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Riverway Golf to change to liquor licence But don’t expect booze carts on greens anytime soon Wanda Chow

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Walkers along Burnaby’s Fraser Foreshore look for a detour after the riverside trail was flooded by high water levels from the Fraser River on Wednesday.

Now styro has a place to go Free to residents, small charge to businesses to drop off at depot Wanda Chow

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Just in time for the holidays, Burnaby council approved a pilot project for recycling Styrofoam on Monday. Starting Dec. 1, Burnaby residents will be able to drop off up to three cubic yards (2.3 cubic metres) of Styrofoam per trip for free at the city’s Still Creek Recycling Depot, according to a city staff report.

Burnaby businesses would be charged a nominal fee of $6 per cubic yard, up to a maximum of six cubic yards (4.6 cubic metres) per trip to recover the city’s costs. The material collected will be sent to a Coquitlam facility for processing before it is shipped to a recycler overseas who will use it to make products such as photo frames. The pilot project is for one year after which city staff will report back on the findings. It will cost $30,000 of which $5,000 for the month of December will be covered

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than Styrofoam.” Coun. Pietro Calendino called the pilot “great news” and noted the material is “probably the bulkiest element in the waste stream.” While a few stores such as London Drugs will accept Styrofoam packaging for recycling when the products have been purchased there, most other business don’t accept it, Calendino noted. He said the program could go a long way to helping Burnaby do its part in achieving the regional goal of diverting 70 per cent of waste from landfills.

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While the City of Vancouver is making the news for proposing to sell alcohol on the greens of its public golf courses, don’t expect Burnaby to follow suit any time soon, says Burnaby’s manager of golf operations. The type of liquor licence Vancouver is seeking, Class A, is actually commonplace at the region’s golf courses, said David O’Connor. In fact, Burnaby Mountain Golf Course already has one, and last summer the city applied to amend its liquor licence at Riverway Golf Course to add a Class A extension. It’s currently awaiting a decision by the provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Branch. If approved, golfers at Riverway would be allowed to buy a beer at the snack bar or cafe and take it with them on the greens, as they’re allowed to now at Burnaby Mountain.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Hearing Loss linked to falling.

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Hearing Loss hs been linked with a variety of medical, social and cognitive ills, including dementia. However, says otologist Frank Lin, recent research shows that hearing loss may also b a risk factor for another huge public health problem: falls. To determine whether hearing loss and falling are connected, Lin joined up with Luigi Ferrucci of the National Institute on Aging. Together, they used data from the 2001 to 2004 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a research program that has periodically gathered health data from thousands of Americans since 1971. During those years, thousands of adults age 40 to 69

Their study found that people with a 25-decibel hearing loss, classified as mild, were nearly three times more likely to have a history of falling. Every additional 10 decibels of hearing loss increased the chances of falling by 1.4-fold. This finding still held true, even when researchers accounted for other factors linked with falling, including age, sex, race, cardiovascular disease and vestibular function. Lin says that he and Ferrucci aren't sure why hearing loss and falling are linked, but one possibility is that people who can't hear well might not have good awareness of their overall environment, making tripping and falling more likely. Another reason is that the brain might be overwhelmed with demands on its limited resources. “Gait and balance are things most

people take for granted, but they are actually very cognitively demanding,” Lin says. “If hearing loss imposes a cognitive load, there may be fewer resources to help with maintaining balance and gait.” Lin and his colleagues are currently investigating whether improving hearing in the elderly – through hearing aids and cochlear implants – might prove other problems associated with hearing loss, including falls. By some estimates, he says, finding ways to reduce falls might save millions in health care costs each year, as well as the health of thousands of people. “If we can prevent a small fraction of falls by improving hearing” Lin says, “That could make a huge impact on people's lives.” Request information on hearing loss, from Beltone to understand the signs of a hearing loss. Call Beltone for a free hearing test today at 604 569 1162. You can have this done either at our clinic, or in the comfort and privacy of your home or residence.

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A third suspect has been arrested in the murder of Branson Sanders, whose badly burned body was found in bushes off Fareham Avenue and Elwell Street last December. A 16-year-old male who cannot be identified has been charged with first degree murder and being an accessory after the fact to murder. In March, Burnaby resident Shakib Shakib, 19, and a Surrey man, Brandon Nandan, also 19, were charged with second degree murder in connection with Sanders’ death. Those charges have been raised to first degree murder. They also face additional charges of indignity to a human body. “Homicide investigations are very dynamic in nature, and evidence can be gathered for a long period of time after the crime,” said Sgt. Jennifer Pound of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. “A homicide investigation does not necessarily end because somebody is in custody.” Shakib is still in custody, while Nandan is out on bail. Police believe Sanders was killed at a home in the 18000 block of 55 Avenue in Surrey before his body was dumped adjacent to Robert Burnaby Park.

Anita Cymet of Wildlife Rescue Association and Jeff Polo of Destination Mazda review the information pamphlet about helping injured animals that is being included in the documentation for each car sold at the dealership.

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One of the province’s best preserved heritage mansions is being transformed for its eighth annual holiday salute, Christmas at Overlynn Mansion. The mansion, on the grounds of seniors housing complex Seton Villa at 401 N. Esmond in North Burnaby, will be open for the event Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24 and 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guided tours of the 1909 mansion are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Admission is by donation and includes door prizes and complimentary apple cider and cookies. Works by artisans, specialty gifts, and baked goods will be available for sale. The event raises money for Seton Villa, which is operated by the non-profit Action Line Housing Society and provides affordable supportive and assisted living housing for seniors.

For the record In a Black Press editorial published in The NewsLeader on Sept. 7, it was stated a conditional sentence is commonly handed down by the courts for a conviction of viewing and/ or distributing child pornography. In fact, The Criminal Code of Canada prohibits conditional sentences for convictions involving offences for which there is a minimum sentence. Since 2005, the Criminal Code has set minimum prison sentences for accessing and distributing child pornography. Black Press and The NewsLeader apologizes for the error. Furthermore, the editorial did not intend to suggest that government directly influences the judiciary.

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on the course are event participants “It just gives the customer more and they’re all on power carts for the flexibility to enjoy his refreshment.” occasion. At Vancouver’s civic courses, Even then, it would be more cost golfers can already buy beer at the effective to set up a beverage stand out halfway house, said O’Connor. on the course instead of purchasing “I think [Vancouver is] just and operating a special beverage cart, looking at every opportunity that which would also add wear and tear to they could have the flexibility to the course itself, he said. develop maybe more cash flow and The Class A application for also maybe add or enhance the Riverway would apply to part of the experience.” clubhouse and the old cafe building, But O’Connor is not sold on the and they would retain its main food idea of a beverage cart operating primary licence. on the course itself, if only because “In the old days, the ’80s, most anyone partaking would slow down clubhouses were 70 per cent liquor all the golfers behind them. sales and 30 per cent food but in this “It’s like the highway, right, day and age it’s the other way around,” somebody touches the brakes and he said. everybody has to. We’re in the green “The days are gone when the boys fee business. Having a pace of play is are sitting in there having a number something we take very seriously.” of jugs and heading out. That doesn’t He estimated five per cent of happen anymore.” Burnaby’s customers might be Never mind that people can slow interested in buying a beer on down the pace of play because the the fairway. “That means with us more beer they drink the worse they that would be 15 people and the play, and there are liability issues from NeWsLeader fiLe other 285 behind them aren’t that If Riverway Golf Course gets its Class A liquor licence, people consuming too much alcohol golfers will be able to buy a beer and take it with them on the course, he added. interested. We just have to go with on the course. the percentages.” Burnaby city hall hopes to get While most resorts and golf approval of its Class A extension for courses in the Lower Mainland and you’re doubling your labour and you’ve Riverway sometime in December after Whistler have Class A licences, most got a heavy cart you have to purchase for which it will look at all its options on don’t have such beverage carts because $12,000.” how best to utilize it. of the lack of potential for sales. O’Connor said he can see a place for “All you’re doing is taking sales away on-course alcohol sales during special twitter.com/WandaChow from your snack bar and halfway. And event tournaments where the only people

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Princess Margaret meets with seniors outside Burnaby Municipal Hall in June 1958. Home movie footage of the visit shot by former alderman and Freeman George McLean could be available on the Heritage Burnaby website by late next year if a proposed film digitization project receives funding approval from council.

