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Andrew Wong of Wild Rice was among the sold-out crowd at the River Market last Thursday night for the Àrst annual Royal City Meetup.

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Tim Bruneau is the minister at First Presbyterian Church, which is the focal point for celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Presbyterianism in New Westminster.

150 years of keeping the faith Roots of Presbyterian church in city date back to 1862 Grant Granger ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com

In the last decade of the 1800s religion was a competitive and sensitive business. The many denominations were often divided along cultural and philosophical lines.

So when the Great Fire of 1898 broke out in Downtown New Westminster wiping out the places of worship for the Anglicans, Baptists and Methodists, it was an unusual

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gesture for the Presbyterians to offer their sanctuary to the others.

To Rev. Tim Bruneau it may have been the denomination’s ¿nest hour in its 150 years in the city.

“That was signi¿cant back then.

Today most people don’t have a clue about the differences,” says Bruneau, whose First Presbyterian church will be celebrating the sesquicentennial of the Presbyterian presence in the city Saturday and Sunday. “Blood was shed in Canada because of the differences in denominations. What people believed at that time was a statement. They felt their salvation

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depended on choosing the right church. I’m sure it was a split vote (to allow the other denominations to worship in their sanctuary).”

The Presbyterian church has its roots in Scottish and Irish immigrants coming to New Westminster in 1862.

Its ¿rst physical building was 321 Carnarvon St., which was constructed in 1863. It now serves as a church hall for Emmanuel Pentecostal, which was built next door in 1889, and originally housed St. Andrew’s Presbyterian.

Other Presbyterian congregations popped up in the city— Knox, West End, and St. Aidan’s. It wasn’t

unusual to have so many so close together in the late 19th century, when residents walked or rode horses everywhere and attending church was important on Sundays.

The original church where First Presbyterian now sits at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Seventh Street in the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood was St. Stephen’s, built in 1903. The churches were losing a lot of members in the 1940s, so St. Stephen’s amalgamated with St. Andrew’s to form First Presbyterian.

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The Ànal payment on the $1 million advance given to the New Westminster school district’s business company (SD40BC) in 2002 has been paid off.

The district announced Friday, SD40BC made its Ànal payment of $189,000, plus interest. Since 2007, a private company owned by the district, has made more than $1 million for the district, said company president Brent Atkinson, a former school trustee.

“The company can now focus its efforts on new initiatives to provide greater Ànancial support to beneÀt New Westminster students,” said Atkinson in a press release. Board of education chair James Janzen credited Atkinson’s leadership along with company directors, offshore partners and district staff with turning around the fortunes of the business company.

SD40BC operates an overseas school offering the B.C. curriculum and English as a second language classes in Wenzhou, China. ggranger@ newwestnewsleader.com

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Author, astrologer and botanist to speak Author, astrologer and botanist J. Lee Lehman will give two talks and two workshops on astrology in New Westminster next week.

Lehman, who has a PhD in botany from Rutgers University, is a professor at Kepler College, which specializes in astrological education, in Lynnwood, Wash.

She will speak on Thursday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m., and Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at New Westminster’s International Spiritualist Alliance, 201-317 Columbia St. She will also do workshops, put on by the Fraser Valley Astrological Guild, from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March 11.

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Cackleberries, a New Westminster-based children’s educational entertainment website, has introduced a special-needs character into its virtual world of Oville in partnership with Variety International–The Children’s Charity.

A new Cackleberry named Charitee will reside in the of¿cial virtual Variety House and use a wheelchair to get around Oville.

Cackleberries is designed for children aged three to seven, so putting an awareness program is

A report of a student with a gun at New Westminster secondary just before the end of school Friday turned out to be false, according to police. Two students reported a boy, possibly a student, tried to sell them a gun.

Police vehicles surrounded the school before con¿rming no threats were made and a ¿rearm had not been seen.

The school was not placed under lockdown but students were instructed to leave the grounds as soon as the bell rang for the last class.

A police search con¿rmed the school was clear of any

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“Awareness of difference starts at an early age, and that awareness can be positive or negative. In Oville, the message is de¿nitely a positive one for children,

Three New Westminster restaurants are opening their doors to support British Columbians living with HIV/ AIDS. The Old Bavaria Haus, the Terminal Pub and Wild Rice are participating in the 18th annual Dining Out For Life fundraiser being run across the Lower Mainland on March 29.

On that day, the restaurants will contribute 25 per cent of their sales to A Loving Spoonful and Friends For Life charities.

Stella Artois will also

donate a dollar for every bottle of beer sold.

To view all the participating restaurants go to www.diningoutforlife. com/vancouver/restaurants.

How can New West be more family-friendly?

KidsNewWest.ca is conducting research to help make the business community in New Westminster more family friendly. The non-pro¿t online resource has developed a survey asking “what makes a business family-friendly?” It is available at svy.mk/ NWCDPP until March 9.

MOODY PARK RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING

CITYPAGE QUEEN’S PARK MASTER PLAN Tell us what your ideas and priorities are for the future of Queen’s Park.

Queen’s Park Ideas Event Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Queen’s Park Arena Lobby (and remote locations around the park) Bring your park stories, photos and enter to win prizes. For more information, please visit the project website at www.newwestpcr.ca.

MCBRIDE SAPPERTON RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING March 8, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Knox Church Hall Come out to talk with friends and neighbours about neighbourhood livability issues.

• Parcel J at Victoria Hill • Future plans for Elizabeth Fry Society • Pattullo Bridge For further information please contact Geoff Pinkerton at 604-520-9594.

CITY PARKING PERMITS All city residential and visitor parking permits expire on March 31, 2012.

Renewal fee for the year is $5.00 per permit.

Please note: ICBC Vehicle Registration must be provided for residential permits and Proof of Residency must be provided for visitor permits.

All permits can be renewed at City Hall. Please bring in your existing parking permit hangers when renewing. For more information, please contact the Engineering Department at 604-527-4592.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at New Westminster Public Library, Plaskett Room Agenda Items: • Guidelines for Residents’ Associations • Moody Park Clean Sweep Presentation • Traffic report • Police report • Election of officers for 2012 - 2013 You are an MPRA member if you reside within these boundaries: 10th Ave, 6th St, 6th Ave and 12th St Nominations are sought for new executive members.

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FRASER CEMETERY SPRING CLEANING Please be advised that beginning March 19, 2012, the staff at the Fraser Cemetery will begin removing items placed near grave markers in preparation for this season’s grounds maintenance. Items such as boxes, shells, toys, tripods, trees, shrubs and plants are not permitted as per the Cemetery Bylaw 7068, 2006, and will be removed.

Please call the Fraser Cemetery if you have any questions at 604-522-1323.

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EVENTS Wednesday, March 7 6:00 pm Community Heritage Commission Committee Room #2 Thursday, March 8 2:00 pm Seniors Advisory Committee Committee Room #2 5:00 pm Public Art Advisory Committee Committee Room #2 Monday, March 12 3:00 pm Committee of the Whole Committee Room #2 7:00 pm Regular Meeting of Council Council Chamber

TRAVEL SHOWS AT THE LIBRARY Take an armchair trip for some Spring Hiking in Jordan. Retired Chief Librarian Ron Clancy will show his travel photos twice: Wednesday, March 7 at 2:30 pm and Wednesday, March 14 at 7:30 pm.

The travel shows are co-sponsored by the University Women’s Club of New Westminster and are held in the library’s auditorium.

