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By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Coquitlam’s Marilyn Bell is part of a national campaign to send a flag adorned with signatures and crests to Canadian troops serving in Afghanistan.

Military mothers are flying the flag Coquitlam mom is part of a national effort for soldiers

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

As a military mom, Coquitlam’s Marilyn Bell could do little more than watch as her son was deployed to Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.

But now, Bell and eight other moms just like her are on a mission of their own.

The parents, who met through a website for families of soldiers serving in Afghanistan, are sending a flag across the country in support of the troops. Along the way, signatures have been collected and police officers and firefighters have attached pins and patches, honouring the sacrifices made by Canadians in the armed forces.

Bell’s son Steven returned home last May and currently lives near his base in Edmonton but many of the parents involved in the flag tour still have children serving overseas. “It is a constant worry when your son is deployed,” she said. “You are thinking about them all the time.”

The flag started out in Whitby, Ont. and

made the rounds back east before coming to B.C. It arrived in the Tri-Cities Tuesday after spending some time in the care of Kamloops resident Susan Fifer last week.

The initiative has not only shown support for the troops serving in Afghanistan but has bonded a group of like-minded mothers across the country, Bell said.

“Every day we are on there [the internet] chatting,” Bell said. “This group has been really helpful because they know the feeling and emotions — they have lived it.”

Now that the flag has arrived, she will bring it to the George Derby Long Term Care Society in Burnaby before presenting it at several Royal Canadian Legion branches in the Tri-Cities.

So many signatures and pins have been attached to the flag that Bell said a second flag has been attached.

Once the signatures are collected, the flag will be sent back to Ontario, where it will then be loaded onto a military plane and sent to a forward operating base in Afghanistan sometime before Christmas.

The mothers will also be including 75,000 cookies in their care package to be distributed to the soldiers. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

Every kindergarten student in School District 43 today will be reading, writing and doing math at their grade level by Grade 4 if the province fulfills a pledge made last week by outgoing Premier Gordon Campbell.

Campbell’s pledge in a TV address came as music to the ears to Maureen Dockendorf, a former kindergarten teacher and SD43 assistant superintendent who believes all children deserve the chance to succeed.

But exactly how — or if — the province will meet its stated goal in five years is an open question. One thing is for sure: It will take money and commitment.

“We need more bodies in the classroom.

We need to lower the ratio between the students and the staff. I’d love to put the money towards the extra adult in the classroom,” Dockendorf said.

She pointed to Ontario, where early childhood educators have been working alongside teachers in full-day kindergarten, as an example B.C. should follow. The more adults working with children, the greater the opportunities for working one on one with students and their families, said Dockendorf, who has said educators have known for a long time that intensive intervention, especially at an early age, is key to success in school. see TESTS VS. REALITY REALITY,, page A3

An Auschwitz survivor shares his stories with local students: page A3

Tri-City MLAs react to resignation of the premier: page A7

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Peter Parker, an Auschwitz survivor, spoke to 700 high school students in the Tri-Cities Wednesday as part of the third annual Holocaust symposium at the Coquitlam Alliance Church. The event — held a week before Remembrance Day — was organized in conjunction with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.

A life saved, and memories of many lives lost

By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

What was it that guided Peter Parker through his teenage years?

The words “luck” and “fate” often pop up when the 83-year-old Auschwitz survivor talks about that time.

And he has many stories to tell, some of which he shared with Tri-City high school students Wednesday during the third annual School District 43 Holocaust Symposium in Coquitlam, eight days before Remembrance Day. Take, for example, his family’s escape from his native Austria, and later Czechoslovakia, when the Germans annexed the two countries at the start of the Second World War: His grandmother in Brussels was able to shelter Parker and his sister while their mother left for a job in the U.K. Then, when Nazi Ger many invaded Belgium seven days before they were to sail to England, Parker and his sister, of Jewish descent, evaded capture. For three years, the pair, who had to fend for themselves after their grandmother died, took on Belgian identities and scraped by, moving from one place to another to avoid German soldiers.

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conditions and he, along with 300 other fit young men, were picked as the workhorses; the 3,700 other people that arrived with him at the concentration camp that day were gassed within two hours.

During his talk, Parker held up a picture of his Auschwitz tattoo, which he had removed 10 years ago, showing his identity stamp: 151535.

“It was a lucky number because 151534 and 151536 never made it,” he told the hushed crowd of 700 students and teachers at Coquitlam Alliance Church.

Luck also came into play when he befriended a fellow prisoner, an Austrian cook who took Parker under his wing, gave him a job as a potato peeler in the camp kitchen and offered advice on how to stay alive. In the kitchen, Parker said, he was out of the cold and able to sneak left-overs.

He managed to survive a bout of typhus and — because of good timing — his final resting place. In August 1944, the guards rounded up Parker and a group of men to dig what they said would be a swimming pool but “we knew what we were doing. We were digging our own mass grave.” The project stopped when word came that the Allies were on their way to liberate the prisoners and Parker was marched off with 2,000 others to Dachau, another concentration camp.

Tests vs. reality continued from front page

But she wouldn’t go as far as recommending standardized tests for kindergarten students, as hinted in the premier’s address last week.

Dockendorf, who occasionally advises the B.C. Ministry of Education on early childhood education, said standardized tests will take teachers’ time away from students and would provide a limited snapshot of student progress. Instead, she recommends a more rounded approach, which kindergarten teachers are now doing, such as observing students to see how well they listen and get along with

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“It was a lucky number because 151534 and 151536 never made it.”

Peter Parker, Auschwitz survivor, who had no. 151535 tattooed on his arm Again, Parker counts himself as one of the fortunate ones: Those who fell from dehydration during the walk were shot dead but he had slipped a kitchen spoon up his sleeve and, when many prisoners ran to the river for a drink, he dug far into the soil to reach the mud and sucked out the moisture; the ones that went to the river were killed.

From Dachau, they were put on a train and, because Parker was near the door, he was in a good position to get two gulps of water from a guard who tossed in his hat full of water.

That, he said, was a godsend.

Near Munich, the prisoners were made to work at a construction site and, later, at a train station. It was spring 1945 when he and other inmates — some of whom had made it through years of concentration camps — were being transferred to Austria when

they heard Allied planes circling above; the German guards killed many on the train but, again, he was spared.

“I have never seen such a massacre in my life,” he said.

The next day, after they were told they were free, Parker and others were taken by U.S. troops to a former Hitler youth holiday camp and weaned on normal food. He resisted treats, such as chocolate bars from American soldiers, but many of those who couldn’t got food poisoning and died.

As fate would have it, Parker was repatriated to Brussels and found his sister, who was working in a British Army canteen.

They reunited with their mother two weeks later in Scotland.

Ken Ipe, the English department head at Dr. Charles Best secondary, who helped to organize the symposium, said hearing Parker speak was a privilege — and more powerful than having students learn about WWII from textbooks.

There are already plans for the 2011 preRemembrance Day activities and there’s a reason for the urgency.

“We only have a seven- to 10-year window before all the Holocaust survivors pass away,” Ipe said, “and the importance of this event becomes more pronounced each year.” jwarren@tricitynews.com

others, and collecting samples of their work.

“People are really confusing those tests The district is also piloting a new form with reality,” Dockendorf said, noting the of report card for kindergarten students in SD43 Grade 4 FSA rest results were better which teachers take pictures, collect work than the provincial average, yet the district samples and document on video student ac- still keeps a focus on improving achievement tivity in the classroom so parents can see on many levels, with school learning teams that help teachers develop new strategies for how their children are doing.

Parents have to provide their approval instruction and other programs. first but would have a better picture of their In his television address, the premier also child in the classroom than a one-page report promised to add 100 more StrongStart early card. learning centres for a total of 400 facilities “Imagine how much more meaningful that across the province. is for parents,” Dockendorf said.

Dockendorf said StrongStart programs, While she doesn’t quibble with the prov- which have been established at a handful of ince’s goal of improving Grade 4 levels of SD43Safety schools, arePackage a great way of introducing Winter Wheel achievement, she’s less enthusiastic about families to the school system because parfoundation skills assessment tests being used ents are encouraged to participate in these as a benchmark because of the low participa- programs with their babies and toddlers. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com tion rates in some districts.

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A4 Tri-City News Friday, November 5, 2010

A cold, rainy winter could delay paving for the Broadway Street reconstruction project in Port Coquitlam, putting some federal grants for the road upgrade in peril.

As part of Ottawa’s economic action plan, money has been doled out to municipalities for needed infrastructure upg rades providing the projects could be completed by March 31, 2011. While the rest of the reconstruction is generally on schedule, bad weather and cooler temperatures may force work crews to delay the completion of the top layer of pavement. “It is really weather-dependent,� said Igor Zahynacz, the city’s director of engineering. “If we have a mild spring, we can pave.�

The federal government has repeatedly told municipalities that it will not extend its March 31 deadline but Zahynacz said there are some signs that officials in Ottawa may be changing their view. “There has been so many communities in a similar situation,� he said. “What we understand at this point is the federal government is now considering [an extension].�

While mild temperatures could allow the project to be completed on schedule, Zahynacz said it would be better if crews had an extension to complete the paving regardless of the weather; more time would allow the installed culverts and initial layers of paving to settle into place before the top layer of asphalt is added, he said.

The infrastructure stimulus fund was launched in the midst of a deep financial downtur n in an effort to boost the economy while upgrading aging municipal roads, bridges and sewer lines. The Broadway Street reconstruction, for example, is receiving more than $3.7 million from the federal government, matched by another $3.7 from the province. TransLink’s major road network capital program is also contributing more than $1.15 million.

Financial Stress?

100 get utility discounts

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

More than 100 seniors and disabled people in Port Coquitlam took advantage of a water and sewer fee discount offered by the municipality this year.

The program, which was in the process of being phased out in 2008 when council reversed its decision after the last civic election, costs the city more than $30,000 in lost revenue.

Those who qualify for the discount must: • be 65 years or older or a person with disabilities; • reside on the property; • have a maximum 2009 household net income of less than $22,229 if they are the sole occupier of the residence or $27,674 if there is more than one person living at the residence; • not have a secondary suite; • not own other property; • and not have interest and investment income

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greater than $3,000 in 2009.

But while some in PoCo are receiving a discount, most residents will see increases in their utility bill, particularly the water rates.

Because of major infrastructure upgrades necessary at the regional level, PoCo will likely see a 10.2% increase when their water bill arrives next year.

Igor Zahynacz, the city’s director of engineering, said projects like the Seymour/ Capilano filtration plant, Coquitlam’s UV disinfection facility, a drinking

water treatment project and a Port Mann Main Fraser River crossing are pushing municipal fees higher. “The impact to us is quite significant,� he said. “Our own water distribution maintenance costs increases are quite small. It is the regional cost that is the driver, especially for the water utility.�

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WHERE Inlet Theatre, City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC The Council of the City of Port Moody will meet and hold a Public Hearing to consider the following proposed Bylaws.

Proposed Bylaws: City of Port Moody Official Community Plan Bylaw 2000, No. 2465, Amendment Bylaw No. 34, 2010, No. 2855 and City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw 1988, No. 1890, Amendment Bylaw No. 200, 2010, No. 2856.

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All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written submissions will be accepted up to the conclusion of the Public Hearing. If you are submitting a written submission prior to the Public Hearing, please submit it to the City by email at clerks@cityofportmoody.com or by fax at 604-469-4550 not later than 12 noon on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. No representations may be received by Council on these bylaws after the close of the Public Hearing.

Bylaw Nos. 2855 and 2856 and related information may be inspected at the Planning and Development Services Department, City Hall, 100 Newport Drive (at loco Road), Port Moody, BC, Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 5pm.

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Local arrested in Van. assault Mat program kicks off with cold weather An overnight mat program for homeless people run out of a Port Moody church this month has started well.

The cold/wet weather initiative at St. Andrew’s United Church on St. Johns Street hosted four people Monday — the first day the service was offered — plus four people Tuesday and six Wednesday.

Rob Thiessen of the Hope for Freedom Society, which is overseeing the five-month volunteer operation at a series of churches, said the numbers are up from last year; more homeless people will take advantage of the temporary shelter as the word spreads that it’s available and as the temperatures get cooler, he said.

St. Andrew’s is not looking for donations or more hands to help right now. “The churches are very organized,” he said.

Last month, Port Moody city council approved another season at St. Andrew’s, which has run a mat program for up to 30 people in need since February 2008 with no complaints from the community.

Next up are volunteers from Coquitlam’s Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship, who will host the mat program from Dec. 1 to 31.

The other participating churches are the Coquitlam Alliance and Calvary Baptist in Coquitlam, and Northside Foursquare Church in Port Coquitlam. jwarren@tricitynews.com

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Shortly before 3 a.m. on Oct. 8, Vancouver Police were called to an assault near the Tinseltown Mall at Abbott and West Pender streets, just outside of Chinatown. Two men were taken

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By Gary McKenna & Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Reactions by Tri-City MLAs to Wednesday’s surprise announcement from B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell that he’s stepping down broke along party lines.

Po r t C o q u i t l a m M L A M i ke Farnworth, who is the NDP’s House Leader and critic for the public safety and solicitor general, told The Tri-City News Campbell’s resignation is welcome news.

“He’s gone and I think a lot of British Columbians will say that’s the first right decision he’s made in a very long time,” Farnworth said before making a television appearance. “I really don’t think it matters who replaces him; they will be carrying the baggage of a party that has not told the truth to British Columbians on so many issues and angered them so deeply that whoever leads them is irrelevant.”

D i a n e T h o r n e, C o q u i t l a m Maillardville’s NDP MLA, concurred, saying, “It won’t take the cloud away from the voters at all. I think that they have had it with the Liberals, they have had it with the lies and deception, and Gordon Campbell is just the first of many that should be resigning.”

Campbell has been under a storm of criticism recently, especially over the cost of the 2010 Olympics and the introduction of the harmonized sales tax. Cracks in the BC Liberal party’s solidarity over his leadership have also shown, with cabinet minister Blair Lekstrom quitting over the HST and another minister, Bill Bennett, complaining about the premier’s leadership.

Last week, after he shuffled his cabinet, Campbell tried to appeal to B.C. residents by delivering a television address about the HST and offered a major cut to personal income taxes.

Despite criticisms from within government about Campbell’s leadership, the Port Moody-Westwood MLA and minister of labour and citizens’ services, Iain Black, said divisions within

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“I really don’t think it matters who replaces him.”

Mike Farnworth, NDP

“When we are united, we win.”

Iain Black, BC Liberals his party have been exaggerated.

The coalition of former Socreds, federal Liberals and Tories that Campbell was able to successfully corral through three winning election cycles will remain united under new leadership, he said. “When we are united, we win,” he said. “When we are divided, the NDP wins and that is not a risk that anybody is willing to take... The thing that binds us together is an absolute fear of the damage that can be done by an NDP government.”

Black would not comment on whether he is interested in going after the top job, saying it is still too early to decide on a leadership run.

Coquitlam-Burke Mountain BC Liberal MLA Douglas Horne said today should be a celebration of the achievements the BC Liberal party has accomplished under Campbell’s tenure. He added that he sees new leadership as an opportunity to “refresh” the BC Liberal brand and believes the party can get itself back on track after months of controversy surrounding Campbell and the unpopular HST. “Our caucus is firmly together,” he said. “We are very solid. We have remained solidly together... and I believe we can continue that way.”

