maple ridge pitt meadows news - may 20, 2011 online edition

Beware, the bears are back in town. p4Health Care

The health landscape in Nunavut. p6

The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District received wel-come news from the provincial government Wednesday morn-ing, as the Ministry of Education announced it would be releasing an additional $15 per student in school funding for the 2010/11

school year.The province is distributing

more than $8 million to districts across B.C., with School District No. 42 set to receive $210,218.

Secretary treasurer Wayne Jefferson said the announce-ment was positive for the district at a time when staff and trustees are scrambling to fi nd savings in order to balance next year’s budget.

“This takes some of the pres-sure off,” said Jefferson.

The additional funding is in-tended, in part, to help school

districts offset the increased cost of insuring school facilities.

Schools across the province are self-insured by the Ministry of Education through a provin-cial school protection plan. Tra-ditionally the premiums have been paid for by the province.

However, earlier this month, the Ministry of Education in-formed school districts they would be on the hook for $3 mil-lion in property loss charges. School District No. 42’s share was to be $63,900, but Wednesday’s announcement means that cost

will be covered by the province, and will leave the district with an extra $146,000 in funding.

“There was a lot of opposition [to the property loss charges],” said Jefferson. “But this was a quick response by the Ministry.”

The extra funds mean the dis-trict will likely fi nish the 2010/11 school year with a larger than expected surplus, said Jefferson.

The district is currently grap-pling with a $2.2 million short-fall for the 2011/12 school year, though.

$15 per student more could lessen budget cuts

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Extra funding for SD No. 42

Ruskin dam refit going ahead

B.C. Hydro is proceeding with its $800 million refi t of the Ruskin Dam in the Fraser Valley, and beginning formal environmental review of a new design for the Site C dam in B.C.’s northeast.

The estimated price tag for Site C has jumped from $6.6 billion to $7.9 billion, for the third dam on the Peace River and likely the last big hydro dam to be built in the province. B.C. Hydro updated a 30-year-old design for Site C to increase its output by 20 per cent to supply 450,000 homes a year.

The 80-year-old Ruskin Dam is slat-ed for an major reconstruction to im-prove earthquake safety and increase output by 10 per cent to supply 33,000 homes.

See Dam, p14

See Budget, p5

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Opinion 6

Health Care 6

Parenting 19

Acts of Faith 22

Home&gardening 23

Community Calendar 41

Scoreboard 45

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Students stop and stare as Mini Man walks through the corridors of Thomas Haney secondary. A white stripe runs the

length of his face down to his pink nose, brown fur coating the rest of his body with the exception of a touch of white by each hoof. Mini Man looks straight ahead, attempt-ing to ignore the crowds gathered around him, the hands that reach out to touch him as he makes his way through the school.

Before class, he is asked to visit the offi ce for a meet-and-greet along with photos that acknowledge the celebrity status that precedes him. Then it is off to work.

Mini Man is led to the rotunda on the ground fl oor, where 21 students have gathered for a hands-on clinic with the Thomas Haney Equestrian Academy.

From a long line of breeding and at a standard 35 inches high, Mini Man, a 14-year-old miniature horse, will help his owner, Kay Veinotte dem-onstrate how to drive a horse from a buggy.

Mini Man needs information all the time about where he is going, Veinotte explains to the class.

“We use a lot of voice commands, probably more than riding,” says Veinotte, a Level 1 Equine Canada driving coach.

“Because you can’t just pet your horse like when you are sitting on them. They have to learn to listen.”

To start, she gets one student to hold a bridle over their head and a second student to take the reins at the back to demonstrate.

“Hold on to the reins with one or two pounds of pressure so that the animal feels like your are holding on to them,” explains Veinotte. “If you let go of the reins, they think they are free.”

It is not about pulling the reins in the direction you want to go, rather, giving one or the other a half an inch of slack. To go to the left, give a little with the right hand and to go to the right, the opposite.

“If they are trained well enough, you shouldn’t have to pull on the reins,” she says.

A whip is also used for direction, but not by striking the horse.

“There is a lot of history with driv-ing and the proper way of doing things,” explains Veinotte.

For example, a whip must always be held in the right hand – this rule comes from England – so that pas-sengers can get on and off on the left side of the carriage.

The whip is laid gently on the side of the horse’s leg to tell it to go left

or right.After 15 minutes of practicing on

one another, the students are ready to practice on Mini Man. One at a time they take the reins and walk the horse around the rotunda. At fi rst, the students walk the horse in a circle. While trying to get the pres-sure correct on the reins, they also learn to be vocal. Words like “back,” “whoa,” “walk” and “trot” are used to give instructions to Mini Man. Small cones are set on the ground in a line for the students to zigzag him around.

Finally, after two hours, the cart is hooked up to Mini Man and the driv-ing demonstration wraps up.

Veinotte is one of many guest teachers at the academy since its inception in 2008. Students have also

learned about equine law from David Thompson, a lawyer with the Valley Law Group, and about riding from Chelan Kozak, a Canadian Eventing Team Olympian. Gerard Laverty, a master journeyman farrier, talked to them about equine hoof care.

Academy director Shelley Evans, a Level 1 Equine Canada coach with a masters degree in education and 25 years secondary school teaching experience, smiles as she watches the girls gather around Mini Man for their lesson.

“I don’t know why they are all girls,” says Evans. “We are defi nitely not a girls-only program. They just happen to be [girls] this year. They are just more involved in grass roots programs.”

The academy was founded by Ev-

ans and can be completed on cam-pus or online, no horse required.

“We did not want this to be an elitist program for only those with horses,” says Evans. “They just need a passion for horses.”

She has online students from as far away as Prince George, Vernon, Surrey and Chilliwack. The campus class is made up mostly of students from the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district.

“It’s nice that they get together with friends from other schools as part of their academic program,” adds Evans.

The students enter the three-year program in Grade 10 and, if success-fully completed, will earn 16 gradua-tion credits.

Students learn everything they

need to know about horse owner-ship and equine studies, including, buying a horse, parasite control, nu-trition, tack and attire, vaccinations, stable management, how to haul a horse, feet and shoeing, grooming, dentistry, bandaging and breed ge-netics, to name a few of the topics covered in the three-year program.

Amanda Ellis, a Westview second-ary Grade 12 student, is fi nishing up her fi nal year. She says learning about the physiology of horses and how to treat different diseases and illnesses was one of the highlights of the program because of the prac-ticality of the lessons. She is able to apply what she knows now to Leo, the 11-year-old dark brown thor-oughbred and former racehorse, that she rides. The classes dealing with stable management and the dif-ferent ways to run a barn were also useful, she said.

Ellis eventually wants to run her own stables.

Emma Cook-Doyle, a Grade 11 stu-dent from St. Thomas More second-ary in Burnaby, says that horses are a big part of her life and loves that she can get school credit for some-thing she enjoys.

“It is every person’s dream.”Doyle jumps a 13-year-old chestnut

coloured Dutch Warm Blood named Howie. Even so, she primarily enjoys the discipline Hunters – judged on the horses movement and manners – because she feels it is more natural and likes the fact that it is judged on style over speed.

Recently, Doyle found a practi-cal application for lessons learned at school. “I liked the presentation on poultice, when you have to pack the horses foot up so that it doesn’t get infected. My horse stepped on a nail two weeks ago and it came in handy.”

Grade 10 Thomas Haney second-ary student Sydney Hallmark, a fi rst-year student to the course, rides two horses, a thoroughbred named Striker and a paint horse named Lacey. So far this year she has en-joyed learning about the inside parts of a horse, about the tendons and ligaments.

“It helps to identify unsoundness. To see if the horses are hurt and where it is coming from,” she says.

At the end of the day, Mini Man is unhitched from the cart and marched through the school again, back to Veinotte’s trailer. But before walking back, Veinotte allows the students one last pet goodbye. As Evans watches the barrage of arms reaching to stroke Mini Man, she stresses the importance of the day’s lesson. The driving clinic introduces students to one of the oldest eques-trian disciplines, says Evans.

“It wasn’t that long ago that in-stead of getting a learner’s licence for a car, they had to learn how to ride a horse.”

Once upon a time, they rode horses

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Laura Anderson, a Grade 9 student at Pitt Meadows secondary, is instructed by Kay Veinotte, a Level 1 Equine Canada driving coach, on how to give Mini Man directions.

Students at THSS getting equine education

Photos & story by C o l l e e n F l a n a g a n


(Left) Academy director Shelley Evans and Kay Veinotte, drive Mini Man around the rotunda at Thomas Haney secondary during the driving clinic; (right) SRT students Aleisha Anderson and Demmi Tomson take pictures of Mini Man.

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Residents of Maple Ridge need to be bear aware as the bruins leave their dens in search of food.

Two traps, to catch hungry bears that started snacking on garbage, were set in Maple Ridge this past week, Bears have also been spotted in downtown Maple Ridge and in neighbourhoods further east.

Conservation offi cer Paul McFadden said he’s been re-ceiving several calls a week about bears since the weath-er warmed.

Two bears in Coquitlam and one from Mission have al-ready been killed this year.

“We do have numerous calls and numerous sightings at this point,” said McFadden.

“We only attend calls that require action. If a bear is aggressive or breaking some-one’s property, then we’ll go out.”

The Ministry of Environ-ment’s Conservation Offi cer Service received 23,240 re-ports of bear sightings be-tween April

1, 2010 and March 31, 2011. During that time, conserva-

tion offi cers attended 2,827 in-cidents in which bears were acting aggressively or public safety was an issue. As a re-sult, 120 bears were relocat-ed, while 675 bears had to be destroyed.

The most effective and nat-ural way to prevent confl icts with bears in urban areas is to put away attractants, such as garbage, bird seed, com-post and fruit.

In communities that have bylaws in place to prevent hu-man and wildlife encounters, there has been a decline in related bear-human confl ict and the number of bears that have to be destroyed.

The nearby municipalities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody only allow garbage to be put at the curb between 5:30 and 7:30 a.m. on collection days.

Port Coquitlam and Coquit-lam also require residents to have “wildlife-resistant”Ð containers or lock garbage up in a garage or secure shed.

In Port Moody, residents can be fi ned $100 if an animal gets into their garbage, while Coquitlam’s penalties are as high as $500.

McFadden said Maple Ridge should consider a similar by-law.

The district contemplated a bylaw three years ago, but

never got around to putting one in place.

• To report an aggressive bear (bluff charging, damag-ing property), call the Minis-try of Environment Conserva-tion Offi cer at 1-877-952-7277.

Residents beware, the bears are back in town

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Residents in Albion have reported a bear, or bears, in their back lanes and eating garbage.

Bear aware:• secure all garbage cans or carts and keep them indoors if possible or get a bear-resistant bin; • don’t put garbage out to the curb until the morning of pickup day; • collect ripe fruit immediately from trees and the ground; • don’t leave pet food outside and remove bird feeders; • never approach, interact or feed bears; • sprinkle lime inside back yard composters to deter bears. For more information on manag-ing bear attractants, visit www.bearaware.bc.ca.

Maple Ridge still doesn’t have a bear aware bylaw

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Despite earning even fewer votes in the May 2 vote than the 2008 election, local Liberals say they’re reloading and will be stronger next time.

The federal riding as-sociation has already started rebuilding, after earning only fi ve per cent of the vote in Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission. People are mad after taking such a drubbing, winning only 34 seats in the House of Commons, and riding president Brian Rice wants to take advan-tage of that.

“It’s a huge change. The number of people coming out of the wood-work and expressing frustration and anger not only with the na-tional results, but with the local results, has been overwhelming.”

Conservative Randy Kamp won a fourth election, increasing the number of votes he earned, while the NDP also made gains, over the 2008 results.

In 2008, the Liber-als had sunk to fourth place, behind even the Green party, earning only 3,394 votes.

In the May 2, 2011 elec-tion results were even worse, with the Liberal party earning only 2,739 votes.

But in the election aftermath, the associa-tion now has about 60 members, more than it did before the election.

It also now has a full executive and directors in place,16 people in all.

Nationally, the party raised more money this election than the past three campaigns com-bined, while locally, the campaign spent about $11,000, Rice said.

What hurt, though, was the lack of boots on the ground in the local campaign.

“We only had two groups of two people door-knocking. We had one person making phone calls.”

Along with Rice, another full-time vol-unteer and candidate Mandeep Bhuller, that meant only eight peo-ple.

“I’m proud of the cam-paign we ran, the people we had and the money we had,” Rice said.

Signs were out, they had an offi ce, brochures and used robo calls to get to voters.

“I think, partly, we got caught up in the Orange Crush [of the NDP] as a result.”

The riding was also targeted by Catch 22, which urged voters to

support NDP candidate Craig Speirs, so as not to split the vote.

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“ P e o p l e wanted to re-elect Randy. This is a Con-servative rid-ing right now.”

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“That doesn’t mean we stop fi ghting. That means we fi ght harder and do our best.”

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“I think par-liamentary secretary is about the best we can hope for and Stephen Harper has an awful lot to choose from in those roles.”

The most recent Lib-eral meeting was held Thursday in the Maple Ridge library, with the public invited to partic-ipate in fundraising and membership drives. The Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission Liberal riding associa-tion has more than 50 members and wants to increase that to 100.

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s chair Kathleen Rake said she didn’t want to wait for a new leader for the party, follow-ing the post-election resignation of leader Michael Ignatieff.

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Trustees are consider-ing a wide array of cuts to balance next year’s budget, which they will vote on at the end of June.

Jefferson said the extra funding could help lessen the extent of those cuts.

“But we won’t know until the end of the year,” he said.

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Along with the elimina-tion of the elementary school band teacher po-sition, which parents and students rallied to save, staff suggested increas-ing class sizes at the sec-ondary and intermediate levels, cuts to special

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In all, staff presented more than 40 cost-saving measures to help balance the budget

The district is expect-ing a $750,000 drop in revenue next year due

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It is 10 o’clock in the evening, as I write this and the

sun is still lighting up the room.

I am once again in Nunavut and in another month the sun will not set at all in this part of our country, but just circle around the sky, rising towards noon and falling towards midnight, but never disappearing behind the horizon.

Until then, the days are getting longer and longer, and consequently, the nights very short.

Despite the glorious sunny weather, it is still a winter landscape, with the tem-perature hovering around the freezing point. The locals consider this to be quite balmy and inviting to go ice fi shing on the Hudson Bay or the numerous lakes or hunting on the snow covered tundra. If one does not wear good quality dark sun-glasses, one gets a serious case of snow blindness in short order. That is quite painful and takes some time to recover; very similar to welding fl ash burns.

After a few days out in the open, most of the Inuit get quite a deep tan, with the exception of the area where the sunglasses protect the skin, creating an unusual appearance when they take of their glasses and the white skin around the eyes offers a sharp contrast with the

brown facial appearance. The next day I have off and it promises

to be very sunny. I have been invited to go out with some friends on the sea ice with snowmobiles and I will be outside all day. At the end of the day, I will prob-ably look like a reverse of a raccoon as well.

It is rare to have a day off when work-ing in the north as a physician, since the demand for health care is high and generally there are too few physicians to meet that demand. This time, however, there are fi ve of us in Rankin Inlet. That is a fi rst for me in the eight years that I have been going to Nunavut, off and on. We are three fully licensed MDs and two recent graduates who still need to com-plete their training under supervision.

The health care centre is only open for emergencies on the weekend and that requires the presence of only two doctors to deal with the usual work load. That allows three of us to have a day off; one day only, because we split the weekend duties equally.

The workload during the weekdays is very demanding, and at the end of the day, all of us are quite tired if not exhausted. Then we also have to take our turn taking night calls a few times a week. That can be exhausting too, but so far I have been lucky that way. Good thing, too, since yesterday I was on call for the Kivalliq region, an area about four times as large as Vancouver Island with eight communities.

In addition to taking calls from the nurses in the various settlements with-

out a physician, I also had to deal with any emergencies locally. The workload is not much different from a busy emer-gency room in the Lower Mainland. Only the kind of emergencies are often different. Heart attacks are rare, injuries from accidents with snow mobiles and all terrain vehicles common. The results of alcohol abuse and concomitant violence are a sad outcome of the introduction of western civilization.

Contagious diseases are rampant because of overcrowding on account of the housing shortage. The Inuit rightfully have opted to live in houses instead of ig-loos. As an emergency shelter, igloos are great, but otherwise not comparable to the comforts of a modern house. Unfortu-nately, the government is building far too few to house the exploding population.

Our health care system is partly to blame for the rapidly increasing number of people. The skill and quality of the nurses and doctors working in the north have drastically reduced the maternal and infant mortality, and culturally birth control is not a high priority, since not too many years ago the Inuit had a rather gruesome equilibrium of just maintain-ing their numbers, because of the high death rate in this very hostile and harsh environment.

Western civilization has brought many blessings, but also lots of new problems to the Arctic. I will write more about this next.

Dr. Marco Terwiel is a retired family physician who lives in Maple Ridge.

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Aboriginal fisheries on the lower Fraser River are out of control, according to evidence submitted by the Department

of Fisheries and Oceans to the Cohen Commis-sion regarding the decline of Fraser sockeye.

DFO investigators estimate 97 per cent of lower Fraser sockeye harvested under aborigi-nal food fisheries are sold, which is not its in-tent.

Much is going into cold storage, for later sale, it is suspected.

This comes as no surprise, as commercial fishermen have been complaining about, and protesting, widespread native poaching and il-legal sale of salmon for years, when commer-cial fisheries and others were shut down.

Anyone wanting to buy fresh, poached salm-on seems to be able to buy it, and no one just looking for dinner much minds.

But commercial fishermen care.The federal Cohen Commission cares.While sockeye returned in near record num-

bers last summer, a similar run is not expected this year.

Other reasons have been provided to explain the sockeye decline, as well, like sharks, and habitat destruction, climate change. Many people fish illegally, not just First Nations.

But DFO investigators are right – the First Nations fishery on the Lower Fraser River is largely out of control – it is part of the prob-lem, and should be considered and controlled like a commercial fishery. If aboriginals can’t respect their own fishery, why should they profit over other fishermen?

A DFO assessment called for more effort to identify and charge retail buyers in the Lower Mainland, and more resources are needed to step up enforcement.

However, further budget cuts are expected.And poachers aren’t paying their fines: more

than $1 million in fines for illegal fishing in the Pacific region are outstanding.

Profit, even cost savings, should not come at the expense of the existence of sockeye in the Fraser.

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EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: Frogs settle down

when darkness falls (Along the Fraser, May 13).

The article by Jack Em-berly should be considered a must-read by all.

According to Mike Stark of Pitt Meadows, a true fol-lower of the Lakota beliefs, we appear to be entering a time of great destruction.

Stark beautifully describes the Katzie Slough wetlands behind his home years ago and the disturbing stark contrast of the present.

He goes on to explain the

Lakota belief of the “Great Mysterious” – “There’s a spirit that moves through everything.”

Our Lakota ancestors must be crying when they see what is happening here today.

The Lakota believe that mother Earth is like the hu-man body, with a brain, ner-vous system and organs that fi lter out impurities. Blood runs through everything. If there are disruptions, Earth will become sick and eventually die.

Is there a possible disas-

ter coming sooner than we think?

On the front page of the previous Wednesday’s News, under the picture of the two young girls pet-ting a young gosling (how ironic), is a small in com-parison article about Maple Ridge Coun. Al Hogarth is worries about Abbotsford’s plans to tap into Stave Lake for its drinking water. This undertaking could require the cordoning off of both the Alouette and Stave Lake.

Is this something our La-kota ancestors would ap-

prove of? I and a group of other

concerned Maple Ridge residents happened to be in attendance at this meeting, related to another matter. I came away from the meet-ing quite rattled.

This matter should be con-sidered of grave importance to all of us.

Please review these two articles, and I would like to thank Coun. Hogarth for his research into and persis-tence on the matter.

SUSAN WEBB

MAPLE RIDGE

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: MLA wants stronger rules for medical marijuana

(The News, May 18).I don’t know why everyone has their bum in a knot over

the medical marijuana rules. This program will be shut down by the end of the sum-

mer, and so will every compassion club in the nation. The government will ignore court rulings, over-ride

the Charter, and shut the doors over at Health Canada’s medical marijuana offi ces.

Then the RCMP – who already have all of our addresses and plant and storage data on fi le – will start rounding up former license holders.

Since, by that time, there will be new mandatory jail sentences in place for growing more than even one plant, all of the former license holders will have to cope with their MS and cancer and epilepsy and AIDS in one of the 12 fancy new jails that Stephen Harper is building for us.

So all the pot-haters can now rejoice: Mr. Harper has won, the medical pot program is offi cially dead, and all of us dangerous gardeners can be caged easily so that the gangsters can reap even bigger profi ts.

RUSSELL BARTH

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FEDERALLY LICENSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA USER

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: MLA wants stronger rules for medical marijuana

(The News, May 18).Marc Dalton, you fail to mention that the very reason

we have these types of violent crimes being committed against permit holders is because we already have an over-regulated system, and it’s called prohibition.

If we were to implement a legalized and regulated system for cannabis similar to alcohol, we could let an open and competitive market bring down the over-inflated prices we now have with cannabis on the streets.

By devaluing the current prices through a consistent and safe reliable source of cannabis, you will see these types of crimes disappear overnight. Just like when al-cohol prohibition was repealed, the street gangs lost a huge portion of their cash profits and their power quickly began to fade away.

The only solution to the violent and dangerous crimes being caused by the prohibition of cannabis is to repeal the prohibition of cannabis now. More regulations will only bring more dangers into our communities. Let’s face it, this herb isn’t ever going away and the people’s love for it is only going to grow.

By the way. Mr. Dalton, accusations are easy to throw around, but until you have proof to back them up, I suggest you stop the fear-mongering lies and begin to listen to people like Michael Joinson, who are directly involved with the medical marijuana program.

