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Locals are pushing for babies’ first books By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A local mom and the head of Coquitlam Public Library are behind a provincial campaign to keep the pages turning on the Books for BC Babies program. Books for BC Babies needs a $250,000 cash infusion so parents of newborns can continue to get a baby board book and a package of information about community resources. CPL head Rhian Piprell and Coquitlam IN QUOTES mom Ryan Drew are promoting the program because they have personally experienced the value of encouraging parents to read to their Rhian Piprell newborns. “I’m passionate about this program,” said Piprell, who co-chairs the provincial program and was an early adopter of the notion of reading to babies because of the link to early childhood learning. Piprell said research has found that reading to babies improves their language development and Books for BC Babies has been linked to increased library usage.
“We want to reach every child.”
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Ryan Drew started reading to her son Joseph when he was a baby, benefiting from the package of books and other resources provided by the Books for BC Babies program. Now, she is joining Coquitlam Public Library head Rhian Piprell in campaigning for private funding for the program.
Food to be added to green cans By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Kitchen scraps will soon be on Coquitlam curbs for pick-up as part of the city’s new green can program. Starting Oct. 4, residents in single-family homes who get their trash collected by the city will be able to mix their leftovers with grass clippings. That means food, coffee grounds, meat, bones, pizza delivery boxes and paper towels can be chucked into the same recycling container as grass clippings and tree trimmings. see KITCHEN WASTE WASTE,, page A3
see BABY BOOK PROGRAM PROGRAM,, page A13
You can weigh in on Evergreen cash And the winner is... Andrea Corrigan and eight others were honoured with Spirit of Community Awards. See page A16
Mayors & premier talk transit By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
There was no money in the pot but Metro Vancouver mayors and the province have promised to work together to come up with supplemental funding to put TransLink on stable funding for decades to come. The public will be invited to participate in a discussion over the next several months over how to close a $400-million gap in Evergreen Line funding and a decision will be made by the end of December on how to pay for it.
Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender, chair of the TransLink mayors council, made the announcement Thursday at a Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Coquitlam’s Vancouver Golf Club. He was joined at the poCAMPBELL dium by Premier Gordon Campbell, who said politicians at all levels must to come together to find a way to pay for transit and a long-awaited Evergreen Line because “we all have to pay for it.” see IT HAS TO BE BE,, page A6
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Kitchen waste service started in PoCo in Jan. continued from front page
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Joyce Lissimore, a member of Trinity United Church in Port Coquitlam, helps homeless people file their tax returns so that they get GST rebates and any owing tax refunds — money they can put to good use, even for shelter.
In doing taxes, volunteer helps house the homeless Refunds and rebates often add up to first and last months’ rent for people who are homeless, says a church volunteer
Shelter meeting Sat. The public is invited to find out more about an emergency shelter and transitional housing project planned for Coquitlam at an open house tomorrow (Saturday). The open house will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the city hall foyer and will provide information and a chance to comment on the plans for a fourstorey, 38,000-square foot centre with 30 shelter beds and 30 self-contained studio units for the transitional programs, for which tenants will pay rent based on income. The facility, to be located at 3030 Gordon Ave. — a one-hectare, treed city lot near the CP Rail tracks, off Westwood Street — would be built to a gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard and will have separated men and women shelter room areas, showers and lockers, a commercial kitchen and dining area, multi-purpose rooms for program and administrative offices, laundry facilities and volunteer spaces. The open house is to gather comment for a Nov. 1 report to council in the lead-up to a Nov. 29 public hearing for the project, which requires re-zoning. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Offering shelter and a warm meal are usually the first planks in plans to help the homeless. Joyce Lissimore has something else to offer using a calculator and a laptop computer. And the result can be a place to live. Lissimore, a member of Trinity United Church, has helped hundreds of Tri-City homeless people fill out income tax forms. While they don’t have much income, not doing their taxes can mean missing out on credits and rebates that could total enough to help someone off the street, she said. “A lot of them don’t bother because they don’t think they have any money,” she said. “But they end up missing out on the GST rebate and the tax credits.” A member of the Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Group, Lissimore said she has seen returns as high as $1,000 in credits and accumulated GST rebates — enough for first and last months’ rent. She knows of 23 people who have used the money to find a place to live and get a phone. “Those are just who I know of,” she said. “Sometimes, they don’t call me back.” The first year Lissimore volunteered her time to help people fill out their tax forms, only a handful of homeless people took advantage of the service. But by the time tax season rolled around 12 months later, word had spread and she was inundated with close to 100 forms. Sandy Burpee, chair of the Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Group, said even a few hundred dollars can be enough to make a dramatic change in a homeless person’s life.
“Depending on the individual, that can be huge,” he said. “Even if they find shelter for a while, that can be the step they need to make a major difference.” • For a homeless person who may need help filing their taxes, Joyce Lissimore can be contacted through Trinity United Church by calling 604-942-0022. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
But oil, grease, plastics and packaging won’t be allowed into the blend, and green bins can only be lined with paper, not plastic bags. The move — which follows in the footsteps of Port Coquitlam — comes after a six-month pilot program involving 500 homes in the New Horizons sub-division to see if bears would be drawn to the food/yard waste cans. The result? No increase sightings of bruins, said Steffanie Warriner, Coquitlam’s manager of environmental services. PoCo launched its revamped recycling program last year and its city staff report 27% less garbage heading to the landfill because of the green mix — and a corresponding reduction in trash tipping charges. Instead, the food/yard waste ends up in a compost disposal site, where it’s processed and sold to farmers and landscapers. PoCo staff believes the city will save about $225,000 in garbage disposal fees over the next five years. Region-wide, Metro Vancouver estimates close to 200,000 tonnes of food is thrown out with other household garbage each year. As for multi-family complexes, which have private contractors to collect garbage and recycling, PoCo is testing its green program at three units on Shaughnessy Street and Hawthorne Avenue. Igor Zahynacz, PoCo’s director of engineering and operations, said if the program works there, city council will consider adding apartments and townhomes as well to divert the city’s green waste; a small fee would be applied to the strata for city collection. Currently, PoCo picks up food waste carts at schools in the city under a green recycling program implemented last year by School District 43. Coquitlam staff will also be studying how multi-family dwellings can be incorporated, Warriner said. Port Moody is expected to start its food/yard waste program in January, said city spokesperson Leslyn Johnson. Meanwhile, Coquitlam city hall will mail information packages to homeowners this week that include a “green can” sticker, which should be placed over the existing “yard trimmings” sticker on the bin.
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City staff will host four open houses to help residents learn more about the green can program: • Thursday, Oct. 14, 6 to 8 p.m. (Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch); • Saturday, Oct. 16, noon to 3 p.m. (Coquitlam Town Centre Park, Inspiration Garden); • Thursday, Oct. 21, 6 to 8 p.m. (city hall); • Saturday, Oct. 23, 1 to 4 p.m. (Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch); For more information, call 604-927-3500 or visit www. coquitlam.ca/recycle. jwarren@tricitynews.com
Rules for rascally rabbits A recent explosion of pet rabbits left out in the wild has prompted Coquitlam city council to consider banning stores from selling unsterilized bunnies. At Monday’s meeting, city council gave three readings to bylaws that would prevent the sale of rabbits not spayed or neutered. According to a staff report, under the bylaws, business owners would face a $500 ticket for violations, with no reduction for early payments. Staff are currently contacting the city’s seven pet stores to gauge feedback on the proposal. The draft bylaw has also been sent to Victoria for approval as wildlife prohibitions fall under provincial jurisdiction. Coun. Mae Reid voted against the amended bylaw, saying she would like a total ban on rabbit sales because “it’s the most humane thing to do.”
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Coquitlam’s Spirit Square cost $2.7 million to build, with $500,000 coming from the provincial government.
City holding off on more money for Spirit Square By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The popularity of Coquitlam’s newest green space has taken many by surprise at city hall. But the parks committee wants to hold off spending any more money on the Spirit Square across from city hall until after seeing how much wear and tear there is on the field after winter. Last week, city staff suggested the $87,000 left over from the square’s construction budget be put towards a new pedestrian crossing on Burlington Drive that links city hall with the square, as well as road markings, site signage and a recognition plaque. Spirit Square, which opened in June, cost $2.7 million to build, with $500,000 from the provincial government as part of its Olympic legacies program. Over the summer, the city hosted a number of family days and musical acts there, with the Friday night events drawing, on average, more than 100 people. The activities have been “very positive,� said Lynda Baker, Coquitlam’s community events coordinator, and a report will go before city council this fall on future programming at the park. “I think we’re all surprised by the intensity of the use,� Coun. Neal Nicholson said at last Monday’s parks committee. Still, “It’s early in the year. I think we need to let it go through a full-year use before spending any more money. This is not the time to do that.� Committee chair Coun. Doug Macdonell pointed to the poor drainage at the south end of the field and said the remaining cash may be needed to fix that in the spring, after the wet and cold months. Mayor Richard Stewart, who was often at the park this summer, said the city has had “some challenges on the amount of use. I don’t think we need to go forward at this point� on allocating the funds. The committee asked Lori MacKay, Coquitlam’s general manager of parks, recreation and culture, to return with a breakdown of budgetary items that could proceed this fall. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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Travel in old fashioned style on a pony, or take a tour of Ioco in a vintage car. Kids, bring your acting chops and perform in a skit about Ioco’s early days. For more info call 604-939-1648 or visit www.portmoodystationmuseum.blogspot.com
The Council for the City of Port Moody intends to enter into two-year encroachment agreements on the following city-owned lands: • An 18 foot x 6 foot portion of city boulevard at
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2011 Permissive Tax Exemptions identifying the property, the proposed exemptions, the number of years and the estimate of taxes for the next three years. Estimated 2011 Tax Exemptions for a one-year term, Bylaw No. 2846:
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Municipal Tax 2012
Municipal Tax 2013
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Simon Fraser Society for Community Living
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Section 224 (2) (a)
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Port Moody Heritage Society
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Section 224 (2) (d) (i, ii)
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8,440
8,903
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Port Moody Ecological Society
2.1.11
02089-010
Section 224 (2) (d) (i, ii)
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6
22,530
23,767
25,098
Port Moody Senior Citizens Society
2.1.12
03351-000
Section 224 (2) (h)
5,076,000
1
17,651
18,620
19,663
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2.1.13
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Section 224 (2) (d) (i, ii)
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6
292
308
325
Port Moody Branch of Royal Canadian Legion 2.1.14
03151-001
Section 224 (2) (a)
1,651,400
6
17,155
18,097
19,110
An article in Wednesday’s Tri-City News (“Why not a PoCo stop?�) quoting Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce chair Stephanie Booth incorrectly stated that PoCo residents will also benefit from improvements to West Coast Express. It should have read residents “would also benefit from enhanced WCE service if improvements could be made.�
Port Moody Branch of Royal Canadian Legion 2.1.14
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Section 224 (2) (a)
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2,290
2,416
2,551
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16291-221
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1,209
1,277
72,168
76,130
80,393
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“It has to be a partnership,” the premier said as he promised once again that construction would soon start on the $1.4-billion rapid transit line. He also said seven builders interested in the project will soon be whittled down to three and one eventually chosen. Campbell said he welcomes public discussion on funding options because he learned from the furor over the harmonized sales tax that people like to have a say on how their money is spent. Although the HST was the right decision to make to grow the economy, it wasn’t handled properly, he said, noting, “We did a bad job.” T he premier was a late addition to the speakers’ list at the chamber luncheon. Also present were Ian Jarvis, TransLink CEO, who also spoke, and local mayors, business leaders and dozens of media representatives who also turned out to hear what the premier had to say. Transportation Minister Shirley Bond was also at the luncheon, the second cabinet minister to make an appearance in the Tri-Cities since Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid was in Coquitlam to observe a full-day kindergarten class on the first day of school earlier this month. But it was clearly the future of the Evergreen Line that was on everybody’s minds at the chamber luncheon. Funding for the Evergreen Line has been up in the air since TransLink’s mayors’ council approved an operating budget last year that approved higher fuel taxes and fare hikes to generate $130 million for a 10-year-plan that protected bus services but wasn’t enough to finance its $400-million share of the Evergreen Line costs. The mayors have been in consultation with Bond for months over the future of TransLink funding and how extra money can be raised to pay for the line, which has long been a TransLink priority. Although there are no shovels in the ground, construction for the 11 km line is supposed to begin in early 2011. The province has yet to announce a builder for the project but an environmental assessment review has just concluded and a public consultation process is about to begin on the design
for the six stations that have so far been approved for the Burnabyto-Coquitlam line. Meetings are planned to take place in Coquitlam, Burnaby and Port Moody beginning Oct. 13 (see story at right). Earlier in the day, P re m i e r C a m p b e l l , Bond and Minister of Small Business, Technolo g y and Economic Development Iain Black, who is the Port Moody-Westwood MLA, and others held a press conference to honour workers who helped build the new Pitt River Bridge and an interchange to replace the current Lougheed Highway and Mary Hill Bypass intersection. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Transportation officials are planning a series of design consultation meetings to get the public involved in creating the look and the feel of the Evergreen Line stations. Six meetings are planned for public input into stations that will be built as part of the $1.4-billion rapid transit line. There will be six stations along the 11 km route from Burnaby to Coquitlam. More information about the station design will be available at www.evergreenline.org closer to the date of the first meeting. The following meeting dates and locations have been set: • Wednesday, Oct. 13, 6 to 9 p.m., Coquitlam city hall; • Saturday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cameron rec complex, 9253 Cameron St., Burnaby; • Saturday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Coquitlam city hall; • Monday, Oct. 25, 6 to 9 p.m., Cameron rec complex; • Wednesday, Oct. 27, 6 to 9 p.m., Inlet Theatre at Port Moody city hall; • and Saturday, Oct. 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Port Moody rec complex. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
NOTICE OF INTENTION RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN PORT COQUITLAM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA It is the intent of The Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam to maintain a Business Improvement Area (BIA) in Downtown Port Coquitlam pursuant to Section 215 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the Downtown Port Coquitlam BIA is to help local business people and property owners to upgrade and promote the Downtown business district to improve its economic viability. The business promotion scheme proposed to be undertaken includes joint marketing, physical improvements and research studies. It will be designed to benefit the Designated Area outlined in the shaded area on the map below.
