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Burnaby gondola plans moving forward Janaya Fuller-Evans staff reporter

The gondola line on Burnaby Mountain is one step closer to being a reality after TransLink awarded the business case study to CH2M Hill. But Burnaby council held off on making a decision about the city’s involvement in the process until next week’s council meeting. The proposed gondola could run from Production Way SkyTrain station to Simon Fraser University, though other spots – connections at Lake City Way and the future Burquitlam station – are also being considered. TransLink began meeting with stakeholders in the area last fall,

according to Ken Hardie, spokesperson for the company. “We’ll wait till the business case comes in for further conversations with the community,” he said. Discussions began early because members of the community contacted TransLink as soon as the request for proposals for the business case went out. They were concerned about possible impacts in the area, he added. The SFU Student Society, the UniverCity Community Association, Forest Grove strata council representatives, the Burnaby Mountain Bike Association and the Stoney Creek Environment Committee all consulted with TransLink about the project, according to a report

from the City of Burnaby’s planning department. Alan James from the Stoney Creek Environment Committee spoke to the NOW, in an interview last October, about the possible impact the project could have on salmon stocks on the mountain. Hardie stressed that further discussion would only move forward if the business case was positive and the gondola looked like a feasible future project. Burnaby council chose to hold off on approving plans for the city to work with TransLink, the Ministry of Transportation, SFU and the Simon Fraser University Trust on a concept plan. Coun. Sav Dhaliwal asked for Gondola Page 10

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Burnaby’s future?: A gondola such as this could be transporting students up Burnaby Mountain to SFU in years to come.

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Worker Eateries hungry for business killed on the job Local restaurants are getting creative and trying new tactics to keep loyal patrons or entice new customers Alfie Lau

A man is dead after being crushed by his forklift at a South Burnaby warehouse Saturday morning. The accident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at Summit Logistics Inc. at 7155 11th Ave. The site had been the longtime warehouse for Canada Safeway, but last August, Safeway announced it was moving its warehouse operations to Langley and closing up the Burnaby site for good by Feb. 28 this year. According to Burnaby Coun. Nick Volkow, who’s also a trucker for Summit Logistics, the Saturday accident occurred in a warehouse that was almost empty. Volkow said he was told there were only two people working, and their job was to dismantle a heavy-duty shrink-wrapping machine. The machine had been used to wrap plastic around wooden pallets before they could be loaded and shipped. “It’s a pretty unbalanced piece of equipment,” said Volkow. “When this piece of equipment was first installed, it had to be installed by a crane.” Volkow said that during the decommissioning of the machine, it appears the two forklift drivers were trying to lift the machine using just the forklifts and some chains. WorkSafe B.C. spokesman Scott McCloy told The Vancouver Sun more details of the accident. “The piece of equipment shifted, and it caused one of the forklifts to spin around and topple, and the worker was thrown out of the cab and crushed,” said McCloy. McCloy said WorkSafe B.C. is investigating. The second worker was not injured. Late Monday, the Sun revealed that the worker killed was Samuel Kuris Jr., 39, a father who was saving up to take his wife and three children to Disneyland in April. “He worked as hard as he could so I could stay home with the kids,” wife Shelly Kuris said. “We’ve not gone on a vacation in a long time because there hasn’t been the extra money, so this was the big trip.” She said Kuris enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved to take his family camping. “He was a wonderful husband and father, and he would give the shirt off his back to anybody. He was so well-liked,” Kuris said. Friends and colleagues at work have been “so kind” and have collected money to help them out, she said. The family will hold a service for Kuris on Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Maple Ridge. – Alfie Lau, staff reporter, with files from Postmedia Network Inc.

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Everything from the lowly coupon to extended hours to special promotions is being used by local restaurateurs to try to keep their doors open. With the news that high-profile Vancouver restaurants such as A Kettle of Fish and The Corner Suite shut their doors just after Christmas, has the same fate befallen any Burnaby and New Westminster eateries? The short answer is: You don’t know because people who are shutting down their businesses don’t make it a point of advertising their business failure. Notice of a closure will come with a hastily written note tacked on the door of a now dark restaurant or, in this day of social media, a Tweet or Facebook notice thanking customers for their patronage. In New Westminster, the Orange Room closed down in November. In Burnaby, rumours of Golden Pita Foods near Lougheed Town Centre closing turned out to be untrue. Golden Pita is merely undergoing substantial renovations and is scheduled to reopen at the end of January, according to the phone message on its main line. For the survivors of the restaurant wars, January and February are historically tough months because people are partied out from the holidays, money’s tight and the weather is often too frightful for people to go out and enjoy themselves. But restaurant owners and managers still have to pay the bills and this year, they’re doing more and more to try to woo customers in. “No question this is a tough time,” said Mike McKee, general manager of Moonrakers in uptown New Westminster. “We’ve been hit by the double whammy of the HST and the new liquor regulations. Between the two of them, it’s been tough sledding.” What that has forced McKee to do is offer more specials, such as half-price appetizers after 6 p.m. on select days and trying to educate customers on how the new drunk driving laws would affect them. “We’re trying to encourage people to eat if they don’t think they can have another drink,” said McKee. “And we’re trying to do more events to encourage people to come in.” Such events include showing all the

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during a recent baking class at Romana’s in North Burnaby. The restaurant is trying these classes, along with social media, to try and get more people in the door during this traditionally slower time for restaurants. NFL playoff games on the big screens, including the Jan. 16 10 a.m. Seattle Seahawks-Chicago Bears game. “There are a lot of Seahawk fans after their big win (against New Orleans on Jan. 8),” said McKee. Just across the border in Burnaby, Urban Peppers owner Keith Browne opened his eatery in September, almost at the worst possible time for a restaurant to open, but he’s tried several innovative approaches to getting more people in. “I’ve got a karaoke machine, and we show all the big sporting events,” he said. “And I’ve been catering some parties as

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Shake, rattle and roll? Do you have a plan? Experts say a large earthquake may hit the coast in this century – but most people hope it misses their lifetime container in the garage and forget about You can’t blame people. After all, it until the next time there is a scare. We who really wants to think that they’ll suspect there’s a lot of old rubber bins have to deal with a cataclysmic earthstuffed with earthquake gear quake? But pretending that the buried underneath camping big one won’t happen in our Burnaby NOW gear, sports gear and the sumlifetime is not a good plan. mer tires in local garages. If Every time there is a quake the big one hits, chances are the earthnearby, or a tremor in the area, folks are jolted into action. Flashlights, water con- quake kits would be impossible to find. How many readers have a 16-inch tainers, shovels, hand-crank radios – we wrench on hand to turn off the gas? Or, run out and buy them, put them in a

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at school, or at work? Cellphones will probably not work as everyone is trying to call everyone else, so forget that approach. If we’ve added to your anxiety a bit, well, that’s not a bad thing. Today was the Great British Columbian ShakeOut, and if it includes getting shaken up figuratively to do something – better now than getting shaken up literally later and having no plan to fall back on.

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Re: Promises, promises – candidates start early, Our View, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 19. Let me start by thanking the editor for such a refreshing and somewhat humorous article on the issue of our candidates and their promises. Nicholas Simons, running for NDP leadership, promises to boost our minimum wage to $12. While I agree that minimum wage should be increased, to bring it up to $12, in my opinion, is not the smartest thing to do for our economy. I believe that would result in the disappearance of many summer jobs and many entry-level jobs and a huge increase of part-time jobs where the

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Farnworth, Abbott and, to a lesser degree, De Jong, are the types of leaders who can poach voters from other parties. Not everyone who votes for the B.C. Liberals considers themselves rightwing, just as not all NDP voters think they are leftists. As such, Farnworth could appeal to a lot of soft B.C. Liberals who may be tired of their party but who don’t want to embrace a jarringly different kind of philosophy. Abbott is the same kind of candidate. He could easily appeal to soft NDP voters who are uneasy about the New Democrats’ reputation on economic issues. Since the B.C. Liberals

choose their leader first, it will be interesting to see if that choice has a direct bearing on the views of NDP members. Will it provide them with a guide to the better choice, or will it simply confuse things even further? For example, if Clark wins, NDPers have to ask themselves which of their candidates would fare best against her. Would Dix or, say, Farnworth stand the best chance? Of if Abbott wins, is the NDP better off to go with an ideologue (Dix) or a moderate like Farnworth? Imagine a Falcon victory coupled with a Dix win: that would create a lively but polarizing choice for voters – right versus left, with no prisoners being

taken. Of course, many NDP members won’t take any of this into consideration when they mark their ballots. Winning elections is not the motivation for many of them – ensuring the party rigidly sticks to an ideological path is more important. Nevertheless, the potential match-ups are intriguing. Will it be an ideologue versus a moderate, or a populist versus an ideologue, or a moderate versus a populist? Both parties face the same array of choices. Whatever the outcome, it’s going to be fascinating to watch. Keith Baldrey is chief political correspondent for Global B.C.

