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After losing all their wedding photos 10 years ago, friends and family gave this bride a second chance to capture the moment MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA f f R E p o Rt E R

uchel Dacanay’s wedding in the Philippines went off without a hitch 10 years ago, until the newlyweds lost virtually every wedding photo. The store the couple brought their negatives to closed down before they had a chance to pay for the photos and the owners were nowhere to be found. Left with only a single extremely blurry photo snapped by a friend, the newlyweds were forced to live without photos to share their memories. Casually mentioning this to her friends while flipping through a bridal magazine, she had no idea a simple conversation would turn into a huge surprise on her 10th anniversary. “My friend said she booked me a room in the Hyatt hotel and she had a 50 per cent off coupon at her house, so I had to come get it,” says Dacanay, a nanny in North Van. She had no idea dozens of friends and family were waiting in her friend Angie’s frontyard in North Vancouver. While her husband Lemwell waited, she was quickly blindfolded and put into a flowing wedding gown. Trying unsuccessfully to hold back tears, the “bride” walked down the aisle to say her vows after her maid-of-honour, flower girl and ring bearer made an appearance. The beaming “newlyweds” posed as guests took thousand of photos and video to finally document the marriage properly. With many shooting from cellphone cameras, the day will never be forgotten. “Early in the day, I was a bit surprised many people didn’t remember our 10 year anniversary,” Dacanay tells The Outlook after the event. “But now I know why they didn’t say anything, they were all in on the big surprise.” Her friend, Me-An Laceste, helped organize the anniversary wedding after she heard about the missing photos. “I thought this is a wonderful thing that the friends did especially that most of the friends are nannies themselves…. to make someone’s wish come true.” mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/MichaelaGarstin

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Norgate celebrates Aboriginal Day Using wood salvaged from Stanley Park, Wes Nahannee is carving a canoe for Norgate elementary’s lobby MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA f f R E p o Rt E R

omen were the only ones who could bless the red cedar that will be used for a new carving at Norgate elementary. Brushing the log with fresh branches, they walked around to the beat of drums in front of elders, witnesses, students and staff on June 12. “The ladies are the life-givers,” explains Wes Nahannee as be begins to carve the log. The four women dipped the branches in water before circling the log four times. The 114-year-old tree was salvaged after a powerful wind storm that knocked down hundreds of large trees in Stanley Park in 2006. Nahannee is carving it into a profile of a canoe that will soon hang in Norgate’s lobby. “The storm happened when our ancestors’ remains were brought home from Ottawa,” he recalls. “They were happy.” The wind gusts, which leveled 41 hectares of forest, happened soon after the remains were taken out of a museum and brought back to Vancouver. The canoe carving will represent the importance of cooperation among Norgate students and teachers. “The canoe is important because

it brings us together as a family,” explains Nahannee. “As long as we work together we can keep the canoe moving forward.” Strength stones

At the beginning of the Aboriginal Day celebration, students brought up “strength stones” to place on a blanket in front of the elders. They wrote their names on the back and decorated the front with a word that was particularly important to their families, such as “love” and “pride.” “The students talked to their elders — whether they are First Nations or not — to find out what ideas are important to their families,” says Norgate’s principal Lisa Upton. These special rocks will soon be put together to form an island where students can go if they are upset, confused or just need a moment to think. Starting up his power saw, Nahannee hopes to have the carving finished before summer break. “We were thinking of a welcome figure at first,” he says. “But I told Lisa [the principal] about what a canoe means and she really liked the idea.” mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/MichaelaGarstin

blESSING CEREmoNy - Four women walk around a red cedar log on June 12 to bless it before carving begins. Michaela Garstin photo

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arijuana reform campaigners say they’ve been denied billboard advertising space with B.C.’s biggest outdoor ad firm in the key months leading up to their signature drive to force a provincial referendum. Sensible BC director Dana Larsen said Pattison Outdoors has refused to sell the pot decriminalization campaign billboards in areas such as Surrey, Vancouver, Burnaby, Delta, Langley and the Tri-Cities. “Surrey was going to be an important area for us because it’s densely populated with a lot of ridings, so we’re going to need a lot of signatures there,” Larsen said. “We were looking at a provincial campaign in a lot of different areas.” The initial petition campaign is expected to start in mid-September, giving volunteers 90 days to sign up 10 per cent of voters in each riding. If they clear that hurdle, a province-wide referendum would be held in 2014 to decriminalize marijuana possession and implement the Sensible Policing Act blocking police enforcement. No explanation for the refusal has been given, Larsen said, adding he offered to change the proposed wording or remove the marijuana leaf image. Sensible BC has one electronic billboard with that design up in West Vancouver with a competing firm. A representative at Pattison Outdoors could not be reached for comment. Larsen said Pattison is the largest signage provider in many communities and virtually the only option in some areas. He said they’ll look to other providers and methods of reaching people. “This isn’t a make-or-break problem for us,” Larsen said. “It’s a small setback.” Sensible BC is in the second wave of an automated phone dialing campaign to reach out to every B.C. household in search of volunteers. More than 2,000 new volunteers signed up in the first round. They, in turn, are working phone banks and hitting up summer festivals, farmers’ markets and other outdoor events to find more recruits. “It’s by no means guaranteed,” Larsen said, noting only the Fight HST initiative ever reached the referendum stage. “It’s a very, very challenging campaign.” Larsen said one obstacle is the stigma of pot reform, despite a highprofile group of supporters that include public health officers and former attorneys-general. “People are afraid of being judged for supporting our issue,” he said. “People say ‘I really want to support you but I can’t put up a marijuana poster in my workplace’ or ‘I can’t support you in my storefront window.’” But the campaign that got started on Larsen’s credit cards has also hit lucky breaks. The biggest was last year’s $25-million lottery win for Terrace pot activist Bob Erb, who has pledged several hundred thousand dollars to match Sensible BC campaign donations. twitter.com/nsoutlook

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Ambleside development one step closer to approval If council approves the 1300block project, the two buildings will likely be six and seven storeys tall MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA f f R E p o Rt E R

motions ran high when a controversial development for Ambleside was pushed one step closer to being approved.

