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Tuesday, May 27, 2014Among the many festivities planned for the

upcoming Pitt Meadows Dayon June 7, Wesbrooke isintroducing a car show.

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A team of canoeists, led by Pitt Meadows’ own Chris Cooper, departs Sunday ona 90-day expedition to Alaska. The trek is designed to bring awareness of the life that exists

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Police files

Mountieshunting formale driver

Police are asking thepublic for help identify-ing a man who sloweddown his car and calleda young girl at 122ndAvenue and 228thStreet just after 11 a.m.last Wednesday.

The man didn’t askthe girl to get in the caror get out of his car,said Ridge MeadowsRCMP Sgt. JenniferHyland.

“However, this typeof behaviour is veryalarming to both thechild’s parents andpolice. Investigatorsneed to know who thisperson is, and makesure he is fully awarethis is not the rightthing to do,” she added.

The man is describedas dark skinned in hismid 20s with a med-ium build, short clean-cut dark hair and atrimmed beard. He waswearing a red T-shirtwith a white logo. Thecar was a silver, newermodel compact, pos-sibly a Nissan.

Anyone with informa-tion is asked to call theRCMP at 604-463-6251.

Education ministerwants a resolution atthe negotiating table.by Maria [email protected]

Schools will not be insession in Maple Ridgeand Pitt Meadows today(Tuesday, May 27) asteachers are out on strike.

Rotating strikes aretaking place across theprovince, and today is theday for school district 42teachers to put up theirpicket signs.

The labour strifebetween teachers and theprovince escalated lastweek when the provinceannounced it is cuttingwages by 10 per cent andlocking teachers out dur-ing some non-instructionaltime.

The B.C. Public SchoolEmployers’ Association(BCPSEA) sent a letter toBCTF president Jim Ikerstating if teachers moveto phase two of their jobaction this week – rotatingstrikes – they will lose 10per cent of their pay.

In addition, they won’tbe allowed in the schoolmore than 45 minutesbefore school starts and 45minutes after school ends.

Teachers will also notbe allowed to work duringrecess and lunch.

A lockout also will takeplace on June 25 and 26 inall secondary schools.

George Serra, pres-ident of the Maple RidgeTeachers’ Association(MRTA), questionedwhether BCPSEA under-

stood the impact it wouldhave on things likeupcoming three-day camp-ing trips.

But aside from bargain-ing where there will be“give and take,” Serrasaid there is an ideologyinvolved.

The union believes thateducation is underfunded,teachers need to be finan-cially compensated as wellas in other jurisdictions,and that class size andcomposition issues are tied

to good working condi-tions.

“Those are principleswe are not going to budgeon,” Serra said. “It’s notjust bargaining – we’retalking about an ideologyof public education.”

In his letter to Iker,Michael Marchbank, thepublic administrator forBCPSEA, said the BCTFis asking for $646 mil-lion in salary and benefitincreases, which is equiva-lent to 21.5 per cent over

four years – four timesthe rate of increase thatother unions are receiving.(Serra told The TIMES lastweek that they are askingfor between 12 and 13 percent over four years.)

Last week, BCPSEAchanged its term of agree-ment from 10 years tosix and offered a signingbonus to teachers.

“BCPSEA wants toachieve a negotiated settle-ment before the end ofthis school year in order

to provide stability forstudents, parents, andteachers,” the letter to Ikerstated.

Education MinisterPeter Fassbender said it’s“unfortunate” the BCTFis shutting down schoolswith rotating strikes.

“Parents and studentsdon’t deserve this disrup-tion. We should be resolv-ing this dispute at thenegotiating table, not inthe classroom or on thepicket line,” he added.

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Strike hits local schools today

Suzanne Hall,second vice-president ofthe MRTA,Joel Olson, ateacher fromHighland ParkElementary,and ToddPatrick, firstvice-presidentof the MRTAwere showingthe signs thatwill be usedon today(Tuesday) inthe MapleRidge-PittMeadows schooldistrict whenteachers stagea one-daystrike.

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Mountie on trialA Mountie is on trial after crashing

his vehicle. Victor Joseph Cunha wasinvolved in a crash in West Vancouver in2012 after allegedly drinking. Cunha isalso on a peace bond in conjunction withan incident in Maple Ridge in June 2013when he allegedly caused another person“fear of injury/damage by another per-son,” according to court records.


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For 60 years, cadetshave taken part in anannual ceremony.

by Eric [email protected]

Maranda Reyes saidit was the “family vibe”that contributed to a“successful and upliftingyear,” for her and the restof the 583 CoronationSquadron of the RoyalCanadian Air Cadets.

And on Saturday after-noon, the 60th annualceremonialreview (ACR)of the squadrontook place.

Held at PittMeadowsRegional Airport,at the PacificRim AviationAcademy, thetwo-hour cere-mony includeda general salute,the playing of the nationalanthem, cadet inspec-tions, demonstrations,and presentations ofawards.

For 18-year-old cadetcommander Reyes, theannual ceremony heldpersonal and specialmeaning.

She explained it washer last ACR, after fouryears of being part of theprogram.

Though she can’timagine not having beenpart of the organization,her involvement with the583 Coronation Squadroncame about almost by

accident.“My dad found cadets

on the Internet,” sheexplained.

“He told my brotherand I to try it out for ayear, and if we didn’t likeit, we could quit.”

She said she was nerv-ous when she first joined,but after her first sum-mer decided she couldn’tleave because of all thefriends she’d alreadymade and the leaderswho “really changed mylife.”

She added her positionas cadet commanderdidn’t come without a lotof hard work and initia-

tive on her part.“I had to be really disci-

plined and respectful toget to where I am,” shesaid.

“It was a lot of timededicated, and a lot offocus on the kids.”

On Saturday, Reyes’hard work, initiative,and contribution to thesquadron was recognizedwhen she was presentedwith the Lord Strathconamedal.

“It’s the highest medala cadet can receive, asidefrom the medal of brav-ery,” she explained.

“This means so muchto me.”

Though moving on,Reyes isn’t quite ready topart ways with the organ-ization.

“I could always comeback as an officer,” shesaid.

Her fellow cadet, IanPark echoed the signifi-cance of the occasion.

Park, who receivedthree medals during theceremony, said the pro-gram had become an inte-gral part of his life duringhis four-and-a-half yearinvolvement with it.

Park’s three medalsincluded a cadet legionmedal of excellence, aswell as a pilot scholar-ship award, which heexplained gives him achance to obtain a singleengine small aircraftlicense, and finally, theprovincial first aid award,for his role as captain inthe first aid team’s suc-

cess at the provincialcompetition where theyplaced first for the firsttime ever.

“I had a really goodteam behind me,” he saidof the competition.

Park is off to UBC nextyear, but said he’ll “defin-itely try” to stay with theprogram next year, “justbecause it’s really fun.”

Commanding officerCapt. Mike Palmer spoketo the cadets, thankingthem for their efforts.

“We couldn’t haveasked for a better venueto hold an ACR of aircadets than here,” hesaid.

“I think all of us wantto jump in a plane now,and go for a quick flight,”Palmer concluded.

