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â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Tis the season Outdoor patios are popular places for patrons of restaurants in the summer. They can boost business for their owners but they can also be a headache

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Burnaby’s Chevron Reﬁnery will close for a major maintenance program in mid-October, according to the company’s community newsletter. The maintenance will include required safety inspections and refurbishing major furnaces at the reﬁnery. “We’re doing our best to plan things carefully in order to prevent work-related noise at night during this 24/7 event,” said Nick Middleton of Chevron in the newsletter.

The Burnaby-based Down Syndrome Research Foundation (DSRF) will be the beneﬁciary of the 11th annual Beneﬁts of Bocce tournament on Aug. 20. Organizers decided to donate to DSRF because one of the event’s honorees in 2008, Jo Mills, was a DSRF founder who passed away from leukemia. Last year, the event raised $30,000 for the B.C. Lung Association. For more information go to dsrf.kintera.org/bob.

Rio, a 3D computer-animated musical comedy, will be this year’s Moonlight Movie in the Park at Swangard this Sunday. The showing is in support of KidSport Burnaby, and admission is by donation to the organization. Gates open at the Central Park facility at 7:30 p.m with the picture to start at dusk, around 9 to 9:30 p.m. If the weather is questionable call 604-297-4848 for possible lastminute cancellation information.

Confederation Park’s fourth annual Movie in the Park is on the move, but it’s not going far. This year’s ﬂick, Kung Fu Panda 2, will be shown on Confederation’s Grass Field 3 on Sunday, Aug. 28, starting at 5 p.m. Ongoing construction on the park’s track forced the change. Access to the ﬁeld will be from Beta Avenue. Entertainment and activity will last from 5 to 8 p.m.

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Sun, suds and salad on the patio Plenty of pros and cons to outdoor eating for restaurants By Grant Granger NEWSLEADER

elaxing at a leafy restaurant patio on a hot summer day sipping a beverage or two, adult or otherwise, without a care in the world often inspires patrons to blissfully utter, “it doesn’t get any better than this!” That may be true for them, but not necessarily for restaurant owners. With the warm sunny days of summer, patios pop up in all sorts of eateries all over Burnaby and New Westminster. They come in all shapes, sizes and looks. They can be as small as a tiny table with two foldable chairs outside a donair joint on Twelfth Street. Or they can be as glamourous and elaborate as the patio at Horizons Restaurant on Burnaby Mountain with its $10-million view of Burrard Inlet, the North Shore mountains and Vancouver. There are some like Gino’s in Sapperton that are covered and are snug up against the sidewalk along Columbia Street. There are several of those as well, although often without the covering and coziness, in the HighGate, Metrotown and Brentwood areas, many of which are exposed to the trafﬁc and

exhaust of Kingsway and Lougheed Highway. They can also be tucked away, like the rooftop patio at Sammy J Peppers in Metrotown. Others are off the beaten path such as Nathan’s Grill in Burnaby’s Central Valley, which sits amongst the tractor trailer trucks of an industrial park, or the Riverway Golf Course’s barbecue grill patio overlooking the greens, fairways and water hazards. On the sun-splashed patio of the Paddlewheeler Pub at the Westminster Quay, patrons can look Simon Fraser’s bust in the eye while watching passersby on the boardwalk and tracking tugboat trafﬁc on the river as they chow down on chicken wings or imbibe a brew. “It’s not like you’re dealing with gas fumes. You’re just sitting there looking at the water, there’s no pollution, there’s no noise. It’s beautiful,” says Rhoena Reutlinger, the Paddlewheeler’s manager. “We’re blessed to have something off the beaten path.” The Paddlewheeler’s is one of the few patios used virtually year round, although it puts out fewer chairs and provides heaters in the cooler months. “Even on a nice winter day they just want to sit out there, have a cup of coffee and watch the river,” says Reutlinger. It’s also in demand because it has a smokers area since patrons are not

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Gail Saunders serves up cold drinks on a hot afternoon at one of New Westminster’s most popular outdoor patios, at the Paddlewheeler Pub.

allowed to satisfy their nicotine cravings inside. “It gives them some place to go, although I don’t know how much longer they’ll be able to,” says Reutlinger, referring to the ever-changing smoking regulations. The patio’s biggest drawback from Reutlinger’s perspective is the unpredictable weather often makes it difﬁcult to determine demand for the patio, causing her headaches in scheduling staff. “It’s like playing roulette.” Up on Burnaby Mountain, the patio boosts business in the summer for Horizons. It’s open from late May until September, and occasionally on nice spring days customers clamour for it to be open which management accommodates if they can.

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“It’s great, weather permitting,” says Horizons manager Yvonne Donhardt. “It’s just an added bonus.” While it didn’t bring in much business during the down days in May and June of this year, with summer ﬁnally showing up this month it’s been a full house outside, says Donhardt. From Horizons’ perspective the only complication can be if it starts raining while customers are eating, but given its crowsnest-tothe-community location it’s easy to see the bad weather coming on the horizon.

Kosztyo, an instructor in the Douglas College hospitality management program. While patios can produce extra revenue and add ambience, owners have to ask themselves if they’re really worth it for just four or five weeks a year. And that time frame can be shrunk even further when a summer like 2011 comes along. “It’s very seasonal,” says Kosztyo, who used to manage a 300-seat restaurant with a 100-seat patio. He points out patios can be costly to set up in the first place, and then a lot of work to set up and take down each day. On top of that, extra storage room might be required for the chairs, tables and umbrellas. Some restaurant owners open up a patio just because their neighbour did, but that can be a mistake if they don’t do due diligence, says Kosztyo. Owners and managers have to be careful where they put the patio. Putting it out back or around the side may keep customers away from noisy traffic, but they won’t want to sit there if it’s beside a dumpster. If it’s too hot, the patio better have enough umbrellas, overhangs or trees to create shade, otherwise patrons will prefer going inside. A patio requires extra furniture, and it’s usually not such a hot idea to go with flimsy chairs because they can easily blow away in the wind, he says.

