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A small but impassioned groupgathered at the Maple Ridge
cenotaph Friday to pay respects tofallen Afghan soldiers.
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Dozens rallyProtesters gathered outside MLAMarc Dalton’s office on Friday.by Eric [email protected]
Frustrated, fed up, and concerned par-ents, teachers, and other residents tookto the street outside Maple Ridge-MissionMLA Marc Dalton’s office late last week.
They were there to protest cuts to schoolservices and what they say is a decline inthe quality of their children’s education.
For event organizer and moth-er of two, Stacy MacLennan, this
is just the beginning.“We were here last week, therewas 10 of us and four kids, sothis turnout is a lot better,”she said of the rally at Dalton’sMaple Ridge office Friday.
She called the local school dis-trict budget that’s passed for nextyear “scary,” and pointed out the
decision not to pay to have a full-time sec-retary at every school as a particular issue.
“That’s just dangerous to our kids,” shesaid. “Anybody can come in, and there’snobody there to regulate who’s walkingthrough the hallways.”
Marc Dalton arrived about halfwaythrough the event, and spoke to the crowdabout their concerns.
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Parents Trevor and Marcia Takasaki, along with theirdaughters Kira and Mika attended Friday’s protest.
A Maple Ridge couple was given thetrip of a lifetime, courtesy of GlobalTV and Cindy’s daughter.by Eric [email protected]
The chanting started in an alley next toT’s Once Upon a Tea Leaf in Maple Ridgethis weekend.
“Cindy and George! Cindy andGeorge!”
The chants soon spread among thecrowd gathered just off 224th Street, andbuilt to a crescendo – attracting the atten-tion of passersby and curious on-lookerson Saturday afternoon.
Before long, Taryn Stephenson, hermom Cindy-Lea Stephenson and her step-dad George Saunders, emerged from theirtea shop and made their way around thecorner to see what was going on.
Waiting for them was Claire Newelland Karl Schmid, hosts of Global TV’sOperation: Vacation, as well as a largecrowd of friends and relatives.
The group had gathered to present thislocal couple – Cindy and George – withan all-expenses paid vacation to England– a trip set to begin the very next day.
Saturday was a culmination of eventsthat began when Taryn sent a nominationletter into the television show’s producersback in August.
“I’ve been telling white lies since then,”Taryn said, including secret meetingswith the show’s film crew to film, and“getting George and my mom to certainlocations to be caught on film.”
Taryn described the logistics and pre-planning process as a “bit stressful.” Forinstance, she had to make sure someonewould take care of the tea shop while thecouple was away, and make sure Georgecould get the time off work – all withouttipping her hand.
Taryn was also the main coordinator ofthe big day.
“I invited everyone, arranged for theMini Cooper [painted with a British flag],and bought the huge helium balloons,”she explained. Taryn even organized aholding space at the nearby municipalhall where those attending could gatherahead of time, undetected.
Taryn called the surprise day “hilari-ous.” Her mom thought Global TV wascoming to shoot a feature on the tea shopfor Mother’s Day, and when it turned outto be much more, Cindy was renderedspeechless.
“I didn’t even know we knew thismany people,” George said, taken abackmoments after the gift was revealed.
Taryn said her mom was humbled and“blown away” by the experience and thenumber of people who attended.
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Cindy-LeaStephensonand GeorgeSaunders wereat a loss forwords Saturdayafter learningthey were therecipients ofa free trip toEngland.
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Mom, uncleextraditedA judge ruled Friday that two Maple Ridgeseniors will be sent to India to face chargesin connection with the slaying of JassiSidhu 14 years ago.by Roxanne [email protected]
The mother and uncle of a Maple Ridgebeautician are being extradited to face mur-der and conspiracy charges in India.
The decision came down Friday in B.C.Supreme Court from Justice Gregory Fitch.
Jaswinder (Jassi) Sidhu was approachingher 25th birthday when she was slain. Now,almost 14 years after she was found stabbedto death in Punjab, two family membersfrom B.C. are expected to be tried in connec-tion with her murder.
It’s believed Sidhu’s death back in June2000 was an honour killing.
It’s alleged her wealthy family learned andwas shamed by her marriage to a poor rick-shaw driver, Sukhwinder (Mithu) Sidhu.
There are claims that when her familylearned of the wedding, Jassi fled to India tobe with him and apparently make necessaryarrangements to bring him back home withher to Canada.
The newlyweds were attacked in a smallvillage in Punjab on June 8, 2000. WhileMithu was badly beaten, he survived theattack. Jassi, however, was kidnapped andher body found later dumped in a canal withher throat slit.
Four men in India have since been convict-ed of her murder. But her case lives on.
Despite denying any involvement in thehigh-profile killing, Jassi’s mother MalkitKaur Sidhu, and her uncle, Surjit SinghBadesha – both in their 60s and both fromMaple Ridge – were arrested two years agoin connection with her death and are nowbeing extradited.
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with their teens if they suspect they areusing drugs and alcohol. A Parent DrugForum is scheduled for tonight (May 13)at the Katzie reserve at 6 p.m., put on byAlouette Addictions. For more informa-tion about the Maple Ridge-based addic-tions services agency, go to www.alou-etteaddictions.org or call 604-467-5179.
