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Racers of all ages sweptthrough Pitt Meadows thisweekend on their bicycles.

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Transport Canada will head up the investigation into a single-engine Cessna that flipped over during takeoff at the Pitt MeadowsRegional Airport on Saturday evening. All four occupants escaped without injury.

Emergency response

Airplane flipsduring takeoff

A pilot and three passengers escaped injurySaturday evening, when a single-engine Cessna172 out of Abbotsford tried aborting a failedtakeoff from Pitt Meadows Regional Airport.

The accident occurred just before 8 p.m. onthe west end of the runway, explained RCMPCpl. Alanna Dunlop.

The pilot was practising touch and goes witha loaded plane, when an issue arose. He wasn’table to accelerate sufficiently, and while abortingthe takeoff struck a runway light causing himto careen off the pavement into the soft grassyground.

The plane flipped over on its roof.While the people were able to climb out of the

aircraft themselves and appeared uninjured, theplane did suffer “substantial damage,”said Peter Murphy, the acting regionalmanager for the Transportation SafetyBoard of Canada.

The aircraft was recovered Mondayfor examination and further datais being compiled in what Murphydescribed as a “lowest level of investi-gation” by the federal agency.

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Hogarth wants reduced stream setbacks

Pitt Meadows 1914 to 2014: A City 100 years old and still growing strongIn today’s TIMES, Centennial coverage includes the attempts to break a world record in food collection… see page A13.

Council will talk aboutstreamside protection onApril 22.

by Maria [email protected]

Councillor Al Hogarth broughtforward a notice of motion atlast Tuesday’s council meetingsaying he wanted to replace theDistrict’s Streamside ProtectionRegulation (SPR) with theRiparian Area Regulation (RAR).

With council discussing theenvironmental management strat-egy, Hogarth said RAR wouldalign Maple Ridge with themajority of communities in the

province.“It’s more consistent with

what’s being done [in other com-munities],” Hogarth said.

But the streamside protectionthat the District currently hasbenefits Maple Ridge economic-ally, socially, and ecologically,explained Rod Stott, environ-mental planner with the District.

The streamside protection ruleswere developed by the federal,provincial, and municipal gov-ernments in conjunction withthe B.C. Biologists Association in2001.

Its purpose is to protect boththe fish and the fish habitat byplacing setbacks on riparianareas, Stott explained.

In 2005, Maple Ridge council

passed a resolution to adopt theSPR.

How big the setback is dependson the sensitivity of the watercourse and the fish habitat, Stottexplained.

Generally, the setbacks are 15or 30 metres, but in built-outareas, they can be as small asfive metres.

“The intent is not to stop orsterilize the building opportun-ities on the property,” Stott said.

The economic benefits to theDistrict and to taxpayers comefrom the large buffers that thestreamside protection offers,which helps with storm watermanagement, makes slopes morestable, and improves the air qual-ity, Stott said.

The setbacks can also beincorporated into the commun-ity greenway trail system so thatthe Districtdoesn’thave topurchaselarge tractsof land forthe trailnetwork.

In addi-tion, prop-erty valuesrise by15 to 20 percent when they are surroundedby healthy green areas.

But Hogarth is worried that cre-ating such large buffers increasesthe District’s area of responsibil-

ity and adds to the problem ofinvasive species by giving morespace for them to grow.

“Thenaturalenviron-ment hasbeen deci-mated byinvasivespecies,”Hogarthsaid,pointingout a lotof areas

have been taken over by black-berries.

The motion will come to coun-cil next Tuesday, April 22.• More: www.mrtimes.com, search “stream”

“The naturalenvironment hasbeen decimated byinvasive species.”Al Hogarth

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bail in conjunction with 13 charges he’sfacing stemming from a local and foreignchild pornography investigation. Neilappeared in Port Coquitlam provincialcourt on Thursday. His trial is set to bedetermined on April 24.

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Pythons leave RidgeTwo pythons that have been cared for

at Dewdney Animal Hospital in MapleRidge will be relocated to Ontario onWednesday. The two Burmese pythons,measuring seven feet and nine feet, wereseized by conservation officers last sum-mer under the Controlled Alien SpeciesAct.


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A Piikani Blackfoot poetworked with students inMaple Ridge.by Jean [email protected]

Artist in residence ZaccheusJackson does things his way inthe classroom.

The spoken word poet, whohales from Vancouver, broughthis creativity, spontaneity, andfun into the class of Grade 10to 12 students at Maple RidgeSecondary annex.

He has been coming to theschool once a month for twodays and works with students increative writing, poetry, perform-ance exercises, and more.