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At its peak, in 1972, First had 568 members, but attendance began to dwindle because it took on a more charismatic inÀuence where they would claim to speak in tongues and other activities that were “un-Presbyterian” alienating some of the longtime members. With that, and a broader shift in Canada, the parish now has 122 members.

These days First has experienced a boost thanks to ethnic diversity, particularly from the Filipino and African communities, says Bruneau.

The challenge facing First is to retain enough traditional elements so longtime parishioners remain comfortable while allowing for the multicultural diversity to feel welcome and expand the congregation.

“Right now it’s very good for our church. The Presbyterian Church was traditionally meant for those of British descent— Scottish and Irish. But the Presbyterian churches that are Àourishing today, welcome diversity and different kinds of music,” says Bruneau.

“Things seem to be going in a good direction.”

• The 150th anniversary celebrations will begin on Saturday (March 10) at Emmanuel Pentacostal starting at 10 a.m. with a prayer meeting and tour of the historic site. An open house at First Presbyterian starts at 4 p.m. followed by a banquet that will have local historian Archie Miller as one of the speakers. Sunday’s worship service at 10:30 a.m. will involve several former ministers including Cal Chambers, who participated in the 100th anniversary.

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Teacher Andy Beerwalk was among the striking teachers protesting along Eighth Street in front of New Westminster secondary school on Monday, the Àrst day of their three day work stoppage.

Teachers upbeat about public support for strike action Tide turned with introduction of Bill 22: union head Grant Granger ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com

As teachers walked the picket line at one New Westminster school in blustery, wet conditions Monday morning, a young man approached them carrying coffee and muf¿ns to show his support.

Since he appeared to be in his early 20s it would have been a signi¿cant expense, said New Westminster Teachers’ Union president Grant Osborne, making his support even more meaningful.

Osborne said the ¿rst day of the planned three-day strike went extremely well, despite the rain and wind. Plenty of passersby honked their horns in support, said Osborne, buoying the spirits of those carrying signs.

“The membership is very upbeat.

They felt real good about the response,” said Osborne shortly after doing a tour of all the school sites in the city. “It’s been very uplifting for people.”

He believes the public support tide turned in favour of the teachers when the government introduced Bill 22 last week. Once it is passed it will no longer allow teachers to strike, and imposes a mediator on both sides with the restriction of enforcing the province’s “net zero” policy for government wage contracts.

“It takes away the rights of teachers which hurts kids. It came down when both sides had agreed to go to mediation and that would have been a good sign,” said Osborne. “It has punitive ¿nes if there is a continuation of the strike, and the government gets to choose the mediator and terms of reference. It is a gutting of our contract with a government-appointed mediator who really isn’t a mediator.”

Osborne also said the bill erodes the

numbers on class size and composition.

“It’s a very egregious piece of legislation and we hope the public will realize this and speak out,” he said.

New Westminster superintendent John Woudzia said everything went smoothly at all of its schools Monday morning. He said only two students showed up for school throughout the district and they were supervised by administration staff.

“Basically it appears our families did understand the message we put out over the weekend about the schools being open but no instruction taking place,” said Woudzia.

The district warned parents that although schools would remain open there would not be enough staff on hand to supervise students and advised parents ¿nd alternative child care.

The Westminster Children’s After School Society did offer a school-day program for children already registered in their out-of-school programs.

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Kacey Rogers, 31, was fatally shot in his home on Grosvenor Road near 140th Street in North Surrey late in the evening of Sunday, Feb. 26.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation team, working with Delta police, New Westminster police and other Lower Mainland units, arrested two men.

According to IHIT, Joshua Martinez, 19, of New Westminster and Russell Bidesi, 21, of Surrey are both charged with second degree murder while using a Àrearm, robbery and being in possession of a prohibited weapon.

“This was a planned home invasion turned deadly,” said Corp.

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MacIntosh said investigators are looking into possible gang associations.

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Parent’s appeal of $1,400 FOI bill denied by school district If Ànal appeal to province not successful, plans to seek donations to pay for request Grant Granger ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com

An appeal by a New Westminster parent of a $1,385 fee charged for a freedom of information request has been denied by the school district.

Lisa Chao had ¿led the FOI asking for the last ¿ve years of

math marks from Grade 8 to 12 in New Westminster broken down by class, grade and teacher.

When she got the bill, Chao appealed the levy claiming it was “inappropriate.”

In a letter to Chao this week, the district rejected her appeal.

Assistant superintendent Al Balanuik said Chao’s request would require 1,700 pages of information. According to Balanuik, New Westminster secondary offers an average of

70 math classes a year, with an average of 28 students per class which means 9,800 student records. He also said breaking it down by teacher would be against the privacy portion of freedom of information legislation.

“Simply, the school district needs to ensure its resources are expended appropriately.

Given the depth and breadth of the three requests that you submitted, it was determined a fee was appropriate,” said

Balanuik in the letter.

Chao said in an email she will appeal to the provincial privacy commissioner, but if that fails will be taking donations to help her pay for her requests, which she intends to follow through on.

She said a neighbour, who is a senior, knocked on her door recently “to donate to the cause,” but she has yet to accept funds, although the list of names who she will contact is growing.

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After initially balking at accepting the appointment, New Westminster school trustee MaryAnn Mortensen has agreed to be the board of education representative to the B.C. Public School Employers

Association (BCPSEA). in Burnaby, he is a member Following the November of CUPE, which represents civic election, board chair district support staff.

James Janzen selected At the time, Janzen Mortensen because she questioned whether was the only one he Lisa Graham was deemed not to be in a eligible as well because conÀict of interest. Three her husband is a of the seven trustees are MORTENSEN CUPE member who teachers while Casey works in Burnaby.

Cook has a daughter At the time, employed by the school Mortensen declined the district. Although Janzen works appointment because she

needed more clarity of what the role would entail and if she would be able to attend appropriate meetings. On Wednesday, Mortensen said she has since learned a lot more about the responsibilities and has decided to accept the position.

On Tuesday, the board also appointed Graham as the alternate rep to BCPSEA. ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com

How old is Queen’s Park?

Fact: Queen’s park was dedicated in 1888. It will turn 125 in 2013.

What are your ideas and priorities for the future of Queen’s Park?

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It’s always a good thing, she said, for an organization or a business to stop and assess the service they are providing to their clients or members.

“You want to be not only meeting their needs but exceeding their needs,” said Germiquet.

“You just can’t assume what your constituents want. You need to engage them in your organization.”

She said the chamber’s membership has remained stable at just under 400 in the last few years, even though according to city statistics the number of business licences at the end of 2011 is more than double what it was in 2006 going from 1,762 to 3,805.

The chamber’s annual events also include the Celebration of Business Excellence awards (COBE) and the Royal City Builders Awards, both of which are usually held near the end of the year.

An annual spring tradition in New Westminster is moving to late fall.

The chamber of commerce has decided to postpone its annual citizen of the year and Bernie Legge cultural awards, that usually take place at the end of March, until Nov. 28.

Although they got some quality candidates, there weren’t enough nominations, said chamber executive director Cori-Lynn Germiquet, who doesn’t believe there is any shortage of citizens in the city worthy of recognition.

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No winners in dispute

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The full-scale strike this week by B.C. teachers was inevitable.

After essentially working to rule for months while the government dug in its heels on its “net zero” wage freeze mandate, tensions ¿nally reached the boiling point.

And the teachers were walking the sidewalks on a cold, rainy Monday morning instead of imparting the Three Rs in warm, dry classrooms.

