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Unions

School staffreturn withno contractsTeachers’ union will not crossa CUPE picket line, accordingto their association president.by Maria [email protected]

Students go back to school nextweek as do the teachers and sup-port workers – but both employeegroups are without a contract.

CUPE, which represents specialeducation assistants and clericaland janitorial staff, are in a legalstrike position.

They are asking for a two percent pay increase for the nexttwo years, something that ColinPawson, chair of the CUPE bar-gaining committee, said otherunions have received.

Negotiations are scheduledbetween CUPE and the govern-ment bargainingagent for nextWednesday toFriday.

“They assureus they have anoffer for us,”Pawson said.

While CUPEhas been with-out a contractfor a year, theteachers’ con-tract ended onJune 30.

George Serra, president ofthe Maple Ridge Teachers’Association, said his organizationwill be back at the bargainingtable in October.

Serra said the teachers’ associa-tion is being advised to get readyfor a CUPE strike, and if picketlines are set up at the schools,they will not cross them.

The teachers are asking forwage increases, more preparationtime for elementary school teach-ers, and contract language thatdefines classroom sizes and thecomposition of classes.

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The school district is moving awayfrom traditional reporting of howstudents are doing at school.by Maria [email protected]

Students attending the Fraser ValleyStudent Forum 2013 came up with threekey words they want implemented in theireducation: passion, purpose, and personal-ization.

Jan Unwin, superintendent of the MapleRidge-Pitt Meadows school district, wasimpressed by the students’ vision vis-a-vis their own education, and she took thismessage back to local principals and vice-principals.

Her message to them at the annualsuperintendent’s meeting was: “we need tomodel passion, purpose, and personalizingto get our system to excellence.”

Unwin holds a superintendent’s meetingevery August with school principals andvice-principals to go through goals andfocus areas for the upcoming school year.

As super-intendent,Unwin saidher personalgoal is tomotivate andinspire thoseworking inthe schooldistrict “tomove toexcellence

on behalf of our kids” and to “supportinnovation and to keep people focused onstudents and learning.”

“Ultimately, I want the district and every-thing we measure in this district to beimproved over last year,” Unwin said. “Ibelieve in continuous improvement bothpersonally and professionally.”

Like the students from the school dis-trict who came up with “passion” as a keytheme they’d like to see in education, it isa topic that Unwin will also expound whentalking about education.

“If you look at kids who are passionateabout what they are learning, you will seetotal engagement in their learning,” Unwinsaid. “That is what we are after in educa-tion.”

The saying “find what you love to do andyou will never have to work a day in yourlife,” sums up her point, Unwin added.

“I would like to see kids be able tochoose courses and pathways in a gradua-

tion program that would allow them toreally choose courses that are relevant towhat they love and have purpose in theirlives,” Unwin said.

Over the last four years, the focus at theadministrative level has been in buildingschool culture, developing leadership skills,leadership in a changing and new world,and resilient leadership in a turbulenttimes.

This year, the focus will shift to assess-

ment and how administrators can lead“good assessment practice” in their schools.

Over the last two years, teachers in theschool district have been developing anew way of reporting on how students arelearning as opposed to using report cards.

This year, about 80 per cent of elemen-tary schools are expected to move awayfrom traditional report cards and towards a“reporting conference,” according to direc-tor David Vandergugten.

Education

Students pursue passion in learning

“If you look at kidswho are passionateabout what they arelearning, you will seetotal engagement intheir learning.”Jan Unwin

George SerraMRTA president

Jan Unwin heldher annualmeeting withvice-principalsand principals,where shetalked abouthow to inspirepassion in theirstudents.

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UpFrontMaple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Thursday, August 29, 2013 A3

Pitt CAO changes jobsJake Rudolph,

who has beenchief administra-tive office atthe City of PittMeadows for 10years, will becomethe deputy citymanager ofAbbotsford in sixweeks’ time. PittMeadows MayorDeb Walters saidRudolph is a“visionary” and takes pride in the com-munity and the people who work for theCity. “I wish him all the best,” she said.

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Ridge councillor takes initiativeto municipalities’ conference.

by Maria [email protected]

Maple Ridge Councillor Dr. BobMasse would like Riverview Hospitalre-opened and turned into a centreof excellence for mental health.

In mid-September, municipal

councillors from across the provincewill convene for their annual Unionof B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) confer-ence, and one of the resolutions beforethem will be to re-open the facility.

Masse brought up the topic whena discussion came up at councilabout UBCM resolutions, and it wasendorsed by all councillors.

And not only does he have the back-ing of his own council, he has spokenwith one councillor in Coquitlam,where the now-closed facility resides,

and she is on board as well.The Seaton Commission of the late

1990s put into motion the closure ofRiverview Hospital, which in its hey-day housed 6,000 patients. The ideawas to have services closer to wherepeople lived.

Masse, who has a chiropractic officein Haney, said that he could see theimpact when people with serious men-tal-health issues were no longer insti-tutionalized.

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Health care

Dr. Masse pushes to re-open Riverview

Animal welfare

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Clearly affectionate, two goats were found on the side of the road and delivered to the Maple Ridge SPCA.Julie Macmillan of J&M Acres has been keeping the goats safe until their owner contacts the SPCA or a newowner adopts them.

Raining goatsand sheep

“Basically we had alady who came outof her house and sawgoats on the side ofthe street.”Jennifer York

Bob MasseMaple Ridge councillor

Jake RudolphPitt Meadows CAO

Dewdney shut downA displaced hydro line caused the

closure of Dewdney Trunk Road betweenLaity and 216th streets on Wednesday.Firefighers secured the area and waitedfor BC Hydro crews to arrive. High-ten-sion wires with more than 100,000 voltscame of the insulator and were restingagainst the pole.


Maple Ridge SPCA staff were wrangling livestockMonday in a couple of unusual cases.

by Ronda [email protected]

The Maple Ridge branch of the SPCA does not dealwith livestock. Cats, rabbits, dogs, and common house-hold pets, yes – but sheep and goats, no.

Sometimes, however, when an animal is in need andthere is no one else available, the SPCA will do what itcan.

This is the position shelter manager Jennifer York andher staff found themselves in on Monday.

