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Jennifer Mezei and her daughter Katy are ready for the school year, but with job action a possibility as teachers try to negotiate a new contract, they’re not sure if the school year is ready for them.
WORK to rule As negotiations continue between the province and public school teachers, limited job action is being planned. How it will affect Burnaby students is difficult to determine
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Council has approved a road closure on Sunday, Sept. 11 to accommodate a neighbourhood event organized by Royal Oak Community Church. Victory Street between Marlborough Avenue and Royal Oak Avenue will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will include music, a barbecue, children’s activities and visits by both Burnaby firefighters and Burnaby RCMP.
Burnaby council has approved awarding a contract for construction of two tennis courts and a sports court at Richmond Park at a cost of more than $351,000. The new courts will be in addition to the new Edmonds pool and community centre being constructed next to the park.
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Back to school with job action By Wanda Chow NEWSLEADER
Jennifer Mezei was home with a newborn baby, a firstgrader and a third-grader the last time teachers took action in 2005. While she was personally not greatly affected due to her already being home, Mezei, the chair of Burnaby’s District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC), said the two-week strike had a serious impact on many families. “It made it really difficult for parents when they’re working,” said Mezei of 2005, when teachers walked off the job in a strike that was later declared illegal by the courts. “I think a lot of people relied on family and friends. You rely on your community. Parents would take care of other parents’ kids on their days off if they worked parttime or if they could get time off. You asked grandparents and uncles to help. But it’s not a situation that anyone wants to see.”
Families at inner city schools, where a myriad of community resources are provided, would have been impacted the most, she noted. “I think that this year the approach seems to be very different. The BCTF (B.C. Teachers’ Federation) has made statements that they’re going to try to have a minimal impact on students so we’ll have to see how that plays out.” In the meantime, the DPAC is trying to get answers to parents’ concerns. Some wonder whether the work-to-rule job action, in which teachers will not participate in formal parent-teacher evenings, will prevent the development of individual education plans for special needs students. “That’s going to be our No. 1 question is just to ensure that vulnerable students with those needs, that their needs are going to be met,” Mezei said. And if job action continues through the fall, parents of graduating students will be anxious to know if teachers’ refusal to produce report cards will affect earlyadmission applications to
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Teachers say students won’t be affected by the job action they plan to take while contract negotiations are underway with the provincial government.
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‘Sub-zero’ mandate On Wednesday, the BCTF gave 72-hours notice of its job action, meaning it will be in effect on the first day of school Sept. 6. “We haven’t signed off a single clause in this round of collective bargaining that started March 1,” said BCTF president Susan Lambert
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on Tuesday, in explaining the strong likelihood of job action. Despite that, Lambert stressed that parents and students will likely not notice much is amiss. “The job action is designed to put pressure on the administration in school districts and not on students and parents.” In the first phase of job action teachers will not fill in forms or communicate with administrators. They won’t attend staff meetings
or provide supervision during recess. They won’t administer any district or provincial tests or produce report cards. They will not participate in formal parent-teacher nights, but parents are encouraged to contact teachers if they have any concerns about their children’s progress. “We are determined to maintain communications with parents,” she noted. The provincial government has not only come to the bargaining table empty-handed, they’ve even demanded concessions, making its official “net zero” mandate, referring to cost increases, an actual “sub-zero” mandate, Lambert said. “We are determined that this round of bargaining is going to bring services back for kids.” The BCTF is seeking an increase in non-enrolling services, a decrease in the teacher-pupil ratio, improvements to services for children with special needs, and a recognition of the work that teachers do, with pay increases to bring them in line with teachers across Canada.
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
While the media have started discussing the upcoming New Democrat leadership race, Burnaby-New Westminster NDP MP Peter Julian said those in the party are still grieving the loss of leader Jack Layton who died Aug. 22. “The national media like to stoke up the issue but folks are very slowly turning to this issue. There’s a very profound sense of loss with Jack that’s out there ... within the NDP family [the leadership race is] certainly not top of mind.” Nevertheless, Julian is fluently bilingual, attended university in Quebec and served as the provincial secretary for the NDP in that province in the 1990s, giving him some of the prerequisites some believe are necessary to lead a party where more than half of its caucus now comes from Quebec. He confirmed Wednesday he is mulling over a run for the leadership. “Some folks have urged me to run and I haven’t closed the
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door. I’ve simply said that I’m listening to people who are phoning me and I’m asking for advice from folks that I respect within the party.” But he stressed, “It’s not a situation where people are kind of leaping into a leadership race. There’s that very strong sense of sadness and loss that’s out JULIAN there and that’s really where people are at.” The party’s federal council is not meeting until late next week to begin putting in place the leadership race process, he said. Julian hasn’t heard any discussion within the party about the potential for a merger with the federal Liberals, and said that issue is also being fuelled by the media. For the record, though, he doesn’t support the idea due to a right wing contingent in the Liberal party. “Over the last six years we’ve had vote after vote after vote, and dozens and dozens of times the Liberal party voted for Conservative initiatives. So I don’t
see how that would work to have a merger when there’s a very strong part of the Liberal party that is very comfortable with Stephen Harper, at least with his policies.” Instead, Julian believes the NDP should continue its successful approach of welcoming “progressive Liberals” and Green Party members into the fold. In the meantime, the NDP’s priority is to continue standing up for working families, he said, citing as an example its lobbying efforts against the Harmonized Sales Tax in B.C. He also expressed appreciation for the outpouring of support in light of Layton’s passing, noting his office will continue to have books of condolences available for another week for people to sign. “We’ve gone through four of them now,” he said of the books, which will be presented to Layton’s widow, Olivia Chow, in the coming weeks. “I really thank the support of the whole community. The condolences people have been expressing have been very heartfelt and I really appreciate people stepping forward.” wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
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Proposed development to transform Brentwood Goes to public hearing on Sept. 20 By Wanda Chow NEWSLEADER
