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Riding the rails to help save youth

ike many commuters, Natalie Harper boards the SkyTrain each morning, but for her, riding the train is her job. On a blustery afternoon, Harper and two colleagues – Greg MacCluskey and Chris Preston – board the westbound train at Production Way station. They wear black jackets, with the word “outreach” down the sleeve, toques pulled over their ears, and backpacks filled with items to help troubled teens – snacks, juice, toques, gloves, socks, ON MY BEAT resource guides, a list Jennifer Moreau of shelters, a first aid kit and condoms. The trio is part of I-RAYL – Inter Regional At-Risk Youth Link, an awardwinning group of youth outreach workers who “ride the rails” looking for lost and troubled teens. “We’re looking for those youth who are loitering, kind of looking for something that’s happening,” Harper says. I-RAYL helps kids, 19 and under, who are dealing with poverty, family problems, homelessness, mental illnesses and addiction. They may have dropped out of school or are trading sex for basic needs or drug habits. I-RAYL often connects the kids to other groups that help; like the Youth Hub and St. Leonard’s in Burnaby or the Purpose Society in New Westminster. The train hums along the Millennium Line, and the group gets off at Gilmore station. “The first thing we do is check out the platform,” Harper says. They are looking for kids left that don’t seem to be going any place in particular. Then they descend the escalator. “When we come down to the street level of the station, we look around,” Harper says. “We check out the bus loops.” There are five I-RAYL workers in total. They start their day in the New Westminster office of Pacific Community Resources, the organization the runs the

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Keeping kids on track: From left, Chris Preston, Greg MacCluskey and Natalie Harper, members of the I-RAYL team, an award-winning outreach program where youth workers ride the SkyTrain lines, looking for lost and troubled teens. program. They usually split the region in two, with Metrotown dividing east and west. They spend the day riding the lines, covering Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, New Westminster and Richmond. Looking for at-risk youth is a bit like tracking wildlife. The team watches for

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Employees get kidneys screened Janaya Fuller-Evans staff reporter

If your employer wants to check your internal organs, some employees might balk at the offer. But City of Burnaby employees were eager to be part of a special kidney screening on Tuesday at city hall. The employees received targeted screenings from the Kidney Foundation of Canada, B.C., to kick off Kidney Health Month. The in-depth screenings were given to 44 employees. “It was very successful,” said Heather Johnson, director of programs for the foundation’s B.C. branch. The screenings were given to employees who were specifically at risk of developing chronic kidney disease. Risk factors include people who are more than 55 years old and have diabetes, high blood pressure, a family history of kidney disease, or an Asian, Aboriginal, African or Indo Canadian background. “The new targeted screening program easily and quickly lets people at risk for kidney disease know their current level of kidney function,” Johnson said in a press release. “Because early detection of chronic kidney disease is key to helping prevent or delay total kidney failure, the program will help at-risk people take control of their kidney health and in many cases, avoid the need for dialysis or a kidney transplant.” The targeted screening involves seven tests: blood pres-

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Proactive health care: Registered nurse Ann Butler helps Nick Chu, an information systems employee, interpret test results during a kidney health screening day at city hall. sure, body mass index, glucose levels, waist circumference, urinalysis, and two kidney function tests, creatinine and the estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, or eGFR. The foundation purchased a StatSensor device that can generate these last two results within 30 seconds from a drop of blood. Registered nurses were hired to conduct all tests and to spend time with each participant to explain their individual tests results. Johnson spoke with people who were at the screening, and said she was told it was a good use of their time. “They all really know they fall into the risk category

now,” she said. The screening took place Tuesday at city council chambers at city hall. During Kidney Health Month, volunteers will be canvassing door-to-door to raise money for kidney research, patient services, public education and increase awareness of the need for organ donors. The B.C. branch of the foundation has set a fundraising goal of $450,000. March 10 is World Kidney Day. For more information, go to www.kidney.ca, and select B.C. from the In Your Region dropdown menu.

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teens, they figure out if they are at-risk by talking to them and analyzing non-verbal cues. They also keep an eye out for older people who may be hanging out with vulnerable kids for the wrong reasons, and they alert the police if necessary. The workers meet about 800 to 1,000 youth each month or about 30 to 50 kids a day. They’ve built relationships with a lot of the youth, so they can sometimes spot missing teens. For example, they recently got a call about a teenager who hadn’t been home in four days, and they spotted him on the SkyTrain that night. “We made sure he was OK. People were quite worried about him. He said he was going home that night,” MacCluskey recalls. “We have a very good ongoing relationship with this kid.” The I-RAYL program started as a crime prevention pilot project in 2008, but secured ongoing Ministry of Children and Family Development funding last November. The initiative caught the eye of B.C.’s watch-

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dog for children and youth, Mary Ellen TurpelLafond, who presented an excellence award to I-RAYL for innovative services. The work I-RAYL does sometimes goes beyond helping youth. The workers are trained and equipped to deliver first aid, so if there is an emergency on the SkyTrain, they can be the first to respond. In fact, a couple of the workers were also awarded for helping an assault victim on the SkyTrain. Harper loves her job because it’s never the same day twice. “It’s definitely not your conventional office job,” she says, adding it’s the only program of its kind in Canada. “Youth today are very transient along the SkyTrain system,” Harper says. “(They) fall through the cracks because they’re not rooted in one community. I like to think we provide a bit of filler for that gap.” For more on I-RAYL, see Jennifer Moreau’s blog, Community Conversations, at www.burnabynow.com.

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Resident wants city to extend smoking ban to include all shopping mall property in Burnaby Janaya Fuller-Evans staff reporter

Doug Porter is upset that city council has passed responsibility for extending the smoking ban outside of malls on to the provincial government. “Why even bother?” Porter said, regarding his attempt to go to the city for a solution. “It’s not going to make a difference.” The Burnaby resident wrote a letter to the mayor and council last winter, asking that smoking be banned on all mall property in Burnaby. “Three metres’ distance from building entrances often places smokers right beside bike racks where I inhale their smoke while loading my bike and preparing to ride,” he wrote. “Personal health is one reason why I ride, and it is ironic that (using) my bike for shopping errands places me directly in the path of an extremely hazardous substance.” Burnaby council passed a motion recently to ask the provincial government to review various non-smoking bylaws and introduce uniform standard regulations throughout the province. “I wasn’t expecting them to go to the province,” Porter said in a phone interview before the meeting.

The original buffer zone introduced for the Ministry of Health Services. by the province was an important first The ministry is not considering step, he said, but he thought it was expanding the buffer zone at this time, time for the issue to be addressed but Jabs noted that municipalities further. have legislative authority to increase Porter’s primary issue is with the distance. Metrotown at Metropolis, the mall Vancouver, Richmond and Whistler closest to his house, but he would have a six-metre buffer zone, and like to see a complete ban at all mall many municipalities ban smoking on property in Burnaby, he said. He’s restaurant patios or at playgrounds, noticed the smell of smoke in under- parks or beaches. ground parking at the mall and wants Abbotsford has s seven-metre bufit banned there, as well. fer zone outside public buildings, and He’s written to the manSurrey’s is 7.5 metres. agement of Metrotown, he The ministry could not said, but never received a respond specifically to the response. City of Burnaby’s request Mayor Derek Corrigan until the province receives it. said the city has also spoken Fraser Health recomwith mall management commends that municipalities panies in Burnaby about the extend the buffer zone at issue and noted that private public buildings from 3 to owners need to take respon7.5 metres, as noted in a letsibility for managing the ter from Gordon Stewart, problem on their property, Derek Corrigan manager of environmental with or without a bylaw. health services for the health mayor Burnaby currently has a authority. bylaw, enacted in 1996, banning smokThe letter was included with the ing in malls and other commercial report to council. establishments, workplaces or parts Fraser Health also recommends of a building accessible to the public. that outdoor patios at restaurants and Also included in the ban are taxi cabs, bars be smoke free, and that smoklimousines, buses and non-smoking ing should be prohibited at playing rooms in hotels and motels. fields, playgrounds and other similar B.C. introduced a province-wide public places. While Fraser Health mandatory three-metre smoke-free doesn’t make recommendations to buffer zone for most doorways, win- the province to amend the Tobacco dows and air intakes at public build- Control Act, according to spokesperings and workplaces in 2008. son Roy Thorpe, it does recommend The buffer zone is only intended to that municipalities go beyond the curbe a baseline for municipalities, said rent regulations. Ryan Jabs, manager of media relations jfuller-evans@burnabynow.com

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Looking at the bigger picture is necessary

When the commission was first Wally Oppal is asking the B.C. announced, we criticized it precisely government to give him an expanded because it did not intend to look at the mandate as he leads a special commislarger picture – not only how, but why, sion looking into the mishandling of cases involving poor women, women of the Robert Pickton investigation and colour, women working in the the missing women from the sex trade, somehow end up Downtown Eastside. getting shuffled to the bottom He hopes to set up a sepaBurnaby NOW of the pile or mishandled. rate study commission that We still have some reservawould examine the societal tions about the commission. After all, and policy issues that contribute to women’s rights advocates, both in the marginalized women being victimized. justice system and outside, have been This is a good thing.

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trying to change the way government and law enforcement systems have handled marginalized women for decades. There have been some successes. At one time, sex trade workers would not even have expected police officers to take their complaints seriously. And we realize that expecting a justice system to be impervious to society’s general attitude is probably an unrealistic expectation. Our systems, our institutions and the folks who work in them reflect how our society judges

people. And if we, as a society, feel that poor, addicted women working in the sex trade do not deserve equal and respectful treatment, then chances are pretty good that our police officers, our prosecutors and our politicians will follow suit. Will any commission change that? Probably not, but at least it may raise awareness and, hopefully, give voice to those who feel their voices have not been heard. And that cannot hurt.

