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TRI-CITY NEWS Teachers too demanding?

Soccer fun in the sun

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INSIDE Labour Day/A16 Your History/A23 Sign Me Up/A33 Sports/A44

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In the waning but warm days of summer, people on inflatable rafts stay cool in the hot sun by floating down the Coquitlam River, a popular pastime for residents of all ages in the region.

A letter, a trip and Terry Fox

BACK TO SCHOOL

Drive safely & other info for the start of school next week See page A3

By Janis Warren

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A nursing student may be up for some extra credits for saving a life: page A12

Donna Ball returned home Tuesday after a 10-day trip to B.C. The Newfoundland native had been on a family vacation, touring the province to see the sights, visit relatives and take in summer activities.

But Ball was also on a special mission.

She wanted to visit Port Coquitlam, the hometown of Terry Fox, the young man she had met in St. John’s in 1978 when he competed in wheelchair basketball with Team BC in the Canadian Games for the Physically Disabled.

Ball was 18 then and taking registration. It was her first summer job. It was late August and she remembers Fox and his teammate, Dan Wesley, arriving at her desk. They were good looking and a lot of fun. Fox’s smile stuck with her.

There were other athletes there, too, such as the young man who would become the Man in Motion, Rick Hansen.

And she made friends with about a dozen of them and corresponded with them afterwards. But with all the letters she mailed out, only two athletes responded. One was Terry Fox. see AFTER 32 YEARS YEARS,, page A6

“I’ve always wanted to be a more loving, helpful person.”

TERRY FOX, IN HIS OWN WORDS: SEE PAGE A6

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Drivers, take it slow and easy near schools

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

School District 43 is cautioning motorists to drive carefully and be on the lookout for students heading back to school starting next week.

Many vacations are also coming to an end and more vehicles are

expected to be on local roads.

Cheryl Quinton, SD43’s manager of communications, said drivers need to give themselves extra time and should make sure they are not rushing during their morning and afternoon commutes.

“We do like to remind motorists, particularly in

the first week of school when kids are really excited, to watch out,” she said. “There will be a lot more traffic, so please remember to leave yourself a little more time.”

She said drivers can get complacent over the summer around schools and should be aware all school zone speed signs are back in effect starting

All-day K for all across B.C.

Tuesday. Drivers should also be cautious around schools where construction or road work is taking place, such as at James Park elementary in Port Coquitlam. There also may be disruptions at Eagle Ridge and Aspenwood elementary schools as they install the new modular classrooms to accommodate

kids in all-day kindergarten.

“In general, there is a lot of construction around,” she said.

“Again, motorists not only have to contend with increased traffic but the frustration of detours as well.”

In order to reduce the post-Labour Day traffic crunch, the BC

SD43 BY THE NUMBERS First day of school: Tuesday, Sept. 6 Students: 30,000 kindergarten to Grade 12 Teachers: 2,000 teachers (plus 350 teachers on call) or 1,750 FTE Operating budget: $250 million • Check your school’s website (you can go through www.sd43.bc.ca) for a list of supplies, school calendars and opening-day schedules.

Plenty of prep for youngest students

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Moves in schools’ offices There will be many new faces in School District 43 principals’ offices when school resumes Sept. 6. The following is a list of new postings.

ELEMENTARY Heather Birnie will be the new acting-principal at Pleasantside, Sally Maidens-Megalli will be the new principal of Meadowbrook; Lisa Rinke will be principal at Miller Park; Kim Tompkins will be principal at Castle Park; Tricia Tipper will be principal at Roy Stibbs and Mountain View and Christine Lauzon will come out of retirement to take over as principal at Pinetree Way temporarily.

Meanwhile, Andrew Corbould will be viceprincipal at Rochester and Rob Wright will be vice-principal at Aspenwood.

By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Sept. 6 is the day schools open across the province but for most students, classes don’t really start until the following day.

Tuesday is just for confir ming registration so schools can plan classes to meet provincial class size and composition regulations, and students aren’t expected to be at school for very long. Schools should be sending out information regarding opening day procedures and in many cases it will be on the school website as well.

Wednesday is when regular classes begin for most students, although in some cases, it could take a week to sort out classrooms, depending on new registrations that took place over the summer.

The exception is for new kindergarten students, who will be gradually introduced to the school day, starting with meeting their teacher for a 30-minute welcoming conversation during the week of Sept. 6 to 9.

A s s i s t a n t s u p e rintendent Maureen Dockendorf said these meetings will give parents an opportunity to discuss their child’s needs and interests with the teacher. The following week, students will likely meet for half days in small groups, before attending for a full day on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

The gradual introduction will make it easier for children and parents to adjust, Dockendorf said.

Parents who are uncertain whether their child can handle a full day can request a partial-day but experience shows that most students soon want to join their peers for a full day, she said.

Automobile Association is recommending drivers look at commuting alternatives.

Car pools and public transit are a popular way of avoiding commuter stress and, if possible, cycling and walking should be considered as well, the organization said.

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Teachers will be back in school on Tuesday in School District 43 and full classes will kick off Wednesday. But the youngest children, those going into kindergarten, will be eased into full-day schedules over the first two weeks of school. All-day K kicked off at select spots across B.C. last year.

This is the second year for full-day kindergarten, which was partially introduced for B.C. students last year, and Dockendorf said the district has learned a great deal that will make the transition “seamless.”

Among the preparations to welcome approximately 2,000 new kindergarten students to school this year has been the purchase of new classroom materials, construction of new modular classrooms and additions at 11 schools, and training for teachers.

Dockendorf said kindergarten teachers will continue to meet throughout the year to share their experiences and mentor each other.

Last year, she said,

teachers found they had more time to spend helping children develop numeracy, literacy and selfregulation skills.

“It will be interesting to see what happens this year but, for sure, there will be a lot less angst because of what happened last year,” Dockendorf said.

Another advantage of a longer kindergarten day, she said, is that teachers can connect more with students and their families because they’re responsible now for 20 students instead of 40 when children were in school for just a half-day.

“Having taught [kindergarten] for eight years,” she said, “what a gift.” dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

More on back to school NEXT PAGE: Q Province &

teachers not settling any time soon Q Letter from SD43 supt.

NEXT PAPER: Q Update on

construction of and at SD43 schools

Rock ’n’ hockey Rock and roll, hockey, First Nations culture and the law are some of the new topics School District 43 students will be studying this September.

The Tri-Cities’ Board of Education has approved five new courses for students this year. Among the new electives now available are: • History of Rock and Roll 12 at Pinetree secondary; • Hockey Coaching and Development 12 at Centennial and Riverside secondary schools; • Sports Medicine 11 at Gleneagle; • and an independent studies course called Law 12: Introduction to Policing, and a new course called Urban First Nations 12: Expressing Your Truth that was piloted at CABE (Coquitlam Alternative Basic Education) to promote self-discovery and knowledge of traditional and First Nations culture. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Nancy Bennett will be principal at Moody middle; Mark Clay will be principal at Maillard middle; Andrew Graham will be principal at Kwayhquitlum, Rob McFaul will be principal at Montgomery middle, Cindi Seddon will be principal at Summit middle, and Darren Stewart at Como Lake middle.

Meanwhile, Kathryn Jung will be vice-principal at Maillard middle; Tristan McCutcheon will be principal at Sir Frederick Banting and Tony Romano will be vice-principal at Citadel middle.

SECONDARY Kristi Blakeway will be vice-principal at Dr. Charles Best, Glen Conley will be principal at Centennial; Lisa Dubé will be principal at Terry Fox; Darren Fridge will be vice-principal at Port Moody; Mark Rao will be viceprincipal at Dr. Charles Best; Michele Reid will be vice-principal at Centennial and Alison Stuart will be vice-principal at Heritage Woods. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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Disputes a shadow on new school year

MEETING Land Use Committee WHEN

By Tom Fletcher

Message to parents Below is the text of a letter sent this week to parents of students in School District 43 from the district’s superintendent, Tom Grant:

Brovold Room, City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC

revamp the B.C. College of Teachers. He said the current system still allows teachers who have complaints against them to surrender their teaching certificate, avoid a disciplinary record, and then get reinstated to teach in a different district later on.

A review of the college last year by Victoria lawyer Don Avison found that even teachers with criminal convictions, including one case of sexual assault of students and another of cocaine trafficking, were able to resume teaching.

A bright spot for the new school year is the completion of B.C.’s full-

day kindergarten project, which is now available province-wide. There are 37,000 kindergarten students expected to enrol in the program, after a $150 million investment in classrooms and an operating budget expanded to $345 million.

Abbott said some parents were apprehensive about putting five-yearolds into a full-day school program, but the pilot program last year was well received. “It was remarkable how the kids embraced playbased learning that is a part of the kindergarten program,� he said.

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The Land Use Committee will hold a public meeting to consider the following applications: 1. Application Type: City of Port Moody Official Community Plan, 2010, No. 2849, Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2011, No. 2910 and City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw 1988, 1890, Amendment Bylaw No. 205, 2011, No. 2908;

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Dear Parents, The union representing the teaching staff in our school district has held a legal strike vote and has served 72 hours strike notice. The BCTF (BC Teachers’ Federation) has indicated that the initial phase of job action will begin on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, the first day of school. Under the provisions of the Labour Relations Code, teachers may now commence job action involving the withdrawal of certain duties.

A press release from the BCTF stated: “Teachers will continue teaching, fulfilling all their classroom duties and communicating with parents. However, they will stop doing administrative work.�

Schools will be open on Tuesday, September 6th and instruction will proceed as usual for students. The District and local Teacher’s Association remain committed to ensuring student safety.

It is our belief that the “administrative work� includes supervision of students on the playground particularly at recess/nutrition break.

The District has put in place a roster of management employees who will assist elementary school principals in providing supervision to ensure safety of students. We will continue to review our plans as the job action plans unfold.

We will provide more information to parents as necessary to keep all informed. We continue to hope that the issues at the provincial bargaining table will be resolved in a timely fashion without impacting students, however we will also continue to monitor and plan accordingly.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact your principal.

Thomas Grant, Superintendent of Schools School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)

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VICTORIA – A workto-rule campaign by public school teachers, set to begin on the first day of school, is only one dispute expected in education in the coming year.

T h e B C Te a ch e r s ’ Federation confir med Wednesday it will file strike notice to take effect Tuesday morning. The BCTF says phase one will be to refuse administrative duties such as meeting with principals, supervising playgrounds and writing report cards.

The union and the employers’ association are far apart on a range of issues, including salary and a list of benefit improvements sought by the BCTF. One major point in dispute is the meaning of a B.C. Supreme Court decision handed down this spring on the government’s 2002 removal of class size and composition from teacher bargaining.

BCTF president Susan Lambert says the decision means the government must add $336 million to the public school budget to guarantee a level of service. “Teachers are determined in this round of bargaining to regain those lost services, jobs and resources to meet students’ needs,� Lambert said.

Education Minister George Abbott has repeatedly said any settlement must fit with the government’s “net zero� mandate that other public service unions have already accepted. Abbott said in an interview Wednesday that the BCTF is demanding “restoration of the world as it existed in 2001, and once that’s done, then they’ll start talking.�

Abbott said the court does not prescribe an outcome, but gives the two sides a year to work out a compromise.

On another long-running dispute, Abbott said he hopes to have amendments ready for the fall legislature session to

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and City of Port Moody Official Community Plan, 2010, No. 2849, Amendment Bylaw No. 3, 2011, No. 2911 and City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw 1988, 1890, Amendment Bylaw No. 206, 2011, No. 2909.

Applicant: Parklane Heritage Woods Development Ltd. Legal: Lot 34, Section 16, Township 39 NWD Plan BCP 111354 PID: 025-936-026; 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: Areas north of Hickory Drive, Fernway Drive and Cranberry Court Purpose: The owner has made an application to the City of Port Moody to rezone the identified properties as follows (see attached map); Area 1: From Development Acreage Reserve (A2) to One-Family Residential Zone (RS8) to facilitate the creation of 26 single family residential lots.

Area 2: From Development Acreage Reserve (A2) to Public Service (P1) to designate this area for public service uses.

Amendments to the Official Community Plan are also required.

2. Application Type: City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw 1988, 1890, Amendment Bylaw No. 207, 2011, No. 2912 Applicant: T.W. Hawes Legal: Lot 11, District Lot 235, Group 1 NWD Plan 54905 PID: 005-333-351 Location: 3131 St. Johns Street Purpose: The owner has made an application to the City of Port Moody to rezone the identified property from AutomobileOriented Commercial (C5) to Community Commercial (C3).

If approved, this application would permit community commercial uses on the subject property.

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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@portmoody.ca or by fax at 604.469.4550 not later than 12 Noon Tuesday, September 6, 2011. 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.

Inquiries pertaining to these applications can be made at the Development Services Department in City Hall or by phone at 604.469.4540 during office hours Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm.

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After 32 years, a bit of closure for Ball continued from front page Ball, who last week met with Fox’s brother, Fred, and visited the Terry Fox statues and landmarks around town and at SFU, read out the first of Fox’s letters to her at the provincial Terry Fox Foundation office in PoCo. Fred was there to hear his late brother’s words, as was his niece, Jessica Alder, the foundation’s BC/Yukon director Donna White, and Bruce Moore, Fox’s high school basketball coach and the man who annually MC’s the Terry Fox Hometown Run. Fred Fox had heard Ball read the letter two years ago during a CBC radio interview in Newfoundland and said, “I was struck with emotion.

“Hearing Terry’s words and how he felt in seeing others suffer from the causes of cancer had a profound impact on me,” Fred Fox said. “We’d heard Terry talk in 1980 about why he was running across Canada but it was inspiring to hear him express himself in such a thoughtful way, a year before he began the Marathon of Hope.”

In his hand-written letter, dated April 20, 1979, Fox talks about his struggle with cancer and his despair over the physical and mental condition of other patients he met during his treatments. He also speaks about his love for sports, his interest in becoming a Christian, his determination to change his outlook and raise money for disabled sports and cancer research.

Ball received two letters from Fox before he returned to St. John’s in 1980 to start his Marathon of Hope. Ball’s mother saw an article in the local newspaper about Fox training for the crosscountry trip that week.

She called the Canadian Cancer Society and they directed her to the Holiday Inn, where Fox and his friend, Doug Alward, had been staying. The night before the start of his historic journey, in which he ran a marathon a day for 143 days before being stopped by cancer, Ball reunited with Fox and they talked about his upcoming adventure.

“We had a great chat,” she recalled. “We talked a lot about why he was undertaking the run across Canada. What I remember about that night is that he talked a lot about the children who suffered from cancer and the impact that had on him.”

Before she left the hotel room, Ball asked if Fox needed anything before his journey began. He requested a pennant with “St. John’s” on it. The next morning, as Fox and Alward were loading the van, Ball dropped off the souvenir and a good luck card.

“I had always wondered what had happened

Notice of Public Hearing Monday, September 12, 2011 at 7:00 pm Council Chambers - Third Floor, Port Coquitlam City Hall 2580 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 2A8 PROPOSED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3775 Intent of the Proposed p Bylaw: y To amend the OfÀcial Community Plan (OCP) designation to facilitate an inÀll housing project.

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Newfoundland native Donna Ball and her family toured many sites in Terry Fox’s hometown of Port Coquitlam, including Terry Fox secondary school.

IN TERRY’S OWN WORDS April 20, 1979 Dear Donna, My name is Terry Fox. You wrote me a letter around six months ago and I am finally returning your letter...

It’s only been two years now since I lost my leg. I am 20 now... I really can’t explain the impact the hospital atmosphere has had on me. I now have an inner drive to try and help people in terminal situations...

The first 20 years of my life I had been very self-oriented. I had no concerns for anybody but my own well being. It took cancer and helpful, loving people like yourself to realize that being self-centred is not the way to live. The answer is to try to help others. My problem was that I didn’t know how to go about doing it or how to get started. I think that now I am slowly finding the answer. I guess if you want something bad enough you try harder and harder to get it....