A new Brentwood-area development proposal could transform the southwest corner of Willingdon Avenue and Lougheed Highway. The mixed-use proposal is for a 6.65-acre site kitty corner from Brentwood SkyTrain station that currently includes a car dealership, restaurant, auto-repair shop and other light industrial properties. Bounded by Willingdon, Lougheed, Rosser Avenue and the north lane behind Dawson Street, it requires a rezoning and will go to public hearing Sept. 20. An earlier proposal for the site which received second reading in 2008 comprised two highrise ofďŹ ce buildings, three highrise apartment towers and ground-oriented commercial and retail, according to a city staff report. Since then, Burnaby council has adopted a change to the
city’s zoning bylaw expanding density bonus provisions to certain zones within the four town centres of Brentwood, Metrotown, Lougheed and Edmonds. As a result, the developer is now proposing a new plan that takes advantage of the potential added density. The current proposal consists of 1,351 residential units in four highrises, ranging in height from 39 to 48 storeys, the latter within a mixed-use tower that includes 13 storeys of ofďŹ ce space. Units will range in size from 413-square-foot studios to 1,750-square-foot three-bedrooms-plus-den units. Five per cent, or 68 units, will be adaptable for persons with disabilities. It includes about 250,000 square feet of ofďŹ ce space and about 112,000 square feet of commercial space. It also now includes signiďŹ cant plaza and open green space. Within the site, Sumas Street will be a “high streetâ€? with retail storefronts, pedestrian walkways and street furniture and the entire project aims to be pedestrian friendly with
front doors of commercial spaces opening directly to the street, the report said. The developer plans to build to a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold standard, and will provide transit passes for two years to 15 per cent of the units, twice the required secured bicycle parking, memberships in a car-sharing program and three cars per residential phase for the car co-op. If approved, the project would be built in four phases. As part of the density bonusing program, the developer will provide an amenity bonus for the ďŹ rst phase of more than $8.8 million. Of that, $2 million will come in the form of a 4,570-square-foot city-owned community space on-site and $6.8 million cash-inlieu to be used for future Brentwood area amenities. Of that, $1.36 million will be designated for affordable and special needs housing projects. The applicant is Chris Dikeakos Architects of Burnaby. The public hearing will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in city hall council chambers. wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
TransLink feeling its own pain By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
A jump in transit ridership is helping TransLink make up for lower-than-expected gas tax revenues. The drop in gasoline sales in the region means less cash for TransLink, which gets 15 cents on every litre sold. Second quarter ďŹ nancial numbers show the gas tax take is running ďŹ ve per cent below what TransLink budgeted. Spokesman Ken Hardie said more people are taking transit—ridership is running at least six per cent above last year—so reduced vehicle use may account for some of the drop in gas sales.
But he also agreed many shoppers are heading regularly to the U.S. to take advantage of the strong Canadian dollar and gas up for less, or ďŹ lling up in the Fraser Valley, where TransLink gas tax doesn’t apply. “It could very easily be there are enough people going across into other jurisdictions to buy fuel,â€? Hardie said. Lower tourism visits and an ongoing trend to buying more fuel efďŹ cient vehicles may also be contributing factors, he said. TransLink managed to keep its second-quarter costs almost ďŹ ve per cent under budget at $469 million, while delivering more service than budgeted, partly to meet higher transit
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The defeat of the HST Friday doesn’t change one fact about B.C.’s finances: We’re still spending more money than we are bringing in. The HST hoped to address that. Not necessarily by increasing the amount of tax British Columbians pay, but by improving the economy by streamlining a clumsy and archaic provincial sales tax. A more active economy, the government contended, would mean more tax revenue coming in. That argument failed to sway many. It was lost amid the shouts and accusations over the way the HST was introduced, and suspicion it would only benefit business. MLA Barry Penner aptly called Friday’s referendum defeat a “self-inflicted wound.” Indeed, the way the Liberals handled the HST should offer a textbook example to future politicians on how not to introduce a tax. So deep was the anger that almost every economist and business leader failed to convince the public that tossing out the PST would enhance economic activity. Even the promise to reduce the tax was seen as a crass attempt to buy the public’s favour. So what now? If there is one consensus that can be drawn from the last few months it is that the PST is a deeply flawed tax. Business people, politicians and economists agree that because of the way it is applied, it stifles growth. The other reality is that the things we want our government to pay for – health care, education, transportation – all continue to cost more. Our options are simple: Spend less, or find ways to generate additional revenue. Premier Christy Clark has promised a Plan B. Let’s hope that plan involves a thorough and transparent discussion about ways we can improve our tax structure. If the PST is flawed, Friday’s HST defeat should not preclude our changing it. But let’s talk about it first. – Black Press
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Well kiddies, enjoy your last weekend of sumWell, it’s their own fault, retorts the teachers mer before school starts. federation, because back in 2001 the Libs wanted At least here in British Columbia, the education to be seen as the good guys and reduced taxes. system has the decency to wait until the day after Return to those levels of taxation and it’s possible Labour Day to open up its doors to students for a to increase education funding. new school year. Most of the provinces in the rest So does that mean teachers want taxes hiked so of the country have already started, they get paid more? Guess so. many of them mid-week. What’s up The games both sides are playing as with that? they begin negotiating is getting sickenThe first day of school, however, just ing. Finding solutions to such immense may be the only shred of common sense problems is not going to be easy. The odds there is in provincial education these of making it happen, though, would be days. improved immensely if they got rid of the British Columbia has a long history petty backbiting that consumes both sides of teachers and politicians acting like at such a nauseating level. petulant bullies in the school yard. They are certainly not setting good Both say they’re only doing what’s examples for the children. best for the children. When school starts on Tuesday, the B.C. Grant Granger Hogwash. Teachers Federation plans to implement Like all of us, teachers want more its first phase of job action. They’ll do all money and a lighter workload for the job they their classroom duties and communicate with parperform nine months every year. The politicians ents, but they won’t do any administrative work. want to appear to be appeasing taxpayers by holdLast time around, in 2005, they started with a ing the line on salaries and heaping more work on similar tactic by reducing some of their duties the teachers. before hitting the picket line. The public sector already receive salaries and As much as the teachers and politicians insist benefits most private sector workers drool over, what they’re doing isn’t causing students and screams the BC Liberals. We’re not going to give parents to be caught in the middle of this ugly tugany increases to anybody in the public sector, of-war, there is no doubt they are. they huff, and that includes the teachers because How can they not be? there’s not enough money in the kitty. They don’t know who to believe.