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Bros look for bridesAn old-fashioned tale from the old
west comes to life at The ACT as XtremeTheatre puts on a production of SevenBrides for Seven Brothers. The theatregroup, made up of youth who are home-schooled, stage their annual productionon May 14, 15, 16, and 17 at 7 p.m. witha matinee performance on May 17 at 2p.m. For more information, go to www.xtremetheatre.ca.
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Jassi Sidhu’s uncle, Surjit Singh Badesha, as well as hermother, Malkit Kaur Sidhu, are being extradited.
More than 100 people came to anevent organized to fight the closure ofVolker Park’s off-leash area in June.by Eric [email protected]
For Keenan Eddy, Saturday’srally was about due process.
The Maple Ridge resident wasone of more than 100 peoplewho gathered together atVolker Park on the rainy mor-ning to protest what they say isan unfair move on the part ofthe parks commission.
The protest was organized bya number of dog park users inresponse to the commission’splan to close the off-leash areaon June 10.
“They just kind of made thedecision to close it, before tak-ing into account everybodywho uses the park, instead of just a selectfew who decided to complain,” he said.
The amount of dogs and their humancompanions in attendance didn’t gounnoticed by Maple Ridge CouncillorCorisa Bell, who came to the park duringthe event.
“Clearly there’s a need for a dog park inthis neighbourhood,” she said.
“If it’s not here then it needs to be some-where and we need to look at options.”
There was steady stream of people whopassed through the park during the protest.
“I’m really impressed with the turnout,”said the event’s main organizer, RebeccaLee.
She added that “word is starting to trav-el” regarding the issue of off-leash park closures.
“This isn’t just a Maple Ridgeissue, this is a Lower Mainlandissue,” she said.
Lee noted that many dogparks are facing the threat ofclosure and that it’s importantto keep Volker open “to seta precedent for all other dogparks as well.”
Asked if she thought therally sent the message she washoping it would, Lee said shehoped and believed it was.
“We’re definitely touchingnerves on the opposing side,”
she said.Lee explained that posters advertising
the rally prior to the event had been rippeddown almost as fast as she and the park’ssupporters could put them up.
Up next, Lee said she and a numberof park supporters have a presentationplanned for this upcoming Thursday whenthe parks commission holds its meeting.
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Volker Park
Users fighting closure
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From his perch up on a park bench, Simon Matthews spoke to a large crowd of dog owners and their four-leggedfriends who gathered at Volker Park Saturday to protest the closure of the off-leash area of the community park.
Bev Brown and Mollyattended Saturday’s rally.
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RCMP members practised theirtechnique during VIP motorcycleescort training at Pitt MeadowsAirport on Thursday, May 8.
RCMP who patrol on two, rather than four wheels,were at Pitt Meadows Airport training Thursday.by Troy [email protected]
What do dignitaries and event organizers have in com-mon when navigating the streets of Maple Ridge and PittMeadows?
More often than not, to get from A to B, they requireVIP motorcycle escorts.
To hone their technique, RCMP officers took part inmotorcycle training sessions from May 8 to 10.
All the officers involved are trained RCMP motor-cycle riders, and the additional training is necessary forthem to participate in escorts, explained Staff Sgt. DaleSomerville of the RCMP Lower Mainland District TrafficServices.
“This training does require some specialized know-ledge,” said Somerville, who until recently was with theRidge Meadows traffic section. “If they don’t take this
training, the members aren’t knowledgeableabout what specifically needs to be done.”
While the training will take place in sev-eral locations in the Lower Mainland, the firstday was held at Pitt Meadows Airport andinvolved 19 riders.
May 9 saw the team in Langley andChilliwack, while the final day of trainingtook place in Surrey and Burnaby.
Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Dave Fleugelconsidered it to be an honour to have hiscommunity chosen as a host for the training.
The basic escort techniques instruct officers on howto move internationally protected person motorcades, orsanctioned special events, through traffic safely.
Training also included some realistic scenarios thatmay have caused a few minor traffic delays, estimated tobe one to two minutes, at some select intersections.
Somerville said the RCMP hasn’t been involved in a lotof escort training in the past few years, mainly becauseof manpower issues. But in recent years, demand forRCMP motorcycle escorts has risen significantly.
He used cycling fundraisers such as Cops For Cancerand events like the Tour de White Rock as exampleswhere motorcycle escorts were crucial, for both partici-pants and other motorists and pedestrians alike.
“Because of that need, we really wanted to makesure we had good base training for all of our membersinvolved,” he said, hoping to start training twice a year.
“The only way for that to be done safely is for usconducting this training and for us as RCMP memberstraining on motorcycles to become very good at it, andkeeping everyone safe,” Somerville said.
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Only four men attendeda new, local NationalDay of Honour Friday.by Eric [email protected]
On Friday, just after11:30 a.m., four menapproached the cenotaphat Memorial Peace Parkin Maple Ridge.
Three were veteransand one was a vet-eran supporter who hadcome to commemor-ate Canada’s inauguralNational Day of Honour.