TODD LUMLEY SARNIA, ONTARIO

Dangerous gardeners will be caged, rejoice

Stop with the throwing good money after bad

It’s called prohibition

EDITOR, THE NEWS:Re: B.C. government

launches HST ad campaign (mapleridgenews.com)

I am sorry Christy Clark, but cutting one or two per cent off the HST will do noth-ing to address the real fl aws and injustices in the HST.

It would not address the fact that because labour

used to be tax exempt un-der the PST and used to be five percent, seniors and other individuals that can no longer do those house-hold jobs themselves now pay a whopping 12 per cent, even 10 per cent is still a 100 per cent increase.

It will do absolutely noth-ing to solve the medical

anomaly of paying 10 or 12 per cent on a health ther-apy, registered massage therapy – which I use to control my fibromyalgia.

It would hardly make a dent in the more than $1,700 dollars this tax gouge has cost me in less than a year.

The consequence of the

HST is I live on very rap-idly diminishing fixed pen-sion.

Am I to believe that my experience with the HST is just another anomaly?

Stop with the throwing good money after bad al-ready.

WAYNE CLARK

MAPLE RIDGE

Lakota ancestors must be crying about today

Homophobia should be discussedThe vitriolic

negative re-action to the

Burnaby board of education’s draft anti-homophobia policy is proving why one is needed.

Many have pointed out the school district al-ready has an anti-bullying policy, as well as others that protect against discrimination and prejudice.

To have a specifi c one about LGBTQ — the acronym that keeps on giving — is redundant.

The protection is already there.Those objections are the sane ones.Others are not.One clause has caused the most con-

sternation particularly, it would seem, amongst fundamentalist Christians and traditional conservatives.

It says, “Teachers shall be encour-aged to embed and integrate LGBTQ issues into existing curriculum in age-appropriate ways to help students acquire the skills and knowledge to understand the impacts of homopho-bia and transphobia upon society.”

The words “embed” and “integrate” have been translated by the fear-mongers to mean teachers are to brainwash and convert all the little Johnnys and Jills into demonic sexual monsters.

While deciphering bureaucratic writing can turn brains to mush, there is at least one other interpretation.

What the policy is doing is suggest-ing, at the right age level, it would be a good idea to incorporate discussion

about issues surrounding LGBTQ. For instance, social studies classes,

that’s if they still call it social studies, talk about all sorts of issues of the day, like racism, war, religion and, horrors, political ideology.

Homophobia and all of its offshoots are topics that should be discussed, especially at the high school level. This should be about broadening student awareness on a wide variety of topics.

The social ills that come with ho-mophobia and discrimination against sexual orientation are topics students should be aware of. It’s about opening their eyes and ears to what’s happen-ing around them. Not brainwashing them into ‘going down the wrong path’ of sexual orientation.

Being heterosexual is not about be-ing superior to other orientations or a choice. It is simply what the majority of human beings are.

There are several other orienta-tions, as the ever-expanding acronym would suggest, that make up the minority. They all deserve the same respect as the majority.

It is personal character that makes someone a good person, not his or her sexual orientation.

The policy also talks about how there’s a need to model acceptance of diversity. That not only applies to the zillions of cultures Burnaby is blessed with, but also to LGBTQ and hetero-sexuals, artists and athletes, white collar and blue collar, old and young, rich and poor.

The board of education is not exempt from any wrongdoing in this matter. Trustees should be taken to task for not being more open about the process as it went along. Maybe they thought since policies had been

developed by more than a dozen other districts in the province with nary a peep from the community that this was just a mom-and-apple-pie issue everyone would support.

The furor just may be an example of why having an entire slate get elected to the board isn’t such a hot idea for democracy.

Not much opposition to what the BCA does gets voiced. That may be mainly because the city and district are run so effi ciently, but occasion-ally it is because trustees can decide everything behind closed doors.

Board chair Larry Hayes isn’t op-posed to doing some fi ne tuning and tweaking to the policy. It would be a good idea to clarify some of the bureaucratic wording.

The board is holding steadfast in its intention to pass a policy because it is the right thing to do, and so it should.

To abandon it would be bowing to bigotry.

It may cost the BCA a bit at the bal-lot box in November, though. Nor-mally that might be a good thing, but it would be for the wrong reasons.

Grant Granger is a reported with the Burnaby NewsLeader, a

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Keep park greenFrom: left lougheed, posted on www.mapleridgenews.com.Re: - Park perfect the way it is (Letters, May 18).As our community grows, this empty spot will be more and more useful as part of the Memorial Peace Park. Every time I am downtown, I am thank-ful a hotel never got built there. It is definitely worth keeping green, as is.

It is personal character that makes someone a good person, not his or her sexual orientation.


The May long-weekend is here and campers from across the Lower Mainland have already started their annual pil-grimage to Golden Ears Provincial Park.

Park manager Stu Burgess said he expects more than 5,000 visitors per day at the park over the long weekend, with 1,500 to 2,000 visitors in the campground area, with an additional 3,000 to 4,000 visitors in the day-use area.

Park staff have been working around the clock to prepare the park for the fi rst big camping weekend of the summer.

“We are extremely busy, cutting grass, pressure-washing picnic tables and cleaning up all the debris that col-lects during the winter,” said Burgess.

The park’s 409 camp-sites are expected to fi ll up early today, accord-ing to Burgess.

“Right now there’s a lot of empty spots, but they are fi lling up fast,” he said. “But how busy we will be, will ultimately depend on the weather.”

The local weather fore-cast calls for a mix of sun and cloud for most of the weekend, with a 30 per cent chance of showers Saturday and Sunday, according to Environ-ment Canada.

Campfi res will be al-lowed, provided they are contained within the fi re rings and don’t exceed half a metre in height.

As always, campfi res are banned in the park’s backcountry, and any-one caught breaking a fi re ban can be fi ned up to $345 or, if convicted, fi ned up to $100,000 and sentenced to a year in jail.

Nearly half of all wild-fi res at this time of year result from human ac-tivity. Since April 1, fi re crews have responded to 93 fi res across the prov-ince, of which 91 were caused by humans, ac-cording to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera-tions.

Ridge Meadows RCMP will be maintaining a presence in Golden Ears park over the weekend. While excessive alcohol consumption is always a concern, Burgess said the problem has been a minor one in years past.

“It’s the fi rst weekend of the year people have to get out and enjoy the outdoors,” he said. “Some people do go over-board, but generally they only problems we have are with noise. After a few drinks, some people don’t realize how loud they are.”

Parking in Golden Ears Provincial Park, and all B.C. Parks, is now free.

• For more information about park fees and ame-nities, visit www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/golden_ears/.

Campers flock to GE park

No-trace camping tips:• pack-in, pack-out - what you bring in to a site should be takenhome afterwards;• stay on authorized roads, trails, and designated motorizedvehicle areas;• limit your stay to no more than 14 consecutive days;• respect the peace and quiet of others. Designated quiet timesare 11 p.m. - 7 a.m.;• keep campfi res within the fi re rings provided. Extinguishcampfi res thoroughly before you leave.


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There’s a noise on the street, the Vancouver Canucks playoff tickets are the hottest in town and the team is making the places that offer a piece of playoff excite-ment rock.

Every time the Ca-nucks win a playoff game or advance to the next round, the band-wagon of supporters hungry for a piece of the fun gets bigger, which means bigger sales for those in the business.

“It’s huge for us, better than Christmas,” said Cheryl Sahota, at Blue Line Sports in Haney Place Mall.

Sahota said sales of Canucks sweaters, hats, trinkets and T-shirts, usually builds with each playoff round the Ca-nucks manage to win.

“This year it’s gone the other way,” said Sa-hota.

The fi rst playoff round, in which the team tangled with their nemesis, the Chicago Black Hawks, saw brisk sales. “Everybody was just on the bandwagon. I think people had a lot

of faith in this team, this time around.” But after that, sales tailed off, she noted.

Canucks memorabilia accounts for about 70 per cent of the store’s sales most of the year, except during the sum-mer slowdown, when B.C. Lions and Vancou-ver Whitecaps para-phernalia pick up.

Canucks jerseys, the ones with orca whale on the front, are still the most popular, and those with Burrows and Kes-ler on the back are the favourites.

When Henrik and Daniel Sedin stumbled in the fi rst and second round of the playoffs, sales of those sweaters

slowed, but now that the twins have picked up their games and got a few goals against the San Jose Sharks, jer-seys with their names are becoming more popular.

The Johnny Canuck logo, which features the lumberjack wield-ing a hockey stick, was popular two years ago, then faded, but seem to be coming back when it comes to T-shirt de-signs, Sahota notes.

Game nights are bet-ter than ever at the Jolly Coachman Pub in Pitt Meadows, with the Canucks still in the hunt for the cup.

The place is usually busy, but when a Ca-

nucks game is on every second night, “we’re full to the rafters.

“It’s been great for us. It seems the farther they go, the more people get into it. We hope they go all the way,” said man-ager Bruce McGregor.

On game nights, cus-tomers also get a chance to win something they can take home – a jer-sey bearing the name and number of one of the team. One is given away every game night, McGregor said.

The playoff enthusi-asm also helps counter-act the business down-turn from last July’s introduction of the HST and the tougher drink-ing and driving rules now in place in B.C.

However, the pub of-fers the A Safe Ride ser-vice, in which patrons can get a ride home and have someone drive home their car as well, McGregor says.

“They’re being smart-er. They’re getting rides, they’re getting cabs.”

At Canadian Tire, owner Bryan Hutton reports healthy sales of Canuck-ware, though no particular item is fl y-ing off the shelves.

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The familiar blue, green and white of the Vancouver Canucks are becoming an increasingly common sight as the NHL hockey team ven-tures further into the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs. How-ever, many local fans are not content with merely flying their team’s colours, and are using the Canucks’ popular-ity to help raise money for a worthy cause.

At Albion elementary in east Maple Ridge, students will be paying 25 cents each for the privilege of wearing their Canucks gear to class today.

The money raised will ben-efit the Canuck Place Chil-dren’s Hospice, a pediatric palliative care centre in Van-couver that provides comfort and care to children living with progressive, life-threat-ening illnesses.

Albion principal Ron Lan-zarotta said the school held

a Canucks Day last week and was surprised by how many students showed up in their Canucks jerseys and T-shirts

“We had such a good turn out last week, we thought we would try and encourage do-nations and do some good,” he said.

The challenge has gone out to all the schools in the

district, as well as to the dis-trict’s administrative staff.

Meanwhile, local bartender Cale Reining is also raising money for Canuck Place, by growing out a greasy hockey mullet not unlike that of his favourite Canuck, Tanner Glass.

“It’s the 21st Century, so you can’t really rock a mul-let, unless it means some-

thing,” explains Reining. He calls his fundraiser Mul-

lets With Meaning, and has already collected more than $800 towards his goal of rais-ing $1,000 for Canuck Place.

“As long as people keep do-nating, I’ll keep growing it,” said Reining. “Luckily my manager is cool with it.”

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The city is looking to borrow up to $4.5 million for the project, which ran over budget after crews discovered piles under the arena needed to be reinforced.

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project is now $6.8 mil-lion up from a previous $5.3 million.

Council approved an alternative approval process Tuesday, a step required before it can borrow the cash.

If at least 10 per cent or 1,152 of the 11, 517 eligible votes in Pitt Meadows oppose the borrowing bylaw, it must be taken to a formal referendum vote.

The proposed deadline for electors to sign an elector response form is July 5.

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Council approved the expense at a meeting Tuesday and hopes the trench will divert sur-face water into nearby culverts or drains.

The ditch will be dug behind Wildwood Cres-cent, near a paved trail, which residents believe is trapping water behind their homes.

An engineering study conducted by the City of Pitt Meadows found the recreation trail con-structed as part of the Golden Ears Bridge proj-ect is not affecting sub-surface drainage.

The fl ooding, it sug-gested, was most likely being caused by “natural ponding”.

A long-time Pitt Mead-ows resident will be vy-ing for a seat on city council this November.

Dave Murray an-nounced his intentions Tuesday, after a council meeting and the launch of pittmeadowstodayon-line.blogspot.com, a blog focused on the city.

“I am big fan of Pitt Meadows. I think it’s the best city in all of British Columbia,” said Mur-ray, who ran as a NDP candidate in Abbotsford during the recent fed-eral election and earned 20 per cent (10,089) of total votes.

The federal contest whetted Murray’s inter-

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experience going up against a Conservative juggernaut, but we were able to do what no other riding in Western Cana-da could do for the NDP – double our amount of votes,” he added.

Murray is a former small business owner who operated Tiger Sports Collectibles in Port Coquitlam and Ma-ple Ridge.

He currently works for the parks and rec-reations department for the City of Port Coquit-lam, maintaining sports fi elds, trails and build-ings.

He is also the secre-tary treasurer for the Fraser Valley Labour Council, based in Ab-

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Pitt Meadows’ contract with CUPE goes to 2012.

Murray has lived in Pitt Meadows since 1989 and moved to Port Coquit-lam for a year, only to head back.

“It’s got the least crime, it’s the cleanest, got great facilities. It’s got a great basketball team that wins every year,” said Murray, who is a good friend of Pitt secondary basketball coach Rich Goulet.

Murray also coached basketball and baseball

locally and at Capilano College and Terry Fox secondary.

C u r r e n t Pitt Meadows mayor Don MacLean will not be seek-ing re-elec-tion this year, a position he has held for 12 years.

Councillors Doug Bing and Deb Wal-ters will be

vying for his seat, leav-ing two spots open on council.

The other four cur-rent members of coun-cil – John Becker, Gwen O’Connell, Bruce Bell and Tracy Miyashita – will also seek re-elec-tion this fall.

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A 35-year-old man from Langley drove his Ford Focus into a guard rail while heading south on the span around 11 p.m.

Insp. Derren Lench said police arrived shortly after the crash and noticed the man ap-peared to be drunk.

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Medical grow ripFive men barged into a

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Insp. Derren Lench said the men forced open the front door to the residence.

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A police dog was un-able to locate the sus-pects.

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Woman burned in Maple Ridge fireA woman was tak-

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Coleman said Wednes-day that he isn’t quite fi nished his review, and plans to tour the Ruskin site, but it has become clear to him that work should pro-ceed at Ruskin, as well as the John Hart dam at Campbell River.

“The challenge with both the Ruskin and John Hart dams is that they have signifi cant downstream environ-mental impacts if they’re not there now, because the salmon spawning area is actually below the height of the dams,” Coleman said.

“Plus, [at Ruskin] there are industrial us-ers down below, a cou-ple of shake mills and also some residential stuff, so you have to look at the whole thing.”

It is technically pos-sible to lower Hayward Lake near Mission over time and decommis-

sion the Ruskin dam, but Coleman said after studying the business case, he agrees with B.C. Hydro that it should be kept as a steady source of power in the densely populated Lower Main-land.

NDP energy critic John Horgan predicted that the $8 billion esti-mate for Site C will rise again before the pro-jected completion date of 2020.

Because the B.C. Lib-eral government ex-empted Site C and other

big projects from inde-pendent review, it’s not clear if B.C. really needs the power to meet do-mestic supply, he said.

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Coleman said Site C will help power a wave of industrial growth in northern B.C., from the 100-year supply of natural gas in the Horn River and Montney shales to at least four and as many as six new mines supplied by a new power line into northwest B.C.

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ICBC has withdrawn its plan to make drivers with speeding tickets or other recent traffi c violations pay more in order to give those with a clean record deeper discounts.

Public Safety Minister Shirley Bond said she ordered the public auto insurer to “go back to the drawing board and rethink the options” for major reforms to the rate structure.

Bond said any hike in premiums from a single speeding ticket – which ICBC originally intend-ed – is “not reasonable”, but left the door open for changes based on driv-ing records, rather than just at-fault claims.

ICBC president and CEO Jon Schubert said the corporation didn’t adequately communicate the planned changes.

“We apologize for the concern this caused,” Schubert said. “We’re going to take a step back and rethink the options for a reasonable way to share risk, and we’ll do a much better job of gath-ering public input.”

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The Haney Farmers’ Market kicked off its seventh season at Maple Ridge’s Memorial Peace Park this month, with more vendors, and more opportunities for local residents to buy food grown close to home.

Market manager Ei-leen Dwillies said there are more than 200 ven-dors taking part in this year’s markets, the ma-jority of whom specialize in fresh, local produce.

“Grocery stores use weeks-old produce, they keep it refrigerated or on ice so it doesn’t spoil,” she said. “Everything at the market has been picked that morning or the day before.”

You can also talk di-rectly to the farmer who grows the vegetables, she said.

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“All of our vendors are from B.C., the majority from the Lower Main-land,” she said. “I think if you hadn’t been to the market in a few years, you’d be quite surprised if you came back.”

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The Pitt Meadows Farmers’ Market moves from Osprey Village to the Pitt Meadows Spirit Square on Harris Road this year.

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The new site features more space for vendors, and more free parking.

The Pitt Meadows Farmers Market runs Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from June 19 to September 11.

A draw of a $100 Mar-ket Shopping Spree is being offered to people who purchase new $10 Friend of the Market memberships until July 9. The membership sup-ports the work of the Haney Farmers Market Society and provides an email newsletter, early information on special events and occasional specials at the Sizzlin’ Smokey Dog stand, which is a fundraiser of the society. The draw will take place in front of The ACT at noon on July 9.

• The Haney Farm-ers Market is looking for people interested in volunteering or busking at the market. You can get in touch with Dwil-lies at 604-467-7433 or [email protected].

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The request was for me to “approve” a grad party where students would go to the home of a family, give up the keys to their vehicles and have to stay all night, then have a party under the supervision of the parents that included alcohol.

I told the father that serving alcohol to minors was illegal and that there was no way I could condone or support the party as it could put me, and the school, in a compromis-ing legal tangle should any problems arise.

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Their inexperience often puts them the most at risk and leaves them vulnerable to excessive encouragement from others that can create a whole host of potential problems, from sexual abuse to alcohol poisoning.

The fi rst part of deciding how to handle this impending chal-lenge as a parent is to have a very frank discussion with your child about your concerns, fears and expectations. If your child has similar concerns about po-tential problems, then it is easy to strategize about alternative plans that can take away the social stigma of compulsory attendance or participation at illegal activities. Personally, I

never had any diffi culty being the ‘bad guy’ that my kids could use as an excuse to avoid peer pressure – never.

I also never had any fear of hosting parties where it was clear from the beginning that no alcohol, no drugs and plenty of adult supervision would take place. Many kids preferred that kind of party because it was safe and controlled. There wasn’t a drop of alcohol in my house at those times and I never went to bed until the last student was home safely or tucked in if they were staying the night.

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The simple act of planting a tomato is something that many of us take for granted.

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Sadly enough, there are a lot of disappointed people out there, and if you have ever used those pasty, bland, juice-abandoned tomatoes that the supermarkets are so fond of selling, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

So I’d like to introduce you to someone who takes his tomato growing seriously, to the tune of about 200 pounds a year – all of which is either dried, made into sauce or eaten fresh by Erwin Gygli and his family, who live in Pitt Meadows.

Erwin is a grower by profession and his business, Heimat Farm, specializes in herbs, edible crops and exotic plants sold to garden centres and direct to public at the Trout Lake Farmer’s Market in Vancouver.

His appreciation of gardening and of edibles, in particular, comes in part from his love of cooking, because sooner or later you realize that it’s the fresh ingredients that make the meal.

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• Soil preparation: Erwin believes that if you want good tasting tomatoes, you are going to have to take some time preparing the soil. Tomatoes are heavy feeders and they need good drainage, so he recommends raised planters and adding liberal amounts of compost (he prefers leaf mould), as well as dolomite lime, bone and blood meal (follow the label rate) to the soil. The dolomite lime raises the pH and provides calcium, prevent-ing blossom end rot (a common defi ciency problem).

• Types of tomatoes: tomatoes come in two basic growth forms: determinate and in-determinate – or to put it in layman’s terms, bush and vining. Erwin keeps vining types to a single stem, which he stakes high, as these plants continue producing right up until the frosts – the suckers should also be removed.

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are heat-loving plants and most people plant them outdoors too early – so Erwin recommends the Victoria Day May long-weekend as a good rule of thumb. Because tomatoes are capable of developing roots anywhere along the stem, they should be planted deeply, at least up to the fi rst set of true leaves.

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the crown upright. The resulting roots draw more nutrients and make the plant less sus-ceptible to drought.

•Watering: Erwin uses slightly warm water when the plants are fi rst transplanted, as this encourages root growth. He makes sure never to water the plants in the evening and keeps the foliage dry.

His tomatoes are grown in a south-facing lean-to to repel rain so that when late blight (an airborne fungal disease that germinates on wet foliage) arrives in late summer, he doesn’t have to worry about it – so he recom-mends some sort of cover by August.

•Personal favourites: for slicing and salads, Erwin prefers the rich fl avour of ‘Black Krim’ and ‘Brandywine’ (both red and yellow varieties). He rates ‘Sungold’ as the best fresh-eating cherry tomato, while the fi rmer ‘Tomaccio’ is great for barbequing on skewers or pan-roasting and adding to fresh pasta. For all-around use and convenience he also recommends ‘Patio’, which works well in containers.

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Dry roast half a Spanish onion with three garlic cloves and then chop fi ne, add these to three pounds of blanched/peeled tomatoes (try ‘Roma’, ‘Striped Roman’ or ‘Brandywine’) and bake uncovered for 1.5 hours at 375 F.

Once cooled, the sauce can be ladled into Ziplock bags and laid on a cookie sheet to be frozen, after which they stack like bricks.

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(Clockwise) Erwin Gygli and his covered tomato bed; Step 1 when planting a leggy tomato – prune off the lower leaves; Step 2 – lay horizontally in a shallow trench; Step 3 – backfi ll and gently stake upright.

