Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Times March 24 2015

Online, all the time...

www.mrtimes.com

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

• LOCAL NEWS, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT • mrtimes.com • 604-463-2281 • 24 PAGES

Local contestant Kayla Levinsis planning to shine a light on

gender inequality in sports.

Page A4

A dramatic scene unfolded at SunriseApartments near downtown MapleRidge early Saturday morning.by Troy [email protected]

Firefighters rescued an elderly womanfrom what looked to be sure death, usinga ladder to carry her from the third floorof a burning apartment building in MapleRidge early Saturday morning.

Maple Ridge fire chief Dane Spencetold The TIMES that in his 30 years onthe job, he’s been too many fires wherepeople have lost their lives, “but as far asa rescue attempt goes, this is as close asit gets.”

“The firefighters had seconds, really, toget her off the balcony,” Spence said. “Bythe time they were off, the flames wereliterally at their backs.”

The senior was discovered by firefight-ers collapsed “half inside, half outside” ofher third-floor unit. She was taken downby ladder in what Spence called “a veryharrowing experience for everybody.”

“She was able to talk, but that wasabout it,” Spence said.

“She wasn’t able to participate in therescue. Literally the flames were rightbehind the firefighters as they were tak-ing her down. It was a very, very closecall,” he added.

At roughly 6 a.m. Saturday, calls camein about an explosion at the SunriseApartments building at 22292 122ndAve., north of Dewdney Trunk Road.

Soon after, there were “multiple calls”about a significant fire.

All three Maple Ridge firehalls werepaged, Spence said.

It doesn’t happen thatoften, but on occasion acall for mutual aid goesout to emergency serviceproviders in neighbouringcommunities, and suchwas the case Saturdaywhen Pitt Meadows fire-fighters were called in toassist with this blaze.

A team of six PittMeadows firefighters,assistant fire chief Brad Perrie, and oneof the ladder trucks joined in – first withthe rescue of the woman, then fire sup-

pression on the third floor, and thenventilation.

The neighbouring crew was on handassisting the betterpart of about six anda half hours, Perrieexplained.

The first arrivingcrews saw people onthe balconies on thethird floor.

At that time, therewas already so muchsmoke in the hallwaythey couldn’t exit.

“So the first orderof operations was to rescue people viaground ladders,” Spence said.

continued on page A7…

Emergency response

Senior rescued from burning building

Troy Landreville/TIMES

Firefighters were busy after a fire did significant damage to a three-floor apartment building in Maple Ridge early Saturday morning.

Firefighterswere quickly onscene, fightingan apartmentfire on 122ndAvenue, neardowntownMaple Ridge.

Rick Moyer/TIMES

“The firefighters hadseconds, really, to gether off the balcony. Bythe time they were offthe flames were literallyat their backs.”Dane Spence

Due to press deadlines, coverage of the Whonnock medical marijuana public information meeting can be found online at mrtimes.comDue to press deadlines, coverage of the Whonnock medical marijuana public information meeting can be found online at mrtimes.com

ConnectWithYour Citypittmeadows.bc.ca

facebook.com/pittmeadows

@citypittmeadows

NEXT VEHICLE PURCHASEIn-stock cars onlysome exemptions

may apply

GET AN iPADWITH YOUR NEXT

VEHICLE PURCHASE

Buy a New CarSpin the Wheel

and Win! $1,000

CASH$250

CASH

$500

CASH

$1,000

CASH

GIFT CARDS

CALL 604.343.2036

Until March 31st

A2 Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times

CANADA’S LARGEST FLOORING SELECTION!

15350 56th Avenue, Surrey (#10 Highway)

MEMBER

SHOPONLINE.WE SHIPCANADA

WIDE DAILY.www.kingoffloors.com

KING OFFLOORS

Buy Direct& Save!

STORE HOURS: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30 pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday & Holidays 11am-4pm

SPRING MADNESS SALEABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON SALE!

LONG LENGTHS!

DISTRESSED NATURAL HICKORYENGINEERED HARDWOODFLOORING

$4.69$5.69

SQ FT

SQ FT

7½" WIDE PLANKENGINEEREDBRUSHED

BRUSHED,ENGINEERED

ENGINEEREDLONG LENGTHS

FLAT, BRUSHED, ORDISTRESSED

STONEGREY,BRONZED

$5.69SQ FT

12MM LAMINATE FLOORING

Compare at$4.99 SQ FT




Sale Price:$3.29 SQ FT

6"x ¾" SMOKED OAK

5" ENGINEERED CLICK MAPLE


8" SOLID RECLAIMED OAK4 choicesIN STOCK!

Sale Price:

$4.79 SQ FTSQ FT

5" SOLID OAKHARDWOOD

$4.49

6" WIDE

7 ½" WIDE

Sale Price:

Sale

3MM Wear Layer45 CHOICES IN-STOCK

Sale Price:$2.69 TO $5.69

Visit www.kingoffloors.com to upload your favourite pet photo to Sir Scruffy’s friend page!

www.kingoffloors.com604-591-6811

4 Days Only!Thurs/Fri/Sat/SunMar. 26,27,28,29

ESPRESSO ORDUNE STONE


SQ FT

Starting at:

13 choicesIN STOCK!

$.79

15 CHOICES

101 choicesON SALE & IN STOCK!

221 choicesNOW IN STOCK!

ON SALE & IN STOCK!

MEMBERMEMBER

★ #10 Hwy

152n

d Less than 20 minutes fromall Fraser River crossings

one location only -

worth the drive!

best return policy

in the industry

☞85,000 Sq. Ft. Warehouse

Sale$1.29 TO

$1.89

15350 56th Avenue, Surrey (#10 Highway)

MEMBER

SHOPONLINE.WE SHIPCANADA

WIDE DAILY.www.kingoffloors.com

KING OFFLOORS

Buy Direct& Save!

STORE HOURS: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30 pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday & Holidays 11am-4pm

LONG LENGTHS!

DISTRESSED NATURAL HICKORYENGINEERED HARDWOODFLOORING

$4.69$5.69

SQ FT

SQ FT

7½" WIDE PLANKENGINEEREDBRUSHED

BRUSHED,ENGINEERED

ENGINEEREDLONG LENGTHS

FLAT, BRUSHED, ORDISTRESSED

STONEGREY,BRONZED

$5.69SQ FT







6"x ¾" SMOKED OAK

5" ENGINEERED CLICK MAPLE


8" SOLID RECLAIMED OAK4 choicesIN STOCK!

Sale Price:

$4.79 SQ FTSQ FT

5" SOLID OAKHARDWOOD

$4.49

6" WIDE

7 ½" WIDE

Sale Price:

Sale

3MM Wear Layer45 CHOICES IN-STOCK

Sale Price:$2.69 TO $5.69

Visit www.kingoffloors.com to upload your favourite pet photo to Sir Scruffy’s friend page!

www.kingoffloors.com604-591-6811

ESPRESSO ORDUNE STONE


SQ FT

Starting at:

13 choicesIN STOCK!

$.79

15 CHOICES

101 choicesON SALE & IN STOCK!

221 choicesNOW IN STOCK!

ON SALE & IN STOCK!

MEMBER

#10 Hwy

152n

d Less than 20 minutes fromall Fraser River crossings

one location only -

worth the drive!

best return policy

in the industry

85,000 Sq. Ft. Warehouse

Sale$1.29 TO

$1.89

4 Days Only!Thurs/Fri/Sat/SunMar. 26,27,28,29

UpFrontMaple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Tuesday, March 24, 2015 A3

mrtimes.com

Clickfor community

Centre used as shelterThe Greg Moore Youth Centre returned

to normal operations today after it wastemporarily converted to an emergencyreception area for those displaced bya fire at the Sunset apartment complexSaturday night. Among the temporaryguests were more than 30 cats.

• More at www.mrtimes.com

Target counting downIt’s official – on March 30, the Target

location in Maple Ridge will close itsdoors for good. Until the closing date,the store will continue to off load itsmerchandise at a discounted rate. Theclosure comes about two months afterTarget announced it was closing all of itsCanadian stores, only two years after thechain first opened its doors nation-wide.


Pet rescuers trainedThe City of Maple Ridge will be offer-

ing a course on emergency pet services,in partnership with the Canadian DisasterAnimal Response Team (CDART) onMarch 29. Registration forms are avail-able online, and the seminar costs $35per person.


TIMES files

The Maple Ridge Target store in Haney.

Bears waking upThe sun is coming out, and spring is

right around the corner – which meansbears will soon be waking up. Wildlifeexperts are reminding residents in ruralcommunities to follow some easy stepsto remain bear-safe this spring, such assecuring outdoor garbage bins.


A horror-suspense filmfeatures lots of local talent,in front of and behind thecamera.by Troy [email protected]

The Maple Ridge twins behindthe Doritos commercial WhenPigs Fly that ran during theSuper Bowl are immersed in anew local project.

Nelson and Graham Talbot arepart of the crew working on TheHollow Ones, micro-budget hor-ror-suspense film that is beingshot locally.

The Telefilm micro-budgetwinning project from directorJeremy Lutter and writer BenRollo is about evil fairies andstars Jessica McLeod, HannahCheramy, John Emmet Tracy,Jana Mitsoula, GenevieveBuechner, Connor Stanhope, andJohannah Newmarch.

Lutter and Rollo have knowneach other since junior highschool and have made severalshort films together, that havebeen screened around the world.

The plot revolves around alittle girl, Olivia, who disappearsafter wandering into the woods.When she reappears weekslater, everyone isrelieved, but isit actually Oliviawho came out ofthe woods?

Samantha, herfoster sister, isslowly convincedthat Olivia is animposter, andpossibly not evenhuman.

The story isbased on folklore dating back tothe 15th century about “impos-ter” children said to be taken byfairies.

Helping out with the filmare the Talbot brothers, whose30-second commercial – shotin Aldergrove – aired on Feb.

1 during theNational FootballLeague gamebetween theNew EnglandPatriots andSeattle Seahawks[Twins’ ad airsduring SuperBowl, Feb. 3,TIMES].

Because the adwas shown dur-

ing the Super Bowl, the Talbotbrothers took home a cool$50,000 US as part of Doritos’Crash the Superbowl Contest.

Film

Micro-budget flick about evil fairies


Co-stars Genevieve Buechner and Jessica McLeod waited for the cameras to roll inside Cythera Thrift Store in Maple Ridge on Mondayduring the filming of the locally made micro-budget horror-suspense film The Hollow Ones.


Maple Ridge’s Nelson Talbot, far right, behind the camera, is the director of photographyfor The Hollow Ones.

How to helpThis project has a fundraising

Indiegogo page set up.

Visit www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-hollow-ones#home.

The campaign started Feb. 10and will close April 10.

The record-setting longest-everboard game has now beenplayed in Maple Ridge, courtesyof three local players.

It took 72 hours and four min-utes for three local board gameplayers to cement their namesinto the record books this pastweekend.

Dan Ruimy, owner of BeanAround Books, along with

accomplices Leah Burnell andMatthew Baillie set a newGuinness world record for long-est board game played, afterplaying Settlers of Catan overand over again, with five minutebreaks allowed throughout the

duration of the attempt.The game was also a fund-

raiser for the Iron Horse YouthShelter.

At press time, total fundsraised were unavailable.

