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the Burnaby arts council gets an extra boost of life as actors stage an original production at its deer lake gallery this summer. See Page a20

Edmonds Park to get $1.25M fix Wanda Chow

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gabe george, tsleil-Waututh nation traditional speaker, leads a ceremony prior to the signing of the save the fraser declaration.

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Tsleil-Waututh joins pipeline opposition Trans Mountain pipeline’s Burnaby terminus on Tsleil-Waututh territory

interview. “Today, the pollutant levels are so high, no matter what race you are, nobody can eat them.” That’s one of the reasons on Wanda Chow Saturday the Tsleil-Waututh wchow@burnabynewsleader.com Nation signed on to the Yinka At age 42, Chief Justin George Dene Alliance’s Save the Fraser of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is Declaration, an indigenous law ban considered a young chief. on tar sands pipelines through First That makes the changes he’s seen Nations traditional territories and first-hand in Burrard Inlet all the on tankers transporting oil sands more concerning. crude within salmon migration “Just in my lifetime, as a young routes on the coast of British boy we could harvest the clams and Columbia. the cockles4x1.25_book_drive_ad_final.pdf and the oysters up until I While more than 100 1 12-03-05 1:20 PM First was 19,” recalled George in a phone Nations have now signed on,

George said the Tsleil-Waututh joined the campaign in response to Kinder Morgan announcing its proposal to more than double the capacity of its Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs between Edmonton and Burnaby. Burnaby, and much of Greater Vancouver, is within the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh, a Coast Salish community of about 500 members whose reserve is located along the shores of Burrard Inlet in North Vancouver. The 2007 rupture of the pipeline

in the Westridge neighbourhood of North Burnaby, which released 234,000 litres of crude oil into Burrard Inlet, “was a huge eyeopener for us,” George said. “With the spill in 2007 it was the City of Burnaby that was there first, Tsleil-Waututh Nation was close behind second and ... when Kinder Morgan showed up, they actually turned off the wrong valve, which to me says a lot about how prepared they are for these human errors that occur constantly.” please see Kinder morgan, a3

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With the new Edmonds Community Centre months away from completion, Burnaby council has approved $1.4 million to redevelop a park to go with it. Edmonds Park— known as Richmond Park until the city renamed it a few months ago—is located right behind the centre. The redevelopment will comprise two zones, dubbed the “heart” and the “great lawn,” said a city staff report. The heart will accommodate the most heavily used and largest amenities, including a large plaza next to the centre with seating and public art. This zone will also include a “large, district level playground,” which will be the centrepiece of the grassy half of the heart. A spray park will also be located there, close to the playground and the washroomchangeroom facility. An outdoor gathering and performance space is also planned for an area next to the playground and spray park, with power service to allow for temporary stage facilities during special events. see HigH quality, a4

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Regional bRiefs

Workers begin overtime ban at ICBC Unionized ICBC workers have begun an overtime ban as part of job action aimed at spurring the auto insurer to give ground in contract talks. The ban began July 6 and follows a Labour Relations Board ruling that found ICBC was bargaining in bad faith by refusing to discuss wages and benefits until a provincial review of the corporation concludes. The two sides are expected to resume negotiations later this month. COPE 378 issued 72-hour strike notice in June but union leaders indicated they would ramp up job action very slowly, in an effort to pressure the government without affecting drivers.

Real estate sales sag Greater Vancouver home sales hit a 10-year low in June, down more than 27 per cent from a year ago. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver called it further evidence of a buyer’s market where potential purchasers have more to choose from and don’t have to race to beat out other bidders. Despite weakening sales there’s

been little sign so far of home prices dropping significantly. The benchmark residential property price declined 0.7 per cent from May to June and was still up 1.7 per cent from a year ago. Benchmark prices ranged from $961,600 for single detached houses (up 3.3 per cent from June 2011) to $376,200 for condos (up 0.3 per cent) and $468,400 for attached homes (down 0.1 per cent.) Sales counted by the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board were down eight per cent since June 2011, although the realtor association said the ratio of sales to listings in the Valley has held steady. Fraser Valley benchmark prices for detached houses were up 3.6 per cent from a year ago to $551,000 in June, while townhouses held even at $305,000 and condos were up 0.7 per cent to $203,600.

and incidents of serious harm involving police officers. The opening comes several months late and two years after the province first committed to creating a police investigations agency headed by civilians, so police forces no longer investigate each other. “The goal of the IIO is to conduct fair, competent, bias-free investigations in a timely fashion and publicly report on the results of our investigations,” said IIO chief civilian director Richard Rosenthal. Twenty-six investigators have been hired so far and the unit is to have a total of 60 investigators, management and other administrative staff once fully operational. Investigators must not have served as police officers in B.C. within the last five years, and police are compelled by law to report incidents under its mandate.

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Transit pass forgers busted

B.C.’s new Independent Investigations Office (IIO) will open Sept. 10, providing a civilian-led unit to probe deaths

Two Vancouver men are accused of making and selling counterfeit transit passes. Transit Police say James Stuart

Richardson, 47, and Daniel Blair, 65, are charged with forgery and related offences after a six-month investigation into the circulation of high-quality made-to-order fake transit passes that are normally issued by the Ministry of Social Services and Housing. Officers conducted a sting that led to the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of computers, laminators, printers and several dozen passes ready to sell. It’s estimated the forged passes denied the transit system more than $200,000 in lost revenue.

Aldergrove park plan advances Metro Vancouver will proceed with the development of plans to enhance Aldergrove Regional Park in southeast Langley. At least that’s what the region is calling the former Aldergrove Lake Regional Park for now, pending a final decision on a new name. The lake reference is being dropped since the regional parks department drained the popular swimming hole in 2011 to comply with more stringent public health regulations. Metro staff say they’re

considering various trail and facility upgrades, providing more routes for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians. An open house is expected in late September and a draft management plan is to come back to the Metro board for approval this winter. Staff envision an expanded dog off-leash area, creation of a new wetland area for wildlife viewing and an active farm program. Youth activities at Aldergrove Bowl could include disc golf, tobogganing and adventure play. A water play area is also under consideration, but not the reopening of a destination swimming area, as desired by many residents. It’s not yet clear where money will come for any actual upgrades of the park that do make it into a final plan. A Metro report cautioned that proceeding with the management plan would “likely result in some public expectation of capital investment to implement the plan.”

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(According to a 2009 Transportation Safety Board report, Kinder Morgan’s staff in Burnaby shut off the valve leading to the tanker in Burrard Inlet, but not the one at the source of the oil, at its tank farm, which is why a geyser of crude shot 12 to 15 metres in the air on Inlet Drive.) George said pipelines experience day-to-day spillage which add up to impact the environment. That environmental risk will be compounded by the 200 to 400 tankers a year, about one a day, that will travel Burrard Inlet to and from the Westridge terminal taking the oil sands crude oil to export markets in Asia. “We really believe with our whole hearts that in 50 years this inlet is a dead zone,” he said. “Really, what Kinder Morgan is proposing is the City of Vancouver become an oil port city. Oil port cities throughout the world create waterway dead zones, and that’s without major incidents. A major incident only speeds up that process of devastation to the environment.” George stressed the TsleilWaututh don’t oppose oil, but favours models such as in Washington State which mainly refines oil for its own use. “Raw crude oil is the worst of the worst,” he said, and once the construction of the pipeline expansion is complete, there will be few permanent jobs created in the long run. “The risks are extremely high and on the backs of all British Columbians.” Kinder Morgan recently made its commercial tolling application to the National Energy Board, seeking approval for the fee structure and terms for the potential customers of the expanded pipeline, who have signed

20-year contracts. The Tsleil-Waututh will apply for intervenor status in the public consultation process of that application. When asked how effective the Save the Fraser Declaration can be, George said when the Trans Mountain pipeline was first built in 1951, “First Nations were not allowed any legal representation to do with land matters. Today we have rights and we’ll make sure those rights are heard and those rights are respected by the federal government.” The Tsleil-Waututh plans to continue with an awareness campaign highlighting what it sees as the environmental risks of the pipeline expansion project. “I don’t think this is a First Nations issue, it’s an issue of quality of life for all colours of people in the Greater Vancouver area and the British Columbia coast.” Lexa Hobenshield, Kinder Morgan Canada’s manager of external relations, said in an emailed statement, “We recognize and appreciate that Aboriginal groups’ interests and responsibilities are unique and we are committed to open, transparent dialogue and mutually beneficial working relationships. “We view the Crown’s obligation for Aboriginal Consultation as an opportunity to demonstrate the recognition and respect for the constitutionally protected rights held by Aboriginal peoples and we are pleased to support a meaningful consultation process,” Hobenshield said. “We have been seeking the opportunity to meet with Tsleil-Wauthuth for some time now. While they have advised they are not ready to meet with us yet, we stand ready to provide information to them and to meet with them at any time.”