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To cushion the discomfort for customers, restaurants use several tricks, such as adding high fences, screens, shrubbery, ﬂower pots and even fountains to soften the noise and the intrusions from the street. On top of all that, “everything has to be spic and span. It takes a lot to make it good,” says Kosztyo. “If you do something do it right, or don’t do it at all. “You have to ask yourself, ‘Is it worth it?’ You have to sit down and put the pros and cons down. ‘Will I get my money back? Will it add anything to my restaurant?’ “The ambience is better, but what do you do for the rest of the 45 weeks of the year when nobody is sitting outside and you have to pay rent for it and storage for it?”

Sitting on the sidewalk Answering their own questions can be one thing, but sometimes restaurant owners wanting to add a sidewalk patio are answerable to the city. Not all have to, though. If the restaurant sits far enough behind the property line it can do whatever it wants on its own land, even if that land is a sidewalk, just as long as the building code and engineering bylaws are met. “Some people assume it is just all city sidewalk, but the sidewalk can be part of the restaurant’s private property. In a lot of instances they are like that,” says Lisa Spitale, New Westminster’s chief planner. However, for those with their only option for a patio being a city sidewalk there are regulations to follow. The two

key things are leaving enough sidewalk space for pedestrians, and “we ask that they be decorative,” says Spitale. For instance, along Columbia Street there are several establishments with areas separated on the sidewalk by wrought iron fences. Drink Urban Lounge, for one, has a rectangular patio section with ﬂower pots, umbrellas, and hanging baskets, along with a large street tree, inside its enclosure. Most of those things don’t have to be taken in at night and are of good enough quality to justify the investment, says Spitale. “It’s a really positive way of creating a pedestrianfriendly environment.” And when done right, it might just inspire more to declare, “It doesn’t get any better than this!” ggranger@burnabynewsleader.com

Sister chases Bieber for her Burnaby brother Going to great lengths to fulfil desire to meet singer By Grant Granger NEWSLEADER

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Rahela Nayebzadah’s brother Rasool is a huge fan of Justin Bieber, and she’s started a Facebook campaign to convince the popular singer to grant an audience.

During the concert one of Bieber’s fans was brought up on stage to receive ﬂowers and Rasool said to Rahela, “Let’s go, let’s go!” “I had to stop him, he was going to try and make his way on stage,” said Rahela. “He was very excited. Honestly, he thought he was going to meet Justin Bieber. I got him a T-shirt and he didn’t want to take it off.” At ﬁrst, to satisfy her brother she went in search of more T-shirts, but since the vast majority of Bieber’s fandom is teenage girls she’s not having much luck, with only girls sizes on the shelves. “I tell them I need a large, and that’s too

small for my brother,” said Rahela, who believes there are lots of young male Bieber fans who are just too embarrassed to admit it. Another T-shirt isn’t enough, though. Rasool keeps hounding Rahela about meeting Bieber. “He’s gotten very obsessive.” Rasool was the only one of the Nayebzadah family’s ﬁve children— three girls, two boys— born in Canada. On top of the turmoil caused by leaving Afghanistan and adjusting to life in a culture so divergent to theirs, the family’s lives took a tragic turn 16 years ago when Rahela, Rasool and one of their sisters jaywalked across Kingsway at Central Park and got

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Rahela Nayebzadah is an admitted “Twitter stalker” of Justin Bieber. But the teenage heartthrob isn’t the object of her affection—it’s her 21-yearold brother Rasool that’s enamoured with the Stratford, Ont., singer. Rasool suffered brain damage and partial paralysis in an accident near Central Park when he was ﬁve. The last few years he’s become a huge fan of Bieber, watching MuchMusic videos. So last October, Rahela, 26, bought tickets for them to see Bieber in concert at Rogers Arena, and ever since then the energetic Rasool has been consumed with meeting Bieber. In an effort to grant him his wish, Rahela ﬁlmed four video clips of Rasool and put them on YouTube and set up a Facebook group page called Help a Disabled Fan Meet Justin Bieber. “I’m doing them in the hopes that his dream might come true,” said Rahela. The Facebook page had attracted nearly 4,000 members by the weekend. So far she hasn’t been able to contact Bieber’s people. “I don’t know how to ask,” said Rahela. “I’m always sending them messages on Twitter, I’ve been stalking them on Twitter. I don’t blame them for not getting back to me, I bet they get thousands of requests to meet him ... I don’t know what to do.” Rahela and Rasool are extremely close. After buying the concert tickets Rahela kept quiet about their purchase until the date neared. “I knew he wouldn’t stop bugging me about it, so I surprised him,” said Rahela. “He was just smiling. It made me happy, but it made me sad at the same time.”

hit by a car. Rahela, who was 10 at the time, was the only one that didn’t get hurt while her sister broke a leg. “It affected all of us, but myself and my parents the most. My parents became very protective of him,” said Rahela. “I couldn’t cross the street, and I’m afraid to drive. I’m 26 and I only just got my learner’s licence a year ago. I didn’t want to, but my husband is forcing me to learn. It’s taken me a good year to get over [the fear].” Rasool lives in his parents’ apartment near HighGate and attends two community day programs. Rahela says he has the mind of a ﬁve-year-old and she considered trying to ﬁnd him a job as a busboy in a coffee shop, “but he’d get distracted and want to talk to everyone.” Rahela, who has an English degree and a masters degree in women’s studies from SFU and is now working on a PhD at UBC, wrote a novel based on the family’s journey from Afghanistan and how they’ve dealt with the accident. It’s called Jeegareh Ma, which means “my love” in Farsi, the family’s native language, and it is expected to be published next year. In the meantime, her actions are demonstrating her love for her brother, even if it means becoming a “Twitter stalker.”