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Dog owners will go before MapleRidge council tonight to contest adecision to close a park to dogs.By Eric [email protected]

The decision may be made to closethe park, but opponents to the plan

aren’t ready to give up on Volker dogpark just yet.

They say the next step is to nowbring their case before Maple Ridgecouncil in the form of a presentationplanned for tonight.

“We’re going to ask for an appealto the decision,” said presenter NancyPatrick.

She said she’s always trustedcouncil to make decisions based on

both sides of a story, and added shedoesn’t feel that was the case withthe decision to close the Volker off-leash area in early June.

The decision to close the park wasmade in April and a two-month clos-ure notice was posted at the park.

Though Mayor Ernie Daykin didn’tpersonally vote for the closure, hesaid he had to respect the democraticprocess.

Volker Park

Fight for off-leash park goes to council

Flight Sgt Derek Boeled the cadet band onSaturday.Cadet commanderMaranda Reyes(inset) was presentedwith the LordStrathcona medal inrecognition of all herwork.

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Every available firefighter was calledout to help fight a commercialbuilding blaze Monday afternoon.by Roxanne [email protected]

The cause of a fire was still being inves-tigated late Monday, after flames rippedthrough the second floor of Albion FlatsLandscape Supply.

Every available firefighter from all threeMaple Ridge firehalls was called to helpquash the commercial structure fire inthe 23500 block of Lougheed Highway atabout 2:30 p.m. Monday, said fire chiefDane Spence. Westbound traffic wasdetoured around the scene for hours.

“It’s too soon to tell what started thefire. It’s just too early to tell... we’re stillmopping up,” Spence told The TIMES justmoments before press deadline.

There are a series of buildings on site.The flames were restricted to a barn-likestructure on the southwest corner of thelot, but he was still unclear of the damage.

In the meantime, fire officials are wrap-ping up their investigation into a residen-tial house fire in the 12200 block of 228thStreet at about 3 a.m. on Friday.

No one was home at the time of thefire, and consequently the blaze wasn’tdiscovered until a passing Mountie spottedflames breaking through the roof.

Fire and smoke damage is extensiveto the top floor, but Spence said it’s notbelieved suspicious. He believed it startedin or around the dryer.

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BC Liberals held the annual partyconvention in Kelowna this weekend.by Rob ShawSpecial to The TIMES

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA DougBing advocated for single mothers onincome assistance at this past weekend’sLiberal convention in Kelowna.

But, in the end, his resolution nevermade it to the convention floor for debate.

Bing and his riding asso-ciation members had penned aresolution that criticized theirown government’s stance onclawing back child support pay-ments for single mothers onincome assistance.

“We think that child povertyis an issue in the province,” saidBing before the policy discus-sion. “And we feel it’s time tohave (a debate).”

Bing’s resolution was justone of several policies broughtforward by MLAs at the governing party’sannual convention including a ban onhunting grizzly bears, mandatory childcare spaces in downtown buildings, moretransparency on MLA expenses, andrevoking the licences of distracted drivers.

Not all made it to debate on the conven-tion floor, where the Liberals set asideonly two hours for policy Saturday.

Bing, who took the risk of going publicwith a position that criticized his ownparty, said he was disappointed.

“I thought the issue was very importantand we should have had a chance to dis-cuss it,” he said.

There is concern among some Liberals

about the party’s stance on social issues,including poverty, but Bing said he’s notsure how widespread that concern mightbe.

“We had an opportunity to see fromthe general membership, but we lost thatopportunity.”

A resolution to bring in legislative tar-gets to reduce poverty also wasn’t dis-cussed.

The early part of the event was domin-ated by self-congratulation among Liberalsfor winning last May’s provincial election.

Still, the policies give insightinto the priorities of Liberalmembers in ridings across theprovince, many of whom holdsway over MLAs and cabinetministers.

Premier Christy Clark strodeto the convention stage tothank party faithful for helpingengineer last May’s come-from-behind win at the polls, butwarned that momentum onlylasts so long.

“We all know we cannotcount on momentum,” she said.

“It is careful, purposeful, principled hardwork that makes a different future a real-ity.

“We have spent this last year well,but we need to make sure those nextthree years ahead we work just as hard,because they will probably be even hard-er.”

Clark was treated to 98.8 per centendorsement of her leadership by mem-bers, and summed up the weekendparty of 1,200 members by saying: “Ihave never seen a happier group of B.C.Liberals.”

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A local theatre groupwill head to provincialsthis summer.by Maria [email protected]

Emerald Pig TheatricalSociety took seven out of13 awards at the FraserValley zone competitionsand will continue on toprovincial competitions inKamloops this summer.

The local communitytheatre group entered itsrecent production of TheAttic, the Pearls and ThreeFine Girls into TheatreBC’s annual zone competi-tion.

The awards they wonwere most outstandingproduction, most outstand-ing director, Amy Starkey,most outstanding ensem-ble, Laura Burke, LisaDery, and Dawn Marion,most outstanding sounddesign by Amy Starkey,John Stuart, and EmilyDoreen Wilson, most out-standing lighting designby Ian McAdie and JohnStuart, most outstandingcostume design by SherryRandall, and the BackstageCooperation Award.

This is the third yearin a row that EmeraldPig will represent the

Fraser Valley zone in theMainstage competition inKamloops.

They were compet-ing against Surrey LittleTheatre, two plays fromthe Chilliwack PlayersGuild, Stage 43, theChilliwack School ofPerforming Arts, and theLangley Players.

Pitt Meadows residentNorley Smith was partof a trio (including VickiNelson from Langley andKaren McTavish fromSurrey) who won for bestset decoration in a pro-duction by the LangleyPlayers.

The Attic, the Pearls,

and Three Fine Girlswas staged at HammondCommunity Centre in earlyMay.

The hope of Emerald Pigmembers is that they couldhave their own theatre“where small, intimate,high-quality plays can beperformed without riskingevery last cent in the bankaccount,” said SharonMalone, president of thesociety.

“A place where com-munity theatre in a smallvenue can thrive andflourish alongside largervenues without threaten-ing or detracting fromeither,” she added.

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Emerald Pig’s production of The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls willcompete in this summer’s community theatre provincial competition.


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Our View

Right, wrong,and between

This much is true: the B.C. TeachersFederation and the BC Public SchoolEmployers’ Association still need tocompromise.

Much of the rhetoric on the govern-ment side, however, doesn’t add up.

It is true – partially – that cuttingclass sizes back to the 2002 levels,before the Liberals tore up the teachers’right to bargain on class sizes, wouldnot be a magic bullet. Not every studentwill learn better, not every student willbe left behind if there are two or threeextra kids in the class.

But the government has gone far, farbeyond this argument. They are nowopenly arguing, it seems, that cuttingclass sizes would be bad for kids.

“Their proposal would have worse out-comes than the present [system],” saidBCPSEA chief negotiator Peter Cameronlast week.

“The class size issue is an oxymoronas far as I’m concerned, because all theresearch in the world says size does notdetermine outcomes,” said EducationMinister Peter Fassbender.

