Radio Haney Vandalism, in one form or another. p6 Longtime businesses plan for future. p39

Jobless father of four wins $6.5 million in Lotto 6/49. THE NEWS See p5 www.mapleridgenews.com Friday, October 1, 2010 · Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows · est. 1978 · 604-467-1122 · 50¢ Child porn charges laid in rave rape None yet though related to sexual assault by Monisha Martins staff reporter

Charges have been laid against a teenage boy accused of taking pho- tographs of a sex assault at a Pitt Meadows rave. The 16-year-old boy made his fi rst appearance in Port Coquitlam Pro- vincial Court Wednesday morning on one count each of producing child pornography and distributing child pornography. He is accused of using his cell phone to photograph a 16-year-old girl be- ing raped by several boys at a party held on a farm at 12993 Harris Road, Sept. 10, while a group of at least 12 people stood by and watched. The photographs were then posted on the Internet and distributed to hundreds of teens via Facebook. James Maclennan/THE NEWS Police described the photographs as “graphic” and “disgusting.” Fall harvest See Charges, p12 Workers at a Golden Eagle Cranberry Farm on 224 Street in Maple Ridge harvest cranberries after flooding a field on Tuesday. John challenges hooking laws

Lawyer says Ontario hurt,” said Ray Chouinard, who who uses the services of prosti- lated prostitutes’ rights because is representing Leslie Blais, a tutes. it made their work more danger- ruling could help man who was arrested in an un- Blais was arrested in May 2006 ous. dercover sting targeting the sex in a sting conducted by the Ridge Chouinard said his client de- by Monisha Martins trade in downtown Maple Ridge Meadows RCMP. cided to fi ght the case because he staff reporter four years ago. The 45-year-old man tried to once worked in a downtown Van- Blais, a construction foreman, pick up a female RCMP offi cer couver restaurant frequented by believes prostitution laws con- who was posing as a prostitute. sex trade workers. The lawyer for a Maple Ridge tribute to the physical harm, He was subsequently charged “He saw all kinds of violence,” man challenging the constitu- abuse and murder of sex trade with communicating for the pur- Chouinard said. tionality of Canada’s solicitation workers and is challenging their poses of prostitution. “He saw women beaten nearly ong-gun and painful laws is applauding an Ontario constitutionality under of the Instead of pleading guilty or at- to death, johns being pulled out court decision that struck down Canadian Charter of Rights and tending “john school” like most of their car, beaten and robbed. It Lmemories for Shirley three major anti-prostitution Freedoms. of the other men arrested in the was just the Wild West. He’s try- Anderson. See story, p3 laws on Tuesday. It is the fi rst such challenge sting, Blais decided to challenge ing to put an end to it.” “It’s going to help. It cannot brought forward by a john, a man the solicitation law, saying it vio- See Prostitution, p11 Index

Opinion 6 Radio Haney 6 Parenting 16 Home&gardening 19 Acts of Faith 35 Business 39 Scoreboard 42 Long-gun and painful memories

Story by Phil Melnychuk Registry helps he carton of women’s safety pre-rolled The work of the people who Players try to help women escape T violent marriages is easier cigarette wrappers thanks to the Canadian sits on a tray next Firearms Registry. Because having access to to the TV, while fi rearms is the fi fth most- another plastic box important risk factor coun- sellors use when assessing contains more blank the potential for violence. wrappers in another When a woman leaves a violent relationship, police container on the are usually involved and they coffee table. can tell workers at Cythera Transition House Society Shirley Anderson knows whether the ex has access to she smokes too much and is about to try a third quit- guns, said society executive- smoking session. director Teresa Green. But she’s opened the sun- “I believe access to guns is deck door on her fi fth-fl oor one of the fi fth highest risk apartment on 224th Street in factors.” Maple Ridge and she’s lit a The top fi ve factors used candle for a visitor to make in assessing the danger a it more comfortable to listen woman is in: to her story. • abuser’s prior criminal “You know something?” record and previous domestic she says. “I never smoked until it incidents; happened. James Maclennan/THE NEWS • abuser’s substance abuse; “Never had a cigarette till Shirley Anderson keeps a photo on her youngest son’s last school photo in her apartment living room. • abuser’s mental health; after it happened.” • is the abuser actively look- It happened on a Grey Cup and took her down to the po- speak about any form of its hunting rifl es are for hunting detail a friend agreed on at ing for her and does he know weekend in Edmonton more lice station to tell her what dismantling. The issue was and not killing people and the funeral. the location of the transition than three decades ago, in happened. settled two weeks ago when for peaceful purposes only, But the marriage wasn’t house? November 1979. Her husband had taken his the Liberals and NDP com- Anderson says they can be perfect before that either. • access to weapons. After a struggling mar- .308 hunting rifl e, she thinks bined to keep the registry in turned against loved ones. She never loved him – only Often, because the woman riage, Shirley had fi nally left it was a Winchester, and shot place and defeat a Conserva- “We had fi rearms in the married him because she still loves her partner, or her husband for the third and killed their son, who was tive bill to disband it. house and he was using thought she could fi nd no and fi nal time the previous asleep on the chesterfi eld. For Anderson, registration them for hunting too, and one else, though he was a because she’s afraid for her March and she had taken Then he turned the rifl e on of rifl es is just a common look what happened. These, good provider. life, she won’t always tell her 17-year-old son Erwin himself. sense step that could reduce too, can kill people if you’re “The only thing that was police or staff if her abuser with her. She was tired of “It was done at 5 p.m.” the number of shootings and in the wrong state of mind.” good out of that marriage has a handgun or rifl e. So the the mental and physical While she wasn’t living in spare others what she went She points out that her hus- was my two children.” registry would provide that abuse from her husband and the house at the time, she through, although she rec- band had two hunting rifl es, One night, before she left information – assuming the tired of seeing her eldest son frequently stopped by to pick ognizes, it can’t stop all trag- a .22 and the .308. her husband, he had put one husband registered the gun. smacked around. up her son. Even the day of edies. “They both had scopes,” of his rifl es at their bedside “It is an important thing.” But she had left her young- the killing, she had called her The outcry against the she says. as a warning, but it never The registry seems to be er son Ricky, 6, who had just husband, asking if she could long-gun registry and the de- He used to hunt deer and dawned on her that he would working, Green added. started Grade 1, with her dad see Ricky. He refused. mands to have it dismantled moose around Whitecourt, use them against her son. in the west Edmonton bun- “Thank God we didn’t walk bother her. “It just appalled about an hour northwest of In fact, during the fi ve or Though she couldn’t imme- galow because the two were in and fi nd him,” she says. me.” Edmonton. six calls police made in re- diately cite sources, statistics close and dad never spent After the investigation, Ed- sponse to arguments in the show that domestic shoot- his wrath on his youngest. monton police even returned house, they were never once ings have dropped since the “This is my little guy. He the weapons to her, a move told there were rifl es in the registry was implemented was six years old when that “With no registry, they didn’t know about it.” that today still puzzles her. house. in 2001. picture was taken, that was According to a story in the “With no registry, they “There has been a drop when he was killed,” Shirley Shirley Anderson now defunct magazine Al- didn’t know about it.” down. The stats are down says as she hands over an ag- berta Report, her husband’s That was years before the with the registry.” ing photo of a tousle-haired serious problems started Canadian Firearms Registry People often argue that boy. after a fall from scaffolding was created in 2001. With the “He’s my little angel – blue- Despite the passage of 30 People argue that a gun on a construction site. That registry in place, police now a gun registry won’t eyed, blond-headed little an- years, the pain has never, registry doesn’t keep guns shattered his legs and in- would know before they even aff ect criminals who use gel.” left and Anderson, now us- out of the hands of crimi- creased his depression. knocked on the door. unregistered weapons when The day of the shooting, ing her maiden name, has nals and prevent them from After the funeral, Ander- “How many families have committing an off ence. But Anderson was working the been struggling. shooting people. son says doctors told her died with a hunting rifl e? I domestic violence is also 2:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. shift as With the recent debate over Anderson agrees. What it that air bubbles in the veins just want to voice my opinion criminal, she pointed out. a waitress at a local restau- the abolition of the long-gun does, though, is make ordi- had damaged her husband’s about it and get it out there In Canada, 75 per cent of all rant. She didn’t complete her portion of the registry, the nary families with rifl es in brain. to these people. I wish I could domestic shooting deaths shift because police came to issue has resurfaced again the house a bit safer. She says he was never the get it clear across Canada. are done with rifl es. pick her up halfway through and pushed Anderson to While people maintain that same after that accident, a See Registry, p4 Ridge Meadows Mountie not guilty of assault by Monisha Martins leagues and family outside cility. months after the incident. staff reporter court. Gregg, however, showed up Police accused Gregg of resist- Fox was charged with assault at the apartment and began ing arrest and kicking at their causing bodily harm, 28 months pounding the door, kicking legs, aiming for their knees. A Mountie accused punching after Gregg’s arrest, following a it with his feet, swearing and Judge De Couto accepted the a handcuffed suspect in Maple RCMP internal investigation. threatening the women inside. testimony of both offi cers and Ridge was acquitted of criminal The court heard Fox and Afraid, the women called 911. noted their evidence was cor- charges Thursday in Port Co- Const. Aaron Lloyd were called Gregg did not calm down after roborated by other witnesses. quitlam Provincial Court. to the apartment to a domestic police arrived and continued to Const. Fox, the judge said, did Judge Pedro de Couto found dispute. pace outside the apartment, not exaggerate or try to present that Const. Ed Fox used “no Gregg’s ex-girlfriend testifi ed while directing his anger at the himself in a favourable like. more force than necessary” to she was moving out that morn- offi cers. On the other hand, De Couto subdue Matthew Gregg, while ing, a decision spurred on by His behaviour prompted po- dismissed Gregg’s account of taking him into custody for a fi ght that took place in the lice to arrest him for causing a his arrest. causing a disturbance on Sept. parking lot of a local shopping disturbance. “Mr. Gregg exaggerated at 13, 2006 outside the Villa Torni mall, where Gregg grabbed her The court heard Gregg was times when it suited his pur- Apartments on 222nd Street. ponytail and dragged her to the punched while handcuffed, his pose and tried to excuse his “He was justifi ed in escalating fl oor. upper body bent over the trunk conduct by blaming the police.” the force he applied,” De Couto She had asked Gregg to stay of a police car. The smack re- Gregg, who has an extensive said. away while she and her best sulted in the loss of two teeth. criminal record, is currently The verdict drew applause friend packed up and moved Gregg, however, did not fi le a wanted on a warrant by Ridge from the RCMP offi cer’s col- her belongings to a storage fa- complaint with police until six Meadows RCMP. ‘Don’t feel like a criminal, please register your guns’ Registry from p3 had to grow up quickly. a few days with depression and school photo of her son Ricky, “Please, register your guns. After the deaths, Anderson grief. taken about a month before he Please don’t feel like a criminal met another man and moved A few months ago, she had a was killed. Other photos and because you’ve got to register to Fort Smith in the Northwest different kind of a dream. mementoes are packed away in your guns.” Territories. He too had rifl es, In that dream, she confronted storage. She thought of getting “I just want to voice my opin- but Anderson told him to keep her husband and told him that copies of the newspaper cover- ion and get it out. This is what them out of sight. the problem wasn’t her. age of the incident, but never I want to fi ght.” That marriage ended after “It’s you, not me,” she says, got around to it. At the time, ••• 14 years and Anderson moved recounting the dream, with an- friends sheltered her from that After the shooting, Shirley to Maple Ridge to be closer to ger in her voice and a clenched coverage as much as possible. went into shock. The couple her son, who was by then in the jaw. And in the dining room, had been married in Ontar- Lower Mainland. She sees him In the dream, she has her there’s another photo, it too io and there was no family when possible, but she fi gures fi ngers wrapped around his showing its age, of her and her around to help. Friends and anytime the two are together throat until they dig into his older son Erwin. She’ll have to counsellors tried to shield her he’s reminded of the past. fl esh. get that one replaced and up- from the worst. And standing “When I’m around him, he’s “I felt I got even with him in dated, she notes. like a rock to protect his mom always hugging and kissing that nightmare for what he did She recalls shortly before his was her 17-year-old son Erwin. me and I treasure those.” to us and I haven’t had a night- death, she explained to Ricky “I was crying 24/7 – and he Anderson says she man- mare since. that she was splitting up with was the one holding me.” aged to overcome most of the “I felt like a big weight had her husband. Her son then She worries, though, that trauma – except for the night- been lifted off me because I got said he’d always love her. She despite counselling sessions mares. even with him.” pulled the car over and told and grieving courses she’s at- Those would occur regularly, ••• him no matter what happens, tended over the years, that her usually involving a scene in There are few reminders of she would always love him. son hasn’t yet personally come which her son is being taken the tragedy inside her apart- “He’s in my heart, 24 hours a to terms with it and that he away from her. Every time that ment. day,” she says matter of factly. hasn’t had time to grieve. He happened, they’d set her back She has the 8X10 colour “I know he’s around me.” Jobless dad of four wins $6.5 million Plans to buy a house and car by Monisha Martins staff reporter

