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Manion & Associates Financial is invitingnew residents to attend the largestannual community event – at no charge.by Roxanne [email protected]
It’s an understatement to say Tom Manionbelieves in the Ridge Meadows Home Showand all that the single largest annual commun-ity event offers.
He just bought a thousand tickets to theshow, and workingwith The TIMES, he willspend the next twomonths handing themout to newcomers in thecommunity.
“It’s one of WesternCanada’s largest homeshows, it’s a stellarevent, and it pro-motes local business,”said the president ofManion and AssociatesFinancial Services, whofirst became involvedwith the show when heopened up his business18 years ago in MapleRidge.
Purchasing the tick-ets is something peoplewouldn’t expect, Manionadmitted. In part, that’s why he did it, that andwanting to “open his arms” to newcomers.
By newcomers, he means people who havemoved into Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadowswithin the past five “or so” years and have yetto take in the show.
“It’s not an exact science,” said Manion, whois also a home show director and the title spon-sor for the second consecutive year.
“We’ll take people at their word. The import-ant thing for us is that newcomers get a chanceto see firsthand what a great community welive in. And what exemplifies that better thanRidge Meadows Home Show?” he said.
Closing in on 40 years in the community, thehome show has earned the distinction as oneof Western Canada’s largest consumer shows.
This year, it’s being staged at Planet Ice andthe Albion Fairgrounds on May 2, 3, and 4,with close to 400 exhibitors booths.
“It’s shaping up to be a great show,” saidManion, who first partnered with the homeshow as organizers of the annual headshave
fundraiser for RidgeMeadows Hospital andhospice.
“As a director, I’vecome to see the innerworkings of this eventand the huge impact ithas on our community.Beyond its economicengine, it’s just plainfun,” he said.
The idea to purchasea block of tickets fornewcomers arose outof a conversation about“the good old days”when the show wasfree and 30,000 peoplecame from all acrossthe Lower Mainland toattend.
“It was just way toomany people to park and manage,” Manionsaid, “so charging an admission was the nextstep. Our newcomers missed out on our daysas a free show – so this is our way of givingthem what everyone else had – a great showfor no charge.”
Newcomers can pick up their tickets fromManion at 22374 Lougheed Hwy.
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Shovel power makes sidewalks passableRichard Heier helped his friend Brent Scott remove snow from the front of a residential and
commercial space up for lease at the corner of 223rd Street and Lougheed Highway on Sunday.On The TIMES Facebook page, followers were asked if local businesses are closed on Sundays,are they still responsible (legally or ethically) to ensure the sidewalks out front of their businessesare cleared of snow – even if they’re not open to the public. The question sparked some heatedreactions pro and con. The question remains open through The TIMES website “poll question.”
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Dangerous bicycling causesconcern for council.by Maria [email protected]
Mounties and the Districtof Maple Ridge’s social plan-ning committee want to con-nect vulnerable cyclists withresources rather than enforce
the Motor Vehicle Act.In a report to council,
District staff summarizedthe positions of the commit-tee and the police by sayingSocial Planning AdvisoryCommittee members “agreedthat supporting the RCMPapproach to continue to con-nect vulnerable populations toservices will be most effect-ive rather than wide spread
enforcement of the MVA withrespect to the use of bicyclehelmets and proper illumina-tion.”
In November, council dis-cussed concerns about cyclistswith poor lights and withouthelmets in the downtownarea, and asked for commentsfrom the two groups.
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Tom Manion, of Manion & Associates, bought tickets togive away to newcomers.
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Poetry, pics judgedEntries are now being accepted in
the second annual Celebrate EarthDay Poetry Contest and the inauguralCelebrate Earth Day Youth PhotographyContest. Poetry must be submitted byApril 5 to [email protected]. Photosshould be submitted by April 19 to theFacebook page or to [email protected]. More info on Earth Day is on theCelebrate Earth Day in Maple RidgeFacebook page and at www.rmrecycling.org.
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Protesters fed upAbout fifty people were outside MP
Randy Kamp’s office on Saturday toexpress their displeasure at issues likepipelines and Canada Post cuts.
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Soprano at The ACTSoprano Robyn Driedger-Klassen will
give a concert Wednesday, March 5 atThe ACT, preceded by coffee and treats.Tickets are $20. Coffee, tea, and treatsare served at 10 a.m. and the 75-minuteconcert starts at 10:30 a.m. Info: www.theactmapleridge.org.
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Legacy funds still exist from the Rotary SportBanquet to build sports facilities.
by Maria [email protected]
Meadow Ridge Rotary Club has cash to give away.But after a year of trying, they’ve had no luck
getting sports groups to apply for up to $75,000 tobuild facilities.
