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Tri-City generous at the kettles By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Tri-City shoppers aren’t forgetting the needy this year — and the Salvation Army says thanks. Sally Ann’s command-
ing officer, Capt. David MacPherson, said donations are up at the kettles this year, giving him hope that the charity’s unofficial goal of $398,000 will be reached by Christmas. “Even when the economy
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goes bad, people really remember the Salvation Ar my and the kettles,” MacPherson told The TriCity News. There are approximately 50 kettles in front of stores in the Tri-Cities and New
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Westminster, and by midweek, $116,000 had been collected in loonies, twoonies and $5 bills, with a few large bills thrown in for good measure. see XMAS TRADITION, page A14 TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO
Riotingg charges g for local Mischief and riot charges for 20-yearold from Coquitlam By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Alicia Zanders, Caroline Krilic, Katrin Zantis and Susan Zanders of Verico Zanders and Associates are used to seeing bears in Port Moody’s Bert Flinn Park. Now, they’ve launched a number of fundraising efforts to help bears at Critter Care Wildlife Centre in Langley.
Biz women become mama bears Neighbours with bears, they aim to help orphaned cubs By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Port Moody mortgage brokerage is putting its marketing savvy and pas-
sion to work to support the 17 bear cubs that are spending the winter at the Critter Care Wildlife Centre in Langley. Seven of the black bear cubs at Critter Care are from the Tri-Cities, plucked by conservation officers and taken to the refuge because their mothers were destroyed for getting into
people’s garbage. Mortgage broker Susan Zanders of Verico Zanders and Associates said the team works out of her home office next to Bert Flinn Park and sees bears on a regular basis. “They slip out of the forest and into the neighbourhood,” she said. T he staf f, including
Zanders, Alicia Zanders, Caroline Krilic and Katrin Zantis, got used to seeing the bruins and one day saw a cub climb a tree after being scared by a neighbour’s dogs. “It was so frightened, you could see it in its eyes,” Alicia Zanders said. see CRITTER CARE, CARE, page A13
A 20-year-old Coquitlam man is facing charges for his role in the Stanley Cup riots, the Vancouver Police De par tment announced Wednesday. Ryan Dickinson has been charged with one count of participating in a riot, two counts of mischief over $5,000 and breach of an undertaking. At the same time, charges were approved against another man, 19-yearold John Sawicki of Surrey. The VPD’s announcement brings the total number of people from the Tri-Cities charged in the June 15 riot to three, with two men coming from Coquitlam and another from Port Coquitlam. Insp. Les Yeo also said the Integrated Riot Investigation Team has teamed up with the Vancouver Police Fugitive Task Force to arrest “hard-tofind” individuals. “We won’t be backing off this investigation and neither have the public,” he said. “Since our
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Charges have been recommended for dozens of alleged participants in the Stanley Cup riot. Riot Round-up poster campaign on Nov. 16, we are still seeing three to four tips a day come in from the public.” A poster campaign was launched last month, with VPD distributing 35,000 flyers featuring pictures of 104 suspected rioters in an effort to drum-up tips from the public. So far, police have recommended close to 180 charges to Crown prosecutors against more than 60 suspected rioters, who range in age between 16 and 52 years. The most common charges related to the riot include participating in a riot (60 charges), mischief (41) and break and enter (35). gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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Picture this: Your seasonal photos in The Tri-City News The cameras always come out for special occasions: vacations, birthdays, weddings. And Christmas. The Tri-City Newss knows our readers have a wealth of colourful photos of the season and its assorted fun and festivities — family meals, visits with Santa, Christmas-morning chaos, sled-
ding in the snow, Hanukkah happenings, etc. — and would like you to share them with us so we can share them with the community. Please email your photos to newsroom@tricitynews.com with “seasonal photos” in the subject line and we’ll print a selection in the paper throughout the month and put some on our
website, www.tricitynews.com. As well, we’ll pick one special image for use as the cover of our Christmas Eve edition on Dec. 24. You can send photos at any time but if you’re submitting them for consideration for the Dec. 24 cover, they must be by Friday, Dec. 16.
DRINKING AND DRIVING: Police are on the lookout this holiday season but help is available
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More than 450 people were given driving prohibitions in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam last year for blowing a “warn” or “fail” when given a roadside breath test, according to Coquitlam RCMP. The numbers, which cover the year between Oct. 1, 2010 and Sept. 30, 2011, are up from the same time period the year before, when 402 prohibitions were issued. The increase, according to Coquitlam RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jamie Chung, is due in large part to new penalties in the province’s drunk driving regulations, including changes that were suspended last week following a court ruling. “From my own experience, the new rules are one of the contributing factors in removing more drunk drivers off the road,” he said. “I used to spend typically eight to 10 hours to process one drunk driver criminally. I hear the new rules cut the paper time way down.” Before last week’s announcement, police were imposing a 90-day driving ban, a $500 fine and impounding a vehicle for 30 days for breathalyzer readings over 0.08. That suspension can cost a driver $3,750, including $700 for towing and storage and $1,420 to take a mandatory “responsible driver” course. But Public Safety Minister
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More drivers who blew in the “warn” or “fail” range on roadside breath-testing devices were given driving prohibitions between Oct. 2, 2010 and Sept. 30, 2011 than in the previous year. Shirley Bond announced last week that police will not impose the toughest roadside penalties for impaired driving until the accused drivers are given a chance to appeal the results of a failed breathalyzer test. Until the province can amend its drunk driving regulations, police will revert to the previous rules, where police have the option of
deciding whether to pursue criminal charges. Regardless of the regulation changes, Chung said police will be out in full force in the coming weeks as part of the holiday CounterAttack efforts. “In addition to road checks set up by our regular complement of general duty and traffic section members, there will be officers
working overtime to conduct the Enhanced Road Safety Enforcement initiative,” he said. “[It] has already started last weekend and will run through the holidays.” Port Moody Police Department did not respond to repeated requests for drunk driving statistics in the municipality. gmckenna@tricitynews – with files from Tom Fletcher
Operation Red Nose’s opening weekend was a success but program organizer Chris Wilson said more people need to take advantage of the service. Volunteers who provide free rides to those who have over-indulged at a bar or Christmas party this holiday drove 46 trips last weekend, covering 1,339 km over two nights. And Wilson said there are enough volunteer drivers to handle an even higher call volume and hopes more people use the service again this weekend. “There were a few slow times — between 10 p.m. and 12 a.m. or so — but between 12 and 3 a.m., we were pretty busy,’” he said. “We’re really hoping to be able to beat the number of rides we provided last year.” A d r ive r w h o c a l l s Operation Red Nose will be driven home in their own vehicle by a volunteer driver. The client and driver are accompanied by a navigator in the client’s car and an escort volunteer driver follows behind in their own vehicle. The service is free of charge but a donation to the program is suggested. Operation Red Nose was first launched in 1984 in Quebec and has since spread across the country. Today,
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Operation Red Nose co-ordinator and volunteer Chris Wilson sports a red nose and a pair of goggles that simulate being drunk. Wilson wore the goggles while taking part in an obstacle course at the ICBC claim centre in Coquitlam last month in order to demonstrate the dangers of drinking and driving. more than 50,000 volunteers participate in the program, making sure thousands of holiday revellers get home safely during the Christmas season. The Tri-City service covers Anmore, Belcar ra, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody. It is free. Those who wish to take advantage of the service locally can call 1-877-604-NOSE (6673) for a ride. To become a volunteer, email orn@shaw.ca or call 604-941-8606 or 604-3410241. For more information and an application form. go to www.operationrednose.com. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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PoCo’s Moore aims for Metro Van chair’s job By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Por t Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore is eyeing the Metro Vancouver board chair’s job after the position was vacated by Delta Mayor Lois Jackson last month. Moore said he has been approached by several directors of the regional body who are encouraging him to throw his name in to the running ahead of a Dec. 16 vote. “There are enough people asking me to do it that I am pursuing it,� he said. “If it was only one or two people, I probably wouldn’t move forward with it.� Moore, who has chaired the region’s waste committee, said Metro Vancouver has adopted several strategic plans, including the Regional Growth Strategy and the solid and liquid waste strategy, and it will be up to the next chair to put those plans into ef fect. Moore said he has the experience to do the job. “Metro is going really into an implementation phase,� he said. “As chair, my job would be to make sure that we are on track.� If he is selected, Moore would also stand to gain financially. The next chair will earn $66,082 on top of their council salary, an amount equal to 75% of the average mayoral remuneration in the Metro region. The job does come with significantly more responsibility and Moore said he would have to balance the Metro commitments with his work in Port Coquitlam. “I would have to balance both jobs,� he said. “The first thing I did was chat with our PoCo council to make sure they were OK with... picking up more of the workload here.� In most cases, he said, having the additional responsibilities would mean working longer days and more hours. When Metro Vancouver directors gather next week, they will cast their vote for the new chair in a secret ballot. The chair will then select committee chairs for the region. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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PM OCP must be re-opened, says Clay By Sarah Payne
Evergreen Line project but we do control how we respond to it.� Having inherited the That means re-visiting “best city in the world,� the official community Port Moody Mayor Mike plan, which was recently Clay said he intends to approved with policy make sure it stays that of no new residential way. growth without firm At his inaugural ad- rapid transit commitdress Tuesday ments, to encourevening, the new age new commermayor, humbled cial activity to to be leading the Moody Centre as city his greatwell as increased g r a n d f a t h e r, density along the grandparents and corridor. parents helped The challenge, b u i l d , p r o m - MIKE CLAY Clay said, is findised to honour PoMo’s ing a way to ease the history while tackling strain on PoMo’s police the challenges that lie and fire departments, ahead. parks and recreation fa“I have a respect for cilities, and library. the city built on over 80 Clay identified several years of family history issues the city will need in Port Moody, and I be- to address: continuing to lieve it is important to decrease its solid waste know where you come output; communicating from as you make deci- better with residents; sions about where you working with Coquitlam are heading,� he said. and Port Coquitlam to Clay noted that PoMo’s capitalize on the region’s small size means it’s able large population within to respond quickly to a Metro Vancouver; supvariety of issues, from por ting community environmental policies building at the grassto affordable housing roots level with festivals and public safety. But and block parties; and when the Evergreen reinforcing PoMo’s idenLine arrives, so too will tity as the City of the increased pressure on Arts. the city’s resources. He also called on resi“The inevitable result dents to volunteer as the of this will be land own- city plans for its centeners and developers look- nial in 2013, which will ing to capitalize on the be marked with a year opportunities mass tran- of celebrations recognizsit brings around the sta- ing Port Moody’s history. tions,� Clay said. “As a Clay thanked the city, we don’t control the “exce ptional� staf f THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Notice of Disposition of Land pursuant to Section 26(3) of the Community Charter
and returning councillors Diana Dilworth, Bob Elliott and Gerry Nuttall, saying he looks forward to their “continued wisdom and unwavering serviceâ€? to the community. He also recognized the fresh ideas and perspectives council newcomers Rick Glumac, ZoĂŤ Royer and Rosemary Small will bring to the table. “I am dedicated to leading council on the challenge of ensuring
TURF NAMED FOR TRASOLINI
Port Moody council on Tuesday recognized outgoing mayor Joe Trasolini’s 15 years on council (12 as mayor) and his service to the community by adding his name to the list of street and park names, renaming the artificial turf field behind city hall Trasolini Field. that the next generation in Port Moody receives the same benefits from this council that we have received from those that preceded us: good deci-
sions, good neighbours and honest gover nment.� The new council also voted on appointments to Metro Vancouver
committees: • director, Metro Vancouver board — Mayor Mike Clay (Coun. Gerry Nuttall, alternate); • director, Metro Va n c o u ve r L a b o u r Relations Bureau — Nuttall (Coun. Bob Elliott, alternate); and, • r e p r e s e n t a t ive, Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee — Nuttall (Elliott, alternate). spayne@tricitynews.com
Notice of Intention Road Closing Bylaw No. 2916
The City of Port Moody intends to adopt Bylaw No. 2916 pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter which will close a portion of Knowle Street road allowance, legally described as that portion of road dedicated by the deposit of Plan 4631, District Lot 191, Group 1, New Westminster District, now road, having an area of 0.232 hectares and labeled Parcel “A� on reference plan certified by Robert M. Reese, a British Columbia land surveyor dated August 30, 2011. The location of the proposed road closure is shown in heavy outline and labeled Parcel “A� on the plan shown below:
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The Council for the City of Port Moody intends to sell to the Province of British Columbia for the use of the BC Transportation Financing Authority (BCFTA) for the purpose of the Evergreen Line Project the following city-owned lands for the sale price of $187,535.68:
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• 2620 Clarke Street, Port Moody - a .0230 hectare area of land legally described as Lot 7 Block 5, Except: Pt. on SRW Plan 190 District Lot 201, NWD Plan 72; and • 2402 Clarke Street, Port Moody - a .0067 hectare area of land legally described as Lot 2, Except: Pt. on SRW Plan 190 District Lot 201, NWD Plan 72; and • 2618 Clarke Street, Port Moody – a .0164 hectare area of land legally described as All that portion of Lot 6 District Lot 201, NWD Plan 72 lying south of CP Rail Plan 190. Colleen Rohde, City Clerk 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC, V3H 3E1 Phone: 604.469.4505 • Fax: 604.469.4550
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The plan and proposed bylaw may be examined at the office of the City Clerk, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody between 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays. City Council shall provide an opportunity for persons who consider they are affected to make presentation at the December 13, 2011 Regular Council meeting to be held at 7pm at Port Moody City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody. Presentations may be made in person at that time or in writing in advance. The bylaw will be considered for adoption on that date. Colleen Rohde, City Clerk, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody Phone: 604.469.4505 • Fax: 604.469.4550 City Hall/Library/Theatre P.O. Box 36, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody ℥ 604.469.4500 • www.portmoody.ca
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2 gun calls in PoCo By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
It was a busy Wednesday afternoon for Coquitlam Mounties, who responded to a bank robbery and a gun call within an hour of each other in Port Coquitlam. At 3 p.m., a man robbed the VanCity branch on Ottawa Street after showing the handle of a gun to a teller; he took off with an undisclosed amount of cash. The Mounties’ Air 1 helicopter, dog unit, robbery unit and general duty members converged on the area but were unable to locate the suspect, who is described as a 25-year-old Caucasian man with light skin and blonde hair, just under six feet tall with an average build. He was wearing a blue baseball cap and a grey hoodie. Anyone with information is asked to call Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file #2011-34189. Less than an hour later, two teenagers were arrested after being caught with a pellet gun in downtown PoCo. Shortly before 4 p.m., a 911 caller reported seeing a man holding up a gun in the 2600-block of Shaughnessy Street, near Elgin Avenue. When Mounties arrived, they found a man matching the description, along with another young man. They were arrested for possession of a weapon and later released without being charged. “One of the males told members that he has a pellet pistol in his backpack,” said Cpl. Jamie Chung. “We take this kind of call very seriously because no one can tell if it’s really a pellet gun,” Chung said. “We always err on the side of caution and we go to the scene with the mindset we are going to a gun call. It potentially could have been very tragic. “Luckily this time, no one got hurt and I hope they learned a good lesson.” spayne@tricitynews.com
PoCo man charged in child porn bust By Gary McKenna
who was arrested during the course of the investigation and the report is not part of a larger program or project targeting online child pornography. He added that so far, Delmars, who is employed as a warehouse dock worker, has co-operated with police. T he accused will next appear in Port Coquitlam provincial court on Jan. 12, 2012.