Under the BC Liberal party constitution, the executive must meet and set a date for a leadership convention within the next 28 days. That convention would be held within six months, meaning a new leader could be chosen in the spring. gmckenna@tricitynews.com jwarren@tricitynews.com

Premier Gordon Campbell intends to remain in charge for the next four to five months, implementing his latest wave of policy directives and directing the B.C. government as it heads into a spring budget. Campbell said Thursday he will stay on as premier until another leader is chosen, and remain as MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey after that. The B.C. Liberal Party’s biennial convention was set to begin Nov. 19 in Penticton. It has been postponed until a leadership convention can be arranged. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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A8 Tri-City News Friday, November 5, 2010

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Pollution, health benefits justify keeping AirCare, review finds

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The Lower Mainland’s regional governments are looking at extending the AirCare vehicle-testing program.

He doubts the changes would make it harder to pass AirCare, adding fuel leak testing would rein in extreme cases. “When you’re dripping fuel on the ground, it’s pretty significant,� he said.

Consultants estimate a revised program could reduce the emission of airborne toxics like benzene by 40%, as well as cutting greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles by 1.1%.

Other air pollutants that hurt air quality, particularly in the Fraser Valley, would be five to 16% lower in 2020 if AirCare continues than if the program is cancelled

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Car dealers and garages also gain from AirCare, say the consultants, who count the $35 million in revenue for the car repair industry among the “economic benefits.�

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The Lower Mainland’s vehicle air emission testing program should be renewed and continued until at least 2020, according to the findings of a multiagency review. Although the program has become less relevant as new cars get steadily cleaner, the report of the AirCare Review Committee says the air quality benefits justify continuing it. “Termination of the AirCare program would result in increased emissions that would cause negative health impacts on all residents of the Lower Fraser Valley,� it says. “The cost of AirCare inspections impact only motorists with vehicles more than seven years old, yet all citizens benefit from improved air quality.�

Consultants note the $45-million annual cost of running AirCare testing centres is entirely borne by motorists through fees, so dismantling the program would not save TransLink or the government any money. “In the absence of an emissions inspection program, there is no deterrent to neglecting the repair of emissions-related defects or overt disabling of emission controls,� the report states.

The decision still depends on both the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley regional district boards endorsing a continued program later this month, as well as provincial government approval.

FVRD board chair Patricia Ross has already said she would be reluctant to dismantle AirCare and some Metro politicians have also said they would likely support renewal.

Although the report makes a case to continue until 2020, it recommends TransLink negotiate a five- to seven-year extension of the program, currently run by contractor Envirotest Canada.

Nearly half the vehicles in the region are exempt from testing because they’re less than eight years old. Most of the cars that are tested are charged $45 every two years and pass with flying colours.

But 115,000 — 13% of those tested — failed in 2007.

Vehicles that fail are denied insurance until they get a tune-up and a re-test.

Air Care operations manager Dave Gourley said a renewed program would likely add two new tests to detect and reduce leaks from gas tanks and fuel lines and to correct defective evaporative emission control systems.

The results are based on data from California, where testing has found the emissions of newer vehicles are worsening more rapidly than had been expected as they age.

Running the program until 2020 would reduce the lifetime cancer risk of area residents by 1.6%, reduce hospital admissions for respiratory and heart disease and avoid 140 premature deaths over the decade, according to a companion report by Sierra Research and Senes Consultants.

They estimated the resulting health benefits are

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Q WHAT WE THINK: he hysteria over H1N1 is so 2009 and, now, flu shot uptake in the Tri-Cities is down.

People who can get vaccinations for free because they are chronically ill, pregnant in their last trimester or work in emergency or health care aren’t flooding clinics just yet. Without an urgent reason, people who have to pay to get jabbed aren’t likely to make the trip, either, even though regular influenza can be just as dangerous as H1N1.

They would rather buy immune-boosting substances, wash their hands more often or simply ignore the whole business. It’s a hassle to get a flu shot, plain and simple, and getting one every year is a habit people can’t be bothered to get into.

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What’s in a name? And what’s your name?

AS I SEE IT Andrew Holota

“H

ey! How are you?!

It’s been years, hasn’t it?”

We’ve all been in this situation. Someone hustles up, spouting salutations like your long-lost relative — and you stand there thinking, “Who are you?”

That is so awkward. It happens to me a lot. Maybe it’s because of my job. Or maybe everyone else isn’t nearly as hopeless as I am at remembering faces, especially over the course of decades.

Not long ago, a guy ambushed me on the street.

“Hey, Andy! Wow, long time no see, man!”

“Uh, yeah, you bet...”

“Geez, the last time I saw you was in elementary school.”

I’m thinking: You’ve got to be kidding! I can’t recall the names of some of the people in my office. And you’re talking about elemen-

tary school?!

“You remember me, right? It’s Bob!” “Oh hey, sure ... Bob.” Right. He could have been any one of 100 Bobs I’ve met in my life, of whom I could possibly recognize and identify perhaps three.

And then there was the woman in the grocery store not long ago. Similar routine, only far more uncomfortable.

“Andy? How have you been? Gosh, when was the last time we saw each other?”

“Oh, hi... uh... it certainly has been awhile, yes.”

It could be 1975, 2002, or three months ago.

It doesn’t matter. This woman could be the Tooth Fairy, for all I know.

A man’s worst nightmare.

How does she know me? High school?

Business? Friend of a friend? Party? God forbid, did we go out on a date once? Please don’t say it was a date.

“So, did you hear? I just got divorced.”

Oh no, not the family details.

“Sorry to hear that.”

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“Oh, it’s OK. I got the house, ha ha. And the kids, and the dog, ha ha. You’re married?

Children?”

Gah! Must escape. Create a diversion, knock over that stack of cereal boxes, then, in the confusion, dive behind a clerk’s till. The clerk will understand. No, she won’t.

“Uh, yup, married, one daughter.”

“Are you still in touch with Bob?” “Bob? Funny you should ask. Just ran into him the other day.”

“Really? He’s moved back here from Moose Jaw?” Kleenex. Must not forget to buy Kleenex.

And cyanide pills.

“Sorry? Moose what?”

I am getting desperate. She suspects. She knows. It had to have been a date. She’s getting revenge, 35 years later. No, she’s not.

Maybe she doesn’t really know me, and is just playing with my head. Don’t be paranoid.

Breathe.

“Well, it’s been good seeing you again. If you’re ever in the area, drop by.”

“Great! Enjoy your day.”

Drop by? In the area? Where’s that? I’m guessing somewhere in the northern hemisphere? How can I possibly drop by if I have no clue as to who you are?!

Terrific, now I’m going to be thinking about this for days.

I should’ve just said her name slipped my mind. Actually, I should have told her my mind is slipping.

Maybe I should have said I have memory lapses ever since I fell out of my 40s. Maybe I would’ve got sympathy points.

Maybe I should have just asked the question: And who might you be?

There is only so much brain capacity to catalogue all these people. I need cranial bandwidth to archive other stuff, like the birthdays of my wife and child, the capital of Nunavut (Iqaluit) and the number of feet in a metre to the fifth decimal place (3.28084).

So, if I don’t recognize you, I apologize.

Don’t take it personally; I’ll do that for you.

Andrew Holota is the editor of the Abbotsford News, a sister paper to The Tri-City News. aholota@abbynews.com

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FACE TO FACE: Why are so-called ‘populist’ movements popular?

Duped voters are darn angry voters

From euphoria to dissatisfaction TERRY O’NEILL

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ccording to an editorial cartoon in a national newspaper last month, an angry voter is like Godzilla, but worse: It crushes buildings, stamps on cars and generally squishes everything in its path with so much wanton recklessness that even the real Godzilla thinks it should cool off and calm down.

The cartoon didn’t specify which allegedly infuriated electorate it was skewering but I’m guessing the voters in the cartoonist’s sights were not only the supporters of populist Rob Ford, whose election as Toronto mayor was angrily denounced by liberal commentators, but also Tea Party-type supporters in the U.S. who, at the time the Godzilla ’toon went to print, were on the verge of delivering a smackdown to the liberal media’s friends in the Democratic party.

Our subject this week, then, is whether that smackdown was justified or not. My colleague opposite is, as you might guess, a staunch defender of U.S. President Barack Obama’s party. I, on the other hand, have a grudging admiration for the Tea Party grassroots uprising that has so effectively pounded the Democrats and their leader.

Yes, I acknowledge the shortcomings of the Tea Party’s simplistic

sloganeering (Cut taxes and spending but not our entitlement programs! Banish Obamacare but boost senior Medicare! Cut corporate bailouts but give us jobs!)

But I can understand why the voters have acted the way they did. In short, I believe they feel they were duped. Obama famously campaigned for one thing (hope, and change from the adversarial ways of the Bush administration) but then used the resulting popularity to push through bills and propagate policies that many voters viewed as “socialist” or, at least, fundamentally opposed to basic American values. As such, Obama’s actions ended up dividing the nation once again, not bringing it together as promised.

Still can’t understand the backlash? Then simply take a good, long look at the anti-HST campaign here in B.C., where the same sort of sense of betrayal is a prime motivator.

Interestingly, neither the HST fighters nor the Tea Partiers has what I would consider to be a coherent economic platform. But both do share a strong desire to limit taxation and keep a lid on the size of government. And that’s a message that politicians at all levels would be wise to heed.

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“Over the past 17 midterm elections, the sitting president’s party has lost an average of 28 seats in the House and four in the Senate.”

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s I write this column, our neighbours to the south are just about to vote in their mid-term elections (mid-term because these elections are held in the middle of their president’s four-year term). What is clear is that based on opinion polls, Americans will be sending a strong signal to Washington that they are unhappy with what is going on in their nation’s capital.

A recent USA Today/Gallup poll showed only 21% of Americans approve of the job congress is doing and while these results “are essentially tied with or lower than those before any previous midterm elections since Gallup began measuring them systematically,” they show dissatisfaction is rampant among American voters. President Barack Obama’s popularity has plummeted and the Democrats looked likely to lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives and control of the Senate too close to call.

What happened in the two years following the euphoria of the 2008 election which saw America’s first black president elected?

First, Obama inherited wars in Iran and Afghanistan, trillions of dollars in debt, a financial regulatory system — what regulatory

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system? — and a global financial crisis unmatched since the Great Depression, which some say started in 2007 and took its full effect after his election. Of course there’s unhappiness with Obama and the Democrats.

Then there’s the Tea Party movement, which its website claims “is a non-partisan grassroots organization of individuals united by our core values derived from the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution...” and came out of nowhere after Obama’s election. In addition, most Tea Party members or “patriots” associate with the Republican Party — but wait. Many of their beliefs are at odds with the Republican Party, so go figure. So far, the Tea Party’s greatest successes have been to knock off so-called establishment Republican candidates from some nomination races. We’ll have to wait to see how well these Tea Party Republicans do in the elections before one can say they are truly a force to be reckoned with.

Over the past 17 mid-term elections, the sitting president’s party has lost an average of 28 seats in the House and four in the Senate.

Obama and the Democrats can take solace from that. The real test will be in 2012 Obama versus Palin.

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Why not provide some comfort?

The Editor, Re. “Shelter opponents get loud at council” (The Tri-City News, Nov. 3).

It’s shameful and disheartening that the very people who are so fortunate to be living comfortably don’t wish the same good fortune for some who have nothing at all. With them saying all homeless people are drug addicted or mentally ill, which has not been proven yet, I’m wondering, where are they getting their facts?

If some of those homeless people did happen to have drug problems or are mentally ill, wouldn’t it be much better to have people at a nearby facility available to help them overcome their addictions? To help them find housing and jobs so that there would be fewer homeless people to scare our protesters?

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Opponents to a proposed homeless shelter were loud at Monday’s council meeting. ents a much larger potential long-term problem to our community than building a place where they could receive help.

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to our problem. The type of outburst that occurred at Monday’s Coquitlam city council meeting, where councillors attempted to explain the situation smacks of hysterical fear-mongering.

The problem of homeless people in our community isn’t going to go away by itself so a shelter is a constructive attempt to control and deal with it.

Would those protesters rather have a council that ignores the situation?

Protesters who threaten city officials are working against attempts to alleviate a growing problem. If this is indicative of how they solve their own personal problems at home, I fear for their families.

I’m sure these disruptive people are quite comfortable themselves but wouldn’t it be a nicer, safer community if everyone else could expect to be, too?

M. Schooff, Port Coquitlam

Give us proper green carts The Editor, Re. “Green waste isn’t difficult” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Oct. 22).

The reason letter writer Theresa Hendriks’ Coquitlam neighbours haven’t immediately begun participating in the city’s green cart program is simple: Coquitlam didn’t provide the necessary green carts.

I have lived in many different cities. Never before have we lived in a place where a green cart program was implemented without the municipality providing the carts. The container stickers that were provided just aren’t enough.

We have been trying to find a proper cart to buy but we have yet to find a suitable one for a reasonable price. My guess this is because municipalities usually buy them in bulk and distribute them to residents. The cart needs to be the right size, it needs to have some kind of ventilation and it needs to be animal-proof. I tried emailing the city of Port Moody to see if it would sell me one of its bear-proof carts but I didn’t get a response.

I’m a diligent recycler and, yes, Ms. Hendriks, I do have and a composter but I would like to participate in the green cart program to dispose of things that aren’t recommended for the backyard composter. If I only had a green cart.

Cindy Kavanaugh, Coquitlam

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Gravel operators in Coquitlam will have a chance to voice their concerns before city council this month about a proposed hike in soil-removal fees.

U n d e r t h e c i t y ’s plan, commercial aggregate miners would be charged 56 cents per cubic metre they excavate — up from the current rate of 26 cents, which has remained unchanged in 22 years.

The proposal calls for the higher fees to be phased in over three years: 36 cents next year, 46 cents in 2012 and 56 cents in 2013.

The soil-removal fees collected by the city are estimated at $190,000 a year and pay for road works, including pavement upgrades; the new rate would generate more than $400,000 annually, if approved.

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A gravel truck travels along Pipeline Road in Coquitlam. the increase. Among those at the table were Jim Allard of Allard C o n s t r u c t i o n , To m Vanichuk of Coquitlam Sand and Gravel, Kirsten Wilson and George Turi of Jack Cewe Ltd. and Lyle Flaig of Le High Northwest Cement (the first three companies have pits on Pipeline Road in Coquitlam).

In his report to the engineering committee last month, Bill Susak, the city’s general manager of engineering, said the rate jump is based on the “proportional cost of road maintenance from gravel haul trucks and road damage caused by the trucks.”

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According to Susak’s report, Coquitlam has the lowest soilre m ova l ch a r g e i n Metro Vancouver, with Abbotsford billing the most at 67 cents per cubic metre and the average rate, Coquitlam excluded, being 54 cents.

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Flames and fame for locals Entrepreneurs win one, lose one in the Den

By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

T wo T r i - C i t y e n trepreneurs went up against the vicious creatures in CBC’s Dragons’ Den, hoping for a hit of cash and business expertise from the five potential investors, but only one made the cut.

Wendy Armbruster Bell of Snugabell, who developed the PumpEase hands-free breast pump system shortly after she had her first daughter in 2004, auditioned in Vancouver in March for the popular TV program and was flown to Toronto in May to tape an episode. She knew the national TV exposure would be invaluable but she was also aiming to drum up $50,000 to help her company grow.

“The company grew so quickly we were cashstarved,” Armbruster Bell said, adding the Dragons’ knowledge and connections would have also provided a huge boost.

And while the Dragons clearly enjoyed her model’s demonstration of the product — a snug-fitting bandeau that holds two breast pumps in place so a new mom’s hands can be free to fold laundry, answer emails or change a diaper — they declined to offer any dough (you can view the clip at www.pumpease.com).

