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The MEDIUM & the MESSAGE In this election campaign, local candidates are embracing social media like never before. And experts say that trend is only going to increase in the future

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Alan Wylie and Janice Robertson along with Robert Genn (not shown) of the Federation of Canadian Artists had the task of choosing pieces for the ﬁnalist and honorable mention galleries.

Ken Milne of L’Arche Greater Vancouver meets and welcomes MLA Raj Chouhan to The Art of Being Together.

Local artist Thomas Roach assists Sheila Chowdhury in creating a silk ﬂower for the Community Art Project, which was presented to South Slope Elementary School/B.C. School for the Deaf.

Anne Baker of Allegra Printing with Decadence Ball organizers Lisa Thompson (left) and

Emerging musician, Emma Bazinet entertains the guests while they view the galleries.

Elizabeth Mackeigan of L’Arche congratulates Daniel De Regt on becoming a ﬁnalist. Daniel’s piece was chosen by sponsor, Digitally Hip.

The judges’ choice winner was Sophia Bartholomew for “Together: Transformation, Study. No 3”

Arthur Hutchinson shows off his Art Together artwork, “Prayer” that he created with his friend Wonseop Lee.

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Amanda Wong, Jen Kazda, Conrad Der and Melissa Judgeo of L’Arche Greater Vancouver present the Art Together Gallery.

he second annual Art of Being Together was presented by L’Arche Greater Vancouver at the National Nikkei Heritage Centre in Burnaby. It was a celebration of community, friendship and art. The afternoon event on Saturday, March 5 brought together sponsors, community leaders, emerging artists, musicians along with friends and family of the L’Arche community. L’Arche Greater Vancouver provides homes and day programs for developmentally disabled adults. In these homes, people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them live in a family-like surrounding where meaningful friendships, mutual respect and helping each other discover our gifts and abilities. The event raised $19,000 in sponsorships, donations, silent auction and art sales. Counting guests from the L’Arche community, sponsors, musicians, community leaders and volunteers, 200 people attended. The art on display included nine finalists, eight honorable mentions and 16 pieces of art from the Art Together project. People from the L’Arche community (residents, staff and friends) teamed up to produce these pieces of artwork based on the theme of community. There was also a community art project in which guests could participate in creating a piece of art that was going to be presented to South Slope Elementary School, B.C. Provincial School for the Deaf. The school is right across the street from the main L’Arche building. The piece of art was layered silk prints to create rows of colorful flowers blooming.

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Watch as babies vie for the title of fastest baby in Burnaby on Saturday, April 23, 9:30 a.m. at Brentwood Town Centre, 4567 Lougheed Hwy., Burnaby. Races start at 10 a.m. The fastest crawling baby will win a $1,000 shopping spree at Sears Brentwood’s children’s department. Cheer on the babies. Watch as their parents do whatever it takes to encourage their little ones. And look out for those unscheduled nap times.

Kid Cudi is the latest artist to announce a show at Deer Lake Park this summer, on Thursday, June 16 at 7 p.m. A Grammy-nominated American rapper and singer, Kid Cudi, whose opening act is Chip That Ripper, saw its ﬁrst single, Day ‘n’ Nite, become an online favourite in 2008. Tickets are $49.50 plus service charges and go on sale Thursday, April 21 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets and 1-855-985-5000.

South Burnaby schoolchildren will plant the first two in a series of giant eco-sculptures at Metropolis at Metrotown starting at noon Friday, April 22 as part of the mall’s Earth Day celebrations. The children will be at Metropolis’s Grand Court filling two metal bee-shaped frames with plants and flowers. The bug-themed series of eco-sculptures will eventually be installed permanently at the mall’s upper central plaza.

A variety show of dance, music, magic and more, dubbed “Curtain Call for Japan” will take place Thursday, April 28, 7 p.m. at Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 Macpherson Ave., Burnaby. Tickets are $30 and all proceeds will go to the Canadian Red Cross for relief efforts in Japan. Tickets: 778-847-8433 or 604861-6010.

Campaigning in the Twitter age Social media changing Politicians logging on Social media has been how candidates the rage the last few years, reach out to voters especially with the younger By Grant Granger NEWSLEADER

eter Julian used to visit schools to talk to students about his role as the MP for BurnabyNew Westminster. Afterward, students would come up to him and ask, “Are you on Facebook?” “No, I’m not,” he would reply. “Are you on Twitter?” “No, not that either.” It didn’t take long for Julian to ﬁgure out maybe he better give social media a try. It was simple to start, and the New Democrat was off and running. He now has more than 1,100 Facebook followers and in excess of 1,700 on Twitter, the most of any candidate in Burnaby and New Westminster ridings. “I found it quite interesting and as I learned more I realized it was a good vehicle to get information out in a number of different ways,” says Julian shortly before going in to talk at a school all-candidates’ meeting as the campaign for the May 2 federal election heats up. “I’m ﬁnding it is very useful to reach constituents that are younger and maybe not as involved in the political system but still interested in it.”

set, and many politicians are just starting to grasp its usefulness. In the future, they will have to tap into social media’s potential if they hope to survive, says Simon Fraser University marketing professor Lindsay Meredith. They may be able to get away with using it minimally in this election, but it will soon become indispensable. “Looking forward it will be mandatory,” says Meredith. “The younger generation doesn’t look at mass media. “It’s a large iceberg coming, maybe not right now, but when it does hit it will run over everything in its path.” Only about a third of youth voters go to the polls, so there is a danger for politicians in chasing a cohort if it’s at the expense of the existing voter base. “Seniors are the voters and any politician will see who is going to vote and they will target it,” says Meredith. “Politicians have to feed the dog that’s going to pull your sled. But that has the potential to change.” Recently CBC television personality Rick Mercer has been carrying out a personal campaign to get the youth out with his “mob voting” concept. The federal parties know that young people don’t vote, Mercer says in the recent “Rick’s Rant.”

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“The parties, they like it that way—it’s why your tuition keeps going up.” Students at several universities in Canada have already jumped aboard, organizing the vote mobs. One advantage of social media is that it’s a low-cost way way to communicate with voters compared to television, radio or newspaper ads. “It could have a profound effect on campaign budgets. Compared to social networking sites (traditional media is) expensive as hell,” says Meredith. MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER

Protesters for a variety of causes gather outside a Conservative party rally with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Burnaby on Saturday. Many of them were mobilized by messages on Facebook and Twitter.

Social media lets protesters stay connected When Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Burnaby on Saturday, details about his itinerary were hard to come by from official sources. Even the Twitter account of Burnaby-Douglas Conservative candidate Ronald Leung, whom Harper was coming to support in the critical riding the party hopes to steal from the NDP, was mute. But the Twitter and Facebook sites of various interest groups and causes were alive with details, as they tried to muster their members for a protest to greet Harper. That’s what brought Burnaby-Douglas resident Ginger Gosnell-Myers to the curb along the Gilmore Diversion, in front of the offices of The Beedie Group, waving her hand-drawn sign protesting Harper’s “plan to ruin Canada.” She says she found out about Harper’s appearance on the website shitharperdid.com. “If it wasn’t for social networking, I wouldn’t have known Harper was here,” said Gosnell-Myers, who also follows various news sites, Facebook pages and Twitter feeds to keep abreast of the election campaign and the issues close to her heart. Before Tory supporters from around Metro Vancouver could enter the rally, they ran a gauntlet of vocal protesters denouncing at least a half dozen causes, like Canada’s involvement in Libyan civil strife, the war in Afghanistan, and big oil companies. Gosnell-Myers said social media has engaged her in this election like never before, along with many of her friends. “I know there’s a lot of people who are going to be voting for the first time because of the constant messaging,” she said, before turning back to wave her sign at passing traffic.