He teaches Grades 10 to 12in the morning and Grades 7through 9 in the afternoon.

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadowsis just one of four school dis-tricts around the province usingJackson’s unique style of teach-ing, which comes from nineyears of performing and eightyears of conducting workshops.The others are Chilliwack, NewWestminster and the SunshineCoast.

“The nature of performancepoetry is to share visceral experi-ences,” he said while taking a

break in the classroom. “It’smeant to be experienced live.”

This is the first year Jackson,36, of the Piikani BlackfootNation, has come to the MapleRidge-Pitt Meadows school dis-trict to share his craft.

The stu-dents iden-tify with itand seemto love it.Creativityhas no lim-its in thisclass andstudentsdrink upthe positivefeedback ontheir poetryand writingfrom theflamboyantinstructor.

Recently,they wereworking ontheir cre-ative writ-ing exercisebefore read-ing it for therest of the class.

“The writing is often personaland introspective,” said Jackson.“It’s getting people to share.”

This task was followed by spa-tial awareness exercises in the

school’s wrestling room, wherestudents were required to assesstheir immediate area with theireyes closed. Later there wereexercises in leadership and team-work.

“The thing I like best aboutspoken work,it’s a fantas-tic vehicle togive peoplepersonalconfidence,”said Jackson.“When youget on stage,it’s just whatyou bringto the stage,nothing elseand it high-lights yourown personalworth.”

All studentshave per-formed fromone time oranother infront of theirpeers in theclassroom.

“It pullsyouth out of their shell,” headded.

Over the last six months,Jackson has seen tremendouspersonal growth in most of hisstudents, including two who

have made personal disclosuresto him.

“They felt empowered to telltheir stories. It’s a very personalart form, that’s the nature of thespoken word.”

Being part of a group of like-minded people is also empow-ering for students, who learnstrategies that can be applied tothe real world.

“They’re more comfortablein front of the public,” Jacksonsaid. “It’s far more reaching thanjust being able to write a poem.It’s hard to quantify.”

This year, five Maple Ridgestudents, Scott Weatherby,Jaimee Bower, Jordin Taylor,Jessica Fernandez and ClarissaChubey, will be taking part inthe fourth annual Hullabaloo, a16-team inter-school poetry slamin Vancouver from April 24 to27.

“We feel it’s important togive students an end game, togo beyond the classroom,” saidJackson.

“It’s our flagship event andwe’re very proud of it,” headded. “It’s been absolutely stel-lar; they use the skills that wetaught them.”

For more on Hullabaloo,people can go online to www.youthslam.ca, and for more onspoken word see www.vancou-verpoetryhouse.com.

Education

Students open up via spoken word

Spoken word poetand instructorZaccheus Jacksoninteracts withstudents at MapleRidge Secondaryrecently.

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Spoken word poet and instructor ZaccheusJackson, left, chatted with student ScottWeatherby recently.

Urban planner speaksMark Lakeman, a national leader in

developing sustainable public places, willmake a presentation in Maple Ridge nextWednesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. To attendthe presentation, The Urban Food Forest& Our Agricultural Land Base, RSVP to PatShiratti at 604-467-7342.


For the recordMaple Ridge Councillor Corisa Bell

clarified that she will run for re-electionbut hasn’t decided whether she’ll run fora councillor position or for mayor. Sheplans to decide by June [Fall campaignoff to an early start, April 10 The TIMES].

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The Chamber of Commercepresented 10 businessexcellence awards Friday night.by Roxanne [email protected]

“I’m very humbled by thehonour,” said Canadian Tireowner Bryan Hutton, whowas crowned businesspersonof the year Friday night.

The acknowledgement washanded out during the annualBusiness Excellence Awardsnight hosted by Chamber ofCommerce Serving MapleRidge and Pitt Meadows.

Hutton and his wife Kathybuilt the Canadian Tire on the bor-der between Maple Ridge and Pitt

Meadows in 1997, and he describedit as a pleasure to have worked withand for the communities of MapleRidge and Pitt Meadows for 16 years.

When accepting the award, Huttonsaid the credit is shared with Kathyas well as their 90-member team that

help operate the store.“We’re thrilled obviously

about it because it meanswhat we’re doing in the storeand in the community is rightand we’re gaining the con-sumers’ confidence,” Huttonelaborated Monday from a golfcourse in Nevada.

“Kathy and I are both veryhonoured,” said Hutton,explaining that communityinvolvement has always beenimportant to them, includ-

ing their mutual participation in theRidge Meadows Hospital Foundation,

his involvement in with the HaneyRotary Club and the SalvationArmy’s community council, andKathy’s efforts as a volunteer withRidge Meadows Hospice.

