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Policing for the planet Local officers recycle, re-use

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Woodward Hill Elementary has been built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards.

Digging deep for the Earth New Surrey school the first to have geothermal system

by Sheila Reynolds

There are also savings in maintenance costs, Koch said, because there is less machinery and involved compared to a conventional furnace system. And SURREY’S NEWEST school, Woodward Hill Elementary, is really heating each classroom in the single-storey school can control its own temperature, things up as far as environmental savings are concerned. rather then a central heating system that heats areas that don’t necessarily The school, which staff and students just moved into last month, is the first need or want it. in Surrey to be built with a geothermal heating system.

Woodward Hill, whose students moved from nearby Before building the new school, located near 61 McLeod Road Elementary at the end of March, is also the Avenue and 142 Street in the Newton area, 120 holes – first in Surrey built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and each about 150 feet deep – were dug underneath what Environmental Design) Gold standard – an internationis now the parking lot and school playing field. In those ally recognized rating system for a building’s environmenholes is a loop system of pipes that bring heat from the tal impact. While other newer schools in the district have soil below the frost line up to a heat pump furnace unit incorporated green initiatives, such as low-flow toilets and and through a distribution system into the school. timed lighting, none are “green certified,” said Koch.

The geothermal structure can operate in reverse and “When you go green certified, there are actually report function as a cooling system as well. cards you have to fill out,” he explains.

Dick Koch It’s a system that has numerous environmental As well as the geothermal heating system, Woodward advantages, including lower heating and cooling costs.

Hill has many windows and skylights, allowing for plenty For an elementary school, however, it’s the heating of “borrowed light.” There are also sensors that turn off or where the greatest savings are found, says Dick Koch, reduce the lighting if a room or hallway isn’t being used capital construction coordinator for the Surrey School District. for a period of time.

“We have very little air conditioning in the building itself. Normally we Koch estimates the geothermal system added about $300,000 to the cost of just have it in the offices and in the library... not throughout the school at the the $10-million new school, money the district is confident will be found in elementary level.” heating cost savings over time.

“When you go green certified, there are actually report cards you have to fill out.”

SURREY RCMP officers go through thousands of batteries a year, everything from tiny AAA batteries for digital voice recorders used to take witness statements to massive four-packs of D-Cells used in their heavy-duty flashlights.

The local detachment operates a recycling program that sees used batteries collected for recycling at community police stations and shipped to the main headquarters for sorting.

Before the batteries are shipped to recyclers, they are tested to see if some are still useable, a process that sees 30 to 40 per cent of the batteries salvaged.

The Delta Police Department (DPD) operates a similar program.

The DPD also operates a videoconference system that allows officers based at the North Delta public safety building to take part in briefings at police headquarters in Ladner without having to make the drive to South Delta.

Sharlene Both the Brooks Surrey RCMP and Delta Police departments have paper, plastic and metal recycling programs.

The Delta Police go a few steps further by recycling protective vests through donating them to officers in impoverished countries.

As well, seized liquor bottles and pop bottles are not destroyed, but donated to local sports groups.

“Anything seized that is usable goes to auction – we do our best not to throw anything out,” said Delta Police Const. Sharlene Brooks, who performs her duties as media relations officer driving a hybrid vehicle.

In addition, police buildings in Surrey and Delta are being refitted to make them more energy efficient.

Green issues at the forefront in Surrey: Mayor People concerned more than ever about the health of the environment

by Kevin Diakiw DIANNE WATTS stood before a business crowd

last month and announced a virtual grocery list of eco-friendly programs.

Some of them had been in the works for some time, while others, like the Clean Energy Hub, were new.

It’s not unusual for a mayor to unveil some environmental plans during a State of the City address. What was different this time was the weight given the subject, particularly on what many believe is the tail end of the worst global economic meltdown in 70 years.

Watts later said economic turmoil often pres-

ents opportunity for change, and added that the environment is never far from public attention.

“In 2009, the world changed – people became really reflective in terms of the important things in life,” Watts said. “I think the piece around sustainability, the environment and quality of life, I think came to the forefront more than ever.”

Watts told a crowd at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel on March 31 she wants to create a Clean Energy Hub, possibly in Campbell Heights (near 28 Avenue and 192 Street) for companies developing environmentally friendly technology – such as geothermal, solar and wind power. To attract such businesses, for the

first three years of operation, Surrey will eliminate taxes, cut the cost of permit fees in half, and charge only $1 a year for business licences.

Surrey is also working on a green waste recycling facility that will turn food into biofuel, which can be used to power garbage trucks and part of the city’s fleet of vehicles. Surrey was recently awarded the “Silver Standard” fleet rating by the Fraser Basin Council and Watts said the city will be aiming for gold this year.

Part of that plan involves a Rapid Electric Vehicle program to convert gas-powered vehicles to electric power.

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Plans: Many in the works From page 3

Get out into nature Surrey’s annual Environmental Extravaganza is now underway Black Press

Surrey is also making grey cement walls in this city green, by placing netting on them and planting several varieties of growing vines which will become the new covering.

Watts also touched on several other environmental initiatives being undertaken by the city, including an Ecosystem Management Study – a biodiversity review of all eco-assets in the city. Surrey has also completed a Sustainability Charter, which will require development to meet the requirements of a triple bottom line (economic, social and environmental).

Some skeptics say Surrey has excelled at announcing strong policy but has floundered when it comes to implementation.

One such policy is the Tree Preservation Bylaw, which has come under heavy criticism over the years.

“It appears as though the city is still allowing clearcuts all over the place,” said Deb Jack, president of the Surrey Environmental Partners. She’s continuing to see examples where the city is cutting down mature evergreens to build straight sidewalks.

Coun. Bob Bose sees some minor improvements from the previous city administration in regards to the environment, and gives the city a C+, up from the C- of five years ago.

“It’s one thing to have a vision,” Bose said. “It’s another thing to do something about it. There’s a whole lot more need for more serious implementation and execute that vision.”

The city is also working on its Official Community Plan, which will bring to bear many of the policy papers already drafted and some that are in the works.

Jack and several others are watching closely to ensure the environment is given more than just a passing mention.

The plan is expected to be finalized this fall.

SURREY’S 13TH annual “Environmental Extravaganza” is a chance for the public to get involved in Surrey’s natural environment.

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• Spring Bird Count Spectacular – April 24 from 8-11 a.m. at the Surrey Nature Centre, 14255 96 Ave. Join experienced birders on a bird count in Green Timbers Park. Finish the morning off with a pancake breakfast.

The walk will go rain or shine.

Bring binoculars if you have them. Registration is required by calling 604-502-6065.

• Darts Hill Garden Open House and Plant Sale – April 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the garden, 16 Avenue and 170 Street.

Enjoy rhodos, azaleas, primulas, trillium, hellebores, and many others. Join the Sustainable Garden Tour at 1:30 p.m. or explore the gardens on your own. Most trails are wheelchair accessible but please leave your pet at home.

• Planet Earth Day – April 24 from 1-3 p.m. at the Surrey Museum, 17710 56A Ave. Too much junk mail, too many plastic bags or just too much laundry lint? Find out how to turn trash into treasures that you can reuse.

• Coyote Zone – April 29 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Bear Creek

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• Arbor Day – May 1 at Bridgeview Park, 12560 115 Ave. Celebrate trees by coming out and planting a tree with neighbours and friends. Enjoy

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Food waste to become fuel in Surrey Metro Vancouver picks this city as its second site to process diverted organics The exact cost, technology and operator of GIVE US your food the Surrey site will be scraps, your coffee determined through grounds, your icky fridge competitive bidding. science projects.

Metro would buy the That’s the growing call site from City of Surrey, as local cities try harder likely part of the 10 acres to get organic material of city-owned land surout of the garbage and rounding the existing put it to more productive garbage transfer station use. in northeastern Surrey.

Metro Vancouver has Port Coquitlam was picked Surrey as the site the first city in the region of a new organic biofuel to move to organic curbplant that will turn food side pickup and Moore waste into energy. says residents have It will take any kind overcome fears of odours of kitchen food waste and vermin.

– including tea bags, egg He said the ability to shells, used paper towels put paper products in and greasy pizza boxes with food scraps in the – and digest it all into green waste receptacles methane gas that can “helps contain some of power waste trucks and the moist and smelly stuff compost that can go back and deal with the yuck into the ground. factor.”

The organics plant A separate small would serve not just Surcontainer in the kitchen rey but potentially nearby holds food scraps, which cities and commercial are taken to a larger green supermarkets and restau- waste bin at curbside. rants.

Yard and garden waste “You’re actually procan go in the same bins. ducing energy out of your To collect organics, garbage and getting more Port Coquitlam moved revenue,” Port to biweekly Coquitlam garbage colMayor Greg lection, forcMoore, ing residents who chairs to wait up to Metro’s waste two weeks for management regular trash committee, pickup and said of the putting more benefits. pressure on It’s the them to use second stage the green of Metro’s bins. organics Surrey diversion hasn’t yet strategy. decided Last year, whether it it chose will follow Fraser Richthat model mond Soil or switch to and Fibre’s split-comsite in east partment Rob Costanzo trucks that Richmond to make can collect compost out both organof up to 50,000 tonnes ics and garbage in the per year of organic waste same run – allowing both coming from the western streams to be picked up half of the region. weekly.

Food waste already “This is going to be goes there from Port a quantum leap for Coquitlam and Port the public,” said Rob Moody, which have Costanzo, Surrey’s deputy curbside organics pickup, operations manager, who and Burnaby, Vancouver admits he’s “treading very and Richmond are joincarefully” in setting a ing soon.

2012 deadline for having The Surrey plant could a full organics pickup handle another 80,000 program running. tonnes of food scraps per “We don’t want to year. make an assumption and But since Metro’s implement something goal is to divert 280,000 that’s going to upset the tonnes per year of vast majority.” organic waste now going Surrey will soon to landfills, officials say consult the public on colmore organics-fed biofuel lection systems, he said. plants may be built in Tests of Surrey’s waste other parts of the region. composition last summer Overall, Metro plans found about 67 per cent to spend $40 million on of what residents throw various plants to handle in the garbage is organic organic waste. and compostible – about

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“This is going to be a quantum leap for the public.”

Tea bags, egg shells and paper towels will soon be able to be added to the yard and garden waste green bin.

47,000 tonnes per year of potential feedstock for the biofuel plant.

Kitchen waste pickup pilot projects are also underway in neighbour-

hoods of Delta, Langley Township, Coquitlam and West Vancouver.

Organics diversion is critical to Metro reaching its goal of increasing the recycling rate to at least 70 per cent.

The methane generated at the new plant could be piped straight into the Terasen natural gas grid, Costanzo said, or it could be used to fuel natural gas-powered garbage trucks in the future.

Diverting organic waste is important so it doesn’t fester in the landfill, where methane that escapes becomes

an extremely powerful greenhouse gas adding to climate change.

In addition, Costanzo noted, using biogas derived from organic waste to power vehicles is generally counted as carbon-neutral because it uses only recently dead plant matter rather than extracting fossil fuel natural gas from the ground and adding new carbon to the atmosphere.

“The sustainability argument is very significant,” he said.

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by Philip Raphael IT’S A cathedral with lofty and leafy

green spires.

There are fallen tree trunks for pews.

And there lies enough water in shallow basins for mass baptisms.

For those taking part in the annual Pilgrimage to Burns Bog on April 25, the wilderness area is sacred. Sacred enough to consider the bog land to be a holy place, deserved of their protection.

And they will walk to it and then revel in the quiet, natural beauty they feel is threatened by development and highway expansion in Delta.

Helping organize the event is Karl Perrin. He and Sister Cecilia Hudec are co-chairs of the pilgrimage, which drew about 200 walkers last year.

This year they feel that number could double for the free, multi-faith event which draws people from all over the Lower Mainland.

Speakers at the event include Rex Weyler, co-founder of Greenpeace, Alexandria Mitchell, a Copenhagen youth delegate, and Acharya Shrinath P. Dwivedi, president of Global Hindu Foundation.

But while the sphere of interest the bog casts crosses faiths and geography, Perrin is still surprised at how few people know of the bog’s existence and its ability to scrub the air of carbon and filter water has dubbed it the “lungs of the Lower Mainland.”

“It’s amazing how many people don’t know about it,” says Perrin who first

visited the site in 1999. “And there are so many aspects to it that it makes it a sacred site.”

Its location, pretty much the centre of the Lower Mainland, is a prime one. So is the fact that it is home to a multitude of species (one count puts it at 24 mammals and 150 birds), some of which are rare such as the Sandhill Crane.

“The bog is not just rare where it is in the Lower Mainland, but in the world,” Perrin says. “And visiting it is truly a spiritual experience.”

“There’s a multitude of species that consider Burns Bog to be their home,” adds Hudec who is a Sister of Charity with an MA in Earth Literacy. “And in that way it becomes a sacred place not to be destroyed. It’s also the last bog on the west coast, so we have to care for it.”

The hike, which starts on nearby Annacis Island, crosses the Alex Fraser Bridge and ends at the Delta Nature Reserve, allows for only a small-scale observation of the 40-sq.-km. bog, but the event develops an appreciation for what it is, Perrin says.

While the federal, provincial and Delta governments combined with the then GVRD (now Metro Vancouver) in 2004 to preserve 2,042 hectares of the wetlands, Perrin feels the area is still threatened by the South Fraser Perimeter Road.

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A D V E R T O R I A L F E AT U R E

A single drop of used oil can contaminate one million drops of clean water…

The British Columbia Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA) is a not-for-profit organization responsible for the implementation of a provincewide collection and recycling system for used oil, oil filters and plastic oil containers.

Since its launch in 2003, the Used Oil Recycling program has achieved significant results in preventing used oil and oil products from ending up in British Columbia landfills.

For 2009, the recovery rate of: Q used oil was 77.5 per cent Q used oil filters was 91.6 per cent Q used plastic oil containers was 81.0 per cent.

Q Ensure every drop of used oil, every filter and every container is brought to a collection facility during regular business hours so it can be disposed of properly Q Avoid night drop-offs as they often lead to spills and environmental contamination.

Q BCUOMA has over 190 brand-owner members who pay for the program through the Environmental Handling Charges.

Q BCUOMA has 39 Registered Collectors and Processors who are paid by BCUOMA to regularly pick up and recycle used oil materials from over 4,000 generators across the province, of which over 500 are Return Collection Facilities for the do-it-yourselfer.

Q The do-it-yourselfer who generates small quantities can return their used oil materials at no cost to over 500 Return Collection Facilities.

The Ambassadors declare that “One Drop of oil makes a difference” in front of the branded BCUOMA hybrid vehicle.

Q Mobile oil changers, loggers and anyone else who generates larger quantities of used oil materials should phone 1-866-254-0555 to find out how they can arrange to have someone pick up their used oil materials from their own place of operation.

Though it is not possible to recover 100% of used oil since 30.1% is consumed in use, it is possible to collect and recycle all used oil filters and oil containers in this province. British Columbia has become one of the leading provinces in Canada for used oil materials recovery, which is a testament to the support and awareness from people across the province.

So how can you do your part?

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Drop off your used oil and and oil products at collection facilities during regular business hours to ensure proper disposal. Return your used oil at one of over 500 return collection facilities participating in the program.

Recycling your used motor oil really is as easy as it looks.

For more information about BCUOMA or to find a collection facility nearest you, call 1-604-RECYCLE (732-9253) in Metro Vancouver, 1-800-667-4321 across BC, or visit: usedoilreycling.com/bc.

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Wednesday April 21 2010

Going green in Delta Municipality aims to cut carbon emissions Black Press

ing’s hot water needs.

Further environmental savings are also being FINDING WAYS of doing things “green” is a movmade on the streets as Delta staff are cutting ing target for staff at the Corporation of Delta. down on gasoline usage and trimming tail pipe With so many areas that could be switched over emissions by driving a fleet of hybrid and biodieto newer and more efficient technology, there has sel vehicles. to be a balanced and well-thought out approach The “green” fleet recently earned Delta a to undertake what provides the most benefits Gold Rating from E3 Fleet, a national program for the taxpayer’s dollar, says Mike Brotherstone, recognizing excellence in fleet management and Delta’s manager of Climate Action and Environenvironmental performance. ment.

Delta has cut its corporate fleet emissions draAnd with that in mind, Delta has managed over matically, even in the face of increasing demands the years to implement a number of projects that for service. The Corporation improved its fuel are saving not only precious resources, but money efficiency by six per cent for every kilometre travas well. elled, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by One of the cost savers has been changes made one per cent overall between 2007 and 2008. to some of Delta’s The sucice rinks, which cess was are some of the attributed biggest greenhouse to replacing gas emitters among 16 convenDelta’s public buildtional vehiings. cles with Brotherstone says 16 hybrid a special reflective vehicles foil material was over a two used to cover the year period, ceilings of two of the promotfive local rinks. Two ing an more will get the anti-idling Delta’s ‘green’ fleet of hybrid and biodiesel vehicles material this year recently earned a Gold Rating from national environmental campaign, which helps elimiand installorganization E3 Fleet. nate the radiant heat ing GPS load in the building and idling and reduces the annual refrigeration costs by 20 auto shut-off units in Delta’s larger vehicles. to 35 per cent.

The municipality also uses biodiesel in its diesel “This helps us save money and reduce the engine vehicles, and launched green driving amount of greenhouse gases,” Brotherstone says. training for staff run by a fleet trainer.

The cost savings amounts to $6,000 to $18,000 “I am thrilled that the Corporation of Delta a year, making the $25,000 installation cost a has been able to achieve one of the country’s first good investment that will quickly pay for itself.

Gold E3 fleet ratings,” says Mayor Lois Jackson.

Another recent “green” money and resource “Reducing the environmental footprint created by saver is a set of solar panels on the roof of Delta our corporate fleet has been a huge effort on the municipal hall. part of a lot of people.”

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Wednesday April 21 2010

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n April 22, more than six million Canadians will join one billion people in over 170 countries in marking the 40th annual Earth Day. It’s a milestone birthday for the modern environmental movement, but is there reason to celebrate? Forests are still being razed, rivers are swimming with sewage and other contaminants, and a proposed oil pipeline across northern B.C. threatens to bring tankers through our pristine – and navagationally challenging – West Coast waters.

Even eco-icon Dr. David Suzuki is pessimistic, complaining that every environmental fight “won” is temporary at best, with challenges coming “back again and again to haunt us.”

After four decades in the trenches beating back big corporations, protesting poor public policy and trying to convince governments to enact legislation that would affect real change on the environmental front, Suzuki can be forgiven for sounding cynical.

It’s difficult not to feel defeated in the face of ongoing wilderness degradation and increasing indicators of climate change, such as extreme weather, intense wildfires and melting polar ice.

Like many 40-year-olds, maybe Earth Day and its proponents are facing a mid-life crisis of sorts; a period of reflection on accomplishments and regret over missed opportunities.

Locally, there are many examples of both.

A truck highway (the South Fraser Perimeter Road) is being built that will separate the community from a historically rich waterfront in North Delta, and broaches the edge of the “lungs of the Lower Mainland,” Burns Bog. The Port Mann Bridge is being super-sized at great cost to accommodate an ever-increasing army of vehicles, while an under-funded TransLink struggles to maintain transit service.

And precious patches of urban greenery continue to fall to the axe, despite Surrey’s tree preservation bylaw.

But there are victories, too: Pesticide bylaws. A Sustainability Charter. “Clean Energy Hubs” and stream enhancement programs and carbon taxes.

The best thing about turning 40? Earth Day has infused the idea that the planet matters in the hearts and minds of a generation – young adults who have grown up with the notion that ecological health is paramount to rampant consumerism.

They came of age while releasing salmon fry into culverts or watching a parent wither after being exposed to dangerous substances such as asbestos.

They remember winters with more snow and a night sky with more stars, and they miss the sound of the frogs outside their bedroom windows.

Much like today’s tobacco smokers, who 40 years ago were welcomed everywhere – including doctors’ offices – anti-green initiatives are the pariahs of the modern world, thanks in part to the awareness raised by the annual April 22 event.

Happy 40th, Earth Day. You may be getting older. But in so many respects, you’re also getting better.

HST PETITION

Zalm’s lemmings head for cliff

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we stood around in our dirt-glazed lumberjack shirts, Molson stubbies in hand, and wondered why were still hewing wood and drawing water for the world.

Now B.C. voters tell pollsters they’re going to give the Kim Campbell treatment to Gordon Campbell, and elect the NDP to keep taxes down. A radio station does person-in-the-street interviews. Two out of three people don’t know what the HST is. The third is against it.

Unlike Chrétien, NDP leader Carole James doesn’t promise to Tom repeal the HST, at least not right away. We’re stuck with it for five years, she says. The best bet is to stop it now, even though the province can’t change a federal law.

NDP MLAs have awkwardly joined up with Bill Vander Zalm’s petition drive, in the great tradition of running to the front of the

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hose of us old enough to remember the introduction of the GST in 1991 can find a warm feeling of nostalgia in today’s political argument over its logical extension, the HST. No wait, that’s not nostalgia. It’s nausea.

Then-prime minister Brian Mulroney’s “hated” GST was proposed to be nine per cent, then brought in at seven amid a storm of unfocused outrage. It was sure to destroy the country, or whatever was left of it after the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Mulroney handed off to B.C.’s own Kim Campbell, too late. Jean Chrétien’s Liberals crushed the Progressive Conservatives in 1993, chiefly by promising to replace the GST with a better tax, or a fairer tax, or something. They floated an alternative, aptly named BST, but it was all just a show for the poor dumb folks.

Here’s how dumb Canada was, not even 20 years ago. The GST replaced a 14-per-cent manufacturers’ sales tax that was imposed on our own industries, but not on imports. Then

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day’s parade. They did it with the carbon tax too. They’ve turned into a reactionary force, confronting a flood of B.C. Liberal innovations, with none of their own.

No one really knows what a successful petition would mean, although the best guess is, not much.

Vander Zalm doesn’t promote an NDP government. That would be a hill too far even for him.

He made a career out of fighting Ottawa, over the GST, abortion and French on corn flakes boxes, and this is more of the same.

Fletcher At anti-HST rallies around the province, Vander Zalm talks openly about a conspiracy to impose global government. Canada’s doing the HST, they’ll talk U.S. President Barack Obama into it, and the next thing you know we’ll be merged with the European Union and B.C.’s tax rate will be set not in Ottawa, but in Brussels.

Vander Zalm says the HST will once again till the soil for a third provincial party, presumably the B.C. Conservatives under his sidekick Chris Delaney. (Chris who? Never mind).

In 1999, Vander Zalm ran for the fledgling Reform B.C. in a Delta-South by-election and was trounced by Val Roddick. He entered politics in the 1970s claiming to be both a federal and provincial Liberal, presumably because that was the vehicle he found with the keys in it.

Here’s the central reason that B.C. in 2010 needs to move to a consumption tax. The baby boomers are retiring. There won’t be enough people paying income tax to support them.

This is not a prediction. As the engineer aboard the Titanic said, it is a mathematical certainty.

You might want to check the rising water before you sign a petition.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocal news.com.

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Infrastructure neglect not worth a dam Eat your REPORTS OF AN abnormally low snowpack

across British Columbia mean we’re probably looking at another devastatingly dry forest fire season this summer.

That’s not good news.

But it also means the province’s dams and reservoirs are going to see dangerously low water levels this year.

And that means BC Hydro’s ability to generate electricity is going to be impaired again this year just like it has been in most recent years over the past decade.

We certainly can’t control the weather, but it has not helped the situation that no money was

spent to maintain or improve BC Hydro’s dams and facilities during the 1990s.

As a result, we’re now having to catch up all at once and BC Hydro is having to spend billions and billions of dollars in a short span of time to bring their dams and power stations up to current standards.

Yes, the billions of dollars that BC Hydro is spending to refurbish their mega dams and install new generators (ones that can extract more power from less water) is causing our Hydro bills to go up.

But what we’re really paying for is the lack of maintenance and investment on these mega

dams and facilities during the 1990s; neglect that’s now left us having to take the hit all at once.

The good news (because there has to be some good news) is that, even with BC Hydro’s multi-billion reinvestment in its hydro dams and facilities, British Columbia still has one of the lowest electricity rates in North America.

And as the global economy starts to reconnect, our low electricity rates and clean hydro power will help attract new investment and jobs to our province.

Kevin Lee, Vancouver

Future of Surrey: Garbage?

