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The garage of an abandoned building on Kelly Avenue in Port Coquitlam after a fire burned it down over the weekend.
Fire bug in PoCo? Series of fires over the weekend in Port Coquitlam may have been deliberately set By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Port Coquitlam emergency officials fear a fire bug could be on the loose after a string of suspicious blazes broke out at abandoned homes across the city on the weekend. PoCo Fire and Emergency Services’ acting chief, Terry Hochstetter, said the close proximity and the short time between the incidents has led investigators to believe the fires were deliberately set. “It leads us to suspect that we could have a problem here,” he said. “It looks like someone targeted these homes.” The first incident occurred at around 9:30 p.m. on Friday on Dominion Avenue at the notorious Pickton property. When fire crews broke the gate of the fenced-off lot, they found two unoccupied 45-foot trailers engulfed in flames. Crews were just finishing mopping up that mess when a second call came in shortly after midnight. Firefighters rushed to an abandoned home on Kelly Avenue where a detached garage, known to neighbours as a hangout for homeless people, was ablaze. see MULTIPLE BLAZES, BLAZES, page 3
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Fun in the sun Sunday for PoCo Polish festival Asia Machaj wears a Goralski costume while sharing a laugh with her dance partners before hitting the stage during Polish Culture and Heritage Day held Sunday at Port Coquitlam’s Leigh Square and the adjacent Elks Hall. The annual event, hosted by the Polonez Tri-City Association, ran all afternoon and featured music and food flying under the Polish flag.
CUP FEVE The Tri-Cities are gettin ng in on the excitement ovver the Vancouver Canuckss’ Stanley Cup run with public viewing events. For details of local events, see page 3.
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Cities hosting public events for cup final By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Tri-City residents do not need to travel to downtown Vancouver to catch Canucks fever.
COQUITLAM The city of Coquitlam will be holding public TV viewing of Stanley Cup games on multiple television screens — as well as a variety of pre-game and intermission activities — at two public locations. During the series between the Canucks
and the Boston Bruins, the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.) and the Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Crt.) will host the free events. Those attending the events who fancy a bite can purchase a meal at on-site barbecues; as well, face painting, ball hockey, trivia quizzes and contests will also be held. The events will begin at 4:30 p.m. on June 1, 4, 6, and 8, and, if the series continues, viewing opportunities will continue on June 10, 13 and 15. For more information, go to www.co-
quitlam.ca or call 604-927-4386.
PORT COQUITLAM The city of Port Coquitlam will also be showing Stanley Cup finals games on the big screen at the PoCo rec complex. And Terry Fox secondary is holding a Canucks night for a cause for Game 3 on Monday, June 6. The school will host the community at a fundraising event, with proceeds going to the Make A Wish Foundation as the school strives to meet its goal of collecting $4,000 for the organization. Burgers will be hitting the barbecue
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Carole Grahame, PoCo resident, on derelict buildings in the city The remains of a house near Oxford and Lincoln in Port Coquitlam that burned down Saturday. JAMES MACLENNAN/TRI-CITY NEWS
Derelict buildings an issue? By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Port Coquitlam resident is calling on the city to do more about abandoned, derelict buildings after three suspicious fires occurred on the weekend. Carole Grahame told The Tri-City News that poorly secured houses invite trouble and are often occupied by homeless people. She would like to see the city knock down buildings that are not properly secured by owners. “Tear down the buildings until the developer rebuilds,” said Grahame, who sent a letter to the city outlining her concerns. “I don’t want to see firefighters or police or bylaw officers get hurt because they have to go on the property.” Fire investigators believe an arsonist could be to blame for three fires that took place at abandoned buildings over the weekend. Two trailers burned down on the Pickton property on Dominion Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. Friday, followed by a blaze at a home on Oxford Street and another fire in a garage on Kelly Avenue
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shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. Dirk Rasmussen, who lives near the Kelly Avenue property hit by fire, said while the garage was abandoned and boarded up, many homeless people occupied the building. “There was always people sleeping in there,” he said. “It was a bit of a nuisance.” Dan Scoones, PoCo’s manager of bylaw services, said a city bylaw can force owners of abandoned buildings to board up windows and doors. The city makes sure property owners comply with the rules and will send staff people to ensure a structure is secure, he said. “When the city finds a building like that, we report that to the fire department,” Scoones said. “I am pretty sure that without exception, they are boarded up.” Scoones said he believes the buildings involved in the weekend fires were secure, and that if arson is the case in the blazes, the ignition point likely came from outside. He also noted one of the homes was not completely abandoned. The house on Oxford Street had been visited by the city on multiple occasions and the owner was billed almost an-
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Towering concerns on Austin By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
If there’s one message Coquitlam city council got this week, it’s that it’s hard to get people’s attention — even when something big is happening in their neighbourhood. That was made clear Monday evening when about 200 people showed up at a public hearing, most of them to oppose a 24-storey tower planned for Blue Mountain Street and Austin Avenue — the first highrise set to be built as part of the revitalization of Austin Heights. Despite years of planning that involved open houses, flyers, signs on the property and dozens of newspaper advertisements and articles — including some stories on the front page of The Tri-City News — several speakers told council they had no idea towers were part of the neighbourhood makeover. And a few people gasped and shook their head when Chris Dikeakos, an architect for the Beedie Living project, showed an illustration of the highrise on the large screen. Most who had come put stickers on their lapels that showed towers with a red slash through them. They credited a neighbour, Todd Purves, for getting the word out. Last week, Purves delivered 600 flyers around the Austin community, with another 900 dropped off by fellow residents. He said he learned about the Beedie tower after his father-inlaw showed him a notice in the mail from the city about the hearing. “I couldn’t believe what I was reading,� Purves told council after submitting a 240-signature peti-
the crowd, did not immediately return a call for comment yesterday but Mayor Richard Stewart told The Tri-City Newss the ad was a “stupid, stupid blunder. It puts us, as a council, in a bad light... We have to remind developers to be a little more sensitive.� Other concerns raised at the hearing centred on increased traffic, pressure on low-rent tenancies, the long shadows the highrise will cast on surrounding homes and the area’s character. But the highrise’s height was the main issue, with many urging to keep buildings under 10 storeys, as in Burnaby’s the Heights neighbourhood. In the end, council referred the Beedie bid to staff to review the concerns. Stewart said should the application change, it would prompt another public hearing. Stewart told The Tri-City Newss he was surprised by the opposition, with three out of four speakers opposing the highrise. “It’s an inconsistent message that we received at the open houses,� he said yesterday. He also echoed what some highrise supporters said at the hearing, including area resident Owen Coomer, who said: “What is truly shocking is that people can ignore three years of planning, albeit, the Austin Heights
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“There has been lots of information about this plan. It’s been a long time coming.� Janice Cotter, on the neighbourhood plan tion against the project. “Revitalization of the area is one thing; a total transformation to a highdensity neighbourhood is completely another.� U n d e r t h e Au s t i n Heights Neighbourhood Plan, which council passed in April with the aim to add 5,000 more residents in 2,500 more homes between Blue Mountain and Linton streets and Foster and Rochester avenues, a total of 15 sites are proposed to have towers of more than 15 storeys. The Beedie tower at 955 Austin Ave., on the former Shell gas station site, is proposed to have 167 units with 210 parking spaces. Gary Pooni of Brook+Associates Inc., which represents Beedie, said 5,000 flyers were distributed to Austin Heights residents to promote its April 14 open house at the Vancouver Golf Club. Of the 140 people who attended that session, 67%
were in favour of the highrise plan, called The Austin. Still, Pooni took heat when Purves showed council an advertisement Beedie had placed in last week’s Westcoast Homes and Design, a Vancouver Sun advertising supplement, about The Austin. Many speakers said they felt slighted and called the ad “inappropriate� given the public hearing had not happened. “It’s a surprise to us, too,� Pooni told council. “It’s not an official marketing. I think the timing is unfortunate,� Pooni said and blamed the newspaper for running the ad. Others said the sales display office Beedie has built shows the developer sees the project as a “fait accompli.� “All of this makes me feel very cynical about this process,� resident Jane Shoemaker said. Ryan Beedie, who was in
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Coquitlam OKs amateur MMA There could be bouts at Red Robinson Show Theatre by this fall By Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam city council gave the green light to amateur mixed martial arts events Monday in a move that will likely see the first sanctioned MMA fight at the Boulevard Casino by the fall. In February, the city intervened to stop the controversial sport in Coquitlam due to concerns about fighter safety and an apparent lack of regulatory oversight of MMA events. But following an April 11 presentation to Coquitlam’s recreation, sports and culture standing committee from boxing and MMA promoters West Coast Promotions and the BC Mixed Martial Arts Association (BCMMAA), council voted to remove its objections to the sport and allow amateur MMA fights at the Boulevard Casino’s Red Robinson Show Theatre. Professional MMA events are sill prohibited in Coquitlam. At the April 11 meeting, West Coast Promotions co-owners Manny Sobral and Neil Pope joined BCMMAA chair Bill Mahood in outlining their amateur MMA rules, safety standards, age restrictions and the official sanctioning of all West Coast Promotions fights by the BCMMAA, which is working to become a member organization of Sport BC, the province’s
amateur sports federation. “This doesn’t deal with professional MMA which is still not allowed through council under the Coquitlam Athletic Commission,” said Coun. Brent ASMUNDSON Asmundson, chair of the Coquitlam Athletic Commission, which will work with West Coast Promotions and BCMMAA to ensure that all regulations are followed at Red Robinson. “BCMMAA is just an amateur organization and I don’t think there is a professional organization as of yet for MMA.” Howard Blank, spokesperson for Boulevard Casino operators Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, said he hoped Coquitlam city council’s approval of amateur MMA would be an important first step towards eventually hosting televised professional MMA cards locally. “Obviously, we’re not going to run before we walk,” Blank said. “But I think this opens up the door to review how we operate as an industry and we look forward to hopefully being able to present professional [MMA] in a small way and then move up to one day holding televised events.” Blank said he expected the first amateur MMA fight by the fall at the Red Robinson theatre, which can hold up to 1,400 spectators for MMA events and regularly hosts comedians and musical acts. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
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PoMo looks at taking out the trash – big trash Port Moody city council will consider a motion to contract out large-item garbage collection in place of the annual spring cleanup collection that was cancelled last October. Council voted to defer any decision on the plan at the May 24 council meeting, pending direction from city staff at the next meeting of council on June 14. The amendment to the city’s
fees bylaw will look at several options, including establishing a city contract with one or more garbage-removal companies or allowing removal companies to advertise their services on the city’s website. Coun. Mike Clay voted against the move towards facilitating large-item collection for city residents, telling council it isn’t the city’s role to act as a middle man
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between residents and private companies. Coun. Gerry Nuttall voiced support for the move towards a city-supported service as he felt the city could save residents money with a city-wide contract. The cancellation of the spring cleanup saved the city $65,000 in its annual budget. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
For more information visit www.coquitlam.ca or call 604-927-3000.