One tool in the mix New Westminster-Coquitlam Conservative candidate Diana Dilworth knows social media’s value. She’s had a Facebook page since 2007 utilizing it during the 2009 byelection in the riding and the 2008 civic election in Port Moody. She started using Twitter for the ﬁrst time before this election. “Social media is just one part of the entire media communications mix,” says Dilworth, who has nearly 500 Facebook followers and more than 350 on Twitter. “Having a Facebook page allows you to show potential voters what the local campaign is doing. It’s just giving me another way to connect with voters.” She squeezes in updating the sites between her campaign stops and doing up to 15 kilometres a day of door knocking.

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TRUSTEE MUMFORD WON’T RUN AGAIN Longtime Burnaby school trustee Diana Mumford will not run for re-election in November. A Burnaby Citizens’ Association trustee who served two years as chair of the school board, Mumford declined to give her reasons for the decision. “I’ve served nine years and I’ve been very grateful that the voters have allowed me that opportunity.” She admitted it will be hard to get used to. Counting the 19 years her four children were students in the district, she’s spent the last 26 years working with it. Asked if she plans to re-enter politics in some other way, Mumford said, “I won’t close doors but at this time it’s not something that I’ve considered.” She plans to enjoy the last months of her term as a trustee then return to volunteer work in the community, including Blockwatch. Not continuing in civic politics was a difﬁcult decision to make, but she’s been heartened by Burnaby schools that have told her she’ll continue to be on their invitation list for events. “That was really heartening to hear because we have such wonderful people working for our kids.”

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Britney Johnston displays some of the varieties of medicinal marijuana being sold at the new Metrotown Medicinal Society on Kingsway. The dispensary opened on Friday.

a time, according to its membership package. On opening day, it had a total of two members registered. The Burnaby dispensary joins ﬁve in Vancouver—two of which are run by the Vancouver Medical Cannabis Dispensary which has almost 3,000 members—and a dispensary in Maple Ridge as the only such operations in the region. Similar dispensaries exist in B.C. in Victoria, Kelowna and

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Courtenay, said Jacob Hunter, of the Beyond Prohibition Foundation, which advocates for easy access to medicinal marijuana. The Metrotown location was opened to meet demand from clients who are too busy to travel to Vancouver or Maple Ridge, said one of its directors, Britney Johnston. It will also sell to people with a Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) card from Health Canada, who may have higher daily limits. Most of the cannabis is sourced from growers authorized by Health Canada and “great care” is taken to avoid suppliers linked with organized criminal groups, Hunter said. Prior to the dispensaries, people’s only option was to purchase pot on the street on the black market, often from organized crime, he said. Dana Larsen, a former B.C. NDP leadership candidate who operates the Vancouver Medical Cannabis Dispensary, said he’s never had any legal problems over his operations in East Vancouver and the West End and has a “positive relationship with police.” People receiving marijuana for medical reasons “can smoke it anywhere you can smoke tobacco,” which is fewer places than it used to be, he said with a laugh. Hunter said cannabis has numerous active ingredients and works differently from traditional painkillers. That makes it effective in pain relief, reducing seizures, and as an anti-nauseant, among other beneﬁts. “I think Burnaby will welcome this dispensary,” said Larsen, who’s also one of the directors of the Metrotown dispensary society. “Sometimes when we ﬁrst open, [the community has] fears, which are unwarranted. “Everywhere we’ve opened we’ve won over the community quite quickly. I think we’ll see the exact same thing here.” wchow@burnabynewsleader.com

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Candidates’ response to homeless survey disappointing: Mulholland Only half of candidates in two Burnaby ridings responded, only one in Burnaby-Douglas By Wanda Chow NEWSLEADER

A questionnaire on homelessness issues didn’t elicit the response the Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness was hoping for. The three questions on what federal candidates would do to address the issue if elected were sent to all the candidates from the four major parties—the Liberals, New Democrats, Conservatives and Greens—in the Burnaby-Douglas and Burnaby-New Westminster ridings on March 31. Only half responded—the NDP’s Kennedy Stewart was the only one from BurnabyDouglas to do so. In Burnaby-New Westminster, Peter Julian of the NDP, Garth Evans of the Liberals, and Carrie McLaren of the

Green Party also submitted their answers on time. Neither Conservative candidate—Ronald Leung in Burnaby-Douglas nor Paul Forseth in Burnaby-New Westminster—participated. Wanda Mulholland, co-chair of the task force, said she set a deadline of April 11 and sent out reminders by email and telephone, but by April 18 with election day looming, “I didn’t feel that I could wait any longer.” She posted the responses (see http://bit.ly/fYG2sT) on the task force’s website and stressed that she will post any additional responses as they are submitted, hopefully before election day on May 2. “I was a little disappointed,” Mulholland said of the response. “This is an important issue and it’s an issue that speciﬁcally relates to the federal election and I thought it would be a good opportunity for the candidates to state what they’re prepared to do on it.” She noted that the task force

is non-partisan and includes representatives for all of the two MPs and four MLAs representing Burnaby. “We’re committed to working with whoever is elected.” New Democrat candidate Kennedy Stewart was surprised to hear he was the only one from Burnaby-Douglas to respond. Stewart said he takes the challenge of becoming an MP “very seriously” and has been responding to every questionnaire and survey that’s been sent to him, as well as personally calling every potential voter who contacts him. “Your job as an MP is to address every issue.” As for solutions to the problem of homelessness, Stewart said the federal government “has to get back into the game.” Canada is the only country in the developed world without a housing strategy, he said. “[Former Liberal prime minister] Paul Martin was out the other day bragging about how ‘we defeated the deﬁcit in the ‘90s’ but how he did it was by slashing all the housing programs across Canada.”

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A little puck luck? Hope springs eternal. While this year’s spring has felt more like an extended winter, Vancouver Canucks’ fans still hope this is the spring the team finally sips champagne from the Stanley Cup. The playoffs have barely begun and already the cars are painted blue and green, and window flags and Canuck capes are out in force. There’s good reason to believe this passion and faith will finally be rewarded. The Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik, have matured from fuzzy-cheeked youngsters who cowered when the going got tough, as it always does in the playoffs, to hard-nosed superstars who find new ways every game to bedazzle defenders with their seeing-eye passes and nose for the net. Ryan Kesler has evolved into the kind of player it was always hoped Todd Bertuzzi could be—tough, feisty, fearless and supremely talented. Goaltender Roberto Luongo has put the discord and doubt of his past two seasons behind him. The defence of Sami Salo, Alex Edler, Kevin Bieksa and a rotating cast of blue line partners are the best in the league. Even the support players have fulfilled every role asked of them. In their 40-year history, the Canucks have reached the Stanley Cup final twice. It’s been 17 years since they came tantalizing close to winning it all, when they lost the seventh and deciding game to the New York Rangers. This year, the stars finally seem to be aligning in their favour. The players are at the top of their game. The team is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The previous two times a Canadian city has hosted the Olympics, that city’s team has gone on to win the Stanley Cup the following season. Even the weather is cooperating; it’s easy to stay inside and watch the games when it’s cold and raining outside. A Canucks’ Stanley Cup this spring would make for a glorious summer.