Working parents, accustomed to the workaday routine of carting their kids off to school while they went to their jobs, were left scrambling for alternative care and activities to keep them occupied.

That the labour dispute was allowed to reach this stage is a gamble by both sides. The BC Teachers Federation says the strategy it had been employing since the beginning of the school year created little disruption on learning or the daily routines of schoolkids and their families while still allowing its 41,000 members to make their point. By escalating their job action to a province-wide walkout, teachers are hoping they’ll be able to drive home their stand that years of government cutbacks to education funding have strangled their ability to educate effectively.

The government, by introducing legislation that would impose its own mediator to settle the dispute once and for all and force the teachers back to their desks, is gambling the voting public is fed up with the teachers.

Letting the teachers cool their heels outside for a few days, causing great disruption to students and their parents, may only feed that impression.

While most high-stakes gambits have a winner and loser, this one only has losers.

Students will lose three valuable days of learning. Parents will lose sleep, and likely a few bucks, organizing alternative care.

Teachers will lose income and risk losing support. The government risks losing understanding for its hard-line stance.

It’s dif¿cult to see how the wounds from this fractious dispute will ever be healed.

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BCTF indoctrinating our kids VICTORIA – Perhaps the single most ridiculous stunt in the lead-up to this week’s teachers’ strike was pulled at an elementary school here in the capital.

A teacher gave her Grade 1 class an assignment for anti-bullying day: take crayons in hand and write to Education Minister George Abbott, demanding he stop bullying their teacher and address class size and composition.

This North Korea-style political indoctrination of six-year-olds was a mistake, according to the local teachers’ union boss, who vaguely indicated that the unnamed teacher would apologize to parents.

Is this self-serving abuse of teacher authority an isolated incident? My experience as a parent and journalist suggests it is not, and recent events support that.

By Friday, students across B.C. were skipping class in solidarity with their teachers, led by budding campus radicals suddenly conversant with B.C. Teachers’ Federation talking points about “Bill 22.”

This left-wing groupthink pervades the education system from public schools through

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taxpayer-supported colleges and universities.

After a couple of generations of this indoctrination, almost everyone “knows” that government under-funding is at the heart of every school problem, standardized testing is an assault on the fragile self-esteem of students, and reducing class size is the top priority for improving educational outcomes. All of this is glaringly false union propaganda, reinforced in classroom “current affairs” discussions.

Don’t believe me? Google “Study: Class size doesn’t matter” for the latest on a growing stack of scienti¿c evidence that shows you and your children are being forcefed lies.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Susan Lambert announced the strike on live TV

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with a remarkable string of rhetoric about the “Orwellian” legislation that will soon put an end to this teacher tantrum. The government needs to negotiate “clearly, rationally and respectfully,” said the boss of union representatives who have spent the last year insulting the taxpayers’ negotiators by telling them to “go back to your masters” and get a couple of billion more.

Clearly? It was the BCTF that announced its work-to-rule plan for the fall and then took the summer off. It was the BCTF that didn’t even present its outrageous 16-per-cent wage demand until January, a full 10 months after formal negotiations began, and accompanied it with a false costing.

Orwellian? At a sparsely attended rally on the legislature lawn, local teachers’ unions marched out their most strident tame trustee to demand the government “come to the table” with billions. One teacher in the crowd held up a large sign adorned with three mug shots: Premier Christy Clark, ex-premier Gordon Campbell and Benito Mussolini, to illustrate a multiple-choice

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question about “fascism.”

This teacher should be assigned to write an essay about the Italian dictator’s formative years, and his schooling in particular.

In Vancouver, a protesting teacher got big media play, holding up a sign proclaiming that “it’s not about a wage increase, it’s about classroom conditions.”

This too is a lie. The BCTF trotted out its standard “children ¿rst” rhetoric, then tabled its breathtakingly out-of-touch bene¿t demands. It doesn’t take a math teacher to see what its $2 billion wage/bene¿t fantasy would actually do to classrooms.

For his part, Abbott started out pretty keen about students and parents heading down to occupy their local school and replace striking teachers with volunteers for a couple of days. But he changed his tune after the support staff union started grumbling about parents colouring too close to their craft lines.

One ¿ght at a time, I guess.

The next one will be over teacher performance assessment and the choke-hold of union seniority on school jobs.

Jean Hincks

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FOI charge reflects poorly on SD40 Re: School district rejects parents appeal of $1,385 FOI charge For the school district to suggest that the collection of ¿ve years of math marks is a dif¿cult task for them is ridiculous. If the school district followed their own policies regarding assessment, evaluation and reporting, the information would have been collected at the end of each semester going back much longer than ¿ve years. It reminds me of a child complaining about the un¿nished science project due in the morning, when they’ve had weeks to work on it.

If the district isn’t keeping track of what they are doing, then what are they doing?

Val Christensen New Westminster

VALUE VILLAGE KEY PARTNER TO BIG BROTHERS Re: Where does thrift store cash go? (NewsLeader, Feb. 22) As executive director at Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, I must respond to recently published

comments that “little money ends up in the hand of non-pro¿ts” from the collection of clothing which is sold in Value Village stores.

This could not be further from the truth.

In fact, funding generated from clothing donation contributes over 50 per cent of our annual program costs at Big Brothers. Without this revenue stream, we would not be able to maintain our programs for at-risk children throughout the Lower Mainland.

We do not operate our own thrift stores because it would not be as economical as our very fair arrangement with Value Village. We do not have the retail expertise to operate stores and, in our view, it is preferable for our staff to focus on what they do best which is to help children. The comment that they are “not really supporting charity” and that “truckers [are] getting rich driving around picking up stuff” is incorrect. Our paid drivers pick up the clothing donations and drop them off at Value Village with the proceeds helping Big Brothers to create matches, recruit volunteers

and develop new programs.

Clothing donation is quite literally our life line to continue serving the community.

Valerie Lambert executive director Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver

POETRY FINDING NEW VOICES Re: Overcoming poetry phobia (Column, NewsLeader, Feb. 17) It’s easier to be a poet these days.

Imagine how much simpler the re-writing is, getting to the “perfect page,” with computers (The Three Rs of Poetry: rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. That’s one of my own short poems, from my “Poems on Poems” directory.)

Anne Hopkinson, by the way (my records show) had three ¿nalists in the Burnaby Writers’ Society Contest in 2010 when the theme was “water.” I’ll bet they were all poems.

When I arrived in New Westminster four years ago I looked thoroughly for a place for poetry.

Now, thanks to our current poet laureate (Candice James), there are more poetry events in New Westminster in a week than I care to “shake a pen” at.

She and I co-founded Poetic Justice, which now takes place at the Heritage Grill. Renaissance Books continues to hold open mic and musical events. You can have your own “poetry crawl” some Sunday afternoons, taking in both.

I persuaded Ruth Kozak to come out to mentor a Monday morning writing group. We now meet at Waves, Columbia and Begbie, from 10 till noon, with a $5 drop-in charge. While the emphasis might be on memoirs, and most members write prose, some of us are poets.

(I’ve been calling my work “poemoirs” for decades.)

The Nov. 9, 2011, Remembrance Day issue of the NewsLeader included ¿ne poetry by Susan McLeod. She has written many poems about New Westminster.

Perhaps Susan will be our next poet laureate.