“It was an awesome experience and I got some great feedback,” she said. “I’d do it again in a heartbeat.”

She has since secured funding through another investor and plans to diversify her products with the aim of landing Snugabell’s pretty and handy breastfeeding tools in medium- to large-scale retail chains.

Another Tri-City entrepreneur, Lisa Malcic of Beba Bean, whose episode aired on CBC Wednesday evening, made a successful pitch and is now going through the due diligence process with two of the Dragons. Arlene Dickinson and Robert Herjavec agreed to put up the $315,000 Malcic and her husband, Beba Bean co-owner Peter Malcic, had requested in exchange for 40% of the company.

“It was the right time in our company to look for investors,” Malcic said. When their business advisor suggested in the spring they audition for Dragons’ Den, they brought samples of their famous Pee-pee Teepee as well as their line of clean-lined bam-

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The producers loved the company and its products, and told the Malcics they would be going to Toronto, which they did less than two months later.

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on the Dragons’ Den set at 6 a.m. with a pair of adorable twins modelling their clothing and Pee-pee Teepees customized with pictures of each Dragon on them.

“You only see 10 minutes of it on TV but we were negotiating for 45 minutes,” Malcic re-

called. “After the first two minutes, you forget the cameras are on and you’re just in a business negotiation with potential investors.”

Kevin O’Leary, known as one of the more biting Dragons, took a shine to the Pee-pee Teepee — a flannel cone to keep baby boys from peeing on their parents during diaper changes — but made no effort to hide his disdain for apparel companies, calling the Beba Bean line “crap.”

Malcic brushed off the criticism, however, confident in the popularity of Beba Bean’s clothes, which are available in more than 2,500 retail stores around the world.

The Malcics focused in on Dickinson and Herjavec, knowing they had the marketing and online expertise their

company needs.

“We’ve been in business for seven years and it’s time to get that boost to take us to the next level,” Malcic said of the Port Coquitlambased Beba Bean. “We really wanted those two, we wanted Robert and Arlene, and we knew we wouldn’t go more than 40%.”

They started the paperwork process in earnest in September and Malcic expects it to be another few months before everyone signs on the dotted line.

Malcic plans to use the funding to expand Beba Bean’s online presence (www.bebabean. com), break into more European markets and expand their product line to include items such as bath products and sterling silver baby gifts. spayne@tricitynews.com

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The agreement includes a hat trick of exciting announcements: a ďŹ ve-year NHL partnership, the launch of the NHL-powered Canadian Tire Hockey School (CTHS) and the naming of Stanley Cup winner and Olympic Gold Medalist Jonathan Toews as CTHS founding member and ofďŹ cial spokesperson. “As Canada’s largest retailer of sporting equipment and a brand steeped in Canadian history, Canadian Tire is who Canadians trust for their ďŹ rst pair of skates, stick, helmet and pads.

Over the past 90 years, we’ve equipped millions of ďŹ rst-time hockey players, like Jonathan Toews, from head to toe,â€? said Mike Arnett, President of Canadian Tire Retail.

Further developing a grassroots connection in Canadian communities, Canadian Tire will launch the Canadian Tire Hockey School NHL Skills Camps. These unique camps will provide Canadian minor hockey players the opportunity to develop and grow their skills through on and off ice skill development sessions led by experienced NHL hockey experts, with appearances

by NHL alumni and coaches. In addition to becoming an OfďŹ O cial NHL Partner in Canada, Canadian Tire will now be designated as an OfďŹ cial Partner of the NHL Heritage Classic™, NHL All-Star Game, Stanley CupÂŽ Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final and NHL Face-Off™. “Expanding our reach into new categories like this will continue to increase the NHL’s ability to reach and unite Canadian hockey fans.â€?

Selling more hockey sticks and pucks than any other retailer in the world, Canadian Tire has been the inspiration for millions of hockey ďŹ rsts for players from coast to coast. The CTHS website will offer unparalleled content for Canadian hockey players, parents, coaches and fans. From how to play on a backyard rink or advance in a local housee league, to knowing how hockey gear ďŹ ts and what it costs, CTHS will offer unique subject matter expertise and practical insights into how to mentor, parent and become a well-rounded player.

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Friday, November 5, 2010 Tri-City News A19

Coquitlam group fashions a plan for Ugandans

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A group of Coquitlam residents is attempting to raise money to purchase sewing machines to help launch a fairtrade fashion business in Uganda.

Meaningful Volunteer, a non-profit organization based in the Tri-Cities, is hoping to purchase six to 10 machines, which will be given to women to make garments in a remote part of the African country. Pedal-powered machines, which cost $100 each, are essential for a part of the world that lacks electricity, according to organizer Malcolm Trevena.

“There is no power in the village we are in,” he said. “They all have to be foot operated.”

The fair-trade business, based in eastern Uganda, will mainly focus on producing a fusion of western-style and African clothing.

The woman will be given the machines to produce garments under the Mama Pamba clothing label, ranging from simple t-shirts to dress shirts. They will also make the bandanas that the Canadian Cancer Society gives out at its events, Trevena said.

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“We tend to focus on the women.

It is hard being a Ugandan man but it is a lot harder being a Ugandan woman.”

Malcolm Trevena (above, with Megin Alvarez of the non-profit Meaningful Volunteer)

Meaningful Volunteer is modelling the initiative after a fair-trade bead business operating in the country. There, woman fashion beads from paper rolled into extremely tight balls and covered in varnish and paint. Sales of the

end product have been brisk and Trevena said he hopes to duplicate the success with the garment business.

All of the proceeds go directly to the woman who produce the products, giving them much needed sustainable in-

come to help support their families.

“We tend to focus on the women,” Trevena said. “It is hard being a Ugandan man but it is a lot harder being a Ugandan woman.”

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Tearful homecoming prompts more aid work Librarian and daughters visit struggling Haiti

By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A visit to Haiti for one local family was more than an aid mission — it was a chance to reconnect with family and friends who were left homeless by last January’s devastating earthquake.

Deborah Duncan, a children’s librarian with Coquitlam Public Library, took her adopted daughters to the suburbs of Port-au-Prince to visit their birth mothers and siblings, who are still living in tents because the homes they rented were destroyed.

“The girls were very happy to see their families and there were tears shed,” said Duncan, whose 25-year-old son, Leo, also went to Haiti.

Not knowing what to expect, the Duncans s t e e l e d t h e m s e l ve s against the scenes of destruction, which were everywhere because

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“No progress,” she said, “There really isn’t a lot of rebuilding.”

Yet there were moments when their hearts were gladdened, Duncan said, because the people showed such spirit and co-operation.

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“It was a wonderful experience. These people are passionate about what they are doing, the kids just love it. They just sit there spellbound,” Duncan said. But the group is very conscious about what type of books they pick to read, staying away from any that talk about home or family life, for fear of dredging up bad feelings.

Duncan’s girls, Taphatna, 14, and Camasiz, 12, also visited orphanages and agricultural co-operatives where aid money is used to help restore selfsufficiency among the people. The two girls walked to Hope last summer to raise $6,000

for FIDA (Foundation for Inter national Development Assistance), which works in Haitian rural communities.

Duncan said the girls kept a journal about their experiences.

Among the people who stood out was a 70-yearold woman who made a home for 50 orphans in her yard. “She’s caring for them; she’s finding food for them.”

Duncan continues to support the girls’ family by helping to pay for a brother’s education and her website lists ways people can help the struggling country. She hopes to return to Haiti one day soon. “It’s personal because we know

so many people there now, we visited so many orphanages.”

Departing the country still so embroiled in the aftermath of the earthquake and leaving the girl’s families behind was also difficult. But there is a silver lining, Duncan said, because the Haitian families know Taphatna and Camasiz are well cared for. “They know they are in a better place.”

• Duncan plans to update her website with photos and details of the September trip. To find out more, visit www. tohopeforhaiti.ca or email Duncan at deborahjd2003@yahoo.com. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

nity for her lively library storytimes, was particularly gratified to see the work of a literacy group known as Lilili, which means Read, Read, Read.

The volunteer group trains young Haitians who lost families in the earthquake to read to aloud to children in the tent cities, which are sprawled throughout the capital.

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THE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: Lots to see, sip and savour

Time for winter market GET UNCORKED

Compiled by Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Sip on outstanding B.C. wines at Fall Festival: The Best of BC Wines Uncorked at the Port Moody city hall Galleria from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sample wines from more than 35 local and Okanagan wineries, featuring more than 125 types of vintages. There will be light snacks, but organizers recommend you eat prior to the event. Tickets are $45, available at 604-931-2008, at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) or at www. bcuncorked.com.

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TODAY: Friday, Nov. 5 HEY BABY

New parents looking to learn about proper nutrition for their little ones can check out an event at Place Maillardville (1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam) today, which is hosting a United Way series on Baby’s First Year with a discussion on healthy eating, from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. Admission is free; call 604-933-6146 for more details.

GET A MOVE ON

Get a glimpse at one of the nation’s top rising dance talents when Josh Beamish, the “wunderkind of dance,” and MOVE: The Company stop at the Evergreen Cultural Centre tonight. At just 23, Beamish is artistic director of MOVE, which recently returned from performing at the Shanghai World Expo. Tonight the dancers perform Tools for Cutting and Trap Door Party, starting at 8 p.m. Get more information and tickets, $38, at www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

BOOK SIGNING

Get your copy of the children’s book Beaming Bright, You’re a Shining Light signed by local author Lynne Cox at the grand re-opening of the Pinetree Village Chapters this weekend. The themed stories in the book, which pregnant moms can listen to with their babies on CD, create positive learning experiences for little ones. Cox is signing copies today through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Visit www.shininglight.ca for info.

Sunday, Nov. 7 FARM ON

Sure, your garden’s seen better days now that the blooms are gone and the leaves are falling, but there’s still a bounty of garden goodness going on at the Coquitlam Farmers Market. This Sunday marks the first Winter Market, which takes place at the Port Moody recreation centre (alternating Sundays from today through April) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

You’ll find a great selection of farm-fresh produce, lovingly made baked goods, artisan crafts and more. Visit www.makebakegrow. com for more information.

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Riverside (2215 Reeve St., PoCo) Rapids host the 10th annual Red Serge senior girls high school volleyball tournament at the PoCo secondary school gym. The 10-team event features six of the top seven-ranked AAAA teams in B.C., including the No. 1 Handsworth Royals, No. 2 Penticton Lakettes and No. 3 Kelowna Owls. The host Rapids are currently polled No. 5 in the province.

Action begins today (Friday) at 3:45 p.m. and concludes with the championship match at 5:45 p.m. Saturday.

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Learn about Islamic culture when the Masjid Al-Hidayah Mosque (2626 Kingsway Ave., PoCo) opens its doors for an open house today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be Islamic art on display, an information and question period and food. Contact 604-9451885 or tricity@islam-canada.com for more info.

FALL FOOTBALL

Take in some top football action as the Centennial Centaurs take on Cloverdale’s Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers at 4:30 p.m., followed by a mash-up between the secondranked Terry Fox Ravens and the top W.J. Mouat Hawks at 7 p.m. at Coquitlam’s Percy Perry Stadium.

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Discover some new art treasures for your home at the 43rd annual Port Moody Art Association show and sale this weekend.

There will be a wide variety of styles and sizes to choose from, so there’s sure to be something for everyone. The sale kicks off with a reception tonight, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., and continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Port Moody recreation centre. Visit www.portmoodyartassociation. com for more information.

JAM ON

If lively French Canadian music is your thing, then the Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Crt.) is the place to be tonight for Les Jammers. Tickets are $12, or $22 with dinner starting at 6 p.m. Call 604-927-6940 to register.

HAMLET REDUX

Douglas College’s Theatre and Stagecraft department presents DenmarK, K a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic Hamlet, starting tonight and running until Nov. 13 at the Douglas College Studio Theatre

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Shannon Whalen spins yarn at last year’s Coquitlam Farmers Winter Market, which takes place at the Port Moody recreation centre. The first one of the season takes place this Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the markets continue every second Sunday until April.

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Catch Coquitlam resident Andrea Ashton as Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother. Tickets are $7.50/$15 at tickets.masseytheatre.com.

Saturday, Nov. 6 FOX CRAFT FAIR

Stock up on some early goodies at the Terry Fox secondary (1260 Riverwood Gate, PoCo) Christmas craft fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. There will be plenty of great ven-

dors selling their wares, as well as raffles, a bake sale and concession. All proceeds support the 2011 Terry Fox after grad celebration. Admission is by donation; email terryfoxaftergrad2011@shaw.ca for more details.

FALL BOOK SALE

With colder days settling in you’ll want to have a collection of good books to curl up with. Get an armload when Wilson Centre (2150 Wilson Ave., PoCo) and the Terry Fox Library host the annual Fall Affair and Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be crafts, baked goodies and more. Call 604-9277999 for more info.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary hosts their annual Fall Bazaar today at Foyer Maillard (1010 Alderson Ave., Coquitlam) from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Come and enjoy raffles, pick up some crafts and other items in the white elephant sale, snack on fudge and more. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

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Chocolate will be the star of the show when the West Coast Chocolate Festival wraps up its month of events with a reception at Port Moody city hall today. Get there at 2 p.m. to sample cocoa goodies and gelato from PoMo’s Rubens Chocolate and pastries from Rowena’s Inn on the River. Sample California wines by vintners Andrew and Laurel Quady, as well as from B.C.’s own Saturna Island and Desert Hills. For younger attendees there’s organic chocolate milk, food and more. At 3 p.m. is a performance from youth choirs, dance studios and theatre groups. Tickets are $25/$18 through www. chocolatefestival.ca.

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

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Enjoy our fall weather – it’s just ducky GREEN SCENE Elaine Golds

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“The winter months provide unique opportunities to view several species that cannot be seen here in the summer.”

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f you think of birds flying south this time of year, you might imagine them in sunny Mexico or California — and you might wish you could join them there.

In fact, you can enjoy many of these southern migrants much closer to home because several species of birds that migrate south every fall consider this part of B.C. to be a perfectly adequate destination.

The most famous of these are the large flocks of lesser snow geese, which predictably arrive in the Fraser River delta every October. During the summer, these geese nest in Russia on Wrangel Island in the remote Chukchi Sea, 2,500 km from here. These geese undertake long and strenuous migrations twice every year between their nesting and wintering sites.

About half of these geese winter here while the remainder continue on to California.

During migration, they rely on important stopover sites such as the mouths of the Yukon River in Alaska and the Stikine River in northern B.C. By late December, the Fraser River population, which numbers in the thousands, typically moves to the Skagit River delta until spring.

If you are interested in seeing these remarkably large flocks of geese, the next few weeks are the best time to visit to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta.

But you don’t need to go as far as Delta if you want to see many of the migrating ducks that winter here in B.C. Obviously, waterfowl and shorebirds need to fly south because their habitat further north can freeze in winter. Similarly, wa-

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A small group of male and female Barrow’s goldeneye ducks forage for food in the waters of Port Moody. terfowl in the cold Interior of the province must fly to coastal areas, where they can find open water.

Thus, the winter months in the Lower Mainland provide unique opportunities to view several species that cannot be seen here in the summer. These include several ducks as well as shorebirds.

