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A Pitt Meadows canoeist announces he’smaking a three-month journey to Alaska tospotlight what’s at stake along the B.C. Coast.by Roxanne [email protected]

Pitt Meadows adventurer Chris Cooper will belaunching a three-month canoe trip along the B.C.Coast this summer intent on bringing awareness to its

fragile ecosystem and the poten-tial dangers an oil pipeline couldpose.

On June 1, this acclaimedcanoeist, along with a smallsupport team, depart from theKwantlen tribal lands in FortLangley. Cooper begins one ofthe longest treks of his life, a1,200-kilometre, 90-day paddlenorth along the B.C. coastline tothe Alaskan border.

The 65-year-old adventurer isdoing what he loves – paddling in a canoe, as he’sdone around the globe for decades. But this trek– labelled the Spirit of the Coast – is a project closerto home and closer to his heart.

It’s been almost two years in the making, andCooper was elated to unveil the plans to The TIMES’readers this week.

Although he and his wife Barb have travelled theworld, which have included numerous paddlingadventures through the British Isles, the Yorkshire-born man said he feels an unshakable bond with theprovince he’s called home since the late 1950s, anda need to help preserve all that he’s discovered sincefirst traversing the entire coastline in a canoe in 2004.

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identify 100 outstanding individuals aspart of their centennial celebrations. Thecentennial committee will choose the100 “Citizens of the Century” based onhistorical significance, length of service tothe community, legacy and impact on thecommunity, enhancement to the com-munity, and breadth of impact. Ten youthwill also be recognized as Future Leaders.The deadline for nominations is Feb. 28at 4:30 p.m. Info: [email protected] or call 604-465-5454.

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Babies are welcomeThe provincial government won’t

appeal a court ruling that allows babiesto stay with their incarcerated mothers. AMother-Baby program was cancelled atAlouette Correctional Centre for Womenin 2008, but a recent court ruling con-cluded the cancellation violated the rightsof two women affected by the decision.


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Council isn’t changing the types ofbusinesses allowed in South Bonson.by Eric [email protected]

There won’t be any doctors offices comingto Osprey Village any time soon.

An application brought to the City of PittMeadows last fall to change the zoning onBarnston View Road was rejected by councilon Feb. 4.

The amendment would have allowedbusinesses not classified as “commercialretail” to move in and set up shop in Osprey

Village. But Pitt Meadows Mayor DebWalters said at this point the amendment“really isn’t necessary.”

“All the storefronts have been sold asretail – there’s no space down there thatneeded to be filled,” she explained.

Rick Mudie, who lives in Osprey Village,said he is “not unhappy” with the decision.

“I moved here on the thought that there’dbe a little village I could use: a little restau-rant, grocery store – I’d love to see a littledeli,” he said.

“If the concept was initially that thiswould be kept commercial retail, then I’dlike to see it kept that way.”

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A 70-year-old wooden bridgewas replaced this winter innorth Maple Ridge.by Maria Rantanen &Cindy St. [email protected]

The 232nd Street bridgeopened up to cars early lastweek, but with ongoing con-struction, workers are askingpeople to slow down.

The two-lane bridge, which islocated near Maple Ridge Parkover the North Alouette River,has been under constructionsince July 2013.

The pedestrian crossings onthe sides, however, are stillunder construction, and workersare there despite the traffic.

Donna Lanphier, who has nowbeen flagging at the bridge forthe past week, is worried aboutthe safety of workers on theproject.

She asked that cars slow downand watch out for workers.

Lanphier said she believeswhen people receive theirlicense, they should have to bea flagger for a week in order tolearn the importance of slowingdown.

“Would you drive that way ifyou were going towards yourkid?” she said.

The bridge construction beganin August and is largely beingfunded through developmentcost charges.

The original budget for thebridge was $4.75 million, but

Jeff Boehmer with the District’sengineering department, said thecost is coming in about 20 percent under budget.

The District ishoping work will befinished by the endof February or early

March, but that will depend onhow warm it is, noting that it’sbeen unseasonably cold thiswinter.

“It’s totally weather depend-ent,” he said about the construc-tion project. “If it would warmup, that would help a lot.”

The bridge replaced the oldwooden bridge that was almost70 years old. The new one israised above the 200-year floodlevel, and meets the new nation-al building code earthquakestandards.

It will also be able to handleheavy vehicles, which the previ-ous one couldn’t.

The new structure is alsodesigned to support expansion tofour lanes.

A temporary pedestrian bridgewas built for the constructionperiod, and this also needs to bedisassembled.

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Donna Lanphier (above) is asking drivers to slow down as constructioncontinues on the 232nd Street Bridge. Mike O’Keefe and Jesse Doerksen(inset) were a couple of the workers on the bridge last Thursday.

Osprey Villageresident RickMudie said hesupports theCity’s decisionnot to amend azoning bylaw.

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After eight years inmunicipal politics, DougBing addressed fellowcouncillors for the lasttime last week.by Eric [email protected]

Pitt Meadows City coun-cillor and provincial MLADoug Bing addressed Citycouncil for the last time asa councillor on Tuesday,Feb. 4.

The now full-time prov-incial MLA will be basedout of his constituentoffice, and focused solelyon serving the communityin a provincial capacity.

Bing had a few partingwords for council and theCity during the meeting.

“They say time flieswhen you’re having fun,”he quipped. “It’s been afun eight years.”

Councillor Bruce Bellwished Bing the best in hisnew role, but added that“he would be missed” oncouncil.

Mayor Deb Walters saidshe knows that Bing will“represent us well” at theprovincial level.

For his part, Bing saidhe had “phenomenal time”attending his last councilmeeting and that “every-one’s kind words of sup-port were very touching.”

As for any interactionwith council, from now on,Bing said on Wednesday

that “basically, that’s it.”“Any future interaction I

have with City council willbe as MLA,” he said.

Bing’s confident he’sleaving Pitt Meadows in agood place.

“There’s been a numberof outstanding projects I’veworked on and have seencome to fruition,” he said.

“I’ve also always tried tomaintain the small-townfeel of this place.”

While he has enjoyedworking in both roles, Bingsaid it’s “a nice relief” tobe finished his council dut-ies, and to be able to focusnow on just one job.

