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Whether the teachers strike continuesinto next week or not, classes andbuses are being prepared.by Christopher [email protected]
As negotiations continue in an effortto end the ongoing teachers strike, it’salmost business as usual for the MapleRidge and Pitt Meadows school district.
For the past couple of weeks, schooladministrative staff has been busy prepar-ing to open next Tuesday, said schoolboard chair Mike Murray.
Exterior painting at Harry Hooge andGlenwood elementaries is currentlyunderway, Thomas Haney Secondary isgetting its roof replaced and custodians atall schools are busy cleaning and repair-ing things, all to be completed by week’send.
“We are preparing as if things are goingto be settled with things back to some
normalcy in September,” Murray told TheTIMES.
“We hope and pray that every-thing is being done at the bargain-ing table to come to that conclu-sion.”
If the strike continues on, how-ever, schools will be ready to openimmediately after a settlement isreached, unless the governmentand B.C. Teachers’ Federation agreeto something different, Murrayexplained.
Teachers are welcome to come in andstart preparing, if they are allowedto, the school board boss indicated.
“There is no lockout in process,”Murray said. “It’s up to the BCTFto give that direction to the teach-ers.”
As of Monday, strike action hadnot been found at any of the localschools, but Langley, Vancouver,and Kamloops saw picketers returnMonday.
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This month’s topic: Job Growth
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Ernie DaykinMaple Ridge Mayor
“The shotgun approach ofattraction will not create thevibrant or resilient local labourmarket that will serve MapleRidge well.”
Cheryl AshlieMaple Ridge councillor
“… council needs to continueto look for ways to reduce red
tape and taxes and ensurethere are lands available forsuch businesses to grow…”
Judy DueckMaple Ridge councillor
“Council should continue togrow the positive investment
climate that has labelled us the#2 investment community in
B.C. and #5 in Canada by RealEstate Investment Network.”
Michael MordenMaple Ridge councillor
“The solution lies in severalinterwoven parts… buildinga strong, resilient, anddiversified economy will helpthe community to surviveeconomic downturns.”
Dr. Bob MasseMaple Ridge councillor
“Improve the performance ofour economic development
office. Make it a more assertive,proactive… directly approachesbusinesses and convinces them
to locate [here].”
Al HogarthMaple Ridge councillor
“Council is in the greatestposition to encourage jobgrowth through zoning andland use, but do they have thewill?… Are you willing to back acouncil to achieve this?”
How can Maple Ridgecouncil encouragejob growth locally, soresidents can workwhere they live?
These are just excerpts from their answers.The full version of each answer is available onlineat www.mrtimes.com, search “job growth.” In thiscase, Councillor Corisa Bell chose not to reply.Next month’s topic: Downtown development
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Councillor Judy Dueck will not run forMaple Ridge council this fall.
In advance of the official campaignseason for this fall’s municipal elec-tion, existing Maple Ridge CouncillorJudy Dueck announced Friday thatshe will not be seeking re-election.
“After careful thought and consider-ation, I have decided to not seek afifth term on council this November,she said.
“This has been a difficult decision,as I love local politics and servingthis great community. I am the typeof person who, when I commit to some-thing, it has to be 110 per cent, which I haveenjoyed giving to politics,” she elaborated.
“But it is now time to shift that commit-
ment back to my family,” said Dueck, whohas two daughters and now two grandchil-dren to fill her time.
“It has been a great privilege and honourto represent and serve the residentsof Maple Ridge as a councillor andschool trustee spanning the last 21years.”
While she hasn’t ruled out gettingback into politics once she retires, itis just not in the cards right now forthe 55-year-old manager of health andsafety for the local school district.
“This was a tough decision,” Duecksaid. She’d indicated in spring thatshe probably wouldn’t be running
again, but she took the summer to stew itover after being asked by many to reconsider,wanting to make sure the decision was trulyright for her.
Change of priorities
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Judy DueckExisting councillor
Some familiar and new faces announcetheir candidacy for District council.by Christopher [email protected]
With less than three months to go, MapleRidge’s ballot is filling up as four more peopleannounced their intention to run for council,with one considering a run for the top job.
Silver Valley resident Nicole Readannounced late last week that she will run,but it won’t be until late September or earlyOctober when she’ll make clear which spotshe’s seeking – for councillor or mayor’s seat.
“I will make a decision when it’s clear tome which position will allow me to makethe most impact,” Read toldThe TIMES. “I’m running forchange.”
Read has, what she calls, agood relationship with currentMayor Ernie Daykin, who isseeking a third mayoral term,but she is waiting to see hisplatform, along with others,before making a decision.