It seems that many people, who weren’t writing poetry since

they were teens, are now letting themselves hear the muse. This might be in a competitive sense as a slam poet, or as a “reporter,” or both. (On a recent two-month trip, I averaged a poem a day.)

Franci Louann New Westminster

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Local trio in starring roles Douglas play gives Shakespeare an interesting twist Three New Westminster residents will star in a production about a pair of crisscrossed lovers being put on by Douglas College.

The Very Ecstasy of Love is a romantic farce of hidden agendas, cunning meddlers and a vengeful sibling that has Shakespearean connections.

The play stars New Westminster’s Emma Hughes (Luisa), Josh Martin (Alfred) and Chelsea Stamp-Vincent (Susana).

New Westminster’s Emma Hughes (Luisa), Josh Martin (Alfred) and Chelsea StampVincent (Susana) star in The Very Ecstasy of Love, which runs March 16-24 at Douglas Director Thrasso Petras College. and Douglas theatre department coordinator provision it had to be adapted want this character to be? As an Allan Lysell took a story of a to local cultural mores and actor in a traditional play, you’re mismatched bride and groom who conventions, which Lysell and more of an interpreter. In this play ¿nd their true loves at their own Petras did to create The Very you’re more of a creator. There wedding reception and set it on Ecstasy of Love. are some given circumstances, one of the Gulf Islands.

They not only adapted the but if you don’t like them, you In 2005, American playwright story, but manipulated the can change them.”

Charles Mee wrote Cardenio, characters to conform to the a play inspired by Double capabilities and talents of the • The play runs March 16 to 24 Falsehood, which itself came student actors. at the Laura C. Muir Performing from a lost Shakespeare play “It’s a different sort of theatre Arts Theatre at Douglas College’s called the History of Cardenio. experience,” said Petras in a New Westminster campus. Tickets Mee offered up Cardenio news release. “We get to say to are $6 to $12 and are available to different theatre companies the students, what do you want to through the Massey Theatre (604around the world with the bring to this role? What do you 521-5050).

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hose who attended school programming of sports university; those 50 and more sports ignoring the or older, will fondly opportunities which arts provide. recall that university was Imagination is also a type of inexpensive, a cool place to be, game play and the arts provides a learning and social place, and many outlets for creativity. one not especially demanding I know I’m biased to the arts of the course ¿eld, but I have fitting the job. to argue that a I recall taking more fulsome an abundance and balanced of courses involvement which interested which includes the Rick Carswell me—not ones that arts, is invaluable might employ me. to the growth So, imagine now: of the intellect, There are kindergarten classes social awareness and the worldly in Canada established which set connectedness which we need in educational tracking to eventual our society. I would also argue employment. How sad is that? that an artistic education enlarges Our children, as never before, are parts within each of us, young or asked to plan a life before even old, which requires nurturing. experiencing the smallest part of Simply put: Even with the child that life. It almost seems the job learning to paint, creativity starts market – a ghost of lost dreams young and needs encouragement.

– is demanding that all education I worry that talent in the arts effort be directed to one sole goal, is being overlooked for the the demand of landing a job. immediate job market. Without Meanwhile, many parents these generations of dreamers, enroll their children in after designers and creative souls,

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I’m always on about arts funding cutbacks. But perhaps such cutbacks are a symptom of a society with priorities askew.

We can all enjoy the mastery of Michelangelo but really I only care here about our children and the act of creating. Without creative experience and training who will imagine our continuing world?

It’s a matter for discussion.

Let’s all get crayons and colour our way to a better world.

Rick Carswell is president of the Arts Council of New Westminster

ARTS & CULTURE Tenugui-Design Excellence in Japanese Daily Life: Showcasing the roots of the unique art form of designing the multi-purpose traditional textile. When: Jan. 13 to March 24. Where: National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby. Info: 604-7777000 or www.jcnm.ca.

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2 Event attendees Lexi Soukoreff and Brenda Truong enjoy an evening of mingling.

3 1 Event co-organizer Tej Kainth and Mayor Wayne Wright lead the meetup to success.

3 Local entrepreneurs Andrew Kumar of Yellow Hat and Arvand Alviri of VenueWize take part in the meetup.

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Three of the Lower Mainland’s networking powerhouses came together last Thursday for the inaugural Royal City Meetup at the newly established Network Hub in New Westminster. Bringing together N.E.X.T. New West, Vancouver Entrepreneurs Meetup and Metro Vancouver Professionals (MVP), the room was buzzing with energy. The meetup hosted the Mayor of New Westminster Wayne Wright and founder and president of the Salient Group Robert Fung, who said he will soon redevelop New West’s historic Trapp Block. The Columbia Street project is part of a larger revitalization in the city’s Downtown, Fung said, adding that the dynamic there is similar to what is happening in Vancouver’s Gastown.

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4 Brad Tones of the Columbia Theatre and City Councillor Bill Harper share drinks and talk shop. 5 Event volunteers Carly Matheson of Slant Six Games and Jay Hazelwood of RE/MAX pour and share the vino throughout the evening.

6 6 Co-founders of The Network Hub and venue hosts, Jay Catalan and Minna Van welcomed networkers.

9 9 Event organizers Minna Van of Vancouver Entrepreneurs Meetup, Jason Wong of Metro Vancouver Professionals and Tej Kainth of N.E.X.T. New West welcome the full house.

7 7 Wild Rice restaurateur Andrew Wong joins the event with enthusiasm.

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Recital: Canadian soprano Stephanie Nakagawa and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music DMA candidate, Joni Chan, perform a recital of Japanese and Canadian art songs, opera arias, and solo piano pieces.

When: Friday, March 9, 8 p.m. Where: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cr., Burnaby.

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Kingsway-Imperial Neighbourhood Association community meeting: A City of Burnaby community planner will speak on the positive growth in and plans for the Royal Oak Plan Area. When: Wednesday, March 14, 7-9 p.m. Where: Windsor Community Learning Centre, 6907 Gilley Ave., Burnaby.

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History in the Heights: Learn about the early pioneers of Burnaby Heights and how to research information on neighbourhood including the history of heritage homes, churches and businesses. The Burnaby Heights Neighbourhood Association presents guest speakers from the City of Burnaby archives and Burnaby Village Museum. When: Wednesday, March 14, 7 p.m. Where: McGill Branch, Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St., Burnaby. Free but space limited. Info or to register: 604-2998955 or in person at the library.

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Murdered kids prompt apology, study Tom Fletcher

will establish a new domestic violence unit, VICTORIA – The 2008 murder after a multi-ministry of three children by their father in study of the system by Merritt could have been avoided deputy ministers for by better co-ordination between children, justice, health mental health, justice and child social development and protection ministries, B.C.’s education. children’s advocate concludes in a Opposition critics new report. pointed out that the latest Allan Schoenborn was B.C. budget contained diagnosed with mental illness in no new money for such 1999 and prescribed anti-psychotic a unit, despite similar medicine, after causing an accident recommendations with his young daughter in the made in 2010 from the vehicle and making false claims investigation of the about the child being poisoned and murder of a mother, sexually abused. It was his only child and grandparents Minister of Children and Family Development Mary McNeill announced that her mental health treatment until after ministry will establish a new domestic violence unit, after a multi-ministry by Peter Lee in suburban he was arrested for killing his three study of the system by deputy ministers for children, justice, health social Victoria in 2009. development and education. children in their Merritt home McNeill said the nine years later, Representative Schoenborn’s mental illness and substance government has taken a for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel- abuse because he was not interviewed from series of steps to improve its response to Lafond found in her investigation of the these perspectives by police, corrections domestic violence, including a training for case. or child protection,” Turpel-Lafond wrote. police of¿cers and childrens’ ministry staff Turpel-Lafond found there were “Also, there was very little collaboration or and early psychosis intervention programs several police calls and interventions information sharing among those systems.” at health authorities. by the Ministry of Children and Family Premier Christy Clark and Children The Family Law Act, passed in Development during those years before the and Family Development Minister Mary November, provides for a new protection murders of Kaitlynne, age 12, Max, 8 and McNeill both apologized in the legislature order to limit contact between family Cordon, 5.