“Basically, we had a lady who came out of her houseand saw goats on the side of the street,” York said.

“She put them in her truck; they are quite friendly.”The approximately knee-high goats are obviously

much loved and well cared for, according to York, whowants to see them rejoined with their owner.

“Someone here [in the area] is missing their beautifulgoats,” York noted.

Not having the facilities to deal with goats, the twowere temporarily housed in the SPCA’s wooden penuntil they were transported to a foster home familiarwith goat care.

“We scrambled to find a foster parent,” commentedYork.

Although quite affectionate and interested in humancontact, the black-and-white member of the duo tried tomake a run for it when being loaded for transport.

“The black-and-white one is the more feisty one,” saidYork.

The goats are staying with Julie Macmillan of J&MAcres.

“They are really sweet,” Macmillan said.Just an hour before the arrival of the goats, there was

a call from an owner who wished to surrender a sheephe could no longer care for.

“Where the heck are we going to put a sheep?” Yorkasked.

It took three people to wrangle the sheep into thevehicle from the former owner’s field.

“He’s not so friendly with folks,” York noted aboutthe sheep.

The sheep is now settled in the Abbotsford shelter andwill be available for adoption shortly.

“It was such a crazy day,” York said. “You know thesaying – it’s raining cats and dogs – I guess we shouldhave changed that yesterday. It was raining goats andsheep.”

Those interested in adopting the sheep can contact theAbbotsford SPCA branch at 1-604-850-1584. The ownerof the goats is asked to contact the Maple Ridge SPCA at604-463-9511; however, if the owner can not be found,the goats will be considered for adoption starting Friday.

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Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Thursday, August 29, 2013 A5

Funeral services are set for Saturday,Sept. 7, for former deputy chiefRichard Purdey.by Roxanne [email protected]

Flags will continue to fly at half mastfor the next week, in honour of a manwho served this community for decadesthrough the Maple Ridge fire department.

Services will be held on Saturday, Sept.7, for Richard Purdey, the 65-year-old for-mer Maple Ridge deputy firechief who passed away of aheart attack on Aug. 22.

Like his father Stan, oneof the founding membersof the Maple Ridge firedepartment, Purdey was a“devoted” firefighter muchof his life, first starting asa volunteer and eventuallyclimbing the ladder to dep-uty chief.

“He was one of the build-ers of this department – along-time member,” firechief Dane Spence saidof his late colleague andfriend.

“He had deep roots inthe fire department… hegave his working life to thecommunity. He was alwaysextremely committed to thepeople of Maple Ridge, andeven in death he is stillgiving, now as an organdonor.”

Purdey started with thelocal fire department as avolunteer in 1968, then after working fora time with the Riverview fire department(which was later rolled into the Coquitlamfire service), he joined the full-time staffin Maple Ridge during 1986, as the newfire inspector.

In 1991, he was promoted to dep-uty chief – first working under chiefPaul Steine and then Pat Brooks – andremained a leader of the team until retir-ing in 1998.

“He was extremely well respected andlooked up to by many of the members,”said Spence, noting he was one of the ear-liest and strongest advocates for debriefingand implementing a system that recog-nized and treated members for criticalincident stress after nasty situations.

Though he retired 15 years ago, Purdeyremained a fixture at the local fire depart-ment, even visiting the hall the morningof his death.

“The fire department was a huge part ofRichard’s life, without question,” Spencesaid, noting that, in recent years, he’dbeen spending half of the year in Mexico.

Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin saidPurdey’s passing is a loss for the com-munity.

“He was far too young,” said Daykin,who knew of Purdey growing up, butnever really got to know him until Purdeystarted at the local firehall.

“It’s confession time,” Daykin said,admitting one of his first real introductionsto Purdey was when – in the late 1980s– he and his wife Judy were still runningthe Windsor Plywood store in Albion.

Daykin had decided to burn a pile ofscrap lumber and old, broken palletsbehind his shop on River Road. Flames

raging, Daykin was tendingthe fire when, suddenly, heturned around to unexpect-edly find Purdey standingbeside him.

“You can’t be doingthat,” Purdey told him,explaining that he’d seenthe plumes of smoke fromhis Tamarack Lane deck.

“Just don’t do it again.I have my eye on you,”Purdey said, leaving Daykinwith a $100 ticket that theywould joke about for yearsto come.

Recognizing that Purdeywas a big part of thefirefighting community,Daykin described him asa fixture during his timetransitioning from a vol-unteer to paid firefighterand beyond, and creditedPurdey for helping to steerthrough some difficulttimes of growth and evolu-tion.

“He was a character,”Daykin added, recalling how he wouldoften see Purdey “givin’ ’er” through townin his red fire-department-issued stationwagon on his way to call after call.

“Some thought him gruff and rough, buthe was fair, too,” Daykin said. “He wasserious and firm, but he had a good senseof humour… Deep down, he was a good,funny guy.”

As part of the tribute for Purdey, theflags in front of the main firehall will beflown at half mast until the evening of hisservice.

The service is being held at Maple RidgeAlliance Church, at 203rd Street andDewdney Trunk Road, on Sept. 7 at 11a.m.

He was predeceased by his wife Brenda,and survived by his daughters Morganand Erin, as well as his brothers Don andGraham, the latter who also served withthe Maple Ridge fire department for adozen years.

In lieu of flowers, people are asked tomake a donation in Purdey’s name to theRidge Meadows Hospice Society.

Maple Ridge fire department

Firefighters mourn chief

Sept. 9 is the kickoff for collectingnames encouraged for a referendum.by Maria [email protected]

Former Maple Ridge councillor CraigSpeirs is organizing a petition seeking areferendum to decriminalize possession ofmarijuana in B.C.

A group of local volunteers have com-mitted to collecting the names of at least10 per cent of voters to push the govern-ment to hold a referendum on the topic.

“I think it’s absolutely ridiculous to givesomeone a criminal record for the posses-

sion of pot,” Speirs said, which he calls“innocuous.”

Speirs said he has been smoking mari-juana since the 1970s, and he comparesit to having a beer or glass of wine at theend of the day.

Speirs said he has a “relationship” withhis grower, so he knows what he is get-ting.

