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Police files

MurdermotiveunclearFriends mourningbodybuilder’s death.

Family and friendsare mourning the lossof a slain Maple Ridgeman gunned down infront of his home aweek ago.

Trevor Koehler wasreturning home with hisgirlfriend last Tuesdaynight, when he wasshot repeatedly on hisdoorstep in the 10300

block of240thStreet inAlbion.

As ofpressdeadlineFriday,policehad stillnot madean arrest

in what they’re callinga targeted shooting.

There is still no clearmotive as to the shoot-ing, but IntegratedHomicide InvestigationTeam Sgt. JenniferPound said this wasnot just some randomattack.

Koehler, 33, wasdescribed as an athleteand had been rising inthe ranks of bodybuild-ing championships inrecent years.

Police clarified thathe did not have a crim-inal record and was notknow to local Mounties.

His death leaves ahole in the lives offriends who are stillreeling from the news,said Brett Wee andRichy Chan.

– with Vancouver Sun files• More at www.mrtimes.com

Live blues music at MemorialPeace Park on Aug. 10benefits the hospital.by Troy [email protected]

Inaya McCormack had a person-al reason for lending her singingvoice to the upcoming Blues inthe Park concert.

The nine-year-old Maple Ridgegirl’s little sister Sierah has specialneeds and uses the services ofRidge Meadows Hospital, which

will benefit from the concert, “alot.”

The concert is beingpresented by local musi-cian James Buddy Rogers,with proceeds going to theRidge Meadows HospitalFoundation.

The first note will beplayed at 2 p.m. on Sunday,Aug. 10 at Memorial PeacePark 11900 224th St.

This is a family event,with admission by donation.

There will be kids crafts, 50/50draw and the Maple Ridge LionsClub will have food on hand.

The focus of this event is cele-brating community and therefore

performances will be givenby local acts, Rogers said.

Artists include JamesThorhaug, Steve Sainas(Mud Dog), Steve Hanson,EVK, and Special GuestYouth Bands. Also on thebill are two youth bandschosen by Rogers as part ofa contest.

Rogers, whose CD titledMy Guitar’s My Only Friend hasbeen nominated for a 2014 JunoAward for blues album of theyear, will be the final performer at

the show. He is scheduled to wrapup the festival at 8 p.m.

The majority of the music isblues-based, with the exceptionof EVK, which is more pop orien-tated, Rogers explained.

A father of four young daugh-ters, Rogers has a special appre-ciation for the Maple Ridge andPitt Meadows hospital, too.

Three of his four children– seven-year-old Eliot, two-year-old Jesse, and seven-month-oldTommi – came into the world atRMH. His oldest daughter Quinn,eight, was born in White Rock.

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Blues in the Park

Maple Ridge musicianJames “Buddy” Rogers ispresenting Blues in thePark, a concert benefitingthe Ridge MeadowsHospital Foundation.Rogers was pictured withtwo of his four daughters,Quinn (right, glasses) andEliot (front), along withsinger Inaya McCormack.

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Winners pickedTwin sisters Alanna and Brianne Finn-

Morris, as well as Nehmy and AriannaAbegayle, were winners of this year’sRidge Meadows Got Talent show atCountry Fest 2014. While they won theyouth category, the Luca Di Prata band,Forgotten Revolver, and Zigante andHaskel took top adult spots.


Lunchtime concertsMaple Ridge’s Downtown Business

Association invites locals to bring theirlunches to Memorial Peace Park for anhour-long music sessions by up-and-coming local musicians every Tuesday,Wednesday, and Thursday in August. Theconcerts take place from noon until 1p.m. and always draw a crowd.


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After the horrific death of their dog lastweek, Greg and Judy Wyatt have madepeace with the assailant’s owners.by Eric [email protected]

Tears and hugs were exchanged betweenneighbours Thursday night as two couplescame together and mourned the passing oftheir dogs.

“Human nature can take some unusualtwists and so it did at our home,” said PittMeadows resident Greg Wyatt.

Wyatt’s Yorkie Tucker was killed when hewas attacked by a neighbour’s pitbull lastWednesday.

After the attack, the pitbull’s owners vol-untarily had their dog put down.

Following the news of Tucker’s death, asteady stream of visitors came by the Wyatthome to offer their condolences, but onevisit was most unexpected.

While Wyatt and his wife Judy were sit-ting with another couple, the owners of theeuthanized dog showed up at their doordisplaying “obvious signs” of distress andapprehension.