In a 4-2 vote Monday evening, council gave the go-ahead for the application to advance further in the development consideration process. As a result, if the two buildings are ultimately approved, they will likely stand six and seven storeys tall on the north side of Marine Drive’s 1300 block. For some people who packed into GOING UP? - An artist’s rendering of what Grosvenor’s development could look like from 13th Street and Marine Drive if council chambers and the overflow the project is approved by council. room expecting a tie 3-3 vote as has been the result in the past, the decision Grosvenor image came as a surprise. how do we stop that? Maybe we need ing the two buildings by using different Drawing both applause and negative “It’s easy to say ‘let’s turn this down a building like this to set the precmaterial. comments, some public speakers, wearand there will be all these other alteredent, encourage others to develop their “The process allows room for minor ing “No more than 4” badges said the natives.’ The reality is, it’s not happenstores.” refinements before first reading of the development would ruin the “seaside ing,” said Mayor Michael Smith before Mayor Michael Smith and councilbylaws,” said West Vancouver spokescommunity feeling” and not necessarily supporting the application. lors Trish Panz, Bill Soprovich and man Jeff MacDonald. After receiving revitalize the area. The development, which will house Michael Lewis voted for the application But unlike previous discussions about changes made by Grosvenor, counaround 100 residential suites and 23 to continue in the development considcil could give the first reading of the storefronts, would gradually get smaller the 1300-block development, they were bylaws in September, followed by subse- eration process, while councillors Nora outnumbered by those who think the with each floor, a design the architect Gambioli and Craig Cameron voted in quent readings later this year. says will optimize the view of the ocean. buildings will, in fact, help revitalize the negative. (Coun. Mary-Ann Booth “If we do not move ahead with someAmbleside. The six- and seven-storey buildings wasn’t able to vote due to a conflict of Based on a design review committee’s thing viable in this community, Park would be higher than the area’s current interest.) Royal will suck us dry forever,” said suggestions, council asked Grosvenor, zoning that limits buildings to four stomgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com Coun. Bill Soprovich, whose pre-vote the property developer, to make changreys. twitter.com/MichaelaGarstin speech was the most undecided. “So es to the design, including differentiat-

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North Shore mental health care redesign Vancouver Coastal Health’s regional child and youth mental health doctor will be looking into better services for North and West Van MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA f f R E p o Rt E R

ollowing The Outlook’s coverage of a doubling of teens visiting Lions Gate ER over the last three years, Vancouver Coastal Health has announced its regional child and youth mental health doctor will assist in redesigning care on the North Shore. Dr. Steve Mathias will spend half a day each week at Lions Gate Hospital to establish a better environment for youth with mental health issues and assist in determining whether youth regional health beds at the HOpe Centre, a mental health treatment facility located at the hospital, are an option. He will also work with the Ministry of Children and Family Development to build a child and youth emergency response team for North and West Vancouver, a service some other Lower Mainland communities have, but the North Shore lacks. “Someone of Dr. Mathias’s standing can improve access, integrate our fragmented services and facilitate the roles of clinicians who have been sidelined and stifled,” said Dr. Tom Barnett, the psychiatrist who commissioned the report that showed a drastic increase in teens visiting Lions Gate ER with mental health problems. The numbers showed that in 2009/10 92 teens visited the ER, 152 in 2010/11 and 193 in 2011/12. Although lower, the number of children up to 13 years old increased proportionally, from 10 to 13 to 20. “There is no reason why the North Shore cannot offer best-ofclass, evidence-based therapy to children and families, but time will tell,” said Barnett.