I have started running with my artificial limb. Every nine days, I add another half mile. Right now I am up to running four miles a day... My first goal is to run in marathons.

My second goal is to try to raise money for disabled sports as well as cancer research. I hope through my efforts I can inspire and help all those people in stressful life situations.

Terry

PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3776 General p purpose p of the Bylaw: y To provide for an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw to allow for a 3-unit townhouse development.

Location of Land to be Rezoned: - see accompanying map Civic: 2188 Pitt River Road Legal: Lot 7, District Lot 289, New Westminster District, Plan 2257 PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3779 Intent of the Bylaw: y To provide for rezoning of lands located in the north-east part of the Dominion Triangle and adjacent to the Pitt River for light industrial and park purposes.

Location of Properties p Affected: 530, 550, 560 and 568 Dominion Avenue and 731 Lougheed Highway - See accompanying map

For the full text of Terry Fox’s letter, please go to www.tricitynews.com to those,” she said, “but when Fred took me to the display at the [Terry Fox] library, I saw a picture of Terry and there was the pennant on his bed. It was quite a flashback for me and it was a real special moment.”

Ball said she’ll now use the photos she snapped on her all-things-Terry visit to add to her slideshow.

Since 2003, she has been talking to school children in the St. John’s area about Fox’s legacy and the need to raise money for cancer research. In her presentations, she plays a recording of her reading out Fox’s letters. “I can’t read them out loud,” she said, “because I get too emotional.”

She makes the effort because “I believe in what Terry did. I think I have these letters for a purpose.

It took me a long time to figure out what they were for but I think it’s to continue promoting his cause and promoting him and the foundation.”

The two letters — and the original envelopes with a 17-cent stamp, post-

marked “Port Coquitlam” and with a return address of 3337 Morrill St. — are now out of the suitcase where they had been stored in the basement for about 20 years and tucked away in a safe.

And because of her trip to PoCo, she now knows the places Fox spoke of in his letters.

“It was all made very real to me,” she said.

“Although it took me 32 years to get here, it really brought closure for me.”

On Monday, Ball’s last day in B.C., the family visited Stanley Park, the place where Fox had planned to end his Marathon of Hope in 1981.

As they drove through the park, she said, “I just sort of closed my eyes and thought about, well, what would this have been like? I could imagine the crowds just lining the roads by the thousands.”

• The 31st annual Terry Fox Run will be held across the country on Sunday, Sept. 18, including four run sites in the Tri-Cities. jwarren@tricitynews.com

PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3781 Intent of the Bylaw: y To allow for accessory personal and health service uses in large format retail buildings located in highway commercial areas.

Location of Properties p Affected: Port Coquitlam Inspection p of Documents: A copy of these proposed Bylaws may be inspected in the Corporate OfÀce, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, except Saturdays, Sundays, and any Statutory Holiday, until September 12, 2011, inclusive. Further information and larger maps can be seen at www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved p q g and further details can be obtained from the Development Services Department at 604.927.5442.

Also available for inspection are copies of the “OfÀcial Community Plan Bylaw, 2004, No. 3467” and “Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630” (which would be amended by the proposed Bylaws) and various reports and plans referring speciÀcally to the purpose of the amending Bylaws.

Public Participation: p At the hearing the public will be allowed to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained in the proposed Bylaws and all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaws will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaws.

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Bomb threat made during bank heist

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

By Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws.

The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for the Public Hearing item – please register by telephone at 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first opportunity.

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting to give consideration to the item on the Public Hearing agenda.

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The RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit attends and neutralizes a suspicious package left by a bank robber at the Vancity credit union at 3977 North Rd. opening it sufficiently that an armour-laden EDU member was able to enter the building and determine that whatever may have been in the case had been neutralized.

“It’s like something out of the movies,” Insp.

Ramey said.

B y T h u r s d ay a f ter noon, RCMP Cpl. Gresiuk confirmed that no bomb was found at the scene. “It was determined after it was blown up that there was no explosive inside,” she said. She also said police had no further information to release

about the suspect except that they believe he was acting alone.

As for the actions of the Vancity employees who followed the suspect and the Sears employees who subdued him until police arrived, Ramey said that neither company condones that kind of action — nor does the RCMP. “We just ask that you call 911 and then follow whatever protocols there are,” Ramey said.

“You don’t know who these guys are and for a little bit of money, it’s not worth it.” tcoyne@tricitynews.com

Schedule of Meetings Tuesday, September 6, 2011 MEETING

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Closed Council

2:00 pm

Council Committee Room

Regular Council

7:00 pm

Council Chambers

Watch Live Broadcasts of Coquitlam Council Meetings or Archived Video from Meetings Previously Webcast The City of Coquitlam offers a video streaming service that makes its Regular Council Meetings and Public Hearings accessible through its website at www.coquitlam.ca/webbroadcasts.

Agendas for the Regular Council and Standing Committee Meetings will be available on the Council Agendas page of the City’s website by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the scheduled meetings.

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It’s not what the bank robber took but what he left behind that had police scrambling Wednesday to keep pedestrians and commuters away from a credit union on the BurnabyCoquitlam border.

“Not in 29 years have I seen anything like this before — never,” said Insp. Al Ramey.

Behind him, a robot from the RCMP’s Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU) entered the Vancity credit union at 3977 North Rd. armed with a video camera and two shotgun-like “disruptor cannons.”

At approximately 11:20 a.m., Bur naby RCMP received a report of a bank robbery in progress at the credit union. A middle-aged man carrying a briefcase reportedly walked up to an employee and demanded money, somehow communicating to her that he had a bomb inside his briefcase.

Police will not say wh e t h e r t h e t e l l e r handed over any money but the suspect promptly left the bank, leaving behind his case.

One witness who spoke to The Tri-City News reported seeing a flood of people leaving the credit union just before police arrived.

Among them were some Vancity employees who gave chase after the man “at a discrete distance,” following him into the Sears outlet store on Austin Avenue, where he was “subdued by warehouse workers,” Ramey said.

The man was interviewed by Bur naby RCMP Wednesday afternoon and Ramey said police were still trying to figure out who he is, adding that he was not co-operating with investigators.

“Given the possibility of an IED [improvised explosive device], we cordoned off the area and evacuated a safe radius and restricted all traffic,” Ramey said.

B y 1 2 : 1 5 p. m . , Mounties with the Annacis Island-based EDU had arrived, sending their remote-controlled robot into the credit union to examine the suspicious case.

By 1 p.m., the officers controlling the robot from a nearby van instructed the dozens of Burnaby RCMP officers on-scene to halt all vehicle and pedestrian traffic through the intersection of North Road and Gatineau Place.

At 1:05 p.m., the robot fired one of its explosive charges into the case,

Reference No. 10 002465 RZ Bylaw Nos. 4234 and 4235, 2011 Text Amendments to Industrial Zones The intent of Bylaw No. 4234, 2011 is to introduce amendments to City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and its amending Bylaws to implement changes to the City’s industrial zones. The objective of these amendments are to make the zones easier to administer, and more responsive to current industrial business operations. The most significant changes are as follows: • Introduction of new definitions and clarification of existing definitions; • Introduction of a new standard for the number of parking spaces required to one (1) space per 100m² of gross floor area; • Broadening the definition of “industrial” and permitting any use that meets the definition within the M-1, M-2, M-3, M-6, M-8 and M-9 zones; • Eliminating the density provisions as measured by gross floor area.

This application also includes an amendment to the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan of the City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 and its amending Bylaws. The proposed bylaw amendment (Bylaw No. 4235, 2011) would give Council greater flexibility in considering rezonings, on a case-by-case basis along United Boulevard to permit a limited number of stand-alone restaurants, convenience stores and service stations, to meet the needs of local industrial businesses.

Public Inspection of Materials Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from Wednesday, August 31, 2011 to Monday, September 12, 2011 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays.

You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca and by phone at 604-927-3430.

Public Submissions Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca.

Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways: • At the Public Hearing (please hand submission to the Clerk); • Online by emailing clerks@coquitlam.ca; • By regular mail to 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person to the City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • Or by fax to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015.

To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please ensure you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on the day of the hearing.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning any of the bylaws described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

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ne of the sublime pleasures of summer for both children and adults is swimming in an outdoor pool. The sun warms damp heads, breezes create miniature waves and both provide comfort to the swimmer resting pool-side, baking and blowing away goosebumps and droplets of chlorinated water.

And as sure as the final hours of funnel cakes and footlongs at the PNE mark the bittersweet last days of summer fun and freedom, so does the closing of the outdoor pool. The plastic furniture is packed away on Labour Day along with the floats, the concrete cubby-holes are checked for forgotten flip-flops.

This year on the north side of Coquitlam, however, summer has ended early.

Even as the sun makes a late appearance, the city has closed Eagle Ridge Pool and the adjacent tennis courts to the public to make way for a rent-paying movie crew. Coquitlam collects a film permit fee as well as reimbursement for lost admission revenue, plus $15,000 for pool equipment.

It’s a good deal for the city and its taxpayers, right? It’s hard to argue, we suppose, that kicking kids and families out of the pool for a week is a small price to pay.

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School advice: Get involved, make friends AS I SEE IT Colin Fehr

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remember it crystal clear, the first day of high school.

There was a lot to take in, even during the first few minutes.

People were everywhere and I didn’t recognize most of them.

Rainbow lockers lined the halls and mine was bright orange.

It didn’t help that I was the kid brother of one of the school’s star athletes, a rugby player, wrestler and senior student, and that I assumed the expectation was for me to take up his spot on the teams once he graduated.

Never mind that I had held a record at my middle school for the longest losing streak in wrestling and that I could recite Shakespeare more easily than I could recall the roster of any pro sports team.

The fact is, Day 1, High School is terrifying. High expectations from teachers can be

stressful to reach (I had two ex-Olympian gym teachers), finding the right sports teams or clubs can be like looking for a needle in a haystack and you’ve finally got to start doing things to place yourself on the right track to your future career.

Oh, right, and if you’re at all like most people I know, you’re going to want to have a social life, too.

So where do you start? Two years after the fact, I’m still sorting out what worked for me and what didn’t way back at the beginning of high school. My experiences are as unique as anyone else’s but I can offer a few ideas I’ve picked up along the way that could be useful to next week’s newbies.

First, with regards to the clubs and teams and whatnot, I’m sure you’ve heard it a hundred times, but do something. Anything.

Many of the people who are now my closest friends I met through the production of a play in November of my Grade 9 year. It was a crazy experience that showed me exactly how much more intense high school drama

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is than middle school, and I gained so much both in my artistic life and in my personal social experience. The same could be said of basketball or textiles or woodwork, or soccer or music or whatever you happen to be interested in. You’ll learn boatloads and be surrounded by people who love the same things you do.

Gradually, those blank faces on Day 1 became people I could recognize.

Those people are going to become incredibly important over the next few years. They’re your friends, maybe your enemies. They’re classmates, gym partners, secret Santas.

They’re the girls you’ll be texting ’til ungodly hours and they’re the boys you’ll be writing about in Facebook status updates.

Mainly, they’re the people who are going to make high school the best or worst years of your life. Relationships will come and go, friends will make bad choices and lose you, and eventually you’ll grow too old for secret Santas but don’t think for a second you’ll be better off without everyone you meet along

the way. Even if they don’t stick around, they’ll teach you who you are and who you want to be. Don’t forget to make a point of getting to know everyone you cross paths with.

Finally, if I can pass along just one tidbit of insight to carry you through these next couple of years, this is it: More things will go wrong than you can count. You’ll think you’ve found your soul-mate and get your heart broken (that last one probably more than once). You’ll disappoint people you look up to and you’ll disappoint yourself. It happens to the best of us. What’s important is that no matter what, you don’t let the mistakes stop you. Realize that you can have, do and be absolutely anything you choose, the potential is in your hands. But before you realize that potential, you’re going to need to go through a whole lot of people who are telling you that you can’t do something.

Do me a favour when those people say that: Don’t listen.

Colin Fehr is a Port Moody teenager who occasionally writes columns for The Tri-City News.

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FACE TO FACE: Are B.C. public school teachers’ contract demands too demanding?

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t’s September and that means thousands of students across the province are about to head back to school. Unfortunately, our children are heading back under a black cloud of labour distress.

In June, 90% of B.C.’s teachers voted in favour of strike action; starting next week, they will cease administrative work as part of a work-to-rule campaign.

According to published reports, the teachers want a substantial wage increase, 26 weeks paid leave to care for an ill friend or family member, two weeks paid leave upon the death of any friend, five paid days per year for professional activities and two sick days a month that can be saved up.

The BC Public School Employers’ Association, the government’s negotiating arm, has estimated the cost of these demands to be in excess of $2 billion.

Two billion dollars? What year is the BC Teachers’ Federation living in? In the last negotiated deal in 2006, the BCTF was able to secure a 16% pay hike over five years for each of its teachers. But these are different times.

In 2011/’12, the province of British Columbia will record a deficit of $2.5 billion, compared to a

$600-million surplus in 2006/’07.

Moreover, western economies are just barely rebounding from the biggest worldwide economic slowdown since the depression while fiscal crises in Europe and the United States have us teetering on a double-dip recession.

In a time when the private sector is saving its pennies and public service unions are facing layoffs and cuts, the BCTF acts as if it’s immune to these economic realities.

And just where does my colleague opposite suggest the money to meet the BCTF’s demands come from?

Should we raise corporate taxes and risk losing businesses — and consequently, jobs — to other jurisdictions? Should we borrow more money and go deeper into debt?

Greece and the United States are great examples of what happens when governments spend beyond their means.

Certainly, we all agree that the teaching profession is, without debate, one of the most important professions in the world. Teachers bear the weight and responsibility of shaping the minds and values of our children.

But in these economic times, we just can’t afford to give in to the BCTF’s demands.

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he first day of school is imminent. Dewy mornings. Late summer coolness. Leaves are turning colour and metaphorical new leaves are being turned over.

There is a sense of foreboding and excitement, of something ending and something beginning.

Unfortunately, teachers must feel more discouraged than usual at the start of this school year. Educators are accustomed to the annual spectre of education cuts with little prospect of salary increase. This year, however, the 300 lb. HST gorilla plonked in classrooms by the recent referendum must dampen the enthusiasm of educators as they return to school.

Patronizing and petulant pundits are explaining to us how poor, uneducated and ill-informed B.C. voters have voted us into a $3 billion budget hole, from which the only way out is a U.S. Republican-style slashing of government programs.

In these rants, which group is always mentioned in the first sentence? Teachers.

It’s a perfect storm for an antieducation BC Liberal government, especially one led by an ex- education minister whose tenure in that job was marked by a disdain for public educators. Post referendum,

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Jim Nelson Because Face to Face columnist Terry O’Neill is planning to run for a seat on Coquitlam city council in this fall’s civic election, his spot on this page is being filled

by Andy Radia, a Coquitlam resident and political columnist who writes for Yahoo! Canada News and Vancouver View Magazine.

He has been politically active in the Tri-Cities, having been involved with election campaigns at all three levels of government, including running for Coquitlam city council in 2005.

the Christy Clark government can, with impunity, continue to starve public education and teachers in the name of thriftiness.

Diabolically, educators are thus doomed to be the first and favourite scapegoats for the economic uncertainty surrounding the rejection of the HST. The prognosis is not good for their contract negotiations, which have already been stonewalled to zero.

My, new, learned (welcome) colleague will have little difficulty explaining why this is a “bad time” for government spending, what with the economy the way it is. It’s “not a good time” for a salary increase for teachers, not like all those other times, you know, the many times over the years when we thought it was a great time to give teachers a reasonable salary increase.