“My understanding is the majority ofgrowers are mom-and-pop [organiza-tions], Speirs said. He added that anydanger around marijuana comes from thefact that it is illegal.

The kickoff for the petition is Sept. 9.The group will have 90 days to collectsignatures.

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Richard Purdey, the formerdeputy fire chief for Maple Ridge,was devoted to firefighting andcommunity – as was his fatherbefore him.

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The hair keeps dropping as morelocal youngsters give up theirlocks to raise funds and makewigs for families dealing withchildhood cancers.by Ronda [email protected]

Those who read about 11-year-old Mackenzie Braithwaite-Kelso’ssudden decision to have her headshaved for charity Aug. 11 will bepleased to know the youngster’sspirit continued to flow long afterthe head-shave.

Elise Muller, Mackenzie’s bestfriend, missed out on the headshave.But a couple of days later, she puther own long locks under the scis-sors.

Together with family and friends,Elise gave up her ponytail for Wigsfor Kids, a program to support kidsgoing through cancer treatments.

When asked how she felt abouther new “do,” Elise said, “I feel goodabout it. I’m glad I helped someoneand I got a haircut too, so it’s goodfor two reasons.”

Mackenzie, with her newly shavedhead, was on-hand for the ponytail’sremoval.

“I like it,” said Elise ofMackenzie’s hair. It was just twodays after the head-shave fundraiser[Youngster steps up for impromptuhead shave, Aug. 13, The TIMES]that Elise decided she would stillshare her hair and donate her pony-

tail to Wigs for Kids, which is a partof the BC Childhood Cancer ParentsAssociation (BCCCPA).

Athletes in Kind (AIK), the organ-ization that hosted the Pitt Meadowsheadshave earlier this month,donates all funds raised to BCCCPA.

Elise’s mom, Lorie Muller, is thefounder and president of AIK. Sheexplained why all funds generatedgo to BCCCPA.

“It all goes straight to the pocketsof the families who need it most,”Muller said. “We believe in practicalsupport.”

Muller was impressed with Eliseand Mackenzie’s decisions to losetheir locks.

“Especially at this age,” saidMuller, who added, “Elise hasalways had a heart for charity.”

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While Mackenzie Braithwaite-Kelso (foreground) already had her head shaved, it was Elise Muller’sturn a couple of days later. She donated her ponytail to Wigs for Kids.

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A 1950s-themedperformance will be at TheACT on Saturday.by Maria [email protected]

The clothes, the hair, themusic, and the fashion stylefrom the 1950s are all instantlyrecognizable.

And a group of young peoplehave embraced this style – ifonly temporarily – as they taketo The ACT stage on Saturdaywith two performances ofGrease.

The Odeum Theatre Society,a non-profit group that teachesmusical theatre over the summerto interested youth, is puttingon the musical, made famous bythe movie version starring JohnTravolta and Olivia Newton-John.

“We chose Grease because ofits lively music and dance, andbecause so many of our studentsfrom previous years wanted todo it,” said Rayne Beveridge,founder of Odeum Theatre.“What makes it special is thatit isn’t necessarily built arounda dramatic plot, but around anera and a style of music andfashion.”

Grease tells the teen love storyof Danny and Sandy; of 1950s-style gangs the T-Birds andScorpions, and Pink Ladies, ahigh school girls clique, all with

music and dance numbers.The 1950s musical has been

more challenging than previousproductions, Beveridge said,because it doesn’t just involvechoreography, rather it incorpor-ates real dancing.

Beveridge likes the musicalGrease himself because “it cap-tures the essence of the era itportrays.”

The cultural themes ofyouth rebellion and image arestill “valid” today, he added,“although the hairstyles andslang may have changed a bitsince then.”

This year, Odeum Theatre hashad more help from volunteersand support staff, specificallywith sets, props, and stage man-agement.

The set designer is MarcDerochie, who has “overseenthe creation of some reallyamazing set pieces,” Beveridgesaid. The props master and stagemanager is Laura Dand.

Odeum Theatre’sproduction of Greasewill be accompaniedby a live orchestra, therelatively new RidgeMeadows Orchestra,with 11 members pro-viding the music.

Grease will be at TheACT, 11944 Haney Pl.,on Aug. 31 at 3 p.m.and 7 p.m. Tickets areavailable by calling 604-476-2787 or visiting TheACT ticket centre.

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ALR, ALC, NLC, PM, MR: it’sacronym madness, and it’s allabout farmland – ALR – and howmuch we want to protect so that,ideally, we will have access tolocal fruit and veggies and beefand pork instead of buying it fromCalifornia or Mexico or Chile.

MR and PM both recently askedthe ALC to exclude some of theirfarmland from the ALR, so thattheir friends from SmartCentrescould build malls to draw businessaway from the downtown cores.

There will also, I presume, becondos and homes on these excluded farmlands,whose residents will shop in the new malls,instead of going to Coquitlam or Abbotsford orthe United States.

PM was successful in its request, althoughthere is land in the area that is still productive.Mayor Deb Walters is reportedly ecstatic at theprospects of new places to shop and lower taxesfor the people of PM. This sounds like, appropri-ately enough, the old carrot-and-stick metaphor– but not enough that everyone agrees with theprocess.

We need more, not less farmland to feed thepopulation. Tell that to B.C. Agricultural MinisterBill Bennett, who says that the current ALRboundaries – farms – inhibit economic develop-ment and impair the ability to construct subdiv-isions.

So it’s subdivisions versus sweet potatoes.Having removed this farmland, which they say

is a small portion of the total farmland in PM – asacrifice, as it were – to enable farming to oper-ate effectively in other areas, seems like cuttingoff your right hand so that your left can operatemore effectively.

PM is also considering a connector route, northof the Lougheed – the NLC – to take some of thepressure off the Old Dewdney Trunk – the ODT– so that farmers will have easier access withtheir equipment to less farmland, post exclusion.This will also preclude the installation of “calm-ing zones” on the ODT, which would have forced

traffic to use Abernethy Way.Are you still with me here?Deb says that ever-increasing

traffic from the east – that wouldbe us in Maple Ridge – aggravatesfarmers and commuters alike –commuters who are different fromthose who originate in the east,commuters who come from all thesubdivisions the area continues tobuild. Deb says the farmers wantthe NLC, just in case it turns outto be a lousy idea.

