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orth Vancouver’s Café for Contemporary Art will push ahead with plans to host public talks on the redevelopment of the Lower Lonsdale waterfront, despite the city’s denial of grant money for the initiative. North Vancouver city council voted Monday to “encourage but not fund” the public workshops on redeveloping Pier Lot 5 and the rest of the vacant waterfront property across from the café. “We’re quite simply not permitted to give what amounts to — even though it’s doing other work — a benefit to a private enterprise,” Coun. Craig Keating told council, explaining city staff’s recommendation to support the café’s development discussions in theory, if not financially. Café for Contemporary Art owner and chief curator Tyler Russell came before council on Oct. 24 to ask for between $5,000 and $15,000 to host a six-month public input process at the cafe and gallery. That application was denied by staff, but on Tuesday Russell

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told The Outlook he’d host the events regardless, beginning in January. “It’ll be the same thing just with Facebook events rather than newspaper ads,” he said. “We’ll have exhibitions and projects taking place primarily within the gallery.” City council told Russell and his delegation Monday that were they to reorganize themselves into a non-profit community group or align with an existing group, the city would be more amenable to considering their funding request. Russell said they may consider going down that road in the future, but would do without city funding for their workshops in the meantime. Mayor Darrell Mussatto cautioned the café delegation about getting ahead of themselves on waterfront redevelopment talk, saying that groups like Capilano University, the Presentation House Theatre, the Lower Lonsdale Business Association and area residents have each expressed interest in shaping the future of the property.

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Celebrate the Season Throughout the month of December, the City celebrates the season with numerous events for the entire family to enjoy. Visit www.cnv.org for festivities taking place throughout the community, snow clearing and preparedness information, plus seasonal safety tips. Please note, City Hall will be closed from December 26 - 30 and on January 2. City Hall will reopen January 3, 2012. Hours of operation for recreational facilities and the City Library are at www.cnv.org.

Annual Christmas Festival at The Shipyards Saturday, December 3 from 5pm - 8pm at the foot of Lonsdale Celebrate the holiday season at this fun and festive outdoor community event. Shipbuilders' Square will be sparkling with Christmas lights and ﬁlled with family activities including the popular bug lantern building workshop, Christmas crafts, gingerbread decorating, a visit from Santa, live entertainment, plus complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and cookies. Hosted by the Lower Lonsdale Business Association, in partnership with the City of North Vancouver. Details at www.cnv.org.

Lynn Valley Road / Boulevard Crescent Transportation Improvements Open House Wednesday, December 7 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm, Sutherland School Foyer The City of North Vancouver, with the District of North Vancouver and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invite you to an open house regarding improving the active transportation links along Boulevard Crescent and Lynn Valley through the Highway 1 interchange. Share your thoughts on bicycle and pedestrian facilities, on-street parking and local street access. Information is available at www.cnv.org/LynnValleyUnderpass. 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver BC V7M 1H9 | Tel: 604.985.7761 | Fax: 604.985.9417 | info@cnv.org

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As your Member of Parliament it is my job to represent and offer assistance to my constituents. My office is available to assist you and your family with any matters that fall under the federal government’s responsibility. This includes helping to deal with Immigration matters, Canada Pension issues, and any policy suggestions. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of our government’s priorities.

ing our tough on crime strategy designed to crack down on dangerous offenders and keep Canadians safe, we will continue to fund and improve our health care system, and we will introduce democratic reforms in the House of Commons and in the Senate. It has been an honour and privilege to serve the constituents of North Vancouver and I look forward to continuing to do so over the next 4 years.

We will continue to focus on strengthening the economy and creating jobs. While signs are encouraging that the Canadian economy will continue to recover, we recognize that this recovery is still fragile and therefore we must proceed cautiously.

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445 Mountain Hwy HEATING UP - Ben Themens, vice-president of finance and corporate affairs of the Lonsdale Energy Corporation. The LEC was criticized recently by an energy consultant for alleged unfair rates. Outlook files

LEC under attack City’s state-of-the-art hydronic heating system unfair to ratepayers, says Richmond-based firm TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

private energy consultancy is taking aim at North Vancouver’s city-owned heating utility, the Lonsdale Energy Corporation (LEC), calling the public utility a monopoly that, without external oversight, unfairly forces residents onto its heat and hot water grid. The consulting firm wants to put the relatively new utility under the purview of the B.C. Utilities Commission. And, according to emails obtained by The Outlook, the move seems to have the support of the majority of city council. LEC president and North Vancouver city manager Ken Tollstam, however, said the LEC already provides the most open and competitive rates of its kind and BCUC oversight would only heap huge, unnecessary costs onto its customers. The LEC uses a hydronic heating system which pumps hot water around a grid to heat two dozen mostly residential and city-owned buildings on and around Lonsdale Avenue. Since 2004, city bylaws have mandated that new buildings developed near the LEC grid must be connected to the heat and hot water system, just as developers must connect to the city’s sanitation and water systems. However, Keith Morris, a consultant with the Richmond-based con-