The Port Moody waterfront is an ideal location to view many of the species that are found here only in the winter. The long pier at Rocky Point Park is often the best place to view the diving ducks. These include species such as buffle-

head, greater scaup, horned grebe, Barrow’s and common goldeneye plus the hooded and common merganser. Because these ducks dive to forage for food, they require deeper water. Typically, small groups of these ducks dive for several minutes at a time in search of mollusks, crustaceans or small fish. For the beginning birder, it is sometimes a challenge to identify these ducks before they disappear beneath the surface to catch food.

Closer to the head of Burrard Inlet in quiet, shallower water, dabbling ducks congregate along

with large numbers of mostly nonmigratory Canada Geese. The dabbling ducks include species such as the mallard, green-winged teal and northern pintail. These ducks feed on vegetation and can often be seen with their rear ends up in the water as they probe beneath the surface for tender shoots.

Regardless of whether they are diving or dabbling ducks, all these species are in their most brilliant plumage this time of year. As is the case with most bird species, it is the males that are the most colourful as the females have a drab

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If you want to see the Tri-Cities’ most colourful ducks, you will have to venture beyond the pier at Rocky Point. The splendidlycoloured male wood duck prefers quiet, fresh-water sites. The backwater channels of Colony Farm Regional Park or DeBoville Slough are the best places year-round to seek a glimpse of this small but brightly coloured duck, named for its habit of nesting in tree cavities.

Its close competitor for brilliant colour, the aptly-named harlequin duck prefers the opposite habitat.

It favours salt water wherever turbulent currents and rocky habitat can be found. Locally, you might be able to catch a glimpse of a few harlequin ducks from the shoreline trail at Belcarra Regional Park this time of year.

The late fall season provides a wonderful opportunity to view a dozen or more of the ducks and shorebirds that call this area home this time of year. If you are not familiar with all these species, bring a bird guidebook (available in local libraries) along with binoculars to enjoy some of nature’s biodiversity in our neighbourhood.

Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is vice-president of Burke Mountain Naturalists, chair of the Colony Farm Park Association and president of the PoMo Ecological Society.

Friday, November 5, 2010 Tri-City News A23

TRI-CITY SPOTLIGHT: Halloween goodies from PMSS, cash for Douglas students FOOD FOR NEEDY

Teens with the Pathfinder/Adventurer club at Coquitlam’s Cornerstone 7th Day Adventist Church spent Halloween collecting food for the homeless.

Between 3 and 5 p.m., the kids knocked on doors around Noons Creek Drive and David Avenue and gathered enough food to fill the bed of a pick-up truck.

The donations were sent to the Nightshift Street Ministries organization in Surrey.

Students from Port Moody secondary school’s Blue Force (above) collected 2,200 pounds — 2,300 items — of food for Halloween for Hunger.

The goods were matched

by Shaw and Campbell’s “Together is Amazing� campaign, bringing the total to 6,600 pounds of food for the food bank.

At left, Port Coquitlam boys Alex Malcic and Fraser Olson dressed up as the Alex Fraser Bridge for a Halloween party.

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The city of Coquitlam won a prize for its invasive plant management strategy. The BC Landscape and Nursery Association (BCLNA) recognized the city with the prestigious BCLNA 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award.

The award will be presented today (Friday) in Victoria.

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More than $50,000 was brought in at last Saturday’s Masque Royale in Coquitlam, a Renaissance-themed ball and fundraiser for Douglas College student aid. Some 310 people attended, including The Tri-City News publisher Nigel Lark and his wife, Michelle (at left) and News’ sales rep Gregg Krentz and his guest Dawn McKenna, executive director of the Down Syndrome Research Foundation.

Gillian Yardley (right), the Tri-Cities’ area manager for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC/Yukon, accepted a cheque for $2,242 from the recent Country Has Heart event at Coquitlam’s Boone County nightclub. The Sept.

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is a unique program dedicated to providing impaired drivers with a safe ride home. Essentially, it is a volunteer driving service provided during the Christmas Holiday Season to all drivers who have been drinking or who do not feel ďŹ t to drive their own vehicle back home. It is an original and free way of getting a safe ride in their own vehicle without driving it themselves!

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A pair of polar bear siblings in a mock-fight.

Polar bears on agenda for Naturalists’ meeting The guest speaker at next week’s meeting of the Burke Mountain Naturalists (BMN) is nature photographer John Lowman, who has created a photographic essay called “White on White: West Hudson Bay Polar Bears.�

Lowman’s slide presentation describes photographing the bears near Churchill, Man. in November 2008 and includes portraits of bears and images depicting their behaviour (including sparring and bear calisthenics) while they wait for the ice to form on Hudson Bay. Polar bears use sea ice as a platform from which to hunt seals.

The Churchill bears are near the southern-most extreme of the species’ range and they have adapted to ice that melts each summer by coming ashore in late July and not

eating again until freeze-up in late November.

Lowman’s presentation provides information about the bears’ biological adaptation to their environment and prospects for their survival in the face of climate change. The talk concludes with images of the most endearing aspect of bear behaviour: the bond between mother bears and cubs The BMN meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the hall of Como Lake United Church, on the corner of Marmont Street and King Albert Avenue in Coquitlam. Nonmembers are welcome and attendees are encouraged to bring their own mug for bird-friendly fair-trade coffee.

For more information, call 604-9364108 or 604-461-3864, or visit www.bmn. bc.ca.

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Get some fresh air Fancy a breath of fresh air?

M e t ro Va n c o u ve r parks is hosting a fresh air hike on Sunday, Nov. 13 at Belcar ra Regional Park. This scenic hike provides a jumping-off point to a network of trails that connect the park with neighbouring Buntzen Lake. Participants will join a park interpreter from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a challenging hike through tall cedar and hemlock trees; they’ll examine fungi and ferns underfoot.

The hike is for people 13 years of age and older. To register, call 604-432-6359. Cost is $5.50 per person for adults, $3.25 for seniors and youths (HST included).

Hikers are urged to wear clothing suitable to the weather, and hiking boots or trail shoes are strongly recommended; they should also carry water and a snack.

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Drop off your coats Campaign Nov. 15-30 The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) has launched its 15th annual Coats for Kids campaign in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, a group whose many initiatives help to provide a brighter Christmas for families in need.

In addition to the GVHBA office, 33 member companies at 46 locations in 13 municipalities will serve as coat drop-off sites from Nov. 15 to 30.

As well, The Tri-City News and other Black Press newspapers is partnering with the GVHBA to collect coats.

Read, baby You can discover the pleasure of reading with your baby at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library.

Babytime for babies up to 17 months and their caregivers will run on Mondays, Nov. 15 to Dec. 6, 10:15 to 10:40 a.m.; there will be stories, puppets, nursery rhymes and songs.

This program is free but you should reserve a space for you and your child. For more information or reservations, call 604-927-7999.

“Last year, the response to Coats for Kids was heart-warming as Lower Mainland residents donated more than 3,000 coats, scarves, gloves, blankets and new unwrapped toys and gifts for distribution to children, teenagers and adults,� said GVHBA Chairman Todd Senft. “I am delighted so many prominent members of our association are participating.�

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On display at Mackin House Museum in Coquitlam: Above, Dower House doll house was hand-built by Frank Owen Shannon for his wife Doris; among the details are individually hand-split cedar shingles that took six months to complete. Right, a boarders’ room as it would have been when used by workers at Fraser Mills.

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According to our records, the house would have been home to at least one boarder, probably two — men who worked at the Fraser Mills site who, by virtue of their unmarried status, would not have been provided with a company house. Some would have lived in the house with the Mackin family, the original residents (Henry J. Mackin was the sales manager for the mill).

We have long wanted to recreate the boarders’ room in the fourth bedroom on the second floor. We are happy to report that it essentially done — and it is much more than a simple bedroom. It is the staging area for some of our Fraser Mills artifacts: books, maps, handcrafted work boots, tools and more. It is a window into the reality of a single working man’s life in the early part of the 20th century. The view is fascinating in its simplicity.

The establishment of the boarders’ room necessitated relocating the dollhouse, known as Dower House, to its rightful place in the Toy Room (for the uninitiated, this part of the museum is an addition, not part of the original Mackin House, and is dedicated to our substantial toy and doll collection).

Dower House is a large dollhouse that was donated to the Coquitlam Heritage Society in 2005 with the proviso that it would be on permanent display.

Dower House was built by Frank Owen Shannon for his wife Doris and it was created with patience, skill and love. The intricate details are a marvel.

The roof is made of individually hand-split cedar shingles that took six months to complete. Each fireplace draws smoke up through the chimney like a real fireplace, the kitchen fireplace is made of hand-cut miniature bricks cut from a full brick; there is marble, silk and vintage wallpaper decorating the small world. The doors have latches and open and close, the mirror over the buffet is hand-bevelled and the flooring is inlaid rosewood and teak. You will be astounded by the precision craftsmanship.

The donation came with a wish expressed by Doris and Trish Shannon: “May this marvellous house delight the child that dwells within us all, for generations to come.”

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

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It’s tree time in Tri-City as Fritz Bouchard, a city of Port Coquitlam employee, trims the trees along Maple Street.

Alzheimer’s caregivers can get a little help Tri-Cities Caregivers Connections is hosting another of its popular information sessions later this month for people who take care of friends or family members with Alzheimer’s disease.

TCCC is holding the session along with the Alzheimer’s Society of BC and a lawyer on Wednesday, Nov. 20. It’s for caregivers (spouse, adult child, friend etc.) who are providing support to a person 40 or older living in the Tri-Cities.

A case manager from Fraser Home Health will inform participants about: • the health care system and how to navigate it; • home support for the client and caregiver; • home and facility placement and respite; • and adult day programs.

An educator from the Alzheimer Society will cover the following topics: • related dementias; • memory loss and the 10 warning signs of dementia; • communicating difficulties and communication tips; • resources and programs available through the Alzheimer’s Society of BC. A physiotherapist from Fraser Home Health will talk about how to make the home environment a safe place and how to safely look after yourself and the person you are supporting.

And a lawyer who specializes in estate planning will be addressing power of attorney and caregivers’ legal needs, informing participants what you and the person you are supporting need to have in place.

There will be a question period at the end of each presentation.

The session will held Nov. 10, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Crt., Coquitlam. To register, call Glen Pine Pavilion at 604-927-6940. Cost is $5 per person.

Prospective participants are urged to register early as seating is limited and similar courses in the past have sold out.

This program is funded by United Way and co-sponsored by Fraser Health, the city of Port Coquitlam and the People’s Law School.

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BUSINESS PROFILE: Corner Sports in Port Coquitlam

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By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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one are the days of the stately, ol’ sporting goods store on your town’s main business strip, the one where you bought your children’s equipment needs for virtually every sport they played.

It was the one where a weathered gentleman named Mr. Winkandsmile, or such, helped fit them, and the one where he’d later give you a meaty reel of IN QUOTES athletic tape free of charge along with a bill that didn’t make you consider refinancing your home or, worse, telling your son or daughter you simply can’t pay for them to play.

Yup, those days in sporting goods Jason Van Bergen retailing are pretty much gone. Or, in the case of Port Coquitlam’s new Corner Sports, perhaps they’re just coming back.

“Port Coquitlam is one of the only cities without an independent sports retailer, that is until now,” said Jason Van Bergen, co-owner of PoCo’s new Corner Sports, along with his business partner Angela Matsui. “PoCo has one of the most avid sporting communities in the region and the city has been severely under-served by a noticeable absence of any communityoriented sports stores. We intend to fix that problem.”

When Van Bergen and his family, replete with four children, moved to PoCo eight years ago, he was stunned to discover the area lacked a true neighbourhood sporting goods store. So he felt it was a no-brainer when he and Matsui joined forces to open one, which the pair did officially two months ago. Since then, business has been dashing at a faster pace than he originally imagined.

“Our timing was absolutely impeccable, with all the sports seasons that coincide with back-to-school time... mainly soccer and hockey,” said the 35-year-old former

“Port Coquitlam is one of the only cities without an independent sports retailer, that is until now.”

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Port Coquitlam is a sports town and should have its own independent sporting goods store, says Jason Van Bergin, who recently opened Corner Sports on Elgin Avenue in downtown PoCo. Fort St. John resident.

For Matsui, Corner Sports truly hit home for her family, as well.

“All three of my daughters are heavily involved in local hockey, softball and volleyball leagues, and we have always had to travel to Vancouver or Burnaby to find the gear that we need,” she said. “I have lamented for years that we do not have a local source for sporting goods and we intend to fix that problem, starting now.”

Corner Sports stocks all the top brands, including Nike, Adidas, Under Armour,

Reebook, Easton, CCM, Itech, Umbro, Burton, Roxy, Quicksilver, Billabong, Element, Analog and Gravis. It also houses inventory for emerging sports, such as UFC. “If you don’t see it in the store, we can get it in for you,” Matsui said.

Not only does Corner Sports feel it has a leg up on the bigger sporting goods outlets in that regard in the Tri-City, it also promises to beat them with lower digits on the price tags.

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“We intend to beat everybody’s price for mid- to high-end products. In fact, we guarantee it.”

• Corner Sports is located at 2276 Elgin Ave. in PoCo. Visit www.cornersports.ca or call 604-554-0104.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY, NOV. 6 • Terry Fox secondary school Christmas craft fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; lots of great vendors, raffles, bake sale, and concession, with all proceeds going towards the 2011 Terry Fox after grad. Admission by donation. Info: terryfoxaftergrad2011@shaw.ca.

MONDAY, NOV. 8 • BC Schizophrenia Society, Coquitlam branch, monthly meeting, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Poirier rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam, McGee Room.

Info: 604-319-8537.

TUESDAY, NOV. 9 • Burke Mountain Naturalists’ monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam.

Speaker: nature photographer John Lowman, who will present the slideshow “White on White: West Hudson Bay Polar Bears.�

Free and all are welcome.

Info: 604-936-4108 or 604461-3864, or www.bmn. bc.ca. • PoCo Ladies Legion Auxiliary meets, 7 p.m., Legion Branch 133, PoCo. Info: 604-941-7536.

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• Royal Canadian Legion has tables available for its Christmas craft fair, to be held Sunday, Dec. 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Rental costs $35 per table.

Info: 604-942-8911.

Tables are sold out: more than 115 tables of handcrafted items as well as raffles, door prizes and a concession. Admission is $1. Info: www.acrss.org or carneycraft@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, NOV. 18 • 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 some fun and promote new friendships, are welcome to participate.

Info: Wendy, 604-468-2423 or tricities_newcomers@ yahoo.ca. • St. Laurence Anglican Church’s 17th annual Quality Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 825 St. Laurence St.,

Coquitlam; gift baskets, jewellery, collectibles, toys, baking, preserves, puzzles, books, DVDs, silent auction and raffles; homemade soup and hot dogs for sale, free coffee and tea. Info: 604-9365423 or www.saintlaurence.ca.

SUNDAY, NOV. 14 • Archbishop Carney regional secondary school Christmas craft fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 1335 Dominion Ave., PoCo.

• Burquitlam Community Association AGM, 7-9 p.m., Room 224 at Sir Frederick Banting middle school, Coquitlam. • Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce AGM, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Executive Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam.

Guest speaker: Craig Wright, chief economist at RBC. Info: 604-464-2716; register online at www. tricitieschamber.com. • Tri-City Christian Women’s Club Luncheon,

TO SUBMIT AN ITEM: email: newsroom@tricitynews.com • fax: 604-944-0703 noon, Executive Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Speaker: Marcella Benda on “Wrapped in Loveâ€?; feature: fall fair. Reservations: Marie, 604-420-2667 by Nov.15.

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• Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club hosts a small stamp auction – viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m. – Poirier community centre, McGee Room, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www. stampclub.ca or 604-9419306.