•More at www.mrtimes.com

One for the books

Local group achieves world record

Meadowtown Centre Women’s Club2nd Floor Real Canadian Superstore

604-460-0348

*When joining, you will be required to pay a $59 enrolment fee + applicable tax based on the purchase of a 1 year membership. Biweekly payments will commence based on your start date.$2.50 per week membership includes weights, cardio and virtual fitness access only. Offer valid at Pitt Meadows Women’s Club. Please check goodlifefitness.com or with club for hours of operation. Other conditions apply, see club for details.

CRUNCH YOUR ABS NOT YOUR BUDGET

Join online NOW goodlifefitness.comNO JUDGEMENTS EveryBODY Welcome

$59EnrolmentFeeRequiredOffer available at Meadowtown Centre Women’s Club

$2.50fitness starting at

PER WEEK*(on a 1 year membership)

A4 Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Timespage 4

By competing in Miss TeenageCanada, Kayla Levins hopes to shinea national spotlight on the subject ofsexism and inequality in sports.by Troy [email protected]

Pitt Meadows teen Kayla Levins hopesto represent not only her community atthe Miss Teenage Canada competitionin Toronto but also her cause: shining alight on the issue of sexism and inequal-ity in sports.

The 17-year-old, who attends Grade 12at Pitt Meadows Secondary, was crownedMiss Teenage South Western BritishColumbia on March 1 inRichmond and is now actively fundraisingto go to Hogtown for thenational competition thatruns from Aug. 2 to 10.

For the provincialcompetition, contestantswere trained in runway,catwalk, taught a dancefor the opening num-ber, and were judgedon swimwear, eveninggown, and an interviewbefore a panel of sixjudges.

Twenty-eight girlswere selected to com-pete and 15 won titles.

Kayla admitted shewas “a little appre-hensive” about enter-ing the competition,especially with theoftentimes negativeimage portrayed by such showsas Toddlers and Tiaras, but decided to gothrough with it to help promote her mes-sage.

She’s further motivated by the fact thateven her kid sister Avril is aware thatsexism exists in sports – and her siblingis only 11 years old.

Kayla chose it as a subject for a schoolproject she was doing and Avril, peer-ing over her big sister’s shoulder as sheworked at her computer on the assign-ment, began to laugh.

Kayla asked her, “Why are you laugh-ing?”

Avril answered, “Well, it’s everywhere– that project must be so easy for you.”

“I just found it so sad that, she’s only11,” Kayla said.

Kayla played soccer for 11 years, andAvril is involved in the sport, as well.

She has also volunteered as an assist-ant coach for a girls team, and has alsohelped out with another team.

She said she doesn’t want her sister,who she calls “my little prodigy” or any-one else to experience sexism or inequal-ity in sports.

If she raises enough money to go toToronto – the entry fee alone is close to$3,000 – Kayla said her mom will “defin-itely” be by her side.

Kayla hopes to raise $500 per monthtowards her goal of$4,500, leading up toher trip to Toronto.

The funds raised willgo towards her entrancefee, dress, airfare, andother expenses.

Kayla has set upa GoFundMe page(www.gofundme.com/KaylaMTC).

She works part time atWinners and said “all themoney I make is going togo towards it.”

As part of her fundrais-ing efforts, Kayla is holdinga bottle drive this Sunday,March 29.

“We will be starting thebottle collection in PittMeadows at approximately9:30 [in the morning],”Kayla added.

The bottles will then be sorted from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Haney Bottle Depot,2-22935 Lougheed Highway,

During the Miss Teenage Canada com-petition, contestants will be judged onpersonal interview, evening gown, swim-wear, charity contribution, public speak-ing, community engagementand photo-genic appeal.

There are also optional categories likethe talent competition and a writtenessay.

Miss Teen Canada

Teen delivering message

Troy Landreville/TIMESWith help from the community,17-year-old Pitt Meadows residentKayla Levins hopes to reach her loftyfundraising goal of $4,500 in order tocompete in the Miss Teenage Canadacompetition in Toronto this summer.

The City of Pitt Meadows PublicWorksDepartment will be flushing water mainsthroughout the municipality for approximatelytwelve weeks beginning March 2, 2015. Duringthis time there may be a temporary drop in waterpressure or a noticeable discolouration in tapwater.To correct problems with milky water, openthe cold tap slightly to bleed air from the waterlines. If you experience problems with dirty water,turn on an outside tap and let it run until the water clears.The Citythanks residents for their patience during this routine maintenance ofthe water mains. If there are any questions or concernsplease call 604-465-2434.

Public Works Department11333 Harris Road

Pitt Meadows, BC,V3Y 2M5

WATER MAIN FLUSHING

12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows • 604.465.5454 • pittmeadows.bc.ca

EMPLOYMENT

Business Systems SpecialistWe are looking for a technically skilled professional with exceptional interpersonal skillswho is able to act as a project lead, encourage teamwork and build effective workingrelationships with internal and external contacts.This position will appeal to thosewho exhibit a passion for continuous improvement and are looking to use their strongpost secondary education and considerable experience in an integrated informationtechnologies environment to help the City meet its business system goals. Successfulapplicants will be excellent communicators and be able to accommodate some flexibilityto their work schedule.This career position offers a competitive compensation package

while working in a beautiful natural setting within an easy commute.

For more information and a complete job description visit our website atwww.pittmeadows.bc.ca

Resumes may be submitted to:Director of Human Resources

City of Pitt Meadows12007 Harris Road

Pitt Meadows, BCV3Y 2B5Email: [email protected]

Closing date: 4:30 pm, Friday,April 10, 2015

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.Candidates will require a satisfactory Criminal Record Check

The Active Lifestyle ShowAT THE TRADEX IN ABBOTSFORD

FRIDAY - SUNDAY |APRIL 10, 11 & 12, 2015

SPECIAL GUESTTOMMY EUROPE

ART’S NURSERYSPRING PLANT SALE

WINFOURTICKETS!

FOR MORE SHOW INFOFOR MORE SHOW INFO604.613.9419604.613.9419

www.activelifestyleshowfraservalley.comwww.activelifestyleshowfraservalley.com

Email us with your name &phone number to:

[email protected] Lifestyle

in the subject linefor your chance to win

4 TICKETSDeadline for entry is

Sunday, April 5th, 2015.

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Tuesday, March 24, 2015 A5

A local group is holding a‘festival’-like concert for agood cause on Saturday.by Eric [email protected]

About 25 different musicalacts are preparing to take part inwhat’s being billed as “almostmore of festival,” according toone of the organizers.

Arak StarEagle is a memberof the Halcyon Imagineers, whowill be holding a benefit concertcalled The Golden Key: TimeLight and Harmony, on SaturdayMarch 28,

The event, which is freeand open to everyone, runsfrom 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. at TheVineyard, 22366 Dewdney TrunkRd, and is a benefit for theFriends In Need Food BAnk.

“We have a lot of local per-formers, and some people fromout of town,” said StarEagle,who has beenwith the HalcyonImagineers sincethe summer of2013. “We go fora lot of varietywith the perform-ers we bring in.”

About once aseason, the groupholds a benefitshow for a local communitygroup, he explained.

In the past, shows have beenheld to help out Cythera House,and The Caring Place, as well aspromote things like anti-bully-ing.

This is the second one thegroup is holding for the FriendsIn Need Food Bank.

“We wanted to go with thefood bank again,” said StarEagle.“One of Halcyon’s mottos is that‘all life is precious and sacred’and what appeals to me aboutthe food bank is that they seemto get that.”

The concert is free, but dona-tions of cash, food and personalcare items are more than wel-comed.

“A lot of people think thatpoverty is just limited to peoplesleeping on the streets but therecould be lower-middle incomeclass families that could slidethrough the cracks and struggleto survive,” he noted.

And while helping out wher-ever and however they canin the community is one of

Halcyon’s man-tras, there’s theperformanceaspect as well.

“We aim toentertain, andput on the bestperformance pos-sible,” StarEaglesaid.

“And we’ve gottremendous performers who playtheir part in making that hap-

pen.StarEagle, who also goes my

the moniker of Modern-Day-Minstrel among other titles, isthe MC of the event, and bringshis own unique performance artto the show, too.

“I do rap/hip-hop music aswell,” he said. “I’ve created myown style which I call ‘glam-

rap,’ and I actually go ‘pseudoShakespearean.’”

In putting on events such asthis, StarEagle said he’s always“resisted” the call to have musicthat’s all the same.

“It’s like a fruit salad,” hesaid. “Strawberries taste greatbut maybe you want some blue-berries or other stuff in there.”

Events such as this provide theperfect opportunity to combinecommunity entertainment withcommunity caring, StarEagleadded.

“We just found that’s a goodway to do it in the world.”

For more infromation on theevent, visit www.facebook.com/halcyonimagineers.

Charity show

Free community concert benefits food bank

Eric Zimmer/TIMES

Clockwise from top left: Charlie Spittel, Arak StarEagle, Rick Moyer, Phil Ransom, Marcel Gamache and Gary Redmond will be just some ofthe performers at the Halcyon Imagineers Golden Key event this Saturday, March 28, benefiting the Friends In Need Food Bank.“We go for a lot

of variety with theperformers we bringin.”Arak StarEagle

For That Special SomeoneWhen Only The Best Will Do!

New shipmentjust arrived...

Unique handmade artfor your home.

Hurry infor the bestselection!…

#103 - 11952 224th St., Maple RidgeOpen 7 Days a Week • 604.477.8787

lotusandlemongrass.com Gift Cards Available

When Only The Best Will Do!

Hurry


Two local groups helped mark an annualworld-wide event this weekend.sby Cole [email protected]

Sunday, March 22 marked the WorldWater Day all over the world, but celebra-tions in Maple Ridge had an especiallylocal feeling.

Two groups, Watershed Watch SalmonSociety and the Katzie Slough Restorationproject, played a big part in organizingthe festivities, which kicked off at 10 a.m.with a special guided tour of the KatzieSlough.

“It’s always a good sign when doublethe amount of people show up comparedto how many RSVP’d,” said Lina Azeez,the Fraser Voice organizer with WatershedWatch.

The numbers were a bit of a surprise,said Azeez, but didn’t pose a problem forthe guided tour – in fact, in what was anenvironmentally friendly improvisation,people carpooled from location to location,said Azeez.

After the guided tour of the slough,celebrations moved to the South Bonson

Community Centre, where a number ofperformances and readings took place,including the world debut of Waterbodies,a group performance developed by KatWahamaa.

Councillor Craig Spiers even gotinvolved with the performances, Azeezadded, noting that the councillor was “anexcellent sport.”

Lyrics for the performance weredeveloped by Wahamaa, who used inputfrom the community to help build the per-formance.

Wahamaa is the artist in residence atPort Haney, and will be repeating the per-formance at Maple Ridge’s Earth Day cele-brations in April.

Jack Emberly, a local author andenvironmentalist, also took the stage at theBonson Community Centre for a live read-ing. Emberly had penned a story about theKatzie Slough’s historical roots, involvingthe Hudson’s Bay Company.

The event was a great opportunity toraise awareness about the Katzie Sloughrestoration project, said Azeez.

The goal is to rehabilitate the streaminto a healthy eco-system for numerousspecies which thrive in the boggy condi-tions, including toads, frogs and salmon.

Environment

World water daymarked

Fishout ofwater

Peter Tamwas one of

a number ofpeople who

attendedWorld Water

Day festivitiesat the South

BonsonCommunity

Centre in PittMeadows onSunday. Twolocal groups,

WatershedWatch and theKatzie Slough

Restorationproject, played

a big part inorganizing the

festivities.