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OxyContin phase-out brings ‘panic’ for addicts Jeff Nagel jnagel@blackpress.ca

CHOICEquotes Ann Livingstone, VANDU People can be very, very vulnerable when they’re in withdrawal. That’s when you’ll see women take stupid chances if they’re selling sex or men decide to rob some place.

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She also expects PharmaCare to carefully scrutinize all OxyContin patients who seek to switch to OxyNEO. Ann Livingstone, an advocate with VANDU (Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users), also expects reduced oxycodone access to trigger a switch to more potent narcotics such as morphine derivative Dilaudid or heroin.

“There needs to be some outreach,” Livingstone said.

“People can be very, very vulnerable when they’re in withdrawal.

That’s when you’ll see women take stupid chances if they’re selling sex or men decide to rob some place.”

She said OxyContin

abuse is big in the Abbotsford area, where recreational users have taken to crushing the pills and snorting the powder.

Others start on the drug after a car accident or sports injury and over time increase their dosages beyond what is covered as their dependency grows.

“Then they just start buying from the black market.”

Livingstone said health of¿cials should look at ways to offer substitution therapy drugs, like Suboxone, to help wean users and prepare for a surge in detox demand.

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B.C.’s decision to clamp down hard on prescription access to oxycodone-based narcotic painkillers has prompted concern that desperate addicts may turn to other drugs or crime.

OxyContin, dubbed “hillbilly heroin” on the street, is being phased out by its maker and replaced with OxyNEO, which contains the same active ingredient but comes in a different pill form that’s harder to crush and then snort or inject.

B.C.’s health ministry said Wednesday it will no longer cover OxyContin through PharmaCare as of March 8 and new prescriptions for the replacement OxyNEO will be approved only in exceptional cases through a special authority program.

Dr. Caroline Ferris, who works at the 30-bed Creekside Withdrawal Management Centre in Surrey, said more than one-third of incoming detox patients are addicted to prescription drugs and many of them are on OxyContin.

“It’s a big problem,” she said, predicting a rise in armed robberies and other crime as the last of the drug vanishes later this month and its street price skyrockets.

“I think there will be a lot of panic,” Ferris said.

“We’re probably going to see more break-ins to pharmacy warehouses and other places stockpiling the last of the OxyContins.”

Most illicit users will simply switch to heroin, she predicted.

Legitimate patients will still have access to either OxyNEO or other opioids, Ferris said, adding she supports the province’s decision to try to curb abuse of the prescription drug.

“It’s just as well that this stuff comes off the market,” she said.

OxyContin sells

for $50 to $60 per 80-milligram tablet on the street, where it trades like currency.

Ferris said part of the problem is that plenty of people obtain the drug by prescription who don’t actually use it themselves.

Some who have good bene¿t plans get it for free and pass it on to friends or family who would have to pay more for it.

Ferris said others on welfare may get OxyContin free through PharmaCare, sell the pills, and then use the money to buy alcohol, crack or heroin – all of which are much cheaper.

She estimated 20 per cent of controlled prescription drugs like OxyContin end up in unauthorized hands.

Ferris said a serious effort should be made to “weed out the diverters” – possibly by doctors conducting urine tests of patients to ¿nd those who don’t actually use the pills they’re

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Metro debates touchy issue of reserve voting Proposal would disenfranchise some residents Jeff Nagel jnagel@blackpress.ca

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Metro Vancouver directors are split over whether the regional district should try to block residents of Indian Reserves from voting in future civic elections.

Reserve residents in most cities can vote in municipal elections because the reserves are within city boundaries.

But that ability may have unintended consequences as local First Nations build market condo developments on their reserves and usher in thousands of new non-aboriginal residents.

Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew, vice-chair of Metro’s aboriginal affairs committee, said the planned Squamish Nation development in West Vancouver could add 30,000 residents who would not pay city taxes but would have a vote in civic elections.

He argues a reserve voting block that big could alter the outcome of future council elections or referenda – perhaps causing the city to spend more on new projects without those residents having to contribute to the cost.

The proposed solution is for Metro cities to seek provincial government permission to redraw their boundaries to exclude Indian Reserves, ending the civic vote for their residents.

“I do not believe we can disenfranchise voters,” said Lions Bay Mayor Brenda Broughton at a Metro board meeting Friday.

Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer said it is distorted logic for Metro cities to invert the

principle of no taxation without “We are not the decision representation and insist on “no makers. We just think they are representation without taxation.” important issues to be discussed.”

If it took that stance, she said, Metro already raised the idea it would have to deny the vote to with the province last fall after renters, people in social housing the Lower Mainland Treaty and others who don’t directly pay Advisory Committee issued a taxes. discussion paper outlining local The real issue, Reimer said, is government concerns. how aboriginal rights and title is Community, Sport and Cultural reconciled in the modern world.

Development Minister Ida Chong She said that is best done reacted cautiously in a Jan. 11 through negotiation with First letter to the board.

Nations and success will depend “Disenfranchising citizens who on relationships that could be live within local government damaged by an effort to deny the vote.

“To focus on Derek Corrigan this particular Burnaby Mayor I don’t think anyone should issue is be offended that we are unhelpful and putting these issues on the in fact quite table. We are not the deciinÀammatory,” sion makers. We just think added they are important issues to Tsawwassen be discussed.

First Nation Chief Kim Baird, who holds a seat at the Metro board. service areas without their Under the terms of the TFN consent would be viewed by treaty, residents there no longer many British Columbians as vote in municipal elections but do undemocratic,” Chong said. have a vote for school board.

She said the proposal would She suggested the concerns have “signi¿cant and far-reaching of cities over taxation and the impacts” and would require full contribution to civic costs of consultation with First Nations reserve residents in other parts and affected citizens. of Metro Vancouver can be dealt Chong indicated her ministry with through negotiated servicing would consider the idea if the agreements with the local First new Metro board still wants to Nation. pursue it.

Burnaby Mayor Derek No vote was taken Friday Corrigan, chair of the regional because some newly elected planning committee, defended the Metro directors said they were committee recommendation to unfamiliar with the issue and pursue the issue as a priority item wanted to study the discussion for Metro. paper.

“I don’t think anyone should be The Metro board meets again offended that we are putting these March 30. newsroom@burnabynewsleader.com issues on the table,” he said.

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Heritage Uke Club: Organized by Gord Smithers (Guitarist for Deadcats, Swank, ReBeat Generation & Wichita Trip), learn to play the ukulele, beginners welcome. When: Mondays, 6-8 p.m. Where: Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster. Cost: suggested $5 donation.

Info: http://tinyurl. com/6uy9h4h.

Plus-Size Swimming: Join a small group of plus-size women who rent a Burnaby public pool on Saturday mornings to paddle around, swim lengths, float and relax in private. Info: Gertie, 604-737-7830 or

Back Room, 715 Columbia St. (at Begbie St.), New Westminster.