The teachers say if the impasse goes long enough they won’t be putting out report cards. What good does that do for the students and their parents? Report cards are important because they give both students and parents an understanding of how the kids are progressing as the school year chugs along. If it gets that far, or, heaven forbid, it escalates to the point there’s a repeat of the 2005 strike, then both sides are complicit in not coming to some sort of mutual agreement. Despite the moaning and groaning from many corners about our education system, there is a lot to be proud of. There are some amazing kids coming out of our public education system and moving on to post-secondary institutions or real world success. The terrific thing about school sports teams, music programs and clubs is that the outstanding individuals who run them teach students how to work together and problem solve for a common goal. They teach discipline, dedication and passion, often in a fun way. These are the activities that show them how to take their education and survive in the real world. It’s time the teachers and politicians learned the same lesson. Grant Granger is a NewsLeader reporter ggranger@burnabynewsleader.com
Friday September 2, 2011 NewsLeader A7 Friday,
I took my car for AirCare inspection, in order to renew my insurance. Once again, even though it is now an old practice, the futile system left me incredibly frustrated. The entire test routine was over in approximately five minutes, at which time I was told my car had passed the inspection and the charges for it would be $ 45. I was also told vehicles 1992 or newer are required to be inspected only biennially, and since my vehicle fell under that criteria, I would be good until 2013. Vehicles 1991 and older require inspection annually, and the cost for each year/ service, assuming they pass the test, is $23. My question is, if I use their service only once every two years, why must I be made to pay the equivalent of two inspections? If I remember correctly, the AirCare inspection was introduced in attempting to reduce air pollution, and while I have nothing against trying to keep our air clean, this clearly, is one more mendacious way for the government to take money from the people. In my opinion, nothing more
then legal theft. Frank Di Cesare Burnaby
Parents, students must be made aware of scholarships Earlier in the year, the B.C. government unveiled new rules regarding how graduation scholarships would be calculated and awarded. These scholarships, as the article mentioned, used to have a net worth of over $5 million, money that can be used to help finance the education of students who would otherwise have difficulty in improving their education beyond a high school diploma. Because these changes include Grade 10 exams in their final calculation for grades and awards, I am curious to know what is being done by the ministry and local school board to properly explain these changes to students and parents, and to stress the importance of striving toward excellence beyond the final year of studies. In previous years, there was only a limited amount of information given to stu-
dents regarding the exams that would count for these scholarships, and many students likely were unable to obtain the scholarships due to a lack of knowledge. We all know Burnaby students are among the very best and brightest in the world, but that millions of dollars in these awards are not being collected due to a lack of knowledge about their existence. Parents and students, in a few days the school year will begin again. There is money out there to help with the cost of a post-secondary education. Make sure you’re aware of how to obtain these scholarships. There’s no extra effort needed, these are all courses that are required for graduation. With the cost of a post-secondary education continuing to rise, our schools and the ministry should be doing everything they can to help point out ways of making education more affordable. Trevor Ritchie Burnaby
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mere kids. In a way that’s been great for us because it’s kept our hydro rates down at unrealistically low levels. But it’s also fuelled the unfortunate myth noted above that BC Hydro can generate electricity at next to no cost compared to the private sector. That’s the real shame in all of this and it’s also the real danger. We can, of course, go on being blissfully ignorant to the facts and keep on putting off our generation’s overdue contribution to the upkeep and expansion of B.C.’s electrical system. At least until those systems stop working and we’re forced to attend to them. But are we really being fair to our kids and grandkids if we choose blissful ignorance over the prudent maintenance of our electrical system? No, it’s not fair at all. Allowing ourselves to be fooled and misled by ignorance is simply not acceptable, especially when it comes to something as fundamentally important as our province’s electrical system and what we owe to future generations. Fred Reemeyer Coquitlam
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A8 NewsLeader Friday, September 2, 2011
Dispute casts shadow on school year in B.C. By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS
VICTORIA – A work-to-rule campaign by public school teachers, set to begin on the first day of school, is only one dispute expected in education in the coming year. The B.C. Teachers Federation confirmed Wednesday it will file strike notice to take effect Tuesday morning. The BCTF says phase one will be to refuse administrative duties such as meeting with principals, supervising playgrounds and writing report cards. The union and the employers’ association are far apart on a range of issues, including salary and a list of benefit improvements sought by the BCTF. One major point in dispute is the meaning of a B.C. Supreme Court decision handed down this spring on the government’s 2002 removal of class size and composition
from teacher bargaining. BCTF president Susan Lambert says the decision means the government must add $336 million to the public school budget to guarantee a level of service. “Teachers are determined in this round of bargaining to regain those lost services, jobs and resources to meet students’ needs,” Lambert said. Education Minister George Abbott has repeatedly said any settlement must fit with the government’s “net zero” mandate that other public service unions have already accepted. Abbott said in an interview Wednesday that the BCTF is demanding “restoration of the world as it existed in 2001, and once that’s done, then they’ll start talking.” Abbott said the court does not prescribe an outcome, but gives the two sides a year to work out a compromise.
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Byrne Road warehouse fire started accidentally Structural damage so bad backhoe was called in to knock it down By Wanda Chow NEWSLEADER
The massive warehouse fire on Byrne Road started accidentally Monday afternoon when two workers were cutting metal with a torch, says the Burnaby Fire Department. By the time fire crews arrived at 5820 Byrne Rd. shortly before 2 p.m., a gas line had ruptured and was feeding the blaze, says assistant fire chief administration Tom Foreman.
It was well over an hour before a Fortis gas employee was able to shut off the gas to the three-alarm fire, which was fought by 50 firefighters and 15 fire trucks. Traffic on a section of Byrne Road between Marine Way and Marine Drive was blocked off for several hours. The warehouse, which was adjacent to a movie studio, served as storage for movie equipment and sets, according to media reports. The building was destroyed. There was so much damage and the warehouse was so structurally unstable that fire crews had to call in a backhoe to tear down what was still standing after the fire was extinguished, Foreman says.