QUESTION: Does the “Future of

Surrey Really Live Here?” If so, I’m frightened for our future.

Everywhere I look there is dumping of toxic, environmentally devastating liquids, batteries, computer monitors, hard drives, furniture and all types of garbage on many streets (especially dead end roads) and parks of Surrey.

It appears this really is the future of Surrey, and it’s getting worse.

One example of this is a large vacant lot off Highway 10 and Panorama Drive, which has yet to be developed.

Until that happens, there are many disgusting citizens who have dumped (and continue to dump) so much garbage on this property that it actually looks like an official dump site.

What is the matter with you people, do you not care about your surroundings? Oh, right, you have taken your garbage and dumped it in someone else’s back yard.

You have no self-worth, no scruples, and you make me sick and our environment sick too.

Clearly there is a lack of

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REGARDING deposits on coffee cups, would it not be better if we could eat the coffee cups instead of tossing them out?

I went to a restaurant the other day and ordered chili. I got the meal in a bowl made of hardened bread. If we can do this with chili, why not coffee cups?

We eat the cone on which ice cream is served, surely we should be able to eat the cup in which coffee (made of hardened bagel or doughnut) could be served as well.

The technique would be to sip a little coffee, eat some cup, sip some coffee, etc., just as we do with the ice cream cone.

Don’t laugh! They laughed at the Wright Brothers too.

Why stop there? It is a wellknown fact that margarine is only one molecule removed from being plastic.

Surely we can make shopping bags out of modified margarine.

Once we finish with the bag, spread it on toast and eat it.

Now there’s food for thought.

M. Hajee, Surrey

Changes in the wind Letter writer Irma Bijdemast stands among the garbage strewn about an undeveloped lot in Panorama Ridge. appreciation for beauty in our city and province.

It leads one to question where these lack of values are

rooted from?

We must not tolerate this from anyone, regardless of their excuses.

These criminal acts must stop.

Irma Bijdemast, Surrey

Volunteers critical in helping wetlands APRIL 18-24 IS NATIONAL Volunteer Week, a

great opportunity to celebrate the hardworking volunteers in your community who are lending their experience and enthusiasm to many worthwhile causes.

Ducks Unlimited Canada is one of many Canadian non-profits to benefit from the time and energy of capable and dedicated volunteers.

We have 7,400 special people helping us to fundraise through community dinners and auctions, sealed bid auctions and special events or teaching our youth about the many values of wetlands.

These are folks who want to make a difference for waterfowl and wetlands, and all of us.

Our volunteers know that by conserving wetlands they are helping provide essential habitat for waterfowl and 600 species of Canadian wildlife.

These wetlands also filter our water, sequester carbon from the atmosphere and moderate the effects of droughts, floods, climate change, and erosion.

Unfortunately, despite their many benefits, 70 per cent of wetlands have already disappeared

in settled areas of Canada. and volunteer with “Ducks.”

We’re working hard to stop the loss of these We need volunteers with different talents and vital ecosystems. backgrounds from every corner of this country.

We have the knowledge, the expertise and In exchange for a few hours of your time, the science to get the job done. But we can’t do you’ll learn new skills, interact with other it alone. like-minded conservationists and enjoy the Our ability to do of people working toward o the work we camaraderie o do relies on the work ork of our a common goal. volunteers, who are re actively Make a difference. Get taking part in the solution involved involv with an organization to end wetland loss. that iis making a tangible ss. In fact, funds raised by our impact impa that will be felt now volunteers directlyy and for future generations.

Visit ducks.ca/volunteer to support our Visi Wetlands for learn more. lear Tomorrow Thank you to all the unsung heroes in our campaign – the un largest conserccommunity for your prevation fundraisingg ccious contributions. We campaign in the history of North couldn’t do it without America. yyou.

I encourage anyone yone with an interest in waterfowl owl and wetland Jack H. Hole BOAZ JOSEPH / THE LEADER conservation and the environPresident, Ducks Unlimited A wood duck in Delta. ment in general, to take action Canada

SEVERAL independent wind energy projects got the go-ahead from BC Hydro recently.

This news is welcome and overdue, because until last summer B.C. was the only province in Canada without an operating wind farm project.

B.C. has lagged behind the rest of the country in harnessing the power of the wind. And in one case, we even came close to losing a major wind project altogether when it encountered financial difficulties.

Fortunately, another company took over the project, assumed the risk, and demonstrated a commendable belief not only in the project but in B.C.’s potential for generating the kind of nonpolluting renewable electricity the world needs a lot more of.

Let’s hope the progress we’re starting to see on the wind energy front in B.C. is the start of many good things to come.

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Wednesday April 21 2010

Burns Bog may get more recognition Metro Vancouver seeks international designation wouldn’t give more legal protection, but would add moral clout to their conservation efforts.

“This is a step in the right direction,” said Burns Bog Conservation Society president Eliza Olson. “I’m absolutely thrilled.”

There are 1,886 Ramsar wetlands worldwide, including 37 in Canada.

It might also be a stepping stone to an even stronger title.

Metro staff will also investigate the potential to designate the bog a UN World Heritage Site.

Olson lists the South Fraser Perimeter Road as the number-one threat to Burns Bog now, but says there are also grave concerns about the Corporation of Delta’s intent to open up some adjacent lands to industrial development.

The bog is considered an important carbon sink – further damage to it could release trapped carbon and contribute to global warming.

by Jeff Nagel METRO VANCOUVER is

planning to spearhead a move to raise the international profile of Burns Bog. The regional district intends to apply to designate the 2,042-hectare bog ecological conservancy area as a “Ramsar Wetland of International Significance.”

The raised peat bog is dubbed the lungs of the Lower Mainland.

“It would certainly bring more international recognition to Burns Bog,” said Metro parks committee chair Gayle Martin, whose committee passed the staff recommendation last month.

She said the designation could help pull in more government funding for scientific research needed to protect the bog.

Such a move has to be initiated by a local government and would still require the support of provincial and federal officials.

Bog defenders say the designation

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Acting on Earth’s behalf Johnston Heights Theatre Company members present the student-written original play My Earth, Your Earth, One Earth, beginning today (April 21) at the Surrey high school. The play explores various aspects of climate change and small actions that can make a significant difference in being eco-friendly. Shows are April 21-23, with evening performances at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students. The school is located at 15350 99 Ave. For more information, phone 604-581-5500.

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several separate office buildings and put them under one roof?

You get an Earth-friendly working environment where employees can use their legs to walk down the hall for a meeting instead of their cars to drive across the city.

You get a place where half of the amount of gas and electricity is consumed.

And you get a long-term, forward-thinking facility that goes a long way in helping the Surrey School District become carbon-neutral.

The District Education and Conference Centre (DECC), now under construction at 92 Avenue and 140 Street, is due to open early next year.

When complete, the four-storey building will house about 475 staff members, people who are currently in seven different offices in different parts of Surrey.

In addition to annual operating cost savings on office leases, travel time, and multiple energy bills, the addition of the DECC building means the district will not have to maintain and upgrade the various aging facilities.

The centre’s plan is one that is green by nature.

“This particular building, the way it’s designed is going to be one of the most efficient mechanical systems,” says Dick Koch,

capital construction coordinator for the Surrey School District. “It’s unique.”

Like Surrey’s newly opened Woodward Hill Elementary, DECC utilizes a geothermal heating system, drawing heat from the earth and circulating it throughout the building.

As well, the 11,662-square-metre building has a so-called “curtain wall glazing system” featuring numerous thermal glass windows and many skylights for natural light and a highly insulated “green” roof.

There is also a solar system consisting of 10 panels on the roof that will heat the water going to taps.

“It won’t boil, but it will make them warmer ... it gets a boost from solar energy,” explains Koch.

The facility is being built to the LEED Gold standard required for new B.C. public buildings. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized rating system for a building’s environmental impact. For the DECC, a mechanical consultant calculated the district’s carbon reduction at 62.5 per cent, along with a reduction in gas and electricity costs of 54.7 per cent.

The $40-million building is being paid for without provincial government help through districtgenerated funds from things such as facility rental and international student fees. While the cost is significant, the district estimates it will save about $1.5 million annually just by consolidating staff and services in one location (an estimated $750,000 per year in lease payments and $500,000 in energy expenditures – including the cost for staff to travel between offices).

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Artist Ian Johnston stands beside a portion of his immense wall mural of blue-painted vehicle bumpers. He hopes it and other works now on display at the Surrey Art Gallery will inspire people to think about mass consumption and how it impacts the Earth.

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He knows it and regularly tries to swing away from using refuse materials in his work, frequently incorporating ceramic sculptures of various proportions. But inevitably, he returns to the trash heap for his inspiration, questioning global consumption and modern convenience in the process.

His exhibition, Transnational Absolute, on now at the Surrey Art Gallery, features three artworks.

The first is located in the tech gallery space outside the main gallery. Machine for Singing is an interactive piece involving ceramic bowls where the audience activates something in a separate area.

Johnston doesn’t want to give away the surprise for gallery visitors, but the concept is to illustrate that “we don’t understand the repercussions of our actions,” the Nelson-based artist says.

“The idea is they’re making something happen ... without realizing it.”

Also outside the main gallery are a trio of Johnston’s drape-molded ceramic works of human arms and a hip.

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The third, perhaps most dramatic part of the Surrey exhibition, is a ceiling-to-floor wall mural of mounted vinyl vehicle bumpers painted ultramarine blue. Titled Swimming Upstream in the Comfort of: Homage to Yves Klein (2006-2009), the piece points to how the consumer is often unaware what they’ve purchased or why.

“They (vinyl bumpers) kind of crept into our world without anyone noticing. Up until the 90s, everyone had steel bumpers,” Johnston says, adding it seems unfathomable that plastic bumpers would be utilized to protect vehicles weighing thousands of pounds.

“The way we’ve used materials over the 100 years has not been all that intelligent.”

Still, people have a choice in what they purchase, how they used them and how they dispose of things – and it’s something worth talking about, says the architect-turned-artist.

“It’s not about making people feel bad about wanting things,” Johnston says. “It’s to engage people in discussion.”

The show, entitled Ian Johnston: Transnational Absolute, is on display until June 21. The Surrey Art Gallery is at 13750 88 Ave. For more information, call 604-501-5566 or check www.arts.surrey.ca

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The films are free (admission by donation).

Doors open at 12:30 p.m., and the films run from 1-9 p.m. There’ll be post-film discussions, displays, refreshments, raffles and door prizes.

Hosted by Green Ideas Network as part of the 13th annual environmental extravaganza, the all-day festival will feature several movies, including: • 1 p.m. - Mama Earth (23 minutes) - “an inspiring road map of ways to achieve sustainability.”

• 2 p.m. - Crash: A Tale of Two Species (55 minutes) - “a compelling story of nature’s amazing ability to create fragile connections and the human potential to destroy or restore them.”

• 4 p.m. - Chemerical: Redefining Clean for a New Generation (75 minutes) - “the story of an average family facing the challenge of switching from toxic cleaners to earth and body friendly alternatives.”

• 6 p.m. - Battle of the Bag (44 minutes) “see how some areas of the world are taking up the battle to make plastic bags history.”

• 7:15 p.m. - Flow: For Love of Water (84 minutes) - “an engaging film that builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply.”

The festival is hosted by Green Ideas Network as part of the 13th annual environmental extravaganza. SFU Surrey is located at 134 Street and 102 Avenue.

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Volunteers bearing witness to nature A slice of urban wilderness is cared for by a group hoping to stop the SFPR

by Boaz Joseph

Construction has already begun in earnest UPSTREAM FROM the in Delta, and is expected Port Mann Bridge, adja- to begin encroaching on cent to Surrey Bend, is the edge of Surrey Bend a strip of land in nearly at the end of this year. pristine condition, The corridor would looking much like Surlink Deltaport with the rey did before people Golden Ears Bridge as a arrived. route for truck traffic.

Part bog, part thick “They won’t give you forest on an undiked exact coordinates of floodplain, it hosts where it’s going to go, but an array of largely there is a range of space untouched flora and that’s mapped out,” says fauna.

Ben West, communicaA walk on a path tions coordinator and through it reveals healthy communities tiny bubbling streams campaigner for the Wilglinting from whatever derness Committee. sunlight breaks through “Regardless of whether the thick canopy of (the highway) is a little moss-covered trees, a closer to the water or a beaver dam under conlittle closer to the homes struction, and blankets – which will probably of watercress on still be debated when it goes puddles. A garter snake forward – they’ll have to swiftly crosses the path. build staging grounds Above, a soft, musical and clear all kinds of “cheeriup” reveals a land to build it.” robin navigating its way West says the South through branches.

Fraser Witness Trail’s There’s only the barest neighbours first heard glimpse of development: about the highway plans a railway storage yard to from volunteers during the east, and the roofs of its construction. houses at the top of a cliff “They had no idea on 168 Street north of that someone was 108 Avenue can be made about to build a freeway out through the trees to around their house.” the west.

There are plans to “Pretty much where expand the trail to the we’re standing right here west, perhaps as far as is supposed to be four the Port Mann Bridge. lanes of traffic,” says Tom But time is running out.

Jaugelis.

“When you talk to the A provincial volunteer governwith Surrey ment, they Environsay (the mental road is) a Partners, done deal,” Jaugelis explains spent sevWest. “This eral rainy project is weekends already hapover the pening. winter “The way clearing out this project’s a narrow been sold, Ben West path, about every time three kilothe word metres long (two as the Gateway is used, they crow flies) through the try to draw on people’s at-risk wetland. frustrations being stuck It became the first leg on the Port Mann of the South Fraser WitBridge. The reality is ness Trail, a partnership that this is all tied to of the Wilderness Comthe Asia-Pacific trade mittee (formerly bearing strategy.” the Western Canada But West says there’s name) and Surrey Envino guarantee that more ronmental Partners. infrastructure to supThe urban wilderness port larger ports will – accessible on the C74 increase international bus route – is what suptrade. porters hope is a bulwark “It could be a whole against the Gateway bunch of money that’s project’s proposed South spent on nothing.”

Fraser Perimeter Road In the meantime, (SFPR) route. volunteers are still

“Ecosystems don’t know these boundaries the same way as government maps do.”

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maintaining the South Fraser Witness Trail.

The name of it, explains West, is “bearing witness to the decisions that are being made. If somebody does come in here and start paving things, this gives us an opportunity to bear witness to what was here before and see the impact it had with their own eyes.”

He hopes to halt the project by politically linking it to Surrey Bend, which is protected land.

“Ecosystems don’t know these boundaries the same way as government maps do. The deer and the beavers really don’t recognize the

distinction.”

Surrey used to have the motto “City of Parks,” West notes. Now it’s “The Future Lives Here.”

“What exactly does that future look like?”

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Wednesday April 21 2010

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EARTH DAY: 1970

Firefighters battle a blaze on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952.

The toxic river frequently caught fire due to the high level of pollution in the water. But it took a TIME magazine piece on yet another fire in 1969 to capture the public’s attention over the waste-strewn waterway.

The story also inspired the Earth Day movement.

How a burning river sparked the world’s first Earth Day Ecological catastrophe launched an international environmental movement

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W

hen the Cuyahoga River caught fire again, it was considered no big deal.

Fire crews from Cleveland, Ohio had the blaze under control in about half an hour.

“It was strictly a run-of-the mill fire,” said William E. Barry, the chief of the Cleveland Fire Department.

It was out before reporters could arrive at the scene.

Two men are credited with the creation of Earth Day 40 years ago: the late Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson (above) and California resident John McConnell (at right).

The day after the June 22, 1969 blaze, two local newspapers ran a single photo of a boat hosing down the river near some charred railway bridge pilings.

Damage was estimated at about $50,000.

Only one paper bothered to run a story with the picture, a brief one blaming the blaze on waste dumped in the river by waterfront industries.

It wasn’t clear what ignited the debris, but there was speculation sparks from a passing train’s metal wheels were to blame.

There had been other, bigger Cuyahoga fires before the 1969 blaze.

In 1952, a massive fire sent thick clouds of oily black smoke high into the air over Cleveland and caused more than $1.5 million in damage to boats and a riverfront office.

There were other pollution-fuelled river fires elsewhere, too – in the Baltimore Harbour in Maryland, the Buffalo River in New York and the Rouge River in Michigan.

But it would be the relatively minor 1969 fire at Cleveland that would capture the public imagination, thanks in no small part to an Aug. 1, 1969 story about the blaze that appeared in TIME magazine.

“Some river!” the prestigious newsweekly said of the Cuyahoga, describing how it had become choked by a waste that included fats and grease from slaughterhouses and rendering plants, acids from steel-making, dyes from paint plants and raw or partially treated sewage from the

entire Cleveland-Akron area.

“Chocolate-brown, oily, bubbling with subsurface gases, [the Cuyahoga] oozes rather than flows,” the TIME article said.

It reported a common joke by Cleveland residents, who liked to say that anyone who fell in the Cuyahoga did not drown, they decayed.

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EARTH DAY: 2010

David Suzuki – on 40 years of green strides and slides Lack of real change since 1970 gives eco-icon little cause for optimism

by Jeff Nagel

D

avid Suzuki remembers the first Earth Day 40 years ago as a watershed moment in the history of the budding environmental movement.

The UBC geneticist was already on his trajectory to becoming the iconic scientist and broadcaster who would raise public awareness of ecological issues for decades to come.

His personal moment of eco-revelation had come eight years earlier, while turning the pages of Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring, an indictment of chemical pesticides that were destroying bird populations.

Within a few years, the green movement had gone mainstream.

“The Earth Day in 1970 was a huge, huge thing – a widespread acknowledgement that the environment was important,” Suzuki told The Leader in an interview.

“Tragically, I think we’ve been going backwards steadily.”

It was a heady time, especially on Canada’s West Coast, where activists were forming Greenpeace to fight the Amchitka nuclear tests in Alaska.

Suzuki wasn’t a member of the fledgling organization.

But the rising star also wrote in opposition to the nuke tests and put his name to other efforts.

He joined protests to block offshore oil drilling in Hecate Strait, the proposed Site C dam on the Peace River and ensuing campaigns against clearcut logging.

The dam and drilling were shelved, but Site C is being pursued by the province once again.

Instead of offshore drilling, activists are now fighting a proposed oil pipeline across northern B.C. that would bring tankers through the north coast’s twisting fjords.

Logging is now off limits in many new B.C. parks and protected areas, but mountain pine beetles observe no such boundaries.

“The great lesson is that there are very few victories in the environmental battles,” Suzuki said. “Even the ones we celebrate are temporary, they’re never permanent.

So they come back again and again to haunt us.”

If Suzuki sounds pessimistic, it’s because he is.

Too many times, scientists have raised alarms – particularly about climate change – only to see their reports shelved without action.

The failure of the recent Copenhagen summit to deliver a strong, binding road map to global emissions cuts is just the most recent disappointment.

Suzuki points to 1988, a year when politicians everywhere – even U.S. presidential candidate George H.W. Bush – were proclaiming themselves environmentalists and promising green action they would ultimately fail to deliver.

It was the same year as a major Toronto

haven’t paid a goddamn bit of attention to them.”

Critics who question global warming evidence have made much of the “Climategate” scandals involving hacked emails from scientists.

Suzuki believes the broader public still understands the urgent need for action because of the “in your face” impacts of climate change, like extreme weather, wildfires and melting polar ice.

“Canada is the most vulnerable to climate change of any of the industrialized countries,” Suzuki said.

Rising sea levels will threaten our long coastline, he predicted, and the Prairies face a major climate change-driven drought that will disrupt agriculture there just as mountain pine beetles have ravaged B.C.’s forest industry.

Suzuki doesn’t accept Canadian government claims it’s more difficult for a colder, northern country to reduce energy use.

He points to Sweden, a very northern country that’s beating its Kyoto targets while building a green economy, thanks to the carbon tax it imposed in the early 1990s – residents there pay $120 per tonne of emissions.

Suzuki praises B.C.’s more modest carbon tax – $15 per tonne and slated to go to $20 in July and reach $30 by 2012 – although he’d prefer the proceeds go to public transit.

He’d like to see a North American carbon tax take shape, which he said would be a cleaner, David Suzuki more effective and efficient way to control emissions than the current U.S.-led push for a cap-and-trade system.

Suzuki holds out little hope for green leadership from the federal Tories under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

“For four years, we’ve had a government that has not just ignored the climate issue but has actively suppressed our activities to do anything that is energy efficient or to pursue renewable energy.”

Suzuki won’t predict whether the warming problem will be solved in the next 40 years.

He and others once believed the 1990s had to be the turnaround decade.

“It’s 20 years later and we’re still fighting the battles,” he said.

“The direction we’re heading is catastrophic. This is not going to be easy. But the important thing is to get started.”

“Tragically, I think we’ve been going backwards steadily.”

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Well-known environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki says Canada is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world when it comes to climate change. Among other measures, he would like to see a North American carbon tax put into place. conference of atmospheric scientists.

The delegates there, convinced humans were causing climate change, issued a call for a 20 per cent cut in emissions by 2005.

Strong action then would have put the planet well below the Kyoto target emissions and on track to the deeper cuts that

are now much harder to achieve.

Another missed opportunity, he said, was the 1973 OPEC oil embargo that sent oil prices skyrocketing and could have been harnessed as a catalyst for energy reform on a massive scale.

“We’ve had warnings all along and we

Resolutions for a greener life EVERYONE CAN take simple, small steps to reduce their impact on the planet, says environmentalist David Suzuki.

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DOWNTOWN SURREY DOWNTOWN SURREY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES TO GROW. ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2010

Robert Dominick, Vice President, Sales and Acquisitions WestStone Properties; President & CEO, Lightyear Digital Theatre (Canada) Ltd., has been elected to serve another one year term as the President of the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association. A Director of the Downtown Surrey BIA since 2008, he is also BIA Chair of the Economic Development and Land Use Committee.

Surrey’s Highest Building Receives Development Permit A new city centre landmark, Ultra by WestStone Properties, has just had its fourth reading passed by Surrey City Council and the Development Permit has been issued.

Ultra will be Surrey’s highest building and at its 40th Áoor will tower over Simon Fraser University, Central City and the new Surrey Civic Centre. It is Phase III of WestStone’s master-planned Urban Village community.

The Development Permit is issued for 362 suites and 11 townhomes.

“This is just another step forward in the creation of what will become a highly desirable city centre” said Bob Dominick Vice President of Sales and Acquisitions for WestStone, “It will be an area that all the residents of Surrey can be proud of, a centre of commerce and highly sought after residential community offering all the amenities you could expect to Ànd in a major urban centre. As a development corporation we are really pleased to see the initiatives being taken by the City of Surrey to stimulate economic growth in the city centre.”

In 2009 WestStone completed the Àrst two phases of Urban Village, two low rise buildings Agenda and Element that contain 206 apartments.

“We’re very excited to be moving forward in the city centre, especially with such a landmark building” stated Dale Regehr WestStone’s President, “We’ll be holding our ground-breaking ceremony sometime during the summer months”

Jay Redmond of Campbell Redmond Law Offices will hold the position of First Vice President for the upcoming year. A director since 2006, Redmond also served as President for 2008.

Stepping into the position of Second Vice President is Bill Rempel, Vice President & General Manager, Blackwood Partners Management Corp., Central City. Rempel is new to the Downtown Surrey BIA Board but has previously held the position of President with the Downtown Vancouver BIA.

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Directors re-elected or fulfilling the final year of their two-year term are: Charan Sethi (Tien Sher Group of Companies), David Halkett (McQuarrie Hunter), Glenda Sawatzky (Dundee Realty), Henk Veldhuis (Common Exchange Ltd.), Joanne Curry (SFU Surrey), Kelly Botchar (Scotiabank), Mary Anne Connor (NightShift Ministries/ Sisters Marketplace), Michael Nielsen (Express Computers), Michael Wilson (Phoenix Drug and Alcohol Education Centre), and Wolfgang Degemann (Eurocan Industries).

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April 22: Millions take part From page 18

parts of the total environmental system upon which we depend not only for the quality of our lives, but said the waterway had â&#x20AC;&#x153;no visible signs of life, not for life itself,â&#x20AC;? Nixon said. even low forms such as leeches and sludge worms The other man to claim the role of Earth Day that usually thrive on wastes.â&#x20AC;? founder is John McConnell, whose Wikipedia entry The pollution was the result of the booming describes him as â&#x20AC;&#x153;founder and creator of Earth Day manufacturing industry in Cleveland, especially the [a man who] has made efforts to relieve human sufsteel mills. fering and promote the common good.â&#x20AC;?