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The Burnaby school district is getting closer to finalizing a policy on letting students opt out of dissecting animals. About a year ago, animal rights advocate Lesley Fox raised the issue with the school board after she said she was contacted by a couple of Burnaby students who had concerns about dissection. While the school district had no written policy, their position was that it was a non-issue since students with ethical qualms always have the choice not to dissect animals. But according to Fox, the students that contacted her were unaware that alternatives existed. Fox and the B.C. SPCA made presentations at a school board meeting in support of a formal, written policy. In February 2010, trustees voted 3-2 to put in writing what the district says it’s already doing:

They are calling it bittersweet news. St. Thomas More’s longtime principal Darrell Hall is leaving his administration post and returning to the classroom. “I figure that I’ve got so many years left before I retire officially and I thought: I’d really like to get back to where I started, teaching kids,” he said. “I’m not one of those people that’ s burned out, not at all,” he added jokingly. Hall is in his 11th year as principal of STM, and he’s been at the school for 31 years total. He wants to teach the faith-based classes at the school, and he’s been working on some new curriculum related to that. The private Catholic school is now looking for a new principal. The deadline for applications is March 4. Hall has also written a self-published book, I Am Convinced, God, The Truth and You. To get a copy, contact the school at 604-5211801 ext. 6. What’s happening in your school? Send educationrelated items to jmoreau@ burnabynow.com.

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giving students a choice to opt out of dissection if they ethically oppose. The school board should be reviewing a draft policy at the end of January or in early February, according to superintendent of schools Claudio Morelli, but it won’t change much on the ground. “The practice has not changed in schools as we have made sure that students do have a choice and that it is communicated in course outlines and verbally at the start of each course,” Morelli wrote in an e-mail to the NOW. “We have not had any concerns come our way this year to date.”

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A preliminary feasibility study, prepared by SFU’s Community Trust – which is in charge of overseeing the UniverCity project – was presented to TransLink. Doppelmayr Garaventa Group, which built Whistler’s Peak 2 Peak gondola, was behind the feasibility study conducted by Bryce Tupper in 2009. At this time, approximately 25,000 transit trips run on Burnaby Mountain per day, according to TransLink’s data, with that number expected to increase to 40,000 by 2030. The gondola could possibly transport 3,000 or more people per hour, in half the time of the current bus trips, TransLink’s backgrounder on the project stated. The project is estimated to cost $70 million, with funding options still being explored. Trolley buses, SkyTrain and rack or funicular railways are also being considered as possible transportation options for the SFU community, according to the City of Burnaby’s report. CH2M Hill, the U.S.-based engineering and construction company developing the business case study, was chosen this winter. TransLink hopes to finish the business casework by March 15.

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The lowly coupon is also a tool used by restaurants to get people spending more money. Ramie Saroya runs Ramie’s Greek Restaurant near Metrotown, and even if you don’t have a coupon, you can pick up the takeout menu in the restaurant and right on the front is a coupon. Other restaurants have used popular group coupon sites such as Groupon and SwarmJam to sell their coupons, often offering 50 per cent or more in savings. Next week, from Jan. 24 to Feb. 6, will also see the return of the Dine Out Vancouver promotion, which will see restaurants all through the Lower Mainland offering special $18, $28 and $38 menus. Scheduled to participate in this year’s promotion include such showcase Burnaby restaurants at EBO at the Delta Hotel, Reflect at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, Hart House, the Keg, Fortune House and the newly reopened Horizons on Burnaby Mountain.

Running extended hours is also part of the solution, as Browne does breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. In addition, he will do special orders for Goan foods such as sorpotel and tongue roast. “I’m trying to do what I can for my customers,” he said. “Sometimes it means giving a 10 per cent discount, and sometimes it means doing special orders. … I had somebody come in asking for a dosa in the morning, and he thought it might be a problem, but I have no problem making what my customers want.” Things are so dire in the restaurant industry that the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association estimates as many as 2,400 of B.C.’s 12,000 restaurants could close their doors this year because of the HST. In a normal year, the association expects to see about 1,200 closures, with roughly the same number of new businesses opening. For McKee, the suggestion by politicos that the HST referendum be moved up from September to May or June would be wel-

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he average North American supermarket now carries a mind-boggling array of 48,750 items, according to the U.S. Food Marketing Institute. That’s five times more than in 1975. One reason for the increase is that keeping track of such a large inventory was impossible before the introduction of computers and bar codes. But now that it can be done, shoppers have come to expect it. Today’s customers want their every whim catered to. If they want maple-flavoured bran flakes with a hint of brown sugar for breakfast, it should be there; if they prefer their frosted flakes with a touch of vanilla – that had better be available too, or they’ll call the manager to complain. As a result, successful stores and manufacturers fall over backwards to cater to the fickle consumer, because the customer deserves to get what she wants. And besides, choice is a good thing. Or is it? Recent research suggests that it might not be. It suggests that too much choice could actually be bad for business. Faced with a huge selection, some research shows, customers get confused and walk out without making a purchase. Do we really need 133 breakfast cereals, the number I counted at a local supermarket the other day? I lost count of the types of coffees when I hit 100, with another 20 feet of shelves loaded with different brands still to go. When I cut my finger and run to the pharmacy for a Band-Aid, I can choose from 30 similar products – waterproof, plastic, cloth, coloured, clear, contoured, chunky, padded, slim, large, small, extra sticky, hypoallergenic and more – as I press a tissue over my bleeding thumb. Decisions, decisions! Behavioural scientists in California recently carried out an experiment at an up-market grocery store. They set up a sampling table with a display of 24 different jams. Customers were then invited to taste-test the jams. For taking part in the survey, shoppers got a coupon which provided a substantial discount on the jam of their choice.

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Hard times: Jaquelin Gutierrez, owner of Moda Caruba, has had a difficult first few months, mostly because of the introduction of the harmonized sales tax. She says the high taxes in B.C. could drive her to open a business in Brazil, instead.

HST hard on small biz

Burnaby small businesses were hit hard by the HST, but most are hopeful about the future Janaya Fuller-Evans staff reporter

Moda Curuba, like other small businesses in Burnaby, was hit hard by the introduction of the harmonized sales tax last year. That, paired with the recession, made 2010 a challenging year to start a business. Jaquelin Gutierrez opened the small Latin-American clothing boutique – located near Wal-Mart in Lougheed Town Centre – in June. “It is doing well,” she said of the store, adding she knew the first year or two would be difficult, as it takes about a yearand-a-half to get a repeat customer base. But the HST has her concerned. The introduction of the tax has made people’s priorities shift, so that money is spent on necessities rather than clothing, Gutierrez explained. The Latin-American community came in during December, she said, but business was still a bit down, and it’s slowed down even more in January. Her accountant is doing her books over the next month-and-a-half, figuring out if she owes anything additional for HST or if she’ll get money back. “I think they’re going to give money

back,” Gutierrez said, “(But) I’m a little bit scared about it.” If she doesn’t end up owing money, she’ll be able to stay in business, she said. But taxes in Canada are very high, she added. If the cost of her taxes for the year is too high, Gutierrez said, she may have to consider relocating. She wants to keep her business going in Canada but pointed out taxes are not nearly as high in Brazil, neighbour to her home country, Colombia. “Canada is really hard,” she said. “It is totally different than people believe.” Another business, Perfect Fabrics, has had a hard start this year as well. “The HST is killing us,” owner Olesya Aleksandrova said. Aleksandrova, who lives in the Forest Grove neighbourhood in Burnaby, opened her shop at 3458 Hastings at the end of June, just before the HST was brought in on July 1. As an importer, Aleksandrova has to pay HST on the fabrics she brings in from Europe. The amount of taxes is terrible for middle-class business owners, those who make between $30,000 and $70,000 per year, she said. Despite the challenges, Aleksandrova is planning to expand in 2011. She plans to turn her retail space on Hastings Street into a wholesale spot and open a retail space in Coquitlam.

