Coyotes now frolic near GE bridge. p11Health CareInuit on the road to educating own. p6Teachers in Pitt Meadows and MapleRidgevotedwiththeir counterpartsacrosstheprov-incethisweekinfavouroftak-ingjobactioninSeptember, should provincial and local con-tractnegotiationscontinueto stall.Similartojobactioninthe past,teacherswouldnolonger bedoingadministrativework outsideofteachingstudents, meaningnoreportcards,staff meetings,orlunchtimeandre-cess student supervision.However,teacherswillstill have the option of taking part in extracurricularactivities,such as sports.Thisislow-leveljobaction, notsomethingmostparents willnotice,saidMapleRidge Teachers Association president George Serra.The collective agreement with publicschoolteachersexpired June 30. In 2005, teachers across the province took part in a two-week illegal strike after the pro-vincialgovernmentimposedan extensionofthepreviouscon-tract to 2006.Teachersacrosstheprov-incevoted90percentinfa-vouroftakingjobaction,the B.C.TeachersFederationan-nounced Wednesday morning. Serra said while local numbers arent known, hes seen nothing thatindicateslocalteachers voted below that level.Serrasaidteachersareup-setwiththeprovincesrefusal tobudgeonitsnet-zeroman-date, which would freeze teach-ers wages. Given a national inflation rate of3.7percentannually,the BCTFcontendsthemoveeffec-tively reduces teacher salaries.Education Minister George Ab-bott was in Maple Ridge last Fri-day and said there isnt enough moneyintheprovincialcoffers to offer teachers more money.Would withhold report cards, supervisionTHE NEWSTeachers vote for job actionColleen Flanagan/THE NEWSTo WittRobyn Tremblay (front) rides Merlin and Margaret Tebbutt rides Panda along the Tim Wittenberg Trail, just west of 224th Street, Thursday along with another friend, Tanya Yeats, who has ventured ahead and her horse Babe.Carbon tax increases1.11 centsHappyCanadaDaythatwillbe another 1.11 cents a litre for your gaso-line, thanks to the latest jump in B.C.s carbon tax.Thelateststepupbringsthetaxto 5.56centsalitre,thesecond-lastin-creasebeforethetaxtopsoutat6.67 cents a litre next year.Local Liberal MLA Marc Dalton isnt the most enthusiastic supporter of the carbontax,butlikesthefactthat,by law, it is revenue neutral.Moneyraisedbythetaxgoesto low-income people in the form of tax credits, which also increase today by 10 per cent.Generally,itsbeenprettywellre-ceived,butnotbyeverybody,said Dalton.The increase will mean gasoline goes up to about $1.34 cents a litre today.See Tax, p10See Strike, p10Friday, July 1, 2011 Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows est. 1978 604-467-1122 50 www.mapleridgenews.comGardeningThe little red dress of garden design.p19Opinion 6Health Care 6Letters 7Community Calendar 18Home&gardening 19Scoreboard 34Classifeds 35IndexTops out next year at just under seven cents a litreAfter a year in Sweden, Victor Bartley is proud to be a Predator. See story, p33byRober t Mangel s dor fstaffrepor terbyPhi l Mel nyc hukstaffrepor terFLU SHOTS NOWAVAILABLEEAST CLINIC#4 - 22932 LOUGHEED604-466-5767 WEST CLINIC#203 - 19800 LOUGHEEDInside Can. 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The$40,000studycon-sidered50.9hectares(125 acres)oflandbetween HarrisRoadandMeadow GardensWaythatex-tendsallthewaytothe yet-to-be developed North LougheedConnector, much of it agricultural.Ofthethreeoptions sketchedoutbyconsul-tants,theonesthatset asidelandforagricul-turaluseswontgener-ateenoughcashtocover thecostsofbuildingthe NorthLougheedConnec-tor,aroadthatsneeded toaccessthecommercial strip.Thecitystillmaintains theconnectorisbeing proposed as a way to take trafcoffOldDewdney Trunk Road.ByMonishaMartinsstaff reporterTheCityofPittMeadowshascraftedabylaw thatbanstheuseofcosmeticpesticides,after yearsoflobbyingbygroupsurgingthemunici-pality to encourage safer alternatives.SlatedtocomeintoeffectinMarch2012,the bylawwillprohibittheuseofnon-essentialpes-ticidestomaintaintrees,shrubs,owers,orna-mental plants and turf on city-owned and private property.The bylaw will include a list of permitted pes-ticides that are exempt and mainly used to pre-vent human health risks or noxious pests.TheCEEDCentreSociety,whichpartnered with the District of Maple Ridge to educate resi-dentsaboutalternativestopesticidesafterthe municipalityenactedasimilarbylawinDecem-ber 2006, is glad Pitt Meadows is nally on board.Executive director Christian Cowley would still prefer to see province-wide legislation.We want to make sure these dangerous chemi-cals, the purpose of which is to kill things, by de-nition, are not available and are not applied to the soil and water, he said.The bylaw is part of a two-pronged approach to changing public behaviour. It cant be considered in isolation. An education program is essential to make any movement. Besideshostingregularcoursesonorganic gardening, residents can call the CEED Centre to nd out about safer alternatives to kill weeds and bugs.Prevention is by far the root to take. A healthy garden does not require pesticides of any kind, Cowley advises.Thebylawwillcarryaminimumneof$200 and be enforced by complaint. The city will also have an education campaign to advise residents about the upcoming changes.I think its great that we are nally putting this intoeffect,saidCoun.DebWalters,afterthe proposedbylawwasintroducedatacommittee meeting Tuesday.Shehasbeenusingsaferalternativestopesti-cides since a pet dog got poisoned by slug bait.Coun.JohnBeckerwonderedhowcitystaff would catch offenders who buy banned products outside Pitt Meadows and quoted Greek philoso-pher Socrates: What you cannot enforce, do not command. He added: Hopefully the educational piece will be very successful.AftermakingherpitchtoPitt Meadows,CorisaBellisfeelingbet-ter about the citys sign bylaw.The anti-HST activist said she has convinced city council that the bylaw allows posting of signs, providing she follows the rules and not put them in parks, on bridges or boulevards.The signs urge people to Vote Yes: ExtinguishtheHSTinthismonths mail-inreferen-dum on the new tax.Pr evi ousl y, Bellsaidcoun-cilsposition wasthatsigns cantbeputup anywhere in the city,exceptfor privateprop-erty.Andcouncils mainconcern Tuesday was that signs not be post-ed in boulevards, Bell said.Sheaddeditwasonlyaftershe spoketocouncilthattheissuewas