At issue are outcomes – grades are bet-ter and graduation rates are better thanthey were 12 years ago. The Liberalswould like the public to believe that thisis because, apparently, of larger classsizes.

Of course, correlation does not equalcausation, something you’d think theLiberals would have learned, as many ofthem are highly educated.

For instance, after years of talking upthe amount they spend on education, theLiberals are suddenly silent on all thethings they actually have done to help outkids. StrongStart and all-day kindergartenprograms came in under their watch, andthey have poured money into everythingfrom increasing settlement workers fornewly arrived students to the annualRaise-A-Reader program.

It seems to us that if you actually createinitiatives to help kids do better in school,you can’t then turn around and claim thatrefusing to reduce class sizes is the causeof all the improved outcomes. Maybe allthose other projects plus lower class sizeswould actually help out if they tried it?

– M.C.

I can’t hear the frogs.There was a perfect spring rain

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everything was wettish, and duskwas falling.

The evening air should havebeen filled with songs of love.

The frogs should have beenwhispering sweet ribbits in eachother’s ears.

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still nothing.I walked outside, thinking that maybe the

ambient traffic noise was intercepting theirbeautiful music of courtship.

I walked to the corner of the yard where thetrees and shrubs best shielded my ears from traf-fic whilst offering the most direct line to the rav-ine from whence the dulcet chorus was expectedto arise.

Nothing.I was deeply saddened.I had noticed over the years that the music has

been fading. But this year… nothing.Nothing at all.Not even one tree frog called out tentatively,

hopefully from a wet maple branch.The alders were silent.The chestnut and oak added nothing but their

own soft rustling to the night.I went to bed disappointed, with dark specula-

tions of what may have happened to our greenand brown rubbery friends of the forests andswamps.

I dreamed of my youth, of days many yearsbefore the Internet was nothing more than some-one else’s dream.

I didn’t have to find my frogs on the web.

I went to the lowland at thefoot of the hill behind the house.

There was a slightly soggy bitof meadow there. In the spring,it was tiny islands of tufted grasssurrounded by miniature riversand lakes and puddles and pools.

It teemed with frogs.And mosquitoes.We were kids, and too far

north for malaria, so the mosqui-toes didn’t bother us much.

And we knew – we didn’t needWikipedia to tell us – that theabundance of mosquitoes made

the abundance of frogs possible.One of my most joyous childhood memories

remains that of hunting for frogs.We didn’t shoot them, of course. We didn’t

kill them or even hurt them, not intentionally, atleast.

We probably didn’t do them any favours,either.

What we did was catch them and collect themin an old bathtub that we had sitting on somehard ground near the swamp.

The game was to get as many as possible intothe bath tub, while continually venturing outinto the swamp to catch more.

For the frogs’ part, they escaped whenever thetub wasn’t attended – that is, the fastest onesand the luckiest ones got out of the right side ofthe tub and made their way back into the swampwhile we were out gathering up more of theirfriends.

When we returned with handfuls of frogs forthe tub, we’d try to round up as many of theescapees as possible and return them to captiv-ity.

Eventually, we’d go home to bed, and nextmorning, the tub would be empty – and we’dstart all over again.

And now there’s only silence.And there’s only web pages left to visit our old

friends.

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Odd Thoughtsby Bob Groeneveld

Frogs only sounds of silence

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Dear Editor,Enough is enough!I agree when Ken Clarkson asks for public

participation in the school funding process[Hot Button Issues, May 22, TIMES].

I would like to address schoolboard chair Mike Murray, as he hasextensive experience in the publicservice industry. As parks and rec-reation director, he oversaw numer-ous expenditures which may haveenhanced the lives of Maple Ridgecitizens, but cost us dearly.

Not to worry, Mike and his peoplewere earning copious amounts of moneyfrom the taxpayer, and when the time camefor raises, they made out very well – muchbetter than the unionized workers whoactually keep this town running.

Mike could well afford the ever-increas-ing taxes being levied on our family homes,putting ever more pressure on parents tomake ends meet, year after year after year.

I was glad to see Mike retire from Parksand Rec, just so we could get some newblood in there who would take a more fis-cally responsible view toward the manner itwas being run. The jury is still out.

Don’t get me wrong; Mike Murray is agreat guy, just out of touch with the needsof all the citizens of Maple Ridge – all thoseon fixed incomes, the elderly, disabled, and

the brain-damaged people who wander thestreets for lack of an advocate.

But, I digress.It is Mike’s contention that the school

board should have the right totax the homeowner, over andabove the taxes already leviedby the province. The reason,he says, is that with less enrol-ment in our schools, there arefewer FTEs (full-time equivalentemployees) paying less attentionto students, more of whom “fallbetween the cracks.”

If we have fewer students, why would weneed more FTEs? Does it not make sense tocut FTEs as the number of students decline?

What is “an appropriate investment” inchildren?

Children will be measured by theirachievements once they have graduated andgone on to live full and productive lives.Where I come from, the heavy industrialsector, as a certified pressure welder, it mat-tered not what I was paid, in the end I wasrequired to meet the code or I would nothave a job. We accepted that.

It surely doesn’t take a rocket scientist toraise taxes to satisfy the employees’ needs,but you must not continue to ignore the tax-payer in that equation.

Mike Boileau, Maple Ridge

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Dear Editor,Shutting down Volker Dog Park was

handled badly. Not to advertise a meetingto shut down a popular facility for all dogowners, without one side having any inputat all, hardly seems democratic or fair.

Adolescent dogs have to have somewherethey can be let off leash. They need some-where with a fence.

Owners cannot hope to properly exercisea dog on leash, especially seniors or peoplewith a disability.

I don’t live by a dog park, but I heardogs barking all the time, one in particularis a guard dog and barks pretty well con-stantly. I have never even thought aboutmaking them get rid of the dog, any morethan I would try to stop the noisy traffic onDewdney Trunk Road.

I am sick of wimps who move next to adog park and complain about barking, ormove next to an airport and complain aboutnoise from planes, trains, and automobiles.

I go to Volker Park at least every secondday, and there is seldom any barking.

These animals are members of our fam-ilies, and we want to give them a good lifeand protect them as such as possible.

It is a sad fact some people literally hatedogs; my dog was actually poisoned atVolker Park last summer, and I go to greatpains to try to make sure it doesn’t happenagain, but with the number of nut-balls inthis world, you can only do so much.

To properly exercise and socialize mypuppy, and keep it safe from being runover, I have to have an off-leash facility.

There are alternatives to shutting the parkdown. Council just has to negotiate betweenthe camps. We are not unreasonable people.

Wayne Clark, Maple Ridge

Volker Dog Park

Alternative needed to total closure

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Dear Editor,I was sorry to hear that

Marc Dalton was shouteddown at the rally for educa-tion funding. It is especiallydisheartening as the topicof concern was public edu-cation. We need to modelfor our children the valueof respectful disagreement,especially in the face of suchemotionally charged situa-tions.

The commitment of themembers of the protest is tobe admired. They obviouslycare very much for the qual-ity of their children’s educa-tion.