Her dream is still to be the biggest professional decorative fabrics supplier in North America, she said. Burnaby take-out restaurant owner Erika Marinovic saw her business hit hardest by the recession but said the HST and increased liquor costs, as well as stiffer drinking laws, didn’t have an effect on her. Marinovic doesn’t have a liquor licence, which she said has worked in her favour this year. But Marinovic, who owns Bernie’s Balkan Kitchen in the Edmonds neighbourhood, added she has lost about 50 per cent of business over the past couple of years, during the recession. The Olympics didn’t help, as everyone was out of town, Marinovic said, but added that she didn’t expect anything different. Because Marinovic had been in the hospitality business during Expo ‘86, she expected things to slow down after the Games. To prepare, she had her kitchen renovated with machinery that made it easier to run the place without additional staff, she said. The take-out restaurant is located on 7340 Kingsway and can only be seen by those travelling east, not those going west, she said. Marinovic plans to move in 2011. She is looking in New Westminster for a small take-out restaurant with more seating space than she currently has. Small biz Page 12

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The unique nature of what she serves is what brings people back, she said, particularly her burek – a baked pastry with filling – which isn’t served elsewhere in the area. “I’m one of a kind, that’s basically what helps me,” she said. “I’m so specialized – it’s why I was able to survive the recession.” She thinks business will improve overall but clarifies she knows it will happen slowly. “(The economy is) not going to turn around in two or three months,” she said. The Burnaby business owners echoed the sentiments of many B.C. business owners, regarding the difficult year. According to the

Canadian Federation of Independent Business, confidence among B.C.’s small and mid-sized businesses fell in November. Confidence fell to 67.5 from 68.1 that month, from 70.0 in October, according to the federation’s business confidence barometer. But the national average increased in December to 69.3, more than five points above the national confidence level for November. In B.C., 49 per cent of business owners said business is satisfactory, with 30 per cent saying business was good and 21 per cent saying it was bad, according to the federation’s survey. The HST, and provincial regulatory and political changes, were listed as some of the reasons for the lack of business confi-

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A few days later they did the same thing again – but this time with a selection of only six jams. Again, participants got a similar discount coupon. It turned out that more customers stopped at the table with 24 jams. But when it came to buying the jam of their choice afterwards, about 30 per cent of those who stopped at the table with six products went on to make a purchase, compared to only three per cent of those who had a selection of 24 to choose from. The researchers repeated the experiment with chocolate with similar results – customers who had a limited choice bought considerably more than those who could sample a wide range of product. Given too much choice, they say, customers get confused and just don’t buy.

The same message is beginning to get across to manufacturers. When Procter & Gamble trimmed its range of Head & Shoulders shampoos from 26 to 15, sales increased by about 10 per cent, researchers say. Not only that, but making only 15 products cut production and transportation costs considerably. Glidden Paint went even further in 2009 when it reduced its U.S. palette of wall colours from 1,000 to what it calls a “condensed palette” of only 282. At the time, the company said it was doing this because American priorities had changed from “more is better” to “less is more.” Company press releases say sales are up. It seems that some choice is good – but more choice isn’t necessarily better. Doug MacDougall is the general manager of Metropolis at Metrotown.

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s part 2 of a series of three columns on cutting, this one will focus on cutting boards. If you missed my previous column on knives, please e-mail me at dez@chefdez.com, and I will be more than happy to send it to you. The next column will focus on cutting techniques. Almost every household has some type of cutting board to offer a place for chopping or slicing in order to protect their kitchen counter tops. With so many to choose from, hopefully I can help shed some light on this subject by discussing the pros and cons of the three main types of cutting boards available: glass,

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small scores from cutting. A food grade mineral oil should be used on a regular basis to help stop the wood from drying out and cracking. I prefer to use plastic cutting boards for meat or seafood. This way I can sanitize them in the dishwasher, until they get well used, that is. Wooden cutting boards offer a cutting surface for all other applications such as fruits, vegetables, etc. I do not own a glass cutting board. The most unique cutting sur-

face I have ever used is a phone book. I was invited to a “guy’s night” poker party at a bachelor’s apartment and it turned into an impromptu cooking demonstration. His kitchen was not well equipped, so we sanitized the outside of his Yellow Pages and used it as a cutting board! While this might be an amusing story, I strongly advise against this practice. ◆ Dear Chef Dez: Can you suggest a natural cleanser for cleaning cutting boards?

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 Drop-in Blood Pressure clinic, Edmonds Community Centre for 55+, 7282 Kingsway, 10 to 11:45 a.m. Includes health info and consultation, chair exercises and presentation on “All you need to know about incontinence.” Info: 604-5249060. South Burnaby United Church Thrift Shop Sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Church located at corner of Rumble and Gray, with clothing, housewares, books, toys and more. Donations welcome. Golden Eagle Toastmasters Open House, 7:30 p.m. at BCIT, 4580 Wayburne Dr. Building SE40, room 120B, featuring speaker John Hawkins on Public Speaking Mastery. Info: www.gold eneagletoastmasters.org. Sing-a-long at Bonsor Community Centre, 1 to 3 p.m. Come and enjoy an afternoon with others who love to sing to the tunes of yesteryear. Burnaby Business Women One-to-One monthly meeting, 6 p.m. at the ABC Country Restaurant meeting room, 6500 East Hastings St. (at Kensington). Cost: $24 for guests and visitors, $21 for members. Topic: Emergency First Aid, with Dean Siemens as speaker. Info: Sharon 604-434-7221 or sharon@ donndean.com. Librarians’ Choice: Biography and Memoir, 7 p.m. at the McGill branch of the Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St. Join Burnaby librarians for an evening of fast-paced reviews of biographies and memoirs. Space is limited, register at www.bpl.bc.ca or call 604299-8955.

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South Burnaby United Church Thrift Shop Sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Church located at corner of Rumble and Gray, with clothing, housewares, books, toys and more. Donations welcome.

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They donned painted masks and hid in the shadows, while they explored their lives through lyrics and video. Teens from the Burnaby Youth Custody Services Centre, with the help of Reel Youth, created two hip hop videos as part of a four-day literacy project. “They produced something really incredible,” said Mark Vonesch, director of Reel Youth. The group brought production facilitators into the prison to help the teens make the videos. The idea was to engage the incarcerated youth in a fun and creative way that allowed them to tell their stories and reflect on issues they care about, Vonesch said. “It allows them to feel like they matter and what they think and their personal life stories are important and people care about them,” he said. The videos give people a glimpse of what the teens have been through and why they ended up in prison. Lyrics run the gamut, from drugs, gang-affiliated funerals and glorified violence for the boys, to sexual abuse, bad self-esteem, drugs, poverty and street life for the girls. One young woman sings: “What was his excuse for the sexual abuse? She was such a little girl coming into his world, then it got worse. … Drugs came, crack cocaine, 12 years old on the street, having nothing to eat, getting beat, looking for a place to sleep, now she’s in jail…” Despite their troubled lives, the teens focus on change, healing and perseverance. Vonesch said Reel Youth has been doing these types of programs for years. The nonprofit helps youth with filmmaking aspirations create and distribute films. “What made this project unique is the kids were in prison,” he said. That meant the teens’ identities had to be protected, so masks and silhouettes were used while filming. “We create a safe space for youth to

take creative risks and reflect on how, in this case, their actions and decisions have impacted their families and their community,” Vonesch said. When asked what the videos have to do with literacy, Vonesch said the term covers more than just reading and writing. “It ranges from everything to the social capital people have … and their knowledge in general that allows them to function in society,” he said. “The new essay as far as our age (goes) is the video.” Some prison staff were skeptical that the Reel Youth team could hold the kids’ attention for a four-day project, but Vonesch said the teens loved it. “I knew we were doing something right when one of the girls who was being released before the program was finished requested to stay an extra day,” Vonesch said. “She wasn’t able to, but just that happening was huge sign for us that we were doing something right. It was really touching.” Besides the cathartic and self-analytical benefits of the production process, the project culminates into something that speaks to other vulnerable youth. “When kids see these films, they have a deeper understanding of the consequences that can happen,” Vonesch said. The NOW spoke with one of the girls involved, whose name we’re withholding. She used the project to talk about her experience with an abusive boyfriend and to let other girls in similar situations know they are not alone. “I wanted people to know what they’re not the only ones going through that. You can get out of that,” she said. The project also helped her overcome her shyness a bit, while learning video production skills and patience. She said the experience was good for the girls. “They got to say what they wanted people to hear,” she said. “They don’t have to keep it all bottled up inside.” For more or to watch the videos, go to reel youth.ca or Jennifer Moreau’s blog, Community Conversations, at www.burnabynow.com.

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Real happiness isn’t always what we expect HEALTHWISE

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What’s up this weekend? February’s coming, February’s coming! Hard to believe the first month of the year is nearing its end – and that can only mean that the shortest month of the year is right around the corner. But before we herald the 28 days of February, there’s still the last weekend of January to look forward to. Here’s our staff’s Top 5 picks for this weekend: Get Strombo on Saturday, Jan. 29 when a plethora of CBC television and radio personalities will be on hand at Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is CBC Live! – a starstudded lineup of live events, prizes, autographs and celebrity meet-and-greets. The tentative schedule of events (subject to change) is: ◆ Noon: Meet the stars of CBC News and CBC News Vancouver, including Heather Hiscox from CBC News Network, Tom Harrington from Marketplace, and CBC News Vancouver’s Tony Parsons, Gloria Macarenko and Shane Foxman. Also meet your favourite CBC Radio One stars Stephen Quinn, host of On The Coast, and Mark Forsythe from B.C. Almanac. ◆ 1 p.m.: Steven and Chris Live! ◆ 2 p.m.: Pitching to a dragon. Watch three lucky winners pitch a business to Brett Wilson from Dragons’ Den. ◆ 2:30 p.m.:An interview with George Stroumboulopoulos

