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Show Your Heart West Vancouver School District staff and students are fortunate to enjoy safe and caring school communities. It is not something we take for granted and every year on Pink Shirt Day we join with others in the province to take a stand against bullying and to promote acceptance. Pink Shirt Day events and assemblies are excellent student leadership opportunities at the secondary and intermediate-grade level. At the primary-grade level, they are usually teacher-led initiatives. This year Cypress Park IB World School teachers used their monthly learner profile trait of “caring” to embark on a special “Show Your Heart” video project. Each child was secretly given the name of a fellow student to do something “caring” for over the course of a week. When a student felt that a “random act of kindness” had occurred to them, they were video-taped sharing how it had affected them. A video montage of the student testimonials was shown and discussed at a special assembly. This is just one example of dozens where teachers in West Vancouver, Bowen Island and Lions Bay used Pink Shirt Day to make connections with classroom learning already taking place in the key areas of inquiry, digital learning and self-regulation. Superintendent Chris Kennedy speaks about the recent success of the district’s leadership in the areas of self-regulation and social emotional learning in a recent post on his Culture of Yes blog. He says the models designed to help students get “in the zone” for learning look different at every school but they are all having a positive impact. West Bay IB World School Principal Judy Duncan has seen first-hand how “being aware of your own emotions and what you need to achieve a state of calm is very powerful!” Tapping into this emotional power is what Pink Shirt Day is all about. We are proud that in the West Vancouver School District social emotional learning and “showing our hearts” are year-round priorities.

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is trailer’s flat roof and plastic siding match the rows of squat homes under the Lions Gate Bridge. Past the shrubs and gravel driveway, plastic furniture and a few plants sit on the porch. There’s no way to tell Frank Ogden, a renowned futurist, lived in the nondescript trailer just months earlier. Nothing is visibly high-tech about the home, no antennae shoot out from the roof, no mass of cables lead in. For such an influential thinker, whose predictions included the Internet’s eminent impact, Ogden’s trailer is shockingly ordinary. But ordinary “Dr. Tomorrow” was not. Some called him loony, others a genius, but no one can doubt that many of the computer pioneer’s odd predictions have come true. Before passing away in December at the age of 92, he wrote 20-plus books about the role of technology and government in the future, including predicting the dominance of computers in our daily lives and the invention of e-books. While these predictions may seem somewhat mundane now, they were once just as outrageous as his more recent forecasts of teleporting and extensive body implants creating cyborgs out of humans. And Ogden didn’t just tell the future, he played a part in it by being one the first people to create a home page on the Internet and conduct international seminars by satellite. Ogden’s trailer overlooked Capilano River with Park Royal South in one direction and the North Shore’s iconic mountains in the other. What did he think this view would look like in the future? Will it be nearly the same, with a few worn-out buildings replaced here and there, or would extensive change leave it unrecognizable? _____ Despite more apartments and condos popping up, particularly in North Vancouver, the North Shore consists mainly of single-family homes. People move here, if they can afford it, to have the unique opportunity to live close to the mountains, the ocean and downtown Vancouver.

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environment, in 2013, is not necessary,” Lepine said. “But that’s a political discussion.” The WVPD chief said he believes the media has put too much emphasis on Commissioner Oppal’s regional policing recommendation, while all but ignoring the 62 other recommendations in the December 2012 report. In the meantime, Vancouverbased DIALOG architects were awarded the bid to design the 57,000-square-foot public safety building. The $36-million postdisaster building will replace the police station and West Vancouver Fire Hall #1, neither of which are likely to withstand a major earthquake, according to the district. If all goes according to plan, the public safety building could be ready by 2016. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com