June 2—Garden Tour Join Tracey Mallinson, City of Coquitlam Gardener, on a walking tour of the gardens around Dogwood Pavilion and the Poirier Community Centre. Tracey will answer questions about the trees, shrubs, plants and flowers that are on site. Discover the names of the plants, why they work best where they are and why they were chosen. Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier Street, entrance off Winslow Admission: Free, pre-registration required Info: 604-927-6098
June 7—Co-existing with Urban Wildlife Krystal Brenna, Education Coordinator with Wildlife Rescue Association will talk about how to co-exist with wildlife in the urban environment including solutions to common problems. Find out why urban animals are around homes and how we should and shouldn’t shouldn t behave around wildlife, such as animals nesting in the house. Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier Street, entrance off Winslow Admission: Free, pre-registration required Info: 604-927-6098
Road And Utility Improvements Please use alternate routes to avoid delays. Austin Ave - Gatensbury to Hillcrest – Water service replacement in short
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PRiSM, one of Canada’s pioneering rock bands will rock, sway, and even break a few hearts at this year’s Golden Spike Days Festival. Presented by Pacific Coast Terminals, the band will take to the main stage on Sunday, July 3rd between 4:15 and 6:00 pm. Those yearning for nostalgia but with better drum sound and more grooves are sure to enjoy songs from PRiSM’s latest album, Big Black Sky. With expert musicianship and rollicking energy, the boys mix pop, progressive rock, and sappy ballads in equal measure. Sponsored by:
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King Edward Overpass Project T Temporary Closure – King Edward Street, between Lougheed Hwy and United Blvd. will be closed from Saturday, June 4 at 6:00 p.m. to Tue June 7 at 6:00 am. Open temporarily on Monday, June 6 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please note 12 week full closure is scheduled to begin Aug 6. see www.coquitlam.ca/kingedward for updates. Businesses with deliveries, or requiring access, to United Boulevard should be advised to use alternate access routes.
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Evergreen Line has landed – a little bit smallest section of land required first may suggest a hesitancy to jump in with both feet on the project, said Port Moody’s director of planning and development Tim Savoie at the May 24 council meeting. “There is no agreement with the owner of the adjacent property. So what they’re doing is purchasing just that little triangle in advance of any further negotiations with the adjacent owners. So if for some reason it never happens to the east, then this will be just a small portion that remains essentially landlocked,” Savoie said. Next door to OpenRoad Mazda is Port Moody Auto and Air, which shared a building with EBI Cruiser Parts before the latter was forced out earlier this year to make way for the Evergreen right-ofway, although the land under the building has yet to be sold. Port Moody Auto and Air co-owner Shelly Smith told The Tri-City Newss on Monday that she believed her company will stay put for the time being but nobody could tell her for certain. “We’ve been left in the dark,” Smith said. “TransLink didn’t come to us and they didn’t come to the neighbours. They only came for EBI.” B.C. Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom responded to criticism in the B.C. Legislature Monday over the Evergreen Line’s delay, saying the province and federal government have put up their share of funding for the project but are still waiting for TransLink. “We have said we are committed to the Evergreen line. We have $410 million committed to that project. The federal government has $417 million committed to that,” Lekstrom said. “We are waiting for TransLink and the mayors council, working together, to secure their funding. When that is concluded, [Evergreen] will proceed.” tcoyne@tricitynews.com
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It’s one small step for Port Moody and one giant leap of faith for the Evergreen Line. The Evergreen Line project board asked Port Moody city council last week to sign off on making a tiny 2.5 sq. m sliver of land a municipal right-of-way to accommodate the future construction of the Evergreen Line. Council voted unanimously in favour of the plan last Tuesday, marking TransLink’s very first acquisition of land in Port Moody for a municipal right-of-way for the Evergreen Line, according to city spokesperson Leslyn Johnson. The project bought the small triangle of land at the rear of OpenRoad Mazda’s auto dealership at 3170 St. Johns St. in order to widen Golden Spike Way and make room for the planned rapid transit line through Port Moody between Coquitlam Centre and Burnaby’s Lougheed Town Centre. The OpenRoad Auto Group declined to say how much the Evergreen Line Project paid for the tiny parcel of land and neither the Evergreen Line board — which is made up of members of both the Ministry of Transportation and TransLink — nor the transportation ministry replied to The Tri-City News before deadline Tuesday. “They came down here and worked out whatever the numbers were and because it’s such a small piece of land, it was no big deal,” said OpenRoad Mazda general manager Kirt Gill. “It probably didn’t take more than 15 or 20 minutes to work out a figure for it.” And while the acquisition of land for Evergreen appears to bode well for the long-delayed construction of the rapid transit line, the board’s purchase of the
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CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS • According to Metro Vancouver projections, seniors will be the fastest growing age group in Coquitlam, their population increasing by 270% from 2006 to 2031.
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Getting around Coquitlam in a wheelchair or walking with a cane should be a little easier in the future after the city updates its design guidelines and sidewalk maintenance policies to improve accessibility. The revamp is underway as the city is poised to see a dramatic shift in demographics, with more elderly and disabled people trying to get around with walkers, wheelchairs and canes. A study conducted last year found numerous obstacles to mobility — from power poles planted in the middle of sidewalks to curb letdowns that send people into traffic instead of a crosswalk — and recommended numerous fixes for safer travel. “We thought, let’s take a look at what we’ve got and make sure we’re doing the best we can do,” said Coun. Selina Robinson, who heads the city’s Universal AccessAbility Advisory Committee, which sparked the review. Consultants Opus International visited older neighbourhoods in southwest Coquitlam and new neighbourhoods in the northeast and found room
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Planned changes to the city of Coquitlam’s design guidelines will require wider sidewalks free of obstructions such as utility poles in the middle of walkways. for improvement in how sidewalks are built and maintained. They found bushes encroaching on narrow sidewalks, pavement that was uneven and steeply-sloped landings. Robinson said the findings showed much work is needed to make the city easy to navigate for people with mobility issues or visual impairment. Opus recommended several changes that will be incorporated into Neighbourhood Design Guidelines, the Subdivision Servicing Bylaw and side-
walk maintenance programs. Among the proposals are requirements for clear and level landings at the top and bottom of curb ramps to make it easier to turn in a wheelchair, minimum slopes of 2% to make waiting areas safer, the use of slip-resistant surfaces, closed treads on staircases and continuous handrails. The city also wants wider (1.5 m) sidewalks, and traffic islands that provide refuge and a safe crossing zone for people with visual impairment or mobility issues.
Robinson said the city’s sidewalks can’t all be upgraded at once but new construction will be expected to meet new standards and sidewalks needing maintenance will be repaired to these standards, too. Among the places likely to see these changes first are high-traffic areas such as transit stops, along the Evergreen Line and in City Centre, Robinson said. “We have limited resources.... we also need to be realistic about what’s doable,” she said. Looking at what other
cities have done has also provided some insight, she said, recalling the efforts of New Westminster council to study mobility issues by touring with people in wheelchairs. Robinson also visited Portland, Oregon recently and came back with photos showing innovative ways of making people safer in crosswalks. “This is really about walkability and mobility in our community for everybody.” Robinson said, noting the committee is also developing a checklist to make city
events and festivals more accessible. Still, it will take a while to update guidelines, policies and bylaws to latest standards and involves researching the latest provincial, national and North American best practices, said Catherine Mohoruk, the city’s manager of transportation planning. She said the review is underway and many of the changes will likely be brought before Coquitlam council in the coming months. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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Vote against HST & you’ll get what you deserve BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA ven if all you care about is your own wallet, the harmonized sales tax just became an offer you shouldn’t refuse. Premier Christy Clark promised a “bold” fix for the HST and she delivered. For months, I have been arguing that the only way to overcome the wave of rejection caused by the panicked introduction of the HST is to offer a rate cut. I expected 1%. Now if you vote to keep it, a second 1% reduction will be largely financed by reversing some of the BC Liberals’ business tax cuts of recent years. It not only sweetens the deal for consumers, it’s great politics. First, let’s look at it from a selfish, shortterm perspective, the way some readers loudly remind me they view the world. If you vote next month to go back to the provincial sales tax, the 12% PST/GST combina-
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into a corner and now face the prospect of There are changes happening now in the arguing for a return to an archaic sales tax B.C. economy that 1960s socialism and 1980s populism are not equipped to handle. with a higher rate. And once again, Bill Vander Zalm and The living standard of our children is Chris Delaney tour B.C. in their Fight HST going to be determined by how we deal with conspiracy clown car, refuelled our aging, globalizing populao by $250,000 of public funds to ttion, and this is one reason to campaign in the referendum. understand a shift to consumpu Their campaign of fear and ttion taxes. You can comment on ignorance is encountering Fourteen months ago, I wrote any story you read at heavy resistance at university tthat more U.S. states are joining www.tricitynews.com and college campuses, however, Washington, Hawaii and others W as tax experts fact-check their with sales taxes on services as w claims on the spot. (They’ve added “rallies” well as a goods. Robert Kleine, treasurer in an effort to keep fear alive.) for Michi Michigan, explained it this way: “The Delaney still raves about Europe being the basic thing is that we need to update our tax structure. We’ve got a 20th-century tax struccause of all this alleged human misery, with its insidious value-added tax. Vander Zalm ture based on a different sort of economy. continues to mutter about a plot to establish The tax base doesn’t grow as the economy world government through carbon taxes and grows.” the HST. It would be nice if the NDP/Fight HST Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and colcrowd were concerned about the wave of reumnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca tiring baby boomers that is starting to wash across the country. But they’re not. twitter.com/tomfletcherbc
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TRI-CITYY LETTERS Not hard to sort, freeze and discard food waste The Editor, Re. “Frozen waste” (Letters, The Tri-City News, May 27). Stop complaining about the small amount of smelly food that you need to get rid of — your freezer cannot be that full. Lots of people have so much frozen food that is old and past its bestbefore date, they have forgotten to use and that is usually what takes up space. I have been freezing the very smelly compostable stuff since the city of Port Coquitlam invited us to deposit all kitchen waste into our green waste bins. This is usually just small amounts of leftover fish bones and skin and crab and shrimp shells, and chicken and some meat scraps. It does not take up much space as it is only there for no more than a week. We make sure to bury it deeply within the green waste bin so no smells emit from it on pick-up day. A little work has helped to reduce our amount of regular waste pick-up to a small bag of kitchen garbage each week and another for the bathrooms, and maybe another from the rest of the household — not much compared to what we used to throw away. We all need to start thinking about how we can reduce our imprint on the world by throwing less stuff away. Think about recycling whenever you go to purchase something — look at the packaging, all the wasted material that comes with everything that we consumers buy. Can that all be recycled? Most of it can but there is still a lot that cannot. Getting on with reducing waste by using the green waste bins has helped us all reduce our imprint. I’m glad that I live in Port Coquitlam. Suzanne Queiroga, Port Coquitlam
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The developer behind The Station, Port Moody’s latest mixed-use condo project planned for St. Johns Street, is asking the city for an expansion on the project, a matter that will be debated at a public hearing June 14. Aragon Properties’ formal request to city council is to amend the zoning at the 2718-2732 St. Johns St. site to allow for a new floor-space ratio of 3.0 instead of the previously approved 2.98. This would increase the overall size of The Station by 690 sq. ft. But the real issue for debate is the movement of an amenities room from the Moody Street side of the building to the rear, overlooking Spring Street. Aragon is also asking for a communal balcony to be built off the amenities room. The Vancouver-based developer is seeking