Opening windows at Metrotown highrise means hearing post office A/C roaring

Dattani said the city solicitor advised him that Canada Post is an agent of the federal Crown, “so like a railway, it’s not subject to any provincial Wanda Chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com or municipal laws.” A Canada Post official While summer could not find a record means sunshine and of any complaint from great weather, for He last fall, but in response Tian and some of the to a NewsLeader inquiry, Wanda ChOW/neWsLeader fellow residents at He Tian says he’s lived in his Hazel Street condo for managed to find a his Metrotown-area six years and was never bothered by the A/C at a possible solution to the nearby building until last summer. highrise, it also means air conditioner noise. sleepless nights. “We have investigated Since last summer, those “They drop packages, they the noise complaint and found living on the upper floors of pull chains and other things that there seems to be a noise their Hazel Street condo tower on the ground, they make coming out of the fan bearings have faced a dilemma—keep really nasty noises at night,” of the air conditioner unit,” the windows closed and deal Mozafari said. said Anick Losier, director of with the heat inside, or open Not everyone in the building media relations for Canada them and stay awake from the is affected, Tian noted. It’s Post, by email. noise being produced at the mainly those living on the east “A mechanic has been Canada Post building next side facing the post office, and tasked with looking into it door on Sussex Avenue. those on upper floors, where and hopefully fixing it today Tian has lived in the building the noise seems to travel to. (Wednesday). Thank you for for six years and never noticed He’s on the 15th floor but a bringing this to our attention.” the noise until last summer. It’s neighbour on the seventh floor As for the noise from early believed the air-conditioner said he hasn’t noticed any morning operations, Losier units on the post office’s roof noise. said, We understand the are causing the problem, along The hot summer nights when concerns and try to be as with the noise of its staff he couldn’t sleep affected his respectful to our neighbours as loading and unloading mail health, he said, and it impacted possible and have even pushed early in the morning. his ability to work at his job as our mail drop off time as late He likened the on-and-off a computer engineer. as possible. noise as being like a lawn He said he and neighbours “Unfortunately, the reality is mower. During the day it’s complained to Canada Post that we need to get the mail out hardly noticeable because of and Burnaby city hall last year, in a timely manner and we only the noise of traffic and activity. “but nothing really happened.” have a small window early in But at night, that’s all they Dipak Dattani Burnaby’s the morning to do so.” hear. assistant director of Dattani said city staff would A video shot at 3 a.m. by engineering for environmental be following up with the neighbour Ben Mozafari protection, said the city supervisor at the postal facility includes audio of the mediumreceived a noise complaint in to try and resolve the noise pitched humming sound, as September 2011 and while a issues. well as the occasional crashing letter was written to Canada noise of staff loading and Post, there’s not much legally twitter.com/WandaChow unloading post office trucks. they can do.

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Two industrial properties in South Burnaby could soon become the site of a townhouse development, if council gives the go-ahead. The owners of 6080 and 6136 Beresford St. have applied for a rezoning to allow them to build a three-storey, 61-unit townhouse development. Located on the south side of Beresford, between Buller and Gilley avenues, the properties are currently home to older industrial buildings and outdoor storage, said a city staff report. Across the street is the Highland Park Line greenway, to the east are industrial properties slated for future multi-family development and to the west, land designated as future park sites. The development proposal would comprise seven threestorey buildings with 61 threebedroom units. Vehicular access would be from Beresford and

parking would be provided on the surface and in garages for each unit. As part of the project, the applicant would improve the Highland Park Line right-of-way by completing the grading and grassing of the area next to the trail and installing interpretive signage with historical information and images of the Highland Park Interurban Line, the report said. Meanwhile, a 40-space childcare facility is being proposed for 6675, 6683, and 6693 Arcola St., behind the St. Francis de Sales church property on Balmoral Street. The daycare would accommodate children aged five to 12 and four staff, and vehicle access would be from the rear lane and from Arcola. A rezoning from the current residential zoning as well as an amendment to the Edmonds Town Centre Community Plan would be required to allow the facility to proceed.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver currently owns nine of the 10 properties that front the north side of Arcola, with the exception of 6613 Arcola St. which the Archdiocese intends to acquire when it becomes available to purchase, said a city staff report. “These properties are currently designated for potential future RM3 multiplefamily development, however, the Archdiocese has advised of its wish to use these properties for expanded school/church uses in future.” City staff proposed amending the community plan to allow for the daycare use. “The proposed change will continue to preserve the potential option for longerterm residential development.” Both rezoning applications will be the subject of a public hearing on Tuesday, July 31 at 7 p.m. in Burnaby city hall council chambers. twitter.com/WandaChow

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A new paved path system, lined with benches, lighting and drinking fountains, will provide more walking circuits and connections to adjacent streets. The great lawn section will be defined by a wide semi-circular path connecting the park to two points on Elwell Street and will allow for “more passive uses” such as bocce, mini soccer and pickup games, the report said. The northern edge will be home to a double tennis court, multi-

use court and half basketball court. “The highest quality mature trees will be preserved. In addition, new trees will be planted throughout the park along the pathways and adjacent street edges.” The first phase of construction started last year along Elwell with installation of the path around the great lawn, tennis courts and multi-play sports court. The $1.4-million in work this

year will include removal of the lacrosse box, and installation of underground services such as water, power and drainage. Regrading, pathways, the playground and spraypark will be installed in phases. The timing of future phases will depend on coordination with construction of the new community centre and plaza. The new community centre is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. twitter.com/WandaChow

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howling and barking under a full moon. Morev urged pet owners to keep cats and small dogs indoors or in a high-fenced yard to prevent them being preyed upon by coyotes. He noted that coyotes have also been known to attack small children. “I’m an animal lover and I’m very saddened by this,” said Morev. “I keep my cats indoors. I’m too scared to let them out.”

While the ministry has not conducted a formal count recently, 10 years ago the Wanda Chow Stanley Park Ecological Society wchow@burnabynewsleader.com estimated there were 2,000 to A North Burnaby resident 3,000 coyotes in the Lower is warning pet owners to keep Mainland. their cats and small dogs “Coyotes are indigenous to indoors after seeing and hearing B.C. and unless they are proven coyotes in his neighbourhood in to be a problem, population recent days. control measures are unlikely.” Al Morev has lived in the It is illegal to feed or attract Lochdale area for 20 years dangerous wildlife, including and while he doesn’t coyotes, the statement said, have any statistics to cite, and the best way to protect anecdotally from speaking Al Morev pets is to keep them on a to neighbours, he believes They’re not afraid of humans anymore. leash or contained. coyotes are increasingly “Conservation officers will It was looking for food. active there and in other respond to coyote complaints parts of the city. He believes the solution where there is a threat to public There are new “missing cat” would be to trap coyotes and safety or where predation has posters put up in the area “all relocate them away from the occurred on cattle or sheep.” the time,” Morev said. urban Lower Mainland. Coyotes which display “People think [the cat is] lost Such a move would not aggressive or threatening but it’s not. It got taken away.” be feasible, said a response behaviour should be reported A couple weeks ago, Morev from the Ministry of Forests, immediately to the Ministry says, he saw a “well-fed” adult Lands and Natural Resource of Environment’s call centre at coyote run into his front yard at Operations, which is responsible 1-800-663-9453. about 3 p.m. for wildlife. Visit http://bit.ly/NMo9T3 “They’re not afraid of “Attempting to trap and for more information on humans anymore. It was relocate coyotes from a given co-existing with coyotes. looking for food.” area would be costly and And several days ago, around ineffective because other midnight, he says he heard what coyotes would simply move into seemed like a coyote concert— the empty habitat,” the emailed twitter.com/WandaChow several adult coyotes and pups statement said.

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Burnaby approves $825K in parks capital projects Wanda Chow

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A park in the Stoney Creek area of northeast Burnaby is set to receive a new playground as part of $924,000 in funding for parks capital projects approved by council recently. The replacement playground at Simon Fraser Hills Park will cost $175,000, will bring the facility up to current safety and accessibility standards and is expected to be completed by spring 2013, according to a city staff report. The biofiltration ponds at the west end of Deer Lake will be upgraded and rebuilt to improve water quality at a cost of $125,000. George McLean Park, formerly known as Inman Green Park, on Lindsay Avenue, just north of Kingsway, will receive $100,000 in continued

development, including seating, demolition of an adjacent city-owned house, removal of hazardous trees, planting of native species and installation of a dedication plaque. The city will spend $100,000 between 2012 and 2014 to monitor the site at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex where dredgeate from Burnaby Lake was placed, for settlement of the fill and ground water quality to meet Ministry of Environment requirements. Another $150,000 will be spent on minor capital replacement work at various parks due to breakdowns, vandalism or unanticipated repairs. The log and wood park entry signs, originally installed in the 1980s, are now at the end of their lifespan and will be replaced at a cost of $50,000.