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NOTICES • Tickets on sale for Terry Fox secondary school music department’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 don’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.

• Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6–8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: casanna@shaw.ca.

• Girl Guides takes registrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers.

Training and mentoring available for new volunteers. Info: www. girlguides.ca or call 1-800565-8111.

• Kiddies Korner Preschool still has spaces available. Info: 604-9414919 or info@kkp.ca.

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• Family and Community Services Society is offering a free, weekly drop-in support group for women who have been affected by violence in their intimate relationships. Free childminding is available for the duration of the group. For more information about Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) support group, call Katherine at 604-936-3900.

• Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of relationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. This program is a free service for Tri-City

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• Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo, hosts a young women’s support group (POSSE) for ages 13-18, Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m. Anyone who is concerned about young women issues is welcome to attend. Info: Karen or Becky, 604-936-3900.

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has a story” Off the front: “Each day, we try to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, the new in the old.” Gary Friedman CONTINUED FROM P.1

stand the neighbourhood, its unique culture and the desire of its residents to protect what they had built there since 1888.

Amacon was sensitive to the pride the locals took in the distinctive, one-of-a-kind stores owned and operated by craftsmen and artists in the historical Vancouver neighbourhood.

The company looked at how many stores sold the furniture of yesterday, still beautiful and sturdy, with many more years of service left in the solid wood and cloaked in a patina only possible after years of care. To naturally fit into the existing community, Amacon designed a building that honours the neighbourhood. District show suites in the new homes were designed with a tip of the hat to the simplicity of culture, in a trendy, industrial chic style.

“Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and seeing something different,” says Gary Friedman, chairman of Restoration Hardware.

The Vancouver business owner commissioned a new direction in a furniture line that has excited both designers and clients alike with its chic, industrial style.

“We’ve embraced that same sense of discovery in our creative pursuits, each day looking all around us to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, the new in the old,” says Friedman.

“Our appreciation of great architecture and

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Amacon’s District: South Main new homes were designed in an industrial chic style.

collection of salvaged fragments from historical buildings inspired this season’s unique collection of lighting.”

Such items include a barn door trolley pendant, fashioned from a reproduction of an antique cast iron trolley, threaded with cloth cording and fitted with vintage-style filament bulbs, he notes.

“It is truly a one-of-a-kind piece,” Friedman says.

A hand-carved Corinthian column lamp is a reproduction that once graced a building façade in Europe, he notes, while balcony railings from France, crafted of forged iron, were transformed into the store’s French architectural railing sconces. A whole collection of artifact lamps, mounted on museum bases, feature a lion’s head cornice, a Louis XV rococo fragment, a 19th-century Parisian gate

Restoration Hardware sales associate Haley Lloyd showcases the modern-meets-the-past feel of industrial design, with a laptop and original furniture.

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railing, and a Belgian heraldic shield that dates to the 1890s, for example.

“This collection lets people put furniture in their homes that is not just functional,” says Restoration Hardware store leader Dorothy Bozek.

She notes the “industrial edge” interior design style can mean incorporating pieces into the scheme that are interesting from a structural point of view, from a pair of calipers to an old pulley.

“Each piece has a story. What using these industrial (pieces) has allowed us to do in design is to have that juxtaposition, that tension between the old and the new,” Bozek says.

“You will have an old steamer trunk, like they had on the Titanic, and then you put your Apple laptop on it ... old and new, and old tech and new tech.”

Placing some high-gloss pieces next to a distressed item of furniture will give the design architectural shape that tells a story with lowtech and high-tech details, she says.

“We are pulling from the past. We want you to have a conversation (about your interior design); we want your guests to ask about the coffee table,” Bozek says.

For Metro Vancouver homeowners looking to update their homes with an industrial chic look that melds modern and historic with a trendy flair, Restoration Hardware is just one option among many.

Surplus stores may yield school desks, tables and stools, while farm sales are good to peruse for interesting pieces of machinery that can be repurposed. Garage sales may even lead to the discovery of a perfect industrial-style treasure.

In uncertain economic times, homeowners may be striving toward a greater understanding of permanence and an appreciation of things of substance; perhaps that explains the popularity of industrial-flavoured interior design over the past year.

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Housing Affordability Symposium

Industry, government meet to talk affordability The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of B.C. held a first-ever Housing Affordability Symposium earlier this week.

The two-day event, co-presented with B.C. Housing, was held Monday and Tuesday in Vancouver, to address the issue of market housing affordability by bringing government and industry representatives together.

Speakers included Fort Langley-Aldergrove MLA Rich Coleman, who was B.C.’s Minister of Housing Rich Coleman and Social Development prior to a recent cabinet shuffle (he is now B.C.’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General), the B.C. Real Estate Association’s chief economist Cameron Muir and Urban Futures Cameron Muir Institute executive director David Baxter.

Several interactive panel presentations featured many local and provincial industry representatives as well, from Leding-

Construction workers build a new home in South Surrey, where some single-family homes can be expensive. A CHBA BC housing affordability symposium held this week aims to address the issue of home prices in Metro Vancouver.

ham McAllister senior vice-president John O’Donnell to Stacey Fenwick for Urban Lead Construction in Kelowna.

The purpose of the event is to provide a forum so government and industry representatives can openly discuss barriers and solutions to improve market housing affordability in B.C. – not social or subsidized housing, a CHBA BC release notes.

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“Beyond our honoured speakers, the highlight of this event is the professionally facilitated roundtable discussions,” says CHBA BC president and symposium chair Bob Deeks.

Issues discussed include community planning, maximizing housing stock, economic issues and regulatory constraints.

“The ideas brought forth will be incorporated into the symposium’s Action Plan to

Address Market Housing affordability and can be implemented over the short, mid- or longterm,” says Deeks.

That document will be shared with government and industry later this year and will “form the foundation of future discussions between all stakeholders,” the CHBA BC says.

Visit www.chbabc.org or www.withinyourmeans.ca for more information.

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PARENTS, KIDS • Breastfeeding or pregnant and wanting to learn more? Looking for information or help? La Leche League Coquitlam groups offer informal, guided discussions and a chance to connect with other nursing mothers. New meeting location: Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo. Meetings held second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Women interested in breastfeeding and their children are invited to free monthly LLL meetings. Info: 604-520-4623 or www.lllc.ca. • Baker’s Corner Preschool is a parent-participation pre-school that offers play-based classes for three- and four-year-olds and is located in Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-461-5848 or www.bakerscornerpreschool.com. • Family and Community Services hosts free parent and tot drop– in, 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. This is a free play–based program for children up to five years old and their parents/caregivers. Info: Azar, 604–936-3900. • Learning Disabilities Association is offering keyboarding for kids program at Miller Park elementary school, tutor training and parent advocacy training.

The association also has lending library of books, videos and other materials at the family resource centre at Westwood elementary school, PoCo. Info: 604-461-1167. • Parent and Tot Drop-in: open to parents with children from birth to 5 years old; offers safe and nurturing environment; children learn songs, stories and eat healthy snacks together; parents are full participants; free; open 9-11 a.m.

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Mondays and Wednesdays at Seaview elementary school, PoMo. Info: Arshia, 604-937-6971. • Tri-City Family Place, a drop in centre for children up to five with their caregivers, is open Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 2062 Manning Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-942-4672. • Family and Community Services parent support circle runs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Mountain View elementary school, 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Open to all parents, grandparents and/or caregivers.

Participation is free and childminding and snacks are available. Info: 604937-6970. • Parents and tots gather to play and learn in a Jewish-themed environment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam. Info: 604-5527221 or info@burquest. org. • Step By Step Child Development Society family resource room and toy lending library at Harbour View elementary school, 960 Lillian St., Coquitlam, is open Tuesday to Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Parent and tot drop-in times are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m. Info: 604-9311977. • Millside Family Resource Centre is open Fridays, 9-11 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts. Millside elementary is at 1432 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161. • Mountain View Family Resource Centre is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-11:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with kids up to 6 years; staff co-ordinate play, circle time and crafts.

Mountain View elementary is at 740 Smith Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Arshia, 604-540-9161. • Drop-in for parents/ caregivers and children 5 and younger, 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Birchland School Family Place, 1331 Fraser St., PoCo. Info: Westcoast Family Resources Society, 604-941-7828. • Como Lake United church children’s choir for kids ages 6 to 10 meets Mondays, 6:30 p.m., 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam.

Info: Elena, 604-468-2733. • ADHD parent support group meets 7-9 p.m., first Tuesday of each month, family resource centre, Coronation Park elemen-

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Make sure to winterize your roses – now IN THE GARDEN Brian Minter

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t is amazing that many rose bushes are still producing buds and blossoms. If you can pick the odd rosebud for indoor enjoyment, it is like capturing a bit of summer. Any time after mid-November, however, we should be prepared for a cold spell.

Winterizing roses is important, not only from an appearance standpoint, but also for their survival should we have severe cold outflow winds. Floribundas, hybrid teas and grandifloras are all treated in much the same manner at this time of year. Using a sharp, clean pair of hand shears, cut all the stems back to approximately 2½ to 3 feet in height.

Make all your cuts on an angle to prevent water from seeping into the stems. Next, take out any obvious dead wood, which often is an ideal overwinter hideout for both insects and disease. It might also be a good idea to use a little pruning paint wherever you make a cut to prevent borers from getting inside. I would also pick off all the leaves, especially the disease infected ones and rake up any old decomposed material around the base of the plants.

When this is all finished, your roses will actually look quite smart in your winter garden.

Climbing roses need to be pruned quite differently. Choose four or five of the youngest and best canes, and prune them back any-

where from four to six feet. Tie the canes to a trellis or arbour to prevent winter winds from thrashing them about. Cut out everything else, and mulch the bud union generously.

Even though your roses look dormant for the winter, their roots are still developing. To protect the bud union, cover their base well with a 12 inch layer of bark mulch or good garden compost. This protective covering will ensure the survival of your roses even during our coldest weather.

I fully understand how inconvenient it is to go out and spray at this time of year, but you will solve many of your insect and disease problems if you apply a combination spray of mostly organic dormant oil and lime sulphur. The first and most important spraying should be done in mid-November, followed by another application at the end of December and at the end of January. This is an organic spraying, and it will leave the stems of your roses clean, shiny and healthy looking.

Once all the winterizing is done, you may wish to spice up your rose garden by planting winter violas and pansies around them.

Let’s face it, as beautiful as they are in spring, thorny branches in winter don’t exactly create an inspiring winter display. You might also want to plant early, mid-season and late daffodils among your roses. In April and May, the bronzy new growth on your roses will provide a spectacular background for the brilliant yellow of the daffodils. This is a classic combination and one which will last up to six

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Theresa Krause, president of the Fraser Pacific Rose Society, demonstrates how to prune the roses for the winter to Jill Querin during a demo at the Centennial Rose Garden at Dogwood Pavilion last Saturday. weeks. When the daffodil leaves are finished and looking poorly, the growing foliage of the roses will hide those spent leaves.

If you are planting or moving roses now, use well-drained soil with plenty of compost material and bone meal. Make certain the bud

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Healthy Lifestyles

2010 Recognize signs of depression GUEST COLUMN

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ecently, the news has been full of tragic stories of suicide among teens and college students.

Much of the focus has centred on bullying or sexual orientation. Bullying is abhorrent but many of the youths who committed suicide also probably had something else in common: depression. Although most depressed people are not suicidal, most suicidal people are depressed Suicide may appear to come out of the blue, but often the warning signs of depression are there, it’s just that parents are not always very good at recognizing the signs.

Bullying, bad grades, fighting with friends and family — these are all things that can lead to depression in teens.

It is important for all of us to be on alert for any indication of distress in our teenagers; the problem is that often parents confuse signs of depression as typical teenage angst. Signs of depression may include: • withdrawing from friends and family; • loss of interest or pleasure in activities that they used to enjoy; • sleeping more or less than usual, not wanting to get out of bed or not being able to fall asleep, waking several times in the night or early in the morning and not being able to get back to sleep; • a change in appetite and eating behaviours (not related to dieting) such as skipping meals, playing with food but not eating it or sitting down with a whole tub of ice cream and finishing it in one go; • fatigue or loss of energy; • difficulty concentrating and/or making decisions.

Don’t rush to any conclusions as each of these things on their own can also just be an indication of transitory stress. Peer pressure, changing expectations and out-ofcontrol hormones can cause even the most stable teenager to become sulky and sullen for a while.

Bide your time and be watchful. If a number of these symptoms are present along with a low mood most of the day nearly every day for more than two weeks, then it’s time to call your family doctor, who can help establish if your child is depressed.

Try to listen closely. When teens are down and feeling hopeless they may make comments under their breath such as: “I can’t do anything right,” “Nobody cares what I do anyway,” “I’m useless” and “I’m worthless.”

Parents, teachers and any adults with whom teens come into contact need to be vigilant. Left untreated, depression gets worse and feelings of helplessness build.

Getting help is urgent if your child is talking about dying, engaging in risky behaviour or expressing utter

• Fraser Health has an after-hours emergency mental health services telephone line at 1-877-384-8062 that provides clinical support and referrals to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis outside of regular Mental Health and Addiction Centre hours. For lifethreatening situations, call 911.

• For a province-wide 24 hour help line, call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433). hopelessness. Take them seriously. STOP, pull them aside, sit down and ask how they are feeling — but don’t take the automatic response of “fine” as an acceptable answer. Listen, don’t lecture. It’s important to try to understand how they are feeling rather than suggesting how they should feel or what they should do. If you don’t know what to say, just nod your head and sympathize (e.g., “I feel bad that you fee that way”) or you may even be able to empathize (“I know what you mean, I’ve felt that way myself at times”). If your teen won’t talk to you, ask them if there’s someone they would be more comfortable talking to.

Most importantly, make sure they get professional help. Don’t just leave it up to them to do this; help them, get phone numbers, make an appointment. Then follow up, checking to make sure they have received help.

Check in with them periodically to see how they are doing and to show you care.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

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An indoor service will be held at Wilson Centre (2150 Wilson Ave.) starting at 9:30 a.m. on November 11th.

Following the service, veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Legion will lead a parade to the cenotaph at Veteran’s Park in front of Port Coquitlam city hall, where a service will be held at 11 a.m.

A service will take place in the Como Lake middle school auditorium (1121 King Albert Ave.) at 10 a.m. A parade from the school to the cenotaph on Porter Street will commence at 10:30 a.m., followed by the Act of Remembrance and the Laying of the Wreaths ceremony.

The parade will then move from the cenotaph to the Coquitlam Legion Hall (1025 Ridgeway Ave.) starting at 11:30 a.m.

A service will be held at 10 a.m. outside the Port Moody Legion (2513 Clarke St.).

The service will be followed by a parade to the cenotaph at 10:25 a.m. where a 21-gun salute will take place. A wreathlaying ceremony will follow.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

IN FLANDERS FIELDS In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

Remembering the heroes who gave their lives, and those who continue to protect our freedom.

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We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.

If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

The Symbolism y of the Poppy ppy Each November, Poppies blossom on the lapels and collars of over half of Canada’s entire population. Since 1921, the Poppy has stood as a symbol of Remembrance,

Wars in the 19th century, over 110 years before being adopted in Canada. There exists a record from that time of how thickly Poppies grew over the graves of soldiers in the area of Flanders, France.

This early connection between the Poppy and battlefield deaths described how fields that were barren before the battles exploded with the blood-red flowers after the fighting ended.

and the Commonwealth was LieutenantColonel John McCrae, a Canadian Medical Officer during the First World War, who wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields.”