this change in order to convert two twobedroom units on the Moody Street side into three-bedroom units and expand the amenities room, which will include exercise equipment and a meeting area, from 660 sq. ft. to 915 sq. ft. As innocuous as that change may sound, city council saw potential conflict arising with residents across Spring Street whose windows the new amenity room and patio would look onto. Mayor Joe Trasolini and councillors Mike Clay, Ger ry Nuttall and Diana Dilworth all raised concerns about the possibility of noisy parties and diminished privacy for neighbours across narrow Spring Street but voted in favour of the matter going to a public hearing. “I do share the concerns that if I lived there on the second or third floor, suddenly an active gymnasium with all glass windows and
somebody on a treadmill is staring in my window up until potentially 11 or 12 o’clock at night,” Coun. Clay said. “What it’s really about in my mind is [Aragon] looking for more space against the Moody Street suites so they can increase the size of them and make more money,” said Coun. Nuttall. “And I have no objection to that at all. But what I do have objection to is the fact that they are taking a room that was facing Moody Street and not bothering anybody and they put it across the lane from residents and we don’t know what they are going to use it for.” Nuttall was the only councillor to vote against the issue going to a public hearing. Aragon’s director of planning and development, David Roppel, told The Tri-City News one reason for the amenities room move was to bring life to that part of the building above
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TransLink is considering a vehicle levy, which could be used for needed transit infrastructure upgrades and expansion, like the stalled Evergreen Line. new TransLink funding sources, which are critical for advancing the stalled Evergreen Line as well as other rapid transit extensions. The premier has indicated a willingness to consider using part of the carbon tax and the mayors also are exploring potential for road pricing. In a public questionand-answer session at the meeting, TransLink executives fielded queries on everything from U-Pass fraud to the the fairness of TransLink’s 21% tax on pay parking in the region. One questioner ar-
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Transit users wanted to know when SeaBus and West Coast Express frequency would be increased and when the promised 531 bus route from White Rock to Langley will be started. Jarvis said more funding is needed to expand, but added the 531 is definitely a priority when extra revenue is secured. Nor is there money yet for rapid transit for UBC and Surrey and a proposed gondola up Burnaby Mountain, although consultations are proceeding. Board chair Nancy Olewiler said rising fuel
costs are also a challenge for TransLink, driving up its bus fuel costs and resulting in less fuel tax revenue if motorists find ways to drive less. She said the region’s mayors council is drafting a set of principles for long-term funding that will attempt to address inequities in how people across the region pay into TransLink and in the service they receive. TransLink commissioner Martin Crilly noted TransLink’s only spent half of the $400 million it said it would spend on capital projects last year — despite getting approval from the mayors in 2009 to raise fares, add three cents to the gas tax and triple the pay parking tax to cover the initiatives. Chief financial officer Cathy McLay said many projects were delayed because TransLink spent considerable time restructuring its operations, but added they will proceed. jnagel@blackpress.ca
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Assistant chief electoral officer Anton Boegman said Elections BC has allowed until Aug. 25 to count and verify every returned ballot, and announce a decision. Voters will mark a ballot yes or no to the referendum question: “Are you in favour of extinguishing the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and reinstating the PST (Provincial Sales Tax) in conjunction with the GST (Goods and Services Tax)?” The ballots are to be marked and placed in a privacy envelope. That envelope goes in-
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Christian Dy, who teaches math at Coquitlam’s Dr. Charles Best secondary school, has done a number of trips on which he has worked on international aid projects. Above, he helps build a house for a needy family in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala; right, he’s shown with a number of other aid workers in the same town.
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hristian Dy is both a math teacher and a middle man between the First and Third Worlds. While his day job is teaching Dr. Charles Best secondary students to crunch numbers and calculate ratios, his real passion is showing people how to multiply their positive impact in the world by appealing to the highest common denominator: our humanity. Both in and out of the classroom, Dy is always on the lookout for potential recruits for the many international aid projects with which he has involved himself. “My goal is to try to get as many people [as possible] who would like to volunteer overseas, and I would be this sort of person who gets them there,” Dy told The Tri-City News. “The biggest problem is you have these people who wanted to get more involved in developing countries but had no clue how to get there.” Dy said unnecessary administration fees and mountains of red tape that many aid organizations force upon potential volunteers are also turning away many would-be aid workers. “All that’s causing is fewer and fewer volunteers,” he said. And so, Dy began hosting seminars for
“The biggest problem is you have these people who wanted to get more involved in developing countries but had no clue how to get there.” Christian Dy, a math teacher at Dr. Charles Best secondary adults who wanted to volunteer, becoming a kind of travel agent connecting wannabe aid workers with projects in need. Dy’s latest workshop was during last month’s Pro-D day at Best, attracting more than 50 teachers from SD43 and neighbouring districts interested in lending a hand abroad. “I just said, ‘Give me your agenda, give me what you’re looking for and over the next two years, I’m going to try to place you.’” So far, Dy said he has placed one workshop attendee in Rwanda and 10 others in Guatemala for the upcoming summer holidays. He is also leading a group of 17 people — mostly former students of his and now university graduates — to do aid work there this summer, his fifth development trip to the South American country, where he has
previously worked in reforestation, helped with a coffee growing project and built an orphanage and a women’s shelter. “Most of the volunteers will be labourers,” he said. Like many of his former students, Dy first got involved in aid work after visiting Africa post-graduation. But now that he has three children of his own under six years old, he said it’s tough but he still forces himself to make time for foreign aid projects. “We’re all busy,” he said, “but we’re never going to be less busy. So if you’re into it, you’ll find the time.” Dy stressed that the actual time his volunteers spend abroad is not the most important part of the project, noting, “When you’re there, you’re just an extra set of hands.” The real difference is made when volun-
teers get home and help recruit other volunteers and businesses and establish a network of aid organizers and volunteers, he said. Dy said that when he first posted information about the workshop to gauge community interest, he was affiliated with four projects. But very quickly, introductions began to pour in from people who knew people who were doing similar aid work and needed volunteers. “At the end of my workshop, I have them fill out a little evaluation... and I ask them if they know of any potential corporate sponsors or any other projects set up to take people on. And people just started giving me names.” Dy said that while he would like to be able to take students along on his aid trips, he is restricting interest to adults only due to both the maturity level needed to undertake a foreign excursion and because adults are more likely to get themselves and their businesses involved for the long-term once back home. But there are always exceptions — and there is always a need. “There’s always more and more to do,” he said. “Nothing is ever finished and I’m still closer to the start of this than the end.” • Anyone seriously interested in overseas aid work is invited to contact Christian Dy at cdy@latitude-west.ca. tcoyne@tricitynews.com
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Workshops and Exercise & Inspiration Coquitlam’s Inspiration Garden, located at the southeast corner of Town Centre Park, at Guildford Way and Pipeline Road, is offering a number of workshops this month, including: • Children’s Workshop for the Summer Season: Grow A Cinderella Pumpkin: kids can grow a Cinderella pumpkin just in time to harvest for Halloween. Pumpkins are easy to grow with enough space, light and time. This hands-on workshop is open to children ages four to 12 years of age (children eight and under must be accompanied by an adult) and runs from 2 to 3 p.m. this Saturday, June 4. Cost is $5 per child. • Edible Planters: Make an edible planter that will produce all summer long — you can grow your own food whether you live in a condo or apartment. This is a hands-on class so be prepared to get your hands dirty. All supplies included. The class, limited to 12 participants, runs June 7 from 7 to 8 p.m. Cost is $25 per person. • Water-wise Gardening: Find out how you can reduce water use in your landscape and still have a great garden. Learn about drought-tolerant plants, proper watering techniques, mulching and more. Each participant will be entered into a draw to win a rain barrel. The class, limited to 20 people, runs June 11 from 10 to 11 a.m. Cost is $5. • “Spring” into Summer Containers: Learn how to make your containers fabulous for summer at a hands-on workshop with a limit of 15 participants. The class runs from 2 to 3 p.m. June 12. Cost is $20 per person. Coquitlam’s Inspiration Garden runs workshops, seminars and hosts special events throughout the growing season, from March through October. To learn, more go to www.coquitlam.ca/inspirationgarden.
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Two fundraisers will be held this month to help a family in great need. Melissa White is a 29-year-old mother of three children under six years of age and she has a terminal illness. The fundraisers are a community effort to raise funds for the White family in this difficult time. They are: • Zumba class, Wednesday, June 8, 6 to 7 p.m. Port Coquitlam rec complex, Mabbett Room: Participants are asked to where white to support the Whites as Jessy Dayani, a licensed Zumba instructor, will head the class featuring the popular Latin dance-inspired exercise. Cost is $10 per person, payable at the door. As well, there will be a silent auction after the class, with items such as a basket of Father’s Day goodies, a new Coach satchel, a gardener’s basket, a zero-gravity recliner and other items. • Music in the Park, Sunday, June 12, 11 a.m.-noon, Blakeburn Park, PoCo: Music for young children instructor Rebehah Ng will host a fun-filled, parent-participation music and play session in the park. Cost is $20 per child or $25 per family (pay at the park). There will also be barbecued hot dogs for sale and free face painting. In both cases, all proceeds will go to the White Family.
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Storytime for kids at Fox If you have youngsters, you can add some fun to Saturday. Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library is offering families with young children free storytimes on the third Saturday of every month. They can visit the library and enjoy stories, fingerplays, and songs that entertain and delight kids of all ages.
T he next storytime is on Saturday, June 18 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. For further information about this free program, call 604-9277999. Terry Fox Library, which is part of the Fraser Valley Regional Library system, is located at 2470 Mary Hill Rd.
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By Todd Coyne Imagine watching a live concert or Canucks game on TV and being able to rotate the camera angle 360 degrees and watch multiple views of the same event in real time. That’s the dream two Coquitlam developers are working to make a reality with a new video stitching software called Veaver. Combining the words “video” and “weaver,” Veaver is the brainchild of Simon Fraser University professor Jie Liang and 25-year-old graduate student Andrew Au. On May 4, the long-time Coquitlam residents were recognized with a BCNET Digital Media Challenge award and Au was invited to present their “multiview interactive video system” before a conference of B.C. software engineers and industry developers. Partially funded by mobile phone maker Nokia, Veaver will work on any web browser and can assemble multiple user-generated YouTube videos of the same event into a single 360-degree video collage. “Basically, it renders multiple videos instead of just one and fits them all into the right geographic perspective to make one moving 360-degree image,” Au said. “It works much easier with pre-recorded videos but we’re hopefully going to use it for live broadcast eventually.” Another practical use for the program is in surveillance video, Liang told The Tri-City News. Current surveillance video software displays the views from each separate camera into different frames on a monitor. But Veaver would assemble them into one panoramic real-time image. “If you look at a monitor with many small images, you don’t know where there is a relationship between them,” Liand explained. “So our software can easily arrange those videos according to their spatial relationship.” tcoyne@tricitynews.com
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TRI-CITY PLACES OF WORSHIP Hyde Creek Community Church 2211 Prairie Ave (at Shaughnessy St.) Port Coquitlam
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Food, entertainment, and tons of fun activities! For pledge forms, to volunteer or for more information, contact : vancouver@jdrf.ca or call 604 320 1937 Online Registration and Fundraising www.jdrf.ca/walk Thank you to our sponsors:
You can drop your kids off at Victoria Park hall during the warm days of summer from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a new day camp filled with non-stop activity and fun. For children six to 10 years, the camp runs on weekdays from July 18 to Aug. 26. To sign up, call 604-927-4386, visit any Coquitlam parks and rec facility or go to signmeup.coquitlam.ca/signmeup. Victoria Drive Hall is located at 3435 Victoria Dr., in northeast Coquitlam.