The education budget hasnot been cut. Provincialpayments to school districtsare based upon enrolment.Enrolment is down, there-fore the payment is less.

The amount of money perstudent is not the sole guar-

antor of student achieve-ment. New Brunswick hasthe highest student gradua-tion rate, yet is seventh inper student expenditure.Funding is not the sole con-tributing factor.

Should we be evaluatingthe school district’s modelof delivery? Why, whenthe student population hasdeclined, have there been nocuts to senior management?Are they more valuable thanthe several CUPE positionsthat have been cut so eachsenior manager could beretained?

Could we make do withfewer positions at the top,so many positions of face-to-face contact with studentscould be reinstated?

Could we look carefullyat district-level programs?Maybe some need to be puton hold to free funding for

face-to-face support.Could we look at working

co-operatively with adjoiningdistricts to administer somedistrict-wide programs?

Prior to passage of thebudget, teachers and supportpersonnel presented sugges-tions on how to deal withthe shortfall. I don’t believethose suggestions weregiven the consideration theydeserved.

Anyone in charge of afamily’s finances knows thatthere is only so much moneyavailable for expenses, andtough decisions need to bemade. The same principleapplies to this situation.

My biggest concern is thatstaff who work most closelywith students are targeted.Andree D’Andrea, Maple Ridge[Note: A full version at

www.mrtimes.com, click let-ters, and search D’Andrea.]

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMENDZONING BYLAW

Kelly KenneyManager of Legislative Services,[email protected]

TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the PittMeadows City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC on Tuesday June 3rd, 2014at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 theZoning Bylaw for the City of Pitt Meadows.

City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 2650, 2014

The purpose of this text amendment is to add new definitions to Section 2.3 in order todistinguish between key and non-key drainage ditches as follows:

1. Part 2 Interpretation, 2.3 General Definitions is amended by adding the followingdefinitions:

CONSTRUCTED DITCH means a man made drainage channel or ditch that carriesdrainage water from one or more properties but does not carry water from headwaters orsignificant sources of groundwater and does not provide fish habitat.

KEY DITCH means the system of ditches and watercourses, including culverts, asshown in Schedule “B” of the City of Pitt Meadows Drainage System ProtectionBylaw No. 2266, 2007 as amended from time to time, but does not include aconstructed ditch.

2. Part 2 Interpretation, 2.3 General Definitions is amended by amending the followingdefinition:

WATERCOURSE means the system of natural watercourses located in the City, onprivate or public property, by which surface or ground water is conveyed but does notinclude a constructed ditch.

3. A number of housekeeping amendments to Part 8, Agricultural; Part 9, RuralResidential; and Part 10, Residential are proposed to reflect the new definitions.

The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at City Hall, 12007 Harris Road,Pitt Meadows, between May 23rd, 2014 and June 3rd, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.,excluding weekends and statutory holidays. Please direct inquiries to the DevelopmentServices Department at 604-465-2428.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected herebyshall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on thematters contained herein or by making a written submission (or email) by 3:00 pm onTuesday June 3rd, 2014 to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services.

12007 Harris Road Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B5Phone: 604.465.5454 Fax: 604.465.2404 TheNatural Place

Our property tax notices areabout to be issued by theDistrict. With the taxescontinuing to rise far above

the inflation rate, citizens are alwayswondering why they continue to riseat such an alarming rate.

Let’s face it. The District is just notvery good at running things. A casein point: in April of this year, theDistrict of Maple Ridge announcedit was spending another million dol-lars to buy property for a cemeteryexpansion.

In 2008, the District had a studyprepared on the Maple RidgeCemetery. Despite requests by someof the elected officials of the day,the consulting company that wasawarded the contract was orderednot to include any advice or recom-mendations about how to effectivelymanage the cemetery lands.

Over the past 100 years, every timethe cemetery reaches capacity, theDistrict goes out and buys anotherpiece of property. The District col-lects traditionally a single paymentmade at the burial, but the Districtincurs expenses in cemetery main-tenance over many decades. Thereis not enough funds accumulated tocover the costs of long-term mainten-ance.

The District’s answer has been toraise the prices for burial, currently

about $5,300 for a full-sized plot, andneglect maintenance.

Eventually, of course, they runout of room and funds, and afterhandwringing for a few years, theybuy additional lands with taxpayers’money and go back to the same styleof management. The announcementmade by the District in April was thatthe District had purchased 1.2 acresof additional land for burials, andsuggested we will need another $1million in land by 2025.

Meanwhile, in other enlightenedjurisdictions, cities have found allkinds of alternatives to continuingto fund the perpetual loss with moretaxpayers’ dollars.

In 2008 our CAO Jim Rule statedpublicly there will be no discussionor investigation on alternate manage-ment philosophies, as in Maple Ridgethe cemetery is what he called “a

core service” run by District staff.Some other cities have partnered

with people in the burial business,and some of them actually end upmaking a profit.

Other ideas include use of a colum-barium wall, featured in many cem-eteries. The walls have hundreds ofplaces for 3x5 plaques to commemor-ate the death, and don’t use up acresof land. Almost 90 per cent of burialsthese days are cremations.

The newest form of burial is whatis referred to as a green burial. Inthose funerals, chemicals such asembalming fluid are not used, norare caskets or cement. Buried atabout half as deep as a normal grave,the body composts completely in arelatively short time, and the site canbe used again and again.

Some cemeteries are actually usedfor funerals and as a tourist draw,making money.

That kind of core investigationof management methods and costsdoesn’t happen often in Districtbureaucracies. It is much easier justto take another million dollars of tax-payers’ money, and push off solvingthe problem for another decade, thanit is to try and run the operation effi-ciently. Just saying…Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in the print

and/or online versions of The TIMES. Reactions can beemailed c/o [email protected]

Property taxes

Cemetery solutions buried behind bureaucracy

Just SayingJust Sayingby Gordy Robson

Dear Editor,The past two years, my renovated,

sunny front yard garden has pro-vided a lot of neighbourhood prideand pleasant experiences, not tomention some crops of vegetablesused by ourselves as well as donatedto the food bank and retired neigh-bours, and some modest off-sales toplough back into the garden for thenext year.

Vandals have heaved out a signifi-cantly large piece of granite used aspart of raised bed containment, andthrew it on the sidewalk, took outa plant support, and proceeded to

scythe down ornament-als, as well as most ofthis year’s garlic crop.

I notified the RCMPin the morning, tookphotos, and notifiedour Block Watch cap-tain.

As an ardent organicgardener, I am verysad, angry, and disappointed thatsuch a senseless and destructivething was done to a garden fromwhich we regularly receive compli-ments, donate produce, and try andset an example of good land stew-

ardship in the suburban land-scape.

Whoever did this, or whoevermight decide some night to van-dalize something they are pass-ing by, please do not destroywhat is not yours! We all losewhen our neighbourhoods aredisfigured by acts of vandalismand destruction and made to feel

compromised.Darlene Mercer, Somerset, Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows

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Try a Taste ofSomething New!