“We invited them in, and there they were

both sobbing while gettinghugs from Judy and I,” Wyattsaid.

The four sat down togetherand recalled the recent eventsand reflected on what hadhappened to the communityas a result.

“Of course they discussedmoving due the negativevibes they were receiving,”Wyatt said. “But we wouldn’thear of them moving, and mentioned thattheir restoration and the community spiritwas job number one.”

The dog that attacked Tucker was a trans-planted rescue dog, and its owners still haveanother dog at home “who must now bedealt with as a serious handling and obedi-ence problem,” said Wyatt.

The couple agreed their remaining dogshould not be in the community, but some-where she could get exercise and not remainon a backyard tether for extended periods oftime.

Wyatt and Judy suggested the coupleobtain a dog from a reputable breeder thatcould be brought up and trained properlyfrom the start.

The Wyatt’s further suggested that if thepair were going to get another dog, they hire

a professional dog trainer,and even offered to pay forthe first two sessions.

At first, he said the pairresisted, but eventuallythey recognized “their dogskills needed the sameupgrade” that Wyatt saidhe and his wife obtainedsome years prior.

“When Tucker passedon, both Judy and I agreed

that something good was going to happen asa result of this trauma, and now it has,” saidWyatt.

“Judy and I have told (them) that we willbecome their new advocates and back themup with our forgiveness and friends,” hecontinued.

“We’ve told them they have as much aright as anyone to be here, especially aftertheir agreement to remove (their other dog)from the home.”

For Wyatt, the encounter with the couplehas gone a long way to helping him heal andcope with the loss of his four-legged friend.

“It’s been a most trying two days,” he toldthe TIMES on Friday. “My body is brokenemotionally but getting stronger. I am nowready to move on while still pining over myhandsome little man.”

Animal conflict

Neighbours make nice after dog deaths

Tucker was killed by a neighbouringdog in Pitt Meadows Wednesday.

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows MPRandy Kamp was part of a test fisheryboat trip in Albion last week.by Eric [email protected]

Member of Parliament Randy Kamp took afloat down the Fraser River last week.

And though the sun was shining and thetemperature was warm, the purpose of thetrip was all business.

The Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-MissionMP was along for the ride on a Departmentof Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) boatThursday out testing the river’s fish stock.

Kamp was joined on his trip by neighbour-ing MP Mark Warawa from Langley.

The purpose of the fisheries testing is togather abundance, timing, and biologicalinformation on Fraser River chinook andchum salmon.

Information such as number of salmonspecies caught, as well as the sex, length,and weight of each fish is all collected.

In addition, DNA and scale samples aregarnered from each fish.

The samples then provide information onthe age and stock composition of the fishharvested.

“The chinook returns look good and we’revery optimistic about the sockeye returnstoo,” said Kamp, who is also the parliament-ary secretary to the minister of fisheries andoceans.

It was Kamp’s first time out with fisheries.“I was impressed with the science and the

work that’s done,” he said afterwards.The tests are conducted twice a day, every

day from April to November, explained DFOcommunications advisor, Michelle Imbeau.

“Salmon is an iconic species here in B.C.,”said Kamp. “It’s really important we makesure it’s available for future generations.”

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MP Randy Kamp was at the Albion wharf on Thursday for a ride-along where he observed the Albion salmon test fishery.

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A round of golf and a barbecuedinner on Sunday will benefitlocal charities.

by Troy [email protected]

Ridge Meadows South AsianCultural Society is teeing up anotherfundraiser to help the community.

This Sunday, Aug. 10, the societyis hosting its seventh annual golftournament at the Maple Ridge GolfCourse, with proceeds going to localcharities.

Tee times are 1 p.m. and registra-tion is at noon. Cost is $80 per golf-er, which includes a round of golf,door prizes, and a barbecue dinner.The dinner only is $35 per person.

The society’s mission is to reflectthe rich diversity and heritage of thepeople of South Asia and their con-tributions to Canadian society and touphold the best values of their cul-tures and of Canada.

It is non-religious, non-political,and non-profit.

Society director Ed Gurm said thefocus of the society is to “pay atten-tion to the local problems and offercharity to anyone who needs somesort of help.”

“We do focus on drug addictionsand homelessness,” he added. “Wepromote fellowship and friendship.”

There are no limitations to whocan become a member.

“Anybody and everybody is wel-come,” Gurm said.

Gurm has been a director since,he said, “day one” with the Society,which is nearly nine years.

