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Two senior administrators are leaving the City of Pitt Meadows, including chief administrative of-ficer Kim Grout.
Grout will be the new CEO of the B.C. Agricultural Land Commis-sion, while manager of legislative services Kelley Kenney is leaving
Pitt Meadows to take the same po-sition with the Comox Valley Re-gional District.
“It’s a great opportunity for Kim,” said Mayor John Becker, who worked with Grout since she ar-rived in Pitt Meadows almost 12 years ago. “It’s fantastic news for those of us who believe in the pro-tection of agriculture.”
Becker said Grout will be dif-ficult to replace, and he will miss “her technical ability, and her cool and calm demeanour during our council meetings. She is very un-
flappable.“I wish her nothing but
the best, and look forward to seeing her fingerprints on a new look in the ALC.”
For Grout, the new job is a return to her agrolo-gist roots. Her father raised cattle growing in Maple Ridge, and she got a bachelor of science de-gree in agriculture from the Uni-versity of B.C., and certification as a registered professional agrologist
and a registered profes-sional planner.
Her first job was as a coordinator for a soil conservation organiza-tion serving Abbotsford and Langley. She then became Abbotsford’s en-vironmental stewardship coordinator, beginning a career in municipal gov-ernment – “a diversion
into local government,” she called it.
Prior to her appointment, Grout
served the City of Pitt Meadows for 11 years, in roles including chief administrative officer, deputy CAO and director of operations and de-velopment service.
Grout also has worked for the cit-ies of Maple Ridge and Abbotsford.
On Jan. 4, 2016, she would have served 12 years in Pitt Meadows.
“This organization and this com-munity has gone through tremen-dous growth,” she said, adding that Pitt Meadows still has “a great community feel.”
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Some Maple Ridge and Pitt Mead-ows churches want to do their part helping refugees from the Syrian civil war as the federal government tries to keep its promise of bringing in 25,000 people from that country by year’s end.
The local interfaith bridging com-mittee is discussing how it can assist with settling up to 3,000 Syrians in Metro Vancouver.
The interfaith bridging commit-tee, which met Tuesday, tries to bring people of different faiths and cultural groups together through dialogue and tours and operates out of the Family Education and Support Centre.
Senior administrators leaving PittKim Grout to head ag land commission
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RemembranceRemembrance Day ceremonies take place today at Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge, starting at 10:30 a.m., in Pitt Meadows at Spirit Square Park at the same time, as well as at Whonnock Lake Centre, at 11 a.m. See Refugees, 9
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Local inter-faith groups want to help
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One of the highlights of new Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge MP Dan Ruimy’s first week
in Ottawa was signing the Test Roll on Wednesday.
Since confederation in 1867, MPs have been obligated to take an oath of allegiance to the sov-ereign, and sign the Test Roll – a book with pages headed by the text of the oath.
It is a pledge to conduct himself or herself in the best interests of Canada.
“It was surreal – you’re in the House of Commons and you’ve got the pen and the book, and all the history behind it,” said Ruimy. “You think about all the people who were there before you.”
His week in Ottawa included being in Parliament as the new cabinet selected by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was sworn in.
The gender balance, with 15 men and 15 women, was a first in Ca-nadian history.
It made headlines around the world, and Ruimy said it is simply “the right thing to do.”
The cabinet is also ethnically di-verse, and features three British Co-lumbians in Defence Minister Har-jit Sajjan (Vancouver South), Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver Granville) and Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough (Delta).
“How can you not be proud of that cabinet – it’s a Canadian cabinet,” he said. “Everybody on cabinet deserves to be there, and I think it was well thought out.”
Each member of the government will also receive a committee ap-pointment as part of their role as a parliamentarian, but Ruimy has yet to receive his.
The Liberal caucus got together for the first time, and heard con-
gratulations from Trudeau.“There’s 184 of us all in a small
room, and we’re meeting people from the party from all over Can-ada,” said Ruimy. “It was the first time Trudeau addressed his cabi-net.
“It was an electric moment.”Ruimy said the PM talked about
the initiatives that will be coming up, and about the MPs’ responsi-bilities to their constituencies.
“We have a lot of work ahead of us.”Thursday brought an orientation
for new MPs with some veteran party members, with advice about how to manager their affairs.
“It’s a whole different lifestyle,” said Ruimy.
He will split his time between of-fice in Ottawa and one in the con-stituency, which he has yet to set up.
Parliament will be recalled on Dec. 3.“We’re all eager to get started.”
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When it gets cold outside, there’s a place to go to keep from freezing, thanks to the cold and wet weather bed program.
The province is providing the fund-ing to allow another 15 additional sleeping spaces to open up at the Sal-vation Army’s Caring Place when the weather gets colder.
Each community decides what weather conditions warrant an alert and how many spaces to activate on a given night, depending on the capacity of existing shelters and the
estimated need, according to the province.
Throughout British Columbia, close to 1,200 temporary emergency shelter spaces will be available this winter in about 100 communities.
The beds will be available until next March 31.
The provincial government also funds outreach teams to help con-nect people with a range of services such as housing, health care and community supports.
Last year, more than 7,200 people in B.C. were connected to hous-ing, income assistance and a range
of support services by provincially funded homeless outreach and shel-ter workers.
“In addition to the shelter spaces we already have in Maple Ridge, it is critical to provide emergency shelter during those extremely cold and wet winter nights,” said Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing.
The provincial government, through B.C. Housing, is also fund-ing the operating costs of the 40-bed temporary shelter at 22239 Lougheed Highway, as well as the 25-bed emer-gency shelter at the Salvation Army. The latter costs $1 million a year.
THE NEWS/filesDan Ruimy was all smiles on election night, surging to victory in Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge.
