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A local man is seeking co-conspirators for some spontaneous public performances. See Page A4

Julian debates budget for 13 hours Reads tweets, emails of citizens in House Wanda Chow wchow@newwestnewsleader.com

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Peter van den Hoogen is using his rescue dog, Max, to help refugee students open up about their experiences, as part of a Burnaby school district pilot program.

Easing a child’s stress and trauma District program becoming a model for other districts Wanda Chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com

A group of boys from Burnaby high schools is asked to choose a photo that resonates with them from the pile spread on the table. One teen chooses an image of a beach with the word “love” drawn in the sand. When asked why, he says, “It’s the last time I remember seeing my mother alive.” It’s these hints of trauma and stress

that a Burnaby school district program aims to elicit, as social workers and district staff try to ensure local immigrant and refugee kids get the help they need. Dubbed “Body Worlds and the Brain,” the program was developed two years ago by B.C. Children’s Hospital psychologist Dr. Sarina Kot, who specializes in trauma. The Burnaby program has since become a model for other school districts which are trying to emulate it. The program is still in its early stages, said Peter van den Hoogen, the district’s coordinator of student

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intervention and support services. So far, the eight-week program has run twice, and has been aimed at immigrant and refugee boys in grades 8 to 12. Participants are selected from among such students who exhibit behavioural problems and are having trouble at school. It tries to address the entire range of issues from settlement stress—such as having English as a second language, separation from extended family and family stress—to trauma, including war, refugee camps, violence and death of a family member before arriving in Canada.

The challenge is that most kids won’t agree to counselling due to the stigma involved, said van den Hoogen, lead facilitator for the program. The program tries to teach participants in an indirect way that it’s OK to talk about their fears. “Counselling through the back door is what we call it.” Sessions are usually at the Burnaby Youth Hub, a non-school location that offers a youth drop-in and other services. The boys are given lessons in martial arts to boost con¿dence and teach discipline and self control. Please see STUDENTS LEARN, A5

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It wasn’t quite a ¿libuster on par with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but when it was all over, Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian was winning praise on the Twittersphere for giving ordinary Canadians a voice in Parliament. For 13 hours over two-and-a-half days starting March 30, the New Democrat MP spoke during the budget debate-inprinciple. The rule is that either the leader of the of¿cial Opposition or the Opposition’s ¿nance critic—in this case, Julian—is allowed unlimited time to respond to the government’s budget. Julian’s speech comprised in large part of citizens’ tweets, emails and Facebook posts expressing concerns about the budget. “That was really the point to be able to say directly to government, here’s what Canadians are saying.” Please see ‘IT WAS’, A3

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He said in an interview Tuesday afternoon, after he’d ¿nished, that his speech was designed beforehand to provide that sort of feedback to the Conservative government. “Some people kind of denigrate and say well you shouldn’t be allowing people to have their voice heard on the Àoor of the House of Commons. But I disagree with that completely. I think Canadians’ voices need to be heard and there was a lot of enthusiasm right across the country, particularly amongst younger Canadians that really, desperately wanted to be heard in the House of Commons.” The time seemed to go by quickly, he said, noting he managed to get hundreds of Canadians on the record, including a number from Burnaby and New Westminster. He read a message from an eight-year-old Halifax girl expressing her concerns about what JULIAN the government is doing to the environment. A number of people in manual jobs wrote in worried about the move to raise the eligibility for Old Age Security by two years to 67. The change “means they’re going to spend a couple years in dire poverty, their bodies simply can’t give more, they’re suffering from arthritis and other occupational diseases. They can’t be expected to work two more years.” Many youth wrote in saying they’re concerned about a lack of opportunities for young people and the high youth unemployment rate. Julian said a number of Conservative voters wrote in calling the budget “a betrayal because the government promised in the last election campaign not to cut health care or cut retirement security or to cut services. “It was a fascinating exercise in democracy with so many Canadians sending in their comments and being able to read their comments on the Àoor of the House of Commons into the record.” On Tuesday, Julian expressed thanks for the support he received from his NDP colleagues and said it appeared he may have set a record in the House for the longest speech in modern times. “We said all along we would be responding to the feedback we were getting from Canadians and the response was so overwhelming. I didn’t anticipate we’d have so many Canadians writing in, emailing in, tweeting and posting on Facebook ... That was very welcome that so many Canadians were willing to be engaged in the budget debate.” That feedback was still pouring in Tuesday, but Julian said he ended his speech to allow a couple of Liberal MPs to speak on an amendment prior to a vote. “Time went by very quickly, quicker than you’d think.”

Volunteers 40 hours a week Wanda Chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com

It’s clear that Kehar Singh Aujla needs to keep busy. At age 78, the Burnaby resident volunteers 40 hours a week in the community. When a reporter suggests those are the hours of a full-time job, Aujla laughs and notes that before he retired six years ago, he was working 60 hours a week as a bank security guard. It’s that energy and dedication that led to Aujla being honoured with the Kushiro Cup as Burnaby’s 2011 citizen of the year, recognition that was announced at Monday’s council meeting. Aujla immigrated to Canada with his wife in 1996 from India, at an age when most people start considering retirement. Instead, after 40 years working in an Indian coal mine, he went to work in his new country, ¿rst as a farm worker then as a security guard. “When I was on the job I was thinking, what should I do after my retirement?” Aujla said of his move into volunteer work. After his last day of paid work, on Christmas Eve, 2005, he started his volunteering career and it didn’t take long for him to ¿ll his time. Aujla is a regular at Burnaby Hospital, where he helps staff the information desk, and he’s a volunteer grandparent, serving as a stable role model for three young children. For Burnaby city hall’s Citizen Support Services, he’s a shopping buddy, taking clients with disabilities on regular shopping trips, and he’s a peer counsellor for Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society. At Burnaby Village Museum, he’s logged more than 360 volunteer hours since 2007 as an interpreter and a helper behind the scenes. He’s also active with fundraising events held by the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, special events at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, and at other charities.

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On Tuesday, he put in a regular nine-hour shift helping out at the Sikh temple of the Khalsa Diwan Society in New Westminster. He also puts in eight hours a week doing administrative work for the Sikh Seva Foundation. Through it all, he manages to make time for his three grandchildren. He proudly notes he has four children and 12 grandkids—three in the Lower Mainland, one in India and eight in England. Of course, to make it happen, Aujla schedules in his time with his grandkids. “Every Saturday it’s a must with me to go and meet with my grandchildren. I play with them for two to three hours.” He laughed when describing the freedom he feels as a volunteer. As a paid employee, he was always concerned about the possibility of losing his job. “Here it’s the reverse. I can ¿re the employer, the employer can’t ¿re me.” As for the Kushiro Cup, he said, “This is a great honour. It’s not easy to get it.” City of¿cials will present Aujla with the award at its annual city appreciation dinner on May 4.

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Attacker won’t go to jail The man who punched that night,â€? Dixon a bus driver at the told reporters after the Edmonds SkyTrain sentencing. “I’ve had 14 station bus loop will not months of house arrest. serve jail time. That’s four months shy of Judge Karen Walker what he gets.â€? handed down an Walker took into 18-month condition account Louie’s sentence and two years aboriginal background, probation to Del Louie something she was in Vancouver provincial required to do by a court Tuesday. recent Supreme Court of “He expressed remorse NEWSLEADER FILE Canada ruling, and that Bus driver Charles Dixon was assaulted while his bus was he was born with fetal early and often,â€? CTV stopped at Edmonds SkyTrain Station in February 2011. reported Walker as alcohol syndrome. saying. who then assaulted Aaron with a He has been ordered Crown prosecutors had asked long piece of wood. to serve 20 hours of community for a nine to 12 month sentence Although at a Feb. 7 sentencing service within the Âżrst year of for Louie, 22, who pled guilty to hearing, Dixon accepted Louie’s his sentence. He must also avoid assaulting Charles Dixon and his apology, the bus driver was upset alcohol or drugs, and can’t board son on Feb. 15, 2011. Tuesday about no jail sentence, a bus drunk or without a ticket. On that day, Louie tried to especially since his nose was His two years probation will enter the rear doors of the bus and bandaged from surgery the be served at a treatment facility then punched Dixon from behind day before, his third to correct where he currently lives. after the driver told him to go problems caused by Louie’s “Charlie Dixon has a lifetime through the front doors like all the attack. of misery, and that guy gets four other passengers. Louie ran but “Utter shock. I’m very months of yoga,â€? said fellow was pursued by Dixon’s adult son disappointed that considering bus driver Linda Burns to CTV Aaron. He caught up to Louie, all the events that took place outside the courthouse.

