Right here at home! WE’RE CLOSER THAN WE’RE CLOSER THAN YOU THINK! YOU THINK! Royals rule Don’t miss important information from the city on Page 5 604-463-2281 April 27, 2010 Your source for local sports, news, weather and entertainment! www.mrtimes.com 48 pages mapleridge pittmeadows tuesday 24/7 24/7 24/7 www.mrtimes.com on the web Check out our website’s multimedia centre for photos put to music. Page 21 MARKET DAYS SILLY SOAP Mitch Thompson/TIMES Emma Roberts-Ruttan, 3, examines the various strange and exciting soaps of Samantha’s Silly Soaps at the Haney Farmers Market last Saturday. The market will officially open on May 8. See story on Page 5. Maple Ridge could be home to a new family-friendly aerial adven- ture course, including zip lines, walkways and bridges suspended between trees in Maple Ridge Park if council approves the idea. WildPlay Element Parks, which already operates in Nanaimo, Whis- tler and Victoria, wants to start an aerial adventure course this sum- mer. Maple Ridge council will vote on the proposal at tonight’s meeting. WildPlay would design, construct and manage two aerial adventure courses. The company estimates it would spend $760,000 to build the project and would have 21,000 cli- ents by the end of its third year. The district would shut down Maple Ridge campground if the proposal goes ahead. David Boag, director of parks and facilities at the District of Maple Ridge, told council local residents are concerned about traffic and parking if the facility is built because both are already a challenge. People also expressed concern about the environmental impact of the site. WildPlay is hoping to open the business by mid-June and would need four to six weeks to build the courses. Boag said the operation would boost local tourism and its loca- tion just before the heavily used Golden Ears Provincial Park would help ensure its success. A tree inventory survey has already been done and the trees that would be used are ideal and sound, said Boag. Boag added that the company would have a “licence to occupy” not a lease so the district would maintain full control of the land the operation was situated on. Zip-line, tightropes proposed to replace campsite WildPlay has told the district it would offer free tickets to parks and leisure services that could be distributed. Councillor Craig Speirs said he’s “completely intrigued” by the idea and it would take an “underpro- ductive asset,” the campground, and bring in a profit for the district. He said the proposal is a way of creating economic development by maximizing the beauty of the municipality and he said he hopes it would attract other similar busi- nesses. Speirs said there’s a growing demand for family recreational activities where families can play together. Councillor Linda King ques- tioned whether there’s been adequate consultation with the community. Boag said there’s been three open houses and the district sent out e-mails and called people to let them know about the open houses, as well as advertising them in local newspapers. King also said the business open- ing up would mean “we’re going to be inundated with people.” She said the district will have to be prepared and can’t allow people to park anywhere and everywhere or “it’ll just be a nightmare.” King said there could also be an impact on the river. She added she likes the way Maple Ridge Park is right now and is leery about its charac- ter changing. However, she added she understands the need to entice young people and keep people physically active. “We don’t want to damage where it’s going to be located because it’s a very beautiful place right now,” she said. Boag said the company is pro- posing to expand an existing park- ing lot and is hoping to negotiate with the Eagles Hall to use some of their parking for overflow park- ing. People would be expected to book in advance to use the aerial adventure courses so they wouldn’t just drop in. There would also be a maximum capacity for the num- ber of people who could be on the course at one time. He said that would limit the number of people trying to park there at the same time. Boag said a parking study has found the “worst case scenario” would be 50 cars at one time and the expanded parking lot would be able to handle more than 60 cars. Mike Murray, general manager of community development and parks and recreation, said camp- ing at Maple Ridge Park has been “problematic,” and added that allowing a campground near a res- idential area isn’t ideal. He said the environmental impacts on the site would likely be lower once the campground is gone. Councillor Cheryl Ashlie called it a “huge, huge opportunity to sell the rest of Maple Ridge.” She said once people are here the district could promote other aspects of the municipality. She said the business would also provide work for youth who need summer jobs and have problems finding them in the community. If the proposal goes ahead there would be a caretaker on site for after hours security and site main- tenance. The business would include a kids’ course for children from seven to 13 and an adult course. Activities would include zip lines, suspended bridges, tightropes, rope swings, hanging nets, swing- ing logs, aerial wall climbing and ladders. As part of the design project WildPlay will do a feasibility study including an arborist to ensure trees aren’t damaged. If council approves the project WildPlay would pay the district a base rent of $32,000 for the first year, paid only for the months the park is operating. In years two to five the district would receive $32,000 a year or four per cent of gross revenue, whatever is higher. In years six to ten the district would be paid $36,000 a year or five per cent of gross revenue, whatever is higher. 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Emma Roberts-Ruttan, 3, examines the various strange and exciting soaps of Samantha’s Silly Soaps at the Haney Farmers Market last Saturday. The marketwill officially open on May 8. See story on Page 5.
Maple Ridge could be home to anew family-friendly aerial adven-ture course, including zip lines,walkways and bridges suspendedbetween trees in Maple Ridge Parkif council approves the idea.
WildPlay Element Parks, whichalready operates in Nanaimo, Whis-tler and Victoria, wants to start anaerial adventure course this sum-mer.
Maple Ridge council will vote onthe proposal at tonight’s meeting.
WildPlay would design, constructand manage two aerial adventurecourses. The company estimates itwould spend $760,000 to build theproject and would have 21,000 cli-ents by the end of its third year. Thedistrict would shut down MapleRidge campground if the proposalgoes ahead.
David Boag, director of parks andfacilities at the District of MapleRidge, told council local residentsare concerned about traffic andparking if the facility is built becauseboth are already a challenge. Peoplealso expressed concern about theenvironmental impact of the site.
WildPlay is hoping to open thebusiness by mid-June and wouldneed four to six weeks to build thecourses.
Boag said the operation wouldboost local tourism and its loca-tion just before the heavily usedGolden Ears Provincial Park wouldhelp ensure its success.
A tree inventory survey hasalready been done and the treesthat would be used are ideal andsound, said Boag. Boag addedthat the company would have a“licence to occupy” not a lease sothe district would maintain fullcontrol of the land the operationwas situated on.
Zip-line,tightropesproposedto replacecampsite
WildPlay has told the district itwould offer free tickets to parksand leisure services that could bedistributed.
Councillor Craig Speirs said he’s“completely intrigued” by the ideaand it would take an “underpro-ductive asset,” the campground,and bring in a profit for the district.He said the proposal is a way ofcreating economic developmentby maximizing the beauty of themunicipality and he said he hopesit would attract other similar busi-nesses.
Speirs said there’s a growingdemand for family recreationalactivities where families can playtogether.
Councillor Linda King ques-tioned whether there’s beenadequate consultation with thecommunity.
Boag said there’s been threeopen houses and the district sentout e-mails and called people tolet them know about the openhouses, as well as advertising themin local newspapers.
King also said the business open-ing up would mean “we’re going tobe inundated with people.”
She said the district will have tobe prepared and can’t allow peopleto park anywhere and everywhereor “it’ll just be a nightmare.” Kingsaid there could also be an impacton the river. She added she likesthe way Maple Ridge Park is rightnow and is leery about its charac-ter changing. However, she addedshe understands the need to enticeyoung people and keep peoplephysically active.