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Foundation dishes out $ Employment info for newcomers at Fox library Close to $55,000 in grants, bursaries and scholarships were doled out to dozens of organizations and individuals in the TriCities last week at the Coquitlam Foundation’s annual awards event. The foundation awarded funds to people and community groups working in everything from arts enhancement to literacy promotion. The annual award presenta-
tion event, which took place May 24 at Evergreen Cultural Centre, saw $44,704 in grants and $10,000 in scholarships distributed from donor-advised and foundation-directed funds. To see a complete list of grant and scholarship recipients or to find out more about the Coquitlam Foundation, go to www.coquitlamfoundation.com.
Are you a newcomer to Canada? Are you interested in connecting your skills to the Canadian workplace? Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSBC) and Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library are hosting a session on Skills Connect for Immigrants. You may qualify for this program if you: • have been in Canada for less
than five years and are a permanent resident; • are unemployed or underemployed (working outside of your field or at a lower level); • are eager to learn and motivated to build your career in Canada; • have a clear and reasonable job target; • can speak at an intermediate to advanced level of English;
At a session Tuesday, June 7, you can learn about Skills Connect, an initiative by ISSBC that helps ease the transition of skilled immigrants into the Canadian workforce. The presentation runs from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., with screening from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To register, call Anna or Arnold at 604-684-2561, Ext. 2123 or email skillsconnect@issbc.org.
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BC Christian Academy would like to extend a big thank you to all of our donor’s and supporter’s of this year’s Legacy Builder’s Breakfast. This year’s event raised over $80,000 for$80,000 our school for our andschool. the work we do. TThank hankyou youfor foryour yourcontinued continuedsupport supportasaswith we grow together as a community and as a family. Many blessings!
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, JUNE 2 • Riverview Horticultural Centre Society AGM, 7:30 p.m. in the Henry Esson Young Building at Riverview. Info and directions: 604-290-9910.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 • Mary Hill elementary school Crazy Circus Carnival, 5-8:30 p.m., at the school, 1890 Humber Cres., PoCo. There will be a bouncy castle, games, prizes, a barbecue, cake walk, music and more, plus a silent auction.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4 • Free, guided nature walks to view the lazuli buntings of Colony Farm at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Colony Farm Regional Park (meet in the parking lot at the end of Colony Farm Road off the Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam). Hosted by Colony Farm Park Association and Burke Mountain Naturalists. Info: www.bmn.bc.ca or 604-937-3483. • Charity poker Texas Hold ’Em tournament
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hosted by Barnet Lions Club, Port Moody rec complex wellness room, 101 Newport Dr., PoMo; doors open at 5 p.m., play starts at 6 p.m. Proceeds go to special needs campers attending Camp Horizon. Buy-in is $50 with top prize money of $1,000. Participants must be 19 years or older. Chilli and hot dogs will be served; refreshments available. Tickets: Karen, 604-464-4475 or 604-2097895, or Rosemary, 604-812-8209.
JUNE 4: MAILLARDVILLE SALE • Maillardville Residents’ Association 4th annual Giant Garage Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 1007 Alderson Ave., Coquitlam. There will be French-Canadian music, barbecued hot dogs, pizza and chilli, and you can browse hundreds of items at garage sale prices. All funds raised are returned to the community through association activities. Info: www.maillardvilleresidents.ca.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5 • Riverview Horticultural Centre Society guided tree tour on the Riverview Hospital grounds; walk will leave at 1 p.m. from the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Site map at www.rhcs.org. Info: 604-290-9910.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 • Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Cities committee, meets, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre branch (at city hall). If you ride your bike in the Tri-Cities, meet and work
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JUNE 9: LA LECHE LEAGUE
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 • Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce hosts the last networking breakfast until the fall, sponsored by Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation at the PoCo Inn and Suites Hotel, 1545 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo. Breakfast and networking from 7:30-9 a.m. Advance registration required. Registration: www.tricitieschamber. com or 604-464-2716.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11 • Community garage sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Como Lake United Church, enter in parking garage off the lane at 535 Marmont St.; hardware, collectibles, furniture, household items, toys and more.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12 • Music in the Park fundraiser, 11 a.m.noon, Blakeburn Park, PoCo; music instructor
• La Leche League CanadaCoquitlam meets at Share Family and Community Services Society, main floor, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody; doors open at 9:45 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m. Topic: “The art of breastfeeding and avoiding difficulties.” All women interested in breastfeeding (and their children) are welcome to attend monthly LLL meetings. Info: www.lllc.ca. Rebehah Ng will host a fun-filled, parent participation music and play session fundraiser in the park. All proceeds will go to the White family (Melissa White is a 29-year-old mother of three kids under 6 who is terminally ill). Cost: $20 per child or $25 per family; pay at
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 • Marmont Al-Anon Family Group open meeting, 8 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-6881716.
SENIORS • Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604576-9734, or email tsn@shaw.ca. • The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.
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Gleneagle secondary music director Edward Trovato leads the concert choir during a regular Wednesday after-school session. The choir is made up of 86 high school students in grades 9 to 12 — many of whom travelled to Cuba in March with Trovato as part of a musical and cultural exchange.
Festival awards, concerts and Cuba Gleneagle secondary choirs and bands cap off their school year with a farewell concert next week By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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f there’s one thing Eddie Trovato deserves, it’s to take a bow at next week’s year-end music concert. And probably a big sigh of relief. That’s because the music director at Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary this year took about 200 high school students in choir and band on a journey they’ll likely be talking about years after they graduate. Since September, the concert and jazz bands, concert choir and vocal jazz ensembles have not only explored a wide range of repertoire, from Disney tunes to African folk songs — some of which will be performed at their June 9 final show — but they’ve also sung and played before audiences for the school fall and Christmas productions, at events and, for the first time, at Music Fest Canada held last month in Richmond. For that 39th annual event that saw some 10,000 young musicians from across the country, Gleneagle’s vocal jazz ensemble clinched a silver award in the choral/vocal jazz division (with singer Jacquie Bolster winning an honour accolade) while the senior jazz band took a gold in the instrumental jazz category (with drummer Kyle Araki taking the honour prize). It was sweet victory, especially since Gleneagle was the only Tri-City school to grab national recognition. Still, it didn’t top what Trovato and his young musicians did two months earlier.
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Trovato and the choir get ready for the year-end concert on June 9. During the March spring break, 86 students raised $2,000 each to travel to Cuba on a musical and cultural exchange at two fine arts schools in Matanzas, an area about 32 kilometres west of Varadero that’s known for its poets, culture and Afro-Cuban folklore. The Gleneagle students broke the ice by handing over $40,000 in musical instruments and supplies as well as personal hygiene items and soccer cleats. “We had everything from piccolos to tubas. There was even a timpani set,” said Trovato, a professional percussionist who had a connection with the school from 2006 when he took Terry Fox secondary students to Cuba. (Funding for part of the trip came from a gala dinner, dance and silent auction in February that featured the sounds of Gleneagle’s jazz ensembles and Rumba Calzada, a
Latin jazz and salsa favourite from Vancouver.) Grade 12 student Steven Black, 18, said he was overwhelmed with what he saw in Cuba. “To see this fine arts school in such poor condition and with equipment that was, really, not in that good shape, and the music they played was such a contrast,” he said. “They are such amazing musicians, so talented and so welcoming. It really touches your heart to see just what they can do with so little.” He added, “It just shows you that you don’t need to put a laptop in the hands of every student to have them do well because they have the drive.... It was such a happy place.” Jeff Huggins, who is also 18 and graduates this month, said the language barrier was easy to overcome as some of the Cuban students had rudimentary English; mostly, they communicated with hand gestures and musical games. The experience “really makes you think how difficult it is for them and how much you take for granted at home,” he said. “They were extremely happy.” Both Black and Huggins credit Trovato for making their final year a success, musically. Huggins is the lead singer in the promising pop/rock band called The Knots, which last year was named B.C.’s best teen band after a five-month contest sponsored by YouThink k and Tom Lee Music. Being under Trovato’s guidance in choir for two years “has given me a chance to sing different music. He is a great teacher and has helped me with tonnes of things, especially performance,” said Huggins, who will study music at Vancouver Community College in September. As for Trovato’s next step, he plans to bring some Cuban fine arts students to Coquitlam next year to continue the exchange. “Hopefully, we can get them up here in the winter so they can see the snow,” he said. • The Gleneagle year-end music concert is June 9 at 7 p.m. in the school’s multipurpose room. Tickets at $5/$2 are available from music students or by calling 604-464-5793.
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Three students at Port Moody’s Caulfield School of Dance will represent the Lower Mainland next week at the provincial festival of the performing arts in Kamloops. And, this weekend, they will show their talent with other students and faculty at the centre’s show, called Sensations!, at Terry Fox Theatre in Port Coquitlam. Ben Freemantle will perform in the modern and contemporary dance category while Lauren Phillips and Spencer Britten are in the voice divisions: Phillips for musical theatre and Britten for classical. Freemantle, 15, was picked by judges at the Surrey Festival of Dance to be the 13- to 15-year-old delegate. There, he also took first place for his numbers
in set solo ballet, open solo ballet, solo male classical variation and solo jazz, winning more than $2,300 in scholarships for his achievements. This summer, Freemantle is off to study on scholarship in the five-week summer intensive program with the San Francisco Ballet, starting later this month. The Port Moody secondary student was the ballet rep at last year’s provincials. Doing modern dance “comes a little more easier for me,” he said, “because ballet is so technical. You just can’t compare the two.” Phillips, 13, was selected at the Coquitlam District Music Festival (CDMF) as the 14 and under provincial rep for musical theatre and took many awards, including for top scoring solo. Both Freemantle and Phillips study under Isabel Yuan, Caulfield’s ballet department head.
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Gleneagle secondary’s Britten was also chosen by CDMF adjudicators as the 18 and under delegate for classical voice. The 17-year-old student, who takes lessons with Gina Oh, head of musical theatre at Caulfield, will study vocal performance at the University of B.C. this fall. M e a n w h i l e , Caulfield’s Tiana Pazdirek, 12, was named by judges at the Pacific West Performing Arts Festival as an alternate rep for tap, jazz and stage at the provincial festival. “I have really worked hard this year, dancing approximately 24 hours a week. I love to perform and look forward to the experience,” she said in an email. • Tickets at $18 for Sensations! at Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate), which runs June 3 to 5, are available by calling the Caulfield school at 604-469-9366.
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Student versus Satan Two Grade 12 students at Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary will this week present their play, Oh BTW, I’m the Antichrist.... Written, directed, produced and performed by Dylan Matthews and Nick Jennings, the comedy centres around Larry, an average high school student who wants to fit in. Through a journey of self-discovery, Larry learns his real dad is Satan, an immature, failed jazz musician, and the father and son battle it out. The show runs June 1 to 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Riverside secondary (2215 Reeve St.). Tickets can be bought at the door.