Bing’s recently openedhis MLA office at #104-20130 Lougheed Hwy.,near the Maple Ridge andPitt Meadows border. Hisemail is [email protected].

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Doug Bing said hisgoodbyes duringthe Feb. 4 councilmeeting, whilecouncillors JanisElkerton (left) andTracy Miyashtalooked on.

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Last year’s pilot project worked sowell, that police, firefighters, andICBC are back in the class again.by Roxanne [email protected]

Police officer and firefighters hateattending accidents involving youngpeople from this community, so they’retaking steps to reduce such encounters.

Ridge Meadows RCMP and local firedepartments, are partnering with ICBCfor the second year in a row on a pro-gram to educate Grade 10 students abouthow to be safe drivers.

It’s an interactive program calledThe Graduated Licensing Program:Three points of contact, explained KateWoochuk, the local road safety coordin-ator for ICBC.

“It’s important that we do what wecan to help B.C. youth understand theimportance of making smart driving deci-sions,” she said.

Woochuk explained that students hearfrom an ICBC driver examiner about theprocess involved in getting their Class 7driver’s licence.

“The reality is that car crashes are thenumber one preventable cause of deathfor youth in B.C. We want to strengthenyoung people’s decision-making skills andteach them to think twice before takingrisks behind the wheel.”

The program was introduced last yearat five high schools. After evaluating it,police, ICBC, and the fire departmentdecided to update it and present it againthis year, explained Maple Ridge assistantfire chief Timo Juurakko.

“We are hoping that coordinated pre-vention messaging will reduce the inci-dences of our interactions with youngpeople at crash scenes,” he said.

While Mounties educate the studentsabout negative driving behaviour, ICBCshare videos created by young B.C. adultsabout the consequences of speeding,distracted driving, and impaired driving.And firefighters provide their perspectiveon possible consequences of negative andinattentive driving behaviour, while dem-onstrating some of their equipment, suchas jaws of life.

Pitt Meadows Fire & Rescue Service is“happy to participate” in this program,said assistant fire chief Brad Perrie.

“Youth coming of age to attain their

learner’s licence need to understand thatdriving a motor vehicle is a huge respon-sibility and demands their full attention.Distracted driving is a huge problem.Youth programs like this bring an aware-ness to the issue and empower our youthto make a positive change,” Perrie said.

RCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop lauded theprogram: “The presentation includesvideos, interactive student participationsegments, and important safety messa-ging for new drivers. They learn aboutthe steps to take to become licensed, hearfrom an actual driver examiner, learnabout the most common new driver viola-tions under the Motor Vehicle Act, andthat bad habits can lead to unfortunateconsequences,” Dunlop said.

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Tracking deviceleads to arrestby Roxanne [email protected]

A software tracker helped police naba computer thief this week.

A staff member from the local schooldistrict had a laptop stolen recently,during a residential break-in in Surrey,explained RCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop.

“What the thief didn’t know is allcomputers in the school district havetracking software. Police are alertedto the signal from the computer,” sheexplained, noting it pinpoints the com-puter’s location.

Working in partnership with SurreyRCMP’s property crime target team,local Mounties were able to obtain asearch warrant, seize all of the itemsstolen from the home, and consequent-ly arrest a suspect.

“This case fully illustrates how allpolice agencies, RCMP, and municipalpolice forces, are interconnected in theLower Mainland,” Dunlop said.

Ridge Meadows RCMP had a similarcase in 2012.

Police were able to recover fourlaptop computers that were stolenfrom schools in Maple Ridge and PittMeadows. The technology has alsoallowed the local school district andRCMP to be “proactive” in any theft ofa school computer, she added.

“This allows police to leverageadvances in technology with respect tolocating stolen school district property,”Dunlop said.

Road safety

Responders teach youth driving rulesA numberof agencies,includingpolice andfire, are onceagain workingwith Grade10 studentsin MapleRidge andPitt Meadowsto educatethem aboutdriving andhow to avoidaccidents.

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Sampo Hall was built by Finnish immigrants who settled in Webster’s Corners more than 100 years ago. The hall iscurrently in private ownership.

A heritage building isn’t currently inuse, and has fallen into disrepair.by Maria [email protected]

A hall in Webster’s Corners, builtalmost a century ago by immigrants fromFinland, sits empty in east Maple Ridge.

Before the war, Sampo Hall inWebster’s Corners was the centre ofactivity for the Finnish population.

With the Finns divided politically intoreds and whites, however, the govern-ment shut it down during the Second

World War, fearful there would be somecommunist activity.

After the war, activity died down in thehall, and it was sold to a private owner.

The building is on the District of MapleRidge’s heritage inventory, but it is noton the heritage registry.

Although municipalities can putbuildings on the registry, Maple Ridgecouncil has never done that without anapplication from the owners, said JimCharlebois, District manager of commun-ity planning.

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OpinionA8 Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Our View

Samaritansbeware ICBC

Police, ICBC, the courts, the SolicitorGeneral’s office – anyone with a bit ofsense – repeatedly encourage those whodrink any alcohol at all to keep out frombehind the wheel of their car.

Drinking and driving kills people, weare reminded through public statementsand advertising in a variety of media.Indeed, we’ve done our best to passalong the message ourselves.

If you drink, don’t drive. Call a cab.Take a bus. Walk. Appoint a friend tobe your designated driver… oh wait!…after last week’s court ruling, yourfriend might not want you in the car.

A sober woman driving her drunkboyfriend home got in an accident– caused when her inebriated passengergrabbed the steering wheel. The boy-friend was killed, but the driver wasbadly hurt, and her costs have mountedinto hundreds of thousands of dollars.

After first getting as much as shecould from the boyfriend’s estate – afterall, he caused the accident – she wentto ICBC for the rest. But ICBC refused,and the case went to court… where ajudge regretted having to agree withICBC: under current regulations, if thecar had hit someone else, that personwould have been covered – but thedriver is out of luck.

The ruling could deter friends – orstrangers, in the case of groups likeOperation Red Nose – from being desig-nated drivers. Who will risk loss ofinsurance coverage?

One of the very reasons ICBC wascreated was to get past the mercenaryspirit of private sector insurance com-panies. This case has damaged ICBC’sown campaign to get drinking driversoff the street.