the walk is targeted at Burnaby and ◆ 3 p.m. George New Westminster residents as well, Stroumboulopoulos from George and there will be a strong Burnaby Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, Brett presence at the event. Info: www. Wilson from Dragons’ Den, Graham walkformemories.com or 604-941Wardle and Jessica Amlee from 4697 or 604-681-6530. Heartland, Allan Hawco and Lynda Get lost on Saturday, Jan. 29 Boyd from Republic of Doyle, Stacey with Ten Lost Years, presented Farber and Michael Seater from 18 to Life, Natalie Lisinska and Richard by Seacoast Studios and based on the book by Barry Broadfoot. This Yearwood from InSecurity, and musical is part of the Shadbolt Brandon Firla from Little Mosque on Centre’s Triple Threat Series at the the Prairie. James Cowan Theatre Get into Chinese New at 6450 Deer Lake Year celebrations at Ave. at 8 p.m. Tickets Brentwood Town Centre are $30 for adults. For on Saturday, Jan. 29 from tickets or info, go to 1 to 4 p.m. Events include www.shadboltcentre. Chinese artisans performcom or call 604-205ing beside the children’s 3000. play area from 1 to 4 p.m., Get cultural with lion and dragon dance the South Burnaby performance in the mall’s Neighbourhood House centre court between 1:30 Sharing Cultures and 3 p.m. and the blessing Night on Friday, Jan. of Brentwood merchants, (or more) 28 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. from 3 to 4 p.m., which Things to do The event’s at the includes the receiving of heads of lettuce from parthis weekend Gordon Presbyterian Church at 7457 ticipating merchants to the Edmonds St, with admission $5 lion as it makes its way through the for adults and $10 for families. The shopping centre. 4567 Lougheed event will feature multicultural cuiHwy. Info: 604-299-0606 ext. 225. sines, art and entertainment. Info or Get walking in the Alzheimer’s to register in advance, call the South Society fundraising Walk for Burnaby Neighbourhood House at Memories. The event actually takes 604-431-0400. place on Sunday, Jan. 30 in Port E-mail your Top 5 ideas to calendar Moody, starting at 11:45 a.m. with registration and the walk commenc- @burnabynow.com or send them to alau@burnabynow.com. You can also ing at 1 p.m. from the Port Moody Recreation Complex at 300 Ioco Rd.. check out our full events calendar listings at www.burnabynow.com. But according to communications – compiled by Alfie Lau coordinator Heather Escaravage,

ARTS CALENDAR TO FEBRUARY 6 Davida Kidd: Who Needs Art When You Have a View Like This?, exhibition features Kidd’s themes of domination. Working in the realm of manipulated photography, Kidd blurs the line between illusion and reality. Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave.

TO FEBRUARY 12 Norman, Is That You?, presented by the Vagabond Players at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park. Enjoy this comedy by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick and directed by Paul Kloegman. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets $15, seniors $13, students $5. Reservations at 604-521-0412.

TO MARCH 6 Wallpaper Samples from Rollout Design Studios, at the main Burnaby Metrotown library. Rollout is a creative studio that designs and digitally prints custom wallpapers by the square foot. Run by partners Anita Modhu and Jonathon Nodrick, their exhibit runs library hours.

TO MARCH 7 UV Screenprints by J.C. Heywood, at the McGill library in North Burnaby. This exhibit of the Ultraviolet screenprints of J.C. (Carl) Heywood is on during library hours.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 World Poetry New Westminster Night Out, 6:30

p.m. New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave. (auditorium room) Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Masumi Dihkani. Also includes open mike and refreshments. Free admission. Info: 604-526-4729.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 28 Jackie Tree Horn, 10 p.m. at the Great Bear Pub, 5665 Kingsway. Info: 604-433-8942. Hey Stewey, at the Grand Villa Casino, 4331 Dominion St. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Info: 604436-2211 or www.grandvilla casino.com.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 The Cats of Mirikitani, 7 p.m. film screening presented by the Japanese Canadian National Museum. Showing at the National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cres. Info: 604-777-7000 or e-mail jcnm@nikkeiplace.org or go to www.jcnm.ca. Suggested donation is $5. Send arts and entertainment listings to calendar@burnabynow. com.

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30 Fourth title for skater 31 Clan snap losing streak 32 B.C. AAA hoop rankings SECTION COORDINATOR Tom Berridge, 604-444-3022 • tberridge@burnabynow.com

Women’s softball legend passes on it was unheard of,” said Renney. special to the NOW He dug deep within In the dugout and on his own pockets to do so, and off the softball field, taking time off from his his sunny smile and genial job at Lavigne’s Engine laugh will never be forgot- Rebuilders on Kingsway, ten. a business started by his Although he isn’t a father and continued by household name in the him and his brother Louis world of sports, there is for 47 years. probably no one who has His silver-medal victory done more for senior wom- with the Doc’s Blues in 1978 en’s softball in Canada than was a milestone. That was Adrian Lavigne, who died before a Canadian national Jan. 17, one women’s team day short of his was put in “It’s a very sad 76th birthday. place. It wasn’t day for softBy putuntil 2010 that ting together a ball. He will be the national fabulous club team brought missed.” team based home another largely in New medal from the HEATHER BEE Westminster world’s. Softball B.C. executive director starting in the Lavigne mid 1960s, never saw it he managed to win 11 as the pinnacle. A fierce Canadian championships, competitor, he wanted the 20 B.C. titles and a silver gold. medal at the world chamRenney, who coached pionships in El Salvador in with Lavigne on a team 1978 with a team called the called Alpha Sports, said Doc’s Blues. “the guy was a brilliant “He was a legend before strategist” who had an there were legends in the unbelievable memory for game,” said Mike Renney, all kinds of game situahead coach of the wom- tions. en’s softball team at SFU. “It’squiteanaccomplish“There are very few who ment to win one Canadian would measure up in terms championship but to actuof his contribution to wom- ally win 11, I don’t think en’s softball.” anyone will ever be able Lavigne was born in to come close to matchMeota, Sask., and moved ing that,” said Heather to New Westminster when Bee, executive director he was five years old. of Softball B.C. “The best He got the coaching bug players in Canada wanted through his first wife who to play for him.” was playing on a strug“It’s a very sad day gling office team. She asked for softball. He will be Adrian to help. He took her missed.” team from the bottom of An open house celebrathe league to the top in one tion of his life will take season. That was it. He was place, Sat., Jan. 29, from 2 hooked. to 5 p.m. at Extra Innings In those days, Canadian Sports Grill in Softball City women’s teams hardly ever at 2201 128th St. in Surrey. travelled. “He took teams – yzacharias@vancouver around the world when sun.com

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New pair wins junior dance Tom Berridge sports editor

Burnaby’s Nicole Orford skated her way to a junior dance title at the Skate Canada junior national championships in Victoria Jan. 20. Orford and partner Thomas Williams, the Western Challenge junior dance champions in Mississauga, Ont. in December, outdid themselves in the provincial capital, garnering more than 130 total points to easily outdistance the 15-pair field. The Burnaby Centre of Excellence pair led after the short dance with a 54.50 score. They then scored nearly 76 points in the free dance portion to post a personal-best score, nearly 10 points better than their winning total at the Canadian Challenge. “We knew they could get a big

score,” said Aaron Lowe, coach of the team with former skate partner Megan Wing in a Postmedia News report. “The potential was there, if they laid everything down, if they were smooth, and if they attacked it like they did tonight.” “I don’t think it could have gone much better,” added the Albertaborn Williams, 19, who moved west in May to skate with the 18-year-old Burnaby resident. The pair skated to a string arrangement of three popular songs with creativity and abandon, nailing their side-by-side spins that set them apart from many of the other skaters. In just eight months together, the Burnaby pair has now won two national titles, while also showing well with two top-five finishes on the international circuit, including a

third-place finish at the International junior Grand Prix in Sheffield, England. “We get along really well and he has a good work ethic and we are both hardworkers,” said Orford. “We wanted it.” Last year, the pair also won the free dance portion at the B.C. Summer Skate and at a competition in Lake Placid. As Canada’s new champions Orford and Williams will skate at the junior world championships in South Korea on Feb. 28. The pair will be back training at the centre of excellence on Thursday. “It’s quite remarkable how they deal with pressure,” Wing added. “They’re able to calm each other Dance Page 31

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Fourth title for pre-teen champ Tom Berridge

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Rack up a fourth Canadian title for Burnaby’s biggest little figure skater. Brentwood Elementary School Grade 7 student Nam Nguyen won a fourth national skating title with a dominating performance in the junior men’s category at the Skate Canada junior nationals in Victoria last week. Nguyen, all four-foot nine of him, captured the junior title with a spectacular free dance that garnered a whopping 114.67 score en route to a convincing 169.89 total points. Nguyen led after the compulsory short skate by less than a point over runner-up Shaquille Davis. Nguyen’s final score easily bettered the 18-yearold Ontario skater by more than 24 total points. Nguyen also bested bronze medallist Peter O’Brien, who is four years his senior. On the medal podium both of the medallists tow-

ered over the dimunitive 12-year-old, who won’t be old enough to compete internationally on the junior Grand Prix circuit until next season. “Winning the junior title feels amazing to me,” said Nguyen. “But winning over older guys, I’m used to it.” Because of his age, Nguyen will also not be able to represent Canada at the world junior championships later this season. But that has not stopped Nguyen from making a remarkable record run at Canada’s various national titles in the past four years. Last year, Nguyen won a bronze in his debut at the junior national championships. He holds the record as the youngest skater to win three consecutive national championship titles. Nguyen won his first juvenile men’s title as an eight-year-old. A year later, he took the gold medal in pre-novice at the nationals. As a 10-year-old, Nguyen

then won the Canadian novice men’s title. With this weekend’s win, Nguyen is believed to be Canada’s youngestever junior men’s skating champion. But Nguyen is not the youngest-ever junior Canadian champion. Former Olympic silver medallist and 1973 world champion Karen Magnussen holds that honour, winning a junior girls’ title at the tender age of 11. In the junior women’s competition, Kitty Qian of Burnaby improved on her ninth-place finish at the Canadian Challenge last month to place runner-up at the nationals in Victoria. Qian was in fourth place after the short skate, but put down a blistering free skate, topping all other skaters with an 81.51 score. Roxanne Rheault of Quebec managed to hold off Qian and take the junior women’s gold medal with a 123.66 total. Qian garnered 121.29 total points following her two programs.