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credibility.” VICTORIA – After 34 NDP MLAs were sworn in to continue a The “public ownership” table really got radical. Scrap public-pristretch of opposition that will reach at least 16 years, leader Adrian vate partnerships, the basis of most government construction today. Dix took a few questions about his future. “Nationalize” independent power projects, in the Venezuelan style of The party’s provincial council will meet June 21 to set the terms state seizure of private assets. And perhaps most incredibly, tear up of reference for a review of the party’s dismal election performance, the trade agreement between Saskatchewan, Dix told reporters. He repeated that his performance Alberta and B.C. that harmonizes transport won’t be spared, and ticked off some conventional wistruck regulations and so forth. dom about the NDP campaign. Dix mentioned the alleged lack of “negative” ads, In the real world, the four western premiers the local campaigns (read candidates), the decreasmet this week in Winnipeg. And the three-proving reliability of polls and, when pressed, his surprise ince project now called “New West Partnership” decision to come out against the proposed twinning of will continue to dismantle archaic inter-provinthe TransMountain oil pipeline. cial barriers. Like last week’s hysteria over a tiny leak in that fletcher@blackpress.ca Why would the NDP be secretly against that? pipeline, these are great sound bites for the short Because it’s also a “labour mobility” agreement. attention spans of the modern media. But they don’t This harkens back to a supposed golden age explain much. in Canada, when two corporate titans shared the beer business, This all-powerful NDP provincial council is a case in point. A producing identical bland lager from identical factories in identical glimpse into its inner workings was provided by a summary of an stubby bottles. Inter-provincial trade in these stubbies was strictly NDP policy development workshop called “Imagine Our Future” that forbidden, requiring each province to have a big unionized brewery to was leaked by the B.C. Liberals in the final days of the campaign. make uniformly bad beer for the proletariat. The workshop took place in November 2010, coincidentally at the This is the power of a monopoly union. And because of it, this was same provincial council meeting where the revolt against former how governments tried to “create jobs.” It’s a bygone era to which leader Carole James tumbled into the open. While 13 caucus memmany core NDP supporters stubbornly cling. This explains the parbers were knifing their leader for reasons they still can’t or won’t ty’s revival of a “job protection commissioner” for forestry. articulate in public – a glaring problem in itself – the backroom poliWhich brings us to the proverbial root cause of the B.C. NDP’s cy brainstorm revealed a deeper malaise. woes. Its largest financial donor is the B.C. Government and Service Among the “dream tree” notions put forward in the workshop was Employees’ Union, which donated $1.4 million to the party in the “free” post-secondary tuition and public transit, along with raising past eight years, nosing out the Canadian Union of Public Employees wages and lowering fees for daycare. This isn’t a dream tree, it’s a and the Hospital Employees’ Union. money tree. Former HEU and BCGEU presidents now sit in the NDP caucus, Remember, this is the NDP’s ruling body, not a high school “social critics for health and “green” jobs respectively. justice” class or an Occupy Vancouver squat. Showing a glimmer of adult supervision, the workshop table on Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press “equitable tax policy” even identified the problem. Its first recomand BCLocalnews.com Story goes here mendation: “Increase our economic and financial literacy to gain

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ArE You rEAdY for SomE footbAll? The Argyle Piper football program is back and earlier this month the varsity and junior varsity squads hosted a spring tournament versus the Moscrop Panthers. The varsity Pipers scored a 20-8 win, led by QB Nathan Avantini, running back Scott Young, tight end Jacob Oostindie and linebacker Devin Weemers. The JV’s, were also victorious by a score of 34-20. Standout players included QB Cole Theobold (QB) and receivers Reid Stanger, Ken Dajani and Amir Sadrarhami (WR). Pictured above: Jason Smythe Rabiner makes a tackle on defence. Submitted photo

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any and all opportunities to craft a bylaw banning the sale of genetically engineered seeds, crops, vegetables, meat, fish and poultry in the city. While such a bylaw would, if enacted, be the toughest anti-GE initiative in the country, it still would not go so far as to ban all GE products — a move which many experts say would clear as much as four-fifths of all packaged products from grocery store shelves. “Pick a processed food product,” said Trish Jordan, spokesperson for the Canadian division of Monsanto, one of the world’s largest GE seed producers, in a phone interview with The Outlook Tuesday. “If it has canola oil in it, it’s genetically modified. If it has soybean oil in it, it’s genetically modified. Pick up a box of crackers, if there’s corn, soybean, canola oil, meal, it’s genetically modified.” Under the bylaw now being considered by city staff, those refined products like canola oil mayonnaise or GE corn-laden peanut butter, could still be sold. “Eighty per cent of our packaged foods in the supermarket have some element of

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Centennial Theatre will come alive with a colourful array of sights and sounds during the 39th annual North Shore Folkfest. This celebration of multiculturalism showcases music and dance performances from more than 15 dynamic ensembles. The festival kicks off at 5:30 p.m. each evening with a Global Market featuring food and crafts from around the world. Performances begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 (includes a raffle entry for a chance to win door prizes such as a onenight stay at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier.) Centennial Theatre is located at 2300 Lonsdale Ave. More info at nsfolkfest.com.

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Lonsdale Quay is putting the sizzle in summer, offering free salsa and merengue classes, the sounds of Bob Marley and a myriad of kids’ activities as part of SummerFest 2013. The excitement starts on Friday, June 28 with an outdoor Zumba toning class from noon-1 p.m. Saturdays feature salsa demos and interactive lessons from 2-4 p.m. Take in some cool jazz with the Jen Hodge All Stars show on June 30. The SummerFest concert series runs every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. with a new genre of

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The 7th annual Party at the Pier, a free family-friendly festival, celebrates our maritime community. Along with lots of marinethemed activities and displays, there will be entertainment on the Shipbuilders’ Square stage and adjacent piers on July 14. Some of B.C.’s best musical talent is on board: award-winning children’s entertainers Bobs & Lolo, Tangent, Flying Not Falling Vaudeville Show, Rumba Calzada, Impossible Bird and Lions Gate Sinfonia. Come dressed in your finest Pirate gear – there will be prizes! Check The Outlook for details on this year’s Treasure Chest contest. Entry ballots will be in the June 27, July 4 and July 11 editions of the paper. A “booty” of prizes to be won including two return tickets anywhere within North America that Air Canada flies. Party at the Pier is presented by the Lower

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“It’s the type of yoga where you can have an experience from the first class,” explains Alstad. “You get to flush away what no longer serves you.” The studio will host a summer solstice meditation event June 21, featuring live music, chanting and a potluck dinner for $20 a person. And later this summer, Bound Lotus will be bringing in an Alphatron magnetic field therapy machine, which treats various physical conditions by improving blood flow and oxygen supply. “It oxygenates your eight trillion cells,” says Alstad. “Helps heal old injuries. Restores balance.” The Alphatron also boosts the immune system and is widely used in hospitals in Europe, she adds. At Bound Lotus, the device will be placed in the treatment room, where patients will lie down while a large coil innocuously passes over them. It’s also an opportunity to get in some more meditation. Bound Lotus is located at 161 East 1st St., North Vancouver. www.boundlotus.ca.