He has lived in Maple Ridge for42 years, and all three of his grownchildren were born and raised in thiscommunity.

“It’s home,” he said. “I feel [thecommunity] has helped me withraising m y children, and now I feelit’s time to give back.”

A trio of local groups benefitedfrom the society’s Gala 2014 eventheld in March.

The gala raised $12,000, whichwas divided up to three organiza-tions.

A total of $5,000 was donatedto the Ridge Meadows HospitalFoundation, $5,000 went to AlouetteAddictions, and $2,000 was given tothe Maple Ridge Arts Council.

To register for the upcominggolf tournament, email Gurm [email protected], or call him at604-202-7475.

South Asian Cultural Society

Fellowship fostered on the courseEd Gurm is adirector withthe RidgeMeadows SouthAsian CulturalSociety, andthe contactperson if youwant to registerfor the society’sseventhannual golftournamentbeing heldthis Sunday,Aug. 10 at theMaple RidgeGolf Course.


A summertime initiativehelps a local charityhelp others.by Eric [email protected]

For the second yearin a row, a number ofSalvation Army CaringPlace volunteers in MapleRidge hit the streetsrecently with hardwarenormally reserved for theChristmas season.

About 25 to 30 peoplewere set up at six differentlocations as part of CaringPlace Day, explainedDarrell Pilgrim, execu-tive director of the CaringPlace.

And along with the vol-unteers was the unmistak-able symbol of the charity– the red kettles – werepresent.

“We had good commun-ity response,” Pilgrim said.

“Everyone seemed toreally enjoy the day.”

In total, the event raisedabout $500.

“People showed a goodinterest, and I just wantto thank the communityfor their ongoing support,”remarked Pilgrim.

“We’re happy to be partof this community.”

In addition to the day,the Caring Place is alsohosting an ongoing mediacampaign they call How I

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snap photos of themselvesmaking positive differ-ences in the community –whether big or small – andshare those photos online

via Facebook, Twitter, orInstagram with the hash-tag: #HowICare.

“We’ve had someresponse to this campaign,but like other social mediainitiative, it can take

awhile to get going andreally pick up steam.”

For more information onthe campaign, people canvisit The Caring Place’swebsite at www.thecaring-place.ca,

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OpinionA6 Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Our View

Strike shouldend in summer

The new plan by the province to payparents $40 a day per child for everyday the teachers strike drags on intoSeptember is not the worst idea in theworld. Yes, many parents need financialhelp with child care.

Of course, it would be better foreveryone – parents, teachers, govern-ment, and especially kids – if the gov-ernment was focused on actually endingthe strike.

It seems that the teachers wereexpecting that the cash saved by thestrike would eventually be plowed backinto education in this province, at leastpartially meeting their demands forsmaller class sizes, better support forspecial needs kids, and a salary bump.

So giving the money away might bepopular with parents in the short term.In the long run, it will likely be lesspopular, if it stretches out the strike.That $40 per kid only goes so far.

It is nice to see that, after a month ofinaction, both sides are going back tothe bargaining table this week.

This time, they need to stay thereand make peace – one way or another.Take the bargaining teams out for aVancouver Canadians game and acouple of beers to make them friendlier.Buy a steel shipping container and lockthem inside in the hot sun until theycrack and compromise. Pay for a hordeof conflict-resolution experts.

At this point, maybe some marriagecounselling would be appropriate? Thewhole battle has become so vicious itseems more like a drawn out divorcethan contract talks.

Our biggest question isn’t why thegovernment and teachers are still ateach other’s throats, but why did it takethis long to start talking again?

Summer school may have beenlargely cancelled, but both sides in thisdispute should still have their backsidesin seats and their pencils sharpened.Keep them there until they graduate to anew contract.

– M.C.

The indelible memory of my 12-year educational journey, pre-col-lege, came during its final steps,as I shuffled off the stage at myhigh school graduation ceremony,my right hand clutching a dip-loma.

In the front row, a few chairsto the right of the stage, sat myGrade 12 English teacher.

The enthusiasm, the pride hefelt for a milquetoast teenager – amop-haired kid who fused into thehigh school’s cream-coloured wallsduring his four years there – waspalpable.

“Good on you, Mr. Landreville!” he shoutedthrough his thick Eastern European accent. “Goodon you!”

This teacher’s features were as rich as his per-sonality. White hair that looked like cotton ballsformed a frizzy ring around his otherwise baldhead. He had thick lips, pale skin, and a promin-ent nose towing glasses that through some miracleclung precariously to the tip of it. He alternatedbetween what I believed to be the same rumpledpair of brown and grey suits. The man was a griz-zled veteran of the education wars, and he earnedrespect, maybe not from each and every one ofhis students, but definitely from his peers.