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children—40 from the current 23—and lessen the waitlist where about 50 children remain. The school had an urgent need for out-of-school care after a local provider, which had served the neighbourhood for 25 years, stopped taking school-aged children in 2006. Parents scrambled to fill the gap with families rearranging work schedules and helping each other, but in the first year, 30 to 40 children were moved to other schools with childcare programs. The temporary centre opened at Gilpin in 2009. Gouveia noted that not only will the daycare serve existing Gilpin families, it will likely help boost enrolment at the school. With SBNH running it, the facility could also serve as a space for family and community programs after hours and on weekends. In the long term, with all-day kindergarten making kinder-care no longer necessary, the facility could potentially house a preschool, she added.
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“Government has to come to this table with some commitment to maintaining the quality of public education and so far it hasn’t.” Lambert said the public education system, along with other public services,
has been hit by cuts ever since 2001 when the BC Liberals were elected and cut income taxes by 25 per cent, costing it $2.2 billion in government revenues. Since 2001, education has been designated as an essential service removing
teachers’ right to walk off the job. All job action has to be vetted by the B.C. Labour Relations Board. In 2001, teachers conducted a similar work-to-rule-type job action which did not escalate. In 2005, the BCTF defied the essential services legislation and walked off the job until a mediator was brought in to help end the strike. “You don’t take job action willy-nilly, you don’t take it because you’re having fun. What you’re doing is you’re trying to put pressure on your employer to urge them to get to the bargaining table to hammer out a compromise, a collective agreement that meets everyone’s needs. Right now, that hasn’t happened.” Future phases of job action are all dependent on the progress at the bargaining table, she said. “We hope that government changes its mind before we get anywhere near [walking off the job].”
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sion while supervision they normally provide during recess will be performed by exempt district staff, including principals. Extra-curricular activities such as sports teams and clubs will continue. “Extra-curricular is intentionally not mentioned in phase one of the job action,” said Richard Storch, president of the Burnaby Teachers’ Association, by email. “Extra-curricular is voluntary and teachers can always choose to do extra-curricular or not.” Any escalation of job action must first be presented to the B.C. Labour Relations Board (LRB) and the British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA), explained Kaardal. The LRB would rule whether the proposed job action would be allowed, then the BCTF would provide 72-hours notice before it would begin. As for the potential of the lack of report cards affecting earlyadmission applications to university, he said, “I certainly think we’ll find a way to address that to support students. I mean, everyone in the province is aware that this is occurring, and in the past it’s been managed.” Kaardal encouraged parents to check the district website (http:// sd41.bc.ca/) and their school’s website for updates on teachers job action. wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
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Labour Day 2011 Salute the men and women who work to make our lives better
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Salute to Labour
A message from the federation president Canadians soon were fighting in the Labour Day this year heralds the First World War. beginning of the B.C. Federation of British Columbia now is home to more Labour’s second century. than 4.5 million residents. Skyrocketing As we greet the dawn of our second commodity prices have sparked imprescentury, the BCFED today represents sive growth in the province’s more than 450,000 members mining, and oil and gas secacross British Columtors, and our forest products bia. And as our province has are finding new markets in grown, so too has organized China and elsewhere. labour. At the same time, the Organized labour’s earlirecent collapse in financial est days were not unlike markets led to a painful, if the present: prosperous for thankfully brief, economic many, yet turbulent. recession, and reminded BritIn 1911, the census ish Columbians that we often counted British Columbia’s are subject to forces beyond population at just under our control. 393,000. The province was Sadly, Canada in recent thriving, in part because of SINCLAIR years has had soldiers serva roaring mining industry ing overseas, many of whom sacrificed in the Kootenays, and a nascent forestry their lives in the name of our country. sector that sent countless carloads of In its earliest days the labour movelumber to the then-booming prairie ment was at the forefront of many provinces. battles, including the fight for a minimum Two transcontinental railways (the wage, an eight-hour day, workers’ comGrand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian pensation and women’s suffrage. Northern) were under construction, with Victory came quickly on a few fronts thousands of workers laying steel rails — a Workers’ Compensation Board across the province. was set up in 1916, and a minimum Two years later, BC was hit with a wage for women became law two years global economic downturn. Unemploylater. (Men received similar protection ment soared and the housing market in 1925.) crashed. In the following year, 1914, armed conflict erupted in Europe and PLEASE SEE SINCLAIR ON A15
City of Burnaby employees earned the City the honour of being named “Best Run City in Canada” by Maclean’s magazine. Congratulations to all City of Burnaby staff and to all Burnaby citizens for making Burnaby a great place to live, work, learn and play. As we all celebrate Labour Day in honour of working people in Burnaby and beyond,
WE WISH YOU A SAFE AND HAPPY LABOUR DAY WEEKEND. Mayor Derek Corrigan Councillor Pietro Calendino Councillor Richard Chang Councillor Sav Dhaliwal Councillor Dan Johnston Councillor Colleen Jordan Councillor Anne Kang Councillor Paul McDonell Councillor Nick Volkow
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Salute to Labour
BCAA recommendations To lessen the impact of the post-Labour Day commuter crunch, the British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) encourages drivers to plan ahead before heading out, or consider alternatives to driving every day. According to a recent report by Statistics Canada, the average commute time for those traveling by car to work in the Metro Vancouver region is 25 minutes. Fifteen percent of car commuters spend 45 minutes or more driving to work. And, 41 per cent of car commuters face delays due to traffic congestion three or more days a week. To reduce your chances of being “stuck in traffic,” BCAA recommends car commuters consider the following: • Vary your commuting schedule. Talk to your employer about adopting more flexible work hours so you’re starting and finishing your work day either before or after peak rush hours. Some employers offer the choice of working longer shifts and fewer days overall which reduces the number of days you’d have to commute to work. • Identify alternate routes. Try mapping out a different route. It may not be the shortest distance but you may find it is less congested. This may result in less time idling in traffic and less stress. • Know before you go. Pay close attention to travel and transit reports before you leave your home or office. You might be able to choose a less congested route. • Work from home if you can. If you can use today’s technology to work from home, pitch your employer on letting you
telecommute one or more days a week, or work a schedule that helps you avoid peak travel times. Or, if you don’t need to drive every day, you might consider one of the following transportation alternatives. Incorporating alternative forms of transportation into your commute may relieve stress, improve your health, reduce harm to the environment - even save you money. • Share a ride or car pool. This option can provide a less stressful commute to work, free rein of the HOV lanes and a chance to meet new people. Check out rideshare databases such as www.rideshare.com to find a carpool partner. Even if you car pool just once or twice a week, you’ll save money and reduce stress while reducing traffic congestion and pollution. • Use public transit. Taking the bus or SkyTrain can alleviate traffic-related stress. Using the downtime to relax, read a book or catch up on work can offset any extra time it may take you to get to and from work. Some companies may be eligible to offer employees discounted transit passes through the convenience of payroll deduction. If you don’t have transit close by, consider driving to a Park and Ride location where you can leave your car and take transit the rest of the way. • Cycle. Bicycle commuting may be more practical than you think and can save you money. Many public transit facilities are now bike-friendly and let you take your bike with you on buses and trains. Detailed maps outlining the network of bike routes are available from Translink and on many municipal websites.