Council needs to be morealigned to make change, Read insisted, butstopped short of endorsing a slate.
So far, Daykin, Coun. Michael Morden,Tyler Shymkiw, and Graham Mowatt haveannounced their intentions to run for themayoral seat.
The three others who announced theirintention to run for a council seat last weekare Dean Barbour, Morgan Jensen and ToddOliver.
Barbour, 46, is a business consultant andwas executive director of the local chamberof commerce for three years.
Being from Maple Ridge, he believes, gives
him an edge over other candidates.“I was born and raised here,” Barbour said.
“A number of other councillors have beenhere for a shorter time and they haven’t seenwhat happened here in the 1970s, ’80s, ’90s.”
Jensen, 62, is also no stranger to the publiceye as he has ran unsuccessfully for a schoolboard spot in the past.
“I have some big vision and ideas for MapleRidge and I want to be part of a team ofseven that actually works as a team,” Jensensaid. “Also, I am running as an individual, Idon’t believe in slates.”
Todd Oliver, 52, recently announced hisintention to run for council, claiming he’sconcerned with the District’s finances andwants to encourage residents to shop locally.
“I want to pay down the deficit [and] Iwant to keep the money inMaple Ridge,” Oliver said,explaining people are takingtheir shopping dollars acrossthe bridge to Port Coquitlam.
“City council needs to bemore involved with how thecity is managed and holdmanagers accountable. Run itlike a business.”
Oliver is an instructor atNorth Fraser Pretrial Centre.
Originally from Ontario, he initially movedwest to pursue a career in acting. He haslived in Maple Ridge for 20 years.
These four newly announced candidatesjoin the current five seeking a council seaton Nov. 15, including incumbent CouncillorsCorsica Bell and Al Hogarth, along with KenHolland, Kiersten Duncan, Sara Beckett andGrover Telford. Current councillor Dr. RobertMasse has not publicly declared his intentionsyet. Cheryl Ashlie and Judy Dueck announcedthey’re not seeking another term.
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Emerald Pig TheatricalSociety is searchingfor a forever home toentertain audiencesfrom Maple Ridge, PittMeadows, and beyond.
by Troy [email protected]
Wanted, for the sake ofkeeping arts vibrant in thecommunity: a permanent,economical home for theEmerald Pig TheatricalSociety.
With a mandate to fosterand encourage amateurtheatre in Maple Ridge andPitt Meadows, Emerald Pighas been a staple on thelocal arts scene for the past12 years, and is completelyvolunteer-run.
Emerald Pig shows areusually smaller scale, draw-ing on average between100 to 150 theatre-goersper night to makeshift com-munity venues such asparks and leisure centres.
The society continues tohunt for a permanent homethat suits its size of produc-tions.
“There’s the SurreyLittle Theatre, there’s theLangley Players theatre,and Chilliwack just built areally big,beautifultheatre,but theyincorpor-ated theChilliwackPlayersGuildinto the plan for that,”said Emerald Pig presidentSharon Malone, who in2002 co-founded the soci-ety along with John Stuart.
As a result, theChilliwack Players Guildhas the luxury of a largerehearsal/storage space,Malone noted.
“It’s discouraging whenwe can see what is pos-sible in other communities,and it doesn’t seem to bemoving forward in thiscommunity,” Malone said.“Politicians will pay lip ser-vice to it, and we see on apersonal level that they likeus, they want us to suc-ceed and do well.”
In the past, Emerald Pighas used The ACT, whichMalone describes as a“lovely theatre,” in whichto stage productions.
The challenge is, TheACT is better suited forlarger-scale shows that willtypically bring in an audi-ence of between 200 and500 people.
Malone said on average,between 300 to 400 peoplewill enjoy an Emerald Pigplay over the course of athree or four-night run.
“That’s generally justenough to pay the rent andmaybe break even in termsof the budget,” Malonesaid. “You never knowwhether you’re going to bein the hole or not, and anumber of our shows havelost money at The ACT
because theydon’t gener-ate the typeof audiencethat you dowhen youget, say, a bigmusical.”
EmeraldPig, an anagram for MapleRidge, is a big part of thecommunity, offering facepainting in the park onCanada Day while connect-ing with a number of localnon-profit groups.
Local politicians valuethe efforts of the society,but not to a point where ithas a community theatrethat Emerald Pig can callits own, Malone said.
The District of MapleRidge has been very fairwith the society over theyears, stressed Malone,by offering free rehearsalspace which it has used forthree practice nights eachweek.