City archives proposes film digitization project Would make historic films of Burnaby available on heritage website

the Heritage Burnaby website as its oral history and archival photograph collections are. In all cases, digitizing the material helps both to preserve Wanda Chow it and to make it available to the wchow@burnabynewsleader.com masses with just a few clicks of City archivist Arilea Sill was a computer mouse. fascinated to see film footage The movies would be of Princess Margaret visiting converted to a digital format Burnaby city hall in 1958. that would allow it to be If approval is given to a streamed online. proposal to digitize Burnaby’s Sill said archives staff are still historic film collection, the figuring out how many films general public will soon get to are in the collection and noted watch it and numerous other that those chosen for the project movie clips themselves on the will be footage of interest to the Heritage Burnaby website. general public, such as street scenes or special events as opposed to strictly personal family home Arilea Sill, City archivist movies. Just seeing the moving image, and some In addition to of it in colour too, is quite striking. McLean’s collection, The Community Heritage the archives has a 16 mm film Commission is seeking $17,000 entitled “Investment in Youth” in gaming funds to make the shot during the 1945-1946 project happen. The proposal school year for the Burnaby still needs to be considered school board to advocate for by the Finance and Civic improvements to the city’s Development Committee before schools. council will be asked to make a It was donated by Norm decision. Henderson, who had worked as The idea for the project a student assistant on the film. stemmed from a donation last The archives also has the spring to the city by Freeman Digney family film collection, and former Burnaby alderman which includes footage of some George McLean of a collection of Burnaby’s first May Day of home movies shot on 8 mm celebrations, construction of the film back in the 1950s and ‘60s, Oak Theatre in 1936, the 1939 said Sill in an interview. Royal Visit and an early Labour The project aims to make Day parade. the film clips as accessible on The film footage is unique

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Bridging the gap News flash: The new Port Mann bridge is open and by all reports is operating reasonably well with two lanes in each direction open for traffic. What, you knew that already? Perhaps you should tell the provincial government. Although many will welcome full operation of the bridge (eight of 10 lanes will be open on Dec. 1), there are those in Victoria who believe Metro Vancouver drivers are still ignorant of this latest development and, thus require constant reminding of its existence and its time-saving benefits. How else to explain the radio advertisements regaling motorists about the benefits of this, the largest undertaking in the $3.3-billion Port Mann Highway 1 Improvement project? Most people will have noticed by now that the long, labourious and often controversial construction project is nearing completion; they don’t need a series of advertisements — paid for with taxpayers’ dollars — to find out what is as nakedly obvious as the connection between these radio spots and the May 2013 provincial election. Still, there is a disingenuous optimism to these ads in that they hope that people will be convinced through constant repetition that the paying of tolls — no matter how odious, costly and painful to household budgets they are — will be ultimately worth it because, well, you guessed it, time will be saved. Households on both sides of the bridge will have to weigh the costs of tolls versus time-saving benefits and will decide to fork over the cash, detour to avoid them, move or change jobs. These are complex calculations that are unlikely to be affected by a series of simplistic advertisements no matter how well meaning. Advertising can be helpful and informative but telling people what they already know is a waste of money. —Black Press

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Living each day like it’s the last I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase many times: “Live each day as though it’s your last.” Many famous folks have said something along those lines, whether it was Eckhart Tolle, Ghandi or Steve Jobs. Well, I’ve been inspired to give it a try. Let’s see how it goes. 3 a.m. Wake wife with amorous intentions. Pushes me away. “You crazy? It’s the middle of the night.” I say it’s time to seize the day, but she’s dozed off. Undaunted, go downstairs and crank stereo with favourite alltime songs. Day must have cool soundtrack. I’m belting words to Van Halen’s “Jump,” imaginary mic in hand, dancing in the buff, channelling Tom Cruise from Risky Business. Feels awesome! Song ends, open eyes to see wife and boys standing in doorway. I give them huge hug. So precious. Love them so much. “What’s wrong with Daddy, Mommy?” six-year-old asks. 3:30 a.m. Go for jog. Muscles in motion, brisk air, sleeping city. Glorious! Pouring rain

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COMMENT Derby changes in best interests of residents George Derby Centre is a community-based complex care facility for 300 residents, most of whom are veterans of the Armed Forces. Since 1988, we have been recognized as a Centre of Excellence for our innovative programs and the provision of the highest quality care and services for our residents. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been much discussion about planned changes which will increase the amount of direct care provided to our residents at the centre. Unfortunately, certain groups and individuals are using the centre to advance their own political agenda without regard to facts. Much of the information they are spreading is inaccurate and has unduly caused a great deal of stress for our residents and their families. George Derby Centre’s first and foremost responsibility is to respond to and meet our residents’ changing needs so that they can maintain their optimal level of personal health and well-being, despite the presence of serious chronic illness, until the end of their life. We achieve our mission by continually refining and changing our leisure, medical, nursing, rehabilitative, spiritual and therapeutic programs and other services so that they support our residents’ changing abilities and needs. Over the past several years, the centre has made many changes in an effort to increase our nursing care staffing levels to meet our residents changing care needs. We have reduced or eliminated management positions, contracted out services such as grounds keeping, maintenance, rehabilitation and spiritual care services and leisure programs and reduced our non-labour costs as much as possible. Unfortunately, these changes have not resulted in the level of savings that we require to respond to our residents’ changing needs. Continuing to contract out selected services will allow us to maintain and even improve the quality of care provided to our residents. For example, we will be able to save money in the support services areas so that we can add resident care

staff. Therefore, the Resident Care Aides will have more time to assist residents with their personal activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting and supporting them during each meal. We have very stringent standards in the contracting out process which will result in the quality of support services being the same as it is now or better. This is because the standards and requirements in long term care are very different from acute care, especially since our facility is the residents’ home. All of the money that we save will be used to increase the hours of care for each resident. We expect to be able to provide to each resident about 27 additional minutes of personal care per day. The centre operates in compliance with the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, which dictates a high quality of cleaning, infection control and maintenance standards. The centre undergoes routine licensing inspections and any identified deficiencies must be corrected. We meet and even exceed national quality and risk management standards. Those standards will be maintained by the contractor. Unlike acute care, George Derby Centre has a 28 day seasonal meal plan and prepares the food onsite. The contractor will be required to meet or exceed our current standards regarding taste and nutrition. In fact, more flexibility can be built into their services which will directly benefit our residents, such as a restaurant style meal service so that our residents have more time to get to the dining room. We also hope to extend coverage at reception to enhance security and to be available for family members who cannot visit during the day. Change is always difficult and the decision to contract out was not taken lightly. We will do all we can to make the transition as easy as possible for our residents, families and staff. It’s time to stop the fear-mongering and rhetoric and look to the facts. Our first priority has to be the safety and well-being of all of our residents and continuing

to contract out will allow us to maintain and even improve the care we provide to them. George Derby Centre will not jeopardize its standards. We will maintain the excellence that has been established over the past 25 years and continue to provide the highest quality care and services to our veteran residents. Janice Mitchell Executive Director George Derby Centre

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CHEAP RARELY BEST The plan to contract out staff at the George Derby veterans care facility should be publicly discussed before any changes are made. Why not use the people who are already there and who have established relationships with residents, instead of disrupting the lives and routines of the residents and their families, by replacing these workers with strangers? Cheap is rarely the best choice, because you end up with people who are paid low wages, and therefore have no passion for the work, or the residents. Maybe it’s time to look at the salaries of those making these decisions, as well as the bloated administration at the Fraser Health Authority, and do the layoffs at the senior levels before front line employees. I’m sure a few layers of management could be eliminated to achieve these cost savings and more, without disrupting the lives of the residents or the people who dedicate their efforts to making the residents as comfortable as possible. James McQueen Burnaby

ANOTHER TAX GRAB Re: Garbage disposal costs to rise (NewsLeader, Nov. 9) I was surprised to see that Coun. Sav Dhaliwal had the guts to vote against the latest tax grab by city council, involving new and increased garbage fees. To his credit, he also pointed out that property tax bills will not be going down, even when disposal fees begin being charged separately in March. This also appears to be an additional tax grab. Wayne Lutz Burnaby

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Users of the new Highway 1 express bus service over the Port Mann Bridge won’t be able to board or exit in Surrey as had previously been promised. The express buses start to roll on Dec. 1 when the bridge officially opens and the announcement for the new #555 route was made by Transportation Minister Mary Polak amid fanfare last Friday in Langley. But transit advocates in Surrey are angry their promised stop near the new dedicated bus/HOV ramps at 156 Street has been quietly dropped from the plan. “It’s definitely a broken promise – an act of fraud, really,” said Daryl Dela Cruz, who lives in Guildford but will now watch as #555 buses going to and from Langley roll by without stopping. “Taxpayers paid for that HOV ramp,” he said. “But ironically there’s not going to be any buses using the HOV ramp. They’re just going to be bypassing it, they’re not going to stop.” The 156 Street stop for the

express bus service is still depicted on the province’s Gateway program website on maps, graphics and even a video that shows express buses turning off the freeway in Surrey. Also promised was a park-andride at a 156 Street bus loop but neither the park-and-ride nor the transit exchange has been built. TransLink spokesman Derek Zabel said that infrastructure was tied to commercial development plans in the area that never advanced. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts said she was never informed the stop at 156 Street had been cancelled. “That was not the original commitment that was made,” Watts said, adding she campaigned with Langley mayors to save the express bus service on the expectation it would also stop in Surrey. “There’s no point in bypassing a city of a half a million people,” Watts said. “The residents of Surrey have continued to pay through taxes for all of the infrastructure everywhere else. It’s just not fair when that infrastructure is not completed in Surrey.” Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender, vice-chair of the

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TransLink mayors council, said he knew for some time the service would initially bypass Surrey, adding he will press TransLink to “eventually” add stops there when it gains more funding. “It’s not never,” he said. “It’s a question of timing and volume and the need for feeder routes that go into it.” Dela Cruz said it was the province’s responsibility, under the $3.3-billion Port Mann/ Highway 1 project, to build the promised transit infrastructure, even though it is TransLink that operates the service. He said he’ll urge community

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groups and others to press TransLink to add at least a temporary stop to serve north Surrey even if there’s no proper loop or park-and-ride yet. The 156 Street stop would serve the busy Guildford retail area and the growing population both there and across the highway in Fraser Heights. Zabel said a basic stop at the HOV ramps is impossible because the gap in the freeway is too narrow. An off-interchange bus loop would be needed, he said, but TransLink can’t afford to build it right now.

He said the #509 and #590 routes from Walnut Grove to Surrey Central will use the 156 Street ramps – they currently exit the highway at 160 Street to take 104 Avenue – and they may be upgraded at some point into a #555-style route. The Highway 1 express buses will be more comfortable highway coaches with high fabric backs, reading lights and luggage racks. Polak was not available for questions and ministry staff have not yet explained when the decision was made to shelve the 156 Street loop or how much was saved as a result. It’s not the first disappointment for riders awaiting the new service. TransLink indicated in September it would downgrade the ExpressBus plan by running it at reduced off-peak frequencies of 30 minutes between buses – instead of every 10 to 15 – due to budget constraints. It also revealed the route will initially only go as far west as Braid Station in New Westminster, not Lougheed Station as previously planned. There was no indication then the buses would not stop in Surrey.