PRE-GAMEPARTYDon’t miss the

Prime Rib Dinnerfor $17

when theFoxHoleopens

at 5:30PMevery game FIRST 1000 FANS RECEIVE

A STEALTH COIN BANKsponsored by

Reserve Your Seat

call 1.855.985.5000

EDMONTONRUSHVS

VANCOUVERSTEALTH

#StealthLAX

TylerRichardsCoquitlam, BC00

EDMONTONRUSHVS

VANCOUVERSTEALTH

NEXTHOME GAME

Saturday

APRIL 47PM

BEGINSWEDNESDAY

FEBRUARY18TH

BEGINSWEDNESDAY

FEBRUARY18TH

22222 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge.604.463.3811 | www.haneypub.com

We represent accident victims in BC & Alberta,NOT Insurance Companies - FREE initial consultation

Suffer a personal injury whilevisiting Alberta:

We also handle Alberta claims!

604•476•2130

PRIMARY PRACTICE:• MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS• PERSONAL INJURY• WILLS & ESTATESFOWLE

48yearscombinedexperience

All personal injuries...however caused

Toll Free: 1•800•663•8996 Fax: 604•476•2135#650, 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 5Z6

Our family will give youspecialized attention.

LAWYERS Over

50yearscombinedexperience


Rick Moyer/TIMES

Firefighters, paramedics, and RCMP officers were on scene at an apartment fire on 122nd Avenue on Saturday morning.

…continued from page A1The three-floor complex was built

sometime in the 1970s and does nothave a sprinkler system.

The fire destroyed a portion of thethird floor, and all 54 units wereimpacted. The fire has left all occu-pants at least temporarily without ahome.

Constable Amanda Harnett said,“Emergency Social Services haveworked tirelessly to ensure allpeople affected have temporaryaccommodations.”

Ridge Meadows RCMP are work-ing alongside the Maple Ridge FireDepartment to try to determine thecause of the fire, and the investiga-tion is continuing.

Victor Kennedy, who has lived inthe building for 10 years, was star-tled by what he described as “twoexplosions with flyingglass” just after six inthe morning.

Kennedy saw burn-ing debris falling out-side a window of hisfirst floor apartment.

The fire alarmswent off and Kennedycalled 9-1-1.

“I got dressed andgot out of there,” the67-year-old said. “Igot into my vehicle and drove out,just so I could have my vehicle.”

Kennedy said he will be staying ata local hotel or the next couple ofdays and has started a claim with aninsurance company.

“A firefighter just told me that,because I’m directly below, I’mprobably going to have a lot of waterdamage in my suite,” said Kennedy,who returned to the building aboutmid-morning.

Tanya Costa was staying overnightwith Steve Williams, visiting Steve’sbrother Terry, who lives in thebuilding.

Costa thought she was dreamingwhen she heard the fire alarm gooff.

It wasn’t a dream.“We had been here a few weeks

ago and the fire alarm had gone off,as well, but it was a false alarm,”

Costa said. “We had just gone backto lay down to bed because weassumed it was the same becausewe saw no smoke in the hallway.”

But they didn’t stay in bed forlong. Another resident banged ontheir door, telling them there was afire.

Terry went out on the patio andsaw smoke, and the three left thebuilding, just after six in the mor-ning.

“I could see a lot of smoke bil-lowing out the frontbalcony,” Costasaid. “There was anolder woman need-ing assistance to getdown so they puta ladder up there.She appeared quiteshaken.”

Costa said she saw“a lot of flames” at the back of thebuilding.

“It looked like the whole roof wason fire and there was thick, blacksmoke and tons of big flames shoot-ing out from the roof,” Costa added.

Steve said his brother was able tosave his cat from the fire.

A bus was parked on a nearbystreet, with displaced residents sit-ting inside of it.

A number of residents were takento hospital to be treated for injuriessustained, including smoke inhal-ation and shock.

At 9 a.m. Saturday, the GregMoore Youth Centre was re-pur-posed as a reception centre. In total,103 people came through the recep-tion centre, where their needs wereassessed and housing was arranged,if necessary.

Among the residents, 57 hadhousing arranged for them, most in

hotels but some ingroup housing.

Nearly every singleunit had a cat, andthey were all account-ed for after the fire,and almost every pethas been returned tothe owners, with afew left with CDART

until the owners are able to care forthem again.

Donations are being co-ordin-ated through the Christian ReformChurch, and cash is preferred inlieu of supplies, as the families havenowhere to put the donations.

More details on how to help willbe available on the City of MapleRidge website over the next fewdays.

Some residents taken to hospital

Rick Moyer/TIMES

The fire caused significant damage to the top floor of the apartment building.

Photos byRick Moyer

www.mrtim

es.co

m

MorePhotosOnline

“There was thick,black smoke and tonsof big flames shootingout from the roof.”Tanya Costa

MEMBERS & GUESTS WELCOME.ASK ABOUT OUR FUNDRAISERS.

12101-224th St. Maple Ridge604.463.5101 (Office & Lounge)

GREAT ENTERTAINMENTMEAT DRAWS EVERY TUES., THURS., FRI., SAT., SUN.

FULL DINING DAILY EXCEPT MONDAYSKARAOKE WITH PHIL EVERY THURSDAY

MARCH 27-28.................. CHEEK TO CHEEK

MARCH 29 ........................................DJ PHIL

APRIL 3-4 ................................. RECKLESS

APRIL 5 ........................BRANCH CLOSED

APRIL 10-11.................................... REPLAY

APRIL 12 ......................... GREG HAMPSON

APRIL 17-18 ................. MIDNIGHT EAGLES

Join us for our

in the Loungewith musicby Reckless

EASTER BONNET DANCE7:00 P.M. SATURDAY,

APRIL 4TH

Prizes for the best ladies& gentlemen’s costumes

Dr. Jason C. Dinglasan Inc. • Dr. Keith C. Dinglasan Inc.Dr. Arshad B. Pirani Inc. • Dr. Eugene Sam

Valley Medical Dental Building11948B, 227th Street, Maple Ridge

www.dinglasandental.com

Veneers & White Fillings

New Patients & Emergencies Welcome•VEL scope Vx(helps find oral cancer)

•

•

Spadent Bleaching•Orthodontics & Invisalign•

TMJ Disorders & Jaw Pain•Sleep Apnea & Snoring•Saturdays & Evening

Appointments Available•

Carrier of the week

Congratulations on doing a fantastic job.As winner of one of our Good Sport Awards you get

ONE FREE SMALL PIZZA

22441 Dewdney Trunk Rd. MAPLE RIDGE

Sydney Colpitts

OpinionA8 Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Our View

Anti-terrortide changing

Bill C-51 looked like a political win-ner for Prime Minister Stephen Harper…at first. The prime minister rode thesupposed anti-terror proposal in on awave of concern over apparent terroristattacks that took two Canadian lives inquick succession, in the nation’s capitaland in Montreal.

Early polls had as many as 80 percent of Canadians expressing approvalof at least some parts of the bill, includ-ing those that would deliver to Canada’ssecret service the capability of massiveinvasions of privacy into the lives ofordinary citizens.

But that was before Canadians hada chance to read parts of the proposedlegislation and weigh the implications itcarries for Canadians’ civil rights.

It was before ordinary people dis-covered that, due to strategic omissionsof definitions in the bill, they could bebranded as terrorists for interfering withsome nebulous concept of national eco-nomic well-being, just by attending aprotest meeting.

It was before numerous prominentCanadian citizens, including formerprime ministers and premiers – andeven leaders within the intelligencecommunity whose powers would begreatly enhanced by the bill – con-demned the Harper government’stimeline that would deny a full airingand discussion of the bill’s contents inParliament before its passage.

It was before it was pointed out thatCanadian police and intelligence servi-ces already have a good track recordat stemming terrorism, because theyalready have the powers they need.

It was before thousands of Canadianstook to the streets of cities across thecountry to protest the bill’s incursioninto our civil rights and freedoms.

With support already diluted to 50per cent, Bill C-51 doesn’t look so muchlike a political winner. It could damageHarper in the next election.

– B.G.

My dad was nearly 99 years oldwhen he died. Born just a fewdays after the outbreak of theFirst World War, he saw changesin the world that only people thelikes of Jules Verne or H.G. Wellscould have imagined.

Indeed, even their speculationsof future inventions and conven-tions were dismissed as fantasy– and most were.

But some weren’t.When the First War broke out,

air travel was restricted to shorthops and carnival tricks performed by crazyenthusiasts and crazier inventors who literallyrisked their lives ramping up the abilities offeeble aircraft built of balsa wood, drawn wires,and cloth dipped in paint.

The first warplanes were observation platformsfrom which a pilot and a passenger could viewbattle formations from a safe height… well, safefrom the enemy, that is – the planes themselvespresented the greatest danger to life and limb.

Then the passenger started carrying a pistol,so he could fire a shot or two at the enemy’sobservers – scare the pants off him, maybe. Theytook up a few handfuls of flechettes – kind oflike steel pencils sharpened at one end – to dropthem on the trenches below, hoping to impale afew enemy combatants.

Shortly after the war ended, relatively sleekairplanes equipped with rapid-fire machine gunsand able to carry a bomb or two were turnedto peace engines. In 1919, the year my motherwas born, the Dutch, who sat out the war as aneutral party, started the first commercial airline.The first flight took a couple of journalists fromAmsterdam to London. By the end of 1920, KLMhad carried 440 passengers and a whopping 22tons of freight.

Today, we have aircraft that carry 10 timesthat much in a single load. And the Fokkers andCamels flown into battle 100 years ago werecomparable to today’s recreational ultra-lights.

Several decades ago, Dad andMom took a trip back to Hollandon a craft that could have carrieddozens of the finest aircraft fromthe decade of their birth.

Humanity’s reach wasn’texpanded to the moon the wayJules Verne predicted – but it gotthere, nonetheless.

And computers – even thebona fide loonies weren’t bab-bling about anything resemblingthe idea of personal computers100 years ago.

When I was in university, we had a state-of-the-art computer that took up an entire building,that didn’t have a tenth of the computing powerof the device that many people may be usingright now to read this.

In fact, another of the noted science fictionluminaries, Arthur C. Clarke, was widely scornedfor his 1980s prediction that, “within just a fewdecades” everyone on the planet would havean individual identification number – like aphone number – and be wirelessly connected toeveryone else on the planet through a pen-sizeddevice that they would carry around with them,for instant communication anywhere any time.

He didn’t predict that the connection wouldn’teven require satellites, that it would carry pic-tures and video in addition to voice and text cap-acity, that each device would be able to store asmuch information as was available in any of theworld’s largest libraries at the time, that it couldconnect us to all of the information available inany of those libraries, that we could catch allof the latest news from around the world (oraround the corner) on it.

In a 1994 speech, Bill Gates described a mod-est version of today’s smart phones… and peoplelaughed at his flight of fancy.

He warned that all our communications couldbe stored, retrieved, and studied at a whim.

He didn’t mention government involvement.Nobody knew he was talking about Bill C-51.

Opinion

Odd Thoughtsby Bob Groeneveld

Don’t expect to know the future

Opinion

Definite Yes

Leaning towards Yes

Definitely undecided

Leaning towards No

Definitely No

This Week’s QuestionIs our early spring this year proof that globalwarming is really happening?