However, Malone saidthat last year the Districtrevised its policy on com-munity use for all non-profit groups, and is now
charging for space on aper-hour rate.
“So for clubs that meetonce a month for a coupleof hours, it’s not a big deal.They’re maybe now havingto pay $30 where beforethey’re not paying any-thing,” Malone said. “Butfor us, we’re having to pay$30 each time, times threedays a week.”
For example, practicetime for last month’s MuchAdo About Nothing pro-duction at Memorial PeacePark proved to be costly.
“That has cost us morethan $1,500 in rehearsalfees,” Malone said.
The municipality wasamong those that donatedto Emerald Pig to put onthe play. But half of theDistrict’s donation wentback the municipality topay for rehearsal fees.
As well, Emerald Pig paidout of pocket for lightsand sound for a free showthat benefited the FriendsIn Need Food Bank,noted Much Ado producerKathleen Hatley.
“That’s a lot of money,”Hatley said.
Malone said lack of apermanent space has takena toll on Emerald Pig’s corevolunteers and executivemembers.
“The cost is a humancost,” Malone said. “Weare burning out our mem-bers.”
Emerald Pig hosts itsAGM on Sunday, Sept. 28from 7-9 p.m. at the PittMeadows Heritage Hall.
Memberships, with pay-ment by cash or chequeonly, for 2014/15 will beavailable at the door andwill be required for admis-sion.
Community theatre
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“The cost is a humancost. We are burningout our members.”Sharon Malone
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Director Sharon Malone and producer Kathleen Hatley presented Much AdoAbout Nothing at the Memorial Peace Park bandstand last month. Malone,president and co-founder of Emerald Pig, would like to see a permanenthome for the society.
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Participants are askedto sign up online.by Christopher [email protected]
Organizers of thefourth annual ParkinsonSuperWalk in PittMeadows are hoping formore participants to helpreach their $20,000 fund-raising goal.
The SuperWalk is set forSunday, Sept. 6 at SpiritSquare in Pitt Meadows,with registration starting at9:30 a.m.
There will be threeroutes to accommodate allabilities, 1.5 km, 2.5 kmand 3 km, explained eventorganizer Edith Elliot.
“None of them arevery long, reason being,because ... people withParkinson’s can get verytired easily,” Elliot said.
“If it’s a very hot day,and the last couple ofwalks have been stink-ing hot, it’s very hard forpeople with Parkinson’s.”
Almost 150 people cameout last year, raising about$17,000.
That amount was downslightly from 2012 when$19,000 was raised.Currently, $2,500 has beenraised so far this year.
Elliott said there willbe draw prizes, courtesyof local businesses, forpledged walkers and prizesfor children, however sheneeds more prizes for kids.
To participate, peoplecan visit parkinsonsuper-walk.ca.
Parkinson’s is a braindisorder affecting 11,000people in B.C. and morethan 100,000 in Canada.Those affected by the dis-ease experience tremors(shaking), slowness inmovement, muscle stiff-ness, and problems withbalance.
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School returnblacked out
Anyone who thinks there can be aneleventh hour settlement in the disputebetween teachers and the provincialgovernment must be seeing somethingwe’re not.
This is what we see.The BC Teachers’ Federation’s
demands and the BC Public SchoolsEmployers’ Association’s offers wereso far apart in midsummer that BCSupreme Court Justice Stephen Kelleherdeclared there was no point in bother-ing with mediation.
Since then, any pretence of support-ing a mediation process is left in seriousdoubt. After telephone conversationswith chief negotiators on both sides,mediation superstar Vince Ready agreedto get involved in “exploratory talks”between the BCTF and BCPSEA, to“monitor the situation.”
In a joint statement a week ago, theBCTF and BCPSEA announced that theyagreed that “they will not engage inpublic discussion pending further dis-cussions with Mr. Ready.”
That usually is bureaucratese for amedia blackout, to tone down the rhet-oric and stop bargaining in public.
But Education Minister PeterFassbender has already been accused bythe BCTF of having broken the black-out, although Fassbender maintains hispublic comments weren’t part of theblackout. He just tried to help parents“understand what is happening, whatopportunities are available to them.”
In yet another interpretation of themedia blackout, BCTF head Jim Ikercalled out Fassbender with a challengeto bargain as much as the governmentis claiming it is, and ink a deal.
Meanwhile, teachers are walkingpicket lines again around the province,a not-so-subtle reminder of what’s atstake as the school year approaches.
It’s hard to imagine a deal beingreached without someone suffering lossof face – clearly too high a price to payfor our children.
