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Stabbing victim known to police Simone Blais sblais@thenownews.com One man could face charges and another is recovering in hospital after a fight in Port Moody Sunday morning. Police were called to the 2000 block of St. Johns Street around 6 a.m. Const. Bill Kim said officers found three people at the scene: a man who had knife wounds in his upper torso, and another man and a woman believed to be in a relationship. They are all in their early 20s. After interviewing the trio, Kim said investigators pieced together a possible scenario for the altercation. “These individuals were walking up toward Kyle Street and the victim overheard what may have been an argument between the couple,” he said. “This individual starts to inquire, and this couple says, ‘Everything’s fine, just leave us alone.’ But it escalates, and all of a sudden punches are thrown.” Kim said investigators allege the boyfriend pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim several times in the upper torso. The man was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital with serious but non-lifethreatening injuries. The boyfriend was arrested and released later that morning on a promise to appear. Police will be recommending assault charges against him, Kim said. Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the altercation. Compounding the case, however, is the criminal history of one of the people involved. “The individual that was stabbed is very well-known to us,” Kim said, adding that he would not release further information on the victim.

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Tabitha McLoughlin, right, executive director of the Coquitlam Farmers Market, says Port Moody’s crackdown on signs is hurting attendance. With her is Oliver McLoughlin, showing off a pea costume now used to promote the market, and Alaina Thebault in a tomato costume.

Sign bylaw impacts farmers market Organizer says Port Moody’s strict enforcement of rules makes promotion difficult Jennifer McFee jmcfee@thenownews.com

The Coquitlam Farmers Market is harvesting fresh ways to grow business after Port Moody bylaws left it feeling fallow. Executive director Tabitha McLoughlin said the city is now enforcing sign bylaws that were more lax in the past, creating a negative impact on the biweekly winter market. “We are asking for help promoting the market in different areas because there’s a sign bylaw in Port Moody. We can’t put up our signs. We’ve done a winter market in some form or another for about the last 13 years. This is the first year that they’re enacting the sign bylaw,” she said.

“They told us halfway through our winter market season last year. They confiscated a bunch of our signs. We had no warning that this was going to happen. We went to collect our signs one day and a bunch of them weren’t there. They wanted us to pay a fine to pick them up, so we never did. We lost a whole bunch of signs because we don’t have the resources to pay.” To cope with the situation, McLoughlin has hatched some creative new marketing plans. One involves a volunteer dressed as a bright red tomato directing shoppers to the Port Moody Recreation Complex, where the winter market springs to life every second Sunday. Another idea is to work together with local businesses. If a company agrees to hang a poster for the farmers market, McLoughlin will post its link and

logo on the market website. “It’s so frustrating. As most non-profits, we don’t have many resources,” she said. “We can’t place ads every week or do any sort of high-profile marketing because none of us have resources that would allow you to do that. These [signs] were cost effective.” Tim Savoie, Port Moody’s planning and development services director, said the sign bylaw is nothing new and has been enforced since its inception. “Our sign bylaw’s always been in place for many years now. It’s essentially a set of regulations to create some consistency across the business community. It lets people know what types of signs are permitted and what types of usage,” Savoie said.  CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, see ARTS GROUP.

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hey set their sights high and tackled the trash. Anmore students, families and politicians banded together to conquer a mountain of garbage left over from Christmas celebrations. Anmore Elementary became a drop-off depot where villagers dumped nearly 50 bags of packaging that piled up in homes after presents were unwrapped. Volunteers sorted through mounds of Styrofoam, cardboard, wrapping paper and plastic to keep rubbish from the landfill. Coun. Kerri Palmer Isaak said the crew dug in and recycled almost everything. “We thought we did a good job because we actually took the plastic windows out of the big toy boxes and things like that, so we made them more recyclable. We separated everything out,” she said. “The sad thing was we actually still had bags full of Christmas paper that couldn’t be recycled because it’s shiny or it has glitter or foil on it. That was the only unfortunate part.” The project was the first initiative of a new municipal working group called Green Families, organized through Anmore’s environment committee. Green Families is open to all village residents — including children — with monthly meetings held after school at Anmore Elementary.

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Anmore Elementary students sort through Christmas packaging. “So many of our working groups are in the evening. I know that a lot of moms, myself included, have a hard time getting to things like that because then you have to get a babysitter,” Palmer Isaak said. “So we made it something that you could bring your children to, and it caught on really well. I like the idea of having the whole family together.” Anmore resident Tracy Green participated in the group’s first project. “It was really amazing to see how enthusiastic the entire K to 5 children

at Anmore Elementary were about recycling and how easily they grasped the concept of why packaging had a huge environmental impact,” she wrote in an e-mail. She estimates volunteers diverted about 96 per cent of the collected Christmas waste from the landfill. She took a van full of Styrofoam and non-numbered plastics to a mobile recycling outlet at Place Maillardville, featured in The NOW in November. This program, provided every third Saturday by Pacific Mobile Depots, acts

as a fundraiser for Place Maillardville’s children and youth programs. “The bigger problem is, of course, that there never should have been that much packaging in the first place,” Green said. “Manufacturers need to take responsibility for the vast amount of resources they are wasting and the glut of garbage their packaging is creating.” Palmer Isaak agrees. She would like the Village of Anmore to bring the issue forward at an upcoming Metro Vancouver board meeting. “Metro board can put forward a request to the provincial government to work on provincial legislation,” she said. “Municipalities don’t have any control over packaging legislation. It is controlled at the provincial level.” Meanwhile at the village level, Green Families has more earth-friendly ideas underway. They’ve launched a battery-recycling project at Village Hall. Next, they’d like to bring curbside composting to Anmore. “That’s our next big project. For a village this size, it’s a really big deal to implement something that we feel very strongly about,” Palmer Isaak said. “It’s little steps, but we’re trying to get some good things happening.” Green Families meets the first Monday each month, and new members of all ages are welcome. Meetings begin at 3:10 p.m. in the multipurpose room at Anmore Elementary, located at 30 Elementary Rd.

Arts group affected by city’s sign bylaw never had to pay before either. We wound up paying $28 apiece for these big signs to be up for about “You are entitled to signage if you have a business three weeks, so that was not a big deal for us,” licence in the city. Essentially, it really maintains a Allesia said. balance between the community’s desire for preserv“I think there was some confusion because the ing the character of the community with the adversign bylaw had apparently been on the books already, tisers’ desire to promote business. but it wasn’t really being enforced.” It does create a level playing field Although city staff worked hard to across the board.” accommodate the group, Allesia said If organizations want to put up “I’m very sympathetic she was surprised by the amount of signs, they should discuss their proto what they’re trying documentation required. posal with the city’s planning depart“It was a shock when I got down to do, but I don’t have there and they said you need to have ment, he said. “There is a sign permit process the luxury of breaking engineering drawings and you have embedded in the regulations. The to have photographs of where you’re bylaws.” goal would be that businesses would putting it and you have to have diaapproach us early and make applicagrams, all this stuff. I guess they’d tions. Then we would let them know had several groups that were just Joe Trasolini if their sign complies. Essentially, sort of being stunned by this new Port Moody Mayor it’s seamless.” enforcement of the rules. The Coquitlam Farmers Market, “I think they’ll probably start however, isn’t the only group taken working on that bylaw because I aback by the recent bylaw enforcement. think that it has had unintended effects. I think that For the first time, Vicki Allesia of the Port Moody in trying to create the rules that would serve busiArt Association had to apply at City Hall to put up nesses and developers, the not-for-profits have been signs for the group’s annual November art show. in a little bit of a situation because they’re often “It was an unexpected process, I guess you would having these signs just for a short period of time. It’s say, and there were additional costs that we had not part of their year-round marketing.”  CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.