Province kicks in to provide cold, wet weather beds
Flu vaccine availableThis year’s influenza vaccine is available at doctors’ offices, public health clinics and pharmacies across B.C.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall said the main flu season runs from late November through to next April, and cases of H3N2 influenza are already showing up. That strain affects mainly older people, while influenza B is expected to show up by February and spread among children.The vaccine is free for children between six months and five years, seniors aged 65 and older, preg-nant women, aboriginal people and those with chronic health con-ditions, as well as caregivers and others who expect to be in close contact with higher-risk groups.About 3,500 people die in Canada each winter from influenza and its complications, with hospital and residential care patients the most vulnerable. Kendall said influenza causes more deaths than all other vaccine-preventable illnesses com-bined.This year’s vaccine is expected to provide 40 to 60 per cent protection against H3N2 and 65 per cent protection against various strains of influenza B.“The annual flu vaccine is still the best tool we have to protect against getting the flu,” said Dr. Charles Webb, president of the Doctors of B.C. “Combined with regular hand washing, you are also protecting those around you who may be more vulnerable to serious flu complications.”• Online influenza clinic finder: www.immunizebc.ca/clinics/flu.
THE NEWS/filesThe funding will allow for another 15 sleeping place at the Salvation Army’s Caring Place.
Liberal MP signs the Test Roll
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The rusted and rotted hulls of old boats and docks along the Fraser River are gradually be-ing cleaned up, includ-ing several sites in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Sandi Case of Port Metro Vancouver, vice-president of human re-sources and labour re-lations, appeared before Pitt Meadows council last week and said her group is in the process of removing 16 derelict vessels from a water lease held by Katzie First Nations.
John Parker-Jervis, media and government affairs advisor for Port Metro, said the Fraser River Improvement Ini-tiative is a five-year, $2 million initiative that has identified 151 sites where there are sunken or abandoned boats or dilapidated infrastruc-ture, in an area from the mouth of the Fraser to the boundary at approx-imately Kanaka Way in Maple Ridge.
So far 118 of them have been addressed.
Eighteen of those sites are in Pitt Meadows or Maple Ridge, and so far the port authority has addressed eight of them.
Some of the problem sites are navigational hazards for boards, en-vironmental hazards, public safety risks, and are often pollution and eyesores.
In most cases, the port authority reaches out to the owner to perform the clean-up, and that is “the desired outcome.”
But in many cases, Port Metro has the legal authority to remove the
problem boat or struc-ture if the owner refuses.
Due to confidentiality rules with lease hold-ers, he could not speak about specific sites or problems, but said work is slated along Wharf Street in Maple Ridge in the near future.
Katzie First Nations Chief Susan Miller said 14 vessels have been successfully removed from the band’s water-front, but two have be-come so imbedded in the river bank that to re-move them would cause problems, so they will likely be left as “part of the river bed.”
She said it has created more usable space on the shoreline, and the next step will be replacing the Katzie dock with one that is slightly longer.
The band has in-formed its members that boats that are no longer seaworthy must be removed from the shoreline in future, said Miller.
In 2008, three port authorities – Fraser River, North Fraser and the Port of Vancouver – combined to create Port Metro Vancouver, which manages 300 km of shoreline in the region.
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Energy efficiency is the theme as three schools in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District re-ceived a combined $846,000 in funding for capital projects.
Westview secondary is planning a $414,000 mechanical upgrade. Forty-six rooftop heat pumps with gas-fired backup heating will be installed. The project will be completed in early summer of 2016.
Albion and Fairview elementary schools will each receive an upgrade to their central boiler plants and domestic hot water systems.
Each project will cost $216,000 and will re-place two boilers with new high efficiency boiler pumps, valves, direct digital control panel, and a hot water heater. Work is expect-
ed to begin before the end of 2015 and finish by spring 2016.
“This additional funding will help School District No. 42 by upgrading these in-tegral parts of school buildings and extend-ing the life of the facili-ties,” Maple Ridge-Mis-sion MLA Marc Dalton said.
These projects were approved under the province’s routine capi-tal program. Projects were chosen based on need, priority, and sup-porting student learn-ing.
Since 2002, the min-istry has invested $4.2 billion in new and renovated schools, in-cluding $2.2 billion in seismic upgrades. This has resulted in 112 new schools, 186 schools with increased class-room space and 146 seismically upgraded schools.
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Pitt from front“It’s with mixed feelings that I leave.”Her successor will guide the city
through several key issues, including land use decisions, developing a sus-tainable financial plan, and planning parks and recreation services.
“There’s some exciting times ahead,” said Grout.
But she said the opportunity offered her by the ALC is a great step in her ca-reer.
“As an agrologist, that’s a real exciting opportunity for me.”
Grout begins her new duties as the Ag-ricultural Land Commission’s CEO on Dec. 14.
Kenney’s job is to prepare the coun-cil agendas, keep minutes, offer council
procedural advice during meetings and act as the chief electoral officer. She has been in Pitt Meadows for three years.
“I’ve loved it. The staff are great, and it’s a great community to work in,” she said.
Kenney is moving to be closer to aging family members on Vancouver Island, she said.
Becker said a smaller municipality like Pitt Meadows will often see its staff members move on.
“It’s something we’ve come to accept in Pitt Meadows – we produce great people and professionals. Larger orga-nizations with larger budgets and op-portunities tend to hire them away.”
Grout had a base salary of $164,000 and $22,000 in benefits last year. Kenney
made $91,000 plus $7,000 in benefits.The timing is poor, with the pair giv-
ing notice at the same time, said Becker.“The thing is awkward, in that now
we’re trying to hire two senior people,” said Becker.
He said council may decide hire the new CAO first, then allow the new top bureaucrat to be involved in the selec-tion of staff.
He believes council needs a CAO whose strengths are in managing change.
In the meantime, council is mov-ing into the budgeting process, which makes director of financial services Mark Roberts the key city hall staffer the politicians will be dealing with, said Becker.
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VICTORIA – The B.C. government declared the first Conservation Officer Day on Nov. 4, to rec-ognize the 110-year history of the service that started out as mostly volunteer “game wardens.”
This is overdue recognition for what is essentially a police force that only receives public notice when a bear or cougar has to be killed to protect people.
The ceremony at the B.C. legislature included awards. Chief Conservation Officer Doug Forsdick presented long-service medals and two commendations for lifesaving.
One was to CO Jason Hawkes, who rescued a family of four from their sink-ing boat on Kootenay Lake last June. He reached them in rough, windy condi-tions when they were waist-deep in water, far from shore.