Jr. B prospects game in Squamish The Pacific International Junior Hockey League will hold its annual prospects game in Squamish on Jan. 31. Five Grandview Steelers were named to the Tom Shaw divisional squad, including first-year players Grange Gordon, Robert Wilkinson, Nick Gushue and Simon Horlick, and 17-year-old defenceman Zack Hillhouse.

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SFU BASKETBALL

Five in a row for AHL rookie

Clan women snap losing streak Tom Berridge

sports editor

Freshman guard Kia Van Laare shot down Simon Fraser University’s nine-game losing streak. Van Laare came off the bench to score a team-high 21 points to lead the Clan women’s basketball team to an 82-71 road victory over the University of AlaskaFairbanks on Saturday. The New Westminster Secondary grad found her range, potting 15 points – all five three-pointers – in the second half, helping the Clan keep a double-digit lead over the Nanooks for the entire second half. The win improves the Clan’s record to 4-9 and 1-7 in Great Northwest conference play. “Kia has been incredibly proficient in practice, but was struggling in games, and normally in most situations, we would have cut her off from the shooting the three and tell her to try other things. But in this case, we have been telling her to try and shoot early, and if she gets in a rhythm then she can keep at it,” said SFU head coach Bruce Langford in a Clan press release. SFU came out on fire, shooting a sizzling 63 per cent in the opening 20 minutes. The Clan finished the game shooting 31-for-58 from the field, including nine-for-22 from threepoint land. Carla Wyman added 15 points for the Clan, while Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Kristina Collins added 14 and 10 points, respectively. On Thursday, SFU

dropped a 65-52 decision to the No. 15-ranked University of AlaskaAnchorage in the state’s largest city. Wyman led the Clan with 12 points. Van Laare added 11 points, including three treys. Raincock-Ekunwe, the leading scorer in the conference with 20.7 points per game and 12 rebounds per outing, was held to just 10 points and nine boards. The Clan women are at home to Central Washington on Jan. 27 and to Northwest Nazarene on Saturday.

Men in big hole

The Clan men are still waiting for their first conference basketball win of 2011 after a pair of weekend losses in Washington state. SFU fell 88-59 to Central Washington University Wildcats on Saturday. The Clan lost its ninth straight game last Thursday 81-57 to Seattle Pacific. In Ellensburg, Washington, SFU opened with its only lead of the game on a 4-2 advantage, but trailed the rest of the way. Central Washington ran away with the contest in the second half, building a lead by as much as 34 points at one point. Ricky Berry led the Clan with 25 points. The Wildcats outrebounded the Clan 46-34, including 15-5 on the offensive glass. In Seattle, Berry potted 29 points, including the Clan’s first 18 points of the second half. SFU hosts Western Washington on Saturday.

Dance: Three champions continued from page 29

down. Their instinct of one another, it’s pretty incredible.” With Orford and Williams’ gold medal, Lowe and Wing have national champions this year at the pre-novice, novice and junior levels. Madeline Edwards and Zhao Kai Pang of Burnaby skated away with the novice dance title over two other B.C. pairs on Jan. 18. Edwards and Pang garnered 96.75 points after a winning free dance to defeat runners-up Noa Bruser and Timothy Lum of Burnaby. Caelen Dalmer of Burnaby, along with partner Shane Firus, finished fourth overall with an 81.26 total score. - with files from Sharie Epp, Victoria Times Colonist

Mark Olver scored the game-winning goal for the Lake Erie Monsters in a 2-1 overtime win over the Rochester Americans on Jan. 20. The counter was the 17th this season for Olver and his fifth straight game with a goal for the American Hockey League rookie centre. Kenndal McArdle opened the scoring for the Americans with a shorthanded tally, his 10th goal of the year. Kevin Hill/burnaby now

Goalmouth scramble: The Fraser Valley Oilers, in white, and the Fraser

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Clipper gets eighth vs Grizz

Victor Newell tallied his eighth goal of the year for the Nanaimo Clippers in a 5-4 victory over the Victoria Grizzlies at home in B.C. Hockey League play Saturday.

The former Salmon Arm Silverbacks captain blocked a combined 12 shots for the green and white in weekend play, and has 16 blocks in his last three games.

Landon Ferraro was a plus-four in the Everett Silvertips 6-5 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds on Jan. 15. Ferraro assisted on three Everett tallies, including Tyler Maxwell’s second-period game-winner. Ferraro was named the game’s third star.

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BC MAJOR MIDGET HOCKEY LEAGUE The Northwest Giants are back in first place and want to stay there, but must beat third-place Greater Vancouver Canadians @ BWC on Saturday at 7:45 pm and Sunday at 9:30 am.

JUNIOR A HOCKEY BRITISH COLUMBIA LEAGUE Coastal Conference W L OT GF GA Pt Powell River 35 8 5 169 88 75 Surrey 29 16 3 174 150 61 Langley 26 18 8 203 189 60 Victoria 26 20 3 177 165 55 Nanaimo 24 20 6 173 177 54 Alberni Valley 20 22 7 141 154 47 Coquitlam 17 21 10 169 195 44 Cowichan V 18 24 7 154 202 43 Interior Conference Vernon 28 9 12 163 117 68 Penticton 31 13 3 175 130 65 Trail 28 19 3 169 141 59 Salmon Arm 28 17 2 171 159 58 Westside 25 18 5 188 148 55 Merritt 19 21 6 127 159 45 Quesnel 11 30 8 115 193 30 Prince George 10 35 3 123 224 23 Leading Scorers G A Pt Bradley McGowan Sry 31 45 76 David Morley Vic 24 48 72 Mike Hammond CV 33 38 71 Jordan Grant CV 30 41 71 Josh Myers Lang 31 36 67 Joey LaLeggia Pen 21 45 66 Matt Ius Lang 24 38 62 Alex Grieve West 24 38 62 Scott Jacklin Trail 19 43 62 Chad Niddery PR 18 43 61 Rich Vanderhoek Sry 24 36 60 Brendan O’Donnell Pen 20 40 60 Trevor Gerling Lang 27 32 59 Matt Garbowsky PR 33 25 58 Sam Mellor Trail 29 29 58 Cullen Bradshaw Trail 27 30 57

JUNIOR B HOCKEY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL Harold Brittain Conference W L OT GF GA Pt Abbotsford 21 11 5 131 111 47 Port Moody 19 14 6 140 155 44 Mission 15 17 5 109 128 35 R-Meadows 16 21 2 137 158 34

Aldergrove 12 20 5 120 163 29 Tom Shaw Conference Delta 30 6 2 172 110 62 Richmond 29 5 3 173 88 59 Grandview 21 14 4 137 116 46 North Delta 21 14 4 150 144 46 Squamish 6 28 4 103 202 16 Recent Results Jan 23 – Port Moody 4, Grandview 3 Leading Scorers G A Pt Liam Harding Delta 29 37 66 Cody Smith Delta 23 35 58 Danny Brandys RM 14 40 54 Riley Lamb Abb 24 29 53 Marko Gordic Gran 24 23 47 Kentaro Tanaka Gran 11 35 46 Kevin Lourens Abb 24 20 44 Spencer Traher Delta 19 25 44 Trevor Kang PM 19 24 43 Sebastian Pare Rich 13 30 43 Marco Finucci ND 21 20 41 Michael Nardi ND 21 20 41 Joel Hamilton PM 20 20 40 Taylan Kornelson ND 19 21 40 Konrad Sander Squ 12 28 40