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an extension of or any West Vancouver voter who Jordan Sturdy the municipal doubts that a Pemberton farmer could level,” he says. share enough in West Van’s politics to “I’m interested in represent the community in Victoria, consider doing the same this: What if that farmer’s earliest memory is things I do now of bumping along Marine Drive in the backbut at a provinseat of his parents car and throwing up into a cial level… and paper bag? with a different Admittedly, that probably won’t crystalset of issues.” lize votes either. But it’s the first anecdote A longtime Pemberton farmer, mayor, and B.C. Liberal canLiberal party didate for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky Country, member, Sturdy’s Jordan Sturdy, chooses to tell when asked about attraction to his connection to the North Shore. their camp came Luckily, however, his follow-up anecdote is a out of his busibit more, um, expository. ness background “My great-great-grandfather had one of the and entreprevery first vacation homes in Horseshoe Bay — neurial spirit. in 1910,” he tells The Outlook while commuting More than between Pemberton and a meeting in downtown Vancouver. “I’ve got a long history there, and my just a hobby farm, Sturdy’s 60-acre family mom currently lives in Gleneagles, my aunt and plot employs upwards of three dozen seasonal workers in the high summer months and also uncle live in Bowen Island, my sister lives actufeatures a bakery, a commercial kitchen and a ally in West Vancouver-Capilano.” public pick-your-own fruit operation. His North The 50-year-old father of two and husband Arm Farm also has business arrangements of one is running uncontested, as yet, for the MLA seat that Liberal MLA Joan McIntyre will with high-end restaurants in Vancouver and Whistler to supply them fresh organic produce. quit this year. And while the riding has been a “I guess you could call me a free-enterpriser. Liberal stronghold for over two decades — the And this riding has certainly benefitted from party has won with more than half the popular the activities of the government of British vote since 1991 — Sturdy says it’s just a matColumbia over the last 10 years,” he says. ter of time before challengers from the New “Before this [Sea-to-Sky] Highway upgrade, I Democrats and Conservatives enter the fray. certainly wouldn’t have been in a position to be “I was joking with somebody the other day supplying organic vegetables to restaurants in that if I was going to be one of those candidates Vancouver.” that was parachuted into my choice of any ridAnd just as his riding boasts a diversity ing in the province, I think this is the one I’d of industries and interests — forestry, tourstill choose,” he says. ism, mining, renewables, agriculture and a He credits West Van-Sea to Sky’s social and deep-water port — Sturdy also benefits from geographical diversity for inspiring that posia textured background, having served as a tive outlook; from multi-million-dollar estates medic with BC Ambulance and a ski patrol at in Whistler and West Van, to rural Pemberton Whistler-Blackcomb, where he still fills the and Mount Currie, home to one of the provoccasional shift. ince’s poorest and most populous First Nation “I told them that if I get this job then this reserves. may be my last season,” he says of the alpine A Vancouver native, Sturdy moved to gig he’s casually held for 24 years. “But I was Pemberton in the late 1980s, when the small really hoping to try to stick it out to 30 years hamlet of 300 was just beginning to blossom because then you get a lifetime pass.” into today’s town of nearly 3,000. The town And it’s that kind of long-haul attitude that and its surrounds, he says, are a microcosm of Sturdy says has gone missing from B.C. provinthe province at large, with distinct urban-rural cial politics over the years. issues and differing ideas about how to create “One of the challenges we jobs and a sustainable future. face in our political system is Indeed, relinquishing the that things tend to be elecmayor’s chair in the midst of tion-cycle decisions,” he says. his third term for a seat in the “But like some investments legislature isn’t a decision he’ll I’ve made on my farm, these make without some reservaaren’t necessarily investtions, should the voters ask him ments that are going to pay come May. off in a year or two years.” “I certainly see the role of tocoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne the MLA as to some degree

