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Mayor Nicole Read will press on with reforming how home-lessness is dealt with in Maple Ridge, despite the province’s con-tinued support for the Salvation Army shelter.

“Our position remains un-changed,” she said.

“We’ve had boots on the ground. We know who’s in and out of housing and we’ve housed 77 people. Taxpayers in B.C. are paying more than a million dol-lars for the shelter and we don’t feel that it’s connecting people to housing.”

Council, in August, asked B.C. Housing to stop the funding the Salvation Army’s 25-bed emer-gency shelter, located in what’s now known as the Salvation Army Ridge Meadows, formerly the Caring Place, on 222nd Street

and Lougheed Highway.It has since cleared the home-

less camp on Cliff Avenue and opened a temporary shelter on the highway in downtown Maple Ridge. It is set to close, though, at the end of March.

“We need to make sure all the tax dollars being spent in our city are working effectively,” Read said.

But the Salvation Army is “pro-viding a much-needed and val-ued service to the community of Maple Ridge,” B.C. Housing Min-

ister Rich Coleman said in a Dec. 22 letter to Maple Ridge council.

“We are pleased with and re-main committed to this partner-ship.”

B.C. Housing pays $1 million yearly to the Salvation Army for the emergency shelter.

Read said there are gaps in the province’s data collection in tracking the homeless and dis-putes Coleman’s statement that the Salvation Army is meeting its obligations.

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Pitt Meadows council has 10 months to build a new parks and rec-reation department and has awarded the contract to help with that to KDH Management Consultants.

The move became necessary when Maple Ridge decided to end a 21-year-old joint services agreement between the two cities at the end of October 2016.

The first step is a transition plan, said Pitt Meadows Mayor John Becker.

“The consultant’s recommendations on the transition plan are the critical first step. It will help us set the course for the next few months.”

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Next year, the dream of a new Kanaka Creek Regional Park Wa-tershed Stewardship Centre, with a little luck, will become a reality.

The final phase, about a $1-mil-lion project, will include a class-room and a small kitchen, wash-rooms, office and a separate storage room, allowing students to spend hours at the hatchery on 256th Street.

One feature is known as “roof-to-creek” and will divert rainwa-ter, filter it and have it flow into the ground so it recharges the wa-ter table.

The building is known as Phase 2, while the outdoor ground prep-aration around the hatchery is Phase 3.

The outdoor area will have some-thing called an outdoor classroom, additional wetlands and an inter-pretive stormwater feature.

The classroom will accommo-date about 35 people, allowing for programming, workshops, board meetings and open houses.

“Phase 3 is exclusively outdoors,” said Ross Davies, with the Kana-ka Education and Environmental Partnership Society.

Phase 1, the new Bell Irvine Fish Hatchery, was completed in 2013, allowing volunteers to move out of an old barn that served for years.

Davies gave Maple Ridge council an update about the project re-cently. An invitation for contrac-tors to bid on the project is out to tender.

“We’ll wait and see what happens with the tender process. Phase 3 will definitely go ahead this year. The building probably, as well.”

Davies said funding is in place for the last two phases.

The building will be owned by Metro Vancouver parks. Part of

the funding for the centre came from a bequest to Metro Vancou-ver from George Ross, a Burnaby resident.

Ross left $2.8 million for Metro Vancouver parks, and $300,000 of that filled a funding gap for the new classroom last February, al-lowing the building to proceed.

“They played a huge role. We could not have done it without them,” Davies said.

While it will be a Metro Vancou-

ver building, KEEPS will be the premier tenant.

“It’s a fantastic situation for us because we can run our programs there and not have to worry about rent. There are exciting times ahead,” he added.

With that, KEEPS may have to rework its educational program-ming. Maple Ridge’s parks depart-ment could also use the centre.

“It’s the start of a new era, I guess you could say.”

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If you’re a hard-working, single-family homeowner in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, take heart, as you became about 10 per cent richer last July.

That’s about how much the value of your house went up this year, says B.C. Assessment.

The notices of house values were mailed out this week, giving home-owners at least a sense of chalking up one financial point, as the Christmas credit card bills roll in.

In one part of Pitt Meadows, sin-gle home values have climbed from $534,000 in 2014 to $587,000 last July.

In west, central and east Maple Ridge, the average home was valued at $507,000 in 2014. By July 2015, that had jumped to $558,000 – a 10-per-cent increase.

However, those numbers don’t include the price changes for con-dominiums and townhouses, which didn’t increase as much.

Once the condo and townhome increases are included, Maple Ridge’s residential property class increased by about 5.5 per cent, said financial general manager Paul Gill.

While property values may in-crease, homeowners’ property taxes

won’t necessarily jump by the same amount because cities set their own tax rate based on their financial needs and the entire property base.

Maple Ridge council, in December, gave second reading to a 3.33-per-cent increase in property taxes for its 2016 budget – so if a home went up by the average increase in residen-tial value, the property tax increase should be around three per cent.

Homeowners, though, with homes that increased in value more than that, particularly single fam-ily homes, could see more of an in-crease.

Property values are pegged at their market value as of last July and could have crept up even more in the meantime as part Metro Vancouver’s

red-hot housing market.While homeowners cannot appeal

the municipal taxes that are slapped on to their properties, they can ap-peal the property’s assessed value, which determines the amount of property taxes they pay.

However, that appeal has to be di-rected to B.C. Assessment and must be filed by Feb. 1. An appeal form can be found at bcassessment.ca.

Only two per cent of homeowners appeal their property’s value.

For an average Maple Ridge home, based on a house, apartment or townhouse with a $400,000 assessed value, the tax increase would mean a total bill of $2,768 for general ser-vices and utilities (sewer, water and recycling).

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The New Year’s Day tra-dition continued as people ran down the boat launch in Golden Ears Provincial Park on Friday and jumped into Alouette Lake.

“It was quite amazing that there were a couple hundred people up there,” said Alex Milner, with the Ridge Meadows Outdoor Club.

The club doesn’t officially sponsor the polar bear swim, but helps organize it and set up the ribbon for people to cross as they hit the water at noon.

He guesses the New Year’s Day swim has been going on for 15 years.

“It’s grown substantially. I think it’s become a Maple Ridge tradition.”

The road to Golden Ears Provincial Park was closed intermittently the day be-fore, but opened on Jan. 1 so people could get to the lake.

Ross Davies, with Kanaka Education and Environmental Partner-ship Society, usually goes to Alouette Lake, but this year went to the New Year’s Day swim at Stave Lake in Mission.

“The water temperature was four degrees. The key is to keep your core warm right up to the last second.”

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‘Write a cheque’Parks from front

The consultant will review the city’s parks and recreation needs over the next several weeks and submit a report with recommendations on a delivery model by the end of March.

Becker said the city could determine what services and programs it wants to provide, then hire a recreation service provider to deliver it all.

“And then just write them a cheque every month,” said Becker. “That happens in ju-risdictions across Canada and throughout North America.”

An example of a provider is Nustadia, the company that operates the Pitt Meadows Arena Complex, along with 25 other ice pads, and other sports facilities across Cana-da.