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e: 10 deaths linked to Burnaby Board of Trade, which is now trying to swing local busihomelessness in city, ness behind helping the homeless Burnaby NOW, Feb. 23. Mayor Derek Corrigan plainly leave sites like Central Park. The and simply fails Burnaby’s most board has learned that business must be part of the “solution.” needy residents. He hides behind Why can’t Mayor Corrigan learn a fig-leaf (lack of formal civic that he also must be part jurisdiction over of the “solution”? homelessness) blamIn closing, if Mayor ing the province for G. Bruce Friesen Corrigan can’t “hear” inaction while watcheither the board of trade or the ing most other Metro Vancouver Burnaby Greens, perhaps he cities collectively spend tens of millions of their own civic dollars might listen to his own choice for leadership in the provincial NDP. to combat homelessness. MLA John Horgan included Perhaps he should stop countthe following line on his website ing the hundreds of millions to describe his personal backof dollars in Burnaby’s fiscal ground: “A lifelong political reserves – and start using the activist and New Democrat, millions of dollars in developJohn was born and raised on ment density bonus fees already Vancouver Island by a single expressly dedicated to social mother who taught him the valhousing by his own Burnaby ues of respect, self-reliance, comCitizens’ Association party. passion and the duty to stand up Perhaps he has not yet for others.” absorbed the lessons from the I’m betting that John summer of 2010, when he had Horgan’s “duty to stand up for to abandon his “removal” of others” includes people currently “vagrants” from temporary shelhomeless in Burnaby. And I’m ters in Burnaby’s Central Park, also betting that John Horgan because of possible legal chalwould be embarrassed to find lenges – given that Burnaby has out that not all of the local New no permanent emergency shelter Democrats on his Burnaby team beds. (The mayor of Victoria, are currently ready to “stand up” whose bylaw against camping for homeless people in their own in civic parks was overturned by city. Perhaps Kathy Corrigan the Court of Appeal expressly because his city also hosts no per- (Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA and John Horgan’s NDP caucus colmanent shelter beds, can remind league) can explain this to her Mayor Corrigan about this legal husband (Mayor Corrigan). precedent and its effects on G. Bruce Friesen is a resident of bylaw enforcement.) Burnaby. Perhaps he might listen to the

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Who’s allowed to offend whom? Dear Editor:

Re: Editor’s opinion was ‘offensive,’ Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 26. My, my, but Jessica Cooper is good at sustaining her outrage and lividity, isn’t she? This will be two weeks running! In support of her aspirations, I too have certain features and characteristics (or aberrations) that I am unhappy with and would like changed in order to be better accepted by my peers. For instance, my facial features are less than I would desire. I would like my nose shortened, as well as my ears, and there are certain other “accoutrements” that I would like enlarged, but (and this is perfectly understandable) I do not expect the larger

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community to have to pick up the bill for either the surgery or the therapy that may be necessary for whatever psychosis I suffer from. So I “suck it up,” as they say. I can also vouch that the editor’s opinion is not, as Jessica attests, offensive. For instance, I know for a fact that she suppressed at least one letter that might have been considered … well, offensive. There may well have been others. I would suggest to Jessica, that it being just a cartoon, she get over it! I know, too, that said cartoonist has on numerous occasions offended the adherents of a religious ethic that numbers in the hundreds of millions and has been around for at least 2,000 years, and of which I What’s Page 7

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am a member. But we have been told to expect this kind of treatment, and I have, by coincidence, acquired big shoulders. Understandably, Jessica may not want big shoulders, but you know what I am getting at. Jessica would likely get more sympathy from the likes of Debra Sutherland, school counsellor for Burnaby North Secondary (Big plans for helping gay youth, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 26) and other social engineering types who think it necessary to force their viewpoints on others. While her methods are somewhat crude, her intent is well meant. But you see, I find it “offensive” that these people think it acceptable to force me to pay for others abortions and even others’ sex-change operations, etc. In other words, Jessica; tell someone who cares. Larry Bennett, Burnaby

Frivolous ‘bullying’ cry undermines the real issue

Dear Editor:

I wholeheartedly agree with the editorial, Don’t forget why Pink Shirt Day was born (Our View, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 26). To see the anti-bullying campaign used on the front page of the Burnaby NOW in such a frivolous manner is insulting. The anti-bullying campaign is meant to bring awareness to the stories of children, teens and adults who have horrific stories of being bullied because of their beliefs, sexual orientation or appearance. It was meant to bring to light how bullying can drive some teens to commit suicide and how we as a society can stop this by speaking out against bullying. It was not meant to be used to give awareness to a small group of people who simply do not want to follow rules and by laws of a non-profit volunteer organization. The Burnaby NOW should be ashamed to allow such a feature on the cover of their newspaper. I am sure a reporter does not have to go far to find someone with a true anti-bullying story, maybe just down to the local high school. Pam Nevett, by e-mail

Burnaby Horsemen’s club has been a huge benefit Dear Editor:

Re: Infighting plagues horse group, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 26. I have been going to the Burnaby Horsemen’s Association barns everyday for 34 years. Because of Burnaby’s generosity, I was

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given the wonderful opportunity to grow up at this amazing facility. My own children have also been so fortunate to have been given the same opportunity that I had, as well as learning responsibility and how to follow rules and work in a cooperative environment. I have been involved with the barn committee for years, many Christmas open houses, endless work parties, bylaw and other committees, as well as many fundraising efforts to enhance our wonderful facility. I find it so incredibly disturbing that Alice Arnold, Neil Paterson, Amber Price, Helene Littmann, Laurie Brant and the Bradner family would go to the city as well as the media for something so trivial as not wanting to lower the height of Alice’s hog fuel paddock to the expected standard. With the help of my two children, I dug out two paddocks to lower them to club standard a few years ago. From years of adding hog fuel, the paddocks had become too high, and we lowered them. We just knew without question that it was the right thing to do. If we lived in a co-op housing development, we wouldn’t be able to have a black front door if the strata standard was white, now would we? We have a democratically elected board of directors who volunteer hours and hours of their own time, and I am so appreciative of all they do to keep this amazing association on track and running smoothly for all of us to enjoy. Please understand that these few disgruntled members do not in any way speak for the rest of us. I do know, however, that I can speak for so many that look forward to the soft nicker of their horse when they walk through that gate into our own “little piece of heaven.” Janice, Melissa and Spencer Jackson

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Darlene Gering, president and chief executive officer of the Burnaby Board of Trade for the past six years, is leaving the position this spring. She has been the personality and the force behind the board’s recent foray into social development in the business sector, so it is no surprise that is her future focus, as well. “I’ve realized I’m very passionate about social innovation,” she said in a phone interview Thursday. “I would love to focus on creating projects to actually engage businesses directly in solving social issues.” She pointed to the board’s Breaking Down the Barriers program – helping new immigrants integrate into the business commu-

ly and socially responsible nity – as an example. She has enjoyed work- targets. She would like to contining with the board, she said, and feels it has done ue to look at how business important work during her can affect government’s role in resolving social tenure. “It really has been a issues, Gering added. “I believe fantastic time to there’s a strong be there,” Gering role business can said, adding it has play, in continubeen a wonderful opportunity, helping to affect policy ing the board creat a government ate a vision. level,” she said. Gering is parB e y o n d ticularly proud of expanding her the work of the work on social social developdevelopment, ment committee, Darlene Gering Gering also plans formed in 2007. to spend more Board of trade “The board has time with her a lot of notoriety around daughter. social issues,” she said. “It’s quite a demandShe is also proud of the ing role,” she said of the board’s focus, promoting a job, adding she often has to triple bottom line for mem- work late, attending meetber businesses, which are ings and functions in her encouraged to meet eco- capacity as head executive. nomically, environmentalShe plans to remain at

Scam resurfaces in city An old scam is rearing its head again. The Burnaby RCMP issued a warning on Feb. 28 about the “emergency or grandparent scam,” a well-known telephone scam where a fraudster calls an unsuspecting victim posing as a relative who is either in jail or has been in a car accident. “The fraudster usually requests around $1,000 to $4,000 be sent via Western Union to Montreal to help get them out of trouble,” Burnaby RCMP

Cpl. Brenda Gresiuk said in a press release. “The suspect hands the phone over to a ‘lawyer,’ who will provide instructions on the money transfer.” Between Jan. 20 and Feb. 16 this year, the Burnaby RCMP investigated eight such incidents, but none of the victims lost any money. For more on protecting yourself against scams, see www.phonebusters.com.

the board full-time until April 8, when she will help the future CEO transition into the role. “I’m very committed to a smooth transition,” she said. Her daughter’s birthday is in mid-May, so she would ideally like to have May 12 as her last day, she added. Gering joined the board six years ago, after a career in the corporate sector in

Toronto, working in Costa Rica, and moving into the technology sector in Burnaby, where she’s lived since 2002. Odgers Berndtson, a global executive search group, has put out a posting for the CEO position. The job posting states the CEO is a business and community advocate for Burnaby, who must contribute to economic development initiatives and

“nurture relations and alliances with business and government stakeholders to ensure a sustainable future for the city.” The CEO candidates are advised that they must relate well to the board’s commercial nature and public policy mandate, and balance and integrate the two. The Burnaby Board of Trade celebrated its centennial this winter.

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Art with a green message: Isabella Michielli, left and Spencer Iameo in an igloo made of milk jugs. The art was part of Confederation Park Elementary’s Voices of Nature event, held March 3. See more photos at www.burnabynow.com.

Thinking green in art

Confederation Park Elementary School is celebrating the environment through arts. The school held a musical event called Voices of Nature on Thursday evening, March 3. There was an open house with art and writing displays before the event, and school and community members were invited to take in the entertainment. follow us on

The students, from kindergarten to Grade 7, also offered up musical numbers, and there were small group presentations on how to protect the environment. Confederation Park is a

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ome Burnaby choral talent will be in the spotlight when the Laudate Singers presents Voices, Sax and Syn next weekend. The concert is set for Saturday, March 12 at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church in North Vancouver. The Voices, Sax and Syn concert continues the choir’s 16th season, with special guests joining the choir for a somewhat non-traditional choral journey. Soprano Heidi Ackermann, alto Intan Purnomo and tenor Paul Jungwirth are all from Burnaby, as is the choir’s manager, Linda Lysack. Jazz saxophonists Campbell Ryga and Ross Taggart and synthesizer player Tim Tsang will join the choir for an eclectic selection of work – from the Renaissance gems of Palestrina and Dufay to contemporary work by Kristopher Fulton, Robert Cornejo, Ryan Noakes, Taymaz Saba, Andrei Diaconu and Zulfikar Nathoo. “The rehearsals are infused with excitement as we experience how the old and new music stimulates our minds, senses and spirits in fresh ways,” said artistic director Lars Kaario in a press release. “Voices, Sax and Syn gives us – and our audience – a rich and unusually varied palette of musical textures and colours.” Tickets are $25 and $20, free for ages 17 and under. Call 604-7296814 or see www.laudatesingers. com.

Call for artists

Artists, this one’s for you. The Burnaby Arts Council has issued a call for submissions for the annual Celebration of Spring juried exhibition. Artists can submit up to three works for jurying, and applications must be made by Monday, March 21. The Celebration of Spring exhibition runs from April 1 to 23 at the Deer Lake Gallery. As in past years, there will be a People’s Choice vote at the exhibition, and the artist whose piece emerges as the favourite will be awarded a solo show at the gallery in 2012. Call 204-298-7322 or e-mail info@burnabyartscouncil.org for an application, or download one from the website at www.burnabyartscouncil.org. Send Lively City ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@burnabynow.com. Visit her In the Spotlight blog online at www. burnabynow.com.

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Stretching boundaries: SiNS Dance company members work on Hungry Like the Wolf at Shadbolt Centre, in rehearsal for their performances opening March 9.