– B.G.
Let’s look on the bright side.There won’t likely be a lot of kidshaving to slog through writingone of those “What I did for mysummer vacation” essays nextweek.
Speaking of essays for the endof summer, B.C.’s Minister ofLabour Shirley Bond got one ofthose out of the way early thisweek.
And very thoughtful of her, too.To ensure that we were entirely
aware of just how thoughtful shewas being, she appended this note: “Exclusiveearly distribution to help meet community news-paper Labour Day publication deadlines.”
Every year, we receive the obligatory minis-ter’s statement reminding us of the approachof Labour Day and congratulating the labourforce on the great job it is doing at keeping theprovince’s economy running and being… well…all-round wonderful people, because, after all,that’s what Labour Day is for: to celebrate labourand the people who do it.
Right? (Or should I say “left?”)“Observing Labour Day on the first Monday
of September,” explains Minister Bond for thoseunaware of the significance of the one day a yearset aside for labourers (interestingly, Moms onlyget one day, too), “provides us with an oppor-tunity to give thanks to the hard-working BritishColumbians who built our great province andmade it an even greater place to live, work, andraise our families.”
In her warm and fuzzy (and early) statementshe waxes eloquent on the importance of aworker’s right to “come home safely at the endof the day,” and makes pointed reference to “theefforts by the labour movement and governmentspresent and past” to improve working conditionsand protect workers’ rights.
She doesn’t get into details – it’s just a happy-dance statement from the Labour Minister aboutLabour Day – so naturally there’s no mention ofstrikes and strike-breakers, riots and riot-police,
court injunctions and fines, bro-ken limbs and burned-out build-ings that constitute the “collab-oration” over the years betweengovernment and employers andunions that resulted in begrudg-ing accessions “to make work-places safer and improve workersafety.”
And yes, there were also a fewcollaborative deaths along theway.
Today’s teachers – latecomersto the union movement, after
all – might have a bit of difficulty attaching theword “collaboration” to their current relationshipwith Christy Clark and Peter Fassbender andtheir magnanimous employers group, BCPSEA.But that’s only because most of them probablyknow what the word “collaboration” actuallymeans.
If they’re not already throwing things at thewall, they need to read the part in Bond’s HappyLabour Day missive where she outlines theimportance of a good education to ensuring astrong and viable workforce to take us into thefuture.
“By 2022,” the pro-education, pro-labour, pro-happy (and early) statements minister predicts,“there will be one million job openings in B.C.,along with an increase in demand for more skillstraining and higher education.”
But because I love irony (and there’s no betterirony than the irony found in politicians’ state-ments), here’s the line that draws a dry chuckleout of me every time I read it: “As part of ourgoal to maximize the potential of our existingworkforce and prepare our young workforce ofthe future, we have developed the Skills for JobsBlueprint, a plan that will provide today’s youthwith a seamless path of education and trainingbeginning in school…”
Uhmmm… starting in October, is my guess.Bond. Shirley Bond. Licence to shill. Like her
fellow cabinet ministers, she prefers her educa-tion stirred, but not shaken.
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Dear Editor,Thanks to reporter Christopher Sun for
his article about Whonnock Lake treeremoval [Tree cuts pondered, Aug. 12,TIMES]. A few trees means a couple, notclose to 100 trees, as tagged.
This tree removal is just the beginningof a huge upgrade planned for that littlepark. Absolutely no one wants one moretree removed, especially from the heart ofthe park.
As a longtime user ofthe park, I’ve noticedin the hot summer dayswhen the park is fullthat people will parkalong the road beforethe entrance, and walkinto this little shadedpark one block. Thereat the lake, the trees arenot hazardous at all to any-one, as stated, but provideneeded shade to people, as well as keep-ing the lake from getting warm and keep-ing the bacteria count down.
Parking lots are not needed in the park.
Less parking in theheart of the park wouldbe better.
Possibly, a comprom-ise would be a small loton the entrance road tothe north, before youget in the park. Buteven that is not neces-sary.
In an age of global warming, we shouldbe looking for alternative ideas to parkuse, and reducing car space.
Mark Renshaw, Whonnock
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Dear Editor,I fail to understand why special inter-
est groups continue to sensationalizethe Mount Polley mine incident [Polleywants assessment, Aug. 21 Our View,and Environment just a commodity,Aug. 19 Odd Thoughts, TIMES].
Yes, a dam failed and thousands oflitres of water and mud knocked out aswath of trees and deposited them into
Polley Lake. However, the water was nottoxic, and the mixture contains minimalamounts of naturally occurring minerals,metals, rock, sand, silt, and mud.