Clearly, ICBC has outgrown the con-science it was born with in the 1970s. Ifthere’s no new direction from the Courtof Appeal, it is up to the provincial gov-ernment to act quickly to close the holein the law, and re-establish the principlethat no one should have to risk beingpenalized for being a Good Samaritan.

– B.G.

How much is a billion dollars?It depends on your perspective.And what do you plan to do

with it?If you’re a politician, a billion

dollars can be a lot more – or alot less – than they seem.

Let’s suppose you have a bil-lion dollars in your pocket (we’reassuming you have a very BIGpocket, of course).

For starters, if you make anaverage Canadian income ofabout $928 per week, it wouldtake you somewhat more than a million weeks– actually about 20,722 years – to pocket onebillion dollars. And that presumes that you payno taxes and buy absolutely nothing with thatmoney, so every penny goes into your pocket.

And naturally, you’ll need to find a way to livea little longer that the average Canadian (the restof us can expect about 81 years).

Even if you put every penny in a savingsaccount with compound interest, turn your $928per week into a billion dollars will require you tolive several times as long as Methuselah’s amaz-ing 960-plus years.

A billion dollars worth of $100 bills wouldmake a stack somewhat more than a kilometrehigh. But face it, unless your family has beenstuffing mattresses for a lot of generations,you’re not going to be able to stack a pile ofyour own money to help you visualize howmuch a billion dollars is.

So let’s look around and see if we can do itanother way. Let’s try real estate.

According to the BC Assessment Authority,the value of an average family home in the com-munities in and around Pitt Meadows and MapleRidge is just a few thousands of dollars shy of$500,000.

For ease of calculation, let’s round that off toabout half a million per home.

As there are one thousand millions in a billion,all you need to do to visualize a billion dollars isto drive around Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows

and pick out about 2,000 “aver-age” homes. Imagine them all inone subdivision… and there youhave it: a visual representation of“how much is a billion dollars.”

At the rate housing prices havechanged historically in this area,the likelihood is that waiting 10years to pick out your billion dol-lars worth of average homes willmake your job easier, just as, ifyou’d attempted the feat a dec-ade or two ago, you would havehad to have sought out a few

hundred more homes than you would today.And that brings us to the moral of our story:

the politics of a billion dollars.In his announcement that the provincial gov-

ernment was going to appeal the B.C. SupremeCourt’s ruling requiring re-instatement of anillegally torn-up contract agreement, EducationMinister Peter Fassbender pointed out that,since the 2000-01 school year, the Ministry ofEducation had put one billion more dollars intoeducating our kids.

So I checked, and indeed, the ministry’s oper-ating budget – the amount from which per pupilfunding is calculated – rose almost exactly a bil-lion dollars, to $4.725 billion.

Impressive… until you pop the numbers intoan inflation index calculator. It turns out the$3.744 billion budgeted in 2000 is $4.750 billionin today’s money.

That means the budget was actually reducedby one per cent.

But before the teachers cheer too loudly, thenumber of students in B.C. has dropped morethan nine per cent, so Fassbender is right: stu-dents have more money for education now thanbefore the BC Liberals came to power.

But still, the B.C. Supreme Court doesn’t seemto think that that justifies illegally tearing up acontract.

And it remains to be seen whether the rest ofthe province is okay with spending millions ofdollars to prove the B.C. Supreme Court wrong.

Opinion

Odd Thoughtsby Bob Groeneveld

A billion dollars is a lot, or not

Opinion

It’s there, let’s use it.

Yes, in some applications.

It’s better than burning the oil.

We just need to recycle more of it.

Natural (wood, glass, etc.) always better.

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Dear Editor,I recently had a seizure while driving.

Soon after that I was diagnosed with epi-lepsy. I also have type-1 (juvenile) diabetes.

I had to give up my work vehicle andbegan taking transit to work in Vancouverand New Westminster, Monday to Friday 8a.m.-4 p.m. The transit commute there andback is 1½ to two hours each way.

When Canada Post delivers a packagethat does not fit into my communitymail box, or one that requires a sig-nature, it gets sent to Whonnock PostOffice, seven kilometres east of myhouse off Lougheed Highway.

The post office is literally a shack inthe middle of nowhere, and it is onlyopen Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.It is not open on weekends.

How is someone who works a day jobsupposed to make it out there? It’s 40 min-utes by bus (each way) plus 20 minuteswalking on Lougheed Highway where thereare no sidewalks – not ideal for a person atrisk of having a seizure.

I don’t live in the middle of nowhere. Ilive in the Albion area, a few blocks fromPlanet Ice, schools, and stores. The postoffice is east, in a rural, wooded area.

To get my deliveries, I’m expected to takean unpaid day off of work.

There is a Shoppers DrugMart with a post office sevenkilometres west of my house

that is easy to get to by transit and is open9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and is openon weekends. It seems ideal, but they won’tsend my packages there.

I can’t imagine how hard this is forpeople with worse disabilities.

I’ve addressed my concerns with CanadaPost, but of course, I’m told there is nothingthey can do about it.

Kevin Jones, Maple Ridge[Note: A fuller version of this letter, with

more photos, is online at www.mrtimes.com. Click on Opinion, or search the writer’sname.]

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Editor

Dear Editor,Just because the government changes the

rules about beer gardens doesn’t mean ourlocal festivals have to follow suit.

A family festival should be just that.

Memories of parents sitting in beer gardens,drinking far too much while children areleft to roam or sit outside aren’t pleasant,and should have no part of a family day.

Annette Code, Pitt Meadows

Family Day

Beer gardens not a good fit for festivals

Dear Editor,Wayne Clark has added his “Om” to the

mix [Trickle-down not part of real world,Jan. 30 Letters, TIMES].

My problem with this “Liberal” is theblack-and-white stance he takes. All thewealthy are evil and all the poor are noble.

There is a growing inequality in theworld, and many wealthy people attemptto address it. Bill Gates gave $28 billionfor education. Warren Buffet gave up $8.3billion and signed up 69 individuals to a

pledge to give the majority of their wealthto philanthropy. George Soros gave $8 bil-lion for human rights causes, Carlos SlimHelu, $4 billion for nutrition and diseasereasearch, George Kaiser, $9.8 billion formedical clinics, Eli Broad, $2.6 billion toreform public education and stem cellresearch, Michael Bloomberg, $1.8 billion to850 charities, and Li Ka-Shing, to children’scentres and to combat child obesity.

