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son’s Marathon of Hope. The parents of Port Coquitlam’s most famous son don’t plan to mark the occasion in a special way but Betty did say, “We’ll be closer to him too, I think, being in flight.” Fox finds it hard to believe three decades
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have passed since their boy, now a Canadian hero, chose to stop running. Still, she remembers vividly the details of Sept. 1, 1980. see ‘I COULDN’T COU TALK’, K , page g 16 6
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With the return of people from holidays and students to all levels of school the first few weeks of September are busy times on Lower Mainland roads and public transit.
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Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs’ captain Matt Beers hoots while hoisting the Minto Cup trophy, emblematic of Canadian Jr. A lacrosse supremacy. The Adanacs captured the crown with an 8-4 victory Saturday at the Sports Centre over the two-time defending champion Orangeville Northmen of Ontario. For more, see Sports, page 33.
The September commuter crush — traditionally the busiest time of year on Metro Vancouver roads and transit lines — is revving up as vacations end and students head back to school or university. TransLink spokesperson Ken Hardie said the transit system experiences its heaviest loads of the year in the first two or three weeks after Labour Day. “All the students head to campus about the same time in the morning to do their registering, buy their books and get set up for the year,” he said. “We need everybody to exercise some patience.” The numbers ease later in the month as students settle into their course schedules. Hardie advises anyone who can to shift their route times, especially avoiding the busiest 8 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. rushes. Commuting half an hour earlier or later can make a big difference and spread out traffic volumes, he said. Construction delays on Highway 1 and the approaches to the Port Mann Bridge could add to the challenge for motorists. The tolled Golden Ears Bridge offers a usually uncongested route over the Fraser River for those willing to pay. see CHOKE POINTS, POINTS, page 5
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Tips for back to school success If you want to make sure your child has a successful start to the 2010/’11 school year, here are a few tips: • Check what time your child’s classes start. Students in different grades may start at different times. The school website is a good place to start to get this information. • Get your children used to the back-toschool routine before the first day of school by having them shift to their school bedtime and wake-up routine the week before school begins.
PLAY IT SAFE Parents play a key role during the school year by keeping their children safe and healthy. Here are some ways to achieve this: • Make sure your children eat breakfast every day so their minds have the fuel they need to learn. • Keep nutritious snacks, such as cut-up fruit and vegetables, cheese sticks, low-fat yogurt and butter-free popcorn on hand to make healthy eating easier. • Schedule regular dental and any necessary medical check-ups for your children. • Ensure your children’s backpacks are no more than 10 to 20% of their body weight and that your children use both shoulder straps. • Make sure your children know safe routes to and from school. Start a walking school bus or bicycle train program in your neighbourhood, or find out how your children can join an existing one. • Limit your children’s screen time. Explain to your children that it’s important to sit less and move more in order to stay at a healthy weight.
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Nicholas Yang enjoys the final few days of summer break with his mom, Anna Richter, before he returns to school at Walton elementary, where he will be entering the Mandarin bilingual program as a Grade 1 student.
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Thousands of children will be returning to school next Tuesday but some may be more excited about it than others. Two children who are really looking forward to the new year are Nicholas Yang and Joshua Barria. They will be going to school at Walton elementary to attend School District 43’s first Mandarin bilingual program. Barria, who is entering kindergarten, and Yang, who is in Grade 1, will get half their in-
struction in Mandarin and half in English in a program that may be unique to the Lower Mainland (although something similar has been running in Edmonton for many years). “I think it’s an absolutely great opportunity for him,” said Anna Richter, whose son Nicholas also went to Walton last year for kindergarten. She’s pleased he can learn the language, which neither she nor her husband speak, and do so at his neighbourhood school. Raquel Barria, who is from the Philippines, said Mandarin is a heritage language for her family, although she doesn’t speak it. She was
STUDY HALL Students are often more successful in school when they develop good study habits early on. Parents can help their children study by: • Setting up a homework area away from the television and with adequate supplies and lighting. • Setting up a regular time to work together with your children. • Letting your children see you reading and setting aside time each day to read as a family. • Keeping an assignment calendar on the fridge or bulletin board for quick reference of due dates, exams and other activities. – Ministry of Education
a great supporter of the bilingual program when it was being considered by the school board because she sees it as offering greater opportunities for students. “I want him to learn it because it’s our family tongue,” she said. The program is expected to roll out with approximately 40 students in two kindergarten classes and 40 in two Grade 1 classes. It will likely grow to include more grades and in future years could be split between two schools. But for now, it will stay at Walton because there is room and the school is centrally located.
Many personnel changes at School District 43 Several new faces will be in the principal’s office starting this month in Tri-City public schools. The following is a list of School District 43 appointments: • Mike McGlenen, formerly principal at Blakeburn elementary, becomes vice-principal of Continuing Education. • Kricztine Trumley, formerly principal of Seaview community school, becomes principal of the settlement workers in schools team/ immigrant family and student support and Coquitlam Open Learning kindergarten to Grade 9. • Randy Manhas, formerly principal of Continuing Education, becomes vice-principal of Riverside secondary;
• Darren MacMillan, formerly principal at Nestor elementary, becomes principal of Minnekhada middle. • Margaret Mary Deck, formerly co-ordinator of aboriginal education, becomes acting vice-principal of Eagle Ridge elementary. • Deidre James, formerly a teacher at Summit middle school, becomes vice-principal at Maple Creek middle. • Mike Slinger, formerly vice-principal at Maple Creek middle school, becomes vice-principal at Scott Creek middle.
ELEMENTARY APPOINTMENTS • John Andrews, formerly principal at Meadowbrook elementary school, becomes
principal at Mountain Meadows elementary. • Debbie Chernier, formerly principal of J.S. Clark elementary in Fort Nelson, B.C., becomes principal at Anmore elementary. • Sean Della Vedova, formerly principal of Anmore elementary, moves to Nestor. • Jane Kruks, formerly acting principal at Roy Stibbs elementary school becomes principal at Blakeburn elementary. • Craig Mah, formerly principal at Coquitlam River elementary, becomes principal of Heritage Mountain elementary. • Perry Muxworthy, on leave, becomes principal at Roy Stibbs elementary. • Susan Ross, formerly principal of Mountain View elementary, becomes principal
at Seaview community school. As well, several new vice-principals will be going to elementary schools. They are: • Marsha Arnold, from Eagle Ridge elementary to Mountain View elementary; • Sally Maidens-Megalli, from Panorama Heights elementary to Meadowbrook elementary; • Cari-Lee Denton, from Glen elementary to R.C. MacDonald elementary; • Dawn Holden, formerly co-ordinator of instructional services in Langley School District, will become vice-principal at Glen elementary; • Anita Strang, formerly learning support teacher with staff development, will become v-p Panorama Heights elementary.
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Flagperson struck, injured Sunday A woman working as a flagperson at a Coquitlam road construction site is recovering after being hit by a car early Sunday morning. According to Coquitlam RCMP, at about 2:30 a.m., a Toyota Yaris travelling west on
Lougheed Highway at Colony Farm Road failed to follow the flagger’s directions and struck her. The 33-year-old woman was taken to hospital with what appeared to be serious injuries; she was released later that day, however,
with cuts and bruises. “People need to be reminded to slow down in construction zones and pay attention to the flagpersons and workers in those areas,� said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet. “Most drivers know there is
construction going on at this time of year at all times of the day and night; in this case, the consequences could have been tragic.� The initial investigation revealed that alcohol was a factor in the accident. A 24-year-
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PoMo man killed in construction mishap WorkSafeBC is investigating an accident on a North Burnaby construction site Friday afternoon that left a Port Moody man dead and two others injured. The man who was killed has been identified as Robert Skidmore, a 55-year-old construction worker. The accident occurred on Dunlop Avenue, near Charles Street, where a house is being built. “A crane delivery truck was delivering framing materials and structural steel beams and columns to a residential construction site,� said WorkSafeBC spokeswoman Donna Freeman. “The operator was in the process of lowering one of the steel beams onto steel columns on the house under construction and there was a failure. The boom from the truck fell.� Freeman said preliminary information is that two workers were pinned. Skidmore was killed and another man suffered non-life-threatening injuries while a third worker received minor injuries. One of the injured men was the crane operator. WorkSafeBC had three officers on scene that evening. Saturday, it had six staff, including investigators and engineers, there to oversee the dismantling and removal of the crane to another location, where it will be examined to try to determine what caused the failure. An engineer was to be brought on site Monday to assess the home for structural damage. Without knowing the cause of the accident, Freeman couldn’t characterize it as unusual for a house construction site but added, “This is not a common occurrence.� She said the WorkSafeBC investigation will likely take several months.
MEETING Land Use Committee WHEN Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7pm WHERE Brovold Room, City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC The Land Use Committee will hold a public meeting to consider the following applications: 1. Application Type: City of Port Moody Official Community Plan, 2000, No. 2465, Amendment Bylaw No. 34, 2010, No. 2855 and City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw 1988, No. 1890, Amendment Bylaw No. 200, 2010, No. 2856. Applicant: Aragon Properties Ltd. Legal: Lots A and B District Lot 201 Group 1 NWD Plan 72596 PID: 004-841-107 and PID: 004-841-115 Location: 2718-2732 St. Johns Street (see location map 1) Purpose: The owner has made an application to the City of Port Moody to rezone the identified properties at 2718-2732 St. Johns Street from Comprehensive Development Zone (CD 39) to Comprehensive Development Zone (CD 54) to accommodate the proposed development. An amendment to the Official Community Plan is also required.
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If approved, this application would facilitate the development of a mixed use building with 106 residential units and 21,732 sq. ft. of commercial area.
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2. Application Type: City of Port Moody Official Community Plan, 2000, No. 2465, Amendment Bylaw No. 33, 2010, No. 2853 and City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw 1988, No. 1890, Amendment Bylaw No. 199, 2010, No. 2854. Applicant: Parklane Heritage Woods Development Ltd. Legal: Lot 60, Section 16, Township 39 NWD Plan BCP 26470 PID: 026-860-571; and Block A, Section 21, Township 39 NWD Except: Firstly; Part Subdivided by Plan BCP 11135 and Secondly, Part Subdivided by Plan BCP 26470 PID: 011-111-267. Location map 2
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Purpose: The owner has made an application to the City of Port Moody to rezone the identified property from Acreage Reserve (A2) to One Family Residential Zone (RS8) to accommodate the proposed development. An amendment to the Official Community Plan is also required.
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If approved, this application would facilitate the creation of 28 single family residential lots.
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All persons wishing to make written submissions to the Committee prior to the meeting should send their submissions to the City by email at clerks@cityofportmoody.com or by fax at 604-469-4550 not later than 12 noon on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. At the meeting, an opportunity will be provided to allow all interested persons to make representations or present written submissions regarding these items to the Committee.
When: Saturday, September 18, 9am to 3pm Admission: $30 per person (includes refreshments & instruction) Pre-register at the Curling Open House, or call the Recreation Complex at 604-469-4556 for details.
