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For the birds: Small-animal enthusiasts will find da flock of information on birdwatching ing and how little creatures survive in freezing temperatures inside today’’s Peace Arch News. see pages 3, 11 & 16

Alzheimer’s patient posts his thoughts to Twitter followers

Tweeting his memories in real time Rick Kupchuk Black Press

When asked if he was interested in promoting Alzheimer’s disease awareness, Jim Mann jumped at the opportunity. Diagnosed with the illness five years ago, the 63-year-old Fleetwood resident will spend the month of January online, tweeting

his day-to-day activities and thoughts to give the perspective of a person in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. “Had a meeting today and I panicked when I lost my train of thought,” Mann tweeted Wednesday afternoon. “I probably sounded odd trying to b.s. my way as I figured out where I was going with my thoughts.”

Earlier, he tweeted that he couldn’t remember his phone number. Another tweet said he’d been told three times where he was going, but still couldn’t remember. “I’ll ask a leading question instead,” he typed on Twitter. “There are so many stereotypes and misconceptions associated with Alzheimer’s disease that they become barriers to seeking

information, support and even a diagnosis,” Mann said during an interview, explaining his decision to tweet. “We need to face this disease and talk about it openly so that people can have greater awareness and are motivated to do something about it.” see page 4

Cross-border patrol

And so they meet again Two Chinese nationals were detained by Surrey RCMP New Year’s Day following an alleged border-jumping incident near Peace Arch Park. Police say they were alerted to the two men – reportedly walking into Canada without passing customs – by U.S. Border Patrol, which had been shadowing the pair on the U.S. side. Intercepted by officers in the 17000-block of 0 Avenue shortly after 1:30 p.m., the men appeared to be Chinese citizens. The men were booked into cells and then turned over to the Canada Border Services Agency. Such incidents of people trying to sneak into the country occur “just about every day,” according to Cpl. Drew Grainger. Jeffrey Jones, with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, doesn’t have statistics on border runners, but said the joint effort is appreciated. “Anytime we see northbound activity, we give RCMP a call.”

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U.S. Border Patrol officials meet with RCMP officers Sunday afternoon along 0 Avenue, after the Americans spotted two men bypassing customs.

Late-night altercation with two visitors in Panorama Ridge

Surrey man shot in the back after booze theft Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

A 31-year-old Surrey man was airlifted to hospital Tuesday, after he was shot in the back during a late-night altercation at a Panorama Ridge home. Cpl. Drew Grainger said police raced to the 12400-block of 53 Street just after 11

p.m., after a 911 call alerted them to the shooting. “This apparently was as a result of the male being visited last night by two people known to him,” Grainger said Wednesday. “They spoke at the doorway to the residence, apparently about some liquor that had been stolen a couple days prior to yesterday.

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“This discussion became quite animated, to the point where a handgun was produced, shots were fired and the victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the back.” Grainger said the man was initially listed in serious condition, but has since stabilized and is expected to make a full recovery. He is co-operating with police, Grainger said.

Including the victim, there were three adults in the home at the time of the shooting. Two “persons of interest” are being sought in connection with the incident. Grainger said as they are known to the victim, it is not a matter of if police will locate the pair, but when. see page 4

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Hard to live on $610 alone I applaud Surrey-Fleetwood He may not have much spare have brought in a number of MLA Jagrup Brar for money for transit either. With innovative housing programs making the effort to live on one-way full fares at $5 to go under the leadership of Housing welfare for a month. from Surrey to Vancouver, it’s Minister Rich Coleman, who is Chances are he won’t get too a luxury for many with limited likely the most active housing far without help from incomes to be able to minister in B.C. history. Frank Bucholtz others, which he will use transit more than a One of those programs is a almost certainly receive. few times a month. shelter allowance for working It is impossible for As for medicine, how people with low incomes, most people to get by on which is a rent subsidy. Yet do people with such $610 a month, at a time there remains a severe lack of limited incomes get when rents are so high. access to medicine? Yes, affordable housing. Even the most basic Surrey is not alone in this there are government of accommodation in regard, although Surrey has less programs to help pay Surrey or most areas of for pharmaceuticals, but social housing – by far – on a the Lower Mainland will per-capita basis than cities like what about other noncost over $400 a month, Vancouver or Burnaby. prescription items? and that doesn’t get you The best outcome for Brar I also hope Brar very much. Almost no doesn’t simply adopt the and for people on welfare, from apartments or basement his month-long experiment, standard NDP position suites are available for could be the fact that an that welfare rates must that rate – it’s usually just a elected representative will have automatically be increased. The room, and no board. experienced the day-to-day issue is a little more complex The sheer cost of housing challenges that many people, not than that. means there is little left over just those on welfare, deal with – The party has been saying this for other basics, such as food, every single day. for years – yet when medicine and transportation. Hopefully, he will the party actually The sheer cost It’s a key reason why the food also discover, from forms government, as of housing bank is so busy, and has become it has done three times talking to others in means there is those circumstances, a necessity for many people. In in the past in this other words, the generosity of province, the welfare little left over the particular people all over the community is rate rarely improves. for other basics, problems that face taking the place of government people with low The Glen Clark such as food, incomes. welfare for those who are unable government actually medicine and to work and have no other If he is able to bragged about how it sources of income. start to develop an had cut some people transportation. Brar will also find it difficult innovative approach off welfare. to get around. Assuming he to the challenges The welfare rates plans to live in Surrey, rather facing people with low incomes, were $500 per month in than Vancouver or Burnaby, he particularly housing, that would 1991, when the NDP became will find it tough to take transit, be welcome. government. Ten years and four as so many areas in Surrey are It could be of considerable premiers later, after winning two poorly served by TransLink. help to his party as it crafts an straight elections, the NDP had Even those areas that are election platform for next year’s raised the rates by a whole $10. vote. serviced have infrequent In the past decade, they have Frank Bucholtz writes service, and on the busiest risen by $100. Thursdays for the Peace Arch routes, passengers are often left However, in 2001, the cost News. He is the editor of the standing at bus stops as full ones of housing was far less than Langley Times. go sailing by. it is today. The BC Liberals

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‘Modest’ increases in most assessments Alex Browne Staff Reporter

Many homeowners in Surrey and White Rock will see their property values increase – some by as much as 15 per cent – in 2012 assessment notices. Assessments for more than 149,000 properties in the area should be received by the end of the week. But the rise in value for most will be “modest,” according to South Fraser Region deputy assessor Chris Danchuk. “Most homes in Surrey and White Rock are worth more in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” he said.

“Homeowners will see changes in the minus five per cent to plus 15 per cent range.” The same range of change can also be expected by owners of commercial and industrial properties. The overall upward shift in the assessment roll in Surrey and White Rock was from $86.6 billion last year to $93.8 billion this year, of which $2.1 billion represents subdivisions, rezoning and new construction. According to BC Assessment comparative figures, an average 12-year-old single-family home in Newton assessed at $462,400 last year would now be worth $466,000. A single family home in Cloverdale of similar vintage

valued at $613,300 for the 2011 roll would rise to $616,000; while a 30-year-old single family house in South Surrey assessed at $623,800 a year ago would have risen in value to $683,000. A 17-year-old two-bedroom strata apartment in Newton that was $202,200 last year would be $203,000 this year, while a 10 yearold Cloverdale strata townhouse assessed at $346,900 last year would now be $352,000. In White Rock, while older (1993 and earlier) strata apartments may be static in value or have actually gone down; single-family dwellings can be expected to appreciate considerably.

A 50-year-old single family home assessed at $475,500 a year ago would now be $509,900, while a slightly newer house valued at $795,000 would have climbed to $875,700. A newer home (2004) assessed at $1,180,200 in 2011 would have appreciated $96,800 to $1,277,000. Property owners who think their assessment does not reflect market value at July 2011, should contact BC Assessment as soon as possible this month, Danchuk said. If the matter can’t be settled, a Property Assessment Review panel appeal should be filed by Jan. 31. Visit www.bcassessment.ca or call 604-576-4700.

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Aditya Paul Shanasaia just couldn’t wait to come into the world Sunday, born to parents Kalvin and Darshan after two hours of labour in the early-morning hours of Jan. 1 to become Surrey’s first baby of 2012. The little one – the Whalley family’s first child – was born at 3:19 a.m. at Surrey Memorial Hospital.

No suspects in apartment fire that left family homeless

Arson victims continue search for cat Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

A Christmas-day fire that destroyed a South Surrey man’s home is being investigated as an arson. Surrey RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger confirmed Tuesday the apartment blaze, at 115-1821 Southmere Cres. E., was intentionally set. “It’s not believed to be accidental,” he said. Oz Oskam told Peace Arch News last week that he lost everything in the late-night fire. It broke out just before midnight Dec. 25, while Oskam was camping with his children in Manning Park. Damage was contained to the firstfloor unit. Grainger said a police report notes the apartment was broken into – with many items, including Christmas presents, taken – and then torched. He would not confirm reports that gasoline was used as an accelerant. Grainger noted that while police tend to see an increase in break-ins during the Christmas

season, it is unusual for the target to also be set on fire. Investigation is ongoing and police have no suspects at this time. Officers are reviewing statements and will likely canvas for any video surveillance that may be able to help identify those responsible, Grainger said. Anyone who noticed anything suspicious in the area on the night in question is asked to contact Surrey Makso RCMP at 604-599-0502. Oskam, meanwhile, holds missing out hope the family cat – missing since the fire – will turn up. Makso belonged to his 17-year-old daughter, Kelsey, but was a big part of the entire family, Oskam said. While they continue to search daily for the 18-month-old, so far the blackand-white feline is nowhere to be found.

Oskam is confident Makso escaped the blaze through his youngest daughter’s bedroom window – the same way the thief or thieves got in. He is offering a $100 reward for the cat’s return (call 604-842-3516 or email ozthehandyman@ live.ca). Amidst the chaos, Oskam said he has been heartened by the support he and his children have received in the wake of the fire. A neighbour set up a fund to collect donations for the family, whose belongings were not insured; and a friend offered up a travel trailer for them to stay in until they can find a new home. Emails of support have poured in from members of the local coaching community, in which Oskam has been immersed for the past 25 years; and Oskam’s extended family has been “very, very helpful.” “There’s been some very negative things, but there’s been some very positive things,” he said, noting he chooses to focus on the latter. “I want to get our lives back on track.”

A man who tried to rob Southpoint Station Pub at gunpoint early Sunday quickly learned he’d picked the wrong place, when patrons took it upon themselves to put an end to his efforts. Police say people who were in the 3020 152 St. pub when the man entered around 4:30 a.m. Jan. 1 actually got into a skirmish with the robber, causing him to drop his gun and flee. “It sounds like some of the patrons in the establishment at the time wrestled with this guy for a brief time,” Cpl. Drew Grainger said. Grainger said the gun was recovered from the scene, however, a dog team was unable to locate the suspect, who fled over a nearby fence. While the robber fired at least one shot – reportedly towards the floor – no one was injured. “Unfortunately, the bad guy got away.” The incident was Surrey RCMP’s 206th call of the new year and among more than 400 reports fielded by police over the course of the evening. Grainger said that while officers were kept busy, they were ready for the call volume. “We had a plan in place to have extra officers on shift,” he said. “It was a fairly routine New Year’s Eve.” Anyone with information on the gunman involved in the pub incident is asked to call police at 604599-0502. - Tracy Holmes

Out for the count A few feathers may have been ruffled around the Semiahmoo Peninsula Monday, but the mood was anything but fowl for the annual Christmas Bird Count. “I’m happy with the results,” said count co-ordinator Viveka Ohman. The count – which took place across the Americas between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5 – is aimed at tracking bird populations and trends. While local bird numbers have yet to be tallied, Ohman said 131 bird species were logged over the course of the day-long effort, by volunteers who scoured nine different areas in a 15-mile-diameter circle stretching south to Blaine, north to Port Kells, west into Mud Bay and east to 240 Street.