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A ropes course, in which they navigate ropes 40-feet in the air, teaches them that “when you face major obstacles, you can’t just do it alone.� Then there’s van den Hoogen’s rescue dog, Max, who likely plays the most powerful role in the program. Participants are told Max’s story, which involves being abused to the point he avoided eye contact, being abandoned and then found running with wild dogs on a First Nations reserve in northern B.C. No one would adopt him up there, van den Hoogen said, because he was scared of people and spent his time cowering in the back of his cage. Max was eventually sent to an SPCA branch in the Lower Mainland where van den Hoogen and his partner adopted him and set about retraining him. Even still, Max’s legs will occasionally quiver, in an almost subconscious reaction to people and his surroundings. Van den Hoogen said all the teens in the program relate to Max. And their discussions of

what the dog has been through, how it behaves as a result, and how they can help, serve almost as a mirror into their own troubles. Other times, the boys are paired off and given an assignment that invariably results in discussions about their personal experiences and feelings. “We don’t pry into what’s going on, we just watch and come up with a plan,� van den Hoogen said. Eventually, the students learn that it’s acceptable, and even normal within the group, to have gone through stress and trauma, and that it’s OK to get help. Van den Hoogen said already the two groups of students that have

completed the program are showing improved attendance at school, and improved self-esteem and conÂżdence. Several have agreed to go into counselling. And through engaging families at a family night event at the end of the program, facilitators even convinced a participant’s sister to return to school after she’d dropped out earlier. While he’s Âżelding numerous calls to help start up the program elsewhere, he said organizers hope Âżrst to eventually expand it to include a girls program and to do a formal evaluation of its success to augment the anecdotal evidence it’s got so far. “We’re just starting,â€? he stressed.

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A gift for children The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology wants children to move more and sit less, essentially, so they won’t become fat. The group wants them to grow up healthy and last week released what it says are the ¿rst guidelines for the “early years.” Not surprisingly, they call for less screen time – TV, laptops, iPods and smart phones. No doubt, kids today spend a lot of time staring at such screens – watching videos and playing games, browsing and texting. But many are also very active – walking to and from school, playing hockey, soccer, baseball, lacrosse or rugby, taking part in track and ¿eld, martial arts or dance. They ride bikes, roller blade and skateboard. They stroll the streets with friends. Still, many are overweight. The main reason isn’t so much screen time as it is what they put into their bodies: sugar and fat. And it’s not just pizza and pop, hamburgers and fries, chips, donuts or cookies. So-called sport drinks can contain as much sugar as a slushee. Specialty coffees and hot chocolate are also loaded with calories, as is a bagel with cream cheese. We consume such products despite healthy eating programs devised and promoted by our provincial government, even though we know better. We do so out of convenience, and because many items that aren’t healthy taste good. So have a little, not a lot. Families are busy, but still have time to shop. So don’t buy a big bag of chips, or a Àat of pop, Buy more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean meats. Grow lettuce and berries out of pots on your back deck. Turn off the TV, the video game console, take away the iPods and cell phones, cook and eat together, as a family, even if only once or twice a week. All it takes is will. Consider it a gift – their health.

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Budget does little to change Canada In like a lion, out like a lamb. That’s how I would describe the 2012 federal budget announced March 29 to the great anticipation of many, because this is the ¿rst time a majority government has delivered a budget since 2003. The result was a relatively typical and tame middle-of-theroad budget, and certainly not the sort of ¿re and brimstone that had been predicted for the past decade should Stephen Harper and several of his former Reform-Alliance MPs ever secure absolute power in the Lower Chamber. If anything, a number of the proposals on the budget read like a progressive, rather Liberal agenda, including forming an advisory council to get more women on corporate boards, deep cuts to the military, and changes that make it easier for the unemployed and those with disabilities to ¿nd work. There’s nothing in the budget that calls for massive cuts to the unionized public sector except for modest downsizing of a bureaucracy that they themselves

Adrian MacNair created since taking power in 2006. It’s true that roughly 19,200 jobs will be lost over the next few years, representing 4.8 per cent of all federal public service jobs, but this is lacking the context that the Conservative government has overseen the most dramatic rise in civil service hiring in Canadian history. According to Statistics Canada, the number of federal government employees (including military) rose from about 387,000 in 2007 to 427,000 in 2011, a 10.34 per cent increase over ¿ve years. Nor does a $5.2 billion spending cut over three years really amount to much when the ¿gures are as large as the federal expenditures listed in the budget. The estimated $276 billion in

spending is $54 billion larger than the ¿rst budget presented by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in 2006, nearly a 25 per cent increase over just six years. Adjusted for inÀation, cutting $5.2 billion over three years is about $12 billion less than the amount it will grow anyway. So, the size of budget isn’t being reduced, it’s simply growing slower. Certainly, there were some announcements of cuts in the budget that might bother a few people. The CBC will now have to ¿nd some way to carry on with a 10 per cent reduction to its budget over the next three years, cutting $27.8 million next year, $41.8 million in 2013-14 and $45.4 million in 2014-15. But there are those who might argue that a publicly funded company that already receives a subsidy of more than $1 billion should be able to ¿nd a way to absorb these cuts, particularly when free market media carry on

without those subsidies. There’s also the changes to Old Age Pension which will affect those who are not yet 65 years of age by 2023, and extend their working life by two years. That’s certainly frustrating for those of us who fall in that category, and even confusing given comments made by parliamentary budget of¿cer Kevin Page in February indicating current OAP funds are sustainable. Given that the federal government doesn’t seem to ever listen or believe the comments made by Page, perhaps it’s time to save another $1.8 million and get rid of the of¿ce the Conservatives created in 2008 to ful¿ll its promise in the Accountability Act. But make no mistake. This budget changes little about Canada’s big-spending, big-debt government.

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COMMENT Taking responsibility means paying the fine Re: NDP leader Adrian Dix caught riding SkyTrain without a ticket Why did Dix only get a warning? Anyone else would have been ¿ned $173. I would like someone at TransLink to explain how they determine who gets a warning and who gets a ¿ne. Is it who you know? I believe that if you do the crime, you do the time. Dix says “I take responsibility, it was my mistake.” What responsibility is he talking about? Obviously, he talked his way out of getting a ¿ne. Yes, he got caught and the papers got wind of the story so he cannot deny it. Taking responsibility would be for him to pay a ¿ne, not admitting he lost his ticket. I take transit about once every couple of years, and years ago I was ¿ned for not having a ticket. I rarely use transit as I drive everywhere and have monthly parking. What happened is that I heard the train and ran up the stairs and got in. As the train pulled into the next station, grasped in my hand was the change for the ticket which in my haste, I had forgotten to buy. As I got up to buy a ticket, two security people came on and asked to see my ticket. Two men stood and just stared at me without saying anything, it was a little creepy. Then after an interval, they wanted my driver’s license, told me to go and purchase a ticket. I was

not comfortable leaving my license with them because they did not appear to be very professional and no one was around. Yes, I could easily have paid the ticket but I was concerned about their approach and can only imagine how they treat other people. I wanted TransLink to know that I was not impressed with the conduct of their staff and thought perhaps some training was required. To me it was important enough of an issue that I took a half-day vacation to go to court to dispute this $40 ¿ne so that I could have my say in court. I soon realized that this was not the appropriate forum for making a statement as there was no one in authority attending. The judge of course believed me and only charged me a $10 administration fee. Yes, I have no problem paying a ¿ne as I was on the train without a ticket. Yes, I suppose I could have said that I bought a ticket but must have lost it but I am an honest person. Yuriko Kvenich Burnaby