resolved.Im very happy. Democracy nal-lyprevailed.Itfeelsgoodtohavea council stand up for democracy.Imgoingtoputupatleast50to 100 signs for sure. Ill start doing that tomorrow.Afewweeksago,thecitybylaws departmentremoved38ofBells anti-HSTsigns.Bylawstooktheac-tionafterreceivingonecomplaint and cited the sign bylaw, which said politicalsignscantbeputalong roadsides.Then bylaws scooped another four orvesignsfromwhathomeown-ersthoughtweretheirfrontlawns, when actually the signs were on the cityboulevard,thestripoflandbe-tweenroadsideandfrontproperty line,whichincludeslandonboth sides of the sidewalk.Bylawstookthosesignsafterdi-rection by senior staff and council.Now,theresamorerelaxedap-proach by the bylaws department. BylawsofcerLeslieElchuksaid shellnowcontacthomeownersor Bell if she sees a sign thats too close totheroadorsidewalkorcauses safety concerns. But if a sign is with-inaboulevardandnotcausingany harm, it will be left as is.Elchukischangingherenforce-mentbasedonnewdirectionfrom senior staff and council.The enforcement that I have done is to try to be reasonable.Coun.DebWalterssaidBellwas toldifshefollowsthebylaw,there shouldntbeanyproblem.Loca-tionswherethesignscouldbe postedwouldbeconrmedaftera discussion with Elchuk.For the record, I never had a prob-lemwiththesignbylawanyway, Walters said.ShesaidthatBells38signsini-tially were removed from centre me-dians following one complaint about safety.Meanwhile, a June 24 letter by the B.C.CivilLibertiesAssociationto PittMeadowsMayorDonMacLean asks the city to stop removing signs for the duration of the HST referen-dum, adding that the continued re-moval of HST signs will likely result inlegalchallengewhichwouldbe costly to citizens and taxpayers It also asks municipalities to have their lawyers review their bylaws in lightoftheB.C.AppealCourtdeci-sionstrikingdownaVancouverby-law restricting Falun Gongs right to set up political structures.Walters, though, didnt know if the letterplayedaroleinresolvingthe issue.And the city likely will review the signbylaw.Thatssomethingwell probably do anyway.Ifanythingneedstobeadjusted, well have to ask staff for that.Werealittlemorestrictwith signsinPittMeadowsthanother municipalities only because we dont want the sandwich board, signs and largesigns.Wedohaveastricter sign bylaw.Anti-HST signs OK in city nowTHE NEWS/filesAnti-HST signs can be posted in Pitt Meadows, as long as they follow the bylaw.Pitt Meadows finally considering ban on pesticidesOrganizer going to put up another 50 to 100 signs byPhi l Mel nyc hukstaffrepor terBellNLC study shipped to ALCSee NLC, p5MLA questions councils intentbyMoni s haMar t i nsstaffrepor ter228th & Lougheed205th & Lougheed240th & Dewdney 12473 Harris RoadVALIDONLYAT:22838LougheedHwy20522Lougheed Hwy23981DewdneyTrunkRd12473HarrisRd.Please presentcouponatpointoforder.Cannotbecombinedwithanyother offer. 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Lesser priced sandwich is discounted.3 CLASSIC FOOTLONGS FOR ONLY$1499WHEN YOU PURCHASE 2 BOTTLED DRINKSwww.sekhonsubway.comFor special deals, follow us on Twitter: YourSubwayCATERINGCALL 604-465-2828We Cater All Your Events: Game Nights, Corporate Functions, Lunches, Birthdays & More.RECEIVE 18 FREE COOKIESwith any order larger than $70 before taxes.4-- Friday, July 1, 2011 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.comBymid-summer,council shouldhaveanideaofhow MapleRidgeresidentsfeel aboutrecreationalvehicles andwheretheyshouldbe parked.District staff will distill com-ments from Wednesdays open house,putthemallintoare-port, then let council make the decision, likely in the fall.RVregulationwasaburn-ing issue this spring after one residentledmorethan100 complaintsaboutimproperly parkedRVs,creatinganava-lanche of complaints and lead-ingstafftoissuerelocation ordersforsomeofthehotels on wheels.Residentsweregivenfour conceptstocommentondur-ingtheopenhouseinmunici-pal hall.ConceptAwouldallowany size RV to be stored on a resi-dentiallot,providingitts completelywithinproperty lines.Concept B proposed the same thing,withonecondition:all RVsbesetback1.6metres from the property line, to give neighbours breathing space.Concept C says only vehicles upto7.6metres(25feet)can beparkedinfrontyardsand thoselargerhavetogointhe backoralongthesideofa house.Thedistrictscurrentbylaw bansRVslargerthan7.5me-tres.BobSutherland,whohas anRVofabout8.4metres(28 feet),likedtherstsugges-tion,thoughhenotedmost people dont know where their property line ends and munici-pal property begins.Mostpeopleseemedtolike that concept, he added.I really hope the municipal-itytakeseveryonesconcerns to heart and doesnt just ram it throughwiththeirownagen-da.Thefourthideaproposed by staff was Concept D, which limitsvehicleslongerthan7.6 metrestoeitherthesideor backofthelot,allowingRVs shorterthanthatinthefront andrequiringsetbacksfrom property lines of 1.6 metres all the way around.Thedistrictalsowanted feedback on new rules for tak-ing complaints from people on bylaw infractions. It suggested that in an urban area, people could only be able tocomplainaboutsomething iftheirhousewaswithina 100-metreradiusofwhatever was bugging them.Inruralareas,thatdistance would be 400 metres.Italsoproposedlimiting tothreethenumberofcom-plaintsaresidentcanmake within a year.ThecurrentRVcontroversy resultedinbylawsissuingre-movalordersforsomeRVs, butenforcementactionhas beensuspendedwhilethere-view is underway.ButSutherlandpointedout someone could live two streets awayandstillbeabletocom-plain about his neighbour and bewithinthe100-metrera-dius.JacquesBlackstoneinstead proposed that a resident should only be able to complain about somethingifitsvisiblefrom his or her residence.HealsolikedConceptA, whichallowsanytypeofRV on a property.Another resident said if a law limits the number of RVs on a residence, it also shouldlimit the number of cars parked out-side a house.Currently, theres no limit on thenumberoflicencedvehi-clesonaproperty,whileonly two unlicensed vehicles can be stored on a property.Residents given four options at open houseMapleRidgePitt MeadowsChamberof Commerceisworking well enough they dont needthepresident toserveoutasecond complete term.So Jeremy Bekar has resigned,effectivethis month. Itsapositiveand itmeanstheyredo-ingagreatjob,and dontneedhimaround