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“We knew we had to reach a larger audience,” added Ruby Ng, ASBC’s director of marketing and communications. “The perception is it affects only older people, and that’s not always the case. We see the importance of reaching young people, and social media is a good way to do it.” The ASBC is encouraging those concerned about memory loss in themselves or a loved one to see a doctor, or visit www.letsfaceitbc. ca for information about warning signs, preparing for a diagno-

sis and other resources. Almost half of those with dementia wait more than a year to see a doctor, the society claims. Mann has been a director with the provincial organization for four years, and has served on the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s board for the past three years. “I’m the voice of people with Alzheimer’s,” he said. “A lot of organizations don’t have a voice from the people they serve.” Follow Mann at @alzheimerbc – using hashtag #injimsshoes

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Be realistic, determined in new year ome call them resolutions. Some call them goals. And if you’re like most people, you’ve likely called them off by now, five days into the new year. Or if you haven’t yet, you likely will as soon as your determination wavers even slighlty. The turn of the calendar to a new year is always a time of reflection on the year just past, and a hopeful look ahead to the coming year. The month of January is even named after a mythical two-faced Roman god who could look behind and ahead of him at the same time. While some of the goals people set for the coming year can be lofty, like pursuing a new career, most are modest. They’re borne of a desire to become better people, more conscientious citizens, more responsible friends and family members. Some come from a fundamental desire to live a longer, fuller life. After all, we’re only here for a limited time, we might as well make the best of it. But for most, change doesn’t come easily. We are, after all, creatures of habit. And even when those habits aren’t good for us, they can be hard to break. The first step to achieving a personal goal is to assess where you are today. That means getting on the bathroom scale, opening that bank statement, checking the crisper drawer in the fridge. Then it’s time to figure out where you want to be. Be specific. Don’t just say you want to lose weight, determine how much. Don’t just say you want to save money, decide how many dollars you want to have in your savings account. Make that goal attainable. Create a plan. Break your goal down into bite-sized increments that will serve as markers on the road to successfully achieving it. And put those increments into a time frame. Be realistic. Be prepared. Know your strengths and weaknesses and how you can use the former while overcoming the latter to reach your goal. Most importantly, stay positive. If you believe you can do it, you will.

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yes 38% no 62% 90 responding H1N1 flu vaccine refuseniks and more recently with parents holding chickenpox parties rather than have their kids submit to Big Pharma and the needle. Besides a failure to filter and intelligently assess the glut of information now at our fingertips, we seem to have a related problem: an inability to realistically assess risk. As a result, we have a low-level insurgency against BC Hydro’s wireless smart meters, despite the fact every square inch of the Lower Mainland is blanketed by Wi-Fi and cellphone-signal networks. We have schools ringed with parents’ cars because of the pervasive fear that lurking pedophiles will snare our children on the walk to class – despite the fact nearly all molesters and abductors are known to their victims and families. We worry about the big C and how to avoid it because cancer rates are rising – never mind that’s largely because we’re living longer and not dropping from heart attacks as early. And we have the public’s intense fear of crime, despite generally falling crime rates, that the Harper government is exploiting to impose U.S.-style justice reforms that many experts fear will be a costly failure. I’ve run out of space, but I suspect the 9-11 conspiracy theorists, moon landing skeptics and Holocaust deniers have already tuned out. For the rest of you still with me, thanks for reading. I trust you didn’t believe a word. Jeff Nagel is the regional reporter for Black Press in the Lower Mainland. The Peace Arch News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby street, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R-2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www. bcpresscouncil.org

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Wrong to link unions, NDP Editor: Re: New Democrats are on a roll, Dec. 15 editorial. As a public-sector worker, I find your ham-fisted, stereotypical portrayal of those who belong to unions as being “deeply connected to the NDP,” quite insulting. Quite frankly, I don’t care what the name of the party is that runs our province, as long as it is honest, fair, reasonable and serves the public interest – as we all do our best to do – rather than selling our province to the one per cent corporate interest. Sadly for all of us, the Liberals are and have been none of these. Can you say “BC Rail” and “illegally breaking contracts with health-care workers and teachers?” Furthermore, the cost overruns alone on the Convention Centre were more than the entire cost of building the fast ferries. The Libs have proven over and over again that their mean-spirited, right-wing and neo-American Republican perspective trumps common sense and public interest. Public sector and private sector careers each have their own advantages and disadvantages, each serving to benefit our province. Your reductive, simplistic and divisive portrayals of the private and the public show that you have a real future – in the Liberal party! No wonder you are so worried about the NDP and stunningly misinformed about the issues in public sector bargaining. Do some research. Micheal Sapic, Surrey

Look at what WHO says Editor: Re: Don’t pander to tech opponents, Dec. 13. Who says radiation from smart meters and other wireless devices is dangerous? This year, the World Health Organization (WHO) reclassified radio frequency electromagnetic fields as a Class 2B possible human carcinogen. Studies show children absorb at least twice as much radiation as adults, and Health Canada recently issued advice to reduce children’s RF exposure. Look up “experts’ perspective on the health effects of electromagnetic fields” or research the Citizens for Safe Technology website for conclusions from doctors and other scientific experts worldwide on the evidence of biological and health effects of electromagnetic radiation. People are free to ignore the evidence and embrace as harmless our ever increasing exposure to wireless radiation, but the fact remains that individuals have already had to revert to an analog meter because radiation from the smart meter made them sick. Scientists know that EMR effects are cumulative and more DNA

damage is caused by pulsed rather than continuous signals, so the short strong regular transmissions from wireless smart meters are particularly harmful to our cells. The question is not whether it is dangerous, rather what kind and how much wireless radiation we are willing – or able – to take. A. Churchill, Surrey Q Re: Media don’t pander to us, Dec. 21. In responding to my earlier letter to the editor, Ian Kobayashi

misquotes the World Health Organization classification of EMF, also known as radio-frequency electromagnetic fields. Group 2B – which also includes gasoline, coffee and pickled vegetables – is classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” not “a class 2B carcinogenic risk.” The category is used to describe agents for which there is limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and less than sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.

He points out that TVs and radios are not included in this classification. Neither is Wi-Fi, yet Wi-Fi, combined with other household devices, is cumulatively 40,000 times below WHO safety guidelines for EMF exposure – www.emfexplained.info/?ID=24788 I am not an expert and base my views on credible scientific research, independent or otherwise. For an unbiased scientific perspective, I would urge readers to visit www.emfandhealth.com Emile Fuchs, Surrey

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I’m not even sure we should give speeding tickets at all – except around schools and playgrounds and maybe residential areas – unless the person is driving unsafely.a Geoff Dean

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Reaching our limits on Marine Dr. Editor: Re: We’ve met the speeder, he is us, Dec. 29. Why are we the speeders? While I don’t condone the unsafe driving cited in the article, there’s a big difference between unsafe driving and exceeding the speed limit. Thirty km/h is a reasonable limit around schools, playgrounds and maybe along Marine Drive. But the speed limit on many of B.C.’s roads is absurdly low. The important thing is to drive safely – keep a safe, two- or three-second following distance; stay alert; go with the flow; and drive with a ‘no surprises’ attitude, so you don’t surprise others or be surprised yourself. I’m not even sure we should give speeding tickets at all – except around schools and playgrounds and maybe residential areas – unless the person is driving unsafely. Perhaps B.C.’s speed limits could be based on facts, like they are in California: except for the theoretical limit of 70 m.p.h. on freeways, the limit there on any road – except around schools, etc. – must be a speed that only 15 per cent of the drivers normally exceed. Geoff Dean, Surrey Q Interesting article, but I have been complaining of residents speeding along the east end of Marine Drive, since I moved here almost seven years ago. It’s been obvious the residents are the biggest offenders, seemingly with the attitude that since they live here they are somehow entitled to use the roadway at whatever speed they deem fit in order to get to work on time. I witness vehicles every day doing well over double the limit and passing slower vehicles. Much of this happens between the hours of 7 and 9 a.m. heading east. It’s not only cars that are speeding; it’s buses, delivery vehicles, construction trucks, and, yes, the police as well. No one drives the posted 30 km/h. I have motioned many a speeder to slow down, only to get the finger. The night speeders are mostly the drivers coming out of the bars and restaurants on the

strip, and many cabs drivers are big offenders as well. I will be writing the new mayor, in the hopes the city will finally put an end to this, before someone gets killed. It’s time for cameras and a change to the speed limit. There are many times when I have seen police presence out in front of my building, but drivers are not being stopped, even when they are going 40-50 km/h. The tolerance seems to be over 50, so why in the world is the speed limit 30? Change the speed limit to 50 and enforce it with cameras. Put stop signs at every other intersection – just do something! The ticket revenue from cameras would go a long way, at least until the offenders smarten up and slow down. Welcome to White Rock, where no police presence means no speed limit. Sharon Hollas, White Rock Q The speed limit of 30 km/h on Marine Drive would best be adjusted to 50 km/h from Oct. 1 to April 30. A solid argument against this, based on past accident and offence data, would be difficult at best. Recent enforcement initiatives by the RCMP reinforce that the most heinous offenders are driving in the 50-60 km/h range. At 30 km/h, it is like shooting fish in a barrel. I wonder if the associated policing costs that will occur from such enforcement is something we are prepared to pay. A disputed ticket requires the RCMP member to travel to and from court in Surrey, as well as time at court. If the member involved is working a day shift, this requires he or she to be away from White Rock and not available to investigate complaints. If the member is on time off, he or she would be entitled to receive overtime pay and other reimbursement expenses. The original fine from the ticket of $167 now becomes a serious taxpayer investment. Other areas of White Rock have major speeding issues as well. I wonder when the Thrift Avenue speedway will get the same special attention. Ron Eves, White Rock

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10 years for sex assault Sheila Reynolds Black Press

A Surrey man who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old Coquitlam girl two years ago has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. But because he’s been granted double credit for time already spent in custody, Antonio

Eduardo Daponte will only be required to serve another five years and seven months behind bars. Daponte, 46, was charged with aggravated sexual assault after breaking into the child’s bedroom in May 2009. During the trial in B.C. Supreme

Court in New Westminster, Crown lawyers said he threatened to gouge the girl’s eyes out if she didn’t co-operate and that the attack didn’t end until the victim screamed and fought back. He was found guilty Nov. 1 and sentenced on Tuesday (Jan. 3). - with files from CBC News

One year for theft A South Surrey man arrested in White Rock in October in connection with a theft from a vehicle has been sentenced to one year in jail. Dillon Rawlinson, 19, received concurrent sentences of 12 months and 60 days during a Dec. 29 appearance in Surrey Provincial Court. White Rock RCMP Const. Janelle Shoihet said Rawlinson was arrested Oct. 14, after a resident reported seeing a man going through the trunk of a parked vehicle. Police located a man matching the thief ’s description a short distance away. The man fled on foot, but was caught after a brief pursuit, Shoihet said. The sentences followed a Dec. 22 appearance in which Rawlinson answered to charges of theft from a motor vehicle and possession of stolen property, which occurred in the 1500block of Blackwood Street. He was also in court on charges out of Surrey, of break-andenter and theft.

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It’s that time of year again! 2012 pay parking decals and dog licences are available for sale. The decal cost is $30 plus HST. To qualify for a pay parking decal you must be a resident of the City of White Rock. Please provide: • A valid driver’s licence with your White Rock address • Your current valid owner’s certiﬁcate of insurance (ICBC) and vehicle licence showing the same address as your driver’s licence. Pay parking decals can be purchased at these customer service locations: • City Hall – 15322 Buena Vista Avenue • White Rock Community Centre – 15154 Russell Avenue • Centennial Park Leisure Centre – 14600 North Bluff Road • Kent Street Activity Centre – 1475 Kent Street Veterans: Parking is free for up to four hours in the City of White Rock for all vehicles with veteran licence plates—no parking decal is required! For more parking information, call Parking Services at 604.541.2148; for dog licence information, call Planning and Development Services at 604.541.2139.

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Cable tech’s action saves life ery. “He saved my husband’s life, he is just wonderful,” Marianna said. Linda is in awe of Schulli’s actions. “So many people could have gone… ‘I’m out of here,’ but Paul didn’t,” she said. “My mother was screaming the instructions at him yelling ‘faster,’ ‘harder,’ ‘one, two, three’ and Paul just kept going. “He never stopped, not for one minute.” It’s just part of Schulli’s character to react the way he did, said Randy Harder, Shaw operations manager for East Valley. “Paul is just that type of guy – he is a family guy, good-natured, jovial, conscientious, and hard-working,” he said. “I was shocked when I heard what happened. I wondered to myself if I would have done the same. He made the best decision possible.” Greg Schollon, Shaw’s regional manager for Vancouver says everyone at Shaw is very proud of Schulli. “We were just so impressed that he took on a customer in distress,” he said. But Schulli admitted he is “a little embarrassed,” when he hears all the praise. “I don’t think of myself as a hero, paramedics and firefighters do this everyday – they are the real heroes,” he said. “I wasn’t about to just let someone else’s husband, dad, brother die in front of me. I just did the best I could.”