“We don’t want to damage whereit’s going to be located because it’sa very beautiful place right now,”she said.
Boag said the company is pro-posing to expand an existing park-ing lot and is hoping to negotiatewith the Eagles Hall to use someof their parking for overflow park-ing. People would be expected tobook in advance to use the aerialadventure courses so they wouldn’tjust drop in. There would also be amaximum capacity for the num-
ber of people who could be on thecourse at one time. He said thatwould limit the number of peopletrying to park there at the sametime. Boag said a parking study hasfound the “worst case scenario”would be 50 cars at one time andthe expanded parking lot would beable to handle more than 60 cars.
Mike Murray, general managerof community development andparks and recreation, said camp-ing at Maple Ridge Park has been“problematic,” and added thatallowing a campground near a res-idential area isn’t ideal.
He said the environmentalimpacts on the site would likelybe lower once the campground isgone.
Councillor Cheryl Ashlie calledit a “huge, huge opportunity to sellthe rest of Maple Ridge.”
She said once people are herethe district could promote otheraspects of the municipality.
She said the business would alsoprovide work for youth who needsummer jobs and have problems
finding them in the community.If the proposal goes ahead there
would be a caretaker on site forafter hours security and site main-tenance.
The business would includea kids’ course for children fromseven to 13 and an adult course.Activities would include zip lines,suspended bridges, tightropes,rope swings, hanging nets, swing-ing logs, aerial wall climbing andladders.
As part of the design projectWildPlay will do a feasibility studyincluding an arborist to ensuretrees aren’t damaged.
If council approves the projectWildPlay would pay the district abase rent of $32,000 for the firstyear, paid only for the monthsthe park is operating. In years twoto five the district would receive$32,000 a year or four per cent ofgross revenue, whatever is higher.In years six to ten the district wouldbe paid $36,000 a year or five percent of gross revenue, whatever ishigher.
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Bernie Constable remem-bers the days when justintroducing himself in frontof an audience led to hisknees knocking together.
“I was terrified,” said Con-stable.
However, since he becamea Toastmasters member fouryears ago he’s now the presi-dent of the Spoken Wordclub in Burnaby and giveseducation sessions at con-ferences.
“Toastmasters really doeswork,” he said.
Elmer Thiessen joinedToastmasters for the firsttime in 1975 because hisboss told him to. He quitfor a number of years butwas inspired to rejoin afterhe had to make a presenta-tion to Abbotsford City Hallin 2001 about the unfair-ness of charging landlords iftheir tenants had grow ops.His presentation was in a TVstory that evening.
“I turned on the TV, sawmyself speaking and saidthat’s terrible, that’s awfulbut I know to fix it,” he said.
Ardine Joss said she origi-nally became a memberof Toastmasters becauseshe was curious, quit for awhile but decided to returnbecause she was around “a
lot of people who spoke poorEnglish and grammar and Iwas picking up bad habits.”
Joss said one of the bestthings she’s learned is hownot to use “filler words” suchas um, ah, so and like.
“There’s a lot of challengesin Toastmasters. It’s not justabout public speaking. It’sabout gaining confidencein yourself,” she said. “Thisexercises your mind to thinkon your feet.”
Constable, Joss and Thies-sen spoke to the TIMES topromote the formation ofa new Toastmasters club inPitt Meadows. It will haveits inaugural meeting thisThursday, April 29 at 7:30p.m. at Pitt Meadows CityHall.
Thiessen said “some peo-ple are more afraid of publicspeaking than of death” buthe said Toastmasters canchange that.
For him Toastmastersoffers four main sellingpoints: the ability to becomean effective public speaker,the opportunity to have yourpublic speaking evaluated soyou can improve, the chanceto learn to think on your feetand the opportunity to chairmeetings.
“You have no alternativebut to improve your self-esteem and self confidence,”he said.
Joss said Toastmasters alsohelps with your leadershipskills through chairing meet-ings and evaluating speech-es because you need to learnto be diplomatic and how tointeract with a variety of per-sonalities, as well as media-tion and negotiation skills.
The members said Toast-masters is also helpful forpeople learning English as asecond language.
Toastmasters is also asocial organization.
“The club becomes likea family where everyone isthere helping and support-ing each other,” said Con-stable.
The three members alsolike the fact that Toastmas-ters is an international orga-nization.
“You can literally travelaround the world and notfeel alone,” said Constable.
Constable went to a clubin Hawaii and they immedi-ately asked him to evaluate aspeech.
Toastmasters can alsobe education. Joss said shelearns a lot through thespeeches members make.The other day she learnedvarious facts about raccoonsshe didn’t know before.
Toastmasters membersgive prepared speeches butthey also sometimes haveto give a two-minute speech
on a topic without any prep-aration. Audience membersevaluate their performance.
However, Thiessen saidmembers are allowed to“cheat, lie and change thesubject” of the impromptutwo-minute speech.
The most difficult speechThiessen ever had to makewas about “how to handlegrief and how to help peoplein grief because I’ve beenthere.” The challenge wasnot getting too emotional tocontinue to speech.
One of Joss’s most chal-lenging experiences wasreading aloud from a textb e c a u s e m e m b e r s a r eexpected to incorporateemotion, body language andeye contact while reading.
In advanced stages ofToastmasters member-ship members learn to givespeeches to hostile audienc-es, a skill that would come inhandy in various situations,especially potentially as amanager or boss.
Toastmasters has becomeso ingrained in Constable’slife that his wife jokes whenthey go to different churchservices “don’t evaluate thepastor.”
If you’re interested in join-ing the new club it costs$100 to join and then $66 forsix months or $120 for a year.Meetings are once a week.
Bernie Constable (left), Ardine Joss and Elmer Thiessen have all benefitted from Toastmasters.
Three Ridge MeadowsRCMP officers have receivedcommendations for helpingemotionally disturbed peo-ple in the community.
Cpl. Dave Ewert receiveda commendation from ChiefSuperintendent Gary Bass,commanding officer of EDivision, for helping preventan emotionally disturbedman from shooting himselfon March 24.
Ewert talked to the manfor two hours while the mansat in his backyard whilepointing a handgun at hishead.
Trained negotiators thenarrived and managed to getthe man to put down hisgun.
Cst. Michael Turner andCst. Amanda Priest receivedthe Commanding Officer’sLetter of Appreciation fortheir actions when respond-ing to a call about an emo-tionally disturbed womanwho was threatening toshoot police on May 20.
Cst. Jodi Lymburner andCst. Peter MacDonald werealso on the scene and willreceive a commendation ata later date.
The woman pointed whatappeared to be a weapon atpolice and started approach-ing them but they realizedshe wasn’t in fact holding aweapon.
They restrained and arrest-ed her under provisions ofthe Mental Health Act.
Three RidgeMeadowsofficershonoured
Police seized 2.5 pounds ofmarijuana and arrested a 58-year-old Pitt Meadows manwho was seen driving errati-cally on Lougheed Highway.
