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Realtors are optimistic about the housing marketas sales numbers are increasing.by Maria [email protected]

Clean and competitively priced homes are selling fast,said Ralph Telep with Coldwell Banker Realty in MapleRide, but the change in mortgage rules last year havehad a “massive effect” on buyers.

He is optimistic about the state of real estate business,but he sees challenges for first-time buyers.

Especially affected, he said, will be first-time buyersstruggling to get into the market.

“He [first-time buyer] is having a very tough timequalifying [for a mortgage],” Telep said.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver releasedits most recent housing numbers for the past month.

While there’s been an increase in selling prices ofsingle-family homes in Pitt Meadows, the price of MapleRidge homes has gone down slightly.

Prices of all types of housing in Maple Ridge – apart-ments, townhouses, and houses combined – havedropped marginally over the past year, with an overalldrop of 5.1 per cent over the past five years.

For all housing types, prices in Pitt Meadows haveincreased marginally at .7 per cent over five years.

The price for a single-family home in Pitt Meadowsrose by 1.8 per cent in the past year, and over the pastfive years, it has risen by 7.5 per cent.

The benchmark pricein September for a sin-gle-family home in PittMeadows was $510,600and in Maple Ridge,$461,600.

In its most recent report, the board that tracks hous-ing prices in several Greater Vancouver municipalitiespointed out that sales are up significantly compared tolast year but prices overall have remained stable.

Sandra Wyant, president of the real estate board anda Maple Ridge realtor, noted that “home sale and list-ing activity this September were in line with the 10-yearaverage for the month.”

Darcy McLeod, vice-president of the real estate boardand a local Re/Max realtor, said the real estate market inMaple Ridge and Pitt Meadows is “very local” and theremight be large price differences between different neigh-bourhoods, for example, Albion might not be reflectiveof what’s happening generally in Maple Ridge.

But overall, McLeod sees people from all over theLower Mainland interested in buying locally “becauseit’s a really good value here.”

“It’s a great place to invest,” he added.In addition to residential interest, McLeod said, busi-

nesses also are seeing it as a viable place to invest.• More online at www.mrtimes.com

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Pitt market onupward trend

“It’s a great placeto invest.”Darcy McLeod

Twenty-fourtownhouses withcommercial unitsbelow them arebeing built inOsprey Village. Sitesupervisor MorrisBarnett with MosaicHomes said it’sexpected they willbe completed byDecember.

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Witnesses neededA driver is looking for witnesses in a

crash in Pitt Meadows on Oct. 2. GinaMancinelli claims that a 2001 whiteChevy van ran into her at a red light butdidn’t give proper identification. The acci-dent took place around 3 p.m. Anyonewith information is asked to contact herat [email protected].

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Crash trial underwayEmotional testimony was heard in

court as a man faces charges relatedto an accident on the Mary Hill Bypassthat killed Charlene Reavely, the wife ofan employee at Maple Ridge Chrysler,Dan Reavely. The crash killed CharleneReavely and Lorraine Cruz. Cory Sater isfacing 10 charges related to the Feb. 19,2011, incident.


Isolation addressedThe federal gov-

ernment is spending$2 million to addressseniors’ social isola-tion and is callingfor proposals for 20community-basedpilot projects.

“Through theselocal projects we’recombatting the socialisolation of seniorsand helping them toremain active in the community,” saidRandy Kamp, MP for Pitt Meadows-MapleRidge-Mission. The application periodcloses on Nov. 13. For information andapplication details, go to seniors.gc.caand click on “New Horizons.”


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Games, giveaways, and prizes wereall part of an annual event in MapleRidge and Pitt Meadows.by Eric [email protected]

Owen Estacio didn’t think twice beforerunning into a smoking structure to savea fire victim.

Time was ticking and he needed to getin and out as quick as he could to finishthe job.

Decked out in protective gear and withfirefighters yelling words of encourage-ment, he dove into the smoke and, emer-ging from the other side carrying the vic-tim, raced to the finish line as his momcheered him on.

Estacio was one of many kids whocompleted the obstacle course at thePitt Meadows firehall that was set up aspart of their open house to kick off FirePrevention Week.

The “victim” was a teddy bear and thesmoking structure was an overturned boxdraped with a tarp and a smoke machineinside.

Families came out on Saturday to learnabout fire safety, watch demonstrations,and partake in activities at both theMaple Ridge and Pitt Meadows firehalls.

The theme this year is “Prevent KitchenFires” and firefighters will be makingvisits to schools throughout the district tospeak with students and educate them onfire safety over the course of this week.

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Owen Estacio proudly showed the teddy bear he rescued after completing an obstacle course at the Pitt Meadows firehall.

Police say shooting in Maple Ridge is“not a common occurrence” locally.by Maria [email protected]

A Maple Ridge man has been arrestedin connection with a shooting at HaneyPublic House that happened around 2a.m. on Sept. 29.

William Cody McKenna has beencharged with two counts of attemptedmurder, uttering threats, assault witha weapon, and various firearms relatedoffences, according to Crown spokes-person Neil MacKenzie.