Becker said the issue would be contentious, because it would mean the loss of union-ized employees belonging to CUPE local 622, but he said Pitt Meadows has no obliga-tion to honour any agree-ments Maple Ridge has with any employees.

Rarely does a city get the chance to build a city depart-ment from the ground up, said Becker.

“So this is a great opportu-

nity to create a 2016 model of delivery of parks and recre-ation,” he added.

Becker said politicians will need to work from a set of principles as they build the new department, such user groups should be affected as little as possible.

Also, he said Pitt Meadows should try to keep some of the structure of the existing agreement in place.

“Keep the good stuff, and cull the old stuff that doesn’t work for either or both par-ties,” he said.

Cooperative pieces that still make sense include field and ice allocation, Becker added.

Those could be kept via smaller fee-for-service ar-rangements.

Obviously, Maple Ridge must be agreeable.

“They may say, ‘No, too much hassle, we don’t want your money as much as we want complete independence to do exactly as we want,’ and fair enough.”

Asked whether Pitt Mead-ows has to repair its relation-ship with Maple Ridge, Becker said the leisure services agree-ment had outlived its useful-ness, and that’s why it will be terminated.

“’Repair’ implies something was broken. I think we have to have a new relationship.”

“So what does that even mean,” she asked.

“We need to have the province take this seri-ously. When we say … we think we can do more with the money … I expect a conversation, not a letter from Rich Coleman. That’s unacceptable, in my opin-ion.”

Council had earlier asked for a meeting, in addition to making the request to cut Salvation Army fund-ing.

Read added that most, if not all of the 77 people housed through city ef-forts so far had been in and out of Salvation Army shelter, “over and over and over.”

Less money is being spent on street outreach and rental supplements than the million yearly go-ing to the Salvation Army, she said.

The city budgeted $160,000 for four street outreach workers four six months, while B.C. Hous-ing provided 70 more rental supplements in 2015 than previously.

With the province con-

tinuing to support the Salvation Army, Read said that Maple Ridge council will discuss what happens next. She isn’t calling for a new permanent shelter for the homeless.

“People need to be con-nected to housing, not put in shelters.”

Coleman said a review of shelter programs through-out the province is under-way.

Still, Read wants to know why the Salvation Army gets funding “year after year.”

She added if another homeless camp forms in Maple Ridge after the 40-bed temporary shelter closes in April, as hap-pened on Cliff Avenue over the summer, it will be the province’s fault.

The city has said what it needs to reduce home-lessness, and that includes pulling the funding of the Salvation Army shelter and using it for outreach or for permanent housing.

“We cannot continue to use city resources to deal with the situation when the province doesn’t listen to the solution we’re pro-

posing.”There won’t be

“any lack of clar-ity surrounding who’s responsibil-ity it will be,” if another camp ap-pears.

“I’m absolutely done,” Read add-ed.

The majority of council’s position towards the Salvation Army shelter isn’t shared by Coun. Craig Speirs.

“You can’t be mean,” he said.

“You have to work with people, not against them. When you’re mean, it puts up a wall,” he said.

“When you’re saying you shouldn’t feed people, that gives a huge message. And it’s a very negative one.”

The City of Maple Ridge can’t control the province’s budget, Speirs pointed out.

“I think there’s a basic meanness that I have re-ally despaired over with this council and I don’t think it’s a positive way to go forward.”

He was the only one of seven on council to vote against the letter to B.C.

Housing.“To send a letter

like we sent was unconscionable.”

He said the Sal-vation Army does a lot and it’s not just about home-less people.

“I’m not a reli-gious person, but thank goodness

they’re there.”Patricia Cuff, at the Sal-

vation Army headquarters, was happy for the support from Coleman.

“I guess the good news for the citizens of Maple Ridge is that the funding is continuing,” she said.

“We’re saying that we’re committed to remaining in this community. We’re delighted with that.”

The Salvation Army’s contract with B.C. Hous-ing expires in March 2017.

Cuff said from January to October 2015, 354 peo-ple accessed the Salvation Army’s emergency shelter in Maple Ridge. Of those, 65 per cent of those were placed into permanent housing, while 20 per cent went into drug treatment.

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Police do not suspect foul play after the body of a Pitt Meadows man was found just offshore in Alouette Lake on Sat-urday, Jan. 2.

Wade Bathurst, 39, was camping with fam-ily at Gold Creek Camp-ground in Golden Ears Provincial Park on New Year’s Eve when he went missing.

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, he told friends and family he was going to light off some fireworks at the beach and make a phone call, and he left the camp alone, said Rick Laing of Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue (RMSAR).

When he did not re-turn, the family looked for him, and eventually returned to the camp. At daylight, they continued searching, then reported him missing. RMSAR got the call at approxi-mately 2:30 p.m.

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He was fully clothed, and his fireworks were found on shore.

Laing said the shoreline was icy, and it is possible the man simply slipped and fell.

“It looks like it was just a real unfortunate acci-dent,” said Laing.

A Ridge Meadows RCMP spokesman said no foul play is suspected, and police are assisting a coroner’s investigation to determine the cause of death.

Bathurst is the father to a 14-year-old son.

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The death of former B.C. premier Bill

Bennett on Dec. 4 prompted the tradi-tional round of polite tributes.

He was the man from Kelowna who remade Vancouver, with SkyTrain, B.C. Place stadium and Expo 86, to put the city on the world map.

He won three majority governments before handing over the steering wheel of a smoothly running Social Credit Party to Bill Vander Zalm.

Outside B.C., the wire service obituar-ies ran to a few paragraphs, defining Bennett first as the “architect of finan-cial restraint in the province.”

It seems an ordinary notion today, but when Bennett unleashed his “restraint program” on the B.C. government in 1983, it was presented as a right-wing coup on a socialist utopia.

I was in journalism school in Vancou-ver when unions organized a general strike and mass street demonstrations under the banner of Operation Soli-darity, appropriated from the struggle against Poland’s communist dictators. Their goal was to bring the recently re-elected government to its knees.

The newly tabloid Vancouver Prov-ince, itself largely controlled by some of B.C.’s most militant unions, was a

screeching banshee of the big-labour left.

“Socred hitmen swoop on rights workers,” its front page declared after 400 layoff notices were issued to pro-vincial staff.

This propaganda was the public’s guide and my professional role model.

A bit of background: the B.C. econo-my was in the grip of an international recession, hitting resource industries and government revenues hard.

Bennett had ousted the Dave Bar-rett NDP government in 1975, but the legacy lived on. During its three-year reign, for example, education spending increased 13 per cent in the first year and 23 per cent in each of the next two.

The blitz of restraint legislation reasserted government’s authority to control the size and wages of provincial staff, reinstated the province’s ability to pay, eliminated various boards, and in-creased the provincial sales tax to seven per cent to pay the bills.

Another Bill Bennett legacy was dismantling the monopoly chokehold of big international unions on public heavy construction.

Growing up in northeastern B.C., I had seen the impressive pay for jobs on highway construction, about twice what I earned labouring for a non-union contractor doing city work.