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Looking after elderly f a m i ly : Education series for unpaid family caregivers to elderly family members. Understand community resources, navigating the system, dementia, housing, end of life care, etc. Free. Attendance at all four sessions required. When: Four Saturdays starting Nov. 24 to Dec. 15, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Lougheed & Holdom. Register: Burnaby Fa m i ly Caregivers, 604-2410485.

Grease: Fo o t l i g h t T h e a t r e C o m p a ny presents Grease, starring Jennie Neumann (Rizzo), Lucas Blaney as Danny Zuko, Alex Gullason as Sandy, and Craig DeCarlo as Kenickie. When: Until Nov. 24. Where: Michael J. Fox Theatre, Burnaby. Tickets: From $19.59 at www.ticketstonight.ca. Info: www.footlight.ca. Christmas at Overlynn Mansion: One of the B.C.’s best preserved heritag e mansions

is transformed into a yuletide salute. Spread the cheer by helping raise funds for seniors housing at Seton Villa. Admission is by donation and includes door prizes and complimentary apple cider and cookies. Guided tours of the 1909 mansion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Sale of works by artisans, g ifts, and baking. When: Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: 401 N. Esmond, Burnaby.

Giant Flea Market: Lots of bargains, door p r i z e, c o n c e s s i o n . When: Saturday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: M ay w o o d Community School, 4567 Imperial St., Burnaby. Admission: 50 cents. Tables: $10. Info: 604-664-8208.

St. Stephen’s Church Annual Fall Fair: Crafts, home baking, new and used items, gifts and raffles, including a silent auction. A concession will be open serving a light lunch. Free admission. When: Saturday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: St. Stephen’s Church, 9887 Cameron St., Burnaby. Girl Guides Holly Tea: Burnaby Glens District Girl Guides present a Holly Tea and Fair, featuring Christmas crafts, kids games and activities, white elephant sale, baking and preserves, silent auction. Food bank donations will be collected at the door. When: Saturday, Nov. 24, 1-3:30 p.m. Where: South Burnaby United Church hall, 7551 Gray Ave. (at Rumble).

First Position: Last Monday at the Movies presents the docudrama First Position, depicting one of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix. When: Monday, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 8th Avenue and 8th Street, New Westminster. Tickets: $9 at the door.

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Darren Lee & The Memphis Flash: Rock. It Boy Entertainment presents the world’s No. 1 Elvis tribute. Be transported by the hits and the moves, the uncanny resemblance to the spot-on vocals, Darren Lee. When: Friday, Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster. Tickets: $32.50 (plus service charg es), 604-521-5050, www. masseytheatre.com.

SFU Philosopher’s Cafe: Moderator Randall Mackinnon leads a discussion on facial recognition technology. Should it be welcomed or feared? Everyone welcome. Registration and experience not

required. Admission is free. When: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m. Where: Burnaby Public Library, Bob Prittie (Metrotown) branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Info: 778-782-5215 or www. philosopherscafe.net. Wilderness Dweller Chr is Czajkowski: Chris Czajkowski has lived in the far reaches of the Chilcotin for almost thirty years. She will present a slideshow promoting her new book, Ginty’s Ghost: A Wildnerness Dweller’s Dream, her account of settling into a homestead on Ginty Creek, previously owned by Ginty Paul, an eccentric recluse with whom she becomes quite intrigued. Free but space is limited. When: Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. Where: McGill branch library, 4595 Albert St., Burnaby. Register: in person at McGill library, at 604-299-8955 or www.bpl.bc.ca and click on the Events & Programs tab.

Community Safety Fo r u m : Burnaby RCMP Chief Supt. Dave Critchley will speak along with Burnaby city officials and community representatives at a c o m mu n i t y p u bl i c safety awareness forum aimed at the local Chinese community. Topics will include graffiti, senior safety, Block Watch, victim services and more. To encourage people to attend and provide input on public safety issues, Mandarin and Cantonese interpreters will be on hand. When: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2-4 p.m. Where: Chinese Christian Mission (CCM), Crystal Mall, level 2 - 4500 Kingsway, Burnaby. Nurse Next Door: The home care provider is marking Fall Prevention Week by offering f ree h om e s af e ty inspections to educate and help families make their homes safer for seniors. One in three people over the age of 65 fall each year and 85 percent of injury-related hospital admissions in seniors are the result of falls. The majority of senior falls are actually p reve n t abl e. I n f o : www.nursenextdoor. com, 604-5533330 or burnaby@ nursenextdoor.com.

National Indian Leg W re s t l i n g L e a g u e of North America: Mythical “Indian Wrestlers” take their place in and around a wrestling ring within B u r n a b y ’s public art museum through an exhibition of photographs by Terrance Houle, whose works are directed t owa rd s ex p l o r i n g racial and cultural stereotypes imposed upon First Nations people by nonaboriginals. When: Nov. 23 to Jan. 27. Where: Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-297-4422 or www. terrancehouleart.com.

Burnaby Community and Continuing Education open house: Learn about career programs offered by BCCE. Instructors will be on hand to answer questions. Free 30-minute seminars on subjects including accent reduction, how to start a new business, how to become a successful real estate i nv e s t o r, m a k e u p artistry careers, interior decorating trends for 2013. Prize draws, Caribbean food and more. When: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. Where: Canada Way Education Center, 5310 Woodsworth St., Burnaby. Info: www. burnabycce.ca or Denise Ayi-Bonte at 604-664-8525.

Mistletoe Market: Silent auction, home baking, crafts and games. Lunch is $6 for adults and $3 for children 6 – 12. When: Saturday, Dec. 1, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Gordon Church, corner of Edmonds & Humphries, Burnaby.

Images from Finding Japan: Presentation by Anne Shannon of remarkable and seldom seen images from an intriguing n ew b o o k c a l l e d Finding Japan – Early Canadian Encounters with Asia. The book opens a window on the tumultuous period in Canadian, Japanese and Pacific history between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries – with some surprises. Free admission. When: Saturday, Dec. 1, 3-4 p.m. Where: Nikkei Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby. Info: www.nikkeiplace.org or 604-777-7000.

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A quarter of cross-border shoppers feel guilty about it Jeff Nagel

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Two-thirds of B.C. residents have crossed the U.S. border to shop in the past year and 45 per cent have done so within the past three months, according to a new poll. Ipsos Reid conducted the online survey of nearly 2,500 B.C. residents in October. Ninety per cent of respondents knew duty-free limits on purchases Canadians bring back were increased June 1 for overnight visits to the U.S. But only nine per cent said that led them to shop more over the line. Retail price differences between U.S. and Canadian merchants was the top reason for cross-border shopping – listed by two-thirds of respondents. The availability of deals in the U.S., better selection at retailers there and the currency exchange rate were also factors cited by about half of those polled. The costs of heading across the border – gas, food or a hotel room – were less likely to drive decision making. “It will be interesting to see how these numbers are impacted by the influx of American retailers to Canada,” Ipsos Reid senior vice-president Dave Pierzchala said. “These figures suggest that Canadians will still be heading to the U.S. unless the U.S. retailers operating in Canada offer pricing in Canadian locations that is in line with their U.S. pricing.” Nearly a quarter of respondents said they sometimes feel guilty about cross-border shopping instead of buying in Canada. Asked if they had ever lied to a customs agent about how much they spent in the U.S., 15 per cent said yes and 83 per cent said no.

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Job seekers will be able to see what sorts of opportunities may be available to them when the BC Jobs Fair stops at the Crystal ballroom in the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown on Monday. Exhibitors include employers from various sectors, post-secondary institutions, industry associations, training and health authorities. The BC government says there will be more than one million job openings in the province over the next 10 years, including over 350,000 new positions. To prepare to fill those openings, the BC Jobs Start Here mobile exhibit will also be on hand to provide information about skills training, employment services, job banks and career development. The fair runs from 12-7 p.m. The Hilton Vancouver Metrotown is at 6083 McKay Ave. PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: Offers valid until November 30, 2012. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between Toyota prices, rates and/or other information contained on toyotabc.ca and that contained on toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted. *2012 Camry Sedan LE Automatic BF1FLT-A MSRP is $25,390 and includes $1,690 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. Lease example: 2.9% Lease APR for 48 months. Monthly payment is $278 with $2,660 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $16,000. Lease 48 mos. based on 80,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. Applicable taxes are extra. **2012 Tacoma 4x4 DCab V6 5A TRD Automatic MU4FNA-CA MSRP is $36,810 and includes $1,760 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. Lease example: 2.9% Lease APR for 48 months. Monthly payment is $399 with $4,034 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $23,186. Lease 48 mos. based on 80,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. Applicable taxes are extra. ***2012 Prius Liftback Automatic KN3DUP-A MSRP is $27,685 and includes $1,690 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. Lease example: 1.9% Lease APR for 48 months. Monthly payment is $299 with $2,538 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $16,890. Lease 48 mos. based on 80,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. Applicable taxes are extra. †0% finance for 72 months, upon credit approval, available on 2012 Corolla, Matrix, RAV4, and Tundra. Down payment, first monthly payment and security deposit plus HST on first payment and full down payment are due at lease inception. A security deposit is not required on approval of credit. $6000 Non-stackable Cash Back available on 2012 Tundra 4x4 DCab 5.7L models. Non-stackable Cash Back offers may not be combined with Toyota Financial Services lease or finance rates. Vehicle must be purchased, registered and delivered by November 30, 2012. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. Informational 72 month APR: Tundra 5.95%. Government regulation provides that the Informational APR includes the cash customer incentive which is only available to customers who do not purchase finance/lease through Toyota Financial Services at a special rate, as a cost of borrowing. If you would like to lease or finance at standard TFS rates (not special rates), then you may be able to take advantage of Cash Customer Incentives. Visit your Toyota BC Dealer or www.toyotabc.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less.