Ridge Meadows RCMP allege McKennashot at patrons and staff at about 2 a.m.Sunday morning at the bar at the cor-ner of the Haney Bypass and LougheedHighway.

This type of incident “is not a com-

mon occurrence in Maple Ridge or PittMeadows,” and it has been a “top pri-ority” for police, said Ridge MeadowsRCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop.

“Ridge Meadows RCMP’s seriouscrimes unit has been working tirelesslyon this serious incident and it has result-ed in the arrest of our prime suspect,”Dunlop said.

“It is my understanding Mr. McKennawas in the liquor establishment earlier inthe evening and was involved in a dis-pute,” Dunlop added.

“Police allege that his actions tookplace after the original altercation hadtaken place,” she said.

Mounties reported that McKenna wasarrested without incident and that heappeared in Port Coquitlam provincialcourt on Wednesday. He was remandedin custody.

In the meantime, the two victims arerecovering from their injuries, she said.

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Biker in hospitalby Eric [email protected]

A 23-year-old motorcyclist is in hospital withserious injuries after a crash with an SUV onSaturday.

Just after 4:30 p.m. police were called to theintersection of Dewdney Trunk Road and 272ndStreet, where early investigation shows themotorcyclist either didn’t stop, or was unable toavoid the SUV, which was waiting for anothervehicle to turn left from Dewdney Trunk Road,causing him and his bike to be thrown.

A third vehicle travelling eastbound struck themotorbike on the roadway and crashed off theroad – that driver was injured as well.

“Ridge Meadows RCMP Traffic Services andthe RCMP Integrated Collision Analyst andReconstructionist Services are actively investi-gating and more should be known in the nextfew days,” said RCMP Sgt. Dale Somerville.

Ridge Meadows RCMP are asking anyone withinformation to call them at 604-463-6251.

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Octoberfest festivities raised fundsfor good works in Pitt Meadows.by Eric [email protected]

Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall playedhost to the first Meadow Ridge RotaryOktoberfest this past Friday.

The inaugural event was attended byclose to 200 people who purchased tick-ets, and more than 20 volunteers fromboth the Rotary club and community.

German culture and cuisine was wellrepresented during the evening.

The menu included Oktoberfest favour-ites like pretzels, sauerkraut, and strudel,all prepared by Stomping Grounds.

Patrons kept their steins full thanks to

Mission Springs brewery.“I have never seen so much beer go

down the hatch in 45 minutes,” saidAdrienne Dale, president of the MeadowRidge Rotary Club. “The event was agreat success.”

According to Rotarian Deborah Hyslop,some highlights of the event includedmusic that was provided by Peter Paulusand the Rheinlanders, a best-dressedcompetition, and an “awe-inspiring”yodel competition.

The club has held Winefest fundraisersin the past, but this year decided to trysomething different.

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A house on 224th Street has a “nooccupancy” order after it was raided.Maria [email protected]

Mounties arrested eight people andseized drugs and a firearm from a houseon 224th Street on Wednesday.

Ridge Meadows RCMP acted ona search warrant for the house onthe 11600 block just before noon onWednesday. They seized oxycontin,methamphetamine, heroin, crack cocaine,and marijuana as well as one firearm.

All those arrested were later released.“Police are recommending charges

under the Controlled Drug and SubstanceAct against four of the eight persons thatwere arrested,” said Ridge MeadowsRCMP Cpl. Alanna Dunlop. “Along withthe illegal drugs, police seized other evi-dence, including cash that is attributableto drug dealing.

The house is boarded up and now hasa “no occupancy” order on it from theMaple Ridge fire department and thebylaw office. This is a precautionarymeasure, according to police.

Two years ago a meth lab blew up in

the house, which took police, firefighters,and a hazardous materials crew a day toclean up.

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A house in Haney has been boarded up after policeraided it last week.

A thief broke into the crawlspace ofWebster’s Corners Elementary.by Maria [email protected]

A thief made away with 50 feet ofone-inch copper piping from Webster’sCorners Elementary, which caused a floodand shut down the school on Wednesday.

The break-in took place the nightbefore, with the thief making his or herway into the school’s crawlspace by cut-ting off a lock to a exterior hatch.

When the flooding began, the schoolwas shut down for the rest of the day.

A maintenance crew was sent to the

school and they noticed that the sectionof the school’s water line was missing.

The crew was able to repair it so thatschool reopened on Thursday.

On Monday, the school was still beingdried out. The maintenance director RickDelorme said they want to make sure it’s“bone dry” so the humidity doesn’t causeany further damage to the school, forexample, the gym floor, or to any equip-ment.

Delorme said he’s doesn’t know yethow much it will cost to repair but esti-mated it would be more than the schooldistrict’s $10,000 insurance deductible.

Pochop said the school district has aplan in place to prevent a similar break-infrom occurring.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND PITTMEADOWS OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN

TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the PittMeadows City Hall, 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC on Tuesday October 15TH,2013 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following amendment to Official Community PlanBylaw No. 2352, 2007, the Official Community Plan for the City of Pitt Meadows:

City of Pitt Meadows Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2609, 2013

The purpose of this amendment is to introduce guidelines for centralized garbage,organics and recycling storage spaces, for new multi-family residential buildings andmixed-use residential/commercial buildings.

