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Bears roam & are moved A bruin family strolled through yards Friday

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

JENNIFER GAUTHIER/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A family of bears seen wandering through residential neighbourhoods in Port Coquitlam Friday afternoon was relocated out of the TriCities.

One mother and two cubs were tranquillized near a busy intersection along Como Lake Avenue about 100 m from Chilko Drive and Lougheed Highway. The three bears had been seen travelling through backyards in the area of nearby Irvine Street for most of the morning, napping under trees and foraging for food.

A black bear mother and its two cubs (only one is shown here) spent the morning in a Irvine Street backyard in Coquitlam last Friday. The trio of bruins wandered through the neighbourhood, not far from busy Westwood Street and Lougheed Highway, before all three bears were tranquillized and relocated.

see FOUND OU FAR,, page g 9

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False alarm calls out cops Guns drawn at Thanksgiving dinner

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Coquitlam RCMP are blaming an inadvertent hoax for leading officers to order an innocent family out of their home at gunpoint while they were busy preparing their Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said Tuesday police received a call from a woman who believed her daughter was being held against her will at a home on Halifax Avenue in Port Coquitlam after overhearing what turned out to be joking comments by a friend of her daughter.

But after receiving the mom’s call, RCMP officers drew their weapons and surrounded the property.

They found the daughter safe in the basement of the home with two other people but that did not stop police from ordering a family in the upstairs residence out of the home; a search revealed no signs of forcible confinement or weapons on the premises.

Coquitlam RCMP officers responded to a call Sunday about someone being held against her will in a Port Coquitlam home — but the claim turned out to be false.

see FAMILY ORDERED OUT OUT,, page 8

By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Coquitlam residents wanting to learn more about the city’s new green can program can attend one of four open houses that start this week.

The first session is tomorrow (Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Poirier branch of Coquitlam Public Library.

Other open houses are scheduled for: Saturday at the Inspiration Garden in Town Centre Park, noon to 3 p.m.; Oct. 21 at city hall, 6 to 8 p.m.; and Oct. 23 at the Poirier library, 1 to 4 p.m.. see YOU OU CAN C TOSS, OSS, page g 8

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Oh, Canada: Fox Run hits Big Apple “Obviously, the Canadian ex-pats know the story very well and certain groups involved in cancer research and runners with disabilities also know about Terry Fox,� he wrote. “However, many New Yorkers do not know the story so one of our goals is to continue to educate them about the Terry Fox legacy.�

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Ex-pat Canadians in New York City behind its annual Terry Fox Run

By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Organizers of the Terry Fox Run in New York City’s famed Central Park expect more than 1,000 participants in this Saturday’s fundraiser named for the Port Coquitlam cancer crusader.

Regina native Ken Ottenbreit said the 30th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope is set to generate a bigger turnout and more donations than last year’s event, which collected $120,000 for cancer research at the Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center in New York.

To boost the numbers, several post-secondary students and alumni from Ontario — from the University of Waterloo and York and Queen’s universities — are also heading to the Big Apple to take part in the Oct. 16 Terry Fox Run. The NYC event is one of about half a dozen Fox Runs this year in the United States — a number the Chilliwack-based Terry Fox Foundation hopes to increase.

A corporate lawyer who has lived in Manhattan since 1988, Ottenbreit started the first Terry Fox Run in NYC 16 years ago to “continue the Terry Fox legacy and to bring Canadians and others together in

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Participants in the Terry Fox Run in New York’s Central Park last year. This year’s event is scheduled for this coming Saturday.

New York for such a worthwhile cause,� he wrote in an email to The Tri-City News.

Ottenbreit serves as a past presi-

dent and is on the board of directors of the Canadian Association of New York, and he feels a special kinship with Fox, having been

born in the same year and as an avid runner.

And he’s eager to share Fox’s tale with New Yorkers.

• Students and staff at a Port Coquitlam school raising money for operational costs in a fun run this week will donate part of the proceeds to the Terry Fox Foundation.

BC Christian Academy will host its annual 10-km event Saturday at 9 a.m., starting at the Fernwood Avenue school and continuing along the Traboulay PoCo Trail.

The public is also invited to attend the festivities, which include activities and a barbecue. • A new documentary about the life of Terry Fox and his historic Marathon of Hope was released yesterday (Tuesday) on DVD. The movie, titled Into the Wind, was co-directed by two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns and debuted last month at the Toronto Film Festival. It also aired on CTV on Sept. 30 to coincide with the national Terry Fox School Run Day. Into the Wind was produced for ESPN as part of the American sports network’s 30 for 30 documentary series. jwarren@tricitynews.com

2 years later, Bhutanese refugees arriving

By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

WHO THEY ARE

Bhutanese refugees are one group among more than 8.4 milThe long-awaited resettlement of lion refugees around the world who have been displaced and the Bhutanese refugees in Coquitlam Canadian government is committed to helping resettle 5,000 of has started to materialize with the them as part of a United Nations Refugee Agency program. In all, trickling in of government-assisted about 108,000 Bhutanese refugees of ethnic Nepalese descent live in refugees from camps in eastern seven camps in eastern Nepal and Canada is one of several counNepal. tries that have agreed to settle them.

Schools, mostly on Coquitlam’s Approximately 850 have been resettled in 21 communities across west side, are working with repreCanada and more are expected to come after another selection prosentatives from the Vancouver-based cess expected to take place this fall.

Immigrant Services Society (ISS) In 2009, the Immigrant Services Society worked with Tri-City to provide a welcoming home for 44 agencies such as School District 43 to prepare them for the resettlepeople who arrived in late August. ment of Bhutanese refugees in the hopes of establishing best pracThe numbers aren’t what was extices for the settlement of a new refugee group. pected two years ago when the TriTo be eligible, potential refugees must undergo medial, security Cities was chosen to be a model comand criminal record checks. munity for establishing a new group Canada annually resettles 10,000 to 12,000 refugees — or one out of refugees who’ve been living in of every 10 refugees resettled globally — through its governmentcamps since they were displaced in assisted and privately sponsored refugee programs. the 1990s. But families are now starting to move into the Cottonwood and Gatensbury neighbourhoods, where affordable housing is available, and jobs, transportation and English (SWIS) are doing the same to estabare being introduced to one another language classes. lish relationships with schools. so they feel more at home.

ISS has a Nepalese-speaking “In our case, we had our SWIS SD43 assistant superintendent worker to help families adapt to team working over the summer...

Sylvia Russell said the families are their new life and the school dis- with orientation for kids and par.5&4RI"AN!$ X ?#! PDF 0also being connected to schools, trict’s settlement workers in schools ents, to help them understand the

routines of school,� Russell said.

While the Bhutanese may be a new refugee group, theirs is not the first to make a new home in the Tri-Cities. SWIS workers are also helping other immigrant and refugees get settled in school this fall.

The seven workers, funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, immigrant integration branch, speak many languages including Farsi, Dari, Korean, Russian, Japanese and Mandarin, which are the first languages of many new immigrants. And ISS figures show that 12 refugees from Iran and Iraq moved to Port Coquitlam this summer.

These represent Canada’s commitment to resettling refugees and are supported for a year with housing and other help to get established in their new communities.

Many of the new immigrant and refugee children were given a free summer camp experience so they would be better prepared for school thanks to the Tzu Chi Foundation, which sponsored 31 el-

ementary school children at a camp at Seaview elementary school, and funding from other partners that provided a summer camp experience with a focus on academics for 40 older children at Sir Frederick Banting middle school.

These camp experiences provided students with skills to help them better adapt to school, Russell said, and a reunion will be held for them to see how they’ve adjusted to life in Canada since summer.

As well, several teachers who are working with refugee and immigrant students in their classrooms are participating in a learning team where they share resources, information and experiences. “They talk about day-to-day support and the long-term picture for them. It’s a very devoted group and [the teachers] are very involved,� Russell noted.

In all, B.C. accepted 296 government-assisted refugees between July 1 and Sept. 30, according to ISS figures, with 64 settling in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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Fraser Health board chair steps down

By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

Fraser Health Authority board chair Gordon Barefoot is stepping down, saying he intends to pursue other commitments after three years of steering B.C.’s largest and fastest-growing health region.

Barefoot, a Surrey resident, is departing early — his term had been extended last year and was to run until September 2011. “I’m a very busy guy right now,� said Barefoot, who has been on the board since 2006 and has been chair for the past three years. “I felt I just couldn’t balance everything so I decided it was time to move on.�

Barefoot is chair of the board of the Corix Water Group of companies and the AutoCanada Income Fund. The for mer Terasen Inc. chief financial officer is also president of Cabgor Management and serves as a director for three other organizations.

Barefoot told Health Minister Kevin Falcon in mid-September he wanted out after deciding the workload was too much. Both men deny his departure is linked to any discord between the board and the provincial government over funding or health policy.

Barefoot said he’s “frank� in discussions with Falcon but they enjoy a good relationship, adding, “I’ve got a lot of respect for him.�

He said Fraser Health is stable at the moment but still faces significant long-term issues of sustainability and keeping up with demand because of the growing, aging population. “We’re in as good shape or better shape than any of the [health] authorities,� he said.

B a re fo o t ove r s aw Fraser Health as it opened the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre and be g an constr uction on both the Sur rey Outpatient Hospital and the Surrey Memorial Hospital expansion. The last year saw significant budget restraint, including cuts to scans, surgeries and grants to community partners.

No immediate successor as board chair has been named.

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he â&#x20AC;&#x153;very regretfully agreedâ&#x20AC;? to let Barefoot go, said he has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;instrumental in the growth and development of health care in the Fraser Valleyâ&#x20AC;? and if anything had pushed for a faster pace toward aggressive health policy reforms.

Falcon plans to take his time selecting a replacement board chair, a position that comes with a $45,000 annual stipend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to have to rush to make that decision,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to find someone thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to very clearly understand the commitment to serve as chair of Fraser Health and make sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re comfortable with that.â&#x20AC;?

He said he will look at both existing directors and other candidates in the community.

The board has at least one director with close ties to Falcon. Chris Gardner, one of the newest, is Falconâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longtime friend and political ally, and former adviser to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts.

Also retiring from Fraser Health is medical health officer Dr. Roland Guasparini.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s served as medical health officer in the region for 23 years and had been the Fraser Health Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first and only chief medical health officer since 2002.

FHA president and CEO Nigel Murray said Guasparini was one of B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strongest advocates for public health, always promoting evidence-based decisionmaking to guide health decisions.

Guasparini is also a clinical professor with the UBC School of Population and Public Health and pressed local cities to adopt no-smoking bylaws.

He had been investigator on clinical trials that led to approved vaccines enhancing the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immunization program, preventing deaths and disabilities for numerous children.

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You can toss out kitchen waste with leaves & grass continued from front page

Although no statistics were immediately available yesterday for last week’s first run, Steffanie Warriner, the city’s manager of environmental services, said staff have received positive feedback from “many residents who are excited by the program and eager to participate.”

And as more inquiries are made, she said, staff update the frequently asked questions page on the city’s website, www.coquitlam.ca.

S t a r t e d l a s t M o n d a y, Coquitlam’s green can program follows Port Coquitlam and Port Moody’s lead to allow residents in homes with city curbside collection to toss their kitchen scraps in the same bin as yard trimmings and grass clippings.

That means food, coffee grounds, meat, bones, pizza delivery boxes and paper towels can be chucked into the same recycling container as yard waste (oil, grease, plastics and packaging can’t be thrown into the blend).

Organic and yard waste can be put in the bin loose or wrapped with a paper bag or newspaper — no plastic is allowed.

“By implementbad for the environb ing this program, ment and how we m the city is hoping to sshould change our You can comment on increase its wasteways. Film entries w any story you read at diversion rate to at can run two- to fivec www.tricitynews.com least 60%,” Warriner minutes long and are m said. “This will help accepted in one of a keep disposal costs as tw wo categories: general low as possible and bring us and stud dent. Teams must have closer to the regional goal of 70% at least one Port Moody resident. waste diversion.”