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Our hand in the weather It seems summer has arrived. Too bad it took until almost the middle of August to get here. Not that we’re the only place enduring weird weather. When we were lamenting the cool temperatures and cloudy skies of July, the rest of the continent was sweltering in record heat and withering humidity. Those kinds of conditions have become so commonplace, some cities, like Toronto, have instituted a system of extreme heat alerts that include a protocol to extend the operating hours of public pools, handing out water in parks and visits by public health officials to rooming houses, boarding homes and other residential premises to ensure residents aren’t suffering. So far this summer Toronto’s medical officer has issued six such alerts. Meanwhile much of Europe has been soggy and cooler than normal this summer after a hot, dry spring. In Africa, Somalia is suffering its worst drought in 60 years; the entire Horn of Africa, which also comprises Ethiopia and Kenya, has received two to eight inches less rainfall this year than normal. That’s sparked a famine that has claimed the lives of more than 29,000 children under the age of five over the past three months. Climatologists like to remind us that such extremes aren’t as wild and unusual as they seem. The La Nina and El Nino phenomena, in which the surface temperature of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is warmer or cooler than normal, have been influencing the climate for more than 20,000 years. Scientists say that it’s impossible to blame specific weather events like storms, droughts, heat waves and extreme cold on global warming caused by humans. But climate change, settlement of expanding populations into areas prone to extreme weather and our inaction to deal with that likelihood have a way of turning bad weather into a disaster. So as much as we like to curse Mother Nature when the weather’s foul, we must also shoulder some of the blame.

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Time to get smart or go broke VICTORIA – B.C.’s job market held steady in July, with unemployment at 7.3 per cent. The latest Statistics Canada job data were released as global ﬁnancial markets teetered on the edge of another recession. B.C. was last reminded of its vulnerability to world events in late 2008 and early 2009, when ﬁnancial markets froze up and governments around the world started frantically borrowing to bail out major industries. There are still idle construction cranes around B.C., although the vital commodity markets have recovered. It was the sickening skid in provincial revenues, which began to reveal itself during the 2009 election campaign, that triggered the B.C. Tom government’s panicked grab for the harmonized sales tax and its transition fund. If blame is important to you, blame Stephen Harper for the HST, but please don’t believe Bill Vander Zalm and the NDP when they claim it was merely a political plot covered up with lies. The truth is much scarier than the scare tactics of these political opportunists. Globalization isn’t optional, and there are lots of countries out there ready to beat us up and take our lunch money if we give them half a chance.

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The Canadian and U.S. central banks have held interest rates near zero since the crisis. If something more goes wrong, they are “out of bullets,” as economists say. Here’s another economic fact about the year 2011. For the first time in Canadian history, the majority of people with employer-supported pensions now work for government or its agencies, rather than the private sector. Despite all the political blather about left and right, more spending versus less, government keeps growing. That’s true for Canada and for B.C., where government grew every year of the allegedly tight-fisted reign of Gordon Campbell. There has been lots of bleating about Fletcher HST on adult-sized clothing for children. Claiming your hubby’s clothes are actually for a bulky child may be the oldest scam in sales tax evasion. This is an example of what economists call the paradox of public finance. Economists like consumption taxes because they’re difficult to avoid. Many taxpayers dislike them for the same reason. This is the road that leads to Greece, where tax evasion is considered a civil right along with fat pay and pensions. The same population expects to go to university at little or no cost until they’re

30, and then retire at 55, with the whole apparatus somehow held up by the dwindling band of workers in between. The latest contract demands of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation give a sense of their Greece-like isolation from reality. Lengthy paid leaves, yet more paid professional development days, oh, and a double-digit wage increase after the rest of the public service has accepted zero. I attended the recent BCTF convention in Victoria, where this entitlement culture was on display. During a news conference about the BCTF’s many demands, someone stood behind Education Minister George Abbott and held up a sign for TV cameras that demanded “No Tankers.” This was no campus radical slipped in from the street. It was a middle-aged BCTF delegate, one of many decrying the industrial economy we need to pay for their pensions. B.C. aspires to be a shipbuilding economy but it can’t do shipping? According to our public sector union elites, we’re too precious to allow oil tankers in B.C.? Apparently some have still failed to notice that oil tankers have been going up and down the coast for decades, and back and forth under the Lion’s Gate Bridge for years. ■ Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tﬂetcher@blackpress.ca twitter.com/tomﬂetcherbc