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doable and made easier by the palatable food and surprisingly large portion of protein at dinner. “I’m weighing out these eight ounces, and I’m going, ‘holy moly that’s a lot of meat,’” says Leona. Meanwhile, John has been savouring his Ideal Protein cappuccino drink. “I can froth these ready-made drinks and throw some coffee in there,” he says. “It’s handy for school at the moment.” And Leona loves the Ideal Protein snack bars, which come in a multitude of delicious flavours including peanut butter raspberry and caramel. “It’s like you are having a treat,” she describes. Last Thursday night, Leona and John simultaneously experienced temptation while attending work parties at separate, well-known chain restaurants. John purposely arrived late to the restaurant to avoid extra face time with the sinful food and alcohol that awaited him.

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This column is not intended to dispense investment advice (at least not related to investing in anything more than a pitcher of ale with your friends), but the email that the Victoria Caledonian Distillery and Real Ale Brewpub are looking for “Founder-Owners” was unusual. At a presentation next Tuesday at Edgemont Fine Wines (3020 Edgemont Blvd.), Graeme Macaloney will be talking about his dream and looking for fellow investors. Dividends include an unassailable excuse to travel to Victoria annually to check on the maturation of your cask of whisky. Due diligence and all that, don’t you know. The presentation is at 6:30 p.m. June 25. RSVP to Graeme@ MacaloneyDistillers.com. Craft Beer Revolution

The only thing almost as enjoyable as quaffing a great brew, is reading a great book about beer — and Joe Wiebe’s just released Craft Beer Revolution (Douglas & McIntyre 2013) is such a book. In addition to the one- and two-page descriptions of BC’s most notable 50 craft breweries, Joe includes short bits of history, beer esoterica, and biography to make the book a delight to dip into, wherever the pages might open. His acerbic wit and sense of humour, combined with strong (and well supported) opinions, make this a delightful read and an essential companion whenever you leave home looking for a good brew.

Beer of the Month

Next month marks the fifth anniversary of the gestation of Driftwood Brewing, a Victoria brewery that has earned widespread praise and awards for their beers. Starting with a Gold in 2010 at the Canadian Brewing Awards for their Farmhand Saison, Driftwood has won medals every year since, including the Beer of the Year award in 2011 for their Fat Tug IPA. As awesome and famous amongst hopheads as their IPA is, I’m more partial to their Belgian Saison which won gold in 2010 and remains a favourite of mine. This is a rare style of beer (the BCLDB lists only three BC examples, although other breweries do produce it seasonally), and Driftwood’s version is a particularly engaging and complex example. The Belgian yeast contributes aromas of banana and spice, complemented by actual ground pepper. The addition of sour mash adds a sharp complexity that balances the malt and makes for beer that evolves from its opening yeasty fresh banana bread flavours into a middle palate of malty sourness finishing with a spicy tingle aided by the delicate effervescence of a bottle-conditioned ale. —George Pajari is a BJCP certified beer judge and elected member (ret’d) of the Institute of Brewing, London, UK. Reach him at zythesis@gmail.com and follow him at @zythesis.

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ere’s a story that could have turned Mary MacKay and John Jandera into those smug parents who take all the credit for their child’s perfect behaviour. One night they took their then three-year-old daughter Jessica to a sushi restaurant. Jessica loved the raw quail egg and especially delighted in the salmon eggs because of the way they popped in her mouth. How

proud they were that they were raising an adventurous young eater! What good parents they were! Now here’s a story that made them realize that very little they do influences their child’s willingness to eat anything other than cereal breakfast, noon and night. Their second daughter, Julia, is a notoriously picky eater. There are constant fights at the dinner table; “I can’t even get Julia to eat a green leaf without a big deal,” MacKay says. This past Father’s Day, they reached a milestone when Julia, who’s eight, was willing to eat a hamburger. Until then, Julia refused to mix her foods together in anything resembling a sandwich. (This might not be devastating news to other parents; MacKay, however, is the head baker at Terra Breads.) Success! As one of the organizers of the June 30 Joy of Feeding event at UBC Farm, MacKay is a huge proponent of sharing food as a way of sharing love. There is joy in making homemade, nutritious meals that your entire family can share. But what if your child doesn’t want to share along? MacKay talked about this with Jessica, her adventurous eater, who’s now 12. Jessica thinks that being willing to try new foods is in part something you’re born with and the result of being ® exposed to different foods. Your parents will influence you when you’re younger but once you start school, it’s your peers who will have a more direct influence on your behaviour. In school, you don’t want to be different. If all your friends’ sandwiches are made with processed white bread, you don’t want your mother to use her sourdough bread, no matter how much you like it. If kids tell you your egg salad sandwich stinks, you go home and tell your parents you don’t want eggs any more. It’s sometimes hard for parents to find out what really is going on and help them find ways to deal with peer pressure, no matter how innocuous it might seem to a parent. Of course, there are times, too, when a child simply doesn’t like something. Adults have that right, so shouldn’t children? And what if they don’t like something because they’re allergic to it? Here are some of Mary MacKay’s tips for making sure that even the pickiest