anymore,Bekarsaid Thursdayoftheboard of directors.Bekarwaspresident in2010,duringthe chambers100thyear, and stayed on this year tohelpoutfollowing the resignation of Dean Barbouraschamber executive- director.Theninthepastsev-eral months, three oth-ersontheexecutive steppeddownforava-riety of reasons.Ithink[executive director] Jesse [Sidhu] andtheboardaredo-ing an exceptional job, said Bekar.Theboard[ofdirec-tors]wehaveisabso-lutely spectacular. Twolawyers,anota-rypublic,twonance peopleandtwodirec-torswithmarketing experienceareamong the directors.Taking over the reins asinterimpresident willbeKenHolland, whowillthenbecome presidentfor2012at themeetinginDecem-ber.Bekar said the cham-ber is one of the largest intheareawithjust morethan500mem-bers.MR council to start reworking RV bylawRidge chamber president steps away earlybyPhi l Mel nyc hukstaffrepor terI really hope the municipality takes everyones concerns to heart and doesnt just ram it through with their own agenda. Bob Sutherland, RV ownerbyPhi l Mel nyc hukstaffrepor terBrian R. MarshallINJURED IN AN ACCIDENT?COME & TALK TO US. WE CAN HELP EASE THE PAIN. Whenyouareinjuredinamotor vehicle accident, or a slip and fall, you need fast, friendly and expert advice. Over35yearsexperience.Wetreat peoplewithintegrityandrespect. We get results. Call us. 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Yetweoldfartswhovebeendriving forever, I included, with 35 plus years seem toslowdownaseachyearpasses.Makes you think.Well its summer time once again, so I urge allofyoumotoristsouttheretotakecare while driving your set of wheels. There are morekidsplayingonthestreets.Iguess theirparentsarenotpayingattentionas theroadsareforvehicles,notkids.There aretouristseverywhereandalotmore trafc volume due to the summer holidays. Sobyallmeansdrivecarefully,cautiously anddefensivelywhilekeepingyoureyes peeled,yourlifemaydependuponit.If youre going away on a trip with your family vehicle as transportation, let us check it out before you leave.www.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Friday, July 1, 2011 -- 5Concerns about third option and ALCEven the third option, which proposes a mix of uses, includ-ing big stores, a hotel or con-ference centre, showrooms or a business park on the entire 50.9 hectaressite, will strug-gle to meet the costs.ItswhyCoun.BruceBell, whoisrmlyagainstpunch-ingtheroadthroughfarm-land,feelsthecityspushfor theNorthLougheedConnec-tor is premature.Hetoowonderedwhythe citywasnowreferringthe study to the land commission.Ireallywanttolookafter PittMeadows,agricultural land and farming, he said.Thegroupsthatweve talkedtohavesaidthere shouldbesomefarmingor agriculturalcomponent.We shouldntbeinanyhurryon this and do it right.Ofthelandbeingconsid-eredfordevelopment,only 17.5hectares(43acres)is zonedhighwaycommercial. Theremaining32.5hectares (80 acres) would have to be re-movedfromtheagricultural land reserve.Residentswhoattended anopenhouseonthestudy overwhelminglysupported therstoption,ConceptA, whichsetsaside16hectares (39.5acres)forfarmingor other agricultural uses, like a landtrustorfoodprocessing facility.Thesecondplan,option B,reserves12hectares(30 acres) for farming.AtTuesdayscommittee meeting,Coun.JohnBecker thankedSmart!Centres,a developerthatownsalarge tractoflandalongthehigh-way,forrespectingthecitys process, but could not accept theconsultantsrecommend land use concept that propos-es developing the entire site.Itmeetstheeconomic needs of the North Lougheed Connector, he said.ButIhavegravereserva-tionsofthepossibilityofit gettingthroughthe[Agricul-ture Land Commission].Meanwhile,Coun.Doug Bing,whowillbevyingfor themayorsseatcomeNo-vember,voicedhissupport for the third option.Itsthelastdevelopable piece of land in Pitt Meadows. 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In the past eight years that I have worked in the Canadian Arctic, off and on, it has become even more clear that all the health care resources in the world are not going to be very effective unless we deal with issues of the lack of education, widespread alcohol and drug abuse, lack of mental health care, lack of adequate housing, and lack of food. Less than 100 years ago, the Inuit were largely self-sufcient, dependent on what the land and the sea provided, supplement-ed with what the occasional contact with whalers and the Hudson Bay Company fur traders brought with them. Some of the contacts with the early European and Canadian traders were benecial, but much was and still is det-rimental to the health of the Inuit popula-tion. Tuberculosis was unknown until the European whalers infected the Inuit with disastrous effects that linger to today with 19 times the national average. Smallpox, measles and poliomyelitis decimated the population. The introduction of tobacco has resulted in the highest rate of lung cancer in our country and the mortality from tobacco use is rising in Nunavut in contrast to the rest of Canada, where it is dropping. The suicide rate is 10 times the national average and alcohol abuse is all too common.The residential school program, instituted by the federal government in the late 1800s and run by various religious organizations until the last school was closed in 1996, was a deliberate and premeditated destruction of anything aboriginal. That experience of some 80,000 aboriginal people has left many not only with a negative attitude towards education, but also induced alcoholism and violence as a lifestyle. All these facts take on a very different perspective when one actually is con-fronted with these realities as a physi-cian trying to limit the damage of what our western culture has inicted upon the Inuit spirit and outlook on life. This year there will be no graduates from high school in the community where I worked. The day I visited the school, only two of 20 Grade 10 students attended classes. Lack of education will condemn most people anywhereto a life on the lower margins of society, unable to getting a well-paying job, unable to raise a family with good parent-ing skills and, thereby, creating a vicious cycle of dependency for their offspring, as well, and this is especially true for the Inuit. Even the very few who attend school through Grade 12 are often barely able to read and write, since they are promoted to the next