Officers stopped his caron 280 Street and detected astrong odour of marijuana.They searched his car, seizedthe marijuana and arrestedthe man.
Police are recommendinga charge of possession forthe purpose of trafficking.
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Police believe a man shotmultiple times Thurs-
day afternoon in Whonnockwas involved in a marijuanagrow rip.
The shooting occurredaround 1 p.m. Thursdayon 272 Street. Ridge Mead-ows RCMP Inspector Der-ren Lench said the man wasdriven to Ridge MeadowsHospital and then taken toRoyal Columbian Hospitalfor surgery.
His injuries aren’t believedto be life threatening. Policehave detained two men inconnection with the shoot-ing for questioning.
One was linked to the resi-dence the grow-op is in andthe other drove the victim tothe hospital.
“It appears it was likelywhat we call a grow rip or ahome invasion that’s gonewrong. Essentially these sit-uations that are becomingcommon are criminals try-ing to break into marijuanagrow situations either legalgrows or unlawful growsand attempting to rip off theproduct,” said Lench.
“It appears at this pointthat the individual that wasshot was likely engaged ina grow rip. We don’t know
whether he was inside theresidence or he was some-one who had come to try tosteal the marijuana. Obvi-ously our investigation willlead us to the point wherewe’re comfortable sayingthat the shooting took placeinside the residence or sortof trying to break-in.”
Lench said grow rips havebecome “very common” andpolice are investigating threeincidents that occurred thisweek in the community.
In two of the cases a per-son was shot multiple times.In the third incident, at agrow-op where the personhad a legal right to growmarijuana, weapons wereproduced but the criminalsdidn’t get into the residence,said Lench.
“It is known to police thatin fact that those who are atthe grow who are guardingit are armed quite often withfirearms and as well thosethat are trying to break in tosteal the marijuana are alsoarmed. That’s obviously aconcern to us and a concernto the citizens of Maple Ridgeand Pitt Meadows whom wepolice,” said Lench.
“It’s a concern right acrossthe Lower Mainland. We’renot the only ones being hit.It seems these home inva-sions are on the rise and
they are targeting illegal andlegal grow operations.”
Lench couldn’t commenton how many marijuanaplants were in the house.
T h e L ow e r Ma i n l a n dEmergency Response Teamwas called in to ensure theresidence was safe to enter.
Lench couldn’t say if thevictim or the two men whowere detained for question-ing are known to police.
Lench said legal grow opsare concerning police as wellas illegal grow-ops becausepolice don’t have the right toinspect legal grow-ops.
“We have to have moreregulations around themedicinal grows,” he said.
Lench said police believethe “criminal element” is“trying to get their feet in”medicinal grow-ops.
“We don’t even have aright to go in there so as thecriminals start to get a holdof those say you’re supposedto only grow 50 plants wellthey could be growing 2,000plants,” he said.
“We can’t do inspections.The fire department is con-cerned. BC Hydro is con-cerned because you don’tknow how well it’s set up.”
Police were unable torelease information aboutwhere the victim was fromand how old he is.
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Alanna Schuurmans, 22, (right) and her friend Brittany McGie,21, (left) perused the various jams and jellies offered at the de laBouche stall at the Haney Farmers Market on Saturday.
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The Haney Farmers Mar-ket had a special previewevent to coincide with EarthDay events on Saturday butit will officially reopen onMay 8 with a celebratorycarrot cake, fittingly made inthe shape of a carrot.
Mayor Ernie Daykin andlocal MLAs Marc Daltonand Michael Sather will beon hand to cut the cake andkick off the season.
Market manager EileenDwillies describes the Maymarket as “our gardeners’market” because you canbuy vegetable plants to putin your garden, as well asflowering plants.
The market will have let-tuce and greenhouse toma-toes and peppers, locallyraised lamb and beef, startervegetable plants, farm fresheggs, an assortment of jamsand jellies and pickles andbreads, including gluton-free bread. You can also buylocally made kettle corn,lavender plants and home-made pasta.
Aurelius, a musical groupwith two guitarists and asinger will perform through-out the day.
Dwillies is excited aboutthe momentum around thefarmers market.
“We’re really, really happywith how things are going,”said Dwillies. She said thenumber of people showingup at the market is “growingby leaps and bounds.”
“More and more peopleare more interested in whatthey eat,” said Dwillies, add-ing people want to buy thefreshest food possible. “Oncethey’ve tasted a tomato thathasn’t been in a truck formany hours they never goback.”
At every farmers marketthere’s a craft children canmake. On May 8 childrenwill be able to take homesunflower pots and growsunflowers in their garden.On September 4 there willbe a sunflower contest forthe best plants grown overthe summer.
The first farmers marketof the month Garibaldi ArtClub will do demonstrations
of painting or drawing.“The farmer’s market is a
community gathering placeand we strive to entertainpeople as well as to bringthem the very best that wecan of the produce and theprepared foods that aremade by people that livehere and this also benefitsthe people who live hereand are the vendors becausethen they don’t have to goout of the community tobring food to their friendsand neighbours,” said Dwil-lies. “Part of our mandateis to educate so we do havecooking classes at the mar-ket so we talk about nutri-tion and seasonal eating”
The farmer’s market islooking for people interest-ed in busking at the market.Interested parties can get intouch with Dwillies at 604-467-7433.◗ The market will happen
every Saturday from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. at Memorial PeacePark starting May 8.
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WATER MAIN FLUSHINGThe City of Pitt Meadows Public WorksDepartment will be flushing water mainsthroughout the municipality forapproximately twelve weeks beginningMarch 8, 2010. During this time there maybe a temporary drop in water pressure or anoticeable discolouration in tap water. Tocorrect problems with milky water, openthe cold tap slightly to bleed air from the water lines. If youexperience problems with dirty water, turn on an outside tapand let it run until the water clears. The City thanks residentsfor their patience during this routine maintenance of the watermains. If there are any questions or concerns pleasecall 604-465-2434.
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NOTICE OF INTENTIONTO AMEND PITTMEADOWS OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN
TAKE NOTICETHAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber ofthe Pitt Meadows City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC on Tuesday, May4th, 2010 at 7:00 pm to consider an amendment to Official Community Plan BylawNo. 2352, 2007.
City of Pitt Meadows Official Community PlanAmendment Bylaw No.2457,2010
This amends the Official Community Plan Bylaw to address legislation passed by theProvincial government. This bylaw will address the requirements under ProvincialBill 27 (Green Communities Act) for the adoption of Greenhouse Gas EmissionsReduction Targets in the municipal Official Community Plan and the initiatives thatwill be implemented to achieve the reductions.
The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at the City Hall between April23rd, 2010 and May 4th, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends andstatutory holidays.
AND FURTHERTAKE NOTICE ALL PERSONS who deem themselvesaffected hereby shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearingbefore Council on the matters contained herein or by making a written submission(or email) by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 to the attention of the Directorof Legislative Services.
THE PITT MEADOWS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION invites nominationsfor the prestigious award of CITIZEN OF THE YEAR for 2010.
Nomination forms are currently available at the following Locations:We are looking for a Pitt Meadows Citizen with the following characteristics:
• Someone who has made a direct contribution to thequality of life for you, your family, school or community.