Dancing the seven deadly sins SiNS Dance brings Hungry Like the Wolf to the stage at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts The Vancouver International Dance Festival isn’t just in Vancouver – it’s in Burnaby too. The festival is bringing a performance by SiNS Dance to Shadbolt Centre for the Arts as part of the 2011 festival. SiNS (for Sometimes in Nova Scotia) is bringing Hungry Like the Wolf to the stage at the Shadbolt Centre March 9 to 12. Hungry Like the Wolf, choreographed by Vancouver’s Daelik (co-artistic director of MACHiNENOiSY) and performed by a coast-to-coast Canadian cast, is described as a “modern-day morality play set in a

post-apocalyptic dystopia.” contemporary dance work in Nova Scotia It’s the fourth in the dance collective’s and promote Nova Scotian talent beyond 7 Deadly Sins Series – this one inspired by the province’s borders. greed, exploring excess and hoarding in a See their website at www.sinsdance.com world where there is almost nothing left for more. to take. Hungry Like the Wolf runs nightly at 8 The piece premiered in p.m. from March 9 to 12. Halifax as part of Live Art Dance Ticketsare$15onWednesday Productions’ 2010/11 season and evening, or otherwise $30 reguis now on tour with a mix of East lar, $25 for seniors and stuand West Coast artists. dents, or $10 for youth. www.burnabynow.com SiNS co-founders Jacinte Visit Other Vancouver for a rehearsal photo gallery Armstrong of Halifax, Susanne International Dance Festival Chui of Halifax and Sara Coffin performances are taking place of Vancouver will be joined on stage by at the Roundhouse Community Centre in guest artists Elise Vanderborght of Halifax Vancouver, March 1 to 19. and Billy Marchenski of Vancouver. Check out the website at www.vidf.ca SiNS, formed in 2005, is a collective of for the full schedule and details. dance artists who come together to create www.twitter.com/juliemaclellan

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History: Tom Gooden with the stork from the former Helen’s clothing

store on Hastings during a Museum Treasures tour on Feb. 20.

What riches are hiding in the vaults at Burnaby Village Museum? The museum recently opened up its doors for a Museum Treasures tour, giving people a chance to view some rarely seen pieces of local history. Participants on the Feb. 20 tour had a chance to view the museum’s state-of-the-art storage rooms. The museum’s curatorial staff also gave advice about how to care for family heirlooms. The museum has a number of other special programs coming up, including a Behind the Scenes of the Carousel tour, blacksmithing workshops, and more. See www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca for details and online registration. See more photos online at www.burnabynow.com.

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Gallery walks on the wild side

They’re just wild about art at the Deer Lake Gallery – and you can be too. The Burnaby Arts Council gallery is holding an opening reception today (Saturday, March 5) for A Walk on the Wild Side, a show featuring artists Wendy Mould and Margaret Mah. Mould’s work explores images of nature – an eagle perched on a log; swans gathering in the lagoon, a raging river. Mah’s, on the other hand, offers up a contrasting picture to Mould’s natural world and its role in our life. Mould is a retired teacher living in Surrey who now devotes her time to a full-time art career. Mah is a recent graduate of Emily Carr University of Art and Design who’s currently focusing on painting and book media. You can meet them and check out their work at the reception on Saturday, from 2 to 4 p.m. On Saturday, March 26,

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Natural beauty: Wendy

Mould’s watercolour Keeping Watch is part of the A Walk on the Wild Side exhibition. from 1 to 3 p.m., interested participants are also invited to take part in an artist demonstration with Mould as she illustrates how to draw animals. The Deer Lake Gallery is at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Check out www.burnaby artscouncil.org or call 604298-7322 for more information about the exhibition or the gallery. www.twitter.com/ juliemaclellan

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irst, she swam for four hours non-stop, inspired by her baby cousin with heart problems. Now, Elise Niessen is swimming, running and biking in a triathlon tomorrow (Sunday, March 6) to help another cause. The Burnaby lifeguard was featured in the NOW last summer, when she swam laps to raise more than $5,000 for the neonatal intensive care unit at B.C. Children’s Hospital. Niessen is now raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society, as several of her family members have had cancer. To help Niessen by donating, go to http://bit. ly/gfnw50. She’s doing the fundraiser with her friend, Ruth Greenhalgh, who lost her brother to cancer. The pair hopes to raise $3,000 in total.

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holding an open house to celebrate its 60th birthday. Former Alpha staff and students are invited. The event is on Saturday, March 12, from noon to 3:30 p.m. The school will have displays covering six decades at Alpha, as well as music and dancing. Alpha is at 4600 Parker St.

Special guests

Lt.-Gov. Steven Point paid a visit to teachers and administrators at the Burnaby school district’s professional development day on Feb. 25. Point was there as a guest speaker to start the event, held at Byrne Creek Secondary. Also, Canadian poet Shane Koyczan was at the event. (Koyczan is the slam poet from the Olympics opening ceremonies.) The teachers spent the day attending professional development sessions.

Rule the world

The Optimist Club of Burnaby is sponsoring a speaking contest for students again. This year’s topic is: If I were leader of the free world, the first issue I would address would be … Winners get prizes and the chance to

compete at a higher level. Only those who are 19 years old or younger (as of Dec. 31, 2010) are eligible to enter. The deadline to hand in speeches is March 9. To find out more, contact Cathy Cena at ccena@ shaw.ca or call 778-3295584.

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Hyack young guns primed and loaded Tom Berridge sports editor

New Westminster’s young guns are loading up for another run at the B.C. AAA high school girls’ basketball championships. But the unranked Hyacks will have to do it with a roster of girls whose average age adds up to little more than a junioraged team. The Hyack girls are one of the most successful high school hoop programs in the province, with 26 topeight finishes, including three B.C. banners. But the last time New Westminster won a provincial title was back in 1994. The program suffered a setback in 2000 when a core group of players transferred to Brookswood and started a mini dynasty at the Langley school. Current head coach Doug Woodward stepped in to salvage the program and did it with youth. “We had to rebuild the program and one way we did it was to bring some of the Grade 9s to reboot the program, and we just carried on.” Woodward started with his daughter Krista and junior Mollie Stelmack, who together lifted New Westminster to three consecutive top-10 finishes, including fifth place in 2002 with a team that included seven Grade 11s, two juniors and a bantamaged Fiona Kayitesi. He has since earned nine berths as a coach of the Hyacks into the AAA provincials. This season, the seniorless New Westminster girls’ team made it to the provincials, with five Grade 11s, eight 10s and two even younger players, including juvenile starter

Ringette champs come to Burnaby Tom Berridge

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Old and young: New Westminster Grade 11 co-captain Ariana Sider, left, and second-year juvenile Amanda Zacharuk show the youth of this year’s Hyack entry into the B.C. AAA girls’ basketball championships. Amanda Zacharuk and bantam Hannah DeVos. “The kids get excited (in the playoffs), they want to win that banner,” said Woodward. “They can see that B.C. site. But the only way you can have that chance is to be one of the top four teams at the Lower Mainlands.” The Hyacks did just that, upsetting No. 12 Carson Graham in the championship semifinal last week, and then earning a provincial berth with a key victory over Point Grey in the consolation bracket. Grade 11 point guard Ariana Sider showed the way while earning a spot on the Lower Mainland all-star team. The somewhat-of-a-surprise win is not the first

time a Hyack girls’ team speculation. under Woodward has The Hyacks were decioverachieved. mated by more than 40 New West, led by points at home to AA Holy a Grade Cross early in 11 Norma the season. “The kids get Roberts upset They then favoured appeared to excited (in the Argyle to take a backplayoffs), they steal the ward step No. 3 Lower want to win that after beating Mainland Burnaby South banner.” berth in 2005. 82-32 in their In 2009, first league DOUG WOODWARD with anothNew Westminster head coach meeting. er Grade 11 “The turning guard at the helm, Kia Van point of the season was we Laare, New Westminster went and played Burnaby won a wild-card contest South and just beat them against Gleneagle, and by seven,” Woodward then went 3-1 at the B.C.s remembered. “After that, to finish 11th overall. I told them how bad it was But there were and I was ready to walk moments this season when out of the game.” Woodward thought those With less than a week dreams were only wild before the opening provin-

cial tipoff against No. 5 seed South Kamloops at Capilano University on March 9, Woodward says consistency is what his young starters, including co-captain Jaylen Canton, juniors Natasha Lazecki, Kelsey Lonergan and Meriam Ali, and first-year forward Jettie McLaughlin, have to strive for. “When we work hard all the time and push the other members of the team, we get better. That’s why we’ve done well with our leadership,” Woodward added. “Leadership quality has always been at the point guard position, and that’s what we need. “A lot of those teams we’ve had, shouldn’t have been there.”

Burnaby and New Westminster will be ringette central for the provincial club championships next week. Burnaby’s Bill Copeland Sports Centre and Burnaby Lake Arena will be the ground zero for the A provincials, while Royal City’s Queen’s Park and Moody Park arenas will handle most of the B and C championships from March 10 to 13. The Burnaby Winter Club will handle a bit of the overflow scheduling on the Saturday. As the host association, Burnaby/New Westminster will field teams in the under-14, -16, -19 and 18-plus teams in the A division. BurWest has perhaps its best chance for a medal at u-16A and 18-plusB. The teen team topped the A division regular season rankings, while the B team posted an impressive 10-11 record this season. Burnaby/New West has a good history at previous provincials. Last year, the Lower Mainland representative came second at u-16 and third at u-14 in the A division and first at u-19. In 2009, BNW won two gold at the 11-and-under petite and 15-and-over junior divisions. The association also medalled in each of the previous four years as well, including a gold in belle A Ringette Page 25

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Early playoff exit again for Steelers Tom Berridge

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The Pacific International Junior Hockey League season ended a playoff too far again for the Grandview Steelers this week. The Burnaby-based junior B club exited its best-of-seven first-round playoff series in five games following a 4-2 defeat to the Delta Ice Hawks in Ladner Tuesday. The Steelers also dropped a 2-0 shutout to the Ice Hawks in Game 4 at the Burnaby Winter Club on Sunday. Last season, the Steelers had an early exit in the first round, falling in four straight games to the Richmond Sockeyes.

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“It’s too bad to have two of the top four teams in the league go out,” said Grandview head coach Aldo Bruno, referring also to the North Delta Devils, who were eliminated in straight games by the Sockeyes on the weekend. Kyle Golz, with a two-point night, and Robert Wilkinson did the goal scoring for the Steelers. Danny Merth chipped in with a pair of assists. The two hockey clubs split the regular season series, both winning two games and losing once on home ice. The Steelers closed the league season, winning its last three contests with the Ice Hawks. But ultimately it was the lack of goal scoring that cost Grandview the

series. Grandview’s only win of the series was a wild 7-1 affair in South Delta last Thursday. In the other four contests, the Steelers mustered a total of only six counters. Marko Gordic, with three goals and three assists, led Grandview in playoff scoring. Golz garnered five points, including a pair of markers. But the two players were the only Steelers featured among the league’s top 20 scorers in first-round play. “We’re definitely going to look for goal scoring to bring in (next year) for sure,” Bruno added. The Steelers expect to lose five players to graduation and possibly another five to the higher junior leagues next season.