That’s the case for McLoughlin, who said vendors at the Port Moody winter market have already felt the impact. “They definitely saw a dip in their sales when we weren’t allowed to put up our signs anymore. And what the vendors are saying is that we’re at the same spot we were at last year. We should be growing,” McLoughlin said. “As farmers markets get more and more popular, the attendance levels should go up every year. We see it at the summer markets. But our winter market is staying the same, which is because we’re not reaching enough people to let them know.” There have been no problems with signs in Coquitlam, she added, where the market has set up every summer for 15 years. Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini said he sympathizes with the situation, but everyone must comply with the same bylaws — including the farmers market. “They’re not allowed to break bylaws, like anybody else. If they feel that they have an issue with a certain bylaw, they do have the right to appear before council,” Trasolini said. “I feel for them. They provide a great service to the community. I’m very sympathetic to what they’re trying to do, but I don’t have the luxury of breaking bylaws.”

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Break-and-enter suspect nabbed carrying unique coins “The combined work of our [identification], patrol and canine units was pivotal in arresting him,” Kim said. Police will likely recommend charges of break and enter. The investigation continues.

Simone Blais sblais@thenownews.com Knock, knock. Who’s there? Break-and-enter suspect. Could you let me in? Port Moody police are recommending charges of break and enter against a man believed to have been on a backyard break-in spree on Sunday. During the afternoon of Jan. 23, police got a 911 call from a resident who said there was a suspicious person in her backyard. “The complainant calls us to report a suspicious person in their rear yard in the Klahanie area knocking on the door,” Const. Bill Kim said. “This strange person is knocking on the door, and the complainant says, ‘Who are you looking for?’ “The area where the complainant lives, it’s in a private area of Klahanie. You can’t actually walk in, and you have to make a concerted effort to get there.” The male suspect takes off as the woman phones police. A description is broadcast to officers, and a man is found a short distance away. Interviewing him on the

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“This strange person is knocking on the door, and the complainant says, ‘Who are you looking for?’”

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street, officers do not believe his story that he is a Tri-Cities resident. They allegedly find unique coins on him, reportedly stolen from a residence on Maude Road earlier that day.

A 20-year-old Port Coquitlam man has been released from hospital following an early morning stabbing on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Sunday. Just after 3:30 a.m., Vancouver police were called to the 200 block of East Hastings Street. Officers found the Port Coquitlam man stabbed once in the back. An area search was done for the suspect and she was discovered nearby trying to change her clothing. A 45year-old Vancouver woman was arrested and is in custody facing possible assault and weapons-related charges. Police said they don’t know what the motive behind the stabbing was. The PoCo man was taken to hospital for stitches. He was released later that morning.

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All students must be registered for Kindergarten at their catchment area school on February 8, 9 or 10. If parents wish their child to attend an out of catchment school they will be provided the opportunity to apply for a cross catchment transfer, beginning on February 7, 2011 (Kindergarten only) with the deadline of March 11, 2011 (visit our website for more information). If enrolment projections show that space is available, cross-catchment transfer applications will be accepted in accordance with the following priorities: (i) catchment area child; (ii) non-catchment area child; and (iii) nonschool district child. Please note that siblings of students in attendance at a school are considered as a catchment area child at that school. NON-RESIDENTS Please contact the International Education Department @ 604-936-5769 or visit at 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. Bring along proof of citizenship for parent and student, proof of residency and proof of guardianship (if applicable).

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ELEMENTARY EXPLORERS: Students from Heritage Mountain Elementary plant spruce seedlings near their school with the help of City of Port Moody recreation leader Rebecca Lyne. The kids are part of a new city program for students in grades 1 to 5 called Elementary Explorers. The program, which runs at Heritage Mountain, Moody and Glenayre elementaries, aims to get kids active while reconnecting them with nature and providing an environmental education. The theme of their first session, which took place Tuesday, was “Tree Musketeers.” Paul vanPeenen/NOW

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t’s going to be difficult to notice when we actually do have a federal election, seeing as how the campaigning has carried on so interminably since at least 2006. Recently, attack ads have started running on TV and rumours are now circulating that an official campaign is just weeks away. Either way, a half decade of pointless name calling later, the stories are still the same. The Liberals say the Conservatives are a bunch of ogres with all sorts of nefarious schemes ready to hatch should they win a majority, and the Tories say Grit leader Michael Ignatieff is an opportunistic dilettante ready to leap into bed with whatever socialists and separatists will help him pursue the amusing hobby called leading our nation. Both Ignatieff and Prime Minister Stephen Harper have been busy lately trying to debunk these notions, with Ignatieff bringing his best hand-shaking populism to targeted ridings, and Harper sitting down with the CBC to insist his sleeves are free of surprises. Of course they both took the opportunity to say nasty things about each other too. It is an occupational hazard of this constant semi-election, but it’s disappointing that our public figures still can’t find it in themselves to be civil. Trash the policy, but not the person. We all respect athletes for being gracious with their competitors, so why can’t we demand this of our public figures? Our failure to do so is what has led to this dumbing-down of our debate. Harper and Ignatieff are both supremely talented people who have done much they can be proud of in their lives. Both will be remembered as great Canadians. But it would be a surpassing achievement if they could publicly acknowledge this in each other.

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consider voting for either party. s our two main political parties continue to Of course, any problems the general public may move towards electing new leaders, it’s worth noting that each of them face remarkably simi- have with either candidate don’t necessarily cut much ice with the party members who will be lar options when it comes to picking a new face. choosing the leaders. In fact, Dix may hold an advanFor example, either party can opt to walk along a tage over his rivals precisely because he is the most more rigid ideological path. Kevin Falcon represents left-wing candidate, given that a major chunk of the the most right-wing option for the Liberals, while party membership likely shares his philosophical the NDP’s Adrian Dix is a mirror image of him, views. albeit on the left-wing side of the spectrum. Both parties seem to be less sure about the soAnd both parties are fielding candidates that called populist candidates. Some New appear to have a more populist streak to Democrats think Clark would be an them. Christy Clark of the Liberals and inviting target, while others I talk to are John Horgan from the NDP seem to fit nervous about her charisma and comthis bill. munications skills. Finally, both parties are fielding Horgan is the candidate who may strong, centrist candidates: the NDP’s puzzle the Liberals the most, at least Mike Farnworth and the Liberals’ George for now. He’s relatively unknown and Abbott and Mike de Jong are probably doesn’t have a lot of baggage from the closer to each other when it comes to View From past. policies than they are with some of their But it is the middle-of-the-road canown rivals in their own parties. The Ledge didates who seem to have both sides And each party is eyeing the other Keith Baldrey equally nervous. one, wondering what kind of scenario Farnworth, Abbott and, to a lesser degree, de will develop after they make their choices. Jong, are the types of leaders who can poach voters Judging from what many people are saying in both parties, I suspect each party is hoping the other from other parties. Not everyone who votes for the Liberals considers one opts for the most ideological candidate. themselves right-wing, just as not all NDP voters The Liberals seem to relish the prospect of runthink they are leftists. ning against Dix, whose close association with the As such, Farnworth could appeal to a lot of soft class warfare tactics of the former Glen Clark govLiberals who may be tired of their party but who ernment gives his opponents lots of ammunition to don’t want to embrace a jarringly different kind of fire back at him. philosophy. Likewise, New Democrats would love to square off Abbott is the same kind of candidate. He could against Falcon, whom they consider to be too righteasily appeal to soft NDP voters who are uneasy wing for many middle-of-the-road voters who may

about the New Democrats’ reputation on economic issues. Since the 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? Or 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, 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 reporter for Global B.C.