Inquiries pertaining to these applications can be made at the Planning & Development Services Department in City Hall or by phone at 604- 469-4540 during office hours Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Tim Savoie, MCIP, Director of Planning & Development Services City Hall/Library/Theatre P.O. Box 36, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody
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7 cars to be added to West Coast Express Space for 2,000 more commuters is being added to the Lower Mainland’s West Coast Express line. Seven new cars will be added to the system, according to TransLink, as well as several station upgrades at Vancouver’s Waterfront Station and the station in Mission in order to
accommodate the new trains. The service upgrade will cost $28.1 million and the cost will be split among the provincial and federal governments and TransLink. Since the launch of the West Coast Express in 1995, ridership has doubled from
approximately 5,000 customers a day to more than 10,000. According to TransLink, the ridership figures equal a greenhousegas emission reduction of 21,502 tonnes. The first two cars will be added to the system this week, with the other five cars expected to be in service by the end of
October. Initially, the new cars will replace existing cars that will be upgraded and refurbished and re-entered into the system. The initiative will expand the fleet from 37 passenger cars to 44, with each car able to accommodate 147 seated passengers. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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The heaviest choke points on transit are typically ones where UBC-bound students exit SkyTrain for buses, such as at stations on Broadway, or Production Way in the case of SFUbound students. Transit users should find more wriggle room on SkyTrain than in the fall of 2009 thanks to the new cars added to the system ahead of the 2010 Olympics. “We have 48 more cars on the Expo and Millennium lines that we didn’t have last year,” Hardie said. More buses were also added and some existing buses have shifted to bolster other routes after being replaced by the Canada Line. Extra seasonal service is being added on a number of routes serving post-secondary institutions where students have the mandatory U-Pass, which gives unlimited transit use at a deep discount to normal monthly prices. But a promised expansion of the U-Pass system to include all post-secondary students at a $30 monthly price won’t kick in this fall. Institutions such as Kwantlen Polytechnic University must still hold student votes on
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transit-oriented Evergreen Line project team of development criteria would yield its 32 requirements for a the true figures. SkyTrain line “The Western and, should there S t a t i o n Committee has be an opportuspent an inor- NUTTALL nity for a third dinate amount station, that it of time studying what be within one block of transit-oriented devel- Queens Street. opment is because we Mayor Joe Trasolini want what’s best for and Coun. Nuttall voted Port Moody,” Grasty against the motion, with said. “But council has the mayor noting there sat on their hands. is little call for develThey have no vision.” opment near the West Coun. Gerry Nuttall Coast Express station. made similar comments “It leaves the rest of at last week’s meeting, Port Moody not served,” saying he supports a Trasolini said. “I do not wester n gateway to buy the argument that Port Moody that would there is no potential for provide residents there growth other than highwith the services they rises at western Port deserve and the entire Moody. I cannot accept city with the economic something being given development it needs. to us that will leave that “If that group can part of Port Moody uncome to g ether and served. The economic formulate a plan that development opportuniwould benefit Por t ties will evaporate.” Council also endorsed Moody, I think they have a right to present it to the staff report on the us,” Nuttall said. “I’m Evergreen Line’s envigetting the feeling we ronmental assessment resent the fact they’re certificate application, developing a plan but with minimal concerns it’s something I feel we raised about tree reshould be developing in placement guarantees and pedestrian overour own OCP.” Council approved a passes. motion to remind the spayne@tricitynews.com
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of well-meaning individuals in the community. “ T h e y h ave a n agenda, they’re working hand-in-hand with a landowner who has a vested interest in creating a need for development in Port Moody. This is the tail wagging the dog and it’s got to stop,” Lahti said. The Western Station Committee’s (WSC) John Grasty said he hadn’t met John Peller of Andres Wines until last week, and he’s disappointed council is now backing a station that will only add congestion in the middle of Port Moody. “The reaction of people since the meeting is that of astonishment, of anger,” he said. Council members were relying on corre s p o n d e n c e c i rc u lated by the Moody C e n t re C o m m u n i t y Association, Grasty said, yet ignored information from the WSC, calling it a special interest group. He doesn’t agree that 16,000 new residents would be needed to warrant a western station, noting a proper application of
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Port Mann to open with tolls on 8 lanes By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
Drivers who cross the new Port Mann Bridge will pay tolls as soon as it opens in late 2012 even though some lanes won’t yet be finished and it will take another year to complete the entire Highway 1 widening project. Transportation ministry spokesperson Pam Ryan said the span will open with eight of 10 lanes operational and it will take a few more months to finish the fifth lane in each direction. “There will be four lanes instead of the existing two lanes, so people will start seeing the benefits right away and they’ll start paying the tolls right away,” she said. “We’ve always said that the tolls will begin when the new bridge opens.” The $2.4-billion project to double the number of lanes on the 37 km Highway 1 corridor from Vancouver to Langley is to be completed by the end of 2013. NDP transportation critic Harry Bains said it’s unreasonable for the government to charge tolls before the full Port Mann/Highway 1 project is finished. The premier announced the early opening of the bridge at an event in Surrey in July. Bains said the government previously led motorists to believe tolls
Golden Ears closes in on targets: see page 9 would be about $3 when many drivers will actually pay $5.15 per crossing if they don’t have a transponder or ensure their bill is paid within 48 hours. “There’s a lack of accountability and transparency from this government when it comes to this project.” He noted TransLink plans to toll an eventual rebuild of the Pattullo Bridge, adding the province has yet to clearly explain how motorists will be assured of a reasonable, untolled crossing option. Once all 10 lanes of the new bridge are open, Ryan said, each direction will have one HOV lane, two flowthrough lanes and two lanes reserved for traffic travelling between Surrey and Coquitlam. All bridge lanes should be open well ahead of the final project completion, she said. The costs of the project, which total $3.3 billion once financing charges are included, are to be recovered through the electronically collected tolls, using compatible technology to the system of overhead cameras on the Golden Ears Bridge. jnagel@blackpress.ca
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Golden Ears Bridge close to budget targets: TransLink But NDP transit critic says TransLink seems confused By Andrew Bucholtz BLACK PRESS
T he Golden Ears Bridge is seeing more traffic and is closing in on its target revenues. Around 796,000 vehicles crossed the bridge in July, an increase of 5.3% from June and 16% more than April. The July totals average out to 25,700 vehicles per day, 31% more than a year ago but still below the expected 29,000 daily crossings. And while during the first six months of its operation in 2009, the bridge fell short by $2.1 million in toll revenues, the first quarter of this year had revenues slightly above the $13.75 million projections. TransLink spokesperson Ken Hardie said the bridge is still on target to reach the revenue projection of $46.6 million for 2010. “In terms of overall budget, we’re expecting to be basically within about $200,000 of where we thought we were going to be,� he said. “In terms of the budget we set for 2010, we’re in good shape. That won’t be an issue.� Hardie said the bridge, which opened June 2009, came in below the revenue estimates — made five years ago — in its first six months of operation but it’s much closer to them this year. “A year in, we’re making nice progress towards those projections.� Hardie said the larger point is that the bridge’s public-private partnership and toll structure means it costs the public less overall. “If TransLink had simply gone ahead and built the bridge and operated it under the way every other bridge has been operated for the past very long time, TransLink would be paying every month on the debt servicing for the bridge as well as the operating cost,� he said. “Because of the arrangement we have and the 35-year contract, we’re getting toll revenue that’s offsetting a good percentage of those costs. “There’s no doubt that because the bridge is being supported by the users through the tolls, the actual cost to the region is much, much less than it would have been under what we’d call a standard procurement. Whether
it’s on projection or not on projection, we can’t miss the point that in fact this bridge is costing the region far, far less than it would have if it was done as a standard build-it-and-run-it proposition.� NDP transportation critic Harry Bains doubts the effectiveness of the P3 approach, given the issues it created with the Port Mann replacement project. He said that case shows the government might be better off building the bridges. “The Port Mann, they were trying to get a private contractor to finance that bridge, the Macquarie Group,� Bains said. “When they failed because of the market meltdown, government came in and financed it. Partnership B.C., the government branch that looks after these P3 projects, said we were saving $200,000 because of that financing.� Bains said regardless of the gains from last year, the numbers are still far below TransLink’s initial projections. He isn’t sure the numbers TransLink
cites are accurate, either. “I’ve been on [the bridge] purposely in the middle of the rush hour, around 8 o’clock, and there were only a few other cars, so that is a real surprise to me how they’re getting these numbers when at rush hour you don’t see that much traffic on it.� He is also skeptical of the decision to raise tolls last month after a rate cut had been previously discussed. “The price went up, that is a concern,� Bains said. “Just before that, they were talking about lowering the toll as one of the ways to increase traffic but then they increased it. “I don’t know whether they know what they’re doing. The bridges are
needed and I think the roads are needed and the construction is needed, but the way they are throwing around taxpayers’ money on these P3 projects, it’s highly questionable whether we are getting the best bang for our buck. “ • July also saw the bridge tolls raised by five cents for most vehicles. Those with transponders now pay $2.80 per trip while those registered for video pay $3.35 and unregistered users billed by mail pay $3.95 per crossing. Trucks have to pay 10 to 15 cents more. In June, TransLink said just under half of the vehicles that made trips in 2010 were equipped with transponders.
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ort Moody council had no choice but to agree with the Ministry of Transportation’s choice of an Evergreen Line station at the West Coast Express. Granted, the choice leaves residents on the west side of the city without a station close to their homes. But the proximity of an existing transit exchange made the WCE location a more attractive location. That doesn’t mean a station can’t be built on the west end in the future and the track will likely be flattened there to accommodate a station in the future, as was done on the Canada Line in Vancouver along Cambie at 47th and 33rd avenues. But it would be hard to get that third station in PoMo by opening day. What Port Moody doesn’t have is a huge reserve of cash to contribute to the station like Vancouver did when it shelled out $23 million for the Olympic Village station. PoMo would have to win the lottery to come up with that kind of cash. Failing that, it would need to charge a motivated developer or a conglomerate about $2,000 per unit (at 10,000 units) to generate the equivalent for an Evergreen Line station. Vancouver didn’t have to do that — ignoring for a moment that the city was the developer and the project remains controversial — the city simply had the cash in its property endowment fund. This is not the case in Port Moody and without a sugar daddy, a large, motivated developer or significant cash reserves of its own, PoMo isn’t likely to come up with the $20 million required to have a third station included in the project scope. Is it fair that the cities of Port Moody and Coquitlam are required to come up with density and dollars to pay for Evergreen Line stations? No, though Coquitlam is in a much better position to leverage development to pay for a $20-million station at Lincoln because it’s in the midst of a high-density core and developers would reap the benefits more quickly. Whether PoMo likes it or not, Vancouver has set the precedent with its cash contribution. and this cash-for-stations model is likely to be implemented for all future expansions of the line.
Mine deals prove to be a breakthrough for B.C. BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA hief Derek Orr spoke with a new confidence when he visited the B.C. legislature last week to sign a ground-breaking deal to share provincial taxes from a mine development. Two summers ago when I met him at the McLeod Lake reserve north of Prince George, he was newly elected, looking younger than his 35 years and unused to speeches and media interviews. The prosperous logging and construction businesses the McLeod Lake Indian Band had built were struggling and things would soon get worse. For years, the nearby mill town of Mackenzie was the poster child for a declining B.C. forest industry but now the region is back on a roll. Sawmills and the pulp mill have started up again, construction for coal
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mines, gas development and wind farms is booming, and for the first time, the Crown would share its mining revenues in recognition of clearly demonstrated aboriginal title. The pine beetle and the U.S.-led market collapse took its toll, Orr noted at the signing ceremony. “We had to cut budgets by over 44%, $3 million within our organization,” he said. “But I’m happy to say we’re on the upswing again and our future is bright.” McLeod Lake gets an estimated $34 million to $38 million share of B.C. resource royalties during the life of the Mt. Milligan copper-gold project. The B.C. government signed a second deal last week with two aboriginal communities near Kamloops to expand the dormant Afton Mine, giving them a one-third share, good for another $30 million. The standard government approach has been to grapple with resource sharing in treaty negotiations or leave the problem to the private sector. Investors had to design projects, undertake huge environmental assessments and negotiate training, employ-
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ment and infrastructure deals with aboriginal communities. Mt. Milligan’s developers have been at it for a decade and they still have a competing claim from the Nak’azdli Band near Fort St. James to deal with. Minister of State for Mines Randy Hawes says the door is open to similar tax-sharing talks with the Nak’azdli but warns that the size of a group and strength of its territorial claim can vary widely. The Afton and Mt. Milligan mine deals were apparently what Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett was referring to when I spoke to him in late July about the prospects for the Prosperity gold-copper mine near Williams Lake. Bennett promised a public offer to area aboriginal communities for revenue sharing in the Prosperity mine. This provoked a swift and negative response from the Tsilhqot’in National Government, the regional group that has battled in court for years to declare that the Crown has no title to the region their ancestors fought and died for in the Chilcotin War
of the 1860s. The federal cabinet is considering a final decision on a Crown permit for the Prosperity mine in another logging region that will feel the effects of beetle kill for decades. At worst, the situation looks as if it could slip into another Oka or Gustafson Lake confrontation. After many years of following agonizingly slow treaty negotiations and listening to the constant drumbeat of grievances from groups such as the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, I’m pleased to add McLeod Lake to B.C. aboriginal success stories at Westbank, Osoyoos, Klahoose, Tsawwassen, Maa-Nulth and others that have put the past behind them. Orr plans to put mining revenues in a trust fund for health, education, culture and Sekani language teaching. Sometimes, putting the past behind you is the only way to preserve it. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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TRI-CITYY LETTERS We must plan for transit, too The Editor, Re. “Don’t retread road problems” (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Aug. 25). I couldn’t agree more with the editorial, which states that the construction of a new Port Mann Bridge and Highway 1 improvements are only temporary fixes. There are still no alternatives in place for drivers facing long commutes to their jobs from affordable homes further and further away. Current construction is only a temporary fix because, unlike other cities, car drivers have yet no alternatives but road traffic. When and if the Evergreen Line finally gets built, it will also be temporary because most commuters are now coming from Pitt Meadows and Mission. Translink is typically several years behind in assessing Greater Vancouver’s commuter needs. With the recent success of the Canada Line, which surpassed all expectations, isn’t now the time to rethink some of the curbs Translink has put on expanding the system? With longer travelling lines, transit riders need washroom facilities and park-and-ride lots so public transit is made attractive enough for easy use by all. If you don’t make it an attractive, comfortable alternative, TransLink won’t convince many to use it. You want to make it an attractive option for the widest possible users. That is what green really looks like. The present rebuilding of the Port Mann Bridge provides ample opportunities to plan for those future expansions. That’s where TransLink’s future revenues will come from, if it could only see. M. Schooff, Port Coquitlam
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The Editor, Re. “Amalgamation would save $” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Aug. 11). In the early 1980s, I began lobbying for environmental issues and quickly learned people and political parties had to be convinced as to the merits of lobbies for them to succeed. Even though some of the best lobbies were in people’s or the environment’s best interest, they were often stopped by opposing political party views or just because they represented “too much” change to the political system. Should our governments and citizens truly want to create a better future for our world and adopt these principles, we could all bring about many, many needed changes. One of which should be amalgamation of municipal governments as it is the physical structure that forms and supports governments at all levels. In the 1990s I took the issue of amalgamation to our governments. They all brushed it aside, not
The Editor, Re: “Looking for the green in Evergreen” (The Tri-City News, Aug. 25). A trio of local environmental groups wants the Evergreen rapid transit project to restore and rehabilitate wildlife habitat in the Tri-Cities. This is another instance of scope creep that will add cost and perhaps continue to delay the start of this construction project. The primary objective of this transit project is to get people out of their single-occupant, greenhouse-gas spewing vehicles. Isn’t this green enough for these environmental groups? What next? Will School District 43 propose that the Everg reen Line project upgrade the schools along its route to reduce their carbon footprint? D.B. Wilson, Port Moody
wanting to even think about it. It was only a small part of a community governance proposal and it boiled down to one mayor for 500,000 residents, a deputy mayor added for up to one million citizens, one councillor for 50,000 residents, one MLA for 100,000 residents, one MP for 200,000. To accomplish this equity, we would have to amalgamate the region’s 21 municipalities into 10. Show me a politician with the understanding and guts to take this one on. Why do this? So everyone is paid the same for the same job. Ten city halls could be closed and all the staffing and equipment would be reduced saving taxpayers lots of money but, best of all, these are the steps towards a more sustainable, equitable society. Judging by the constant interest in this subject, maybe its time has come. It wouldn’t be easy but the Tri-Cities could set an example for the region and our world, if its people are brave enough. Steve Mancinelli, Coquitlam
Hot dogs & pizza bad combination The Editor, Pets are vulnerable and dependent on their owners for their well-being and care, which is why as pet owners we must behave responsibly and lovingly towards our pet; in turn, we receive, unconditional love. The other day while shopping in Coquitlam, I happened to notice a cute, small terrier, left alone in a parked car on an extremely hot afternoon, with only a few inches of window open. I announced my concern to a few nearby women, who were equally outraged, as one woman informed me of a dog she heard of that was left unattended in a car in a parking lot the week before that had died of heat exposure.