The local service club ran the Rotary SportsBanquet for more than a decade, but this was dis-continued last year.
But over the years, money has accumulated in afund meant specifically for sports facilities in MapleRidge or Pitt Meadows. For a year, the Rotary clubhas been reaching out to sports groups and ask-ing them to apply for the funds, but to no avail,
explained Rotarian Ineke Boekhorst.The funds are meant for facilities, for example, a
track, a locker, or a field, she added.The Meadow Ridge Rotary club is accepting appli-
cations until the end of March, and at that point theyhave to think of alternatives ways of using the funds.
Boekhorst is baffled at why no one has yet to comeforward to apply for the funds
“These funds were specifically raised for sportsfacilities so that’s where we want them to go,”Boekhorst said. “There’s all sorts of organizationsthat need funds.”
Applications don’t have to be for the entireamount, rather, they can be for smaller amounts.
Applications stating the intended purpose of themoney and how much is needed should be sent bythe end of March to: Meadow Ridge Rotary Club,P.O. Box 29586, Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 2R3.
For information, call Boekhorst at 604-467-2420.• More online at www.mrtimes.com
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Ineke Boekhorst is trying to get sportsgroups to apply for grants from theMeadow Ridge Rotary’s facilities fund.
The Maple Ridge ConcertBand continues to advocatefor an icon in Haney.by Troy [email protected]
The Maple Ridge Concert Bandwants to give one of the com-munity’s most iconic structures aspit and polish.
And band members are lookingfor help from the community tomake it happen.
MRCB president Gale Yiphopes to have some of the refur-bishments to the bandstand atMemorial Peace Park done intime for the structure’s 20thanniversary bash on June 14.
“We’re planning to canvass thecommunity for donations to gotowards the beautification of thebandstand,” Yip said.
The bandstand officiallyopened on May 7, 1994.
Through the years, it has beenused for a variety of purposes,among them, musical perform-ances including the MRCB’s PopsIn The Park evening concerts andhundreds of community events.
“I’d say it’s a huge focal pointof the community,” Yip said.“It’s easily recognizable.”
Yip is hoping the District ofMaple Ridge will help with reno-vations. She was scheduled tomake a presentation to MapleRidge council on Monday.
“Hopefully, if we do fall short
with any repairs necessary, thatthey [the District] are aware ofit,” Yip said.
She also wants to raise aware-ness that the MRCB had a hugehand in putting the bandstand inplace.
The band’s longtime trombon-ist Tom Walker designed anddonated many hours of structural
and building engineering towardsthe project’s design.
The bandstand was financedprimarily with private and cor-porate donations through fund-raising efforts from George Priceand members of the band.
Part of the planned beautifica-tion of the bandstand includescleaning and treating the band-
stand’s copper dome, supplyingand installing a wooden octag-onal rosette for the ceiling, andsupplying and installing eightornamental brackets.
For more about the beautifica-tion project, the planned birthdaybash, or to contribute, email Yipat [email protected].
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Playing in front of the Memorial Peace Park bandstand were Maple Ridge Concert Band members Colin Murray, alto saxophone playerand band treasurer; Gale Yip, euphonium musician and MRCB president; and Noreen Moss, clarinet player and MRCB director.
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“Online bumping place” has becomea discussion forum about MapleRidge’s oldest neighbourhood.by Maria [email protected]
A plan to develop a plan for Hammond,the oldest townsite in Maple Ridge, is inthe works.
Council was considering whether togive the go-ahead to start developing aHammond Area Plan with an expectedtimeline of 12 months – a decision wheth-er to proceed was expected Monday afterThe TIMES’ deadline.
A neighbourhood group in the area,Hammond Neighbours, is buzzing aboutthe news.
Members of the group have beenwaiting for “official movement” on theHammond Area Plan, said Leanne Koehn,one of the founders of the group, addingthat it’s “very exciting to see this firststep toward it actually happening.”
The Hammond Neighbours group hasa Facebook group, and there has alreadybeen a lot of discussion about topics suchas traffic safety and the heritage aspect.
Koehn called their Facebook page an“online bumping place” where peoplecan get to know each other and differentopinions can be voiced about topics thatmay be part of the consultation process.
“Hammond neighbours are definitelynot shy about stating their opinions, sothe consultation process should be prettylively and interesting,” Koehn said.
The plan is to collect information aboutthe area and consult with the community.
“Personally, I’m looking forward tohelping create a vibrant, diverse, family-friendly, heritage neighbourhood that’ssafe, welcoming, and inclusive,” Koehnsaid. “The residents who live here are thefeet on the ground and know the issuesand problems we will need to address tocreate that kind of neighbourhood.”
The Port Hammond Junction townsitewas established in 1883.