Support your community! Shoppinglocally keeps downtown Maple Ridgeunique. We have many unique shops,services, and restaurants in ourdowntown, so let’s keep them here. Instead of driving all theway into Vancouver for a meal, stay close to home. DowntownMaple Ridge has a wide variety of awesome restaurants, offeringfood from every corner of the globe at every price point. There’ssomething for everyone!

The weather is great; why not enjoy a “patio lunch”! Head overto the Frogstone Grill on Lougheed for a burger and a beer andsoak up that sun. Or for a blast from the past, have a 50’s stylemilkshake at Bobby Sox 50’s Diner patio on Lougheed.

If you want superb Indian, Noor’s Cuisine on Lougheed offersfabulous Indian food and amazing service. Dine in, takeaway, orhave it delivered, the samosas and pakoras are guaranteed to bea hit! There’s also Bombay Restaurant, which recently opened on223rd Street, with an Indian buffet from 11-3 and the Indian breadsare baked on the premises in a “Tandoor”.

Have you had authentic Portuguese food before? Sagres Restauranton Dewdney Trunk is worth a try! My favourite main dish, pork andclams mixed with Portuguese sausage and tossed with cubed fries...sodelicious! Large portions and a selection of wines from around the world.

Shinobi on 224th has terrific sushi, great nigiri and their rolls areattractive and fresh. Why stop at one...you have to try Kimi Sushion Lougheed as well, very quick and friendly service; the sashimiis fabulous, or pick the “All You Can Eat”! Explore downtown MapleRidge: there are many more Japanese Restaurants for you to try.

Pho Song Vietnamese Restaurant on Lougheed offers manyfamous Vietnamese dishes, including the delicious Vietnamesenoodle soup known as Pho. Try the chicken Pho, it is great, lotsof flavour, good portions and the price is right! Find Pho Top alittle further East on Lougheed, delicious menu items. For authenticThai food, find Smile Thai Cuisine on Lougheed. The red curry andcashew chicken taste like they’re straight from Thailand!

Who doesn’t like Chinese? Some of the best dishes on King’s Kitchenmenu are the rarely ordered dishes...try the beef rice noodle withblack bean sauce (YUM!). Oh and did you know, you can modify almostanything on the menu to a vegan dish! REALLY hungry? China Kitchenon Lougheed has a fantastic buffet; all you can eat at a very reasonableprice! Just thinking about their garlic chicken drumsticks makes mehungry! Again, you’ll find many more Chinese restaurants to try.........

How about Greek food tonight? For lamb, seasoned to perfectionand amazing dolmades, you have to dine at Markos Kouzina onLougheed and satisfy your cravings. Or maybe try the saganaki orbarbeque chicken at Pyrgos Taverna also on Lougheed?

For casual fine dining or more upscale fare, downtown MapleRidge has you covered. Bella Vita Restaurant on Lougheed offersreally tender steak & lobster. The Chameleon Cafe on 224th has atasting menu of seasonal and local ingredients, which even furthersupports our community.

Looking for amazing food and service? Look no further Il Corsaroon Dewdney is tucked into a corner and isn’t obvious to noticewhen passing by, but what a surprise....you’ll have to try it. Greatplace for a dinner date!

Only able to mention some, but there are MANY more terrificrestaurants. This is our community; let’s keep supporting localbusinesses, so they don’t disappear. Downtown Maple Ridge isOurs to Share!Noor’sCuisineDinner for twoButter Chicken, Rice,2 Rotis, 2 SamosasYour choice of veggie, beef or chicken.Dine in or take out

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Pitt Meadows Councillor TracyMiyashita was helping outduring the recent McHappyDay at McDonald’s restaurantin Pitt Meadows. The eventhelpled raise money for RonaldMcDonald House.

Kathy Irwin, Lorene Stuart, chef Mike Mulcahey from Big Feast Bistro,Vicki McLeod with Dishing in the Kitchen and a TIMES columnist, HeatherFletcher, Kathleen Hatley, and Darlene Rosner were at the Haney Farmers

Market as part of Food Revolution Day.Maria Rantanen/TIMES

How can you share?Do you have a local photo of someone or some place you’d like to share with the rest of Maple Ridge and PittMeadows? Email it to us as a high-resolution .JPEG to [email protected]. Please include a brief description– including everyone’s first and last name. Put “faces & places” in the subject line of your email.


Nancy Slothauber and Linda Knox from the Maple Ridge Choral

Society were at the Haney Farmers Market recently promoting the

May 25 concert.

Andrea Walker photoMichael Hayes, president ofthe Pitt Meadows CommunityFoundation, was recognizedfor his volunteer efforts at anevent put on by the MapleRidge-Pitt Meadows Parks andLeisure Services.

Andrea Walker photo

Joe Antalek received a certificate of appreciation

at a recent volunteer appreciation event. Pitt

Meadows Mayor Deb Walters and Maple Ridge

Mayor Ernie Daykin presented the certificate.

Andrea Walker photo

Maple Ridge musician Peter Tam received a

certificate of appreciation for his volunteers

efforts at a recent event put on by the Maple

Ridge-Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services.

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and part-time

entertainer Rick

Moyer provided

amusement at a

recent volunteer

appreciationevent.

Andrea Walker photo

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Haney Builders were at Garibaldi Secondary recently talking to shopstudents about various tools they can use in the trades. Eric Nigut(above) was trying out a saw while Hunter Jordan and Taylor Wylson-DeSilva watched.

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A12 Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TimesPitt Meadows Day - June 7

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Eric Muller was chosen as Pitt Meadows Citizen of the Year 2014, but he has done much of his volunteer work withhis wife, Lorie, and has modelled volunteering to his children.

Eric Muller will be honoured on PittMeadows Day, June 7.by Maria [email protected]

Giving back to the community,raising money to help others,and being involved is a familyaffair for the Mullers.

And for Eric Muller, who has beenchosen as the Pitt Meadows’ Citizen ofthe Year for 2014, seeing his two childreninvolved and helping others is one of hisbig successes.

Muller said he felt “flattered” and“humbled” when he heard he was chosenas Pitt Meadows citizen of the year for2014.

“I know a lot of people on the list ofprevious winners and they are amazingindividuals, so to be even associated withthis group is an honour,” Muller said.

Muller will be recognized on PittMeadows Day, June 7, during the openingceremonies.

Muller has been involved in his com-munity and in Maple Ridge as a soccercoach and as part of the Terry Fox com-mittee, which puts on the Terry Fox Runevery year at the Hammond CommunityCentre.

Outside of athletics, Muller has beeninvolved in community projects includ-ing the carving project at the Maple RidgeLegion and community carving projectsfor The ACT.

In addition, he and his family havebeen running a charity for about 15 yearsthat has raised more than $130,000 tohelp families whose children are fightingcancer.

The charity, Athletes In Kind (AIK),organizes running clubs in schools thatchildren can take part in and raise money.

The Mullers have also taught their chil-dren to be involved in their community,and, at this point, Muller said “Our kidsare way ahead of us.”

Their daughter Elise has been makingsoaps for several years and she sells themand gives the proceeds to AIK. She alsoleads the AIK Run Club.

Their son Reid led the run club for sev-eral years, and now he leads adult rungroups.