Former Simon Fraser University heavyweight wrestler Arjan Bhullar was named the university athlete of the year by Sport B.C. last Thursday. Bhullar, a gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games last year, also won an NAIA national championship title at 285 pounds. He won the award over Clan women’s basketball player Robyn Buna and University of B.C. volleyball player Liz Cordonier.

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Knight girls lose Mainland AA hoop nailbiter Tom Berridge sports editor

The No. 5-ranked St. Thomas More Knights were upset at the Lower Mainland AA high school girls’ basketball championships. Playing without injured national team cadette forward Lexie Der, STM was eliminated 57-55 by eventual consolation winner Seycove. Senior Sarah Hughes scored 29 points and added seven rebounds and three steals in the semifinal contest. Junior post Kamila Wojciechowski added 19 points and 16 rebounds.

“It was definitely not how we envisioned the season unfolding,” said STM head coach Jen Farano. “We were literally two points away from going to the provincials.” With the loss of Der to a recent knee injury, Hughes and Wojciechowksi carried much of the scoring load for the Knights at the Lower Mainland championships. In four games, Hughes scored 110 points, while averaging almost five steals and nine rebounds a game. Wojciechowski recorded four straight doubledoubles at the Mainland tourney, scoring a total of

68 points and 69 assists, including 22 points and 22 boards in STM’s opening 74-44 win over St. Thomas Aquinas. Top-ranked York House fell to No. 2 Britannia 81-71 in the championship final. York House trailed 17-4 in the early going, shooting just one of 20 from the floor to start, while the East Vancouver school was hot all game long, hitting on 58 per cent of its shots. Burnaby guard Alisha Roberts scored 35 points for York House in the final. The AA girls’ and boys’ provincials will be held in Kamloops from March 9 to 12.

RuiLin Huang of Burnaby was named the Canadian Colleges’ Athletic Association’s female badminton player of the year for a third straight time. The Douglas College star is undefeated in 45 games this season and has amassed a career record of 112 wins and just one loss.

ball with the University of Maine. The Burnaby South grad had nine hits and a .409 batting average, including a team-best three doubles in opening season play.

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Simon Fraser University sophomore Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe was named to the Great Northwest conference first all-star team in women’s basketball March 2. Raincock-Ekunwe led the conference in scoring

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W&D winners

The Burnaby North Rebels won the Vancouver and District junior boys’ basketball title. South defeated Richmond No. 1 McMath 59-53 in the V&D final. Martin Bogajev led the Rebels with 22 points. Nick Garcha chipped in 12 for the winners. South advanced to the B.C., beginning March 3.

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in 2007 and petite C a year earlier. “It’s very exciting,” said association director of promotions Susanna Chow. “The whole experience has been positive. A lot of companies are positive about (helping children), even if it’s a small company giving us a $20 gift certificate. It all adds up.” The four-day tournament kicks off March 10 with early morning 7 a.m. starts

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Finn Berle Sept 6, 1943 - Feb 22, 2011 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Finn Berle. He is now with The Lord and re-united with his father and brothers. Finn is survived by: his mother, Jenny; sister, Ingrid; nieces, Tamara and Lisa; and nephew, Troy. His family would like to extend heartfelt thanks to the professionals who assisted in enabling Finn to end his days with grace and dignity: BC Cancer Society; Fraser Health; Royal Columbian Hospital; Burnaby General Hospital; Nurse Next Door; Home Instead. He died at home, comfortable and with loved ones by his side. Finn lived life to the full and succeeded in carving out his own destiny while, selflessly, being a rock for all those he loved. Friends and family will recall countless acts of generosity, insightful humour, poetry and musicianship. A celebration of Finn’s life will be held on Saturday, March 5th from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. (2516 136St, South Surrey). In lieu of flowers, donation to The BC Cancer Society or Fraser Health would be appreciated.

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It is with tears and great memories we announce the passing of Russ Eve Duncan (nee Russell) who passed away on February 15th. Predeceased by husband John, brother Malcolm & Margarite, sister in law Margaret and niece Gail. Survived by brother Al (Torch); children Jim (Delee), Bruce (Kathleen) & Erin; grandchildren Eric, Spencer and John. Russ was born in North Vancouver. In 1932 the Russell family moved to Regina where they lived until Russ, in her early teens struck out on her own to Toronto. There in the 1940’s she worked for de Havilland building the Mosquito bomber. In 1945 Russ won the “Miss Models Model” contest, defeating over 3000 entrants. Her modeling career was launched and she moved to New York. It was there she discovered her lasting passion, dance. One of her regular dance partners was Ira Murray brother to the famous Arthur Murray. She returned to Vancouver as the house model for the Couture dept at the Hudson Bay Company where she met John. They married in 1954 and enjoyed all Vancouver’s blessings including water sports, skiing and camping. In 1956, they moved to Calgary, bought a restaurant and saw the birth of their sons, Jim and Bruce. They missed Vancouver, and came back for the birth of their daughter, Erin. Russ was involved with founding of the Sharks Swim Club, volunteered with Meals on Wheels and The United Church. Her real passion was the Dance Box which she started in 1972. She bought an old mail truck painted it hot pink, stocked it up and drove to dance studios across the lower mainland to fill the need for dance supplies. The Duncan TV room was changed into a store which overflowed to a shed, until the first “real” store on Austin Ave in Coquitlam was opened. The Langley store followed close behind, as she ran the business with her usual flair and spirit, while building a reputation as “the go to” person for Pointe Shoe fittings. She fit and took pictures of thousands of the ‘first pairs’. Russ’s first acting break came in her 70’s. She had parts in Cold Squad,Animal Miracles and many commercials. She was involved with the Cranberry Saucies Red Hat group which she loved, Russ was never one to miss wearing a fashionable (or not) chapeau. She golfed, white water rafted, snorkeled, made pottery, painted, swam, and loved to travel. Russ was a remarkable woman who lived her life to the fullest, right up to her very last days. She was a connoisseur of a good Martini and never missed a party. A celebration of her life will be held on her birthday April 17th 2011. Heartfelt thanks to Royal Columbian Hospital 5th floor South & North and Crossroads Hospice. In lieu of flowers a dance scholarship fund will be set up in her name. Donations can be sent to the Dance Box with scholarship fund noted or go have a good Martini. As the follow spot fades she slowly turns and walks away. The final curtain has come down. Bravo

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The North Vancouver Kiwanis Housing Society is seeking an Executive Director to manage their four buildings, which comprise of 349 affordable, seniors units in North Vancouver. The successful candidate will be employed on a one year, twenty-four hours per week contractual basis and will be on call for emergencies. The preferred candidate will have experience in the funding and operation of federal and/or provincial non profit house, knowledge of relevant legislation, as well as possess excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and a proven record in managing contracts, recruitment and evaluation of employees and conflict resolution. A minimum of five years experience in senior’s rental housing management as a Property Manager (public or private) is preferred. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for: ● the safety of our tenants as well as tenant relations ● maintenance of buildings and property ● supervision of staff and contractors ● corporation administration, financial reporting, budgeting and community relations The successful applicant will be subject to a security record check and be legally entitled to work in Canada. Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume and cover letter, by mail to Trudy Hubbard, North Vancouver Kiwanis Housing, 2555 Whiteley Court, North Vancouver, BC V7J 3G9 before Wednesday, March 30, 2011. No phone inquires please. North Vancouver Kiwanis Housing thanks all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Become a Registered Personal Trainer. Earn up to $70/hr. Government Financial Aid may be available. Hilltop 604-930-8377 See our ad in todays paper under Education.

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Acme Analytical Laboratories (Vancouver), a premier BC mining laboratory, is looking to fill various Laboratory Assistant positions in Vancouver. Must be able to handle up to 40 lbs as some heavy manual labor may be required. Experience in a lab environment an asset but training will be provided. Starting wage of approximately $12 (combination of base hourly rate and daily production bonus). Detailed descriptions of the various positions are available on Acme’s website:

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• Must have reliable vehicle • Must be certified & experienced • Union Wages & Benefits Apply in person 19689 Telegraph Trail, Langley fax resume to 604-513-3661 or email: darlene@valleytraffic.ca

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NORTH STAR Montessori Elem. hiring Early Childhood Educator BA/AMI/ECE/IST/1st Aid Cert. Req’d. Min. 1 yr of exp. as a head teacher. $34k/year. Fax: 604-980-1805

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BANNISTER GM requires Journeyman Automotive and Collision Technicians. Situated at the foothills of the Rockies, 1.5 hours to Edmonton or Jasper, Edson offers outdoor enthusiasts a great living opportunity. Signing bonuses, moving allowances and top pay for the right candidate. Contact dean@bannisteredson.com

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Flynn Canada Ltd. is hiring F/T Flat Roofers Panel/Wall Cladders Glaziers

With 2+ years of experience. Foreman positions available. Top industry wages based on experience, medical, dental, overtime pay, RRSP matching with all positions. Email: mamaranto@flynn.ca or Fax to: 604-531-4026

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FREE CATALOGUE 1-800-353-7864 HALFORD’S butcher equipment and supplies, leather, beads, craft kits, animal control equipment + trapping supplies. Order from our new web store and get free shipping until August 31, 2011. www.halfordsmailorder.com HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

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5 PCE DINING ROOM SET, excellent condition, Pedi stool base w/ solid round glass top. $900. 778-580-5565 (New West)

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CEDAR HEDGING $1.00/foot& up. Dug in ready, installation & delivery avail 604-795-1999. Now is the best time for planting!

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COLLECTOR BUYING: Old toys, postcards, militaria, steamship, railway, hotel items, antiques & collectibles, 604-313-5479

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MARITIME DRILLING SCHOOL

Entry-level training for land and offshore oilrigs. Excellent wages, benefits and opportunities to travel the world. March 28-April 16 and April 25-May 14, 2001. Contact: 1-866-807-3960 www.mdslimited.ca

FOODSAFE 1 DAY COURSES Guaranteed best value! Six Metro Vancouver Locations: Vancouver • Burnaby • Surrey • Richmond • Coquitlam • Maple Ridge All our Instructors are also working local Health Inspectors! Classes held each week & weekend! Course materials available in 6 languages. Same-day Certification. Visit our website at www.foodsafe-courses.com or call 604-272-7213 ADVANCE Hospitality Education – B.C.’s #1 Choice for Foodsafe & WorldHost Training.