■ Your ViewLast week’s question, results…

Have you decided which way you’ll vote in thetransit plebiscite?

Vote online at: www.mrtimes.com

23%

16%

2%

7%

52%

Who we are

EditorialTroy Landreville

Eric Zimmer

AdvertisingRalph De Adder

Graeme RossAnne GordonSheryl Jones

Distribution SupervisorWendy Bradley

AdministrationRebecca Nickerson

Contact usVisit our Website

www.mrtimes.comEmail us

[email protected]

Write us a letter#2 - 22345 North Avenue

Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 0R7

Switchboard 604-463-2281Classified 604-463-7283Delivery 604-942-3081Fax 604-463-9943

Our office is open Monday to Fridayfrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TIMES, published byBlack Press Group Ltd., is a member of the Canadian

Circulation’s Audit Board, Canadian CommunityNewspaper Association, and the British Columbia and

Yukon Newspaper Association.

The Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TIMES is a memberof the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory

body governing the province’s newspaper industry.The council considers complaints from the public about

conduct of member newspapers. Directors overseethe mediation of complaints, with input from both thenewspaper and complainant. If talking with the editoror publisher of this newspaper does not resolve your

complaint about coverage or story treatment, you maycontact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern,

with documentation, should be sent to B.C. PressCouncil, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 2R2.For further information, go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

The Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TIMES ispublished by Black Press Group Ltd.

We’re located at 22345 North Avenue,Maple Ridge, B.C. The TIMES has aCCAB audited circulation of 29,950.

Bob [email protected]

Editor

Roxanne [email protected]

Assistant Editor

Ryan [email protected]

Publisher

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Tuesday, March 24, 2015 [email protected]

LETTERS POLICY: Copyright in letters and other materials submitted voluntarily to the Publisher and accepted for publication remainswith the author, but the Publisher and its licensees may freely reproduce them in print, electronic, or other forms. Letters are also subjectto editing for content and length. The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows TIMES is a division of LMP Publication Limited Partnership.

• Firefighters did their job admirably, swiftlyresponding to what could have been a deadlyapartment fire near downtown Maple Ridgeearly Saturday morning. Our readers noticed:

“Great job by Maple Ridge fire and volunteers!”– Joel Godfrey

“Kudos to the Maple Ridge Fire Dept. I am sure the lady isvery appreciative of you all also! I could not imagine how itwould feel to be disabled and can’t get out of a fire on theupper floors.” – Marlene Macnicol Bruder

“Well done!” – Eileen Thompson Robinson

“I used to live across the street from this building the firetrucks were there all the time for alarms going off”

– Kim Plumridge

“Good job guys! Thanks for the dedication in putting yourlives on the line daily.” – Chris Tan

“For updates to the needs of the people displaced by thefire please check the City of Maple Ridge Facebook page.Thanks folks!” – Fred Armstrong

What you’re telling us on Facebook

Share your views. Like us on Facebook at:www.facebook.com/MapleRidgePittMeadowsTimes

Letters on this page havebeen edited for space. Forlonger versions, or moreletters to the editor visit...www.mrtimes.com– Click on Opinion, orsearch the writers’ names.

Dear Editor,We are not against pot or

against medical marijuana.We have friends who use

marijuana to help with theirchronic ailments. My wife,as a hospice volunteer, hasseen the benefits of it.

The commercial facil-ity being located on 272ndStreet in Whonnock is sim-ply in the wrong place.

On the approved buildingplans, the greenhouse por-tion alone is 97,000 squarefeet. A football field, includ-ing end-zones, is 57,000sq. ft.

An additional 16,000 sq.-ft. production/storage build-ing is planned. The immens-ity of the facility is mindboggling.

It is a commercial/indus-trial enterprise being locatedin an area of small hobbyfarms, equestrian areas,churches, garage sales,and tranquility. There is aMontessori school directlyacross the street, and neigh-bourhood children catch thebus directly in front of thefacility.

There is a licensed med-ical marijuana facility on thenorth side of Maple Ridge,situated amongst tree farms,nurseries, and other vastexpanse properties,and virtually goesunnoticed.

When thesegrow-ups, big orsmall, respect theirneighbours andthey do it right,most people do nothave a problem.

As a side note, once Mr.Sutton has acquired hislicense from Health Canada,there is nothing to hinderhim from expansion.

The property is 15 acres.The Farm Act allows fora 75 per cent coverage ofthe total property size withgreenhouses.

Health Canada MedicalMarijuana PurposesRegulations require “a phys-ical barrier, like a fence,”and “The site perimetermust also be visually mon-itored by recording devicesat all times.”

Health Canada is well

aware of the security issuesassociated with these facili-ties. I don’t think therewould be these concernsof security if this were a

tomato, cucumber,or turkey farm.

It has been anongoing struggleto have the City ofMaple Ridge pro-vide any answers atall. They have notbeen able to tell uswhen, where, how,

or anything pertinent.This lack of access to

information, under theguise of “the privacy act”throughout all levels of gov-ernment is frightening.

Of particular concern inWhonnock is the water. Wehave not even been able toget answers if there havebeen hydrology reportsrelating to water usage orcontamination. Even thisinformation is “top secret.”

Why so much secrecy?With 12 or 13 more appli-

cations for similar facilitieson city books, the citizensof Maple Ridge need to bepart of the process.

ALR lands are throughoutthe City of Maple Ridge, andthere are no restrictions hin-dering placement of one ofthese facilities.

This whole process, bothmunicipally and federally, isseriously flawed.

Mitch Jensen, Whonnock

Whonnock

Secrecy surrounds pot plants

Resources

Mining fineopportunityDear Editor,

I am fascinated by a con-undrum we seem to havehere in B.C. Accordingto many sources, there isa shortage of workers inrural B.C., in some of ourprovince’s most mineral-richmining areas.

At the same time, wehave well-established FirstNations communities livingin these mineral rich areas,and they are looking foreconomic sustainability andgood jobs for their people.

To me this appears to bean opportunity, not a prob-lem, and one that is easilysolved with a bit of the righttraining and investment inpeople.

No one knows their ownbackyard better – or caresmore – than the peoplewho already live there.Connecting potential work-ers with family-supportingwork close to their homes,friends, and families is nota conundrum, it’s a jackpotjust waiting to pay out foreveryone involved.

Fred Reemeyer, Coquitlam

Religion

Excerpts not moral enoughDear Editor,

I admit that Cheryl Katnich can give excerpts fromher favourite religious text to support her moral views[Freedom to believe beyond interpretation, March 19Letters, TIMES].

I suspect our Muslim, Buddist, etc. friends can do thesame to show they are on the moral good side.

Unfortunately, some people seem to be able to findthings, even in the Christian bible, that they feel justifywhat I would consider immoral acts.

Saying they have misinterpreted the text merely acceptsthat there are interpretations. There are many discussionsand arguments among learned men and women about whata certain piece of text means.

The bible was written by fallible men and translated byother fallible men.

Whatever your holy mentor says, you have to be able tostand up for your actions on your own. Religious quotationsjust don’t cut it.

If you believe something is morally wrong, tell me why;saying it is in the bible won’t sway me.

Paul Gregory, Maple Ridge

LettersLetterstothe

Editor

There are all kinds of tax relief measures available to help Canadian families,such as the First-Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit, the proposed enhancements tothe Universal Child Care Benefit*, and the First-Time Donor’s Super Credit. Plus,when you file online and sign up for direct deposit, you get your refund faster.Learn more at Canada.ca/TaxSavings.

Get tax savings working for you.

Tax savings |

*Subject to parliamentary approval

SPRING SESSIONSA PAIR OF SKATES IS ALL IT TAKES

RegisteR now • Limited spaces

For program information visit:www.mapleridgeskating.com

CANSKATE CLASSESm>B?Dy DB? FrG?Dy

5pm - 5:45pmat PLANET ICE

To Register For CANSKATEVisit: www.coastregistry.com/dates/mapleridgeskating

w< DAkB>El<?J< Hh< fiBDBAGDl Iu==>rH >f Hh< =r>vGBA< >f BrGHGIh c>luCbGD.

LEARN TO SKATEWITH CANSKATE

CANSKATE SKATECANADA.ca


604.463.416822390 Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge

www.fullerwatsonbrandsource.caMonday to Thursday 9am - 5:30pm, Friday 9am - 9pm, Saturday 9am - 5:30pm, Sunday 12 - 5pm

*Images maynot be exactly

as shown

®

FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC.

604.463.4168 Like us on

Follow us on

PLUS SAVE

Leather MatchRocker Recliner$1149

SOFA - $1299 2 PIECE SECTIONAL - $1199LOVESEAT - $1249WHEN YOU PURCHASE A SELECTED GE CAFÉ

APPLIANCE OFFER VALID UNTIL MARCH 29, 201515%*

OWNER’S10% OFFPICK OF THE MONTH!

TAKE AN ADDITIONAL

SOFA - $799 LOVESEAT - $749$889

Accent Chair

FRENCH DOOR BOTTOM MOUNTFRIDGE

REG. PRICE: $4299

22.1 cu. ft. Capacity.Interior Led Lighting.

Counter Depth.

$3314.15$584.85

SAVE

TALL TUB BUILT-INDISHWASHER

REG. PRICE: $1349

Bottle Wash Option.Steam Prewash

102 Cleaning Jets

$1061.65$287.35

SAVE

CONVECTION SELF-CLEANRANGE

REG. PRICE: $3199

True European ConvectionSystem. Glass Touch

Controls. Lower Oven

$2464.15$734.85

SAVE

OVER THE RANGEMICROWAVE OVEN

REG. PRICE: $619

1.6 cu. ft. Capacity.Electronic Touch

Controls. Child Locks.

$441.15$177.85

SAVE

FEELS LIKEHOME!

COLOURS | FABRICS | LEATHERSCHOICE+ COLOURS | FABRICSCHOICE+

After Rebate

After Rebate

After Rebate

After Rebate

SALE PRICE: $3899 SALE PRICE: $2899

SALE PRICE: $1249 SALE PRICE: $519

*Prices shown with 15% savings.


On Friday, Angela Brewerattended the wine and tapasfundraiser night at GoldenEars Cheesecrafters, whereshe played a game of balltoss.

Rick Moyer/TIMES

Captain Dave Harcus of the Maple Ridge fire department donned the apronand served up some tasty food during a wine and tapas charity night at Golden

Ears Cheesecrafters this past weekend. Organizer Emma Davison hailed thefundraiser a success, raising about $900 in roughly three hours. The money wascollected for the B.C. Professional Firefighters’ Burn Fund and a lunch program

for kids. Davison hopes it will become an annual event.

Rick Moyer/TIMES

How can you share?Do you have a local photo of someone or some place you’d like to share with the rest of Maple Ridge and PittMeadows? Email it to us as a high-resolution .JPEG to [email protected]. Please include a brief description– including everyone’s first and last name. Put “faces & places” in the subject line of your email.

Rick Moyer/TIMES

Maple Ridge resident Doug Amos took part in a community paper

shredding event hosted by the Ridge Meadows Senior Society this

past weekend.

Maple Ridge firedepartment’s MaryFoster served upsome tasty tidbitsduring a wine andtapas fundraiserat Golden EarsCheesecraftersFriday.