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• Several shops

• .51 ACRE• 2 kitchens• 5 bedrooms• 2.5 bathrooms• 2,300 sq. ft. home• Detached garage/

shop

• 4 bedrooms + den• 3 bathrooms• Gas fi replace• Tile Roof• 6,071 sq. ft. lot• VIEW

• 3 bedrooms• 3 bathrooms• Furnace 2010• Vinyl windows• Newer roof• 8,276 sq. ft. lot

LANGLEYFORK N’ CHOPSTIX

MAPLE RIDGESILVER VALLEY - 4.5 ACRES

MAPLE RIDGEALBION DEVELOPMENT AREA

MAPLE RIDGENEW LISTING!

PITT MEADOWSRANCHER ON CUL-DE-SAC

Centro - $188,9001 bdrm, 562 sq. ft., gorgeous kitchen with dark cabinets, granite counters, SS appliances, warranty. Rentals ok

Urbano - $211,9001 bdrm & den, 755 sq. ft., rentals ok &

tenant would like to stay. WarrantyWestbrooke - $249,500

2 bdrms, 2 full baths, 920 sq. ft., gran-ite counters, SS appliances. Warranty

Alouette Mobile - $72,000Double wide mobile - 3 bdrms, 880

sq. ft., 2 parking spots

Falcon Manor - $218,9001 bdrm, 920 sq. ft., beautiful cabinets, granite counters, Stainless appliances.

WarrantyHillcrest - $219,000

2 bdrms, 2 baths, 1,080 sq. ft. top fl oor with12’ ceilings, SS appliances,

55+ in Maple RidgeSt. Georges Village - $219,0002 bdrms, 1 1/2 baths, 1,096 sq. ft., gas

fi replace, 2 parking spots, rancher for 50+

AffordableAffordable in Maple Ridge in Maple Ridge

$$450,000450,000

First Time Buyer Special!

• 2 bdrms, 2 baths• Over 1,000 sq ft• Insuite laundry• Mountain view

• Walk to shopping, transit, recreation & schools

$224,800

Duplex Style Townhome

• 2400 sq. ft. beauty

• Master on main• 3 bdrms, 3 baths• Double garage

• View of Fraser River

• Use of Fraserview Rec Center

• +55 complex

$389,800

West Maple Ridge Starter

• Approximately 750 sq. ft.

• Close to school, shopping & transit

• 8280 sq. ft. lot• Easy commute

via WC Express & GE Bridge

$349,800

Reduced$10,000

NewListing

NewListing

$501,900

$203,700

$219,900

$593,900

• Waterfront opportunity

• 3 or 4 bedrooms• 3 bathrooms• Detached

townhouse with double garage

• 2 bedrooms• 2 bathrooms• Top fl oor west

facing• In-suite laundry• Gas fi replace• Over 1,000 sq. ft.

• Park facing corner unit

• 2 bedrooms• 1 bathroom• New carpet, paint,

etc…• Vacant & shows

great!

• Falcon Hill new home (No HST)

• 4 bedrooms + den• 4 bathrooms• 2 storey with

fi nished bsmt• Detached double

garage• This is a must see!

#1 - 19490 Fraser Way,Pitt Meadows

Call Kris Today!

#304 - 2558 Parkview,Port Coquitlam

#26 - 11282 Cottonwood,Maple Ridge

#301 - 12206 - 224th Street,Maple Ridge

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#205 - 2380 Shaughnessy,Port CoquitlamCall Kris Today!

23726 - 111A Avenue,Maple Ridge

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ForeclosureForeclosure

ForeclosureForeclosure

SOLDSOLD SOLDSOLD$389,900• Very bright and

private• 3 bdrms, 3 baths• Stainless appli’s

• Huge rec rm with sep entry

• Laminate fl oors• Almost 1700 sq. ft.

#14 - 19141 - 124th AvePitt Meadows

Call Kris Today!

Deluxe End UnitDeluxe End Unit

4 Year Old Beauty - P. Meadows

• 5 bdrms + den• 3 bdrm suite

down• 2800 sq. ft.• 7000 sq. ft. lot

• Prime Pitt Meadows location

• Close to everything!

$599,800

3314 Jervis St., Port Coquitlam

• 1500 sq ft 2 storey

• 3 bdrms + den• Detached garage/

shop

• Lane access• Walk to everything• New roof in 2008• Walk to Coquitlam

Town Centre

$469,800


3-4 BEDROOM · SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES10558 JACKSON ROAD, MAPLE RIDGE

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604-467-9300 We never stop moving22519 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge

25171 - 112th Avenue, Maple Ridge

Ideal place to live for 1-5 years as services move closer. Potential designation of 18 - 22 lots in future as per Offi cal Community Plan. For details or viewing call Al Hogarth

Pitt Meadows TownhomeThis 3 level home is ideal for a family, situated across from elementary school and close to recreation and WC Express. Features 2 1/2 baths, 3 bedrooms, family rm with gas fi replace and additional recreation offi ce space and double garage. Only $387,000 Call Al today!

2 Bedroom CondoClose to downtown Maple Ridge. This 2 bdrm condo unit features 2 full baths, granite counter tops, laminate fl oors, 9’ ceilings and lots of natural light and 2 level patio, one covered and one open with yard area around. Only $289,000Call Al Hogarth to view

Family Friendly TownhomeThis 1374 sq. ft. townhome has 3 bdrms, 2 baths, laundry on main fl oor and located close to the Maple Ridge downtown core. The 3rd bdrm could also be an ideal offi ce or games rm. Now $252,900 To view please callAl Hogarth 604-467-9300

11750 Burnett St., Maple Ridge

Situated 1 block from shopping mall this cozy 2 bdrm home could be ideal for young starters or retirement. Even potential for 2 small lots. Listed at $379,900.

Call Al Hogarth to view this property.

Large LotOver 17,000 sq. ft. with 99 ft. of frontage with 3+ bedroom rancher only a block from major shopping. Separate garage/workshop. Good potential to add garden suite. Asking $499,900.Drive by 11736 Burnett St. or Call Al for appointment to view.

Future Subdivision

Windsor Oaks

Just Listed!

Price Reduction!

Close to Downtown

Just Listed!

TRI-TEL REALTY


Deb HogarthDeb HogarthUnlicensedUnlicensed

Aleesha HogarthAleesha Hogarth

THE HOGARTH TEAM Our Family Working For Yours

604-467-9300Al HogarthAl HogarthAssociate BrokerAssociate Broker

WATERFRONT VIEW is the only way to describe this home! This 3 bdrm, 4 bath T/H is located in “Osprey Village”, on the Fraser River with a panoramic southern view of water. Fabulous layout, high end fi nishing thru out, including Bosch S/S ap-pliances, gas stove & centre island. Private patio & balcony views are unsurpassed! Enjoy the walking trail along the river.$$587,700587,700

13655 Blake Loop, Maple RidgeNewer home, no HST, desirable award winning Davidson plan. Bright, open 2594 sq. ft. custom quality 3 bdrm/3 bath walkout bsmt. Maple kitchen, centre island & bar. Great rm concept, stunning cultured stone f/p. Unfi nished 839 sq. ft. bsmt awaiting your ideas. Valley view. Quick possession avail. Call now for your personal viewing.

$$529,900529,900

Danette Ball604-467-9300

Mark Cardas604-816-0444

Quality Service You Can Trust! [email protected]

OPEN SATURDAY 2-4#30 - 19490 Fraser Way, Pitt Meadows

11267 Palmer Rolph, Maple Ridge

Great for 2 Families, Group Home or B&B on 3.7 Acres

Elida Baxter604-467-9300

22519 Dewdney Trk Rd, Maple Ridge

TRI-TEL REALTY


• Over 4400+ sq. ft.• Duplex style home

with 2 bdrms on 1 side & 4 on 2nd side

• Effective age of 2

• Sprinklers, radiant heat, 9’ ceilings, 2 kitchens, 2 laundry rms

• Room for shop

TRY YOUR OFFER

to $899,800

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10225 Rolley Cres

13495 Balsam St 23418 Huston Road Vacation Property 27210 River Road #23 - 32705 Fraser Cres #109 - 11665 Haney Bypass23426 Cross Road

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Open House Sun 2 - 460’ x 40’ Heated Shop with 13’ doors

PLUS a 5 car garage6 bedroom suited 3800 sqft home.1 Acre with room to park multiple

RV’s/Trailers/boatsMLS V873816... offered at $848,000

2400 SqFt 5 Bedroom home2 bedroom in-law suite

parking for 6 plus vehicleswalk to Transit

MLS V888783... offered at $469,900

Open House Sat 2 - 42500 SqFt 6 Bedroom home

Basement SuiteLarge Covered Deck

Many Upgrades and lots of ParkingMLS F1109609... offered at $448,000

Thornhill Urban Reserve5 Acres

Custom 7 Bedroom home4 Decks and a View

MLS V843823... offered at $1,450,000

New construction4200 SqFt / 4 or 5 Bedrooms

Forest ViewsWalk to Park & School

Balsam West SubdivisionMLS V872023...offered at $679,800

New construction4100 SqFt / 4 Bedrooms

Large 684 sqFt Master SuiteWalk to Park & School

Balsam West SubdivisionMLS V872021...offered at $679,800

1 Acre at Nicola Lake, MerrittUnder 3 hours from Vancouver

Fantastic View with easy lake accessSee Website for On-Line Tour

MLS 100375...offered at $239,000

4.6 AcresLarge Pond

100 year old home waiting for reno skillsNice Property

MLS V839413...offered at $689,000

1600 SqFt Townhome3 Bedroom / 2 Bathroom

Enclosed Garagepartially fenced rear yard

MLS F1101860...offered at $198,000

1150 SqFt Appartment3 Bedroom / 2 Bathroom

Granite Counterslarge fenced back yard

MLS TBA...offered at $339,000

Building Lot8800 SqFt / GreenbeltEnd of the Cul-De-SacWalk to Park & School

Balsam West SubdivisionMLS TBA...offered at $325,000

Thornhill Urban Reserve4.6 Acres

Custom 4100 SqFt home4 Decks and a View

Heated In-ground PoolMLS V885780... offered at $1,249,000

Thornhill Urban Reserve5.12 Acres

Custom 3800 SqFt homeLarge Deck and a View

Great walking trailsMLS V851599... offered at $1,099,000

7.4 AcresCustom 8000 SqFt home

Indoor PoolGeothermal Heating and Air

Detached 50’ ShopMLS V871910... offered at $1,299,000

3.7 AcresCustom 7200 SqFt Log Home

Legal In-Law suiteDetached 50’ Shop

See Website for online tourMLS V880584... offered at $3,800,000

5 Acres2 Legal Homes

Main home: 3000 SqFt, 5 BedroomSecond home: 2400 SqFt, 4 Bedroom

Barn / Fenced & Cross FencedMLS H1100309... offered at $1,190,000

Independently Owned and Operated

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4.5 Acres / fenced & cross fencedhorse barn with hay loft / pastures

**** 40’ shop with hydraulic hoist ****covered parking for RV’s/Trailers/Boats/Equip

MLS F1024303... offered at $659,900

2 Bedroom 900 square foot TOP FLOORupdated laminate flooring & newer paint

Large in-suite laundry roomview of the mountains

Sell the Car: walk to shopping, dining,leisure center, transit

MLS V879206 ... ONLY $165,000

Private fenced rear yard for the kids & dog1 bedroom suite for grandma

walk to train, transit, mall & schoolsMLS

large 7200 SqFt corner lot4 bedroom 3 bath home

V880583 $434,900

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Brookside Realty 11933 224th St., Maple Ridge

Debra Bell604.290.8544

Jim Isherwood604.250.7755

Al Carlson604.518.9299

Move into one of these great homes today 12258-224th

Street Maple Ridge

IMMEDIATEPOSSESSION

OPEN FOR VIEWING

OPEN FOR VIEWING

U n c o m p r o m i s i n g C r a f t s m a n s h i pSTONEGATE Executive

C o n d o s

• Gourmet Kitchens• Granite Counters• Stainless Steel

Appliances

• Under Counter Lighting• 2 Bedroom & Dens• 9 Foot Ceilings • 2 Full Baths

• Laminate Flooring • Big Covered Decks &

Patios • 2-5-10 Warranty

• Center Islands • Open Plans• 1172 - 1358 sq. ft.

FINAL BLOWOUT

SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1 - 4 OR BY APPOINTMENT

ONLY 7 UNITS REMAINING

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TRAVIS FRANKLIN Cell: 604-351-0235 • E-mail: [email protected]

10554 SLATFORD STREET

Rancher with full basement• Large 8,729 sq ft lot• Open fl oor plan 3 bdrm – 2 baths• Large kitchen with eating bar•

HUGE BACKYARD WITH VIEW

GRAYSTONE SUBDIVISION11630 227TH STREET

2 Bedroom – 2 baths• Large corner lot• Ensuite with walk in closet• Age 55 +, Large patio area•

CLOSE TO SHOPPING & TRANSIT

#52 21163 LOUGHEED HWY

VAL MARIA MOBILE HOME PARKLots of updates - 5 bdrm, 3 baths• Granite countertops & s/s appliances• Laminate & tile fl ooring• 2 bdrm suite – new appliances•

FORMER SHOW HOME!

KANAKA RIDGE

$39,900 $579,900$564,000

ANDREW ETEY604-230-4020

20 ACRES WITH FABULOUS VIEW! !

CLOSE TO TOWN CENTER AT 21515-128TH AVE

BARN, FARMHOUSE ETC. ASKING $1,475,000

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JASON EXNERCell 604-818-9851

www.jasonexner.com

4.45 Acres4.45 Acres

$349,000$349,000

Flat building site• Gated Subdivision - Mission • Top of the World View• Drilled Well in place• Perc test done - Septic approved• Bring your Dream House Plans•

West Side Location• Complete Renovation• Amazing New Kitchen• Granite/High End Appliances• New Windows/Hardy Board Siding• Separate Entrance Basement•

20290 Stanton Ave20290 Stanton Ave

Make some sweat equity• 2100 sq ft 3 bedroom basement • home on quiet cul-de-sacLarge private 6649 sq ft fenced • yard in great neighbourhood Close to schools • Sold “as is” •

Foreclosure! MissionForeclosure! Mission32754 Crane Ave.32754 Crane Ave.

BRING ALL OFFERSBRING ALL OFFERS

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4PM#21 - 11757

236th St

MAGGIE PRINCE

604-862-4524

BRAND NEWON THE MARKET!

Bright welcoming three bdrm home in family complex. Vaulted ceiling, boxed

window seats, new roof, fl ooring, paint, cupboard

doors, newer hot water tank, large private yard. Nothing

to do but move in and enjoy! Just $279,900.

Al & Brenda JENKINS604.467.3871

www.brendajenkins.com

UNIQUE TUDOR STYLE HOMEOne of a kind in Pitt Meadows. Rare 4 bedrooms plus games room. Huge Master with ensuite and walk in. Oak kitchen. New flooring, lighting, paint, carpet and blinds, tons of extras.Covered deck for entertaining. Shows like a 10 !!!!!!

CALL BRENDA FOR APPOINTMENTS TO VIEW

(604) 816-6961MLS # V882025

$615,900$615,900

11871 Blakely Road

DICK HUBER604.250.3977

MIKE HUBER604.839.8647

SCOTT MEADUS604.313.5727

Reduced To Sell!

MLS# V870097$549,800

MLS# V878917 $399,900

23979 Fern Cres

20160 Chigwell St.

#69 11757 236th St.MLS# V874815

$329,800

RON MITCHELLCell 604-617-9642www.ronmitchell.bc.ca

Featuring:• 2000 square foot

home• 3 bedrooms, 3

bathrooms• Totally renovated

• Big barn with 3 box stalls and room for more

FIVE ACRES

Try Your Offer.Asking

$849,000

BRENDA EXNER 604-603-8043WWW.BRENDAEXNER.COM

23-23575 119TH, MAPLE RIDGE

Super starter with 3 bedrooms and laundry upstairs. Downstairs is a bright Euro-style kitchen, powder room, big dining area, and huge living room with cozy gas fi replace. There is a private north facing fenced yard. Great family complex close to schools and bus line.

HOLLYHOCK HOLLYHOCK $$259,900259,900

202 22213 SELKIRK AVE, MAPLE RIDGE Rarely available 45 and over building right uptown where you can walk to everything! This huge 1300 sq ft unit feels like a house with 2 BR’s 2 full baths, a large laundryroom where you can fi t a freezer, huge living/dining area to accommodate any family gathering. Located on the North West corner of the building with a large covered patio. Don’t miss this sparkling opportunity!

8 View Acres with Log House, Shop and Barn

Gorgeous hobby farm with stunning view of Mount Baker and the Fraser River. This 1940”s log home has 3200 sq feet of living space with 4 bedrooms. The 21x31 log shop is every hobbyist’s dream. Gentling sloping pasture to graze your horse or livestock. Barn is also 21x31. See full virtual tour at www.BrendaExner.com

$$229,900229,900 $$769,900769,900

NEW PRICENEW PRICE$529,000$529,000

Dave 604-341-0783 • Lisa 604-970-2209www.teamtelep.com

DAVE TELEP PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

TEAMTELEP

Dave TelepLisa Telep

“Our service will move you.”

604.467.3871604.467.3871

#7 - 20681 Thorne Ave.

Almost 1200 sq ft of living • space3 good sized bedrooms and • 2 bathroomsFenced yard, new laminate, • new paint, new counters

FIRST TIME BUYER ALERT

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

23667 Rock Ridge Dr.$549,900

Rock Ridge EstatesBeautiful, top of the drive, • hillside settingPartial views, laminate fl ooring • throughoutPRIVATE rear yard, stunning • landscapingTiled roof, over height garage, • even a sauna,Professionally fi nished self • contained 1 bdrm suite

13877 McKechnie Rd. $894,900

Flat 5.92 Acres in a quiet area• Almost 2600 sq ft house fully • updated with 1 bedroom suiteHobby Farm with Horses?• Xmas trees already planted and • ready to harvest. Side business?

GREAT HOME & ACREAGE

Call Lisa at 604-970-2209

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$259,900

23870 106th Ave$779,900 INCL. HST

Executive 2 storey with full walk • out bsmtTriple car garage• Granite gormet kitchen w/ SS • appliancesHardwood thoughout• 4100 sq.ft. total w/4 bdrms• Finished & ready to move in!•

Call Dave at 604-341-0783

OPEN HOUSE SAT 2-4

Call today for more details$274,900 - $299,900

5 acre estate lots awaiting your dream home!GRANITE HEIGHTS Extremely private and • beautifulLocated on a treed cul-de-• sac in WhonnockSome partial view lots • available


Check out our OPEN HOUSES at www.brooksiderealty.ca

11933 224th St.,Maple Ridge604.467.5000

Brookside Realty

Helping you is what we do.TM

Sid Alamo Debra BellSteve Anderson Craig Appleby Chad August Karen Bennett Dawn Bickle Allan Carlson Jill Catudio Randy DeLairFranc Campbell Tracy DeLair

Virginia WindoverVicky vanHerwaardenBob vandenBrinkAmanda vandenBrink

Ralph Tedford

Bob Terepocki

Greg SwatskeLaurell SwareLuke Rogers Tyra Sauriol Chase Shymkiw Yolanta SiwinskiBob Quinnell Jim Quinnell Dave Rickard Glenn Rogers Claudio Sartore

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Rolf GullmesRandall Didiuk Pat Drummond Angela Dundas Sarah Eales Jeanie Fox Chris Frandsen Christy GelowitzJana FullerSheryl Fedyk Danny Gerbrandt Lennie Gullmes

Chris Frandsen604-467-5000

Central Maple Ridge One bedroom and den apartment, approx • 1029 sq. ft. Located in Fraserview Village adults • community. “Hillcrest” adults 55+, small pet ok, vacant. • Large balcony faces south for lots of bright, • natural light.Amenities include indoor pool, exercise room • and lots more.

$199,900

THE PRICE

IS RIGHT!

Pitt MeadowsBeautiful 2 bedroom corner suite with 2 full • bathrooms.9 foot ceilings, in-suite laundry/storage.• Secure underground parking.• Gorgeous mountain view!• Located very close to shopping and West • Coast Express.

$279,500

MCMYN MEWS

Jim Isherwood604-250-7755

Space For EveryoneLindel Construction home on quiet street.• Grand entry to open oor plan, gourmet • kitchen. 2 bedroom suite make this home unique. • Great price, homes in same location sold • for more. Bring large family and live in comfort and • luxury.

$449,900

LOCATIONLOCATION!

Sid Alamo604-802-2211

Port CoquitlamPort Coquitlam - minutes from Maryhill • Bypass & Portmann Bridge. Awesome west facing view.• 2 level corner town home, private, level entry • backyard. 2 large bedrooms and den, 2 full baths. • Double garage, with mezzanine for extra • storage.

Chris Frandsen604-467-5000

INEXPENSIVE FIRST BUY!

$395,000

OPEN SUN 1 - 4

Pat Drummond604-467-5000

Brand new, totally upgraded.• Greenbelt, incredible Golden Ears Views.• 5 Gold Star Energy Rating. • HST INCLUDED. •

Central Maple Ridge

$409,900

LAST ONE!

Maple Ridge 2 storey family home in great location. • Recently painted interior, double garage. • Close to parks, schools, and shopping.• 3 bedrooms, newer laminate ooring, raised • maple cabinets, thermal windows, and more. Make this house your home!•

$459,900

FANTASTIC CUL-DE-SACLOCATION

Randy & Tracy DeLair 604-463-2991

Beautiful 5 bedrooms, 4 bathroom home.• Gorgeous hardwood, 9’ ceilings, maple • cabinets.Vaulted ceilings in master, double sinks in en • suite. Walk in closet. Lots of storage, landscaped private yard.• Bare land strata complete with private gated • entrance.