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Allan Sekula: This Ain’t China: A performance-based photo/ text work from 1974 that analyzes labour relations in a fast food restaurant. It consists of photographs, a diagram and accompanying text. Sekula took the idea that “a stage is a place where anything can happen” and transferred it to the workplace: “a job site is a place where anything can happen.” When: Until Dec. 15. Where: SFU Gallery, Burnaby campus, Academic Quadrangle 3004.

Burnaby Artist Guild: Welcomes new members interested in painting, beginners or established painters. When: Meetings held each Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Where: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Info: Lucille Loose, 604-420-1017.

Richard Major Art Group: A new season starts in September. This non-instructional group has openings for new members, from beginners to advanced. For artists interested in oils, acrylics, watercolours, ink pens, pencils and pencil crayons. When: Meets Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby. Info: Pat,

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Notice to members The Nominations and Election Committee is seeking to fill three director positions in 2013, each for a three-year term. A mandatory information session for all prospective candidates will be held at 6 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Vancity’s head office at 183 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver. If you do not attend this session, you may not be eligible to run as a candidate in the 2013 election. Potential candidates are required to submit confirmation of their intention to run for the Board by no later than 12 noon on Monday, January, 14, 2013. Interviews with the Nominations and Election Committee will be scheduled and held prior to Wednesday, February 6, 2013. For more details about the call for nominations, please carefully review the candidates information package available online at vancity.com. If you have any questions, please call Vancity’s Governance Department at 604.877.7595.

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Burnaby International Folk Dancers: Learn folk dances from around the world in a friendly club environment. New dances taught every night, all levels welcome, no partner needed. Cost: $4 drop-in, first night free. When: every Tuesday, 7- 9:30 p.m. Where: Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells, Burnaby Info: 604-4369475. Dance for fun Mondays and Tuesdays – swing/ country/ballroom – at the Slovenian Hall, 5726 Sprott St., Burnaby, 6:30 p.m. lessons and dances. At 8:30 p.m., dance only. Info, e-mail ByronStarr@ shaw.ca, call 604-5268349 or visit www. DanceForFun.ca.

Governance Department, Reference RO Vancity PO Box 2120, Station Terminal Vancouver BC V6B 5R8 Email: election@vancity.com Fax: 604.877.7993

NEW LOCATION

1678 Southeast Marine Drive

604-321-1848 604-525-0074

10th Street

Store Hours Mon.-Wed. & Sat. 9:30-5:30 Entry 1015 columbia Street in X hidden Thurs. & Fri. corner I.G.A. columbia Square Plaza 9:30 - 9 Royal Ave. www.fabriclandwest.com Sun. 12 - 5

vancouver new weSt

Columbia Square Plaza

➔

EXPANDED LOCATION

Col

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St.

Seniors Ballroom class and Tea Dance every Wednesday at Dance Addicts Studio. Info: 604-830-1326. When: Lessons, 2 p.m. Tea Dance: 2:30-4 p.m. Where: 4622 Hastings St., Burnaby.

Friday, November 23, 2012 NewsLeader A19

BURNABY AUTO FEATURE

S TAY

I N

T H E

N E I G H B O U R H O O D

PRICES SLASHED ON ALL USED INVENTORY BRING IN YOUR TRADE FOR

ON-THE-SPOT

APPRAISAL

! A Z N A G A V A EXTR 23-25 R E B M E NOV

NO REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE REFUSED! · 12 month/20,000 kms Comprehensive† Limited Warranty†† · CarProof™ report with every vehicle · First oil change no charge · Peace of mind · 120 point inspection · 1 year roadside assistance · 30 day / 2,000 kms exchange privilege policy*

‘08 HONDA ACCORD

‘09 TOYOTA YARIS

‘08 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

GREAT BUY!

WAS $14995! SAVE $2000

WAS $21995! SAVE $3000

BLUE. Warrany included! Stock# HY10467

18995

WHITE. Stock# HY10424

12995

GREY. Stock# HY10422

17995

· Preferred finance rates available · A multi-point inspection is performed *Some conditions apply. See in store for details

†

‘07 KIA SPORTAGE

‘09 MINI COOPER CLUBMAN

‘12 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

‘07 HYUNDAI TUSCON

WAS $14995! SAVE $2000

WAS $22995! SAVE $3000

WAS $18995! SAVE $2000

WAS $15995! SAVE $3000

‘11 HONDA PILOT

‘09 ACURA RDX

‘12 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

‘09 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

WAS $36995! SAVE $2000

WAS $24995! SAVE $1000

GREY. Stock# HY10361A

12995

WHITE. Stock# HY10447

34995

BROWN. Stock# HY10442

19995

WHITE. Stock# HY10460

23995

WAS $16995! SAVE $3000

13995

16995

GREY. Stock# HY10461

PRICED TOO GO OD TO PRIN T! CALL!

GL, AWD, BLACK. Stock# 12634A1

12995

BLUE. Stock# HY10448

WAS $13995! SAVE $2000

11995

‘08 BMW X3

‘11 HYUNDAI ACCENT

‘09 HYUNDAI SONATA

WAS $26995! SAVE $3000

WAS $13995! SAVE $2000

WAS $15995! SAVE $3000

‘10 MINI COOPER WHITE. Stock# HY10398

BLUE. Stock# HY10456

SILVER. Stock# HY10432

23995

BLACK. Stock# HY10451

11995

GL, SILVER. Stock# HY10441

12995

FOR EVERY TEST DRIVE IN NOVEMBER, WE’LL DONATE $10 TO THE VANCOUVER FOOD BANK! Ki

445 Kingsway near 12th in Vancouver | 604 292 8188

Open 24/7 at destinationhyundai.com!

Dealer #31042

...your neighborhood Hyundai store

E 12th Avenue

A20 NewsLeader Friday, November 23, 2012

BURNABY AUTO FEATURE

S TAY

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N E I G H B O U R H O O D

DOOR CRASHER

SPECIAL

2012 RAV4

26,723

THIS WEEKEND ONLY

SAVE OVER $700

ALL INVENTORY HAS BEEN REDUCED

Pacific Rim Package:

Lease Monthly From :

588

*Lease, 60mo @ 0.9%

PRICES CLEARLY MAKRED

Purchase From:

299

* Packag e includes: •

Alumin • Hood deflector • Chr um side step bars om • Cargo liner • Side win e exhaust tip dow visors

, $2611.43 down paym ent, upon credit approval, mo. payment and dow Lease end value $12,100. n payment do not inclu Based on 20,000km per de HST. Total paid: $20, annual. Retail price of 551.43. Pacific Rim Package: $129 5.

VEHICLES INSPECTED BY BCAA

• Legendary Toyota Quality • Zero deductible • Complimentary tank of gas • Warranty honoured at over 1,500 Toyota Dealers in Canada and the U.S. • Extensive mechanical and appearance reconditioning process • First oil / filter change at no charge • 7 days / 1,500 kms exchange privilege • CarProof Claims Report included • Each Certified Toyota has passed a rigorous 127-point Quality Assurance inspection • Minimum 12-month / 20,000 kms Powertrain and Roadside Assistance coverage backed by Toyota

2008 TOYOTA YARIS

2008 LEXUS IS250 AWD

Hatchback! Toyota Certified! WAS $11,995! SALE...

All Wheel Drive! Toyota Certified! SALE...

1.9

AVAILAB LE

9,900! Stk#4113

2008 RAV4 V6 SPORT

2009 RAV4 V6 SPORT

4x4! Toyota Certified! WAS $17,900! SALE...

3 .9% AVAILAB LE

18,900! Stk#4137

3 .9% AVAILAB LE

21,995! Stk#4144

2006 LAND ROVER

Hybrid! Toyota Certified! WAS $37,995! SALE...

FIRS COMET FIRS SERVETD

26,900! Stk#4049

3 .9% AVAILAB LE

V8! 113,000 KM! Local truck! WAS $16,900! SALE...

3 .9 AVAILAB LE

36,995! Stk#4128

28,900! Stk#4061

15,900! Stk#4083

Dealer #9374

Avenue

...your neighborhood Toyota store

Lougheed Highway

Willingdon

Open 24/7 at burnabytoyota.ca!

Avenue

4278 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby | 604 571 4350 | Service Direct 604 571 4399

Madison

*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.

BURNABY

28,900

STK#4061............................$

2009 Toyota Matrix AWD

17,900

STK#4140............................$

2009 Lexus IS250 AWD

28,900

STK#4129............................$

17,900

STK#4089............................$

2008 Toyota Yaris RS

10,995

Hatchback. STK#4090 .......$

2007 Toyota Prius

15,995

STK#D20781A....................$

2007 Toyota Avalon

17,500

STK#4139............................$

MUST SEE!

23,900

STK#4122............................$

2009 Toyota Sienna

2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5

Leather Seats! WAS $31,995. SALE...

2010 Toyota Rav4 4x4

9,900

2010 TACOMA TRD

14,900

STK#4102............................$

STK#4111................................ $

23,900! Stk#4122

2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER

Range Rover! Luxury! HSE! WAS $29,995. SALE...

4x4! Toyota Certified! WAS $25,995! SALE...