Also google Canadian philanthropists.These are just a few of the wealthy people

that give back. They also pay the majorityof personal income tax.

That money is not trickling down, it’s aflood of money to societies.

Usually, wealth is created by entrepre-neurship and hard work. Those are theattributes I admire.

I do not love money. Unless Mr. Clarkgives credit where credit is due, to bothsides (as a Liberal) of the debate, he is aproponent of “class warfare” and is envi-ous.

Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge

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“When you look at these pictures it isobvious that the young girl is addictedto some kind of drug. Jail is not going tohelp her… she is sick and needs help.She cannot get help as long as she is onthe street and likely needs housing. Whenare people going to realize that puttingpeople with addictions in jail is not theanswer and will not make the problemgo away. Communities need to come upwith some kind of plan to house thesepeople so they can get healthy enoughto make a decision to change their lives.Seems to me we have become a societythat would rather judge people than havecompassion..”

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More need to voteDear Editor,

Only 25 per cent voted in the last munici-pal election. That’s really awful.

Elected councillors come and go, thebureaucrats stay on forever. They are theones with the clout – why not those whoare elected? What’s wrong with this picture?

If Corisa Bell contemplates running forthe mayor’s chair, I hope she is elected.She’s had to put up with the strong disap-proval of fellow councillors.

Doing the business of Maple Ridge mustbe open and transparent. It does not look orsound like it, though.

Robert W. Stirling, Maple Ridge

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February 7, 2014

The big city mayors get their train setback.

Minister of Transportation ToddStone, on behalf of the provincial

government, announced a few months agothat they were going to put TransLink fund-ing on a ballot for a referendum – to be heldat the same time as munici-pal elections in November.

In the past few months,there have been manydiscussions held amongstmayors and councillors whostarted analyzing how thatmight affect their own polit-ical outcome.

I think most concludedthat the TransLink fund-ing issue would get manymore people out to vote,and they wouldn’t be friendsof incumbents. So meaningful negotiationshave taken place.

You’d think the provincial governmentwould have learned its lesson about referen-dums during the HST fiasco. I wouldn’t besurprised if Minister Stone also learned thattrying to get a ballot question supported bythe mayors would be an impossible feat.

Minister Stone announced last Thursdayhe was going to get the legislature to pro-vide more powers for the Greater Vancouverregional mayors to govern TransLink.

The change apparently comes with expect-ations the mayors will lead a transit fundingreferendum (an election promise by the BCLiberals), and the date of the referendumwas moved to June 30, 2015, to give mayorsmore time to make a plan, and coincident-ally avoid getting thrown out of office.

“This is indeed what the mayors’ councilhas been asking for,” Stone said. He prom-ised issues such as pay and fare increases,long-range strategy, and short-term plans arenow expected to rest with the mayors.

He gave them TransLink and hopes to

have legislation passed to accomplish itwithin three months.

Through TransLink’s history, MayorDerek Corrigan has made sure Burnaby isthe prime beneficiary of transit. Burnabyacquired lots of land, most of it still vacant,close to transit stations. Seven years ago he

claimed they had more than$500 million worth of landvalue in the city’s propertydivision, at cost.

The amazing growtharound the Canada Line sta-tions proves the concept ofdensifying around transit.Hopefully, this time Transitdirector Corrigan will con-vince Mayor Corrigan thatit is time for Burnaby todevelop those properties.

The logical idea of hav-ing a small benefit area tax around transitstations, which would subsidize the cost oftransit, makes the most sense.

It is not likely that Mayor Corrigan andMayor Moonbeam from Vancouver willallow that to happen, because their taxpay-ers would be the primary funders. Of course,they would and should be, because they arethe primary benefactors. Transit stations!

The good thing about this move is MayorDerek and his friends will not be able toblame the provincial government for the lackof transit funding. They are in charge; theyhave to make a plan, cost it out, and askthe taxpayers. Let’s see how well they playtogether this time.

To my friend Derek, from all of us whohave had the pleasure of sitting on a boardwith him, please: “Say what you have to sayand the first time you come to a sentencewith a grammatical ending, sit down.”

Just saying…A longer version of Gordy Robson’s column

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Maple Ridge’s FionaBlackburn brings her girlschoir to her hometownthis Feb. 14.

Valentine’s Day at TheACT will feature Canad-ian legends The Nylonsand the British Columbia

Girls Choir whose artistic directorhails from Maple Ridge.

The Nylons, the four-memberCanadian vocal group, is knownworld-wide for their a cappellasound, dazzling harmonies, andsmooth arrangements.

The group, founded in 1978,have 22 albums and seven goldand platinum recordings to theircredit with hits like Up The LadderTo The Roof and The Lion SleepsTonight, and they have performedworldwide including at CarnegieHall.

The band’s current lineupincludes Claude Morrison (tenor),Garth Mosbaugh (tenor), GavinHope (baritone), and TyroneGabriel (bass).

Morrison is the only original

member still with the band today.The Nylons’ most recent album,

Skin Tight is peppered with a slickjazz flavour, and is the catchiestcollection of signature Nylons har-monies to date.

The 12-track album overflowswith re-imaginedclassicsongsincludinga cover ofthe DoobieBrothersclassictrackWhat A FoolBelieves featuring saxophone virtu-oso Dave Koz, and a heartfelt ver-sion of Michael Jackson’s Gone TooSoon – a dedication to their latefounding group member, Canadiansinger/actor Denis Simpson.

For The Nylons, Skin Tight isdefinitive proof that the showdoesn’t just go on, but gets betterover time.

The British Columbia Girls Choirstarts off the evening as a comple-ment to the Nylons under the artis-tic direction of Maple Ridge’s Fiona

Blackburn.The girls choir offers a number

of auditioned and non-auditionedchoir levels for singers from asyoung as five to young adults.

The girls come together everyweek from all regions of the LowerMainland and they develop their

love for the artof singing,their talentand poise,and a senseof team spiritin a friendlyand support-ive environ-ment.