The idea behind theday was to honour and rec-ognize the 158 Canadianswho fought and died inAfghanistan.
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OpinionA6 Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Our View
Discriminationgoes both ways
Canadians should be closely follow-ing the case of the proposed new lawschool right here in the Fraser Valley.
Trinity Western University wantsto educate lawyers. They also want tocontinue to impose their charter, whichconstrains students in a number ofways, based on the school’s Christianbeliefs. Their Community Covenantbans, among other things, gossip,obscene language, harassment, and sex-ual intimacy “that violates the sacred-ness of marriage between a man and awoman.”
If the school were a public one, therewould be no question of such a coven-ant. In Canada, mores have shifted, andgay marriage has been legal and accept-ed for years.
Can private institutions discriminate,and make rules that go against the pre-vailing tide of morality?
We would argue that they can, ifthey are not funded out of the taxpay-ers’ pockets.
However, what TWU does not recog-nize is that this flows both ways. Theyare allowed to build their own tree-house and keep out anyone they don’tlike. But the rest of Canada can do thesame in return.
Law societies across Canada havesplit on the TWU case. Ontario andNova Scotia will not accept their law-yers; B.C. is reconsidering with a voteexpected in June.
Our society never moves in lockstepon issues of morality. Some will rushon forward, while others will drag theirheels. These issues will arise again andagain, and one of the best ways to dealwith them is to acknowledge that dis-criminatory beliefs can be held privately– that is one of the pillars of freedom.
But private discrimination cannotbecome public.
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The government has sent mea synopsis of the 2014 huntingregulations.
I have no idea why.I have never been a hunter; I
don’t go in for that namby pambystuff.
I’m a gardener.What’s that, you say?I’ve got it backwards?The gardeners are the wusses
and the hunters are the toughguys?
If that’s what you think, thenyou’ve never been exposed tosome real get-down-and-dirty gardening – thekind of gardening where you get to kill thingsthat are way more defenceless than a mindlessgrouse or some unsuspecting deer.
Forget lugging a couple dozen beer into thewoods to tide you through hours of sitting uphigh in a blind, hoping that the moose you wantto strap to the hood of your car doesn’t sniff thealcohol before you fall out of the tree.
Gardeners make their kills right in their ownbackyards – sometimes thousands of them ina single day. And whenever they feel like it,they wander over to the kitchen for a cold one– maybe a beer, maybe a cider, maybe a chilledwhite wine, or a deep-bodied red with a headynose? Or heck, how about a good ol’ bloodyCaesar?
There’s no need to figure out weeks in advancewhat kind of booze you’re going to be luggingthrough the thickets. It’s in the fridge.
And the choices for hunters tend to take aboutas much imagination as… well… as much asthey can muster: regular beer, or light (for thosewho don’t mind a bit of gentle ribbing fromtheir buddies). Maybe a bottle of rye for the realtough guys.
Then there’s the matter of seasons.Hunters sit around getting fat while they wait
for their opportunity to rain bullets a few weeksat a time on bears or squirrels or geese or what-
ever else suits their relativelylimited taste for destruction.
Gardeners kill practically every-thing in reach. Anything thatshows up in “the wrong place”falls to the ice-veined gardener.
Unlike the forest’s offerings,everything is fair game in thegarden. Even the things garden-ers spend all year nurturing gettheir lives virtually ripped fromthem: sometimes thrown into apot of boiling water before theyhave a chance to realize they’redead; sometimes cut off and
stuck in jugs of water and placed like trophieson mantles, window shelves, even dining roomtables – anywhere that “needs some prettyingup.”
Antlers on a wall in the den?Ha!Hey! And how old are your kids before you
feel it’s safe to take them into the woods andteach them how to kill stuff? Fourteen? Twelve?Ten?
We gardeners sic our young’uns after preypractically before they’re out of their diapers.
We won’t get into the hunters’ penchant forthe “clean kill,” whether their weapon of choiceis a shotgun or a high-powered rifle.
And gardeners don’t even know what “clean”means – except when they’re cleaning their kill,of course: the one thing we all have in common.
If you tried to kill a deer with the kind ofimplements of destruction gardeners use toattack their prey, they’d throw you in jail for life.Have you ever taken a close look at a dandelionpuller?
And then there’s the limited range of intelli-gence needed to be a hunter’s child. The hunterhas to teach his kids the difference between abuck and a doe. Big deal.
By the time I was six I knew the differencebetween a carrot seedling and a sprig of grass.
The carrots are lucky – they just get “thinned.”
Opinion
Odd Thoughtsby Bob Groeneveld
Gardeners are the tough ones
Opinion
Yeah! The next round is on me!
Don’t need to ditch kids for a drink now.
Hmmm… can’t get away from kids now.
I’ll avoid events with beer gardens.
Ban drinking for all public events.
How about adding some pot, too?
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Why did he not mention his credentials?Who are the people pushing these
smart meters down our throats? Are “we,the people,” all stupid fools to put upwith this danger? Are all Hydro engineersstupid? Are all our local politicians stu-pid? Is the premier Christie Clark stupid?