Two years ago, Hammond residentswere before Maple Ridge council com-menting on an application for a 36-unitapartment building in the neighbourhood.
At that point, some residents asked foran area plan, something that staff thenput into the work plan for 2014.
Hammond Neighbours meet the lastFriday evening of the month at DartfordSocial House.
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Surveillance video has captured theimage of the man Mounties believeis responsible for an arson fire in PittMeadows last fall.
Last week, the police released a distort-ed and grainy picture from the video.
Ridge Meadows RCMP are looking forhelp identifying the people suspected oftrying to torch a home in the 11700 blockof Wildwood Crescent North at about 4
a.m., Sept. 1, said Cpl. Alanna Dunlop.Fortunately, Dunlop said, homeowners
extinguished the fire before it causedmuch damage and no one was hurt.
“This incident could have had direconsequences for the occupants of thishome,” she elaborated.
The suspect is described as a Caucasianman wearing blue jeans, runners, sweateror dress shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat.Anyone with information can call Const.Brad Gibson at 604-467-7645.
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Our readerschoose wisely
Once again, The TIMES asked readersto tell us which are the best businessesin town – which restaurant has the tast-iest food and friendliest servers, whichtire shop will get you back on the roadfastest, which bookstore has the bestselection – and once again, the peopleof Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge havepicked their favourites, and we pres-ent them to you: our – or rather, your– Readers’ Choice Award winners.
While we try to celebrate as many ofthe efforts of the community’s membersas we can in the pages of The TIMES,the Readers’ Choice Awards gives usthe opportunity to shine a light on abroad swathe of enterprises.
The growing number of categoriesreflects the fact that we are all part of agrowing community, served by a grow-ing number of businesses. That’s nicefor Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows resi-dents who like to shop close to homeand support local jobs.
A shopping trip doesn’t always meanhaving to cross one bridge to Coquitlamor another to Surrey or Langley. Thegrowth of local business is a sign ourcommunity is becoming more importantand more self-sufficient, and we needn’tbe just a suburb to bigger towns.
Beyond the wide variety of retail,commercial, and service opportunities,we have one of the most community-minded business populations in theLower Mainland, with numerous youthteam sponsors, hundreds of charityfundraisers and donations… it wouldbe hard to get anything done in MapleRidge or Pitt Meadows without the sup-port of small and medium-sized busi-nesses here.
It’s the customers of those businesseswho make the Readers’ Choice Awardsdecisions, by voting each year.
It’s a way of rewarding good localbusiness practices – and also helps raiseawareness about the many diverse busi-nesses right here in our community.
– B.G.
I grew bored with Sundaynight’s Oscar presentations – withits interminable, long-winded,and pretentiously disconnectedspeechifying punctuated by over-hyped, overproduced, and under-talented between-award acts– several years ago.
Like NHL hockey – whose gra-tuitous gloves-off violence leftme ice-cold long ago – it’s beena long, long time since I’ve beenable to drag myself into watchingeither.
The similarities between Oscarand the NHL go further – particularly the politicsbehind the inaction: movie producers have beenknown to spend as much on securing an Oscarnomination as they did making the movie theywanted nominated, while the NHL regularlyblabs about reducing dangerous violence… aslong as the perpetrators aren’t big enough starsto put a dent in the box office.
It’s all entertainment, and it has become moreimportant than real life.
Hey! How’s that for interminable, long-winded,and pretentiously disconnected?
And I have the temerity to complain aboutactors’ verbal diarrhea!
But I’ve got more.As it happens, Gravity was the only one of all
the films, shorts, etc. nominated for Oscars thisyear that I’ve actually seen.
Except for that one – which, truth be told, Isaw only because Donna wanted to watch it –I’m normally quite content to wait for everythingelse to show up on our free listings.
Having seen it, however, I’m surprised thatit didn’t win (er, I mean, “receive”) the BestPicture nod.
Either 12 Years a Slave (which I suspect mustbe the story of B.C. teachers who had theircontracts unilaterally torn up by the provincialgovernment in 2002) is truly worth a watch…or it had a better political machine activated in
the pre-game show (borne out bythe two Supreme Court rulings intheir favour – although not yetto their avail – over the past 12years).
Or perhaps the deniers of basicscientific precepts have infiltratedthe Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences, and decidedto go after another of nature’simmutable laws.
After all, Evolution may beeasier to deny, but Gravity is lesscontroversial.
There are other titles on theOscar nominations list of peak productions thathave piqued my interest, and may just get meinto my armchair to have a peek.
If it were up to me, for instance, B.C.’s publicschool students would have won the AcademyAward for actors in a supporting role, for theirpart in Prisoners.
