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After Eileen Sue’s husband Paul was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in 2004, she became aware of the dire need for stem cell donors throughout the world. Sue attended the first Thanks Mom! stem cell awareness campaign – headed by former Liberal MLA Sindi Hawkins, who passed away last fall – in 2006. She was determined to hold another. The second Thanks Mom! event is taking place in Burnaby, where much of the Vancouver resident’s family lives. The concept behind the event is giving back what your mother gave you – life, she says. “Mothers are revered in all cultures,” Sue says. “We wanted to reach out to all Canadians.” The multi-ethnic stem cell drive is scheduled for May 7 at the grand court in Metrotown at Metropolis from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those interested in registering with One Match stem cell and marrow donor network will have DNA taken via a swab from the inside of their cheek. Stem cells Page 5

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Sick of dogs: Alan James stands at Charles Rummel Park, where some people consider off-leash dogs a problem. James wants a full-time ranger to enforce the leash bylaw at Burnaby’s parks.

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A Burnaby environmentalist is worried off leash dogs could pose a threat to fish and other wildlife in the city’s conservation areas, particularly around Eagle Creek. City signs stating that leashes are required are not easily noticeable, said Alan James, secretary for the Stoney Creek Environment Committee, who has spoken to dog owners at local parks about whether or not they’re aware of the bylaw.

“We need better signs,” he said. Some assume they just have to keep their dogs under control, James said, instead of on a leash. “I often see dogs in the creek,” he said of Eagle Creek, adding the committee took part in a fish release there recently. Dogs can disturb wildlife, and spread diseases to other animals, he pointed out. The committee brought up the issue to the city’s parks, recreation and cultural services department at a recent meeting. In particular, the committee referenced the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Management Plan from 2000. “Off leash dogs are incompatible with the conservation objectives of the conservation area and are therefore not permitted,” the plan

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states. Enforcement needs to be stronger, James said, adding that if the RCMP only arrested speeders when someone filed a complaint, they’d never catch anyone. The analogy was in reference to the department’s primary method of enforcement – responding to complaints. “I envision a full-time ranger in the area,” James said. He has not received a response about the issue since the committee met with department staff in March. “I would’ve expected a response by now,” he said. There is room for compromise with dog owners in the area James said, such as Parks Page 9

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BURNABY SOLD PEAT AND TOOK CONSTRUCTION FILL TO PAY FOR COURSE AND CLUBHOUSE

New Riverway clubhouse is a hole-in-one I

t’s been a project almost two decades in the making, but when the doors opened at Riverway Golf Course’s new clubhouse this month, golfers and gourmets alike marvelled at the finished product. The main dining room seats more than 200, while the main patio can accommodate another 100 and a separate side patio has space for another 20-plus people. The kitchen is equipped with all the newest equipment, including four different fridges/freezers, and would be the envy of every haute-cuisine restaurant in the Lower Mainland. For the golfer though, the delights and conveniences will be varied and abundant. With the clubhouse situated on ON MY BEAT Alfie Lau the site of a former putting green overlooking the first tee, the 18th green and a beautiful lake, not only will the views be spectacular, but the opportunities for gentle and not-so-gentle chiding will be present. The course, open since 1993, has an interesting history that goes back to the mid-1980s. The land upon which Riverway sits was a nutrient-rich peat bog and the city began selling off chunks of that fuel. Making the economics even better was that large construction projects at Metrotown and on the old Expo ‘86 site meant developers had lots of fill and few places to put it. The city capitalized by taking that construction fill to replace the peat taken out and began plans to put a championship golf course on the site just east of Byrne Road and south of Marine Way. One of the councillors during that time is current Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan. “One of the most interesting things to us as a council was we could build a golf course for virtually no public money because we could sell the peat and accept the fill and this would generate money for the city,” said Corrigan. “This was an opportunity too good to pass up, a tremendous opportunity to get a championship golf course at literally no cost to the taxpayer.” In 1988, when trucks started taking the peat out and putting the fill in, renowned golf course architect Les Furber started putting his innovative stamp on the course. “I don’t think anybody had ever done anything like this before,” said Furber from the Canmore, Alberta offices of GDS Golf Design Services. “It really was innovative to sell the peat and backfill it with

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Open for business: The new clubhouse at Riverway opened in late-April with a VIP party hosted by Mayor Derek Corrigan.

The clubhouse has been in the works for more than 20 years and sits on the site of an old putting green that overlooks the first tee and the 18th green. This is the view of the front of the clubhouse. construction waste.” For Furber, putting a championship course on what was a flat piece of land, with few large trees, would prove to be a challenge he relished. “We had to add some definition to the land,” said Furber. To do that, Furber built up berms throughout the course which not only defined fairways, they acted as noise buffers from the high-speed traffic going by on Marine Way. Furber said that watching the land and

the course develop during the next eight years was very rewarding, simply because he knew how much work had been put into the project. “I think by the end, there were about 8 million cubic metres either trucked in or trucked out,” he said. “It truly was a massive undertaking.” Furber is particularly proud of the 523yard finishing 18th, which he designed with a future clubhouse in mind. “Absolutely, we wanted that hole to play right toward where the clubhouse

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was supposed to go,” said Furber. “The way that site was set up, that was where people were coming into the course and how they would leave too.” Furber said what he remembers most about the Riverway project was how progressive the city was in moving forward. “It was such a dynamic process,” he said. “To do this without any example to follow was really interesting.” If Furber thought building the golf course was interesting, then he’d be captivated by the story of the building of the Riverway clubhouse. David O’Connor is Burnaby’s assistant director of golf operations and he said he had a clear mandate when it came to the Riverway clubhouse. “I was told to build lots of flexibility into the clubhouse,” he said. “The clubhouse had to service golfers, it had to be able to host receptions and banquets, and it had to utilize the patio space.” The clubhouse was always scheduled to be part of the second phase of the Riverway project, but as the 1990s turned into the 2000s, the clubhouse took a backburner to other, more pressing civic projects. In 2004, the project was put in the hands of the company that helped design Westwood Plateau’s signature clubhouse. Graham D. Fligg, principal of Merrick Architecture - Borowski Sakumoto Fligg

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Golf: New Riverway clubhouse opens Limited, said the new clubhouse at the Riverway Golf Course has been a great project to be involved in. “We wanted to capture a classy look reflecting the esthetic of clustered farm buildings,” said Fligg. “We wanted the clubhouse to reflect the farming past of this land, but at the same time represent a realistic and modern clubhouse befitting a public golf course.” Design work would stretch into late 2005 and 2006, but Fligg and the design team discovered a “hidden surprise.” “Because the course was built on an old peat bog, imagine our surprise when we found out that course had settled about two feet,” said Fligg. “The soil challenges led to some delays, and that meant we needed to build in time for preloading the site.” Going out to tender during this period of redhot real estate meant there were too many projects and not enough qualified contractors to do the job correctly.

It wouldn’t be until late 2009 that the project went out to tender, and the market conditions had changed very drastically. “Contractors were literally fighting for the contract,” said Corrigan, who estimated that the city saved 15 per cent by signing a tender in a soft market. Fligg said that while he put in a lot of work on the Riverway project as principal-in-charge and project designer, a lot of the credit has to go to his colleague, Mark Zaitsoff, the project architect and sustainability manager who shepherded the delivery of the project After the new clubhouse opens, the old café building

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will become a multi-purpose room and perhaps a check-in area for golf tournaments. “Now that you have a clubhouse that can host a big event, the sky’s the limit,” said Fligg. “A Canadian Open is not out of the question. “When we were putting the plans together for the clubhouse,” said O’Connor, we were told to dream big. We were told to make this a showcase for the entire area. I’d like to think we did that.” The Riverway Golf Course and Clubhouse is located at 9001 Bill Fox Way. For more info, phone 604-280-GOLF (4653) or email golf@burnaby.ca.

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Stem cells: Ethnic donors needed continued from page 1

“It’s so simple to save someone’s life,” Sue says. “That’s something that struck me.” The registry is connected with other registries worldwide, she adds. While all are welcome to register, Sue stresses that there is a big need for donors with multi-ethnic backgrounds. Sue’s husband is in remission, but she is well aware that if he were to become ill again, it would be more difficult to find a stem cell donor for him because he is Chinese. Visible minorities and biracial patients are the hardest to match with a donor, because a successful donor usually has a similar genetic makeup, she explains. There are currently 894 Canadian patients on the active search list in the One Match registry, according to Beth Amer, national recruitment manager for the network. Of those, 631 are listed as Caucasian, while 263 are of other origins, from Chinese to Latin American. Thirty-two are multi-ethnic. While One Match has been around since the late ‘80s, Amer says, it is still a challenge to educate people about the network. “It’s when people become aware of a patient in need – a friend or relative – that

they become aware of the network,” she says. People who are registered with Canadian Blood Services are not automatically registered with One Match, Amer adds, as each requires a different set of indicators for a match. While blood is matched by blood group, stem cell donor and patient matches require HLA – human leukocyte antigens – indicators match up, she explains. Once someone registers with One Match, they aren’t usually called on to donate right away – the average wait (estimated from a small study of less than 100 donors) is about seven years, she says. If a potential donor is identified after typing, they’ll be asked to provide blood samples for further testing. The transplant lab then confirms the markers before the donor is brought in for an interview, a health assessment and a physical examination at Vancouver General Hospital, Amer says. It is only once the donor has gone through all the steps and has given consent that the patient is contacted, she adds. Bone marrow stem cell transplants are done under general anesthetic. For more information on the Burnaby event, go to: thanksmom.org.

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One small step back, but it’s a good start

park interpretive programs, and hiked It was in August of 2006 when we campground fees so much that it was first tore a strip off the provincial very nearly just as cheap to stay in a Liberals for their ongoing policy of hotel. They had also tried, unsuccessfulturning provincial parks into revenue ly, to pave a chunk of Cathedral Grove producing factories. on Vancouver Island. Their “What is it about the “publogic ran something like this: lic” part in “public parks” that Burnaby NOW “We want to cut down some the B.C. Liberal government big trees so people can park just doesn’t get?” we asked. their cars to go see big trees.” We railed against them for a virtual And then they issued a call for proanti-park campaign since taking office posals to build lodges and helipads in in 2001. At that time they had already wilderness areas like Golden Ears, and put parking meters in the parks, cut

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Wells Gray parks. To that we said: “And now the B.C. government wants to put high-end lodges in our public parks so the rich can enjoy B.C.’s wilderness but without the wilderness experience of mosquitoes, lumpy sleeping pads and campfire cinders in your coffee.” So, while it is indeed a small step back – Premier Christy Clark’s announcement this past week that pay parking will be removed from provincial parks is very welcome. Clark acknowledged that the parking

fees were wrong and stopped people from using the parks. Will she revisit the whole idea of public parks as a revenue source? We don’t know. But we do know that her acknowledgement and correction of a long-standing policy gives us some hope that she may understand that public parks are for the enjoyment of the public, not just for those who can afford the experience. And, perhaps, it is the first step in a much more rational view of our super, natural outdoors in B.C.

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ncome-splitting is a reocThis assumes that family work curring theme in the family is not work, and that those who prioritize it actually stay at policy quagmire. In 1999 the Finance home, uninvolved with the sociCommittee established the “subety outside. committee on tax equity for famThis stems from deeper assumptions: the GDP is the ilies with dependent children” to address it. The only measure of proLiberal Party’s social ductivity even though policy caucus wrote it excludes essential Helen Ward unpaid productivity, that this was the response to a complaint made and GDP growth is necessary. to the UN about discrimination (Note: Britain evaluated womagainst women who reduce their en’s unpaid family work at 104 per cent of GDP.) paid work in order to do family work. Beverley Smith, mother The two sides disagree of four, made that complaint in on other agendas: Increase/ decrease overall taxation, 1997, supported by Kids First Parent Association and others. women should/should not be Most unusual was the partici- saved from mindless subserpation of many parents, forcing vience to patriarchy, parents should/should not “share the sub-committee to recognize and value family care work. responsibility for child-rearThough income-splitting was ing with the state,” as per the OECD’s blueprint. the initial focus, the final report The sub-committee endorsed expanded the mandate to better address the complexity of family five principles creating a manieconomics. festo worthy of reviving. Here are the principles, assumptions Expansion of the debate was and is needed because fameach addresses, and suggested ily policy is mired in unstated amendments. ◆ 1. Our policy should be childassumptions buried in hidden centred and promote the best social-political agendas. For starters, there is the tax-funded interest of the child to the greatpundits’ coy non-disclosure of est extent possible. This ends the dominance of vested interests in the status quo that supports them. aforementioned agendas includThen there are assumptions ing GDP-centricism. The Liberals’ own paper went that are harmful to child-rearfurther and deserves inclusion: ing, some shared by many on children need a “loving” careboth sides. Take the insistence giver, and “the benefits of on describing mothers as either Families Page 7 “working” or “staying at home.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Parents have plenty to learn Dear Editor:

Re: Parents protect gay-positive policy, Burnaby NOW, April 30. I was appalled to read about the prejudiced and unruly behaviour of the parents at the last school district meeting. Have they actually read the district’s proposed anti-homophobia policy? The “morality” it teaches is that we all need to treat each other with respect – gay or straight, whether or not we approve of each other. Clearly, not only children need educating about this. We have already passed this “morality” into law in the B.C. Human Rights Code. The policy also recommends teaching that gay people exist. Pretending otherwise is pointless and

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harmful. Gay teens are at much higher risk of depression, dropping out and suicide due to isolation and bullying. Twelve school districts in B.C. – including Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Comox – have already passed similar anti-homophobia policies. Do we in Burnaby really want to set the clock back 30 years by saying that homophobia in schools is acceptable? Lise Kreps, Burnaby

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As a retired Burnaby teacher, I read in disbelief and disgust the article “Parents protest gay-positive Replying Page 7

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Replying to the ‘idiot fringe’ continued from page 6

policy” (Burnaby NOW, April 30). Do these parents not remember the senseless murder of a gay man in Stanley Park? A murder that was carried out by two Burnaby youths. If acceptance and understanding of the LGBTQ policy was prevalent in the schools, perhaps this senseless murder would not have occurred. I hope that this group is just the idiot fringe and not a true representation of the general public in Burnaby. Donna Polos, Burnaby

Butt out of the tree issue Dear Editor:

Re: Burnaby needs to protect trees, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, April 30. When I moved to this house 33 years

ago, I had an unrestricted view of South Burnaby. It wasn’t long before a neighbour moved in across the street and planted 11 jack pines which grew to such a height that that view was obliterated. A high hedge or fence would have provided the privacy he obviously wanted. Fortunately for me, a new owner disposed of this “forest.” It’s all very well for “tree happy” people such as Mr. Morev to peruse the neighbourhoods and condemn city hall for their tree policy, but I am very happy with the notion that a property owner has the right to decide what to do about trees on his/ her own land. There is too much government interference these days without more rules and regulations regarding compulsory tree planting. Forcing citizens to plant two trees (even if they can choose which ones) is, to my mind, absolutely ludicrous.