An unemployed Maple Ridge father of four won $6.5 million in last week’s Lotto 6/49 draw. Richard Batitis guessed all six numbers in the Sept. 15 draw cor- rectly - three were num- bers played by his late father. “I’m trying to be re- laxed,” said the 47-year- old as he waited to pick up his cheque Wednes- day from the B.C. Lot- tery Corporation head- quarters. A shipper-receiver, Ba- BCLC titis has been jobless for Richard Batitis picked all six numbers in the Sept. 15 Lotto 6/49 draw. the past year and cur- rently rents a basement on Dewdney Trunk ways play the lottery with a swimming pool suite from his inlaws Road, had a feeling his using my father’s lucky and buy himself a fancy where he lives with his luck was about to turn. numbers. He passed car. wife and kids aged 14, “I opened a fortune away in 1997, so I feel “We haven’t decided 11, 10 and six. His wife cookie the other day that my dad has sent me yet,” Batitis said. only works part-time. that said ‘You will this blessing.” “We have debt that “I’m a full-time house go through a big life Now, he can give his we can now fi nish [pay- wife now,” Batitis said change’,” he said. “I al- kids a dream house ing] off.” with a chuckle. “It’s more of a job for me since I got laid off.” Batitis has been play- ing the lotto every week since he moved to Cana- da from the Philippines 20 years ago, always picking his dad’s lucky digits or variations of them. Batitis, who purchased his lucky ticket at the Mac’s convenience store

$10,000 to ID arts and culture Under the Creative Communities pro- gram, 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia are providing $10,000 to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Leisure Services to document the region’s arts and cultural resources. The cultural map- ping process will out- line existing cultural assets, using commu- nity input, and assess strengths and gaps in the arts community. It will provide a foun- dation to prepare a community-based strategic arts and cul- tural plan in future. “Arts and heritage groups enrich our communities and pro- vide visitors a win- dow into our vibrant local culture,” says Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton. “This funding will help identify areas of arts and culture within Maple Ridge that can be used to showcase local talent and build successful programs.” THE NEWS/opinion Published and printed by Black Press at 22328 – 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 2Z3 News Views Ingrid Rice Clean slate The cause of a Maple Ridge john who is challeng- ing the constitutionality of Canada’s solicitation laws could be helped by an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling this past week. The Ontario court decision struck down three major anti-prostitution laws in the Criminal Code on Tuesday, although it is not binding in B.C. or other provinces. Still, the lawyer for Leslie Blais, who was arrested in an undercover sting targeting the sex trade in downtown Maple Ridge four years ago, says the ruling may be suffi cient to strike down the Cana- dian law. “The Criminal Code in Canada can not be inappli- cable in Ontario and applicable everywhere else,” he said. Which is why the federal government may now appeal the prostitution ruling, because it feels pros- titution harms individuals and communities. But the court ruling found that the Criminal Code prohibitions against brothels, living on the avails of prostitution and communicating for the purposes of the trade contribute to the danger faced by sex- trade workers And they do. The federal government needs a new policy on prostitution. In Sweden, the number of female prostitutes dropped dramatically after legislation was passed, criminalizing the buying of sex and decriminalizing the selling of sex. There, prostitution is regarded as an aspect of male violence against women and chil- dren. Here, prostitutes are arrested and treated like criminals, although prostitution isn’t illegal in Can- Vandalism, in one form or another ada. Attempting to fi nd customers is, though, so sex trade workers patrol dark streets and hide in alleys n Sept. 22, C.A. vandal not regarded as a criminal? He or the terrain.” and empty lots. Stone wrote in she should be. And parents are materially So what? Genstar must have known this It’s not like the current laws have been able to stop Othis newspa- accountable. when it fi rst walked onto the property. them. At least the government could try to protect per: “As a taxpayer in Where there is vandalism, politics cannot Genstar has been around since 1950. them. It has a clean slate to do so. Maple Ridge, I got van- be far away. Genstar, I’m confi dent, has the means – The News dalized Friday night. In daily chats with friends and neighbors, fi nancially to deal with this. The cost of I do not like it, but I we may espouse views that contradict and protection may have to be passed on to the can understand people make many of us politically ‘hard to read.’ folks who choose, of their own will, to buy stealing stuff. But to So, vandals read this: I would recommend homes in such delicate locations. THE NEWS just ruin some one’s that you be shot at dawn, without a priest “Does council have the conscience and Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978 possessions, what or last request and defi nitely no fi nal puff backbone to enforce these protection kind of lunacy is that? on a cigarette. rules?” Jim Coulter, publisher I hope the person who Radio Haney Sounds a little right-wing, no? Perhaps, Council, of course, does not have a col- [email protected] did this would have the Claus Andrup but I understand that there are many good lective conscience and I am confi dent it Michael Hall, editor [email protected] decency, when he has a folk in Maple Ridge willing to cheerfully does not share a backbone. We vote for six Carly Ferguson, advertising, creative services manager lucid moment, to come pull the trigger on the vandals. of them so we get six consciences and six [email protected] and pay for the damage [to a vandalized Switching to the opposite side of political backbones. The results are seen plainly Kathy Blore, circulation manager truck], which is considerable.” persuasion, we come to another vandal when their votes amount to six of one and [email protected] One can sympathize with: “As a taxpayer, whom I hold in low esteem. half a dozen of the other. Editorial I got vandalized Friday night.” Some 85 per In a separate letter to the editor in The So wipe away your tears for Genstar. Reporters: Phil Melnychuk, Monisha Martins, cent of us feel mugged daily by the HST. News, Lesley Shields of Maple Ridge wrote, Expensive terrain re-grading? Oh dear, Robert Mangelsdorf Stone shows near-Christian restraint concerning a form of vandalism seen by whatever next? Photographer: Colleen Flanagan with: “I can understand people stealing many as more serious than the daily B&E Developer naughtiness in Maple Ridge Advertising stuff.” Certain judges in B.C. should be or nightly graffi ti, vandalism frequently may be found in New Westminster’s court Sales representatives: Karen Derosia, Glenda Dressler, Rina Varley, heartened by that comment. described as rape. Lesley writes about a records. This could be attributed to the Michelle Baniulis Regarding the mental state of the vandals, proposed development in Kanaka. fact that the Corporation of Maple Ridge Ad control: Mel Onodi this is the lunacy of witless youth. Given “Why is there even an ongoing discussion occasionally is tempted to aid and abet Creative services: Kristine Pierlot, Cary Blackburn Annette WaterBeek, Chris Hussey vandals cannot or do not read, it is unlikely between Genstar and council to change the developer misdemeanors, contravening the Classifi ed: Vicki Milne they browse the letters page while sip- setback rules on this development? The Offi cial Community Plan. ping lattés, overcome as it were with lucid 30-metre setback was put in place for the Will the district now dance with the devil 22328 – 119th Avenue, nanoseconds of decency. Expecting them to simple fact that it protects our watercours- in the Albion, happy to forgo its mantra Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 2Z3 pay for the damage is a longshot. Less likely es and the habitat surrounding them. on environmental setbacks? And is this Offi ce: 604-467-1122 is that these accursed pests have even once “The provincial government gave our a greenish-leftish question? To quote Fax: 604-463-4741 experienced a lucid moment, or a sense of municipal government the power to protect Stephen Colbert, the ‘truthiness’ will soon

Delivery: 604-466-6397 decency, between them. Were that the case, and enforce this. be known. Website: www.mapleridgenews.com Email: [email protected] the incident would never have taken place. “If the federal government recognizes this Let us rid Maple Ridge and Pitt Mead- issue, so too should our municipal council, Claus Andrup is a former member of The News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self- ows of vandalism before our community without hesitation.” the Maple Ridge Community Heritage regulatory body governing the province's newspaper industry. The coun- cil considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member becomes synonymous for it. Rick Cook, consultant for Genstar is Commission, Maple Ridge Economic newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input The word vandalism or vandal does quoted as saying, “following a 30-metre set- Advisory Commission, and Maple Ridge from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or not get the gravity it deserves. Why is a back would require expensive re-grading of Historical Society. story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org. uestion Would you support the recall of local This week’s question: CCAB audited circulation: (as of September 2009): of the MLA Marc Dalton? Should prostitution be decriminalized in B.C.? Wednesday - 30,221; Friday – 30,197. week: Q Yes: 65% – No: 35% @ Online poll: cast your vote at www.mapleridgenews.com, or e-mail your vote and comments to [email protected] THE NEWS/letters I can wait two and No consultation with pubs?

