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As a regional coroner and the acting director of provincial operations for the coroner’s office, Vincent Stancato has seen death in all kinds of places and in all kinds of ways.
When death COMES CALLING Coroners are called in for 8,000 of the 30,000 deaths that occur, on average, in B.C. each year. Their job is to answer questions, and provide some comfort for families dealing with tragedy
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Burnaby mother keeps daughter’s legacy alive Walking all weekend to raise money to fight women’s cancers By Grant Granger NEWSLEADER
After getting diagnosed with breast cancer eight years ago, Anita Cochrane took up the Weekend to End Women’s Cancer cause with a passion by starting Team LiveStrong to walk the annual 60-kilometre route through Vancouver. Although she kicked her original cancer for a couple of years, it returned
on Oct. 5 at the age of 39. So when her feet hit the pavement for the first 30 kilometres on Saturday, it will be the first time without her daughter around. “There will be tears but I know she wants me to do this. This was her passion and she’ll want me to be walking. All her other girls will want to do it, too,” said Bassett, who trains for the walk by hoofing it on the golf course and hiking the trails on Burnaby Mountain near her home. Participants have to raise $2,000 to do the walk. There will be almost 30 people on Team LiveStrong, many of whom have had cancer or loved ones suffer-
with a vengeance in her bones. Despite the diagnosis she fought on and two years ago, Cochrane encouraged her mother to join the team, but Mona Bassett balked. “I don’t need to do this walk, I’ll just give you the money,” the Burnaby resident said to her daughter. “Oh mom,” came the reply, “you’ll have fun.” “She was right. There were a few tears, but more laughter than tears,” said Bassett, 65, this week. Bassett did the walk last year, but without Cochrane, who was too sick to participate and died
“There will be tears but I know she wants me to do this. This was her passion and she’ll want me to be walking.”
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ing from it, this weekend. As of earlier this week, the team had $62,515 committed to the cause. Under Cochrane’s leadership Mona Bassett with her daughter Anita they raised $270,000 in six years. Cochrane, who died of breast cancer last They wear yellow instead of October. pink to honour American cyclist Lance Armstrong, who donned the yellow winner’s jersey for being the Tour de France champion seven times and is a cancer survivor. Cochrane and her husband Mike were so into cycling they spent their honeymoon riding across Canada. “Not my idea of a honPersonalized customer service! eymoon,” said Bassett, The name to trust in your community. with a laugh. However, that trip is also when Cochrane learned she had breast With purchase of complete cancer, something that pair of glasses — ages 19-64 shocked her because she was only 30. Single Vision Lenses ............$38 “Right away she was very keen on making Bi-Focal Lenses .....................$58 awareness of how it can young people,” Progressive Lenses ...............$98 affect said Bassett. When the disease Anti-Scratch .........................$25 returned Cochrane Anti-Glare ............................$55 signed up for every clinical trial she could. They would work for a while but didn’t cure Direct billing to RCMP, MHSD, DVA and DIA her. “It was a very aggressive cancer,” said Bassett. “They definitely gave her a longer time and a better quality of life. Originally they thought she would last two years and she had eight.” Canada Way 3827 Sunset St., Burnaby To support Team 7480 Edmonds Street, Burnaby Sunset ✴ H LiveStrong, go to www. (West of Burnaby Hospital) endcancer.ca, click on Mon-Fri 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Saturday By Appointment the Vancouver event website and then go to Teams. HOURS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 10AM –6PM • SATURDAY 11AM–5PM
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Burnaby native Stu Ballantyne is stepping down as chief operating officer of the Vancouver Giants to pursue another career opportunity after a little over a year with the Western Hockey League. Ballantye took the job after running the 2009 World Police and Fire Games based in Burnaby. In a press release, Ballantyne said his new opportunity will be revealed in the coming weeks.
The Burnaby Public Library is looking for teen picture snappers to participate in a photo contest. The teenagers must be going into Grade 8 or higher. They can submit entries taken by cellphone, camera or webcam. Judges from the Burnaby Photographic Society will decide on the winners based on creativity, artistry, overall effect and other criteria. Deadline is Aug. 31 with winners announced in September. For more go to www.bpl.bc.ca.
Brentwood Town Centre will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday with an all-day birthday party. The mall opened on Aug. 16, 1961 with 48 stores, and has since grown to 100 stores and services on two enclosed levels. Activities go from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and include music on the main stage, a tech fair, a mini-market and a scavenger hunt. For a complete list go to www.brentwoodtowncentre.com/ news-events/50th-anniversary.
The Burnaby-based Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) is urgently looking for volunteer puppy raisers for three new litters. The pups will be seven or eight weeks old and puppy raisers keep them for 10 to 12 months while taking weekly training sessions before advanced training and matching with a client is done. PADS will hold a seminar on Aug. 17, 7 p.m. at its facility on Stormont Avenue. Info www.pads.ca.
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hen Vincent Stancato is at a party and someone discovers he’s a coroner everyone flocks to his side and peppers him with questions. “What’s the worst case you’ve ever seen?” “What’s it like dealing with death?” “How hard is it talking to the family?” Stancato doesn’t mind the curiosity. It comes with the territory, being a regional coroner and the acting director of provincial operations. “Death is fascinating to people,” says Stancato. The B.C. Coroners Service (BCCS) headquarters and the Metro Vancouver regional coroners office, which include a total of nine coroners and investigators, are housed on the eighth floor of Metrotower II in Burnaby. Next to shops and movie theatres, they investigate deaths in Burnaby, Vancouver, Richmond and the North Shore up to Pemberton.