On my graduation day, he seemed much moreexcited about me surviving high school than myfolks were (I wouldn’t say I lived in a brokenhome, but the cracks were visible).

He made an impression on me simply becausehe cared.

But aside from a few bright moments in hisclassroom, I was a ghost in my high school, andI’m certain a fair number of my teachers in themid-’80s would have been at a loss if asked toplace a name to my face.

Really, I wouldn’t have blamed them.For my favourite high school teacher, and for

the dozens of dedicated, passionate teachersI’ve encountered in Langley, Maple Ridge, andChilliwack during a career in journalism that has

spanned 23 years (and, hope-fully, counting) I feel a degreeof sympathy as the labour dis-pute between the BC TeachersFederation and the governmentdrags into August.

Most teachers don’t choosetheir profession to become rich.

The average teacher’s salary inB.C. is about $72,000 a year, notexactly chump change, but rea-sonable considering the amountof schooling required to becomean educator. And teachers’ payin this province starts as low as

$38,000.In my experience, I’ve seen most earn their sal-

ary; I’ve also found that they’re not infallible.My Grade 6 teacher lost her composure one

winter’s afternoon, swiping my books, papers,and lunch off my desk. Then, with an exasperatedhowl she pushed the front of my desk, with meattached to it, sending me careening backwards.The back of my head bounced off the classroomfloor.

Upset about the clutter I worked around everyday, she ordered me to spend the rest of the after-noon sitting on the floor.

Three years later, I watched my Grade 9French teacher dissolve at the front of her class-room. Incessant heckling of a few children, ledby a bully who resembled the love child of afemale version of Mad magazine mascot AlfredE. Newman and the toothless hillbilly foil fromDeliverance, got to her. She was reduced to tears.

There are teachers who weather this kind ofabuse from children, and a few obsessive parents.

But the majority of them plug along, searchingfor that payoff, of seeing the “light” come on, thesatisfaction of knowing they passed along know-ledge that found a way to stick in a kid’s greymatter.

That’s why they teach.That’s why they’re role models to many.And that’s why I still hold fond memories of my

beloved English teacher.

Opinion

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Educator made an impression

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Exploring the B.C. backwoods.

Leaving the province.

Working all weekend.

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Dear Editor,Having lived in Maple Ridge for more

than 12 years, I grew to love the place.Sadly, I moved away to Port Moody.

I’ve had occasion to make two recent vis-its and was surprised at what I found.

1. I see you now have an Autobahn inplace of Lougheed Highway!

I was travelling it between 7 and8 a.m., in both directions. It wasinteresting to see cars weaving inand out of traffic with inches tospare between cars.

As I consider myself a “fastdriver” I was shocked at the lackof enforcement on the stretchbetween 207th Street and the PittRiver Bridge.

As I was being tailgated at 90 km/h,several people appeared to be doing wellabove 130km/h as they left me in the dust.

Young, old, women, men, and no par-ticular ethnic group were seen. Was theRidge Meadows RCMP on coffee breakbetween those hours?

Thanks for the adrenalin rush people!2. A few weeks back, when we were

having that hot spell, I decided to go for abike ride along the dike by Pitt MeadowsRegional Airport.

Now, I have always thought of yourresidents as a friendly bunch, at least theywere when I lived there. But, I was in fora rude surprise.

Of the eight people I encountered thatday, only one middle-aged couple smiledand said hello in passing. As I approachedthe other six I smiled and wished them acheerful “Good morning!”

I received nothing in acknowledgmentas they stared straight ahead as they keptpeddling.

As I approached two women I repeatedmy “good morning “a second time (louderthan the first) – it was then, and onlythen, that they replied.

There was one other fellow, and I mustadmit I wanted to see how he wouldreact, so the third time I yelled “goodmorning.”

Yup, you guessed it, he just kepton going. Later on my way back, Ipassed him while he was stoppedin the shade. He just looked downat his feet as I went by.

Maybe I’m being too harsh andI came across some rude peoplethat day. Maybe they didn’t speakEnglish. Or, maybe it was just too

hot to be polite and friendly.Thank you, but I’ll stick to the trails and

bike paths of the Tri-Cities – out my way– where people take the extra few secondsto greet you with a smile or a cheerful“Hi.”