EDITOR, THE NEWS: a half more years Re: Charges in drunk driving death (The News, Sept. 29); New drunk driv- EDITOR, THE NEWS: ing rules hurting pub (The News, Sept. It is always a pleasure to see the usual disgruntled let- 29). ter writers attempt to get us riled up, this time (again) It is interesting to me that The News about the HST, the lying Liberal government (their chose to run the story of charges being words), and how we must now support recall. Funny how laid in Amanda Woodthorpe’s death some of these writers always show up about a year ahead on the front page, and a story that is of civic elections. almost the same length on the second These people have a lot in common with all of those page of Todd Arbuthnot bemoaning who want something achieved that they deem necessary, the fact that Maple Ridge residents the government (us) must pay for it. are choosing to be responsible and not A referendum will cost $30 million, and recall will cost drink if they are driving. about $500,000 per MLA. They have pegged 18. That would I am particularly interested in his be $9.5 million. For almost $40 million, I can wait the two comment: “There is no consultation, and half years until the next election, because the whole which is upsetting ...” processes will be a waste. I sure hope that Mr. Arbuthnot does Look at all the squawking you do in two and a half years, not think that he should have been con- whereas when your initiatives fall on their collective be- sulted in this new legislation. I com- hinds, you’ll just look foolish. pletely understand that we all need May I suggest you do some research on why you are to make a living – my husband is self- calling the government liars, and the fi nancial stability of employed and I can appreciate the fact the province before you rant any more. that we all need to support ourselves LORNE RIDING and our families. That being said, it MAPLE RIDGE is very unfortunate to read an article that belittles the choices that people are making to keep all our loved ones safe on the road. Letters welcome My thoughts and prayers are with Letters to the editor should be exclusive to The News both the Middelaer and Woodthorpe and address topics of interest to residents of Maple families, who have paid the ultimate Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Include full name and address, price, and I truly hope that Mr. Ar- as well as daytime phone number for verification. Keep buthnot never has to experience what letters to 500 words or less. Letters may be edited for they must be going through. THE NEWS/files length and clarity. NICOLE ROBINSON Todd Arbuthnot claims new drunk driving restrictions are affecting business at his pub, @ E-mail letters to [email protected]. MAPLE RIDGE Fox’s Reach. Maple Ridge to Vancouver: combining cycling, transit

oad construction the rack.” The driver nods. “No.” between Haney and Janet grasps the yellow Seabus. Lots of room for bikes. RVancouver leads handle on the rack, pulls View of harbor, cruise ships, con- to thoughts of cycling to it down, lifts her bike, vention centre. After lunch at the work. and slips the wheels into quay, we were back at Waterfront, But into Vancouver? channels. and straight onto the Canada Line, That’s no problem for “Looks wobbly, but it’ll which runs under Cambie. In 24 Dave Rush, of the Vancou- stay,” assures Dave. minutes, we’d be at the airport, but ver Area Cycling Coalition. Janet’s bike has we get off at Marine Drive to use the For 10 years now, this upturned bars, a soft new Arthur Lang bike path over the civil engineer has pedaled seat. “Built it myself,” she Fraser. From there, it’s a short bike into town. It takes him 20 says, “for comfort,” as she ride to SkyTrain north on Canada minutes longer than buses Commentary clamps down the front Line to 41st and Oak. and SkyTrain, or the West Jack Emberly wheel. Here, we follow Dave’s instincts Coast Express. Since racks house two through Shaughnessey to Kits “But I save an hour I’d bikes only, Dave will take Point. Next is the bike lane over spend in the fi tness centre,” he the No. 701 to Coquitlam Centre Burrard Bridge, along False Creek adds. and transfer to Braid. Suddenly, he to the Main Street SkyTrain, and Janet Amsden, Maple Ridge envi- notices his bus pulling away and back to Braid. We could catch the ronmentalist and grandmother, and races off. No. 791 back to Haney, but the rack I – both cycling novices – wanted “I’ll get ahead of it,” he shouts Contributed is full, so Janet and I take bus No. to see how it’s done, but we didn’t back. Dave Rush talks to a bus driver about bike racks. 169 to Coquitlam, and transfer to the want to bike all the way. Dave’s Janet and I reach Braid minutes No. 701. Dave has hardly formed a suggestion was to cycle part of the before him. Here, we’ll board the Our plan to transfer at Commer- Cars on Dunsmuir, most with one sweat. He elects to cycle home from distance and use transit for the rest. Millennium Line SkyTrain to Com- cial onto the Expo line to Waterfront occupant, are backed up. New West. The journey began by buying an mercial and Broadway. is derailed by “debris” on its tracks. “Still the car culture,” says Dave, On the No. 701, Janet and I review all-inclusive transit pass (about $8). Ascending to the platform is inter- We decide to cycle from here. scooping up a bike refl ector. “Found our day while a group of uniformed Ours let us access buses to New esting. Bikes aren’t allowed on the Dave heads north on Woodland a cell phone in parts once. Put it school kids talks quietly in the back Westminster and Coquitlam, escalator. The elevator is tiny. Dave Drive, west on Adanac, west on together, dialed the one number in rows. As they de-bus in Haney, SkyTrain to Vancouver or Rich- balances his bike on the back wheel, Union – older houses, quiet, treed the address book – mom. It fell off their chorus of “thank you” has mond, and even the Seabus to North rolls in and presses against a wall. streets. Dave warns us to give my daughter’s roof, she told me. several other drivers wondering Vancouver quay. “Don’t worry,” he says, “room for parked cars a wide berth. Your daughter can come and get it, what school they attend. Maybe, En route, we’d get acquainted six bikes ... if you don’t mind getting “Haven’t won the door prize yet,” I said. No one did. Mom must have somebody will tell us, or maybe I’ll with schedules and transfer points, friendly.” he says as a cyclist with a blue been paying the phone bill.” bump into them the next time I take mounting bikes on bus racks, It’s busy on the train. Dave shows Dairyland milk basket on back zips Hamilton Street. Dave has a my bike into the city. SkyTrain elevators, and new bike us how to brace for sudden jolts: one by. consultation in a building under Yep, I’m hooked, Dave. Thanks. routes. hand on a rail, the other on the rear Dunsmuir viaduct. Dave’s construction. “Find a place for cof- The fi rst leg of our trip – to Braid brake handle. Suddenly, a woman pleased with the bike lane built fee,” he says. “I’ll fi nd you.” Jack Emberly is a director of the Station in New Westminster – began with baby buggy looks to exit. Dave during the Olympics. The city wants Outside a Starbucks, I watch a Centre for Education and at the Haney Bus Loop. clears a path by darting out of our to connect it to Burrard bridge, but man in a business suit approach, Environmental Development It’s 8:15 a.m. Dave makes eye con- car and into the next. At the follow- there’s opposition. It might mean smoking. “Can I buy a cigarette?” in Maple Ridge. tact with the driver of No. 791. ing stop, he makes another Buzz another separate bike lane on “No.” For maps of Lower Mainland “Gonna practice putting bikes on Lightyear move to rejoin us. Hornby. “Well, can I have the butt then?” cycling routes, visit www.vacc. Public gets say on Albion flats 120 show up to ises.” Any plan has to our downtown area.” pathway connection to be something the com- But what do Pitt Mead- Albion ferries, via Ka- write comments mission can take seri- ows malls do to Maple naka Creek and an over- ously, he added. Ridge’s downtown? pass across Lougheed by Phil Melnychuk Whatever decision is Where do people buy Highway to connect the staff reporter made in, Albion could their bedsheets, their two sides of Albion. be a template for other shoes? she asked. Pare said downtown Schools, sports fi elds, areas, so the ALC wants Joyce Walker was Maple Ridge has been a stadium and big to ensure any decisions bothered that the whole good for her business stores could all be part don’t send a message area is within the fl ood in Haney Place Mall. of the Albion fl ats. that it’s open season on plain and wondered Her annual sales have Just because one group farmland. how much it would cost increased fi ve times to prefers one use, doesn’t “The decisions we to raise the elevation. half a million dollars, in mean it comes at the ex- make today need to be Ruth Pare, owner of the last fi ve years. “You pense of others. the ones that point us Haney Marketplace and can do business in Maple “There are 300 acres. in the right direction 10, Antique Mall, wanted Ridge.” There’s a lot of poten- 20, 30 years from now.” to see several uses for Janice Whyte wants tial to do a lot of differ- The meeting was the the area. She’d like the more stores, and is not ent things,” consultant fi rst chance for the ag land used for com- opposed to big box stores, Mark Holland told a public to give their munity gardens. saying she resents hav- group of about 120 at- views for the land at ing to leave Maple Ridge tending the fi rst commu- Lougheed Highway and to spend her money and nity forum on the Albion 105th Avenue as Maple “There’s a lot of do her shopping. fl ats Wednesday. Ridge council tries to potential to do Andy Roy, sitting at “Everything is on the write an area plan by the same table, agreed table for discussion.” the new year. They did a lot of different with that. But fi rst there’s the that by fi lling out work- Smart!Centres owns books answering ques- things.” several acres in Albion matter of the Agricul- tural Land Reserve tions and giving writ- fl ats and wants to put up ten comments, all of Mark Holland big box – in which most of Al- consultant bion fl ats sits – and which will be reviewed Former mayor Gordy the Agricultural Land and used in the brain- Robson remains con- Commission, which storming session next cerned mass transpor- decides if any land can Oct. 21 and 22. tation links aren’t being be removed from the When former Maple On Lougheed Highway, considered as growth is reserve. Ridge councillor Betty she’d like to see small planned. “They are a very, very Levens was asked what destination-type shop- “Transit and transpor- important part of this,” she’d like to see in Al- ping rather than big-box tation are not included said Holland. bion, she had her own stores. “I really don’t in this discussion … be- “They said they’re questions. think they enhance the cause it should form the willing to talk, but they “If you put retail in area.” backbone of whatever haven’t made any prom- here, it’s going to affect There could even be a we do.” District vents frustrations about provincial marks system

