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River making gains By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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The Coquitlam River is slowly creeping down the list of endangered rivers and one volunteer who keeps an eye on the local waterway says efforts by government agencies, streamkeepers, miners and BC Hydro may be the reason. The Coquitlam is now listed as number 10 out of 11 endangered rivers by the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC in an annual survey, down from number six spot just five years ago. “I think that BC Hydro has done a good job in last four to five years in controlling the water flow in the Coquitlam,” said Murray Clare, a volunteer with RiverWatch, whose group monitors the river from the source to the mouth. “They’ve maintained a really good control of it.”
The Coquitlam River is still on the Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia’s list of endangered rivers but it’s working its way down the roster with the help of government agencies, BC Hydro and even gravel extractors, says Murray Clare of the local group RiverWatch.
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Taxes on rise in Coquitlam: 3.49% By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Residential property taxes will jump 3.49% this year in Coquitlam. But a few councillors say they don’t like the way city hall is handling its revenue from taxpayers. On Monday, council gave three readings to the city’s annual tax rate bylaw, which must be passed by the provincial deadline of May 15. The rise means owners of a home with the statistically average assessed value of $539,000 will pay about $2,700 in combined municipal and utility fees. Business property owners will see a 2.74% hike over last year’s bill. Taxes are due in Coquitlam on July 4. see MONEY SAVED SAVED,, page 9
Plehanov trial delayed Crowded courts, quantity of evidence push trial to 2012
Schoenborn to get another hearing: pg. 6
By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The trial of a former School District 43 substitute teacher facing multiple sex-related charges involving students has been delayed until 2012. Court proceedings against Aleksandr Plehanov were scheduled to get underway Monday in Port Coquitlam provincial court, where he is facing five charges of sexual interference and five counts of sexual assault. But his lawyer, Lisa Helps, argued that the Crown was late in turning over
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ALEKSANDR PLEHANOV disclosure documents to the defence, with hundreds of pages sent to her office as recently as last week. Helps said she did not have adequate time to prepare for her cross-examination and requested an adjournment from Judge Therese Alexander.
Plehanov’s trial will now begin in January 2012. Crown prosecutor Wendy van Tongeren Harvey said that while the disclosure was late, the material her office turned over was not heavy reading. She added that it would be unfortunate for there to be a delay in the proceedings given that there were several children who were ready to testify. see CHARGES DATE DATE,, page 5
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‘That is politics, that is life,’ Farnworth says By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth may not have won his party’s leadership nomination on the weekend but he said he’ll work to make sure the NDP wins the next provincial election. On Sunday, Farnworth came up less than 700 votes short in the NDP leadership battle, losing to Vancouver-Kingsway MLA Adrian Dix. Farnworth said while the loss was disappointing, he has no regrets and learned a great deal about the province during his travels over the three months of the campaign. “It is disappointing but, hey, that is poli-
tics and that is life,” he told The Tri-City News Tuesday. “At the end of it, I was feeling very confident. As it turned out, it wasn’t to be.” While Farnworth led most general public opinion polls, it is party members that choose the leader. Dix proved to be more popular among the NDP faithful and led the voting in all three ballots during Sunday’s convention. Farnworth is seen as a more moderate voice in the NDP but he said he did not believe the party’s pull to the left with Dix at the helm would hurt its chances in an election campaign against the BC Liberals under Premier Christy Clark.
“Elections in this province are always competitive regardless of who leads political parties,” he said. “I expect the next one will be no different. We have a positive platform that is very relevant to the people and we can win the next election.” He said Dix is keenly aware of the issues facing the Tri-Cities, including the importance of improved transit and construction of the Evergreen Line. Farnworth added that while he may not be the new opposition leader, he will continue to represent Port Coquitlam as an MLA and push for the issues important to area residents. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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COQUITLAM CITY COUNCIL: APRIL 18/11 MEETING
How they voted As a service to our readers, The Tri-City Newss publishes charts of how Coquitlam city councillors vote on issues before them at city council meetings...
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SPEND $79,600 FOR LIGHTING AROUND CITY HALL AND FOR A WINTER EVENT AT LAFARGE LAKE THIS YEAR [PASSED]
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No
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GIVE THREE READINGS TO 2011 ANNUAL RATES BYLAW TO INCREASE RESIDENTIAL TAXES BY 3.49% AND BUSINESS TAXES BY 2.74% [PASSED]
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No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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SELINA ROBINSON
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RICHARD STEWART (MAYOR)
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No
Yes
No
Yes
Economy on voters’ minds at meeting By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The Canadian economy and its rebound from the global recession was a common theme Sunday evening at Port Moody’s Old Orchard Hall as four federal candidates spoke to voters in the riding of Port MoodyWestwood-Port Coquitlam. Incumbent MP and cabinet minister James Moore told about 100 people at the all-candidates meeting hosted by the Pleasantside Community Association that his Conservative government set policies to ensure the country could weather the financial storm, including spending on public works to stimulate growth and create jobs. The 10-year politician pointed to a number of Tri-City projects that received cash from the Economic Action Plan and through other recent funding programs: the Belcarra potable water; the East Road reconstruction in Anmore; upgrades to roads, the Port Moody recreation centre, Rocky Point Park and Hyde Creek recreation centre; and commitments to paying a third of the costs of the Evergreen Line from Burnaby to Coquitlam. “Our government has invested more money in more projects in the Tri-Cities than any other government in Canadian his-
tory,” he said. But while Moore painted a rosy picture of the economic recovery, the Liberal and NDP candidates took shots at the Tories’ priorities and spending. Liberal candidate Stewart McGillivray, 19, a second-year UBC political science major, called Stephen Harper’s five years as prime minister “mediocre,” described the PM as untrustworthy and out-of-touch, and zeroed in on the Conservatives’ initiatives. “The Conservative platform makes middle-class families go to the back of the line and wait for at least five years behind jets, jails and corporations,” he said, adding, “The last Conservative prime minister to bring us from a deficit to a balanced budget was John A. MacDonald in 1889. Canadians have no reason to trust Stephen Harper to balance the budget by 2016.” McGillivray said the Liberals left a $13-billion budget surplus behind when Harper took power in 2006. (In his rebuttal, Moore said the opposition under Michael Ignatieff supported past business and corporate tax cuts.) NDP candidate Mark Ireland — the oldest on the panel at 42 — likened the economy to a food chain, with sharks (i.e., corporations) at the top and fish (i.e., working middle-class
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Festival fingers fraudster By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Organizers of the Noons Creek Fingerling Festival say that someone has been fraudulently soliciting donations over the phone for their event and is warning the public to be aware. Dave Bennie, vicepresident of the Port Moody Ecological Society, said his organization has never asked for financial support from people over the phone. He said he heard about the fraud attempt from a local business, which received a suspicious phone call last week. “A friend of mine got a phone call and said it was kind of weird,� Bennie told The Tri-City News. “[The RCMP] has posted it on their website and their fraud division is looking into it.� The fraudster reportedly claimed to need money in order to bus kids in need to the Fingerling Festival in Port Moody and to Ear thfest, an event held in Burnaby that is put on by the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC. In a press release, the Coquitlam RCMP said people should always be cautious when being asked to provide credit card of banking information or to donate money to unknown sources over the telephone or by email. Port Moody Ecological Society president Sandra Niven said she hopes the incident won’t hamper the or-
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Coquitlam RCMP are calling for twowheeled volunteers to staff the ranks of their community police offices this summer. If you’re a Canadian citizen 16 years or older, can ride a bike, have a clean criminal record and a few spare hours a week, the Mounties are looking for you. Volunteers with the Summer Bike Patrol Group will operate out of the Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam community police offices, acting as “extra sets of eyes and ears� to “observe, record and report� for the police, according to Coquitlam RCMP Const. Kristina Biro. All equipment and training will be provided to accepted volunteers but basic bicycle skills are a prerequisite. Deadline for applications is 4 p.m. next Tuesday, April 26 at either the Coquitlam community police office at 1059 Ridgeway Ave. or the Port Coquitlam office at 2581 Mary Hill Rd. Accepted applicants must attend a training session on Sunday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coquitlam RCMP detachment at 2986 Guildford Way in Coquitlam. According to the mandate of the Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam community police, volunteer officers perform routine patrols and document non-emergency crime reports such as lost or stolen property, vandalism, drugs and general complaints. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
ganization’s legitimate fundraising efforts. “It was very distressing to us to think that someone is using our name for financial
gain and we hope that nobody has given this person any money,� she said in an email to The Tri-City News. “Unfortunately, now is
the time when we are asking for donations for our fundraising efforts... so we hope this won’t hamper the hard work of our volunteers.� She added that because the Fingerling Festival is sponsored by the city of Port Moody and Pacific Coast Terminals, the organization has never had to solicit donations over the phone. Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP’s non-emergency reporting line at 604-945-1550. Anyone wishing to provide infor mation anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 or visiting www.solvecrime.ca. T he Fing erling Festival is an annual event at the Noons Creek Salmon Hatchery in Port Moody. Each year, organizers and children release more than 40,000 chum salmon into the stream as part of their day-long festival, which mixes environmental education and fun. To find out more about the event, which is held at the Port Moody rec complex on May 7, go to www.noonscreek.org. gmckenna@tricitynews.
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PoMo voters – a few of them – OK borrowing $ By Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Moody residents voted ‘Yes’ Saturday to the city’s plan to borrow up to $16 million to build a new fire hall to replace its aging No. 1
station. With only 1,980 of Port Moody’s 21,551 registered voters casting ballots from the opening of advance polls April 9 to the end of official voting day on April 16, approval for the multi-
million-dollar loan passed with 58% of electors voting in favour of the loan and 42% voting against it. The final tally Saturday showed 1,142 voters supported the loan while 838 were
against it, with a total voter turnout of just 9.2%. Construction on the proposed three-storey, 2,392 sq. m hall could begin as early as next year on the site of the current Fire Hall No. 1
at Murray Street and Ioco Road. The existing hall was built in the early 1970s to serve a population of 11,000 Port Moody residents. Today, the city has 33,000 residents and
Port Moody Fire Chief Jeff Lambert has called the building a potential death trap in the event of an earthquake, citing cramped living quarters and cracks in the building’s concrete foundation.
“Trucks can be replaced but we’ve got a whole crew of firefighters in here and they know that they’re living in a building that potentially could kill them,” he said. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
Coquitlam will need to zone for homeless mats Zoning is OK in PoCo and PoMo By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Until the permanent homeless shelter (drawing above) planned for Coquitlam is built, homeless advocates plan to continue to run the temporary mat program. Coquitlam. But while the churches have agreed to host the program for another year, Thiessen would like to see shipping containers adapted for housing instead because a container village could be a location where more services could be provided, and he hasn’t given up on the quest to find some land for that purpose. In the meantime, the community is coming together on several fronts to provide health services for homeless people. This week, the Laurel Foundation will hand over a cheque for $6,000 to provide mental health services for people who are homeless. Thiessen said the money will be used to hire a psychiatric nurse for weekly visits . Fraser Health funding for the nurse ran out a year ago, he said; with the new grant, the nurse will be able to schedule
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couple of dentists volunteered their services and donations of supplies and equipment were received. Some local health clinics are now taking homeless people as patients, which is a new development. All this activity is taking place as the society is witnessing a drop in homeless numbers. But now is not the time for complacency, he said. “Homeless has been decreased because of a very concerted effort,” Thiessen said, adding that numbers could rise again if resources are cut.
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Charges date to March ’10 continued from front
But the judge agreed with Helps that there was not an adequate amount of time for her to put together her crossexamination. “It would be unfair to make the defence proceed,” Alexander said. “It is with considerable reluctance that I grant the adjournment.” The charges date back to March of last year, when the parents of a Grade 3 student reported that their daughter was touched inappropriately by a teacher. Coquitlam RCMP learned the same day that two other girls from the same class had made similar allegations. T he 36-year-old Plehanov taught at 42 schools throughout the district, including 25 elementary schools, 10 middle schools and seven high schools. The lengthy delay is attributed to the fact that it is difficult to schedule a large block of court time, given the backlog of cases the court system is currently facing. Last week, in the conclusion of a Black Press special series on delays in B.C.’s courts, The Tri-City News reported that the increasingly clogged system was allowing offenders to go free because of unacceptable delays. The B.C. Provincial Court has called on the province to step up funding, saying 17 judges must be hired just to get back to 2005 levels and stop the growth in case backlog.
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A decision to allow child-killer Allan Schoenborn escorted day trips from a Coquitlam psychiatric institution where he now resides will be reviewed at a new hearing this week. Two weeks ago, the B.C. Review board granted the community access but chairman Bernd Walter said new information has come to light. While he would not divulge the evidence, a doctor on the panel told CKNW that the board was not aware that Darcie Clarke, Schoenborn’s ex-wife, lived in the Tri-Cities. “It came to my attention that some infor mation had been disclosed through the media,” Walter said. “In my judgement, I felt that the information might affect the outcome.” Walter confirmed that the panel at the original hearing did not know where Clarke lived. He said the information is protected by the review board’s registry, in order to keep a potential victim’s personal information, including address and phone number, from the accused. The new hearing is expected to take place at the Forensic Psychiatric Institution in Coquitlam on Thursday. The hearing set off a firestorm of criticism against the review board, with numerous politicians and media commentators slamming the decision to allow Schoenborn restricted leaves. Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam council both sent letters to higher levels of government requesting a review of the matter. But Walter said it is important for people to realize that the B.C. Review Board is a judicial process that is guided by evidence. He singled out comments made by Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam Conservative MP James Moore, who blasted the review board, calling its decision “just wrong.”
The community will get its chance to show their opposition to the B.C. Review Board’s decision at a rally, promoted by radio station CKNW’s World Today program, outside Coquitlam city hall on Wednesday. The event, which will begin at 5 p.m., will feature several speakers, including Mayor Richard Stewart and Stacy Galt, the cousin of Allan Schoenborn’s ex-wife Darcie Clarke.