And I’d like to see the documentary exposeof just what happened to Adrian Dix’s electionstrategy in 20 Feet from Stardom.
And speaking of last year’s provincial elec-tion, I can’t wait to catch the political pollster’sexplanation of their work in The Missing Picture.
B.C. politics seems to have been a prominentfeature in the nominations list.
Surely, it’s former education minister (circathe aforementioned 2002) and current PremierChristy Clark who is at the centre of Room onthe Broom, with current Education Minister PeterFassbender adding a masterful supporting role.
But let’s not forget the feds, shall we?Especially Steve Harper as Iron Man 3, who isalready grooming himself to take the lead rolefor Iron Man 4 in 2015.
And then there’s Toronto’s Rob Ford. All sortsof titles from the Academy nominations list jumpout at me: there’s Feral and Jackass Presents:Bad Grandpa, not to mention Helium (I’m surehe’s tried that, too).
Ford: the epitome of Star Trek into Darkness.
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Dear Editor,I have read with interest the letters to the
editor on the great poop debacle brewing inour fair town: HORSE versus DOG!
I would like to weigh in with the mostcaustic excrement of them all: political crap.
It is being flung everywhere you look.
It comes from all directions, left and right.It’s often delivered with a foul-smelling
noise and gets on everything we touch.The worst is, it soon becomes invisible,
and you don’t know you have it all overyou until it’s too late. Good luck avoiding it.
Gord McBeath, Maple Ridge
Politics
Politicians’ excrement worst
Dear Editor,There is a diverse group
of politicians, past and pres-ent, that has an associationwith Bilderberg [Postalservice losing to Bilderbergagenda, Feb. 27 Letters,TIMES]. They includeSaskatchewan PremierBrad Wall, former New
Brunswick premier LiberalFrank McKenna, MikeHarris, Lester B. Pearson,Pierre Elliott Trudeau, JeanChretien, and Paul Martin.
Though federal OppositionLeader Thomas Mulcair isnot an attendee, promin-ent corporate attendees,including Onex Corporation,
Barrick Gold Corporation,Scotia Capital, and CIBCWorld Markets, donatedgenerously to Mulcair’sleadership campaign.
They are pretty much allthe same.
And Ms. Neufeld [Richget richer at poor’sexpense, Feb. 27 Letters,TIMES] is confused. I did notcompare a Liberal in Canadato a Liberal in the U.S. I wasanswering Mr. Clark, whohas said he is a Liberal/Centrist. I used wealthyphilanthropists from othercountries as examples, butadvised to google wealthyCanadian philanthropists,which are legion.
As to income taxes, thetop one per cent of incomeearners pay 21.2 per cent ofthe total federal and prov-incial taxes in 2010. Thetop 10 per cent paid 54.8per cent of all taxes, whilethe bottom 50 per cent paidfour per cent.
Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge[Note: A fuller version of
this letter is online at www.mrtimes.com. Click onOpinion/Letters, or search thewriter’s name.]
Economics
Politicians all pretty much the same
Dear Editor,Your commentary is dead
on [Middle class is slidingdown, Feb. 25 Our View,TIMES]. The wealth of ournation is being transferredinto the hands or pockets of
the rich and corporate elites.And it’s not by mistake.
It is a carefully crafted planof the Harper governmentto pay back CEOs and otherrich elites who fund nega-tive election campaign ads
and help the Conservativeswin elections.
The use of deceit andlies to beguile the populaceat election time is theirparticular brand of tactics.Unfortunately, it seemsto work with most of thepeople who are not properlyinformed on what’s reallyhappening here.
Our nation’s wealth isslowly being transferred intothe hands of the rich.
Canadians now have thehighest rate of personal debtin our history, because weare being made to pay moreand more for everything.So we run to the banks andhave our credit lines extend-ed, all part of the plan toenrich the banks at our cost.
It is a well thought-outstrategy by the right-winggovernments of Harperand the BC Liberals. Weare being taken for a ride.We are not better off underthese governments, only therich are.
Check your debt levels ifyou do not believe me.John E. McKenzie, Maple Ridge
Response
Middle class slide carefully planned
Whonnock
Old Canada Post still aliveDear Editor,
I have used the Whonnock post office for more than fiveyears. One day, I complained that I had a hard time gettingthere during the office’s hours. The postmaster gave me thestore phone number, and said she’d open the post office forme if needed. That’s the Canada Post we all remember.
Too bad it’s a thing of the past – but it’s still alive andwell at the Whonnock office.
Rick Clements, via Facebook
For more lettersto the editor visit...www.mrtimes.com– Click on Opinion/Letters.