Wednesday night in win vented the district’s and publish report perfectly, BCeSIS is an trations with BCeSIS, launch trajectory, then BCeSIS a ‘waste of their condemnation of a frustrations with the cards. However, with excellent management and requesting immedi- asking if the abacus is time and money’ provincially-mandated B.C. Enterprise Student all 60 B.C. school dis- system, noted Sonne. ate action to remedy the functioning properly,” computer program that Information System, or tricts now using BCeSIS “But we’ve lost total problem. said BCTF president is creating havoc for BCeSIS. as of this school year, confi dence in the sys- “This is frustrating, Susan Lambert in a by Robert Mangelsdorf teachers and adminis- The program allows the program has repeat- tem,” he said. time consuming, and its prepared statement last staff reporter trators. teachers to enter class edly crashed, unable Districts across the not good for morale,” month. “I think BCeSIS Speaking at the school lists, take attendance, to meet the demand of province are required to said Carr. “[Teachers] is functioning as de- School district staff board’s regular meet- make timetable chang- teachers from across use the computer pro- don’t want to be stuck in signed. It’s the design and trustees didn’t ing this week, school es, process student the province attempting gram, and are charged front of a computer try- that’s fl awed.” mince their words superintendent Jan Un- transfers, enter grades, to use the system at the $10 per student, which ing to fi gure out some- Both Lambert and same time. the Ministry of Educa- one else’s computer school district staff have “Our teachers have tion withholds. program.” said they’ve received as- been run off their feet For the Maple Ridge- “It’s a waste of money surances the problems because of this prob- Pitt Meadows School and it doesn’t work.” will be fi xed, but so far, lem,” said Unwin. District, that amounts The B.C. Teachers it hasn’t happened. Once a user is bumped to more than $150,000 Federation reported “It compromises the off the system, it can annually that a survey done in goals of the entire dis- take on average of an “When you hear the 2009 in Langley found 88 trict,” said board chair hour to get back on, said screaming, it’s warrant- per cent of teachers felt Ken Clarkson. “The deputy superintendent ed,” said Unwin. BCeSIS increased their teachers didn’t want to Stewart Sonne. School board trustees level of work-related use this program from “Many people, myself voted unanimously in stress. the beginning. Now next included, have had to favour of a motion by “Asking for reports time there’s a change wait until nine or 10 at trustee Susan Carr to on problems with BCe- [from the Ministry of night to be able to use send a letter to the Min- SIS is a bit like giving Education] there’s go- it.” istry of Education out- an engineer an abacus ing to be more resis- When it is working lining the district’s frus- to calculate a moon tance.” SD42 school enrollment down, again Enrollment is down much as district staff nal numbers are still more difficult thanks again in School Dis- had expected. being calculated, a to problems with the trict No. 42, but not as Although the fi- process made all the province’s computer system, preliminary reports show student enrollment fell by about 100 students dis- trict-wide compared to last year. Enrolment in the dis- trict has been steadily declining for years. Numbers for the Sep- tember 2009 head count show 15,368 stu- dents in the district, down from 15,536 in 2008. However, student enrollment for the 2010/11 school year was still higher than the district’s own pro- jections, noted Laurie Meston, the district’s director of instruction for early learning. Class size averages for both secondary and elementary schools fell within Ministry guidelines. Average class sizes for elementary grades are smaller than last year. Average kinder- garten class sizes fell from 18.5 students to 17.7. For Grades 1 to 3, average class sizes were 20.6 students, down from 20.8 last year. Intermediate grades saw their class size averages fall from 26.2 to 25.8. Drug dealer gets conditional sentence

A man caught in a dial-a-dope Coquitlam were stayed. provide his sentence supervisor sting last year will not spend The 23-year-old Burnaby resi- with his phone number as well time in jail. dent will have to abide by a daily as the phone’s model and serial Julius Raymond Baguhin re- curfew, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., for the number. He also has to complete ceived an 18-month conditional fi rst year. 50 hours of community service. sentence Tuesday for pleading He must abstain from drugs Baguhin was among 10 people guilty to four counts of drug traf- and alcohol and not possess any arrested last October by Ridge fi cking. prohibited weapons or guns. Meadows RCMP in an undercov- Several other traffi cking Baguhin is only allowed to have er operation that targeted the charges related to offences in a cell phone for work and must street-level drug trade. Government ‘seriously considering appeal’

Prostitution from front The judge suspended her rul- fect a decision in another prov- Although the Ontario Supe- ing for 30 days to give the gov- ince will have,” said Mackenzie. rior Court of Justice ruling is ernment time to consider how “In a legal sense, a court deci- not binding in B.C. or other prov- to address the ruling’s potential sion in another province is not a inces, Chouinard said “it’s very consequences. binding authority on a court in persuasive. The federal government is “se- British Columbia. A court here “It may be that it is suffi cient to riously considering an appeal.” may look at the principles and strike the law down. The Crimi- “The government is very con- the reasoning that are set out in nal Code in Canada can not be cerned about the Superior Court’s decisions made in another prov- inapplicable in Ontario and ap- decision,” said Minister of Justice ince. So I wouldn’t want to specu- plicable everywhere else,” he and Attorney General of Canada late on what effect a decision may added. Rob Nicholson in a statement fol- have on any cases here.” Chouinard is now waiting to lowing the landmark ruling. hear from the Crown prosecutor “We will fi ght to ensure that dealing with Blais’ case. His trial the criminal law continues to ad- Sex trade in Canada is set to continue next month. dress the signifi cant harms that Prostitution is not illegal in Canada, fl ow from prostitution to both In a 131-page ruling, Ontario but many activities closely linked to court Justice Susan Himel found communities and the prostitutes Criminal Code prohibitions themselves, along with other vul- the profession are penalized, including against brothels, living on the nerable persons.” communicating for the purposes of avails of prostitution and com- Meanwhile, B.C.’s Criminal prostitution, soliciting, keeping a com- municating for the purposes of Justice Branch is reviewing the mon bawdy house, and procuring and the trade contribute to the dan- ruling, but Crown spokesperson living off the avails of prostitution. ger faced by sex-trade workers. Neil Mackenzie stressed it would Experts call it a Catch 22 situation - in She said it now falls to parlia- not affect how Crown proceeds short, it is legal to sell sex, but illegal ment to “fashion corrective ac- with the charge against Blais. to attempt to fi nd any customers. tion.” “It remains to be seen what ef- Other teens step up

Charges from front Crown prosecutor Susan McCallum could not say how many photographs were included in evidence but stressed “they were clear enough to form child pornography. “The process has begun,” she added. “And further investigation continues.” Crown is now preparing particulars to disclose to defence counsel. Vancouver lawyer Mark Jette has been hired to represent the teen. An 18-year-old man was also arrested by police for his alleged participation in the sexual assault, but charges have yet to be fi led against him. So far, only two witnesses to the rape have come forward to speak to police. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Peter Thiessen said in- vestigators continue to encourage anyone who may have been present during the incident to come for- ward. Other teens who attended the party have spoken to police and provided information that is “second and third hand.” Thiessen said those second and third hand ac- counts make it a challenge to gather the appropriate evidence to lay a charge. “It seems like there is a small group here that is involved in some level of a code of silence,” he added. “They don’t see the severity of what’s occurring and are not stepping up and doing the right thing.” Cadillac impounded for 30 days A man wanted by Vancouver police lost his Cadillac for 30 days Wednesday after RCMP in Maple Ridge nabbed him for driving drunk. Ridge Meadows RCMP stopped the 34-year-old Port Moody man just after 1 p.m. in the 23200-block of River Road. He was wanted by Vancouver police for uttering threats. Insp. Derren Lench said during the arrest, the offi cer noticed the man had consumed al- cohol. The offi cer de- manded samples of the man’s breath, which re- James Maclennan/THE NEWS sulted in a ‘fail’ reading Police officers riding in the Cops for Cancer fundraiser roll out of the Edge Street on a hand-held roadside RCMP detatchment in Maple Ridge on Tuesday. screening device. Under new legislation 11600-block of 236th and its contents, as well er. that came into effect Street. as money. Insp. Derren Lench Sept. 20, the man’s driv- Police seized them said the man tried to ing privileges were sus- and said the plants will resist arrest and had pended for 90 days and be destroyed. Panhandler arrested to be forcibly placed in his 1999 Cadillac was A Maple Ridge man the police car. The man impounded for 30 days. was arrested by police had been just been re- House B&E Monday for aggres- leased from police Thieves made off with sively panhandling at a custody after he dined Outdoor growop a large loot Monday Pitt Meadows mall. and dashed at a Maple A group cleaning a lo- after breaking into a Police took the Ridge pub. Lench said cal stream stumbled on house in Maple Ridge. 55-year-old into custo- police were called af- a small marijuana grow The burglary took dy after they received ter man ate a meal and operations this past place between 9:30 a.m. complaints about him was unable to pay for week. and 1:15 p.m. An expen- yelling obscenities at it. Nine pot plants, vary- sive man’s ring was sto- customers in the park- The man was held in ing in height from len, along with camer- ing lot of Meadowtown custody overnight due two feet to four feet as, video game remote Shopping Centre and to his aggressive be- tall, were found in the controls, a jewelry box threatening a bus driv- haviour. James Maclennan/THE NEWS Heavy hitter Elijah Crevier works out with a heavy bag while hanging out with friends outside his place at the Vall Maria Mobile Home Court on Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge Tuesday evening.