She also stated that it must be 48 C in that hot parked car and how we needed to do something immediately. Luckily, the owner of this dog came out as we were discussing what to do, and as we explained all of our concerns, he made his excuses and entered his car. Thinking that the dog would be fine now, we left. But I happened to turn around, only to discover the owner leaving again his sweet dog in that hot car to return to finish eating his pizza in a comfortable, air conditioned restaurant. There are people who get it and those who don’t get it. How sad. Denise Tetrault, Port Coquitlam
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Three Metro Vancouver mayors, including two from the Tri-Cities, were to go to Victoria today (Wednesday) to present a controversial waste plan that would open the door to increased garbage incineration. Metro Vancouver board chair Lois Jackson, waste management committee chair Greg Moore (mayor of Port Coquitlam) and environment and energy committee chair Joe Trasolini (mayor of Port Moody) are scheduled to meet with environment minister Barry Penner to brief him on the strategy to recover energy from 500,000 tonnes of waste annually that cannot be otherwise reduced or recycled. The solid waste management plan, if approved, would allow Metro to build another garbage-fired plant either within the region or send garbage to one outside the Lower Mainland, likely on Vancouver Island. Metro
would kee p could spend hauling waste reviewing the to distant landdocument. fills if incinAn environeration or other ment ministry spokesperson waste-to-energy technologies said staff will prove imposreview the sible. plan to ensure Moore and it meets all apTrasolini actu- GREG MOORE propriate stanally opposed dards, particumore in-region larly around air quality and the incineration when the Metro critical requireb o a r d vo t e d ment to reduce July 30 to adopt the amount the draft plan, of waste prociting concerns duced. If Penner acof Fraser Valley residents. But cepts the plan, Trasolini said JOE TRASOLINI Metro would he accepts the then establish an independent review majority decision. “We have a responsi- panel that would help bility to move on to the frame a request for pronext step,” he said. posals that would be “Our hope is this will open to any waste-tobe dealt with in a very energy technology. The efficient and expedient panel would be charged manner,” Trasolini said. with reviewing the bids “We have a timeline to and making recommenmeet with the Cache dations. Debate over what Creek [landfill] site nearing capacity. It takes a Metro should do with number of years to be its waste had been beset able to go in the direc- by accusations that retion the plan is pointing, gional district staff are to waste-to-energy.” strongly biased in favour Penner, the MLA for of mass-burn incineraChilliwack-Hope, will be tion, possibly to the exfree to approve the plan, clusion of different techdirect Metro to make fur- nologies. ther changes or amend And Richmond Coun. it himself. It’s not clear Harold Steves questions how long the province whether the review
panel will succeed in bringing an aura of independence to the execution of the plan. “Who chooses the independent panel? That’s the problem,” Steves said. “At the end of the day, it’s going to be up to the politicians.” The plan also commits Metro to aggressive waste-reduction steps — including composting of all residential organics
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PoMo pioneer passing Harold Axford Jr. was dance teacher The son of a Port Moody pioneer who gave up a promising career as a professional dancer to run his father’s business died last Friday from natural causes. Harold Axford Jr. was 95. Bob Grahame said his father-in-law lived for 75 years in PoMo and helped his father, Harold Axford Sr., a carpenter from England and a Port Moody alderman, with his general store and bakery, then called Axford’s, on what is now Clarke Street. He spent his last 20 years in Coquitlam. Axford taught dance — tap, ballroom, modern and square dancing — and travelled to buy new routines, “which he would bring back and introduce to audiences here,� Grahame said. In 1944, while in the Canadian Air Force, Axford married Doris in Dunville, Ont. The couple had three children — Gordon, Patricia and Linda, who died six years ago — and Axford took over his father’s grocery operations, later named Red & White, for 24 years.
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A new award will let middle school kids shine. The Society for Community Development is accepting nominations for its upcoming Spirit of Community Awards, in which a new category was created to ensure older youth don’t get all the attention. “The board just wanted to recognize these students who did great things,â€? Andrea Smith, award co-ordinator, said of the Middle School Youth Award. It is open to any middle school student in the Tri-Cities who meets the following criteria: • invests their time, energy and talents in their school and community; • motivates others to get involved; • demonstrates exemplary initiative leadership and creativity in service. And it was the youth themselves who developed these guidelines, noted Smith. The winner gets to call the shots in Coquitlam for a day as he or she takes on the mantle of the city’s mayor.
Organizers are hoping this award will continue annually and hope to rotate the top prize around the Tri-Cities each year. That’s not to say someone from Port Moody can’t win if the award’s being hosted in Port Coquitlam, she added. Nominations are open until Sept. 10 and forms can be found at www.societyforcommunitydevelopment.com/ community_awards, by calling 604-777-2394 or 604-897-8478 or emailing andreasmith@telus.net. jroessle@tricitynews.com
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She and Rollie were in Chilliwack with personnel from the armed forces who had raised money for cancer research in anticipation of Terry’s run returning to B.C. On the drive home — “a horrible, rainy, cold day,” she recalled — Betty turned on the radio to hear news about Terry’s cross-Canada adventure to fundraise to fight the disease. “Well, the first thing we heard was Terry was in hospital. He had the flu.” Only two blocks from their Port Coquitlam home, the parents rushed inside and could hear the phone ringing from the driveway. It was Terry. “I said, ‘Terry, Are you okay? We just heard on the news you’re sick. You have the flu.’ And he said, ‘Mom, no, I don’t have the flu. I’ve got cancer again.’ “I couldn’t talk anymore.” Rollie took the phone and finished the conversation with their son. “It was devastating,” Betty said. “That wasn’t supposed to happen. He would’ve made it all the way, but... darn.” With the help of a friend who ran the Pantry restaurant in PoCo, they arranged to get on a flight to Thunder Bay within the hour. “I don’t know whether we knew what we were doing or not. It was just... well, we thought it was the beginning of the end.” Terry Fox, the young man who, at 18, lost his right leg to cancer and who won the hearts of millions of Canadians, stopped his quest after 143 days and 5,373 km. He died nine months later at the age of 22. The annual run in his name, first held in 1981, is now held in 60 countries and has collected more than half a billion dollars for cancer research. Terry’s best friend, Doug Alward, who was with him on the Marathon of Hope, said Terry’s decision to abandon the run was a shock. “I had grown up with Terry and it seemed like he could overcome anything,” Alward said. “But I think when cancer
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Studying actively rather than passively and studying in groups is more effective, says educator Terry Small, who will speak at a workshop this fall in Coquitlam.
Small suggests food for thought – literally By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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our teens and pre-teens may look angelic as they sleep away summer mornings. But with just under a week before the first bell of the 2010/’11 school year rings, it’s time to consider some strategies for ending their hibernation so students are ready for school, says learning skills specialist Terry Small. Parents needn’t worry, though, as kids don’t need shock treatment. Instead, they need a slow but steady re-introduction to the schedules of school so their brains can adjust. Small, a former high school teacher who has a son and daughter of university age and a boy in Grade 10, has had plenty of experience with teenagers. He says it’s
not unusual for teens to get out of their routines and balk or ignore the changes they will soon be facing as September approaches. “During the summer break, patterns are developed that are very comfortable for teenagers. Gosh, who doesn’t like sleeping in, spending time with friends and having a loose schedule? Just the very thought of shifting those activities into a new pattern that we call school and academic rigour is pretty shocking for a teenager’s brain to contemplate.” A sought-after speaker on memory, study skills and boosting brainpower, Small says the brain is a malleable muscle that is adaptable to change. He believes students will make the transition — “new patterns emerge and we’re back into school,” he says — but there are things parents can do to en-
sure a successful start to the school year. “The first thing is for parents to realize is that their role is critical and it doesn’t change as the kids get older.” He advises cranking bed time back 10 minutes a night so that by the time school starts, students are more or less back into their regular sleep and waking regime. Physical exercise is a good way to get the brain active and Small recommends concentrating on nutrition and introducing “brain foods” that enhance brain activity. For example, Small is religious about eating a good breakfast. He eats yogurt mixed with blueberries and walnuts with a sprinkle of cinnamon, and some whole grain toast, which he says are foods that fuel the brain. see STARTING GOOD HABITS, HABITS, page 22
In his workshops, educator Terry Small recommends studying techniques that recognize the strengths and limitations of the brain. Here are some of his ideas: • First impressions stick; students should make an effort to make a good impression in the first few days of school. • Get homework help immediately, especially for subjects like math, where learning is cumulative. Don’t be afraid to ask the teacher for advice. • Have a scheduled homework time and post it on the fridge. Also, previewing and reviewing classroom work benefits students just as it does for athletes who study their opponents and review their own games for success. • Set goals — e.g., “I am going to get an A in...” — and write them down and review them; the brain will interpret the goals as cues. • The brain responds well to questions and sensual experiences so write your notes as questions and answers. Review them by colour coding and read them aloud with a study partner to better retain the information — active study is better than passive study. • Eat brain foods, such as walnuts, almonds, blueberries, celery, cocoa, tomatoes, wild salmon, leafy greens, grapes, red or purple, flax (seeds or oil) and tea. • Take brain breaks every 11 to 20 minutes (to determine the intervals, take your age and add two up until the age of 18. Time between breaks doesn’t change with adulthood.) Stand up and move around. For more interesting facts about brains, read Small’s Brain Bulletins on his website, www. terrysmall.com. How to Get Better Grades in School is set for Tuesday, Oct. 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gleneagle secondary school. The cost is $45 per family. To register, call Coquitlam Continuing Education at 604-936-4261. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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girl walks down the stairs to find her mother, asking, “Did you borrow my shirt?” Cut to a flashback of her mother in a club clearly wearing a shirt clearly better suited to a teen — and drunkenly spilling on it. She tells her daughter she did not wear it and quickly excuses herself from the room and finds the stained shirt, runs to the washer, puts in the shirt and a magical laundry detergent in the wash. Cut to the daughter five minutes later, wearing the shirt in question — clean, dry and pressed telling her mother she found the shirt. Immediately after this IN QUOTES ad ended, I thought, “I want that!” That would be so nice and easy — if it were possible. But no matter how good the detergent is, you cannot do all of that in a mere five minutes, or even an hour. With the magic of editing, things can be made seem much more desirable than they actually are. I am always the first to fall into the trappings of television magic. My biggest weakness is infomercials. I may have called a few more of those flashing numbers on the bottom of the screen than I should have. But when someone repeatedly tells me I need something, I begin to believe it, and I seem to always forget that things work a little different when you take them off the screen and put them in your home. The people they use in the ads in this particular form of advertising are not always your glamorous Hollywood types; often, they are just
someone just like you or me, sitting in their house in front of a camera telling you how this product changed their life. Saturated colours, a loud, overenthusiastic narrator ordering me to “CALL NOW!” I cannot help but reach for the phone. The prospect of changing your life with little to no effort for three easy payments is quite appealing to many people. Whether it be in the area of fitness, eating, household or appearance, a desire for the betterment of one’s life is something many desire. And its just that which keeps me picking up the phone. If I use that product, will I look like you? If I clean with this product, will my house magically sparkle? Reality always rears its ugly head, though, and that worn-out message thumps at my conscience. Do I need it? Do I just want it? Then a whole chain of thoughts set in about not being controlled. Your second self says to your first self, “Who’s the boss here?” I can instantly gratify this yearning but down the line I’ll be scrounging to put the rent money together. I keep talking to myself until I feel like the strong person I know I am. Turn off that TV. Come on, strong girl with a backbone of steel. I figure when you are young and broke you just want everything . When you get older and more affluent, you get really selective about spending and you can just turn those commercials off. I sure hope it works out that way. Naomi Yorke is a Port Coquitlam teenager who lived in Shanghai, China for four years, writing about her experiences twice a month for The Tri-City News. She now lives in Chicago, where she’s attending art school, and continues her column.