“Seeing them loving to help someoneelse feels successful,” Muller said.

Muller’s various volunteer efforts andcommitment to Pitt Meadows, where heand his family have lived for 16 years,were cited in the citizen of the year nom-ination form.

“Eric’s talents are vast and sharedamongst all, from toddler to the elderly,from the arts to athletics and beyond,”read the nomination form.

“Eric is always thinking of how to makelife better for others, make things morefun for kids and mentoring any age toaccomplish goals in athletics they neverthough possible.”

Muller said Pitt Meadows “fits our fam-ily.”

“We live, work, and play here,” headded. “It has what we need yet retainsthat small-town feel.”

When people put their own time andenergy to benefit other people, thatshapes the culture of a community,Muller said.

“That is what we have in PittMeadows,” Muller said.

A can-do attitude is part of Muller’s per-sonality, and keeps him involved.

“The needs are many in any city andoften we hear sentences start with ‘Whydon’t they...’ or ‘You should...,’” Mullersaid. “But what I love to hear is ‘This iswhat I can do,’ or better yet, ‘I’m doingthis, join me.’”

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For the first time, a show ‘n’ shinewill be part of Pitt Meadows Day.by Eric Zimmer and Roxanne [email protected]

Pitt Meadows Day 2014 will featurea new component in the form ofhundreds of vintage, classic, andcollector cars.

Wesbrooke seniors living facility andlocal members of a car club are the driv-ing forces behind the newest edition to thePitt Meadows Day festivities.

It’s a show ‘n’ shine that’s takingplace in the field and parking lot of PittMeadows Elementary, at 11941 Harris Rd.And organizers are optimisticthis show will attract upwardsof 250 to 300 car collectorsand their vehicles, said MapleRidge’s Garet Klassen, secondvice-president of the BC Chevelle& GM Car Club.

The show takes place from 7a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June7, and pre-registration is recom-mended, injected Wesbrooke’sspokesperson Gwen O’Connell.

“This is the first year we havedone this on Pitt MeadowsDay,” she said. “Hopefully it willbecome an annual event.”

O’Connell became involved withthe show because a few residents atWesbrooke – what she called “car guys,”in particular Ron Wilson who helpedorganize a tiny show at the seniors centrelast year.

Meanwhile, Klassen explained thathis car club also hosted a car show lastyear, at the rod and gun club. Mayor DebWalters attended as a judge, and she’sthe one who first recommended the carshow would be a fitting addition to PittMeadows Day.

The boost in attendance and involve-ment with a much larger event like PittMeadows Day made sense, Klassen added.

“This year we are going big,” O’Connellsaid, excited to see the organizationsworking together to add this show duringthe Pitt Meadows centennial year.

This car show is open to all makes andmodels of cars and trucks, said Klassen,who will be there with his 1968 CamaroRS/SS.

This is one of only two big car showsplanned in the Lower Mainland that week-end, and consequently Klassen is expect-ing a large turnout.

“I think it’s going to be great,” he said.“I think it’s the first time that – at leastthat I know of – that there has been alarge open show of this magnitude heldin Pitt Meadows… and I’m excited. It’s aspecial thing for me,” added the long-timearea resident whose father-in-law was aformer Pitt Meadows fire chief and who’sson-in-law is now a firefighter – a groupalways very active in the Pitt Meadows

Day festivities.The cost for car owners to

enter their vehicles in this openshow is $20, and O’Connell saidthat any excess funds raisedfrom the event will be donatedto the Parkinson society.

In addition to registrationfees, more money will be raisedthrough 50/50 draws, and asilent auction. Klassen notedthe event will also includea variety of vendor booths,music, food, door prizes forparticipating car owners, and

trophies for the top nine show categories.Anyone interested in registering can sub-

mit their entry by mail to: Garet Klassen,20318 Dale Dr., Maple Ridge, V2X 8V6 orvia email [email protected].

More information, as well as registra-tion forms, are available online at the B.C.Chevelle and GM Club website: www.BCChevelleClub.com.

O’Connell said the event is going tobe “a great one,” and said it would be“another way to add to the already amaz-ing events that the Pitt Meadows DaySociety already have going on.”

Organizers will be on site at 6 a.m., butKlassen said the first cars are expected toroll in around 7 a.m., and depending onweather he expects it will fill up quicklythereafter, with car collectors coming fromthroughout the Lower Mainland and evenfrom Vancouver Island.

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Tom Heise with the Aero Club in Pitt Meadows is helping organize free rides for youth aged eight to 17 on June 7at the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport.

Enthusiasts hope to get youngergeneration interested in flying.by Maria [email protected]

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows– and much of the LowerMainland – is beautiful fromthe ground, but seeing it from

a plane adds a whole other perspective.Up in a plane, one can see how the top-

ography and climate change from placeto place, said Tom Heise with the AeroClub, based at the Pitt Meadows RegionalAirport.

“It gives you a sense of how big thiscountry is and how diverse it is,” he said.

The club is helping organize free planerides for youth aged eight to 17 on thesame day Pitt Meadows Day takes place,June 7, to introduce the next generationto aviation.

The event, COPA for Kids, is organizedby the local aviation club, but it is spon-sored by their umbrella organization, theCanadian Owners and Pilots Association(COPA).

The club has been doing the COPA forKids event for about 15 years, and they

hope to get the next generation interestedin airplanes.

After riding in a plane, many kids areready to become pilots, while others can’tget out fast enough – and a few leave“something” behind, Heise said.

At last year’s COPA for Kids event,about 100 kids got free rides.

Typically the rides take between eightand 10 minutes and fly over the PortMann Bridge, circle around to HammondMill, and then back to the airport.

The pilots are volunteering their timeand the Aero Club will pay for the fuel,Heise explained.

The pilots are all insured and theirplanes meet Transport Canada safetystandards, Heise said.

The Aero Club based at the PittMeadows airport started in Vancouver in1915 and later moved to Pitt Meadows.It was active in flight training duringthe Second World War and is the oldestclub in the British Commonwealth, Heiseexplained.

Youth aged eight to 17 who would likea free plane ride on June 7 can registerin advance at www.COPA16.wordpress.com. The child’s name, age, time slot pre-ferred, and contact email for confirmationshould be included.

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Iwas out for a walk onthe dike the other day.

The sky was a bril-liant blue, and not one

hint of smog sullied theview of the Golden Ears.The sun was so bright thatI was squinting, even withmy 100 per cent UV pro-tective sunglasses sittingfirmly on my soon-to-besunburned nose.

Dogs, runners, cyclists,and walkers all vied fortheir own bit of space onthe long path.

As I walked along, Inoticed some families com-ing towards me; parentspushing strollers with tod-dlers in them.

All the adults werewearing sunglasses, and acouple of them were wear-ing hatsthat furthershadedtheir eyes.

The thingthat inter-ested mewas thatneither ofthe tod-dlers woresunglassesnor hats.They were getting a full-ondose of sunshine in theireyes and on their sparsely-haired heads.

Most people know thatultraviolet radiation causessunburns and skin cancers,but there seems to be lessawareness that it can causeeye damage over the longrun. I’m guessing that wasthe case with the familiesat the dike.