By the way this isn’t the first time Ihave noticed this behaviour from yourresidents. Shame on you!

Russ Sawdon, Port Moody

Municipal politics

Hot button humourDear Editor,

After reading Hot Button Issues, July29, The TIMES, I had to shake my headand have a good laugh.

To read how Queen Walters and hercrew of [Councillors Tracy] Miyashita and[Gwen] O’Connell all support protectingfarmland is worth laughing about.

Mayor Walters and her crew, whichincluded the departed [now MLA Doug]Bing, all supported removing the largeparcel of farmland north of LougheedHighway from the ALR. With electionscoming later this year, its no surprise thatthe mayor and her supporters on councilare suddenly changing their spots. It’stime for a council that is aware of resi-dent concerns, not one that has an agen-da to fulfill their vision of Pitt Meadows.

Archie Blankers Pitt Meadows

Infrastructure

Warning neededDear Editor,

Just reading about [Humps starting topop up, July 29, The TIMES] about thenew speed bumps in Shady Lane.

Those are all fine and dandy, but I havebeen a driver for half a century. Sincewhen did a white arrow mean you areabout to become airborne?

I am used to yellow strips or somethingof that sort, I think the warning shouldcoincide with signs that most of us under-stand, or am I the only misinformeddriver in town.

Barry Donna, Maple Ridge

Green lights

Traffic hopelessDear Editor,

This is something for Gordy [Robson] totalk about: traffic lights in Maple Ridge.

I did some travelling around Canadaafter moving here from Europe, and thismust be about the most hopeless situa-tion around. At least have a green zone.Just saying…

John Claassen, Maple Ridge[Fuller version of letter online www.

mrtimes.com. search “Claassen”]

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• With more than 9,000 Facebookhits less than a day after a story waspublished about a little dog beingkilled by a pitbull in Pitt Meadows.This story has obviously rekindleddebate about whether pitbulls ortheir owners should be banned.

“Don’t blame the dog, blame theowner…”

– Teddy J. Evans

“People who own pitbulls, who don’t trainthem to fight, know that they are sweetloving dogs and if their dog had donesomething like this they would be shockedand devastated! This article tells me thatthe owner of this dog either knows fullwell that it attacks and did nothing, or justdoesn’t give a crap, and either way theowner of the dog is to blame…”

– Dana Pothecary

“Enacting laws to ban something is pro-hibition. Can anybody tell me when pro-hibition has worked? Never! It just drivesthe item into the hands of criminals.There’s already underground dog fights(not just pitbulls) and prohibition willjust drive this breed into a life of agony,fights.”

– Jason White

“Again another pitbull attack! Let’s face itpeople, these dogs are natural born fight-ers. Let’s stop assuming it’s the owners.What if it was a small child? So sad forthe family. Horrific!…”

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Last week the teach-ers vs. government(us) dispute elevat-ed to a new level.

The NDP, who have beenstrangely silent, gave thegovernment an opening.

Last Tuesday NDP edu-cation critic Ron Flemingsaid the government hadnot committed on where itwas going to spend savingsfrom the teacher strike.

He demanded the gov-ernment needed to makean immediate decision.

On Thursday, two dayslater, Finance MinisterMichael de Jong took theopportunity to announcethe government would notbe swallowing the money,but instead using it to payparents $40 a day per childto temporarily replace theschool system – shouldthe teachers continue theirstrike into September.

With this very intriguingmove, Minister de Jongsaid, “Parents can util-ize that money to acquiretutoring for their children;they can use that money toexplore other educationalopportunities as they see fitand for some parents, it’llbe basic daycare.”

The teachers union(BCTF) seem to be caughtflat footed by de Jong’smove to put children’seducational choices intothe hands of parents. If theBCTF, with their monop-

oly, continues to highjackthe public school system,they may well end updestroying it.

It won’t take long for theparents of today’s elemen-tary-aged children to dis-cover that if the parents of15 children band together,they will have $12,000per month collectively toeducate their children. Thecurriculum is not a secret.It is the same curriculumthat all home-school, reli-giously based, and privateschools follow – whichthey claim to enhance.

If the BCTF is not care-ful, they might end up withone of the most liberalvoucher systems for educa-tion in North America.

A voucher system iswhere the governmentgives parents a voucher fora year and lets them decideto which school or districtthey are going to send theirchildren.

All of the teachers I havetalked to during the lastmonth just want the wholething to be over. They aresatisfied with the wageincrease and blush whenyou discuss more benefits,and cannot understandwhy their union spent theirstrike fund and continueson its 15-year crusade todefeat the government.