FOR JAPAN Students with Centennial secondary’s Canadian Red Cross club will host their first music concert this Saturday, with proceeds going to support the victims in the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disaster. The event, which will feature a variety of music genres, runs June 4 at 6 p.m. in the courtyard at the Coquitlam school (570 Poirier St.). Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. For more information or to reserve a seat early, email centennialredcross2011@gmail.com.
LIBRARY SHOW The artwork of a retired teacher will be on show at the Port Moody Public Library this month. Caroline Beutler specializes in her favourite natural scenes — sunsets, pastoral settings and flowers in bloom — and credits local art Beutler’s Coming Home. classes for nurturing and expanding her creative outlet.
POW AT ROO’S Coquitlam’s Indelible will co-headline a show at Roo’s this Friday as part of the POW tour. The act, made up of J Thorn and Illucid, will play the pub (2962 Christmas Way) from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. along with hip hop artists Josh Martinez and
his band, Pissed Off Wild, Evil Ebenezer and The Lytics, of Winnipeg. There is no cover charge for the June 3 show and CDs and merchandise will be on sale; Saferide will also be available for concert-goers. For more information, visit www.indeliblehiphop.com.
MOST AWARDS Students in the Terry Fox secondary drama program e a r n e d t h e Po r t Coquitlam school four awards at this month’s Sears B.C. Drama Festival in New Westminster. Fox’s production Terry Fox drama students perof The 25th Annual form The 25th Annual Putnam P u t n a m C o u n t y County Spelling Bee. Spelling Beee won the most accolades for a high school at the competition, with Riley Langford taking the prize for outstanding acting in a male leading role and Sarah Smith winning the female equivalent. The ensemble cast also clinched an award for best choreography while Justin Lapena scooped a special merit for musical virtuosity. Fox drama teacher Dan Tilsley said it was the first time Fox had represented School District 43 at the provincial level. Port Moody’s Heritage Woods secondary also performed its show, Stop. Think. Delete., at the festival, which is organized by the Association of B.C. Drama Educators. Meanwhile, Fox will present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Beee for the public on June 7 at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call the school at 604-941-5401.
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month in Kamloops as the jazz dance representative while Keely Knutson, 15, won a scholarship to study at the Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles. As duo partners, the pair won first place at the Surrey fest, and took first and fourth place overall at the Peak Invitational Dance Competition in Burnaby.
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two nights, and starts at 10 a.m. at Heritage Woods secondary (1300 David Ave., Port Moody). Tickets are $10 at 604-461-8679.
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SURGING SAINT Mitchel Milani of the PoCo Saints beats two Saanich foes down the floor during a Midget ‘A’ semifinal game Sunday in the Trevor Wingrove Memorial minor lacrosse tournament at Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex. The Saints fell, 8-7. JAMES MACLENNAN THE TRI-CITY NEWS
TW tourney a class act By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Craig Wingrove saw something at the inaugural Trevor Wingrove Memorial minor lacrosse tournament Sunday that he felt epitomized the spirit and sportsmanship his brother always exuded on the playing floor. Class. After the New Westminster Salmonbellies were bounced from the Midget medal hunt after falling 8-5 to Port Coquitlam in the bronze battle at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex, the losing unit gathered near mid-floor to watch the Saints get draped with their shiny prizes. The ’Bellies players then all proceeded to tap their sticks in applause as each PoCo player collected his medal. “That is exactly the kind of thing the tournament is all about,” said Craig, who travelled all the way from his Connecticut home to be on hand with his dad, Les, specifically to support the three-division, 24-team event. “It’s much more than just lacrosse... it’s the stuff that happens away from the games, too. I went over and shook the [New West] coach’s hand and said how classy that was. Then he took his team back to the dressing room and I could hear him tell all his players what I’d just said. It was really something.” Formerly dubbed the Dogwood Invitational, the tournament pays tribute to Trevor Wingrove, who
spent his entire stellar lacrosse career as an Adanac and lost his battle with cancer at age 42 last July. Later a revered Coquitlam city employee, Wingrove was a first-team all-star in the B.C. Junior ‘A’ lacrosse league and was named Most Sportsmanlike Player in 1987 and 1988, also capturing the Most Inspirational Player honour the latter year. As a Senior ‘A’ Adanac from 1989-94, he was twice named the Western Lacrosse Association’s MVP and also took home the B.C. Lacrosse Association’s Maitland Trophy, which goes to the player who best displays value to his team, good sportsmanship and contributions to minor lacrosse. A large poster board with a colour picture of a uniformed Trevor and a long list of his achievements was situated near the front the rink, next to the stately, sparkling sterling silver championship trophy that was dedicated for the event. Les Wingrove said he was thoroughly impressed by the exhibition that Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse and tournament director Deanna Procyk put together in tribute of his lost son. “It was very good... certainly an honour for us as a family,” Les said.
“It was really neat seeing all the kids walking around with TW 23 hats on. I kept running into guys who played with Trevor or against him. It seemed every time we handed out an award, it [involved] somebody who knew Trevor. “There were a lot of memories shared, to say the least.” • Tri-City teams were medal magnets at the inaugural Trevor Wing rove Memorial minor lacrosse tournament last weekend at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex. The host Coquitlam Adanacs grabbed gold in the Bantam A1 division after doubling Victoria’s Westshore Bears 6-3 in Sunday’s championship game. New Westminster Salmonbellies earned bronze. In the Midget A1 bracket, the Adanacs collared silver and the Port Coquitlam Saints nabbed bronze behind gold-winning Saanich. The Adanacs were spilled 5-3 by the island crew in the final, while the Saints bested New West 8-5 to place third. In the Peewee A1 cate gory, Coquitlam again secured silver after falling 6-4 to Ridge Meadows in the title tilt. Westshore won bronze after edging Port Moody 6-5 in the battle for
third spot.
POMO WINS BARN BURNER Port Moody Thunder out-scored the Edmonton Warriors 3-0 in the third period on way to a thrilling 10-8 triumph in the gold-medal game at the Penticton Heat Barn Burner Midget ‘A’ lacrosse tournament May 7-9. The win avenged an earlier 8-4 loss to Edmonton for the Thunder, who rallied after that for a 7-6 semifinal victory over Penticton. The Thunder opened the tourney with an 11-6 win over the host squad after trailing 4-0 in the first period, and then bounced Prince George 10-6 before falling to Edmonton. The A2 Thunder’s player roster included Cameron Bateman, Connor Clarkson, Jake Flood, Jordan Hum, Matt LaPointe, Jake McFarland, Cordel Maunder, Ben Miller, Robbi Minni, Christian Noorgaard, Lucas Polidoro, Aaron Schur, Kai Silver, Nick Taylor, Tim Turnbull, Peter Uzelac and Landon Wray.
POCO GALS TRIUMPH Cassandra Gill whipped in three goals to guide the PoCo Peewee girls lacrosse team to a 7-4 victory Sunday over New West at PoCo Rec Centre. Heidi Robinson added a pair of markers for PoCo, who got singles from Brienna Catermole and Haley McRae. Goalie Madeleine Ericsson blocked a penalty shot late in the game to secure the win.
Six players on t h e Te r r y Fo x R ave n s we r e among the 62 to advance past the first cut-down stage of tryouts for the Team BC Under-18 unit set to compete in the Football Canada Cup from July 9-15 in Lethbridge, Alta. Those still in the hunt for spot on the final 40-player roster to be det e r m i n e d l at e r this month were selected from an original field of more than 130 players who attended a t r yo u t c a m p at Simon Fraser University over the Victoria Day long weekend. The Ravens and Mt. Douglas Rams of Victoria shared the most representation on the cutdown roster. Ravens still bidding to make the final line-up are Mike Hemsworth (defensive back), Tyrel Ratich (defensive lineman), Mark Casug a (linebacker), Jake Nylund (linebacker), Jonathon Ta m ( o f f e n s ive lineman) and Mason Woods (offensive lineman). Two Centennial Centaurs are also still aiming to make the squad, including Jason Buren (defensive back) and Lucas Naso (defensive lineman). In addition, James Dowdall (receiver) of the Coquitlam Falcons Midget minor squad remains in the hunt for a final roster spot. Terry Fox cohead coach Tom Kudaba will serve as Team BC head coach for the second straight year. Last year, Team BC, featuring seven Terry Fox players, claimed the bronze medal at the Canada Cup U-18 football tour nament in Wolfville, N.S.
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Coquitlam Reds catcher Brian Nicholas tries to make a sweeping tag on Scott McCarthy of the Langley Blaze in a recent B.C. Premier Baseball League game at Mundy Park. The 10-11 Reds visit Vancouver Island this weekend for a pair of difficult doubleheaders –– Saturday versus the 13-2 Nanaimo Pirates and Sunday against the 14-5 Parksville Royals. The Reds’ next home action is Wednesday when they host the 8-12 White Rock Tritons at Mundy, 6:30 p.m.
Bob Salt’s Coquitlam Adanacs had too much pepper Saturday for the Maple Ridge Burrards. Dane Dobbie and Cory Conway racked up nine and eight points respectively as the Salt-coached Adanacs blitzed the Burrards 14-11 in Coquitlam’s Western Lacrosse Association regular-season home opener at Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex. The result and subsequent 9-7 Ridge win Sunday over New West left the A’s and the Burrards even with 2-1 records. The Adanacs jumped to a 4-1 lead midway through the first period and had the game well in hand before the Burrards scored twice late to make the score respectable. Dobbie finished with four goals and five assists, while Conway netted three markers and added five helpers. Brothers Peter and Daryl Veltman and three and two goals respectively, with Coquitlam’s own Tim Campeau and
Jason Jones bagging a tally apiece. Brandon Atherton stopped 29 shots in the A’s cage. PoCo product Curtis Dickson paced the Burrards with five goals and two assists. Next, the Adanacs visit the Victoria Shamrocks on Friday before returning home Saturday to face the Burnaby Lakers, 8 p.m.
JR. A’S CRUISIN’ Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs boosted their record to a perfect 9-0 by sweeping a double dip with the rival PoCo Saints, sailing to a 10-4 triumph Friday in a B.C. Jr. ‘A’ lacrosse league contest at PoCo Rec Centre. Casey Jackson fired in a natural hattrick before the game was five minutes old to give the Jr. A’s an early cushion and Coquitlam scored three more times before the first period expired to take a commanding 6-0 margin into the second frame. Matt Delmonico notched three goals for the Saints, who dropped to 0-8.