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Security cameras and related equipment will be installed at a cost of $25,000 at C.G. Brown Pool and Bonsor Recreation Complex, with smaller upgrades at other locations. The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts will receive $40,000 in new interior furnishings such as tables, chairs, furniture, window coverings, appliances, benches and specialized equipment. And over at Burnaby Village Museum, it will receive two funding allotments—$25,000 for concept planning work at the carousel pavilion, looking at a pergola upgrade and perimeter development to expand its capacity; and $35,000 for eight new signs (mounted on cedar with weatherproof windows) to help with wayfinding, including maps and changing event listings. twitter.com/WandaChow

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Pension perception Who says it doesn’t pay to be a politician? With the B.C. Liberals in a freefall and the provincial election 10 months away, a number of MLAs have decided to leave politics. Much is made by some about the sacrifices made by politicians to serve the public good. And, while it is always admirable to see men and women take an active part in the democratic process, make no mistake—it is indeed a decision that often pays lucrative dividends far beyond anything a working stiff will ever realize. Surrey-Tynehead MLA Dave Hayer is one of the latest B.C. Liberals to decide against seeking re-election next year. According to Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF) figures, Hayer’s 12 years in office will give him an annual pension that will start at $47,600 when he turns 65 and climb to $62,900 when he turns 80. The CTF estimates KamloopsSouth Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger will enjoy an annual pension of $87,700 when he turns 65, one that will rise to $115,700 when he turns 80. All that for 17 years in office. The MLA pension plan is indeed gold-plated as taxpayers chip in $4 for every dollar the MLA contributes. More maddening is the fact the B.C. Liberals, under then-leader Gordon Campbell, campaigned in the 1996 election against exorbitant pension plans. The NDP won and implemented a reasonable pension plan, one in which the taxpayer would add one dollar for every dollar the MLA contributed. In 2007, however, Campbell reversed his position and brought back a trough-laden pension. Political pension plans at the provincial and federal levels are a disgrace and do nothing to counter the perception (which is reality) that entering the political arena is the path to setting yourself up for life, with your retirement well funded by taxpayers who can barely get by. – Black Press

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Is it necessary to let a person suffer? It was 13 years ago this week that my mom died, the cancer that invaded her lungs six months earlier finally prevailing over the entire body of the woman who helped create life for seven children. My mom was lucky in that she was able to spend all her remaining moments at home. From her diagnosis in the fall of 1998 to her death in the spring of 1999, mom was almost the picture of bedridden contentment. Her weight had dropped alarmingly and she was barely mobile enough to make to the washroom and back. But, she was intensely lucid right up to a week before she died. She had her plush bed, her beloved books and magazines and a TV straight ahead when she tired of reading. She had her Boost energy drinks and a parade of visitors every day. She also had regular visits from a nurse and an IV drip right next to her bed, filled with pain medication so the final weeks and months would not be as painful as she feared. We never had to think about the unthinkable, about whether it

Chris Foulds would be better to hasten death rather than watch mom endure wracking pain waiting for the inevitable. As far as I could recall, even during the final week when mom fell into a sudden comatose state, the pain was never that severe. However, I have sat next to the beds of people in agony, people who were dying and whose inevitable death was to be a relief to family and friends — and to the person on the bed, filled with unbearable pain. For those people, the B.C. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on physician-assisted suicide is encouraging. I have never understood the logic in waiting for death to take a person while that person is being tortured by a disease. I have never understood why suggesting mercy killing draws such passionate objection.

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It is better to force the endurance of suffering than to end the pain and deliver the person to their destination sooner? How is that better? Sheila Tucker, the lawyer who represented those seeking to strike down the law banning physician-assisted suicide, referred during court proceedings to a number of experts in jurisdictions that have allowed such deaths. According to expert affidavits, none of the jurisdictions — not Oregon, not Switzerland, not the Netherlands, not Belgium and not Washington state — have experienced a flurry of such deaths; nor has there been any indication that the legality of the practice has led to other vulnerable people being killed; nor have suicides in general risen in those jurisdictions. Those are the three main areas of concern put forward by those opposed to physician-assisted suicide, including Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of B.C., and the Christian Legal Fellowship. However, as was noted in Justice Lynn Smith’s decision, there exists in Canada the

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right of patients to refuse to be resuscitated in a hospital if they stop breathing or if their heart stops. That decision is made by the patient when they are fully capable of making such a decision and the legal standard governing the practice is informed consent, which is precisely what would be used in the cases of assisted suicide. The issue truly can be approached in a simple and clear manner — the person who wishes to be euthanized if their medical condition reaches an intolerable point for them must be the only person to make that decision, and that decision must be made well before the disease incapacitates them. There are also arguments from those who believe in God, who contend that assisted suicide is a form of man playing God. Based on that argument, one could counter that we are playing God from the moment we take an Aspirin to battle a headache.

Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week.

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Where’s the political will? Re: Spoiling the future (Editorial, NewsLeader, July 4) The writer hit the nail on the head when s/he said about climate change, “...our leaders and the power structures that support them seem unable and unwilling to do anything about it.” I don’t presume to know exactly what the writer meant by “power structures” but, as far as I’m concerned, that’s a polite/ambiguous way of saying “corporations” or, more specifically, “politicians’ puppet-masters.” Big Tobacco being one of the biggest and most obscene of those. There is clearly a need for some relationship between governments and corporations, but they really should keep it strictly platonic and stay out of bed. Otherwise we—the government and, by extension, all the rest of us—get %&@#ed. Regarding the “unable and unwilling” part: Again, if the relationship between government and business is kept strictly platonic—and there is no “bondage” involved—all governments are “able” to do much more about virtually any and all problems that arise than they let on. The only real question that remains is: Are governments willing to fix problems? Cooperation is, clearly, a huge factor in fixing problems. Sadly, most governments mistakenly believe obtaining the cooperation (or approval) of “the power structures that support them” is most important when, in fact, cooperation among all politicians—regardless of political stripe, level of government, etc.—is most critical. If corporations like the solutions that governments come up with, great. If not, too bloody bad! Errol E. Povah Delta

Final indignity Re: Alzheimer care facility’s shutdown an unfortunate loss (Letters, NewsLeader, July 6) Thank you for your poignant and informative comments, Michael. How we choose to treat the most vulnerable demonstrates society’s values. Removing this level of care is the final indignity to both patients and families already

coping with a horrific disease. These decisions speak louder than “family friendly” sound bites. Linda Hof, Burnaby

not Front-line Re: Front-line, and proud (Letters, NewsLeader, June 22) I wish to respond to Wendy J. Scott’s letter. Mayor Corrigan was correct in stating there are no front-line nurses on the Burnaby Hospital Community Consultation Committee. Ms. Scott may think of herself as a front-line nurse but by her own account has not been a frontline nurse in over 20 years, and has never worked for Burnaby Hospital. To call herself a frontline nurse is insulting to those of us working and providing direct care to patients. She is in fact the owner of a private for profit nursing agency called Nurse Next Door. A company that benefits directly from the provincial government cuts to healthcare and homecare/home support. She is not a front-line nurse. Zarena Pash RN Burnaby Hospital

Parenting is a tough job Re: Talk to your kids (Guest column, NewsLeader, July 6) As a parent of two young children, I agree with Anne Hopkinson’s vision of good parenting. Good communication and active engagement with one’s children is crucial. The only thing that makes me wary about her article is that it may justify the hasty judgments many people make about parents of young children. I was once reproached by a passerby who had very little information or awareness about what she was commenting on. Like the “bad” mom in Ms. Hopkinson’s article, I was texting on my phone—in my case, I was sending a response to my husband who had forgotten his house key in the stroller. A bystander chastised me for texting while my tired toddler was crying in the stroller (unbeknownst to the disapproving bystander, crying was an often effective way for him to fall asleep for his nap). I felt terrible, but also unfairly judged. I have no way of knowing whether Ms. Hopkinson’s insights into the parent-child

dynamics at play in her examples are correct. But I would caution against forming hasty judgments about mothers of young children—it’s a hard job and it feels terrible to be scrutinized by strangers in public. Linda Lee, Burnaby

action needed on coyote Front The growing coyote population in Burnaby is becoming a major problem requiring immediate action. Dozens of house cats have been killed on our streets over the past few years. I know for a fact here in Lochdale, a relatively small neighbourhood between Kensington and Duthie, coyotes are a serious problem. Residents see them all the time. Missing cat posters are a common sight, and if you go online and search for missing cat ads in Burnaby, you will be shocked by their numbers. Watching a large wolflike creature grab a beloved pet in its teeth and run away is a terrible, traumatic experience for a child and adult alike. Just two nights ago, around midnight, with windows now open, we could hear a whole coyote concert—several adult animals and pups howling and barking under a full moon. Coyotes not only hunt in the dark, they have become so brazen they are roaming our streets in late morning and in mid-afternoon, in full daylight. I witnessed a well-fed adult run into our front yard at 3 p.m. a couple of weeks ago. Burnaby City Hall is well aware of large populations of coyotes in North Burnaby, around Deer Lake, and in other areas. The city’s inaction has lasted long enough. Coyotes are known to attack small children, in fact, that happened in Vanier Park at Kits Point. If this happens on one of Burnaby’s front lawns, the City of Burnaby will be a subject of litigation and unwelcome publicity. If the city alone can’t handle the task of removing coyotes, ask for the province’s assistance—surely their abilities go beyond capturing a lone snakefish. The coyotes need to be caught humanely, transported outside of the Lower Mainland and released. Al Morev Burnaby

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Triadic Dance Works’ upcoming piece, Ceremonial Sketches is being performed Saturday, July 21 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 22 at 6 p.m. at the Scotiabank Dance Centre in Vancouver. This two-year-old dance company is made up of three recent SFU Dance graduates, and has been in residence at ArtSpace in North Burnaby for the creation of this work. The group will be hosting a studio showing and talk back at ArtSpace on July 15 at noon. For more information visit www.TriadicDanceWorks.com.