MAJOR MIDGET HOCKEY B.C. AMATEUR W L T/OT GF GA Pt NW Giants 21 4 5 142 76 47 Valley West 20 6 6 147 65 46 Gr Vancouver 20 8 4 142 93 44 Cariboo 21 10 1 154 102 43 South Island 14 11 7 118 112 35 NE Chiefs 11 12 7 121 122 29 Okanagan 12 15 3 86 110 27 Fraser Valley 9 15 6 100 114 24 Nth Island 9 15 6 96 119 24 Kootenay 6 18 6 109 137 18 Thompson 1 30 1 52 217 3 Recent Results Jan 23 – NW Giants 7 (Sam Reinhart 3g, Alex Kerfoot 4a), Valley West 3 Jan 15 – NW Giants 3 (Geoffrey Soo 1GWG), Valley West 2 Scoring Leaders G A Pt Alex Kerfoot NW 28 55 83

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MENS SOCCER VANCOUVER METRO LEAGUE Premier Division W L T GF GA Pt Surrey United 15 3 2 56 20 47 Metro-Ford 14 2 4 43 20 46 Delta United 11 5 2 36 23 35 Columbus FC 10 7 3 27 20 33 Richmond Hib 9 5 5 27 20 32 ICST Pegasus 9 8 3 33 30 30 Westside FC 6 5 9 21 23 27 West Van FC 8 8 2 24 19 26 ICSF Inter 6 9 5 27 32 23 Croatia 5 10 5 21 26 20 Punjab Hurr 5 11 4 32 42 19 Akal FC 4 10 6 24 42 18 Sapperton 4 10 5 14 35 17 Serbian WE 2 15 1 10 43 7 Weekend Results ICST Pegasus 4, Columbus 0 Westside FC 0, Delta United 0 Richmon Hibernians 2, West Van FC 0 Surrey Utd Firefighters 5, Sapperton Rovers 0 Croatia SC 0, ICSF Inter 0 Akal FC 2, Punjab Hurricanes 1 Serbian WE 1, Metro-Ford Wolves 3

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NS Renegades 5 4 1 19 10 16 Metro-Ford 5 6 0 24 16 12 North Coq 1 9 0 12 36 3 Langley 1 9 0 4 39 3 Weekend Result Burnaby Girls Canadians 0, Surrey United 2

COLLEGE BCCAA BASKETBALL Womens Division W L GF GA Van Island 10 1 753 470 Capilano 9 2 1000 652 UBC OK 8 3 865 674 UNBC 8 3 771 638 Langara 7 3 610 503 Camosun 6 5 784 668 Quest 4 7 678 637 Kwantlen 2 8 531 747 Douglas 0 11 433 893 CBC 0 11 480 1023 Mens Division Van Island 10 1 987 698 UNBC 9 2 940 800 Capilano 9 2 859 765 UBC OK 8 3 835 742 Camosun 6 5 797 776 Langara 5 5 707 741 Douglas 3 8 830 970 Quest 2 9 791 888 Kwantlen 1 9 679 745 CBC 1 10 676 976 BCCAA VOLLEYBALL Womens Division W L GW GL Van Is U 11 0 33 4 UBC OK 11 1 34 4 Capilano 6 3 19 12 Fraser Valley 4 5 14 18 Camosun 3 6 13 20 CBC 3 8 11 27 Douglas 2 7 8 25 COTR 0 10 8 30 Mens Division UBC OK 11 1 34 10 CBC 7 4 25 19 Douglas 6 3 22 11

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FIGURE SKATING CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Senior Men Free Pts 1 Patrick Chan Ont 197.07 285.85 2 Shawn Sawyer Que 151.45 229.09 3 Joey Russell NL 134.61 204,02 4 Kevin Reynolds BC 130.09 191.85 6 Liam Firus BC` 124.74 185.40 7 Ronald Lam BC 117.30 174.69 Senior Women 1 Cynthia Phaneuf Que111.55 172.32 2 M Samson Que 108.07 157.82 3 Amelie Lacoste Que 100.86 151.72 Junior Men 1 Nam Nguyen Bby 114.67 169.89 2 Shaquille Davis Ont 91.14 145.55 3 Peter OBrien Ont 97.18 142.42 15 Pollux Yeung Bby 67.48 104.36 Junior Women 1 Roxannne Rheault Que 78.13 123.66 2 Kitty Qian Bby 81.51 121.29 3 Julianna Sagaria Que 73.55 115.34 Junior Dance 1 Nicole Orford Bby 75.81 130.31 /Thomas Williams 2 Kelly Oliveira Ont 71.24 123.20 /Jordan Hockley 3 Victoria Hasegawa Que70.98 122.86 /Connor Hasegawa 13 Sara Aghai BC 51.71 91.80 /Qwynn Dalmer Novice Dance 1 Zhao Kai Pang Bby 66.20 96.75 /Madeline Edwards 2 Timothy Lum Bby 62.22 90.13 /Noa Bruser 3 Mackenzie Bent Ont 58.94 87.93 /Garrett MacKeen 4 Caelen Dalmer Bby 53.09 81.26 /Shane Firus

BANTAM HOCKEY JOHN REID MEMORIAL TOURNEY Championship Final Spruce Grove 2, Kamloops 3 Bronze Medal Final BWC 3, Southgate Lions 1 Semifinals Spruce Grove 6, Southgate 4 BWC 0, Kamloops 4 Crossover Game BWC 4, Airdrie Xtreme 2 BWC Pool Results BWC 7, Phoenix 0 Red Deer 0, BWC 7 BWC 8, St Albert 1 Tournament MVP Joseph Hicketts - Kamloops

BASKETBALL AAA BOYS RANKINGS 1 RC Palmer (Richmond) 2 Kelowna 3 Burnaby South 4 Pitt Meadows 5 Vancouver College 6 Terry Fox (Port Coquitlam) 7 Dover Bay (Nanaimo) 8 Enver Creek (Surrey) 9 Tamanawis (Surrey) T10 North Delta/ Kitsilano/ Charles Tupper AAA GIRLS RANKINGS 1 WJ Mouat (Abbotsford) 2 Broookswood (Langley) 3 Riverside (Port Coquitlam) 4 Claremont (Victoria) 5 South Kamloops 6 Argyle (North Vancouver) 7 Handsworth (North Vancouver) 8 Kitsilano (Vancouver) 9 Maple Ridge 10 Centennial (Coquitlam) Honourable mention - New Westminster

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AMBER (W)

401 Westview St, Coq Large Units. Near Lougheed Mall. Transportation & S.F.U.

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

AMBER ROCHESTOR

ARBOUR GREENE

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

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

545 Rochester Ave, Coq

office: 604 936-3907

700 PARK CRESCENT

NEW WESTMINSTER

1 BEDROOMS

Starting at $935 Adult friendly building. Inste laundry, visual intercom, gated parking. Near shops & bus. Includes hotwater & storage. Sorry No Pets!!

Call 604-522-3391

552 Dansey Ave, Coq

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

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

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

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RENTALS

6508

Apt/Condos

BBY METROTOWN 1 BR. Avail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 604-434-3455 BBY N. bright, spac, 2 BR + den, top flr, N/s, N/p, $1300/mo, avail Feb 1, cls to Lougheed Mall, Skytrain, SFU. Call 604-351-3215

COQ. 1 BR $800, Avail Now/ Feb 1, incls heat, parking. Call 778-990-7079 or 604-521-8249 COQ • Austin Heights Clean Apts to rent. Sorry no pets. 604-936-5755

6508

Apt/Condos

COQ. CENTRE . Obelisk Tower, New 1 BR & Den, 7 appls, f/p, sec prkg. Gym/amens. By bus. $999. Now/Feb. NS/NP. 604-724-0298

COQ CTRE Tantalus, S/Springs. 2 BR, 2 bath condo, 885sf. $1350. Av Mar 1. NS/NP. 778-387-0849

COQ RIVER Hghts, Atlin Place, Top flr, 2 BR, 2 bath, all appls, balcony, sec prkg. Avail now. $950/mo. NS/NP. 778-285-1616

COQ CENTRE. 1 BR condo, grd/ lvl. 700 sq ft. 7 applis, jet tub, gas f/p, u/g prkg, large patio. Ns/np. $850/mo. Nr WC Exp. & Douglas College. Feb 1st. 604-942-5641 COQ MAILLARDVILLE, 2 BR apt, $1100, 1.5 baths, enste w/d, cat ok, Feb 1. 778-886-4900

MAPLE RIDGE Bright Lrg 1 BR & 2 BR, heat, hot water, cbl incls, Avail Now. 604-783-2902 NEW WEST 1 BR, bright, spac, 830 sq ft, incls ht, h/w, locker, Feb 1, N/p, N/s, $745. 778-991-8818.

815 - 5th Ave, New West 1 BR apartments. Includes heat, h/w & cable. U/grnd prkg avail. No pets. Call 604-521-2866 or 604-619-5323

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

NEW WEST, 1 BR & 2 BR stes, Newly reno’d, quiet. Starting from $780; Incls heat/hotwater, 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

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

Family Living WHITGIFT GARDENS 1 BR, $750/mo. 2 BR from $925/mo. 3 BR fr $1100/mo. ● Spacious apartments ● Heat, hot water, parking ● Ball court, daycare avail. ● Near Skytrain, shopping & kids park. Sorry no pets.