Hutton also lauded the growth ofthe company’s national JumpStartprogram since its inception in 2005.

Locally, he and his team have gonefrom a budget of $5,000 and helpinga handful of under-privileged kidsparticipate in sports that first year, tonow. Last year they raised $30,000locally, and aided 165 local children.

His JumpStart target for this year isto raise $55,000 and help even more.

In addition to the award presentedto Hutton on Friday, there were aseries of other awards given out.

• The full list of winners and picturesare available online at: www.mrtimes.com,

search “Hutton”

Business excellence

Canadian Tire owner crowned businessperson of the year

Canadian Tire owners Bryan and Kathy Hutton were overjoyed when Bryanwas crowned businessperson of the year at a chamber excellence event.

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The TIMES surveyedcurrent council members ontheir plans for this fall.

by Eric [email protected]

All but one member of PittMeadows council have alreadycommitted to seeking re-electionto their current positions, comethis November’s municipal elec-tion

The lone councillor to hold outon a definite decision was GwenO’Connell.

“I have not decided yet,” shesaid. “I will be making a deci-sion by the end of summer.”

When it comes to topics of

discussion, the mayor and coun-cillors all agree that the topicof the North Lougheed Corridorshould be a focal point of thisyear’s election discussions anddebate.

The topic of taxation will alsobe a key talking point for themayor and council.

Councillor Dave Murray said

he would also like to see somediscussion regarding a post-sec-ondary institution “on this sideof the river.”

Coun. Janis Elkerton wouldlike to see diversification ofthe tax base with a focus on“encouraging clean industrialgrowth.”

Coun. Bruce Bell said key

topics of discussion and debatefor him are the issues of trans-portation and taxes.

Coun. Tracy Miyashita saidcouncil needs to focus on long-term financial stability and astrong local economy.

Mayor Deb Walters said busi-ness development and expan-sion should continue, and future

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accomplishments during thisterm, councillors Bell, O’Connell,and Miyashita, as well as MayorWalters all pointed to the newPitt Meadows Seniors Centre asone example.•More at www.mrtimes.com, search “PItt”

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David MurrayPitt Meadows councillor

Bruce BellPitt Meadows councillor

Gwen 0’ConnellPitt Meadows councillor

Janis ElkertonPitt Meadows councillor

Tracy MiyashitaPitt Meadows councillor

Deb WaltersPitt Meadows mayor

Hot Button IssuesLeading up to this fall’s municipalelection, The TIMES will be askingcurrent elected officials to answerquestions about key issues.This week, we are asking Pitt Meadowscouncil whether taxes are too high forservices they receive. If so, how shouldthis be changed?

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RCMP from both Maple Ridge andLangley are investigating robberies thatappear to be the work of the same set ofthieves.

At about 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, a loneman entered the Chevron gasstation in the 20500 block ofLougheed Highway.

After threatening the clerkwith a weapon, the banditstole an undisclosed amount ofmoney and lottery tickets.

He left the gas station ina silver-grey car, possibly aPontiac Sunfire, driven by afemale accomplice.

A short time later, atabout 12:30 a.m. a similarlydescribed man entered a northLangley Chevron station byshattering the locked glass door.

He then smashed the front counterglass case with a hammer and took morethan $400 in lottery tickets and made off

with the coin drawer as well.The vehicle observed in this robbery

was a dark red car, possibly a Honda.The bandit is described as a Caucasian

man in his late 20s or early 30s, about5 ft. 8 in. tall with a mediumbuild, no facial hair, and darkcoloured eyes, wearing a darkhoodie with the word “shady”written on the front, blue jeans,and tan-coloured boots.

The man appeared to havelong, dark-coloured hair.

“There is good evidence toindicate this is the same maleand female who are responsiblefor both robberies, so Langleyand Ridge Meadows RCMPinvestigators will be teamingup to solve these incidents,”

said Ridge Meadows RCMP Cpl. AlannaDunlop.

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Trustees need to slash$5 million from theirbudget for next year.by Maria [email protected]

Cuts to staff, a sum-mer literacy program, anddipping into reserves aresome of the proposals tobalance the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school dis-trict budget.

The board of educationhas proposed cuts to theschool district to make upfor a $5 million budget

shortfall for 2014/15.Salaries in school district

42 will increase by $1.84million, student fundingwill drop by $440,000because of declining enrol-ment, services and sup-plies will go up $290,000– these along with otherfactors costing $2.45 mil-lion is forcing the schooldistrict to find savings of$5.02 million.

To balance the budget,the board has proposeda reduction of 9.5 full-time equivalent teachersresulting from a change instaffing allocation, saving$910,000.