Forty volunteers with the Maple Ridge. boxes, fl ip fl ops and fi re Shoreline Maple Ridge Adopt-A-Block The event took place Sept. crackers. The most col- Society helped collect 150 18 at Maple Ridge Park. lected item of litter was cleanup pounds of garbage during Organizers said there once again cigarette butts. the annual TD Great Cana- were many interesting lit- Volunteers picked up more a success dian Shoreline Cleanup in ter fi nds, including lunch than 325 of them. Cohen commission hears about ‘personal costs’ by Phil Melnychuk Maple Ridge Coun. Al staff reporter Hogarth wondered if the fertilization program could be jeopardized If Justice Bruce Cohen when Abbotsford and was impressed by a tour Mission, in a few years, of the Allco fi sh hatchery begin tapping into Stave on a bright fall day, he Lake as a source for its wasn’t saying anything, drinking water. Stave because he couldn’t say Lake is connected to anything owing to the Alouette Lake through nature of the Cohen underground pipes and Inquiry into the Disap- there could be concerns pearance of the Fraser about the fertilizer mi- River Sockeye. grating into the Stave. But it was a good way However, the amount to spend a day, hearing of fertilizer added to about the struggles of Alouette Lake is minis- the volunteer-run Alou- cule and is almost imme- ette River Management diately absorbed into the Society during a visit to James Maclennan/THE NEWS Alouette ecosystem. the Rivers Heritage Cen- BCIT instructor Marvin Rosenau makes a presentation to the Cohen commission at the Clayton, though, said tre on Wednesday. Rivers Heritage Centre on Wednesday. while there would be no “People don’t under- risk to drinking water stand the human toil though, didn’t return said. and truck,” he said. quality, “there has to be that it costs to get some- without some help. The However, Clayton said A fi sh ladder up to the complete sign-off that thing to this stage,” said lake fertilization pro- later that a maximum top of the dam is the so- our aquatic needs super- society spokesman Geoff gram started in 1999, and run would be closer to ciety’s main project, one sede their water needs.” Clayton. involved dumping phos- 75,000. that carries a $3-million After lunch, Cohen “Politicians, for the phorus and nitrogen Rosenau said an Alou- price tag. inspected the hatchery most part, just do not into the lake to replace ette Lake run wouldn’t The society is looking and the fi sh fence near- understand the per- the natural marine- be comparable to the for B.C. Hydro to fund by in the South Alouette sonal costs,” just to get driven nutrients that Adams River run, which the project, Clayton told River. one salmon back, added would have been there produces millions of the inquiry. “This is all inmate Marvin Rosenau, BCIT if fi sh had been allowed sockeye. And while a A fi sh ladder not only [Fraser Regional Correc- outdoor instructor. to migrate up the river, fi shway allowing sock- would help sockeye tional Centre] labour,” Cohen and a support spawn and die in Alou- eye to swim over the reach their lake spawn- Clayton said, showing group were treated to a ette Lake. top of the dam into the ing grounds, it would Cohen a recently con- luncheon in the heritage That provided suste- lake isn’t necessary to also allow chum, coho structed native plant centre followed by a tour nance to the kokanee rebuild the run, it would and steelhead get to garden and spawning of the hatchery and the population in the lake, be diffi cult to trap those the lake, blocked since stream bed. B.C. Hydro dam, which allowing it to grow and many numbers at the construction of the B.C. Clayton said the hatch- blocks the south end of possibly increasing num- Allco fi shery, then truck Hydro dam in 1926. ery’s operating budget the lake. bers by 10 times. them around the dam for A fi sh ladder would is $25,000, paid for by The event is one of Ultimately, over per- release, as is the current “put a bandage or splint” Fisheries and Oceans many the Commission of haps two decades, the practice. on a damaged ecosystem Canada, for fi sh food and Inquiry into the Decline Alouette sockeye run “If you get those sort of and would restore nutri- electricity. of Sockeye Salmon in the could hit between 100,000 numbers, it will be pretty ents back into the lake, “The rest is sweat eq- Fraser River will make and 200,000, Rosenau much impossible to trap Rosenau said. uity and corrections.” as it gathers evidence, then tries to draw con- clusions about what led to the disastrous sockeye salmon run of 2009. Rosenau’s presenta- tion before the com- mission focused on the return of the sockeye salmon to the Alouette Lake reservoir after a test release of young fi sh over the Alouette dam spillway in 2005. Those fi sh had been considered kokanee, landlocked salmon, but when survivors returned to the South Alouette River, and were later confi rmed as Alouette sockeye, scientists got excited. After more than 80 years, a sockeye run was re-established in the river. Starting with 27 return- ing sockeye in 2007, that number increased to 108 this year, although that refl ected the high overall returns for sockeye this year in the Fraser River. Rosenau admitted that the numbers were insig- nifi cant compared to the millions of sockeye that use the Fraser River as a superhighway into the B.C. Interior. However, it’s part of a bigger picture of what’s happening to the Fraser River, he added. The Alouette sockeye, Schools a place of mass distraction he latest edition of Ma- they may have an advantage in they always had the school clean’s magazine, Oct. 4, one way, they are not able to phones. If they were going out T2010, had a great editorial benefi t from it because they are at night, I gave them my cell titled, “Don’t give students more not directing their tech- phone for emergency tools of mass distraction.” nology to practical uses purposes. They had Aside from the fact that the ed- in the context of the computers at home, itors expressed concerns that I school. Most of what but limited internet ac- have had for some time, thus my is going on is actually cess. assertion that this was a great taking away from the I’ve always felt part editorial (we all love to read directed learning expe- of my role as a par- what we agree with), it was a re- rience. ent was to support the inforcement to all teachers that Many teachers school. I knew that technology has become both a are overwhelmed by there was no purpose gift and a challenge to students. the distractibility of for cell phones in the Subsequently, the continuous their students and are school setting and that emphasis on getting more tech- tired of asking students Parenting computers students nology into classrooms needs to stop using their cell needed at school were some review, perhaps even a phones, or stop instant Graham Hookey provided by the school. more comprehensive plan. messaging in class. That way, I sent my At this point, at least in my For some, that has led to a children to school with the experience, technology is being benign neglect: as long as the tools (brains and school sup- dumped into classrooms not by kids are not interfering with the plies) they needed to participate teachers and administrators, class, the subtle distraction is al- in, but not be a distraction to the but by parents and students. lowed. school setting. The latest smartphones and For others, it has resulted in If the school requested some laptop technologies generally a continuous level of confronta- specifi c technological support, I supersede what school systems tion as they have made a stand tried to provide it at home with- can provide for every student. in their classes but not always in the framework of my parent- As a result, there are inequities. been supported by their col- ing expectations. Those who have the latest tech leagues or administrators. If Schools need to develop some toys have an advantage, at least a teacher fl ips out, you can be clear statements on technologi- in technology, over those who sure there’ll be pictures, videos cal use and parents need to sup- must rely on the school system and text messages sent out to port these statements by limit- for such tools. parents, friends and anyone else ing the technology that they give Add to this the rather stealth who might get a thrill out of a their children to take to school. nature of new technologies teacher gone berserk. YouTube Without such coordination, (easier to use and keep from the is full of them. the school setting will continue attention of teachers) and you I’m going to speak as a parent to grow, as the editorial stated, understand pretty quickly the for a moment, not as an educa- as a place of “mass distraction.” concept of distraction. tor. My sons all went through Again, some students are en- high school without a cell phone. Graham Hookey is an gulfed in distracting behaviours I knew that if they needed to educator and writer in the classroom and thus, while contact me for an emergency, ([email protected]). City a fi nalist for green award The City of Pitt Mead- effi ciency and conserva- place Conservation ows has been named a fi - tion an integral part of Leadership category, nalist by B.C. Hydro for a the way they conduct Pitt Meadows is the fi rst Power Smart Excellence business, it has become municipality in B.C. to Award. increasingly diffi cult install energy-effi cient The city’s employee with each passing year computers in all mu- green team has been to narrow down fi nalists, nicipal buildings. In ad- taking the message of let alone winners,” said dition, the city actively conservation from the Lisa Coltart, B.C. Hydro’s promoted conservation workplace out into the executive director of for Earth Hour 2010. community through new Power Smart and Cus- This year, Pitt Meadows policies, school programs tomer Care. reduced its energy use and community projects. “On behalf of B.C. by two per cent during The Power Smart Ex- Hydro I’d like to extend Earth Hour. cellence Awards recog- my congratulations to Fifty-three fi nalists nize B.C. businesses for the City of Pitt Mead- in 15 categories were their leadership in and ows. Your commitment selected by a panel of commitment to energy to energy effi ciency will judges. management and con- help our province reach • For more information servation. its goal of electricity self and a list of all the fi nal- “With so many organi- suffi ciency by 2016.” ists, visit bchydro.com/ zations making energy A fi nalist in the Work- awards. THE NEWS/home&gardening The ocean at the edge of your garden