‘Keen-nosed cop’ makes arrests A sharp-nosed Burnaby RCMP officer arrested three men over three days for a variety of charges after detecting the smell of marijuana during two traffic stops. On July 6, the constable, who was patrolling on motorcycle,

pulled over a vehicle for not properly displaying a novice driver’s sign. After noticing the smell of pot, the vehicle and its two occupants were searched, resulting in the seizure of 116 fraudulent credit cards, a forged

driver’s licence, cash, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Two days later, the same officer pulled over another driver for using his cellphone while driving. Again, he noticed the smell of marijuana. Again, the lone occupant was searched, leading to the seizure of more than $2,200 in cash, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Charges of possession of forged credit cards, and possession of a controlled substance, are being recommended against a 22-year-old man and a charge of possession of a controlled substance is being recommended against a 21-year-old man, both in connection to the July 6 incident. Both men are from Vancouver. In relation to the July 8 traffic stop, a 32-year-old Richmond man is facing charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Police are not releasing the names of the three suspects as charges are still pending. The three men have been released from custody on promises to appear in Vancouver Provincial Court in November. twitter.com/wandachow

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Siberian smoke fades, U.S. fires may add to haze The phenomenon of smoke wafting here from wildfires in Siberia is no longer a significant factor behind hazy skies over the Lower Mainland, according to Metro Vancouver officials. Russian fires were blamed Monday by Metro air quality officials for a near-doubling in fine particulate levels over the past weekend. “The situation is now changing,” Metro Vancouver spokesman Glenn Bohn said Wednesday. “The influence of smoke from the Asian fires has mostly ended. The concentrations of fine particulates have decreased.” But he said fires burning in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California could send more smoke into B.C. in the days ahead, depending on the weather. So far Metro officials are watching conditions and haven’t yet issued any air quality advisories. Air quality experts recently unveiled a new website that rates air visibility at key sites around the Lower Mainland using a network of automated cameras. The ratings and images can be viewed at clearairbc.ca.

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When an instructor comes into the picture and starts “teaching guitar,” the child may enjoy the experience but he’s no longer playing. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children play outside as much as possible, for at least 60 minutes a day. Unfortunately, almost half of our children aren’t getting any time outside. Sending kids outside to play more often would not only go a long way toward combating our childhood obesity problem, it would simultaneously allow kids to enjoy more unstructured play. Most experts agree that kids should have twice as much unstructured free time as structured playtime. Every child is different, but as Ken Ginsburg, MD, a leading expert on resilience, says, “What every child needs is free, unscheduled time to master his or her environment.” If you really want to up the ante, consider that tomorrow’s adults may need the skills developed by play—innovation, collaboration, problem solving, and so forth—more than any other generation before. The global economy demands them. This makes it even more ironic that time for free, unstructured, self-directed play is at an all-time low. So what, exactly, is it that makes play so valuable? It miniaturizes the world so that kids can deal with it. Play primes children for learning. Toddlers, for instance, love to climb up and down stairs. This allows practice in reading visual cues—i.e., the height of each stair—that plain-old walking doesn’t provide. School-age children play games that have rules, which initiate them into the social institutions they’ll live and work in all their lives. Consider the complexities involved in a simple game of chase. The running and turning and ducking under and climbing over obstacles develops motor skills, but that’s just the beginning. Kids have to agree on the game and cooperate with each other, which are social skills. They also have to determine who’s going to be the leader, who’s going to be the follower, and when it’s time to renegotiate the roles. Solitary play, too, provides plenty of problemsolving practice. Watch a young girl playing with her dollhouse and talking to the dolls: If her “child” steals a cookie from the cookie jar she may try out different ways of handling the situation. Does she scold the child? Bash her over the head? Kick her out of the house? Business leaders say that today’s young workers have a serious dearth of problem-solving skills. While it may seem counterintuitive, making more time for play may give your child a serious edge when she enters the business world. Kids who have no down time and no time for unstructured play never get to know themselves. They know only who others tell them they are. Getting to know oneself takes time and emotional energy, and when all that is spent trying to get a leg up on an academic career, or become the best soccer player on the field, there is no time left for the internal work of child development. • Madeline Levine, PhD, is a clinician, consultant, and educator; the author of New York Times bestseller The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well; Parenting for Authentic Success. Visit www.madelinelevine.com.

Friday, July 13, 2012 NewsLeader A13

SPORTS Lakers looking good for WLA playoff spot

Off AND RuNNINg

Rough road ahead if hope to secure post-season berth The New Westminster Salmonbellies will have a rough road to navigate if they hope to avoid being left out of the Western Lacrosse Association playoffs for the first time since 2004 while the Burnaby Lakers post-season hopes are good. The Lakers won a showdown for third place by downing the Salmonbellies 9-4 at Bill Copeland Arena last Friday. The win gave Burnaby a 6-5-2 record which tied the Lakers with Victoria (7-50), although the Shamrocks had a game in hand. The Salmonbellies’ record dropped to 6-7-0 which put them in a tie for fifth with Coquitlam (6-6-0) with the Adanacs having played one fewer game heading into Thursday night’s game against firstplace Langley (10-4-0). In the last five seasons the Salmonbellies failed to finish first only in 2009 when they came second. The Lakers and ’Bellies were tied 3-3 midway through the game before Burnaby busted out with six of the game’s final seven goals. Dane Stevens and Scott Jones both had two goals and two assists. Other markers were scored by Shaun Dhaliwal, Justin Salt, Casey Jackson, Matt Quinton and Mike Brascia. The Lakers will play host to Nanaimo today (Friday) starting at 7 p.m. Alex Gajic, a former Burnaby Jr. Laker, had two of New West’s goals with the others going to Sean Robinson and Corbyn Tao. The Salmonbellies will be in Victoria on Tuesday before playing host to Nanaimo next Thursday starting at 7 p.m. Last Thursday, the Salmonbellies downed the Maple Ridge Burrards 8-5 at Queen’s Park Arena despite being outshot 54-35. Tyler Richards made 49 saves and Kevin Crowley and Jordan McBride each scored two goals. Crowley also added three assists while McBride had two. Other Salmonbellies goal scorers were Mike Berekoff, Kyle Ross, Robinson and Kevin Lunnie. The Burrards outshot the ’Bellies 19-8 in the third period when New West was assessed four minor penalties, including two to Wade DeWolff with less than five minutes remaining. Maple Ridge didn’t score on the double minor until only 64 seconds were left in the game. Both teams scored two powerplay goals, although New West had just three opportunities while Maple Ridge had eight.

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Burnaby Lakers forward Tomas Vela escapes the pursuit of a pair of Ridge Meadows Burrards defenders in the third period of their opening round game at the Jack Crosby novice all-star lacrosse tournament at Copeland Arena.

Selects’ star-studded squad in Serevi 7s at Swangard A field of eight led by Seattle-based Serevi Selects will battle out in the premier men’s event at the Serevi Vancouver International Rugby 7s tournament at Swangard Stadium next Saturday (July 21). The selects will have two of the greatest all-time players in the sport in their lineup, Waisale Serevi of Fiji and guest player Ben Gollings of England. Gollings

Junior Lakers finish tough season with losses The Burnaby Lakers finished last in the eight-team B.C. Junior Lacrosse League following a pair of losses last weekend. The New Westminster Salmonbellies downed the Lakers 9-4 at Bill Copeland Arena in the final game of the regular season Sunday. That came on the heels of an 11-5 loss in Port Coquitlam to the Saints on Friday. The defeats left the Lakers with a 3-18-0 record, one point behind Nanaimo (3-17-1). Danny Spagnuolo, Quinton Bradley, Alex Millin and Brendan Shea scored for Burnaby against New West. In PoCo, Peyton Lupul had a pair with singles going to Josh Simons, Adam Phillips and Bradley.

is the all-time points scorer in rugby 7s with 2,652 in 70 tournaments. Serevi used to have the record with 1,310 points. In addition to the Selects, the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club’s Global Lighthouse team will be up against the Fiji Wardens, the Cayman Islands Maples, five-time U.S. champion OPSB of Seattle, Wings Fijian Select, South Seas (native players from Tonga and Samoa now living on

Vancouver Island), and Edmonton. The tournament starts at 10 a.m. For tickets and more information go to www. vancouverinternationalsevens.com. • Brian Murphy and Trevor de Zeeuw of Burnaby Lake are on the provincial under-19 team that is competing at the national championship in Edmonton this week.