To qualify, videos are to be upThe program doesn’t apply to loaded to YouTube by Nov. 14 and multi-family complexes at this will be screened Nov. 27 at the time.

Inlet Theatre in Port Moody. Cash According to a study by Metro prizes will be awarded to the best Vancouver, food, paper and yard entries. waste last year accounted for For more information, call about 40% of the region’s resi- 604-469-4535 or email communicadential garbage, which in turn, tions@cityofportmoody.com. creates methane, a greenhouse gas that hastens climate change.

Other garbage news: High inventory levels have forced the temporary closure of Wastech’s construction recycling The city of Port Moody wants facility in Coquitlam. According to better its 60% waste diver- to the company’s website, staff sion rate by inspiring filmmak- at 1001 United Blvd. are re-directers to create video shorts about ing residential wood and green “trashy” habits. waste drop-offs to the Wastech The city has teamed up with transfer station, located at 1200 ArtsConnect, the Port Moody United Blvd. Commercial customFilm Society and the Pacific chap- ers can take reclaimable wood ter of the Solid Waste Association to Ecowaste Landfill or Fraser of North America to launch a Richmond Soil and Fibre. contest to show how garbage is jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Flushing may cause pressure fluctuations and some discoloration and sediment in the water reaching your home or business. Both of these conditions should be of short duration. If your water appears discoloured, run a cold water tap until the water clears.

Please direct inquiries to the Engineering Operations Division at 604-927-5488.

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What are PoCo’s priorities?

You can voice your opinion Survey taking place through Oct. 17 Port Coquitlam residents and business owners could be getting a telephone call in the next couple of weeks asking their opinions on the city’s priorities.

More than 400 residents and 200 businesses will be getting a call between now and Oct. 17 asking what issues concern them and where they see the municipality in 10 years. The eNRG Research Group will be conducting the survey and the number will show up as a 204 area code on a call display.

City staff are urging residents to participate if they are contacted by the research firm.

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As well, stakeholder meetings will be held throughout the review period and an open house will present the findings in January.

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Family ordered out continued from front page

“We qualify this as a hoax,” said Cpl. Paquet.

“We are aware of the people involved in that hoax... and we have spoken with them and that aspect of the investigation has been dealt with.”

Caerau McNabb, her mother, step-father and step-brother were ordered to drop to their knees and lie on the wet ground on their stomachs with their legs spread apart.

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McNabb had been busy setting the table for Thanksgiving dinner, according to CTV, when police swarmed the home. In front of shocked neighbours, she said her 60-year-old mother was forced to lie face-down on the rainsoaked ground in her pyjamas.

“When she finally got down she burst into tears, half in pain, half

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Mounties responded in force Sunday afternoon because of what turned out to be a false report of someone being held against their will. out of embarrassment,” she said.

“I tried to comfort my mother, at which point I was told I had a gun pointed at my head and to shut up and stop speaking.”

She said the family is considering launching a formal complaint against the police department.

“I think we’re all traumatized,” she said.

When police receive a call of this nature it receives top priority, Paquet said. Officers will seek out detailed

infor mation, including location, time and the type of weapons involved when they establish if a complaint is real.

He added that Coquitlam RCMP will be reviewing the steps of the investigation and has been in contact with the McNabb family since the incident took place.

Re s i d e n t s o f t h e house would not comment when approached Tuesday by a Tri-City News reporter. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

Eco-Yard Smart Program Only a few weeks left for this great opportunity - assesment must take place before October 29.

For $25 a horticultural advisor will provide you with a professional assessment of your yard with technical advice on tree selection, planting techniques, composting, management of yard waste, and potential bear attractants.

You will also receive: A report of recommendations on appropriate tree species for your yard and a coupon worth $40.00 towards the purchase of a tree from a participating garden centre.

Adopt-a-Tree Program Adopt-a-Tree free seedlings available at the following events/locations: | October 12

City Centre Aquatic Complex, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

| October 13

Right Tree, Right Place @ Inspiration Garden, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

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| October 16 | October 24

For more information visit www.coquitlam.ca or call 604.927.3000.

TriCity Volunteer Festival @ Coquitlam Centre Mall, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Salmon Come Home @ Hoy Creek Park, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Coquitlam Public Library invites you to imagine your library’s future. Drop in on the 19th or the 26th of October to share your views and ideas. light refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, October 19 – 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. – Poirier Branch, 575 Poirier Street, Phone: 604-937-4144 Tuesday, October 26 – 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., City Centre Branch, 3001 Burlington, Phone: 604-927-3560

Oct 23 – 24—Club Bel Âge Fall Fair Crafts, home baking, delicious food and a treasure trove of gently used items at our garage sale will be available at this fun event. Games and raffles too! Come and support Maillardville’s seniors. Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location: Centre Bel Âge at Place Maillardville, Address: 1200 Cartier Avenue Admission: Free Info: 604.933.6169

Oct 24—Salmon Come Home Join us at the Hoy Creek Hatchery to see Coho and Chum salmon returning to their home stream! This popular family event is held rain or shine and will include children’s activities, music, nature walks, salmon dissection, life-cycle demonstrations and refreshments. Free parking is provided at Pinetree Community Centre and City Hall.

Please do not park on Princess Crescent. Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Hoy Creek Park, north of City Hall and west of CCAC Admission: Free.

Donations gratefully accepted Info: 604.927.6959, Web: www.hsws.citysoup.ca, www.coquitlam.ca

Oct 29—Preschool Haunted Howlawe’en Bring your preschooler to this spooktacular family event. Be prepared for creepy arts and crafts, swimming, spooky activities and a ghoulicious dinner. Swimming at Chimo Pool from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. is included in the fee. Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Location: Poirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier Street Admission: $6.00 Adult / $5.00 Child Info: 604.927.6046, www.coquitlam.ca

Oct 30—Heritage Halloween at Mackin House Museum Come and see how Halloween might have looked 100 years ago. Tours and treats. Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Mackin House Museum, 1116 Brunette Avenue Admission: Donations gratefully accepted Info: 604.516.6151, www.coquitlamheritage.ca

Road And Utility Improvements Please use alternate routes to avoid delays.

Highway Upgrades (includes night work)

Barnet Hwy./Lougheed Hwy. from Port Moody border to Westwood St. Lougheed Hwy. from Schoolhouse St. to Woolridge Lougheed Hwy from Colony Farm to Pitt River Lougheed Hwy from Pitt River to Dewdney Trunk

Coast Meridian Road

Coast Meridian Road from David Avenue to Victoria Drive - streetworks

King Edward Overpass Project

King Edward Street in Coquitlam is closed for construction between Lougheed Hwy and Woolridge Str. until Spring 2011. For a detailed map of closures and detour routes, visit www.coquitlam.ca/kingedward.

Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project For details and updates, visit www.pmh1project.com

Watermain Replacement

Delestre - Blue Mountain to Burns Corona - 1067 to end of cul de sac

Austin Avenue – Mariner to Hillcrest - pavement rehabilitation Schoolhouse Street Improvements Lougheed Hwy to Lucille Starr Drive - April 2010 to March 2011 Working on east side lanes.

King Edward Street Improvements Street Widening - Lougheed Hwy to Brunette Ave. - constructing east side

Call 604.927.6907 or visit www.Coquitlam.ca/TreePlanting

Visit www.coquitlam.ca/CapitalProjects for details Engineering and Public Works Customer Service Line: 604.927.3500.

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Found far from forest continued from front page

“It was concerning,” said Coquitlam’s Bear Aware co-ordinator, Drake Stephens. “It was right on the edge of a busy road Friday before the long weekend. It was rush hour by the time we were finished.”

Noisy traf fic can frighten the bears, he said, noting the animals have the tendency to jump in front of cars when they get spooked.

Stephens recognized the mother bear as one he has been dealing with in the Burke Mountain area for years. It was unusual for the family to travel so far from northeast Coquitlam, he said.

But while the animals have been relocated, that does not necessarily mean Stephens and local conservation officers won’t be seeing them again. A relocation case last year saw a bear return to the Tri-Cities from the Mission area 19 days after it was moved.

“Quite often, they end up coming back,” Stephens said. “We have had bears back on the same street within a month.”

While there are power line rights-of-way and riparian areas around the Lougheed Highway and Chilko Driver area, Stephens said many residents in that neighbourhood do not realize that bears are close by.

But the neighbourhood has seen an increase in bear encounters, especially toward the Ranch Park area of Coquitlam.

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These are two of three bears that wandered through yards Friday near Lougheed and Chilko in Coquitlam. this,” he said. “It is almost the centre of town.”

Stephens said that people in areas that are far from the forest’s edge tend to think they are safe from animal

conflicts. As a result, he said, many people are not securing their garbage in those areas, which is attracting the animals.

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Bear sightings should be reported to the provincial conservation officer services at the 24hour toll-free hotline at 1-877-952-RAPP.

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iking property taxes may not be the most elegant way of paying for the Evergreen Line and the North Fraser Perimeter Road improvements but it’s the simplest and the fastest — and speed is of the essence because federal funds for Evergreen will dry up unless the project advances.

At least that’s the explanation offered by TransLink as it looks for ways to find its $400-million share of the $1.4-billion rapid transit line.

Other options are available, such as a vehicle levy, but creative marketing would be needed to make it acceptable and putting a tax on property around SkyTrain stations has merit but is still a long way out. As for raising fares and gas prices, those options are available, too, but aren’t as simple as just charging each home $5 to $9 on each $100,000 of assessment, and people don’t like those either.

It will be up to regional mayors to make a decision after public consultation in the coming weeks and many, including Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini, don’t like property taxes being used to fund the Evergreen Line. They would rather see charges more related to transportation, such as money from carbon taxes on fuel.

There is no easy solution. As Premier Gordon Campbell said in a recent speech to the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, “we all have to pay” for transit and transportation.

What he didn’t say, and none of the mayors offered up this tidbit either, is that the navel-gazing exercise launched by the so-called memorandum of agreement is for future transportation projects, not for immediate needs such as the Evergreen Line. That agreement hinted at future funding options that the province has no intention of putting in place immediately.

For Evergreen, then, it’s back to the property owner, who also faces a double whammy of increases for sewer and water projects.

Once again, the public will be forced to witness yet another political circus over funding for the Evergreen Line when more spadework could have unearthed more palatable options.

Only a rate cut can save the HST in BC BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA oday I reveal the B.C. government’s strategy to do the apparently impossible and win next year’s referendum on the harmonized sales tax.

My conclusion is based on observation and deductive reasoning rather than imaginary leaks from “reliable sources,” as antiHST crusader Bill Vander Zalm recently conjured up.

In case you missed Zalm’s latest vision, he declared it in the wee hours before Premier Gordon Campbell gave a speech to local government leaders in Whistler. He predicted Campbell would announce he has capitulated to one of Zalm’s many demands and will move up the date of the referendum.

Nothing of the sort happened or will

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happen. The referendum will take place as specified by legislation on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 and we will all pay the 12% HST at least until then.

But Zalm’s other prediction — that a rate cut is coming — will eventually come true (as one of my faithful readers reminded me, even a stopped clock is right twice a day).

One hint of this emerging BC Liberal scheme occurred in mid-September. Doing a live interview on Global TV, Campbell mentioned he is planning a major address to B.C. residents on the HST and the referendum.

This means a televised fireside chat, which implies some kind of major announcement.

Late last week the date was announced as Oct. 27, 7 p.m.

Finance Minister Colin Hansen provided another hint in his latest update on the province’s finances. The finance ministry is still projecting deficits until 2013 but the corporate tax revenues that dropped so dramatically in last year’s financial meltdown

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are now projected to improve considerably by then. Based on that, Hansen could have steered the province back into the black sooner but he has instead carved out $2.1 billion of anticipated revenue that is not yet committed to pay for debt or services.

“That $2.1 billion in additional revenue could be available for a variety of things and I think that’s part of what government is looking for feedback on,” Hansen said.

It could be used to pay down debt, spent on the ever-expanding health care demand or on “tax relief ” of some sort.