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we could get rid of our smelly garbage once a week. What a more sensible idea. Maybe our mayor, councillors and the engineering and operations department could look into that and see if we could get a change. As it stands now, we pay more for less service. Lynette Treacy Port Coquitlam ••• Re: “Garbage pickup is adequate,” letter to the editor, Friday, Jan. 21. The reason for the reduction in waste collection is not unclear to me; I am fully aware of and adhere to the now-global principles of reducing, reusing and recycling. My complaint was quite specifically aimed at the 19-day (or was it a much more reasonable 18-day, as Mr. Roberts suggests?) gap in waste

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spend an inordinate amount of time in a mall, thereby producing more garbage rather than enjoying what is here for free is beyond me. Robert Meraw Port Coquitlam ••• I am lucky as I live in the “Green Zone,” but my day will come when I, too, will have to wait a long time during the Christmas holidays for garbage pickup and, yes, I also refuse to freeze my garbage. I have noticed on our garbage pickup calendar that during the time of year that we have biweekly green waste it is the same day as garbage pickup. Could it not be alternated so that green waste, which includes kitchen and food scraps, be picked up on blue bin days? That means

collection that occurred over Christmas last year. I already have the oversized bins. I should not have to incur the expense of a trash compactor. (On Sears.ca, the cheapest model is $579 plus tax.) My boxes are taken to a recycling facility, not put in my oversized bin. My neighbours’ bins were also filled to overflowing after 19 (18?) days. Mr. Roberts says that we could have prepared by “having one’s garbage cans emptied prior to this long gap.” Emptied by whom? More frequent collection at additional cost wouldn’t be anything new; it would be reinstating former service levels. Admittedly, the budget is a little tighter now owing to mayor and council’s self-awarded salary increases, but I digress. “Most people are more than satisfied,” Mr. Roberts says. How does he know? Tracy O’Toole Port Coquitlam

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Few details released on death Farnworth lists new supporters at Port Coquitlam jail in effort to win NDP leadership

Provincial officials continue to investigate an inmate death at North Fraser Pretrial Centre, although they remain tight-lipped on details. B.C. Corrections confirmed Tuesday that an inmate died at the PoCo prison on Jan. 14, but would not release the man’s age. According to a Ministry of Solicitor-General staff member, B.C. Corrections is undertaking a “critical incident review” of the death, which will be completed in 30 days. The staff member also said police were notified according to operating procedures, although Const. Kristina Biro of the Coquitlam RCMP said she was not aware of any criminal investigation as a result of the death. The B.C. Coroners Service continues to investigate the cause of death, and corrections staff would not indicate whether a drug overdose was suspected. Since 2008, there have been four overdose deaths in B.C. correctional facilities.

The race is on and support is strong for BC NDP leadership contender Mike Farnworth. So says Farnworth’s leadership campaign, which states that eight Tri-Cities elected officials support the longtime Port Coquitlam MLA. The leadership campaign issued a press release Tuesday saying that Farnworth is endorsed by Port Coquitlam councillors Sherry Carroll, Darrell Penner, Glenn Pollock and Brad West, along with Port Moody councillors Karen Rockwell and Bob Elliott, Coquitlam councillor Barrie Lynch and PoCo school trustee John Keryluk.

“I’m honoured to have the support of so many of my colleagues from the Tri-Cities,” Farnworth said in the release. “Many of them encouraged me to get into the race, and they have made my campaign that much stronger by announcing their support today.” Farnworth’s campaign also issued a press release Saturday stating that he has support from former NDP MLAs John Cashore, Gretchen Brewin and Barbara Copping. According to the press release, these former MLAs join current NDP MLAs Rob Fleming and Norm Macdonald in supporting Farnworth.

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here’s a Zumba party at Walton Elementary and everyone’s Gleneagle gets a new principal invited. Gleneagle Secondary bid a fond farewell to principal Dave The school’s parent advisory council will host a unique Matheson and head counsellor Caryl Nelson, who both retired fundraiser tonight (Wednesday) — an hour-long class of last week. Zumba, a Latin-inspired form of dance fitness. Gerald Shong becomes Gleneagle’s new principal Instructor Andrea Raybould will lead the workon Jan. 31, moving up from his role as vice-princiout, drawing on her teaching experience from Steve pal at Port Moody Secondary. Nash Fitness World, Good Life and the Port Moody Recreation Centre. Odyssey seeks volunteer judges The class is set for 7 p.m. at the school, 2960 Odyssey of the Mind BC is seeking volunteer Walton Ave. in Coquitlam. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. tournament judges for its upcoming 2011 tournaThe cost is $10 if pre-registered or $15 at the ment dates. door. No dance experience is needed. Participants The international school-based program proare asked to bring water and a towel. Class Act motes creative problem solving for students from For more information or to register, send an eJennifer McFee kindergarten to college. mail to waltonpac@shaw.ca. Guided by a coach, teams of five to seven students use their skills to find innovative solutions to technical Earth Day art show and performance problems. offers prizes of up to $2,000 Judges evaluate the team’s problem and encourage problemStudent artists have a chance to showcase their talents while solving efforts — whether or not the team succeeds in every vying for cash prizes in the province-wide 2011 Earth Day art show and competition. Grade 9 to 12 students in both public and private schools are invited to participate, using artwork to show how an environmental issue could impact their lifestyle now or in the future. A three-person panel will jury submissions through the Arts Council of Surrey. The panel will consider background research, content sophistication and technical skill. Prizes are $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second and $500 for third. The Newton Cultural Centre in Surrey will exhibit the top 50 submissions throughout April, with a gala event on April 22 for Earth Day. Teachers must confirm their students’ participation by Friday, Jan. 28, and all artwork must be submitted by March 11 to Sullivan Heights Secondary at 6248 144th St. in Surrey. For more information and to confirm participation, visit www.artscouncilofsurrey.ca/index.htm or e-mail competition co-ordinator Marc Pelech at pelech_m@sd36.bc.ca. The Earth Day art show and competition supports B.C.’s Year of Science.

aspect of the solution. Both new and experienced judges are welcome to participate. They are needed for two areas of competition: long-term and spontaneous. Judges must be available for mandatory training and tournament dates. Training is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26, and tournament dates are March 12 and April 16. For more information on becoming a 2011 Odyssey of the Mind BC tournament judge, visit www.odysseybc.ca or e-mail odysseybc@gmail.com.

Preschool hosts open house

Baker’s Corner Parent Participation Preschool is hosting an open house and registration night on Feb. 15 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The preschool has classes for three- and four-year-olds and is located inside Baker Drive Elementary at 885 Baker Dr. in Coquitlam. For more information, call 604-461-5848 or visit www.bakerscornerpreschool.com.