Going to bat for Douglas Infielder Taylor Lawrence of Burnaby will play baseball for Douglas College in the fall. The Burnaby Mountain secondary graduate has been playing primarily third base in the B.C. Premier Baseball League for the Coquitlam Reds, with whom he has a .302 batting average. Lawrence is following in the footsteps of his older brother Brent who went to Douglas before moving on to play NCAA baseball at Northern State University in South Dakota. Brent hit .308 in 44 games for NSU this season. Although he didn’t have a home run he drove in 23 runs and stole five bases on seven attempts.

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BURNABY AUTO FEATURE

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299

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Lease, 60 months, with $3,310.00 down payment (plus HST), on credit approval. Total Paid: $21,647.00

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2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser STK#4025 ....................$34,900 2011 Toyota rav4 STK#4030..............................$28,900 2011 Toyota venza STK#4029 ............................$29,900 2010 Toyota 4runner STK#4022.......................$34,900 2009 Toyota Camry STK#4033...........................$22,900 2009 Toyota Matrix STK#4037 ..........................$16,995 2009 Toyota Matrix STK#4043 ..........................$14,900 2008 lexus Gs 460 STK#A3769 .........................$29,900 2008 Toyota yaris STK#4027 ..............................$12,900 2008 Toyota rav4 STK#4031..............................$21,995 2008 Toyota yaris STK#4028 ..............................$11,900 2007 Toyota yaris STK#4024 ..............................$9,900 2007 Toyota rav4 STK#3998A ...........................$18,488 2007 Toyota sienna STK#4032 ..........................$16,900 2006 Mercedes Cls500 STK#3979 ...................$24,900 2005 Toyota Camry STK#D20585A...................$11,900 2002 Toyota echo STK#D20418A ......................$4,900 2002 Toyota sienna STK#D20442A ..................$4,900

SE - C, leather package! WAS $22,995! SALE...

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13,900! Stk#3938

15,900! Stk#4034

15,995! Stk#4043

2008 ToyoTa CaMry

SE - ToyoTA CErTifED! WAS $15,995! SALE...

ToyoTA CErTifiED! 19,300kms

ToyoTA CErTifiED! SALE...

ToyoTA CErTifiED! WAS $12,995! SALE...

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2011 ToyoTa venZa V6, AWD, ToUriNG! WAS $32,995! SALE...

Sport - ToyoTA CErTifiED! WAS $31,995! SALE...

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1.9 available

11,900! Stk#3999

27,900! Stk#4003

26,900! Stk#3957

2010 ToyoTa 4runner

2009 ToyoTa FJ Cruiser

2008 ToyoTa Tundra CrewMax Sr5 4x4! ToyoTA CErTifiED! SALE...

4x4 - ToyoTA CErTifiED! WAS $29,995! SALE...

Trail Edition - ToyoTA CErTifiED! 60,800 kms!

TCuv

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27,900! Stk#4014

24,900! Stk#3985

41,900! Stk#4021

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*Toyota Canada Finance. $3000 down, 72 months. Upon credit approval. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. All vehicles are subject to a $395 documentation fee.

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Lougheed Highway

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Willingdon

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*Toyota Canada Finance. $3000 down, 72 months. Upon credit approval. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. All vehicles are subject to a $395 documentation fee.

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BURNABY AUTO FEATURE

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4780 Hastings Street, Burnaby | 604 294 2111

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BUILT TO MOVE FAST. BUILT MOVE FAST. PRICED TOTO MOVE EVEN FASTER.

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**MSRP is $27,580 including freight and PDi of $1,590 based on a new 2012 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3CE(S). for all offers license, insurance, applicable taxes and registration are extra. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be required. *Limited time finance offer based on a new 2012 CR-V touring model RM4H9CKN(S) and a 36 month finance term available only through Honda Canada finance inc. O.a.C. finance example: $36,580 at 1.99% per annum equals $498 for 36 months. freight and PDi of $1,590 included. Cost of borrowing is $5,085.05, for a total obligation of $41,665.05. Down payment of $23,737.05, first monthly payment, environmental fees and $0 security deposit due at finance inception. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be required. †1.99% ¥4.99% APRonpurchase financing is available a new 2012RM3H3CE(S). Honda CR-V LX84-month 2WD model RM3H3CE(S). 84-month term available Honda CR-V LXtotal 2WDBased modelon RM3H3CE(S). 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Finance term available Dealer trade may be required. **/*/† Offers validfreight from March 1st through March 31st,a2012 participating Honda Offers valid only for British Columbia at BC Honda Dealers locations. subject to change cancellation without terms conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer fulland details. Honda Canada Finance Finance oncustomers approved credit for qualified customers only. **MSRP $27,630 including PDIlicense, of $1,640. For all offers license, insurance, taxes registration are extra. may selltrade for less. Dealer trade may#Limited be required. timebased lease offer based2012 on aCR-V new 2012 CR-Vmodel LX 2WDRM3H3CE(S).*2.99% model RM3H3CE(S).*2.99% leasefor APR 48 months O.A.C. Monthly payment, including freightand andPDI, PDI,isis$298. $298. Honda Canada Finance Inc. 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BURNABY AUTO FEATURE

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• 7 day Exchange Policy • 6yr, 120,000km Powertrain Warranty • Financing from 1.99% SA LE

Need a car with A/C in this heat? Full power options, automatic, local vehicle. 61,000 km.

2009 NISSAN SENTRA

$11888 Stk# B6019 SA LE

Reliable transportation and daily commute vehicle. 2 dr. coupe, auto, only 59,700 km.

2008 CHEV COBALT

$9688 Stk# B6098 SA LE

Fully loaded! Leather, sunroof. Vehicle will not stay long here with only 41,000 km!

2008 HONdA CIVIC EX-L

$16888 Stk# L6100 SA LE

Planning to go into wilderness this summer? Off road, fully loaded, auto, brand new tires!

2004 JEEP

$10688 Stk#26948A

SA LE

Fully safety and inspected, ready for that long trip. Sunroof, only 141,000 km!

2005 HONdA CIVIC

$9985 Stk# B6060

*vehicles not axactly as pictured

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BURNABY AUTO FEATURE

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WHY DRiVE THAT WHEN YOU COULD DRiVE THiS? ...for the same monthly payment!?! Brand new! 2013 MAZDA CX5 Trade it in! $ GX FWD • 48 month lease @

399

/MO 3000 DOWN OR EQUiVALENT TRADE $

total amount at delivery $3399. Includes freight, tax and $399 documentation fee. 20000 klm per year. not exactly as shown. Stk#D26510

*For illustration purpose only

2010 subaru wrX

5 door, hatchback, only 35000 kms! SALE...

2008 MaZda 6 GT

V6, loaded, leather, 46000kms! MAZDA CERTIFIED! SALE...

2006 MaZda rX8 GT - oNLy 68,000 kms WAS $19,995! SALE...

29,995! Stk#MP1123 $18,995! Stk#MP1130 $14,900! Stk#MP1074

2010 hyundai aCCenT

Sedan with Convenince Package! WA $12,995! SALE...

2001 suZuki viTara Loaded, leather, sunroof BCAA INSPECTED! SALE...

10,900! Stk#MP1120 $9,995! Stk#MP1129

2011 MaZda 3

GX with 0.9% financing available! WAS $16,995! SALE...

2010 MaZda 3 GT

Sport GT - Leather, 2 years warranty! WAS $18,995! SALE...

2007 nissan alTiMa 2.5 SL! WAS $12,995! SALE...

2011 MAzDA MiATA MX-5

10,900! Stk#MP1101

2010 nissan roGue S AWD - only 30,000 kms!!! SALE...

PLUS TAXES. MSRP $41,790

15,900! Stk#MP1117 $17,900! Stk#MP1109 $19,995! Stk#MP1122

2008 MaZda TribuTe

BCAA INSPECTED!!! SALE...

GS - LOCAL -MAZDA CERTIFIED VEHICLE! BCAA INSPECTED!

2008 honda aCCord

iT PAYS TO READ THE FiNE PRiNT

EX - Coupe! only 35000 kms! WAS $18,995! SALE...

11,995! Stk#MP1133 $14,900! Stk#C16755A $17,900! Stk#D22672A

2006 honda CiviC

2008 MaZda 3

LX Sedan - Automatic! SALE...

MAZDA CERTIFIED - SALE PRICED! BCAA INSPECTED!