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The concert featuring The Nylonsand the British Columbia GirlsChoir takes place Friday, Feb. 14 at8 p.m. at The ACT, 11944 HaneyPl., Maple Ridge.

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Judy Spear, (left) president of the Maple Ridge chapter of the Army and Navy Veterans Club, and memberLorne Burrell, invite anyone and everyone over the age of 19 to the club’s Valentine’s Day dance.

Judy Spear extends a ‘heartfelt’invitation to everyone in town– of age – to consider attending.by Eric [email protected]

The Maple Ridge chapter of theArmy and Navy Veterans Club ishosting a Valentine’s Day dinnerand dance on Saturday, Feb 15.

The club, which is at 22326 North Ave.,will be offering up a buffet-style beef dipand coleslaw dinner for $7.50.

The dinner, which begins at 6 p.m., willbe followed by live musical entertainment,featuring a local four-piece rock band,Sweet Water. They take the stage at 7 p.m.

Judy Spear, president of the club, stressedthat the event is open to anyone in the com-munity who would like to attend – not justclub members.

“Everybody thinks that outsiders can’tcome in to our events,” she said. “They can– just as long as they sign in at the guestregistry when they get here.”

For more information on the 19-plusevent, or on the club itself, people can call604-463-6333.

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Valentine’s fundraiser• The Local Chords, a six-piece ensemblefrom the Bergthorson Academy of MusicalArts, will be delivering music on Valentine’sDay. Choose one of three songs: I Can’tHelp Falling in Love by Elvis Presley,Make You Feel My Love by BobDylan (in the style of Adele),or Your Song by Elton John.The cost is $30 ($20 morefor a bouquet of flowers or$15 more for an extra song).Bookings available in MapleRidge from 6 to 10 p.m. on Feb.14. To book a singing Valentine,contact Cosette Meynders at 604-313-5036. All proceeds go to TheHeart & Stroke Foundation (theyonly accept cash or cheques madeout to The Heart & Stroke Foundation).

February 14: Nylons and BC Girls Choir• Share the love this Valentine’s day withThe Nylons, as they return to The ACT this

time with the British Columbia Girls Choir.The concert is at 8 p.m. For tickets and info,go to www.theactmapleridge.org or call 604-476-2787.

February 15: Valentine’s• Valentine’s dinner and dance

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with coffee, tea, and cake. In the eveningthere will be a Valentine’s Day dance withAllen Boolinoff from 7 to 9 p.m. in the mainhall. Tickets are $5. Info: 604-457-4771.

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February 11: Garden• The IntergenerationalGarden is having a volunteerinformation meeting from2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Hiveat Eric Langton Elementary,12138 Edge St., Maple Ridge.Register: Sue Fleming at 604-837-8915 or [email protected].

February 11: Pintrest• Stay on top of cutting-edgesocial media by learning thebasics of Pinterest. This pro-gram is at the Maple RidgeLibrary, 22470 DewdneyTrunk Rd. at 2 p.m.

February 11: Songstage• Canadian musician IvanBoudreau hosts an evening’smix of eclectic musicians andfacilitates discussion on theart and craft of the songwrit-ing process. Songstage is inthe lobby of The ACT, 11944Haney Pl., from 7 to 9 p.m.

February 11: Spinning• Whonnock Weavers andSpinners Guild hosts a freespin-in at The ACT. Knitters,weavers, spinners and otherfibre artists are welcome, aswell as anyone interestedin learning about fibre arts.Bring your own supplies andjoin in the conversation from7 to 9 p.m. at The ACT.

February 12: Gogos• Golden Ears Gogos willmeet at 6:30 p.m. in theFraser Room of the MapleRidge Library. They raise

funds for the Stephen LewisFoundation which supportsAfrican grandmothers whocare for children orphanedby the AIDS pandemic. Info:Lynn Rajala at [email protected] or 604-467-1235.

February 12: WorkBC• Maple Ridge Library, inpartnership with WorkBCEmployment Services Centre,will be offering a YoungAdult Job Workshop on howto create a cover letter. Thisworkshop takes place at 5p.m. at WorkBC #170–22470Dewdney Trunk Rd., and isopen to persons aged 15 to30. Bring a resume. Register:604-467-7417.

February 12: Support• Maple Ridge/Pitt MeadowsParkinson’s Support Groupmeets from 2 to 4 p.m. at theseniors centre, 12150 224thSt. This meeting is open toanyone with Parkinson’s,their caregivers, families, andfriends. Info: Peta Purdy at604-463-1332 or [email protected] or Edith Elliott at604-463-6018 or [email protected].

February 13: Finances• Maple Ridge Library, inpartnership with VanCity,will be offering a workshopon Saving Your Money at 7p.m. Learn about the bene-fits and pitfalls of variousforms of investment, discoverhow to pay lower taxes,take advantage of the home

buyers plan, and save forretirement. Info: Maple RidgeLibrary at 604-467-7417.

February 13: Ex-service• Ridge Meadows Ex-ServiceWomen meet at the RoyalCanadian Legion, 12101224th St., Maple Ridge. Theyhave lunch at noon and holdtheir meeting at 1 p.m.

February 14: The ACT• The Nylons return to TheACT, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple

Ridge, this time with theBritish Columbia Girls Choirat 8 p.m. Tickets and info: goto www.theactmapleridge.orgor call 604-476-2787.

February 15: Valentine’s• Valentine’s dinner anddance takes place at theArmy & Navy Veterans Club,22326 North Ave., MapleRidge. A beef dip dinner withcoleslaw is $7.50 Music is bySweet Water.

Maple Ridge Art Gallery• In Wait, a show withseven contemporary print-makers who call themselvesFull Circle Art Collective,will be at the Maple RidgeArt Gallery from Feb. 15 toMarch 16 with an openingreception on Feb. 15 from2 to 4 p.m. The gallery is atThe ACT, 11944 Haney Pl.,Maple Ridge. Info: www.theactmapleridge.org.

Call for entries• Artists and artisans liv-ing in Maple Ridge and PittMeadows are invited to par-ticipate in the 16th annualart studio tour on May 10and 11 from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Deadline for submissionis Feb. 15. For more informa-tion, contact Kerry McLarenat [email protected], orgo to www.artstudiotour.ca.