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Re: Green Party gets lost in the ated with paying these premiums. static (B.C. Views, Aug. 3). Other provinces do not make their Tom Fletcher is correct. The 2009 citizens pay medical premiums. BC Greens platform had a timeline Why not B.C.? that included smart metering by A second way the B.C. govern2012. We did not recommend wirement could save us all money is by less meters because, as Fletcher instituting a pharmacare plan that mentioned, we have precautionary pays for prescription medicines. policy on EMF radiation. There are many advantages to this, Our policy was revised in similar to the advantages of having 2010. The initiatives we wanted universal publicly funded medicare. implemented prior to new metersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; The big one here is an estimated feed-in tariffs, time-of-day pricing saving of about a billion dollars a and regional management boardsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; year in drug costs. were not in progress at the end of I shall be looking for these in the 2009 so that the timeline for smart promises from all parties in the metering was eliminated. next election campaign. Without being tied to substantial David Huntley energy conservaBurnaby tion, BC Hydroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smart meter program is simply a A curious letter from different and more a BC Liberal contributor expensive way to Re: Stadium roof expense goes over collect data. A bilthe top (Letters, NewsLeader, Aug. lion dollars invested 3) in conservation and STERK I agree with Garth Evans that the energy retroďŹ ts, $550 million the BC Liberals spent diversifying to replacing the BC Place Stadium renewable energy or any number of roof is a huge waste of public priorities should precede changing resources. meters. And I agree that the BC Liberal Fletcher may dismiss health government has â&#x20AC;&#x153;its priorities all concerns associated with Wi-Fi but wrong.â&#x20AC;? people have a right to We just have to look feel safe and healthy in at the billions in tax Maybe Mr. their own homes. Those breaks to the wealthy who chose not to use Evans should be and corporations that wireless technology asking himself have left our governshould not be forced to ment coffers empty. do so. if his own Then there is the As I said at the news priorities are not almost $50 billion in conference, wireless overpriced private elecmisplaced. smart meters are a tricity that the Liberals technological solution have forced BC Hydro looking for a problem. With shrewd to buy at many times over the marmarketing, the companies that ket value. We can also look at B.C. developed wireless smart meters having the lowest minimum wage have become wealthy with solein Canada and the highest child source contracts from government poverty rate in the country. after government. What about the BC Rail ďŹ asco At some point, given deďŹ cits and and the lowering of our oil and gas debt load, we will need to reverse royalty rates that practically give the decision-making process so that away B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resources to oil multilong-term plans actually precede nationals. implementation of new technology. But for Mr. Evans to be criticizing Other jurisdictions are putting the BC Liberals is even more curimoratoriums on, or cancelling the ous. installation of smart meters. We are Between 2005 and 2009 Mr Garth recommending BC Hydro listen to M. Evans donated $3,277 to the BC valid privacy, security and health Liberals according to Elections BC. concerns and change course. Maybe Mr. Evans should be askJane Sterk ing himself if his own priorities are Leader not misplaced. Green Party of B.C. While I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a problem with Mr. Evans donating to a political party, one has to wonder why he is Two ways the province publicly criticizing the same party can save some money that he donates to. And given Mr. Evansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; past ambiOne of the arguments the B.C. tions as a federal Liberal candidate government makes in favour of and city councillor, does this mean the HST is that it saves money by that he is publicly trying to distance eliminating the costs of collecting himself from an unpopular party the PST. that he ďŹ nancially supports? The government could do Murray Martin something similar by eliminating Burnaby Medical Service Plan premiums and replacing them by a corresponding increase in income tax. A deal with separatists For example, for a single person So the NDP will sell their soul to the premiums are $726 per year. anyone, even the separatists to gain For those with an annual income power in Canada. under $30,000 the premiums are Maybe weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll really get lucky and reduced, becoming zero below if the Parti QuĂŠbĂŠcois are success$22,000. ful in breaking up Canada theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Shifting the premiums to income tax would eliminate a whole govern- take the NDP with them. Howard Smith ment bureaucracy; it would also New Westminster save us all the paperwork associ-

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More students are attending summer school in the Burnaby School District than ever before, with an estimated 8,300 elementary and secondary students enrolled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of students like to take a wide range of courses and when they take something in the summer session they can ďŹ t in more courses during the regular school year,â&#x20AC;? said Donna Scott, district principal of the summer session program

Scott says many students are taking additional courses and are often graduating with more credits than required by the Ministry of Education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students used to go to summer school because they had failed a course and had to retake it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different now. Students are taking more courses because they have a passion for what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re studyingâ&#x20AC;? Roy Uyeno, assistant secretary-treasurer for the school district, says the stress of getting into university may be a motivating factor for students

grades one, four and ministry contributed to take additional eight. $2.1 million in grant courses or retake â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer is a long funding to the sumcourses to improve stretch for their grades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more important these days students be away important for students to get their marks to from the these days for higher if they intend to get into practice of students to get education, their marks post secondary.â&#x20AC;? and many higher if they elementary intend to get Roy Uyeno school stuinto post secdents want ondary.â&#x20AC;? to continue Uyeno said their studies that enrolment into the sumlargely grew in mer,â&#x20AC;? said 2007, when the Scott. Ministry of Education mer session program. The summer session offered to pay for The school district academic courses that budgeted $2 million for program is run out of 19 elementary and directly lead to gradusummer school in the four secondary schools ation. 2011/2012 school year. around Burnaby. In the 2011/2012 Activity-based Class sizes range school year, the elementary school from 30 students to programs are not the low twenties and covered by governare taught by mostly ment funding and Burnaby-based teachhave a $280 tuition fee. Transitional programs ers, said Scott. newsroom@ are also offered to burnabynewsleader.com students going into

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: My husband and I had agreed years back, that mom will not become addicted nor spend your inheritance. It is probably more of the novelty when we retired we would travel and visit differthat is keeping her attention for now. ent countries and treat ourselves to more luxurious accommodations than we were able Laughing at ourselves to afford when we were raising our family. Last week my husband came home to Morris, an 82-year-old man, went to the tell me that he put a down payment on doctor to get a physical. a 36-foot luxury RV. I was heartbroken; I A few days later the doctor saw Morris envisioned a retirement cruise to Europe, walking down the street with a gorgeous dressing for dinner and lounging on the young lady on his arm. deck. I don’t think I can deal with spendA couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, “You’re really doing ing weeks on the road, searching for great, aren’t you?” campsites, cooking and cleaning and all Eve Silverman Morris replied, “Just doing what you the stuff that goes with that lifestyle. I said, Doctor, ‘Get a hot mamma and be feel like packing my bags and going on a cheerful.’” vacation myself. What should I do? The doctor said, “I didn’t say that. I said you got a heart mummer and be careful.” A: Well, it sounds like you both have very different views on retirement travel. Here is the good news—retirement is a long time. Chances are, if finances allow, you will both ■ Eve Silverman runs Age-Rite Consulting be able to have your way. So flip a coin and see and Services, which assists older individuals which vacation wins out for the first trip. The through the difficulties that result from losing aging boomers and seniors have had a huge one’s independence. Find her at www.age-rite. impact on the RV market. com or 604-377-0710. Have a question for Eve? No roughing it like the good old days, these Email age-rite@shaw.ca or give her call. rigs have all the comforts of home on wheels plus. I am amazed to see how many RVs are parked at casinos and malls, many of which are more than happy to offer free overnight parking to the senior spender. Personally I think you are a lucky gal, and I would be sharpening my marshmallow stick if I were Audiologists cannot bill the Medical Services Plan for their you.