What benefit does the wireless industryreceive by killing its customers?
Lance Felgnar, Pitt Meadows
Seals expiring coincidentallyDear Editor,
Our household is one of the smart-meter holdouts. We received a letterinforming us of a mandatory meterreplacement, or we would be extorted, er,I mean, charged more money.
Coincidentally, in the midst of our fightto keep a smart meter off of our house,the Measurement Canada seal on ouranalog meter has expired, and the metermust be exchanged to ensure compliancewith federal regulations.
It seems the letters have gone out to allthe analog holdouts in the province.
I have been a customer of BC Hydrosince the early 1970s and have never hada meter replaced, nor have I heard ofanyone else having one done. How for-tunate for BC Hydro that the seals haveexpired all at the same time!
Cheryl Baron, Maple Ridge
Smart meters
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• BC Supreme court ruled Friday thattwo Maple Ridge seniors are beingextradited to India to face chargesin the 2000 death of Jassi Sidhu.Readers reacted quickly.
“Welcome to Canada, but play by ourrules. If not, go back.” – Tom Manion“It’s about friggin time… How could youthink honour trumps killing your ownchild. Barbaric. – Jason Martin“Good. Hopefully Jassi finally gets somejustice…” – Gillian Meyer“Good! It’s about time! Took longenough!” – Tiri Robinson
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Dear Editor,Contrary to MP Randy
Kamp’s response [Whales’redesignation conserva-tion victory, May 1Letters, TIMES] to your edi-torial [Whale status abouttankers, April 24 Our
View, TIMES], I feel youhave correctly suggestedthe truth. The humpbackwhale’s redesignationunder the Species at RiskAct, from “threatened” to“species of special con-cern,” coincides with a
court case against the fed-eral government over itstrack record of dismantlingenvironmental protec-tion laws while trying toforce the much-protestedEnbridge pipeline. TheConservative governmentis changing laws so it is nolonger breaking them.
As for decisions basedon “sound science,” thegovernment clearly has nointent to listen to scientificevidence. A professor toldme how her fellow profes-sors have had to publishtheir work under differentnames, for fear they’ll facethreats and lose their jobs.
I do not believe weshould celebrate the resur-gence of our once-endan-gered North Pacific hump-backs by scrapping thevery laws that protectedthem.
Kiersten Duncan, Maple Ridge
Environment
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Poverty
Party line not teachers’ noteDear Editor,
The Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association would like toapologize for the comments on poverty made by formerlocal teacher Marc Dalton. In the legislature recently, Mr.Dalton cited research on “poverty” at Wikipedia, andconcluded that there is no real poverty in Maple Ridge,and more specifically, no child poverty.
I would like to clarify that, in our community, teach-ers are acutely aware of the poverty that exists in MapleRidge. Teachers witness first hand the impact child pov-erty has, as many children are coming to school hungry.
Mr. Dalton and his political party wish to deflect atten-tion of the fact that B.C. has had the highest child pov-erty rate in Canada for more than a decade.
George Serra, Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association president
Dear Editor,Perhaps if more dog owners
paid more attention to their dogs’behaviour, the residents aroundVolker Park would not haverequested closure of the dog park.
Too many owners allow theirpets to run free, oblivious to whattheir dogs are doing.
At Jerry Sulina Dog Park threedogs, including my own, wereplaying fetch with their owners.A couple of ladies sat on a bench,paying little attention to theirlarge, rambunctious dogs, one of whichdecided to steal the toys from two otherdogs. Both toys were taken several times.The bulldog’s owner asked the ladies ifthey could get the ball from their dog,
since he was unable to get the“thief” to return it. He added thathe wasn’t upset.
One of the ladies answered,“You’re throwing a ball at a dogpark. What did you expect? Allthe dogs will want to chase it.”
I expect dog owners to havebetter control of their animals.Off-leash should not mean out-of-control. I resent that ownersof some dogs allow bad behav-iour with no intervention.
Excessive barking, digging,aggression, and allowing dogs to defecatewithout cleanup are all unacceptable.
More dog owners need to attend dog-training classes, for themselves.
Candice Kuitula, Maple Ridge
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It seems our municipalhall bureaucracy andDistrict council haveforgotten what a mess
it is every time the Districttries to get into the landdevelopment business.
The last time the Districtgot heavily into develop-ment business was thedowntown core project.
After months of secretplanning and meet-ings, they came clean tothe public at a memor-able meeting when theyexplained their businessplan.
Many of the businessprofessionals in the roompointed out to them that itwas not viable and perhapsillegal.
The District went aheadanyway, and lost mil-lions of tax dollars. It was
proven to be illegal and theCAO left the country.
At the Ridge MeadowsHome Show last weekend,while speaking with themayor (yes, we still talk),by what he wouldn’t tellme, I discovered that theDistrict has been in secretmeetings with the develop-ers who own farmland inthe Albion Flats.
Apparently, there is awell-developed plan tobuild a shopping centre onthe Flats. If there is sucha plan, it would meanthey have already decidedwhich properties are trad-ing hands.