sultancy All Things Energy, told The Outlook he has been hired by at least one resident of an LEC-heated building near Lonsdale Avenue and 1st Street who claims he’s paying too much for hydronic heat and would do better without it. “They believe they’re suffering from a hydronic energy premium of 30 to 40 per cent versus other methods of energy supply that they could employ which includes simply disconnecting the existing radiator provided by LEC and putting in their own hot water boiler,” said Morris. Morris said he also thinks LEC customers are unfairly bearing the brunt of the cost for the expansion of the hydronic grid, currently being installed under Lonsdale Avenue up to 23rd Street. “The city has created a massive infrastructure and are doing what one may call anticipated investment for the purpose of growing their business,” Morris said. “But they are compelling the users on the system to pay the costs of recovering that investment today.” He claimed the city is refusing to provide his client with details of his monthly heating costs, which are paid as part of his strata fees. Tollstam said the LEC cannot release rates to individual subscribers because the corporation’s contracts are always between the LEC and a building’s strata council or continued, PAGE 24

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‘I will put up my opinion’ Former mayoral candidate George Pringle sits down with The Outlook to talk politics, blogging and a new municipal party trict, Pringle said he believes amalgamation is something city residents also want because “people see the financial sense” in such a move. “It’s politicians that don’t want it,” said Pringle. And his financial-focused ideas didn’t stop there. If elected, Pringle pledged to take a $20,000 pay cut, refuse the mayor’s $9,500 car allowance, abolish dinners at city hall on Monday nights and donate all after-tax money from Metro Vancouver meetings to a local charity. But only one mayoral candidate is required to follow through on their campaign promises after Nov. 19. To ensure Mussatto will be doing that for the next three years, Pringle is once again taking up a role as council watchdog. He is launching a blog, northvancouncilwatch. blogspot.com, where he plans to offer his opinion on city political happenings, track the voting records of the mayor and councillors and discuss major issues like the future of the Harry Jerome recreation centre. “It’s intended to be a partisan blog. I’ve tried in the past to do a more journalistic thing, but this is going to be an editorial thing,” said Pringle. “I will put up my opinion.” As if that project wasn’t enough, Pringle is also planning on starting a new political party called Unite North Van. The party will, like its name indicates, represent those individuals who believe in merging the city and district. Pringle said he will be recruiting other candidates to the party and if Coun. Crag Keating is successful in beating North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Naomi Yamamoto in the next provincial election, Unite North Van will be on the ballot with at least Pringle as a candidate in the city byelection.

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echnology marches us relentlessly forward, with little regard for what’s been left behind. It seems video stores will be the latest casualty. When Rogers closes its final location on the North Shore, movie lovers will be left with one small independent store from which to rent DVDs and Blu-rays. They’ll join CD/record stores on the technological scrapheap, killed off by the convenience and immediacy of streaming services and digital downloading. There was a time when the Lower Mainland was the place to be for music lovers. CD stores stocked with every genre imaginable stood shoulder to shoulder and competed ruthlessly on price. Shoppers could lose themselves for hours in the aisles, discovering new or unknown bands because a CD cover or unusual name caught their eye. For many, a trip to the video store offers the same experience, scanning the shelves for something that might pique their interest, feed their mood for a comedy, a drama, a romance. Sometimes we don’t know what we’re looking for until we find it. But that kind of serendipity is difficult when browsing a digital database online or a menu on your TV. Scanning through those choices can be time consuming, with limited visual cues to attract your eye, rouse your curiosity. And while a quick click over to Rotten Tomatoes might give you a sense for the quality of the movie you’re thinking of downloading, it doesn’t beat overhearing the comments of other browsers in the store, or soliciting the opinion of a knowledgeable clerk at the counter. Heck, director Quentin Tarrantino once worked at a video store. It’s doubtful there’s a future great director feeding his film jones working the customer service call centre for a video on demand service. - Black Press

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— LET TERS TO THE EDITOR — Taxing issue Editor, District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton may dispute the facts on which the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses used as the basis for their report that increases in the levels of spending by local governments are out of control and not sustainable, but it is a fact that my tax bill has been going up relentlessly at a rate well above the rate of inflation. Mayor Walton and the current councillors have been unable, or unwilling, to make the decisions needed to affect a meaningful change in this respect. I say

this with all due respect, but the fact is that that really is a limit to the amount that district residents can afford. Robert Koudstaal North Vancouver

The big picture Editor: Outlook readers should be upset at the Nov. 24, 2011 OUTLOOK article “Activists unveil new oil tanker alerts” outlining the Wilderness Committee’s actions to “raise awareness” about the tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet.