So even though we need morefarmland, we’re going to have

less, and even though we need fewer commuters,we’re going to have more!?

Oh, and by the way, the NLC is going to con-nect Lougheed Highway east with Harris Road,exacerbating an already major area of traffic con-gestion.

Back in Maple Ridge, Ernie and Company gothalf what they wanted: the ALC will maintainan area west of 105th Avenue in the ALR, whilegiving up the east to shopping, recreation, andlight industry – courtesy those guys from theSmartCentres who want to swap their land on thewest for the excluded land on the east and endup with 27 acres for mall development.

Again: “Bye-bye downtown.”This mall will serve the ever-expanding Albion-

no-longer-a-village area and points east – unless,of course, we see some action on the mall pro-posed further east up the Lougheed. And it willcertainly shut up the chronic complainers wholive to shop and hate having to go out of town.

One thing we can be sure of is that there willbe lots of potential shoppers jamming the streetsand highways on their way to all these new mallsfrom their homes in new subdivisions built on oldfarmland by developers who, it appears, seem towield a lot of power with local government. Nosurprise.

And to those making light of the signs warn-ing about horses on our roads, what will you tellyour grandkids in 20 or 30 years, when they askwhere all the horses went?

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Think abouttime to think

If you don’t have any school-agedchildren, you should be thinking care-fully about next week – especially ifyou’re planning to drive anywhere.

Parents with kids who are returningto school after Labour Day – or goingoff to class for the first time – havebeen thinking about the start of the newschool year for a while. They’ve beenamassing a fortune in school clothesand supplies, and figuring out how theiryoungsters will get to school and backhome again… safely.

Lots of parents willopt to drive their chil-dren to school, andthat will mean a hugeincrease in local trafficaround schools everyweekday morning, andagain in the afternoons.

Lots of kids will be walking toschool, creating a mass of pedestriantraffic excited about the return toschool, reconnecting with friends andfilled with all sorts of thoughts andideas to distract them from the businessof safely negotiating the route to school.

Traffic congestion has a way ofbuilding frustration and inciting rashbehaviour in drivers who suddenly real-ize they are going to be late for workor appointments. In some cases, it caninspire bad decisions.

In an environment of traffic con-gested by parents trying to relearn theroutine of getting their youngsters tothe school’s front door, frustrated com-muters finding their usual route to workclogged, and masses of kids bubblingwith excitement, one bad decision canwreak havoc on many lives.

If you’re driving anywhere nextweek, remember that, in any altercationbetween your vehicle and a child, thechild will lose – but so will you, regard-less of who’s at fault.

Think about leaving for work early.And drive at a speed that allows youtime to think.

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‘Losers’missedoutDear Editor,

Thank you to the spon-sors of the music in thepark lunch-time program.

This was a wonderfulgesture to the people ofMaple Ridge.

Those of you who didn’thear any of these musicalprograms are definitely“the losers.”

Don Gehring, Maple Ridge

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Vancouver’s Richard Fordham was this summer’s first musical act at theLunchtime Concert Series. The last concert is today, Aug. 29 at 1 p.m.

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Letters tothe Editor

Dear Editor,In September, at the annual meeting

of B.C. municipalities, our mayor, ErnieDaykin, is going to propose that the prov-ince re-open the now-defunct RiverviewHospital in order to assist the people whohave mental health issues, homelessness,and addictions.

I applaud this move, and hope thatother municipal mayors will support ourmayor in his effort. Riverview should

never have been closed, but at least thelands are still basically intact, and thezoning is appropriate for the use.

If our mayor can be remembered foranything positive, it should be that hestarted the ball rolling to provide help tothe people who find themselves underthe strain of addiction and mental healthissues.

Go get ’em, Mayor Daykin.Mike Boileau, Maple Ridge

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Dear Editor,I felt strongly compelled to speak out

[Mariner ashamed by sinking, Aug. 22,TIMES] against the person who purportedto be a bridge officer and then, after mak-ing a horrendous mistake, blamed his

“aids to navigation” which are intendedto be helpful in difficult conditions – butnever think for you.

The BC Ferries Corporation has yet toanswer why it did not have on its shipspecific “coastal navigating orders” – areference to judicious use of auto-pilotcontrols in the narrow Grenville Channel.Robotic control can make piloting a shipin narrow channels dangerous – unlessyou believe that data analyzers coupledwith computers processors never fail.

Until we have those answers, large oiltankers have no business case for sailingon our coast with robotic controls.

In a sense, it was a test case for ademand for B.C. coastal pilots to beassigned to all commercial ships onthis coast, and somehow the BC Ferriesducked out of that ruling.

Geoff Clayton, Maple Ridge

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• Property vandals often forget thattheir actions actually impact realpeople. Well, to the hoodlums whodestroyed the community gardens atMaple Ridge Secondary recently, youractions reduced a four-year-old girl totears. Readers reacted:

“So sad!!!”– Karen DeCorby-Learmonth

“It takes real scum of the earth to dothis kind of stuff with no regard for thebeautiful city we all live in, but I knowthat they will receive their karma one dayfor this heartless act.”

– Dianne Glover-Bisgaard

“Had someone taken the stuff becausethey were hungry/homeless, no problem,you need it more than us. But to justdestroy food like that, what’s the point??”

– Katie Clunn (the four-year-old’s mom)

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We need to encourage youth to vote.All voter notifications should be sentto email accounts, as well as to homeaddresses, as under-40s mainly operateby computer.

It seems a simple change that couldstrengthen our democracy.

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The elderly man grins as he slowlymakes his way the few blocks tothe Kanaka Creek Coffee cafe eachWednesday evening. And I smile,

too, because he’s my silent reminder thatthe recipe for a healthycommunity can sometimesbe found for the price of acup of coffee.

And he’s not the only onemaking the happy trek tothis cafe as the place fillswith regulars showing upto what’s become a livelyweekly tradition. Guitars,fiddles, and the occasionaldrum are hastily unloadedfrom cars and out of back-packs as musicians andmusic lovers arrive on cue.

