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Farnworth runs for NDP job Economic success and social programs go hand in hand, says longtime PoCo MLA By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Coquitlam MLA and public safety critic Mike Farnworth announced Thursday afternoon that he will seek the leadership of the provincial New Democratic Party. In an address to supporters and a throng of media at the Gathering Place in PoCo’s Leigh Square, Farnworth said he would be the best candidate to unite NDP members and take on the governing BC Liberals in Victoria. “We are not just choosing the next leader of the NDP,” he said, “we are choosing the next premier of British Columbia.” The four-term MLA and former PoCo city councillor took the opportunity to acknowledge some of the infighting that has plagued his party in recent months. Former leader Carole James resigned from her position before Christmas after several prominent members of her caucus spoke out against her leadership. Farnworth said the party is ready to get past its internal divisions and defeat the BC Liberals in the next provincial election. “The days of infighting are over,” he said. “The days of healing and unity begin now.” If he is elected premier, Farnworth said he would push for a higher minimum wage and help the working poor. He would also seek to improve B.C.’s standing as the Canadian leader in dealing with child poverty, he said.
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Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth speaks to media and supporters at the Gathering Place in PoCo’s Leigh Square as he announces his bid to replace Carole James as leader of the B.C. NDP. Farnworth was first elected MLA in 1991 after several terms on PoCo city council.
Waits common on FHA consolidated crisis line Call volume doubles and large numbers of volunteers needed By Kevin Diakiw BLACK PRESS
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Emotionally distraught callers phoning Fraser Health’s new regional crisis line are being put on hold or receiving a call-back several hours later. It’s the reality of all services that waiting is part of the process, according to Jackie Yurick, head of the service. If you break a bone, often you don’t get seen by a doctor right away, she said. “How many places can you go and get immediate free service?” Yurick asked. “Sadly, nowadays demand on all of our services is
such that people are regularly encountering waiting.” Callers have the option of waiting in the online queue, calling back or using a callback system where an operator will call them. “That’s actually a good thing, that’s an option that wasn’t available prior to the centralization,” Yurick said. The crisis line service has responded to more than 22,000 calls in the last nine months, almost double its traditional volume since three calling areas were merged into one. Previously, there were three mental health crisis lines provided by Options Surrey Community Services Society and agencies in the Tri-Cities (Share Family and Community Services) and Mission. see BUDGET SAVINGS SAVINGS,, page 8
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“Sometimes when you are in a situation, it helps to have people that care.”
Winter barbecue is all in the family Every week, one group of people feeds another group of people By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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group of people huddled around a backyard barbecue for a meal is not a common sight on a cold, rainy night in December. The season for tiki torches and patio parties ended months ago and most people have moved their family get-togethers indoors. But Gerry Sly’s Thursday night meal is no ordinary barbecue — and the people he shares it with comprise no ordinary family. Every week for the last three years, the Coquitlam auto body shop owner and a group of volunteers have quietly hosted several dozen homeless people in the yard of his Lansdowne Drive business. The dinners are an opportunity for people to enjoy a homecooked meal, even if they have no home to go to. But on this particular evening, in the run-up to the Christmas holidays, Sly and his band of volunteer cooks have offered up something special. The smell of stuffing and turkey wafts through the area as people begin lining up for their dinner. Creamy mashed potatoes and gravy are piled on to paper plates along with the turkey; helpings of boiled peas and carrots round out the meal. While this meal is special, Sly provides feasts year round, routinely grilling up burgers, passing out sandwiches and making sure a large contingent of the Tri-Cities’ homeless population is fed. Other businesses in the area have been inspired by the generosity. Pasta Polo, located across the street from Sly’s shop, has been contributing pasta dinners while a local Domino’s Pizza has been sending pies to the dinners once a month. Even a class of Heritage Woods secondary school students visit once a semester, donating their time to help prepare and serve the meals. “It is pretty amazing how many people have helped out from the community,” Sly said. “It is great to see.” But for many of the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless, the Thursday night dinner is more than just an opportunity for a free meal. After they load up their plates, they sit around picnic tables and swap stories, just like any other backyard barbecue. One man, who was reticent to give his name, has been attending the weekly meals for several years. While the food is always good, he said it is nice to eat dinner with friends, many of whom share similar experiences living outside. “[The dinners] are very important,” he said. “Sometimes when you are in a situation, it helps to have people that care. It’s nice when someone just asks, ‘What’s up?’” Another man, who would only give his name as Charles, said he has been coming to the weekly dinners since they started. He is from Winnipeg and said he has severe back problems that keep him from holding down a steady job. Charles lived in his car for a time but has recently found permanent shelter. Still, he said the weekly meals are a big help and he enjoys catching up with his friends.
PHOTOS BY CRAIG HODGE/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Every week, Coquitlam business owner Gerry Sly and colleagues from neighbouring businesses provide a meal for local homeless people. The photos here are from their pre-Christmas dinner, where Maria (right) and others enjoyed a meal of turkey, potatoes and all the trimmings.
“They are very nice people here,” he said. “And the food is excellent.” The volunteers are not attached to a charitable organization nor do they receive any kind of government funding. Sly said he and the other business owners simply felt compelled to start holding the weekly dinners when they realized how many people were living in the bushes next to his shop. The
meals quickly caught on and the weekly gettogethers have drawn as many as 55 people. Over the years, Sly and volunteer helpers such as Gary Bateman and Rob Clogg have watched people come and go. Many who were homeless when the kitchen opened have since found homes, though new faces are continuously at the dinner table. Bateman attributes the popularity of the
dinners to the fact that those who help put the meals together do not judge the people they are cooking for. Whether someone has an alcohol problem, is mentally ill or suffering from drug addiction, all are welcome to eat, provided they do not cause trouble for other people. “We don’t ask a lot of questions,” Bateman said. “If they show up, we feed them.” gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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PORT MOODY CITY COUNCIL: JAN. 11/11 MEETING
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Laneway housing will get a look in a series of public consultations By Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coach houses, granny flats, laneway dwellings — call them what you will but Port Moody city council wants to know if residents will call them “home.� In a vote Tuesday, city councillors adopted a plan to host neighbourhood workshops and information sessions on city-wide laneway housing and heritage zoning for Moody Centre in advance of the city’s plans to amend its bylaws to expand laneway housing to more areas of the city. Under the current bylaw, adopted in 2000 as part of Port Moody’s official community plan (OCP), detached secondary dwellings are only allowed as part of the preservation or restoration of a heritage house. But faced with a diminishing stock of affordable rental units in the city and the rising costs of maintaining a home, city staff drafted an amended OCP last summer to expand allowances for laneway housing to single-family lots throughout the city. “There will be a brand new zoning map essentially,� said Tim Savoie, Port Moody’s director of economic and strategic development. The community consultation sessions are planned for the Heritage Mountain and Glenayre community centres and Old Orchard Hall from March until late spring while the two neighbourhood workshops will both take place around the same time in Moody Centre. Residents are free to attend whichever sessions and workshops they wish. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
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Cart Tips • Use kraft paper bags or yard waste bags to line your green (kitchen & yard waste) cart to keep waste from freezing inside. This also helps keep it clean and reduces odors. • Don’t put styrofoam, plastic or any biodegradable bags in your green cart. • Wrap food scraps in newspaper, kraft bags or paper bags from the grocery store.
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Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth speaks at a press conference announcing his NDP leadership candidacy.
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Another plank in his leadership campaign is to use the carbon tax — which the NDP opposed when it was introduced by Premier Gordon Campbell — as a dedicated funding source for important transit infrastructure such as the Evergreen Line. Farnworth also emphasized the importance of social programs such as education and health care while acknowledging the success of those initiatives depended on a strong economy. “We can’t separate economic success and social success,” he said. “The two go hand in hand.” The announcement also gave the Farnworth an opportunity to take a IN QUOTES swipe at the four candi- “You have four dates — Christy Clark, Kevin Falcon, Mike de candidates who Jong and George Abbott have been at— who are seeking the tached at Gordon leadership of the BC Campbell’s hip Liberal party. “You have four can- for 10 years. Now didates who have been attached at Gordon they are trying to Campbell’s hip for convince British 10 years,” he said. Columbians they “Now they are trying to convince British never met him.” Columbians that they Mike Farnworth never met him.” Farnworth was raised in Port Coquitlam and has lived in the riding for almost 40 years. The 53-year-old MLA first jumped into the political arena in 1983 when he ran for Port Coquitlam city council. He served three terms at city hall before making the jump to the B.C. legislature, after first being elected as an MLA in 1991. In 1996 Farnworth was re-elected and moved into cabinet before being swept out of power in the BC Liberal landslide in 2001, losing his riding to Karn Manhas. While out of politics, Farnworth worked with a non-governmental organization assisting with democratic governance programs in Bulgaria, the Balkans and Iraq. PoCo voters returned him to the legislature in 2005, and he serves as opposition house leader and public safety critic. He was reelected in the 2009 provincial election. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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Red light cameras are being installed at intersections around the province that have a large number of traffic accidents, including several in the Tri-Cities. JENNIFER GAUTHIER THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Chronic red light runners in the Tri-Cities have less reason to smile this year as ICBC installs 10 new intersection cameras locally to capture dangerous drivers before mailing them the photo and a fine for $167. Replacing the insurance corporation’s old system of temporarily rotating 30 film cameras around 120 dangerous intersections across the province, ICBC has begun installing 140 digital cameras at permanent locations and expects to finish the installations by the end of the year. Three of those new cameras are being installed in Port Coquitlam; one at the Tri-Cities’ most dangerous intersection of Lougheed Highway and Shaughnessy Street, which, according to ICBC statistics, sees an average of 195 crashes per year, resulting in 551 injuries between 2002 and 2008. The second PoCo cam is going up above Shaughnessy Street where it meets Mary Hill Bypass, an intersection that averages 93 accidents a year and resulted in 269 injuries between 2002 and 2008. Over the same time period, drivers in PoCo suffered 194 injuries at the intersection of Mary Hill Bypass and Pitt River Road, where an average of 61 crashes happen annually. Coquitlam will see the lion’s share of the TriCities’ new red light cameras, with five going up over the city’s high-risk and especially T-boneprone intersections: • Lougheed Highway at Barnet Highway; • Lougheed at Brunette Avenue; • Lougheed at Pitt River Road; • Barnet at Mariner Way; • and Guildford Way at Pinetree Way. They are all within the focus of the new program, with all but the latter intersection You can comment on accumulating well over any story you read at 200 car-crash injuries www.tricitynews.com between 2002 and 2008. Port Moody’s Ioco Road will be the target of the new cameras, ne cam with one going up at the busy junction of Ioco Road with Guildford Way/Murray Street, where an average of 54 crashes happen each year. The second Port Moody location is Ioco Road and St. Johns Street, which averages 103 accidents annually, according to ICBC. ICBC said in a press release this week that the new cameras would not all be activated 24 hours a day but the Crown corporation would be selective in choosing which cameras to operate when. The cameras are triggered and tickets issued only when a car enters the intersection on a solid red light and not when it enters while the light is still amber.
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PoMo will pay more to throw away more may force many PoMo residents to fork out the cash as they adjust to the city’s switch from weekly to bi-weekly trash pick-up just two weeks ago. The new fee applies to residents wanting to replace their current 120-litre cart with the
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But last April, the health authority centralized the call centre so people in crisis from Boston Bar to Burnaby could call one toll-free number. The change means the Fraser Health Authority stands to save $61,000 on what was a $361,000 annual budget for the service. But as local service providers said a year ago, the challenge has been obtaining volunteers. People are not often willing to commute into Surrey to give of their time. Before the merger, the 80 volunteers at OSCSS crisis line received about 1,500 calls a month. The calls have almost doubled to 2,800 per month, but the number of volunteers is now about 100. It means some calls don’t get answered right away, which isn’t the best of situations. When the amalgamation occurred last April, OSCSS was given extra staff positions, including a full-time recruiter, which is starting to pay dividends. “I’m just in the middle of a training group that’s the largest [44] I’ve ever had,” said Yurick, who has been with the service for 25 years. Yurick hopes to cycle through five or six training groups this year. • For more information on how to volunteer at the crisis line, contact Claudia at 604-584-5811, ext. 237. If you or someone you know is in crisis, the help line is 604-9518855.
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Port Moody residents who missed the Nov. 30 cut-off to order a new garbage collection cart will have to pay a $35 fee if they want a new one before 2012. City councillors voted to implement the administrative fee Tuesday, a vote that
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ot every Tri-City homeowner is a millionaire but more than a few will be thanks to recent B.C. Assessment Authority assessments of their properties. Thousands of homeowners across the Lower Mainland saw their property values rise last year and in the Tri-City area it was not uncommon to see property values increase by 10% or more. While some people may be happy to see this inflation — at least on paper — not everyone will be so overjoyed. How will the next generation be able to save for a home when they continue to get so expensive? It’s great for older people ready to cash in for their retirement but their sons and daughters might spend their lives renting basement suites because they can’t afford a mortgage to pay for even a modest house — like the one in which they were raised.
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Government still conflicted on gaming AS I SEE IT Ted Kuntz
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hen a CBC News investigation uncovered large cash transactions at local casinos that looked like blatant drug laundering, the vice president of the Canadian Gaming Association, Paul Burns, dismissed the allegations saying, “Some people gamble lots of money, some people gamble a little. The casinos aren’t in the job of catching criminals.” Mr. Burns’ comments speak volumes about the problem with the gaming industry in British Columbia. The fact is allegations of drug laundering are not new. This was one of many concerns raised by a group of local citizens who came together in Coquitlam to examine the impact of gambling on their community after Coquitlam council gave the go ahead for the province’s
then largest casino to be built in 2001. The group, Citizens Examining the Social Impact of Gambling (CESIG), of which I was a member, met with Rich Coleman and his representatives on a number of occasions to express our concerns and to propose the establishment of an independent research institute to monitor and evaluate the effects of gambling on B.C. communities. The major concern expressed by CESIG was the lack of oversight and accountability at the BC Lottery Corp. and the province’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch. The director of the latter, who is responsible for overseeing gambling-related issues — policy development, monitoring, enforcement and problem gambling treatment — is also responsible for the expansion of gambling in the province. In our view, it’s like having the drug sales department doubling as the department that monitors whether a drug is safe. Having all of the major components of gambling — monitor-
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ing and expansion — held within one body, administered by one director and overseen by one Minister fails to provide an effective and needed counterbalance to the expanded gambling initiatives of the provincial government. In a 2006 document, CESIG proposed a structure with the following attributes: • at arm’s length from government and the gaming industry to allow it to lead research without bias, vested interest, and/or conflict of interest, real or perceived; • and a governance structure to ensure accountability and independence from government and gambling industry influence; Critics of government’s multi-faceted role in gambling point to both real and perceived conflicts of interest. Questions include but are not limited to: • How can government regulate itself without bias? • How can government truly balance the need for revenue against the social impacts
of gambling? • How can the process of researching the impact of gambling be impartial and transparent in order to inform policy when it is not conducted independently? In October 2004, the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) passed Resolution 2004-B144 endorsing the establishment of an independent gambling research institute in British Columbia similar to the Gaming Research Institute in Alberta. In the last five years, no action has been taken by the B.C. government to more effectively and independently monitor and regulate the gambling industry. This current disclosure and the willingness of the gambling industry to turn a blind eye to individuals gambling with bags full of $20 bills makes it abundantly clear that a revamping of the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch is desperately needed. Ted Kuntz is a Coquitlam author and psychotherapist; his website is www.peacebeginswithme.ca.
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FACE TO FACE: Is there merit in Kevin Falcon’s merit pay suggestion?
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n an age when 36% of Americans imagine that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were an inside job and when even famous Canadians such as author Margaret Atwood believe Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon may have been faked, it’s clear that conspiracy theories continue to play a role in the shaping of many people’s views. For more evidence, we need look no further than to downtown Vancouver, where the BC Teachers’ Federation has recently shown itself to be among the lamentably large number of overly suspicious individuals and organizations that cling to fanciful, disconnectedfrom-reality views. Specifically, in the alternate universe inhabited by the BCTF, any school-improvement plan coming from any BC Liberal is automatically interpreted as a meanspirited attempt to destroy public education. This sort of daft, kneejerk rhetoric was in plain view following BC Liberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon’s suggestion earlier this month that “merit pay� be considered for B.C. teachers. Before proceeding further here, I must admit that, when I first heard reports of Falcon’s idea, I thought it was rather brash and would do nothing to improve the already testy relations between the government
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and the province’s teachers. Far better, I thought, would have been a proposal to give school boards and district officials more power to assist chronically under-performing teachers to find new professions. But upon reading details of Falcon’s idea, I have concluded that it is not as outlandish as originally construed, and certainly not “a cockamamie notion,� as BCTF president Susan Lambert described it. For the record, Falcon wants to “recognize and reward� exceptional and innovative teachers by way of a “master teacher incentive program.� These master teachers would help mentor other educators, thereby encouraging “excellence in the system.� This all sounds quite reasonable and even progressive to me. But to defenders of the status quo, such as the BCTF and my New Colleague Over Yonder, it smacks of division, inequality and yet another alleged glimpse into the BC Liberals’ secret agenda to erode and ultimately eradicate public education in the province. Let’s get real. The BC Liberals have been in power for a decade now, during which time B.C. public-school students have continued to achieve world-class results. This is hardly evidence of an evil plan to destroy public education.