The lapel Poppies that are worn in Canada today were first made, beginning in 1922, by disabled veterans under the sponsorship of the Department of Soldiers

Just prior to the First World War, few Poppies grew in Flanders. During the tremendous bombardments of that war, the chalk soils became rich in lime from rubble, allowing “popaver rhoes” to thrive. When the war ended, the lime was quickly absorbed and the Poppy began to disappear again.

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When it no longer became practical for Veterans Affairs Canada to maintain the “Vetcraft” operations, the Legion our visual pledge to never forget all those volunteered to take on the continuing Canadians who have fallen in war and The person who was responsible more than responsibility for the production of military operations. any other for the adoption of the Poppy Poppies. In so doing, Dominion Command as a symbol of Remembrance in Canada has awarded a production contract to a The Poppy also stands internationally as private company to produce the Poppies a “symbol of collective reminiscence”, as Civil Re-establishment. Until 1996, Poppy but all operations are conducted under material was made at the “Vetcraft” strict Legion control and oversight. other countries have sheltered workshops run by Veterans also adopted its From the Royal Canadian Legion image to honour Affairs Canada in Montreal and Toronto. website (www.legion.ca) The work provided a small source of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. income for disabled ex-service persons and their dependants, allowing them to This significance of the Poppy can be traced to international origins.

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Archbishop Carney Starsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brendan Sexton (left) challenges Sean Zimbiti of Langleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s D.W. Poppy Redhawks for the ball during a Fraser Valley AA senior boys high school semifinal playoff game Tuesday in Port Coquitlam. The Stars fell 3-2 after a penalty-kick shootout and were set to face the Sands Scorpions in a must-win game yesterday (Thursday, after The Newsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; deadline) in North Delta.

Judo gold Kristi Roots of PoCo Judo Club won gold in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Under2 0 d iv i s i o n a t the recent B.C. Championships in Abbotsford.

Other gold medalists for PCJC at the 350-competitor event were Valeriy S h i d l o v s k i y, Ashkean Tabrizi and Feargal Kearney.

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With the team having surrendered 17 goals in its last two games, something had to give on the Port Moody Black Panthers.

That something was actually a somebody named Jordan Marling, a goalie who was given his walking papers Wednesday after the Cats acquired Nicholas Taylor from the Abbotsford Pilots to replace him.

The Cats we re c o m i n g off a 10-6 Pacific Inter national Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hockey league loss Oct. 23 to the A l d e r g r o v e TAYLOR Ko d i a k s a n d a 7-5 defeat last Saturday to the North Delta Devils in PoMo before last nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game (Thursday, after The Newsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; deadline) versus the Sockeyes in Richmond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s steady and somebody

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The Cats visit Squamish on Saturday before returning home to face the same Wolf Pack on Tuesday for a rare mid-week game at PoMo Arena. Face-off is 8 p.m.

Larissa Horobec of Coquitlam Skating Club glided to top spot in the Pre-Novice Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s division at the B.C. Coast Re gional figure skating championships last weekend in Mission.

CSCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Larkyn Austman placed second in the same category.

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What Fish See is remarkable – and a book TIGHT LINES Jeff Weltz Light brings colour in play I touched last week on the subject of how different water colours, along with the presence or absence of light, affect angler’s presentations.

Now, we are going to take that subject one step further.

Often anglers are advised to fish the dropoff in a lake, or at the colour change where two rivers meet.

In these two circumstances, the angler is taking advantage of the change in a fish’s vision, from light (day time) to non-light (night time) vision.

In the dark, fish use their highly accurate rod (black and white) vision to locate their prey, making colour irrelevant and a silhouette the determining factor.

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While fish can be extremely colour selective, there are other times when fish are unable to see what we are presenting due to colours being filtered out by water colour.

This effect works very similarly to the way we filter red eye out of our camera photos, which explains why presentations that work well in low-light conditions can be completely rejected during high-light conditions.

What Fish See is a fascinating study and also the title of a book, written by Colin J. Kageyama.

I suggest you take the time to nab a copy and read it.

THE REPORT

The fishing on our Lower Mainland lakes is shifting into winter mode.

It’s time to shift your angling activity to midmorning through midafternoon.

For wet (sinking) fly fishing try: Big Black, Nation’s Black, Baggy Shrimp, Coachman, Cased Caddis, Halfback, Dragon Nymph, Carey Special, Zulu or Doc Spratley.

For dry fly (floating) fishing, on those rare sunny afternoons, try Tom Thumb, Renegade,

Black Gnat, Foam Ant, Griffith Gnat, Royal Coachman, or Elk Hair Caddis.

Fishing on our Interior lakes is fair to good.

Try a slow retrieve or troll with Chironomid, Pumpkinhead, Micro Leach, Wooly Bugger, olive Matuka, Butler’s Bug, Halfback, Baggy Shrimp, Sooboo, Sixpack or Doc Spratley.

The Fraser River is fair to good for spring, cutthroat and dolly varden.

For spring try Kaufmann Stone, Eggo, Popsicle, Squamish Poacher, GP, Big Black or Flat Black.

For cutthroat try

Rolled Muddler, Mickey Finn, Eggo, Tied down Minnow, Epoxy Minnow, black Stone, Professor, Lioness, Coachman, Zulu, Chez Nymph.

For dolly varden try Large (#4 to #1) Eggo, Dolly Whacker, Bucktail, Epoxy Minnow, Big Black, Muddler or Zunker.

The Vedder River is fair for spring and coho.

The Stave River is slow to fair coho, spring and cutthroat. The Harrison River is fair to good for spring, coho, cutthroat and rainbow.

The Nicola River is fair to good for rainbow.

Until next time, keep your fly in the water.

TAG takes on world P o C o ’ s TA G Sports Centre is sending three gymnasts to the World Age Group Championships next week in Metz, France.

Kyle Carragher is set to compete in his first worlds in tumbling and mini trampoline, as is Alexa McPhee in double mini.

Tamara O’Brien, 14, is taking part in her third worlds in trampoline, double mini and tumbling. Also, TAG’s Barb Fraser was chosen Canada’s tumbling coach.

Clan duo plays smart Simon Fraser Clan soccer player Anthony DiNicolo, an Archbishop Car ney high school grad, has been named to the COSIDA Academic AllAmerican team, while P o r t Moody product Lauren Lachlan has been chosen to the LACHLAN women’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic team.

Maple Ridge’s DiNicolo, a junior defender on the SFU men’s soccer team, registered a 3.49 GPA in his Engineering program to earn the COSIDA second team District 8 honours, as well as GNAC recognition. A key member of the 16-0-0 Clan, DiNicolo has started all 14 games he has played in this season.

Lachlan, a senior midfielder with the women’s soccer team, posted a 3.25 GPA as a Bachelor of Arts student at SFU. An NAIA AllA m e r i c a n a n d fo rmer Association of Independent Institutions player of the year, Lachlan is second on the Clan this season with 10 points, including four goals.

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END IN SIGHT

â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Cats win war of the winners

Kimani Dorsey of the Coquitlam Wildcats beats Cloverdale Bobcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defender Derek Best on way to one of his two end-zone romps Sunday in Vancouver Mainland Football League Peewee division play in Surrey. The Wildcats won the battle of unbeaten teams, 19-16.

Dorsey delights in Peewee football Kimani Dorsey rambled for a pair of touchdowns as the Coquitlam Wildcats edged the Cloverdale Bobcats 19-16 in a Peewee division battle of unbeaten Vancouver Mainland Football League squads Sunday in Surrey.

Keon Taffe scored the Wildcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; other major, with Nick DePaoli and Nicolas Greene rallying the Coquitlam defence, which came up big deep in their own territory by forcing the Bobcats to turn the ball over on downs with time elapsing. â&#x20AC;˘ Jamall Mensah bolted 109 yards for an electrifying touchdown as the Coquitlam Lions sailed to a 30-6 victory Sunday over the Langley Colts in a VMFL Atom division game at Mackin Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kevin Chin Field.

Defensively, the Lions were led by the sure-tackling of Bronson DePaoli, Sebastiano Mazzuca and Jarrett Chong. Alex Montejo, Zach Tugade and Joshua Baba also turned in stellar performances for the victors. â&#x20AC;˘ K.J. Johnson raced for two majors to spark the Coquitlam Vikings to a 24-0 win over the visiting White Rock Titans in a VMFL Jr. Bantam battle.

Jordan Lund also notched a touchdown for the Vikes, who scored all the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s points in the first half.

The Vikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Isaiah John-Stevens preserved the shutout with a terrific touchdown-saving tackle with White Rock on the march.

Mike Dupuis, Johnathon Broderick, Daniel Parker, Evan Hill and Jordon Seney were other key contributors in the big Coquitlam victory.

Wolves whip Bby. in gals U17 soccer Catrina Jensen nabbed her third shutout of the young season as the Port Moody Wolves whipped the Burnaby Force in a girls Under-17 youth soccer game Sunday.

Ariana opened the scoring late in the first half, converting a Tara Rathberger feed.

The floodgates opened in the second frame, with Elsa Sainas slotting home a left-footed blast from 18 yards out, with Marys Dougans and Meghan England following that up with markers of their own.

Julia McLeod was a standout filling in on defence for the Wolves, while Kenzie Fraser was dynamic at her midfield spot. â&#x20AC;˘ Two second-half tallies by Brianne Wager paced the PoMo Nitro to a 2-0 triumph over Squamish United in a girls U-16 Gold affair.

Rebecca Tingling was terrific at her midfield position, while defender Chelsea Reed was also solid in victory.

The result improved the Nitro to 3-1-1 on the season.

COQUITLAM METRO-FORD

Melanie Prentice struck net 15 minutes in and that proved to be the winner as the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Synergy blanked the Burnaby Havoc 1-0 in a girls U-18 Silver match Sunday at Charles Best field.

Daniella Stewart and Claire Ayling shared the shutout for the Synergy, with defensive help coming in the form of steady play by Veronica Brindamour and Melssia DiStefano. â&#x20AC;˘ Coquitlam Metro-Ford Dynamite ran their win streak to four games via a 5-0 romp Sunday over the PoCo Raptors in a girls U-14 Bronze battle.

Cassie Weimer and London Klauer netted two markers apiece for the Dynamite, who got a third straight clean sheet from goalie Renae DuPerron.

The Dynamite back-line of Samantha Thomson, Caitlin Linboiron and Kyla Currie was outstanding. â&#x20AC;˘ Coquitlam Metro-Ford Storm handed the Golden Ears United Ravens their first loss of the season with a 3-1 result in a girls U-12 contest.

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Defenders Gillian England and Mikaella de Los Reyes greatly assisted goalie Alivia Ungaro in preserving the win.

Midfielder Noelle Everett was turned in another notable performance for the Storm.

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OBITUARIES SHAW, Catherine Doreen

Catherine Doreen Shaw passed away on Oct 17, 2010 at the age of 92. Predeceased by her husband Tom. Survived by her sister Beatrice. She will be truly missed by her children Ann & (Tom), and Tom & (Gail), grandchildren Cathy, Tammy & (Doug), Heather, Thomas, great grand children Taphanie, Braeden, Noni, Nicky, and her care giving family at Dufferin Care Home.

A Memorial Service will he held Sunday Nov., 7th, 2010, 2:00 PM at St. Catherine’s @ Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave. & Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam, 604-9429812. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.

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Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed. Call John

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Book your service today & we will pay the HST. Call Stewart 604-512-4413 NATURE’S CHOICE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP

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

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

WESTWOOD CONCRETE WE SERVICE ALL AREAS • Stamped Concrete • Forming • Patios, Pool & Decks • Removal / Repairs • Custom Design Free Estimates 604-813-6949

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Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

DRYWALL

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying.

Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060 BOARDING, TAPING, painting, renovations. Big & small jobs, quality work.

Free estimates.

Roman 604-931-4132 or 726-4132.

Boarding, Taping, Recoat textured ceilings & Respray 30 yrs exp. Call Del 604-505-3826 / (604)476-1154 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 J.R. DRYWALL, Specializing in sm jobs, taping & textured ceilings.

35yrs exp. John 604-460-0830 WHITE WALL DRYWALL INC. SteelStud*Boarding*Taping*Texture Free Estimates. 604-936-9601.

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Prompt Delivery Available

Seven Days a Week

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

465-1311

meadowslandscapesupply.com PRUNING, TRIMMING, Fall Clean Up, Tree Topping. Free Estimates.

Call Jason @ 604-614-5954.

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ELECTRICAL

#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774 DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

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

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

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

(Res & Strata). Prompt Service.

Grants Home Maint. 604-936-2808.

GUTTER CLEANING

Same day serv. avail 604-724-6373

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

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

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M.T. GUTTERS

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

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

Professional Installation

FENCING

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

Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Cedar Fencing Installations ATC LANDSCAPE 604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB. www.atclandscape.com FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)

EDUCATION/TUTORING

TOBEI COLLEGE is Now accepting applications for: (a) Accounting Certificate Program (8 months). (b) Business Administration Diploma (16 months). TOBEI COLLEGE is a new career college located at 230-8291 Alexandra Road, Richmond, BC, V6X1C3. The College is now registered by PCTIA. Apply in person or online at www.tobeicollege.ca.

For more information call 604-284-5030 or email info@tobeicollege.ca

CONCRETE & PLACING

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE We do it all from start to finish.

Family run 40+yrs. 604-240-3408

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Kristy 604.488.9161

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OPENDOORGROUP.ORG

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Tax Return

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LEGAL SERVICES

#1 IN PARDONS Remove your criminal record. Express Pardons offers the FASTEST pardons, LOWEST prices, and it’s GUARANTEED. BBB Accredited.

FREE Consultation Toll-free 1-866-416-6772 www.ExpressPardons.com

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Effective job search strategies Community connections Employment resources Computer lab, fax, photocopier

for seniors with S Personal Care S Companionship S In House Assistance S Licensed & Insured

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COQUITLAM HERBAL relaxation body care. Private. 778-355-0136.

In hotel service. Meena.

• • • •

Happy Home Care

www.HappyHomeCare.ca

LANGLEY company looking for Reception/Clerical person. Must be able deal with the public. Computer skills a must. Applicant must be bondable and able to work on their own. Please contact us at valleyfirstaidtraining@shawbiz.ca

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HOME CARE

Call: 778-867-9135

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS GENERAL MAINTENANCE PERSON REQ’D

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

GM EAST INDIAN Restaurant is now hiring: Dishwasher, Kitchen helper & Servers full time & part time. Drop in with resume to 20726 Lougheed Hwy, between 2 & 5pm.

#8518 1370-1440 Cambridge Dr (even) 1305-1427 Foster Ave 656-669 Gatensbury St 1507 Grover Ave 649-651 Schoolhouse St

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DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM Helping Canadians repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest, regardless of your credit.

Steady Income? You may qualify for instant help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call 1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation Government Approved, BBB Member

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#8682 1967-2291 Como Lake Ave 1908-1991 Custer Crt 805-815 Northview Pl (odd) 801-871 Thermal Dr 830-842 Ultra Crt

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PERSONAL SERVICES

LMS Reinforcing Steel Group Hiring REBAR INSTALLERS for for various full-time jobs throughout the Lower Mainland.

Experience pref’d, not mandatory.

Competitive Wage & Benefits Please fill out an on line application at: www.lmsgroup.ca

Local recycling facility in New Westminster / Coquitlam has 2 opportunities avail. immediately.

Outdoor, year round position.