You might remember when Prime Minister Stephen Harper rolled back the GST from 7% to 6% and then 5%. Harper whipped out signs with the new rate emblazoned in big blue numbers. This first appeared on the national news and was then repeated in campaign ads.

Campbell and Hansen have 11 months to execute a similar strategy. B.C.’s HST contract with Ottawa requires the province to keep the

rate at 12% until July 1, 2012, after which time the 7% provincial share can be changed.

But as Hansen indicated, they could announce a rate cut any time they want. Some time before the referendum would be useful.

Also yet to be determined is the wording of the referendum question. Elections BC officials have to approve it but the cabinet will craft the wording.

Once the rate cut is promised, the referendum could then offer voters a choice. Keep the HST and see the rate go down in nine months or vote to scrap it and see the old provincial sales tax come back at 7%.

Without a rate cut, what would be the incentive for you to take time out of a sunny September Saturday to go down and vote for the HST? With the promise of a rate cut, the HST has a chance of surviving.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Legalization wouldn’t keep prostitutes safe

A station in the park? Really?

The Editor, Re. “Is protecting prostitutes really the answer?”

(Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Oct. 8).

I would like to take issue with the misleading headline for the discussion regarding the latest court ruling on street prostitution and brothels.

Virtually no one with a conscience wishes any sex worker come to harm. The question is this: Is removing all laws against prostitution going to automatically lead to a safer environment for sex workers? Its advocates make it sound so easy.

It is the height of naiveté to assume the majority of sex trade workers will be protected and happy if prostitution were totally legalized, regulated and taxed because the sex industry is virtually impossible to regulate to a level to ensure a safe work environment for these men and women.

If the authorities can’t even properly regulate/ tax our legal industries, such as the renovation market and cigarette sales, how can we expect them to be able to regulate and protect the sex workers even if it is all legalized? Government can’t even control under-age alcohol consumption.

Removing all the laws restricting street prostitution would not help authorities protect sex workers in Canada because of the involvement with illegal drugs, market demand for underaged sex workers and the inherent anonymous nature of the sex industry itself.

It would only make our communities unsafe and increase human trafficking to our country, not to mention the additional pressure it would put on the poorest segment of our society to submit themselves to a now legal form of exploitation. But it would be exploitation nevertheless.

R.T. Yoshimaru, Port Coquitlam

The Editor, Re. “Station designs revealed” (The Tri-City News, Oct. 6).

Having just seen the proposed Douglas College Evergreen Line station rendering for the first time, I find it absolutely unbelievable that they would locate a station at Town Centre Park and directly in front of the Evergreen Cultural Centre. It would ruin the peace and tranquillity of the area — the theatre, the art gallery and the very popular Town Centre Park .

Is it really necessary to have a station closer to Douglas College?

Ideally, the station would be at Coquitlam Centre mall, with a bus connection transfer for students and staff at Douglas College.

Town Centre Park has developed so beautifully over the years. Why would anyone want to ruin the beauty and serenity of the area? It’s set up such that there can be games and activities going on at the

An illustration of the Douglas College Evergreen Line station, at Town Centre Park. various venues, courts and play areas, yet you can still enjoy a peaceful walk around the lake and through the park.

Another concern (as has happened at areas around SkyTrain stations) is that safety of those who use the park could be an issue.

Transients could easily hop on and off the trains, putting park users at risk, particularly in the evenings — another good reason to have the station at Coquitlam Centre.

While this is not necessarily a good alternative, but if a station must be closer to the college, why not have it at the unused lot on the southeast corner of Guildford and Pinetree ways across from city hall?

Having said all that, I wonder whether, like the consultations on the Vancouver Hornby Street bike lanes, this isn’t already a done deal, particularly since it has been too many years in the works.

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NO MORE MONEY The Editor, Enough already. Soon, I will not be able to afford to be employed, thanks to the prohibitive extra $120 a month, which I don’t have, just to pay for tolls barring my only route options to get to work.

I’m certain TransLink will make further demands for more money by taxing us on other essential aspects of living

before the completion of the bridge. We can’t all give ourselves 29% increases or go on strike, many of us have to live within our means.

Maybe they can make roads that last more than six months. I really didn’t see the necessity of repaving all the roads currently being redone.

In my opinion, almost every one of the road works that I have to meander through on my return trip from Coquitlam to Langley every day appears to be a total waste of tens of millions of dollars. Those roads could easily have lasted at least another two to five years.

The money budgeted annually should have been passed on to pay for the construction of the Port Mann Bridge until such time as the roads actually need repairing.

News flash: There is no more money. You will have to stop spending. If it means the roads will have to stay as they are for an extra couple of years, so be it.

C. Grindley-Ferris, Coquitlam

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Court tax ruling could Trees axed to give Metro more muscle save sidewalk

Local cities could go to court to try to force Port Metro Vancouver to pay back property taxes the municipalities say are owing.

North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto, who chairs Metro Vancouver’s port cities committee, says the port has underpaid its local property taxes for years. Cities are demanding repayment of $10 million in back taxes as well as corrected payments going forward. Mussatto said the port pays property taxes based on low-ball assessments from private assessors it hires — not the higher B.C. Assessment Authority numbers the cities want used.

A Supreme Court of Canada decision earlier this year found Montreal is owed taxes from its port authority and Mussatto said the ruling could serve as a legal precedent here. But he said he’s optimistic both sides can agree on a new method of valuing port lands.

“We believe we can come to an agreement with the port without going to that extreme,” Mussatto said, adding local cities are in active talks with the authority.

A M u n i c i p a l Po r t P ro p e r t y Taxation Fairness Commission appointed by Metro Vancouver recently concluded port taxes need to rise in line with other municipal property taxes. It also suggests naming a dispute resolution panel to adjudicate disputes.

Port Metro Vancouver said it has

paid $5.3 million to the 16 municipalities for the 2009 tax year and contends it has now met all its past obligations for payments in lieu of taxation.

Port president and CEO Robin Silvester said cities are unfairly seeking taxes from the port on not just land but also on waterways it uses. In several cases, he said, cities want the port to pay tax on land where port tenants are already paying property tax.

“Any municipal ratepayer would object to paying tax twice on the same property,” Silvester said in an Oct. 5 letter to Mussatto.

TAP MAP FOR A DRINK New iPhone apps have been unveiled for Metro Vancouver Parks and to find public drinking water fountains or taps.

Metro’s Tap Map app gives users a map of fountains or other publicly accessible spots they can fill up water bottles. It’s the latest tactic in the region’s push to encourage more people to drink tap water rather than bottled water and reduce the number of plastic bottles tossed in the garbage.

Users of other smart phones or computers can search “Tap Map” at metrovancouver.org to find the same information.

A second iParks Explorer app from Metro Vancouver gives users information on the 22 regional parks. Both apps are free downloads from the iTunes app store.

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Five trees along Shaughnessy Street in Port Coquitlam are being removed and sidewalks are being upgraded after roots cracked and buckled some of the concrete.

Six trees will be replanted between Elgin and Marpole avenues this month and some minor disruption to pedestrian traffic and onstreet parking may occur.

Over the past decade, the surface roots of the existing semi-mature liquid amber (sweet gum) trees have gradually heaved and cracked the surrounding sidewalk, creating a tripping hazard in the busy pedestrian area.

The trees will be replaced with Karpick maple, which the city said are well suited for urban areas because of their tall, narrow growth. The new trees will have trunks of about six to seven centimetres in diameter when planted.

Transplanting the existing trees is not an option, the city said, because the root ball would likely be compromised upon removal.

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You can dine out on the summer’s bountiful harvest and celebrate the Coquitlam Farmers Market by attending the third annual fundraising dinner, called For the Love of Local Food.

The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 16 at Club Ilia, 8902 High St., Burnaby Mountain, owned by local restaurateur Fred Soofi, who will be creating the menu using only local foods found at Coquitlam Farmers Market.

This year, the theme is “Cultivating a new generation of local food leaders,” said Tabitha McLoughlin, executive director for the market.

“We are very excited to have three presentations showcasing local initiatives by people here in our community.” Two of the presentations are by local youths who have started projects in their school or community, and the third presentation is by one of the ven-

dors of the Coquitlam market.

Saskia and Ariana Vasey, leaders of the Gleneagle Green Team, will talk about the garden that was established at their Coquitlam high school and how it has been incorporated into many aspects of their school.

Michelle OucharekDeo, a parent at Kilmer elementary school in Port Coquitlam, reclaimed a neglected courtyard and transformed it into a school garden. In just two years, she and 42 children worked on the project.

Also on the speakers’ list is Chris Hergesheimer, known as “The Flour Peddler,” the owner of a small milling operation focusing on preserving and strengthening links between farmers, millers, bakers and eaters in B.C. Hergesheimer will explore and examine the social and ecological implications of emerging and existing grain chains in southwestern B.C. and discuss the role

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Coquitlam Farmer’s Market is calling on all supporters and food lovers to celebrate the fall harvest at an upcoming fundraising dinner. that locally grown grain is playing in the formation of strong social networks and niche markets as well as its role as a catalyst in helping inspire a variety of innovative relationships between landscapes,

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In accordance with Section 227 of the Community Charter, notice is hereby provided regarding the adoption of Annual Taxation Exemption Bylaw No. 4141, 2010. The intent of this bylaw is to grant property taxation exemptions to the following categories of land and/or improvements:

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Burquitlam Intermediate Care Society Burquitlam Senior Housing Society Societe Du Foyer Maillard Earl Haig Society Colony Farm Community Gardens Society Evergreen Cultural Centre Society Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Society Nature Trust of British Columbia Nature Trust of British Columbia Nature Trust of British Columbia Nature Trust of British Columbia Nature Trust of British Columbia Nature Trust of British Columbia Place Maillardville Greater Vancouver Water District Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 263 Community Living Society Community Living Society Community Living Society Howe Sound Services Society

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Note: the tax figures provided below are estimates only, and these figures will be modified based on changes in assessment data and tax rates as determined by Council on an annual basis.

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18,685 24,183 19,807 9,569 17,457 129,323 4,160 218 38,822 81 107 60,890 11,223 16,984 2,673 28,656 3,981 1,704 1,704 1,887

2013 19,619 25,392 20,797 10,047 18,330 135,789 4,368 229 40,763 85 112 63,935 11,784 17,833 2,806 30,089 4,181 1,789 1,789 1,981

This notice does not include statutory exemptions provided by the Province or the permissive exemptions provided by the City of Coquitlam under Section 224 subsection (2) (f) [buildings for public worship].

A copy of the proposed Annual Taxation Exemption Bylaw may be inspected at Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2, in the Clerk’s Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays from Friday, October 8, to Monday, October 18, 2010.

If there are any questions regarding the bylaw, please contact the Financial Services Department at 604-927-3030.

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

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Rachelle Skidmore of the city of Coquitlam holds up posters advertising the Power of One contest, which is aimed at recognizing the good community works of middle school students from Coquitlam. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 5 and the award will be handed out five days later.

Middle school kids to be honoured for their efforts City and school district team up to recognize Coquitlam students Young people have the power to make change and the city of Coquitlam and School District 43 want to recognize their contributions.

Coquitlam and SD43 are launching the Power of One initiative contest, which is open to all middle school students in Coquitlam. The contest will recognize a Coquitlam student who has made a positive impact in the community through a

project they have organized and led.

The goal of the Power of One contest is to inspire and motivate leadership at the middle school level and contribute to the development of Coquitlam’s young leaders.

Categories for submissions are: community, opportunity, energy, environment, health, education, shelter and conservation.

The inspiration for the contest came from the city’s staff leadership development team through their upcoming Speaker Series event featuring Simon Jackson, founder and chairman of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition. Jackson, 27, founded the Spirit Bear Youth

Coalition when he was 13 to unite the voice of young people to save British Columbia’s endangered white Kermode or spirit bear.

Coquitlam’s speaker series will provide an opportunity for the community to find out how one person can make a difference.

“This staff team, through their speaker series, has taken on the challenge of inspiring and motivating positive change in our community,” said Mayor Richard Stewart.