The other went to CO Andrew Anaka, for rescuing an angler from an over-turned boat, whom he found “extremely hypothermic” at the base of a cliff at a lake near Powell River on Jan. 22. A sec-ond angler didn’t make it to shore.
An exemplary service medal went to CO Micah Kneller, who caught up with Fort Nelson RCMP officers and paramedics on Sept. 6, as they treated a hunter who had been attacked by a grizzly in a remote area. As darkness fell,
Kneller found a second injured hunter, got the group together, built a fire and assisted until a rescue helicopter from CFB Comox lifted the hunters out at 3 a.m.
NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert had a couple of things on his mind at the event. He relayed a report from the B.C. Government Em-ployees’ Union that there has been a 10 per cent cut in CO staff since 2002.
Not so, replied Environment Minister Mary Polak. The number has “hovered around 148” in that time, she said, including seasonal staff for peak hunting and fishing periods.
Polak said extra investment has gone into trucks that serve as mobile com-mand centres, so people aren’t sitting in offices waiting for the phone to ring. They patrol more and respond faster, which can be vital.
Chandra Herbert also blasted the government for a “donation” of $100,000 from the Freshwater Fishing Society of B.C. to increase angling enforcement this summer, adding more seasonal CO days. “What’s next, bake sales?” he said.
The real story is a bit more compli-cated. In March, I reported that the B.C. Liberal government finally made good on a decade-old promise to turn over all revenue from freshwater fishing licence sales to the society.
Its revenue went from $7 million to $10 million once the government finally ended the practice of skimming some off for the general treasury.
Energy Minister Bill Bennett recalled
that the society was established during the first years of Gordon Campbell’s gov-ernment, a period of what Bennett called “religious zeal” for privatization.
The society spends most of its budget restocking lakes with trout and promot-ing responsible angling, but its new 30-year service contract also calls on it to contribute to enforcement. This is the first year that has happened, and Polak said the extra fishing violation tickets indicate it is working.
The CO service also works on cases such as the Mount Polley mine breach. It has a commercial environmental en-forcement unit, a special investigations unit to deal with smuggling and orga-nized crime, and an intelligence analyst. In short, they’re real cops, working with a group of about 150 compliance officers at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
They don’t get much respect from an urban public informed by celebrity wild-life protesters such as Pamela Anderson, Miley Cyrus and Ricky Gervais.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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As war has changed in indescribable ways over the last century, the face of our Remembrance Day ceremonies is changing too.
Gone are the veterans of the First World War and ever dwindling are those Second World War and Korean War veterans whose stories are so entrenched in our collective Canadian conscious-ness.
Yet we must continue to honour and recognize – to remember – those sacrifices that helped define and shape our history and culture.
At the same time, we recognize the tremendous contributions of those who have stepped forward to serve their country and have given much in re-cent conflicts, in addition to those men and wom-en – husbands, fathers, mothers and daughters – who have helped bring peace to war-ravaged countries around the world.
Our commemoration on Nov. 11 is not about glorifying war; far from it. There is no question that the world would be a far better place were soldiers and armies no longer needed.
However, the reality is that at present, the world is not that place.
And so this Remembrance Day we give thanks to those who have laid down their lives, to those who have left loved ones in Canada to try to do some good a world away, and to those who fought and returned, forever changed.
To those here on the homefront, from Second World War victory gardeners to today’s parents and children who wave good-bye from the dock to today’s Armed Forces members, you too de-serve our thanks for what is, too often, a thankless job.
We take a moment today to remember all of those sacrifices, and the many more besides.
Thank you.
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Editor, The News:Re: Masse can’t make meet-
ings (The News, Nov. 4).Congratulations to May-
or Nicole Read, Deputy Mayor Tyler Shymkiw and council as they have achieved their goal.
They have set up a shelter for the homeless and drug addicts, which has been in operation for one month now, a supposedly tempo-rary solution.
Coun. Robert Masse said previously that the num-ber of homeless did not decreased in Vancouver when that city built shel-ters.
In a more recent article, it was noted that he has not been able to attend early Monday meetings due to clean-up around his prop-erty caused by the proxim-ity of the shelter.
As predicted and seen in other communities, the building of shelters, con-trary to popular belief, has not decreased the home-less in that community.
I read Pitt Meadows is facing a 3.5 percent tax in-crease in 2016 to maintain their current service levels.
Will Maple Ridge face a tax increase in 2016 to support the shelter, emer-gency response services
and extra policing associ-ated with the shelter?
Len LoveringMaple Ridge
Editor, The News:Re: Juno Beach is sacred ground (Letters, Nov. 4).While I respect William Jost’s view of Juno Beach, I couldn’t
disagree more. There are a great many memorials to the fallen situated in
both France and Belgium, and there is a museum devoted to the battle which occurred on Juno Beach.
While this was certainly a significant event in Canadian military history, where does it all end?
My father was a prisoner of the Japanese and his life and early death can be easily attributed to his experience. Yet, as far as I know, there are no memorials to his many comrades in that part of the world. Auschwitz is kept as a reminder of the horrors of war, of megalomania and of man’s inhumanity to man and that is as it should be.
The Americans choose to alter history so that the Second World War began in 1942, ignoring the contribution made by Britain and allies from 1939 on. Perhaps that’s because the British and Europeans refuse to glorify it. They simply did what they had to do.
So let people treat Juno as ‘just another beach’. Let them walk on it, yes, and dogs too. This freedom is what our sol-diers fought and died for. Don’t sully their memory by mak-ing it exclusive.
Anne RostvigMaple Ridge
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Ahmed Yousef is part of the group and has some advice for any new arrivals who might find themselves on the north side of the Fraser River: Don’t sit back; use the myriad of programs and help that is available in order to adapt to your new home.
Yousef, from Egypt, says people should use everything from Wel-come Wagon to Immi-grant Services Society of B.C., SUCCESS, Work B.C., Skills Connect, the Family Education and Support Centre, and the Maple Ridge library to figure out their new place.
“These organizations can assist in almost every aspect of life and resettle-ment.”
The task of fitting in is even harder for those suffering the traumatic effects of war, bombing, dislocation and persecu-tion.