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DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT NO. DVP00011 FOR 1879 COQUITLAM AVENUE This is to notify you that the Council of the City of Port Coquitlam will be conducting a Public Input Opportunity for a Development Variance Permit application in respect of the above noted property at Council’s regular meeting of Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The meeting will commence at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers, Third Floor, Port Coquitlam City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC. The Development Variance Permit will vary the regulations of Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 pertaining to lot width and lot frontage regulations of the RS4 zone by 0.2 meters (0.6 ft) to allow for a 3-lot subdivision at 1879 Coquitlam Avenue.
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Tuesday, April 26, 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 2675 Burleigh Avenue from RS1 (Residential Single Dwelling 1) to RA1 (Residential Apartment 1) and P3 (Parks and Natural Areas) to facilitate a 115unit apartment and the long term protection of a section of Maple Creek. Location of Land to be Rezoned: - see accompanying map Civic: 2675 Burleigh Avenue Legal: Parcel A, District Lot 379, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan BCP 33221 Inspection of Documents: A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected in the Corporate OfÀce, 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 April 26, 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 speciÀcally 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 OfÀcer 604-927-5421 corporateofÀce@portcoquitlam.ca
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By Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Richmond construction company is suing the village of Anmore, claiming the municipality breached its contract with the company during negotiations to build a $600,000 daycare centre. According to papers filed in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver, AvionMultiplex Construction is seeking damages, legal costs, interest and a declaration that Anmore breached its initial request for proposals (RFP) when it allegedly dismissed without warning Avion’s winning bid for the 45-child Anmore daycare centre and engaged a competitor’s bid. According to Avion’s claims, which have not yet been proven in court, the village of Anmore was obligated to provide Avion with a written statement when its proposal had been terminated before the village could “either open discussions with another proponent or terminate this RFP.” Avion’s civil claim quotes from what it says are emails sent between Anmore and competing bidder, Britco Structures of Langley, which it claims show the village was in negotiations with Britco to build the structure as recently as September 2010, after Avion says they had already been awarded the bid.
Avion vice-president Matt Stogryn told The Tri-City Newss that he received an anonymous envelope containing copies of the alleged Anmore-Britco emails quoted in the court claim. Stogryn said that after receiving the allegedly leaked correspondence, he immediately contacted the village of Anmore. According to Avion’s statement of claim, Anmore then informed Avion that the village no longer had the funds to build the daycare centre and would not proceed with the RFP. Anmore’s chief administrative officer refused to comment on the lawsuit Monday but told an Anmore staffer who spoke to The Newss that the matter would be discussed at an April 26 council meeting before the village decides how to respond to Avion’s statement of claim. Anmore Mayor Heather Anderson refused comment on the issue Monday, saying in an email, “Since this is a legal issue and, therefore, an in-camera issue for Anmore council, I am unable to make any comment.” Most of the money for the proposed Anmore daycare came from a 2008 capital funding grant from the B.C. Ministry of Children and Families worth $500,000 while the approximately $100,000 remainder came from a developer. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
King Edward Street Overpass Night Road Closure April 20, 9:00 p.m. - April 21, 5:00 a.m.
A break? School District 43 is seeking a break from the city of Coquitlam on road, sidewalk and lighting improvements required to get a development permit for modular building additions at Alderson, Lord Baden Powell and Rochester elementary schools. The district has offered to contribute 10% of required servicing fees for the buildings necessary to accommodate full-day kindergarten and is working with the city on a list of priority projects. Some of the improvements required would have cost more than the construction work and Coquitlam city staff are recommending approval of the development variance.
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PUBLIC NOTICE INTENTION TO SELL LAND OR IMPROVEMENTS Notice is provided pursuant to Section 26(3) of the Community Charter that the City of Coquitlam intends to sell the southwest portion of a property consisting of approximately 304 square feet to Double Beta Holdings Ltd. for a sales price of $20.89 per square foot. The property is legally described as follows: “Lot 21, Block D, Section 18, New West District Plan 2349, Township 40, PID No. 012-630578”. For further information please contact the Manager Lands and Properties, Perry Staniscia at 604-927-3017. Jay Gilbert City Clerk
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Apr 23—Historic Hunt for Easter Eggs The whole family is invited to our Easter Egg Hunt. We will search inside and, weather permitting, outside the museum. Decorating eggs will also be part of the fun. Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location: Mackin House Museum, 1116 Brunette Avenue Admission: By Donation Info: 604-516-6151, www.coquitlamheritage.ca
Apr 23—Get EggCited about Easter! Children up to 8 years old may participate in an Easter egg hunt, play egg games, decorate eggs and make egg crafts. Register early, limited space, no drop-ins. This is a bilingual event. Time: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: Place Maillardville Community Centre – Heritage Room, 1200 Cartier Avenue Admission: $5.00 Info: 604-933-6146, www.placemaillardville.ca
May 1—Salmon Leave Home Join us at the Hoy Creek Fish Hatchery to release Coho salmon into the creek. The young salmon will then start their long journey to the Pacific Ocean. This family event is held rain or shine. Free parking at Coquitlam City Hall. Please do not park on Princess Crescent. Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location: Hoy Creek Fish Hatchery, Hoy Creek Park, north of City Hall and west of CCAC Admission: By Donation Info: 604-927-6536, www.hsws.ca
King Edward Street will be closed between Woolridge Street and United Boulevard from 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 until 5:00 a.m. Thursday, April 21. This closure will see work being done on the structure from the new overpass near the Canadian Pacific Railway crossing. For the safety of the public during this work, King Edward Street between Woolridge Street and United Boulevard will be closed to traffic. Businesses with deliveries, or requiring access, to United Boulevard during these times should be advised to use alternate access routes. For more information on the King Edward Street Overpass Project visit www.coquitlam.ca/kingedward.
Road And Utility Improvements Please use alternate routes to avoid delays. Seaton and Kaptney Streets – New storm sewer under construction. Traffic Pattern changes are in place.
King Edward Street Improvements – Road and utility work. Water main being replaced between Lougheed and Brunette. Traffic Pattern changes are in place.
King Edward Overpass Project – A night time closure of Woolridge/King Edward intersection is scheduled for the night of Wednesday, April 20 from 9:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. For more information on the King Edward project visit the project website at: www.coquitlam.ca/kingedward
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Visit www.coquitlam.ca/CapitalProjects for details Engineering and Public Works Customer Service Line: 604-927-3500. Open 24 Hours/7 Days a week.
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Tri-City News Wednesday, April 20, 2011, A9
Local builder looks Down Under for green standards By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Coquitlam home builder that helped launch the Built Green BC program five years ago is now using its own energy-efficient rules for construction.
Ryan Lucy, acquisitions and development manager for Mor ningstar Homes, told the city’s land use committee last week that his company stopped using the Build Green practices as the certifying body couldn’t
e a rl y d r aw i n g s o f Mor ningstar’s plans to build a triplex and an adjacent fourplex at 1319 Cartier Ave., just east of Laval Square in Maillardville. If the proposal is approved by city council following a public hearing,
issue documentation in time for occupancy. Morningstar is now using the GreenStar standard for its homes — many of which are on Burke Mountain and, soon, in southwest Coquitlam. Last Monday, Lucy showed
the project would be the first of its kind under the city’s new RT-3 zone for alternate housing. And Lucy said the company intends to build 50 more similar homes in the area. GreenStar, which is used in Australia, measures environmental de-
sign and construction in buildings. Lucy did not immediately return a call for comment last week but Jennifer Shaw of Built Green BC said the governing body has increased its staff since the program started;
in 2006, there were two energy advisors available versus 30 today for the 248 registered Built Green members. As well, she said, the turnaround time for certification is now about a week, not months. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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Last year, after registering a budget surplus from expenditures, city managers tucked away $3.4 million for the infrastructure reserve to pay for one-time capital expenditures such as repair of the leaky roof at the Poirier library branch. Coun. Lou Sekora said that savings SEKORA should have gone to lower the tax rate this year. “We’re known in the community as a tax-and-spend council,” he said before he and Coun. Barrie Lynch voted against the tax increase. Coun. Neal Nicholson, an accountant, countered the $3.4 million saving is “a result of a very careful budgeting coming into 2010 and hard, hard work by all our staff to keep costs NICHOLSON down and in control.” The surplus transfer to the infrastructure account, he continued, is a policy “that has been in place for many years, during most of which Coun. Sekora was right here on council.” Lynch said he was uncomfortable with the city’s fiscal management as it borrows internally and externally — and takes money from staff vacancy savings — to pay for capital projects and to keep taxes low. “I’m concerned that we’re making these type of decisions based on the fact that we’re concerned about what the impact will be on people who are continuing to run for [political] office,” he said. Other Coquitlam news:
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Clash of visions: left vs. right, fed. vs. provincial BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VANCOUVER y weekend in the big city didn’t lack for variety. It started with Stephen Harper’s defence of business tax cuts and ended with the election of Adrian Dix as B.C. NDP leader on a Marxism Lite program of reversing this worldwide trend and making the corporations pay. I caught up with Harper on a tour through swing ridings in Vancouver, including Vancouver South, where now-Liberal Ujjal Dosanjh hung on by 20 votes in the last of our semi-annual federal elections. Harper hit B.C. pleading for a majority to stop this merry-go-round of elections and stabilize the country as a player on the global business scene. I was granted a 10-minute interview and one of my questions was about the multiyear program of business tax cuts being
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ticians blow smoke that it’s their policies alone that have created 500,000 jobs across the country in two years, or made Canada’s currency soar past the U.S. dollar. Canada’s dollar is now seen as a stable petro-currency in an unstable world, and it’s international lumber markets that have led to double-digit unemployment in many B.C. towns. Natural gas, and foreign technology and investment in it, have been a key part of B.C.’s recovery. And in general, we’re starting to enjoy the effects of a commodity boom. Then came the NDP leadership vote on Sunday. Here is a party that already has tilted itself toward the urban areas with a one-member, one-vote system. And it just rejected Mike Farnworth, its most popular candidate and the one with the best effort to emphasize rural and resource development. Newly anointed NDP leader Adrian Dix is going to raise taxes on banks and those evil corporations, and use the money to subsidize post-secondary education for anyone who wants it.
Meanwhile, the reality for post-secondary students is that business programs are tough to get into because students are lining up to pay the supposedly onerous tuition fees. Dix’s rhetoric about state-imposed wealth redistribution seems not so much alarming as quaint. It’s his federal counterpart Jack Layton who blithely promises to double a federal pension program just as Canada’s population approaches the tipping point in 2015, when there will be more seniors than children for the first time in our history. Where Dix is alarming is when he talks about offering a positive alternative to the BC Liberals on the economy, the environment and education. His convention win was presided over by a senior official of the BC Teachers’ Federation. The NDP’s environment policy is in disarray. And on the economy, he is diametrically opposed to the global consensus. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and bclocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Three sides to oil tanker debate The Editor, Re. “Should oil tankers be allowed off B.C.’s north coast?” (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, April 15). To Face to Face columnists Terry O’Neill TERRY O’NEILL and Jim Nelson: Stop! You’re both not right. Mr. O’Neill, you usually avoid false logic in your columns but to say that tankers’ presence on B.C.’s south coast signals little problem elsewhere is wrongJIM NELSON headed, if not fatuous. Mr. Nelson, the statement that “an oil disaster is inevitable” suggests that among your talents is the gift of prescience. It would probably be best if we could limit oil tanker traffic anywhere off our coast but global and national economics dictate otherwise. I suppose it is all Canadians’ oil but you would be hard-pressed to find an Albertan to agree with you, as you would B.C. foresters and fishers who believe our cedars and sockeye belong to all of Canada. So, we have environmental interests, frequently somewhat shrill and uninformed, versus economic/business interests, frequently self-serving and uninterested in all of Canada. Ain’t no right answer, I’m afraid. Dennis Secret, Coquitlam
SPILLS HARDLY ‘INEVITABLE’
The Editor, Columnist Jim Nelson’s item on oil tankers used the common environmental organization word “inevitable” and missed only the equally common word “shocked,” too, so I’ll use it. I am shocked that a presumably educated man — a former teacher — did not apparently research the history of tankers in B.C., in which case he would have found that in nearly a century of tanker traffic in our waters, most of it long before the days of GPS, tethered tugs, double hulls, radar, coastal pilots, etc., there has not been a single major spill from tankers in B.C. waters. The only spill I could find that killed birds was canola oil in Vancouver harbour. Tankers are not new in our waters; they started about 1915 with the construction of Ioco refinery opposite Port Moody and 100% of the crude oil to our (then) four refineries was delivered by tanker.