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What could have been a tragic Christmas for a Langley family remained a time of celebration and gratitude, thanks to the quick actions of a stranger from Surrey. Shaw Cable technician Paul Schulli had come to David and Marianna Sibley’s home two weeks ago to set up a high-definition television box. But when David suddenly had a heart attack and collapsed, Schulli rushed to the 79-yearold man’s side and performed life-saving CPR. Had it not been for Schulli’s swift actions, David would likely not Paul Schulli cable technician be alive today. And for that, his family is calling Schulli a hero. “It seems like everyone is being called a hero today, but there’s heroes and then there’s real heroes. Paul is a real hero,” said David’s daughter, Linda Sibley. “He didn’t panic, he just did what he needed to do. “Paul has given me faith in humanity again. It made me feel very grateful.” As Schulli arrived at the Langley residence on the morning of Dec. 20, David told his wife that he wasn’t feeling well.

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David Sibley suffered a heart attack. Marianna was in the kitchen when she heard someone exclaim, ‘Oh.’ She turned to see Schulli supporting her collapsed husband and lowering him to the floor. She called 911 and was shouting instructions to Schulli, who performed CPR for more than 10 minutes until a fire truck arrived. This was the first time the Surrey man had ever performed CPR.. “As soon as he stopped breathing, I knew I had to do CPR,” Schulli said. “It was a scary situation, I was scared that this guy was going to die.” David was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital where he remained in a coma for two days and on life support for three. He is in hospital, and on the road to recov-

CPR is best option Rushing to David Sibley’s side and immediately starting CPR while he was having a heart attack is the best move Paul Schulli could have made, says Stephen Clinton, executive director of dispatch operations for BC Ambulance Service. Even if someone has never given CPR before and doesn’t know how, “it’s always best to do CPR,” he said. “It’s important for the patients in these situations to get care and treatment right away.” When someone is having cardiac arrest, the victim is four times more likely to survive if they receive bystander CPR. Dialing 911 and speaking to a dispatcher is a critical step. They will go through the proper procedures with people on the scene. And yet, statistics provided by BC Ambulance Service say that only 15 per cent of bystanders actually provide CPR. Clinton says this is often due to a lack of training or a lack of confidence. “I think it’s really important. It’s almost like giving blood, people should really do it, but sometimes they’re a little bit scared,” he said. CPR training is provided by a number of organizations including St. John Ambulance and the Red Cross.Visit their websites at www.sja.ca and www.redcross.ca

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A place where birdwatchers migrate wilderness from loggers, the 11th hour. elta Naturalists recently The finding was so important, learned how the discovery he felt it necessary to keep the of one bird’s nest, hidden location a secret from authorities two-thirds of the way up a 120while his team documented the foot yellow cedar tree, helped turn growth of the lone chick in the a forest threatened with nest. imminent logging into a Over the next several provincial park. years, Jones took Environmentalist and notes, sketched and author Paul Jones was the photographed the nest’s man responsible. activity. In 1991, he set out on an He learned that the expedition to the Caren single egg was incubated Range, an area of thick, for exactly one month; ancient forest on the that the chick was fed Sunshine Coast, looking up to eight times a day, Tom Bearss for evidence of nesting with both parents sharing Delta Naturalists feeding duties; and that sites of the marbled murrelet. the marbled murrelet Jones and his small team became had a symbiotic relationship with familiar with the threatened aukthe Bonaparte gull – gulls spotted like bird’s high-pitched call, and schools of fish in the water while certainly saw a few flying around diving murrelets pushed them or fishing, but it would take two to the surface, where both bird years before they found the first species feasted. active nest in Canada. The discovery of a second nest Speaking to a group of Delta in 1997, plus the observation that Naturalists Society (DNS) bird both nests sat in trees about 1,500 enthusiasts at a recent monthly years old, was enough to have the meeting, he described Aug. 7, provincial government reserve 1993 as “quite a morning” – and 2,979 hectares of forest as Spipiyus in terms of saving the untouched Provincial Park on June 29, 1999.

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Paul Jones shows a crowd of Delta Naturalists the spot where he found a nest of marbled murrelets in the Caren Range on the Sunshine Coast. The discovery of the threatened auk-like bird’s nest in 1993 put a stop to proposed logging, and helped to create Spipiyus Provincial Park. Below: A sketch of marbled murrelets by Paul Jones. Jones’ narrative, if esoteric for the general population, fit like a glove for his audience at Cammidge House in Boundary Bay Regional Park. Society president Tom Bearss, a former diplomat, calls the heritage building a Mecca for birders. “We’ve got 80 some-odd members now.” Each month, the group has guest speakers who cover a variety

of topics on birds, travels or environmental issues – usually illustrated. Every week, Bearss also leads the Delta Nats Casual Birders, a subspecies of DNS, on bird watching hikes in the area. Outings regularly include places such as Boundary Bay Regional Park, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Roberts Bank, the Serpentine Wildlife Management

Area, Point Roberts, Burns Bog and Deas Island Regional Park. The society, composed of a mix of birdwatchers, photographers and environmentalists, formed in the mid-1980s. Its activities include displays at community events, nest box construction and stewardship and nature consultation on community issues – the group was active in convincing The Corporation of Delta to ban cosmetic use of pesticides two years ago. The Delta Naturalists Society meets on the second Monday of each month (except July and August) at 7:30 p.m. at Cammidge House in Boundary Bay Regional Park. Membership fees are $30 per person and $40 per family. Delta Nats Casual Birding goes for walks once a week (Mondays or Wednesdays.) For more information, visit http://dncb.wordpress.com/ or contact Tom Bearss at 604-9409296 or tom.bearss@dccnet.com

Pintail ducks fly on the Boundary Bay coastline near Delta Heritage Air Park. The migratory bird route is one of dozens of spots in the Lower Mainland that the Delta Naturalists routinely visit on their weekly hikes.

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She said choosing the recipient of the donation was an easy one. “We see the Peace Arch News everyday when we are driving Christmas fund home, so we thought, A group of Semiwhy don’t we donate to ahmoo Peninsula a good cause,” Donelly residents added a chari- said. table twist to their Grey Funds donated are Cup party this year. used to purchase gift Karolyn Donnelly and certificates for the friends raised $80 for Sources; White Rock/ the Peace Arch News’ South Surrey Food ChristBank in mas Fund, December. which was Over dropped off the past on Dec. 23. decade, On Nov. the fund 27, each of has raised the chileditorial@peacearchnews.com more than dren who $230,000. were at the get-together donated Food bank drive $2, with the parents South Surrey junior helping out a bit, said kindergarten students Donnelly.

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IN WHITE ROCK AND SOUTH SURREY The Salvation Army White Rock Church and Community Ministries

(formerly White Rock Christian Fellowship)

2265 - 152 Street Surrey BC V4A 4P1 (604) 531-8301 www.lifechurchwr.com

Pastor:John Jeff Young Pastor: Clarke Sunday Morning - 10:00am Coffee Sunday Morning - 10:30am Worship nursery & childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10:30am Worship church provided get it live it give it

Sunday Service 11 am 15417 Roper Ave., White Rock 604-531-7314 whiterocksa@shawlink.ca www.whiterocksa.ca

Mandarin Worship 2:00 pm

Faith Hope Love Church 604-538-9250

White Rock Lutheran Church Sunday Worship Services English 10:30am Chinese 10:30am Sunnyside Community Centre 1845 - 154 St., South Surrey Pastor Norm Miller Pastor David Leung 604-576-1394 604-303-1976 / 778-878-6699 ALL ARE WELCOME

Glorious Chinese Christian Church

St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican 12953 - 20th Ave., Ocean Park, South Surrey Phone 604-535-8841 www.stmarkbc.org

The Rev. Craig Tanksley, Rector The Rev. Jonathan Blanchard, Associate Priest

SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00 a.m. - Holy Communion BCP 10:00 a.m. - Eucharist Service 10 a.m. Sunday School & Nursery Youth Group Activities (see link www.stmarkbc.org)

WEDNESDAY SERVICES

10:00 a.m. - Holy Communion BCP

Baptism of our Lord 10.30 am Sunday 8th Jan. Family Service (Sunday School for kids) Everyone welcome! Pastor Peter Klenner

All Saints Community Church

12268 Beecher St. Crescent Beach â&#x20AC;˘ 604-209-5570 www.allsaintswhiterock.com

1480 George St., White Rock B.C. Church OfďŹ ce: 604-536-9322 www.saint-johns.ca

LUNCH HUT begins Jan. 6 SUNDAY WORSHIP In Afrikaan 9 am In English 10:30 am Combined Service in English First Sunday of the month 10:30 am Rev. Willem van der Westhuizen Music Director: Reynhardt Crause

ALL WELCOME! MOUNT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH

2350 - 148 St., Surrey, B.C. Phone: 604-536-8527

Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 10:15 a.m. Pastor Peter Hanson All are Welcome!

AN EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 2 SERVICES ON SUNDAY 9:15AM 11:00 AM PASTORS Steve Doerksen, Ken Strom and Kevin Birnie 15280 PaciÂżc Ave, White Rock 604.531.2131 wrcconline.com

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Morning Worship & Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church at 10:00 a.m. www.whiterockbaptist.ca 1657-140th St., Surrey, BC V4A 4H1 Phone: 604-531-2344 Fax: 604-531-2398 E-mail: wrbc@telus.net

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Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity 15115 Roper Avenue at Foster Street Phone: 604-531-0884 www.holytrinitywhiterock.org

Sunday Services

Service at 10:30am with Rev. Joan McMurtry A progressive inclusive Christian Community All Welcome! www.firstunitedwhiterock.com

CRESCENT UNITED Corner 28th Ave. and 127th Street â&#x20AC;˘ 604 535-1166 Ministers: Rev. Bill Booth and Gabrielle McLarty Music Director: David Proznick

Worship & Sunday School 10 am Everyone Welcome www.crescentunitedchurch.com

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SUNNYSIDE UNITED 15639 - 24th Ave., 604 531-2979

2141 Cranley Drive 604-576-6504

Minister: Rev. Stuart Lyster

We sing the Traditional Hymns and use the King James version in all services.

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8:00 a.m. Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Program & Nursery Thursdays - 10:30 a.m. Eucharist

The Anglican Church welcomes you!

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES ON THE PENINSULA â&#x20AC;&#x153;A warm welcome to everyoneâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Good Shepherd Church 2250 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 150th Street, South Surrey â&#x20AC;˘ Star of the Sea Church 1153 Fir Street, White Rock â&#x20AC;˘ Holy Cross Church 12268 Beecher Avenue, Crescent Beach For Mass times and for further information for all these churches

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Ukulele players strike the right chord

Stringing people together with music Alex Browne

Arts Reporter

orget the ambience of Hawaiian shirts and the yearning for 1920s pop culture. It turns out the nostalgic plinkyplank tones of the diminutive ukulele have a role to play in restoring and strengthening our neural pathways – the ways in which information travels through the nerve cells of the brain. That’s the word from White Rock artist/blogger/journal creator extraordinaire Violette Clark, latest champion of the no-longer-humble, four-stringed instrument. The ukulele has, of course, gained new currency in recent decades due to the work of educators like Peter Luongo of the Langley Ukulele Ensemble and virtuosi performers like James Hill and Ralph Shaw. It’s also become cool thanks to the kind of perverse alternate pop impulses that inspire movements like Steampunk. But it’s not just trendiness that has seized Clark. In recent lessons from Tapestry Music’s Shawn Julie (longtime exponent of not only the ukulele, but also guitar, banjo, steel guitar and bass), Clark is beginning to discover a whole new side to her creativity – a musicality that inspires and reinforces her always fanciful and colourful work in other media. Demonstrating some of her newfound chording prowess on a blue-finish model under the supervision of Julie, Clark described what made her pick up the instrument in spite of being discouraged by music lessons when she was a child. As a member of the baby-boom generation, she said, she has been increasingly concerned about combating memory loss and strengthening focus by keeping the brain active.