The number of ESLteachers will also bereduced by changing thestaffing formulas.

Reductions will alsocome to clerical staff andcareer planning assistants.

The school board is con-sidering using $820,000 inreserves, deferring spend-ing by $400,000, whichwill include a 15 percent reduction of schoolbudgets.

Reading Racers, a sum-mer literacy program, willbe cancelled this summerif the trustees approvethese cuts.• More online at www.mrtimes.com

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School board proposes cuts

Cpl. Alanna DunlopRidge Meadows RCMP


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Our View

Tory vs Toryon elections

When the federal Conservatives triedto brand everything they touched withthe phrase “the Harper government,”we didn’t know they were even exclud-ing other Conservatives.

Yet the Tories are increasingly aparty divided, with little backbenchrebellions and constituency fights multi-plying, almost as if the previously disci-plined Conservatives were the fractiousLiberals of the recent past.

The most recent split comes cour-tesy of the Conservatives in the Senate.They are pushing back against the FairElections Act, asking for changes to thecontroversial document.

The Fair Elections Act has beenhighly criticized for reducing the abilityof Elections Canada to promote voting,to warn Canadians about problems withelections as they arise, and for givingexisting parties too much power. It hasalso been criticized for making it harderfor those without a lot of conventionalID to vote.

Now a Senate committee, composedmostly of Conservatives, has asked for alaundry list of changes.

Among other things, they wantcompanies and parties that send outrobocalls to hold onto their records forthree years instead of one, and theywant photos of candidates on ballots forthose with trouble reading, among otherchanges.

We might go farther, but it’s a goodstart.

It’s also the latest in a series of criti-cisms by people who are either admiredTory icons, like Preston Manning, orwidely respected across the country,like former auditor general SheilaFraser. The Harper government hastaken a very aggressive line, as it hason many past pieces of legislation.

It seems that many Conservatives,at least on this issue, are finding them-selves wishing that they were dealingwith a Conservative government, notthe Harper one.

M.C.

An old man was walking alongthe beach, enjoying the mid-mor-ning sunshine as the tide slowlyreceded.

The sun reflecting off the sandand rocks beneath his feet wasalready raising a film of sweat onhis brow.

Today was going to be ascorcher.

A little way ahead, a boy wasthrowing things into the water.

As he got closer, he noticed itwas starfish – the boy was throw-ing starfish into the water.

“Why are you doing that?” asked the man.“I’m saving the starfish,” said the boy. “It’s

going to be an unusually low tide, and the sun isgoing to be particularly hot.”

“There’s thousands of them,” said the oldman. “You can’t save ’em all.”

“No,” said the boy, as he flipped another star-fish as far as he could into the receding waters,“but at least I saved that one.”

The old man smiled and continued down thebeach.

And this is where the old story changes into anew reality.

The old man hesitated, looked back at the boy,and pulled out his cellphone.

He punched in a number: “Hi, Martha. GrabHarry and the kids and come on down to thebeach. It’s going to be an unusually low tide anda particularly hot day, and there are thousandsof starfish that will die unless we help them.”

He bent down, picked up a starfish, and tossedit into the waves.

“Hurry,” he added.Soon he was joined by Martha and Harry and

his two grandchildren, Molly and Ralphie, andthey were all tossing dozens and dozens of star-fish into the water.

A thought occurred to Harry. He pulled outhis smart phone, took a picture of some of thestarfish stranded on the beach and posted it

on Facebook with a note: “It’sgoing to be an unusually low tidetoday, and the sun is particularlyhot. These starfish need saving!”

Immediately, his Facebookfriends “liked” his post andadded encouraging comments.

Some shared his post with theirfriends.

Molly smiled, “That’s a greatidea, Dad, and you should tweetthat post, too.”

More people started showingup on the beach, tossing starfishinto the receding tide.

Several of the newcomers pulled out theirsmart phones and took pictures, posting themto Facebook and Twitter and other social mediasites. A few shot bits of video and added it to themix. Almost immediately, it became a big hit onYouTube.

Before long, there were thousands of peopleon the beach, throwing starfish into the watersahead of the ebbing tide.

The atmosphere was festive – some streetperformers had even come down, and therewas singing and dancing and jugglers and a guywho evoked much laughter by following peoplearound, exactly mimicking the way each wasthrowing starfish into the water.

And then all the starfish were saved.And all the people started to leave, until the

boy was all alone on the beach once again.The boy looked around at the shellfish and

baby crabs that had been crushed by the starfishsaviours’ feet.

He looked at the broken bottles and the plas-tic wrappings and the beer cans they had leftbehind.