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Families: Time to value work continued from page 6

breastfeeding cannot be overstated.” ◆ 2. Our policy should presume that parents are the primary caregivers and that they are in the best position to determine what constitutes the best possible care arrangement for their children. This addresses undemocratic, beer-and-popcorn condescension towards parents. It curtails technocrats’ ability to force us to subsidize their “bold visions” of universal institutional childcare. ◆ 3. Our policy should provide flexibility, options and choices which will make it feasible for either parent to be the caregiver or to be in the paid workforce. This principle aims at respecting preferences, but maintains the false work-vs-care dichotomy. Looking after our own loved ones must be formally defined as work. Labelling it “leisure, “inactivity,” “time to care personally” or “staying at home” is inaccurate and misogynistic.

◆ 4. Our policy should be inclusive and responsive to the social realities, circumstances and preferences of parents and their children. Specifically, it should be sensitive to the situation of lone parents, stay-at-home parents, those with disabled children, the self-employed, students with children and those on social assistance. This begins to recognize that no two families are alike. Variables are infinite. Yet then as now, pundits base policy on “for example” families which inevitably encode their assumptions about family composition, activities, expenses, and worthiness. Financing family work equitably (see number 5) means that policies really only need to address a few variables: number of children (as per French income splitting) and disability. ◆ 5. Our policy should be fair and equitable and neither encourage nor penalize caregiving choices. This principle of state neutrality on care choices is essential, but it neces-

sitates neutrality on GDP-counted choices. Preferential treatment of GDP-work bribes us to prioritize GDP-work over family-work. This has costly effects: families cut back child-bearing – Canada’s birthrate is down 60 per cent – and outsource much elder care, volunteerism, and child-rearing to government GDP-workers. Government now finances about 40 per cent of GDP-work. The tax and transfer system can redistribute income from GDP-work to family-work, creating pay equity between the two. Income-splitting helps do this. Government-financed salaries are basically transfer payments; capping government-financed remuneration at, say, $60,000 per year would free up funds. This would create neutrality and reduce the subsidization of GDP-work by unpaid family-work. Helen Ward is the president of the Kids First Parent Association of Canada, www.kidsfirstcanada.org. She lives in Burnaby.

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Elections Canada validates Stewart’s win Leung camp not responding to inquiries about refusal to concede Burnaby-Douglas Brent Richter staff reporter

The returning officer for the riding of Burnaby-Douglas has validated the results and confirmed New Democratic Party candidate Kennedy Stewart to be the winner of Monday’s election. Preliminary polls showed Stewart to be the winner on election night with 20,943 votes compared to Conservative candidate Ronald Leung’s 19,932 – a 1,011-vote (2.1 per cent) difference. After election results were validated on Wednesday, those numbers were unchanged. The only variation after validation was two fewer votes for Communist candidate George Gidora, who finished with 153. Leung was not ready to concede the race Monday because, he said, the margin of votes between him and Stewart was small enough to merit having a closer look, simply as a precaution. The vote spread is not wide enough to trigger an automatic judicial recount, which requires one one-1,000th difference between candidates but Leung may still request one from a judge. To do so, an elector must, within four days of validation, provide an affidavit that shows: the count was improperly carried out, that ballots were improperly

rejected or that the returning officer incorrectly added up the results at the validation. Stewart welcomed the news of the validation on Wednesday evening and said he does not expect a recount. “I don’t anticipate that, but that’s within their rights to do if they like,” Stewart said. “I wasn’t worried. I know that recounts, unless they are very, very slim margins, rarely go against the initial victor. I’m just happy Ronald Leung to get on with doing Conservative the work that needs to be done in BurnabyDouglas.” Stewart said he is now looking for constituency office space, ideally on Hastings Street, and staff to “get down to the really valuable casework Burnaby-Douglas MPs are famous for.” Leung and his cam- Kennedy Stewart paign team have not NDP been available for comment since Tuesday. Stewart said he has not heard from the Leung camp and has not been informed of any discrepancies in the votes.

BCA honours longtime members The Burnaby Citizens Association honoured four longtime members with life memberships at its annual general meeting on March 27. Celeste Redmond, Don Jantzen, Doug Evans and Jim Lorimer were provided with the memberships for their contributions to the party and community service. Gord Larkin was re-elected as presi-

dent of the association at the meeting, and Lee Loftus was re-elected as vice-president, Glen Porter as treasurer and Noreen Boudreau as membership secretary. New appointees include Leslie Roosa, who was elected as secretary, as well as a number of directors. More than 100 members gathered at the event, held at the Shadbolt Centre.

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council is only a few thousand short of their $16,000 goal to start building the first phase of the playground. “With any luck, we should have enough funds to start building the playground this summer,” said parent Steve Conrad, co-chair of the school’s playground committee. “I understand that eight months is a relatively short period to raise funds for a completely new playground. This just speaks to the enthusiastic support we’ve been given.”

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Speaking of University Highlands, the school is hosting a green communi-

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Stoney Creek Community School is holding its annual May fair on Friday, May 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. The barbecue event raises money for the local community. There will a bouncy castle, a dunk tank, a silent auction, a raffle, a cake walk and midway games. There is also a Canucks Jersey (signed

by 24 team members) up for auction. Stoney Creek Community School is at 2740 Beaverbrook Cres. For more information, contact Franca Trasolini at 604-664-8852 or visit the school’s website at stoneycreek.sd41.bc.ca.

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Thrifty shoppers and vintage lovers will not want to miss this upcoming sale. Volunteers with the Auxiliary to Burnaby Hospital are holding a fundraising sale Wednesday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale is on the third floor of the hospital, at 3935 Kincaid St. Throughout the year,

volunteers set aside some of the best finds and collectibles for this semiannual sale. Items include antiques, crystal, pictures, Asian plates and ornaments. All proceeds go to the help the hospital’s patients. The volunteers are also accepting donations for the sale, so call Gary at 604-434-6959 if you have something to contribute.

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They called it the 100bucket challenge, and it was more than a success. In an effort to clean up their neighbourhood, students at Windsor Elementary set a goal to recruit 100 people to help

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She helps untangle the red tape Certified immigration consultant helps new immigrants manoeuvre through the system Alfie Lau

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Imagine you’re a new immigrant to Canada, trying to negotiate myriads of red tape as you’re applying for Canadian citizenship. The endless forms don’t make much sense, the “frequently asked questions” don’t provide the answers you’re looking for and nobody seems to want to lend you a helping hand. Enter certified Canadian immigration consultant Carina Tan-Lucero. Tan-Lucero, who spent more than a decade working for the Burnaby Hospice Society, wanted a change of pace, so she registered for the seven-month certified consultant program at UBC. She passed with flying colours and has been offering her services to clients for more than a year. “Personally, being an immigrant myself, I’ve helped a few people through their application process,” said Tan-Lucero, who came from the Philippines more than 20 years ago. “I figured if I could do this professionally, this was an area where I could really help others.” Tan-Lucero said that prior to 2004, it was the Wild West for immigrants, as people who purported to help were not coming through with their promised services. In fact, in April 2004, the federal government amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Regulations so that those who, for a fee, advised and represented potential immigrants needed to be members in good standing with either the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants, a provincial or territorial bar, or the Chambre des notaires du Québec. The need for regulation stemmed from a number of factors. For many years, there were no set standards for the level of education, the quality of services or the professional accountability necessary to offer services as an immigration consultant. The lack of standards resulted in a serious deficiency when it came to protecting consumers within the immigrant and refugee communities. Many applicants did not understand the differences between a lawyer, an immigration consultant and a non-governmental organization, and were unfamiliar with Canada’s official languages and immigration laws.

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Guide: Carina Tan-Lucero moved to Canada 20 years ago. Today, she’s helping other new immigrants as a certified immigration consultant and running a UPS store in Edmonds. During a recent search of the society’s website at www.csic-scci.ca, there were 1,813 consultants who are authorized representatives. Certified consultants offer a variety of services and are equipped with the latest information on immigration law, procedures and practices. All consultants must also conduct business according to a strict, enforceable code of conduct. To become certified, consultants must pass a rigorous application process, which requires evidence of good character, and pass knowledge and language skills exams. For added security and client protection, certified consultants are fully insured for errors and omissions and can be subject to complaints that are all duly investigated by the society. For Tan-Lucero, her services entail helping her clients through the entire process and not setting unrealistic expectations. “There are many different categories

people can apply under,” she said. “If you apply in the professional-high demand category, chances are you can go through the process in 12 to 18 months. If you have arranged employment, it can take as little as six months. ... There are a lot of categories and some can take 32 to 48 months or more.” Tan-Lucero cautions prospective clients not to be taken in by consultants purporting to be able to expedite the application process. “We cannot expedite the process,” she said. “I don’t tell my clients that I can expedite their application because I know that can’t be done, that’s something that I can’t deliver.” Instead, Tan-Lucero said she has a success rate of approximately 80 per cent, which is proof that she underpromises and overdelivers with her clients. “When I’m talking to people, I tell them they have to be patient,” said Tan-Lucero. “Sure, you can shop around and someone

will promise you the moon, but can they deliver? For me, I make sure all the forms are filled out, I make sure that people know if rules have been changed, and I’m there through the whole process. “New immigrants have to realize it’s a very long process. I can’t shorten it, but I can try and make it smoother for my clients.” Tan-Lucero also recently opened a UPS shop in the Edmonds neighbourhood of South Burnaby and she explained how running her own business dovetails nicely with her immigration consulting. “Because the immigration process takes so long, I still wanted to do another job,” she said. “Running our own business gives me the time and flexibility to do my immigration consulting as well. I believe the key to being a good consultant is knowing the needs of each of my clients. If consulting was my only business, I’d need to have so many clients that I wouldn’t know them as well as I do now,” she said.

North Fraser zoomers form advocacy group

Boomers with zip – also known as zoomers - are invited to join a national advocacy group for aging Canadians. The advocacy organization Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) with the motto “A new Vision of Aging for Canada” is starting a chapter in the North Fraser region. The chapter is for members based in Anmore, Belcarra, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, according to a press release from the group.

Membership also includes discounts and special services through affinity partners. Bruce Bird, who chaired the Fraser Valley and White Rock chapter for more than five years, is heading the North Fraser board. The chapter’s first annual general meeting is taking place on May 26, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Canadian Legion branch in Coquitlam, located at 1025 Ridgeway Ave. Television personality Monika Deol, who is a national CARP advisory board director and a resident of Metro

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studying ballet with Lucienne Anczykowski at Place des Arts for eight years. A press release from Place des Arts explains she was initially inspired by a babysitter who showed Jeannine her pointe shoes. She trains 15 to 17 hours per week and has consistently placed highly in dance festivals and competitions. “Miss Lucienne says Jeannine is an exemplary

studies at Place des Arts in Coquitlam, earned the scholarship at the Surrey Festival of Dance, where she won first place for her solo set piece and her solo variation en pointe. Jeannine was also recognized by the Vancouver Ballet Society with its Ruth McLoughlin Memorial Scholarship after attending an invitation-only seminar taught by Evelyn Hart and Justin Peck in March. Jeannine has been

student in every way and describes her as intense, charming and courageous,” the press release says. Jeannine, for her part, advises young ballerinas to work hard and enjoy what they do. Kudos to Jeannine and to her teacher. Check out www.place desarts.ca for more on the arts centre.