BCCS employs 118 people across the province, including 24 full-time investigating coroners. They look into nearly 8,000 of the 30,000 deaths in B.C. each year. B.C. utilizes a lay coroner system while some other provinces, like Alberta, use a medical examiner system. In the lay model, coroners can come from varying backgrounds—nurses, doctors, lawyers, social workers, those with criminology or forensic backgrounds. There are even some ex-journalists who have become coroners in the province. A little more than eight years ago, Stancato, who graduated from Simon Fraser University with a criminology degree, was working on crime prevention programs for the Ministry of the Attorney-General. He had always been fascinated by investigations, so he asked if he could be seconded for six months to the coroners service. On his first case, Stancato accompanied a coroner to an apartment block where a middle-aged man’s decomposing body had been found. “As we were walking down the hallway we could smell it, and my sense of smell is not the greatest. That’s one
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As a regional coroner and the acting director of provincial operations for the coroners office, Vincent Stancato has seen death in all kinds of places and in all kinds of ways. His kit bag includes all the tools he needs to examine a scene that allow his investigators to answer five questions about the death, who, where, when, how and by what means.
of the advantages I have in this job. My wife says I should get it fixed, but as long as I’m a coroner I won’t,” Stancato says. “Some [smells] you never do get used to. “What struck me was, ‘Wow, I can’t believe this was a human being walking around 10 days to two weeks ago, just like you or I.’ That was what shocked me.” Stancato says instances like his first case, where
someone is found long after they’ve died because it’s taken a while for family or friends to realize they haven’t been heard from, happens more often than the average person might think. “Next to dealing with infant death, [decomposing bodies] can be the hardest thing to get used to,” he says. “In many respects I was fortunate the first one was like that.”
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Burnaby’s Neil Squire Society is getting $4.26 million from the federal government to give people with disabilities work experience. With the funding from the federal Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities, the society will develop and test an improved online service delivery model, create a curriculum guide, and help 660 people with disabilities develop skills. “In today’s environment, it is more important than ever that all Canadians have the skills they need to participate and succeed in the job market,” said Alice Wong, Minister of State for Seniors in making the announcement at the society’s office on Boundary Road on Tuesday on behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley. “By supporting this project, our government is helping Canadians with disabilities maximize their potential and independence.”
Death comes calling to coroners 24/7. Anybody can make a report to a coroner, but typically it comes from either the police or a health professional. Doctors can determine cause of death if it is natural, but a coroner must rule if it is accidental, undetermined, suicide or homicide. Half of those reported turn out to be natural because of previously undiagnosed medical problems. No one can touch the body until the coroner has dealt with it. Their goal is to answer five questions: Who died? When? Where? How? And by what means? If a coroner sees something suspicious he or she will step back and inform the police. Usually this is immediately obvious, and the coroner plays a support role from the start. He went to one scene where the death was thought to be natural or related to drug use. But once he began his examination he realized the body had been injured because there was blood absorbed into the layers of his clothing so he let the police take over.
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SON CHARGED IN STABBING DEATH OF MOTHER A 24-year-old man has been charged with second degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of his mother in Burnaby on Monday evening. RCMP responded to several emergency calls to the 6700 block of Elwell Street about 6:30 p.m., said police spokesman Sgt. Peter Thiessen in a press release. Officers found a 45-year-old woman with many cuts and stab wounds lying on the street. Jose Tomajin was taken to hospital but died several hours later. Tomajin lived in the 6800 block of Elwell. Thiessen said Burnaby RCMP talked to several witnesses and that resulted in the arrest of the woman’s son. Benedict Bernabe Tomajin appeared in Vancouver provincial court Wednesday charged with second degree murder. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case along with Burnaby’s serious crime section and uniform patrol. “This homicide appears to be the direct result of a domestic dispute which sadly was witnessed by many in the neighbourhood,” said Thiessen. “This is an example of how volatile domestic disputes can be and the impact it can have on all those involved. This has impacted and changed a family forever and affected a neighbourhood.”
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Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival returns on Saturday to Deer Lark Park.
Attendance record on festival’s horizon Blues and Roots headliner kd lang helps boost ticket sales By Grant Granger NEWSLEADER
When organizers of the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival were told legendary Canadian singer k.d. lang might headline the 12th annual event this Saturday they got excited. Then when word got out she was signed, sealed and delivered, the feedback from friends and colleagues was extremely positive. “She is reaaaallly good,� people would tell Geraldine Parent, arts services manager for the City of Burnaby. “Everyone had seen her at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics and she put on a memorable performance,� said Parent. “She hasn’t toured very often, and she hadn’t been seen here in Vancouver for a long time.� Organizers are also ecstatic from another aspect because lang is a female headliner that
is Canadian, a ďŹ rst for the festival. Lang will be the day’s ďŹ nal performer at the Deer Lake venue on the grounds of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Her appearance with the Siss Boom Bang band coincides with the release of her latest CD, Sing It Loud.
Festival lineup: Lake Stage 3:35 to 4:15 p.m – Matt Anderson, blues, roots and rock hybrid from New Brunswick 5:05 to 6:05 – Imelda May, “funky� singer from Dublin, Ireland 7:10 to 8:25 – John Mayall, jazz/ rock/bluesman from Manchester, England 8:45 to 10 – Canada’s k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang Garden Stage 2 to 2:30 – Ben Rogers and the Black Oats 2:45 to 3:25 – Current Swell 4:20 to 5 – The Secret Sisters (Laura and Lydia Rogers) 6:10 to 6:55 – Luke Doucet and The White Falcon
“We’re riding the wave of it,â€? said Parent. “It’s brought more faces to the festival.â€? The festival set the high attendance mark in 2008, with Colin James as the headliner, with 5,000 tickets sold, but it looks like that will be blown out of water thanks to lang and a favourable long-term weather forecast. Since the start of August, sales have been quite brisk and Parent expects the ďŹ nal tally will be somewhere between 7,000 and 8,000. Parent is praying the sun continues to shine, especially since other concerts in the park had to deal with rain. “The long-term forecast looks great,â€? said Parent. Other acts scheduled to appear include England’s John Mayall and Imelda May, an Irish singer Parent calls “funkyâ€? with her fusion of styles. Gates open at 1 p.m. with two stages starting performances at 2 p.m. The Garden Stage will be to the west of the centre as an alternate to the main Lake Stage. Parking is limited, but a shuttle is available from BCIT lots N and O with a cost of $4.50 to park there.