Then he spotted a sand dollar that somehowhadn’t been broken by the thousands of feet thathad pounded the beach in search of starfish tosave. He picked it up and gently placed it intothe now-incoming tide.

“Well, at least I saved that one,” he said.

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Dear Editor,Having attended a Maple

Ridge workshop and listenedto the consultant’s report onour city developing a quay,and Councillor MichaelMorden’s proposal to do itin the Albion area of 240thStreet, I disagree with him.

I would like to see thisdevelopment in the PortHaney area, at 224th Street,similar to North Vancouver’sLonsdale Quay, which is anatural extension of theirmain street, Lonsdale, lead-ing up to the vibrant area ofshops, etc.

Our main downtown street

is 224th, and this would bea perfect extension down tothe Maple Ridge Quay, ourtransportation hub with theWest Coast Express – simi-lar to LonsdaleQuay which hasthe Seabus ter-minal with a busloop connectingit to downtownVancouver.

The consultantin his report hasstressed the need to pre-serve our industrial lands,which are South Albion. Iagree with him, and think itis wise to keep it for indus-

try.He also feels the Port

Haney area would be asensible extension of ourdowntown core, and would

be in line with whatour OCP has recom-mended, i.e. build-ing our density inthe downtown core,thereby avoidingurban sprawl, andall of the costs asso-ciated with this.

You don’t like your taxesgoing up; well, urban sprawlcauses your taxes to go up,it has been proven in studyafter study.

The Huang family isworking on a Holiday InnHotel right down there, andthat could be the catalystto transforming it into avibrant and economicallysustainable area with shopsand amenities for everyoneto enjoy – as opposed to anarea from which we con-tinually get stories aboutdrug dealers costing our citymillions in police and fireservices.

The downtown core needsa facelift: the Maple RidgeCity Quay is the answer,and Port Haney is the loca-tion. Yes, I do live in thisarea – and I want it trans-formed.

Why do you think our toprealtors, like Ron Antalekand Al Hogarth, have realestate holdings in this area?They know a “goldmine”when they see it. And, theyare right; this is the area todevelop, let’s do it!John E. McKenzie, Maple Ridge

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Maple Ridge

Council no place for cat fightsDear Editor,

The immature cat-fight of experienced Councillors Ashlieand Dueck towards Corisa Bell is becoming tiresome and awaste of tax dollars.

There is a limit of $5,000 per year in allowable expensesper councillor for the three years they are on council. Thefunds are to attend courses and conventions to further theirknowledge and become more experienced representativesfor the citizens of Maple Ridge. The fight is about goingover the allotted amount of the expense claims.

Three years equals $15,000. Unless there is a specificclause stating otherwise, that it is per year versus per term.Ms. Bell has spent $12,847 and has just over $2,000 remain-ing of the available expense limit. As long as the money isbeing properly spent on courses and functions that furtherone’s experience, I don’t see any problem.

If Ashlie and Dueck are so experienced in all aspects ofbeing a city councillor and they’re overflowing with know-ledge that they want to share with newer council members,perhaps they should do it in a positive, civil manner.

They should try being professional and performing theirduties to the best of their abilities where they will benefitall the residents of Maple Ridge.

There is no place on council for their childish fights.Al Uglanica, Maple Ridge

Dear Editor,A man and wife come

home from work, wearyfrom the day at the office.They heat up some leftoversin the microwave.

The cellphone rings. Heanswers and hears, “Hey,buddy, turn on your TV, theCanucks are playing.”

He turns on the TV byremote, and stands in frontof it to watch the game.

He peers through themicrowave window to seehow the food is comingalong – almost done.

His friend is still on thephone, as they discuss the

hockey game. He checks hiscomputer for an e-mail hisbuddy sent him.

OK, let’s recap what hasoccurred: his microwavecooks his food at 4.5 mil-lion cycles per second. Hisexposure is very low to thisfrequency, so harm to himis almost non-existent.

His cellphone, minimallyexposing him to between900 and 1800 megahertz.

The remote for the TVsends and receives a signalranging from 300 MHz tothree gigahertz. His expos-ure is virtually non-existent,but there is some.

His TV operates at 447to 1002 megs – again, hisexposure is low.

While all this was goingon, something occurred onthe outside of his home. Itwas a 30-second signal, justonce. He was not even closeto it, so it had no effect onhis health whatsoever.

His “smart meter” toldBC Hydro his current powerconsumption for the day.The frequency is similar tohis home’s devices, but ittakes 20 years of exposureto a smart meter signal onceper day to equal exposure toa cellphone in 30 minutes.The health risk is none.