very time I visit you have identifi ed the pest. One of the the ocean, I seem best examples of this was a client who was Eto learn more advised (by someone else) to spray his entire about human nature or, purple-leaf plum (Prunus cerasifera ‘Pis- to be more specifi c, how sardii’) with a contact pesticide in order to our activities, includ- alleviate his caterpillar infestation – despite ing gardening, directly the fact that no caterpillars had been seen. affect the underwater A casual examination of his leaf samples world. clearly indicated that the holes were the On several of my result of Coryneum Blight (shot-hole fungus) recent dives in Belize, brought on by a very wet spring, so no pes- I noticed that a few of ticides were necessary. All he really needed the coral formations Gardening to do was pick-up and dispose of his leaves in were exhibiting signs of Mike Lascelle fall and prune out any cankered branches. bleaching. Bleaching is 5. Always purchase good quality garden essentially heat stress tools; the popular belief that using inex- caused by high water temperatures that pensive disposable tools actually saves you damage symbiotic algae – leaving white or money in the long run is totally false, as it dead portions. Those higher ocean tempera- is future generations that will continue to tures are a result of worldwide atmospheric pay for our wasteful buying habits. Every pollution, fertilizer and sewage runoff and time a tool is forged – be it well designed or deforestation (causing localized silting). poor quality – energy is expended, natural Still, the reef system here (the second resources (components of steel such as largest in the world) is relatively pristine and iron, manganese, chromium) are mined and home to an incredibly rich ecosystem – on refi ned, packaging is created and more fossil any given day you’ll see sharks, rays, sea fuels are wasted on shipping (much of it long turtles and myriad fi sh species. distance) – all of which increase greenhouse But it’s only when I compare it to more gases and accelerate global warming. affected and much less diverse reefs, like the Florida Keys (where 80% of the coral Nicole Lascelle photos has died) that I despair to see even a hint of (Clockwise from top) Elkhorn coral showing “Buying a good quality tool will bleaching. signs of bleaching at the tips; me getting ready definitely cost you more initially, Of course, the news isn’t always bad and for a dive in Belize; a Green Sea turtle eating the recent record sockeye salmon run and seagrass.’ but it will last you a lifetime and you the return of grey whales to our local waters gives one hope – but these are small victories can go to bed at night with a good in light of the big picture. conscience.” Still, every recovery has to start some- where, so here are fi ve small steps that every gardener can take to ensure that their Buying a good quality tool will defi nitely garden does not pollute locally, or further a cost you more initially, but it will last you a fi eld: lifetime and you can go to bed at night with a 1. If you live beside a stream or river, be good conscience. sure to leave the greenbelt buffer intact and Remember, at the edge of every garden is avoid removing indigenous vegetation in an ocean, and even though you may not be order to squeeze in a few more ornamental able to physically see it, the well-being of ev- shrubs on the edge of your garden. Native ery living creature it holds – from the tiniest plants such as Salmonberry (Rubus spect- coral polyp to massive whale sharks – much abilis), Redtwig dogwood (Cornus sericea) depends on decisions that you and countless and False Lily-of-the Valley (Maianthemum whelm indigenous plants – to the detriment other gardeners make. dilatatum) may not look as pretty as most of the whole local ecosystem. And if that isn’t enough incentive, let cultivated plants, but they do an effi cient job 3. Only fertilize plants when they need it me remind you that if they perish from of fi ltering groundwater and preventing ero- and try to avoid broadcasting granulars or our carelessness, the demise of the most sion in riparian zones. spraying liquid fertilizers over large portions destructive species on this planet, Homo 2. Similarly, do not use riparian zones as of your garden (except lawns and groundcov- sapiens, can’t be far behind. compost or green waste dumping sites as ers) simply to get the chore of fertilizing over many potentially invasive plants such as and done with. Plants, like people, have indi- result in nitrogen and phosphorus runoff – Mike Lascelle is a local nursery ornamental nettle (Lamiastrum) and English vidual nutritional needs and indiscriminate both of which are leading water pollutants. manager and gardening author ivy (Hedera helix) can take hold and over- mass applications of fertilizer will inevitably 4. Never use a fungicide or pesticide until ([email protected]). A citizen of Canada, and heaven any people But there is one thing ship is in heaven and I became a Cana- who now live I was not able to do, that we eagerly await dian citizen by fi lling Min Canada and that was to cast a Saviour from there, out some paper work have come from other my vote so that I could the Lord Jesus Christ. over 18 months ago, countries. have an infl uence on Heaven is the real stating that I wanted Some have who would place; it’s the place to be a true member come because govern our where we belong. of this country. My they wanted city, our prov- Don’t get me wrong, citizenship in heaven to start a new ince and our this life on Earth is happened when I in- life. country. worth living and we vited Jesus into my life Others have I somehow should be enjoying it many years ago. joined togeth- felt that I to the full, but if we Since that time, I er with family didn’t fully could only realize that realized that heaven members that belong; even it is God’s intention for is the place for which have already my title was us to live forever, with we were created. It’s immigrated, a ‘landed im- no restrictions of time my home and it can be and there are migrant.’ and physical limita- yours, as well. those who Acts of Faith But now I tions. have found it feel legal and There is eternal life Rev. Rod Shearing is impossible to Rod Shearing part of this and a home that await senior pastor of High stay in their wonderful us. Way Church. own homeland because country. of overwhelming hard- It’s really important ships, so with great for all of us to know heaviness of heart that we belong and have had to leave fam- that we are accepted ily members behind whether it is to a fam- and come to a country ily, an individual or a where they have had to country. start life all over again. God is also con- At some point, many cerned about you and of these people will de- where you belong. sire to become citizens The Bible has a lot to and make Canada their say about our journey home country. here on Earth; it says On a personal note, we are only pilgrims my reason for coming and that our time on to this country more Earth is not the end of than 17 years ago was our journey – we are to marry a Canadian just passing through girl who I had met and for a short time. That’s fallen in love with. why it tells us not to We decided that we store up too many would live in Canada, things and not to get so I became a landed too attached to things immigrant, and I have here because we can’t only just become a take it with us – it’s Canadian citizen in the only a part of the past few months. journey. In June this year, with 96 people from 33 different nations, I stood before the judge to swear my allegiance “He encourages to the queen, which made me feel re- us to build things ally at home because I that are going to originally came from the old country of last forever.” England. As you can see, this for me wasn’t an impulsive decision as I He encourages us to have been living here build things that are since 1993. going to last forever, During that time I rather than things that have enjoyed every- are going to perish and thing that is good pass away with time. about this country: its In Philippians, beauty, its freedom chapter 3 verse 20, it and its people. says that our citizen- The day 14 lives were changed forever by Marsha Lemon of a person, most often disabled person.” contributor in a wheelchair, and a Zosia, the valedicto- well-behaved, tail-wag- rian, was the recipient ging dog. of the 2008 Courage t was a graduation For the Pacifi c As- to Come Back Award. ceremony with a sistance Dogs Society She will be speaking in Idifference. Not only (PADS), this was its Maple Ridge in Febru- were there wet eyes in largest graduating ary at the invitation of the audience, but wet class since it originated the chamber of com- noses as well. in 1987. merce. On Sunday, at the Fourteen lives were Her service dog Michael J. Fox Theatre changed forever. Rumor, a yellow Lab- in Burnaby 14 teams “She’s opened doors rador with soft brown crossed the stage for me,” said Zosia eyes, sat patiently and were presented Ettenberg, a resident beside Zosia’s chair. with a certifi cate that of Langley, speaking of Upon command, the Contributed acknowledged the com- her dog Rumor. “Not dog picked up a water Service dogs are generally Labradors or golden retrievers. pletion of their training just physically, but bottle and handed it to and the beginning of she helps people see her. These dogs can be ing shopping bags and motto of PADS, and it their life together. me as a person with a trained for a variety of pulling a wheelchair. was never more evident Each team consisted disability rather than a tasks, including carry- Most service dogs than on the stage on are larger breeds, Sunday. while hearing dogs are Ric Egan from Mer- smaller ones such as ritt sat in the spotlight Terriers. waiting for his puppy Graduating Sunday raisers to bring his dog, was a silky-haired shel- Finn, to him and turn tie by the name of Toby. over the leash. As they She will be beginning approached Egan, all her new career as an decorum was lost as intervention dog. She, Finn wagged his tail along with Poppy, who excitedly and smiled a went to Canuck Place big grin. Hospice, will be used to This was only help children who have possible because of suffered trauma. dedicated volunteers Raising these dogs and sponsors. It costs requires a special type approximately $35,000 of person. Able to take to raise and train a a puppy and devote service dog. You can countless hours to its donate on line at www. training, they then have pads.ca or volunteer to hand them over to for events. Perhaps you their new families. might even think of Sarah and Wendy, welcoming a puppy into two puppy raisers from your home. Calgary, stood beside Egan was clear as to their newest charges. what this meant to him. Pinned to their vests “Thank you,” he said over their hearts were to all the volunteers badges with the names and sponsors, “for of every puppy they giving him a second had raised. For Sarah, chance at life.” it was eight and Wendy had raised six. Marsha Lemon is a “Change Lives One high school teacher and Dog at a Time,” is the freelance writer. About the frogs along the Alouette

t last the heat tadpoles are also large its more aggressive brothers of the summer and aggressive, living and sisters. Ahas dissolved one to two years in And, yes, as it’s name implies, into a sparkling fall that state before they it is a reddish colour, including and the inhabitants turn into frogs and go the legs. along the Alouette hunting for ponds of All frogs love to eat beetles, River and in the their own. insects and fl ies. They are woods are thinking By contrast, the patient hunters and wait, quite of winter and all it Pacifi c tree frog is one still, for their pray to come in brings. of the smallest frogs range of there swift tongue. During the summer here. It can be any months, some of the River tales colour from gray- most interesting crea- green, rusty bronze, “One of the rarest frogs tures to be found here Liz Hancock or bright emerald in the Lower Mainland green, with dark we have here is the red- are the frogs, who stripes running the legged frog. It is a shy spent their days singing at length of its body and over its the tops of their voices and face. creature and is slowly enjoying the sun-kissed lily This species only lays a hand- being chased out of the pads along the waterways and ful of eggs. ponds. The little frogs are often area by the bull frog There are several species found stuck to your door or and the green frog, both here, but by far the most window and adapt quite well to common to be found are the urban living, especially if there imports to the Lower bullfrog, Pacifi c tree frog and is a nice fl owerpot and a water Mainland.” red-legged frog, although the source near by. latter is getting quite rare. One of the rarest frogs we The bullfrog is not native to have here is the red-legged But soon, when the winds British Columbia and can be frog. It is a shy creature and is blow and frost nips the air, found all over North America. slowly being chased out of the they will burrow into the mud Some measure up to 20 cm, and area by the bull frog and the of their favourite pond and wait that is not including their legs. green frog, both imports to the for the spring to come again. They lay up to 20,000 eggs at Lower Mainland. a time and when they colonize It only produces about 750 to Liz Hancock is a member of the an area, any other frogs are a 1,000 eggs each year, so really Alouette River Management on the menu for lunch – the doesn’t stand a chance against Society. $33,000 raised for school in Manila Heidi Johnson, a Maple Ridge Ridge, Johnson was able to wards raising funds for wash- resident, Honorary Rotarian tour many locations and facili- rooms and clean water and and recipient of Rotary Interna- ties in the Philippines, learning facilitated a joint project with tional’s prestigious Paul Harris about their business practices the Rizal Centro District 3800 Award for exemplary service, and fostering international re- Rotary Club, The Meadow has helped raise more than lations. Ridge and Abbotsford Sumas $33,000 to improve the appall- While there, Johnson visited District 5050 Rotary Clubs and ing conditions at the Muntin- the Muntindilaw Elementary with the Rotary International dilaw Elementary School in School and was overwhelmed Foundation. Manila, and to provide desks, by the warmth and passion of Through fundraising and books, computers and other the more than 1,100 students matching grants, they together aids to the community. and caring teachers located in raised another $20,400 U.S. to In 2008, Johnson participated one of the poorest regions. complete the washroom proj- in a Rotary Group Study Ex- She was shocked to see how ect. change, traveling with four little they had to work with, Another $6,920 U.S. was other young business people, and that they had virtually no raised last year by Johnson and Rotarian team leader Mark sanitation. for immediate relief work and Kendziorek, from Washington She immediately began to medical supplies in the wake State, to Manila in the Philip- raise money, collecting more of destruction left by typhoon pines. than $6,000 for teaching tools Ketsana. Sponsored by the Meadow and school supplies. • For more information, visit Ridge Rotary Club in Maple She continued to work to- www.MeadowRidgeRotary.ca. Section coordinator: Phil Melnychuk 604-467-1122 ext. 215 THE NEWS/business [email protected] Longtime businesses plan for future Talk of developing the fl ats doesn’t deter renos at Fuller Watson or Haney Builders by Phil Melnychuk staff reporter