There is something brew-ing at this little Albion cafe,and it’s more than just lattes.

The pied piper of the parade is PamBurns, who lives and works in MapleRidge and is also – lucky for the rest of us– a music lover who knows how to con-nect like-minded people.

This summer marked the fourth anniver-sary of her Wednesday night jam sessionthat began with just a handful of perform-ers. The crowd of familiar faces and newfamilies spilled out onto the patio.

There’s now a feature artist and a well-organized but casual open-mike whereeveryone gets to play one or two songs.The crowd is generous and encouraging.

There’s not much room for big egos,although there are seasoned veterans andangelic voices who deserve the spotlight.The cafe is also slowly becoming a placefor young talent to get ready for the big-ger musical world while they grow intothemselves.

That’s how I know about the place.Somehow, the musical kid in my househeard about the Wednesday eveningsby osmosis and started to cart her fiddledown every chance she got. At first shewas too nervous to get her bow out of thecase. Now, a few years later, they shouther name when she walks in the door,

like she’s Norm on Cheers.But there’s no booze and she doesn’t

have to even get out her fake ID to getthrough the door.

It doesn’t cost a cent to participate or towatch. The cafe sells food and drink. Youcouldn’t plan a better community-buildingexercise if you tried.

And we do. There are committees allover town trying to produce this kind oforganic community-based cooperation and

engagement. Ah, there are acouple of buzzwords for you.I know how hard these com-mittees work. It ain’t easy.

And that’s why I smileeach time that older guywalks toward the cafe. Offon his eco-friendly walk to alocal, sustainable, intergener-ational, community-basedevent. Jeez, and he justthinks he’s heading to have acoffee and listen to the banjo.

The success of Pam’svision does make me ponderjust why her idea has workedso well so far outside of all

those well-meaning boardroom tables.First off, somebody at the municipality

planning department decided there shouldbe a bit of small-business commercialproperty amidst those seemingly end-less, densely packed small lots of Albion.Some room to hang around on a largesidewalk – in the very way music loversand coffee addicts now do.

Then it took someone like Pam, with areal love of music, people, and place, tobelieve she could make it happen. Throwin a local business that could see theeconomic and social payoff of opening itsdoors to such a simple scheme, and youhave a long sought-after chorus of realcommunity. Not just one envisioned on apage.

This example should be music to theears of those who work hard at creatingcommunity for a living. I hope plannersremember Pam’s success when they’remapping out the next phase of growth. Ifyou offer a place that feels like a commun-ity, your citizens will create one for you.

Make some space for your people.They’ll know what to do. They may notknow the buzzwords off by heart, buthum a few bars and they’ll sing it back toyou.

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The iconic RCMP mounted drill teamwill perform in Maple Ridge Sept. 5.by Roxanne [email protected]

After serving as the liaison officerbetween the community and the RMCPMusical Ride in advance of next week’slocal visit, Staff-Sgt. Major Andrew Martincan’t believe he’s not even going to be intown to see the performance.

The local protocol and ceremonies offi-cer will be at RCMP training centre, andmissing all the “fun,” as he puts it.

While comfortable on a horse, Martinsaid as a Cape Breton boy he never gavemuch thought to becoming a true “mount-ed” police officer. But, he’s always beenimpressed with the precision shows puton by his colleagues in red serge, and he’sespecially in awe of its history. He noted

the first recorded musical ride dates backto 1887, but pointed out the 32-horse andrider troop went on public display in 1901.

Maple Ridge is the second-to-last showfor the musical ride team in B.C., and thethird-to-last for their season.

The musical ride team has been touringB.C. this month, and after closing out atthe PNE, they will arrive in Maple RidgeWednesday to prepare for the show.

The ride, like the previous ones heldhere in 2001 and 2009, will be at theAlbion Fairgrounds at 6:30 p.m. onThursday, Sept. 5. With festival seating,people are encouraged to arrive early.

Tickets are $15 each in advance fromthe RCMP office at 11990 Haney Pl.,the tourism office at 12492 Harris Rd.,the North Fraser Therapeutic RidingAssociation at 12471 254th St., or fromthe Country Fest office at the fairgrounds.They’re also available online at www.mrp-mcountryfest.com, click musical ride.

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Cadet Ian Park of Pitt Meadowsis spending his summer at theRegional Gliding School (Pacific)on the Air Cadet Glider PilotScholarship Course.

Park is one of 44 air cadetsselected from across BritishColumbia for the opportunity topursue their Transport CanadaGlider Pilot License.

He is flying the Schweizer 2-33A gliders, which are owned bythe BC Provincial Committee ofthe Air Cadet League of Canada.

When asked what receiving the

Glider Pilot Scholarship meant tohim, Park said, “Glider shows methat nothing is impossible.”

“These young men and womenhave worked very hard to gethere on scholarship, and willcontinue to work even harderthroughout the course,” said Lt.-Col. Tony Appels, CommandingOfficer of RGS (Pacific).

Park is a member of 583Legion Cornation Squadron inMaple Ridge.

Park studied all aspects of avi-ation in order to pass an entranceexam, prior to sitting before areview board.

His school marks, cadet ser-vice, leadership and physical fit-ness are also evaluated as part ofthe selection process.

At the conclusion of the intensesix-week training period, the suc-cessful students were to receivetheir coveted Air Cadet GliderPilot Wings on graduation day,Aug. 15.

The Royal Canadian Air Cadetsis a national co-educationalyouth organization sponsored bythe Canadian Forces in partner-ship with the civilian Air CadetLeague of Canada.

In British Columbia there areapproximately 3,700 air cadetsenrolled in 57 squadrons. TheB.C. Ministry of Education, Skillsand Training recognizes the cadetprogram as a “ministry-acceptedexternal course” for which stu-dents may receive graduationcredit.

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Pitt Meadows air cadet spreads his wingsIan Park fromPitt Meadowsis learning tofly a gliderthis summerin Comox.Here he is inthe glider withhis primaryinstructor,SecondLieutenant EricHiltz.