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evin Falcon’s recent suggestion about merit pay for teachers is one borne not of a sincere desire to reward great teachers but of out of political expediency. Re-floating this old chestnut is good, old-fashioned, bait-andswitch political strategy by Mr. Falcon. Besides keeping media focus on himself and away from other leadership aspirants — obviously the main objective — it is also almost bulletproof. He knows that few educators vote BC Liberal anyway, so he won’t lose many votes with this suggestion, even though educators almost unanimously know that merit pay is an unworkable idea (but what do they know?). It allows him to project his motive as altruistic, a deep desire to support good teachers, when he knows the necessary outcome of merit pay is to institutionalize standardized testing as the measure of teacher, school and district effectiveness, a practice the U.S. continues to prove to be the most destructive thing we can do to schools. “Merit pay� gives voice to that large constituency that recognizes the other side of the merit pay coin. Suggesting we pay a “great
teacher who really deserves to be rewarded � is simultaneously impugning the comparative ineffectiveness of many teachers — you know, that BCTF kind, who don’t deserve what they’re paid and shouldn’t get two months off in the summer. Mr. Falcon can sell merit pay as revenue-neutral (although I’m sure he hasn’t thought that far ahead) as school districts could undoubtedly foot the bill for increasing the pay of good teachers within the already generous budgets they receive from this education-committed government. Perhaps the increased cost might be offset by districts paying “poor� teachers less. Most important in this strategy is that it’s safe. Merit pay is not the HST. It’s not the B.C. rail scandal. And teachers are such a safe target. Discussing merit pay keeps people like my colleague spending their time suggesting myriad ways we might measure the unmeasurable nuances involved with good teaching. The science is in on merit pay: It doesn’t work and it promotes a harmful focus for educators and schools. It won’t happen and Mr. Falcon knew it even before he ran it up the flagpole. As James Carville might say, “It’s the politics, stupid!�
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Rebecca Honorat (below) has been living in Haiti for close to six years, working with an aid organization called Heart to Heart Haiti at an orphanage/school compound outside of Port-au-Prince. Last year, she survived the devastating earthquake that left thousands of Haitians dead and millions more homeless. On the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, the former Tri-City resident took some time to share her experiences in an email to The TriCity News as her adopted country still struggles to rebuild:
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had been living in Haiti full time for almost five years leading up to the earthquake and had become engulfed in the culture, so I was not surprised by the perseverance the Haitian people showed in the brutal months folIN QUOTES lowing the earthquake. They are truly courageous people who have learned to survive in conditions that would make most North Americans want to give up. My respect for the people has deepened as I see the way they care for their neighbours when they are barely able to care for themselves. I was also not surprised by the inability to pull together as a nation and use this horrific experience to create a new start for the country. With so much aid promRebecca Honorat ised from the world, it would have been a perfect opportunity to rebuild for a new future. But leadership here is so incapable that it seems like the only progress being made is by individuals or groups that can stand on their own feet and have resource streams that they can personally control. Heart 2 Heart is a good example of this. We were able to control our donated funds directly and, as a result, we have made huge progress this past year. We’ve rebuilt the exterior walls of our compound, built temporary structures while simultaneously rebuilding permanent structures. We sent and received 10 containers of aid supplies, hosted more than 10 teams (construction, medical, educational, etc.) from North America and expanded capacity to take in more than 10 orphans from Port-au-Prince. Our efforts have been slowed down in the past few months due to the cholera outbreak — this is a disease the Haitians had never seen before. It was devastating. People got sick in the morning and died the same day. The initial reaction was horrific. Families were forced to turn out and abandon those who got sick for fear of the cholera passing through their whole family. Hospitals refused to take in patients showing symptoms of cholera for the same reason. Many people died alone in the streets or in the portable toilets around the tent cities. People have learned to cope but our rebuilding efforts have been slowed down. So far, our kids have not gotten sick and we have worked very hard to keep them safe. We have limited the flow of people
“Our efforts have been slowed... due to the cholera outbreak — this is a disease the Haitians had never seen before. It was devastating. People got sick in the morning and died the same day.”
www.firstmemorialfuneral.com Haitians pray at a memorial service held this week to remember those who died in the earthquake in Haiti one year ago. into our compound, have established hand-washing stations throughout and have raised our cleanliness standards to include a lot more bleach and a lot more education. In some ways, the fear of cholera is harder for our kids than the fear of the earthquake. The earthquake was uncontrollable and unpredictable and there was very little they could do to improve their fate but the cholera is the opposite — people have the ability to protect themselves and knowing that puts stress on them because it requires action. Many of those actions (i.e., buying bleach) are an expense that many Haitians cannot afford and raises the sense of frustration they feel in not being able to protect their families. There is also a brighter side with regard to the cholera epidemic: It forces a new understanding of the need for better hygiene, clean water and proper food preparation, which are major steps in giving hope for a better life for the next generation of Haitians. Even though we have made progress this year, there is still a lot to do around our compound to get it back to where it used to be. We are raising money to rebuild a permanent school, kitchen, church and guest house. We also have new children who still need sponsorship. (Information about our program and our current needs are on our website: www. hearttohearthaiti.com. I am also still blogging about our day-to-day life here at H2H: www.rebeccalarkin.blogspot.com.) Today, being the anniversary of the earthquake, has been a sober day — schools and businesses are closed and many people have spent the day, even the week, in prayer and fasting. In the midst of the grief and desperation, there is much to be thankful for and we are holding on to that. I’m attaching a picture I just took at our “memorial service;” tonight, we will be sleeping outside — as we did for months following the earthquake — and we will pray for those who lost loved ones and for the future of Haiti.
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Long-promised reforms are about to set off a building boom on First Nations-owned land in the Lower Mainland. But some civic leaders fear it will create enclaves of condo towers and commercial buildings occupied by tens of thousands of residents and businesses that pay no regional taxes. Besides depriving Metro Vancouver and TransLink of property tax and utility fees, the boom could skew the region’s vision for development and leave businesses competing on unequal footing. That warning comes from the Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee (LMTAC), which represents local municipalities on aboriginal issues. It has released a draft discussion paper on the potential impacts of the federal First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act and related legislation. The provisions, now being implemented in B.C., will cut red tape for bands that want to develop reserve lands, allowing them to greatly expand their populations of non-aboriginal tenants. The first aboriginal group out of the gate is the Squamish Nation, which plans to build 12,000 condos on its undeveloped reserve lands in Vancouver and West Vancouver. An extra 25,000 non-aboriginal residents could move onto those Squamish lands over the next two decades, LMTAC estimates. That’s equivalent to a new city the size of Port Moody being dropped into the Lower Mainland that doesn’t contribute via taxes to the ballooning costs of regional utilities and transit services, according to Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew, who chairs LMTAC. He says regular property owners everywhere else in Metro Vancouver will, in effect, subsidize those residents on reserve land. “This is a fairness issue at the core,” Drew said. “These are funds that a significant non-aboriginal population would not be paying and it means all of the taxpayers of Metro Vancouver are going to have to pick up the tab.” Metro Vancouver must spend billions in the years ahead rebuilding two sewage treatment plants and TransLink needs to find huge sums to expand transit. It’s not just TransLink and Metro Vancouver that stand to forgo revenue. The new developments wouldn’t pay school taxes, either. And local cities won’t get increased annual property taxes had the projects been built within their borders — or the one-time development cost charges (DCC) that are levied to help cover the costs of everything from roads to parks. “If developers don’t have to deal with DCCs, the impact is enormous,” Drew said. “By being able to pursue development on reserve, they don’t have to pay HST, people don’t have to pay [the provincial] property transfer tax, they don’t have to pay property taxes. From the First Nations perspective, there’s no income taxes and no capital gains taxes.” The tenants of such projects won’t be entirely taxfree, though. The Squamish Nation is expected to exact its own taxes on non-aboriginal residents, although they won’t have a vote or elected representation on the band council that controls reserve land. Drew and LMTAC say the aims of the legislative reforms are good: They help First Nations throw off much of the restrictions of the Indian Act to attract residential, commercial and industrial development to their communities. The problem lies in the lack of a mechanism to ensure new band-owned developments pay into regional services the way other land owners do and to ensure they fit Metro Vancouver’s regional growth strategy. The Squamish envision at least three towers at their reserve land near Park Royal shopping centre in West Vancouver as well as condos on their land in Kitsilano near the Burrard Bridge. Drew said they will also get back prime waterfront property from Metro Vancouver where the Lions Gate
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The Squamish Nation has land near Park Royal shopping mall in West Vancouver and has development plans. sewage treatment plant now sits (it’s to be rebuilt at a new site to a higher standard). If the Squamish succeed in converting their reserve lands to lucrative market housing properties in some of the most desirable parts of the region, Drew predicts other bands will follow. Colliers International vice-president Howie Charters, who advises First Nations and businesses on real estate matters, thinks the fears are overblown. “There’s a lot of paranoia out there,” he said, predicting native groups will rely heavily on experienced developers and professional consultants. “The marketplace is going to govern behaviour,” Charters said. “The private sector has no interest in getting involved in a boondoggle or anything that’s nefarious in terms of agreements that have been made.” In theory, Charters said, it should be possible for the Squamish to charge tenants equivalent amounts for regional taxes and utility fees and then pass the money on to Metro Vancouver as part of a service agreement. Cross-boundary issues and challenges between different jurisdictions are nothing new in the Lower Mainland, he noted. There are already 22 municipalities in Metro Vancouver and they all have different tax rates and rules for developers. Local cities need to actively consult and work with nearby aboriginal groups, Charters suggested, just as they would with a neighbouring municipality to co-ordinate planning and avoid problems. LMTAC’s concerns go beyond taxation. It wants to know how or if the province will enforce B.C.’s building code, WorkSafeBC regulations and even environmental standards governing air and water pollution on band-run projects. Also unclear is how Metro Vancouver — which will face increased demand for water and sewer service from the reserves — can respond since it’s legally barred from extending services to developments not authorized under its regional growth strategy. How the Squamish projects proceed will set a precedent for the rest of the region and beyond, Drew said. “The provincial government must get it right in terms of how it’s implemented and how the arrangements are made.” see ECONOMIC ENGINE, ENGINE, page 16
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 7:00 pm Council Chambers, Third Floor, Port Coquitlam City Hall 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC General purpose of the Bylaw: To amend the Zoning Bylaw designation of 1990 Westminster Avenue from RS1 (Residential Single Dwelling 1) to RA1 (Residential Apartment 1) to accommodate a 23 unit apartment development. Location of Land to be Rezoned: - see accompanying map Civic: 1990 Westminster Avenue Legal: Lot A, District Lot 464, New Westminster District, Plan BCP 37242, Group 1 Inspection of Documents: A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected in the Corporate Of¿ce, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, except Saturdays, Sundays, and any Statutory Holiday, until January 24, 2011 inclusive. Further information and a larger map can be seen at www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved and further details can be obtained from the Development Services Department at 604-927-5442. Also available for inspection is the “Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630” (which would be amended by the proposed Bylaw) and various reports and plans referring speci¿cally to the purpose of the amending Bylaw. Public Participation: At the hearing the public will be allowed to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained in the proposed Bylaw. All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw. After the Public Hearing has been completed, Council can no longer receive additional or new information on this application. Susan Rauh, CMC Corporate Of¿cer 604-927-5421 corporateof¿ce@portcoquitlam.ca
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There are few answers from Victoria so far. Aboriginal relations minister Barry Penner was not available for an interview. In a statement issued by his staff, the minister noted the new federal legislation will give B.C. a role it did not have before in encouraging on-reserve development that will contribute to the economy of the surrounding region. “Because the provincial government generally does not have jurisdiction over reserve land, these projects could, in theory, go ahead without any provincial influence,” Penner said in the statement. Squamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacob said he and his staff need more time to study the LMTAC paper before responding in detail. He said he intends to “deal with the taxation issue,” although he would not say if that means remitting full regional taxes from Squamishowned developments. Anyone trying to calculate what’s fair or unfair should also consider what his people have lost over the decades, Jacob said. He said they have not been properly compensated for the roads, bridges, sewer and water lines that have spliced and diced their land. “We have all kinds of intrusions on our aboriginal rights and title,” Jacob said. “We can look at what our people have given up for the benefit of everybody else.” He said the Squamish have a clear shot at becoming self-sufficient — which is important since their population is expected to double from 3,600 now over the next three decades. “If people want us to be a blight on the taxpayer forever, that’s not in our cards,” Jacob said. “The only way our nation can take control of our own destiny is by creating an economic engine. That’s what we’re attempting to do.” jnagel@blackpress.ca
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A North Shore crime lord wanted by both the Canadian Mounties and the American FBI after his escape from a Port Coquitlam jail may be hiding in Toronto, according to recent reports. In December, Persian gangster Omid Tahvili made headlines in Toronto after it was learned that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation thinks he may be hiding out in the city. Canadian authorities have been trying to find the former North Vancouver resident since he bribed a prison guard and escaped from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in PoCo more than
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Stage 43’s onstage auntics t Compiled by Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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iversity is the word this weekend as no two Tri-City events from Friday to Sunday are quite alike. Whether you’re a culture vulture, aspiring writer, dodgeball ace or a bit of all three, we’ve got the events to keep your creative juices and adrenaline flowing well into next week.
TODAY: Friday, Jan. 14 CHARLEY’S AUNT
For one week only, Port Moody’s Stage 43 Theatrical Society presents Charley’s Aunt, an oldie-but-a-goodie that’ll remind Tri-City audiences that a cross-dresser with an Oxford accent is still the height of comedy after more than a century. Written in the late 1800s by British playwright Brandon Thomas, Charley’s Auntt follows the antics of Jack and Charley as the two college undergraduates try to seduce their lovers while Charley must intermittently disappear to impersonate his millionaire aunt who unexpectedly failed to return from Brazil to be the young couples’ adult chaperone. The show runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students and are available from www.stage43.org or by calling the Evergreen box office at 604-927-6555.
MOVIE NIGHT
The Port Moody Film Society presents The Aura, a 2005 Argentine crime-drama from director Fabian Bielinsky. In Spanish with English subtitles, The Aura follows a quiet taxidermist who is painfully obsessed with committing the perfect crime until an accident on a hunting trip gives him the perfect opportunity to satisfy his obsession. The screening is at 7:30 p.m. at Port Moody’s Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.) for $5.
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It’s never too soon to start raising a reader. Place Maillardville’s Baby’s First Year event this week features Gail Felton for a seminar on baby literacy. The free drop-in program for moms, dads and grandparents with babies from newborn to 12 months old runs from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. at Place Maillardville (1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam). For more information call 604-933-6166.
KIDS ART DROP-IN
Wish you could enroll your kid in art classes but just can’t commit the time every week? Koko’s Activity Centre (3210 St. Johns St., Port Moody) offers its Fun Art Fridays every Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. For just $5 plus regular admission fees, kids can learn new skills in cartooning, claymation, comics and more. The areas of focus vary from week to week and kids are welcome to stay for as much or as little of the four-hour session as they choose. Please note: parents must remain on the premises while their child takes part in the classes.
Saturday, Jan. 15 WRITE YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT
Freelance author extraordinaire Daniel Wood hosts a seminar teaching you how to research, write and publish non-fiction stories. Writing Non-fiction: The Art of Facts runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Port Moody Public Library (100 Newport Dr.). This seminar is free of charge but registration is required by calling the library at 604-469-4577 or by email at askthelibrary@cityofportmoody.ca.
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The World Youth Day Pilgrims invite you to the first of their eight-part Joan West Memorial Concert Series at Our Lady of Fatima Church (315 Walker St., Coquitlam). For tonight’s concert, piano luminaries Evgenia Rabinovich and Bogdan Dulu will tickle the ivories on a $115,000 Fazioli grand piano. Proceeds raised over the six-month concert series will go to help send local youth on a nine-day pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain with Pope Benedict XVI. The concert series is named after the late Joan West, who played piano at Our Lady of Fatima Church and
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Parker Thompson, left, Matt David Johnson and Matt Shaw dressed as Charley’s aunt, star in Stage 43’s production at the ECC. whose family donated the piano which now accompanies the church choir. Tickets are sold as a season’s pass for the whole eight-night series for $50 and are available through the Our Lady of Fatima Parish office, or by calling 604-936-2525. For more information email ourladyoffatima@shaw.ca.
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Some argue that polo is the “sport of kings,” others say horse racing, but either arena pales in comparison to the royal court of dodgeball. From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Coquitlam’s Pinetree Community Centre (1260 Pinetree Way) is hosting drop-in dodgeball for anyone 18 years and older for a nominal fee of $2.
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It’s Family Day again at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). With drop-in arts and crafts workshops, artist exhibitions and artist-led discussions, PdA’s Family Days offer something for everyone. Featured artists this week are Robi Smith, Suzy Stroet, Nathania Vishnevsky and Rick Glumac. Admission to the afternoon events is by donation as always but you’re encouraged to call to reserve your spot as soon as possible. Family Day at PdA runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 604-664-1636 or email info@ placedesarts.ca.
New members are always welcome to come out to the Coquitlam Art Club’s bi-weekly meetings at the seniors’ Dogwood Pavilion (624 Poirier St., Coquitlam). All that’s required is a love for painting and drawing and some free time between 1 and 4 p.m. on the first and third Sunday of the month. This will be the only meeting of the club in January due to the New Year’s Day holiday. Come on out and find friendship and fun in a creative atmosphere. Please send Things-To-Do guide submissions to tcoyne@tricitynews.com.