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Appeals. ebastian Burns and Atif Rafay have A number of issues were raised by their spent nearly two decades behind bars legal council, most notably the controversial for a horrific crime they say they didn’t tactics used to gather evidence during the commit. RCMP’s undercover sting operation, known as Today, the former West Vancouver residents Mr. Big. are slated to learn if the Washington State The appeal was denied by a panel of three Supreme Court will review their failed bid to overturn their 2004 triple-murder convictions. judges. Ken Klonsky, a member of Innocence Last month a panel of five judges heard International, is guarded about the pending their petition for a review but didn’t reach a decision on March 7. unanimous decision. When “The one positive in this there’s a less-than-unanupcoming decision on whethimous vote, either for or er the state supreme court against granting a review, the will take up the case, is that case is then heard “en banc,” at least one judge must have which means all nine justices already ruled in their favour,” of the court vote on it. he wrote in an email. “The To have their case considfirst panel was five judges ered for a review Burns and editor@northshoreoutlook.com who, if they had agreed unanRafay need a majority to vote imously against them, would in favour. have ended the state remedy. That is the first The pair are each serving 99-year life senpositive ruling they have ever had.” tences inside Washington State prisons for Seattle-based attorney and legal analyst the murder of Rafay’s parents and autistic Anne Bremner has followed the case since the sister inside their suburban Seattle home in begining. In an email, here’s what she had to 1994. say about the pair’s petition for review. Since the start, they’ve adamantly main“I guess any chance to get a second bite at tained their innocence. the apple is a positive sign for them. But the Through the years the high-profile case has opinions thus far where the courts have ruled been the subject of a book and prime-time TV against them have been well-reasoned and series. apparently fair.” In recent years, the pair has received supNo matter what the justices decide today, port from the well-known Canadian-based this likely isn’t the final chapter for the Innocence International, which is led by Dr. Burns-Rafay saga which has been played out Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. on both sides of the border for nearly two A former boxer who spent nearly two decades. decades in prison after being wrongfully conEven if the petition for review is denied, the victed for a triple homicide, Carter is the subpair still has other legal avenues to appeal ject of a movie starring Denzel Washington their conviction. and song by Bob Dylan. Last July, Burns and Rafay were final—For an update on the decision, visit northly granted the opportunity to argue for a shoreoutlook.com or twitter.com/justinbeddall new trial in the Washington State Court of

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he players may have changed, but the celebration remains the same. The Vancouver International Wine Festival (previously known as the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival), held its Bacchanalia Gala Dinner last week. The magnificent ballroom at the Fairmont Vancouver Hotel was transformed into a magical setting as guests sipped on bubbly glasses of Mumm Napa DVX 2005 during the reception. Then it was time for dinner and a magical trip through the great state of California. Each course was accompanied by two select vintages including Painted Rock Estate Chardonnay, Schug Cameros Pinot Noir and special cabernet sauvignon from West Vancouver’s own Ray Signorello. After dinner it was time for the wine auction. Overall, the evening raised over $400,000 for its new beneficiary – Bard on the Beach.

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1 Vancouver International Wine Festival executive director Harry Hertscheg, left, raises a toast to open the festival alongside Bard on the Beach’s leading man, Christopher Gaze. 2 Bacchanalia Gala PR gal Megan Verchere, left, and West Vancouver real estate agent Alexis Palkowski set the fashion trend at the champagne reception. 3 West Vancouver’s Darrell Ert, left, and businessman Gary Segal are among the VIPs at the gala event. 4 North Shore residents and Bacchanalia gala board members Jim and Milena Robertson have both been part of this elegant affair for many years. 5

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Despite population growth, the community won’t lose its neighbourhoods of large houses, say community planners from each municipality. But these houses will look completely different in the future, according to Odgen’s predictions. Canadian construction will face a tough time, as overseas companies start to build ceramic houses in just 40 minutes, he predicts. It’s impossible for these homes to catch on fire and they incorporate new technology Western countries have yet to discover. “…[It’s] a process that permits the construction of 10,000 DIFFERENT homes at almost the same price per house as it costs to produce 10 current homes!” he said in a column on his website drtomorrow.com. “To put it simply, sand (silicon and limestone) goes in one end of the production plant and a house comes out the other. On site erection time is around 2.5 hours.” Like most of his other predictions, he doesn’t give exact dates. But rest assured, he says, these homes will quickly take over wood and cement construction. So, according to this futurist, the North Shore could one day be row upon row of shiny, smooth and cheap homes, possibly making it easier to afford expensive real estate in this area. While the hefty price of land likely won’t go down, according to community planners, at least the price of building a house could be much more manageable. There are many people, of course, who still want to live on the North Shore but can’t afford to buy. Instead of living in these futuristic houses, they will end up in apartments and condos. Both North and West Vancouver plan to build more affordable housing as part of their Official Community Plans, which guide the municipalities through development. “The areas that aren’t the four town centres will likely stay hopefully very much the way they are today,” says the District of North Vancouver’s mayor Richard Walton, looking forward 20 years. In other words, expect big development in the four villages he’s referring to — Lynn Valley, Lower Lynn, Maplewood and on Capilano and Marine Drive —but not much elsewhere. The town centre on Capilano Road could be the most startling contrast between before-andafter. Many of the struggling motels, Walton says says, will be replaced with apartment buildings, small independent shops, parks and a community centre. These developments, he adds, will give North Van much-needed affordable housing options for seniors to downsize and young people to move into. But it will be Lonsdale Avenue that continues to be the centre of North Van, says City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto. Right now, 80 per cent of residents in the city live close to Lonsdale, he says, and this number will continue to grow in the next two decades. Expect taller buildings along the main road