• Involvement in more than a single interest.• Contribution of personal time and energies.• Active involvement in community projects.• Involvement in activities reflecting favourably on Pitt Meadows.• Absence of self-service motivation.• Resident of Pitt Meadows for a minimum of one year.
Nominations forms available at: PM Recreation Centre, PM Library, PM City Hall,Sharpe’s Insurance Agency, Johnston Meier Insurance, PM Information Center, CIBC, IGA
For additional information please contact the Pitt Meadows Community Foundationat: 604 465 4772 or email: [email protected]
DEADLINE for NOMINATIONS: May 05, 2010
A06 TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010 MAPLE RIDGE AND PITT MEADOWS TIMES
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School District 42 has beenasked to return $204,000
to the Ministry of Educationaccording to the ResourceManagement division’s dis-trict audit.
Auditors found a total of33.75 full-time equivalents(FTE) to be ineligible forfunding in the district. TheMinistry of Education fundsboards of education basedon the number of FTEs adistrict has.
A team of auditors came toSD42 schools to audit Kin-dergarten to Grade 12 enrol-ment, Grade 10-12 coursesclaimed, English as a SecondLanguage (ESL), Aboriginaleducation, post-secondarytransition programs, andinternational and out-of-province education.
The district was given 30days to submit an appeal tothe Ministry of Education,and according to SD42’sagenda package for Wednes-day’s board meeting, theydid submitted an appealprior to April 18.
Appeal documents statethat “under no circumstanc-es [is] trying to claim for the
students we have no right toclaim for.”
One of the main reasonsfor the appeal is that there isone school, Thomas HaneySecondary, that is a self-directed, outcomes-basedschool and does not fit theaudit process.
The appeal says “THSS isa continuing progress modelschool which directly alignswith the principles of 21stCentury learning skills,” andthat the audit timeline fliesin the face of the good peda-gogy the schools runs with.
Some THSS students com-plete classes by the end ofOctober, and the schoolencourages them to contin-ue adding classes during theyear,
The deadline to claim FTEseach year is Sept. 30, andthe district is appealing thatwhile plenty of students dropcourses throughout the year,they also add courses as well.
One reason for this is thework experience program.The appeal says that in the2008-2009 school year, a totalof 181 students signed up for,and successfully completedwork experience 12A or 12Bafter Sept. 30.
Because of the deadline,
the district did not collectfunding for any of those stu-dents.
The district tries to do whatis best for its students andallow them to take coursesin order to meet their needs,even if they aren’t funded,the appeal states.
Also being appealed is theaudit of English Literatureand English 12. The districtmaintains there are studentswho will complete eightcredits worth of English 12and Literature, but due tohigh demands on their timestudents have agreed tocomplete the courses “out-side the timetable,” eventhough they don’t spendthe same amount of timein seats as other students inthose classes.
Police are asking residentsin the 12300 block of 244Street to be aware of suspi-cious activity after receivingthree reports of break-ins orattempted break-ins in thearea. The most recent inci-dent occurred on April 23when thieves tried to breakopen a window. However, thehome’s alarm system went
off and the thieves fled.Police are also investigat-
ing various recent reports ofvandalism, including a prop-erty being egged in the 237Street and 115 Avenue area,cars and fences being spray-painted in the 117 Avenuearea and a number of orna-mental trees being cut downand flowers being destroyed.
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Scandal Cup far from our reachA recent Ekos poll shows that
60 percent of Canadians are fol-lowing L’Affaire Guergis/Jaffer.Sounds impressive, doesn’t it?Not so fast.
Of that 60 percent, only 18percent said they’re follow-ing this scandal closely. Moreimportantly, 40 percent saidthey weren’t following it at all.
That’s 40 per cent of Canadianswho don’t give a rodent’s derrierewhether Rahim Jaffer snorted aline, lobbied government offi-cials or consorted with persons ofuntidy reputations. And they careeven less whether Helena Guergishelped him do all of that.
And no wonder. Canadians aretraditionally unable to give goodscandal.
My research shows that notsince William Lyon MackenzieKing (PM off and on from 1921-1948) held séances in which hetalked to his mom, his severalIrish terriers, Leonardo da Vinciand FDR, have we produced any-thing truly juicy.
And even then, little was knownabout Mac’s penchant for com-muning with the dead until afterhis own demise in 1950.
More recently, while Britishand American politicians werecavorting about with members(their own or other people’s) ofvarious sexes in bathrooms, bedsand bordellos, the best we hadto offer was Maxime Bernier andhis now ex-girlfriend Julie Couil-lard. In 2008, Mad Max left someimportant papers at the house ofOur Lady of Cleavage and sure,he had to resign as foreign affairsminister.
He’s since been re-elected andword has it that he’s well on hisway to political rehabilitation.Ho bloody hum.
And how do you top the impactof British Members of Parliamentpadding their expense accountswith claims for mortgage pay-ments on two houses or, betteryet, on houses that do not exist?How can Canadians competewith claims for dog food and kittylitter? For chandeliers, groceriesand porn?
But the piece de scandale thatwill forever render Canadianmisdemeanors wanting and willforever put the Brits at the top ofthe shocked and appalled leaderboard is the moat.
That’s the moat around Con-servative MP Douglas Hogg’s Lin-colnshire manor; it is the moatso badly in need of cleaning thatHogg submitted a £2,115 (some$3,260 Cdn) expense claim.
Sadly, the moat has not yetfeatured in the ongoing historictelevised debate featuring PMGordon Brown, David Cameronof the Conservative party andpossible kingmaker Nick Clegg ofthe Liberal Democrats.
I keep waiting, but so far, therehas been no mention of thehoards of Picts, Normans andirate Quebecois who evidently
regularly try to cross this moatand lay siege to the manor.
In this modern era, it is obvi-ous that invaders ought not to beconfronted with dirty moats.
Meanwhile, we keep trying.Helena Guergis and hubby RahimJaffer are doing their very bestand they are to be commendedfor their efforts ... well maybe not.
So OK, Rahim was allegedlycaught with cocaine; sure Helenahad a tantrum in the P.E.I. airportand sure the two of them mayhave spent time cavorting aboutin expensive restaurants withshady characters.
So? I personally, would not likeanybody to know about the timeI went to Moose Jaw and ... oh,never mind.
Sadly, we are the Toronto MapleLeafs or perhaps the Toyota ofdirty laundry.
We strive to win the ScandalCup but succeed only in rackingup a string of near misses andoutright losses.
The Ekos poll also informed usthat 66 percent of those Canadi-ans who are following the G & Jscandal said their confidence inpoliticians has been damaged.That’s 66 percent of 60% for thoseof you who aren’t paying atten-tion here.
So thanks to Helena and Rahim,39.6% of Canadians now have alower opinion of politicians thanthey did before.
This is a bit like the idea that39.6% of Canadians who dislikedbroccoli yesterday, dislike it evenmore today.
Put another way, where is ourmoat?