All petroleum products to Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and other ports are delivered by “push” tankers. This does not guarantee the future but perhaps he could drop the word “inevitable” in terms of a disaster? As for his diatribe about a private company reaping billions, perhaps he could look up the terms “royalties,” “jobs” and “income taxes.” John Hunter, North Vancouver
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OH, THERE ARE SPILLS
The Editor, Columnist Terry O’Neill must be living on a different planet where the consumers will one day trust that nuclear reactors will be safe, where carbon-based forms of energy are going to last forever and where sustainable energy won’t work because the sun don’t shine, the winds don’t blow and the rivers don’t flow — not to mention that there ain’t no heat in the ground nor power in the tides. Mr. O’Neill stated: “Tankers regularly ply the waters of Burrard Inlet and the southern coast without major incident.” Does he have a very short memory? What does it take for an oil spill to be referred to as “major” by Mr. O’Neill? In August 2006, there was a spill of 29,000 litres of heavy bunker oil near Howe Sound when a cargo ship’s fuel tank was punctured. Winds swept the oil farther along bird-populated waterways. A week later, the report in the news from the wildlife rescuers was that: 40 ducks, 43 Canada geese and a number of other birds were oiled. In July 2007, a rupture of an oil pipeline running under a highway in Burnaby sent a geyser of oil into the sky, with oil gushing for about 30 minutes. The nearby Burrard Inlet was contaminated. Some of the crude oil was contained in booms but there was overflow into the inlet. Crude oil is transferred from Edmonton to Burnaby, where it is stored before being piped onto tankers in Burrard Inlet. So, whether spills are major, small or “mystery,” they all have a huge negative impact on our planet. As well, one big difference between the southern coast and the northern coast is that far fewer mishaps are likely to occur in our southern waters, protected as they are, by Vancouver Island. The turbulent waters of the north are not the place to ply with oil tankers. Anne Thompson, Coquitlam
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It begins with a summary about why local history is valid and ends with a look towards the future. And in between, Coquitlam Then and Now’ss 19 chapters are filled with magical tales that explore the city’s past and identity. There are stories about the Kwikwetlem First Nation, Essondale (now Riverview Hospital) and its gar-
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Don Knodel has never actually hugged a polar bear but anyone that has seen the new commercial for the all-electric Nissan Leaf might be fooled. In the final shot of the sequence the Coquitlam actor is seen embracing a large, furry, white animal as its stands more than seven feet tall on its hind legs. But according to Knodel, it is all camera trickery that gives the illusion he is hugging the bear. “They combine the shots,” he said. “I would pretend the bear was there or, for a couple of shots, I was hugging a football pad.” The commercial tells the story of Aggie, Knodel’s furry co-star, who travels from the far north — where global war ming is melting Arctic ice — to thank a driver for purchasing the electric vehicle. The bear is seen swimming in the icy ocean before climbing out of the water and walking through forests, along rural roads, into an urban centre and, finally, a residential neighbourhood. Except for one computer-generated shot of the bear crossing Vancouver’s Burrard Street Bridge, all of the clips use live animals. When Aggie reaches her destination, which was shot at a home in North Vancouver, Knodel is seen walking to his Leaf before being startled by the beast, which stands up and gives him a hug. The commercial has been airing in the United States since the fall but now that Nissan has started selling the vehicles north of the border, Knodel expects his neighbours will be seeing the ad shortly. “Some friends of mine saw it on an NFL g ame back in December,” he said. “It has been playing all over the place.” The ad has also been popular on YouTube, wh e re i t h a s b e e n viewed by more than 1.2 million people. In fact, the advertisement has become so popular that it will reportedly be featured on a CBS broadcast showing the best commercials of 2010. Knodel said he is not surprised at the reaction the advertisement is getting, adding it bodes well for a product that is the first 100% electric powered vehicle. “I knew it was going to be a big campaign,” he said. “Everyone — actors, cast, crew — had to sign a thing saying
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Nine months of research and a history book is born continued from page 13
Intended primarily for middle school students, the book was researched, written, edited and proofread by a 13-member committee funded to a $14,800 New Horizons for Seniors grant awarded by the federal government. CPL deputy director Silvana Harwood found out about the funding source while at a library conference “and I remember looking at their booth and thinking, ‘Oh, that sounds like a good idea,’” she recalled. Still, “little did I know how much work the project would be.” For nine months last year, the committee scoured archives and the internet, interviewed relatives of past Riverview and Fraser Mills workers, listened to recordings, digitally scanned old photos and pulled infor mation from the last history book penned about Coquitlam, a small hardcover volume written in 1958 by H.A.J. Monk and J. Stewart; content was also gleaned from the 1990 book Coquitlam: 100 Years, a transcript of
ing sure the footnotes, references, bibliography, photo credits and indexing were correct. “A lot of these types of local history books don’t do that. We wanted to add credibility to ours,” he said. Harwood said copyright laws were also difficult to navigate as the committee had to secure permission from the owner of each photograph to reproduce the image in the book. Sometimes, the hunt for the owner was like finding a needle in a haystack, she said; in other instances, it was just an email or phone call away. “And sometimes, I would be looking for one thing and find something totally different. I would call that serendipity,” said Harwood, who has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Victoria. The expenses for the self-published book were put towards the purchase of a camera, French translation and printing. But Harwood acknowledged hundreds of hours were donated over and above the cause. Paula Cropp, who
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FEDERAL ELECTION 2011: Question 4: Families are increasingly being called on to care for elderly parents. Should more federal dollars be spent and a plan developed to help families cope with aging parents? RIDING: PORT MOODY-WESTWOOD-PORT COQUITLAM MARK IRELAND NDP
Yes. People should not have to choose between work and a loved one. Just yesterday (April 5), Jack Layton announced steps to help families in this situation. The keys are to strengthen Employment Insurance Compassionate Care benefits by improving eligibility and extending coverage. The New Democrat plan also includes a new caregiver benefit — a benefit, not a tax credit that provides only to high income earners — to help families caring for aging relatives.
KEVIN KIM GREEN PARTY
Seniors are an immeasurable part of our nation and contribute to the economic and social well-being of their communities. There should be policies creating age-friendly communities where active living and well-being are promoted, where seniors have financial security and where housing and transportation needs are met.
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STEWART MCGILLIVRAY LIBERAL
JAMES MOORE CONSERVATIVE
The Liberal family care plan directly responds to this growing issue. Families should be supported by their government when they make the decision to care for other family members. This is why we would create the family care EI benefit, allowing people to take up to six months off without quitting their jobs, as well as introducing a family care tax benefit of up to $1,350 that would support lower and middle income family caregivers deal with the associated costs of family care.
Yes. With an aging populating, the government needs to help, and we are. We introduced pension income splitting for seniors, we twice increased the age credit and we increased the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) benefits for seniors by $1,500. We went further in budget 2011 by increasing the GIS for 680,000 seniors across Canada by another $600 for singles and $840 for couples (the largest GIS boost in 25 years) and we introduced the $2,000 Family Caregiver Tax Credit for those caring for a dependent relative — but the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois chose this election instead.
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RIDING: NEW WESTMINSTER-COQUITLAM DIANA DILWORTH CONSERVATIVE
FIN DONNELLY NDP
Elderly Canadians have made an incredible contribution to building this country. This is why our party considers care for seniors a priority and it is something which the Conservative Government has been working hard on. As recently as last month, the Conservative government released further improvements to the Guaranteed Income Supplement and increased our already strong support for seniors facing financial challenges. This is building on over $2 billion in tax relief for seniors since 2006.
New Democrats recently released our plan to 1) introduce an intergenerational home forgivable loan program to help renovate homes to care for aging relatives; 2) create a new caregiver benefit; and 3) extend and improve the EI Compassionate Care Benefit to six months.
Yes. We need to reform our tax and labour policies in ways that will increase the opportunity for Canadians to spend more time with family. We need to promote an integrated program of supports, tax cuts and awareness-raising, emphasizing that time spent with children and caring for aging parents in the community is essential for the continuation of our society.
A Liberal government will implement a two-part family care plan. A new, six-month family care employment insurance benefit will be created so that more Canadians can take time off work to care for ill family members at home without having to quit their jobs. We will also initiate a new family care tax benefit, modelled on the Child Tax Benefit, to help low- and middle-income family caregivers who provide essential care to a family member at home.
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Come to the place where local community partners will provide parents of tots and preschoolers with information on safety, health, literacy awareness, recreation and other community programs. Admission is free, and non-perishable items are being accepted for the local food bank. Thank you to our organizing committee partners Coquitlam Public Library City Of Coquitlam Fraser Health Authority School District 43 SHARE family and Community Services YMCA Child Care Resource and Referral
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Mountain View elementary teacher Angie Di Fonzo and Grade 4 student Jayden Funston, who has Type 1 diabetes, check out a workbook on diabetes by Everyone Jump. The school was recently named an Everyone Jump school for promoting diabetes awareness. Last Thursday, a promotional concert was held at the school to teach students about preventing Type 2 diabetes.
Student becomes diabetes teacher Teacher and student team up for education By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Jayden Funston no longer has to hide in the cloakroom when he tests his blood sugar level and doesn’t have to field questions from curious classmates. That’s because the kids in his Mountain View elementary school Grade 4/5 class understand that he has diabetes and has to prick his finger with a lancet twice an afternoon to test his blood. Since being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2009, Funston has been teaching his fellow students and now they know they have to eat well and exercise if they want to avoid Type 2 diabetes when they are older. “Now they understand it better because they’ve been learning about the digestive system and
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“As they became more aware, Jayden became more comfortable saying ‘I need a break or a snack.’” Pia Funston, Jayden’s mom the diabetes kind of thing and I’m teaching them,” Funston says. You can tell he would be a good teacher because he speaks slowly and methodically and he handles his glucose monitoring meter like an expert. The Michael Jackson fan also likes standing up and speaking in front of people, and is pleased when he gets applause. Last week, his school was awarded for participating in an Everyone Jump diabetes education program produced by the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association. His teacher, Angie Di Fonzo, introduced the program to her stu-
dents as a way of helping them understand what Funston has to do to stay healthy. She said he was able to provide a real-life example of what happens when the body can’t make enough insulin or can’t properly use the insulin it makes. “The kids were curious but kind of kept their distance, and one day, someone said, ‘What are you doing?’ because we were doing the human body unit,” Di Fonzo said. “I asked Jayden: ‘Would you help me teach kids about what you’re doing?’ and he was open to that.” He showed the students his glucose monitor and explained to them that he needs a snack or
juice when his blood sugar is low and should move around and drink some water when it’s high. He also takes readings at home and insulin shots a couple of times a day. The routine has taken a little getting used to and Jayden is getting better at keeping track of his blood sugar and making sure he eats properly. His mom, Pia Funston, says the diagnosis was a bit of a shock. “It was almost the end of the world for a few days until you get your bearings and learn how to deal with it.” She said the Everyone Jump program has helped staff and students understand what Jayden is going through and the school is doing a better job of providing support. “As they became more aware, Jayden became more comfortable saying ‘I need break or a snack.’” Di Fonzo said the rest of the students in the class are paying more attention to Jayden’s needs now that they know more about diabetes. Recently, they were quick to
line up and return to class from an outdoor break when they were told he wasn’t feeling well. T he Everyone Jump Kids Changing Diabetes program provides songs, a workbook and exercises the kids can do to learn about Type 2 diabetes. And it was the perfect opportunity for the kids to share Jayden’s story, said Di Fonzo. On Thursday, Jayden accepted an award during an Everyone Jump concert at the school. A similar concert was held at Ranch Park elementary school.
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• For more information about the diabetes prevention program, visit www.everyonejump.ca. • Jayden Funston will also be participating in the Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes June 12 at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. For more information, visit jdrfca.donordrive.com and search “Funston” under Participant/Team Search. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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s chocolate eggs and bunnies begin appearing in the stores, we know that Easter is upon us. With all its symbols — from chocolate bunnies and eggs to the more religious symbols of the cross and resurrection — Easter is Canada’s main spring festival. Libraries have a variety of books and DVDs for both children and adults to help us learn about and enjoy whatever part of Easter we wish to celebrate. Easter began as a Christian festival and, over the centuries, Easter celebrations have gathered traditions from around the world, some of which actually predate Christianity. For a basic overview you can’t do better than some of the beautiful children’s books available today. An older but still excellent children’s book, Lilies, Rabbits and Painted Eggs: The Story of the Easter Symbols by Edna Barth, documents the history of these many symbols in easily readable short chapters. National Geographic’s Celebrate Easter with Colored Eggs, Flowers and Prayer by Deborah Heiligman gives an excellent overview of the Easter beliefs and religious traditions as well as holiday festivities such as Easter eggs, parades, and food. A book simply called Easter, from the Canadian Holidays series, tells of the beginnings of Easter and how Canadians celebrate Easter both in the past and today. Pages on Easter symbols and traditions, some information on how the holiday is celebrated in different parts of the country, craft ideas and an Easter quiz finish off the book. For children and adults, there are books about Easter crafts, food and decorations. Easter, A Celebration: Beautiful Ideas for Springtime Festivities, put out by Lorenz Books, is an Easter gem. Illustrated with charming colour photographs, the book includes spring flower arrangements, natural decorations using flowers, leaves, twigs and moss, several methods of egg decorating and some mouth-watering recipes. A beautiful book for sharing with children is Ukrainian Egg Decoration: A Holiday Tradition by Ann Stalcup. In this book, the author describes “pysanky,� the folk art of decorating eggs that
has been practised for centuries by Ukrainian women. For more ideas, you may want to hunt through the general holiday books for an Easter chapter. Bon Appetit: Holidays has 10 pages jam-packed with recipes for Easter meals, including what to do with the leftovers. Celebrate!: Holiday Crafts Throughout the Year published by America’s No. 1 Crafts Magazine, has an excellent section of craft ideas for the Easter season. For those who would like to explore the religious aspect of Easter with their children, The Very First Easter by Paul L. Maier is a beautifully illustrated retelling of the Biblical story. Punctuated with interested questions from his son, a father tells the boy the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection in a language the child can understand. Easter: A Pictorial Pilgrimage illustrates the Biblical account with famous paintings and photographs of the relevant places in modern times. If you are interested in delving more into the Christian theology of Easter, you could also have a look at What Christians Believe by David Craig or Basic Christianity by John Stott. For your viewing pleasure, local libraries also offer DVDs. The National Geographic documentary, In Search of Easter, explores the diverse accounts of the Resurrection. On the secular side, young children will enjoy the antics of Max and Ruby, as portrayed in the animated stories, Easter with Max & Ruby. And for just plain light-hearted viewing, why not pick the classic Irving Berlin movie Easter Parade, starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, which has little to do with Easter beyond the title but is good, old-fashioned musical entertainment. Libraries have many more great titles about Easter and its traditions. Come by and let us help you find that perfect book or DVD. A Good Read is a column by Tri-City librarians. Barbara Buxton works at Port Moody Public Library.
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Most Tri-City residents have driven by the Riverview Hospital grounds in Coquitlam but few know much about the history of the site. Burke Mountain Naturalists are hosting a walk next month about heritage on the hospital lands.
Learn about heritage on May 1 at Riverview walk B u rk e M o u n t a i n Naturalists are known for their commitment green causes and, on the Riverview Hospital grounds, they’ve frequently hosted walks to show of the site’s impressive collection of trees. But the next BMN walk is focused on the works of man, not Mother Nature. On Sunday, May 1, BMN member Don Gillespie will lead a heritage-themed walk through the Riverview grounds. At almost 100 hectares in area, Riverview Hospital is Coquitlam’s largest heritage site,
featuring a number of significant buildings. Originally established in 1904 as Essondale, a hospital for the mentally ill, the site was planned to be an aesthetically pleasing and therapeutic landscape. A century ago in 1911, John Davidson was hired from Scotland as B.C.’s
first botanist. With the help of patients, he established B.C.’s first botanical garden and nursery that soon contained 26,000 plants. The two-hour BMN heritage landscape walk will begin at 1 p.m. on May 1, with walkers meeting near the uphill entrance of the Henry
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• PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society AGM, 1 p.m., in the Work Room in the Outlet (old post office), Leigh Square. Speaker: Mayor Greg Moore. 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 of Burke Mountain are welcome to come and meet the neighbours. Info: 604-941-2462.