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Ready to Shake Out again? The annualprovince-wide earthquake drill, Shake OutBC, will be taking place again this year onOct 17. Participating is a great way foryour family or organization to be preparedto survive and recover quickly from bigearthquakes– wherever you live, work,or travel. Visit shakeoutbc.ca for moreinformation and to register to be counted!For more about these issues, visit ourwebsite at pittmeadows.bc.ca.

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TheCity’sapplicationfor exclusion of 33hectares of land inthe North LougheedCorridor has beenapproved by theAgricultural LandCommission (ALC).The exclusion areaisnorthofLougheedHighway between Harris Road tothe west and Meadow Gardens Wayto the east. It is the largest tract ofcommercial land left in the city andis currently designated as highwaycommercial and agricultural under theCity’s 2008 Official Community Plan.Council anticipates development inthis area will accommodate the everincreasing traffic from the east,as wellas diversify the tax base, provide localjobs, and preserve our agriculturalroots.

When Pitt Meadows celebrates its 100thbirthday next year, you’ll see our heroncentennial ambassadors, Harris and Hazel,celebrating along with us!

Watch for them as they appear throughoutthe community and at events in 2014, andkids can follow their blog! They’ll be sharinginformationandfunfactsaboutourcommunityand its history.Who knows where Harris andHazel will show up?

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Check the Council Meeting Calendar online at pittmeadows.bc.ca > City Hall > Council Agendas & Minutes, and click onthe link in the top right corner.Watch Council Meetings liveonline! Visit our website at pittmeadows.bc.ca and click onCouncil MeetingVideos under the Quick Links sidebar.

Get involved with Centennialcelebrations next year!Meadows celebrates 100 years in 2014,and you can be a part of making thecelebrations happen!Planning has begun for the many excitingevents and activities that will be takingplace throughout 2014 to celebrate ourhistory and heritage.You can get involvedas a volunteer in the planning or for specialevents and other activities. Contact theCentennial Coordinator, Erin Mark [email protected].

Council Meetings resume this month after a summerrecess.CityCouncilmeets in a formal capacity inRegularCouncil Meetings on the first and third Tuesday of themonth.Regular Council Meetings are broadcast on ourwebsite and on ShawTV (Cable Channel 4).Inbetween theRegularCouncilMeetings,Councilmeetsin Committee (second and fourthTuesday of the month)to consider most of the issues that will be forwarded tothe upcoming Regular Council meeting.

RCMP Musical Ride. Don’tmiss this spectacular display ofour nation’s heritage.Tickets are$15 each and are available at theCommunity Policing Office.Visit ridgemeadows.rcmp.grc.gc.ca.

Seniors Coffee and DessertGet-Together. Join us at thePitt Meadows Seniors Centre at1:30pm.Tickets are $5.00 andavailable at the reception deskin advance.Call 604.457.4771for information.

Great Canadian ShorelineCleanup Join us in the GreatCanadian Shoreline Cleanup,which will be held on Sunday,September 15 at 11am. If you wouldlike to help clean up our shorelinesin Pitt Meadows, please emailgreenteam@ pittmeadows.bc.ca.

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Randy Kamp (centre) was at Stave Lake with Michael Meneer and DianneRamage from the Pacific Salmon Foundation on Monday announcing at$55,000 federal grant to restore the salmon habitat.

Ruskin Dam upgradeshave had an impact onthe Stave River.

A $55,000 federal granthas been earmarked torestore a spawning andrearing habitat for Pacificsalmon in the Stave River,just east of Maple Ridge.MP Randy Kamp made theannouncement on Mondayafternoon.

The grant will helpimprove habitat that wasimpacted by changes atthe Ruskin Dam. It is partof a new federal initiativecalled the RecreationalFisheries ConservationPartnerships Program.

The grant will be usedby the Fraser ValleyWatersheds Coalition andVancouver-based PacificSalmon Foundation (PSF)to improve valuable habi-tats that were impactedby environmental chan-ges caused by the nearbyRuskin Dam, and that will

ultimately support B.C.fisheries.

“This is a great projectbecause the Stave Riverwas naturally inhabitedby all Pacific salmonspecies, but changes tothe river due to damconstruction and dikinghave reduced habitat forsalmon to spawn and fortheir offspring to growand survive,” said MichaelMeneer, vice-president ofdevelopment, marketing,and communications.

The project becamenecessary as a result ofconstruction of the RuskinDam on the lower StaveRiver, which permanentlycut off most of the his-toric habitats available toPacific salmon.

There are only two areasremaining on the lowerStave River floodplain thatsupport significant popula-tions of Pacific salmon.

The project is slatedto be completed byDecember, costing$132,108.

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“When this happened inthe late 1990s, the effectswere almost immediate,”he said.

Since then, the mentallyill and addicted populationis living in every muni-cipality, including on thestreets of Maple Ridge.

Re-opening RiverviewHospital as a centre ofexcellence would attract“excellent people” to thecentre, Masse said.

With the moderate tosevere mentally ill takencare of properly in thisfacility, it would free upcommunity psychiatrists totake care of acute patients.

It would also take aburden off local hospitals,police, and social serviceagenies, Masse said.

Maple Ridge Mayor ErnieDaykin said police areacting as front-line men-tal-health workers. Whenpeople with mental-healthproblems aren’t beinghelped, it is costing thesystem in policing, bylaws,and health care costs, headded.

“There’s 21st centuryways of meeting themental-health challenge,”Daykin said.

The resolution was sup-ported by all Maple Ridgecouncillors, and at theLower Mainland LocalGovernment Associationmeeting this spring.

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Summer is windingdown quickly, and achange of season isaround the corner.

Fall has always been myfavourite time of year – thedays cool off and I get towrap up in my coziestsweaters again. It is alsoan exciting time of year forstudents who will returnto school refreshed andlooking forward to learningnew things.

Even if you aren’t head-ing back to class, there areplenty of ways to be a life-long learner this fall, andthe library is a great placeto start.

If you are new to com-puters and not sure whereto begin, you are not alone.Many people find theseever-changing machinesconfusing and frustrating,although they are quicklybecoming entrenched inour daily lives. If you’dlike to gain some computerknowledge and learn somebasic skills, the libraryoffers many free computerclasses to help you.