3 .9% AVAILAB LE

2011 Toyota Corolla

2009 Toyota Yaris Sedan

2010 TOYOTA RAV4

Toyota Certified! 4x4! SALE...

16,900! Stk#4070

27,900! Stk#4086

2008 TOYOTA RAV4

Toyota Certified! 4x4! WAS $20,995! SALE...

14,900! Stk#4075

22,900

STK#4131............................$

2010 Toyota Tacoma 4x4

1.9% AVAILAB LE

3 .9% AVAILAB LE

26,995! Stk#4072

Toyota Certified! WAS $15,995! SALE...

V6! AWD! Not eactly as pictured. WAS $31,995! SALE...

FIRS COMET FIRS SERVETD

2011 TOYOTA COROLLA

2011 TOYOTA VENZA

2012 Toyota Camry LE

2007 Toyota Tacoma 4x4

23,900

STK#4136............................$

2005 Toyota Matrix AWD

7,900

STK#4120................................ $

BURNABY AUTO FEATURE 2013 MAZDA 3 SKYACTIV sedan BEST NEW SMALL CAR (under $21,000)

GT model shown from $34,640

PROUD SPONSORS:

2013 CX-5

Finance from

$157

†

bi-weekly

BEAT THE CROWDS! SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY GET HERE EARLY2012 MAZDA3 SKYACTIV Delivering up to FOR BEST 1,000SELCTION km % *

Starting from $24,990*

3.99

NOLOGY

APR

FOR

PURCHASE FINANCING† FOR UP TO

2012 MAZDA 2

$ 84NOVEMBER per tank of gas 23-25 18,995 .♦

months

On finance price from $24,890

2013 MAZDA 3 SKYACTIV sedan BEST NEW SMALL CAR (under $21,000)

Starting from

84 + 90 DAYS NO PAYMENTS FOR

* OR

MONTHS

UP TO

including

$2,000

VEHICLES INSPECTED

BY BCAA CASH DISCOUNT

6,000

IN CASH DISCOUNTSΩ

$13,590 $2,000 SO MUCH PERFORMANCE. SO LITTLE FUEL. 2012 MAZDA 3 SKYACTIV

Starting from

$18,995* including $2,000

2012 MAZDA 5

CASH DISCOUNT

6,000

GT model shown from $34,640

2012 MAZDA 6

IN CASH DISCOUNTS

including

CASH DISCOUNT

GS model shown from $19,790

ecoENERGY for Vehicles Award∆ Starting from

$21,995* including $3,000 CASH DISCOUNT

GT model shown from $26,540

Starting from

$18,940* including $6,000

2013 MAZDA 3 SKYACTIV sedan BEST NEW SMALL CAR (under $21,000)

SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY

2013 CX-5 Finance from

$157

†

bi-weekly

APR

FOR

2012 MAZDA 2

Auto, A/C and more! WAS $15,995! SALE...

PURCHASE 0.9% G FINANC.CIN. † FINANCING O.A FOR UP TO

months

MAZDA CERTIFIED! WAS $18,995! SALE...

MONTHS

.9%

0 G FINANC.CIN. O.A

with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2008 DODGE CALIBER SXT, BCAA inspected! WAS $10,995! SALE...

6 MAZDA $

9,900! Stk#MP1168

CASH DISCOUNT

G FINANC.CIN. O.A

What do you drive?

13,900! Stk#MP1166

$13,590

2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE

Starting from

* 2009 MAZDA 3 SPORT GX! MAZDA CERTIFIED! WAS $13,995! SALE...

S$OLD! Starting from

21,995

$2,000

1055432

includingBCAA inspected! WAS $12,995! SALE... CASH DISCOUNT

Leather! Sunroof! 7 passenger! WAS $27,995! SALE...

G FINANC.CIN. O.A

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24,900! Stk#MP1179

MZBC-12-24A_VanProvince.indd

2007 HONDA PILOT EX-L Navigation! BCAA INSPECTED! WAS $23,995! SALE...

22,900! Stk#MP1145

2008 LEXUS ES 350

Power heated and air conditioned leather seats. WAS $27,995! SALE...

ecoENERGY for Vehicles Award

9,900! Stk#MP1161

$ NISSAN FRONTIER including20123,000

Stk#MP1170

2008 ACURA MDX

BCAA inspected, PREMIUM!!! WAS $29,995! SALE...

Starting from

CASH SV! Four wheelDISCOUNT drive! WAS $28,995! SALE...

$26,900! $6,000 18,940* including$26,900!

6,000

Stk#MP1152

Stk#MP1177

22,900! Stk#MP1172

22,900! Stk#MP1176

2008 CHRYSLER 300

2003 HONDA CIVIC

Touring, moonroof! 67,000 kms! WAS $14,995! SALE...

13,900! Stk#C31462A

Only 70,000km! BCAA INSPECTED! WAS $8,995! SALE...

7,900! Stk#C46196a

CASH DISCOUNT

OO}-ZOO}

2012 the new CX-9 AWD

Starting from

$34,995*

GT model shown from $47,740

††No payments for 90 Days (payment deferral) offer is available on all new in-stock 2012 or 2013 Mazda models and applies to purchase finance offers on approved credit. No interest will accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract. After this period interest will begin to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal and interest monthly over the term of the contract. ΩCash Discount Offers available on select 2012 Mazda models and cannot be combined with finance offers. Cash discounts vary by model/trim level. †0% APR purchase financing for up to 84 months is available on select new 2012 Mazda vehicles. Terms vary by model. Using a finance price of $15,590 for 2012 Mazda2 GX (B5XB52AA00)/$21,040 for 2012 Mazda3 GS-SKY (D4SK62AA00)/$25,045 for 2012 Mazda5 GS (E6SD82AA00)/$24,840 for 2012 Mazda6 GS-I4 (G4SY62AA00)/$34,465 for 2012 CX-9 GS AWD (QXSB82AA00)/$24,890 for 2013 CX-5 GX (NVXK63AA00) at a rate of 0.99%/1.99%/0%/0%/0%/3.99% APR, the cost of borrowing for an 84-month term is Photographers name: None COLOURS: bi-weekly Created: 11-6-2012 11:13 AM PP: Susan Goodfellow Studio #: FILE: $553/$1,517/$0/$0/$0/$3,679, Usage info: None Cyan payment is $89/$124/$138/$136/$189/$157, Saved: 11-6-2012 2:48 PM SD: Velimir Bracko/PA JWT #: 1055140 Sauce Designer: Velimir Bracko/PA total finance obligation Magenta is $16,143/ $22, Printed: 11-6-2012 2:48 PM AD: None Client: Mazda Mech Size: 10.306” x 11.876” 557/$25,045/$24,840/$34,465/$28,569. Yellow CX-9 price includes $4,825 down payment. Print Scale: None CW: None Job Name: BC November Rot1 Black Finance price includes freight & PDI. 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Visit mazda.ca or GT model shown from $26,540 see your dealer for complete details. ‡5.7 L/100 km (50 MPG) Highway/7.8 L/100 km (36 MPG) City – Based on ENERGUIDE Fuel Consumption Rating for the 2013 Mazda CX-5 with 6-speed manual transmission. 4.9 L/100 km (58 MPG) Highway/7.1 L/100 km (40 MPG) City. Based on ENERGUIDE Fuel Consumption Rating for the 2012 Mazda3 GS-SKY sedan with 6-speed automatic transmission. These estimates are based on Government of Canada approved criteria and testing methods. Actual fuel consumption may vary. MPG is listed in Imperial gallons. Based on highway driving only. ∆Based on 2012 fuel consumption ratings published by Natural Resources Canada.

14,900! Stk#MP1157

GT model shown from $47,740

2012 LAST. SUPPLIES

CASH DISCOUNT

UP 17” Alloys! Auto! Mazda Certifi ed! 2 to choose NO PAYMENTS FORATAWD! WAS $15,995! SALE... from! WAS $26,995! ONLY AVAILABLE YOUR MAZDA DEALER. TOSALE... OR VISIT MAZDA.CA FOR MORE DETAILS. % * .9 0 0.9%

SCAN TO FIND YOUR NEAREST MAZDA DEALER

GT-V6 model shown from $39,385

2012 $ MAZDA 14,900!5 Stk#MP1164

including

♦

2010 MAZDA 3 SPORTIN! OFFERS 2012 MAZDA CX7 MAZDA CX9 GT HURRY AVAILABLE WHILE 2008 SUPPLIES LAST.

GT model shown from $26,540

$ 13,900! Stk#MP1175 2012 MAZDA 2010 MAZDA 62 GS

84 + 90 DAYS

2010 MAZDA 3 GT

Leather, heated seats, sunroof! WAS $17,995! SALE...

Starting from

$4,000 * 34,995 $18,995 $2,000 including per tank of gas.