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Everyone would liketo renovate theirkitchen, it’s a fact.

Actually, I’vecome across homeownerswho would like to blowup their kitchens, and startover.

In reality, though, chan-ging almost anything in akitchen is going to be bothchallenging and costly, nomatter what anyone tellsyou.

Today we have an abun-dance of choices whenbeginning a kitchen reno-vation, especially when itcomes to cabinets.

I have completed a fewkitchens through the yearsand they have ranged fromthe basic out-of-the-box,cookie-cutter type all theway up to full-custom, all-inclusive kitchens.

I enjoy challenging lay-outs, the kind that somedesigners and contractorshate to even consider, but,that doesn’t mean I’m anexpert by any means.

Homeowners should getlots of help and advicefrom broad sources beforeever starting a major pro-ject that will probably costtens of thousands of dol-lars.

Here is my take on someof the local choices whenconsidering kitchen cabin-etry:

1. Build it yourself,install it yourself – Theseare the cabinets that youfind at places like HomeDepot, Ikea, Rona, andeven manufacturers likeEurorite.

Each cabinet will requiremultiple boxes, one forthe actual box frame, onefor the drawers, the back-ing, the fronts, and so on.Knobs, kick boards, etc.are usually extra.

You definitely need helpdetermining what to buyaccording to your plan,and I can guarantee youthat you will always misssomething. I have.

The cost will depend onstyle and colour, but $200a linear foot (that coversupper and lower) is close.You would then add thecounters on top of that, anadditional $35 to $40 forlaminate installed, or as

much as $200 a lineal footfor quartz or granite.

A 24-foot kitchen layoutwill run between $5,800and $9,600 depending onthe counter.

2. Pre-built, boxed cab-inets, installed yourself– generally cookie-cuttersizes and shapes, thatagain can be found atplaces like Home Depotand Rona, but that usu-

ally come fully assembledand with fronts. Knobs orhandles are extra, as is thecountertop and installation.

They can often costabout the same as numberone, but, the selection ofshapes and sizes will bevery limited.

3. Number 1 or 2, butinstalled – You can basic-ally add at least $100 perlinear foot for installationof these types of cabinets,probably more, and this ismostly because installersgenerally don’t like build-ing and putting in thesekinds of cabinets.

Often pieces are miss-ing, the sizes don’t work,or they are just difficult towork with.

– Handyman Morgan Jensen willanswer your home improvement

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Cupboard options plentiful

Vegetable seed listings are nowa glorious circus of heirlooms,new colours, worldwidesources, and increased resist-

ance to pests. Plant breeders are alsotackling solutions to climate problems.

In small garden spaces, ornamentalvegetables are a wonderful bonus (atleast until you harvest them).

Peppermint chard is ahead of thisgame, since you can cut-and-come-againtill frost. Its stems are redat the base, merging upinto white.

For container garden-ers, this type of food cropis very practical. Coslettuces such as the red-tinged Paris Island canalso keep on producingfor many weeks, if youharvest the oldest, out-side leaves first. I havealso seen red cabbageused this way in contain-ers.

Coloured carrots arealways offered separately,but some catalogues list a Rainbow blendof carrots, which gives a long harvestsince different kinds mature at varioustimes.

Beet collections in mixed colours alsooffer the same extended harvest.

There’s also the new cauliflower,Graffiti, which is said to be deep purpleand show an improved tolerance to heat.

Different colours apparently showunique qualities. Lime-green cauliflowersare said to accept low-nitrogen soil,while orange heads demonstrate highlevels of beta-carotene.

Purple-tinged leeks are popular now,and not entirely for their beauty. They’realso exceptionally cold hardy. They aresold under many names, including theFrench heirloom Blue Solaise and Darcy’sPurple Leek.

For brilliantly coloured salads, radishes

have a lot to offer. Starburst (a water-melon type) has red flesh inside whiteskin. The heirloom Black Spanish Roundhas white flesh and black skin, whileWhite Icicle grows an all-white root up to15 centimetres (six inches) long.

The Rat-Tail heirloom radish, datingat least from 1860, is still occasionallylisted. The roots aren’t edible, but theseed pods give a lengthy harvest and arecrunchy, nicely peppery, and best when

they reach about 25 cm(10 inches) long.

Edible pod peas arevery practical, whereveryou grow them, becauseif you miss the early podharvest, you can still usethem as shelled peas.

The most height choicesare for standard whiteflowers/green pods.But some heirloom podpeas are available withinteresting pod coloursand sometimes two-toneflowers. Their namesinclude Blue Pod Desiree

Pea, Dwarf Grey Sugar with purpleflowers on an approximately 90 cm (36inch) plant, and Golden Sweet Edible Podwith yellow pods and two-tone purpleflowers.

Winter hardiness can be a major issuewith kale in some areas, especially if it’scombined with intolerance of wet soil.Winterbor kale is one of the favouritesfor hardiness and productivity.

But the English heirloom Dwarf GreenCurled (a.k.a. Dwarf Curlies) promisesmore. This one is said to tolerate cold,windswept, unsheltered gardens withwet, poor soil. It’s described as growingup to 45 cm (18 inches) with tender,delicate leaves.

Some edible and pretty vegetables maybe too much of a good thing. Golden-leaved purslane is pretty and delicious,but almost as invasive as the green form.

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Garden Talkby Anne Marrison

Anne Marrison is happy to answer gardenquestions. Send them to [email protected]

Handyman Morgan Jensen will answeryour home improvement questions.

Visit his website at www.jbshomeimprovement.caor send your questions to [email protected].

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AnthonyAnzulovich ofMaple Ridge,a contractorwith Do-RiteRenovations,works withTIMEScolumnistMorgan Jensenoccasionally. Herecently helpedtear apart thiskitchen.


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The Pitt MeadowsSeniors Centre will hosta celebration to marknot one, but two specialoccasions on Feb. 14.

by Eric [email protected]

For the Pitt Meadows Sen-iors Centre (PMSC), Feb.14 will be about more thanjust a day to celebrate love.

It’s also the day that Wesbrookeand PMSC are joining forces tocelebrate their first year anniver-sary.

The centre, whichopened one yearago this week,will be markingthe occasion – andsimultaneously cele-brating Valentine’s Day on Friday,explained facilities coordinatorKathie Rodway.