Computer Basics is onesuch class. The goal is tointroduce first-time com-puter users to essentialcomputer skills. Staff willdemonstrate how to usethe keyboard and mouse,how to open and save files,and how to find your wayaround Windows. You willleave with more computerconfidence, and with fun-damental skills on whichto build your knowledge.

If you’ve already gotthe basics down but needsome guidance online,register for Fun With theInternet, a class designedto gently introduce peopleto the world of the web.We will help you under-stand what the Internet is,how to properly navigateit, how to use Google, andmore.

If you feel like you’ve got the basicsunder control but you’ve still got a fewquestions, whether it is how to set upan email account or how to get eBooksonto your eReader, visit Drop-inComputer Help on Mondays, 2-3 p.m. The class is designed toaddress a variety of topics usingour own staff expertise.

Whatever your question, we willdo our best to help you.

For those who are social net-working and who want to join inthe online fun, we have classes thatwill teach you how to use socialsites with ease. Join us on Monday,Sept. 16, for an introduction toFacebook. We will discuss accountset-up, how to add friends, and pri-vacy settings.

Those interested in the online phenom-enon that is Pinterest can join us on Oct.9 for full details on this mesmerizing site.And if you’ve decided to join the twitter-verse, we will hold a Twitter workshop onNov. 13.

Another successful year forthe Summer Reading Club

As summer wraps up, so does the FVRLSummer Reading Club. The hundreds ofadults, teens, and children who participat-ed over summer 2013 made it one of our

best years yet, and to celebrate, we heldthe Summer Reading Club finale on Aug.27 in Memorial Peace Park.

Children who completed their SummerReading Club records collected their med-

als from Mayor ErnieDaykin, who con-gratulated all of thegreat readers in ourcommunity on theirachievement.

Library Live and OnTour were on-hand forthe festivities, alongwith the Tim Horton’sCruiser with plentyof tasty treats. Thefun-filled day includedcrafts, facepainting,balloons, and a bookexchange.

Teens also celebrated their summer ofreading with the Teen Summer ReadingClub Wrap Party on Aug. 21, bringingbooks to exchange with a friends, enjoy-ing snacks and games, and winningprizes.

The library has a great lineup of pro-grams this fall, from film nights and writ-ers workshops for adults to Storytime andWacky Wednesdays for kids, so be sureto check out our new fall program guidearriving at a library near you very soon.

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Jacob Campbell, nine, received a medal for reading this summer as part ofthe Maple Ridge Library’s summer reading club. Handing out the medalswas Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin. Jacob’s reading list this summerincluded books from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Zac Powers series. Themayor said giving out medals is “the absolute best part of this job.”

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August 29: Immigration• Family Education Centreholds a community dialogueexploring the effects of immi-gration on the economicdevelopment of Maple Ridge,Pitt Meadows, and Katzie atthe Maple Ridge Library from1 to 5 p.m. Register at http://welcomingcommunities-rss.eventbrite.ca/

August 30: Support• Hominum Fraser Valley, aninformal discussion and sup-port group to help gay, bisex-ual, and questioning men,meets at 7:30 p.m. For infor-mation and meeting location,call Art at 604-462-9813 orDon at 604-329-9760.

August 31: Musical• Odeum Theatre Societypresents Grease, a musicalset in 1959, where the hairis slick and the poodle skirtsswing. Performances arescheduled for 3 p.m. and 7p.m. at The ACT and willbe performed live with theRidge Meadows Orchestra.Tickets: 604-476-2787, www.theactmapleridge.org, or atThe ACT in person.

August 31: BIA market• The Downtown MapleRidge Business ImprovementAssociation is holding anoutdoor Summer Market in

conjunction with the HaneyFarmers’ Market from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. There will be livemusic, food, kids’ activitiesand entertainment. Info: 467-2420.

September 2: Music• The Gords will performas part of the Little BrickChurch series, organized byLaurie Thain, at 2 p.m. at St.Andrew’s Heritage ChurchHall, 22279 116th Ave.,Maple Ridge. Tickets are $17,and for students and seniors,$14. Reservations recom-mended: [email protected], Laurie at 604-530-6530, or Blair and Marlene at604-466-9773.

September 3: Support• Coquitlam prostate can-cer support and awarenessgroup invites Maple Ridgeand Pitt Meadows residentsto its monthly meeting at7 p.m. in the Coquitlam

Pinetree Community Centre,1260 Pinetree Way. All thoseinvolved with prostate prob-lems are encouraged to comeand share their concerns ina confidential atmosphere.Info: Norm at 604-936-8703or Ken at 604-936-2998.

September 4: Dialogue• Family Education andSupport Centre launches“Many Candles: FirstWednesday InterfaithDialogue Series.” Thedialogue series continuesthroughout the fall on thefirst Wednesday of the monthfrom September to Decemberin the Fraser Room of theMaple Ridge Library, 22470Dewdney Trunk Rd. Doorsopen at 6 p.m. and the pro-gram begins at 6:30 p.m.

September 5: Wells• Well Owners Workshop(WOW) is hosted by TAPSat 7 p.m. at Thornhill

Community Hall, 26007 98thAve. There will be a panelpresentation from provincialand local experts to helpresidents learn how to carefor their wells and drinkingwater.

September 5: Poets• The Holy Wow Poets meetat the Pitt Meadows GolfCourse for their four-yearanniversary celebration at6 p.m. The featured guestis Terry Thompson andthe theme will be new agepoetry.

September 5 & 9: Acting• SPECC-tacular Productionsis auditioning for their music-al Christmas Pantomime,Aladdin, at the Dance Circle,12011 224th St., Maple Ridgeon Thursday, Sept. 5 from 7to 9 p.m., and Sunday, Sept.9 from noon to 5 p.m. Fifteenmain characters are requiredas well as numerous parts

for villagers, dancers, andchorus. Aladdin will play atThe ACT from Dec. 8 to 21.Contact Su Wolfe at [email protected] to book anaudition spot. Check SPECC-tacular’s Facebook site for alist of characters.

Palliative training• Ridge Meadows HospiceSociety is offering an eight-week training for theirvolunteer palliative supportprogram, beginning at theend of September. Info: 604-463-7722.