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The controversial Canada goose GREEN SCENE Elaine Golds Which geese do you see flying overhead? They may not be what you think
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anada geese are typically one of the top five most abundant species observed during the annual Audubon Christmas bird counts. Like robins, they are one of the few birds that everyone knows how to identify. But do you know that we have two species of “Canada” geese in the Lower Mainland or that these geese, now so common in locals parks, should probably not be considered to be truly wildlife? A century ago, the only Canada geese we had in Metro Vancouver were birds that migrate through each fall and spring. In the summer, these birds nest in the far north on Arctic tundra. Most of them winter further south in places such as the Columbia Valley or California’s Central Valley. Only a few of them remain here for the winter. These geese are smaller than the ones we commonly see today. Biologists considered them to consist of four distinct races (or subspecies) that varied slightly in size and the areas they used for breeding and migration. Once one of their favourite sites to rest during migration was in the Fraser Valley on Sumas Lake, drained in the 1920s and now called the Sumas Prairie. I expect most of us would be vastly more impressed by Canada geese if we had only rare glimpses of them at certain times of the year. Imagine how thrilling it would be to see their V-shaped migrating flocks honking their way overhead in October and March as a sign of the changing seasons instead of a daily commute between feeding grounds. Unfortunately, in a misguided effort to improve hunting opportunities, Canada geese were introduced here from mainly the prairies. These geese, ones that migrated along the Mississippi River flyway, were larger
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Canada Geese are one of the most common birds found locally. than the Pacific races and, thus, I suppose, an easier target. They were first released in Stanley Park in the 1940s. Twenty years later, this introduction was deemed sufficiently successful to allow some geese to be transferred to Burnaby Lake, Deer Lake and the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta, where, apparently, some interbreeding with one of the Pacific races occurred. By the 1970s, these geese were also released to the Pitt pol-
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Caregivers, learn to care for yourselves Tri-Cities Caregivers Connections is offering a five-week program of education and support for caregivers. If you are a caregiver (spouse, adult child, family or a friend) who is providing support to a person 40 or older living in the Tri-Cities and you are feeling overwhelmed and alone, this program is for you. Participants will join Leila Sinnen, a registered nurse and registered psychiatric nurse, educator and motivational coach; she will give caregivers the tools to feel rejuvenated, informed, inspired and optimistic. The feedback from caregivers who have taken the course has been positive, with participants saying they’re less stressed, feel :healthier and energized” and are able to look after themselves without feeling guilty. During the course, caregivers will
learn to: • set and accomplish realistic goals; • take charge of their lives; • deal with stress and let go of the guilt and negative thoughts; • communicate more effectively; • and even laugh and have fun. The course runs Thursdays, 12:30 to 3:45 p.m. from Feb. 17 to March 17 at Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave., Port Coquitlam. The fee for all five sessions is $20 and includes lunch, which is served from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. To register, call Wilson Centre at 604-927-7970. Organizers recommend you register early as space is limited and these courses usually fill up. The program is co-sponsored by the cities of Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam and is funded by United Way of the Lower Mainland.
Donate points to ERH Foundation Save-On Foods at Pinetree Village in Coquitlam is offering Tri-City shoppers a chance to help out the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation. From now through March, shoppers can donate 1,000 of their rewards points to the foundation when they go through the grocery check out. Shoppers should declare their inten-
tions to the grocery clerk and state PLU number 102 for the grocery chain to make a donation on their behalf. For every 1,000 points donated, Save-On and Overwaitea Foods will each donate $1 and the money will be totalled in April. Points donations will also be accepted at Changes Recycling Centre at Pinetree Village.
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Toilets used as a weapon against war A hole for the latrine has already been dug by the community, and Grace Rwanda is now asking for financial support from Lower Mainland residents to begin construction of the building. Total cost of the project is $20,000 — a breakdown is available on the charity’s website. Once the latrine is complete, Grace Rwanda will turn its attention to other projects, including building a new kitchen to replace one which was dismantled for safety reasons, a new library and improvements to a community sports field.
Lower Mainland aid group aims to educate kids in Rwanda By Brenda Anderson BLACK PRESS
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ri-City kids found all sorts of goodies under their Christmas trees last month — gadgets and cash and designer duds. For students at Rwinkwavu school in Rwanda, the perfect Christmas gift was much more basic: toilets. With only eight latrines to accommodate 1,400 students, the school children must each share a single open-pit toilet with 175 others. But a Langley-based charity with volunteers from all across the Lower Mainland has been working for the past year and a half to improve conditions at the school and create a legacy that transcends the violence that consumed the tiny central African country for 100 days in 1994. Rwinkwavu is a mining town located near Rwanda’s border with Tanzania. Elizabeth
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Rwinkwavu school, in a village in Rwanda, wasn’t finished when this photo was taken last year but it’s filled with students. Right, Grace Rwanda president Franco Bordignon gives out prizes to students during a trip last spring. Johnson, one of the founders of Grace Rwanda, was born and raised there. Johnson and fellow genocide survivor Marie Louise Kaligirwa both lost family members in the massacre that saw between 800,000 and one million of their fellow Tutsis murdered alongside moderate Hutus over a three-month period. Kaligirwa was left feeling like a stranger in her homeland after her
entire family was killed. She made the decision to move near friends in Montreal, before coming west to Vancouver. Johnson, who now lives in Walnut Grove, moved to Vancouver in 1999, with her then sevenyear-old daughter. Together, the women formed Grace Rwanda as a way to help bring healing to the central African nation. “There should be no barriers to education
for those who want to go [to school],” said Johnson, who has returned to her village in Rwanda several times to learn what its greatest needs are. Joined by volunteers from North Vancouver to Abbotsford, Johnson and Kaligirwa have already helped the community complete an eight-classroom addition to the Rwinkwavu school, which allows local children to study
up to Grade 9, where they could once only complete Grades 1 to 6. The agency has now turned its attention to several new projects, be-
ginning with a 16-hole latrine which will triple the number of toilets currently available and provide a basic level of sanitation to the school.
Port Coquitlam’s Louis Ntitsimburwa was born in the Byumba region of northern Rwanda. He moved to Uganda in 1973 before coming to Canada in 1987. see HELPING HELPING,, page 25
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Now semi-retired, he is a community elder and offers counsel to Grace Rwanda about their work in Africa. “At my age, I’ve seen it all,� he laughed. Although Ntitsimburwa left Rwanda 20 years before the massacre, he lived for a time as a refugee in a camp near Kigali, and understands the political strife that gripped the nation for decades. He’s a firm believer that education is the key to preventing it from happening again. “The state of education [in 1994] was very low,� he said. “You finish Grade 6 knowing almost nothing.� Poorly educated young boys are easily led, Ntitsimburwa said, which makes them prime targets for people with a political axe to grind. By the time they finish Grade 9, they are not only better educated, but more mature, and able to think for themselves, Ntitsimburwa said. “With better education, [genocide] most likely won’t get the chance to happen again.�
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Learn basic computer skills, free, at PM library Want to learn the basics of using a computer? Confused by computer jargon? Port Moody Public Library is offering an opportunity for you to learn what you need to get started on a computer using Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system. Participants will learn how to use a mouse,
understand the desktop and create documents and folders. The hands-on internet classes give you a chance to use the basic toolbar buttons, understand internet terminology and searching techniques. Choose an afternoon or evening computer class that fits your schedule. These
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Games for literacy on Jan. 27 at Coquitlam library You can celebrate Family Literacy Day at the City Centre branch of Coquitlam Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 27. From 3:30 to 5 p.m., families with children in kindergarten and up are invited to visit for a lively afternoon of board games such as Monopoly, Sorry, Game of Life (Star Wars edition), Settlers of Catan and many more. Games that encourage literacy and numeracy — such as board games, card games and word games — are considered a great way for parents and children to practise their literacy skills and have fun at the same time. Registration is not required for this free program — just drop in. And snacks will be provided. For more information, call 604 927-3561, Ext. 4 or visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 3001 Burlington Dr., at Coquitlam city hall. newsroom@tricitynews.com
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Austin Heights Neighbourhood Plan Public Open House The Future of Austin Heights is Here Hundreds of community members from the Austin Heights neighbourhood have enthusiastically participated in developing a vision for the future of their neighbourhood. You voiced your commitment to reenergizing the neighbourhood and we now have a draft plan for your consideration. Date: Time: Place:
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Santa Claus was good to Jon Scholten. The 72-year-old Pitt Meadows man matched all six numbers on the December 25 Lotto 6/49 draw to win the $3.2-million jackpot. “My daughter was hosting Christmas dinner this year and called to ask me if I could pick her up a cooking pan,” said Scholten as he received his cheque at BCLC’s Vancouver office. “Along the way I stopped for gas and that’s when I bought the ticket.” Scholten, a retired construction worker, checked his numbers on Boxing Day, slid the ticket under a rug and said nothing for three days. Scholten purchased his lucky ticket at Petro Canada on Prairie Avenue in Port Coquitlam. —Black Press
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A Port Coquitlam resident celebrated her 101st year last week. Margaret McConnachie was born Jan. 4, 1910, and remains healthy and active at her place of residence, Astoria Retirement Living. Leasing manager Terez Payette told The Tri-City News that McConnachie competed in the facility’s summer Olympics last year — without her walker — and regularly joins the blackjack table, offering quips like “Come on, Mamma needs a new pair of shoes.” The centre held a birthday party in McConnachie’s honour Jan. 9.
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BUSINESS PROFILE: KIDSAFE Screens of Coquitlam
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Call it a trial by fire, but Coquitlam mompreneur Avra Appelbaum had no real business or design background when she first made and marketed a hot selling home safety product. Appelbaumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s KIDSAFE Screens are a line of gas fireplace safety screens designed to keep children and pets from touching and burning themselves on the hot glass faces of gas fireplaces. Appelbaum co-created the product with a friend before enrolling in a six-week business course at Douglas College and taking over the enterprise herself. She now retails the
$150 adjustable screens online and at the BC Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Safety Station store. The screens are made of a welded wire mesh moulded into a basketlike design that sits approximately four inches off the hot glass. The screens are secured to the fireplaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frame with provided screws or with detachable magnets that sell separately. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a screen on my fireplace now since my youngest was born six years ago,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;everything else â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all other screen types â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are just decorative things or take up all the floor space.â&#x20AC;? By her own calculations, fireplace glass can reach over 400 F within six minutes of being
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Avra Appelbaum, with her children Carly and Matthew. Appelbaum runs a business selling her gas fireplace screens to protect children from burning themselves on the fireplace glass.
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Plan ahead when selling your business YOUR MONEY Colin Macaskill Many business owners in Canada will exit their business by selling to a non-family member. However, only a small percentage of owners planning to transfer their business in the near future have a succession plan. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re selling your business outside the family, bear in mind the factors that can make it more attractive to a prospective purchaser. It will be easier to find a buyer for a business that has potential for future growth. Other corporations in your business sector may also be interested in acquiring your business with a view to improving profitability. Valuation is of cen-
tral importance. You can get an indication of this by researching the selling price of similar businesses in your area. To help you find a purchaser and obtain a better offer: â&#x20AC;˘ Have a valid reason to sell â&#x20AC;˘ Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait until youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re under pressure to sell for economic or emotional reasons â&#x20AC;˘ Have financial statements professionally prepared for the sale â&#x20AC;˘ Consider hiring a business broker to help you identify a purchaser â&#x20AC;˘ Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let the busi-
ness decline while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re preoccupied with the sale â&#x20AC;˘ Learn to judge whether a potential buyer is serious Assemble a team of experts to help you Your team of experts should include an experienced tax advisor to ensure you have planned your sale in the most tax-efficient manner, a qualified legal professional to prepare legal documentation, a business valuator and a business broker to help you find a purchaser. Hiring a business broker Give your broker information about your business and then follow their advice. Here are some factors to consider: â&#x20AC;˘ Potential buyers may be more comfortable talking to an inter-
Help for first-time homebuyers Local realtor John Grasty is offering a free seminar for first-time homebuyers. The seminar will be held Tuesday Jan. 25, 2011 from 7-9:30 p.m. at Douglas College, Room C1004, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. The seminar will provide insight into the due
diligence process for systematically evaluating information, identifying risks and ways to protect yourself in the residential real estate market. Feature speakers include David Perkins, a Certified Financial Planner, who will advise how to structure
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mediary. â&#x20AC;˘ Some brokers specialize in a particular industry and may have contacts at corporations potentially interested in buying your company. â&#x20AC;˘ Brokersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fees are usually a percentage of the final sale price. Weigh this expense against the benefit they provide before you hire them. A professionally prepared document, prepared by your broker, summarizing your business for potential purchasers can be invaluable and may help you avoid potential litigation and suggestions of misrepresentation if
the purchaser finds the business less successful than expected. Tax minimization strategies The following strategies may help you minimize the tax consequences when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re selling your active business to an outside buyer. â&#x20AC;˘ Consider the pros and cons of setting up an Individual Pension Plan or a Retirement Compensation Arrangement, which may help to defer some of the tax upon a future sale. â&#x20AC;˘ If you have a prospective purchaser for your unincorporated business, consider in-
corporating and selling the shares to utilize the capital gains exemption. â&#x20AC;˘ If the shares of your business are sold, then consider reinvesting some of the proceeds in the shares of another active Canadian private company in the year of sale or within 120 days after the year of sale in order to defer some of the capital gains tax on the sale. â&#x20AC;˘ If your sale isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imminent and the value of your business is increasing, an â&#x20AC;&#x153;estate freezeâ&#x20AC;? may allow future capital gains to accrue to other family members and possibly
multiply the use of the capital gains exemption. â&#x20AC;˘ Consider receiving the sale proceeds over several years using a capital gain reserve to spread the gain over a longer period. This article was supplied by Colin MacAskill, a vicepresident and an investment advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. This article is for information purposes only. Please consult with a professional advisor before taking any action based on information in this article. MacAskill can be reached at 604257-7455.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY, JAN. 15 • 10th Coquitlam Scouts bottle drive in area of Walton elementary school, Coquitlam. Info: 604-944-7665.
MONDAY, JAN. 17 • Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group meets, 10 a.m.-noon, Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: Peggy, 604-461-9705. • Tri-City, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge Newcomers Club monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. All women, not just those new to the area, wanting to have fun and promote new friendships, are welcome to participate. In addition to the general meetings the third Monday of each month, members participate in ongoing activity groups that meet weekly or monthly. Info: Wendy, 604-468-2423 or tricities_newcomers@yahoo.ca.
TUESDAY, JAN. 18 • PoCo Garden Club monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church hall, corner of Prairie and Shaughnessy. Speaker: Julieanne Agnew, program leader for the city of Coquitlam’s Inspiration Garden at Town Centre Park. New members and guests always welcome. Info: Marion, 604-941-9261.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19 • Singles Travel Club meets, 6 p.m., for dinner ($15) at Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway, Coquitlam. Club offers group tours for single people – meet new friends, enjoy the security of travelling in a group and avoid the costly single supplement. Info: www.singlestravelclub. ca. RSVP: Val, 604-529-1552. • Bridging Generations Project meeting, 1:30 p.m.; Mackin House Museum is looking for seniors with talents, stories and information they could share with the Coquitlam community. Are you interested? Our first information session will be held at the Museum.
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• Tickets on sale now for Our Lady of Assumption elementary school’s trivia night fundraiser, to be held Feb. 5, 7:15 p.m., with the theme “Billboard Top 10”; 35 teams of 8 compete in six rounds of 10 questions for prizes; also, prizes for best dressed music legend or music industry team; cash bar, no minors, and complimentary coffee, tea, desserts and munchies. Tickets: $15 per person or $120 per table of 8; email give2ola@shaw.ca or call 778835-3360. www.walkformemories.com. • The Family Resource Centre at Westwood elementary school, in co-operation with School District 43, is offering multi-sensory literacy tutoring; one-hour sessions at 4 p.m. are available to all children ages 5-8 in the TriCities. Info: ldafrasernorth@gmail.com. • Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6–8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: casanna@shaw.ca. • Girl Guides takes registrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers. Training and mentoring available for new volunteers. Info: www.girlguides.ca or call 1-800-565-8111.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26 • Minnekhada Park Association meeting, 7 p.m., in the Lodge at Minnekhada Park, Coquitlam. Attend and hear about activities planned for 2011. Info: Trina 604-5206442. • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts “book night” – visitors welcome; stamp swap and shop at 7 p.m., presentation of books after 8 p.m. in the McGee Room at Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306. • Rag rug-making sessions, 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. at Mackin House Museum, Coquitlam. Bring your work and enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow ruggers.
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• PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society meets, 1 p.m., in the Gathering Place in Leigh Square. Topic: show and tell – bring an item or a story of interest to share. Guests welcome. Info: Pippa, 604-927-7611 or www.pocomuseum.org. • Northeast Coquitlam Ratepayers Association meeting, 7 p.m., Victoria Hall, corner of Victoria Drive and Soball Street. New residents welcome. Info: 604-9412462.
• Tri-City Singles Social Club meets, 7:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St., PoMo. TCSSC is a group of 40+ people who enjoy activities such as walking, theatre, dining, biking, weekend trips and more; membership is $20 a year and meetings are held on the third Friday of each month. New members are welcome. Info: tricityclub@gmail.com, or Marcy, 604-346-9776 or Phyllis, 604-472-0016.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 27 • PoCo Heritage evening, 7-8 p.m. at the Archives in Leigh Square. Topic: “The Road Less Travelled.” Info: 604927-7611.