Employer will provide necessary training. Own transportation and steel toed boots are required. All other necessities will be supplied.

Duties will include accessing loads for acceptance or refusal of materials.

Starting wage $13.75 & Benefit Opportunities.

Please fax resume 604.534.9688 Attention Glenn. Only serious applicants need apply.

#8158 304-409 Dartmoor Dr 2500-2519 Penhurst Crt 2603-2688 Rogate Ave

PERSONAL SERVICES

CLEANING SPECIAL Rates as low as $60/mo. Price incl. cleaning supp. Free estimates. Call A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539

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EUROPEAN LADY will clean your house or office. 15 yrs exp. Refs avail. Free Est. 604-468-0421

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

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

MAGICAL MAIDS Bonded & Insured. $25/hr. www.magicalmaids.biz 604-467-8439

MAIDS R’ US The Best Cleaners around GUARANTEED! Best rates, exp’d staff, 22 yrs exp. Refs. Wkly/bi-mnthly.

Guaranteed, perfect work.

Any package. Res/Comm.

Give us a call

604-808-0212

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

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 A-1 CONTRACTING Renos. Bsmt stes, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks. Dhillon 604-782-1936. ❞ A ALL RESIDENTIAL ❞ * Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar.

Ken 604-552-0591 / 604-418-7168 RENOVATIONS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

LANDSCAPING

Chuck’s Reno’s

HANKS TRUCKING

Commercial ~ Industrial ~ Residential Seniors Discount 10% Off

& Bulldozing Ltd.

Painting W Drywalling W Taper Pressure Washing W Floors Lic ~ WCB ~ Gst

(604)319-1993 chucksreno@hotmail.com Member of MR Chamber of Commerce

CORAZZA CONTRACTING Quality European Craftsmanship

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

D Composted Mushroom

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING BESTWAY PAINTING & DECORATING Interior / Exterior Small / Big Jobs Comm/Res. Fully insured.

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

WHOLESALE PRICES

Carlo @ (604)818-5919

17607 FORD ROAD, Pitt Meadows, B.C.

Dean 604-834-3076 HOOT & OWL BE THERE! BUILDING MAINT & REPAIRS LTD. Renovations & repairs Concrete, asphalt, vinyl decks, Roof & gutter repairs Custom bathrooms & tile work.

Reliable contractor Email: hoot&owl@telus.net

Gary 604-339-5430 JERRY’S HANDYMAN SERVICE A to Z Residential/Strata/Commercial Repairs.

35 years exp. No job too small.

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

RENO & REPAIR NO JOB TOO SMALL! Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available!

S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing

Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities” THOMAS DIAMOND Quality renos, repairs, decks, stairs. No job too small. Precise, reliable, professional. Free estimates 604-710-7941 ZIGGY’S RENO’S. European quality work. Free Est. 25 yrs exp.

Best prices in town. 604-931-4224

Residential, Commercial, Interior, Exterior, Fence, Deck, Pressure Wash, All Kinds of Floorings, Seniors & Vacancies Discount. Professional, Reliable, Affordable Services.

Lowest price in town.

Free Estimate.

Licensed. Fully Insured.

Tyler 778-861-6289

HOME REPAIRS

HOME HANDYMAN 604-724-5082

We do Comp. Landscaping * Fall cleanup * gardening * Lawn cutting * Trees & shrubs, property maint., Fencing * Hedging & pruning * New Turf or lawn

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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

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

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

CALL 604-937-0203

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

Meadows Landscape Supply (604)465-1311

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MOVING & STORAGE

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

L & D Enterprises. Seniors Disc.

Will pack your POD. 604-464-5872. $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 ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1man $35/hr, 2men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up.

25 yrs of experience-604 506-7576

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

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

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240 WE’RE ON THE WEB

329 PAINTING & DECORATING # 1 PAY-LESS Painting Interior FALL Special LOOK for our YARD SIGNS D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing

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

Scott 604-891-9967 1st PLACE PAINTING Quality workmanship. No job too small. Reasonable pricing.

Free Est. 30 years exp. For a job well done call 604-464-3995 20 yrs exp. Clean, quick & courteous. Int/Ext. Reasonable rates.

Dan@EaglePainting. 604-780-4748 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

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

~ 25% off with this ad ~

Call: (604)518-0974 A++ QUALITY & affordable Call now! 778-996-3696 for a free estimate ***Fall/winter rates on now*** www.quicktippainting.com

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

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

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

604-728-5643

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

PRIMO PAINTING

604.723.8434 Interior & Exterior • Excellent Rates • Top Quality • Insured • WCB • Written Guarantee • Free Estimates

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

NEED A GOOD HOME for a dog or a good dog for a home?

We adopt www.856-dogs.com or call: 856-3647.

Spring Special $595 upto 1000 s.f.

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

good good dogs!

604-

Shihtzu(3/4) Papillon x pups, fem., tri-colour, declaws, 1shots, deworm, view parents. $550 604-795-6552

PAVING/SEAL COATING

ALLAN CONST. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. (604)618-2304 820-2187.

VIZSLA PUPS, champion lines, shots, guaranteed. $750 email vizsla@telus.net or call 604 819 2115

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! AMAN’S PLUMBING SERVICES Lic.gas fitter. Reas $. 778-895-2005

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES

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

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Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist Free Estimates * Fully Insured

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE MUSHROOM MANURE. 13 yds $140 or Well Rotted $160/10 yds. Delivery in Van/Maple Ridge BBY (604)856-8877

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FUEL

BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv.

Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095 FULLY SEASONED, Alder/Maple, Birch, split & delivered. Free kindling. Phone 604-789-1492 anytime

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

FURNITURE

Sofa Italia 604.580.2525

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

Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work

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

#1 EARTH FRIENDLY JUNK REMOVAL

604.587.5865

www.recycle-it-now.com

EXTRA

PAINT SPECIAL

CHEAP

3 rooms for $269, 2 coats

RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! Dave (778)997-5757, (604)587-5991

PETS 477

PETS

BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, $500. (604)7963026. No Sunday calls BEARDED DRAGON, 1 yr. old, cage, heat lamp, light, food dish, compl. package. Worth $500. Asking $150 obo 778-865-0104 BORDER COLLIE pups. 1st shots & worming. Ready to go. Both parents to view. $450. 604-534-1006 SHIH TZU PUPPIES, $300.

Please call: (778)891-0333

PIANO UPRIGHT. Wood, Mason & Risch, 30 years old. $800. obo.

Tuning & moving your cost. No bench. 604-271-8843 lve msg.

$725. 1 bdrm apt Incl. hot water & prkg. Avail Dec 1. Quiet bldg., Near SFU & Lougheed Mall. N/P.

DON’T MISS THIS!

604-721-9020 www.apt4rent.ca COQUITLAM Enjoy living on the 30th flr of a new luxury 2 BR condo at Grand Central bldg across from Coq Ctr. 2 f/bths, 2 balcs, inste wash/dry. Beautiful city view! Nr public transit & schools. U/g prkg, storage, 5 ss.appl full.amen Immed. $1600/mo. Ns/np. 604-552-4443 COQUITLAM

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SPORTING GOODS

AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses!

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)

REAL ESTATE 609

APARTMENT/CONDOS

COQUITLAM. Comfortable 2 bdrm condo, view, 3 appl, f/p, 2 u/g prkg, ceramic & laminate. Nr shops, park & transit. $188,900. 778-229-4156

AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses!

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HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOUSES

Older Home? Damaged Home?

Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH! Call Us First! 604.657.9422

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

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MORTGAGES

BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt consolidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simplify the process!1-888-711-8818 dave@mountaincitymortgage.ca

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

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

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

For more info & viewing call

Dragan 778-788-1845

Cedar Grove Apartments 655 North Rd, Coquitlam Fab location close to everything.

1 bdrm suites avail. Mins from Lougheed Mall, Skytrain Shopping & parks. Bus station right in front. Parking and Laundry room.

For more info & viewing call

Beata 778-788-1840

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APARTMENT/CONDO

Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites.

Located at Highgate Mall.

From $780/mo includes heat, hot water and parking.

Call Kelly 778-994-2334 BURNABY

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

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

Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net Coquitlam 1 bdrm, Blue Mtn Park quiet pri. g/l patio trees $770. Nov 15/Dec 1. 604-939-0564; 619-3444.

COQUITLAM CENTRE. 2 bdrm, 1 bath. End unit. Inste laundry, lam floors. Fenced yd. Prkg. Avail now. $1050/mo. Call 604-931-1762.

“Raphael Towers” 2 Bdrm $1230/mo 1 Bdrm & Den $960/mo *IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

Make us your first call!

Reasonable Rates. Fast, Friendly & Uniformed Staff.

APARTMENT/CONDO

COQUITLAM

COQUITLAM CENTRE

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist

RECYCLE-IT!

706

BURNABY

506

604-942-6907

Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work

RENTALS

COLLECTORS SAXOPHONES Baritone 1926 Silver, CM Conn Ltd, original with Case, good shape, $3500 Call 604-534-2997

Wolf X Shepherd pups, $500. 7 wks blk w/markings, dewormed, view parents. chrisjo@telus.net (604)8692772 Laidlaw, Hope

Tree Service

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

Res/Com, unclog 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 ALL PLUMBING SERVICES Leaky pipes, H/W tanks, plugged drains & installs. 778-899-0949 NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured.

Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941

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MINI SCHNAUZER pups, 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915.

SEASIDE Painting & Decking

EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured.

Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437 GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB Ins. Clean Gutters $80. 24 hr. emer. serv. 7dys/wk. 604-240-5362 J.J. ROOFING. New Roofs / ReRoofs / Repairs. (Free skylight with new roof). Free Est. Ref’s. WCB Insured. Jas @ 604-726-6345

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

MINIATURE Italian Greyhounds 1 male $300/ea & 2 females $350/ea 2 months old 604-936-3958 ask for Alex email: luna215@telus.net

www.proaccpainting.com

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

PETS

MALTI SHIH TZU, 2 F, 2 M. Vet ✓, 1st. shots, tri-colored. Mother/father on site. $500 each. 778-574-2001 MALTI / SHIH-TZU / POODLE X. Pups & adults. Ador. choc. & colours. Reduced,$600. 604-820-9469

☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899

Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

BOXER PUPPIES, great temperament, family raised, stunning colors, vet ✓ dewormed, 1st shots $850 each. Call 604-607-7480 CATS & KITTENS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats.604-309-5388 / 856-4866 CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES, 9 wks, vet ✓ 1st shot, 2M, black/white. $600.

604-526-3655.

DALMATION pups, 1M, born july 1, ckc reg., all shots, deworm, $900.

(604)793-5130 ENGLISH BULLDOG, CKC reg. 10 wks old, shots, microchip, vet ✔.

Healthy, happy, gorgeous. Health gurant’d. $2200. 778-895-8453.

English Mastiff pups, M/F, p/b, papers, microchipped, dewormed, 1st shots. $1900. Call (604)316-7615 GERMAN Shepherd pups, ckc reg. parents German bloodlines with no slope, exc temperament. $1000.

(604)796-3026. No sun calls GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS working line blck & blck & tan, 7 wks, $650 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602 GOLDEN RETRIEVER 3 male puppies, P.B. Mother golden retriever/golden lab. $400. 604-826-9543 JACK RUSSELL PUPS 2 males, tri colored, tails docked & dew claws.

Vet ✔ , view parents. Ready Nov. 9 (10 weeks). $550. 604-820-4236 KITTENS; Manx X, 4f, 2m, 1 w/o tail, mouser family, 9 wks. Yarrow address. $45-$70. 1-604-997-6009 LAB PUPS black & yellow ready to go 12 wks, Moving must sell $300, mom & dad on site 778-928-4839

✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding

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

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PETS

ABC TREE MEN

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

(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

TREE SERVICES

Robert J. O’Brien

MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

SUNDECKS

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

Cell 778-688-1012 msg

www.bcclassified.com

If I can’t do it It can’t be done

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

Shaw Landscaping Ltd

604-537-4140

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LT99 PRO PAINTING

604-465-3189

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL

LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL. For your lowest prices. 7 days a week. Call Isaac (604)727-5232

John 778-881-6737

D PICK-UP or DELIVERY

Home Renovations and New Construction

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Crown molding installation.Faux finish, staining & custom painting.

Manure NO Wood byproducts used

D Renovations D Custom Homes D Kitchens & Baths D Over 20 Years Exp.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

604-944-2963 COQUITLAM - CRESENTVIEW

559

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

MOBILITY SCOOTER, top the of the line Jet 3 Ultra. Joy stick control. $1500. 604-464-4178

560

MISC. FOR SALE

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

Spacious 3 Level 2 & 3 Bdrm Townhomes Over 2000 sq ft, cozy fireplaces, all appliances included.

1½ and 2 baths available; garage or carport. Large kitchen. Close to all types of schools, transportation and amenities.

Please call 604-834-4097 Website:www.aptrentals.com

COQUITLAM D/T. 2 bdrm. condo with view, f/p, all appl. N/s, n/p. $1000/mo. Avail now 604-306-9968

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

Maple Ridge REDUCED 1 & 2 bdrms motel kitchen suites. Clean, non-smoking, no pets, secure and includes coin laundry, free wireless internet & maid service. Also full service RV sites.

(604)463-9718

Friday, November 5, 2010 Tri-City News A59

RENTALS 706

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.

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

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

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

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

S Impeccably clean S Heat S H/water S Parking S Ldry

1 bdrm. from $775/mo.

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

711

CO-OP RENTALS NOVA VITA CO-OP

MAPLE RIDGE mo

1 & 2 Bdrs from $740/

GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

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

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

2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

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

PORT COQUITLAM

2 Bdrm Suites Available With Large Balcony / Patio Walking distance to all amenities and WC Express. New carpets and appl’s. Gated parking. Quiet and secure bldg. Adult oriented.

Sorry no pets. Refs required.

Call 604-941-9051 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $775/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

Port Coquitlam - Apartment 2550 Gordon Ave; Reno’d 1 BR 650 sf; 1 Bath; lndry; $675 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 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; clean, spac 2 bdrm apt. Heat & h/w incl, $895/mo.

Avail now. Ref’s. (604)783-2262 PORT COQUITLAM - Suite 743 Prairie Ave. Lge 3 BR; 1 Bath 950 sf; laundry; garage; $950 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 PORT COQUITLAM

TOP FLOOR 1 BDRM APT NEW carpets & lino $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 PORT MOODY, Newport Village. 2 bdrm condo. 5 appls. Gas F/P. Nr rec ctr, transit & library. Avail now. $1150/mo. N/P. N/S. 604-524-3353.

PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ Villa Leah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 $1475/mo Newly reno’d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677

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

RENTALS 749

STORAGE

STORAGE SPACE for rent.

1400 sf. Available now.

For more info call 604-866-8182.

750

SUITES, LOWER

2 BDRM. new renovated ground level suite. fenced private entrance. new appliances. own w/d. f/p. near schools/bus/shops. $950+1/3 utilities. ns/np. available immediately. 604-468-1424 ANMORE. 1 bdrm on acre, 1000 sf, priv entry, cvrd deck, shrd W/D. N/P, suits 1, $695+ utils.

Immed/Dec.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 incl utils. Avail immed.

NS/NP. 604-808-2274

RENTALS 752

TRANSPORTATION

TOWNHOUSES

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

PITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues.

7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm T/H, $815/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

PORT MOODY, Nr Newport Village, 2 bdrm, T.H., patio, pet ok, Dec 1. $1150/mo. (778) 385-9151.