“There are many amazing young people in Coquitlam doing remarkable things in the community. The city is pleased to recognize their valuable work, along with our com-

munity partners School District 43 and Coquitlam Centre.”

Deadline for submissions is Nov. 5 and the winner will be announced Nov. 10. The prize will be awarded at Jackson’s Power of One event Nov. 18 at Evergreen Cultural Centre, 7 p.m.; the winner will also receive four tickets to the event and a meet-and-greet with Jackson.

Contest details, application forms and in-depth descriptions of the categories can be found on the city website at www.coquitlam. ca/leadership. The winning student will receive a $500 shopping voucher for Coquitlam Centre. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

Tri-City teens and young adults wanting to lear n about provincial government and the democratic system can join the B.C. Youth Parliament.

The youth-based organization is accepting applications until Oct. 20 from young people aged 16 to 21 nominated by their high schools or volunteer service groups.

More than 80 years old, the B.C. Youth Parliament is a registered charity and is comprised of 95 young leaders who fundraise and implement service projects to help other youth around the province. Members participate in Camp Phoenix, an annual summer camp for children who come from a low-income or dysfunctional family. BCYP’s main fundraiser is Urban Nights: A Night to Remember, which benefits Camp Phoenix and other BCYP projects.

As well, from Dec. 27 to 31, members take part in the group’s annual legislative session in the B.C. legislature in Victoria, where they debate plans for the upcoming year, learn about parliamentary procedure and talk about national and international topics.

“BCYP is education and community service in action,” said Karen Ratchford, premier of the upcoming session of BCYP, in a release.

“We’re after young people who want to learn more about our system of government, make life-long friends and take part in projects that benefit our province’s youth.”

Application for ms can be downloaded online from www.bcyp.org.

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How can schools succeed?

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here is a consensus among educators in the United States today that the education system is failing its students, and especially failing poor students, with profound implications for their nation’s economic health in the 21st century.

One alternative to the public school system is charter schools. Charter schools are chosen voluntarily by parents and students, generally are non-union (allowing poorly performing teachers to be disciplined or fired) and tend to have much longer and more rigourous programs. The superstar among the charters is the Harlem Children’s Zone Project and its director Geoffrey Canada, the subject of author Paul Tough’s Whatever It Takes.

Children’s Zone is a 97-block chunk of Harlem containing 7,000 children. Canada’s program addresses practically every aspect of family life, from prenatal and parenting classes to pre-kindergarten and after-school programs, as well as a kindergarten to Grade 8 charter school.

Canada is a native of the South Bronx who was able to overcome an impoverished background and is heroically determined to find methods to allow Harlem children to have the same chance. Tough’s book is an in-depth look at the individual lives of the parents, teachers, and children of the Zone.

And what is the test of success? What can be most easily quantified are the year-by-year results on standardized tests. Canada’s teachers “teach to the test” — test prep is the core of the curriculum (as is true in most charter schools). If third graders are reading at a second-grade level and read at a fourth-grade level in fourth grade, the educational strategy is assumed to be successful.

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The educational philosophy based on standardized tests, choice and competition, Ravitch argues, is not only not preparing students to take their places in the 21st century economy, it seems almost deliberately designed to destroy the public school system — the only real hope for the future.

Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education and once a proponent of testing and choice, has taken a hard look at the research. Overall, she argues, charter schools have not significantly improved student performance, and to the extent that they have it’s because of selection. Most charter schools choose their students on the basis of a lottery — and of course, it’s only the most motivated parents who sign their children up for the lottery. And if a charter school child is doing poorly or is a discipline problem, they are encouraged (or forced) to leave the charter school and return to the public school system, which is forced to admit them.

Similarly, if results on a standardized test are the criteria for success (and for teacher evaluation), a bias towards improved test scores is built into the system — and, Ravitch argues, these imaginary improvements vanish as children move through the system.

Ravitch sees the only real hope for the future as rigourous national curriculum standards and wonders why if the charters get results by insisting on things such as neatness and good behaviour, public schools can’t to the same.

A Good Read is a column by Tri-City librarians that is published every Wednesday. Martin Boughner works at Port Moody Public Library.

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The City is seeking input from area residents and neighbourhood organizations with an interest in this project, and we invite you to join us at an Open House to share your thoughts.

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Haunted night Are You Prepared?

Please, be very scary

You can bring your pre-schooler to a haunted Halloween family event at Coquitlam’s Poirier community centre Friday, Oct. 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Be prepared for creepy arts and crafts, swimming, spooky activities and a ghoulicious dinner (hot dogs and a drink). Swimming at Chimo Pool from 6:30 to 8 p.m. is included in the fee. All family members who will be attending the event must register and parent participation is mandatory.

For more information call 604-927-4386.

In the annual Scary Story Contest for Tri-City teen writers, entrants’ goal is quite simple: to frighten the judges.

Shock them. Terrify them. Give them chills. Use all the writerly tricks you know but, above all, be original. Stories that are unlike any others will carry the day, and the night, and the cursed hours in between.

Sponsored by Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and The Tri-City News, the contest challenges writers in two age categories — 11 to 14 years and 15 to 18 years — to create the most frightening short story. Winners will receive valuable prizes and some will be published in The Tri-City News.

First, the rules: Only residents of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra are eligible. Stories must be no longer than 500 words, and must include the following terms: • pestilent; • dilapidated; • and spectral.

Each writer must include his or her name, age, phone number and city of residence with his or her entry, which must be emailed inline or as a Microsoft Word attachment to scarystorycontest2010@ gmail.com no later than the witching hour — midnight — on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Full contest rules are online at the websites of Coquitlam Public Library (www. library.coquitlam.bc.ca) and Port Moody Public Library (www.library.portmoody. ca). Winners in each age category will receive prizes valued at $75 (first), $50 (second) and $25 (third). Some will also be published in The News.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, OCT. 14 • Free clothing giveaway put on by leadership students and staff at GOAL, 10-11:30 a.m., Winslow Centre gym, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam; quality, lightly used clothing, for students from six years to 18 years.

There are hundreds of winter coats and great quality shoes and boots, all sizes of pants, and thousands of shorts, t-shirts and hoodies as well as winter hats, gloves, gym bags, lunch bags and more. Everything has been washed and cleaned and it’s all free. Info: pstainton@sd43. bc.ca.

• Hang Tough Arthritis Community Group meets, 1 p.m., Nancy Bennett Room of Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch. Program includes a presentation by an audiologist from Connect Hearing as well as a silent auction. All adults with arthritis and/ or their caregivers are welcome.

• La Leche League CanadaCoquitlam meets at Share Family and Community Services Society, main floor, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody; doors open at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m. Topic: “The Art of Breastfeeding and Avoiding Difficulties.” All women interested in breastfeeding (and their children) are welcome to attend monthly LLL meetings. Info: www. lllc.ca.

• Tri-Cities Christian Women’s Club Luncheon, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Speaker: Ingrid Schellenberg “The Life of a Cracked Pot;” feature: Sue Grant, health professional, “My Voice” Advance Care Plan. Reservations (by Oct. 11): Marie, 604-420-2667.

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Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo; music, food, crafts, games, entertainment. Admission is a donation to the food bank; costumes are optional.

• Tri-City Singles Social Club meets, 7:30 p.m., at Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clark St., PoMo. TCSSC is a fun group of 40+ people who enjoy activities such as walking, theatre, dining, biking, weekend trips and more; membership: $20 a year; meetings are held on the third Friday of each month and new members are welcome. Info: tricityclub@ gmail.com or Phyllis, 604-472-0016.

7 p.m., Knights hall, 2255 Fraser St., PoCo. $5, includes refreshments.

• Tri-City, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge Newcomers Club monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. All women, not just those new to the area, wanting to have fun and promote new friendships are welcome to participate. In addition to the general meetings the third Monday of each month, members participate in ongoing activity groups that meet weekly or monthly.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 16 • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild fundraiser sale, 1-4 p.m., at the Scout Hall in Blue Mountain Park, Coquitlam; for sale: quilting fabric and supplies, yarn, beads, buttons, X-St and beading kits, craft books, patterns, magazines and more.

Proceeds are supporting a mature student award at the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Art, Terrace.

• Centennial secondary school class of 1990 20-year reunion, 7 p.m., Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Tickets: $55 until Oct. 15 or $60 at the door.

Tickets and info: www.centennial1990reunion.myevent.com. Other info: centennial.1990@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, OCT. 17 • Bottle Drive by 1st Port Coquitlam Scouts, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Kilmer elementary school, PoCo. For assured pick-up in Mary Hill area, call 604-945-9055 and leave your phone number and address.

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• “A Spooktacular Fall Celebration” to promote and support community inclusion and celebrate the contributions that citizens with developmental disabilities bring to the community, 3-7 p.m.,

October Highlights

• Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group meets, 10 a.m.-noon, Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: Peggy, 604-4619705.

• Knights of Columbus cribbage,

• Singles Travel Club, which offers group tours for the single traveller, hosts dinner meeting, 6-9 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway, Coquitlam; cost: $15.

RSVP: Val, 604-529-1552. Info: www. singlestravelclub.ca.

• Coquitlam Gogos meet the third Wednesday of every month at Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam, 1-3 p.m. Coquitlam Gogos raises awareness and money for African grandmothers caring for children orphaned by AIDS by supporting the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. New members welcome. Info: coquitlamgogos@gmail.com or Pam, 604469-0265.

• Golden Spike Days Society AGM, 7 p.m., PoMo city hall. All welcome; membership fee is $5.

at Mackin House Museum Historical Book Club Thursday, October 21st at 2pm in our Parlour. We are reading Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Everyone is welcome, coffee and cookies in our Parlour. Copies of the book (courtesy of the Coquitlam Public Library) are available at the Museum.

Halloween at Mackin House Saturday, October 30th from 12 Noon to 4 pm Join us for heritage decorations, festive baking pumpkin carving and more!

Feel the “Spirit” of Halloween from 100 years ago. The House will be decorated as it would have looked in 1909.

Pumpkin Carving for children as well as other crafts for kids Traditional ducking for apples Heritage Popcorn wagon Heritage baking and sampling in the kitchen Prize for the best costume

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THURSDAY, OCT. 21 • PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society meeting, 1 p.m. in the Gathering Place in Leigh Square.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 22 â&#x20AC;˘ Mundy Road elementary school PAC hosts STAGe FRiGHT, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Thrillusion Showâ&#x20AC;? as a Halloween fundraiser, 7 p.m., in Como Lake middle school gym, 1121 King Albert Ave., Coquitlam.

The show is the brainchild of illusionist John Kaplan, who stars in the production along with a cast of dancers and an assortment of spooky special guests; money raised will go towards second phase of a new playground.

Tickets: mundymagicshow@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 â&#x20AC;˘ Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club six-page display night by members (visitors welcome), McGee Room, Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www. stampclub.ca or 604-9419306.

NOTICES â&#x20AC;˘ Tickets on sale for Terry Fox secondary school music departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17th annual Trivia night and silent auction, to be held Nov. 20. With Mayor Greg Moore as MC, there will be seven to eight rounds of questions as players compete for a variety of prizes. Money raised will support the students of the music department for performance tours and workshops. Tickets cost $20 a person and tables of eight are reserved and pre-paid. Players are urged to book early as the event usually sells out.

Bookings: Laura, 604-9441562. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a full table, call and organizers may be able to set you up with other interested players. No tickets are sold at the door. â&#x20AC;˘ Volunteers needed for cold/wet weather mat program at St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church, PoMo; program runs every day, 10 p.m.-7 a.m., Nov. 1-Dec. 1.

Shifts available: 9-11 p.m., 6-8 a.m.; volunteer orientation Oct. 16. Info: 604-9395513 or cwwmat@sauc.ca. â&#x20AC;˘ Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: casanna@shaw.ca. â&#x20AC;˘ Kiddies Korner Preschool still has spaces available. Info: 604-9414919 or info@kkp.ca. â&#x20AC;˘ Tri-City Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resource Society is hosting My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence.

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Society has courses for local women Tri-City Women’s Resource Society is offering a number of groups for women this fall.