grade regardless of their academ-ic performance.Where does one start to turn this around? Government alone is unable to do that even though, on paper, there are many worthwhile goals and initiatives. I had the opportunity to consult with the leadership of the settlement where I worked and these people endorsed a number of initiatives. One is ready to be implemented.There will be about 40 newborn children in that community this year. Our local Rotarians, with the assistance of some generous individuals, are prepared to fund a unique early childhood literacy program, in which every child will receive a book every month in the mail until age ve. The books are of high quality, age appropriate and from the experience in other commu-nities, we expect the children to develop a love for books and reading by the time they are ready to attend school. It was Dolly Parton who conceived of this idea and initially funded the books for the children in the community where she was raised by parents who were illiterate. Currently, there are thousands of under-privileged children in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. who receive these books, and it is my hope that this may just be the begin-ning of a new era of self-sufciency for the Inuit being on the road to being educated on their own terms.Dr. Marco Terwiel is a retired family physician who lives in Maple Ridge.Inuit on the road to educating ownWhom do you trust?Ingrid Rice News ViewsPublished and printed by Black Press at 22328 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 2Z3Question of theweek: Should Canada Post workers be legislated back to work?Yes: 50% No: 50% (34 votes)This weeks question: Do you support keeping the HST?@ Online poll: cast your vote at www.mapleridgenews.com, or e-mail your vote and comments to editor@mapleridgenews.comAs the campaign for voters hearts and minds in the provincial HST referendum reaches its -nal stage, most of us seem to have heavy hearts. AndaccordingtoarecentAngusReidpoll, someofushavesuchcloudedmindswerenot even clear on what the basic question means any more.It cant be doubted that some of the confusion comesfromachorusofraisedvoicesnotto mention stick gures who accost us daily.Do we trust Fight HST organizers Bill Vander ZalmandChrisDelaney?Theyplaywelltothe emotions,particularlylocally(apointthatFi-nance Minister Kevin Falcon might want to give closer attention). But while their successful grassroots initiative resulted in the referendum in the rst place, they have not been immune to charges of misleading the public on facts.NeitherhastheprovincialNDP,whichhas launched a campaign to extinguish the HST and return to the GST-plus-PST structure.Do we believe their claim that going back to the GST/PST will help balance the budget sooner, as well as save taxpayers $2 billion?FalconhasattackedNDPLeaderAdrianDix for faulty math, saying the 10 per cent HST rate promisedbytheLiberalsby2014isclearlyless thanthe12percentGST/PSTratechampioned by Dix. Falconalsowonderswherethemoneywill come from to x the $3-billion hole extinguish-ing the HST would create? possibly forgetting that, for taxpayers, this begs the question of who actually dug the hole.Theaveragetaxpayermightbeforgivenfor wonderingif,likeDiogenes,onemustventure forth with a lamp seeking someone who will give us a straightforward and honest answer. 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Ser vi ngMapl eRi dge&Pi ttMeadowssi nce1978THE NEWSHealth CareMarco Terwielwww.mapleridgenews.com - THE NEWS -- Friday, July 1, 2011 -- 7LetterstotheeditorshouldbeexclusivetoTheNews andaddresstopicsofinteresttoresidentsofMaple RidgeandPittMeadows.Includefullnameandaddress, aswellasdaytimephonenumberforverification.Keep lettersto500wordsorless.Lettersmaybeeditedfor length and clarity.@ E-mail letters to editor@mapleridgenews.com.Letters welcomeEDITOR, THE NEWS:Re:DoyourhomeworkonHST(The News, June 14). WalterVerwoerd,Iamgladyouap-preciatethetime,work,effortand moneythathasgoneintoghting this poorly thought out, badly implemented tax shift. I am afraid the only accomplishments wehavereallymadeareallinyour headandyoucanattributethattoas muchas$20milliondollarsingovern-ment and corporate propaganda. NextyearIwillstillpaymorethan $1,000ofHSTontheregisteredthera-peutic massage that I use to control my bromyalgia condition. Nextyear,Iwillnotbespendingthe $800or140percentHSTincreaseon thelabourtodothosehomerenova-tions;beentheredonethatthisyear. Butunfortunatelyourroofdoesneed replacing and that will be an extra 140 percentonthelabourtoinstallthat roof, which with all the other items and services I pay that extra seven per cent on,Iwillnodoubtbeuparoundthat $2,000 mark of extra taxes, same as the past 11 months. Every home owner will replace a roof or have to renovate at some time unless you are rich enough to buy a new house everyfewyears,andyoudonoteven want to go there as it could cost you an extra $50,000 dollars or more all thanks to the HST. The alleged HST reductions are noth-ingmorethanbirdsinthebush,and as far as the reductions being law, it is alsoagainstthelawtorunadecitin B.C.,andwiththescalresponsibility this government has shown, it is highly unlikely this province will be running a balanced budget any time soon. Ifso,whichlawaretheLiberals,or whatevergovernmentisinpowerin 2013-2014,likelytorespect:balanced budget or reduce the HST?This is all moot. A one or two percent tax increase is a big deal at the best of times,buta140percenttaxincrease orevena100percenttaxincreaseon hundredsofeverydaycriticalgoods and services is the stuff revolutions are made off. Nothinghaschanged.Itisstilla poorly thought out and unjust tax. The onlythingchangingisyourpercep-tionofthistaxgrab.Donotletthem brainwashyouwithyourownmoney. Thistaxhasalreadyhurtmanyofthe citizensofB.C.anditwillcontinueto putmanypeopleinthestreetastheir abilitytoborrowmoneyrunsoutand drives them into insolvency. B.C.alreadyhasoneofthehighest ratesofmortgagesinarrearsandhas thehighestconsumerinsolvencyrate in Canada. Maybe instead of just giving in to the propaganda and spin you should get in touch with Corisa Bell and offer to help put an end to this nancial injustice. TheDBRSbelievestheprovinceof B.C. has the exibility to manage either outcomewithoutsignicantlyaltering its scal outlook.WAYNE