NOTICES • Empowering Moms Group at the Tri-City Transitions women’s resource centre, 2420 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo, runs Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Jan. 20-March 10; also Wednesdays, Jan. 19-March 2 at Mountain View family resource centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam. This creative parenting group will cover the impact that family conflict has on children, parenting styles, developmental stages, how to help children cope with their feelings, dealing with boundaries, how to discipline to make a positive difference and effective communication. This group is for mothers with children up to 6 years. • Longtime Variety fundraiser Vickie Ayers of Coquitlam will collect donations at the Save-On Foods at Pinetree Village, Coquitlam, Tuesday to Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with the aim of bringing her total, before the annual telethon, to $25,000. Info: 604-939-7419. • Little Neighbours Pre-school is accepting registrations for the 2011/’12 school year. Little Neighbours is a play-based, parent-participation pre-school located at 155 Finnigan St. Info: 604-521-5158 or www.littleneighbours.com. • You can register for Making Dying Liveable, an education series offered by Fraser Health and Crossroads Hospice Society, running six consecutive Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., starting Jan. 25, at Douglas College, David Lam Campus, Coquitlam. Cost: $50 for series; space limited to 25 people. Registration: Laurie, 604-777-7398. • Register for the Walk for Memories, a fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of BC to be held Jan. 30, 2011 in PoMo. Info: 778-835-7526 or 604-941-4697, Ext. 225, or
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR continued from page 33 • Kiddies Korner Pre-school still has spaces available. Info: 604-941-4919 or info@kkp.ca. • Tri-City Transitions is hosting My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence. The program focus is to increase women’s economic participation and self-sufficiency through financial education and skill. Info & registration: 604-941-6311 • Tri-City Transitions is offering groups for both parents and children who are going through separation and divorce. Groups will help children cope with this confusing time and understand their feelings. Info: Kathy, 604-9417111, Ext. 106. • 754 Phoenix Air Cadet Squadron is accepting registrations for girls and boys between the ages of 12 and 18. If you like camping, hiking, sports, flying, precision drill, first aid, robotics, biathlon, range, band, flight principles or air navigation, Cadets is for you. The squadron has year-long programs, including summer camps. To register, visit Moody elementary school (2717 St. Johns St., PoMo) at 6:30 p.m. on a Wednesday. Info: 604-9368211. • Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of relationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. This program is a free service for Tri-City families. Info: 604-941-7111. • Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo, hosts a young women’s support group (POSSE) for ages 13-18, Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m. Anyone who is concerned about young women issues is welcome to attend. Info: Karen or Becky, 604-936-3900. • Specialized Victim Assistance offers free and confidential info, referral, advocacy and support services to survivors of relationship violence, criminal harassment, sexual assault and child sexual abuse who may or may not wish to be involved with the criminal justice system. Info: 604-941-7111. • Vancouver Italian Folk Chorus, which draws singers from the Tri-Cities and throughout the Lower Mainland, is looking for new members. The choir performs Italian folk songs as well as operatic and classical pieces. Info: Fortuna, 604-299-3414 or Mario, 604-291-9948.
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• Société francophone de Maillardville hosts Café-Croissant, a free activity, every Wednesday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Maillardville francophone Centre, 942-B, Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. Participants can learn more about the community of Maillardville. Info: 604-5157070. • 754 Phoenix Squadron - Royal Canadian Air Cadets parade every Wednesday, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at PoMo elementary school. Girls and boys 12-19 welcome. Info: 604-936-8211. • RCSCC Grilse Sea Cadets, for boys and girls 12 to 18. Info: www.cadets.ca or 604-939-0301. • 2893 Seaforth Army Cadets hold a parade night every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Open to boys and girls aged 12-18 years. Info: 604-466-2626 or 604-942-3245, or www.cadets.ca. • SPARC radio museum on Riverview Hospital grounds is open Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with tours given by volunteers; large collection of antique consumer, military, marine, amateur radios and broadcast studio equipment. Located in the old pharmaceutical warehouse on Kerria Drive at the top of the hill. Info: 604-777-1885 or www3.telus.net/radiomuseum. • Jesus is Lord church hosts Bible study Fridays, 7-8:30 p.m. at Glenmeadows, 103-2825 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: Bernard, 604-598-8570, Leroy, 604-781-6378 or Gigi, 604-472-1372.
• Burquitlam Community Association holds its monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Sir Frederick Banting middle school, Coquitlam. • Société francophone de Maillardville hosts CaféCroissant, a free activity, every Wednesday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Maillardville francophone Centre, 942-B, Brunette Ave., Coquitlam. Participants can learn more about the community of Maillardville. Info: 604-515-7070. • Glenayre Scottish country dancers meet Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. New members welcome, all levels beginner to advanced, singles and couples. • St. John Ambulance volunteer medical first responders meetings held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the TriCities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja. ca/bc. • St. John Ambulance volunteer youth cadets meetings, for people ages 6 to 21, held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-Cities branch, 2338 Clarke St., Port Moody. New members welcome to attend. Info: 604-931-3426 or www.sja.ca/bc. • Northside Foursquare Church free clothing giveaway every Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m. at its Grace Campus, 2606 Kingsway, PoCo (at same time as food bank); children’s and adults’ clothing available, limits will be enforced. • Weekly thrift sales, Wednesday, noon-9 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Trinity United church, corner of Shaughnessy Street and Prairie Avenue, PoCo. Info: 604-942-0022. • Do you enjoy meeting people who come from other countries? And sharing information about Canada while learning about others’ cultures? Help others adjust to life in Canada, improve their conversational English, and learn about the world. Info: Julie, 604-936-3900, Ext. 185 or juliebond@society.ca. • Sea Cadets for youth aged 12 to 18 years old meets at the Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park (Port Moody) on Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. For information visit www.regions.cadets.forces. gc.ca/pac/201sea/ or contact Lt(N) Shannon McGee at co.201sea@cadets.net or call 604-939-0301. • Tri-City Transitions offers free ongoing counselling services on weekdays for women who have experienced abuse/violence in their relationships or childhood abuse, sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse. Info: 604-9417111, Ext. 103. Call 604-941-7111 ext. 112. • Rotary Club of Coquitlam holds its monthly soup kitchen in the basement of Como Lake United church, noon-1:30 p.m., the third Saturday of each month. • Como Lake United church (535 Marmont, Coquitlam) thrift and furniture shop open Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Thursdays (thrift shop), 6:308:30 p.m. • Free ESL classes for new immigrants are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, provided as a free community service project by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3345 Robson Dr., Coquitlam. Info: in Korean, 604-552-2305; Chinese, 604944-7245; other, 604-468-8938; also: www.english4free.net.
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SIGN ME UP 2011! RAW FOOD continued from page 35 Visiting Thailand while recovering, Skoreyko found the only thing her body craved was raw food, such as coconut water and fruit. But it was a pineapple cleanse, she said, that gave her the strength to do yoga poses and meditate to rehabilitate her lungs. “I had more energy, my stomach didn’t hurt, my eyes were sparkling. Whatever this was, this was my answer.” As Skoreyko explains it, North Americans are bombarded daily with chemicals and toxins that drain their life away and lead to illnesses. They need the extra nutrition and enzymes from raw food to withstand the barrage and stay healthy but instead, they eat highly-processed, cooked food that contains few essential nutrients and leaves them vulnerable to disease. “It’s really important to get as much clean nutrition into our bodies as possible,” Skoreyko said. Food shouldn’t be heated over 115 F, she said, but that doesn’t mean people can’t eat healthy desserts or savoury foods, and her raw food workshops will show people how to use a dehydrator to make crackers and pizza crusts. “We’re all about educating people that there is a healthier alternative,” Skoreyko explained (the $79 fee includes a three-hour class, a manual and recipes). Amiri learned about the raw food diet from Skoreyko and was recently in California to study with raw food proponent Lou Corona. He said he has found many benefits from eating only raw food in recent months, including losing 25 pounds and gaining a lot of energy. He said bringing Skoreyko to Coquitlam was a way of introducing healthy food ideas to the suburbs and so far the response has been huge, with classes selling out regularly. “I feel like that my life’s mission, honestly, is to serve people and allow people to realize they can be healthy. They don’t have to end up having heart disease, cancer and diabetes because we know those diseases are lifestyle related,” Dr. Amiri said. For more information about upcoming classes, visit www. coquitlamfamilychiropractic.com.
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PoCo. New members welcome. Information: lincolntm.freetoasthost.info or Shirley,604-671-1060. • Super Strikers Youth Cricket Club plays at Mackin Park in Coquitlam; all levels welcome, including handball cricket for U16 and U14 and kanga (softball) cricket for U10. Info: 604-461-2522 or kittybridgens@yahoo.ca. • Coquitlam Lawn Bowling Club is looking for new members. The bowling green and clubhouse are next door to Dogwood Pavilion and rose garden, located at 624 Poirier St. Membership is $90 per year and includes use of practice bowls, exercise, clean air, sunshine and friendship. Info: 604-9316711. Leave your name and phone number and an instructor will contact you with lesson dates and times. Games are scheduled on a drop-in basis. • Play euchre every Saturday from noon to approximately 2:30 p.m. at the Treehouse Pub, near Shaughnessy and Lougheed, PoCo. Info: sunset585@hotmail.com. • Port Coquitlam Elks Lodge 49 meets first and third Thursdays at 8 p.m. it Elks Hall, 2272 Leigh Sq. Elks are looking for new members. Group
provides community service to young people and seniors in the Tri-Cities and beyond. Info: Ed, 604-9450880 or 604-942-1345. • Tri-City Singles Social Club is a fun group of 40+ people who get together and enjoy activities such as walking, theatre, dining, biking, bowling, kayaking, weekend trips and more. Membership is $20 per year. Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at PoMo Legion. Info: tricityclub@ gmail.com or Phyllis, 604472-0016. • Morningside Toastmasters invites you to develop your communication and leadership skills. Guests and new members are welcome at meetings held every Thursday, 7:25-8:30 a.m., Burkeview Family Funeral Care, 1340 Dominion Ave., PoCo. Info: Gene, 604-2308030 or www.morningsidetoastmasters.ca. • Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Cities Committee, meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., PoMo city hall. If you ride your bike in the Tri-Cities, work with other cyclists to help improve cycling facilities. New participants always welcome. Info: John, 604-469-0361 or jseinen@shaw.ca.
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Early French Immersion Registration (Kindergarten entry) AN INVITATION TO PARENTS: If you are considering EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION in September, 2011 you are invited to attend an information meeting to learn about the program. Meetings will take place at: ROCHESTER ELEMENTARY 411 Schoolhouse, Coquitlam January 18th at 7:00 p.m.
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…More housing starts means more local jobs. With Metro Vancouver housing starts posting a huge increase in 2010 compared to 2009, there will be more than 22,000 new, full-time jobs generated in the industry, says Greater Vancouver Homebuilders’ Association president and CEO Peter Simpson…[39]
Housing starts increase locally
president and CEO Peter Simpson. “In my view it’s good news all around, with some really positive energy going forward into the new year,” Simpson says. “There’s been a dramatic increase Housing starts in 2010 totalled 15,217 in starts – in 2009 there were 8,339 starts in the Metro Vancouver in the Vancouver Census area and we went to 15,217 (in Metropolitan Area, reports 2010).” the Canada Mortgage and While he acknowledges 2009 Housing Corporation. was a “brutal” year for local That number is close to the housing starts, Simpson notes 10-year average for the Metro the increase will mean more Vancouver area and also, a jobs throughout the entire huge increase compared to industry. 2009, says Greater Vancouver Peter Simpson “(The increase) will generHomebuilders’ Association
Brentwood living:
New homes offered in a vibrant community TRICIA LESLIE
You wake up to sweeping views of Burnaby, Vancouver and the North Shore mountains, the early morning light bathing the scenic vista with an ethereal glow. Taking a long, luxurious stretch, you try to decide whether to brew a cup of fresh coffee in your chic gourmet kitchen or to meet a friend for java at a nearby café before hitting the shops at the newly revitalized Brentwood Town Centre mall. With those extra holiday pounds in mind, perhaps you choose fitness over pleasure with a gruelling workout at Confederation Park and Community Centre, or maybe a long walk along the
trails of Deer Lake Park or Burnaby Lake Park. These are the kind of decisions faced by Perspectives homeowners every day. A new Ledingham McAllister highrise development in the North Burnaby
community of Brentwood, Perspectives offers brand-new one- to three-bedroom homes in a 33-storey tower in a dynamic neighbourhood that is central in Metro Vancouver. With its own fitness facility, conference room and outdoor terraced barbecue areas, Perspectives allows its residents to conduct many activities without even leaving their home. When they do leave, however, everything is within easy reach. From Brentwood Town Centre to local coffee shops, from fine cuisine to golf and
tennis opportunities, from retail centres to parks, from elementary schools to Simon Fraser University and BCIT, Perspectives homeowners can find what they need just a short walk or drive away. Downtown Vancouver is just 15 minutes away by car and only a 20-minute SkyTrain ride, while Costco is just a quick jaunt from home. Inside, Perspectives homes are roomy, designed to maximize each continued on page 39
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The first thing people notice about these homes is how large and livable and spacious they are. There’s not one inch of wasted space.”
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At Ledingham McAllister’s Perspectives in North Burnaby’s Brentwood neighbourhood, an incredible water feature inspired by spawning salmon greets homeowners and guests. The unique, multi-tiered piece of artwork was created by First Nations artist Jody Broomfield.
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Looking forward to 2011, I think generally, the mood is very optimistic. builders are confident ... some are planning multiple projects (single-family and multi-family) throughout the Lower Mainland. It will be ‘steady as she goes.’”
2011 set for steady starts, says Simpson continued from page 37
ate 22,258 full-time jobs for one year, directly and indirectly related to the (residential) building industry,” he says, noting the jobs cover everyone from builders and contractors to those creating and supplying the products needed to build new homes. “That’s based solely on that increase in starts.” Last year, Metro Vancouver’s newhome construction sector ended on a strong note, with 1,715 housing starts in December, the CMHC says. “An uptick in apartment condominium starts in Vancouver City, Burnaby and Port Coquitlam accounted for the year-end surge in homebuilding,” says CMHC regional economist Carol Frketich. In B.C., December’s seasonally adjusted rate of urban housing starts moved higher to 27,900 units, from Carol Frketich 19,000 units in November. Vancouver’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts increased to 21,600 units in December from 10,900 units in November, the CMHC reports. Overall, Simpson says many factors are helping the homebuilding industry, such as mortgage interest rates remaining historically low and migration to the region. “We have a very good migration rate to the province and the Lower Mainland, from other parts of Canada and abroad,” he says. “Looking forward to 2011, I think generally, the mood is very optimistic. Builders are confident ... some are planning multiple projects (single-family and multi-family) throughout the Lower Mainland.” While there is still some angst over the HST, Simpson says the related referendum and recall initiative have muddied the waters somewhat but notes that, thanks to industry partners lobbying together at all levels of government, the threshold where HST applies was moved from $400,000 to $525,000. Credit must be given to the government for listening to some of the concerns the industry has regarding the HST, he notes. In the new year, Simpson doesn’t expect huge fluctuations where housing starts are concerned. “It will be ‘steady as she goes,’” he says. “We won’t see any dramatic increases or decreases ... steady is good.”
…off the front: “Ledingham McAllister is the only builder/developer in Western Canada that has been building in the area for more than 105 years. It just goes to show that we have a proven track record in the area and are 100 per cent committed to this province.” Manuela Mirecki, LedMac senior vice-president of marketing continued from page 37
living space to its fullest. “The first thing people notice about these homes is how large and livable and spacious they are,” says Ledingham McAllister senior vice-president of marketing Manuela Mirecki. “There’s not one inch of wasted space.” Bedrooms can hold a king-size bed and a dresser, while the dining area easily fits a table set for eight, and the balconies are spacious as well, Mirecki notes. Located next to a protected stream and across the street from a threeacre park, Ledingham McAllister worked closely with the city to ensure the area’s original character was preserved as much as possible. Last year – during a time when other developers were cutting back on their building, or building smaller homes – Ledingham McAllister increased its commitment to Perspectives homeowners, Mirecki says, because although much of the building was already pre-sold, Ledingham McAllister upgraded many of its amenities. Now, a fully stocked billiards library with
a marble fireplace is available to Perspectives residents, and a stunning ‘spawning salmon’ multi-tiered water feature created by First Nations artist Jody Broomfield greets everyone who comes to the new highrise. Kitchens at Perspectives are a chef ’s dream, with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and hand-set imported tile.
Bathrooms come with marble or limestone vanities, polished chrome, rich cabinetry, sparkling glass and stylish lighting. The reputation of the builder is important to homebuyers – and rightfully so, Mirecki says. “Buyers should be cautious. It’s their potential new home ... (Ledingham McAllister) is the only builder/developer in Western Canada that has been building in the area for more than 105 years,” Mirecki says. “It just goes to show that we have a proven track record in the area and are 100 per cent committed to this province.” The new homes – 215 tower homes and eight townhomes – range in size from 713 square feet to 1,345 sq. ft. and start from $310,900. Visit www.ledmac.com for details.
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Perspectives homeowners can enjoy a game of pool or perhaps, borrow a must-read book from the building’s chic billiards library.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR • Tri-City Healing Rooms available, free, Thursdays, 7:30-9 p.m., Westwood community church, 1294 Johnson St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-464-0558. • Drop-in meditation Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Oasis Wellness Centre, 1111 Austin Ave., Coquitlam; by donation. Info: 604-221-2271 or www.meditateinvancouver.org. • Shorinji Kempo meets every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30-9:15 p.m.; children’s/beginners class every Saturday, 10-11:15 a.m. (ages 8-12); both at Jackson Street Cultural Centre, Coquitlam. Info: 604-941-7316. • Life Recovery Classes for individuals seeking recovery from addictions and abuse Sundays, 4-5:15 p.m. Info: 604-464-0510. • Access Justice offers three free legal advice clinics in the Coquitlam and PoCo; Fridays, 2-4 p.m., SUCCESS Coquitlam, 2058 Henderson Pl., 1163 Pinetree Way; info: 604-878-7400; Mondays, 3:30-5:30 p.m., PoCo Area Women’s Centre; 604-9416311; Fridays, noon-2 p.m, Calvary church; info: 604936-8242. By appointment only. Info: 604-878-7400 or www.accessjustice.ca. • Trinity United church weekly thrift sales: Wednesdays, noon-9 p.m., Thursdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., corner of Shaughnessy Street and Prairie Avenue, PoCo. Info: 604-942-0022. • PoCo heritage display centre, 2571 Mary Hill Rd., is open Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturdays noon to 4 p.m. Info: 604-927-2388. • Qi gong classes (free) every Sunday, 9-10:30 a.m., at Coquitlam Centre mall, near T&T Supermarket. Info: 604941-0644.