All groups and workshops are free. For more 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 group runs Wednesdays from 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 in their lives 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 10-week 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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Shift presents surreal theatre Local theatre group turns conventional theatre upside down in its second Surreal Project

By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Theatre doesn’t have to be a twohour ordeal of being trapped in an auditorium, watching actors on stage from a cramped seat in the audience.

It can be a chance to delve into the weird and wonderful, to roam around different locations and catch bits of performances from underground parking to the ceiling, to interact with actors not separated by a raised platform and to poke around at your sense of “normal.”

Nick Sar tore of the Shift Performing Arts Society aims to embody that unusual spirit in The Surreal Project 2, an experimental theatre installation at Port Moody’s Inlet Theatre running Oct. 22 to 23.

“We really liked the idea of surrealism — it gives you lots of freedom to do lots of different things,” Sartore said. The surreal aspect is intended to shift viewers’ focus from the conventional notion of theatre to anything that isn’t real, or the opposite of real.

“People have this idea about theatre that you show up, you sit down, the show starts and [when it’s over] you get up and go home,” he added. “We want to take that and flip it on its end.”

The Surreal Project 2 will take place throughout PoMo’s city hall building, both inside and out.

There will be short plays in the Inlet Theatre, but the remaining four acts are in an upstairs meeting room — where the audience is inside and the actors are out on the balcony, much like a “human zoo,” hanging from the rafters of the Galleria and even in the underground parking lot.

It’s a shift away from the first Surreal Project held in February 2009. That event was a partnership with Pinetree and Heritage Woods secondary schools as a fundraiser for the theatre departments.

Instructor Nicole Roberge is back this year after studying site-specific theatre in New York; she and director Kyle Falconer are crafting the underground parking lot theatre, which will see small groups of 20 to 30 audience members toured around a strange world of different scenes by a tour guide with eyes in the palms of his hands, a nod to Herbert Bayer’s 1932 surrealist art piece Lonely Metropolitan.

In the Galleria Circus West’s Sylvain Drolet will have actors rigged to the ceiling performing trapeze stunts and counterbalancing each other on a pulley system.

“They’re installations but each one has characters and plots, and there are stories being told through all of this,” Sartore said. “There is a play happening, it’s just not on stage.”

The shows run from 8 to 10 p.m. each night, some ongoing throughout the evening and others with set show times; the two pieces taking place inside the theatre are 15 minutes long and will run every 20 minutes, for example.

“The idea is that people can decide which shows they want to see when,” Sartore said. And while The Surreal Project 2 is all about the strange and unusual the weekend before Halloween, Sartore said the event is not “the Shift Haunted House.”

Performances in The Surreal Project 2 are directed by Shift contributors who are selected by the Shift staff and board of directors.

“We are working with artists who create very high quality theatre,” says Shift director Shanda Walters, drama instructor at Heritage Woods secondary, in a release. “Along with our One-Act Festival, The Surreal Project is one of our signature events. We’re working very hard to showcase some of the best theatre we can make.”

• The Surreal Project 2 runs Oct. 22 and 23 at Port Moody city hall.

Shows begin at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15/$10, available at www.shiftarts.ca or 604-630-8712. A pub night fundraiser is on Oct. 15 at the Cat & Fiddle in Port Coquitlam; tickets are $12 and include a meal and drink.

Members of the Shift Performing Arts Society, including (from top) Kira Urquhart, Sonora Szoczei and Ghazal Azarbad, are putting on the Surreal Project 2 at locations in and around Port Moody city hall Oct. 22 and 23. Visit www.shiftarts.ca.

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Chocolate galore at West Coast festival

By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

An aphrodisiac that tempts many a soul will abound — in liquid and solid form — during a Tri-City-based festival this and next month.

The eighth annual West Coast Chocolate Festival opens Friday with Panache, an evening of decadent sweets and treats at Vistas in the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside.

More than 160 chocolate-themed events are scheduled around Metro Vancouver during the 29-day festival, which in the past has drawn hundreds of visitors from around B.C., Washington State, Oregon and California.

And there are many activities this year for the young

and the young-at-heart.

On the kids’ scene, there are two events in the Tri-Cities: the Children’s Chocolate Extravaganza on Oct. 23 at the Hyde Creek rec centre and the History of Chocolate on Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 at Mackin House.

As well, the young ones can take part in the Chocolate Reception on Nov. 7 at Port Moody city hall, where all ages can sample chocolate, listen to music and hear stories about the history of the heavenly delicacy.

As part of the festival’s mandate, organizers are including local students in a mentorship program that allows them to work alongside culinary artists.

“This not-for-profit festival remains an ambitious, dynamic, volunteer-driven operation dedicated to providing work and mentorship experiences for youth while show-

casing emerging talent in the local arts and chocolate industries,” festival director Dawn Donahue said in a release. “The festival offers something for everyone and upholds the idea that adults want to support youth.”

For those over 19, the festival features a number of chocolate and alcoholic pairings in the Tri-Cities. Tomorrow (Oct. 14) and Oct. 20, Mackin House will play host to Wines and Chocolate, an afternoon of Saturna Wines, Desert Hills and Rubens Chocolates.

Also at Mackin House, beer will be mixed with chocolate on Oct. 18, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 while martinis will be on the menu for the Great Gatsby Martini and Chocolate Evening at Leigh Square on Oct. 22. see PAIR IT,, page 24

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ARTS CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS

to 3 p.m. Free make-up workshop for Halloween with John Casablancas instructor runs 2 to 4 p.m. for ages 12+.

Reserve a spot at 604-927-7999.

• Tri-Cities Volunteer Fest is Oct. 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Coquitlam Centre. Visit www.volunteerconnections.ca or 604-529-5139.

• Tealicious Tea Company (2224 Clarke St., PoMo) hosts a free poetry reading by Rosemary Carter Oct. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m.

• Swap-O-Rama-Rama is Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Douglas College David Lam campus. Turn old clothes into new ones and make your Halloween costume; visit www.swaporamarama.org for info.

• The Secret Life of Stones, presented by the Port Moody Rock & Gem Club, runs Oct. 23 and 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kyle Centre in Port Moody.

Visit www.portmoodyrockclub.com.

• Theatrix Halloween Dance with the band Unleashed is Oct. 23, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Dogwood Pavilion; must be 19+. Tickets are $20/$10 for Theatrix alumni at 604-464-8850 or

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• Tropical Halloween Latin Masquerade Night is Oct. 30 from 7 p.m. to midnight at Evergreen Cultural Centre, featuring free salsa lesson.

Tickets are $12/$15 at www.hotsalsadancezone.com.

• Social Room at the Galleria in PoMo city hall meets Thursday mornings, drop in 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All are welcome for friendship, conversation, activities at this informal group. Call Ann Kitching at 604-469-0738 for info.

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• Unplugged at the Crossroads Coffeehouse features Lynn Canyon Band (acoustic roots/folk) Oct. 15, Bally Hooley (Irish) Oct. 29. Doors open at 7 p.m., feature performer is at 9 p.m. at the Gathering Place at Leigh Square. Admission $5 for Crossroads.

• Place des Arts faculty concert Evening of Czech Music II, with violinist Roger Mangas and pianist Monica Pfau Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www. placedesarts.ca.

• Shift Performing Arts Society presents The Surreal Project 2 Oct. 22-23 at 8 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre. Visit www. shiftarts.ca.

• Table 23 improv performances run Wednesdays, 8 p.m., Gallaghers at Newport Village, Port Moody.

MUSIC • Off the Grid - Improvised Music Series runs Oct. 12 and 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gathering Place at Leigh

• Leigh Square Community Arts Village features The Game: Another Take on the Exquisite Corpse - BC & Yukon Surface Design Association and Slice - Wendy Browne, new mixed media collages to Nov. 7. Visit www. portcoquitlam.ca/arts.

• Port Moody Arts Centre presents Andra Whitner - ICONICITY, paintings; Deborah Sloan and Marcia Pitch - Midnight in the Nursery, installation/ceramic; Enda Bardell Arcane Exploration, paintings; Tracey

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• Place des Arts features Chris MacKenzie - Liminal, photography; Regina Seib - A Human Journal, paintings Oct. 14 to Nov. 13. Opening reception Oct. 14, 7 to 9 p.m. Artists wanted for Positively Petite exhibition running Nov. 18 to Dec. 17. Deadline for entry is Oct. 13. Visit www.placedesarts.ca for details.

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• Mackin House Book Club meets Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. at Mackin House Museum. Visit www.coquitlamheritage.ca or 604-516-6151.

• The 7th annual West Coast Chocolate Festival runs Oct. 15 to Nov. 10 at venues in the Tri-Cities and beyond; visit www.chocolatefestival.ca.

• VSO’s Tiny Tots series is at the Terry Fox Theatre Oct. 16 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $15/$7, at www.vancouversymphony.ca or 604-876-3434.

• Blue Mountain Quilters’ Guild presents Quilts Galore Oct. 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Montgomery middle (1900 Edgewood Ave., Coquitlam).

Admission $5, visit www.bluemountainquiltersguild.ca or 604-941-5945.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild hosts fundraiser Oct. 16, 1 to 4 p.m. at Scout Hall (1040 Winslow Ave.) with quilting fabrics, yarn, beads, books and more.

Proceeds support an award at the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Art. • Terry Fox Library hosts customer appreciation day Oct. 16 from 11 a.m.

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For teetotallers, there’s Tea and Chocolate on Oct. 17 at Leigh Square, Traditional High Tea and Chocolate at Mackin House on Oct. 19, 27 and Nov. 3, and Chocolate Coffee House on Oct. 24 at Leigh Square.

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Veracis Wellness Centre in Port Moody offers Chocolate Yoga and Chocolate Meditation on Oct. 16.

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Art plays big role in kids’ development

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Work by artist Audra Whitner is on display at the Port Moody Arts Centre in an exhibit titled ICONICITY until Nov. 7.

Artist paints icons The Port Moody Arts Centre’s newest exhibitions, opening tomorrow (Thursday), feature a mix of oil paintings, sculpture and textile arts.

In the Main Gallery American artist Audra Whitner’s “ICONICITY” exhibit is a series of oil paintings of iconic figures, such as entertainment celebrities, placed in everyday settings with common, everyday objects.

The figures, however, are often painted faceless as a way to take away the person’s iconic significance by making them and their possessions unimportant.

Artists Marcia Pitch and Debra Sloan show their “Midnight in the Nursery” exhibit in the 3D Gallery.

Their work examines childhood and its stereotypes, creating sculptural pieces from materials found in the home, such as cast-off toys and various household items.

In the Plum Gallery Tracey Littlewood, winner of the 2010 Wearable Art Awards in the Mantel category, showcases her mix of textile art and native wood carving in “Nm Algik Needzs Um” while artist Enda Bardell exhibits her “Arcane Explorations,” a selection of abstract paintings in geometric forms.

• An opening reception is on Oct. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. and the shows run until Nov. 7. spayne@tricitynews.com

Participating in arts activities is more than just good fun for kids — research shows it’s also an important tool for developing a child’s creativity, cognitive skills, problem-solving abilities, fine motor skills and more.

Place des Arts is offering Parent and Me art workshops to help get little ones started.

The Americans for the Arts organization (www.artsusa.org) published data showing children who participate in a comprehensive art program are four times more likely to be elected to class office, participate in a math or science fair and win an award for writing.

Art also helps build self-esteem, since kids take pride in the works of art they create.

They develop problem-solving skills when tackling 3-D projects like mixed-media or fibre art projects, and improve their manual dexterity when trying to recreate their imagination on paper.

Since young children often feel more comfortable expressing themselves when a parent is there to support them, Place des Arts is offering Parent and Me workshops for kids aged three to five.

Parent and Me: First Steps in Art and Parent and Me: Hodgepodge Art are offered as sessional classes in the fall, winter and spring, with teachers Marianne Otterstrom and Joy Kirkwood.

For a quick burst of creativity, teacher Catherine Dumaine offers two Parent and Me fibre art workshops, also in the fall, winter and spring sessions; her first workshop (Felting Fun) runs Oct. 18 and 25 from 1 to 2 p.m.