East Maple Ridge

$514,900

BEAUTIFUL CHERRY HILLS


Central Maple RidgeRare acreage on South Alouette River.• 2 homes on property, could be rental. • Huge 30 x 56 shop with mezzanine,• possible apartment. 1.45 acres with walk to town.• Don’t miss out. Call today!•

REDUCED $132,000BELOW ASSESSED

VALUE

Gina Halinda604-467-5000

$649,900

East Maple Ridge1 acre on sewer and city water. • 5 minute to shopping and a short walk to • Meadow Ridge School. Home has been tastefully remodelled. • 1 bedroom suite for Grandmas or boomerang • child. Huge shop with oversize doors, perfect for your RV.

HOUSE WITH ACREAGE

A MUST SEE!

Gina Halinda604-467-5000

$869,900


East Maple Ridge Large 2 storey home located on 14,000 sq. • ft. lot with private yard. Beautiful 3220 sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom • home. Hardwood oors, spacious kitchen with • stainless steel appliances. A/C, steam shower in en suite, games room • above garage. Extras make this home a must see!•

$899,000

SIEGLE CREEKESTATES

12090 212 StMove right in to this bright, clean neat • rancher.3 bedrooms - close to all levels of schools.• Westside on large 8300 sq ft lot with fenced • yard, storage shed, veggie garden.

$379,900

Rick Medhurst604-463-3000

COPPERSTONE RIDGE

Pitt MeadowsExtensively renovated 4 bedroom home.• Fantastic view from private master bedroom • deck. Maple hardwood oors, crown molding, • ceramic tile, granite counter tops and more Enjoy a fabulous outdoor entertaining area, • 1800 sq. ft. stamped concrete.

$1,199,000

3 BEAUTIFUL ACRES!

AMAZING VIEWS!

Randy & Tracy DeLair 604-463-2991


11933 224th St., Maple Ridge604.467.5000 Brookside Realty

604.318.5254www.chadaugust.com

11933 224th St., Maple RidgeBrookside Realty

CHAD AUGUSTCHAD AUGUST

[email protected]

12069 HARRIS RD

SOLARISSOLARISBRAND NEW FROM

MLS # V860581

#25 24185 106 B

DELUXETOWNHOME

MLS# V877784

$509,900

• Greenbelt. • 2700+sq. ft.• Whistler inspired. • Like new.• Huge daylight

basement.

#35 19696 HAMMOND RD

GREAT LOCATION AFFORDABLE NICELY UPDATED

$234,900

2 bed, 2 bath, • townhouse.Large master bed-• room, fenced yard.Good complex.• Newly updated Park - • like setting.

24979 112TH AVE

PICTURE PERFECT ONE ACRE

MLS V869481

$579,900

2 BED from $259,9002 BED + DEN from $279,900

Concrete and Steel• Floor to Ceiling Windows• Investor Friendly• Stunning Inside and Out• Great View of Mountains• Ready to Move In•

Beautiful private 1+ acre.• 1565 sq ft rancher bsmt • + loftBacks onto Kanaka Creek.• Detached barn expansion • possible.Path of development.•

#23 11737 236TH

$364,900

• 4 bed. 4 bath, 2057 sq ft• greenbelt, cul de sac location• Updated and spotless

throughout• Great complex,

new roofs.

24498 KIMOLA WAY

$679,900

NEW LISTINGNEW LISTING• 2 storey + basement.• Greenbelt, southern

exposure.• Triple garage, 3 beds + loft• Granite, S.S appliances.• Private yard and newly

landscaped.

24170 113TH

$899,900

NEW LISTING• Custom built, master on the

main.• Over 3000 sq. ft., + 14000 sq.

ft lot.• Irrigation, heat pump, loads

of extras.• Private yard and subdvision.

MLS V883781

Gent57 sq ft

#6861 208A

$549,900

MLS # F110710

LangleyMilner Heights

6 months old, no HST.• • 2 storey + basement,

2522 sq. ft.• Upgrades throughout.• Private yard, RV

parking.

24602 MCCLURE DR

$669,900 Summer in the Pool• 2 storey + fully

fi nished basement.• 1200 sq. ft. down, room

for the In-laws or teens.• New above ground pool,

South exposure.• +3500 sq ft, low

maintenance.

MLS V886378MLS V887929

MLS V883644

Let my expertise

Bob Terepocki

604- 817-2920

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Come and enjoy the panoramic views from the decks of this Executive 2 storey home. This home is made for comfortable living. Great room, Gourmet Kitchen with loads of cupboards, hardwood, tiling, huge 12x 25 deck plus large bedrooms throughout. Fully finished walk out basement to over 9,000 sq. ft. landscaped safety fenced view lot. All this plus hot tub and air conditioner. Come have a look. Reduced $639,000

13322 McCauley Crescent

V881813

Enjoy all the added extras in this “Wallmark Home”, complemented with above grade hardwoods, tiling, custom plumbing fixtures, designer kitchen with dark wood cabinetry. Den, Great Room, large bedrooms, 4 bathrooms plus great area down for teenagers. Fully landscaped yard with covered deck at rear. Nothing to do just enjoy. Reduced $559,500

23617 112a St.

Better Than New

V849955

Unit # 206 11578 225th St.

Another Great Fraserview Village Unit

Air-conditioned 2 bedroom with vaulted ceilings, gas fireplace , oak cabinets , master bedroom on main floor, loft den, plus 2nd bedroom and bathroom up. Large storage area plus in suite laundry. Great amenities at Fraserview Village. Enjoy this maintenance free lifestyle.Give Bob a Call to look. $239,500

V866570

Down by the Riverside

This serene area is one of Maple Ridges Best Kept Secrets. 2 Acres with private bridge access. Enjoy this 4 level contemporary home with extensive decks, patios, pool and Hot tub. Spacious bedrooms, dens family room and storage areas. New appliances, bathrooms etc. Wake up with the deer sleeping in your yard. If acreage is your forte, this is a must see. $969,900

12680 239th Street (Davison Pool area)

Falcon Manor with Great Price $269,900

Here’s one of the better priced quality units in town. 2 Bed-room modern painting, Fireplace, Granite counters, Laminate flooring, big patio plus 2 bathrooms large en suite with separate shower and soaker tub and big walk-in closet. All this plus large storage area behind parking stall. Over 1085 sq. ft of comfort-able living. Close to commuting, West Coast Express and town center. Now offered at $269,900 “See It Quick”

V866846 Immediate Possession

308-22150 Dewdney Trunk RoadEnjoy the solitude and beauty of this quality built 2 storey with 2 bedroom basement suite. The main levels of this awesome home offers warm angular oak hardwood and tiled floors, vaulted ceilings in living room, den, beautiful kitchen opening to family room. The upper area has 4 bedrooms with a large en suite in the main bedroom. All this and a great yard for entertaining and relaxing in. $699,000

Wow! This is a beautiful home!

11309 238th Maple Ridge

V868550

Fraserview Village$199,900

You’ll feel right at home in this air- conditioned ground level court side unit. Fraservieiw offers great amenities from spa, pool, exercise area, large workshop and hobby areas plus secure living without all the yard work. Unit # 105 offers laminate floors oak cabinet large living room built-in vacuum, gas fireplace with gas included in maintenance. Come have a look an alternative lifestyle.

Unit # 105 11578 225th St

V866599V863285

Brookside Realty 11933 224th Street Maple Ridge

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22728 127th AvenueYours at $579,000

* Central location* Basement entry* 5 bdrm - 3 bath* Granite & S/S* Hand scraped h/d* New bathrooms* New lighting* New fl ooring* Huge private b/yard

OPEN HOUSESUN 2 - 4

IT’S LIKE NEW!

12140 Faber Cres.Move in $238,900

* 2 level town home* 3 bedrooms ~ 2 baths* Fully fenced yard* Huge cedar deck* Childrens play area* Lots of green space* Complex on 9 acres* Minutes to shopping* Walk to Schools

OPEN HOUSEMON 2 - 4

AFFORDABLE!

10872 249A StreetOffered at $729,000

* 3900+ sq. ft.* 6 bdrms~ 4 baths* Family cul-de-sac* Entertainers dream* MUST SEE KITCHEN* Wet bar, A/C* Fully Fenced b/yard* Many, many features* Call for all details

OPEN HOUSESUN 2 - 4

PURE LUXURY

21197 - 117th Ave Listed at $394,900

* EMPTY NESTERS* 3 bdrm, 2 baths* 1520 sq ft* RV parking avail* 7200+ Westside lot* Nicely updated* S/S appliances* New counter tops* Move-in ready

OPEN HOUSE SUN 12 - 2

ONE LEVEL LIVING

43 - 11757 236th StMove in at $234,900

* 2 level town home* 2 bdrms ~ 3 baths* 2 parking spots* Large kitchen* Bright patio* Family complex* Childrens play area* Minutes to shopping* NEW ROOF!

2 STOREY2 BDRMS

GALIANO

23400 Tamarack LOffered at $429,000

* Kanaka Ridge* 3 bdrms ~ 2 baths* Double garage* Solarium* TOTALLY RENO’D* 1536 sq. ft.* Fully fenced yard* Minutes to shopping* Walk to Planet Ice

OPEN HOUSESUN 2 - 4

HATE STAIRS?

31 12449 191st StSettle in at $319,900

* 3 level town home* 3 bedrooms ~ 3 baths* Rain screened* Quiet family complex* Central location* Walk to shops* Great starter home* N side of tracks* WALK TO W C EXP

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PITT MEADOWS

301-12283 224th StOffered at $265,000

* 2 bdrm PLUS den* Sleek S/S appl* Granite counters* Shaker-style cabs* 2” window blinds* Laminate/tile fl ooring* 936 square feet* Walk to shopping* Mountain views

OPEN HOUSESAT 2 - 4

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32792 Lightbody Crt. Mission

25 Unit gated complex 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths + fl ex room. Main fl oor boasts h/w & tile fl ooring., 9 ft ceilings, maple kitchens w/granite counter tops, f/p & designer colours, 5 appliances, blinds and parking for 2 cars.

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32501 Fraser Crescent, Mission

Proudly built by Mt. Baker Enterprises. Fraser Landing offers 2 & 3 bedroom units ranging from 1205 to 1592 sq. ft. All units have an enclosed garage and are complete with stainless steel appli-ances, maple cabinetry and laminate fl ooring. Walk to shopping, the West Coast Express and all other amenities from this central location.

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AmazingHemlock Valley

Great investment - zoned for 6 plex - all services available

at lot line $129,900 Lot on

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located!!! HST payable by buyer. $195,0007900+ sq. ft.

City LotLots of possibilities.

$196,500Acre Lots ByGolf Course

Fabulous Acre parcels - build your dream home retreat!

$329,500Prime

19+ acres!!Build your Dream Home. Huge shop on property. Plant Ber-ries, raise cattle. $799,900

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Property located in ALR. $999,000

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10 Acres-Cascade Falls!Set up for an open concept family area with fi replace. Massive master bdrm w/french doors to sprawling deck. Down stairs could be spacious family/games room +2 more bdrms. $399,900

#0618


Priced to Sell!Totally private big usable fenced back-yard!! Great neighbourhood! Updated furnace, windows, kitchen, roof, bathroom & more. Unique fi replace, tub surround fl rs & bthrm sink (decor concrete). $359,500

#0620


18,382 sqft Private LotPriced to sell! Mature landscape, south facing backyard. Bsmt has rec rm/media rm, family rm & tons of storage. Ranch-er w/full bsmt. Original owner, needs updating but worth it! $349,900

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Perfect 1st Timers - Abb.Centrally located to all schools in area!!! 60x120’ large fully fenced yard. Excellent family home. Priced perfect for fi rst-time buyers! Newlyweds! Come have a look!!! $329,900

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Surrey - Att DevelopersAttention developers!! Possible 5-6 lot subdivision. Older home on 1.03 acres of prime development. Property has had 3rd reading with City of Surrey. Hurry on this one!!! $1,250,000

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Privacy Seekers!!!Contemporary living, private 1.05 acre suburban lot. Custom 4 level split over-looking treed forest & Alouette Riv. Stu-dio/workshop perfect for home based bus. 3 bdrms + 3 baths. $660,555

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Cul-de-sac Maple RidgeBeautiful 4 level split features over 2700 sq. ft. of luxury living space. 5’ crawl space, lots of storage. Located in quiet cul-de-sac in area of good homes, close to schools. $524,500

#0592


0.45 Acre Rural Setting!Enjoy peace & tranquility of your sur-roundings. Firepit, pond & gazebo set the tone for outdoor enjoyment. Re-modelled home, 5 bdrms, 3 f/p, new kitch, roof. Huge workshop. $519,500

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Country Lane/Maple Ridge4 bdrm, 4 bath on a no thru st 2 storey with a fully fi nished basement. 9 ft cei-ing. Great room! Oak kitchen w/island. 2 car garage. Lane access! South facing backyard! Close to schools! $396,500

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Moonlite Grove, M/RIDGE55+ age restr. No pets!!! Heart of Ma-ple Ridge, walk to shops & all amenities. Open fl . plan with updates. New coun-ters fridge, stove, d/w. 2 bdrms, 2 bath. Wheelchair friendly!! $124,900

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Prime Hatzic Bench19,700 sq. ft. private yard. Family home with space for the extended family. Some fl oor updates. 21/2 baths, 4 or 5 bdrms. With a little elbow grease & lovin’, could be home. $324,900

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Country Cottage Living!new wiring, plumbing, fi xtures but with all the charm of the old days!! Comfort-ing and relaxing front verandah. Claw foot tub in main bath. Master bdrm has 2 pc. Soothing decor! $317,500

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Perfect for Students-AbbCollege Park Place. 2 bdrm, 2 bath. Waiting for you to spruce it up. Stu-dents, fi rst-time buyers. Walk to college & entertainment! Everything at your fi n-gertips. Exc freeway access.$157,500

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Perfect for the NewlywedsCute as a button rancher overlook-ing the Fraser River. Close to Heritage Park!! Close to town!! New roof on drive-thru detached garage. Lane Ac-cess a huge bonus. $259,500

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Close to City Shops!!!Fraser Landing! Close to schools, parks, West Coast Xpress! Designer colours, sleek black appliances incl. stack-able washer and dryer, fridge, stove & dish/w. 1 bdrm, 1 bath. $139,500

#0606


4 Bdrm Character Home!Great central area. Rock-faced f/p, wired shed & garage, high energy furnace. Beautiful decorated, close to schools, rec facility & park. A must see!! Shows very well!!! $239,000

#0565


Larger than a Condo!!!Big Beautiful Double Wide! On Mission/Maple Ridge border! Redone with up-dates galore, kitchen w/granite, d/r with built-ins, huge l/r, 3 bedrooms, covered s/d. You will be impressed! $129,500

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Only $229,900Skiing, boating, golfi ng, back roading! Easy access for the avid outdoorsman. 3 bdrm, 1 bath 1200+ sq. ft. rancher on 0.72 acre with mtn. views. 24x26 det. gar/wkshp. $229,900

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Cloudcroft Manor - Abbotsford 2 bdrm, 1 bath @ Cloudcroft Manor. Close to everything. Almost 950 sq.ft. of functional living. $125,500

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Industrial ParkMission Way!! Prime location for this big corner, high visible exposure unit! Warehouse/retail space, 3 pce bath-room, mezz fl r for offi ces/storage. Huge roll-up bay door. Imm. Pos. $219,500

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Georgian Park in Abbots.2 bedrooms, conveniently located. Backs onto private treed backyard. New furnace. Covered sun deck. Lots of park-ing. $46,200

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Wow - Only $194,900!Great starter or retirement!! Everything almost new! New roof, windows, fl rs, kitchen, paint & more. Re-done bthrm. Private back yard. Great quiet location on dead end street. $194,900

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Home & 10 Acres-ClintonBacks onto Crown Land! Bring the horses to this 10 acre private property. 3 bdrm rancher, out buildings, workshop, chicken coop, cabin with elec. for guests. Fenced. Priced to sell! $229,500

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Bouchie Lake - Cariboo5 tranquil acres located only 1/2 hour out of Quesnel. Get away from the hus-tle of the commercial world. 500+ sq ft with 5x16 front porch. Electric done to code. Wood shed! Shop! $127,500

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3 Bdrm Home w/UpgradesLevel entry home on 7700+ sq ft lot! 3 bdrms (could have a 4th) family home with upgrades. Newer furnace (high-effi ciency). Electrical upgraded. 2 f/p, 2 baths. Storage shed. Fenced. $339,000

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Covers the entire 4th fl oor!• 2 bed/3 bath & den• 1,680 sq ft• Expansive Terrace• Gas F/P & H/W included in • maintenance2 parking stalls•

PENTHOUSE VIEW OF MOUNTAINS

#401 19130 Ford Rd, PITT MEADOWS

PENTHOUSE

WALK TOCOQUITLAM CENTRE

Corner unit with lots of sunlight• Immaculate condition• 2 Bed/2 Bath• View of Westwood Plateau• Gas F/P, H/W & cable included in • maintenanceComplex has indoor pool, hot tubs & • exercise equip

#311 1199 Westwood, COQUITLAM

May 21, 22, 23 1–4pm BRAND NEW MAKEOVER

2 Storey - 3 Bed/2 Full Bath • Townhouse10’ Vaulted Ceiling, New S/S • appliances, vanities, countertops, 2 parking spotsBacksplashes, toilets, sinks, fi xtures, • hardwood, tile, carpeting & paint

#42 21960 River Rd., MAPLE RIDGE

$259,900$259,900

FAMILY FRIENDLY

4 Level Split, 4 Bed/2 Bath• Remodelled maple kitchen• 6,235 sq ft fenced & tree-lined • backyardVaulted living room with fl oor to • ceiling rock gas f/p

11782 N. Wildwood Cr., PITT MEADOWS

$479,000$479,000

FALSE CREEK CONDO

1 Bed & • Den – City, Mtn & Ocean Views772 sq ft • - $257.42 per mo.Gym, • squash court, indoor pool, spa, theatre, billiard room, steam room, 24 hr concierge

#1101 583 Beach Cr, VANCOUVER

$534,800$534,800

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AMBLESIDE DUPLEX

2 Storey on 12,142 sq ft• Bordered by trees in quiet • locationWalk to Park Royal Mall & • Ambleside Beach

975 & 977 Keith Road, WEST VANCOUVER

$1,488,000$1,488,000

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Brookside Realty11933 - 224th St.,

Maple Ridge

MLS #V875922$$499,900

19789 WILDWOOD PL.Awesome Pitt Meadows split level.• New floors, kitchen, heat pump, furnace, on • demand hot water, appliances baths & more. RV Parking, 8276 sq. ft. lot, fenced yard.• Quiet Street, close to schools & transpor tation. •

GREAT FAMILY HOME

#20 - 11125 232ND

MLS #V885744

• Updated family home with open plan.• Fenced back yard backing onto greenbelt.• Teens no worries, hot water on demand.• Attached only at Garage.

$$344,900344,900

GREAT FAMILY COMPLEX!

MLS #V886406$$569,900

WHAT A BEAUTY

Quiet family neighbourhood. • Beautiful landscaped private backyard.• 3 cozy fireplaces, vaulted ceilings. • Room for the in-laws. •

22481 STRENG AVE.

MLS# V881126$$279,500

#14-11757 236TH ST.• Freshly painted, laminate floors.• Gas fireplace, comfy window seats. • Large master with walk in closet, vaulted

ceiling. • Fenced backyard.

GREAT FAMILY COMPLEX!

MLS #V884088$$210,000210,000

# 108 12206 224TH ST.2 bedroom, 2 bathroom• Designer paint colours• South facing patio• Close to shopping, transit & West Coast Express• No rentals, no dogs, 2 cats o.k.•

FIRST TIME BUYERS ALERT!

Almost 3300 sq ft of living space. • Hardwood floors, crown mouldings, new • bathrooms, new furnace.New light fixtures, designer colours.• Covered deck, HOT TUB with privacy fence.•

23828 113B AVE.

AN ENTERTAINER’S DELIGHT

$$574,900574,900 MLS #V865132

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MLS# V881083$$474,700

KID FRIENDLY CUL-DE-SAC23555 112B AVE.

2 storey w/basement on greenbelt.• New carpet up, laminate on main.• 2 gas f/p, crown, den on main.• Walk in closet and deluxe ensuite.•

MLS #F1112347$$749,900

33278 TUNBRIDGE AVE. Gorgeous cape-cod set on just over 1 acre.• Updated throughout the house makes this • home a winner.South facing backyard and sun house for • family BBQ’s.Cedar Valley development OCP Phase 2.•

MISSION

MLS #V867823$$349,500349,500

21504 DEWDNEY TRUNK RD.1900 sq. ft. basement home.• Updates include floors, paint, appliances, • bathroom, crown mouldings.Easy to make a self contained suite.•

NOT A DRIVE BY!

MLS #V886020$$1,249,9001,249,900

YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED!

800 sq. ft. “Great Room”.• Pool hot tub for the outdoor • enter tainer.Heat pump for year round comfor t. • 1.2 fenced acres on city water and • sewer.

130A AVE

10040 248TH ST

MLS #V885896

Almost 5 pristine acres• 2500 sq ft updated home• Room for the in laws on lower level• Large detached shop with office• In ALR-future potential???•

$$1,850,0001,850,000

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Each offi ce independently owned and operated

DELUXE 2 storey with fi nished • basement 9 FT ceilings• Over 3800 square feet • 5 bedrooms plus den • 4 bathrooms• No thru street•

Master bedroom on • main fl oorHouse fronts ALR – QUIET • AREALarger lot backs GREENBELT• Short walk to both levels of • schools

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NEW LISTING! BE FIRST!