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Clash of visions in political spring plan, and Harper noted that B.C. isn’t alone in VANCOUVER – My weekend in the big city following suit. Most provinces have cut business didn’t lack for variety. It started with Stephen taxes, including Liberal and NDP provincial Harper’s defence of business tax cuts, and ended with the election of Adrian Dix as B.C. NDP leader governments, and now their federal counterparts campaign on promises to roll them back. on a Marxism Lite program of reversing this “And nobody’s doing it,” Harper said. “This is world-wide trend and making the corporations what’s ironic. You look around the world. Ireland’s pay. bankrupt, and it’s not raising its busiI caught up with Harper on a tour ness tax rates. The United States has a through swing ridings in Vancouver, deﬁcit three times ours, and President including Vancouver South where Obama, who’s not on my side of the now-Liberal Ujjal Dosanjh hung on by political spectrum, says they need to 20 votes in the last of our semi-annual lower their tax rates.” federal elections. But let’s not let federal or provincial Harper hit B.C. pleading for a majorpoliticians blow smoke that it’s their ity to stop this merry-go-round of policies alone that have created 500,000 elections and stabilize the country as a jobs across the country in two years, player on the global business scene. or made Canada’s currency soar past I was granted a 10-minute interview, the U.S. dollar. Canada’s dollar is now and one of my questions was about Tom Fletcher seen as a stable petro-currency in an the multi-year program of business unstable world, and its international tax cuts being completed by both the lumber markets that have led to double-digit federal and B.C. governments. unemployment in many B.C. towns. I asked Harper if B.C.’s unemployment and Natural gas, and foreign technology and investinvestment performance suggests not all of the savings are being reinvested. That’s because taxes ment in it, have been a key part of B.C.’s recovery. And in general we’re starting to enjoy the effects are only one factor, our economist Prime Minister of a commodity boom. replied. Business conﬁdence has to be there, and Then came the NDP leadership vote on Sunthat’s why stable, multi-year programs are needed day. Here is a party that already has tilted itself for business plans. Ottawa has implemented its four-year reduction toward the urban areas with a one member-one

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vote system. And it just rejected Mike Farnworth, its most popular candidate and the one with the best effort to emphasize rural and resource development. Newly anointed NDP leader Adrian Dix is going to raise taxes on banks and those evil corporations, and use the money to subsidize post-secondary education for anyone who wants it. Meanwhile the reality for post-secondary students is that business programs are tough to get into, because students are lining up to pay the supposedly onerous tuition fees. Dix’s rhetoric about state-imposed wealth redistribution seems not so much alarming as quaint. It’s his federal counterpart Jack Layton who blithely promises to double a federal pension program, just as Canada’s population approaches the tipping point in 2015, where there will be more seniors than children for the ﬁrst time in our history. Where Dix is alarming is when he talks about offering a positive alternative to the B.C. Liberals on the economy, the environment and education. His convention win was presided over by a senior ofﬁcial of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. The NDP’s environment policy is in disarray. And on the economy, he is diametrically opposed to the global consensus. ■ Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com.

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Harper bringing church into Ottawa When Steven Harper comments on coalitions he knows of what he speaks. That’s the technique he used to became leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He struck a deal with Peter McKay, who had already formed a coalition with David Orchard to become the Conservative leader. McKay doubled-crossed Orchard, and coalesced with Harper, giving him the leadership. Harper quickly removed Progressive from in front of Conservative and replaced it, although not publicly, with Regressive. Another coalition he quietly formed is with the zealously

Keeping it a neighbourhood to be proud of Every spring, North Burnaby (the Brentwood area in particular) emerges with pride with its showy and glorious cherry blossoms. This was one of the neighbourhood features that attracted my wife and I when we bought our house 30 years ago. At the time, the City of Burnaby made sure that every year these trees were pruned, keeping them looking their best and making residents proud to live in the area. In recent years, however, more and more time has lapsed between pruning, causing the trees to deteriorate from diseases. A few years ago I took my concern to city council, and within weeks the trees were given the attention required. Unfortunately, since then the trees have been neglected again and as a result the trees are now full of dead branches, broken branches and branches that hang so low that makes it hard to walk underneath them. I’ve called the city many times, and each time I was assured that they would tend to the problem. About 15 months have gone by since my last phone call, when I was told the trees would be pruned within six months. I’m still waiting for them to show up. I think every resident in the Brentwood area should call or email the City of Burnaby, urging them to come prune these beautiful trees and keep the neighbourhood a place to be proud of. Frank Di Cesare Burnaby

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People are always talking about “strategic voting” as the only way to keep Stephen Harper from forming a majority government. People are holding their noses and throwing their votes behind parties that they think have the best chance of defeating the Conservatives. The ﬁrst-past-the-post (FPTP) system is clearly outdated and the bluntest of instruments for choosing a representative. Only the Greens and the federal NDP have come out in support of some form of proportional representation. In contrast to their federal counterparts, the provincial NDP do not support a move to such a system. In addition, B.C. voters, when given the opportunity, have rejected a preferential balloting system that is fairer than FPTP. If the Conservatives somehow manage to gain more seats across the country blame the roughly 35 per cent of Conservative voters that choose to support a party that continually thumbs its nose at the principles of democracy. Blame MPs of all stripes that collectively have the power to legislate a fairer voting system. Blame the 40-plus per cent of eligible voters who choose not to vote. Don’t blame the Greens for “stealing votes,” and don’t blame anyone who supports a party that they truly believe represents their values. As Elizabeth May points out, the only time that we throw away our vote is when we choose not to use it. Rick McGowan Burnaby

crusading evangelical inﬂuences within our society. Harper does not believe in the separation of church and state. That is why he is welcoming graduates of faith-based universities such as Trinity Western and its Laurentian Leadership Centre into his approach to government. He will continue down this path by counting on the reluctance of opposition leaders and the media not to publicly comment on such religious intrusions. If the inroads allowed by Harper‘s evangelical dedication to remaking our government according to the scriptures was publicly known, there would be a resounding voting backlash. Brian J. O’Neill Burnaby

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Changes to bus service riles local rider Part of TransLink move to reallocate resources where they’re needed most By Wanda Chow NEWSLEADER

A regular transit user is upset at changes to service in Burnaby that will have him waiting more than twice as long for evening buses. Burnaby resident Alex

Grace said last week that the changes, which took effect April 18, mean that after 8 p.m. he’ll have to wait an hour instead of 30 minutes for the 101 bus he catches at the Lougheed bus loop. “I’ll have to wait in the cold outside for an hour.” The reasons given on the signage was that the change reﬂects public demand for the service, he said. But Grace noted he was on the bus at 10:30 p.m. on

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Wednesday last week and the number of riders was almost the same as during the day. It was also, incidentally, the night of a Vancouver Canucks playoff home game. A TransLink spokesman could not be reached for comment. However, the TransLink website announcing the permanent changes said they’re part of a “service optimization initiative” which it began planning a year ago.