here’s talk of big box malls being built in Albion fl ats, Tsomething that could make a big change in Maple Ridge’s re- tail landscape. But, for two long-time Maple Ridge businesses, the downtown is just fi ne, and so is the future. Renovations are almost complete on the Fuller Watson Furniture and Appliances building, at one of the main corners of downtown Maple Ridge. New windows, doors, exte- rior fi nish and interior renovations will be ready in about a month for the business, which has operated for more than 85 years in Maple Ridge. The renos will be fi nished at about the same time the rebuilding of Lougheed Highway, part of the district’s downtown enhancement project, will be completed. Combined with the Westminster Savings Credit Union that opens in January, kitty corner from Fuller Watson, the new Tim Horton’s shop across the street, a new pro- fessional building underway in the same block and the new roads and James Maclennan/THE NEWS sidewalks, and owner Bruce Fuller (Above) Justin Fuller of Fuller Watson Furniture and Appliances stands by the newly installed storefront windows, facing Lougheed Highway in downtown Maple is feeling good about the area. Ridge; (below) Gord McBeath and Colin McIntosh of Haney Builders Supplies stand before the renovation work at their store on Dewdney Trunk Road. “Business has been good. We think we’re doing the right things. hotel is supposed to be built, though Council makes that decision early I’ve got no reason to be concerned there are no fi rm plans yet. next year after it pores over the in- about somebody else coming into Repairs and renovations are also put from the consultation process town.” well underway at Haney Builders that’s currently underway. When it comes to commenting Supplies. While Haney Builders is part of about Albion fl ats, and how the And there are no plans to move the Tim-Br Mart buying group and area might develop, Fuller wants from the fi ve-acre property that’s can compete on price against the to reserve comment, saying he’s on held the business since 1938. big chains, he’s worried about the the fence about the issue. “I’m not Interior renovations are underway smaller stores. And if push comes going to endorse or go against Al- and there will be a new enclosed to shove, he’d rather council keep bion fl ats.” exterior showroom. Delays encoun- commercial out of Albion fl ats. While many focus on the retail tered at district hall, however, have “I think the core could be a great core area of the downtown, Fuller made it a frustrating experience. place. They have to densify and notes the south slope of downtown, But Haney Builder’s isn’t going keep shopping here.” of what used to be Haney, facing anywhere. But he wonders how much council the Fraser River, will see steady “It’s an excellent location. We’re or anybody can do to attract devel- improvement as older buildings are really in a position in the heart of opment, though or force a devel- replaced by new ones. A new apart- downtown. All roads lead here, so oper to do a project on the scale of ment block is under way at the bot- it’s a great location,” said spokes- what’s proposed in Albion – in the tom of 224th Street, while the site for man Gord McBeath. downtown core. the long-planned-yet-still-unfunded His confi dence about the busi- velopment in Albion fl ats. open down the hill, in Albion fl ats “I think the shear volume of land Maple Ridge Museum is about half ness extends to confi dence about McBeath says his business can at Lougheed Highway and 105th that they would need would make a block up. On the west side of 224th, the downtown, though he does have withstand the competition from the Street, if Maple Ridge council de- it impossible to do in the down- near the Haney bypass, a six-storey concerns about the future retail de- Ronas or Home Depots that may cides that’s what it wants there. town core.”

Acclimatized Forum on attracting more universities Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin (second from right) accepts the award for the Corporate Opera- this week in ACT tions category at the 2010 Energy and Climate The three communities on the north side of the Fraser River are pooling their eff orts Action Awards on Wednesday at the Union of B.C. to try to attract a post secondary institute. Municipalities Convention in Whistler. Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Mission host Education Forum 2010 in the Arts Centre Maple Ridge won the award for energy efficient Theatre, Oct. 6, starting at 10 a.m. upgrades to the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre and an The day will involve fast-pace sessions designed to introduce SFU, UBC and the Justice innovative approach to information services (IT). Institute of B.C. to business and institutional leaders. Daykin is flanked by: (left to right) Norm Connolly, UBC Research Forest, BCIT and Douglas College are already operating in Maple Ridge, executive director of the Community Energy Asso- while University of the Fraser Valley has a campus in Mission. ciation; Bev Van Ruyven, deputy CEO and executive However, the natural assets of the area could attract more interest from schools, says vice-president B.C. Hydro; and John Yap, minister Maple Ridge’s department of strategic economic initiatives. of state for climate action. Contributed Section coordinator: Robert Mangelsdorf 604-467-1122 ext. 216 THE NEWS/sports [email protected]

be televised later this month on the Outdoor Life Network. Steve Nash b-ball There he competed in six different The Pitt Meadows events, including the speed climb, Hart Secondary School Steve the axe throw, the standing chop, the cross-cut, the boom run, and an Nash League starts its obstacle race. 32nd year this Sunday Spoiler alert: he won. for boys Grades 2 to 7 at In fact, Hart has won every contest Pitt Meadows Secondary attacks he competed in this year, save one. School. “Yeah, I got a silver,” he says, shak- Grade 2 to 3 boys and ing his head about his performance Grade 4 to 5 boys go from at the Stihl Timbersports Series. noon to 2 p.m. Grade 6 to “My only loss all summer.” 7 boys go from 2 to 4 p.m. record Hart had been competing against 30- and 40-year-old men since his for Further information, early teens, but that was just for fun. visit http://schools.sd42. And even though he had been par- ca/pmss/athletics/basket- ticipating in the lumberjack shows ball-2/ books his dad and grandfather had put on for years, Hart didn’t decide to take it seriously until about three years Offi cials needed Local logger claims three ago. With hoops season just Hart sticks to a training regimen a couple of months away, world records in tree climb that includes four days a week at the Fraser Valley Basket- the gym and daily trail running. Of ball Officials Association by Robert Mangelsdorf That’s in addition to the three ex- (FVBOA) is searching for staff reporter hibition logging shows he performs new members. every day, seven days a week, atop Grouse Mountain in North Vancou- The FVBOA officiates all f Stirling Hart wasn’t born with ver. basketball games played an axe in his hands, it certainly Now that he’s grown into his body, between Langley and Iwasn’t long before he was climb- the experience he’s gained perform- Hope, and from Maple ing up trees and chopping them ing in the lumberjack shows is pay- Ridge to Agassiz on the down. As a member of the famous ing dividends. north side of the Fraser Hart family, whose action-packed “I don’t get nervous around crowds River. The association is logging demonstrations have thrilled anymore,” he says. “I’ve been doing running education and fair-goers for decades, Stirling was this since I was four, so there’s not a born into the life of logger sports. training meetings at 7 lot of guys who have the experience p.m. on Monday evenings “Dad got me started pretty early,” I do.” he says. His dad is Greg Hart, who Hart has three trips planned to at Abbotsford Collegiate, along with Stirling’s grandfather, Australia and New Zealand planned beginning Oct. 4 and Gord, founded the Hart Family lum- for this winter to take part in lumber- running through the end berjack show. He started training jack exhibitions and competitions. of November. with the family at the age of four, This will be the ninth winter he’s For more information, and just a few years later he was spent down under, and when he’s contact Paul Nivins at performing alongside them. not surfi ng, he’s honing his skills for [email protected], or call Now at the age of 21, Stirling Hart the next season of competition. 604-613-6391. has already come to dominate the “I’ve learned a lot down there, world of competitive logging sports. that’s for sure,” he said. “It’s a lot Within the span of a month this of chopping and sawing at those Registration open James Maclennan/THE NEWS past summer, Hart broke three shows, so I’m up against some pretty for skating club world records for speed climbing, Stirling Hart broke three world records this summer in the lumberjack sport of big boys. and now holds every record in the speed-climbing. “But speed-climbing is where I • The Maple Ridge discipline. make my money,” he says. Skating Club is accepting In July, Hart made a successful upwards as his body plummeted un- heights,” says Hart. “But I try not to Next week Hart will be the latest ongoing registration for world record attempt on a 100-foot impeded. think about it.” inductee into the Meadow Ridge CanSkate, Skate Canada’s He landed with a thud, back fi rst, Hart broke the 80-foot record at pole in Longview, Washington. Rotary’s Hometown Heroes Hall of national learn-to-skate With just a sturdy length of rope on the padding at the base of the the Squamish Days Logger Sports Fame, at a banquet ceremony Tues- program designed for looped around him and a pair of pole. Festival later that month, in front day, Oct. 5. spikes strapped to his ankles, Hart Start-to-fi nish, it took him just 23 of his whole family who came up for Hart said he is honoured to be join- beginners. shot up the pole, barely impeded by seconds. the competition, including his mom, ing the ranks of such alumni as Lar- Registration will gravity. With a fl ick of his wrist, he “You don’t see the 100-foot too of- Catherine. ry Walker, Cam Neely, Greg Moore, continue throughout the hit the marker at the top of the pole ten in competition any more,” he “She still gets a little nervous I and even his own dad. Fall/Winter season until with his rope and fell back down says. “It’s harder to fi nd the trees think,” he says. “It’s not easy to “We’ll be the fi rst father-son in sessions are full. For more towards earth in near free-fall. His now a days.” watch your fi rst-born fall down a there,” he said. information about rates descent was slowed only by the oc- The pole is so high it needs to be tree at Mach 2.” • For more information about the and times, visit www. casional planting of a foot-spike into stabilized by guy-wires. His performance at the Iron Jack Hometown Heroes banquet, visit MapleRidgeSkating.com. the tree, sending his legs jarringly “I’ve never really been scared of competition in Salem, Oregon will meadowridgerotary.ca THE NEWS/scoreboard