GS model shown from $19,790

On finance price from $24,890

GT-V6 model shown from $39,385

2012 MAZDA 3 SKYACTIV

Delivering up to 2012 Starting from CX-91,000 AWD km $

Starting from $24,990*

3.99%

CASH DISCOUNT

$4,000

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GT-V6 model shown from $39,385

Graveley

Boundary Road

* OR

UP TO

with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Starting from

Days (payment deferral) offer is available on all new in-stock 2012 or 2013 Mazda models and applies to purchase finance offers on approved credit. No interest will accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract. After this period interest will begin to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal and interest monthly over the term of the contract. ΩCash le on select 2012 Mazda models and cannot be combined with finance offers. Cash discounts vary by model/trim level. †0% APR purchase financing for up to 84 months is available on select new 2012 Mazda vehicles. Terms vary by model. Using a finance price of $15,590 for 2012 Mazda2 GX (B5XB52AA00)/$21,040 for 2012 Mazda3 GS-SKY (D4SK62AA00)/$25,045 6SD82AA00)/$24,840 for 2012 Mazda6 GS-I4 (G4SY62AA00)/$34,465 for 2012 CX-9 GS AWD (QXSB82AA00)/$24,890 for 2013 CX-5 GX (NVXK63AA00) at a rate of 0.99%/1.99%/0%/0%/0%/3.99% APR, the cost of borrowing for an 84-month term is $553/$1,517/$0/$0/$0/$3,679, bi-weekly payment is $89/$124/$138/$136/$189/$157, total finance obligation is $16,143/ 0/$34,465/$28,569. CX-9 price includes $4,825 down payment. Finance price includes freight & PDI. Taxes are extra and required at the time of purchase. Other terms available and vary by model. *The advertised price of $13,590/$18,995/$21,995/$18,940/$34,995/$24,990 for 2012 Mazda2 GX (B5XB52AA00)/2012 Mazda3 GX (D4SK62AA00)/2012 Mazda5 GS zda6 GS-I4 (G4SY62AA00)/2012 CX-9 GS AWD (QXSB82AA00)/2013 CX-5 GX (NVXK63AA00) includes freight & PDI, plus a cash discount of $2,000/$2,000/$3,000/$6,000/$4,000/$0. The selling price adjustment applies to the purchase and is deducted from the negotiated pre-tax price and cannot be combined with subsidized purchase financing or leasing rates. All PDI of $1,495/$1,695/$1,895 for Mazda2/Mazda3, Mazda6/Mazda5, CX-9/CX-5. PPSA, licence, insurance, taxes, down payment and other dealer charges are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Lease and Finance on approved credit for qualified customers only. Offers valid 012 while supplies last. Prices and rates subject to change without notice. Visit mazda.ca or see your dealer for complete details. ‡5.7 L/100 km (50 MPG) Highway/7.8 L/100 km (36 MPG) City – Based on ENERGUIDE Fuel Consumption Rating for the 2013 Mazda CX-5 with 6-speed manual transmission. 4.9 L/100 km (58 MPG) Highway/7.1 L/100 km (40 MPG) City. Based on ption Rating for the 2012 Mazda3 GS-SKY sedan with 6-speed automatic transmission. These estimates are based on Government of Canada approved criteria and testing methods. Actual fuel consumption may vary. MPG is listed in Imperial gallons. ♦Based on highway driving only. ∆Based on 2012 fuel consumption ratings published by Natural Resources Canada.

Friday, November 23, 2012 NewsLeader A21

SO LITTLE FUEL.

SO MUCH PERFORMANCE. SO LITTLE FUEL.

Hastings Street

First Avenue

...yourHURRY neighborhood Mazda store IN! OFFERS AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Lougheed Highway

GT model shown from $47,740

A22 NewsLeader Friday, November 23, 2012

D TEbook X-Country Ski and Snowshoe Club

Like to X-Country Ski & Snowshoe? Join our friendly club and leave the driving to us – come see us at our next meeting

Monday, December 3rd at 7:00 pm Poirier Recreation Centre, 624 Poirier Street, Coquitlam Mike Butler Room in the Dogwood Pavilion

• Day trips to Callaghan Valley / Manning Park • Weekend trips to the Okanagan For more info 604-431-7550 Find us at NordicWrecks.Org

Call for nominations

Email newsroom@burnabynewsleader.com

arTs & CulTurE

604-298-1432 or Tellma, 604-2994053.

2013 Vancity Board of Directors election

watercolour, charcoal, bridge, photography, Internet and email, Excel and Word. Courses are two hours long, weekly for eight weeks. Info: 604-517-8732 or cccr@telus.net.

Drop-In English Conversation Class: Burnaby Multicultural Society offers a drop-in conversation class. Everyone welcome for socializing while practicing English. Class accommodates all levels. When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-12 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2:15-4:15 p.m. Where: Burnaby Multicultural Society, 6 2 5 5 N e l s o n Av e. , Burnaby. Info: 604-4314131, ext. 27 or 29. Social Dancing: Enjoy an afternoon or evening of social dancing at Bonsor Complex 55+. Each session has a live band, refreshments and a great atmosphere. When: Tuesday afternoons and Thursday nights, ongoing. Where: Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby. Cost: $5 members, $6 nonmembers. Info and schedules: 604-297-4580.

now double your discount and receive

Governance Department, Reference RO Vancity PO Box 2120, Station Terminal Vancouver BC V6B 5R8 Email: election@vancity.com Fax: 604.877.7993

NEW LOCATION

1678 Southeast Marine Drive

604-321-1848 604-525-0074

10th Street

Store Hours Mon.-Wed. & Sat. 9:30-5:30 Entry 1015 columbia Street in X hidden Thurs. & Fri. corner I.G.A. columbia Square Plaza 9:30 - 9 Royal Ave. www.fabriclandwest.com Sun. 12 - 5

vancouver new weSt

Columbia Square Plaza

➔

EXPANDED LOCATION

Col

bia

St.

Seniors Ballroom class and Tea Dance every Wednesday at Dance Addicts Studio. Info: 604-830-1326. When: Lessons, 2 p.m. Tea Dance: 2:30-4 p.m. Where: 4622 Hastings St., Burnaby.

Friday, November 23, 2012 NewsLeader A23

Last cars roll across old Port Mann Bridge New span takes over for all traffic three weeks ahead of tolls Jeff Nagel

jnagel@blackpress.ca

Drivers who wanted to take one last commute over the old Port Mann Bridge have missed their chance. All traffic is now using the new span after the westbound lanes were redirected onto the new crossing last weekend. Eastbound traffic has been using the new bridge since late September. “As of Friday night or early Saturday morning, the last vehicles would have crossed the old Port Mann Bridge,” said Transportation Investment Corp. spokesman Greg Johnson. “It was a smooth traffic flip.” The new bridge officially opens Dec. 1 with eight lanes and drivers will have one week to try it for free before tolls kick in Dec. 8. Just five lanes are now open. “We’re just putting on the finishing touches,” Johnson said, adding the electronic tolling system is being tested and no problems have been detected so far. Another year of construction work will continue on the western portions of the Highway 1

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The five lanes of traffic over the new Port Mann Bridge will increase to eight on Dec. 1, opening day.

corridor through Burnaby and Vancouver, as well as the eventual dismantling of the old Port Mann Bridge in 2014. The full 10 lanes won’t be open until late 2013 when the last two lanes are opened. When complete, there will be two lanes in both directions that

will act as local traffic-only lanes directly connecting Surrey and Coquitlam. Those drivers – who account for a large portion of Port Mann traffic – will no longer have to merge with other highway traffic to cross. But drivers who enter at 152

Street and exit at Cape Horn to take those separated lanes won’t get the 25 per cent discount offered to registered HOV lane users who cross at peak times. To get the discount, westbound drivers would have to detour east in Surrey and take the 156 Street on-ramp dedicated for HOVs

to cross the bridge in the HOV lane. Eastbound drivers from Cape Horn will have their choice of local traffic, HOV or general lanes and would exit at 156 if they take the HOV option. Drivers must tick the box identifying themselves as HOV users when they register through the TReO tolling system or they don’t get the discount, which only applies on travel in HOV lanes with at least two occupants and only on weekdays between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Johnson said most drivers are ticking the HOV box so they get the discount when it applies, even if they normally drive alone and would rarely qualify. Tolls were to start at $3 but the province announced in September a half-price discount that will run until at least March – drivers who register with the TReO tolling system by then will get the 50 per cent discount for a full year. As of Monday, more than 250,000 people had registered for TReO, close to the province’s target of at least 300,000 by the end of February. Another deadline is coming up fast. Drivers who sign on to TReO by Nov. 30 get a credit for 20 free crossings. twitter.com/jeffnagel

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A legacy of giving In 1997, Kate decided to make a bequest for undergraduate awards in Medicine: “I couldn’t give a gift in real time, so I thought an estate gift was a good solution,” she explains. “It takes an organization like UBC to find a cure for major diseases like cancer, which is prevalent in our family. If I could contribute towards a cure, even in some small way—well, that would be awesome.” Kate’s generosity inspired her husband and daughter, who are also members of the UBC community, to follow suit. Robert is an alumnus who has worked in

GWYNETH GUNN 1921-2003 Currently reporting on development pressures in Brazil As Development Liaison Officer for UBC’s Development and Alumni Engagement, Kate Bush knows firsthand how estate gifts to the University help shape the experience of students through financial aid, academic opportunities, and extracurricular initiatives. “Supporting students and research is such a thrill. I can’t work in a place if I’m not passionate about the cause.” Plant Operations at UBC for almost 34 years while Laura works in Campus and Community Planning and is pursuing her degree at UBC part time. As a graduate of Physical Education, Robert plans to leave his bequest to the Athletics Department while Laura’s gift is currently undesignated, so it can be put towards the area of greatest need. “Students come to UBC to figure out who they are,” explains Laura. “You never know—you could be sitting next to someone who cures a major disease, produces a great composition or becomes the next Olympic champion. Students have so much potential, so why not support them?” Kate, Robert and Laura all agree that financial need shouldn’t bar any student from university. “If my gift helps someone gain access to higher education, that would be great,” says Laura. “People who undertake university on their own, without the help of parents or scholarship money, have a really hard time,” says Kate. “I like the idea of making someone’s life a little easier.” “Besides,” adds Robert, “you never know. The money you put towards UBC could benefit you in ways you never thought possible.”