Children will learn basic felting skills and create fall ornaments such as jack-o-lanterns and mug cozies.

Register for any of the Parent and Me classes by calling 604-664-1636 or at www.placedesarts. ca.

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TRI-CITY SPORTS

CONTACT Larry Pruner, Sports Editor email: sports@tricitynews.com phone: 604-525-6397 • fax: 604-944-0703

Dynamo delivers huge on big stage

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Massimo Lamacchia of the Coquitlam Express fires at the Cowichan Capitals’ cage Sunday at the Sports Centre. Lamacchia racked up six points in a 9-2 Express victory.

Explosive Express net 2 more wins

By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Jon Calvano was satisfied with his Coquitlam Express winning two of three games on the weekend, including losing late Saturday to the Coastal Conference-leading Langley Chiefs.

Satisfied, sure. Super duper?

Notta.

In fact, when asked if he’d would have been pleased knowing at the start of the season his squad would own a 7-4-1 record after its first 12 B.C. Hockey League games, Calvano scoffed: “I’m pretty greedy. I’d rather be 12-0, to tell you the truth.”

This, coming from a first-year head coach on an Express team that finished with a bleak 18-36-6 record in Burnaby last season –– third worst among the 17 BCHL squads.

Apart from Calvano, the Express have an entirely different look about them now that they’re back in their original Coquitlam home.

After sandwiching 7-4 and 9-2 victories over the Surrey Eagles and Cowichan Valley Capitals around a gritty 7-5 defeat to Langley, the Express are averaging 4.60 goals per game, good for second best in the BCHL. Problem is they’re allowing 3.60 tallies, well above the league average

at this juncture and enough for Calvano to be concerned about.

“We can’t think we’re going to win every game by 10 goals,” he said. “That’s something we’re going to CALVANO address and work on.

“Still, we got four of six points [on the weekend] and came pretty close to making it a sweep.”

Extremely close. If it wasn’t for Chiefs’ powerplay goals with 1:23 remaining that proved the winner, followed by an empty-netter to close the deal, the Express could well have been in line for a three-for-three

showing.

After losing to 9-1-2 Langley, the Express took out their frustration Sunday versus Cowichan, steaming to a seven-goal win over the 4-9-0 Capitals at the Sports Centre.

Ontario-recruit Massimo Lamacchia rallied the Express with three goals and three assists against the islanders, leaving him with 10 points in the three outings.

“He knows how to find open ice and space and knows what to do with the puck,” Calvano said.

ICING: The Express visit the Eagles tonight (Wednesday) in South Surrey before hosting the Westside Warriors on Friday, 7 p.m.

Black Cats blank Mission, blow lead versus Squamish It was Thanksgiving Monday –– with the emphasis on giving –– all right for the Port Black Panthers.

Btw, you’re welcome, Squamish Wolf Pack.

The Cats watched a 4-2 lead they

built through 50 minutes evaporate and transform into a 5-4 Pacific International Jr. ‘B’ hockey league shootout loss to the 3-6-1 host Wolf Pack. The defeat came after the Cats allowed a meagre 21 shots and

stoned the 2-8-1 Mission Icebreakers 2-0 Friday in Port Moody. The Cats sit second in the five-team Harold Brittain Conference with a 4-4-3 mark, behind only the 7-2-1 Abbotsford Pilots.

Against Mission, the Cats got goals from Cameron Lawson and Mico Dragutinovic, and the shutout from Jordan Marling. Versus Squamish, Tyler Basham paced the Cats with two goals and one assist.

Coquitlam MetroFord Dynamo were dynamite in the second half Monday, triggering all three goals in the second half on way to blasting the defending-champion Foothills Crew of Alberta 3-0 in the men’s final of the 2010 BMO Canadian national soccer championships in Newfoundland.

“It came down to us playing the style we played all year,” said Dynamo head coach Kingsley Jones. “We have a system and we knew if we stuck to it we would be successful.”

In the women’s division, Coquitlam Metro-Ford Silence were trimmed 1-0 by E d m o n t o n ’ s We s t Raiders in the bronzemedal meeting.

After a scoreless first half, Dynamo got what proved to be the winner when Kresimir Ukalovic knocked in a goal just four minutes into the second frame.

Domenic Delli Santi then doubled Dynamo’s lead by smartly heading home a marker in the 78th minutes, before Carlo Basso capped the explosion with a late marker.

Brando Ciccone was strong in scooping the shutout for the victors.

Jones gave full credit to their opponents, although he felt his team was fully deserving of the golden victory.

“Foothills Crew were a class team, through and through,” he said.

“I’ve got to give it up to them but this has been a long time coming for our boys and we’re happy to be the champs.”

Quebec’s Royal Select de Beauport beat Ontario’s Erin Mills Eagles 2-0 in the women’s gold-medal match, after handling the Silence 4-0 Friday.

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In the second half, Canales scored on run of one and three yards before White capped the victory with his second major on a 28-yard interception return.

D e f e n s i v e l y, t h e Ravens were led by Jared Soll’s six solo tackles and five assists.

Jake Nylund and Greg Lebranche added four solos apiece.

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lished the run,” said Cents head coach Ryk Piche, whose squad led 42-14 before surrendering nine points in the final five minutes using mostly reserve players.

“That’s not bad. If we can’t score more than 14 points then we don’t deserve to win.”

Mihic dashed for a 12yard scoring run, while t h e d e f e n s ive - b a c k Milton scored another TD on a 40-yard interception return.

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Hopefully for them, they can throw together a third quarter like they whipped up Saturday.

The Cents overcame a sluggish start to rack up 28 third-quarter points and crushed the Holy Cross Crusaders 42-23 in Surrey.

The game marked the Cents’ first B.C. AAA high school football league contest this season.

Ter ry Fox Ravens also kicked off Eastern Conference action

Saturday by stomping the St. Thomas More Knights 33-0 in Burnaby.

The Cents led 14-7 at halftime versus the unheralded Crusaders before dominating on both sides of the ball after the intermission.

Senior quarterback Marco Mihic took over for Grade 11 Cole Milton and helped ignite the Cents’ offence, which was keyed by tailback Jason Buren.

After opening the game’s scoring on a 37yard screen pass, Buren went on to romp for three more touchdowns.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED F/T RECEPTIONIST (Maternity Relief position) Available for a Receptionist/ Office staff at our Burnaby Printing Plant.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

NATURAL IMMIX HEALTH LTD. (Port Coq.) F/T Graphic Web Designer.

1-2 yrs exp. College grad. English/ Korean (an asset) $24.50/H. Fax 604-941-5449.

Parts Person

Duties include but not limited to: General Reception duties like; • answering phones, handling mail, handling press samples on regular basis, • taking care of the shipping of office and important documents as needed.

• Knowledge of Excel a must for reports that will be required on timely basis.

• Knowledge of Payroll preferred, but, will be trained on the job.

Attention to details is required.

Wages to be determined at the time of Interview and will be based on qualifications and other factors relating to work.

Hours M - F: 8 am to 4 pm.

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Please fax your resume ASAP to: Attention: Office Manager at 604-515-4812.

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Work with people. 15 positions for our Promotional Dept.

People skills an asset. No experience, no problem.

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Alliance Concrete Pumps in Aldergrove is seeking a qualified Parts Person with min. 2 years parts department experience.

Duties will include shipping parts orders to customers (all packaging & paperwork); quoting & booking couriers; receiving purchases from Vendors; handling all computer related paperwork for Sales Orders & Purchase Orders; maintaining & reporting inventory levels.

Applicants must possess a strong work ethic and excel in a high paced environment.

Computer & forklift experience a must; class 5 drivers license.

Competitive salary & benefits.

Resumes to be submitted only by email: employment@ allianceconcretepumps.com or fax: 604-607-0903.

PHOENIX FENCE Hiring Experienced CHAIN LINK FENCE INSTALLATION FOREMAN for Edmonton Alberta operation. Full-time employment, premium wages, overtime, benefits, bonus, relocation program. Call Dale 1-800-6619847. Fax resume: 780-447-2512.

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Provide resume and drivers abstract to: careers@mudbaydrilling.com or fax to 604-888-4206.

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PROFESSIONALS/ MANAGEMENT

DRIVER Compliance Manager Amix Salvage, Surrey & Chilliwack Work for an industry leader and help save the planet by being a part of the largest scrap metal recycling co. in BC! Seeking a hands-on with extensive exp. in a mid-to-largesized fleet. Must have strong knowledge of rules and regs of NSC, DOT and trucking plus excellent communication, management, coaching, leadership and organizational skills. Visit www.amix.ca for more details and to apply.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

Experienced Salvage Burners Surrey BC, Cassidy BC and Out of Town work avail - Amix Salvage We offer both seasonal or long term employment. We are stable and GROWING! Great benefits and competitive pay.

Apply at www.amix.ca or fax 1-866-8122478 HEAVY DUTY Mechanic- Amix Salvage, Surrey - Work for an industry leader and help save the planet by being a part of the largest scrap metal recycling co. in BC! Seeking a Level 2+ apprentice who is selfmotivated and enjoys working in a dynamic, changing work environment. Apply online at www.amix.ca or fax 1-866-812-2478

Heavy Duty Mechanic

CIVIL & PARK CONSTRUCTORS Seeks Heavy Duty Mechanic to service our Langley Shop.

Full-time $25 to $30 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications) Plus OVERTIME & BENEFITS Must be knowledgeable with: D Heavy Duty equipment D Fleet trucks D Welding Must have valid driver’s license w/abstract & claim history letter.

Fax resume to 604-507-4711 or Email: Paulo@wilco.ca www.wilcowestcoast.ca

MANUAL/CAD DRAFTSPERSON, Microstation and Autocad, knowledge of cable base program F/T. Email resume to tbatac@shaw.ca or call 604-936-8989

PERSONAL SERVICES

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

LINE COOKS - P/T & F/T required at Lougheed Village Bar & Grill Must have Experience. Please Fax Resume: 604-421-0365 or Email: villagepub@lougheedapartments.ca Man Ri Sung Rest. (Coq) F/T Cook 3-5 yrs exp. Duties: Prepare & cook meals. $18.75/H Fax: 604-936-3311

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MEDICAL/DENTAL

Veterinary Receptionist / Assistant req P/T. Shifts to incl: Fri & Sats.

Resume to: kathy_f@shaw.ca

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS General Office Help Needed Busy Port Coquitlam Wholesale Company is looking to join our team. This person will be responsible for general office duties i.e.: data entry, filing, answering telephones. Sales experience would be a great plus. Valid drivers license a must. We are also looking for someone who is organized, a fast learner and takes direction well.

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Thank you for your interest, successful applicants will be notified.

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GARDENING

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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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CARPET INSTALLATION

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OFFICE ASSISTANT

Busy heating and air conditioning office in Maple Ridge is looking for F/T office help. Must have an outgoing disposition, & be customer service driven. Computer experience a must, with working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook.

Experience dealing with a busy multi line phone system is essential, as well as the ability to express yourself clearly to customers.

Please fax or e-mail resume with wage expectation, no phone calls please. Only those we would like to interview will be contacted.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ATC LANDSCAPE

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L.P.N. NURSE needed for inhome stroke patient. Must be reliable and can do transfers. 40/hrs. week. Call after 6 p.m. 604-941-9021.

www.blackpress.ca

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MATURE P/T SALES HELP req’d for ladies wig boutique. 2-3 Days per week, no eve’s. Please call: 1-800-268-2242, ext 251.

@ 604-472-3042

Pleease submit your resume with a cover letter byy Friday, October 15, 2010 to: Jean Hincks, Advertising Director The Langley Times, #102-20258 Fraser Highway, Langley, B.C. V3 V3A 4R3 or email to admanager@langleytimes.com

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

SALES

and quote the route number.

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

The successful candidate will have a university or college llllege education d ti or ttwo years off sales l experience experienc i – preferably eferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build uild relationships with clients and offer superior customer service rvice is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player ayer and will also be called upon to grow the account a listt with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in a an extremely fast paced environment environmen with a poositive attitude is a must.