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He said he once experimented with eating poor foods such as pop and a doughnut — “That’s not uncommon for teenagers” — and found he was sluggish and made poor food choices later in the day. “The difference was profound... If we don’t eat a proper breakfast for reasons of lack of time or saving calories, what that does is it starts bad habits.” The opposite is true when you eat a good breakfast. “You make better choices,” he says, “there’s compounding effect.” Don’t be afraid to bring out the school supplies and talk about the new routines. Small says parents should have a conversation with their children about where and when they will do their homework; some will prefer a private space, such as in their room, while others will want to work at the dining room table. Homework should be scheduled and marked on the calendar, just like an appointment. Doing so is saying: “Now things have started. It’s just small change, moving towards the school year,” says Small, who teaches a 90-minute
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY, SEPT. 7 • Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Cities committee, meets, 7 p.m., PoMo city hall. If you ride your bike in the Tri-Cities, come meet and work with other cyclists to help promote improved cycling facilities. New participants welcome and monthly meetings are open VACC members and non-members. Info: John, 604-469-0361. • PoCo Ladies Legion Auxiliary meets, 7 p.m., Legion Branch 133, PoCo. Info: 604-941-7536. • Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group monthly meeting, 1 p.m., Pinetree community centre, Coquitlam. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge (donations are accepted). Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604-936-2998. • Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary meets, 7 p.m., in ERH’s ParkLane Room. All interested persons are welcome to attend. Info: leave your name and phone number at the gift shop, 604-461-2022, Local 2907. Those those wishing to become members will be especially welcome.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8 • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club meets, 7 p.m., Poirier community centre, McGee Room, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Stamp evaluations, buy, sell, trade. More info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306. • TRICEPS: Tri-Cities Early Psychosis Support meets, 7-9 p.m., Eagle Ridge Hospital (ParkLane Room). TRICEPS is a non-profit, support group providing education and
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 9 • Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast at PoCo Inn and Suites Hotel, 1545 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo. Advance registration is required. Info, registration: 604-4642716 or www.tricitieschamber.com. • La Leche League CanadaCoquitlam meets at Share Family and Community Services Society, main floor, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody; doors open at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m. Topic: “Baby arrives: the family and the breastfed baby.” All women interested in breastfeeding (and their children) are welcome to attend monthly LLL meetings. Info: www. lllc.ca. • Coquitlam Foundation AGM, 7 p.m., in the Nancy Bennett Room of the Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St. Fund representatives and the public are invited to attend; refreshments will be served. The Coquitlam Foundation accepts donations, c/o P.O. Box 2, 1207 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, B.C., Canada, V3B 7Y3, or through the Foundation’s website, coquitlamfoundation.com.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 10 • Car wash, barbecue and donut sale in support of the Terry Fox Foundation will be held in the parking lot in front of Scotiabank at Shaughnessy Station, 2850 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam. The event starts at 9:30 a.m.
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SIGN ME UP 2010! Coquitlam library book clubs seek new members The back-to-school push has started for both kids and adults, but for adults it often shows up as a desire to join a book club. Coquitlam Public Library has two monthly book clubs, one at each branch, that may satisfy your need to discuss what you’ve been reading with others. The Monday afternoon club at City Centre branch meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the first Monday of the month; due to the Labour Day long weekend, the next meeting is Sept. 13, when the group will be discussing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the bestseller by Stieg Larsson. Larsson has created two of the most memorable characters in recent literature in Mikael Blomkvist, the dogged
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SIGN ME UP 2010! For many families, this time of year includes back-to-school preparations, changes in family routines and soon-to-be empty houses. Unfortunately, this chaotic time can be stressful, and potentially dangerous for the family dog. Michelle Sevigny, Founder of Dogsafe Canine First Aid (www. dogsafe.ca), said that during the busy back-toschool time, dogs suddenly find themselves alone for extended periods of time. “Under-exercised dogs that are left alone may begin to chew on household items that may cause cuts to the mouth, airway or intestinal obstructions,” Sevigny said in a press release. “Anxious dogs may even break through windows, resulting in glass cuts, or bored dogs may dig out of the yard, both of which can be safety risks if they get hit by a car or lost while on the loose.” A bit of planning can reduce these risks and Sevigny urges families with dogs to remember these back-to-school tips: • Avoid abrupt changes and gradually introduce your dog to the new school routine. Leave your dog alone for longer periods of time before the first day of school. Slowly introduce the new morning rituals, which may include banging lunch kits around in the kitchen, stacking up backpacks in the hallway and everyone leaving hastily out the front door without your dog. • Increase exercise to prevent boredom while alone. A tired dog is a good dog. Yes, it means having to get up earlier but it beats having a chewed up couch, or worse, an injured dog, upon your return. How much exercise does your dog need? Ask yourself if your dog’s behaviour is bothersome; if the answer is yes, it needs more. • Join a dog training class that stimulates your dog’s brain and will tire him out. It will also help you re-connect with your dog during busy school months. • Arrange canine play dates as nothing tires out a high energy dog faster than a romp with other friendly pooches. • Use mentally stimulating toys in your ab-
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SIGN ME UP 2010! Support groups cover everything from weight loss to substance abuse Following is a selection of groups and activities taken from the Support Groups category of The TriCity News’ Community Calendar: • TOPS chapters meet weekly at numerous Tri-City locations. For information on group near you: Gail, 604-941-8699. • Recovery International is a self-help, peer-topeer support meeting for people who struggle with stress, fear, anger, depression, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. The goal is to help reduce symptoms by practising cognitive behaviour techniques. There is a group in PoCo. Info: Phyllis, 604931-5945 or www.recoverycanada.ca. • Have you experienced the death of a loved one and found yourself struggling? Gathering with others who have also experienced a loss is known to be one of the most helpful ways of coping with grief. Sharing your story is important to healthy healing. Crossroads Hospice Society is running closed grief support groups. Registration: call Castine, 604-949-2274. • Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free walking group for the bereaved, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Group meets at Crossroads Labyrinth Healing Garden in Pioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Rd.
and Heritage Mountain Blvd. Hospice volunteers will be present on the free walk through Rocky Point Park or Orchard Park. Newcomers can register by calling Castine at 604949-2274. • Christian 12-step group for people with alcohol, drug, and gambling addictions meets at 7:15 p.m. every Monday Coquitlam Presbyterian Church, 948 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604939-6136 or www.hiscpc. org. • Coquitlam Support Group: Change, Crisis to Creativity meets Thursday evenings. Group meets twice a month to support one another through
major changes, including unemployment, family crisis, death, illness, separation/divorce, empty nest, retirement, etc., and working towards positive, creative lifestyle. Info: Mara, 604-931-7070. • Ending Violence Against Women drop-in group to provide information and support for women who are currently living in, or have lived in, abusive relationships. This group gives women the opportunity to get support from other women, get information on a variety of topics and talk about their experiences in a safe and nonjudgmental environment. Child minding is provided
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SIGN ME UP 2010! Alzheimer support available continued from page 26 â&#x20AC;˘ Mood Disorders Association of BC support group meets first and third Monday of each month, Burquitlam Lions Care Centre, 560 Sydney Ave. Info: Ian, 604-4174604 or Ed, 604-873-0103. MDA PoCo support group meets every other Tuesday, 7:15-9 p.m., New View Society at Elgin House, 205-2248 Elgin Ave., PoCo. Info: Coral, 604-944-7489. MDA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide support and education for people with mood disorders such as depression, manic depression, anxiety and panic attacks. Families members and friends are welcome. â&#x20AC;˘ Fibromyalgia support group meets every fourth Thursday of each month at Dogwood Pavilion, 7 p.m. Info: Joan, 604-9442506. â&#x20AC;˘ Dogwood White Cane Club meets every Thursday from September to June, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion. Those who are legally blind (registered with the CNIB) are welcome. â&#x20AC;˘ CancerConnection peer volunteers offer one-to-one information and emotional support to people living with cancer. Info: 1-888-939-3333. â&#x20AC;˘ Alzheimer Support Group meets Burquitlam Lions Centre, 560 Sydney Ave., Coquitlam, 7-9 p.m., last Wednesday of each month and Hawthorne Care Centre, 2111 Hawthorne Ave., PoCo, 7-9 p.m., second Thursday of each month. Info: 604 -298-0780. â&#x20AC;˘ DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Alliance church, corner of Mariner and Spuraway, Coquitlam. Seminar sessions include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Facing my Anger,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Facing my Loneliness,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Depression,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forgivenessâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Relationships.â&#x20AC;? Info: 604464-6744.
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The Rebel Haunt Theatre Company performs The Dark, written and directed by Port Moody’s Sarah Dixon, at the Vancouver International Fringe Festival this month. Visit www.rebelhaunt. com for full details. JENNIFER GAUTHIER THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Rebel Haunt chases The Dark By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Sarah Dixon grew up in the theatre with her drama teacher dad, and now she’s following in his footsteps as she leads a cast of young actors in her first foray into the Vancouver International Fringe Festival. Dixon, a Port Moody resident, is presenting her original work called The Dark, and fulfilling a lifelong dream to be part of the Fringe. “I’ve been involved in theatre since I was really young through my dad, because he was a drama teacher and I would always go hang out with him,” Dixon recalled. Back then she was haunting the drama room up in Smithers with her father, Richard Dixon, and later at Gleneagle secondary in
Coquitlam. Dixon graduated from Port Moody senior secondary in 1996 and in 2003 she started helping out her dad at Gleneagle’s theatre while writing and directing eight shows of her own. “It was like being an artist-in-residence there,” Dixon said of her time volunteering at Gleneagle. “It was really wonderful to be able to do that and develop my style and work alongside my dad and all the wonderful kids that came through that school.” When her dad retired last year, however, Dixon knew it was time to figure out what to do next. She’d always wanted to do a Fringe show, having attended festivals in Edmonton, Vancouver and the ultimate Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland, which features hundreds of shows. “So I said I’d better do it, never mind thinking
about it anymore,” Dixon said. She took the plunge and entered the Vancouver Fringe’s lottery system last fall — forming her own theatre company, Rebel Haunt, in the process — and won a slot for this year’s festival. At the time she only had a vague concept of what she wanted to stage. When rehearsals started in February she drew on the cast’s creative ideas to fine-tune the story. Dixon and her partner also wrote four ukulele songs for the show. “It’s been quite an evolution,” she said. “Some of the ideas of what the show was going to look like a couple of months ago are completely different now. That’s the exciting part about it I guess.” see THE DARK, K, page g 30
Think forests for PoMo banners Port Moody is issuing two calls for banner designs with a forest theme in preparation for the 2011 Community Banner Painting Festival and the United Nations’ International Year of Forests. The city is looking for artists of all ages and abilities to submit designs for the annual banner painting festival and a call for qualifications for emerging and professional artists to design one banner suitable for a series of printed street ban-
ners. “Street banners are an integral part of Port Moody’s StreetArts program and public art program,” said Kristin Tracey, PoMo’s public art co-ordinator. “Designing banners provides an opportunity for artists and community members to participate in one of the city’s most prominent and ever-changing public art displays. “In addition, the city has dedicated over one-
third of its land mass to parkland so celebrating the UN’s International Year of Forests seemed like an ideal theme for the 2011 banners.” The deadline for banner submissions is Friday, Oct. 15. Entry forms are available at city hall, the Port Moody Arts Centre and Tri-City area libraries and recreation centres. They can also be downloaded at www.cityofportmoody.com under the “Highlights” section.