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“It’s an enhancement,” she says. “When I win this election you will see these accounts evolve. I’ve kept it up for two years. It’s not something I turn on for an election or turn off after one.” Burnaby-Douglas Liberal candidate Ken Low has tapped into Twitter for the ﬁrst time in this election. “It’s been very difﬁcult for me because I know next to nothing about this,” says Low, a retired engineer with the City of Vancouver. “You’ve got to keep up with today’s technology and communications, especially with the young voters.” Low says it’s easy

to forget to update his sites because he’s extremely busy making appearances and door knocking. But he’s embracing it because younger people because are energetic, bright and tireless, which could be a big help to his campaign.

politician should be obsessed about, but by spending a few minutes a day he can retweet a lot of information germane to his campaign for voters to see. It also gives them a sense of who the candidate is, he says.

“It’s not an either/or situation. I don’t think social media doesn’t mean you neglect your other work,” Julian says. “It’s not like you put up a Twitter feed and the world comes to your door. It builds up incrementally.”

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Dix to lead B.C. NDP By Tom Fletcher

Each candidate gave a speech before the final rounds of Vancouver-Kingsway live voting, trying MLA Adrian Dix won to persuade the the B.C. NDP leadership remaining third of race Sunday, finishing B.C. NDP members with 9,772 party memwho waited for bers supporting him Sunday’s live rounds after the third round of of voting. Their voting. remarks kept close Dix emerged on top to the scripts estabafter the first round lished during the of live voting by NDP party’s debate tour members, with 7,368 around the province votes. Veteran Port in recent weeks. Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth preTOM FLETCHER/BLACK PRESS sented himself as the Farnworth, who was believed by many to be Flanked by runner-up Mike Farnworth (left) and other NDP MLAs, moderate candidate Adrian Dix thanks supporters at the NDP leadership assembly in who can reach the front-runner, was close behind with 6,979. Vancouver Sunday night. out to people who Juan de Fuca MLA haven’t supported John Horgan was third the NDP in previous nition and positive views. with 4,844 and marijuana activelections, as well as traditional In his speech after the final ist Dana Larsen was dropped supporters and those voting vote in a crowded ballroom from the ballot with 531 supfor the first time. He promised at the Vancouver convention porters. to restore a northern and rural centre, Dix quickly went after In the second round, Dix resource commission to keep Premier Christy Clark, who is extended his lead with 7,748 resource jobs in B.C. running in a May byelection to votes, while Farnworth’s total Dix returned to his theme return to the B.C. legislature dipped slightly as about 250 of income inequality that has after five years away from voters didn’t cast second round been a feature of his campaign. the B.C. Liberal Party. Dix ballots. Horgan increased his He called for a minimum tax reminded NDP supporters that total to 5,034 in the second on banks to fund interest-free more than 100 public schools round, but was dropped from loans and grants for post-secclosed while Clark was educathe ballot for the decisive third ondary studies, and advocated tion minister in the Gordon round and refused to indicate a rolling back corporate tax cuts Campbell government, and preference. from the Gordon Campbell era. accused her of suggesting durIn the final round, Farnworth After the first round of ing her leadership campaign made it close with 9,095 votes, voting, Horgan said he had that she would make deep cuts 48 per cent of the total who momentum, but his later start to health care spending. stayed in the voting to the end. cost him support as Dix and After the vote, Farnworth Polls of the general public Farnworth signed up many said he had no regrets about throughout the three-month new members in the Lower entering the contest, and along leadership campaign consisMainland. with Horgan he pledged to tently put Farnworth in front of work with Dix to win the next tfletcher@blackpress.ca the other contenders in recogB.C. election. BLACK PRESS

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Province may consider changes to HST But agreement requires B.C. to keep HST at current rate until July 2012 By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

The B.C. government is spending $1.7 million to ďŹ nance a province-wide debate on the harmonized sales tax, and will consider offering changes to it before a mail-in referendum is held in June and July. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced the

ment that combines the funding in Vancouver Thursday. He said one pos- former seven-per-cent sibility would be offering to provincial sales tax with the ďŹ ve-per-cent federal reduce the rate on the progoods and services vincial portion of tax. That agreement the tax, if the public requires the prowants that and if it vincial portion of can be done without the HST to remain upsetting the plan at seven per cent to balance the prountil July 2012, but vincial budget. Falcon said if B.C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to make taxpayers want it sure that governFALCON reduced sooner, he ment is committed would discuss that to a position of with Ottawa. improving the HST prior The B.C. government to the vote being made on could also offer further June 24,â&#x20AC;? Falcon said. provincial rebates to offset The province is restricted by its agreement the HST on such things as sports programs, Falcon with the federal govern-

said. Rebates already apply to gasoline and home energy use in B.C. The funding includes $500,000 to be divided between the â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? campaigns. Former B.C. ombudsman and MP Stephen Owen has been appointed to administer the fund and decide who qualiďŹ es to receive a share. Another $700,000 has been budgeted for a brochure to be sent to all residents of B.C., including submissions arguing for and against keeping the harmonized tax. A series of town hall meetings will be held at

NDP says HST funding not fair The B.C. government is stacking the deck in favour of the harmonized sales tax in its ďŹ nancing of a province-wide debate and referendum, NDP ďŹ nance critic Bruce Ralston says. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon has promised that $500,000 will be shared evenly between opponents and proponents of the HST, as Elections BC mails out ballots for a vote to be held in June and July. Another $500,000 is budgeted to advertise and stage town hall meetings around the province, and $700,000 has been provided for a brochure to go to every household with arguments for and against the tax represented. Ralston said the brochure

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Barabbas unto them. 15:12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 15:13 And they cried out again, Crucify him. 15:14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. 15:15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be cruciﬁed. 15:16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. 15:17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, 15:18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 15:19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. The Cruciﬁxion 15:20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. 15:22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. 15:23 And they gave him to drink wine

mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 15:24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. 15:25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 15:26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 15:27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. 15:29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, 15:30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross. 15:31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 15:32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. 15:33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 15:35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 15:36 And one ran and Brentwood Park Alliance Church filled a spunge full of 1410 Delta Avenue, Burnaby vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to n d Good Friday- April 22 10:30 am drink, saying, Let alone; "A Cup, A Crown, and A Cross” let us see whether Elias will come to take him th Easter Sunday- April 24 10:30 am down. “Living the Resurrection” 15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and Bring your family gave up the ghost. and join us in 15:38 And the veil of celebrating the the temple was rent in new life that is twain from the top to the possible because bottom. of the resurrection 15:39 And when the of Jesus. centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he Come join us! said, Truly this man was www.brentwoodchurch.ca the Son of God.

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Chapter 16 The Resurrection 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 16:2 And very early in the morning the ﬁrst day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 16:3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 16:4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right

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side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. 16:6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was cruciﬁed: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. 16:7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. 16:8 And they went out quickly, and ﬂed from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

Jesus Appears To His Disciples 16:9 Now when Jesus was risen early the ﬁrst day of the week, he appeared ﬁrst to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 16:10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 16:11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 16:12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. 16:13 And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.