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Canada is not an island August is sometimes seen as a “summer doldrums” period, but such has not been the case on world economic markets, with stock markets in free fall, commodity prices falling and the U.S. debt being downgraded for the first time in history. Canadians may feel that they are somewhat insulated from all these troubles. After all, our housing market has stayed strong, the banking system is sound, the Canadian dollar has been above par with the U.S. dollar for months and Canada has an enormous store of resources which the world needs. Canada does have many advantages, but it is far from insulated. As Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday, before Monday’s major selloffs, “We are a trading nation, with about a third of output generated by exports and deep linkages with the U.S. economy. The global economic recovery remains fragile and this uncertainty may eventually impact Canada.” The softness of the economy can be seen in many areas. High gas prices all this year have affected consumer spending. Governments at all levels continue to want more tax dollars from taxpayers, most of whom are making no more than they were three years ago. These and other factors have kept people from spending money the way they did in the mid-2000s. Money isn’t as easy to come by, and there is no sign that good times are coming anytime soon. There is no doubt that the economy is changing, and where it is going is pretty hard for anyone to predict. However, all of us are part of a global economy which has been hit by many challenges in recent years, from the U.S. subprime mortgage mess to European governments being unable to pay their debts. More of these types of unexpected occurrences will come along, and Canada will have to deal with the fallout as it affects businesses and individuals, and ultimately governments, in this country. – Black Press
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Liberals, give me my Air Miles back Close family and friends, co-workers, acquaintances and even a few unlucky strangers will attest to the fact that I am a vocal advocate of nonsmoking, a major pest, in fact, to those who won’t quit this stinky, disease-causing habit. But I’m not in favour of the B.C. government shelling out millions to help smokers kick the evil weed. At least not while I, as a Type-1 Diabetic who didn’t choose this disease, must pay for my own medical prescriptions and supplies, without any similar government largesse. Starting Sept. 30 the government will be providing smokers with up to 12 weeks supply of nicotine gum, or patches, or prescription pills to kick the habit. The government estimates this Katie Bartel will cost $15-$25 million a year, depending on how many smokers sign up. Gee, wouldn’t it be nice if I could get three months worth of free supplies that could save my life? On average, I go to the pharmacy every nine days, doling out anywhere from $75 to $350 each trip for the medical supplies I need. Last year, I spent over $12,000 (to control this disease I didn’t choose) more than $2,000 of which came out of my own pocket. I’m fortunate that I have third-party insurance –
which, I hasten to add, I pay for – but many in B.C. are not so lucky. In fact, it wasn’t that long ago, about eight or nine years ago, when I was working my first newspaper job in Grand Forks, getting paid beans and no benefits; most months, it was a decision between buying food or buying insulin and test strips to monitor my blood sugar levels. Needless to say, I became a regular at the local hospital – repeatedly costing the system. I get it that tobacco-related illness is burdening the health care system, and it would be a good thing if smokers would stop this nonsensical habit. But diabetes is costing the system about as much, and threatens to grow much larger. The B.C. health ministry estimates tobacco-related illness costs $2.3 billion a year. According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, diabetes is costing B.C. $1.3 billion, and it’s expected to increase to $1.9 billion by 2020, if no action is taken to curb its growth. Michael Cloutier, president of the association, says the economic burden of diabetes in B.C. is “staggering and threatens the sustainability of our health care system and the provincial economy.” And yet, the government continues to turn its
back on this disease, waiting until those with it are knocking on death’s door with gangrene, or vision impairment, or kidney failure, or nerve damage, or high blood pressure, or heart attack, or stroke – all complications of diabetes. It’s as though the government figures we’ve already got the disease, we’re already doomed, so why bother. Or, maybe it’s because diabetes, sometimes viewed as the invisible disease, isn’t quite as sexy as smoking and cancer. This quit-smoking program came just one month after the B.C. government decided to strip people with disease or chronic illness from getting any reward points, such as Air Miles, on medical supplies covered by Pharmacare, reasoning that it was not fair that we – the diseased – should rack up points on items the government is paying for, while the healthy unfortunates could not. Alright then, if the government wants to play the fairness card, why not across the board? Why aren’t they paying for my prescriptions? Why aren’t they paying for my insulin pump? Why aren’t they paying for my continuous glucose monitoring system, which is not covered by third-party medical, and which could significantly improve my health? How is this fair? Q Katie Bartel is a reporter with the Chilliwack Progress, a Black Press publication.
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Re: Parents’ Voice decries FOI fees (NewsLeader, July 29) Gordon World and the Parents Voice group are shamefully using an obtuse FOI request as an excuse to paint themselves as victims to garner support for their mean-spirited opposition to expanded anti-bullying measures. There is nothing honourable about resisting provisions for the protection of children from bullying however it may show up. Where is the compassion, empathy and humanity in their willingness to accept any form of bullying within the school system? If they wish to run for office that is their right, just as it is the right (and obligation) of citizens such as myself who believe in inclusion, reason and rationality to speak out against ideologically motivated ignorance and intolerance. I wonder how these parents opposed to ensuring protection for children who may be gay would feel if it was their child that turned out gay? Statistically, the odds are pretty good there will be some. As a sexually abused kid, I was particularly sensitive to being called a “fag” by other students because in
my still-developing mind, I was secretly worried that somehow being a victim of abuse may have made me gay. Combined with other acts of bullying, my school years were hellish and wrought with suicidal depression. Even though the bullies of the school commonly used similar pejoratives toward others, it didn’t diminish the sting for me. Cruel mindsets like that of the Parents Voice group exist because they are tolerated and all-too-often accommodated. For anyone who has ever been bullied in school for any reason, I encourage them to speak in favour of tolerance and inclusion in our school systems and share their experiences in the hope it will help others avoid the pain that comes from being excluded or devalued. Brian Pearce Burnaby
Creating graffiti shouldn’t be a crime Re: Burnaby RCMP tackle graffiti offenders (NewsLeader, Aug. 10) I was sorry to read about the 80 per cent reduction in the “illegal” art of graffiti. As a society we don’t appreciate the art of graffiti
at its true worth. I wish people would take a little time to look with an open mind at the graffiti they pass on walls and train cars as they go through their day. For free we are given a changing art show which utilizes colour, form and expression in an avantgarde style by artists who are cutting edge. What a great deal. A couple of years ago I saw a young man being arrested for painting a remarkable, vivid piece on a wall near the ocean. I was sitting nearby painting a watercolour. No one arrested me, no one yelled abuse at me, and no one asked me to wear tight handcuffs while they packed up my equipment and took me off in a police car. I felt ashamed of myself for not protesting. After the police and the young artist had gone I looked at his work with pleasure. It was full of energy and life. He had a lot of skill. I liked his work better than my own. The police are doing the job they are asked to do. I wish they were not asked to do it. I don’t think that making art should be a crime. Pippa Smyth Burnaby