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TransLink’s independent commissioner is warning the plan to ﬁnance the Evergreen Line and other transit upgrades with a two-cent gas tax hike plus other yet-to-be-determined fees or taxes may be too murky to accept. Martin Crilly suggested area mayors insist on a better understanding of how money will be spent if the province fails to enact some of the revenue sources. “What are the mayors actually buying for sure?” he asked in an interview. Many motorists and some mayors already oppose raising the TransLink-dedicated gas tax from 15 to 17 cents per litre, an increase the province has pledged to legislate this fall to take effect next April. But even more uncertainty hangs over the other sources – possibly an annual vehicle levy averaging $24, a second regional carbon tax or even a system of road-use fees, all of which may be at least as controversial as the two-cent gas tax increase. Higher parking taxes and mechanisms to tax property developers are also on the table. If there’s no agreement

splits between the region’s within a year among mayors and with the province to use an politicians depending on how the priorities are phased. additional source, a temporary Some projects – like express property tax hike of $23 per bus routes on King George average home kicks in for 2013 Boulevard and Highway 1 and 2014. through Surrey and a LangleyCrilly said it’s not clear White Rock route – would enough what happens next. enhance South-of-Fraser If no longer-term revenue service, while more frequent solution is in place going SeaBus runs would appeal to into 2015, TransLink and the the North Shore. mayors may be faced with A general lift in bus service, deep cuts or at least shelving more road and cycling inframany of the priority projects structure and upgrades supposed to be paid for to several transit stathrough the proposed tions are also promised. funding supplement. TransLink has agreed “It’s important to be to extend its public conclear what happens sultations to the end of in that circumstance September in response because it’s not beyond to a request from Metro the realm of possibilmayors. ity that we might find CRILLY Mayors are expected ourselves in that place,” to vote on the finalized Crilly said. supplement in early October. “You don’t want to be in a Crilly said a move towards position of having to make user-pay road fees or tolls is emergency cuts.” inevitable and would make the If Victoria fails to pass the entire transportation system gas tax hike, he said, the supmore efficient. plement would effectively colA ring of tolled bridges lapse and TransLink wouldn’t around the region could be a deliver its $400-million share of first “easy step” toward road the $1.2-billion Evergreen Line pricing, he said, although he linking Burnaby, Port Moody acknowledged it would require and Coquitlam. the province to revise its policy TransLink spokesperson of only tolling new or upgraded Erin McConnell said the infrastructure. proposed supplement will A haphazard set of bridge be revised in light of Crilly’s tolls is coming anyway, Crilly comments to show the order in noted, referring to the Golden which future transit upgrades Ears Bridge and the tolling would proceed if the extra of the new Port Mann Bridge sources don’t materialize. when it opens in 16 months. That could open up new

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING Stardust

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P/T Retail Merchandiser Lower Vancouver/New West/Burnaby area Flexible daytime hours, 15 – 35 hours per week Qualifications: Merchandising experience an asset - Ability to work independently & manage a schedule - Organization, communication & computer skills Valid drivers license & use of your own vehicle Fax resume by August 15th to Procter & Gamble M-Team Supervisor (1-866-395-7939)

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

604-777-5046

MODEL/TALENT AGENCIES

MOVIE EXTRAS ! WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM

FABRICATORS Very busy medium-size manufacturing plant with a strong backlog of work requires qualified steel fabricators with experience in structural sheet and plate work. Opportunities for full time, permanent positions are available. Excellent benefits package. Please apply in writing to:

Wellons Canada Corp. 19087 96th Avenue Surrey, BC V4N 3P2 Fax: (604) 888-2959 Attn: Manufacturing Manager or Email: administration@wellons.ca

Families, Kids, Tots & Teens!! Register Now Busy Film Season

All Ages, All Ethnicities

CALL 604-558-2278 WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS LANGLEY property mgmt firm seeks bookkeeper/receptionist for 14 month term. Duties incl. general accounting and A/R. Applicant should have 1 yr experience. Proficient in Simply Accounting and Office. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Resume to edleung@qualitymanagement.net, fax 604-882-5935.

ROCK REQUIRES two Heavy Duty Mechanics for work at various job locations across Canada. Must be experienced with hydraulic systems and CAT engines. Experience in Terex Redrill, Atlas Copco and Cubex drills preferred. Must have ability to work independently and diagnose problems. Competitive wage and benefits. Please send resume to resume@rcmi.ca or fax to (250) 828-1948.

115

EDUCATION

www.metrovanhome.ca

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

203

EDUCATION

HEALTH PRODUCTS

Bergamonte- The Natural Way To Improve Your Glucose, Cholesterol & Cardiovascular Health! Call today to find out how to get a free bottle with your order.! 888-470-5390

182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Interior & Exterior. Member of BBB since 1975 Call John (604)889-8424

332

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

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

260

PAVING/SEAL COATING

ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

Over 20yrs experience.

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 1 Call Does it All - 2 OLD GUYS PLUMBING & HEATING, Repairs, Reno’s, H/W Tanks. 604-525-6662. $69/HR. Lic., Insured. Experienced & friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call anytime 604-805-2488.