Rick Moyer/TIMES

Over the course of the next

many months, The TIMES

have offered to recognize

each of our Readers’ Choice

winners who attended the

awards ceremony. This

week, we’re throwing the

spotlight on Dawn Lutz and

her assistant Sydney from

Ola Puppy Dog Grooming

and Doggie Daycare, who

were presented their fourth

consecutive award for best

pet grooming by TIMES sales

representative Ralph De

Adder. See more about this

Pitt Meadows business and

Lutz’s reaction to the award

at www.mrtimes.com, search“Lutz.”

Gearing up for the launch of a new season on May

9 (with a sneak peek coming on Earth Day) there

is a new board of directors heading up the Haney

Farmers Market this year. The board includes Al

Kozak (back left), Alex Pope, and Renata Triveri,

as well as Candace Gordon (bottom left), Linda

King, Sandra Ramsay (incoming president), and

Jennifer Zickerman.

Maple Ridge

friends Emily

Tepper (left) and

Tanya Seltenrich

attended the

wine and tapasfirefighter

charity night

at Golden Ears

Cheesecrafters,hosted on

Friday.

Rick Moyer/TIMES

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows

Pacific Open Heart Association members Bob Axford (left), RogerKocheff (second, left) and Brian Symonds (far right) visited RidgeMeadows Hospital to learn about the Chester Chest model fromclinical nurse educators Sarah Grummisch, Kelly van Blanken andShannon Koopmans. The association has supported cardiac servicesat the hospital through the years and most recently provided fundingfor this “valuable learning tool” that will benefit both patients andstaff, said the hospital foundation’s development officer KristinaMurray. “Thank you Pacific Open Heart Association,” she said.

Showcasing someof this community’speople and happenings&facesplaces

1MRPg 11 – PROOF

20611 LOUGHEED HWYMAPLE RIDGE

www.marvjoneshonda.com

Sales 604.343.2036Service 604.465.7622

bchonda.com

*Limited time weekly lease offer and all other offers are from Honda Canada Finance Inc., on approved credit. #The weekly lease offer applies to a new 2015 Civic DX model FB2E2FEX for a 60-month period, for a total of 260 payments of $41.91 leased at 0.99% APR based on applying $350.00 “lease dollars” (which are deducted from thenegotiated selling price before taxes). ‡In order to achieve $0 down payment, dealer will cover the cost of tire/battery tax, air conditioning tax (where applicable), environmental fees and levies on the 2015 Civic DX only on customer’s behalf. Down payment of $0.00, first weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Totallease obligation is $10,896.60. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. **MSRP is $17,245 including freight and PDI of $1,495 based on new 2015 Specified Models described above. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra and may be requiredat the time of purchase. */#/**Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent’s fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery and covered by the dealer on behalf of the customer on Specified Models only. Offers valid from March 3rd through 31st 2015 at participatingHonda retailers. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.

HAPPINESS ISUNLOCKING YOUR HONDA

Features available on select models:• Honda Lanewatch Blind Spot Display™

• Multi-angle rearview camera

• 7” Display Audio System with

HondaLink™ Next Generation

Weekly on a 60 month term with 260 payments. MSRP $17,245** includes freight and PDI.

0.99% APR#

$0 down‡$42*LEASE

FOR

2015 CIVIC DX

Call 604.343.2036

$1,0

00CA

SH

$500

CASH

GIFT

CARD

S

Spin-To-Win!2015!$2

50

CASH


A trio of Harry Hooge first gradersraised $1,092 in a one-day sale ofcrafts, cookies, and lemonade.By Cole [email protected]

Today’s CEOs and business leaders aregetting younger and younger – and thefounders of“CCL,” abrand-newMaple Ridgestart-up, areno excep-tion.

CamrynBishop,Caleb,McCreedyand LoganScott are thefirst and sec-ond gradersbehind CCL,a “com-pany” whichspecializesin the sale of crafts, cookies, and lemon-ade. The acronym comes from both thenames of the founders, and the productsthey sell.

But CCL is more than just a snappyname – the boys founded the companyin order to help raise funds for a newplayground at Harry Hooge, after an olderstructure was torn down earlier this year,said Kristi Blakeway, principal of HarryHooge Elementary.

Blakeway met with the boys to developa business plan, which is where the idea

for a craft, cookie, and lemonade salewas born, explained Blakeway.

With the help of some staff and par-ents, CCL held a one-day sale at lunchshortly before spring break – but fewcould have predicted how successful thegrand opening would prove to be.

“Their sale was an overwhelming suc-cess and in just one lunch hour theyraised $1092.70!” said Blakeway.

“With pride, the CCL businessmen pre-sented theircheque tothe HarryHooge PACto help usreach ourgoal andbuild a newplaygroundin the nearfuture.”

The costof the newplaygroundis around$40,000addedBlakeway,meaning the

CCL donation was no small drop in thebucket as far as fundraising efforts go.

The old playground at Harry Hoogewas deemed structurally unsound earlierin the school year, which prompted theschool to remove the structure entirely.

The PAC had $30,000 saved, and aimedto raise $10,000 this year, said Blakeway.

As for the future of CCL, Blakeway washopeful the intrepid young CEOs wouldbuck the trend of youthful business lead-ers dropping out of school to pursue theirbusiness full time.

Fundraising

Young CEOs raise cash

Logan Scott, Camryn Bishop and Caleb McCreedy, students at HarryHooge Elementary, raised over $1,000 to build a new playground.

Complimentary tickets available atMaple Ridge Alliance Church

These are BRAND NEW trucks that have NEVER beensold or registered and have FULL FACTORYWARRANTY! Amazing selection of XLT’s, XTR’s,

FX4’s, Lariat’s and a King Ranch ALL atYEAR END CLEARANCE PRICING!

OVER 25 SUPERCREW4X4 AVAILABLE!!

Payments as low as $169^ bi-weeklywith $0 CASH DOWN!

WEST COASTFORD LINCOLNHAS SECURED A

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF

FROM ALBERTADEALERS!

2014 F-15020BRAND

NEW

*All prices and payments are plus $524 Dealer fees & gov’t levies and GST/PST *Save $18,000 on 2014 F-150 Stk# FA000042 ^Bi-Weekly payments plus GST/PST for 96 Months @ 4.99% A.P.R. with $0 Cash down O.A.C.

F-150SUPERCREW2014

XLT 4X4

F-150SUPERCAB2014

XLT 4X4

MSRP: $43,949 MSRP: $45,149

5.0LV8, XLT Convenience Package,Trailer Tow Pkg, Power Seat, PowerPedals, 3.55 E-Lock Axle

Stk# FA064754 Stk# FA055825

5.0LV8, Power Equipment Group,AlloysWheels,Trailer Tow Pkg,3.55 E-Lock Axle

YEARENDSAVINGS

$14,974YEARENDSAVINGS

$13,367

$28,975*SALEPRICE

$0 CashDown

$169^bi-weekly

$31,782*SALEPRICE

$0 CashDown

$189^bi-weekly

Only atWEST COAST FORD LINCOLN inMAPLE RIDGE

20370 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge • www.westcoastfordlincoln.com1-866-244-1860

ON

SAVEUPTO

$18,000*

SELLINGVEHICLE!!

CANADA’S

BEST

ALBERTA’S

IS

ECONOMIC

GAIN!LOSSYOUR

ELIGIBLEMEMBERS

RECEIVE ANADDITIONAL$1,000*


Visit our designer decoratedshow homes today.Open daily, noon to 6pm.24402 112A Ave, Maple Ridge604-477-2959MONTGOMERYACRES.COM*This offer is subject to terms and conditions;see our sales staff for all the details. This is alimited time offer.

Epic Homes (2012) is a joint venture with Masa Properties Ltd., Branley M.R. Holdings Ltd., Bristar M.R. Holdings Ltd. & Dale M.R. Holdings Ltd.Pricing and availability may change without prior notice. Prices exclude GST. E&OE

Pick any home and pay only $1,295 per month for the first 12 months! This offer expires March 31.

Big Blooming Deal!Spring into a new home and pay just $1,295 per month*

Homestead ‘H’ - new design$534,980

per

month

$ 1,295*

Homestead ‘A’ - 3 bedroom plus den$546,980

per

month

$ 1,295*

Homestead ‘I’ - master on main floor$564,960

per

month

$ 1,295*

Homestead ‘B’ - 4 bedroom plus den$569,980

per

month

$ 1,295*


Sometimes I think I can relate toSnow White’s wicked stepmotherand how arrogant she was whenshe stood in front of

that magic mirror.But, instead of asking if

I’m the fairest in the land,I imagine myself saying,“mirror, mirror on the wall,who’s the wisest of themall?”

When the kids wereyounger, I was pretty sure Ihad the corner on child-rear-ing wisdom. But pride goethbefore a fall, and my come-uppance came eventually and often.

One such occasion was delivered by ouryoungest daughter. She was taking earlychildhood education courses and planninga visit to a preschool to observe how thechildren would respond to a “provoca-tion” she was preparing for them.

“What the heck is a provocation?”I asked. She explained: it’s a group ofmaterials for children to interact and playwith – different sizes, colours, and tex-tures etc.

Immediately, I jumped in with ideasabout what she should take. “How aboutsome paints and paper and some driedleaves. You can show the kids how tomake leaf prints.”

My daughter just smiled indulgently andshook her head. “You don’t get it, Mom.This is not about me telling the childrenwhat to do. This is all about followingtheir lead. A child’s job is to explore andlearn through play, and my job is to offermaterials, see what they do with thematerials, and follow up with enrichedactivities based on their interests.”

Her answer certainly made me thinkabout how we played with her and her

sisters when they were preschoolers.Their dad spent hours in different roles

including Gargamal, who was alwaysoutsmarted by the Smurfs.We were both pretty goodat having conversationson the toy telephone whenthey were toddlers, or hav-ing tea and cookies, bothimaginary and made outof sticks, leaves, and mud.Through this kind of make-believe play, they learnedto invent their own stor-ies, practised planning andproblem solving skills, and

started to see things from another person’s(or Smurf’s) point of view. We weren’tthinking about healthy brain developmentor how playing helped them to developimagination, practise social skills, andbecome more physically adept. But that’swhat was happening.

By watching the kids play or joining inand letting them direct the action, we hadthe opportunity to see the world throughtheir eyes. Following their lead meant weplayed at their developmental level wheth-er it was with blocks, puzzles, stuffedanimals, cars and trucks, or make believe.During playtime they had our full atten-tion, and this, in turn, helped build strongrelationships we still have with them.

It’s easy really. All you have to do isturn off the cellphone, get into a face-to-face position, follow their lead, andanswer questions without asking toomany, or trying to use play as a teachablemoment. Wise, eh?

For info on StrongStart and otherplay-supportive areas, follow the RidgeMeadows Early Childhood DevelopmentCommittee on Facebook, Twitter, orwww.ridgemeadowsecd.ca.

Early childhood education

Learning much from kids play

Starting EarlyStarting Earlyby Kathy Booth

CASSANDRACOOLINNotary Public

22358 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge, BC

(604) 463-5106

Let us simplify the Willdrafting process; making iteasy and affordable to ensureyour loved ones are protected

on your passing.

2013

www.mapleridgenotarypublic.com

Preserving a Tradition ofTrust in Our Community

Thank you for voting us

BEST NOTARYtwo years in a row!!!