Members of the centre and non-

members alike, are encouraged toattend a Valentine’s Day tea andanniversary party on the big day,Rodway said.

Festivities kick off at the centreat 1:30 p.m. featuring coffee, tea,cake, and friendly conversation.

Then, in the evening, the centrewill host a Valentine’s Day dancewith Allen Boolinoff. That runs 7to 9 p.m. in the main hall.

The music is billed as heart-warming and toe-tapping, Rodwaysaid, who noted that those whoattend don’t necessarily have todance, though.

“They can just come and listento the music and have a good

time,” she said.Tickets for the

event are $5, andthose looking formore informationon this, or any otherevents at the centre

are encouraged to call 604-457-4771.

When Rodway began her job lastJuly, there “weren’t a lot of pro-

grams going on.”Now, she boasted, the new

centre features activities thatinclude partners bridge, Hawaiiandance, carpet bowling, gentle fit-

ness classes, German lessons, crib-bage, line dancing, snooker, TaiChi, Spanish lessons, and crafts.

In addition to this month’scombined anniversary, and

Valentine’s celebration, the centreoffers monthly main events.That’s included a country fair inSeptember, Chinese lunches, and aChristmas party.

Still to come March 20 will be anItalian lunch, followed April 20 bythe centre’s Spring Fling. June 5 isthe first day of seniors week, andRodway is in the midst of prepar-ing for a strawberry social.

The centre also offers a lunchprogram every Tuesday andThursday, where a full meal is just$7.25, as well as a foot clinics thelast Friday of every month, and awellness program that takes placeon the first and third Friday ofevery month.

New members are always wel-come. A yearly membership to thecentre is just $25 and the facilitiesare open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday through Friday.

In its first year of operation, theseniors centre saw 5,657 membersattend classes and activities.

The centre is located at 19065119B Ave. in Pitt Meadows.

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Pitt Meadows Seniors Centre members Linda Celeseino, Doris Krisko, Pam Logan,and Luci Anglehart Barnes are getting in the Valentine’s Day spirit heading into thecentre’s anniversary and Valentine’s celebration.

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Education is one ofthe most importantthings in fightingdrug and alcohol ad-

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A recent donation fromMeadow Ridge Rotary Clubof $1,500 will go toward put-ting on parent drug informa-tion evenings by the agencythat has been based inMaple Ridge for 20 years.

“It seems that every singleperson I meet has beenaffected by drug and/oralcohol abuse. No mat-ter what our income level,our education or our age,the devastation that comesfrom addiction and mentalhealth issues has touchedour lives,” Polegato said.“How do we stop the cycle?Education. It is essential toprevention. The recent dona-tion of $1,500 from MeadowRidge Rotary to AlouetteAddictions to help fundour Parent Drug Forumswill make a tremendousdifference in the educationand prevention of drug useamongst youth.”

Alouette AddictionServices is a non-profitagency in Maple Ridge thatprovides counselling free ofcharge to anyone affected,directly or indirectly, bydrug or alcohol abuse andmental health issues.

Their services includedrop-in counselling, one-on-one counselling, and avariety of group supportprograms.

Education is a big focusfor Alouette AddictionsServices as well.

The team provides infor-mation sessions to PACmeetings and school assem-blies and offers Parent DrugForums on an annual basis.

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are available, free of charge,for anyone to attend.

Parents can learn aboutthe types of drugs that areon the market, what kindof behaviours to watch for,how to talk to kids aboutdrugs and where to turn ifworried that a child may beusing drugs.

“Studies report that onaverage kids as young as14 have experimented withdrugs and alcohol,” Polegatosaid. “It is critical that weoffer educational oppor-tunities for parents to learnmore about the challengesour kids are facing, and howto recognize signs if ourchild is in trouble. This grantof $1,500 from MeadowRidge Rotary helps make itpossible for us to offer theseeducational events free ofcharge. I cannot thank themenough for their support.”

Rotary representativeAngie Edmonds said theclub is happy to supportAlouette Addictions andtheir programs.

“Many people in ourcommunity don’t evenknow about this wonderfulresource, but we are hopingthat this sponsorship willhelp raise awareness andpromote drug and alcoholawareness for our youth,”she said.

For more informationabout Rotary and their work,visit www.meadowridgero-tary.ca.

For information aboutAlouette Addictions andtheir services, go to www.alouetteaddictions.org.

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…continued from page A1“Spirit of the Coast ties in many things,

the coastal waters we are travellingthrough, the people we meet along theway, the marine life we shall see, and thestunning bird life and wildlife,” Coopersaid.

“But, the overall purpose of this canoejourney is to bring attention to our B.C.Coast and how beautiful it is… Canadiansneed to know about it, as it is very threat-ened at this point in time with the pro-posed pipeline to Kitimat, and the thoughtof shipping oil to Asia is far too risky…,”he added.

His goal in making this trek will beto educate, Cooper explained, noting avideographer and friend is coming along– sailing beside the canoe the entire trip– to capture their experiences.

Also joining Cooper on the journey willbe friends Brandon Gabriel, a member ofthe Kwantlen First Nation, as well as KyeValongo, a fellow outdoor enthusiast fromOrkney, Scotland. Valongo, who is alsohelping Cooper write his autobiography,is the webmaster for Cooper’s www.spiritdancercanoejourneys.ca, and will joinCooper in blogging during the trip.

A number of other supporters will jointhe three-member canoe team and videog-rapher for short periods during the excur-sion, including Cooper’s wife Barbara,who will participate in two different legsof the journey, and a Maple Ridge nurseNancy Preston, and a local couple Joanand Charlie Whittaker.

The TIMES is also proud to be partneringwith the Spirit of the Coast project, andwill be bringing readers regular updates inthe newspaper, as well as links to videofootage, photographs, and blog posts fromthe participants.

“We’re delighted to be involved,” saidpublisher Shannon Balla. “Thanks to

technology, readers will be able to learnall about Chris Cooper and his team, andfollow along with them on this exciting,challenging, and incredibly rewardingjourney…”

While it’s going to be a long trek andtake them a long distance from family andfriends, Cooper said it’s a meaningful tripthat he is greatly looking forward to.