That’s why he recom-mends the new arrivals seek help, “so as to over-come and work through the tremendously trau-matic experiences they and their children have experienced.
“I beg that they do not think that doing so will lead to stigmatization, as is usually the case in Syria and other Arab coun-tries,” Yousef added.
Instead, obtaining help for mental health will al-low kids to better reach their potential and will allow adults to enjoy their new life, he added.
Fred Armstrong, with the City of Maple Ridge, says the municipality can play a role through its volunteer, recreation and community programs.
“That’s part of the whole community devel-opment role.
“I think every com-munity is going to be in-volved.”
Armstrong said church and faith groups will jump in to help.
“The people who are going be coming are pri-marily Muslim, but there are Christians who have been displaced. The lo-cal faith groups just sur-round these people and make them feel connect-ed.”
He said new arrivals often get involved in vol-unteer jobs as a way of adjusting.
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the interfaith committee also will help people fit in with their faith, into a new country. “It makes a big difference when you can hang out with people that understand your faith.”
Residents across the region are being urged to volunteer, donate and even open their homes to assist the incoming refu-gees once they arrive.
At least 10 per cent of Syrian refugees coming to Canada so far have come to B.C., and of those, the vast majority settle in Surrey, followed by surrounding cities such as Burnaby, New Westminster, Delta, Co-quitlam and Richmond.
All of the 43 govern-ment-assisted Syrian refugees who have ar-rived in B.C. in 2015 have settled in those commu-nities, and 26 of them are in Surrey.
“Surrey is expected to continue being the num-ber one destination,” said Chris Friesen, executive-director of the Immigrant Services Society of B.C.
He estimates Surrey alone could welcome 800 Syrian refugees and roughly 300 of them could be school age – 40 per cent are expected to be under 19 years old – triggering a scramble for classroom space.
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A regional emergency planning meeting is set for next Monday, Nov. 16 to coordinate the re-sponse of various agen-cies.
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Ridge Meadows RCMP are investigat-ing two break-ins and a robbery at the new Mark’s store in Maple Ridge.
The string of incidents started Oct. 23, when the store was broken into overnight. A second break-in occurred the night of Sunday, Nov. 1, and police have noticed similarities that may indicate the same person was involved in both incidents.
A number of pairs of expensive sunglasses
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6, a store employee noticed a man attempting to steal items from the store.
“When confronted, this male produced a knife and managed to run out of the store,” said RCMP Cpl. Brenda Winpenny. “Through this investigation a suspect has been established, and his arrest is being actively pursued.”
Police are releasing a surveillance photo of a
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Notice of Public HearingTAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, North-East corner entrance, at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2015 to consider the following bylaws:
1) 2015-201-RZ
MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7163-2015
LEGAL: Lot A, Section 29, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan EPP27906 Except Plans EPP39985, EPP32166, and EPP52568
LOCATION: 22830 Nelson Court
FROM: R-1 (Residential District)
TO: R-2 (Urban Residential District)
PURPOSE: To permit a future subdivision of 11 lots.
2a) 2013-086-RZ
MAPLE RIDGE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7160-2015
LEGAL: Lot 1, Except: Part dedicated Road on Plan 68113, Section 33, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 20132;
Lot 8, Block A, Section 33, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 2409;
Parcel B (668484E), Lot 9, Block A, Section 33, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 2409;
Lot 4, Section 33, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 20132
LOCATION: 23262 Silver Valley Road, 13738, 13702 and 13660 232 Street
PURPOSE: To Amend Schedule “A of the Offi cial Community Plan as follows:
Chapter 10.3, Section 5.3 Hamlets, Subsection 5.3.3 items a), b) and c): to allow a small commercial area that is typically between 90-140 m2 in the Blaney, Forest, and Horse Hamlets.
Chapter 10.3, Section 7.0 Design Guidelines, Subsection 7.2 Design Guidelines for Hamlets, Sub section 7.2.1 Uses, item e): to allow on-site parking for commercial uses in Silver Valley Hamlets.
Chapter 10.3, Part VI, A – Silver Valley, Figure 2 - Land Use Plan and Figure 3A - Blaney Hamlet is hereby amended to adjust the existing land use boundaries as outlined in heavy black line as shown on Map No. 910.
Chapter 10.3, Part VI, A – Silver Valley, and Figure 4 - Trails / Open Space, is hereby amended to adjust the existing land use boundaries and trail location as outlined in heavy black line as shown on Map No. 911.
2b) 2013-086-RZ
MAPLE RIDGE ZONE AMENDING BYLAW NO. 7023-2013
LEGAL: Lot 1, Except: Part dedicated Road on Plan 68113, Section 33, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 20132;
Lot 8, Block A, Section 33, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 2409;
Parcel B (668484E), Lot 9, Block A, Section 33, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 2409;
Lot 4, Section 33, Township 12, New Westminster District, Plan 20132
LOCATION: 23262 Silver Valley Road, 13738, 13702 and 13660 232 Street
FROM: RS-3 (One Family Rural Residential)
TO: RS-1 (One Family Urban Residential) R-3 (Special Amenity Residential District) RST-SV (Street Townhouse – Silver Valley) RS-1b (One Family Urban [Medium Density] Residential) P-1 (Park and School) R-1 (Residential District) and C-5 (Village Centre Commercial)
PURPOSE: To permit a future subdivision of approximately 51 single family lots, 16 street townhouse lots, one commercial lot, and future neighbourhood park.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the aforesaid bylaws and copies of staff reports and other information considered by Council relevant to the matters contained in the bylaws will also be available for public inspection at the Municipal Hall, Planning Department counter, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from November 5, 2015 to November 17, 2015, Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays excepted. Some of this information will also be posted on the City website www.mapleridge.ca on the Your Government /Meet Your Council/Council Meetings page.
ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected by any of these bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on the matters contained in the bylaws or by making a written submission to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services or by sending an e-mail to the Clerk’s Department at [email protected], by 4:00 p.m., November 17, 2015. Please note that all written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection.
Dated this 5th day of November, 2015.