It wasn’t a “bad time” for the HST to give $2 billion annually to business. It wasn’t a “bad time” for Premier Clark to find $1.2 billion overnight to bribe us into accepting the HST. It wasn’t a “bad time” to replace the BC Place roof, cut corporate taxes or raise the salaries of political support staffs and MLAs. Let’s be clear. It’s not a “bad time” to invest in education. It’s just a low priority.

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Hannah Chuter stands in front of Lougheed Station where, in June, she saved an elderly woman’s life.

Student nurse doesn’t take the summer off

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Professors at Hannah Chuter’s nursing school may have to consider giving her some extra credits next semester after she saved an elderly woman’s life at a Burnaby SkyTrain station.

As a nursing student, the 18-year-old Coquitlam resident has had some experience dealing with people in medical emergencies.

So when a woman collapsed and went into cardiac arrest at the bus loop at Lougheed Town Centre, Chuter was ready and able to assist.

“She wasn’t breathing, she had no pulse,” she said. “I started CPR and mouth-to-mouth, and basically I just did that until paramedics arrived.”

The victim was quickly taken to the hospital and doctors were able to save her.

Last week, the BC Ambulance Service recognized Chuter for her actions and she received a medal from the province. She also got a chance to meet Mila Chrisologo, the person she saved and the family, which, thanks to Chuter’s action, still has a grandmother.

“She said I am her guardian angel and someone was looking out for her that day,” Chuter told The TriCity News. “The whole family was really grateful.”

The incident is a reminder of why it is important for everyone — regardless of whether they are going to nursing school — to know CPR, she added.

Keeping cool in a stressful situation is also paramount, Chuter said, because many people have the ability to

save a person’s life but freeze up at the sign of trouble. She admits that she was “hysterical” at the time of the incident but still managed to keep her focus and continue with the CPR. “I think it is very important,” she said. “You never know when something like this is going to happen. It could happen to a family member and you could be out in the middle of nowhere.”

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“The gala evening is a great opportunity for local business owners to make connections,” Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini said in a release. “It’s essential to have opportunities like this to strengthen our business community.”

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PoCo not impressed with new auditor position Mayor says enough oversight already exists

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Port Coquitlam’s mayor is unhappy with the province’s plans to establish a municipal auditor to oversee civic government finances.

In a letter to Ida Chong, the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Greg Moore said Port Coquitlam already has sufficient oversight regarding how local tax dollars are spent. The city’s corporate strategic plan has

set out a focus for the next decade and ensures that PoCo runs an efficient operation while providing the community with a high level of service. “ We u n d e rstand the prov- MOORE ince’s wish to have certainty that local governments are well managed,” he wrote in the letter. “We encourage the province to improve the existing structure and information requirements where they deem gaps exist rather than add

a new layer of costly and timeconsuming administration.”

He added that for an average of $3 per day, homeowners in the municipality receive water supCHONG ply, liquid waste disposal, solid waste removal, transportation assets, police and fire protection as well as access to parks and playgrounds, among other things. He said that performance objectives are measured and that interference from the province

Parking tax may drop with HST defeat

By Jeff Nagel

PARKING $$$ It may seem like it costs a fortune to park in downtown Vancouver.

But a survey of p a rk i n g r at e s shows it’s actually a bargain here compared to many cities around the globe.

Parking on average costs $20 a day in Vancouver, according to Colliers Inter national — that’s about 25% higher than the average for both Canadian and U.S. major cities.

But Calgary and Toronto motorists both pay more — $25 and $23 a day respectively.

And parking for the day typically runs $30 to $40 in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston Honolulu.

Winnipeg is the cheapest Canadian city at $9 a day while it costs just $4 in Memphis, Tennessee. The survey found m o n t h l y p a rk ing rates average $288 in Vancouver, m o re t h a n t h e $236 national ave r a g e bu t l e s s than the prices in Calgary ($472), Toronto ($332) and Montreal ($297).

And all the North American pay parking prices pale in comparison to some European and Asian metropolises.

Londoners pay more than $1,000 a month for parking and monthly prices are $700 or more in Zurich, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Rome and Geneva.

C h a r l e s Gauthier, executive director of the Downtown Vancouver BIA, said those rates are less relevant than what’s charg ed elsewhere.

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The demise of the harmonized sales tax may mean a 7% break for drivers who use pay parking lots in Metro Vancouver — depending on what the province decides in the months ahead.

TransLink tripled its tax on pay parking to 21% in January 2010 and the switch to the HST that summer charged 12% on top.

The compounding effect means motorists currently pay an extra 35.5% in tax at paid lots.

But the end of the HST may mean only the 5% GST will apply on top of TransLink’s 21% starting in spring 2013.

“There’s no doubt in my mind,” said Charles Gauthier, executive director of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association. “If we’re going back to the old system, I would imagine the PST doesn’t exist for pay parking.”

He said the government made it clear with the change to the HST that the province was handing its taxing authority over parking to TransLink, meaning there should be no scope for a reintroduction of a

provincial tax.

If so, the province would lose the 7% provincial component of the HST it now receives — worth close to $20 million a year. That’s actually money the province never got to keep prior to the HST because the PST was previously remitted to TransLink.

TransLink officials say they’ve asked the province what’s planned but received no

answers yet. A finance ministry spokesman said the issue isn’t decided, adding it’s one of numerous decisions the government faces in the months ahead as it prepares for the dismantling of the HST. TransLink collected $58.4 million last year from its 21% parking tax. Prior to 2010, parking taxes totalled 12%, with 7% collected by the province.

is unnecessary.

“We are very concerned with the municipal auditor general initiative and the approach by the provincial government,” Moore said.

“We believe the current accountability framework in place is effective.”

In July, Chong sent letters to municipalities across the province asking councils for their feedback on the initiative. She said a municipal auditor general’s office would increase assurances that property taxpayers are receiving fair value for the money they give local governments.

The letter included a survey,

asking what the role of the auditor should be and to whom the office should report. It also asked whether the office should have the authority to audit regional boards and corporations incorporated by a municipality.

Chong said she would appreciate the response before Sept. 9 but PoCo is considering delaying the completion of the document pending a review and consultation with the Union of BC Municipalities.

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By Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

BC Hydro has just inked what it’s calling a landmark deal with three First Nations groups to build a massive power transmission line between Merritt and Coquitlam.

But the project isn’t out of the woods yet.

Dubbed the Interior to Lower Mainland (ILM) line, the 255 km connection would be Hydro’s biggest expansion project in 30 years, according to its website.

But the $725-million expansion, bringing power from the Interior to Metro Va n c o u ve r v i a t h e Meridian Substation on Coquitlam’s Westwood Plateau, had been held in legal limbo by more than a do zen First Nations groups along the proposed project route. A B.C. Utilities Commission hearing in February ruled that Hydro had not adequately consulted with the groups about the project’s impacts on First Nations lands and sent both sides back into negotiations.

L a s t F r i d ay, B C Hydro announced that three of those groups — the Upper Nicola Band, the Okanagan Nation Alliance and the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council — had signed an agreement on the project.

G re g Re i m e r, B C Hydro’s executive VP of transmission and distribution, told The TriCity News that while details of that agreement are confidential, they do include direct financial benefits to the First Nations groups.

“The agreement has a number of components.

There is an amount of financial compensation [and] there are directaward contracts and co-operation on future energ y development opportunities,” Reimer said.

He added that while BC Hydro is still in talks with several other First Nations groups along the proposed Merritt-Coquitlam line, the three groups now onboard with the project were previously “some of the most active” in their opposition to the project.

“We have been in consultation with these folks for several years,” Reimer said. “They certainly had been active in terms of discussions with us as well as exercising their legal remedies where they haven’t supported what we’ve been doing.”

Most of that resistance was in securing recognition for First Nations land title rights, something band leaders said had been ignored in the past.

In a press release last Friday, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Okanagan Nation Alliance and president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs called this agreement after four years of negotiations with Hydro a testament to “the power of unity.”

“A s a re s u l t , B C Hydro has committed to a new era of reconciliation, trust and meaningful strategic engagement for all their activities on our territories,” Phillip added.

Reimer estimates that

up to 543 person-years of employment would be created through the construction of the transmission project but didn’t say how many jobs that might translate to locally in Coquitlam or at any particular spot along the line.

Much of the 255 km high-voltage line will follow existing hydro corridors while 74 km of the line will require new hydro rights-ofway and approximately 60 km of the line will require widening of existing corridors.

If negotiations are settled with the remaining First Nations soon, Hydro hopes to start work on the line and towers later this fall, with an anticipated completion date of fall 2014, Reimer said.

The Interior to Lower Mainland project is designed to feed what Hydro estimates will be a 40% increase in energy demand in the province over the next 20 years, with much of that demand coming from the Lower Mainland. tcoyne@tricitynews.com

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City of Coquitlam MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2011

Labour Day: a short history Canadians celebrate Labour Day on the first Monday of September. This is a public holiday that traditionally marks the return to school for all types of students after their summer vacations.

While labour disputes between millionaire athletes and millionaire owners dominate the headlines these days, history offers a completely different perspective on an era where workers had to fight hard to limit their workdays to less than twelve hours a day!

In honour of the workers movement, Labour Day was introduced in Canada in 1872, a year when marches and gatherings were held in Ottawa and Toronto.

In Europe, the festivities of May Day have been combined with Labour Day celebrations since 1889. This spring festival was celebrated for some time in Canada, but the desire for a long weekend at the end of the summer led Parliament to proclaim the fall Labour Day in 1894.

In recognition of the contribution that working families make to our community.

Our thanks go to all employees as we celebrate Labour Day 2011.

Happy Labour Day from Mayor Richard Stewart & Council

Councillor Brent Asmundson Councillor Barrie Lynch Councillor Doug Macdonell Councillor Neal Nicholson Councillor Mae Reid Councillor Linda Reimer Councillor Selina Robinson Councillor Lou Sekora

Neal Nicholson Councillor - City of Coquitlam

“Working Together for a community that works for You.” nnicholson@coquitlam.ca • 604-218-1398

Thank You Labour Day 2011 to all the hard

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Enjoy Labour Day – you have earned it!

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LIN NDA REIMER COQUITLAM CITY COUNCILLOR COQUI

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2011

Labour Day message: Jim Sinclair, B.C. Federation of Labour President Labour Day this year heralds the beginning of the B.C. Federation of Labour’s second century.

As we greet the dawn of our second century, the BCFED today represents more than 450,000 members across British Columbia. And as our province has grown, so too has organized labour.

Organized labour’s earliest days were not unlike the present: prosperous for many, yet turbulent.

In 1911, the census counted British Columbia’s population at just under 393,000. The province was thriving, in part because of a roaring mining industry in the Kootenays, and a nascent forestry sector that sent countless carloads of lumber to the then-booming prairie provinces.

Two transcontinental railways (the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern) were under construction, with thousands of workers laying steel rails across the province.

Two years later, BC was hit with a global economic downturn. Unemployment soared and the housing market crashed. In the following year, 1914, armed conflict erupted in Europe and Canadians soon were fighting in the First World War. British Columbia now is home to more than 4.5 million residents. Skyrocketing commodity prices have sparked impressive growth in the province’s mining, and oil and gas sectors, and our forest products are finding new markets in China and elsewhere.

At the same time, the recent collapse in financial markets led to a painful, if

thankfully brief, economic recession, and reminded British Columbians that we often are subject to forces beyond our control.

Sadly, Canada in recent years has had soldiers serving overseas, many of whom sacrificed their lives in the name of our country.

In its earliest days the labour movement was at the forefront of many battles, including the fight for a minimum wage, an eight-hour day, workers’ compensation and women’s suffrage.

Victory came quickly on a few fronts — a Workers’ Compensation Board was set up in 1916, and a minimum wage for women became law two years later. (Men received similar protection in 1925.)

In 1917, women won the right to vote in provincial elections, and in 1918 a Department of Labour was established to represents workers’ interests.

Other battles took longer to win. BC first enacted a law for an eight-hour day in 1899, but it applied only to miners working underground. Many decades were to pass before all workers won similar protection.

More recently, the B.C. Federation of Labour won the fight for an increase in the province’s minimum wage, stuck at eight dollars an hour (with a ‘training wage’ of just six dollars) since 2001.

The B.C. Federation of Labour is proud of its record of success and is dedicated to protecting and helping workers and their families through the 21st Century. Together, we will continue to make British Columbia a safe and prosperous place to work and live.

Saluting the dedication and comm mitment of our workforce

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2011

Labour comic raises funds for United Way “When you’re the producer you don’t have to be funny anymore because you own the show,” says Ardell Brophy-Fitzpatrick, founder and producer of the Laff Riot Girls Comedy Troupe. But, she is funny and she has made a lot of people laugh since founding the Laff Riot Girls in 1997. The troupe has performed 6,700 shows and is Canada’s longest running female comedy act.

of dollars with the Laff Riot Girls for Metro Vancouver community causes and charities including United Way of the Lower Mainland.

Brophy-Fitzpatrick has worked with United Way for over 15 years. “I’ve gotten involved with United Way because I’ve seen how it has benefited organizations both big and small and that is really important to me,” she says. She began her relationship with United Way as a COPE 378 workplace campaign chair and today as Vice President of United Steelworkers Local 2009 serves on the 2011 United Way Campaign Labour Committee.

United Way and Labour have shared a valuable partnership for more than 30 years. The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and United Way developed this relationship in communities across Canada as one way of ensuring that workers and their families have access to important social services in their community.

This fall marks the second comedy fundraiser Laff Riot Girls are performing on behalf United Way. The performance will take place October 13, Ardell Brophy-Fitzpatrick, Founder/Producer, Laff 2011 at Lafflines Comedy Club in New Riot Girls Comedy Troupe, long-time Labour ac- Westminster. tivist and 2011 United Way Campaign Labour In 2010, Brophy-Fitzpatrick was Committee member. awarded the New Westminster & District Labour Council Labour Community Not only does Brophy-Fitzpatrick make Service Award. No stranger to accopeople laugh, she gives back while doing lades, she was honoured in 2001 by the Government of Canada for her outstanding it. Brophy-Fitzpatrick, a long-time Labour activist, has raised hundreds of thousands volunteer contributions.

Happy Labour Day, from 85,000 of us!

On this Labour Day, we renew our commitment to work for fairness, dignity and respect for all working people and for the communities in which they live and work.

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CONTACT Send notices & releases to: email: newsroom@tricitynews.com phone: 604-525-6397 • fax: 604-944-0703

THE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: LABOUR DAY WEEKEND

The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club will be holding its 25th annual Labour Day tournament, which may feature up to 80 teams from across the Lower Mainland.

JENNIFER GAUTHIER THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Soccer stars shine at Town Centre Compiled by Todd Coyne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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ith summer holidays winding down the Labour Day weekend is the last chance for many to get outside and enjoy the sun. From soccer to art events, there is plenty to do in the Tri-Cities this long weekend.

TODAY: Friday, Sept. 2 BIG TOURNEY The 25th annual Coquitlam Metro-Ford Labour Day Soccer Tournament runs Friday through Monday, with the event headquarters being Town Centre Park in Coquitlam. Dr. Charles Best secondary school field will also be heavily employed, amounting to a total four turf fields and two grass pitches, for the marquee, quarter-century athletic spectacle.

It’s a competitive tournament that’s expected to draw 80 boys and girls teams in eight divisions. Teams in the Under-13 to U-15 divisions will engage in games featuring 30-minute halves, while squads in the U-16 to U-18 categories will play 35-minute halves. There is a three-game guarantee for teams in all divisions, with the exact number of contests subject to field conditions and/or inclement weather. In some divisions, there may be a final featuring a fourth game for qualifying teams. Games Saturday, Sunday and Monday start each day at 9 a.m. Visit www.cmfsc.ca.

KARAOKE KINGS Take to the mic tonight during a karaoke event at Branch 133 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Port Coquitlam (2675 Shaughnessy St.). If you can’t sing, come out and dance. No

admission charge. Call 604-942-8911.