A couple of friends discovered the in-side track to securing labouring jobs on a provincially-funded highway project. After joining the union, those in the know could visit a business agent and

hand over $500 cash. Within days, the lucky winner would be “name request-ed” to join the crew, vaulting over those who thought paying dues and working their way up the seniority list would be enough.

This struggle over public construction continues today, with B.C. Hydro’s deci-sion to make the Site C dam an open shop.

The main contract was awarded to a consortium working with the Christian Labour Association of Canada, an alter-native union known by more colourful names among old-line building trades.

After graduating from journalism school, I landed my first full-time job as a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News, shortly before Bennett announced his retirement from the premier’s office to finish his term as a backbench MLA.

Bennett and I would sometimes arrive for work together, parking our rusty 1976 Chevrolets on Bernard Avenue, where he kept an office above the fam-ily furniture store.

I found out later that Bennett’s mod-est old sedan was the government-issue car he had used during his entire 10 years as premier.

The party bought it for him as a humourous retirement gift, and he continued to drive it to work.

No frills. That was Bill Bennett.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Shaken upIngrid RiceNews Views

Some of us were shaken awake by last week;s earthquake. For all of us, it should be a wake-up call.

The earthquake near Saanich Dec. 29, esti-mated somewhere between 4.3 and 4.8 magni-tude, wasn’t the big one that we’ve been warned about, but it was the biggest one many of us have ever experienced, and about the biggest one we’d want to experience. The Richter scale goes from ‘interesting’ to ‘problematic’ to ‘devastating’ pretty quickly.

This time, we didn’t have to dive underneath sturdy furniture and hold on tightly. Next time, we might.

Many of us who live along the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire fault lines know that we should have an earthquake preparedness kit ready and wait-ing in case of an emergency. Yet many of us just figure we’ll get around to it at some point in the future, long before an earthquake actually hap-pens, and somehow fail to see the flaw in our reasoning.

So we hope that last week’s actual, tangible, physical shaking sensation was enough to mo-tivate people toward earthquake preparedness.

We probably have most of the necessities we need in a survival kit already, in our homes – items like flashlights, medicine, first-aid supplies and warm clothing. So really, putting together an earthquake survival kit mostly just means set-ting aside lots of water, plenty of non-perishable food (including pet food) and some cash.

A week’s worth of rations are recommended.It’s a new year, and since we can’t predict what

the new year will bring, then we might as well try to be ready for anything.

Now that we’ve survived last week’s little tremor, let’s turn our attentions to surviving the next one.

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Editor, The News:Re: Underpass on Pitt agenda (The

News, Dec. 23).I was delighted to hear that Pitt Mead-

ows is finally considering putting an underpass on their agenda.

My thanks and gratitude to Mayor John Becker and the city council for moving on this important advancement to a major problem for Pitt Meadows.

It is great to see that this council is acting on a problem that has confront-ed the majority of Pitt Meadows for far too long.

A few years ago, I inquired at city hall about the possibility of an underpass, and was told that it ‘wasn’t even on the radar.’

On another matter, I would like to know if the turning lane on Lougheed Highway onto Park Road could have its divider painted yellow on the edge, as it is seriously difficult to see at night, es-pecially in the rain.

Is this a matter under highway and transportation, or a local matter?

Ron CzetoPitt Meadows

ASAPEditor, The News:Re: Underpass on Pitt agenda (The

News, Dec. 23).Yes most definitely, it is way overdue. Emergency vehicles, long waits for

trains to cross and increase in traffic due to building of homes - and more to come.

All reasons why an underpass should be built ASAP.

Jayne IwanowPitt Meadows

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Moving alongRobert Meachen · Re: Year in review 2015: First year like ‘drinking from fire hose.’Ironic (in this article) that Sheridan Hill gets full support from our mayor and council to stop any further development (for all the right reasons), but Golden Ears Business Park ... which creates the exact same environ-mental issues and drastic changes to our community, is considered as something that will have to be “moved along.” Residents of South Bonson are watching carefully as to how our council proceeds. And as far as the OCP is concerned, it would be nice if Onni were required to meet the exact terms of our current OCP for design, layout land fill. We trust our elected councillors will understand our concerns are real, and we do not support the current plans for Phases 3 and 4 of Golden Ears Business Park.

What’s the plan?Lisa Durante-Sullivan · Re: Year in review 2015: Maple Ridge, moving forward in 2016 .I think before a new pool and rec center we need to increase the amount of police and ambulance resources, more detox centers and more outreach or councillors for people who have been housed. Many problems haven’t gone away, just hidden under roofs and dispersed. Are the root issues truly being addressed? I am appreciative (living on Cliff Avenue) that it is not a gong show everyday anymore on my street (thank you). But the problem still exists and closing time isn’t that far away. Would love to know the plan (wink emoticon).

Political willRichard Vollo · Re: Demand for more paramedics.There needs to be political will to address the many problems facing the B.C. Ambulance Service. Unfortunately, that has been and continues to be lacking.

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Editor, The News:Re: Cellphone tower pro-

posed for Golden Ears Pro-vincial Park (The News, Nov. 25).

First, I fully support search and rescue teams, but ques-tion whether they, and city advisors, have fully consid-ered the effects of micro-wave radiation on birds, plants, and animals.

In February 2014, the U.S.

Department of the Interior published a letter outlin-ing concerns that cell tower radiation violates environ-mental protection respon-sibilities toward migratory birds, citing injury, crip-pling loss, and death from collisions with towers and guy wires, and radiation effects, such as nest aban-donment, plumage dete-rioration, less offspring,

locomotion and navigation problems, reduced survival, and death.

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At least 140 studies point to harmful effects of cell tower radiation on a variety of species, including pigs, horses, cows, ants, bees, frogs, domestic pets, insects,

trees, plants and fauna. A small but growing seg-

ment of the population is ‘electrohypersensitive’ to wireless radiation, and can-not be around it.

Erecting a cell tower in Golden Ears Park, one the final local refuges for these people, would not appear to me to be something any socially responsible corpo-ration, or well-informed city planning department, would consider doing.

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For 18 years, it’s been a refuge for those who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Eve.

The volunteers with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Christmas Haven did it again Dec. 24, hosting 290 people by providing them a hot turkey dinner, en-tertainment and, most of all, companionship.

Usually about 300 people show up at the event.

“Everyone just had a wonderful time. Just lots of smiles,” said vol-unteer and Maple Ridge Coun. Corisa Bell.

She’s been helping out at the Haven for the last 10 years and points out it wouldn’t happen without about 60 vol-unteers who give their time.

Seniors, families in need and individuals all show up for the evening to be together.

The leisure services commission chips in by providing the Arts Cen-tre Theatre.

“It went wonderful … because we have such great support from the community, the busi-ness community, and our residents. It’s magi-cal and the ACT is such a special place to hold

the event.”The venue allows

a seven-metre high Christmas tree and a comfortable place for entertainment and en-joying the turkey din-ners that are cooked in the Salvation Army kitchens.

Bell said she’s heard that the event is unique to Maple Ridge and not found in other cities.

“Being alone on Christmas Eve, I per-sonally don’t think there’s anything worse than the feeling being completely alone, in

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More drivers were willing to pay to use the Golden Ears Bridge in 2015.