The implication is to raise alarm about tanker traffic, suggesting it is unsafe and likely seeking to reduce or eliminate it. I agree that we must find practical energy sources to reduce our reliance on oil. However, it is not correct to imply that tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet is unsafe. To protect against oil spills, all tankers must be double-hulled, they follow a strictly prescribed route only during daylight through Burrard Inlet with a pilot on board and shadowed all the way by one or more tugs. Newspaper articles should present the bigger picture about the safety

of tanker traffic so that readers can be more fully informed toward making their own conclusions on the matter. Our Burrard Inlet maritime industries are crucial to the local and Canadian economy and employ thousands of people in good paying jobs delivering the products we all use in our everyday lives, and to customers in other countries. Until alternative, cleaner energy sources come on stream, we must not reduce or lose this because some wish to incorrectly suggest that Burrard Inlet tanker transport is unsafe. Doug Ausman North Vancouver

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Fedoruk said she never expected to be designing clothing for the homeless when she got into fashion design at Kwantlen, but she’s happy to help. “The main reason I like doing it is the opportunity to get out to the factory and work with everyone that I wouldn’t normally see,” she said. ••• hen it began in 2009, the project was called Phoenix and it took volunteers more than an entire day to make their very first cape. That year they completed about 300 of the give-away garments. Last year, they’d refined their manufacturing process and were able to make about 560 capes to give out in Vancouver and North Vancouver. This year, with further tweaking and streamlining in the assembly, volunteers made 705 capes over just three Sundays in October and November. About 200 of those capes will be handed over this Friday to the Harvest Project in North Vancouver, while the rest will go to Harbour Light just before Christmas. Harvest Project development officer Kevin Lee and executive director Gary Ansell said the local non-profit received a similar number of capes last year which disappeared out the door just as quickly as they came in. “Within 10 days they were all given out,” Lee said. “There’s a bit of denial in West Vancouver that people have less than they need, but we see clients all the way from Squamish to Deep Cove.” Most of those clients come in by appointment and if they appear to be living outside or are otherwise under-equipped for the wet weather, they will be offered a cape, Lee said. But walkins are always welcome at Harvest too and anyone who needs a warm, waterproof cape can come pick one up. Lee added that, with the number of homeless on the North Shore this year seemingly on par with last, they expect the free capes won’t be available for long. ••• or Mayzes, Fedoruk and Kristi Birnie, one of the founders of the capes program, the real payoff comes without warning on a

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the woman and kissed her cheek. The victim ran to the rec centre where she saw lights on and banged on the door until a maintenance worker let her into the building where she called police. North Van Mounties began patrolling for the alleged attacker immediately but were unable to locate him. Cpl. De Jong said the Mounties don’t believe the suspect is violent but is likely “in need of support.” The suspect is described as a white man, about 30 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall with brown hair and wearing a white dress with pink flowers, brown leather boots and a coat over the dress. On Nov. 23, the West Vancouver police issued a warning about an incident that occurred at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, wherein a 16-yearold girl waiting for a bus on the 2500-block of Marine Drive was approached by a man who asked if he could give her a hug. That man is described as chubby, possibly 35 years old, with balding dark hair, pale skin and rosy cheeks. The young woman felt uncomfortable and called West Vancouver police immediately. Police attended the scene but were unable to find the man. Anyone with information on either case is asked to call the West Vancouver police at 604-925-7300 or the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311.

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hristie Sacré can once again exhale after winning a City of North Vancouver school trustee seat twice in two weeks — this time by a single vote. Last Friday, defeated CNV trustee candidate Chris Dorais filed an application in North Vancouver Provincial Court requesting a judicial recount of the Nov. 19 election results. That process saw Sacré beat Dorais by only three votes; he then had until Nov. 28 to contest the decision. “With a three vote spread, I had a responsibility to those who worked on my campaign,” said Dorais. Calling it a very involved process, Dorais’s recount application before the court included an affidavit and research on automated vote-counting systems and their accuracy. He claims there is a 0.19-per-cent margin of error with the optical scanner that reads paper ballots in the CNV. Sacré too was left scrambling after being served with court papers on Friday. She had two days to track down a city clerk and scrutineer who oversees the counting of ballots. “Chris Dorais was just doing his due diligence,” said Sacré. “He was very polite.” On Monday morning, four staff from the CNV clerk’s office including chief election officer Robyn Anderson, the CNV’s solicitor and a handful of scrutineers for both candidates turned up in court for the manual recount. Anderson said the process is not uncommon, especially in a smaller municipality. Towards the end of the recount on Tuesday, the judge had four ballots in question laid out in front of her. Dorais believes two of those ballots should have been rendered inadmissible. He said in one case the voter had drawn their own arrow between two candidates’ names. On the other ballot, the voter had filled in three arrows including Sacre’s — and also made a marking in the middle of Dorais’ arrow. City of North Vancouver voters choose three school trustee candidates. “It should have been a spoiled ballot,” said Dorais. The judge’s explanation, according to Dorais, was that perhaps the person had rested the pen by his name or reconsidered voting for Dorais. Anderson explained how voters are instructed to connect the head and tail of an arrow on the ballot. “The machine needs a certain amount of marking between the head and tail,” she said. “The judge has more discretion under the [Elections] Act to do an interpretation.” In the end, Sacré was declared the winner of the school trustee seat by one vote. Sacré celebrated on Tuesday night at the first North Vancouver school trustees seminar. “I feel like I can officially attend now,” she said. Dorais has no hard feelings about losing, adding the entire CNV staff was amazing during the recount process. When asked if he will run again for school trustee in three years, Dorais took a moment to answer. “That’s a long ways away,” he said. “I have to regroup.”