Jesus Commissions The Eleven 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they

sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

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Celebration of Spring—A Fresh Start: Burnaby Arts Council presents its annual spring show, featuring 22 local artists. When: Until Saturday, April 23. Where: Burnaby Arts Council’s

Teen Movie Matinee— Tron Legacy: Burnaby Public Library presents a monthly movie matinee for teens aged 12 to 18. No registration

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year, their works are inspired by prints an drawings of animals by B.C. printmaker Alistair Bell. When: Until May 15. Where: Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Info: 604-297-4422 or www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

Alistair Bell’s Animals— Portraits of the Wild: Featuring works by B.C. printmaker Alistair Bell’s in the City of Burnaby’s Permanent Art Collection that explore his artistic career from its early beginnings until his death in 1997. Bell travelled to the world’s famous zoos sketching the exotic birds and animals that became the subjects for many of the more than 250 prints he created over a 60-year period. When: Until June 19. Where: Where: Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Info: 604-297-4422 or www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

School Centennial Celebrations: Six Vancouver elementary schools will be marking their centennial anniversaries this spring, and are inviting former students and staff to join the festivities. Anniversary events will be held at Sir Walter Moberly (May 5), Lord Nelson (May 6) Lord Selkirk (May 13), Sir William Van Horne (May 26), Sir Richard McBride (May 27) and General Gordon (June 17) elementary schools. Info: www.vsb.bc.ca/ schoolcentennials.

B re n t w o o d D i a p e r Derby: Ten babies. Eight heats. One Grand Prize. The fastest crawling baby wins a $1,000 Sears Brentwood children’s department shopping spree. Runners up will each receive a $100 Sears Brentwood prize package. Cheer on your favourite babies, although half the fun is watching the parents as they crawl, sing, and hop to encourage their little ones. But it’s all up to the baby—will they call their own nap time during the last heat? When: Saturday, April 23, 9:30 a.m. (races start at 10 a.m.) Where: Brentwood Town Centre, Centre Court, 4567 Lougheed Hwy., Burnaby. Info: http:// thebeat.com/post/18186.

Easter Bunny visit: Meet the Easter Bunny. The first 400 children to line up to meet the Easter Bunny will get a chocolate foiled egg. Join in a free children’s Easter-themed craft. When: Saturday, April 23, 12-3 p.m. Where: Brentwood Town Centre, Centre Court, 4567 Lougheed Hwy., Burnaby. Info: www. brentwoodtowncentre.com.

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Poetry Month with the first time Poetathon in New Westminster. Bring your poem and celebrate with us. Refreshments, free book raffle. When: Wednesday, April 27, 6:30 p.m. Where: Auditorium, New Westminster Public Library, 716-Sixth Ave. Info: 604526-4729.

Will Rogers Follies: Royal City Musical Theatre presents The Will Rogers Follies, a fast, colourful, tuneful and dazzling Broadway musical that depicts the life of Will Rogers, the famed humorist and performer. In cowboy getup carrying a rope Will Rogers steps out of time to host the show, narrating his life story which unfolds through a series of eye popping Ziegfeld Follies production numbers set off by his amusing and touching monologues. The show depicts his rise to stardom onstage and as a newspaper columnist and radio personality, to his lifelong romance with his wife and his fascination with flying – which led to his death in a 1935 plane crash. When: Performances April 9-24, 8 p.m., Wednesday though Sunday, matinees Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, New Westminster. Tickets: $20 to $39, available at masseytheatre. com or 604-521-5050. Info: royalcitymusicaltheatre.com.

Volunteers needed: VLMFSS, a Burnaby-based nonprofit serving immigrant women and families, needs two experienced income tax preparers to volunteer one half-day per week at our agency completing income tax returns for low-income, social assistance clients. Starting ASAP. Info: Anna, 604-436 1025 ext. 129 or volunteers@vlmfss.ca.

ARTS & CULTURE N e w We s t A r t i s t s is seeking a physical space in Downtown New Westminster— encompassing studio spaces for rent, an artist-run gallery, workshops, classes and perhaps a cafe element if possible. Anyone able to donate, financially or in-kind, to support the work of New West Artists, or is interested in renting a studio space, contact NWA President Andrea Fergusson at president@newwestartists. com or 604-349-2902. Info: www.newwestartists.com.

Burnaby Artist Guild: Welcomes new members interested in painting, beginners or established painters. When: Meetings held each Tuesday evening at

7:30 p.m. Where: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Info: Judy Smith, 604-682-6720.

ONGOING COMING SOON: Burnaby Village Farmers’ Market: Featuring products of local farmers, artisans and crafters, in a new location this year. Free admission. When: Saturdays, May 7 to Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave. Info: www.artisanmarkets.ca.

COMING SOON: Royal City Farmers Market: Locally grown and produced foods and works by local crafters. When: Thursdays, June 9 to Oct. 6, 3 to 7 p.m. Where: Tipperary Park, Fourth Street and Royal Avenue, New Westminster. Info: rcfm.ca.

Central Park Horseshoe Club: Come and play. Newcomers to the sport can learn from the club’s BC Championship title holders. Wednesday nights are fun nights beginning April 20 at 6 p.m. Players on site at 1 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Horseshoes are available. Info: Jim, 604-435-9790.

New Westminster Family Place: Gym time, crafts, and games for the kids and a chance for parents to meet new friends and neighbours. Every Thursday that school is in session, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Where: Daycare room, F.W. Howay School, 91 Courtney Cres. (off Tenth Avenue and Cumberland).

New Westminster Parkinson’s Support Group: If you are a person with Parkinson’s or a caregiver interested in sharing ideas, coping strategies, information and resources, you are warmly welcomed to this support group. Group facilitator also being sought. When: First Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. Where: Century House, 620-Eighth St., New Westminster. Info: Robbin Jeffereys, 604-662-3240 or rjeffereys@parkinson.bc.ca.

ESL Conversation Circles at the Library: The New Westminster Public Library offers free, drop-in ESL conversation circles for adults who want to meet people and practice speaking English. Co-sponsored by Fraserside Community Services Society, there are two programs available. Children are welcome. When: For all adults, Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For women only, Fridays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Where: New Westminster Public

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Burnaby Writers’ Circle: Meets the first Wednesday of each month. When: 1:30 to 3 p.m. Where: Program Room 2, Confederation Seniors Centre, 4548 Albert St., Burnaby. Info: 604-9055024.

Poetic Justice: Come early and sign up for open mic. Featured poets start at 4 p.m. When: Sundays, 4-6 p.m. (except holiday w e e ke n d s ) Where: Renaissance Books, 43 Sixth St., New Westminster, just up from Columbia SkyTrain Station. Info: 604-522-7613 or flouann@telus.net.

Tuesday and Thursday Dance: Dance the winter blues away at Bonsor 55+ dance programs. Cost is $5 for members and $6 for non-members. Each dance has a live band and light refreshments served. When: Tuesday dances run 12-3 p.m. and Thursday night dance goes 7:30-10:30 p.m. Where: Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-4395510.