The land the Districtowns was a donation,which included a coven-ant that it be used foragricultural purposes. Youwould think that if the
District is contemplatingand facilitating some kindof a shopping centre beingdeveloped in Albion, pub-lic input and stakeholderinvolvement should havebeen encouraged beforethe plan was developed.
The home show, whichdepends on the District-owned fairgrounds, repre-sents the most successfulpromotion of the commun-ity.
Cass Winder, the compe-tent lady who has success-fully run the home showfor years, has been quotedas saying she has no ideawhat the plan is, and isunable to make any com-ment or any kind of long-term commitment until shehas seen the plan.
At a public presenta-tion, the District will find
there is fleeting demandfor bricks and mortar retailstores.
Someone will ask, “Ifyou really want a Costco ora Wal-Mart, trade them theempty lands the Districtowns downtown.”
Historically, plannershave advised our Districtcouncil through the yearsthat a new shopping centreto the east will be the lastnail in the coffin – whichthe District has been build-ing for years. Just saying…
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Janet Bedford who sits onthe board of directors of theFamily Education Centre,Faye Luxemburg-Hyamwho’s the centre’s executivedirector, and ColeneThompson, chair of thecommunity network, wereall at the Maple RidgeCommunity Foundation’sawards dinner.Maria Rantanen/TIMES
Louise and her team at Salon FiftyFive raised about $800 for the RonaldMcDonald House during their recentcut-a-thon. For the sixth year running,the team of stylists at the salon – theone tucked away in the Meadow RidgeShopping Centre at 207th Street andLougheed Highway – held this popularfundraiser, cutting hair for four hours tohelp the cause.
As a community service, the1st Port Hammond Pathfindersattended the Maple RidgeHeritage Tea last month to helpwith serving tea, coffee, andtreats. They also helped cleanup afterwards. Pathfinders.Kaitlin Harding had her picturetaken with MLAs Doug Bing,former Maple Ridge councillor
Craig Speirs, MLA Marc Dalton,event organizers Brenda Smithand Bernice Gehring, and MapleRidge Mayor Ernie Daykin.
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Showcasing someof this community’speople and happenings
May 13: Drug forum• Alouette Addictions hold aParents’ Night: Your kids and drugsforum at the Katzie reserve at 6p.m. RSVP: 604-467-5179.
May 14: Support group• Parkinson’s Support Group meetsfrom 2 to 4 p.m. at the RidgeMeadows Seniors Activity Centre,12150 224th St., Maple Ridge.The meeting is for anyone withParkinson’s, their caregivers, fam-ilies, and friends. Info: Peta Purdyat 604-463-1332 or [email protected] or Edith Elliott at 604-463-6018or [email protected].
May 14: Gogos• Golden Ears Gogos meet at6:30 p.m. in the Fraser Room ofthe Maple Ridge Library, 22470Dewdney Trunk Rd. The groupraises funds for the Stephen LewisFoundation which supports Africangrandmothers caring for theirgrandchildren. Info: Lynn Rajala [email protected] or 604-467-1235.
May 14: Open mike• Kanaka Open Mike takes placefrom 5 to 7:30 p.m. at KanakaCreek Coffee, #101-24155 102ndAve., Maple Ridge.
May 14-17: Theatre• Xtreme Theatre’s senior pro-duction of Seven Brides for SevenBrothers runs at The ACT withshows at 7 p.m. and an extra showon May 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets areavailable at www.theactmapleridge.org or by calling 604-476-2787. Info:www.xtremetheatre.ca.
May 15: Arthritis info• Arthritis Society will be present-ing the first instalment of theirArthritis and You workshop ser-ies: Understanding Arthritis at theMaple Ridge Library at 6:30 p.m.Register: 604-467-7417.
May 15: Cycling advocacy• HUB Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadowsholds its monthly meeting in theAlouette Room, Maple Ridge Libraryfrom 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.
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Congratulations to the winners of our Mother’s Day story contest,Laura Edwards and her mother Ruth Ross. In telling her mother’sstory, Laura describes her as a “whirling dervish of energy, love,and helpfulness.” The pair receive a $100 gift certificate to TheKeg. Edwards’ full story is at www.mrtimes.com, search “Ross”
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Judy Daykin, who runs Mom & Me Pies with her daughter, Grace Mathew,
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Yvonne Chiu, manager of arts and community connectionswith park and leisure services, Lori Graham, acting CEO ofPitt Meadows Economic Development, Vicki Kipps, executivedirector of community services, and Kelly Swift, generalmanager of parks and leisure services, were also at therecent citizen of the year awards night.
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Seniors inMaple Ridgeput on avariety showthis weekend– like theirNovember show(pictured here),humour is abig part of theproduction.
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The music, dances, and skitsare infused with humour at theSeniors Variety Plus semi-annualshow, set to take place this Friday
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Good Old Summertime. The theme for theshow is spring and summer.
Mel Stewart and Mary-Ellen Smith areco-directing the show, and Smith is alsochoreographing the show.
The Variety Plus show is a fundraiserfor the seniors centre, and organizers arealways looking for more people to getinvolved.