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The BIA is to be funded by a levy on the commercial properties in the Designated Area. The estimated total cost of the work is $859,919.00 over five years. The property owners in the Designated Area will pay 90% of the cost during this period. The estimated yearly charge is $1.3076 per $1,000.00 of assessed value. It will be included on the tax statement for properties in the Designated Area and must be paid in full by the tax due date. The re-establishment of the Downtown Port Coquitlam BIA may proceed unless the City receives written opposition from a majority of property owners representing at least 50% of the total assessed value of the parcels within the Designated BIA Area within one month of the publication of this notice. If you own property in the Designated Area and wish to register opposition to the renewal of the Port Coquitlam Downtown Business Improvement Area Bylaw 3736, please send a note by November 1, 2010 to: Corporate Office, City of Port Coquitlam, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 2A8. Please include the names of all registered property owners, signatures of all property owners or their authorized signatories, and the address or legal description of your property. If you support the renewal of the Downtown Port Coquitlam BIA, you do not need to take any further action. For more information, please call the Planning Division at 604.927.5243. Susan Rauh, CMC Corporate Officer 604.927.5421 corporateoffice@portcoquitlam.ca
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Fraser Health will get almost $8 million from the province for extra surgeries and other medical procedures. But Falcon denied it’s simply a shuffling of money that could have been kept in the hands of health authorities in the first place. “It is new money,” he said. “We are not just handing this money over to the health authorities and hoping for the best. We are buying specific procedures and specific outcomes.” The model has raised questions as to whether smaller hospitals could become less viable because they may have difficulty competing against larger ones with
bigger complements of specialists, equipment and capabilities. “Not necessarily,” responded Falcon. Initially, he said, there won’t be direct competition between hospitals. “We want to give all health authorities time to get used to the patientfocused funding model.” But by 2013, up to 20% of acute care health delivery is to be via patientfocused funding. Dr. Les Vertesi, the head of the B.C. Health Services Purchasing Organization, which will control the distribution
cutting waits for spinal surgery and encouraging a shift to a new technique of zapping swollen prostates with lasers rather than using traditional surgery, drastically cutting the length of hospital stays. Province-wide, a total of $80 million is to go out by the pay-for-performance model this year, rising to $170 million in 2011. jnagel@blackpress.ca
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The province is rolling out $23.5 million to perform more elective surgeries and MRI scans, the first wave of a promised $250 million in pay-for-performance funding. Health Minister Kevin Falcon said the new money will follow the patient and drive innovation because hospitals and medical teams will be rewarded if they find ways to become more efficient and get patients in and out faster. “I reject entirely the voices that say we must simply add more money to the system,” he said, calling status quo health care delivery unsustainable. Fraser Health’s share of the first instalment is $7.9 million and is expected to allow local hospitals to perform an extra 6,800 surgeries and other medical procedures and 4,450 additional MRI scans. Va n c o u ve r C o a s t a l Health Authority will receive $5.7 million for 4,850 surgeries or procedures and 3,150 scans. Some of the money could end up going to private clinics to deliver new procedures if that’s how health authorities decide to best deliver expanded care, Falcon confirmed. The Vancouver Island health authority has already issued a call for bids from private clinics to deliver MRIs. “What I care about is patients getting the service they need as quickly as they can,” Falcon said, adding private delivery is no problem so long as procedures are publicly funded and universally available. NDP health critic Adrian Dix said that’s a concern, particularly as private clinic MRIs are likely to cost the system more money. He has dubbed the government’s pay-for-performance strategy a “slush fund” more aimed to manipulate public opinion of health care funding through a game of surgical yo-yo than actually achieve innovation. The number of MRIs to be perfor med in Fraser Health this year will still fall slightly short of the number performed in 2009, despite the funding lift. MRI wait times had reached 18 months at some Lower Mainland hospitals and elective surgery waits had grown because of postponed procedures during the Olympics and over the summer. “What you have is purely a shell game here,” Dix said, predicting long waits will persist.
of funds, argued small hospitals may actually be in position to exploit the new rules and expand their offerings. Under the old system’s rigid budgets, he said, many hospitals were operating “with their brakes on” much of the time, only doing half of what was possible. “They should be able to take real advantage of this,” he said. “Hospitals like the Langleys, Maple Ridges, Deltas and so on have expertise and space available and they can do things really efficiently because in a smaller environment the cost is smaller and the huge apparatus of people isn’t there.” The new model is expected to encourage the use of advanced day surgery instead of overnight hospital stays. Back and spine surgery, bladder surgery and hernia repairs are some of the procedures expected to get much of the new money. Lower Mainland pilot projects over the past couple of years are credited with
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ew provincial legislation aimed at reducing the road carnage caused by impaired driving is certainly draconian, as it basically means there will be zero tolerance for driving after having as little as one drink. A local restaurateur told me last week he believes this law and its enforcement will have a more significant impact on the hospitality business downturn than the muchvaunted HST, especially in the suburbs, where transit options are not as good as they are for people who party it up in the urban areas of the region. People are afraid to have even one glass of wine with their dinner, he reasons, and this is keeping people at home. I reckon he’s probably right on this but, on the other hand, does everyone really have to consume alcohol to have a good time?
I’m not a prude or a teetotaller by any means but over the almost 40 years I’ve worked as a journalist, I’ve heard and written far too many stories about the heartbreaking tragedies caused by mixing alcohol with motor vehicles. If this legislation succeeds in reducing the numbers of these stories, I will be perfectly fine with it. And aside from drinking at home, there are other alternatives. You can still enjoy a night out socializing with friends and supporting live music acts without imbibing alcohol. If I’m driving home from a venue, I simply order nonalcoholic beer — there are many new tasty brands, they’re cheaper than the alcoholic variety and no matter how many you consume, you won’t be impaired. An extra benefit is you won’t become an alcoholic or ravage your organs, perhaps even live a longer and happier life. You’ll certainly have more money left in your pocket. Naturally, I fully expect to one day get
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“I’m not a prude or a teetotaller by any means but over the almost 40 years I’ve worked as a journalist, I’ve heard and written far too many stories about the heartbreaking tragedies caused by mixing alcohol with motor vehicles.” Kurt Langmann pulled over by a skeptical police officer and told to do stupid human tricks after he or she sniffs the barley and hops on my breath, but that’s OK. The police are just doing the job we pay them to do, and I will pass any tests with flying colours. If this isn’t convincing enough, consider
that if some idiot drives into you and you are found to be impaired, you will be charged as partially to blame and your insurance is null and void because you broke the law. Even if your driving was otherwise perfect and you couldn’t have avoided the collision no matter whether you were sober or impaired, you are hooped. The scariest part is that if the driver who hit you is crippled, you could conceivably spend the rest of your life paying for that person’s care out of your own pocket because, remember, your insurance is cancelled retroactively. The way I see it, the government is doing us a favour with this new law, a win-win all the way round. And really, if you can’t enjoy a night out without alcohol, perhaps you should start asking yourself whether you have a problem. By Kurt Langmann is editor of The Aldergrove Star, a Black Press sister paper of The Tri-City News.
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FACE TO FACE: The Mundy Park debate — green vs. some green
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But new demands on existing facilities will also grow with our growing population. Not only would an adventure park have provided something fresh, new and exciting for, as they say, children of all ages, but it could have drawn visitors into our community, too, generating income for city hall and nearby merchants. All this without diminishing green space. Personally, I have no need to go flying along a zipline or bounding from tree to tree along a bouncing elevated boardwalk — sliding down a snowy driveway in my car in midJanuary is a big enough thrill for me, thank you — but I also wouldn’t have wanted to stand in the way of other people’s enjoyment of this new type of adventure. All that being said, it’s clear the people (or at least a small, highlymotivated number of them) have spoken and council has listened. That’s the way it should be done in a democracy. But let’s not close the door permanently to the idea. There may come a time when, to preserve civic services, the city will have to find ways of generating more revenue. And surely a treetop ecoadventure playground might fit the bill.
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he good people of B.C. can claim the anti-HST campaign as a signature event epitomizing what can be accomplished by an outraged citizenry. And now Coquitlam residents have the great forest-adventure park uprising to match it. No sooner did the public get wind over the summer of a city proposal to find a private company to set up ziplines, ladders, swings and the like in the treetops of Mundy Park, than residents mobilized to kill the plan. And kill it they did. With even the most enthusiastic council members feeling the heat from the outcome of the public surveys conducted over the summer, the plan is now as dead as Lady Gaga’s meat dress. And that’s a pity. Coquitlam residents who told council to reject the eco-tourism proposal from staff apparently feel there should never be any new development within Mundy Park, just trails now and trails forever. Certainly, the oasis of lovely green space (and the extra rain and snow that seems to be produced above it) is well worth preserving. As Coquitlam grows, existing parks like this treasure need our protection.
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udging by the number of Mundy Park is one of Canada’s letters to the editor and last urban forests. I’ve enjoyed responses from residents many walks in the park with my of Coquitlam — and, I suspect, a miniature schnauzers and, judging number of residents of neighbourby the number of people I see in ing cities Port Coquitlam and Port the park, there are many who enjoy Moody — Coquitlam city council the peaceful trails. The wildlife in would have been foolish if it had Mundy Park is amazing and some endangered plants are also to be voted in favour of ziplines, ladders and swings in Mundy Park. found there. Coquitlam city council voted Against this backdrop, it is unMonday to kill the proposal after imaginable that a so-called “wilderthe parks committee sent a reness adventure eco-park” would be sounding message — NO — to the compatible. How eco-friendly can idea after it received a record numit be to build an aerial tree advenber of responses on the ture course in the tree canopy where many issue. Frankly, I was taken birds make their nests? You can comment on aback by Coquitlam Where is the environany story you read at mental impact study Parks, Recreation and www.tricitynews.com Culture Services’ recon the initiative? ommendation that a Proponents of this portion of Mundy Park be develtype of development, including oped. Further, that this be done by my colle colleague opposite, say it’s a inviting private contractors to bid shame that such an opportunity to on setting up a wilderness eco-park. establish this type of park has been The consultation process was missed. I join with the many writers launched in the middle of summer to The Tri-City News who expressed with a short deadline for responses. how fortunate it is for our growing Many, including the Friends of city to have Mundy Park as a refuge. Mundy Park Heritage Society, were Green space is increasingly rare in right to point out that this short an urban environment. time frame makes a mockery of Mundy Park should be preserved a proper consultation process for as it is now — that’s the most ecosuch an important move. logically responsible thing to do.
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The province should get on board and let the Historic Sites and Monuments Board assess the Riverview Lands as a national historic site, says the letter writer.
Preserve all of Riverview as gift to British Columbia The Editor, Re. “What’s the hold-up?, Riverview backers ask” (The Tri-City News, Sept. 17). I am writing to ask the provincial government to please agree to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to assess and recognize the Riverview Lands in Coquitlam as a National Historic Site. It is a beautiful, quiet and peaceful green space in the middle of a huge
expanse of a rapidly developing metropolis. Its landscapes (including the wonderful arboretum planted 100 years ago as well as the wild areas) and the heritage buildings all deserve to be preserved as a gift to all the people of B.C. It would be an act of desecration to turn this wonderful site into just another housing development. Our heritage would be lost forever. Anne Holt, Coquitlam
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ing that you spend four hours preparing for each hour you attend school board meetings, you are still compensated in excess of $100 per hour. How do you begin to justify an increase? Chris Gattey, Port Coquitlam Editor’s note: To be fair to School District 43 trustees, The Tri-City News article in question made it clear they didn’t vote for another raise but, rather, for a review of how their compensation is set. They voted themselves a 9% pay increase earlier this year.
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SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS: Eight honoured for leading by example
Mom & student took action Stories by Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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ndrea Corrigan’s first encounter with the homeless population in the Tri-Cities came after reading a story in The Tri-City News. That was in 2007, when the 28-year-old Coquitlam resident had been immersed in stayat-home duties with her three young children. “I had been spending so much time being a mother that I hadn’t really thought about current events,” she said. “The article really got under my skin and I could not think of anything to do to help.” As fate would have it, Corrigan happened to be at the right place, at the right time when the call came for a volunteer co-ordinator for the new cold/wet weather program at St. Andrew’s Church in Port Moody, where Corrigan has been a parishioner for five years. She immediately put up her hand. “I was thrilled for the opportunity,” she said. Since then, she has helped with three rounds during the winter months — twice in
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Winners of the 2010 Spirit of Community Awards (minus Kirstin Tracey and Aarman Rahim), clockwise from top left: Elaine Willis, Geoff Scott, Brenda Martel, Brian Robinson and Mary Ann Meegan. Attendees sampled goodies from exhibitors at the Taste of the Tri-Cities, which featured goodies from local eateries.
Andrea Corrigan is the 2010 winner of the Community Action award, sponsored by The Tri-City News as part of the Spirit of Community Awards. It honours her work with the cold/wet weather mat program at St. Andrew’s United Church in Port Moody.
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hey are generous with their time and, this week, they were thanked for their efforts in making the Tri-Cities a better place. On Tuesday, eight volunteers were honoured with Spirit of Community Awards at a ceremony at the Red Robinson Theatre. The accolade presentation, which returned after a three-year hiatus and is sponsored in part by The TriCity News, ran concurrent with the 13th annual Taste of the Tri-Cities, a feast for participants to sample goodies from local eateries and mingle with chefs and artists. Staged by the Society for Community Development, the two events drew more than 500 par-
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year for my wedding anniversary,” she said. Now a Douglas College university transfer student majoring in criminology — and, not to mention, a 2010 Community Action Award winner — Corrigan said she’ll be scaling back her volunteerism with the program because of her educational demands. And she’ll be donating the $250 she won from The Tri-City Newssponsored award back to the church for this
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Willis, a former Surrey school teacher, has also been active politically, for example, requesting Anmore to declare its village hall scent-free and taking part in public consultation on Metro Vancouver’s waste management. Other nominee: Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society CULTURAL HARMONY: Geoff Scott According to his nominator, Geoff Scott “has been the driving force to provide the Tri-Cities with access to community-based television” since the volunteer production program closed in 1998. For the past five years, Scott has produced City Magazine on Shaw TV and since 1997 has volunteered more than a thousand hours for the Tri-Cities’ News Magazine, a weekly halfhour program on Shaw TV.
bourhood activities, including the annual Halloween fireworks display, and she helped to get the new elementary school playground built. As well, Martel, a teacher at Moody middle school, leads Sunday school at her church. Another neighbour wrote: “Brenda organized a group of parents and children from the neighbourhood, about 15 years ago, to go on an annual camping trip — something which we continue today.” Other nominee: Joyelle Brandt ARTS & CULTURE: Kirsten Tracey A strong promoter of the arts for youth, Kirsten Tracey is responsible for the Port Moody street banners program via the PoMo Arts Centre, where she works. “She shows real dedication and presents the opportunity of doing art with an uplifting way of interacting with
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Police have Goodtimes in Cops 4 Cancer ride By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Some are supporting family members or honouring friends who have battled the disease, while others want to take on the physical challenge or just want to help out Camp Goodtimes. Whatever the reason, seven Tri-City police officers are joining the cycling ranks for the 2010 Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast, which started Wednesday and runs to Sept. 30. From the Port Moody Police, Const. Luke van Winkel is participating in his second tour to cheer on an old friend who was diagnosed with cancer as a teenager — and survived — and for the family members who have lost their struggles with the disease. C o q u i t l a m RC M P Const. Cindy Yoc signed up because she felt it was a good cause; only later did she learn her cousin is just starting his fight against cancer. Const. Jeffrey Jackson is back for his fourth tour, this time as the tour captain, in honour of his brother-
in-law Marcuss Dressel, who passed away two years ago from cancer. “I believe that Camp Goodtimes is an incredible opportunity for children and families struggling with cancer, to network and enjoy themselves at no cost,” he said. He said people often say he’s “nuts” for riding so far — the 22-person team will ride 900 km over seven days — but Jackson said he’s motivated by the struggles of those with cancer who aren’t able to get on a bike. “I simply ride because I can. I can go to bed tired and sore and wake up the next day and I’m able to do it again.” Each year the Cops for Cancer tours throughout B.C. raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Camp Goodtimes, a summer recreation program for kids with cancer and their families. Set in Maple Ridge, the camp provides a variety of activities for kids as well as 24hour medical supervision, while parents can spend time with others who understand the im-
pact of a cancer diagnosis on the family. • Cops for Cancer will ride through the T r i - C i t i e s T u e s d ay, Sept. 28, stopping at the Coquitlam RCMP detachment at 9 a.m. (times are approximate), at Coast Capital Savings (1175 Johnson St.) at 9:30 a.m., at Scott Creek middle (1240 Lansdowne Dr.) at 10 a.m. and at the Po r t M o o dy Po l i c e Department (3051 St. Johns St.) at 11:15 a.m. Visit www.copsforcancer.ca for more information. spayne@tricitynews.com
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Seven Tri-City police officers will be participating in the 2010 Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast, which will begin Wednesday and end on Sept. 30.