The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at City Hall, 12007 Harris Road,Pitt Meadows, between October 4th, 2013 and October 15, 2013, from 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutory holidays. Please direct inquiries to theDevelopment Services Department at 604-465-2428.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE ALL PERSONS who deem themselves affected herebyshall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing before Council on thematters contained herein or by making a written submission (or email) by 3:00 pm onOctober 15, 2013 to the attention of the Manager of Legislative Services.

All submissions will become part of the public record.

Kelly KenneyManager of Legislative Services [email protected]

OpinionA6 Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Our View

Cook up a planto stay alive

The kitchen is perhaps the mostimportant room in the average home.

You cook there.You clean there.You eat there.You store food there.You hang out there.Parties often end up there as the fes-

tivities start to fade into the wee hours.You could even burn your house

down there – in fact, far too manypeople use their kitchens to do just that(unintentionally, of course).

That’s why kitchens areemphasized in the mes-sages being disseminatedby firefighters this week –National Fire Prevent Week.

Locally and acrossCanada, the week’s themeis “Prevent Kitchen Fires,” and the fire-prevention campaign’s goal is to raiseawareness that more fires start in thekitchen than in any other part of thehome.

Cooking is the main culprit in start-ing devastating fires that destroy homes– and lives. While millions of dollarsare lost to kitchen fires every year,more than two out of three fire deathshave their roots in the kitchen.

Worst are the fires that are startedwith untended pans of grease or cook-ing oil, which can erupt into flames thatspread more quickly than most othersources of conflagration, and have apropensity to wreak more devastation,as well.

So when you’re cooking with greaseor oil, it’s important to be preparedfor an accidental flare-up – keep a lidhandy to shut down flames immedi-ately, for instance, instead of trying tomove to pot or pan from the stove (aserious no-no!). Keep your fire detectorsup to date, and don’t leave cooking potsunattended on the stove.

And have a family plan for escape, incase the unthinkable happens.

– B.G.

I chose to write, rather thantalk for a living. And while thosewho read bits and pieces of mywork may question the wisdomof my choice, I suspect theywould understand, if they had theopportunity (or the misadventure)to hear me speak in public, that Idid pick the lesser evil.

This week is NationalNewspaper Week.

I don’t know who signed thepapers that made this week, morethan any other, a week for news-papers. It’s also Fire Prevention Week and WorldSpace Week and a bunch of other weeks.

But I do know a few things about newspapers– especially community newspapers, which are avery different group of creatures from the nation-al and regional and international newspapersthat we generally call “the dailies” (althoughthere are daily community newspapers, too– just to ensure a bit of confusion as I attempt tocommunicate a concept).

One of the great journalists – certainly one ofthe most recognized of all time – Mark Twainhad the misfortune – or perhaps the fortune,actually – to read his own obituary, which hadbeen accidentally published in his local news-paper. The experience resulted in one of hismost often quoted comments: “Reports of mydeath have been greatly exaggerated.”

You know, I’ve been reading – and hearingand seeing – obituaries detailing the demise ofthe newspaper industry for decades.

And I’m here to tell you – as the editor of twocommunity newspapers – that our death is beinggreatly exaggerated.

I think there are a lot of factors leading to themisconceptions of our imminent demise.

We hear about a number of big newspapers“increasing their web presence” – or shiftingcompletely to the Internet in “an effort to sur-vive.” Yadda yadda yadda.

There is no need for newspapers anymore.

Is there?Kids have stopped reading

newspapers… well… actually,kids never did read the news-papers (except a handful ofmisfits like me). The Internetand social media put everythingat your fingertips. You can getall the news you want on theInternet. You can get all theinformation you want on theInternet.

Nobody is reading newspapersanymore. Or so we’re told.

But it comes back to that difference betweenthe “dailies” and your local community newssource. The “big guys” who all compete witheach other for (and with) the same storiesthat you can find everywhere are only hurtingbecause they are competing in an arena whereeverybody is providing a good and essential– but the same – service.

The reality is that readership continues to growfor most of us “little guys” who provide you withnews of the community – information that youcan find here, in a nice, neat package, but wouldhave to go hunting all over the Internet to findon your own – if, indeed, it’s even there to find(outside of your favourite community paper’sweb site, that is).

There are billions and billions of pages ofinformation on the Internet. There is so muchinformation out there, that you can’t possiblyknow what to do with it all.

Indeed, that’s why I’m not out hunting for anew career just yet.

We bring you Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows,right to your doorstep. We are really notdesigned to do a lot more than that… butnobody else can do that as well as we can.

True, we have been adapting to the new tech-nologies that are available, to help us do ourjobs as best we can.

But that’s what we’ve always done. It’s hownewspapers came into being in the first place.