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eaters are getting the nutrients and sustenance they need. • Don’t try to fool your children by hiding things in the food. MacKay recently added some fresh chives to a tuna melt; Julia immediately sussed out the greenery and didn’t want to eat it. “For some children it’s the combining of foods. They want everything simplified and separated.” • Give children some control over what they eat. MacKay doesn’t put all the food on a plate and insist her daughters eat it. It didn’t work for her as a child — “the thought of liver and onions today still makes me want to puke” — and it leads to tears with her daughter. Instead, put all the different foods on the table and let your children help themselves. The rule is, however, that they must try everything. “Having a say in the matter makes a big difference,” MacKay says. • Barter with them. Julia loved to pick out the mushrooms at the grocery store and put them into the brown paper bag but then refused to eat them. She’s now allowed to put them in the bag if she tries some of the dishes that include mushrooms. • Bribe them. When they wanted their adventurous eater to try raw oysters, they negotiated back and forth until Jessica agreed that she’d try one if her parents paid her $30. The other day, they sat down and devoured a plate of oysters so be careful of what you wish for. “It was a very expensive lesson,” MacKay laughs. • Make vegetables fun by growing them in your own garden. • Don’t get emotional. Food wars usually take place at the end of a long day when everyone’s tired. No one wins when eating becomes a battle. • Always try something new. Julia, who only recently ate a lettuce leaf, loves Brussels sprouts and kale. Go figure. • Just keep trying. “If you label them a picky eater, you stop making the effort.” On Father’s Day, not only did Julia eat a hamburger, she also willingly put some lettuce on her plate.

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Reflections of Typography Bellevue Gallery’s new exhibit combines art with function MICHAELA GARSTIN S tA f f R E p o Rt E R

cavenging through booths at a flea market, Nicholas Purcell found a treasure — a vintage typography set in a metal box. The ornate letters in a collection of 60 or so designs have been worn down, stained with blue and black ink. Intrigued by the old letter blocks, the woodworker created his newest collection of handmade furniture around the set. Purcell worked in graphic design before he became an artist and woodworker and used to design letters before computers took over. His “functional artwork” can be seen in Reflections of Typography at the Bellevue Gallery in Dundarave until mid-July. Quoin, his favourite piece, is a sleek desk made form a single plank of English Ripple Sycamore. A drawer, in darker Ripple Western Maple, has silverplated type pieces as hardware for each lid. “I would expect people to use this,” Purcell says of Quoin, which doubles as a piece of art and a usable desk. “It might not necessarily be practical if there are little kids around, but it’s functional, not purely for art’s sake. “I want to design pieces that are so beautiful that they border on art.” He takes a similar approach to the other work at the exhibit. Take Copperplate, a low-sitting coffee table handmade from Macassar Ebony and Swiss Pear with a copper plate that can be moved along the top. It’s a statement piece for any sitting room but also doubles as a functional table, complete with a magazine rack disguised on one side and, of course, an embedded vintage type piece.

“Copper is extremely expensive right now,” says the woodworker, explaining why the metal isn’t used more often. Purcell always had a passion for woodworking but knew graphic design was a practical career choice. But 13 years ago he decided to follow his calling and moved his family to an English village to learn from David Charlesworth, a master furniture maker. After training for a year, he returned to Canada to start his new career. “I’m very careful with my usage of wood. This wood was a small leftover bundle,” he says, pointing to the coffee table he praises as environmentally friendly. “I want to make pieces that aren’t disposable, that people want to keep.” His largest piece, The Malala Table/ Hugs and Stitches, has special meaning to Purcell. He made it in honour of Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old activist from Pakistan who was shot in the head while fighting for access to education for girls. Two splits in the large Big Leaf Maple slab caught Purcell’s attention. He inlaid X and O bronze letters, the “hugs and stitches,” to mend the slits. “There is often so much tension in wood that it splits,” he explains, looking at the longest split in the shape of a lightning bolt. The Xs and Os represent Malala’s recovery after the brazen attack. A portion of money from the sale will be donated to Ratanak International, aB:10.33” Canadian organization that T:10.33” supports children overseas.

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sobeys to buy up safeway grocery stores Owner of IGA, Thrifty Foods adds 75 outlets in B.C. JEFF NAGEL Black PrEss

anada Safeway stores in B.C. have a new owner. Nova Scotia-based supermarket firm Sobeys, itself owned by Empire Company, is buying the Safeway chain’s 213 Canadian stores for $5.8 billion. The deal with Safeway Inc. also includes numerous instore pharmacies, gas stations, liquor stores and other distribution or manufacturing facilities across western Canada. Sobeys hasn’t yet decided if it will keep the Safeway name or reflag the stores under one of its brands. Sobeys already has a presence in B.C. through its IGA and Thrifty Foods brands. Adding Safeway’s 75 B.C.

stores will give Sobeys 107 outlets in this province. That compares to 101 for Overwaitea Food Group, 84 for Loblaws, 25 Walmarts and 14 Costcos. The change of ownership may also mean changing product lines for customers who continue to frequent the stores, as well as possibly different loyalty card systems. Both Sobeys and Safeway offer Air Miles reward points but the new operators indicated they will move to eliminate separate loyalty programs. Big supermarket chains face growing competition as other retailers add groceries to their shelves. “This is a significant and historic event for Sobeys, which has been proudly serving Canadian food shoppers for