as one-storey shops are soon torn down and replaced. But don’t worry about a highrise towering next door to your two-storey house. People living in neighbourhoods with single-family homes shouldn’t be concerned about encroaching development, Mussatto adds, because the tall buildings must stay within blocks of Lonsdale due to building by-laws. “More people will be living in apartments so their backyard will be the city,” says the mayor, mentioning covered play areas and more public washrooms are likely in the plans. Over in West Vancouver, development usually takes a slower place. But this doesn’t mean big projects aren’t on the agenda. Ambleside will continue to be a main attraction for West Van residents and visitors in the next 20 years, says director of planning Bob So-

wall will be able to select various ‘views’ of holographic-like ‘visions’ of Niagara Falls, the Serengeti Plains or the Statue of Buddha at Kamakora,” Ogden wrote online. Again, he doesn’t give an exact date, leaving us constantly guessing. Could these futuristic communities come true? It’s a small step, but the North Shore already has a glimpse of below-ground construction with many new developments putting parking underground instead of taking up valuable space above. ------Born in the early 1920s, Frank Ogden lived through a time without cellphones, Wikipedia, Google or even computers. Most people couldn’t fathom the idea of

An artist’s rendering imagines the town centre in Lower Capilano.

the Internet in a time when many still used horses for transportation. But Ogden was always ahead of his time. His long list of jobs is diverse, with many to do with aviation including flying airplanes and helicopters and becoming a flight engineer during the Second World War. He also had a stint selling real estate and household nicknacks, as well as managing a rock radio station in Montreal. Some of his other work was more unconventional. During the 1960s, he joined a medical team researching the effects LSD at Hollywood Hospital in New Westminster. The new psychedelic drug was banned in the United States in the mid-’60s but still legal in Canada at the time. He also, curiously, studied voodoo and nonverbal communication in Haiti for two years. “Voodoo priests get their information through a hierarchy of gods; we get ours through a hierarchy of technology,” he reflected on his website. By constantly bouncing between jobs, Ogden

kol, adding there will eventually be a continuous walkway along the waterfront. Upcoming projects in the Upper Lands, however, will soon be another prominent weekend destination. These mountain communities complete with town centres are planned above Highway 1 but below the 1,200-foot cutoff. “There is a trail being built across the Rogers Creek development (in the Upper Lands). We believe once the trail is completed it will be just as big a success, and just as much a draw for the community, as the seawall is.” Ogden had a different prediction for future development. As land becomes more and more expensive, as it is on the North Shore, it becomes cheaper to build underground, he postulates. Once the neighbourhoods are built, the heat from human bodies will warm the complexes, and will then be sold to “old-fashioned” buildings above ground. “…Apartments and condos facing the ‘cave’