Ceri MarloManager of Legislative Services
Map No.910 Map No.911
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L o o k i n g B a c kBy Leslie Norman
Nov. 11 is Re-membrance Day and the
Pitt Meadows Museum will mark the date with exhibits and a slide show at the cenotaph and recreation centre.
This year also marks the 100th anniversary of a seminal year for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in the First World War.
Fought from April 22 to May 25 in 1915, Ca-nadians were at the fore-front of the 2nd Battle of Ypres in Belgium.
This battle marked the first true use of chemi-cals in warfare and the allied troops were caught off guard when Germany released chlo-rine gas on their lines.
Overseas for less than a year, our troops had no good boots or helmets and certainly no gas masks. But the Canadians, along with the British, fought on for more than two weeks and eventually held the front.
However, more than Canadian 1,000 lives were lost, and another 600 injured.
When more gas was released in May, the Canadian troops were somewhat better equipped to handle it, having received gas masks, which replaced the urine soaked cloths they had improvised with in April.
It was at Ypres that Major Dr. John McCrea also came of age, putting pen to paper on May 3 to write In Flanders Fields as a tribute to his friend Alexis Helmer, who had died in battle the day prior.
Before the end of the year, the poem would be published in Punch Magazine and would become the work that defined this war and those to come.
Dr. McCrea would leave the battle lines after Ypres, being moved in June to the Number 3 Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne, France.
Thereafter, he had numerous promotions, with his last on Jan. 13, 1918 to consulting physician to the British Armies in France.
But this was short lived as he passed away on Jan. 28, 1918 from pneumonia and men-
ingitis. However, his poem
lives on and we can wear our poppies with additional pride this Remembrance Day knowing the Canadian who wrote it did so 100 years ago this year.
Pitt Meadows sent 27 young men off to fight in the First World War.
None were at Ypres as the first to enlist did so later in that year.
At least one, Roland R.F.C. Thomson, was at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917.
He is the only enlistee from this community not to return from the war.
Over the years, at this
museum, we have col-lected a small number of items from the ‘Great War.’
In our city’s centen-nial year, a munitions worker pin and a medi-cal services corps ring were donated.
A few years earlier, the discharge papers (with original envelope) for Albert Stevens were brought to us.
This year, various clip-pings and paperwork for Private E. Irvine, including a 1918 letter to his mother from the Canadian Red Cross Alexandra Hospital in England, were brought in to the museum.
Little pieces of some young men’s lives col-lected, saved and passed from generation to generation so that 100 years after a world-altering conflict they are saved for presentation to our generation and to generations to come, to remind all of us of these men’s sacrifice.
Leslie Norman is cura-tor at Pitt Meadows
Museum.
In Flanders Fields, in 1915
ContributedClippings and paperwork for Private E. Irvine, including a 1918 letter to his mother from the Canadian Red Cross Alex-andra Hospital in England, were brought in to the museum.
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Maple Ridge Backyard Burning“Backyard Fire” is an outdoor fi re where garden refuse, such as leaves and small branches indigenous to the property, are burned for the purpose of disposal, due to garden clean-up or damage from high winds.
Before you burn, please consider the Brush Chipping Program.For more information call the Ridge Meadows Recycling at 604-463-5545 or visit www.rmrecycling.org.
If you do choose to burn, the following guidelines apply:
• The urban areas of Maple Ridge are completely closed to any type of burning.
• The rural areas of Maple Ridge may burn dry garden refuse during daylight hours from October 15 to November 15 with a permit if the fi re can be located a minimum of 15 metres from structures and property lines.
• Permits may be revoked and fi nes issued by the Fire Department at any time for non-compliance.
• Permits are $25.00 available from the Maple Ridge Fire Department, Hall #1 (Cash only) or the Municipal Hall, Tax Department.
To determine if you live in the rural area and are eligible for a burning permit, contact the Fire Department during the following business hours.
Monday to Friday,8:00am to 4:00pm
604-463-5880
Visit www.fi re.mapleridge.ca for the rules & regulations of a fi re permit.
Thank you for doing your part to maintain a fi re safe community.
City of Maple Ridge, FIRE DEPARTMENT22708 Brown Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 9A2fi [email protected]
www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Wednesday, November 11, 2015 -- 11
Operation Christmas Child gives families a chance to fill a shoebox full of gifts for needy
children overseas.The project is run by
the Samaritan’s Purse International Relief agency, and through Operation Christmas
Child, locals are join-ing tens of thousands of people across Canada to fill empty shoeboxes with toys, school sup-plies, hygiene items
and a fee of $7 per box for shipping costs, for impoverished children around the world.
Due to custom regula-tions, candy is no longer
accepted in the shoe-boxes.
These gifts from Maple Ridge and Pitt Mead-ows will be transported to suffering children
in Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Haiti, Ne-pal and Ukraine (warm clothes needed).
The organization
uses all means neces-sary – trains, airplanes, boats, elephants, bikes and even dog sleds – to get the shoeboxes into the hands of kids, said organizer Barb Gus-tafson.
The local collec-tion will take place on Nov. 16-22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Maple Ridge Baptist Church, at 222nd Street and Lougheed Highway.
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It’s been a dream of the Ridge Meadows Outdoors Club for more than 20 years.A new bridge over Gold Creek now makes a more direct hike to the peaks above in Golden Ears Provincial Park.The bridge connects the East Canyon Trail, which runs from the Gold Creek parking lot, to the West Canyon Trail on the other side of Gold Creek.It crosses the creek above both the upper and lower falls.Once having crossed the bridge from the east to the west side, hikers can continue on to Alder Flats campground.There is no name for the new structure, which cost about $80,000, said John Hume, one of the founders of the outdoor club.Hume has been promoting and advocating for the park for more than 40 years.“It’s a brand new route to the Golden Ears,” he said.“The bridge has been pushed by myself and [former MLA] Ken Stewart for many years. It is rewarding to see it finally built,” Hume added.The Ridge Meadows Out-doors Club now has more than 100 active members and under the leadership of Alan Lizee has been clearing and marking hik-ing trails on the mountain for years.However, the trails need more funding from B.C. Parks for proper mainte-nance, he added.
• Anyone can participate in Operation Christmas Child. For more information on how to participate call Barb at 604-467-9794 or visit www.SamaritansPurse.ca/occ.