Free enterprisers seemany kinds of opportun-ities for educational facili-

ties competing to providethe best education. The leftside fears the loss of thebelief of free education forall children.

To me, it is sadly ironicwhen teachers – whounderstand their dedicationto advancing civilization– find their union takingpolitical stances. It is theresidual of the Neville Scarfera where only people whohad left-wing philosophiesshould be allowed to beteachers.

Hopefully the educa-tors who are members ofthe BCTF will wake upand take their union back.Younger teachers see theopportunity before themshould the current systembreak. They could get aone-year contract in theFraser Valley and relish theopportunity to have a classof 20 excelling beyond theB.C. curriculum.

Minister de Jong is in aposition to call the seasonand give parents a voucherfor a year.Parents have theright to choose.

Interesting. Just saying…Gordy Robson’s column appears

Tuesdays in print and/or online versionsof The TIMES. Reactions can be sent to

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A10 Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TimesOpinion

Just SayingJust Sayingby Gordy Robson

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Maple Ridge senior Herb Croft attended the recent Country Fest 2014 at the Albion

Fairgrounds and offered up the faces of a few unsuspecting fairgoers for this

week’s Faces & Places.

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 andPitt Meadows? Email it to us as a high-resolution .JPEG to [email protected]. Please include a briefdescription – including everyone’s first and last name. Put “faces & places” in the subject line of your email.

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Showcasing someof this community’speople and happenings

Aug. 5: Puppeteer• Maple Ridge Library is hostingmaster storyteller and puppeteerElspeth Bowers in the bandstandat Memorial Peace Park starting at10:15 a.m. Info: 604-467-7417.

Aug. 6: Orchestra• Enjoy summer and the sizzlingswinging sounds of the Bruce JamesOrchestra and guests in the SummerSerenade Concert Series. Free week-ly concerts at Pitt Meadows’ SpiritSquare every Wednesday eveninguntil Aug. 27, from 7 to 9 p.m.(weather permitting). Info: www.brucejamesorchestra.com/gigs.

Aug. 6: Lego• Pitt Meadows Library hosts theGreat Lego Challenge, from 2 to2:45 p.m. If people think they knowhow to build with LEGO, organizersinvite them to take part. “Can youspell your name with LEGO or builda LEGO boat that floats?” Info: 604-465-4113.

August 8: Dancing• Friday Night Dance with RobynPicard takes place from 7 to 10p.m. at The ACT, 11944 Haney Pl.,Maple Ridge. Drop-in lesson from 7to 8 p.m. and a practice dance from8 to 10 p.m. The lesson and danceare $13, and the dance is $10. Info:www.ilovetodance.ca or www.theactmapleridge.org.

August 9: Eid Festival• Maple Ridge Library is hosting thefifth annual Eid Festival, markingthe end of Ramadan on the Muslimcalendar. It’s a time for comingtogether and renewing friendshipand family ties, and a chance tolearn about another culture, from11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the library’sFraser Room. Info: 604-467-7417.

August 9: Osprey Village• The third annual Osprey Dayswill be at the Waterfront CommonsPark in Osprey Village this year.The event and beer garden will betaking place between 11 a.m. and 6p.m. Info: www.OspreyVillage.com.

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Six-year-old ChristinaJones of Maple Ridgerecently had her lockschopped off and isdonating her hair to makewigs for people in need,including those receivingchemotherapy. This wasChristina’s second timedonating her hair, andshe was “excited” whenhairdresser Tracy Welchfrom Phazes Tanning andBeauty Salon in Haneypulled out the scissors.

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Pitt Meadows CommunityFoundation chair Michael Hayespresented a $500 grant to theRidge Meadows Youth DiversionProgram. On hand to accept thedonation is youth diversion’sRnajit Kingra and Anna Black.This group is hosting a pub nightfundraiser and 20th anniversarycelebration on Sept. 20, at MapleRidge Equi-Sports Centre, withtickets available at 604-467-5889.

Troy Landreville/TIMESMel Harris, Dana Asher, Yvonne Hale, and StephanieWallen cooked hot dogs for donations to the Friends andNeed Food Bank Wednesday at the Albion Spray Park. Theevent was held to raise awareness about child hunger inschools and throughout Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows,and was in response to Maple Ridge-Mission MLA MarcDalton’s statement in the B.C. Legislature in April that “Ihave not met children starving in British Columbia in thepast 50-some years.” Retorted Harris, the event organizer,“Even though B.C. has the highest child poverty rate inCanada.” She later reported, “We cooked about two and ahalf dozen hot dogs, and collected a Rubbermaid bin fullof food donations and $59 in cash donations. All in all, itwas a success.”