Burnaby International Folk Dancers: Learn folk dances from around the world in a friendly club environment.

New dances taught every night, all levels welcome, no partner needed. Cost: $4 drop-in, first night free.

When: every Tuesday, 79:30 p.m. Where: Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells, Burnaby Info: 604436-9475.

Write From the Heart: Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ruth Kozak has been teaching writing classes since 1994 including travel, novel, creative writing and memoirs. Cost: $5 drop-in fee. When: Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Where: Waves Coffee Shop,

Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No previous experience needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided.

Next training starts Jan. 14, 2012. Info: www.options. bc.ca and follow the link for the Crisis Line.

Burnaby Historical Society: Guests speakers. Visitors welcome. When: Meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Where: Carousel Building, Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer

lake Ave. Info: 604-2974565.

Wo r l d Po e t r y New Westminster Night Out: Featured poets, open mike, free raffle and refreshments.

Everyone welcome. When: Fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. Where: New Westminster Public Library, 716 6th Ave., New Westminster. Info: 604-5264729 or www.worldpoetry. ca.

Mexican train dominoes: Weekly game for players 55 and over. When: Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. Where: Willow room, Cameron Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Recreation Centre, 9523 Cameron St., Burnaby (behind Lougheed Town Centre). Info: 604-297-4453.

Drop-In English conversation class: Burnaby Multicultural Society offers a drop-in conversation class. Anyone welcome for socializing while practising English. Class accommodates all levels.

When: Every Wednesday, 2:15-4:15 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-12 p.m.

Where: 6255 Nelson Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-431-4131, ext. 27 or 29.

Po e t i c Ju s t i c e : Three featured poets and open mic. When: Every Sunday, 3-5 p.m. Where: Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., back room. Info: 778-322-1131.

Slam Central: Spoken word poetry slam and open mic. When: Every second

Thursday, 7-11 p.m. Where: Back room, Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St. Cost: $5 cover charge. Info: 778-3221131.

Line Dance: Beginners welcome. Moderate exercise for body and brain and lots of fun. When: Every Monday, 10 a.m. Where: Deer Lake United Church, 5135 Sperling Ave., Burnaby (enter by ramp at rear of Church). Info: Georgie, 604522-5647.

Social dancing for seniors (50+) is held Sundays from 12:45-3:45 p.m. at Century House, 620 Eighth Street, New Westminster. Five-piece live band and refreshments.

No partners required. Info: 604-519-1066.

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Memorable. Inclusive. Sustainable. | Celebrating 25 years

August 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 25, 2012 Celebrating 25 years of seniors sportsmanship

Get involved

Burnaby is proud to host the 25th anniversary of the BC Seniors Games from August 21 to 25, 2012. The BC Seniors Games is the largest multi-sport event in the province, providing an opportunity for all BC Seniors age 55 and over, to compete in an organized sport, recreation and cultural event that promotes individual achievement and community pride. To celebrate this silver anniversary, we look forward to hosting the most memorable, inclusive and sustainable BC Seniors Games ever!

Burnaby will welcome over 4,000 participants in over 26 different activities from Track & Field to Whist and involve 2,000 volunteers during the 2012 BC Seniors Games.

www.2012bcseniorsgames.org

info@2012bcseniorsgames.org

There are a variety of ways to get involved and make an impact.

We are seeking corporate sponsors and volunteers who are interested in embracing the spirit of healthy and active seniors.

Contact us today to find out how you can get involved.

Events include: Q Ice Curling Q Archery Q Ice Hockey Q Badminton Q Lawn Bowling Q Bocce Q One-Act-Play Q Bridge Q Pickleball Q Carpet Bowling Q Slo-Pitch Q Cribbage Q Snooker Q Cycling Q Soccer Q Darts Q Swimming Q Dragon Boats Q Table Tennis Q Five-Pin Bowling Q Tennis Q Floor Curling Q Track and Field Q Golf Q Whist Q Horseshoes

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INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . . . . . . 1-8 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57 TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76 CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98 EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696 RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757 AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804-862 MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903-920

AGREEMENT It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event of failure to publish an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. bcclassified.com cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition. bcclassified.com reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisment and to retain any answers directed to the bcclassified.com Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisment and box rental.

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DIAL-A-LAW: access free information on BC law. 604-687-4680; 1.800.565.5297; www.dialalaw.org (audio available).

HOME BASED BUSINESS We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com

LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE: need a lawyer? Learn more by calling 604-687-3221; 1.800.663.1919

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DATING SERVICE. LongTerm/Short-Term Relationships, FREE TO TRY!!! 1-877-297-9883.

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COMPETITIVE WAGES! Send resume & “N” print abstract Fax: 1-888-778-3563 or E-mail: jobs@bstmanagement.net or Call: 604-214-3161

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DRIVER. Class 1 Drivers wanted.

Offering top pay. Close to home.

Home most weekends. Family comes first! 1 year flat deck exp. & border crossing a must. Fax resume & driver abstract to 604-853-4179.

OWNER OPERATORS & CLASS 1 Company Drivers Surrey Terminal Van Kam Freightways’ group of companies requires Owner Operators and Class 1 Company drivers to be based out of our Surrey Terminal. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving exp./training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

Call Bev at 1-800-663-0900/ 604968-5488 or send a detailed resume and current driver’s abstract. (For owner operators, provide details of your truck) to: careers@vankam.com Fax, 604-587-9889 Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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AUTOMOTIVE

LICENSED HD Mechanic & Class 1 Drivers, required for full-time work with construction company in westcentral Alberta. Wage based on experience. Fax resume 780-5393536.

Star Fleet Trucking HIRING!!

DRIVERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS & RETIREES with 2003 or newer 1-Ton duallie, diesel; pickups & 8’box to deliver new travel trailers & fifth wheels from US manufacturers to Canadian dealers. Free IRP plate for your truck and low insurance rates! Prefer commercial Driver’s License. Top Pay! Call Craig 1-877-890-4523 www.starfleettrucking.com

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS to Every Hunter in BC! Advertise in The BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis 2012-2014 publication.

Increased circulation 250,000 copies! Tremendous Reach, Two Year Edition!

Contact Annemarie at 1 800 661 6335 or hunt@blackpress.ca Be Your Own Boss! Attention Locals! People req. to work from home online. Earn $500$4500+ P/T or F/T. Toll Free 1.877.880.8843 leave mess.

BE YOUR OWN BOSS with Great Canadian Dollar Store. Franchise opportunities now available. Call today for details 1-877-388-0123 ext. 229 or visit our website: www.dollarstores.com

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MANUAL MACHINIST Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work?

PLEA Community Services is looking bcclassified.com for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

Training, support and remuneration are provided.

Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

Trades qualified with good skills.

Boring mill experience an asset.

GRINDER Capable of precision grinding.

Experience on internal, external and universal grinders.

HARD CHROMED PLATER Prefer experience in the hard chrome plating industry.

Competitive Wages & Benefits Package including RRSP Plan.

Wartsila Canada supports the Federal Contractors Program as it relates to Employment Equity for Women, Aboriginals, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

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An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for field and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience.

You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780723-5051

CARRIERS NEEDED YOUTH and ADULTS

Deliver newspapers (2x per week) on Wednesdays and Fridays in your area. Papers are dropped off at your home with the flyers pre-inserted!