SATURDAY, APRIL 23 • College Park Community Association, Port Moody hosts first annual Easter egg hunt for association members only, 10:30 a.m., Westhill Park. New association members welcome, $20 per year. Info: www.college-park.ca.
SUNDAY, APRIL 24 • Easter Extravaganza, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – rain or shine – at Port Moody Station Museum; event includes traditional Easter egg hunt (Easter eggs are resupplied throughout), performances by magician Dennis Hewson, dog dancing team Joyce Johnstone and Twinkletoes and music by Nigel Tucker; other activities include face painting, photos with the Easter bunny, Easter basket craft and a duck pond prize game. PoMo Station Museum is located at 2734 Murray St. (next to Rocky Point Park). Admission: $2 per person, available at the door only (additional cost for some activities). Info: 604-939-1648 or info@portmoodymuseum.org.
WEDNESDAY, APR 27 • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club small stamp auction; viewing at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., in McGee Room at Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.
THURSDAY, APRIL 28 • PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society heritage evening, 7-8 p.m., at the Archives in Leigh Square. Info: 604-927-7611.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30 • Trinity United Church free community dinner, 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.), at the church, corner of Shaughnessy and Prairie, PoCo. Info: 604-942-0022.
SUNDAY, MAY 1 • Natural heritage walk on the Riverview Hospital grounds, 1-3 p.m.; meet on the uphill side of the Henry Esson Young Building. Walk leader Don Gillespie will focus on the heritage aspects of the site. Walkers should wear sturdy shoes as the grassy slopes can be slippery, and dress appropriately for the weather. Walk hosted by Burke Mountain Naturalists. Info: www.bmn.bc.ca or www.rchs.org for maps. • Walk for Lupus, 11 a.m., Lions Park, PoCo. The “Walk for Steph” consists of a short walk along the PoCo Traboulay Trail, a complimentary barbecue lunch for all participants, a raffle and the sale of hats and t-shirts.
TUESDAY, MAY 3 • Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary monthly meeting, 7 p.m., in ERH’s ParkLane Room. All interested persons are welcome to attend. Info: leave name and phone number at 604-461- 2022, Local 2907. • Canadian Red Cross Lower Mainland region AGM, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam;
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NOTICES • Coquitlam (Glen Pine/Dogwood pavilions) Slow Pitch Club is looking for men age 55+ and women 50+ who are interested in reliving their childhood dreams. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in the past, just to have some knowledge of the game. Also, age is not a factor as long as you can still make it around the bases. Practices and games are on Tuesday and Thursday mornings; the season ends at the end of June. Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca. • Baker’s Corner Parent Participation Pre-school, with classes for 3- and 4-year-olds, is accepting registrations for the 2011/’12 school year; classes start in September 2011 and pre-school is located inside Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: www. bakerscornerpreschool.com or 604-461-5848. • Friendly Forest Pre-school is accepting applications for September 2012. Friendly Forest is a play-based parent co-operative. Drop off your application or mail to 2505 Sunnyside Rd., Anmore. Info: www.friendlyforestpreschool.com.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR continued from page 25 • 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. • 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.
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• Port Moody Ecological Society needs small buckets with handles for this year’s Fingerling Festival (May 7). Buckets will be used by young children to transfer 40,000 young salmon into Noons Creek. Clean buckets can be dropped off to volunteers at Noons Creek Hatchery every morning and will be re-used by the hatchery throughout the year. Info: www.noonscreek.org or Sandra, 778-861-1972.
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Kids’ health focus of April 28 event in Coq. If you have kids, you are likely concerned about their health. And next week, you can get information on that topic at the Tri-Cities Healthy Kids Fair in Coquitlam. Community organizations will be available to provide parents of tots and pre-schoolers with information on safety, health, literacy awareness, recreation and other community
programs, including child care and pre-school for children up to six years of age. The fair’s theme this year is “Family Time� and in addition to receiving a free children’s book, families that attend will also have the opportunity to win gift baskets and door prizes. Families whose first languages are Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean and Farsi will have access to interpretation on-site.
There will be more than 35 interactive displays, including a multicultural circle time, story time and a bouncy castle. In addition, Coquitlam Fire and Rescue will have a fire truck on hand and the RCMP will also have a police cruiser at the event. Snacks are being catered by students in the Culinary Arts program at Gleneagle secondary school (and all the food will meet
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TRI-CITYY ARTS
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Samantha Sadler of Coquitlam’s danceLAB recently competed in the Surrey Dance Festival. Sadler has been accepted to the summer intensive classes at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. The festival ends tomorrow. BOAZ JOSEPH/BLACK PRESS
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he winner of the 2011 Kwi Am Choi Scholarship — named after a Coquitlam artist who died in a hiking accident on Grouse Mountain five years ago — will feature her oil paintings at Port Moody Art Centre (PMAC) this and next month. Kathy Zhang’s display, titled Recent Works, are in the main gallery as well as in the Scotiabank, across the street from PMAC. A recent g raduate of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Zhang used photographs from World of Interiors, Architectural Digest, and House and Home for inspiration for her exhibit, which opens tomorrow (Thursday) with a reception. The opulent rooms
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At left , an oil painting by Kathy Zhang, who is exhibiting her work in the main gallery at Port Moody Arts Centre. In the middle, Tanis Alexis’ mixed media on canvas piece called And We Shall Live Here. Top right, Night Sky Cuff by Amanda Maxwell, who shows her intricate jewellery in the Plum Gallery, and bottom right, Carlyn Yandle’s blue doilie. she recreates are filled with bizarre objects, taking the viewer into a surreal world. I n t h e P M AC 3 D G a l l e r y i s C a rl y n Yandle’s Labour of Love, a showcase of her paint-
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Press’ Westender, a sister paper to The Tri-City News. Meanwhile, Tanis Alexis and Amanda Maxwell demonstrate that “home is where the heart is” in their joint
exhibit in the PMAC Plum Gallery. Alexis’ mixed media on canvas is part of an ongoing series that examines homes and houses. “The concept of ‘home’ can be so var-
ied and unique for each person,” Alexis wrote in her artist’s statement. “Home can be inside, outside and in the most unintended of places, as well as nomadic or impermanent.
“Much is left for the viewer to decide: Where shall you live?” she added. Maxwell, on the other hand, focuses her efforts on jewellery made of wire, metal and fibres. She started to design jewellery after collecting glass washed up on local beaches as well as sifting through more than 100 photographs of her childhood garden; the jewellery became souvenirs the British native could wear that evoked memories. “I carry my memories as wearable, portable touchstones of those precious to me. I remain connected. I make my home,” Maxwell wrote in her artist’s statement. • The opening reception for PMAC’s new exhibit is tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the event at 2425 St. John’s St. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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Twisted tales Summer Fun! at PdA A new sketch comedy that pokes fun at fairytales and nursery rhymes will be presented this and next month in Port Coquitlam. Second Storey Theatre is offering Twisted Tales, a show written by humorist and comedian Ryan Murphy and playwright and actress Jodi Mason. LEAH BRUMMER Mason had her play ‘Til Death Do Us Part or Until You Get Fat at the 2010 Port Moody Arts Festival. The pair will be joined on stage by Second Storey actors Russ Brummer, Leah Brummer and Jennifer Pielak. Twisted Taless runs from April 29 to May 14 at 8 p.m. at the theatre (2550 Shaughnessy St.). Tickets at $10/$8 are available through 604-927-8400.
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Photographer Manfred Kraus was one of the 55 Tri-City artists who showed their work this past weekend during the 12th annual ArtWalk in Port Moody. Kraus was located at the Port Moody Station Museum and, on Sunday, chatted with visitors Helen Moon, Tony Son and Richard Son.
ARTS CALENDAR THIS MONTH • April 21: Opening reception for new Port Moody Arts Centre exhibit: Kathy Zhang (oil paintings); Labour of Love by Carolyn Yandle (mixed media/acrylic) and Amanda Maxwell (jewellery), 6 to 8 p.m., PMAC (2425 St. John’s St.). Call 604-931-2008 or visit www.pomoartscentre.ca. • April 21: Port Coquitlam Heritage Society’s annual general meeting, 1 p.m., the Gathering Place in Leigh Square Community Arts Village, Port Coquitlam. Call 604-927-7611 or visit www.pocomuseum.org. • April 29: Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse presents
David Sinclair. Doors open at 7 p.m. with an open mic at 7:30 p.m. and the featured performer at 9 p.m., the Gathering Place, Leigh Square Community Arts Village, Port Coquitlam. Call 604-945-0606. • April 30: Ballades, berceuses et la bastringue (Ballads, Lullabies and Folk Songs), Les Echos Du Pacifique with conductor Luke Mayba and pianist Cindy Shih, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Church (828 Laval Sq., Coquitlam). Call 604-266-4699. • April 30: Coquitlam Chorale annual spring concert, 7:30 p.m., and May 1 at 2 p.m., Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Call 604-944-1366.
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Summer Camps 2011 Camp and the Value of Unstructured Play “If you look at time in school, time at home, time watching TV, those things have either stayed consistent or gone up”
The value of unstructured play to the healthy growth of children is widely recognized, if less often practiced. Many children today simply don’t get enough unstructured playtime. “If you look at time in school, time at home, time watching TV, those things have either stayed consistent or gone up,” says Michelle Brownrigg, chief executive of Active Healthy Kids Canada. “But active playtime has decreased.” The other day, as a pair of youngsters raced into the
small patch of woods adjacent to my house, I heard one shout to the other “Isn’t this great! It’s just like we’re Indians!” I won’t speak to the social appropriateness of his comment and have no idea from where this child’s notion of the woods, Indians and freedom may have evolved, but I know that what he was expressing was the joy and mystery that comes from unstructured play outside in the woods. This is the joy and mystery that going to camp provides
for kids. Kids today are more likely to be involved in a variety of organized sports than in exploring and playing in the natural environment. There is an apparent greater value placed by parents on the ability of children to execute a welltimed judo chop than there is on their ability to understand and interact with the natural world around them. That’s not to take away from the value of organized sports or to say that a well-timed judo chop won’t come in handy
sometimes. However, as Brownrigg says, “What’s really unique about the camp environment—whether it’s a day camp or an overnight camp—is the opportunity for kids to explore being active in creative ways that aren’t as adult-driven. Kids learn to set their own boundaries, to develop in an environment that’s not necessarily focused on a competitive end, to interact with one another, to determine how to win and lose, and to trade roles and be involved in an active way with their peers.” Organized sports are great. They provide kids with a lot of skills and conÀdence that they can
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Celebrate Our Risen Lord With These Local Places Of Worship The Lutheran Churches of Coquitlam invite you
St. Catherine’s Anglican Church Maundy Thursday, April 21st
GOOD SHEPHERD
KING OF LIFE
GOOD FRIDAY 11:00 am Worship Service EASTER SERVICES 7:30 am Sunrise Meditation 8:00 am Breakfast 10:00 am Celebration Service
GOOD FRIDAY 10:30 am Worship EASTER SERVICES 88:30 am & 10:30 am Services 99:30 am Easter Breakfast & CChildren’s Easter Egg Hunt
7:00 pm Foot Washing, Communion, Stripping the Altar, together with Trinity United Church
Hillside Community Church
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8:30 am Communion (Easter egg hunt to follow); 7:00 pm Healing Prayer & Communion
Join us for times of reÀection & celebration Good Friday Communion Service 11:00 am Easter Sunday Celebration 9:30 am & 11:11 am
Good Friday April 22nd 11:00 am Family Service; 12:00 to 3:00 pm Quiet Vigil of reflection and prayer
Holy Saturday, April 23rd 8:30 pm Easter Vigil: Acting the stories of faith, and celebrating the resurrection
Easter Sunday, April 24th
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The United Church invites you Maundy Thursday 7:00 pm at Trinity United Church
Good Friday
11:00 am at St. Andrew’s-Haney United Church 22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Maple Ridge All churches worship together.
Easter Sunday
7:30 am Sunrise Service at Rocky Point Pier with St. Andrew’s Port Moody & Ioco followed by a Pancake Breakfast at Ioco United 8:00 am Sunrise Service at Lions Park with Trinity United 9:45 am Worship at Ioco United 10:00 am Worship at St. Andrew’s United 10:00 am Worship at Eagle Ridge United 10:30 am Worship at Trinity United Ioco United Church 1790 Ioco Road, Port Moody - 778-999-2766 St. Andrew’s United Church 2318 St. Johns Street, Port Moody - 604-939-5513 Eagle Ridge United Church 2813 Glen Drive, Coquitlam - www.eruc.ca Trinity United Church 2211 Prairie Avenue, Port Coquitlam -
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Good Friday Service 10:30 am
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Rev. Graeme Illman
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The Traditional Anglican Church of Canada
535 Marmont Street, Coquitlam | 604-931-8555
Easter Sunday
April 21: Maundy Thursday Liturgy with Eucharist 1:00pm April 22: Good Friday Liturgy 1:00pm April 23: Easter Vigil, First Eucharist of Easter 7:00pm
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Easter Services April 21 . Maundy Thursday Service....... 7:30 pm April 22 . Good Friday Service .............. 10:30 am April 23 . Easter Vigil ................................. 9:00 pm April 24 . Easter Sunday ...... 9:00 am & 10:30 am
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Holy Saturday 11.00 am Stations 12 noon Blessing of Easter Food 9.00 pm Easter Vigil
11.30 am Blessing of Easter Food (in gym) 9.00 pm Easter Vigil
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9.00 am, 10.45 am, 12.30 pm and 5.00 pm
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White Rock’s Braden Bouchey is tagged out by Coquitlam Redleg Ajay Mistry as he tries to steal second base in a B.C. Premier Junior Baseball League game on Sunday at Mundy Park field in Coquitlam.