“They don’t have to be talented inany special way,” Browne said. To getinvolved, call Browne at 604-476-9306.
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Childhoodarthritis facts• About 24,000 children inCanada have arthritis, which isone in a thousand• Early diagnosis and treatmentcan help prevent permanentdamage• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis(JIA) is the most common form– osteoarthritis is rare in children• JIA can cause irregular growth,and inflammation of the eye thatcan reduce vision
Early diagnosis ofdisease can reducepermanent damage.
Avery sore anklewas the start of it,and it happenedover a weekend.
Avery Bayntun was just21 months old and a typ-ical child in every way,until one weekend shestarted crawling again toavoid putting weight onher right ankle.
Jennifer Bayntun, hermom and an emergencyroom nurse, knew some-thing was going on whenAvery wouldn’t walk any-more and constantly want-ed to be carried. Avery hadalso recently been wakingup in the mornings verystiff after sleeping.
Avery’s parents broughther to the emergency roomwhere Jennifer worked asa nurse, and X-rays weretaken of Avery’s ankle.
Nothing unusual showedup, so blood tests wereordered. One of the testscame back indicating thatthere was some sort ofinflammation happeningin Avery’s body, so furtherbloodwork was requested.
When Jennifer and Rob– Avery’s dad – had tobring Avery back to theemergency room threedays later because of herincreasing discomfort, theother test results were in– their little girl was diag-nosed with juvenile idio-pathic arthritis (JIA).
Jennifer was shocked.Even though she workedin a medical capacity, shedidn’t know that kids canget arthritis, too. The facther very young daughterhad now been diagnosedwith it was astonishing.
Once the diagnosis came,treatment began rightaway.
Avery has had to getused to getting her blood-work done every threemonths, and now that sheis old enough to recognizethe clinic where her bloodis taken, she tells hermom, “I don’t want to goto the poke store!”
Early and ongoing treat-ment for Avery’s arthritismeans that damage to herjoints has been minimized.
Jennifer said they stillencounter people who aretoo ready to dismiss thefact that Avery has arth-ritis, as if they don’t quitebelieve it.
“Kids get it too, yetpeople can’t seem to wraptheir heads around it andbrush it off. People don’tsee the struggle that kidsgo through. We wanted toshare Avery’s story to helpeducate people...” Jennifersaid.
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• Katie’s Place animal shelterneeds volunteers, particu-larly cleaners for Fridays andSundays. Info: 604-463-7917or [email protected].
Special Olympics• Special Olympics needsvolunteers to be coaches andassistant coaches for varioussports as well as other jobs.Info: [email protected].
Hospice thrift store• Ridge Meadows HospiceThrift Store requires volun-teers to sort, price, and stockshelves. Info: 604-463-7711.
Cythera thrift store• Cythera Thrift Store hasvolunteer opportunities forretail cashiers. Shifts are onehour in duration. Full train-ing and support provided.Call Shelley at 604-467-4671.Net proceeds support womenand children fleeing abuse.
Health equipment• Canadian Red Cross healthequipment short-term loanprogram in Maple Ridgeneeds volunteers. This pro-gram lends out basic types ofmedical equipment such aswheelchairs, crutches, andbathroom aids. The MapleRidge office is located at #5-11435 201A St. and can bereached at 604-465-5050.
Therapeutic riding• The North FraserTherapeutic RidingAssociation needs volunteersfor their programs. Horseexperience is fabulous butnot required. Potential vol-unteers must be at least 16
years of age. For informationor to sign up for the orienta-tion, call 604-462-7786
Mentors needed• Volunteers are needed tobe mentors for newcom-ers to Canada. SettlementMentoring is looking forvolunteers who can act asa community guide andresource person. Info: 778-284-7026, ext. 1582 or [email protected].
Volunteers needed• Maple Ridge-Pitt
Meadows CommunityServices is looking forvolunteer drivers to supportseniors in taking them tomedical appointments, todeliver groceries, and todeliver meals with the Mealson Wheels program. Tohelp deliver groceries andto take seniors to medicalappointments, call Dianaat 604-467-6911, ext. 232.To help with Meals onWheels, call Joan at 604-467-6911, ext. 218. Info: www.comservice.bc.ca.
Quilting guild• The Ridge MeadowsQuilting Guild meets the sec-ond Tuesday of the month
at St. George’s AnglicanChurch, 23500 DewdneyTrunk Rd., at 7 p.m.
Toastmasters• The Golden Ears ChristianToastmasters Club nowmeets every Tuesday at theHaney Presbyterian Church,11858 216th Ave., MapleRidge. Meetings run from7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Guests arewelcome.
Walking club• Ridge Meadows HospiceSociety’s bereavementsupport services offers aninformal walking groupFridays at 10 a.m. for clientswho have accessed their ser-vices. Info: 604-463-7722.
Stride to Thrive walkers• Stride to Thrive walkinggroup meets at Jerry SulinaPark by the large noticeboard for a one-hour walk onthe dike every Saturday mor-ning at 10 a.m. They meetrain or shine. This groupis for women whose livesor the lives of family andfriends have been affected bycancer. Info: [email protected].