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Seniors, clean up and shred Seniors’ centres part of shredding event on Oct. 2 Clutter is a problem and difficult to get rid of, especially when you’re a senior and have mobility issues. To make clean-up easy, Home Instead Senior Care (a provider of non-medical home care for seniors in Port Coquitlam) and local seniors’ centres are partnering in a fall clean-up event next Saturday, Oct. 2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt. in Coquitlam (between Glen Drive and city hall). The goal is to help seniors get rid of unwanted cardboard and paper, including sensitive materials. Cyclone Shredding will be available on site for seniors to shred old papers, documents, magazines, phone books and hardcover books. Klear Out will have a truck on hand to remove all empty cardboard boxes and Belvedere Care Centre representatives will be available to help with registration and other issues. The risks of household clutter are wide
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Join Us! Green Can Program Open Houses The City invites you, your family and your neighbours to attend an open house and learn more about the new Green Can Program! Drop in anytime during the hours below.
Recycling food scraps will not only reduce disposal costs but will also help reduce the community’s carbon footprint and reach the new regional waste diversion goal of 70% by 2015.
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For more information on this new program, visit www.coquitlam.ca/recycle or call 604-927-3500.
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THE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: Art, hockey, hiking and more
PoMo arts fest kicks off 13th Compiled by Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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TODAY: Sept. 24 HIKE WITH BABY
New parents with babies and expectant moms looking to enjoy the great outdoors can hook up with the Baby & Me Hiking Club running Fridays (rain or shine), 10:30 a.m. to noon, until Oct. 29 at Minnekhada Regional Park. Parents should have their own carriers (no strollers). Cost is $10/ series. Register at 604-432-6359.
HOCKEY NIGHT
Catch the Coquitlam Express as they take on the Surrey Eagles in a home opener for the 2010/11 B.C. Hockey League regular season; start time is 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sports Centre. If you can’t catch tonight’s game, you’ll get another shot Saturday when the Express face off against the Merritt Centennials, same time and place.
Saturday, Sept. 25 FOR SENEGAL
The Yakaar Canada Senegal Women’s Literacy Group hosts a fundraising garage/bake sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 671 Madera Crt., Coquitlam. There will be household items, toys, books and African crafts available.
CLEAN IT UP
It’s time to dig in and help clean up in the TD Canada Shoreline Cleanup at the Noons Creek Hatchery (300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody), down to the estuary, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Bring your own gloves and visit www.noonscreek. org for more information.
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There will be family fun, a story tent, activities and a free pancake breakfast at the Family Literacy Celebration at Coquitlam’s Spirit Square (3005 Burlington Dr.) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
UNDERPASS ART
Good news for motorists inching along PoCo’s Shaughnessy Street underpass — a new public art project to be unveiled today at 2 p.m. will brighten up the space with a new mural. This second set of murals was prompted by a similar project completed last year.
SALSA PARTY
Get ready to shake your hips at the Back to School Salsa Dance Party at the Evergreen Cultural Centre from 7 p.m. to midnight. There will be a free salsa class and music by DJ Alberto. Admission is $10/$12 at the door. Visit www. hotsalsadancezone.com.
POMO ARTS FESTIVAL It’s the official kick-off for the 13th annual Port Moody Festival of the Arts, running to Oct. 3, showcasing a variety of events and hands-on activities for the whole family. Tonight catch the opening gala, featuring jazz vocalist Denzal Sinclaire at the Inlet Theatre; the reception starts at 6:30 p.m., show time is 8 p.m. On Saturday, catch Art 4 Youth Day at the Port Moody Sk8 Park from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Art 4 U Day for the whole family runs from noon to 4 p.m. at the Port Moody Arts Centre. Visit www.pomoartsfestival.ca or 604-9312008 for details and tickets.
JAPANESE FLUTE
The Tozenji Buddhist Temple (209 Jackson St., Coquitlam) hosts a unique concert starting at 7 p.m. featuring Isshin Denshin, an electro-acoustic ensemble. The duo explores the Japanese shakuhachi bamboo flute, moving through electronic, world and ambient music styles in a concert called Carving the Air. Tickets are $15/$10, available at the door from 6:30 p.m.
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Looking for more live hockey action? Look no further than Port Moody tonight, when the Black Panthers host the Abbotsford Pilots in a Pacific International Jr. B hockey league game at the PoMo Arena at 7:45 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 26 GOOD PIE
If ever there was a day to check out the Coquitlam Farmers Market, today must be it. The Best Pie in Town Contest is, well, in town, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot. Of course, there will also be loads of delicious garden goodies to choose from. Visit makebakegrow.com.
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Tour the exhibits at Place des Arts with guest artists and explore your inner creativity with handson workshops ranging from drawing fish and self-portraits to getting crafty with clay, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Visit www.placedesarts.ca.
CRITTER BLESSING
Your pet is one of the family, and this afternoon it can become a blessed part, too. St. Clare of Assisi Parish (1320 Johnson St., Coquitlam) hosts a Blessing of the Animals (dogs, cats, budgies, etc. but no snakes, please) at 2 p.m. The tradition dates back to the time of St. Francis in the 12th century. Donations of cash, pet food, collars and other pet supplies will be collected for a local animal shelter.
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Stop by the Treehouse Pub (2099 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo) between 6 and 8 p.m. to support the All Teen Team participating in the 2011 Relay for Life next June. Tickets are $15 and include a burger and drink. To purchase tickets and help this team achieve its best-ever fundraising results, please call Heather at 604-537-2486. Send Things-To-Do guide submissions to spayne@tricitynews.com.
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Celebrate magical, valuable Coquitlam River GREEN SCENE Elaine Golds Rivers Day is set for Sunday
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Local residents enjoy watching returning chum salmon in the Coquitlam River near McAllister Avenue in Port Coquitlam. By keeping their dog on a leash and out of the River, they are helping to protect spawning salmon. safe haven to fish and wildlife. Truly, the saga of the Coquitlam River could fill a book. All rivers change immensely as they flow downstream. From headwaters high in the coastal mountains, the Coquitlam River starts as trickles of snowmelt north of Coquitlam Mountain. Small streams and the nascent Coquitlam River collect this water from forested hillsides and discharge it into Coquitlam Lake, where BC Hydro operates a dam at the lake’s south end. Downstream of the dam, the Coquitlam River is joined by Or Creek, its largest tributary. Their combined flow then moves downstream through more developed areas and gathers additional discharge from small tributaries
located mostly on the river’s west side. The forceful flows of the Coquitlam River gradually diminish as its gradient flattens and its ability to move boulders weakens. North of the Patricia Street pedestrian bridge, the bed of the Coquitlam River is characterized by large boulders. Downstream, the river drops its load of smaller gravel on river bars in downtown Port Coquitlam. By the time the river reaches Red Bridge, its flow is so slow, it can no longer
move even pebbles; only sand and silt are left to be deposited. After passing through Colony Farm Regional Park, the Coquitlam finally joins the mighty Fraser, the last major river to join the Fraser before it empties into the brackish waters of Georgia Straight. Throughout its length, the pools and riffles of the Coquitlam River create a wide variety of habitat that supports all species of Pacific salmon. The Coquitlam River once sustained
the Kwikwetlem First Nation, most especially with a unique run of sockeye salmon which reared in Coquitlam Lake. Water was first diverted from this Lake the 1890s to supply drinking water to New Westminster. In the early 1900s, the dam was raised by the BC Electric Railway Company to generate electricity and more flow was diverted through a tunnel to Buntzen Lake and turbines in a power house on Indian Arm. The lower Coquitlam River was once vastly more extensive with braided channels — but these were deemed to be in the way of development. Now, the Coquitlam River is forced to run as a single channel confined within narrow dikes in its lower reaches. None of these changes has been good for salmon. The sockeye were extinguished when the dam was raised, and their loss created hardship for Kwikwetlem First Nation. The gravel industry scooped gravel, conveniently sorted in size by river flow, directly
from the river in what is now downtown Port Coquitlam; this eliminated vital spawning habitat for pink salmon. In past decades, the onslaught of civilization continued to chew chunks of habitat from the river and spew sediment into its waters. Eventually, people began to realize what a treasure had been lost. In the 1960s, the Port Coquitlam District Fishing and Hunting Club began to raise salmon at a hatchery and, then, restore habitat in the river. By the 1990s, the club had been joined by many other groups keen to undo past damage and build appreciation for the River. With recent support from the revitalized Kwikwetlem First Nation as well as BC Hydro, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the city of Coquitlam and others, restoration efforts are well underway. Today, pink salmon have been returned to the river. Even this year, more than 20 mature pink salmon returned to the Coquitlam — an astonishing observation given that pink salmon on the
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south coast normally spawn only in “odd” years (i.e., 2009, 2011, etc.). Sockeye, landlocked behind the dam as kokanee salmon for 90 years, are valiantly trying to make a comeback now that their juveniles are given a chance to swim downstream each spring. This year, three mature sockeye returned to the lower reaches of the river; two, albeit in poor condition, were released into the lake. The amazing return of millions of sockeye salmon to the Fraser River this summer is evidence that, when given a chance, nature can overwhelm us with her abundance. The threats to the health of the Coquitlam River have not vanished, though, and continued vigilance and restoration effects will be required to protect the habitat that remains and return this River to the jewel that it once was. Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is vice-president of Burke Mountain Naturalists, chair of Colony Farm Park Association and president of PoMo Ecological Society.
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Alderside elementary school students (at table) Jonathan Berabe, Justin Fernandes and Breannyn MacLeod, as well as pre-schoolers Morgen Hallmark and Emily Toppings (sitting on floor) are among the kids who will benefit from a national campaign that will put more books in the school library.
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Alderson elementary school principal John Goheen takes an entrepreneurial approach to filling his school library with books: He goes out and looks for them. If there’s a reading program out there that will help his 234 students boost their literacy skills, he’s all for it. Sometimes, his efforts pay off. Last week, Goheen learned that Alderson has been chosen by the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation for a national book campaign called Adopt a School that aims to put a book for every student into his school. The campaign is in the second week of fundraising and has generated enough money to pay for 31 books, according to the foundation’s website (adoptaschool.loveofreading.org). “Just kee p ‘em c o m i n g , � h e s ay s , “Everything goes into our library.� Goheen, who has been at the Coquitlam school for six years, said library books need to be current so kids will read them and the Indigo campaign, which runs through to Oct. 2, is critical so the library can keep up to date with fiction and non-fiction materials. Like all School District 43 schools, Alderson has its share of vulnerable students, and may have a few more than some, and so the library and school literacy programs are even more important. “We’re always keeping our ear open for organizations that would help
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with our literacy. You just kind of have to, just [because of] the need.� Larene Lunn, customer experience manager at Chapters in Pinetree Village in Coquitlam, said the Love of Reading campaign has been around for a few years but this is the second year money has been raised for local schools. Last year, approximately $2,000 was raised for books for Roy Stibbs elementary in Coquitlam,
the equivalent of $10 per child. She said it’s gratifying to see how the school will benefit from the store campaign, which invites patrons to donate money toward the cause. At the end of the campaign, the school gets gift certificates to buy books at the store. “For us to give back to our community, that’s what it’s really all about. It’s about living our values,� said Lunn. Donations will be ac-
cepted in the Coquitlam Chapters store as well as at Coles in Coquitlam Centre mall and Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby. Lunn is hoping for a last-minute push for the campaign so Alderson gets as many books as possible, saying, “If you can come into the store and actually donate, any denomination is good, anything anyone can spare.� dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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Soft heart, strong mind PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE Barry Buzza
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ast column, I began writing about two seemingly contradicting verses in the Bible. One says, “Bear one another’s burdens and thereby fulfill the law of Christ” while the other says, “For each one will bear his own load.” I began to explain, by using the Capilano Suspension Bridge as an example, how the two attitudes are both necessary but they work in tension with each other like the two anchors on each side of the Capilano Canyon. Understanding the two words used by the Apostle Paul is helpful. When he said “bear one another’s burdens,” the word “burden” referred to those unusually huge loads that are dumped on our lap from time to time. For instance, I have a friend who lives in California and when the devastating earthquake hit the state a few years ago, its epicentre happened to be in my friend’s front yard. At 4:30 a.m. he and his wife were violently awakened and shaken by the shattering earthquake. Their house was virtually destroyed right down to its foundation. The earthquake struck not only in the middle of their family’s home but, also, in the midst of some very serious health problems. My friend and his family, through absolutely no fault of their own, was devastated by the mountainsized burden that had been placed on their shoulders. As he described that season of his life to me, he said with tears in his eyes that there would have been no way their family could have survived intact without the loving care and kindness of three very dear friends. But they did survive and even thrived through the ordeal because some of their friends helped bear the weighty burden. In sharp contrast to that story, I received a phone call from a man a while ago who was asking for help. I don’t know him but he introduced himself as a member of one of our sister churches in Ontario
and said he was moving with his wife and six kids to our community. He told me he had been going through a difficult time over the past months and was handicapped but had finally secured a job in BC. He also had a humble home set aside for him and his family to rent. Because they would be attending our church for a couple of weeks when they arrived in B.C., he haltingly asked for some assistance. If we could just loan him $500 for the damage deposit, he would surely pay it back out of his first paycheque. I asked him a few questions and told him I would call him back with an answer. Then, upon hanging up the phone, I placed a call back to my acquaintance in Ontario who was the pastor of the church the man mentioned. My friend was concerned. He warned me to watch out for the man, who was a scam artist who’d been successfully pulling the same con across the country for years. He told me of one soft-hearted pastor who’d let him stay in his home “just for a few days.” Three months later, unable to get them out, he finally had to have them removed by the police. Unfortunately, the con artist really did have a wife and six kids and had been dragging them around the country sucking the life out of naïve pastors and loving, soft-hearted Christians for years. He apparently had never worked a day in his life and felt that God owed him a free ride. When I called the man back, he was very polite and pleased to hear from me — until I mentioned that I’d just called my pastor friend in Ontario. As soon as I said his name, I heard a click of the phone and he was gone. A few days later, while talking to another pastor 40 miles away, I learned the man had been busy making the rounds. We alerted our circle of friends and the police of the man’s activities. In the two stories, you can easily see how “bear one another’s burdens” applies to one and “let each carry his own load” applies to the other. Barry Buzza (www.barrybuzza.com and http://barrybuzza.blogspot.com) is senior pastor at Northside church in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.