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Artist Violette Clark follows along as her ukulele instructor, Tapestry Music’s Shawn Julie, shows off his skills with the four-stringed instrument. Taking up a musical instrument was recommended. But which one? Enter the ukulele, which became the pop instrument of the 1920s – and continues to be a great introduction to musical principles in school programs – by virtue of its relative simplicity. On its fretboard, the essentials of melody and harmony are literally at one’s fingertips without much physical stress or strain; and while facility can be improved almost endlessly, a sense of accomplishment is easily attained.

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“I was really afraid I’d never do – two that did just the practice anything like this,” Clark said. and one that did the practice and “I’ve never taken anything up spent the same time visualizing as like this – but, I thought, it’s got well,” he said. four strings. I can handle that.” “The third group was better by Finding a sympathetic teacher five per cent. The mind doesn’t like Julie (he was recommended know the difference between to her by guitar teacher James visualizing it and actually doing it. Devon) was a plus, she said. By visualizing, you’re compounding “He dispelled my fears and he the practise twofold.” spoke my language,” she said. “I He’s also a strong believer in was talking to him to him about such other principles – inspired neural pathways and he totally by late guitarist Howard got it.” Roberts’ accelerated “There are a lot of ❝Learn the rules, learning theories – as baby boomers coming getting students to and then break for lessons on the learn usable skills them.❞ guitar and ukulele almost immediately now,” Julie said. and building on Shawn Julie “They realize it will a framework of stop them aging and success rather than keep them growing.” intimidation. And Julie, who moved to White “My job is to get people playing Rock two years ago after a 27-year as quickly as possible,” he said. “If teaching career at Humber College you can come away from a lesson in his native Ontario, said he’s knowing how to do something – learned that, in music, training just one thing – it’s much better the mind is just as important as than nothing.” training the fingers. In a little over a month, Clark In his own experience playing had mastered a group of chords everything from old country to and was able to play simple pieces rockabilly, blues, jazz and swing like Jingle Bells, she said. (Les Paul and Django Reinhardt For her, it’s been a significant are among his heroes), Julie has accomplishment. discovered the importance of such “My problem has always been techniques as visualization in following through and completing improving performance. things,” she said. “They did a study with three “I can start a new thing, but if groups that practised every day I can’t be great right away, I quit.

One of my downfalls is that I’m not good at building foundations. Now I find I’m getting a bit more courage in other areas of my life.” She’s also excited by the possibility of making some YouTube videos with Julie to demonstrate ukulele chords and help others like herself connect with music. But, as in any other skill, practise is the secret to getting really good, Julie said. That’s why students like Clark, who come to music from other backgrounds, shouldn’t beat themselves up because they don’t perfect the skills instantly, he added. “He said, ‘how long did it take you to draw?,’” Clark said. “I said it took a lot of practice. He said it’s the same with music.” “You have to learn the foundation, just as you do in (visual) art,” Julie said. “Learn the rules, and then break them.” In addition to Julie at Tapestry Music (604-538-0906), ukulele is also taught in the Surrey area by Gary Cyr (604-594-1485), who is currently running a series of group lessons in Delta. For more information about ukulele playing special events and activities in the Lower Mainland, visit the Vancouver Ukulele Circle website at www.vcn.bc.ca/vanukes

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A real shootout The consolation final of last week’s Peewee Xmas Challenge – hosted by Semiahmoo Minor Hockey Association at Centennial Arena – saw a pair of local squads, Semi C9 and Semi C5, face off in a game that took overtime and, eventually, a shootout (left) to decide. Above, the winners celebrate the shootout victory. The tournament coincided with an atom-division event, also hosted by Semi, that was staged at South Surrey Arena.

Surrey posts victory in first game after Christmas break

Newcomers power Eagles past Caps Nick Greenizan Sports Reporter

The Surrey Eagles showed few signs of a holiday hangover Thursday, winning 4-1 over the first-place Cowichan Valley Capitals in their first game since the Christmas break. The win bumped Surrey back into a tie with the Powell River Kings for second place in the BC Hockey League’s Coastal Conference with 44 points, three back of Cowichan. “Cowichan’s a real good team, so it’s exciting to get that one,” said Eagles coach Matt Erhart. “Cowichan played the night before, so they had already shook off their rust… it took us a few minutes to get our own rust off, but after that, I thought we played well, and put a good 60 minutes together.” It was a pair of relative newcomers who got the Birds off to a good start against the Caps, in a game that was played at Richmond’s

Minoru Arena as part of the annual Richmond International Midget Hockey Tournament. After a slow first period in which neither team bulged the twine, Surrey forward Alex Hagen and Trevor Cameron – who were both acquired in December – scored within two minutes of each other to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes. Two minutes into the third period, Cowichan put a dent in Surrey’s lead when Logan Proulx beat goaltender Andrew Hunt. Surrey’s power-play, which was among the best in the league early in the season but has tumbled to 12th-best, extended the lead within a 50-second span midway through the final frame, when Brett Mulcahy and Devon Toews each scored goals with the man-advantage. Cowichan responded with a power-play

goal of their own with 1:50 left in the game, when Kyle Becker scored. What pleased Erhart more than the two points in the standings was the fact that his team appears to have picked up right where they left off before Christmas, when they won five straight. “I think the break did us good – it gave the guys a physical and mental break,” he said. “It’s a little different if you lose five straight before Christmas, but we came back recharged and ready to go.” He was also pleased that his new additions to the forward ranks – Hagen, Cameron and Brayden Jaw, who has six assists in seven games – have fit so seemlessly among his top three lines. Hagen has found chemistry with Sean McGovern and Robert Lindores; Cameron is playing on a line with Charles Orzetti and Branden Tanev; and Jaw is alongside

Brandon and Tyler Morley. “It’s been really good. It’s given us a ton of depth, and now we’re getting goals from all four of our lines,” Erhart said. “It gives us three first lines – 1A, 1B and 1C. And any given night, a different line takes the lead.” To make room for the new additions, D.J. Jones and Ben Griener were released; Jones has been signed in Penticton while Griener has latched on with Langley. With the Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey League trade deadline approaching Jan. 10, Erhart was unsure if he’d make more moves; the team has room to card two more players. “You’re always looking to get better, so I’ll be spending lots of time on the phone this week, I’m sure,” the coach said. “But we’re pretty happy with the guys we have, and with the chemistry in the room, so I won’t be making a move just for the sake of making a move.”

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Goalie sets NCAA record Elgin Park Secondary grad Hillary Pattenden put her name in the college hockey record books last month, after earning her 92nd career victory for Mercyhurst College.

The South Surrey goaltender, in her senior year with the Pennsylvania-based Lakers, became the NCAA’s all-time winningest goaltender when she shut out Lindenwood University

9-0 in mid-December. The career-wins record was previously held by former Wisconsin Badgers netminder Jessie Vetter. - Black Press

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Kwantlen soccer hosts open house Almost 30 high school students from across Metro Vancouver spent a day last month learning about academics and athletics at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The Kwantlen Eagles men’s soccer staged their first open house event in mid-December, and 22 Grade 12 and seven Grade 11 students participated. The day began at the Surrey campus, with overviews of the school’s athletics department, the Office of New Student Programs, Student Awards and Financial Assistance, the Learning Centre and Peer Coaching. Several current student-athletes spoke of their experiences at the university. The afternoon session was at Newton Athletic Park, where Eagles head coach Ajit Braich and his staff conducted a practice following by a scrimmage. “This created a great opportunity for us to work with local area clubs and schools in the recruitment process,” said Braich, a South Surrey resident. “The standard and talent of the athletes’ skills during the on-field session was very pleasing to the entire Eagles coaching staff.” The Eagles finished last season in second place in Group A of the Pac West league standings with a 4-3-5 (won-lost-tied) record. They were eliminated from the playoffs in the quarterfinal round. - Rick Kupchuk

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

OBITUARIES

On Saturday, December 24, 2011 at our cabin at Watch Lake, Tom, husband of Jamie died suddenly and unexpectedly. Tom was born in Cold Lake, Alberta on March 16, 1964. He started his nursing career in Vancouver over twenty years ago working in palliative care at VGH and St. Michael’s Hospice. For the past few years Tom worked for Fraser Health in the White Rock area. He brought untold comfort and compassion and touched many lives. Tom’s love of gardening and animals were his greatest passions. Nothing made Tom happier than planting a seed and watching it reach full bloom. He relished in sharing his love of plants with his family and friends. He had many enjoyable times at The Maples community garden in Langley. Tom was happiest walking the beach with Jamie and their dogs, Riley and Abby. Tom loved to travel, sing and dance. He could never remember the lyrics of a song but enjoyed making up his own words belted from the top of his lungs. Tom could make anyone laugh with his quirky sense of humour. Tom is survived by his two sisters Nikki (Wim) and Terry (Doug) and nieces Roberta and Erin. As well as his kids Ben, Becky, Alana and Alexa. His Watch Lake family of Marv and Karen and neighbours alike. And of coarse the love of his life, Jamie. One Heart, One Love, One Jamie, One Tom

bcclassified.com Williams, Fred “Gone Fishing” With great sadness Fred (Jul 24, 1922-Dec 24, 2011) will be laid to rest at Victory Memorial Park, along side his son, Mark (1964-1996). He is survived by his wife, of 60 years, Marcine, son-in-law Dennis and daughters Brenda and Sondra. Fred was an avid fisherman and great enthusiast of outdoor life. For most of his career, he worked as a Draftsman and Loss Prevention Engineer with an International Insurance Broker. After his retirement, Marcine and Fred spent over 25 years wintering in Mesa, enjoyed the RV life, square dancing, playing golf and many, many tennis games. His attention to detail will forever be unsurpassed along with his numerous inventions created in his one of a kind workshop. His charm, helpfulness and expertise will be missed by all who knew him. In order to allow for all his friends and neighbours, both north and south of the borders, His Celebration of Life to be held sometime this spring.

Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre 604-536-6522

CHILDCARE AVAILABLE

PRE-SCHOOLS SANDCASTLES & Sunshine Preschool 14633 - 16th Avenue Fun Family Phonics 3 and 4 hour classes 2 - 5 days available ESL (Est. since 1995) BRENDA 604-531-2100

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS to Every Hunter in BC! Advertise in The BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis 2012-2014 publication. Increased circulation 250,000 copies! Tremendous Reach, Two Year Edition! Contact Annemarie at 1 800 661 6335 or hunt@blackpress.ca

LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: 3 umbrellas, uptown White Rock, Dec 29. Call (604) 536-6660. FOUND: CHRISTMAS CARD with money on corner of George & Russell on Dec. 27. (604)536-7086 LOST: CAT Lilac Point Siamese adult female. King Geo Blvd area, nr Safeway. Pls call 604-542-2524. LOST: REWARD, Cat, male, short ruddy fur w/orange stripes on legs & face, amber eyes. Nr City Hall. Desperately missed! 604-536-3707 LOST: Set of keys approx 2 weeks ago. White Rock area. Pls call (604)536-3862 LOST - WATCH on Christmas Day, White Rock/S.Surrey area. Mostly pink, bracelet watch. (604)536-5417

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

Class 1 Drivers & Owner Operators Highway – BC & AB O/O’s $1.70+ per mile Co. Drivers 44c mile

Send resume & “N” print abstract Fax: 1-888-778-3563 or E-mail: jobs@bstmanagement.net or Call: 604-214-3161

Drivers & Owner / Operators Req’d

For flat deck and heavy haul divisions of a busy Langley based co. Trucks available for lease to own. Must have previous exp.

Fax resume to: 604-888-2987 or e-mail: hr@shadowlines.com Exp’d TRUCK DRIVER wanted for BC runs. Exc wages, benefits & equipment + weekends home. Fax or email resume & drivers abstract 604-513-8004 or tridem@telus.net

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Rapid Advancement and Travel Opportunities Paid Weekly - up to $20/hr No comm., benefits available Positive, Outgoing, Team Oriented a must!

Call now start tomorrow! Allison 604 777 2195 .