CLARKMAPLE RIDGELies and deceitEDITOR, THE NEWS:Re:SellingHSTtothemegenera-tion (B.C. Views, June 1.)Frommyperspective,TomFletcher omittedsomekeypoints.Themain stumblingblockisthewaythegovern-mentbroughtittolife.Liesanddeceit. This revenue neutral tax is going to be a boost of $1 billion for this year to gov-ernmentcoffers.Taxpayersmoney,as was as the $1.6 billion from the feds.The governments of this country have it backwards when they think they can justuptheantewhentheyneedmore revenue to cover their outlandish spend-ingwhentheyshouldbelookingatre-ducingtheexpendituresinsteadofin-creasing the taxes.Heaven help us if this HST boondoggle getstheNDPelectednexttimeout.I thinkthepopulacehastovoteyesin thereferendumtoshowgovernment that we have been pushed far enough.If,asMr.Fletchersuggests,haircuts and restaurant meals stay taxed if we go back to the PST, that might cause a big-ger kerfufe that this one.JIM ANDERSONVICTORIAEditor, The News:Re: Thank you(Letters, June 29). I think Jo Vella owes Pitt Meadows councillors an apolo-gy if she thinks they should take the blame for not know-ing the Community Charter.And the mayor, after 21 years on council, crawls under a rug and claims he didnt know he should be identied as the municipal insurer, that is just a crock. Themayorknowswhatisaconictofinterestandhe alone should take responsibility for his action. He knows what goes on in his private business and should stand up, be accountable and stop pointing ngers.Thisguyknowswhatisrightandwronginpolitics. Dontthinkforoneminutehedidntknowthecharter our oath he took .He was hoping he could slide out with no one knowing what goes on behind closed doors. Do the honourable thing, mayor, and step aside.ROBERT MCKEEPITT MEADOWSEDITOR, THE NEWS:Tom Fletcher is listedas a legislative reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. The legislative reporter should be dropped becausemy perceptionisthatheisonlythepuppetoftheLiberal partyinVictoria,spoutinganythinginsupportofthis provincial government. We never get newsworthy stories from him. Mores the pity since he is a good writer. I guess the lure of the gov-ernment friendship is too much. STAN HUTCHISONMAPLE RIDGEPitt mayor should stop pointing fingersNobody died, give kid a breakFletch too Liberal friendlyEDITOR, THE NEWS:Re:Somethingneedstobedoneabouthorsedroppings (Letters, June 24).I too am a dog owner, with two of them. Me and my fam-ily have always picked up after our dogs messes, and so we should. Felicia Paolinos mention of cats is quite silly as they can be quite discreet and are very seldom, if ever, found on asidewalk.Yes,theycanrunloose,astheydonotposea threat to people or animals they may come across (and no, I do not own a cat).As for horses, I agree they should not be on sidewalks, but nor do we need to bring out the horsey poo bags. K. ALMONDMAPLE RIDGEDont be fooled by HST propaganda, rhetoricNobody died.Its good to keep that in mind following the great Vancou-ver riot of 2011, which has stained forever Canadas West Coast city.Five hundred years from now, people will gaze in shock and awe at the depravity of these times, the wretchedness of our decaying civilization, the Give me a break.People riot around the world, given the right circumstances.The veneer of civilization always remains thin and when you mix a few ingredients, it doesnt take long for society to slink back to the law of the jungle.Let me see if I got this right.In 1994, after the Vancouver Canucks rst lost in the cup nal, people rioted on Robson Street.At the start of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the black-clad idiots did their thing and broke windows on Georgia Street, after which, thanks to an overwhelming police presence, the Games became a downtown love fest.So back to the most recent riot.Lets see, set up some big screen TVs downtown, invite thousands into the city centre to watch their beloved Vancouver Canucks, ensure plenty of vehicles are left around for torching, and dont forget to leave the newspa-per boxes out as well. Mix in alcohol, disappointment, anger and a few dozen instigators, and the sight of police standing idly by, if they were visible at all and what do you think would happen?Who knew?What I dont get is how 17-year-old Nathan Kotylak from Maple Ridge, caught trying to torch a police car, becomes the scapegoat for the entire event.Small, online minds want the water polo player banned for ve years from the Olympic water polo team.Thats ridiculous.Kotylak screwed up, no doubt about it, and has to be accountable.But hes already, appeared on cam-era, faced the mob and apologized, his parents by his side.How many others have done that? Everyone screws up. Some get caught. Some dont.You could argue he wouldnt have done that if the camera hadnt caught him.Fair enough.But theres no need to wreck his life by banning him from pursuing his Olympic dreams.Try as he might, his actions didnt set the police car on re it was about half a dozen dingbats who actually knew how to do that.And nobody died. And except for the merchants, alls well that ends well.Premier Christy Clark says she wants the instigators of the riot to see the inside of a jail cell.What a bunch of hot air.But if she wants to get tough on crime, apply those efforts equally. If the Kelowna ofcer accused of kick-ing a man in the face is convicted, he should see the inside of a jail cell.What about the 2005 fatal, in-custody police shooting of a kid in the back of the head (after he was ar-rested for holding an open beer can)?If the ofcers facing breach of trust and obstruction of justice charges in the investigation of the Surrey Six murders are convicted, shouldnt they see the inside of a jail cell?What about the fabulous four who killed a confused immigrant at Van-couver International Airport? Will they see the inside of a jail cell?How about the West Van ofcer, who while dead drunk, beat the living tar out of an immigrant in downtown Vancouver? Will he see the inside of a jail cell?So do you put a lout in jail for breaking a window?We all know, the majority of police take it on the chin daily and say nary a word as they serve the public.But if you want to get tough on crime, also get tough on police when they screw up.Kotylak did a stupid thing that could have had serious consequences