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Let’s talk turkey about Thanksgiving dinner By Diane Strandberg
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Veena Thompson works Sundays at a Port Coquitlam insurance office and on one of those days, Oct. 3, she’ll be putting down her pen and picking up knives and other kitchen implements to teach inexperienced — and even experienced — cooks how to prepare a Thanksgiving turkey dinner with minimal stress.
You are invited to provide input to Council with respect to the above-noted application.
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A local chef and culinary instructor will introduce novice cooks to the mysteries of preparing turkey dinner just in time for Thanksgiving. Veena Thompson is hosting a cooking class on turkey carving Oct. 3 and will show participants how to make gravy without lumps, stir up melt-in-yourmouth stuf fing and carve a turkey that looks elegant on a platter. The Red Seal chef is the author of a how-to guide on cooking turkey dinner and she says her simple, no-fail instructions will take the stress out of making a holiday meal. “With today’s busy lives, the basics haven’t been taught to the next generation,” said Thompson, who worries that holiday meals like Thanksgiving are dying out because no one remembers how to cook them. With her method, making a turkey dinner from scratch is a cinch, says Thompson, who has authored a cook book that also lays out all the instructions including a laminated grocery list you can take to the super market. I Can Cook... Turkey Dinner, her second cook book, will be handed out to those who register for the Oct. 3 workshop. “I really think this class would be great for someone that has never cooked a Thanksgiving meal and doesn’t know where to start.” She’ll bring the turkey and the fixings for stuffing and gravy, and she’ll demonstrate her carving and cooking methods in a boardroom of the Golden Ears Insurance office (104-2331 Marpole Ave., Port Coquitlam) where she works. Thompson is such a whiz at carving turkey, she once deboned a cooked bird in four minutes on live TV. When Thompson isn’t writing cooking books, teaching cooking classes and learning the insurance business, she is also the manager responsible for food services, housekeeping and laundry at a Lower Mainland care home.
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A26 Tri-City News Friday, September 24, 2010
THE TERRY FOX RUN: More photos from the 30th anniversary events in the Tri-Cities
Thousands turned out for the 30th anniversary Terry Fox Run on Sunday in the Tri-Cities. Four local communities hosted runs: Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Terry Fox’s hometown of Port Coquitlam. Despite the rain, the turnout and donations were strong. Above, a string of runners, walkers and cyclists roll along the soggy streets of PoCo during the Hometown Run, where the Man in Motion Rick Hansen ) below left) helped get participants cranked up beforehand. Below right, Coquitlam participant Neil Hastie watches the opening ceremonies with his daughter, Madeline at Blue Mountain Park.
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S u m m e r d r ive r s fum ing over flat tires may have the recent spate of road and building construction to blame. There’s been a small uptick in the number of flat repairs at a few local tire stores and nails, screws and even bits of rebar plucked out of the rubber suggest the damage may be coming from roads near construction sites. But nobody’s pointing fingers and TriCity tire shop owners are happy to provide customers with 15 minute flat repair service to get them back on the road. “It’s the inconvenience of having it done is what’s frustrating people,” said Rob Hoskins of OK Tire on Cambridge Street in Port Coquitlam who said he’s experienced a jump in the number of flat repairs this summer. Five to 10 tire repairs is common, but recently he’s seen as many as 15 to 20 flats a week in the shop he’s owned for 15 years where he sells tires and does a wide range of automotive work. “ M o s t o f i t ’s a l l construction supplies and screws and screw driver bits. I ask all the people where they usually drive, sometimes it’s a couple of times a week for people in areas where there is new building, Burke Mountain especially. And then there’s lots of times where there’s nothing in it; it’s punctured and we don’t know why it happened,” Hoskins said. He can usually send people on their way in 15 minutes and by then, customers are pretty calm about it, Hoskins said. And it could be worse. Flats are relatively cheap and easy to fix compared to replacing entire wheels damaged by pot holes, as was the case two years ago after a harsh winter. Craig Rudd at Circuit Tire in Port Moody said he’s seen a few more tire repairs due to road construction but nothing huge, as compared to the spring where he fixed 20 to 30 damaged wheels a week after the big snow. Ken Potterton, assistant mana g er at
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Rob Hoskins, owner of OK Tire on Cambridge Street in Port Coquitlam, checks the tread of a tire for a puncture that could be causing a flat. Some local tire stores are seeing a rash of flats, possibly caused by construction debris. Fo u n t a i n T i re i n C o q u i t l a m , re p o r t s nothing unusual in the number of flat repairs but said customers seem to be complaining about construction. The story is the same at Big O Tires on Westwood street in Port Coquitlam where owner Brian Clelland
has been seeing a few more flat tires this summer but nothing out of the ordinary. Some people are blaming the puncture on construction while others suspect their neighbours, Clelland said. “We do repair a lot of tires here, it’s not bad for business by any
means,” he added. Customers are usually surprised when he can predict that it’s the right rear tire that needs fixing. “They think I’m psychic,” he jokes because he can guess that the right front tire has kicked up the sharp object and thrown it into
the rear tire which deflates as a result. Soon the summer construction period will end and then d r i v e r s w i l l h av e other things to worry about — like slippery streets, poor visibility and the dreaded fender bender.
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diagnosis and treatment to recovery. Did you know that critical Illness Insurance provides a lump sum of money to support you and your family financially after a critical illness is diagnosed and you satisfy a survival period. It was started with medical professionals, who know from experience that doctors work to save patients’ lives, but at the same time understand that the financial drain during recuperation can be devastating. Financial stress often works against recovery or, in many cases, leaves patients struggling to pay the bills as they resume their lives. It’s also known that a serious illness can happen to anyone: According to the Heart & Stroke see INSURANCE SU C page g A31 3
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Foundation, one in two heart attack victims are under age 65. The Heart & Stroke Foundation estimates that each year, 50,000 Canadians suffer a stroke. Of all stroke victims, 75% will be left with a disability. One in three Canadians will develop a life-threatening cancer according to research by the Canadian Cancer Society. What if it happened to you or a member of your family? How would you cope physically, emotionally and financially? In the event of a critical illness, having greater financial resources can help you with crucial issues, such as: • Access quick and cutting edge medical services In Canada, pay for drugs and treatment not covered by provincial health plans. Outside Canada, pay for timely treatment that may not be available at home, and for the family’s travel and lodging expenses. • Reduce your financial stress You can reduce or pay-off your debts (mortgage, credit cards, etc.). Maintain your business or practice. Avoid taking money out of retirement savings (which can significantly reduce your “nest egg”). • Maintain your independence Modify your home for improved mobility, receive assistance by hiring domestic help during recovery and allow for a family member to take a leave of absence to help you recover. This article is supplied by Colin MacAskill, an investment advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Insurance products are offered through RBC DS Financial Services Inc., a subsidiary of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. When providing life insurance products, Investment Advisors are acting as Insurance Representatives of RBC DS Financial Services Inc. MacAskill welcomes calls on his direct line at 604-257-7455.
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“The sluggish employment rate means that a lot of people are desperate for work, which creates a great opportunity for scamm e r s, ” s a i d Ly n d a Pasacreta, President
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 • Bilingual school carnival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., L’Ecole Des Pionniers, 3550 Wellington St., PoCo; dunk tank, horse rides, carnival games and prizes, M&M Meats barbecue, face painting, martial arts demonstrations and more. Admission is free, games tickets are 25 cents or 25 for $10.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 26 • Blessing of the animals, 2 p.m., St. Clare of Assisi Church, 1320 Johnson St., Coquitlam; all pets except snakes are welcome to be blessed in a tradition dating back to the times of St. Francis in the 12th century. Donations of cash, pet food, collars, leashes, old towels and any other pet supplies will be accepted and given to a local animal shelter.
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• Fraser Pacific Rose Society meets, 7:30 p.m., in the Centennial Room of Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. September is society’s parlour show month; Tony Denton will speak on “What judges are looking for in exhibition roses.” Public is welcome. Info: Theresa, 604-464-5022.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6 • Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m., Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo; guests welcome. Info: 604-461-3474 or www.hydecreek.org.
VOLUNTEERS • North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association is getting ready for its fall 2010 horseback riding program and urgently needs volunteers to help groom and tack horses and to either lead or side walk with riders during their lessons. Horse experience is great but not required. If you enjoy the outdoors, working with wonderful people of all abilities, and love animals, this is the place for you. Info: 604-462-7786. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506. • The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada is looking to start a chapter in the Tri-Cities. If you are interested in helping with fundraising and education events and want to participate in helping to establish a group in the area, call Tisha at 604-459-7775 or email tsimpkins@ ccfc.ca. Info: www.ccfc.ca. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624. • Place des Arts seeks volunteers to be part of its new fundraising committee. Learn how you can use your skills and experience to organize events and campaigns to benefit the community. Info: Alvina, 604-664-1636 or alam@placedesarts.ca. • SUCCESS’ Host Program in the Tri-Cities, Burnaby and New Westminster is recruiting volunteer hosts to help new immigrants adapt to Canadian society and integrate into the community. Social contact with your new immigrant partner for 2-3 hours per week for up to 6 months. Info: Yumiko, 604-430-1899 or 604-430-4199, or yumiko.king@success.bc.ca. • Family and Community Services, in partnership with Parent Support Services Society of BC (PSS), needs volunteers to facilitate the parent support circle in Coquitlam. Parent support circle provides a space for parents to come together, reflect their role as parents and extend support to one another. PSS provides an intensive initial training to volunteers. Info: Gina, 604937-6970. • Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 19 with boys 7-12 who have limited-to-no contact with their fathers. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver. com. • Big Brothers’ 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. • French Scout group welcomes volunteers to lead youth. Volunteers can practise their French and fulfill practicum requirements. Info: Monique, 604-936-3624. • Canadian Cancer Society seeks volunteer drivers and volunteer driver dispatchers in the Tri-Cities to drive cancer patients to appointments. Info: 604-215-5209. • Seniors Services Society needs volunteer drivers (must provide own vehicle) for seniors transportation program. On call up to 4 hours a week to transport and assist Best Buy – Correction Notice We apologize for any inconvenience caused by an error in our flyer dated: Sept 17 – Sept 23 Product: Sony 15.5" VAIO Laptop (VPCEB27FDB) Please note that the incorrect product specifications and image were advertised for this product found on pop-up page 3 of the September 17 flyer. This laptop has a glossy black finish and 512MB of dedicated video memory, NOT a matte black finish and 1GB of dedicated video memory, as previously advertised. SKU: 10146891
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR continued from page A34 • If you are interested in volunteering with the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation, call 604-469-3128. • PLEA Community Services of B.C is looking for volunteers 19 years and older who are interested in spending three hours a week mentoring an at-risk child or youth. Info: Jodi, 604-927-2929 or www.kidstart.ca. • New View Society is recruiting new board members living in the Tri-Cities – someone with an accounting or legal background, or parent advocates of mental health. Fundraising experience or previous board experience would be an asset. For more information about these positions, email Gisela at gisela-newview@shaw.ca or Judy at judyjackson@shaw.ca. • Canadian Cancer Society is looking for cancer survivors to be peer volunteers, providing one-on-one support on the telephone and/or in-person to people living with cancer. Training provided. Info: 604-253-8470. • Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the educational support they need by matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (completed or in-process), and some experience helping others learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: Elske, 604-873-4525 Ext. 301 or studybuddy@bigsisters.bc.ca. • Coast Mental Health needs volunteers to be program assistants in forensics, social rec leaders and one-onone workers at transitional forensics homes located at Riverview Hospital. Info: 604-675-2313, valm@coastfoundation.com or www.coastfoundation.com. • Mature, reliable volunteers with good communication skills needed for food bank and thrift store in PoMo. Info: Krissie, 604-931-5510. • Port Moody Station Museum is looking for volunteers for special events. Info: 604-939-1648. • Physically fit volunteers needed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. at the Society food bank to load and unload truck. Volunteers must be able to work with loads ranging from 30-150 pounds. Commitment of 3-6 months and access to a car are desirable. Info: 604-9312450.
PARENTS, KIDS • Baker’s Corner Pre-school 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. • Breastfeeding or pregnant and wanting to learn more? Looking for information or help? La Leche League Coquitlam groups offer informal, guided discussions and a chance to connect with other nursing mothers. New meeting location: Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo. Meetings held second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Women interested in breastfeeding and their children are invited to free monthly LLL meetings. Info: 604-520-4623 or www.lllc.ca. • 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
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Westwood elementary school, PoCo. Info: 604-461-1167. • Parent and Tot Drop-in: open to parents with children from birth to 5 years old; offers safe and nurturing environment; children learn songs, stories and eat healthy snacks together; parents are full participants; free; open 9-11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam, and 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Seaview elementary school, PoMo. Info: Arshia, 604-937-6971. • Tri-City Family Place, a drop-in centre for children up to five with their caregivers, is open Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 2062 Manning Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-942-4672. • Pleasantside Play Pals, a non-profit parent-participation play group for newborns to pre-schoolers at Old Orchard Hall, PoMo; parents/caregivers invited every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-11:30 p.m. • Parents and tots gather to play and learn in a Jewish-themed environment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org. • Step By Step Child Development Society family resource room and toy lending library at Harbour View elementary school, 960 Lillian St., Coquitlam, is open Tuesday to Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Parent and tot drop-in times are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m. Info: 604931-1977.
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• Family and Community Services parent support circle runs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Mountain View elementary school, 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Open to all parents, grandparents and/ or caregivers. Participation is free and childminding and snacks are available. Info: 604937-6970.