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Summer strummin’Four-year-old Ava Yip took a turnon the drums during the final nightof Twilight Tuesdays. Each July,the Maple Ridge Concert Bandhosts weekly outdoor concertson the bandstand at MemorialPeace Park. The local musicgroup was instrumental in theconstruction, and more recentlythe restoration of the bandstand.Ava’s grandmother Gale Yip,vice-president of the band, saidthe group is still fundraising torefurbish the cooper roof on thebandstand – the only projectremaining. That endeavour will cost$60,000, but they’re still $40,000shy of that goal. Donation info at:www.mrcb.cam.Rick Moyer/TIMES

Blues in the Park, anoutdoor concert benefiting the

hospital foundation, is being heldSunday at Memorial Peace Park.

Mountain ash

Tree medicinal

The bright shiny red berries ofthe mountain ash tree are asudden sharp reminder thatsummer is slipping by and

soon autumn will be here.This delightful tree is not native

to NorthAmerica andcame withthe earlysettlers tobe used asmedicine – sothey couldeat the ber-ries that arerich in vita-min C.

This mod-erately sized

tree is indigenous to Europe and Asiaand carries the name of rowan treethere.

It has been used for many centuriesin healing of scurvy and relief of inter-nal problems such as diarrhea and per-sistent hemorrhoids because the fruitand juice from the bark is astringent.

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…continued from page A1Quinn and Eliot will be volun-

teering at the Blues In The Parkconcert.

But Rogers’ gratitude for allthat the staff at RMH dates backto his formative days as a some-what accident-prone boy.

“The hospital’s fairly closeto home for me,” he said. “Asa kid, I had numerous brokenbones, [and was] in and out ofthe hospital.”

Years later, Rogers has beenthe architect of a successfulmusical career. He has touredextensively throughout NorthAmerica and parts of Europeduring the past two decadeswith many great blues legends.

Rogers has been writing a lotof music and is contemplatingreturning to the studio to prod-uce another solo album.

He has three solo albums tohis credit and has done guest

spots on he said, “countlessother albums with friends.”

Concert patrons are urged tobring a chair or blanket, family,and friends and “spend sometime relaxing to the soothingsounds of the blues while show-ing support for your local hospi-tal,” Rogers said.

He added, “It’s something freeand fun for people and if they’reable to donate something by allmeans, we’d appreciate that.”

Hospital dear to concert host, too

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Visit www.theactmapleridge.org for schedules. | Register at recreg4u.ca or 604-465-2470.

This month at The ACTArts Club ON TOURSeason subscriptionson sale now!Get the best seats for the best price and enjoythree fantastic comedies you won’t want to miss:

Avenue QSaturday, November8 – 8:00 p.m.Sunday, November 9 - 2:00 p.m.Princeton arrives in New York City lookingfor love, a job, and his purpose in life. Theonly neighbourhood he can afford is themulticultural Avenue Q, where SesameStreet-esque puppets rub shoulders withhumans. Ages 18+

The Odd CoupleSaturday, January10 – 8:00 p.m.The classic comedy of mismatched roomies.Will these two friends learn to meet in themiddle or will their differences split themapart?

The ForeignerSaturday, March 14 – 8:00 p.m.Charlie realizes that people will say the mostextraordinary things when they think that noone can understand them.

ACT Presents 2014/15 Seasonon Sale August 25th!Be sure to get your tickets for ourgreat line up this season. You definitelydon’t want to miss out on any of theseamazing shows!

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Summer Arts CampsRegister today for summer fun at TheACT and South Bonson CommunityCentre! Half and full-day camps inanimation, fashion design, drama, danceand more!

Check out our website for the FridayNight Dance Schedule with RobynPicard, everything from Ballroom toSwing!