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A Port Coquitlam man is facing charges of possessing and distributing child pornography after police executed a search warrant at his Lincoln Avenue home. Fabrice Delmars tur ned himself in without incident and has been released on his own recognizance ahead of a January court hearing, at which a trial date is expected to be set. The 30-year-old was arrested after an investigation that began in Toronto identified an online user possessing and making available child pornography images. “It was through an u n d e r c o ve r o n l i n e operation,” said Cpl. Mathias Van Laer of the Integrated Child Exploitation unit. “All we can really share is that there was a police
Fabrice Delmars, shown in a photo from his Facebook page, will appear in court next month on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. officer online and it was covert.” Police were able to track the user to a home in Por t Coquitlam, where Delmars reportedly resides in a basement suite. A search warrant was executed last June and police laid the charges in October. Van Laer said the accused is the only person
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The B.C. government has hired Denver’s police oversight specialist to head the province’s new Independent Investigations Office. Richard Rosenthal was deputy district attorney in Los Angeles before moving to Portland to establish their independent police office. He then moved to create his current job as independent police monitor for the city and county of Denver. Rosenthal starts setting up the new B.C. office in January, and wants to have it ready to investigate deaths and serious injuries involving police starting in mid-2012. The B.C. government committed to a civilianled agency after a string of incidents involving RCMP and city police forces. The office was recommended by inquiries into the 2007 death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver air por t, and Frank Paul, who was removed from the Vancouver Police drunk tank in 1998 and left unconscious in an alley. The 2005 gunshot death of Ian Bush at the RCMP detachment in Houston, B.C. was another case that pushed the B.C. government to end the practice of police incidents being investigated by other police forces. The independent office will also bring B.C. RCMP officers under civilian oversight. Asked at a news conference in Vancouver Wednesday if Denver police were happy to see him go, Rosenthal replied that he introduced a rule there that officers who lie to internal affairs investigators are fired. That was a “change in culture,” he said.
Rosenthal said he also wants to study cases of deadly force to learn from them, an approach that helped reduce police shootings in Denver from 12 to 15 a year to four or five. RCMP Assistant Commissioner Fraser MacRae was on hand for the announcement, and said he looks forward to working with Rosenthal’s office. Public Safety Minister
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When you’re sleeping, he’s worrying AS I SEE IT Andrew Holota
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orrying is something in which I invest a considerable amount of spare time. I’m not sure why. In the great big scheme of things, I don’t have all that much to worry about. Secure job (I think), great family, decent health. No wars, no pestilence, no plagues of locusts. So why worry? I suppose most of it is has to do with the job. When you do what I do for a living, there’s lots of stress. Was it accurate? Was it fair? Was it the right call? What will people think? What did I forget to check? That’s a biggie. When you’re worrying about a lot of things, sometimes you forget what else you have to
worry about. And that’s worrisome. Worrying takes up valuable time, though, and I’m all about time management. In my job, I have to be. Generally, I just don’t have the time to worry, unless I’m multi-tasking, and worrying is one of the tasks. So I do the majority of my worrying between about 3 and 5 a.m. Nothing else to do at that time but sleep so my worrying doesn’t get in the way of more important things. I wake up and start thinking, and if I think long enough, ultimately, that leads to something to be anxious about. Mind you, losing that sleep isn’t good, either. It makes me worry about my health. In fact, all this worrying is undoubtedly unhealthy. Now there’s something worthy of anxiety. Sometimes, when I run out of things to stress about, I make them up. For example, not long ago I spent the weekend worrying about a column I wrote. I was recounting recollections from junior
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high, which ought to be rather benign. But I suddenly realized that what I had written about my junior high vice-principal was actually the principal. And the principal I remembered was actually the vice-principal at my secondary high school. So that got me to worrying what else I had wrong. I began to question whether my memory of teachers smoking in their staff room was actually accurate. I had this vivid mental image of standing in the doorway talking to a teacher, and the room behind him was wafting in smoke. With enough self-doubt, I almost had myself believing that it was a false memory. I had somehow conjured it up in my mind over the decades. Maybe I was hallucinating from all the heavy drug use in my early years. But that didn’t make sense, since I didn’t have any heavy drug use. Or at least, I don’t remember any. Well, that really got me to worrying. What else have I forgotten? It’s pretty unsettling to
start doubting your entire life history. But my wife assured me her teachers smoked inside her school and I didn’t get any calls at the office telling me I was imagining things. So it must have been the way I remember. And then it occurred to me that if I’m not careful, I could easily conclude that if no one tells me I’m wrong, I must be right. Sort of like a corollary of the old “tree falling in the forest” question. I know people who are like that except that even if you tell them they’re wrong, they don’t care. Sometimes, I would like to be like that. It sure would make life a lot easier, although a bit weird. Anyway, don’t worry about me. I’ll be all right. It’s you I’m worried about. Andrew Holota is editor of The Abbotsford News, a Black Press sister paper of The TriCity News.
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FACE TO FACE: Should Canada bow out of the United Nations?
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he British government has recently decided to defund four United Nations agencies and put three others on notice that they could face the same fate unless they improve their performance. The U.S. is also taking a critical look at UN funding as part of its overall budget austerity plan, with some Republicans calling for a complete withdrawal. It’s time we in Canada join our allies and review our involvement with the international body. In the spring of 1945, Canada and 49 other nations met in San Francisco to form the Charter of the United Nations, designed to create a new international body to keep peace in the world and support social and economic progress. It was certainly a noble mission but today’s UN has become a bloated and ineffective organization that gives a voice to the world’s dictators. Just look at some of the ridiculous and mind-blowing decisions recently made by the UN: This summer, it named North Korea chair of a UN disarmament conference. That’s North Korea, a country that has breached a number of arms embargoes and continues to make threats to expand its nuclear weapons program. In September, the UN allowed
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to address the general assembly and spread lies and untruths about our American neighbours. Last month, UNESCO admitted Palestine as a member state, supporting the Palestinian leadership’s anti-Israel, anti-peace statehood scheme. Also in November, while the international community was still dealing with the human rights atrocities in Syria, UNESCO welcomed the embattled Arab country to its human rights committee. Is this an organization we still want to be a part of ? Stepping back from the UN doesn’t mean Canada won’t have international influence. Over the past two years, Canada has been active on foreign soil, independent of the UN. We were among the first nations to come to Haiti’s rescue after the devastating earthquake in 2010. Through NATO, Canada is a significant participant in the battles in Afghanistan and Libya. Perhaps we can participate on an ad-hoc basis in some UN programs that we support but it’s becoming increasingly evident the United Nations does not fully represent our beliefs or concerns. It’s time that we join our allies and review our options.
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“If we support international perspective and oversight, the IMF, UNICEF and myriad other UN organizations, we can’t support thumbing our nose at the referee, taking our ball and going home.” Jim Nelson What’s your take on this week’s Face to Face topic and what they have to say? Email your thoughts to newsroom@tricitynews.com.
Respect the ref & follow the rules E
ach game of the recent Rugby World Cup saw 30 gentlemanly ruffians in the most violent of human interplay, tightly monitored and controlled by one referee, whose whistles and admonitions they accepted as law. Why? Simply because teams agreed to respect the legitimate authority of the referee, whether they agreed with every decision or not. If, like rugby players, nations were willing to respect the authority of their international referee, the United Nations would be thriving instead of teetering towards collapse. We wouldn’t now have a U.S.-led discussion about leaving the UN and forming a competing organization that would include only countries that love liberty and would likely not include evil empires, axes of evil, those swarthy in complexion or anyone French or Muslim-ish. One can whine a bit about the refereeing but, in the end, if the strongest team in the draw refuses to accept the authority of the referee, the tournament can’t go on. My colleague will discuss waste, poor decisions and overly broad goals but he won’t mention the real problem the UN faces: that its strongest member only supports an international referee when the right call — its call — is made.
We don’t want a North Korean leading UNESCO. Someone we don’t like is on a human rights committee. You should have done more about Darfur. U.S. law (which apparently transcends international agreement) says that we can’t pay fees to any organization that mentions Palestine. So we’ll drop out of UNESCO, withhold billions in UN fees, take unilateral military action and support a leading presidential candidate (Newt Gingrich) who openly advocates that the U.S. not pay United Nations fees in order to save money, presumably to better fight the “war on terror.” And so it goes. The U.S. cherry picks its support for only UN initiatives that serve U.S. self-interest. In 17 current UN peacekeeping actions, not one U.S. troop is active in support of the international community. If we support international perspective and oversight, the IMF, international law, UNICEF and myriad other UN organizations, we can’t support thumbing our nose at the referee, taking our ball and going home. Should Canada join the U.S. and leave the United Nations? No. Let’s stick with and respect the international referee.
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TRI-CITYY LETTERS Tories abandon Kyoto – and blame others The Editor, With the Durban climate-change talks upon us, federal Environment Minister Peter Kent is recycling tired, old Stephen Harper myths about holding out for a “global planâ€? that includes all major greenhouse-gas emitters, such as India and China. N eve r m i n d t h at Kyo t o d i d e x a c t l y that. Building on a framework signed by the Brian Mulroney Conservative government and further negotiated in good faith by the ChrĂŠtien and Martin Liberal governments,
with Kyoto, Canada was able to take a leadership role in a truly global undertaking. Following the formula that worked so well for ozone initiatives, the developed nations, responsible for most of the existing problem, were to lead the way by taking the brunt of the initial load, with developing nations to take on more of it in phase two once we’d shown our bona fides. India and China did indeed commit to this. Yet because for a few years these developing economies, clawing themselves out of deep
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poverty, weren’t expected to take on a full burden of cleaning up after the world’s wealthy, long-time polluters such as us, the Harper Tory government, to Canada’s shame, reneged. It’s one thing to sincerely believe Kyoto was a mistake and set about, however erroneously, to honestly undo it; it’s
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Out of touch The Editor, Re. “Promises, promises� (front page, The Tri-City News, Dec. 7). Two articles reported two city mayors’ inaugural speeches. O n e m ayo r t a l k s about high taxes and empathizing with taxpayers reaching their tipping point. The other talks about consensus building and spending money. The first mayor, from Port Coquitlam, gets it. Municipal governments need to stop going back to their captive taxpayers and slapping more tax increases to pay for unaffordable spending — taxpayers, who, by the way, aren’t likely getting any pay increases and are forced to live within their means. Coquitlam’s mayor is noticeably out of touch with the reality faced by his taxpayers. I don’t give a fig about consensus building. In fact, some divisiveness over more grand spending plans would be appreciated. John Holmes, Coquitlam
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CARING FOR THE BEARS Mortgage brokers with Verico Zanders and Associates in Port Moody are raising money to help bear cubs orphaned at the Langley Critter Care centre. The firm’s 11 brokers have started a blog to raise awareness about bear issues and donated $900 to Critter Care for a bear cub photo the company is using in its Christmas card. ANGELA FONTANA PHOTO
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They were told by a conservation officer that bears are lured from the forest. “What people don’t know is that the bears smell the garbage,” Susan Zanders said, and when they start eating it, they lose their fear of humans. “It changes the nature of the animals and not in a good way,” Alicia Zanders explained. The firm, which has 11 brokers throughout B.C. and the Yukon, has promoted Bear Aware on its website but the experience this past summer prompted the team to get more proactive. In addition to starting a blog — in which members of the public are invited to participate — the group posted links, videos
and bear information on its website (www.vericozanders.com). This fall, they visited Critter Care in Langley and became ardent supporters of the organization, which looks after about 1,500 mammals annually. When they got to see the bear cubs briefly, they fell in love. “They come in heartbroken when they’ve lost their moms,” said Krilic, who said the bears all have different personalities and colouring. The team decided it had to do more. The women donated $900 to the centre in exchange for a bear cub photo for their Christmas card, started a colouring contest for kids featuring bear cubs in the picture, and will donate $100 for every Critter Care mortgage they sign up.