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IN HOME OR STUDIO LESSONS Piano, Theory & other instruments. Allegro Music School 604-327-7765

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• Victorian & Edwardian Furnishings • Royal Doulton & Hummel Figurines • Moorcroft Pottery • Several Dinner Sets • China, Crystal & Brassware • Sterling Silver Pieces & Flatware Sets • Oil Paintings & Watercolours • Engravings • Limited Edition Prints • Vintage Doll Collection • Oriental China • Selection of Persian Carpets • Gold & Sterling Silver Jewellery • Estate Pieces & Much, Much More…

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CATS. Fixed - male and female rescued cats. Free to good, n/s indoor homes only. 604-513-9310 CATS for ADOPTION Royal City Humane Society. 604-524-6447 www.rchs.bc.ca

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $399+. 604-590-3727, 604-514-3474 www.puppiesfishcritters.com BOSTON TERRIER Pups, CKC reg. vet checked, good pedigrees, nicely marked, To view: 604-406-2415 or 1-604-794-3786

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Dogs FILA MASTIFF PUREBRED PUP without papers – RARE BREED Fawn Male, Born Dec 21, 1st Shot, will be big boy $1200 604-626-5888

LAB PUPPIES yellow & black, males & females, view reg’d parents $450. Ph 604-701-1587

YORKIE & Havanese X Toy size, 604-590-3727, 604-514-3474 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

7 MO female mini poodle spayed, all shots & 3 mo Yorkie X female, 2nd set shots. $500 ea. 604-794-3287 SHELTIE PUPS, Reg’d, shots, tatoo, fam raised. Ready for spring break $800. 604-526-9943

Cancer June 21-July 22: Your career will be unpredictable and exciting for the next eight years. You get a lucky start, for your career is very favoured until June. So use the few months ahead to expand business, to seek a promotion, to display your talents to higher-ups, etc. In the years ahead, your career will feature (or be subject to) these themes: investment, other people’s assets, detective work, research, private arrangements, lifestyle changes – changes in general – high tech, humanitarian or group-oriented activities. Short range: go forward March and May. Save April for “former things.” Leo July 23-Aug. 22: The past 15 years have nudged you toward gullibility that ended in mistrust. You might have been tempted by alcohol, other people’s money, sexual longings, secrecy, etc. Life has been dreamlike, watery – cotton batting, not steel. That ends this week (not entirely, such a long trend will take time to dissolve completely). From here on, for eight years, your mind grows clear, alert. This clarity will end your doubt and suspicion. For the first time in many years, you are cleared to find and wed your true mate. Travel, legal, intellectual, publishing activities will also benefit. Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: The past seven years have brought you clarity but stress in relationships. You’ve dealt with fascinating but unpredictable people, and your links have gone on and off like a light switch. That ends now: for eight years to come, this “unpredictability factor” will quiet down (but still exist in finances and sex). For 15 years, spirituality, depth, sometimes confusion but a growth-oriented confusion, enters relationships. If single, you are likely to fall in love in a completely different way. Investments, sexual desires begin to enter your thoughts midweek: act soon, not late March.

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com

SHIH-TZU 1 female & 1 male, 1st shots, dew claws removed, multicoloured, vet ✔, DOB: Jan 14. 604-306-6459 or 604-518-4763

FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Your energy rises nicely Sunday/Monday, and some gratifying luck comes your way (Sunday) – but use this energy to deal with governments, to fulfill your obligations, and/or to remove restrictions. The remainder of this week, slow down, retreat, rest and contemplate. One of the most important, exhilarating, freeing, friendly and futureoriented periods of your life begins this week, for an eight-year run. You’ll live more eccentrically, you’ll have little fear, and no patience with conventions. You’ll act unpredictably, and attract some oddballs! Chase money midweek. Errands, Friday. Taurus April 20-May 20: Popularity, optimism, entertainment, light romance and a general joie de vivre fill your days! But retreat briefly Sunday/ Monday: rest, contemplate, be charitable – plan future actions. Your energy and charisma surge Tuesday to Thursday – start important projects (better Wednesday dawn onward). You relate well to males now, whatever your own sex. Chase money Friday on. This day technically begins eight years in which your private life will grow more lively, and your career will benefit from background connections, government involvements, administration and management techniques. Gemini May 21-June 20: The general emphasis lies on career, reputation, dealings with authorities and VIPs, parents and bosses (all of whom might display impatience, temperament, but will quickly “forgive” if you’re sincere). Walk proud, but show eagerness to please. Start things, seek responsibility, ask for a chance to prove yourself! Happiness and optimism, social joys and entertainment “touch you” Sunday/Monday. Retreat to rest, contemplate and plan Tuesday-Thursday. Your energy, charisma and luck surge Friday/Saturday: flirt or achieve! Eight years of exhilarating social life begins this month.

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Sunday/Monday, to some degree, show you what to expect in relationships for the three months ahead. This whole month shows you what is ending in work, and what is beginning in work and relationships, for years to come. OK, that’s cryptic. For the next eight years, relationships become true, loving, laughing, friendly, stressful, unpredictable. If single, you’ll likely find your true love – or one of them. For 15 years (technically starting early April) you’ll find your “true vocation.” It might be in film, charity, spirituality, pharmacology. Gentle love, late week. Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Tackle chores Sunday/ Monday. Fresh faces and opportunities arrive Tuesday to Thursday – love might be in the air! Large finances, secrets and sexual promptings stir you Thursday night to Saturday – be a little cautious, especially Friday night. Don’t take big risks. This week starts eight years of slightly erratic employment and health factors: your employment prospects will improve in any area associated with food or shelter; for good health, you’ll need to avoid stress. April begins 15 years of true love prospects – but they might come early, this week and next! Chase beauty, art. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: You’re tired, in a wee hibernation mode until March 20 – pamper yourself, don’t overwork. Romance, charming kids, pleasure and creativity make Sunday/Monday interesting. Tackle chores midweek. Relationships are bittersweet (or affectionate and snarling) Friday/Saturday. Be diplomatic on the home front all March. Soon (April, technically, though it might have started even in 2010) a 15-year trend of “normalization” will enter your domestic sphere. You’ll find your true home. This Friday begins eight years of exciting, unexpected romantic, creative lightning bolts!

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Mar. 6 - Mar. 12 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Communications, paperwork, details, errands, casual friends, short trips and curiosity ﬁll this week and next. In the slowest, most gradual way, like water on blotting paper, this area of your life will grow for the next 15 years. At the same time (perhaps illogically) your worries about money and income will fade. You enter eight years of “home excitement” this week. This can have a negative effect, bringing more stress to the home (so relax, exercise, guard digestion) and a positive one: money made from property, food/shelter areas. A big new life! Midweek joy, romance. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Chase money this week and next. Don’t spend! A sea change is looming in your earnings area. For the next 15 years, your income will stabilize (despite your worries!) – in fact, you’ll hit the “central channel” of your life’s earnings trends. Your income will tend to expand in these (and similar areas): government, welfare, social work, hospitals, institutions, sympathy, ﬁlm, pharmacology, assembly lines, interest rates, oceans, sea food, gas/oil, hydrology.... This week begins eight years of friendly meetings, travel, communications – love starts to become possible! Rest midweek. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: From this week onward, the tension, excitement, nervous energy and restlessness of the past seven years will fade, to be replaced by 15 years of expanding consciousness, more sleep, more dreams, expanding spirituality. Nuance, poetic feelings, indescribable, subtle joys will become your everyday companions. Others will be inexplicably drawn to you. Rely more on your intuition, less on logic. You’ll see beyond the petty things of life. You’ll begin to wonder if money and power might be the wrong goals. But chase money Sunday! Travel midweek. Soak up nature Friday/Saturday. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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LAYING BROWN HENS. Started Pullets. Tame. Lay well. $9.50ea. Cloverdale. ★ 604 541-0007

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Cares! The Burnaby Now and New West Record have partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to ﬁnding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

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Computer/ Internet

Microsoft Small Business Specialist Your ONE - STOP IT solutions center. Free consultation. Reliance Systems 604-800-0218 www.rsacomputing.com

5035

Financial Services

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Cut Your Debt by up to 70% DEBT Forgiveness Program Avoid Bankruptcy, Stops Creditor Calls. Much lower Payments at 0% Interest. We work for You, not Your Creditors.

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5040

Business Opps/ Franchises

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com EARN $1600 PER MONTH. Business is booming. Immediate help required. Earn the day you start. Unlimited potential. http://london.sbcmovie.com

4051

Registered Massage Services

TRAINED MASSEUSE $55/hr, Call Kathy 778-885-5254 www.massagebykathy.info

LOOSE WEIGHT, feel great & get paid to do it. Make 2011 your year for freedom. call 778-878-4949 Start Your Own Business in the Health & Wellness industry & retire early. We will show you how. Low start up costs. Call 604 - 417- 7950 today!

Legal Services

#1 IN PARDONS Remove your criminal record. Express Pardons offers the FASTEST pardons, LOWEST prices, and it’s GUARANTEED. BBB Accredited. FREE Consultation Toll-free: 1-866-416-6772 www.ExpressPardons.com

5070

Money to Loan

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6005

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6007

5505

Notice of Disposition

TAKE NOTICE THAT the City of Burnaby proposes to transfer closed road described as Pcl. 'A' , (Bylaw Plan BCP___), District Lot 53, Group 1, NWD, dedicated as Road on Plan 3037 comprising 210m2, shown outlined on Bylaw Plan BCP____ to Square Nine Developments Inc. (Incorporation No. 0818343) for the sum of $203,438.00

Condos/ Townhouses

Notice of Disposition

TAKE NOTICE THAT the City of Burnaby proposes to transfer closed road described as Pcl. A road dedicated by Plan 1071, comprising of a total of 10.9m2 shown outlined on Reference Plan BCP ___ to be consolidated with Lot 1, Subdivision Plan BCP___, All of DL 206, Gp 1, NWD to Milani Holdings Inc. (Inc. No. 0885220) in exchange for dedication of 11.8m2 of land as road.

Chilliwack

3 BR 3 bath T/H, garage, like new! near downtown Chwk. visit www.chilliwacktownhousefor sale.weebly.com 604-702-9833

6008-30

Sun Mar 6, 2-4pm, 2 BR, 2 yr old condo, 2 f/bath, granite counters, hrdwd flrs, balcony. $259,000. Sutton Mala 778-859-4458

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Has everything you need! Sleeps 4, complete kitchen, TV, VCR, DVD. Best swimming pool in Whistler, heated year round, jacuzzi, sauna, underground parking. Weekday Special: Sun - Thurs. $119/nt two night min. Info at 604-785-5672 or www.magellan.directvacations.com

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TAX TIME

5005

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

5005

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

TOADY’S Income Tax

INCOME TAX returns: Delinquent or current. Small business or single. Starting at: $35 per return. 20 yrs experience. 604-420-1108

5005

• Personal & E-File Services • Self-Employed Filings Starting @ $40.00! Licensed. Prompt Service. Call Nick Office: 604-430-1981

Accounting/Bookkeeping

• Fast, Accurate, Friendly • Year-Round Service • Accounting & Bookkeeping • Instant Tax Refund • US Tax & Corporate Tax • Monday-Saturday – 9am-7pm Ofﬁce Locations:

Burnaby: 4331 Hastings Street, Burnaby V4N 1L6 604-293-1335 New West: 436 - 12th Street, New Westminster V3M 4H8 604-517-5474

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5005

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6008

6008-18 Accounting/ Bookkeeping

www.bcforeclosures.com 5 BR home from $19,500 down $1,925/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock

6020-22

New Westminster

6020-32

Richmond

RICHMOND - $1,488,888, 8 yr custom built, S. facing, 6 bdrm + den, 6 ba, 4200 sf, lot 9600 sf, tiled roof, hardwood, mortgage helper suites, sauna, 3 prkg. Free recorded msg 1-800-596-2197 ID# 7325 Mac Realty

6030

Lots & Acreage

ARIZONA BIG beautiful lots $99/mo, $0 down - 0 Interest. Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tuscon Int’l Airport. Guaranteed Financing! NO CREDIT CHECK! 1-800-631-8164 code 4040 or www.SunsitesLandRush.com

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

New Westminster

Open House Sat 12-4 and Sun 12-2

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CLEAR THE AIR Reduce Air Pollution

1 BR avail now on Princess Cres! Includes gas, hot water, 5 appl, 1 prkg and storage for $1000/mth. N/S or pets, call 604-788-9345.