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Hershey hostsTwelve-year-old Maple Ridge

track athlete Nicholas Aron wasone of four local athletes whotravelled to Hershey Pennsylvaniathis past weekend, where theycompeted in the Hershey NorthAmerican Track and FieldChampionships.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,

click on “Sports”

Bruins reunitePast and present members of

the Ridge Meadows Bruins rugbyclub are being encouraged toRSVP and attend the club’s 25thanniversary of winning the B.C.championships, The event takesplace on Saturday, Sept. 28, andthe day begins at Telosky Stadiumwhere the Lady Bruins play at10 a.m., followed by an old boysgame of touch at 11:30 a.m., andfinally a 1 p.m. match of the cur-rent Bruins’ squad.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,


SportsMaple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Tuesday, August 5, 2014 A13

Recreation

Season cappedThe Maple Ridge Burrards

dropped their final game of theseason by a score of 9-3 againstNew Westminster on Thursdaynight. They’ll hit the road andplay their first game of the play-offs against Burnaby tomorrow(Wednesday) night.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,



Maple Ridge Burrard Aaron Davishas been a big part of the team.

A Maple Ridge teen waterracer recently competed at aninternational championship inKingston, Ont.

by Eric [email protected]

In Rachel Spinelli’s mind, sailingis “kind of like playing chess.”

While there is a huge physicalcomponent involved in what shedoes, mental toughness and pre-paredness is key, as well.

“You have to consider theshifts and pressure of the wind,the currents and the tides, thefavoured end of the start line andof the course. All these thingschange throughout the race,” sheexplained.

And right now, Spinelli is com-ing off an international competi-tion that tests both physical andmental agility: The 29er WorldChampionships in Kingston, Ont.

The event, which was a first forSpinelli, consisted of three daysof qualifying and three days ofchampionship racing, and wasmade up of three fleets.

The top 25 remained in the goldfleet, and the remaining 75 boatswere split into silver and bronzefleets.

Last Wednesday was the finalday of qualifying, and Spinelli andher crew finished in first place– the first Canadian team to do soat a 29er Worlds.

“That was pretty exciting,” sheexclaimed.

Unfortunately, she said, theteam had a second rough day ofqualifying, and carried too manypoints to make it into the goldfleets.

“So we’ll see if we can pull thenext two days together and getback to the silver fleet,” she toldthe TIMES Thursday.

Results were not available bythis newspaper’s press deadlineFriday.

The 29er name comes from thetype of boat used: A high-perform-

ance, double-handed skiff – a two-person boat.

Spinelli started sailing at the ageof seven, with the Rocky PointSailing Association in Port Moody.

Her partner in the 29er was IanWoodbury, who had started sail-ing at Rocky Point about the sametime she did.

“We’ve grown up compet-ing against each other,” Spinelliexplained.

“It was only this last yearthat we started sailing the 29ertogether in preparation for theseevents.”

Spinelli also competed inthe 29er North AmericanChampionships in Kingston theweek before.

Though she’s raced at the NorthAmericans for the past threeyears, she said this was the firsttime, she’d competed with suchan international fleet.

Her team finished fifth overall,but was the second Canadian boatin competition.

Her budding sailing career

began somewhat unexpectedly asa child, she recalled.

“My parents were very support-ive of whatever activity I wantedto try,” she said. “Somewherebetween dance and soccer weheard about sailing.”

Spinelli and her siblings all tooka learn to sail program at RockyPoint, and after a few summers ofcourses, Spinelli discovered racingand “never looked back.”

Her first international event wasin 2010, at the Optimist NorthAmericans.

Since then Spinelli has com-peted in several 29er NorthAmericans, as well as Canadianand U.S. Nationals.

She was also a member of thefirst Canadian team to competein the Harken Youth InternationalMatch Racing Regatta inAuckland, New Zealand.

Spinelli said one of her big-gest inspirations and “personalmentors” has been three-timeCanadian Olympian andVancouverite, Nikola Girke, whom

she just had the opportunity tosail with during an event.

‘That was an incredible experi-ence for me.”

Looking ahead, Spinelli saidthere’s a lot of racing going onthis fall, and she and her crew arelooking to put together an all-girlsteam for the 2016 Worlds that willbe held in Vancouver.

She added that there are “stilla lot of boats she would like tosail,” and the Olympics continueto be something she aspires to.

Sailing has also shaped Spinelli’slife off the water.

“I would attribute the drive anddetermination I have for schooland near everything else in mylife to sailing,” she said.

“It forces you to grow up inways other sports just don’t.”

She noted that the sailing life-style is “really something else,”and though she admitted it mightbe a bit far-fetched, she’s dreamedabout doing the Vendee Globe: Asolo race around the world.

“That would be wild,” she said.

On the water

Sailor charting course to success

Maple Ridge sailor Rachel Spinelli (right,) and her sailing partner Ian Woodbury recently competed in the 29er World Championships in Ontario.

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