What gets missed in most accounts is the fact McConnell, a California resident during the that efforts were being made to clean up the river at 1960s, came up with the concept of Earth Day at the time of the 1969 fire. a UNESCO conference in 1969, convincing San Cleveland had passed a $100-million bond issue Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto to issue the first in 1968 to clear up the water, created a Clean Water Earth Day proclamation on March 21, 1970, a Task Force to collect oil and debris, and spent $30 month sooner than Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. million to build a new sewage treatment plant.

McConnellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Earth Day was intended to be a None of that was enough to counter the negative global holiday timed for the March equinox, which publicity. often falls on March 20.

But unfair though it may have been, the stories It has been adopted by the United Nations, which about the river that burned are credfirst celebrated Earth Day on the March ited with spurring grassroots activism equinox in 1971 and has continued to do that produced tough new laws to preso every year since. serve clean air and water in the U.S. However, the UN also works with The most effective of those initiaorganizers of the April 22 event. tives was Earth Day, an event that has Nelson said he picked the April date not one, but two creation dates and because it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall during exams or two founders. spring break or interfere with religious One is the late Wisconsin senator holidays.

Gaylord Nelson.

And it was late enough in the spring Shocked by the Cuyahoga River to ensure decent weather for outdoor incident and other environmental rallies. crises, Nelson decided to arrange a He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize the date happened so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;teach-inâ&#x20AC;? known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Earth to coincide with the 100th birthday of Day.â&#x20AC;?

Communism founder Vladimir Lenin Described by the New York Times until some conspiracy-minded oppoRichard Nixon as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a national day of observance of nents pointed it out. environmental problems,â&#x20AC;? the first Among them were the Daughters of Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970. the American Revolution, who issued a statement More than 2,000 colleges and universities, over complaining that â&#x20AC;&#x153;subversive elements plan to 10,000 elementary and high schools, and 20 million make American children live in an environment citizens took part â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one in 10 Americans. that is good for them.â&#x20AC;?

Pete Seeger sang at the event held in Washington, â&#x20AC;&#x153;On any given day, a lot of both good and bad DC. people were born,â&#x20AC;? Nelson responded.

Paul Newman and Ali McGraw attended the New â&#x20AC;&#x153;A person many consider the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first enviYork City Earth Day. ronmentalist, Saint Francis of Assisi, was born on Shortly after that, the U.S. government created April 22.â&#x20AC;? the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdminisThis year, for the 40th Earth Day, more than six tration and the Environmental Protection Agency. million Canadians will join one billion people in Even then-president Richard Nixon jumped on over 170 countries in staging events and projects to the bandwagon. address local environmental issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The oceans and the atmosphere are interacting dferguson@surreyleader.com

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there are enough of us doing it, the collective impact can be quite large,â&#x20AC;? he said.

His suggestions: 1. Give up meat one day a week. It takes 12 to 16 pounds of grain to grow one pound of meat, so switching to even a part-time vegetarian diet reduces carbon emissions, water use and waste. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can go meatless one day a week and it adds up to a lot,â&#x20AC;?

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4. Vote. Suzuki says citizens must press their leaders to get much more serious about the environment. He said it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;outrageousâ&#x20AC;? that in the last federal election the Conservatives were able to simply reject then-Liberal leader Stephane Dionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal for an effective national carbon tax as â&#x20AC;&#x153;crazyâ&#x20AC;? and ride a populist wave to victory. jnagel@surreyleader.com

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“All the fish that come out of the Fraser have to go through that effluent,” she said.

AS THE PLANET slow-cooks, it’s easy to forget some There are also concerns that even secondary of the environmental advances that have been sewage treatment still lets through gender-bending made since the first Earth Day 40 years ago. chemicals called endocrine disrupters that interThe Fraser River is far from pristine, but it’s one fere with some species’ ability to reproduce. entity where gains have been measured over that The ever-increasing population of the Lower four-decade period.

Mainland is perhaps the biggest problem.

Pulp mills that used to pour a toxic soup of effluWith more people come more houses, more ent into the river largely cleaned up their act in the stores and more parking lots – and more asphalt face of tighter regulations in the 1990s and 2000s. that sluices run-off and road contaminants into the Christianne Wilhelmson of the river.

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“They had so many dioxins and Port authorities, desperate to furans in them that they weren’t develop new dock terminals and able to create eggs with hard use the lower river as a freight shells. They would literally sit on highway, have lately been snaptheir eggs and crush them.” ping up waterfront land, some It took years, but industry farm land. stopped using and dumping One of the biggest projects PCBs and mills slashed their advancing along the shore is discharge of dioxins. the new South Fraser Perimeter The herons rebounded. Tests Road, which critics say will bullshowed PCB levels in the birds doze critical habitat and threaten Christianne Wilhelmson the hydrology of Burns Bog. fell 85 per cent.

“The pulp industry is a real Wilhelmson said there’s a success story,” Wilhelmson said. widespread sense that developThere’s been a revolution in thinking among ment and business trump the environment and most regular folk, who are much more aware of the that pledges of stewardship, particularly the provneed to protect the river and the streams that feed ince’s environmental assessment process, are not to it from pollution, she added. be trusted.

As a result, trout and salmon are recolonizing “We still don’t really consider the environment some creeks. when it comes to developing our shorelines,” she Municipal sewage systems have also made great said. “Look at the devastation we’ve done. Yet strides since the 1970s. we still allow projects on shoreline, we still allow Metro Vancouver switched to more advanced dumping. That’s only going to get worse the more secondary treatment of all the sewage at plants that people live here.” discharge directly to the lower Fraser.

The Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C., in its Local cities have also been steadily replacing old latest Endangered Rivers report, listed the Fraser as inter-connected sanitary and storm sewer lines, the fourth most endangered river in the province. which back up in heavy rains and release raw sewIt also notes the growing contamination caused age to the river. by runoff from manure from Fraser Valley cattle, But Wilhelmson is at the forefront of the fight sheep, pigs and chickens. to press Metro to accelerate costly upgrades of the The region has the greatest concentration of two remaining sewage plants that discharge to sea farm livestock in Canada, generating the equivawith only basic treatment. lent of the sewage from 800,000 people.

The council also calls for tougher regulation of gravel mining, which is blamed for habitat destruction and a major recent fish kill.

Nothing has raised a bigger red flag than the virtual disappearance of Fraser River sockeye salmon.

“We still don’t really consider the environment when it comes to developing our shorelines. Look at the devastation we’ve done. Yet we still allow dumping.

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It was the third straight year of dismal returns, stoking fears that one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great salmon rivers will see its most iconic species go extinct.

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Nor is the trouble limited to sockeye.

Interior coho salmon runs collapsed in the mid 1990s and have not returned to their

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Fish other than salmon arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t faring well either.

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Creyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ancestors used to tell of sending scouts to the top of Chilliwack Mountain to watch for the return of the eulachon.

When the run came, it could be spotted miles away in the form of two silver bands running up each side of the river, chased by hundreds of thousands of feeding birds.

Back then, the Lower Mainland wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mostly paved over or plowed under.

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Sumas Lake still existed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it had not yet been drained to create more farmland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The character of the Lower Fraser has been changed so much that my great-great-grandfather and grandmother would likely not recognize it,â&#x20AC;? Crey said.

If the salmon vanish, he fears, so too will much of the imperative to protect the river.

The biggest threat now may be climate change.

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Crey fears those stands of dead trees are changing the hydrology of much of the Fraser. More sediment could wash into the river and harm habitat, particularly if wildfires devour much of the dead pine.

Less winter snow is also projected to accumulate in the future, which may translate into dangerously low water in tributaries for migrating salmon.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mountain snowpack is well below average, Crey notes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fraser will be warmer this summer than it has been in a long time.â&#x20AC;?

What can you do? â&#x20AC;˘ Support the Heart of the Fraser campaign, which aims to protect shoreline areas for conservation and recreation. â&#x20AC;˘ Join a community streamkeeper group that works to clean up creeks and revive trout and salmon populations.

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National Volunteer Week APRIL 18-24, 2010

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very year, thousands of Canadians give their time, energy and skills to volunteering within their communities. National Volunteer Week, which will be held from April 18 to 24 this year under the theme “Change the wold”, is an ideal occasion to highlight their commitment and remind us all that simple gestures can result in important services.

Whether it’s to contribute to society, to share their skills, support a cause or accomplish a significant action within a community, every reason for volunteering is a good one.

Do you have some marketing experience? Why not help an organization promote its services and its mission?

Do you have financial expertise? Apply to sit on an administrative committee, assist with the organization of a fundraising campaign or help an organization submit requests for subsidies.

People who have skills in information technologies can share their knowledge in the creation of Web sites. Those who are interested in sports can bring their energies to leisure-oriented committees or to animating recreational activities for young people.

Others who are interested in ecology and outdoor pursuits can get involved in organizations dedicated to the preservation of the environment.

Volunteer opportunities are numerous and varied. You can help an organization on an ongoing basis, give one day a week of your time or a few hours throughout the year.

More than just helping others, volunteer work allows you to enrich your social network and to create some beautiful friendships. For further info. visit the Web site of Volunteer Canada at www.volunteer.ca or visit volunteer@surrey.ca

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PICS would like to thank all their dedicated volunteers for their hard work and service to the society.

Unit #205, 12725 - 80th Ave, Surrey

604.596.7722 www.pics.bc.ca

Surrey Crime Prevention Society Thank you Volunteers for your outstanding contribution!

The Surrey Crime Prevention is a non-profit Society providing crime prevention and safety programs for the community in traffic, child and family safety, public awareness and business crime prevention.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE! To ďŹ nd out more call: 604-502-8555

SURREY CRIME PREVENTION SOCIETY 15-12484 82nd Ave., Surrey BC V3W 3E9 ph: 604-502-8555 â&#x20AC;˘ fax: 604-502-8511 email: crime@direct.ca

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PROGRESSIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY is a non proďŹ t organization which has been committed to raising awareness and providing leading service to the immigrant population of the Lower Mainland since 1987. PICS recognizes that without the countless hours and endless amounts of work that volunteers give to the community, many organizations would not be able to meet the demands of the growing community. PICS provides many opportunities for people that want to volunteer with the organization.

Volunteers have the choice of volunteering at any of our locations. Most agencies would not be able to function without the volunteers that selďŹ&#x201A;essly work to create a great environment for clients, including PICS. Volunteers at PICS are committed and have time to give; they enjoy learning and helping others.

Without volunteers PICS would not be able to hold many of the special events it organizes each year. The dedication and hard work of our volunteers is appreciated and respected by all PICS staff.

SURREY CRIME PREVENTION SOCIETY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY through the operation of volunteer-based crime prevention programs. We serve as extra â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Eyes & Earsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for RCMP. Our goal is to make Surrey a safe place for businesses and residents. The Society has been successful in the programs it administers through the thousands of volunteer hours of our members (over 24,000 volunteer hours last year).

Our volunteers make a difference in increasing safety and reducing crime through Community Volunteer Patrols at Central City, Guildford, and Newton

Centre, the Citizens Crime Watch Patrol, Mobile Patrol Team and TrafďŹ c Safety-Speed Watch programs. Our Anti-GrafďŹ ti program erases unsightly grafďŹ ti in residential neighbourhoods and businesses throughout the city. Our dedicated volunteers participate in various community events and have recently participated at the Olympic celebration site at Holland Park.

This is an opportunity for us to thank and salute our volunteers for their hard work and community service.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Showing a young girl that she is worth spending time withâ&#x20AC;ŚI think that alone has the power to make a difference in her life,â&#x20AC;? says Big Sister Sheila.

them and cheer them on to success!

There are 46 girls (ages 7-17) in Surrey/ Delta are waiting to be matched with a volunteer mentor right now. If you are a female, age 19 or older, you can become a Big Sister and hang out with your Little Sister for 3-5 hours once a week doing fun activities OR you can become a Study Buddy tutor and help your Little Sister reach her academic goals during your one hour weekly tutoring sessions.

Many girls in our communities are struggling with low self-esteem, family issues, or problems at school and could beneďŹ t from the support of a positive role model â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland. Over the past 50 years, thousands of women have volunteered their time and support as mentors with Big Sisters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thank you! Together we have provided thousands of girls with a friend they can rely on â&#x20AC;&#x201C;someone to listen to

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Looking for ways to learn new skills, share your time and expertise or explore career choices? Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, lower your stress levels and have some fun. As a volunteer, you can be part of major events and celebrations, help children, families, and seniors or enjoy multicultural experiences. The Surrey Volunteer Centre, operated by Options Community Services, assists you in ďŹ nding volunteer opportunities that match your skills, interests and availability. All these exciting

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Thank you volunteers for always giving your best !

Visit www.bigsisters.bc.ca or call 604-873-4525 ext. 300 to ďŹ nd out more!

opportunities are just a click away!

Simply go to www.scss.ca/volunteer.

Access is free for everyone looking for opportunities and organizations looking for volunteers. Still not sure or prefer a personalized service? Call us at (604) 584-5811 to make an appointment. We would be pleased to meet with you and help you explore volunteer opportunities.

Experience the many beneďŹ ts and rewards of volunteering! â&#x20AC;&#x153;No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aesop

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surrey women’s centre supporting women and children

SURREY WOMEN’S CENTRE’S SENDS A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS! Surrey Women’s Centre, offers counselling and support services for abused women and children. Our staff and volunteers work as a team. Together, we help women and children heal from the trauma of violence. Each and every day, our volunteers share their knowledge, skills and experience to make our community a safer place for women and children. Want to meet new people?

Learn some new skills? Make a difference in the community? Here are a few ways that you can help!?Answer our crisis line.

Sit on our Board of Directors. Fundraise.

Help us support women and children to make positive changes and build a future free from violence. Visit us at www. surreywomencentre.ca or http://www. facebook.com/pages/Surrey-WomensCentre/416157161912. You can also call us at 604-589-1868 x 237 to find out more about becoming a volunteer at Surrey Women’s Centre.

REACH SALUTES IT’S VOLUNTEERS! Reach Child and Youth Development Society provides programs and services for children from birth to age 19 and their families in Delta, Surrey and Langley. Over 1,000 children and families benefit from Reach programs every year. Volunteers at Reach have been helping children reach their potential for over 50 years. This week we salute our volunteers, some of whom

have been with us for over a decade! It is their hard work and commitment that has helped us to continue to grow and continue to make accessible and provide the very best possible direct services to local children, youth and families.

Thank you volunteers for your caring commitment to making a difference in the lives of children and families.

THE DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT appreciates the energy, time and commitment given by our many volunteers who serve in our Community Police Stations, Victim Services Program, Reserve Program and the Police Foundation. Our volunteers contribute in a meaningful way in making Delta a Safer and Better Community.

The Delta Police Department is very proud of our many volunteers!

On behalf of the Department, I extend our heartfelt thanks for your commitment and dedication in serving our community.

– Jim Cessford, Chief Constable If you would like to become a Delta Police volunteer please visit our website:deltapolice.ca for information.

604-583-1295 Volunteers make a difference!

Thank you all of our caring volunteers for your commitment to helping children reach their potential.

You can make a difference too.

Volunteer with Reach.

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IN POTENTIAL"

Contact Elysa at 604-946-6622 ext.312 or elysap@reachdevelopment.org To learn more about volunteer opportunities at Reach visit our web site www.reachdevelopment.org

DELTA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Celebrating Our Volunteers Delta Police Department a safer and better community through excellence in policing

www.deltapolice.ca Headquarters: 11375 84th Ave., North Delta 4455 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner 604.946.4411 North Delta C.o.P.S. Ladner C.o.P.S. Tsawwassen C.o.P.S. 7213 - 120th Avenue 5072 - 48 Ave. 1108 - 56th Street.

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COMMITMENT We celebrate with pride and enthusiasm the continued leadership and volunteerism demonstrated by the many dedicated individuals within our community.

We know what it takes to make a difference!

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Thank You

To all of the Volunteers for their outstanding Service and Contribution to our Community.

, MP Surrey North

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK IS A TIME FOR ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VOLUNTEERS TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. Volunteers enrich our quality of life in virtually every realm of activity.

Through the donation of their time and talents, volunteers have made a real difference in the lives of their

neighbours and in the health and vibrancy of our community. Without volunteers who give endlessly to our community, Surrey North would not be the great place it is today. I wish to extend my sincerest and heartfelt appreciation to the volunteers for their tireless and endless work in Surrey North. Have a great and happy National Volunteer Week.

“SURREY FOOD BANK VOLUNTEERS contributed over 100,000 hours of donated volunteer time in 2009. What wonderful support people give to Surrey’s food bank!

There is always so much work to do sorting food, building hampers, distributing food, cleaning the warehouse and offices, painting, repacking rice, preparing Tiny Bundle layettes and Toddler Totes, Gleaning fresh fruit and vegetables, assisting at community and fundraising event, delivering hampers to clients’ homes… and the list goes on and on!

Surrey Food Bank volunteers are the ‘life blood’ of our organization.

This year we would like to pay tribute to the many families, individuals, groups and companies

that come to support our food bank.

Our families are made up of groups such as senior couples, a father and daughter, a mom and her ten year old son and a young couple with two small children as well as a whole neighbourhood of families and friends. This year we are honouring all of our valued volunteers who keep our doors open to our clients’ day in and day out. We have such a diverse group of volunteers and they are very near and dear to our heats.

Heartfelt thanks to ALL Surrey Food Bank Volunteers! Without your help we could not make a difference in the lives of so many of our neighbours.

The Surrey Food Bank is…

Community supporting Community!

307-9808 King George Highway

307-9808 King George Highway Surrey, BC, V3T Surrey, BC, V3T 2V62V6 Tel: 604.586.2441 • Fax: 604.586.2445 • Fax: 604.586.2445 Tel: 604.586.2441 www.donacadman.ca www.donacadman.ca

“Just a few of our valued volunteers!”

Thank you to each and every one of our valuable volunteers – school, faith-based, business, community groups as well as hundreds of dedicated individuals!

THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA supporting The Centre for Child Development would like to thank ALL of our volunteers for helping children with special needs to reach their potential! Your help and hard work is appreciated and we could not do it without you!

We would like to especially thank Lee Atwater, Chair - 9th Annual Run, Walk and Roll for our Kids (May 16th, Bear Creek

www.surreyfoodbank.org

Park) and committee members Robie Sim, Bill McNamara, Kerry Marion, John Murphy, Dylan Watson, Bert Willcott, Wendy Hummel, Dylan Van Rooyen, Denise Reid, Kathy Murphy and Bill Macklem; and Dorothy McLeod, Chair - 11th Anniversary Gala of Hope (November 6th) and committee members Karla Pearson, Tim Clark, Rita Walters, Shirley Repko, Linda LaPierre and Emily Wilson.

SMH Auxiliary: caring for more than 60 years

FROM LOBBYING AND FUNDRAISING during the 1940’s and 50’s to their most recent $1 million Emergency Centre pledge, Surrey Memorial Hospital’s dedicated Auxiliary volunteers have compiled quite a list of accomplishments.

Since 1947, the Auxiliary has raised more than $4 million for the hospital. The first task was to rally the community together and support the hospital’s construction.

With the Auxiliary members’ help, the doors to SMH opened in February, 1959.

Since then, the Auxiliary has been funding patient comforts items,

purchasing medical equipment and supporting further expansion. Today, the 125-member group can be found operating the hospital’s two gift stores, the lottery booth, the Penny Savers’ Thrift Store or the tuck shop at CareLife Fleetwood residential care facility.

Surrey Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary is always interested in adding new members who are eager to volunteer in support of the hospital. Please e-mail auxiliary.smh@ fraserhealth.ca or call Volunteer Resources at 604-588-3381.

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Chris Ch i Midmore Mid

David D id K Keyworth h

Bruce H B Hayne

JJane Ad Adams

Chair Lawyer, McQuarrie Hunter

Vice-Chair Owner/Operator, McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada

Patrons’ Council Chair Commercial Realtor, MacDonald Commercial Real Estate Services Ltd

Treasurer Senior Manager Assurance & Advisory, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Communications Chair Partner, thornleyHAYNE Creative Communications

Secretary President & CEO, SMH Foundation

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George G G Garrett

Ralph Berezan

Dr. James Bond

M.S. Dhaliwal h l l

Jake Friesen

Director Businessman

Director Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Fraser Health (SMH)

Director President, Bestway Mortgage Corp.

Director Vice President Pacific Region, Qualico Developments

Director Retired Journalist

Sherrold Haddad Director President President, ent,, Flag Chevrolet vrolett

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During National Volunteer Week, April 18 - 24, we commend and salute our partners in health.

Volunteers

A valued part of the health care team You provide comfort to our patients, clients and residents.

You support our employees and physicians.

You put your heart into everything you do.

Thanking our volunteers for their endless contributions & dedication over the years!

Volunteers are the ‘heart and soul’ of the organization providing social, emotional and spiritual support for individuals and their loved ones as they face lifeending illness and ongoing grief support programs for children, teens and adults.

We offer ‘companions for the journey’.

Volunteers Needed: For volunteer opportunities please contact

• Traffic Safety • Speed Watch • Bicycle Rodeo • Mobile Patrol Team • Crime Watch • FatalVision • Newton Volunteer Patrol

SURREY HOSPICE SOCIETY 13857 - 68th Ave, Surrey, B.C. – 604-543-7006

You contribute in diverse roles within our Hospitals, Home Health and Community Health Promotion.

On behalf of the Board, employees and physicians at Fraser Health, thank you!

Dr. Nigel Murray President and CEO Fraser Health

Gordon Barefoot Board Chair Fraser Health

Fraser Health offers a range of services from hospital care to community-based residential, home health, mental health and public health services. Fraser Health volunteers provide more than 400,000 hours of service each year.

If you are interested in volunteering, contact your local hospital.

www.surreyhospice.com

THE SURREY HOSPICE’S WALK OF REMEMBRANCE AND DOVE RELEASE MEMORIAL will be held at the Bear Creek Park Saturday May 8th from 9am to 12pm. Enjoy the natural area trails giving you an opportunity to celebrate the memory of your loved ones.

At the same time you will be raising much needed funds to help the Society continue to companion individuals and their loved ones as they face life-limiting illness, and ongoing grief support for children, teens and adults. With your continued support, we hope to raise over $15,000 this year. You can form a team - invite

We Help Build Communities and make them safe. We help make them be resilient. We help them to be prepared.

With nearly 1,000 years of tradition, St. John Ambulance prides itself on being an organization with firm roots in serving the many communities it touches. “When you trace back the history of our organization, you see we’ve always existed to support the community,” say Larry Odegard, St. John CEO. “We support this service with our first aid programs, but our fundamental purpose is to

help in our communities” “From the start, we were originally established to take care of the sick and the injured,” explains Larry. “Our volunteers continue this tradition today by dedicating their time to make our neighbourhoods safer and better places to live.”

And the commitment is clear. More than 1,800 volunteers offer their time and skills

throughout our communities by teaching first aid, running youth programs, assisting at community events, and visiting the elderly and shut-ins. Often, it’s easy to take for granted the services they provide. “Without the services our volunteers provide, many function would not happen,” says May Foggo, Director of Community Services at St. John.

“First aid and safety is mandatory at many events. If you don’t have someone to stand by, ready to respond when injuries or accidents happen, many events could not be held. Basically, without volunteers, life as we know it would dramatically change.”

2009 marked St. John Ambulance’s 126th Anniversary – 126 years of providing community services volunteers and vital first aid and CPR training services across Canada. It will be a chance to celebrate our past achievements and look forward to reaching new goals for years to come.

St. John Ambulance in Canada First aid and CPR save lives. As Canada’s standard for excellence in first aid and CPR services, St. John Ambulance plays an integral role in our society. Building on a 900-year tradition, St. John Ambulance offers innovative programs and products ensuring Canadians receive the best quality training and expertise.

People across the country benefit from the care and safety provided by St. John Ambulance community service teams.

Please visit www.sja.ca/bc or call 1-866-321-2651 today to discuss becoming a St. John Ambulance sponsor.

your friends, family and co-workers. It is a great day to have a ton of fun!

In addition to the walk, doves will be released during a time of remembrance. Should you wish to have the name of your loved one recognized at the Memorial, please contact the Surrey Hospice Society.