People don’t think, whenthey become fearful ofsomething, especially whenthey don’t understand it. Icall it the Gabriola Effect.

A cell tower was erectedon Gabriola Island, andmany residents claimed tohave dizzy spells, sick stom-ach, headaches, and such.

They complained to thecompany – but the electricalportion had not yet beeninstalled, so the tower wasnot yet operational.

The mind produces thesymptoms. It is psycho-somatic: the Gabriola Effect.

Richard Mead, Maple Ridge

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Last week, whilelying at home in bedrecovering from a hipreplacement, I ended

up watching the NDP burningup our tax dollars.

It was a last-ditch effort tohelp Burnaby Mayor DerekCorrigan stop effective transitplanning again.

In Victoria, the legislature isin session, which costs us taxpayers a lotof money.

I was fascinated watching the par-liamentary channel when MLA KathyCorrigan and MLA Shane Simpson pulleda tag-team filibuster.

They were trying to prevent MinisterTodd Stone from amending the legislationthat runs transit to give mayors all of thepower they asked for.

The Companion Legislation, Bill 22 andBill 23, requires TransLink to make a 30-year plan for the region, cost out the pro-jects, and lay out time frames.

This is revolutionary.Mayor Corrigan, along with Vancouver

support, has just about enough votes torun it the way they want.

As one can see from the current transitsystem, planning has been focused aroundBurnaby and Vancouver. The CanadaLine, which the Corrigan group opposed,had to be forced down TransLink’s throatand Vancouver made it as expensive as itcould. Eventually, even Corrigan had toallow the short expansion to Surrey.

During the debate, the NDP blamed thefailure of TransLink on Kevin Falcon’sattempt to re-organize TransLink in 2007.

They forget to mention that before2007 the board of directors – managed byCorrigan – prevented the senior staff frompresenting a 30-year plan to the board.

I know. I had the pleasure of serv-

ing nine months on theTransLink board before itwas replaced in 2007.

The atmosphere I identifiedwas a very frustrated, profes-sional staff with a feudingboard of directors.

In my opinion, Corriganwas bullying the board, verysuccessfully.

For hours, the two NDPMLAs threw dozens of such irrelevantquestions that even children would realizethey were just wasting time.

In Bill 22 all of the powers of the boardof directors have been given to the may-ors, except one.

They do not have final approval of theiryearly budget.

By the screaming, you would think thatwas torture. While leaving all the currentfundraising decisions to the TransLinkboard that they have authority to usenow, the increases will continue to be upto them.

Bill 23 requires that, if the transit boardwants any additional taxing powers, theyhave to present the previously mentioned30-year plan to the voters and ask for con-sent by referendum.

MLA Corrigan went as far as to say incriticizing the bill that it was undemocrat-ic. Minister Stone seems to be holding upquite well, and maybe, just maybe, MapleRidge will be able to see the transit planthat TransLink has in mind for 30 yearsfrom now.

In 2007 we did get a proposed transitline on the map written into our commun-ity plan. The way things are going, I won-der if in 30 years Maple Ridge will evenhave a direct bus. Just saying…Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in the print and/oronline versions of The TIMES. Reactions can be emailed c/o

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Pitt Meadows fire chief DonJolley and Ridge MeadowsRCMP Const. KristaDoncaster were at theswearing-in ceremony forthe Katzie chief and councilon April 1 at the Katzielong house.

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Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters, Alouette Addictions executive directorAnnika Polegato, and Ridge Meadows RCMP Insp. Dan Splinter were at the

Katzie long house for the swearing-in ceremony of the chief and council.


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Bill Archibald, Peggy Lambert, Wendy Cook, and Kathie Rodway were

congratulated by Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin on their volunteerefforts with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows-Katzie seniors network. They

were recognized for their contribution to the health and well-being of

seniors in the community during volunteer week.

Maria Rantanen/TIMESKatzie Chief Susan Miller enjoyed thebuffet dinner before the swearing-inceremony for herself and the Katzieband council on April 1 at the longhouse in south Pitt Meadows.

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Katzie Councillors Robyn Green, Peter A. James, Chief Susan Miller,and Councillor Rick Bailey were sworn in on April 1 at the Katzie longhouse. Here they were flanked by Ridge Meadows RCMP officers Insp.Dan Splinter and Const. Krista Doncaster.

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A world-record attempt brought outthe City’s giving spirit on Saturday.by Eric [email protected]

It may have fallen somewhatshort of its lofty goal, but don’tcall Saturday’s food drive a failure.

The drive took place under sunnyskies, and was Pitt Meadows’ crack at aGuinness world record for the most foodcollected during a one-day food drive.