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future is very important.” And Noormohamed isn’t the only gap between the country’s rich one championing the need for ideas and poor. and the importance of redefining Interestingly, 22 ideas — includthe party. Dan Veniez, former West ing the decriminalization of mariVancouver-Sunshine Coast-Seajuana, support for Canadians livto-Sky Country Liberal candidate, ing abroad and a strengthening of prefaced his stance on the situation the public pension system — were with two words: “Ideas matter.” offered before the economy, the “You have to give the Tories their Conservative government’s go-to due. They adhere to their worldplatform issue. view and are terribly effective and The Liberals have been criticized disciplined with their message. You lately for taking too centrist an cannot dismiss or dispute the intelapproach to governing, maintainligence of that party when it comes ing an umbrella of ideas so big the to engendering a visceral reacparty’s message often appears incotion from Mr. and herent. Mrs. Main Street,” To be fair, said Veniez, who, “Ideas matter.” Saturday’s meetcoincidentally, is ing was an inforDan Veniez the only federal mal neighbourFormer Liberal candidate candidate other hood chat and than Ignatieff to not a hard-line be interviewed in policy meeting. Newman’s aforementioned book. But with so many wide-ranging “Canadians care about what you thoughts being proposed one wonstand for and how you stand for it. ders whether or not the Liberals The Liberal party’s problem, from have learned the importance of a my relatively short tenure — and streamlined platform, something still is — was power for its own sake Canadians seem to hold in high rather than a party of ideas and a regard after voting overwhelmingly party of clearly defining what cenfor the more-easily understood, trism stands for.” platform-digestible Tories and New How much of Noormohamed’s, Democrats. Veniez’s and other party members’ “The next four years is about ideas are absorbed by the Liberal cleaning house, figuring out who we brass will be seen over the coming are and start sharing our ideas with months and years. people. We have to take a stand The good news for the Grits is on issues and ensure it’s not just that politics is cyclical — parties rise, about the party but about Canada,” parties fall. But how long this parsaid Taleeb Noormohamed, forticular cycle lasts and whether or mer Liberal candidate for North not they will be ready when their Vancouver and speaker at the weekturn comes around again, is, at this end event. point, anyone’s guess. “There is a stereotype of Liberals being too cerebral so how policies skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com are discussed and imparted in the

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management, rather than with and Pam Bookham told Morris via individual residents. email that they supported provincial “If his strata comes to us and asks oversight of the city utility, while for the details of rates for the buildcouncil newcomer Linda Buchanan ing, absolutely we release them,” wrote it would be an issue she Tollstam said, adding that while all would explore if elected. buildings pay the same flat rate to “I am 100% in support of B.C. LEC, how each building’s manageUtility Commission oversight of ment or strata council disperses that LEC to ensure that rates are fair, cost among residents — whether by reasonable, and cost competitive for usage-based billing, for example, or the city’s residents and business[es] by square-footage billing — is up to held captive by monopoly legislathe individual building operators. tion under By Law No. 7575 [which According to the city’s 2010 established the LEC],” Coun. Clark financial report, wrote. the LEC conHe added: “We “If his strata comes should be looking at trolled assets worth $9.28 or elimito us and asks for the amending million and nating the bylaw details of rates for the too.” spent 50 per cent of its revCoun. Bookham building, absolutely agreed, enue on the and wrote we release them .” she thinks the capinatural gas to heat the systal expansion costs Ken Tollstam of the LEC grid tem and 50 per cent on capital CNV city manager should not be downcosts and infraloaded solely onto structure. All its present users. LEC shares are “Customers of controlled by the city and changes LEC should be given assurance that in the company’s energy rates are they are not subsidizing this new under the authority of city council. technology,” Coun. Bookham wrote. However, Morris claims that “If there are front end costs to crewithout coming under BCUC jurisate such a system, they should be diction, the LEC is operating more borne by all residents of the city.” like a private business with a cityBuildings currently served by the backed anti-competition edge over LEC grid include, amongst others, would-be competitors. city hall, the main library, the fire “The [LEC] used to be for just hall, the Atrium at the Pier, John city buildings,” Morris said, “but Braithwaite Community Centre, The now if you want to build any buildPinnacle Hotel, The Envy, Ventana, ing and get it through the permitGrant MacNeil Place, The Landing, ting process, it has to be supplied by The Premiere, The Esplanade and LEC — a monopoly.” Villa St. Georges. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com Prior to the Nov. 19 election, twitter.com/toddcoyne returning city councillors Guy Heywood, Rod Clark, Craig Keating