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JOBS: Whether you’re looking to find or fill a position, this is where your search begins. Call bcclassified.com 604.575.5555

BABYSITTER available evenings S.Sry/White Rock. Grandmother with crim record check. Own transportation. Phone: 604-531-5022

~ STAR OF THE SEA HALL ~ 15262 Pacific Ave., White Rock. Saturday, January 7th, 9 am ~ 2 pm

EDUCATION

CHILDCARE WANTED

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

WHITE ROCK FLEA MARKET

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Become a Psychiatric Nursetrain locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com

SUSAN’S NANNY AGENCY accepting resumes for Childcare, Housekeeping, Elderly care 5 F/T nannies w/cars looking for work, avail now. F/T L/O. Special needs: F/T L/O, 3 children; P/T 3 days/wk. Avail 3 L/I Filipino & 2 L/I European. Male care aide looking for live-in position. Fax 604-538-2636/Ph 538-2624

BE YOUR Own Boss Learn to operate a Mini-Office Outlet from home. Free online training. Flexible hours. Great income. www.freedom-unlimited.info

COMING EVENTS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HELP WANTED

ALBERTA earthmoving company requires a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will work in a modern shop and also have mechanics truck for field work. The job is at Edson, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawlers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051.

LOGGING TRUCKS - OWNER/OPERATORS WANTED (SHORT & LONG LOGS) - Chetwynd BC Very busy logging season ahead Good Rates - Accommodations provided Health/Dental available LOGGING TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED ALSO Ph: 250-788-6093 Fax: 250-7882848 Attn: DWAN email: lmyoung@pris.ca MANAGER required for Motel Hollywood, 9155 King George Blvd. Suitable for retired person. Drop off resume or Call 604-312-3537 or 604-591-8433 or Fax 604-591-8444.

KIDS AND ADULTS NEEDED FOR CARRIER ROUTES Papers are delivered right to your door. No need to insert ﬂyers either! Deliver 2x a week, after school, Tuesday and Thursday Call the Circulation Department at 604 538-8223 ext. 14 or email us at: zchecker1@peacearchnews.com Route Number Boundaries Number of Papers 17001102 Blackburn Ave, Coldicutt Ave, Cory Rd, Lancaster St, Laurel Ave, Nichol Rd, North Bluff Rd 99 17001107 Archibald Rd, Blackburn Cres, High St, Malabar Cres, Mann Park Cres, North Bluff Rd, Saturna Dr 82 17001123 Everall St, Hardie Ave, Oxenham Ave, Oxford St, Prospect Ave, Roper Ave, Thrift 80 17002225 Columbia Ave, Finlay St, Lee St, Maple St, Marine Dr, Victoria Ave 94 18000313 0 Ave, 171 St, 172 St, 172 A St, 175A St, 176 St2 Ave, 4 Ave, 8 Ave, Beach Rd, Hwy 99, Peace Park Dr, 199 18000316 168 St, 169 St, 170 St, 171 St, 172 St, 173 St, 174 St, 20 Ave, 21 Ave, 21A Ave, 22 Ave, 23 Ave, 24 Ave 220 18101411 141B St, 142 St, 142B St, 143A St, 16A Ave, 17A Ave, 18 Ave 121 18102505 129 St, 129A St, 18 Ave, 19 Ave, 19A Ave, 20 Ave 70 18102503 132A St, 133 St, 133A St, 134 St, 22A Ave, 23 Ave, 23A Ave, 24 Ave 86 18102532 138 St, 139A St, 18 A Ave, 18B Ave, 19A Ave, 20 Ave 46 18103624 132 St, 133 St, 134 St, 25 Ave, 26 Ave, 28 Ave 45 18103628 123A St, 124 St, 24 Ave, Christopherson Rd 86 18104703 140 St, 32 Ave, 33 Ave, 34 Ave, 34A Ave, Crescent Rd 94 18104709 141 St, 142 St, 24 Ave, 25 Ave, 25A Ave, 26A Ave, 27A Ave, 28 Ave 65 18105808 15875 - 20 Ave “Searidge Bays” 109 18106915 10 Ave, 10A Ave, 11 Ave, 11A Ave, 11B Ave, 161A St, 162 St, 163 St 111 18107012 126 St, 127A St, 128 St, 18 Ave, 18A Ave, 19 Ave, 20 Ave 75 18200914 152 St, 160 St, 164 St, 168 St, 172 St, 176 St, 184 St, 188 St, 190 St, 192 St, 48 Ave, 50 Ave to 59 Ave, 60 Ave, 61 Ave, 64 Ave, 65A Ave, Bell Rd, Colebrook Rd, Old Mclellan Rd 127 18411303 136 St, 136B St, 137A St, 56 Ave, 56A Ave, 56B Ave, 57A Ave, 57B Ave, King George Blvd 68 18411304 King George Blvd, Trites Rd 30 18411307 139 St, 140 St, 56A Ave, 57 Ave, 57A Ave, 58A Ave, 60 Ave, Bradford Pl, Halifax Pl, King George Blvd 48 18411308 142 St, 144 St, 59A Ave, 60 Ave 35 18411327 145 St, 145A St, 145B St, 146 St, 60 Ave, 60A Ave, 61A Ave 106 18511814 134 St, 134A St, 135 St, 135A St, 63 Ave, 64 Ave 69 18511816 134 St, 134A St, 135B St, 136 St, 61A Ave, 62 Ave, 62A Ave, 62B Ave, 63 Ave 118 18511826 132A St, 133 St, 133A St, 134 St, 135 St, 57 Ave, 58 Ave 87

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

DELI STAFF Required Part - Time for a well established EUROPEAN DELICATESSEN in White Rock. Must be fluent in English. No exp. nec. willing to train. Perm. long term position in a pleasant working enviro. No eves. or Sundays. Must live locally. Wolf’s Deli 604-531-5030

PERSONAL SERVICES 175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

Pain & Relax Chinese Massage

Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function... • Dinner Parties • Executive Meetings • Family Gatherings • Weddings / Banquets • B-B-Ques • Funerals We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

778-278-2298

Kristy 604.488.9161

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH Angel’s Health Centre

www.peacearchnews.com A25 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 206

An effective way to build your business. Phone 604-575-5555

172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS

Angelena Physic Healer & Life Coach Can solve all problems of life specializing in love, health, business, marriage, reunites loved ones. Call today for a better tomorrow. 3 readings for $25.00

604-447-3404

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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 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

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A MAID TO CLEEN

Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable.

For all Your Cleaning Needs

Call 778-883-4262

Full Cycle Bookkeeping Services for small and medium size businesses, including filing, payroll, government reports, & small claims. 28 yrs exp. Reasonable Rates. Pacific Ave. White Rock

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

329 PAINTING & DECORATING A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 7yrs

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

Clean-up Trimming, Pruning Snow Removal No B.S.T.

(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

Seniors Discount

Call (604)538-9600

BUSINESS/ OFFICE SERVICE

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

JAPANESE YARDMAN D D D D

Repairs to all major appliances

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~Since 1983~

Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly Exc. Refs & Rates. Move In/Out. Carpet Cleaning, pressure wash, New Const., Res./Comm., offices Welcome! Lic., Bonded/Insured.

RANGERS OCEAN PARK APPLIANCE LTD

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

Peace Arch Appliance

Call Mark (604)536-9092

2051 Douglas Cr. Langley, B.C.

Classified Advertising

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Kris 604-617-5561

E & M MAINTENANCE WINDOW WASHING D Windows Out & In D Gutters cleaned In & Out D Pressure Washing D Serving W. Rock for over 30 yrs D Lic. & WCB insured. D Free Est. Seniors Discount

Eric 604-541-1743

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COMPUTER SERVICES

Call Nancy 778-858-8185 .Jim’s Moving Winter Service

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WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $125 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $145. Free delivery in Surrey. 604-856-8877

CLEANING SERVICES

NEED CASH TODAY?

Take a walk through the Classifieds for the best bargains around! bcclassified.com Phone 604-575-5555

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

✓ Do you Own a Car? ✓ Borrow up to $20000.00 ✓ No Credit Checks! ✓ Cash same day, local ofﬁce www.REALCARCASH.com

GUTTER CLEANING, Approx. $85. If your yard maint. is getting to difficult let me help with the heavy part. 604-535-1942 or 778-668-0432

604-777-5046

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LEGAL SERVICES .Haydenpainting.ca Family owned & operated

CRIMINAL RECORD? Give the Gift of Music! Gift certificates available for Piano, Guitar & Kindermusik classes (Pre-School Music and Movement classes) at NUVO MUSIC SCHOOL in Morgan Creek.

Call 604-614-3340 www.nuvomusicschool.com

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

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

PROFESSIONAL DETAILED Housecleaning & Organizing. Move-in/out New construction Refs Bonded & Ins. Eva 778-886-6857 SUSTAINABLE House Cleaning. Meticulous cleaning, sustainably based, excel in “detail.” Years of experience, references available upon request. Call Alicia 604-7163567. Free est. $20-$25/per hr.

START TO FINISH CONTRACTING Blake and his Dad make a positive difference in your life by providing quality workmanship delivered with integrity.

▲ Joes External Roof Cleaning Roof Washing Specialist. Gutter & Window Cleaning. * Fully Insured * Licensed * Bonded 21 yrs. exp. Joe 778-773-5730

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CONCRETE & PLACING

D interior & exterior renovation D rot repair & restoration D Decks D Fences & much more free estimates.

HANDYPERSONS

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A PROFESSIONAL PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184 SEMI-RETIRED contractor will do small concrete jobs. Patio’s, sidewalks, driveway’s. Re & re old or damaged concrete. Ken 604-532-0662

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DRYWALL

ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500

Popcorn & Textured ceilings really date your home - We can give you a ﬂat ceilinglovely to look at & easy to clean. If you have crown mouldings - no problem. Also Ceiling repairs.

HANDYMAN Services - 20 yrs exp.

D Licensed, Insured, WCB D 24 hr Property Maintenance D Renovations-Repairs - Painting D Flooring-moldings-decks-fences D Kitchens-baths-Handicap mods

call

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604-802-8809

#22047 WE LOVE SMALL JOBS All work Guaranteed. 604-220-8347 www.HighOutletElectric.ca

www.paciﬁccedarworks.com

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GARDENING

JAPANESE STYLE yard care. Clean-Up, Fencing, Rubbish & Snow Removal. 604-502-9198

TEXTURED CEILING SPECIALIST Brush and rolling (no overspray). I will move and cover all furniture. $1.25 per sq. ft. 604-535-1942 or 778-668-0432

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

BIG Hammer Property Improvement - Fencing - Decks - Sheds - Barns - Renos - Maintenance -

Referances Available.

✔ Basement suites, decks ✔ Bathrooms, Kitchens ✔ Finishing work & moulding ✓ Design & colour consultation Free Estimates hudolinrenos@gmail.com

Call Dave: 604-862-9379

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MOVING & STORAGE

MOVING? LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

• Small & Big Moves • Internals • Single Items • Packing Supplies s r

AT PANORAMA PLUMBING, HEATING & GAS SERVICES. Jobs Small-Big, Res/Com 604-818-7801 www.panoramaplumbing.com

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841

FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1973

www.BBmoving.ca 1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

AFFORDABLE MOVING

$45/Hr

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR, Repairs & Reno’s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes

604-537-4140

European Quality Workmanship

Affordable Sid’s 1ton, 3ton 5ton for moving & clean-up. 10% Srs disc. W.R. Owned 86. Sid 604-727-8864

Per Molsen 604-575-1240

$38/HR!Clogged drains,drips,garbs sinks, Reno’s toilets. No job too small! Lic’d/insured. 778-888-9184

604-536-6620

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

CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES 23 YEARS IN BUSINESS

PLUMBING

B & B MOBILE SERVICES

Local & Long Distance

Professional Installations for a Great Price! 604-240-1000

Vincent 543-7776

Call Gary 604-576-4406

FENCE & DECK INSTALLATIONS

Winter rates on now.

Member of Better Business Bureau

COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL Free Est. Seniors Discount WCB & Liability Insurance

HUDOLIN’S ON HOMES RENO’S

Fully insured with WCB.