Looking to brush up on your French skills? The best way to do that may just be to join a choir and sing your way to better speaking, en français. Now entering its 37th season, Les Echos du Pacifique is recruiting for its choir with an open house on Sept. 13. “ W h at b e t t e r way to practise French than to do so two hours a week in a fun, stress-free social setting?” asked conductor Luke Mayba. “Singing in French is doubly enriching, since francophone cultural traditions are revealed in the lyrics we learn.” Mayba joined Les Echos in 2002 and, last year, took on the role of conductor. During its 2009/’10 season, Les Echos perfor med at Place de la francophonie during the Winter Olympics, at a citizenship ceremony, Festival du Bois, Light up the Square and at Maillardville’s 100th anniversary gala. Wo n d e r i n g wh e t h e r yo u r French is good enough to join the choir? Rehearsals are conducted in French, and Mayba said proper pronunciation is key, but most other elements can be learned by demonstration, he said. “The important thing is that you come because you enjoy singing... in French.” • For more infor mation visit www.lesechosdupacifique.com or call lmayba@sd40. bc.ca.
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Port Moody playwright and director Sarah Dixon’s theatre company Rebel Haunt features several Tri-City actors, alumni of Gleneagle’s Broken Wing Theatre, who will be performing the original show The Dark at the Vancouver International Fringe Festival this month.
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The Dark takes audiences into a world where there is no darkness allowed. There is nothing but sunshine 24 hours a day, and the characters live by rules dictating their happy moods must always match the weather’s sunny outlook. But then one day Ruby invites her friends to an afternoon picnic, a seemingly benign outing that hides the group’s true purpose: to summon the illegal, dangerous Dark. “This group... has star ted to question all of that and discovered little pieces of the past, when darkness did exist,” Dixon said, and they pursue ways to bring back the Dark despite stiff resistance from one of their members, Ronald. The group is plunged into a violent crisis that threatens to destroy their resolve, but they manage to muster their courage and finally face the Dark. Acting in the show are eight g raduates of Gleneagle’s Broken Wing Theatre. Some have gone through the Douglas College theatre program, one just wrapped a film that’s been accepted to the Sundance Film Festival and another will be studying in New York in January. Dixon has dubbed the 30-minute show a “micro-epic” because of the “monumental” hurdles that must be overcome in such a brief time. The Dark premiered at the Shift Festival in Por t Moody earlier this year, and audiences will get a chance to preview the show at a fundraising event
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ARTS CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS • Port Coquitlam Farmers Market runs Thursday, 3 to 7 p.m. until Sept. 16 in Leigh Square. • ArtsConnect ArtistCircle brings creative minds together Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at PoMo Arts Centre; artsconnect.ca. • Place des Arts’ annual open house is Sept. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m., featuring art, hands-on demos, prizes and registration discounts; placedesarts.ca. • The 17th annual Treefest, featuring guided tree walks, community art display and sale is Sept. 12, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Henry Esson Young building at Riverview Hospital. Call 604-290-9910 or visit www.rhcs.org. • Learn to square dance with Ocean Waves at the Kyle Centre starting Sept. 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Open to all ages. Call Penney at 604-463-1477 or www.oceanwaves.squaredance.bc.ca. • Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Burquest Jewish Community Centre (2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam). All levels taught Tuesday evenings. Beginners welcome, no partner required. Call Jean at 604-464-8103. • Open house celebrating Mackin House 101st birthday Sept. 18 from noon to 4 p.m. Visit www. coquitlamheritage.ca or 604-516-6151. • Mid-Autumn Festival featuring craft and activities, performances and exhibits Sept. 18, noon to 4 p.m. at Henderson Place; 604-689-8898. • Fashion Up! 2010, with proceeds going to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, hosted by Vive Clothing and Creekside Fashions Sept. 18 at 6:30 at the Inlet Theatre; 604-461-6089. • The 13th annual Port
Moody Festival of the Arts, showcasing a variety of events and hands-on activities for the whole family, runs Sept. 24 to Oct. 3. Visit www.pomoartsfestival.ca or 604-931-2008.
FILM/THEATRE • Mackin House Book Club meets Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. (info session) and Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. at Mackin House Museum (1116 Brunette Ave.). Visit www.coquitlamheritage. ca or call 604-516-6151. • Port Moody Film Society presents a France Film Weekend, featuring Seraphine (biography/ drama, G), based on the life of painter Séraphine de Senlis Sept. 10 and Summer Hours (family, PG) Sept. 11, both at 7:30 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre. Visit www.pmfilm.ca. • Table 23 improv performances Wednesdays, 8 p.m., Gallaghers at Newport Village, PoMo.
MUSIC • Off the Grid Improvised Music Series runs Sept. 14 and 28, 7 to 9 p.m. at Leigh Square. • Coquitlam Chorale SATB Choir hosts its first fall rehearsal Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Como Lake UC (1110 King Albert St.). New members welcome. Call 604-939-5606. • Singers g wanted for Les Échos du Pacifique, Maillardville’s franco-
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VISUAL ART • Leigh Square Community Arts Village features The Legacy of Terry Fox and Colourwheels Exhibit Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion to Sept. 20. • Port Moody Arts Centre presents Robyn Leavens - Electric Growth, ink on paper; Open Studio artists - These are a few of my favourite things, clay; Mandra Lebovitz - Painting with Fire, blowtorch on wood; Blackberry Artist Society - Summer Travels, various, to Sept. 4. Running Sept. 9 to Oct. 9: Dan Scott - Stories Without Words, oil on canvas; Tri-City Potters, clay;
Francis King McFarlane - Kauaian Eye, drawings; Margaret Matsuyama - you and me, ceramic. Opening reception Sept. 9, 6 to 8 p.m. Visit www. pomoartscentre.ca. • Evergreen Cultural Centre features Doris Auxier, Suzanne Nortcott, Jeff Warren, Exploring protected sites of the Langley Bog and Colony Farm to Sept. 18. Visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555. • Place des Arts features Cameron MacDonald Catch of the Day, ink drawings/mixed media; Dawn Emerson - Without Mind, mixed media; teachers and staff show - Art Feats to Oct. 9. Opening reception Sept. 9, 7 to 9 p.m. Visit www.placedesarts.ca. • Chanukah Menorah design competition and auction call for artists (Jewish and nonJewish) to examine the Celebration of Light. Submission deadline Oct. 25 for exhibition Nov. 13 to Jan. 9, 2011. Visit www. burquest.org for details.
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“Anytime you beat the defending champs three times in a row, you deserve to be national champions.” Curt Malawsky
ORANGE CRUSH Wesley Berg (right) and a Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs teammate check the Orangeville Northmen’s Brad Gillies to the ground during Saturday’s Minto Cup final at the Sports Centre. The Jr. A’s won 8-4 to claim their first Canadian national Jr. A lacrosse championship. PAUL SPARROW BIRD’S EYE PHOTOGRAPHY
Jr. Adanacs pure magic at Minto! Coquitlam clobbers Orangeville By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Curt Malawsky sounded like a proud father after his players delivered Coquitlam its first ever Minto Cup national Jr. ‘A’ lacrosse crown Saturday night. “We started this thing long back... at a preseason meeting at Christmas time,” crowed Malawsky, the Jr. Adanacs head coach. “Our guys were committed right from the start. They bought into everything we [coaches] asked and worked extremely hard to get here. They’re the hardest working group of guys I’ve ever coached.” The Adanacs dominated the four-team tournament on their home turf, winning all five of their games at the Sports Centre by a 55-36 aggregate and bouncing the two-time defending-champion Orangeville Northmen on three occasions, including sweeping the best-of-three final in two straight games. After shaking the Northmen 9-5 by holding them scoreless the final two periods
Friday, the Jr. A’s collared Canadian supremacy by doubling the Ontarions 8-4 before 1,364 jubilant fans Saturday, when they fired in three goals in a four-minute span midway through the final frame to blow open a narrow 5-4 margin. Ben McIntosh whipped in three goals, including CHURCH what proved the winner 2:34 into the third, to pace the Jr. A’s. Mark Matthews added two goals and two assists for the victors, while Riley Loewen contributed a goal and three helpers. Matthew Dinsdale and Garrett McIntosh also tallied for the Jr. A’s, who got a standout 40-save performance from goalie Dan Lewis. Jr. A’s captain and defender Matt Beers was chosen Coquitlam’s game MVP. Robert Church took home the biggest individual award –– tournament MVP –– after he racked up 23 points in five games. “It was a surprise, anyone on our team could have won it,” Church, 20, said. “The Minto Cup was the prize I really wanted. It
just felt like this was our year. It was so big... to go in and beat [Orangeville] at their own game. We out-worked and out-played them.” On Friday, Loewen and Church each tallied twice as Coquitlam bounced the Northmen by four in the series’ opening game. The Jr. A’s finished 3-0 in round-robin play and earned a spot in the final after out-gunning Orangeville 15-12 last Tuesday. “Any time you beat the defending champs three times in row, you deserve to be national champions,” Malawsky added. “To do that kind of put an exclamation point on the whole thing.” Said Jr. A’s general manager Ken Wood: “I’m over the moon with pride for these boys and the work and effort they put in all season. They showed great improvement from last year.” The Jr. A’s season actually started amid controversy after Wood replaced bench boss Dan Perreault with Malawsky. Perreault guided the Jr. A’s to a 20-1 regular-season record the previous season and a berth in the Minto Cup in Brampton, Ont., where they finished third. This season, Perreault
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Basso to boot for soccer Clan Fresh off a very successful 20-4 season and a run to the NAIA final four, the Simon Fraser University Clan men’s soccer team will enter its first season in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with the benefit of having minimal roster tur nover from the 2009 campaign. After setting school records for regular season and total wins in 2009, SFU is prepared for the challenge that the NCAA brings. One player up for the task is Coquitlam striker Carlo Basso, an Archbishop Carney regional secondary school grad who was part of the Clan’s off-season recruiting campaign. The Clan open their season tomorrow (Thursday) against the University of Victoria Vikes. The Clan will also play in their annual Challenge Cup match against the UBC Thunderbirds on Sep. 12, and are 12-11-4 alltime against the Thunderbirds entering the 2010 edition of the game. SFU’s first GNAC contest will be on Sept. 23 against MSU-Billings. With the move to the NCAA, the soccer programs will start their respective seasons later than usual. “The late start gives us more time to prepare,” said Clan head coach Alan Koch.
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HEFFELFINGER Dr. Robert Morris (Heff ) Sept. 20, 1925 - August 24, 2010 It is with great sadness that the family announces his passing August 24, 2010 at Buchanan Lodge, New Westminster, BC. Heff was predeceased by his wife, Bette in 2006, his brother Ray and sister Margaret. He is survived by his children, Raymond (Sophie), Robert (Maureen), Leslie (Taki), David (Anne), Blair (Lesley); grandchildren Breanna, Taylor, Ashlee (Ron) Kling, Ben, Jennifer, Jeff, Austin, Aaron, Anna, Charlotte, Victoria; brother Lorne (Evie), sister-in-laws Pat and Betty, and many nieces, nephews, and special friend Myrtle Halsall. Heff was born in Ft. William, Ontario and grew up in several small Saskatchewan towns. After earning his medical degree from the University of Manitoba and interning at VGH, he then settled in Port Coquitlam where he set-up his own medical practice in 1949. Heff and Bette were married in 1950 and raised their family in Port Coquitlam. He was very dedicated and involved in his community; as a charter member of the Lions Club, an alderman to the city of Port Coquitlam, and a BCMA member receiving an honorary membership in the Canadian Medical Association in 1994. Heff was an avid curler and Vancouver Golf Club member. Upon his retirement in 1990, Heff and Bette built a home on their beloved Pender Island enjoying the sunsets and fishing the salt chuck. His singing career began with the Trinity United church choir and continued for 17 years with the Vancouver Welshmen’s Choir travelling the world with the highlight being a performance at the Royal St. Albert’s Hall in London, England. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff at Buchanan Lodge for the comfort and care they provided to Heff and his family. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2pm on Friday, September 3, 2010 at Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Avenue, Port Coquitlam. In lieu of flowers, your donation to the Terry Fox Foundation is appreciated (2669 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 3G7 or www.terryfox.org).