Hockey Football B.C. Major Midget Hockey League Pacifi c International Junior Hockey League PIJHL scoring leaders Valley Community Football League Regular season standings Name GP W L T Pts Harold Brittain Conference Players Team GP G A Pts Valley West Hawks 4 4 0 0 8 Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA Liam Harding Ice Hawks 7 7 9 16 Atom Vancouver NW Giants 4 3 0 1 7 Abbotsford Pilots 6 4 2 0 8 21 20 Michael Nardi Devils 7 8 7 15 Team W L T % STK PF PA PTS Fraser Valley Bruins 4 3 1 0 6 Ridge Meadows Flames 7 4 3 0 8 30 26 Marko Gordic Steelers 8 7 7 14 Abbotsford 5 0 0 1.000 Won 5 202 6 10 Vancouver Canadians 4 3 1 0 6 Aldergrove Kodiaks 6 3 3 0 6 21 26 Cody Smith Ice Hawks 6 5 8 13 Meadow Ridge Blue 4 0 0 1.000 Won 4 94 43 8 North Island Silvertips 4 2 2 0 4 Port Moody Black Panthers 6 1 3 2 4 15 27 Kentaro Tanaka Steelers 8 3 10 13 Mission 2 2 0 .500 Lost 2 71 98 4 S. Island Thunderbirds 4 0 1 3 3 Mission Icebreakers 7 1 6 0 2 21 37 Danny Brandys Flames 7 5 6 11 Chilliwack Blue 2 3 0 .400 Won 2 64 104 4 Cariboo Cougars 4 1 3 0 2 Dustin Cervo Flames 7 5 6 11 Meadow Ridge Gold 1 2 0 .333 Lost 2 52 42 2 Okanagan Rockets 4 1 3 0 2 Tom Shaw Conference Julius Ho Devils 7 4 7 11 Chilliwack Red 1 4 0 .200 Lost 2 75 138 2 Vancouver NE Chiefs 2 0 0 2 2 Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA Jake Roder Sockeyes 5 7 3 10 North Langley 0 4 0 .000 Lost 4 24 151 0 Kootenay Ice 2 0 2 0 0 Delta Ice Hawks 8 6 1 1 13 34 22 Christopher Busto Devils 7 3 6 9 Bantam Thompson Blazers 4 0 4 0 0 North Delta Devils 7 5 2 0 10 28 22 Curtis Rocchetti Steelers 8 2 7 9 Team W L T % STK PF PA PTS Richmond Sockeyes 5 4 0 1 9 25 10 Robert Wilkinson Steelers 8 5 3 8 BCMML scoring Chilliwack 3 1 0 .750 Won 1 122 57 6 Grandview Steelers 8 4 3 1 9 31 23 Sebastien Pare Sockeyes 5 4 4 8 Meadow Ridge 2 1 1 .625 Won 2 59 29 5 Player Team GP G A Pts Squamish Wolf Pack 6 1 5 0 2 15 28 Ryan Stewart Flames 7 3 5 8 Mission-Abby 2 1 1 .625 Lost 1 85 44 5 Kerfoot, Alex Giants 4 6 3 9 Mitchell Smith Sockeyes 5 0 8 8 PIJHL goaltending leaders North Langley 0 4 0 .000 Lost 4 13 149 0 Schipper, Dakota Bruins 4 3 4 7 Eli Wiebe Sockeyes 5 2 5 7 Oddy, Travis Bruins 4 3 4 7 Player Team GP W L SO GAA SV% Sean Kavanagh Flames 7 1 6 7 Junior bantam Ferguson, Austin Bruins 4 5 1 6 Devin Nijjer Sockeyes 4 3 1 1 1.72 .918 Adam Nathwani Devils 7 1 6 7 Team W L T % STK PF PA PTS McLellan, Mark Hawks 4 1 5 6 Douglas Birks Ice Hawks 5 5 0 0 2.20 .908 Konrad Sander Wolf Pack 4 0 7 7 Chilliwack Blue 3 0 1 .875 Won 3 162 48 7 Lloyd, Seb Cougars 4 0 6 6 Brad Anderson Pilots 3 3 0 0 2.60 .930 Trevor Kang Wolf Pack 6 4 2 6 Abbotsford 3 0 1 .875 Won 3 178 76 7 Hannoun, Demico Canadians 4 4 2 6 Norbert Biszczak Steelers 7 3 4 1 2.81 .894 Kevin Lourens Pilots 6 3 3 6 Chilliwack Red 2 2 0 .500 Lost 2 91 96 4 Fyff e, Mitch Giants 4 3 3 6 Alexander Wind Devils 4 3 0 0 2.89 .892 Bradley Parker Pilots 6 3 3 6 North Langley 1 3 0 .250 Lost 3 62 123 2 Toews, Devon Bruins 4 2 4 6 Alexander Ahnert Devils 4 2 2 0 3.08 .889 Luke Venema Icebreakers 6 3 3 6 Meadow Ridge 1 3 0 .250 Lost 1 66 138 2 Gordon, Luke Cougars 4 1 4 5 Tyler Klassen Flames 5 3 2 0 3.61 .903 Steven Klips Icebreakers 7 3 3 6 Mission 1 3 0 .250 Won 1 106 184 2 Krupa, Connor Thunderbirds 4 2 3 5 Pierre Voyer Panthers 5 1 4 0 3.99 .889 Colton Precourt Kodiaks 6 2 4 6 Peewee Grobowski, Taylor Silvertips 4 1 4 5 Spencer Marro Flames 3 1 1 0 3.99 .868 Spencer Traher Ice Hawks 8 2 4 6 Team W L T % STK PF PA PTS Bowen, Connor Bruins 4 1 4 5 Cole Chreptyk Pilots 2 1 1 0 4.00 .899 Brendan Nadolny Pilots 6 1 5 6 Chilliwack Blue 4 0 0 1.000 Won 4 153 67 8 Petan, Nicolas Canadians 4 1 4 5 Marcus Chabot Wolf Pack 6 5 0 5 Ridge Meadows Flames scoring Meadow Ridge 3 0 1 .875 Won 2 112 13 7 Lange, Daniell Hawks 4 2 3 5 Riley Lamb Pilots 6 4 1 5 Abbotsford 2 1 1 .625 Won 2 105 47 5 Rostvig, Grant Hawks 4 3 2 5 Players GP G A Pts P/G PIM John Proctor Ice Hawks 8 4 1 5 Chilliwack Red 1 3 0 .250 Lost 2 42 96 2 King, Bradley Bruins 4 0 5 5 Danny Brandys 7 5 6 11 1.6 2 Thomas Hardy Kodiaks 6 3 2 5 North Langley 1 3 0 .250 Lost 3 26 108 2 Leung, Jarryd Thunderbirds 4 4 1 5 Dustin Cervo 7 5 6 11 1.6 4 J. McNaughton Icebreakers 6 3 2 5 Mission 0 4 0 .000 Lost 4 18 125 0 Roberts, Alex Giants 4 3 2 5 Ryan Stewart 7 3 5 8 1.1 6 Brent Fletcher Flames 7 3 2 5 Connolly, Josh Cougars 4 1 4 5 Sean Kavanagh 7 1 6 7 1.0 4 Sam Chichak Sockeyes 5 2 3 5 Midget Ellis, Josh Rockets 4 3 1 4 Brent Fletcher 7 3 2 5 0.7 17 CJ Legassic Flames 7 2 3 5 Team W L T % STK PF PA PTS Zagrodney, Graham Rockets 4 0 4 4 CJ Legassic 7 2 3 5 0.7 10 Reily Moff at Steelers 8 2 3 5 Langley 4 0 0 1.000 Won 4 122 15 8 McDonald, Chris Thunderbirds 4 1 3 4 Shane Harle 7 2 2 4 0.6 2 Sean Pesut Icebreakers 7 1 4 5 North Delta 3 0 0 1.000 Won 3 104 7 6 Lawlor, Brady Bruins 4 1 3 4 Tristano Falbo 6 1 3 4 0.7 2 Zack Henry Panthers 5 0 5 5 Coquitlam 3 0 0 1.000 Won 3 67 8 6 Burroughs, Kyle Hawks 4 1 3 4 Matthew Genovese 7 0 4 4 0.6 6 Ryan Cuthbert Ice Hawks 8 0 5 5 Cloverdale 3 1 0 .750 Won 3 86 59 6 Grieve, Kolten Bruins 4 1 3 4 Matthew Bevilacqua 7 0 3 3 0.4 4 Mike Phillipson Kodiaks 6 3 1 4 Nanaimo 3 1 0 .750 Won 1 105 31 6 Elford, Devon Hawks 4 2 2 4 Lucas Douglas 5 2 0 2 0.4 2 Taylan Kornelsen Devils 7 3 1 4 Victoria 3 1 0 .750 Won 3 60 27 6 Cooke, Scott Hawks 4 3 1 4 Matthew Keller 5 2 0 2 0.4 23 Marco Finucci Devils 2 2 2 4 Mission 3 1 0 .750 Won 2 67 43 6 Duncan, Justin Cougars 4 3 1 4 Felix Fiedler 4 1 1 2 0.5 2 J. Hamaguchi Sockeyes 5 2 2 4 Cowichan 2 2 0 .500 Lost 2 44 83 4 Johnson, Levon Cougars 4 3 1 4 Paul Piluso 2 1 1 2 1.0 2 Cody Heinen Pilots 5 2 2 4 White Rock 1 2 0 .333 Lost 1 42 38 2 Ellison, Dayne Thunderbirds 4 1 3 4 Joey Weilmeier 7 0 2 2 0.3 4 Grange Gordon Steelers 7 2 2 4 Chilliwack 1 2 0 .333 Lost 2 59 53 2 Egli, Brandon Thunderbirds 4 1 2 3 Jake Howardson 5 1 0 1 0.2 0 Shane Harle Flames 7 2 2 4 Meadow Ridge 1 3 0 .250 Lost 3 54 60 2 Santucci, Joey Chiefs 2 3 0 3 Adam Bartsch 4 1 0 1 0.3 0 Nicholas Gushue Steelers 8 2 2 4 Richmond White 1 3 0 .250 Lost 3 50 71 2 Reinhart, Sam Giants 4 0 3 3 Bayne Ryshak 7 0 1 1 0.1 6 Scott Mackey Steelers 8 2 2 4 North Surrey 1 3 0 .250 Lost 1 55 79 2 Green, Taylor Chiefs 2 1 2 3 Reece Rivard 7 0 0 0 0.0 2 Aaron Merrick Ice Hawks 8 2 2 4 Richmond Black 1 3 0 .250 Lost 2 38 94 2 Burnaby 1 3 0 .250 Won 1 42 112 2 Westside 1 3 0 .250 Lost 1 49 117 2 Get your community sports fi rst @ www.mapleridgenews.com Vancouver 0 4 0 .000 Lost 4 14 161 0 Sports

Tanner Hartley of the SRT Titans tries to shake off a tackle from Pitt’s Zachary Tripp-Bu- chanan Tuesday afternoon.

James Maclennan/ THE NEWS Titans take first Alouette Bowl worse for the Marauders, who tackled on a kick return. SRT beats Pitt 26-18 in fi rst were down seven starters by “That kid is tougher than the fi nal whistle. nails,” said Gowler. “He didn’t meeting of rival programs Mauricio Zolliker, Jabcob Cur- cry, he didn’t scream, he just rie, Logan Chick, and Jacob came back to the bench holding by Robert Mangelsdorf Harinen all left the game with his arm. staff reporter injuries, joining injured players “Our trainer turned white AJ Gill, Joe Schuster, and Mi- when she saw it.” chael Brain on the sideline. Chick will be out for the re- The Samuel Robertson Tech- To make matters worse, the mainder of the season, and was nical Titans can lay claim to Marauders had a touchdown to undergo surgery Thursday. the fi rst-ever victory between called back on penalty. SRT faces the Robert Bate- district’s two football programs, “It was Murphy’s Law,” said man Timberwolves of Abbots- after beating the Pitt Meadows Gowler. ford Wednesday, Oct. 6, on the Marauders 26-18 at home in Ma- The most gruesome injury of road, while Pitt faces the Lang- ple Ridge Tuesday afternoon. all was that of Chick, who broke ley Saints at home on Tuesday, The Marauders could not his severly after getting gang Oct. 5. come up with a way to contain six-foot-four Titans running back Rashaun Simonise, who repeatedly broke free for big yardage. Hundreds gathered for the ju- nior varsity match-up, the fi rst ever at any level between the two district rivals. “There’s a rivalry there for sure,” said Marauders coach Curt Gowler. “There was noth- ing but chirping on the fi eld, and that’s where it belongs.You don’t want them going on Fa- cebook and calling each other names, cause that’s what kids do.” Both teams are now tied with identical 1-1 records in AA East- James Maclennan/THE NEWS ern Conference play. Pitt Meadows Marauder Logan Chick winces on the sidelines after suffering Things could not have gone a broken wrist during a game against the SRT Titans on Tuesday.