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Grow-opsgettingviolent
Last week two men were shot multipletimes in what police believe were robberiesat marijuana grow operations and there wasan unsuccessful “grow rip” where criminalswere armed with guns. Recently three chil-dren were seized by the Ministry of Childrenand Family Development because they wereliving in a home with a grow-op in it.
Last year Ridge Meadows RCMP busted73 grow-ops and Superintendent DaveWalsh told Maple Ridge council that num-ber may be only 10 per cent of the grow-opsthat exist in the communities.
Marijuana is an extremely lucrative drugfor organized crime groups and grow-opsare bringing a new level of violence to vari-ous communities, even formerly quiet sub-urbs like Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.Now that people are getting shot multipletimes in bucolic settings like Whonnockit raises the question: What should we doabout marijuana?
We could build more jails and lock morepeople up after imposing stiff mandatorysentences for people involved in grow-ops.However, with the high rate of marijuanause in society it’s unlikely demand is goingto go down and criminals will always behappy to meet that demand because there’ssuch a profit to be made. Alcohol prohibi-tion didn’t prevent people from drinking. Itjust increased violence and profits for gang-sters.
As an indication of how many peoplesmoke pot you just have to check out therecent photos of the thousands of peoplewho showed up at an annual ‘420’ rally onApril 20 in Toronto and Vancouver.
Meanwhile, legalization and decrimi-nalization are controversial and we seemafraid to go there as a society due to fear ofretaliation from our largest trading partnerand the fear of marijuana being a “gatewaydrug” into harder drug use.
Interestingly, in a recent Angus Reid pollsix out of ten people supported legalizingmarijuana possession but 70 per cent want-ed mandatory prison sentences for drugdealers and marijuana grow operators.
Regardless of where people stand onlegalization versus tougher sentences it’ssafe to say the status quo is not a success.When guns are being used to guard growops and people breaking into grow-opsare also armed with guns it could be only amatter of time before innocent civilians gethurt.
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Editor:I find the articles concern-
ing the development of thePelton land to be very inter-esting although lacking insome areas.
For me the issue is not somuch the loss of land fromthe ALR, although I am onthe side to keep it in, theissue is why is it happen-ing so fast. The planning todecide the future of landuse in the Albion Flats, landthat is in a flood plain andhas been nonproductivefor years, has taken over 10years whereas the Peltonapplication involving landthat is in the middle of pro-ductive farms, seems to beon a fast track.
Why? The claim that thou-sands of new jobs are possibleis wishful thinking at best. TheGolden Ears Bridge has beenopen for almost ten monthsand few if any of the promisedthousands of new jobs andcommercial growth are appar-ent.
The industrial complex onthe north side of the bridgehas numerous vacanciesand “for sale or for lease”signs abound. There are alsonumerous opportunities inthe existing complex on ourside of the bridge.
What is the hurry? The onlything that Mr. Pelton’s propos-al ensures is an increase of theunsightly cement monstrosi-ties that already abound onthe north side of the bridge.I believe council should putthis whole issue on the backburner, the land is goingnowhere, and the requirementfor Mr. Pelton to come up withmuch more details should bedemanded. If he wants to sellthe land, sell it, as agriculturalland and let someone whowants to farm it do so.
Graham MowattMaple RidgeEditor’s note: Although
there has been much discus-sion about the Pelton pro-posal, it has yet to be beforecouncil or the ALC.
Editor:The Polder society has
long been known as “Whin-ing Society”– they whineabout any exclusion outof the ALR. Their original
leader, Dr. Rumball has longleft this area for greenerpastures. Every time I drivethrough Maple Ridge or PittMeadows, I see hundredsor thousands of propertieswhich seem to be dilapidat-ed or unattended.
Why does no one com-plain about that? Shortagesof food? Yes, maybe we willbe hit by an asteroid, or per-haps a few volcanoes in thisarea will blow up then wedon’t have to worry aboutfood shortages. I guess allthese possibilities are there.I have not noticed any short-ages anywhere. And savingfarmland for young farmers?Do they have the $100,000per acre required to startfarming? They couldn’t evenearn enough income fromthe land to pay the intereston their mortgages. Or dosome of the whiners expectlandowners to give their landaway, they have worked theirasses off for many years?
If anyone wants to farm,good, buy the land at mar-ket prices and start farming,than you can talk about theexperience and tell us howprofitable your farming is.
Lance FelgnarPitt Meadows
Editor:This is a dream. A coun-
cil and staff that look afterMaple Ridge first. Whenwill they realize that energycosts are increasing andagricultural land needs tobe treasured. There is landin Whonnock that has beenfarmed since the beginningof the last century. Whenagricultural land is rezonedsubstantial profits are madeamounting to millions of
Bridge benefits wanting
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While most gifts will havemom weeping with joy,
some Mother’s Day bootywill inspire tears of anotherkind, according to the resultsof two national surveys.
Utilitarian presents – thekind that say, “I love youlike a personal assistant”– were named the worstMother’s Day gifts eithergiven or received by 22 percent of the 1,034 moms andadult children polled byIpsos Reid and the Chris-tian Children’s Fund ofCanada.
Within that dubious cat-egory, cleaning productsand chore-related “gifts”such as vacuums and ironsproved the most unwanted,followed closely by kitchen-ware and tools and appli-ances.
Those presents, however,look practically sonnet-worthy when comparedto the gifts received bysome of the 1,162 Cana-dian moms polled by www.y u m m y m u m m y c l u b. c a– among them, a sumppump, ankle weights, anant farm, a bucket of friedchicken and, from oneespecially brave gift-giver,
cellulite cream.The problem is that the
perception of a mother’srole too often dictates theway she’s rewarded, accord-ing to a noted women’sstudies researcher.
“A core part of mother-hood is assumed to be ser-vice: caring for others, beinga tower of strength,s h ow i n g e m o t i o nbut also good sense,[and] above all, beingt h e re,” s a y s To byMiller, a professor atthe University of Cal-ifornia, Riverside.
However useful avacuum or a mix-ing bowl, Miller says“practical” gifts canreinforce the notionthat moms are “pri-m a r i l y t h e r e t oserve.”
Kim Badun, whoruns Pack it Smart in Cal-g a r y, a d m i t s h e r s o n’simpromptu gift of his oldrubber boots one Mother’sDay – a day upon which hewas desperate to be takenfrog-hunting in the coldsleet – was “a little self-serv-ing,” but adds lightheart-edly: “What do you expectfrom a four-year-old?”
“I froze,” recalls Badun,who ended up wearing her
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“Bu t I w o u l d n’t h a v emissed the experience foranything.”
Na d i n e Si l v e r t h o r n e,editor of the Canadianwomen’s site Sweetmama,received “absolutely noth-ing” for her second Moth-
er’s Day – whichalong with a lackof acknowledg-ment was citedby 41 per cent ofmoms polled byIpsos Reid as thelowest Mother’sDay blow there is.
“ T h e e x c u s e– and it’s the sameone my dad usedto give my mom –was ‘You’re not mymother,’ “ recallsS i l v e r t h o r n e .“[But] I have the
best gifts of all: two beau-tiful and healthy childrenand a husband who lovesme, even if he’s not the sen-timental type.”