We specialize inpreparing your

Last Will& Testament andPower of Attorney

Join usWednesday, March 25th at 7pmat the Pitt Meadows Family RecreationCentre to oppose the Meadows Quarry

proposition.

SAVESHERIDANHILLA PITT MEADOWS

RES IDENTS IN IT IAT IVE

Open mon-fri 6am - 8pm Sat. 10am - 6pm Sun 11am - 4pm20836 Lougheed Highway • 604-380-4848

mangomoka.com

Good for 1 Latte or Americano Coffee$2 COUPON✁

✁

*Cannot be Combined with other offers. Expires April 15, 2015

NOW OPENNO EN

this stuff is goood!

Good for 1 Latte or Americano Coffee$2 COUPON

*Cannot be Combined with other offers. Expires April 15, 2015

this stuff is goood!

OUR EXPRESSODRINKS

OUR FRESHLYSQUEEZED JUICES

OUR REAL FRUITSMOOTHIES

EVERYONES FAVORITEBUTTER CHICKEN ANDRICE OR NAAN BREAD

OUR FRESH BAKEDSAMOSA’S

OUR SPECIAL SOUPSOF THE DAY

COME AND TRY

OUR PATENTEDPANINI’S

OUR PATENTED PANINIRECIPES IN A WRAP

OR

EVERYONES FAVORITE

OUR REAL FRUIT

OUR SPECIAL SOUPS

OUR PATENTED

OF

OUR PATENTED PANINI

OUR EXPRESSO OUR FRESHLY

OUR FRESH BAKED


W


A Maple Ridge manwas arrested last week.

Ridge Meadows RCMPhave arrested a 49-year-old Maple Ridge man inconnection with an armedrobbery that took place onWednesday night in Pitt

Meadows.At approximately 10:20

p.m., police were calledto a business in the 12000block of Harris road,where a lone male hadwalked into the business,demanding money, whilethreatening the femaleemployee with a weapon.

The suspect thenassaulted the victim, andstole money from the cashregister.

“Police made this a toppriority after the suspectallegedly escalated hisactions, and injured thefemale employee dur-ing the commission of

this robbery,” said RidgeMeadows RCMP Insp. DanSplinter.

“Ridge Meadows RCMP’sStreet Enforcement Unittook control of this investi-gation, and has brought itto a quick resolve.”

Investigators were “quiteconcerned” that the sus-

pect – who is unknown tothe victim – may continuethis type of behaviour,Splinter added.

Police executed twosearch warrants, and havea male in custody, whowas scheduled to appearin court Friday, on a num-ber of charges related to

this incident, said Splinter.The female victim was

taken to hospital, whereshe received medical treat-ment.

She was released ashort time with no seriousinjuries.

The investigation is con-tinuing.

Police

Mounties arrest man in connection with robbery

7LOUGHEED HWY.

NHammondElementarySchool

WE ARE HERE!

Hammond Road

e gdir

Bsr a

Ene

dloG

113B Ave.

.tS302Stewart Crescent

*See store for details

Everything Advertised is In-Stock!

Store Hours Mon - Fri 9-5 Sat 9-4Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows #1-20295 113B Ave. 604.239.8480

WAS$3.99/SQ. FT.

• Restorations Collection• Made in USA

MANNINGTON 12 MM LAMINATE• Wide Board• Distressed Hickory

KRAUS ENGINEERED HARDWOOD

UP TO

65%OFF

• Marble• Glass• Mosaics

BACK SPLASH TILE• Neutral Colours

12X24 AND 16X16 TILE

• Fiber Floor• 10 Year Rip / Tear / GougeWarranty

TARKETT VINYL 50%OFF• Imported from Turkey, Belgium

and Egypt• 48 Hour Exchange Program in Effect

ALL AREA RUGS

PUBLIC NOTICE

Complimentary In-Home MeasureGuaranteed Installations*

To Accommodate Demand We Will BeOpen Sunday 11-4 for This Event!

We Are Overstocked!You are invited to take part in our 2015 Annual Diverse FlooringWarehouse Sale!

Todd and Shawn have slashed prices. The 2015 inventory is coming and they needto make space.

Come in Now for the best selection. Save hundreds or thousands of Dollars!We have prices below cost to clear space, this is your chance for the deal of a lifetime!

www.diverseflooring.ca

WAS$1.99/SQ. FT.

WAS$5.49/SQ. FT.

WAS$3.99/SQ. FT.

$299NOW

/SQ. FT.$329NOW

/SQ. FT.

99¢NOW

/SQ. FT.

$129NOW

/SQ. FT.


Ladies golf• From April to mid October, ladiesgolf place on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. atMaple Ridge Golf Course. For moreinformation, call Elaine at 604-477-0544 or Esther at 604-465-3343 oremail Elaine at [email protected].

Alouette Addictions• Alouette Addictions is offering asupport group, Dual Exhaust, forpeople who have experiences withmental health and addictions everyWednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. This

is a drop-in group and no registra-tion is required. All of AlouetteAddictions’ services are free andconfidential. They are located at#201-22477 Lougheed Hwy., MapleRidge. Info: www.alouetteaddic-tions.org.

Running club• Athletes In Kind Charity Run Clubis a purpose-driven running clubfor elementary school age kids,which runs for six to eight weeksand raises money for families whoare struggling with cancer. Anyoneinterested in having a club at their

school can send a message to LorieMuller at [email protected]. Formore information, go to www.ath-letesinkind.com.

Volunteers needed• Junior Achievement of BritishColumbia, a not-for-profit organiza-tion dedicated to educating B.C.youth about business is looking forvolunteers in the Maple Ridge andPitt Meadows business communitiesto help deliver J.A.’s free businesseducation program. Orientation andmaterials are provided. More infor-mation: [email protected], or call the

information line at 604-688-3887.

Quilting guild• The Ridge Meadows QuiltingGuild meets the second Tuesday ofthe month at St. George’s AnglicanChurch, 23500 Dewdney Trunk Rd.,at 7 p.m.

Toastmasters• The new Golden Ears ChristianToastmasters Club now meets everyTuesday at the Haney PresbyterianChurch, 11858 216th Ave., MapleRidge. Meetings run from 7:30 to9:30 p.m. Guests are welcome.

MS support group• The multiple sclerosis self-helpgroup for Maple Ridge and PittMeadows, Hope & Balance, meetsthe second Thursday of each monthat Willow Manor, 12275 224th St.,from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Info: Greg at604-895-8202.

Golden Ears Thrift• Golden Ears Thrift holds a thriftsale every Wednesday from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. with household items,clothing, and jewelry. The church isat 22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd.


WAS$3.99/SQ. FT.

$169• Brand Names• Stylish Designs

HIGH QUALITY VINYLROLL ENDS

WAS$3.99/SQ. FT.

$199• Mammut Series• Made in Germany

KRONOTEX 12 MMLAMINATE

99¢• Kraus Danube• Easy Installation

CARPET TILE

½OFF• Mohawk• Shaw• Beaulieu

BRAND NAMECARPET ROLLS

• 5 Star Rated• Beaulieu Canada• 20 Year Texture Retention Warranty

60 OZ CARPET

$159ALL CARPET ROLL ENDSDON’T MISS THE GEMS!

TOO MANY DEALSTO LIST THEM ALL!

Look up reviews onHomestars.com

CASH CARRYAND

TODAY!www.diverseflooring.ca

5 TimeWinner

Bring Your Truck andTake Your Flooring Home

*See store for details

NOW

NOW

/SQ. FT./SQ. FT.

/SQ. FT.

WAS$4.39/SQ. FT.

$229NOW

/SQ. FT.

/SQ. FT.


March 24: Weavers• Whonnock Weavers and

Spinners holds a meeting atthe Whonnock Lake Centreat 7:30 p.m. Visitors, guests,or those interested in becom-ing new members are allwelcome. Info: Marie at 604-462-9059.

March 28: Imagineers•Halcyon Imagineers host

The Golden Key, a free con-cert and fundraiser for theFriends In Need Foodbank.The event runs from 3:30p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at TheVineyard, 22366 DewdneyTrunk Rd. More infor-mation is available atwww.facebook.com/hal-cyonimagineers.

March 27, 28: Theatre• Xtreme Theatre holds an

alumni show at 7 p.m., at11756, 232 St. Tickets are$10, and the show featuresan extensive cast of alumni,and a wide variety of songsranging from the 1930s topresent-day. More tickets andinfo: www.eventbrite.ca/e/xtreme-theatre-alumni-show-tickets-15508024920. Twoshows take place on March28, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. aswell.

March 24: Weavers• Whonnock Weavers and


March 29: Open house• Dewdney-Alouette Railway

Society hosts a free openhouse on the last Sundayof every month throughoutthe year, at the Maple RidgeMuseum, 22520 116th Ave.,from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Allages are welcomed.

April 1: History• The Maple Ridge FamilyHistory Group meets at theMaple Ridge Library in theGreenside room at 7 p.m.

April 7: AGM• Ridge Meadows Recycling

Society hosts its annual gen-eral meeting at 6:30 p.m.at the Well, located insideChances Gaming Centre,22710 Lougheed Hwy.

April 9: HUB cycling• Join the HUB Maple Ridge-

Pitt Meadows committee attheir monthly meeting at theMaple Ridge Library in theAlouette Room, from 6:45 to8:45 p.m., to discuss cyclingissues in the community.

April 10: Fundraiser• Cops for Cancer Tour

De Coast holds an AlbionEaster Egg hunt from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. at the AlbionFairgrounds. All proceedsfrom the event go towardsCamp Goodtimes in MapleRidge.

April 18: Earth Day• Celebrate Earth Day in

Maple Ridge from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at the Maple RidgeBandstand at Memorial PeacePark.

April 28: Weavers• Whonnock Weavers and


May 6: History• The Maple Ridge FamilyHistory Group meets at theMaple Ridge Library in theGreenside room at 7 p.m.

May 14: HUB cycling• Join the HUB Maple Ridge-

Pitt Meadows committee attheir monthly meeting at theMaple Ridge Libray in theAlouette Room, from 6:45 to8:45 p.m., to discuss cyclingissues in the community.

May 26: Weavers• Whonnock Weavers and


May 30: Market• The Olde FarmhouseVintage Market hosts itssixth annual market in MapleRidge. More information atwww.theoldefarmhouse.ca

June 3: History• The Maple Ridge FamilyHistory Group meets at theMaple Ridge Library in theGreenside room at 7 p.m.

Support group• Begin Again Widows Grouptakes place on the last Fridayof each month, from 2 to4 p.m. at the Maple RidgeSeniors Centre. Info: Lil:604-463-47003, or Rose: 604-467-8319, or Donna: 604-466-1173.

Wellness clinic• Golden Seniors wellnessclinic for those 55 and overtakes place every Tuesday 9a.m. to noon, at the RidgeMeadows Senior society12150-224th St. Info: 604-467-4993.

Conversation Circles• Are you an adult trying toimprove your spoken

English? Would you liketo meet new friends in thecommunity? Pitt MeadowsLibrary in partnershipwith the Maple Ridge /PittMeadows/Katzie CommunityLiteracy Committee (604 7213738) will be hosting freeConversation Circles at theLibrary, Mondays from 1 to2:30 p.m. until April 27.

Rug hooking• Gone Hooking, aTraditional Rug Hookinggroup meets mostWednesdays from 10 a.m.until 3 p.m., from Septemberto June in Maple Ridge.Freda at 604 463 0043.