Call Christy 604-436-2472 for available routes email Email circulation@burnaby newsleader.com

CLASS 1 DRIVER Stepdeck BC/AB/SK $50K-$70K + benefits 604-856-4055

Grand Career Fair Gateway Casinos If you can stay up after 10 pm We Have a Job for You. Wednesday March 14th, 2012 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm The Red Bar at Starlight Casino 350 Gifford Street New Westminster, BC V3M 7A3

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CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. Aldergrove Company looking for a permanent full - time CSR. Position details include but are not limited to order entry, border paperwork, and various types of correspondence. Proficient exp. with Accpac, excel and word an asset.

Benefits offered after 3 mths.

Please e-mail your resume with cover letter stating wage expectation to mgratwicke812@gmail.com

DIRECT SALES REPRESENTATIVES. Canada’s premiere home automation and Security Company is NOW hiring AprilAugust. No experience necessary. Travel Required. E-mail resume: kkurtze@vivint.com Visit: www.vivint.ca EXPERIENCED Lane Closure Tech’s and Traffic Control people req’d. immediately. 604-996-2551 or email Traffic_King@shaw.ca

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MEDICAL/DENTAL

Relief LPN, experienced in giving injections required for busy medical clinic in Coquitlam. Please fax resume to: 604-939-7781.

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CASHIERS/STORE CLERK req’d Your Dollar Store With More New West. P/T & F/T positions. Must be available for some week- day and weekend shifts.Retail exp an asset.

Please email resume to ydswmnewwest@gmail.com Attn: Store Manager - new store hiring

MERCHANDISER RETAIL FGXI seeks a part-time merchandiser to service stores monthly in Burnaby. Call Amanda Latek 800283-3090 ext 2378 or apply at: www.fgxi.appone.com

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Concrete Form Stripper(F/t)(New Westminster)(1-2 year exp)Soboco Construction Ltd Sal$19/hr. Duties:Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks and perform related tasks. Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete.

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Afternoon shifts available.

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JPK CONTRACTORS requires rough carpenters/joiners as soon as possible. Responsibilities: framing walls, roof structures, windows, doors, assemble and join wood components, install floor beams, follow blueprints.

Full-time, 24.50$/hour, Metro Vancouver jobsites. Ideal candidate with high school completion and at least four years experience as joiner/carpenter. Please contact us at jpkcontractorsca@gmail.com.

MONSTER Industries, a rapidly growing construction and maintenance company servicing northwestern B.C., in now accepting resumes for the following positions: Certified “B” and “A” level welders with fabrication experience, Certified CWB all-position welders and Certified Millwrights. Please send resume with attached cover letter to office@monsterindustries.ca. Unfortunately we are not accepting applications for laborers at this time.

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Advertising Representative Burnaby NewsLeader New Westminster NewsLeader This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing.

The Burnaby NewsLeader & New Westminster NewsLeader are divisions of Black Press Ltd., Canada’s largest independent newspaper company, with more than 180 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii, and extensive online operations with over 250 websites. Black Press is also Western Canada’s largest privately-held commercial printer with 14 printing plants.

The NewsLeader is the recent recipient of the Suburban Newspapers of America 2009 First Place Best Community Newspaper, circulation 37,500+, plus has won or been nominated in eleven categories for the 2010 SNAs, CCNAs, and BCYCNAs, including winning a CCNA Blue Ribbon award.

If you are a highly creative individual with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and have good interpersonal and sales skills, we would like to meet you.

To apply, please forward your resume with a cover letter to: Jean Hincks, Publisher 7438 Fraser Park Drive Burnaby, BC V5J 5B9 Email: publisher@burnabynewsleader.com publisher@newwestnewsleader.com Deadline for applications is: March 16, 2012

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WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience.

Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journeyman wages $33. $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, profit sharing bonus.

Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine for an appointment or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca or production@autotanks.ca. 780-8462231 (Office), 780-846-2241 (Fax).

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COMPUTER SERVICES

ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

CLEANING SERVICES

LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD?

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

One affordable monthly payment interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not the creditors.

EDUCATION

30 years experience, Business, Non-profit Organizations, Housing & Personal taxes, payroll.

Gilles 604-789-7327, 604-946-0192 www.scorpio-consulting.com

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

AVOID BANKRUPTCY SAVE UP TO 70% OFF YOUR DEBT.

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING SERVICES

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HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Start today call 1-800854-5176.

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If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

WAREHOUSE

TROY Life & Fire Safety Ltd. requires a shipper/receiver at their Chilliwack location. Candidate must have good computer skills. Send your resume to HR@troylfs.com or fax to 519-371-6988

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064

Making Your Renovation Dreams Come True...

Kitchens - Bathrooms New Additions - Flooring Painting - Decks Windows / Doors Stonework - Siding & More Free Estimates * BBB * WCB * Insured

www.caliberwest contracting.com 604.764.9594

EDUCATION

STUDY.WORK. S .

SUCCEED. D

TRAIN TO BE A SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER IN NEW WEST TODAY!

Community & Social Service Workers administer & implement a variety of social assistance & community services programs including life skills workshops & substance abuse treatment programs. They also assist clients in dealing with social and personal issues. Train locally for the skills necessary in this rewarding career field.

JOIN US ON:

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HOME REPAIRS If I can’t do it It can’t be done

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (renos/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc.

VERSTILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

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MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

AFFORDABLE MOVING

SproUS ha w tt-S JOIN ON: COMMUNITY COLLEGE S i n c e 1 9 0 3

604.520.3900 www.sprottshaw.com

CALL NEW WEST:

Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 NewsLeader A27 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

PETS 477

PETS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 563

MISC. WANTED

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CHIHUAHUA / MALTESE PUPS. $425-450. Vet checked, 1st shots.

2F, 2M. Abbotsford 604-866-8727.

Private Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections,Mint Sets, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins etc.

Please call Travis 604-377-5748

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PEARL DRUM SET, $1000, receipts for $1000 in upgrades, located in Hope. Call 1 (604)869-7329

PLUMBING 625

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

HOUSES FOR SALE

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

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TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping.

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

PETS

Please call 778-994-2334

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm 2 bthrm- 996 sf. Cls to shopping, Douglas College & amen. March 1. N/s, N/p. $1350/mo. Call 604-941-3259

Purebred registered Havanese pups, great disposition, litter trained, 1st shots, many different colors to choose from, great pets for any family.

For information call 1-250-8324923 or 1-250-517-7579.

COQUITLAM CTR; 2 bdrm apt, u/g prkg, all appls, big patio, Mar 15th. $1100/mo. NP/NS. (604)377-8093.

Coquitlam Ctr 2 bdrm bright g/l, fresh paint, inste ldry f/p, patio, prkg strg, NS/NP $1175. 604-767-0599

Springer/Lab cross pups, vet check, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings.

MAPLE Ridge dntwn Urbano complex, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, inste w/d, f/p, deck, 2 u/g prkg. Nr amens. NS/NP.

STANDARD SCHNAUZER pups.

17 - 19” / 30 - 35lbs full grown. $500. each. 604-826-5846 Mission.

NEW WEST bach $650; lrg 1 bdrm $780. Balc. 8th St. FREE HT/HW. Nr shops. 604-781-1846, 937-5427

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

NEW WESTMINSTER. 2 bdrm lrg l/rm & bal. inste W/D, 5 appl. Clean safe & quiet. $850. 604-584-8862.

$1150+ utils. Ref. Apr 1 604-512-8725

PETS

DORIC MANOR

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236 - 8th St. Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm suites for rent. Includes heat / hot water and cable. Close to Massey Theatre, Douglas College, Royal City Mall.