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Tara Travis, a homegrown talent, will play each one of King Henry VIII’s wives, and eventually the murderous king himself in an Alt Fest production at the ACT.
Travis is the star of Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The one-woman show will be featured on Alt Fest’s opening night Nov. 20, along with No Tweed Too Tight: A Grant Canyon Mystery.
Nov. 21 and 22 will bring more perfor-mances for Alt Fest weekend.
Travis said her roles call for “rapid-fire shapeshifting,” and taking it was one of the most extreme challenges of her professional acting career.
“I was equally excited and terrified. It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever done,” she said.
“But it’s so much fun. Now that I know it, and it’s in my body, it’s my favourite thing to perform.”
Travis grew up in Maple Ridge and gradu-ated from Maple Ridge secondary with the class of 1996 as Tara Goerzen. She was in every theatre performance in the district, as a member of the Maple Ridge Community Players and the Maple Ridge Dance Circle. Not it’s her living and lifestyle. She’s been
with Monster Theatre since 2007.She is also doing the Wizard of Oz with
Gateway Theatre in Richmond, playing the Wicked Witch of the West, “which is super fun.” On the side, she is a puppeteer for hire.
Travis is looking forward to Alt Fest in her home town.
“It’s totally fun. I’m just mad that the ACT didn’t exist when I lived there.”
Til Death is set in a waiting room in the
afterlife, as one-by-one Henry’s wives arrive and try to figure out who deserves to spend eternity with the King.
“Six queens, six love stories, six deaths, one king, one actress,” is the summa-tion, by writer and director Ryan Gladstone.
He also wrote and stars in No Tweed Too Tight: A Grant Canyon Mystery.
Perpetually inebriated investigator Canyon leaves a wake of dead bodies, semi-satisfied ladies, and empty bottles as he staggers to-ward a shocking and fiery conclusion.
It is directed by Bruce Horak.Saturday, Nov. 21 brings Nashville Hurri-
cane: A Curious Tale of Finger Pickin’ Fury.In this 75-minute one-man show per-
formed by Chase Padgett, the audience learns about Henry Waltrip, the Nashville Hurricane. From humble trailer park begin-nings alongside his white trash mother, Brenda, and the crazy gigs on the road with his blues playing mentor, Tyrone, the stories and songs unfold into hilarious rants on love and music. Written by Chase Padgett and Jay Hopkins.
Sunday, Nov. 22, Alt Fest offers the Jeff Hamilton Trio with Cory Weeds.
Originality is what versatile drum-mer Hamilton brings whether he is record-ing or performing with his trio, Oscar Peterson or Ray Brown.
Rapid-fire shapeshifting in Til Death
ContributedTara Travis gives some local flavour to Alt Fest, coming to the ACT, Nov. 20-22.
Actress from Ridge plays King Henry VIII and all six wives
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The Garibaldi Art Club’s annual fall show is being held Nov. 20-22 at Fra-serview Village Hall, Friday from 7-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“It is amazing how many different ideas artists choose to paint, every-thing literally from soup to nuts, some realistic, others very abstract, and ev-erything in between,” said organizer Joyce Campbell.
She said their mediums have moved beyond oils and watercolours – al-though these are still powerful choic-es.
“A visitor to the show will notice the popularity of acrylics and pas-
tels, both chalk and oil,” she said. “No paintbrush between you and the pa-per - just dig in and get dirty.”
There are collages and pictures cre-ated using mixed media, coloured pencils and even just drawings.
“Obviously, a variety of methods and styles, enough to set your mind to dreaming, planning, even buying,” said Campbell.
Most club members are not profes-sional artists. Some are academically trained, but many are just ordinary people who delight in the process of creating.
The club offers workshops with working artists during the year to help members improve their skills in seeing shapes, lights and darks, using colour and in drawing. A visitor to the GAC shows will notice artists getting better each year, one of the benefits of visiting every year, said Campbell.
Art club hosts annual showArts&life
His highly accomplished trio, fea-turing pianist Tamir Hendelman and bassist Christoph Luty, is a sure bet for fans of hard swinging, straight ahead jazz. Joining the Trio is tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds, one of Canada’s most important jazz impre-sarios and the founder and owner of the Cellar Jazz Club in Vancouver.
The three-show package is available for $60, or tickets can be purchased for each night. Tickets can be bought in person at The ACT Arts Centre at 11944 Haney Place, by phone at 604-476-2787 or online at www.theactma-pleridge.org.
Non-perishable food donations for the Friends in Need Food Bank will be taken in the lobby during Alt Fest.
Alt Fest from 13
Alt Fest ends with jazz music
Garibaldi Art Club offers art in variety of mediums
Maple Ridge’s Andrew Greenwood, a Vancouver firefighter and opera singer, will join the Fraser Val-ley Symphony for its first concert of the season on Nov. 15 in Abbotsford.
The baritone will perform Toreador Aria from Carmen, along with a variety of seasonal songs in-cluding Oh Holy Night.
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A little too much iron in the diet cost the Pitt Meadows Marauders their season.
The Marauders senior AA season came to an end after dropping a 2-1 decision on penalties to the Langley Saints on Nov. 5.
The Marauders trailed 1-0 after the first half and dominated play in the second, said head coach Mike Old-ridge.
Despite controlling the tempo, the goal posts and crossbar kept the Ma-rauders off the scoresheet.
“We hit five posts throughout the game,” said Oldridge. “I thought we outplayed Langley in the second half and extra time. Unfortunately, that ended our season.”
The Marauders trailed late in the game when Nate Trampleasure fi-nally found the back of the net, tying it 1-1 with 10 minutes remaining.
With nothing settled in overtime the teams went to penalty kicks, where the marauders fell 5-4.
The Marauders finished the season with four wins and two ties to take first place in north division stand-ings, two points up on the Arch Bishop Carney Stars.
They dropped the first game of the double knockout Fraser Valley play-offs 2-1 to Aldergrove on Oct. 3.
Marauders bounced from playoffs
A bronze medal at the Canadian National Cyclocross Championships has propelled Maggie Coles-Lyster to a spot on the Ca-nadian under-23 cyclocross team and a chance to compete at the World Cyclocross Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Bel-gium.