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for a GE-food banning bylaw with real enforcement teeth is another matter altogether. While Heath Canada officially regulates GMOs under its “novel foods” classification, Canadian municipalities can outlaw the sale of food items, just as many B.C. munis have done recently with the sale, trade and possession of shark fins. “This is the first time a municipality has asked for a ban on selling GEs within its jurisdiction,” said Beck, a Lynn Valley resident who, since earning his PhD in food systems from the University of London, has worked for 15 years on issues of food security, poverty and the environment with the United Nations. “That would probably be the first time in North America and it would be very significant in terms of setting a precedent.” EcoUrbia creator and North Shore resident Karen Morton applauded the city’s drive to outlaw GE seeds and crops — not only for her personal concerns about possible health impacts, but also, she said, to protect the North Shore’s network of organic community gardens from contamination from genetically engineered organisms. According to experts, that contamination could potentially come from something as seemingly innocuous as, say, railcars carrying canola through the city or bees carrying pollen from genetically engineered nonbrowning apples, which are currently under development in the Okanagan. Such instances could end organic farming in the region, say groups like GE Free B.C. and EcoUrbia. But GE seed manufacturers like Monsanto view such criticisms as little more than product spin from an organic farming lobby. “Why don’t the organic farming groups just promote their own products?” Jordan asked. “Rather than suggesting to all other farmers how they should and shouldn’t farm?”

efore retiring in 2003, Thierry Vrain was a top genetic engineer for Agriculture Canada and the director of the federal government’s Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland. His work revolved around studying how a variety of fruits could be engineered to resist crop-destroying pests like nematodes, or roundworms. “I was the spokesperson for the institute related to all matters genetic engineering and it was my job to go out and reassure the public,” Thierry told The Outlook in a phone interview Tuesday from his Comox Valley organic farm. “But now, because I’m not employed anymore, I could read more widely and obviously I did and I became quite alarmed at what I have read.” Alarmed, he said, because of the shift he saw happening over the waning years of his career away from independent government research and toward studies funded wholly by a few global GMO producers like Monsanto. “When I started 45 years ago, I was not allowed to get funding from private corporations. Then 20 or 25 years ago, it became acceptable and then strongly encouraged,” he said. “And then it becomes difficult to be neutral.”

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That’s worrisome from an environmental and a public-health standpoint, Vrain said, because research biases and the rush to market can lead to the acceptance of certain “unknowns” rather than figuring out for certain why specific anomalies seem to occur in an animal or an environment. “In principle, the technology is very safe: You just add a gene or a few genes to something,” Vrain said. “But, it turns out 20 years later, that trans genes are quite unstable; that there are new proteins that are created in the engineered plants, and a great deal of research — mostly done in Europe — shows that the food can be damaging to mice and rats.” Monsanto Canada maintains its GE products are safe for the environment and for human and animal consumption. That’s a claim, too, which Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency support, given the government’s continued approval of the use of GE seeds to produce the overwhelming majority of food crops in this country.

On North Van city council, that seed of doubt is sewn deep and wide. “There’s a number of great unknowns out there. And there’s a lot of dangers, potentially,” Mayor Mussatto told council, justifying his vote in favour of investigating a city-wide bylaw to ban GE crops and produce. “We live in a country, and along with the United States of America, are somewhat rare amongst advanced industrialized nations, in which the legal parameters of all of this have not been well refined,” Coun. Craig Keating said, endorsing the bylaw ban. “Until that time comes about, we’re not prepared to see that these things shall be grown in the City of North Vancouver,” he added. Coun. Rod Clark went still further in his support for a ban on every product containing GE organisms, only walking back his stance slightly when the vast penetration of GE organisms into the local and national food supply was made clear to council. “I do, however, want to do more than just a symbolic gesture,” Clark said. “And that’s why I’m asking for staff to report back on the advisability of banning all this stuff.” tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT SALES REPS wanted. Prefer Canadian Securities Course accreditation, or will provide training to experienced sales professionals. Call Pangaea Asset Management Inc. 1-800-668-3990 or email bfraser@emrcapital.ca OVER 90% EMPLOYMENT rate for CanScribe graduates! Medical Transcriptionists are in demand and CanScribe graduates get jobs. Payments under $100 per month. 1-800-466-1535. www.canscribe.com. admissions@canscribe.com. TRAIN TO BE AN Apartment/ Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of graduates working. 32 years of success! Government certified. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

HELP WANTED

3 Cashiers required F/T for Mac’s Convenience Store $10.25/hr. Identify price of goods. Receive payments. Willing to work night shifts. Location: North Vancouver Contact: Afzal Fax: 604-984-3313 or e-mail macsafzal@yahoo.ca BC

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FLAG PERSONS & LANE TECH PERSONNEL NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

WE WILL TRAIN! COMPETITIVE RATES Must Have Valid TCP Certiﬁcate, Reliable Insured Vehicle And Provide A Clean Drivers Abstract!