6508

Apt/Condos

3 BR, Capital Hill, Bby, courtyard unit in family complex, nr elem & high school, shops & transit. Newly renod, $1150 incls heat, h/w & prkg. Brad 604-377-3183

SALISBURY PLACE 7272 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate 1 BR incl heat & hot water. N/S & N/P. $907/mo. 604-524-4720

BBY, Lghd Mall. Bach, $720 incl ht & h/w. ns/np, newly reno’d, storage, Apr 1. 604-779-3882

FEATUREDREALESTATE Condos/ Townhouses

Apartments & Condos

AMBER ROCHESTOR 545 Rochester Ave, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, S.F.U. & Transportation. office: 604- 936-3907

AMBER (W)

401 Westview St, Coq

Real Estate

We Offer Quick Cash For Your House

4530

6505

BBY. 2 BR. Priv w/d. Nr Skytrain, SFU & Lougheed Mall. Ns/np. $890+util. Av now. 778-895-0675

BY OWNER Queensboro 6 BR or 7 BR hse, big lot, possibility 2 lots, all renos, $499,000. 604-515-7875 or 778-829-7675

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Sell your home, only $99. 604-574-5243 Burnaby Highgate 2000sf 4 Br 3 1/2ba 1/2 duplex w/side suite $779K 418-1002 id5313 Chilliwack Like New, 3 yr old 816sf 1br+den condo nr mall $184,900 997-0603 id5329 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $99,900 597-8361 id4714 Langley, nr seniors centre 1240sf 2br 2ba condo 55+ bldg $239,900 534-3435 id5297 Langley Resort Living updated 1400sf 2br, 2ba gated tnhse $459K 882-3760 id5324 Sry Sullivan Mews ground lvl 1200sf 2br 2ba tnhse, 55+complex $220K 834-6935 id5136 Sry Bear Creek Park Reduced 1440sf rancher, gated 45+ $279,900 597-0616 id5234 Sry Royal Hts river & Mtn view 3900sf 8br 6ba on 5500sf lot $759,900 537-5952 id5290 Sry Clayton 2yr old beauty 3000sf 6br 3.5ba w/2br bsmt suite $610K 612-9594 id5312 Vanc Mt Pleasant reno’d w/addition, potential for lg family, $1,079,000 732-0568 id5326

Surrey

SRY, GUILDFORD. 2 BR, 1 bath, 850sf g/l T/H, f/p, patio. $175,900. Near schools, amens. By Owner 604-277-2512 or 604-657-3810

6020

Real Estate

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE

6008-06

Houses - Sale

6020-01

KELOWNA - Upscale Adult Resort 4 Jacuzzi Stes., 6 ½ baths. Salt pool, media room & sauna. Lake, mtn & city views. Private 2 bdrm. res. Fabulous semi-retired lifestyle. Turnkey. $1,549,000. 1-877-762-7831 ClassAct@shaw.ca

6008

Legal/Public Notices

6020

from residential wood smoke and auto emissions with tips from your Lung Association. Box 34009, Station D, Vancouver, B.C. V6J 4M2

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

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

ARBOUR GREENE 552 Dansey Ave, Coq

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

office: 604- 939-4903 cell: 778- 229-1358 2 BR, $925 February special $525 Heat, hot water, parking. Available now. Family living, daycare available. Near kids’ park, basketball court and Skytrain.

1 BR $750, 3 BR $1100. No pets.

Whitgift Gardens,

604 939-0944

1021 HOWAY ST. NEW WESTMINSTER

1 Bdrms from $825

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

RENTALS 604-521-8831 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

6508

Apt/Condos

BBY, Lough Mall. 2 BR, 3rd floor, f/bath, 3 appl, new carpet, balc, gym, u/grd prkg, coin laundry. No pets. $850/mo incl hydro. Apr 1st. Nr Skytrain. View! 604-924-1933 BBY METROTOWN 2 BR, 2 bth, nr skytrain, 6 appls, w/d, Apr 1, Pets ok, $1500. 604-715-9400 BBY S. 1BR. $715 - $745, ug prkg, hw, WiFi, Metrotown, storage cat ok no dogs 604-818-1129

COQ. 3 BR $1,000, 2 BR $900, Now/Apr 1, heat, parking. 778-990-7079 or 604-521-8249

COQ, 325 Casey. X-Lrg 1 BR, w/cbl, avail now. Pets & Child ok. Frm: $775. Quiet. 604-339-2316

COQ AUSTIN & BLUE MTN. 1 BR, $750 & Bach $620. Av now. Incl h/w, Bldg W/D. 778-865-6696 COQ • Austin Heights Clean Apts to rent. Sorry no pets. 604-936-5755 N. WEST 1 BR, $750. Highrise. View, prkg, 3 appls. NS/NP. Now. Refs. Nr skytrn. 604-318-6782 GROSVENOR HOUSE 1 BR Apt, incls ht & h/w. By Moody Park. 720 - 7th Ave, New West. N/P, N/S. 604-517-1077

Coquitlam

1178 Heffley Crescent

As new 1 & den, west facing condo, 5 appls, exercise fac. Lease & exc ref a must. $1050.

Al Dodimead ACD Realty (604) 521-0311 view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

COTTONWOOD PLAZA 555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

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

office: 604- 936-1225

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 KING ALBERT COURT 1300 King Albert, Coq Close to Transportation, Schools & S.F.U.

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

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

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

329 SHERBROOKE SHERBROOKE ST. 329 ST. NEW WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER NEW

CALL Bach.,FOR 1 &A VIEWING 2 Bdrm. TODAY! Suites 1 Bedrooms from $880 870 Heat/Water included, Water & heatavail. included. parking Close to skytrain, No smoking, no pets. shopping just a walk away. CloseSmall to Royal Columbian pet okay. bus/skytrain. “O”Hospital, Security Deposit. Call for details.

MONTECITO TOWERS 99-7360 Halifax St, Bby Bach, 1 BR & 2 BR

604 420-5636 www.montecitotowers.com

RENTALS 604-522-9139 604-931-3273 Rentals www.caprent.com Continues on next page

A30 • Saturday, March 5, 2011 • Burnaby NOW

RENTALS

6508

Apt/Condos

NEW WEST, 1 BR Penthouse, VIEW, priv deck, newly reno’d. $980 incls heat/hot water, deluxe cable. NS/NP • 604-521-4180 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 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

6508

Apt/Condos

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.

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge Large units. Close to Golden Ears Bridge. Great view of River

NEW WEST Cozy Studio, nr all amens, n/s, n/p, $570. Avail Now. 604-783-6003

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

NEW WEST. RENO’ed Bach/1 BR/2 BR. New Kitchen/Bathroom, Carpet, Appliances. From $650/$795/$1050. 604-724-8353

SUNSET PARK

NEW WEST

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

Call 604-518-5040

GARDEN VILLA

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

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

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 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

EL PRESIDENTE

220 - 7th St, New West 1 BR apts from $720/mo. 2 BR, $850/mo. Includes heat & hot water, Big balconies. By shops, banks, Skytrain & college. U/grd prkg available. Call 604-519-1382

5870 Sunset Street

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

6510

Co-ops

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

65 FIRST STREET

2 BR, 3 appliances, N/S, pet possible. Mar 1, $1100. Lease and excellent refs a must.

Al Dodimead ACD Realty (604) 521-0311 view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

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

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

6508

Houses - Rent

POCO 3 BR mn flr, kitchen, dining & liv rm, small fam rm, all appls. $1450, Immed. 604-329-9600 POCO RANCHER 3 BR, 1 bath, all appls, garage. Av Apr 1. $1300 + utls. No pet. 778-889-9167 SPACIOUS 3 bedroom upper floor, with separate entry, carport and storage. Great fenced backyard with BBQ area.In suite laundry, fireplace in the living room, 2 bathrooms.Daycare,elementary and high school near by, close to shopping area, coffee shops and banks. Contact Michael at 778-995-5260 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm HOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p, Long term finance, lrg fenced yard...$1,288/M SURREY- 6297 - 134 St. Solid 5 Bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre with mtn views.. $1,688M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call Kristen today (604)786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification Required

ABBOTSFORD HOUSE- 3262 Clearbrook Road, 3 bedrooms with 2 bedroom legal suite. Only $1,598/m. Low Down. Flexible Terms. (604) 626-9647 www.wesellhomesbc.com

6450

Miscellaneous Rentals

GATED PARKING AVAILABLE New Westminster CALL 604 723-8215 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

6520

Farms/Acreage

FOR LEASE - Delta, BC. Large Equestrian Facility - 40 plus stalls, indoor ring - outdoor track & paddocks. Incls operators living quarters. Bruce Lawrie - Home LIfe Titus Realty 604-575-5262

6535

Homestay

Managed by Colliers International

New Westminster

6540

COQ WW Plateau, Lrg Furnished BR with own f/bathrm, mini fridge, TV, 3 meals, transport to school, $1000/mo. NS/NP. 604-970-2888 HOST FAMILY wanted. Please call us at 604-688-1928 or email: globalstudyedu@gmail.com

6540

Houses - Rent

BBY N, 4 BR , great hse, gd loc, lrg corner lot, nr schools/transit/ SFU, h/w heating, N/S. $2200. Avail now, Denis 604-838-4661

COQ, Lough Mall. 3 BR, upper flr. Veggie garden, big yard. Ns/np. 1.5 baths, big sundeck, 6 appl. $1,450/mo + 2⁄3 util. 604-939-6077

COQ New Horizon, newly reno’d 3BR, 2 lvls, all new appls, 1900 sf, nr Pinetree Sec, ns/np, Mar 1, $1800/mo, 604 760-6372

Apt/Condos

Refreshingly Clean Meticulously Maintained

6595

Shared Accommodation

6595-40

New Westminster

NEW WEST. Furn’d, Room $440 incls sh’d kitch & bath & utils. 604-767-3863 or 778-837-4596

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

BBY BRENTWOOD 2 BR mn flr, bright & clean, w/d, $900 + 1/3 utils, ns/np, Now. 778-223-2454