Coles-Lyster won the bronze in Winnipeg on Oct. 24 and the 16-year-old Maple Ridge cyclist will have an opportunity to compete at a world championships in January 2016.
The bronze comes after Coles-Lyster competed at the Canadian National Track Championships in Milton, Ont. in early
October, winning five medals, including three national championships.
“Maggie loves to race her bikes, and loves to do the many different disciplines our sport offers,” said her coach and father, Barry Lyster.
“As her coach, it presents a fun challenge on how to structure her training plan to al-low her to compete at all the top competi-tions”
He said this year has been especially chal-lenging with track and cyclocross national championships being two weeks apart. The coach said she was able to have such strong performances at both championships is a testament to her hard work and passion for her sport.
Coles-Lyster will be eligible to compete in three world championships in 2016, and there is a strong chance she will qualify.
Tim Fitzgerald/THE NEWSMarauders’ Jonas Koellmel battles with a Langley Saints defender in playoff action at Pitt Meadows secondary on Nov. 5.
Coles-Lyster off to world championships
ContributedMaple Ridge’s Maggie Coles-Lyster competes in Winnipeg.
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The Ridge Meadow Flames rebounded after a tough overtime loss the night before to knock off the Port Moody Panthers 7-4 Saturday, Nov. 7.
The Flames game strolled into Port Moody looking for redemption after drop-ping a heartbreaking 4-3 decision to the Grandview Steelers the night before at Planet Ice.
The Flames battled back from an early two-goal deficit and Jake Holland scored with 47 seconds left in the third to make it 3-3, only to see rookie defence-man Daniel Kim called for a delay of game penalty just five seconds into the extra frame, resulting in a penalty shot.
Grandview’s Adam Rota buried the penalty shot, handing Flames’ netmind-er Jason Sandhu the loss after he turned aside 35 of the 39 shots he faced.
Bradley Crompton led the Flames with a goal and an assist.
The Flames wasted no time putting the tough loss behind them on Saturday in Port Moody, building up an early 3-0 lead just six minutes into the game on goals by Cameron Al-der, Andrew Strelezki and Nicholas Maydaniuk.
The Flames built a 5-2 lead midway through the second before Port Moody mounted a comeback, cut-ting the lead to 5-4 with three-and-a-half minutes left in the period.
Flames Halen Cordoni scored the first of his two powerplay goals to put the game away with just more than two minutes left in the second.
The Flames went 4-8 on the powerplay, while hold-ing the Panthers scoreless on six tries.
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The Pitt Meadows Marauders will go on the road to take on the Windsor Dukes in the first round of the junior varsity playoffs on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 3:30 p.m.
The 3-4 Marauders are coming off a 30-12 loss to the undefeat-ed Abbotsford Pan-thers on Oct. 4. The Marauders finished fourth in the Valley di-vision.
Windsor finished the season with a 4-1-1 re-cord and second in the North Shore division.
The Marauders of-fence was led by quar-terback Tato Ferreyro, who finished the sea-son with 61 per cent completion percent-age, throwing for six touchdowns and just two interceptions.
Brandon Hunt led the team in rushing, gaining 662 yards on 91 attempts. He had eight touchdowns.
The Meadow Ridge Moose moved alone atop of the South Coast Female Amateur Hock-ey League standings af-ter back-to-back shutout wins on the weekend.
The Moose opened the weekend blanking the South Fraser TNT 4-0 Saturday, Nov. 7 at Plan-et Ice in Delta.
Dayna Briggs scored the game winner with Kacey Lepp, Kirsten Langston, and Angela Burke also chipping in with goals.
Madeline Cockrill had two assists.
Katie Greenway re-corded the shutout,
turning aside 15 shots.The Moose continued
their strong play, blank-ing the Fraser Valley Jets 3-0.
After a scoreless first period in which the Moose had 15 shots while only giving up two, Meadow Ridge erupted for three goals in the second, with Syd-ney Langston scoring the game-winner.
Emily Jude and Chanel Toor also scored.
The Moose dominated play throughout the game, firing 56 shots on net, while only giving up 12. Sabrina Mathias picked up the shutout.
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JANUMErik Badstue
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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Erik Janum. Erik began another great journey surrounded by his loving wife and family in the ear-ly hours of Tuesday November 3rd. Erik has left behind his wife Jacquie (her family), Children Susan, Alice, Sandy, Kristina, Leslie-Ann, Karla and Stephanie along with many treasured grandchildren and great-grand-children. He also leaves behind his extended family in Denmark. In honor of Erik, the family will be holding an open Celebration of Life on Sunday, November 15
at the Maple Ridge Legion at 1pm. Please join us in celebrating the life of a man who touched so many others’ by sharing memories, stories and laughter as Erik would have wanted. Special thanks to Dr Mawani, his staff and the staff and volunteers at the McKinney Creek Hospice.
MacDONALDLeanne (Tait)
February 16, 1971 - November 1, 2015
Leanne, 44, of Maple Ridge, BC, passed away with her children by her side early November 1, 2015 at Royal Columbian Hospital.
Born on February 16, 1971 in Hamilton, Ontario to Dale & Dave Tait. Leanne’s family soon moved to BC in 1975, where she grew up and attended her school years in the Tri-cities.
Leanne made Maple Ridge her home while raising her
two beautiful children, Tatianna (23) and Isaiah (19), she was so proud to be their mom. On September 18, 2004, Leanne married Rob MacDonald in Whonnock, BC.Leanne will be dearly missed by her friends and family, who will always hold a special place in their hearts.
A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 11:00am at Fraser Village Hall 22610 116th Ave, Maple Ridge, BC.
In Lieu of fl owers, memorial donations may be made. A “Go Fund Me” has been set up to help cover the unexpected costs and help fi nancially assist her children who are now left without their mom. Link: https://www.gofundme.com/secrb5n
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Golden Eagle Farms is looking for seasonal general farm work-ers available between February - October 2016. Duties include weeding, preparing land for plant-ing, fertilizing, cultivating, spray-ing, irrigating and harvesting crops, pipe and drainage repair, operate and maintain farm ma-chinery and equipment, and other related duties. Work is outdoors, in all weather conditions and is physically demanding. No educa-tion or previous work experience required. Pay is $10.49/hour at 40+ hours per week.