“People can also donate directly to Critter Care online or buy gifts at the centre,” Susan Zanders explained. “They won’t get to see the cubs but they are supporting them.” Future plans include a supply drive for paper products and other materials the centre will need when the bears wake up in spring, and Susan Zanders — who has been knocking on doors to remind people to lock up their garbage — plans to make a presentation to Port Moody council to get the city to crack down on trash can scofflaws. It seems their caringfor-bears project took on a life of its own, and Susan Zanders agrees, saying, “We thought there was so much we could do and it just kept on growing.”
Seven Tri-City bear cubs were taken to Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley this year because their mothers were killed for becoming accustomed to garbage being left out in people’s driveways. Here are their personal details: • Anmore triplets Kody, Karsten and Keeton arrived in Langley on Aug. 8 after their mother was destroyed after confronting a man walking his dog. They each weighed about 40 lb. at the time. • Kira, Rose and Kaymona came from Coquitlam and were found in an open dumpster at Summit middle school. Their mother was also destroyed. Kira and Rose were both about 100 lb. while Kaymona was 88 lb. • Shade was from Port Coquitlam and arrived on Aug. 23 weighing 30 lb. All seven are in the process of selecting their hibernating den at the wildlife centre and will be released back into the wild in the spring. Four other B.C. bear cubs are also selecting dens for hibernation and another six recently scooped up in communities including Burnaby, Hope, West Vancouver, Sechelt and Chilliwack are too small to hibernate. This is a record number of cubs at the wildlife centre and it costs approximately $5,000 to feed and shelter each of them for a year; the society relies on donations for much of its funding and supplies are also needed. To donate or find out what supplies are needed to support the bears and other mammals at the centre, visit www.crittercarewildlife.org.
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“ T h i s y e a r, o n Saturday we got a few of the new $100 bills,” MacPherson said. S a l vat i o n A r my kettles are a Lower Mainland tradition and MacPherson said people are generous because they know the services help local people and many donors have been touched by the Army themselves or know someone who has. “We hear lots of stories from folks who tell us about an experience that they have had either during war time or through addictions, or on the street and homeless,” MacPherson said. The local branch of the Salvation Army is located in New Westminster but MacPherson hopes to have an office in the Tri-Cities if the Christian charitable organization wins the bid to operate Coquitlam’s new shelter and transition housing on city land at 3030 Gordon Ave. MacPherson said he hopes to hear soon if his organization is successful in its bid. Another group, Hope for Freedom Society, which operates homeless outreach services in the Tri-Cities, has also applied to operate the shelter. M e a n w h i l e, MacPherson is counting on donations to help hundreds of New Westminster and TriCity families with summer camps, food and clothing assistance, furniture, pro-bono legal help and backpacks with school supplies. Coquitlam Centre is a major focus of the Salvation Army and volunteers are out in full force at the mall, he said. “I don’t think you can get out of there without passing a kettle,” he said. “And if you can, let me know and I’ll put a kettle there.” • Kettle volunteers are still needed; to help, call Rhonda at 604-521-2421.
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Food drives at School District 43 schools are heating up this week, with local firefighters expected to pick up the collections today (Friday) for sorting and packing. Share Family and Community Services needs about 10,000 of every food item to fill holiday hampers for 1,800 families as well as
to stock shelves for the rest of the winter. Schools are an integral part of the food drive and every year students collect thousands of kilograms of food. Also this year, schools are collecting toys, making connections with local homeless people and hosting special dinners for the community. Here’s a list of what some of the schools are doing to collect food and make Christmas special for the less fortunate this holiday season: • Heritage Mountain elementary school in Port Moody held the Seven Days of Giving,
which concluded Thursday, highlighting specific needs for each day of the week. Among the items collected for hampers were breakfast items, baby needs, lunch and dinner items, dessert items, household items and condiments. • Westwood elementary school in Port Coquitlam is holding a Christmas food drive and teachers have been setting up bins in their classrooms. • Dr. Charles Best secondary in Coquitlam has started an Adopta-Senior program and students have sponsored 100 senior citizens
by buying them gifts off their Christmas wish lists. • Kids at Coquitlam River and Heritage Mountain elementary schools, in Coquitlam and Port Moody respectively, have made Christmas cards and students at Best are helping disadvantaged people in the Tri-Cities and the Downtown Eastside connect with their families. So far,
174 families have been sent messages since the Project HELLO (Helping Everyone Locate Loved Ones) started three years ago. • The Global Issues Club at Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary is once again collecting food for Share as well as toiletries and clothing for homeless people living in the Tri-Cities. • PoCo’s Riverside secondary hosted its annual
community Christmas dinner Wednesday, serving with a full holiday meal to local seniors. • A n d a t M o o dy middle, six classes are sponsoring families with donations of food and gifts, 21 classes are collecting for the Share food bank, and the band and choir have collected food donations as admission to their Christmas concert. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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Raising bucks for bears By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The Burke Mountain Naturalists will be raising money for the Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley, where three orphaned bear cubs found in a Coquitlam dumpster are now living, at its annual general meeting Dec. 13. Everyone is welcome to the event, which will feature a silent auction items such as sessions with an ecological landscape designer or twohour lessons from a computer software tutor, nature photographer or expert seamstress. BMN past-president Victoria Otton said the group’s AGM fundraising efforts have often gone to a wildlife rescue centre in Burnaby but with Critter Care in “critical need,” members are directing the money to the Langley centre, one of only four in B.C. “The mothers get shot and so someone has to care for the orphaned cubs,” she said. “They can’t get accustomed to people, and keeping them over the winter in isolation becomes quite expensive. My understanding is Critter Care has been inundated by local orphaned bears.” Seven cubs from the Tri-Cities have been sent to Critter Care, including the three cubs found in a dumpster at Summit middle school in October. After the brief AGM meeting Tuesday, BMN president Ian McArthur will present a slideshow of the group’s 2011 activities, including hikes, invasive plant removal parties, nest box cleaning, nature walks and more. The AGM is also a chance to sign up for the group’s 19th annual Christmas Bird Count, to be held on Dec. 17. Anybody can volunteer and no birding experience is required, Otton said, since newcomers are paired with people who can identify the birds. “It’s a great opportunity for families to get out, especially if the weather is good, just for a few hours in the morning. It’s nice to have people with sharp eyes, so kids are great at this.” This year marks the 112th National Audubon Society Christmas bird count. The tradition was introduced in 1900 to replace the Christmas side hunt, where participants tried to shoot as many birds as possible. Otton said about 1 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e t a ke part in the bird count throughout North America, making it a “great example of citizen science and the longest-running wildlife
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Check out our light list As we have in previous years, The Tri-City Newss will print a list of large light displays in the TriCities for Christmas. To add your home to The TriCity News’’ list, send your name and address along with details of your display (how many lights, special displays, hours of operation and any charities for which you’re collecting) to newsroom@ tricitynews.com. Also, please note that the online version of this story is accompanied by a Google map with the listings below plotted on it — visit www.tricitynews.com.
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TransLink cops’ future queried Turnstiles, smart cards expected to shift officers’ duties By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis is defending the need to keep the Transit Police service even though a big part of the force’s job — enforcing fare payment — should all but vanish when fare gates and smart cards come to the transit system. The officers that patrol SkyTrain and its stations issued nearly 31,000 tickets last year, mostly for fare evasion. “There’s still going to be a need for a police presence on the system,” Jarvis said in an interview. “Regardless of fare gates, you’ve got an element on the system and unwanted activities that require police resources.” TransLink is spending $180 million to install fare gates in SkyTrain stations over the next
year and introduce Compass smart cards to replace other payment methods in 2013. But fare evaders will still find ways to board, Jarvis predicted, and fare checks will still be needed, though they’d be done electronically rather than checking paper tickets. He agreed, however, fare check duties for officers should drop to a small fraction of what they perform today. That has implications for the force’s ability to catch people guilty of more than just cheating TransLink. Transit Police officers routinely run the names of fare cheaters they catch for outstanding warrants and arrest more than 450 wanted criminals each year that way. With the end of conventional paper fare checks, those warrant arrests are also expected to plunge. But Jarvis predicts officers will find other ways to detect the criminal element, such as enforcing laws against open liquor in public. And he said the re-
duced emphasis on fare checks should allow the force to redeploy officers to other priorities such as the bus system, where Transit Police so far make few if any forays. “I want more attention on other parts of the system, bus loops in particular,” Jarvis said, citing safety concerns at loops in downtown Langley, Coquitlam and North Vancouver.
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There have been fresh calls for Transit Police to boost enforcement on buses after TransLink disclosed the amount of fare evasion on the buses has doubled from $2.4 million to $5.3 million over the last three years. Bus drivers have also called for more Transit Police patrols to deter violent attacks against them. There will also be an extra 11 kilometres of SkyTrain and five new stations to patrol once the Everg reen Line opens in 2016. Transit Police duties include responding to violent crimes or robber-
ies on the system, assisting vulnerable people and preventing graffiti. They’re also supposed to watch for terrorists — the force has bombsniffing dogs and some officers trained in the use of portable X-ray scanners and other counter-terrorism methods. Canadian Taxpayers Federation B.C. director Jordan Bateman said the change in duties marks a good time to re-examine whether TransLink should have its own police. Transit Police spend $29 million a year — funded mainly by TransLink fares, gas taxes and property tax — and the force’s budget is slated to rise to $35 million by 2014 and $42 million by 2021. “You’ve got to take a look at whether there are cheaper ways to deliver this service,” Bateman said. “The smart cards and fare gates change everything. You’ve got to take a step back now and look at what the long-term future of the program is.” Bateman said it ap-
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The big guy in red will be sailing into town to spread a little Christmas cheer this weekend for the 15th annual Santa Ships. This year anywhere from 17 to 25 volunteer Santa Ships from the Port Moody and Coquitlam Power & Sail Squadrons, Bur rard Yacht Club and Reed Point Marina will be appearing at the Belcarra public dock Dec. 9 and the Rocky Point Park dock Dec. 10 at about 7:15 p.m. Keep an eye out for Santa (known the rest of the year as Barry
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THE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: Christmas is just around the corner
Tea time on the train Compiled by Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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f you’re not feeling the holiday spirit yet, this weekend’s line-up of all Christmas, all the time activities and events should do the trick.
TODAY: Friday, Dec. 9 HOLIDAY HUMOUR
Check out what’s Under the Christmas Treee when Table 23 presents its annual improv holiday comedy show, running until Dec. 17. Take the kids to the matinee show Saturdays at 3 p.m. and grab some friends for the adult (PG) show Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. at Second Storey Theatre. Don’t forget to bring a donation for the Share food bank. Visit www.secondstoreytheatre.com.
MOVIE NIGHT
Carey Mulligan stars in the coming-of-age story An Education n (UK/drama/PG-13), about a teenaged girl in 1960s suburban London whose promising future is upended when a charming older man comes into her life. Nominated for three Oscars, An Education plays at 7:30 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre. Visit www.pmfilm.ca.
LIGHTS GALORE
Pack the family into the car and tour the Tri-Cities’ epic Christmas light displays. You’ll find a listing of homes, as well as a map showing where each is located, at www.tricitynews.com. Bring some cash and donations, as many homes collect for various charities and/or the Share food bank.
Saturday, Dec. 10 MEET SANTA
Have breakfast with the big guy this morning at the Port Coquitlam recreation complex and give your kids a chance to meet Santa himself. Admission is $8, free for children up to three years old.
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Rebecca Clarke (above) of the Port Moody Station Museum gets ready to celebrate Christmas, 1920s style, at Sunday’s annual Holiday Tea on the Train, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. And if you’re looking for a family-friendly way to spend the evening, why not bundle up and tour the Tri-Cities’ light displays? Several homes have decked their homes with oodles of lights, and many are accepting donations for charity. Get details and a map of locations at tricitynews.com.
HOLIDAY HOORAY!
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra gets kids get into the Christmas spirit (like they needed any help) with Tiny Tots’ Holiday Hooray!! at the Terry Fox Theatre at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Call 604-468-9403 or visit terryfoxtheatre.com for info.
SANTA TRAIN
Hop on the West Coast Express and head into the city to get your Christmas shopping done. In exchange for a new, unwrapped toy you’ll get a free ride from any WCE station (stopping in PoCo at 10:37 a.m., in Coquitlam at 10:43 a.m. and PoMo at 10:48 a.m.). The train leaves Waterfront Station at 5 p.m.