Opinion

Odd Thoughtsby Bob Groeneveld

Newspapers… not dead yet

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Dear Editor,Mr. Kyllo’s attempt [Proposed numbers

perfectly clear, Oct. 1 Letters, TIMES] toclarify a recent editorial [Lots of gas injobs report, Sept. 19 Our View, TIMES]played a little fast and loose with reality.

Mr. Kyllo’s job is to portraythe jobs plan as being verysuccessful, but the facts tell adifferent story. If your intentis to defend the Liberal gov-ernment’s employment recordyou must compare how wellit has done, compared to theother provinces.

The comparison quicklyshows that the jobs plan has been a dis-mal failure. It doesn’t matter how manymillions of dollars of taxpayer money theLiberals spend to convince you the planis successful, it simply is not.

Let’s look at the facts: B.C. ranks ninthin Canada in job growth, when you takeinto consideration the population of theprovince.

Let me cite an example: in the past cal-endar year, B.C. added 6,200 jobs while

Prince Edward Island added 1,700. Sowho has done the best job? B.C. addedabout 3½ times as many jobs as didP.E.I., but B.C. has a population 33 timeslarger than that of P.E.I., so on a per cap-ita basis, P.E.I. outdid B.C. 10 to 1.

Nowhere in Mr. Kyllo’s letterdoes he make any comparisons.The only way to see how B.C. isfaring is to take a specific time per-iod, say a year, and compare thejob numbers in every province as apercentage of the population.

The fact is that B.C. has beeneither ninth or 10th in job growthin the time that the Liberals have

extolled the virtues of the “jobs plan.”In the past calendar year only two

provinces had a decline in jobs, takinginto account population: B.C. and NewBrunswick.

You can get the “true” numbers bygoing to the Statistics Canada website and search under Labour ForceCharacteristics, Seasonally Adjusted, byProvince.

Bill Elder, Maple Ridge

Jobs Plan

No reality in jobs plan numbers

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Dear Editor,The decision to charge cost-recovery

fees for customers who don’t want smartmeters ensures the rest of BC Hydro’scustomers aren’t subsidizing the personalchoices of a very small number of people.

This is a fair and reasonable solutionto accommodate customers who want toretain using a system that is increasinglyobsolete and costly to support.

The additional fees include more thanjust reading the meter. They also includethe cost of adding and maintainingresources, equipment, and systems thathave been automated by new, modernmeters.

For example, to work around custom-ers without new meters, BC Hydro mustinstall additional telecommunicationsequipment to ensure the electricity gridcan work as planned. We also need to

retain extra vehicles, equipment, andpeople to read the meter and manuallyinput the data back into the billing sys-tem.

BC Hydro’s proposed fees will bereviewed by BC Utilities Commission toensure they are appropriate and we areonly recovering additional costs.

When the BC Utilities Commissionapproved Fortis BC’s advanced meter-ing project earlier this summer, theCommission directed Fortis to charge afee to customers who don’t want a newmeter to pay the incremental cost of opt-ing out.

Cost recovery fees to opt out of smartmetering programs are not new in NorthAmerica, and can vary in range. Forexample, Portland’s utility charges $51per month, plus a set-up fee of $254,while Hydro Quebec has a monthly fee of$17 and an initial fee of $98.

Today, customers with new meters areseeing the benefits of a more modernsystem. For instance, most customers cannow see more timely information abouttheir electricity use through their secureMyHydro online account.

This new feature allows customers totrack their hourly electricity use, compareuse to homes of a similar size, and viewtheir bill to date.

We will continue to work with our cus-tomers, to answer questions about newmeters and to ensure they have all thefacts about the updated system.

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• Mounties raided a Haney houseon 224th Street last week, arrestingeight and seizing oxycontin, meth-amphetamnie, heroin, crack cocaine,and marijuana – as well as firearms.A meth lab explosion and subsequentfire had police inside the same oldheritage-style house two years ago.Readers don’t seem surprised:

“What will happen to the house now?”– Jasper Stickleback Des Roches

“…who owns this house and rents it outto drug dealers?”

– John McKenzie

“What a cute house.”– Lorraine Bailey Morrow

“Are you looking to buy? You might get agreat deal on it.”

– Colin Cumbridge

“My nephew found his snowboardthere; somebody had it advertised onCraigsList.”

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Semantics

Madame redefinedDear Editor,

I have noticed that the judge whohanded down the verdict in the case ofthe killing of Beckie Dyer and JohnnyDe Oliveira [Three hard years for PittMeadows mother, Sept. 24, TIMES], hasbeen referred to as “Madame” JusticeMiriam Gropper.

This I find strange. Because, as I grewup, the term “Madame” was used todenote the proprietor of a house of illrepute, not a court of law.

Funny how things change.Robert Leatherdale, Maple Ridge

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Let’s talk aboutmass murder-ers.

When I toldone of my friendswho is a cat personthat I was going towrite about the massslaughter of birds bycats in our country,the response was alook only a cat personcan give.

Apparently, Environment Canadahas determined cats killed 200 mil-lion, give or take, birds last year inCanada.

How Environment Canada deter-mined that number is a bit of a mys-tery.