Ironically, although theadults had the sunglasseson, the children were theones most at risk for eyedamage from exposure toUV radiation. The crystal-line lens in a child’s eyes isless capable of filtering outUV than that in an adult’seyes.

UV exposure from sun-light accumulates over timeand can lead to eye healthproblems, such as cata-racts, later in life.

My optometrist saidthat most people will getcataracts as they age, andjudging by the more than26,000 people in B.C. whohad surgery for cataractsor were on the waiting listin the first three months ofthis year, she wasn’t exag-gerating.

I wonder if the sta-tistics would be differ-ent now, if all thosepeople had had theireyes protected whenthey were children.

There just wasn’tthe awareness of the dan-ger of UV rays back in theold days. We were taughtthat we should never lookdirectly into the sun, butthat was the limit of com-mon knowledge about theeffect of sunlight on eyes.

Parents now have achance to change the out-come for their children.Some common-sensepractices can decrease thepotential for serious eyeproblems later in life.

In addition to the “don’tstare at the sun” rule, it’s

important tobe aware ofthe daily UVindex, andto remem-ber thatUV radia-tion comesnot justfrom directsunlight,but also inreflections

from water, sand, andpavement.

Wide-brimmed hats, orbaseball caps, and close-fitting, wrap-around-stylesunglasses with impact-resistant, 100 per cent UVprotection are crucial whenkids are outside in the sun.

If possible, kids shouldavoid direct sunlightbetween 10 a.m. and 4p.m., when the sun’s raysare strongest.

And babies younger thansix months should alwaysbe shaded with a canopyor an umbrella.

I can’t help thinkinghow great it would be if alltoday’s little kids still havehealthy eyes and goodvision when they’re 90.

So, I hope the next timeI see those families at thedike, the toddlers will besporting cool Matrix-stylesunglasses and impressivehats!

Check out the RidgeMeadows Early ChildhoodDevelopment Committee’swebsite (www.ridge-meadowsecd.ca) for infor-mation on programs andservices for families withchildren prenatal to sixyears old.

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Starting EarlyStarting Earlyby Kathy Booth

I hope the nexttime I see thosefamilies at the dike,the toddlers will besporting cool Matrix-style sunglasses andimpressive hats!

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May 27: Plastic conversation• A free presentation takes place at The ACT,11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge, with artist andcinematographer Jan Vozenilek as he createsa new conversation around the impact plasticis having on the oceans, shoreline birds, andhumanity. The event runs from 7 to 8 p.m.Seating is limited so advance registration isencouraged by visiting or calling The ACT at604-476-2787.

May 27: Celtic jam• Celtic Jam with Nigel Tucker takes placefrom 7 to 9 p.m. at The ACT, 11944 HaneyPl., Maple Ridge. Bring instruments, voice,or even just come to liste. No experienceis necessary and only the love of musicrequired.

May 28: Wacky Wednesday• Kids in Grades 4 and up are invited toone hour of Star Wars-themed crafts duringWacky Wednesday: Star Wars Extravaganzaat the Maple Ridge Library at 3:30 p.m. Formore information and to register, call theMaple Ridge Library at 604-467-7417.

May 30: Fun Fair• Alexander Robinson Elementary PAC hostsits sixth annual family Fun Fair from 5 to 8p.m. at the school, 11849 238B St., MapleRidge. Bring the family and enjoy a funevening with inflatable bouncers, climbingwall, pony rides, facepainting, midwaygames, a cake walk, gift basket raffles, aclown, and dunk tank.

May 30: Support group• Hominum Fraser Valley, an informal discus-sion and support group to help gay, bisexualand questioning men, meets at 7:30 p.m. Forinformation and meeting location, call Art at604-462-9813 or Don at 604-329-9760.

May 31: Shred-a-thon• Friends of the Maple Ridge Library willbe holding a spring Shred-a-thon fundraiserfrom 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Safely dispose ofconfidential documents and support the locallibrary at the same time. This event is directlybehind the library. Info: 604-467-7417.

May 31: Flea market• Maple Ridge Elementary will hold a flea

market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will bea variety of vendors including businesses,artisans, crafts, plants, and garage sale items.There will be a concession open the entireevent serving homemade fare. This year theschool has added Dog Dayz, a small off-leasharea and vendors specializing in four-leggedfriends, Young Entrepreneur’s Competition,and a Summer Camp Extravaganza show-casing local establishments programs andsummer camps available to kids. Info: JillianCurrie [email protected].

May 31: Albion fundraiser• Albion Elementary School, 10031 240thSt., Maple Ridge, is hosting a Drive One 7 UrSchool event put on by Ford of Canada andWest Coast Ford Lincoln of Maple Ridge from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public can come andtest drive cars thereby raising money for theschool’s PAC. For each household that drivesa vehicle, Ford will donate $20 to the school.Info: [email protected].

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B.C. selects localsSeven Ridge Meadows Minor

Lacrosse players were invited totry out for team B.C. recently atthe Langley Events Centre. Fourmade the team. The group waspart of 60 players from all overthe province that tried out forthe that team will compete for anational title this summer• More online: www.mrtimes.com,


Smyth selectedTrystan Smyth, a Maple Ridge-

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Recreation

Ridge hosts rocksA recently announced $3,000

grant from Hosting B.C. willhelp with bringing the 2015Scotties B.C. Women’s CurlingChampionship to Maple Ridgenext January, annnounced MLAsMarc Dalton and Doug Bing. “Thegrant will help cover some of thecosts of hosting a competition likethis,” said Dalton. “Sport instillsconfidence in people, and teachesperseverance and teamwork,”added Bing.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,


RMMLA players tried out for B.C.

Maple Ridge playerson B.C football teamplaying for supremacy.

Eight Maple Ridgefootball players were atLacombe Stadium, play-ing on two separate B.C.teams in Lacombe, Alta.,this past Saturday duringthe second annual BorderBowl.

The Border Bowl isAlberta and B.C.’s annualhigh school all-star Bowlclash.

The two teams are therising stars and the futurestars.

There were five athleteson the Rising Stars teamwho defended their titlefrom 2013 – when the firstborder bowl game wasplayed in Kelowna.

As well, there were threeboys on the Future Stars(Grade 8 and 9) team play-ing in the inaugural borderbowl game this year.

Last year, there wasonly the Rising Stars bowlgame.

The boys from MapleRidge who competed in2013 were Adrial Sellers

and Tyrel Ogloff, eachof whom scored pair oftouchdowns to lead TeamBC in a win over Alberta.

Sellers is attending Grade12 at Terry Fox and willbe off to the University ofGuelph this fall.

Ogloff was one of onlyonly three returning play-ers for Border Bowl 2014

The five Maple Ridgeplayers who were on theRising Stars (Grade 10 and11) team were:

Tyrel Ogloff – runningback/linebacker, MeadowRidge Knights/SamuelRobertson TechnicalSecondary (SRT);

Liam Evanow – receiver,Meadow Ridge Knights/SRT;

Werner Atkinson – kick-er/punter, SRT;

Nikola Damjanovic – OLoffensive lineman, SRT;

Jake Laberge – receiver,Terry Fox; and

The three Maple Ridgeplayers with the FutureStars team were: MasonReeves, Jakob Pukila whoplays for the MeadowRidge Knights, and DrakeKindred, a player for both-Meadow Ridge Knightsand Pitt Meadows.