$699,900

1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathrooms•

In-Suite Storage and Laundry•

Pristine Oak Kitchen•

Cozy Gas Fireplace•

Private West facing Patio•

Located in Fraserview Village•

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BEAUTIFULLYCARED FOR CONDO

PRICE$135,000

This one lovely 1 bedroom condo is situated in The Willows, a 55+ building. This adult oriented community features a rec centre with pool, workshop and much more. Easy walk to West Coast Express. Transit at your door.

1 Bedroom with an • upstairs den10 Ft celings in living • roomSpacious kitchen with • eating areaImmaculate condition•

2 Year roof nice sized • balconyPets welcome• Short walk to WC • Express & transit at your door

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PRICE$199,900

Great location, close to West Coast Express, 3 schools, soccer fi elds, baseball diamonds. Main fl oor has 2 bedrooms, 1, 4 piece bathroom, living room has new laminate fl oors and everything is freshly painted. Rent for upstairs unit $1,200. Covered 12 x 14 sundeck with mountain view. Twobedrooms, Kitchen and 3 bath piecedown. Great mortgage helper $850.

19359 HAMMOND RD, Pitt Meadows

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$384,900

GREAT STARTER HOME!

thing is freshly painted. Rent $1,200. Covered 12 x 14ountainen andrtgage

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GREAT INVESTMENT FOR YOUR FUTURE!No lawn work here! This townhome is loaded with up-dates and upgrades – shows wonderfully! Over 19+ adult oriented smaller complex close to all amenities. Two bedrooms, three baths and a loft. Bright, spa-cious and will make a great investment in your future! Call me for your private viewing appointment today!

$242,500$242,500

INDULGE YOURSELF!High ceilings and great room appeal! You will love the kitchen (all the “I want’s” are here!), Offi ce on main fl oor, large bed-rooms up and an unfi nished bsmt down awaiting your custom layout. Great backyard for entertaining…. And a triple garage for all the big toys! Call Terri today for more details and view more pictures at www.terrismith.ca – IMPRESSIVE!

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CHARACTER HOME WITH PRIVATE YARD

$$375,000375,000

1608 Sqft•

3 Bedrooms•

Huge Yard•

New Furnace•

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WATERFRONT PROPERTY ON THE FRASER RIVER

$$995,000995,000

3033 sqft•

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1500 sqft walk •

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21328 CAMPBELL AVE, MAPLE RIDGE

$ $539,000539,000

2085 sqft with • 4 Bedrooms + 3 BathsNew kitchen • cabinets w/ granite counter tops

New roof, fur-nace, windows, doors, HW tank, tile fl oors, carpet & paint, driveway, turf & fence

Independently Owned & Operated LifeStyles RealtyLifeStyles RealtyOPEN SAT. MAY 21ST 2-4PM

Gorgeous family home in great neighbor-hood. Open concept fl oor plan with great room, huge kitchen and dining room. 2 sto-rey with fully fi nished basement. 4 bdrms and 3.5 bathrooms. Excellent fi nishing and lots of upgrades incl tile fl oors and back-splash. All granite counters in kitchen and bathrooms. Kitchen and bathroom cabi-nets, stainless steel appliances, lighting, carpets, doors and blinds. Over $10,000 spent in private, fully fenced backyard with extensive retaining walls. Front attached double garage. Nothing to do but move in!

10659 248A St., Thornhill, Maple RidgeOPEN HOUSE MON., MAY 23, 2-4 PMOPEN HOUSE MON., MAY 23, 2-4 PM

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$489,000$489,000

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JUST LISTED NATURE AT ITS FINEST

An exceptional price on this Fraser View Village townhouse offering rare views and changing vistas of the Fraser River. This 1777 sq. ft. townhouse has much to enjoy...vaulted ceilings in the living room, formal dining room, 2-sided fi replace, den with built-in desk overlooking the river, updated kitchen, huge master suite with jetted soaker tub and shower, 2nd bedroom, double garage, so much more. Come see for yourself!

Rare fi nd, this raised ground level unit is very privately located at the back of the complex, with an amazing patio for the gardeners! This loveley 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit has been updated with laminate throughout the entry to the diningroom, big windows in the livingroom with newer carpet-ing and a corner fi replace, kitchen opens to the main living area so you can visit while making your meals, good size storage room, 2 parking stalls. Asking $228,900. First time on market.

Steps from Maple Ridge Park you fi nd your own Stanley Park! First time offered, this custom home sits on 1 lush acre of grass and forest, on city water. The house offers lots of character from the vaulted ceilings throughout the living room/dining rooms and kitchen, spacious family room with laminate fl ooring, rec room plus large unfi nished room in basement, glass railed decks to showcase nature. Offered at $629,900. Call today!

$364,900!!! HUGE REDUCTIONHUGE REDUCTION

JUST LISTED HUGE PATIOHUGE PATIO

$579,900 LIKE NO OTHERIncredible renovations have been done to this wonderful westside house with its Whistler fl air. Step into the very open fl oor plan to solid hardwood fl ooring, dramatic post and beam ceilings, solid cedar posts and wide cedar stairway leading upstairs, new kitchen, master on main, 2 bedrooms plus fam-ily room and loft upstairs, deep double garage, fenced and beautifully landscaped lot. Its a “WOW” house! Call today for appointment to view !

$925,000 DOWN BY THE RIVERSummer’s coming, and you won’t have to leave home! This is a holiday haven - quaint 2600 sq. ft. home perched on the banks of an arm of the Alouette River, go swimming, rafting or picnicing in your own backyard! Located on 2 level acres, minutes from town but you feel you’re in your own private retreat. The property offers pastures and a barn for the llama and sheep on the property, a small guest cottage to share the experience with company, your share of a private island. It also was an operating B&B for many years. Its pretty precious. Call today!


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Aboriginal fi sheries on the lower Fraser River are “out of con-trol” and vast amounts of salmon supposed to go strictly for food, social and ceremonial purposes are instead sold on the black mar-ket.

That’s the assessment of Department of Fish-eries and Oceans (DFO) staff tabled in evidence this week at the Cohen Commission into the decline of Fraser sock-eye.

DFO investigators es-timated 97 per cent of lower Fraser sockeye harvested under ab-original food fi sheries are sold, according to one document summa-rizing internal depart-ment concerns after an April 2010 meeting.

Scott Coultish, who heads DFO’s Intelli-gence and Investiga-tion Services branch, defended the fi gure before the commission Tuesday, saying it re-fl ects staff estimates.

That and other evi-dence fi led at the in-quiry gave fresh weight to long-running claims of widespread native poaching and illegal sale of salmon.

“The root cause of il-legal harvest is the sale of that product,” said the 2010 document.

A 2006 operational in-telligence assessment by DFO’s Special Inves-tigations Unit warned illegal sales of First Nations-caught fi sh is widespread across B.C. via back door dealing to restaurants and fi sh shops as well as door-to-door sales.

“The FSC (food, social and ceremonial) First Nations fi shery on the Lower Fraser River is largely out of control and should be consid-ered in all contexts, a commercial fi shery,” the assessment said, warning DFO is “un-able to effectively con-trol the illegal sales.”

Various methods and levels of sophistication allow First Nations-caught salmon to be laundered into regular commercial markets, it added.

The assessment called for more effort to identify and charge re-tail buyers in the Lower Mainland and said more resources are needed to step up enforcement.

The fi ndings were in response to a 2005 probe by fi shery of-fi cers who suspected large amounts of First Nations-caught sockeye was going into cold stor-age at outlets across the Lower Mainland for later illegal sale.

Project Ice Storm was an audit of 110 Lower Mainland fi sh plants that found 345,000 sock-eye in storage as of Sep-tember 2005.

That was the end of a season where low sock-eye returns meant no commercial fi shery was allowed, nor was any aboriginal economic opportunity fi shing (a limited for-profi t com-mercial fi shery for First Nations.)

All the fi sh in the plants was therefore FSC fi sh and much of it seemed packaged for sale.

But the investigation ran out of funding, DFO offi cers never got proof any of the frozen salm-on were sold and no prosecutions resulted, the inquiry was told.

Randy Nelson, DFO’s director of conserva-tion and protection in the Pacifi c region, said further budget cuts expected will likely continue to limit the department’s ability to target illegal sales and

poaching.Although it’s impos-

sible to say how much illegal fi shing happens, Nelson told the inquiry he believes it may ac-count for hundreds of thousands of sockeye vanishing each year, but not millions.

Many people fi sh ille-gally, he said, not just First Nations.

Even when poachers are caught many never pay their fi nes.

There’s more than $1 million in outstanding fi nes for illegal fi shing in the Pacifi c region, according to an update tabled at the inquiry.

Sto:lo fi sher advisor Ernie Crey, speaking outside the hearings, dismissed the allega-tion large amounts of sockeye are illegally sold by First Nations.

He said aboriginal people don’t use tra-ditional preservation methods as much and have increasingly turned to industrial freezers.

“It’s not prohibited,” Crey said. “We can do that if we choose, along with all other Canadi-ans.”

He said DFO wrongly assumed the fi sh in 2005 was destined for the black market.

“They don’t have any direct evidence that’s

the case,” he said.B.C. Conservative

party leader John Cum-mins said he feels vin-dicated by the evidence presented this week.

The longtime com-mercial fi shermen was fi ned $200 in Surrey court Monday for his role in a 2002 protest fi shery that tried to shame DFO into crack-ing down on aboriginal food fi sh sales.

“It just underscores what we have been pro-testing and saying all these years,” Cummins said.

He said he doesn’t blame First Nations for the entire downturn of Fraser sockeye, but he said they are part of the problem.

“It makes the man-agement of the fi shery so much more diffi cult for the department when they don’t know how many are going upstream,” Cummins said.

“The resource is at risk. If we don’t do the right thing, we’re going to lose it.”

Cummins has not yet paid the latest $200 fi ne nor another one for $300 handed down last December for another fi shing protest in 2001.

He said he hasn’t yet decided whether he will pay.

Native fi sheries are ‘out of control’Cohen inquiry zeroes in on black market fi sh sales

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“Municipalities are investing more in the areas that matter most to our communities,” said UBCM president Barbara Steele, a Surrey

councillor. “Our opera-tions are becoming more effi cient.”

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Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, vice-presi-dent of the UBCM, said general government costs have on average declined over 20 years.

He rejected claims businesses don’t have enough say, noting three-quarters of mayors come from the private sector.

“There is excellent rep-resentation from local business,” he said.

The CFIB argued civic spending has grown twice as fast as the popu-lation and infl ation com-bined.

It wants the province to force cities to cap busi-ness tax rates at no more than twice the rate resi-dents pay, amounting to a signifi cant cut in most cities.

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CFIB vice-president Laura Jones said her or-ganization has never ar-gued for making up the difference by raising res-idential tax rates, adding cities should instead cut spending.

“They’re being a little bit intellectually dishon-est in the way they’re positioning the study,” she said. “I think it’s a strategy to defl ect at-tention away from the overspending that’s go-ing on.”

Jones did not name specifi c civic services to cut.

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Total municipal com-pensation is 30 per cent above comparable pay levels in the private sec-tor, Jones said, adding civic wages and benefi ts should be frozen until they get within fi ve per cent of the private sec-tor.

The UBCM study warns councils not to take such advice seriously, noting contracts are negotiated and can’t be arbitrarily imposed.

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Saturday, May 21• St. George’s Anglican

Church is holding their an-nual Garage and Plant Sale at 23500 Dewdney Trunk Road from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• The Haney Farmers Market has new vegetable vendors with fresh picked greens, herbs, early lettuces, hothouse sweet peppers, tiny tomatoes. prepared food vendors are on hand with Thai curry sauces, tiny Dutch pancakes, packaged granola and cereal, home make soup, tarts, pies, cookies, jams, and so much more you have to come and fi nd out. The market takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Memorial Peace Park on 224th in downtown Maple Ridge. Paul Surridge and Friends entertain. For more information, visit www.haneyfarmersmarket.com

• Hammond United Church is holding a plant sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 11345 Melville Street, Maple Ridge. For more information, contact the church at 604-465-6922 or Grace at 604-465-4782.

• St. George’s Senior Village is holding a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 23560 Dewdney Trunk Road. There will be breads, loaves, cook-ies, pies and other goodies available.

Sunday, May 22• The Alouette Field

Naturalists look for birds along Airport Way in Pitt Meadows. Meet at 9:30 a.m. on Bonson Road opposite the Pit Meadows Athletic Field. Call Joan at 604-460-6415 for more information.

• The Maple Ridge Bur-rards senior men’s lacrosse team kicks off the 2011 Western Lacrosse Association season at home at Planet Ice against the Langley Thunder. Game time is at 6:45 p.m. Prior to the game, the team will be holding a barbecue with live entertainment, beginning at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25• Hammond Elementary

School (11520 203rd Street, Maple Ridge) is hosting a Medieval Carnival from 4 to 8 p.m. The fun includes carnival games, cake walk, jousting match, pie-eating contest, costume contest and more. Contact the PAC at [email protected] for more info.

• First Yennadon Scout Group will be having their early registration for 2011/2012 for Beavers (ages five to seven), Cubs (ages eight to 10), Scouts (ages 11 to 13), Venturers (ages 14 to 17), and Rovers (ages 18 and up) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Eagles’ Hall at 23461 Fern Crescent adjacent to the Maple Ridge Campgrounds.

Friday, May 27• Hominum Fraser Valley

Chapter meets at 7:30 p.m. The group is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. For infor-mation and meeting location, call Art at 604-462-9813, or Don at 604-329-9860.

Saturday, May 28• The Maple Ridge An-

tiques Road Show will be visiting the Maple Ridge Pub-

lic Library from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Scour your attics, search your basements, dig out your granny’s trinkets and bring your treasures to the Maple Ridge Public Library to have them evaluated by certified appraisers. For more information, please call the Maple Ridge Public Library at 604-467-7417.

• Rhododendron Day at Whonnock Lake Garden from 1 to 4 p.m. Participate in a hands on mini-workshop about rhododendrons. For more information contact Scot Henney at 604-464-7979.

• The Haney Farmers Market welcomes the Maple Ridge Museum and Community Archives to the Market on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Salad greens, baby spinach and herbs are arriving. There will also be a salad dressing demonstra-tion and tasting at 10:30 a.m. Storytime is at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Graham and Carly entertain. The market takes place at Memorial Peace Park on 224th in downtown Maple Ridge. For more information, visit www.haneyfarmersmar-ket.org.

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Ongoing• Pitt Meadows Secondary

School hosts it 50th birthday open house on Sept. 30. If you graduated from the school or have a child who attends or has graduated from PMSS, contact Gerri (Laseur) Willms (PMSS grad 1969) at 604-465-7141,

ext. 265 or email [email protected].• The Pitt Meadows Day Soci-

ety is recruiting volunteers to assist with organizing and running the celebration. Volunteers should con-tact Lianne Shaw at [email protected] or call 604-465-3398. Groups that would like to know more

about participating in the Parade should contact [email protected] or call 604-460-2812. To reserve a space in the parade, a Parade Ap-plication form can be found on the City’s website at www.pittmeadows.bc.ca.

• Overeaters Anonymous meets

every Tuesday at the Maple Ridge Library, Alouette Room at 1:15 p.m. Drop in or call 604-878-4575 for more information. No dues or fees. Newcomers welcome.

• The Ridge Meadows Seniors’ Society hosts a seniors’ lounge at the Pitt Meadows Recreation Centre,

12027 Harris Rd. Open Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come by for tea, coff ee and lively conver-sation. Memberships also available. More info at 604-465-2478.

• Ridge Meadows Hospice Society is hosting Meat Draws at the Jolly Coachman Pub, 19167 Ford

Road, Pitt Meadows, every Saturday. Draw times at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. All proceeds go to support the Hospice society programs.

• Singles dance, at various locations, every Saturday night. For more information call Doris at 604-465-4412.

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Wild watersYasmine Semeniuk reacts as Matthew Koehler maintains his balance staying in the boat during a bantam war canoe race Saturday morning at the RCKC season opener regatta.

Burrards face Thunder in home opener

The Maple Ridge Bur-rards are back in action this Sunday as they kick off their 2011 Western La-crosse Associa-tion season against the L a n g l e y Thunder at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge.

Coach Daren Fridge says he hopes his team can build on the strides they took last season, as the team made their fi rst postseason ap-pearance since 2005.

“We have a talented bunch of young offensive players, so there’s an opportunity for us to improve,” he said.

With Curtis Dickson, Joel

Dalgarno, Jarrett Davis, and Aaron Pascas compli-menting Burrards veterans like Pete Tellis, Randy Daly and Derek Lowe, Fridge sees much reason to be op-timistic.

“Four years ago we had to hope for the planets to align to beat some of the bigger teams,” said Fridge. “Not anymore. We have a

c h a n c e to win e v e r y night.”T h e

Burrards e x o r c i s e d

a number of demons last season. The team man-aged to beat every one of its WLA rivals at least once in the regular season, be-fore advancing to the play-offs for the first time since 2005, where they handed the New Westminster Sal-monbellies their only WLA playoff loss.

While Fridge said he wants to give the home town fans a win Sunday,

he added that he is putting less emphasis on a strong start to this season.

“Having a positive start to the season is great, but we are trying to break it down period by period,” he said. “We want to make sure we playing the way we need to play.”

After a rocky start to the season last year, the Bur-rards found themselves at 6-9 with three games to play. The team then went on to beat New Westmin-ster, Victoria, and Langley to sneak into the playoffs with a 9-9 record.

“When our backs were to the wall, we were able to get the job done,” said Fridge.

The goal this year will be finding success in the play-offs.

Many on the Burrards roster have just finished playing in the National Lacrosse League. On one hand that means Fridge is getting back a handful of players in game-ready

shape.On the other hand, many

are still getting recovering from the bumps and bruis-es that come with playing professional lacrosse.

“I don’t want them to get burned out,” he said. “They have been playing in big arenas for thousands of people all winter, so it can be an adjustment.

“Sometimes there can be a bit of a lull,” Fridge con-tinued. “But knowing the guys, I know they want to build on what we did last season as much as I do.”

With 10 players seeing time with NLL teams this year, it’s problem Fridge

hasn’t faced before.“It’s a great problem to

have,” said Fridge. “I think it’s a testament to the amount of skill we have on this team.”

After a season with the Colorado Mammoth, Joel Dalgarno has re-turned with much more confidence, said Fridge. Dickson, meanwhile was named the NLL’s rookie of the year.

The pair will make up the left and right ride of the Burrards attack, re-spectively. Backing them up will be veteran snipers Daly, Tellis, and Lowe

On the back end, Sam

Cook and Creighton Reid will be joined by draft pick Garrett McIntosh, who will undoubtedly provide a physical presence to the Burrards defence.

“He hits fricken hard,” said Fridge. “He’s a good shut-down defender, we think he will fit well.”

Meanwhile Tyler Codron has fully recovered from the ACL injury that nagged him last season.

“He defends really well, and now that he’s pain free, we’re hoping he’ll be with us for many years, and become one of our fu-ture leaders,” said Fridge.

In goal, Fridge said 2010 WLA top goaltender Ron Schibild will return as starter despite the acquisi-tion of goalie Chris Seidel in this year’s draft. Howev-er, Sunday’s starter will be a game-time decision.

• The Maple Ridge Bur-rards face the Langley Thunder at 6:45 p.m. this Sunday at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge.

Young guns look to make diff erence this season


Free barbecue and admission for lax players

Ridge Meadows Minor Lacrosse Association are hosting a barbecue

Sunday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Albion Fairgrounds ahead of the senior Burrards homeopener.

The event features a fastest shot competition, a lacrosse obstacle course, a dunk-your-coach tank,

and live music.The senior Burrards will be on

hand to sign autographs, and there will be free hot dogs, chips and drinks for all minor lacrosse play-ers and their families.

The annual event is held in con-junction the senior Burrards home opener to celebrate all levels of lacrosse in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, said spokesperson Mi-chelle Bailuk.

After the barbecue, all minor la-crosse players and coaches get in to the Burrards game free of charge, while minor lacrosse parents and siblings get in by donation to Ridge Meadows Minor Lacrosse.

“Four years ago we had to hope for the planets to align to beat some of the bigger teams. Not anymore. We have a chance to win every night.” Daren Fridge,Head coach, Maple Ridge Burrards


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Sports calendar

• The Maple Ridge Burrards open their 2011 Western Lacrosse Association campaign at home at Planet Ice on Sunday, May 22 against the Lan-gley Thunder. Game time is 6:45 p.m. The team is also holding a barbecue with live entertainment before the game, starting at 4 p.m.• The North Fraser Therapeutic Riding As-sociation is starting its 2011 Horseback Riding Program, and needs volunteers to help groom and tack our horses and to lead or side walk with our riders during their lesson. Horse experi-ence is great but not required. If you enjoy the outdoors, working with wonderful people of all abilities, and love animals, this is the place for you. Call 604 462-7786 for further information.• Eastern District Cricket Club is looking for new members, male and female, for the 2011 season. Any skill level welcomed, equipment provided and coaching available. Contact Scott at 778-988-3260 for more information.• Meadow Ridge Female Minor Hockey is currently recruiting girls aged 5-17 for the upcoming season. All skill levels are welcome. The local association is strong and enrollment is increasing, so come join the fastest growing sport in Canada. For more information about girls hockey in the Meadow-Ridge area, visit www.barracudashockey.ca.• Precision Soccer is now accepting registra-tions for Summer soccer camps. For more information visit www.precisionsoccer.ca or call Kim at 604-463-0575.

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AirborneJacob Gowler (centre) and Martin Van Ramshorst (right) of Pitt Meadows secondary compete in the junior boys’ 100-metre dash at the Fraser Valley High School Track and Field Championships in Coquitlam on Monday.