Human activity not to blame for weather Re: Our hand in the weather (Editorial, Aug. 8) It is very unlikely that global warming will cause increased extreme weather. If the world warms due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, temperatures at high latitudes are forecast to rise the most, reducing the difference between arctic and tropical temperatures. Since this differential drives weather, we should see weaker mid-latitude cyclones in a warmer world and so less extremes in weather, not more. It is also a mistake to blame human activities for current weather extremes. For example, the 2010 Russian heat wave has been thoroughly studied and scientists conclude that it was almost certainly a natural event. In their scientific paper in Geophysical Research Letters, Dole at al (2011) concluded that “the Russian heat wave was due to internal atmospheric dynamical processes” and “it is unlikely that the warming attributable to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations contributed significantly to the magni-
tude of the heat wave.” We will probably find the same when this summer’s weather events are analyzed. Besides increasing extreme weather events that people always notice, it is also important notice decreasing trends. For example, we are now near a 30-year low in worldwide “accumulated cyclone energy” (“hurricanes” in the North Atlantic), something that was not supposed to be happening if the forecasts of climate models were correct. Instead of trying to stop extreme weather events from happening, a virtual impossibility at our technology level, we need to harden our societies to these inevitable events by burying electrical cables underground, reinforcing buildings and other infrastructure and ensuring reliable energy sources so that we have the power to heat and cool our dwellings as needed. Tom Harris Executive Director International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC) Ottawa, Ontario http:///www.climatescienceinternational.org
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Part of the job is ďŹ nding the next of kin and spending time talking to them. Often they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand the coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role because their only terms of reference are shows like CBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Da Vinciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inquest, CSI or even Quincy, which dates back 30 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They see a coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jacket and they really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to think,â&#x20AC;? says Stancato, who provides support to those who have witnessed a traumatic event or suffered the loss of a loved one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I attend multiple scenes every day, loved ones donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fact ďŹ nders, not fault ďŹ ndersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Unlike TV forensic shows, it takes time for a coroner to ďŹ nish the job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very rare that we solve our cases within an hour,â&#x20AC;? chuckles Stancato. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Autopsies donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen in 15 minutes.â&#x20AC;? In addition, he points out, coroners are fact ďŹ nders not fault ďŹ nders. Sometimes families have trouble accepting that concept. Losing someone in an unusual manner can be quite disconcerting to grieving relatives and friends looking to attach blame. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as you are up front with the family on what they can expect out of the process, in my experience it is not a problem,â&#x20AC;? says Stancato. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are able to provide the facts to the family and answer the ďŹ ve questions, then we have done our job.â&#x20AC;? For the other questions, the family must look elsewhere. A coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investigation can often run parallel to those conducted by police, the Transportation Safety Board, WorkSafeBC and other organizations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredibly interesting and thought-provoking work,â&#x20AC;? says Stancato. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where we get a bit of satisfaction is when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to impact the prevention of future deaths with recommendations, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not always seen.â&#x20AC;? When a report isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, recommendations are sought through an inquest which happens about 15
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The personal challenge Dealing with death and investigative intricacies can take a personal toll. Stancato says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important for him to create a balance in his life. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deaths can be especially difďŹ cult for him, he says, particularly because he has two children of his own. He was assigned his ďŹ rst childdeath case just a month into the job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comfortable around suffering,â&#x20AC;? says Stancato, who since then has been able to overcome that obstacle, and believes dealing with family members has become an asset for him. He also doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let spectacularly traumatic death scenes bother him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you get immersed in those sorts of questions, you lose focus, and our job is much too important to lose focus,â&#x20AC;? says Stancato. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Within the ďŹ rst two or three scenes I was able to concentrate on the family and everyone else expects that you have a job to do. Not until you leave a scene do you think about what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just seen.â&#x20AC;? ggranger@burnabynewsleader.com
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Canada Line trains will run more frequently and peak service will last longer with a bump in service that started Aug. 10. TransLink spoksman Ken Hardie said the increase from 14 to 16 trains running at the busiest times was planned and built into the operating contract with line builder InTransitBC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no incremental cost to TransLink,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is happening on schedule.â&#x20AC;? But more people than expected are using the rapid transit line connecting Richmond, Vancouver and the airport. Ridership now averages 116,000 per day on weekdays and 107,000 overall, when weekends are included. Canada Line ridership wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expected to top 100,000 until 2013 or 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about two years ahead of where we thought we were going to be,â&#x20AC;? Hardie said. TransLink expects a rush of
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Association of Canada, which wants a national inquiry. She said Victoria has created a flawed and one-sided inquiry by limiting legal fundBy Jeff Nagel ing mainly to police BLACK PRESS and government members who are called to testify. Months ago, the Critics say counselNational Parole Board lors, support workers promised to notify and others close to the Ernie Crey if serial Downtown Eastside’s killer Robert Pickton vulnerable women will is transferred between be underequipped to prisons for any reason. put hard questions to Now the feds have well-defended police retracted the offer by and government reps way of a letter to Crey, who might have had whose sister is thought the power to stop to have been Pickton. slaughtered Inquiry on Pickton’s head and Port Coquitlam former attorney farm. general Wally The Sto:lo Oppal agreed elder and freand pressed quent spokeshard for more man for the money. CREY victims’ famiLast week, lies was told he he gave up and doesn’t autothe inquiry reshuffled matically qualify for its budget to free up notifications because a smaller amount of Dawn Crey wasn’t cash to hire a team of among the six missing four lawyers to reprewomen Pickton was sent the 12 unfunded actually convicted of groups. murdering. Inquiry executive “It’s upsetting,” director John Boddie Crey said, calling the said the commission error a