Tri-City tumblers heading to PEI Stoires by Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
At least 16 talented Tri-City tumblers qualified to join Team BC at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Charlottetown, PEI next month. In all, 94 artistic and trampoline gymnasts from across the province won the opportunity to attend the national championships following performances at the 2011 BC Gymnastics Championships in Langley last week. Among the leading hopefuls at this year’s nationals are National Youth Team members Tamara O’Brien and Kyle Carragher, both of Port Coquitlam and both “expected to challenge for several medals during the championships,” according to the Richmond-based Team BC. Port Coquitlam’s TAG Sports Centre boasts
the largest stable of Tri-City qualifiers for this year’s nationals, including Carragher and O’Brien, as well as Erin England and Alex Phillips-Taylor of Port Moody; Jewel McDonogh and Dayna Weststeyn of Port Coquitlam; Alexa McPhee and Taylor Chan of Coquitlam; and Anmore’s Kassidy Kask. Kerrigan Gymnastic Academy’s Addyson Cheladyn of PoCo, Colin Schular Ram of Coquitlam and Cole Palmeri of Port Moody all qualified for Charlottetown in the men’s artistic gymnastics category. Joining them are Tri-City hopefuls Brittany Rogers, Ariana Gomes and Rachel Ebbett of Coquitlam, and Jordan De Jong and Robert Watson of Port Coquitlam. The Charlottetown national championships will be held May 23 to 28 at the University of PEI.
The Canadian Gymnastics Championships are used to identify athletes to represent Canada at the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships.
PROVINCIAL CHAMPS
Lauren Wang and Caleigh Mayer of Coquitlam’s Club Aviva became provincial champions at the 2011 B.C. gymnastics championships last week in Langley. Wang captured the girls P3 Argo crown after placing first on bars, second on beam and third on both floor and vault. Mayer won the girls P5 Open title by finishing first on bars, second on both vault and floor and 10th on beam. At the B.C. trampoline finals, Aviva’s Arianna Gomes bounced to first in provincial ‘A’ tumbling in the Novice 11-14 division. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
Coq. Sharks will call Rochester home A f t e r a 2 0 - ye a r a b s e n c e, t h e Coquitlam Sharks are returning to the Rochester Outdoor Pool where the swim club once drew a frenzy of aquatic activity. The return is part of an overall expansion of the summer swimming, diving and water polo program, an expansion brought upon by the Sharks sudden growth in membership again following a two-decade decline. The club has also expanded its Mini Sharks program for beginner swimmers ages four to eight this summer with the introduction of swim races
and team events. “Membership started declining about 20 years ago and we consolidated our pool usage to Spani, Eagle Ridge and Chimo,” said Sharks president Phil Cappellini in an email. “However, with the club now experiencing growth, we are pleased to include Rochester Pool and increase our accessibility to the local community.” Registration for lessons and activities with the club will be held in the pool lobby at Poirier Recreation Centre this Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. The swim season begins May 2.
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The Coquitlam Sharks will return to Rochester Pool this season after a 20-year absence.
TC Bruins Mainland midget cup champions In a victorious repeat of last year, the Tri-City Bruins are now back-toback Mainland Cup Midget hockey champions. The Midget Bruins won the final game of this past weekend’s Mainland Cup Tournament 4-3 over the Delta Ice Hawks. B r u i n s c o a c h To n y Barone credited strong goaltending all tournament long from Kyle Bennett and Phoenix Logan-Hill as instrumental in the Bruins’ victory. The Tri-City’s top scorers of the tour nament were Tyler Basham, Daniel DelBianco, Brendan Logan and Jamie Waddington. The Tri-City Bruins is composed of hockey players aged 15 to 17 from the Tri-City area. The tour nament ran from April 15 to 17 with over 200 teams from across the province competing at all age groups and skill divisions. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
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OPEN HOUSE 2011 MAY 12TH • 5:00 pm TO 9:00 pm
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CMF Barca win championship By Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The U16 Coquitlam Metro-Ford Barca were crowned provincial soccer champions in a decisive three-nil win over the Victoria Capitals in Saturday’s BC Youth Select League Championships. Barca’s James Lynn opened the scoring after 15 minutes of play, heading home a free kick delivered to the crossbar by teammate Marcello Polisi. Coquitlam maintained a decisive upperhand from that point on, controlling the ball and staying on the offensive. Barca’s Rashaun Rivers posted the team’s second point with a spectacular drive assisted across the field by Anthony Martin. With a comfortable 2-0 lead into the second half, Barca relaxed their offensive. The insurance goal came, however, when Polisi added his own, beating two Victoria defenders and
hitting a well-placed drive into the top corner of the Capitals’ goal from 25 yards out. Polisi plans to join the Vancouver Whitecaps U14 team next season. Saturday’s shutout went to Barca’s Alexa Skrzeta, helping Coquitlam Metro-Ford add Select League Champions to their long list of accolades this season, which includes Puma Pacific Coast Champions, Coquitlam Metro-Ford Labour Day Champions and U16 Select ‘B’ BCYSSL League Runners-Up finishing the season with 18 wins, one loss and three ties. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
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Born March 21, 1930, passed away April 12th at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. Predeceased in July, 2006 by his loving wife Inez. Remembering him are sons Russ and Brad, grandchildren Dylan and Nicole and ‘honourary family member’ Alison Smith. Ramsay was born and raised in Scotland, coming to Canada in 1956. One year later, he married Inez. Ramsay was involved in Scouting for many years, serving as both a Cub and Scout leader in Coquitlam. He and Inez did a lot of travelling, but nothing gave him more pleasure than being in Hawaii with the entire family. The family would like to thank the nursing and physio staff on the second floor of RCH for the wonderful attention they gave Ramsay over the past two months. A Memorial Service will be held at 2PM, Saturday, April 30th, at Burquitlam Funeral Home, 625 North Road, Coquitlam. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation in his memory to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (Vancouver Lower Mainland Chapter), or BC SPCA.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Michelina was born in Sepino, Italy, and came to Canada in 1956. She will be deeply missed by her loving husband of 56 years, Giuseppe; her children, Tony (Darlene) and Cristina (Richard); and grandchildren, Melissa (Brook), Andrea, Amanda, Vince, and Alexandra. Her family was the joy of her life and she was the happiest when surrounded by her dear family and friends. Prayers will be offered on Tuesday, April 19th at 6:00 pm at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, 3141 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, where Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Wednesday, April 20th at 10:00 am. Entombment to follow at Ocean View Burial Park, South Mausoleum.
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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATION trainees needed! Large & small firms seeking certified admin staff now. No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-512-7116. EVERYDAY STYLE, a Canadian company, is expanding in your area. The market for our entertaining, cooking, and decor products is huge! Join us and earn money as a Consultant. Visit www.everydaystyle.com to find out more. THINK BIG! Heavy Equipment Service Technician Training. $1000. entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning. High school diploma and a mechanical aptitude required. On-campus residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888999-7882; gprc.ab.ca/fairview.
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DUMP TRUCK DRIVER with Class 3 / 1, and asphalt experience required. Call 604-464-9163. LANGLEY BASED COMPANY looking for Super B Experienced Class 1 Driver. Steady work, great benefits. Fax resume and drivers abstract to: 604-513-8004 or email: tridem@telus.net
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AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783
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AUJLAS’ FARMS LTD FARM LABOURERS required 5 or 6 Days/Week 40 or 50 Hours/Week $9.28/Hour Horticultural work such as: Planting, pruning, spacing and harvesting the crop. Employment starts early July’11 Submit your application to: 604-789-5695 or by Fax:604-465-9340 or by mail:12554 Woolridge Rd., Pitt Meadows, B.C. V3Y 1Z1 Getting a job couldn’t be easier!
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Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.
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Immediate Openings, $17 baseapp. flex. schedules, cond. apply, sales/service. 604-678-1065. www.earnpartime.ca BUILDING SERVICE Worker/ Housekeeping Staff Needed! F/T positions in a Surrey Health Care Facility. Clinical cleaning experience is an asset. BSW certificate preferred but not required. To apply e-mail resume to jobs.bswjan@gmail.com
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Carriers Needed The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area: 9896 1486 Johnson St 9033 741-760 Capital Crt 753-795 Citadel Dr
9724 2602-2641 Auburn Pl 2630-2646 Brewster Dr 1327-1341 Erksine St 1330-1340 Talbot Crt 8156 2590-2600 Austin Ave (even) 412-441 Balfour Dr 431-451 Bray St 2501-2591 Burian Dr 2510-2591 Latimer Ave 2521 Leduc Ave 2541-2591 Lund Ave (odd) 8501 953-965 Como Lake Ave (odd) 808-1023 Kelvin St 951-969 Leland Ave (odd) 804-1010 MacIntosh St 950-965 Spence Ave 8518 1370-1440 Cambridge Dr (even) 1305-1427 Foster Ave 656-669 Gatensbury St 1507 Grover Ave 641-659 Schoolhouse St 8507 1381-1439 Cambridge Dr (odd) 677-701 Gatensbury St 680-687 Keneng Crt 670-675 Madera Crt 1406-1432 Milford Ave 661-689 Schoolhouse St 1319-1431 Smith Ave 8684 2040-2065 Alpine Crt 2030-2060 Compton Crt 623-652 Draycott St 601-651 Midvale St 601-606 Rialto Crt 1915-2051 Winslow Ave 6079 101 Parkside Dr 9885 1570-1581 Agate Pl 2553-2599 Diamond Cres 2520-2651 Jade Pl 1550-1581 Topaz Crt 6003 2201-2235 Brookmount Dr (odd side) 101-214 Clearview Dr 170-208 Edward Cres 200-239 Moray St 3209-3234 Pinda Dr 3210-3290 Portview Pl 8619 1064-1081 Buoy Dr 2500-2530 Cable Crt 2503-2524 Channel Crt 2502-2550 Dewdney Trunk Rd 2513-2550 Quay Pl 1075-1077 Viewmount Dr (odd) 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 and quote the route number. SALES PERSONNEL
CLASS 1 DRIVERS Requirements: Team player, clean drivers abstract, gravel delivery experience, transfer, and or side dump B-train experience.
Fax resume to: 604-462-1120 or email:
Resumes held in confidence. No phone calls please.
THE LEMARE Group is currently seeking a full time highway low bed driver. Fax resume to 250-956-4888 or email: office@lemare.ca.
STAIR BUILDER
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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
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS required between 2am-5:30am, Coquitlam & Port Coquitlam. Great P/T income. Reliable vehicle. 604-313-2709.
Up to $20 per hr, 40 hrs per week. Fun promo’s & C.S. 10 positions available for immed. work. No commission. No experience? No problem! Call today, Start tomorrow !
Call Lori 604-777-2195
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Fax resume: 604-945-3597 or e-mail: office@fab-all.com
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F/T Cook(Coq) Hamjibak 3-5 years exp. Prepare Korean Chinese cuisine. $17-20/hr. Tel. 604-461-1237
101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)
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Fab-All is currently looking for a full time GTAW (TIG) welder. - Must have 3 to 5 years experience. - Work well with others. - Able to read blueprints. - Perform housekeeping duties. - Clean and grind own welds. We offer Competitive Wages, Extended Health/Dental Benefits. Great working atmosphere!
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Dial-A-Law offers general information on a variety of topics on law in BC. 604-687-4680 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.565.5297 (Outside LM); www.dialalaw.org (audio available).
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If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It ís That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.
LAWYER REFERRAL Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers offer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services. 604-6873221 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.663.1919 (Outside LM).
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- Millwork Designer with Mastercam or AutoCad. - Kitchen Designer with 20-20 or Cabinetvision or Microvellum. Needed NOW in local area **STABLE F/T EMPLOYMENT** WOODTECH International Fax: 1-866-360-1139 WoodTechJobs@shaw.ca (100% Confidential) COMMERCIAL TIRE REPAIRMAN req’d full time, M-F, some after hrs/on call. Must have DL, service truck provided, heavy lifting, outdoor work. $14-22/hr depending on exp. 2230 Hartley Ave, Coquitlam. fax 604-526-9429 or email: tireland-hartley@gmail.com
604-460-8058 #7 - 20306 Dewdney Trunk, M. Ridge Corner Max Gas Station $10 off ~ expires April 30, 2011
CONCRETE FINISHERS. Edmonton-based company seeks experienced concrete finishers for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; John@RaidersConcrete.com. Cell 780-660-7130. Fax 780-444-7103.
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APPLY NOW: Pennywise Scholarship For Women to attend Journalism certificate course at Langara College in Vancouver. Deadline April 29, 2011. More information: w w w . b c c o m m u n i t y news.com/files/scholarships LEARN SMALL ENGINE REPAIR. Hands-on training on ATV’s, snowmobiles, personal watercraft. Excellent Instructors and shop equipment. On-campus residences. Write apprenticeship exams. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; gprc.ab.ca/fairview. MEDICAL OFFICE trainees needed! Hospitals & doctors need medical office & medical admin staff! No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-748-4126.
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DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit. Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN required by Pitt Meadows based company. Experience with trouble shooting to the component level is nec. Valid D.L. & criminal background check may be required. Please send resumes c/o Adam to: #12 - 11443 Kingston St. Maple Ridge, V2X 0Y6. email: adam@meiinternational.com No phone calls please.
$10 MILLION AVAILABLE for Land Purchase/Development and Joint Ventures. Management Consulting and Business Plan services. Call 1-866-402-6464.
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CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal. 100% Free Information Booklet. 1-8-Now-Pardon (1-866-972-7366). Speak with a Specialist- No Obligation. www.PardonServicesCanada.com. A+BBB Rating. 20+ Yrs Experience. Confidential. Fast. Affordable .
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INCOME TAXES Personal & Business Tax Bookkeeping, GST/HST Payroll & Remittances By certified professional Contact Zhaleh Nangir
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Heavy Duty / Commercial Mechanic P & R Western Star & Freightliner Trucks requires qualified full time Heavy Duty / Commercial Mechanic for our Duncan location. Possession of an Authorized Motor Vehicle Inspection ticket would be an asset. Excellent Wage and Benefit Package. Please e-mail resume: michele@prwstar.com or fax: (1)-250-746-8064
Industrial Compressor Room Tech/Millwright
missionridge aggregates@shaw.ca
Req. for West Coast Moulding & Millwork, Langley BC. Must have previous experience reading Blue Prints and CAD drawings, ability to build straight and curved spiral stair & experience with on site measuring and installation of prefabricated stair types. Positive attitude, dedication & willingness to learn rewarded with: • Advancement Opportunities • Excellent Remuneration & Benefits.