TransLink reported a more than 15 per cent increase in bridge tolls collected there for the first nine months of the year.

The transportation authority is now fore-casting it will collect $48.7 million in Gold-en Ears tolls for all of 2015, up nearly $5.2 million from what it budgeted, and it antici-pates further growth of 4.1 per cent in 2016.

The toll was increased in July to $3.10 per crossing for users with the TReO decal ($4.35 for unregistered users) and a similar increase

for inflation is expected in 2016.

Meanwhile, the toll-ing equipment at the Golden Ears is slated for replacement at a cost of $5 million in 2016 even though the bridge is only six and a half years old. Trans-Link’s capital budget cites “obsolescence and

end of service life” for the need to replace the roadside technology and back office systems.

Growth in traffic over the bridge in part re-flects an increase in driving in general with-in Metro Vancouver as well as a rise in vehicles purchased, according to TransLink.

That also helped boost TransLink’s take from its 17-cent-a-litre gas tax – that was up about $8 million or 3.1 per cent in the first nine months of the year.

TransLink is benefit-ted from lower fuel and power costs and it proj-ects fuel savings will increase in 2016 due to lower diesel prices and increased use of natural gas buses.

TransLink also plans to spend $900,000 in 2016 to study mobility pricing.

The technical re-search could lead to an assessment of options such as charging tolls at more crossings or per kilometre road use fees.

The province has in-dicated some form of bridge tolling reform will be necessary if both the Massey Tun-nel and Pattullo Bridge replacements end up tolled.

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The crisp New Year’s weekend turned Maple Ridge into a winter wonderland as the frost froze and turned trees into ice sculptures.

Roads could have

been a lot more icy too, except for the road crews with the city.

“We’re ready, if we get one centimetre or 40 centimetres,” said roads superintendent Walter Oleschak.

Usually if ice or snow is expected, one truck

that carries salt brine, water mixed with road salt, patrols the major streets and bridges dur-ing late evenings and early mornings and lays down a coating of salt water, which soaks into the asphalt and melts any ice and snow, at least for the first few hours.

Once the roads receive a coating of brine, they can withstand a snow-fall for the next three or four days, if it doesn’t rain.

On Sunday night, though, four trucks were on the road, pre-paring for any snow, just to be on the safe side in case a snowfall hit.

Only a light dusting fell.

Oleschak said the last major snowfall in Maple Ridge took place in the 2008-2009 winter.

Since then, there’s been no major snow events, despite the train-ing that crews receive every year. That can make it frustrating for

the workers who get all prepared to respond to a snow emergency only to have it never snow.

The City of Maple Ridge allocates about $300,000 yearly for its snow-removal budget. That grows every year if it’s not spent.

Five one-tonne trucks, five tandem dump trucks, a single axle truck and two brine-spreading trucks can respond during a snow-fall to keep roads clear. Bobcats, graders and front-end loaders can also help out if it really piles up.

One weapon the city uses that gives it an early warning about any extreme weather is the Weathernet service out of the U.S. that provides detailed forecasts, al-most down to the hour, for Maple Ridge or any local area.

The city can receive three or four weather updates a day from that service.

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The City of Maple Ridge gives notice that it is seeking public opinion on the following Food Primary Licence amendment application.

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Current Hours of Liquor Sales:Monday to Sunday - 9:00 am to 12:00 am

Proposed Hours of Liquor Sales:Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday – 9:00 am to 12:00 am;Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 9:00 am to 1:00 am

There are no proposed changes to the occupant capacity.

Current onsite parking meets requirements.

Persons who consider themselves affected by this application are requested to make written submissions in the form of a letter addressed to Jaci Diachuk, Administrative Program Assistant, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9. You may send your letter by regular mail or e-mail to [email protected]

Written submissions will be accepted until 4:00 pm January 15, 2016.

Please note that all submissions will be considered a public document and all information contained in it will be publicly available.

For further information or clarifi cation only, on the proposed Food Primary Licence Amendment Application, contact Jaci Diachuk, Administrative Program Assistant at 604-467-7391 between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday to Friday.

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The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour is getting ready for its 18th annual show and sale.

The growing event, which features both established and emerging artists, had a record 36 stops on the tour last year.

“It was a pretty big deal for us to have that many,” said organiz-er Kerry McLaren, adding that already organizers have 30 par-ticipants for the 2016 version of

the tour already.The tour has a limited number of

spaces open, so all interested art-ists are encouraged to apply now, she said, as the deadline is Jan. 15.

This art crawl is held each year on the Mothers’ Day weekend, which this year falls on May 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Last year’s event saw approxi-mately 1,000 visitors from all ar-eas of the Lower Mainland.

It is a self-guided tour that al-lows the public to visit artists in their studios and learn about their creative processes.

The tour features a variety

of art, such as painting, pot-tery, sculpture, jewelry mak-ing, woodworking, mosaics and much more.

A brochure and map of the art-ists will be published.

“Visitors can pick and choose which artists you would like to see,” said McLaren, who has been an organizer of the event for the past four years.

It is put on by a group of local volunteers.

• For more information and applications, visit the website at www.artstudiotour.ca or contact Kerry McLaren at [email protected]

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The ACT Art Gallery is pre-senting its first commissioned installation on Jan. 9.

Beginning at 2 p.m., the public will have an opportunity to view “Exhibition under Development”, featuring new artwork by Amelia Epp and Aaron Moran.

“The title actually refers to the somewhat temporal nature of this project, as when I ap-proached the artists last year, we really had no idea what the final pieces would look like,” said cu-rator Barbara Duncan.

“I did recognize common ele-ments in their approach to work-ing with materials, and their shared tendency to build assem-blages from both new and dis-carded items.”

She said that in addition to some of their conceptual similar-ities, these two artists share some aesthetic qualities in their use of colour, and the idea of creating

site-specific art was appealing to both artists.

“So, for these and other rea-sons, I thought a collaboration would be an interesting experi-ment, even though the artists had never worked together before,” said Duncan

Moran recently returned to Vancouver after completing a Master in Fine Arts in Wind-sor, Ont. Much of his work is concerned with urban and sub-urban development, as he draws on new, discarded and natural elements to create sculptures and relief pieces.

Epp, who studied at Simon Fra-ser and later Columbia Univer-sity in New York, is concerned more with environment-specific textures that emerge in both built and natural spaces.

Her labour-intensive explora-tion of the tensile qualities of pressed paper often resolve in brilliant combinations of geo-metric forms assembled in dy-namic three dimensional forma-tions.

Moran will give a free public tour of the exhibition on Jan. 16 from 1-2 p.m.

ContributedMaple Ridge potter Mark Tiggs, who wood fires his works, will be one of the artists featured on the annual Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio tour.

Calling all artists: annual studio tour deadline looms A mixed

media collage by artist Amelia Epp.

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Planning for 18th Mother’s Day arts event

Mixed media artists Amelia Epp and Aaron Moran commissioned

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He will explain the impetus for the art-work, and how the two artists worked collab-

oratively.With the exhibition,

the ACT Art Gallery’s demonstrates a com-mitment to offer expo-

sure to young profes-sional artists.