For Pre-registration and Pledge Forms please drop by the Resource Centre or call 604-543-7006. All thanks to valuable volunteers for making events like this successful!

Quick Facts: Q Established in 1883 in Canada Q Member of one of the world’s oldest humanitarian organizations - the Order of St. John Q Serves over 300 communities across Canada Q 2,000 Volunteers provide 200,000 volunteer hours annually Q 400 certified instructors Q Provides first aid and CPR training programs that contain the latest protocols and meet provincial and federal regulations Q Trains more than 100,000 Canadians in first aid and CPR each year Q Markets a complete range of high quality first aid kits and supplies for use at work, home and play Q Supports humanitarian relief efforts across Canada and around the world

Surrey/Delta/Langley Sdl@bc.sja.ca 8911-152nd Street, Surrey V3R V4E (604) 953-1603 (604) 953-1604

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So Many Ways To Make A Difference

Youth Brigades – Leading the Next Generation The Cadet Brigade is a rewarding, educational experience that provides members with the tools necessary to render life-saving assistance in emergency situations. It also encourages members to become future leaders in society and offers vast opportunities for them to make a difference in their communities. St. John Ambulance offers three youth programs: Juniors, Cadets and Crusaders. Juniors (ages six to 10) is an activity-based program that focuses on having fun and earning awards while helping children learn about St. John Ambulance and community service. Cadets (ages 11 to 15) provides young people with opportunities for personal development and community service, as well as training in first aid and health- and safety-related

Cadets, Division 336c volunteer members knowledge and skills. Crusaders (ages 16 to 17) provides advanced First Aid Training and emphasis on individual leadership qualities. Members use their skills in competitions and in real-life emergencies.Crusaders can participate in a Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Development Program or NCOLDP course, which provides youth with extensive leadership train-

ing and explains the characteristics of a good leader.

Comments from our Members: The best highlights and memories of NCO Camp are learning how to be a leader and meeting new people.

NCOLDP is a great experience. You learn a lot of useful life skills, and you make a lot of good friends along the way.

Surrey/Delta events and activities Upcoming events Q AGM: May 17, 7pm, Annual General Meeting Q Cloverdale Rodeo: May 21 - 24, Brigade Duty Q Canada Day: Cloverdale and White Rock, July 1, Brigade Duties Q Tour de White Rock: July 17 - 19, Brigade Duty Q Open House: at Branch, Aug. 28, 11am – 2pm, Community event Q Potters House of Horrors: Oct 16 - 31, Brigade Duty Q Free CPR Day: Oct. 23, 9am – 3pm, Community event

Q 49 Handlers volunteered 333 hours and their 45 Therapy Dogs invested 293 volunteer hours in the Surrey/Delta and surrounding communities.

Q St. John Ambulance - Surrey/Delta gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of $30,000 from the Province of British Columbia.

St. John Ambulance Staff and Instructors are committed to providing members of our community with the highest standards of First Aid Training. Saving Lives – at work, home and play. Our goal is to have at least one person per household trained in First Aid and CPR. Call us to find out which course is best for you.We invite you to visit our Branch to find out more about our courses and Volunteer opportunities.Volunteers with the St. John Ambulance Adult Division provide first aid coverage at various events throughout the community, including the popular Cloverdale Rodeo. Last year, a St. John Ambulance Drill Team and Mobile Post Unit were featured in the Cloverdale Rodeo Parade, and our also provided first aid coverage from Thursday through Monday for the rodeo. Our St. John Ambulance Volunteers set up a full first aid room and dispatch centre from where we were able to deploy walking crews and bike patrols as well as two Mobile Post Units to allow Volunteers to respond to calls directly at the scene of any incidents. We responded to various minor injuries as well as to major issues like seizures, spinal injuries and heart attacks.Our Therapy Dog Visitation Program Volunteers and their pets devote many hours to spending quality time with people living in hospices, nursing homes, retirement homes and other long-term facilities. One of our Volunteers recently commented that some of the most heartwarming and healing visits are those where no words are spoken, and where a person is moved to tears simply by stroking a dog as it quietly lays its head on their lap.

2009 Community Success Q Surrey/Delta training centre prepared 7,841 people in essential first aid skills in 2009 Q 48 Adult members volunteered 8,794 hours and treated 492 injuries while present at 161 events.

Q Medical First Responders have been present providing First Aid at the Abbotsford Airshow, GM Place, Cloverdale Rodeo, Spirit of the Sea, plus many more events in your area.

Q 40 Youth members volunteered 5,375 hours.

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BUSINESS

Wednesday April 21 2010

Thinking outside the box

EVAN SEAL / THE LEADER

Eric Davis and Carrie Dhensaw, owners of It’s Your Move, say their three-year-old business has diverted 24,000 cardboard boxes from the landfill.

Surrey company makes moving a little easier – and lot greener

by Rick Kupchuk

I

t’s not a new idea, but Carrie Dhensaw and Eric Davis stumbled upon it, and found a way to turn it into a fast-growing, environmentally friendly business.

Celebrating its third anniversary this month, It’s Your Move rents plastic containers to make switching homes easier – something the company’s owner/operators discovered during a move of their own.

“We’d go to local stores asking for cardboard boxes, and might get two or three at each store. It was kind of ridiculous,” said Dhensaw. “We looked at purchasing boxes, and they wanted $5-7 a box.

“Then we stumbled across plastic boxes, for $7 each. We ended up buying a bunch of them because we could use them again.”

And so could others. The boxes were lent to friends for their moves, and when Dhensaw and Davis were offered payment for use of the plastic crates,

they knew they were on to something. an afterthought to most clients of It’s “We lent them out three or four Your Move, who are more interested times,” said Dhensaw. “Then Eric said, in the convenience of dropping by a ‘wait a minute...’ “ warehouse and picking up a supply of Dhensaw and Davis began to build a plastic crates on 30-day rental agreebusiness plan of renting plastic crates ments. to residential movers.

“A lot of our customers are pretty “We looked at plastic manufacturers, much just interested in moving,” said seeing what kind of moulds were availDhensaw. “But we have the odd ‘enviable for use to use, and ronmental’ customer.” how much it would cost,” Going green has gained said Davis. “And we found the company some no one was applying it to respect in the business residential moving. community, as well. It’s “Then we started lookYour Move was a finalist ing at the environmental in the 2009 Better Busiaspect of it. Up until ness Bureau Awards in recently, if you looked at the Green Business of the Eric Davis buying something green, it Year category. It was also was either more expensive a finalist in the New Busithan the original, or it ness of the year category was more of a hassle. This product is in the Surrey Board of Trade’s Excelcheaper than cardboard boxes, and lence in Business awards. it’s made from 95-per-cent recycled But even without the emphasis on plastic.” the environment, Davis notes the use The environmentally friendly part of their plastic product is a very green of the Surrey-based business is almost decision.

“Some of our crates are into their 400th move.”

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“In our three years of service, since April, 2007, we have diverted 24,000 cardboard boxes from the landfill,” said Davis. “If you’re using a cardboard box, it makes no sense. You’re cutting down a tree to make the product that you use once or twice at best. Invariably, 60 per cent of that box is making its way to a landfill.”

Davis said the plastic crates will last approximately 10 years. And when they are no longer useful, the manufacturer pays to have them recycled yet again.

“We have a buy-back program which will basically cover the cost of shipping them back to the manufacturer,” Davis said. “They grind them down, add five per cent new material, and we have a new box.”

Not that It’s Your Move, which recently expanded to a new warehouse in Port Kells, has had to send a crate back for recycling.

“We haven’t had to retire one yet,” Davis said of their durable product.

“Some of our crates are into their 400th move.”

Surrey North Delta Leader

Wednesday April 21 2010

Going with the wind

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Surrey turbine company making power out of thin air

by Kevin Diakiw

Name: Keenan Age: 11 years Grade: 6 How long a carrier: 9 months Number of papers: 90

A SURREY TURBINE

company is catching a breeze to huge profitability, but the source of wind-driven revenue isn’t coming from this country.

Endurance Wind Power (EWP) stormed through the global economic downturn last year like it wasn’t there.

Kevin Heaney, a marketing executive at EWP, said the market for wind turbines globally is hot.

Last year’s economic downturn hit some of the big wind farms because they are so capital intensive, Heaney said.

“So they went down from a 26-per-cent growth rate down to an 18-per-cent growth rate,” Heaney said. “But we’re still growing at triple digits in our industry.”

Located at 19052 26 Ave., EWP employs about 45 people and builds several grades of wind turbines, ranging from five kilowatt power to 50 kilowatt.

The turbines, resembling a windmill, are designed to accompany an existing grid of power. The windpowered device drives a generator, reducing the amount of power to be purchased from the grid.

However, it’s not inexpensive to get up and running.

The smaller units sell for $50,000 US and the larger models are more than $300,000 US, so there has to be a strong business case for the investment.

“There’s three things that make the business case for buying one of these things,” Heaney said, all of which work against sales in this province. “The first thing is expensive power, and B.C. has the cheapest power in the world.”

Which is one of the reasons the machines don’t sell here.

“The second thing is wind, and B.C. has no wind... and the third thing is incentives, and we have no incentives, so there is no market (locally) for what we sell,” Heaney said.

The bigger market for the turbines is in the United States, where power is expensive, incentives are numerous and wind is strong and steady, particularly in the American Midwest.

The company has

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Surrey-based Endurance Wind Power builds windmill-like turbines, which can reduce the amount of power required from the grid. The biggest market for the turbines is the U.S., where power is expensive. government, and if it eight units up and is located on a farm, running at Martha’s another percentage is Vineyard, an island covered by the departsouth of Cape Cod in ment of agriculture.

New England.

Then “You there’s and I pay more six cents incentive a kilowatt going hour, they on at the pay 23 state level, (cents),” Heaney Heaney said. said. “You In the think you Kevin Heaney United complain Kingdom, about your where EWP recently Hydro bill?” sold turbines, the And the U.S. incentives are huge. government perks to go In the U.S., 30 per green are huge. cent of the turbine’s cost “The incentive is is covered by the federal they’re going to pay

“We’re still growing at triple digits in our industry.”

you four times as much to generate electricity than if you buy it from the grid,” Heaney said.

“That’s why (business for the turbines) in the U.K. is exploding.”

It’s a performancebased incentive that has brought a lot of attention to EWP’s systems because they generate so much power.

Heaney said the growing demand for his company’s turbines, which he describes as being at multi-million-dollar levels, shows no sign of slowing.

“You have no idea my friend,” Heaney said. kdiakiw@surreyleader.com

Name: Nick Age: 62 years How long a carrier: 4 months Number of papers: 327 Interests/Hobbies: Enjoys tennis and reading.

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owned by Harbinder Bains and Gurvinder Atwal, is accepting cellphones that will be broken down and recycled or refurbished and resold in an effort to raise money for Food Banks Canada.

The fundraising will help more than 800,000 Canadians who rely on the organization’s services each month.

More than 340 Pizza Pizza locations throughout Canada

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“Pizza Pizza has a longstanding tradition of working towards environmentally sustainable business practices,” said Pat Finelli, Pizza Pizza’s chief marketing officer. “We want to do our part to encourage and reward other people for recycling and supporting local food banks at the same time.”

In addition to the plastics

and metals found in cellphones, the batteries contain chemicals that can be hazardous to the environment and should be kept out of landfills. A recycled or refurbished phone can yield between $2 and $5 for Food Banks Canada.

Since the program’s inception, Pizza Pizza has collected 4,656 cellphones.

For more information, visit www.pizzapizza.ca

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Envisioning a greener industry

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Financial’s Newton branch are seeing green – and it has nothing to do with money.

That’s because Newton was recently awarded the Canada Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) “Silver” status in recognition of its environmentally responsible design.

Originally constructed in 2007, the Newton branch is loaded with green features, including low-flow toilets, motion sensors on all the faucets, low-emission paints on the walls and ceilings, EnergyStar appliances, low-wattage lights fixtures, and energyefficient computers and windows.

Envision’s heating system is specially zoned for different parts of the building, so energy can be conserved in areas that receive natural heat gain from the sun. The entire heating and air conditioning system is also set to a timer, so it automatically shuts off when the branch is closed.

Envision’s VicePresident of Sales and Service Tim Mackie said the benefits of green construction go beyond just dollars and cents.

“At the end of the day, as a business you need to make the initial investment to go green because the long-term savings are huge. Envision’s Newton branch consumes far less energy and water than similar-sized buildings,” said Mackie. “But more importantly, by incorporating LEED into our initial design, Envision is also doing what’s right for the environment.”

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Watched by sponsor teacher James Brown, South Delta Secondary students Allyson Wollin and Curtis Woodward, both 17, prepare to plant Merlot lettuce at the Earthwise Garden and Farm’s hoop house.

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A growing classroom

Michelle McEwan is the outreach coordinator at the Earthwise Garden and Farm.

A new crop of high school students is learning to till the soil – for credit – at the Earthwise Garden in Delta

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ath. English. Chemistry. Biology. Phys-ed.

Familiar high school subjects.

Yet none of them involve elongated radishes, Merlot lettuce and pak choi, nor getting one’s hands dirty in the process of bringing fresh, organic vegetables to the dinner table.

That’s where the DRS Earthwise Society has come in, with Sustainable Resources 12 - Agriculture, a new pilot credit course offered to all Grade 11 and 12 Delta high school students.

Since last September, three South Delta Secondary students – Madison Connors, Allyson Wollin and Curtis Woodward, all 17 – have come weekly (or more often) after school to the Boundary Bay Earthwise Farm and Garden in Tsawwassen to till the soil and learn about sustainable agriculture.

The society’s five-acre farm is at the forefront of building community-based changes in the food system, working to educate the public to grow food locally and organically.

Wollin, a Grade 11 student, has taken up the cause of encouraging small-scale farming close to urban centres.

“A lot of our food comes from California,” she says on a Monday afternoon planting lettuce seeds in her gumboots.

“I don’t think it’s sustainable or good for the environment to be trucking in loads of produce all the way up here.

“I understand that it’s more expensive to grow the food here, but as global warming is becoming a bigger issue, I think (growing here) is something that Vancouver and B.C. need to look at.”

The farm is split into a demonstration garden with separate ecological zones, a heritage garden which focuses on biodiversity in plants and food, a section of 60 allotment plots which are rented, a market garden for the society’s farm store (on site), several education buildings and a hoop house – essentially a greenhouse covered in two pieces of thick cellophane.

“In general, when you’re talking about anything that’s sustainable, you’re talking about something that doesn’t use more resources than it gives back,” says Patricia Fleming, DRS Earthwise Society’s executive director. “So it’s living within your ecological footprint.”

Good production models, she explains, can be used year after year without harming the ecosystem as long as the nutrients and organic matter are recycled.

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are no-nos. And a focus on biodiversity means that some non-food plants can be introduced in the garden if they attract beneficial insects such as honeybees, which are essential in the pollination of food crops.

The high school students have learned much more than they expected, says Michelle McEwan, outreach coordinator at the Earthwise Garden.

“We get a lot of feedback from their journals. Things like, ‘Ah, I had no idea how many kinds of beets there were,’ or ‘Wow, I didn’t realize that plant grew in the ground and not on a stalk.’ A lot of kids are disconnected from food and how it grows.”

The students started their course in September, at the end of the regular growing season.

“They’re actually getting an advanced lesson in winter growing,” McEwan explains.

“Most people get the easy route where you just throw something into the ground in the summer and just make sure it stays watered.”

Over the winter, the students experimented with double covers and containers to keep the vegetables warm, and are

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The Surrey White Rock Pesticide-free Coalition is hosting a screening of A Chemical Reaction, an award-winning 2009 film on the growing Canadian movement to ban lawn and garden pesticides. The event will take place May 6 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Earl Marriott Secondary School theatre, 15751 16 Ave. Refreshments and door prizes. For

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Planting: Spring crops for next September’s students From page 45 planting crops in the spring that will be harvested by new students in September.

It’s the hoop house where the Sustainable Resources 12 - Agriculture students spend much of their time, under supervision from farm manager and educator Dieter Schwarz.

Schwarz says the hoop house was modeled after French greenhouse designs to keep crops warm in winter. No heat is added inside, with the exception a few water barrels which absorb solar heat during the day and release it at night – and, with pipes, to keep tomato plants from freezing.

Although nothing was pulled out of the ground from December to February, the students are now harvesting lettuces and related leafy crops such as kale, Swiss chard, Oriental greens and purple sprouting broccoli, spinach and rhubarb.

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McEwan says she was asked by students about getting plots to continue growing vegetables for their families this summer.

“What 17-year-old kid is going to come and ask that?”

Upcoming events: • April 22: A public screening of the film Food, Inc. (2008) at 7 p.m. Meet-and-and greet with local businesses at 6 p.m.

• April 24: Plant sale – with plants organized according to their ecological significance – and an open house. From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with children’s activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m .

The Boundary Bay Earthwise Farm and Garden is located at 6400 3 Ave. For more information call 604-946-9828 or visit www.earthwisesociety.bc.ca/

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Young green thumbs sought Delta launches second garden contest for kids

DELTA MAYOR Lois Jackson is looking for children with green thumbs.

Submissions for the second annual Children’s Garden Contest for Delta kids aged five to 16 will be accepted the week of Aug. 17-22, but now is the time to decide where to plant and what to grow.

A yard isn’t necessary to enter as container gardens on patios and balconies are as welcome as gardens on suburban lots.

There are two categories in the contest.

Children can grow either a flower garden or a vegetable garden.

Prizes include facility passes to Delta Parks, Recreation and Culture facilities, and gift certificates.

Entry forms, helpful hints and contest instructions are available on-line at www. corp.delta.bc.ca or by visiting your local recreation centre or nursery. newsroom@surreyleader.com

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The monitoring of the harvest has been working very efficiently from Santa Barbara, California to Nome, Alaska. The Atlantic halibut Seafood Watch has deemed Pacific halibut a ‘Best Choice’ fish. is to be avoided because its numbers are on the a serious decline.

Halibut is harvested with long1-1/2 lb fresh B.C. halibut pieces ter to the frying pan and heat until line gear the fishing boat lays out.

4 tbsp good olive oil (1) the butter is lightly brown. Add In B.C. , the annual halibut harvest 2 tbsp olive oil (2) volume is between 4,400 and 5,800 in the lemon juice and stir. When 4-6 lemon slices for garnish ready to serve, drizzle the juice tonnes of halibut. over the fillets and sprinkle with Halibut is a popular fish with Method: the chopped parsley. Present with professional cooks as well as Combine together the: lemon homemakers. It is easy to cook, and steamed small potatoes. Approxijuice, Cilantro, garlic, and the mate recipe cost: $14. very easy to season and flavour. As Coriander and the olive oil (1). a special bonus it is a very healthy Use this to rub and marinate the fish; 100 grams of raw edible porBroiled Halibut Fillets fish pieces for several hours. Just tion contains: 110 calories, 2.29 with Asparagus Cream before service select a nonstick grams of fat (0.33 frying pan add in the olive oil grams saturated fat), Four 6-oz fresh B.C. (2) heat to hot and sauté the fish 20.8 grams protein, halibut fillets 32.0 mg. cholesterol, 8 oz fresh asparagus, pieces for 3-4 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness, but do and 54.0 mg. sodium. ends trimmed not overcook. When ready, place As with all fish, we 2 tbsp butter the fish pieces on a warm platter must not overcook 1 shallot, chopped and drizzle on the remnants from halibut. The reason 1 cup milk the pan. Garnish with the lemon for this is that halibut 1/4 cup whipping slices. Present with a warm cous is relatively low in cream cous salad. Approximate recipe fat and it easily dries 1-2 tbsp all-purpose cost: $14.

Julius Pokomandy flour out. Therefore, cook halibut for 10 minutes 1/2 tsp salt or to taste per one inch (2.5 cm) Halibut Fillets and 1/4 tsp ground white pepper or thickness, or until the flesh loses its Cucumber Sauce to taste glossy appearance and flakes easily 2 tbsp good olive oil when pressed with a fork.

1/2 cup cucumber peeled, seed3 tbsp finely chopped red bell When purchasing halibut, look less shredded fine peppers for garnish for the meat that is sparkling white, 1/2 cup 14 % MF sour cream almost translucent and firm. Buy 1/4 cup mayonnaise Method: from a busy and reputable fish1 tbsp chopped chives Select a saucepan simmer the monger or a large supermarket.

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Salt and ground white pepper to Melt the butter in a saucepan add The regular price is around $10 taste the flour and make a nice roux. a pound, but halibut is featured 2 pounds (1 kg) fresh B.C. halibut Heat the milk, add to the roux and occasionally as a promotional door whisk to make a smooth sauce. pieces opener, at lower costs. Look for 1/4 cup butter Simmer for about 10 minutes, these opportunities.

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (2) whisking often. Place the asparagus This week I have four great 1 tsp paprika for garnish tips into the sauce and cool a halibut recipes to add to your collittle. Pour the mixture into a food lection.

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Blend the cucumber, sour cream, Return to the saucepan and add the Halibut Fillets Meuniere whipping cream. Keep warm. Sea- mayonnaise, chives, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Mix son the halibut fillets with salt and Four 6-oz fresh B.C. halibut fillets pepper. Select a large non-stick fry- well and keep refrigerated until 1 tsp all-purpose flour ing pan and add in the olive oil and serving time. Select a non-stick frySalt and freshly ground black the shallot pieces. Sauté gently until ing pan and add in the butter; heat pepper to taste to medium hot. Season the fish tender. Place the fish fillets in the 3 tbsp butter pieces with salt and pepper to taste pan, and fry on each side for 3-5 2 tsp lemon juice and place in the frying pan. Sauté minutes. Do not overcook. When 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley the fish pieces on all sides until they ready to serve place the fillets on a can be flaked easily with a fork. platter and spoon over the asparaMethod: When ready place on a warm platgus sauce. Garnish extra asparagus Pat the fish fillets dry with a ter and garnish with paprika. Serve tips and the red bell pepper pieces. paper towel. Season both sides with the chilled cucumber sauce Approximate recipe cost: $15. with the salt and pepper. Dust with and green salad. Approximate all-purpose flour. Select a large recipe cost for 6 portions: $22.

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Garden with sustainability in mind Be creative without compromising the needs of future generations

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AS WE mark the 40th do is also very important. anniversary of Earth Day, Where practical, drip it’s important to be aware systems are, by far, the most that, while gardening is efficient way to water conone of the most relaxing, tainers, baskets and planters. stress-relieving Soaker hoses and rewarding are also key of activities, because they we all need to put water only move toward at the root the realities of zones of plants sustainability. and don’t waste Sustainability it through means meeting evaporation. the needs of the Hand watering present without with a hose compromising end soft rain the needs of Brian Minter nozzle is also future genvery efficient erations. It also and effective. means being very creative Unless you have in-ground and thoughtful in our use of irrigation, lawns will require all materials and plants. sprinklers, but here again, Water use is, perhaps, there are more efficient the greatest issue. If we live models that help prevent in cities where water has overlapping onto driveways restricted uses during hot and sidewalks. Even dursummers, we need to be ing the warmest summer very resourceful. Proper weather, a deep watering soil preparation with good once a week will suffice, moisture retaining materials and it’s also important to is step one. To ensure deep understand that lawns can rooting, mulching with be allowed to turn brown compost or “non-herbicide” without any use of water grass clippings is a great over summer. way to conserve moisture, Water collection is also particularly around shallow becoming more popular rooted plants like rhodothan ever before, and rain dendrons, azaleas and many barrels placed at the down cedars. spouts of eavestroughs are The type of watering we perhaps the most efficient

Watering by hand is a very efficient and effective way to nourish your garden.

means of collecting clean water. If you keep the barrels closed, there is little danger of them becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

There are lots of other techniques to collect water, but the important thing is to recycle as much water as we can for our gardens.

Composting is an invaluable activity that can be used in so many ways. Small twigs, recyclable cardboard and newspaper can be composed along with grass clippings and other kitchen and garden waste. To keep the decomposing material loose, with good air pockets throughout, be sure to build a “layer cake” of compost, adding soil to help separate potentially gooey, dense materials like wet grass and kitchen waste. It will probably take about six months to breakdown your raw materials, so it’s a good idea to keep a few composters going at the same time.

Composting is the ultimate form of recycling, and the results can be used beneficially almost anywhere in our gardens.

Nutrients are something we all need to consider more carefully. In the long run, organic nutrients are the best way to go because, if the right materials are used, the soil will ultimately replenish itself. It’s a learned process that does not work quickly, but it provides great results both for short term crops, like vegetables and annuals, as well as long term benefits for perennials, trees, shrubs and lawns.