combination was concerned “the of insensitivity and critics of the actions incompetence. of the government He’s not sure if the and the police may be same treatment befell silenced.” families of the other It’s not yet clear 20 murdered women, if those who walked whose charges never away from the inquiry went to trial, or if it will return. was limited to the Also initially denied third set of suspected funding was Vancouvictims like his sister, ver Police Department where charges were officer and profiling never laid despite expert Kim Rossmo, DNA that placed her whose early warnings on the farm. to his superiors that “We’ve had missteps a serial killer was at like this all along the work went unheeded. way,” Crey said. Boddie said the It comes as multiple province indicated it critics accuse the promay pay for a lawyer vincial government of for Rossmo, who bungling the Missing refuses to participate Women Inquiry, which without one. is itself supposed to Lawyers are being probe the litany of provided for the police errors that families of the missing let Pickton prey on women. vulnerable women for The changes don’t so long before his 2002 yet instill confidence arrest. in Crey. Victoria refused “I think what we’re to provide an extra seeing is the unravel$1.5 million so women ling of the inquiry and First Nations right before our eyes,” groups can have legal he said. representation and That would be a bitfully participate in the ter blow for both Crey upcoming hearings. – who campaigned Several groups for the inquiry – and vowed to boycott the for other families and inquiry after they friends who struggled were denied legal for years to get Vanfunding. couver police to take “We have no conthe disappearances fidence that it will of sex-trade workers be able to produce seriously. a fair and balanced The long quest for report,” said Corbiere justice hasn’t been Lavell, president of cheap. the Native Women’s
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B.C. quit-smoking plan attracts critics By Tom Fletcher VICTORIA – B.C.’s plan to fund nicotine patches and gum for smokers has been lauded by the Canadian Cancer Society and other health organizations, but the program has its detractors. Public feedback since the program was announced in May include a variety of criticisms, according to documents released by Premier Christy Clark’s office under freedom of information legislation. The program is set to start Sept. 30. It will provide people up to 12 weeks’ supply of over-the-counter nicotine gum or patches, or prescription pills approved by the Pharmacare program. The government estimates it will cost $15-25 million a year, depending on how many smokers sign up. “As a physician, I am a bit ambivalent about your decision to fund nicotine replacement, as along with the drug there is also need for counselling and followup,” said one response posted on B.C.’s new open information website. Others objected to
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Burnaby Lake field hockey is becoming a growing source of talent feeding Canada’s national field hockey program. Andrew Kanerva, Ali Currinbhoy, CJ Roydhouse, Gabriel Ho-Garcia and Adrean D’Andrade (not pictured) are attending an evaluation camp for the junior national team and hope to someday join Sukh Butter, centre, on the senior squad. MARIO BARTEL NEWSLEADER
Field of international dreams Burnaby Lake has become an incubator for nationallevel field hockey players By Mario Bartel NEWSLEADER
LUCKY 7’S FOR BURNABY LAKE Burnaby Lake rugby club won the elite men’s, women’s and the U-14 titles at their Lighthouse 7’s tournament Saturday at Burnaby Lake Fields. They were also finalists in the U-17 and social divisions.
They’re some of Burnaby’s best young athletes you’ve never heard of. These boys are so good, they play among men. And they could soon be representing Canada. In the spring, Andrew Kanerva, Ali Currinbhoy, CJ Roydhouse, Gabriel Ho-Garcia and Adrean D’Andrade are the young guns for Burnaby Lake in the Vancouver Field Hockey League’s premier division. This summer, they’re among 30 top young field hockey players from across the country attending a three-week evaluation camp at the University of British Columbia for Canada’s national junior team. They’ve already played a series of games against Chile, and the best 20
To kick their game up another players will participate in a similar test against the United States. Those notch, Sembhi says he had no problem integrating his young stars matches will help prepare the playinto Burnaby Lake’s premier lineup, ers for their ultimate goal, the 2012 Junior Pan-American Games in Gua- playing with and against men up to dalajara, Mexico and the 2013 Junior twice their age, some of whom have had international experience. World Cup in Delhi, India. “They’re all expected to do someTheir coach at Burnaby Lake, Indy Sembhi, who’s also an assistant with thing,” says Sembhi. “We have high expectations.” the junior nationals, says “It was intimidating the explosion of Burnaby “If you have at first, but you get used players onto the national an opportunity to it,” says Ali. “You feel stage is testimony to the strength of the club’s you’ve got to like you can barely hold a stick compared to them.” grass roots recreational grab it” “It prepares us really leagues; five years ago well for playing at our there was no Burnaby CJ Roydhouse own age,” says Gabriel. representation at the It also tests their comnational level. mitment. “The national teams While the field turf pitches at now know where Burnaby is,” says the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex Sembhi. West and Cariboo Oval are busy All five players started playing with adult and youth field hockey field hockey recreationally to matches from September to June, complement their other athletic top level players prefer to play activities like soccer and ice hockey. on water-base fields on which the As they improved they progressed impact on their joints is lessened by to provincial U-14 and U-16 teams.
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Healthtek is a 15 year old company with 9 locations in Western Canada. Our Coquitlam Distribution Outlet is currently looking to hire 6 new advertising / sales reps for Full Time work in Tri Cities / Burnaby / Surrey ASAP. The position would involve visiting potential clients at prearranged appointment times, and selling them our top of the line Air Quality systems. Product info: www.filterqueen.com
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
FLAGGERS NEEDED If not certified, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944 Flat Rate Technician required by Honda Auto dealership in Vernon BC. Competitive wage and benefits package and all that Okanagan lifestyle! gkitzman@sunshineholda.ca
FULL-TIME CERTIFIED Heavy Duty Mechanic required by Bailey Western Star & Freightliner. Experience in service & repair of trucks, trailers & equipment. Fax resume to 250-286-0753 or email: employment@baileywesternstar.com
SUMMER GRANT GIVEAWAY! Start any Sprott-Shaw Community College program between May 1, 2011 - August 15, 2011
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Up to $20 per/hr F/T, 18+. Summer and permanent openings in all areas. Fun Promos. No Sales. No Experience, No Problem! Call Jemma at 604-777-2194
WANT A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY? Medical Office & Admin. Staff are needed now! No Experience? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement Available! 1-888-778-0459 We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-7235051.
Practical Nursing Healthcare Assistant ant Medical Office Assistant Community Support Worker Early Childhood Education * Not all programs Business Management available at all campuses Pharmacy Assistant New Westminster:
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
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Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978
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GARDENING
Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627 DO YOUR GARDEN BEDS NEED TO BE MAINTAINED? I will do it for you! 604-434-6693
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
1 CALL DOES IT ALL. Reno’s, bathrooms, kitchens, ceramic tiling, hardwood, laminate, granite tops. Corazza Contracting (604)818-5919
Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
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★ ★CALL NOW★ ★ LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715
LANDSCAPING ■ WATER FEATURES ■ CUSTOM STONE ■ POST & BEAM ■ RETAINING WALLS ■ OUTDOOR FIREPLACES ■ DECKING ■ OUTDOOR KITCHENS
Over 20yrs experience.