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TRI-CITY SPOTLIGHT: Mayor’s medal to Wilson At left, Samantha Lester, 14, of Coquitlam, marked the 35 anniversary of the War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) program at an Okanagan festival this month. She was a safety walker on the CHAMP float at the Peach Festival Parade in Penticton. CHAMP provides child amputees across Canada with funding for artificial limbs, regional seminars and programs like Matching Mothers. Meanwhile, below, John Wolff of Investor’s Group recently presented Martin Wyant, CEO of SHARE Family and Community Services, with a $1,600 cheque for SHARE’s Tiny Bundles program, which provides groceries to 100 families with pregnant or nursing moms. And Gillian Yardley, the Tri-Cities’ area manager for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. and Yukon, recently received a $750 donation from Randy Dulong, plant manager of SAPA, a Port Coquitlam aluminum extrusion company. The contribution of the business’ 80 employees was matched last month by the company. SUMITTED PHOTOS
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Special Olympics BC – Coquitlam (Tri-Cities) is looking for a few good people….an hour a week, an hour a month…whatever you can give us…we’ll use your skills! We are looking for committee positions, coaches, sport volunteers, event planners, fundraisers, public relations, etc. Interested in sports or not, we have an assortment of tasks that need YOU to ensure our athletes are provided the best experience possible. Drop by to one of our volunteer information sessions…
Sat., Sept. 25TH @ 1:00pm Coquitlam Public Library – Poirier Branch Nancy Bennett Room 575 Poirier St.
Tues., Sept. 28TH @ 7:00pm Pinetree Community Centre Rooms 5 & 6 1260 Pinetree Way
If you are a fan of courage, If you respect determination, Then you are already a fan of Special Olympics Volunteer, Donate, Participate BE A FAN Special Olympics BC – Coquitlam serves the Tri-Cities and currently run programs in many of the 18 sports that are sanctioned by Special Olympics Canada, including: 5 pin-bowling, swimming, floor hockey, and rhythmic gymnastics. For more information and to RSVP, contact: Denise Yuen, Manager, Community Development 604-737-3125 – OR – dyuen@specialolympics.bc.ca
MAYOR CHEERED
Former Coquitlam mayorr Maxine Wilson was back in city council chambers this week — not to run for office but to be recognized for her public service. Mayor Richard Stewart presented the one-term mayor, former city councillor and former school district trustee with a commemoration medal to match the small plaque on the mayor's chain of office; the first plaque is engraved with the name R.B. Kelly, the city's first reeve.
YOUTH GRANT
A youth society in the Tri-Cities will get a $10,000 cash donation from a credit union. Coast Capital Savings announced the grant this week to the PoCoMo Youth Services Society for its Project Reach Out mobile program, which provides after-hours support and services to young people, like health education and referrals.
GOLDEN FOXES
A seniors' home in
Port Coquitlam that took part in the 30th annual Terry Fox Run Sunday raised nearly $1,300 for cancer research. Astoria Resort Retirement Living, located at 2245 Kelly Ave., staged its first-ever Golden Fox Run to collect funds for the Terry Fox Foundation.
PILATES CASH
The poor weather didn't deter Tri-City residents from venturing out for the Pilates in the Park fundraiser last Saturday. The event, led by y Lisa Porcellato at the Port Moody rec centre, plus a silent auction and donations brought in nearly $11,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Spokesperson Melissa Evanson, PoMo's recreation planning and marketing coordinator, said in a release that one participant, Tracey Gallagher, garnered more than $5,600 and was named the society's top individual fundraiser B.C. Please send Spotlight press releases and photos to jwarren@tricitynews. com
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A38 Tri-City News Friday, September 24, 2010
From Moody to ’50s NYC for designer
Showing their graduating collections at the Vancouver Community College fashion show next week are, from left, Tri-City residents Karen Niven, Di Fei Zhao, Reyhaneh Sadat-Mansouri and Robynne McPherson.
Tri-City design students part of fashion show
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By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Four Tri-City residents will have their designs strutting down the catwalk at the Vancouver Community College fashion show next week. Karen Niven, a 2008 Heritage Woods secondary school graduate and Port Moody resident, is one of them and will show her collection as the culmination of her two-year fashion arts diploma program. Students started working on their collections a year ago, brainstorming ideas and narrowing it down to 20 designs. From there, they picked five to produce from patterns, testing them out with samples and going back to tweaking the patterns before starting their final garments in April. Since July, the students have been fitting models and putting the final touches on their looks, which, for Niven, are inspired by the romance and glamour of 1950s Manhattan. “I really like the idea of going back to femininity and dressing up on all occasions,” Niven said. “My version of that is wearing pretty dresses and I made clothes that I would want to wear and feel good in.” Niven travelled to New York with her sister after graduating from high school and fell in love with the Big Apple. In her later research, she developed a particular affection for the New York style era embodied by icons like Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly. For the fashion show Sept. 29, she’ll be sending down the runway two cocktail dresses, an evening gown, a pencil skirt made of vintage metallic fabric, a pair of pants, two silk blouses and wool coats, all in the classic silhouettes of the ’50s. It’s a unique sense of style that Niven will have to translate into a more casual world when she starts her new job soon with designer jeans creator Fidelity Denim. Also showing their g raduating collections are Port Moody’s Reyhaneh SadatMansouri and Robynne McPherson, who now lives in Toronto, and Port Coquitlam’s Di Fei Zhao. • The VCC fashion show
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These designs are among those to be featured at the VCC fashion show next week: Above, by Karen Niven of Por t Moody; below, by Robynne McPherson, a PoMo native now living in Toronto; and bottom, by Reyhaneh Sadat-Mansouri of Port Moody.
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Kindergarten kids, get reading at Fox library Fraser Valley Re gional Library (FVRL) invites all kindergarten kids to explore Terry Fox Library by joining the All Aboard for Kindergarten program. This literacy program, now in its fourth year, is designed to introduce children to their local library. All Aboard for Kindergarten is delivered through a partnership between FVRL and nine Fraser Valley school districts. Beginning at the end of September, partnering schools will start distributing packages to kindergarten children. Each child’s package will include a special Literacy Train fold-out poster with a checklist of 100 Books to Read in Kindergarten, literacy information for families and an invitation for the kindergarten child to get a library card. Kindergarten students who visit Terry Fox Library with their invitation will receive a new library card and a special lanyard to hold their card. As they visit their library, they can start borrowing the 100
books and enter to win prizes! For more information about All Aboard for Kindergarten, visit www.fvrl.ca or Terry Fox Library, or call FVRL’s youth services co-ordinator at 604-5142850. Fraser Valley Re gional Library is the largest public library system in British Columbia, with 24 community libraries serving more than 670,000 people.
NOTHING BUT ’NET
Need internet help? Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library welcomes you to join a free half-hour session to get you started. Participants can learn about the internet, email, Facebook and more. They can choose to learn on their own laptop or use a library computer. Anyone who’s interested should call or ask at the library’s information desk to book a personalized half-hour appointment. These sessions are free. Visit Terry Fox Library or phone
BOOKS FOR SALE
If you’re a bargain book lover, you’ll know Coquitlam Public Library hosts branch book sales where you can find bargains to take home and treasure. During September, these book sales are operating at the blow-out price of ten items for $1. Book sale tables are available at both the Poirier branch (575 Poirier St.) and the City Centre branch (3001 Burlington Dr.) during regular hours. The selection of items will vary but includes a variety of older non-fiction titles, hardcover and paperback fiction, books for children, and a smattering of audio-visual items, such as videos, CDs and DVDs. You can even collect some magazines you may have missed, or some National Geographics for future school assignments. All funds collected are used to add to the library’s collections.
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Sept 25 - Turn Tired Summer Containers Into Fabulous Fall Ones! Do your summer containers look fried & tired? Join Joan & Julieanne as they share how to convert your sad looking summer containers into Fabulous Fall Containers in a few easy steps! Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Cost: FREE Barcode: 335989
Sept 26 - Children’s Workshop: The Bees that Buzz in My Backyard! Join Eric Stromgren, a bee keeper from Peace Fraser Apiaries as he shares about bees and other beneficial bugs’ in our backyards, what homes bees’ need and what kids can do to encourage bees in their own backyard! Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Sept 27 - Right Tree, Right Place Learn how to select the right tree for your yard and how to properly plant it. You will learn about tree shape and function, when and where to plant and which species grow well in Coquitlam. Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Groups for Programs at the Inspiration Garden women T r i - C i t y Wo m e n’s Resource Society is offering a number of groups for women this fall. All groups and workshops are free. For information or to register, call 604-941-7111. • Art therapy group runs Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. starting Oct. 14 for eight weeks. Participants will have the opportunity to express themselves through simple art materials and group process. This group is for women who have experienced abuse. No art experience is necessary but previous counselling/art therapy is required. • Introduction to art therapy g roup runs Wednesdays 6 to 8 p.m. starting Nov. 10 for six weeks. Curious about art therapy? This introductory group will provide a safe and supportive environment for women who have experienced abuse to express themselves through art. No art experience is necessary. • Binge eating support group has an ongoing intake for 10-session groups for women who feel they need help dealing with binge eating. The facilitator helps participants explore issues that may be contributing to their eating. These sessions are open for women over the age of 19 who experience anxiety when trying to control their eating, and require a pre-screening interview to join the 10week sessions. Clients who need help with other eating patterns, such as bulimia, are better served by other resources specific to their needs.
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1. Internet registration at www.coquitlam.ca/inspirationgarden or go to www.signmeup/coquitlam.ca/signmeup and enter the barcode for easy lookup. 2. Call our staff assisted phone registration line 604-927-4386. 3. In person at any Coquitlam Leisure facilities.
Walking to School is Getting Safer A new school year has begun – our roads are busier and sidewalks and crosswalks are filled with students. To improve the walking environment of City right-of-ways at seventeen elementary schools and to promote walkable communities, the City is spending more than $45,000 in 2010. Proposed improvements include: wheelchair ramps at existing marked crosswalks; installation of new marked crosswalks on school routes and new traffic signs; temporary curb extensions and/or median islands at major crosswalks; trimming of vegetation to improve sight lines and accessibility; Speed warning sign. and traffic studies for further major improvements. Specific examples include Harbour View Elementary receiving a new segment of sidewalk, curb and gutter, and Ranch Park Elementary, getting a new speed warning sign on Spuraway Avenue, as well as curb extensions and traffic warning signs. These initiatives are part of a list of possible improvements from the Elementary School Walkability Improvement Study that took place in early 2010 in partnership with students, teachers and Parent Advisory Committees from each school. The groups engaged in walkabouts around their school grounds and neighbourhood to identify issues and potential solutions. A report for each of the City’s 27 elementary schools was prepared targeting efforts to each area’s needs. Additional improvements from the study will be part of the planning and programming of the 2011 Five-Year Capital Plan.
Road Work and then Some! Getting around Coquitlam during 2010 has required additional travel time and patience as drivers navigate detours around road construction that seems to be everywhere. People keep asking, “Why does this work need to be done at once?” The answer is simple - infrastructure projects that Coquitlam received Federal stimulus funding for must be largely completed by March 2011. There is $34 million being spent on these ISF projects to improve infrastructure. Coquitlam received $16.8 million in grants - $11.5 from the Federal government and $5.3 million from our Provincial government. Roadwork on Schoolhouse. This work is also weather dependant so time is of the essence. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we do our best to deliver on our commitment to our provincial and federal partners for this important work that will help make getting around our City easier and more attractive in the near future.
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Check out Kramer’s blooming callunas IN THE GARDEN Brian Minter They never fully open but the bud bloom heather is plenty hearty
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the addition of early blooming callunas, a year round heather garden. Here are some of Kurt’s top bud bloom varieties: • ‘Alexandra’ — A warm coloured crimson that really stands out. Its upright habit and very long blooming period are a great addition to fall colours. • ‘Athene’ — Striking stiff, upright stems with bright red flowers. It makes quite a statement. • ‘Rosita’ — Has very large dark pink buds and a nice stiff upright habit.
• ‘Sandy’ — White buds and yellow foliage contrast nicely and last well into fall. A nice accent plant for containers and small space gardens. • ‘Theresa’ — Another winner with year round yellow foliage. Its bright pink buds stand out well, making it a great accent plant. • ‘Alicia’ — Its beautiful white buds contrast nicely with dark green foliage. Kurt has named this collection the ‘Garden Girls’, and we are very fortunate to have all of these varieties available here on the West Coast. Another innovation with bud bloomers is ‘Twin Girls’, where growers plant a bud bloomer variety and a foliage cultivar like ‘Zeta’ or ‘Zora’ together for a unique colour contrast. ‘Girl Trios’, where three different bud bloomers are grown together as one plant, have also become very popular. These plants are ideally suited for containers and will also create a very nice effect in small and large space gardens. Other breeders are now taking a look at the potential of bud bloomers, and Dutch breeders have come up with a series of their own called ‘Beauty Ladies’. This new innovation in callunas will make a great contribution to so many gardens, and it will be exciting to see where it goes from here.
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variety for the tradition of putting heathers on European graves, especially in late November during All Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day. Most of the non-hardy calluna varieties turned brown rather quickly and of course did not make it through the winter. The trigger for his breeding program was the discovery of a very late blooming calluna he had found in Holland. From this discovery not only was he able to develop longer blooming cultivars, but their hardiness was also astounding. With proper planting and location, they will tolerate zone 4. With good winter protection, some success is found in zone 3. This hardiness factor, along with their long blooming habit, now opens up doors for heathers to be planted where they could never be used before. As the weather turns wet and frosty in late fall, they fill the gap before the winter ericas begin to bloom. Most varieties are reasonably compact, growing only 12 to 14 inches (30 to 40 cm) tall with a spread of 16 inches (40 cm). Their foliage colour varies from a rich dark green and mid-green to yellow. Their flowering times vary slightly, but they will usually look great from August through November and some even into December. This long bloom time now makes them equivalent to many winter blooming varieties and can give many gardens, with
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Mico Dragutinovic has overcome a severed achilles tendon last year to play this PIJHL Jr. B season with the Port Moody Black Panthers. He previously had a tryout with the WHL Vancouver Giants.