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orth Van City and District election officials certainly missed out on a surefire method to create some much-needed hype and interest surrounding the recent municipal elections. That is if you look back at the annual election held for the so-called mayor of Grouse Mountain which was first contested on Nov. 28, 1936. Can you envision defeated City mayoralty candidates Chris â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kitâ&#x20AC;? Nichols, Ron Polly and George Pringle hauling re-elected mayor Darrell Mussatto up Lonsdale on a toboggan? How about Margie Goodman pulling the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice, Richard Walton, along Edgemont Boulevard or INSTANT Mount Seymour Parkway? REPLAY You see, a stunt of that magnitude actually did take Len Corben place exactly 75 years ago lencorben@yahoo.ca when the Tyee Ski Runners hatched a plan to hype its election for the first mayor of the Grouse Mountain Ski Village in 1936. Their little scheme garnered some great publicity for the just-formed Tyee club which, of course, was the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main objective. The Tyees at that time were in direct competition for members with three long-established North Shore ski clubs: Hollyburn Pacific (founded in 1927), Grouse Mountain (1929) and Vancouver (1930), plus a fledgling club on Mt. Seymour which was forming that very month. The Tyee club officially began Sept. 27, 1935,

apparently shortly after the cash-strapped Grouse Mountain Ski Club rebuffed a suggestion from skiers who had cabins close to the Village Inn â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the original ski village at the base of The Cut â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to relocate the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headquarters from a cabin higher up the mountain to the village. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t long before the Tyee Ski Runners came up with an innovative plan that would not only produce a six-person Grouse village council but also result in valuable â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and free â&#x20AC;&#x201C; media attention for the club, something priceless at any time but especially during the Great Depression. The deal was that the losers of the three-way mayoralty race between Roy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Square Dealâ&#x20AC;? Clendening, Gordon â&#x20AC;&#x153;Work and Wagesâ&#x20AC;? Harrington and Ralph McKenzie would have to wear skis while dragging the winner on a toboggan mounted on roller skates for three city blocks from the old Hotel Vancouver (then located on Georgia Street between Howe and Granville) north along Granville to Hastings. Pat Slattery, who penned the Ski-Slants gossip column in The Vancouver Sun, covered the campaigning and results with regular items as did The Vancouver Daily Provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ski reporter Ivan Nixon along with Don Tyrell in the paperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ski Heil! column. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Grouse civic election is something new continued, PAGE 27

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continued, PAGE 25 and has created considerable interest,” wrote Slattery, the future dapperdandy men’s fashion columnist and North Van District alderman from 1966-75, in his Nov. 14, 1936, column. “Any number of candidates are running for the offices of mayor, town constable, fire chief, dog catcher and curfew bell ringer (that’s a laugh).” Noting that “countless” new cabins had been built, he named the better-known ones: Slalom Inn, Vat 67, Neon, Shuksan Hut, Hoodoos, Montagnals, Ski Tepee, Flint and Feather, Wreck of the 97, Noseeums, Jokers, Lizards, Icicles, All Pals, Cornets and Nomads. On election day, The Province reported, “There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight. At least in Grouse Mountain Town, according to the predictions of the hill billy skiers who go to the polls this evening to elect a ‘mayor’… “Other office seekers [beside the mayoral candidates] are Louis Savard and Eddie Christie, who are fighting for the position of town constable and dog catcher. Wally Kendall and Andy Harper are attempting to strongarm their way into the vice and morality squad while Sid de Bues, Cam MacDonald and Bob Neild [actually Nield] intend to lead the firemen to fires. Vi Burton and Gerry Doucette have wound up their strong campaign to have each other elected as sanitary inspectors.” As you can see, it wasn’t all serious, although the campaigning was fierce. The Province estimated, “Three hundred skiers crowded into the fortycabin town” for the voting with Clendening – always incorrectly spelled Clendenning in the papers – winning “by a two-thirds majority.” But, with the mayor and his entourage now set to parade through downtown Vancouver six days later on Dec. 4, 1936, the fun was far from over. The Sun described the hijinks in a 270-word story headlined “Skiers Startle Citizenry With Wild Election Parade.” “Shrieking blood-curdling Indian yells, blowing whistles and clanging a large cow bell, Tyee Ski Runners of Grouse Mountain staged a unique, though short, parade Friday night. The event was the result of a pre-election bet between candidates Roy Clendenning [sic], Gordon Harrington and Ralph McKenzie, who ran for the office of mayor in Grouse Mountain City. The bet called for the losing candidates to pull Roy Clendenning, ‘the People’s Choice,’ on a toboggan along Granville and Hastings street. “Leading the procession was the town crier, who bore on his back a large sign announcing the show was in honor of ‘The Lord Mayor.’ Between sessions of bell-ringing the crier bellowed ‘Hear ye, hear ye. Make way for his lordship, the Mayor of Grouse Mountain Village.’ Town constable Louie Savard, Tyee shield bearers and a rearguard were also in attendance with everyone but the mayor donning ski clothing and equipment. The parade was escorted by a Vancouver police squad car. The 1936 event was hardly a one-shot deal. By 1938, the election campaign had expanded to include political leaflets dropped on Grouse from a low-flying plane and CKWX coverage of the election night results from atop the mountain. The downtown Vancouver toboggan run remained the climax to the whole affair. So would a toboggan ride on Lonsdale for the winning mayors be the catalyst for increased interest in the next North Van municipal elections? Until it’s tried, we’ll never know. This is #442 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stories – the great events and the quirky – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history.