Ray Evenson 604-780-6304
Jims Mowing Franchise your future is here
westcoastmodernscape.com
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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
Always! Gutter, window cleaning, pressure washing, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627
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359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL TIME4PAINTING We provide quality services at a exceptional price. No Job is to big or to small, increase the value of your home today. Call Ben for your FREE Estimate: 778-899-8362
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Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread
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PAVING/SEAL COATING
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Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, gates. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
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TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
ABC TREE MEN
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Call Ian 604-724-6373 ROOF, CONCRETE & VINYL CLEANING. Best for less. Seniors disc. Call Dennis (604)521-6860
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS #1 Roofing Company in BC
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✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding
GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362
JASON’S ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. (604)961-7505, 278-0375
PETS 477
PRESA CANARIO X puppies, born May 8, on farm, great temp $450. 604-855-6929 or cell 604-217-1346 SHELTIES beautiful loveable happy puppies, warm & cuddly, 4 months old. House trained. (604)826-6311
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 533
FERTILIZERS
WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877
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FRUIT & VEGETABLES
FURNITURE
WEBSITE:
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MORTGAGES
Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
Purchase/Renew/Refinance Private 2nd MTG avl. Low Rates. Raj 604767-5050 www.mortgagebazar.ca
RECREATIONAL
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RARE OPPORTUNITY: waterfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, 0.83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fishing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/70mile/frank.)
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
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GARAGE SALES
BRIDGEVIEW FLEA MARKET Every Sunday, Year Round, 80 Vendors 7am-3pm, 11475-126a St. Sry. Info./Book Table 604-625-3208 Burnaby
Moving/Garage Sale Sat Aug. 13th 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 6491 Sperling Ave. (2 blocks north of Kingsway) Furniture, tools & household BURNABY Saturday Aug 13, 9am3pm. 8603-12th Ave. Household & misc items. NEW WEST Garage Sale. Sat. Aug 13, 11-3. 346 Keary St. Hshld items, clothes, books, plus more.
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ACREAGE
82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available. www.bchomesforsale.com/ view/lonebutte/ann/
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www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
BURNABY
Super Clean ONE Bedrooms Quiet & well maintained bldg. Includes heat & hot water. On site manager. Cat okay. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Secure parking available. For viewing call:
Call 604- 522-5230
MISC. FOR SALE
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
PETS
ARCTIC WOLF/Husky X- Socialized, well tempered, paper/outside trained. $500. firm. (604)309-3774 Bluenose Pittbull purebred puppies, ready to go! Vet checked, 1st shots. $1275 - $2000/obo. 604-603-6944. BLUENOSE RAZOR EDGE 4 weeks old. $1250 obo. Call 604783-8607. BOUVIER PUPS wonderful family / farm dogs, home raised, loyal & loving. Black, brindles & dark blonde. $800. Call 250-486-6773. Email: sm.white@shaw.ca 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
Email: dlklitch@telus.net For more details
MALTESE pups, 3M, 2F, 1st shots, vet ✔, dewormed, paper trained, non shedding, $800. 604-464-5077
• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
PRESSURE WASHING
All types of Roofing
Deliver newspapers on Wednesdays and Fridays in your neighbourhood.
Call 604-542-0865 or 250-955-6398
MATTRESSES staring at $99
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
Buller Ave - Gilley Ave Patrick St - Marine Dr Buller Ave - Gilley Ave McKee St - Carson St Sperling Ave - Haszard St Buckingham Ave - Canada Way Sperling Ave - Canada Way Buckingham Ave - Burris St Macdonald Ave - Gilmore Ave Pender St - Napier St Oxford St - Eton St Madison Ave N - Willingdon Ave N
Was $729,000:
Golden Retriever pups, P/B, family farm raised, ready August 22. Males $600, female $650. (604)794-7434 Timbur6@telus.net
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PLUMBING
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 1 Call Does it All - 2 OLD GUYS PLUMBING & HEATING, Repairs, Reno’s, H/W Tanks. 604-525-6662. $69/HR. Lic., Insured. Experienced & friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call anytime 604-805-2488.
BACKYARD: Storage shed, grassy play area & fenced kennel.
5052 Squilax Anglemont Rd. Celista, BC.
U-PICK Raspberries $1.50 lb & Blueberries $1.20 lb. 19478 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Pitt Mead. 763-2808
Boundaries
Call 604.436.2472 or email circulation@burnabynewsleader.com today for more info!
SUNDECKS
ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.
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VACATION COTTAGE 1-1/2 Story - 1200 sq. ft. Upper level - 3 bdrms Main level - 1 large bdrm Main bathrm, Open floor Plan - dining rm, kitchen and front room with dbl patio door access to Large deck - over 700 sq. ft. Large floating wharf - 660 sq. ft. 2 buoys, Firepit
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. 2 Male & 2 Fem. $550. 1st shots & dewormed. Call 778-863-6332.
MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510
Painting
LAKESHORE 101 ft frontage by 88 ft.
NOW ONLY $679,900:
POM / CHI X pups, vet ✓, 1st shots, dewormed.Paper trnd, family raised w/children. $450. Ph. 604-532-8163 PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC $350 Special. Both parents approx. 120 to 150 lbs. Call 778-552-1525.
JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly
& Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618
ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064
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SEASIDE PAINTING
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RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!
• Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses
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*REDUCED* 4 bdrm South Facing Waterfront Vacation Cottage On Shuswap Lake!
ENGLISH MASTIFF. ckc, gorgeous brindles, M/F, vet check, shots, ready sept 27. $1500 604-858-6779
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
ELECTRICAL
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
ENGLISH BULLDOG puppies, Male/Female available for more info Call Andrei 604-970-3807.
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com
604-949-1900 QUALITY RENOVATIONS *30 years *Licensed *Insured
EXTRA
But Dead Bodies!!
3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Isaac 604-727-5232
Haul Anything...