The site looks horrendous, but it’s notunlike naturally occurring mudslides thathappen regularly all over B.C. Thankfully,no one was hurt or injured, and the watertests continue to confirm that the waterin the creeks and lakes is fit for humanconsumption and perfectly safe for fish.
Today, people are once again watchingfish jump in the lake and can drink thewater, and there is every reason to expectthat, in a year, vegetation re-growth willrender the incident almost undetectable.
Yes, we need to find out why this hap-pened and do what we can to ensurethat it does not happen again. But I amnot going to let all the “anti-everything”alarmists continue to suggest that we shutdown an industry that so many familiesrely on. Instead, let’s make it better.
Donald Leung, Burnaby[Editor’s note: Tens of billions of litres
were spilled, not just “thousands.” Spilledmaterials with significant risk potential,such as arsenic, selenium, cobalt, andcadmium, are measured in thousands ofkilograms (link to Imperial Metals reportof last year online). There also remainsconcern that the sediment and suspendedsilt will seriously harm fish.]
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• A number of groups and businessesin town took part in the Ice BucketChallenge to raise money and aware-ness for ALS, and The TIMES sharedsome of those efforts on Facebook.
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Dear Editor,Why are we scrutinizing the
financial records of charities,unions, and First Nation bands,based on their potential polit-ical activities, but not senators,MLAs, and MPs? They are alsoheavily involved in partisanpolitical activity, and some ofthose politicians have proventhat they can be the biggestliars, cheats, and thieves in thecountry. Why aren’t we scrutinizing theirexpenses?
All taxpayer-funded expenses should besubmitted within 30 days, andall should be immediately postedfor public scrutiny.
We also need to beef up thepowers of Elections Canada andthe Chief Electoral Office, torestore a little more faith in theoutcomes of our elections.
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As much as I support theprinciple of rewardingteachers for a measurablejob well done, I detest
when their union uses extortion andholds our children hostage to obtaintheir unrealistic goals.
When I was a kid, if you could geta job as a teamster or member of theIWA or other industrial-ized unions, you andyour family were lookedafter for the rest of yourlife.
One of the firstnational public serviceunions in the UnitedStates, the ProfessionalAir Traffic ControllersOrganization (PATCO),originally started in1968. It was really a public serviceunion that had the ability to shutdown the country.
I know this is a long story, butteachers, please pay attention.
In the 1980 American PresidentialElection, PATCO supported Ronald
Regan over Jimmy Carter. In 1981PATCO went on strike and groundeda large percentage of air travel.President Regan demanded theyreturn to work within 48 hours. OnAugust 5, 1981, President Regan firedthe 11,344 striking air traffic con-trollers who ignored the order, andbanned them from federal service
for life. Despite fearfulwarnings, air traffic wasrestored.
It was one of the firsttimes a governmentstood up to a civil ser-vice union and remindedthe union that taxpayerswere in control.
Our teachers, in one ofour most educated pro-fessions, decided to have
a convention in Kamloops ratherthan sitting down and having adultdiscussions about the future of ourchildren’s education. Minister PeterFassbender would love to have thosediscussions, but it is hard to dealwith union representatives behaving
like 13-year-olds having tantrums.The teachers’ union, BCTF, has
demanded an increase into the sys-tem of $1-3 billion a year, dependingon whose numbers you take. In 2011dollars, the provincial budget was$38 billion.
Here is one way of thinking aboutit. Are you prepared to pay an extratwo per cent on your PST for every-thing you buy to provide teacherswith their wish list? Give or take, oneper cent PST is a billion dollars inprovincial revenue which could bedirected to teachers.
If this extortion works, who isgoing to be in charge of negotiatingthe next union agreement with thefire and police departments?
Sorry if my comments have upsetthe supporters of teachers, but don’tworry, they will be just fine. Theyare among the few of us who havesecure jobs and pensions for life.
Just saying…Gordy Robson’s column appears Tuesdays in print
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participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge Thursday to raise moneyand awareness for ALS.
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TIMES reporterEric Zimmer (right)found the experienceunexpectedly shocking,while assistant editorRoxanne Hooper(green) threw anextra bucket of wateron TIMES publisherShannon Balla.Monica Fix photo
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RCMP Supt. Dave Fleugel, Insp. Dan Splinter, and Staff Sgt. RoxanneDowden accepted an Ice Bucket Challenge, a team of willingvolunteers dumping the water from overhead.