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Grant applications accepted The Coquitlam Foundation has announced it is now accepting applications from qualified individuals and organizations for grants, bursaries and scholarships. Executive director Laurel Lawson said in a press release the foundation intends to distribute about $50,000 this spring. “We’re very pleased to be able to continue supporting the community in this manner,” Lawson said. “Many worthy community organizations and individuals are struggling to find funds, and we are more than happy to lend them a hand.” Lawson notes the foundation is in an especially strong position this year to support

grant applications relating to fostering the arts in Coquitlam. Other areas of interest that have been identified by the board of directors include education and literacy, health and wellness, heritage and history, and conservation. As well, funding for scholarships and bursaries is available. The foundation manages more than 20 donor- and foundation-directed funds, focusing on everything from the arts and athletics to literacy and gymnastics. It oversees assets totalling more than $1.7 million. Detailed information and application forms are available at www.coquitlamfoundation.com. The deadline for applications is Feb. 24.

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Besides being a career police officer, Dave Jones is a soccer coach and father of three. What made that riot so difficult for guards was that the inmates got control of the fire escape, meaning they controlled all five levels of the west wing. “We secured the end gates and put perimeter security all around,” Jones said. “They breached the wall by knocking a hole through, but they didn’t get out.” The guards eventually regained control of the prison, and Jones filed the experience away as he pursued his policing career. ••• “I knew in Grade 10 that I wanted to be a police officer,” he recalled. “I went to Douglas College to study criminology and I was going to school part-time as I worked. I applied to the RCMP but I stopped my application because I had a young son and I couldn’t see myself leaving him here while I went to Depot. “My grandparents lived in New Westminster and I’d done my practicum with Tony Hume in New West, so I got to know the city well.” Jones had four years of experience as a reserve officer in the Royal City and beat out hundreds of other applicants for one of three spots in his class. In his New Westminster policing career, he’s proud of his time on the street crime unit — the commendation for that unit’s work hangs on his office wall — and on the drug section because that’s where he helped make the big-

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Jones said when his son initially told him he was applying in New Westminster, he listened carefully and didn’t pre-judge. “The thing that stuck with me was he told me that if being a New Westminster police officer was so good for me, why wouldn’t it be just like that for him,” Jones said. “I warned him that it wouldn’t be easy and there wasn’t any way for me to make it easier for him … He told me, ‘You’ve never made it easier on me so why would this be any different?’” Jones’s middle son, Mike, has faced his own challenges. “Mike was diagnosed with colon cancer two years ago,” Jones said. “It came on so fast and it looks like he’s OK now … What I’ll remember most is how the boys really rallied around Mike … I saw how close the kids are and how important family is to them … One day, Kingsley needed someone to babysit Ryder and Mike was the first to volunteer … Mike figured he had the time and he was happy to spend more time with Ryder.” Jones’s youngest son, Kyle, attended the University of Victoria but recently transferred to Simon Fraser, where he wants to try and make the golf team. “Kyle’s a very good golfer,” Jones said. “He’ll do well at whatever he chooses.” As for Ryder, Jones already has a prediction. “Both his parents are police officers, so that kid’s got no hope,” he joked. ••• Amidst the family photos, police commendations and university degrees on Jones’s office walls are pictures of several soccer teams he has been fortunate enough to help coach. “This is the team, I think, from 1997 that went all the way to the nationals,” he said while gesturing toward one of the photos. “There’s Kingsley and, in the front, there’s Andrew Corazza, who was our striker and now he’s a constable with us in New Westminster. “My philosophy on coaching is simple,” Jones said. “Put players in a position so they can succeed … I don’t want the 16 best players. I want the 16 players who can work best as a team. At the end of the day, I’m not going to judge my goalie by how many goals he scores or my strikers on how many shots they save … Put people in clearly defined roles and teach them how to do that role to strengthen the team.” Jones has been a longtime coach for Coquitlam Metro-Ford, so much so that this year, he was Kingsley’s assistant for the under18 squad that also went to nationals and came back with all the hardware. “I’m more of an assistant,” Jones said. “Because Kingsley and [fellow coach] Colin Betts are both police officers, they’re sometimes called off to work and they need me to

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run practice … I’ve been involved so long that all I’m doing is what they’ve already put in. It’s one voice coaching the kids.” Jones doesn’t want to take credit for one of the more inspirational things that happened at last year’s nationals in St. John’s, Nfld. “One of our forwards, Vaughn [Andrews] broke his leg early in the season and he’d been playing with all his friends for such a long time that they all know the only way for him to finish up with them is if they get to nationals in October. “Vaughn’s doing well, but he has a setback in August and the doctors have to put a rod in his leg … He flies out with us to nationals, but it’s not looking like he’ll be ready to play. “In the final, we’re up 3-0 and I didn’t know Kingsley was going to do this, but he told Vaughn that he would put him in in the last couple of minutes as long as he didn’t

do anything stupid … Kingsley just felt like Vaughn had earned the right to finish up a championship season with all his friends. Even [Vaughn’s] mom didn’t know this was going to happen.” Jones said that’s the type of team he’s proud to be involved in and what he wants to replicate with the New Westminster Police Service. “Policing is a lot like team sports,” he said. “You have to be able to rely on the guy beside you at all times … Just like I want the best group of 16 players on a soccer team, I want the best group of officers doing the job we need them to do as New Westminster police officers. “My job is not a job of privilege, but a job of responsibility. It’s a huge amount of responsibility, and I’m not afraid of it.” ••• Dave Jones is set to become chief constable of the New Westminster Police Service on March 1.

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YWCA seeks annual award nominations Head and shoulders above the rest — they are Women of Distinction. YWCA Vancouver is inviting the community to nominate exceptional women throughout Metro Vancouver for its 28th annual Women of Distinction Awards. Recognized nationally as one of the most prestigious awards for women, the YWCA Vancouver Women of Distinction Awards honour women whose outstanding achievements contribute to the well-being and future of the community. The awards also honour businesses and organizations that support the diverse needs of their employees. Nominees must live and work (individuals) or operate (businesses and organizations) within the Metro Vancouver region bounded by and including Hope, Pemberton, the Sunshine Coast and the U.S. border. Deadline for submissions is Monday, March 7 at 5:30 p.m. Nomination forms and information can be obtained online at ywcavan.org/distinction or by calling 604-895-5768. The gala awards night is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, May 31 at the Westin Bayshore. This year’s YWCA Women of Distinction Awards will welcome

Club welcomes young readers It’s never too early to foster a love of reading — or join others in the pursuit of literacy. The Port Moody Public Library is inviting children between nine and 11 years old to its kids book club, which has a few spaces left. Meetings begin Feb. 17 and run each week. Club members will read two books during each five-week session and do some fun activities related to the stories. Kids will come away with a greater understanding of how to explore the characters in the books they read and take a more in depth look at the time period and setting of the story. Book club members also become more confident speaking and expressing their thoughts in a group setting. Library staff understand kids are coming straight from school, so book club always begins with a snack. The club will run on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the ParkLane Room from Feb. 17 to March 17. Space is limited, so please call Irene @ 604-469-4692 for more information or to register.