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Salute to Labour
Labour comic raises funds for United Way
Labour Day Greetings 2011
This Labour Day, teachers across the province salute BC’s workers and those in our communities fighting to protect public services like education. A message from the BC Teachers’ Federation
“When you’re the producer you don’t have to be funny anymore because you own the show,” says Ardell BrophyFitzpatrick, founder and producer of the Laff Riot Girls Comedy Troupe. But she is funny, and she has made a lot of people laugh since founding Laff Riot Girls in 1997. The troupe has performed 6,700 shows and is Canada’s longestrunning female comedy act. Not only does Brophy-Fitzpatrick make people laugh, she gives back while doing it. A long-time labour activist, she has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars with the Laff Riot Girls for Metro Vancouver community causes and charities, including United Way of the Lower Mainland. Brophy-Fitzpatrick has worked with United Way for over 15 years. “I’ve gotten involved with United Way because I’ve seen how it has benefited organizations both big and small and that is really important to me,” she says. She began her relationship with United Way as a COPE 378 workplace campaign chair and today as vice president of United Steelworkers Local 2009 serves on the 2011 United Way Campaign Labour Committee. United Way and labour have shared a valuable partnership for more than 30 years. The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and United Way developed this
Ardell Brophy-Fitzpatrick, Founder/Producer, Laff Riot Girls Comedy Troupe, long-time labour activist and 2011 United Way Campaign Labour Committee member
relationship in communities across Canada as one way of ensuring that workers and their families have access to important social services in their community. This fall marks the second comedy fundraiser Laff Riot Girls are performing on behalf United Way. The performance will take place Oct. 13 at Lafflines comedy club in New Westminster. In 2010, Brophy-Fitzpatrick was awarded the New Westminster and District Labour Council’s Community Service Award. No stranger to accolades, she was honoured in 2001 by the Government of Canada for her outstanding volunteer contributions.
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Friday September 2, 2011 NewsLeader A15 Friday,
Salute to Labour
Sinclair delivers message CONTINUED FROM PAGE
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In 1917, women won the right to vote in provincial elections, and in 1918 a Department of Labour was established to represents workers’ interests. Other battles took longer to win. BC first enacted a law for an eight-hour day in 1899, but it applied only to miners working underground. Many decades were to pass before all workers won similar protection. More recently, the B.C. Federation of Labour won the fight for an increase in
the province’s minimum wage, stuck at eight dollars an hour (with a ‘training wage’ of just six dollars) since 2001. The B.C. Federation of Labour is proud of its record of success and is dedicated to protecting and helping workers and their families through the 21st Century. Together, we will continue to make British Columbia a safe and prosperous place to work and live. Jim Sinclair, is president of the B.C. Federation of Labour
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The rejection of the harmonized sales tax has created a boatload of uncertainty for the B.C. housing industry. B.C.’s move to the HST in July 2010 added seven per cent to the cost of labour in home renovations – a tax that wasn’t applied under the PST. New homes over $525,000 are also taxed under the HST – for the time being. Now, in the wake of the referendum, contractors in B.C. are caught in the transition back to the provincial sales tax, which Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said would take 18 months. Peter Simpson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association, says the B.C. government didn’t offer up much of a tax plan that businesses can use for the intervening year-and-a-half. Will B.C. residents step away from the market? Simpson says no one can predict the exact outcome, but he expects consumers will put off some reno projects, lowering revenue for contractors.
Emergencies like a leaky roof will get taken care of, he says, but a kitchen or a media room reno may have to wait. One solution would see the province offer tax rebates for renovation projects between now and the shift back to the PST, but Simpson says nothing like that was mentioned by Falcon or Premier Christy Clark after the results came out – even though she said the Liberals had prepared a Plan B, just in case the HST was rejected. “They need a Plan C, because Plan B is not cutting it for our industry right now,” Simpson says. “This whole HST has been a debacle since it was introduced in July 2009 and it will continue 18 months from now.” He says the government needs to come up with a plan to get people to pull the trigger on renos and home purchases immediately, not in 18 months. “There has to be some kind of system that makes it neutral whether you do it now or wait,” he says. “They have to address these issues.” Simpson notes that by the time it’s all said and done and
B.C. moves back to the PST, four years will have passed since the HST was introduced. That’s enough time to earn a university degree. Rob Currie, co-owner of waterproofing contractor Basement Systems Vancouver Inc., says consumers were waiting even before the referendum result was handed down because they weren’t sure how the tax situation would affect the bottom line. He says the province needs to hammer out a transition plan very quickly, so consumers can make their decisions and contractors can get to work. “People who are out there bidding and quoting need to have a real understanding of where we’re at,” he says. “We’re looking for a policy to very clearly explain the plan, so we can make decisions and our customers can make decisions as well.” He says lots of people just want some clarity on a very simple question: how much am I going to spend? With the tax regime in a state of flux, Currie says no one knows.