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Girls 14-18 3000-Metre Run SeniorRank Name School1 Regan, Leah Maple Ridge

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Girls 14-18 Discus Throw Senior3 Molanus, Natalia Pitt Meadows

Girls 14-18 100-Metre Dash Senior5 Wyant, Mallory Maple Ridge6 Giesbrecht, Danielle Maple Ridge

Girls 14-18 Long Jump Senior8 Blue, Taylor Thomas Haney

Girls 14-16 100-Metre Dash Junior1 Payne, Shania Pitt Meadows

Girls 14-16 200-Metre Dash Junior1 Payne, Shania Pitt Meadows

Girls 14-year-olds 200-Metre Dash Grade 81 Auersperg, Natalie Maple Ridge 5 Cooper, Chelsea Garibaldi

Girls 14-16 Hammer Throw Open Junior1 Moriconi, Olivia Pitt Meadows 7 Fraser, Samantha Pitt Meadows

Girls 14-16 Long Jump Junior2 Goodall, Alana Maple Ridge

Girls 14-16 1500-Metre Steeplechase Open Junior3 McNeil, Madysen SRT 6 MacDonald, Kelsey Maple Ridge

Girls 14-16 High Jump Junior5 Akbarizadeh, Natasha Garibaldi

Girls 14-year-olds 100-Metre Dash Grade 87 Cooper, Chelsea Garibaldi

Girls 14-16 80-Metre Hurdles Junior8 Cicci, Pearl Pitt Meadows

Girls 14-year-olds Long Jump Grade 81 Auersperg, Natalie Maple Ridge

Girls 14-year-olds High Jump Grade 82 Ansel, Denise Maple Ridge 4 Rycroft, Natalie Maple Ridge 7 Campos, Alejandra Maple Ridge

Girls 14-year-olds 800-Metre Run Grade 83 Johnstone, Christina Thomas Haney

Girls 14-year-olds 80-Metre Hurdles Grade 87 Liversidge, Claire Maple Ridge

Boys 14-18 Javelin Throw Senior1 Duckhorn, Martin Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-18 Shot Put Senior3 Duckhorn, Martin Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-18 3000-Metre Run Senior6 Wadhwani, Nathan Thomas Haney

Boys 14-18 2000-Metre Steeplechase Open Senior5 Labelle, Bryce Garibaldi

Boys 14-16 800-Metre Run Junior1 Van Rensburg, Ewert Maple Ridge

Boys 14-16 3000-Metre Run Junior2 Van Rensburg, Ewert Maple Ridge

Boys 14-16 Hammer Throw Open Junior2 White, Cole Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-16 Javelin Throw Junior3 Gowler, Jacob Pitt Meadows

2011 Eagle Classic Track and Field Championships

Maple Ridge secondary May 14

Girls 9-year-olds 60-Metre DashRank Name1 Obioha, Chisom 3 Sorensen, Elke

Girls 10-year-olds 60-Metre Dash2 Walsh, Avery

Girls 9-year-olds 100-Metre Dash1 Obioha, Chisom

Girls 9-year-olds 600-Metre Run1 Haintz, Marquesis 2 Sorensen, Elke 3 Huston, Emma K.

Girls 9-year-olds 1000-Metre Run1 Haintz, Marquesis

Girls 9-year-olds 60-Metre Hurdles2 Sorensen, Elke

Girls 10-year-olds 60-Metre Hurdles3 Walsh, Avery

Girls 9-year-olds High Jump2 Obioha, Chisom

Girls 13-year-olds High Jump2 Knappett, Emma

Girls 10-year-olds Shot Put1 Haintz, Mateya

Boys 9-year-olds 60-Metre Dash1 Aron, Nicholas

Boys 9-year-olds 100-Metre Dash1 Aron, Nicholas

Boys 9-year-olds 600-Metre RunRank Name1 Aron, Nicholas

Boys 13-year-olds 800-Metre Run1 Fletcher, Jordan 3 Ortiz Soto, Andres

Boys 11-year-olds 1000-Metre Run3 Roberts, Graeme

Boys 12-year-olds 1200-Metre Run2 Butler, Ryan

Boys 13-year-olds 1600-Metre Run2 Ortiz Soto, Andres 3 Knappett, James

Boys 14-99 1600-Metre Run2 Karamanian, Jacob J.

Boys 13-year-olds 80-Metre Hurdles3 Thompson, Bradley

Boys 11-year-olds High Jump1 Roberts, Graeme

Boys 13-year-olds High Jump1 Roberts, Trevor J. 3 Ortiz Soto, Andres

Boys 9-year-olds Shot Put2 Rowley, Jesse

Mixed 14-99 Long Jump1 Karamanian, Jacob J.2 Wadhwani, Nathan S.3 Aron, Codrin

Mixed 14-99 Javelin Throw1 Wadhwani, Nathan S. 3 Aron, Codrin

Fraser Valley High School Track and Field ChampionshipsDay 1 and 2 results continued

Boys 14-16 Shot Put JuniorRank Name School3 Brain, Michael Pitt Meadows 4 Stetsiak, Nick Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-16 High Jump Junior3 Hargreaves, Timothy Thomas Haney 6 Moldananov, Vlad Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-16 1500-Metre Steeplechase Open Junior4 Slater, Chase Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-16 200-Metre Dash Junior6 Gowler, Jacob Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-year-olds 3000-Metre Run Grade 81 Muller, Reid Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-year-olds 800-Metre Run Grade 81 Muller, Reid Pitt Meadows 3 Wadhwani, Isaac Thomas Haney

Boys 14-year-olds Javelin Throw Grade 81 Ellingson, Jordan Maple Ridge

Boys 14-year-olds 80-Metre Hurdles Grade 82 Beaubien, Ryan Pitt Meadows 8 Wakabayashi, Jackson Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-year-olds 100-Metre Dash Grade 84 Ariken, AJ Maple Ridge 6 Volkov, Nick Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-year-olds 200-Metre Dash Grade 84 Hetherington, Zach Pitt Meadows

Boys 14-year-olds Long Jump Grade 87 Hetherington, Zach Pitt Meadows

Track and Field

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Sports

The Ridge Meadows Minor Soft-ball Association Mustangs took home gold at the mite division softball tournament in North Delta last weekend. Despite some damp weather, the Mustangs played six games in two days en route to the tourney win.

The Mustangs fi nished the fi rst

day of competition in third place, and went on to win three straight games on Sunday to win the title. In the fi nal, the Mustangs faced the undefeated North Delta Green Ma-chines, defeating them 11-9.

Members of the Mustangs: Cassidy Kelly, Sammi Markovich, Macy Coulter, Hannah Chapman,

Nikki Campbell, Grace Jorgenson, Jessie Kielan, Emma Feil, Brooke Gilmore, Jade Bauer, Kassidy Nicholson, Annalisa Zeballos and Courtney (Nort) Murray. The team is coached by Doug Murray, Iain Campbell and James Gilmore.

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www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Friday, May 20, 2011 -- A47

TUPPER, Kenneth

Lester (Ken)Nov 20, 1922–May 11, 2011

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Ken Tupper, much loved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Dad passed away at Ridge Meadows Hospital with his family by his side.

Ken is survived by his loving wife Joyce, his six children Marilyn ( Jim), Susan (Keith), Maureen (Greg), Mark (Heidi), Scott (Kathy), Brent ( Joanne) and his sister Mabel. He also leaves to mourn his grandchildren Fiona (Kenny), Erin (David), Kerri, Adam (Maria), Ashley ( Justin), Miranda, Stephanie, Christopher (Ashley), Taylor, Cameron, Lindsay, Sarah and Hayden and his great-grandchildren Charlie, Talia and Joshua. Dad was pre-deceased by his daughter-in-law Patti and two grandchildren, Shawn and Danielle.

Ken was born in Star City, Saskatchewan joining the RCAF in 1941. During the war he was a ight engineer re-sponsible for providing escort to the merchant supply ships departing Canada’s east coast for ports in England.

While still in the service and living in Cold Lake Alberta with his wife Joyce and six kids, Dad worked part-time doing vehicle maintenance and repairs. Somehow he found the time to volunteer more than 1,000 hours at the local theatre to gain the minimum on the job experience required to earn his projectionist license, eventually becoming the theatre manager.

The Tupper’s were the rst family in Cold Lake to receive a TV signal. After moving north Dad wasn’t about to miss “Hockey Night in Canada” so after stacking one antenna on top of another he was able to pick up a faint signal but enough to warrant bringing a TV to the remote region.

Dad retired from the Air Force in 1966 with the rank of Sergeant, heading a crew providing maintenance to military aircraft. In the fall of 1966 the Tupper’s moved to Maple Ridge where Ken had the dual responsibility of managing both Pitt Meadows Golf Club as well as the Maple Ridge club. It was during these years that he could be seen at the local arena coaching minor hockey.

Later Dad worked in the penal system at Alouette River Unit, retiring at the age of 60. He spent the next 5 years helping two of his son’s, Mark and Brent establish their Maple Ridge based business, T&T Auto Parts.

Since retiring at the age of 65, Dad could regularly be seen on one of his many walks around town or at the dikes. He frequented as many of his grandchildren’s events as was pos-sible, including birthdays, dance recitals, graduation, foot-ball and baseball. Dad would often be heard to say; “hit it just over second”, words of encouragement to one of his grandchildren or their team mates as they were up to bat. It was at one of his grandson’s games earlier this year when Dad had a fall and we discovered his heart was not well.

Those who were lucky enough to know Ken will themselves know the pride and love Dad had for all his family and their extended families. For Dad a good day was one that he spent with his family and friends.

We are all going to miss him!

All who knew Ken are welcome to attend a celebration of Dad’s life, to be held at Mark and Heidi Tupper’s home on Monday - May 23, 2011 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

In lieu of owers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, The Canadian Cancer Society

or BC Children’s Hospital.

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

4 FUNERAL HOMES

5 IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory ofElizabeth Carol

PoelzerFeb 13, 1944 ~ May 20, 2004

Our hearts still achewith sadness

And silent tears still fl ow,For what it meant to lose you

No One will ever know.

Remembering you is easy,We do it every day.

Missing you is the hardest partThat never goes away.

Always in our heartsWith love Jim, Jim Jr., Joy,

Kule, Sarah, NathanAngeline, Ken, Amy, Colin,Graham and

great granddaughters Elizabeth Joy & Amaris

In Loving Memory ofRon Steele

who passed away May 21, 2010

Our life goes on without youBut nothing is the same

We have to hide our heartachesWhen someone speaks your name

Sad are the tears that love youSilent are the tears that fallLiving our lives without you

Is the hardest part of all.

You did so many things for usYour heart was kind and true

And when we needed someoneWe could always count on you

The special years will not returnWhen we were all together

But with love inside our heartsYou will walk with us forever

Loved and sadly missedKay and Family


7 OBITUARIES

DALEHelen Marguerite

89 years old, Maple Ridge, BC passed away May 12, 2011 at Ridge Meadows Hospital. Helen was born December 18, 1921 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and was raised in Zelma, Saskatchewan with 12 brothers and sisters. She proudly served in the RCAF from 1941 to 1945. On October 31, 1952 she married Norm and moved to the West Coast in 1966. Helen was an active member of ECRA and The Legion for many years. She will be fondly remembered for her positive spirit, sense of humor and the wonderful person she was. Survived by son John (Loralee), step son Bob (Phyllis), daughter-in-law Cindy (Mike), granddaughter Chelsey, step grandson Guy (Kim), step granddaughter Gay, sisters Ruth and Inez, brothers Willis and Victor and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband Norm in November 2000, and 8 brothers and sisters. Special thanks to Dr. Mawani her doctor and “good friend”, the Home Care nursing staff from Fraser Health, and all the staff and her friends at Maple Ridge Seniors Village. No service by request but a celebration of her life will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 pm May 25th at Maple Ridge Seniors Village 22141-119 Avenue. In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

HARRISON, Ivy MayOct. 15, 1926 - May 14, 2011

Mom passed away after a cou-rageous battle, surrounded by her daughters. Predeceased by her loving husband, Red of 53 years. Survived by her brother, Ron back in England. Mom was born in London, England but lived most of her life in Canada. Her greatest joy was her family; her daugh-ters Sharon, Donna (Frank), Debbie (Jim), her grandchil-dren Kori (Scott), Aaron (Liz), Jamie (Carissa), Jordon (Misty & Marcus), Michael, Shane, Matthew, Kailey (Stuart), her great-grandchildren Cruz and Kate.A special thank-you to Dr. Glen Collingridge for the gift of time with Mom and the in-credible care that Mom re-ceived from the Team on Cheam 3.Private family service.

``A Mother holds our hands for a while but our hearts forever’’

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GOODMAN Diane Lynn

Diane passed away peacefully on May 15th, 2011 at the age of 65, with her husband Don at her side. Diane is survived by her loving family: husband Don; daughter Teresa (Steve); 2 sons, Steven (Heather) and Brad (Julie); 7 grandchildren (Jesse, Ethan, Tori, Madeline, Owen, Jenna and Josie); mother Hazel Weeds; and 2 brothers, Wally (Rose) and Bill (Betty). A celebration of her life will be held at Meadow Gardens Golf Club, 19675 Meadow Gardens Way, Pitt Meadows at 2:00 pm on Tuesday May 24th, 2011. In lieu of fl owers, donations to the B.C. Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appre-ciated.

Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

RICHARDSON, MaryJune 2, 1930 - May 17, 2011

Mary was born in Reesor, On-tario, the fi rst of three siblings, and passed away peacefully at Baillie House in Maple Ridge. Mary will be sadly missed by her husband, Donald of 60 years, her children Kenneth, Linda, Jane, Douglas, Lori and sixteen grandchildren and sev-en great- grandchildren.A Memorial Service will be held at the Burkeview Chapel on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 at 11:00am; 1340 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam. For those desiring donations in the memory of Mary please make them to the Canadian Dia-betes Association. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.fi rstmemorialfuneral.com


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SCHMIDTManfred

“Gone Sailing”Born in Hamburg, Germany October 14,1934 passed away peacefully in Port Moody, BC on April 8, 2011. He was a wonderful husband, father and Opa. Mourning his passing are daughter Karen; son-in-law-Brian; grandchildren Kira and Caden, as well as numerous relatives in Germany including his brothers. Manfred is predeceased by his loving and beautiful wife Lisa only a few short months ago. Manfred had an adventurous spirit, and truly loved sailing the BC Coast with one of the many boats he built. Gibsons Marina was like a second home to him. At this time, we would like to thank all the wonderful staff at Crossroads Hospice, as well as the staff at Willow Manor for all their kindness throughout the last year. We will be having a memorial luncheon at 1pm on Sunday May 29th at Pebbles restaurant in Sechelt. We wel-come you to join us in remembering Manfred on this special day. If you have any questions, feel free to email Karen at [email protected]

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33 INFORMATION

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Did you graduate from Westsyde Secondary

School in Kamloops, BC

in 1991?If so, we are

looking for you!Please contact Beverly at: [email protected] so we can invite you to the 20 year reunion in

July 2011.

42 LOST AND FOUND

LOST: COCHLEAR IMPLANT (black & tan hearing device) on Monday May 16. Near Haney Place Mall. 604-780-5043

LOST: Men’s gold bracelet, Friday night at the fair at Superstore. REWARD. Please call. (604)466-9206

LOST; set of keys with GMC fob, lost In Maple Ridge on Friday, May 6th. Phone (604)463-7338.

TRAVEL

66 GETAWAYS

LONG BEACH - Ucluelet - Deluxe waterfront cabin,

sleeps 6, BBQ. Spring Special. 2 nights $239 / 3 nights $299.Pets Okay. Rick 604-306-0891

PITT LAKE LOG CABIN for rent. Lakefront. Sleeps 6. Summer availability. 604-462-1066

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A48 -- Friday, May 20, 2011 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.com

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Division of Black Press

The Langley Times is seeking a student for a paid reporter internship position.

The successful applicant will have good writing and photography skills, a practical knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Photoshop and knowledge of and interest in the online side of the community news business, including video.

This position will involve two to three days work per week from June through early September, with one of those days on weekends. Pay will be at the rate outlined in the CEP collective agreement.

Applications and attached clippings can be e-mailed to Frank Bucholtz, editor, Langley Times by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 26.

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Advertising Sales Consultant

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The Langley Times, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person.

The successful candidate will have a university or college education or two years of sales experience – preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player and will also be called upon to grow the account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in a an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must.

We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan coupled with a strong benefit package.

Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless.

Please submit your resume with a cover letter by Friday, June 3, 2011 to: Jean Hincks, Advertising Director The Langley Times, #102-20258 Fraser Highway, Langley, B.C. V3A 4R3 or email to [email protected] No phone calls please.

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AD Control/Administrative

Sales Support

The North Shore Outlook has an immediate opening for a full time Ad Controller/Marketing Assistant/Offi ce Administration/Receptionist position.

The position requires a highly organized individual with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment. Strong written and verbal communication skills, a ‘can-do’ attitude and high degree of comfort with Excel, Word, Power Point and changing technology are required for success in this position.

Responsibilities include booking and traffi cking ROP advertising and fl yer distribution, dummying the newspaper, as well administrative support for display sales representatives. You will be at the centre of the action contributing to a team of dynamic sales, marketing and creative professionals. It is best suited to those who are strongly service-driven and can contribute with a sales-oriented mindset. The position also includes day-to-day reception and offi ce administration duties

Black Press is Canada’s largest independent newspaper company, with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii, and extensive online operations with over 250 websites. Black Press is also the leading commercial printer with 14 printing plants

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CHILDREN

83 CHILDCARE AVAILABLE

CHILDCARE - PORT COQUITLAM F/T spaces, educational activities & snacks. 8 Years, Criminal Check, 1st Aid Cert. Refs. (604)552-9107

FAMILY DAYCARE, F/T & P/T. 0 - 5 Years. 10 Years exp, 1st Aid,

good ref’s. Lots of learning activities. Call: (604)306-1024

Non-Profi tLicensed Group Daycare

Out of School Care

20245 Dewdney Trunk RdMaple Ridge

• Christian Daycare • Full Day Preschool

Program • Energetic Out of School

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hood Educations • Large Adventure Play

grounds • Ages 2 1/2 through 12 • Safe fun-loving home

away from home

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Before &/or After school careK ~ 12 years

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Programs included:Arts, Science, Music,

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Close to major route

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98 PRE-SCHOOLS

LAKESIDE PRE-SCHOOLLocated on beautiful Whonnock

Lake is now accepting REGISTRATION

for September 2011W Quality Programming for

3 to 5 year oldsW AM & PM Classes available

W Bright, well-equipped classroom

Mrs. Kilsby 604-462-0026

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Earn $500-$2000/m. Operate a Mini-Offi ce Outlet from home. Free online training, fl ex hrs, great in-come. www.how2bfree.org

98 PRE-SCHOOLS

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES



CLASS 1 OR CLASS 3 DRIVERSWANTED! Are you looking for steady, long-term employment with top compensation and comprehen-sive benefi ts? Successful candi-dates must be motivated, eager to learn, hold valid safety tickets, and complete a clean drug test. Experi-ence is preferred, but training is available. Troyer Ventures is a pri-vately-owned oilfi eld services com-pany located in North-eastern Brit-ish Columbia. For more information and to apply, visit our website at www.troyer.ca

111A CHILDCARE

WANTED Live In Nanny to care for 2 children. Criminal record check. Email resume to [email protected]

114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

TRANSX REQUIRES CLASS 1Professional O/OPS for

BC - AB. PH: 1-877-914-0001

115 EDUCATION

DGS CANADA2 DAY

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DRIVER. Exp’d B Train Driver. .47 cents/mile, plus tarp & extra pick-up & drop. BC, Alberta, Sask., Washington, Oregon. Call 778-246-3338 or fax resume 604-746-2422.

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. Locations in Alberta & BC. Hands on real world training. Full sized equipment. Job placement assistance. Funding available. www.iheschool.com1-866-399-3853

124 FARM WORKERS

AUJLAS’ FARMS LTDFARM LABOURERS required

5 or 6 Days/Week40 or 50 Hours/Week $9.28/Hour

Horticultural work such as:Planting, pruning, spacing and

harvesting the crop.Employment starts early July’11

Submit your application to:604-789-5695

or by Fax:604-465-9340 or by mail:12554 Woolridge Rd.,

Pitt Meadows, B.C.V3Y 1Z1

LOCAL greenhouse in Maple Ridge looking or p/t-f/t seasonal workers. Starting wage $9.50 Reply to Box 668, c/o Maple Ridge News, 22328-119 Ave. Maple Ridge. V2X 2Z3.

98 PRE-SCHOOLS



125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home

for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do

meaningful, fulfi lling work?PLEA Community Services is looking for qualifi ed applicants

who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or

on weekends for respite. Training, support and

remuneration are provided. Funding is available for

modifi cations to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting

for an open door. Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628www.plea.bc.ca

127 HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

HAIRSTYLIST(S) and RECEP-TIONIST wanted for salon opening in Haney Place Mall. Please contact Louise at 778 227 2909

130 HELP WANTED

Amazing Opportunities!$9 - $20 per hr!

Expanding advertising company is looking for 10 people to start right away. We offer: Paid Train-ing, travel, advancement, & benefi ts. Must work well in a team atmosphere. F/T 18+Call today, start tomorrow!

Erica 604-777-2196

Busy Port Coquitlam wholesale company specializing in General Gift, Souvenir & Drug Store prod-ucts is looking for full time Sales/Administrative Assistant.Must be able to work both inde-pendently and in a team environ-ment, be personable, have good communication skills and a fl exible schedule. Computer skills and some sales background is also a requirement.