Bonsor Complex Carpet Bowling: Looking for a fun and entertaining way to beat the winter weather? Come join the Bonsor 55+ carpet bowlers (55+ membership required). When: Meets every Monday and Thursday, 1-3 p.m. Where: Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-439-5510.

Find a Great Hand at Bonsor: Looking to meet new friends and keep your mind sharp. Drop into Bonsor Complex for a game of cards. Enjoy bridge, cribbage, euchre, 500 and whist. These card games are offered throughout the week. Info: 604-439-5510.

World Poetry Night Out: Talks, features, open mike, refreshments. Free. When: Fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. Where: Auditorium, New Westminster Public Library, 716-Sixth Ave. Info: 604526-4729.

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Perimeter road battle heats up Opponents plan to occupy North Delta site By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

Opponents of the South Fraser Perimeter Road are planning an extended occupation of a section of the route in a new bid to defeat the contentious truck freeway project they condemn as a climate crime. The sit-in starts this Friday, Earth Day, along with the planting of trees in an area that’s already been clear cut and prepped for the road in North Delta’s Anniedale neighbourhood. It’s being coordinated by activists from multiple groups under the banner of stopthepave.org. “We’re going to go in there and reforest that area,” organizer Eric Doherty said. “And then some of us are going to stay for at least 48 hours to protect those trees.” He predicts some activists will camp out at the site for several days at least. The groups have a lawyer at

the ready and hope to impede work on the road. Doherty said he believes direct action coupled with a court challenge launched by the Burns Bog Conservation Society can still stop construction of the $1.2-billion perimeter road, which will run 40 kilometres from Deltaport to the Golden Ears Bridge and Highway 1. The money can be instead devoted to public transit, he said, and the land already acquired can become a park. “It’s too beautiful a spot and too ecologically important to be anything other than parkland.” If they’re to win, victory will have to come soon. The project is 27 per cent built and slated to ﬁnish in two stages by late 2012 and late 2013. More than 560 properties have been acquired, including 93 homes that have or are being demolished, a dozen of which were expropriated. Construction is underway throughout the route. A transportation ministry spokesperson said peaceful protests are part of the democratic process and didn’t

anticipate any work would be held up. The spokesperson added the entire route is a construction site and it will be important to ensure public safety. The province is spending $80 million on agricultural improvements, water management protection for Burns Bog, ﬁsh habitat upgrades and remediation of old landﬁlls and contaminated sites. That’s all a requirement of the federal and provincial environmental approvals for the project. But critics contend the projects is coming at the expense of large swathes of farmland, some of the best First Nations archaelogical sites in the region and considerable amounts of wildlife and riparian zones. North Surrey resident Tom Jaugelis pointed to Seoul, Korea, which recently removed a freeway and restored urban streams and habitat. “It’s hard to imagine some really forward-looking cities are doing those kinds of things, while we’re about to literally pave the bank of the Fraser River.”

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A tentative deal has been reached to avert a strike by longshoremen at B.C. ports. The 3,500 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) are expected to vote next week on the prospective deal reached late Sunday. Union leaders are unanimously recommending acceptance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for stability, reliability and predictability for Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Coast ports,â&#x20AC;? ILWU president Tom Dufresne said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It shows that free collective bargaining continues to be the most effective way to set our conditions of work.â&#x20AC;? The union had conducted a strike vote in February but never issued 72-hour strike notice. Details have not been released but Dufresne conďŹ rmed the deal does provide a pay increase. Representatives of both Port Metro Vancouver and affected shipping companies said they are cautiously optimistic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking forward to both parties ratifying the deal and bringing the kind of stability and certainty to the PaciďŹ c Gateway that grows the gateway,â&#x20AC;? said Greg Vurdela, spokesman for the B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA). He had previously warned the mere threat of a strike by unionized longshore workers was resulting in cargo shipments being diverted from Port Metro Vancouver terminals to U.S. ports. The BCMEA had demanded a method of going to binding arbitration to avoid long periods of labour uncertainty. jnagel@blackpress.ca

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Drilling work ﬁnished on costly Metro water tunnels Key milestone for mega-project that went over budget By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

After years of litigation and major cost overruns for Metro Vancouver, drilling work is now finished on twin water tunnels deep inside Grouse Mountain. A tunnel boring machine broke through to daylight Friday morning, marking a key milestone in the $800-million Seymour-Capilano Filtration Project. It’s a moment of relief for Metro Vancouver politicians, who fired original tunneling contractor Bilfinger Berger after it halted work in early 2008, saying crews encountered unstable rock. Metro retendered the contract and a different firm finished the job. “We’ve made great progress, despite some unexpected challenges,” Metro water committee chair Tim Stevenson said, referring to the tunneling delay. “Another contractor has completed the tunnel boring work, using the original engineering

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designs and the same tunnel boring machines as the former contractor.” The filtration plant itself started filtering water from the Seymour reservoir more than a year ago. But it’s expected to take until 2013 before more additional work is done to complete the tunnels and begin filtering water from the Capilano reservoir as well. The cost of the tunnels went $170 million over the original budget, but Metro is suing Bilfinger over the contract termination and could recover some costs if it wins a trial slated for late 2012. The tunnels are four metres in diameter and about seven kilometres long. The system, which also disinfects using ultraviolet light and chlorine, should eliminate rare

bouts of turbid, cloudy water that sometimes occur when storms or mudslides stir up silt in the North Shore reservoirs. There’s conflicting evidence as to whether the discoloured water at such times poses any real elevated health risk or just looks unappealing. The Seymour Capilano Filtration Project is one factor pushing up regional taxes and that’s also part of the reason Metro has been urging residents to use tap water rather than bottled water. Once Capilano is on stream, the plant will filter up to 1.8 billion litres of water a day, serving 70 per cent of Metro Vancouver residents. Metro’s eastern suburbs get their water primarily from the Coquitlam source, rather than the North Shore. Work begins this summer on a $110-million ultraviolet light disinfection plant for the Coquitlam reservoir. That project is to be finished by late 2013, when advanced treatment should be in place for all three Metro reservoirs. The water projects are major factors driving up regional taxes and water fees. Metro water rates are expected to rise 40 per cent to $300 per household by 2015.

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Harper: Some of it does. We are making investments in our corrections system, and we understand that provinces are going to have to do the same thing. We can’t be releasing people who shouldn’t be released because there aren’t adequate facilities. That’s not an excuse. One of the things people expect the

government to do is run a criminal justice system. There are just too many stories of people not being incarcerated who should be incarcerated. We work with the provinces. We have a wide range of criminal code measures before Parliament, and virtually all of these are supported by the provinces. These are not things we are imposing on them, they generally support these measures. Fletcher: Will new federal prisons eventually relieve the burden on provinces? Harper: In some cases it will. My understanding is if you are sentenced to over two years you tend to go to a federal facility. We actually don’t have plans, contrary to what’s being said, to build new prisons. We’re putting some investment into some existing ones, to expand them. And if you look at the actual dollars, not much of that is due to our crime measures. Some of it is. Some of it is just due to the fact that there has been chronic under-investment in the system for a very long time, and with or without our crime measures, we would have to make more investments. Fletcher: I wanted

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to ask about the Afghanistan mission. There hasn’t been much discussion in the campaign. Even in families like mine where relatives have served in the mission in Kandahar, some people are asking, what have we achieved and what can we achieve in the future?