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unicycles, human contortion and swinging trapeze, all created by artistic director Jay Nuns. Thea Walmsley and Anthony Giang of Burnaby will be among the talented youth displaying their skills for the show. It’s on May 12, 13 and 14 at 12:45 p.m. and 7 p.m., with a 12:45 p.m. matinee on May 15. Tickets are $18 regular, $15 students and seniors,

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Students from Maywood Community Students in Burnaby joined in a nationSchool, Second Street Community School, wide celebration of Music Monday. Music Monday – a national event Nelson Elementary School and Burnaby North and South secondary launched in 2005 by the schools were among the parCoalition for Music Education ticipants. – sees students across the coun“Music plays such a centry perform the same song, at tral role in our lives, and it the same time. is important to support initiaThis year, students perVisit www.burnabynow.com tives such as this one,” said formed Tomorrow is Coming, a for a photo gallery Brenda Longland, the mall’s song written by Luke Doucet, community and public relations coordinaat 10 a.m. (Pacific Time) on May 2. Metropolis at Metrotown played host to tor. “Metropolis is very proud to play host more than 200 students, who appeared at venue for these schools to reach out to the community.” various locations throughout the mall.

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hosting Librarians’ Choice: Get Ready for Summer on Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. Librarians will offer up some fast-paced reviews of great fiction and nonfiction books for summer reading. It’s free, but space is limited, so you’re asked to sign up in advance – do so in person at the library (4595 Albert St. in North Burnaby), by phone at 604-299-8955, or online at www.bpl.bc.ca/events.

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not by the university, and they’ve been fundraising all year to help put on the show. Tickets are $10 for students or $12 general. For details, contact Kim at 604-779-4083.

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Make a point of seeing the good in life HEALTHWISE

Dr. Davidicus Wong

ne effective parenting approach can make each of us happier if we apply it to our daily lives. A great strategy we used when our kids were small was to catch them being good. We would smile and complement them when they did something thoughtful, generous or kind. Not only did this reinforce good behaviour, but it made our home a more positive place. Each day, we saw the best in them, and I’m sure this helped them see the best in themselves. Parents shouldn’t

underestimate the power of their words. Long after childhood, positive or negative statements continue a conscious and subconscious dialogue that shades the thoughts and feelings of grown children. Obviously, putdowns and negative generalizations about character and ability can erode a child’s budding self-esteem with a cascade of emotional and relationship issues downstream, trickling into every aspect of that child’s future life. Less obvious is the effect of excessive criticism that is not balanced by positive reinforcement. It is like the difference between optimism and pessimism. Is your cup half full or half empty? Is your kid half-good or half-bad? The reality of the present is exactly the same, but the difference is in our

outlook and our behaviour. If we see more of the positive, we can make the most of it and bring more into the future. As parents seizing the best in our children, we become more positive and optimistic. We can leverage our children’s strengths to work with their challenges. We create a more appreciative atmosphere for the whole family, and this will shape our children’s evolving mindscape. Now we all know that our very lives are not smooth sailing. We each get a mixed bag of good and bad moments in each

day. Even on your bad days when it seems as if everything is going wrong and during those long stretches in your life when you’re coping with loss or overwhelmed with stress, there will be moments when life does give you a

break. The light turns green just before you reach the intersection (and no one is running the red light). The last pair of shoes is

just your size. You get to the parking meter before the time has run out. You find a parking spot with an hour left on the meter. Someone lets you ahead in line. You get a day off and the sun is shining. A stranger smiles at you. Another driver lets you merge into his lane. You hear your favourite song in an elevator. No one else is in the elevator so you can sing and dance to it if you want. The elevator doors open before you have a chance to wait and you make it to your floor without a stop. Your kid is in a cuddly mood and feels like giving you a hug. You run into an old friend you haven’t seen in a long time. These great things don’t happen all the time, but

some good or great things do happen to you each and every day. When you’re having a bad day or passing through a tough stretch when life hasn’t been treating you so well, you may not be primed to notice these little breaks. Your happiness exercise for today: Make a point of catching life when it’s good to you. I guarantee you’ll notice that you’re day will go better than you thought. You’ll be happier. Your life will be happier. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a physician at PrimeCare Medical. His Healthwise column appears regularly in this paper. Since Feb. 1, his A Hundred Days to Happiness offers daily insights into living a happier life at http:// davidicuswong.wordpress. com, www.twitter.com/drdavidiconswong and www. facebook.com/davidicus. wong.

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ARTS CALENDAR TO MAY 15 Arts Alive 2011, in the main gallery of the Burnaby Art Gallery at 6344 Deer Lake Ave. with artwork by elementary school students. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

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SFU Philosophers Café, 7 p.m. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Box office: 604-205-3000. Info: www.shadboltcentre.com.

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Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story, documentary film showing at the McGill Library, 7 p.m. 4595 Albert St. Free admission, but space is limited. Register by calling 604-299-8955.

TO MAY 16 Encores Gallery and Café Exhibit, Marie Caldwell, longtime student of the Young Artists Studio presents her work at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Info: www. shadboltcentre.com or 604291-6864.

SATURDAY, MAY 7 Lyric Singers concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 514 Carnarvon St., New Westminster. This group, together for 16 years as a choir, will be having its spring concert with chamber players. 7:30 p.m. Info: Vi Calhoun 604-521-8276.

TO JUNE 12 Broadsides, Chapbooks and Ephemera from (m)Other Tongue Press, at the Bob Prittie Library as part of its Art in the Libraries program. Display on during library hours, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Info: 604-436-5400.

TO JUNE 13 The Art Printer’s Toronto: City Seen Portfolio, at the McGill branch of the Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St. Info: 604-299-8955.

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high-energy music, improv and audience participation. Info: 604-436-2211 or www. grand villacasino.com.

Nourish: A Luncheon in Support of the Burnaby Art Gallery, Noon, Hart House Restaurant, 6664 Deer Lake Ave. $100 ($50 tax receipt). Event will include an enchanted afternoon of arts, ideas, live music and sumptuous dining, as prepared by Hart House chef Kris Kabush. Tickets and info: 604-2974422 or 604-205-3000. My Artists Corner show, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. For more info, email myartistscorner.1@gmail.com.

Alistair Bell’s Animals: Portraits of the Wild, at the Burnaby Art Gallery at 6344 Deer Lake Ave.

TO JUNE 30 Duelling Pianos, Scala Lounge at the Grand Villa Casino, 4331 Dominion St. This show features the country’s best piano entertainers playing identical baby grand pianos and incorporating

Van Dop Gallery, special Mother’s Day open house. Gallery located at 421 Richmond St. New Westminster. Info, call 604521-7887.

TUESDAY, MAY 10 Move for Health Day, Salsa Reuda. This free event runs from noon to 12:50 p.m. and 1 to 1:50 p.m. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Box office: 6042053000. Info: www. shadboltcentre.com.

FRIDAY, MAY 13 Mr. M & the All Nighters, at the Great Bear Pub, 5665 Kingsway. Info: 604-4338942. Here & Now Continuum Dance, 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Box office: 604-205-3000. Info: www.shadboltcentre.com.

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Ivan E. Coyote, You Are Here, 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts,

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Dixon House, a halfway house for women and children escaping abusive situations. Tickets are $15. Info, call 604-299-4211. Here & Now Continuum Dance, 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Box office: 604-2053000. Info: www. shadboltcentre.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 15 Speech and Drama student recitals, 1 to 4 p.m. Free in

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Box office: 604-205-3000. Info: www.shadboltcentre.com.

FRIDAY, MAY 20 Vagabonds, 10 p.m. at the Great Bear Pub, 5665 Kingsway. Info: 604-433-8942. May Madness, presented by the Golden Age Theatre, Century House, 7:30 p.m. $6.50 for members, $8 for non-members. Tickets available at front desk of Century House. For more info, call 604-519-1066. The Man Who Planted Trees, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Box office: 604-205-3000. Info: www. shadboltcentre.com.

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the Studio Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Box office: 604-205-3000. Info: www.shadboltcentre.com.

MONDAY, MAY 16 The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, as part of the Black Box Film Series, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Box office: 604-205-3000. Info: www.shadboltcentre.com. Mom’s the Word: Remixed Arts Club on Tour, 8 p.m.

May Madness, presented by the Golden Age Theatre, Century House, 1:30 p.m. $6.50 for members, $8 for non-members. Tickets available at front desk of Century House. Call 604-519-1066.

THURSDAY, MAY 26 A Little Lunch Music, featuring Tanya Liana Kliefoth and Ross Curan, Encores Gallery and Café at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Box office: 604-205-3000. Info: www.shadboltcentre. com.

FRIDAY, MAY 27 Wasabifox, at the Great Bear Pub, 5665 Kingsway. Info: 604-433-8942.

SATURDAY, MAY 28 Youth Dance Year End Concerts, 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Tickets are $8. Box office: 604-205-3000. Info: www. shadboltcentre.com.

ONGOING Learn to dance for fun, Wednesday nights, 6050 Sussex Ave. 7 p.m. is help for beginners, 8 p.m. is intermediate lessons, 9 to 10:30 p.m. is open dancing. $12 for two lessons and a dance, $3 for dance only (9 p.m.) Info: www.DanceForFun.ca or email danceforfun@telus.net. No partner needed, all ages welcome. Interested in writing?, New Westminster Writers meet on the third Saturday monthly at 10 a.m. in the Plaskett Room at New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave. Burnaby Scottish Country Dance Club, meets Mondays, 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Edmonds Community Centre, 7282 Kingsway. New members welcome, no partners or experience required. Drop in or call Susan, 604-451-1161 or Rosemary, 604-298-6552. Info: www.rscdsvancouver. org/burnaby. Burnaby Writers’ Circle, meeting the first Wednesday of each month, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the program room at Confederation Centre, 4548 Albert St. Call Ron Well at 604-945-5024 for more info. Send arts event listings or updated information for ongoing listings to calendar@burnabynow.com.

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thought comedy would be beneficial for those dealing with mental health issues. “It was a logical place to start,” he says. The comedians perform at conferences, public events – such as the shows during Mental Health Week – and municipal government seminars to raise awareness of mental health. The stage is hard for people to face at first, he says. “Oh, yeah, they’re terrified,” Granirer says. “It’s about walking into the fear and coming out the other side.” Ardell BrophyFitzpatrick, founder of Laff Riot Girls in New West, went through the program in 2009 and emceed the event in Burnaby this week. “It’s one of the best things I ever did,” she says of the course, adding it got her back to performing. She has known Granirer since 1994, and asked him if she might take the course. Brophy-Fitzpatrick, who has been in recovery for about 20 years, felt that the program might help with the depression many women in Alcoholics Anonymous also experience along with the addiction, she says. Now, she helps Granirer with teaching courses out of a church in Burnaby on occasion, and she is still

taking the alumni courses. “It’s a stepping stone back into other things in life,” she says of the program. Brophy-Fitzpatrick emceed two shows at city hall on Thursday, one at noon and one at 1 p.m.

Six comics, including Brophy-Fitzpatrick, performed. “It went pretty well,” she says. It wasn’t a full house, she noted, but the people there were very engaged. The shows were part of

the Mental Health Week events taking place around the city from May 1 to 7. Today – Friday, May 6 – the Canadian Mental Health Association has declared it Your Wellness Day. People are encouraged to

give themselves a spa day to relax, and 20 per cent of gross sales from participating salons and spas will go to mental health programs in the community. There are also mental health information tables at some local libraries – on

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s MKX simply a rebadged version of the wildly successful Ford Edge? After all, both are designed from the same platform, and built in the same plant in Oakville, Ontario. That depends on your perspective of what we mean by “same.” The Lincoln is a full-load single trim line vehicle with standard all-wheel-drive and comes with unique-to-Lincoln features, a ritzier exterior and interior and a better warranty than the Edge. The Ford Edge, of course, is not as upscale as the Lincoln, and it has less features than its more expensive cousin. The Ford Edge also recently received the prestigious 2011 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year Award. So, the MKX is certainly built on a very good foundation. A full-load Edge is about the same price as the MKX, which is something for buyers to consider. However, the Lincoln is more likely to appeal to a buyer who’s looking at a similar class luxury utility vehicle, such as the Audi Q5, Cadillac SRX

or Lexus RX350. Value-wise, the MKX stacks up very well against this calibre of competition. The MKX was first introduced by Lincoln as a 2007 model. While not a complete makeover, over 60 per cent of parts and components in the 2011 edition have been changed. It’s still a five-seat mid-size utility vehicle, but now it’s powered by a 3.7-litre V6 that’s mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.The new engine can produce 305 horsepower, which is 40 extra horses than the outgoing 3.5-litre V6. Yet fuel economy is better than in the predecessor, rated at 12.2 L/100 km in the city and a very frugal 8.8 L/100 km on the highway. Topping the list of new features is the industry-exclusive MyLincoln Touch system. Like MyFord Touch, this is an advanced version of the Ford Sync multimedia driver connect technology, which provides an array of information and options for the driver and other occupants in the vehicle to interact with personal and vehicle digital technology. Unfortunately, I find the system too cumbersome to use while driving and, in general, it’s a bit “ahead of its time.” Highlights of the long list of standard features that come with the MKX are its 18-inch polished aluminum wheels, hill start assist, automatic adaptive xenon headlights, fog lamps, heated blind-spot mirrors with puddle lamps, a power lift-

Civic Hybrid gets a boost As with the rest of the Honda Civic’s comprehensive model range, the 2012 Hybrid has been reworked with an eye to efficiency. The hybrid system – or Integrated Motor Assist in Honda-speak – is now comprised of a 1.5-litre engine (up from 1.3L), a 20-kilowatt electric motor (up from 15 kW) and a new 144-volt lithium ion battery that delivers better power while being lighter than the outgoing nickelmetal hydride unit. The hybrid delivers a net system output of 110 horsepower and 127 pound-feet of torque between 1,000

and 3,500 r.p.m. and is rated at a very miserly 4.4 litres per 100 kilometres in the city and 4.2 L/100 km on the highway – a reduction of 0.3 and 0.1 L/100 km, respectively. Beyond the Integrated Motor Assist, it is the Civic Hybrid’s aerodynamic tweaks and Eco Assist system that help the driver wring the best out of every drop of fuel. Pricing has not been announced, but expect it to start at around $27,000 when it arrives in September. – Graeme Fletcher, Postmedia News

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Style: The big chrome split-wing front grille, new to the 2011 edition of the MKX, is a modern version of an older Lincoln signature feature.

gate, a rear-view camera, keyless entry with push-button start, a power tilt and telescopic heated steering wheel, heated and cooled leather 10-way adjustable power seats, driver’s side memory, leathertrimmed seats and the SecuriCode keyless entry keypad. It doesn’t stop there, as you can also add some unique options like adaptive cruise control, collision warning with brake support, and THX II audio system.