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WINTER HARBOUR, BC. Master Mechanic logging. Full time. 10 years experience minimum. Welding, excellent diagnostics, physically fit, all logging equipment. References required. Fax or email your resume to 250-969-4222 or employment@wdmoore.ca.
6038 606-749 Carleton Dr 303-432 Princeton Ave 802-884 Washington Dr (even) 602-622 Waterloo Dr 505-566 Yale Rd
Fabricana is looking for part time sales personnel for their Coquitlam Interior Delights Home Décor dept. Must have min 2 yrs exp in the window fashion industry. Good wage and potential for full time employment when available. Send resume to: larry@fabricana.com.
EXPERIENCED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
Industrial Compressor Rm Tech / Millwright req’d for troubleshooting, repair & mtnce of compressor room equipment, incl Air Compressors, Air Dryers and Air Piping throughout Lower Mainland / Vancouver Island. Preference given to candidates w/1-2 yrs exp & some electrical background.
E-mail resume to: careers@skeans.com JOURNEYMAN MECHANICS required immediately, NW Alberta. Heavy Duty and Automotive positions, competitive wages, benefit plan. Caterpillar experience. More info: www.ritchiebr.com. Fax 780351-3764. Email: info@ritchiebr.com. PLUMBING & HEATING company seeking experienced trades for local and northern jobs. Great pay. Seeking independent plumbers and sheet metal technicians, knowledge of commercial/residential systems. Email resumes info@hhplumbing.ca or fax 604-514-7872. Questions? 604-787-8972.
ROOFERS WANTED 5 years exp. Own tools, Safety equipment & Transportation Call Phil (604)418-9621
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Police Board Appointment The Solicitor General is seeking a part-time volunteer to serve on the Port Moody Police Board. As a police board member, you must: ● reside in the Municipality of Port Moody ● undergo a criminal record check and personal suitability panel interview ● be prepared to commit up to 15 hours a month to fulfill board duties. The term for this appointment is one year and may be renewed for up to a maximum of six years. This is an Order in Council appointment. A police board establishes goals as well as priorities/objectives and develops the police budget for its department. The board is also responsible for service and policy complaints related to its police department. Since selection of board members is based on merit, along with being communityminded you should have an understanding of governance boards. For further information, please visit www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/police_services or phone 250.356.6676. Please submit your expression of interest by 4:30 pm, May 13, 2011, to: Assistant Deputy Minister, Policing and Security Programs Branch, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, PO Box 9285 Stn Prov Gov’t, Victoria, BC V8W 9J7. Fax: 250.356.7747; email: SGPoliceBoard@gov.bc.ca
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INCOME TAX. TAJ DAMJI 604-781-0315. Pickup delivery in Tri City Free. Singles $45 Couples $65. No limit on number of slips.
Tax Returns • Corporate • Personal • Discount for Seniors
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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
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MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909 POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed
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~~ A GIFT OF TIME ~~ Clean to Perfection. Reliable/Honest ICBC & Veteran’s claims. Lic’d / Ins. Windows Free. 778-840-2421
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We charge the cheapest price ever. Only $20/Hr We always do an excellent job. PLEASE CALL
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VISION EXOTIK FLOORING INC. - Hardwood Floor Specialist -Installation, Sanding, Refinishing Express your unique and individual style with a custom stain. Dust free sanding. 778-995-Wood (9663). View our picture gallery at www.visionexotik.com
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Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627
604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB.
COQUITLAM LANDSCAPING ★ SPRING CLEANUP ★ Residential/Commercial and Industrial wiring/maintenance No job too big or small Licensed, bonded & insured Contractor # 50123
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Call Rod at 778-835-8319 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors disc. Friendly, family bus., 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408/604-299-7125
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All Work Guaranteed. Call John
604-464-8700 ~ 778-867-8785 GREENPRO Landscaping. Lawn cuts, pruning, full yard maintenance & installation. Fast & dependable. Incl odd jobs. Call: 604-537-5536
329 PAINTING & DECORATING FATHER & DAUGHTER Residential painting. Free estimate. Please call (604)773-5171. INT/EXT Painting. Papering & pressure wash. Reasonable 30yrs exp Refs, free est. Keith 604-433-2279
NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses
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Instant Grassifacation!
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
RED’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. & Home Maintenance. Reasonable rates. Call Red 604-290-7033.
359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL
Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread
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************************************* * HANDYMAN SERVICES * Kitchen/Bath Reno & Repair * All types of flooring * Custom Built Sheds NO job TOO small Work Guaranteed. References. Over 20 Years Experience. Free Estimates 604-418-8340
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• Kitchens • Bathrooms • Remodeling • Decks 30 Years Experience Licensed - Insured 1 CALL DOES IT ALL. Reno’s, bathrooms, kitchens, ceramic tiling, hardwood, laminate, granite tops. Call: Carlo (604)818-5919. A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936. ALUMINUM RAILING =$19/Lf. mini. 50.Lf. Free est.~ Call-604-5524700. www.outdesign.ca HANDYMAN / REPAIRS/RENOS CALL WALTER (604)790-0842
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✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton
GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton
Meadows Landscape Supply
604-465-1311
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MOVING & STORAGE
ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020
AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
Home Renovations and New Construction
604-537-4140
Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB
SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
Dean 604-834-3076 HOOT & OWL Renovations & repairs Email: hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430
Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, gates. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742
WDesign & Renovations WCedar Decks WFences WWooden Retaining walls Home Renovations Call Patrick for a free est.
www.proaccpainting.com
SEASIDE PAINTING
NICK’S Landscaping
604-949-1900
- Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
& Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
IVY GREEN YARD SERVICE Hedges, pruning, yd cleanup, maint 30 years exp. FREE Estimates. Guar. Work. Calvin 604-992-4633
GARDENING
LANDSCAPING
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit
ATC LANDSCAPE Landscape Maintenance Services • Spring Yard Clean-Ups • Lawn Maintenance • Gardening • Hedge & Tree Trimming • Cedar Fencing
300
www.metrovanhome.ca
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
GARDENING
GARDENING
15% SENIORS DISCOUNT lawn cuts, aerating, power-raking, pruning, hedge trimming, trees, 23 yrs. exp. Free est. Brad 778-552-3900
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
M.T. GUTTERS
www.atclandscape.com
bcclassified.com 604-575-5555
CONCRETE & PLACING
FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.
BLUE MTN Electric Ltd., #13337, Res/Comm/Ind. Motor control and older type machinery. Call: (604)936-0311, Vancouver - Hope. 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
CHECK CLASSIFIEDS 242
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS DEMOSSING. Gutter Cleaning. Repairs. Roofing. Power Washing, painting, cedar ridgecap. Jeff’’s House Ext. 604-802-6310
~DEEP & SPARKLING~
CLEANING SERVICES
FENCING
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
1-A1 BRAR CEDAR FENCING, chain link & landscaping. Block retaining wall. Reasonable rates. Harry 604-719-1212, 604-306-1714
DRYWALL
45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060 ALL PHASES DRYWALL • Taping • Texture • Spraying 30 yrs. Tidy Workplace. Free Est. No job too small.Eric 778-898-9806 Ceiling Restoration: taping & boarding respray, repaint, trowel over, 30 yrs exp. Del 604-505-3826 FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
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Woodland Decks
604-351-6245
PAVING/SEAL COATING
ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.
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A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
PLUMBING
✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640 $69/HR. Lic., Insured. Experienced & friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call anytime 604-805-2488. NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941
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TREE SERVICES
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
ABC TREE MEN ✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding
PRESSURE WASHING POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING
☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899
SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
Call Ian 604-724-6373 TOPLINE PRESSURE WASHING Siding, gutters, & tile roofs. We use SOAP. WCB insured 604.861.6060
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS BESTCO ROOFING LTD. Res., Comm. Tar, gravel, torch-on, Sheet Metal, Duroids. Fully Ins. WCB Cov. BBB. All kinds of roofing. New & reroofing. Gill 604-727-4806 or Charlie 604-773-3522 GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB $2m Liability. Clean Gutters $80. 24 hrs. 7dys/wk. 604-240-5362 JJ ROOFING. New Roofs/Re-Roofs / Repairs. Summer Special ~ 20% Off. Free Est. Refs. WCB Insured. Member BBB. Jas @ 604-726-6345
Get your trees or tree removal done NOW while they’re dormant
✓ Tree & Stump Removal ✓ Certified Arborists ✓ 20 yrs exp. 60’ bucket truck ✓ Crown reduction ✓ Spiral pruning ✓ Fully insured. Best Rates
604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 Info: www.treeworksonline.ca
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RENO & REPAIR Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
NO JOB TOO SMALL! .Jim’s Mowing Spring Services - jimsmowing.ca
Prompt Delivery Available
Seven Days a Week
Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. ✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel
(604)465-1311
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
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Pea Gravel, Birds/Eye and Road Mulch. $30/yrd
Visit our bigger and better facility! SURFWOOD EQUIPMENT
1 to 10 YRDS. DELIVERD
HOME REPAIRS If I can’t do it ..... it can’t be done!
RAZAR DELIVERIES
Wash Sand, 3/4 Clear Crush, & 3/4 Drain Rock - $25/yrd
Exp’d in over 30 lines of work. For positive results call Robert. 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
Certified horticulturist ✦ Spring cleanup ✦ Fertilize ✦ Pruning & shaping ✦ Rejuvenate old soil ✦ Weekly maintenance programs Modern & traditional plant design for newly or renovated garden beds, patios & balcony. Whats growing on in your garden
NO Wood byproducts used
When QUALITY Matters
604 - 761 - 1818
all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements
604-540-1232
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
17607 FORD ROAD,
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Always! Gutter, window cleaning, pressure washing, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627
1881 United Blvd. Coquitlam, BC
PITT MEADOWS PICK-UP ...... OR .... DELIVERY
604-465-3189
RUBBISH REMOVAL
RECYCLE-IT! EARTH FRIENDLY
Scott 604-891-9967 2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca A-1 EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR. Quality job, senior rates, free est, residential, commercial. Refs. 15 yrs exp. No job too small.Call 604-476-0766
Free Estimates * Fully Insured
JUNK REMOVAL On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!
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WINDOW CLEANING
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*GENTLEMEN* WINDOW Cleaning Window & Gutter Cleaning. Pressure Washing. Call Micah for a free estimate 604-230-0429
EXTRA
PETS
CHEAP RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!
ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582
Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist
#1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339
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LANDSCAPING
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Topsoil - $24/yrd Mushroom manure - $20/yrd Steer manure - $15/yrd.
# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Ext./Int. SPRING Special
Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work
(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
GOT JUNK?
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PETS
BRUSELLS GRIFFONS pups, (monkey faced pups) $1200, home raised, parents can be viewed. Pedigrees avail. (604)463-5316 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
Rubbish Removal 1-800-468-5865
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A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 7yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats
Haul Anything... But Dead Bodies!!
(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
bradsjunkremoval.com
BESTWAY PAINTING & Decorating Interior/Exterior. Comm/Res. Crown Moldings. John 778-881-6737
RUBBISH removal. Bobcat/dump trailer. Reno/repairs. hoot&owl@ telus.net G604-339-5430.
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220.JUNK(5865)
Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988
Chihuahua, 3.5 yr old, spayed, healthy, shots, vet chk’d. Leaving country. $200. (604)997-8601
CKC Reg.soft coated Wheaten Terrier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1200. Call 604-533-8992 HAVANESE X, 4 1/2 yrs. Neut. M. Moving. Affectionate. Loves walks, $100. Phone (604) 574-9266.
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PETS
LAB RETRIEVER PUPS, yellow & black, $650. Vet check, quality lineage, dew claws, 1st shots, dewormed. (604)702-0217
Tri-City News Wednesday, April 20, 2011, A39 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANO, Yamaha, 1 owner, $800. Call (604)858-4081
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE LOTS
BIG BEAUTIFUL ARIZONA LAND $99/mo. $0 down, $0 interest, Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int’l Airport Guaranteed Financing, No Credit Checks. Pre-recorded msg. 1-800-631-8164 Code 4001 www.sunsiteslandrush.com LAND LIQUIDATION 20 Acres $0 Down, $99/mo. ONLY $12,900 Near Growing El Paso, Texas (2nd safest U.S. City) Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Money Back Guarantee FREE Color Brochure 800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com LAST 4 LOTS IN PREMIUM Subdivision, in Anmore selling below assessed value. Fully serviced on greenbelt, private setting, 8 minutes from Newport Village, Port Moody. Call now 604-716-7600
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxurious 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installation only $ 109,950. Many other plans available. The Home Boys 877-976-3737, 509-481-9830 or www.hbmodular.com
MORTGAGES
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
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APPLIANCES
BUILDING SUPPLIES
DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel Buildings Priced for Spring Clearance - Ask about Free Delivery to most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170. SAWMILLS - Band/Chainsaw SPRING SALE - Cut lumber any dimension, anytime. MAKE MONEY and SAVE MONEY In stock ready to ship. Starting at $1,195.00. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext.400OT
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GARAGE SALES
COQUITLAM
MOVING SALE Everything Must Go! - Mon-Fri After 4pm - Sat & Sun Anytime
541 Foster Ave Diningroom & Livingroom sets, all appliances & lots more! Ph: 604-936-2867
PORT COQ. Moving - 3533 Inverness St. Fri., Sat. & Sun. 10am to 3pm. Misc household, pwr tools etc
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MEDICAL SUPPLIES
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.
560
MISC. FOR SALE
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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.
Awesome View!! Glen drive. Bosa built. 28th flr., 2 BD, 2 Bath, wood flr. Open concept kitchen with granite countertops. Stainless steal appl., insuite lndry. Across Coq centre, Avail. May 1. $1400/mth.