604-939-0944

NEW WESTMINSTER, One Bedroom, $715/mo Includes heat, h/w, cable & parking. New carpets. Near Skytrain. Great view! Avail February 1st. Cats okay! Deposit required.

Call 604-521-2884

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

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

Fifth Ave, New West 2 BR $935 & 1 BR $785. Lrg, bright, well maint bldg. Rent includes heat, hot water & cable. N/P. Central New West.

CALL 604 519-1095 Professionally Managed by Colliers International

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

604 420-5636

www.montecitotowers.com

SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, N.West

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

CALL 604 525-2122 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

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

Contact Alex 604-999-9978 or Bayside Property Services Office: 604-432-7774

6508

Apt/Condos

NEW WEST

St Andrews Street 2 BR Apt, Large balcony, updated, nr transit & amens. Available Feb 1. Small pet ok with pet deposit.

6515

Duplexes - Rent

NEW WEST nr RCH/Skytrain, 1 BR apt, $740/mo, No Pets, quiet complex, Call 604 299-8288 NEWLY RENOVATED 1 BR 621 Colburne, New West, $715/mo, Available Feb 1, no pets. Call 604-454-4540

SRY, Cedar Hills. 2 BR, f/bath, 5 appl, u/g prkg, stor., gym. Mar 1st. $1,050/mo. N/s. 604-338-5156.

BBY, NORTH. Clean 2 BR, g/lvl. Nr SFU. Big back yard. Nice area. Ns/np. Immed. 604-253-0168

6535

Homestay

HOST FAMILY wanted. Please call us at 604-688-1928 or email: globalstudyedu@gmail.com

6540

Port Moody

121 BREW STREET

COQ, WALK to Coq Centre, WCE transit, Douglas College. Brand NEW LUXURY Bosa, 1 BR Condo, beautiful granite counts, ss appls, hrdwd flrs, 1 storage, 1 sec’d prkg, sec bldg. Excellent amens: fitness area, sauna/steam room. $1150. Avail now / Feb 1. Prefer NS/NP. Call 604-880-0439

CARM-ELLE APARTMENTS

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

Houses - Rent

As new junior 1 BR Condo, 5 appls, N/S, pet possible. Avail Feb. or March 1. Lease & excellent refs a must. $1050.

3 Bdrm Homes! Rent TO OWN! Poor Credit Ok, Low Down. Call Karyn 604-857-3597

view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

ANMORE, 2 BR Rancher, reno’d, 1900sf, lev acreage, 5 appls, 2 bath, f/p, garg, patio. Mins PoMo/ Coq Ctr, Buntzen, 778-688-6622

Al Dodimead ACD Realty (604) 521-0311

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

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

6515

Duplexes - Rent

3 BR SXS 2 lvl, 2.5 bath,l/room, kitchen, rec rm, ldry, storage, 5 appl, gas fp, dbl garage, deck mtn view, no subleasing. $2,000 +utils 1st Feb. np, ns. 604-329-0699

COQ, Blue Mtn/ Como Lake. 3 BR, upper floor of house. Ns/np. 1.5 baths, big deck, 6 applis. $1450/mo + 2⁄3 util. 604-939-6077 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● COQUITLAM - 218 Allard St. 2 bdrm HANDY MAN SPECIAL!!! HOUSE, bsmt/2 sheds....$888/M NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm HOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p,Long term finance, new roof, RT-1..$1,288/M SURREY- 6297 134 St. Solid 5 bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre lot with views... $1,688/M 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 VNCR/BBY Georgia/Renfrew, 4 BR, all appls, full bsmt, garage, Suits family. NS/NP. Avail Mar 1. $1300 + utls. Call 604-298-0702

6450

Miscellaneous Rentals

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

CALL 604 723-8215

BBY 2 BR grnd lvl in new house, $750 incls heat/hydro. NS/NP. Nr Canada Way/Imperial. Available Feb 1 or Mar 1. 604-521-6658

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

6590

Rooms

BBY 1 room upper, w/d, n/s, n/p. Prof person. $500 incls cbl/utils, pkng. Av Feb 1. 604-434-5578

6595

Shared Accommodation

BBY EAST, 1BR Suite Avail now. $650 incls ALL, N/S, N/P 604-512-8917

6595-20

Coq./Poco/ Port Moody

POCO, Own BR, $425 incls utils, W/D, share home. NS/NP. Avail Now. Nr Coq Ctr. 778-216-1727 ROOMMATE NEEDED to share 1800 sqft Townhouse in Port Moody, w/d, laminate floors, $575 incls utils, cable & internet, parking, indoor pool, nr SFU & Lougheed Mall. Suits professional working person or student. References Required. Avail Now. Call 778-846-5275

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

2 BR bsmt, E Richmond, custom built home, now, ns, np, $850, 604-522-3658. 778-323-3658

BBY, Boundary/Hastings.1300sf, newly reno’d, quiet 2 BR bsmt suite, vaulted ceilings, Sh’d W/D. $995/mo + utils. Incls internet. Nr transit. Ns/Np. 604-788-9131

BBY, Central. Lrg 3 BR, 2 baths, f/p, priv w/d, c/port. Exc cond. $1350 + ½ util. Small pet ok. N/s. Near BCIT, SFU, BGH, Skytrain & bus. Avail now. 604-298-6874

COQ 3121 Pattulo, 2 BR bsmt, full bath, own w/d, all appls. $1050 incls utils. Pets ok. 2 mins to Coq Centre. Avail Feb 1st. 778-688-2594 COQ, 585 Alderson Av. 2 BR g/l, new paint & carpets, share w/d, alarm. $1100 incls utils & cable. Av now. N/S, N/P. 604-931-6269 COQ Lrg 1 BR + Office, sh’d W/D. Nr SFU. $850 incls utils/cbl/net NS. Avail Immed. 778-232-6359 COQ, MUNDY Park. lrg 2 BR, lower lvl, 5 appl, carport. $950 incl util. Ns/Np, Now. 604-291-2090

N. WEST, Queensborough, 3 BR, main flr, 1 bath, $1100/mo + utils, available immed, own parking. 604-722-5550 or 604-671-8389 BBY, EAST. 2 BR, grd/lvl. 1100 sq ft. Radiant heat, shared laundry. Near schools & bus. Immed. 604-521-1008 or 604-789-6318 BBY, N. 2 BR upper lvl, mtn & city view, lrg deck, n/p, $830 + utils. Also 1 BR bsmt, $680 incls utils. Priv w/d. Immed. 604-951-8632

BBY, NORTH. 2 BR, f/bath, priv laundry. 1000 sf. $1150/mo + util. Ns/np. Immed. 604-299-6470

BBY, DEER LAKE. 2 BR, grd/lvl. Sh’d w/d. Ns/np. Refs. $950/mo incls utils. 604-298-9149 BBY, Lrg 2 BR + den, $890 incls net, cable & utls. Nr skytrain/bus/ school. NS/NP. 604-505-5275

Suites/Partial Houses

BBY, METROTOWN. 1 BR, g/lvl, Alarm. Near skytrn. NS/NP. Refs. $850 incl util. Now. 604-430-1358

GATED PARKING AVAILABLE New Westminster

6602

BBY, S. 1 BR, full bath, private laundry. N/s. $750/mo incl hydro. Near bus. Immed. 604-435-6087

Time to Get Your Own Place? Find your answer in the Classifieds – in print and online!

NEW WEST Bright roomy 1 BR ste, n/s, quiet, n/p, on bus rte, nr skytrain, $750 incls utils, cbl & w/d, Immed. Refs. 778-397-2002

NEW WEST, Queensborough. Clean & spac. 1 BR. Ns/np. $650 incl hydrol. Near bus, park, shops, schools. Avail now. 604-306-3057

6605

Townhouses Rent

COQ, Westwood Plateau. Newer 2 BR, 2.5 baths, f/p, 10’ ceilings, granite, f/yard, dbl garage, pool, gym, luxury clubhouse. 1,200 sf. $1395/mo. Immed. 778-889-3883 POCO 2 BR T/H $775/mo & $815/mo. Quiet-family complex, No Pets! Avail Now. Call 604-464-0034

RIVERS INLET Townhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area)

• 2 BR Townhouse • 3 BR Townhouse 1.5 bath, 2 levels, 5 appls, decorative fireplace, carport. Sorry no pets.

Call 604-942-2012 WOODLAND PARK

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

Contact 604-939-0221 woodland@rentmidwest.com

6615

Wanted To Rent

Wanted 2 BR Bsmt Suite in New West, for pensioner who has big cockatoo, 604-540-8396 lve msg

Call 604-540-9300

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.

FOR RENT

1-BEDROOM A PT. Move in tomorrow. Affo rdable monthly rent.

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

New Westminster

909 - 12th Street

Bright 2 BR ste. New carpets. Fridge, stove & W/D in building. Avail now or Feb 1. $950. Ns/np. Lease & excellent refs a must.