Take a walk through Leigh Square Community Arts Village in Port Coquitlam, located beside city hall, to enjoy Pat Cruicil’s art quilts in an exhibit, titled Retrospective. The display is on until Sept. 19. For more information, call 604927-8400 or visit portcoquitlam.ca/arts.

summer-long exhibit, featuring the work of Coquitlam painter Rose Eysmond (Nature Morte et Vivante), Debbie Tuepah (Olympics, The Flood and Other Things to Think About; sculpture), Olga Polshina (From Ancient Icons to Modern Images, enamels) and Urszula of Zula Jewelry (Bone, metalwork). The centre is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 604-931-2008 or visit www.pomoarts.ca.

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Seniors in the Tri-City are invited to attend a Shredding Event at Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Court) today in an effort to help prevent identity theft. Each person is allowed a maximum of three banker size boxes of paper ranging from bank statements to old bills, which can be used to commit fraud. The event takes place between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and those who are interested in participating must get a coupon from the Tri-City Seniors Centre. For more information call 778-628-6461.

Belcarra painter Bronwen Belenkie has her paintings on display, thanks to ArtsConnect, the Tri-Cities’ arts umbrella group, at Vancity at Suter Brook Village in Port Moody, by Thrifty’s Foods. Call 604-931-8255 or visit artsconnect.ca.

Sunday, Sept. 4 MCQUADE MAGIC

Saturday, Sept. 3

Artist Gillian McQuade will have her Colours of the Forest digital photography exhibit up this month at the Port Moody Public Library (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Call 604-469-4692 or visit library.portmoody.ca.

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Artist Robert Young’s exhibit called Lacunarian Picturing wraps up today so check out his work at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). For more details, call 604-927-6550 or visit www.evergreenculturalcentre. ca.

SUMMER SHOWING Today is also the last day to see Port Moody Arts Centre’s

The Coquitlam Farmers’ Market is hosting a member appreciation day, with free coffee, a chance to win prizes and discounts for members. The event is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot (Poirier Street and Winslow Avenue). For more information, call 604-318-9866 or visit makebakegrow.com.

Please send Things-To-Do guide submissions to tcoyne@tricitynews.com.

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Song, dance and carpentry One of the big events of summer in the Lower Mainland is the Fair at the PNE, which is running through Labour Day (Sept. 5). Far left, Rachelle Graham of Port Coquitlam performs in Pop City — A Pyro Celebration. Also performing in Pop City is Daniel Alwell (left) of Port Moody.

Right, Brayden McEachern, 3, and his grandmother, Teresa Woodley of Port Coquitlam, take part in the daily “Do-it-yourself” workshops at the Home Depot Home Improvement Showcase at the PNE. The annual fair has been an endof-summer tradition for generations of British Columbians.

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Stories, travel photos & more stories COQUITLAM Coquitlam public library has storytimes for children this fall, including: • Baby Times: Songs, rhymes and stories for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. At the Poirier branch on Mondays, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., Sept. 12 to Oct. 17 (not on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct. 10); or on Thursdays, 11 to 11:30 a.m., Sept. 15 to Oct. 20; or at the City Centre branch, on Tuesdays, 11 to 11:30 a.m., Sept. 13 to Oct. 18; or on Thursdays, 11 to 11:30 a.m., Sept. 15 to Oct. 20.

• Toddler and Pre-school Storytime, ages two to three years old: CPL introduces children to the best in children’s literature, classic folk tales, songs and rhymes. Parents, stay with your children and join the fun. Sessions run at Poirier on Tuesdays, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., Sept. 13 to Oct. 18, or Wednesdays, same time, Sept. 14 to Oct. 19; and at the City Centre branch, on Tuesdays, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., Sept. 13 to Oct. 18 or on Wednesdays, 11 to 11:30 a.m., Sept. 14 to Oct. 19.

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TERRY FOX (POCO) • Travel to Namibia: Join professional local photographer Steve Smith as he shares some of the sights and sounds from his recent four week trip to Namibia Africa. Smith was able to gain first-hand understanding of conservation in action as well as share in the culture and get up close and personal with some impressive animals. Namibia is a feast for the senses. From its raw and majestic landscapes, to its diverse range of animal species, to its rich cultural history that spans millennia, it is a magical place. The program runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 19. Call or visit the library to reserve your seat for this free program.

For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Terry Fox Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-9277999.

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• Mike McCardell: On Friday, Sept. 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre, the popular television personality and author Mike McCardell will visit the Festival of the Arts with entertaining anecdotes from his life as a journalist. McCardell will share stories from his many books, which include Everything Works, The Expanded Reilly Method d and The Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm m and more. The presentation will be followed by a meet-and-greet with the author. Don’t miss out on this free event.

• Baby Sing and Learn drop-in: Parents and caregivers are invited to spend quality time with their babies in this interactive program of songs, rhymes and books for little ones up to 18 months of age. Research shows that providing languagerich experiences helps boost brain development and this literacy program is designed specifically for infants. Learn some new songs and enjoy some classics in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. The program takes place in PMPL’s storytelling circle on Mondays and Thursdays from 11 to 11:30 a.m. starting Sept. 19. (Note that the Thursday program is a repeat of the Monday program.)

For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

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four to six years old: Sessions run at Poirier on Tuesdays, 1:30 to 2 p.m., Sept. 13 to Oct. 18, or Thursdays, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., Sept. 15 to Oct. 20; and at the City Centre branch, on Thursdays, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., Sept. 15 to Oct. 20.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 3000 Burlington Dr. and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

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Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

The North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association is now preparing for its fall horseback riding program and needs help.

The g roup requires volunteers to help groom and tack its horses and to lead or side-walk with riders during their lessons.

Horse experience is great but not required. If you enjoy the outdoors, working with wonderful people of all abilities, and love animals, this is the volunteer positions for you.

A volunteer orie n t at i o n s e s s i o n will be held in early September and the fall session begins Sept. 19.

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Info for caregivers at Sept. 15 session an information session on Sept. 15 at Coquitlam’s Glen Pine Pavilion that will include presentations by Fraser Home Health, a representative from Alzheimer Society of BC, a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist and a lawyer. Topics

for discussion will include: • n av i g a t i n g t h e health system as an advocate; • home supports and housing options; • resources and programs that are available through the Alzheimer

Society of BC; • memory loss and signs of dementia; • how to make the home a safe place; • a caregiver’s legal concerns; • understanding a power of attorney.

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Sept. 25 walk set for Coq. park Want to help someone? Take a walk.

On Sept. 25 at C o q u i t l a m ’ s To w n Centre Park, make it a stroll — Myeloma Vancouver’s first Stroll for a Cure. The familyfriendly event involves a 5 km (or shorter or longer) walk around Lafarge Lake aimed at raising funds for a cashstrapped research unit.

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tial to take more of a leading role in exploring these emerging new therapies.

All proceeds from Stroll for a Cure will benefit the clinical trials unit at VGH. Registration for the event starts at 8:30 a.m.

Sept. 25, with the stroll underway at 10 a.m.

Participants are invited to bring their families and spend a day relaxing in the park.

To donate or learn more about Stroll for a Cure, visit www.myelomavancouver.ca.

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Fifty students from Japan visited Mackin House Museum in Coquitlam recently and learned about the city’s early multicultural roots. celebrate it. We will be doing this at the 102nd anniversary of the museum on Sept. 17. But this year, we also want to broaden that focus to be more inclusive and reflect some of the cultural diversity that was an important aspect of the community’s early history. To this end, we will be featuring offerings from the many cul-

tures that were part of the robust and vibrant mill town of 1909.

On Sept. 17, we will sample Norwegian waffles, offer a lesson in Chinese dumpling making, practise some Japanese-inspired origami and create some unique bookmarks.

Music, dance and calligraphy will also be featured. And, of course,

the celebration would not be complete without a smoking barbecue in the parking lot, tasty maple sugar tarts to sample and an old-fashioned birthday cake.

We invite you to join Mackin House as we celebrate our multi-faceted, multicultural heritage.

Activities and samplings will be ongoing from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday,

Sept. 17 at the museum.

For those of you who have not visited our heritage house, it is a treat in itself. The Edwardian house is carefully staged to replicate life as it was in 1909, when the first residents, Henry J. Mackin and his family, lived here. Mackin immigrated to this area from Portland, Ore. but, interestingly, he was of Irish descent, born in New York. Perhaps we should be serving some soda bread?

• Full details of all things museum-related can be found at www.coquitlamheritage.ca.

Your History is a column in which, once a month, representatives of the Tri-Cities’ three heritage groups writes about local history. Jill Cook is executive director of the Coquitlam Heritage Society.

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The students were amazed to learn that in 1910, there were 66 Japanese people employed by the Canadian Western Lumber Company, which later became Fraser Mills.

These Japanese labourers formed part of the local workforce, which was enumerated in the 1910 census.

Also among the 877 counted in the census were 24 Chinese, 15 Greek, five Norwegian, and 172 “Hindus” (sic).

The remainder were francophones from Quebec and workers of various European backgrounds.

Labour drawn from around the world was clearly the makeup of the workforce at the Canadian Western Lumber Company over a hundred years ago. It was not the mingling of cultures we have come to appreciate in our community today.

It is well known that before 1909, when the first train cars of mill workers arrived from Quebec, many of the local labourers were Asians. But there was, at that time, a strong antiAsian sentiment, which motivated the local lumber mill to seek employees from Canada.

The Quebec mill workers were recruited to replace the Asian workforce. Quebec workers were skilled and they were enticed to come to B.C. with offers of homes, good jobs and a kinder climate than that in la belle province. The racially prejudiced aspect of the recruitment effort has not always been acknowledged in the rosy telling of the history but with the passage of time, the insensitivities of the past sometimes come into clearer focus.

Over the past century, Canada has come a long way in terms of integration, tolerance and respect for diversity.

Looking back now, we can appreciate and celebrate the contributions made by each group highlighted in that 1910 census.

Maillardville’s unique francophone heritage is undoubtedly significant and Mackin House Museum is proud to

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Walkies to help dogs

ALL OF THE TRI-CITIES IS BEAR COUNTRY Take steps to rid your yard of bear attractants but if a bear wanders into your yard don’t make it feel at home. Here are things you can do: • Keep pets and children indoors.

• Yell or make noise with an air horn from a safe place inside your home.

• Wait for the bear to leave • Once you are sure the bear has left, be sure to remove all potential attractants including ripe fruit, garbage, petfood and dirty barbecue grills.

• Don’t get complacent, a return visit is likely if bear attractants aren’t removed.

• Secure waste until between 5:30 and 7:30 a.m. on collection day.

See bearaware.bc.ca for more information on bear safety.

To report a problem bear, call the Conservation Officer Service at 1-877-952-7277.

If a bear poses an immediate threat to people, call 9-1-1 In Coquitlam call 604-927-3554 for information about attractants and bears, in Port Moody call 604-469-4572 and in Port Coquitlam call 604-927-5446. .COM

Animal lovers in the Tri-Cities are urged to get moving to help a furry friend.

Re gistration is open for the annual Scotiabank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause walk, held each fall to raise funds for homeless and abused animals in B.C. Each year, participants in 37 communities around the province walk with colleagues, friends, family and with their dogs to raise $1 million to help animals in need.

Locally, Paws for a Cause will be held at Lafarge Lake on Sunday, Sept. 11. Registration begins at 10 a.m., with the walk starting at 11:30 a.m. Activities will include: dog agility demonstration, fashion show, vendor booths and doggy games. For more information visit spca. bc.ca/branches/ pococentre/.

“This is the largest single event supporting animals in B.C.,” Denise Meade, the BC SPCA’s director of development, said in a press release. “Participants are already signing up and will be fundraising in their own communities all summer long.”

To register and for more information visit spca.bc.ca/walk.

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TRI-CITY SPOTLIGHT: Awards for sea, army cadets

Petty officer Quinn Lessing (right) of RCSCC Grilse in Port Moody steered to third place with petty officer Riis Ingalls of Kamloops at last week’s sea cadets national regatta in Kingston, Ont. The pair received the Directorate of Cadets trophy last Friday from Cmdr. K. Mullaly, director of cadets, after 11 races and four days of competition against other regional teams. The first place winners were PO2 Evan Bower and Nicolas Williams of Nova Scotia.

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At left, Port Coquitlam’s Sean Lafferty was recently named the top cadet in his platoon at the final parade of the Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre. Lafferty, a member of 2893 RCACC in PoCo who was enrolled in the intermediate military band course, was presented with his accolade by reviewing officer Lt.-Col. (retired) Jim Skinner.

At right, Jasper Kim of Coquitlam, also a member of 2893 RCACC in Port Coquitlam, took the award as best shot in 15 Platoon in the final parade of Delta Training Group at the Vernon centre. Kim, who was in the six-week marksmanship instructor course, received his prize from Brig.-Gen. J.G. Milne, director general of reserves and cadets.

A number of Tri-City emergency personnel are in the Big Apple this and next week to compete in the World Police and Fire Games.

Coquitlam firefighters Jeff Thompson (downhill biking), Bob Hieltjes (basketball), Brent Holm (hockey), Adam Ruetz (hockey), Kevin Zemenchik (horse shoes), Curtis Roussell (horse shoes), Bubba Montabello (football) and Jason Hindson (lacrosse) are taking part in the New York competition as are Port Moody firefighter

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• Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Pinetree community centre, Coquitlam. All those involved with prostate problems are urged to attend and share their concerns and experiences in a confidential atmosphere.

No charge but donations are accepted. Info: Norm, 604-936-8703 or Ken, 604936-2998.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7 • Free information session for seniors on housing for seniors, 9:3011:15 a.m., Share Family Resource Centre, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody.

Info: Gina, 604-937-6970 or gina.hortelano@sharesociety.ca.

SEPT 7: SIGN UP FOR AIR CADETS • 754 Phoenix Air Cadet Squadron registration (also on Sept. 14) at Moody elementary school, 2717 St Johns St., Port Moody, 6:30 p.m.

Youth 12-18 years who are interested in flying and fun are welcome to join; program is open to boys and girls. Bring photo ID and CareCard as well as your child’s doctor’s name, address and phone number. Info: 604-936-8211.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 • Coquitlam Maillardvillle NDP constituency association and MLA Diane Thorne free family picnic at Blue Mountain Park picnic shelter, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., to mark the end of summer holidays. All are invited. Info & RSVP: Leave a message for Joyce at 604-939-9588.

• PoMo Ecological Society is hosting local effort of the Great Canadian

• Hang Tough Arthritis Community Group meets, 1 p.m., Astoria Retirement Home, 2245 Kelly Ave., PoCo and will feature a group discussion of arthritis problems and management. All persons with arthritis and/or their supporters are welcome.

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TO SUBMIT AN ITEM: email: newsroom@tricitynews.com Municipal Pension Retirees Association meeting, 11 a.m., Pasta Polo restaurant, 2754 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam. All recipients of the municipal pension plan are welcome.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 13 • Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club registration, 7 p.m.; all levels

taught Tuesday evenings (beginners welcome, no partner required). New daytime classes start Sept.

13 at 10:30 a.m. for intermediate and advanced dancers. All classes are held at Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. Info: Jean, 604-464-8103.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15 • Coquitlam Foundation AGM, 7:30 p.m., in Nancy Bennett Room of Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Members of the public, especially representatives of funds, are invited to attend. Info: info@ coquitlamfoundation.com. see page A29

Shoreline Cleanup, 9-11 a.m., at Noons Creek Hatchery, 300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody; the society is also looking for volunteers to help. Sign up online at shorelinecleanup.ca. Info: Dave, 604-469-9106.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 11 • Garage sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Reserve a table for $15 at the Legion bar.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21 • Free information session for seniors on benefits for seniors and tenancy, 9:30-11:15 a.m., Share Family Resource Centre, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody. Info: Gina, 604-937-6970 or gina.hortelano@sharesociety.ca.

for speech maintenance, meeting others that have gone through the similar situation and light exercises or bocce. Info: Deanna, 604-942-2334.