Call Janine 778-898-0917
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
5 min walk to Skytrain and Mall 1 & 2 Bdrm units w/view Heat/hot water, inste storage, 4 appl’s Call 604-931-2024 www.aptrentals.net COQUITLAM Center. Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm apts. Incl heat, h/wtr, secure prkg. N/P. May1st. 604-942-2012. www.coquitlampropertyrentals.com
Now accepting applic’s for 1 & 2 bdrm apts. Share purchase req’d.
Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991
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.
GARDEN COURT HOUSING CO-OP 2865 Packard Ave.
604-464-4921 COQUITLAM
Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832 535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)
MISC. WANTED PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $785/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.
Call 604-837-4589 www.aptrentals.net
Dragan 778-788-1845
Hyland Manor 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.
PORT COQUITLAM - Newly renovated, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amens, WC Exp - 2 BDRM APTS avail May 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
For more info & viewing call
Dragan 778-788-1845
2232 McAllister Ave
Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management
PORT MOODY. MODERN, BRIGHT 1 bedroom. Well managed, good quality building (The Sonrisa) $1050/Month (incl Hot water) Apartment. Amenities: 5 appliances (including W/D) 1 parking space (with plenty of street and visitor parking, Gym, indoor pool and hut tub, recreation room, storage, Garden court yard. Local Amenities: Steps away from the West Coast express, transit, Rocky Point park, shopping, schools and coffee shop 1 Year lease is preferred. Available May 1st 2011. 778-233-5330
(604)941-7721
COQUITLAM
Sherwood Apt 727 North Rd 1 & 2 bdrms on quiet street. 15 Mins to SFU 5 Mins to shops & transp
PORT MOODY
Call 604-830-9781
Time to move into Spring .... At, The PERFECT LOCATION! On-site Manager
www.aptrentals.net
Welcome Home !
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 $750/mo.
1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
Call 604-724-6967
Call (604) 931-2670
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground floor, dance/fitness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.
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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
PORT COQUITLAM nr PoCo Place Mall. 3 Bdrm SxS duplex, avail May 1st. $1400/mo +utils. 604-255-4554
APARTMENT/CONDO
$ 1050-Brand New Luxurious Condo 1BED+DEN Never Lived In, Maple Ridge Central Location, Available from May 1 st, New Appliances, Granite Counter Top, In Suite Laundry, Secured Underground Parking and more. 604-7294590; dorel@shaw.ca
D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.
For more info & viewing call
COQUITLAM WEST
BUILDING SALE... Canadian Manufacturer Direct. 25x40 $6320. 30x40 $7370. 35x50 $9980. 40x80 $18,900. 47x100 $31,600. Ends optional. Many others. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers since 1980, 1-800668-5422
FREE SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Cash for some complete scrap cars. 604-465-7940 or 580-3439.
Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms
RENTALS
COQUITLAM:
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CEDARWAY APT
2010 St. John’s St, Port Moody
www.dannyevans.ca
706
APARTMENT/CONDO
PORT COQUITLAM
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
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HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
BURNABY JOBS: Whether you’re looking to find or fill a position, this is where your search begins. Call bcclassified.com 604.575.5555
APARTMENT/CONDO
Coquitlam/Port Moody
COQUITLAM
636
Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-711-8818 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
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RENTALS
St. John’s Apartments
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Miniature Chinese Sharpei pups M/F’s available. CKC reg. $1200. 604-315-8774 www.wrinklesrus.com 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 PITT BULL, 5 1/5 mo male, blk, wht chest, friendly, needs new home, $450. (604) 852-8837 or 897-5243 PRESA CANARIO puppies, born Feb 14 brindle view/parents on farm great temp $800 604-855-6929. SPANIELS, Field & Cocker X, vet ✔, 1st & 2nd shots incl., 3 M, 1 F, no dewclaws $400. (604)313-6858 VIZSLA PUPS, CKC reg’d, shots, guaranteed. $850. ph, 604-8192115 or email: vizsla@telus.net WEST HIGHLAND TERRIER pups. Born Feb. 26th. 1 M, 1 F. 1st shots. vet ✓, ready April 23. $1100 each. Great with kids. 604-850-6567 Abb
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GARIBALDI Court (604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge Available Now 2 BEDROOM Great location for seniors!
Clean, quiet & affordable! Incl. heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance.
Refs & Credit check req. Sorry No Pets For more info. google us. 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
Call: 604-460-7539 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818
Polo Club Apartments 19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets
604.465.7221 PORT COQUITLAM
2 Bdrm Suites Available With Large Balcony / Patio Corner unit. 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.
Call 604-941-9051 PORT COQUITLAM
1 Bdrm Top flr apt. $775 2 Bdrm Corner apt. $895 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 Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT
604-464-3550
HOMES FOR RENT
COQUITLAM CNTR 4bdr 2ba, 2600 s.f., ns/np, avail now, $1750+utils, ref, 604--312-8388 COQUITLAM. NEWLY renovated 2 brm over 1200 sqf suite in the beautiful house. Bright, spacious, laminated floors all around, separate entrance and laundry, security system, water heating, all appliances. Available May 01 or June 01 $1200+util. Call 604-939-4811 or email: donets3@yahoo.com HERITAGE house for rent located old town centre, 3 levels, 2 bdrm and den, 1 bath, new paint and carpets $1350 plus utilities, available May 1. Romeo 604-250-3547. MAIN FLOOR, 2 bedroom and den, 1350 square feet, 2 baths, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, water view. $1350 plus utilities. Available May 1. Romeo 604-250-3547. PORT MOODY. 4 bdrm renovated house, $1500. 2 bdrm artist studio $900. References. 604-321-4649.
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SUITES, LOWER
1 bdrm grd level, very clean. W/D. NS/NP. Quiet person. $750 incls utils. Refs req. 604-931-2042. ANMORE, 2 bdrm, 1100 sf, 5 appls, NS/NP, $900 incl utils. Refs req. May 1. Phone (604)469-0494. COQUITLAM 2 bdrm grnd lvl, 1100 sq.ft., 4 appls, 1 full bath, patio, f/p, & storage. No dogs. Avail now. $900/mo + 40% utils. 604-307-4103 COQUITLAM, 2 bdrm, new carpet, $800 incl utils, cable, W/D. Shower only. NP/NS. Call 604-767-6882. COQUITLAM Clean and Spacious, over 1000 sq/ft 2 Bedroom Basement Suite. Private In Suite Laundry. Close to shopping and transportation. $995/month incl. utilities. No Smoking or Pets. Available April 15th or May 1st. Call 604-644-9614 to view. COQUITLAM. NEWLY renovated 2 brm over 1200 sqf bsmt suite in the beautiful house. Bright, spacious, laminated floors all around, separate entrance and laundry, security system, water heating, all appliances. Available May 01 or June 01 $1200+util. Call 604-939-4811 or email: donets3@yahoo.com COQ. W Plateau. 2 bdrm walk out ste. 11’ ceilings, patio c/w panoramic view. 700 s/f sauna/steam rm. w/d. n/p. n/s. $997. 604-880-2991. MAPLE RIDGE EAST - WHONNOCK 1125 sq ft, 2 bdrm on QUIET NON SMOKING acreage, 5 appl, gas f/p, own driveway & patio. WELL CARED FOR small to med size fixed pet ok, 2 max. $960 incl gas & hydro. Avail May 1. Refs req’d. 604-462-0119 POCO, 3 BDRM, FULLBATH, Insuite W/D, Grnd lvl. Sep. entry, NS/ NP, $1200+1/3util 604-945-6256 PORT COQUITLAM 1brdm grnd. level suite,private entry,parking,n/p n/s incl utils nr bus nice back yard $650.mo. avail now 604 941 6059 PORT COQUITLAM, 2 bdrm. suite, N/S N/P. Close to transit, school. now 604-468-6232 604-781-1939 PORT COQUITLAM. Immac, newly reno 2 bdrm. N/P N/S. Priv. ent. $950/mo. utils. incl. 604-802-4139 PORT COQUITLAM N. Bright, spacious 2 bdrm. Laminate floor. Quiet family area, n/s n/p. $825/util incl 778-389-3300 or jazb24@telus.net PORT COQUITLAM. Near Oxford Heights. Bright 1 bdrm. $750/mo incl utils, shared laundry, h/d TV, internet & A/C. N/P, N/S. Ref’s. Suits mature sgle. Call: 604-468-7533 PORT COQUITLAM north side, 1 bdrm. above grnd., Cedar & Prairie, quiet area, ns/np. Share ldry. $675 +1/3utils. May 1. 604-728-7404 PORT COQUITLAM, N. side, 2 bdrm, extra lrg., $800/mth. incl utils. NP/NS, Immed. (604) 866-8182. Pt Coquitlam N.side, 3 bdrm all new reno’d ste, 2 baths, 6 new appls, NS/NP. $1500 incl util. Cls to all ament/schl. May 1. 604-944-9520 Pt. MOODY, bright 1 bdrm, gas f/p priv w/d $800 incl heat, light & cble. Absolutely NS/NP. 604-936-4815 WESTWOOD PLATEAU. 2 bdrm grd lvl suite. Sep ent. 9’ ceilings. Kitchen with island, d/w, f/s w/d, gas f/p. N/S. N/P. Refs req. $975 + 1/3 utils. May 1. 604-329-6295
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Elle Hunter, principal of Element RE: Design, is helping homeowners who just can’t let go of their treasured books. Martin Knowles photo
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“Try to get away from that typical library look – all the books pulled to the front of the shelf. You can add interest with accent pieces like pottery, small statues. Think about using some of the additions as bookends.” ›› from page.1 but as we proceeded Bill was thrilled with the result. Books are so personal and it can be nerve racking to allow someone to handle them and change everything around.” How Hunter handled the project is a great primer for those hesitant to dive in and sort things out. “It makes sense to first, as hard as this is, edit out the books you know you won’t read again or subjects you have lost interest in,” says Hunter. “Take out all the paperbacks and use them in other parts of the home ...Once you are left with your ‘keepers’ and empty space the fun can begin.” Bookcases can hold more than the obvious; they can be almost a blueprint of your life. Books, works of art, family photographs, and mementos of past travels welldisplayed can be an amazing, unique, addition to any room. “Try to get away from that typical library look which is all the books pulled to the front of the shelf,” says
Hunter. “Now you can add interest by adding accent pieces like pottery, small statues. Think about using some of the additions as bookends.” She suggests laying large books horizontally on the shelves and placing art on the top of the stack, which allows it to be displayed to great effect. “If you have books say on Thailand and a pieces of art from your visit to that wonderful country together they would make a wonderful display,” says Hunter. “Change textures by mixing up porcelain, wood, woven art such as ethnic baskets, with photos, this creates contrast. Don’t overdo adding pieces or you are back to a hodgepodge.”
Bookcases like these can be used for more than just books. Homeowners are encouraged to creatively arrange statues and other artifacts of their travels alongside the books to create interest. Martin Knowles photos
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Home reno challenges worth it in the end It started with a roof leak, then turned into much more after running into trouble with city bylaws. A 900 sq.-ft. house became 2,500 sq.-ft. thanks to Basil Restoration Ltd. Maggie Calloway
Basil dug down the basement floor approximately 20” to create a 7’ 800 sq. ft. Can you imagine living fully livable space. Once the in a small bedroom for four city gave the approval to dig months, a couple, three out the basement, they had to children and three cats, then support the old walls before moving down to live in the digging out, then 10 footings basement, while your whole were put in place to support home is torn apart and rebuilt the walls. around you? The basement now has a Weeks and months with no media room, laundry room, heat and no proper cooking bedroom and den. What facilities? Somehow they not only stayed sane but stayed tight Mark and Miles Wittig of Basil Restoration created was a damp, unusable, a house that a family of five can comfortably live in. badly sloping low basement, as a family. MARTIN KNOWLES PHOTOS with bad air quality which The original 900 sq ft house in permeated the whole house, New Westminster came with an became a clean, fresh, fully functioning living space. old story we hear all the time: the family, having lived The new second floor is 900 sq ft with four full-sized in the house since 2002, loved the area and wanted to bedrooms and a family bathroom. stay. Enter Basil Restoration Ltd. ›› more page.6 “We were originally brought into this house because the roof was leaking right through the main floor into the basement,” says general manager Miles Wittig. “We were contracted to tear the roof off and extend the second floor, from what was a half-story, into a fullheight floor. The plan was for us to build a bathroom in the basement so the family could move down there for three or four months while the renovation was going on.” However, the basement was too short, and therefore the city wouldn’t approve the bathroom renovations. Basil Restoration built each member of the family their own bedroom, renovated the kitchen and built a family bathroom, among other Thus, the plan was changed to a renovation of the projects. Martin Knowles photos entire house.
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Basil Restoration built each member of the family their own bedroom, renovated the kitchen and built a family bathroom, among other projects. Martin Knowles photos
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Choosing between paint and stain for your new deck Maggie Calloway Now that your new deck is built you have decide whether to paint or stain it. Ronaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website has a great list of thing you should take into consideration when making your decision, including function, the environment, the surface, use, product composition, appearance, colour and quality. Once you have answered all these questions, you are well on your way to making the right decision. Exterior paint and stain products have a much harder job than their indoor counterparts. They have to handle harsh weather conditions as well as major temperature fluctuations. Outdoor products have to be extremely flexible, and to attain this they contain more resins and more adhesives to better withstand temperature changes and humidity. Outdoor products should also have additives to repel water and mildew. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you have a new deck the most popular option for new wood is a transparent, semi-transparent, or even a semi-solid stain,â&#x20AC;? says Jeff Lawrence of Benjamin Moore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A semi-solid stain is close to an opaque stain; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very heavily pigmented stain but still allows you to see
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A luxurious spa bathroom is at the top of most renovation wish lists. Once we were exposed to modern hotel bathrooms, we wanted our own bathrooms to change from a utilitarian room to an oasis of calm and relaxation. Gone are the bathrooms of old with vinyl wallpaper, coloured fittings (dare we whisper avocado?), shag rug and a cute toilet paper cover. Bathrooms are now much larger rooms built to hold a separate glass shower with rain shower heads and body sprays and, for the totally spoiled, steam showers. Bathtubs are extra deep soaker tubs or Jacuzzis to whisk away the cares of the day. Televisions are built into the walls or even the mirror and cappuccino machines at the ready. Your personal
playlist is piped into the shower through waterproof speakers. The floors are warm and the towels are fluffed and tearing oneself away from this to face the world must be almost impossible. Todd Senft, Principal of reVision Custom Homes, knows all about building luxurious bathrooms. One of his recent projects is a finalist in the first-ever Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association 2010 Home RenOVATION Awards. A good size at 10’ x 16’ but not huge, the appeal is the feeling of serenity one gets from the simplicity. There are no bells and whistles, but every inch of this bathroom has been thought out and care has been taken to get everything perfectly executed. The 8’ x 6’ ft walk-in shower, with
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Build the perfect deck as summer beckons Homeowners are moving outside as the sun comes out, and renovations to an outdoor deck are often high on the priority list. Maggie Calloway There has been an explosion of interest in outdoor living in recent years. It seems we have come full circle from looking outside our homes for entertainment to spending much more time at home with family and friends. It follows that as we open our homes more, we need to turn our attention to what is working and what is not. Our crumbling decks, patios and terraces are not very inviting as outdoor rooms, so what to do? Like any other renovation, there are a few things to consider before jumping into the deep end.