The methodology used in deter-mining the number of deaths begsfor questions to be asked. Obviouslythey did not go to their funeralsand no death certificates were filed,and they admit they don’t knowhow many cats we have, guessingbetween five and 10 million. That’s abroad estimate!

If you don’t know how many catsthere are, how can you figure outhow many birds they killed? Theanswer is: “A lot.”

If there was any other predator in

our community threat-ening our wildlifelike this, we wouldrespond with deadlyforce.

Of course, one ofthe issues immediatelyraised by “Catters”is that it is not theirFluffy that they let outevery day killing thebirds. It’s those feralcats.

Pointing out that some countriesdon’t have this problem with feralcats, because people catch them andeat them, is not a good way to openany discussion with acat person.

The other news thatcame out this weekwas that the CanadianVeterinary Associationmonopoly practiceswere exposed.

Last week a tele-vision report quoted a woman whohad a puppy with a problem. Theestimate she got from her Canadianvet was $3,600, and an American vetoffered the same procedure for $235.

As reported, she drove her puppyacross the border and saved $3,000.

I am advised simple procedures

like puppy shots and neutering are athird of the cost across the border.

Talk about cross-border shopping.Veterinarians which I have great

respect for, all the way back to Dr.John Hopkins, are quite capable ofdefending their own position, and astheir association said, ‘There are a lotof things across the border that arecheaper.”

And Mexico is even cheaper.I digress.So let’s digest this news.The Environment Department of

our Country has accused Fluffy andher friends of being mass murder-ers and a destructive element to our

environment.I am sure, if Fluffy

could talk, she wouldsay it is not her fault.That is what shenaturally does, andsomeone obviously lether outside to do it.

So if EnvironmentCanada’s numbers are true?

My friends who are cat peopleare accomplices to mass murder andenvironmental degradation.

Just saying…Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in the print

and/or online versions of The TIMES. Reactions can beemailed c/o [email protected].

Animal welfare

Just SayingJust Sayingby Gordy Robson

Massmurderers’ health cheaper across border

“When you don’tknow how many catsthere are, how can youfigure out how manybirds they killed?


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Residents and guests at Willow Manorwere entertained recently, during

the facility’s Autumn Harvest openhouse. The free afternoon event

included desserts and entertainmentand sparked a lot of smiles and

toetapping by all, including Willowresidents Lena Unwin and Beverly

Diewold, as well as family memberand guest Jackie Diewold.


West Coast KIA presented an $820 cheque to West Coast Auto Group FootballClub to help kids play soccer. The money was raised from collected batteries.

Everyone was invited to drop off their batteries, and KIA donated $10 to thekids while also helping the environment. KIA’s Daniel Cheliadin and Scott

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Brian Zalo entertained the residents and guests at Willow Manor

during their recent Autumn Harvest open house, including Marie

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School board chair Mike Murray, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLADoug Bing, superintendent Jan Unwin, school trustee Ken Clarkson,SD42 directors Laurie Meston and Shannon Derinzy, and schooltrustee Eleanor Palis were at Maple Meadows Station a couple weeksago selling newspapers and raising money for Raise-A-Reader.

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Not everyone was raising a beer at the inaugural Oktoberfest

fundraiser in Pitt Meadows Friday. Brandon and Cayley Wilson (left),

their parents Len Walters and Pitt Meadows Mayor Deb Walters

(right), as well as Pitt Meadows Councillor Gwen O’Connell (centre)

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Don McCrae, Minister of Social Development and

Social Innovation, was at the Caring Place Oct. 2,

touring the facility. He was joined by his colleague,

Marc Dalton, MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission. They

were in the yarn shop at the Caring Place learning

about how it supports the services of the Salvation

Army facility at 222nd Street and Lougheed Highway.

Rick Moyer/Special to The TIMESMark Vosper, executivedirector of RidgeMeadows Hospice,attempted yodellingat the MeadowridgeRotary Club’s inauguralOktoberfest held Friday inPitt Meadows.

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As part of CommunityLiving Week, the prov-incial minister of socialdevelopment and socialinnovation was in MapleRidge and praised theservices provided by theSalvation Army facility inHaney.

After touring the CaringPlace at 222nd Streetand Lougheed Highway,Minister Don McCrae said

it was a “prime example”of social innovation.

“I can tell by cominghere that the SalvationArmy has a really import-ant role in this commun-ity,” McCrae said pointingout that the agency serves10,000 meals per month tocommunity members.

His ministry nowincludes social innova-tion, and he said his staffis working with organ-izations, individuals, andnon-profits to advancesocial innovation in com-munities.

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Minister Don McRae toured the Caring Place on Wednesday with MapleRidge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton. Shelter manager Mike Emery (left) gave atour of the shelter at the Haney facility.

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A picture many be wortha thousand words, butthrough the work ofHelp Portrait, a picturecan do so much more.by Ronda [email protected]

For the third year, hopewill be provided to thosewho need it through a pro-gram called Help Portrait.

Part of a global program,the Ridge Meadows HelpPortrait events have contributed to morethan 280,000 portraits done around theworld for those who simply can’t afford tohave their photo taken professionally.