Harper: It has been a very hard slog. Canada and all the countries that are involved have now been in Afghanistan for 10 years. If you look back 10 years, I wasn’t a decision maker then, but people probably thought we would have achieved more by now, but that said, I think it’s important to look at what has been achieved.

The number one thing is that Afghanistan is no longer a threat to the world. Afghanistan continues to have security problems, but none of these security problems come close to going beyond Afghanistan’s borders. That’s pretty important. Large parts of the country are actually pretty secure. Obviously the south, where we have been, is particularly bad, but other parts are much better. Kids are going to school, the people are building roads, the Afghan economy is growing. The Afghan government is gradually making progress, and of course our big thing now is to to try and transfer security increasingly to the Afghans themselves. All of NATO is on a path to do that by 2014. Others may have had more ambitious goals initially. I have always said that the big challenge with Afghanistan was being able to leave the Afghans to govern their own country, and keep their own country secure. And that has to be our mission. I don’t think it is ever realistic to believe that we could rebuild Afghanistan. By deﬁnition, to be successful the Afghans have to be able to to manage their own affairs. Some progress is being made. I’d be the ﬁrst to admit a lot more needs to be made. Fletcher: There’s been a lot of discussion about business tax cuts, and you’re in the middle of a year-byyear reduction. Harper: We’re not in the middle of it. We passed our business tax reduction package in 2007. That was four years ago. That was about the same

time, 2006-07, when we brought in all of our tax breaks. We lowered the GST from seven to six to five per cent, we brought in a series of tax breaks for families and individuals, some of which we added to during the recession. And then we brought some business tax reductions, not just for the bigger firms but for small and medium sized firms as well. All of the other ones have essentially long since been implemented. This one was phased over a longer period of time, and it’s pretty well implemented now. We provided a longterm plan, four years. Businesses have been planning on all of this for four or five years. Anybody who would now demand that we change this, it would now require that we bring in legislation. That, everyone would see as a tax hike. It isn’t just the damage that would do in terms of taking money out of 100,000 employers when we’re trying to create jobs. It would impair Canada’s reputation very significantly. We have gone a long way to getting this country noticed as a place that is stable and secure during this recession. If people start to think the politics of a minority Parliament are going to unwind a four-year plan, then I think that would do serious, long-term damage to Canada’s reputation as a place to invest. Fletcher: B.C. is doing a similar program of business tax reductions. Harper: Most other provinces are. Liberal and NDP governments also were doing the same thing we are. So this is the irony of the other federal parties criticizing us, while their own provincial cousins follow the same path.

■ The leaders of the other major parties have also been extended an invitation for a Q & A, which will be published by the NewsLeader as it becomes available.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 NewLeader A25 BURNABY • NEW WESTMINSTER

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS Always! Gutter, window cleaning, pressure washing, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627

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MOVING & STORAGE

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Milano Landscapers & Garden Services

LAWYER REFERRAL Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers offer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services. 604-6873221 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.663.1919 (Outside LM).

EARTH FRIENDLY

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Extra Income

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JUNK REMOVAL

Garden Maintenance & Lawncare

Classified ads are a direct line to extra income. Look around your home. You're sure to find items you no longer want or need. Somewhere there is a buyer for them. Call Classifieds to place your ad 604-575-5555

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

ELECTRICAL

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

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PETS

DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel Buildings Priced for Spring Clearance - Ask about Free Delivery to most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

Rooﬁng Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING SERVICES

EDUCATION/TUTORING

477

WEST HIGHLAND TERRIER pups. Born Feb. 26th. 1 M, 1 F. 1st shots. vet ✓, ready April 23. $1100 each. Great with kids. 604-850-6567 Abb

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

25 years experience, Business, Non-profit Organizations, Housing & Personal taxes, payroll. Gilles 604-789-7327, 604-946-0192 www.scorpio-consulting.com

PETS

PETS 477

PETS

BOXER PUPS CKC & may be AKC reg’d, Brindle, Fawn & Flashy Fawn, 9wk, Family raised, Vet chkd, 1st shots,dewormed Parents to View,Ready to go,$1200.00 Lang ley Brenda 604-763-1904

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011 NewLeader A27 REAL ESTATE 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 1-888-711-8818 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

645

BURNABY

BURNABY, 6089-6091 Brand new. side by side duplex. Possession end of May possible. Call TJ @ Sutton Proact (604)728-5460

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

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....

Call 604- 521-3448

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

NEW WESTMINSTER

Pinecrest Manor 905 4th Avenue Quiet 3-storey low-rise in a park like setting. Spacious bach & 1 bdrm stes from $695. Family oriented, close to schools, parks and rec ctrs. u/g pkg, lndry rm. Heat and hot water included.

RENTALS 752

Call 604-522-1050

Small pet ok. Call

Welcome Home !

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

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

Small pet ok. Call

Snjezana 778-788-1847

TRANSPORTATION

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

BURNABY

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Highgate Mall. From $780/mo includes heat, hot water and parking.

NEW WESTMINSTER

Large newly renovated 1 & 2 bdrm units 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 NEW WESTMINSTER

Panorama Court Spacious & clean 1 bdrm avail. Starting at $780/mo. No pets.

Call 604-540-6732

CLAREMONT TERRACE

225 Royal Avenue

CEDARWAY APT

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS

D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.

Call 604-837-4589 www.aptrentals.net

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net

POCO DOWNTOWN

BURNABY

Colonial House 435 Ash Street 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 Skyview Manor 908 6th Avenue

Albert 778-788-1853

All-Inclusive Seniors Residence

NEW WESTMINSTER

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

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

1 Bdrm. Apartment Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping, emergency response & activities. www.rjkent.com 2675 Shaughnessy St. Call: 778-285-5554

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1998 Audi A4 quattro, V6, 5spd, $3300 obo. 250-3071215. 2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE, std., great run cond., asking $2,500. New clutch. Phone (778)389-5775. 2002 CHEVROLET Cavalier, 2 door auto, aircared. Good car $2850. (604)465-5131

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1994 VOLVO 850 4 dr. sedan, auto, great cond. 178,000km. $4500 obo A/Crd 2012 604- 581-1568 1995 SUZUKI SWIFT - 107K. Exc cond, 5/spd, great gas mileage! Incl both Summer & Winter tires. $2500/obo. Call 604-538-5378. 2001 HONDA CIVIC. Blue, 4 door, auto, air, tilt, cruise, p/l, 140 K, asking $4,960. Call 604-836-5931. 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX 4/dr auto p/w, p/l, AC, cd player, 88K, silver. $9300. Call 604-825-9477. 2010 NISSAN VERSA, 4 dr. H/B, auto, red, 20,000 Km, many options, $8800 firm. 604-538-9257.