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Claim lacks factsDear Editor,
Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea’sclaim to science-based decision-making,transparency, and “actions consistentwith Cohen recommendations” [Fedsprepare to exploit aquaculture bene-fits, Feb. 24 Letters, www.mrtimes.com] are not supported bythe facts.
The courts had to intervene when Minister Shea overrodethe recommendations of her own scientists and opened aherring fishery on Vancouver Island.
Despite DFO committing to making data available to thepublic, Canadians have not seen fish health and diseasedata from open net salmon farm monitoring since 2010.
Rather than effort going into creating a smoke-screen forinaction, DFO needs to get down to the work of implement-ing the Cohen recommendations.
Dr. Craig Orr, Watershed Watch Salmon SocietyEric Hobson, The SOS Marine Conservation Foundation
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A8 Tuesday, March 4 , 2014 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times
TIMES 14th annual Readers’ Choice Awards
Winners on hand for accoladesAt a special reception at Wings last Tuesday night, the best businesses in town – as voted by TIMES readers – were honoured.
Access Health Services
Becker &Company
Maple RidgeCarpet One
Alouette AnimalHospital
Big Feast Bistro
Cap’s Westwood Cycle
Crystal Vision
Golden EarsDental
Armada MortgageServices
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Cleaning
Bosley’s
Centred Within Yoga
Bean Around Books
Black Sheep Pub
CountrywideCommunications
NotaryCassandraCoolin
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Lighting
FullerWatson
GM RestaurantHaneyBuilders
Lotus &LemongrassGifts
Mark’sWorkWearhouse
Pennzoil 10 Minute OilChange Centre
RoyalLePage
BrooksideRealtyOkinawan Traditional
Martial Arts
Warm Hearth
TDCanadaTrust
Subway – 224th Street
Curves
Haney AutomotiveGreystone Manor
Manion &Associates
Financial Services
Derek Magennis(Marv Jones Honda)
Shinobi Japanese Restaurant
Cask & KegBrewmasters
WhiteSpotTriple Tree Nurseryland
Maple Ridge Florist
Hunger Management
MercedesBenz Driving
Academy
G&G Music
• Photos by TIMES reporter Maria Rantanen •
EPR
Ola PuppyDogGrooming
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Debbie Steele (left) and Gail Hestermann from Access Health Serviceswere at the TIMES Readers’ Choice awards last Tuesday at Wings. TIMES
readers chose the company as the best home health care and maidservice in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Maria Rantanen/TIMES
How can you share?Do you have a local photo of someone or some place you’d like to share with the rest of Maple Ridge and PittMeadows? Email it to us as a high-resolution .JPEG to [email protected]. Please include a brief description– including everyone’s first and last name. Put “faces & places” in the subject line of your email. At the awards night, White Spot manager Gary Brar flipped
through a copy of the special Readers’ Choice edition.
Jo Digney (top left), a resident at Greystone Manor,was joined by staff members Alison Hackh, MargaretSchendel, Cheryl Noble, and Shannon Webster at theawards reception last week at Wings. The Maple Ridgeretirement home was chosen by TIMES readers as thebest in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Meanwhile,(lower pic) Shelly and Ryan Ross of Pennzoil were onhand to receive the award for the best oil change shop.
Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows
Rachel Jacob and Erin Jacob from Centred Within Yoga and Okinawan
Traditional Martial Arts studio attended the Readers’ Choice Reception.
Showcasing someof this community’speople and happenings
Mike O’Brien, managingdirector of Meadow Gardens,chatted with TIMES sales repRalph DeAdder.
TIMES Publisher Shannon Balla (below),with the assistance of TIMES’ RebeccaNickerson, drew a business card, andannounced that Armada Mortgage wona quarter page ad for coming to theevent. Armada president Gord Hone (left)and account manager Karin Schmidtkeaccepted the prize.
Kathi Halpin (above) with accounting firm EPR,
Terry Becker from Becker & Company, and
Mike and Alyson Cuthbertson from Triple Tree
Nurseryland were all at The TIMES Readers’ Choice
awards last Tuesday at Wings, as was (top right)
Blair Byrne from Caps Westwood Cycle, Karen
Kamstra from Bosley’s, and (right centre) Jay
Sekhorn from Subway on 224th Street who was
greeted by TIMES publisher Shannon Balla and
advertising consultant Sheryl Jones.
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ily planted its rootsat Webster’s Corners.
During the past 50 years, wehave been looking for a sus-tainable farming model thatwould allow us to hold backurban sprawl and keep thelands green forever.
In the 1990s we plantedhundreds of hazelnut trees. In2003, experts said our trees were stunted.Drilling and soil reports showed we havebeen wasting our time. All of our lands areon a deep layer of what Maple Ridge callsblue clay covered by a few inches of topsoil.