NAGY - Anthony ‘Jenö’ Was born on January 16, 1924 in Ujszentes, Romania and passed away peacefully in Port Coquitlam on August 25, 2010. Predeceased by his parents, both of his brothers and his nephew. He will be greatly missed by his wife of 43 years, Edith and his children: Eugene (Louise) and Judith (Michael). He also really enjoyed his grandchildren Edana, Jaxson and Makenna. Jenö will also be missed by his sister-in-law, cousins, friends and relatives here as well as in Hungary and Romania. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the Burkeview Chapel of First Memorial Funeral Services, 1340 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society of BC would be greatly appreciated. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneral.com
SKIDMORE - Bob, was taken tragically from his loving family and friends on Friday, August 27, 2010. Survived by his wife Diane; children: Kyle (Taryn), Angela and Nicole and his father Pat. To share in a celebration of Bob's life you are invited to Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club 3251 Plateau Blvd., Coquitlam on Thursday, September 2 at 1:00 Pm. To honour Bob please wear your favourite baseball cap and casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations to Coquitlam Search and Rescue would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneral.com
LAUTENBACH, Colin Stewart November 12, 1949 August 26, 2010 It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Colin, surrounded by his family & friends on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at Crossroads Inlet Centre Hospice in Port Moody. Colin was born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa moving to Canada in 1988 and making his home in the lower mainland. Colin is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Ghislaine, his family: Barbara, Sheila, Warren, Elisa, Raquel, Micaela, Doug, Caryn, Kevin, Riana, Janine and Michael and his very close friends (extended family) in Canada and numerous cousins and friends in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Belgium. Colin enjoyed traveling around the world with Ghislaine, spending time and good laughs with family and friends, music and the piano. Colin will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew him for his easy going personality, his loyalty and friendship, sense of style and great sense of humour. Funeral service, Friday, September 3, 2010 in the Burkeview Chapel of First Memorial Funeral Services, 1340 Dominion Ave., Port Coquitlam followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Crossroads Inlet Centre Hospice, 101 Noons Creek Drive, 4th Floor, Port Moody, Bc V3H 5J1 or the BC Cancer Society. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.firstmemorialfuneral.com
FOUND KEYS: Thurs, Aug 26, crn of Knappen & Pooley in Port Coq. Call to identify: (604)942-8137.
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PRE-SCHOOLS Seaview Montessori Pre-School & Out of School Care 1215 Cecile Dr., Port Moody
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LITTLE ADVENTURES DAYCARE. Mix of fun & education. Lrg fenced outdoor play area. Incls breakfast, lunch & snacks. (778)840-5437. LUCKY DUCKY CHILDCARE New openings in Sept. Pt. Moody, 2 min to WCE. Lot of fun, crafts, songs, storytime, etc. 604-469-2296
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VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Full time year round for Panorama Mountain Village. For full job description & to apply go to:www.panoramaresort.com/employment or email adam.hopper@panoramaresort.com
Class 1 O/Ops & Highway Drivers Linehaul position, steady regular miles running BC/AB
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Every Saturday at 8:30am #215, 19358-96 Ave. Surrey NO reservations: 604-888-3008 www.dgscanada.ca Ask about our other Courses... *Stand up Reach *Fall Protecton *Aerial Lift *RoughTerrain Forklift *Bobcat *WHIMIS & much more. “Preferred by Employers INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Train on full-size Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders. Includes safety tickets. Provincially certified instructors. Government accredited. Job placement assistance. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853
Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community
The is an urgent need There d for more Registered Psychiaatric Nurses (RPN), RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of tthe province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered red Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retireess from the profession is exceeding the number numb of graduatess. Entry-level earnings start at $29/hour. Train Loc callyy – The only program of its kind in BC, sttudents can learn within their local communities via distance education, e local and/or /or regional clinical placements, and some re regional classroom m delivery. This 23 month program is recogn recognized RPNBC. by the CR Governm ment funding may be available.
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The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area: #8501 953-965 Como Lake Ave 808-1023 Kelvin St 951-969 Leland Ave 804-1010 MacIntosh St 950-965 Spence Ave #9038 2281-2387 Argue St #8401 747-923 Foster Ave 730-920 Sprice Ave
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Call Kim or Phill at 604-941-6397 EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON required for progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits, RRSP bonuses. Our 26,000ft2 store is located 2.5 hours NE of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net
F/T WAREHOUSE / CUSTOMER SERVICE Burnaby metal supply shop. Valid BC driver’s license. Fluent English required. $18/hr. to start. $20/hr after 1 year. Bonus + benefit package. No phone calls or drop-ins. Email:
adminbc@metalsuper markets.com GET IN THE GAME!!! Up to $20/hour. No phones. Work with people. 15 positions for our Promotional Dept. People skills an asset. No experience, no problem.
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GRANT PRODUCTION TESTING requires Supervisors, Night Operators, Operators, immediately for Grande Prairie and Red Deer area. Must have valid drivers licence and pass drug test. Excellent wages and benefits. Forward resume to: Fax 780-539-3008 or email: cbean@grantpts.com.
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Req. for Surrey precast concrete manufacturing plant. Rebar Tying & Concrete experience an asset. Union position with full benefits after qualifying period. Fax resumes: 604-574-1174 or e-mail Marten VanHengel at Marten.VanHengel@ armtec.com SERVICE MANAGER REQUIRED Bannister GM is a busy Alberta GM dealership. Candidate must be industry experienced, possess leadership skills, hands on, organized, and time efficient. Customer oriented and team builder skills a must. Fax resume to 780-723-6553. Email: chadb@bannisteredson.com Want to advance your career? Drillers Assistants (labour)
#8121 1390-1372 Austin Ave (even side only) 1500-1663 Charland Ave 479-499 Decaire St
Lift 25-100lbs, repetitive manual labor, working outdoors, long hours, travel in BC, strong work ethic, team player, multitasking, self-motivated. Ability to take direction, valid BC drivers license, clean abstract, reliable transportation. Mechanically inclined an asset. Provide resume and drivers abstract to: careers@mudbaydrilling.com or fax to 604-888-4206. No phone calls.
#8764 1247-1355 Charter Hill Dr 2600-2627 Charter Hill Pl 1235-1249 Lansdowne 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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ANNOUNCEMENTS: Did you, or someone you know just have a baby? How about a Birthday or Anniversary? Advertise your special occassions with us bcclassified.com
ELDERLY CARE needed for a 88 year old man, who is partially blind. Help him take meds, feeding, walking. 604-395-6397
GREENHOUSE WORKERS, F/T, needed in the Pitt Meadows area. $10.25/hr. Day shift & some wknds Exp an asset. Must be fluent in English. Apply by fax 604-460-1803 or email to: john@hollandia.ca
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HEARING TEST TECHNICIAN for industrial customers. NO past experience. Requires successful completion of 4 day course. Must hold Class 5 DL & be personable & reliable. P/T at $14.00/ hour. Resumes to ableronh@telus.net or fax 604-856-0596.
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In Fort Langley requires the following staff: Sous Chef/First Cook. Minimum 3 year experience req’d in Fine Dining establishment. Fax resume to: 604-888-9393 or email: bedford@uniserve.com
Pre-School / Daycare ECE Teacher - FT
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A full-time Administrative Assistant is required for the BC Christian Academy school office to start immediately. For a complete job description visit our website at: www.bcchristianacademy.ca
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Richmond based food processing company is hiring for local Sales Manager. Will be responsible for assisting in new development and maintaining current local accounts. Visits customers on a daily basis to build and maintain relationships. Requirements: · Bachelors degree in a business related field · Must be fluent in English, Cantonese and / or Mandarin. · Minimum of 5 years experience in a sales management capacity in the meat industry
SERVERS The Vancouver Golf Club is seeking servers for dining room and banquets, P/T, to work Wed-Sun mostly PM. Serious applicants should send their resumes to: dining@vancouvergolfclub.com attn: Mallorie
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Practical Nursing Resident Care Attendant Medical Office Legal Secretary Early Childhood Education Business Community Support Worker - Social Services / Assisted Living
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HELP WANTED
BCCA KIDS CLUB Director @ admissions@bcchristianacademy.ca or mail / drop off at: 1019 Fernwood St., PoCoquitlam, BC. V3B 5A8 www.bcchristianacademy.ca
TRADES, TECHNICAL
BUCHANAN LUMBER Truck Shop, High Prairie, Alberta. Heavy Duty Truck Mechanic/Shop Foreman. Must be a team player. Have completed an apprenticeship truck and transport trade certification. Supervisor experience would be an asset. A competitive wage and benefit package is offered. Address: P.O. Box 38, High Prairie, AB, T0G 1E0. Fax resume to 780-523-5910. Only those of interest will be contacted. EXPERIENCED mobile Radio Technician wanted for busy twoway radio shop in Slave Lake Alberta. Must know radio, repeaters, boosters. Call Evan 780-805-5151 evan@snipercom.com MECHANIC / TECHNICIAN For Polaris, Mercury, Argo Dealership. Whitehorse, Yukon. Full Time $24.00- $26.00 per hour D.O.E. Fax resume 867-668-2428 or call Chris @ Checkered Flag Recreation 867-633-2627.
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Black Press Lower Mainland is looking for an experienced Graphic Designer to fill an immediate full time opening in Maple Ridge. The successful applicant will be creative, organized and work effectively under tight deadlines, interacting with advertising clients, sales representatives and the creative team. Speed, accuracy and attention to detail is a requirement. A comprehensive working knowledge is required of CS3 on Mac OS X. If you’d like to be part of a successful company, please send a resume with a portfolio showcasing your talent to: Carly Ferguson Advertising & Creative Services Manager Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News 22328 - 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2Z3 admanager@mapleridgenews.com Closing date: Friday, Sept. 10, 2010
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Manager at 2 locations: McDonald’s Restaurants 531 Clarke Road, Coquitlam 3033 St. John’s St, Port Moody or email: mcd12135@msn.com
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Roofers Torch-On Installers required for Maple Ridge roofing co. Must be certified w/ 2 yrs. previous working exp. Wages commensurate with experience. Please fax resume 604.462.9859 or e-mail - hiroofingltd@shaw.ca
KIDS CLUB Manager and Daycare / Preschool / OOSC Teachers
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McDonald’s is Now Hiring
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Please send cover letter, resume, and statement of faith to: admissions@bcchristianacademy.ca or mail / drop off at 1019 Fernwood St., PoCoquitlam, BC. V3B 5A8 www.bcchristianacademy.ca
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TEACHERS
Kids Club Director – FT 50% Admin. / 50% direct contact with the children
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#8676 818-841 Atkins Ave 1527-1699 Balmoral Ave 1431-1695 Como Lake Ave (odd side only) 803-841 Levis St 810-842 Poirier St (even side only) 815-842 Rondeau St 1472-1650 Spray Ave 802-811 Wasco St 812-841 Weston St
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LEMARE GROUP Production Accountant. Successful applicant will have a strong accounting background that might include 4th level CGA courses or better. Computer literacy is essential with Accpac, Word and Excel experience an asset. The successful applicant will have experience in the forest industry. Strong organizational skills are required to be effective in this busy environment. Competitive salary is commensurate with experience. Applicants must be willing to relocate to Port McNeill, Vancouver Island. Please forward resumes to: Box 609 Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Fax: 250-956-4888 or email: ray@lemare.ca.
#6065 634-659 Thurston Close 602-637 Thurston Terr
With reliable car required to deliver The TriCity News door-to-door to households in the Tri-City area Wednesday & Friday.
FLAGGERS NEEDED If not certified, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS
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POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-540-8501.
CARPET INSTALLATION
All Carpet & Lino Installations Repair/Restreching, 28 years exp. Work guaranteed. 10% Seniors. Discount. Call Cliff 604-462-0669
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COQUITLAM Herbal Relaxation body care. Private. Meena 778-3559352 M Rdg 724-6437 hotel service
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CLAYBURN RENOVATIONS Home Maintenance, Repair & Renovations - Interior & Exterior. Basement suites, tiling, flooring, plumbing, roofing, and more. Call (604)855-5820 Serving the Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland.
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AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program.Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783 APARTMENT / CONDOMINIUM MANAGERS (CRM) home study course. Many jobs registered with us across Canada! Thousands of grads working! Government certified. 30 years of success! www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is rated #2 for at-home jobs. Train from home with the only industry approved school in Canada. Contact CanScribe today! 1-800- 466-1535 www.canscribe.com info@canscribe.com ONLINE, ACCREDITED, WEBDESIGN TRAINING, available for persons facing challenges to employment, administered by the Canadian Society for Social Development. Visit: www.ibde.ca. Space is limited - Apply today!
Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB
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NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY: Capture beautiful, timeless portraits of your newborn baby. Mention this ad to receive $50 print credit. Call 604-468-8992 or www. eyerisphotography.ca
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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PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 30 Years Exp. Free Estimates.
Call: Rick (604) 202-5184
UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN Landscape Installation - Lawn Cutting - Tree Services - Licensed for Chaffer Beetles treatment. Call 778-885-6488 Leave message Prompt Delivery Available
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Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.
45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060
Call Robert 604-844-4222 OR (Cell) 604-454-4515 Interiors: Baths (renos/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Most work completed in 2 days or less * Quality work, prompt service, fair prices * 19 Years. serving Coquitlam Ctr. & area. For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
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ALL PHASES DRYWALL Taping, texture, spraying. 25 yrs exp. Tidy workplace. Free Est. No job too small.Eric 778-898-9806
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COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. ref’’s. reno’’s, reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. 604941-8261, cell 778-999-2754.
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Soil, bark, Sand, Gravel etc. $25/yd + $50 del. Also, Property Maint. Services avail.Simon 604-230-0627
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Finishing, Taping, Recoat textured ceilings & Respray 30 yrs exp. Call Del 604-505-3826 / (604)476-1154 FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945
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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 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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Call Brian 604-209-4012
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS FREE EST. Gutter Cleaning repairs, wndw cleaning, power wash. 7 days/week, Simon 604-230-0627
M.T. GUTTERS Professional Installation 5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit 28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED
Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388 ▲ Joes External Roof Cleaning Roof Washing Specialist. Gutter & Window Cleaning. * Fully Insured * Licensed * Bonded 21 yrs. exp. Joe 778-773-5730
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Make us your first call! Reasonable Rates. Fast, Friendly & Uniformed Staff.
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Residential & Commercial We do almost anything Free Estimates 7 days a week 10% off with this ad
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DREAM PAINTING S Interior / Exterior S BCIT Painting & Deco Course Graduate
Free Pick Up Of most unwanted metal items. From appliances to vehicles
If it’s metal, I’ll remove it. Call Joe @ Pronto Metal Recycling 778-789-4595
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Professional Painters Free Estimates Written Guaranteed Bonded & Insured
RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! Dave (778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
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MISC SERVICES
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SUNDECKS
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Robert J. O’Brien
604-728-5643
Meadows Landscape Supply (604)465-1311 PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD
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MOVING & STORAGE
25 Years in bus. A Moving Experience. Fast, dependable service. L & D Enterprises. Seniors Disc. Will pack your POD. 604-464-5872. 2guyswithatruck.ca Moving & Storage Visa OK. 604-628-7136 AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of moving/packing. Excellent Service. Reas. rates! Different from the rest. 604-861-8885 www.advancemovingbc.com
AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
329 PAINTING & DECORATING # 1 PAY-LESS Painting Int/Ext. Summer Special LOOK for our YARD SIGNS D Free estimates D Insured Licensed DReferences Residential D Pressure Washing
Serving Tri City 30 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com
Scott 604-891-9967 2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca
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Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742
www.proaccpainting.com SEASIDE Painting & Decking Spring Special $595 upto 1000 s.f. English Craftsman, Bonded & Insured. Since 1978, Int/Ext, Spray Painting. 604-462-8528, 218-9618
SL PAINTING Interior/Exterior. FREE Estimates. Quality job. Fully insured - WCB Please call Sonly.
Instant Grassifacation! STARBRUSH PAINTING
The DECK Guys
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
Woodland Decks WDesign & Renovations WCedar Decks WFences WWooden Retaining walls Home Renovations Call Patrick for a free est.
604-351-6245 TELEPHONE SERVICES
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PAVING/SEAL COATING
ALLAN CONST. & Asphalt. Brick, concrete, drainage, foundation & membrane repair. (604)618-2304 ~ 604-820-2187.
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PLUMBING
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! AMAN’S PLUMBING SERVICES Lic.gas fitter. Reas $. 778-895-2005 1 Call Does it All - 2 OLD GUYS PLUMBING & HEATING, Repairs, Reno’’s, H/W Tanks. 604-525-6662. #1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d. LOCAL Plumber. Plugged drains, renos etc. Chad 1-877-861-2423 3 LICENSED PLUMBERS. 66 years experience. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com
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341 A name you can trust
Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, vinyl floor. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
604-328-6387
A-Grade Plumbing,Heating & Drainage. Lic’d local plumber / gas fitter. Free est, guar’d work 778.881.7598 NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Estimates Dan @ 604.418.6941
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Levelling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.777-0246,604-290-2978
#1 EARTH FRIENDLY JUNK REMOVAL
604-476-0032
Landscaping
(604)476-0075
Rick’s Bobcat Service
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Refs W Insured W WCB Paper Hanging Removal Written Guarantee Residential/ Commercial
NICK’S
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RECYCLE-IT!
ALL JUNK Rubbish Removal
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
#1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339
Interior Exterior Spraytex ceilings/repairs Drywall repairs
17607 FORD ROAD, Pitt Meadows, B.C.
Home Renovations and New Construction
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LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620
778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES
All soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements SOIL ANALYSIS UPON REQUEST
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
BLAKE’S PAINTING & DECORATING
When QUALITY Matters
Landscape Contractor & Consultant
CONCRETE & PLACING
F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured
Manure NO Wood byproducts used
Dean 604-834-3076
Serving Lower Mainland 20 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Retaining*Walls*Stairs*Driveways Exposed Aggregate & Stamped Concrete ***ALSO... Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured
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A-TECH Services 604-230-3539
NEW LOOK INC.
Fully Insured. Member of BBB.
HERFORT CONCRETE
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
604-465-3189
ARTISTICO CONCRETE
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D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom
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www.magicalmaids.biz 604-467-8439
Kristy 604.488.9161
& Bulldozing Ltd.
FLOORING, heated floors installing tiles, laminate and hardwood floors, painting. Erina 778-885-7089
604.720.2853
All cement work, forming & prep. WCB insured. 30 yrs exp, refs. Free est, Joe 604-908-6143, 931-1684
LANDSCAPING
HANKS TRUCKING
Ceramics. Free est. Dave 778-888-6339
MAGICAL MAIDS Bonded & Insured. $25/hr.
Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, customized menus tailored to your function! q Dinner Parties q Executive Meetings q Family Gatherings q Weddings / Banquets q B-B-Ques q Funerals We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
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Landscape Maintenance Services Residential Commercial Strata Complexes
CLEANING SPECIAL Rates as low as $60/mo. Price incl. cleaning supp. Free estimates. Call A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
AAA1 PROF HANDYMAN SERVICE Kitchen/Bath/Decks/Fences/Drywall
278 FURNITURE REFINISHING
ACTION CARPET. 1 bdrm $59, 2 bdrms $69. Whole House package. $79. For info call 604-945-5801
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
PRESSURE WASHING
POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING
A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. **HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.
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TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
ABC TREE MEN ✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding
☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899
Same day serv. avail 604-724-6373
FENCING
1-A1 BRAR CEDAR FENCING, chain link & landscaping. #1 quality work and reasonable rates. Harry 604-719-1212 or 604-306-1714
Free estimates, Seniors Disc, high quality, low cost, WCB.
604-949-1900 QUALITY RENOVATIONS • Additions • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Decks
Cedar Fencing Installations ATC LANDSCAPE 604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB. www.atclandscape.com
www.metrovanhome.ca
FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)
A-1 CONTRACTING Renos. Bsmt stes, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks. Dhillon 604-782-1936.
30 Years Experience Licensed - Insured
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16897 Windsor Road Pitt Meadows
Call: (604)518-0974
(Turn right 1st road East of Pitt River Bridge from Vancouver)
***FIRST Impression Designs*** Homestaging Specialist Contact Rhea @ 604-219-0724 Need help selling your home faster? TRIPLE M PAINTING & RENO’S Free Est’s. Low Prices, High Quality. Call: (604)805-8548.
604-465-9812 1-800-663-5847
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS A to Z Roofing Ltd. Spec in re-roofing, asphalt, cedar, flat roof. Guar Wrk. WCB, BBB. 778-996-6479. BEST CHOICE ROOFING Spring Special - 20% OFF w/ ad Reroofs, Torch-on, Asphalt & Cedar Conversions. Tarlok 778-892-6444 EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured. Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437
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TREE SERVICES
Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist Free Estimates * Fully Insured
PETS 477
PETS
CATS & KITTENS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats.604-309-5388 / 856-4866 ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPS, 9/wks, show quality, CKC reg’d, shots, 1yr health guar. 1M/1F. 604-513-0092. FILA / MASTIFF GUARD DOGS. Excellent Loyal Family Pet, all shots Great Protectors! Ph 604-817-5957. GERMAN SHEPHERDS, 2 fem. p/b, 4 mo. black & tan, long-haired, shots & vet ✔ $600 (604)820-4644 KITTENS FOR ADOPTION. Spayed and neutered. $100. each. Call (604)820-1032 (Mission) LAB Pups CKC Reg’d Champ.lines 2 females (1blk/1yellow), 1st shots, de-wormed, tattooed, vet ✓ $800. 604-857-9192 LAB Retriever pups, yellow/blck, $650; chocolate, $750. Vet check, quality lineage, dew claws, 1st shots, dewormed. (604)702-0217 LOVE BIRDS babies/adults/breeding pairs. Opalines, Peach &Orange face. $50 & up. Alex 778-294-2883 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! www.856-dogs.com or call: 604856-3647. POMERANIAN TOY PUP: Male, 5 months. $550. Please call (604)794-7347. PUG: Reg’d Female, brindle, exbreeder, now retired. Very affectionate. Comes with grunts & snorts! $500. Pls call: (778)549-3646.
STANDARD poodle black puppies. CKC registered purebred, family raised, exceptional temperament. $1300. 250-832-8032 or www.dogmatique.com. TOY POODLE PUPPIES 6 wks, brown, black & brown, and black $650. 604-820-4230 604-302-7602 YORKIE X AMERICAN blue terrier. Male, very tiny, 8 wks. Lovable, playful. Asking $700. 604-852-7318
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 560
566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ALTO SAX, great condition, used for semi band. $550! less than 2 yrs. rental. Call 604-538-5937. GERHARD HEINTZMAN cabinet grand piano, upright. $450 firm. 604-859-7766 MASON RISCH UPRIGHT PIANO, exc cond, recently tuned, lovely tone, $900. Call 604-576-9658. SAXOPHONE: Yamaha Jr in excellent condition; nice case; fully serviced. $650. Call 604-853-5060. UPRIGHT PIANO, antique, Hartman & Co., oak case, great cond., must see, $700. Call (604)860-0222
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MISC. FOR SALE
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FOR SALE BY OWNER
ABBOTSFORD - Total Fixer Upper, Approx. 1250 sq.ft Home, 2 Bed, 1 Bath w/unfinished bsmt. 8000 sq.ft Lot. $239,900 Call 604-534-3981
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HOMES WANTED
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MORTGAGES
BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt consolidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simplify the process!1-888-711-8818 dave@mountaincitymortgage.ca
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.
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
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APARTMENT/CONDO
*IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL
604-944-2963
Over 2000 sq ft, cozy fireplaces, all appliances included. 1½ and 2 baths available; garage or carport. Large kitchen. Close to all types of schools, transportation and amenities.
CO-OP RENTALS
BURNABY WHATTLEKAINUM HOUSING CO-OP ORIENTATION Do you want to live in the security of a family community?
S Impeccably clean S Heat S H/water S Parking S Ldry
1 bdrm. from $775/mo. 2 bdrm. from $875/mo. PITT MEADOWS
COQUITLAM - CRESENTVIEW
Spacious 3 Level 2 & 3 Bdrm Townhomes
711
Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value
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COQUITLAM Centre “Raphael Towers” 1 Bdrm & Den $1055/mo 2 Bdrms $1200 to $1225/mo
RENTALS
Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.
Call 604-421-1235
The Meadows Gated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.
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, September 5 1:30 p.m. at 51A-8740 Forest Grove Dr. Phone 604-420-2442
NOVA VITA CO-OP
Call: 604-460-7539
Bottom of Burnaby Mtn, SFU 1, 2, 3, 4 bedroom Apts & Townhouses. Rent includes heat, fenced yard, u/g prkg. Share purchase starts at $1600. Email: novavitacoop2010@hotmail.com
Please call 604-834-4097
604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818
or call 604-592-5663
Website:www.aptrentals.com
Polo Club Apartments
Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available
Coquitlam, lge 1 bdrm Sept 15 nr Lougheed Mall transit, heat & h/water incl. NP/NS $700 604-444-5710 COQUITLAM, Lincoln / Pipeline brand new 2 bdrm 2 bath 950sf, 9ft ceiling s/s appls, $1450/mo. 1yr term. David 604-816-9773 bef 7pm COQUITLAM: New 2 bdrm apt, 9th flr. $1300/mo+ utils. Incld D/W, mic, in-ste W/D. 1 prkg, 1 storage. Avail Sept 1. N/S. Mona: 778-928-5557. 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)
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 apt’s. $755 & $775/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.