The additional stimu-lus of a commission for this particular ex-hibition recognizes the costs attributable to both the materials and time in creating art-work – an occupation that few young artists are able to pursue on a full-time basis, said Duncan.

Artist talk scheduled

ContributedAaron Moran’s creation Cul de Sac made of red cedar, plywood and reclaimed wood.

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What’s on• Opening Reception: Saturday, Jan. 9 from 2-4 p.m. (free).• Artist talk (Aaron Moran): Saturday, Jan. 11 from 1-2 p.m. (free).• Regular Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and selected evenings.

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Not much has changed from her high school days for Maple Ridge wrestler Payten Smith.

The former MRSS Rambler and current Simon Fraser Clan grappler put on a dominant per-formance at the Menlo College Open women’s wrestling tournament in Atherton, CA on New Year’s Day, taking home the title in the women’s 191-pound open category.

Smith pinned all five opponents she faced, in-cluding taking down California native Anastasia Lobsinger in the finals 2:48 into the opening round.

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The Pitt Meadow Marauders senior boys’ basketball team went 1-3 under sunny skies in California just before the new year.

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passed away after a brief illness on January 1st, 2016 in Chilliwack BC at the age of 103. Simone was born in a small farming community near Chateau-

guay Quebec on August 18th, 1912. The fourth of eight children, she grew-up in Montreal, then began a fifteen year career in the garment and fashion industry while still in her early teens. She moved west to a military base in Victoria BC to marry Georges Audet in 1941, and

after war’s end, they settled near Port Moody to begin rais-ing a family of three boys before moving to Haney in 1957.

Simone was happiest living on the banks of Kanaka Creek where she combined a love of nature, the pleasures of a hobby farm, and a passion for fashion design with family duties. She possessed exceptional creative talent often expressed through a sewing machine that could be heard rumbling well into the early morning hours. Publicly, she dressed in high fashion that would not have been out of place on runways of Paris, but she was equally comfortable tending to farm animals in tattered clothes and gum-boots. She turned scrap metal into works of art, maintained a life-long quest for knowledge and kept abreast of world affairs well into her late 90’s. She was an active member of the CWL and contributed generously to fund-raising functions with artistic creativity.

Simone outlived her siblings by many years, and was predeceased by her husband Georges in 1994. She is survived by sons André (Karen) of Courtenay BC, Robert (Virginia) of Chilliwack BC, and Maurice of Toronto Ontario; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30am, Thursday, January 7th,

at St Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, 20285 Dewdney Trunk Road, followed by interment at the

Maple Ridge Cemetery, 21404 Dewdney Trunk Road. Relatives and friends are welcome to attend the service and a reception at St. Luke’s immediately following interment.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be offered to the St. Luke’s CWL.Special thanks are extended to Dr. Cilliers Marais and staff at the Mageta Clinic for dedicated care over many years. Expressions of sympathy can be made at www.gardenhill.ca

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Celebration of Life – January 17, 2016. Please contact the family for details.

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AQUINO, Grace MaryGrace Mary Aquino was born in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland on August 19th, 1969. She attend-ed Presentation Elemen-tary School. In 1977 her family moved to Vancou-ver, British Columbia where she continued her elementary school edu-cation at Blessed Sacra-ment School. She went on to high school at Little Flower Academy. She graduated from the Uni-versity of Victoria with a

Bachelor of Science in French in 1993. After university she moved to the Czech Republic to teach English as a Second Language at Gymnasium Boskovice for a year. She went on to teach English at various schools in Vancouver and Victoria. Most recently she taught at Inlingua Victoria Language School. In her six months teaching at the school her students learned English from her in the classroom and lessons on friendship and life outside of the classroom. Grace enjoyed spending time with her students, whether it was bringing them home to share a thanksgiving meal or heading to a restaurant to share a meal or to the mall to check out the latest fashions. Grace was preceded in death by her father, Sulpicio Aqui-no, in July 2005. Grace is survived by her sons Xander, age 10 and Isaac, age four and by her mother Esperanza Aquino of Maple Ridge, BC, brother Andre, his wife Carol and her niece and nephew Alyssa and Nathan Aquino. She is also survived by her younger brother Francis, his wife Asunta and their children Riley, Isabella and Joshua. She is also survived by her Aunts Clotilde Avila, Eva Woods, Fely Maria Perico and Uncle Reynaldo and his wife, Neulie. She also leaves countless other relatives and a host of cousins around the world.Her oldest son Xander summed up his mom well when he wrote, My mother - cook, caring, helper, playful, honest. Kind. Teacher, smart, amazing. My mother.One of Grace’s favorite quotes comes from that sage philosopher Winnie the Pooh who once said, “If there ever comes a day where we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever.”A Catholic memorial service will be held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at 22561 121 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC. Service times will be announced at a later date.

SANDERSON, Grace J

Died peacefully on the morning of December 31, 2015. She is survivedby her 3 children, Norman, Karen, and Daryl and their spouses, 6 grandchildren and 3 great grand-children. She was pre-deceased by her husband Lloyd in 1990. She wasa member of the Rebekah’s since 1948. She honorably served Canadain the women’s army service during WW II and was a member of the exservicewomen as well as the Royal Canadian Legion.

Thanks to all the staff of The Madison Care Center in Coquitlam for their extremely wonderful care of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

The family will be holding a memorial gathering at the Royal Canadian Legion in at 12101 224 Street, Maple Ridge

on Thursday January 7, 2016 at 1:00pm..

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FORCIER-YOUNGLinda

Born Magdalena Eva Flegel, November 27, 1927 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Passed away peacefully, December 9, 2015, in Hilton Villa Care Home, Surrey, BC. Predeceased by her husband Alex Young. Mom will be lovingly remembered by her daughters Jean Fong (Peter) and Mary Chernoff, sons Daniel Forcier and Robert Forcier (Angela), adored grandchildren Clifford (Melissa), Jordan (Paige), William, Linda, Guadalupe, Angela and Robert. Survived and missed by her sisters Polly Plant and Maryann Kavanagh, and fi rst husband Gerard Forcier.A Prayer Service will be held in the Evangelist Chapel, Gardens of Gethsemani, 15800 32 Avenue, Surrey on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 11:00am, directly followed by a Celebration of Life at Hazelmere Golf & Country Club, 18150 8 Avenue, Surrey. In lieu of fl owers, donations to the Alzheimer Society of BC are welcome.

Kearney’s Columbia-Bowell Chapel 604-521-4881

BELL / AHRENSRosamaria

January 28, 1924- December 30, 2015

It is with sadness in our hearts that we share the peaceful passing of Rosa-maria at her home in Pitt Meadows. She will be greatly missed by her daughter Barbara Schoen-bach and her son in law Wolfgang, her son Gunter in Germany, her grandchil-dren Ekaterina, Angela, Kristoffer, Kaylin along with many others who had the pleasure of knowing her.