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We’re all holding our kids a little bit tighter right now

I don’t think there’s a pars I sit and type, I am ent in our community who sitting on our landing hasn’t held their child for upstairs, my evening ritual while trying to persuade a few moments longer or squeezed them just a little bit Son that it’s time to sleep and tighter since hearthat he needs to ing the news last stay in his room. week that a oneUsually in this year-old boy died column, I would in Coquitlam. I be regaling readcan feel my gut ers with tales of tighten as I type how he crawls on those words and his belly across try to conceive the floor, needs to Growing Pains what that means go pee at least two to the family conto three times and Clare Adams cerned. absolutely has to Son reappeared go back and kiss again for a moment, this time his sister goodnight before bringing me a toy that was there is a chance of him coin his room and telling me operating with my need for it belongs downstairs. It’s some downtime. not important and is simply But tonight, instead, all I another diversion from sleep, can think about is how lucky but I make a mental sweep of I am to have two healthy kids his room to see what other who have the energy to run toys are there and whether me ragged all day and then any genuinely need to be half the night.

moved out of reach. I try to be a relaxed parent, determined not to eye every stranger as a potential abductor, every playground full of danger or every activity as an accident waiting to happen. Trust me, had you stood with me today as I watched Son at three years old hurtling himself on his “two-

wheeler” down the drive of our neighbour’s home so as to gain just enough momentum to keep his feet up all the way across the road and plant them just before hitting our car on the driveway, then you would appreciate that it’s a case of either take a breath or take a Valium because he’s on a mission to get the most

out of life. And yet tonight, I feel myself double and triple checking that he’s safe, that he can’t hurt himself. My thoughts return to the parents trying to come to terms with losing their child, and it is truly incomprehensible to think of what they must be going through. Sadly, I know the parents

of Gaby Davis, who lost her life at age seven due to cancer four years ago, and have had the privilege of knowing the Fox family, who still feel the loss of losing Terry almost 30 years ago. While I hope I will never know what it feels like to lose  CONT. ON PAGE 24, see ‘I THINK.’

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‘I think I’ll just go and check on Son once more’  CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22.

a child personally, I know that the sense of loss remains. I wonder how many kids maybe got away with a bit more cheek or a few less manners last weekend. So often, our focus as parents is about discipline and achievement and helping our children to grow to be the best they can be. I’m guessing that I’m not alone in being just a little more forgiving and perhaps a little less expecting right now.

I have a feeling that at any other time, Daughter may have lost TV for a week for some of her behaviour, but tonight it felt good to all cuddle on the sofa together and watch a movie. My sincerest condolences go out to the family of the boy who died, and I hope that, while little will be of any consolation right now, they know that they are surrounded by people who empathize, offer our support and wish we could ease their pain. All is quiet here now. I think I’ll just go and check on Son once more.

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Free throw event Jan. 30 All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2011 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held Sunday, Jan. 30, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School in PoCo. The event is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district and regional competitions. Last year, more than 223,000 contestants participated in over 3,200 local competitions. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event.

Participants are required to provide proof of age and written parental consent. For more information and sign-up, contact Fred Weigman at cfweigman4@shaw.ca or 778-8986540. The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with nearly 1.7 million members in more than 13,000 local councils. Last year, according to a press release, the group donated 68 million volunteer hours and $144 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit the church, councils, communities, families and youth.

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Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club holds a book night with a stamp swap and shop at 7 p.m., followed by a presentation of books at 8 p.m. Visitors welcome. Meeting is in the McGee Room of the Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Information: 604-9419306 or www.stampclub.ca. Mackin House Museum hosts two rag rugmaking workshops at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. at 1116 Brunette Ave. in Coquitlam. Bring your work or learn how to make rag rugs. Info: 604516-6151. Minnekhada Park Association holds a meeting at 7 p.m. in the lodge of Minnekhada Regional Park. Information: Trina at 604-520-

struggling with stress, fear, anger, depres6442. sion, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. Port Moody Public Library Night Readers Information: Phyllis at 604-931-5945. book club meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 100 Newport Dr. Member will discuss The Wisdom THURSDAY, JAN. 27 of Water by Karen Hood-Caddy. Registration Coquitlam Public Library not required. Information: 604-469celebrates Family Literacy Day 4577. with activities from 3:30 to 5 p.m. SHARE alcohol and drug proat the City Centre branch, 3001 gram staff continue the education events@thenownews.com Burlington Dr. Families with series with a discussion on alcohol children kindergarten and up dependence from 7 to 8:30 p.m. are invited to play board games at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. like Monopoly, Sorry, Settlers Program is free. Information: 604-936-3900. of Catan and more. Activities are free, and Recovery International meets weekly at 7:30 registration is not required. The library will p.m. at the Tri-Cities Mental Health Centre, also hold a workshop on building financial 2232 Elgin Ave., Port Coquitlam. The self-help wealth through real estate from 7 to 8:30 p.m. peer-to-peer support group meets to help those

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at the Poirier Branch. Registration is required. Information: 604-937-4155. Port Moody Power and Sail Squadron kicks off another eight-week sailing course at Gleneagle Secondary. Course covers everything the afternoon sailor to serious racer needs to navigate the waters safely. Registration required. Information: Lynn at 604-516-6072 or www.portmoodypss.com. Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society holds a heritage evening dedicated to “the road less travelled” from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Archives of Leigh Square. Info: 604-927-7611. Morningside Toastmasters meets from 7:25 to 8:30 p.m. at Burkeview Funeral Home, 1340  CONTINUED ON PAGE 26.

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SHARE alcohol and drug program staff continue the education series with a discussion on what the long road of recovery from cocaine and crystal meth addiction looks like and can entail from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Program is free. Information: 604-936-3900. Recovery International meets weekly at 7:30 p.m. at the TriCities Mental Health Centre, 2232 Elgin Ave., Port Coquitlam. Information: Phyllis at 604-931-5945.

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Riverside gets payback on home court Riverside didn’t have to wait long to exact their measure of revenge, and in doing so, served ample notice to the teams nipping at their heels that the Rapids are for real. Ranked No. 1 in B.C., the junior girls basketball team defeated Brookswood and South Kamloops — ranked second and third, respectively — en route to winning a tournament hosted by the PoCobased school last weekend. Friday night’s 66-53 win over Brookswood came just three days after losing to the Bobcats, a missed opportunity that put the lone dent in the Rapids’s 21-1 record. “I think it was good for our girls to have a loss,” said Rapids coach Caitlin Langford. “We didn’t need to have a perfect season and that wasn’t our goal. Losing to Brookswood gave them that extra motivation and more fire to go back and want it more.” Fiona Beales led the way with 25 points against Brookswood, while Desha Puri dropped 15. Riverside’s first game Friday saw the Rapids topple Argyle 43-30, with Sara Durand chipping in nine points to lead all Rapids scorers. Saturday’s opening contest against No. 3 South Kamloops saw Beales and Puri doing the brunt of the damage again, as the two Grade 10s notched 23 and 12 points respectively in the 54-49 win. “We didn’t play as well as we did the night before,” Langford said. “We spent the second half fighting to get the lead back, but we did.” Riverside closed out its tournament win with an easy 59-37 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday night, and three Rapids put up double digits in the contest: Beales (16), Puri (14) and Chelsey Sanchez (10).