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TAKE NOTICE THAT Council will consider the following amendmentto Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011, the Zoning Bylaw for the City ofPitt Meadows, at the September 2nd, 2014 Regular Meeting of Council.
The proposed amendment to Zoning Bylaw 2505, 2011 is for the purpose ofaiding its interpretation and administration.
City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 2658, 2014
1. Part 2 Interpretation, Section 2.3 General Definitions, is amended byadding Vehicle Body Repair as a permitted use to the General Industrial(I-1) and Light Industrial (I-3) zones.
2. Part 2 Interpretation, Section 2.3 General Definitions, by amending thedefinition for Rear Lot Line to accommodate triangular lots.
3. Part 2 Interpretation, Section 2.3 General Definitions, by amending thedefinition for Basement to ensure that it is not counted as a storey towardthe height of a building.
4. Part 5 Specific Use Regulations, Section 5.9 is amended by including therequirement that an agrologist report must be prepared within the lasttwelve months of submission.
The Bylaw and associated staff report may be viewed at City Hall,12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, between August 22nd, 2014 and September2nd, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and statutoryholidays. Please direct inquiries to the Development Services Department at604-465-2428.
Kelly KenneyManager of Legislative Services,[email protected]
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…continued from page A1In a letter posted online
Monday for parents, actingsuperintendent of schoolsLaurie Meston acknow-ledged that if a settle-ment can’t be reached, allschools could be behindpicket lines again Sept. 2.
“Unfortunately, the twoparties have not madesignificant progress overthe summer months andso the possibility of schoolopening following LabourDay is uncertain,” Mestonelaborated.
If the strike continues,then she insisted thewithdrawal of service willagain impact the schooldistrict’s ability to provideeducation for students.
“While schools willremain open, we will notbe able to offer our regularinstruction, as we antici-pate that unionized staffwill not cross the picketlines,” Meston said.
“As a result, we willagain request that parentsnot send their children toschool and seek alternatechildcare arrangements.The safety of our studentsis our highest priority,”she added.
“Should any studentsarrive at school whilepicket lines are in place,our school administratorswill ensure that they aresupervised until they can
be safely returned to thecare of a parent or guard-ian.”
Kindergarten gradualentry may also be modi-fied because of the currentlabour situation.
The districtis encouragingparents towatch for aSchool DistrictNo. 42 ParentPortal mes-sage that willprovide themwith specificschool informa-tion regardingkindergartenstartup.
“We havean outstanding publicschool system in BritishColumbia, and we areproud of the hard workand support provided byall staff in our school dis-trict,” Meston said.
“It is our hope that the
labour impasse is resolvedquickly at the bargainingtable, and that we cansoon return to normaloperations.”
In the meantime, infor-mation about how parents
and guardianscan access the$40 per day perchild supportannounced by theprovincial gov-ernment can befound at http://bcparentinfo.ca/.
Other websiteswith informationabout the labourissues includewww.bcsta.org,www.bctf.ca,
www.bcpsea.bc.ca, andhttp://bccpac.bc.ca.
Maple Ridge TeachersAssociation presidentGeorge Serra was notavailable for commentbefore The TIMES pressdeadline.
Schools open either way, but…
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Custodian Dave Wooding polished up a table on Monday in the computer room at Harry Hooge Elementary.
Laurie Mestonacting superintendent
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Han wins B.C. titleEuna Han came from behind
to win the 2014 BC Girls’ BantamChampionship at MeadowlandsGolf Club on Friday.
The 12-year-old from PittMeadows’ Meadow GardensGolf Club shot a two-under 68on the second day of competi-tion to overtake the lead fromher position in third place afterthe first round, finishing with atwo-day total of 138 (minus-two)as the only female competitorunder par.“It felt obviously great, I just triedto play my best the whole round,”Han said.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
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Top CanadianMaple Ridge’s Wes Hammer
was the top Canadian atSaturday’s inaugural CMWCanadian Surfski Championshipsin Howe Sound.
In an overall field of 94,Hammer finished the 21-kilo-metre race from Porteau Coveinto Squamish Harbour in1:29:41.
“It was a really fast start, sortof a little messy. Everyone waspushing the line and I wasn’tused to it. But I was off the linereal quick,” he said. “I believeI had a little bit of fame – 300metres in, I was leading for a littlebit, then sort of fell into the pack.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
click on “Sports”
Hockey delayedThe Salvation Army Caring
Place’s road hockey tournamenthas been postponed until Sept.27, giving lots of time for teams tosign up for the first-time event.