BUILDING SUPPLIES

Phone: 604-522-9153

SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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FURNITURE

NEW WESTMINSTER

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• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

AMERICAN Cocker Spaniel pups.

P/B. 1 shots, family raised. Ready for good home $750 firm 604-826-3655

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GARAGE SALES

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HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing.

Call us First! 778.707.9647

MATTRESSES staring at $99

MISC. FOR SALE

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

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OTHER AREAS

NAPLES FLORIDA AREA! Bank Acquired Condos Only $169,900.

Same unit sold for $428,895. Own your brand new condo for pennies on the dollar in warm, sunny SW Florida! Walk to over 20 restaurants/100 shops! Must see. Ask about travel incentives. Call 1-866959-2825, ext 15. www.coconutpointcondos.com

RENTALS

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Large newly renovated 1, 2 & 3 bdrm apts available in well-kept concrete building.

New floors and appl’s. Freshly painted. Patio and large storage room inste. 3 laundries in bldg. Rent incl’s heat & hot water. Sauna & jacuzzi. 5 min. walk to skytrain, Douglas College & New West Quay.

Close to all amenities. 211 11St. New West.

Please call 604-834-1756 www.aptrentals.net PORT MOODY. Tides @ 300 Klahanie 2 bdrm apt, greenbelt, patio, 2 pkng, canoe club amens. N/S, N/P. $1365/mo. 604-469-1985.

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APARTMENT/CONDO BURNABY & COQUITLAM

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 Bdrm Apartments With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, North Burnaby. Pet friendly.

Subsidies available based on gross houseold income. ✮

2 Bedroom Apartment between $22,800 & $31,800

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2 Bedroom Townhouse between $30,000 & $37,200

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3 Bedroom Townhouse between $34,800 & $43,200

HOMES FOR RENT

PITT MEADOWS. 2 & 3 bdrm. in family complex. Close to bus, schools & shopping. Ref’s req’d.

Small pets okay, $1075/$1175/mo.

Avail. immed. 604-465-1938.

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SUITES, LOWER

Burnaby 2 bdrm lge livrm cls to bus BCIT SFU. Walk to Deer Lake. Absolutely NS/NP. Quiet tenant. $850 incl hydro/cbl Apr 1. 778-855-7471

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If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

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2008 TRAIL CRUISER 26QBS

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

Free Delivery.

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in March, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-5936095.

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TOWNHOUSES

BURNABY: Beautiful, large 1600 sf, 3 bdrm T/H with 2 bths, stone f/p & 5 appls. Walk to skytrain. N/P. $1495/mo. 604-479-4404.

MAPLE RIDGE. Brookside Garden.

Reno’d attractive 3 bdrm. N/S. Immed or Apr. 1.Call 778-835-0748 PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available.

19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

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604 575 5555

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

1-800-910-6402

A/C, microwave, slideout, DSI water heater, awning, $4000 in savings! $14,983 (stk.28226A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2011 EVER-LITE 35RL-DS

1994 Buick Regal, AirCared. 99,000 kms. 4 new tires. Needs TLC. $700.

Call 604-534-0923 1997 BUICK LESABRE LTD leather, 139 kms, prem. cond., one owner, $3900/obo. (778)565-4230 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID, clean, auto, 4 dr. 125,000km. Great shape. $2900. (604)583-1366

Dual pane windows, exterior shower, LCD TV, elec. Awning, AM / FM / CD / DVD. $32,483 (Stk.30968) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, 150K, runs & looks good, white, $4850 firm. (604)538-9257

Find the car of your dreams www.bcclassified.com 821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1995 CAMRY, 4 door, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, new tires, AirCared, mint cond. $2900 obo. 604-931-1236.

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

TRUCKS & VANS

2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN 8 pass. white, mechanically sound, excellent cond. in & out. No accid. local. $3000 obo / 604.306.0144 2001 GMC SIERRA 4x4, ext cab, auto, green, 135K, $8300 firm.

Call: (604)538-9257 2009 TOYOTA Tacoma TRD Sport truck, auto, 4x4, double cab, local, no accidents, warranty, 52K, silver. $27,995. Call 604-722-1362.

MARINE

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, senior driven, 89,000kms, $4500.

Hope (604)869-7329 2008 PONTIAC G5 Coupe, 2/dr, auto, 44,000/km, CD player, new all season tires. $7500. 604-467-2901.

2000 S Blazer 4X4 V6 Auto. Leather interior with all options, Michelin tires $4350. Call 1(604)796-2866 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $7400 firm.

Call 604-538-4883 2006 Nissan Frontier Crewcab 4x4 SE w/ canopy - all pwr. options, standard, local, no accident, 128K, exc. cond. Body lift, suspension, rims, tow hitch & loads of extras. $16,995 Call 604-916-7688

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CARS - DOMESTIC

2005 SUZUKI SWIFT HB,exc cond, all records, low miles, owner history $5000/obo.604-942-8171/506-4120

STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext.

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Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991

GARAGE SALES

NEW WESTMINSTER

AUCTIONS

HUGE RESTAURANT AUCTION New & Used Food Services Equipment. March 17 11am at Dodds Auction, 3311 - 28 Ave Vernon. View photos at doddsauction.com 250-545-3259

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6630 Telford Ave.

Bright, large 1 bedroom for rent in a newly reno’d building. Large balcony, freshly painted with hardwood floors. 2 Min walk to Highgate Mall & all major transit.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

Villa Del Mar Move-In Incentive. Bright, large newly reno’d 1 and 2 bedroom suites for rent. Heat & h/w incl’d.

New hardwood floors, huge balcony. Only 2 min walk to Metrotown Mall.

Please call 604-336-4638 to view. Move in TODAY!

1/2 mo. Rent FREE!

GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well socialized, 1st shots & deworming included. Mission 604-820-4827.

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RECREATIONAL/SALE

BURNABY

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Call 604-421-1235

Walker Manor

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included.

Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed.

Close to amen, schools and mall.

BURNABY

Cocker Spaniels: Proud parents of 8 pups, born Feb 2. 1st shots, dewormed, vet chkd, tails/dews done. Ready Apr 1. Purebred, no papers. $600. 604-888-0832 Eves

PRESSURE WASHING

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

REDUCED! 3Bdrms, 2baths, totally reno’d in & out, 6 new appli’s on 1.5 acres with year round creek. All Services. Burns Lake, B.C. Private. $125,000 firm. Call (250)692-3738.

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BURNABY

www.aptrentals.net

REAL ESTATE 338

2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN show room condition, sporty, slick & great for the summer, auto, sunroof, only 47k, blk. leather, local.This can be yours for $11,930/ 604-328-1883

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BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Norman Gwillam Thorney, late of #307 – 12 K de K Court, New Westminster, BC, that the particulars of their claim should be sent to the solicitor for the estate at #235 – 550 Sixth Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3B7, on or before the 20th day of March, 2012, after which date the solicitor for the estate will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

A28 NewsLeader Wednesday, March 7, 2012

sales and occupancy commence march 17th

1 bedroom – 722 sqft up to 3 bedrooms – 1,334 sqft

grand opening th march 17 the best things in life are worth waiting for.

We’ve been carefully working on every last detail, and we are now ready to offer these 26 master-built homes. If you are looking for a meticulously designed home in a community with substance, visit our presentation centre on opening day to secure a signature home for yourself.

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