What’s worse, aside from there being noorganic material, there is no drainage.
In the fall of 2004 a comment from mydad asking me to build him a couple of golfholes to go along with his fishing pond ledme to some interesting discussions withthe Department of Agriculture and theAgriculture Land Commission (ALC). Mydesire to preserve and improve the land wasmet with enthusiasm.
Early in 2005, the ALC informed me itcould not give me a permit to bring in500 truckloads of donated sand for a golfcourse, but it could give me a permit if theprimary use was for agriculture.
They directed me to Policy 4, which cov-ers agri-tourism, and to paraphrase, “Thefollowing activities are designated as farmuse for the purpose of the act and may beregulated, but must not be prohibitive byany local government bylaw...”
“Agri-tourism activities on land that isclassified as a farm under the AssessmentAct (Class 9), if the use is temporary andseasonal, and promotes or markets farmproducts grown, raised or processed on thefarm is allowed.”
After legal opinions, we were convincedwe could build an agri-tourism operation.
The topsoil scrapped to prepare a drain-
age system was minimal,and the blue clay subsurfaceproved to be a drainage night-mare.
It was 2004 and the munici-pality and ALC knew exactlywhat we were doing.
Everything was fine until2010, when we discoveredthat, through our laziness, theBC Assessment Authority hadchanged our assessment from
farm Class 9 to Class 8, which was non-profit recreation, and we were challengedby an ALC inspector that we were thereforean illegal operation. We appealed and won.
A year ago, the municipality decided ouragri-tourism operation violated bylaws andtold us to “close to the public.” We pointedout that an agri-tourism operation “must notbe prohibited by any local government.”
It is disheartening that Mary and I – underdirection of mayor and council – are beingpersonally sued by the municipality. So farit has cost us more than $50,000, and lastweek we were told the suit could go on foranother two years and cost another $50,000.
Our lawyers are, of course, very confidentwe will eventually prevail.
One of the most nasty parts of the disputeis that the Maple Ridge bylaws departmentis demanding our agri-tourism activity stop,though our business licence for more thaneight years has said “agri-tourism.”
Through FOI (Freedom of Informationdocuments obtained as a result of the lawsuit, Maple Ridge has claimed it has noagri-tourism policies, procedures, or regula-tions, and there is no zone in Maple Ridgefor agri-tourism.
So like I said, “Enough is enough.”Heather Hills Farm is closed to the publicby order of mayor and council, and the 29-plus acres on six lots with five houses, asheep farm, and a “private golf course” isfor sale. Just saying…
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2014 In WaitFebruary 15 – March 15, 2014Seven contemporary printmakers who call themselves Full Circle Art Collective shareideas and concerns around the experience of waiting - for the tide to turn, a crisis topass, or broken connections to become re-established.
Seasons in the ParkMarch 22 - April 26, 2014The Maple Ridge Art Gallery is pleased to welcome back the local Garibaldi Art Club forits spring 2014 exhibition. The many seasons of Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridgewill serve as the inspiration for this year’s show.Opening ReceptionSaturday, March 22, 2014 - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Peggy Peat Preview 2014Sunday, March 2 – 10:00 a.m.Peggy Peat School of Dance PRESENTS “Preview Show 2014.” Dancers from the ageof 7 to 17 will be performing a variety of group routines from Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Jive,Contemporary, Lyrical, Song and Dance & Production. This is a high energy show suitedfor all ages.
Classical Coffee Concert with Sarah Hagen and Robyn Driedger-KlassenWednesday, March 5 – 10:00 a.m.A lovely way to spend a mid-week morning. Classical Coffee Concerts is a new serieshosted by acclaimed pianist and producer Sarah Hagen. Each morning begins withcoffee, tea and treats in the Studio Theatre at The ACT followed by a 75 minute classicalconcert.
Fred Penner and the KC Kids ChoirThursday, March 13 – 7:00 p.m.With music that is “more than just fun,” acclaimed children’s entertainer, Fred Penner,has delighted families with his live performances, JUNO Award winning recordings andtelevision series. On March 13 he returns to The ACT with new songs and old favouritesfor all ages to sing along to.
Arts Club ON TOUR: Chelsea HotelSaturday, March 15 – 8:00 p.m.Leonard Cohen’s powerful and inspirational music is the heartbeat of Chelsea Hotel.With extraordinary new arrangements, six performers play seventeen instruments in thisconcert, a tribute to the remarkable writer. Through Cohen’s transcendent songs and thehonesty of his lyrics, you will be transfixed by this eclectic cabaret of loves won and lost.