Buy Local Give Local• Mention “community

literacy” when shopping atBean Around Books & Tea,22626 Lougheed Hwy., untilOct. 15 and part proceedswill go directly to supportlocal literacy programs andservices. Info: [email protected].

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Lisa, Zachary, and Ashley Wild of Pitt Meadowsvisited the Todai-ji Buddhist temple in NaraJapan recently with past-resident and PittMeadows Secondary grad Sho Nashimoto andhis sister, Remi. They had a picture takenholding a copy of The TIMES in from of thetemple, which is a UNESCO world heritage siteand contains the world’s largest bronze Buddhastatue and the Kegon school of Buddhism.“A real treat at this site are the Sika deerthat lounge around the property, and love toeat special deer cookies, purchased on site;or anything resembling them,” said Lisa. Inthe meantime, frequent TIMES TravellersSherryl and Terry Hansen (left) of Maple Ridgerecently returned from a one-week homeexchange in France. They had a picture takenwith their hometown paper at Montmartre,in front of the Sacre Coeur church. Theystayed in an area of Paris, just north of theMarais, by picturesque Canal St. Martin and– as Terry tells it –had “great times touringvarious neighbourhoods, seeing manyParisian sights, and eating with the locals.”

timesTravellersMaple Ridge’s NoreenWiebe had her picturetaken holding a copy ofher hometown newspaper,The TIMES, in front ofStirling Castle in “sunny”Scotland. She’s beenlonging for many years totour the Scottish castles.“Now I have,” Wiebesaid.

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Two local girls took theirskills in the water toan international levelrepresenting Canada.

by Ronda [email protected]

Monika and Carmen Eggenstook to swimming at an earlyage, but it wasn’t quite whatthe Pitt Meadows girls werelooking for.

“Monika and I started swim-ming with the Haney Neptunesthen switched over to water-polo,” Carmen told The TIMES.

“I started playing first andhave been playing since I waseight. Monika joined around thesame time when she was sixyears old.”

In time, both graduated fromPitt Meadows Secondary andwere offered scholarships.

Now in their 20s, the girlsare looking forward to spend-ing more time with their water

polo team – the senior women’snational team which recentlyplaced eighth in Barcelona,Spain at the InternationalFederation for Swimming(FINA) 15th annual AquaticWorld Championships.

“I graduated in May andMonika will graduate thisDecember,” Carmen noted. “Iwill be moving to Montreal thisweek, and after Monika gradu-ates in December she will joinme there to centralize with thenational team.”

More than just a way to seethe world, the sisters recognizewater polo as a great sport formany reasons.

“I have loved it since I startedplaying because it is challen-ging both physically and men-tally and requires you to be ingreat physical shape,” Carmensaid.

After a tough loss versusRussia knocked the team out ofthe medals in Barcelona, theywere defeated in their finalround with the Netherlandswith a score of 12-9.

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Recreation Reach The TIMES' sports desk: Phone: 604-463-2281 or email: [email protected]

The Eggens sisters (Carmen above,Monika left) were part of the seniorwomen’s national team that placedeighth in Barcelona, Spain. They arePitt Meadows natives. Carmen (teampic: fifth from the left) has playedwater polo since she was eight yearsold and her younger sister Monika(fifth from the right) started about thesame time.

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A professional aerial silkperformer shared her skills withaspiring young local trainers.by Ronda [email protected]

Hasn’t everyone, at some point,dreamed of flying through the airon a trapeze, walking a tightrope,or performing some other dazzlingcircus act?

In September, wanna-be circus per-formers can take a shot at aerial silksat Quantum Gymnastics Centre.

June Booth, owner and head coachat Quantum, thought the relativelynew form of performance combinedwith gymnastics would be of interestto those in Maple Ridge.

“We’re just starting it [inSeptember],” said Booth. “Then we’llsee what the interest is. It seems tobe quite popular with the adults aswell.”

Planned for those age 10 and up,five of the certified Quantum coachesattended two two-hour training ses-sions with professional performer

Tanya Burka.Burka loved gymnastics from a

young age and naturally fell in lovewith circus performance when sheattended a camp for a month in1999.

“After a month, I said,‘wow, I really love this’, buthere was all this other pathcharted out for me,” Burkasaid of her early exposure tocircus.

She decided to continuewith her post-secondaryeducation and if she stillhad that same love of circusupon graduation, she wouldreturn to it.

The love lasted, and stilldoes.

A performer in Cirque duSoleil, Quidam, Burka workswith the show three monthson and three months off.

During off months, shespends her time training ordoing other smaller performances.

Booth’s son works for Cirque duSoleil and connected his mom withBurka when the interest in aerialsilks began to grow.

“I always had coaches who encour-aged me because I was passionate,”said Burka. “I always wanted to beable to give that experience to otherpeople.”

“For me, abso-lutely [trainingothers is] an exten-sion of what I do asa performer, to passit along.”

With circus per-formances likethose of Cirque duSoleil now com-mon, the attractionto learning skillslike aerial silks hasgrown.

“I think it wentsuper well,” saidBurka of thecoach training atQuantum. “Theyare already certi-fied as gymnastics

coaches... they are in really amazingshape as coaches already.”

Those interested can register foraerial silk classes on the Quantumwebsite: www.quantumgym.com.

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Knights junior bantam running back Brandon Hunt ran the ball past several Royal City Hyackplayers, but the shorthanded team was not able to pull out a win in Delta on Saturday.

Despite gritty play, the Knights juniorbantam team lost on Saturday.by Ronda [email protected]

Shorthanded and unable to clinch awin, Rick Pelwecki, vice-president of theKnights Football club, said the junior ban-tam team still played hard and showedsome grit in the three-game loss at the

Delta-based tournament on Saturday.A number of key players were unable

to attend the contests against the RoyalCity Hyacks, Abbotsford Falcons, andNorth Delta Longhorns.

Running back Brandon Hunt andquarterback Tyler Spencer led impressivedrives while numerous tackles for thedefence were waged by Micah Cavalli andBlake Alford.

All six Knights teams will travel toChilliwack to open the season on Sept. 2.

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