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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
Hyland Manor 751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping. Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room. For more info & viewing call
Dragan 778-788-1845
Cedar Grove Apartments 655 North Rd, Coquitlam Fab location close to everything. 1 bdrm suites avail. Mins from Lougheed Mall, Skytrain Shopping & parks. Bus station right in front. Parking and Laundry room. For more info & viewing call
Beata 778-788-1840 Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management
Quiet building with insuite storage, dishwasher, gated parking. Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.
Call 604-837-4589 2251 Pitt River Rd.
www.aptrentals.net PORT COQUITLAM CENTRAL, Bright 1 Bdrm Apt, $775/mo - new carpet & paint S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Secure gated parking S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT
PORT COQUITLAM - Newly renovated, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amens, WC Exp - 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS. - Lrg, bright, incl heat, h/water, f/s, priv balc, window coverings. - Laundry & storage on ea floor. - Plenty of pkng avail. No Pets. - Wheelchair accessible
McALLISTER APARTMENTS
2232 McAllister Ave
(604)941-7721 PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ Villa Leah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 $1475/mo Newly reno’d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677
THE PERFECT LOCATION COQUITLAM. Sept.15. $1195 2 Bed +Den, View, nr. West Coast Exp. Lrg New kitchen, F/P, yard, deck, storage, pkg. W/D, D/W 1500 sq.ft. New windows, ground level. NO DOGS/ N/S. Tanya 604 771 9211(msg) or 925 719 4060. COQUITLAM
Welcome Home ! ½ Month FREE Rent!! 1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
Call (604) 931-2670
PORT COQUITLAM
RENOVATE 2 Bdrm Suites Available Close to all amenities and WC Express. Quiet, secure, well maintained, adult oriented suites. 3 Appl’s. Gated parking. Sorry no pets. References required.
Call 604-941-9051
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HOMES FOR RENT
COQ. Central. 3 bdrm, 1 on main, 2 up, lrg fenced yrd 12x14 shed & 21x34 garage/workshop on Linton & Jasper. $1650/mo. 875-6543 COQ Dansey Ave. Lrg 3bd upr ste in exec home, 2ba, 3gas fp,pkng, nr schls,ns. $1850+utils.604-939-7915 PO CO. Citadel. Very clean house. 3 bdrm., 2 full baths. 2 spacious parking. Very nice neighborhood. N/s. $1800/mo. 604-506-7909 Port Coquitlam. Brand new house, 5 bdrm, w/d, garage, deck, $1700+ hydro. Ns/np Immed. 604-374-6004 PORT MOODY Heritage Mtn. Ravine Dr. 5 bdrm + lrg office 3-5 bath approx. 3000 sq.ft. in 2 floors. Gorgeous city view from both floors. Dble garage. Inste w/jacuzzi. Spacious decks. $2400. 604-725-4873.
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OFFICE/RETAIL
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 $720/mo.
Call 604-724-6967 WESTWOOD Plateau 2bed, 2bath, 7App, parking, amenities, $1450, Avail Sept 1st/15th 604-657-7762 WW Plateau, Montreux. Like new well maint. 2 bdrm, 2 bath. Prkg. gym, hottub, pool. Nr IGA, bus & schl. $1150 incl h/w & gas. N/S. N/P. Sept 1. Refs. 778-839-4880.
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COQUITLAM warehouse, #2/4 175 Schoolhouse St. 5,909 sq ft. $6,140/mo. gross. Yard avail. Call Danielle 604-628-5613.
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CO-OP RENTALS Langley 53A Ave/201 St
1 BD, 1 Full bath, fridge & stove, lrg back yard, RV prkng, shared w/d, patio, storage. $650 + utils. N/S & N/P.
Call 604-592-5663
RENTALS 750
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SUITES, UPPER
COQUITLAM Cape Horn/Mariner. Lrg 3Bd, 2Ba liv.rm, din.rm, fam.rm. Bright, clean, new carpets. Avail immed $1550 incl util 604-780-7726 COQUITLAM. Nice, quiet top floor, renovated 3 bdrm. F/p, w/d, n/p, $1100/mo. + ½ utils. 604-809-9850. PORT Coquitlam Lge 2bdrm, upper flr, sep ent, newly renovated, close to all amenities, no pets, no smokers, ref., $740 util. 604.802-4039 PORT Moody. 3 bdrm, nr Newport Vlg. F/p, w/d, awesome deck, np/ ns. $1300 +60% util. 604-469-9402
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TRANSPORTATION
SUITES, LOWER
POCO. North 1 Bdrm. Lrg, bright & quiet. $750/mo incl utils/full cable, sep w/d. NS/NP. (604)945-5386 PORT COQ (Citadel Heights) Garden Level Suite. Large 1 bed/1 bath, in-suite laundry, fireplace. NS NP $850/month incl utilities. Avail Oct 1st (604)472-0418. PORT Coquitlam 1 Bdrm and Den incl heat and HW. Close to Coq Cen & Transit $750. 604-552-1869 PORT COQUITLAM, 1 bdrm., share ldry., prkg., $650 + 30% utils. N/S. Avail. now. 604-626-7254 PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm, bright, above grnd, NP/NS, no ldry. Incl cble, hydro. $750m. 604-866-8182 PORT Coquitlam 2 BR 1 bath 1100 sf bsmt, insuite w/d, alarm $1000/ mon includes utils, internet, bell sat n/s, n/p. avail now. 604-941-1184 PORT MOODY, 1st floor suite , water view. 2 bdrm., N/S N/P. $1150 mo. Avail. Sept. 1. 604-461-9672 PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $725 + 20% utils. Free ldry, nr Newport Vlg. Np/ns. Oct. 1. 604-469-9402 PORT MOODY, WEST: 2/bd + den abv/grd ste. Close to SFU. Ocean view. Priv w/d. Includes utilities. $1150/mo. N/P, N/S. 604-939-0020.
TOWNHOUSES
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AUTO FINANCING
WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 11 out of 15 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. Want a VISA? www.coastlineautocredit.com or 1-888-208-3205.
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2003 HONDA ELEMENT, silver, awd, auto, loaded, 53,000kms, super clean, extra winter tires on rims, custom paint, 20” rims, stainless exhaust, lowered, low profile cartop carrier. $15,500. 604-817-8897
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RECREATIONAL/SALE
2006 29’ CITATION SUPREME 5th wheel, 2 slides, immac. cond. $36,500. 604-467-5832
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COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA 750 + sq/ft office space with small kitchen.604-944-2963
Pt Mdy 2 BD T’House “Highland Park” 5 appl, avail now $1100/mo Ref’s. N/S. Small dog w/deposit.
747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING
COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA
NOW RENTING EXCEPTIONAL RETIREMENT INDEPENDENT LIVING 55 RJ Kent Residences. Brand New 1 bdrm. suites. Monthly lease includes 2 meals, weekly housekeeping and flat laundry service. www.rjkent.com 2675 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam 778-285-5554
2 & 3 Bedrooms Available
TOWNHOUSES
748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION COQUITLAM 1 bdrm in house, priv bathroom, cbl & hydro incl. NS/NP. Avail now. $475mo. 604-941-0665
604-464-3550
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Call 604-942-2012 PITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm T/H, $815/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.
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RV / ? OUTSIDE STORAGE Private fenced yard. $60/mo. Call (604)581-7660.
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*Near schools *5 Appliances *Fireplace - NO PETS AVAIL IMMEDIATELY
SUITES, LOWER
ANMORE: 1 bdrm on acre, 1000 sq.ft., priv entry, cvrd deck, shrd W/D. N/P, suits 1, $850 incl utils, cable & net. Sept 1. 604-506-1034. COQUITLAM 2 bdrm, 1200sf, avail now, new kit. cabinets, 4 appls, W/D, strg, blt in vac, hi sp net, cls to all amenities, $1000 + 1/3 utils. Call 604-941-7966 or 604-861-8025. COQUITLAM 2 bdrm in the bsmnt house 600/m near longheed and no. 1hwy. N/P. call 604 346 5780. COQUITLAM: Capehorn area: Lge 1 Bdrm, new carpet, W/D, priv ent, alarm, cbl, N/P, N/S. Suits 1 quiet person.$800/mo.Now.604.525.8992 COQUITLAM Cape Horne. Bright 2 bdrm ste, new appls, gas f/p, ns/np, $975 +shared utils. 604-520-3134. COQUITLAM center area, studio/bachelor ste. compact & tidy. pri ent. lndry avail $475. 604680-0712. COQUITLAM Como Lake newly reno’d 2Bd ste nr all amens, avail now n/p. $850 +40% utils. 778-285-9993 COQUITLAM. Nr Coq. ctr. 2 bdrm spacious, clean, ready to move in. $750/mo. Avl Oct.1. 604-680-0712. COQUITLAM. Reno’d 3 bdrm lower ste. H/w flrs, dryer, nr Coq Ctr, sep ent. $1200 incl utils. 778-863-2581 COQUITLAM West 1 bdrm bsmt sparking clean & bright sunken l/rm. sep d/rm. Onsite owners. Privent. prkg & hydro incl. lndry avail. N/S N/P. $700/mo. 604-937-5177. COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Grd level 2 bdrm bsmt. Lndry incl. $950. N/S. N/P. Sept 15. 603-808-2964. Coquitlam, WW Plat: Quiet 1/bdrm; f/yard. Shrd W/D. $700/mo incld utils. G/l priv entry. 604-941-4166. NEWLY painted two bedroom basement suit. All utilities included. Independent Washer/Dryer. Close to Coquitlam Center and Douglas College. 604-725-8176 kazemifarshid@yahoo.ca
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2008 2007 2007 2007 2006
Toyota Sienna LE #3417 ............................................................................................. $22,685 Dodge Caliber R/T AWD #3996 .............................................................................. $13,975 Toyota Yaris 4DR #3888.................................................................................................... $8,990 Dodge Gr Caravan SE #4196................................................................................... $12,985 Chevy Cobalt SS #7938 ................................................................................................. $8,755
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25,875
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26,975
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2009 FORD F150
#4039
#3906
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17,985
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18,975
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11,888
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XLT CREW 4X4
26,985
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27,875
TRUCKS/SUVS 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005
Chrysler 300 Touring #3703...................................................................................... $12,875 Chrysler Sebring Touring #4045 ................................................................................ $7,985 Chrysler Town & Country #4071 ........................................................................... $11,970 Toyota Corolla SE #0201 ............................................................................................... $9,775 Dodge Gr Caravan SE #5883...................................................................................... $8,975
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Jeep Patriot LTD 4x4 #4061 ................................................................................. $21,780 Jeep Compass North 4x4 #4015 ............................................................................ $17,970 Ford Escape XLS #3190 .............................................................................................. $15,975 Dodge Durango SLT 4x4 #3374 ............................................................................. $21,895 Ford F250 Crew 4x4 XLT #4088 ............................................................................. $21,970
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2008 2008 2008 2007 2007
Dodge Ram 1500 TRX4 #4051 ................................................................................ $22,985 Ford F350 XLT Crew 4x4 #4016 ............................................................................. $32,790 Dodge Dakota SXT #4049 ......................................................................................... $15,485 Suzuki XLT GL #3278..................................................................................................... $17,985 Cadillac Escalade ESV #3173 .................................................................................. $42,985
2007 2007 2007 2007 2006
Dodge Nitro R/T #3960 ............................................................................................... $21,870 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT Quad 4x4 #4060............................................................ $22,980 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie Quad 4x4 #3775........................................................$28,795 Dodge Dakota SLT Club 4x4 #4137..................................................................... $18,875 Ford Ranger Fx4 4x4 #6453 ..................................................................................... $12,985
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Programs are mutually exclusive and cannot be combined. All prices plus taxes & levies. Vehicles not exactly as illustrated. All Änancing on approved credit. See dealer for details. All vehicles subject to availability. Dealer will attempt to locate or factory order if not in stock. ** Based on 96 months, 6.99% Interest, on approved credit. ** Based on 84 months, 6.99% Interest, on approved credit. Total Paid: 1) $22,750, 2) $28,912, 3) $14,378, 4) $47,623, 5) $23,712 6) $17,290.