Sometimes, even goodintentions have a way ofgoing sideways. Such wasthe case for Calgary stay-at-home mom Jolyn Swain lastMother’s Day, when she wasgiven a bottle of her favou-rite lotion.
“Within two hours, myson – who was two at thetime – had emptied the bot-tle on my bed, and I foundhim painting with it!” Swainsays, laughing. “I told myhusband that lotion mightnot be such a great idea thisyear.”
The Yummymummyclub.ca poll finds 41 per centof Canadian moms don’texpect anything more thanflowers and a card on Moth-er’s Day.
Forty-six per cent reporttheir families spend lesson Mother’s Day than theydo on other occasions,while 62 per cent said theyplanned to scale back lastyear because of the reces-sion.
The money expected tobe spent by each householdthis year, however, could goa long way toward givingmom what she really wants.
“The No. 1 thing is just topay homage to the goddessthat is mom,” says Toronto’sRacheal McCaig, who blogsas the Energizer Mummy.“Although if my husbandsaid, ‘Pack your bag andtake your passport, I’d bedelighted.”
Both polls were conduct-ed online and have no mar-gins of error.
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ARMS’ article posted inthe TIMES on April 16, 2010paper presented activitiesthat ARMS completed lastyear, such as the SalmonEnhancement Programworkshop. This workshoporganized by ARMS, KEEPSand the Stave Valley Salmo-nid Enhancement Societywas huge success with over200 volunteers from acrossthe province coming togeth-er to discuss their experi-ences.
This year, the AlouetteRiver Management Societyhas been busy with theirannual Spring Break Camp,Hatchery and WatershedEducation Tours (WET), res-toration project with the 1stLaity View Scouts and host-
ing the 13th annual Aborigi-nal Environmental Days.
Through participatingin the activities of ARMS’Spring Break Eco-Camp, thecampers became more eco-conscience and familiar withthe local natural outdoors.
Every year ARMS part-ners with the 1st Laity ViewScouts to do a local restora-tion program – this year ittook place at Camp Lake-wood. The scouts clearedgarbage and invasive plantspecies. On April 10, theyplanted 400 trees in thecleared space.
For the remainder of thespring we are focused ondelivering hatchery andWETtours to local pre-schoolsand elementary and high
schools.ARMS is now in the midst
of preparing for their fun-filled summer camps. Thisyear there are new themesand activities planned andare a must for any child,aged 6-12, who wants to adda memorable environmen-tal experience to their 2010summer vacation.
The theme for the July19- 23 week is “Cute but notso cuddly creatures” andwill focus on exploring andinvestigating the interac-tions between specific wild-life and habitat they dependon. The following camp,“Wet n’Wild Things”, Aug. 3to 6 will bring the camperscloser to the smaller, wetterbits of the forest.
ABC Recycling has expand-ed its partnership with RidgeMeadows Recycling Society.The Burnaby metals recyclernow sponsors the society’sorange can bag. The orangebag is one of five bags usedby Maple Ridge residents torecycle various tin and alu-minum like cans, foil, pieplates, metal jar lids, metalbottle caps, and milk car-tons.
“Our orange bag is a veryimportant part of the sortingsystem,” said Kim Day, Exec-utive Director for the society.“Not only do we collect met-al but milk cartons too.”
The polycoating on themilk cartons would con-taminate all the other paperproducts if it was put inthe other bags. So the soci-ety decided that by puttingthem in the orange can bagit would be easier to sort andseparate at the depot.
ABC Recycling estab-lished support of the societyincludes their large metalsbaler located at the recyclingdepot in Albion. This highpressure (2400 psi) electricbaler crushes three refrig-erators or 5000 tin cans intoone three-foot block. Thestrength is like the weight
of 39 elephants all pushingtogether in one spot. Themetal is then sent to a smelt-er and turned into rebar.
Recycling metals insteadof mining reduces air pollu-tion by 86%. For more infor-mation about the Districtof Maple Ridge’s recyclingprogram, visit rmrecycling.org or call 604-463-5545.New or replacement orangerecycling bags are availableto order online or at theRecycling Society on 10092- 236th St. in Maple Ridge.For information about ABCRecycling, visit www.abcre-cycling.com.
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“It’s also associated withnature and the environ-ment. So it gives us a feel-ing of getting away from itall. It’s refreshing; it’s sooth-ing – one of those feel-goodcolours,” she added.
Jones described the hotcolours for 2010 as “reallylively and cheerful.”
“We’re going to be see-
ing more energetic coloursall around us in the com-ing year – not just in homedecor, but on the fashionrunways, in all types of con-sumer goods,” she predict-ed.
“People are becominga little more adventurouswith their colours,” Jonessaid. “And we’re encouragingthem to continue that.”
“In general, the colourshave been a bit more mutedin the last year or two,” shepointed out. “Now they’re alot cleaner and a lot bright-er.”
Here’s what Jones said wecan expect to see this year:
The new reds are veryvibrant. They’re replacingthe previously fashionableneutral pinks and coffee-based reds. Clean, futuristic-looking pinks will be takingthe spotlight. And we canexpect to see a lot of coraltones.
them – to brighten thingsup. They’re moving awayfrom last year’s redinfluence. The newhues emit a brightand sporty energy.
Yellows are soft andclean for the mostpart. Look for sunnyyellow, citrus, honey,mustard and bananashades. Used on theirown or combinedwith shades of blue,the new yellows arerefreshing and com-forting with a hint ofpizzazz.
Greens will have
lots of yellow influence inthem. Reminiscent of new
plant shoots andbeginnings, thenew liquid-l ikegreens exude afeeling of renewal,open space andfreshness.
Purples are verydeep, very intense.The dramatic vio-lets create a lookthat’s both tradi-tional and mod-ern. For those notready to experi-ment with intenseviolets, cool laven-
ders will also be in vogue inthe year ahead, creating anelegant and soothing envi-ronment.
There are a lot morecolours in the neutrals thisyear, Jones pointed out.Warm neutrals include beige– rich beiges that are almostbrown. They’re not thewashed-out, ultra-conserva-tive beige of previous years.The new warm neutrals aredeeper, infused with yel-low-based earth, clay, sandand grain tones. For anultra fashionable look, thesewarm neutrals can be com-bined with turquoises andteals.
“What we’re seeing a lot ofthis year also is greys,” Jonessaid. “Grey is kind of the newbeige.”
Fairly saturated greysare being used as neutrals,instead of beige, she said.These cool neutrals – ashgreys, near blacks and greenslate tones – are being usedon walls, as well as theneutral accent colour withgreens and vibrant reds.
The use of colour in peo-ple’s homes can help lifttheir spirits, Jones said. Andpeople will soon be able toselect a mood to paint theirhome in on CIL’s new web-site at www.cil.ca, whichdivides the colour paletteinto four mood groups –each representing a feeling.
Lively and cheerful colours for 2010, says expertIRENE SEIBERLING
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Oranges are very bright.Think pumpkin and carrottones, and rich earthy cop-per browns. Oranges willhave lots of yellow tones in
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They include: a mellowand comforting collection,which features serene andinviting colours; a soft andelegant collection, withcolours that create a calmand sophisticated feel; aclean and playful collec-tion, which features cheer-ful tones, often used inchildren’s rooms; and a deepand luxurious collection,which has rich and dramaticcolours.