Please email resume to: [email protected]

Or fax to: 604 944-8853

COLLEGE/UNIVSTUDENTS

fl exible summer schedules, $17 base/appt. cust. sales/service, con-ditions apply, will train. Call Now! 604-678-1065 summeropenings.ca

Community Support Worker Full, Part and Casual staff re-quired for supporting individuals with physical and mental disabilities. First Aid / CPR and valid Drivers license required. Competitive wages (union rates and benefi ts) Must be available weekends and overnight.

Send resumes to:Younghusband Resources Ltd. # 100 - 1628 Kebet Way Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 5W9

or E-mail: [email protected]

or Fax : 604-552-1206

EXCAVATOR OPERATORPIPE CREW

TOP DOLLARFOR EXPERIENCED

PERSONNEL

Rylant Construction Co. Ltd. is currently accepting resumes for two Excavator Operators and a Pipe Crew for the 2011 season.

Work will be primarily installation of drainage pipe in the Surrey - Langley area.

Please submit your resume with qualifi cations to:

Fax: 250-314-1058 or email: [email protected]

FLAGGERS NEEDEDIf not certifi ed, training available for

a fee. Call 604-575-3944


130 HELP WANTED

UTILITY / MATERIAL HANDLER

Looking for a hard working motivated individual to fi ll a full time position in a plastic injection molding company.Forklift experience and material handling would be an asset. Starting wage is $10.50/hr plus shift differential.

Please apply in personMon-Fri, btwn 8:30am-4pm at:

PH Molds Ltd.19423 Fraser Way, Pitt Meadows

115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

Well Established Church based Daycare requires a fun loving, kid friendly, individual for out of school care position. Job requires class 4 license. Will assist in obtaining. Suitable position for empty nester or p/t student. Hourly wage 15.00/hr., fl exible hrs.

Email resume to: [email protected]

or mail to: Harmony Daycare

c/o Maple Ridge CRC20245 Dewdney Trunk Rd.Maple Ridge, BC, V2X3C9

115 EDUCATION

130 HELP WANTED


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

130 HELP WANTED





130 HELP WANTED

CARRIERS NEEDEDThe following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS

in Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows

40017 - 240 St, 243 St, Cameron Crt, 113A Ave, 112 Ave, 110 Ave40045 - McClure Ave, 107 Ave, 106 Ave, Zeron Ave, 239 St, 238A St,238 St40069 - Jackson Rd, McEarchern St, 104 Ave, 103B Ave, 103A Ave, 103 Ave,40074 - McClure Dr, 106B Ave40103 - 116 Ave, 224 St40109 - Lougheed Hwy, Harrison St, Olund Cres, Gillis Pl, 113 Ave40113 - Lougheed Hwy, River Rd, Carshill St, 221 St, Cliff Ave40131 - 116 Ave, 225 St, 227 St, Brickwood Close40211 - 128 Ave, 225 St, 227 St, Brickwood Close40212 - 128 Ave, 228 St, 228A St, Barnsdale, 230 St40223 - Eagle Ave, 122 Ave, 121A Ave, Peach Tree Crt, 231 St, Blossom St40301 - Darby St, Holly St, 216 St, 117 Ave, Berry Ave, River Rd40304 - Dewdney Trunk Rd, Hood St, 214 St, Ashbury Crt40307 - 217 St, 113 Ave, Lorne Ave, 114 Ave40327 - Patterson Ave, 118 Ave, Walnut Cres, 203 St40353 - Thornton Ave, 126 Ave, Douglas Ave, Laity St, Hardy St, 214 St, Thornton Pl40369 - 122 Ave, 121B Ave, Dewdney Trunk Rd, 230 St40370 - Davenport Dr, 201 St, McIvor Ave, 202 St, 203 St, Chatwin Ave, 123 Ave40373 - Lindsay Ave, 121 Ave, Makinson St, Lindsay Pl, Irving St40375 - 122B Ave, 122 Ave, Tyner Ave, 205B St, 206 St40377 - Powell Ave, 125 Ave, 124 Ave, 203 St, 202B St, 202A St40378 - Brooks Ave, Powell Ave, 204 St, 205 St40384 - 125 Ave, Meadow Pl, 124 Ave, Blanshard St, 209 St40432 - Docksteader Circ, Docksteader Loop, Foreman Dr, 229 St, 229B St, 230 St, 139A Ave40434 - Foreman Dr, Vista Ridge Cres, 232 St41056 - 118B Ave, Mitchell Dr, 189A St, 189B St, 190 St, 191A St, Harris Rd

If you live on or near one of these routes and you are

interested in delivering papersplease call circulation @ 604-466-6397 and quote

the Route number.

HousekeeperSeniors Outreach

and in-Home Support Flexible work schedule (Wed to Fri) 5 to 15 hours per week. May include hours on Mon/Tues and extra hours for vacation/sick coverage.

Reporting to the Director of Administration and Services, the employee will perform general housekeeping for seniors residing in Maple Ridge and Pitt Mead-ows.

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services is an equal

opportunity employer

For further information pleaserefer to our website at:

www.comservice.bc.ca

Please forward resume to:[email protected]

Fax: 604.463.2988 by: May 18, 2011

This position requires union membership.This position is open to male and female applicants.

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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

High volume restaurant requires a

Sous Chef with minimum

5 years experience

Apply in person at: Bella Vita

22471 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge.

TH Restaurant Services LTD o/a Tim Hortons

Food Counter Attendant

Must be avail F/T shift work, nights, overnights, early mornings & weekends. $10.31hr + benefi ts: Apply at store

100 - 20201 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge, BC

Phone: 604-996-8134Fax: 604-459-3376

138 LABOURERSANYTIME demolition Ltd. is looking to hire a Asbestos Remover(NOC: 7611) in Port Moody, Perm, F/T, 40 hrs p/wk, $19.55 p/hr, ASAP, Expe-rience an asset, Main Duties: Assist in demolishing building using prying bars and other tools. Send your re-sume at [email protected]

QUALIFIED welders & fabricators for M/Ridge company. Resumes to [email protected].

139 MEDICAL/DENTAL CDA & DENTAL RECEPTIONIST

Busy Maple Ridge offi ce requires CDA & a Dental receptionist. F/T, evenings & Sat. Apply by email: [email protected]

MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees Need-ed! Hospitals & Dr’s Need Medical Offi ce & Medical Admin staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Career Training & Job Placement also Available! 1-888-778-0459

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CALL 604-558-2278

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKSACCOUNTING TRAINEES

Needed now! Large & Small fi rms seeking certifi ed A & P Staff now. No Experience? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement available 1-888-424-9417

156 SALES

PROFESSIONAL SALES ASSOCIATES

Interested in SALES? Outgoing? Motivated?

Gregg distributors (BC) Ltd. is looking for individuals to fi ll

entry level sales positions. We offer excellent growth &

compensation possibilities. Knowledge of the Industrial & H.D industries are an asset . Training will be provided to

help achieve you full potential.

Please fax resumes to604-888-4688 or visit

employment opportunities at www.greggdistributors.ca

159 TEACHERS

WANTED INSTRUCTOR

PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM

Sprott - Shaw Community College’s - Abbotsford campus, is currently seeking a part-time with potential for full-time instruc-tor for its Practical Nursing pro-gram. The successful candidate must be a registered nurse (RN or RPN) with current member-ship. Teaching experience is pre-ferred, but not required. The suc-cessful candidate will be available to teach in either a classroom or clinical settings (acute care, long-term care, and community).Sprott-Shaw Community College is an accredited private post-sec-ondary institution training over 4,000 students each year through 20 campuses. We offer a com-petitive package & excellent work environment. Please send cover letter and resume to:

[email protected] or fax attn: Director 604-504-3372

a.s.a.p. Closing date: June 10, 2011

160 TRADES, TECHNICALJOURNEYMEN Fabricators & CWB Ticketed Welders required. Days & Afternoon shifts avail. Gloucester Industrial Park. Fax: 604-856-2363 Visit our website www.lesteel.com



CHIEF ENGINEER

Cold Logic is currently recruiting for a full time, 5th Class Power Engineer with an Operator’s

Endorsement or better for our new Ammonia Refrigeration

Distribution Facility in Surrey, BC.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Chief Engineer per-forms work involving the mainte-nance, upkeep, and system checks to keep the ammonia refrigeration equipment in repair and temperatures at their ideal settings. Duties will include tem-perature readings, defrost setups, alarm monitoring, writing of SOP’s, keeping documentation & general operations of our ammo-nia plant. Good record keeping and attention to detail is a must. A strong background in ware-house facility repairs and mainte-nance is considered an asset.

We are looking for a mature, hand’s on individual with a willing-ness to do whatever it takes to keep our facility operational. You must be available to work even-ings and weekends if required.

Forward your resume to:[email protected]

(include “CHIEF ENGINEER” in the subject line). You may also

fax your resume to 604-881-1211

CRANE OPERATORSRequired immediately for our twenty seven year old well estab-lished Lower Mainland Company with a large fl eet of cranes and boom trucks. You MUST have a ticket and be experienced with a class 1 driver’s license. We offer a great work environment and the opportunity to succeed.

If you would like to join our team, please e-mail:

[email protected] fax: 604-599-5250

No calls please.

Diesel Engine MechanicsCULLEN DIESEL POWER LTD.

Surrey B.C. requires experienced Diesel Engine mechanics with overhaul and repair experiences for the Surrey Truck Engine shop. Preference given to applicants with DDC & MBE engine exp.

E-mail resume: [email protected] or Fax to 604 888-4749

Foremen, Pipelayers,Operators & Skilled Labourers

required for a BC owned and op-erated company. Must have 3 yrs. experience in underground utility and a valid drivers license.

Fax resume 604-881-2412 or e-mail:

[email protected]

ISLAND MANUFACTURING and metal fabricating shop needing a qualifi ed Metal De-signer. Must have Auto Cad experience. Mechanically in-clined with knowledge of the Transportation industry. Email:[email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

# 101-1125 Nicola AvenuePort Coq. (behind COSTCO)

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Call: 604-460-8058#7 - 20306

Dewdney Trunk, M. RidgeCorner Max Gas Station

Wed Thurs Fri Open till 9pmEarlyBirds 8:30-12pm by appt

JASMINES RELAXATION TOUCHPain/ Stress Relief. Country Setting*Easy Prkg *7Days. 778-888-3866

JOBS: Whether you’re looking to find or fill aposition, this is where your search begins.Call bcclassified.com 604.575.5555

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

VIOLIN lessons by European trained instructor former member of the Moscow Symphony. All ages, reasonable rates. In home instruc-tion available. Call for a FREE audi-tion. 778-846-6778

173A COUNSELLING

DO you have a problem with alcohol or drugs?

Call Alouette Addiction Services at (604)467-5179

Check our websitewww.alouetteaddictions.org

182 FINANCIAL SERVICESDEBT CONSOLIDATION

PROGRAM Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify

for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government

Approved, BBB MemberAVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One af-fordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca

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185 HOME CARE

RESPITE CARE Home available in Maple Ridge.

Certifi ed caregiver, 1st aid, Home & vehicle wheelchair access,

Long/short term.Has Criminal record check

Call (604)467-2328

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTING Done Accurately Small Business, P/U & Delivery

Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax Returns, HST.604-814-0967 / 604-862-1596

Bookkeeping & AccountingPayroll, Year-end, Financial Statements, Income Taxes

E-FILE Service Ph: 604-465-2123

Cellular: 604-788-0161

236 CLEANING SERVICES


236 CLEANING SERVICES

CLEANING SPECIAL $25/hour minimum 2hrs.

Price includes cleaning supplies. Also laminate fl ooring and paint specials. Free estimates. A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539

INTEX VENTURESJanitorial, Offi ce/Window Cleaning✶10 years exp. ✶Free Estimates4 6 5 - 1 3 0 2 ✶ 7 8 6 - 3 4 6 6

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETENO JOB TOO SMALL

Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish

*Retaining Walls *Stairs *DrivewaysExposed Aggregate & Stamped

Concrete ***ALSO...Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement

-Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

Tony’s ConcreteAll Types Concrete Work

W Forming W GradingW Specializing in Stamp

W Exposed20 years exp. Free Estimates

604-230-6707UNIQUE CONCRETE

DESIGNF All types of concrete work F

F Re & Re F Forming F Site prepFDriveways FExposed FStamped

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

FREE ESTIMATES

www.elementsofconcrete.comDecorative Concrete Contractors

604-467-1507

257 DRYWALL

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

Ceiling Restoration: taping & board-ing respray, repaint, trowel over, 30 yrs exp. Del 604-505-3826

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

MICRO Drywall, Texture Re-pair/New Texture & Drywall , clean services; Mark 604 809 2009

PROFESSIONAL Drywall & Tap-ing, all textures.Big/small projects. Best Prices in Town. 604-970-1285

260 ELECTRICAL

#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

Big Mountain ElectricLic # 104607

Bonded, experienced Friendly service

Reasonable price No job too small Reno’s/Additions 778-892-4299

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867.

REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

269 FENCING

FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -- 604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

Ceramic Tiles, Hardwood LaminateGuaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell 604-618-6401 Marcel.

281 GARDENING

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT lawn cuts, aerating, power-raking, prun-ing, hedge trimming, trees, 23 yrs. exp. Free est. Brad 778-552-3900

Cutting EdgeLawncare Ltd.Certifi ed Turf-GrassManagement Tech.

Does it make a difference??You bet your grass it does!!

W Maintenance W Power rakingW Fertilizing W Pruning

W Landscaping WClean-up

✶Residential Specialist✶George 604-466-9514

AUTOS: To buy or sell your car, truck, RV, van, 4x4 ortrailer - this category has it all. You’ll also findautomotive supplies and classic cars for sale, or youcan list the vehicle you’re seeking. call 604.575.5555


281 GARDENING

Prompt Delivery AvailableSeven Days a Week

Meadows LandscapeSupply Ltd.

✶ Bark Mulch✶ Lawn & Garden Soil

✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311meadowslandscapesupply.com

RAZAR DELIVERIESTopsoil/Lawn & Garden - $24/yrd Aged Mushroom Manure - $15/yrd

Steer Manure - $15/yrd.

Wash Sand, 3/4 Clear Crush, & 3/4 Drain Rock - $25/yrd

Lime Rock - $35/yrd. Nabby Jack $28/yrd. Road Base 28/yrd

1 to 10 YRDS. DELIVERD ONLY

✶ Reasonable Rates for Delivery.Call Kelly

604-763-4215 or 604-341-4524

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

M.T. GUTTERSProfessional Installation5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffi t28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

Cleaning & Repairing

Call Tim 604-612-5388

283A HANDYPERSONS

N.W. Construction*************************************

* HANDYMAN SERVICES * Kitchen/Bath Reno & Repair * All types of fl ooring * Custom Built Sheds NO job TOO small

Work Guaranteed. References.Over 20 Years Experience.

Free Estimates 604-790-5939

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSA-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofi ng. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS

35 YEARSCarpenter Experience

HANDYMANCall Don 604-462-8905

Cell 604-880-4904

CHOICE RENOVATIONS

Bsmt suites, bathrooms, windowssiding, H/W tank installation, etc

NO JOB TOO SMALL

Gary 467-3024Cellular 604-671-9694

HOOT & OWLRenovations & repairs

Email: hoot&[email protected] 604-339-5430

Paving Stones, Retaining walls, Fences, Decks. Call Paul 604-625-7611 or James 604-613-8630


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

EAGLE TILE101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy,

Pitt MeadowsA - 20779 Lougheed Hwy

Maple Ridge Your local natural stone

distributors. Custom made Granite Countertops.Slate Granite MarbleTile Tumbled stone.

Large selection of Porcelain & Ceramic Sales & Service

604.463.0718 ~ 604.460.6656

Exceptional QualityOn Time, On Budget,

As Promised...

Building Customer Confi denceQuality Renovations

• Fencing/Decks• Water Damage• Kitchens • Bathrooms• Finished Basements • 24 hr. Emergency Service• Grow-Op Remediation & Repair

Ask about our Referral Program* BBB * Licensed * Insured * WCB

604.230.2217 / 604.999.5890www.mdmservices.ca

Serving Since 1993

Home Renovations and New Construction

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more

* 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE*INSURED ~ WCB

Dean 604-834-3076

MDG HOME SERVICESDoes your house have

the winter blues? Need to spruce up the yard?

Just can’t fi nd the time?

W Power wash the houseW Sidewalks and driveways

W GuttersW General yard cleanup

W Painting W Any little job....

Let MDG Home Services do the work for you...

Just pick up the phone and give us a call!!!

(604)999-5454

288 HOME REPAIRS

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288 HOME REPAIRSRepairs, Maintenance, Renovation Guaranteed work, Free Estimate.

Cell: 604-618-6401. Marcel.

RETIRED carpenter wants to keep busy. Looking for small carpentry jobs. Will repair or build new. Will also do small painting & plumbing jobs. Call Ken 604-460-7803.

300 LANDSCAPING

All aspects of Landscaping and Landscaping MaintenanceStrata, Commercial, ResidentialPavers, Patios & Retaining walls

Spring clean upsFully INSURED

Call (604)763-8795

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

When QUALITY Mattersall soils are tested for Optimum

growing requirements

17607 FORD ROAD, PITT MEADOWS

PICK-UP ...... OR .... DELIVERY

604-465-3189

DUTCH TOUCHGreen Services Ltd

Landscape ConstructionRenovations W Maintenance

604-463-3644604-861-1490

JAGUAR LANDSCAPINGLawn & Garden Service. Design, Pruning, Lawns, Cleanups, Comm/Res. (604)462-1369

SAWDUSTHemlock, Fir & Cedar

Available for DeliveryCall for pricing

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

Getting ajob

couldn’tbe easier!


300 LANDSCAPING

317 MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶SBroken Concrete RocksS

$22.00 Per Metric TonSMud Dirt Sod ClayS

$22.00 Per metric TonGrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

$59.00 Per TonMeadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320 MOVING & STORAGE1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle.Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488.

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

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

Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATINGAAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.


329 PAINTING & DECORATING

# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Ext./Int. SPRING Special LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References

Residential D Pressure Washing Serving Tri City 31 Yrs.

Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com

Scott 604-891-99672 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca

A-1 EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR. Quality job, senior rates, free est, residen-tial, commercial. Refs. 15 yrs exp. No job too small.Call 604-476-0766

“

ABOVE THE REST “Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est.

Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB.

Call (778)997-9582

Affordable Professional Paintingpwrwashing. New const. Int/Ext No Job’s too small Free Est 466-8165

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269, 2 coats(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

BLAKE’S PAINTING& DECORATING

Interior ExteriorSpraytex ceilings/repairs

Drywall repairsRef’s W Insured W WCB

Paper Hanging RemovalWritten Guarantee

Residential/ Commercial 604-479-0032

MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

SEASIDE PAINTING& Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618

Stardust Painting Commercial & Residential Service, Interior & Exterior. Member of BBB since 1975 Call John (604)889-8424

332 PAVING/SEAL COATING

ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.


338 PLUMBING

✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDSCall Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640$69/HR. Lic., Insured. Experienced & friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call anytime 604-805-2488.

NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941

341 PRESSURE WASHINGDAVIDS WINDOW CLEANING

WindowsW GuttersW Siding Washing Pressure/Hand Washing

Free Estimates 4 6 5 - 1 3 0 2 W 7 8 6 - 3 4 6 6

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSGL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, As-phalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB $2m Liability. Clean Gutters $80. 604-240-5362, 604-832-1053RIDGE MEADOWS ROOFING. Res Re-roofi ng & repairs WCB BBB A+ rating Free est. 604-377-5401

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVALEARTH FRIENDLY

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865www.recycle-it-now.com

A-1 RUBBISH REMOVAL. House-hold & Yard Waste. Up to 100% re-cycle. Reasonable. 604-786-2948

GOT JUNK?Rubbish Removal

1-800-468-5865www.1800gotjunk.com

Redeem this ad & Save $23RUBBISH removal. Bobcat/dump trailer. Reno/repairs. hoot&[email protected] Gary 604-339-5430.

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

TOPSOIL• SCREENED TOPSOIL• MUSHROOM MANURE• BARK MULCH

604-467-3003


372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, gates. 604-521-2688www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

DARRELL’S CONTRACTING. Vinyl Decking Specialists. Vinyl or Wood New*Repair*Replace 604-287-2269

RAINFOREST DECK & RAILD Deck Rebuilds & AdditionsD Vinyl Waterproofi ngD 10 Year No Leak WarrantyD Aluminum & Glass Rails

The Last Deck You Will Ever Need!

Call: 604-725-9574www.rainforestdeckandrail.com

The DECK GuysD Sundeck / Patio ConstructionD Re-build/Extend Existing DecksD Authorized vinyl deck installersD Aluminum, glass, wood railingsD Sundeck & Vinyl RepairsD 5 Year Warranty on Vinyl*Work Guaranteed *References

*Over 20 Years Experience.

Free estimates 604-418-8340

374 TREE SERVICES

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

$ Best Rates $

A.C.TREE SERVICE

30 years experience

Bob Fitz-James604-467-0333

Get your trees or tree removal done NOW

✓ Tree & Stump Removal ✓ Certifi ed Arborists ✓ 20 yrs exp. 60’ bucket truck ✓ Crown reduction ✓ Spiral pruning ✓ Fully insured. Best Rates

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778Info: www.treeworksonline.ca

[email protected]% OFF with this AD

.