The look

The most obvious change is the big, chrome split-wing front grille. While new to MKX, it’s actually a modern version of an older Lincoln signature feature, and

it’s an attractive interpretation. Another nostalgic nod is a general increase in the amount of brightwork on the body, which includes chromed door handles. Styling changes up front are extensive as the hood, fenders, headlights, bumper and front air intakes are all new. Around back, MKX gets new LED tail lights, a new liftgate design and oval exhaust tail pipes.

The inside

Providing a quieter, more comfortable cabin with more utility for its users were goals of the Lincoln interior engineers. As such, they left little or nothing of the old interior, as the instrument Lincoln Page 30

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panel, console, seats and door panels etc. are all new. And new sound-deadening techniques have also made it a uniquely quiet cabin. Cargo capacity behind the second seat is 915 litres and it expands to 1,942 litres with the second row seats folded flat. The front passenger seat can also fold flat to allow something up to 2.4 metres long to slide into the MKX. And for improved passenger comfort, the rear seats also have a seatback recline feature. If you like digital-age electronics, you’ll be fascinated with the MyLincoln Touch system, which takes voice-activated communications technology to a new level. A coollooking panel display is controlled by fiveway thumb switches on the steering wheel, and it obeys up to 10,000 voice commands, compared to the previous version that understood about 300. My test MKX also came with an in-car entertainment option ($2,100) that included headrest-mounted screens that rear passengers can use to watch movies.

Safety

In addition to the usual array of airbags and other occupant protection systems, the MKX has the MyKey system. This system allows a vehicle owner (typically a parent) to program restricted use by a secondary operator (probably a son or daughter). Maximum speed can be set to 130 km/h and audio volume can be reduced to 44 per cent of full output. The audio system can also be muted and a chime sounded at regular intervals if the front seat occupants do not buckle their seatbelts.

The drive

The allwheel-drive system defaults for front-drive in normal driving situations to maximize fuel economy. It’s a passive system that doesn’t require driver inputs, and it will divert traction to all wheels in slick driving conditions. The driver can change gears manually by moving the shift lever into the “M” position. A toggle switch on the shift lever is used to make gear selections. While not as sexy as the steering wheelmounted paddle shift levers found on

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Roomy: The new Lincoln MKX offers good cargo capacity and a comfortable cabin. competitors, it does the job. An automatic sportshift mode would be another of my “wish list” additions. That said, the MKX can move along at a very good clip. Its zero to 100 km/h test time at the recent Canadian Car of the Year evaluation event was a spirited 8.1 seconds. The steering is weighted on the light

side but is reasonably sharp and communicative. A combination of front struts and rear trailing arms, the suspension system provides a smooth ride and stable cornering behaviour.

The score

If looks could kill, the new Lincoln MKX would be an assassin.

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BAILEY, Margaret Elizabeth (Betty)

DELISLE, VICTOR Passed away peacefully on April 26th, 2011. Loving and missing him dearly are son Jason (Sara), grandson Jaxson, daughter Jessica, and other half JC. He was a father to Denise, and grandpa to Jocelyn, Jessie, and Marlee. The youngest of six children, born on the day WWII ended, he was a cherished son, loving brother, favorite uncle, a devoted father and friend to all. He spent 40 years working for Save-On Foods and 50 years as a talented musician bringing joy to audiences of all ages. He was a pillar in the FrenchCanadian community, and joyfully volunteered with numerous charitable organizations. He lived life to the fullest with youthful exuberance and will be missed by all who knew him. Funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, May 7th at Holy Cross Parish (1450 Delta Ave, Burnaby) with a Celebration of life to follow (604-298-9842). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children or Canuck Place.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2011 in Eagle Ridge Hospital, at the age of 92. Predeceased by husband, Thomas Alan (Tom), Bailey in 1972. Betty will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by Daughter, Gwen Gordon (Scott), Grandchildren, Ashley, Andrew and Colin, all of Port Coquitlam. Son, Peter Pardee SPACE (Sieka), of Thetis Island, Grandchildren Marnie BOOKING and Keith (Laura), Daughter, For: OLIVEIRA FUNERAL(John), HOME Marnie McDougall Rep: LBampton Grandchildren Elizabeth, KellyAd#: and 1310587 John, all of Edmonton. Two Brothers, John Marlow (Val), of Nanaimo, Nephew Michael, Tom Richards (Helen), and Nephew Tom Jr. (Janice), all of Edmonton. Also many other family members and friends. No Service by Request but a private family gathering will be held at a later date to celebrate Betty’s life.

Oliveira Funeral Home 604-942-7920

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SANDFORD Douglas Sandford (Sam) Retired Det. Staff Sgt. (31 Years) New Westminster City Police December 27, 1921 – April 24, 2011 It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our Beloved Husband, Dad and Grandpa, who passed away Sunday April 24, 2011 with wife Eileen, daughter Cathy and son-in-law Kevin by his side. Doug is predeceased by his parents Frederick & Mildred Sandford, twin Brother Norman, brother & sister William & Ethel. He will be deeply missed by Eileen, Cathy, Kevin, Grandson Michael (Courtnie) and Granddaughter Michelle (Andrew). Doug is also survived by his Brother-in-law Shaun Fetigan (London, England) Brother-in-law Henry Fetigan (Janie), nephews, nieces, great nephew & nieces. Doug was born and raised in Vancouver. When he is was 19 years old he joined the R.C.M.P. Doug then enlisted in the Army and joined the Canadian Scottish Regiment. During WWII in 1946 he met and married his Beloved Eileen in London, England. After the war he became a part of the New Westminster City Police Dept until he retired in 1979. Doug was an avid shooter and member of the Totem & Coast Marksman Gun Clubs & won many Shooting Competitions during his Police Career in Canada and the USA. He also enjoyed Duck Hunting, Reloading, ﬁshing with Cathy and of course his “gardening”! But most of all Doug loved his family and his best friend and loving wife of 65 years Eileen. He enjoyed the time that he spent with Cathy, Kevin, Michael and Michelle and his many four-legged companions too! He has left a very large hole in all of our hearts. As Doug’s Granddaughter Michelle once said, “Grandpa, God broke the mold when he made you”! He was our world. “Dad, you will always be the Wind Beneath My Wings”. The family would especially like to thank everyone at the George Derby Centre for the wonderful care that they gave to Doug. Memorial service to be held Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 2:00PM at Columbia-Bowell Funeral Chapel 219 6th Street New Westminster. In lieu of ﬂowers please make donations to the George Derby Centre.

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A career in accounting and payroll is A career in most accounting and payroll is one of the versatile positions in of the most versatile positions in one business. Nearly every single company Nearly every business. single company needs well-trained accounting and payroll and payroll needs well-trained accounting professionals in their finance departments, in your their career financeaspirations departments, professionals so you can take to corporations, private consulting take your career aspirations so large you can firms, small businesses,private or even non-profit consulting to large corporations, organizations. firms, small businesses, or even non-profit

organizations. One particular academic program that has taken the spotlight inprogram the accounting academic that One particular and payroll field is Vancouver Career has taken the spotlight in the accounting College’s Accounting and Career and payroll field is Vancouver Payroll Administrator and College’s Accounting program. This diploma Payroll Administrator program includes This diploma program. the Canadian Payroll program includes Association’s (CPA) Payroll the Canadian Payroll Compliance (CPA) Association’s Practitioner (PCP) Payroll Compliance certification, which is Practitioner recognized in(PCP) Canada which certification, as the standard of is Canada recognized in excellence for payroll as the standard of training. PCP certification allows graduates to become excellence for payroll professional of the certification training. PCPmembers CPA and offers professional allows graduates to become development through numerous of the professional members networking, continuing CPA and offers professional education andthrough conferences. development numerous

networking, continuing In April, the CPA recognized three Vancouver Career College education and conferences. graduates with the top accolades recognized In April, the CPA for the Payroll Compliance Career College three Vancouver Practitioner (PCP) certification. Alumni top accolades graduates with the Gurjeet Dhillon, Loren Park and Jaffer Ali for the Payroll Compliance Hirani earned the gold, silver and bronze Practitioner (PCP) certification. awards respectively for the CPA’sAlumni Pacific Gurjeet Dhillon, Loren Park completed and Jaffer Ali Region. All three graduates Hirani earned the gold, silverAdministrator and bronze the Accounting and Payroll for Career the CPA’s Pacific awards respectively program at Vancouver College’s Surrey Region.Campus. All three graduates completed

the Accounting and Payroll Administrator program at Vancouver Career College’s Surrey Campus.

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“Vancouver graduates have earned Career one or College two of the top awards have earned one or two of the in the CPA’s Pacific Region for top the awards last in theyears,” CPA’s says Pacific Region for thePayroll last four Accounting and four years,” says Accounting program instructor Joe Peter.and “WePayroll take program instructor Joe Peter. “We take great pride in our grads’ successes and congratulate on their achievements.” great pride inthem our grads’ successes and congratulate themevolving on theirbusiness achievements.” In a continuously world, proficiencyevolving in In a continuously business computer world, proficiency in computer

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Forward resume & cover letter stating job title and posting # to:

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School District No. 38 (Richmond)

“Children are our most valuable natural resource.”

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING POSITIONS

The Richmond School District is seeking individuals with excellent interpersonal, communications and customer service skills for full time and part time positions to assist in the business management of District Finances. Applicants must also have thorough knowledge of double entry bookkeeping and be proficient with computer software such as accounting, spreadsheets, database and word processing, applicable to the position. Business Education and Accounting courses, along with at least two years relevant office experience are required. For further information, please visit our website: www.sd38.bc.ca. Application forms are available at our Human Resources office between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or on our website and should be submitted before 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20th, 2011 to:

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General Employment

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We appreciate the interest of all applicants but advise that only those selected for interviews will be contacted. OUR FOCUS IS ON THE LEARNER

EMPLOYMENT

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Legal

Law Office near Metrotown requires intermediate Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to cover for maternity leave, commencing July 1, 2011. P/T; experience in law office an asset. Fax to 604-435-1245 or email lily@maskallmcharg.com

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Trades/Technical

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Trades/Technical

F/T CARPENTER needed immediately for Better House Renovation. Min. 4 yrs of exp. and completion of high school. $24/hr. Please email resume to betterhouse@shaw.ca

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Responding Rather Than Reacting to Unemployment

This article is by Chris Newell, Career Coach and Facilitator with Transitions Career & Business Chris Newell Consultants. When people are faced with unemployment – for any reason - they experience confusion, fear, frustration, insecurity and feelings of being overwhelmed. Not having a job, means not having a pay cheque, which means not having money coming in, which means our survival is jeopardized. It’s scary to think that we may not have our basic needs met; after all, we need shelter, food, clothing, and medical care. It’s natural to panic when our livelihood is lost. However, I think it’s very important for people at this time to stop and assess their inner and outer resources so that they don’t allow their fears to get the best of them. Making hasty decisions from a place of fear and anxiety can lead to ineffective and unsatisfactory outcomes in the future. It can actually cost more in the end: financially, emotionally, physically and spiritually. While being out of work is certainly a stressful time, make sure you give yourself a chance to respond to the situation objectively. Seek out information, resources, guidance and services to help you with all aspects of your life and career management. Don’t just react, and run out to find a job - any job – because ‘you’ve got to pay the bills’, without first considering how you can maximize this time to explore, invest and secure a purposeful career for you. Sure, the process could take longer, and there may be more time, money, energy and education involved, but the pay off could sustain you in so many ways, and actually benefit you intellectually and creatively as well as financially. You certainly would be more in control of your life, by making well thought-out decisions based on research, planning and experimenting, rather than just rushing into another job that could turn out to be a disaster. The Transitions Program, a free 3 week career exploration program is available to all unemployed people in the Lower Mainland. For information call 604-434-1177 or 604-681-2774.