CIL has even developedan online test to help peopledetermine what mood they’dlike to create and what ambi-ence they’d like to create intheir home.
A colour co-ordinator toolis also being made available.When a colour is punchedin, the colour co-ordinatorwill recommend a bunch ofco-ordinating colours thatare guaranteed to match.People tend to agonize overthe choice of paint colours,Jones said.
“One of the biggest prob-lems is people are afraid toexperiment with colour,”she said.
For those nervous aboutintroducing a vibrant colourinto their home, Jones rec-ommended starting witha small room or an accentwall.
“People want that wow
factor in their homes, butthey get really nervous whenit comes to using anythingother than an off-white or abeige,” she said.
“We’re trying to give themthe confidence to just try it.”Pick a colour that you love,Jones recommends. Don’tjust pick a colour because it’sone of the trends, she said.
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What’s onTo include your event,contact us by e-mail [email protected],fax to 604-463-9943 orphone 604-463-2281. Itemsrun only as space allows.
April 27◗ R.M.S.S. at Pitt Mead-
ows Senior’s Lounge has itsSpring Fling at 12017 Har-ris Rd. at 12:30 p.m. Cost is$7:50 per person. Ticketsavailable at Seniors’ Loungeor by calling 465-2478.
April 28◗ Come on down to Pitt
Meadows Secondary onWednesday April 28th from7pm to 9pm for our talentshow and silent auctioncalled Artists for Africa.All proceeds go towardsbuilding a school in SierraLeonne. Admission by dona-tion.
April 28◗ On April 28, 2010 from
5 p.m. to 10 p.m., BaskinRobbins will host its sec-ond annual 31CENTS ScoopNight in support of theCanadian FallenFirefight-ers Foundation (CFFF). Thecharitable event will roll outnationwide, across all 120Baskin Robbins locations inCanada, in an effort to paytribute to the country’s fall-en firefighters and to helpraise funds for their familiesat the same time.
April 29◗ Improve your commu-
nication and speaking skillsas Toastmasters starts anew club in Pitt Meadows.Toastmasters is dedicated inhelping its members over-come speaking fears whilebuilding confidence andself esteem. We are forminga new club at the Pitt Mead-ows City Hall 12007 HarrisRoad. First meeting will beThursday April 29th, 7:30p.m. Everyone Welcome. Formore info contact Bernie at465-9699, email [email protected] or Elmerat 460-0660
April 30◗ The Hominum Fraser
Valley Chapter is a supportand discussion group to helpgay, bi-sexual and question-ing men with the challengesof being married, separatedor single. Its next meeting is
at 7:30 p.m. For informationand location, call Art at 462-9813 or Don at 329-9760.
May 6◗ Maple Ridge Caregivers
Support Group - Parkinson’sSociety B.C. holds a supportgroup for caregivers, familyand friends of people withParkinson’s disease from10 a.m. to 12 p.m at 21947126th Ave. For more infor-mation, please call ElinorVerkerk 467-2768.
May 7 and 8◗ Millennium Players
will be performing twoevenings of “Memories” atSecond Storey Theatre inPort Coquitlam. Tickets are$10 each and are availableat 778-285-0109.. Or go towww.secondstoreytheatre.com for more details.
May 8◗ St. Andrew’s United
Church is holding a Straw-berry Tea and Fashion Showfeaturing fashions from St.Andrew’s Boutique, DoorPrizes and Silent AuctionFriday, May 7th at 1:30 pm.Tickets $10 at the churchoffice 22165 Dewdney TrunkRoad, 463-9611.
May 8◗ The Parish of Holy Spirit
Anglican Church, Whon-nock, are hosting their annu-al plant and bake sale onSaturday, May, 8th from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Hanging bas-kets, potted plants, bakingand lunch will be available.Come joins us for a time ofcommunity fellowship at27123 River Rd. (272nd. St)north of Lougheed Highway.
May 8◗ Ridge Meadows Educa-
tional Foundation annualdinner is an evening of food,entertainment, and silentauction. Plan on attendingthe RMEF’s fourth annualfundraising extravaganzaon May 8 at Thomas HaneyCentre. Doors open at 6p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m.Tickets are $60. ContactPerry Bateson at 790-4524 orDeb Walters at 465-0969.
May 8◗ Mother’s Day Strawberry
Tea presented by the Frater-nal Order of Eagles LadiesAuxiliary at the Eagles Hall,23461 Fern Cres. Cost: $10.Time: 11:30 a.m. For info callGloria at 467-6420.
May 8◗ The Pitt Meadows Heri-
tage and Museum Society’sAnnual Heritage ReunionTea takes place on Saturday
May 8th at the Pitt Mead-ows Heritage Hall on HarrisRoad from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Contact the Museum at465-4322 or at pittmeadows-museum.com.
May 8◗ Hammond United
Church will hold a plantsale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.The church is located at11391 Dartford St. in MapleRidge (off 207 Street at 114Avenue).
May 9◗ Mother’s Day not just
pancakes breakfast at12150-224 Street, from 8a.m. to noon by the MapleRidge Lions Club. Cost is $6
each, or $5 for kids under 12.
May 9◗ Mother’s Day Tea will be
served at Haney House at11612 224th Street 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. Admission is $6.Enjoy tea and treats servedon the veranda of the his-toric Haney House. guidedtours of the house, plus dis-plays and demonstrationsfrom the Ridge MeadowsQuilters’ Guild!.
May 11◗The Whonnock Weav-
ers and Spinners meet onTuesday May 11 at 7:30 p.m.at the Whonnock Lake Cen-tre. For more information,phone 462-9059.
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On DeckRidge grad isan All-Star
Mae Woods of MapleRidge Secondary participat-ed in the B.C. High SchoolAll-Star weekend at the WarMemorial stadium at UBC.
Woods scored 10 pointsfor Team Neufeld in the girlsbasketball game in a 82-59win over Team Luyken.
Senior lacrossekicks off
Both the Junior and Inter-mediate level Burrards starttheir lacrosse seasons thisweek.
The Intermediates (aged17-18) played their firstgame Monday night againstSemiahmoo and will facePort Moody on Wednesdaynight in a road game.
They’ll return home Mon-day to play against theBurnaby Lakers at 8 p.m. atPlanet Ice.
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Saturday is expected tobe the most challenging dayof the weekend with theThornhill road race and the23-kilometre Golden Earsindividual time trial.
Racers will then hit down-town Maple Ridge at highspeeds on Sunday for thecity’s signature sportingevent of the year – Race theRidge’s new and improvedTown Core Criterium, whichwill see riders taking risks inorder to come out on top.
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and only allowed the singlerun and one hit. But, thosewere negated by his tenstrikeouts. In game two itwas Nathan Kitamura andBrandon Sound who com-bined for the shutout in theten-run win.
K i t a m u ra t h re w f o u rinnings, while Sound, whowas making his retur nafter being sidelined with asprained ankle, closed outin the mercy rule win.