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Police riot website seeks to identify suspects By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
A new website launched Tuesday by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) to identify Stanley Cup riot suspects is generating dozens of new tips and garnering thousands of hits. The riot2011.vpd.ca site initially shows 40 suspects, who viewers are invited to identify and provide other details, such as age
and current location. The launch came as VPD Chief Jim Chu again sought to explain the delays in charging suspects in the June 15 riot, including the 42 who have turned themselves in to police. Just two men have so far been charged from the night of violence downtown, while police in London have already charged more than 1,000 suspects from riots there in
early August. “We’re not pulling our punches, we’re going for the most serious charges we can get,” Chu said Tuesday. VPD officials said they have the names of more than 1,100 potential riot suspects but need more time to analyze the 1,600 hours of video recorded at the riot. Chu said he wants as many rioters as possible charged with
them escape justice on the more serious riot charge, he said, because “double jeopardy” prevents someone from being punished twice for the same thing. “We don’t get two
participating in a riot – a more serious offence than theft or mischief that carries a penalty of up to two years in prison. Prosecuting someone on a lesser charge now might let
chances at this,” Chu said. “You get one kick at the can.” He predicted a rush to prosecute will mean more acquittals and lighter sentences for the most serious offenders.
SFU criminology professor Rob Gordon said there is plenty of scope for Crown to add more serious charges to an indictment after initial ones are laid but before a conviction and sentencing.
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A new poll shows B.C. drivers overwhelmingly believe talking or texting behind the wheel on a mobile phone is extremely dangerous. Yet 16 per cent admit talking recently on a handheld phone and nine per cent admit they texted or emailed while driving. The Ipsos Reid survey conducted for ICBC found 87 per cent of respondents believe texting or emailing while driving is one of the riskiest behaviours on the road and 50 per cent believe talking on a handheld phone is as risky as drunk driving. The results come after RCMP said they ticketed 2,043 Lower Mainland drivers over a six-week period this summer – nearly twice as many as the 1,197 tickets for $167 issued in the same period in 2010. RCMP Insp. Norm Gaumont said the ticket blitz showed lots of people continue to text or talk on their phones – even 18 months after B.C. brought in its distracted driving law. “It’s a new phenomenon that’s come upon us – a young generation that are really tied to their devices and they can’t let them go,” he said. “I see it every day. People are still using their phones, still texting. They’re looking down at their knees.” Distracted or inattentive driving
is the number one cause of 45 per cent of fatal crashes in the Lower Mainland, Gaumont said, adding it’s the worst rate of any region in the province. “It really causes devastation on our road ways,” he said. Gaumont said another RCMP ticket blitz in September will again target illegal use of electronic devices and failure to use seatbelts. More than half of drivers surveyed in the Ipsos poll reported seeing other drivers break the ban on handheld device use several times a day. The top excuses for using a handheld phone while driving? Forty-two per cent said it was a very short call or they use the speaker function. Others said they pulled over after answering (37 per cent) or they were stopped at a red light (29 per cent). Still others said they don’t have a hands-free system or that “it’s simply a force of habit.” “Many people don’t realize that it’s also illegal to take a call or text while waiting in traffic or stopped for a red light,” said Fiona Temple, ICBC’s director of road safety. “You lose 50 per cent of what’s going on around you when you’re talking or texting on a hand-held device. This makes you four times more likely to get in a crash.” For info on distracted driving penalties and tips on safe use of cellphones, see www.drivecellsafe.ca.
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RCMP are testing an aerial drone that can hover over crash sites and crime scenes to take photos or beam video back to officers on the ground. The remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle should help crash analysts get better, faster images to reconstruct what happened. RCMP Insp. Norm Gaumont, head of A Draganflyer X6 traffic services in the Lower Mainland said it will allow police to reopen roads to traffic faster after crashes than when a helicopter has to be called in. “Sometimes we absolutely need an aerial shot of the scene and we keep the road shut down longer than we need to,” Gaumont said. “This fits in a suitcase and we can have it flying in minutes.” The Draganflyer X6 – built by a Saskatoon firm – costs $30,000, weighs just one kilogram and can carry either a digital still camera or a high-definition video camera. Officers are permitted to fly it as high as 175 feet and at speeds up to 30 kilometres per hour.
The lower altitude means it can also get much more detailed images than helicopters. An officer on the ground can wear video goggles and see what the drone sees. “There are a lot of potential uses for this technology but it will not be used for any type of surveillance,” Gaumont said. Similar drones are already used by police in Saskatchewan and Ontario. Gaumont said the RCMP here will test the unit for one year before deciding whether to buy one. Some defence industry analysts have predicted the era of manned combat jets is ending – the U.S. F-35 fighter now in development will likely be the last new design before military drones take over entirely. But Gaumont said he doesn’t foresee that happening anytime soon with police drones shouldering aside helicopters such as Air 1. “These things are very light and there are a lot of limitations,” he said of the Draganflyer. The testing will determine how accurate it is and how the craft performs at night or bad weather, he added.
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The day after tropical storm Irene blew through Miramichi, New Brunswick, the Burnaby Bulldogs were swamped 8-2 by Windsor in the final at the Canadian senior men’s baseball championships on Monday. The final had been scheduled for Sunday, but was delayed by the arrival of the storm front. The Bulldogs gave up five runs on five hits and an error in the bottom of the second inning after taking a 1-0 lead in their half of the inning, and they never recovered. Bulldogs’ starting pitcher Leon Boyd continued to struggle, giving up another run in the third, before he was replaced by reliever Corey Wood. It was a disappointing denouement for the 6’6” Boyd, who pitched for the Netherlands national team at the World Baseball Classic in 2009. Windsor scored two more runs in the fifth inning to go up 8-1. The Bulldogs were able to muster one more run off winning pitcher John Picco in the top of the seventh before Devon Franklin popped out to first base to end the game. The Bulldogs, who went into the tournament as the defending national champions, finished with five wins and two losses. One of those wins was over the host team, Chatham, New Brunswick, in the semi-final to reach the final.