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decade ago Pemberton Avenue may have seemed like the last place North Vancouver’s artists would gather. Full of auto body shops and industrial businesses, the street was often know as simply “the area behind McDonald’s.” But the atmosphere has certainly changed. The thriving arts community is now welcoming Studio F, its newest member located just down the road from the Artists on Pemberton studio, Vanleena Dance School and One Dance Creative Centre. Run by North Shore-based artists Lorn Curry and Sheree Jones, Studio F is chock-full of artwork and supplies. Just a few weeks ago, however, the small space was unrecognizable. Fitting in well with other Pemberton Avenue businesses, the previous tenant had created a “very corporate” feel with carpet and white walls. Of course this had to change, said Curry, sitting in front of his sunny southwestern U.S. landscapes. They quickly repainted the walls to add a bit of character and put in the necessary washable floor. While there are no windows, adds Curry, two large skylights provide even better light. The huge chalkboard wall could stay though, to give Jones a place to write down instructions for the students she teaches a few times a week. The creative duo met while in an arts mentoring program in North Vancouver and instantly knew they would be a perfect match when venturing out on their own. “A sense of humour is a big part of it. If the environment isn’t conducive to happiness then you’ll produce some pretty bad work,” says Lorn, who travels to Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and northern Texas. An iPad showing a photo of a parched desert landscape hangs

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ow tall should buildings be along Marine Drive in West Vancouver? This was the complex question that brought hundreds out to a council meeting on Monday evening. Wearing tags saying “No more than 4”, a passionate group of West Van residents came out to oppose two proposed buildings, one seven storeys and the other eight, that are planned for the 1300-block of Ambleside. They say the buildings are too tall, block views and would ruin the seaside community. But this time they were met by another group of residents who want the development to go ahead. They say Ambleside is in need of revitalization, and building the mixed commercialresidential buildings, which will include public space, is an important step. On the table for discussion were recommendations from city staff about what Grosvenor, the site’s developer, could do to make the project better. The list included reducing the building height by around nine metres (30 feet), which Grosvenor agreed to do by taking off one storey, effectively creating two seven-storey buildings, which would house 23 storefronts and 88 residential suites, ranging from under 1,500 square feet to over 2,500. Other demands included creating smaller, more affordable suites and additional public parking. “This project cannot be viewed in isolation as it sets a template for everything that’s going to happen between 13th and 18th [streets],” said Tim Arnold, who lives in Ambleside. “If

approved as is, everyone is going to try for these special zones.” Revitalizing Ambleside doesn’t need to include “highrises,” he added as the audience clapped and cheered. Stopping people outside the meeting, the Ambleside Dundarave Ratepayers Association says it has around 1,400 signatures opposing the project the way it is now. But others want the development. “The design reflects extensive community input and values. It’s an exciting building in true West Coast style, and not just another box like so much of our architecture,” said West Van resident Stephanie LaPorta, who says she has collected over 200 signatures of support. Mayor Michael Smith had strong words for both council members and the public who are opposed to the plans or want them altered significantly. “The reality is, I don’t see businesses lining up to invest in Ambleside,” he told council. “We finally have a quality developer who does, and we want to send them out of this council chamber with their tail between their legs? I just don’t get it.” With “countless hours” spent on studies and public consultations on Ambleside, he said it’s about time Ambleside is revitalized. “Our real estate agents refer to the 1300block… as the Gaza Strip. A great comment on Canada’s most desirable residential community,” he said. “It’s a disgrace. We’ve sat here as citizens and allowed it to go on.” In a 5-1 vote, council recommended staff work with Grosvenor on the 10 recommendations. Revised plans will be presented in the next few months.

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fire in an illegal drug lab forced the evacuation of about 40 people from a tony West Vancouver enclave Monday afternoon. Neighbours complained of smoke coming from a home in the 5500-block of Greenleaf Road just before 3 p.m. Several West Vancouver fire crews responded, but struggled to find the blaze for the volume of acrid white smoke clouding what West Vancouver Fire Chief Jim Cook described as a basement suite with a small kitchenette. “The fire was very difficult to find,” he told The Outlook at the scene Monday. “There wasn’t much heat but there was lots of smoke which was found later to be caused by chemicals.” Fire crews also discovered a man suffering from smoke inhalation and rushed him to Lions Gate Hospital. According to Cook, the man had spent approximately 10 minutes trying to knock down the fire himself before fire crews arrived. “We immediately evacuated the building, brought all the firefighters out,” Cook said, while nearby rescuers decontaminated their equipment. Because of the noxious white smoke — “consistent with a chemical fire,” Cook said — and because of the type of lab equipment firefighters described seeing inside the suite, the West Vancouver police and the RCMP’s Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response Team were quickly called in. By 4 p.m., police had evacuated about 40 residents from a dozen or so homes within a