~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates

F Rot Repairs & Decks F Tiling & Wood Flooring F Windows, Doors & Trim F Crown Moulding included F Texture Ceiling/Drywall Repairs F Rubbish/Garbage Removal

ELECTRICIAN - Dana Thompson Over 23yrs exp. Res/Comm. Free est. Bonded. #14758 604-353-1519

FENCING

www.renespainting.com

GARY’S

Call Jeff (604)762-8664

OCEAN PARK ELECTRIC Small Jobs. Renovations, Panels. Elec. Heat, Lighting, Repairs. Call (604)591-7621

Rene’s Spray & Brush Painting cell 778-855-5361

HANDYMAN SERVICES * All Home Repairs *

ALL JOBS Big or Small. Panels, lighting, plugs, fans, hot tubs etc. Guaranteed work. 604-539-0708 Cell 604-537-1773 (Lic. 26110)

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Licensed, Insured, WCB

ELECTRICAL

#1 QUALITY WORK, Big or sm. Exp. Electrician avail. Reas.rates.604-773-0341. Lic#9902

PAINTING

INTERIOR - EXTERIOR D Stucco painting, Cedar Siding D Repainting - Houses, Condos D Renovations D Finishing D Ceilings & Crown Moulding’s D 32 yrs exp. painters /FREE Est.

WCB INSURED

Call Blake or Brian (604)816-1653

or 604-614-3416 in Langley

CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928 or 604-538-3796 PSB DRYWALL ★ All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Call Parm (604) 762-4657

MESA PAINTING INTERIOR and EXTERIOR Quality work at reas rates.Free Estimates. Michael (cell) 604-724-7458

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

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

Thursday, January 5, 2012, Peace Arch News

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

Peninsula Tree Preservation S Pruning S Removals S Hedge Trimming ISA Certiﬁed Arbourist Fully Insured

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 523

UNDER $100

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

Rob Kootnikoff GREENCARE RUBBISH REMOVAL Comm. & Residential Cheapest in White Rock / South Surrey Environmentally Friendly

Call (604)506-2817

Semiahmoo Tree Experts Trees removal, Hedges Pruning, Topping Chipping. Insured. WCB Free wood & chips. David Fast 604-536-5426

PETS

EXTRA

CHEAP RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!

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LESSONS/TRAINING

Group Dog Training Lessons

White Rock ~1243 Best Street Bright, Sunny, South facing

548

1 Bdrm, Top Floor ~ $795/mo 1 Bdrm 2nd floor, no stairs $775/mo

SOUTH SURREY. A Great Place To Call Home! Near 152 St & 28 Ave. 3 Bdrm Rancher, Family Rm, New Flooring, 2 gas FP, 2 Bath, 5 Appl, Some Carpet, Fenced, Landscaped. No Smoking, No Pets. $2000/mth. Ph: 604-374-4873

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

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New balcony, windows & doors Strictly non-smoking building no smoking in suite or balcony No Pets ~ Adult oriented

GARAGE SALES

604-536-8428

Haul Anything... But Dead Bodies!!

220.JUNK(5865)

PETS

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. Available February 1. Vet checked with first shots. Reserve yours now. $1,200. Langley area. 778-2415504.

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

BLOOD HOUND PUPS, CKC reg’d health chk, 2nd vac, micro chipped, 1 male, 5 fem’s. Liver & Tan. Ready to go. $750. 604-574-5788

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!

Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed. Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442

604.

*Appliances *BBQs *Steel Products *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Copper/Alumin *Hotwater Tanks *Old Restaurant Equip *Furnaces All FREE pickup!

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

WHITE ROCK RUBBISH

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

WHITE ROCK 1 Bdrm, 1 bath, hrdwd, Heat, h/w, prkg. Nr amenities. Adult inspired bldg, crime free multi-housing. N/S, N/P.

200 Collector Dolls, Dining Room Set, Oak Kitchen, Pictures, Electric bed with remote, Vibrator Chair, Kitchen items, etc. Contents of Whole House.

(604) 541-8857, 319-0615

WHITE ROCK FLEA MARKET

Close to Semiahmoo Mall

~ STAR OF THE SEA HALL ~ 15262 Pacific Ave., White Rock. Saturday, January 7th, 9 am ~ 2 pm

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MISC. FOR SALE

✶ MOVING SALE✶ Open House ! Saturday & Sunday January 7th and 8th 10am to 3pm

477 bradsjunkremoval.com

Estate Sale Sat. & Sun. Jan 7th & 8th 9am - 5pm 1594-130th St. S. Surrey

Everything in apt. for Sale! Phone (604)536-3887 Apt. 420 - 15210 Paciﬁc Ave. White Rock ( 5 Corners )

REAL ESTATE 627

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

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES $550: Born Sept. 26th. 1 Male, 1 Female. 604-836-6861 JACK RUSSELL pups 1 Female 1 male. Short legs, smooth coat. Dew claws done. $500. 778-883-6049

WHITE ROCK

Concrete Hi-rise. 55+, NS/NP

WHITE ROCK SUNSET VILLA. Lrg 1 bdrm suite, d/w, balc, concrete bldg. $950. Blk fr Semiahmoo Mall. Call for appt to view: 604-541-6276 WHITE ROCK

White Rock Gardens & Bayview Chateau 14989 Roper Avenue & 1371 Blackwood St. QUALITY APARTMENT RENTALS IN WHITE ROCK These are condo-like building with breath taking views. This property is surrounded by impressive landscaping; Close to shopping and schools. Some suites with ocean views; Indoor & outdoor parking. Bach, one bedroom and two bedroom suites available. NO PETS. For more information and viewing

please call 604-531-9797 Professionally Managed By Gateway Property Management

LAB cross puppies, vet checked, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings. NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

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PB GOLDEN retriever pups. Beautiful and cuddly family raised. Not registered. Ready to go. Four males left. Parents here to view. Born October 20th. Have shots, dewormed and vet checked. $675. Call Kate 604-513-8515 YELLOW LAB puppies 10 wks old $399. 5 males (1 black), 1 female. Strong & healthy (604)466-0562

EXTRA CHEAP PRICES

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

RELIABLE, SERVICE Seniors Discount

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

CALL ROGER 604-

RENTALS

968-0367

HOMES FOR RENT

5BD 4 bath up, 2 bd 1 bath down, 2 kitchens,garage.fenced yard. whole house for 2800.00..130th and 96 ave area call glenn at 778 928 8190

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6 bed/4 bath Panorama ridge house,part ocean view,landscaped yard, 2 car garage,RV parking, quiet street. sunridge dr ...call Glenn to view 778 928 8190 E. BEACH executive fully reno’d 2 bdrm rancher, S/S appls, granite countertops, hot tub, oceanview, over 7000 sf lot. Jan 1. $1800 + util Long term. NS/NP. 604-617-3551

APARTMENT/CONDO

LITTLE LOAD SPECIALIST. Sand & gravel delivered. Small orders welcome. Topsoil available. Call (604) 532-0662 days/eves.

LIMERICK MANOR 1 bdrm - $720 - $750/month 2 bdrm - $870/month Inc. heat/storage/parking Adult oriented Sorry - no pets

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TILING

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RUSSELL TILES No Job Too Small. 18 yrs on the Peninsula. All types of tile & laminate floors. Install & Repair. Free Est. Perry 604-538-6976

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Peace Arch Appliance Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable.

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

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APPLIANCES

Call Mark (604)536-9092

509

AUCTIONS

Antique & Collectible Auction Monday Jan 9th ~ 7pm

SUITES, LOWER

EAST BEACH SHORT TERM fully furn 2 bdrm g/l ste, prkg, lndry. own ent all inclusive $1280/mo or $700 /2 weeks. Incl. cable & Wifi. Call 604-541-1457 JAN. 15 South Surrey walk in 2 bdr + den. Washer/dryer/dishwasher, cable, internet, utilities, parking. Walk to bus, beach, US border. N/S, $1,150. Call 778-888-3957 OCEAN PARK just a stroll to crescent beach bright lrg 2 bdrm garden lvl 1000sf priv patio f/p d/w w/d ns/np. Jan. 1st. $975.604-542-1904

CARS - DOMESTIC

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1994 Saab 900-S. 6cyl, 2.5 l engine. 4dr, sunroof, 5spd, green, like new. $1950. 604-541-0344 1997 MAZDA PROTEGE, 5 spd, very good cond, 170K, AirCared til 10/12. Good tires, MP3, cheap on gas. $1900. Call: 778-240-8075 2003 TOYOTA Corolla, very clean, 4dr, CD player, auto, 157,000kms. $4750/obo. Call 604-588-5215. 2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN auto, sunroof, 47k, Gold Mist Mica over blk. leather, exc. cond. local, no accid. $13,230 (604)328-1883

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VEHICLES WANTED

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

S.SURREY 150/35 Ave. Very clean large 2 bdrm. Avail immed, ns/np. $1000/mo incl hydro. 604-531-7561 S. SURREY, new 1 bdrm g/lvl suite, sep entr., in ste W/D, F/S, D/W, blt in mircro, $980/mth. incl utils, parking & basic cable. NS/NP. Suit single. (604)535-4663. S.SURREY Ocean Park. Bright 1 Bdrm + den, 750 sf, sep entrance, gas F/P, cable & net, and all utils incl. Suit 1 person, ns/np, $830/mo. Avail now. Phone 604-536-7939.

2011 ADVENTURER 980RDS

SURREY: Cls to skytrain. 2 bdrm bsmt, no cats, no dogs, n/s. $750/mo all inc. no cbl, no lndry. Avl. now. (604)715-1698

Elec. happi-jac, ext. speakers, thermopane windows, awning, microwave. $24,483 (Stk.31050) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2011 EAGLE CAP 950

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Water filter, microwave, awning, AM/FM/CD stereo, dinette slide and more! $24,483 (Stk.30833) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

TOWNHOUSES

S. SURREY, unit 27, 15233 34th Ave. 2 bdrm + flex room, 2 baths, at SUNDANCE. NS/NP. avail Dec. 15th. $1600/mo. 604-535-8080 Atira Property Management MORGAN Crossing Peninsula area bright, older 2 bdrm 1000 sf home, 4 appls, h/w flrs, $1485 + utils. N/S. Pets? (604) 505-2572 or 760-8273

757

OCEAN PARK; 4 BDRM, 3 bath, 1800 s.f. 2 lvl, lrg fncd bkyrd w/storage. Jan 1st for short term mo-mo rental. N/S, N/P. Ideal for someone btwn homes/reno’s. (604)538-7627.

RETIRED LADY with friendly cat looking for longer term rental, small house or cottage. 2 Bdrm or 2 Bdrm & den, ref’s avail. Avid gardener. Call 778-549-5058.

WANTED TO RENT

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, red, 160K, $8500 firm. Call 604-538-9257

851

TRUCKS & VANS

2006 Mazda B3000, black, 4 dr. 1 owner, 100,000 kms. Exc cond. $9888 obo. 604-562-4168.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Evelyn Werner, that the particulars of their claims should be sent to the executors R. and B. Wilkie at 5770 Abbey Dr., Delta, V4E 2K6, on or before the 3rd day of February, 2012, after which date the executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

RE: LUCILLE MILDRED BRIGGS Deceased, formerly of 409 - 15501 - 16th Avenue Surrey, B.C.

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

S SURREY, Lilac Green. 1900 sq ft. 2 bdrm, 2.5 bths, with den & 3rd floor. Hrdwd flr, gas F/P, 5 appls. NS/NP. $1700. Call 604-535-8626.

South Facing. Luxury Residence. Suit discriminating prof who only wants the best. This 2 bdrm residence offers 1031sf of incomparable luxury. $1800/mo. Drive by Oxford St. & 16th Ave. & admire the award winning majestic tower. Avail. now. n/s, n/p. Refs req. For appt. 604-318-3365 if no answer call 702-325-2868

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

2004 PORSCHE 911 C2 One owner, NCL serviced, beautiful cond! $48,000. Call 604-309-4599.

SOUTH SURREY: Large 2 bdrm grnd flr ste in 4-plex. W/D, f/p, storage, parking, fenced yard. NS/NP. $1030/mo incl utils. 604-535-2197.

MORGAN HEIGHTS 3bdr 2.5bath brand new townhouse. $1,800/month. From/Feb 1. 604274-5959

The White Rock Bellaire

WHITE ROCK. Lrg 1 bdrm, quiet & clean. Close to beach & shops. Avail Feb. 1st. N/S. $695/mo. incl heat & hot water. 604-589-7818

750

818

1996 FORD TAURUS 4 dr, auto. AirCared, driven daily, new tires, A1 in/out, $850 obo. (604)496-3958.

STORAGE

SURREY - GARAGE STORAGE Secure, clean & dry. Avail now. $125/mo. 604-541-0058 / 314-5973

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SOMERSET GARDENS (S. Sry) Family housing, 1851 Southmere Cres. E. 2bdrm appt. starts at $875. Pet friendly, nr all amen, heat, Community garden. 604-451-6676

CENTRAL AUCTION #313 - 20560 - Langley By Pass (#10 Hwy) 604-534-8322 www.centralauction.ca

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION OCEAN PARK. Room with ensuite w/i closet, good view, prkg, nr bus, NS/NP, $675 incl util 604-531-8147

WHITE ROCK, ocean view. 3 bdrm 1100 sq.ft. + loft. N/S, N/P. Refs. $1500 incl utils. 604-531-9689.