Ray Evenson 604-780-6304 westcoastmodernscape.com

341

PRESSURE WASHING Andy’s Pressure Washing & Driveway Sealing (778)868-3374

Burnaby/New Westminster 778-397-7009 or mountain-high.ca

ELECTRICAL

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

BANK SAY NO? WE SAY YES Consolidate or get your personal loan started with us. Up to $200K with low interest rate starting at 1.9%. Bad credit OK. Apply at www.etcﬁnance.com or call 1-855-222-1228

281

AUTOS: To buy or sell your car, truck, RV, van, 4x4 or trailer - this category has it all. You’ll also find automotive supplies and classic cars for sale, or you can list the vehicle you’re seeking. call 604.575.5555

GARDENING

Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627 DO YOUR GARDEN BEDS NEED TO BE MAINTAINED? I will do it for you! 604-434-6693

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

HELP WANTED

Service,

Mountain High Bookkeeping

AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca

130

Residential

338

Jims Mowing Franchise your future is here

ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING SERVICES

173E

604-949-1900 QUALITY RENOVATIONS • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Remodeling • Decks

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Commercial

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*30 years *Licensed *Insured

160

Painting

MoneyProvider.com. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-7761660.

LABOURERS

LOOKING FOR A GROUNDSMAN. Must have min 5 yrs chainsaw exp., have worked for tree service before, and a valid drivers lic a must. Email: info@treeworksonline.ca

115

STRUCTURAL STEEL FITTERS required at Edmonton North Company. Lead Hand: $34.80/hour; 1st Class: $33.24/hour; Fitter: $31.68/hour; CWB FCAW: $31.68/hour. Fax resume: 780-9392181 or Email: careers@garweld.com

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ORBIT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

287

*Lawn care *Mowing *Power rake *Aeration *Trimming *New turf *Flower beds *Pruning *Cedar Fencing *Landscape renovation *Gutter cleaning etc. Comm./Res. Monthly or Yearly Contracts Discounts for Senior’s and Regular Customers.

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

#1 Rooﬁng Company in BC

1 CALL DOES IT ALL. Reno’s, bathrooms, kitchens, ceramic tiling, hardwood, laminate, granite tops. Corazza Contracting (604)818-5919 A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

Gur 604-724-9036 for Est.

130

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

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

HELP WANTED

130

All types of Rooﬁng Over 35 Years in Business “ Call Now for Free Estimate”

604-588-0833

HELP WANTED

SALES@PATTARGROUP.COM

NEED EXTRA

$1,000,000 * SUMMER GRANT GIVEAWAY! Start any Sprott-Shaw Community College program between May 1, 2011 - August 15, 2011

CASH

We’re looking for carriers! Be part of a GREAT team!

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Practical Nursing Healthcare Assistant ant Medical Office Assistant Community Support Worker Early Childhood Education * Not all programs Business Management available at all campuses Pharmacy Assistant New Westminster:

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604-251-4473 Join us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/sprottshaw

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NEWSLEADER

Boundaries

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Deliver newspapers on Wednesdays and Fridays in your neighbourhood. Call 604.436.2472 or email circulation@burnabynewsleader.com today for more info!

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JASON’S ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. (604)961-7505, 278-0375

317

MISC SERVICES

GET RESULTS! Post a classified in 123 newspapers in just a few clicks. Reach nearly 2 million people for only $395 a week - only $3.22 per newspaper. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Save over 85% compared to booking individually. www.communityclassifieds.ca or 1-866-669-9222.

320

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle. Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488.

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

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

EXTRA

CHEAP RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! (778)997-5757, (604)587-5991

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

Mr. Cleanup Disposal

AFFORDABLE MOVING

SAME DAY SERVICE Seniors Discount

Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

Call Andrew (778)868-3374

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

SEASIDE PAINTING & Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything... But Dead Bodies!! 604.

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

★ ★CALL NOW★ ★ LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL

★ Disposal ★ Renovations Debris ★ Construction ★ Drywall Pickup ★ Demolition ★ 7 days/week ★ Free Estimates ★

Isaac 604-727-5232

Classified Advertisi

An effective way to bu your business. Phone 604-575-555

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 NewLeader A19 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

www.recycle-it-now.com

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

372

SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, gates. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

374

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

ABC TREE MEN ✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding

☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899

PETS 477

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 509

477

PETS

ARCTIC WOLF/Husky X- Socialized, well tempered, paper/outside trained. $500. firm. (604)309-3774 Bluenose Pittbull purebred puppies, ready to go! Vet checked, 1st shots. $1275 - $2000/obo. 604-603-6944. BLUENOSE RAZOR EDGE 4 weeks old. $1250 obo. Call 604783-8607. BOUVIER PUPS wonderful family / farm dogs, home raised, loyal & loving. Black, brindles & dark blonde. $800. Call 250-486-6773. Email: sm.white@shaw.ca CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CHIHUAHUA long-haired female, $600; tiny male chihuahua pups, ready to go, $550. (604)794-7347 CKC Reg.soft coated Wheaten Terrier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1050. Call 604-617-3470 DACHSHUND mini dapple puppies, 9wks. 2 F 1 M 1st shots dewormed. $750. Deroche. 604-820-4763.

AUCTIONS

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

703

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/

REAL ESTATE 603

ACREAGE

20 Acre Ranch Foreclosures Near Booming El Paso, Texas Was $16,900 Now $12,900 $0 Down, take over payments, $99/mo. Beautiful views, owner financing, FREE map/pictures 800-755-8953

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDING SALE... SPECIALS from $5 to $12/sq. ft. Great pricing on ABSOLUTELY every model, width and length. Example: 30’Wx50’Lx16’H. NOW $11,900.00. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers 1-800668-5422.

625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

3 Lots, Grindrod BC, 2 @ $90,000. 1 with sm. house @ $130,000. All 3 @ $270,000. 3 together zoned for 4-plex. 1 (250)309-3452 or 5403455. MISSION. LOVELY HOME 19 yrs. old. Large 3 bdrm., 3 baths. 3500 sq. ft. 10,000 sq.ft. lot. Excellent condition. View upon request. $474,700. Call 604-855-5826.