Massimo Lamacchia (left) put up four points in three games this weekend, on top of accepting a scholarship to the NCAA’s Brown University. NOW file

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egardless of how his team fared over the weekend, Massimo Lamacchia had all the reasons in the world to wake up Monday morning with a smile on his face. The 19-year-old Coquitlam Express forward put up four points over the course of his club’s threegame road trip, and in the process, secured himself a scholarship to Brown University next year. “Brown is a great school. It’s known worldwide for its academic prestige and its hockey program is up and coming,” said Lamacchia, who sits atop the team’s scoring race with 54 points in 48 contests. “They’re going to have a very good team in the very near future and it’s a good opportunity for me to excel at the next level.” The five-foot-eight, 165-pound Ontario native is now the fourth Coquitlam player this season to punch his ticket to the collegiate ranks. “For myself as a first-year coach in the league there’s a lot of questions and speculation about myself and our staff, but for us to have four scholarships as a rookie coaching staff is great,” said Express coach Jon Calvano. Lamacchia netted two goals in Coquitlam’s 6-4

“[McGladrey] was alright, but it was a bit of an loss to Vernon Saturday, and scored once and assistunfair situation for him,” Calvano said. “He went in ed on another in Friday’s 5-3 win over the Penticton to a tough game where the guys probably didn’t have Vees. The Express closed out their three-game Interior excursion with a 5-0 loss in Trail Sunday the energy levels they should have. The guys were night. not at the level they should have been at and we After slugging it out with the top two teams in the didn’t want to make things any worse on him, so we Interior Division on consecutive nights, Game 3 of made the change.” the club’s jaunt proved to be more Khaleed Devji closed out the conof a battle of attrition than anything test, making 32 saves on 34 shots in else. just over 36 minutes worth of play“It was what we kind of expected, “For us to have four ing time. there were a lot of tired guys who “The legs were heavy and it was a scholarships as a were battered and bruised,” Calvano tough night,” Devji said. “You can’t rookie coaching staff really prepare yourself for it. You said of Sunday’s 5-0 loss. “We came out with a few chances always hope that the guy getting is great.” at the beginning of the game and the start is going to do the best he didn’t execute and they had a couple can, and you don’t hope to get put bounces go in. It was as an uphill in. When it does happen, you’ve got battle.” to quickly get focused and get your Jon Calvano Sitting third in the Interior head in the game.” Coquitlam Express coach Division with a 28-19-2-1 record, On Saturday night, Coquitlam the Smoke Eaters opened the scorclawed back from a 4-1 hole against ing less than four minutes into the the league’s second-best club in the contest and ended up outshooting Vernon Vipers. Coquitlam 46-30. The home side converted two Down 5-2 after two periods, Lamacchia tallied out of six power play opportunities, and chased two goals in a five-minute span to bring the Express Coquitlam starter Billy McGladrey from the nets within one, though the Vipers iced it with an empty after he allowed the game’s third goal early in the  CONTINUED ON PAGE 29, see EXPRESS. second.

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Edwards claims third national skating title Stories by John Kurucz sports@thenownews.com Madeline Edwards is making a point of closing out her skating seasons in style. The 14-year-old Port Moody resident did just that last week, capping off her competitive figure skating year with a gold medal in novice ice dance at the 2011 BMO Junior Canadian Figure Skating Championships. The tandem of Edwards and her Burnabybased partner Zhao Kai Pang not only won the big prize, but they also set a new Canadian record with their overall score of 96.75. “Initially I was a little shocked. I looked at my coach and I was like, ‘Is that right? Did we actually win?’” Edwards recalled. “I was really excited when I realized it was true, and then I looked over to my partner and I was really proud of him too.” Last week’s win goes along with the pair’s Canadian juvenile ice dance title in 2009 and their pre-novice crown in 2010. Edwards and Pang also took the B.C./Yukon Sectional Figure Skating championship last November, posting a score of 89.35. “They handled the pressure very well and both compulsories were super strong,” said former Olympian Aaron Lowe, who coaches the pair along with his partner Megan Wing. “They had been struggling with a couple elements here and there throughout the season with their free dance, but that was probably the cleanest run that they’ve done all season. They peaked at the right time.” Having partnered together for the last three years, Edwards and Pang have developed a chemistry that is rarely found in young skaters. Any number of variables can throw that winning dynamic off — growth spurts or a change in attitude — but Lowe maintains that his young protégés have grown together at an impressive rate. “That’s the hard thing with young kids: you never know if they’re going to grow together, whether they’ll stay at the same height or if

they’re still going to be a good match over time,” Lowe said. “Megan and I have been very lucky that they have grown together, they’ve matured at the same pace and they work well together. They work well together as people as well and they have a good connection on and off the ice.” According to Edwards, it’s that complementary balance that both bring to the table that sets them apart from others. “He has a really, really good work ethic and if one of us makes a mistake, we know not to blame each other, we just move on and work on it from there,” she said. “He’s quieter than I am, so our personalities don’t clash because I talk a lot more than he does, so he’s a really good listener.” A handful of Coquitlam natives also figured into last week’s standings, with Kevin Reynolds topping the list with a fourth-place showing in the senior men’s bracket. His score of 191.85 (61.76 in the short program and 130.09 in the free program), saw him place three spots ahead of Coquitlam Skating Club product Ronald Lam, who finished seventh with a score of 174.69 (57.39 and 117.3). “Ronald Lam was fabulous. He hit two triple axles in both programs, which was fantastic,” said Coquitlam Skating Club co-coach Bruno Delmaestro. “He skated like dynamite.” Fellow Coquitlam Skating Club product Andrew Lum closed out the senior men’s bracket in 17th place, posting a score of 123.71. Making her first appearance on the national stage, Brianna Delmaestro placed 10th in the novice women’s grouping after posting a score of 86.32. “I just relaxed because there was nothing to lose,” she said. “I was looking to make sure to rotate everything and perform it really well.” Dylan Archambault rounded out the Coquitlam contingent at the nationals, placing 14th in junior men’s with a score of 106.88. “I think it’s just fabulous that we had four kids at the national championship. It’s a tremendous job on the part of the kids and the coaches,” Bruno Delmaestro said.

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Madeline Edwards and Zhao Kai Pang are national champs for the third year in a row.

Ravens silenced in Emerald Tournament final

Make the gimmes, and you’ve got an eightpoint cushion. Miss the gimmes, and you’re on the outside looking in. That’s the scenario that played out in the second half of the Emerald Tournament Saturday night, when the Terry Fox Ravens senior boys hoops team stumbled out of the second half gate in a 73-59 loss to Vancouver College. “In high school, you’re going to miss four or five layups and that’s just the way it is,” said Ravens coach Rich Chambers. “But in order to compete and be at a championship level, you have to take advantage of your opportunities. We’re not sharp at the moment.” Tied at 35 headed into the second half, the Ravens missed a pair of two-on-one fast breaks

and a bout with bronchitis. The starting point and a breakaway layup before the Fighting guard scored 17 points in the win, while Hind Irish pushed back, going on a 13-2 run that dropped a sizzling eight three pointers en effectively sealed Fox’s fate. route to a 39-point Guard Scott Hind night. put up 20 in the loss, “Tyrel Ratich was while centre Ryan “In order to compete and be at a key for us down the Sclater chipped in championship level, you have to stretch in that game,” with 15. take advantage of your Chambers said. “He Fox’s semifinal came off the bench matchup saw the opportunities.” and got six offensive Ravens down the No. boards for us in the 2-ranked Kelowna Rich Chambers last five minutes. He Owls 81-80, a conTerry Fox basketball coach was critical, I thought, test that saw point to us winning that guard Bret Macdonald basketball game.” make his return to Fox opened the the Terry Fox lineup tournament with a 67-58 win over Tamanawis, after missing two weeks due to a concussion

a game that never saw Fox fall away from retaining a 10-point lead. “It was a very slow-paced game, but our four returning starters from last year just did their job,” Chambers noted. Port Moody Secondary also took part in the tourney, dropping all three of its contests: 10242 to Vancouver College, 83-53 to White Rock Christian and 63-57 to Tamanawis. The Ravens’ next contest is a road date Thursday against Kitsilano, a club that currently sits outside of the province’s top 10. “The rankings to me, don’t mean anything,” Chambers said. “We’re not a big team, so it’s not like we’re going to go out and dominate with our size. We have to play hard every night, and if we don’t come out ready to play, we’re in a struggle with every game.”