Hockey home for Mico on Cats Cousin of NHLer Milan Lucic By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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o far, Mico Dragutinovic’s achilles heel in hockey has been far more literal than he’d care to think about. While toiling on the Delta Ice Hawks, Dragutinovic had his back ankle tendon sliced apart by an opposing player’s skate in a seemingly harmless collision on his first shift during a Pacific International Jr. B hockey league pre-season game versus the Grandview Steelers in August 2009. The 18-year-old Serbia-born forward –– a first cousin of Milan Lucic of the NHL’s Boston Bruins –– spent most of last season mending and rehabilitating the Goliath-like sports injury, before finally earning a tryout this summer with the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants. After getting released, the Surrey resident was just looking for a place to play. Any place. So he approached the Port Moody Black Panthers, another PIJHL squad that fashioned a league-worst 11-36-1 record the previous season. Dragutinovic is friends with a handful of Black Panther players, including Dean Brunato, with whom he played minor hockey in Burnaby. Dragutinovic fit in on the goal-hungry Cats instantly. In the Black Panthers’ second game this season
Sept. 11, the six-foot-three, 195pound right wing whipped in two goals as the hosts shaved the Mission Icebreakers 4-3 at PoMo Arena. Scoring was “great,” Dragutinovic said. Just playing again felt even better. “[The injury] was pretty shocking, pretty depressing,” said Dragutinovic, who found solace in the words of Lucic, whom he sees often during the off-season, usually at family gatherings. “I was used to playing hockey since I was 5 and, all of a sudden, I wasn’t. I missed the whole process... the dressing room, playing, scoring.” Dragutinovic’s mom is sister to Lucic’s dad and hockey is often the hot topic of conversation at family functions. “We have barbecues together and our dads talk about hockey a lot but my mom, not so much,” laughed Dragutinovic, who moved to Canada with his family when he was 3. “I always put my eggs in one basket before and [Milan] told me it’s all about having fun. You’ve got to have fun. I forgot that. So now I’m trying to have fun, joking around the dressing room and everything.” There was no kidding when Giants head coach Don Hay spoke of Dragutinovic, who proved impressive at the major-junior team’s main camp despite being hampered by a hip
flexor injury. “My first impression is he’s a real strong young man,” Hay told The Tri-City News. “He’s strong on the puck and it’s hard for d-men to get the puck from him. He’s very determined with lots of compete in him.” Hay said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Dragutinovic dominate the Jr. B ranks and, eventually, earn at least a shot at the Jr. A level. “Our camp’s just winding up and, with his hip injury, we had to make some pretty quick decisions on guys,” Hay said. “A lot of players develop later sometimes. I could see him doing very well for himself.” Black Panthers general manager Ron Luniw is elated to have Dragutinovic add some skill and size to his forward corps. “He’s going to be a pretty strong player in this league,” Luniw said. “He plays with a physical edge and has a bit of a mean streak in him. He’s one of those kids who’s 18 going on 25. Just his [physical] presence... if you didn’t know him, you’d think he was 22 or 23, easily.” Said Black Panthers head coach Ron Johnson: “He’s a tenacious player with a skill set that could get him to a higher level. He’s a strong power forward who skates well and epitomizes that position. He just has to fine tune everything, like a lot of young
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“My first impression is he’s a real strong young man. He’s strong on the puck and it’s hard for d-men to get the puck from him.” Vancouver Giants head coach Don Hay players.” Dragutinovic is currently working odd jobs, with the hope of going to trade school in the future to become perhaps an electrician or a plumber. First on his mind currently is hockey, with very realistic goals set for the future. “Whatever, maybe [I’ll play on] the Giants one day, or the [BCHL Coquitlam] Express,” Dragutinovic said. “My ultimate goal is to play [pro] somewhere in Europe, like Germany.” For now at least, Port Moody and Dragutinovic seem the perfect fit. ICING: The Cats dropped a 4-3 decision Wednesday to the defending-champion Kodiaks in Aldergrove. The Cats overcame a 3-0 deficit to knot the score 3-3 early in the third period, only to give up a shorthanded goal with 21 ticks left... The 1-2-2 Cats host the 2-2-0 Abbotsford Pilots tomorrow (Saturday) at PoMo Arena, 7:45 p.m.
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P o r t C o q u i t l a m â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s T r i u m p h Taekwon-Do is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an open house tomorrow (Saturday) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its 312 - 1515 Broadway St. location. The event will feature a number of activities during the day, including: â&#x20AC;˘ Free self-sefence seminar for youths and adults. â&#x20AC;˘ Demonstrations of Taekwon-Do techniques and skills, including board breaking. â&#x20AC;˘ Free â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try Taekwon-Doâ&#x20AC;? classes for anybody who wants to see what the fun and challenge are about.
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V-ball victory for Rapids Riverside Rapids won eight straight matches to snag first place at the Douglas College Invitational senior boys high school volleyball tournament last weekend. The Rapids bounced the Vancouver Tech Talismen 25-15, 25-12 in Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final, after a tough semifinal bout versus Eric Hamber Griffins, who beat the Rapids 22-25 in the first set before Riverside rallied back to win the next two, 25-15 and 15-8. The Rapids opened with two-set victories over the Maple Ridge Ramblers (25-5, 25-16) and Hamber (25-15, 25-22), then dumped the Burnaby North Vikings 25-18, 26-24.
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CHEVALIER Joseph L Passed away September 12th, 2010 at the age of 85. He was predeceased by his wife Edna. Joe was a resident of George Derby in Burnaby. He is survived by his sisters Rita (Fred), Alma (Jim), Eva (Graham), May (Ray), brother Maurice (Barbara), also 8 nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life will be held October 3rd, 2010 for family and friends at 2675 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam from 12:00 to 2:30 P.M.
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DAFFODIL CHILDCARE - Open House Oct. 9th & 10th -- 10am-3pm -- 427 Donald St. Coq. 778-3554447 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Providing a natural environment to explore, learn and grow.â&#x20AC;? NORTH POCO. Loving, in-home childcare. Fun/educational activities Small group setting. 604-464-7018
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EXCELLENT opportunity for those who wish to work from home. Free on line training, ďŹ&#x201A;exible hours. www.danutarun4freedom.com
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INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Train on full-size Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders. Includes safety tickets. Provincially certiďŹ ed instructors. Government accredited. Job placement assistance. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853 Some great kids aged 12 to 18
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CLASS 1 TRUCK DRIVER The Burnaby division of Upper Canada Forest Products requires a class 1 certiďŹ ed truck driver for their local same day deliveries. The successful candidate will be customer-service oriented, and enjoys working in a fast paced environment. We offer well maintained company equipment, a competitive compensation & beneďŹ ts package with the added beneďŹ t of no weekend or evening work. Fax cover letter & resume to 604-522-3006 or e-mail resumes to: smellander@ucfp.com
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Hi-Mart (Port Coquitlam). F/T BUTCHER. 2 - 3 yrs exp. Highschool grad. $18.50/H cut & trim meats. Fax: 604-942-3243.
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The City of Port Moody Fire-Rescue Services is curren currently recruiting g Volunteer Firefighters. Volunteers compliment complime the career er firefighter force in response to fires, rescues, rescue medical and other emergencies. They also contribute to the community munity as volunteers and participants in events. even Becoming ng a Volunteer Firefighter is an excellent opportunity oppo bute to your community and gain valuable to contrib firefighte er training and experience. m qualifications include: Minimum â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘
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#9896 1486 Johnson St #8158 304-409 Dartmoor Dr 2500-2519 Penhurst Crt 2603-2688 Rogate Ave
F/T WAREHOUSE / CUSTOMER SERVICE Burnaby metal supply shop. Valid BC driver’s license. Fluent English required. $18/hr. to start. $20/hr after 1 year. Bonus + benefit package. No phone calls or drop-ins. Email:
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#9878 500-1528 Greenstone Crt 2620-2642 Marble Crt 2610-2641 Pamorama Dr
F/T Korean and/or Japanese cook. Min. 3yr exp. Develop menu, supervise & maintain kitchen operation, supervise & train staff, Korean asset, $18-20/hr, Nagano Restaurant (Pt Moody) Fax: 604-945-5109
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SHOP WORKER; strong, energetic for F/T commercial overhead door co. in Surrey. Driver’s lic required. fax resume to: 604-888-8828 or email: ron@valmartdoors.com No Phone Calls please.
#9730 1215 Lansdowne Dr #6008 123-195 Mary St (odd) 2401-2721 St George St 2605-2621 St Johns St
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Back in Motion Rehab Coquitlam, seeks a F/T Administrative Assistant/Receptionist to assist clinical staff. Our corporate culture is one of excellence, mutual respect, integrity, teamwork, and commitment to people. Duties include:
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MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909
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* Answering calls in a professional manner at the front desk/reception * Providing detailed information to callers about our programs and services * Greeting and directing visitors and chaperoning clients * Providing word processing and formatting correspondence, forms, reports, etc. * Compiling questionnaire pkgs * Recording client attendance * Ordering supplies * Maintaining office equipment and cleanliness of the clinic * Data entry and faxing * Handling all incoming and outgoing mail and couriers * Routine clerical duties and special projects The successful candidate is an energetic team player with at least 2 years of office experience; very good administrative and organizational skills; excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook); and outstanding interpersonal and verbal communication skills. Also required is the ability to multi-task and prioritize with a focus on customer service, and to work with confidential material. No phone calls. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Food Service Supervisor Location: B.C. Marquise Group was incorporated in 1993 and continues to be one of the fastest growing companies in its industry specializing in facilities management, hospitality services and customer service. We have an exciting opportunity for a Part Time Food Services Supervisor to join our Marquise Hospitality Services division. The Hospitality division provides integrated support services including dining, laundry, maintenance and housekeeping services to Healthcare facilities across Western Canada.
Responsibilities: • Scheduling of staff for Food Service Department • Know, understand and implement HACCP rules • Orientation and training of new staff • Ensure Occupational Health and Safety is practiced in the workplace
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SITE SUPER To work in a fast paced, high energy, high volume environment. Must be a self starter, have exc. communication and interpersonal skills. Min of 5 years exp. in wood frame construction and computer literate. Send resume to: harryg@portraithomes.ca
Qualifications: • Active member of the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management • BC Food Safe certifi cation, level 1 and 2 • Graduation from an approved two year program in Food ServiceManagement / Technology or related discipline • At least 1 year of recent related experience We offer competitive salary and benefi t packages as well as training and development opportunities for our employees to grow with us.
Application: Please send applications for North Shore to HS511.Marquise@hiredesk.net Thank you for your interest in working with Marquise!
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HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL
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wages, Extended nded me medical dental packag package and RRSP P progr program.
GREENHOUSE WORKERS, F/T, needed in the Pitt Meadows area. $10.25/hr. Day shift & some wknds Exp an asset. Must be fluent in English. Apply by fax 604-460-1803 or email to: john@hollandia.ca
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COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. ref’’s. reno’’s, reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. 604941-8261, cell 778-999-2754. FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 HUGH’S DRYWALL The clean professional way. Small renovations. 604-463-5413 WHITE WALL DRYWALL INC. SteelStud*Boarding*Taping*Texture Free Estimates. 604-936-9601.
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#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774 A & L ELECTRICAL, Local - Bonded, Full reno & upgrading service. New homes & comm. Reas rates. Lic #91585. Call Kia 778-688-4491. DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867. REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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Clean to Perfection. Reliable & Honest, Lic’d & Insured. Free window cleaning. 778-840-2421.
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to: hr@backinmotion.com, or fax 604-575-7746 by Sept 30/2010. Please reference: Coq. Admin. in the subject line.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area:
#8121 1390-1372 Austin Ave (even side only) 1500-1663 Charland Ave 479-499 Decaire St
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PERSONAL SERVICES
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#8676 818-841 Atkins Ave 1527-1699 Balmoral Ave 1431-1695 Como Lake Ave (odd side only) 803-841 Levis St 810-842 Poirier St (even side only) 815-842 Rondeau St 1472-1650 Spray Ave 802-811 Wasco St 812-841 Weston St
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 30 Years Exp. Free Estimates.
Call: Rick (604) 202-5184
STAMPED CONCRETE FPatios FPool Decks FSidewalks FDriveways FForming FFinishing FRe & Re All Your Concrete Needs 30yrs exp. Quality workmanship Fully Insured
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
778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES
PEDRO’’S GENERAL CONTRACTING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfilling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919.
Rick’s Bobcat Service Levelling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.777-0246,604-290-2978 JOBS: Whether you’re looking to find or fill a position, this is where your search begins. Call bcclassified.com 604.575.5555
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FENCING
1-A1 BRAR CEDAR FENCING, chain link & landscaping. #1 quality work and reasonable rates. Harry 604-719-1212 or 604-306-1714 Cedar Fencing Installations ATC LANDSCAPE 604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB. www.atclandscape.com FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
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GARDENING
NURSERY
LOCATION CLOSEOUT LIVE AUCTION Pickett’s Nurseries Ltd. 14610 Neaves Road, Pitt Meadows. September 25, 2010 11:30 - 3:30 p.m. Pickett’s Nurseries Ltd. has re located it’s container production nursery and is liquidating current inventory. Auction will take place Sept. 25 at the Neaves Road property. Plant material will be available to view from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with the auction to follow from 11:30 to 3:30 p.m. Payment will be due at the time of purchase (cash or credit cards only) and all purchases are to be removed from the nursery by the close of business September 28.
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GUTTER CLEANING
Same day serv. avail 604-724-6373
GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627 GUTTER & WINDOW CLEANING Prices starting from for 3 lvl. hm. (av. size) $90/gutters, $90/windows. 2 lvl. hm. (av.size) $65/gutters, $65/windows. 778-861-0465
M.T. GUTTERS Professional Installation 5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit 28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED
Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388
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HANDYPERSONS
DON’S HANDYMAN SERVICES $25 PER HR no job too small. small plumbing repairs leaves racked, drywall patched any household job (604 200 0932)
284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION Furnace & Duct Cleaning
Special pkg $89. Call 604-945-5801
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-540-8501.
278 FURNITURE REFINISHING
LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING Specialists in:
- ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery
Ph: 604-469-2331 281
GARDENING
ATC LANDSCAPE Landscape Maintenance Services
• Fall Yard Clean-Ups • Lawn Maintenance • Gardening • Hedge & Tree Trimming
604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB.
www.atclandscape.com
604-949-1900 QUALITY RENOVATIONS • Additions • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Decks 30 Years Experience Licensed - Insured
www.metrovanhome.ca A-1 CONTRACTING Renos. Bsmt stes, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks. Dhillon 604-782-1936. ❞ A ALL RESIDENTIAL ❞ * Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar. Ken 604-552-0591 / 604-418-7168 Additions, Reno’s & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. Call 604.218.3064
CORAZZA CONTRACTING Quality European Craftsmanship D Renovations D Custom Homes D Kitchens & Baths D Over 20 Years Exp.
WESTWOOD CONCRETE WE SERVICE ALL AREAS • Stamped Concrete • Forming • Patios, Pool & Decks • Removal / Repairs • Custom Design
Carlo @ (604)818-5919
edge creations Kitchen, Bath, Suites & More
Free Estimates 604-813-6949
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Design & Remodel No job too big or small
CONTRACTORS
Call Ed 604-807-6967
SV GENERAL CONTRACTING 0870931 B.C. Ltd. D Site Prep D Land Clearing D Civil Services DStorm & Sanitary D Demolition D Trucking & Material Supply
Office: 604-599-3861 svdlsvul@shaw.ca
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DRYWALL
45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060 BOARDING, TAPING, painting, renovations. Big & small jobs, quality work. Free estimates. Roman 604-931-4132 or 726-4132. Boarding, Taping, Recoat textured ceilings & Respray 30 yrs exp. Call Del 604-505-3826 / (604)476-1154
Prompt Delivery Available
Seven Days a Week
Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. ✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave ✶ Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶ Pea Gravel
465-1311
meadowslandscapesupply.com
Home Renovations and New Construction Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB
Dean 604-834-3076 JERRY’S HANDYMAN SERVICE A to Z Residential/Strata/Commercial Repairs.
PRUNING, TRIMMING, Fall Clean Up, Tree Topping. Free Estimates. Call Jason @ 604-614-5954. YARD WORK, HARD WORK, weeding, anything, etc. $12/hr. Call Chris (778)686-4096 rain or shine.