CADETS CARE
Pitch in to help families in need this Christmas by donating to the 2893 Seaforth Highlanders Army Cadet Corps’ toy and food drive for Share. They’ll be at Save-On-Foods (Ottawa Street, near Costco) from noon to 4 p.m.
BEAUTIFUL BOOKS
Leigh Square’s latest exhibit showcases the best in Canadian book design with the Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence for Book Design in Canada. Head to the opening reception at 2 p.m. to meet the artists and winners, and check out the book binding demo.
CRAFTY KIDS
Got kids between the ages of six and 10? Bring them to the Pinetree community centre today for some Christmas craft making, followed by a showing of The Grinch, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $2; register at 604-927-4386.
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Get started on your holiday eating at Trinity United Church’s free community Christmas dinner for singles, couples and families starting at 4 p.m. at 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo.
THE BRITISH ARE COMING
In fact, it’s The British Invasion, presented by the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, at 8 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. Visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca for more info.
HOLIDAY SALSA
No, it’s not for your taco chips. It’s this weekend’s salsa dance party, complete with a free lesson and plenty of Latin music to keep you moving at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. No experience/partner required. Tickets are $8/$10; visit www.hotsalsadancezone.com for more information and tickets.
EN FRANÇAIS Ç
Enjoy Christmas carols in French when Les Échos du Pacifique present Une nuit fraîche de Noël/A Fresh & Crisp Christmas Nightt at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Call 604-266-4699 or visit www.lesechosdupacifique.com for full details.
SAILING SANTA
It’s time to watch for the ships covered in bright Christmas lights as Santa sails into Rocky Point this evening (he was also scheduled to make a stop at the Belcarra dock yesterday evening) by 7:30 p.m. Bring the kids so they can sign the Great Book before Santa heads to the North Pole. Be sure to bring a donation for the Share food bank.
Sunday, Dec. 11 HOLIDAY TEA
It’s tea time in the 1920s from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the Port Moody Station Museum’s passenger rail car. There will be tea, coffee or cocoa, as well as sweet treats and holiday music. Cost is $5, no reservation needed.
CAROL IN CHRISTMAS
Fans of Christmas music, rejoice. And check out at least one of these chances to hear talented groups singing the classics: the Dogwood Songsters’ concert is at 1:30 p.m. at the Dogwood Pavilion (624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, $6 at 604-9336098); Harmony women’s vocal ensemble sings at 2 p.m. at St. Laurence Anglican Church (825 St. Laurence St., Coquitlam, $15); and the Coastal Sound Music presents Trumpets Sound & Angels Sing!, with several of its choirs joining together for shows at 3 and 7 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (evergreenculturalcentre.ca). Please send Things-To-Do guide submissions to spayne@tricitynews.com.
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CHRISTMAS GIVING: Get your presents wrapped and bring one for a child, too
Plenty of ways to give & Share THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Share Family and Community Services still needs toys and food for this year’s Christmas campaign. Here are some fun ways to get involved and give: • Through Dec. 24: Gift wrap and Share toy tree: Drop by Coquitlam Centre during mall hours and have your gifts wrapped by donation at the Share gift wrap booth located on the upper level between Aritzia and the Gap. That’s where you’ll also find the Share toy tree, where donations to Share’s Christmas programs are received. To volunteer at the gift wrap and tree, contact Heather Stacey at 604529-5107 or heather.stacey@sharesociety.ca. • Through Dec. 17: Under the Christmas Tree: Table 23 comedy presents two Christmas improv shows at Second Storey Theatre in Port Coquitlam. They include a kids show (all ages), with Saturday matinees at 3 p.m. Dec. 10 and 17 only — a fun and interactive improvised Christmas show with stories, songs, and puppets. Tickets are $2 for children and $5 for adults. The second show, rated PG for adults, runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. through Dec. 17. A mix of improv comedy, music, videos and sketch, this show pokes fun at everything Christmas — from family gatherings to Santa’s Christmas day. Tickets are available at the door. Visit secondstoreytheatre.com for more
information. • Through Dec. 22: People who drop off food for Share at ThriftOpolis, located at D-2579 Lougheed Hwy (between Metro Motors and Westwood Street), will be entered into a contest to win a $150 gift certificate to the store. Owners Hall Merritt and Vanda Cooper are also challenging other businesses to collect food for Share this holiday season. There is no limit on the number of entries an individual can submit — the more days you go to the store with a donation before closing Dec. 22, the more entries you have in the entry box. For more information, call 604-942-7101. • Dec. 10 and 17: West Coast Express Santa Trains, co-sponsored by The Tri-City News, will be running to take shoppers to Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver, with pick-ups at all three Tri-City stations. Rail riders should bring an unwrapped toy and ride for free. The Santa trains will depart from Port Coquitlam station at 10:37 a.m., Coquitlam at 10:43 a.m. and Port Moody at 11:15 a.m., returning from Waterfront Station at 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.westcoastexpress.com. • Dec. 11: Coquitlam Express Teddy Bear Toss: The Coquitlam Express Junior A Hockey Club is holding its annual Teddy Bear Toss and toy drive. Puck drop at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex is 2 p.m., doors open at 1:15 p.m. When
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the Express score their first goal, everyone tosses their bears on the ice. Teddy bears will be available for $10 at the game, with all proceeds going to Share Family and Community Services. Fans are also encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy; in exchange, they will receive a $5 Joey Coquitlam gift card for each toy. Tickets cost $13 for adults, $9 for seniors or students and $6 for children (kids five years and younger get in free) and are available at www.myexpresstickets. com, at 640 Poirier Street, by phone at 604936-4625 or at the door. The Express will host the first place Cowichan Valley Capitals. • Dec. 13: CKNW Food Bank Fill-up: Radio station CKNW will broadcast from Save-On Foods on Pinetree Way in Coquitlam from 3 to 7 p.m. Drop by Save-On with your food donation to help provide 1,800 Tri-City families with Christmas hampers. • Dec. 17: Holiday Train Winter Festival: The annual CP Rail Holiday Train rolls in to Queen Street Plaza in Port Moody with John Valdy and Tracey Brown, two popular Canadian singers, to entertain. The festivities begin at 4 p.m. with hot chocolate and chilli available by donation, plus carollers, an enormous bonfire and more. The Holiday Train will make its appearance at 5:45 p.m., so revellers are encouraged to arrive early and enjoy the fun. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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Getting ready for Christmas is a busy time for everyone but help is on the way for gift wrapping. Share Family and Community Services has opened its gift wrap booth and Share tree from now until Dec. 24, located between The Gap and Aritzia on the upper level of Coquitlam Centre mall. Share volunteers will wrap gifts in exchange for a donation that will go toward its programs and services. Meanwhile, those who wish to help needy children to have a merry Christmas can drop off gifts at the Share tree. Last year, more than 2,200 children received a gift through the Share toy bank. This year, there is an urgent need for gifts for infants (board books, soft toys, etc.), tweens (ages nine to 12 years) and teens.
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No last-minute shopping think we have come too far, take a trip back in time and visit Mackin House Museum. Inside our beautiful Edwardian house, it feels like 1909 and, even better, in December, it feels like the spirit of Christmas past.
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oday, a trip to the mall can net you all sorts of Christmas gift possibilities. But gift giving for Coquitlamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pioneers took planning. Most gifts would be handmade and took considerable time to create. Carved wooden toys, pillows, footstools and embroidered hankies might have had the family members working for months ahead of Christmas. Knitted scarves, hats, mitts and socks could not be made overnight and required hours of work. Last-minute shopping was not a thing of the past. Gift giving was typically very modest, reflecting the economic circumstances of the time, but options were available for those with means. If you were purchasing a gift, planning was essential. There was a store at the Fraser Mills site as early as 1908 as well as a post office. The store would supply essentials such as crockery and staples but the post office provided the real window to a world of creative gifting. Mail order catalogues were a mainstay of pioneer procurement. They provided access to a selection of goods that were otherwise unavailable to many living in remote or rural communities. The first Eatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catalogue was a 34-page booklet issued in 1884. As Eatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grew, so did the catalogue. By 1896, Eatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mail order department was sending out 135,000 parcels by post and almost 74,000 by express. Simpsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also produced a catalogue; indeed, in 1906, it offered a special Christmas catalogue with a large selection of toys and dolls for children, clothing for all as well as a range of sundries and food items. Some of the toys that appeared in this catalogue
Your History is a column in which, once a month, representatives of the Tri-Citiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; three heritage groups writes about local history. Jill Cook is executive director of the Coquitlam Heritage Society.
are represented in our Mackin House Museum toy collection. The first catalogues were entirely text-based â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no photos â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Simpsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was producing both French and English versions of its catalogue in 1910. As illustrations and pictures of increasing quality were soon included in catalogues, the text became less important. The French version was suspended and did not appear again until 1927. Ordering took time, though. Business was conducted by post or freight delivery and it was imperative to submit the order well in advance of the gift giving date. Money was paid up-front and Simpsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was clear in its instructions to customers: Send extra money (even a few cents) to ensure delivery of the order. If the postage included was inadequate, the catalogue company would simply ship less of the order, which could prove to be disappointing. Larger orders were encouraged since this inevitably benefited the company by consolidating its packing obligations. Browsing these catalogues is a fascinating study in history. One can trace the coming of many technological innovations through the pages of mail order catalogues. Electricity, modern indoor plumbing
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and many labour-saving devices such as the washing machine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mail order catalogues bear witness to all of these life-altering changes. Library and Archives Canada has the full lineup and one can actually view the catalogues page by page at www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. The final option for our pioneer gifters was to shop locally. New Westminster boasted a number of well-stocked stores. Establishments on Columbia and Front streets offered a range of hardware, confections and tin ware. For the more frivolous and festive, there was The McQuarrie and Mitchell Hat Shop, which displayed fancy millinery in its window. There was also the Reid and McDonald Fashion Craft Shop. Getting to these stores took time if you were coming from the Fraser Mills site or Maillardville. The interurban line to New Westminster was not completed until 1912, so before this, your best way to get to the shops was by buggy or sleigh. Failing this, a very long walk was always an option. The next time you are out and about picking up those last-minute trinkets, take a moment to think about how far we have come. If you
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TRI-CITY SPOTLIGHT: Tea time, history & honours HISTORY WINNERS
Eden Nzeyimana, a student at Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary school, and Jeffrey Tso, a student at Burnaby North secondary, both scored top marks and are the recipients of the 2011 Begbie Canadian History Contest. Tso and Nzeyimana will receive their award from Governor General David Johnston on Monday morning at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The announcement and presentation of the 2011 Begbie Contest are included as part of the new Governor General’s History Awards. Both students will receive $1,000 each from the Begbie Society and an all-expense-paid trip to Ottawa as well as a medal from Canada’s History Society. This national high school competition provides students with the opportunity to test their skills in history against those of students from schools across Canada. The contest is two hours long and is normally written in the candidate’s school on a Saturday under the supervision of a teacher. It consists of 25 multiple choice questions, many of which require students to assess or interpret source documents, one paragraph response questions and one essay, which requires students to develop a thesis regarding an issue in Canadian history based on their interpretation of a variety of source documents presenting different points of view on the issue. For more information, visit www.canadashistory.ca/ggawards.
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Christina Oh, Yura Kim, Massa Athari, Dain Song and Christina Kim organized a tea for seniors at Heritage Woods secondary school Dec. 1. It’s an annual tradition for the Port Moody high school and the people who are invited come from seniors’ homes in the Tri-Cities. “This is a community event for those seniors who have done so much in the past but may not be thought of as much as they should be,” Athari said in an email. “We like to show how much we care and appreciate the elders in our community by sharing some Christmas cheer and joy with singing and dancing while enjoying lots of treats and drinks.” Coquitlam who has won a scholarship to BCIT from the Irving K. Barber Scholarship Society. The society administers the program in partnership with the Victoria Foundation. Awards of $1,000 to $3,500 are available to support Aboriginal people in getting postsecondary education by reducing financial barriers.
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Three officers from the North Fraser Pre-trial Centre in Port Coquitlam have been recognized in the Solicitor General’s annual awards. The officers — June Birch, Giuseppe (Pino) Cuscito and Phillip McArthur — were among 28 adult and youth corrections and
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY, DEC. 10
• 2893 Seaforth Highlanders Army Cadet Corps and Save-On-Foods in PoCo (Ottawa Street, near Costco) host toy and food drive benefiting Share, noon-4 p.m. • Trinity United Church congregation hosts free community Christmas dinner for singles, couples and families; doors open at 3:30 p.m., dinner at 4 p.m., 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo. Info: 604-942-0022. • Children’s movie and craft afternoon at Pinetree community centre runs from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Open to kids aged six to 10, who will make a Christmas craft before watching “The Grinch.” Register at 604-927-4386 or drop in; admission is $2.
SUNDAY, DEC. 11
• Holiday Tea on the Train at Port Moody Station Museum, 2734 Murray St., 12:30-3:30 p.m. (also on Dec. 18); enjoy tea, coffee or cocoa on museum’s authentic 1920s passenger rail car complete with sweet treats and classic holiday music. Cost: $5 per person, no reservations needed. Info: Rebecca, 604-939-1648 or info@ portmoodymuseum.org. • Dogwood Songsters presents Christmas Concert at 1:30 p.m. at the Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Admission is $6 and no charge for kids under 10. Tickets are available at Dogwood Pavilion at 604933-6098.