• The Old Age Pensioners Organization is holds its monthly general meeting on the second Thursday of each month at the Wilson Centre at 1 p.m. Info: Ken Heys, 604942-1440.

SENIORS’ ACTIVITY & EXERCISE • Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

SENIORS • Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-576-9734, or email tsn@shaw.ca.

• Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 10 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion and entertain as seniors’ homes weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 604-941-2375.

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

• Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam.

New members welcome.

Info: 604-927-6940.

• WHO (Women Helping

Others), for women who are on their own, meets Mondays, 1-3 p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam (behind city hall). Info: Kay, 604-469-5815.

• The Pinetree 50Plus group is now called Glen Pine 50Plus and has moved to the new Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Court, Coquitlam), where lunch is served weekdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Lemon Tree cafe. An interesting program still takes place Thursdays afternoons. Info: 604-927-6940.

• New Age Seniors bingo every Friday, 1 p.m., Mike Butler Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam; consists of 15 games (5 cents per card). New players welcome. Info: Catherine, 604-937-7537.

• New Age Seniors meet the first Wednesday of every month, 1 p.m., McDonald-Cartier Room, Poirier community centre, 620 Poirier St., Coquitlam.

Info: Roy, 604-939-0303.

• Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each

month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604933-6098.

• Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org.

• ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free onehour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604-437-1940 or ceas@telus.net.

• Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604941-1745.

• PoCo Stroke Recovery Branch would like to welcome new members; meetings are held Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is opportunity

PARENTS, KIDS • Baker’s Corner Preschool is a parent-participation pre-school that offers play-based classes for three- and four-year-olds and is located in Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-461-5848 or www.bakerscornerpreschool.com.

• Share Family and Community Services hosts free parent and tot drop– in, 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. This is a free play–based program for children up to five years old and their parents/caregivers. Info: Azar, 604–936-3900.

• Learning Disabilities Association is offering keyboarding for kids program at Miller Park elementary school, tutor training and parent advocacy training.

The association also has lending library of books, videos and other materials at the family resource centre at Westwood elementary school, PoCo. Info: 604-461-1167.

Be Bear Aware

Bears See Food Where You May Not! Thoroughly clean outdoor grills after every use, the smell of food attracts bears.

To report bear sightings in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam or Port Moody call the Conservation Office Services at 1-877-952-7277.

For more information, or to report circumstances that may attract bears, please contact our staff at: 604-927-3554 in Coquitlam, 604-927-5446 in Port Coquitlam and 604-469-4572 in Port Moody.

If a bear poses an immediate threat to people, call 9-1-1.

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TRI-CITYY MONEY & BIZ

CONTACT co-ordinator: Diane Strandberg email: dstrandberg@tricitynews.com phone: 604-525-6397 • fax: 604-944-0703

BUSINESS PROFILE: Clicktoy Interactive Inc.

Software toy for kids a hard sell

By Janis Warren

IN QUOTES

THE TRI-CITY NEWS

“It’s an open world where they can imagine.”

“We underestimated the marketing,” starts Ken Kavanagh, the president of Clicktoy Interactive Inc., a Coquitlam company that in 2008 came out with a software toy for tots and preschoolers called The Meadow.

Kavanagh and his staff had built the computer program with the aim to get young children and their parents to sit together and create an original narrative instead of being force fed media from mega corporations.

A for mer software engineer with Electronic Arts who helped to develop Sims Online, NBA Street, Fifa Street 1 and 2, and NBA Live 2007, the father of three was unhappy with the “badly written” and often complicated content for kids.

So he produced The Meadow for one- to five-year-olds that features 3D animated animals, allowing kids to press buttons, listen to sounds and music and watch as the computer zeros in on the creatures’ actions — sometimes in pretty scenes, sometimes in comedic situations.

Each keyboard button commands a specific response.

“It’s an open world where they can imagine,” said the enterpreneur, who won an award for his original score for The Meadow.

Ken Kavanagh

Coquitlam’s Ken Kavanagh, president of Clicktoy Interactive Inc. that developed The Meadow, a software toy for tots and preschoolers.

see HIS PRODUCT PRODUCT,, page A32

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Events for All Ages All Day 10:00 a.m. - Open House—Meet staff, visit park, get questions answered – Refreshments served 11:00 a.m. - Historical Walking Tour—Walk the paths and discover the stories of notable Coquitlam residents 1:30 p.m. - Parade—Parade de to begin at 1:30 p.m. from Moun Mountain View Elementary mentary School (on Smith at Robinson St.) south along Robinson to the Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery. Shuttle service available from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Cemetery 2:00 p.m. - Candlelight Tribute—Legion 263 with Youth Honouring Veterans 4:00 p.m. - Meet with Veterans at Legion 263 — Spend time with our veterans - hear their stories 1025 Ridgeway Ave, Coquitlam

Since 1935, our professional and understanding staff have helped people make some of the most important decisions on how they or their loved ones will be remembered.

We invite you to come to the cemetery, view the well maintained grounds and find out about our services.

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The Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery is owned and operated by the City of Coquitlam. It is located at 621 Robinson Street, in southwest Coquitlam, between Foster Avenue and Appian Way. Ce Cemetery Administration Office 621 Robin Robinson Street, Coquitlam, BC, V3J 0A6 0 604-927-6020 Regular business hours: Monday to Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Since it launched, The Meadow has sold about 5,000 units, far lower than Kavanagh’s expectations. But it hasn’t been for lack of trying.

It took two years to get his product (repackaged in cardboard boxes) on the shelves of 250 Apple stores. Still, while the approval — on Dec. 12, 2010 — came too late for Christmas sales, Kavanagh was optimistic The Meadow would eventually do well.

But three months later, Apple pulled the plug and decided it would not carry any retail software programs in its stores.

Disheartened, Kavanagh appealed to have The Meadow included in Apple’s online store but he was turned down because the program has a feature that locks

the computer keyboard to stop children from accidentally leaving the application (parents need to press the Esc button). “It’s designed that way. It’s supposed to be safe for kids,� he said.

Clicktoy was dealt another blow again this year when Target announced it would take over Zellers’ outlets in Canada. The Meadow is sold at Zellers in B.C. and Alberta but the changeover will mean new buyers. “We’re hoping we’re good until at least the fall,� the PoCo high school graduate said. “We have our fingers crossed that it will stay there for as long as possible.�

Meanwhile, Clicktoy is promoting The Meadow at local events and fundraisers, and offering a $20 download through www. clicktoy.com — on top of figuring out how to stand out in a market where competition is fierce and

profits can be slim.

Kavanagh said the iPad has also added to his woes, making his product stale as it’s not compatible. “I would have to re-write it and I don’t know if I’m prepared to do that,� he said, adding, “I was supposed to be making money by now to be able to do more of this because I believe that software programs for kids are very important for teaching and learning and it’s unfortunate that the mega corporations have such a grip on the industry. “They have their curriculum that includes primary colours, shapes, the alphabet and the same cartoon critters. “I, perhaps, am a little more granola and want better quality and more variety than that.� jwarren@tricitynews.com

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BBB: Secure your e-gear As students prepare to go back to school, many of them will carry cell phones, iPads, iPods, laptops and other electronic devices everywhere from their homes to their classrooms.

In press release, the Better Business Bureau reminds parents to talk to their children about ways to keep electronics and personal information out of the wrong hands.

“Thieves are interested in stealing more than your personal property,” Lynda Pasacreta, BBB president and CEO, said in the release. “They could be trying to gain access to sensitive information such as emails, text messages, calendars, bank account information, social insurance numbers and social media network logins and passwords.”

College campuses, high school cafeterias and even classrooms can be an easy target for those looking to score expensive electronic devices and personal information.

BBB offers the following advice to students and parents on how to keep personal property and sensitive information safe at school: • Use password protections: Even if a thief steals your electronic device, having password protections could limit their access to your personal information. Avoid sharing passwords with friends or carrying them around on paper.

• Avoid entering sensitive information into your device on unencrypted public wireless networks: Even novice hackers can download simple programs that allow them to track your movements online when you’re using unprotected wireless networks. If you can avoid it, wait until you can use an encrypted connection to type passwords and other sensitive information into your web browser.

• Use bells and whistles: Depending on your security needs, an alarm can be a useful tool. Some laptop alarms sound when there’s unexpected motion or when the computer moves outside a specified range around you. Or consider a kind of computer tracing for your laptop, a program that reports the location of your stolen laptop once it’s connected to the internet.

Ever wanted to throw a pot?

Painting and drawing lessons are not the only classes offered at Place des Arts.

Pottery is also an important part of the adult visual arts program and there are many classes to choose from.

Wheel Throwing and Handbuilding is one class potters do not want to miss. The lessons are suited to both beginners and continuing students.

Beginners learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel and create projects using handbuilding techniques.

Continuing students are assisted to progress at their own pace and opportunities for special projects may be accommodated.

The class is also offered for beginners and intermediate potters.

Sculpting: Modeling Clay and Sculpting: The Art of Reproduction will also be offered at Place des Arts this fall for students 16 and older.

In the first class participants will explore new techniques of modeling clay in the form of figurative and abstract are. In the second class, students will learn to master the art of reproduction, using moulds of silicone and plaster from a sculpture piece of the artist’s choice.

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Volunteers needed If you’re looking to lend a hand this fall, check out the items below, taken from the Volunteers listings of The TriCity News’ Community Calendar.

(And if you see information here that needs to be updated, email changes to newsroom@tricitynews. com.)

• Noons Creek Salmon Hatchery, operated by the Port Moody Ecological Society, is looking for volunteers on weekdays for an hour or more to help with hatchery operations. Info: Dave, 604469-9106.

• Volunteers are needed for Crossroads Hospice Society’s annual fundraising gala, Treasures of Christmas. The TOC committee is seeking a raffle co-ordinator, gala ticket co-ordinator and individuals who are able to assist with donation solicitation. Planning meetings are held monthly, with an increased time commitment in the fall. Training is provided. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606 or email shannon.milne@crossroadshospice.bc.ca.

• Mackin House Museum is seeking volunteers for its Bridging Generations project. Local seniors are needed to share their experience and knowledge of traditional arts, crafts, customs and culinary methods with children, youth and new Canadians, among others. If you have a skill to share (e.g., knitting, woodworking, painting, baking) or knowledge to pass down (e.g., history of the railroad or the Coquitlam community), you’re needed.

Time commitment is 2–4 hours and is for one session; date/time are flexible and all project supplies will be provided. Info: Gail, 604-516-6151.

• The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance

to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No previous experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided. If you’re interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding experience, pick up an information package at Options Community Services, 9815-140th St., Surrey or email claudiak@scss.ca.

Next training starts soon.

• Canadian Cancer Society seeks volunteer drivers and volunteer driver dispatchers in the Tri-Cities to drive cancer patients to appointments. Info: Kim, 604215-5207 or kaubert@bc.cancer.ca.

• PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506.

• SUCCESS’ Host Program in the TriCities, Burnaby and New Westminster is recruiting volunteer hosts to help new immigrants adapt to Canadian society and integrate into the community. Social contact with your new immigrant partner for 2-3 hours per week for up to 6 months. Info: Yumiko, 604-430-1899 or 604-430-4199, or yumiko.king@success. bc.ca.

• Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 19 with boys 7-12 who have limited-to-no contact with their fathers. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com.

• Big Brothers’ In-School Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 19 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 436 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com. see XSPDT XSPDT,, page A37

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Cookie Monsters Are you a cookie monster? Each week design a new treat to build your own cookbook.

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The Wonder of Nature Discover nature in your own backyard and take home a scrapbook filled with all your adventures.

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Visual arts for adults Children and young people are not the only ones with the opportunity to find their innerMichelangelo.

Place des Arts is offering numerous classes for adults with an interest in everything from painting to mixed media art.

A Painting A Day is a course for people 18 years and older who want to hone their art skills looking to quickly build up their portfolios.

Each class students will complete a small painting, picking up skills and techniques using both acrylic and oil-based paints.

In An Illustrated Journal, students aged 16 and older will learn how to add pizzazz to their art journal. This class will cover basic sketching and watercolour techniques, the importance of doodles, decorative borders, drawing realistically and more.

Students will learn how to enhance their artistic techniques while creating a cohesive narrative by combining media and art forms.

Drawing for adults is another class offered by Place des Arts for adults interested in gaining confidence and skills while drawing a variety of subjects, from still life to human figure.

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From acrylics to pens & watercolours Technical aspects of painting will also be taught in an encouraging and relaxed atmosphere.

For artists looking to improve their ink skills, Pen Drawing is a good class to take.

Learn the basics of shading, watercolour and ink washes, weton-wet pen strokes, splashes, gestures and textures. Students will experiment creatively using various combinations of drawing tools in mixed-media pen and ink projects in a course that is suitable for beginners and more advanced artists.

Renaissance Drawing is another popular course taught at Place des Arts and explores techniques, perceptions

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Joy of Acrylics: Nature As Inspiration, will teach students about line, pattern, colour and composition through observation of nature and expressive style.

Students will study artists with an appreciation for nature, like Emily Carr and George O’Keefe, while learning fundamentals of art and basic painting and acrylic use.

Painting ABC’s gives those who always wanted to learn to paint — or artists looking to refresh their knowledge — an opportunity to pickup some of the basic elements of visual composition.

and ideas developed by masters such as Raphael, Da Vinci and Michelangelo.

Study landscape, still life and the human figure and review the compositional designs of the masters to discover mathematical underpinnings of their work.

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Students are invited to discover the enjoyment and relaxation in learning how to spin yarns, while learning about slubs, boucles, colour blending, fibre blending and chemical and natural dyeing.

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Info: 604-461-6991.

• Irritable bowel syndrome support group meets monthly in PoMo to exchange information, to offer one another support, and to share experiences and coping strategies.

Info: 604-875-4875 or www.badgut.org.

• Al-Anon meets Wednesdays, 8 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-6881716.

• 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.

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• 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.

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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.

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• Fibromyalgia support group meets every fourth Thursday of each month at Dogwood Pavilion, 7 p.m. Info: Joan, 604-9442506.

• 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.

• CancerConnection peer volunteers offer one-to-one information and emotional support to people living with cancer.

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• Tri-Cities Caregiver Network gives caregivers a safe place to express and deal with their emotions and concerns. Group discussions, speakers and films are part of the program. Meet every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

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Snowdrops and crocuses are growing in popularity because they are old fashioned favourites and easy to plant. They perennialize readily almost anywhere in the garden to create an ever expanding display each year. The tiny yellow buttercup-like winter aconite (Eranthis cilicica) is one bulb that sneaks ahead to bloom even before snowdrops. Its touch of yellow is a true spring inspiration during the cold grey months of January and February. It multiplies nicely among ground covers but looks particularly charming with dark ajugas, like ‘Black Scallop’, dark foliaged thymes and compact, almost black heucheras, like H. ‘Obsidian’.

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We love scillas in our own gardens simply because they bloom in May when most other bulbs are finished, providing a refreshing lift. The blues are nice but I must admit that the white and pink Scilla campanulatas are fabulous. The pink, in particular, adds a new and important colour to our gardens.

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Dying to run – or vice versa Coquitlam man survives Death Race

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Paul Lancaster of Port Coquitlam competes in Sunday’s 2011 Subaru Ironman Canada in and around Penticton. A member of the Pacific Rim Mulitsport Triathlon Club, Lancaster finished in 12 hours, 22 minutes and 11 seconds in the men’s 40-44 age bracket.

PoMo’s Tomkinson qualifies for Hawaii Por t Moody’s Chris Tomkinson was tops among the 15 Tri-City athletes on the Pacific Rim Multisport Triathlon Club that competed Sunday in the 2011 Subaru Ironman Canada in and around Penticton.