Dinwoodie on Pacific puck coaching staff C o q u i t l a m ’s J i m Dinwoodie has been named an assistant coach of the Team Pacific squad that will compete in the 2012 World Under-17
Hockey Challenge in Winnipeg, beginning next December. Dinwoodie has been involved extensively with B.C. Hockey the last 10 years, particu-
Pinetree nets silver Coquitlam’s Pinetree Timberwolves swatted their way to the silver medal at the B.C. high school badminton championships last weekend in Kamloops. The defending-champion T-wolves were halted from repeating their 2010 title feat by St. George’s/Crofton House of Vancouver. Seven T-Wolve players were seniors who had to fly home for graduation festivities Friday and bus back to Kamloops for Saturday’s final. Team members included Alan Luk, Newman Lam, Jacky Chan, Alex Lim, Oscar Zhen, Allen Lee, Ian Chan, Andrew Le Binh, Carol Leung, Adrienne Tan, Yan Yan Fung, Yannis Cheung, Tracy Nong and Emma Liu. The team was coached by Chris Adams.
larly with the men’s U-17 and U-16 High Performance programs. He served as head coach of the B.C. squad that competed in the 2009 Western Canada
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9885 1570-1581 Agate Pl 2553-2599 Diamond Cres 2520-2651 Jade Pl 1550-1581 Topaz Crt 6003 2201-2235 Brookmount Dr (odd) 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) 9107 3481-3490 Greer Pl 2505-2517 Hastings Pl 3478-3641 Hastings St 2439-2554 Kitchener Ave 3603-3691 Mcrae Cres 2420-2542 Patricia Ave 6008 123-129 Mary St 2401-2721 St George St 2605-2625 St Johns St (odd) 9006 1502-2063 Columbia Ave 1410-1592 Knappen St (even) 2044-2067 McKenzie Pl 1397-1592 Pitt River Rd 2048-2058 Pooley Ave (even) 2025-2075 Routley Ave (odd) 9107 3481-3490 Greer PL 2505-2517 Hastings Pl 3478-3641 Hastings St 2439-2554 Kitchener Ave 3603-3691 Mcrae Cres 2420-2542 Patricia Ave
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PERSONAL SERVICES 173E
HEALTH PRODUCTS
Bergamonte- The Natural Way To Improve Your Glucose, Cholesterol & Cardiovascular Health! Call today to find out how to get a free bottle with your order.! 888-470-5390
SERVERS/COOKS - P/T & F/T required at Lougheed Village Bar & Grill. Must have Experience. Fax Resume: 604-421-0365 Email: villagepub@lougheedapartments.ca
175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS
136A JANITORIAL SERVICES LIGHT DUTY CLEANERS Five Star Building Maintenance has Immediate F/T and P/T openings (daytime only). We offer training programs, attractive wages and comprehensive benefits. Fax resume to 604-435-0516 or email to careers@fivestarbc.ca
MODEL/TALENT AGENCIES
Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function... • Dinner Parties • Executive Meetings • Family Gatherings • Weddings / Banquets • B-B-Ques • Funerals We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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CRANE OPERATORS
Required immediately for our twenty seven year old well established Lower Mainland Company with a large fleet of cranes and boom trucks. You MUST have a ticket and be experienced with a class 1 driver’s license. We offer a great work environment and the opportunity to succeed.
If you would like to join our team, please e-mail: eamon@megacranes.com or fax: 604-599-5250 No calls please.
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@ 604-472-3042 and quote the route number.
HOME CARE
CARE AIDE avail. for work. $15/hr. Reliable and experienced. Ref. avail. Call Debbie (604)936-1283.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING
Tax Returns • Corporate • Self employed • Personal
604-468-2287 accountableaccounting.ca
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS
FENCING
FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.
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GARDENING
15% SENIORS DISCOUNT lawn cuts, aerating, power-raking, pruning, hedge trimming, trees, 23 yrs. exp. Free est. Brad 778-552-3900
$95 includes: Aeration, Moss Control & Fertilization Now accepting NEW 10 day weekly lawn mowing customers. ✓Installation ✓ Maintenance ✓Renovations ✓Call a Profes.
MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
604-949-1900 QUALITY RENOVATIONS • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Remodeling • Decks 30 Years Experience Licensed - Insured
www.metrovanhome.ca
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. ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064
Alberto - 604-461-7679 Cel: 604-319-7671 TOTAL CARE HOME REMODELLING The Basement Finishing Specialists * Bathroom Renovations * Drywall * Electrical * Carpentry * Ceremic Tiles * Plumbing * Sundecks * Laminate Flooring * Refs Avail.
ALL RENOVATIONS bath, suite, repairs 25+EXP 604-767-4021
BATHROOM SPECIALISTS, complete renos, tub to counter, from floor to wall, proud BBB Member. Refs. 30 yrs. exp. Call John 604779-4029 www.bcbwreno.ca
Landscape Maintenance Services • Spring Yard Clean-Ups • Lawn Maintenance • Gardening • Hedge & Tree Trimming • Cedar Fencing
CLEANING SPECIAL $25/hour minimum 2hrs. Price includes cleaning supplies. Also laminate flooring and paint specials. Free estimates. A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539
604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB.
www.atclandscape.com COQUITLAM LANDSCAPING ★ SPRING CLEANUP ★
We do both
S S S S
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
We charge the cheapest price ever. Only $20/Hr We always do an excellent job.
Yard Maintenance Hedge Trimming~Tree Pruning Lawn Cuts ~ Weeding Retaining Wall
Fully Insured
PLEASE CALL
Home Renovations and New Construction Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB
Dean 604-834-3076
All Work Guaranteed. Call John
778-996-1978
All cement work, forming & prep. WCB insured. 30 yrs exp, refs. Free est, Joe 604-908-6143, 931-1684
Furnace & Duct Cleaning
Special pkg $89. Call 604-945-5801
ATC LANDSCAPE
~~ A GIFT OF TIME ~~ Clean to Perfection. Reliable/Honest ICBC & Veteran’s claims. Lic’d / Ins. Windows Free. 778-840-2421
CONCRETE & PLACING
284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION
Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627
CLEANING SERVICES
ARTISTICO CONCRETE
604-464-8700 ~ 778-867-8785 GARDEN ROTOTILLING. Is your lawn being destroyed? We are certified to kill Chaffer Beetles. Lawn aeration, Reseeding or Installations. stump grinding, hedge Trimming, tree services. Cell: 778 885-6488
HERFORT CONCRETE
101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)
JASMINES RELAXATION TOUCH Pain/ Stress Relief. Country Setting *Easy Prkg *7Days. 778-888-3866
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Alpine Landscaping
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE PEDRO’S GENERAL CONTRACTING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfilling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919. Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978
✶ 2011 Spring Special ✶
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ELECTRICAL
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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
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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
CLEANING SERVICES
6072 146-286 April Rd 2-27 Crawford Bay 2-38 Darney Bay 183 Roe Dr OTHER ROUTES NOT LISTED MAY BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL TO ENQUIRE. If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation
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DOOR Pro is looking for an experienced commercial installation and service person. If you know commercial sectional and rolling doors, motor openers, underground parking gates, slide and swing gates, we would like to talk to you. Door Pro is customer service focused and is looking for people that are good technicians, good with people and take pride in their work. If you want to join a great group of door people, email your resume to mikep@doorpro.ca, or fax 604-5728960. Questions? call Mike at 604597-4040. www.doorpro.ca WELDERS - seeking welders for custom manufacturing environment. Competitive wages, Benefits, RRSP’s & Apprenticeship opportunities. Apply to: Do All Metal Fabricating, Estevan, SK. Email: jhoward@doallmetal.com Fax: 306-634-8389
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MoneyProvider.com. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-7761660.
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PERSONAL SERVICES
604-777-5046
MOVIE EXTRAS !
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
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES
PERSONAL SERVICES
NO JOB TOO SMALL
Advertising Sales Consultant The Langley Times, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person. The successful candidate will have a university or college education or two years of sales experience – preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player and will also be called upon to grow the account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in a an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan coupled with a strong benefit package. Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless. Please submit your resume with a cover letter by Friday, June 3, 2011 to: Jean Hincks, Advertising Director The Langley Times, #102-20258 Fraser Highway, Langley, B.C. V3A 4R3 or email to admanager@langleytimes.com No phone calls please.
www.blackpress.ca
Division of Black Press
Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Retaining Walls *Stairs *Driveways Exposed Aggregate & Stamped Concrete ***ALSO... Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured
LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620
PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.
Call: Rick (604) 202-5184 .Jim’s Mowing Spring Services - jimsmowing.ca
UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured
778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES
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DRYWALL
45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060 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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#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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
meadowslandscapesupply.com
RAZAR DELIVERIES Topsoil/Lawn & Garden - $24/yrd Aged Mushroom Manure - $15/yrd Steer Manure - $15/yrd.
Wash Sand, 3/4 Clear Crush, & 3/4 Drain Rock - $25/yrd Lime Rock - $35/yrd. Navvy Jack
$28/yrd. Road Base 28/yrd 1 to 10 YRDS. DELIVERD ONLY ✶ Reasonable Rates for Delivery.
Call Kelly 604-763-4215 or 604-341-4524
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS Always! Gutter, window cleaning, pressure washing, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627
RENO & REPAIR NO JOB TOO SMALL! Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available! S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing
Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320
SINCE 1981 Excel Restoration for your fix up needs, drywall, carpentry, painting, new bathrooms etc.call us for free quote. Excellent references. 604 250 2601 email: excelrestoration@shaw.ca
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MOVING & STORAGE
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10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance
$45/Hr
✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640
From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
HOME REPAIRS
PLUMBING
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 372
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Call Ian 604-724-6373 TOPLINE PRESSURE WASHING Siding, gutters, & tile roofs. We use SOAP. WCB insured 604.861.6060
When QUALITY Matters all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements
# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Ext./Int. SPRING Special
TOY POODLE puppies. 2 apricot, 1 white. Adorable. Ready to go July 1.$700. 778-240-2400 (Cloverdale)
Wanted: 1000 Saints
All animals deserve to have hope for a better tomorrow. www.1000saints.ca
ABC TREE MEN ✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding
A to Z Roofing Ltd. Spec in re-roofing, asphalt, cedar, flat roof. Guar Wrk. WCB, BBB. 778-996-6479.
Serving Tri City 31 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com
FACTORY Certified Master Applicator, Good Standing in WCB plus 5 Millions Liability to protect you, Serving BC Since 1998, Free Consultation and Estimate, Lots of Refs. 604-552-3866 www.bestcocontracting.com
604-787-5915, 604-291-7778
RIDGE MEADOWS ROOFING. Res Re-roofing & repairs WCB BBB A+ rating Free est. 604-377-5401
Info: www.treeworksonline.ca info@treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD
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 Running this ad for 7yrs
PAINT SPECIAL
*Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens *Loader Work *Brush Cutter
✓ Tree & Stump Removal ✓ Certified Arborists ✓ 20 yrs exp. 60’ bucket truck ✓ Crown reduction ✓ Spiral pruning ✓ Fully insured. Best Rates
10% DISCOUNT !
RUBBISH REMOVAL
TRI CITY TREE SERVICE All Tree Services -- Fully Insured -24 Hrs 604-462-0865
#1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339
RECYCLE-IT!
604-941-2263 / 604-725-7246
JUNK REMOVAL
ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582
EARTH FRIENDLY
Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work
On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING, *Tiling, *Pressure Washing, *Lam. flooring. Call Brian 604-936-8966. MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510
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Free Estimates * Fully Insured
EXTRA
CHEAP RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!
NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses
Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist
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WINDOW CLEANING
*GENTLEMEN* WINDOW Cleaning Window & Gutter Cleaning. Pressure Washing. Call Micah for a free estimate 604-230-0429
PETS
(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
“JUST A GREAT JOB!”
GOT JUNK? Rubbish Removal
Robert J. O’Brien
604-728-5643
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LANDSCAPING excavation and bobcat services. Leveling, trenching,grading,demolition+removal and more. Rate from $ 75.00 per hour. Email: vlady1964@hotmail.com or after 6p.m. Vlady 604-463-9479
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- Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting
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359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL
SEASIDE PAINTING
NICK’S
& Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618
Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread
SL PAINTING Interior/Exterior. FREE Estimates. Quality job. Fully insured - WCB Please call Sonly.