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

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

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB.

www.atclandscape.com COQUITLAM LANDSCAPING ★ FALL CLEAN-UP ★ S S S S S S

Yard Maintenance Hedge Trimming Tree Pruning Lawn Cuts - Weeding Retaining Wall & Drainage Decking

Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed. Call John

#9027 1206-1275 Confederation Dr 810-863 Mclennan Crt

OTHER ROUTES NOT LISTED MAY BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL TO ENQUIRE. If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation

Advertising Sales Consultant

PERSONAL SERVICES

JASMINES RELAXATION TOUCH Pain/ Stress Relief. Country Setting *Easy Prkg *7Days. 778-888-3866

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS

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

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CLEANING SERVICES

604-464-8700 ~ 778-867-8785

CLEANING SERV. European exp, trustworthy, exc ref’’s, bondable.

Free Est Alexandra 604-942-5024.

CLEANING SPECIAL Rates as low as $60/mo. Price incl. cleaning supp. Free estimates. Call A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539 MAGICAL MAIDS Bonded & Insured. $25/hr. www.magicalmaids.biz 604-467-8439

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COMPUTER SERVICES

COMPUTER REPAIR Data recovery, net work setup.

Certified technician with 20 years experience. Mobile, online, and on site service. Start from $39.99. www.softnetz.com or info@ softnetz.com Joe (604)349-0656

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CONCRETE & PLACING

Prompt Delivery Available

Seven Days a Week

HERFORT CONCRETE

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 20 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Retaining*Walls*Stairs*Driveways Exposed Aggregate & Stamped Concrete ***ALSO...

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

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

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

ARTISTIX MAINTENANCE

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES

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DRYWALL

Boarding, Taping, Recoat textured ceilings & Respray 30 yrs exp. Call Del 604-505-3826 / (604)476-1154 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

* Servicing the community since 1994* RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL Fully Insured & Guaranteed CELL # 604.240.4443 Tom 604.937.1110

GUTTER CLEANING

Same day serv. avail 604-724-6373

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ELECTRICAL

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

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

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

M.T. GUTTERS

REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent

Professional Installation

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388

5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit 28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

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HANDYPERSONS

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

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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

NEED HELP WITH SOMETHING? CALL ME! Residential or Commercial • New Additions • Renovations • General Maintenance • Repairs • Deliveries • Assembly • Need a helping hand? *Free Estimates*Insured*Bonded PCO Service 604-406-2006

Cedar Fencing Installations ATC LANDSCAPE 604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB. www.atclandscape.com

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

ADD YOUR business on www.BCLocalBiz.com directory for province wide exposure!

Call 1-877-645-7704

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

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

Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-540-8501.

Furnace & Duct Cleaning

Special pkg $89. Call 604-945-5801

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

278 FURNITURE REFINISHING

LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING Specialists in:

- ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery

Ph: 604-469-2331

604-949-1900 QUALITY RENOVATIONS • Additions • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Decks 30 Years Experience Licensed - Insured

www.metrovanhome.ca

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

Alberto - 604-461-7679 Cel: 604-319-7671 TOTAL CARE HOME REMODELLING The Basement Finishing Specialists * Bathroom Renovations * Drywall * Electrical * Carpentry * Ceremic Tiles * Plumbing * Sundecks * Laminate Flooring * Refs Avail.

DIAMOND CUT CERAMIC TILE ceramic tiles, marble, slate, natural stone, laminate floors, kitchens, bthrm renos. Mike: (778)241-9070 www.7782419070.yp.ca

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MOVING & STORAGE

25 Years in bus. A Moving Experience. Fast, dependable service.

L & D Enterprises. Seniors Disc.

Will pack your POD. 604-464-5872.

BUSINESS AND FINANCE: Seeking a business opportunity or partner? Posting legal notices?

Need investors, agents or distributors, this is where you advertise. bcclassified.com

2guyswithatruck.ca Moving & Storage Visa OK. 604-628-7136 $30 / PER HOUR - ABE MOVING *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020 AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of moving/packing. Excellent Service. Reas. rates!

Different from the rest. 604-861-8885 www.advancemovingbc.com

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

Home Renovations and New Construction

From 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

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

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

Dean 604-834-3076

RENO & REPAIR

Serving Tri City 30 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com

Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”

Scott 604-891-9967 2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp.

604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca

A name you can trust

If I can’t do it It can’t be done

STARBRUSH PAINTING Free estimates, Seniors Disc, high quality, low cost, WCB.

~ 25% off with this ad ~

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

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

BLAKE’S PAINTING & DECORATING Interior Exterior Spraytex ceilings/repairs Drywall repairs

TRIPLE M RENO’S & PAINTING Free Est’s. Low Prices, High Quality. Call: (604)805-8548.

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LANDSCAPING

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PAVING/SEAL COATING

338

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S S S S

When QUALITY Matters All soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements SOIL ANALYSIS UPON REQUEST

#1 EARTH FRIENDLY JUNK REMOVAL

Make us your first call!

Reasonable Rates. Fast, Friendly & Uniformed Staff.

604.587.5865

www.recycle-it-now.com RED’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. I Need Work! Home Maintenance. Reasonable rates. Call Red 604-290-7033.

EXTRA

CHEAP

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

17607 FORD ROAD, Pitt Meadows, B.C. PICK-UP or DELIVERY

Robert J. O’Brien

604-728-5643

604-465-3189

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SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, vinyl floor. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits.

No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. **HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program!

Don’t be without a home phone!

Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.

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RV PARKING NEEDED Interior retired couple need place to park motor home in tri cities area during Jan 2011. Do you have a large lot or acreage available? Will pay. 2504990419

D Broken Concrete RocksD $21.00 Per Metric Ton D Mud Dirt Sod ClayD $21.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $56.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply (604)465-1311

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No HASSLE, Top Quality Insured • WCB Written Guarantee Free Estimate

SEASIDE Painting & Decking Spring Special $595 upto 1000 s.f.

English Craftsman, Bonded & Insured. Since 1978, Int/Ext, Spray Painting. 604-462-8528, 218-9618

GARAGE SALES

COQUITLAM, Saturday October 9th from 10 - 2, miscellaneous items. 2324 Sonora Drive

RING UP

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 Info: www.treeworksonline.ca

10% OFF WITH THIS AD

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APARTMENT/CONDO

Coquitlam/Port Moody

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

U/g pkg, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call

Dragan 778-788-1845

Hyland Manor 751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping.

Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room.

Dragan 778-788-1845

Cedar Grove Apartments 655 North Rd, Coquitlam

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

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.

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

For more info & viewing call

Beata 778-788-1840

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS 706

Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist Free Estimates * Fully Insured

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PET SERVICES

IT’S ALL PAWSITIVE GROOMING Fall special 20% off till Nov 1st.

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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 BOSTON Terrier pups 10 wks, registered, micro chip, vet ✔ shots, dewormed, these are gorgeous pups delivery avail $900+ (604)557-3291 Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excellent pedigree. (604)794-3786 BOXER PUPPIES, great temperament, family raised, stunning colors, vet ✓ dewormed, 1st shots $1175 each. Call 604-341-1445 CATS & KITTENS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats.604-309-5388 / 856-4866 Dalmation pups, 1M, liver spotted, born july 1, ckc reg., 1st/2nd shots, deworm, $1000. (604)793-5130 GERMAN SHEPHERD Puppies CKC reg’d. exc pedigree, solid German working line, Black & Tan wormed, micro chipped & vaccinated. 1 Male and 1 Female. $900.

604-462-7191. View Sire & Dam at: obedienceplus.com JACK RUSSELL X Sheltie puppies $250 firm. Very cute. Please call: 604-820-5242 Mission.

Kittens, 6 wks. bottled raised very affectionate need loving homes litter box trained. $50. 604-530-2829.

LAB pups 2 adorable males left 1st shots, vet chkd, dewormed, fam raised, $350. 604-845-3769 Chwk LAB PUPS black & yellow ready to go Oct. 20 @ 10 wks, start @ $700 & come w/starter kits 604-477-2930 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.

SHAR - PEI - Free to good home due to illness in family. Very gentle.

7 years old. Call (604)888-3628

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566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS UPRIGHT PLAYER PIANO. Circa 1920’s. Includes bench. $1200. Call 604-465-8328

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Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.

Completely remodeled building and 1 bedroom suites. Located at Highgate Mall. $780/mo includes heat, hot water and parking.

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

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Coquitlam/Bby 3rd flr 1 bdrm $795 incl balc. heat hotwater & prkg. Nr skytrain & shops N/P 604-939-9242 COQUITLAM center, deluxe 1 bdrm + den, top flr, corner ste, F/P, 5 appls, patio, gym, jacuzzi, sec. prk.

Immed. $1,200.Call (604)298-9890

(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge Available October 2 BEDROOM

COQUITLAM CENTRE “Raphael Towers” 2 Bdrm $1230/mo *IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL

604-944-2963 Coquitlam - Condo 2960 Princess Cr; Reno’d 1 BR 710 sf; 1 bath; lndry; balcony parking; locker; $1100 Nov. 1 Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 COQUITLAM

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$725 & up. 1 bdrm apt Incl. hot water & prkg. Avail Oct 15 or Nov 1. Quiet bldg., Near SFU & Lougheed Mall. N/P. 604-721-9020.

Available November 1st Highrise 1/2 Block to Town F/F fridge & easy clean stoves NO PETS

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COQUITLAM

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

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

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

(604)463-6841 PITT MEADOWS: 3 Bdrm + den, 2 u/g prk, 2 full baths, 5 appl, storage large patio, golf course & mtn view. $1450/mo. Nov 1st. (778)317-6812 PITT MEADOWS

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

2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available COQUITLAM

Welcome Home !

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

Call (604) 931-2670

Call: 604-460-7539 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

Polo Club Apartments 19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.

3 Blocks to W.C. Express

HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOUSES

ST. BERNARD pups, loyal family dogs, approx. 175lb as adults. Last couple, $850/ea. (604)462-8605

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GL ROOFING & Repairs. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB Insured. 604-240-5362

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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

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MILANO PAINTING 604 - 551- 6510

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

Res/Com, Plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640 A-Grade Plumbing,Heating & Drainage. Lic’d local plumber / gas fitter.

Free est, guar’d work 778.881.7598

DANN PAINTING Free Estimates ` QUALITY WORK ` References Available Geoff Dann 604-782-8665

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Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping.

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Devonshire Housing Co-op 22170 Dewdney Trunk Road

604-463-4568

2 Bdrm, 2 bath Avail Immed, 3 appl’s ~ laundry hook-up new carpet ~ new paint $886/mo. $2000 for shares

W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

604.465.7221 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $775/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

PORT Moody Newport Vill. 2 bdrm 2 f/bths, 4 appl, gas f/p, u/g prkg, N/S. Nov. 1. $1200 604-728-0004.

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PORT COQUITLAM

2 Bdrm Suites Available With Large Balcony / Patio Walking distance to all amenities and WC Express. New carpets and applâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Gated parking. Quiet and secure bldg. Adult oriented.

Sorry no pets. Refs required.

Call 604-941-9051 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 downtown Priv Quiet Beautiful Built 2006.

2ndďŹ&#x201A;r+elevtr 2bedrm 2bath laundr 7appls deck U/gnd prkg+stor Gym. Refs, 1yr min lease, n/s. $1250/mo incl hot-watr+gas-ďŹ repl.

Avail immed 604-941-2718 PORT COQUITLAM

** TOP FLOOR ** 1 BDRM APT. $775/Mo

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Secure gated parking S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550

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PORT MOODY, Newport Village. 2 bdrm condo. 5 appls. Gas F/P. Nr rec ctr. transit & library. Oct 1/Nov 1 $1250/mo. N/P. N/S. 604-524-3353.