Ages eight and up can registera team for $160 to support at-riskkids and youth to go to summercamp for a week.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,
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Euna Han from Meadow GardensGolf Club in Pitt Meadows wasall smiles after winning the B.C.bantam girls golf championship onFriday.
If you love intensity, roughstuff, and lots of goals, thenthe WLA title series involvingMaple Ridge and Victoria hasplenty of that for you.by Troy Landrevilleand Mario AnnicchiaricoGlacier Media
The Maple Ridge Burrardsaren’t going down without a fightin the best-of-seven, WesternLacrosse Association champion-ship series.
The Burrards proved this tobe true by downing the VictoriaShamrocks 11-9 in overtimeSunday at Victoria’s Q Centre.
Even with the loss, the defend-ing WLA champion Shamrocksheld a two-games-to-one advan-tage going into last night’s gamefour at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge.
Results from that game werenot available due to Mondayafternoon press deadlines.
While you could argue everycontest is a must-win, Sunday’swas all the more crucial, if youbelieve in momentum swings.
If the Shamrocks won to take acommanding 3-0 series lead, theBurrards would be hard-pressedto beat a mighty Victoria teamfour straight times.
“Last night’s win was huge,”Burrards head coach Chris Gillsaid Monday afternoon. “It gaveall our players the confidence toknow that if we can beat them inVictoria, we can beat them in ourbarn, too.”
Sunday’s game was down-right tame compared to Fridaynight’s fight-filled 12-8 loss to theShamrocks. There were no majorpenalties and no fights, eventhough the Shamrocks cashed inon three of their nine power playopportunities.
The Burrards went 2-4 with theman advantage.
Maple Ridge’s bench boss saiddiscipline was a key.
“We feel that a lot of thingshave not gone our way early onthe series and it’s going to be [an]‘us vs. everyone else’ mentality,”Gill said. “We as a group haverealized that discipline and smartsneed to be a huge focus movingforward. We have two teams thatreally want to win – tempers attimes have blown over. I thinkboth teams are looking forward toa long series, where team depth
will be a big factor.”Down 6-5 after 40 minutes, the
Burrards had a 3-2 edge in thethird frame as the team enteredthe first overtime period tied witheight goals apiece.
The Burrards were in fine formduring the overtime, scoring threegoals to the Shamrocks’ one.
Ben McIntosh led theBurrards with a hat trickand two assists. RileyLoewen with two goals togo along with two assists,Curtis Dickson with a pair ofmarkers, Zack Porter, JarrettDavis, Brandon Bertoia, andPatrick O’Meara roundedout the list of Maple Ridgescorers.
Victoria’s Corey Smallscored a hat trick in a losingcause.
Gill said that at this time of theyear in the playoffs, players reallyknow what is on the line.
“We were a bit too hyped up thefirst two games of the series andat times played out of our comfortzone,” he added.
Shamrocks 12, Burrards 8The nastiness wasn’t just lim-
ited to the hostilities on the floorat Planet Ice’s Cam Neely rink onFriday night.
It spilled out from Shamrockshead coach Bob Heyes’s mouthas well, as he made it very clear
that he wasn’t happy withopposing coach Chris Gill’smodus operandi.
“There are a lot of frus-trating things going on outthere [on the floor]. Allin all, we’re just doing agood job of defending our-selves,” Heyes said. “We’renot the ones going outthere looking for stuff. Nowthey’re going to have tocome into our barn. We’llsee how the coach of the
year deals with it there,” he said,referring to Gill, who was selectedfor the award earlier in the week.
Heyes wasn’t picking sourgrapes with the comment, insteadjust firing back for what hebelieves are Maple Ridge play-ers taking liberties with the
Shamrocks with the score out ofhand.
“We just came at them andgot off to a great start,” Heyessaid of 6-3 and 11-5 period leadsin Friday’s eventual 12-8 win.“We’ve got a great game plangoing here.”
“We’re working hard, like wehave all season, and we’ve beendelivering our game and we’rebattle ready. Our confidence is ata high right now.”
The Shamrocks weren’t happyabout the Burrards’ antics in gameone, let alone game two, whichhad 351 minutes in penalties.
Prior to game three, Heyes hadthis to say: “We’d love to go up3-0 on them and then go back totheir hole of a rink and have achance to finish it off.”
Game five goes tomorrow(Wednesday, Aug. 27) at the QCentre.
If a game six is necessary, itwill be played Friday, Aug. 29 atPlanet Ice, starting at 7:45 p.m.