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There was no rule against using Simon Fraser University funds for political donations when Wilf Hurd, SFU’s director of government relations, gave SFU money to the BC Liberals. But now, there will be a policy against it, following a report in the Vancouver Sun newspaper this week that the former SurreyWhite Rock Liberal MLA used university money to make $2,045 in donations to seven BC Liberal party fundraisers. According to the report, the payments were made over a period of just over a month this year. They included, among other things, $1,000 for six tickets to an event staged by Liberal MLA and former cabinet minister Harry Bloy (Burnaby-Lougheed) and a $350 contribution to deputy Speaker Linda Reid (Richmond East). The 61-year-old Hurd—who could not be reached for comment by press time—attended the fundraisers and wrote out personal cheques to the BC Liberals, then ¿led an expense claim for the money with the university, which paid him back. Don MacLachlan, SFU’s director of public affairs and media relations, said there was no written rule covering donations to political fundraisers, but the president of the university, Andrew Petter—a former

New Democrat MLA (Saanich South)—has ordered a halt until a policy of¿cially forbidding it is in place. “It’s absolutely, de¿nitively, put to a stop,” MacLachlan told Black Press. “Expenditures such as this are not to happen.” An internal investigation has been ordered by Petter, MacLachlan said. MacLachlan said it appears the practice of expensing political donations had been carried on for a number of years at SFU, and may have involved contributions to the NDP as well as the Liberals. MacLachlan was unable to say whether it was going on before Hurd was named SFU’s new director of government relations in March 2002, replacing the retiring Ken Mennell. Chad Pederson, executive director of the BC Liberal party, announced the Hurd donations would be refunded to SFU. Because the contributions were made using personal cheques, Pederson said the party had no way of knowing the university was actually paying. While accepting donations from publicly funded organizations is not illegal, Pederson said it violates party rules. “Our policies are quite clear,” Pederson said. “It’s inappropriate.” Pederson added that if the SFU

investigation discovers similar donations were made to the rival NDP, he hoped the other party would also refund the money. The New Democrats did not immediately respond to a request for comment. When Hurd was named director of government relations at the university in 2002, he was quoted in the written announcement saying he planned to use his connections from his political past to promote the interests of SFU. “I have a lot of contacts in both Ottawa and Victoria, so I’m hopeful I can use those contacts on behalf of the university,” he said. Hurd was ¿rst elected as MLA for Surrey-White Rock in 1991 and re-elected in 1996. He served as opposition critic for forests and universities before stepping down to run in the 1997 federal election for the Liberals in South Surrey-White RockLangley, where he lost to Reform candidate Val Meredith. Hurd’s resignation created a vacancy ¿lled by Gordon Hogg in the Sept. 15, 1997 byelection. While in of¿ce, Hurd made headlines for his partisan rhetoric in 1992, when he called thenNDP MLA David Schreck a “lapdog of the government” during a debate. When Hurd refused to retract his remarks, he was expelled for the day by speaker Joan Sawicki. He later said his words were poorly chosen. Hurd was the ¿rst declared candidate in the Liberal leadership race to replace Gordon Wilson in 1993, but ¿nished poorly with only 36 votes. During the leadership campaign Hurd met with interim Social Credit leader Jack Weisgerber about forming a “coalition” of the rightof-centre parties to keep the NDP from power, but nothing came of it. Hurd was also known for urging the annexation of South Surrey up to 40 Avenue by White Rock, but his proposal to study the idea was rejected by then-Surrey mayor Bob Bose.

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Executive bonuses at TransLink will fall under the scrutiny of an already-promised audit of the transportation authority, Premier Christy Clark said Tuesday. TransLink paid 22 executives $325,000 in incentive pay last year, under a system that has been in place since 2006. This year’s bonuses are still to be determined and paid out in the coming weeks to nine eligible executives and TransLink says it is reviewing whether the program should continue in future years. “I don’t think they should be getting bonuses,” Clark said at a stop in Surrey to highlight progress on transportation initiatives. “I don’t think that these executives should be getting them at a time when property taxpayers are under huge pressure all across the province,” she said. “We all need to buckle down and that includes people in the public sector as well.” The provincial government has vowed to conduct an audit to help ¿nd savings within TransLink and potentially avoid the need for further property tax increases or new short-term revenue sources requested by area mayors to cover transit expansion commitments. Clark said bonuses will also be examined. But the province scrutinized TransLink’s structure, including its executive pay and bonuses, less than three years ago and concluded few changes were needed. A review conducted by B.C. Comptroller General Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland in the fall of 2009, under the orders of then-Transportation Minister Shirley Bond, found executive compensation at TransLink ranged from “reasonable to high, but not excessive.” Under the bonus program, TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis can earn up to 20 per cent more each year on top of his $325,000 base salary, based on prior year performance, and other executives at TransLink can earn up to 15 per cent more. The 2009 review recommended keeping the bonus pay system, but giving the Mayors Council ¿nal say on the payments. That was part of a series of legislative changes the report urged to give more oversight powers to the mayors – none of which were implemented by the province. TransLink did respond internally to one criticism in the report – that its 28 executives at that time across all subsidiaries was too much – and has since made cuts in the senior ranks. Jarvis said TransLink has a “rigorous” process to award incentive bonuses. “Each individual’s performance is tied to corporate goals, including budget management, cost ef¿ciency and customer satisfaction,” he said. “If these goals are not achieved, no incentive is paid.” Mayors Council chair Richard Walton said he doesn’t support executive bonuses in government agencies. “It’s a political mine¿eld and hardly worth the trouble,” he said. Walton said there’s been “a huge amount of anger and indignation” from the public directed at TransLink over the need to raise more money for transit expansion. He said people should remember that the province ultimately controls TransLink through its enabling legislation.

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SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Jason Carreiro, a PhD student at SFU’s faculty of Education, moderates a discussion on the role of literature in society. Does art necessarily have to reflect society, or shall we enjoy art for art’s sake? Is reading fiction important? Everyone welcome. Registration and experience not required. Admission is free. When: Wednesday, April 11, 7 p.m. Where: Nature’s Garden Organic Deli, 8968 University High Street. Info: 778-7825215 or www.philosopherscafe.net.

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The Kitchen Witches: The Vagabond Players presents The Kitchen Witches, a comedy by Caroline Smith, directed by Jacqollyne Keath. The two hostesses of a cable-access cooking show have hated each other for over 30 years, ever since Larry Biddle dated one and married the other. When circumstances result in the ladies appearing in the same cooking show, the insults are flung harder than the food! When: March 15 to April 14, Thursday to Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday matinees, 2 p.m. Where: Bernie Legge Theatre, Queens Park, New Westminster. Tickets: General $15, Seniors/Students $13, 2 for 1 previews, March 15 and 16. Reservations: 604-5210412 or reservations@ vagabondplayers. Info: w w w. ca. vagabondplayers.ca.

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Dennis Chang Manouce Quartet: Denis and his group are back and are excited to play at the Shadbolt Centre. Come and listen to his unique style of music. When: Friday, April 13, 8-10 p.m. Where: Studio Theatre, Shadbolt Centre, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Tickets: $32. Info and tickets: www. shadboltcentre.com or 604-2053000.

Paper Tole: Come out and learn the art of creating three dimensional pictures by cutting, shaping and gluing paper. The group welcomes new members. When: Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Confederation Seniors Centre, 4585 Albert St., Burnaby. Info: 604-297-4816.

Naramata on the River: This is a chance for guests to meet winemakers at Naramata on the River, and also have the opportunity to bid on a silent auction of exclusive wines, Canadian artwork and other unique packages. There will be live music and entertainment throughout the evening provided by Sarah Kennedy jazz trio and singer/songwriter Gillian Hobbs. When: Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Where: River Market, 810 Quayside Dr., New Westminster. Tickets: $80. Info and tickets: info@bcculturalcrawl.com or 604-521-7887.

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, 604737-7830 or Lynne,604-526-9488.

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New Westminister and District Concert Band: Welcomes new members (10-99 years) wanting to learn to play a musical instrument (no strings) as well as players of all levels. It has three levels of players: beginners, intermediate and seniors. When: Monday and Thursday evenings. Where: Richard McBride School gym, New Westminster. Info: www. nwdband.com or Christine, 604526-8996. British Columbia Boys Choir: The 100-member choir is now a resident company at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Open to boys aged 7 to 24 with five choirs in Burnaby, Vancouver, North Shore and Nanaimo. Register now – no audition required for town choirs. When: Wednesday nights. Where: Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby. Info: www.bcboyschoir. org or 1-888-909-8282.

