRI 14’ wides

fr $72,900. Chuck 604-830-1960 www.glenbrookhomes.net

MANUFACTURED HOMES.MOBILE HOMES. MODULAR HOMES.

New SRI 14x60. $74,900. Pad rent $550/mo. 55+.

Call Chuck 604-830-1960

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms available $840/mo & $940/mo

Great LocationQueen Anne Apts.* Renovated Suites *

*Large *Clean *Very QuietIncludes: Heat, Hot Water

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MAPLE RIDGE Central. Spacious 1 bdrm, newly painted, nr all amens, insuite w/d, d/w, lrg patio, vaulted ceilings, sec u/g prk. Immed. Ns/Np $900/mo +utils. Also 2 bdrm avail $1050/mo + utils. 604-377-8135.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE - 247/Dewdney3 Bdrm house with box stall & outbuilding with electricity/plumbing on fenced 5 acres. Avail Nov 15th. $1500/mo. Call 778-999-1093 or 604-644-1092.

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

Maple Ridge Offi ce & Retail Space

Unbelievable Rates,Starting at $495/month.

Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf.Various downtown locations. Updated and well maintained.

Rick MedhurstRoyal LePage Realty

604-463-3000

RENTALS

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTHRooms from $445/mo. Fully Furn,

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

walk to commuter rail.

Haney Motor Hotel22222 Lougheed Hwy.,

Maple RidgeInquire in person between

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

749 STORAGE

Pitt Meadows Marina14179 Reichenback Rd

Moorage RentalYear or Semi-annual

Outdoor Storage Available Starting

At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks &

Trailers Launch Ramp with 3 lines and

ample parking for tracks and trailers Onsite Manager

604.465.7713752 TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1130/mo - $1235/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19250 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt call 604-465-1938

PITT MEADOWS 3 Bdrm T/H in quiet family complex, rent geared to income. N/P. Call: 604-465-4851

TRANSPORTATION

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2000 VW PASSAT for parts, runs, needs transmission, $1,000. obo. Call 604-302-3281.

2002 ACURA RSXSUPER CLEAN! School ready.

$5999. 604-561-0053.

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

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