150-metre radius of the property to protect against the possibility of injury from explosion or toxic gas, according to West Vancouver police spokesman Const. Jeff Palmer. Some of those evacuees took shelter at the nearby Eagle Harbour Montessori school. All residents were allowed to return to their homes by 9 p.m. By Tuesday afternoon, West Van police still had the entry to the Greenleaf Road home cordoned off as police were awaiting approval of a search warrant to enter the home and investigate a possible clandestine drug lab. “A search warrant application is being written as we speak,” Palmer told The Outlook Tuesday. “Because, although entry was made by firefighters and subsequently by the clandestine lab enforcement team, those entries are to ensure the area is secure and that the hazard is mitigated and contained,” not, he explained, to investigate or recover any evidence. A search warrant for the entire property was approved by the end of the day Tuesday and a “medium-sized” drug lab was discovered, Palmer said. Investigators were back onscene Wednesday morning. The West Vancouver constable said he could not recall the department ever conducting a drug lab investigation in the Eagle Harbour neighbourhood, but stressed this kind of illegal drug manufacturing can happen anywhere with four walls and a roof. “They can pop up anywhere, anytime. Certainly my experience over the last number of years is that no neighbourhood is immune from somebody looking to set up a grow operation or a clan lab.”

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hen given the full-court press about his team’s scoring, Handsworth coach Scott Palmer admits the Royals rely heavily on the dynamic duo of forward Elisa Homer and guard Abigail Dixon. “They’ve played together since [they] were in Grade 6 or 7. They are dynamic. They work off each other well — they have different styles.” And both rack up the points. Homer averaged nearly 32 points per game; Dixon chipped in around 24. “They’re hard to stop.” But as his No. 3-ranked team prepares to hit the hardwood for the BC AAA High School Girls’ Basketball Championship in Langley, he stresses it’s not just about two players. “It’s been a great team,” he says. “Everyone’s contributed — all 11 [players].” And they bring a depth of experience to the championship tourney. For four of his players, this will actually be their third trip to the big dance. “It really helps having that senior experience of three seasons,” says Palmer, who coaches the team with Thomas Staron. Palmer is also looking for a big performance from Grade 11 Lianna Rushworth, a five-eleven forward. “She’s a warrior in the paint,” he says. For Palmer, spending early March at the provincials is becoming tradition. This will be the ninth year in a row the Royals have qualified. In 2009 and 2010 they won it all. At this year’s B.C. tourney, there’s a chance the Royals could again face cross-town rival Argyle, who are ranked fifth. This season the teams have tangled five times

in tournament and regular season play, with the Royals winning three. If they are to face each other in the provincials it will be in the Final 4, with a berth in the championship on the line. “They are a top-five team in the province, they are very good,” says Palmer. All season long, the Pipers have proven they can win playing any style of game, barn-burners or defensive duals. “We are a defensive team but we have good fire power,” explains Pipers coach Anthony Fortunaso. The Pipers are led by five-seven guard Claire Elliot. “For my money we have one of the best point guards in the province in Claire Elliot,” says Fortunaso. “She sets the tone for us defensively,” he adds, noting she always draws the toughest defensive match-ups. She also runs the offence and scores timely baskets. Another Piper to watch, especially down low, is Robin Aulin-Haynes. “She really cleans up the glass for us,” Fortunaso says about his sixone forward. “Inside she’s hard to handle. [It’s] tough for teams to guard her.” Chelsea Dekleer, a guard-forward, is the Pipers’ best pure scorer. Last year, in his first year as coach, Fortunaso guided the Lady Pipers to a berth in the finals and top-eight finish. This year he’d like to advance further into the brackets. “[We have] one more tourney to prove how good we are.” “Everybody wants to win the big game and get that big blue banner,” he says.