35 years exp. No job too small. 604-710-8184 or 604-941-7988. RENOVATIONS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOOT & OWL BE THERE! BUILDING MAINT & REPAIRS LTD. Renovations & repairs Concrete, asphalt, vinyl decks, Roof & gutter repairs Custom bathrooms & tile work. Reliable contractor Email: hoot&owl@telus.net
Gary 604-339-5430 NEW CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATIONS Comm - Res. S Decks S Patios S Small & Large projects S Garages S Add-ons You name it we make it happen. High Quality ~ 10 Years Exp. Match or beat any written est.
Magnus Contracting & Renovations Call Today 604-868-7278
RENO & REPAIR NO JOB TOO SMALL! Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available! S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing
Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”
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HOME REPAIRS If I can’t do it It can’t be done
Call Robert 604-844-4222 OR (Cell) 604-454-4515 Interiors: Baths (renos/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Most work completed in 2 days or less * Quality work, prompt service, fair prices * 19 Years. serving Coquitlam Ctr. & area. For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME TRIPLE M RENO’S & PAINTING Free Est’s. Low Prices, High Quality. Call: (604)805-8548.
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LANDSCAPING
AAA RAY’S Masonry & Landscaping Outdoor Living Specialist. Ponds, Kitchen & Fireplace Themes Natural & Cultured Stone, Slate, Post & Beam Cedar Construction Fully Insured & Licensed. 20yrs. 604-780-6304
Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING
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LANDSCAPING NICK’S Landscaping
311 MASONRY & BRICKWORK B.C. MASON Stone, Brick, Chimney, Concrete, Steps, Repairs. Stucco. 45 yrs exp. 778-772-6337 ❖ 604-941-8224
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Local & Long Distance
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
(604)476-0075 www.greenskeeper.ca
HANKS TRUCKING
& Bulldozing Ltd. D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom
Manure NO Wood byproducts used
LOOK for our YARD SIGNS D Free estimates D Insured Licensed DReferences Residential D Pressure Washing
Serving Tri City 30 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com
Scott 604-891-9967 2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca
Free estimates, Seniors Disc, high quality, low cost, WCB.
~ 25% off with this ad ~
Call: (604)518-0974 A-TECH Services 604-230-3539
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Service! www.paintspecial.com
BESTWAY PAINTING & DECORATING Interior / Exterior Small / Big Jobs Comm/Res. Fully insured. Crown molding installation. Faux finish, staining & custom painting.
John 778-881-6737
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17607 FORD ROAD, Pitt Meadows, B.C. PICK-UP or DELIVERY
604-465-3189
WDesign & Renovations WCedar Decks WFences WWooden Retaining walls Home Renovations Call Patrick for a free est.
604-351-6245
Professional Services:
FREE Estimates FREE Color Consultation All your Painting & Drywall Services
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A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
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
TREE SERVICES
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
www.proaccpainting.com
ABC TREE MEN
SEASIDE Painting & Decking
✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding
Spring Special $595 upto 1000 s.f. English Craftsman, Bonded & Insured. Since 1978, Int/Ext, Spray Painting. 604-462-8528, 218-9618
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PAVING/SEAL COATING
ALLAN CONST. & Asphalt. Brick, concrete, drainage, foundation & membrane repair. (604)618-2304 ~ 604-820-2187.
PLUMBING
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! AMAN’S PLUMBING SERVICES Lic.gas fitter. Reas $. 778-895-2005 1 Call Does it All - 2 OLD GUYS PLUMBING & HEATING, Repairs, Reno’’s, H/W Tanks. 604-525-6662. 3 LICENSED PLUMBERS. 66 years experience. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com ✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com. Same day h/w tanks. ★15 years exp. 604-837-6640
ADD YOUR business on www.BCLocalBiz.com directory for province wide exposure! Call 1-877-645-7704
All proceeds to Coral Reef Conservation Project.
Kid’s stuff, bike trailer, furniture, lamps etc.
PAUL BUNYAN Tree Service
A-Grade Plumbing,Heating & Drainage. Lic’d local plumber / gas fitter. Free est, guar’d work 778.881.7598 NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941
* ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS A to Z Roofing Ltd. Spec in re-roofing, asphalt, cedar, flat roof. Guar Wrk. WCB, BBB. 778-996-6479. EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured. Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437 GL ROOFING & Repairs. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB Insured. 604-240-5362 J.J. ROOFING. New Roofs / ReRoofs / Repairs. (Free skylight with new roof). Free Est. Ref’s. WCB Insured. Jas @ 604-726-6345
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Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work
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GARAGE SALE Coke Memorabilia, Luggage, Xmas Decorations, Barbie Accessories. Tons of other Stuff! Sunday 10am to 2pm
11 Hett Creek Drive (Off Parkside) RAIN OR SHINE
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YORKIE PUPS, female, ready in 5 weeks, PB mom, $675. Call (604)858-4900
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APPLIANCES
AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses! POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
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HANDYCAP SPECIAL, 3 wheel scooter, exc. cond., metallic red, nice for lady, $400. 6004-464-0781
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CHEAP
FILA / MASTIFF GUARD DOGS. Excellent Loyal Family Pet, all shots Great Protectors! Ph 604-817-5957.
RUBBISH REMOVAL
GERMAN SHEPHERD Puppies CKC reg. exc pedigree, solid German working line Black & Tan wormed, micro chipped & vaccinated. Ready to go Sept 30th. $900. (604)462-7191 Or to view refer to obedienceplus.com
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MORTGAGES
BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt consolidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simplify the process!1-888-711-8818 dave@mountaincitymortgage.ca
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES GET DAILY email update on all HOMES Listed for sale in the Tricity area. Go to: www.SearchTriCityListings.net.Sponsored by the Axfords of Prudential Sterling Realty
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
RENTALS
FERTILIZERS
WEED FREE MUSHROOM MANURE. 13 yds $140 or Well Rotted $160/10 yds. Delivery in Van/Maple Ridge BBY (604)856-8877
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APARTMENT/CONDO
BURNABY
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
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FURNITURE
Sofa Italia 604.580.2525
Completely remodeled building and 1 bedroom suites. Located at Highgate Mall. $780/mo includes heat, hot water and parking. Call 604-818-0369 BURNABY
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS
CHECK CLASSIFIEDS bcclassified.com 604-575-5555
MISC. FOR SALE
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
DRUMS-complete Yamaha Stage Custom Maple set w/cymbals. Exc. shape. $950: Denis (604)535-6235
CLG. PARK, Port Moody **EXCEPTIONAL FIND!! ** 2 Bdrm 1100sq/ft fully- frnshd. bsmt suite, conveniently. located in Clg. Park, Port Moody. Inclds. 52” TV, wrkout machn., stereo system, dishes & cooking/eating utensils. Ea. bdrm. inclds. dsk., chr., bd. and IKEA closet. shrd. lndry. $1000/mo 604803-1418 or amvgojevic@yahoo.ca COQUITLAM Avail Immed $1185 2 Bed+Den, View, nr West Coast Exp Lrg New kitchen, F/P, yard, deck, storage, pkg. W/D, D/W 1500 sq.ft. New windows, ground level. NO DOGS/cat ok N/S, References 604771-9211 or 925-719-4060.
Flugelhorn, Yamaha, silver, 3 valve with case & leather gig bag, $800. (604)858-6660
COQUITLAM CENTRE
PIANO & BENCH, Weber Berlin, perfect condition bought brand new 1982. $2000. 604-308-3177
“Raphael Towers” 2 Bdrms $1200 to $1225/mo
AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses! HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com
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*IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL
604-944-2963
REAL ESTATE 603
ACREAGE
Cleared and tranquil with Koi ponds on 10 park-like acres with two updated homes in S.E. Langley: $1,495,000. Website: free2list.ca Phone: 604-857-9093 or email: icuchange@pacificcoast.net
PETS
EXTRA
REAL ESTATE
PETS
PIANO, older, upright, good sound $250 obo. 604-576-9285
BELGIAN SHEPHERDS. Malinois pups from top European working bloodlines. Avail now. Reg’d. Vet check/shots. 1-250-333-8862 email: weldonbay@gmail.com or view blog Belgian Malinois -best working dogs
CATS & KITTENS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats.604-309-5388 / 856-4866
Almost for free! Dave
PETS
PETS
BLACK LAB pups, 2 M’s & 2 F’s, 8/wks old, ready in 2 wks, $500. Call: (604)851-2752
(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
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GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. 1 male & 1 female. $850. 1st shots & dewormed. Call 778-863-6332. GERMAN SHEPHERD Reg’d pups, quality German & Czech bloodlines. Guaranteed. Call 604-856-8161. HAVANESE SHIHTZU X. Ready Oct. 23rd. 3 males. 1st shots & dewormed. $550. 604-613-9111 Himalayan Kittens: 1M, 1F, vet checked, 1st shots, family raised. $250. 604-626-4650 ~ Aldergrove. HUSKY LAB X pups. 7wks. Good temperment. 7 F. 2 M. Ready to go. $300. 604-835-3951 JACK RUSSELL X Sheltie puppies $280. Very cute. Please call: 604820-5242. JACK RUSSEL PUPPIES, tri-colour tails docked, 1st shots, vet checked Call 604-820-5225. KITTENS, ghost grey colour, 10wks, $35/each. Call (604)7010282 LAB Pup CKC Reg black female. Pick of litter. Show potential. Champion bloodline. 2nd shot, dewormed, $800. 604-857-9192 Lab pups, 2 blk F, $550, vet chk, quality lines, dew claws, 1st/2nd shots, dewormed. (604)702-0217 MAREMMA MALE PUPS, 11 weeks old, excellent sheepdogs. $450. Call 604-798-9528. NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! www.856-dogs.com or call: 604856-3647. ST. BERNARD pups, loyal family dogs, approx. 175lb as adults. Last couple, $850/ea. (604)462-8605 Toy Australian Shepherd, males, view parents, 1st shots, microchipped. $750. (604)799-3324 WEIMARANER pups! $750 weimaranerpups@gmail.com 604794-3256 CKC reg’d vet chkd
Free Estimates * Fully Insured
RED’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. I Need Work! Home Maintenance. Reasonable rates. Call Red 604-290-7033.
www.recycle-it-now.com
PETS
Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist
RUBBISH REMOVAL
#1 EARTH FRIENDLY JUNK REMOVAL
GARAGE SALES
3762 Wellington St.
Call 604-469-5490
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Tyler 778-861-6289
1068 Buoy Drive
Sat. Sept. 25th 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Donations gratefully accepted.
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❖DECKS ON SALE❖ Installations & Renovations
PAINTING & DRYWALL
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PO CO
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Woodland Decks
Free Est. 604.723.8434
www.newlooklandscapinginc.com
NEW LOOK INC.
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CALL 604-937-0203
Make us your first call! Reasonable Rates. Fast, Friendly & Uniformed Staff.
Residential, Commercial, Interior, Exterior, Fence, Deck, Pressure Wash, All Kinds of Floorings, Seniors & Vacancies Discount. Professional, Reliable, Affordable Services. Lowest price in town. Free Estimate. Licensed. Fully Insured.
Landscape Contractor & Consultant
604-728-5643
RECYCLE-IT! Interior & Exterior * Excellent Rates * No HASSLE, Top Quality Insured• WCB•Written Guarantee
GARAGE SALES
COQUITLAM
Vinyl, Wood and Trex decks, Aluminum and Glass awnings, Wood,Aluminum & Glass Railings D FULLY INSURED D 100% Waterproof Up to 10 year warranty
Robert J. O’Brien
#1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339
When QUALITY Matters All soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements SOIL ANALYSIS UPON REQUEST
“JUST A GREAT JOB!”
338 # 1 PAY-LESS Painting Int./Ext. FALL Special
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GARAGE SALE / FUNDRAISER
604-537-4140
STARBRUSH PAINTING
Residential & Commercial Lawn & Garden Maintenance
NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses
MOVING & STORAGE
AFFORDABLE MOVING
Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, vinyl floor. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
Sat & Sun Sept. 25 & 26 ~ 9 to 12
25 Years in bus. A Moving Experience. Fast, dependable service. L & D Enterprises. Seniors Disc. Will pack your POD. 604-464-5872. 2guyswithatruck.ca Moving & Storage Visa OK. 604-628-7136 AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of moving/packing. Excellent Service. Reas. rates! www.advancemovingbc.com ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1man $35/hr, 2men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience-604 506-7576
SUNDECKS
Professional Painters Free Estimates Written Guaranteed Bonded & Insured
OLI - DÉCOR ~ for all your decorating needs. Faux Finishing, Mural Colour & Design Consultant, Home Staging/Space Planning, Lighting, Background covering 604-936-2718 www.oli-décor.webs.com
Meadows Landscape Supply (604)465-1311
*Loader Work *Brush Cutter *Dump Truck
GREENSKEEPER CONTRACTING
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D Broken Concrete RocksD $21.00 Per Metric Ton D Mud Dirt Sod ClayD $21.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $56.00 Per Ton
Different from the rest. 604-861-8885
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Interior & Exterior
✶Dump Site Now Open✶
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
MILANO PAINTING 604 - 551- 6510
MISC SERVICES
*Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens
FREE ESTIMATES
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*Retaining Walls *Interlocking *Fencing *Drainage *Decking *New Lawns *Hedges 15 Years exp. - Work Guaranteed Free Est. & Ref’s avail. anytime Cel:604-836-6519, 778-285-6510
A name you can trust
*604-941-2263 *604-725-7246
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses! PORT Coquitlam 604-464-9770 110 - 1097 Nicola Ave
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HOMES WANTED
Maltese X Yorkie Boston Terrier X Pug Parson Jack Russell Type Japanese Chin X Shih Tzu
* SELL YOUR HOME FAST * Buying Any Price, Cond., Location. NO COMMISSIONS ~ NO FEES ~ No Risk Home Buying Centre (604)435-5555
All Petland puppies are vet inspected & come w/vaccinations up to date, a spay / neuter incentive, health guar., training DVD & more!
Older Home? Damaged Home? Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH! Call Us First! 604.657.9422
WE BUY HOUSES
COQUITLAM - CRESENTVIEW
Spacious 3 Level 2 & 3 Bdrm Townhomes Over 2000 sq ft, cozy fireplaces, all appliances included. 1½ and 2 baths available; garage or carport. Large kitchen. Close to all types of schools, transportation and amenities.
Please call 604-834-4097 Website:www.aptrentals.com
COQUITLAM, Lincoln / Pipeline brand new 2 bdrm 2 bath 950sf, 9ft ceiling s/s appls, $1400/mo. 1yr term. David 604-816-9773 bef 7pm COQUITLAM: Lincoln / Pipeline (Windsor Gate), in suite W/D, s/s appliances, brand new 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 948 sq.ft. $1400/month. 1 yr term. Linda 604-761-7226 COQUITLAM, nr mall. New 1 bdrm + den. 18th floor. N/S. N/P. 6 S/S appls. $1195/mo + utils. Avail now. Call 604-649-6500. PITT MEADOWS: 3 Bdrm + den, 2 u/g prkg, 2 full baths, 5 appls, strge, lrg patio, golf course & mtn view. $1450/mo. Nov 1st. (778)317-6812
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APARTMENT/CONDO
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
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APARTMENT/CONDO
COQUITLAM
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
MAPLE RIDGE
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1 & 2 Bdrs from $740/mo
1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
Queen Anne Apts.