VOLUNTEERS • Festival du Bois is looking for volunteers for 2011 edition, to be held March 5-6. A minimum of 4 hours is required from each volunteer on the weekend of the event and jobs included site setup, security, ticket sales, parking and more. Info: Isabelle, 604-515-7070 or jgingras@maillardville. com. • The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No previous experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided. If you’re interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding experience, pick up an information package at Options Community Services, 9815-140th St., Surrey or email claudiak@ scss.ca. Next training starts soon. • Canadian Cancer Society seeks volunteer drivers and volunteer driver dispatchers in the Tri-Cities to drive cancer patients to appointments. Info: Kim, 604-215-5207 or kaubert@bc.cancer.ca. • The Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and Yukon is looking for volunteers to canvas in their neighbourhoods to
CRISIS LINE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
• The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No previous experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided. If you’re interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding experience, pick up an information package at Options Community Services, 9815-140th St., Surrey or email claudiak@scss.ca. Next training starts soon. raise awareness and collect funds for research and health promotion initiatives as part of its Heart Month Campaign in February; time commitment is two to four hours in February. Info: 604-472-0045 or door_tri@ hsf.bc.ca. • North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association needs volunteers to help groom and tack horses, and to lead or side-walk with riders during their lessons. Horse experience is great but not required. If you enjoy the outdoors, working with wonderful people of all abilities, and love animals, this is the place for you. A volunteer orientation session will be held shortly for new volunteers. Info: 604-462-7786. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-9427506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624. • Place des Arts seeks volunteers to be part of its new fundraising committee. Learn how you can use your skills and experience to organize events and campaigns to benefit the community. Info: Alvina, 604-664-1636 or alam@placedesarts.ca. • SUCCESS’ Host Program in the Tri-Cities, Burnaby and New Westminster is recruiting volunteer hosts to help new immigrants adapt to Canadian society and integrate into the community. Social contact with your new immigrant partner for 2-3 hours per week for up to 6 months. Info: Yumiko, 604-430-1899 or 604-4304199, or yumiko.king@ success.bc.ca. • Family and Community Services, in partnership with Parent Support Services Society of BC (PSS), needs volunteers to facilitate the parent support circle in Coquitlam. Parent support circle provides a space for parents to come together, reflect their role as parents and extend support to one another. PSS provides an intensive initial training to volunteers. Info: Gina, 604-937-6970. • Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 19 with boys 7-12 who have limited-to-no contact with their fathers. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com. • Big Brothers’ InSchool Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 19 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a
week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 436 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com. • Seniors Services Society needs volunteer drivers (must provide own vehicle) for seniors transportation program. On call up to 4 hours a week to transport and assist senior
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clients to medical appointments. Volunteers are reimbursed for costs. More drivers are needed for Meals on Wheels (3 hours once a week). Volunteers also needed for reception Wednesdays and Fridays 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Info: 604-520-6621 or email volunteer@seniorsservicessociety.ca or visit www. seniorsservicessociety.ca. • Canadian Red Cross is recruiting volunteers for its PoCo Medical Equipment Loan Service Depot; duties include client service, data entry and equipment maintenance; training is provided for all positions. Depot is located at #104–1776 Broadway St. and is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Info: Diane, 604-709-6625 or stop by
the depot to speak with a volunteer. • Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery is looking for volunteers to help with ongoing classes; time commitment is about two hours per class and classes run mainly in the fall and spring for preschoolers to adults. Info: 604-461-FISH (3474). • PLEA Community Services of B.C is looking for volunteers 19 years and older who are interested in spending three hours a week mentoring an at-risk child or youth. Info: Jodi, 604-927-2929 or www.kidstart.ca. • New View Society is recruiting new board members living in the Tri-Cities – someone with an accounting or legal background, or parent ad-
vocates of mental health. Fundraising experience or previous board experience would be an asset. For more information about these positions, email Gisela at giselanewview@shaw.ca or Judy at judyjackson@ shaw.ca. • Canadian Cancer Society is looking for cancer survivors to be peer volunteers, providing one-on-one support on the telephone and/or in-person to people living with cancer. Training provided. Info: 604-253-8470. • Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the educational support they need by matching them in a one-to-one tu-
toring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (completed or in-process), and some experience helping others learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: Elske, 604-873-4525 Ext. 301 or studybuddy@bigsisters. bc.ca. • Coast Mental Health needs volunteers to be program assistants in forensics, social rec leaders and one-on-one workers at transitional forensics homes located at Riverview Hospital. Info: 604-675-2313, valm@coastfoundation.com or www. coastfoundation.com.
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Notice of Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. The City Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce will compile a Speakers List for each Public Hearing item â&#x20AC;&#x201C; please register by telephone at 604-927-3010 or by facsimile at 604927-3015. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given ďŹ rst opportunity. Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting to give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.
Item #3 - Reference No. 10 013959 RZ Bylaw No. 4182, 2010 Addresses: 606 to 618 Langside Avenue and 714 Breslay Street The intent of Bylaw No. 4182, 2010 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and its amending Bylaws to rezone the properties outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? to Bylaw No. 4182, 2010 from RT-1 Two-Family Residential to RM-3 Medium Density Apartment Residential.
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The intent of Bylaw No. 4118, 2010 is to introduce text amendments to City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and its amending Bylaws to include a new RT-3 Triplex and Quadruplex Residential zone which would permit three dwelling units and four dwelling units on a lot in a variety of attached and detached housing forms. The Bylaw would also introduce regulations pertaining to this new zone. The above proposed text amendments to the Citywide OfďŹ cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 and City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and their amending Bylaws would only apply to the geographical area of the Neighbourhood Attached Residential land use designation as shown on the attached map (western portion of Southwest Coquitlam). If adopted, the above Bylaws will further implement the Housing Choices initiative for the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan and permit a range of different housing types within the Neighbourhood Attached Residential land use designation. Item #2 - Reference Nos. 10 011338 OC and 10 011364 RZ Bylaw Nos. 4158 and 4159, 2010 Address: 1112 Westwood Street The intent of Bylaw No. 4158, 2010 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide OfďŹ cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 and its amending Bylaws to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? to Bylaw No. 4158, 2010 from General Commercial to City Centre Commercial. The intent of Bylaw No. 4159, 2010 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and its amending Bylaws, to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? to Bylaw No. 4159, 2010 from C-2 General Commercial to C-4 City Centre Commercial. Adoption of the bylaw amendments would facilitate future high density mixed use development.
Item #4 - Reference No. 08 006031 RZ Bylaw Nos. 4018 and 4019, 2009 Addresses: 3395 Galloway Avenue and 1359 Coast Meridian Road The intent of Bylaw No. 4018, 2009 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide OfďŹ cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 and its amending Bylaws to amend the land use designation of the subject properties outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? to Bylaw No. 4018, 2009 from Small Village Single Family Residential and Street-Oriented Village Home to Street-Oriented Village Home and Environmentally Sensitive Area. The intent of Bylaw No. 4019, 2009 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and its amending Bylaws to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? to Bylaw No. 4019, 2009 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RTM-1 StreetOriented Village Home Residential and P-5 Special Park. Adoption of the bylaw amendments would facilitate the development of a 41-unit street-oriented residential development.
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e t a r THE GOLDEN YEARS b e Cel Check out listings for seniors in Tri-Cities • Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 10 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion and entertain as seniors’ homes weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 604941-2375. • The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780. • Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:3011:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-927-6940. • WHO (Women Helping Others), widows and single women over 50, meets Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-464-2058. • WHO (Women Helping Others), for women who are on their own, meets Mondays, 1-3 p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam (behind city hall). Info: Kay, 604-469-5815. • The Pinetree 50Plus group is now called Glen Pine 50Plus and has moved to the new Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Court, Coquitlam), where lunch is served weekdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Lemon Tree cafe. An interesting program still takes place Thursdays afternoons. Info: 604-927-6940. • New Age Seniors bingo every Friday, 1 p.m., Mike Butler Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam; consists of 15 games (5 cents per card). New players welcome. Info: Catherine, 604-937-7537. • New Age Seniors meet the first Wednesday of every month, 1 p.m.,
McDonald-Cartier Room, Poirier community centre, 620 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: Roy, 604-939-0303. • Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-9336098. • Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org. • ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free one-hour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604-4371940 or ceas@telus.net. • Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745. • PoCo Stroke Recovery Branch would like to welcome new members; meetings are held Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is opportunity for speech maintenance, meeting others that have gone through the similar situation and light exercises or bocce. Info: Deanna, 604-942-2334. • Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-576-9734, or email ecbayer@shaw.ca. • The Old Age Pensioners Organization is holds its monthly general meeting on the second Thursday of each month at the Wilson Centre at 1 p.m. Info: Ken Heys, 604-942-1440.
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e t a r THE GOLDEN YEARS b e Cel Seniors, if you’re planning to travel, check these tips
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Ask anyone what they envision doing most in their retirement and chances are travel will be at the top of their list. For those who have already retired, travelling is a luxury many no doubt look forward to. Seniors about to take to the road, however, should consider the following tips before heading off to parts unknown: • Pack medications in your carry-on. Prescription medications should be packed in your carry-on luggage whenever travelling to prevent losing vital medications should your checked bags be lost during your travels. • Consult with your doctor and create a list of past and current con-
Learn at Dogwood Dogwood Pavilion will be holding two educational programs this winter: • Starting Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon, there’s the eight-week Lies, Damned Lies and the Sciences with Doug Cousineau, who will give participants the tools for making sense of science. When you watch the news, you’ll be overwhelmed by snippets of badly presented science; information that’s incomplete, confusing, contradictory, out of context, wrong, or flat out dishonest. The fee for this program is $56 per person. • Starting Feb. 2 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., the four-week program University of Fun Stuff will examine popular culture with Jim McArthur. This engaging series of lectures will examine film, television, radio and pop music — easy targets for critics who claim that they demean us and confuse impressionable children. Advance registration is required. For more information, call 604927-6098 or 604-927- 4386.
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ditions and any medications. In the unfortunate event you lose any of your medications or fall ill during your travels, a list of all current and past conditions and medications can help the physician who will be treating you better understand you and your medical history. Be sure to inform any travelling companions about this list, and keep it on you at all times when travelling. • Figure out time
zones and a medication schedule ahead of time. When travelling to different time zones, it can be difficult to adhere to a medication schedule. Before leaving, work out a new schedule that takes into account the different time zones you will be visiting during your travels. • Be sure your vaccinations are up to date. Certain countries mandate that your vaccinations are up to date before you can enter
the country, and some require vaccinations be administered as early as six weeks before your visit. Be sure all vaccinations are updated in adherence to the guidelines of any country you will be visiting. • Remain hydrated. Airplanes often have dry air, which can cause dehydration and muscle aches. So be sure to drink plenty of water to guard against dehydration. – Metro Creative
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A little pruning can go a long way IN THE GARDEN Brian Minter Knowing what to do is one key element, having the right tools is another
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ike a good spring house cleaning, a thorough pruning can make your garden look clean and fresh at this time of year. It can also improve the health of your trees as well as improve the quality of fruits and flowering. The problem for many folks, however, is knowing what to prune and how far back to prune it. Well, the art of pruning is 90% common sense and observation and 10% experience and knowledge, acquired by simply getting out and doing it. Many good books on the subject are available but for simplicity, I suggest The Pruning Specialist by David Squire. The first thing you need to know is the type of pruning equipment to use. Hand shears are the most useful garden tool you can have. It really does not matter
whether you purchase the scissors type (sometimes called ‘bypass’ shears) or the anvil type. My advice is to get a good quality pair for which you can purchase replacement blades. A lot of very inexpensive models are out there but in my experience, they just do not stand up. Quality, medium to high-priced shears will pay for themselves many times over. Remember too: shears are only meant for smaller branches, usually 3/8 inch (6 mm) or less in thickness. Unless it is very soft wood, once you get into thicker branches you really should be using two-handed loppers. Loppers, like shears, are available in the bypass or anvil styles and in all price ranges. My comments on quality apply here, too. Make sure the loppers you purchase have replaceable blades, or are made of drop forged, quality steel that can be sharpened. Today you can get extendable handles to reach up further into trees, helping you to avoid ladders. Loppers can be used for branches up to 1-1/2 inches (3.5 cm) in calliper. For large branches, you need a good pruning saw. You can purchase either straight or curved blades, depending on
personal preference. Some types fold in for convenience, while others come with handy sheaths that fit on your belt. The key to a quality pruning saw is good steel and well designed teeth with serrations in opposite directions. This is especially important for cutting green, wet wood. If you have massive evergreen plantings, you may choose to purchase a good electric or motorized trimmer. Electric ones are only effective on standard cords up to 100 feet long, so beyond that you should be using motorized trimmers. With only a few evergreens, you will find two-handled grass clippers the best bet. As long as you stay in the softer growth from the previous season, these will do the job nicely. If you are the proud owner of tall trees with even taller branches that elude you with a ladder, then you will find pole pruners the answer. After fighting branches with 10 and 12 foot pruners, I have found the adjustable types far easier to handle. They also come with a saw blade for getting at branches too awkward or too large to cut. I notice that folks who have a great
many older and larger trees are using chain saws for pruning. For larger branches it is a good deal easier and faster but novices should get the feel of using these saws by practising on fallen branches on the ground first. On ladders, make sure of your stability and wear goggles to protect your eyes. Remember to keep all your shears clean by dipping them in a solution of one part bleach to 10 parts water. It is also very important to make your cuts with the blade cutting upward to prevent larger branches from tearing the bark as they fall. Always make a cut on the underside first, then move the blade over 1/4 inch (4 mm.) on top to get a clean cut every time. The only other important thing to remember when cutting branches is to cut them on a shallow angle just above a bud. This will prevent water from seeping in, will prevent diebacks on the branch and will direct new growth in the direction of the bud. Next week I am going to explain the basics of pruning flowering shrubs, evergreens, flowering trees and shade trees and the week after, fruit trees.
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CONTACT Larry Pruner, Sports Editor email: sports@tricitynews.com phone: 604-525-6397 • fax: 604-944-0703
B.C. Sports Hall keeps up with Jones By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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henever wrestling gets highlighted provincially, Port Coquitlam resident Mike Jones smiles just knowing he might have merely had a small part in making it happen. If more than 35 years coaching grapplers to greatness at the collegiate and international levels is simply a little piece of recognition, one has to wonder what a weighty contribution to a sport looks like to him. Jones, 59, humbly and graciously celebrated Monday’s announcement that he was chosen as part of the 2011 class of B.C. Sports Hall of Fame inductees as a builder. “It’s always nice to be recognized for one of the bigger honours in B.C.,” said Jones, whose Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club/ Simon Fraser Clan have churned out 18 Olympians and eight NAIA national team titles under his long-time tutelage.
“We’re not always highlighted as Zlotnik (W.A.C. Bennett Award). a sport so, sure, it makes me happy More than 120 nominations were when we get recognized [because] reduced to a cast of 11 inductees by the B.C. Sports Hall’s selection comit doesn’t always happen in our mittee. sport.” Jones was 25 when he came out Jones joins sublime company of competing in the NCAA Div. 1 in the 2011 class, which includes university ranks with the Oregon hockey hero T revor Linden, State Beavers and took up coaching, Olympic gold medal-winning snowwhich soon became his passion that boarder Maelle Ricker and lacrosse continues to persist. twin king-pins Paul and Gary Gait MIKE JONES Likely the two most noteworthy names he as athletes, along with the B.C. members (Scott Niedermayer, Duncan Keith, Roberto guided were Daniel Igali and Carol Huynh, Luongo, Brent Seabrook and Shea Weber) who both achieved top honours for Canada on the 2010 Canadian Olympic men’s hockey at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics respectively. Igali became the first unit in the team category. M u l t i - m e d a l i s t a t h l e t e L a u r e n Canadian to win Olympic wrestling gold, Woolstencroft also made the grade as a while Huynh was the first Canadian female Paralympic alpine skier, as did figure skat- to achieve the feat. “There are good athletes everywhere. It’s ing’s Audrey Williams, who like Jones, entered as a builder. Others recognized were just a matter of developing a system to get Tom Larscheid (media), the 1933 Chinese them from A to Z. It’s nice when you get students soccer team (pioneer) and Marty them to Z and know you didn’t screw them
up along the way,” he said, laughingly. “I still enjoy it. You coach a little differently as time goes by. I’m more analytical now, where when I first started, a lot of the athletes were only a couple years younger than me so I could get down [on the mat] with them to show them moves. I don’t do that so much anymore.” What he can do is stroll through halls like a university post-graduate heading back to class virtually blind-folded in all-too-familiar territory, as Jones’s B.C. Sports Hall induction was preceded by his entries into the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame, the NAIA Hall of Fame, the U.S. National Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame. Mind you, he’d be the last person to mention all that. • Jones and the rest of the 2011 B.C. Sports Hall inductees will be formally recognized at the 43rd annual Banquet of Champions on Sept. 13 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Express finally net an OT win Overtime has been a wickedly bad time for the Coquitlam Express this season. Until Wednesday, that is. T h e B . C . H o cke y L e a g u e s q u a d wo n for the first time in 11 overtime attempts this season, shaving the rival Langley Chiefs 4-3 before 1,140 fans at Langley Events Centre. C o q u i tla m native Riley McIntosh played hero, rifling in the winner on a Coquitlam power play 4:04 into extra time. Before then, the Jr. ‘A’ Express had lost nine and tied one in their previous 10 OT decisions.