Le Vent du NordSunday, March 16 – 7:30 p.m.Juno Award winning Le Vent du Nord, featuring Simon Beaudry, Nicolas Boulerice,
Réjean Brunet, and Olivier Demers, know how to turn the lost past into intenselylistenable performances that push their roots in striking global directions. Drawing fromyesterday and today, this concert stirs emotions and touches the heart and soul!
Ballet Kelowna: InnovationSunday, March 23 – 7:30 p.m.Ballet Kelowna launches its second decade with a ground-breaking program featuringCanadian choreographers and composers. From pioneering works to a cutting edgecommission, Innovation will challenge ideas of contemporary ballet.
ELVIS ELVIS ELVISWednesday, March 26 – 7:30 p.m.Elvis Presley last performed in Canada on August 31st, 1957 at Empire Stadium inVancouver… He’ll rise from the dead three times during the up-coming concert tour.
Snowbird: Tribute to Anne MurrayThursday, March 27 – 7:00 p.m.Starring fellow Nova Scotian Laura Gillespie along with her amazing band, togethercompliment and deliver a genuine reproduction. “Snowbird” is a cavalcade of non-stophits and Imagery that will instantly transport you through time.
GEMS Movie Series: Unfinished SongMonday, March 31 – 7:30 p.m.Grumpy pensioner Arthur honours his recently deceased wife’s passion for performingby joining the unconventional local choir to which she used to belong, a process thathelps him build bridges with his estranged son, James. Rated PG-13.
Lobby Nights at the ACTJoin us on select Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. for a free eveningof entertainment, including Spinning with the Whonnock Weavers, SFU PhilosophersCafé, and Celtic Jam with Nigel Tucker. Visit www.theactmapleridge.org/lobby-nightsfor schedule.
Friday Night DanceCheck out our website for the Friday Night Dance Schedule with Robyn Picard,everything from Ballroom to Swing! Drop in classes. Singles welcome!
Want to try something new over Spring Break?Sign up for Creative Fusion and learn four different types of performing and visual arts.All day camps for ages 6-12, March 17-21st.
Visit www.theactmapleridge.org for schedules.Register at recreg4u.ca or 604-465-2470.
Find us on Facebook and Twitter for up to date info on events at The ACT!
Maple Ridge Art Gallery:This month at The ACT
March 4: Forum• A public forum to dis-cuss the prescription heroincontroversy, including thedocumentary Anyone for cof-fee and heroin? takes placeat Riverside Centre, 20575Thorne Ave. at 1 p.m. Info:Dale Hardy at 604-466-6555.
March 4: Art workshop• A free art workshop isbeing held at the CEEDCentre, 11739 223rd St.,Maple Ridge, from 12:30 to3:30 p.m. Participants areasked to bring supplies.
March 4: Art club• Garibaldi Art Club meets at7 p.m. in the craft room, third floor of TheACT, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge, in prep-aration for the club’s spring art show. Info:www.GaribaldiArtClub.com.
March 4: Support group• Prostate cancer support group meets at 7p.m. in the Coquitlam Pinetree CommunityCentre, 1260 Pinetree Way. Info: Norm at604-936-8703 or Ken at 604-936-2998.
March 4: Poets• The Holy Wow Poets hold their spring St.Patrick’s recital at The ACT at 7 p.m.
March 5: Concert• A classical coffee concert takes place at10 a.m. at The ACT with a classical concertfeaturing soprano Robyn Driedger-Klassen.Tickets and info: www.theactmapleridge.orgor 604-476-2787.
March 6: KEEPS• KEEPS holds its AGM and an info sessionabout Kanaka Creek and its stewardship
activities at 7 p.m. in theAlouette Room, Maple RidgeLibrary. Info: 604-970-8404.
March 6: Seniors• A Seniors Helping Seniorsmeeting takes place at 9:30a.m. at the Ridge MeadowsSeniors Activity Centre,12150 224th St., Maple Ridge.
March 6: Tech help• The library’s studentcouncil helps people figureout their gadgets. It Won’tByte takes place at the RidgeMeadows Seniors Centre,12150 224th St., from 3:30to 5 p.m. Register: 604-467-7417.
March 7: Day of prayer• World Day of Prayer service will be heldthis year at Golden Ears United Church,22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd. at 1 p.m.
March 7: Glenwood Elementary• Glenwood Elementary School, 21410Glenwood Ave., holds its annual Rainy DayFestival from 5 to 8 p.m. with the VancouverTumblebus, Mad Science, a bouncy obstaclecourse, raffle baskets, and a cake walk.
March 8: Hospice• Ridge Meadows Hospice Thrift Store holdsa 50-per-cent-off sale. The thrift store is at #3-12011 224th St. Info: 604-463-7711.