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netter in the last minute. Despite hanging around with a team that’s considered a perennial contender for league supremacy, Calvano said he isn’t big on moral victories at this point in the season. “It’s two points lost. We’ve lost to them twice now by one goal. They’re a great team and a great program, but we’re right there with them. We just kind of let it slip,” he said. “It might be a consolation if it’s Game 5 of the year, but not if it’s Game 47.” Like the other two games on the road trip, Coquitlam surrendered a pair of power play goals against Vernon. Outside of

Lamacchia’s pair, Jason Grecica and Michael Krgovich accounted for the rest of Coquitlam’s offence while Devji made 28 saves on 33 shots. “They were able to take over on the power plays they had, and we kind of got away from our gameplan in the second,” Lamacchia said. “They are a national championship-type of team, so they were able to pull away. But I thought the guys did a good job of keeping with it and staying with them.” The Express kicked off their first of three Friday night with a 5-3 win over Penticton, a game in which Lamacchia earned first star honours on the weight of his two-point night. Destry Straight scored both Coquitlam markers in the first, while Lamacchia and Grecica popped in two more in the second

to up the team’s lead to 4-1. Though the Vipers would counter with two of their own in the third, Garrick Perry iced it with an empty net tally with 20 seconds left. The win came despite the Express managing only 14 shots in the contest. “Getting that first one out of the way made things a lot easier,” Lamacchia said. “We put a lot of energy into that win, and it was one of those greasy road games that you have to play to come out on top.” The seventh-place Express sit one point ahead of Cowichan Valley in the Coastal Conference standings, and still have one game in hand. Coquitlam gets back at it with a home-and-home set Thursday and Friday with the Langley Chiefs.

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COQ. 1 BR $800, Avail Now/ Feb 1, incls heat, parking. Call 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 LARGE 2 BR, 2BTHR suite, Dishwasher, washer & dryer, alarm system on suite. Underg parking. $950 + utils. #105-1175 Heffley Crescent, (close to Coq Center). 604-468-7677

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. 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 CTR, 2 BR 2 ba, fully reno’d, top flr, corner, view apt at Lakeside. Lrg deck, u/grnd prkg, $1400 incls cable & amens. N/P & N/S. Available Feb 1. 604-937-7198 or 604-220-6098

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

● Spacious apartments ● Heat, hot water, parking ● Ball court, daycare avail. ● Near Skytrain, shopping & kids park. Sorry no pets.

604-939-0944

MOVE-IN BONUS 544 SYDNEY PLACE COQUITLAM Bach, Jr. 1, 1 & 2 Bdrms

820

Heat/Water incl., parking avail. On cul-de-sac. Tennis courts, close to Lougheed Mall, bus/Skytrain.

RENTALS 604-931-3273 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

6508

Apt/Condos

COQ MAILLARDVILLE, 2 BR apt, $1100, 1.5 baths, enste w/d, cat ok, Feb 1. 778-886-4900

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

Large bright 1 BRS @ $785. Newly reno’d Incl heat, hot water & dw. 1016 Howie Ave. nr Austin Raymar Realty. 778-828-6345 MAPLE RIDGE Bright Lrg 1 BR & 2 BR, heat, hot water, cbl incls, Avail Now. 604-783-2902

NEW WEST, 1 BR & 2 BR stes, Newly reno’d, quiet. Starting from $780; Incls heat/hotwater, deluxe cable. NS/NP • 604-521-4180

Call 604-540-9300

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

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

VILLA MARGARETA

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

320-9th St, New West

office: 604 936-1225

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

JUNIPER COURT

CALL 604 715-7764

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

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

1300 King Albert, Coq

view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

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

Port Moody

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

121 BREW STREET

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

CANTERBURY COURT

Al Dodimead ACD Realty (604) 521-0311

CALL 604 519-1095

ROTARY TOWER 25 Clute St, New West

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. Professionally Managed by Colliers International

Apt/Condos

view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

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

6540

Houses - Rent

NEW WEST 1 BR, bright, spac, 830 sq ft, incls ht, h/w, locker, Feb 1, N/p, N/s, $745. 778-991-8818. 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 NEW WEST nr RCH/Skytrain, 1 BR apt, $740/mo, No Pets, quiet complex, Call 604 299-8288

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

NEWLY RENOVATED 1 BR 621 Colburne, New West, $715/mo, Available Feb 1, no pets. Call 604-454-4540 POCO, GATES Park. Brand new 2 BR, 2 bath, 5 ss appls, f/p, 2 secd prkg. NS/NP. 604-726-8656

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

6450

Miscellaneous Rentals

GATED PARKING AVAILABLE New Westminster

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

6515

Duplexes - Rent

6540

Houses - Rent

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

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR, bsmt ste. W. MRidge. $750 incls utls/cbl/sh’d w/d. Walk to WCE & shops. Avail Mar 1. Refs req’d. 604.465.0624

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

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 BBY, DEER LAKE. 2 BR, grd/lvl. Sh’d w/d. Ns/np. Refs. $950/mo incls utils. 604-298-9149

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 Coq./Poco/ Port Moody

POCO, Own BR, $425 incls utils, W/D, share home. NS/NP. Avail Now. Nr Coq Ctr. 778-216-1727 ROOM WITH a View, in a house, incls util/cbl/ph/wd, $450/mo. Avail now. N/P, 604-315-6611 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

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

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 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

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

6595-20 BBY, NORTH. Clean 2 BR, g/lvl. Nr SFU. Big back yard. Nice area. Ns/np. Immed. 604-253-0168

6602

CALL 604 723-8215

6590

GARDEN VILLA

CALL 604 715-7764

555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

6508

NEW WEST

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

COTTONWOOD PLAZA

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

from

The NOW COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY, ANMORE AND BELCARRA

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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, Lrg 2 BR + den, $890 incls net, cable & utls. Nr skytrain/bus/ school. NS/NP. 604-505-5275 BBY, METROTOWN. 1 BR, g/lvl, Alarm. Near skytrn. NS/NP. Refs. $850 incl util. Now. 604-430-1358 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 NORTH, Lrg 1 BR ste, own W/D & all appls. $1025 + 25 % utls. Feb 1. NS/NP. 604-261-3999

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

NEW WEST, Queensborough. Clean & spac. 1 BR. Ns/np. $650 incl hydrol. Near bus, park, shops, schools. Avail now. 604-306-3057 POCO SOUTH, gr lvl, priv entr, incl utils, cable, in-suite laundry, $800 n/s, n/p, 604-941-8540

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

Bayside Property Services Ltd.

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

MONTECITO TOWERS 99-7360 Halifax St, Bby

22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge

Bach, 1 BR & 2 BR

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

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

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

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

FOR RENT

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

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+)

full body rub sauna & steam Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai

Sun-Thur 10-Midnight Fri/Sat 10am-1pm

Angel Massage 604-294-8038

402-3701 Hastings St., Burnaby

The NOW COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY, ANMORE AND BELCARRA

HOME SERVICES

8010

Alarm/Security

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

8055

Cleaning

★★★★A GIFT OF TIME ★★★★ Clean to perfection, Honest, Lic & Insured, Free Window Cleaning, Call 778-840-2421

Flooring/ Refinishing

8105

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Dust Free. Affordable Rates! Free Estimates.