The win boosted the Express to 15-19-1-9 for 40 points, still in the cellar of the eight-team Coastal Conference but a mere five points out of fifth spot. Top NHL draft prospect Destry Straight dished out four assists for the Express, including setting up the 20-year-old defenceman McIntosh for the deciding tally. Massimo Lamacchia had a goal and two helpers for the winners, while Mark Begert and Jason Grecia also struck net for Coquitlam as the E x p re s s p owe r p l ay clicked three times.
Cats track Pilots By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Moody Black Panthers kept pace with the Pilots on Wednesday by kicking the Kodiaks. The Cats out-shot host Aldergrove by a staggering 60-37 margin on way to a 6-3 Pacific Inter national Jr. ‘B’ hockey league triumph to pull within a single point of the Harold Brittain Conferencel e a d i n g A bb o t s fo rd Pilots. The win also took at least some of the sting out of the Cats’ 3-1 home-ice defeat last Saturday to Abby –– a game in which PoMo was whistled for nine of the first 10 penalties but were out-shot only 36-31 overall. Ryan Panichelli paced the 1713-5 Cats with two goals, followed by singles from
first-star Trevor Kang, Josh Vie gas, Julian Klaric and Maximillian Fiedler. Despite the Pilots owning two games in hand on his Cats with 10 outings remaining for PoMo in the regular season, general manager Ron Luniw felt no reason to tamper with the roster prior to Monday’s cut-off date for teams to declare their final 23 player cards. “There was really nothing out there that would have been beneficial to us,” he said. “Even if there was, we would have had to move somebody and we didn’t want to do that for what we might have received this late.” Next, the Cats host the 16-19-0 Ridge Meadows F lames tomor row (Saturday) at PoMo Rec Complex, 7:45 p.m.
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STOMPING WITH WOLVES A Richmond FC Olympics player (in green) gets a leg up on a Coquitlam Metro-Ford Wolves ‘B’ squad challenger during a Vancouver Metro Soccer League CAT division men’s game Sunday at Town Centre Park. Richmond won in a walk, 8-1.
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Press on, spring’s not too far off TIGHT LINES Jeff Weltz
that in spite of man’s fears, “the universe is unfolding as it should.”
Fish part of circle of life, too
THE REPORT
Week three into the New Year, be it good or somewhat difficult, the best, most positive approach is to simply press on. Solomon wrote: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Both as an individual and an angler, although I acknowledge there is need for it, winter is my least favourite season. It is the end of things past, with a silence and scent of many things vanished and gone, which must come before life begins again. Throughout our province, on the banks and the areas surrounding our salmon-bearing streams, are decaying carouses from last seasons salmon run. Though some might find this unsightly, it is the established order of these ecosystems. The decaying bodies of parent fish feed wild life and are microorganism that will become food for salmon that will hatch in the warmth of spring. Beyond the ability of some to comprehend, our west cost salmon have an unwavering faith that, at the appointed time, winter will pass, spring will come and life will begin again. It is an amazing study in a timeless circle of life. In studying this circle one can find confidence,
The ice should be off our Lower Mainland lakes by the weekend. Try a slow retrieve or troll with Big Black, Woolly Bugger, Micro Leach, Sixpack, Dragonfly Nymph, Halfback, Doc Spratley or Zulu.. Our Lower Mainland beach and estuary fisheries are doing well for sea-run cutthroat. Try Epoxy Minnow, Tied Down Minnow, Muddler Minnow, Clouser’s Deep Minnow, Lioness, Grizzly King, Mickey Finn, Coachman, Knudson’s Spider, Zulu, Purple Joe or Borden Special. The Fraser River and its sloughs are slow to fair for cutthroat and dolly varden. For cutthroat try Rolled Muddler, Mickey Finn, Eggo, Tied Down Minnow, Epoxy Minnow, Winter Stone, Flesh Fly, Professor, Lioness, Coachman, Zulu, Chez Nymph. For dolly varden try Large (#4 to #1) Eggo, Dolly Whacker, Bucktail, Epoxy Minnow, Big Black, Muddler or Zunker. The Vedder River is good for steelhead, dolly varden and rainbow. For steelhead try big Black, Popsicle, Steelhead Nightmare, Polar shrimp, GP, Thor, Squamish Poacher, Kaufmann Stone, Purple Peril or Eggo. The Stave River is good for rainbow and cutthroat. The Chehalis River is slow to fair for steelhead and cutthroat. The Harrison River is fair to good for cutthroat, and rainbow.
Collins connects Po r t C o q u i t l a m ’s Kristina Collins poured in a team-high 23 points but her Simon Fraser Clan were clipped 84-74 by the Western Oregon Wolves in a university women’s basketball game last Thursday on the Burnaby Mountain campus. A former Riverside Rapids’ high school
standout, the sophomore Collins posted 15 of her points in the first half and finished fourfor-seven from threepoint territory. The loss was the Clan’s sixth straight and dropped them to 3-6 on the season, including 0-4 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Div. 2) play.
Setting it straight A Tri-City News article dated Jan. 12, “Coach Lapa remembered for football contributions,” contained inaccurate information. Carey Lapa was past president of the BC Secondary Schools Football Association (BCSSFA), not Football B.C. as was published.
Nick Payette (14) of the Coquitlam Adanacs checks a Ridge Meadows Burrards opponent during an Under-12 Tier 2 field lacrosse game Sunday at Coquitlam Town Centre Park.
Attention: All North Coquitlam United Soccer Club Members
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BE YOUR OWN BOSS with Great Canadian Dollar Store. New franchise opportunities in your area. Call 1-877-388-0123 ext. 229 or visit our website: www.dollarstores.com today. Direct reach to BC Sportsmen and women...Advertise in the 2011 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis, amazing circulation 400,000 copies, year long impact for your business! Please call Annemarie at 1-800-661-6335 or email fish@mondaytourism.com LAMONTAGNE CHOCOLATES is looking for p/t sales reps in BC. Work from home. Perfect position for a stay-at-home mom/dad. Resumes to gaucoin@lamontagne.ca, www.lamontagne.ca Need more money? Want a career? Work from home! Use your computer! Free Training! www.liveyourdreamtoo.com
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Management Accountant Ref: KIT0000M The Management Accountant is responsible to develop financial reporting tools to allow the person responsible to manage and understand their costs properly and be aligned to unit business strategy. He/She will have the responsibility of understanding business challenges by controlling the overall operation costs; the incumbent will provide support to his/her area in all relevant financial and accounting matters, including statutory, consolidated, tax accounting and treasury areas. The incumbent will manage all leadership development solutions from analyzing the need, creating the plan, developing the solution and evaluating effectiveness. Rio Tinto Alcan is seeking a qualified professional to fill the role of Management Accountant. To qualify for this position, the successful applicant must possess: • Professional designation (CA, CMA, CGA) • Minimum 3-5 years experience • Experience in a manufacturing environment is an asset • Strong excel and accounting system abilities • Candidate will be one whose #1 priority is safety in the workplace.
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Automotive Machinist required for Kamloops Machine Shop. Experience to service heavy duty diesel engine components. Full benefit package,competitive wages. Fax to 250-828-9498
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BECOME AN EVENT PLANNER with the IEWP™ online course. Start your own successful business. You’ll receive full-colour texts, DVDs, assignments, and personal tutoring. FREE BROCHURE. 1800-267-1829. www.qceventplanning.com. Become a Psychiatric Nurse train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $29/hour. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free: 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com
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Human Resource Advisor KIT0000N The Human Resource Advisor will provide support in the areas of employee relations; talent management; workforce planning; labor relations; compensation planning; organizational development; performance appraisals, policy administration as well as leadership and direction in their area of responsibility. Rio Tinto Alcan is seeking a qualified professional to fill the role of Human Resource Advisor. To qualify for this position, the successful applicant must possess: • Bachelors Degree in Human Resource Management, educational equivalent or an equivalent level of work experience • 3-5 years generalist experience preferred • Experience in a manufacturing environment would be an asset • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • Candidate will be one whose #1 priority is safety in the workplace. We offer an attractive remuneration package, a range of Rio Tinto benefits, as well as the sought after opportunity to develop and expand upon your knowledge and experience with a world leader in the industry. Northern residency and experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the North, are assets. If either of these positions interest you and you have the experience and qualifications we are looking for, please submit an on-line application to www.riotinto.com/careers no later than Tuesday, 25th day of January 2011. Rio Tinto would like to thank all applicants, however only those shortlisted will be contacted
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Advertising Representative Burnaby NewsLeader New Westminster NewsLeader This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing. The Burnaby New Westminster NewsLeader is a division of Black Press Ltd., Canada’s largest independent newspaper company, with more than 180 community, daily and urban newspapers in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii, and extensive online operations with over 250 websites. Black Press is also Western Canada’s largest privately-held commercial printer with 14 printing plants. The NewsLeader is the recent recipient of the Suburban Newspapers of America 2009 Best Community Newspaper. The position requires a highly creative individual with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment. Good interpersonal skills are a must and experience is an asset. To apply, please forward your resume with a cover letter to: Tracy Keenan publisher@burnabynewsleader.com Burnaby / New Westminster NewsLeader 7438 Fraser Park Drive Burnaby, BC V5J 5B9 2009 north american newspaper Deadline for applications is: of the year Friday, January 21, 2011. Burnaby
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INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. Locations in Alberta & BC. Hands on real world training. Full sized equipment. Job placement assistance. Funding available. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is rated #2 for at-home jobs. Train from home with the only industry approved school in Canada. Contact CanScribe today! 1-800-466-1535. www.canscribe.com info@canscribe.com
Optician Training Start January 17, 2011 BC College Of Optics 604-581-0101
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HELP WANTED
Carriers Needed The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area: #8158 304-409 Dartmoor Dr 2500-2519 Penhurst Crt 2603-2688 Rogate Ave
#8154 2270-2498 Latimer Ave 2251-2498 Warrenton Ave
#6062 802-1274 Alderside Rd (even) #6002 3313-3375 Dewdney Trunk Rd 101-102 Fraser St
FARM WORKERS
TWO FARM WORKERS required for Blue Magic Greenhouses in Pitt Meadows. To commence work on the week of April 28. Work is labour intensive. Duties include pruning, planting, weeding, picking & other related duties. Some heavy lifting required. Wages $9.28 per hour. Expected to work 50 hrs per week, 6 days/week. Fax resume by Feb 2 Fax: 604-465-9133
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#8644 1501-1765 Austin Ave (odd) 1707-1769 Haversley Ave 1707-1775 King Albert Ave 502-544 Laurentian Cres (even) 506-563 Poirier St #8111 1900-2080 Austin Ave (even) 1901-2087 Edgewood Ave 407-483 Glenholme St 411-496 Midvale St 395-495 Montgomery St 1904-1912 Rhodena Ave #6058 421-450 Campbell Rd 408-412 Elm St (even) 1-11 Harbour Pl 409-585 Ioco Rd 10-30 Mercier Rd 463-541 San Remo Dr 423-433 Sentinel Rd #9023 2701-2717 Anvil Green 738-788 Cannon Green 2609-2698 Fortress Crt 2603-2698 Fortress Dr 806-868 Musket Terr #8762 1200-1235 Burkemont Pl 1200-1232 Coast Meridian (even)
Some great kids aged 12 to 18
who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? Qualified applicants receive training, support and remuneration. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door. Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca
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HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS
#8310 401-427 Ashley St 701-764 Dansey Ave 408-436 Donald St 650-779 Rochester Ave #6015 301 Klahanie Dr OTHER ROUTES NOT LISTED MAY BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL TO ENQUIRE. If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation
@ 604-472-3042
PROF. Hair Stylist & Esthetician for our upscale salon & spa in Port Moody. City of the Arts ~ Make me Over. Compensation, wage plus commission Call Lisa 604-931-4484
LOGGING CONTRACTOR in Sundre, Alberta requires a Feller Buncher Operator. Please fax resume to 403-638-9095 or call Russ at 403-638-1479.
Manufacturers SALES Representative Terms of employment: Permanent, Full Time. Salary: To be negotiated, Commissions, Benefits. Start Date: As soon as possible. Experience: 3-5 years experience in the building industry. You should have a working knowledge of the window and door industry. Duties: Chosen candidate will have to work in a fast paced environment, work well with others; pay close attention to detail, meet targets and deadlines on a monthly basis. You will be required to have a dependable vehicle and be willing to travel regularly. Present our vast supply of products to new and existing clients, prepare and administer sales contracts, provide client input to design and product, resolve product and service related items. YOUNG’S MILLS (1980) Ltd requires CTL Logging Trucks and Logging Truck Drivers in Chetwynd BC area for winter season. Ph. 250788-6093
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F/T Cook(Coq) Hamjibak 3-5 years exp. Prepare Korean Chinese cuisine. $17-20/hr. Tel. 604-461-1237
Managers/Supervisors
NOW HIRING In the Lower Mainland SOMETIMES ALL YOU NEED IS A CHANGE OF SCENERY! Is casual dining or fast food leaving you less than challenged? At Denny’s, we offer you more than just greeting customers and waiting tables. As a Manager, we’ll give you the chance to share your expertise in a team focused, full service operation. In return for your efforts, we provide outstanding growth opportunity, competitive salaries, Performance-based bonus, advancement opportunities and an excellent benefit package.
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LABOURERS
EXCAVATOR OPERATORS, Insite Servicing & Utilities Ground work. Hardworking & exp’d. Please call 604-465-4718. PIPE LAYERS & SURVEYORS exp’d and hardworking. Please call 604-465-4718.
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EXPERIENCED MOA required immediately for a busy specialist office. Profile experience an asset. Please fax or e-mail resume & cover letter to: 604-526-2279 or appointments@jointdocs.ca.
142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS FINANCIAL CLERK II BBD is seeking a temporary full time financial clerk (Maternity Leave February 2011 until May 2012) in the Port Coquitlam office. Reporting to the VP, Finance, this position is a key member of the Finance team at BBD West office. Finance clerk to be primarily responsible for the Accounts payable/receivable as well as managing the adjudications process for BBD clients. Please check out www.bbd.ca for the full job posting. BBD offers a competitive compensation package with benefits and vacation. Please forward resume and cover letter to hr@bbd.ca or fax 604-464-7997 by January 21, 2011. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
RECEPTIONIST Expedia Cruise Center, Port Coquitlam office requires outgoing energetic individual for regular P/T or F/T receptionist/administration duties. Simply accounting would be an asset. Please email resume to: cadam@ cruiseshipcenters.com
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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
OVERHEAD DOOR TECHNICIAN. Full time work in the Cariboo Chilcotin. Based in Williams Lake. Must be experienced in commercial and industrial installation and service. $28/hr plus benefit package. Relocation assistance. Company truck, tools, phone, etc. Ph 250-398-8583. F 250-398-7983. jsnow@wisewindowsanddoors.com
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Lift 25-100lbs, repetitive manual labor, working outdoors, long hours, travel in BC, strong work ethic, team player, multitasking, self-motivated. Ability to take direction, valid BC drivers license, clean abstract, reliable transportation. Mechanically inclined an asset. Provide resume and drivers abstract to: careers@mudbaydrilling.com or fax to 604-888-4206. No phone calls.
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$500$ 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.
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
REALTOR URGENTLY REQUIRED
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With experience in dealing with Canadian clients in Europe and European clients in Canada. Must be able to communicate in both English and a major western European language (preferably German). The successful candidate will assist Canadian vendors in selling property to Europeans and will assist prospective European buyers in purchasing Canadian real estate (and vice versa). The job will be located in Coquitlam, B.C. The successful candidate must be willing to sign a minimum 12 month contract. Salary to be at $4,000 per month on a full-time basis (40 hours per week). Start date will be as soon as possible.
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES
GET RESULTS! Post a classified in a few easy clicks. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Pay a fraction of the cost compared to booking individual areas. www.communityclassifieds.ca or 1-866-669-9222.
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PLUMBING & HEATING • Foreman • Journeyman • Apprentices
Respected local Mechanical Contractor requires Plumbing & Heating Foreman, Journeyman & Apprentices for all aspects of Commercial Institutional Mechanical work (New Construction). Previous experience an asset. Team Environment. Long Term Opportunity. Competitive Wages, & Excellent Benefits. Fax: 604.576.4739 or E-mail: mike@dualmechanical.com
PERSONAL SERVICES
AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca 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.
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Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, customized menus tailored to your function! q Dinner Parties q Executive Meetings q Family Gatherings q Weddings / Banquets q B-B-Ques q Funerals We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
Behind Max Gas Station 10am-8pm. Sun & Holidays 12-6.
Kristy 604.488.9161
604-460-8058 #7 - 20306
NEED A LOAN - BAD CREDIT? Has your credit prevented you from getting a loan? Buying a home or having your own business? We can help you get up to 1 million business or mortgage loan and up to 200K personal loan with interest rates starting at 2.9% APR. Bad credit ok. Apply now at: www.uncreditloans.com or call 1-866-269-6631
Please fax resume to the office manager at (604) 939-2751.