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Continue to chase money. This week is relatively smooth, unhurried. Sunday holds a few frustrations if you wander afield after outside goals or adventure. Instead, stay home, garden, repair, or soak up nature. Romance, creative surges, pleasure and beauty surge Monday/Tuesday – you’re a winner! Tackle chores Wednesday/Thursday, buy machinery, seek health cures, employment or employees – you’ll succeed. Relationships face the deep, slow pulling apart you’ve noticed in recent years, but Saturday shows the cure. The problem is your ambition: the cure is another’s – support it. Taurus April 20-May 20: Your energy, effectiveness and charisma rise nicely! Don’t expect everything, as you’re in the trough that comes just before the big luck wave swells. That trough lasts to June 4 – five more weeks. Then 53 weeks of great, life-changing luck begin! Don’t waste your present energy: you can solve problems that would usually stymie you, can accomplish unusual feats. Focus your abilities on solving whatever has held you back. The main thing: to clear the way for big, lucky things June onward. Home’s sweet, good Monday/Tuesday. Romance, creativity midweek. Work, Friday. A good week! Gemini May 21-June 20: Continue to rest, plan, pray, meditate. Be charitable, deal with government agencies, institutions. Wishes can still come true, but consider this: wishes that lead to freedom are much more viable than those that lead to depth, darkness, lust, security, investment. Soon, you will get a chance for these deeper things (June 2011June 2012) but over the entire rest of this decade, these deeper things will “disagree” with ethics, law, friendship, lighter laughter – and the lighter will win. This also means light romance will conquer deep romance. Buy nothing Sunday. Success, all week!

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Cancer June 21-July 22: Your energy and charisma step up a notch Sunday – conquer problems, seek solutions. Chase money Monday/Tuesday – and chase friends, contacts, information Wednesday/Thursday – luck accompanies you in both endeavours! Be home, pay attention to the needs of children, parents Friday/Saturday. Take a rest after a lucky, active week. Wishes can come true this week and next, especially in career and social arenas. But realize your career is changing deeply (and in many cases suddenly) over the next eight years: in-depth research, investment, power plays, secrets play a bigger role. Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Chase ambitions, and the people who can grant them. You’ll be tested, but you’ll win an “A!” Rest Sunday, plan and prepare – but be careful with fire, hot irons and ethical/ legal temptations. Your energy and charisma soar Monday/Tuesday – get out and impress people, especially bosses, VIPs, parents and authorities. Chase money (e.g., ask for a pay raise, seek new clients) Wednesday/Thursday. These are four successful, satisfying days – by Friday/Saturday you’ll be ready to socialize, dream, wish and enjoy your optimism – though it will be a sober optimism. Until 2019, love succeeds! Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: A gentle, compassionate understanding flows over you. You might fall in love. Actually, someone is likely more impressed with you than vice-versa, Wednesday/Thursday. Still, you might fall in love. Something is working powerfully to change your life – it could be sex, could be finances, a move, a secret, an urge – Charlie Sheen is a Virgo, and a hero, because he is embodying the Virgo urge right now. Behind-scenes actions, government and administrative chores succeed Monday/Tuesday. Charge forth and chase a major goal Wednesday/ Thursday! Money needs care Friday/Saturday.

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Most trends/occurrences are split into two streams: open relationships, and the more private, behind-scenes interactions. E.g., you are meeting challenging but lucky people or bright, obvious opportunities – these can quickly turn to intimacy, mutual financial funding, investment, detective work, or lifestyle commitments. Look for friendship on the surface, bonding underneath. Soon, this “deeper side” will increase – and by June onward, for a year, it will grow very lucky. But for now, the luck resides in the meeting, the seeing, relocation, pursuing new horizons and opportunities. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: This month doesn’t exactly offer you the prize with a flourish of easy luck, but it does give you a real preview of the luck to come, June 2011to June 2012. The prize involves a relationship. It could be an opportunity in business, new life horizons, love/marriage, fame, contract negotiations. It will arise because you impress or please someone, because you’re diplomatic and focused on another’s needs and desires. (You’re an expert at that.) This week, study your ethics Sunday: right, wrong? Your ambitions meet luck Monday/Tuesday; your hopes meet “a friend” Wednesday/Thursday! Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Lots of work faces you – you might as well plod through. Recent romantic, pleasurable, creative or child-oriented ventures remain active, lucky. The year ahead (starting in a week or two) will expand your duties, so pack in some last-minute pleasure and relaxation now, while you can. You might, in the six weeks ahead, stumble upon a creative work situation – grab it. A co-worker romance might develop. Cautious Sunday: traps exist. Wisdom, gentle love flow Monday/Tuesday. Be ambitious Wednesday/ Thursday – success accompanies you! Your mood’s happier than events, late week.

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May 8 - 14, 2011 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: You’re riding a minor winning streak, but it’s good practice for the “big wave” that’s coming June 2011 through June 2012. That time will bring “benefits with responsibilities” in romance, creative projects, speculative ventures, pleasure, vacation, and children’s talents. These very things fill May, so enjoy life, relax and pursue love! A relationship gives you friction Sunday. Life’s depths, lust, finances, meet with luck Monday/Tuesday. Gentle love, understanding fill Wednesday/Thursday. You feel ambitious Friday/Saturday, but use a light touch if others react unexpectedly. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: The focus lies on home, family, recuperation, nature, garden, soul, stomach, security, real estate, retirement, endings and beginnings. This period isn’t ultra-important at the moment, but it will become the source of your luck from June 2011 to June 2012. So keep your eyes open, your thoughts ticking. Chores might frustrate Sunday: proceed cautiously, especially around power tools. Relationships might be competitive Monday/ Tuesday, but they’re also lucky, even loving, so plunge in! Investments, debt, sex, intimate commitments, lifestyle changes proceed well Wednesday/Thursday. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Romance has a few snags Sunday – go slow. Tackle chores or buy machinery,tools Monday/Tuesday.If unemployed,look for work, especially Tuesday afternoon. A whole grabbag of opportunities faces you Wednesday/Thursday. Go forth, seek, be curious, ask. Be diplomatic, too. Relationships surprise, reward. The news might disappoint in financial, health and/or sexual areas Friday/Saturday. Investments made Friday won’t work; those made Saturday might. Generally, this is a light, busy, smooth and satisfying week. Money’s still lucky in an income way, but not for long – act now! timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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LEGALS 5505

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: Estate of Vera Ensor, Deceased formerly of 4291 Gatenby Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 1M8 Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Vera Ensor, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Annalie Lum Bing Kwok, Executrix, at c/o Cobbett & Cotton Law Corp. #300 - 410 Carleton Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6P6, on or before June 3, 2011 after which date the Executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix then have notice. Annalie Lum Bing Kwok Executrix

5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS & OTHERS Re: The estate of Bernard Joseph Coatta aka Bernard J. Coatta, Bernard Coatta & Bernie Coatta, deceased, who died on February 21st, 2011, formerly of #404 - 1230 Quayside Drive, New Westminster, B.C. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Bernard Joseph Coatta aka Bernard J. Coatta, Bernard Coatta and Bernie Coatta are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executors, Bruce M. J. Coatta and Stephen J.J. Coatta c/o Brian C. Duncan, Hamilton Duncan Armstrong + Stewart at #1450 - 13401 108th Avenue, Surrey, B.C., V3T 5T3 on or before June 13, 2011 after which date the Executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then have notice.

SUSTAINABLE REGION INITIATIVE . . .

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re: The Estate of Stephen Mark Charlton

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Stephen Mark Charlton, formerly of 310 - 6105 Kingsway Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, who passed away on March 10th, 2006, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, David Michael Trepanier, c/o Stephen Wing & Company, 900 - 550 Victoria Street, Prince George, B.C. V2L 2K1, Attention: Cliff Shields on or before May 31, 2011, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTION

BROKERING FACILITY NOTICE TAKE NOTICE THAT Urban Impact Recycling Ltd., 15360 Knox Way, Richmond, BC has applied to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (“Metro Vancouver”) pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw for a Licence to: 1. Operate a Brokering Facility at 5 Capilano Way, New Westminster, BC where recyclable material is received, sorted, or baled then transported to a recycler for the purpose of recycling. These activities will reduce the volume of waste destined for disposal. 2. Operate within a building within the boundaries of the land or premises with the legal description of: PID 005093-392, Lot 19, Sub Block 8, Plan 53357, Group 1, New Westminster District. 3. Open for processing 24 hours a day Monday-Sunday. 4. Ensure no more than 2,200 tonnes of Recyclable Materials would be on the site at any one time. It should be noted that this application is at a preliminary stage and has not gone to the Solid Waste Manager for his consideration. Therefore, aspects of the proposal may change as the application proceeds through the review process. This Notice is published pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw 181 as amended. A person who may be adversely affected by the granting or amending of the Licence described in this notice may, within 30 days of its publication, notify Metro Vancouver’s Solid Waste Manager in writing stating how that person is affected. The Solid Waste Manager may take into consideration any information received after 30 days only if the Solid Waste Manager has not made a decision on the Licence. Please note that submissions in response to this notice may be made available to the public as part of the public record, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Metro Vancouver Attention: Ray Robb, Solid Waste Manager 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby B. C. V5H 4G8 Phone: (604) 432-6200 Fax: (604) 436-6707 Email: regulationenforcement@metrovancouver.org

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REAL ESTATE

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Janet Elizabeth Walker formerly of 302 – 1215 Pacific Street, Coquitlam BC, are required to send particulars of those claims to the Executor, Larry Walker, c/o 202 - 5501, Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2G3, Attn: Stephen Miller, on or before May 28, 2011, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed giving regard only to those claims which have been received.

6007

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6008

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Condos/ Townhouses

6008-02

Abbotsford

MOUNTAINVIEW VILLAGE in quiet end location. Family oriented complex in East Abby. Has outdoor pool, club house, playground, pets allowed. This UPDATED 3 BR, 3 bath feels like a home. Spacious mn flr offering eating area/computer space off the remodeled kitchen w/new modern cabinet fronts & hardware, counters, tile floor & appls. Nice dining rm w/slider to private yard & patio. Good size living rm w/gas fireplace w/lam flrs. 3 BR up master has ensuite & walk in closet. Double side by side garage. Painted in trendy colours & close to visitor parking. Great place to call home! Easy access to Hwy 1, shopping, parks, and all levels of schools. $284,900. Call Pamela Stadnik, Remax Treeland Realty, 604-533-3491

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Richmond

Apt/Condos

1 & 2 BR, 1180 Landsdowne Dr. $895 up, carpets, drapes, balc./ patio, outdoor pool, tennis crt, NO PET. nr Coq Ctre. Avail now or June 1st. 604-942-2865 1 BR in excel bldg, elev, nr transit, shopping onsite, more, N/P, from $670, incentives. 604-589-7040 1 BR $1100 close to Brentwood & B.C.I.T. newly renovated kitchen & bathroom...sorry no pets 604.786.0762 1 BR. N. West. by Moody Park, $775 incl prkg, heat, storage, ns, np, refs. June 1, 604-786-3488

1116 HAMILTON ST.,

NEW WESTMINSTER 1 bdrms from $775

Low rise in residential uptown neighborhood. Close to parks and public transit.

810 ANDREW ST.,

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Beautifully landscaped grounds with views of Fraser river. Outdoor swimming pool and close to parks.

11th ST., 430 11th

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Large balconies and ﬁtness. Close to transit and parks.

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6508

Richmond 300sqft.+ West Facing Patio 1 BR $264,900 Centrally located. View website for open times, pics and floorplans. Michael Lepore Royal LePage 604-295-3974 www.AccoladeRealEstate.ca

6508

Apt/Condos

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6020-22

New Westminster

5 BR (3 BR upper + 2 BR legal suite. $1000/mo rent). 2313 sq ft. $640,000. Karim Juma, Royal Le Page City Centre, 604-678-9143

6050

Out Of Town Property

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6508

Apt/Condos

BBY HIGHGATE Bright & Lrg 1 BR, newly reno’d. Avail Immed, Inc heat/hot water. 778-994-2334

3 BR, Capital Hill, Bby, top flr, mtn view, family complex, nr elem & high school, shops & transit. Fully renod, $1200 incls heat, h/w & prkg. Immed. Brad 604-377-3183

BBY, METROTOWN. 1 - 2 BR. Clean, quiet bldg. Incl heat/hot water. Immed. 778-323-0237

SALISBURY APARTMENT 7111 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate Lrg 2 BR’s. Rent incl heat & hot water. NS/NP. ★ 604-526-5584 BBY, Lghd Mall. Bach, $700 incl ht & h/w. ns/np, newly reno’d, storage, Apr 1. 604-779-3882 BBY METROTOWN 1 & 2 BR. Avail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 604-715-1824

1 & 2 BEDROOM APT

on Balmoral Street avail May 1 & June 1. Close to trans, Highgate Mall & shopping. Rent incls heat & h/w. Refs req’d. Reno’d stes avail. Wheelchair accessible. Ana 778-859-0798 or Bayside Property Office 604-432-7774.