9,995! Stk#C26853A

2007 dodGe Calibre sXT Sunrof, low kms, Destination Certified. BCAA inspected!

13,900! Stk#MP1088 10,900! Stk#MP1119

2011 MAZDA MX-5 STk# B19512 ........................... $29,976

2008 HONDA CiViC STk# MP1096A ......................... $13,995

2011 MAZDA MX-5 STk# B19077 ........................... $34,990

2008 MAZDA 5 STk# MP1128 ............................ $14,900

2008 MAZDA TRiBUTE STk# MP1064 ............................ $14,900

2007 MAZDA 3 STk# MP1113 ............................ $15,900

2008 MAZDA 3 STk# MP1081 ............................ $11,900

2007 DODgE CALiBER STk# MP1119 ............................ $9,900

2008 MAZDA 3 STk# MP1083 ............................ $13,900

2005 MAZDA 3 STk# D21614A .......................... $11,900

2008 MAZDA 3 STk# MP1095 ............................ $13,900

2004 FORD ESCAPE STk# D01597A .......................... $8,995

2008 MAZDA 3 STk# MP1121 ............................ $15,995

2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER STk# MP1116 ............................ $18,995

the new 1595 Boundary Road, Vancouver | 604 8714368 | Service Direct 604 291 ZOOM (9666)

Open 24/7 at newmazda.ca!

Dealer #31160

...your neighborhood Mazda store

RETRACTABLE HARDTOP, LEATHER, AUTOMATIC

Stock# B19077. Includes delivery, destination charge and freight, net of all dealer rebates, does not include HST. Not exactly as shown.

Graveley

Boundary Road

2009 suZuki sX4

32,790

SAVE $ 9,000

Hastings Street

First Avenue Lougheed Highway

Friday, July 13, 2012 NewsLeader A19

D TEbook EvEnTs BBOT Networking Reception with the Burnaby Hospital Foundation: Join Burnaby’s top business leaders at this exclusive event for members and invited guests. Fraser Health Authority and Burnaby Hospital Foundation will provide an update on Burnaby Hospital’s High Level Master Planning process that will determine the hospital’s vision over the next 20 years. Special Guest Speaker is Dr. Nigel Murray, CEO, Fraser Health Authority. When: Thursday, July 12, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, 6083 McKay Ave., Burnaby. Info: bbot.ca. Family Nature Walk: Enjoy a short nature walk with your family! Learn about aquatic bugs and other topics. When: Saturday, July 14, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Where: Burnaby Lake Regional Park, meet at the Nature House on Piper Avenue, off Winston Street. Cost: Free, no registration required. Info: www.metrovancouver.org.

Resume Writing Workshop: GT Hiring Solutions is offering

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Email newsroom@burnabynewsleader.com resume writing workshops this summer including tips on writing a cover letter to improve your chances of getting an interview. When and Where: Tuesdays, 2 to 4 p.m. on July 17, Aug. 14 and Sept. 18 at McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St., Burnaby; and Wednesdays, 2 to 4 p.m. on July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 19 at Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby. Register: Nathan, 604-292-3006. Teen Summer Tie-Dye Workshop: A free tie-dying workshop for teens. Learn how easy it is to transform your old t-shirt into a work of art! Bring a white cotton shirt; the rest of the supplies will be here for you. Warning! This event can get messy – please wear clothes that can get dirty. For teens going into grades 8 to 12. When: Wednesday, July 18, 2 to 4 p.m. Where: Tommy Douglas library branch, 7311 Kingsway, Burnaby. Preregistration required: www. bpl.bc.ca/events or 604-5223971.

Homemade donations wanted: Are you a knitter or crocheter? Do you create items for babies or small children? Would you like to

donate your handiwork for the betterment of patients at Burnaby Hospital? If so, the Auxiliary to Burnaby Hospital would welcome your brandnew, home-made items to sell in the hospital gift shop. Info: Burnaby Hospital Volunteer Resources, 604-412-6130. Poetry reading: Alberta poet Nora Gould, winner of the Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award, reads from her work. Spoken INK is a reading series presented by the Burnaby Writers’ Society. When: Tuesday, July 17, 8 p.m. Where: La Fontana Caffe, 101-3701 East Hastings, Burnaby. Info: www.BurnabyWritersNews. blogspot.com or bwscafe@ gmail.com. Liberal Party of Canada: Meet and mingle at a “friendraiser” with the Burnaby-New Westminster riding association’s executive. When: Thursday, July 19, 7 to 9 p.m. Where: Firefighters Club, 6515 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby. Info: sdhillon123@hotmail. com. Japacamp 2012: Funfilled week-long daycamps of Japanese culture and Japanese-Canadian heritage,

run in English and featuring activities such as martial arts, brush painting, Japanese games, as well as explorations of Japanese Canadian history. For kids aged nine to 12 of all backgrounds. When: Aug. 13-17, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: National Nikkei M u s e u m a n d H e r i t ag e Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cr., Burnaby. Cost: $190 plus HST. Register: www.nikkeiplace. org/upcoming-events/ apacamp-2012/ or contact 604-777-7000 ext. 110, or learning@nikkeiplace.org.

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Every year five young actors come together under the auspices of the BAC’s Burnaby Summer Theatre and write, produce and perform an original play to entertain the children and families of the surrounding area. This year Tim Carlson, Emily Henney, Cheyenne Mabberley, Daniel Doheny and Leslie Dos Remedios, all students from Students from Langara College’s Studio 58 Theatre Program have created The Langara College’s Studio 58 Edible Adventures of Maggie the Milk Maiden, and will be performing it as Theatre Program have created part of the Burnaby Arts Council’s annual Burnaby Summer Theatre program. The Edible Adventures of Called Illusions, the Deer Maggie the Milk roam free!). Is Lake Gallery show this month Maiden. The Maggie brave features two artists who would narrative follows enough to seem to be polar opposites, with Maggie on a complete the work at the opposite ends of journey across the quest and save Linda Lewis the spectrum. The title Illusions Land of Yum to her big brother? alludes to the idea that nothing save her brother It’s all very is as it seems. the Peanut Butter exciting and Rebecca Shorten is a potter Knight. She must face the perils makes me hungry with all the of the Lunch Lagoon and the clever dialogue wrapped around with the Burnaby Potters Guild. Dinner Dungeon before she food motifs. Check the Burnaby Her ceramic bestiary recalls her childhood fascination with the confronts the evil Strawberry Arts Council website (www. fairies, mystical creatures and Sorceress on Midnight burnabyartscouncil.org) for talking animals that populated Mountain (where the snacks schedules and locations. her story books. Shakun Jhangiani’s work is all about the healing spirit of earth, wind and water. Monsters may linger but not for long. Viewing Shakun’s paintings one is immediately calmed and the feeling of “humble gratitude” that one gets when looking out at the ocean is called up from memory. The artists will be available on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. if you would like to talk with them. The show runs until July 22 at the Deer Lake Gallery at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. in Burnaby. Plan an afternoon walk around Deer Lake and visit the Deer Lake Gallery and the Burnaby Art Gallery on your way.

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Adera wins at international building awards

Ultima takes home a Gold Nugget Adera Development Corporation was a big winner at the Gold Nugget Award ceremony last month, winning seven awards for three of their developments. The Gold Nugget Awards honour creative achievements in architectural design and land use planning for residential, commercial and industrial projects in the United States and internationally. Adera was the recipient of a Grand Award for Multi-Family Housing Project – over 50/acre for their Ultima project at UBC. This is the fourth year in a row that Adera has taken home a Grand Award. “This year’s Gold Nugget Awards

is Adera’s best yet,” says Adera President Norm Couttie. “To be recognized with six awards of merit is phenomenal at this high level of competition, but to win a Grand Award at (an) international building awards (ceremony) is thrilling.” Adera also won Awards of Merit for Multi-Family Housing Project – over 50/acre for seven35, On the Boards MultiFamily Community for Sail, Green Sustainable Residential Community for seven35, Residential Project of the Year – Attached Product in an Urban Setting for seven 35, and International Residential Project – Attached 1.0 FAR and over for seven35 and Ultima.

‘This is really something out of the ordinary’

Solo David has views and architecture all in one by Kerry Vital

Standing on your front steps outside Solo David by Mosaic Homes, you see the Lower Mainland stretching before you. Situated in a fantastic location on Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain, the views are simply out of this world. “Architecture, views, value: it’s all there,” says Mosaic’s Brandon Trent. “This is really something out of the ordinary.” He’s not exaggerating. With large windows and Solo David’s northsouth facing location, you’ll be able to see beauty from every angle. Built in a classic Tudor style, with recessed entries, oversized eight-foot doors, wood trim and a stucco finish, the exteriors themselves are almost like works of art. Each home is three storeys. Two-car garages are at the rear with a walk-out entrance to the main floor and a fenced backyard.