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SHB Holdings Ltd. dba Subway is hiring for various location in Vancouver & New Westminster, BC for Food Counter Attendants ($10.73/hr.) & Food Service Supervisors (13.21/hr.); all 40hrs/week+ben. Apply by Fax: (604) 676-0664 or by Email: binning.subway@yahoo.com
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Laborers CIVIL & PARK CONSTRUCTORS Seeks Laborers for project in Vancouver. Must have own vehicle. Min. 1 year experience in construction labor. Fulltime $17 - $20 (depending on experience) Plus OVERTIME and BENEFITS Fax resume to 604-507-4711 or Email: Paulo@wilco.ca www.wilcocivil.ca
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in Langley. Our dealership is a busy full service facility. Excellent Benefits & Wage Fax Resume 604.530.2865 or E-mail: dspringman @springmans.com VCR Container depot req. F/T & P/T certified welders. Knowledge of marine container repairs & IICL standards is an asset. Pls send resume to 11hr.mc@gmail.com
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CIVIL & PARK CONSTRUCTORS Min. requirements: 5 years experience in either: • Park construction • Artificial & Sports field construction • Civil & Roadwork construction Fulltime $23.00 - $28.00 (depending on experience) Plus OVERTIME and BENEFITS Fax resume to 604-507-4711 or Email: Paulo@wilco.ca www.wilcocivil.ca
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CARPET CLEANING TECHNICIANS Full Time Carpet Cleaning Technician required. Must have valid BC Driver’s Licence with good driving record. Must be fluent in English. No experience required. All training & equipment provided. Starting wage at $15.00 per hour. Fax resume to: 604-873-3496 email: pointthree@telus.net
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Advertising Sales Consultant The Award-Winning Outlook newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Advertising Sales Consultant. The candidate must have the ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service. The winning candidate will be a team player and will be called upon to aggressively grow an existing account list. The ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. The successful candidate will have sales experience, preferably in the advertising industry. The position offers a great work environment with a competitive salary, commission plan and strong benefits package. The Outlook is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest independent print media company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers across Canada and the United States. Please submit your resume with cover letter by Friday, September 29, 2011. To: Ad Manager, North Shore Outlook admanager@northshoreoutlook.com fax 604 903-1001 #104 – 980 West 1st Street North Vancouver, B.C. V7P 3N4
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RENOVATION Specialist,25 years experienced carpenter,honest and reliable, call Eams Design & Build 604 657 7157 to arrange a free estimate today.
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AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance
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FERTILIZERS
WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877
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✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding
ROOF, CONCRETE & VINYL CLEANING. Best for less. Seniors disc. Call Dennis (604)521-6860
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U-PICK Blueberries $1.20 lb. We pick $2.00 lb. 19478 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Pitt Mead. 763-2808
PAVING/SEAL COATING
ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
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PETS
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE puppy, blue-healer female, born April 26, vet checked, all shots, working parents. $250. Call (604)860-4400 BASSET HOUND for free adoption. 6 year old spayed female. Suitable for senior. Must have a fenced yard. Call Linda 604-820-0629 BENGAL MANX KITTENS beautiful, 5 boys ready to go $150-$250 each Call 604-820-1603 Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excellent pedigree. (604)794-3786 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 ENGLISH MASTIFF P/B PUPS Fawn & Brindle. CKC reg. $1450. 604-782-3864. GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. Working line. Black and black & tan. $650. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602 GERMAN SHEPHERD Pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines. 604-856-8161. KITTENS, 7 wks, very affectionate & cuddly, litter trained, $50. Call 604-530-2829. MALTESE PUPPIES. 1st shots, vet ✔, health guarnt’d, all white. Can view mother. $650 (604)820-8513 MALTESE pups, 2M, 1st shots, vet ✔, dewormed, N/S $800. Also 3yr male Maltese. 604-464-5077 MASTIFF PUPS ready to go, shots, dewormed, tails docked, Call for details (604)615-2682 MIN PIN PUPS, family raised, 1st shots, dewormed, vet chkd, tails & dews done, $400, ph 604-467-6670 MULTI-POO.Minature,apricot, 4-5lb Hypo aller, non-shed, family raised, pet vet cert $895. 604-341-1445. 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 PB, Golden Retriever pups, family farm raised, vet checked, shots, ready August 22. Males $600 Timbur6@telus.net. 604-845-7434 PITT BULL PUPS, 3 females, vet checked, 1st shots, 2 mo. $350/ea Call: 604-217-6551 SHELTIES beautiful loveable happy puppies, warm & cuddly, 4 months old. House trained. (604)826-6311 Yellow Lab Puppies. 1st shots, tattooed. Beaut. smaller sized (English), CKC P/B parents here. Ready now for choosing. $650: to approved homes. Rob 604-309-9908 YELLOW LAB PUPS. 8 weeks old, ready to go. Vet checked, 1st. shots. Parents on site. $500. 604-852-6176 Abbts YORKIES 3M pure bred, n/p, ready for their forever homes, dewormed, shots, vet ✔ $650 (604)826-5252
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BRIDGEVIEW FLEA MARKET Every Sunday, Year Round, 80 Vendors 7am-3pm, 11475-126a St. Sry. Info./Book Table 604-625-3208
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Fredrick Goertz Transit Antique Transit manufactured by Fredrick Goertz. Excellent working condition. In original box. Offers Welcome call 604.488.9161 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
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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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633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS MOBILE HOMES 1, 2 & 3 BDRM $46,900 - $74,900. Lorraine, Royal Lepage 604-889-4874.
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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
2004-2007 loud & sassy custom pipes, DG HARDCHROME from California, double chrome, never blue, 1/2 price. 1st $450 takes. (778)837-6577 2005 YAMAHA - Midnight Star only lic. since 2009. As new. 1700 cc. Pristine cond. Bought new-Don’t need 2. $16,000 invested. My loss your gain. Blow out price - $7975: takes it away. Dealer serviced. 778-888-6805, 778-837-6577.
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NEW WESTMINSTER
Great 1 Bedroom, quiet building nr. amenities, Royal City Mall & Skytrain.
CLAREMONT TERRACE
Includes Heat, Hot Water and Cable.