MONDAY, DEC. 12
• Hang Tough Arthritis Community Group Christmas potluck party, 12:30-3 p.m., Astoria Retirement Home, 2245 Kelly Ave., PoCo. Those wishing to participate in a gift exchange should bring a $10 gift. All people with arthritis and/or their supporters are welcome. Info:: 604-937-0320.
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
• Burke Mountain Naturalists’ silent auction and AGM, 7 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, Coquitlam. BMN member Ian McArthur will present a slideshow featuring the past year’s activities. Meeting is free to attend and all are welcome. Info: 604-936-4108 or 604-461-3864, or www. bmn.bc.ca. • SUCCESS free workshop on Christmas 101, 10 a.m.-noon, SUCCESS, 2058 Henderson Pl., 1163 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. Registration: 604-468-6000 or alice.poon@success. bc.ca. • Information sessions for prospective foster parents, 10 a.m.-noon, 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. Session is for those interested in finding out about fostering with the Ministry of Children and Family Development in the Tri-Cities. Info: 604520-2900.
THURSDAY, DEC. 15
• Centennial secondary school music department and culinary arts program present a Christmas jazz cabaret featuring a turkey dinner with all the trimmings and music provided by the students in the jazz
DEC. 12: HOPE, NOT DESPAIR
• Desperate in December: Finding Sanctuary women’s worship night, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), Coquitlam Alliance Church, 2601 Spuraway Ave., Coquitlam; dessert to follow. Cost: $10 person (and donations of non-perishable food items for food bank will be collected). Info: 604-464-6744 or www.cachurch.ca. choirs, bands and small ensembles. Tickets: $40 each or $280 per table of eight ($35 per person) – tickets will not be sold at the door. Info: Jamie, 778870-2549. Seating is limited, so buy tickets early.
SUNDAY, DEC. 18
• Holiday Tea on the Train at Port Moody Station Museum, 2734 Murray St., 12:30-3:30 p.m.; enjoy tea, coffee or cocoa on museum’s authentic 1920s passenger rail car complete with sweet treats and classic holiday music. Cost: $5 per person, no reservations needed. Info: Rebecca, 604-939-1648 or info@portmoodymuseum. org. • A Night in Bethlehem, presented by St. John the Apostle Anglican Church, 2208 St. Johns St., PoMo, 4-7 p.m. Families can share in making food, toys and crafts of that time, ending with a pageant and meal. Open to the community of Port Moody. Info: www.stjohnanglican. ca.
meets first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Grill restaurant, 2635 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-6447194 or www.barnetlions. com. • Tri-City Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., PoMo. The club is a great way to hone your skills and meet other photographers of all levels. Group also has photography outings throughout the Lower Mainland. Info: Grant, 604-671-8458. • Do you want to im-
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prove your public speaking skills or practice hosting a meeting in a friendly environment? City of the Arts Toastmaster Club meets Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m., Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Club provides opportunities to practise your communication and leadership skills in every single meeting. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Andrew at andrew_geider@hotmail. com or www.cityartstoastmasters.com. • Learn to square dance with the Ocean Waves Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Kyle Centre, 123 Kyle St., Port Moody. Info: Penney, 604-463-1477 or www. oceanwaves.squaredance. bc.ca • New Toastmaster club: Are you interested in having fun while developing communication and leadership skills? Would you like to be able to deliver a powerful toast at a wedding or a memorable speech, or learn to lead a team more effectively? This is your opportunity
to be a charter member of the new RP2 Toastmaster Club. The club will meet Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. at Port Moody rec complex. Info: Gene, 604 230-8030 or genevickers@hotmail. com. • Dogwood and Glen Pine Seniors’ Softball Association seeks players for a new, competitive co-ed team, ages 50+; this team plays in the daytime. Info: Rick, 604-937-5446. • Fear speaking to a group? Get self-confidence and speaking skills as the Tri-Cities only noonhour Toastmasters club meets at Coquitlam city hall every Tuesday, noon-1 p.m. Guests and visitors welcome. Info: tott-coquitlam.freetoasthost.net or Yvonne, 604-945-6816. • Tri-City, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge Newcomers Club meets on the third Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m. All women, not just those new to the area, wanting to have some fun and promote new friendship are welcome to participate. In
addition to monthly general meetings, members participate in ongoing activity groups that meet weekly or monthly. During June, July and August, club continues to meet for various weekly group activities. Info, meeting location: Wendy, 604468-2423 or tricities_newcomers@yahoo.ca. • Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages. Beginners welcome. Info: Wendy, 604-552-3219. • Do you want to improve your ability to speak? Check out Rocky Point Toastmasters in Port Moody. Meetings are held Mondays, 7-9:15 p.m. (guests please show up 15 minutes early) at PoMo city hall. Info: rockypoint. freetoasthost.net. • Pocomo Hiking Club invites people to join Saturday hikes starting at 9:30 a.m. from the Rocky Point Park parking lot. Info: Maurina, pocomohiking@hotmail.com.
• Dogwood Drama Club meets every Monday and Thursday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Dale, 604-939-6172. • Circle of Friends is a social group for 50+ fun singles who are looking to meet new friends. Group meets on the second Friday of each month at the Pantry restaurant at PoCo Inn and Suites, 1535 Lougheed Hwy., PoCo. Info: Marcy, 778-285-9933 or Nina, 604-941-9032. • Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 40+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of activities such as dining, theatre, travel, bowling and more. Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month (no meeting in December). New members are welcome. Info: tcsscmember@gmail.com or Darline, 604-466-0017 or Vicki, 778-883-6108. • Dogwood Photography Group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion. Club members must be members of Dogwood Pavilion; professionals and novices alike are welcome. Info: Arcadia, 604-936-2263 or artistarcadi@gmail.com. • Euchre Club meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Info: Bev, 604-9428911. • PoMo Men’s 65-plus Curling League is looking for players who would like to curl regularly or as a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: Phil, 604-468-2801 or Tony, 604-461-5901. • Barnet Lions Club
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR continued from page A30 • Super Strikers Youth Cricket Club plays at Mackin Park in Coquitlam; all levels welcome, including handball cricket for U16 and U14 and kanga (softball) cricket for U10. Info: 604-461-2522 or kittybridgens@yahoo.ca. • Coquitlam Lawn Bowling Club is looking for new members. The bowling green and clubhouse are next door to Dogwood Pavilion and rose garden, located at 624 Poirier St. Membership is $90 per year and includes use of practice bowls, exercise, clean air, sunshine and friendship. Info: 604-9316711. Leave your name and phone number and an instructor will contact you with lesson dates and times. Games are scheduled on a drop-in basis. • Port Coquitlam Elks Lodge 49 meets first and third Thursdays at 8 p.m. it Elks Hall, 2272 Leigh Sq. Elks are looking for new members. Group provides community service to young people and seniors in the Tri-Cities and beyond. Info: Ed, 604-9450880 or 604-942-1345. • Morningside Toastmasters invites you to develop your communication and leadership skills. Guests and new members are welcome at meetings held every Thursday, 7:25-8:30 a.m., Burkeview Family Funeral Care, 1340 Dominion Ave., PoCo. Info: Gene, 604-2308030 or www.morning-
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• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets first and third Tuesdays of each month, noon-3 p.m. plus first and third Thursdays, 7-9:30 p.m., Howe Room, Poirier community centre. Members do needlework, embroidery, needlepoint, cross-stitch, knitting, crochet and much more; new members welcome. Info: Maureen, 604-942-5457. sidetoastmasters.ca. • Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Cities Committee, meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Port Moody city hall. If you ride your bike in the Tri-Cities, meet and work with other cyclists to help improve cycling facilities in the area. New participants always welcome. Info: John, 604-469-0361 or jseinen@shaw.ca. • Happy Wanderers Walking Club welcomes all singles 45 and older for walks in the Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows areas; meet every Saturday at 9:15 a.m. Info: Marilyn, 604-463-8874. • The Kinsmen Club of PoCo is looking for new members. It is a service club operating since 1965 that combines raising money with fun times. Kinsmen meet the second Thursday of each month and commit time for projects and social events. Anyone interested in joining or attending a meeting, call Cyrille at 604-942-4826 or email kincyril@shaw.ca. • Friends of Coquitlam Public Library meet on the second Wednesday of
each month at 3 p.m. in the board room, Poirier Branch. Info: 604-937-4130. • Crystal Clear Speakers Toastmasters meet every second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., the Oasis, 1111 Austin Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Walter, 604-941-0191 or http://crystalclearspeakers.freetoasthost.info. • Tri-City Airedale Terrier Club is organizing events for local Airedale owners (and dogs). Info: s@tricityairedales.com or www. tricityairedales.com. • Hyde Creek Watershed Society meets first Wednesday of every month, 7:15 p.m., Hyde Creek rec centre. Info: 604461-FISH (3474). • Centennial Stamp Club meets second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7 p.m., social rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9451017 or www.stampclub. ca. • Maillardville Community Lions now meet at Coquitlam branch of Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Ave. Info: 604-937-0310. • 777 Neptune Squadron, Royal Canadian
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Air Cadets, parade every Wednesday, 6:30-9:30 p.m., L’Ecole des Pionniers, 3550 Wellington St., PoCo; girls and boys 12-19 welcome. Info: 604-941-6227. • PoMo Canoe and Kayak Club meets first and third Thursdays of each month, 7 p.m., Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park. Info: Brent, 604-4618863 or Gordon, 604-9368203. • Parents Without Partners is an international non-profit organization devoted to the interest and welfare of single parents and their children. Information meetings for new members run the second Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Howe Room, Coquitlam rec centre, 630 Poirier St. Info: 604-945-2407.
• Brunette EnviroCommittee meets third Wednesday of each month, 6-8 p.m., PoMo Arts Centre. Info: Mi, 604-9367470. • PoCo Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at Trinity United church, Prairie and Shaughnessy. Info: 604-941-8465. • Rose Society meets last Tuesday of each month except August and December, 7:30 p.m. Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. Everyone welcome. 604-464-2754. • Hoy/Scott Streamkeepers meet the third Wednesday of each month. Info: 604-941-3402. • Tri-City Christian Women’s Club luncheon is at noon the second Thursday of each month,
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the Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Inspirational speaker each month. Reservations: 604420_2667 or onarheim@ telus.net. • PoCo Chess Club meets every Thursday, 7-10 p.m., at Wilson Centre (PoCo rec complex). Info: Nathan, 604-340-6208 or email: pocochessclub@ chessmastery.com. • Minnekhada Park Association is a group of local volunteers who work in partnership with GVRD Parks to preserve and enhance the natural environment of Minnekhada Regional Park. The group runs a bear aware program to educate visitors about appropriate behaviour when encountering bears in the park and organizes work days to support nest
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box program, and to enhance the park’s historical features. Volunteers are always needed. Info: Karen, 604-520-6442. • PoMo Garden Club meets second and last Monday of each month, 10:30 a.m., Kyle Centre. Info: 604-931-6224. • 2827 BCR DCO Royal Canadian Army Cadets, for boys and girls 12-18; they will receive adventure training, learn orienteering with map and compass, leadership, first aid, marksmanship, radio communications, field craft, effective speaking, and search and rescue. Uniforms are loaned at no charge and summer training from two to seven weeks is included. Info: Shannon, 604-520-7604, or www.cadets.kc.ca.
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Beware of Grinches who could take your Xmas cash BBB tips to stop being scammed for Christmas The holiday season is upon us and so are Grinches and Scrooges out to take your money by unsavoury means. Whether you are online or in a store, the Better Business Bureau advises consumers to be on the lookout for scammers and know the company’s policies before you pay. “This gift-giving season put a lot of pressure on people to get the perfect gift,” Lynda Pasacreta, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Mainland British Columbia, said in a press release. “Consumers need to stay vigilant against financial crimes and avoid companies which have a troubling complaint history. These are the Grinches that can steal your Christmas.” The BBB encourages you to take steps to avoid common problems such as items that can’t be returned, gift cards that can’t be used and orders that never arrive. It’s top 10 tips are: • Think twice before clicking a link
sent to you via email: These links could lead to viruses and allow Grinches to get your personal and banking information. Instead independently find the sites you want to shop on and check www.mbc. bbb.org for safe websites and stores. • Remember that criminals and scammers don’t take a holiday: Also make sure to check out the businesses privacy policy before giving out personal information. If shopping online be sure your computer has the most up to date anti-spyware so that little Grinch fingers can’t get at any of your personal information. • Keep all your receipts and read the fine print: Online businesses are required by law to send you your product within 30 days unless otherwise stated or you get your money back. Understand that refund and exchange policies can differ significantly from one seller to another. • Pay with a credit card, instead of cash or bank card: If it’s a scam, you’ll have record of it and are more likely to get your money back;
dispute the charges if you don’t receive the item or dispute charges made to your account. No other form of payment offers this. Also make sure to check your credit card statements often and not just when your bill comes in. • Beware of gift card scams: Con artists can get important numbers off of the gift cards before you have even bought them by scanning the identifying number before hand. They can then go onto the website and see when it is activated, once activated they can use your gift card to purchase items. Instead ask for gift cards behind the counter instead of the ones displayed and use your gift cards as soon as possible. • Don’t leave your purchases in plain sight in your car: The holidays are a car thief ’s prime time to break in and steal your purchases. So either remove your purchases from your car or make sure they are out of sight. • Verify validity of charities: The sneakiest scammers will often adopt a similar name
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Everyone Welcome Food donations to the Christmas Hamper gratefully accepted The Dogwood Songsters is an activity of Dogwood Pavilion Coquitlam’s Over 50’s Club. The Dogwood Songsters entertain at Care Homes every week, September through May, in the Tri-Cities and New Westminster
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Drive for the Cure Foundation generously donated $11,400 towards the purchase of a new colonoscope for Eagle Ridge Hospital. Currently, Eagle Ridge Hospital physicians and staff treat over 1,100 patients via endoscopic procedures. A new colonoscope means more patients will receive potentially lifesaving diagnosis and treatment for colon cancer.