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING Get Practical Skills That Get Jobs Vancouver Island University training for over 50 years, No simulators. Low student / instructor ratio. 1-888-920-2221 ext: 6130 www.viu.ca/ heavyequipment LOOKING FOR A Powerful Career? Great wages? Year round work? Power Engineering program. GPRC Fairview Campus. On-campus boiler lab, affordable residences. Study 4th Class and Part A 3rd Class in only 1 year. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview. LOVE ANIMALS? - Love your Career! Animal Health Technology diploma program. GPRC Fairview Campus. On-campus working farm. On-site large and companion animals. On-campus residences. 1888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

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MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees needed! Hospitals & Dr.’s need medical office & medical admin staff. No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-748-4126. PHARMACY TECH Trainees needed! Retail Pharmacies & Hospitals need certified techs & assistants. No experience? Need training? Local training & job placement is available. 1-888-778-0461.

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Watercraft in summer, Snowmobiles in Winter. ATV’s in Between! Become an Outdoor Power Equipment Technician. GPRC’s Fairview College Campus. Apprenticeship opportunity. On-campus residences. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

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POST RN CERTIFICATE in Perioperative Nursing. Online theory, hands-on skills lab, clinical practicum. January / September intakes. ORNAC Approved. GPRC Grande Prairie, Alberta. www.gprc.ab.ca 1-888-539-4772. THE ECONOMY Is Heating Up! Welders Millwrights/Machinists will be in high demand. Be prepared. 16 week pre-employment programs at GPRC. January classes. 1-888999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

THE ONE - The Only - The Only One in Canada! Only authorized Harley-Davidson Technician Program at GPRC’s Fairview Campus. Fairview, Alberta. On-campus residences. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview TWO WHEELIN’ EXCITEMENT! Motorcycle Mechanic Program, GPRC Fairview College Campus. Hands-on training - street, off-road, dual sport bikes. Challenge 1st year Apprenticeship exam. 1-888-9997882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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HELP WANTED

A Phone Disconnected? We can help. Best Rates, Speedy Connections, Great Long Distance. Everyone Approved. Call Today 1-877-852-1122 Protel Reconnect Calling All Sports Minded Individuals!!!

$11 - $20/hr! Like music and a team environment? No experience necessary, no telemarketing, 10 openings available! Benefits after 6 mos.

Call Erica at 604 777 2195 Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca

CARPET CLEANING TECHNICIANS Full Time Carpet Cleaning Technician required. Must have valid BC Driver’s Licence with good driving record. Must be fluent in English. No experience required. All training & equipment provided. Starting wage at $15.00 per hour. Fax resume to: 604-873-3496 email: pointthree@telus.net

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

DISHWASHERS & KITCHEN HELPERS RAS Restaurants LTD. dba Boston Pizza (North Vancouver) HIRING for Dishwashers & Kitchen Helpers (Wage: $10.31/hr. 40 hours/week + benefits). Apply by Fax: 604-984-0455 F/T CHEF. Genji Japanese Rest. (N. Van). 3 - 5 yrs exp. High school grad. $18.75/hr Prepare and cook meals. Tel: 604-980-6881 OSAKA Japanese Rest. (N.Van) F/T Sushi Chef 3-5 yrs exp. Highschool grad. $18.75/H Prepare and cook meals. Fax:604-929-0768

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SALES

SALES REPRESENTATIVES

WE NEED YOU TO JOIN OUR TEAM!

Westcoast Moulding & Millwork, a building product supplier in Surrey has F/Time opportunities for experienced Sales Reps. Any previous sales experience is okay - we’ll teach you the ropes!! If you’re positive and energetic & looking for a long-term career in a progressive & dynamic company we want you! (Punjabi and / or Hindi also considered asset.) Excellent Remuneration Package Commensurate w/ Experience, Full Beneﬁts & THE BEST WORK ENVIRO.

Great Dollar’s Offered for Qualiﬁed Candidates. If you have what it takes?