Even before 9 a.m., the official starttime of the event, food, boxes, and peoplewere already gathering at Wesbrooke– the main drop-off location for the drive.

Spearheaded by Pitt Meadows

Councillor Gwen O’Connell, the eventbrought out a host of volunteers whohandled everything from loading trucks to

weighing boxes.The goal was 600,000 pounds of

food. The total amount collectedthis weekend was 23,000 pounds.

“What an awesome day it was,”said O’Connell.

“(I’m) so happy with everyone andthe 23,000 pounds of food we collected.”

She thanked everyone involved.All the food will go to the Friends

In Need Food Bank, and will help “somuch,” she added.

Food was also collected at various loca-tions throughout the City, and was thenbrought back to the Wesbrooke for tally.

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Sgt. Bruce McCowan, Constables Mike Moore, Tom Sparks, and JordanMullen, Staff Sgt. Dale Somerville, as well as Constables Mike Turner andEric Obermayer were at the Alexa’s Team event last week in South Surrey.

Seven local Mountieswere acknowledged.by Maria [email protected]

Seven Ridge MeadowsRCMP officers were hon-oured last Wednesdayas part of Alexa’s Team,which recognizes officerswho get drunk drivers offthe road.

Alexa’s Team is aninitiative of the Middelaerfamily – who lost theirfour-year-old daughter ina drunk driving incident– the Justice Institute ofB.C., and ICBC. B.C. policewho have taken 12 drunkdrivers off the road in ayear are honoured.

Ridge Meadows RCMPConst. Moore was recog-nized for getting 27 drunkdrivers off the road.

During the ceremony,the police officers thinkback to Alexa and herinnocence – it’s a “time toreflect,” Moore said.

“It’s kind of a sombreremembrance of what canhappen when people drinkand drive,” he said.

The police officers whoare recognized at the eventare a group who are “pas-sionate and dedicated totaking drunk drivers offthe road,” Moore said.

Seven Ridge Meadowsas well as one who justjoined the local force com-ing from the Port Manndetachment were amongthose honoured last week.

Moore, Constables EricObermayer and TomSparks from the trafficdivision and ConstablesJordan Mullen and MikeTurner from general dutydivision were at the eventon Wednesday.

Two other RidgeMeadows officers,Constables Mark Brissonand Bruce Trotzuk, bothwith the traffic division,also made Alexa’s Teambut weren’t able to attendthe ceremony.• More: www.mrtimes.com, search “Alexa”

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HOLY SATURDAY (April 19)Confession: 10 a.m.The Blessing of the Food: 11:00 a.m.Divine Mercy Novena: 11:15 a.m.Great Easter Vigil: 9.00 p.m.

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April 15: Writers’ group• Golden Ears Writers meet in the lobby ofThe ACT, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge,from 7 to 9 p.m. The group holds monthlyevents and workshops designed to build andnurture the local writing community. Info:www.facebook.com/goldenearswriters.

April 16: Sustainability• Mark Lakeman, a national leader indeveloping sustainable public places, willmake a presentation in Maple Ridge. Thepublic is invited to a thought-provoking pres-entation and networking event from 6:30 to 9p.m. at Maple Ridge council chambers, 11995Haney Pl. Info: Dave Speers at 604-467-7433.

April 16: Resumes• WorkBC Employment Services Centre andthe Maple Ridge Library offer a workshopfrom 5 to 7 p.m. on creating a resume thatemployers will notice. This workshop willbe held at WorkBC at #170-22470 DewdneyTrunk Rd., Maple Ridge, located next to thelibrary. Bring a current resume on a USBstick or email it to a web-accessible email.For ages 15 to 30. Register for this program atthe Maple Ridge Library: 604-467-7417.

April 16: Garden club• Maple Ridge Garden Club meets at 7p.m. (doors open at 6:30) at FraserviewCommunity Centre. The speaker for themonth is Linda Lundeberg speaking on herbs.Guest drop-in fee is $3. Everyone is welcome.Info: 604-467-2956.

April 16-19: Xtreme Theatre• Xtreme Theatre presents its juniors’ showWilly Wonka Junior. The show is at 7 p.m.on April 16 and 17 and at 2 and 7 p.m. onApril 19 at The ACT. Tickets: www.theact-mapleridge.org or 604-476-2787.

April 17: Cycling advocacy• HUB Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows holdsits monthly meeting in the Alouette Room,Maple Ridge Library from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.Their mandate is to make cycling betterthrough education, action, and events.

April 18: Friday Night Dancing• Come join Robyn’s drop-in dance classesat The ACT to learn and practice everythingfrom ballroom to swing. Info: www.theact-mapleridge.org or call 604-476-2787.