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SPORTS WHEEL FUN Team BC ball carrier Ian Chan tries to get around a Quebec defender in the Àrst quarter of their match at the 13th annual Vancouver Invitational wheelchair rugby tournament, Saturday at the Bonsor Rec Centre. MARIO BARTEL NEWSLEADER

Lakers lose sniper to ’Bellies 2012 Board of Directors election As a Vancity member you are also an owner and make an impact in setting our direction by voting for the Board of Directors between Tuesday, April 3 to Friday, April 27, 2012. Vancity is the largest credit union in Canada with over $16.1 billion in assets. So running a financial co-operative of this size takes special skills. Learn about each of the candidates on vancity.com

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Vote online, by mail or in select branches Be part of something greater and vote for those who will guide how we make an impact. Results will be announced at the Annual General Meeting. Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Place: Italian Cultural Centre 3075 Slocan Street, Vancouver Time: Registration begins at 6:00 pm Call to order at 7:15 pm Go to vancity.com for further details.

The New Westminster Salmonbellies have snagged a free agent sniper just days after the Western Lacrosse Association gave him his freedom. The Salmonbellies signed Tom Johnson, who was taken ¿rst overall in the 2007 WLA entry draft by the Langley Thunder. He was traded to Burnaby and played a season and a half for the Lakers. He has not played in the WLA for the past two seasons and had been on the club’s injured reserve or holdout list. Up until 2010, a player on those lists who didn’t play in any other Canadian box lacrosse league could become a free agent. But after the 2010 season, the transfer rules changed so rights of players on those lists would remain with the team that had them. But on March 17, WLA commissioner Casey Cook ruled Johnson could become a free agent because when he sat out the 2010 season it was

under the old rule allowing the Salmonbellies to sign him. “We’re very excited to get him into Salmonbellies’ colours,” said New Westminster president and general manager Dan Richardson in a press release. “We have kept an eye on him since his junior days in Delta and think he will make a great addition to our left side. His veteran leadership and proven scoring touch in the WLA and NLL will be a timely addition to our club.” The Salmonbellies recently lost the service of lefty Jordan Hall, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his knee while playing for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League and will miss the entire 2012 WLA season. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Johnson is currently playing for the Edmonton Rush in the NLL scoring 22 points in 10 games.

Clan women win three The Simon Fraser University women’s softball squad ran its win streak to seven games with three weekend wins in a threeteam tournament at SFU. On Saturday, the Clan began

the weekend by downing the University of Great Falls (Mont.) Argonauts 7-1 at Beedie Field. But a game against the University of B.C. Thunderbirds had to be postponed because of rain.

On Sunday, SFU defeated the Argonauts 11-1, and then in the afternoon ¿rst baseman Kelsey Haberl of Burnaby had an RBI double in the ¿rst inning as the Clan beat up on UBC 8-0.

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Ringette on the national stage in Burnaby Burnaby native Scigliano ‘assists’ in Thunder’s championship charge Grant Granger ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com

It’s quite a way for Julia Scigliano to celebrate 20 years of playing ringette. She ¿rst laced up her skates to play the sport when she was seven years old. Next week Scigliano will tie the knots on her boots to play in the National Ringette League championships in her hometown of Burnaby. “I loved it SCIGLIANO right away,” says Sciligano during a break from her longshore duties operating a crane on the Vancouver waterfront. “At ¿rst it was I met a LAURAL-LEIGH HOLLIDAY/NATIONAL RINGETTE LEAGUE Lower Mainland Ringette League Thunder’s Salia Kyhala, who led the National Ringette League in scoring this season, goes up against defending champion Edmonton whole bunch of new friends, and I got to go play with my new friends. WAM in November. But it’s grown into so much more. a good team,” says Scigliano, Thunder. She not only led the team Although she also plays hockey, and then go home and sleep, and do I love the fastness of the game and a graduate of Alpha secondary in scoring but the whole league Scigliano works hard at making it all over again.” the competitiveness.” and a former student at Aubrey notching 69 goals and 120 points time for ringette. Scigliano says the league has For the last six years, Scigliano elementary. “I’ve never won the in 27 games. Her Finnish friend, “I do like both games. Ringette is helped to the sport to bloom. has been playing for the Lower nationals, and that’s obviously a 26-year-old defender Heidi Petrell, where my heart is. To me it’s more “Even in the last six years I’ve Mainland Ringette League Thunder. goal of mine and my teammates. took care of the other end of the competitive, it’s faster. It’s more seen the growth. There’s more They play and practise all over A lot of us who have been playing ice. In addition, Jennifer Wake¿eld mental, more teamwork,” says teams, and we’re actually getting Greater Vancouver, from Langley for a long time have been striving of Cambridge, Ont., who had been Scigliano. “Hockey to me at the a following, we’re getting more to Port Coquitlam to Burnaby and to get there. We have a really good playing with her hometown Turbos, level I would be playing at would people out to our games, some of much more. They even played one team, and we’re aiming for the gold scored 28 goals and 61 points in 17 not be the same as ringette.” our games are webcast,” she says. game in Kelowna because one of medal.” games after joining LMRL. She’s fortunate she can easily “It can get bigger.” the team’s Scigliano certainly tailor her work schedule so she The Thunder open the Ice rings p.m. players is did her part too. The can play. Between her job, her tournament on Tuesday with games Lower Mainland Ringette League Thursday, April 12 from the 5-foot-7 forward workouts, ringette and hockey, against the Ottawa Ice, 1:15 p.m., Thunder schedule in the national Montreal Mission, 8-Rinks, 1:30 Okanagan. usually channels she’s going non-stop. and Calgary Rath, 7:15 p.m., at Bill championship’s elite division: p.m. For the last her inner-Henrik “It’s better than sitting at a desk Copeland Sports Centre. Tuesday, April 10 Winnipeg Prairie Fire, Copeland, few years Sedin by setting up all day,” she says. “It makes for a Play will also be going on all Ottawa Ice, Bill Copeland Sports 5:45 p.m. the Thunder her teammates, as pretty hectic day sometimes. Work week in the under-19 and under-16 Centre, 1:15 p.m. Friday, April 13 have been evidenced by her six all day and then get off to Langley categories at Copeland, 8-Rinks and Calgary Rath, Copeland, 7:15 Cambridge (Ont.) Turbos, 8-Rinks, unable to goals and 39 assists. and Surrey where we have practice Moody Park in New Westminster. p.m. 10 a.m. make the “I like Wednesday, April 11 Saturday, April 14 playoffs. creating stuff, Richmond Hill (Ont.) Lightning, Championship Ànal, Copeland, But this year and I see the 8-Rinks rink 1, noon 12:45 p.m. they ¿nished ice well. I like Manitoba Jets, Copeland, 5:45 second in setting up my I make mortgages easy with expert advice where and when you need it. the Western teammates. Conference to Winnipeg Prairie The Thunder were boosted by Sometimes I get heckled Fire, and easily made it into the two Finnish and one cross-country by my teammates because tournament. On top of that, she gets imports this season. I should be shooting more. to strut her stuff on the ice in front After playing for the Saskatoon We’ve got a lot of good goal of family and friends all week. Wild the last couple of season, scorers, and if they’re open “We’re real excited to have Salia Kyhala, 29, who hails from I like to get them the ring,” it here at home, especially with Tuusula, Finland, came to the says Scigliano.

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Showdown at Swangard Canada will face Georgia in an afternoon international exhibition rugby match at Swangard Stadium on Saturday, June 23. It will be the ¿nal match of a three-game series the Canadians will play with the other matches against the United States and Italy being played in Ontario. The series will also be the ¿rst for the national men’s team since they appeared in the World Cup in New Zealand last fall. The last time Canada met Georgia was during a European

tour in 2010 when the Georgians won 22-15 in Tbilisi. “It is a great opportunity for the fans to see World Cup stars,” said national men’s program manager and Canadian rugby legend Gareth Rees in a press release announcing the battle in Burnaby. “Most of these players train in B.C. and we always look forward to the opportunity to play on home soil. Burnaby has hosted a lot of important matches in Canadian rugby history and we are glad to be back.”