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

ABBY STEEL Fab Shop looking for exp. misc. metals installer/welder. Resumes to: info@cliron.com. ACE CONSTRUCTION IS HIRING POWERLINE TECHNICIANS AND INDENTURED APPRENTICES FOR ALBERTA Email schiebel@cana.ca Fax 403-253-6190 www.aceconstruction.ca JOURNEYMAN/LEAD hand plumber needed for North Van Townhouse & Warehouse site. Also require 3rd and 4th year apprentices. Wages Negotiable depending on experience. ICBA Benefit package included. Apprentices must include copy of ITA Transcripts. email to marian@russellmechanical.ca SKILLED WORKERS Always in Demand. Pre-employment Welder, Millwright/Machinist program. 16 weeks and write first year apprenticeship exam. Be ready for high paying, in demand trades jobs. Starts Jan. 3, 2012. GPRC Grande Prairie Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journeyman wages $33. $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, savings plan for retirement, profit sharing bonus. Join a winning team. Call for appointment or send resume to: Joe Bowser 780-846-2231 office, joe@autotanks.ca or Jamie Flicek 780-846-2241 fax; cindy@autotanks.ca

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PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour

Al Isaac (Former owner of West Van Shell) & son Colin

FALL YARD CLEANUPS & POWER WASHING (Decks, Fences & Sidewalks)

604.986.0003 Ofﬁce 604.561.9100 Colin 604.218.7644 Al greenclipper@shaw.ca

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

AT NORTHWEST ROOFING

RUBBISH REMOVAL

CHEAP LOADS Fast Reliable Service. All loads recycled. Minibins service avail. 604-922-5101 ACKER’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. Quick. 7 days. Fast/reliable. Call Spencer 604-924-1511.

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

bradsjunkremoval.com

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

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

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SUNDECKS

LEGAL SERVICES

Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

TREE SERVICES

• Tree & Stump Removal • Certiﬁed Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

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MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555. ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

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

VISION EXOTIK FLOORING INC. Hardwood Floor Specialist •Installation•Sanding•Reﬁnishing Express your unique & individual style with a custom stain. Dust free sanding. 778-995-Wood (9663). View our picture gallery at www.visionexotik.com

NORTH VANCOUVER

CENTURY APT 250 East 15th Ave. Spacious 1 & 2 bdrooms avail. 2 Blocks from Lonsdale Quay. Balcony parking at back. Laundry fac. avail. Swim pool & sauna.

Call 604-830-7587 www.aptrentals.com

828 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

TOY FOX TERRIER PUPPIES Avail. Dec.12/11. Aver. adult 5-10 lbs. Happy. lively, inquisitive, friendly, attach to family, easily trained, litter box train. Enjoy agility, Exc. for children 5+ yrs.,elderly & apt. Family raised w/children. CKC reg., vet ✓, 1st shots, dewormed, tattoo, 6 wks health ins. & puppy kit. INQUIRE KAREN: 250-656-9696. Restoretobalance@telus.net

Recently renovated 1 & 2 bdrooms avail. 1 Block from Lonsdale Quay. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, laundry facility, u/g parking, balcony. Includes heat & water. Elevator.

Call 604-830-7587 www.aptrentals.com

845 730

WHEATEN TERRIER pups, perfect family dog. $1400. Meet your pet! Call (604)825-3966

BUILDING SUPPLIES

FUEL

BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095

548

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99

604.488.9161 TRANSPORTATION 806

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

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GARDENING

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $180 or Well Rotted 10 yds - $200. 604-856-8877 A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Written Guarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.

Info: www.treeworksonline.ca info@treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

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PETS

BOXER PUPPIES ready now. Tails docked, vet checked & dewormed. $850. 604-845-0355 (Chilliwack) CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CHUG beaut pups (chihuahua/pug), 8 wks, 1 F, 3 M, vet chk, deworm, 1st shot, $575, (778)231-2023. CKC REG BLOOD HOUND pups, 1 male, 8 fem. Liver & tan, ready to go end of Nov. (604)574-5788 KITTENS, Orange tabby, photos available on Facebook - kittens chilliwack. Call (604)703-1077 MALTESE pups, 1 males, 1st shots, vet ✔, dewormed. Family raised. 604-464-5077. MULTI POO PUP 13 weeks old 2nd shot, dewormed, micro chipped. To good home. $1000. 604-715-2431 PUG & BOSTON Terrier cross, 14 weeks. Brindle. Vet ✓ & first shots. $650. Call 604-302-7454.

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AUTO FINANCING

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1999 CHEVY BLAZER, black, 2” lift, 4x4, Air Cared, standard, new clutch. $5995 obo (604)826-0519

851

TRUCKS & VANS

2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, grey, 7 pass., V6 auto, fully loaded, 93 km, $6,500 obo. Phone (604)241-2530. Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

MISC. WANTED WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN By virtue of WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN for PAYLESS AUTO TOWING LTD., we will dispose of the following units to recover the amount of indebtedness noted plus any additional cost of storage, seizure and sale.