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

Go to http://classified.van.net or call 604-444-3000.

7010

Personals

DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/ Short-Term Relationships, FREE CALLS. 1-877-297-9883. Exchange voice messages, voice mailboxes. 1-888-534-6984. Live adult casual conversations-1on1, 1-866-311-9640, Meet on chatlines. Local Single Ladies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+)

7015

Escort Services

★★ Able to Please You!★★ AMBER 604-505 0522 Anytime Day or Night

HOME SERVICES Alarm/Security

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

8030

Cleaning

A.S.B.A. ENTERPRISE. Comm/ Res. Free Est. $20/hour includes supplies. Insured. 604-723-0162 CLEANING LADY available. Meticulous, detailed, honest & reliable. Please call 778-233-5859 Maids 'R' US Exc. Home Cleaning! Great Prices! 20 yrs Exp, Ref's, Res/Comm 604 808-0212

8060

Concrete

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

8073

Drainage

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-294-5300 DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Underground Video Inspection Call Tobias 604 782-4322

8075

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations Refinishing & Repairs Dust Free. Affordable Rates! Free Estimates.

Call: 604-240-3344

Drywall

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944 Century Hardwood Floors ★Hardwood flr refinishing ★Repairs ★ Staining ★ Free Estimate. Contact 604-376-7224 Hardwood, Lam. Prof. Install, Refinish, Stain. Non-toxic Finishes. Expert Advice... 604-715-8455 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8125

Gutters

RAIN CENTRE LTD. (since 1968)

4", 5" & 6 " continuous gutters Vinyl & aluminium siding soffits Install repairs and cleaning. Free Estimates! 604-874-8158 Check us out with the BBB

A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed/hand clean. 604-524-0667 PRESSURE WASHING, Gutter Cleaning and Repairs Call George • 778-859-7793

8130

Handyperson

HANDY ANDY Handyman services. Odd Jobs. (WHATEVER). 604-715-9011

All Drywall and Renovations Basement specialist! No job too BIG or small. Shane 604-807-3076 *Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925 PATCHING, TEXTURE / smooth ceilings, plaster walls. Small jobs. 25 years exp. Call 604-671-9901

8080

8155

Landscaping

DOUBLE - 0 LANDSCAPING Bobcat (small jobs), lawn care & landscaping. Call 778-885-2984 ★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★ Retaining walls, irrigation, paving, patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

8160

Winter Services Same Day Service, Fully Insured

SNOW REMOVAL

• Yard Clean-Ups • Pruning • Gutters • Landscaping

• Xmas Lights • Hedges • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs

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

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

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

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

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

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 TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

D&M PAINTING

8220

Plumbing

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

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

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

604-724-3832

D&M PAINTING Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free Estimate

CONFIDENT PAINTING LTD Int/Ext Specialist 20 yr exp. Reas rates, quality. Licensed, Ins, WCB Jean-Guy 604-626-1975

DVK PAINTING LTD. Winter Special 20% Off! Int & Ext. Free Est’s. Dave • 604-354-2930 Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed! Call Thomas 604 377-1338 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

310-JIMS (5467)

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

8220

email:

alljobs@telus.net

WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Tree & Hedge Pruning. Hedge removal. 604-893-5745

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

Plumbing

A BETTER

• Residential and Commercial • Landscape Maintenance • Yard Clean-up • Gardening • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning

Free Est 604-779-6978

Paving/Seal Coating

PLUMBER

Better Quality, Better Service

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

436-1005

Additions. Kitchens Bathrooms. Landscape Const. Design & Build Renovations 604.662.8150

www.jasonsmithbuild.com

Georgie Award for Best Renovation & Design Complete Renovations / Additions Kitchens / Bathrooms

604-728-3009

www.jkbconstruction.com

A Lady & Gentleman

Home Improvements, Painting, Tile, Carpentry, Plumbing, Elec. Quality, 25yrs exp. 604-512-8915 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 JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

PROFESSIONAL, LICENSED, Reliable Painter & Handyman. Reasonable rates. Friendly service. Call Andy, the hANDYman, at 778-388-2639 or email urbancontractor@gmail.com

8250

Roofing

WINTER SPECIAL SAVE THE HST Have Your Roof Done Between Now & Jan. 31 A+

Call AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD. 604-984-9004

#1 Rooﬁng Company in BC All types of Rooﬁng Over 35 Years in Business Call now & we pay ½ the HST

PLUMBERS

Roofing

A L L JU N K ? Residential & Commercial Free Estimates Large or small jobs Nobody beats our prices $ 15 OFF with this ad

RESIDENTIAL DIVISION LTD.

Tried & True Since 1902

• 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

Yes, we Remove & Recycle Anything

604-537-8523

8295

www.crownresidentialrooﬁng.com

Snow Removal

AUTOMOTIVE

K & E’S 24 HOUR SNOW PLOWING & SALTING Commercial & Residential Fully Insured trucke2k@hotmail.com

604-937-6633 604-349-5533

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

9105

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

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

8309

Tiling

Auto Miscellaneous

9125

TILE-RIFIC TILING & PAINTING Slate, Glass, Ceramic Specialist. Quality Work. 604-831-4013

8315

1998 EAGLE TALON ESI, 170k, 2.0 L, excellent condition, 5 spd, no accidents, silver exterior, grey interior. $3500. 604-763-3223

$ BEST RATES $

1998 FORD Taurus SE 300 k, new tires, rotors, tie rods, fully serviced, $1500 604-940-8564

1999 FORD Taurus SE Station Wagon, red, 75000 km, V6, 3.0L, auto, 4dr, p/w, p/l, p/b, A/C, VG cond., $3500 obo, 604-926-6654

9129

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

Luxury Cars

#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 SCRAP CAR PICK UP* Pay $ for some complete cars. No wheels no problem. 209-2026 1995 ROLLS Royce, SP3, top model, as new, royal blue, 65K, local, $35,900, 604-271-1969

Wildwood Tree Services, Exp Hedge Trimming and Removal & Tree Pruning. Free Est. 604-893-5745

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

THE SCRAPPER 2H

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

Window Cleaning

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

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986)

8335

Scrap Car Removal

9145

604 628 9044

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

Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca

AVAIL for monthly rent, 2009 NISSAN Versa, 4 door h/b, auto, in exc cond. $600. 778-558-2464

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

Tree Services

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

Rentals & Leases

Domestic

A to Z CERAMIC TILES Installation, Repairs, Fair Prices Free Est. 444-4715 cel 805-4319 ETNA CERAMIC Tile & Remodelling. Kitchen & Bath Specialists. 30 years exp, Call 778-829-3368.

9140

9135

Parts & Accessories

4 AUDI RIMS. Spec size is 235/45R17. Will fit 225/45R17 or 255/45R17. FIT FOLLOWING VEHICLES: All A3, A5, A6, A8 or TT models. All S4 models to 2008. S6 models 2007-2009. S8 models 2007-2009. A4 - ONLY 2WD. 4 Alloy Rims & 20 Stainless Lug Nuts = $2867 retail. Mint condition $795 OBO 604-220-2269

★ FREE TOWING ★ up to $300 CASH Today!

604-728-1965 John

9160

Sports & Imports

2002 MERCEDES CL55 AMG black, 99,000 k, 20' rims + stock wheels, $32,000 604-351-0297

604-588-0833

WWW.PATTARGROUP.COM

Advantage Building Maintenance: •Roof •Chimney •Skylight Repairs •FREE Estimate 604-802-1918 First Choice Roofing We specialize in flat roofs, fully insured. WCB, Miguel 778-231-7973 Roof Snow Removal by RCABC Cert’d ROOFERS. 50 years exp. Dunrite Roofing • 604-522-8516

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

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

8250

Rubbish Removal

SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank Trim/Prune hedges, rubbish removal, yard clean-up. Free Est, reasonable rates. 604-710-9670

8255

Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. Available 24 hours. Call Abe at: 604-999-6020

Interior/Exterior Specialist

8205 BOOK A JOB AT

ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect

We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

Lawn & Garden

www.jimsmowing.ca #1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774.

1 to 3 Men

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

604-724-3832

Electrical

#1113 Low Cost Electric 522-3435 Comm/Res/Panel change Heating/Appl Repair. Lic & Bonded.

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Interior/Exterior Specialist

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

604-916-7729 JEFF

Moving & Storage

Seniors Discount

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

8185

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

FREE ESTIMATES

Carpentry

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

8055

Flooring/ Refinishing

8105

604

8010

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www.topsideroofing.ca 604-290-1650. Prompt, Prof Service. Insured. Call Phillip

1 Read.

Read Autoﬁnd in the paper every weekend.

2 Click.

1. Go to burnabynow.com/autoﬁnd 2. Search by STOCK# 3. Get details & photos of cars you choose

3 Drive.

Contact the dealer, check out your new ride and drive home. Easy, right?

www.burnabynow.com/autoﬁnd

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