It’s a full day of people coming throughfor makeup, hair, smiles, a photo-ses-sion, and feeling good. Each individual orfamily leaves with their own professionalportrait.

This year, organizers Brenda Garcia andAndrea Walker hope the event will doublethe number of guests served last year, butthey need help.

“Each year we do this on a minimalbudget,” Garcia said. “It would really helpif we could get local businesses to donateeven a small amount of funds. It wouldput us in a better position to help morepeople.”

Garcia and Walker would also like tosee volunteers come forward to help inarranging donations.

“It’s a good way to help out for thosewho can’t volunteer the day of HelpPortrait,” Garcia said.

Help Portrait is founded on the principle

that taking time to make people feel goodabout themselves puts them in a positionto do greater things with their lives.

“This may not be about getting food onthe table, but this is about helping peoplefeel better and creating self-worth, whichthen really becomes a way for them to putfood on the table,” said Garcia.

There aren’t a lot of definitions aroundfor who is eligible for portrait sessions.According to Garcia, the event is for any-one (including those who don’t live in thecommunity), who doesn’t have money fora family portrait or Christmas photo thisyear.

“We’re trying to get a shuttle set up tomake it easier for our guests to attend,”Garcia added. “The date, time, and placeare set. We’re very fortunate to haveGolden Ears United Church as our locationagain – same location, but they have anew name.”

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Arts

Artists ensembledA new art show is planned for November.

The Maple Ridge Art Gallery is seeking submissionsfor its annual “Ensemble” exhibition.

Each artist is encouraged to make a statement in aunified way with three to seven pieces – the artworkshouldn’t simply be a miscellaneous collection.

“It’s so great to hear that local artists who haveappeared in the show before are now preparing sub-missions for this year’s show,” said the gallery’s cur-ator Barbara Duncan.

Maple Ridge artist Tammy Routley, for instance, isworking on her new series called Shakespeare Owls.

“I started working on this series of paintings afterreminiscing about attending Shakespeare playswith my family,” Routley said. “I wondered, ‘IfShakespeare were alive today, texting and tweeting,what would he use as an avatar?’ The owl, a symbolof scholarly wisdom, seemed the perfect icon.”

The submission process is open to everyone, andapplication forms are available at the Maple Ridge ArtGallery website, at the gallery, or at the ticket centreat The ACT. There is a $25 submission fee.

The show will open on Nov. 16 at the gallery insideThe ACT at 11944 Haney Pl.

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Maple Ridge artist Tammy Routley is working on a series calledShakespeare Owls for the Ensemble exhibit.

October 8: Film series• Is the book always betterthan the movie? Come tothe Maple Ridge Library andfind out with a must-see filmbased on a popular book.Friends of the Library willsell refreshments at intermis-sion. The Books on Film ser-ies runs every Tuesday fromOct. 8 through Nov. 12 at6:30 p.m. at the Maple RidgeLibrary. Info: 604-467-7417.

October 8: Ruskin Hall• Ruskin Community HallAssociation holds its annualgeneral meeting at 7:30 p.m.The hall is on the cornerof 96th Avenue and 284thStreet. Everyone is welcome.

October 8: Ridge Library• Join library staff and vol-unteers as they celebratethe beginning of CanadianLibrary Month. Take a back-room tour, learn about theironline services, and take partin library month contests.Customer Appreciation Daytakes place at the MapleRidge Library from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m.

October 8: Weavers• Whonnock Weavers andSpinners Guild meet atWhonnock Lake Centre at7:30 p.m. They welcomefelters, knitters, basket mak-ers, and anyone interested inany fibre arts. Info: Marie at604-462-9059.

October 8: SongStage• SongStage, hosted by localsongwriter Ivan Boudreau,takes place at The ACT from7 to 9 p.m. The featuredartist is Enrico Renz fromVancouver. An open mikefollows for songwriters oforiginal material.

October 9: GoGos• Golden Ears GoGos meetat 6:30 p.m. in the AlouetteRoom, Maple Ridge Library.The GoGos support theStephen Lewis Foundationin its projects to help grand-mothers in Africa who arestruggling to raise their AIDS-orphaned grandchildren.New members are welcome.

October 9: Pinterest• Stay on top of cutting-edgesocial media by learningthe basics of Pinterest. Thiseye-catching visual mediasite will open up a world ofstunning visual collections.This program takes place atthe Maple Ridge Library at 7p.m. Register: 604-476-7417.

October 9: Parkinson’s• Maple Ridge/Pitt MeadowsParkinson’s support groupmeets from 2 to 4 p.m. atthe Ridge Meadows SeniorsActivity Centre, 12150 224thSt., Maple Ridge. This meet-ing is open to all personswith Parkinson’s, their care-givers, families, and friends.Info: Peta Purdy 604-463-1332 or [email protected], or

Edith Elliott 604-463-6018 [email protected].

October 10: Cycling• The regularmonthly meet-ing of TheMaple Ridge/PittMeadows Chapterof HUB: YourCycling Connectionwill be held from6:45 to 8:45 p.m.at the MapleRidge Library.