BBY S. Bach & 2 BR. $620, $860 incl hw, ug prkg, WiFi, hardwood, storage cat ok, 604-818-1129

BBY/COQ. BROOKSIDE 2 BR, 7 appls, f/p, sec prkg, storage. Near sfu, skytrn, mall. Avail Jun 1. $1100. NS/NP. 778-891-8772 COQ 1 BR condo close to all amens, 5 appls, ug parking, corner unit, n/s, n/p. Quiet building. Avail Jun 1 604-314-1375

6508

Apt/Condos

COQ. 2 BR $900, Avail Now orJun1 , heat, parking. 778-990-7079 or 604-521-8249

COQ AUSTIN & BLUE MTN. 1 Br $720, 2 Br $820. Incl h/w, bldg W/D. Nr transit. 778-865-6696 GROSVENOR HOUSE 1 BR Apt, incls ht & h/w. By Moody Park. 720 - 7th Ave, New West. N/P, N/S. 604-517-1077

JUNIPER COURT 415 Westview St, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, all Transportation Connections, Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604- 939-8905 cell: 604- 916-0261

ARBOUR GREENE

KING ALBERT COURT

Extra Large 2 Bedrooms. Close to Lougheed Mall & S.F.U.

Close to Transportation, Schools & S.F.U.

AMBER ROCHESTOR

office: 604- 939-4903 cell: 778- 229-1358

office: 604-937-7343 cell: 778-848-5993

Close to Lougheed Mall, S.F.U. & Transportation.

CALYPSO COURT

545 Rochester Ave, Coq

552 Dansey Ave, Coq

office: 604- 936-3907

1030 - 5th Ave, New West Near Transportation & Douglas College. Well Managed Building.

AMBER (W)

office: 604- 524-8174 cell: 604- 813-8789

Large Units. Near Lougheed Mall. Transportation & S.F.U.

COTTONWOOD PLAZA

401 Westview St, Coq

office: 604- 939-2136 cell: 604- 805-9490

Apt/Condos

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$670.00

Real Estate

1 BR. near Coq. Centre, Douglas College, WCE, pool, hw, laminate & marble, prkg, storage, ns, pet neg. now, $950, 778-889-5849

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220 - 7th St, New West 1 BR apts from $720/mo. Includes heat & hot water, Big balconies. By shops, banks, Skytrain & college. U/grd prkg available. Call 604-519-1382 Managed by Colliers International

NEW WEST

Large units some with 2nd bathroom or den. On bus routes, close to S.F.U. & Lougheed Mall.

St Andrews Street 1 BR Apt, Large balcony, updated, nr transit & amens. Available Now. Small pet ok with pet deposit.

office: 604- 936-1225

Call 604-518-5040

2232 McAllister Port Coquitlam 1 BR & 2 BR Apartments Available

GARDEN VILLA

* Newly reno’d, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amenities. * Near WC Express. * Rent incls heat, hot water, fridge, stove, priv balcony & window coverings * Laundry & Storage ea floor * No pets ✔ Wheel Chair Access

604 - 941 - 7721

1010 6th Ave, New West 1 BR & 2 BR Available. Beautiful atrium with fountain. By shops, college & transit. Pets negotiable. Ref required.

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RENTALS

6508

Apt/Condos

6508

Apt/Condos

NEW WEST 2 br 1 bath, all appls, balcony, 1 prkg, McBride & Sangster, behind McDonalds, great shopping, good transit, quiet bldg, $1350. Lease Pat 604-916-0098

NEW WEST. RENO’ed 1 BR & 2 BR. New Kitchen/Bathroom, Carpet, Appliances. From $795 & $1050. 604-724-8353

NEW WEST 310 - 8 St. Close to skytrain & bus. Lrg 1BR, w/lrg patio. $795 incls heat & storage locker. Cat OK with pet dep. Refs req’d. Call Res Mgr 604-395-5303

RIVERS INLET Apartments

NEW WEST 508 - 8 St. Close to Westminster Mall & transit. BACH ste w/balcony, $655 incls heat & storage locker. Lrg 1 BR with balcony $795. Cat ok w/pet dep. Refs req. Res Mgr 604-521-1862 NEW WEST Cozy 1 BR Penthouse, nr all amens, n/s, n/p, $750. Avail Now. 604-783-6003

(Coquitlam Centre area) Bachelor, 1 BR & 2 BR Apts, 3 appls, incls heat & hot water, bldg laundry room on each flr. Avail now. Sorry no pets. Call 604-942-2012 coquitlampropertyrentals.com

ROTARY TOWER 25 Clute St, New West

Age 55 or over. Beautiful view. Bach high rise apt. Close to trans & shopping. Rent incl all utils. Refs req. Contact Ana Cell: 778-859-0798 Bayside Property Services Ltd.

NEW WEST. Quiet 1 BR, g/lvl. Nr Moody Park. $700/mo + utils. 604-591-3628 or 604-517-5593

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge

NEW WEST 2 BR + den 2 bath at The Point Spectacular view fromt he balcony $1795. Call Quay Pacific Property Management Ltd at 604-570-2786

Large units. Close to Golden Ears Bridge. Great view of River

SAPPERTON 1BDRM near RCH/Skytrain, cat ok, no elevator, $675/mo incl heat/hot water, 604-777-1716

SUNSET PARK

Port Moody NEW PORT VILLAGE Highrise DELUXE Condo GREAT LOCATION. 1 BR & Den • 900 sq. ft

7 appls, parking, storage, $1350. Rec & Amenity rooms. NS / NP.

604- 983- 8046

VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New West

Bach & 1 BR Available. All Suites Have Balconies. Undergrd Parking Available. Refs Required. Small Pet Ok.

CALL 604 715-7764

office: 604- 463-0857 cell: 604- 375-1768

5870 Sunset Street

Bach, 1 BR & 2 BR

604 420-5636

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SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, N.West

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool. 1 BR & 2 BR Available. Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodelled Building and Common area. Gated undergrd parking available. References required.

CALL 604 525-2122 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

BONSOR APTS Renovated high rise, concrete building. Penthouse, 1 BR & 2 BR available. Very close to Metrotown, Skytrain & Bonsor swimming pool. Rent includes heat, hot water. Refs req’d.

Contact Alex 604-999-9978

or Bayside Property Services Office: 604-432-7774

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1021 HOWAY ST. NEW WESTMINSTER

1 bdrm from $825 2 bdrm from $961

Include heat, hot water, D/W, gym & visual intercom. U/G parking & storage avail. Near transit/Skytrain & shopping. Pet-Friendly Community

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POCO 3 BR Rancher, 2 f/bath, w/d, big f/yard. $1350. By bus. Av May 15 Pet ok. 604-522-3100

6450

Miscellaneous Rentals

GATED PARKING AVAILABLE CALL 604 723-8215 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

6565

Office/Retail Rent

POCO RETAIL 1236sf, $3200, 2569 Shaughnessy St. Air cond, exc loc acreoss from City Hall. Jun 1. Bill Evans 604-836-2494

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR Bsmt suite $1100 incl heat/ hw and shared w/d. Suits Professional Couple or Single. Avail May 15 or June 1, Quiet neighbourhood, references required. 604-312-9641

Whitgift Gardens

BBY 2 BR, $750 incls utils, nr Edmonds skytrain, bus & schl, n/s, n/p, Avail Now. 604-524-0998

1 BR Apt, $750/mo, 2 BR Apt, $925/mo, 3 BR Apt, $1100/mo.

BBY CARIBOO HTS, 2 BR updated bsmt ste, $875 inc utils, n/s, n/p, no w/d. Now. 604-528-6036

Heat, hot water, parking. Family living, daycare available. Near kids’ park, basketball court and Skytrain.

No pets. Available now.

604 939-0944

Co-ops

ARBORETUM HOUSING Co-op located in Guildford Area, easy access to Port Mann. Spacious Townhouses, W/D hook up, D/W, F/P, 2 parking stall, 4 BR Townhouse $1144mo + utils. - Share purchase $2000. N/P. Avail June 1. Call between 10am - 9pm, 604 582-9520

Post 83 Co-op

Highrise Co-op close to Metrotown, Skytrain, Central Park 1BR Rents from $686 to $787 per month. Share purchase $1,500. Income must be above $27,500 per year. NO PETS NO SUBSIDY AVAILABLE Please send SAE with a $10.00 application fee to Post 83 Co-op #106 4221 Mayberry St Burnaby BC V5H 4E8

6540

Houses - Rent

BBY Metrotown 3 BR bsmt home, deck, garage, workshop. Av now. $1500. NS/NP. 604-327-3855

BBY NORTH, 3 BR house, 1.5 bath, all appls, lrg rec rm, carport, lrg yrd. Nr BCIT, SFU, transit. $1450. Avail now. 604-299-2161 COQ NEW HORIZONS, brand new architect-designed, high ceiling, sunny home. 2000 sf w/3 BR, 2.5 baths,1 Den, 2 lvls, gorgeous garden , quiet cul-de-sac. $2200. Avail immed. 604-760-6372 COQ/BBY, near Lougheed Mall/ bus/park/skytrain, 5 BR hse, 2 full baths, 2 kitchens, f/p. NS, Ref. Avail Jun 1. 604-785-1699

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

COQ W. Plateau 2 BR, 11 ft ceilings, patio, panoramic view, sauna/steam room, W/D. NP/NS. $997. Av May 1. 604-880-2991

N. WEST, Hume Park, Braid skytrain. Lrg 2 BR, sh’d W/D, prkg. $975 incls utils, cable/net. May 15/Jun1. NS/NP. 604-540-2177

HOME SERVICES

8010

Alarm/Security

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

NEW WEST. 1 BR. Shared w/d. ns/np. $725 incl hydro. Avail Now. 604-325-0453, 604-761-0453

8030

NEW WEST, Queens Park, 4th St, 1 BR, priv entry, sh’d w/d. Character home/modernized. Suits 1 person. $635/mo incls utils. May 1. Ns/np. 604-521-3025

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Renos to Handyman’s Service Call Ray 604-418-4208

Carpentry

BBY, HIGHGATE. Spacious 1 BR + den. F/bath, sh’d w/d, f/yard. Nice area! Suits 1. Ns/np. $700 incl hydro. June 1. 604-522-6525 BBY, METROTOWN. 1 BR, g/lvl, Alarm. Near skytrn. NS/NP. Refs. $750 incl util/cbl. 604-430-1358 BBY, Metrotown. 2 BR, upper flr. Nr bus, Skytrain, schls, T&T Mrkt. Ns/np. $950 + util. 604-438-1588 BBY N Huge 2 BR ste, nr SFU, $1000 + 1/3 utils, n/s, n/p, huge garden, Immed. 604-421-2286 BBY N. Lrg 3 BR upper flr. Nr SFU all amens. $1450 incl util, sh’d w/d. N/s, n/p. 604-420-7998 BBY, Near BCIT, 2 BR g/lvl ste. NS/NP. $1000 incl utils, shared w/d, Immed. 604-438-1790 BBY, NORTH. 1 BR, f/bath, priv w/d. Cat ok. $900 for 1 person, incl utils. June 1. 778-898-5159 BBY SOUTH. Lrg 1 BR gr lev, own W/D, NS/NP. Suits cpl. $825 incls utls. Refs. 604-526-7335

NEW WEST, Queensborough, Large 2 BR, g/lvl. $750 incl utils. Ns/np. 604-525-7039 NORTHSIDE POCO, newer 1 BR bsmt, near schools and shopping. includes utils, available May 15, $700/mth, N/s, N/p, 604-941-6843 or 778-708-4045 POCO. 2 BR, f/ba, f/p, priv w/d. Great view! Ns/Np. $975/mo incl utls. Avail now. 604-944-1479 POCO. 2 BR, grd/lvl. Priv w/d & ent. Big fenced yard. $925/mo incl hydro. Now. Ns/np. 604-941-3068 POCO BRIGHT private 1 BR g/l, lrg fenced yard, freshly painted, new bath, inste w/d. Small pet ok. avail now, $750 incls utils. Suits mature n/s. 604-299-5435 POCO, MARY HILL. 1/2 duplex. 3 BR up. 3 BR down. Rec room. Ideal to operate a beauty salon, physio clinic, daycare, accounting or large family with in-law accom. Owner helps conversion. Immed. $2,100/mo negotiable + util. 604-953-0952 or 604-671-2049 POCO, NORTHSIDE. 2 BR, g/lvl. Gas f/p, garage, priv entry. $800. Ns/np. May 15th. 604-942-9725 PT MDY. Bright 1 BR grnd lev, Gas f/p, priv W/D. $700/mo incls all utils. NS/NP. 604-936-4815

6605

Townhouses Rent

POCO 2 BR T/H $785/mo. Quietfamily complex, No Pets! Avail Now. Call 604-464-0034 PORT COQUITLAM 2 BR townhouse, $830, quiet-family complex, no pets call 604-464-0034.