An announcement on how to buy tickets has not been released. For more information go to www. rugbycanada.ca. • In Premier League play, the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club fell to the team at the top of the table, James Bay 28-13. In women’s premier league play, United Rugby Club, based at New Westminster’s Hume Park, downed Bayside RFC 27-17 while ¿rst-place Velox Valkeryies of Victoria trampled last-place SFU 38-0.

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Seniors peer counselling – Free and confidential peer counselling to seniors facing stress, anxiety, loneliness and other life challenges. Just having someone to talk to can make a world of difference. Call Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society, 604-291-2258. A faith-based mood disorders support group for people with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorders meets at Brentwood Park Alliance Church, 1410 Delta Ave. “Living Room” meetings run the second and fourth Fridays of each month from noon to 2 p.m. A light lunch will be provided. Info: Marja at 604-291-6254.

C o d e p e n d e n t s A n o ny m o u s : Freedom Group is a Twelve Step program for men and women who want healthier, more functional relationships with themselves and others. When: Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Where: Royal Columbian Hospital, Neil Russel Room, third floor, Columbia Tower, New Westminster. Info: Sue, 604-580-8889 or 604-5155585.

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and child drop-in Mondays through Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for parents with children aged 0-5 years. Meet other parents, and learn about community events, etc. Info, Kelly Gardner at 604-299-5112. Burnaby Family Place is at 410 Clare Ave. The Burnaby Multicultural Society (6255 Nelson Ave.) provides a variety of services for newcomers and people in need due to language barriers or lack of information with community resources. Our services include English Language Services for Adult (ELSA), especially for new immigrants or people still holding permanent resident status. Info: 604-431-4131 ext. 27 or 29.

Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society offers the free support of trained counsellors to seniors who are finding difficulty in facing the challenges of aging, deteriorating health, depression and abuse amongst other stresses. Office open during the week 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Info: 604-291-2258. Where: 106-2101 Holdom Ave.

The Burnaby South Stroke Recovery Club meets every second and fourth Friday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Edmonds Community Centre, 7282 Kingsway, Burnaby. The group offers speech therapy, exercise sessions, caregiver support and social activities. For info, call 604-525-1671. Dementia Helpline - Experiencing memory difficulties? Having trouble making decisions? Diagnosed or in the process of being diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment or one of the different forms of dementia? You are not alone. Consider attending an Early Stage Alzheimer Support Group to learn about living with dementia. The group meets the first and third Thursday of each month in Burnaby. Info, the Dementia Helpline at 604298-0780 or 604-298-0711.

‘Living Room’ is a faith-based MDA support group for people with mood disorders, their families & friends. Meets first & third Tuesdays, 8765 Government St., New West. Info, Mark at 604-939-9346 or Graeme 604444-1228.

East Burnaby Family Place offers a parent & child drop-in Tuesdays & Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., then again from 3:15-5:15 p.m. Come and meet others in a supportive, friendly environment while children aged 0-5 explore large and small motor skill toys, etc. Info, Andrea at 604-4441090 or visit www.ebfp.ca.

BCSS Care and Share Family Support Night: This group helps friends and family members of people who are living with a serious mental illness cope with the challenges of being a caregiver. Meetings are at Burnaby General Hospital (3935 Kincaid Street). Info, Dave at 604-523-1072.

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Premier Christy Clark visited a North Vancouver bulk shipping terminal Monday to announce $700 million in new highway upgrades to develop B.C.’s Paci¿c Gateway program. The announcement didn’t include details of new highway upgrades, beyond current projects such as the Port Mann-Highway 1 expansion and the South Fraser Perimeter Road, a truck route to port facilities in South Delta. A news release refers to further Highway 1 improvements between Kamloops and the Alberta border. Speci¿c provincial project announcements are promised in the weeks to come. Instead the premier’s event focused on private sector investments from the host company Neptune Terminals and others, which are gearing up to meet demand from Asian customers. “Neptune Terminals’ strategic investments have resulted in record terminal exports of potash and steelmaking coal, a 20-per-cent increase in jobs at our terminals, and signi¿cant additional growth to come as we complete our expansions,” said Neptune president James Belsheim. Teck Resources CEO Don Lindsay also took part in the event, reviewing the mining company’s $1 billion

investment over the last two years to expand production of metallurgical coal, copper and zinc. Jock Findlayson of the Business Council of B.C. said the province’s exports to China grew by 27 per cent in 2011 alone, and shipments of coal, minerals and forest products to Asia are expected to double by 2020. NDP transportation critic Harry Baines dismissed the announcement as the latest media event staged by Clark to promote her jobs plan. “There are no speci¿c details where this money is going to go,” Bains said of the provincial contribution. “It’s more about a photo op than getting their hands dirty to have a real job plan for British Columbians.” Bains said $700 million over ¿ve years is $140 million a year. At $5 million per kilometre, that amounts to 28 km of new or expanded per year, he said. The B.C. government’s February budget says the province’s total contribution to the South Fraser Perimeter Road will be $1.06 billion when it is complete in the summer of 2014. The Port Mann-Highway 1 expansion is budgeted for completion by the winter of 2013, with a total cost of more than $3.3 billion. That is to be paid down through tolls of about $3 for cars and $9 for heavy trucks.

Rock tour for youth jobs The B.C. government is rolling out a rock-themed road show to encourage young people to ¿nd training and work. The Jobfest tour has all the trappings of a concert tour, including t-shirts, souvenir drumsticks and guitar picks, and two inÀatable tents that look like giant ampli¿ers. Stops in 50 B.C. communities will include a rock band, local performers and speakers, with the tents serving as mobile career resource centres. Job resources that are part of the tour include iPad apps that guide users through a four-stage questionnaire to narrow down their career choices, and

computers to link users to a network of websites for detailed information. The tour of¿cially launches in Abbotsford on April 18. From there it goes to a variety of cities all over the province, including Prince George, Dawson Creek, Prince Rupert, Whistler, Squamish, Vancouver, Salmon Arm, Kelowna, Vernon, Surrey, Kamloops, Merritt, Chilliwack, Victoria, Duncan, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, CourtenayComox, Campbell River and Powell River. Tour details are available about at www.jobfest2012.ca

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WOW! Big, bright & beautiful 3 bdrm + loft, 1968 st, 2 level PENTHOUSE w/soaring vaulted ceilings, large room sizes, huge 780 sf wrap around partial covered SW facing deck w/fabulous view of lagoon & river. Also feats laminate floors, gas f/p, tons of storage & closets, in floor elec heat, white kitchen w/corian counters & EA, 2 parking stalls, 2 pets ok, close to boardwalk, shopping, skytrain, schools & parks. Complex w/rainscreened & repiped in past & has large exercise room, library, bike storage & more!

Very quiet w/awesome river & mountain views. This 2 level, 1840 sf, 2 bdrm + den + family room, 2.5 bath, adult oriented end unit T/H in Governors Court feats vaulted ceilings, 2 gas f/p’s, insuite laundry, heated double garage, security system, hrdwd floors on main, HW heating, 2 balconies + patio/yard area, large closet, built-in sauna in ensuite. Flexible possession.

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Beautiful 911 st, 1 bdrm + large den, 1 bath, updated suite in 19+ comples “Casa Del Ray” in the heart of New Westminster’s Uptown area close to shopping, transit, parks, schools & recreation. This bright & spacious suite features insuite laundry, new carpets & paint, enclosed balcony, master bdrm w/walk thru closet & more. Building is well maintained & managed with social room, games room & sauna, newer roof & re-plumbed 11 years ago.

Beautifully decorated 2 bdrm 2 bath, 1157 sq ft Garden Suite w/ gorgeous River view in Fraserview close to parks, shopping, recreation and transit. This updated suite features laminate floors, energy efficient gas fireplace with designer mantel, in-floor heating throughout, insuite laundry, custom window coverings, oak kitchen w/ ceramic tile floors, large closets, open plan, large room sizes, new carpets and 4 piece ensuite in master bdrm. Building is well maintained and managed, rainscreened, 3 year old roof and refurbished hallways. Adult orientated 19+, pets allowed and no rentals.

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“We are so thankful we had Lyle and Sandy sell our house in New Westminster. They provided exceptional service, sold our house in 34 days for top dollar, and we only paid $4,995 in Realtor® fees! They are both very hard working Realtors®. They always replied to inquires incredibly quickly and shared their vast knowledge of realestate throughout our journey. I have recommended them to my mom and close friends. I wouldn’t hesitate recommending them to anyone looking for hardworking, aggressive, knowledgeable Realtors®. It was a pleasure working with them.”* - Rick, Angie, Gage and Porter (woof woof).