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MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men
BIG OR SMALL MOVESStart $45/hr ~ All size trucks
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From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks
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www.paintspecial.com 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland
604-996-8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 10yrs
PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299
2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls
Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is
completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.
A-1 Painting Company - Interior / Exterior 20 years exp. Summer Special 10% off (604)723-8434
NORTH STARS PAINTINGwww.northstars-painting.com
AMAZING WORK,AMAZING VALUE!
778.245.9069
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LOOK for our YARD SIGNS D Free Estimates D Insured
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Serving Tri City 35 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days
Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com
A Gas Fitter ✭ PlumberFurnaces, Boilers, Hot Water
Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/Duct Cleaning & Plumbing Jobs.
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Call Aman: 778-895-2005
FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATINGH/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. 604-380-2932
Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.1-800-573-2928
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca
TREE BROTHERSSPECIALIST
Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump
Grinding. Free Estimates.WCB/Fully Insured
$25 Off with this AdJerry, 604-500-2163
CEDAR HOGFUEL
SPECIAL FALL PRICESSawdust Available
Augustine Soil & Mulch Ltd.Pitt Meadows, BC
604-465-5193, 604-465-5197www.augustinesoilandmulch.com
AKITA PUPSChampionship. $800 each.
Call 604-751-0191
CANE CORSO MASTIFF, 1 blue female, 11 weeks old. $750. Call 604-308-5665
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
GOLDEN DOODLE Puppies. Born Oct. 3. Mom is (45 lbs.) AKC reg’d Standard Poodle, Dad is (75 lbs.) Golden Retriever (cert hips & eyes). Ready Nov. 28. Ideal family com-panions / service dogs (intelligent, gentle, eager to please, good with children, animals, low or no shed). Exp’d (30 yrs), knowledgable, ken-nelless breeders. 1st shot/deworm-ing. $1200. Mission 604-820-4827
TEACUP YORKIE / CHIHUAHUA Male, dewormed, 1st shots. Ready to go! $650 obo. 604-381-2151.
Native Art & Artifacts AuctionSunday Nov. 15th, 12:00 Noon
Preview 9:00amEngineers Auditorium
4333 Ledger Ave, BurnabyOVER 375 ITEMS!
Original Bill Reid drawing, NWC baskets, totems and
masks, Navajo Jewelry, Robert Davidson 51” bronze dogfi sh
Info - Consignment - Appraisals604-657-2072 / 604-657-1147
www.seahawkauctions.com
FREE FIREWOOD - U PICK UP(604)999-2454
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SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD:www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.
OPERATIONAL BEEF RANCH with meat processing facility north of Kamloops BC for sale or joint ven-ture, river frontage. 250-674-1514
Yes, We PayCASH!
Damaged or Older Houses! Condos & Pretty Homes too!
Check us out!www.webuyhomesbc.com
604-626-9647
New SRI Manufactured homesSingles $74,900. Doubles $94,900.
PARK SPACES AVAILABLEREPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010
*1989 14x70 in 55+ Ruskin Park 1 small pet ok, $42,900.
*1970 12x60 in 55+ Langley Park no pets, $26,900.
www.glenbrookhomes.netChuck 604-830-1960
Trades. Financing. Permits.
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Glenwood Manor Apartments
Clean & Spacious 2 Bdrm avail. No pets.
21387 Dewdney Trunk Rd.Maple Ridge
604-466-5799
MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAL
1 Bdrm Apt $750/mo. Includes heat, h/w.
No petsAvailable now.
604-476-6683
MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrms available $865/mo & $965/mo
Great LocationQueen Anne Apts.* Renovated Suites *
*Large *Clean *Very QuietIncludes: Heat, Hot Water
and HydroNear Shopping & Amenities.
SENIOR’S DISCOUNT
604-463-2236 604-463-7450
12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings
PORT COQUITLAM 1 bdrm suite - $775
2 bdrm corner suite - $925
S Includes heat/hot waterS 1.5 blocks to various bus stops S 2 blocks to Safeway/medical S City park across streetS Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required
* SORRY NO DOGS * CALL FOR APPOINTMENT
604-464-3550
ROYAL CRESCENTESTATES
22588 Royal Crescent Avenue,Maple Ridge
Large Units. Close ToGolden Ears Bridge,Shopping & More.
GREAT RIVER VIEW!
Offi ce: 604-463-0857Cell: 604-375-1768
PORT COQUITLAM 775-3000sqft. Ground fl oor commercial space. Offi ce / retail / service type busi-ness. Facing onto city park. 2 blks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy inter-section. Call 604-464-3550.
MAPLE Ridge West, rancher, 3 bdrm, 1.5 baths, 5 appls, ns/np, $1600, now, refs, 604-496-2718
CENTRAL MAPLE RIDGE house to share, all utils incl. Near amens & WCE. $500/mo. 778-689-8424
Pitt Meadows Marina14179 Reichenback Rd
Moorage RentalYear or Semi-annual
Outdoor Storage Available Starting
At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks &
Trailers Launch Ramp with 3 lines and
ample parking for tracks and trailers Onsite Manager
604.465.7713
MAPLE RIDGE 1 Bdrm g/l ste, new laminate fl rs, ns/np, avail now, $750 incl incl hydro & gas. 604-367-7673
MAPLE RIDGE - 3 bdrm bsmt suite, n/s, n/p. $975/mo. Avail. Jan. 1st. 604-401-2333 or (778)991-0615
MAPLE RIDGE - Thornhill area. lrg. 3 bdrm. 2 Full bath, on acreage. Lots of storage. Full tile throughout. Pri. entry & prkg. $1550/mo. incls. WIFI, laundry & hydro N/S. Sm. pet okay. Avail. Dec. 1 / 604.816.0849
PITT MEADOWS 3 Bdrm T/H in quiet family complex, rent geared to income. N/P. Call: 604-465-4851
The Scrapper
#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~
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454 EQUESTRIAN
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