APARTMENT/CONDOS

BIG BUILDING SALE... “CLEARANCE SALE YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!” 20X26 $4995. 25X34 $6460. 30X44 $9640. 40X70 $17,945. 47X90 $22,600. One end included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES Damaged House! Older House! Difficulty Selling! Behind on Payments! Need to Sell Now? NO FEES! NO RISK! QUICK CASH! Call us First! 604.657.9422

MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

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Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

www.UapplyUdrive.ca

MISC. FOR SALE

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

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SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

1989 MERCEDES 420 SEL, Air Cared, 117,000km. Black w/gray lthr. int., pw., ps., a/c, $3900 obo (604)997-4045

***HANDY MAN CONDOS*** Bank Owned; Fixer Uppers FREE LIST w/ PICTURES! www.HandyManCondos.com 1-800-304-9849 ID # 1048 re/max city realty

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

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

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

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

609

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

KICK BACK & RELAX IN SOUTH SURREY Short term - Weekly - Monthly accommodation. Seeking professional visitors to rent throughout the year. Deluxe, fully furnished & equipped 2 bdrm. + rec. rm. + 2 bath T/House. Crown Mouldings, H/W laminate flooring and slate. Gas F/P, Alarm, Netflix, Cable & WiFi. 1 car garage parking. No - Smoking inside, covered patio & outdoor seating. Amenities rm. incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. $2600/Mo.

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

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MISC. FOR RENT

THE BEST ACCOMMODATION

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 518

2011 5th Wheel 32’ Gooseneck Cargo Trailer, triple axle, 4000lb ramp, electric brakes, roof vents, 36” side door, like new, $12,500. Call 604-842-8009.

REAL ESTATE

Tree removal done RIGHT!

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2002 DODGE NEON R/T standard trans., white, sunroof, used eng., new timing belt & clutch. CD stacker $3995 obo. (604)826-0519 2003 VOLVO V40, S/W, Blue, loaded 155,000 kms. auto. new tires. $6000 firm. Phone 604-538-9257. 2009 SUZUKI SWIFT PLUS - 5 dr, 39,000k. Good shape. Like new. $8888: Call Don (604)581-3613

LEIGHTON APT 130 East 11th Ave.

CONTRACTORS

ELECTRICAL

APARTMENT/CONDO

NORTH VANCOUVER

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TRANSPORTATION

CASH FOR VINTAGE clothing & lace/linen costume & estate jewellery. Will pick up. 778-235-8752.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

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CAN’T GET UP your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591. Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

CRIMINAL RECORD?

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PUREBRED ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER PUPS. The ORIGINAL NANNY DOG. Vet checked, microchipped, 1st shots & CKC reg. Please phone 604 839 7604, pls lve msg if no answer. Shepherd/Lab X, 5 black, 2 yellow, 5 males, 2 females, $200/each. (604)316-2757 SHIHTZU- Bichon Puppies 7 wks, vet checked, dewormed. Ready to go. $500/each. (604)581-8354

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604-777-5046

WE NEED YOU TO JOIN OUR TEAM!

Please Fax resume: 604-513-1194 or E-mail: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com

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NEED CASH TODAY?

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RENTALS

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PETS

PLUMBING

• Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses

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Great Dollar’s Offered for Qualiﬁed Candidates.

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

Re-roofing, Repair & New Roof Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530

Stair Builder / Parts Craftsman

Westcoast Moulding & Millwork Surrey, a building product supplier has a Full - Time opportunity for an experienced Stair Builder & Parts Craftsman. Must have previous experience reading Blue Prints and CAD drawings, ability to build straight and curved spiral stair & experience w/ on site measuring and installation of prefabricated stair types. Positive attitude, dedication & willingness to learn rewarded with: • Advancement Opportunities • Excellent Remuneration Package Commensurate w/ Experience • Full Beneﬁts & • THE BEST WORK ENVIRO.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING Running this ad for 7yrs

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500. GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161. MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877556-3500. NEED CASH FAST? GET A LOAN ANY TIME YOU WANT! Sell or Pawn your Valuables Online Securely, From Home. APPLY ONLINE TODAY: www.PawnUp.com OR CALL TOLL FREE : 1-888-4357870.

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

PERSONAL SERVICES

Please e-mail resume to: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com or fax: 604-513-1194

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RECREATIONAL

FOR SALE CABIN FROM THE FOUNDATION UP ONLY: Cabin must be moved from its current location at Brooklyn, BC. Please call after 5:00 250-365-6371 or email jbalfour@shaw.ca for details. Open to offers

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery. INSTANT AUTO CREDIT We can finance your auto loan in minutes, you Drive Home Now, or we can deliver to you. www.DriveHomeNow.com 877-758-7311 or 250-751-5205. WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in November, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.

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CARS - DOMESTIC

2000 FORD FOCUS, standard trans., blue, 4 dr. sedan, CD, Air Cared. $2995 obo (604)826-0519 2005 CHRYSLER 300, grey, V6, auto, loaded, leather, 108 km, $9,500 obo. Phone (604)241-2530. 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING convertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $7895/obo. (604)826-0519

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

1992 VOLVO 940 4 dr. sedan, auto, low mi., leather int., gray, Air Cared. Good cond. $3700. (604)351-7704

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

11-118C 2004 KIA RIO Vin: KNADC165946206760 Registered Owner: WILHELM ESSER Indebtedness: $6,930.95 Day of sale is Thursday, December 15, 2011 @ 12:00 NOON.

Absolute Bailiffs Inc. # 104 - 20119 113B Avenue, Maple Ridge, B.C. Contact: Sheldon Stibbs 604-522-2773.

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