Fortunately, a large selection of organic alternatives, for use both indoors and out, is available. They are a little more expensive and work more slowly, but the long term results are beneficial for our soils and plants and for all of us.

Today, the word pesticide is treated like some evil alien, when in fact it really means something used to control pests that do serious damage to our plants. We are finding more environ-

mentally friendly alternatives for pest control, but keen observation and intelligent growing techniques are the very best controls. It is true that healthy, well-cared-for plants are the least susceptible, but it also comes down to choosing plants wisely.

The philosophy of “right plant, right place” should be a guiding principle because this, more than anything else, will minimize pest damage. A key factor today is the many new plants with a high tolerance to both insect and disease problems. From

rustfly resistant carrots and blight resistant tomatoes to blackspot and mildew resistant roses and scab free apples, there is a huge opportunity now to enjoy plants that have great pest tolerance.

The correct use of predatory insects and floating row covers make insect control far easier and more effective.

Organic acetic acid (vinegar) concentrates are becoming more effective at weed control, and fatty acid soaps are becoming more successful at controlling insects. We’re also getting better at feeding birds

and attracting other wildlife, like “good” bugs, that help us out with mosquitoes and many other annoying insects.

We are still going to need organic soils and soil additives to top up our gardens, but our carbon footprint should be minimal. It takes surprisingly little effort to change the way we garden, but truthfully, it’s time to become more sustainable.

Mother Earth will thank you.

Brian Minter is a master gardener who operates Minter Gardens in Chilliwack.

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IN LOVING MEMORY of Thomas K. Moreland 29 Sept,1939-22April 2008. Our lives go on without you, But nothing is the same, We have to hide our heartaches, When someone speaks your name, Sad are the hearts that love you silent the tears that fall, Living our lives without you is the hardest part of all, You did so many things for us, Your heart was kind and true, And when we needed someone, We could always count on you, The special years will not return, When we were altogether, But with the love within our hearts, You will walk with us forever, Loved and miss everyday, Lily, children, grandchildren.

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MCKEOWN, Carl November 11, 1925 to April 10, 2010. Passed away peacefully with his family by his side: Grace, his devoted wife of 60 years, and his four loving daughters, Sharon (Greg), Bonnie (Bill), Sandra (Andy) and Pat. He also leaves behind his grandchildren, Amber (Drew), Kyla (Ray), Erin, Jessica, Carla, Jenna, Lisa, Andrew and Kimberly (Calvin), and his greatgrandchildren, Christian, Owen and soon-to-be born, Matthew.

He will be mourned by many relatives and friends in BC and Ontario. Condolences can be made at: carlcondolences@gmail.com In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the BC Lung Association or the charity of your choice. A memorial will be held at a later date.

SCHULTZ (Fred) Gottfred It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Fred on April 4, 2010 at the age of 83. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.

“I am the resurrection and the life, he who believes in Me will live even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die.”

John 11:25-26 A celebration of Fred’s life will be held Saturday, April 24 at 2:00 pm, at Cloverdale Christian Fellowship, 5770 175 St., Surrey.

WALLACE, Scotty John Left this life suddenly, in Surrey, on April 17th, 2010, at the age of 46. In lieu of flowers, donations to Crisis Centre of B.C. No service by request.

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VAUGHAN, Michael Neilson 1947 – 2010 Succumbed to his battle with cancer on Saturday, April 10, 2010. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Amy, 3 children, Amanda (Adam), Brent & Samantha (Rob). Life long friend Bert (Cindy) deRuiter. His parents Edward & Mildred Vaughan and inlaws Peter & Nina Andrychuk.

Sisters Brenda Wagner, Judy (Garry) Cornelius, Kelly Vaughan. In-laws Raymond (Marie), Cathy (Ron), numerous nieces and nephews and many friends in Armstrong, Langley and Nanaimo.

An informal service will be held Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 1:00-3:00pm at the Langley Legion, 20702 Eastleigh Cres, Langley, BC (604-534-3615).

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A Licensed Family Daycare, TYNEHEAD CHILDREN’’S CENTRE is clean, well planned in a quiet area.

Preschool program, ECE teachers. 8434-165 Street, Fleetwood.

604-833-4856 DAYCARE in N. Delta. Fun loving environment. Preschool program.

28 years experience. 1st Aid & CPR. Excellent refs. 604.970.0974 KID’S KAMPUS daycare has spots avail for any age. Lic’d. Safe, clean, fncd yard. Colleen (604)594-4489 LITTLE BRANCHES Christian Childcare Centre has F/T care available for children ages 30 mos 5 years. We offer a nurturing atmosphere with experienced and caring ECE staff.

Preschool Integrated/Kindergarten Readiness.

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AUTO TECH required for Truck Finders. Used cars & trucks. Apply by calling Rick @ (604)599-0123

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DISTRIBUTOR FOR BC and Washington State required. Australian company looking for greeting card/accessory distributor. Potential distributor must be experienced business operator, have experienced sales team or able to engage/manage team, and finances/credit required for business startup. TJM Management (250) 7568851 tjmb@shaw.ca. $$$ MAKE FAST CASH - Start Your Own Business - Driveway Sealing Systems, Possible payback in 2 weeks. Part-time, Full-time.

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Accounts Payable Clerk Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. (and subsidiaries) Located in Port Kells has an upcoming opening for a self motivated, conscientious A/P clerk.

This position is 1 of 2 responsible for all aspects of AP for several companies. You should have a good knowledge of computerized accounting, proficiency in Excel, good communication skills and be able to process a high volume of invoices in an accurate and timely manner. Previous experience in a similar environment would be an asset.

Please send resume with covering letter stating salary expectations to: jlf@cullendiesel.com or fax to 604-888-4749 attn: Judy We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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You will be working in a fast-paced deadline-oriented environment, demanding a high degree of flexibility, attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure. You are a highly motivated self-starter with good mechanical ability and problem-solving skills. Your experience includes maintaining and operating Muller inserting equipment; Alphaliner experience would be an asset.

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The successful candidates will demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills as well as have a competent ability to network and promote the institute. All candidates should be team player orientated, accept challenges, work under pressure and have a positive winning attitude.

We offer a very competitive package and an excellent team work environment.

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Successful applicants would have: E 7-plus years experience in mid to large scale commercial construction, exceptional project management, documentation, organizational & communication skills E Proven as a top tier consistent performer E Superior interpersonal and client relations skills E In-depth knowledge and understanding of industry standards and regulations (ie WCB, BC Building Code) E A focus on exceptional site health and safety practices E A background as a QualiďŹ ed Tradesman is a deďŹ nite asset.

E LEED certiďŹ cation an asset E ProďŹ cient with computers We provide a competitive salary & beneďŹ t package.

If you believe you qualify please fax your resume to: 604-850-1276 or email: kiren.bergmann @summitbrooke.com

WORLD CLASS GLASS MANUFACTURER PFG GLASS INDUSTRIES is looking to ďŹ ll several positions in our expanding state-of-the-art Langley facility. All positions are permanent, full-time and ďŹ&#x201A;exible as we operate on a 24 hour, 6 day / week shift schedule. We are seeking quality individuals who are team oriented and committed to achieving excellence through high expectations with an option of advancing within a fast-paced environment.

DRIVERS: Positions are available in either Class 3 or Class 1 all with air brake endorsement. All applicants must have a minimum 2 years experience in either of the above mentioned classes and have a clean Abstract. All applicants must be mature and possess a high level of organization. Experience with mountain driving or either 14 ton Hiab cranes and forklift is an asset but not necessary, as we will train the right individual. PFG operates and maintains its ďŹ&#x201A;eet to the highest industry standards.

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CLASS 1 DRIVER needed for night work in town. Start is 11pm. average of 4 to 5 hours. Earnings of $100 per shift. Minimum 1 year driving and forklift experience A MUST !! Looking for long term commitment.

Call Amar 778-889-6743.

DUMP TRUCK DRIVER Must be experienced with class 1.

Phone (604)729-5649.

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Dump Truck Driver Busy civil and landscape contractor is seeking a skilled, full time dump truck driver. Construction experience and comfort with using a pony trailer a must. Skilled labourers, pipe layers, gradesmen and excavator operators also sought. Competitive beneďŹ t packages and wages available to those who qualify.

Please fax resume ~ Attn: TYBO to: 604-541-1331 or email to workwithus@tybo.ca

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LONG HAUL TRUCK DRIVERS Acura Transport Ltd. is hiring Long Haul Truck Drivers. $23/hr + beneďŹ ts. 50 hours/week.

Drive tractor - trailer to transport goods across Canada. Fax resume to 604-599-3559 or mail: #210 12639 80th Avenue, Surrey BC V3W 3A6.

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Fast Freight Transport Ltd. is hiring LONG HAUL TRUCK DRIVERS. $22.50/hour + beneďŹ ts. 50 hrs/week. Drives tractortrailer to transport goods. Inspect truck before/after trip.

Fax resume to: 604-574-7252 or mail: 15830 Colebrook Road, Surrey, BC V3S 0L2.

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LONG HAUL TRUCK DRIVERS

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MEDICAL ESTHETICIAN needed.

Looking for a career? Position avail - approx 25-35 hrs/week, starting salary $16-$18/hr based on exp.

Send fax resume to: 604-455-0409, or: marina@allbodylaser.com

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Required to deliver the Surrey Leader door to door in the Surrey area.

A reliable vehicle and a fair knowledge of the area is a must. Please call 604 575 5312 for more information.

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GREENWAY FARMS looking for farm labourer and farm machinery operators. $10/hr. Call (604)5741564 or Email: greenwayfarms @shaw.ca

Customer Relation Reps Needed TRAINING PROVIDED For an Interview Call

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Summer work, $16.25 base-appt. ďŹ&#x201A;ex. schedules, customer sales/service, conditions apply, no exp. necessary will train. Apply now, start after exams. Call now 604-595-1040. workforstudents.com/mv AUTOMOTIVE SHOP FOREMAN required for GM dealership. Salary based on experience. Fax 867-7665001 or email: serviceykmotors@northwestel.net Yellowknife Motors Ltd., NWT

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Over The Top Freightways Ltd. is hiring LONG HAUL TRUCK DRIVERS. $22.50/hr + beneďŹ ts.

50 hrs/week. Drive tractor-trailer to transport goods. Inspect truck before/after trip. Fax resume to 604-574-7252 or mail 15830 Colebrook Rd Surrey, BC V3S 0L2

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CANADIAN FARMS PRODUCE Inc., located in Surrey requires F/T general farm workers to start in Jan/2010. Accommodation avail.

Wage $9.14/hour. Must be in good physical shape. Training provided.

Heavy lifting req’d. Please fax resume to: 604-574-5773 CARPENTER req’d. 5 or more yrs exp.; Sal $24/hr Duties: calculate specifications & requirements, Measure, cut, shape, wood materials, Fit and install plywood, roof tops, Operate power tools. Contact Arnel from Sierrans Roofing Ltd Email/Fax Resume: 604-439-1558 sierransroofing@gmail.com

DETAILER EXPERIENCED Required by Don Beck Collision in White Rock F/T positions with excellent benefits.

Must have valid Driver’s License Pls. Fax resume or email to: donbeckwr@shawcable.com

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Maintenance Manager Busy civil and landscape contractor is seeking a maintenance manager with a vast knowledge of hydraulic equipment, scheduling, cost monitoring, and trouble shooting.

Competitive benefit packages and wages available to those who qualify.

Please fax resume ~ Attn: TYBO to: 604-541-1331 or email to workwithus@tybo.ca PASTOR. Philadelphia Church of Vancouver seeks an Associate Pastor. $17.98/hr. Duties: Conduct Korean youth worship service, lead intercession prayer group, lead Bible study for new members, lead praise team, and assist in baptismal class. Require 3 yrs of experience as a pastor, Diploma/Degree in theology, ordained, and speak Korean.

Fax resume to: 604-584-5717 or email to: philachurch@naver.com Seasonal garden centre looking for full-time, part-time cashier & related helpers , also Class 1 Driver. Drop off resume to: 4233 King George Hwy between 3-7pm - any day.

SEASONAL WORKERS needed by Vandula Farms. Duties will include green house work and stocking produce. Starting at $8.50/hr. Fax resume to: (604)572-7655.

SHEET METAL ROOFER req’d; Exp of 4-5 yrs; Sal $24/hr Duties: Repair or replace flat roofs and shingles, Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system. Install sheet metal flashings. Install or replace asphalt shingles. Contact Arnold from Sierrans Roofing Ltd Email/Fax Resume: 604-439-1558 sierransroofing@gmail.com

PUNJAB BANQUET HALL in Surrey is hiring 2 F/T INDIAN COOKS. 2 to 3 years exp is required and must have the knowledge of making dishes like butter chicken, chilli chicken, shahi paneer, fish, naan, rice etc. Salary would be $14/hr with 40 hours per week. Knowledge of Hindi or Punjabi would be asset.

Interested applicants may email resumes: jobs.punjabbanquethall @yahoo.com

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We have an exciting opportunity in our residential and commercial real estate practice for a Senior Conveyancer or an Intermediate Real Estate Paralegal. Commercial property & lending exp. is pref’d, but we will train the candidate with the right mix of experience & ambition.

Competitive salary and benefits.

Forward your resume and salary expectations to: Leslie Green Hamilton Duncan Armstrong & Stewart Law Corporation www.HDAS.com Email: lfg@hdas.com Fax: 604-581-5947

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GREENHOUSE LABOURER Surrey. Email Wholesaletropicalplants@gmail.com

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THE PENINSULA RESORT RETIREMENT LIVING

Now Hiring Casual Housekeeper & Casual Server Please send your resume Attn: Vern Dean Fax 604-538-2031, Email: vdean@chartwellreit.ca or drop off resume at: 2088 152 Street, South Surrey, V4A 9Z4

131 FLAGGERS NEEDED If not certified, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944 FLAGGERS “ON CALL” 24/7 Exp’d only need apply. Email name & phone # to: eagle_eye@telus.net FLYER DELIVERY people needed full-time, for Surrey/Delta area.

For more info call 604-868-1551 GARDENERS req’d F/T in Surrey with exp in garden maint, pruning, lawn & bed work. Must have good English skills & local ref’s. Yearround work avail. Pesticide licence, snow removal & exp driving truck w/trailer an asset. Benefit package avail. Lve msg / fax, 604-599-5503 HELPERS req’d. Sal: $20/hr Duties: Load, unload & move materials off from vans; clean up the work areas; perform other activities as directed by the employer. Basic English req’d. Punjabi an asset. Contact Mr. Tajinder @ Fax: 604-507-2156 Email: gmgtruckrepair@yahoo.ca Location: 8053 128 St., Surrey, BC INSIDE WORKERS REQUIRED for Commercial laundry in Port Coquitlam. Part-time, Mon to Fri, $11/hr.

Apply in person btwn 9am-10am, Mon-Fri at: Unit #204 - 1515 Broadway Street, Port Coquitlam.

KENNEL Attendant req’d for busy boarding kennel. Must be reliable.

Exp. an asset. ncamire@telus.net MR. COOL ICE CREAM requires F/T & P/T Drivers. Cash paid daily. $100 average/day. (604)580-2665 P/T CARE AIDES needed immed.

Training provided. Fax resumes to: 604-596-6506. Email: abcemp@gmail.com - Attn: JAS WAITRESSES P/T. KENNEDY’S PUB NOW HIRING p/t waitresses.

Apply at 11906 88th Ave. Ask for Sue

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

DHALIWAL BANQUET HALL in Surrey is hiring 2 full time INDIAN COOKS and 2 INDIAN SWEET MAKERS. Salary for this position would be $17/hr with 40 hours work per week. 3 Years exp req’d for all positions. Indian Cook must have exp. in Curry & Tandoori dishes. Sweet Maker must have knowledge of making Indian Sweets Knowledge of Hindi or Punjabi would be asset.

Interested applicants may fax their resume to: 604-598-1165 or email to dhaliwalbanquethall@gmail.com EXPERIEND LINE COOKS and DELIVER DRIVERS needed for our new location on Fraser Hwy. Apply in person with resume after 4 pm at: Porto Fino Restaurant, 9493-120th St. Delta, BC. FOOD COUNTER Attendant needed at Nando’s Chicken Guildford, $11.25/hr, 40hrs/wk, shifts/weekends/1 yr experience reqd, resume to guildford@nandoscanada.com LINE COOK. 5 shifts/week. Sal range $12-$15/hr + tips. Ext. med., dental. Apply in person:5978 Glover Rd. ABC Country Restaurant SUSHI CHEF, F/T (Surrey). Umami Sushi. 3- 5 yrs exp. Prepare & cook meals.$17.50/hr. Fax:604-592-0257

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HELP WANTED

WORLD CLASS GLASS MANUFACTURER

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

RECEPTIONIST Allied Windows in Aldergrove, a company that manufactures durable vinyl and aluminum windows and doors, is looking for a RECEPTIONIST to join their team.

If you have: ✔ Switchboard experience ✔ Good communication skills ✔ Administrative skills Then we have an opportunity for you...

Full-time employment with opportunities to grow and train and excellent pay & benefits.

Fax Resume: 604-856-8613 or Email:

rosy@alliedwindows.com

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SALES

0852061 B.C Ltd O/A Dead sea spa - Guildford Town Surrey, is looking for 5 retail sales reps, $14.60 hr. Please email resume: mk.tb@hotmail.com

Looking for a new friend?

PFG GLASS INDUSTRIES is looking to fill several positions in our expanding state-of-the-art Langley facility. All positions are permanent, full-time and flexible as we operate on a 24 hour, 6 day / week shift schedule. We are seeking quality individuals who are team oriented and committed to achieving excellence through high expectations with an option of advancing within a fast-paced environment.

PRODUCTION WORKERS: The right individuals must be mature, with an above average attendance record and they must possess a solid work ethic. Applicants must be willing to learn specialized skills thru our in-depth, in-house training. Experience in the glass industry is an asset, but is not essential as PFG will train the right individuals.

Please submit your resume to: jobs@pfgglass.com or fax: 604-607-4501

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SALES

Administration Manager, Builder Division The Administration Manager plays an integral role within our builder division and operations.

We are seeking a dynamic individual who has strong managerial skills to plan, train, direct and coordinate the administrative operations of the Builder Division. This role also includes strategic planning, policy and procedural implementation. The position will be situated out of our Annacis Island location. The candidate must be available to travel throughout the lower mainland, Victoria and Kelowna to support the Builder Administrators within each location.

Superior skills required: S Interpersonal, training, coaching and employee management skills S The ability to identify and implement process improvements S Strong communication skills S Problem analysis and resolution skills S Excellent organization skills S Decision making S Customer service skills Qualifications: S Business oriented diploma/ degree preferred S At least three years of supervisory or management exp S Experience in an administrative or operational role S Experience within a sales organization is an asset S Knowledge of basic accounting principles and practices S Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

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WORK WANTED

ODD JOBS, painting/staining, yard work, wall paper removal, etc.

Cheap Rates. Call 778-239-9517.

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

BEST HANDS IN TOWN. Good Rates $30/HOUR. Hot Oil. 10077 136A St. Sry, 604-719-5628 MING SPA, Spring Special. $40/1 hr. Perfect body massage, effective for fatigue, stress & after exercise or work. 15932-96 Ave, Surrey.

8:30am-9:30pm. 604-580-8830.

SHANGHAI. Anniversary Sale $10 off with ad,10am-11:30pm 604-5911891, #202-16055 Fraser Hwy, Sry

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

ART/MUSIC/DANCING Affordable, Enjoyable, Quality Lessons by highly exp’d Teacher.

All ages & levels. Piano, Clarinette, Sax, Trumpet, Guitar & more.

Braille music, also. 7020-150 St, Sry. Call Binoy at (778)565-0322.

172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS Psychic Reader & Advisor Specializing in *Palms, *Tarot Cards *Crystal Ball Readings

Helps in all lives problems.

3 Readings for $25.

Attractive Compensation and Benefits provided

MEDICAL/DENTAL

NURSING POSITIONS in the Annapolis Valley. Among Nova Scotia’s most stunning regions, the Annapolis Valley’s charming towns are nestled between vineyards and orchards on the shores of the Bay of Fundy, only a short drive from Halifax. Shannex has immediate openings for full-time nurses at 2 state-of-the-art long term care facilities. Competitive wages and benefits; portability of benefits per NSNU or affiliated Canadian nurses unions. For more information, contact Wayne White. wwhite@shannex.com Toll free 1-877-564-6749

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER needed F/T, 40 hrs/week, $8/hur. Min grade 12 or 2 yrs exp. Crim record check.

N/S. Call: Mike 778-882-6449.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

If this position is of interest to you, please email your resume and cover letter to jobs@trailappliances.com SECURITY ALARM co. seeking clean cut individuals to introduce the latest wireless security systems to home owners. Must be 19 years of age, obtain a security license and have transportation. Send resume to jobs@prismsecuritysystems.com.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

EXCAVATOR OPERATORS req’d. w/exp Sal: $26/hr; Duties: Operate heavy equipment to excavate, move, load materials at construction sites; Move and unload materials Basic English req’d. Punjabi an asset. Contact Jagdeep @ E-mail: binningholdsltd@yahoo.ca Fax: 604-597-3886 Location: 336-8140128th Street, Surrey, BC JOBS: Whether you’re looking to find or fill a position, this is where your search begins.

Call bcclassified.com 604.575.5555

IMMEDIATE POSITIONS AVAIL FOR OCEAN TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIRS & MACHINE SHOP. SALES PERSON, familiar with the trade, hydraulics & h.d. machines.

MIG WELDER (aluminum & steel), Oxy Acetelyne cutting exp an asset.

HEAVY DUTY TRUCK WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERSON with qualifications, and with truck brake repair knowledge. Mig welding (with aluminum & steel will be an asset).

Fluent in both English & Punjabi an asset as well for all positions.

FAX RESUME TO: 604-596-0623 RAHUL GLASS LTD. in Surrey is hiring 2 F/T GLAZIERS. 2 Years exp is required and duties include: measure & mark glass, and cut glass using glass cutter; assemble and install prefabricated glass, mirrors or glass products on walls, ceilings or exteriors of building etc.

Salary would be $ 21.50/hr with 40 hours per week. Knowledge of Hindi or Punjabi would be asset. Interested applicants may fax or email their resumes to: 604-592-2690, jobs.rahulglass@yahoo.com

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SCOTT HILL LASER HAIR REMOVAL Upper Lip / Chin $25ea ◆ Under Arms $40 ea ◆ Face / Bikini $65 ea ◆ Legs / Back $250 ea (604)588-4662

Unit # 108 - 9257 120th St.Delta

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SPRING SAVINGS!!! First 8 weeks for $88. Look great. Feel Great.

Lose weight. Guaranteed. Call Herbal Magic 1-800-926-4363 for more information. Limited time offer.

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

ALL food is made from scratch with fresh local ingredients. q Dinner Parties q Executive Meetings q Family Gatherings q Weddings / Banquets q B-B-Ques q Funerals Gourmet, customized menus of choice suitable to your function!

WE COME TO YOU! We do it all from Set up - Clean up

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Are you interested in making a significant difference in your community as Extra Eyes & Ears for Police? Does developing and experiencing many of the skills required of emergency services personnel sound exciting?

Perhaps you’re a retired senior seeking a mentorship opportunity? Hopefully so!

Citizens Crime Watch Patrol and Speed Watch Volunteers are recognized for reducing crime weekend nights and promoting traffic safety during the day. You will be trained and equipped to safely observe and report criminal activity, recover stolen vehicles, assist emergency services personnel at motor vehicle incidents, and more!

Our volunteers are teamed up and take turns using their own vehicles at least one night per calendar month (gas certificate provided). We also act as a deterrent to crime at community events and parades.

Please call 604-502-8555 www.surreycrime.bc.ca

HEALTH PRODUCTS

A SAFE, Proven “Restless Leg Syndrome” and “Leg Cramps” Cure That Always Gives You Instant Relief. www.allcalm.com 1-800765-8660.

VOLUNTEERS

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY

MIND BODY SPIRIT

EDUCATION/TUTORING

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program.Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Men and Boys? Men fix their toys! Become an Outdoor Power Equipment Technician. Work on watercraft, ATV’s, snowmobiles, etc. Credit towards apprenticeship. GPRC Fairview College Campus. 1-888-9997882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

$500$ LOAN SERVICE, by phone, no credit refused, quick and easy, payable over 6 or 12 installments.