*Retaining Walls *Interlocking *Fencing *Drainage *Decking *New Lawns *Hedges 16 Years exp. - Work Guaranteed Free Est. & Ref’s avail. anytime Cel:604-836-6519, 778-285-6510
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Residential Service, Interior & Exterior. John (604)889-8424
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Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, gates. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
The DECK Guys
MOVING & STORAGE
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle. Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488. ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020
SUNDECKS
604-328-6387
MISC SERVICES Stardust Painting Commercial & Member of BBB since 1975 Call
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220.JUNK(5865)
Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988
Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742
Landscaping
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Haul Anything...
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PAVING/SEAL COATING
ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.
D Sundeck / Patio Construction D Re-build/Extend Existing Decks D Authorized vinyl deck installers D Aluminum, glass, wood railings D Sundeck & Vinyl Repairs D 5 Year Warranty on Vinyl *Work Guaranteed *References *Over 20 Years Experience. Free estimates 604-418-8340
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BUILDING SUPPLIES
BUILDING SALE... “”Rock Bottom Prices!””. 25x40 $7995. 30x40 $9840. 35x50 $12,995. 40x80 $22,600. 47x100 $35,690. Ends included. Many others. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers since 1980. Call 1800-668-5422.
Simar 778-892-1266
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APPLIANCES
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
SAVE ON ROOFING
3 rooms for $269, 2 coats (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com
Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING
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New Roofs, Re-Roof, Repairs. Free Est. Refs. * WCB * Fully Insured.
A-TECH Services 604-230-3539
604-465-3189
☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899
D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing
Scott 604-891-9967
17607 FORD ROAD,
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
LOOK for our YARD SIGNS
PITT MEADOWS PICK-UP ...... OR .... DELIVERY
Instant Grassifacation!
ROTTI PUPPIES, Male & Female. All shots and dewclaws. $500 each. Ready June 3rd. 604-767-4793
TREE SERVICES
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
AUTOS: To buy or sell your car, truck, RV, van, 4x4 or trailer - this category has it all. You’ll also find automotive supplies and classic cars for sale, or you can list the vehicle you’re seeking. call 604.575.5555
HOUSES FOR SALE
RETRIEVER / LAB puppies, family raised, vet checked, first shots, $550 each. Call (604)869-0424
SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
ANDY’S LANDSCAPE design/planting/paving/retaining all/deck/patio/pond/new lawn... 19 years exp. Majored in Landscape Architecture. 778-895-6202 www.andyslandscape.ca
NO Wood byproducts used
PRESSURE WASHING POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING
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Puppies: German Shepherd Cross, shots, dewormed. Free Vet Check. $150/obo. 583-6123/ 604-537-5254
A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.
PETS
REAL ESTATE
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
WDesign & Renovations WCedar Decks WFences WWooden Retaining walls Home Renovations Call Patrick for a free est.
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LANDSCAPING
D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom Manure
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604-351-6245
SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (renos/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
SUNDECKS
Woodland Decks
604-537-4140 If I can’t do it It can’t be done
PETS
PETS
American Cocker Spaniel pups, p/b CKC registered, health tested, champion parents. $1000. Email: for info abbykryst@shaw.ca view: www.abbykrystcockers.com. Beautiful Golden Retriever Pups-1st shots. Dewormed. Farm Raised. Avail June 4th. $575: 604-463-9841 BICHON/YORKIE-X 10wks vry cute vet ✔ 1st shots, dewormed, 1 male 1 fem. $550/ea (Sry) 604-580-2186 BLACK LAB puppies, 4 M. 2 F. Family raised, ready to go. $350. Phone (604)703-1388. (Chilliwack) BORDER COLLIE pups. 1st shots & worming. Ready to go. Both parents to view. $450. 604-782-8571 BOSTON Terriers CKC reg Vet ck 1st shots Rep Breeder avail now 604.868.7212 or 604.794.3786 BOXER PUPS, (white) M/F, micro chipped, dewormed, shots, good family dog. 604-463-4602 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 COCKATIEL, Two females. Comes with large cage. $200 obo. Call 604-763-6912 ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS CKC reg puppies. Champ lines. Tails docked, vet checked, 1st shots, guaranteed. Home raised, well socialized. Ready June 12. $1200 peterandskye@gmail.com. 250-392-1440 GERMAN Shepherd pups, ckc reg. parents German bloodlines with no slope, exc temperament. $750. (604)796-3026. No sun calls KITTENS 8 wks. old, 2 long hair, 1 short hair tabbies, litter trained, well socialized. $30/ea. 604-533-3954. LAB RETRIEVER PUP, yellow, female $400. 1st/2nd shots, dewormed. (604)702-0217 MALTI / SHIH-TZU / POODLE X. Pups & adults. Choc., white & other colors. Non-shedding. If you need companionship call 604-820-9469
DO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL BUILDINGS Priced to Clear - Make an Offer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170. MOULDING,FLOORS,DOORS and More!!! Ultra LOW builder pricing on Moulding,Laminate and Engineered Flooring,Interior and Exterior Doors.Public Welcome.I would have to double and triple my prices to match the big box stores. Monday to Friday 7:30-5:00,Sat 9:00-5:00 Unit #106 6448 148 Street,Surrey 604-889-2840 blake@ultramoulding.com 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
552
GARDEN EQUIPMENT
DEER PROBLEMS? Problem solved! Bobbex Deer repellent available in Canada. Easy, economical, safe. Available at local garden centres. Dealer inquiries welcome. Ask for BOBBEX. www.bobbex.ca
559
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.
EXQUISITE SANCTUARY Fabulous 2.26 private acres with creek in beautiful Alberni Valley on Vancouver Island. Enchanting 3600 sq.ft. 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom custom built 1995 home. Outstanding 57x40 shop with own bathroom, lots of parking. Features hardwood, tile throughout, custom cabinetry. Gas fireplaces, stove, heat and hot water; ensuite with soaker tub. Thinking of a life style change? Move to Vancouver Island. Even better, move to Port Alberni, the Salmon Capital of the World! Visit www.albernihomes4u.ca for more information on this “one of a kind” property. Asking $649,000 RE/MAX Mid Island Realty Port Alberni, B.C. John Stilinovic 250-724-4725 Toll Free 1-877-723-5660
HIGH VOLTAGE! bcclassified.com 604-575-5555
630
LOTS
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
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxurious 1512 sq ft home including delivery and installation only US $109,950. Many other plans available. The Home Boys 877-976-3737, 509-481-9830 or www.hbmodular.com We will beat ANYONE’S price!!
636
MORTGAGES
Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
640
RECREATIONAL
50% CO-OWNER SOUGHT for professionally managed late model Meridian 391 luxury motor yacht with prime moorage downtown Vancouver. Skippering/training available. 604-669-2248 www.one4yacht.com
FAST RELIEF the First Night!! Restless Leg Syndrome and Leg Cramps Gone. Sleep Soundly, Safe with Medication, Proven Results. www.allcalm.com 1-800-765-8660.
560
MISC. FOR SALE
A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1866-884-7464 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 WILF CARTER and many more oldtime country music favourites. CDs, DVDs. Free 48 page catalogue. Music Barn, Box 3160-h, Markham, ON L3R 6G5. www.countrymusictreasures.com/news.html Toll-Free 1-800-984-0047.
563
MISC. WANTED
INSULATOR collection wanted. Telephone & Railway types. Prefer a large amount. 250-539-2031
566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 40” High Piano, Henry Herbert by Mason Rich - needs tuning. $500/obo. 604-531-9842
REAL ESTATE 625
FOR SALE BY OWNER
Central Pt Coquitlam bright 2 bdrm 860sf rainscreen condo 1 cheater bath corner unit, wrap around deck gas f/p 5 appls incl front load w/d pet OK $239,900. 604-830-5544 NEW heat pump, new roof, new windows, and new laminated wood floors. Close to schools, airport, golf courses, college, ski hill Please call (250) 334-6768
551
GARAGE SALES
HUGE Multi-Family Garage and SPEEDO Sample Sale! One day only - Sat. June 4th 9 am - 4 pm. Furniture, toys, kids’ clothing, swimsuits and accessories, Cherry bomb muffler, books, household items and much more! 22862 Foreman Drive, Maple Ridge.
REAL ESTATE RECREATIONAL
640
PARADISE FOUND: waterfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, 0.83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fishing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $260,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/view/70mile/frank)
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
BURNABY
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.
Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net COQUITLAM
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 - Condo 1420 Parkway Blvd 2 BR, 2 Bath 890 sf; lndry; gym $1150 July 1 Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 COQUITLAM
Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove. Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac. Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832 535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)
COQUITLAM
Sherwood Apt 727 North Rd 1 & 2 bdrms on quiet street. 15 Mins to SFU 5 Mins to shops & transp
Call 604-830-9781 www.aptrentals.net
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RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
Coquitlam/Port Moody
St. John’s Apartments 2010 St. John’s St, Port Moody Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet. U/g pkg, laundry room. For more info & viewing call
Dragan 778-788-1845
RENTALS 706
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.
CEDARWAY APT Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.
Call 604-837-4589 www.aptrentals.net PORT MOODY. Ideal Apartment. 1/bdrm. Avail June 1. Secure parking, storage. Res manager. No pets. 604-469-9100, 778-355-1808. PORT MOODY
For more info & viewing call
Time to move into Spring .... At, The PERFECT LOCATION! On-site Manager
Dragan 778-788-1845 Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management
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.
Call 604-724-6967
COQUITLAM
Welcome Home ! 1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
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. PORT MOODY. 2608 St. John’s St. 1350 sq ft office space. $2350 + HST. Avail Aug 1. 604-469-9100.
711 COQUITLAM - West
Do you want to live in the security of a family community?
Ph: 604-936-4774 or
CHELSEA PARK APTS 1 & 2 Bdrms Apts, Also 3 Bdrm T/Homes Avail Conveniently located. Nice, bright & large suites. No pets.
Call 604-465-8088
Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 application fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrm. $899/mo. 3 bdrm. $1009/mo. & 4 bdrm. $1112/mo. Shares $2500.
NO SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE Orientation: Sunday, June 5 1:30 p.m. at 51A-8740 Forest Grove Dr. Phone 604-420-2442
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: 778-882-8894 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 Moody, Newport Village 1300sf 2Br+den, 2Ba, 5 SS appl, inste W/D, elec FP, lrg balc, 2 u/g prkg, lckr, gym, rec.rm, sauna, NS, NP $1475 604-469-0749 July 1 PORT COQ downtown, 2bdr +den top flr, lrg cov’d deck, new building, u/g pkng, convenient loc! Ns/np. 1 year min, $1450/mo. 604-945-6842. PORT COQUITLAM
1 Bdrm Top flr apt. $775 2 Bdrm Corner apt. $925 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
OFFICE/RETAIL
736
HOMES FOR RENT
MAPLE RIDGE. 3 bdrm rancher 1/4 acre, liv rm / fam rm, lrg deck. 2 lrg strg sheds, NS/NP. June 15/Jul 1. $1450. Call 604-941-3259. PORT COQUITLAM, 1596 Suffolk. 3/bdrm, 2/bath +bsmt, quiet st. fnced yd. garage. $1700/mo. + utils. June 1. Wayne 604-862-9802. PORT COQUITLAM - House Citadel Heights, 2631 Pioneer Way 6 BR; 4 Bath; 3500 sf; h/w floors Dbl garage; laundry; $2500 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 PORT COQUITLAM - ½ Rancher 3566 Handley Cr. Large 2 BR 1 Bath; 950 sf; $1050 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 Short or long term rental - one week - one year. Walnut Grove. Executive 4 bdrm. + 2.5 bath on 1 acre, No yard maint. fully furn & equipped. Crown mouldings, lam flr & S/S appli. Jaccuzi tub and Gas F/P. Cbl & WiFi. 2 car garage + RV prkg. No-Smoking inside, outdoor patio. June 1. 8650-217 A St.