October 10:Ex-Service• RidgeMeadowsEx-ServiceWomen’sClub meetsat noon for lunch and at 1p.m. for their meeting inthe downstairs of the RoyalCanadian Legion, Branch88, 12101 224th St., MapleRidge.

October 10: Philosophy• The SFU Philosophers Cafemeets at 7 p.m. at The ACT,11944 Haney Pl., to discuss“What Is freedom and howis it related to responsibility?If the 60s required throwingoff outmoded forms, whatdo our times call for?” Themoderator is Larry Green.Registration and experiencenot required.

October 12: Market• Shop for Thanksgiving at

the Haney Farmers Marketand share the bounty withthe Friends in Need FoodBank. Happy 2B Hear enter-tains. The market is inMemorial Peace Park from9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The mar-ket is undercover at Grow& Gather, 24565 DewdneyTrunk Rd. on Oct. 19, 26,and Nov. 2 and 9. Therewill be a free shuttle fromMemorial Peace Park. Info:www.haneyfarmersmarket.

org or 604-467-7433ext 2.

Baillie House• Baillie HouseResidential Care

at Ridge MeadowsHospital is acceptingvolunteer applications.

The deadlinefor applica-tion is Oct.30. For moreinformation,email [email protected].

Volunteersneeded

• Ridge Meadows Hospital isaccepting volunteer applica-tions. Forms are available atwww.fraserhealth.ca, clickon “About us” and “Getinvolved” and search forRMH. The deadline for appli-cation is Oct. 18.

Homelessness action• Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows-Katzie Nation Housing Tableneeds more people to getinvolved with their work. Toget involved in homelessnessaction in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows-Katzie region,contact Darrell Pilgrim at604-463-8296, ext. 113 or

email [email protected].

Volunteers needed• Junior Achievement ofBritish Columbia, a not-for-profit organization dedi-cated to educating B.C. youthabout business is lookingfor volunteers in the MapleRidge and Pitt Meadowsbusiness communities tohelp deliver JA’s free busi-ness education programs toB.C. youth. Orientation andmaterials are provided. Info:www.jabc.org, email: [email protected], or 604-688-3887.

Buy Local Give Local• Mention “Community

Literacy” when shopping atBean Around Books & Teauntil Oct. 15 and part pro-ceeds will go directly to sup-port local literacy programsand services. Bean AroundBooks is located at 22626Lougheed Hwy., MapleRidge. Info: [email protected].

Computer help• Drop-in Computer Help isa weekly program offeredat the Maple Ridge Libraryevery Monday afternoonuntil Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. Theseone hour drop-in sessions arefor those wanting computerpractice, to set up an emailan account or to get helpwith eReaders or tablets.Info: 604-467-7417.

Walking club• Ridge Meadows HospiceSociety’s bereavementsupport services offers aninformal walking group,every Thursday morning at10 a.m., for clients who haveaccessed their services. Info:604-463-7722.

• Full list: www.mrtimes.com

Post events 10 days in advanceby email to:

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BC Hydro’s contractor for the Interior to Lower Mainland (ILM ) Transmission Project will be burning slash piles on BC Hydro’s right-of-way in the Districts of

Mission and Kent this fall. This work is planned to start in late September, weather dependent, and continue as needed through to the end of December.

The contractor has obtained the necessary

provincial andmunicipal permits and will

comply with all regulations. A key requirement

is that the contractor does not conduct burning

unless the venting index is “good”. This ensures

proper air movement exists to minimize smoke

impacts to people in the vicinity of the burning.

Now under construction, this 247 kilometre,

500 kilovolt transmission line will expand the

capacity of the system that brings power to

businesses and homes in the Lower Mainland

and Vancouver Island.

For more information please visit

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[email protected] or at

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Whether you’recreating alegal suite inyour home

or building a media roomin the basement, the needfor quiet in the rest of thehouse is critical.

If you’re building a rentalsuite in any part of thehouse, there are severalthings you’ll need to takecare of, such as fire stop-ping, isolating duct work,and so on. But insulatingfor sound is also important.

You can use the same materials andtechniques when putting in a media room,music studio, or even a playroom orgames room for the kids.

Here are a few ways you can accom-plish that:

1. Double-framing walls. You basicallyuse two-by-four wall studs, but increasethe top and bottom plates to two-by-six.Starting at one end, you place a wall studon one edge of the plates, then the nextstud goes to the other side, usually 12inches on centre.

When you’re done framing the wall,you’ll have a run of studs 24 inches oncentre on one side and the same on theother, but there will be an air cavity run-ning the length of the wall, which willreduce the transmission of some sounds.

Roxul insulation will further decreasethe noise.

2. There are sound-deadening drywallproducts as well, but be prepared for thehigh cost for those materials.

Sound-deadening drywall can run about$80 per four-by-eight sheet, and evenhigher. They should be considered when

insulating ceilings in bed-rooms, specifically.

3. There are acousticcaulking products as well,that are used when youdouble-drywall ceilings andwalls; they help reduce cer-tain sound transmissions.