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If you are thinking of buying or selling, think of ASSIST2SELL...Your Full Service, Results with Savings Real Estate Agency!! Fees vary for homes over $500,000. Call for details. *In comparison to a percentage commission such as 7% on the 1st $100K & 2.5% on balance total of $20,747.50. are for illustration and comparison purposes only. Commissions are negotiable and not set by law.**In comparison to a percentage commission such as 7% on the 1st $100K & 2.5% on balance total of $16,675. for illustration and comparison purposes only. Commissions are negotiable and not set by law. *** In comparison to a percentage commission such as 7% on the 1st $100K & 2.5% on balance total of $14,250 are for illustration and comparison purposes only. Commissions are negotiable and not set by law.

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604.523.0081 PRESENTATION CENTRE AT 18 BEGBIE This is not an offering for sale. Developer reserves the right to make changes to the pricing without notice. E. & O.E.

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Hungerford heading to UniverCity on Burnaby Mountain

Altitude showcases great views Hungerford Properties is hitting new heights with their latest development, Altitude. Located in UniverCity at Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain, the two high-rise towers will give buyers 360-degree views of Burrard Inlet, Indian Arm, the North Shore mountains and downtown Vancouver. “This is the last best view location on Burnaby Mountain,” says Jason Dolker, director of sales, marketing and service for Hungerford. The location is a draw for buyers to its proximity to everything without being right in the middle of it. “It’s a retreat from the city yet still connected,” Dolker says. “You get the

best of both worlds ... Nobody has our views ... we’re 1,300 feet above sea level. Nothing can compare.” Buyers looking for a greener lifestyle will find their perfect home at Altitude, as it will be part of one of the most sustainable communities in the Lower Mainland. Surrounded by 1,400 acres of forest, the building is designed to be about 45 per cent more efficient than traditional buildings and includes a three-bin kitchen recycling centre and a hydronic hot water heating system, among other energy-efficient features. For more information, visit www. hungerfordproperties.com/altitude or call 604-456-8883.

efficient ... it’s very livable.” Udzenija says that livability is one of the most important things to Concord, and this shows in every home they build. With shared amenities such as an entertainment kitchen, formal dining room, karaoke room, an indoor driving range and an outdoor putting green, Concord has spared no expense on keeping their residents happy and healthy. The fitness facility is particularly impressive, with a stateof-the-art cardio gym that is outfitted with the latest in Italian Kinesis fitness

equipment. “Our amenities set us apart,” says Udzenija. “No other development at this particular time has such an expansive amenities set.” The Met is opening for previews this week, but there has already been a lot of interest in the market. “We’ve been very excited about this for a long time,” Udzenija says. The grand opening will take place April 21. Home start at $279,900. For more information, visit www.themetburnaby. com or call 604-899-8800.

‘It’s all about the location’

Concord Pacific continues to impress with The Met by Kerry Vital

With the opening of their newest high-rise development, The Met in Burnaby, Concord Pacific is once again proving why they are an integral part of the Metro Vancouver real estate business. “It’s all about the location,” says Concord Pacific’s Project Marketing Manager Peter Udzenija. “There are parks everywhere, we’re kitty-corner to Metrotown and just a block and a half from SkyTrain. It’s comfortably close.” The condominium suites are spacious and come in a variety of oneand two-bedroom floorplans. There are some three-bedroom suites available as well on the upper floors. With 8’8’’ ceilings and open balconies or terraces in most homes that are perfect for enjoying your beautiful view, you will never feel cramped in your new space. Wideplank engineered hardwood flooring throughout the main living areas and plush carpeting in the bedrooms is standard, and both lend a touch of elegance to the home. The kitchens are full of thoughtful little details, such as a waste recycling bin and sliding basket under the kitchen sink, soft-close hardware on all the cabinets and a modern white marble tile backsplash that is perfectly complemented by wood veneer cabinetry with open glass display shelving and under-cabinet

“

We have everything that people want,” says Concord Pacific Project Marketing Manager Peter Udzenija. “It’s very livable.”

lighting. Depending on your plan, your kitchen will be lit by pot or track lighting, and the engineered stone countertop is almost too beautiful to mar by preparing food on it. The Miele appliances are a chef ’s dream, while the polished chrome Grohe faucet is yet another beautiful detail. The luxury extends to the bathrooms, which include engineered quartz stone countertops, a custom medicine cabinet with a mirror, shelves and built-in lighting, and white marble tile flooring that matches the tub/shower surround. Homeowners are given the option to have their home automated with Control4 technology or include air conditioning in their suite. “We have everything that people want,” Udzenija says. “Because of the shape of the building our plans are very

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The expansive lobby of The Met, top, will include a lounge area for residents. Situated in the middle of parkland, above, it is easy for homeowners to feel a part of nature while still being close to every amenity they could possibly need, from the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre, left, to a convenient SkyTrain station.

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We’re Bluetree. We don't just build homes, we promise to build your trust, answer your questions, and make buying your home relaxed and stress-free. From single-family homes to modern apartments, from suburban to urban, Bluetree is building homes to suit every lifestyle. And there’s much more to come. Register online and be first to hear about new Bluetree communities.

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Kanaka pricing subject to change without notice. HST not included. This is not an offering for sale. Such an offering can only be made by way of a disclosure statement. E.&O.E.

See more at bluetreehomes.ca

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New Westminster’s Best Tower Value · Set within the 65 acre Victoria Hill’s Master Planned

community, featuring over 40 acres of public green space & direct connection to Queen’s park via the McBride pedestrian overpass · A contemporary 22 storey high–rise with a collection

of townhomes · Homes feature stunning views from the Fraser River

to Mount Baker

Coming Early Spring Priced From $249,900 This is not an offering for sale. Any such offering can only be made by way of disclosure. Prices and specifications subject to change without notice. Illustrations are artist’s concept. E.&O.E.

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With a world of shopping, dining and recreation surrounding you at every turn, at Abbey Road you’ll never have to venture far from home. Set amongst large mature trees and extensive landscaping, open green spaces, private yards and muse entranceways, Abbey Road gives ϐ Ǥ ϐ ǯ togethers with friends and family, as well as a traditional English garden with secure play area for little ones, and Abbey Road is more than a place to call home, it is a community within a community that brings every convenience and amenity right to your door step.

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This is not an offering for sale. Abbey Road is developed in joint venture by Woodbridge Homes and Park Ridge Homes. The developer reserves the right to make modifications and changes to the information contained herein without notice. Rendering is representational only. E.&O.E.

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Friday, April 6, 2012 NewsLeader A33

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 7

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

OBITUARIES

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 125

FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

$ ATTENTION $ NEED ADDITIONAL INCOME? Earn an income you deserve Start a mini-office outlet from home www.123gotofortune.com DANCE STUDIO 4 SALE! Extensive clientele / training provided. Dancestudioforsale@shaw.ca

Announcement? Tell everyone with a classified ad.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HELP WANTED

130

$100-$400 CASH DAILY

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

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Delta (Nordel) company is seeking applicants for a Full Time Manager for a Commercial Fueling Station with Convenience Store. Experience in managing staff is a benefit. Applicant should show leadership qualities, be able to work with numbers, have good customer service skills, be able to follow direction from a Boss & implement required ideas & standards for this site. Ordering store stock. Should have own transportation for work. As well, be able to provide references with your resume. Please send resumes by email to: sitemanager6@gmail.com

for Landscaping Work! Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!

PropertyStarsJobs.Com CARRIERS NEEDED YOUTH and ADULTS 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 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.