Call (604) 931-2670
535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)
GREAT LOCATION * Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.
Coquitlam/Port Moody
St. John’s Apartments 2010 St. John’s St, Port Moody
Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value
Close to all amenities and WC Express. Quiet, secure, well maintained, adult oriented suites. 3 Appl’s. Gated parking. Sorry no pets. References required.
Dragan 778-788-1845
Call 604-941-9051
Hyland Manor
For more info & viewing call
Dragan 778-788-1845
Cedar Grove Apartments 655 North Rd, Coquitlam Fab location close to everything. 1 bdrm suites avail. Mins from Lougheed Mall, Skytrain Shopping & parks. Bus station right in front. Parking and Laundry room. For more info & viewing call
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1 bdrm. from $775/mo.
Devonshire Housing Co-op
PORT COQUITLAM Apartment for rent 2 bedroom 2 bathroom 2 parking includes washer/dryer, dishwasher, stove, fridge. microwave. $1325. per month plus utilities. Sorry no pets 2353 Marpole ave. 604-760-5127
22170 Dewdney Trunk Road
604-463-4568
PORT MOODY
THE PERFECT LOCATION Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. Sorry, no pets. Starting at $720/mo.
Call 604-724-6967
The Meadows Gated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.
COQUITLAM warehouse, #2/4 175 Schoolhouse St. 5,909 sq ft. $6,140/mo. gross. Yard avail. Call Danielle 604-628-5613.
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CO-OP RENTALS NOVA VITA CO-OP
Bottom of Burnaby Mtn, SFU 1, 2, 3, 4 bedroom Apts & Townhouses. Rent includes heat, fenced yard, u/g prkg. Share purchase starts at $1600. Email: novavitacoop2010@hotmail.com
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
Coquitlam: 3BR + den 2 lvl, 5 appl 2000sf. Carport. S/C. N/S, pet neg. Reduced $1495. 604-931-3781
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Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available
Call: 604-460-7539 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $775/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.
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APARTMENT/CONDO
or call 604-592-5663
2 Bdrm, 2 bath Avail Immed, 3 appl’s ~ laundry hook-up $886/mo. $2000 for shares
Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management
PITT MEADOWS Meadow Gardens overlooking 18th hole. Luxury 2 bdrm. & den, 3rd. flr. 1,200 sqft. f/p, s/s appli. patio, in-ste w/d & storage, 1 u/g prkg & locker, clubhouse, fitness room, fully secure, n/s, n/p. Ref’s. Avail immed. $1,495 + utils. Please call: (604)465-6201.
PORT COQUITLAM
2 Bdrm Suites Available
For more info & viewing call
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.
12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings
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PORT MOODY new 2 bdrm 1225sf apt on 18th flr of Nahanni Tower (facing inlet) 2 u/g prkg, strg locker s/s appls inste ldry, pool tennis gym, $1550 incl h/water, heat. NS/NP. 604-968-5370 PORT MOODY, Newport Village. 2 bdrm condo. 5 appls. Gas F/P. Nr rec ctr. transit & library. Oct. 1. $1250/mo. N/P. N/S. 604-524-3353. PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ Villa Leah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 $1475/mo Newly reno’d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677
RENOVATE
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.
751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam
604-463-7450 604-463-2236
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PORT COQUITLAM
CEDARWAY APT Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms Quiet building with insuite storage, dishwasher, gated parking. Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.
Call 604-837-4589 2251 Pitt River Rd.
www.aptrentals.net PORT COQUITLAM - Newly renovated, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amens, WC Exp - 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS. - Lrg, bright, incl heat, h/water, f/s, priv balc, window coverings. - Laundry & storage on ea floor. - Plenty of pkng avail. No Pets. - Wheelchair accessible
McALLISTER APARTMENTS
2232 McAllister Ave
(604)941-7721
HOMES FOR RENT
COQUITLAM Ctr area. 3 bdrm hse 2.5 bath, 1700 s/f, garage, back yd, n/p, $1400 +utils. 778-861-2464. COQUITLAM Ctrl. 2 bdrm. Large yard. $1100/mo. + utils. Close to schools, shops & trans. Avail Oct 1. No inside pets. 604-377-7528 COQUITLAM Home 3bdrms up & 1 dn, lrg rec rm & yard, 21/2 baths, lots of storage, N/P N/S Avail. Oct 1 Rent $1800 1yr lease 604-9373010 LANGLEY 3Bdrm Rancher. Fenced 3.5Ac. 204St/80Ave. $2100/mo. Ref Req. Ph: 604-807-6779 MAPLE RIDGE 1600 sq/ft 3 bdrm rancher, ample prkg, new flooring Oct.1, $1450. Ns/Np. 604-941-3259 MAPLE RIDGE - 2 bdrm. cls. to amens. scls, park & mall. n/p, n/s, enclosed deck, lovely neighborhood. Now. $1200 (604)936-4824 PORT Coquitlam. 3 bdrm 2 bath 2 lvl rec rm lndry storage yrd RV prkg immed. $1400+utils. 604-379-7887 PORT COQUITLAM: Clean 3/bdrm, 1.5 ba, W/D, h/w flrs. Nice yard. cats OK. N/S. Ref’s 1/yr lse. Immed. $1600/mo+ utils. (604)945-6535. PORT MOODY 4 bdrms approx 3000s/f, unfin bsm’t, n/s n/p. Ref’s req $2,250/mo. Avail now 778-2887070 oldcut@hotmail.com
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COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA 750 + sq/ft office space with small kitchen.604-944-2963 Maple Ridge:
DOWNTOWN STOREFRONT Office / Commercial / Retail Central heat & a/c, avail immed. (All inclusive except utils). Free parking. 600 sq/ft. $675/mo + HST.
Call: 604-805-4765
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ROOMS FOR RENT
Port Coquitlam - Maryhill furnished bdrm. shr’d kitchen/bath/living Quiet older N/S hse. $450 604.941.2959
747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING NOW RENTING EXCEPTIONAL RETIREMENT INDEPENDENT LIVING 55 RJ Kent Residences. Brand New 1 bdrm. suites. Monthly lease includes 2 meals, weekly housekeeping and flat laundry service. www.rjkent.com 2675 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam 778-285-5554
748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION PORT COQUITLAM: Room avail in large house for adult. NS/NP/N/D. $425. 604-944-0884; 604-341-6702
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PITT MEADOWS 3 Storage Bays. 2 bays-400sf. $200/mo. each, 1 bay -1000sf. $300/mo. 1 600sf. workshop w/ power $300/mo. + utils. Pri. & secure. Great for small RV’s & Boats. Avail. Now. (604)722-6487 STORAGE SPACE for rent. 1400 sf. Available now. For more info call 604-866-8182.
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SUITES, LOWER
1 BD BASEMENT suite, full kitchen, large living rm with fireplace. Avail. Oct 1. Port Coq. 604-395-3254 ANMORE. 1 bdrm on acre, 1000 sq.ft., priv entry, cvrd deck, shrd W/D. N/P, suits 1, $850 incl utils, cable & net.Immed. 604-506-1034. BURNABY. Edmonds 1 bdrm $800 incl utils & 4 appls No smoking no pets. Immed Refs 604-936-0630 CCQUITLAM 915 sq/ft 1bdrm suite, avail Oct 1st, ns/np, no waterbed $950/mo incl all utils. 604-942-7804 COQUITLAM 1bdr gr/lvl ste, 5appls incl inste w/d, near Coq Ctr & bus. $700 +1/3utils or $800 incl all utils. Ns/np. Avail now. 604-323-3282 COQUITLAM 1 bdrm. new suite, utils. incl. 5 appl., insuite ldry. Oct. 1. $800 mo. Mike 604-552-7611 COQUITLAM, BRAND NEW 1 or 2 bdrm bsmt suite. Walking dist. to Coquitlam Ctr & WCE. W/D. $750/mo. incl. utils/cable. N/S N/P. Avail immed. Call 604-721-8260. COQUITLAM: Capehorn area: Lge 1 Bdrm, new carpet, W/D, priv ent, alarm, cbl, N/P, N/S. Suits 1 quiet person.$800/mo.Now.604.525.8992 COQUITLAM large 1 bdrm suite in exec home, sep entry & laundry,f/p, nice view, suit quiet mature person. $850/mo. Call 778-882-3959. COQUITLAM One bedroom basement suite is for rent. Close to Superstore, IKEA. $690 Utility incl. Indoor cat is OK. N/S Available now. Call @ 604-200-0885 COQUITLAM, W.W. Plat. 2 bdrm 1 bath 4 appls. N/S, cat ok. $800 incl hydro, Sept 15th. 604-944-9895 COQUITLAM WW Plateau. 2 bdrm, $975 incl util, w/d, satelite TV. Avail. immed. Ns/np. 604-618-8549 COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Grd level 2 bdrm ste. Lndry incl. $950. N/S. N/P. Avl now. 604-808-2964. MAPLE RIDGE, newly reno’d suite, sep entr., lrg 1 bdrm, full bath, own W/D, off St. prk. Util incl. On site owner. NS, pets negotiable. 1 year lease. Refs. req. $760/mo Please leave msg. Oct. 1. (604)467-1307. PITT Meadows 1300 s/f, 2 bd, h/w tile, 5 appli, jetted tub, Oct.1, $975 + utils. Cat OK. N/S. 604-724-6373 Pitt Meadows. Spacious 2 bdrm, f/p, fenced yrd, strge shed, $735 + utils, ref req. Oct 1. 604-328-2996 PO CO. 2 bdrm g/l, bright, spacious. Sep entry/ldry. Immed. Ns/np $900/mo. incl utils. 604-351-7226 POCO Maryhill area 2bdrm 1 bath 1100sf in nice, newer home. $900/ month includes all utils, internet, cable. Avail now. no pets. Call 604941-1184. POCO, North: Lrg 1 Bdrm. Newly reno’d. $750/mo incl utils/full cable, sep W/D. NS/NP. (604)945-5386. PORT COQUITLAM 1 bdrm. bsmnt. suite, cats OK, incl. heat & hot water, $650 mo. Oct. 1. 604-941-2006 PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm, bright, above grnd, NP/NS, no ldry. Incl cble, hydro. $750m. 604-866-8182 PORT COQUITLAM: 2/bdrm gr/lvl ste, sep ent, new paint & floor; nr school & bus, n/p, $850 +35% utils. Cbl & w/l int incld. Avail Oct 15th. 604-841-9896 ~ 604-765-6467. PORT COQUITLAM: newly reno’d 2 bdrm bsmt ste. $850 incl utils/cable. NS/NP. Avail now. (604)945-8974 or (778)320-8974 PORT COQUITLAM, newly reno’d, large 3 bdrm, abv. grnd, quiet area. 1200sf, b. yrd, NS/NP. $1200 + 1/2 utils. Avail. Oct. 1. (604) 552-5958. PORT COQUITLAM, North: 2/Bdrm, new hse, sep ent, shrd W/D. $900/mo inclds utils. N/S, N/P. Avl Oct 1st. (604)816-8050. PORT COQUITLAM. Oxford 1 bdrm priv entry. Ns/np. Incl util. $700/mo. Oct. 1st. 778-558-2448 after 12pm PORT MOODY: 1 bdrm, gr lvl, nr everything, pri ent, prkg, $650 incl utils NP/NS. Immed 604-469-2340 PORT Moody Bachelor Bsmt Suite in PM. Quiet area. Partly Furnished. $590 incl utilities. 604-719-8739 PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $725 + 20% utils. Free ldry, nr Newport Vlg. Np/ns. Oct. 1. 604-469-9402 PORT MOODY- Separate entrance, your own laundry, new appliances, recently renovated. NS/NP. Call 778-355-9663. PT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm g/l ste NS/NP clse to schl & mall. $850 incl utils. avail Oct 1. 604-537-5039
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SUITES, UPPER
COQUITLAM: 615 Girard Ave: 3/Bdrm, 2/ba, deck, c-d-s, new flrs, cls to schls, mall, SFU. $1400/mo inclds utils. N/P. 604-841-6005. COQUITLAM Cape Horn/Mariner. Lrg 3 bd, 2 ba liv/rm, din/rm, fam/rm Bright, clean, new carpets. Avail immed $1525 incl util 604-780-7726 POCO, N. 3 bdrm, main flr, lrg sundeck, nr. prk/schl, ns/np, $1375 incl utils/ satallite, Now. 778-233-7864. PORT Moody. 3 bdrm, nr Newport Vlg. F/p, w/d, awesome deck, np/ ns. $1300 +60% util. 604-469-9402
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TOWNHOUSES
COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA
TOWNHOUSES 2 & 3 Bedrooms Available *Near schools *5 Appliances *Fireplace - NO PETS AVAIL IMMEDIATELY
RENTALS 752
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Pt Mdy 2 BD T’House “Highland Park” 5 appl, avail now $1100/mo Ref’s. N/S. Small dog w/deposit. Pt Coq 4 BD HOUSE 3 BA, avail Oct 1, N/S. Ref’s req’d, $1950/mo PITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938 PORT COQUITLAM, Citadel Hill, 5 bdrms 4 baths, 3 f/p’s, 3100 sf A/C $2300mo Avail now 778-846-3267 PORT COQUITLAM newer twnhse nr Costco. 3 Bdrm+den, garage, 2½ bath. No dogs. From $1600 + utils. Year lease. Aaron 604-644-7100
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1998 FORD TAURUS SE - 4 dr. auto., pwr. options, burgundy, chrome alloy whls. 65 original K. runs great mint. $4595 (604)328-1883 1998 PONTIAC Sunfire. S/roof, a/c, new tires, low kms. Economical. $3000 obo. Moving! 604-477-9590 2002 Pontiac Sunfire Spec Ed, low kms. Economical, a/c, new tires. $4000 obo. Moving! 604-477-9590
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1999 HONDA Civic Si(G) Silver ext Grey cloth int Coupe Sunroof Manual 168,000 km 4 cyl Air condition Power everything ABS Airbags Aftermarket taillights and spoiler New water pump and timing belt Reg. oil change, fluids, brake check, etc. $5600. Call 604-8563435 or 604-309-3757 for more details 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. $8,000. 2 owners, exc. shape. Reg maint. 134,000 kms. Call 604-460-7990. 2005 HONDA S2000, bodyman special. Gray, 66,600 km., Call for details 604-463-3804 604-219-9707 2010 HONDA CIVIC EX, fully loaded, 500km, $19,500. 2010 HONDA CIVIC LX, 1,000km, $16,900. Call 604-463-3804 or 604-219-9707
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