Toll Free: 1-877-776-1660 www.moneyprovider.com. $$$ ACCESS LAWSUIT CASH NOW!!! AS seen on TV. Injury Lawsuit Dragging?

Need $500$500,000 within 48/hrs? Low rates.

APPLY NOW BY PHONE! 1-888271-0463 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 DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM. Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

ALL ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES S. Ananthanarayanan & Co. Ltd.

CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT D Personal & Corporate Taxes D Compilations & Reviews D Payroll & Government Filings D Real Estate & Lawyers Trust Audits D Business Consulting Services D Bookkeeping & Other Accounting Services Contact: Kumar Anant, CGA Tel: (604)-782-7449 Kumarcga@telus.net Reasonable rates, discount for seniors and in-house service available

FRED’S ACCOUNTING

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CONCRETE & PLACING

AKAL CONCRETE. All types of reno’s. Driveways, sidewalks, floors, retaining walls. Call 778-881-0961 BONNIECRETE Const Ltd

Concrete Lifting Specialist Driveways, Garages, Patios, Sidewalks, All Residential Concrete Lifting Needs Raise to Proper Height - Eliminate Trip Spots Provide Proper Drainage Free Estimates

Rain or Shine We Lift Anytime

Ross 604-535-0124 3 Yr Warranty 15 yrs exp

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 30 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN

F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES

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DRYWALL

A Call to Vern. Free Est. Guarant’’d.

Drywall, Reno & Texture Specialist.

“No job too small”. 604-825-8469 DRYWALL, AS YOU LIKE IT. Expert work. Call Dean @ 604-543-5566 or 778-228-7662

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ELECTRICAL

#1167 LIC’D ELECTRICIAN bonded. Expert trouble shooter, small job specialist, renos, panel changes, reas.rates. 604-617-1774 #1 QUALITY WORK, Big or sm. Exp. Electrician avail.

Reas.rates.604-773-0341. Lic#9902 ALL JOBS big or small. Panels, lighting, plugs, fans, hot tubs etc.

Guaranteed work. 604-539-0708 Cell 604-537-1773 Lic. 26110 CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN #89141 All electrical work & repairs. Reasonable Rates. 604-761-1094 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

6828-128 St. (Newton Pizza Unit)

DRAINROCK INDUSTRIES - Drain Cleaning, Video Inspection, Drain tile replacement and repairs. Call BOB @ 778-773-6657 ELLJAY CONTRACTING. Mini Excavator, Drainage, Driveways, Clearing. Small jobs ok! Stumps removed. Sewer repair 778-908-4012

J.KANG & ASSOCIATES

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Tax Returns From $20.00 Call Ali 604-617-4823, 604-543-7749

☛ Bookkeeping & Payroll ☛ Full Cycle Accounting ☛ Personal & Corporate Returns ☛ General Application Forms Financial Analysis & Small Businesses Welcome!

Certified Management Accountant. 15 years Exp.

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS

AAH ABOVE ALL APPLS REPAIR Quality work. Also appls for sale.

Elect & plumb serv 604-588-2828 ABDUL APPLIANCES: Cert’d tech.

20/yrs exp. 1/yr parts & labour warr.

24/7. Buy / Sell. Zeb: 604.596.2626.

Dawn Appliance Service. (Sry) Fast in-home repairs, all makes & models Certif’d tech. 1 Yr parts & labour warr. 7 days/24 hrs. 604-512-5936

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CARPET CLEANING

ACTION CARPET. 5 rooms + hallway $69; 2 bedrooms + living room $59. Whole House $79. 604-945-5801

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CARPET INSTALLATION

FLOOR LAYER: 30 YEARS EXP. Carpet, Lino & repairs. Tax Free!

Work Guar’d! Gary 604-585-2044.

SEMI RETIRED FLOOR layer available. Will charge by the hour or sq.ft. Call 604-626-1702.

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CLEANING SERVICES

TRAIN to be a MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST. Learn & Work from HOME! MTI Community College www.mticc.com, 604-310-2684.

LOVE YOUR JOB!

DAREK’S HOUSE Cleaning.

Responsible, hard working, experienced. Insured/bonded. References. Call Darek 604-308-2600.

EUROPEAN HOUSECLEANER Exp’d & responsible, will clean your house. Ref’s. Call 604-614-0230.

GRIME BUSTERS RES & COMM Cleaning. Call: 604-889-1673, web: www.grimebusterscleaning.com HOUSECLEANERS AVAILABLE Experienced & Trustworthy.

Call Violet for a Free Estimate 604-308-4197

TRAIN to be an Apartment/Condominium Manager from home. Jobs registered across Canada! Thousands of grads working. Government registered. 30 years of success. Information: www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

1 CALL DOES IT ALL. Exposed aggregate, smooth, broom, patios.

Framing & site prep. Small jobs Specialist. Bruce 604-599-1181

EXCLUSIVE FINNING / CATERPILLAR Heavy Equipment Service Training at GPRC Fairview Campus. Grade 12 diploma and mechanical aptitude required. $1000. bonus on first day of school.

Write all 4 yrs apprenticeship exam.

1-888-999-7882 gprc.ab.ca/fairview

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

242

CONCRETE & PLACING

FENCING

6 FOOT HIGH CEDAR FENCE. $11/foot. Low Prices. Quality Work.

Free Est. Harbans 604-805-0510.

6 FT FENCING, Retaining Walls, Blacktop/Concrete driveway’s, Reno’s, Roofing & Bobcat Service.

Gaary Landscaping (604)889-8957 Cedar & Concrete Fences and Landscaping. Quality work, Free Estimates. Call Mike 604-781-3870.

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

Installation of laminate flrs from $1.00/sf. Also hardwood, baseboards, etc. 45yrs exp. Heinrich 604-599-8120

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GARDENING

#1 QUALITY GARDEN SOIL DEL. 3 to 6 yards delivered.

Visa & Mastercard Accepted.

Call Loren at (604)834-3090

AERATE $50 CUTTING $30 Commercial/Residential/Strata * Rubbish Removal * Power Rake * Fertilizing * Edging * Free Ests.

Wembley Lawncare

604-571-5771

AERATE, yard cleanup, power raking, trim, fencing, landscaping, pressure washing. 604-502-9198.

AERATING, p/raking, hedge trim, lawn cut, gutter/roof cleaning, p/washing. Victor 604-589-0356

ALL BEST LANDSCAPING All Lawn Care ~ Free Est. Lawn Cut, Ride-on mower, Pwr Rake, Aerating, Weeding.

Hedge Trim, Pruning, Reseed, Edging, Moss Killer, Bark Mulch, Pressure Wash., Gutter Clean. Roof Clean. Res/Comm.

Reas. Rates, Fully insured. WCB.

Bill 604-306-5540,589-5909

EB Gardening Compl garden maint.

Landscaping, gardening, press wash. 778-893-1634, 604-710-1726 Free Est. Pwr raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish Removal. 604-230-0627 Harry’s Lawn Care. $24.95 wky lawn cut. P/raking, Aerating, Fertilizer, Gutter clean. 604-825-5545

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GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

GARDENING

GIN GARDENER - Landscaping, Garden Care, Power Raking, Trimming & Paving Stones.

20 yrs. exp. Reasonable Rates 604.725.5561 604.589.2748

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

MAN AROUND THE HOUSE Semi-Retired Do-it-Yourselfer

*Repairs *Renovations *Maintenance *Chores Call Dave 604-317-5915

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Milano Landscapers & Garden Services

B.L. CONTRACTING

Spend more time with FAMILY WE WILL do your YARDWORK

COMPLETE RENOVATIONS, DECKS, FINISHING CUSTOM SHOWERS & SAUNAS, HARDWOOD & LAMINATE FLOORS, PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL SUITES, DOORS & WINDOWS

(604)240-1920 SPRING CLEAN-UP Lawncare & maint., power raking trimming, landscaping Good service Cam 778-232-0842, 778-878-3494

SPRING SPECIAL

POULINS LANDSCAPING Property maintenance. Res/Comm. Prof. & courteous. Free est. 604-593-4377

ROYAL KING GARDENING Reas Rates S Quality Work

HOME REPAIRS

QUALITY GARDEN TOPSOIL. Double screened. Large or small loads delivered. Ph: (604)290-4944 SUNNY DAY LANDSCAPING Spring clean up power rake aeration mowing pruning hedge trim weeding fertilizing seeding Fencing, rubbish removal Jay 778-862-2400

Yard Clean-Up S Gardening Lawn main S Power Raking Aerating S Pressure Washing Gutter Cleaning, etc Free Est. Call:

Carpentry & Reno’s

Drywall W Painting W Flooring Concrete W Siding W Roofing Kitchens W Bathrooms WSuites Windows W Doors W Decks

drainage tiles for your leaky bsmt.

Small Jobs Welcome

John 604-329-4060 DECKS, FENCES, ARBORS, Bsmt Stes, Additions~Renos, Kitchen/Bath. Cert. Carpenter, General contractor, Concrete, Retaining walls, 20yrs exp. WCB/ Liability.

Clayton, 604.591.7687 EXP. CARPENTER / HANDYMAN All types of work! No job too small!

Over 20 yrs exp! Ed 778-888-8603

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MR SUNNY GILL 604-807-4763 Soil, bark, Sand, Gravel etc. $25/yd + $50 del. Also, Property Maint.

Services avail.Simon 604-230-0627

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MOVING & STORAGE

EZ GO MOVERS Quick & Reliable Movers

604-524-2177 www.ezgomovers.com TWO GUYS WITH A TRUCK Moving & Storage Visa OK. 604-628-7136

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KITCHEN CABINETS

QUICKWAY Kitchen Cabinets Ltd. ****Mention this ad for 10% Off **** Call Ram @ 604-561-4041.

298

LAND CLEARING

Demolition / Land Clearing

HOME REPAIRS

338

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PLUMBING

374

JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER, ready for all your hot water tank and renovation needs, no job too small call Trevor @ 604-512-0904

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AJM PAINTING Ticketed Painter BBB accredited Free Estimates

PRESSURE WASHING

ACE PRESSURE WASHING *House Ext *Gutters *Driveways, *Trucks *Equip. Res./Comm. Free est. WCB Ins.Ph Bob 778-846-2212

$ Best Rates $ MORRIS THE ARBORIST DANGEROUS TREE REMOVAL * Pruning * Retopping * Falling Service Surrey 25 years FULLY INSURED **EMERGENCY CALL OUT** CERTIFIED ARBORIST REPORTS

LOW Pressure SOFT Wash Mobile homes, T/H Residential Homes (2 lv) $149.95 Window, Gutter, Cement cleaning

Morris 604-597-2286 Marcus 604-818-2327

(Insured) 604-513-9543

PRO TREE SERVICES Pruning/shaping/removals & stump grinding. 604-588-8733/318-9270

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

PETS

Same day service avail. 604-724-6373

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Cell 604-837-6699

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

LANDSCAPING

Allied Painting Serving Surrey, Delta, White Rock since 1997

SPECIALIZING IN EXTERIORS WCB Insured / Licenced 3 Year Guarantee D Free Estimates D

“Building yards for over 10 years” FREE ESTIMATES BOOK NOW while there’s space!

Landscape Design, Paving Stone Patios, Paths & Fire Pits, Retaining Walls, Sod Install & Remove, Flowerbeds & Gardens, Hauling, Dumping, Excavation, Bobcat, and Wooden Fence, Deck, Rail.

BBB, Bonded, Insured and ICPI 2 year guarantee 604-53-BRICK (27425) www.vancouversbestyards.com GREAT LITTLE LAWN CO. Hire local for all your lawncare maintenance. Call Tars @ 604-614-0565 HAVE NO time? Leaf it 2 Us! Planting, Gardening, Lawn care, Hedge trimming and much more. Call Jeff now at 604-592-2821 PRINCE LANDSCAPING Power rake, Lawn/Garden care, Hedge & Shrub Trim, Cedar Fence. Junk Removal. Free Est. Raj 778-991-2054

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MOVING & STORAGE

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of moving/packing. Real professional. Reas. rates!

Different from the rest. 604-861-8885 www.advancemovingbc.com A AMC MOVING. Professional movers. *Big/small *local/long distance. Insured, great rates. Free est. 604-582-0045 or 778-888-9628 ACCENTMOVERS. CA Affordable, Professional Moving.

Small & Large Moves. Portable Storage Available Free Estimates, Free Boxes. Seniors Disc.

(604) 214-MOVE (6683)

Chris: 604-518-3329 A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Service! www.paintspecial.com

MILANO PAINTING 604 - 551- 6510 Interior & Exterior S S S S

Professional Painters Free Estimates Written Guaranteed Bonded & Insured

~ PRO PAINTERS~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates Member of Better Business Bureau WCB INSURED

A Honest Man Moving & Delivery.

Packing, cleaning & carpets. Handyman Services etc. 604-782-3044 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

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$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential ~ Commercial ~ Pianos

604-537-4140

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

B & B DUROID ROOFING Free Est,re-roofing & Repairs. WCB & Insured. Brad 604-603-2527

BEST BUSY BOYS ROOFING LTD.

D Conversion from cedar to Asphalt, Shingles, Fibreglass D 30, 40, 50 years Warranty D WCB, BBB, Liability Ins. Free Estimates. Call Gary 604-599-5611 OR Visit

www.bestbusyboysroofing.com COMPLETE ReRoofing/Repairs Ltd.

Asphalt, Shingles, Cedar, Flat Roof.

Guart’’d, WCB, BBB. 604-725-0106

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT! #1 RUBBISH REMOVAL

Make us your first call, we do it all!

Reasonable Rates. Fast, Friendly & Reliable Service.

604.587.5865 www.recycle-it-now.com

#1 AAA Recycling & Disposal We haul all rubbish & unwanted articles. Old furniture, branches, wood & Gyproc. Senior’’s discount.

604-576-9234 cell 315-5737

Vincent 543-7776

EXTRA

CHEAP

PETS

AMERICAN BULLDOG pups, p/b, 3 males, 1 female, no papers, vet check. $550. (604)316-2102 Australian Sheppard, 10 to choose from, ready to go first weekend of June, tails and claws done. $700$1000, have both parents. Call 604607-7372 Bengal Purebred Kittens. Female want a stable, loving home. $400 Serious inquires only 604-796-0876 Bullie PITBULL PUPS. Blue nose, (all ages & all colours) $350-$1200 or trade. 604-782-0075.

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats.

For info 604-309-5388 / 856-4866 CHIHUAHUA PUPS, short coat, females only, vet chckd, extra tiny, $495. 604-794-5950 FILA/ MASTIFF Guard Dogs Owners best friend,intruders worst nightmare. All shots. Call 604-817-5957.

JACK RUSSELL PUPS short haired, smooth coats, nice markings, vet ✓, 1st shots, tails done, view parents $480 ea. 604-8205242 Mission JACK RUSSEL pups, tails & dewclaws done, ready May 7. $350.

Call (604)845-0974 LAB PUPPIES yellow & black, w/ full starter kit. 11 weeks old, extras, training started. Mom&Dad on-site, fam raised. $575. 604-477-2930.

MALTESE PUPPIES, FAMILY raised, vet chek’d. Could deliver $600. 604-854-0837.

Miniature Dashound - pure breed not registered, male, sable in colour, started potty training, first shots. $800 Call 604-328-1291 MINI SCHNAUZER pups, 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915. mt view kennels

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Almost for free! Dave

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming stump grinding, topping.

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports Andrew 604-618-8585

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604 - 538 - 9175 btwn 8am - 8pm

1 CALL ABOVE all Handyman Serv Elect,. Plumb, Appls, Gen Repairs, No job too small. Sell repair & install major appls. Also do kitchen, baths, bsmt, renos. 604-588-2828.

ALWAYS THE BEST for Bathrooms and home repairs/renos. We make water tight bathrooms. We do tile, electrical, plumbing & finishing. We are the ones that you will trust for Quality, security, reliable projects which increase your home value!

Mike 604-594-4791.

BATH RENO’’S. Bsmt suites, drywall, patios, plumbing, siding, fencing, roofing, landscaping, etc. Joe 604-961-9937 or 604-581-3822

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A-1 CONTRACTING Renos. Bsmt stes, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

Any Reno’s ~~ Specializing in Kitchens, Bathrooms & Basements.

Call (604)615-4964.

BEAUTIFUL BATH = Plumbing Drywall Electrical Tubs & Showers & Sinks Toilets & Tile Fans Windows, crown molding. 17 yrs exp.

Senior disc. Work guar, Res/Comm.

Nick 604-230-5783, 581-2859

JASON’S Landscaping. Aeration, power raking, new lawns/reseeding, pruning, trimming, yd clean up, tree topping. Free Est. 604-614-5954.

LAWN & GARDEN MAINT. CLEANUP, power rake, aerate, bark mulch, soil, hedge trim, prune, Free est. Reas rate. 604-582-9513

Dan 604-374-2283

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HANDYPERSONS

EXPERT HANDYMAN available for all jobs big or small. Young, fit and hard working. Great rates and friendly service! Phone 778319-5713. Ask for Dan.

Ask about our weekly Maintenance Program for Residential /Commercial

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

FREE EST. Gutter Cleaning repairs, wndw cleaning, power wash.

7 days/week, Simon 604-230-0627 GUTTER cleaning, roof/window cleaning, hedge trimming, aerating, power raking. Victor 604-589-0356 GUTTER & WINDOW CLEANING Prices starting from for 3 lvl. hm. (av. size) $90/gutters, $90/windows.

2 lvl. hm. (av.size) $65/gutters, $65/windows. 778-861-0465

283A

DAerating DFertilization DGarden Bed Maintenance DHedge Trimming DPruning DLawn Cutting DPower Raking DPower Washing D Seniors Discount NOW BOOKING APPTS FOR AERATING & FERTILIZATION (incl moss control or fertilization)

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!!WOW!! 3 rooms for $250 2 coats (walls) eco-friendly free estimates Call Shawn now 778-996-3696 www.quicktippainting.com

332

PAVING/SEAL COATING

ALLAN CONST. & Asphalt. Brick, concrete, drainage, foundation & membrane repair. (604)618-2304.

338

PLUMBING

1 Call Does it All - 2 OLD GUYS PLUMBING & HEATING, Repairs, Reno’’s, H/W Tanks. 604-525-6662. #1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d.

LOCAL Plumber. Plugged drains, renos etc. Chad 1-877-861-2423

(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991 BEST PRICE RUBBISH REMOVAL ▲ CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP ▲ 7 Days A Week! (604)807-0198

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

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SUNDECKS

# 1 PLUMBER

.Spring Ad

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GARDENING

WEST COAST LAWN CARE Lawn cutting, power raking, aeration, yrd cleanup. Bobcat services.

Res. / Comm. Mike 604-953-0898.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Home, Garden & Design Solutions Home, Garden & Design Solutions Complete Garden / Landscape Designs & Makeovers New Homescapes • Outdoor Living Spaces • Gardening Brick / Block • Retaining Walls • Pavers • Cultured Stone Pillars • Gates • Driveways • Masonry Lighting / Sprinkler / Drainage Systems Lawn Installations • Pruning • Weeding • Clean-Ups Residential Maintenace Programs • Landscape Products Fencing • Home Improvements • Handyman Services

BBB • WCB • Fully Insured • 20 Years

One Call Does It All

Installations. Renovations, HWT.

GOOD RATES!

WOLF PLUMBING (604) 789-3922

GARDENING • LANDSCAPING

FREE ESTIMATES

Licensed. Registered. Insured.

FREE ESTIMATES

Kitchens • Bathrooms • Renovations • Additions Outdoor Living Spaces • Suites • Custom Homes Flooring • Hardwood • Tiles • Laminate Sundecks • Patios • Arbours • Pergolas Pillars • Gates • Driveways • Masonry Brick / Block • Retaining Walls • Pavers • Cultured Stone Roofing • Windows / Doors • Framing • Fencing Complete Renovations • Handyman Services & More Gardening • Landscaping BBB • WCB • Fully Insured • 20 Years

One Call Does It All

B.C.’s Premier Full Service Home Renovation & Landscaping Company

B.C.’s Premier Full Service Home Renovation & Landscaping Company

604-501-9290

604-501-9290

www.mlgenterprises.ca

www.mlgenterprises.ca

$38/HR! Clogged drains, drips, garbs,sinks, toilets, installs & more.

24/7 Emergencies. 604-217-2268.

ABDUL Plumbing. All repairs, low rates, same day service, guar’’d qual work. 24/7. Zeb 604-596-2626 Steelhead Plumbing- Lic. Plumber Honest & reliable with 15 yrs of res/comm. service. Bathroom Reno Specialist. (604)341-2501 ASAP PLUMBING & HEATING. Local cert. service plumber. H/w tanks, boilers, gas, plug drains. Fair rates. Mem.of BBB. 604-220-9228

~ Certified Plumber ~ ON CALL 24 HOURS/DAY

Reno’s and Repairs Furnace, Boilers, Hot Water Heat Plumbing Jobs ~ Reas rates

~ 604-597-3758 ~ FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s.

Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841

Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber On Call 24 Hours/Day furnace Boilers, Hot Water Tanks Hot Water Heat, Plumbing Jobs.

Repair & Installation. Reas. Rates

604-507-4606 604-312-7674

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, vinyl floor. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

373A TELEPHONE SERVICES A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits.

No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. **HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program!

Don’t be without a home phone!

Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348

373B

TILING

AN EXPERIENCED TILE SETTER Interior / Exterior Call BRUCE @ 604-583-4090 We always advertise with “THE LEADER”

374

TREE SERVICES

ANGELS TREE SERVICE. Fully Insured. Tree Falling, Stump Grinding, Hedge Trimming & Land clearing. (778)888-2711.

GreenLine Tree Service Complete Residential & Comm.

Brush Chipping, Stump Grinding Land Clearing, Removal Neal 604-541-4608 / 604-230-4608

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home?

We adopt dogs! www.856-dogs.com or call: 604856-3647.

PUPPIES, AKITA SHEPHERD X MAREMMA $300, vet ✓, 1st shots, dewormed. Ready. 604-856-0469 ROTTWEILER PUPS - 4 females (purebred). Family raised. $800 firm. Call 604-794-3953 MERCHANDISE: CLASS 500’S From antiques & collectibles, to sporting goods and electronics, to parakeets and pet supplies, if it’s considered merchandise for sale, you can find it here.

ROTTWEILER/SHEPHERD X pups Both parents on site. Family raised. $250 ea. Call 604-794-3953 SIBERIAN HUSKY/Blk. lab pups born Feb. 14. 1st shots. Parents on site. 604-835-3952 TOY POODLES, SMALL 10 wks , 2 black & brown females $650/ea.

604-820-4230 or 604-302-7602.

TURTLES: Musk, Slider, African Sideneck, and Map in 33 gallon acquarium, $500 obo. Phone 778552-7423 before 8am or after 9pm.

YORKY pups 8 wks. Fam raised vet ✓ shots, tails, dewclaws, 3 M. $750.

604-590-9060. jhurley@telus.net

54 Wednesday April 21 2010 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

APPLIANCES

$150 ALL APPLIANCE SALE 1 year warranty. 14651 108 Ave. Surrey. Delivery (604)588-1925

520

BURIAL PLOTS

5 WELL LOCATED FAMILY PLOTS, in Valleyview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, reasonably priced. 604-824-9246 Valley View: Two side-by-side plots at $6,825/each/Garden of four prophets. Double bronze plate: $3,150. Asking $10,000 inclusive. (604)572-8712 & lve msg.

548

FURNITURE

★ ANIZCO LIQUIDATION SALE USED HOTEL FURNITURE Arrived from Westin Bayshore & Radisson 100’s of mattresses, Desks, Lamps, Banquet Chairs, Sofa Beds, Armoires, Headboards...

Visit “ANIZCO” Furniture 250 Terminal Ave. @ Main, Van Monday-Fri 10-5 & Sat. 10-2 www.anizcofurniture.com 604-682-2528

551

GARAGE SALES

7TH ANNUAL Cloverdale Garage Sale 100 + homes Sat. April 24, 9 a.m.

Rain or shine Sale maps @ www.scottmoe.com or 169th & 58th Ave. or follow the signs Sponsored By: SCOTT MOE OF RE/MAX

REAL ESTATE 625

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

Male Size Enlargement. FDA Medical Vacuum Pumps. Gain 1-3 permanently. Testosterone, Viagra, Cialis. Free Brochures.