A-TECH Services 604-230-3539
• Kitchens • Bathrooms • Remodeling • Decks
★ Disposal ★ Renovations Debris ★ Construction ★ Drywall Pickup ★ Demolition ★ 7 days/week ★ Free Estimates ★
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PAINT SPECIAL
604-777-5046
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MOVING & STORAGE
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle. Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488. ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576 ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
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BANK SAY NO? WE SAY YES Consolidate or get your personal loan started with us. Up to $200K with low interest rate starting at 1.9%. Bad credit OK. Apply at www.etcfinance.com or call 1-855-222-1228
PETS
DACHSHUND mini dapple puppies, 9wks. 2 F 1 M 1st shots dewormed. $750. Deroche. 604-820-4763.
A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.
AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca
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CHIHUAHUA long-haired female, $600; tiny male chihuahua pups, ready to go, $550. (604)794-7347
WE’RE ON THE WEB
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3 Lots, Grindrod BC, 2 @ $90,000. 1 with sm. house @ $130,000. All 3 @ $270,000. 3 together zoned for 4-plex. 1 (250)309-3452 or 5403455. HATZIC. LOVELY HOME 19 yrs. old. Large 3 bdrm., 3 baths. 3500 sq. ft. 10,000 sq.ft. lot. Excellent condition. View upon request. $474,700. Call 604-855-5826.
BURNABY
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Metrotown. From $850/mo., includes heat, hot water. Call 604-715-1824 BURNABY
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Metro Town. From $850/mo., includes heat, hot water. Call 778-323-0237 Burnaby:
CLAREMONT TERRACE
** 6960 ELWELL ST ** NEAR MIDDLEGATE Quiet, spacious 2 & 1 Bdrms & Bachelor suites. Incld: Balcony, prkg, heat & h/wtr
604-525-2661
Friday, August 12, 2011 NewLeader A19 RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
BURNABY
RENTALS 706
COQUITLAM
Welcome Home !
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.
APARTMENT/CONDO
1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
Call (604) 931-2670
Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net
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TRANSPORTATION
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COQUITLAM bright & clean 1 bdrm + den g/l ste, own ent, gas f/p, sh ldry $675/mo. 604-937-3534 QUEENSBOROUGH, 2 bdrm, fresh paint, N/S, N/P, no W/D, no cble. $750/mo incl utils. 604-527-1024
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SUITES, UPPER
PORT COQUITLAM, Mary Hill area, View 3 bd upper lvl, 1.5 baths. Nr bus & schls, own lndry + d/washer. $1350mo + 50% hydro. NS/NP. Avl. now. (604)779-6893.
BURNABY
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Park Crest Apts. 1 Bedroom Reno’d suites located in upgraded blding in cul-du-sac. Next to large green space. Incl’s heat, hot water and basic cable. Walk to Highgate mall. Quiet and clean. Cat okay. Deposit required. For viewing....
New West. Crown Manor 430 – 9th Street. 1 bdrm apart, on site ldry, 1 prking spot. Close to shop ping, all amens. Heat & hot water incl. $745/m. 604-451-6676
BURNABY
3 Story bldg in great location. 1 bdrm stes from $760. Covered pkg, lndry rm, landscaped common area. Close to park, transit, shops. Heat & hot water incl’d. For more info & viewing call
Rozario 778-788-1849
Villa Del Mar
Skyview Manor 908 6th Avenue
6630 Telford Ave.
Bright large newly reno’d 1 and 2 bedroom suites for rent. Freshly painted, new hardwood floors, huge balcony. Only 2 min walk to Metrotown Mall. Please call 604-715-1824 to view. Move in TODAY!
4 Story bldg in great location. 1 bdrm stes from $780. Pkg, lndry rm. Close to transit, park and shops. Heat & hot water included. For more info & viewing call
Rozario 778-788-1849
Burnaby
Vista Terrace 7465 13th Avenue, 3-storey building conveniently located minutes from SkyTrain. Renovated 1 bedroom suite from $785. Close to public transit, parks and schools. U/G prkg. balconies, lndry rm. Heat & hot water incl’d. For more info & viewing call
Crescentview
Park Villa 529 10th Street 3 Story bldg in great location. 1 bdrm stes from $760. Parking, lndry rm. Close to transit, park, shops. Heat & hot water included. For more info & viewing call
Rozario 778-788-1849 Professionally managed by Gateway Property Management
Albert 778-788-1853 Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management
2004 37C PACE ARROW, 15,800 m, Shaw auto satellite, 3 slides, W/D, custom cover, 10 yr paint protection, etc. Better than new. $79,900. Call (604)869-3313 2004 F350 CREW CAB, diesel, 03 24’ Salem 5th whl. trailer, both mint cond., too many things to list. Will sell separate. Trailer $7,900 or both for $25,000 obo.Call 604-812-1278.
Renovated townhomes in magnificent area. Basement, patio, new appliances, garage.
Colonial House 435 Ash Street
Call 604-540-6725
TOWNHOUSES
COQUITLAM
NEW WESTMINSTER
RECREATIONAL/SALE
1978 FRONTIER MOTORHOME, 23’ low mileage, good condition $3900 obo. Call 604-857-9430.
2011 SALEM T23FD
Call 604-834-4097 www.aptrentals.com PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938
Awning, AM/FM/CD player, A/C, micro. pass through storage, outside shower. $18,995 (Stk.30371) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-877-651-3267 DL #30644
TRANSPORTATION 806
2011 WILDCAT XL 252RLX
ANTIQUES/CLASSICS
1966 CHEVY PICKUP, V8, 4 spd, blue & white, has collectors plates, $6500. 604-796-2866 (Agassiz) 1976 GMC 3/4 SIERRA CLASSIC Camper Special, 149,000 orig miles, 30,000 on orig rblt. Same owners since 11,000 miles, Feb/78. Collector status, call for info, too numerous to list. ALSO 10’ Slumber Queen Adventurer Camper, 99 WS model with all trimmings, 13’’ Sansui TV, 110 & 12V, qu sz slumberqueen matt from Royal City bedding, 8’ awning. $12,500/both. Call: 604-535-5777 or 604-785-6827.
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DSI water heater, dual pane windows, LCD TV, A/C, AM/FM/CD/DVD, fantastic fan. $36,995 (Stk.30384) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-877-651-3267 DL #30644
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
AUTO FINANCING
Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now,
1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca
NEW WESTMINSTER
Panorama Court BURNABY
Walker Manor
Spacious & clean 1 bdrm avail. From $750 - $780/mo. No pets.