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

Installations Refinishing & Repairs

Call: 604-240-3344

GET ER’ DONE Flooring & Trim

Laminate & Hardwood

604-841-1855 604-466-9733

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Cleaning

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

Moving & Storage

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS

CLEANING LADY available. Meticulous, detailed, honest & reliable. Please call 778-233-5859

8055

8185

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944 Century Hardwood Floors ★Hardwood flr refinishing ★Repairs ★ Staining ★ Free Estimate. Contact 604-376-7224

8115

Furniture Repairs/ Refinishing

LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING

Specialists In: ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE RESTORATION & REPAIRS Free Est., Pick-up & Delivery

604-469-2331

1 to 3 Men

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

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

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

GOOD GUYS

with all your moving needs! Packing, Moving, Trucks, Storage Blanket Wrapping Our Guarantee is What We Live By! Call for Free Estimate & Let Our Family Move You & Yours

604-787-4766

GoodGuyMovers.webs.com

MONTY J’S MOVING Ask us about our

Winter Specials!

www.MontyJsMoving.com DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-294-5300

8120

Glass Mirrors

ECLIPSE GLASS

www.eclipseglass.ca

8075

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

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

604-916-7729 JEFF

Frameless Shower Mirrors Handrails Free Estimates

604-710-2779

8125

Gutters

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

8130

Handyperson

•Drywall •Framing •T-Bar •Doors & Trim. Professional work. Cypress Hills Cont. 604-722-6431

8080

Electrical

Stevie’s Handyman Services Big or Small, we do it ALL! Call Stevie • 778-997-0337

8155 #1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774. ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect 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

ABSOLUTE BOBCAT & EXCAVATION LTD.

• All Bobcat & Mini-X Services • Small Hauls Available • SNOW REMOVAL • Fast Reliable Service

Call Ryan: 604-329-7792

8090

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

info@eclipseglass.ca

PRESSURE WASHING, Gutter Cleaning and Repairs Call George • 778-859-7793 All Drywall and Renovations Basement specialist! No job too BIG or small. Shane 604-807-3076

Call 604-710-5253

Landscaping

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

8160

Lawn & Garden

Winter Services Same Day Service, Fully Insured

SNOW REMOVAL

• Yard Clean-Ups • Pruning • Gutters • Landscaping

• Xmas Lights • Hedges • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs

AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube. Starting at $39/hour. Local & long distances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

D&M PAINTING

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

604-724-3832

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

Call Geoff Dann at:

604-782-8665 or 604-944-8665

BOOK A JOB AT

www.jimsmowing.ca

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.

Paving/Seal Coating

8205

8220

Plumbing

38/HR! Clogged drains, drips, garbs, sinks, reno’s, toilets, installs, Lic/Ins. 778-888-9184

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-294-5300 LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-469-8405

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

JL N

RENO & REPAIR

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

Renovations/Repairs/Building • Bathrooms • Suites • Plumbing • Electrical

• Basements • Decks / Sheds • Flooring /Tiles • Interior Designing

Gary: 604-690-7565 “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”

FERREIRA HOME IMPROVEMENTS Additions ★ Renovations Concrete Forming ★ Decks Garages ★ Bathrooms Ceramic Tile ★ Drywall Hardwood Flooring ''Satisfaction Guaranteed''

NORM, 604-466-9733 Cell: 604-841-1855

Bedwell Property Services Additions & Renovations Residential or Commercial Since 1988 Fully insured and licensed Please call Jerome Penner

604-808-6874

or bedwellprop@aol.com

JENCO

CONSTRUCTION

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

Call 604-518-0974

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

8250

778-558-7450

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

Free Estimates

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

9105

Auto Miscellaneous

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

AUTO LOANS 100% Approval Guaranteed!! Everyone Gets Approved.* We have a massive inventory of Car’s Truck’s Van’s SUV’s Fast & Easy application. Call Robert TOLL FREE 1-888-510-8084 or Email

robert@peacearchtoyotya.com JJ ROOFING, REPAIR specialist, Reroof, New Roof. Seniors disc. WCB, fully ins. 604-726-6345

* Small down payment may be required, working full time for at least 4 months and earning $1,400 or more per month. DL# 30377

AUTO LOANS 100% APPROVAL GUARANTEED!!!

EVERYONE GETS APPROVED* WE HAVE A MASSIVE INVENTORY CAR’S TRUCK’S VAN’S SUV’S FAST & EASY APPLICATION CALL ROBERT TOLL FREE @ 1-888-510-8084 or E-MAIL robert@peacearchtoyota.com

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

Rubbish Removal

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

Snow Removal

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

604-937-6633 604-349-5533

8315

Tree Services

$ BEST RATES $

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

9125

9135

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 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 SCRAP CAR PICK UP* Pay $ for some complete cars. No wheels no problem. 209-2026 ★ FREE TOWING ★ up to $300 CASH Today!

604-728-1965 John FREE SCRAP car & truck removal. Top $$ paid for all. No wheels - no problem. 604-761-7175

9145

STEVE TOWING SERVICES Scrap Car Removal. We Pay $$ for all cars. Call 778-316-7960

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

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

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

2002 BUICK Rendezvous White 130,800kms. New Brakes, Muffler,Tires. Clean family vehicle. $6100 250-870-1236

9160

Sports & Imports

Scrap Car Removal 2001 NISSAN Altima GXE 2.4 l auto, ac, pwr group, 107 k, $4,700 obo. Call 604-826-1354

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

8335

Domestic

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

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

Scrap Car Removal

PEACE ARCH TOYOTA

*Small down payment may be required, working full time for at least 4 months and earning $1,400 or more per month DL#30377

WILL HAUL out garages and bsmts, for little or no $ if saleable items are included. 604-936-8583

8295

9145

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

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

604 628 9044

Window Cleaning

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

9173

Vans

1993 GMC 1 Ton Cube Van, air care, propane, 17.5ft box, new tires, $4000 obo, 604-858-3913

Smarter Buyer. Better Car.

604-761-7175

604-562-5934

Trade Your Kitchen Bath, Kitchen, Suites & More www.renorite.com 604-434-0070

Roofing

Fencing/Gates

Cedar & Vinyl Fencing

Roofing

CHOICE Roofing 604-807-7312 Specializing in New, Re-roofing & Repairs. Quality assured.

8255

• Free Estimates • Seniors Disc. • High Quality, Low Cost • WCB

25% Off with this ad

Renovations & Home Improvement

THOMAS DIAMOND Quality Renos, Repairs, Decks, Stairs etc. Precise, Reliable, Prof, Insured. Free Est. 604-710-7941. thomasdiamond1@hotmail.com

8250

AUTOMOTIVE

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

A Name You Can Trust

STARBRUSH PAINTING

8240

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Chris and Jeff are the 4th generation of the Galer family to run Poco Building Supplies and they know that the future looks bright, but also challenging. Their first full year at the helm of Poco Building Supplies has been a busy one. With the support of an experienced staff, they’ve expanded the delivery fleet and purchased new forklifts for the yard, re-fitted the 10,000 sq ft store with new high efficiency light fixtures, changed parts of the store and yard configuration and are about to complete a company-wide rebranding to give everything a fresh look. ‘We have a new logo that draws on the company colours from the 60’s and 70’s - moving forward but drawing on our past,” says Jeff, “everything from business cards to crane trucks will have the same look.” The two cousins also know that they’ll face a tough challenge with the opening of a new American big-box competitor in their backyard but they believe their company’s dedication to customer service and competitive pricing with allow them to keep and grow their market share. “Big-box stores are all the same - advertise lost leaders on a small number of products and maximize huge profits on things that aren’t price sensitive,” says Chris, “but I still stand behind our position that we offer competitive pricing and that overall projects costs are always lower with us than a big-box.”

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