4. Mechanical products,such as resilient channelthat help to “float” thedrywall, can be used, butthey have limitations aswell, often failing at certainpoints where a screw maypenetrate into the floor

framing above.5. Sound-absorbing materials can be

used where loud music, voices, or othernoises are a factor – such as in music stu-dios and movie or game rooms, but theyare somewhat specialized and need to beinstalled by professionals for best results.

Locally, you can find out more informa-tion and advice at Haney Builders’ Supplyon Dewdney Trunk Road in Maple Ridgeand at Pacific West Systems on 240thStreet at Lougheed Highway.

If you are putting a legal suite in yourhome, please remember to pay closeattention to the safety and fire regulationsin the building code. The folks at bothbuilding and permit departments in MapleRidge and Pitt Meadows have all the per-tinent information and are happy to assistyou and answer questions.

Sharing your house with others isalways stressful, but can be a great invest-ment for the future, and will help get thatmortgage down quicker.

Be safe and always get professionaladvice – it’s there for you in many differ-ent ways.

Home improvements

Handyman Morgan Jensen will answeryour home improvement questions.

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

Fix It UpFix It Upby Morgan Jensenby Morgan Jensen

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DATE: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013TIME: 7:00PM

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

Rick Moyer photos/Special to The TIMES

The Samuel Robertson Technical Titans faced the Pitt MeadowsMarauders in the Alouette Bowl held at Pitt Meadows Seondarythis past Friday, Oct. 4. The Marauders defeated the Titans 42-3 toimprove their record to 2-1 on the season, while the Titans, in theirfirst year of varsity football, fell to 0-3.

Pitt MeadowsSecondary defeatedSamuel Roberton ina clash of cross-townvarsity football rivals.by Troy [email protected]

After Friday, the PittMeadows Marauders havecommunity bragging rightswhen it comes to highschool varsity football.

In the inaugural AlouetteBowl held under thelights at Pitt MeadowsSecondary’s turf field,the Marauders downedthe Samuel RobertsonTechnical SecondaryTitans 42-3.

The Titans took an earlylead on a firstquarter fieldgoal, but theMaraudersrespondedquickly, rack-ing up 28unansweredpoints to takea 28-3 leadinto the half-time break.

“Weplayed well,”Marauders assistant coachBruno Chu said. “Wedidn’t want to give upthose points early, but ithappens. We respondedwell and the playersstepped up and we wereable to finish the game offthe way we wanted to,obviously.”

This was a historicgame, pitting against each

other the only two schoolsin the district that offervarsity (senior) football totheir respective students.

The win improves theMarauders record to 2-1, while the 0-3 Titans,who started their varsityprogram this fall, are still

searchingfor their firstwin of thecampaign.

Bothteams playin the B.C.High SchoolFootballEasternConference.

Chu saidroughly400 people

took in the game and theatmosphere was a fun one.

“A lot of people cameto the game,” Chu said.“We’ve been slowly build-ing a tradition.”

SRT has beaten theMarauders each of the pasttwo years at the juniorvarsity level so the PittMeadows squad wasn’ttaking the game lightly.

“It’ll be more competi-tive next year, but we stillfeel we will come out ontop,” Chu said.

The Marauders will betested this Saturday, Oct.12, when they travel toAbbotsford’s Rick HansenSecondary to take on 3-0Hurricanes with a 1:30p.m. opening kickoff.

Their next home gameis Friday, Oct. 18, hostingRobert Bateman under thelights at PMSS. Openingkickoff is 7:30 p.m.

The Titans will try toget into the win columnthis Friday, Oct. 11, whenthey host the MissionRoadrunners. Game timeat SRT is 7 p.m.

The following Saturday,Oct. 19, SRT heads downto Rick Hansen for a 1:30p.m. kickoff.

High school football

Marauders down Titansto capture Alouette Bowl

“We respondedwell and the playersstepped up, and wewere able to finishthe game off theway we wanted to,obviously.”Bruno Chu

High school varsityfootballWho: SRT Titans vs. MissionWhere: Samuel RobertsonTechnical SecondaryWhen: Friday, Oct. 11,Kickoff is 7 p.m.

Ridge MeadowsMinor Softball Association

Let’s play some ball...make new friends...and have a great time...

Girls & Boys U8 & Belowand Girls only U10 -U21

Looking For NewUmpires & Coaches!

rmmsa.com • Winter Clinics Available - Must be a Registered PlayerNew players will need to bring a

Care Card or Birth Certificate.

REGISTRATIONAT “THE WAREHOUSE” #7 - 23382 River RoadFriday Oct 11, 2013 6pm-10pm Saturday Oct 12, 2013 9:30am-4pm


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Triple Jim'sOrganic Apple CiderRoyal Gala 946ml ...$259/ea

OKANAGANAMBROSIA APPLE

Product of B.C. ($1.52/kg)

69¢/lb.

OKANAGANCRAB APPLE

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LOCALRUSSET POTATOES

(10 lb bag) product of B.C.

2 for $500

LOCALNANTES CARROTS

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