BBY, Cariboo Hts. Bright, spac 2 BR bsmt. 1,700 sf. $1000/mo + util. Radiant heat, new appl., priv laundry. Nr schools & bus. Now. 604-521-1008 or 604-789-6318

Call to view! 604-589-7040

1 MONTH FREE!

COQ, Lough Mall. 2 BR, g/lvl. Priv w/d & ent. F/ba. Ns/Np. $985/mo incls utils. Immed. 604-931-3677 COQ Near SFU/ Lougheed Mall, skytrain. 2 BR bsmt ste, D/W, own W/D, $1115 incls utls, cabl, net. Av April 1. NS/NP. 604-505-5876 COQ, Westwood Plateau. 2 BR + den. 1,500 sf. Priv w/d, alarm. Waterfall in greenbelt b/yard. $995 + util. Apr 1st. 604-761-5703

COQ, Westwood Plateau. Beautiful 2 BR & den g/lvl. Hot tub, 7 appl. 1400 sf. Ns/np. $1,475 + util. 1 year lease. Now. 604-945-9594

COQ WW Plateau, Deluxe, 1600+sf, 3 BR gr lev ste, 2 f/baths, sauna, all appls, granite foyier, hrdwd flrs, storage, alarm. $1500 incls utls. N/S. Pet negot. Avail May 1. ★ 604-970-2888

MAPLE RIDGE, near 207th St. 3 BR, upper. F/p, sh’d w/d. Ns/np. $1200/mo + 2⁄3 util. 604-836-6205 N. WEST, Queensborough, 3 BR, main flr, 1 bath, $1100/mo + utils, available immed, own parking. 604-722-5550 or 604-671-8389 NEW WEST McBride, Clean quiet 2 BR Upper, W/D, prkg. NS/Sm pet ok. $1000/mo. 604-544-5852

POCO NEW Upper lrg 2 BR. $1150 incls utils, W/D, W/D, rad heat, f/bath, alarm. NS/NP. 604-468-2940 or 604-970-7672

6605

Townhouses Rent

COQUITLAM 2 BR townhouse , quiet family complex, no pets. $920. Call 604-942-2277. POCO 2 BR T/H $765, $785 & $830/mo. Quiet-family complex, No Pets! Avail Now. Call 604-464-0034

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.

RIVERS INLET

BBY, N. 1 BR 900sf ste avail now. $850 incls utls. Nr transit, SFU, BCIT. NS/NP. Ref. 604-294-6951 BBY, N. 1 BR bsmt ste avail Mar 1. Nr transit, mall, grocery. Suits 1. Furn’d or Unfurn’d. NS/NP. $725 incls utls, cbl. 604-299-1852 BBY N. BCIT Newer 2 BR, grnd flr, $775 incls utls. N/S, N/P. Avail now. Very cln. 604-293-2295

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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

BBY NORTH near SFU, Upper 3 BR Duplex, 2 bath, 5 appls, f/p. NS/NP. $1375+ utls. Avail Apr 1. 604-420-3269 or 604-760-7043 BBY S. Lrg 1 BR gr lev, priv entry, inste W/D, quiet, $850 incls utls. NS/NP. Suits adults. Refs req’d. Burnfield Cres. 604-526-7335

COQ 2 BR bsmt, lrg kit, w/d, small cov patio, newly painted, n/s, $825 + 1/3 utils, 604-525-9266

8010

Alarm/Security

8080

Electrical

8155

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

8020

Blinds & Draperies

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light 100%. Save energy. Dampen sound. Innovative fabric in 42 colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8030

Carpentry

* 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

8055

Cleaning

A.S.B.A. ENTERPRISE. Comm/ Res. Free Est. $20/hour includes supplies. Insured. 604-723-0162 EXP CLEANING ladies avail 7 days/wk. Bonded. Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond 604-928-0025

8060

Concrete

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors discount. Friendly, family business, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408

8073

Drainage

Electrical Contractor Residential & Commercial Free Est. Lic/Bonded

Dmitry 778-999-8513

Dmitry@alwaysonelectric.ca Lic#102814 # 104787 LIC. ELECTRICIAN For hire. Love small jobs. Great rates. Call 778-822-8710

DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Underground Video Inspection Call Tobias 604 782-4322

Contr 97222. 40 years exp. 1 stop! Reas. rates! BBB. 778-988-9493.

Electrician Lic#95323, Bonded, Affordable Com/Res. No Job too small. 25 yrs exp. 604 727-2306 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

8075

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

8080

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

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Electrical

J.C. BROWN ELECTRIC

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL 30 year Exp.

Large & Small Job Specialist Expert Trouble Shooter Bonded, WCB, BBB 24/7 Low Rates

604-617-1774

★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★ Retaining walls, irrigation, paving, patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

8160

Personals

CRIMINAL RECORD? Canadian pardon seals record. American waiver allows legal entry. Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing, deportation? All CANADIAN / AMERICAN Work & Travel Visa’s. 604-282-6668 or 1-800-347-2540

Lawn & Garden

Residential and Commercial • Landscape Maintenance • Power Raking • Lawn Repairs • Lawn Mowing • Aeration • Gardening • Yard Clean-up • Hedge Trimming

• Tree Pruning

Free Est. 604-779-6978 email:

alljobs@telus.net

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

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

Gutters

MASTER GARDENER

Kyoto Garden Landscaping. Over 30 years exp. in Japan, & BC. I take pride in providing quality work that blends gardens with balance and harmony. Res/Comm. Garden Design, Bonsai Pruning, etc.

Call 604-432-7532

EDGEMONT GUTTERS

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

604-420-4800

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

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

LAWN MAINTENANCE 20 yrs exp. power rake, aerating. Free est. Reliable Reas. 604-649-9965

Established 1963

Drywall

Greenworx Redevelopment Inc. Hardscaping & Landscaping. Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls, Returfing, Demos, Drainage, Jackhammering. 604 782-4322

ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect

8125 DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-294-5300

DOUBLE - 0 LANDSCAPING Bobcat (small jobs), lawn care & power raking. Call 778-885-2984

ADANAC GUTTERS- Installation of continuous gutters, cleaning & repairs. Call ....604-676-1085 PRESSURE WASHING, Gutter Cleaning and Repairs Call George • 778-859-7793

8130

Handyperson

A Semi Retired Tradesman Small Renovations & Repairs, Crown Moldings & Finishing. Richard, 604-377-2480

8155

Trim/Prune hedges, rubbish removal, yard clean-up, power raking. Free Est, 604-710-9670

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

Landscaping

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

Home Services

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CALL THE EXPERTS FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY

7010

Landscaping

Always On Electric

2 FILIPINO exp’d. cleaning ladies, houses, apts, offices, $18/hr 604-537-8375 / 294-9223

BBY METROTOWN, Quiet 2 BR bsmt, w/d, $750 + 2/3 utils, n/p, n/s, Avail Mar 15. 604-430-8144

COQ. 2 BR, 900 sq ft, grnd lev, priv ent & w/d, N/p, N/s, cls to bus route & Hwy, $925/mo incls hydro & heat. Call 604-529-1880

Owner Managed. Sorry, No Pets.

COQ, Huge 2 BR g/l ste, new paint & open kit, lam flrs, back yd, $1000 + 1/3 utils, 778-896-6114

Contact 604-939-0221

www.GreatApartments.ca

$670.00

COQ 3121 Pattulo. 2 BR bsmt, f/bath, own w/d, all appl. $995 incl util. 2 min to Coq Centre. Great location! Immed. 778-688-2594

BBY, Deer Lake. 3 BR, upper. $1250 + 2⁄3 util. 1 BR + den, g/l, $680 incl hydro. Sh’d w/d. Ns/np. Quiet, greenbelt area. Big yard. March 15 or Apr 1. 604-836-2710

Surrey Gardens Apartments From

Suites/Partial Houses

WOODLAND PARK

COQ 1 BR g/lvl, nr Miller Park, $750 inc util, suits sngle, w/d, Mar 15. no dogs. Ref. 604-936-2206

for your new one bedroom home

6602

HOME SERVICES

SPACE BOOKING For: I-Clean Canada Rep: NWright Ad#: 1296481 QUOTE CALL THE EXPERTS $365 per week for markets selected

Burnaby NOW • Saturday, March 5, 2011 • A31

HOME SERVICES

8180

Home Services

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

604

436-1005

Certified GAS FITTER & PLUMBER

CONFIDENT PAINTING LTD.

Int. & Ext. Specialist, 20 yrs exp. * Reas. Rates, High Quality * Fast, clean, with ref’s Licensed, Insured & WCB

Jean-Guy Bottin

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

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

45 We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

Cell 604.626.1975

*Furnaces *Boilers *Hot Water Heating * Hot Water tanks. *Furnace Cleaning with truck mounted machine

604-312-7674

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

Can-Pro Paint and Drywall

Over 20 years of quality service

THE REAL DEAL 3 Rooms $250

Give us a Call We're Tough to Beat Free Estimates

PLUMBERS

LICENSED PLUMBER & Gasfitter. BBQs, ranges, etc. Repairs, renos. VISA ok. 604-830-6617

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

604-771-7052

Seniors Discount

D&M PAINTING

PTV HOME RENOVATIONS

Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free Estimate

Waterprooﬁng Decks & Paving

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

Interior/Exterior Specialist

604-724-3832 Complete HOME Renovations Commercial & Residential Greg • 604-818-0165

AJK MOVING LTD.

Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed! Call Thomas 604 377-1338

Also Special Truck for Clean-Ups

MASTER BRUSHES PAINTING Spring Special 25% off. Int 20 yrs, Ext 15 yrs guaranteed. Top quality job. 604-377-5423, 507-4911

Moving • Storage • Deliveries Local & Long Distance Movers Residential • Commercial Industrial Garage • Basement • Backyard

604-875-9072, 604-873-5292

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

Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. Available 24 hours. Call Abe at: 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

8193

Oil Tank Removal

ALL-PRO

OIL TANK REMOVAL

Oil Tank Detection Oil Tank Removal Soil Remediation FREE ESTIMATES BEST PRICE GUARANTEED

778-223-8265

Bath & Kitchen

Early Spring Special ❁ 15% off ❁

Since 1983

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH

• Painting & Wallpaper

HITECH ALUMINUM RAILING & FENCING

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

Save Your Dollars!