Nice quiet building. 1 & 2 bdrm suites. Includes: Hot water, cable, underground parking, video surveillance. NO PETS CALL 604-536-8499

WHITE ROCK. 2 bdrm 1270sf 2 full ba 2 u/g prk large kitch. lrg balcony gas F/P, lndry in ste, Fresh paint. $1500 incl heat. Close to P. A. Hospital. Call 604-502-0938.

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BEAUTIFUL STUDIO Suite w/full bath & kitchenette. Close to beach, hospital, shopping. Suits single, quiet professional. Available Now. N/P, N/S. $750. To view please call (778) 229-6267.

SKYLINE APTS. WHITE ROCK 15321 Russell Ave

Consignment of English furniture, secretariat bookcase, antique pine Welsh dresser, 3 section lawyers bookcase, art deco, table & chair set, Jacobean cupboard, oak wardrobe, Westcoast paintings & prints, Royal Albert china, oil lamps, old tobacco cans & much more. View: Sun 1-5pm & Mon fr 10am

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

SOUTH SURREY. Furnished room for rent. Available now. N/S, N/P. Call 604-538-0031.

751

By appt - call 604 - 514 - 1480

AUTO FINANCING

ROOMS FOR RENT

OCEAN PARK.Furn sgl bdrm.Lndry cooking,wireless,cable.N/S. Jan 7th $450/mo +part util. 604-535-5953.

749

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

WHITE ROCK. Avl now. Modern 1 bd ste, lrg patio deck w/partial ocean view, nr beach. Pri ent, prkg, inste lndry. NS/NP, refs req. $1100 incl utils, 604-536-6295, 778-788-0577

Near Langley City Hall & shops

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

746

845

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

WHITE ROCK 2 bdrm. suite in new home, beautiful, bright & spacious. 1100+ sq. ft., w/d, d/w, close to beach, hospital, King George & 99 access. 2 prkg., quiet est. neighborhood. $1000 mo. N/S N/P. Feb. 1. Refs. req’d. 778-549-0842

EAST Beach, 2 br / 1 bath. Own entrance w/patio, incl utilities. N/S, N/P. $1350 Call 604.340.8982

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White Rock, 849 Kent St. Live at the beach. 3 bdrms + den, 1 bathrm. Possible inlaw suite. N/S. N/P. Avail now. $1850/mo. White Rock,15406 Russell Ave. 3 bdrm + den, 2.5 baths, SS appls, laminate, granite counters, walk to shops & schools, NS/NP, $2500, avail. Feb. 1st.

604-535-8080

WHITE ROCK - Cntrl Loc. Spac. South facing 1 bdrm. Newly renovated-new bath, wood flring, painting. Adult oriented. Heat, h.w. u/g prkng incl. n/s, n/p. Refs. $825/mo. Avail. now. 604-808-6601

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

TRANSPORTATION

1966 CHEV SURBURBAN 2 door, 283 auto, p/s, p/b, disc brakes on front mag whls, black interior. $11,900 obo. Phone 604-626-4799

S.SURREY, bright 2 bdrm, gas f/p, W/D, large backyard, quiet area, NS/NP $950+utils. 604-531-8147

Atira Property Management

Call 604-538-5337

806

S. SURREY. 1 bdrm house, 900 s/f. New paint/carpets. W/D hook-ups. Jan. 15. $950. Sm pet ok. 15170-24 Ave. 604-535-3412

1 BEDROOM Heat, hot water, & light included

TRANSPORTATION

HOMES FOR RENT

OCEAN VIEW 3 bdrm., 2.5 baths Ocean Park, dbl gar, h/tub, pool Now. $3000/mo N/S 604-542-0152

Beginning Jan 15. Puppy-K-Novice Pri lessons by appt. (604)541-4138

(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991

736

4 (four) 16’’ black steel rims, 5 hole near new, $100. 604-535-1560.

“Right Tree - Right Location” 604-538-6278, 778-839-5034

RENTALS

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

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Advertise across the lower mainland in the 17 best-read community newspapers. Call bcclassified.com at 604-575-5555 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that creditors and others having claims against the estate of LUCILLE MILDRED BRIGGS who died on May 30, 2011, are hereby required to send the particulars of those claims to thePEACE ARCH HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION, c/o Brawn Karras & Sanderson, 309 - 1688 - 152 St., Surrey, B.C. V4A 4N2, Attn: Kim A. Karras, on or before February 3, 2012, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

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0% Purchase financing available on all 2011 and 2012 Kia models on approved credit (OAC). Term varies by model and trim. Financing and lease rates vary by vehicle and are valid on approved credit (OAC) only. Dealers may sell for less. See dealer for full detail. Purchase financing offers include Delivery and Destination fees of up to $1,650. Other taxes, registration, insurance, licensing fees, and PPSA of $79 are excluded. “Don’t Pay Until Spring” on select models (90-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing offers on select 2011 and 2012 models on approved credit (OAC) (Sportage/Sorento/Sedona/Borrego excluded). No interest wil accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract. After this period, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser wil repay the principal interest monthly over the term of the contract. Loyalty Bonus offer available on 2012 Kia Sorento at a value of $750 for any current Kia owners towards the purchase or lease of a new 2012 MY Sorento. Loyalty Bonus offer applicable to cash purchase, lease and purchase financing only before January 31, 2012. Offer is transferrable within same household only (must provide proof of address). Limit of one bonus per customer or household. Certain restrictions apply. Available at participating dealers. See dealer for details. ECO-Credit for 2011 Optima Hybrid is $1,000 and is applicable to the purchase or lease of a new 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid. Available at participating dealers. Certain restrictions apply. See dealer for details. Cash purchase credit and Loan credit available on select models and varies by model and trim. Credits are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and finance offers. Cash purchase price includes cash credit, delivery and destination fees and other government taxes. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Available at participating dealers. 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Offer ends January 31, 2012. 2012 Rio 5 $133.51 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $18,500.00 over an 84 month term at 3.9 % interest the cost of borrowing is $3065.46 and the residual is $0.00 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC and incentives OAC. 2012 Rio 5 $146.18 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $20,300.00 over an 84 month term at 3.9 % interest the cost of borrowing is $3355.40 and the residual is $0.00 price includes taxes fees ICBC, gas and incentives OAC. 2012 Forte $135.22 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $20,100.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.99% interest the cost of borrowing is $1317.03 and the residual is $6763.79 prices includes taxes, fees, ICBC and incentives OAC, 2012 Forte $147.06 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $21,900.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.99% interest the cost of borrowing is $1432.45 and the residual is $7356.01 prices includes taxes, fees, ICBC, gas and incentives OAC, 2012 Forte 5 $141.79 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $21,100.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.9 % interest the cost of borrowing is $1380.14 and the residual is $7092.80 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC and incentives OAC, 2012 Forte 5 $154.29 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $23,000.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.9 % interest the cost of borrowing is $1502.25 and the residual is $7717.91 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC, gas and incentives OAC, 2012 Soul $155.94 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $22450.00 over a 60/84 month term at 2.99% interest the cost of borrowing is $2336.93 and the residual is $7722.09 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC and incentives OAC, 2012 Soul $168.19 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $24,250.00 over a 60/84 month term at 2.99% interest the cost of borrowing is $2520.19 and the residual is $8328.85 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC, gas and incentives OAC, 2012 Sportage $181.26 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $27,100.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.9 % interest the cost of borrowing is $1765.27 and the residual is $9066.83 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC and incentives OAC, 2012 Sportage $193.09 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $28,900.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.9 % interest the cost of borrowing is $1879.37 and the residual is $9659.03 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC, gas and incentives OAC, 2012 Sorento $188.42 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $28,600.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.49% interest the cost of borrowing is $1413.87 and the residual is $9464.63 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC and incentives OAC. 2012 Sorento $199.77 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $30,350.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.49% interest the cost of borrowing is $1499.36 and the residual is $10,034.62 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC, gas and incentives OAC. 2011 Optima $162.84 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $24,300.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.9 % interest the cost of borrowing is $ $1585.46 and the residual is $8145.62 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC and incentives does OAC. 2011 Optima $174.68 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $26,100.00 over a 60/84 month term at 1.9 % interest the cost of borrowing is $1700.86 and the residual is $8737.82 price includes taxes, fees, ICBC, gas and incentives does OAC. 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WEEKLY SPECIALS 100% BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective Thursday, January 5 to Wednesday, January 11, 2012. We reserve the right to limit quantities. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

Grocery Department

Meat Department

Traditional Medicinal Cold Formula Teas

Navita’s Naturals Super Foods Organic Powder

assorted varieties

2/7.00

8.99

Produce Department Large Ruby Red Grapefruit from Planeta Verde

Whole Organic Chickens

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Earth’s Choice Organic Fair Trade Coffee Beans

Boulder Canyon Gluten-Free Snack Chips

Choices’ Own Gourmet Sausages

assorted varieties

4.99lb/ 11.00kg

2/4.00

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142g • product of USA

Mrs. Renfro’s Gourmet Salsa

Silver Hills Ali's Alpine Grain and 20 Grain Train Bread

assorted varieties

600g

4.98

2/7.00

120-165g

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3.79

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200g • product of Denmark

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241g

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package of 6

3.29

Imagine Organic Soups

2/5.00

185g • product of Canada

Amazing Grass Certified Organic Green Superfood

Flax Bread

740ml

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Health Care Department

Blueberry Bran Muffins

Arla Organic Cream Cheese

assorted varieties

10% off

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2/5.00

2.99

Organic Rainbow Quinoa

2.49/100g

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assorted varieties

227-300g

Bulk Department bags only

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Yves Veggie Cuisine Veggie Slices

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Earth’s Choice Organic Rice Cakes

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Terra Breads Granola

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Garnet and Jewel Yams

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Documents reveal more about transit ticket heist

Cheap shredding backfired on TransLink Jeff Nagel Black Press

The theft in June 2010 of $153,000 worth of prepaid transit tickets before they were to be shredded might have been avoided if TransLink paid an extra $10,000 for more secure shredding. Two former employees of Urban Impact Recycling were charged in October with theft and fraud after a large number of FareSaver tickets went missing from Urban’s Richmond warehouse and then began surfacing on the black market. The FareSavers were to be destroyed because TransLink raised fare prices in April 2010 and new prepaid tickets were being rolled out at the higher prices. A Freedom of Information request shows TransLink considered the more secure option of having a contractor come and perform the shredding work on TransLink

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In June 2010, $153,000 worth of prepaid TransLink transit tickets were stolen. property – at an estimated cost of $17,000 for 30 skids of FareSavers. But supervisor Yvonne Scott decided to instead send the skids to Urban for off-site shredding at the cheaper price of $7,124. “Please send off-site,” she told another

staffer in an email. “We don’t have $17k in the budget for this. I assume you use this company regularly (and) are comfortable with the security processes they have in place?” Scott was assured TransLink regularly sent secure documents to the off-site contractor for shredding. Later in 2010, transit security and police began finding people illegally selling FareSaver booklets for about $19 at Broadway Station, in Chinatown and out of the trunks of cars – all with the old prices and serial numbers that matched the tickets that should have been shredded. Transit Police alleged 80,000 tickets worth $153,000 were stolen by Patrick Robert Parry of Surrey and James Gordon Hemenway of Vancouver, who both make court appearances in January. TransLink has refused to disclose exactly

how many FareSaver tickets went missing and all references to the total or their value were redacted from the released records. But the documents suggest the heist – if it was limited to $153,000 – could have been much worse for TransLink. Each pallet sent to Urban contained 36,000 FareSaver booklets (of 10 tickets each), TransLink records show. Since each booklet was worth at least $20 and 30 pallets were sent off-site, the total value of the tickets sent for shredding exceeded $20 million. The documents also show new procedures took effect in 2011 requiring TransLink use on-site shredders and have its staff present to verify that tickets or passes are properly destroyed. When on-site shredders aren’t available, the work can be sent off-site but must be supervised by both a TransLink employee and a Transit Police officer.