Thank you Gwyneth Gunn, for making what I do possible. Journalism can be an expensive subject to study and the types of stories that I like to cover often mean support gives me the chance to take risks, to get out into the world and do a story that people maybe haven’t heard about. It’s so inspiring to know that there are people out there who really value the pursuit of knowledge. I hope that some day I am in a position to pass that on and encourage other young people to continue in this profession. – Lisa Hale, Master of Journalism student

Gwyneth Gunn expressed her passion for education with a bequest to UBC, which today, continues to ensure vital funding for students in the Schools of Journalism and Social Work. For more information on how UBC can help you plan your lasting legacy in an area important to you, visit www.startanevolution.ca/Gunn7 or call 604.822.5373.

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Dance performance inspired by memory In collaboration with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the plastic orchid factory will soon present the world premiere of Chunking, a contemporary dance performance. When performing memoryrelated tasks, individuals group experiences into clusters based on criteria which vary based on the person. These clusters can have different and often deep meanings for each person. This highly complex phenomena, referred to by psychologists as “chunking,” was the inspiration for James Gnam to created this dance performance that explores how we relate to what we see. He explores questions like how do we instantly deconstruct and prioritize an experience? How do fragments Chunking takes the concept of the way we organize of these experiences etch information, and interprets it through contemporary themselves into our individual dance. The show runs Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. and collective psyches? The result is a playful and Chunking is at Shadbolt Centre visually compelling piece created in for the Arts in the Studio Theatre on collaboration with lighting designer Nov. 28, 29, 30 and Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. James Proudfoot, media artist Josh For tickets call 604-205-3000, email Hite, sound designer Kevin Legere boxoffice@burnaby.ca, or buy online and five contemporary dance artists. at tickets.shadboltcentre.com.

Surrey ER closure floods other hospitals with patients Shut down may last two weeks, most ORs at SMH also closed Jeff Nagel

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The indefinite shut down of B.C.’s busiest emergency department at Surrey Memorial Hospital after a flood there Monday put more pressure on already congested hospitals around the rest of the region. A “couple hundred” emergency patients were likely being handled by other hospitals that would normally be at SMH, said Fraser Health spokesman Roy Thorpe-Dorward. “We’ve had reports from [Royal Columbian Hospital] and Peace Arch in particular that have seen more patients than usual,” he said. The ER at Surrey Memorial is now not expected to reopen until at least next week, Thorpe-Dorward said, and it may take two weeks to restore full service. The first floor was flooded after an excavator

broke a water main during construction for the hospital’s expansion. Surrey Memorial’s ability to perform surgeries is also crippled because it’s only running one out of the usual eight operating rooms so far. More than 100 elective or non-urgent surgeries were initially cancelled that had been scheduled for Monday and Tuesday and more are expected to be postponed each day. “A key priority is to get additional operating rooms up and running,” ThorpeDorward said. Initially the problem was concern about water and power reliability. Now, ORs remain closed because diagnostic imaging and other equipment lost or damaged in the flood is not yet back on line and the scramble to handle emergency patients without an ER has left the hospital short of staff who would ordinarily support surgeries. Patients who arrive at SMH and need urgent help

WERNER & HILDEGARD HESSE 1926–2008 & 1918–2008 Currently spotting yellow-rumped warblers in old-growth BC forests The Hesses were passionate bird watchers and enthusiastic conservationists. Inspired by their commitment, I am studying birds to understand which habitats are most important to conserve. Thanks to Werner and Hildegard Hesses’ legacy I have been able to fully focus on my research for 3 years and, in so doing, help provide solutions to environmental problems. Thank you Werner and Hildegard — your passion has allowed me to do the research I love and continue an important tradition of outreach between academia, policy makers and the public. – Richard Schuster, PhD candidate

are being treated at a 24-hour urgent care area opened at the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre near SMH and a regional Mobile Medical Unit on standby for disasters is now set up there as well to act as a temporary ER. Less serious cases will be assessed and treated there, while more seriously ill patients will be transferred elsewhere in the region. Ambulance paramedics are automatically taking patients who would normally go to SMH to other hospitals, depending on where officials determine the most space exists. All flood water has been removed but work is now focused on drying out the ER and then assessing the restoration work needed and possible damage to sophisticated medical equipment. “Cleaning will obviously be important as we have to create a sterile emergency environment,” ThorpeDorward said.

DR. MICHAEL QUINN 1917-2005 Currently conducting cognitive research in Barcelona Dr. Quinn’s wonderful gift gave me an opportunity to travel to Europe for the first time and experience the benefits of a new culture and research environment. With the UBC Vision Lab I have been studying how the brain processes visual information, and with the Multisensory Research Group in Barcelona, Spain I was able to expand this research to include touch. This has uncovered new knowledge about how we process information in our everyday lives. Understanding how the brain works under normal circumstances is a critical step in ultimately helping those with conditions such as Attention Deficit Disorder or Autism. Thank you Dr. Quinn. – Allison Brennan, PhD student

Werner and Hildegard Hesse expressed their passion for birding with a bequest to UBC, which today ensures vital funding for conservation research. For more information on how UBC can help you plan a lasting legacy in a field important to you, visit www.startanevolution.ca/Hesse7 or call 604.822.5373.

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Collecting Coats for Kids The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is collecting Coats for Kids for the 17th year in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, which helps families in need have a great and warm holiday season. Gently used coats, blankets and clothing can be dropped off at the GVHBA office in Surrey or at 64 locations around the Lower Mainland until Dec. 7. “Last year the response to Coats for Kids was heartwarming as Lower Mainland residents donated more than 3,000 coats, scarves, gloves, blankets and new unwrapped toys and gifts for distribution to children, teenagers

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Southeast False Creek is welcoming some high-end style to the neighbourhood with Pinnacle International’s The One. Perfectly situated to take advantage of all the amazing things Vancouver has to offer, The One offers something for everyone. “This is the best value with a prestigious west-side address,” says Grace Kwok of Anson Realty Ltd. Located just steps from the Vancouver Seawall, outdoor activity is never far away. Whether you want to hop on your bike, go for a run or rent a kayak at the Creekside Community Centre in the Olympic Village, The One is a paradise for active people. The community centre also has a boat launch, dragon boating, fitness programs and a dance studio,, and Olympic Village is home to restaurants, shopping and several other amenities. You are also within walking distance of Granville Island, with its own great shopping, dining and leisure activities. SkyTrain and water taxi stations are nearby, so commuting can be a breeze. The Telus World of Science is right around the corner, while Rogers Arena and BC Place are just across the water. But it’s not just the location that is

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Cariboo Hill Chargers forward Reza Rahiem tries to gain the advantage on a St. Michael’s University defender in the first half of a round-robin match at the B.C. AA high school provincial soccer championships, Tuesday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.

Chargers third in AA tourney After suffering a disappointing defeat in the semifinals, the Cariboo Hill Chargers rebounded to take third place at the B.C. AA high school soccer championships at Burnaby Lake West Sports Complex this week. The Chargers edged Vancouver’s Notre Dame Jugglers 2-1 Wednesday morning to claim third spot. Justin Dhaliwal and James Szabo scored Cariboo’s goals. They were relegated to that match after losing 1-0 in the semifinals to Port

Coquitlam’s Archbishop Carney Stars on a goal as time was running out in regulation Tuesday afternoon. It was the only goal Cariboo goalkeeper Juggi Dosanjh allowed in five games which earned him honours as the tournament’s top goalie. Dhaliwal and teammate Kirk Menezes had three goals each in the tournament tying them with five others for the Golden Boot. The Chargers rolled through the round-robin portion of the 16-team

tournament winning all three of their games. They began on Monday by blanking the Sa-Hali Sabres from Kamloops 3-0. They followed that up in the afternoon with another shutout defeating Delta’s Sands Scorpions 2-0. The completed the round-robin sweep by downing St. Michael’s University School Blue Jags from Victoria 2-0. Okanagan-Mission Huskies won the tournament by beating Archbishop Carney 2-1 on penalty kicks in the final. sports@burnabynewsleader.com

Burnaby Lake women in Cup final Burnaby Lake Rugby Club will play Bayside AA in the Cup final of the BC Rugby women’s Lower Mainland Tier One at John Oliver Park on Saturday, 1 p.m. It will be preceded by the Bowl final between Simon Fraser University and

United. Last weekend, Burnaby beat United 22-14 while Bayside defeated SFU 37-0 in the Cup semifinals. In men’s play Saturday, Burnaby Lake downed the Meraloma Rugby Club 21-16 in Premier League action and

18-15 in First Division play. Kelowna downed Burnaby 36-3 in a third division game. Abbotsford defeated Caps-Burnaby 26-10 in an under-18 women’s game Sunday. sports@burnabynewsleader.com

The Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team has been ranked in the USA Today Sports NCAA Division II coaches poll. The Clan head into Friday’s home opener against Cal-State Stanislaus Warriors ranked 17th and with a 4-1 non-conference record so far. SFU was picked to finish second in a pre-season poll for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. SFU will play host to the Warriors for games Friday and Saturday in the West Gym starting at 7 p.m. They will be Simon Fraser’s first Division II games as fullfledged NCAA members. Last weekend in St. George, Utah, the Clan rebounded from its first loss by downing the Dixie State College Red Storm 74-52 on Saturday with New Westminster’s Kia van Laare scoring 12 points. They were coming off a 62-45 loss to the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks the previous night. That was preceded the weekend before by three victories in three nights at a tournament in Anaheim. “All of the girls seemed to play where we expected them to,” said head coach Bruce Langford, as he talked about their trips to California and Utah. “Kia Van Laare had an excellent game in Utah and Erin Chambers has been our top performer overall thus far.” Chambers and Kristina Collins were both selected to the pre-season all-conference team. “We are pretty pumped and excited for this season to get started,” said Chambers. “We showed ourselves what we can do in the past couple weekends, and are ready to see where we can go from here.”