As for the Royals’ offence,Cole Ross had the best daygoing 4-7 at the plate witha walk, three RBIs and tworuns scored.
First baseman Jarad Beck-ett reached base four timesand scored four runs, whilecatcher Eric Blower batted3-5 with two walks, two RBIsand three runs scored whilealso providing solid defensebehind the plate.
The Sunday games mightnot have happened if ithadn’t been for the groundscrew of Ridge Meadows par-ents who were able to getthe field ready despite Sat-urday night’s rain.
The Royals are now set fora very busy week.
It starts out with twoexhibition games againstthe Coquitlam A’s on Tues-day and Thursday at BlueMountain before they headto Vancouver Island for afour-game set with the Mid-Island Mustangs and theVictoria Mariners.
T h e w i n s t h i s w e e kimprove the Royals’ recordto 10 wins, nine losses, andone tie for the 2010 season.
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Lucas Tillotson of the Ridge Meadow Royals dives back to first base, hoping to beat Abbotsford Angels’ player Brian Schooley. TheRoyals won both games against the Angels, shutting them out in the second game 10-0.
The midget AAA ball clubstarted their exhibitionschedule with a bit of a blun-der, but have since knockedout five straight victories,while also winning in six oftheir last seven.
The most recent of those
wins came this week witha three game series againstthe Abbotsford Angels.
The ser ies kicked offWednesday in Abbotsford,w h e n Sp e n c e r St e w a r tpitched five innings withjust one run on three hitsbefore giving the reins to thebullpen.
Eric Blower struggled inthe sixth inning, allowingthree runs in the only inning
he pitched.However, Brett Snowball
came in for the final inningand didn’t allow a single runto close out the game, as theRoyals’ offence proved toomuch for the home Angelsin their 9-4 win.
The series then shiftedover to Albion Field for thefinal two games in a doubleheader on Saturday.
And even with the three
days off, the Royals’ offenceonly improved, scoring 21runs off of 20 hits in twomercy rule wins.
Ridge Meadows took thefirst game 11-1 in six innings,and the second game 10-0in five innings, sending theAngels home winless for theweek.
G a m e o n e s a w L i a mStroud pitch his first com-plete game of the season
Royals sweep Abbotsford
Kelsey Campbell, ex-Maple Ridge Rambler nowIndiana Hoosier, was given the Scholastic
Achievement Award by the Indiana Varsity Club atits annual Scholastic Achievement Awards dinnerearlier this month.
The 31-year-old award was established by theIndiana University Varsity club to honour andacknowledge the academic excellence of one stu-dent athlete every year in each varsity sport.
It recognizes the athlete who attains the high-est cumulative grade point average on his or herrespective team.
IU vice president Fred Glass said that he“couldn’t be more proud of our scholastic achieve-ment winners and how they respect Indiana Uni-
versity.”“Kelsey [Campbell] is just a tremendous stu-
dent-athlete,” said head coach of water polo BarryKing.
“She is a real inspiration to the rest of her team-mates for how hard she works in and out of thepool.
“She is just the hardest worker with the biggestbrain we’ve ever had.”
Campbell thanked King and others uponaccepting her award.
“I want to thank all my coaches, teammates andparents for all of their support. It’s been a greatexperience so far.”
The award recipients will be added to the Scho-
lastic Achievement plaque on permanent displayin the north lobby of Assembly Hall, the historicbasketball stadium at IU.
Campbell, however, is used to winning awards.In her sophomore season at IU she started 36
games, scoring 32 goals and 24 assists in the 37games she played.
That earned her two straight Player of the Weekawards, and a spot on the western division all-conference team.
During her tenure at MRSS, she was twicenamed British Columbia water polo player of theyear.
Campbell still has two years of college eligibilityremaining.
Indiana U honours Maple Ridge graduate
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Director of Advertising Sales & MarketingCommunity Publishing Group
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Canwest Community Publishing has an immediate opportunity fora pro-active and highly motivated DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISINGSALES AND MARKETING. Reporting to the Senior Vice President,Community Publishing Group, you will be responsible for establishingaggressive revenue strategies and objectives and leading a team of salesprofessionals to achieve these goals.
Our ideal candidate will be responsible for:• Accountability for the development, implementation, and
achievement of revenue objectives for the advertising team;
• Working with other Senior Management team members todevelop, implement and achieve both digital and insert strategiesand revenue targets;
• Creation and maintenance of senior level account relationships;
• Coaching and leadership of our National, ROP & Classified salesforces in a highly competitive marketplace;
• Leading and directing the Marketing Committee to developinnovative revenue opportunities;
• Liaising with the Community Publishing Group and sales directorsto develop and produce the best possible product(s) for readers,advertisers and our communities;
• Liaising and working with the Canwest National Sales Team.
The ideal candidate will have:• Extensive senior management experience in the media industry;
• Relevant post secondary education in business, sales andmarketing;
• Proven results in building advertising revenue and growing marketshare;
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal and decision-makingskills;
• Customer focused with a proven track record of responding to theneeds of the clients;
• Outstanding analytical, budgeting and project managementabilities;
• The ability to work in a team environment with a creativeentrepreneurial mindset;
• A leadership style that inspires passion, energy and success intothe sales teams.
Canwest Community Publishing is the leading community newspapergroup in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, and onVancouver Island. Our award-winning newspapers have repeatedly wonnational and provincial awards.
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There is not a day, dear mother,That we do not think of you.
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Vancouver
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Canwest Community Publishing has an immediate opportunity fora pro-active and highly motivated DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISINGSALES AND MARKETING. Reporting to the Senior Vice President,Community Publishing Group, you will be responsible for establishingaggressive revenue strategies and objectives and leading a team of salesprofessionals to achieve these goals.
Our ideal candidate will be responsible for:• Accountability for the development, implementation, and
achievement of revenue objectives for the advertising team;
• Working with other Senior Management team members todevelop, implement and achieve both digital and insert strategiesand revenue targets;
• Creation and maintenance of senior level account relationships;
• Coaching and leadership of our National, ROP & Classified salesforces in a highly competitive marketplace;
• Leading and directing the Marketing Committee to developinnovative revenue opportunities;
• Liaising with the Community Publishing Group and sales directorsto develop and produce the best possible product(s) for readers,advertisers and our communities;
• Liaising and working with the Canwest National Sales Team.
The ideal candidate will have:• Extensive senior management experience in the media industry;
• Relevant post secondary education in business, sales andmarketing;
• Proven results in building advertising revenue and growing marketshare;
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal and decision-makingskills;
• Customer focused with a proven track record of responding to theneeds of the clients;
• Outstanding analytical, budgeting and project managementabilities;
• The ability to work in a team environment with a creativeentrepreneurial mindset;
• A leadership style that inspires passion, energy and success intothe sales teams.
Canwest Community Publishing is the leading community newspapergroup in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, and onVancouver Island. Our award-winning newspapers have repeatedly wonnational and provincial awards.
Interested applicants should apply [email protected] by April 28, 2010
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Then you'll love Sudoku.This mind-bending puzzle
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