Please E-mail Resume: grasdald@telus.net GUARANTEED Job Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Information 1-800-972-0209 bcclassified.com NOW HIRING! EARN EXTRA CASH - Men & Women In Demand for Simple Work. P/T-F/T. Can Be Done From Home. Acceptance Guaranteed - No Experience Required, All Welcome! www.BCJobLinks.com

Secure Vernon company looking for Marine Mechanic, with good customer service, attention to detail, must have valid boat license, drivers license an asset. Fast paced environment. boatsrlife@gmail.com

Summer Work HIGH SCHOOL & Univ/College Students $14.50 base/apt, FT,PT Summer Openings, customer sales/svc, age 17+, conditions apply, no experience needed, training given. Work in local area.

www.work4students.ca/wkly THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Log Loader Operator • Grapple Yarder Operator • Boom Boat Operator • Chasers • Hooktenders • 2nd Loaders - Buckermen • Heavy Duty Mechanics Fulltime camp with union rates/benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca

Wild and Crazy, Can’t Be Lazy!

EDUCATION

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. SIGN UP ONLINE! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

$400-$790 weekly!! We are an exciting national promotions company that is looking for energetic outgoing individuals for FT work. We offer paid training, travel, competitive hourly wages, benefits, and rapid growth.

Call Cindy 604 777-2195

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GPRC is now hiring Instructors for the following positions: Steamfitter/Pipefitter (Fairview Campus); Welding Instructor (Fairview Campus); Power Engineering Instructor (Fairview/Grande Prairie Campus). No teaching experience? No problem because we train you to become an Instructor! For more information on these positions visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers. NEEDED. Heavy Equipment Technicians and Maintenance personnel for expanding pipeline company in Olds, Alberta for work in shop and jobsites throughout Western Canada. Fax resume to 403-556-7582 or email: pdunn@parklandpipeline.com. TRAFFIC CONTROL PEOPLE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY Flag People Needed for Full-Time (Lower Mainland & Fraser Valley.) BC Road Safe Inc is seeking “Certified Traffic Control People”. Call 604720-2635 or email resume to dispatch@bcroadsafe.com

PERSONAL SERVICES

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

DROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 50% & DEBT FREE in half the time! AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+ GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

DRYWALL - 30 Years Exp. Reliable Work - Res. & Comm.

Mike 604-789-5268

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ELECTRICAL

LANDSCAPING ■ WATER FEATURES ■ CUSTOM STONE ■ POST & BEAM ■ RETAINING WALLS ■ OUTDOOR FIREPLACES ■ DECKING ■ OUTDOOR KITCHENS

Over 20yrs experience.

Ray 604-780-6304 C & C Electrical Mechanical

westcoastmodernscape.com

• ELECTRICAL • FULL PLUMBING SERVICES • HVAC GAS FITTING *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

MOON CONSTRUCTION BUILDING SERVICES • Additions • Renovations • New Construction

604-475-7077

Specializing in • Concrete • Forming • Framing • Siding

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

All your carpentry needs & handyman requirements.

604-218-3064

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

281 REGISTERED Massage Therapy by available Mondays, West Van. Covered by medical plans. Ph. 778866-0062

DRYWALL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

GARDENING

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $180 or Well Rotted 10 yds - $200. 604-856-8877

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627

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LANDSCAPING

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Complete Bathroom Renovations Ceramic Tile, Attics, Bsmt Suites New Doors,Windows 604-521-1567

COMPLETE HOME EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS Guaranteed Work Free estimates. Paul 778-317-0098 Brar 671-3279

Full Landscape Construction for 33 Years. Locally owned and operated. All work guaranteed. FREE ESTIMATES

www.pearllandscapes.com

Steve 778-848-0036

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: Its That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161 MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

Need CA$H Today? Own A Vehicle? Borrow Up To $25,000

No Credit Checks!

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EXPERIENCED F/T STEEP GROUND HOE CHUCKER OPERATOR Start immediately! Call Mark

604-819-3393 EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON required for a progressive auto/ industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000ft2 store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net. EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN required to repair appliances. Also looking for apprentices to train. Positions available in Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kelowna and Pentiction. moe.andersons@shaw.ca

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

LICENSED Transport Mechanic req’d for Maple Ridge Co. Good wages and benefits, afternoon shift Mon to Fri e-mail resume to wmader@telus.net or fax to 604460-7853.

Cash same day, local office.

www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046

NO CREDIT CHECKS •MONEY TODAY! •$500-$5000 • Instant Approvals • 60 Day Loans • Privacy Assured • Burnaby & Surrey Locations

www.topdogloans.com 604.503.BARK (2275)

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LEGAL SERVICES

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.

Some things are just better together. #itsbettertogether

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

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

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MOVING & STORAGE

338

PLUMBING

GET the best for your moving 24/7 From $40/hr. Licensed & Insured. Seniors Discount. 778-773-3737

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES

www.affordablemovers.bc.com

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

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

C & C Electrical Mechanical

604-475-7077 BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140

6 - 50 Yard Bins

Starting from $199.00

Delivery & Pick-Up Included Residential & Commercial Service • Green Waste • Construction Debris • Renovations • House Clean Outs

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE

604.220.JUNK(5865)

Journeyman Call 604-345-0899

Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

Certified, Insured & Bonded

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

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

Running this ad for 8yrs

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

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PRESSURE WASHING

Always! Power Washing, Window & Gutter cleaning, all your exterior cleaning needs. 604-230-0627

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

ACKER’S RUBBISH REMOVAL Quick. 7 days Fast/Reliable

Call Spencer

604-924-1511 RECYCLE-IT! • Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses • More

Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM!

• Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates

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AUTO FINANCING

1 Bdrm $960/mo. Heat, hot water and basic TV cable included. Lease one year. Situated in central Lonsdale, close to everything, schools, banks, stores, sea bus, hospital

HOUSES FOR SALE

604-787-5915/604-291-7778

www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca

APARTMENT/CONDO

NORTH VANCOUVER LAMPLIGHTER

REAL ESTATE

removal done RIGHT!

CLOVERDALE

Call 604-983-2283

PETS 477

PETS

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 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

3 bedroom, well kept rancher w/living room plus a roomy recreation room that opens onto a large fenced yard with lush hedge and workshop shed. Renovated and updated bathroom and kitchen. Plenty of space for the RV and electrical in second driveway beside the house. One blk to all downtown Cloverdale amenities. Tall hedging for privacy. 2 blks to Zion school daycare and the park. $429,000. Please contact:

Matt Cameron at 604-694-7628

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 509

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HOMES FOR RENT

QUIET, like new, adult oriented executive home for rent. Available now. Walnut Grove area of Langley. Easy access to Golden Ears Bridge. No smoking, no pets and no yard work. $2150. Pls reply to walnutgrovehouse@gmail.com for more details.

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

AUCTIONS

RESTAURANT AUCTION Food Services Equipment. Consignments now being accepted. June 22, 11am at Dodds Auction, 3311 - 28 Ave. Vernon. View photos at doddsauction.com 250-5453259

542 Eastcan Rooﬁng & Siding

778-997-9582

•New Roofs •Re-Roofs •Repairs

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

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

604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324 10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. WCB. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters. 604-812-9721

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FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Stan’s Painting

Take 264 St exit off Hwy #1 & follow signs (6030 248 Street)

You Pick or We Pick! OPEN Mon - Sat. 8am-7pm Sun & Holidays 8am-6pm

25 yrs in rooﬁng industry

604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351 www.greenvalefarms.ca

Family owned & operated. Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warr. 604-427-2626 or 723-2626

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

www.mainlandroof.com

Exterior / Interior Good Quality Paint. Member of BBB & WCB References & guaranteed work Discount for Seniors - 10%

STRAWBERRIES Greenvale Farms

SUNDECKS

Mainland Rooﬁng Ltd.

560

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

MISC. FOR SALE

POOL TABLE - Moving - top quality pool table, hardly used, $1500. Call: (604)462-0080 STEEL BUILDING - DIY SUMMER SALE! - BONUS DAYS EXTRA 5% OFF. 20X22 $3,998. 25X24 $4,620. 30X34 $6,656. 32X42 $8,488. 40X54 $13,385. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

604-773-7811 or 604-432-1857

PLUMBING .

• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

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TRANSPORTATION

627

HOMES WANTED .langleyautoloans.com 1.877.810.8649

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

Save-On Roofing - Specializing in New Roofs, Re-Roofs & Repairs. 778-892-1266

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

CRESCENT Plumbing & Heating Licensed Residential 24hr. Service

RENTALS

But Dead Bodies!!

JUNK REMOVAL

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

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

TREE & STUMP

Hauling Anything..

100% Heating & Plumbing 24/7

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TREE SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PIANO; Mason Ridge, Cabrio style, good condition, $800. (604)936-7874

bradsjunkremoval.com

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

“ ABOVE THE REST “ Interior & Exterior Unbeatable Prices & Professional Crew. • Free Est. • Written Guarantee • No Hassle • Quick Work • Insured • WCB

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DISPOSAL BINS By Recycle-it

AFFORDABLE MOVING

(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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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

OKANAGAN

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS FROM $140,000 Also; Spectacular 3 Acre Parcel at $390,000 1-250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com ~ FINANCING AVAILABLE ~

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

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

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES • DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •

Difﬁculty Making Payments? No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing? We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663 1ST CHOICE AUTO FINANCE Guaranteed Auto Loans 1.877.786.8704

A1 AUTO LOANS. Good, Bad or No Credit - No problem. We help with rebuilding credit & also offer a first time buyer program. Call 1-855-957-7755.

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

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

1-800-961-7022

MARINE

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

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BOATS

2 Older High Quality, low price boats with engines,negotiable price Call for Details 604.745.2476

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y r F r e e b s w t a ! r t S l a Loc Come celebrate Local Strawberry Season!

June 22nd

10 am to 3 pm at all Kin’s locations INCLUDING: Games & Prizes Free Recipes Free Samples and MORE! Prices effective: June 19th to June 23rd, 2013 *While * Quantities Last Sweet & Juicy

Seedless Watermelons

39¢/lb

California Grown

Fresh & Crisp

Romaine Lettuce 2

/$1.00

Sweet & Flavourful

Large Yellow Nectarines

$1.19/lb California Grown

Fresh New Crop

White Nugget Potatoes

99¢/lb

PIECES

Locally Grown

Capilano Mall

Lynn Valley Centre

Lonsdale Quay

Park Royal

OPEN Same as mall hours

*FREE 2 HR PARKING*

OPEN 9am to 8pm everyday

20 - 935 Marine Dr. Across from Walmart 604.904.0257

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

496 Park Royal South Behind White Spot 604.922.8926

Fresh & Crisp

Green & Red Leaf Lettuce 2

/$1.00

PIECES

Locally Grown

Sweet & Tasty

Campari Tomatoes (1lb) 2

/$5.00

BOXES

Locally Grown