PAUL BUNYANTree Service

* ISA Certifi ed Arborist*Hazard Tree Removal

* Crown Reduction & Falling* Stump Grinding

*Prune & Hedge Trim* Arborist Reports

Insured WCBFree Estimates

604-942-6907

TRI CITY TREE SERVICEAll Tree Services -- Fully Insured --

24 Hrs 604-462-0865

Your LOCAL Tree Service,

For Honest Prices & Quality Work

Call Scott at604-618-0333

Certifi ed Arborist

Free Estimates *Fully Insured

PETS

477 PETS

Beautiful Golden Retriever Pups-1st shots. Dewormed. Farm Raised. Avail June 4th. $575: 604-463-9841

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

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com

or call 1 (604)820-2977

ENGLISH MASTIFF P/B PUPS Fawn & Bridle. CKC reg. Ready to go. $1500. 604-726-3934

GERMAN Shepherd pups, 1st shots, males & females. view par-ents. Exc bloodline. (604)997-2404

GERMAN Shepherd pups, ckc reg. parents German bloodlines with no slope, exc temperament. $750. (604)796-3026. No sun calls

GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, family raised, cute, adorable, black/tan, dewormed. $600. 778-378-6151.

GERMAN Shepherd pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines Reg/Guar. 604-856-8161

HAVENESE - 2 M, 1F, Reg. Micro-chipped. All in 1 dog. Perfect pet. Home delivery. $795: 604-557-3291

LAB RETRIEVER PUPS, yellow & black, $500. Vet check, quality line-age, dew claws, 1st shots, de-wormed. (604)702-0217

MULTI POM puppies, 2 M, 1 F, 8 wks old. Ready to go. All shots. $350 obo. Phone (604)825-2271.

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

PRESA CANARIO pups, $700-$1200. Black, fawn & brindle. Dad 150lbs, Mom 120lbs. 778-552-1525

PUG PUPS, 11 weeks old. 1st shots. 3 females, $800 each. Call 778-808-5445.

PUPPIES FOR SALE, 6 wks old, Terrier X Chihauhau $300

Call 604-856-3855

Purebred Westie puppies, $1200Ready June 6, 1st shots, de-wormed. Vet check, 604-316-8691

ROTTI PUPPIES, Male & Female. All shots and declawed. $500 each. Ready June 3rd. 604-767-4793

SHELTIE PUPPIES sable, price lowered, vet checked, 1st shots, de-wormed (604)826-6311

TOY POM 4 mo old, black $850. Two Med. Poms, 1.5 yrs old $650 obo. All males. 778-839-8007 aft 6

YORKIES - 3 M, 1Teacup, 2.5 lbs, Reg. Micro chipped. Home delivery. $995: 604-563-3769

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

509 AUCTIONS

TUESDAY General Estate Auc-tion, May 24, 7:00pm. Household goods & tools. Next Antique & Col-lectible Auction Mon May 30, 7pm. 20560 Langley Bypass, Langley. 604-534-8322

533 FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $150 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $170. 604-856-8877

548 FURNITURE

#1 Cash Buyer“Since 1987”

$$CASH $$ for your furniture,tools, electronics, antiques,

appliances, computers& collectibles.

WW ANYTHING OF VALUE WW

Single items to entirehouseholds

463-4449 or209-6583

560 MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com

563 MISC. WANTED

FREE SCRAP CAR REMOVALCash for some complete scrap cars. 604-465-7940 or 580-3439.

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PIANO Sherlock Manning upright piano. Good cond. Beaut sound. $1000: (604)460-8618

REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

BOWEN Island Ocean View 3+ BR by Great Beach, Only $769,000. Easy car ferry or pass ferry to Van. See http://bcforsalebyown-er.com/view/3235 (604)313-5374 [email protected]. “Here is a Dream Come True for You”

PORT COQUITLAM. 2 fl oor T/H, 3 bdrms, 2 washrms. Carport Reas. price. Clear title. 604-941-7132.

REAL ESTATE

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

EXQUISITE SANCTUARYFabulous 2.26 private acres with creek in beautiful Alberni Valley on Vancouver Island. Enchanting 3600 sq.ft. 4 bed-room, 4 bathroom custom built 1995 home. Outstanding57x40 shop with own bath-room, lots of parking. Features hardwood, tile throughout, custom cabinetry. Gas fi re-places, stove, heat and hot water; ensuite with soaker tub. Thinking of a life style change? Move to Vancouver Island. Even better, move to Port Alberni, the Salmon Capi-tal of the World!

Visit www.albernihomes4u.ca for more information on this

“one of a kind” property.Asking $649,000

RE/MAX Mid Island RealtyPort Alberni, B.C.John Stilinovic250-724-4725

Toll Free 1-877-723-5660

OKANAGAN

*SPECTACULAR*4 bdrm South Facing

WaterfrontVacation Home

On Shuswap Lake!

Lakeshore livingAt it’s Best!

LAKESHORE 101 ft frontage by 88 ft.

VACATION HOME

1-1/2 Story - 1200 sq. ft. Upper level - 3 bdrms

Main level - 1 large bdrm Main bathrm,

Open fl oor Plan - dining rm, kitchen and front room

with dbl patio door access to Large deck - over 700 sq. ft.

Large fl oating wharf - 660 sq. ft. 2 buoys, Firepit

BACKYARD: Storage shed, grassy play area

& fenced kennel.

ONLY $729,000:

Perfect getaway for your family & all your friends!

5052 Squilax Anglemont Rd. Celista, BC.

Call 604-542-0865or 250-955-6398

Email:[email protected] For more detailsWEBSITE:

okhomeseller.comListing # 26628

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxurious 1512 sq ft home including delivery and installation only US $109,950. Many other plans available. The Home Boys 877-976-3737, 509-481-9830 or www.hbmodular.com We will beat ANYONE’S price!!

636 MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi nances, im-mediate debt consolidation, foreclo-sure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

640 RECREATIONAL

PARADISE FOUND: water-front property on beautiful Jim Lake, 0.83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fi shing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, sur-rounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $260,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/view/70-mile/frank)

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYSwww.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

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551 GARAGE SALESESTATE SALE. All must go. Make an offer! Hummel fi gurines, chi-na/crystal, antiques, furniture, tools, etc. Sat/Sun May 21-22, 8-4. 11475 Best St. Maple Ridge (between 207 & Laity off River Rd.)

MAPLE RIDGE

23651 Tamarack Lane Friday - Monday

May 20 - 23, 9am - 4pm

Furniture, household, tools, outdoor & camping items. Something for everyone

Maple Ridge

Carriage Lane Annual Garage Sale

11358 Cottonwood DrMay 21

9am ~ 3pmBaby clothes & Furniture’s

Maple RidgeEstate Sale

21611 River RoadSat & Sun May 21& 22

8am ~ 4pmMedical equipment:

Hospital bed, Lift chair, Walker, Household items,

Stair climber, & more

551 GARAGE SALES

Maple Ridge

Multi Family22641 Kendrick Loop

Sat May 21st9am ~ 2pm

“A little of everything”

Hotdogs & Pop available

Maple Ridge

Multi FamilyHardy Street Garage Sale

(off Laity & Thornton)

Sat May 21st9am ~ 3pm

Household, Garden, Treadmill, Crib, Children’s items, Books...

Rain or Shine

Maple Ridge

✶YARD SALE✶THIS Sat & Sun 9am~ 6pm

Neon Beer Signs, Antiques, Bikes, Tools

Collectibles, Fishing gear, Wheelbarrows, Garden equip,

corner 232nd & 128thAve

551 GARAGE SALES

Maple RidgeYARD SALESat. May 21

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.20347 - 123rd Ave.

Small appliances,. tools, some furniture & lots of stuff.

Pitt Meadows,

Garage & Plant Sale

Sat May 21,

9am-2pm

19305 Davison Road

PITT MEADOWS

MOVING SALETools, hardware, lumber, household goods, misc.

12349 - 188 A StreetSat May 21st only8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sat May 21st, 10am - 3pm

12575 - 231st St.

China Cabinet, TVCabinets, Sofa Bedand much more!!

551 GARAGE SALES

TUPPERWAREBLOWOUT SALE

Sat. May 21st - 9am - 5pmSun. May 22nd - 1pm - 5pm

20141 - Ashley Cres.Maple Ridge

Items Reduced more than 50%


RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

COQUITLAM

5 min walk to Skytrain and Mall

1 & 2 Bdrm units w/viewHeat/hot water, inste

storage, 4 appl’s

Call 604-931-2024www.aptrentals.net

MAPLE INN 11695 -224th St

Maple Ridge 1 bdrm$500-$550 includes hot water Certifi ed Crime Free Building

Mature adult oriented. Close to uptown

604-463-4131 for appointment (9am-5pm)

MAPLE RIDGE, 11672 ~ 224th St.

1 Bdrm suite. $650/mo. incl. heat, h/w, 1 1/2 blocks from

Haney Place Mall, 2 blocks from WC Express.

Avail. immed. Call Cole 778.828.8219

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $750/mo

GREAT LOCATIONQueen Anne Apts.

* Renovated Suites *

Clean, very quiet, large,INCLUDES: HEAT,

HOT WATER & HYDRO

Near Shopping & Amenities.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings

Maple Ridge22450-121st Street2 Bedroom Apt $820/mo3 Bedroom Apt $950/mo

Attractive modern unit, in a safe, all ages community in beautiful Maple Ridge. Amenities include community gardens, playground, amenity rooms, on site laundry facilities & secure parking in a certifi ed Crime Free Multi Hous-ing complex. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are fi lled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time. Call 604-451-6075 to view.

Metro Vancouver Housing Corp.

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW1 & 2 BDRM SUITES Heat, hot water & parking. Close to stores & schools.

MAPLE COURT I 22437 121st Ave

604-467-0715&

MAPLE COURT II22423 121st Ave

604-467-4894

MAPLE RIDGE

AVAILABLE NOW1 Bedroom

Heat, hot water & parking.Close to stores & schools.

SUNRISE APARTMENT22292 - 122nd Ave

604-319-9341

MAPLE RIDGE

BRIGHT 1 BDRM2ND FLOOR.

In town. Off street prkg. $650/mo. incl heat.

604-219-0267

Maple RidgeCentral

Certifi ed Crime Free Multiple Housing

New renovated 1 Bdrm suites. $585/mo. incl hot water, cable.

Ref’s req’d. N/P. Adult only building

Mon to Fri 9am ~ 6pmBy appointment only

604-418-1932

MAPLE RIDGE Central Mat. Adult building 1 Bdrm apt., newly reno’d u/g parking,cable incld $600-$650/mo, n/p, ref’s, For appoint 11am to 5pm (778)327-8405.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE RIDGE - Condo Suite11671 Fraser St. Large 2 BR

Reno’d! 1 Bath; 800 sf; $850 NOWPeak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

MAPLE RIDGE Ctrl adult building. Large 1 Bdrm $750/mo incls heat/ hot water, ref’s, N/P (604)467-2606

Maple Ridge

Glenwood ManorApartments

1 & 2 Bdrms from $670 & $835Clean, Spacious

Includes cable, heat,hot water & parking

Seniors discount21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd

(604)466-5799Maple Ridge

Swan Court ApartmentsLarge 1 & 2 Bedrooms.

Hardwood fl oors, adult oriented, heat, h/w & cable incl’d, f/p, n/pets.Criminal Record check may be reqd

Resident Manager OnsiteNow with

SENIORS DISCOUNT604.477.9189

MAPLE RIDGE W. New quiet bldg. 1 bdrm. condo. 3rd fl r. 5 appl., gas f/p, u/g prking. $800/mo. Avail. now. 604-467-4450 or 604-833-4450.

PITT MEADOWS

CHELSEA PARK APTS

1 & 2 Bdrms Apts, Also 3 Bdrm T/Homes Avail

Conveniently located. Nice, bright & large suites. No pets.

Call 604-465-8088

PITT MEADOWS

The MeadowsGated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Call: 778-882-8894604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

Polo ClubApartments

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.3 Blocks to W.C. Express

W 1 & 2 Bdrm SuitesW 3 Appliances

W Secured Garage ParkingW Adult Oriented

W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

604.465.7221

PORT COQUITLAM 1 Bdrm Top fl r apt. $775 2 Bdrm Corner apt. $925

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngsS Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn viewsS Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground fl oor, dance/fi tness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersec-tion. 604-464-3550.

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

MAPLE RIDGE Avail Immediately 2 Bdrm trailer, 232nd area, $900/mo. hydro/cable not included. Newly reno’d inside, f/s, w/d No Smoking (604)467-5248 aft 5:30pm.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE, 3 bdrm, f/s, w/d, d/w, on farm. 21617-128 Ave Avail now. $1500+utils. 604-722-5609

MAPLE RIDGE. 3 bdrm rancher on 1/4 acre. Nr amens. 6 appls, 2 large sheds, ample prk. np/ns, avail now. $1450/mo. Call 604-941-3259.

Maple Ridge - Beautiful maintained 3000sf. 4 bdrm. 4 bath, 2 storey + basement, Kanaka elementary area, double garage, quiet family street, A/C, fenc’d yrd. $2250/mo. no pets. June 1, Rick 604.790.7425

MAPLE RIDGE Custom built 2 storey home 3700 sf ft, 4 brms, 3

baths. Granite throughout.Avail NOW! No pets.

Call Gulnaz 604-820-9000 with Top Producers Realty Ltd. Property Management Division

MAPLE RIDGE, Websters Corner. Renovated 2 bdrm house with so-larium. $800 + utils. & yard maint Refs req. N/S. Call 604-462-0285 or 604-462-9683.

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741 OFFICE/RETAILMAPLE RIDGE - Attractive offi ce space for lease. Nr downtown core. Avail. June. $900/mo. 720 sf facility (meeting room, offi ces, kitchen, bathroom, utils & services. Parking & incentives. Elaine (604)467-2111

MAPLE RIDGE

OFFICE& RETAIL SPACE

Various downtown locations. Avail. Now! Updated and well maintained. Various sizes 320sf. - 2000sf. Starting at $495/month.

Call: Rick Medhurst, Royal LePage

6 0 4 - 4 6 3 - 3 0 0 0

RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE

Approx. 600 sq.ft. Off 224th Maple Ridge, close to Royal bank. June 1. Incl heat & taxes. Store front exposure & pos-sible incentives.

604-219-0267

743 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

MAPLE RIDGE West ~ East

1 & 2 bedroom suites, $695-$850 all inclusive.

Call Maria @ Ridge Meadows

Property Management (604)466-2838

Mon ~ Fri 9am ~ 5pmwww.ridgemeadows

propertymanagement.com

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

$75 OFF 1ST MONTHRooms from $435/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

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

POCO DOWNTOWNAll-Inclusive

Seniors Residence1 Bdrm. Apartment

Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping,

emergency response & activities.www.rjkent.com

2675 Shaughnessy St.Call: 778-285-5554

750 SUITES, LOWERCOQUITLAM, New paint Quiet 1 bdrm; f. yard. W/D. $700/mo incld utils. G/L, priv entry (604)941-4166COQUITLAM North, 2 bdrm grnd lvl suite with storage, 1.5 baths, priv entry, large patio, w/d, 5 appli’s. N/S, N/P, $1080/mo incl utils/cable. Avail June 15th. 604-552-3307.COQUITLAM: Oxford Hts. Quiet St. 2 bdrm grnd lvl ste. $850/incl utils. June 1. N/P, N/S. 604-722-3346COQUITLAM West 1 bdrm bsmt sparking clean & bright sunken l/rm. sep d/rm. Onsite owners. Priv ent. prkg, hydro incl. Lndry. N/s n/p. Avail June 1. $825. 604-937-5177MAPLE RIDGE 1 bdrm bsmt suite, sep entry, 5 appl. ns/np, Refs. June 1. $850/mo. 604-790-1410.MAPLE RIDGE. 1 bdrm suite, avail. May 1st. $650 + utils. NS/NP. Off Kanaka Way. (604) 561-4312.Maple Ridge, 2 bdrm clean 900sf above grnd, full bath, dble ceiling, 2 car prkg ns/np $850. 604-466-3235MAPLE RIDGE, Bright new 1000 sf gl suite in exec area. 2/bdrm, 5/appli, shared W/D, gas f/p, heated fl rs, priv cov patio. $995/mo + util. Immed. N/S, no pets. 604-612-4110

MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL Bright, spacious 2 bdrm, 2 bath, newly decorated, sep W/D, 5 new appl’s, gas f/p, built in vac., private entry, covered patio, parking, N/S, N/P avail July 1st, ref’s req’d $1050/mo incl’s util’s, cable, internet, garbage pick-up ETC... (604)463-4484MAPLE RIDGE, Central. Newer home, grd lvl bright 2 bdrm, sep ent, own W/D. Lrg patio & yard. $950/mo. incl utils. N/S. Ref’s req. Call 604-476-1617.Maple Ridge east, 240th. 1 bdrm 700 s/f, full kit/bath. N/S. N/P. $825 incl utils. June 15. 604-614-0433.Maple Ridge East - reno’d like new 1 bdrm. f/bath, n/p, n/s, shr’d lndry. pri. ent. cls. to amens./bus, Now, $725 incls. cbl./utils. 604-783-8492MAPLE RIDGE, spacious newer 1 Bdrm bachelorette suite on quiet acreage, min. to downtown util’s incl n/s, n/p, $650/mo 604-462-0836.MAPLE RIDGE WEST. 1 bdrm grd lvl suite. Priv. entry. Shared w/d. n/s, n/p, mature sgl. Ref’s. Avail. now. $550/mo. Call 604-338-9004.MAPLE RIDGE West, 1 bdrm, util’s & cable incl’d, share W/D, N/S, no party, on bus route, mature person, ref’s req’d $700/mo (604)466-2186

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWERPort Coquitlam- N. 2 Bdrm g/l shrd lndry. Nr amens/bus. N/P. Looking for resp tenant. June 1st. Carport. $850 incl utils. (604)944-1426.

751 SUITES, UPPER2 BR,1bath,1Pk,laundry rm,Nearby Albion, SRT schools. June 1, 2011,CD$ 950+ Utility 1/3,Cell phone; 778-899-2418

752 TOWNHOUSESPITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

818 CARS - DOMESTIC1990 CADILLAC Allante convertible white, “rare”, 2 seater, 155,000 kms Must sell. $6,900. 604-309-40011997 BUICK PARK AVE V6 new brk & tires, heated leather certifi ed private $5500 obo. 604-364-1554

1998 Audi A4 quattro, V6, 5spd, 317KM. $3000 obo. 250-307-1215.2000 BUICK Century, burgundy, 4 dr, beige inside, elec seats. Air cared Sept. 2 years. V6. 54,000 kms. $5900/obo. 604-541-8607.2000 LASABRE LTD. Leather heat-ed seats, GT pkg, like new certifi ed 121K. $6900 obo. 604-593-50722009 CADILLAC DTS, black, grey leather, loaded, showroom cond, 47K. $31,000 obo. 604-805-4545

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS1992 HONDA ACCORD 4/dr auto, aircared, blue, a/c, p/windows, runs great! $1300. Call 604-767-3469.2001 BMW 105,000km, heated seats, sunroof, fully loaded. No ac-cident $9,900. 604-338-74832001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 4/dr, auto, sunroof, aircared, air cond, p/windows, heated seats, very clean! $4500/obo. 604-716-4452.2004 CROSSFIRE new perf. tires, 59K, like new, garage kept. All op-tions. $16,000obo 778-232-3578 2010 SMART CAR - Passion mod-el. 5000 kms. Black. Automatic. Asking $9500/fi rm 604-538-48832010 TOYOTA MATRIX, red, 2000 km, 4 dr, auto, alloy whls, $13,780. Call 778-895-7570 or 604-836-5931

827 VEHICLES WANTED

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

2004 Adventurer 220RB

Create A Breeze, Awning, Dual pane windows, DSI Hot Water, A/C. $ 26,995 (Stk. 21779B)www.fraserwayrv.com

1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

TRANSPORTATION

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

2006 NORTHSHORE 30 FT Travel trailer, 36” dble slides, bunk units, fully loaded $24,000. 604-824-8970

2010 STARCRAFT 1020

booth dinette, 20lb propane bottle, electric brakes, 3-way

refrigerator & more. $12,495 (Stk. 30868)

www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2011 Catalina 28BHS Travel Trailer

Catalina Clear Out! Bunks, slide out and value! 2 left!!

SALE $19,995 Stk# 30039 DL# 30985

604-533-1566

2011 Elkridge 27RLSS Fifth Wheel

Rear Living room plan, dual pane windows, power awning & more!!

SALE $33,995 Stk# 30002 DL# 30985

604-533-1566

2011 Wolf Pup 17B Travel Trailer

UNDER 2800lbs, sleeps 6. One only! SALE $13,995 Stk# 30152 DL# 30985

604-533-1566

TRANSPORTATION

838 RECREATIONAL/SALELINDELL Beach Holiday Resort at Cultas Lake, Park Model. Fur-nished, air con.,slps 6 and all win-dow coverings. 2011 site fees are paid. $68,000. (604) 460-1838

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

CA$H for CAR$ No Wheels -No Problem! Servicing the Fraser Valley 604-746-2855

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Scrap Cars & Trucks

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Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

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

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SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED Webuy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288The Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1995 CHEV BLAZER 87,000kms, excellent running condition. Air-cared. $3500 obo. 604-528-8518

2006 LAND ROVER LR3 SE,dark blue, 40K MLS/64K KMS, no accid, lady driven, new tires, batt &

brakes, immaculate @ $24,900. 604-943-0210.

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1991 Ford E50 Van, Sidewinder Conversion 7 seater with captain’s seat. Hitch, air-cared. Great cond. No acc. $1500: (604)465-7109

1997 RANGER XLT super cab, 4 X 2, 1 owner, loaded, extras. $3,500 obo. Phone (604)463-2507

2001 MAZDA MPV ES, lther, sun-roof, dual a/c, fog lights, gold, beige int., 192K. $5450. (604)825-2393

2008 DODGE RAM 3500 Laramie, diesel, auto, 4 X 4, L. box, dealer insp. $28,900. Call 778-895-7570.

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