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BOOKS PLUS: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in libraries
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â&#x20AC;˘ Teen Advisory Council: Teens from middle and high schools are welcome to volunteer with the Teen Advisory Council. Meeting once per month during the school year at City Centre library, the council helps shape library programs, policies and collections for teens. Teen Council members are the only teens who can volunteer for special events at the library, which means they can earn community service hours above and beyond the time they spend in meetings. The next meeting is Dec. 12, 4 to 5 p.m. Call call Chris at 604-937-4140 email cmiller@library. coquitlam.bc.ca for more information. â&#x20AC;˘ Red Cedar reading group: Each year, Canadian authors and illustrators create many wonderful books for children, some meant to entertain, others to educate. Red Cedar (www. redcedaraward.ca) readers read as many as they can and decide which ones are best. For kids in Grades 4 to 7, the Red Cedar reading group will meet every three weeks until late April, discussing books and conducting cool and sometimes strange activities related to them. The next meeting is from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 and will be held at the Poirier branch. To register, email Chris at cmiller@ library.coquitlam.bc.ca. Next Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting is also for registration; parents and teachers are also welcome. And Beryl Young, author of Charlie: A Home Childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life in Canada, will speak about her book to group members. â&#x20AC;˘ National Film Board documentary: Act of Dishonour runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the program room of the Poirier branch next
Thursday, Dec. 15. This eloquent portrait of life in Afghanistan is part lament against injustice, part testament to the spirit of a people who have survived decades of war. â&#x20AC;˘ Christmas program for people with developmental challenges, Dec. 16, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the program room at the Poirier branch: CPL invites people of all ages with developmental challenges and their caregivers
for a special Christmas program. Community services librarian Teresa Rehman will tell Christmas stories and lead the group in carols and songs. Light refreshments will be served. To register, phone 604-9374155; for more information, call Teresa at 604937-4140, Local 234. For more information about any of these programs, visit www.library. coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 3000 Burlington Dr. and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.
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â&#x20AC;˘ Coffee Mug Club: You can connect with other books lovers at Terry Fox Library. The book club is currently reading The Sound and
the Fury y by William Faulkner. This is the story of the dissolution of a southern family and its way of life. The tale of the Compson family is told in four parts covering four days. The first three parts are told from the perspective of the three Compson sons, Benji, Quinton and Jason, while the last part is written in third person. Chat with friends and explore this complex and unusual novel, which is considered a masterpiece of 20th century literature. The club next meets Dec. 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members are welcome. For more information about the club or more great books, drop by the library and have a look at the popular book dis-
plays, chat with library staff about their favourite books and find out how to experience TFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new, socially interactive catalogue, where you can create book lists and share your favourite books. For more information, visit www.fvrl.bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604927-7999.
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buddies. For more information and to apply, check out the website or call the library. â&#x20AC;˘ Share English practice groups for adults: Want to improve your English? These free drop-in groups are the answer. Visit to the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ParkLane Room on Fridays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and join other English learners in this free program put on by Share Family and Community Services. Participants will practise English, make friends and find out about their community. For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.
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Can you spell victory? The sixth annual Tri-Cities Spelling Bee will be held in February and registration starts now. Spelling enthusiasts who are in Grades 4 or 5 are invited to showcase their skills by competing in the Tri-Cities’ annual spelling bee. For kids who are interested in academic competitions, this amateur event is a friendly and
supportive introduction. Port Moody Public Library is now accepting registrations for the 2012 Tri-Cities Spelling Bee. This year’s bee will be a single round, held in the Inlet Theatre at PoMo city hall. While only the top five spellers will win medals, all participants will be recognized with a gift package of books and bee items. Parents and family members will want to come watch this exciting event, and cheer on all of our spelling superstars. Early registration is recom-
mended as space is limited. Registration can be done in person only at Port Moody Public library. There is no charge. For more information, call the library at 604-469-4577 The Tri-Cities Spelling Bee starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
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Check out one of the many seniors’ groups in Tri-City Below are listings for seniors’ community and support groups in the Tri-Cities: • Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970. • Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-576-9734, or email tsn@shaw.ca. • Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 10 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion and entertain as seniors’ homes weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 604-941-2375. • The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780. • Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-927-6940. • WHO (Women Helping Others), for women who are on their own, meets Mondays, 1-3 p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam (behind city hall). Info: Kay, 604-469-5815. • The Pinetree 50Plus group is now called Glen Pine 50Plus and has moved to the new Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Court, Coquitlam), where lunch is served weekdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in the
Lemon Tree cafe. An interesting program still takes place Thursdays afternoons. Info: 604-927-6940. • New Age Seniors bingo every Friday, 1 p.m., Mike Butler Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam; consists of 15 games (5 cents per card). New players welcome. Info: Catherine, 604-937-7537. • New Age Seniors meet the first Wednesday of every month, 1 p.m., McDonald-Cartier Room, Poirier community centre, 620 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: Roy, 604-939-0303. • Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098. • Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org. • ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free one-hour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604-437-1940 or ceas@telus.net. • Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745. • PoCo Stroke Recovery Branch would like to welcome new members; meetings are held Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is opportunity for speech maintenance, meeting others that have gone through the similar situation and light exercises or bocce. Info: Deanna, 604-942-2334. • The Old Age Pensioners Organization is holds its monthly general meeting on the second Thursday of each month at the Wilson Centre at 1 p.m. Info: Ken Heys, 604-942-1440.
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Caregivers info in Jan. Legal and health issues to be covered at session A variety of issues face those who care for seniors — from dementia and medical concerns to legal problems. That’s why Community Volunteer Services for Seniors (CVSS) is hosting a Caregivers Connections information session in the new year. Tri-Cities Caregivers Connections along with Fraser Home Health, Alzheimer’s Society of BC and a lawyer will offer valuable information at the January session for caregivers — spouses, adult children, friends, etc. — who are providing support to a person 40 years or older and living in the TriCities. A case manager from Fraser Home Health will offer information on: • navigating the health care system; • 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: • changing behaviours, including frustration, confusion and wandering; • related dementias; • memory loss and the 10 warning signs of dementia; • and communicating difficulties and tips. A lawyer who specializes in estate planning will speak about power of attorney, representation agreements and wills as well as other matters that you as the caregiver and the person you are supporting need to have in place. The info session will run from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Jan. 11 at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Cost is $5 per person; to register, call 604-933-6089 (early registration is recommended as seating is limited). For more information, call Linda Western, CVSS’ program manager, at 604927-7917. 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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Children are often the focus at Christmas but local seniors can use a gift and a lift at this time of year, too. That’s why the Home Instead Senior Care network has launched its annual Be a Santa to a Senior campaign. Here’s how the program works: Non-profit organizations identify isolated and deserving seniors, and provide those names to Home Instead, located at 200-2550 Shaughnessy St. in Port Coquitlam. Christmas trees will go up in stores and other locations that feature Be a Santa to a Senior paper ornaments with the first names only of the seniors and their gift requests. Holiday shoppers can pick up an ornament at a participating location, purchase the item(s) on the list and return them unwrapped to the store, along with the ornament attached. The program runs until Dec. 15. To find a Tri-City store participating in the campaign, visit www.beasantatoasenior.ca, enter your
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Heard of the 12 plants of Christmas? IN THE GARDEN Brian Minter
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ardy winter colour is a garden ‘must have’ and the new hardy, early blooming varieties of Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger) ‘Jacob” and ‘Josef Lemper’ top the list. Their vibrant white blooms brighten any dark winter landscape and they can even be used inside as cut flowers for a focal point on your Christmas table. Widely available, they’re in bloom now and make a wonderful living gift. Winter berries add so much interest to a winter landscape. The most valuable is the deciduous winter holly called Ilex verticillata. Its stunning winter red berries are in high demand for wreaths, outdoor baskets and containers and for indoor centrepieces. I love the stems just as they are in a glass vase indoors or out on the patio. You need both male and female plants to get these beautiful bird friendly berries and today, good growers have planted both in one pot for immediate planting. Wintergreen (Gautheria procumbens) is a beautiful low evergreen ground cover with rich deep green leaves, is almost continuous flowering and has edible red berries. Available in smaller pots, they make wonderful winter focal points in containers or as companions for white winter heather or Christmas Roses.
Growing a little taller, a wonderful crab apple, called Malus ‘Red Sentinel’, makes a great clean spring flowering screen or small shade tree. Its vibrant shiny large red fruits sparkle in winter. It’s like no other smaller tree as it’s loaded with hard fruits that are nice to enjoy on the tree, as cut branches in your outdoor décor or as a garnish on Christmas dinner plates. A frost or two will make them edible. A prickly little plant that survives nicely outside in our toughest winters is a dwarf slow growing Butcher’s Broom (Ruscus ‘Christmas Berry’). It berries up nicely by itself, spreads slowly and beautifully compliments any of its outdoor companions, like dwarf colourful conifers and low golden heathers. They look spectacular by themselves in clay pots with a few blueberry twigs tucked in. Traditional holly trees have all but disappeared in our smaller space gardens and what a shame. To the rescue comes a new selffertile, compact, hardy (zone 6) holly called ‘Red Beauty’. It grows only 5-7 feet tall and 4 feet wide, making it a great focal point, container plant or a fabulous hedge. ‘Red Beauty‘ presents a new opportunity for holly in the landscape. It’s a keeper. Most camellias are rated as zone 7 plants and need a little protection in the coldest winter conditions, however, one stands out from all the rest. Camellia ‘Yuletide’ is a beauty. It’s a sasanqua camellia which means it blooms
from late November through April with pure red blooms that have vibrant yellow anthers. Talk about ‘the’ Christmas outdoor plant. It celebrates Christmas all by itself. Amaryllis has become the ‘hot’ plant that can be started as a bulb now to bloom for Christmas or can be purchased as a grown plant ready to bloom. It is now popular as cut flowers used to celebrate the season, I love putting the stems inside a tall glass vase where they look so elegant and last a long while if kept cool. The newest plant to adorn our indoors is the beautiful ardisia. We’ve grown these plants for a month now. The new growth has burst into soft green leaves that make a nice contrast to the rich dark ones and to the delightful red berries that adorn the lower portion of the plant. Ardisias are going to be a winter classic for years to come – so watch
out poinsettias. Finding a true Christmas cactus that most of our grandmothers had in their homes 50 years ago is hard, but not impossible. Schlumbergera bridgesii is a smooth leafed cactus with hot pink flowers that actually bloom only at Christmas. It’s an heirloom plant that is so easy to grow and is handed down from generation to generation. Start a new tradition in your family this year. Another wonderful old tradition is to have ‘Paperwhite’ narcissus in our homes for the holiday season. For some people, they have a love-hate relationship with the spectacular perfume of ‘Paperwhites’. Like amaryllis, their long flower stems look stunning in a tall clear glass vase. You can still pick up bulbs that will bloom for Christmas if you keep them cool in a fancy glass dish with water and some colourful stones on the bottom and started plants are always available at this time of year. If you do any Christmas cooking, bay leaves are a must have to flavour meats. We have a ten footer outside our door that we enjoy both as a landscape plant and as a source of fresh leaves all year round. Cut stems add interest and fragrance to Christmas wreaths. They’re a little hard to find at this time of year, but herb growers have them. Treat it as a cool winter loving plant that needs to be outdoors all year round with a little winter protection in severe cold. It could become one of your most loved garden plants.
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Coquitlam’s Adriana Santucci (right) battles Burnaby’s Gabriella Zenone for a loose ball during a girls Under-12 field lacrosse game Saturday at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
Rapids 2nd, Kodiaks 4th at BC’s Coach nets award R ive r s i d e R ap i d s went in as No. 1 and came out No. 2 at the B.C. AAAA senior girls high school volleyball provincial championships last weekend in North Vancouver. T h e R ap i d s we re upset 3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 2624, 25-18) by the Kelowna Owls in Saturday’s final of the 16-team tournament. Riverside’s Mallory Sall and Katie Woo were selected first team allstars, as was Alessandra Gentile of the Heritage Woods Kodiaks, who
claimed fourth spot. Me g an Rosenlund o f R ive r s i d e a n d the Kodiaks’ Emma Jennings were named to the second all-star unit. After Kelowna and Riverside, Handsworth was next in third, foll owe d by H e r i t a g e Wo o d s . R o u n d i n g out the order of finish were: McMath, Earl Marriott, South Kamloops, Penticton, West Vancouver, South Delta, Dover Bay, Point Grey, North Peace, Oak Bay, Elgin Park and G.P. Vanier.