Tomkinson finished the 2.4mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run in nine hours, 57 minutes and 38 seconds while competing in the men’s 40-44 age division, in which he placed a strong ninth out of 419 participants.

A record 2,800 athletes took part in the event. With the result, Tomkinson qualified for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii on Oct. 8.

Tomkinson will be joined by fellow club member Ann Barnes, who earned her spot by placing first in the women’s 55-59 category at the 2010 Ironman Cozumel in Mexico.

Other TriCity Pacific Rim club members to finish, in order of finishing time, were: Jordan Hurdal, Coquitlam, 10:26:59 in men’s 3539; Shane Reaume, Coquitlam, 10:40:56 in men’s 40-44; Gary Smith, Coquitlam, 11:31:18 in men’s 45-49; Chris Nicholson, Port Coquitlam, 12:10:09 in men’s 35-39; Paul Lancaster, PoCo, 12:22:11 in men’s 40-44;

Kendra Innes, Port Moody, 12:51:06 in women’s 45-49; Tony Osachof, Coquitlam, 13:58:41 in men’s 40-44; Peter Nielson, Port Moody, 14:07:45 in men’s 60-64; Teryl Cardoso, PoCo, 14:13:36 in women’s 40-44; Joe Veller, Coquitlam, 14:17:53 in men’s 50-54; Shelly Scott, Port Moody, 14:26:06 in women’s 4549; Kevin Maier, Coquitlam, 14:27:31 in men’s 35-39; Jenn Cooney, Coquitlam, 15:25:24 in women’s 35-39; and Barbie McPhee, PoCo, 16:04:02 in women’s 55-59.

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“They bill it as a killer and, yeah, it’s a killer,” said Bremner, who has done multiple ultra races before but none as terribly treacherous and torturous as what he experienced 400 km west of Edmonton near the B.C. border on the August long weekend.

Of the 360 competitors who entered the event, only 130 completed it. Bremner, 52, was one of the finishers, placing 61st overall and sixth out of 32 in his 50-59 age group in a time of 21 hours, 43 minutes and 30 seconds.

BREMNER Bremner’s two training buddies who also took part were among the 230 who did not finish –– for good reason.

After starting the race under sunny skies, competitors then watched as a dinner-hour storm blew in from the north, with dark clouds suddenly blanketing the course that climbs and stretches over three mountain summits, with 17,000 feet of elevation change and, later, a major river crossing. What Bremner really remembers is the pouring rain –– for nine straight hours. At one point, he stopped and waited the better part of one hour so his two training partners could catch up. They never did.

“People just weren’t prepared,” said Bremner, who, with wife Janet as his sole crew member, packed everything from rain gear to toques and gloves for the event. “When I was packing, I watched the weather [forecast] and started thinking, ‘What if ? What if ?’ and then started throwing EVERYTHING into my bag. You just never know.”

There were several times during the race where Bremner, himself, considered packing it in.

“There was a point where the mud was actually up to your knees,” said Bremner, a father of three sons. “Some people actually lost their shoes in it and never did find them.”

Then there was the dangerous downhill dive on the second of the three jagged mountain treks that became so dangerous Bremner was more concerned about what was behind coming behind him rather than what lay ahead.

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Baek bags jr. golf crown

Trio toughens SFU Three Coquitlam players are expected to have a big impact this season on the Simon Fraser Clan university women’s soccer team.

Kelsey Atherly, Ali Trenter and Selina Lynn are being counted on to pick up some of the skill and craftiness void created when team captain and NAIA All-American Lauren Lachlan of Port Moody graduated after last season.

“Kelsey is very athletic,” said SFU head coach Shelley Howieson. “She will help fill our young backline. Selina likes to get down the flank and cause problems for the wide defenders. Ali shows a presence on the field... she [may] help us through some of the goalscoring problems we had last season.”

By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

This Oscar is truly a hard act to follow.

Coquitlam 16-yearold Oscar Baek won his second of three Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour events in which he’s competed this summer, firing 72-75-147 to win the Boys 14-16 division by two strokes Tuesday at Surrey’s Hazelmere Golf and Tennis Club.

Baek beat out runnerup Edward Metcalfe of Surrey (73-76-149) and third-place finisher Lucas Gatto of Bur naby (75-75-150).

Howard Lee, also 16 and from Coquitlam, placed fourth (77-76-153) in the 23-finisher field.

“I feel like it is a good lear ning experience and there is still a lot to learn with my golf game,” Baek said. “Key to my victory was putting and ball-striking.”

C o q u i t l a m ’s Je f f Bang (81-82-163) tied for 10th in the division with Surrey’s Colton Dorion, while Mitchell Anderson of Coquitlam (81-83-164) took 12th.

Coquitlam’s Young Oh (80-86-166) tied for 13th, while Sean Park of Coquitlam (87-81168) and Port Moody’s Nick Krystal (85-87-172) placed 16th and 17th respectively.

In the Boys 17-19 category, Coquitlam’s Myles DeBrincat (75-78-153) finished fourth after a retrogression tie-breaker, w h i l e C o q u i t l a m ’s Trevor Garofano (78-76154) was fifth.

Coquitlam’s Steven Diack (78-82-160) tied for 11th, while Min Chung of Coquitlam (83-79-162) tied for 14th.

Port Moody’s Siddhant Ag rawal (93-95-188) finished 19th. Notably, Coquitlam’s Tom Bang (83-74-157) won the Golf Town Comeback Award after having improved his second-day score by nine strokes. Bang, 17, tied with Surrey’s Ryan Brown for the honour and won in a three-hole putt-off.

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Participants had to be sure to bring with them a coin that accompanied their registration kit, in which they were informed they needed to pay with it to get ferried across the Gate’s wild whitecaps.

“No coin and you got disqualified –– and some people did,” Bremner said.

After that, there was about 15 km left to the finish line. Even then, Bremner wasn’t sure he’d make it.

“It just felt like an eternity,” he said. “Mentally, that’s the toughest part at that point. You’re just running and hoping to see the lights back into town and get there.”

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But onward he pressed, just as he did as part of a three-member team that completed Egypt’s seven-day, 250 km Sahara Desert ultra in 2009 –– and in temperatures that burned as high as 54 Celsius. That year, the trio competed to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis, with which Bremner’s young granddaughter, Reahgan, is stricken.

This year’s Canadian Death Race was pretty much the complete antithesis of that weather wise, as temperatures at the mountain summits in Grand Cache plummeted to zero Celsius, with many bowing out of the event due to the threat of hypothermia.

After having to cross one 60-feet-wide river by gripping a rope in swirling waters as high as waist deep, Bremner eventually made it about 100 km into the journey to the infamous Hell’s Gate gorge, which competitors can only get across via a large jet boat skippered by a person dressed in Grim Reaper gear. If only it were that simple.

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Coquitlam 604-468-7301 Surrey 604-580-2226 North Shore 604-990-0800

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www.tricitynews.com EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

ADULT CARRIER

With reliable car required to deliver The TriCity News door-to-door to households in the Tri-City area Wednesday & Friday.

Call Kim @ 604-472-3042 or Phill @ 604-472-3041

Anishnaabe Program Name Family Strengthening Worker

This position is temporary at 25 hrs/per wk for 3 months Position starting: ASAP Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services is an equal opportunity employer

For further information please refer to our website at: www.comservice.bc.ca Please forward resume to: Kristy Rogge by email krogge@comservice.bc.ca by: September 6, 2011 This position requires union membership. This position is open to male and female applicants.

Tri-City News Friday, September 2, 2011, A49 EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

Carriers Needed The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area: 6003 2201-2235 Brookmount Dr 101-214 Clearview Dr 170-208 Edward Cres 200-239 Moray St 209-3234 Pina Dr 3210-3290 Portview Pl 6072 146-286 April Rd 2-27 Crawford Bay 2-38 Darney Bay 183 Roe Dr 8458 605-648 Claremont St 527 Como Lake Ave 500-513 Jefferson Ave 803-835 North Rd (odd side) 603-644 Tyndall St 8779 2535-2574 Fuchsia Pl 1316-1342 Honeysuckle Lane 2532-2560 Jasmine Crt 9153 1536-1697 Chadwick Ave 2715-2871 Coast Meridian Rd (odd)

1531-1646 St Albert Ave 2814-2854 St Catherine St 2821-2837 St James St 2806-2841 St Michael St 8111 1900-2080 Austin Ave (even) 1901-2087 Edgewood Ave 407-483 Gleholme St 411-496 Midvale St 395-495 Montgomery St 1904-1912 Rhodena Ave 9059 1979-2025 Cameron Ave (odd) 1793-1955 Eastern Dr (odd) 2008-2041 Langan Ave 1750-1990 Pitt River Rd 1751-1863 Scarborough Cres (odd)

1982 Warwick Ave 1903-1974 Warwick Cres

CARPET CLEANING TECHNICIANS Full Time Carpet Cleaning Technician required. Must have valid BC Driver’s Licence with good driving record. Must be fluent in English. No experience required.

All training & equipment provided.

Starting wage at $15.00 per hour.

Fax resume to: 604-873-3496 email: pointthree@telus.net

6198 2200 Panorama Dr 8309 828-838 Alama Ave 370-398 Blue Mountain St (even) 822-834 Corning Ave 403-419 Delmont St 416-444 Fairway St 776-855 Rochester Ave 771-887 Shaw Ave 371-455 Walker St 9203 3113 Beech St 1048-1168 Glade Dr 3131-3175 Glade Crt 1020-142 Prairie Ave (even) 1057-1152 Terra Crt 3132-3158 Terra Crt

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED Outgoing Individuals Wanted

Up to $20 per/hr F/T, 18+.

Summer and permanent openings in all areas. Fun Promos. No Sales. No Experience, No Problem!

Call Ashleigh 604-777-2194

Retail Sales Professional Wanted Work for the leader in the appliance industry!

TRAIL APPLIANCES Ltd. COQUITLAM Do you enjoy coming to work each day and being surrounded by high end products? If so, why not consider employment with Trail Appliances? We are the industry leader and carry all of the top name appliance brands. This is an ideal role for someone with a strong sales background, someone who enjoys meeting new people each day and can easily build and sustain strong business relationships.

Candidates must be available to work all days of the week. Because of the large inventory of product we sell, the ability to learn a large amount of product knowledge is required. The successful candidate will be part of our fully paid, intensive, in house training program.

Candidates should be fluent in English; the ability to speak Korean, Mandarin or Cantonese would be an additional asset.

If this sounds like the job you would be interested in long of your dreams and you would like to be considered...

Please send me your resume to jobs@trailappliances.com.

Warehouse shipper receiver req. for local Port Coquitlam company. Candidate must have basic power tool skills and be able to lift up to 50lbs. This person should be able to take direction well & be a fast learner. It would be preferable this person have a personality that can get along well with others and have a firm grasp on the English language. The job will include shipping, receiving, assemble products and making displays. Starting wage $13/hr. with yearly increases as well as benefits after the probation period of 3 months. Fax resume to: 604-941-4495 or email: terry675@telus.net

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-7235051.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION MODEL/TALENT AGENCIES

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

MOVIE EXTRAS !

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Families, Kids, Tots & Teens!!

Apply in person at:

Bella Vita 22471 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge.

All Ages, All Ethnicities

CALL 604-558-2278

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

604-460-8058 #7 - 20306

Dewdney Trunk, M. Ridge Corner Max Gas Station hiring....604-282-6536

Back in Motion Rehab Inc. seeks an Administrative Assistant for our busy Coquitlam office, to provide administrative support to Back in Motion programs and services.

CLEANING LADY. 10 years exp.

Residential / Commercial. Reliable.

Insured. $30/hr. EJ (778)885-7089

~DEEP & SPARKLING~

DUTIES INCLUDE:

CLEANING SERVICES We do both

- General reception; greeting visitors - Answering & directing calls - Booking appointments, office space and interpreters - Setting up files and updating databases - Assisting staff with administrative requests & back up support - Maintaining office equip. and general cleanliness of facilities - Distributing mail, filing & faxing - Providing admin support for programs, as follows: - Coordinating reports, signatures and questionnaire scoring - Processing invoices - Coordinating follow up appts, requisitions & referrals, medical

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL

We charge the cheapest price ever. Only $20/Hr We always do an excellent job.

PLEASE CALL

778-996-1978

MAIDS R’ US The Best Cleaners around GUARANTEED! Best rates, exp’d staff, 27 yrs. exp. Refs. Wkly/bi-mnthly.

Guaranteed, perfect work.

Any package. Res/Comm.

Give us a call

test results & chaperoning patients

604-808-0212

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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

All cement work, forming & prep.

WCB insured. 30 yrs exp, refs. Free est, Joe 604-908-6143, 931-1684

Top notch computer skills in: Microsoft Office programs and database systems. Post secondary clerical training with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, incl professional and polite phone manner. Flexible team player with strong organizational skills and ability to focus, multitask and prioritize in a busy environment. Positive attitude, strong initiative, solution-focused and detail-oriented. Outstanding customer service a must! Position will appeal to MOA grad with min.

1 year admin exp. Accounting and purchasing exp. desirable.

To apply, please forward resume and cover letter to: hr@backinmotion.com or fax to 604-575-7746 by September 16.

Please state “Coquitlam Admin Assistant” in the subject line and where you saw this posting in your cover letter. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

9719 1148-1168 Durant Dr 1245-1277 Johnson St (odd) 1250-1288 Lasalle Pl 1250-1295 Michigan Dr

HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL

Radiance Day Spa Tel:604-936-6828 K-435 North Road Coquitlam

STAMPED CONCRETE FPatios FPool Decks FSidewalks FDriveways FForming FFinishing FRe & Re All Your Concrete Needs 30yrs exp. Quality workmanship Fully Insured

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

160 115

EDUCATION

INCOME TAX COURSE CURRICULUM – During

the 13-week course, students study the basics of income tax preparation including current laws, theory and application.

SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS RECEIVE

an H&R Block certiÀcate of accomplishment and the opportunity to interview for employment with H&R Block.

H&R BLOCK KNOWS TAXES and how to teach

them. Our instructors are expertly trained and are experienced Block personnel who make each session an exciting experience with discussion sessions, reference materials and instructions using regulation forms and schedules.

noon and evening sessions.

Applicants need only the willingness to learn about taxes.

THE TUITION COST

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FULL DETAILS ARE AS CLOSE AS YOUR PHONE. Just call for

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CLASSES BEGIN MID SEPTEMBER. Choose

between morning, after Enrolment restrictions may apply. Enrolment in, or completion of, the H&R Block Income Tax Course is neither an offer nor guarantee of employment. © 2011 H&R Block Canada, Inc. CNTTSA_001

Danny 604 - 307 - 7722

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

and quote the route number.

EDUCATION

Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Retaining Walls *Stairs *Driveways Exposed Aggregate & Stamped Concrete ***ALSO...

Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

@ 604-472-3042

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CONCRETE & PLACING

ARTISTICO CONCRETE

REQUIREMENTS:

HELP WANTED

CLEANING SERVICES

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

as required.

- Liaising with staff members and clients - Other duties, as required

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS

3 Ladies Maid Service Fast and Reliable. $25/hr.

778-318-4716 ~~ A GIFT OF TIME ~~ Clean to Perfection. Reliable/Honest ICBC & Veteran’s claims. Lic’d / Ins. Windows Free. 778-840-2421

Register Now Busy Film Season

accepting resumes for Must have 2 years experience.

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POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed

Established Restaurant & Bistro

Line Cooks Dishwasher

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Advertising Sales Consultant The Langley Times, a twice-weekly award-winning newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person.

The successful candidate will have a university or college education or two years of sales experience – preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player and will also be called upon to grow the account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in a an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must.

We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan coupled with a strong benefit package.

Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless.