“The experience of travelling the coastby canoe is very unique and seldom everdone this way,” said Cooper, who’s par-ticipated in more than 30 different exped-itions up and down the coast.

“The experience of travelling this way islike going back into time, you are at peacewith the environment,” he added.

In the coming weeks, in preparationfor the trip, Cooper and his mates will bedoing some extensive training and testingof equipment for this “risky” undertaking,and Cooper will be reaching out to abouta dozen other First Nation groups theywish to visit with during the excursion.

• Stay tuned to The TIMES for moreon the Spirit of the Coast project

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Chris Cooper and his team expect to canoe into anumber of stunning inlets and coves along the coast.

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

Matthew Norris will be representingMaple Ridge in Mission, as part ofwheelchair basketball squad.by Eric [email protected]

It was an unassuming glance at his mom’siPad late last year that gave Matthew Norristhe news he had been hoping for.

The 13-year-old Maple Ridge residentreceived notice that he had been selectedto the Zone 3 wheelchair basketball teamthat will compete at this year’s BC WinterGames at the end of this month.

“I went to the BC Junior Challenge inBurnaby, at a high school in November,”Matthew explained. “Then in December, Isaw the email about the BC Winter Games,and that me and my team had made it.”

For the young teen, the selection cameabout in a rather unexpected way, begin-ning with a back surgery three-and-a-halfyears ago.

“I was out of school for two months atSunnyhill [Health Centre in Vancouver,]” heexplained.

“A few weeks after I had been inSunnyhill, a guy from wheelchair basketballcame and asked me if I wanted to try outa new sports chair, so I kind of got intobasketball when I got out of Sunnyhill.”

Now, after “kind of getting into it,” Norrisis one of only two Maple Ridge kids on ateam of seven that has been selected for theZone 3 team.

“He’s worked hard,” said his dad, Scott.“There were a lot of other kids he had tobeat out to be on the team.

As for the tryout process itself, Scottexplained that there were about 12 pro-spective kids in total who tried out for theteam.

He added that the coaches and super-visors already had their eyes on three ofthem, and that the rest of the team (includ-ing Matthew,) had to try out to secure aspot on the team.

The team does practise, but not on anoverly strict schedule.

“Basically all the kids who are on theteam practise together every Sunday andTuesday,” noted Scott.

Practice and games mostly take placein Langley and/or Surrey, as “there’s nottoo much here in Maple Ridge, yet,” Dadexplained.

The sport involves a specialized wheel-chair, with a third small wheel, enabling thechair to pivot on a dime.

In addition, there isn’t any braking system,like the ones that are found on traditionalwheelchairs.

“Everything is operated purely by hand,”said Scott.

Looking forward to the games, Matthewsaid he doesn’t have any specific big expect-ations, but he’s glad he gets to be a part ofthem.

“I’m just happy I made the team,” he said.“I have some friends who I’ve known for a

year now that I’m happy are on the team,too.”

The Games run from Feb. 20 to 23, andwill include participants from across B.C.competing in 18 different sports.

Athletes competing range in age from nineto 40 years old.

Most of the competitions will take placein Mission, with select events taking placein Pitt Meadows, Langley, Abbotsford,Hemlock Mountain, and Whistler.

BC Winter Games

Teen one of two to make team

High school track teamsfrom both Maple Ridge andPitt Meadows will be takingthe competiton to Toronto thisspring, competing amongst 23other high schools from acrossthe country.

The boys’ track team fromPitt Meadows Secondary andthe Girls track team from MapleRidge Secondary were recentlychosen to represent B.C. in the2014 Nike High School GrandPrix.

The event, now in its third

year, is the first Canadian trackand field invitiational for highschool students.

“The Nike High School GrandPrix is truly a unique opportun-ity for Canadian track and fieldstudent athletes,” said KarenRichard, president of SchoolSport Canada.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetimeexperience to bond with andcompete against student athletesfrom across the country.”

Both local teams consist of 13athletes and two adults.

Pitt Meadows Mayor DebWalters has pledged a personaldonation of $300, and said shechallenges “all local businessesto match or beat my pledge tohelp support our track and fieldteam.”

Ken Elphick, the track andfield coach at Maple RidgeSecondary, said all parentsand kids involved are “superexcited.”

Though the teams wereselected by the Grand Prix, indi-vidual team member selection

remained with the coaches.And Elphick said selecting just

13 girls out of a team of 35 wasnot an easy task.

“There’s 35 girls on the team,so at first I tried to just takethe kids that seemed the mostdevoted to the team – trainingall the time and stuff,” he said.

“Even then, I had too many tochoose from.”

He said that if he could, he’dbring everybody on the team.

Elphick himself will be accom-panying the team on the trip.

Track and field

Track squads represent B.C. in Toronto

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Wheelchair basketball athlete Matthew Norris is happy he will get the chance to represent Maple Ridge at this year’s BCWinter Games.

Basketball

Maraudersseasonwinds downFor Pitt MeadowsMarauders, good health iskey to successful playoffs.by Eric [email protected]

Pitt Meadows’ Marauderssenior basketball teams havewrapped up the regular season,and are heading into districtplayoffs this week.

Though coming out on top isalways important, senior boyshead coach Rich Goulet said hehopes another factor will workin the team’s favour during theplayoff run: health.

‘We have not been healthythese past couple weeks,”Goulet said.

He explained that the teamhas been dealing with thingslike a bad flu bug that hasbeen working its way throughthe team.

However, things look to beon the mend, the coach said.

“We’re getting healthy nowand I’m just hoping we canstay healthy enough to com-pete.”

In the meantime, the girlssquad begins its playoff runtoday (Feb. 11), while the boyshave their first game Feb. 12.

The final day of the districtplayoffs is Saturday, Feb. 15,then next on the agenda forthe teams will be the FraserValley playoffs, which are setto begin on Feb. 19.

In the meantime, theMarauders boys team fin-ished up their regular seasonplay (after press deadline) onFriday, Feb. 7, playing the lastgame at Terry Fox Secondaryin Port Coquitlam.

They also participated in aseries of graduating players’nights last week.

“They were good nights forthe grads – and the parentswho attended,” said Goulet.

• More basketball playoff coverage atwww.mrtimes.com

Rich GouletMarauders coach


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