PORT MOODY. Nice 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo. 5 appls, u/g prkg, storage, pool, exc rm, sauna. Avail Nov. 1. $1325/mo. 604-464-7040 PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ Villa Leah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 $1475/mo Newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677 PORT MOODY *SPECIAL* Large 1 BDRM $750, Henry St. incls ht, h/w, prk. 604-461-1336 or 604-937-5427 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 Port Moody - Townhouse 2200 Panorama Dr; Large 4 BR 2300 sf; 3.5 Bath; lndry; VIEW! Rec room; garage; $2100 Oct. 1 Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COQUITLAM warehouse, 175 Schoolhouse St. 3,579 - 5,900 sq ft. Call Rachel 604-633-2888.

N VAN, Lynnterm, 3000, 15000, 20000sf W/H with ofďŹ ces, drive in access, 3PH high power, fenced yd, great for light/heavy ind. use.

604 924-2423 for details.

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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

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CLOSE to SFU - 5 Bedroom House, transit, shopping & schools.

Private, quiet, NS NP immed 604 7206777 nbarreca@telus.net $2000 COQUITLAM Ctr. Nr schools, college. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 5 bdrms, 2 baths, den, lrg yd. $1700. Now. 604-939-0273.

Coquitlam - Main House 353 Mundy St; Lrg 3 BR + Den RENOâ&#x20AC;?D; 2200 sf; 2.5 Bath; lndry Media Room; garage; $2000 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 COQUITLAM: Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 3 bdrm 2 storey. Close to school. Priv bckyrd. $1500. Oct/Nov. 604-913-7785 COQUITLAM WW Plateau. 4 bdrms, 4 baths, den, 2 F/Pâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, lndry.

2 car gar. 3000 s.f. N/S. N/P. Refs. $2200. Avail. now. 604-288-4766.

MAPLE RIDGE - 2 bdrm. close to amens. schools, park & mall. N/P, N/S. Enclosed deck, lovely neighborhood. Now. $1100/mo 604-9364824 or cel 604-612-3599.

MAPLE RIDGE: 4 bdrms, 2 baths, 2 kitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 2 liv/rmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Nr Hammond schl, WCX & shops. NP/NS. Nov 1st. $1800/mo. (778)888-9175 PORT Coquitlam, 3 bdrm Rancher.

New Paint & Carpet. Huge yard.

Vacant $1380 + util. Kevin 604-9106184 PORT COQUITLAM, 5 bdrm 3 bath nice yard, w/d, NS/NP avail Nov 1. $1800 + utils. 604-929-4138

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POCO NEAR BYPASS 3bd. upper ALL INCL.: wireless Int, cable/HD, hydro, gas heat. All priv., bright, apart.like, 1400 sq. ft. top ďŹ&#x201A;oor with reverse plan. Panoramic, views of sunsets, mountains, ponds/wfalls, and Colony Farm Regional Park from large sundeck, l.r, kit. and master. Gas fp, 2 bath, 6 appl. parking NS/NP $1595/mo all incl.

Available Nov. 1 604 628 4632 or dwilcox@sd43.bc.ca

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604-944-2963

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COQUITLAM: 2 & 3 bdrm, $800/mo - $995/mo. New paint & upgrades.

Avail immed. (778)355-6300 COQUITLAM: 615 Girard Ave: 3/Bdrm, 2/ba, deck, c-d-s, new ďŹ&#x201A;rs, cls to schls, mall, SFU. $1400/mo inclds utils. N/P. 604-841-6005.

COQUITLAM, Cape Horn area. 3 bdrm, 2 bath. all appls. newly renov Avail. now. MUST have refs. N/S. N/P. $1150 Also avail. 1 bdrm lower suite. $650 or $1650 for whole house. Jennifer 604-771-9709 COQUITLAM: Charming character home. 2 Bdrm + den main ďŹ&#x201A;oor. Jacuzzi tub, lge priv yd & patio. Near SkyTrain. $1150 (604)931-4051 COQUITLAM Mariner & Cape Horn.

Lrg 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Bright & clean.

Fam/rm, l/rm, d/rm, new carpet, avl now. $1475 incl utils. 604-780-7726 Lg 2 bdrm, upper ďŹ&#x201A;oor, sep. ent, newly renovated, close to all amenities, no pets, no smokers, ref., $740 util. 604-802-4039 North PoCo 2 units avbl. 1 bdrm, bright not bsmt Own Lndry $750+util 3 bdrm top house Fmly area $1250+util 604-346-8397 PORT Coquitlam, 3 bdrm, main ďŹ&#x201A;oor, Shaunessy & Lougheed area, avail now, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, near schls/hwy. Shr utils. 604-321-8577 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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PORT COQUITLAM North side. 2 bdrm. g/l bsmt. suite. Np/ns. Sh ldry. Near all amen. Avail. Nov 1st. $800/mo. incl. cable. 604-941-1596 PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $725 + 20% utils. Free ldry, nr Newport Vlg. Np/ns. Oct. 1. 604-469-9402 SOUTH POCO 2 bdrm & den, dishwasher, ďŹ replace, own entrance, ground ďŹ&#x201A;oor, on bus route, $975 + 30% utilities 778-789-3145

NOW RENTING EXCEPTIONAL RETIREMENT INDEPENDENT LIVING 55 RJ Kent Residences. Brand New 1 bdrm. suites. Monthly lease includes 2 meals, weekly housekeeping and ďŹ&#x201A;at laundry service. www.rjkent.com 2675 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam 778-285-5554

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1989 OLDS CUTLASS CIERA SL Aircared, needs brakes, runs great.

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1999 HONDA Civic Si(G) Silver exterior, Grey cloth interior Coupe, Sunroof Manual 168,000km 4/cyl Air condition Power everything ABS Airbags Aftermarket taillights and spoiler New water pump and timing belt Reg. oil change, ďŹ&#x201A;uids, brake check, etc.

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1969 PONTIAC Grand Prix J model, 2nd owner, excel orig cond 400/ 400 auto $12,000 (604)826-8003 1984 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Citation, GMC Motorhome, 85,000km, many recent upgrades, exc cond., $6000. (604)858-9028 2003 TRAVLEAIRE Class C 22ft on Ford E350, 92K, 3 way fridge rear bunk slps 6 $28,000 (604)826-8003 2007 18 FT Fleetwood Trailer, new cond. comes w/additional battery $13,500 neg. Chwk. (604)798-0540 2008 31 FOOT Colorado 5th wheel trailer - Just in time for Snowbirds!

Private sale. 3 slides. 5 awnings.

Rear living room. Mor/ryde ride hitch. Built in vacuum. Protective breathable tarp. Like new condition!

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Book your funland time today. Call 604-942-7518 ext.5 and ask for the funland engineer to book a time for your group.

604-808-5200 COQUITLAM crt. New Horizon area 1 bdrm + den. $700/mo incls utils, W/D. np/ns. Immed. 604-945-6188 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 West 1 bdrm bsmt sparking clean & bright sunken l/rm. sep d/rm. Onsite owners. Priv ent. prkg, hydro incl. Laundry avail. N/s n/p. Nov 1. $700/mo. 604-937-5177 COQUITLAM W.W. Plat. 1 bdr bsmt ste. NP/NS, $800/mo incl utils, cbl & net. Avail now. 778-242-3899.

COQUITLAM, W.W. Plateau. Bright newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 2 bdrm, 1200 sq.ft. bsmt, pri entry. Cls to schls/bus.

Own w/d, f/p, incl utils/cble/hydro.

NS/NP. 1 Yr lse, refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, $1200 Avail now. Call: 604-729-7228.

MAPLE RIDGE, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d suite, sep entr., lrg 1 bdrm, own W/D, Util incl. NS, pets negotiable. 1 year lease. Refs. req. $760/mo Please leave msg. Nov.1. (604)467-1307.

NEW WEST 2bdrms+, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d lots of wood/character, gas f/p, 5 appls, garage,$1300 incl utils (cable extra).Oct 15/Nov1. 604-520-6801 PORT COQ Lougheed/Prairie 1 bdrm gr/lvl, (furn or unfurn), 5 appls, inste w/d. $850 + shared utils/cbl, avail now, ns/np. 604-771-9737.

PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm, bright, above grnd, NP/NS, no ldry. Incl cble, hydro. $750m. 604-866-8182 PORT COQUITLAM: newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 2 bdrm bsmt ste. $850 incl utils/cable.

NS/NP. Avail now. (604)945-8974 or (778)320-8974 PORT COQUITLAM North. 2 bdrm, new house, sep entry, shrd W/D. $875/mo incl utils. N/S, N/P. Avail immed. (604)816-8050.

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

ALLEN STEWART BOYD BONNIE ANN BOYD Administrators

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r NEW! Take a ride on the train around the entire 3 acres on either the haunted tunnel ride or the pick a pumpkin in our pumpkin patch ride r NEW! 9 hole miniature golf r NEW! 75 foot Zip-Line r #PVODZ $BTUMF r 5JSF 4XJOHT BOE BMPU NPSF '6/ undercover 7 days a week

Autos â&#x20AC;˘ Trucks â&#x20AC;˘ Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

NOTICE IS GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of Elmer Stewart Boyd, also known as Elmer S. Boyd and Elmer Boyd, formerly of 103 - 523 Whiting Way, Coquitlam, B.C. deceased, who died on July 23, 2010, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the Adminstrators, Allen Stewart Boyd and Bonnie Ann Boyd, c/o Paulette V. Gurski, Barrister and Solicitor, 2300 - 2850 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 6K5, on or before November 5, 2010, after which date the Administrators will distribute the estate among the parties entitled, having regard only to the claims of which the Administrators then have notice.

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Luxury Basement Suite Like New. 5 Appliances. Mount Baker View. Walk out with own back yard. $850. Avai. Nov 1st.

Call 604-942-2012 Harris Road Co-op Open House Oct 10 & 17, 12 PM - 4 PM 2 - 3 bdrm for Nov 1 $1005 / $1089/mo...

Shares required $2500/$3500 No subsidy available 19225 119 Ave. Pitt Meadows NOONS CREEK Housing Co-op Orientation Meeting, Sat. Oct 16, at 1pm in the common room located at #58-675 Noons Creek Dr. Port Moody. We are accepting applications for 2, 3 & 4 bdrm market and subsidized townhouse units. Share purchase from $1400-$1800. $15 Non-refundable application fee required.

Applications available at orientation Please call 604-469-9763

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CITADEL HEIGHTS

*Near schools *5 Appliances *Fireplace - NO PETS AVAIL IMMEDIATELY

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SUITES, LOWER

ANMORE. 1 bdrm on acre, 1000 sf, priv entry, cvrd deck, shrd W/D. N/P, suits 1, $850 incl utils cable & net. Immed/Nov.1. 604-506-1034 BURQUITLAM bsmt, 2 big bdrms full bath, full size inste ldry cls to transit Lougheed mall 5 min to SFU $1100. Avail immed. NS/NP. 604808-2274

School and club groups offered special incentives and guaranteed availability to all of the activities

TOWNHOUSES 2 & 3 Bedrooms Available

$

750

COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA

STORAGE

STORAGE SPACE for rent.

1400 sf. Available now.

For more info call 604-866-8182.

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

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Pt Mdy 2 BD Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;House â&#x20AC;&#x153;Highland Parkâ&#x20AC;? 5 appl, avail now $1100/mo Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. N/S. Small dog w/deposit.

RE: ESTATE OF ELMER STEWART BOYD also known as ELMER S. BOYD and ELMER BOYD

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NOW OPEN TILL OCTOBER 31

Professional Property Management Services for LANDLORDS (Tri City)

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Notice To Creditors And Others

604-464-7548 #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

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BRING THE KIDS TO OUR NEW FUNLAND

COQUITLAM 1 bdrm in house, priv bath, cbl/hydro incl. $450/mo. Avail now. 604-941-0665; 604-528-0139 COQUITLAM furn. room & bth in condo nr City Ctr. Female. NS/NP $450/mo avail now. 604-354-4199 PORT COQUITLAM bright furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d room in large 3 bd g/lvl ste, full bath nr amens, $475 incl utils, cbl, net.

Now, refs req, ns/np. 604-807-9612

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