Simon Fraser Clan u n ive r s i t y m e n’s soccer head coach Alan Koch won 2011 NSCAA/Mondo Far West Region coach of the year, it was announced this week. Koch’s student-athletes received many honours for their performances this year , including Archibshop Carney high school grad Carlo Basso of Coquitlam being named the CNAC coplayer of the year.
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Riverside’s Mallory Sall made the B.C. first all-star team.
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Isaiah Stevens racked up five wins to lead the host Ter ry Fox Ravens to a 35-21 overall record at the Coquitlam high school league’s first wrestling mini-meet of the season last Thursday. Other competing teams included Gleneagle, R i v e r s i d e and Bur naby Mountain, with Fox suiting up 26 of the 53 grapplers in attendance. T h e R av e n s ’ Kurt Roots snagged four wins, with Iman AmirJabbari next with three. Wi n n i n g t wo matches apiece were Fox’s Lexi Baird, Sarah Novicki, Bailey Milbur n, Pedro Va s q u e z , K y l e Sagmoen, Kaljeet Mann, Mate McLeod-Genest and Jeff Tilkin. T h e R av e n s ’ Amy AmirJabbari, Julianna Lim, Michelle McQuillan, Kurtis Rushworth, Stafford WIlson Brett Boyce and Colton Wheeler all had one win. On Monday, Fox sent 24 wrestlers to a dual meet with the Blues in Por t Moody, where Vasque z, Sagmoen and Shane Robertson rallied the 13-16 Ravens with two wins apiece. Wilson, Wheeler, Kristi Roots, Harry Carter, Iman AmirJabbari, Marko Boskovic and Jack Brady all managed one victory.
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JACOB HANAVELT joined the Metro-Ford Soccer Club in 2010, after moving to Coquitlam from Texas. Since that time he has been very conscientious in attending training sessions and has been a valued member of the Under 16 Hotspurs. Jacob is a very consistent and productive player and he works very hard at practice. This season he has played extremely well in his defensive position, leading his teammates by example. The coaching staff is very pleased to have Jacob on the squad and enjoy working with him. For his excellent performances during the first half of the 2011-12 season, JACOB HANAVELT has been selected as Coquitlam Metro-Ford Male Player of the Week!
This past weekend, BREANNA COSTANTE, of the Under 16 Metro-Ford Illusion, scored all 3 goals in her team’s victory against the North Shore Strikers. Breanna is a hard-working player who is capable to play any position on the field. She has been a member of the Metro-Ford Soccer Club since age 6, when she developed her love of the game in the club’s initiation program. Breanna’s strong work ethic is an asset, not only to herself, but also to her teammates since she is always prepared to give her best. For her excellent performances throughout the season – and particularly this past weekend – BREANNA COSTANTE has been chosen as Coquitlam Metro-Ford Female Player of the Week.
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Lakes slow for Xmas rush TIGHT LINES Jeff Weltz Unique gifts include gadgets There are just three weeks until Christmas, so this week on our list of gift ideas we offer things unique and different. For the angler who l ove s g a d g e t s, t h e Spike-it Color-c-Lector –– available at the Bass Pro Shop –– this interesting device reads water colour along with refracted light in the
Rockwood nets puck honour for month Coquitlam’s Adam Rockwood has been named the Major Midget League hockey player of the month for November. Rockwood set a new record of most points in a month with 28. The previous record of 24 was set by Ryan NugentHopkins, now of the NHL Edmonton Oilers, in the 2008-2009 season. Rockwood recorded a point in every game in November and was a major reason for the Chiefs soaring up the MML standings. The Chiefs finished with a record of 7-0-1 in November and currently sit one point behind the Cariboo Cougars and the Vancouver North West Giants for top spot in the MML standings. “Obviously Adam has had a record month for the Major Midget League,” said Chiefs head coach Doneau Menard. “His offensive output with his line mates has been amazing. “He leads our team in plus-minus, so these points are coming in even strength situations.”
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Two recent articles about the Port Moody Black Panthers hockey team included comments referring to former goalie Nick Taylor as “disgruntled” and a “hold-out.” In response, Taylor, who was traded to Vancouver’s Grandview Steelers, offered his side of the story: “I was not a disgruntled goalie,” he wrote in an email. “I can honestly say that I had the best coach of my life and learned an immeasurable amount last year from Port Moody’s coach, Ron Johnson. The Port Moody players are a great group of guys and I did not make the decision to request a trade lightly. I still remain close with most of the guys. “I never once told Ron Luniw [the club’s owner
and general manager], I would not play for him or would hold out until a trade happened. I told him I was all his until a trade had been finalized. Mr. Luniw had mentioned to me earlier this year that there were teams interested in my services in a trade or financial acquisition. I approached Mr. Luniw in private and expected to keep the information private. Instead Mr. Luniw decided to take our private conversation to the dressing room, suspended me from playing and involved the media in labelling me a ‘hold-out and ‘disgruntled.’ “I leave Port Moody with many fond memories of the fan support, great teammates and the exceptional run we had last season.”
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T he big g est curling competition in the Lower Mainland — save for the 2010 Olympic Games — is just six weeks away and will be contested at the Langley Events Centre. “Prior to the Olympics, the last big event like this was 1997,” explained Neil Houston, the event manager for the 2012 Continental Cup. He was referring to the 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women’s national championships, which was played in Vancouver. The Continental Cup will take place Jan. 12 to 15 at the LEC. It features the world’s
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ATTENDANTS & SUPERVISORS Frankie’s Burger Enterprises Inc. dba Fatburger hiring for new locations in Vancouver & Coquitlam. Food Counter Attendants ($10.31/hr); Food Service Supervisors ($12.56/hour); all 40 hours/week + benefits. Apply by Fax: 604-637-8874. F/T Cook - JJ Music Box & Restaurant. (Coq) $17/h, 3-5 yrs of exp., highschool grad. Tel. 604-468-8934
Hiring ALL Shifts for these Port Coquitlam locations. W 1475 Prairie Ave W 1069 Nicola Ave (inside Home Depot) W 1125 Nicola Ave (North of Costco)
To apply submit resume by Email to jwurz@iem.ca or fax to 604-513-9905
PERSONAL SERVICES ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
Ability to work till late on weekends & weekdays a great asset. Please indicate on resume. Full time / Part time, Benefits available, and competitive wage Apply in person Tues ~ Fri 1pm ~ 5pm or email subway_careers@shaw.ca
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Quick & Reliable Movers
COQUITLAM LANDSCAPING ★ FALL CLEANUP ★
MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes
From $48/per
Yard Maintenance Hedge Trimming~Tree Pruning Lawn Cuts ~ Weeding Wood Retaining Wall
604-524-2177 www.ezgomovers.com
Fully Insured
MOVING? CALL CHARLIE (604)340-6429
All Work Guaranteed. Call John
JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909
604-464-8700 ~ 778-867-8785
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CLEANING SERVICES RENO & REPAIR
2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca
NO JOB TOO SMALL!
Prompt Delivery Available CLEANING SPECIAL $25/hour minimum 2hrs. Price includes cleaning supplies. Also laminate flooring and paint specials. Free estimates. A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539
Radiance Day Spa Tel:604-936-6828 K-435 North Road Coquitlam
The Best Cleaners around GUARANTEED! Best rates, exp’d staff, 27 yrs. exp. Refs. Wkly/bi-mnthly. Guaranteed, perfect work. Any package. Res/Comm. Give us a call
604-808-0212
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CONCRETE & PLACING
HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL
172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS
Angelena Physic Healer & Life Coach Can solve all problems of life specializing in love, health, business, marriage, reunites loved ones. Call today for a better tomorrow. 3 readings for $15.00
604-447-3404 175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS
Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function... • Dinner Parties • Executive Meetings • Family Gatherings • Weddings / Banquets • B-B-Ques • Funerals We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
NEED CASH TODAY? 101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)
EZ GO MOVERS
GARDENING
A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Written Guarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.
A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 7yrs
.Jim’s Moving Winter Service
E-mail: shane@ prolineaquatics.com
Machinist
604-537-4140
Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”
An est. pet industry leader is looking for a highly motivated salesperson with knowledge of Salt Water Aquarium equipment. Sales Experience is a must. Base salary plus commission Opportunity to grow.
Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Ltd. designs and manufactures bulk materials handling equipment typically used in mining, forestry and oil sands. The business has been in operation since 1955 and is located in the Port Kells area of Surrey. The successful candidate will have at least 5 years experience using manual machines. Experience assembling bearings and doing drive alignments will be an asset.
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
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
INSIDE SALES PERSON
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MOVING & STORAGE Local & Long Distance
Ph: 604-469-2331
~~ A GIFT OF TIME ~~ Clean to Perfection. Reliable/Honest ICBC & Veteran’s claims. Lic’d / Ins. Windows Free. 778-840-2421
SALES
DAHLSON INDUSTRIES Oilfield & General Steel Manufacturing is currently looking for: JOURNEYMEN WELDERS B-PRESSURE WELDERS Submit resume to Dahlson Industries by Fax: -866-580-1251 Email: resumes@dahlson.ca www.dahlson.ca Can assist with temporary or permanent accommodation Dahlson will be in Burnaby on December 12, 13, 19 & 20 conducting interviews. Please contact the above to arrange for an interview time.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
AFFORDABLE MOVING
- ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS
APPLIANCE REPAIRS
MAIDS R’ US
TRADES, TECHNICAL
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed
Getting a job couldn’t be easier!
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
604-460-8058 #7 - 20306
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING
PROFESSIONALS/ MANAGEMENT
WELCOME to Geotech Drilling Services Ltd. We’re a team focused on continually implementing the most technologically advanced drilling techniques to increase the efficiency and the accuracy of field data collection. We employ professional, energetic, solution minded individuals that endeavour to consistently exceed our clients’ expectations. We also feature state of the art equipment to facilitate exemplary quality control. Geotech is seeking an hourly Professional Driver with a flexible schedule (i.e., Available on short notice and 24 hrs. / 7 days per week), self–organized, and possesses physical/ mechanical abilities to safely operate a commercial vehicle throughout western and northern Canada, and periodically to the US. Responsibilities: - a Class 1 licence. - 3 - 5 years of on/off highway, low-bed, and allweather experience. - a clean driving abstract. - Mechanical abilities. Passport and eligible to travel to the US. Deadline for consideration is January 6, 2012. Qualified candidates are encouraged to forward their resume and current driver’s abstract to Geotech Drilling’s careers@geotechdrilling.com For more information on our rapidly growing organization, please visit www.geotechdrilling.com. No phone calls please. We thank all that apply; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com
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LEGAL SERVICES
Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET
@ 604-472-3042
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
CRIMINAL RECORD?
Seasonal Farm Labourers Required for Erica Enterprises Ltd., Pitt Meadows. Mid Feb - Nov 2012. $9.56/hr. 5 - 6 days per week. 50 to 60 hours per week. Work requires plant potting, pruning, weeding, and harvesting crops. Must be prepared to work outdoors in all weather conditions. Bending, lifting, kneeling, standing, walking required. Email resume to: ericaenterprises@shaw.ca.
and quote the route number.
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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
PERSONAL SERVICES
✓ Do you Own a Car? ✓ Borrow up to $20000.00 ✓ No Credit Checks! ✓ Cash same day, local office www.REALCARCASH.com
604-777-5046
Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured
Seven Days a Week
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Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.
If I can’t do it It can’t be done
✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel
(604)465-1311
meadowslandscapesupply.com
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS Gutter Cleaning & Repairs. (Res. & Strata). Prompt Service. Grants Home Maintenance. 604-936-2808.
GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
Call Ian @ 604-724-6373 GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627
Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (renos/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. VERSTILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
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PAINT SPECIAL
HOME REPAIRS
LANDSCAPING
3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Interior $695 (upto 1000 sq.ft.)
Seniors Discount 30% English Craftsman Bonded & Insured. Since 1978 Spraypainting Call (604) 462-8528, 218-9618
TRICITY Pro Painter-Refs. Interior Spec. WCB. Dragan 604-8058120 www.montenegropainting.com MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510
M.T. GUTTERS Professional Installation
LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620
5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit
UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN
Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388
NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses
28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED
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
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ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500 *BOARDING, *TAPING, *Painting, *Renovations. Big & Small Jobs. QUALITY WORK! Free Estimates. Roman 778-355-0352 or 726-4132. FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 HUGH’S DRYWALL The clean professional way. Small renovations. 604-463-5413
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“JUST A GREAT JOB!”
Robert J. O’Brien
604-728-5643
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
❞ A ALL RESIDENTIAL ❞ * Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work * Laminate & Hardwood Flooring Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar. Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168
PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD - Est. 1989 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
EAGLE TILE 101 - 19070 Lougheed Hwy, Pitt Meadows A - 20779 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge Your local natural stone distributors. Custom made Granite Countertops. Slate Granite Marble Tile Tumbled stone. Large selection of Porcelain & Ceramic Sales & Service 604.463.0718 ~ 604.460.6656
Ph: 604-942-4383
www.proaccpainting.com
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Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates
HOOT & OWL Renovations & repairs Email: hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430
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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE PEDRO’S GENERAL CONTRACTING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfilling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919.