but nobody died.He should pay his dues, be rein-stated to the junior national the water polo team and compete in the Olympics. Maybe he could light the Olympic torch or something.As for the cyber bullies, back off and give the kid a break.Phil Melnychuk is a reporter for the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.THE NEWS/lettersCommentary Phil MelnychukHold of on horse poo bagschat@www.mapleridgenews.comWe need more businessFrom: cb, posted on mapleridgenews.com.Re: Maple Ridge taxes, wages, expenses all climb (The News, June 29).I hope all the people who want to keep business out of Maple Ridge read this article. Our taxes have gone up 38 per cent in five years. It costs almost $100 million to run the municipality of only 75,000; 101 municipal employ-ees make more than $75,000. For those who complain about the rich and overpaid, they were the top 10 taxpayers in Maple Ridge, the top being B.C. Hydro at $1,038,974. We need more business folks or you will see your tax bill skyrocket more over the next coming years, with municipal employees enjoying even more.8-- Friday, July 1, 2011 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.comTheMapleRidge-Pitt Meadowsschoolboard passedabalanced 2011/12 budget Tuesday as trustees voted to ap-prove more than $2 mil-lion in cuts.Amongtheprograms cut will be the districts elementaryschool bandprogram,while thedistrictsspecial education program will be trimmed by $180,000.Thatdoesntsitwell withMapleRidge TeachersAssociation presidentGeorgeSer-ra.In a letter to the board, Serradecriedthecuts, stating that special edu-cation support teachers arealreadystretched too thin.We nd the rationale to justify the cuts to the specialeducationpor-tion of the budget, quite frankly, disturbing, he stated. We believe that theservicesprovided tostudentsbythese teachers, notably those studentswhohave distinctlearningchal-lenges,areworththeir weight in gold. Schooldistrictdi-rectorLaurieMeston defendedthecutsat Tuesdaysboardmeet-ing,notingthatSchool District No. 42s ratio of support workers to stu-dentswasstillfarbe-lowthatofneighbour-ing districts.I have a lot of respect forLaurie,butIdis-agreethatthesecuts are manageable, Serra saidafterthemeeting. Obviously,weredis-appointed,butweun-derstandthechallenge [trustees]arefaced with.Thedistrictwillalso eliminate the elementa-ryschoolbandteacher position.Forthepast twoyears,theteach-erregularlyvisited closeto20elementary schoolsinthedistrict todelivertheelemen-tarybandprogramto Grade 6 and 7 students. Districthighschools willnowgobackto hostingtheprogram thewaytheydidprior tothehiringoftheel-ementary band teacher two years ago.Thedistrictwillalso seeincreasedclass sizesatthesecondary andintermediatelev-els,atwopercentre-duction in services and supplies, a reduction in clericalhours,andthe cancelingofthedis-tricts IT contract.BoardchairKen Clarksonsaidtrustees willhavetomakeeven morecutsnextyear, unlesstheprovincial governmentbeginsto adequatelyfundpublic education.Thereisntanyfat lefttotrim,Ibelieve, said Clarkson.Schoolboardsare required by law to sub-mitbalancedbudgets. Shouldtrusteesap-proveadecitbudget, theprovincehasthe powertorethemand assumecontrolofthe board.The North Vancouver schoolboardwasred in 1996 by the NDP gov-ernment in power at the time,aftertheboard presentedtheprovince with a decit budget. In 1985,theSocialCredit governmentoftheday redtheVancouver schoolboardtrustees oversimilarbudgetis-sues.Nextyears$127.7 millionbudgetisdown more than $500,000 from the 2010/11 school year. Thedistrictisexpect-inga$750,000dropin revenueduelargelyto areductioninprovin-cialfunding,aswellas an $1.5 million increase incostsfrompensions, MSPpremiums,and holiday pay.Trustees approve $2 million in cutsElementary band program back to high schools, class sizes to increasebyRober t Mangel s dor fstaffrepor terLocalschoolboard chairKenClarksonab-sentedfromvotingon thedistrictsstafng budgetatTuesdays regular meeting.However,someofhis fellowtrusteesques-tioned wether he should haveremovedhimself fromthebudgetpro-cess entirely.Clarksonssonisa substituteteacherwith thedistrictandworks aroundvedaysa month at local schools.Accordingtothe SchoolAct,atrusteeis consideredinconict ofinterestiftheyhave a child who has a nan-cial interest in a matter before the board.Actingonprevious legaladvice,Clarkson absentedfromvoting ontheportionofthe districtsbudgetthat pertained to stafng.However, trustee Mike Huberquestionedthe timingofthedeclara-tion,askingifitwould bemoreappropriate fortrusteestodeclare theirconictatthebe-ginningoftheprocess, rather than the end.Itseemsalittlebit backwards,fromthe pointthatifyouhave aconict,youwould declareitbeforeyoure involvedintheprocess andremoveyourself fromtheentirepro-cess, he said.Clarksonwasthe chairoftheboards committee of the whole, whichdeliberatedon the stafng budget.TheSchoolActstates thatatrusteewhode-claresaconictmust nottakepartinany discussion of or vote on anyquestioninrespect to the matter.TrusteeDaveRempel saidthateverytrustee, including Clarkson, had an inuence on the bud-getproceedings.How-ever, after the meeting, Rempelsaidhesawno directlinkagebetween thebudgetandClark-sons sons position.Inthepast,bothHu-berandRempelhave optednottovoteon thebudgetsstafng portion,asbothhad spousesemployedby the district.In response to Hubers query,secretarytrea-surerWayneJefferson said it was the personal decision of each trustee as to when they declare aconictofinterest, andthatClarksonsac-tionswereconsistent withlegaladvicefrom theB.C.SchoolTrust-ees Association.Afterthemeeting, Clarksonsaidhedidnt believehissituation constituted a conict of interest. TheSchoolActstates thatconictofinterest wouldnotapplyifthe pecuniaryinterestof thetrustee...issore-mote or insignicant in its nature that it cannot reasonably be regarded aslikelytoinuence the trustee.However,Clarkson saidheoptedtoerron thesideofcautionand absentfromthevote, ashedidthepasttwo years,soasnotjeopar-dizetheworkoftrust-ees and staff.TrusteeStepan VdovinesaidHuber hadavalidpoint,and stressedtheneedfor theprovinceandthe BCSTAtoprovide clearerguidelinesfor trustees.byRober t Mangel s dor fstaffrepor terSchool board chair absents from voteTHENEWS2010 THE NEW EE S 2220001110000FAVOURITE PHYSIO/MASSAGE/CHIRO#1Active Rehab/ICBC Work Conditioning Program Conveniently located above Homestead Furniture ICBC - WCB - MSP - PRIVATE - DVA - RCMP Kinesio taping - full gym facilities Over 36 years combined experience Neurological out patients Call now for pain reliefGareth Milligan &Cornelis HalverhoutRegistered PhysiotherapistsMEADOWVALE PHYSIOTHERAPY#202A 19070 Lougheed Highway, Pitt Meadows604-460-7571www.mvphysio.caGet back to the life you deserveSALES LEASE SERVICE WARRANTY PARTS BODY SHOP15250 - 104th Avenue, Surrey 604.584.7411www.agmitsubishi.comA S 604 584 7411DL#5401SALES LEASE SERV15250 - 104th Awww.15250 104th AATTENTION MITSUBISHI OWNERS!Flag Mitsubishi in Surrey wants you to experience the 5 Star services a Mitsubishi car owner deserves. 