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HELP WANTED CONTAINER
We are looking for YOU energetic individuals with supervisory experience, a commitment to Customer Service and the ability to lead. Positions available in Lower Mainland.
HUSBANDRY Specimen Trees Wholesale Nurseries Ltd., 18598 Advent Rd Pitt Meadows, BC is looking for Primary Nursery Workers to weed and prune container plants. Work is outdoors in all kinds of weather; 6 days a week; 8 hours a day. Starting March 1, 2011. Training provided. $9.28 per hour.
Send your resume to: edwardso@dennys.ca or by fax to : 1-604-942-0568
Please fax resume to: 604465-8100 Ph: 604-465-7122 or email: inquiry@specimentrees.com
Attn: Personnel Manager
HELP WANTED
Hi-Mart (Port Coquitlam) F/T Produce & Supermarket Manager 2-3 yrs exp. Some College. $21.25/H. Eng/Korean Plan and direct daily operations. Fax: 604-942-3243
#8649 560-591 Carmen Crt 2160-2365 King Albert Ave 560-591 Orkney Crt
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#8518 1370-1440 Cambridge Dr (even) 1305-1427 Foster Ave 656-669 Gatensbury St 1507 Grover Ave 649-651 Schoolhouse St
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WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com FLAGGERS NEEDED If not certified, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944
FULL-TIME CERTIFIED Heavy Duty Mechanic required by Bailey Western Star & Freightliner. Experience in service & repair of trucks, trailers & equipment. Fax resume to 250-286-0753 or email: employment@baileywesternstar.com
Job Opportunity in Campbell River! Our team has the need for an
Installation and Repair p Technician. Requirements quirements for this position are teleph telephone installation on and repair, IT installations and Net Networking Diagnostics, ostics, as well as Two-Way radio installation insta and repair. This position will entail in shop and outsidee jobs. Wage to be determined by experience expe and training. Please email or fax resumes to admin@quinsam.ca admin@quinsam q ca or 250-287-4511
SERVER/BARTENDERS - P/T & F/T required at Lougheed Village Bar & Grill. Must have Experience. Fax Resume: 604-421-0365 Email: villagepub@lougheedapartments.ca
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REAL ESTATE SALES HOTESS Morningstar Homes, one of BC’s most respected and successful home builders is seeking a part-time Real Estate Sales Hostess to join their sale team in Coquitlam.
Qualifications: • Available Sat/Sun/Wed/Thurs • Fluent in both Chinese (Mandarin) and English • Greet visitors / demonstrate showhomes / open & closing duties • Organized, hospitable with professional image • Experience dealing with the public and computer skills required • Must have a reliable car • Uniform provided • Pay $12 per hour
Please call 604-521-0038 ext. 258 on Mon & Tues, January 17 & 18, from 1pm to 4pm for a phone interview.
Two open heart surgeries. One big need. Help us build a new BC Children’s Hospital. Please Give. 1.888.663.3033 beasuperhero.ca
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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PERSONAL CARE
CAN’T GET UP YOUR Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. Call 1-866-981-6591.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT Tri-Cities Concierge * Errands, * Home Organization and * Personal Driver. www.tri-citiesconcierge.com
604-773-7017
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING
Tax Return Corporate, Personal, Discount for Seniors, accountableaccounting.ca
CALL 604-468-2287 206
APPLIANCE REPAIRS
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DRYWALL
WHITE WALL DRYWALL INC. SteelStud*Boarding*Taping*Texture Free Estimates. 604-936-9601.
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ELECTRICAL
DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867. REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE PEDRO’S GENERAL CONTRACTING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfilling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919. Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117. TILESETTING Great Rates Ticketed Journeyman 25 years exp. Brent 604-727-1925
278 FURNITURE REFINISHING
LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING Specialists in:
- ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery
Ph: 604-469-2331 MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes
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JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909
Seven Days a Week
Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed
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CLEANING SERVICES
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Clean to Perfection. Reliable & Honest, Lic’d & Insured. Free window cleaning. 778-840-2421.
GARDENING
465-1311
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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627
M.T. GUTTERS Professional Installation 5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit 28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED CLEANING SERV. European exp, trustworthy, exc ref’’s, bondable. Free Est Alexandra 604-942-5024. CLEANING SPECIAL Rates as low as $60/mo. Price incl. cleaning supp. Free estimates. We also clean carpets. Call A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539
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CONCRETE & PLACING
HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Retaining Walls *Stairs *Driveways Exposed Aggregate & Stamped Concrete ***ALSO... Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured
LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620
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
45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060 ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500 BOARDING, TAPING, painting, renovations. Big & small jobs, quality work. Free estimates. Roman 604-931-4132 or 726-4132. COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. ref’’s. reno’’s, reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. 604941-8261, cell 778-999-2754. FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 J.R. DRYWALL, Specializing in sm jobs, taping & textured ceilings. 35yrs exp. John 604-460-0830 PROFESSIONAL Drywall & Taping, all textures. Big/small projects. Best Prices in Town. 604-970-1285 Taping & Finishing, small boarding jobs, textured ceilings, respray. 30 years exp. Call Del 604-505-3826
Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOOT & OWL BE THERE! BUILDING MAINT & REPAIRS LTD. Renovations & repairs Concrete, asphalt, vinyl decks, Roof & gutter repairs Custom bathrooms & tile work. Reliable contractor Email: hoot&owl@telus.net
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS
HOME RENO’S *BATHROOMS *KITCHENS *ADDITIONS *REMODELING *SUNDECKS *BASEMENTS, etc 20+ yrs exp., insured/guaranteed
Big & Small Jobs Welcome!!
Mathias 604-313-5530 mathias@telus.net www.newportfinishing.ca
RENO & REPAIR
Robert J. O’Brien
Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities” RENOVATIONS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715
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✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding
604-728-5643
☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899
PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
- Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting
Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742
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SEASIDE PAINTING PAUL BUNYAN
& Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618
Tree Service
If I can’t do it It can’t be done Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (renos/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
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MISC SERVICES
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PAVING/SEAL COATING
* ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates
ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.
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PLUMBING
604-942-6907
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 $38/HR!Clogged drains,drips,garbs sinks, Reno’s toilets. No job too small! Lic’d/insured. 778-888-9184 ✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, clogged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640 A-Grade Plumbing Heating & Drainage. Lic’d local plumber / gas fitter. Free est. Guar’d work 778.881.7598
Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist
✶Dump Site Now Open✶ D Broken Concrete RocksD $21.00 Per Metric Ton D Mud Dirt Sod ClayD $21.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $56.00 Per Ton
Free Estimates * Fully Insured
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Meadows Landscape Supply (604)465-1311
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MOVING & STORAGE
$30 / PER HOUR - ABE MOVING *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020 ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience-604 506-7576
AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
477 NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941 STARGATE PLUMBING. Resident. reno’s services & repairs. Free estimates, reliable. 604-512-4021
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB Ins. Clean Gutters $80. 24 hr. emer. serv. 7dys/wk. 604-240-5362 J.J. ROOFING ~ $ BEST PRICE $ New Roofs / Re-Roofs. Repair Specialist. Free Estimates. Ref’s. WCB Insured. Jas @ 604-726-6345
SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
329 PAINTING & DECORATING 2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca
Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
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 Services. www.paintspecial.com
BLAKE’S PAINTING & DECORATING Interior Exterior Spraytex ceilings/repairs Drywall repairs New Year’s Special All walls up to 1200 sqft $950. Upto 2 colours, 2 coats premium eggshell
Ref’s W Insured W WCB Paper Hanging Removal Written Guarantee Residential/ Commercial
Home Renovations and New Construction
LT99 PRO PAINTING
Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB
Residential, Commercial, Interior, Exterior, Fence, Deck, Pressure Wash, All Kinds of Floorings, Seniors & Vacancies Discount. Professional, Reliable, Affordable Services. Lowest price in town. Free Estimate. Licensed. Fully Insured.
LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL For your Lowest Prices. 7 days a week. Isaac (604)727-5232
EXTRA CHEAP
Rubbish Removal Almost for free! (778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
RECYCLE-IT! #1 EARTH FRIENDLY JUNK REMOVAL
PETS
BERNESE Mountain Dog Pups. Incredible bloodlines. Show/pet. 99% house trained. Call 604-7400832 or 604-740-2986.
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NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com Yellow Labs, p/b, 5 male, 3 female, $600 or $700 w/papers, dewormed, vet chkd. Chwk. (604)794-7633 (604)997-3040 No Sunday calls.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Boston Terrier pups, to good home, vet chkd, 2nd shots, great w/kids, health guar. $800 & up (604)845-4390
CANE CORSO puppies, 12 weeks, shots, dewormed, vet ✔, ready to go. $1500. 604-825-5124 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 856-4866 CHIHUAHUAS 3rd generation Purebred, 1 long haired tiny male & 1 short hair female. Shots, ready to go, 8 wks/old, $650. 604-860-4499. CKC Reg. soft coated Wheaton terrier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1,000+. Call 604-533-8992 DOBERMAN PUPPIES 8 wks/old, 1st shots, CKC Registration. $850. 604-575-8291 or 604-996-7533. GERMAN SHEPHERD Reg’d pups, quality German & Czech bloodlines. Guaranteed. Call 604-856-8161. MINI SCHNAUZER pups, 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915.
APPLIANCES
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
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BUILDING SUPPLIES
#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse. 6 colors available! 40 year warranty! Free shipping, the first 20 callers! 1-800457-2206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca. BUILDING SALE... “ROCK BOTTOM PRICES!” 25x30 $5449. 30x40 $7850. 32x60 $12,300. 32x80 $17,800. 35x60 $14,200. 40x70 $14,770. 40x100 $24,600. 46x140 $36,990. OTHERS. Front endwall optional. Pioneer MANUFACTURERS DIRECT 1-800-6685422. STEEL BUILDINGS PRICED TO CLEAR - Incredible end-of-season factory discounts on various models/sizes. Plus FREE DELIVERY to most areas. CALL FOR CLEARANCE QUOTE AND BROCHURE 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.
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FERTILIZERS
WEED FREE MUSHROOM MANURE. 13 yds $140 or Well Rotted $160/10 yds. Delivery in Van/Maple Ridge BBY (604)856-8877
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FUEL
BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095
559
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Pacesaver Passport SCOOTER, blue, battery charged, asking $700 obo. 604-461-8051
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MISC. FOR SALE
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com
REAL ESTATE HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOUSES
Older Home? Damaged Home? Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH! Call Us First! 604.626.9647
OKANAGAN
*SPECTACULAR* 4 bdrm South Facing Waterfront Vacation Home On Shuswap Lake! Lakeshore living At it’s Best! 101 ft frontage by 88 ft. Fabulous 180 - degree water view with tons of outdoor living space. VACATION HOME 1-1/2 Story - 1200 sq. ft. Upper level - 3 bdrms - sleeps 10 Main level - 1 bdrm - sleeps 2 Main bathrm, Open floor Plan - dining rm, kitchen and front room with dbl patio door access to Large deck - over 700 sq. ft.
BEACH: Large floating wharf - 512 sq. ft. 2 buoys, Firepit
#1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339
Storage shed, grassy play area & kennel.
367C
SNOWCLEARING
~~~ SNOW REMOVAL ~~~ Bobcat & ATV Plow, salting, fully insured., WCB. 24 hours, Free Est. (778)231-9675, (778)231-9147
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SUNDECKS
MORTGAGES
OPEN HOUSE
✶2 NEW HOMES✶ 7269 & 7273 192 A St., Surrey
SHOW HOME AVAILABLE $519.000 Jan. 15 & 16th - 1:00 to 3:30 Open to all Realtors Potential 2 bdrm bsmt suite, with laundry.
Call Mary 604-835-4345
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TOWNHOUSES
PORT COQUITLAM LINKS New Price $384,900 2 Bed+Den Townhouse 2 parking Info @ www.kirkwoodteam.com Call Brian 604-8346262 today!!
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
BURNABY
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.
Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net COQUITLAM: 1 bedroom. $740. 2 bdrm. $840. Avail. Feb. 1. Balcony. Near SFU, Skytrain, Lougheed Mall. N/P. N/S. 1-604-939-4155 COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm 2 bath brand new, 948sqft Lincoln/Pipeline (Windsor Gate), insuite W/D, s/s appliances, $1300/month. 1 yr term. Linda 604-761-7226
COQUITLAM CENTRE “Raphael Towers” 1 Bdrm & Den $950/mo *IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL
604-944-2963
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604.587.5865
www.recycle-it-now.com
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BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt consolidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simplify the process!1-888-711-8818 dave@mountaincitymortgage.ca
638 506
www.bernerbay.weebly.com BERNESE MOUNTAIN dog X Border Collie pups, 2 fem., 1st shots & worming. $650. 604-857-5212 BLACK LAB PUPS, exc lines, vet chkd, 1st shots, dewormed, ready now, $500. (604)945-8999.
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REAL ESTATE
BACKYARD: Perfect getaway for your family & all your friends with loads of summer fun for everyone! 5052 Squilax Anglemont Rd. Celista, BC. Only $729,000
Call 604-542-0865 For more details WE’RE ON THE WEB
COQUITLAM:
GARDEN COURT HOUSING CO-OP 2865 Packard Ave. Now accepting applications for 1 bdrm apt. Share purchase req’d.
604-464-4921 COQUITLAM
Lougheed Mall Skytrain, 5 min walk 1 & 2 Bdrm & 2 Bdrms Split Level Units Avail. Call 604-931-2024 www.aptrentals.net COQUITLAM
Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove. Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac. Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832 535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)
COQUITLAM nr L’heed mall/skytrain, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg, quiet, n/p, gated prkg, video surveillance, 1 bdrm $780, incl heat, h/w, Jan. 1, Crime-Free, Cert. 604-937-7812 www.greatapartments.ca COQUITLAM
Welcome Home ! 1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
www.bcclassified.com
Residential/Strata/Commercial Repairs.
35 years exp. No job too small. 604-710-8184 or 604-941-7988.
ABC TREE MEN
NO JOB TOO SMALL! Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available! S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING, *Tiling, *Pressure Washing, *Misc Repairs. Call Brian 604-936-8966.
JERRY’S HANDYMAN SERVICE A to Z
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
“JUST A GREAT JOB!”
(778)960-1070
Dean 604-834-3076
TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses
Gary 604-339-5430
Running this ad for 7yrs
35 YEARS Carpenter Experience HANDYMAN Call Don 604-462-8905 Cell 604-880-4904
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MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510
604-537-4140 A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt stes, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroof. Dhillon 604-782-1936. ❞ A ALL RESIDENTIAL ❞ * Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar. Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Tyler 778-861-6289
Call (604) 931-2670
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, gates. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
NEW HOMES/COTTAGES OVERSTOCK CLEARANCE! Manufacturer Must Sell: Modular/Manufactured Homes + Panelized Lock-Up Building Packages + Prefab Basement Foundation Systems. We build/You build. www.greenrpanel.com/1-800871-7089.
NORTH PORT COQUITLAM One bedroom w/fp & studio avbl now New paint, Lndry, $650 & $800 utility incld 604-346-8397
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APARTMENT/CONDO
Coquitlam/Port Moody
St. John’s Apartments 2010 St. John’s St, Port Moody Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet. U/g pkg, laundry room.
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APARTMENT/CONDO
MOVE IN BONUS 1 BR CORNER APARTMENT in quiet bldg Avail. Feb 1. $725 Incl hot water & parking. N/P $200 Move-in Bonus. Near SFU & Lougheed Mall.
604-721-9020 www.apt4rent.ca
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HOMES FOR RENT
WESTWOOD PLATEAU - Suite 2922 Valleyvista Dr. Reno’d 2 BR 1 Bath; 1100 sf; laundry; $1100 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666
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OFFICE/RETAIL
BEAUTY SALON for lease or rent. Kingsway, Port Coquitlam. For more info call 604-866-8182.
For more info & viewing call
Dragan 778-788-1845
Hyland Manor
CHELSEA PARK APTS
751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping. Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room.
Conveniently located. Nice, bright & large suites.
Call 604-830-7846 Visit our website: www.aptrentals.net
Dragan 778-788-1845 655 North Rd, Coquitlam Fab location close to everything. 1 bdrm suites avail. Mins from Lougheed Mall, Skytrain Shopping & parks. Bus station right in front. Parking and Laundry room. For more info & viewing call
Beata 778-788-1840 Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management
PITT MEADOWS
The Meadows Gated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.
Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available
750 + SQ/FT OFFICE space with small kitchen.
604-944-2963 Maple Ridge:
DOWNTOWN STOREFRONT Office / Commercial / Retail Central heat & a/c, avail immed. (All inclusive except utils). Free parking. 600 sq/ft. $675/mo + HST.
Call: 604-805-4765
743 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
604-931-4648
Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value
2 Bdrm Suites Available With Large Balcony / Patio
Call 604-941-9051 PORT COQUITLAM
CEDARWAY APT Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.
Call 604-837-4589 www.aptrentals.net PORT COQUITLAM near Prairie/ Coast Mer, near new 2bd/2ba, 1050sq ft on 2 flrs, 5+app, 2 prkg, 1strg, $1400/mo. 1 yr lse. N/S, N/P 778-322-1156
S Impeccably clean S Heat S H/water S Parking S Ldry
1 bdrm. $780/mo. Available Feb. 1st
Devonshire Housing Co-op
PORT COQUITLAM - Newly renovated, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amens, WC Exp - 2 & 3 BDRM APTS - Feb 1st. - Lrg, bright, incl heat, h/water, f/s, priv balc, window coverings. - Laundry & storage on ea floor. - Plenty of pkng avail. No Pets. - Wheelchair accessible
McALLISTER APARTMENTS
2232 McAllister Ave
22170 Dewdney Trunk Road
(604)941-7721
604-463-4568
2 Bdrm, 2 bath, avail Immed, 3 appl’s ~ laundry hk-up, new carpet ~ new paint. $886/mo. $2000 for shares. No subs, credit check.