Clan men wrestlers split, women sweep in London, Ont. The SFU men’s wrestling team split a pair of duel meets in Couer d’Alene, Idaho on Saturday. They started by losing to North Idaho College 25-15, but then downed the University of Great Falls from Montana 31-17. It wasn’t a good day for Burnaby wrestlers Josh Punzo and Cody Coombes who lost their matches in their respective weight classes, 157 and 174 pounds. The team will wrestle again at the Spokane Open on Sunday. The women’s team, however, won a tournament against some top collegiate program in Canada and the U.S., in London, Ont., Saturday. En route they defeated top-ranked Oklahoma City 21-12, McMaster University of Hamilton 25-0, the University of Missouri 26-5, Thunder Bay’s Lakehead University 29-1 and Alberta 27-5. Then in the final dual match they downed Oklahoma City again, 21-11. It was the first time SFU had beaten that school in four years.

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New wave of lacrosse pioneers Burnaby Selects girls to get U.S. scholarships

funded facilities and big school atmosphere. “It’s almost like you’re a pro athlete,” says McQueen. But in the end she opted to join the Long Island University-Brooklyn Blackbirds, a NCAA Division I school, which offered her more money and an opportunity to play right away. Jones, on the other hand, realized the scholarship potential long before McQueen. Like her play on the field, she was tenacious in trying to attract the attention of American coaches as a vehicle for her to get the high-level academic education she craves. “As a defender it’s a bit harder to showcase yourself. When our team is doing well I didn’t get to showcase myself, and when the team isn’t doing well you’re under pressure,” says Jones. She eventually accepted a scholarship with the American International College Yellowjackets in Springfield, Mass., which is in Div. II.

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Put a lacrosse stick in her hands and Mary McQueen has a nose for the net. What she didn’t have a nose for was what running around Queen’s Park Arena the last few years could do for her education. That realization came in January after the Burnaby Mountain Selects field lacrosse team she was playing on returned from the Sandstorm girls tournament in Palm Springs, Calif. Her email inbox contained a message from the University of Oregon wondering if she’d be interested in playing there. She couldn’t contain her excitement. “Then I realized that people actually did want me,” says McQueen. “I was so happy. It was reassurance that I was able to play.” The Oregon Ducks were tantalizingly attractive, with the university’s Nike-

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Gaby Jones (front) and Mary McQueen will be attending US colleges next fall on lacrosse scholarships.

The pair, who along with three other B.C. girls are signing letters of intent this week, realize they are pioneers of sorts, part of the first wave of girls from British Columbia to receive scholarships. (Word is the group that’s currently in Grade 11 is even better.) “It’s awesome,” says Jones. “Girls that will be going later will be looking up to us and watching us as we’re showing we can play

with [the Americans].” For the last decade or so, B.C. boys have been extremely successful in securing U.S. scholarships. Team BC field lacrosse coordinator Reynold Comeault doesn’t hesitate to call the girls pioneers. “It’s phenomenal,” says Comeault. “There’s always been so much publicity and hype surrounding the boys but increasingly it’s the girls

that are attracting the attention.” Comeault just came back from taking a provincial team that included McQueen and Jones to Naples, Fla. for a tournament, where he was constantly being approached by American coaches interested in the B.C. players who haven’t committed to a school yet. “That, to me, is really exciting,” says Comeault.

Allison Nuzzi is heading into her first year as Long Island’s head coach. She spotted McQueen this summer at a tournament in Boston. “I’m just very impressed with the level of lacrosse that is happening in British Columbia and a lot of areas in Canada,” said Nuzzi on the phone from Brooklyn. “I was struck by the potential that existed for the club teams that are there. I want to take another couple of looks and do some more research. I like the style of play, the pace, the stick work, it’s exceptional.” One reason why Nuzzi, who has also given a scholarship to McQueen’s friend Danita Stroup of Port Coquitlam, likes the untapped Canadian resource is their roots are in box lacrosse. “To play in such confined space as everyone does in Canada, you have to protect your stick, and you have to get creative,” says Nuzzi. @lonegrangerbnw

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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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 533

FERTILIZERS

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

545

FUEL

BEST FIREWOOD 33rd Season & 38,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095

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FURNITURE

BURNABY, COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY & PORT COQUITLAM

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MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331 *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

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MISC. FOR SALE

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

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REAL ESTATE bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything... But Dead Bodies!! 604.

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

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Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

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

PAINT SPECIAL

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SUNDECKS

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

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DEVELOPMENT LAND WANTED

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APARTMENT/CONDOS

LUXURY OCEAN FRONT CONDOS! Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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

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

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Coquitlam- 2 bdrm Apartment, $865/mo. 100 Nelson Street

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

Coquitlam-2 bdrm Apartment, $905/mo. 312 Schoolhouse St.

TRANSPORTATION

Please call 604-521-3448 for viewing.

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HOMES WANTED

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

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RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

WOODWAY APARTMENTS 1 Bdrm. Special from $920.00 November Incentive, Minimum $300 value! Excellent Burnaby location, walking distance to Brentwood mall & Brentwood skytrain station.

PETS 477

PETS

3/4 LAB 1/4 Golden Retriever puppies. 4 males 1 female, born Sept. 8. $300. 604-864-9874 Mission CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS. All roofing & repairs. (778)385-4441 Complete ReRoofing Ltd + gutters, shingles, cedar, flat roof, 20 yr exp. Sr’s disc. WCB, BBB, 604-725-0106

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

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

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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 European German Shepherd pups, 9 weeks, nice, classic colors. Lrg dogs CKC + all shots $1000/ea & up. 1 M & 2 F. 604-538-4883 FEMALE Chihauhau puppies, 10 weeks old, ready to go to a good family home. Parents from Mexico. Healthy, sweet, 1 chocolate, 1 vanilla. Shots done. 778-938-5687 or miss_skip_cita@hotmail.com

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM WAREHOUSE /SHOP with offices for lease. Avail immed. 2631 sq.ft.. Unit #7 2031 Lougheed Hwy. For more information, call: 604-880-9977.

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Bright 2 bdrm apt. Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op. $810/mo. No subsidy. Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

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750 To arrange a viewing, call Carol at 604.319.9499

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM: lovely, bright, lrg 2 bdrm bsmt ste in 12 yrold house. Nr Poirier comm ctr. Inste w/d, monitored alram, 1car prk. ns/np. Dec1 $900 incl ht/hydro. 604-202-3300. COQUITLAM West, 1200 s/f, bright 2 bdrm grnd lvl ste, reno’d kit, gas f/p, d/w, shrd w/d, $1100 incl util. cbl/wifi, 1 blk to Austin/Mundy. Near SkyTrain & WCE. Avail now. NS/NP (604)779-4969 M-F after 5:30 pm.

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

PORT COQ. Citadel Heights c/d/s. 1 bdrm suits 1, sep entry. NP/NS. Avail now. $700 incl hydro, cable, internet & lndry. 604-942-6259.

BURNABY. Bright, spacious renod 1 bdrm apt. Top floor. Quiet, adult oriented bldg. Close to Brentwood SkyTrain. N/S. N/P. Heat & h/w included. $800/mo. Avail now. 604-841-6984

PORT MOODY, Heritage Mtn, 2 Bdrm, large, w/view, + office space, 1300 sq.ft., insuite w/d, all appls. $1100. Avail Now. 604-725-4873.

Coquitlam Center Co-op

LAB PUPS yellow / black, m/f, CKC reg. papers, all shots, dew claws removed,tatooed $400 (604)820-7714

Refurbished 3 bdrm apt. Available immediately Cls to transit, shops & schools $1100/mo. No subsidy.

MINI SCHNAUZER pups. 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked, vet ✓ $650/ea. Call 604-657-2915.

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For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

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SUITES, UPPER

BURNABY 3 Bdrm upper, 2 baths, nr skytrain, Metrotown, BCIT, bus. All appli’s, garage.Ns/np. $1400/mo Call 604-438-0786. COQUITLAM, 1018 Quadling Ave. Newly reno’d 3 bdrm upper flr, 5 appls, F/P, 1375 sq.ft., $1200/mo. No pets, call 604-454-4540.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1991 PONTIAC SUNBIRD 4dr auto a/c, driven daily, A-1 in/out, gas saver $700 obo. 604-503-3151

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

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AUTO FINANCING

TRUCKS & VANS

2007 HONDA ACCORD SE like new, 39K, 4 cyl auto, sunroof, $12,500. (604)533-9133

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RECREATIONAL/SALE

1996 22’ SLUMBER QUEEN 5th wheel. Interior like new, has to be seen to appreciate. New stereo, back up camera, new HD antenna, m/w, a/c. Includes hitch. $6,500. 604-625-7761 Aldergrove.

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BURNABY

Was $850k ~ Now $399,900

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2 Bdrm Rancher in the area of Gates Park. 2471 Welcher Ave

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

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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

Beautiful, private back yard. $1149/mo + utils. Pets welcome.

Nice, clean and quiet 1 bdrm Walk to Highgate Close to transit & schools Upgraded suite Cat okay On site manager

AUTO FINANCING

New West- McBride Place. 415 Ginger Drive. 2 bdrm T/H. Family Housing. Close all amens, schls, transit. Pet friendly great loca. $1015/m. Call Now! 604-451-6676

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GABLE GARDENS MOVE IN INCENTIVE

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TRANSPORTATION

TOWNHOUSES

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Resort Spa Restaurant Golf Marina

PLUMBING

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ACREAGE

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SUITES, UPPER

If your combined gross monthly income is between $2600 - $5500 you may qualify for one of these market units. If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

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TRANSPORTATION

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RENTALS

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