HELP WANTED

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

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HOME CARE/SUPPORT

Community Support Worker & Home Sharing Opportunities Community Support Worker Required for supporting adults with physical and mental disabilities. CPR/First aid and valid driver’s license. Competitive wages (union rates and benefits) Must be available weekends and some over nights (Full time overnight position available). Send resumes to: Younghusband Resources Ltd PO Box 21116 Maple Ridge Square RPO Maple Ridge, BC V2X 1P7 Fax - 604-466-1207 Email: info@younghusband.ca www.younghusbandresources.com

Home Sharing - Do you want the best of both worlds? Work from home while your family opens their hearts and home to an adult with disabilities. For more information email: home-share@younghusband.ca

Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

www.bcclassified.com NEWTON, Arlene (nee Wilson) born June 5th, 1930 in Toronto, passed away peacefully on March 31st, 2012 in Port Moody. Predeceased by her husband, Robert (Bob) 1994. She will be greatly missed by her brother Barry (wife Linda), daughter Tammy and all her many friends from here and abroad. We were all so fortunate to have been in her company and shall treasure these moments forever. Wherever she went, there was always fun and laughter. Service will be held on Sun., April 29th @ 1:00 pm in the First Memorial Burkeview Chapel, 1340 Dominion Ave., Port Coquitlam, B.C., 604-944-4218. Flowers welcome, or in lieu, a donation to the Canadian Wildlife Federation would be appreciated. Celebration of life to follow immediately after, at Legion #133 - 2675 Shaunessy St. Port Coquitlam.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 21

COMING EVENTS

12 Week Community Weight Loss Challenge Support Group. Call Nick @ 604-563-4348 or visit: http://nicksmalley.mywlc.com Kerrisdale Antiques Fair. April 14&15,10-5pm. Kerrisdale Arena 5670 East Blvd, Vanc. Adm $7.

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

SERVICE MANAGER Peterbilt Pacific Inc. Abbotsford is accepting resumes for a Service Manager. Requirements are: BCTQ, previous management or supervisory experience, excellent communication & customer skills, industry & job knowledge. Apply by resume only to: Peterbilt Pacific Inc. 1001 Coutts Way, Abbotsford B.C. V2S 7M2.

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING DRIVERS WANTED:

Terrific career opportunity outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Experience Needed!! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 wks. vacation & benefits pkg. Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time Valid License with air brake endorsement. High School Diploma or GED. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver DO NOT FILL IN CITY or STATE

DRIVER WITH CLASS 1 + AIR WANTED To conduct deliveries for international lubricants co. in Vancouver area, Seattle-Tacoma, Prince George, Okanagan & Edmonton. Pay $20/hour, mileage, bonus, profit-sharing & full benefits. Apply with resume by emailing custservpacific@fuchs.com or faxing to 604-888-1145

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

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INFORMATION

WOULD Dr. Edward Chan that gave our American born mother an innoculation & she ended up in an ambulance ph. B. Cope 604-703-5786.

TRAVEL 61

ADVENTURES Salmon, Halibut, Rock Fish

Packages avail. Early Bird Specials. 1-877-282-FISH (3474)

115

EDUCATION

Advertising Sales Consultant

F/T ASSISTANT MANAGER (Burnaby) Shilla Tours & Travel Ltd. 3-5 yrs exp. College grad. Eng/Korean is beneficial $21.50/H Fax: 604-516-0328

MOVIE EXTRAS ! WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM

The Langley Times, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person. The successful candidate will have a university or college education or two years of sales experience – preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player and will also be called upon to grow the account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in a an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan coupled with a strong benefit package. Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless. Please submit your resume with a cover letter by Friday, April 20, 2012 to: Dwayne Weidendorf The Langley Times, #102-20258 Fraser Highway, Langley, B.C. V3A 4R3 or email to publisher@langleytimes.com No phone calls please.

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Families, Kids, Tots & Teens!! Register Now! Busy Film Season

All Ages, All Ethnicities.

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RETAIL

CALL 604-558-2278

START NOW!!! 12 F/T CSR reps needed Up to $20/hr, weekly pay

Must be outgoing Call Erica

604.777.2195

FASHION SALES PEOPLE Part-Time Position, 1-2 weekdays, approx. 5 hours per day. Ideal for semi retired sales people. No evenings or weekends. If you enjoy fashion sales and working with seniors, this position is for you. Requirements: clothing sales exp. & own transportation. Position is for immediate start.

Please fax resumes to: 604-528-8084 or email Cocosclothestoyou@shaw.ca Only those with these qualifications will be considered.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Phone: 778-340-4002 or Email: petert@4pillars.ca

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VOLUNTEERS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978

281

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715

GARDENING

MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions

Be part of our exciting, worldclass softball tournament, which takes place from June 30 - July 9 in Surrey, BC. We are looking for volunteers in areas such as: scorekeeping, security & parking, transportation, batgirls, tickets & gates, and more! We ask that each volunteer work a minimum of 20 hours. In exchange for your time, each volunteer will receive: • FREE ADMISSION to all playing venues • 1 complimentary item of event apparel • 1 complimentary meal per volunteer shift worked!

Garden Groomer

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

PERSONAL SERVICES

300

LANDSCAPING

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

.Jim’s Mowing Spring Services Same day services

LAWNS PLUS

Landscape Maintenance

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

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Residential~Strata~Commercial

(604)671-2746 Free Estimates

NO JOB too small, reas. rate. Machining to Fabricating, Die work. (604)568-1854

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

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

AFFORDABLE MOVING 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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES CLEANING SERVICES

HOUSE OR OFFICE CLEANING $10/hr. Reliable Service 778-858-0219 or 604-600-9824

242

CONCRETE & PLACING

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors disc. Friendly, family bus., 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408/604-299-7125

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

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

604-537-4140

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

* Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work * Laminate & Hardwood Flooring Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar. Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168 ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064

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ELECTRICAL

ELECTRICIAN. Licensed. Local. Low cost. Big/small jobs. Renov. & panel change expert. 604-374-0062 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BAJ MINI EXCAVATING, Sewer, storm, drainage, oil tank removal, paving, old house drainage. 604779-7816, 604-540-9420

341

PRESSURE WASHING POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS AT NORTHWEST ROOFING

www.caliberwest contracting.com 604.764.9594 WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

477

CANE CORSO MASTIFF, shots, dewormed, tails cropped, vet ✓ $1,000. Call 604-826-7634.

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

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

New and Re-Roof Specialist Residential & Commercial. Shakes, Shingles and Duroid. 25 year of experience. Call for your FREE estimate.

Jas 778-896-4065 Bell 604-339-2765

Cocker spaniel pups – purebred, no papers 1st shots, dewormed, ready to go now. $600. Call 604-888-0832 Jack Russell pups, cute, short, stocky, smooth coat, tail doc, deworm, 1st shot. $550. 604-798-9233 LAB PUPPIES, chocolate & black healthy, family raised. Parents on site. $625. Vet ✔, 1st shots 604755-1364 shakhana@hotmail.com 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 PUGS, fawn, 2 male, 2 female. family raised, vet chk’d, shots. $500. (604)796-2727/799-2911

Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

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Rottweiler Pups- PUREBRED, tails, dewclaws, shots, vet checked Health guarantee. Ready April 6th $650. to $1,000, 604 460 0804.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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BURNABY

627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

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642

ABBOTSFORD ABBOTSFORD CONDO FOR SALE BY OWNER

The Stonecroft 2350 Westerly Street Bright 1050sf. 2 Bdrm. 2 Bath, Top Floor, South East Corner. Exc. Cond. 2 Secure U/Ground Prkg. Spaces, Gas F/P, in-suite lndry. Residential Manager On Site. $199,000.

604-889-8424

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

706

CLAREMONT TERRACE

** 6960 ELWELL ST ** Near HighGate Mall Quiet, Spacious 1 Bdrm Suites.

Newly reno’d with balcony, prkg & storage unit. Incl heat & h/water.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Haul Anything...

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

APARTMENT/CONDO

Burnaby:

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

Isaac 604-727-5232

Please call 778-994-2334

RENTALS

• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

220.JUNK(5865)

1/2 mo. Rent FREE! 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.

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly

But Dead Bodies!!

Walker Manor

Move-Allowance

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“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582

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!

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. 2 females remaining Vet checked with first shots and ready for new homes. $950. 778-241-5504. Langley

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting. 30 yrs exp. Refs. Free est. Keith 604-433-2279 or 604-777-1223

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DRYWALL

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

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.

• Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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

BURNABY

bradsjunkremoval.com 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

✮

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS Tree removal done RIGHT!