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GRISLEY, JoanJoan Grisley, aged 79, passed awayat Crossroads Hospice (Port Moody, B.C.) on December 13th, 2015, sur-rounded by her loving and supportivefamily. Born April 26th, 1936, in London, England, Joan immigratedto Canada in 1975 with her hus-band Ken, and their 3 children. Ken fi rst asked Joan to dance 62 years ago, and the years that followed were fi lled with deep love, mutual admiration, and friendship. Joan was nurturing and loving, as a moth-er to her 3 children Steven, Matthew,

and Kerry, a “Grammie” to her 8 grandchildren Liana, Alison, Jane, Tarissa, Carson, Kiara, Norah, and Gwenn, and a mother-in-law to Philene, Kelly, Karrie, and Troy. Joan was an artist - potter, sculptor, painter, textile and stain-glass artist, silversmith, knitter, and seam-stress - and an accomplished chef. She delighted in Canada’s wild-life and wild spaces, and refl ected this passion in her art. Tall, ele-gant, and beautiful, she loved a good laugh, and had a smile that could light up a room. She will be greatly missed, but she has left us all so much to cherish.

A Celebration of Life will be held January 8th, 1:30 pm at First Memorial Burkeview, 1340 Dominion Ave., Port Coquitlam, B.C.

A reception with refreshments will follow the celebration. In lieu of fl owers, please consider donating to the Crossroads Hospice Society.

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OLING, Leslie EricJanuary 8, 1947 - New Westminster, British Columbia

December 29, 2015 - Calgary, Alberta

Les Oling beloved hus-band of Pauline of Calgary, passed away on Decem-ber 29, 2015 at the age of 68 years.Les is survived by his lov-ing wife and best friend, Pauline; his son Eric (wife Amanda) of Beaverlodge (Grande Prairie), his daughter Lynda of Calgary,

a granddaughter Saman-tha, and a sister Eileen Brooks of Oliver, BC.

Les was the only son born to Len (deceased 1962) and Elsie (de-ceased 1998, nee Sandback), and was raised on the banks of the Fraser River in the Albion area of Haney (now called Maple Ridge, BC). After high school graduation, Les couldn’t wait to escape his “small town” and explore the bright lights and big city of Vancouver, just over an hour away. Once in Vancouver, Les went to Business College and took accounting and business related courses, and af-ter about a year he landed a short-term assignment as a junior bookkeeper for a company building a large lighted display for Ex-po67. After that, he moved on to an accounting assignment at CCM (bike and sporting goods) for four years, and fi nally in 1971 he ac-cepted a job at Shell Canada where he was very happily employed for over 32 years until he retired early in the fall of 2003. Les thor-oughly enjoyed his career in fi nance and marketing at Shell in all of his carried assignments, and many business related travels across Western Canada. After his retirement, Les worked numerous con-tract assignments in the property management fi eld for a number of years using his valuable system knowledge. As well, he truly en-joyed the Treasurer position at St. Andrew’s United Church for al-most 8 years until he could pass on his torch and his love of the job to another.In 1967 at a Christmas party, he met Pauline (nee Cote) who be-came his best friend and life partner. They were engaged on Christmas Eve in 1970 and were married on September 11, 1971 in Richmond, BC. They lived in Vancouver at fi rst and then in Surrey, before they were transferred in 1975 with Shell to Victoria where son Eric was born in early 1976. Then in 1978, they transferred back to the Vancouver/Richmond area where daughter, Lynda was born shortly thereafter, and where both children eventually started school. In 1985, the family transferred with Shell to Calgary, where they have happily resided since and embraced the western/prairie lifestyle.One of his most recent interests was delving into genealogy and discovering the roots of the “Oling” family name in Scandinavia back to the 1500’s. He wrote a 60+ page book detailing his fi nds for future generations to appreciate. As well, to relax he enjoyed working on his yard and fl ower garden, walking and exploring what was down the next road. His greatest joy was his family, of which he was extremely proud. He will be missed.

Memorial Services were held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY (Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road S.E.) on Monday January 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association, #204, 2323 - 32nd Avenue N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 6Z3 Telephone: (403) 266-0620,

ext. 112, www.diabetes.ca. Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com.

In living memory of Les Oling, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park

by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Fish Creek, 14441 BANNISTER ROAD S.E. Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.

FitzGerald Edward Maurice

Nov. 17, 1921 - Nov. 22, 2015

“Ned” was born November 17, 1921 in Quebec City, died Novem-ber 22, 2015 in Vancouver at the age of 94. Predeceased by loving wife Joan (nee Hall) and survived by daughter Anne (Joe), sons Douglas (Wendy), Desmond (Michelle), Donald (Cynthia) as well as 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Ned played hockey for the Quebec Aces just prior to WWII, was a WWII Veteran (thank you for your service Dad) and a loyal/retired employee of General Motors. Dad loved the open road and is now free to continue his travels. A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Columba Church (Pitt Meadows Heritage Church), 12109 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows on January 16, at 11:00 am. In lieu of fl owers, donations in memori-am will be gratefully received at www.alzheimerbc.org.

PECKMargaret Alice

(1923 to 2015)

Margaret Alice Peck (Bran-scombe) was born on September 6, 1923 in her Grandma’s house in Calgary, Alberta, and passed over on December 30, 2015 in Maple Ridge, BC.

Margaret went suddenly and pain free with her daughter by her side. Margaret was 92 years, 3 months, and twenty four days YOUNG. She lived well and she died well. “A lady always knows when to leave”.

Margaret retired in Maple Ridge in 1986 to be near her family. She joined the Haney Presbyterian Church, met her new family mem-bers, and volunteered many hours over the last twenty-nine years. Margaret was predeceased by her youngest daughter, Peggie Wer-beski (Peck), and is survived by her three other children, her chil-dren’s father, her six grandchildren, her three great grandchildren, the fourth on the way, and many relatives and friends.Margaret’s funeral and celebration of life will be held on January 9, 2016 at 1pm at the Haney Presbyterian Church at 11858 - 216 Street, Maple Ridge, BC. In loving memory of Margaret, donations for the Haney Presbyterian Church are being accepted.

MACDONALD Donna

Words cannot express the sadness felt by the loss of a most adored Mother, Sister, Aunt and Friend, Donna E. MacDonald who passed away on December 20th, 2015 surrounded by an abundance of love.

A recent retiree of BC Hydro, an avid traveller and the most caring, generous woman with a warm infectious laugh, Donna's daughter and family would like to invite those who knew her to celebrate her life on

January 10th at the South Bonson Community Center in Osprey Village, Pitt Meadows.

Service will start at 2 pm followed by - in true Donna fashion - a cup of tea,

light snacks and the exchange of good memories.

In lieu of flowers, donations on Donna's behalf to the BC Cancer Society or a favoured charity would be very welcomed.

Expressions of sympathy can be made at www.gardenhill.ca

PONCELETWilliam Hector Emile

1925 ~ 2016It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Bill, on New Year’s morning. He passed away at home, after a lengthy illness. Audrey, his wife of seventy years was at his side.There will be no service as he re-quested. The ‘family’, his daughter, Lonnie and her husband, Wayne; his grandson, Ryan and his wife, Judy, his granddaughter, Robin and her husband, David and his great grand-children, Lauren, Cole & Brayden will remember him at a celebration dinner.