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With only 16 three-storey homes in the project, ranging from 3,516 to 3,522 square feet, Solo David is an exclusive community that is perfect for families of all sizes. With the ability to add a suite or an extra bedroom, it’s easy to make your home fit your lifestyle. “It’s really flexible for families,” Trent says. Inside, the homes are modern and contemporary, with laminate flooring and an open-plan layout. Buyers are able to choose between a threeand four-bedroom configuration, depending on your needs. The lower level offers plenty of options for customization, whether you want to build a mortgage helper, a large entertainment space or a home office. The possibilities are endless, Trent says. Heading up the stairs, the main living area opens before you. With nine-foot ceilings, the sense of space is incredible. The kitchen is huge, with tons of storage space and elegant quartz countertops. “This is a massive dining room,” says Trent. The show home features a table set for eight, but you could fit at least 10 people in the space. Beside it, the living area is complemented by the large bay window and a flex space that can be used as a library or extra living space. Upstairs, the master bedroom is the

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Solo David by Mosaic Homes features Tudor-style architecture, above, coupled with modern touches. The kitchens, middle, are spacious and include plenty of storage space, from chic cabinets to the ability to have a built-in pantry, top.

epitome of comfort, with its walkin closet and coffered ceilings that continue in the ensuite bathroom. “This is a stunning bedroom,” Trent says. “There’s just nothing like it.” One of the fabulous features here is the large window seat that affords you yet another beautiful view. Those views will never disappear, Trent says, since Mosaic will also be building Riley, a collection of Tudor rowhomes which complements the streetscape and does not impede the scenery. The other bedrooms on the upper floor are spacious and inviting. A flex space is featured up here as well, so you can decide to close it off to make a fourth bedroom, or leave it open to use as a playroom or office space. The grand opening will take place on Saturday, July 14 at noon, and Mosaic is expecting a great turnout. “These homes won’t last,” says Trent. “They’re exclusive and unique to the mountainside.” Homes start at $699,900. For more information, visit www.solohomes.ca or call 604-878-SOLO (7656). The Home Store is located at 3471 David Avenue.

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PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

Apply via Email: novaxtilesetters@hotmail.com

PLUMBING & HEATING • Foreman • Journeyman • Apprentices

Respected local Mechanical Contractor requires Plumbing & Heating Foreman, Journeyman & Apprentices for all aspects of Commercial Institutional Mechanical work (New Construction). Previous experience an asset. Team Environment. Long Term Opportunity. Competitive Wages, & Excellent Beneﬁts. Fax: 604.576.4739 or E-mail: mike@dualmechanical.com

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HELP WANTED

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 INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca MERCHANDISE: CLASS 500’S From antiques & collectibles, to sporting goods and electronics, to parakeets and pet supplies, if it’s considered merchandise for sale, you can find it here.

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LEGAL SERVICES

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

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

206

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

APPLIANCE repair all makes/models. Furnace, boiler, gas stove. Cert tech. Andy 604-808-1383.

224

CARPET CLEANING

GARDENING

MOVING & STORAGE

338

DAerating D Power Raking D Pruning D Lawn Cutting D Power Washing D Fencing D Organic Fertilizing

PLUMBING

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

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

604-374-2283

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778-233-4949 359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

EXPERIENCED MOVERS WITH AFFORDABLE RATES. Starting $40/hr. LICENSED & INSURED. ✶ Local & Long Distance ✶ ✶Seniors Discount. ✶

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

(604)787-8061

372

SUNDECKS

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

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

329 PAINTING & DECORATING 263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE # 1 BACKHOE & BOBCAT services, backfilling, trucking, oil tank removal. Yard/clean-up, cement & pavement re & re. 604-341-4446.

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

MAAN LANDSCAPING

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

~ NEW LAWNS ~ FENCES - Chain Link & Cedar

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

Patios, Ponds & Waterfalls, Drains, Retaining Walls, Pruning, Hedging, Trimming 30 yrs. exp. 604-864-8682 or 604-835-4498

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

GARDENING

Lic. & Ins. Exc. Refs. 15% Discount google our site 604-317-4729

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

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

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

Seniors Discount Book by end of July - 10% off. 25 yrs exp. Guarantee on work. Refs. (604)773-7811 or 604-432-1857

PETS 477 A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Written Guarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.

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

* Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work * Laminate & Hardwood Flooring Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar. Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168 Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. Crews available for new construction & additions Patrick 604-218-3064

RUBBISH REMOVAL

German Shepherd pups, ckc reg, 1st shots, deworm, parents gd temp. $600. 604-796-3026 no sun calls

FLEETWOOD WASTE Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards. Call Ken at 604-294-1393

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

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SMOOTH MINI DACHSHUNDS, born May 11, too cute, family raised, 1st shots, dewormed. $750. 604-855-6176.

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AWD Interior/Ext Painting. Drywall/Ceiling Repairs. Call Will for a Free Estimate. (778)709-1081 Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069

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Retaining Walls New Lawns Plant Installation Complete Landscape Installation ◆ Renovation Services.

604 - 961 - 8595

Deliver newspapers on Wednesdays & Fridays in your neighbourhood. Call 604.436.2472 or email circulation@burnabynewsleader.com today for more info!

LANDSCAPING

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Residential & Commercial Services

Interior & Exterior

320

MOVING & STORAGE

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

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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

338

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 533

FERTILIZERS

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

542

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

STRAWBERRIES & RASPBERRIES

MILANO PAINTING & RENOS. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

Alpine Landscaping

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220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

300

PETS

BERNESE MOUNTAIN puppies, 2 females, 3 males, born March 12/12 604-869-5073

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MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions

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

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 778-355-5840

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. (604)961-7505, 278-0375

STAN’S PAINTING

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

FIVE STAR ROOFING

Comm. & Res. BBB, WCB. Kitchen Reno’s & Cabinets

HELP WANTED

LEADER

AT SKY VIEW ROOFING LTD

(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

www.centuryhardwoodﬂoors .com

CARRIERS NEEDED in Burnaby

Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224

374

A EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured. Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

✶ Repairs & Staining ✶ Installation ✶ Free Estimates

287

Aluminum patio cover, NO HST Summer Sale. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

HARDWOOD FLOOR REFINISHING

281

PRESSURE WASHING

Always!pressure washing, window cleaning, Gutter, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627

.Jim’s Mowing www.jimsmowing.ca

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

UPCOMING AVAILABLE ROUTES

Rubbish Removal, Caring for the Earth. Professional Quality Service at Great Rates. 604-787-8782

T & K Haulaway

LICENSED. Local. Low cost. Home theater, Big/small jobs. Renov. & panel change expert. 604-374-0062

We’re looking for carriers! Be part of a GREAT team!

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BEST RATE MOVING

#1113 LOW COST ELECTRIC Panel upgrade, trouble shooting Lic & Bonded. Alfred 604-522-3435

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Quantity

RUBBISH REMOVAL

*Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!

604-537-4140

ELECTRICAL

CASH

Route

356

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!

$45/Hr

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

Milano Landscapers & Garden Services Ltd milano@eastlink.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

130

NEED EXTRA

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

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

Special pkg $79. Call 604-945-5801

HELP WANTED

320

DRYWALL

NOW! is the time to KILL Chaffer Beetles in lawn. Best Prices - Lawn Cutting. Tree Services - Installations.778-885-6488 Leave message

Action Carpet & Furn. Cleaning

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

BUDGETS FOR QUALITY WORK

CONCRETE & PLACING

257

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

The successful canadate will be...

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

We currently have an exciting opportunity available in our Vancouver branch for a afternoon SHIFT FOREMAN. This is a key position and part of a dynamic branch operations team.

Vitran offers a competitive compensation package consistin of salary $55-$65K bonus program, and company paid benefits. Please drop off resumes to Lionel Mercier@ 10077 Grace Rd. Surrey, B.C.

CLEANING SERVICES

242

VITRAN EXPRESS CANADA

* A team player, with exceptional computer skills * Minimum 5 years transportation experience

236

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

BEST CLEANERS AROUND GUARANTEED! Since 1985. Residential & Commercial Weekly, Bi-Monthly - Best Rates! MAIDS R’ US 604-808-0212

Novax Tile Ltd. #M3 – 4769 Hazel Street, Burnaby, BC, V5H 1S7 Tile Setters 5 vacancies (NOC 7283), Temporary, Full Time, Overtime , $25.00 per hr, 40 hr per week, CPP, WCB, EI, ASAP, Greater Vancouver , At least 5 years of work experience required, Specific skills: Set tiles in position and apply pressure to affix tiles to base. Cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings using hand and power cutting tools. Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs. Cut, polish and install marble and granite. Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles. Own transportation.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PLUMBING

#1 IN RATES AND SERVICE. Clogged drains, drips, garbs, renos & installs. Lic/Ins. 604-805-2488.

Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber Furnace Boilers, Hot Water Tanks Hot Water Heat, Plumbing Jobs. Furnace cleaning with truck mounted machine

604-507-4606 or 604-312-7674

Greenvale Farms Take 264 St exit off Hwy #1 & follow yellow signs (6030 248 Street, Aldergrove)

• Portable Toilets • Fencing • Containers • Waste Management • Storage

We Recycle! GO GREEN! www.EconPro.com 604-882-2733

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OPEN Mon.- Sun. 8am to 6pm 604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351

548

FURNITURE

ALL NEW Queen MATTRESS SET Still in Original Plastic! Must Sell. $150 - CALL: 604484-0379 MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

Friday, July 13, 2012 NewsLeader A31 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 551

GARAGE SALES

BRIDGEVIEW FLEA MARKET Every Sunday, Year Round, 80 Vendors 7am-3pm, 11267-125a St. Sry. Info./Book Table 604-625-3208 S. BURNABY

Moving Sale ( Metro Town) 4864 Watling St.

RENTALS 706

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $850 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1100 Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net

Sat., Jul 14 - 9am to 2pm Household Items, antiques, collectibles, furniture, books, and much more. NO EARLY BIRDS.

APARTMENT/CONDO

NEW WESTMINSTER

TRANSPORTATION 806

TRANSPORTATION 818

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

MARINE

CARS - DOMESTIC

912

1966 CHEVELLE SS 396, 375HP 4/spd, $26,700. 604-862-3439. www.thecanadiandecorator.com

2003 FORD FOCUS 2 dr., 5 spd., 124K, twin cam, Air Cared, $4900 obo (778)565-4334

1969 Ford Falcon Futura $13,500 Immac. paint/body 302 Cu In/auto. p/s front disc brakes, numerous high performance enhancements. Local BC car. Must be seen to be appreciated. Call 604-307-0201, pictures at: www.photobucket.com/69falcon

2009 Saturn Astra XE, 4 dr h/b. Automatic. Options. Silver. 18,000 kms. $8300/firm. 604-538-4883

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

2010 Toyota Corolla XRS 2.4L, 5/spd auto, $19,900. 604-862-3439. www.thecanadiandecorator.com

Re: Estate of Dorothea Winifred Mary Josey formerly of New Westminster, British Columbia

DORIC MANOR WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

560

MISC. FOR SALE

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

236 - 8th St.

1999 Toyota Corolla LE ,auto, 184,000 kms, local car, 4 dr, 4 cyl, fuel economy, Good cond. reliable, a/cared. Only asking $2822 for quick sale. # 7121. Dlr # 31189. Call: (604) 375-6548

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

2005 Honda Civic LX sedan, Black. 1 owner. A/C S/rf. p/w, p/l. No acc low mileage. $8400. 604-535-7440.

Phone: 604-522-9153

2005 Honda Civic SE Spec. Ed. auto, 4dr, 38,000 kms. Very Clean. No acc. Local car. Silver. Pwr locks, Keyless entry, a/c. Cruise, tilt steering, CD. $7200: Reg. serviced. All maint. records. #7123, Dlr # 31189. Call 604-375-6548

REAL ESTATE 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

638

NEW WESTMINSTER

Panorama Court

by PUSHOR MITCHELL LLP Lawyers, attention: Joni Metherell Ph: (250)762-2108

1990 Dodge Diesel Tow Truck. 5sp Runs exc, needs work, some whl lift parts missing lows km’s Pic’s avail $1900 or sell/parts 604 - 996 - 8734

Call 604-540-6732

OPEN HOUSE 830

MOTORCYCLES

2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic, mint, 24,000km, studded paniers, wind scrn,$5,500obo.604-209-1039

1 and 2 bdrms avail. Starting at $800/mo. Clean, quiet building.

838

PLEASE CALL 778-788-1847

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1986 - 33’ Empress Motorhome, 60,000 Km. Excellent cond., $14,000 obo. Phone 604-765-0182.

14519 St. Andrews Dr. North Surrey $649,900 Open House Sunday 1pm - 4pm Beautiful, executive-style 3 storey house with walk-out basement, incredible view, 4 bdrm & 3 baths plus a fully self-contained 2 bedroom suite. This home has been completely renovated with new electrical, plumbing, heating, roof and designer finishings. Call June to view 604-418-1242 Royal LePage Coronation Park

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS RENT TO OWN

700

STOP RENTINGRENT TO OWN

• No Qualiﬁcation-Low Down • ABBOTSFORD - 2087 Lonsdale, HANDY MAN SPECIAL HOUSE, 3 bdrm. w/ 2bd. Suite,$1,588/MO.

Call Kristen 604-786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

715

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

N.Surrey104/144. lrg upper 4/Bdrm + loft, fam/rm, skylight 4 appl $1500. ALSO; 3/Bdrm garden lvl 4 appls, $1100. Both incl W/D, utils & no dogs. N/S. Refs. 604-649-9099

750

BURNABY, Canada Way. Newer lrg 1 bdrm bsmt. suite. No lndry. N/S. N/P. $800/mo. 604-522-9414. COQUITLAM, 1018 Quadling Ave. Avail Aug 15th. 1 Bdrm bsmt ste in 4-plex. 4 Appls, peaceful backyard, close to shopping & bus. $775/mo. No Pets. 604-454-4540.

COQUITLAM: Douglas College. 2 bdrm, modern grnd lvl, full patio, sliding drs, grdn suite, Full bath, shower, w/d, 3 app. Alarm sytem. Prkg. Inc utils. $1000: 1 bdrm $850: n/s, n/p. Aug. 1. 604-805-2471

751

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of, North Burnaby on Burnaby Mountain below Simon Fraser University. Market rents from $990 - $1175 for 2 - 3 bdrm units. Pet friendly. If your income is between $35,640 and $70,000 you could be qualified for market rent. If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

NEW WEST 621 Colburne; Avail Aug 1, quiet & clean 1 bdrm, 1 blk fr Queens Park & Canada Games pool. No pets, $740. 604-454-4540

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810

AUTO FINANCING

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

PORT MOODY - HERITAGE MTN. Ravine Drive. 5 Bdrms + lrg office, 3-5 baths, approx. 3000 sq.ft. on 2 floors, gorgeous city view from both floors, dble garage, ensuite with jacuzzi, spacious decks, $2200/mo. 2 Bdrm, lrg w/view, + office space, 1300 sq.ft., insuite w/d, all appls. $1100. Avail now. 604-725-4873.

BURNABY

MAPLE RIDGE. Lrg, new 1 bdrm & den gr/flr apt. Luxurious, S/S appls, granite counters, prkg, f/p. $1050. Avail July. Call 778-386-1243.

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TOWNHOUSES

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All Makes, All Models. New & Used Inventory.

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www.greatcanadianautocredit.com Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

818

CARS - DOMESTIC

851

TRUCKS & VANS

1980 THUNDERBIRD - 2 dr coupe-80% rebuilt. Must sell. $1000/obo. (604)825-6793 1987 CAMARO 2.8, just AirCared, looks excellent and runs excellent, $1495. Call: (604)866-6168.

GUILDTOWN HOUSING CO-OP, 10125 156 St. is accepting applications for 3 & 4 bdrm units. No subsidy. Close to schools & shopping. Participation req. Shares $2000. Call 604-581-4687 or pick up application at office. 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

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Bright grnd level 2 bdrm. Lndry incl. $850. N/S, N/P. Avail now. 604-808-2964.

Burnaby. 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

Gable Gardens 1 & 2 bdrms, Immed and July 1st Cable included, cat okay Walk to Highgate 604-521-3448.

845

COQUITLAM CENTRAL, 2/bdrm bsmt suite. Shared W/D, w/i closets. Storage. N/S, N/P. $950/mo. incl util. Aug 1. (604)726-6884

752

BURNABY

1989 FORD E250 Van Amera camper van, fridge, stove, furn. bathrm. Only 142,000 km. New front brakes. Everything works. $5500 obo: (604)520-6512

SUITES, LOWER

2003 CHEV SUBURBAN Z71, black, rebuilt trans. w/warranty, used eng. new B.J. & brakes. Inspected $8400obo 604-826-0519 2000 Ford Taurus SE 4 DR Sedan. Auto, A/ C , AM/FM/CD Radio, p/w, p/d locks, keyless entry, Air Cared. 151,000 Kms. Good cond. #7122. $2800: Dlr # 31189 (604)375-6548

CREDITORS and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor at 301 - 1665 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 2B3, on or before August 3, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. Lawrence William Josey Executor

828 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Spacious & clean 1 & 2 bdrms avail. From $750 - $1020/mo. No pets.

PINECREST MANOR

BOATS

12’ DOUBLE HAUL Fiberglass boat, 3 seats, oars, rod holders & canopy. On eze-load trailer. Very safe. $2,500. 604-850-7143

2005 GM SAVANA cargo van, V8, 128,000km. $10,800. (604)5875566 2011 NISSAN VERSA 4/dr h/back, auto, 25,000/km, red, many options, $9000/firm. 604-538-9257.

A32 NewsLeader Friday, July 13, 2012

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