RIVERS INLET Townhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area) • 2 BR Townhouse • 3 BR Townhouse 1.5 bath, 2 levels, 5 appls, decorative fireplace, carport. Sorry no pets. • 1 & 2 BR Apts also avail.

Call 604-942-2012

coquitlampropertyrentals.com

WOODLAND PARK

BBY, The Crest. Newly reno’d 2 BR. Private w/d & yard. N/s. $975 incl hydro. 604-522-5547 BURNABY S, Near Metrotown, 2 BR Ste, grnd level, avail now, N/s, N/p. Call 604-771-9825 COQ 2 BR bsmt, lrg kit, w/d, small cov patio, newly painted, n/s, $725 + 1/3 utils, 604-525-9266

TOWNHOMES Professionally managed family townhome complex on 28 acres located in beautiful Port Moody. Spacious 2 BR & 3 BR units, 5 appls, inste W/D, walk out bsmt, 1 parking. Cat friendly.

Contact 604-939-0221 woodland@rentmidwest.com

6620 COQ , Blue Mtn Park area. Bright 1 BR. On quiet street. D/w, alarm. Shared w/d. $700/mo + 1/3 util. Ns/np. avail now. 604-939-5711 COQ BRIGHT 1 BR, nr Coq Ctr, priv ent & w/d, n/s, n/p, $750 incls utils, Avail Now. 604-472-9255

N WEST free utils/full/cbl /net furnished/unfurn, 4 br heritage home, quiet, w/d. N/s, n/p. May 15/Jun1. $2500. 604-805-6763

COQ CTR. Very clean, big 1 BR. Shared laundry. Ns/np. $750/mo incl utils/internet. Avail June 1st. Near bus route. 604-464-1085

NEW WEST Victoria Hill new 4 BR T/home, roof top sundeck w/ great views! 2200+sf, 3 f/ bath, all appls, 2 sec prkg, locker. immed, $2500/mo. NS/NP. 778-228-9598

COQ. WEST Upper 2 BR, own W/D, sundeck. Avail now. $995 + utls. NS/NP. 604-637-3662

Warehouse/ Commercial

LANGLEY. 2780 sq. ft. main floor warehouse plus 600 sf mezzanine. Front office and rear grade loading with 90’ turning radius! $7.25/sf. Ben Gauer, Royal LePage Ben Gauer & Associates, 604-644-0273 or 604-581-3838

* RENOS * Bsmt refinish * Drywall * Bath Tiles * Windows * Doors * Stairs. Call Norm 604-437-1470

8035

Carpet Cleaning

ROYAL STEAM CLEANING Carpet, Upholstery, Auto (Int), walls & windows 604-765-8054 STAIN/PET URINE Specialst. Restore. 604-536-7627 www.Emerald.ChemDry.ca.

8055

Cleaning

A.S.B.A. ENTERPRISE. Comm/ Res. Free Est. $25/hour includes supplies. Insured. 604-723-0162 Exp. Reliable European Cleaning, Move In or Out, Res/ Comm★ Call 604 760-7702 ★

8060

8080

Electrical

Small Jobs to rewires, lighting control, new houses, repairs. Insured & bonded. Knob & tube replacement specialist. Lic. #23726. Call Chris, 604-788-3864 #1113 Low Cost Electric 522-3435 Comm/Res/Panel change Heating/Appl Repair. Lic & Bonded. CHARLIE’S ELECTRIC Co. #94835 all electric needs, reas rates bonded WCB 778-888-4528

New Westminster

BBY, 14 Ave/2nd St. 1 BR, grd/lvl. $700/mo includes hydro. Shared laundry. Ns/np. 604-802-4492

6510

99-7360 Halifax St, Bby

6540

Close to Bus & BCIT STUDIO & 1 BDRM ★ Quiet park-like setting ★ Newly Reno’d ★ Heat/hot water incld 604-291-8197 www.sunsetparkapt.com

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

MONTECITO TOWERS

Burnaby NOW • Friday, May 6, 2011 • A35

Concrete

HOMEFIX ELECTRICAL DIVISION - Contract # 102055 200 Amp Service Upgrades Spring Special $1800. Free est. Ins. 25 yrs exp. 604-725-5371 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal. Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

8090

Fencing/Gates

West Coast Cedar Installations New or repaired outdoor cedar specialists since 1991 604-270-2358 or 604-788-6458

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Concrete Cracks Repair. Foundation Walls, Basement, Parkade. Full Warranty. Call Simon (604) 473-7761 DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors discount. Friendly, family business, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408

8073

Drainage

BAJ MINI EXCAVATING Sewer/storm, drains, oil tanks, paving, retain wall. 604-779-7816

Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

HENRY’S

HARDWOOD FLOOR SERVICES Sanding & Refinishing Installation Quality Workmanship Free Estimates Fully Licensed & Insured

604-771-8885

8130

Handyperson

HANDY ANDY Handyman services. Odd Jobs. (WHATEVER). 604-715-9011 HANDYMAN - framing, decks, tiles, hardwood, drywall. Total additions & basements. Ken 778-773-6251 or 604-455-0740 A Semi Retired Tradesman Small Renovations & Repairs, Crown Moldings & Finishing. Richard, 604-377-2480

8150 • • • •

Kitchens/Baths

NEW AIR MAINTENANCE

Outdoor Kitchens Pizza Ovens • Gazebos Garden Houses Waterfalls Luxury You Can Afford!

604-671-9901

8155

Landscaping

★ AMAZING TOUCH LAND’G ★ Bobcat, paving, retaining walls, turf, planting, etc. 604-889-4083

DOUBLE - 0 LANDSCAPING Bobcat (small jobs), lawn care & power raking. Call 778-885-2984 Greenworx Redevelopment Inc. Old Pools Filled in Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls, Returfing, Demos, Drainage, Jackhammering. 604 782-4322

★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★ Bobcat, retaining walls, irrigation, paving, fences. 778-688-2444 Paul Sato Gardening, Lawn Cut, Power Rake, Aerating, Fertilzer, Hedge Trim, Pruning, Weeding, Yard Cleanup. 604-298-5597

8160

Lawn & Garden

SPRING IS HERE!!! • Spring Clean Lawn & Garden • Lawn Mowing • Plant & Maintain Gardens • Landscaping

Free Estimates & Friendly Service

Call Andy 604-544-3677 AndrewsGarden@shaw.ca

D & J GardenScape

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-294-5300

Mia Casa − Drain Tile/Sewer Line Water Line Repairs / Replacement & Cleaning. Vince 604-941-6060, Al 604-783-3142

8075

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

Specializing in drywall & textured ceiling repairs, drywall ﬁnishing, stucco repairs, painting. Fully insured.

604-916-7729 JEFF

*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944 Best Service! Best Price! Hardwood, Laminate & Tiles. Repair & Refinish. 604-783-4615 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508 PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION. Quick & Clean, Good prices. Free Est. ★ 604-566-4429

8125

Gutters

EDGEMONT GUTTERS

• Sales & Installation of 5’’ Continuous Gutter • Minor Repairs • Cleaning

604-420-4800 Established 1963

A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed/hand clean. 604-524-0667

Planning on RENOVATING? Check out the specialists in our Home Service Directory of the Classiﬁeds and get started on your project today! To advertise your Home Service Business call Classiﬁeds 604-444-3000

■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Power Raking Lawn Maintenance Moss Control Trimming Spring Cleanup Call for our SPRING SPECIALS 604-589-8527 604-771-4636

GARDENING SERVICE

Many years exp ★ Free Est ★ ★ Lawn cuts ★ Garden maintainance. ★ Tree topping & trimming ★ Power raking, aeration. Call Mr. Van 604-726-9741

Or 604-782-3411 Laura

WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Hedge Trimmimg & Tree Pruning & Hedge Removal Spring Up Chaffer Control & Lawn Restoration. Comm/Strata/Res Aerating & Power Raking. Free Estimates. 604-893-5745 CHAFFER BEETLE Treatment. Lawn care, reseeding, rototilling gardens & hedges. 778-885-6488 604-723-2468; T. TRAN, New lawns, grass cuts, p/raking, aerating, hedging, pruning. Reliable

A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, garden, tree svcs. Pruning, yard clean-up, rubbish. 319-5302

HON’S Garden Services •Lawn Cut •Power Rake •Trim •Weed & more ★ 604-317-5328

Home Services

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A36 • Friday, May 6, 2011 • Burnaby NOW

HOME SERVICES Lawn & Garden

Lawn cut/pwr rake/aeration/ hedge trim/clean-up/top dress. Reliable. No tax. 778-241-9706

Painting/ Wallpaper

8195

AAA PRECISION PAINTING

Lawn & Garden • Clean-ups & Disposal, Gutters/Press Washing Seniors Disc. Al @ 604-783-3142 LAWN MAINTENANCE 20 yrs exp. power rake, aerating. Free est. Reliable Reas. 604-649-9965 Ny Ton Gardening yard & lawn maint. trimming, shrubs, hedging, 604-782-5288

• Exterior/Interior Projects • Written Warranty • Years of Experience • Fully Insured • WCB Covered Professional Crew of Ticketed Painters

QUALITY WORK. DONE RIGHT.

778.881.6096

8195

8240

Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed! Call Thomas 604 377-1338 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

8205

Plumbing

A+A+A+A+A+A+

ENTERPRISE Mechanical Systems • PLUMBING • HEATING • GAS FITTING • RESTORATION

Tel: 604-931-7575

Cell: 604-612-4347

A+A+A+A+A+A+

THE LAWN BUTCHER Only Prime Cuts will do! Call Jim 778-839-6250

Specialized in Reno’s: . Framing . Sundecks. Stairs . Rooms. Garages. Sheds. Basements .Tiles . Vinyl Siding. Exterior Paint . Hardwood & Laminate Floors . Fencing . . Small or big jobs. Insured.WCB

604-761-1743

A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A

SASHA LANDSCAPING, Trimming, Grass Cut, Garden Maint. Free Est. Insured. 604-812-1298

NeedSPACE a Gardener?

BOOKING For:VANCOUVER RENOVATIONS ( Doug Ruchty) Rep: MVilliers Ad#: 1307823 Find one in the Home Services section Commercial • Strata Small Business Painting • Drywall • Flooring Pressure Washing. Hourly or by Contract Free Estimates. Call Richard:

604-671-9901

A Lady & Gentleman

Magic Star Painting

8175

Masonry

QUALITY STONEWORK All Types. Fair Prices. Repairs. 604-726-6129

Spring Specials 3 ROOMS 4 ROOMS $ 279 $359 Top Quality Quick Work Free Estimates

Call Now: 780-6510

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton $ From

45 We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

ADVANCE MOVING LTD MOVING & DELIVERY EXPERTS!! Licensed, Bonded & Insured Single item to full house moves We Guarantee the Cost of Every Move Flat Rates always available A+ (604) 861-8885 BBB www.advancemovingltd.com Rating

AJK MOVING LTD. Moving • Storage • Deliveries Local & Long Distance Movers Residential • Commercial Industrial

Also Special Truck for Clean-Ups Garage • Basement • Backyard

604-875-9072, 604-873-5292

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~ • Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

604-708-8850

BEST RATE MOVING Experienced Movers with Affordable Rates! Starting $30/ hour Licensed & Insured

• Local & Long Distance • Avail. 24/7 incl. holidays • Seniors Discount • Delivery to/from YVR Airport

604-787-8061

$35/HOUR PER PERSON • 24/7 Abe Moving & Delivery and Rubbish Removal. 604-999-6020 A MOVING EXPERIENCE WITH L & D ENTERPRISES !!! Fast & Dependable Special Rates Seniors Disc. Call 604-464-5872 AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube. Starting at $39/hour. Local & long distances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620 TWO BROTHERS MOVING Local & Long Distance 604-720-0931 • bc.moving@gmail.com • TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

$69/HR Lic’d/Ins. Exp & friendly Clogged drains, plumbing, small jobs OK! Call 24/7! 604-805-2488

Interior & Exterior ★ UNBEATABLE PRICES ★ Free Est. / Written Guarantee

COPPERWORKS PLUMBING Will do ALL your plumbing needs. Get 25% off. Call 604-219-5555

Insured/WCB

Low Prices, High Quality *25 years Experience * Fully Insured WCB * Free Estimates * References Call Steve 604-722-1313

D&M PAINTING

Interior/Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free Estimate

604-724-3832

DANN DECORATING

• Pressure Washing • Residential/Commercial • Over 25 years experience

Call Geoff Dann at:

604-782-8665

FAIRWAY PAINTING

Fully Insured 20 years experience Call 604Free Estimates

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS

7291234

Quayside Painting 3Rooms Rooms

$250

• Spray texture repair • BBB • WCB • Fully insured

604-727-0043

PLUMBERS

D & M RENOVATIONS, Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work 604-724-3832

DRAINAGE, PLUMBING maintenance, restoration & renovations. Free est. 604-839-5353

DAN THE HANDYMAN. Reno’s & Home Repairs, 20 yrs Exp. Free Estimates. ★ Call 604 715-3979

LICENSED PLUMBER & Gasfitter. BBQs, ranges, etc. Repairs, renos. VISA ok. 604-830-6617 LICENSED PLUMBER/GAS FITTER, Plumbing, Heating, Backflow Testing, 604-722-4322

8225

Power Washing

SMART CLEANING Janitorial, Pressure Washing, Window Cleaning. 604-862-9797

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

Call 604-880-2502

www.allseasonpainting.ca FLYING COLORS PAINTING Drywall repairs, wall covering, WCB. Reliable, quality & clean work. Henry 604-780-3183 NEAT PROF. PAINTING Room special $230. Int or ext. 10 yrs exp. Luis 604-339-3839

SKYLINE DECKING Renovations, Roofing, New Construction WCB/Insured/Licensed Guaranteed workmanship, reasonable pricing Call for FREE Estimate Luke: 604-729-6871

8250

Roofing

AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD. “We Keep you Dry”

Spring Special WE PAY THE HST!*

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS

*A discount equivalent to the HST will be given, call for details.