Tri-Hard Walkers
• The Tri-Hard Walkers is agroup that meets at HaneyPlace Mall at 8:30 a.m. onMonday, Wednesday andFriday for a walk. The groupis sponsored by the Heart& Stroke Foundation. Info:Beverley at 467-9407.
Grumpy grandmas• Grumpy Grandmas socialgroup holds weekly eventsincluding cards, games, cof-fee, meals out, pot lucks,local events, and a monthlybrunch meeting on the firstFriday of every month.Info: 604-760-5316 or [email protected].
Toastmasters• Blue Heron Toastmastersmeets every Thursday atPitt Meadows City hall from7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Info: BobGarnett at [email protected] 604-460-0035 or AndrewThompson at [email protected] at 604-460-0339.
Toastmasters• Positively SpeakingToastmasters meets everyWednesday evening at 7:30p.m. in the Maple RidgeMunicipal Hall council cham-bers. Info: 604-463-5519.
Ladies Coffee and more• Ladies’ Coffee and Moremornings meet at GraceCommunity Church, 12240Harris Rd. from 10:30 a.m.to noon on Tuesdays. Info:Jayne at 604-465-6897.
Chess Club• Ridge Meadows ChessClub meets on Tuesdays andThursdays from 1 to 5 p.m.at The ACT. Info: Chris at
604-467-2426 or [email protected].
Music• Anyone who sings, playsan instrument, or just lovesto listen to live music isinvited to Kanaka Open mikeevery Wednesday from 5 to7:30 p.m. at Kanaka CreekCoffee, #101-24155 102ndAve., Maple Ridge. Info: 604-463-6727.
Bluegrass circle• Come join the BergthorsonAcademy of Musical Arts’Bluegrass Circle led by thelocal legend Denis Leclerc.Bring a banjo, mandolin,fiddle, guitar, upright bass,or vocal harmonies on the
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Royals win cupThe 2014 Fraser Valley Royals,
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Recreation
A pair of teams fromMexico competed in thethird annual internationaltourney last week.
by Troy [email protected]
It wasn’t just a sportingevent, it was a culturalexchange.
Westview Secondaryhosted its thirdInternational SoccerTournament (IST) lastweek.
The five-day competitionfeatured 14 teams (six girlssquads, eight boys teams)and ran from Monday,May 5 to Friday, May 9with awards at the end ofthe competition.
A boys team and a girlsteam arrived April 30 fromGuadalajara, Mexico, tostay with host families, andspent a couple of days vis-iting Vancouver hot spots.
After that, it was gameon with teams fromTepeyac (Mexico), MapleRidge, Meadowridge,Burnaby North, LordTweedsmuir, Khalsa,Abbotsford Traditional,Archbishop Carney, andEnver Creek involved.
Dennis Schmidt puttogether the IST three yearsago.
A teacher at Westviewwho is also the school’sathletic director and headcoach/director of its socceracademy, Schmidt noted
that from the WestviewSoccer Academy, theMexico soccer exchangewas established.
“This soccer exchangewith Guadalajara, Mexico,has been in place for sevenyears now,” he said.
While in Mexico,Westview teams participat-ed in a soccer tournament.
And after a few yearsof arranging randomexhibition games for hisMexican guests in Canada,Schmidt felt it was time toestablish a soccer tourna-ment for Westview.
“With the help ofSoccer Express, Kelloggs,Westview’s PAC, and otherWestview staff, I had the
resources to put my visioninto motion,” Schmidt said.
Tepeyac is a growingschool with five campusesacross Mexico, and twomore being added nextyear. Tepeyac studentsmust take English classesas part of their curriculum.
As well, a few of itspupils attend Westviewas international exchangestudents.
“They come to Westviewfor our soccer academy,”he said. “In fact, the acad-emy has been fortunateenough to host studentsfrom Spain, Germany,Mexico, Brazil, Columbia,Japan, and Korea.”
Schmidt has forged a few
strong relationships withvisitors from Mexico.
“The exchange bringsdifferent cultures togetherto share their love of soc-cer,” Schmidt said. “Indoing so, friendships aredeveloped.”
To whit: Schmidt’s“homestay” from his firstvisit to Mexico has a sonwho recently stayed withSchmidt’s family, with thesole purpose of runningin the BMO VancouverMarathon.
“Pablo and my wife ranthe race together,” Schmidtsaid.
“It was his first marathonand he wanted to share themoment with us. I am for-
tunate to have met Pabloand his family – lifelongfriends.”
As for the tournamentitself, it had an influx ofteams last year and thatnumber has maintained.In the Fraser Valley, thereare 10 schools that wouldlove to take part in theevent but timing makes itdifficult.
“There could be morethan 20 teams taking part,”Schmidt said.
The tourney was a mem-orable experience for allinvolved.
“It’s a festival atmos-phere and we have beauti-ful stands that were justput in by the school districtand the District [of MapleRidge],” Schmidt told theTIMES prior to the tourney.
Schmidt said, “Soccergets us all together but it’sthe relationships that buildaround it that’s our realmotivation. It give newopportunities for kids toenjoy their school experi-ence.”