Condolences may be sent to: www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

SINGBEIL, HelviJanuary 3rd, 2016

Late of Maple Ridge, B.C. Aged 77 years. Predeceased by her hus-band Dick in 2011. Survived by daughter Pirkko, 2 sons Allan (Brenda)and Mark, 2 grandchildren Courtney & Shannon, and her special companion Jasmine. A memorial service will be held Sunday, January10th, 2016 at 1:00 pm in the Maple Ridge Funeral Chapel, 11969 - 216 St. In lieu of fl owers, donations to a charity of your choice would be appreciated.

Condolences may be sent to: www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

Immediate Openings:

RAMP SERVICES AGENT Vancouver International Airport (YVR)

About Us: Swissport Canada Inc. is the leading Ground Services Provider to the aviation industry. Job Responsibilities:

Please send resume: [email protected] or Fax: 604.207.9941 or apply online: www.swissport.com

About Us: Swissport Canada Inc. is the leading Ground Services Provider to the aviation industry.Job Responsibilities:• Load and unload passenger luggage and cargo• Drive and/or operate ground support equipment• Other duties as assignedQualifications and Competencies:• Hold and maintain a valid B.C. drivers license and ability to obtain and maintain a YVR D/A license• Must be able to work in inclement weather• Flexible to work on various shifts (days, evening, nights, weekends, and holidays)• Lift heavy objects that could reach 70 pounds (32 kilograms)

CASH BONUS RETENTION PROGRAMPlease send resume: [email protected] or Fax: 604.207.9941or apply online: www.swissport.com

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS

ANTIQUE SHOWSunday, January 10th

Admission $2.00We Buy Old & New Things703 Terminal Ave. Vancouver

8:30am to 4:30pm Over 80 tables of antique &

collectible treasures.Join us on Facebook

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33 INFORMATION

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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115 EDUCATION

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION SPECIALISTS in huge demand. Employers prefer CanScribe gradu-ates. A great work-from-home ca-reer! Contact us now to start your training day. www.canscribe.com

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Get certifi cation proof.Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to:

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In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Train to be an APARTMENT/CON-DO MANAGER. Many jobs regis-tered with us. Good wages and benefi ts. Government Certifi ed online course. 35 Years of success! www.RMTI.ca/enq

130 HELP WANTED


115 EDUCATION

Waterworks Tech. School - Get certifi ed in 6 weeks. Earn $18-22/hr. 1.250.886.3246

130 HELP WANTED

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www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Wednesday, January 6, 2016 -- A17

ERCO Worldwide - Our North Vancouver facility has the following employment opportunities along with the qualifications required.

Industrial Electrician / Instrument Mechanic• A Grade 12 diploma and dual TQ ticket as an Industrial

Electrician/Instrument Mechanic with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a chemical or industrial manufacturing environment.

• An Industrial Electrician with industrial instrument equipment and systems experience will also be considered.

• Experience with general industrial electrical systems including high voltage, automated controls, and DCS and PLC systems.

Pipefitter• A Grade 12 diploma and TQ ticket as an Industrial

Pipefitter, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a chemical or industrial manufacturing environment.

• A 2nd TQ ticket (Welder, Instrument Mechanic, etc.) will be an asset.

• Experience with installation, maintenance and repair of process piping systems.

• Experience with equipment such as heat exchangers, strainers, tanks, pressure relief valves, and control valves.

Wages and benefits are competitive within the industry, including a four-day work week with flexible start times.

Submit your resume in confidence to:Administration [email protected]: (604) 929 8277

40000065 - 105 Ave, 105A Ave, 243 St, 244 St, Baker Pl, McClure Dr.

604.476.2740Circulation

[email protected]

Earn Extra Cash!Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows NEWSAvailable routes in Maple Ridge40000064 - 111A Ave, 112 Ave, 237 St, 238 St, Kanaka Way40100110 - 228 St, Fulton St, Gilley Ave, Ritchie Ave.40100129 - 116 Ave, Burnett St, Lougheed Hwy.40220250 - 125A Ave, 126 Ave, 220 St, 220A St.40220257 - 124 Ave, 126 Ave, 219 St, Harkness Crt, Higgins Crt,

Highview Pl, Isaac Cres.40220262 - 124 Ave, 216 St, Exeter Ave, Spring Cres, Thornton Ave.40220264 - 123 Ave, 124 Ave, 216 St Evans St, Manor Ave.40310306 - 117 Ave, 118 Ave, 210 St, Barker Ave, Fraserview St,

Penny Lane, Steeves St. 40310307 - 113 Ave, 114 Ave, 207 St, Lorne Ave. 40310309 - 116 Ave, 117 Ave, 211 St, Berry Ave, Fraserview St.40310312 - 210 St, Cook Ave, Dewdney Trunk Road, Laity St.40310313 - 119 Ave, 210 St, 212 St, Cook St, Laity St.40310314 - 117 Ave, 207 Ave, Camwood Ave, Graves St, Owen St,

Thorne Ave.40310315 - 117 Ave, 207 St, 209 St, Graves St, River Rd, Steeves

St, Stoney Ave.40310317 - 117 Ave, 208 St, 209 St, Graves St, McFarlane Ave,

Steeves St.40320355 - 214 St, Carlton St, Exeter Ave, Holly St, Spring Ave.40400426 - 121 Ave, 122 Ave, 238A St, 240 St, Abernethy Way.40400442 - 138B Ave, 232 St, 232A St, Blaney Rd, Silver Valley Rd.40400443 - 230A St, 232 St, Gilbert Dr.

Available routes in Pitt Meadows41011005 - 118B Ave, 119 Ave, 193 St, Blakely Rd. 41011022 - Bonson Rd, Maple Pl, Somerset Dr.41011026 - Fair eld Ave, Hammond Rd, Herring Pl, Wildcrest Ave.41021057 - 121B Ave, 122B Ave, 188 St, 189A St, Charnley Crt,

Ford Rd.

www.benchmarkpainting.caCALL TODAY! 604-866-7080

Ask about our$99

ROOM SPECIAL


124 FARM WORKERS

FABLE Farms requires full-time greenhouse vegetable workers. No experience necessary. Mon-Sat start at 6:00 AM. Apply in person at 13460 Rippington Rd. Pitt Meadows or send resume to [email protected], or fax to 6044601623. $10.49/hr.

FARM WORKERSNeeded for Seasonal work from April to November in Pitt Meadows Duties: Weed control, pruning, harvesting berries & all general farm labour. Must be reliable & able to work in all weather condi-tions with minimum supervision. Wage $11.00/hr, 40-60 hrs/wk. Fax resume: Attn: Sue to 604-465-0300

General Farm Workers

Golden Eagle Farms is looking for seasonal general farm work-ers available between February - October 2016. Duties include weeding, preparing land for plant-ing, fertilizing, cultivating, spray-ing, irrigating and harvesting crops, pipe and drainage repair, operate and maintain farm ma-chinery and equipment, and other related duties. Work is outdoors, in all weather conditions and is physically demanding. No educa-tion or previous work experience required. Pay is $10.49/hour at 40+ hours per week.