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The Titans football club is in a period of growth and transformation, as it looks ahead and prepares for next year.

At their 10-year mark, SRT coachesreflect back and look ahead towhat’s in store for next year.by Eric [email protected]

With support from principal DennisDickson and school PAC presidentSabrina Mattson, Samuel RoberstonTechnical Secondary (SRT) has commit-ted to adding new football teams at boththe Grade 8 and junior varsity levels thiscoming fall.

And SRT coach Scott Tomlin and ath-letic director Lesley McPherson haveassembled a coaching staff that willprovide opportunities for SRT athletes inGrade 8 through 12.

Head coach Jeff Boyce will take overthe senior varsity team.

It’s the wealth of football experienceBoyce brings with him – having coachedat both the high school and communitylevel – that made him an ideal candidate.

“What really impressed coach Tomlinand me about Boyce was not just hisexperience but the passion he has forgetting kids involved in football,” sheexplained.

She said that not only is he committedto running a team, but his extensive con-nections amongst the football community“instantly attracted” more coaches to theprogram.

As the longest serving member of theMeadowridge Knights Football organiza-tion, Boyce has already coached many ofthe Titans as players in the community.

Excited to be part of a high school pro-gram, Boyce is also keen on a programthat would keep local players in the com-munity.

Taking over the junior varsity team isformer Knights president George Clarke.

McPherson said that with Clarke’scoaching experience and community con-nections, he is a perfect fit to the newstaff.

She added that Clarke is “blessed” witha large group of enthusiastic younger ath-letes who came to SRT this year.

“A key piece of the rebuild of thefootball program was being able tofield a team at the Grade 8 level,” saidMcPherson.

“Grade 8 coaches play a key role in thehigh school system,” she added.

‘They have the task of attracting, teach-ing and instilling the passion for com-peting in the athletes, regardless of thesport,” she added.

She noted that for SRT to incorporatefootball into the school culture, “thereneeds to be a sense of belonging from thestudents, regardless of grade or age.”

Tomlin has worked closely with thecoaching staff throughout the off-seasonand said he is very impressed with theirorganization and enthusiasm.

“These guys have got the next fiveyears all planned out,” he said.

They’re pumped, the kids are pumped,and we’re pumped.”

Right from the get-go in the early yearsof SRT’s existence, “football was alwaysa part of the school’s extracurricularvision,” said McPherson.

“The ultimate goal was to create a‘Friday Night Lights’ scenario where localsports fans and families could head to theRotary turf and support the kids from theneighbourhood.”

Any families with kids registered inGrade 8 at SRT for fall 2014 are invitedto an open house tomorrow (Wednesday,May 28) at 7 p.m.

Those with questions regarding theSRT Football program can check out theschool’s website, or email McPherson dir-ectly at [email protected]

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Titans at milestone; new era

The local lacrosse squadenjoyed their secondwin in as many games.by Eric [email protected]

They pulled off a blow-out win ontheir home turfagainst LangleySunday night,but Burrardshead coachChris Gill isn’tresting on his laurels.

“It’s only two games intothe season, but the play-ers know we have a ton ofroom for improvement,”he said.

The Burrards andThunder met for thefirst time this season onSunday at Planet Ice.

Maple Ridge came intothe game 1-0 after defeat-ing Nanaimo in overtimeon opening weekend.

Langley came into thegame still looking fortheir first win after lossesto Coquitlam and NewWestminster.

They would have to waita little longeras the Burrardsdominated thegame takingthe match by ascore of 15-3.

“It was atotal team effort,” saidGill.

“Good goaltending, goodoffence and great teamdiscipline,” he said.

The teams will meetagain this Wednesday inLangley for the Burrards’first away game.


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Six female Bruins rugby players weregrabbed Fraser Valley team spots.

The Ridge Meadows Bruins encounteredsuccess this weekend, when six regularmembers of the senior women’s teamwere selected to play for the Fraser ValleyRugby Union rep team.

It’s the first time in many years that aplayer has been selected from the Bruinswomen’s side.

The women played against theVancouver Island squad on Sunday, inthe first game of the Ruth-Hellerud-BrownCup, part of the BC Rugby provincial cupcompetition.

The Fraser Valley squad selects 22 eliteplayers from Delta, Kelowna, Langley,Abbotsford, Coquitlam and MapleRidge/Pitt Meadows to play againstsimilarly selected Vancouver Island andVancouver-based teams.

“It was one of the fastest paced gamesof rugby I have ever played,” said LarissaChatt, captain of the Bruins and starting

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The players from the Bruins includedChatt, Dawne Carver, Ruth Desterke,Stephanie Janum, Sophie Towne andLindsay Hill.

“We’re proud to represent our club,”said Carver, leading regular season scorerand co-captain of the Bruins.

The Bruins players commented thattheir game preparation and positive atti-tude has been largely attributed to theircoaches this season, Malcolm Knox, MikeStrother, and Paul Davidson.

“The season has been transformativefor the ladies as a whole,” Knox com-mented.

He mentioned that additions to theBruins this season included players whohad no previous rugby experience.

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Six players havebeen chosen toplay on the FraserValley Union Repteam. Three of thegirls (from left toright) selected areDawne Carver,team captainLarissa Chatt, andStephanie Janum.

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Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 8T2Attention: Rebecca

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3. If applicable, you may be responsible for legal and administrative fees or prepayment charges. Not available for internal refinances.4. The 36 month Variable Rate mortgage has a guaranteed rate of Prime – 1.01% for the 36 month term of the mortgage. The interest payable is calculated based on Our Prime mortgage rand is subject to change at any time. Payments are based on the 3 year fixed posted rate at the time of funding. The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for the Variable Rate Mortgage terlisted above is 1.997%. The APR was calculated based on the Mortgage Prime Rate of 3.00% set on September 9, 2010, which is subject to change.

5. The 36 month Adjustable Rate Adjustable Payment mortgage has a guaranteed rate of Prime – 1.01% for the 36 month term of the mortgage. The interest rate is adjusted on the firstbusiness day of each month based on changes in Our one month fixed rate. The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for the Adjustable Rate Adjustable Payment term listed above is 1.986%.The APR was calculated based on Our one month fixed of 3.00% set on September 9, 2010, which is subject to change. If applicable, you may be responsible for legal and administrfees or prepayment penalties.

6. The 49 month Variable Rate mortgage has a guaranteed rate of Prime – 0.60% for the 49 month term of the mortgage. The interest payable is calculated based on Our Prime mortgage rand is subject to change at any time. Payments are based on the 3 year fixed posted rate at the time of funding. The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for the Variable Rate Mortgage terlisted above is 2.411%. The APR was calculated based on the Mortgage Prime Rate of 3.00% set on September 9, 2010, which is subject to change.


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