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One ll-up of the latterwillcostbetween $160 and $170 a tank.ThemoneyImake, the money that goes out thedoor,isabsolutely insane.He said when the Gold-enEarsBridgetollsare added on to the daily cost ofparkingandgasoline, theaveragecommuter could be paying $35 a day just to get to work.Theincreaseispart ofapacketofB.C.taxes that adds 29 cents a litre in the Lower Mainland.Thatresultsfromadd-ing 5.5 cents a litre from the carbon tax to Trans-Links 15 cent-a-litre tax, toB.C.Transportation FinancingAuthoritys taxof6.75centsalitre andtheprovincialgen-eralrevenuetaxof1.75 cents a litre.Axten thinks he should getarebateforthe TransLinkgasolinetax because he cant use the publictransportation systemandneedshis truck for work.Wedonthavethe exibilitywedidin 2006,hesaidduringa tourofKanakaCreek elementary. 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Hundredsofnativetreesandshrubs havebeenplantedalongthecorridor leadingthebridgetobalance,asmuch aspossible,thetonnesofconcreteand steelthatnowconnectnorthandsouth shores of the Fraser River. The toll bridge opened in July 2009.Generally,theideaistoplantindig-enousspecies,keeptheweedsandinva-sivespeciesoutandtrytoletthearea ourishasnaturallyaspossible,said RichardBayliss,projectmanagerwith Golden Crossing Constructors Joint Ven-ture.Reportshavetobeledyearlyforve years with Fisheries and Oceans Canada on the restoration.Part of the project involved adding sev-eralmetresofwaterchanneltoserveas shhabitatnearthetrafcroundabout at113BAvenue.Streamsideareason both sides of Katzie Slough were also im-proved by adding shrubs, grasses, plants and bioltration ponds.ThewaterintheKatzieSlough,orthe nearbyponds,orthesurroundinghabi-tat, isnt the greatest.Nevertheless,evenafewjuvenilecoho salmonhavebeenfound,althoughits mostlysticklebackshasmallspiny speciesalongwithbullfrogs,aninva-sive species.Dozensofevergreenshavebeenplant-ed around the exit ramps that will create aparklikeatmosphereasmotoristsexit the bridge.Bayliss isnt surprised by reports of coy-otes, but is by the deer sighting.So far, the restoration is going well and there are no surprises, he added.HesaidB.C.setsahigherstandard forremediationthansomeplaceshes worked, such as in Hong Kong or Africa, wheretheenvironmentissecondor thirdconsiderationonthelist.Here,its nearly at the top of the list.Given the relatively small percentage of the overall cost of the project, restoration haslong-termbenets.Ensuringboth sidesoftheGoldenEarsBridgewereas green as possible, cost less than a million dollars, Bayliss said.Coyotes now frolic near Golden Ears BridgeRestoration work bringing wildlife back to the areaByMonishaMartinsstaff reporterDontfeelsorryforapackofcoyoteswhove been displaced from their homes by logging on a piece of private property in south Pitt Meadows.Theanimals,includingamotherwithseven pups, have been spotted roaming around Osprey Village and crossing busy thoroughfares at Harris Road and Airport Way.They are going crazy and being very protective abouttheirpups,saidCoun.TracyMiyashita, who asked council on Tuesday if the city could do something about the problem.However, the B.C. Conservation Service recom-mendsdoingnothing,otherthanmakingsure garbage, pets and pet food are secure so the coy-otes cant nd an easy snack.Denny Chrtien, a conservation ofcer, said coy-otes are quick to migrate from dens.In the wild, its a very natural thing to do, he explains.Most coyotes or canines already have multiple dens set up in their range that they move to imme-diately after a threat. When they lose their fear of humans, then thats a problem.Theconservationservicehasreceivedthree calls reporting coyotes near Osprey Village since June 1.Since the beginning of the year, the Tri-City area, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows generated a total of 28 calls about coyotes. Of those, only two involved aggressive animals, while three were pet kills.Smallerthanawolf,andmoreadaptable,the coyoteisoneofthefewmammalswhoserange isincreasing,despiteextensivepersecutionby people.See Coyotes, p12 Harold MoodyCoyote pups cross a log over the Katzie Slough near the Golden Ears Bridge in Pitt Meadows. byPhi l Mel nyc hukstaffrepor terCoyotes pushedout by bulldozers200th Street and #10 Hwy, Langley 604.534.4154 SALES HOURS Monday to Thursday: 8:30am - 9pm Friday to Saturday 9am - 6pm Sunday 11am - 5pm DL30568XHwy 1#10 Highway 200 St.prestongm.comVehicles Pictures No Haggle Pricingshop onlineVANS AND SUVS FUEL SAVERSA BUYING EXPERIENCE THAT DOESNT MAKE YOU FEEL USED.2007 CHEV AVEO 5 door, 5 speed, only 58,000 kms Stk#95671 SALE PRICE ... $8,9002010 CHEV MALIBU HYBRID Power group, a/c, tilt, cruise, CD and much more! 