Violence is biggest danger to public safety

Legalize pot, say officials Jeff Nagel Black Press

A group of B.C. public health officers has joined a growing coalition of policy leaders urging the legalization and taxation of marijuana. The Health Officers Council of B.C. voted to endorse Stop the Violence B.C. and called for regulation of illegal substances like marijuana to reduce the ❝There is now harm from submore danger stance use and to the public’s the unintended consequences health in of government perpetuating a policies. market driven “The Health Officer’s Council by criminal and other experts activity.❞ are not saying Paul Hasselback that marijuana should be legalhealth officer ized and taxed because it is safe,” said Dr. Paul Hasselback, a Vancouver Island medical health officer who chairs the council. “We are saying that proven public health approaches should be used to constrain its use. There is now more danger to the public’s health in perpetuating a market driven by criminal activity.” The coalition argues prohibition has failed and enforcement has little impact on drug use, merely

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The legalization of marijuana would go a long way towards curtailing illegal grow-ops, according to some British Columbia health officers. fueling the $7-billion illegal pot industry that experts say is directly linked to the spike in gang-related killings since 1997. A report released by Stop the Violence says teens find it easy to buy marijuana and pot use among them is up considerably since the 1990s, despite heavy spending on drug enforcement. “By every metric, this policy is

failing to meet its objectives,” said Dr. Evan Wood, a Vancouver doctor and founder of the coalition. By regulating the market, he said, the distribution and use of marijuana would be more controlled and would also eliminate organized crime from the equation. It would also provide a source of tax revenue in the hundreds of millions, he added.

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said he generally agrees with the public health officers’ statement on marijuana reform although he was not formally part of their endorsement. “I support their call for a review of the effectiveness of current prohibition and criminalization and discussion of a more effective public health-based approach,” Kend-

all said. Cannabis arrests in Canada climbed from 39,000 in 1990 to more than 65,000 in 2009, according to the coalition. An estimated 27 per cent of young B.C. residents aged 15-24 used pot at least once in 2008, according to one poll. Four former Vancouver mayors have also backed the coalition.

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pendent biologist Alexandra Morton. Stephen said the need for accuFederal officials in charge of fish racy in announcing disease findings disease testing are denying they delib- is critical, because of potential major erately set out to quash claims that a impacts to international and domesdangerous salmon virus was detected tic trade, as well as fishermen, fish this fall in wild Pacific stocks. farmers and First Nations. The Cohen Commission into the Some of the scientists who condecline of Fraser River sockeye salmon ducted the lab tests for Routledge and heard new evidence last month that Morton that delivered the initial posicritics say suggests federal agencies tive results testified they felt attacked were willing to suppress the truth or intimidated by CFIA during the about risks to salmon to profollow-up investigation. tect industry and trade. Ottawa was mainly interOne email entered in eviested in finding faults with dence came from a B.C. mantheir methodology, they ager of the Canadian Food said. Inspection Agency (CFIA), CFIA witnesses said they which swiftly investigated sought to determine if the alleged findings of Infecsamples had been cross-contious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) taminated with the virus in virus and then refuted those the lab or if other handling reports. procedures led to an erroneBruce Cohen Joseph Beres wrote to CFIA ous result. commissioner colleagues Nov. 9 to praise DFO researcher Kristi their â&#x20AC;&#x153;very successful perforMiller also told the inquiry manceâ&#x20AC;? in briefing the media on their in its final days that the ISA virus initial findings refuting the indepen- or something very similar may have dent tests. been present in wild B.C. salmon for â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is clear that we are turning the up to 25 years. PR tide to our favour,â&#x20AC;? Beres said in The CFIA has promised systematic the email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One battle is won, now salmon sampling to test for ISA in we have to nail the surveillance piece, B.C. waters starting next year. and we will win the war also.â&#x20AC;? The latest testimony came in the Dr. Kim Klotins, the acting national final days of the inquiry, which manager of disease control contin- wrapped up hearings Dec. 19. A final gency planning at the CFIA, said report and recommendations are due staff can get â&#x20AC;&#x153;a little bit exuberantâ&#x20AC;? in by next June. internal emails. Craig Orr, executive director of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak to what he Watershed Watch Salmon Society, was thinking,â&#x20AC;? she said under cross- said he believes ISA is present in examination. B.C. on the basis of the initial tests, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My read is there is not a particu- although he said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear what lar viewpoint that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re following,â&#x20AC;? threat, if any, the virus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which has Klotins told the commission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ravaged farmed salmon elsewhere in point of surveillance is to find out if it the world â&#x20AC;&#x201C; actually poses to wild is there or is not there.â&#x20AC;? salmon. Dr. Stephen Stephen, the director â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bigger question is what is govof DFOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Biotechnology and Aquatic ernment doing to protect our interAnimal Health Sciences Branch, also ests as opposed to protecting very rejected suggestions federal employ- narrow interests like salmon farming ees pre-judged this fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ISA investi- and international,â&#x20AC;? Orr said in an gation. interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not about disproving anyHe said the latest email makes it thing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about proving hard to trust the federal agencies. the facts.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salmon is a public resource,â&#x20AC;? Orr He and other federal panelists said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen all kinds of evidence defended CFIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent determina- throughout Cohen that government tion that re-testing failed to confirm information control is really restrictany presence of ISA in several wild ing independent science within DFO. salmon collected separately by SFU Science is completely intertwined professor Rick Routledge and inde- with politics.â&#x20AC;? Jeff Nagel Black Press

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paign was getting underway. For three weeks since the Nov. 30 The courts have temporarily judgment, police had been unable restored the power of police offi- to issue the 90-day suspensions cers to issue stiff 90-day suspen- and related penalties and fees that sions to impaired drivers caught add up to $3,750 for drivers who with a blood-alcohol level over blow in the “fail” range over 0.08. 0.08. Instead, officers at roadblocks B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jon faced a choice: arrest the driver Sigurdson, who previously struck and proceed with a time-consumdown that part of the roadside ing criminal impaired investigapenalty system, issued tion or else issue only a a follow-up ruling Fri- ❝An immediate 24-hour suspension. day that suspends the A roadblock that implementation of his declaration of caught two impaired invalidity… may drivers would lose its decision until June 30. That effectively gives pose a danger to investigating officers the provincial governto the criminal procethe public.❞ ment six months to pass dure and might have to Jon Sigurdson new legislation to ensure halt enforcement early judge the roadside penalties that night as a result. and process to appeal For roadside readings them comply with the law. of 0.08 per cent or higher, police Justice Sigurdson noted the gov- had previously been imposing a ernment considers the automatic 90-day driving ban, a $500 fine roadside penalties more effective and impounding the vehicle for than criminal prosecutions in 30 days. fighting impaired driving. That suspension can cost a driver “I have concluded that an imme- $3,750, including $700 for towing diate declaration of invalidity of and storage and $1,420 to take a part of the (administrative pen- mandatory “responsible driver” alty) regime may pose a danger to course. To comply with the court the public,” he found. rulings, the province must ensure Sigurdson’s original Nov. 30 those drivers get a chance to chalruling fanned fears that police lenge the decision. powers to battle impaired drivers “We will work to introduce would be seriously eroded just as changes to the Motor Vehicle the holiday CounterAttack cam- Act as soon as possible in the

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GVHBA forecasts solid performance in 2012 Don’t look for any crazy twists and turns for B.C.’s housing market in 2012. Peter Simpson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association, says the coming year should be solid, if unspectacular, and the market for homes in the Lower Mainland is expected to remain strong through 2012. Numbers for 2011 are expected to end up at just around 18,000 starts, and Simpson expects limited growth for 2012, with home starts staying close to the level set last year. Simpson says first-time homebuyers have returned to the market, which has helped to maintain the number of housing starts. “We’re finding that first-time home buyers are coming back and buying homes. “They can’t see interest rates rising anytime

soon,” he says. “They see it as a good time to get into the market.” Other buyers may still be sitting on the sidelines and waiting out the transition from the HST back to the PST, but Simpson says this might not be the best path to take. The HST, charged on new homes over $525,000 and on labour for renovations, was rejected last summer and the province said it would take 18 months to move back to the PST. For 2012, Simpson and the GVHBA will be proceeding with cautious optimism. While there are economic concerns that are beyond our control, Simpson says the housing market should remain a source of strength for B.C. “The bottom line is there will be a steady market through 2012, and we don’t see any reason for that to change.”

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Moore gains Metro prominence Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore has been acclaimed the new chair of the Metro Vancouver board, catapulting him into a prominent leadership role on regional matters. Moore was not challenged by other politicians in last month’s board election and replaces outgoing Metro

chair Lois Jackson, mayor of Delta. Vancouver Coun. Raymond Louie was elected vice-chair. Louie, nominated by Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, defeated North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton, who was nominated by Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

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Premiers tout oil sands to Canada and to our national economy,” Clark told a news conThe premiers of B.C., Alberta ference in Edmonton after the and Saskatchewan are preparing meeting. “And we’re watching a “Canadian energy strategy” to this environmental review propresent to Ottawa by this spring, cess very carefully because that’s while avoiding endorsing a pro- what’s going to get the facts out posed oil pipeline from Edmon- on the table for us.” ton to B.C.’s north coast. After more than 4,000 people B.C. Premier Christy Clark, registered to speak at the pipeline Alberta Premier Alison Red- hearings, the federal panel has ford and Saskatchewan Premier extended its deadline for decidBrad Wall met in Edmonton last ing on the project by a year. It month to work out a common now expects to have a decision by position on a variety of common the fall of 2013. issues, including infrastructure. The premiers were enthusiBut with Enbridge’s controver- astic about the general idea of sial pipeline set to energy infrastrucbegin federal envi- ❝British Columbia’s coast ture, however, and ronmental hear- does not just belong to dropped several ings in Kitimat hints about how British Columbia…❞ on Jan. 10, Clark they really view B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Redford both the pipeline. avoided expressing an opinion “British Columbia’s coast does directly. not just belong to British ColumThe twin pipelines would carry bia,” Clark said. “It belongs to lighter petroleum to Alberta and Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba diluted oil sands crude back to a Quebec, Ontario and the Atlantic new deep-water port at Kitimat, provinces. And it’s essential that where it would be loaded on our ports and our infrastructure tankers for export. The project all across the west are functionhas been targeted by aboriginal ing as well as they possibly can, groups, backed up by Canadian because that’s what allows trade and U.S. environmental organi- to flow outside our country and zations. that’s what puts people to work.” “Certainly in British ColumWall said Canada is a world bia we recognize the big contri- leader in efforts to capture greenbution that the oil sands make house gas emissions and recover Tom Fletcher Black Press

habitat from fossil fuel sources, as well as developing hydroelectric and other renewable energy sources. “I think it’s a powerful statement to say we’re an energy power and we’re proud of it,” Wall said. Redford described the new energy strategy this way: “It’s about how we’re going to create a set of fundamental values about infrastructure in terms of economic growth in Western Canada, whether we’re talking about roads, transmission, pipelines, rail as well in terms of a lot of agricultural products that need to go to the west coast.” Another effort to expand shipments of Alberta oil from B.C. is also attracting protests. Kinder Morgan has called for proposals from shippers that could lead to an application to twin its oil pipeline from northern Alberta to Burnaby. A Kinder Morgan spokesperson said the company will know by the spring of 2012 if there is sufficient customer demand to apply to the National Energy Board for the expansion. The Islands Trust Council representing Gulf Island residents wrote to the NEB this summer, objecting to the risk of more tankers “in the already busy shipping lanes of the Salish Sea.”

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Dedicated federal funding that targets surgical wait times is ending. Flaherty announced the new provincial transfer policy at a meeting with provincial finance ministers in Victoria last month. Health transfers will continue to grow by six per cent per year for six more years. Increases after that are to match economic growth plus inflation, with a minimum annual increase of three per cent. Falcon praised Flaherty’s move to connect health care budgets to the economy, to protect B.C. and Canada’s triple-A credit rating. Falcon said B.C. will press for two changes, a formula for population aging and incentive payments for “provinces that are undertaking innovation and are

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