MOBILE HOMES 1, 2 & 3 BDRM $46,900 - $74,900. Lorraine, Royal Lepage 604-889-4874.

518

636

BUILDING SUPPLIES

DO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL BUILDINGS Priced to Clear - Make an Offer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

U-PICK Raspberries $1.50 lb & Blueberries $1.20 lb. 19478 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Pitt Mead. 763-2808

548

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

560

MISC. FOR SALE

A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1866-884-7464. Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991 RED ENVELOPE - Unique & Personalized Gifts for All Your Friends & Family! Starting at $19.95. Visit www.redenvelope.com/Jewel for an extra 20% off or Call 1-888-4735407

RENTALS

PIANO. Willis & Co. Spinet style, red mahogany, beautiful tone, immaculate cond $700. 604-864-9935

AUCTIONSource Glacier Beverage Co. Bottling line, office, restaurant equipment, Complete 750ml bottling line, SS tanks, forklift and more. View photos at: doddsauction.com

542 PETS

PETS

ENGLISH BULLDOG puppies, Male/Female available for more info Call Andrei 604-970-3807. GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. 2 Male & 2 Fem. $550. 1st shots & dewormed. Call 778-863-6332. Golden Retriever pups, P/B, family farm raised, ready August 22. Males $600, female $650. (604)794-7434 Timbur6@telus.net LAB PUPPIES for sale, born June 23. family raised. $600. Call (604)795-7257. No sunday calls MALTESE pups, 3M, 2F, 1st shots, vet ✔, dewormed, paper trained, non shedding, $800. 604-464-5077 MINI dachshund puppies, born May 30, 1 male, 1 female, black & tan, family raised, well socialized, potty training started, first shots & deworming, both parents registered but puppies are unregistered. $750. Abbotsford, 604-855-6176. 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 PITT Bull pups Born June 19. 6 male & 3 fem. -$500 ea: Vet chekd. 604-825-1730 PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC $350 Special. Both parents approx. 120 to 150 lbs. Call 778-552-1525. PRESA CANARIO X puppies, born May 8, on farm, great temp $450. 604-855-6929 or cell 604-217-1346 SHELTIES beautiful loveable happy puppies, warm & cuddly, 4 months old. House trained. (604)826-6311

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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

640

RECREATIONAL

RARE OPPORTUNITY: waterfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, 0.83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fishing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/70mile/frank.)

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

706

ACREAGE

APARTMENT/CONDO

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....

RENTALS 752

COQUITLAM

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY New West. Crown Manor 430 – 9th Street. 1 bdrm apart, on site ldry, 1 prking spot. Close to shop ping, all amens. Heat & hot water incl. $745/m. 604-451-6676 NEW WESTMINSTER BURNABY

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Colonial House 435 Ash Street

Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Metrotown. From $850/mo., includes heat, hot water. Call 604-715-1824

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

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.

A/C, DSI Water Heater, AM/FM/CD, microwave and double door fridge. $14,995 (stk. 30322)

810

www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #31087

2011 Coleman 280

Aluminum wheels, A/C, AM/FM/CD w/ exterior speakers, DSI Water Heater, microwave. $25,995 (stk. 30239)

AUTO FINANCING

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now,

www.fraserwayrv.com 1-877-651-3267 DL #31087

1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

604-525-2661 MAPLE PLACE TOWERS

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

Skyview Manor 908 6th Avenue

CLAREMONT TERRACE

BURNABY

806

1966 CHEVY PICKUP, V8, 4 spd, blue & white, has collectors plates, $6500. 604-796-2866 (Agassiz) 1976 GMC 3/4 SIERRA CLASSIC Camper Special, 149,000 orig miles, 30,000 on orig rblt. Same owners since 11,000 miles, Feb/78. Collector status, call for info, too numerous to list. ALSO 10’ Slumber Queen Adventurer Camper, 99 WS model with all trimmings, 13’’ Sansui TV, 110 & 12V, qu sz slumberqueen matt from Royal City bedding, 8’ awning. $12,500/both. Call: 604-535-5777 or 604-785-6827. 1978 FORD PINTO wagon. 2.8L V6 very restorable, solid body, Not running. $450 obo. 604-584-7968

Rozario 778-788-1849

Burnaby:

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

BURNABY

** 6960 ELWELL ST ** NEAR MIDDLEGATE

2011 Coleman 180

Call Shirley 604-861-8667 www.queens-ave-coop.ca

Call (604) 931-2670

Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Metro Town. From $850/mo., includes heat, hot water. Call 778-323-0237

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2004 37C PACE ARROW, 15,800 m, Shaw auto satellite, 3 slides, W/D, custom cover, 10 yr paint protection, etc. Better than new. $79,900. Call (604)869-3313

136 10th St, New West. 2 BR & 3 BR Townhouse, $1114 & $1303 includes Heat & hot water, w/d hookup, common laundry & u/g parking. $1200 share purchases.

Super Clean ONE Bedrooms

Call 604- 522-5230

838

Queens Avenue

Call 604- 521-3448

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Secure parking available. For viewing call:

TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938

BURNABY

Quiet & well maintained bldg. Includes heat & hot water. On site manager. Cat okay.

TRANSPORTATION

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

Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net BURNABY

FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 24 out of 28 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. Receive a $500 Gift Card 1-888-593-6095.

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

818

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

CARS - DOMESTIC

CA$H for CAR$ No Wheels -No Problem! Servicing the Fraser Valley 604-746-2855

The Scrapper

Park Crest Apts.

NEW WESTMINSTER

RIVIERA MANOR

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....