•Full list: www.mrtimes.com

Post events 10 days in advanceby email to:

[email protected]

What’s Onwww.mrtimes.com

MORE WEST COAST EXPRESS SERVICEAn additional 10 new train cars and 1 new locomotive will

offer more service during peak morning and evening hours,

and 3,000 more seats per day.

NEW B-LINE RAPID BUS SERVICENew bus routes will connect growing communities to the West Coast

Express, while new B-Line rapid bus routes will connect Maple Ridge and

Pitt Meadows to Coquitlam and Langley with fast and frequent service.

ROAD UPGRADESRoad upgrades will ensure commuters, goods and

services can move more freely, efficiently and safely,

while also addressing critical bottlenecks.

Why shouldMaple Ridge and PittMeadows vote YES?

Together, these projects and many more meet the demands of an expected populationgrowth of 1 million in the next 30 years, which would otherwise put unimaginable strainon an already overcrowded transportation network.

Voting YES in the upcoming Transit and Transportation Referendum will reduce thecosts of congestion by 33% and improve the quality of life for everyone. All for less than35 cents a day per household. Vote YES for a faster commute, a stronger economy anda better environment.

Look for your ballot in the mail and vote YES.Check out the Plan at mayorscouncil.ca

On Deck

Send your scoresand game reports [email protected]

Smith named bestMaple Ridge wrestler Payten

Smith was named Female HighSchool Athlete of The Yearduring the 2015 Athlete of theYear Awards ceremony held atthe Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.The award recognizes a femaleathlete who was enrolled in aB.C. secondary school, and whocompeted in a sport, or sports– team or individual, representingher school in the 2013/14 schoolyear.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,

BMX set to beginRidge Meadows BMX club is

set to kick off their season witha practice on Monday, March30, and a race the following day.Before then however, the club ishosting a work party this week-end, March 28 and 29 to put thefinal touches on the track andget everything in shape for theupcoming season.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,

click on “Sports”

Colley a champThe Vancouver North East

Chiefs, including Maple Ridgeforward Parker Colley, are theBC Major Midget League cham-pions after sweeping the CaribooCougars in the best-of-three titleseries in Prince George.• More online: www.mrtimes.com,

click on “Sports”

SportsMaple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times Tuesday, March 24, 2015 A19

Recreation

TIMES files

Payten Smith was the recipient ofan Athlete of the Year award.

Clarke Action Photography

Ridge Meadows Racer Janie Green led the pack around a turn at the BC Short Track provincials in Vanderhoof, B.C. recently. Green was the gold medal winner in the T2T13 Female event.

Local racers made an impactat a provincial tournamentrecently.by Eric [email protected]

Members of the Ridge MeadowsRacers speed skating club trav-elled to the geographic centre ofthe province recently, where theycompeted at the 2015 BC ShortTrack provincials, in Vanderhoof.

The club had nine skaters quali-fy for the meet, and six of themplaced on the podium when allwas said and done.

In Division 1, Janie Green dom-inated her division and took goldin her T2T-13-age class, winningevery heat and scoring a pair offirst-place finishes in the 200-metre and 400m.

She added to her top results byplacing third in the 1,500m and3,000m points A-finals. Green wasalso the winner of her division,which included T2T-14 age skat-ers.

As one of the youngest com-petitors in Division 2, the Racers’Annabelle Green held her ownand managed a bronze-medal fin-ish in the T2T-11 age class.

She also placed first in boththe 1,500m, as well as the 200m,finished fourth in the 400m, andsixth in the 3,000m points B-finalrace.

Green also managed two per-sonal bests in the 1,500m, and200m points races.

In Division 4, three of the fourmedalists were Ridge MeadowsRacers.

Tim Song sat atop the podiumwith gold, and teammates S.Marshall Shupe II with bronzeand Tahlon Flamma won Iron forthe T2T-13 age class.

In the 1,500m A-Heat race, Flammatook first place,while Song placedsecond in the B-Heatand Shupe took sec-ond in the C-Heat.

The 1,500m racesaw all three RidgeMeadows skaters inthe A-final competeagainst two PrinceGeorge skaters andone from Vancouver.

Flamma was sentcrashing into theboards after battlingfor first position withPrince George SkaterEric Orlowsky,which resulted in apenalty.

Song finishedsecond, and Shupefinished fourth inthe race, picking uppoints towards theoverall medal.

The 200m points heats saw bothSong and Flamma hit personalbests for the distance.

The times posted by both Songand Shupe took them to the 200mA-final race, where Song finishedin first place and Shupe placed insecond.

Flamma also made the 200m Bfinal, where he came out on topin first place.

There was some excitementwhen all three boys made the A-final in the 400m event, in whichFlamma crashed due to his speed.

In addition, Song went wide toavoid a puck thatwas not properlyplaced and hit theboards, which gavePrince George skat-er Kennan St. Rosefirst place, Shupesecond, Songthird, and Flammafourth.

Prior to the finaldetermining raceof the provincials,four skaters wereso close in pointsthat all the medalswere up for grabs.

By the end ofthe points race,the Prince Georgeskater took firstplace, Song camein second, Flammarounded out thetop three, andShupe finished infourth.

The calculation of overallpoints put Song with gold, mak-ing it the second year in a row theSong won in his age group

Orlowsky and Shupe were veryclose in points but Orlowsky cap-tured the silver.

Despite Shupe having somemedical issues that prohibited

him from fully training this pastmonth, he was able to get on thepodium with bronze.

Flamma had also seen positiveresults this season, which led himto a first time qualification forprovincials and a medal finish asan added bonus.

In Div 5A, there were threeskaters from Ridge Meadows.

Jared Bolland saw a bronzepodium finish, while AdamAbbott just missed a podium fin-ish, finishing fifth overall.

Sammy Green, who was one ofthe youngest competitor in thisdivision, raced to a seventh placefinish.

Abbott finished first, andBolland finished second in their1,200m B-Heat, which placedthem both in the A Final.

During the 1,200m A-final,Bolland also found himself crash-ing into the boards, as a result ofthe jostling that occurred duringthe race. This resulted in a sixthplace finish for Bolland, but nopenalties were handed out.

Abbott also managed a personalbest in the race, collecting fourthplace points.

Green finished fifth in his A-Heat which put him in the B Finalfor the 1,200m race.

Green also finished second inthe B Final.

The 200m points race sawBolland and Abbott score personalbests, with Bolland making the200m A Final, where he placedsecond, and Abbott winning firstplace in the B Final race.


Around the oval

Speedskaters see successes

Clarke Action Photgraphy

Ridge Meadows Racer S. MarshallShupe II, competed at the meet.Shupe was the bronze T2T13male winner.

Maple Ridge hockey product ParkerColley playing for the Chiefs.

Did you know?There is no referral necessary. Just come in and ask to see a counsellor.

604.467.5179 • www.alouetteaddictions.org

A20 Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows [email protected]

Rick Moyer/TIMES

All set for the new seasonThe Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Club is preparing to get the new seasonunderway this Sunday, March 27. The event will include a big openingday celebration. This past weekend, the club – including 12-year-oldmember Jackson Windsor – hosted their annual pre-season garagesale at Thomas Haney Secondary school. Windsor, who is a second-year bowler with the club, proudly displayed the tools of his tradeduring the garage sale. For more information on the club, visit www.rmrparksandleisure.ca, and follow the links.

Bruinsbattle onweekend

It was a busy weekendon the rugby pitchas both men’s andwomen’s RidgeMeadows Bruins rugbysquads were in action.

Rick Moyer/TIMES

Drop off free of chargeall your electronics.

FULL DEPOSIT REFUNDON ALL BEVERAGE CONTAINERS INCLUDING

BEER, WINE & SPIRITS, AND SOFT DRINKS

www.BCBOTTLEDEPOT.com9am to 6pm 604-465-8900 7 days

a week#15 - 20475 Lougheed Hwy.

MAPLE RIDGE BOTTLE DEPOT

10¢ea.

BEER CANS &BOTTLES

DONATE YOUR RECYCLABLES!GUARANTEED 100% OF DONATEDRECYCLABLES REFUND WILL BE

DONATED TO THE CANADIAN DIABETESASSOCIATION

EroxilTM helps most men to perform like in their20’s. Evidence of a few hundred testimonials on ourweb site with full names and towns. All 100% true:!Eroxil is the best of all the supplements for menI’ve tried. Boosts my sex drive and I’m able to functionanytime. Angus Gutke, 45, Calgary, AB !Regainedvirility in 3 days. My libido was restored for goodsex. I’ve given it also to friends with the same results.One of them is a diabetic and overweight. Dr. LouisRolland, 72, St. Hyacinthe, QC !Having orgasmsoff the Richter scale. It’s like I’m a teenager again.The world owes you big time. Lawrie Roberts, 47,Toronto, ON !Wonderful to feel like a managain. It’s wonderful to feel close to my wife again.God bless you! Charles E. Palen, 77, Burnaby, BC !Women Yes! We have Erosyn#7 which works forwomen as well as Eroxil for men to regain your libido, interest in love making and ability to climax like inyour honeymoon. It’s satisfaction guaranteed.

FOR MENGUARANTEED

#6 NPN 80051008

Happiness forcouples is asatisfying sex life.Great Sex

Natural medicines are not alteringthe chemistry of our body andcause virtually no side effects.

Try your local health food stores first. If they don’t have it and don’t want to order it for you, order on ourwebsite or call us with Visa or Mastercard. Also available in many pharmacies

1-800-333-7995 www.BellLifestyle.ca

100% Truthful testimonials with full name and towns. Real people you can call, if you wantmore reassurance. More testimonials on the Bell website. No money is paid for testimonials.To

ensure this product is right for you, always read label and follow the instructions.

See videos: On Bell websiteand YouTube

Pain free in 2 weeks. This is what happened to me personally. I tried drugs,acupuncture, magnets and many other methods. Finally after taking a speciallyprocessed shark cartilage I was pain free in 2 weeks. It gave me the idea that Icould help thousands of the 5 million men and women suffering daily in Canadawith the worst pain on earth to have less pain or no pain at all. Nick A. Jerch,President of Bell Lifestyle.!For 40 years I had injections and drugs and finally Bell Shark Cartilage #1spared me the endless torture I suffered day and night with 3 bottles costingless than $100. Pat Laughlin, Coldwater, ON. !Cancelled kneereplacement. 1 was in pain and limping. Have no more pain now. Can squaredance for hours. Anton Melnychuk, Porcupine Plain, SK. !At first I wasskeptical. I gradually noticed an improvement. Then I took another brand. Iwas surprised having so much pain again. Eventually I realized that I needed to

re-order Bell. Found relief again. Marie Ciraulo, 72, Oakland, CA. !Many people on our website write:“Can walk again for hours”;”Can climb stairs without hanging on to railing”;”First time in 15 years can sleepat night” Rheumatoid arthritis in joints down 90%, same for my sister…Also guaranteed for sciatica.Hundreds of testimonials all with full names and towns. Shark bones/cartilage was a previously thrown awayby-product of the food industry. No sharks are caught for their cartilage. Don’t let any activist confuse you.