You should decided how you are planning on using the outdoor area and what the budget for the project will be. You should also consider how the outdoor space will complement the house. Building the space is just the beginning. Because a deck takes a certain amount of punishment from the elements, unlike an interior space, money should be put aside to furnish what could be considered a new room. When planning where and how to build your new outdoor space, keep in mind you will need accessibility. No one wants to be constantly walking up
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“Some decks are very straightforward. Some can be tricky. To (ensure) the finished project is everything you want, hiring a professional is a wise move.” John Juzyniec, Solution Renovations
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Best Builders Ltd. worked with the homeowners of this West Side Vancouver proprty to create a beautiful home while saving money, and ended up with a modern home that still ďŹ ts in with the neighbourhood. â&#x20AC;şâ&#x20AC;ş from page.1 Georgie he won in the Best Renovation between $500,000 - $799,000 category for a renovation on Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Side. He is especially proud of how his company worked in partnership with the homeowners to create a beautiful home by constantly looking for ways to recycle and re-purpose and still get an exceptionally solid home. The 50-year-old house sits in a beautiful neighbourhood of similar homes with a street canopy of mature trees and established gardens. The original plan was to tear down the house and build a new home but a new home would have had to follow all the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new set back guidelines which would mean a smaller home. Conversely, a renovation would have the advantage of being able to grandfather all the set backs, an important point to keep in mind when buying property as a tear down. But the house needed a tune up. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s families want more open space with daylight flooding each room. Gone are the small rooms with dim light and the parlour saved only for tea with the vicar. And so it was with this family of five, including three small children. They loved the neighbourhood and they loved the solid house but needed to create a family home which would work for them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a huge advantage to keeping the existing footprint and a larger square footage but we did have some design issues,â&#x20AC;? Best says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because the style of the home is consistent throughout the neighbourhood, the frontage of the home and the roofline had to conform.
The client was not using an architect so we were designing the renovation along with the homeowner, which was a unique project for us.â&#x20AC;? The house was suspended in the air on piers and the builders dug down underneath to make a new full basement with a new foundation from what was originally 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; headroom with all the old drain tiles. On the top side the roof was removed and they went up another full floor, which was reframed to make it look like the original home from the street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We gained two full feet in the basement to make the entire space usable. In the new upper floor we were able to create a new master bedroom, a huge master ensuite and a small office,â&#x20AC;? Best says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the basement level there are bedrooms, for the kids and the nanny, and laundry. The main floor is a large kitchen and dining area, living room and family room, all of which work perfectly for this family because they wanted a main floor designed so they can always keep their eyes on the kids. The family room doors pull right back and lead onto a covered outdoor play area for the kidsâ&#x20AC;?
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requirement of each family member, which translates into no wasted spaceâ&#x20AC;? Every detail was thought through including the design of the open riser staircase to give the appearance of the living room being bigger. Stairs often look like dead space but this design allows the eye to pass through. A skylight above the stairs floods the area with light, again creating the feeling of expansive space. All the floors are walnut until you come to the stairs and posts which are actually inexpensive parallam structural beams. Stained to match the walnut floors, they serve two purposes: they are very strong and relatively inexpensive. The solid doors throughout the home were bought from a salvage yard for $1,000, refinished and hung at just a fraction of the price of new. Best Builders, which has huge buying power, helped the homeowners shop around and passed all the savings on, which made a difference to the bottom line. The colour palette of the home is perfect, with rooms flowing naturally into the next with a limited change of tone, which gives a calm feeling mixed with high style.
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Kristy O’Connor has made her new home her own. One custom feature is a room dedicated to the Vancouver Canucks, including signed jerseys and team photos.
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Find a home, and make it your own Kristy O’Connor has transformed her new home into a personalized paradise By Kerry Vital Kristy O’Connor is looking to get ahead in life. “I’m a single prosperous female,” she says, laughing. At 33, O’Connor says she appreciates the true value of working hard to get the finer things in life. One of those nicer things is her own home at Intracorp’s Glenmore at Morgan Heights development in South Surrey that she has been steadily making her own since she purchased three year ago. “I bought it because I liked the location and the promising image of being part of the new Yaletown!” she says. She looked at only two properties before deciding to buy at Glenmore. “Glenmore offered the space I needed and also fit the budget,” O’Connor says. “I bought it from dirt, as it took just over a year to build once she visited the show homes” she says. After the market crashed in 2008, she decided that she needed to personalize and renovate her home so it would have better resale value. “This is a better return on my investment,” O’Connor says. “It will sell quicker, and for better value.” Since moving in, she has changed the original white carpet on the stairs to slate tile and bullnose, installed customized wrought iron railings, replaced the white fireplace mantel with a customized stone face and cedar mantel, painted and installed crown mouldings, sealed her garage floor and has painted the unit with earth tone chocolate browns and slate greys. “A typical cement floor creates dust,” she says. “I own my own catering company, Three’s Company Catering, and my supplies are stored in there, so that wasn’t okay.” She hired Park Place Garage Co.’s Don Robbins to install a polyaspartic seamless coating on the garage floor, which laid down decorative vinyl chips and eliminated the garage dust. O’Connor says I’ts just like an ocean floor. “It’s beautiful,” she says. The slate tile and fireplace was installed by Spencer Northeast at Stepping Stone Landscap-
ing, and the crown moulding was supplied by Westcoast Moulding and Millwork and installed by Gerdon Renovations. She also installed two-inch wood shutters on the windows of the townhouse, which were installed by Brian Cady at Sunburst Shutters. “There was no rush in doing (the renovations),” she says. “I slowly upgraded to customize the renovations that weren’t available in the initial buy.” When she bought the place, there were few choices for her to make. “You could upgrade the carpet or upgrade to stainless steel,” she says. But that wasn’t enough for her. So why buy a new home when she was going to customize it anyway? “It’s more affordable to buy a new home than do high exterior finishings (on an older home),” she says. “As a single person, I couldn’t go out and get a significant loan.” She created the entire design plan herself, truly making her home her own. O’Connor plans to spend one more year in her current home before selling it and moving to a singlefamily residence. “I hope to continue to do this and be mortgage-free by the time I’m 45,” she says. “I want to buy and re-sell houses on a small scale.” However, she may not buy brand-new next time, since buyers must pay HST on new properties. O’Connor used all local businesses to help with her renovations. “I’m a big family person,” she says. “I’ve lived locally since 1993, and I be-
lieve in supporting local trades and communitybased businesses, family-owned companies.” Thus far, she has spent between $15,000 and $20,000 on the renovations. Another customized feature? The recreation room downstairs includes rich brown pine wainscotting and a customized glass door to tie it all in. The room is dedicated to the newly-minted Presidents’ Trophy winners Vancouver Canucks, where she hung signed memorabilia including jerseys from Roberto Luongo and Trevor Linden, and several other team photos.
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Starting down the right path... Resurfacing your outdoor walkways is a good place to start when doing an outdoor landscaping project, especially when you’re on a budget. plan. “A great way to clean this area up is by using your typical 24” x 24” paving slab interspaced with river rock,” Miller says. “It’s an easy do-ityourself project which doesn’t cost much.” However, he points out that the spacing of the slabs and rock is important. “There is nothing more frustrating than paving stones set too close together which hinders your natural walking rhythm,” he says. “If you are using a 24” by 24” you need a 6” space between the slabs which give you
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“There (are) a ton of material choices available to fit any style of house and budget.” Miller says another consideration is the other materials being used in the garden. “If you have an Allen block wall you wouldn’t typically use flagstone for a walkway; it just wouldn’t be pleasing,” he says. “But if you have a natural stone look and feel to your garden you could use flagstone for Jeremy Miller of Houston Landscapes is an expert on turning the walkways and they difficult gardens into beautiful landscapes, and says that a walkway renovation doesn’t have to be a time-consuming would look great.” Miller advises if you process. MARTIN KNOWLES PHOTOS are planning on doing work outside, you should step back and make a plan 30”. for your entire garden even if your current budget only “If you are using smaller 18” x 18” slabs you need a allows you to complete part of the plan for the time 12” space to again make it up to 30.” being. Your outdoor living space is an extension of your “Even if the entire project takes you ten years to home so everything should be considered in relation complete, at least if you are working off a master plan to the rest of your property, both inside and out. This your garden doesn’t end up looking like you picked is much more important these days when people are away at it for years,” he says. investing in our homes and spending more time at “You want to end up with a garden that flows, not a home with both family and friends. patch work quilt.” Spend time looking at websites which have great One of the most neglected outdoor areas is the side photos of completed jobs, and study how and why of the house. This area is usually narrow and sometimes certain materials are used and where. shaded which makes it difficult to plant, but there are You will be living with your decisions for a long time ways of making this area an integral part of the garden so take care and get it right the first time.
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2010 Toyota Yaris
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE GS 0 DOWN
$
165
17,750
(1)
save sale $29,984 only $249 bi-weekly**** $8007
$
199
20,750
Bi-weekly
sale $12,984
We cover towing within the lower mainland Automatic, 5 Passenger, Sedan, 4 door, Silver, Interior Black,1.5L, 4 Cylinder, 1 local owner, Toyota Certified, only 23,000 kms. Stk.#UC376537
FINAL PRICE
$
12,995
sale $26,984
$
14,995
15,995
$
0 DOWN
252
WAS
$
37,995
(3)
Bi-weekly NOW $
35,750
Crew Cab 5.3L Vortec, 4x4, 20” wheels UT216882
$
22,995
Toyota Certified-Warranty & Special Toyota Finance Rates (OAC), local low kms, auto, trailer tow package and rated for 6500 lb towing, V6 engine economy. Stk# UT505126.
PRICED TO SELL
@$
31,995
169
CASH PRICE
$
(4)
$
Bi-weekly
$
15,750
WAS
Heated Leather Seats, Moonroof, 17” Alloys . UC705681
$
0 DOWN (5)
185
22,995
Bi-weekly NOW $
19,750
6-speed manual, fastest front-wheel car in the world UC718075
REDUCED TO
$
9,995
st A uto
G
2006 MAZDA SPORT GS
2008 MAZDA CX-7 GS
d Ve h i cle
$
26,995
PRICE REDUCED @
V8 Hemi, auto, fully equipped, alloys, box liner tow pkg, 60000km, BC vehicle, 143 Point BCAA inspection. Stk# UT187005.
$
24,995
PRICED RIGHT @
$
WAS
$
0 DOWN
175
(6)
Bi-weekly
22,995 NOW $18,750
6-speed manual, All-wheel drive, 2.3L DISI UT179647
18,995
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205
Auto, with Sport Mode, A/C, CD, Power windows & locks. UC492824
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22,750
AWD, Moonroof, 18” Alloy Wheels UT210728
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sale $37,984
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$
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Stock# Was UT038458 $35,991 Fully loaded truck
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169
$
149
$
$
bi-weekly**
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sale $27,984
only
$
319
save 4007
2010 Fusion SEL AWD
Stock# UC168802
Was $32,991
Stock# UC289356
loaded
save $ 6007
bi-weekly*
$
bi-weekly**
sale $24,984
only
$
219
bi-weekly****
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$
2008 F350 4wd Crew Lariat
2005 Freestar
Stock# Was $46,991 UT14014A only 75,429 kms
Was $12,991
Stock# UC008821
4.2L V6 ,4-speed auto
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$
sale $6992
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TOYOTA MEADOWS GARDENS GOLF COURSE
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All prices and payments plus taxes and fees. All financing on approved credit.
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$
200 St
NEW LOWER PRICING @
Fully loaded including power roof sunroof, leather, fully serviced, warranty, all-wheel drive with sport sedan handling. Stk# UC181637
$
$
HARRIS
Fully loaded, dual A/C & power sliding doors, Toyota Certified Vehicle-Special Toyota Financing (OAC) & Toyota Factory Warranty. Stk# UT295351.
$
176 St
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2006 MAZDASPEED 6
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$
0 DOWN
Auto, fully equipped, only 33,000 km, factory warranty, 143 point BCAA inspection. Stk# UC102279.
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2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser
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2008 Toyota Tacoma Crew Cab TRD Off Road 4x4
Stock# Was UC384562 $15,991 Only 69,000 kms
4 cyl clean car low kms
sale $10,984
save 9007
2007 F150 Supercrew King Ranch 4X4
309
$
$
***
2007 Harley Davidson F150
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$
$
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2007 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK
2006 Fusion SE
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143 POINT INSPECTION
2009 Nissan Rogue SL AWD
139
$
UC070503
UT006221
Special fleet purchase, Pwr Grp, tilt, A/C. Toyota certified, fully serviced & new all season tires. Stk# UC229403.
only
Loaded w/ Leather, Sunroof, 2.0L Turbo
2WD, Alloy Wheels, Power Windows & Locks, 3.0L V6
sale $14,984 only $158
Stock# Was UC200625 $18,991 Loaded. 17,751 kms Balance of Warranty
(2)
Stock# UC265187
4cyl auto, leather, Microsoft SYNC
2009 Suzuki SX4
2500 DOWN
$
2009 Focus SES Was $23,991
Stock# Was $37,991 UT027100 7 passenger loaded 4WD
$
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2007 VW GTi
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