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

CITADEL HEIGHTS

TRANSPORTATION 838

TRANSPORTATION

RECREATIONAL/SALE

845

2010 Travelstar 245RKS

1988 PORSCHE 911 Coupe. All original, only 125K, just inspected serviced. $26,800. 604-987-3876.

2001 HONDA ACCORD 4/dr 3L, exc cond, fully loaded, leather, power heated front seats, moon roof, 224K - highway. 604-314-8022.

2002 Mazda Protege 5 5 spd, a/c, p/w, p/m, p/l, cruise, 141,000 km’s $6,200 (604) 462-8493 2007 Hyundai Sonata GLS, 3.3L auto, V6, leather seats, sunroof, 39,000k, $12,900. (604)858-4179

Rear bath, large windows, electric awning, outside shower, lots more . $23,995 (stk.28220) www.fraserwayrv.com 1.800.806.1976 D.L. #30644

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

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LUXURY 1 BDRM. Like New. 5 Appliances. Mount Baker View. Walk out with own back yard. $850 inc utils.

13 Month FREE with 1 Yr Lease.

851

VEHICLES WANTED

827

th

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

COQUITLAM. Near Schoolhouse. 1 bdrm. duplex. Semi-furnished. Lge yard, RV parking. Pet ok. $800/mo.

Avail. Nov. 15th. 604-468-9405

736

HOMES FOR RENT

COQ. 900blk Rochester. lrg 5Bdrm, 2ba, 5appl, shed, full bsmt. New paint, tiles & carpets. Lge reliable family. Ref’s. N/P. $1850. 875-6543 Coquitlam ~ 3371 Mason Ave. Recently reno’d 3 bdrms & den 2500sf rancher on 2 acres. 5 appls, fam rm, lge covered patio, 2 car garage. $1850/mo + utils.

Avail Dec 1 for 3yr lease with City of Coq. Refs & sec dep. req’d.

Pet OK. By appt only.

Call City of Coquitlam 604-927-6074 Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 COQUITLAM 3 bdrm. up, full bath, full laundry. 2 bdrm. bsmnt down, full bath & full laundry. Close to mall. $2000 mo. + utils. Nov. 1. N/S N/P. Refs. Lease. 604-537-8776 COQUITLAM 462 Byng St 3-4bdrm 2 bath lam flr 4 appls fresh paint $1450. Betty 604-889-1181 CP Rlty COQUITLAM CENTRAL 3 bdrm., 1 on main, 2 up, lge. fncd yard, shed, with/without gar/ workshop on Linton nr. Jasper. 604-875-6543 DEWDNEY area, 3 bdrm. home comp. with 5 appl. 2 baths. Nice setting. $1800 mo. Additional land and barn avail. 250-459-2454 NEWLY RENOVATED Coquitlam Centre. Nr schl, college.

5 bdrms, 2 baths, lrg yd. strg $1600 Refs Avail now 604-939-0273 PORT COQUITLAM, 5 bdrm, 3 bath, nice yard, w/d, NS/NP avail immed. $1800+ utils. 604-929-4138 PORT COQUITLAM, contemporary farm house, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, SS F/S, D/W, & WD. 2 prk. $1500/mth. + utils.NS. Phone (778) 858-8947.

PORT Coquitlam - House 1616 Angelo Ave; RENO’D 5 BR 2700 sf; 3 Bath; lndry; storage Fenced yard w/ shed; $1750 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 PORT Coquitlam Lge 2bdrm, upper floor, sep. ent, newly renovated, close to all amens, N/P, no smokers ref, $740 util. Paula 604-802-4039 WEST Central - 2 BR rancher. $1250 Renovated & well kept.

Available 15th Nov, subject to credit checks/references. (604) 626 5844.

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

COQUITLAM Centre Area 750 + SQ/FT OFFICE space with small kitchen.

604-944-2963 DELUXE PRIVATE OFFICES 130 to 230 sq ft with receptionist service for lease at 960 Quayside Dr., New Westminster.

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING NOW RENTING EXCEPTIONAL RETIREMENT INDEPENDENT LIVING 55 RJ Kent Residences. Brand New 1 bdrm. suites. Monthly lease includes 2 meals, weekly housekeeping and flat laundry service. www.rjkent.com 2675 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam 778-285-5554

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION UPPER EAGLE RIDGE, Coquitlam Beautiful 4 bdrm, 4 bthrm house w/ 3 fireplaces Avail. immed. Looking for a harmonious, health conscious environment? Into holistic health, spiritual, personal growth?

Must be mature, reliable, clean, tidy, have a good sense of humor, easy to get along with. No smoking, blaring T.V., loud music. Your investment $1,000/month (Util. inc) plus $500 deposit. 604-475-0809

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

COQUITLAM. 1 bdrm, nr SFU, 1/2 blk from bus. Sep entry. Own W/D. $750 incl utils.NS/NP.604-931-4578 COQUITLAM, 2 bdrm, 2 baths, priv ent. own W/D, F/P, 5 appls, NS/NP. $1,000 + 1/3 utils. (604)783-4725 COQUITLAM. reno’d g/l 2bd&dinrm Nr Coq Ctr. 1000+ sf, 5 appl. Ns/np. $900 + utils. Dec. 1. 604-944-2488 COQUITLAM, Westwood Plateau, Modern grnd level 1/bdrm/den suite, priv entry, sep W/D, N/S, N/P. Cable $775/mo + util. Avail Dec 1.

(778)231-5092 COQUITLAM W.W.Plateau, 2 bdrm grnd lvl, lrg, sep entr, utils incl, shrd lndry. $1000. NS/NP (604)762-2075 COQUITLAM, W.W. Plateau. Bright newly reno’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, ref’s req’d, $1200 Avail now. Call: 604-729-7228.

COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Ground level 2 bdrm suite. Ldry incl. $950.

N/S. N/P. Avail now. 604-808-2964.

MAPLE RIDGE, newly reno’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. Immed. (604)467-1307.

PITT Meadows. Lrg newer 1 bdrm.

Mature person shr w/d. Ns/np. Lots of storage big closets 604-460-1958 PO CO Lougheed / Prairie. 1 bdrm ground level, 5 appl., insuite w/d. $800 + shrd utils & cable, Nov. 15 or Dec. 1st. Ns/np. 604-771-9737.

PORT COQ, 2 bdrm, abv. grnd suite, shrd. lndry, 2 car prk, NS/NP. Dec. 1. $775 incl heat & hydro.Call 604-468-4496 or 778-558-3084.

PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm, bright, above grnd, NP/NS, no ldry. Incl cble, hydro. $750m. 604-866-8182 PORT COQUITLAM, NEWER 1 bdrm, 700 sf, $800 incl hydro, W/D. NS/NP. Immed. (604) 719-8667.

PORT COQUITLAM. Newly reno’d 1 bdrm, abv. grnd, full bath, priv. entry, nr tansit /schls, HD TV, shr w/d, smoking/pets ok. $850 + 1/3 utils. Avail. now. Call 604-468-1284 PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $700 + 20% utils. Free lndry, nr Newport Village. NP/NS. Call 604-469-9402.

PORT MOODY: new reno’d 1 bdrm, hrdwd flrs, sep entry, 7 appls, crprt.

N/S, N/P. Incl cble/internet. $750.

Avail Dec 1st. (604)461-3593

751

SUITES, UPPER

COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm + den in charming character home. Jacuzzi tub, large private yard & patio. Near SkyTrain. $1150 (604)931-4051 COQUITLAM. Great 3 bdrm. upper house with awesome mountain view. Near Coquitlam Ctr. Alarm, 2 private entrances, gas f/p, 6 new appl., oak cabinets, 2 beautiful baths, bright dining & living room, HD w/d, 10 X 10 & 6 X 8 storages, 2 car parking, util incl. Ns/np. Ref’s req’d. Avail. Dec. 1st. $1295/mo.

778-321-4161 Port Coquitllam 2 bdrm on main flr. bright clean with deck. Nr amenits. $895. Cat ok. Dec 1. 604-830-2906.

PORT Moody. 3 bdrm, nr Newport Vlg. F/p, w/d, awesome deck, np/ ns. $1195 +60% util. 604-469-9402

752

TOWNHOUSES

1987 Ford 26’ motorhome, good condition. $5900. Call after 5pm, (604)795-2620

Pt Mdy 2 BD T’House “Highland Park” 5 appl, avail now $1000/mo Ref’s. N/S. Small dog w/deposit.

ALL VEHICLES WANTED

Day of sale is Friday, November 19, 2010 @ 12:00 NOON.

2010 Laredo 265RL 818

Absolute Bailiffs Inc. 1585 Broadway Street, Port Coquitlam, B.C. Contact: Sheldon Stibbs 604-522-2773

DONATE YOUR VEHICLE & BE A HERO ◆ FREE TOW ◆ TAX RECEIPT 24 - 48hr. Service

CARS - DOMESTIC

Lg. slideout, Equa-flex suspension, Corian countertops, rear living, elec. awning. $29,995 (stk.28122) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

604.408.2277 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

2010 Laredo 297RL

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1992 JAG SOVEREIGN 4 dr, black, 6 cyl, exc cond in/out, priv, $5500 obo. Call: (604)940-9427 1998 HONDA CIVIC, 2 dr, red. Aircared til March ‘12. 95K kms. Exc. cond. Auto. $3850. 604-226-4451

830

MOTORCYCLES

HUGE

Rear living room w/ two swivel rockers, dinette/sofa slide. $29,995 (stk.28121) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

830

MOTORCYCLES

‘09 INVENTORY CLEARANCE

Cruiser

$

9,499

+ Frt. & PDI = $10,029

49cc SCOOTERS

Off Road

Cruiser

BWs/Vino/C3

WR250F $6,729 WR450F $6,999

1900 Roadliner Midnight

1899

Trail Bikes

+ Frt. & PDI = $7329/$7529

$

13,399

+ Frt. & PDI = $13,929

ROYAL STAR

Cruiser

TTR 125 Tour Deluxe 950 V-Star $ $ $ 13,199 6,999 1795

Starting at + Frt. & PDI = $2055

AUTO SPECIAL w!

Sell it No for only

1700 Roadstar

+ Frt. & PDI = $13,729 5 Yr. Warranty

Reach 180,000 Households

$

1000 plus tax

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

Includes:

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

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

+ Frt. & PDI = $7,529

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

TOWNHOUSES 2 & 3 Bedrooms Available

Call 604-942-2012

File No.: 10-442 1976 BAYLINER 25’ Hin. #: BLBA03B10676-7C K#: 13K80879 Registered Owner: EVANS, RICHARD Indebtedness: $ 787.11

A great lightweight trailer with dinette slideout. $19,995 (stk.28288) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA

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

By virtue of WAREHOUSMAN’S LIEN for C.T. INLET MARINE REPAIRS INC., we will dispose of the following unit(s) to recover the amount of indebtedness noted plus any additional cost of storage, seizure and sale.

2010 Classic Cruiser 19FBS

$

Professional Property Management Services for LANDLORDS (Tri City)

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN

RECREATIONAL/SALE

838

Starting at + Frt. & PDI = $2209

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

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

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1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, 4 dr sedan , low miles, loaded. Offers? (604)795-9215 1995 MERC Sable GT. 75km. new tires, new rad, new brakes, Call for info. $2900. (604)468-7417 2000 BUICK CENTURY LTD. leather, V6, 119K, spotless cond, priv, $4800 obo. (604)940-9427.

2002 BUICK REGAL LS. Like new, heated lthr seats, s/roof, low kms. prive sale $6900 obo 778-565-1097 2003 BUICK LASABRE LTD 3.8, V6, leather heated seats, spotless. $7900 obo. 604-593-5072 2003 DODGE SX 2.0. Silver. 4 door 164,000 kms. Looks great, runs well. $3500. obo. 604-534-7588

TRUCKS & VANS

2002 FORD F150 XLT 4X2 s/c.

One owner, extra clean, white. 4.6 efi, 4 spd. auto O/D, 4 dr. w/flairside bed, f.g. bed cover. XLT special appearance pkg, cast alum. wheels. $8000. Daytime/Evening 604-7467472.

604-808-5200

715

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

604-461-3434 3034 St. Johns St., Port Moody www.gacheckpoint.com

604-575-5555

A60 Tri-City News Friday, November 5, 2010

We’re Baking a Difference!

NOW MORE THAN JUST FRESH BREAD Check Out These Great Grocery Specials Soy Butter 500g

San Domenico

Sale $ .99

5

Cortina Brand

School Safe Soy Butter / Tastes Just Like Peanut butter

Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L

Sale $ .99

4

/ea

Reg. $7.99/ea product of Italy

Crushed Tomatos 796mL

NEW

PRODUCT

/ea

Reg. $5.99/ea

www.SchoolSafeFood.com

/ea

Bechtle Noodles

Harvest Rice Bran Oil

500g

$

Sale $ .99

Reg.$12.99/ea

(Bread & Butter or Baby Dills) 1L

mL Reg. $6.99/ea “Healthiest Oil on the Market”

Sale $ .99

3

/ea Reg. $4.99/ea

(made with cage free eggs)

Reg. $1.89/ea

Strub’s Pickels

10.99/1L or $ .99 5 /500

www.RiceBranOil.ca

3

San Remo 1kg

(extra thick) 700mL

(Fine & Coarse)

/ea

1

Real Treats

170g

“Best Oil for everyday use”

Sale $ .99 Reg. $5.49/ea

Local Product

(Peanut and Nut Free)

Blackforest Ham

Large Lady Fingers

Pasta Sauces

500g “Gourmet Pasta”

150g

650mL

this sale excludes Pappardelle cuts

2 for $1.50 or 99¢/ea

Sale $ .59

Sale $ .99

Reg. $1.39/100g

Walnut Raisin Rye

Rye Bread

3

/ea

Reg $4.09/ea

9-Grain Bread

1

/ea

5

Reg. $3.49/ea

Sale $ .79

/ea

Sale $ .99

3

Reg $2.49/ea

National Award Winning Bread

1

Reg. $3.49/ea

/ea

Reg. $2.09/ea

1

/ea

Reg. $2.09/ea

Reg. $4.99/ea

Arborio Rice 1Kg

Sale $ .99

2

/ea

Italissima Brand

Inno Biscotti

Sale $ .79

Reg. $7.99/ea

/ea

8” Apple Pies

Assorted Flavors

Sale $ .99

2

Reg $1.29/ea

Sale $ .99

/ea

Garofalo

/100g

Reg. $1.99/ea

Grape Seed Oil 750mL

(Sweet & Salty)

2

/ea

O.Genco

Kettle Corn

Barilla

99

1

/ea

Milano

¢

Sale $ .29

Reg. $2.49 /ea

Grimm’s

Sale

Sea Salt

Sale $ .99

Sale $ .29

1

Multi Passata Tomatos

/ea

Sale $ .99

2

Reg. $3.59/ea

/ea

Reg. $3.99/ea

Now 2 Tri-City Locations to Serve You Better! (behind Safeway on Austin Ave.)

www.innobakery.com HOURS Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm CLOSED SUNDAYS

604 552-1722 2332 Marpole St., Port Coquitlam (behind the Chevron on Shaughnessy St.)

MARPOLE AVE.

SHAUGHNESSY ST.

AUSTIN AVE.

1053 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam

CHEVRON

SAFEWAY

604 939-3636

NELSON ST.

RIDGEWAY AVE.

MARMONT ST.

NELSON ST.

Sale ends Nov. 19th. (while qty last)

A30 Tri-City News Friday, November 5, 2010

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