(619)294-7777 code 50 www.drjoekaplan.com (discounts available)

560

MISC. FOR SALE

BRAND NEW LAPTOP $35/week.

No Credit Check, YOUR APPROVED. Package includes: Cell phone, MP3 Player, $700 software bundle, color printer, LCD HDTV. Call 800-376-9763 BUILDING NEW HOME / COTTAGE? Factory Direct Prefabricated Building Systems Inventory Liquidation - Save 50%++ While They Last. www.greenrpanel.com GREEN-R-PANEL 100’s of Dreams Delivered to Happy Families. 1-800-871-7089. SACRIFICE FROM $9,975.00!!!

BUILDING SALE! Less than WOOD, CANVAS or STEEL TRUSSES. FINAL WEEK SPECIALS 30 x 40 $8600. 25 x 40 $6900. 40 x 100 $24,800. OTHERS. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers DIRECT 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

DECORATIVE STONE PANELS “EasyROCK” - The Beauty of stone without the mason: Easy Installation: Light Weight: R-4.5 Value: Built Green: A-1 Fire rating: 604248-2062: www.jmcomprock.com.

NEW Norwood SAWMILLS LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide.

Automated quick-cycle-sawing increases efficiency up to 40%. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT - FREE Information: 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. SHARED OWNERSHIP late model 40’ - 60’ cruising yachts moored on Vancouver Island & Lower Mainland. Sail & Power. Professionally maintained.

604-669-2248. www.one4yacht.com.

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MISC. WANTED

FREE SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Cash for some complete scrap cars. 465-7940 or 580-3439.

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANO, ‘’Classic’’, low upright. full keyboard. exc condition. Tuned. $348 obo. Gerry (604)590-9308 SHERLOCK-MANNING, UPRIGHT piano & bench. Exc. cond. Made in Canada. $875. 604-504-0194.

UPRIGHT PIANO, WITH bench. $700 obo. 604-854-1357

FOR SALE BY OWNER

NEWTON AREA - For Sale By Owner. $582,000. 2880 sq/ft home on 10,000 lot. Huge inground pool and hottub. 3 bedrooms, plus so much more. Open House/ garage sale on May 1, 2010 starting at 10 am. Call to view. 778-565-3440

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HOMES WANTED

* SELL YOUR HOME FAST * Buying Any Price, Cond., Location.

NO COMMISSIONS ~ NO FEES ~ No Risk Home Buying Centre (604)435-5555

WE BUY HOUSES

Older Home? Damaged Home?

Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH! Call Us First! 604.657.9422

LOTS

630

6000+ sf. corner south sloping lot.

Plans ready. In desirable area, 168/57th. More info 604-825-7533

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES CAN’T SELL YOUR HOUSE. Are you behind on pymts. No equity. I can help. Kelly 604-418-3162

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

OTHER AREAS

20 Acre Ranches Near Growing El Paso Texas. Only $12,900 $0 Down, $99 per/mo.

Owner Financing, No Credit Checks Money Back Guarantee. Free Map/Pictures. 800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com BEAUTIFUL ARIZONA LAND! $0 Down, $0 Interest.

Starting $129/mo. Guaranteed owner financing. No credit check. 1 & 2.5 acre building lots! Call (866)2566141 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com

RENTALS 703

ACREAGE

FARMLAND FOR LONG-TERM LEASE. In Langley: 28 acres, 88 St & 264 Ave; in Surrey: 82 acres, 188 St, south of 8 Ave. Land only.

For info call 604-683-9641.

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

13399-104 Ave. Two 1 bdrm apts. for rent. Unit #1507 & #2007. $850+ utils. Nr skytrain, SFU. New highrise. 604-728-0893 Amar

CEDAR COURT & CEDAR LODGE CLEAN 1 & 2 BDRM SUITES (some w/ensuites) in Park-like setting. Cable, heat, & hot water incl. Laundry rest area on each floor.

604-588-8850

604-584-5233

www.rentersweek.com/view-cedars

CENTRAL SURREY. 1 & 2 bdrm suites avail in high security, highrise bldg. Skytrn, Hot tub/gym/lndry.

NS/NP. Avail now. (604)531-9100 CHIMNEY HEIGHTS, 150/76A Ave. New 1 bdrm, $600/mo. N/S, N/P. 604-596-0557 or 604-825-6922.

CLOVERDALE 174/57 Ave. 2 bdrm townhouse $870/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, 604-576-9969.

CLOVERDALE Apts: 1 Bdrm $750; Incl heat, h/w & prkg. N/P. Secure bldg. Lndry facilities. 604-576-8230 CLOVERDALE BENBERG APTS. 17788 57 Ave. Senior building,1 & 2 bdrm suites avail now. Starting at $700 to $850/mo. 604-574-2078 CLOVERDALE: Large updated 1 bdrm, $750 incl heat & h/w. N/P. 604-576-1465, 604-612-1960 CLOVERDALE. Sherwood Apt. 5875-177A St. Top Studio-$650, 1 bdrm-$750, 2 bdrm-$900. Lndry facility. np/ns. Avail immed. LEASE. Member of Surrey Crime free MultiHousing Program. Call Lloyd at 604-575-1608. ASCENTPM. COM

625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

34158 GEORGE Fergusson wy, Abbotsford. $895/mon net lease to own a house. OR buy at 0 down. 3 br up 3 dn, 2400 sqft, 9800 sqft slope lot. laminate floor, large living room, kitchen, sundeck, no repairs needed. evay800@gmail.com for photos. 604-876-3394

APARTMENT/CONDO

The Place to Live in North Delta. Park Like setting. Quiet building. References required.

Heat, H/W, F/S, D/W, F/P, insuite storage, & U/G Parking.

Heated indoor pool. Crime Free Program in effect.

Call 604-830-7433 Website: www.apt.rentals.net

DELTA WEST 4895 - 55B St, Ladner

FLEETWOOD NEW 2 BDRM - NS/NP, 1 PRK. $850/mth incl utils.

Phone 604-575-2048

$200 Move-In Bonus!

Close to shopping & schools.

Seasonal Swimming pool, and tennis court. 3 appliances (fridge, stove dishwasher), blinds hot water and parking included. Carpeted throughout.

Some pets welcome.

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

SURREY CENTRAL ~ Brand new large 1 bdrm apt. 1 parking spot, 1 bike locker. Laundry facilities. S/S appl. Sky lounge, exercise room.

24 hour concierge service. N/S, N/P. Avail. immed. $950/mo. 604543-9770 or 604-790-5897 SURREY, Central: Infiniti I Tower: Walk to Skytrn & SFU; north facing 1/Bdrm condo, deluxe unit, slate & h/wd flrs. N/P, N/S. Ref’s. Avl now. $1000/mo+ utils. 778-895-8611.

5374 - 203rd St, Langley

SURREY CENTRAL VICINITY

Call 604-533-9780

BURNSIDE APARTMENTS

NEWTON, 13727 - 74TH Ave. 2 bd, 2 bath, 5 appl., gas f/p, very clean, fresh paint, quiet building. Avail., now. $895/mo. Gary 1(604)7935055 Stratatech Consulting Ltd. NEWTON Location

Fabulous, affordable 1 & 2 bdrm. units/ 10 minute walk to SFU at Surrey Central Mall, Skytrain & Price Smart Foods. Some w/ skylights & F/P. Incls. Heat & Hot Water. N/P

SURREY 4 bdrm. 30X40 shop on acreage near freeway. 5 appl. Dbl car gar. Now. $2,000 604-805-1571

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

SURREY 70/131 St. 3 Bdrm rancher, fncd bkyrd, N/P, N/S. $1400/mo.

Avail May 1st. Ph: 604-807-0410.

PORT COQUITLAM: Avail July 1st.

Lge w/hse for lease: 3,204 sq/ft. $2,625/mo+ gst. Office, wsh/rm, bay dr, mezzanine. Additional 3,500 sq/ft space also avl. (604)941-2253.

715

COTTAGES

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

GREAT FAMILY ORIENTED BUILDING

NEWTON MOBILE HOME PARK. Has 2 large lots available for your mobile. Call 604-597-4787.

1 bdrm. from $600 - $650 2 bdrm. from $799 - $850 Close to shopping, Transit, Parks & Schools. Includes Heat & Hot Water & Parking. Small Pets Okay!

736

To arrange viewing Call 604-319-7513 “Member of Crime Free Mult.

Housing Program”

SKYLINE APTS. WHITE ROCK 15321 Russell Ave

GUILDFORD 10082 148th St.

1 MONTH FREE RENT!!

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

FAMILY FRIENDLY COMPLEX Rental Incentives...

1, 2 & 3 Bdrms available.

Close to shopping, bus, school, park. Small pets welcome. Call: 604-585-1966.

Guildford Mall / Public Library

SUNCREEK ESTATES

Crime Free Multi-Housing Certified Spacious Suites, very competitive prices. Extra large 1 & 2 BDRM ste’s, lots of storage. Heat/hot water included. Access to Vancouver via freeway, 1 bus to Skytrain. Clean, quiet bldg’s. No pets. Outdoor Pool!

Phone 604-582-0465

GUILDFORD/RIVERSIDE

Brookmere Gardens

14880 108th Ave. Surrey 3 bdrm 1150 sq. ft. from $900.

Quiet family complex with garden-like courtyard, bordering Holly Park. Prime Location. Near schools, shops, transportation. 1 bus to Skytrain. N/P. Heat, H/W incl. Security. www.brookmeregardens.com

Suites include fridge, stove, drapes & carpeted throughout.

Hot water & parking included.

Close to shopping & schools, on bus route. Seasonal swimming pool & tennis court. Some pets welcome.

Call 604-533-0209 MAYFLOWER CO-OP 2 Bdrm unit available May 1st. $815/mo. Shares $1500.

Close to Surrey Ctrl Skytrain.

Clean, quiet, sec’d adult only bldg.

No Pets. Call (604) 583-2122 or btwn 9am-9pm call 604-585-9320.

N. SURREY. Nr KG skytrn, 775 sqft 1 bdrm, gas f/p, inste w/d, sec. pkg, storage, ns/np. $800. 604-781-4317

Visit:

WWW. rentinfo.ca WANTED Houses, Townhomes, Condo’s & Suites!

Serving White Rock / S. Surrey, Surrey, Langley, Delta, Ladner, Tsawwassen, Steveston, New West & Coquitlam.

Call Now! 604-536-0220 or email info:

info@rentinfo.ca

HOMES FOR RENT

CEDAR HILLS: Lrg, clean, family oriented 3 bdrm, w/d, nr all amens.

NS/NP. June 1. (604)582-6982 FRASER HTS, 8 bdrms, 5 baths, (2) - 1 bdrm suites, 3 kitchens, media room, spa. $3,495/mo.

(604)618-7575.Rent or Rent to own GUILDFORD: 156/96 Ave: Rancher 3/bdrms, 2 den, lots of storage.

W/D.N/P. Cls to amens. $1400/mo+ utils. Avail now. (604)377-6092.

739

MOTELS, HOTELS

LINDA VISTA Motel Luxury Rooms w/cable, a/c & kitchens. 6498 King George Hwy. Mthly, Wkly & Daily Specials. 604-591-1171. Canadian Inn 6528 K.G.Hwy. 604-594-0010

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

www.cycloneholdings.ca

SOMERSET GARDENS (S. Sry) Family housing, 1851 Southmere Cres. E. 3 bldgs, 1 bldg n/s, 2 bdrm apt $875, pet friendly, nr all amen, heat, h/w incl. Community garden.

Call 604-451-6676 Strawberry Hill, 8068 - 120A St. Sunny s/w corner unit overlooking courtyd. 2 bdrm. 2 prkg. w/d storage. $975. May. 1. 604-947-2662.

Strawberry Hills. Deluxe reno’d 2 bdrm, 2 bath Condo, h/w floors, all appl’s, incl’s w/d, very quiet, $1175/mo. May 1 (778)883-4262

EVERGREEN APARTMENTS

SURREY 12441 95A Ave. 3 Bdrm up, 1 bdrm down. Avail May 15th. $1300/mo. N/S. (604)583-9602

604-834-0535

N.DELTA: 2 Bdrm duplex near Sungod. Avail May 1st. $1050/mo + utils. No lndry. (604)599-0218

GUILDFORD 2 bdrm 2 ba, u/g prkg, storage, nr, T&T & amen. $1000.

Immed. Sm pet ok. 604-992-2247.

GUILDFORD

OWN w/$3300 DOWN. Updated 3 bdrm townhomes in Surrey w/fenced yards.

PETS OK. $1179/mo. mortgage plus $220/mo. for maint. fees & taxes oac. OR $14,300 down payment and $790/mo. plus $220 for maint & taxes oac. Req. comb’d income of $42,300/yr. & good credit (680 beacon) to qualify. Call Jodi Steeves from Re/Max Panorama @ 604833-5634 for more details.

LOON LAKE Cabin, slps. 6, full kit., 3pc. bth., launch/dock, deck, $650/wk. $100/day (3day min.) 250-766-3709

CROSSROADS Enterprises

HOMES FOR RENT

WHITE ROCK 2 Bdr g/lvl nr amens, 6 appl, patio, 2 prk, storage. May 1 $1450 Ns/Sm.pet Ok. 604-541-0444

713

“We Got a Good Thing Goin On”

604-990-9991 / Cell: 604-762-2345

736

NEWTON: 135/67 Ave: 5/bdrms w/lge workshop, 3 full bath, lge f/b/yard & deck. Lots of prkg. D/W, W/D. Alarm. N/P, N/S. $1800/mo + utils. Avail July 1st. (604)572-5576.

LANGLEY Waterfront Cottage, 1 bdrm loft, living, kitchen, bath, all appls, Avail Now, $1000, 604-8880227 Mgr or 604-888-0231

Kennedy Apt Adult Ridon Apt-Family N. Delta (604) 596-9588

Beaut. 1 bdrm. + den. w/ view. 2 bath, crnr. suite, 16th flr. pool, sauna, exercise rm & tennis crt. $950 incls. Hot Water, Gas F/P, cls. to amens. n/p, n/s, avail. Now

RENTALS

SURREY 132/88. Clean, updated 3 bdrm w/bsmt. Quiet area, nr amens.

N/P. $1300. May 1. (604)584-2600

VILLA UMBERTO

~FREE Rent~

Large 1 & 2 Bdrm. Apts $150 Move-In Bonus!

“Member of Crime Free Mult.

Housing Program”

CLAYMORE APARTMENTS 1 & 2 Bdrm Apts Avail

Where do over 300 seniors, singles, parents & children from countries all over the world live in peace & respect?

Survey says:

BRIGHTON APARTMENTS

To arrange viewing Call 604-319-7514

LANGLEY

Call: 604-596-5671 or Cell 604-220-8696

Bayside Property Services Ltd.

2 bdrms. from $695 to $825

Close to Shopping, Transit, Parks & Schools. Includes Heat & Hot Water & Parking. Small Pets Okay!

APARTMENT/CONDO

Call 604.946.1094

Customize Your Rental Unit!!

Seniors only pay a $50.00 Security Deposit

706

Lovely 2 bdrm. Quiet building.

2 full baths.

In-suite laundry, secured underground parking.

LANGLEY

We offer two designer paint colors for you to choose from.

Laminate Flooring & New Carpets available in some units.

RENTALS

1 & 2 Bdrms Available.

Spacious suites, balconies, rent incl heat & h/w.

Prkg avail. Refs req’d, N/P

604-582-1557

ACREAGE

LANGLEY. 5 ACRES near Langley Sec. school out of ALR. 2 houses: Main house 8545 sf, 4 years old, fully loaded with granite. 2nd HOUSE 2400 sq. ft. with 45X100 warehouse, $3.9 million.

34 ACRES, good soil for blueberries or raspberries near 264 & border. Only $375,000. Call Amarjit Gill @ 604-614-7101 Global Force Realty

706

DELTA. BRAND NEW CONDOS 7445 Scott Rd. 1 bdrm, 1 bdrm+ den & 2 bdrm. $1000 - $1400/mo. balconies, Secure u/g prkg, NP/NS. Avail May 1. www.trendliving.ca 604-616-5799, 604-551-5050

SHANNON GARDENS Fort Langley: Small FLOAT HOME Renovated 1 bdrm & loft. $75,000.

Call 604-888-0227 or 604-888-0491

REAL ESTATE 603

RENTALS

DELTA NORTH

696 559

Classifieds 604-575-5555 • Circulation 604-575-5344 • Surrey North Delta Leader

* Large 2 & 3 bdrm apartments * Insuite w/d, stove, fridge, d/w * 3 floor levels inside suite * Wood burning fireplace * Private roof top patio * Walk to shops, nr park, pool, playground * Elementary school on block * Party room, tennis court * On site security, Sorry no pets

Office: 7121 - 133B St. Surrey 604-596-0916 Refreshingly Clean Meticulously Maintained Quiet Neighborhood Resident Clubhouse & other amenities Crime-Free Certified

Surrey Gardens Apartments Adjacent to Grocery Store www.greatapartments.ca Owner Managed Sorry, No pets

Call to view!

604-589-7040 SURREY, 144/108 Ave. Brand new 3 bdrms, 2 baths, pkng. $1250. TJ @ Sutton Proact: 604-728-5460.

SURREY. 82/120 St. Brand new 2 bdrm condo, 2 baths, 5 appls, microwave, u/g prkg, gym, party room and storage. Near all amens., NS NP, $1000. + utils. 604-763-4044 SURREY CENTRAL. Brand new, 1 bdrm + den. Laundry, sec prkg. $1100/mo. Call TJ@ Sutton Proact (604)728-5460 SURREY: Walk to Sry Plc. Newer 1/bdrm+ den, gran, s/s appli, h/w flrs, sec prkg, gym. Small pet ok. $980/mo. July 1st. (604)816-6262.

Retail space for lease on 2nd floor, 2,701 sq/ft, $15 per sq/ft net. Across from Colossus. Pls call: 604-882-1611 Ext #709.

745

N DELTA, 3/bdrm Rancher, sep Fam rm, 2/bthrms, single garage.

N/P, N/S. $1300/mo. Avail May 15.

604-690-8521.

SURREY, 106/132A. 3 bdrm rancher. N/P. $1400. Credit check & refs. req. 604-828-2977 bet 11am-6pm.

ROOM & BOARD

Whalley. Room/Board for mentally & physically disabled. Seniors welcome.778-891-5163, 604-583-5948

746

ROOMS FOR RENT

SURREY. Room for rent. $385. Nr KG skytrain. Resp. person. NS/NP Incl utils & cable. 604-588-1251

RENTALS 748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GUILDFORD area furn rm in house. Suitable for lady Nd/Nd. Avail. now, $375. 778-388-5039 N.DELTA clean room for rent, pref mature working male, $450/mo.

Avail now. Call 604-590-1973.

SURREY, 129/109th. Brand new 2 bdrm. Washrm ,internet, cable incl Nr SkyTrain. Suitable for students.

Avail immed. 604-837-5254.

750

SUITES, LOWER

152ND ST, FLEETWOOD 2 bdrm basement suite avail. Rent $725/mo Close to bus route. Includes stove/fridge. No Laundry, No pets, No parking. Contact 778-389-8955 BEAR CREEK, 137/ 93A. 2 bdrm suite, ground level. N/P. N/S. Near bus & Surrey Place Mall. Available now. Refs req. Call 604-581-0441.

BEAR CREEK 141/90A Ave., 2 bdrm suite near all amens, avail April 15th. NP/NS. 604-590-5197 BOLIVAR Hts, newer spac 2 bdrm, $750 incl. utils, alarm, net. May 1.Cls to amens.ns/np.778-395-8585 BOUNDARY PARK 125/60 Ave. 1 Bdrm gr/lvl, shrd w/d, avail now, n/s, $625 incl hydro. (604)996-4127 BOUNDARY PARK 1Bd ste in new house, priv ent, ns/np. Avail May1. $650 incl cbl/utils. 604-833-7765.

CEDAR HILLS: 128/96 Ave: Private newer 1/Bdrm. $550/mo inclds utils.

N/S. Avail now. (778)241-5785.

CEDAR HILLS: Bachelor ste. Partly furn’d. Avail Apr 15th. $450/mo incl utils. NS/NP. (604)584-8242 CHIMNEY HEIGHTS. 145/61.

Large 2 bdrm bsmt suite. NS NP. Nr schools & Bell Ctr. $750/mo.

778-565-3787 or 778-245-1249 CHIMNEY HEIGHTS. 146/76A Ave: Newer 1/bdrm. Priv ent. $550/mo inclds utils. Avl May 1. N/S, N/P. 604-591-6572~ 604-916-7885.

CHIMNEY HEIGHTS: 147A/76 Ave. Avail immed. Newly reno’d 1 bdrm.

NP/NS. $575/mo. includes utils.

604-507-4252 or 604-725-1296.

CHIMNEY HEIGHTS: 1 Bdrm bsmt $580. Storage/lndry, hydro/cble incl N/P, N/S. May 1. (604)575-3928.

CHIMNEY HEIGHTS 1 bdrm. Close to all amen. $525/mo. N/P. N/S. Immed. 604-597-2082; 597-2042 CHIMNEY HEIGHTS. 2 bdrm, incl utils, ns/np, $650/mo. Avail May 1.

Near bus stop. (604)543-6149 CHIMNEY HEIGHTS: 2 bdrm with laundry & utils. $750/mo. Avail immed. N/S, N/P. (778)320-5737.

CHIMNEY HEIGHTS: 3/bdrm ste in c-d-s. $1000/mo inclds utils, cable & net. N/S, N/P. 604-317-2008.

CHIMNEY HEIGHTS, new 1 bdrm, $525 incl cable, hydro. Close to amenities. NS/NP. (604)767-2372.

CHIMNEY HIGH new & lrg 2 bd private entry own lndry n/p n/s $900. incl. utilities call 604-507-3131 CHIMNEY HILL, 151A/76 Ave. Huge 1 bdrm. Nr bus. $600 incl utils & cable. Lndry. NP/NS. Avail now.

604-597-5747 or 778-996-9492.

CHIMNEY HILLS, 72/145. 1 bdrm suite. N/S. N/P. $500/mo.

604-543-8623 or 604-722-1368.

CHIMNEY HTS. 144/73 Ave. New 1 or 2 bdrm suites. Close to all amenits. May 1st. $550/$675/mo. incl util. N/S. N/P. 604-597-5813.

CHIMNEY HTS 2Bd g/lvl on greenbelt, avail now, ns/np, 1 person only, $650 incl util/cbl. 604-599-5632.

CHIMNEY HTS. 2 bdrm bsmt suite Avail immed. N/S. N/P. $750/mo. incl utils. Call 604-591-6802.

CHIMNEY HTS. Exec priv 3bd, 2 ba, 9’ceilings, priv ent/yrd, f/p, h/wd flrs, new carpets, ns/np, immed. $1000 +utils. 604-787-3337.

Surrey North Delta Leader • Classifieds 604-575-5555 • Circulation 604-575-5344 RENTALS 750

SUITES, LOWER

CHIMNEY HTS lrg, new 2 Bdr ste utils & heat incl, $650, May 15. No lndry or cbl. NS/NP. 604-596-6492 CLAYTON HTS, 2 BDRM, cls to amenities, 5 appls, $850 incl. utils.

NS/NP.604-575-0076 or 866-7151.

Cloverdale: 183A/67 Ave: 2/bdrm.

Walk to all amens. $700/mo incl utils. Now. N/S, N/P. 778-240-2592 CLOVERDALE 188/64. MODERN, bright 1 bdrm ste, gas f/p, central air, $675/mo utils/lndry incl. NS/NP. Suit 1 person. (604)576-9496.

CLOVERDALE 2 Bdr $770/mo incl utils/sat/net. No lndry. Apr 15. NP /NS. 604-809-0369, 604-576-0360 CLOVERDALE, 63/166 Rd. Newer 2 bd, nr schl/bus/prk. Utils & cbl, no lndry, ns/np, immed, 604-575-3633 CLOVERDALE 63/168 St: 2 Bdrm ste, $750/mo cbl incl. No lndry, N/S NP. Avl now 778-319-4262 aft 2pm CLOVERDALE. Attractive 1 bdrm grnd level suite, shared lndry, near amens/transit. Avail now, NS/NP, $650/mo incl utils. 604-574-3245.