✓ RenoRite 604-781-7695

Bath *Kitchen* Suites & More MAINTENANCE LTD Residential & Commercial Renovation Specialist

www.reno247.ca 778-881-4357 Home Improvements, Painting, Tile, Carpentry, Plumbing, Elec. Quality, 25yrs exp. 604-512-8915 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

D & M RENOVATIONS, Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work 604-724-3832 DAN THE HANDYMAN. Reno’s & Home Repairs, 20 yrs Exp. Free Estimates. ★ Call 604 715-3979 JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

Call Bill

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

www.chrisdalehomes.com

Aluminum Modular Railing Perfect for Sundecks & Stairs Do it yourself or we can install 5 Colors and 4 Designs

604-420-0257

COVE RENOVATIONS ❍ flooring ❍ tile ❍ finishing ❍ painting

General Restoration Services

604-454-7978 www.cove-renos.com

8250

Roofing

#1 Rooﬁng Company in BC All types of Rooﬁng Over 35 Years in Business Call now for Free Estimates

604-588-0833

SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM

8205

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

604-726-6345 MACROOFING.CA

Residential & Commercial Tar & Gravel to Torch On Conversion Shell Busey’s Referral Network ★ Govt Certified ★ 20 yrs exp Visa & MasterCard

778-237-ROOF (7663)

NEW CANADIAN ROOFING LTD. Over 15 yrs experience All types of Rooﬁng Reasonable Rates WCB Insured

604-716-8528 A Eastwest Roofing & Siding Re-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

A Save on Roofing - specialize in ★reroof ★ repair★ Fully Ins. Free est. 10% discount 778-892-1266

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

Additions. Kitchens Bathrooms. Landscape Const. Design & Build Renovations

8250

GL Roofing cedar shake, asphalt shingle, flat roofs BBB WCB clean gutters $80. 24/7 604-240-5362 Roof Snow Removal by RCABC Cert’d ROOFERS. 50 years exp. Dunrite Roofing • 604-522-8516

604-728-3009

www.jkbconstruction.com

Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. Available 24 hours. Call Abe at: 604-999-6020 Affordable Rubbish Removal Res & Construction Cleanup John ★ 778-881-5678 A.J.K. Moving Ltd. Special truck for clean-ups. Any size job. Lic# 32839 604-875-9072 873-5292

CHEAP CHEAP

Rubbish Removal Seniors discount. 604-807-0198

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small. 604-725-8925

8315

Tree Services

$ 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)

8315

Tree Services

ABC TREE MEN. Dangerous tree removal, pruning, stump grinding. 604-521-7594, 604-817-8899 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

AUTOMOTIVE Luxury Cars

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

05 VOLVO XC90 T6. Exc cond, dealer serviced. Blue, beige leather, $19,995 604 506 2723

2001 JAGUAR S-Type 3.0 Black on white, Auto, 135km, Elegant car, $6,588. Tel: 778-322-3598

9145

Scrap Car Removal

2001 DODGE Ram 3/4 ton PU V8. 132m km, runs well, some dents. Spray on box liner, towing package. $3500 obo. 604 290-5314

9160

Sports & Imports

04 VOLVO XC70 Exc Cond, dealer serviced. 102kms, Black, tan leather $14,750 604 506 2723 Roofing Experts 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank

8255

NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

Rubbish Removal

604-RUBBISH

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

* We Remove & Recycle Anything*

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

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

THE SCRAPPER

782-2474

Free Est’s • Large or Small Jobs

HAMZA DEMOLITION LTD • Hand demolition • Concrete & soil removal • Drywall removal • Stucco & plywood removal • Disposal bin delivery • Paving stone installation

604-721-5029

Student Works

Disposal & Recycling

Trips start at

$49

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

John 778-288-8009 10% OFF with this ad

Roofing

RESIDENTIAL DIVISION LTD.

Tried & True Since 1902 Georgie Award for Best Renovation & Design Complete Renovations / Additions Kitchens / Bathrooms

Rubbish Removal

Advantage Building Maintenance: •Roof •Chimney •Skylight Repairs •FREE Estimate 604-802-1918

604.662.8150

www.jasonsmithbuild.com

8255

9129

Quality work by Qualiﬁed Professionals.

Family owned & operated since 1989

SSL Contractors Inc.

Replace your old driveway or sidewalk! Backfilling, trenching, asphalt & concrete removal, drainage, retaining walls. Supply topsoil, gravel, crushed rock. Stump & bush removal. Cedar hedging and more. Very competitive pricing. Call for free estimate!........ 604-307-2440

SENIORS DISCOUNT WCB & Fully Insured

WWW.PATTARGROUP.COM

(604) 299-8131

Paving/Seal Coating

We cover the H.S.T.

Complete HOME Renovations Kitchens & Bathrooms Greg • 604-818-0165

QUADRO CONSTRUCTION •Int & Ext RENO’S •Concrete •Landscaping ★ 604-323-6193

PAINTING & DECORATING

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

WWW.RENORITE.COM

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS

604-298-1222

Decks/Patios/ Railings

604-720-1564

• Repairs • Reroof • New Roof

30 yrs exp. matco@telus.net

K & T ENT. New Construction, Reno’s, Demo, Decks, Fencing. Reliable. Free Est. 778-881-6961

Rapid Brush Design

8200

All Renovations & Additions, Ins. Quality Work

778-235-1772 Est 1995

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

Steven Kovacs • 778-990-7174

Roofing

Floor or Wall Tile

selected wholesaler cash sale

MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

• Residential - Commercial • Interior & Exterior • Spray & High-End Finishes • Wallpaper Hanging • FREE ESTIMATE

MATCO DESIGN

A Lady & Gentleman

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

8250

JJ Rooﬁng

24/7 BUILDING

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

FREE ESTIMATES

Renovations & Home Improvement

Better Quality, Better Service

"Plumbing "Drain Cleaning AR E TY 8 Y RAN "Furnaces "$#! R WA "Seniors Discounts

CENTRAL AIR INSTALLED FURNACES CONDITIONING

24 HOURS 1-800-4-MY-HOME • (1-800-469-4663)

8240

PLUMBER

Talk to Someone You Trust.

604-299-5511 ext 213

Plumbing

A BETTER

BE COOL! COLD FEET?

Sears also installs ROOFING, WINDOWS, WINDOW COVERINGS & CARPETING

8220

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

• BBB • RCABC • GAF/ELK Master Elite Contractor • Residential Rooﬁng • Liability Coverage and WCB • Designated Project Managers • Homes & Strata • Third Party Inspection Installations & Repairs Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate •• 24 Hr Emergency Service Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount www.crownresidentialrooﬁng.com

604 628 9044

2000 BENTLEY Arnage Royal Blue, Magnolia hide piped blue Totally immaculate, full records, dealership service history. My personal car, I bought it from the chairman of the Florida’s Rolls Royce owners club. 47,000 miles. $48,500 1-604-966-8300 No dealers

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

2002 MAZDA Prote´ge´, 154K, 4dr, auto, A/C, AM/FM/CD. Only $3,900. 604-351-8448

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC

2003 VW Jetta 1.8L turbo, 4 dr, auto, well maintained, exc shape, gray, $6800. 604-980-7872

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES 2H

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash paid for full sized vehicles. 604-518-3673 ★ FREE TOWING ★ up to $500 CASH Today!

604-728-1965 John

2006 HONDA Civic 2 dr coupe, 5 spd, ac, pw, pl, exc cond 114K, serviced. $8900 604-760-3667 NEED CHEAP AUTOBODY ? www.cheapautobody.ca 604-341-7738

Have your vehicle parked in 12 different locations at once.

Advertising in the NOW Classifieds will get you results. For one low price we can place your ad in 12 different newspapers throughout the Lower Mainland where over 600,000 people take a ride through the classified pages twice a week Call us today to schedule your ad, then get ready to sell!

Call 604-444-3000

A32 • Saturday, March 5, 2011 • Burnaby NOW

100% B C Owned and Operated

s g n i Special Sav

Wednes Seminars & Events South Surrey: day, Marc 902. 4-541-3 h 9, 7-8:30 0 6 l l a c r e t p is m. Stressed and Thursda nt. Feeling Down? With Lorna Vanderhaeghe, MSc. Cost $5.00. To reg y, March Consulta 10, 7-9:00p n o i t i r t u sN m. Spring Clean se: Seminar and Store tour with Dr. Allison Patton, ND and a Choice Cost $5. To register call 604-541-3902. Peet’s Gourmet Coffee assorted varieties

Meat Department

Dagoba Organic Chocolate Bars

10.99

assorted varieties

340g • product of USA

2/4.00

Barbara’s Whole Grain Shredded Cereal and Puffins Cereal

Valucke s Pa

56.7g • product of USA

assorted varieties

2/7.00

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

4.49lb/ 9.90kg

Wasa Crackers assorted varieties

340-435g • product of USA

Extra Lean Ground Turkey

2/4.00

4.49lb/ 9.90kg

200-310g

Sun-Rype 100% Juice assorted varieties

5 X 200ml - 1L • product of Canada

3.99

+ dep. + eco fee

save 2.00

product of Canada

off regular retail price

2/6.00

Simply Pure Almond Butter

615g • product of B.C.

B.C. Grown, Certified Organic

3.98

B.C. Grown

2/3.00

Bulk Department prepacked or bins

20% off

save 1.00/100g save 1.50

Pro Bar Original Whole Food Bars

From Our Bakery Organic Whole Wheat Bread

3.29

500g

assorted varieties

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

Whole food goodness with a great blended smoothie taste-instantly! A delicious, healthy, plant-based whole food beverage ideal for the entire family, it is packed full of protein, fibre, omega-3, probiotics, and greens. Just add water, shake, and go!

18.99

2/3.00

The vegetarian capsules are enhanced with vitamin K and Boron for strong bones, 500mcg of pure Lutein for healthy eyes, 125mg Ester-C® and 100mg of Citrus bioflavonoids. Available with or without iron.

3.99

Marinelli Pasta Sauce

6/8/12x100g • product of B.C.

Rice Bakery

assorted varieties

2/7.00

Gives natural relief of symptoms of teething, including painful gums, restlessness and irritability.

Cinnamon Raisin Rice Bread 454g or Cinnamon Raisin Rice Soda Bread 500g

7.99

740ml

Celestial Seasonings Herbal Teas

2/5.00 20 ct • product of USA

14.99

Gold Seal Pink Salmon

assorted sizes

assorted varieties

3/3.99

15 dose

Nature Babycare Diapers

assorted varieties

5.49

120 caps

Boiron Camilia Teething

454g • product of Italy

assorted varieties

package of 12

300g

Sisu Supreme Multivitamin

19.99

85g

Oylmpic Organic Yogurt Multipacks

4.99

on each item

Pastificio Di Martino Italian Pasta

2/5.00

regular retail price

Sequel Shake & Go Smoothie

on random weight

225ml

3lb Bag

First of the Season Hot House Long English Cucumbers

all varieties

500g • product of B.C.

assorted varieties

3.99

Gala Apples from Clapping Chimp

Happy Days Dairy Cheese

6.99

St. Dalfour Jams or Spreads

2/3.00

Organic Garbanzo Beans

Specialty Roasted Chickens

340g

Silver Hills 16 Grain Bread

Certified Organic, California Grown

From the Deli

Tre Stelle Mozzarella Cheese Ball

1.99

Red Chard from Heger Organic Farms

170-213g • product of Canada

choicesmarkets.com Yaletown

Kitsilano

Cambie

Kerrisdale

2627 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0009

3493 Cambie St. Vancouver 604.875.0099

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

Prices Effective March 3 to March 9, 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

We reserve the right to limit quantities. Not all items may be available at all locations. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.