Call 604-540-6732
6985 Walker Ave Bright large 1 bedroom for rent in a newly reno’d building. Large balcony, freshly painted with hardwood floors. 2 Min walk to Highgate Mall & all major transit.
CA$H for CAR$ No Wheels -No Problem! Servicing the Fraser Valley 604-746-2855
Please call 778-994-2334
NEW WESTMINSTER
#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
RIVIERA MANOR Great 1 Bedroom, quiet building nr. amenities, Royal City Mall & Skytrain.
BURNABY
Well maintained ONE bedrooms. Includes cable, heat & hot water. Secure parking avail. On site manager. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Quiet & well maintained bldg., walk to Highgate Mall & transit. Cat okay. For viewing....
Includes Heat, Hot Water and Cable. Please call 604-526-0147
Call 604- 521-3448
736 COQUITLAM - 1 & 2 bdrm near Lougheed mall / skytrain, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg. Quiet, N/P, gated parking & video surveillance. $780 - $945/m incls. Heat & H/W. Avail. Aug 1. CrimeFree Certified. Call: 604-937-7812 Visit: www.greatapartments.ca
Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal
HOMES FOR RENT
FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
BURNABY, S. Slope, 5 bdrm - 2 bdrm down, 3 up, cls to elem. schl, $1550+ utils, Sept. 1. 604-599-6251 The Scrapper
NEW WEST, 3 bdrm, beautiful view, quiet area, nr. all amenities, NS/NP. $1200 + utils. Sept.1st. Call 604-291-9833 or 604-314-3291.
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CARS - DOMESTIC
1969 Ford Falcon Futura $15,000 Immac. paint/body 302 Cu In/auto. p/s front disc brakes, numerous high performance enhancements. Local BC car. Must be seen to be appreciated. Call 604-307-0201, pictures at: photobucket.com/69falcon 1991 OLDS Toronado Trofeo, good cond, needs some work, nice cruiser 105kms $2500. (604)462-8863 2005 CHEV CAVALIER - 2 dr, 1 owner. Deluxe 4 cyl, 5 speed. 79,000kms. $3,800. (604)467-3289 2007 FORD FUSION SE Fully loaded, metallic red, 60K, $8800 firm. Call 604-538-4883.
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2002 TOYOTA RAV 4, 40.000 km, well maintained, $8,950 obo. Phone (604) 870-4724. 2003 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, auto, alarm, A/C, tilt, p/l, 100 km, $5,600 obo. 778-895-7570. 2011 TOYOTA Camry LE, grey, 8,000 kms. auto, factory warranty. mint, $19,800 incl tax.778-895-7570 OKANAGAN’S Largest Used Car Super Store. Always open online at: www.bcmotorproducts.com 250-545-2206
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MOTORCYCLES
2005 YAMAHA’s Nicest Cruiser!! Midnight Star Custom 1700cc. Pristine cond! dealer serviced, not on road til 2009, very low km’s. $8475. 778-888-6805, 778-837-6577.
SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288
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TRUCKS & VANS
1991 Ford Ranger, for parts or repair, ext cab, A/C, auto, runs ok, $800 obo. (604)463-3159 1995 CHEV SILVERADO ext’d cab, long box, cd, mags, running boards, full loaded, new boxliner, exc cond, AirCared, $2200obo. 604-308-9848 2005 MONTANA SV6, loaded, Onstar, 7 pass., new front rotors & brakes. Mint. $7500. 604-812-1278 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, single cab, 2 wh. dr, 4 cyl auto, shrt box, 121km, $7,900 obo. 604-812-1278
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BOSTON Whaler 285 Conquest Twin Mercury Verado 225’s Extended waranty till 2013. Tripple axle galvanized trailor. 545 hours. Terrace.BC. e-mail djvr@telus.net CAD 114 000
A20 NewsLeader Friday, August 12, 2011 TELUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS Vancouver
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Abbotsford Sevenoaks Shopping Centre 32915 South Fraser Way 2142 Clearbrook Rd. 2602 Mt. Lehman Rd. 32465 South Fraser Way 2140 Sumas Way
Aldergrove 26310 Fraser Hwy.
Burnaby Brentwood Mall Crystal Square Lougheed Mall Metrotown/Metropolis 4501 North Rd. 4711 Kingsway 3823 Henning Dr. 3430 Brighton Ave.
Chilliwack Cottonwood Mall 45300 Luckakuck Way 45905 Yale Rd. 7544 Vedder Rd.
Cloverdale 17725 64th Ave.
Coquitlam Coquitlam Centre 3278 Westwood St. 3000 Lougheed Hwy. 2988 Glen Dr. 1071 Austin Ave. 2700B Barnet Hwy.
Delta Scottsdale Mall 7235 120th St. 1517 56th St.
Langley Walnut Grove Town Centre Willowbrook Shopping Centre 19638 Fraser Hwy. 19700 Langley Bypass 20159 88th Ave. 20202 66th Ave.
Maple Ridge Haney Place Mall 22661 Lougheed Hwy.
Mission 32670 Lougheed Hwy. 32555 London Ave.
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White Rock Semiahmoo Shopping Centre 3189 King George Hwy. Offers available until November 1, 2011, to new TELUS clients who have not subscribed to TELUS TV and Internet service in the past 90 days. *Digital box needed for individual TV sets, charged separately. †Free HD PVR rental offer available on a 3 year Optik TV term; current rental rates will apply thereafter. A cancellation fee applies for early termination of the service agreement and will be $10 multiplied by the number of months remaining in the term. Free HP laptop available on a 3 year Optik TV and Internet service agreement. A cancellation fee applies for early termination of the service agreement and will be $17 multiplied by number of months remaining in the term. Laptop offer available while quantities last. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the HP Pavilion G6 laptop is $599.99. TELUS and Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. reserve the right to substitute an equivalent or better laptop without notice. ‡ Offer includes Optik TV Essentials and Optik Internet. Regular bundle rate of $65/month starts on month 7 for Optik TV and Internet. HDTV input equipped television required to receive HD. Final eligibility will be determined by a TELUS representative at point of installation. Minimum system requirements apply. TELUS, the TELUS logo, Optik, Optik TV, Optik Internet and the future is friendly are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. HP is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © 2011 TELUS.