GARIBALDI Court (604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge Available March 2 BEDROOM
PORT COQUITLAM
TOP FLOOR 1 BDRM APT NEW carpets & lino $775/mo S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Secure gated parking S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT
604-464-3550
Great location for seniors!
Clean, quiet & affordable! Incl. heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance.
Rrefs & Credit check req. Sorry No Pets For more info. google us. MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrs from $740/mo
PORT MOODY
Start Your New Year Right... At, The PERFECT LOCATION! Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS. Starting at $700/mo.
Call 604-724-6967
GREAT LOCATION
Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.
604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings
Maple Ridge REDUCED 1 & 2 bdrms motel kitchen suites. Clean, non-smoking, no pets, secure and includes coin laundry, free wireless internet & maid service. Also full service RV sites. (604)463-9718 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $775/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034. PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ Villa Leah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 $1475/mo Newly reno’d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COQUITLAM warehouse, 175 Schoolhouse St. 3,579 - 5,900 sq ft. Call Rachel 604-633-2888. PORT MOODY. St. John’s St. 600 sq ft office space. $1300/mo + hst. Avail immed. Phone 604-4699100 leave message.
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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
MAPLE RIDGE. Small 1 bdrm., large covered deck, w/d, utilities incl. Suit single person, no pets. Available immediately. $675/mo. 604-230-2005.
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HOMES FOR RENT
ANMORE 2 bd rancher, 1900 s/f. 2 bath, cln, reno’d, level acreage, 5 appl, f/p, dbl gar, patio. Nr Pomo/ Coq Ctr, Bunzen Lk. 778-688-6622 PORT COQUITLAM - Rancher 1582 Angelo Ave, 2 BR; 1 Bath 1200 sf; lndry; yard $1350 NOW Peak Prop. Mgmt 604-931-8666 PORT MOODY 4 bdrms, approx 3000 s/f, unfin bsm’t, n/s n/p. Ref’s req. $2,100/mo. Avail now. 778288-7070 or oldcut@hotmail.com.
Pitt Meadows, 3 bdrm spac home Ford Rd 2 bath fam/rm lge deck ns/np Feb 1. $1100. 604-464-8491 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm upper Sep entry, w/d, d/w, inflr heating. N/P, N/S. $1150 incl utils. Feb 1st. (604) 468-2940 or 970-7672. PORT COQUITLAM: Newly remodeled, 10’ ceiling, 3 bdrm upper, 2 bath. Fenced, secure b/yard. Park, Walk to amens. N/P, N/S. $1290/mo 60% utils. Avail now. (604)375-8757 PORT Moody. 3 bdrm, nr Newport Vlg. F/p, w/d, awesome deck, np/ ns. $1195 +60% util. 604-469-9402
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TOWNHOUSES
Serving the Tri Cities for over 16 years Protect your investment
PORT COQUITLAM
Walking distance to all amenities and WC Express. New carpets and appl’s. Gated parking. Quiet and secure bldg. Adult oriented. Sorry no pets. Refs required.
SUITES, UPPER
Professional Property Management
604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818
1 BEDROOMS “SUPER LOCATION” near Vancouver Golf Course, Blue Mtn/Austin, Shops & Bus. WELL MAINTAINED BLDG. E Large apts E Security Camera E Onsite Caretaker E N/pets E N/s 604-936-4774, 604-889-8534
SUITES, LOWER
TY-CON PROPERTIES
Call: 604-460-7539
COQUITLAM (West)
750
PORT COQUITLAM north. Newer 2 bdrm. $850 incl heat & hydro. NS/NP. Avail now. 604-941-6843. PORT COQUITLAM Oxford 2 Bdr $1000; 3 Bdr $1300. Incl heat, h/w, hydro, w/d, cbl & net. 604-468-1299 PORT COQUITLAM - Suite 1661 Fraser Ave. Updated 3 BR 2 Bath; 1200 sf; laundry; $1350 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $700 + 20% utils. Free lndry, nr Newport Village. NP/NS. Call 604-469-9402.
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1 & 2 Bdrms Apts, Also 3 Bdrm T/Homes Avail
For more info & viewing call
Cedar Grove Apartments
COQUITLAM Centre Area
PITT MEADOWS
RENTALS
Call Wayne Goudal 604-945-2414
744
RECREATION
BIG WHITE LUXURY CONDO. Ski in/out. Sleeps 9. Ph 250-212-8587 Or visit www.skibigwhiteresort.com
COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA
STORAGE
STORAGE SPACE for rent.. Good for car, boat etc. 1400 sf. Avail.now. For more info call 604-866-8182.
750
SUITES, LOWER
ANMORE. 1 bdrm on acre, 1000 sf, priv entry, cvrd deck, shrd W/D. N/P, suits 1, $695 + utils. Immed/ Feb. 1. Call 604-506-1034. COQUITLAM, 1 bdr. bsmt. suite for rent for one person. Close to Superstore, IKEA. $700/month utility incl. Indoor cat is OK. N/S Available now. Call @ 604-200-0885 COQUITLAM, 2 bdrm, sep. entry, F/P, lndry, $900 incl utils. Alarm. Cls to SFU. Immed. (604)764-8627 COQUITLAM Capehorn Ave. Bright 1 bdrm & den, full bath sh ldry, yard $725 incl util. Now 604-780-7726. COQUITLAM - Lower Suite 3145 Pattulo Cres. Updated 2 BR 1 Bath; 1100 sf; laundry; $1100 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 COQUITLAM, new 1 bdrm. suite, own w/d, alm., incl. utils. & cable, N/S, N/P. $900/mo. 604-944-6828 COQUITLAM Ranch Park, 2bd, f/bath priv w/d, greenbelt, view, N/S $825 + sh utils. 604-941-6264. COQUITLAM: Reno’d 1 bdrm bsmt, sep ent, shrd lndry, near coq cen & 97 bus. $720/month, util incl. 1 person n/s/p. 604-942-0023 COQUITLAM. Reno’d 2 bdrm, approx 1000 sq.ft spacious, bright. Quiet area, cul-de-sac. Shrd lndry. Avail now. N/S, N/P. $950 + 1/3 utils. 604-941-5436, 778-863-7611. COQUITLAM Riverside, 3 bdrm bsmt ste, priv ldry, $1200 incl utils. N/S. Avail now. 604-941-6264 NEW 2 Bdrm 1200 sq ft for immediate rental. 8 min walk to Lougheed Skytrain. Call 604-562-9667 for more info. PORT COQ. Cozy 1 bdrm, grnd M. Nr bus/amens. $800/m incls utils/net/cbl & sec alrm. New appl f/s, f/p. Shared Indry, prkg. Avail imm. Ns/np. Refs 604-941-7396 PORT COQUITLAM, 1/bdrm, 8 ft ceilings. Very bright. Cl to WCE, priv laundry, pkng avail. $800/mo incl util. Immed. (604)790-3811 PORT COQUITLAM, Citadel Hts 2 bdrm g/l suite, priv. ent., 3 appl, f/bath, f/pl, alarm, patio, n/s, n/p, n/laundry, $850 incl util, avail immed. 604-941-0810 PORT COQUITLAM, Mary Hill area, bach. suite, $650 incl utils. NS/NP. Feb. 1st. 604-785-5962. PORT COQUITLAM, new 2 bdrm. close to schools, bus. Incl. hydro & cable. Storage. $900 mo. Avail. now. N/S N/P. 604-690-0564
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
818
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TRUCKS & VANS
2004 TUNDRA TRD acc cab, orig owner $16,800 c/w canopy/boxliner or $15,800 without. Financing oac. 604-793-8158 2006 CHEV Uplander, $14,000. 69,000K, serviced every 6 mo. by GMC. 604-557-1668 after 8pm
CARS - DOMESTIC
1997 Chrysler Concord Full load, Senior owned,very good condition, air cared 133K $3,800 Call: (604) 463-5475
By Virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act
2008 KIA RONDO. 5 passenger, auto, air, 2 yr warranty. 27,000 kms. 1 owner. $15,500. 604-864-8542 2009 FORD FOCUS SES, silver, 39K. 2L auto, O/D. Loaded, leather. Mint. $11,800. 604-505-6260
Ocean Trailer willl dispose of
One set of 1998 Roadmaster Super B Train flatdeck trailers Vin#’s 2T9FA3232W1011685 and 2T9FA2823W1011686
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1997 SUZUKI SWIFT, 52,000 Kms, 1 driver only, well maint. $5,000 obo. Phone (604)854-0189. 2002 VW BEETLE, auto, exc. cond. spoiler, silver, sunroof, a/c, heated seats $14,000 obo 604-864-8164 2010 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr auto, loaded, factory warranty, 13,000 Km, $16,900. Call 604-836-5931. 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE, 17 km, auto, no accid, fac. warr, $15,900 obo. Call 604-836-5931. 2011 TOYOTA Camry LE, 7000 kms. auto, factory warranty. No accidents. $22,500. 778-708-4078
VEHICLES WANTED
Units may be viewed and bids to be submitted on Monday January 24th, 2011 at 100 Golden Drive, Coquitlam, B.C. between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. All written bids to Ocean Trailer, 100 Golden Drive, Coquitlam, B.C. V3K 6T1
The Scrapper
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
Port Mdy 3Bdr 2 storey T’House approx 1375 s/f, 2.5 bth, 2 sec u/g prk. Ns/Refs. Now. $1500
All-Inclusive Seniors Residence
749
845
TRANSPORTATION
CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, Affordable. Our A+ BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT \TRAVEL & FREEDOM. Call for your FREE INFORMATION BOOKLET. 1-8-NOW-PARDON (1 866 972 7366). www.PardonServicesCanada.com.
Professional Property Management Services for LANDLORDS (Tri City)
POCO DOWNTOWN
PORT COQUITLAM bright furn’d room in large g/lvl ste, full bath nr amens, $450 & 475 incl util/cbl/net. Avail now. NS/NP. 604-807-9612
AUTO FINANCING
604-464-7548 #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)
Port Moody Maude Rd. 2 Bdrm Condo 1 bath, 2 sec u/g prk, storage, ns/np, refs, Mar1. $1150
748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION
810
TRANSPORTATION
WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 11 out of 13 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. $500.00 Xmas CASH back. www.coastlineautocredit.com or 1-888-208-3205.
827
747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING
1 Bdrm. Apartment Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping, emergency response & activities. www.rjkent.com 2675 Shaughnessy St. Call: 778-285-5554
TRANSPORTATION
Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
838
RECREATIONAL/SALE
2 & 3 Bedrooms Available
1989-28’ Okanagan 5th whl. Slps 6, Q. bdrm, good appls, needs some wrk, $3,500 obo. 604-589-7325
*Near schools *5 Appliances *Decorative Fireplaces
845
TOWNHOUSES *No Pets *Avail Immediately
Call 604-942-2012 COQUITLAM. Exec 4 bdrm, 3.5 bathrm in Whisper Ridge nr Pinetree Rec Ctr. N/P, N/S. Ref req. $2095/mo+utils. Feb 1st. 724-4281. MAPLE RIDGE, W., 3 bdrm + den, 1450 sf, 2 prk, nr. schl & WCE, immed, $1450. Call (604)941-5594 PITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm T/H’s, $775 & $815, 3 Bdrm $955/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call: 604-464-0034.
TRANSPORTATION 810
AUTO FINANCING
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2002 HONDA CRV. Fully loaded, 66K, garage parked, AirCared, good condition! Moving - Must Sell. $11,900. Call 778-552-1462.
851
TRUCKS & VANS
2002 DODGE DAKOTA Quad cab with canopy, V6, 2WD, 156K, well maint. $9900. Call 604-464-5097.
AUTO SPECIAL w! Sell it No for only
$
10
Reach 180,000 Households
00 plus tax
Includes one week in the Maple Ridge News, the Tri-City News, and the Golden Ears Daily.
Includes:
TRUCKS, CARS, BOATS, TRAILERS, RV’S, VANS $0 DOWN we make your 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca DLN 30309.
3 lines in all listed publications for one week only $10 + tax. Includes a listing on bcclassified.com (private party ads only)
– or pay $25 + tax for one week – in all Lower Mainland publications 1.5 million households
604-575-5555
60 Tri-City News Friday, January 14, 2011
‘11 Ford Fiesta SE Automatic, power group, remote entry, SIRIUS satellite radio.
Absolutely
$ #11F13631
Only
$
299
0Down
Per Month!
3.5L V6 Ti-VCT engine, 6 speed, select shift transmission. A WHOPPING 32 MPG! 7 passenger .
BE THE FIRST TO DRIVE THE ALL-NEW EXPLORER! #111EX4418
%
0
* + taxes. 48 month lease, first payment due at signing, 18,000 kms per year, 5.35% interest rate, $5500 buyout + fees and taxes total paid $14,352 plus taxes.
LAST CHANCE - LESS THAN 20 IN STOCK!!
‘10 F-150 Supercrew
ALL NEW DESIGN!
‘11 Ford Explorer XLT
IS BACK
Finance & Lease Rates
Members receive an additional
as low as
3.99%
$1000 Off
up to
$2,300
‘11 Ford Escape XLT
2.5L 4 cylinder, on selected models automatic transmission, Sync Media System 4.6L V8, 17” aluminum WITH BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE wheels, bedliner, sliding TELEPHONE, power locks and rear window, 3.55 Axle, windows, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, steering wheel media controls Power Locks and windows.
4WD XLT
#10F12896
+ fees & taxes
#11ES3815
Was $41,699 Now
$
28,888
*
+ fees & taxes
* Price is net of delivery allowance, Costco rebate (if eligible), and Recycle your Ride Rebate (if applicable).
‘07 Edge SEL Plus
‘10 Escape AWD Limited
‘05 Dodge Caravan
AWD, NAVIGATION, MOON ROOF, LEATHER * PFT1879
MOONROOF, LEATHER, BACKUP SESSORS * $ PFT1871
AIR, POWER WINDOWS, 7 PASSENGER * $ 10F19750A
27,988
28,988
‘08 Explorer Sport Trac AWD
‘07 Ford F-150
MOON ROOF, LEATHER, BACKUP SENSORS. * $ PLT4650
4X4, AIR, CD, MAG WHEELS * $ MLT190
26,988
Was $27,599 Now
20,888
*
* Price is net of Costco rebate (if eligible), Recycle Your Ride rebate (if applicable) - customer must use non Ford Financing of 73 months or more
‘05 Dakota Crew 4X4, AIR, CRUISE, CD, MAG WHEELS * PFT1817B
$ 8,999 15,599 WINTER WARMUP ACCESSORY SPECIALS Heated Seat with Hi/Lo Switch starts from $225 each seat Remote Start and Keyless Entry System (code alarm) from $329 Remote Start, Vehicle Security and Keyless Entry System with LCD Two Way Remote (code alarm) from $479
14,988
$
(for automatic transmission vehicles only)
‘07 Escape
‘08 Explorer Ltd. AWD
AIR, MOON-ROOF POWER WINDOWS * $ MLT303
LEATHER, MOON-ROOF, 7 PASS. * $ MLT203
‘07 Ford F-350
‘07 Infiniti G35 Coupe
KING RANCH, CREW CAB, 4X4, DIESEL, LEATHER, MOON ROOF * $ MLT284
6 SPD, LEATHER, MOON ROOF * $ MLT192A
15,988
26,993
31,999
37,988
‘06 Jeep Commander
‘07 Pontiac G6
‘09 Toyota Corolla S
‘03 Honda Civic
‘07 Ford F-150 XLT
‘09 Ford Flex
4X4, LEATHER, MOON ROOF, 7 PASSENGER * $ PT4648A
CONVERTIBLE, POWER HARD-TOP, LEATHER, AUTOMATIC * $ 9ES5205A
SPORT PKG, AUTO, MOON ROOF * $ PLT4638A
AIR, CRUISE CONTROL, KEYLESS ENTRY, * $ 10ES7272A
SUPER CAB, 4X4, AIR, POWER WINDOWS, RUNNING BOARDS * $ MLT261
AIR, POWER GROUP, 7 PASS. * $ MLT308
‘06 Mustang GT
‘03 Infiniti G35
‘08 Chev Cobalt
‘10 Ford Edge Sport
‘02 PT Cruiser Limited
‘10 Ford Fusion SE
LEATHER, 5 SPD, V8 POWER * $ 11ES7404A
LEATHER, MOON ROOF, AUTO * $ 10F16533A
AWD, LEATHER, MOON ROOF, 22” WHEELS * $ PFT1872
AUTOMATIC, LEATHER SEATS, POWER GROUP * $ 11F10545A
AIR, POWER GROUP, MAG WHEELS
9,988
39,988
metromotors.com
$
27,999* PFC1737
6,995
2 BLOCKS EAST
COQ. CENTRE
/mymetroford /mymetroford
25,988
18,988
Dlr# 5231 Metro Motors Ltd.
*Prices do not include taxes & licensing
604-464-0271
METRO FORD
LOUGHEED HWY
PITT RIVER
$
AIR, AUTO, CD * PFC1732
6,988
SHAUGHNESSY
12,999
19,999
COQ. RIVER
18,888
19,988
W
19,988
2505 LOUGHEED HIGHWAY