March 8: Women’s Day• Believe Yoga is holding an open house onInternational Women’s Day from noon to 3p.m. and a book signing with local authorJanet Love Morrison. Believe Yoga is at #109-19070 Lougheed Hwy., Pitt Meadows.
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A12 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times
Pitt Meadows Secondary’ssenior boys will play inthe prestigious provincialchampionships, which tipoff March 12 at the LangleyEvents Centre.
by Troy [email protected]
The Pitt Meadows Marauderscollected their golden ticket onFriday.
What they do with it once theyget to the B.C. senior boys QuadA basketball championships at theLangley Events Centre (LEC) isentirely in their hands.
Ranked ninth in B.C. amongstQuad A teams, the Maraudersqualified for the 16-team tourna-ment from what many consider tobe the toughest zone in the prov-ince.
They guaranteed themselves atleast a top-six finish in the FraserValley – and with it a spot in thecoveted B.C. tournament runningMarch 12 to 15 – by grinding outa 72-67 win over Heritage Woodson Friday (Feb. 28) at the LangleyEvents Centre.
The top six teams from theFraser Valley qualify for provin-cials, and after a tough 99-70 lossto the Sardis Falcons Saturday inLangley, the Marauders slotted intothe sixth and final spot.
“We reached our goal to getto the B.C.’s and we did nothave much left for Sardis,” saidMauraders veteran head coachRich Goulet.
It was a daunting road to theprovincials for the Marauders, whowent 3-2 at the Fraser Valley tour-nament.
They beat Semiahmoo 73-62Feb. 21 at Holy Cross High School,lost 79-68 to the Holy CrossCrusaders at Holy Cross on Feb.24, and edged North Surrey 72-69Thursday (Feb. 27) at FleetwoodPark Secondary before their afore-mentioned victory over Heritage
Woods.Marauders Grade 11 post player
Graham Smith was “huge” inthe Fraser Valleys, according toGoulet, and his stats show this tobe true.
The 6’5” Smith tallied 34 points
against Semiahmoo, 37 versusHoly Cross, and 31 against NorthSurrey. He then racked up 40points, pulled down 20 rebounds,and registered seven blocks againstHeritage Woods.
Versus Sardis, Smith led the
Marauders with 27 points andeight rebounds. Also hitting doublefigures in scoring for Pitt Meadowswas Elijah Lapurga (11) andHakeem Wewala (10).
Goulet said that while there areother strong teams from otherzones, listing Vancouver College,Churchill, Kelowna, and Claremontas examples, “the Fraser Valleywas so deep and tough this year.”
“This might have been thetoughest group of teams fromthe Fraser Valley that I have everseen,” he said.
The Marauders open the B.C.Quad A tournament March 12against Vancouver College.Opening tip-off is 1 p.m. at theLangley Events Centre.
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Pitt Meadows MaraudersGrade 11 post Graham Smithmanoeuvred with the ball againstthe Sardis Falcons Saturday.Smith scored 27 points in alosing effort as the The Falconsdefeated the Marauders 99-70 inthe game deciding the fifth- and-sixth-place finishers in the FraserValleys.
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Pitt MeadowsMarauders pointguard ElijahLapurga tried tocut past SardisFalcons guardCam ServatiusSaturday at theLangley EventsCentre Field House.The Falcons beatthe Marauders99-70 in the finalgame of the FraserValley senior boysQuad A basketballtournament forboth teams.The Falcons andMarauders tookthe fifth and sixthqualifying spots,respectively, fromthe Fraser Valley,and as a resultare headed to theB.C. championshipsMarch 12 to 15 inLangley.
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Location: Vancouver
82%UP
TO
Professional Steam Carpet Cleaning for3 Rooms and Hallway up to 900 Square FeetOR Floor Vent Cleaning
Location: Mobile Service
$35$190 50%
UPTO
$50 Worth of Italian Fare atOsteria Napoli Ristorante
$25$5074%
UPTO
Haircut Package with Optional Full Colour,Partial or Full Highlights and More
Location: Port Coquitlam
$29$110
and up
A16 Tuesday, March 4 , 2014 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times
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ALL MEMORYFOAM FLOOR MODELMATTRESS SETS
60%-70% OFF
ALL MEMORYFOAM FLOOR MODELMATTRESS SETS
60%-70% OFF
20%to
70%OFF
BROOKWOODQUEEN SET
SALE$499
Reg. $699X
BRAEMARQUEEN SET
SALE$749
Reg. $1099X
LANARKQUEEN SET
SALE$1149
Reg. $1399X
HAYSTONQUEEN SET
SALE$949
Reg. $1199X
TURNBERRYQUEEN SET
SALE$1499
Reg. $1899X
ROTHESAYQUEEN SET
SALE$1299
Reg. $1699X
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