Please submit your resume with a cover letter

by Friday, September 16, 2011 to: Dwayne Weidendorf The Langley Times, #102-20258 Fraser Highway, Langley, B.C. V3A 4R3 or email to publisher@langleytimes.com No phone calls please.

www.blackpress.ca

Division of Black Press

TRADES, TECHNICAL

CABINETMAKERS wanted. Millwork company in Port Coquitlam requires experienced cabinet makers.

Benefits,. Wages based on experience. Please fax resume to 604464-5871 Valid drivers’ licence required F/T BUTCHER-Hi Mart (Port Coq) 2-3 yrs of exp. high school grad $18.50/H Fax: 604-942-3243

Licensed Technician Required for Springmans

in Langley. Our dealership is a busy full service facility.

Excellent Benefits & Wage Fax Resume 604.530.2865 or E-mail: dspringman @springmans.com

PARTS PERSON

Req. for Springman’s Langley.

Candidate will require parts background, customer service and communication skills and basic computer knowledge.

Competitive Wage & Benefits Package.

Fax resume: 604.530.2865 or e-mail:dspringman@ springmans.com

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES Unique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

• Dinner Parties • Executive Meetings • Family Gatherings • Weddings / Banquets • B-B-Ques • Funerals We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt.

One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors.

Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

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604-777-5046

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS

101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)

MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes

604-468-8889

JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909

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Free Estimates 604-813-6949

Kristy 604.488.9161

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

WESTWOOD CONCRETE WE SERVICE ALL AREAS • Stamped Concrete • Forming • Patios, Pool & Decks • Removal / Repairs • Custom Design

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DRYWALL

ALL PHASES DRYWALL • Taping • Texture • Spraying 30 yrs. Tidy Workplace. Free Est. No job too small.Eric 778-898-9806 ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500 *BOARDING, *TAPING, *Painting, *Renovations. Big & Small Jobs.

QUALITY WORK! Free Estimates.

Roman 778-355-0352 or 726-4132.

Ceiling Restoration: taping & boarding respray, repaint, trowel over, 30 yrs exp. Del 604-505-3826 FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

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ELECTRICAL

#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774 DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867.

REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978

A50 Friday, September 2, 2011, Tri-City News HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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PEDRO’S GENERAL CONTRACTING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfilling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919.

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

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FENCING

FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)

275

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

* Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work * Laminate & Hardwood Flooring Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar.

Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168 ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin.

Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.

- ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS

*BATHROOMS *KITCHENS *ADDITIONS *REMODELING *SUNDECKS *BASEMENTS, etc 20+ yrs exp., Insured/Guaranteed Big & Small Jobs Welcome!!

Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery

Mathias 604-313-5530

Ph: 604-469-2331

mathias@telus.net www.newportfinishing.ca

GARDENING

BATHROOM SPECIALISTS, complete renos, tub to counter, from floor to wall, proud BBB Member.

Refs. 30 yrs. exp. Call John @ 604-779-4029. www.bcbwreno.ca

EAGLE TILE

COQUITLAM LANDSCAPING ★ YARD CLEANUP ★

101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows

Yard Maintenance Hedge Trimming~Tree Pruning Lawn Cuts ~ Weeding Wood Retaining Wall

A - 20779 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge Your local natural stone distributors. Custom made Granite Countertops.

Slate Granite Marble Tile Tumbled stone.

Large selection of Porcelain & Ceramic Sales & Service 604.463.0718 ~ 604.460.6656

S S S S

Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed. Call John

604-464-8700 ~ 778-867-8785

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

HOME REPAIRS

IVY GREEN YARD SERVICE Hedges, pruning, yd cleanup, maint 30 years exp. FREE Estimates.

Guar. Work. Calvin 604-992-4633

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING # 1 PAY-LESS Painting

If I can’t do it It can’t be done

Ext./Int. FALL Special LOOK for our YARD SIGNS D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (renos/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc.

EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

Serving Tri City 32 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com

Scott 604-891-9967

A-1 PAINTING CO.

604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting Exterior / Interior

LANDSCAPING

ANDY’S LANDSCAPE Majored, 19yr exp. www.andyslandscape.ca 778-895-6202

LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING

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300

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Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

❞ A ALL RESIDENTIAL ❞

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

Specialists in:

www.tricitynews.com

• Insured • WCB • Written Guarantee • Free Est. • 20 Years Exp.

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail.

D Composted Mushroom Manure

✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com

Dean 604-834-3076

NO Wood byproducts used

ADVANCE PAINTING 17607 FORD ROAD,

ALL TYPES OF PAINTING Interior -Exterior -Pressure Wash

604-465-3189

778-991-2417

Call today for a Free Estimate

Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING *Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens *Loader Work *Brush Cutter

Fast Reliable Professional A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

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“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582

Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

EZ GO MOVERS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Quick & Reliable Movers

From $48/per RENO & REPAIR NO JOB TOO SMALL!

604-949-1900 QUALITY RENOVATIONS • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Remodeling • Decks *30 years *Licensed *Insured

www.metrovanhome.ca

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” ZIGGY’S RENO’S. European quality work. Free Est. 25 yrs exp.

Best prices in town. 604-931-4224

Vinyl, Wood and Trex decks, Aluminum and Glass awnings, Wood,Aluminum & Glass Railings D FULLY INSURED D 100% Waterproof Up to 10 year warranty

Woodland Decks WDesign & Renovations WCedar Decks WFences WWooden Retaining walls Home Renovations Call Patrick for a free est.

604-351-6245 374

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 $ Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

506

RUBBISH REMOVAL

533

☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899 .

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CHEAP

604-524-2177 www.ezgomovers.com SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING 2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp.

604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof.

Painters. Free Est. Written Guar.

Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

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PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

- Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting

Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742

www.proaccpainting.com

SL PAINTING Interior/Exterior.

FREE Estimates.

Quality job.

Fully insured - WCB Please call Sonly.

604-328-6387 STAN’S PAINTING

★ ★CALL NOW★ ★ LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL

★ Disposal ★ Renovations Debris ★ Construction ★ Drywall Pickup ★ Demolition ★ 7 days/week ★ Free Estimates ★

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PAUL BUNYAN Tree Service * ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates

• Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

RUBBISH removal. Bobcat/dump trailer. Reno/repairs. hoot&owl@ telus.net Gary 604-339-5430.

Info: www.treeworksonline.ca info@treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

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Haul Anything...

220.JUNK(5865)

Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk.

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

372

PETS

SUNDECKS 477

Seniors Discount 10% off Book by end of September - 15% off. 25 yrs exp. Guarantee on work.

Refs. (604)773-7811 or 604-432-1857

• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

551

BASSET HOUND for free adoption.

6 year old spayed female. Suitable for senior. Must have a fenced yard.

Call Linda 604-820-0629 BENGAL MANX KITTENS beautiful, 5 boys ready to go $150-$250 each Call 604-820-1603

GARAGE SALES

Port Coquitlam

Charlene Reaveley Children’s Charity GARAGE SALE Sat. & Sun. Sept 3 & 4 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

1770 Coquitlam Ave. Bracelets & bumper stickers available

560

MISC. FOR SALE

Fredrick Goertz Transit Antique Transit manufactured

by Fredrick Goertz. Excellent working condition.

In original box. Offers Welcome call 604.488.9161

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

PETS

AUSTRALIAN CATTLE puppy, blue-healer female, born April 26, vet checked, all shots, working parents. $250. Call (604)860-4400

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

MATTRESSES staring at $99

Tree removal done RIGHT!

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

604.

FURNITURE

BUNK BED, solid Pine with mattress & 10 sets of sheets, good cond. $400 obo. 64-945-5314.

604-942-6907

Isaac 604-727-5232

But Dead Bodies!!

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

U-PICK Blueberries $1.20 lb. We pick $2.00 lb. 19478 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Pitt Mead. 763-2808

604.587.5865

Comm. & Res. BBB, WCB.

TRICITY Pro Painter - local refs.

Ext. Specials. Dragan 604-8058120 www.montenegropainting.com

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure.

13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

EXTRA

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

Robert J. O’Brien

APPLIANCES

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.

✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding

#1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339

PETS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

ABC TREE MEN

• Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses

MOVING & STORAGE

Special pkg $89. Call 604-945-5801

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Free estimates 604-418-8340

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly

Meadows Landscape Supply

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Furnace/Duct & Carpet Cleaning

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.

RECYCLE-IT!

SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton

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284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

Call: 604-725-9574 www.rainforestdeckandrail.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!

MISC SERVICES

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle.

Senior- Student Discount available.

604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488.

ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up.

25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576 ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

The Last Deck You Will Ever Need!

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

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

604-465-1311

Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388

RAINFOREST DECK & RAIL

Running this ad for 7yrs

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5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit

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Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excellent pedigree. (604)794-3786 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 ENGLISH MASTIFF P/B PUPS Fawn & Brindle. CKC reg. $1450.

604-782-3864.

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. Working line. Black and black & tan. $650. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602 KITTENS, 7 wks, very affectionate & cuddly, litter trained, $50. Call 604-530-2829.

MALTESE PUPPIES. 1st shots, vet ✔, health guarnt’d, all white. Can view mother. $650 (604)820-8513 MALTESE pups, 2M, 1st shots, vet ✔, dewormed, N/S $800. Also 3yr male Maltese. 604-464-5077 MASTIFF PUPS ready to go, shots, dewormed, tails docked, Call for details (604)615-2682 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com PB, Golden Retriever pups, family farm raised, vet checked, shots, ready August 22. Males $600 Timbur6@telus.net. 604-845-7434 PITT BULL PUPS, 3 females, vet checked, 1st shots, 2 mo. $350/ea Call: 604-217-6551 SHELTIES beautiful loveable happy puppies, warm & cuddly, 4 months old. House trained. (604)826-6311 Yellow Lab Puppies. 1st shots, tattooed. Beaut. smaller sized (English), CKC P/B parents here. Ready now for choosing. $650: to approved homes. Rob 604-309-9908 YELLOW LAB PUPS. 8 weeks old, ready to go. Vet checked, 1st. shots. Parents on site. $500.

604-852-6176 Abbts YORKIES 3M pure bred, n/p, ready for their forever homes, dewormed, shots, vet ✔ $650 (604)826-5252

(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

M.T. GUTTERS

SUNDECKS

D Deck Rebuilds & Additions D Vinyl Waterproofing D 10 Year No Leak Warranty D Aluminum & Glass Rails

PAINT SPECIAL

*Retaining Walls *Interlocking *Fencing *Drainage *Decking *New Lawns *Hedges 16 Years exp. - Work Guaranteed Free Est. & Ref’s avail. anytime Cel:604-836-6519, 778-285-6510

Residential/Strata/Commercial Repairs.

Professional Installation

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS COMPLETE ReRoofing & Repairs.

Shingles, Cedar, Flat Roof, Sr disc.

Guart’d. WCB, BBB, 604-725-0106 MD ROOFING. ALL TYPES OF ROOFING. Servicing since 1986.

New & reroof. 604-725-1315 RIDGE MEADOWS ROOFING. Res Re-roofing & repairs WCB BBB A+ rating Free est. 604-377-5401

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✶Dump Site Now Open✶

GUTTER & WINDOW CLEANING Prices starting from for 3 lvl. hm. $95/gutters, $95/windows. 2 lvl. hm. $75/gutters, $75/windows. Excellent Service Since 1976. 778-861-0465 Always! Gutter, window cleaning, pressure washing, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627

372

PETS

PRESSURE WASHING

TOPLINE PRESSURE WASHING Siding, gutters, & tile roofs. We use SOAP. WCB insured 604.861.6060

all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements

PITT MEADOWS PICK-UP ...... OR .... DELIVERY

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CALL 604-937-0203

When QUALITY Matters

HOOT & OWL Renovations & repairs Email: hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430 JERRY’S HANDYMAN SERVICE A to Z 35 years exp. No job too small.

604-710-8184 or 604-941-7988.

✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7.

Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640 $69/HR. Lic., Insured. Experienced & friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call anytime 604-805-2488.

A LICENSED/ HONEST PLUMBER & GAS FITTER with 31 years exp.

Very neat work Refs. Reas. rates.

Free est. 24 hrs. 604-220-4956 Don LIC. LOCAL plumber/gasfitter.

Res/com. No job too small. Call Petko 778-228-3924, 604-468-3924

Mike 604-961-1280

Landscaping

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

PLUMBING

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

PCall

NICK’S

Prompt Delivery Available

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Washing Services.. cleaning, small repairs. 20 years exper.!!

Fast, Friendly workmanship.

Residential & commercial.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715

Seven Days a Week

PAVING/SEAL COATING

341

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

~ Free Estimates ~

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB

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ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

PEXPERT Pressure

604-941-2263 / 604-725-7246

Home Renovations and New Construction

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

REAL ESTATE 603

ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available. www.bchomesforsale.com/ view/lonebutte/ann/

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FARMS

LYNDEN,WA Raspberry Farm Family owned 80+ yrs.19.2 acres w/ 17 acres Meeker Raspberries in production. Proven Kickerville soil & deeded water rights. 3 bdrm house, garage, shop, barn. Mallina Wilson (360) 220-7315, Keller Williams Western Realty 3800 Byron Ave. #148, Bellingham, WA, 98229 mallina@mallinawilson.com

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS MOBILE HOMES 1, 2 & 3 BDRM $46,900 - $74,900. Lorraine, Royal Lepage 604-889-4874.

636

MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

RECREATIONAL

640

RARE OPPORTUNITY: waterfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, (70 Mile House) .83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fishing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up.

FSBO. $230,000. 250-3950599.

(Please see bchomesforsale.com/70mile/frank.)

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

Coquitlam/Port Moody

St. John’s Apartments 2010 St. John’s St, Port Moody Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet.

U/g pkg, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call

Dragan 778-788-1845

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 Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS 706

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

Port Moody, #104, 200 Newport Dr. Newly renovated 2 bdrm, 2 bathroom. Laminate. S/S appls.

Avail. Sept 1. $1350.

604-535-8080 Croft Agencies Ltd. view pictures at: www.croftagencies.com PORT MOODY. Ideal Apartment.

1/bdrm. Avail Sept. 1.

Secure parking, storage. Res manager. No pets. 604-469-9100, 778-355-1808.

PORT MOODY

Time to move into Spring .... At, The PERFECT LOCATION! On-site Manager

COQUITLAM

Welcome Home !

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

Call (604) 931-2670

RENTALS 751

752

COQUITLAM, 3100 Ozada Ave. 2 Bdrm, quiet family complex, no pets $920. Call: 604-942-2277

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

Coquitlam, 1/2 duplex, 4 bdrms, full basement. 2 bthrms, 5 appli, N/S, N/P, $1,350 + util. Clse to schools, on bus route (604) 936-2679

APARTMENT/CONDO

HOMES FOR RENT

RECREATIONAL/SALE

RECREATIONAL/SALE

838

2000 Winnebago Brave. 35’ slide awning, new tires/brakes, NS/NP, exc cond. $25,900. 604-341-8694

Enclosed - heated tanks, u-shaped dinette, outside shower outside speakers, awning. $17,816 (Stk.30525) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

845

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2.

Leave msg 604-465-1938

604-464-7548 #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990) Professional Property Management Services for LANDLORDS (Tri City)

1 Bdrm. $780/mo.

Available Oct. 1st MAPLE RIDGE

Maple Ridge 224th St. 2 bdrm grnd. flr condo, approx 946 s/f. avail now, ns/np/refs. $1150/mo.

1 & 2 Bdrs from $750/mo

BBY nr Lough. Mall, upper 2 flrs of family home, 5 bdrms, dbl garage, ns/np/refs, $1900 +3/4 utils

Queen Anne Apts.

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included.

Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed.

Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net

COQUITLAM, 2 bdrm., 2 u/g prkg., close to SFU, shops. 3rd floor. $1195 mo. Sept. 1. (604)506-9434 COQUITLAM, 555 Delestra, 2 bdrm + den, 2 baths, 16th flr. $1500/mo.