604.888.2226 WEST COQUITLAM (Maillardville) - Single family 1,000 sq.ft. house located at 1136 Cartier Ave. Includes living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 4 piece bathroom and laundry room. Unfinished basement has workspace and storage area. The property includes a sundeck, private back yard, and carport. Appliances included. $1,500 per month plus utilities, and is available for a twoyear lease with the City of Coquitlam. References and security deposit required, pet ok. Available immediately. By Appointment Only. Email: bcormack@coquitlam.ca
RENTALS 752
Crescentview
RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE
Renovated townhomes in magnificent area. Basement, patio, new appliances, garage. Call 604-834-4097 www.aptrentals.com
604-219-0267
747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING
POCO DOWNTOWN All-Inclusive Seniors Residence 1 Bdrm. Apartment Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping, emergency response & activities. www.rjkent.com 2675 Shaughnessy St. Call: 778-285-5554
748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION COQUITLAM, nr Lougheed mall. Grd lvl lge 1 bdrm. new H/W flr. $430 incl util. 604-942-7232
750
SUITES, LOWER
CLAYTON 2 br bsmt suite $875 , N/S N/P all util w/d. Resp. persons scuzzoe@hotmail.com 604 839 3678 COQ. Burke Mtn, 2 br, full kitch, DW,Micro, Fridge,stove, W/D, FP, Alarm Sys, Sep Ent. Patio backing Hyde Creek, appx. 1000 SF. NS, Cat ok, quiet street. 778-628-3500 COQUITLAM. 2 bdrm grd lvl suite. Nr. park. Avail. now. N/S. N/P. $900/mo. incl utils. 604-945-6348. COQUITLAM, 2/bdrm suite, grnd level, sep entry, very clean. $950/mo incl util. Avail now. N/S, N/P. (604)999-6155
Austin / Mundy 1 bdrm extremely clean & bright. Suit prof hardworker $750 + 1/3 utils 604-936-1462 COQUITLAM NEW 1 bdrm F/Bath & Kit W/D Alarm S/Ent Prkg N/S N/P $800 inc utils Internet 604-9446828 COQUITLAM, New paint Quiet 1 bdrm; f. yard. W/D. $700/mo incld utils. G/L, priv entry (604)941-4166 COQUITLAM Pinetree area. Bright legal a/grnd 2bd, full bath, inste laund, patio, prk, alarm, nr amens. ns/np.$1000 incl utils.604-351-5130 COQUITLAM. Reno’d 2 bdrm, approx 1000 sq. ft spacious, bright. Quiet area, cul-de-sac. Shrd lndry. Avail now. N/S, N/P. $900/mo. Call 604-941-5436, 778-863-7611. Port Coquitlam- 1 bdrm bsmt suite w/laundry, living room furniture, sep entr. lots of light. Cls to transit, shopping & schools. $750/mo. Ready to move in. (604)916-3520 PORT Coquitlam 1 Bdrm, own ent., grnd. level, W/D, N/S, N/Pets, ref’s req’d. Single occupant. $600/mo incl. utils. 604-468-7855 PORT COQUITLAM, CITADEL. 1 bdrm+den, spacious, high ceilings, priv. W/D & entry. $800 incl utils. NS/NP. Immed. 604-945-3122 Port Coquitlam- N. 2 Bdrm g/l shrd lndry. Nr amens/bus. N/P. Looking for resp tenant. Now. Carport. $850 incl utils. (604)944-1426. PORT COQUITLAM - Newly renovated, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amens, WC Exp - 3 BDRM APTS avail July 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
TOWNHOUSES
COQUITLAM
Approx. 600 sq.ft. Off 224th Maple Ridge, close to Royal bank. June 1. Incl heat & taxes. Store front exposure & possible incentives.
COQUITLAM
WHATTLEKAINUM HOUSING CO-OP ORIENTATION
604-931-4648, 604-889-8534
PITT MEADOWS
CO-OP RENTALS
BURNABY
Very Large 1 Bdrm apts avail in Great Area - Blue Mtn & Austin *Nr Lougheed Mall, Shops, Bus* Well Maintained Building with Onsite Caretaker, Security Camera, NS/NP.
MAPLE Ridge Downtown. 1 Bdrm . Clean, quiet bldg. Adult oriented. NP/NS. Heat, h/w, internet incl. $675 mo. Phone 604-463-7172.
741
Port Coquitlam. Retail 1236 s/f. June 1. A/C. Exc. loc. across frm City Hall. Bill Evans 604-836-2494
PORT COQUITLAM
Hyland Manor 751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam
APARTMENT/CONDO
PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $785/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.
RENTALS
NOONS CREEK Housing Co-op Orientation Meeting, Sat. June 4 at 1pm in the common room located at #58-675 Noons Creek Dr. Port Moody. We are accepting applications for 2, 3 & 4 bdrm market and subsidized townhouse units. Share purchase from $1400-$1800. $15 Non-refundable application fee required. Applications available at orientation Please call 604-469-9763 PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938 PORT COQUITLAM
MERIDIAN VILLAGE 3120 Coast Meridian Road 2 Bedroom Apartment $800 2 Bedroom Townhouse $910 3 Bedroom Townhouse $1,025 All Include 1 free parking spot Heat & Hot water included in Apartment A safe, all ages community in POCO, spacious grounds in a park like setting, close to schools and parks with shopping near by. Great for families - Day Care and After School Care facilities right on site! Amenities include in suite laundry hook-ups for townhouses, on site laundry facilities in the apartment building. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are filled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time. Call 604-451-6075 to view.
757
WANTED TO RENT
WORKING couple is looking for longterm rental 3bdrm house or T/H 2,000+s/f. Backyd. 604-524-0407.
TRANSPORTATION 810
AUTO FINANCING
$0 DOWN & we make your 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309
2232 McAllister Ave
(604)941-7721 PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $725 +20%utils. Free lndry. Nr Newport Village. np/ns. Now. 604-469-9402 Pt Coquitlam sm quiet 2 bdrm, priv ent nr ament NS/NP $830 incl util cbl net June 1 Ref 604-464-5620 WESTWOOD PLATEAU, 2 bdrm, 5 appls. lam. flrs, sep entr. $950 incl utils/net/sat.tv. NS/NP. Refs. Avail. July 1st. Phone 604-961-8976.
751
SUITES, UPPER
TRAVEL with bcclassified.com
604 575 5555
752
TOWNHOUSES
COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA
TOWNHOUSES 3 Bedroom Units Available *Near schools *5 Appliances *Decorative Fireplaces *No Pets *Avail Immediately MOVE IN BONUS
Call 604-942-2012 www.coquitlampropertyrentals.com
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1991 Toyota MR2 G Ltd 146,000 kms. 1 dr. p/l p/w mpv, $4,500. 604945-0246, 778-384-4479. 2005 HONDA Civic, auto, 2dr, No accidents, great cond. 230kms, lady driven. $5800. (778)855-6037 2010 SMART CAR - Passion model. 5000 kms. Black. Automatic. Asking $9000 firm. 604-538-4883. 2010 SMART CAR - Passion model. 5000 kms. Black. Automatic. Asking $9000 firm. 604-538-4883.
827
VEHICLES WANTED
INSTANT AUTO CREDIT Buying a used car is hard enough without having to worry about financing! Get APPROVED for your car loan in minutes: www.NanaimoCars.com WANT A VEHICLE But Stressed About Your Credit? We Fund Your Future Not Your Past. Want a Visa? Any Credit, All Accepted. 1-888593-6095.
818
CARS - DOMESTIC
1997 BUICK PARK AVE loaded, leather, heated seats new brakes & tires, private. $4900. 778-565-4230 2000 LASABRE LTD. All options, certified. Grand Touring. pkg. 124K Spotless. $5900 778-565-4334 2009 CADILLAC DTS, black, grey leather, loaded, showroom cond, 47K. $31,000 obo. 604-805-4545
TRANSPORTATION 838
TRANSPORTATION
RECREATIONAL/SALE
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
2007 TRIPLE E EMBASSY
Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal Class A, preowned, exceptional value, loaded, a/c, sleeps 4, gas, auto, 33, 320km, 30GB Stk. 1860, MeridianRV.com 1-877-213-5243
FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 The Scrapper
2009 DUTCHMEN DENALI
838
RECREATIONAL/SALE
2005 Fleetwood Wilderness Special Edition 18T6 Trailer with FIBREGLASS EXTERIOR. Barely used 18 foot trailer. Will deliver to Lower Mainland only 2006 NORTHSHORE 30ft Travel trlr dble 36” slide w/rear bunk beds full load $19,900. 604-819-3803
Preowned, exceptional value, loaded, a/c, triple slide, artic pkg. dual pane windows, fireplace, TV/DVD ent. Stk.#1908 MeridianRV.com 1-877-213-5243 2009 FLEETWOOD PROWLER
851
TRUCKS & VANS
2007 Adventurer 90RDS
Preowned, exceptional value, loaded, a/c, rear kitchen, s.s. appli. dinette slide, enclosed underbelly, LCD TV. Stk.#1488 MeridianRV.com 1-877-213-5243 DSI hot water, heated-enclosed tanks, stove w/ cover, dinette slide, awning $17,995 (Stk.25921A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
2007 MALLARD 18CK
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288
http://www.metrovancouver. org/services/housing
McALLISTER APARTMENTS
COQ - 1 bdrm grnd level, $875 + utilities, phone 604-941-0497 after 5:30 pm PORT COQUITLAM - Suite 1763 Pitt River Rd. Large 2 BR Reno’d 1 Bath; 875 sf; $850 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666
TRANSPORTATION
2 dr. fridge/freezer, microwave, awning, cd player, 3 burner stove w/ cover$12,995 (Stk.28505A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288
1978 GMC Camper van, Air cared till June 350 engine, Propane Fridge & Stove $2500. 778-318-3046
1980 CHEV crane truck, 8 ton lift, $7000 obo. Call Doug @ 604-7500194 1988 Chevrolet 1500. 305 V8. Automatic. Very good condition. $3500 OBO. 604-853-1352 (Abbotsford) 1997 RANGER XLT super cab, 4 X 2, 1 owner, loaded, extras. $3,500 obo. Phone (604)463-2507
MARINE 912
BOATS
ALUM. BOAT WANTED 10 12 or 14’ with our w/o motor or trailer. Will pay cash 604-319-5720.
A36 Wednesday, June 1, 2011, Tri-City News
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