#1 NPN 80042283

ARTHRITIS To maintain cardiovascular health in adults.High blood pressure is called the silent killer. If your BPis higher than normal, try to get it down to about 120/80.For many people it is easy to control. If it does not workfor you we refund your money. On our website you willfind over 50 testimonials with full names and towns fromall over USA and Canada. Most of them have listedphone numbers and are happy to talk about the reliefthey had. No money was paid for testimonials. Dr. C.Hammoud M.H., Ph.D. recommends this effectivefish peptide blood pressure natural product. So does Dr.Julian Whitaker M.D. Truthful actual experiencesfrom real people: !I was on 3 blood pressuredrugs that did not work well. After starting Bell #26 myreadings are generally well below 120/80. Dona A.Anderson, 76, Sooke, BC ! My blood pressure was157/90 and I had side effects from prescription drugs. Ibought a monitor. After 6 months on Bell #26 I was

down to 120/80. Toni L. McCuistion, 52, Elizabethtown, PA ! Blood pressurewent from 170/110 down to 110/70. Was on three medications that didn’t help.Within a month on Bell#26 my BP dropped to 110/70. I thought I didn’t need itanymore and the BP went up to 170/110 again. I will now stay on Bell. I am surprisedabout its effectiveness without side effects. Bell exceeds my expectations. PatrickMcManus, 52, Edmonton, AB ! At work my driver’s medical test was too highat 170/100. After taking Bell #26 for a few days I went down to 128/84 whichallowed me to pass my work medical. Kris Geier, 48, Windsor, ON.

#26 NPN 80053068

High Blood Pressure?

AVAILABLE HERE:ABBOTSFORD: Abbotsford Vitamin Centre 33555 South Fraser Way; Alive Health Centre Seven Oaks Shopping Centre, Fraser Way; Herbs &Health Foods West Oaks Mall, 32700 S. Fraser Way; Living Well Vitamins 4-32770 George Ferguson Way; Nutrition House High Street Shopping Centre 3122 Mt. Lehman Rd; !AGASSIZ:Agassiz Pharmacy 7046 Pioneer Ave. !ALDERGROVE: Alder Natural Health 27252 Fraser Hwy. !BURNABY: Alive Health Centre Metropolis at Metrotown - 4700 Kingsway Ave.;Best Choice Health Food 4323 East Hasting St.; BC Vitamin Centre Brentwood Town Centre 4567 Lougheed Hwy; Health Natural Foods 4435 E. Hastings St.; Longevity Health Foods 6591Kingsway; Natural Focus Health Foods Kensington Plaza, 6536 E. Hastings St.; Nutrition House Brentwood Mall, 4567 Lougheed Hwy.; Nutrition House Eaton Centre, 4700 Kingsway Ave;Nutrition House Lougheed Mall, 9855 Austin Ave.; Pharmasave 4367 E. Hastings St. !CHILLIWACK: Alive Health Centre Cottonwood Mall, 3-45585 Luckakuck Way; Aromatica FineTea & Soaps 10015 Young St., North; Chilliwack Pharmasave 110-9193 Main St.; Living Well Vitamins 45966 Yale Rd.; Sardis Health Foods Unit #3-7355 Vedder Road!COQUITLAM:Alive Health Centre Coquitlam Centre, 2348-2929 Barnet Hwy.; Green Life Health Cariboo Shopping Ctr.; Longevity Health Foods Burquitlam Plaza 552 Clarke Rd.; Nutrition House CoquitlamCentre, 2929 Barnet Hwy.; Ridgeway Pharmacy Remedy's RX (IDA)1057 Ridgeway Ave.!DELTA: Parsley, Sage & Thyme 4916 Elliott St.; Pharmasave #286 Tsawwassen 1244 - 56St.; Pharmasave #246 Ladner 4857 Elliott St.; !LANGLEY: Alive Health Centre Willowbrook Shopping Centre, 19705 Fraser Hwy.; Rustic Roots Health Food Store formerly CountryLife 4061 200th St.; Grove Vitamins & Health Centre 8840 210 St.; Langley Vitamin Centre 20499 Fraser Hwy.; Natural Focus 340-20202 66th Ave.; Nature’s Fare 19880 Langley By-pass;Nutrition House Willowbrook Mall, 19705 Fraser Hwy.; Valley Natural Health Foods 20425 Douglas Cres.; Well Beings Health & Nutrition 22259 48th Ave. !MAPLE RIDGE: MapleRidge Vitamin Centre 500-22709 Lougheed Hwy.; Roots Natural 22254 Dewdney Trunk Rd.; Uptown Health Foods 130-22529 Lougheed Hwy. !MISSION: Fuel Supplements andVitamins 33120 1st Ave.; Mission Vitamin Centre 33139 1st Ave.; !NEW WESTMINSTER: Alive Health Centre Royal City Centre, 610 6th St.; !PITT MEADOWS: MintYour Health 19150 Lougheed Hwy.Company; Ultimate Health Warehouse 19040 Lougheed Hwy!PORT COQUITLAM: Pharmasave 3295 Coast Meridian Rd.; Poco Natural Food& Wellness Centre 2329 Whyte Ave; !RICHMOND: Alive Health Centre Richmond Centre, 1834-6060 Minoru Blvd.; Consumer's Nutrition Centre Richmond Centre 1318-6551 3rd Rd.;Great Mountain Ginseng 4151 Hazelbridge Way; Mall; MJ's Natural Pharmacy Richmond Public Market 1130 - 8260 Westminster Hwy; Your Vitamin Store Lansdowne Mall; Nature's Bounty110-5530 Wharf Rd. !SOUTH SURREY: Ocean Park Health Foods 12907 16th Ave.; Pure Pharmacy Health Centre 111-15833 24th Ave. !SURREY: Alive Health CentreGuildford Town Centre, 2269 Guildford Town Centre; Alive Health Centre Surrey Place Mall, 2712 Surrey Place Mall; Natural Focus Health Foods 102-3010 152nd St.; Natural Focus HealthFoods Boundary Park Plaza, 131-6350 120th St.; Nutrition House Guildford Town Ctr., 1179 Guildford Town Centre; Nutrition House Semiahmoo Shopping Centre, 1711 152nd St.; PunjabiWhole Health Plus 12815 85th Ave.; The Organic Grocer 508-7388 King George Hwy. Surrey Natural Foods 13585 King George Hwy; The Energy Shop 13711 72 Ave. !VANCOUVER:Alive Health Centre Bentall Centre Mall 595 Burrard St.; Alive Health Centre Oakridge Centre, 650 W. 41st Ave.; Famous Foods 1595 Kingsway; Finlandia Natural Pharmacy 1111 W Broadway;Garden Health Foods 1204 Davie St.; Green Life Health 200 - 590 Robson St.; Kitsilano Natural Foods 2696 West Broadway; Lotus Natural Health 3733 10TH AVE. W. MJ's NaturalPharmacy 6255 Victoria Dr. @ 47th Ave.; MJ's Natural Pharmacy 6689 Victoria Dr.; MJ's Nature's Best Nutrition Ctr. Champlain Mall, 7130 Kerr St. & 54 Ave.; Nature's Prime 728 WestBroadway; Nutraways Natural Foods 2253 West 41st Ave.; Nutrition House 1194 Robson St.; Supplements Plus Oakridge Ctr.; Sweet Cherubim Natural Food Stores & Restaurant 1105Commercial Dr.; Thien Dia Nhan 6406 Fraser St. !NORTH VANCOUVER: Anderson Pharmacy 111 West 3rd St.;Cove Health 399 North Dollarton Hwy. N.; Health Works 3120Edgemont Blvd.;Nutraways Natural Foods 1320 Lonsdale Ave.; Nutrition House Capilano Mall, 935 Marine Dr.; Victoria's Health 1637 Lonsdale Ave !WEST VANCOUVER: AliveHealth Centre Park Royal Shopping Centre, 720 Park Royal N.; Fresh St. Market 1650 Marine Dr.; Health Works Caulfield 5351 Headland Dr; Nutrition House 2002 Park Royal S. PharmasaveCaulfield Village 5331 Headland Dr.!WHITE ROCK: Health Express 1550 Johnston Rd.; Alive Health Centre Semiahmoo Shopping Centre, 139-1711 152nd St.

By Dr. Chakib Hammoud, M.H.,PhD.What people experience:!I tried numerous other remedies all my life thatwere not effective. Since I discovered Bell AllergyRelief. I do not have a stuffy nose and itchy eyes whenpollen season comes around. I don’t have to walk aroundlike a doped zombie anymore. Leonard Waldner, 44, Delia,AB ! For 20 years my life was miserable withsneezing, watery eyes and sinus pressure year-round onmost days. I was amazed. On 3rd day all allergies weregone. It was like magic. Becky Gerber, 25, Dover, OH!Golfing without allergy attacks I tried all the medications and none worked.After taking 1 capsule in the morning I’m completely free of all symptoms. RichardGamez, 74, San Antonio, TX morning. Therese Noto, 58, New York, NY.

#24 NPN 80043542

Allergiesare a modern epidemic



For freshness & quality you can count on!

PITT MEADOWS12438 Harris Road

604-460-7122

MAPLE RIDGE#1-22621 Lougheed Hwy

604-466-0281LOUGHEED HWY. LANGLEY

FARM MARKET

N

LOUGHEED HWY.W E

WE ARE HIRING!FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

• Produce Stocker • Meat cutter• caShier • Grocery clerk

NeW hourS: MNnOQR KN FLHOQR 8:30Qm - 8:00pm, SQKJLOQR KN SJnOQR 8:30Qm - 7:00pmhNSHOQRs 9:00Qm - 6:00pm.

Thank you to all our valuedPJsKNmILs fNL RNJL NngNHng sJppNLK

2013-2014

2013 - 2014

Your choice. Our honour.Our Effort. Our award.

Valid Tuesday, March 24 - Sunday, March 29, 2015 while quantities last.

DELIFreybeMexican Salami100g .............................................................

$189Armstrong Aged WhiteCheddar Cheese100g .............................................................

$168FreybeNatural Black Forest Ham100g .........................................................

$178

Chicken-Drumsticks (FP)4.38/kg ...............................................

$199/lb.Beef-Blade Steak B/L (FP)12.08/kg .............................................

$549/lb.Pork-Back Ribs10.98/kg ........................................

$499/lb.

BAKERYOrange Loaf450g ...........................................................................................

$300/ea.Hot Cross Bun400g ..............................................................................................

$200/ea.

MEATPITTMEADOWS

ONLY

GROCERYRed LeafPremium Water12/500ml ......................................................................................

$299/ea.OlioD’Oro Sunflower Oil (Italy)1l....................................................................................................

$329/ea.

BechtleEgg Noodle PastaAssorted 500g ...............................................................................

$369/ea.Simply NaturalOrganic Salad DressingsAssorted 354ml .............................................................................

$299/ea.

BC LONG ENGLISH CUCUMBERProduct of BC

99¢/ea.

CLEMENTINE HALOS/CUTIESMANDARINE 2LB BAG

Product of U.S.A.

2 For$700

CELERYProduct of CALIFORNIA ($1.08 KG)

49¢/lb.

BC GRAPE TOMATO12OZ CLAMSHELLProduct of BC/MEXICO

2 For$400

EXTRA FANCYAMBROSIA APPLE LOCAL

Product of BC ($2.84 KG)

$129/lb.

GREENSEEDLESS GRAPE

Produce of CHILE ($4.40 KG)

$199/lb.

ATAULFO MANGOProduct of MEXICO ($3.28 KG)

$149/lb.

PRODUCEPRODUCELangley Farm Market

For fresh and quality foods

Documents

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Times March 24 2015