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

Call 604-540-6725

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

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! Burnaby

Vista Terrace 7465 13th Avenue, 3-storey building conveniently located minutes from SkyTrain. Renovated 1 bedroom suite from $785. Close to public transit, parks and schools. U/G prkg. balconies, lndry rm. Heat & hot water incl’d.

736

HOMES FOR RENT

BURNABY, S. Slope, 5 bdrm - 2 bdrm down, 3 up, cls to elem. schl, $1550+ utils, Sept. 1. 604-599-6251 NEW WEST, 3 bdrm, beautiful view, quiet area, nr. all amenities, NS/NP. $1200 + utils. Sept.1st. Call 604-291-9833 or 604-314-3291.

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

GREAT OPPORTUNITY! 900 sqft of retail space avail in newly constructed strip mall wilth 7-11 anchor. Call for info, 604-715-7423

750

SUITES, LOWER

Albert 778-788-1853

1BR Basement suite. Sullivan Hts S u r r e y. I n c l u d e s , h e a t , h y d r o , cable&insuite washer/dryer! No smoking,partying,pets. References required.$700.Ph. 604-596-7370

Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management

COQUITLAM bright & clean 1 bdrm + den g/l ste, own ent, gas f/p, sh ldry $675/mo. 604-937-3534

For more info & viewing call

MISSION, 1 BDRM, BRIGHT, CLEAN, ABOVEGROUND, PRIVATE ENTRANCE, UTILITIES, LAUNDRY, $800. RANDY OR CLANCY 604-826-6547 BURNABY

Walker Manor 6985 Walker Ave Bright large 1 bedroom for rent in a newly reno’d building. Large balcony, freshly painted with hardwood floors. 2 Min walk to Highgate Mall & all major transit.

Please call 778-994-2334 COQUITLAM - 1 & 2 bdrm near Lougheed mall / skytrain, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg. Quiet, N/P, gated parking & video surveillance. $780 - $945/m incls. Heat & H/W. Avail. Aug 1. CrimeFree Certified. Call: 604-937-7812 Visit: www.greatapartments.ca

NEW WEST - Bright 1 bdrm g/l suite $725 utils inc. n/p. n/s. quiet. Avail. now. (604)616-2426 QUEENSBOROUGH, 2 bdrm, fresh paint, N/S, N/P, no W/D, no cble. $750/mo incl utils. 604-527-1024

1969 Ford Falcon Futura $15,000 Immac. paint/body 302 Cu In/auto. p/s front disc brakes, numerous high performance enhancements. Local BC car. Must be seen to be appreciated. Call 604-307-0201, pictures at: photobucket.com/69falcon 1991 CADILLAC Allante only 43,000 mi. Estate sale from La Conner, WA. Removable hardtop & Softtop. $8,500. 604-309-4001 1991 OLDS Toronado Trofeo, good cond, needs some work, nice cruiser 105kms $2500. (604)462-8863 1997 GRAND PRIX, Green, good shape $2,500. Call 604-931-4506. 2005 CHEV CAVALIER - 2 dr, 1 owner. Deluxe 4 cyl, 5 speed. 79,000kms. $3,800. (604)467-3289 2007 FORD FUSION SE Fully loaded, metallic red, 60K, $8800 firm. Call 604-538-4883. 2007 Pontiac G5 - Colour: Silver. Excellent car, gets 37 miles to the gallon. Well maintained. Includes 4 Nokian winter tires on rims (value $1200.00) Phone daytime 604-2191652 or evenings 604-462-8665 or email: woodcreations@shaw.ca $7500- OBO

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2003 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, auto, alarm, A/C, tilt, p/l, 100 km, $5,600 obo. 778-895-7570. 2005 KIA MAGENTIS, Anniversary Edition, 79,800 kms. Priced to sell. $5,500. Call 604-476-0043. 2006 MAZDA 5, 6 pass van, touring edition, loaded, auto, sunroof, 17’’ wheels. $9,300 obo. 604-309-4001. 2008 HYUNDAI TUCSON, FWD, 4 door. 64,000 kms. Like new condition. Call 778-241-1824 2011 TOYOTA Camry LE, grey, 8,000 kms. auto, factory warranty. mint, $19,800 incl tax.778-895-7570

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2005 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT STAR 1700cc Ltd 43,000kms dealer serviced, thousands in extras $8977. 778-888-6805, 778-837-6577

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PORT COQUITLAM, Mary Hill area, View 3 bd upper lvl, 1.5 baths. Near bus & schls, own lndry + 3 appls. $1395/mo + 50% hydro. NS/NP. Avl. now. (604)779-6893.

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1986 PROWLER, 5th wheel, 26’, fully loaded, sacrifice $4500. Call (604)869-3137 1987 FORD Econoline Class “C” RV 29ft well kept cond., 95,000kms, sleeps 6. Offers ? 604-477-4549 2004 F350 CREW CAB, diesel, 03 24’ Salem 5th whl. trailer, both mint cond., too many things to list. Will sell separate. Trailer $7,900 or both for $25,000 obo.Call 604-812-1278.

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

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

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1990 FORD wheelchair van, sidewinder lift, 100,000 km, $5,000 obo. Phone (604)247-1770. 1995 FORD 4X4, 5 speed, no rust, runs great, utility box. $2800. Call (604)869-3137 2005 MONTANA SV6, loaded, Onstar, 7 pass., new front rotors & brakes. Mint. $7500. 604-812-1278 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, single cab, 2 wh. dr, 4 cyl auto, shrt box, 121km, $7,900 obo. 604-812-1278

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2 SMALL OUTBOARD MOTORS WANTED. Looking to buy 6HP 15HP. Motor does not have to be running, but must be in nice condition. Will pay cash. 604-319-5720

A20 NewsLeader Wednesday, August 10, 2011

MARINE WAY & BYRNE RD, BURNABY and GRANDVIEW HWY & RUPERT, VANCOUVER

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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