Final results were:Boys: 1st Burnaby North,
2nd Lord Tweedsmuir, 3rdArchbishop Carney, 4thWestview, 5th AbbotsfordTraditional, 6th Tepeyac,7th Meadowridge, 8thKhalsa.
Girls: 1st Enver Creek,2nd Archbishop Carney,3rd Westview, 4th Khalsa,5th Maple Ridge, 6thTepeyac, 7th Meadowridge,8th Khalsa.
• More at wwwmrtimes.com,search “soccer”
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Westview Secondary’s Genta Shinoki tried to dribble the ball past Tepeyac defender Manzur CaravajalSantiago Thursday when Westview Secondary and the Mexican squad battled to a 1-1 draw.
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WALKER MANOR6985 Walker Ave, BurnabyBright lrg reno’d 1 BR, prkg.1/2blk to Highgate/trans. $825incl ht/hot wtr. 604-358-9575
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CALYPSO COURT1030 - 5th Ave,
New WestNear Transportation &
Douglas College.Well Managed Building
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Cell: 604-813-8789.
.COTTONWOODPLAZA
555 Cottonwood AveCoquitlam
Large units somewith2nd bathroom or den.On bus routes, close toS.F.U. & LougheedMall.
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office: 604-936-1225
HARRIS ROADHOUSING CO-OP
(Pitt Meadows)2 BR $1097/mo,
$2500 share purchase.3 BR $1199/mo
$3500 share purchase.Near bus & school. No subsidy.Pets OK. Email for INCENTIVE:
.HARRIS ROADTownhouses
19250-119 Ave, Pitt Meadows3 BR T/H, 1300SF,in Family Complex,
carports. Near bus, schools,& shopping. Avail June 1.
Small Pet OK.Rental INCENTIVE Available
604-465-1938
JUNIPER COURT415 Westview St,
CoquitlamClose to LougheedMall,
& all TransportationConnections,
Schools & S.F.U..
office: 604-939-8905
APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT
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KING ALBERTCOURT
1300 King Albert,Coquitlam
Close to Transportation,Schools & S.F.U.
office: 604-937-7343cell: 778-863-9980
Park TerraceCALL FOR NEW SPECIALSSpacious Bach, 1, 2, 3 BRsuites. Heat, Hot Water incl.
On-Site ManagerCall 604-530-0030
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RIVERS INLETAPARTMENTS
(Coquitlam Centre Area)1 BR Apartments,
3 appls, secure gated park-ing. Includes heat & hotwater. Great Location!
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ROYAL CRESCENTESTATES
22588 Royal Cres Ave,Maple Ridge
Large units. Close to GoldenEars Bridge. Great River view!
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office: 604-463-0857cell: 604-375-1768
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SUITES FOR RENT2BR, $950+, M. Ridge, new,quiet, clean, n/s, shrd w/d,secure prkg. (604)477-2163
BBY HEIGHTS, 1 BR bsmntste, no lndry, $650/mo inclsutils, N/s, N/p. 604-298-1552
BBY N 1 BR, 1500 sf ste, W/D,updated, carport. $995 incutils. NS/NP. 604-908-5739
BBY SFU, 2 BR ste, 1200sf,f/bath, bright & clean, shrw/d, prkg, ns, np . Suits 2.$850+50% util. 604-421-1196
COQ BLUEMNT/AUSTIN 2 BR,4 appls, new paint, n/p, $750incls hydro, Now. 604-649-8909
COQ CENTRAL main flr spac2BR ste, lge kit, shrd w/d, deck,carport, h/wd flrs, f/p ns, 1 catonly. $975. Jun 1. 604-937-3534
COQ W.Plt. 2 BR, ownW/D,11ft ceiling, patio. view, ns/np.$860incls utls. 604-880-2991
NEW WEST 1 BR $695 inclsutils & cbl. w/d, nr amens, AvailNow. NS/NP. 778-896-8822
TOWNHOUSESFOR RENTBBY Heritage Hts 3BR t/hse,Hastings/Boundary, quiet/family oriented, w/d hook-up,ug parking, fenced yd.$1390.00. Bob 778-858-7121
Pitt Meadows 3 BR t/h,quiet family comp, Rent gearto income, np 604-465-4851
HOUSESFOR RENTBBY 3 BR Upper duplex, 5appls, $1395 + utls. quiet str.Immed. NS/NP. ALSO 2 BRspac grnd lev ste, $1095/mo +utils. Call 604-970-9603
SHAREDACCOMMODATIONCentral MRidge house toshare, all utils incl’d nr WCE &amens, $500, 778-689-8424
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WESTGATE APTS11895 Laity St., Maple Ridge
Under NEW Management1BR & 2BR’s avail, fully reno’d,Upgraded Bldg, Safe, Secure.
604-358-8722
COQ. 1 & 2 BR Co-op Apts,$612-$740 per mth. No subsidyavail. Shares req’d. Near COQCtre. Call • 604-464-2706
POCO 2BR apts, $810 &830, 2 BR t/hse $885 familycomplex, np. 604-464-0034
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