April 19: Dancing• I Love to Dance’s Easter dance includes aline dance lesson at 6:30 p.m. and a jive les-son from Robyn Picard from 7 to 8 p.m. atthe Ridge Meadows Seniors Activity Centre,12150 224th St., Maple Ridge. Info: www.ilovetodance.ca or Ray at 604-836-7295.

Hospital volunteers needed• Ridge Meadows Hospital is accepting vol-unteer applications until May 30, 2014. Go towww.fraserhealth.ca and search for About Us>Get Involved to find out how to apply, orcall 604-466-7911.

Ladies golf• From April to mid October, Ladies Golftakes place on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. at MapleRidge Golf Course. Info: Elaine at 604-477-0544 or Esther at 604-465-3343 or emailElaine at [email protected].

Youth film festival• Youth are invited to make six to 10 minutevideos for the Youth Vision Film Festival,sponsored by GETI and Cinema Politica RidgeMeadows. The video should depict an aspectof the future. Entries must be submitted byApril 28. Info: Oosha Ramsoondar at [email protected] or Richard Farrance [email protected].

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The two-and-a-half-year-old bassethound is just one of the many dogs thatwill be locked out when the parks com-mission closes Volker Park to off-leashdogs within the next two months.

“That makes me sad to hear that,” saidLuna’s owner Bethany Williams.

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The decision was made on Thursdaynight, when the parks commission“voted to give a posted two-monthnotice to close the dog park, because ofthe untenable situation this has causedthe neighbourhood,” said Maple RidgeCouncillor Michael Morden.

Boag said that there were two neigh-bourhood spokespeople at the meeting,along with a number of area residents,who “presented a case why that dogoff-leash park should not continue to beused.”

Boag added that the decision “wasn’tan easy one and was debated for quitesome time.”

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Clear skies and warmtemperatures were thebackdrop to a cycling-filledweekend in Pitt Meadows.

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Last year they fought wind,rain, and the elements.

And this year, though the coursewas still as grueling as ever, atleast participants in Local Ride’sTime Trial and Barry’s Roubaixwere riding under sunny skies.

Saturday featured the AirportTime Trial, an individual roadtime trial event in Pitt Meadows.

The event, which took placefrom 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., was usedby riders as a training tool tofine-tune their training, form, andstrategy before the main competi-tive season hits.

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event’s main organizer, noted theorder of riders went in categor-ies, beginning with children, thenwomen’s, then the men’s cat-egory, and finally the pro men’scategory.

Lyster added this year’s week-end featured some special guests.

“We’re really lucky this year,”he said on Saturday.

“The last rider to go off today isthe reigning Canadian time trialsnational champion, and I thinkthis will be one of his first chan-ces to wear the national jersey.”

Competitors were busy trainingand warming up for their race atthe various team tents, once theraces started it was go time.

“The race itself is only 15 to 20minutes,” he explained. “So youneed to be completely warmed upright away.”

Lyster said that he had alreadypedaled for an hour and a halfon Saturday morning, and was inthe middle of another 30-minutewarm up when he spoke with the

TIMES.“It’s a sprint,” he said. “As soon

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Sunday’s Roubaix “was the bestever, weather wise,” said Lyster.

“It was a faster, harder race,and everyone was in really goodspirits.”

Lyster also acknowledged thesupport from Pitt Meadows inhelping with the event’s success.

“The city is just so supportive ofthis,” he said.

Lyster said some notable guestscame out to enjoy the weekend’sevents, including Olympic cyclistJasmin Glaesser and Olympicmountain biker Alison Sydor.

It’s been five years now sinceBarry’s Roubaix began in its cur-rent form.

Prior to that, it was knownas Harris Roubaix, and the raceinvolved cyclists on Harris Road.

Lyster explained that since thecourse moved to its current route,it’s a lot better traffic, route, and

participant-wise.“With a growing City popula-

tion, organizing routes for theseraces is always a challenge,” hesaid.

The Roubaix winner in the openmen’s 12 category, a race distanceof 110.75 km, divided into 12 lapsof 9.23 km, was Greg Christian.

The women’s victor was SandraWalter.

In the 3 men’s category – a totaldistance of 73.83 km, divided intoeight laps of 9.23 km, Max Dusotook top spot.

Curtis Dearden, Kelly Jablonski,Maggie Coles-Lyster, and BrodieHay were the top finishers in thefour time trials categories.

Up next in Local Ride’s cyclingseries: Race the Ridge on April 26and 27.

Voted by Pedal Magazine as“one of the best race events of2013,” the event is a flagshipspring event in the community.

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