– Mario Annicchiarico is a reporter with theVictoria Times Colonist
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Left – Maple Ridge Burrard Kevin Reid rained punches down onVictoria Shamrock Karen Leung late in Friday’s Western LacrosseAssociation’s playoff game at Planet Ice. Leung and the Shamrockswon on the scoreboard by a 12-8 count. Victoria held a 2-1 leadin games in the best-of-seven, WLA championship series going intolast night’s match-up at Planet Ice. Above – Maple Ridge’s PatrickO’Meara had words for Victoria’s Bubba Westwood after the officialsseparated the two combatants.
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Aug. 27: Summer serenade• For the last time this summer, theBruce James Orchestra hosts an out-door concert at the Pitt Meadows SpiritSquare from 7 to 9 p.m.
Aug. 28: Summer reading• Members of the Pitt Meadows Librarysummer reading club are invited topick up their medal and experiencethe heart-stopping pulse of Japanesetaiko drums at the same time. Thelibrary is hosting a wind up party atPitt Meadows Spirit Square from 6:30 to8:30 p.m. Info: 604-465-4113(ext. 8003).
Aug. 29 to 31: Bluegrass festival• True North Fraser Bluegrass Festivaltakes place this weekend at the AlbionFairgrounds. Six bands, a continuousopen stage, kidzone area, free work-shops, jam sessions, and a free corn-roast every night. Info: 604-943-0522 orwww.truenorthfraserbluegrass.com.
Aug. 29: Hominum meeting• Hominum Fraser Valley is an informaldiscussion and support group to helpgay, bi-sexual, and questioning menwith the challenges of being married,separated, or single. The next meetingis 7:30 p.m. Info: Art, 604-462-9813 orDon, 604-329-9760.
Aug. 30: Farmers market• Maple Ridge downtown businesseshold their annual summer market inconjunction with the Haney FarmersMarket at Memorial Peace Park from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: 604-467-2420, orwww.downtownmapleridge.ca.
Sept. 4: Philosopher’s cafe• SFU philosopher’s cafe will meet atPaliotti’s Italian Restaurant, 12018 Edge
St. at 6 p.m. Registration: Amabile [email protected].
Sept. 6: Nights on Broadway• SPECC-tacular Productions will bepresenting a musical review Nights onBroadway, featuring popular songs fromhit Broadway shows through the ages.The local theatre group’s event takesplace at the Terry Fox Theatre, 1260Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam, withshows at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets $20 andavailable at the door, or at 604-467-4225(evenings only).
Sept. 6: Parkinson walk• The 19th annual Parkinson Superwalktakes place at Pitt Meadows SpiritSquare, at 11 a.m. Everyone welcome.Registration: www.parkinson.bc.ca.
Volunteers needed: Hospital• Ridge Meadows Hospital is accept-ing applications for its adult volunteerprogram. Application deadline is Oct.10. Info: Debbie at 604-466-7976 www.fraserhealth.ca, search: Ridge MeadowsHospital.• Full list: www.mrtimes.com, search “What’s On”
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The girls at Bootlegger styled them with a cozy and loose fitting sweater
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Get ready for late night cram sessions. You are going to be much more
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The life of a student is a busy one! You have to make time to study,
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exercise that will release endorphins to improve your mood and general
wellbeing. In order to avoid the freshman fifteen, head over to Trevor
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for previously loved shoes that will have you singing in the rain!
Target is the place to find binders with fun prints, highlighters in every
colour and even a wiener dog shaped tape dispenser. They have various
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Before life gets too busy, make summer memories with your friends at
happyhour (between3PM-5PM)atChameleonCaféon224thstreet.They
have delicious cocktails and the lounge has a really fun vibe. Don’t mourn
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FREEADMISSION入場無料！
Food • Game Zone • Omikoshi • TaikoNikkei’s Got Talent • Origami • Bon-Odori
Hello Kitty Workshop..and More!
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
AUGUST 30 & 3110:00AM—9:00PM
RIDGE MEADOWSMINOR BASEBALLASSOCIATION
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The meeting will begin at7pm. Early Registration(Online) for the 2015 Seasonwill open at the end of theAGM meeting. Everyone inattendance will receive anEarly Registration discountcode as a gift for attendingand participating in the AGM.
“Please come out celebrate the close of the2014 season and see what’s we are about forthe coming 2015 season. Volunteers are the
strength of our Association. We are looking formotivated individuals like you to help shape
the future of sport in our community.”
DATE: Tuesday, September 9, 2014
LOCATION: South Bonson Community Centre (Upstairs Hall)10932 Barnston View Road, Pitt Meadows
TIME: 7:00PM
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