Avail now. TJ @ Sutton Proact, (604)728-5460 COQUITLAM: Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent. Sorry no pets. Family owned & operated for 39 yrs.

(604)936-5755.

COQUITLAM - Condo 630 Clarke Rd. Reno’d 1 BR 1 Bath; 675 sf; $800 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 COQUITLAM

Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove.

Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac.

Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832 535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)

GREAT LOCATION * Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings PITT MEADOWS

CHELSEA PARK APTS 1 & 2 Bdrms Apts, Also 3 Bdrm T/Homes Avail Conveniently located. Nice, bright & large suites. No pets.

Call 604-465-8088 PITT MEADOWS

The Meadows Gated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included.

2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Call: 778-882-8894 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818 PORT COQUITLAM

2 Bdrms Available NOW!

COQUITLAM

Sherwood Apt 727 North Rd 1 & 2 bdrms on quiet street.

15 Mins to SFU 5 Mins to shops & transp

Call 604-830-9781 www.aptrentals.net PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $785/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

PORT MOODY - Condo 200 Westhill Pl. Reno’d 1 BR 1 Bath; 650 sf; $800/m. NOW! Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

Large, bright stes avail. Walking distance to all amenities and WC Express. New carpets and appl’s. Gated parking. Quiet and secure bldg. Adult oriented. Sorry no pets. Refs required.

Call 604-941-9051 PORT COQUITLAM

1 Bdrm apt. $775 2 Bdrm apt. $895 S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550

The Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

604.467.3900

2010 R-POD TRAILER

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

TRANSPORTATION 806

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1978 FORD PINTO wagon. 2.8L V6 very restorable, solid body, Not running. $400obo. 604-584-7968

AUTO FINANCING

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now,

1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

Super light weight trailer. 2121 lbs. 18’ 4” length. ECO Construction. Slps 4. F/T Q/size bed. Frg. / Stv. / Micro / Convec / AC / Furn / HW / Inv. / AC/ DC / Toilet / Shwr / TV / Add-a-room. $14,950 Save 1000’s from new.

Call: 604-307-4357 E-mail: ajeepster@shaw.ca

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

15” LCD TV, dinette slide, thermopane windows, outside speakers & microwave. $25,995 (Stk.30389) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

SUITES, LOWER

2005 NISSAN X-Trail LE panoramic skyroof & full load, 1 owner, accid free! 91K. Shows like new! 4x4 capability, pearlized white w/black leather int. $13,950. 604-538-7410.

2006 Chev Trailblazer, 4WD, 107kms, immac cond. sunroof, fully equip. $10,000 obo. 604-309-4001.

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TRUCKS & VANS

1995 FORD 4X4, 5 speed, no rust, runs great, utility box. $2800. Call (604)869-3137

MARINE 912

BOATS

12 ft. McClulloh Alum boat w/trailer & 9.8 Nissan outboard motor - good cond. $2500 obo. (604)581-2795

2011 ADVENTURER 86SBS

PORT COQ. 1000 sq/ft workshop or storage with 220 power & walk-in cooler. $1000/mo. 604-866-8182.

750

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

2003 CHEV EXPRESS Class B motor home Road Trek 200, Versatile 6 ltr, v8, loaded, no accidents 109,000k $39,800

STORAGE

1 Bdrm bsment for RENT, COQUITLAM CENTRE. $800/mth inlcude utili, NP, NS plz. Ava now or Sept 15. CALL (604) 945-3619.

COQUITLAM. 1 bdrm grd lvl. ste.

Very bright, own ent, living & kit, lrg storage. 4 appls. N/S. N/P. $700/mo. Avl now. 604-468-9393.

COQUITLAM. 1 bdrm, newer home.

Nr bus. Own lndry. Immed. $800 incl hydro. NS/NP. 604-761-9235.

COQUITLAM, 1 bedroom suite, suitable for student, cls to bus, $750 incl utils. Available now.

NS/NP. Call (604)939-1841.

COQUITLAM, 2 bdrm, new kitch. appls, W/D, carport, near bus, ns/np,$950 incl. utils.604-469-0269 COQUITLAM, 875 sq ft. 1/bdrm above ground bsmt suite. Own entry with new flooring & paint. Incl util. Shared W/D. $750/mo. Avail Immed. 778-773-6223 Coquitlam: Beaut 3 bdrm ste, W.W. Plateau. Full lndry. NS, NP. $1100 incl utils, Oct 1st, 604-719-5122.

COQUITLAM. Bright 2 bdrm bsmt.

Quiet area. Avail Sept 17th. $750 incl utils. N/S, N/P. 604-526-2554.

COQUITLAM Shaugnessy reno 1bdrm. grnd. level suite, cable, utils. incl. Share ldry. Sep. entry, nr. bus, $750 mo. Avail. now 604-250-0721 COQUITLAM spacious 2 bdrm bsmt h/water heating, alarm, pri ent. ns/np. No lndry. Avail immed. $850 incl utils. 604-612-7043.

COQUITLAM. Upper Westwood. 2 bdrm, 950 sq.ft. Sep entry & lndry.

NS/NP. $950/mo + 1/3 utils. Avail Sept 15th or Oct 1. 604-612-3384 or email: mfish16@telus.net FURNISHED b/m suite to rent, 2 bed, spacious and clean. Sep/entry. w/w plateau area, close to bus route,college etc. Avail now. $1000 a mth, incl all utils, cable etc, ph 604-773-1856 JOHNSON x Durant, 2 bedrooms, individual entrance, drying/washing, no pets/no smoking, 750 sq ft, 604 468 1896 Avail in sept PORT COQUITLAM 1 bdrm, suite, grnd level, N/P, N/S. Sep. entry, $750 mo. incl. utils., cable & internet. Avail now 604-323-3580.

PORT COQUITLAM - North Side, nice lrg 1 bdrm, cds, in-ste lndry, utils incl. $800/mo. 604-942-8345 PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $725 +20%utils. Free lndry. Nr Newport Village. NP/NS. Now. 604-469-9402 PORT Moody centre. Sept. 1 furn/unfurn 1 bdrm & den grd lvl ste $975. Shard lndry. N/S. N/P. Flexible lease term. 778-899-5873.

Port Moody/Glenayre spacious 1 bdrm $850. Sec sys., a/c & utils incl Avail now. NP/NS. 604-931-3611.

UPPER EAGLE Ridge. 1 bedroom den garden suite, near Newport Village. Private entrance in a quiet neighbourhood.

Close to all amenities and bus routes. Ideal for a professional or mature student. 5 appliances. Heat, hot water, cable included. Non-smoker, no pets.

Available October 1st. $850. Contact 778-837-2617

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

CA$H for CAR$ No Wheels -No Problem! Servicing the Fraser Valley 604-746-2855

S Impeccably clean S Heat S Hot Water S Parking

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2011 SALEM T21RD

Crescentview

MAPLE RIDGE. FOR LEASE Silver Valley View, 4 bdrm., 2 baths, liv., din., rec. 1000 sf. deck, over height 2 car gar. On 1.3 acres. N/S N/P. Sept. 1. $2000 mo. (604)466-2040 PORT COQUITLAM - ½ Rancher 3568 Handley Cr. Large 2 BR 1 Bath; 950 sf; $1100 Sept 1.

Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

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TRANSPORTATION

COQUITLAM

810

Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value

TOWNHOUSES

Call 604-834-4097 www.aptrentals.com

715

838

TRANSPORTATION

NEW 2 bdrm bsmt N/S N/P $900 + 1/3 gas & hydro sep laundry internet incl 604-307-2485

Call 604-724-6967

736 Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.

SUITES, UPPER

Renovated townhomes in magnificent area.

Basement, patio, new appliances, garage.

PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft.

Ground floor, dance/fitness area.

Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.

PORT MOODY. 2608 St. John’s St. 1350 sq ft store or office space.

Ground level. $2350 + HST. Avail Aug 1. 604-469-9100.

TRANSPORTATION

COQUITLAM/BURKE Mountain 2 BR. 1000 SF B/New. 5 new appliances, in-suite laundry, granite counters, parking, $1100 Including utilities & cables, N/S, N/P, Avail: Sept. 1 (604)475-4459.

Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS. Starting at $750/mo.

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

RENTALS

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

BARGE CAMP: Wood Barge 131’LX38’4.5”X9’8.5”D c/w: Atco trailer complex mounted on barge deck consisting of 20 rooms, kitchen, pantry, dining room, head and shower facilities, laundry facilities, small repair shop, twin Cummins 60Kw diesel gensets. Survey available. Location: Zeballos. $59,500 Call for more details.

250.703.3551.

AUTO SPECIAL 818

CARS - DOMESTIC

w!

Sell it No

1997 CADILLAC DEVILLE - Loaded. Certified. Showroom cond. $6500/obo. (778)565-4334

Reach 180,000 Households

1997 FORD ESCORT wagon, 67,000 km, mint, garage kept, one owner. $4500. 604-869-3313 2007 FORD FUSION SE Fully loaded. Maroon colour, 60K, $7850 firm. Call 604-538-4883.

2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT - 4 dr. auto, no accidents, local, alloy wheels, pwr. options, V-6, keyless ent.& more. $9620 / 604.649.7442

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1991 VW Westfalia, under 1000kms on rebuilt engine, lots of new parts, some rust, $10,500. 604-462-9647.

827

VEHICLES WANTED

for only

$

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10

plus tax

Includes one week in the Maple Ridge News, the Tri-City News, and the Golden Ears Daily.

Includes:

TRUCKS, CARS, BOATS, TRAILERS, RV’S, VANS 3 lines in all listed publications for one week only $10 + tax.

Includes a listing on bcclassified.com (private party ads only)

830

MOTORCYCLES

2002 TRIUMPH TROPHY. Low k’s, new battery, runs good. $4,700.

Call 604-217-3479; 778-880-0233.

2004-2007 loud & sassy custom pipes, DG HARDCHROME from California, double chrome, never blue, 1/2 price. 1st $450 takes.

(778)837-6577 2005 YAMAHA - Midnight Star only lic. since 2009. As new. 1700 cc. Pristine cond. Bought new-Don’t need 2. $16,000 invested. My loss your gain. Blow out price - $7975: takes it away. Dealer serviced.

778-888-6805, 778-837-6577.

– or pay $25 + tax for one week – in all Lower Mainland publications 1.5 million households

604-575-5555

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With a $2000 Down payment

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177

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117

$

$

13,999

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177

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2012 MUSTANG BOSS 302 2006 KIA SPORTAGE AWD Limited Prod oduct uction ion Ca Carr, #PC #PC572 57244

$

55,405

Or

$

433

Bi-weekly 96 months

$

14,988

Or

$

177

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$

35,988

Or

$

284

$

22,988

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$

$

$

423

Or

Bi-weekly 72 months

2007 FORD FOCUS ZX5 Auto, A/C, nice car, great price, #PC5726

9,988

$

122

Or

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13,988

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43,998

$

166

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Or

$

393

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2004 MAZDA 3 SPORT Hatchback, auto,, A/C, Gr Great eat Bu Buyy, #11 #11F16 F16420 420A A

27,988

$

246

2007 FORD EDGE SE

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$

20,988

Or

$

244

$

19,988

Bi-weekly 60 months

Leather, loaded, #11F12387B

13,988

10,988

Or

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Or

$

233

Bi-weekly Bi weekly 60 months

2007 FORD D FREESTAR SEL 2010 RANGER SUPERCAB 2010 FORD FLEX AWD LIMITED Auto, power group, nice truck #11ES5081 $

$

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Loaded,, blac lack, k, nic nicee car car, gr great eat pr price ice, ##12M 12MU31 U31999A U31 99A

$

$

XLT, XTR, 4X4, nice truck, #MLT33788

Or

$

166

Moonro Moo nroof of, le leath ather ath er, se seats ats 77, ##PFT PFT186 1863 8 3

Bi-weekly 60 months months

$

15,988

Or

$

129

$

31,988 Or $31350

Bi Bi-we ekly kl 84 months

Bi-weekly 84 months

20077 FORD FOCUS ZX5 SES 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD 2003 FORD F350 LARIAT CREW 2005 05 S SUZ UZUK UKII C5 C500 BO BOUL ULEV EVAR ARD D WCA CAB B 20 Automa Aut omatic tic, ppowe owerr mo moonrooff, 55,000kms, #PLC4729

$

11,988

Or

$

149

Bi-weeklyy 60 months

Moonroof, trailer tow, only 43000kms!, #PLT4708

$

19,988

Or

$

250

Bi-weekly 60 months

Only 4700kms! #10F18820B

4WD - die diesel sel, lleat eather her, ccolo olorr kkeyedd canopy, ONL ONLYY 106,000kms! #10F13548A

$

$

19,988

5,988

Rod Colville

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Kevin Heath

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CAB 2009 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 2007 FORD F150 SUPERC

Fully Ful ly loa loaded ded, nnav av., DVD ent. syst ystem tem, #1 #11EX 1EX759 7591A 1A

2004 FORD F350 C/CAB

2011 FORD FLEX LTD. AWD

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2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR R 20 2010 10 M MUS US STA TANG NG R ROU OUSH OU SH 4427 27R 27 R

42,988

#11F11554

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21,537

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211

‘11 Ranger Supercab Sport

must be model year 1999 or newer and currently insured to qualify.

$

14,988

*

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$

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$

‘11 Ford Escape XLT

$

17” wheels, power group, satellite radio with 6 month subscription

Selling Price

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$

$

2 24,995 OR 182 BW

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$

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OR

$

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#3559

#3563

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$

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#3516

$

OR

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#3495

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$

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OR

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2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT CAB 4WD

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$

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#3139

$

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$

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$

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$

98 BW

13,995 38 105 BW

$

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$

17

OR

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18,995 $

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$

OR

2010 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING

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#3540

$

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‘09 KIA RONDO

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#3135

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$

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18

$

13,595

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$

28,845

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#3445

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13,995

28 OR $105 BW

#3044

$

$

12,995

$

$

#3606

$

27,995 25 204 BW

$

2010 GMC ACADIA SLT 4WD

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$

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42,995

$

8,888

12

29 OR $91 BW

30 OR $260 BW

43 OR $309 BW

44 OR $69 BW

2006 GMC SIERRA HD CREW 4WD

2005 FORD F350 SD CREW 4WD

‘07 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD

‘06 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD

‘07 BMW 525

#9436

#8366

#3339

#2706

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11 OR $112 BW

$

15,995

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$

$

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19,995 14

$

2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE

1997 MAZDA B4000

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15 9,995

$

$

2,995 16

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$

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243 BW

31

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#2375

#2368

$

22,995

$ $

22,995

32

‘04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4WD

22,888 OR 45

46 OR $169 BW

‘03 KIA RIO

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$

168 BW

#1644

#1811

#3060

33 15,995

$

34 8,995

$

47 3,995

$

$

48 4,995

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2009 GMC SIERRA HD EXT CAB 4WD

$

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$

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Total Paid 1) $28,206, 2) $36,515, 3) $38,064, 4) $25,289, 5) $39,472, 6) $29,614, 7) $50,739, 8) $26,798, 9) $54,963, 10) $26,798, 11) $22,573, 12) $19,757, 13) $23,901, 17) $23,845, 18)$29,370, 19) $33,609, 20) $42,557, 21) $42,557, 22) $49,884, 23) $44,013, 24) $35,231, 25) $42,557, 26) $52,815, 27) $29,370, 28) $22,043, 29) $19,112, 30) $54,281, 31) $50, 757, 35) $29,359, 36) $23,508, 37) $19,112, 38) $22,043, 39) $20,577, 40) $26, 439, 41) $21, 456, 42) $42,078, 43) $62,006, 44) $13,974, 45) $33,690, 46) $33,839.

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