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However, it has spread north into the boreal for-est, west into the mountains, and east into Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces.Youcantstraightoutblamethebulldozers. Coyotes love being in the open air, said Chrtien. Theylikeeldsbecausetheyfeedonmice.Its all natural what people are observing. Those pups are now exploring their boundaries. Until a few of themeithergethitbyvehicles,shotortrapped, thentheirdemeanourwillchange.Itsallpartof natural selection.Itisnotnormalforcoyotestoattackorpursue humans, especially adults.Problems between children and coyotes are usu-ally the result of the coyote becoming conditioned or comfortable with people as a result of direct or indirect feeding.Children shouldnt be left unsupervised if a coy-ote is in area.Coexisting with coyotes If a coyote has acted aggressively or displayed aggressive behaviour towards a human, call 1-800-663-9453. The Stanley Park Ecology Society also ofers excellent tips on how to coexist with coyotes at stanleyparkecology.ca or by calling 604-681-WILD (9453) or by e-mail at coyotes@stanleyparkecol-ogy.ca.Its all natural what people are observingbyPhi l Mel nyc hukstaffrepor terTERRYINKLERCanadian Collectors RoadshowStaff WriterAfter very successful shows inPenticton and Tsawwassen, The Road-show is coming to Pt. Coquitlam. So you had better search through your attics and garages, go through your lock boxes and jewellery, because you may be sitting on a small fortune and not even know it! Roadshow experts are here to examine all your antiques, collectibles, gold and silver.During a show near Toronto, a woman came in with a jewellery box that she had just inherited from her late aunt. I dont wear jewellery, explained Barbara Engles, so it was an easy decision to come down to the Roadshow to sell it. She was very excited when she was able to walk away with a cheque for over $2,100 for jewellery she was never going to wear anyway.Expert Elijah Gold explains, We have noticed a substantial increase in the amount of precious metals such as gold and silver coming to the Roadshow, which makes sense considering how high its currently trading at. He added, The Roadshow is great because it puts money in peoples pockets, especially during such hard times. Lots of items that are just sitting around collecting dust in basements and jewellery boxes can be exchanged for money, on the spot!At another Roadshow event, a woman, named Mira Kovalchek,walked in with a tin full of hundreds of old coins that were given to her as a young child by her grandfather. She nally decided to come in to the Roadshow and see what he had given her. She was ecstatic to learn she had coins dating back to the late 1800s, some of which were extremely rare. Roadshow consultant Perry Bruce explains We had uncovered an 1871 Queen Victoria 50 Cent piece, valued at over $2,000!! She had a nice assortment of coins that were not rare dates, but she was able to sell them for their silver content. She explains, I never would have thought that my old tin of coins was worth so much! I can nally afford to renovate my kitchen. Perry Bruce con-tinued, Canadian coins prior to 1967, and American coins prior to 1964 are all made with silver, and we have noticed a large increase of customers coming to the Roadshow with coins and cashing them in for their silver value.Experts at the Roadshow will evalu-ate and examine your items, FREE OF CHARGE, as well as educate you on them. The Roadshow sees hundreds of people during a one week event, and they have been travelling across Canada to different cities and towns, searching for your forgotten treasures.Trains, dolls, toys, old advertising signs, pocket watches, porcelain and bisque dolls, pretty much everything can be sold at the Roadshow. Any early edition Barbies are sought after by the Road-show collectors, as well as a variety of Dinky Toys and Matchbox cars. Lionel Trains and a variety of tin toys can also fetch a price, especially if they are in their original box or in mint condition. If a collector is looking for one of your collectibles, they can always make an offer to buy it.Aman brought in a 1950s Marx Tin Toy Robot, in fairly good condition, still in its original box. They were able to locate a collector for that specic toy within minutes, and that gentleman went home with over $700 for his Toy Robot and a few other small toys.So whether you have an old toy car, a broken gold chain, or a Barbie sitting in the closet, bring it down to the Road-show, they will take a look at it for FREE and it could put money in your pocket!See you at the roadshow!Local Roadshow ExpertExamines Some Gold JewelleryRoadshow is in Pt. Coquitlam: 5 Days Only!Bring in your old unwanted or broken jewelry, coins, antiques & collectibles for cash.HERES HOW IT WORKSGather all your collectibles and bring them in FREE admission Free Appraisal NO appointment necessaryWe will make offers on the spot if there is interest in the itemAccept the offer & get paid immediatelyFREE coffeeFully heated indoor facilityFREE Shuttle Service (pickup & drop-off) FREE House CallsTOP 5 ITEMS TO BRING... Gold Jewellery, Gold Coins, Silver Coins, Sterling Silver, CollectiblesIn Pt. 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Call to book your appointment today!friend us on14-- Friday, July 1, 2011 -- THE NEWS - www.mapleridgenews.comAteenagerfromVan-couverwasarrestedby MountiesearlyThurs-dayafterdrugswere foundinthecarhewas driving during a routine trafc spot.The17-year-oldwas stopped around 1:30 a.m. onAbernethyWay,just west of 224 Street in Ma-ple Ridge. Cpl.AlannaDunlop said police found what is believedtobepackaged heroin,inplainviewin-side the car.Afterarrestingthe teen,policealsoseized quantitiesofwhatthey believearemarijuana, crackcocaineandmore heroin. Theyoungmanwas releasedfrompolice custodyshortlyafter onapromisetoappear inyouthcourtatalater date.Repeat ofenderAmanwhotriedto stealfromaShoppers DrugMartinMaple Ridgewasarrestedby police on Wednesday.The43-year-old walkedintothestore inthe20300-blockof theLougheedHighway around7p.m.andwas seentryingtoleave withoutpayingforsev-eral items.Anemployeewhowit-nessed the theft attempt-edtostoptheman,but he ran out of the store.Policewerecalledand anofcerwasshowna photograph of the man.Cpl.AlannaDunlop saidthatofcerrec-ognizethemaninthe photographasaprolic offender.Thesameofcer stoppedtheman,walk-ingonDewdneyTrunk Road, near 223rd Street.Thestolenitemswere recovered by police.Car crashTwodriversweretak-entohospitalfollowing acrashTuesdayafter-noon.Theincidentoccurred at about 3:15 p.m. at 224th StreetandLougheed Highway.Bothcars,aHonda CivicandaChrysler Sebring,weredamaged inthecrashandhadto be towed.Aninvestigationinto thecauseisstillunder-way.Anyonewhowit-nessed the crash is asked tocallRidgeMeadows RCMP at 604-463-6251.Drugs seizedAprohibitedweapon andaquantityofillegal drugswereseizedby policeonTuesdayafter a car was stopped in Ma-ple Ridge.AMountiepulledover thevehiclearound1:30 p.m. in the 21200-block of 117th Avenue.Thepoliceofcerde-tected an odour of mari-juanacomingfromthe car. 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