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604-475-7077

American Bulldog X adorable pups w/papers, med-lrg dogs. Fem $650 Male $850. Mike 778-230-3987

RUBBISH REMOVAL

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073

ACKER’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. Quick. 7 days. Fast/reliable. Call Spencer 604-924-1511.

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

bradsjunkremoval.com

Hauling Anything.. But Dead Bodies!!

Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL

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

Eastcan Rooﬁng & Siding •New Roofs •Re-Roofs •Repairs Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324 GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

SKY VIEW ROOFING LTD. 604-317-4729

Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM! On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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TREE SERVICES

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done. Ultimate family guardian $1000 (604)308-5665 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 PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx 150 lbs. $950. Call 604-302-2357

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

560

MISC. FOR SALE

AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. BIG BUILDING SALE... “”THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!”” 20x20 $3,985. 25X24 $4,595. 30X36 $6,859. 35X48 $11,200. 40X52 $13,100. 47X76 $18,265. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

604.220.JUNK(5865)

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FURNITURE

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

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

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

AUCTIONS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 560

TREE & STUMP removal done RIGHT! • Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates 604-787-5915/604-291-7778

www.treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

PUG avail for stud service. He is a rare silver male, purebred but not registered, $700 or puppy back. Also Golden retriever (not reg.) avail for stud $600 (OFA hips and cert eyes) Mission 604-820-4827 Shihtzu(3/4) Papillon x pups, 3m tri-colour, dewclawed, deworm, home raised with both parents. $300 604-795-6552

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

TRANSPORTATION

MISC. FOR SALE

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AUTO FINANCING

STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

REAL ESTATE

MATTRESSES starting at $99

356 • Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

509

SEIZED-IMPOUND Vehicle Auction Sat Mar 9th @10:30 am, 231 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster, www.allcityauctioneers.com

100% Heating & Plumbing 24/7

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We Will Buy Your House, Quick Cash & Private! Mortgage Too High & House Won’t Sell? Can’t Make Payments? We Lease Your House, Make Your Payments & Buy It Later!

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES • DIFFICULTY SELLING ? • Difﬁculty Making Payments? No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty? We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

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Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

845

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

TRANSPORTATION

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

New NEC LT30LP PROJECTOR LAMP UNIT Was a spare unit for an Interior of BC camera club’s NEC LT30 projector, which now has a broken colour wheel, $185. Projector, with its original lamp unit and carrying case also available for an extra $15. Payment by Paypal. Buyer pays shipping. 250-832-2350

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2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

AUTO FINANCING

The Scrapper

SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

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

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On December 5, 2012, at Mount Seymour Parkway and Seymour Boulevard, North Vancouver, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the North Vancouver RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: a 2005 Mercedes S55, BCLP: 661XAX, VIN: WDBNG74J35A445541, on or about 16:30 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 380(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada (Fraud). Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2013-1432, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture

unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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Prices effective: March 6th to March 10th, 2013 *While * Quantities Last Fresh & Nutritious

Extra Large & Premium

Yellow Nectarines

$1.99/lb

Sweet & Juicy

Zeal Small Navel Oranges

8/$1.00

20 - 935 Marine Dr. Across from Walmart 604.904.0257

OPEN Same as mall hours

Zeal Cara Cara Oranges

Mexico Grown

California Grown

/$4.00

Fresh & Healthy

Organic Black Kale

/$5.00

BUNCHES

California Grown

Capilano Mall

Asparagus

BUNCHES

Chile Grown

California Grown

Lynn Valley Centre

Lonsdale Quay

Park Royal

OPEN Same as mall hours

*FREE 2 HR PARKING*

OPEN 10am to 6pm everyday

122 - 1199 Lynn Valley Rd. Near Save-On-Foods 604.986.1382

123 Carrie Cates Court North-east of First floor 604.988.6969

OPEN 9am to 7pm everyday

Sweet & Juicy

496 Park Royal South Behind White Spot 604.922.8926

8/$2.00

Creamy & Smooth

Jumbo Avocados

3/$5.00 Mexico Grown