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH

CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

Since 1983

Specialties Include: Kitchen & Bath Improvements We Also Do: • Roofing • Sundecks • Door & Window Replacements

Call Bill

25 Years in Business 25 Years workmanship warranty

604-984-9004 604-984-6560

#1 Rooﬁng Company in BC

604-298-1222 www.chrisdalehomes.com

CANWEST CABINETRY Save Money on Manufacturer Direct! Quality Custom Kitchens & Baths New • Renos • Refacing • Closets Entertainment Units & more! Free Estimates 604-328-0611

MATCO DESIGN

All Renovations & Additions, Ins. Quality Work

604-720-1564

30 yrs exp. matco@telus.net

WWW.RENORITE.COM

Save Your Dollars!

✓ RenoRite

778-317-1256•604-451-0225 Bath *Kitchen* Suites & More

8255

Roofing

Rubbish Removal

A.J.K. Moving Ltd. Special truck for clean-ups. Any size job. Lic# 32839 604-875-9072 873-5292 Tried & True Since 1902

Call for a free estimate:

1.877.602.7346

Visit us online to receive a special discount:

www.crownroofgutters.ca Quality work by Qualiﬁed Professionals.

BEN’S RUBBISH REMOVAL $50 - $150 a load. Yard clean up. Bby/New West. 778-859-8760

CHEAP CHEAP

Free Estimates 24 Hour Repairs Skylights Gutters Cedar - Duriod - Torch-On Systems All work Guaranteed!

Rubbish Removal Seniors discount. 604-807-0198 DISPOSAL BINS: Starting at $99 + dump fees. Call 604-306-8599 www.disposalking.com

Family owned & operated since 1989

(604) 299-8131

MAN WITH TRUCK available for rubbish removal, moving and deliveries. Todd 604-765-9684

A Eastcan Roofing & Siding Ltd Re-Roof, Repair. Ins. WCB. BBB. 604-562-0957 or 604-961-0324 A Eastwest Roofing & Siding Re-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

Advantage Building Maintenance: •Roof •Chimney •Skylight Repairs •FREE Estimate 604-802-1918 Alive & still roofing after 50 years!! RCABC Certified Roofers. BILL the Roofer • 604-522-8516

CARPENTER HANDYMAN, Reno’s, Carpentry, H/W Flrs, Home Repairs, etc. 604-307-6715

Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-294-5300

ALL SEASON PAINTING

• Exterior & Interior • WCB & Liability Insurance • Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing

A1 CONTRACTING. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936

Complete Bathroom Reno’s Suites, Kitchens,Tiling, Skylights, Windows, Doors, 604 521-1567

778-997-9582

COLOURFAST PAINTING

Home Improvements, Painting, Tile, Carpentry, Plumbing, Elec. Quality, 25yrs exp. 604-512-8915 www.aladyandgentleman.com

Additions, renos & new const. Concrete forming & framing specialist. Patrick 604-218-3064

CANSTAR PAINTING Quality Work You Can Trust!

8185

10% Off with this Ad! For all your plumbing, heating & reno needs. Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

8250

NEW AIR MAINTENANCE

A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A

YARD CLEAN-UP, lawns cut, hedges pruned, trees trimmed, power raking, aerating, rubbish removal, gutters. 604-773-0075

Renovations & Home Improvement

TIMWOOD HOMES LTD

Paving/Seal Coating

METRO BLACKTOP CO. LTD Custom work for Driveways & new lane Aprons. Repairs/resurfacing. Call Gino 604-657-9936

8220

Royal Garden Lawn cut, edging, power raking, pruning, tree/hedge trimming WCB Ins. 604-754-8407

Painting/ Wallpaper

All types of Rooﬁng Over 35 Years in Business Call now for Free Estimates

604-588-0833

SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM

WWW.PATTARGROUP.COM

B-Cheema Rooﬁng

All Types of Rooﬁng & Repairs Free Estimates

604.722.3600

COAST TO COAST ROOFING 15 Years Experience RE-ROOF & REPAIR SPECIALIST ~ No Job Too Small ~

Gary, 604-897-3614

8300

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank Royal Castle Roofing - New & Re-roofing, Work Guar, 15% Senior. Disc. Jazz 604-725-9963

8255

Rubbish Removal

REMOVAL

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. 604-761-6079 www.stuccocontracting.com Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small. 604-725-8925

8310

Top Soil

HIGH QUALITY top soil for gardening/landscaping. Gov’t approved. P-up/Del. 604-657-9936

Auto Miscellaneous

$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

9125

Domestic

ESTATE 1995 CHRYSLER CONCORD, 108k. a/c, remote entry, alrm, all orig, $2250 obo. 604-524-6567, 604-521-8493

99 89 $ $ 99 1/2 LOAD 1/2LOAD LOAD 79 1/2 59 53 Ask about 40 $ $ 129LOAD LOAD 159 LOAD

Avoid Costly repairs, let us tune up your original a/c system. Save lots of $$$ Guaranteed Results!

NoNO Hidden HIDDENCHARGES NO HIDDEN Charges CHARGES NO HST

WE GUARANTEE GUARANTEE ALL WE ALL COSTS COSTS

209-6663

Call KoolAir King

604-996-5464(KING)

LOW COST ® Rubbish Removal

Isaac ★ 604-727-5232

A L L JU N K ?

Cash for junk cars! $100 to $1000 Ask about our $500 Credit!

Visit our website @ www.surreyscrap.com Free tow, no wheels, no papers no problem! Hassle free friendly service. 2 hr service in most areas. r

604 628 9044

604-537-8523

604-RUBBISH 782-2474

* We Remove & Recycle Anything*

Free Est’s • Large or Small Jobs

10% OFF WITH THIS AD www.604rubbish.com

Student Works

Disposal & Recycling

Trips start at

$ BEST RATES $

Dangerous tree removal, pruning, topping, hedge trimming & stump grinding. Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585 Andrew 604-618-8585

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986) Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca Wildwood Tree Services, Exp Hedge Trimming and Removal & Tree Pruning. Free Est. 604-893-5745

8335

Window Cleaning

Edgemont Building Maintenance • Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-420-4800 Established 1963

BOB’S WINDOW Gets that Clean, Clear Shine No Drops, No Drips, No Streaks Right into the corners! Serving you for over 20 yrs. Also do Gutters 604 588-6938

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

2008.5 NISSAN Titan Ext cab, unique 8 ft bed, loaded, Flex fuel. well maintained & serviced, some warranty remaining. $25,750 Firm 604-328-0070.

9160

Sports & Imports

2003 NISSAN Pathfinder Chikoot black, 98K, new parts, loaded, $10,900. 604-375-1077 after 4pm NEED CHEAP AUTOBODY ? www.cheapautobody.ca 604-341-7738

TRIPLE BLACK, tinted windows, all records, one owner, Mint, 7 passenger, 17'5 spoke AMG wheels, New exhaust, plugs & coils. Call Rob 604.644.0257 or rob@aalltech.com

NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

❏ DISPOSAL Construction, Reno’s & Drywall / Demolition ❏ YARD & HOME Cleanup •7 Days/Week •Free Est’s

s r

Tree Services

Is your Vehicle A/C Not Working?

$40 Askabout about $30 Ask 35 Tues. & Thurs. Tues & Thurs. Tues. & Thurs.

Residential & Commercial Free Estimates Large or small jobs Nobody beats our prices $ 15 OFF with this ad

8315

AUTOMOTIVE

9105

RUBBISH

8160

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

$49

B i n s f ro m 7 - 2 0 y a rd s a v a i l .

WONDERFUL CONDITION with 94000 Kms. Upgraded sound system, New Automatic and recent Tune up, no accidents Call Rob 604.644.0257 or rob@aalltech.com

9173

Vans

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash paid for full sized vehicles. 604-518-3673

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

2003 PONTIAC Montana extended van, great running condition. Navy blue (similar to picture), gray interior. 166,000 KMs, all in Lower Mainland. New brakes, DVD system, comes with snow tires. $5,000 obo. Call 604-802-2884.

9522

RV’s/Trailers

John 778-288-8009

2004 FORD F350 diesel Lariat, 135 K, set up for 5th wheel, canopy $18,900. 604-943-4342

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Salt Spring Organic Fair Trade Coffee

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Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate Bars

Large Hass Avocados

Meat Department assorted varieties

assorted varieties

2.79

10.99

2/3.00

Canadian Beef Tenderloin Steaks

9.99lb/ 22.02kg

100g • product of USA

400g • product of B.C.

Fair Trade, Certified Organic

Olympic Organic Yogurt

Mini Persian Cucumbers from Del Cabo Cooperative Certified Organic

3.98

original, French vanilla or plain

7.99

Lundberg Rice Chips

Sogel Mussels in Garlic Butter

assorted varieties

1.75kg tubs product of Canada

2/5.00

5.99

170g • product of USA

Blue Diamond Almond Breeze

2/7.00

Chapman’s Ice Cream

1.89L

2/7.00

12.99

Organic Country French Bread White Only

2.99

150g

15% off

150g • product of B.C.

regular retail prices

Nando’s Sauces Pamela’s Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Cookies assorted varieties

assorted varieties

Lifetime Liquid Calcium Magnesium Citrate

4.49

A liquid calcium citrate formula for superior absorption. Six delicious flavours to choose from.

370-380ml

2/5.00

16.99

150-170g • product of USA

Rice Bakery 3.99

Refresh, renew, revitalize-create the luxury of a spa in your own home. Great gift idea for Mom!

3.99

200-225g • product of B.C.

Simply Natural Organic Dressings assorted varieties

3/6.99

Mary’s Organic Crackers assorted varieties

2/7.00

454g

Urban Spa Bath and Beauty

regular or no salt

3.99

500g

Mother’s Day Rice Sacher Tortes

Give your shake or favourite smoothie an instant boost of whole protein, fibre, essential fatty acids and green foods!

25.99

RainCoast Solid White Albacore Tuna

assorted varieties

regular retail price

Sequel Vega Whole Food Smoothie Infusion

200g • reg 5.99

Brookside Chocolate Covered Fruits and Nuts

6" Mother’s Day Belgian Chocolate Cake

10% off

4.99

398-400ml • product of USA

From Our Bakery

each

assorted varieties

3/4.98

with or without pulp

prepacked or bins • select sizes

Tre Stelle Bocconcini

regular or lite

Oasis Premium Orange Juice

Bulk Department

reg 12.99

Thai Kitchen Coconut Milk

311-400g • product of Canada

each

Thompson Seedless Organic Raisins

10.99

2 L • product of Canada

assorted varieties

+ dep. + eco fee

.98

assorted varieties

3.99

Nature’s Path Organic Optimum Cereals

2.63L • product of Canada

Certified Organic

454g

Choices’ Own Family Sized Quiche

assorted varieties

4.99

Tommy Atkins Mangoes from Planeta Verde Cooperative

From the Deli

assorted varieties

1lb Pkg

Dietitia n Top Ch s’ oice

354ml • product of USA

475ml

Blue Sky All Natural Caffeine Free Sodas assorted varieties

2/1.00

354ml • product of USA + dep. + eco fee

184g

Gluten-Free Health Fair

Saturday, May 28, 9:30am - 4:00pm, Choices Market 3248 King George Blvd., South Surrey and Sunday, May 29 11:00am - 4:00pm. Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St. Vancouver. Featuring cooking classes, samples, seminars and resources. Cost $18. Pre-registration is advised. Call 604-736-0009.

choicesmarkets.com Kitsilano 2627 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0009

Cambie 3493 Cambie St. Vancouver 604.875.0099

Kerrisdale

Yaletown

1888 W. 57th Ave. 1202 Richards St. Vancouver Vancouver 604.633.2392 604.263.4600

Prices Effective May 5 to May 11, 2011.

Choices in the Park

Rice Bakery South Surrey

2595 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 6855 Station Hill Dr. 604.736.0301 Burnaby 604.522.6441

3248 King George Blvd. South Surrey 604.541.3902

Choices at the Crest 8683 10th Ave. Burnaby 604.522.0936

Kelowna 1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna

250.862.4864 Note Area Code

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