604.587.5865

❞A ALL RESIDENTIAL❞

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

BURNABY

www.recycleitcanada.ca

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

✮

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576

Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

Efficient, Reliable, Friendly, Bonded Excellent References with 18 yrs of experience. Call Ivet: 778-235-4070

MOVING & STORAGE

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

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

NAHAL CONSTRUCTION

308 MACHINING & METAL WORK

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

LEGAL SERVICES

DETAILED EUROPEAN CLEANING.

Retaining Walls New Lawns Plant Installation Complete landscape installation services.

604 - 961 - 8595

320

CRIMINAL RECORD?

236

$36/HOUR. Local lic’d Plumber. Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call (778)549-2234

✮

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

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

PLUMBING

Call Ian 604-724-6373

Alpine Landscaping

182

TREE SERVICES

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

Cliff 604-931-0825

D Economical Lawn Mowing D Complete Grounds Maint D Pruning & Shaping D Aeration & Power Raking D Fully Insured

Subsidies available based on gross houseold income.

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

Garden Maintenance & Lawncare

338

APARTMENT/CONDO

With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, North Burnaby. Pet friendly.

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

IVY GREEN YARD SERVICE Hedges, pruning, yd cleanup, maint 35 years exp. FREE Estimates. Guar. Work. Calvin 604-992-4633

706

BURNABY & COQUITLAM

Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

288

RENTALS

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 Bdrm Apartments

374

604 - 961 - 8595

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

HOUSES FOR SALE

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

Improvements,

(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

Call our office or visit our website for more info. 604-536-9287 or www.canadianopen fastpitch.com or Attend our next Volunteer meeting for more details. Tuesday, May 1 7:00 pm at the Sandman Signature Hotel, 8828 201 Street, Langley

171

626

PAINT SPECIAL OF Home (604)501-9290

$95 includes: Aeration, Moss Control & Fertilization Now accepting NEW 10 day weekly lawn mowing customers. ✓Installation ✓ Maintenance ✓Renovations ✓Call a Profes.

Lawncutting D Power Raking D Rototilling & Pruning D Hedge Trimming D Power washing D Open to odd jobs Free Est, Established since 1997, Licensed Business, Reas. rates

SUNDECKS

Running this ad for 8yrs

Alpine Landscaping

AT THE SCOTIABANK CANADIAN OPEN FASTPITCH!

372

REAL ESTATE

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

✶ 2012 Spring Special ✶

VOLUNTEER

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

533

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

548

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

551

GARAGE SALES

BRIDGEVIEW FLEA MARKET Every Sunday, Year Round, 80 Vendors 7am-3pm, 11475-126a St. Sry. Info./Book Table 604-625-3208

560

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANO; APT SIZE Lowrey upright piano $550/obo. Ph: 604-418-6274 or 604-531-1576.

Call 604-525-2661

PRESTIGIOUS - WESTWOOD PLATEAU, BRAND NEW! Not your average apt. but 1200 sf of luxurious living space, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, F/P, cov. patio, hrd. wd. flrs, Kitch. fully loaded with highend appls, and solid granite cntr tops, lndry rm with full size W/D. Close to shopping, schls, golf and bus route. Avl. immed. $1550/mth. 604-469-6990.

Friday, April 6, 2012 NewsLeader A35 RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

NEW WESTMINSTER

DORIC MANOR 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.

Phone: 604-522-9153

RENTALS 736

TRANSPORTATION

HOMES FOR RENT

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

COQUITLAM - bright spacious, 4 bdrm. 2 bath, 2 kitchen, W/D, fenced yard, alarm, W/D, cls. to amens. $2150/mo. 604-936-4827 or 604-936-4824 for more info.

751

SUITES, UPPER

COQUITLAM Centre area. 4 Bdrm upper flr, 2 full baths, garage, 2 f/p, shared laundry, pet ok. Avail now. Ref’s & credit check req’d. $1500/mo. Call 604-340-9757. MILLARDVILLE. 2 bdrm. N/S. N/P. Laundry & hydro incl. $800/mo. Avail. Call 604-937-7161 aft 6 p.m.

752 NEW WESTMINSTER

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

TRANSPORTATION 845

2011 HONDA CRV 4 wd, Auto, silver. Loaded. Local car. $21,500: 9000k.778-895-7570/604-836-5931

830

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

MOTORCYCLES

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

2001 YAMAHA V STAR - 1100 cc, chocolate brown, flamed tank & fenders. Inc. helmet, Great shape. $3500/obo. (604)463-4185

838

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

RECREATIONAL/SALE

TOWNHOUSES

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

MC Bride Place. 415 Ginger drive. 2 bdrm T/H. Family Housing. Close all amens, schls, transit. Pet friendly great loca. $1015/m.604-451-6676 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

The Scrapper

Two open heart surgeries. One big need.

2003 Salem Light:

TRANSPORTATION 810

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA, 4 dr, loaded, 82kms, local, exc. cond., $7,800 obo. Call 604-596-9970.

Northwest Pkg, 22 ft, Sleeps 7, 1 bunk, Shower in & out. G.V.W. 3300. Lots of extras

AUTO FINANCING

$9,995.00 604-463-9428

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

Loan.

Apply

Help us build a new BC Children’s Hospital. Please Give.

Now,

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2007 Cougar 276RLS

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $6500 firm. Call 604-538-4883 2008 JEEP PATRIOT - North Edition 5 spd, 40,000 kms. Warranty. $16,000/obo. (604)525-3508

2007 Resort 240RKS

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

w! Sell it No

GUARANTEED Auto Loans or We Will Pay You $1000

DSI water heater, microwave, A/C, two entry doors, rear kitchen, dinette slide and more! $15,995(Stk# 332262) www.fraserway.com/ consignment 1-877-651-3267 DL#31087

All Makes, All Models. New & Used Inventory. 1-888-229-0744 or apply on line at: www.kiawest.com (click credit approval) Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

SHIFT AUTO FINANCE Get Approved Today! CREDIT DOESN’T MATTER.. For The Best Interest Rate Call: 1.877.941.4421 www.ShiftAutoFinance.com

818

CARS - DOMESTIC

2003 CHEVY MALIBU 110,000 km, auto, AirCared, good tires, $3000 obo. Call: (604)531-3251 2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, high kms. runs/looks good, white, $4000 firm. 604-538-9257.

for only

2007 WILDERNESS trailer, 28’, 2 slides, Q bed, 2 drs, comp. w/hitch, exc. shape. $19,500. 604-856-3777 2008 FREEDOM SPIRIT 20’ travel trailer, like new, hardly used, a/c, f/s, dble bed, dble sink, nook, couch 2 prop tanks/2 batteries, $11,500 obo. Please call: (604)581-5117 2010 Crossroads Cruiser 31.5 ft 5th wheel. All alum. construction. 8586 lbs dry. Triple slide. Extra insulation pkg. Many features. $29,800: 604-814-2406

845 TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

$

1000 plus tax

Includes one week in the Bowen Island Undercurrent, Burnaby/New West Newsleader, North Shore Outlook, Richmond Review, and WE.

Includes:

TRUCKS, CARS, BOATS, TRAILERS, RV’S, VANS 3 lines in all listed publications for one week only $10 + tax. Includes a listing on bcclassified.com

– or pay $25 + tax for one week – in all Lower Mainland publications 1.5 million households

2001 HONDA ACCORD-4 dr. sedan, 4 cyl. auto, local, silver w/ grey cloth, 161k, pwr. options, A/C, very clean in/out. $5500 / 604.312.7415

604-575-5555

2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, 1.8T turbo, 4 dr sedan, std, all options, exc cond. $5500 obo 604-780-8404 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, 114 km, loaded, p/sun roof, all maint. done, exc. cond. $6,300. 604-836-5931.

Reach 448,000 Households

(private party ads only) 2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

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AUTO SPECIAL

Awning, 3 burner w/oven, microwave, dinette booth, A/C & more! $21,995(Stk# 33437) www.fraserway.com/ consignment 1-877-651-3267 DL#31087

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

1.888.663.3033

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

A36 NewsLeader Friday, April 6, 2012

immediate occupancy

now selling

presentation centre suite 310 – 4570 hastings street open daily (expect fridays) 12 – 5pm

604.205.7127 FirmaByBoffo.ca

this is not an offering for sale. such an offering can only be made by a disclosure statement. e&oe.

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