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VEHICLES WANTED

SUITES, LOWER

COQ. W Plateau. 2 bdrm walk out ste. 11’ ceilings, patio c/w panoramic view. 700 s/f sauna/steam rm. w/d. n/p. n/s. $997. 604-880-2991. MAPLE RIDGE EAST - WHONNOCK 1125 sq ft, 2 bdrm on QUIET NON SMOKING acreage, 5 appl, gas f/p, own driveway & patio. WELL CARED FOR small to med size fixed pet ok, 2 max. $960 incl gas & hydro. Avail May 1. Refs req’d. 604-462-0119

CASH FOR CARS & TRUCKS FREE/FAST 24 hour tow service: or Donate to registered charities

Call 604-767-3842 or 778-552-4145

NEW WEST. 6th/14th. Grnd lvl, lg, 1 bdrm. Bright, clean, nr skytrn/ Mall & park. NS/NP. Refs & 1 yr lease req. $695-750. 604-759-9488 PORT COQUITLAM. Immac, newly reno 2 bdrm. N/P N/S. Priv. ent. $950/mo. utils. incl. 604-802-4139

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TOWNHOUSES

Burnaby

Vista Terrace 7465 13th Avenue, 3-storey building conveniently located minutes from SkyTrain. Renovated 2 bedroom suite from $1020. Close to public transit, parks and schools. U/G prkg. balconies, lndry rm. Heat & hot water incl’d. For more info & viewing call

Albert 778-788-1853 Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management

COQUITLAM

Crescentview NEW WESTMINSTER

RIVIERA MANOR Great 1 Bedroom, quiet building nr. amenities, Royal City Mall & Skytrain. Includes Heat, Hot Water and Cable. Please call 604-526-0147

Renovated townhomes in magnificent area. Basement, patio, new appliances, garage.

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RECREATIONAL/SALE

Call 604-834-4097 www.aptrentals.com PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/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

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

ROYAL CITY APARTMENTS

PORT COQUITLAM

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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NEW WESTMINSTER

Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms

For more info & viewing, call

1995 PROWLER 5TH WHEEL 25.ft, slide out, fully contained, with shed, large deck and holding tank at Lakeview RV site at Nicola Lake in Merrit BC $10,000 Phone (604)826-6256 Bill 2006 Northshore 30ft Travel trlr, 36” dble slides, bunk units, fully loaded. $24,000. 604-824-8970

www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

MERCHANDISE: From antiques & collectibles, to sporting goods & electronics, to parakeets & pet supplies, if it is considered merchandise for sale, you can find it here. Call bcclassified.com 604-575-5555 fax 604-575-2073

BURNABY

1 Bdrm avail from $750/mo. Close to restaurants, schools, transit, stores. Short walk to Highgate Mall. Parking & laundry rm. Incl’s heat, hot water and storage.

Reg. $17,195 NOW $12,995 (stk.29336) Huge Savings! 4 Day Open House – April 14-17th. Save Thousands, 350 units in stock. www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

Reg. $32,795 NOW $25,995 (stk. 30222) Huge Savings! 4 Day Open House – April 14-17th. Save Thousands, 350 units in stock.

Professionally managed by Gateway Property Management

1983 TRIPLE E, 28’ fully loaded, full bath, a/c, new fridge, heater, brakes & tires. $10,900. Call: 604-802-4723

TRANSPORTATION 851

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

SCRAP METAL WANTED

604.587.5865 www.recycle-it-now.com

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TRUCKS & VANS

2000 GMC JIMMY SLS V6, 4.3L, fully loaded, new brakes, tires & battery. 4x4. $3999. 778-846-5649 2001 DODGE 1500, ext. cab, black, w/box liner 4X4 318 V8 fuel injected trailer hitch, elec trailer brake. Aircared. $13,500. Joe 604-309-7302

TRUCKS & VANS

2005 MONTANA SV6, loaded, Onstar, 7 pass., new front rotors & brakes. Mint. $8500. 604-812-1278

MARINE 912

The Scrapper

Camellia 778-788-1839

Professionally Managed By Colliers International

604-525-2661

ROYAL COLONIAL 7111 Linden Avenue

2010 SALEM T19XLT

2010 ADVENTURER 106DBS

Large, bach & 2 bdrms from $695. Some stes with views, close to schools, parks and transit. Parking, Laundry Room. Heat and hot water incl’d. For more info and viewing call

Call 604-526-7015

Quiet, spacious 2 & 1 Bdrms & Bachelor suites. Incld: Balcony, prkg, heat & h/wtr

BURNABY

$0 DOWN & we make your 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

Hillcrest Manor 1303 8th Avenue

2 Bedroom apartments available. Hardwood floors, balcony. Rent includes heat and hot water.

** 6960 ELWELL ST ** NEAR MIDDLEGATE

Call 604-540-6725

AUTO FINANCING

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

Small pet ok.

Burnaby:

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....

845

Call Oana 778-788-1834

NEW WESTMINSTER:520-11th St. Large 1 bdrm w/ small storage room. Incl h/w & heat. By Transit. Cats ok. $695 - $745/mo. Call: 604-540-2028.

Call Kelly 778-994-2334

Park Crest Apts.

RECREATIONAL/SALE

Quiet 3 storey bldg. 1 Bdrms from $800. Walk to Skytrain, close to bus and shops. Some river views. Secure parking, gym, lndry rm. Heat and hot water included.

APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

810

Tiffany Place 1115 4th Avenue

Call (604) 931-2670

RENTALS 706

Quiet 3 story low-rise bldg in convenient location. Bach & 1 bdrm suites from $695. Some with river views, short walk to Skytrain, or transit. Secure parking, lndry rm. Heat & hot water incl’d.

TRANSPORTATION

Richmond, East / New Westminster: 3 storey Townhouses with 5/appls, 2/bath, garage, f/p. From $1440/mo.

Snjezana 778-788-1847

COQUITLAM

838

✰ RENTAL ✰ ✰ INCENTIVES ✰

The Westport 1021 4th Avenue

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

TOWNHOUSES

TRANSPORTATION

BOATS

SHARED ownership late model 40’ - 60’ cruising yachts moored on Vancouver Island & Lower Mainland. Sail & Power. Professionally maintained. 604-669-2248. www.one4yacht.com

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The estate of ROBERT GILBERT QUO VADIS, aka ROBERT G. QUO VADIS aka R. G. QUO VADIS aka BOB QUO VADIS aka R. QUO VADIS aka B. QUO VADIS, Deceased, formerly of #307 - 7376 Halifax Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1M4. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the administrator at 19th Floor, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3H4 on or before May 31, 2011, after which date the administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the administrator then has notice.

Classified Advertising An effective way to build your business. Phone 604-575-5555

A28 NewsLeader Wednesday, April 20, 2011

MARINE WAY & BYRNE RD, BURNABY and GRANDVIEW HWY & RUPERT, VANCOUVER Visit our two ﬂagship stores for these special offers & all your outdoor living needs!

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Over 12,000 sq. ft of Garden Centre to serve you!

Blueberries

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TOMATO 2.5” pot. Reg Price $1.04 PLANTS A superb selection of basket stuffers at the best price you’ll Änd. ARE IN! Sku: 33-0243

Cedars

Emerald cedars create a perfect hedge. Reg $5.99

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Grow thick, beautiful grass anywhere. Sku #59-6344-8

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Knee Cushion

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Gardening Gloves

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Gardening gloves for a wide range of uses

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Store Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun. 9am-6pm Tel.: 604-451-5888 and press #1 for Auto Service Auto Service Hours: Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-6pm Customer courtesy shuttle available Ample free parking