Please fax resume to:(604) 682-6183,

Attention to SAWP Coordinator

Golden Eagle Group is a blueberry and cranberry farm located in Pitt Meadows, B.C.,

Canada

130 HELP WANTED

.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certifi ed & experienced. Union wages & benefi ts. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: [email protected]

GREENHOUSE WORKERSFull-Time seasonal labourers wanted for job duties that include but are not limited to: planting, pruning, harvesting, grading, packing, receiving, shipping and general greenhouse cleanup and setup for fl ower and pepper farm. Start date: April 2016. $11.75/hour. No exp. Required. Must speak and understand English and have completed grade 12.

Hollandia Greenhouses Ltd. 19393 Richardson Rd, Pitt

Meadows, BC, V3Y 1Z1Apply via email:

[email protected]


130 HELP WANTED

Live Out NannyReq. for one child before & after school care in Pitt Meadows. Criminal background check req. and references.

Wage Negotiable Depending On Experience.

Please Contact: [email protected]

778-861-4603

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

• Food Service Supervisor$12.75/hr. + Benefi ts

Required F/T for Tim Hortons - Maple Ridge locations. Various

Shifts - Must be fl exible for Nights / Overnights / Early Mornings /

Weekends.

Fax Resume Attn. Maple Ridge604-278-6726 or e-mail:

[email protected] by Epic Food Service

SUPERVISOR;Dairy Queen

20492 Lougheed Hwy

Is looking for a mature & reliable individual for a supervisory

position. Must be available nights & weekends. P/T only. Please

drop off resume in person.

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted

Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046

130 HELP WANTED

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

.t1 tax

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETENO JOB TOO SMALL

Serving Lower Mainland 25 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish

*Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed

Aggregate *Stamped Concrete.*Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement

EXCELLENT REF’S -WCB InsuredLeo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620

UNIQUE CONCRETEDESIGN

F All types of concrete work FF Re & Re F Forming F Site prepFDriveways FExposed FStamped

F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

257 DRYWALL

CASCADE DRYWALL. Res / Comm Drywall, taping, text. ceilings, t-bar. steel stud. Call Rob 604-218-2396.

281 GARDENING

.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL


281 GARDENING

“FAMILY CHRISTMASTREE PICKUP”

Flat $10 rate - Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows area.

Call or text Dave(604)616-4103

[email protected]

Prompt Delivery Available7 Days / Week

Meadows LandscapeSupply Ltd.

✶ Bark Mulch✶ Lawn & Garden Soil

✶ Drain Gravel ✶ Lava Rock✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311meadowslandscapesupply.com

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSGUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

283A HANDYPERSONS

MILLER Handyman Services, Low rates! Call Glenn at 604-619-3845 www.millersystems.ca

300 LANDSCAPING

JAGUAR LANDSCAPINGLawn & Garden Service.

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

317 MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶SBroken Concrete RocksS

$25.00 Per Metric TonSMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS

$25.00 Per Metric TonGrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

$59.00 Per TonMeadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320 MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVINGwww.affordablemoversbc.com

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks

Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree Estimate/Senior DiscountResidential~Commercial~PianosLOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

NORTH STARS PAINTINGwww.northstars-painting.com

AMAZING WORK,AMAZING VALUE!

778.245.9069

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL


329 PAINTING & DECORATING.CAN PRO Paint and Drywall. 3 Rooms $250. 604-7717052

www.paintspecial.com 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland

604-996-8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for over 12yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price inclsCloverdale High Performance paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.

338 PLUMBING

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

A Gas Fitter ✭ PlumberFurnaces, Boilers, Hot Water

Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/Duct Cleaning

& Plumbing Jobs.

✭ 604-312-7674 ✭✭ 604-507-4606 ✭

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.1-800-573-2928

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

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

PETS

456 FEED & HAY

TIMOTHY hay for sale. Good quality. 60 lb. bales. $15.00 per bale. Pitt Meadows. 604 505 4087

477 PETS

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

GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Black. 11 wks old, 1 left. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

551 GARAGE SALES

GARAGE/ESTATE Moving Sale: Sun Jan 10th, 11am-4pm. 24220 103A Ave, Maple Ridge. De-tails on kijiji.

Pitt Meadows

Closing Out Sale#10 12350 Harris Road

A great variety of household items and décor,

tools, books and much more!Items as low as $1.00

Friday, Saturday Sunday11 am to 4pm

560 MISC. FOR SALE

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

563 MISC. WANTED

FIREARMS. All types wanted, es-tates, collections, single items, mili-tary. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer.

1.866.960.0045www.dollars4guns.com

REAL ESTATE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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

New SRI Manufactured homesSingles $74,900. Doubles $94,900.

PARK SPACES AVAILABLEREPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010

www.glenbrookhomes.netChuck 604-830-1960

Trades. Financing. Permits.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms available $880/mo & $980/mo

Great LocationQueen Anne Apts.* Renovated Suites *

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

and HydroNear Shopping & Amenities.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings

PORT COQUITLAM 1 bdrm suite - $775

2 bdrm corner suite - $925

S Includes heat/hot waterS 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across streetS Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required

* SORRY NO DOGS * CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550

ROYAL CRESCENTESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Avenue,Maple Ridge

Large Units. Close ToGolden Ears Bridge,Shopping & More.

GREAT RIVER VIEW!

Offi ce: 604-463-0857Cell: 604-375-1768


RENTALS

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

PORT COQUITLAM 775-3000sqft. Ground fl oor commercial space. Offi ce / retail / service type busi-ness. Facing onto city park. 2 blks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy inter-section. Call 604-464-3550.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE: 4 Bdrm, 2 baths, $1600/mo plus utils & garbage. N/S, N/P. 1 Year lease min. Close to amen. Avail now. (604)272-0875 or (604)505-7936

MAPLE RIDGE W.End, 3 Bdrm rancher garage 4pce bath liv/din/fam rm newly reno’d throughout $1650 (604)841-4003

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTHRooms from $470/mo. Fully Furn,

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

walk to commuter rail.

Haney Motor Hotel22222 Lougheed Hwy.,

Maple RidgeInquire in person between

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

749 STORAGE

Pitt Meadows Marina14179 Reichenback Rd

Moorage RentalYear or Semi-annual

Outdoor Storage Available Starting

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

Trailers Launch Ramp with 3 lines and

ample parking for tracks and trailers Onsite Manager

604.465.7713750 SUITES, LOWER

MAPLE RIDGE, small cabin, Nopets. $500/mo. Available immed. 604-462-0387

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

• Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.We pay Up To $500 CA$H

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~

$$$ PAID FOR SOME. 604.683.2200

SEBASTIEN OUVARD415 - 11665 Haney Bypass

Maple Ridge

MELISA MATHOT/LISA DAHL 2 - 11455 201 A Street

Maple Ridge

“Items left behind in unit storage locker: 3 air conditioning units, 1 fan, baby toys / clothes, male clothes / shoes / boots, pillows and blanket, Large black case, laundry basket, plastic bins, drug paraphernalia, etc. These items have been held for the required 60 day period as per the tenancy act. These items will be disposed of after 30 days running in local paper, unless the person being notifi ed takes the items “


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