CLOVERDALE: Large 1/Bdrm suite, near all amens. N/P, N/S. Suit a mature person. $600/mo inclds utils. Avail May 1st. (604)575-3224.

CLOVERDALE newer 2 bdrm in quiet area. No lndry. Avail now. NS /NP $800 incls utils. 778-241-7462 DELTA. 2.5 Bdrms, livrm, kitch, full bath, laundry, lrg storage rm, ns/np, $750 +40% utils. 604-307-1954.

DELTA, newer house, side suite, 1 yr old paint/carpet, 2 bdrm, $825 incl. hydro, cble, net. Nr all amen.

NP/NS. May 1. (604) 597-9776.

ENVER CREEK, 145/83 Ave. Newer 1/bdrm suite. N/S, N/P. $500/mo inclds hyd/cbl. Nr bus & schl. May 1. 604-596-8183 ~ 604.726.1998.

FLEETWOOD: 157 St & 82 Ave. Large 2 Bdrm grnd lvl, wall-to-wall carpet. N/S in or out, N/P, no birds, no laundry. Avl now or May 1st, ref’s req’d. $700/mo incld utils.

604-597-0284 or 604-910-9081.

FLEETWOOD 164/86, 2 or 3 bdrm bsmt suite, NS/NP, avail. Now $650 or $1000 incl. utils. 604-716-3844.

FLEETWOOD. 176A/78th St. 2 bdrm. g/l. F/s, w/d, 2 car carport.

May 1st. Cat ok. $900/mo. Call Ben 604-910-3002 or 604-869-0607 FLEETWOOD: 1 Bdrm bsmt. N/S, N/P. $500/mo incl hydro/cble. Nr all amens. May 1st. (604)562-5022.

FLEETWOOD: 2 Bdrm bsmt. $690 incl heat. N/S, N/P, N/D, ref’s. May 15. 604-808-4339, 604-583-5865 fLEETWOOD. 2 bdrm bsmt suite.

Avail now. N/S. N/P. $750/mo. Call 604-861-4200 or 604-574-0289.

FLEETWOOD, 81/152. Lrg 1400sf 3 bdrm, nr schl, bus. $900 incl utils & ldry N/P. Avail now 604-719-7258 FLEETWOOD, Fraser Hwy/88th. 1 bdrm suite. Avail. now. N/P. N/S. $500/mo. utils incl. 778-908-3221 or 604-543-6130.

FRASER HEIGHTS: 179/100A Ave: ~900 sq/ft, 2/Bdrm abv/grd ste, 5/applis, ht/hyd incld, f/p, sep prkg, storage shed. N/P, N/S. $1100/mo.

DD. Steve: 778-240-4261. Avl now.

FRASER Heights. 1 bdrm. sep ent.

Shrd lndry. $650 incl hydro & gas.

N/P. N/S. Refs req. 604-588-5696.

FRASER Heights extra lrg 1 bdrm, w/i closet, 3 pce bath, gas f/p, d/w.

Pri entry/drive. $875 incl utils/cbl Avail now. N/P, N/S. (604)584-3237 FRASER HGTS. 2 bdrm. bsmt. suite. $850/mo. incl. utils. Nr elem. school. No ldry. Avail immed. N/s, n/p. 604-727-1876; 604-957-0168 FRASER HIEGHTS 3 bdrm bsmt suite in cul-de-sac. Over 1400 sq/ft, sep entry, own laundry, $1000/mo. + utils. Immed or May 1st. NS/NP. 604-813-1600 or 604-282-1020.

FRASER HTS. 2 bdrm suite. Nr all amenits. Avail now. N/S. N/P. $850/mo. incl utils. 604-760-2152.

GREEN TIMBERS 1 lge g/l bdrm ste, hydro incl. 2 car prkg, fncd yd $600/mo. Avail now. 604-202-5678 GUILDFORD 150/98A Spac 1 bdrm Nr all amen. $575 incl. util., sat TV. No ldry, np/ns May 1. 604-808-6463 GUILDFORD, 2 bdrm. bsmnt. suite, close to schools. $675 mo. utils. incl. Avail. now. N/S N/P. 604-5858021 or 604-812-6761 GUILDFORD, 93/159A St. 2 bdrm, kitchen, fam rm. $850. incl utils. ns/np now 604-589-8518 after 4pm GUILDFORD, newly reno large 1 bdrm. utils. incl. N/P N/S, $575 mo.

Avail. immed. 604-715-5753 LARGE, CLEAN, 1 bdr, ground level suite. Private entrance & patio.

Quiet, non smoker wanted. Suits one person. N/P. Utilities, internet, laundry & parking. Quiet area. April 15th/May 1st. $675. 604-585-0300 N. DELTA, 110/80th Ave. Large 1 bdrm grd lvl ste. N/S, N/P. $600 incl utils. Refs req. 604-594-4886.

N. DELTA, 74/114. New lrg 1 bdrm grd lvl. Full bath. Prkg. N/S. Avail now. $650 incl utils. 604-722-2130.

N. DELTA. 74A/114A. Lrg clean 1 bdrm. Newer carpets. Ns/np no parties. $495 incl. utils. 604-803-5010 N. DELTA, Sunshine Hills. Luxury.

1 bdrm g/l. Radiant heat. Incl cble, hydro. Lndy optional. $700/mo.

June 1. NS, cat ok. 604-590-9085 NEWTON, 1 BDRM, NP/NS, $475 incl. hydro/cable. Avail. now. Phone (604)597-9434.

NEWTON 2 bdrm bsmt suite. Avail immed. NP NS, utils & cable incl. $560/mo. Call 604-590-5240 NEWTON. 2 bdrm. suite,. clean, newly reno’d, nr schools, & shopping ctr., $650/mo incl hydro/cable.

N/S. N/P. Available now. 604-5438569 or 604-315-5021 NEWTON. 2 bdrm suite. Nr school & bus. Avail now. N/P. N/S inside.

604-502-0073 or 604-817-5144.

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NEWTON. 3 bdrm grd lvl. ste 2 full baths. N/S. N/P. $900. 778-2401735 or 778-883-7590.

NEWTON, 66/132nd. Bright 2 bdrm grd lvl. Incl cable/hydro & laundry.

Avail now. $650. 778-385-9493.

NEWTON, 67/146 St. 2 Bdrm, newer ste, $750 incl all utils/cable. Avl May 1. N/S, cat ok. 604-808-0089.

NEWTON 69/126 St. 2 bdrm. N/s, n/p. $650/mo. incl util. No cable or ldry. 604-782-1246; 604-599-4203 NEWTON brand new HUGE 2 bdrm suite, near all amens. Ns/np n/laundry, avail now. $800 incl utils/cable.

604-805-6556 or 604-507-7473.

NEWTON bright 1 bdrm g/l, priv ent $500 incl utils. NP/NS. Suit family 604-502-8655 / 604-780-6954 eves NORTH DELTA 115/82 lrg 2 bdr g/l, priv ent. f/bath, alarm. NP/NS. Ref’s req’d, $700/mo + 1/4 utils May 15.

Near all amens. 604-501-0271 NORTH DELTA - Huge 2 bdrm, 1 bath basement suite - wshr/ dryr/ internet/ Cable incl. 2 blks from Brooke Elem & Alx Frsr Brdge RENT $750/mo + % of utility avail immediately. N/S, N/P. 2 refs -604719-5443 NR GATEWAY STATION, 1 bdrm 11038-131 A St. NP/NS no ldry, $650/mo. 604-584-6380 aft 4pm.

N. SURREY, 92/162 St. 2 bdrm, 4 yrs. old, $750 incl utils, cbl,& wrls net. Avail. May 1. (604) 825-8123.

PANORAMA 133 & 60 2 Bdrm grnd level ste. May 1 or 15, $700/mo incl utils & sat TV, prkg. 604-599-1579 PANORAMA 134/58 Ave. Brand new 1 bdrm suite. Quiet cds. Cls. to schools/shops/transit, n/p n/s, no laundry. Avail. Now. 604-825-7533 PANORAMA. 2 bdrm. N/S. N/P. Avail now. Nr all amens. $650/mo incls utils. Call 604-780-1425 PANORAMA Brand New 2 bdrm bsmt $650 incls hydro & cble, avail now. N/S. N/Pets 778-881-5975 PANORAMA RIDGE 127/61A Ave New 2 Bdrm, priv ent, nr amens, $650 incl hyd/cbl, no laund, ns/np.

Refs req, avail now. 604-825-9235 or dannybains@hotmail.com PANORAMA RIDGE 136/60A new 1 bdrm g/l $600/mo; lrg 2 bdrm g/l $750/mo. Both avail May 1st. NS/ NP. 604-543-1718 or 778-855-2960 PANORAMA RIDGE: 64/KGHwy: 1/Bdrm, in-ste W/D. $750/mo inclds utils. N/P, N/S. (604)599-5851.

ST. HELENS, nr. 128/103 Ave, lrg 1 bdrm, cls to all amenities, reas. rent in exchange for yard work/dog care. Phone (604)583-3505.

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com STRAWBERRY HILLS: 12381 - 78 Ave: 1/Bdrm ste. $550/mo incl hyd, lndry. N/P, N/S. Nr amens. Immed.

604-418-0999 ~~ 604-594-0883.

SULLIVAN: 151/69 Ave: New lge 3 or 2 bdrms, 1,400 sq/ft. Nr trans. $925 or $625/mo inclds utils, cbl & int. N/P, N/S. May 1. 778-578-5768.

SULLIVAN HTS. 2 bdrm suite, grd lvl. refurbished. Incl lndry. prkg.

April 15. $750/mo. 778-896-9344.

SULLIVAN HTS. New 1 bdrm, $550 incl utils. Alarm. New appls.

N/P. N/S. Immed. 778-389-6180.

SULLIVAN. New 1 bdrm. $550/mo incl hydro & cable. Avail now. Ns/np 604-537-2445 or 778-847-4421.

SULLIVAN Stn. Brand new 1 bdrm Nr Bell Ctr. Avl now. $500 incl utils.

N/P, N/S. (778)565-3787 aft 5pm.

SURREY 129/111 Scott Stn. 1Bd + Den $650; 2Bd $750; 2Bd + Den $850. View. Nr shpg, May 1. No Dogs. 778-861-4671, 604-957-2145 SURREY, 130/112. Big 2 bdrm abv grd ste. Nr SkyTrain. N/S. $900 incl utils. Avail immed. 778-839-6629.

SURREY, 14025-64 Ave. Newer 1 bdrm grnd level suite, full bath, ns/np, n/laundry. $650/mo incl utils.

Call 604-501-9582 / 604-897-6020.

SURREY- 143/78, 1 bdrm bsmt ste, $525/mo incl hydro & gas, May 1st.

Np/Ns. Nr all amens. 604-599-0475 SURREY. 144/60. Reno’d. 2 bdrm. bsmt. suite. 2 baths. incl. laundry. $875/mo. + util. N/p. 604-842-3459 SURREY, 150/83. 1 bdrm. grnd. level suite, $575 mo. incl. utils., cable, wireless internet, parking.

Close to all amens. N/S N/P. May 1.

604-780-5899 SURREY. 168/Fraser Hwy. 2 bdrm. $650 Incl. util/net No ldry N/S. Avail now 604-783-0725; 604-719-8685 SURREY 67/151A St. new 1 bdrm g/l, incl hydro & gas, avail now $575/mo. NP/NS. 604-781-7874 SURREY 74A/144 1 bdrm lwr ste, cbl & utils incl, $550/mo nr bus/schl.

NS/NP, avail now 604-593-1964 SURREY, 77 Ave. 1 bdrm. H/W flrs.

N/P. Pref single/couple. Avail now. $550 incl hydro. 604-507-8617.

SURREY, 84/148th 2 bdrm grd lv suite, new house. Nr school & bus.

N/P. $750 incl utils. 778-823-1200.

SURREY, 8852 142 A, large 2 bdrm, grnd.flr, ns/np,May 1st. $750 incl utils.604-599-8135 or 338-0876 SURREY, 96/132. 3 bdrm g/lvl. 1 yr old. Incl utils. N/S. N/P. Avail now.

778-988-7785 or 778-838-0865.

SURREY. 97/120. 1 bdrm. g/l suite.

No ldry, ns/np. $550. incl. cbl. May 1st. 604-588-6543; 604-721-1936 SURREY CENTRAL: 2/bdrm, walk to schools & Skytrain. $750/mo incl hydro & cbl. Avail May 15. N/S,N/P. 604-951-4752 or 604-649-5242.

SURREY Royal Heights-Brand new 2 bdrm. 1 bath, in suite lndry. N/P N/S, Now. $775/mo. 604-329-9233 SURREY Scott Rd/100 Ave, 3 bdrm Modern & clean f/p sh ldry $850+util Cls to ament. N/P. 604-951-7992 SURREY. Very clean 1 & 2 bdrm stes. np/ns. Nr all amens. Avail May 1. Incls utils. 604-754-1768

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SUITES, LOWER

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

CLOVERDALE, 58/172A. Bachelor suite, F/S, share W/D, NP, 1 prk, Refs, Avail. now. (604) 880-9534.

PANORAMA, 2 bdrm, newer hm, cls. to YMCA, rent incl utils/wl net/cble.NP/NS. Call 604-839-9300

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ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE Pursuant to the Warehouse Lien Act The following Goods will be sold

by Cloverdale Cold Storage Ltd, at public auction on Thursday, the 20th day of May, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., at Cloverdale Cold Storage Ltd., 3177-188th Street, Surrey, BC, V3S 9V5.

RECREATIONAL/SALE

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3,132.9 pounds (gross weight) assorted salmon products.

The name of the person liable as debtor for the charges for which the warehouse lien exists is Claus Opshang, of Vestmar AS.

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ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE Pursuant to the Warehouse Lien Act

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 1993 Ford Explorer Ltd grey lthr, s/roof, newer eng/trans, 4x4,loaded, aircared/12, $2100. 604-582-4363

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The following Goods will be sold

by Cloverdale Cold Storage Ltd. at public auction on Thursday, the 20th day of May, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., at Cloverdale Cold Storage Ltd., 3177-188th Street, Surrey, BC, V3S 9V5.

13,722.70 pounds (gross weight) assorted Pork Products.

The name of the person liable as debtor for the charges for which the warehouse lien exists is Dave DeBoer, Inland Packers.

WAREHOUSEMENS LIEN ACT

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CA$H for all!

We Pay Up to $300 CA$H Cars, Trucks & Machinery

Rick Goodchild 604-551-9022 7 days/wk.

TRUCKS & VANS

1993 CHEVY CHEYENNE, low kms, long box, no rust, runs great, $1500 obo. Phone 604-618-2567 .

Whereas the following are indebted to Orsan Services Incorporated 15096-72nd Ave., Surrey, B.C, V3S 2G2 for repairs and storage of the following vehicles:

1996 TOYOTA PREVIA VAN, seats 7, fully loaded, auto, air cared, very clean, well looked after. $2995.

OBO. Call (604)534-0923.

1997 GMC T7500 Vin: 1GDM7C1J5VJ513506 Reg Owner: Alex Suzco Amount Owing: $7500

1998 Ford Econo van diesel, standing rm. ideal for deliveries, 221K chrome flrg. $7300. 778-628-4846.

1999 DODGE CARAVAN, 130K. No airbags. Rebuilt. $1500. Call 604-339-3942, 604-825-3257 2000 DODGE Caravan. Loaded, quads, looks/runs great. 2nd owner, Aircared. $2400. 604-542-1824.

EPSOM DOWNS

LANGLEY

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2007 BIG HORN 5th Wheel. 4 slides, b/i generator & vac, w/d, f/p, king size bed & more. $53,000. obo. 604-630-7999; 604-312-2592

(76th & King George, Sry)

GUILDFORD GLEN 14860 101 A Ave. 3 bdrm T/H. Avail May 1 $985 Near amen’s 604-451-6676

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MARINE

The Scrapper

2007 TOYOTA MATRIX RX, auto, 4 dr h/b, 2WD, silver. 47K, option pkg, $8500 firm. 604-538-4883.

TOWNHOUSES

3 BR Townhouses, From $995.

Washer/Dryer Hook-up. Close to transit, schools & shops. Family oriented. CALL 604-451-6676 GUILDFORD. 3 bdrm T/H, 2 bath end unit. Laundry, laminate floors.

Big fcd yard, 2 carports. Near elem & high school. May 1st. N/S. N/P. $1400/mo + util. 604-727-4064.

TRANSPORTATION

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2007 SUZUKI SX4, 4 dr h/b, auto, 2WD, 40K, many options, copper metallic, $8000 firm. 604-538-9257

SUITES, UPPER

BRIDGEVIEW 3 Bdrm Upper 2 baths; 3 Bdrm Main 1 bath. NS/NP. Nr Skytrain/School. 604-580-3300 CHIMNEY HEIGHTS: 4 Bdrm upper Hydro/cble/lndry incl. $1700. 2 Car grg. NP/NS. May 1. (604)575-3928 DOWNES RD close to automall.

Christian family looking to rent 2 bed 1 bath upstairs suite. 1000sqft, large deck and covered carport. 10 acre farm. Question? Call chris at 604-308-4292 N.DELTA 117/90th. Totally reno’d lrg 3bd upper, 1.5ba, w/d, walk to schls/bus/shops, ns/np, refs, lease $1300/mo incl utils. 604-277-5666.

N DELTA: 3 Bdrm main flr, sep garage. Nr school & Sungod. $900.

Avail May 15. N/P. (604)537-8071.

N.DELTA 3 bdrm upper duplex, huge fenced yrd,share w/d, no dogs $1200/mo utils incl. 604-597-8423.

NEWTON, 2 BDRM, 55 + age, 5 appls,view of park, 2 prk, sm pet ok, $850. Immed.604-595-1853.lv. msg SURREY, 100/160 St. Reno’d bright 1 bdrm, upper flr, $550/mo incl. utils. NP/NS. (604)376-6869.

SURREY 110/130. Lrg 3 bdrm main flr, lrg. cov deck, w/d, nr amens, now. $1250 +%utils 778-839-2673 SURREY, Bridgeview 12470 114 Ave. 2 Bdrm, nr schl/Skytrain. $875 incl hydro & w/d. (604)729-6860 SURREY CENTRAL area. 1200sf, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, huge liv rm & kitchen, w/d, own lndry, priv prkg, $1100+ utils. May 1. 778-891-9086 WHITE ROCK, 1/2 blk to beach, 1300 sq.ft. 3 bdrm, 2 bth, lndry, f/p, carport, 5 appl. May 1 or June 1. $1300/mo + sh util. 604-221-0508.

TRANSPORTATION

2005 DODGE RAM 1500, Hemmi, 80 km, $20,500. Call 604-625-3625 or 604-866-0281.

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1992 BUICK REGAL LTD, 108 K, 6 cyl auto, fully loaded, gar. kept, great car, $1575. (778)893-4866.

1998 FORD WINDSTAR - pass. van, local, air-cared. Fully loaded.

Runs perfect. $1950: 604-562-2935 2006 MERCURY Grand Marquis, clean, affordable, dependable luxery, low kms$12,900 604-538-8442

2 & 3 Bdrm T/Homes Move-In Allowance!!

Fridge, stove, dishwasher (in most), drapes. Outdoor pool.

Some pets welcome. Resident Manager. Close to bus, shopping, schools and parks. #36 - 5210 - 203 Street, Langley

1993 International 4200 Vin: 1HTSCPEM5PH483424 Reg Owner: Shafique Mohammed Saheed Amount Owing: $6500 Notice is hereby given that on May 6, 2010 at 11:00am-1:00pm the said vehicles will be sold by private sale.

2005 FORD FREESTAR SE ext 7 pas van. V6 auto, loaded mint cond. $4850 Langley (604)514-4849 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Up To $200 CA$H Today Fast Service. JJ 604-728-1965

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ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1964 T-BIRD. Totally Restored pearl white, black vinyl top & black interior. $15,000/obo - or will take trade. 1-250-549-0063 (Vernon) 1986 CLASSIC CADDIE Eldorado Britz, gold series, 78,000 miles, rare/exc cond $4500 604-541-1794

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1969 VW Beetle Convertible yellow w/blk top, runs & looks good. $4950/obo. Moving. 778 246 1225 1990 TOYOTA Camry new rotor & brakes rebuilt tranny & alternator, $1400. 604-590-1279/604-828-9496 2000 ACURA, 1.6 LE, 4 door auto, s/roof, loaded, 80,000 kms, AirCrd, $7,500 obo. 604-763-6407.

2000 Honda Civic EX auto, 146K, 4dr,all power, a/c, new tires/brakes, AirCared, $4700. 604-502-9912 2001 JETTA TDI diesel, 4 dr, lthr seats, a/c, cd/tape player, sunroof, pw/pl. 162K. $7300. 778-549-1239.

2004 HONDA ACCORD, V6, 4 dr. leather, auto, sunroof, 85,000 km.

Asking $15,900. 604-536-4121 2004 HYUNDAI ACCENT GSI, 2 dr, auto, sunroof, mag wheels, 79K, $5300. (604)841-4398 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA: 4/dr, p/wnds, p/locks, cd, a/c, very clean, 125K. $8200. obo. 604-607-4906.

2005 Toyota Echo -1owner, great on gas, p/s, p/b. 73,000k. New brks & tires. $6900/obo. 604-536-2926 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE premium opts pkg, 1 owner, senior driven, fully serv no accid 74,000km, Immac cond $17,800 604-576-7975 2007 HONDA ACCORD SE V-6 pwr. options, alloys, keyless, mint. local, no accident. ONLY 22K! must see. $19,997 (604)328-1883

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Celebrate Mother’s Day! 1st prize: Mother & Daughter Spa Package at Purpose Wellness Centre 2nd prize: Dinner at The Iron Grill The Winner (plus photo) will be published in our Mother’s Day feature Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Submit photo by mail or in person to The Leader, #200 - 5450 152nd Street, Surrey, B.C. V3S 5J9 or email your JPEG photo file to sr@surreyleader.com

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CITY OF SURREY P U B L I C N OT I C E

Great Job Surrey Residents!

The City of Surrey’s waste diversion activities such as curb side recycling and yard waste have steadily increased since the 1990’s. Conversely, the residential garbage stream has been on a steady decline during this same period despite significant increases to households. This trend is attributed to Surrey residents who take great pride in their environment by not only actively participating in the curb side recycling and yard waste programs, but through active diversion of recyclables through the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs, reusing household items by posting them at www.SurreyReuses.com and through compliance with the Metro Vancouver waste disposal bans. Thanks for your sustainable efforts and let’s keep the diversion trend moving upwards!

Recycling Tips Here are some simple rules to help ensure that your recyclables are easily converted to new products. If you are not sure if a product is recyclable - don’t place it in the blue box.

Don’t bag your recyclables. Plastic bags cannot be opened during processing and in most cases the entire content of the bag becomes garbage. Plastic bags should be taken back to your local supermarket for recycling.

Please ensure to separate any recyclables that have a combination of paper, different plastics and metal, etc. i.e., remove paper labels from cans, ensure to remove lids from jars, etc.

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The City of Surrey’s goal is to divert 70% of our residential waste stream by 2015. In order to reach our target, we need to divert even more material from our waste stream. At present, the City is in the planning stages to implement a full organics curb side collection program, including kitchen waste, in 2012.

This spring we will be hosting a number of community consultation forums and conducting surveys to present Surrey households with options for residential curb side organics collection. We will subsequently engage a pilot program for full organics curb side collection. The pilot program will give us an opportunity to work closely with the test-pilot customers and streamline collection services before the City-wide roll-out in 2012.

Don’t forget, you can also divert vegetable food scraps at home. The City continues to sell backyard composters to Surrey residents at a cost of $25/composter.

For more information on the above, please visit the City’s website at www.surrey.ca

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Styrofoam is not accepted. Please log on to MetroVancouverRecycles.com to find appropriate recycling locations for Styrofoam.

Do not include contaminated paper, cardboard or newsprint, i.e. if these materials are soaked/stained with food or other product keep it out of the blue box.

Do not include wax-coated boxboard or cardboard.

Do not include items that contained hazardous or dangerous material, medication bottles, paint cans or aerosols.

For more information please visit the City of Surrey website at www.surrey.ca or refer to your annual collection calendars.

Alternatively, you may contact the City’s Garbage & Recycling Hotline at 604-590-7289.

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