** 6960 ELWELL ST ** NEAR MIDDLEGATE
Please call 604-526-0147
Quiet, spacious 2 & 1 Bdrms & Bachelor suites. Incld: Balcony, prkg, heat & h/wtr
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2000 Winnebago Brave. 35’ slide awning, new tires/brakes, NS/NP, exc cond. $25,900. 604-341-8694
HOMES FOR RENT
BURNABY
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.
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Super light weight trailer. 2121 lbs. 18’ 4” length. ECO Construction. Slps 4. F/T Q/size bed. Frg. / Stv. / Micro / Convec / AC / Furn / HW / Inv. / AC/ DC / Toilet / Shwr / TV / Add-a-room. $14,950 Save 1000’s from new. Call: 604-307-4357 E-mail: ajeepster@shaw.ca
Crescentview Renovated townhomes in magnificent area. Basement, patio, new appliances, garage.
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TRANSPORTATION BURNABY
Villa Del Mar 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!
806
15” LCD TV, dinette slide, thermopane windows, outside speakers & microwave. $25,995 (Stk.30389) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
ANTIQUES/CLASSICS
1978 FORD PINTO wagon. 2.8L V6 very restorable, solid body, Not running. $400obo. 604-584-7968
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2011 SALEM T21RD
1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca
BURNABY
636
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
640
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.)
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BURNABY
BURNABY, 6089-6091 Rumble. Brand new. side by side duplex. TJ @ Sutton Proact (604)728-5460
Walker Manor 6985 Walker Ave
Please call 778-994-2334
COQUITLAM
Welcome Home ! 1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
818
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:
CARS - DOMESTIC
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 The Scrapper
1997 CADILLAC DEVILLE - Loaded. Certified. Showroom cond. $6500/obo. (778)565-4334 NEW WESTMINSTER
Colonial House 435 Ash Street
RENTALS
BURNABY
CA$H for CAR$ No Wheels -No Problem! Servicing the Fraser Valley 604-746-2855
Call (604) 931-2670
www.dannyevans.ca
APARTMENT/CONDO
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
Call 604- 521-3448
HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
706
845
BURNABY
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
Enclosed - heated tanks, u-shaped dinette, outside shower outside speakers, awning. $17,816 (Stk.30525) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
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.
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....
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
1997 FORD ESCORT wagon, 67,000 km, mint, garage kept, one owner. $4500. 604-869-3313 2007 FORD FUSION SE Fully loaded. Maroon colour, 60K, $7850 firm. Call 604-538-4883. 2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT - 4 dr. auto, no accidents, local, alloy wheels, pwr. options, V-6, keyless ent.& more. $9620 / 604.649.7442
Rozario 778-788-1849
827 Professionally managed by Gateway Property Management
VEHICLES WANTED Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
Call 604- 522-5230
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847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
2005 NISSAN X-Trail LE panoramic skyroof & full load, 1 owner, accid free! 91K. Shows like new! 4x4 capability, pearlized white w/black leather int. $13,950. 604-538-7410.
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TRUCKS & VANS
1995 FORD 4X4, 5 speed, no rust, runs great, utility box. $2800. Call (604)869-3137
MARINE 912
BOATS
BARGE CAMP: Wood Barge 131’LX38’4.5”X9’8.5”D c/w: Atco trailer complex mounted on barge deck consisting of 20 rooms, kitchen, pantry, dining room, head and shower facilities, laundry facilities, small repair shop, twin Cummins 60Kw diesel gensets. Survey available. Location: Zeballos. $59,500 Call for more details. 250.703.3551.
NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Mary Nadine Trolland, deceased, formerly of New Westminster, BC are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the Executor at 560 Garfield Street, New Westminster, BC V3L 4A7 on or before September 30, 2011 after which the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of Estate of Niele Abdul Mohamed Jiwan, otherwise known as Niele Jiwan and Niele A. Jiwan, deceased, late of 7501 Colleen Street, in the City of Burnaby, in the Province of British Columbia, are hereby required to send particulars of their claims to the Administrator at the following address: c/o McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Barristers & Solicitors Attention: Allison Catherwood #1500 - 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3T 5X3 before the 29th day of September, 2011, after which date the Administrator will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to claims of which the Administrator then has notice.
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TRANSPORTATION
2010 R-POD TRAILER
MAPLE RIDGE. FOR LEASE Silver Valley View, 4 bdrm., 2 baths, liv., din., rec. 1000 sf. deck, over height 2 car gar. On 1.3 acres. N/S N/P. Sept. 1. $2000 mo. (604)466-2040
Call 604-421-1235
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....
RECREATIONAL/SALE
RIVIERA MANOR
Burnaby:
604-525-2661
MOTORCYCLES
2002 TRIUMPH TROPHY. Low k’s, new battery, runs good. $4,700. Call 604-217-3479; 778-880-0233.
Large newly renovated 1 & 2 bdrm apts available in wellkept concrete building. New floors and appl’s. Freshly painted. Patio and large storage room inste. 3 laundries in bldg. Rent incl’s heat & hot water. Sauna & jacuzzi. 5 min. walk to skytrain, Douglas College & New West Quay. Close to all amenities. Please call 604-834-1756 www.aptrentals.net
Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Metro Town. From $850/mo., includes heat, hot water. Call 778-323-0237
FARMS
LYNDEN,WA Raspberry Farm Family owned 80+ yrs.19.2 acres w/ 17 acres Meeker Raspberries in production. Proven Kickerville soil & deeded water rights. 3 bdrm house, garage, shop, barn. Mallina Wilson (360) 220-7315, Keller Williams Western Realty 3800 Byron Ave. #148, Bellingham, WA, 98229 mallina@mallinawilson.com
APARTMENT/CONDO
NEW WESTMINSTER
BURNABY
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REAL ESTATE
TRANSPORTATION
#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Margaret Peat Quinn, Deceased, who died on December 29, 2010, are hereby required to send them to the Executor, c/o Grossman & Stanley, at Suite 800 - 1090 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V7, Phone: 604-683-7454, before September 24, 2011 after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which he has notice.
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