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.
MISC SERVICES
✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton
778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger
DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867. YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
PLUMBING
360 PLUMBING & HEATING. Gas, plumbing, heating, reno’s, repairs. 20 years exp., reliable & courteous. Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416
HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715
(#102055) Bonded
F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting
GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton
✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640
50% Off Labour Winter Special Lic., Insured. Experienced/friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call Anytime 604-805-2488
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Meadows Landscape Supply
604-465-1311
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MOVING & STORAGE
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555. ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576 ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
RUBBISH removal. Bobcat/dump trailer. Reno/repairs. hoot&owl@ telus.net Gary 604-339-5430. #1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
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TREE SERVICES
Haul Anything... 220.JUNK(5865)
604.
Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work
Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988
Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist
★ ★CALL NOW★ ★ LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL
Free Estimates * Fully Insured
★ Disposal ★ Renovations Debris ★ Construction ★ Drywall Pickup ★ Demolition ★ 7 days/week ★ Free Estimates ★
Isaac 604-727-5232
EXTRA
CHEAP RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!
PETS PETS
Blood Hound pups, CKC Reg health ✔, 1st vac., micro chipped, 1 male, 6 fem. Liver & tan, ready to go 604-574-5788 BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES P/B. Males $400, fem. $450. Vet chk, 1st shots Call 604-250-4360
(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
* Fridges * Freezers * Stoves * Microwaves * Small appliances * Scrap Metal * Old pipe * BBQs * * Exercise equip. * Cars/trucks * All metal recyclables FREE
CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
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• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
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www.recycleitcanada.ca
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JEWELS, FURS
GET the retail experience you desire with the online pricing you need at CANADA DIAMONDS DOT COM. Finally a Vancouver based online diamond company that offers you online savings and the opportunity to meet with a sales representative to view the diamond of your choice. With thousands of Canadian and non-Canadian diamonds, goldsmiths on staff will customcreate the engagement ring, wedding band or earrings of your dreams. Most importantly incredibly low internet prices. Canada Diamonds dot com - incredibly low prices, incredibly beautiful diamonds.”
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JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly
604.587.5865
FURNITURE
REAL ESTATE
RECYCLE-IT!
On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!
FUEL
BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095 Fireside Enterprises Ltd Seasoned Alder, Birch and Maple firewood. Call 604-941-8963 FULLY SEASONED, Alder/Maple, Birch, split & delivered. Free kindling. Phone 604-789-1492 anytime
T & K Haulaway
• Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses
FERTILIZERS
MATTRESSES staring at $99
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BOUVIER DES FLANDERS PUPPIES,5 MALES, CAN VIEW PARENTS, $260. 604 942 1916
778-233-4949
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WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877
bradsjunkremoval.com
But Dead Bodies!!
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels 6 month old pup (1 male), looking for a loving home. Vet checked: eyes, ears & heart Registered CKC & micro chipped Parents, champion CKC registered. Socialized with children and other animals Call : 604 - 460 - 8086
SUNDECKS
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOMES Damaged House! Older House! Difficulty Selling! Behind on Payments! Need to Sell Now? NO FEES! NO RISK! QUICK CASH! Call us First! 604.657.9422
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APARTMENT/CONDO
COQUITLAM
Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove. Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac. Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
www.dannyevans.ca
RENTALS 706
2 Bdrms Available Large, bright stes avail. Walking distance to all amenities and WC Express. New carpets and appl’s. Gated parking. Quiet and secure bldg. Adult oriented. Sorry no pets. Refs required.
Call 604-941-9051 PORT COQUITLAM
1 Bdrm suite $775 2 Bdrm corner suite $925 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.
S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT
604-464-3550 PORT COQUITLAM
For more info & viewing call
CEDARWAY APT
Dragan 778-788-1845
Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms
Hyland Manor
D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.
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.
Call 604-837-4589 www.aptrentals.net PORT MOODY
For more info & viewing call
Time to move into Fall .... At, The PERFECT LOCATION! On-site Manager
Dragan 778-788-1845 Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management
Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS. Starting at $750/mo. COQUITLAM
Call 604-724-6967
Welcome Home ! 1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
Call (604) 931-2670
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground floor, dance/fitness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550. PORT MOODY. 2608 St. John’s St. 1350 sq ft store or office space. Ground level. $2350 + HST. Avail Aug 1. 604-469-9100.
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TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
CHINESE SHARPEI PUPS MINI’S/TOYS-MALES -$1200.00 www.wrinklesrus.com 604-315-8774
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
Very Large 1 & 2 Bdrm
BURNABY
in Great Area - Blue Mtn & Austin *Nr Lougheed Mall, Skytrain/Bus*
WHATTLEKAINUM HOUSING CO-OP ORIENTATION
Well Maintained Building with Onsite Caretaker, Security Camera. NS/NP.
ENGLISH BULLDOG, CKC reg. 6 wks old, shots, microchip, vet ✔ Healthy, happy, gorgeous. Health gurant’d. $2800. Call 778-895-8453
Clean, quiet & affordable! Incl. heat, h/w, cable.
JACK RUSSELL pups 3 Female 1 male. Short legs, smooth coat. Dew claws done. $500. 778-883-6049 MALTI / SHIH-TZU / POODLE X. Pups/adults. Non-shedding. Chocolate, white & beige. 604-820-9469
RED NOSE PIT BULL - 9 months old. $1000: (Best offer) 604-5341094, 729-3990 SHIHTZU- Bichon Puppies, vet chkd, dewormed, 1st shots. ready to go. $500 ea. 2 F (604)581-8354
Great location for seniors!
Senior Move-In Allowance.
Refs & Credit check req. Sorry No Pets For more info. google us. 604-464-7548 #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990) Professional Property Management Services for LANDLORDS (Tri City)
BBY nr Lough. Mall, full house., 6bdrm, + den, dbl garage Now. ns/np/refs, $2600 mo.
604-942-6907
TOY FOX TERRIER PUPPIES Avail. Dec.12/11. Aver. adult 5-10 lbs. Happy. lively, inquisitive, friendly, attach to family, easily trained, litter box train. Enjoy agility, Exc. for children 5+ yrs.,elderly & apt. Family raised w/children. CKC reg., vet ✓, 1st shots, dewormed, tattoo, 6 wks health ins. & puppy kit. INQUIRE KAREN: 250-656-9696. restore2balance@telus.net WANTED, a caring older couple to adopt an affectionate Golden Retriever, 4 year old spayed F. Loves to go for daily walks, adores car rides, obedient, very protective. Call 604-541-0344
Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~
604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 Info: www.treeworksonline.ca info@treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD
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APPLIANCES
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrs from $750/mo GREAT LOCATION
Queen Anne Apts.
Coquitlam Schoolhouse / Austin 2bdrm bsmt, avail now, small pet NS/Ref’s. $950/mo +shared utils.
Clean, very quiet, large,
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS
PAUL BUNYAN
LGE 2 bdrm, upper floor, sep. ent, newly renovated, close to Poco City Hall, no pets, ref, $750 plus util. Jan. 1, 604-802-4039
P.Meadows Brand New - Solaris Towers. 2 & 3 bdrms, 5 appli’s, nr WCE, shops,parks,schls. Now. NS/NP,refs. Rents Start@ $1250
BURNABY
* ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates
(604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge Available Now 3 BDRM. & 2 BDRMS.
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
Tree Service
GARIBALDI Court
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: Clean, quiet apt blk. Suites to rent. Sorry no pets. Family owned & operated for 39 yrs. (604)936-5755. COQUITLAM - New Condo 2978 Glen Dr; Lrg 2 BR; 2 Bath 925 sf; lndry; prkng; $1400 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 COQUITLAM
* Renovated Suites * INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO
Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available
Call: 778-882-8894
Sherwood Apt
604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818
727 North Rd
PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $765 & $785/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034. PORT MOODY Central 2 bed, 2 bth 25th flr, 3 yr bldg, S. facing, clubhouse, partyroom, walk to Newport Village. No pets. Avail Dec 1. $1420 + utils. Call Bob (604)512-5351.
1 & 2 bdrms on quiet street. 15 Mins to SFU 5 Mins to shops & transp
Call 604-830-9781 www.aptrentals.net
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MAPLE RIDGE WEST
Large newer ground level 2 Bdrm, New appl’s, inuiste W/D, Large modern layout, Patio, alarm, N/S, N/P Jan 1st $1000 incl’s heat, elec, H/W/cable, net
604.465.3122
PORT Coquitlam. 2 bdrm 1000sf, sep ent, sh W/D NS/NP $975 incl util Avl now. 604-942-8565 PORT COQUITLAM, NEW 3 bdrm. grnd. lvl. Priv. ent., ldry., deck, $1250 mo. + utils. All new appl., nr. schools & bus. Incl. int. & cable. Avail. now. (604)475-1955 Westwood Plateau brand new lrg 2 bdrm ste, 5 appl, sep entry. $1000 + 1/3 utils. NS/NP. 604-945-5645.
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2002 DODGE NEON R/T standard trans., white, sunroof, used eng., new timing belt & clutch. CD stacker $3295 obo. (604)826-0519 2003 VOLVO V40, S/W, Blue, loaded 155,000 kms. auto. new tires. $6000 firm. Phone 604-538-9257. 2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN auto, sunroof, 47k, Gold Mist Mica over blk. leather, exc. cond. local, no accid. $14,230 (604)328-1883
828 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
2001 Ford Diesel Ambulance. Approx. 270km. 10K worth of med. supplies incl’d. Earn up to 1000 per day. Leaving Province, will sacrifice for $23,999, no reasonable offer will be refused! 1-604-703-3934 OBO
SUITES, UPPER 2011 5th Wheel 32’ Gooseneck Cargo Trailer, triple axle, 4000lb ramp, electric brakes, roof vents, 36” side door, like new, $12,500. Call 604-560-4037
TOWNHOUSES
COQUITLAM, 3100 Ozada Ave. 2 Bdrm, quiet family complex, no pets $920. Call: 604-942-2277 PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938 PORT MOODY - Townhouse. 301 Afton Lane, quiet area, short walk from Newport Village 3 BR, 1 Bath, updated Kitchen/Bath, laminate floors, large deck/parking. Amenities include pool/party room. $1650, available 1st Jan. 778 558 9359 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm townhome $830/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-942-2277
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2011 LAREDO 302LT
Elec. awning, elec. stab jacks, “family-sized” dinette, power tongue jack, LCD TV. $26,483 (Stk.30530) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
ANTIQUES/CLASSICS
1984 CADILLAC Eldorado, 13,600 kms. Runs great. Great collectors car. All original parts $3000.obo 604-462-7948
810
RECREATIONAL/SALE
2003 21’ WILDWOOD 5th wheel, light weight, a/c, awning, slide-out beautiful cond. $16,500 obo. Call 604-287-1127
TRANSPORTATION 806
CARS - DOMESTIC
2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING convertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $6795/obo. (604)826-0519 2006 FORD FUSION, 4 dr, 39,000 kms, V6, all options, $7,950 obo. Phone 604-780-8404 2009 CADILLAC DTS, black, grey leather, mint cond, 47K. Must sell! $25,000 obo. Call 604-805-4545.
Coquitlam Shaug/Lough 3 bdrm 2 bath, bal. fncd yd 2 car gar.Dec/Jan $1200+utils. N/P. 604-945-0534.
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
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HOMES FOR RENT
COQUITLAM - House 3162 Sechelt Dr; 3 BR; 2 Bath 1300 sf; lndry; $1500 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 PORT COQUITLAM - House 1328 Windsor Ave. Large 5 BR 3 Bath; 2450 sf; laundry; garage Fenced yard & deck; $2400 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666
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STORAGE
COQUITLAM: 2 storage areas Both 15 x 30. $300/mo each or both $600. Avail. now. (604)931-5216 PORT Coq. Storage/pkng/workshop 1000 s/f, 220 power & use of walkin cooler. $1000/mo. 604-866-8182.
750
CARS - DOMESTIC
1987 CHEVROLET Celebrity Clean, 166,00 kms, $1000. obo Call 604-619-8596 1990 PONTIAC 6000, Air Cared, loaded, new winter tires, white, 4 dr., $995 obo (604)826-0519
SUITES, LOWER
1 BDRM gorgeous 1000 sq ft in new and clean house. Hi speed internet, satellite dish, all appliances, priv entrance. Nice bckyd D/W N/S N/P (604)461-2523 Coq/PortMoody. Beautifully reno’d 1 bdrm stes. Start $700 + utils. inste W/D. Now. N/P-N/S. 604-283-9055. Coquitlam. Beaut 3 bdrm ste. W.W. Plateau. Full lndry. N/S. N/P. $1150 incl utils. Immed. 604-719-5122.
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COQUITLAM Munday Park area, grnd. level 1 or 2 bdrm. suites, Dec. 1. (604)710-4739 COQUITLAM WW Plat. 1 bd + den Pri ent patio, lndry. $900/incl. Avail now. NS/NP. Ref. 604-944-1941. COQUITLAM WW Plateau. 1 Bdrm +den, grnd lvl, priv ent, h/w flrs, full bath, alarm, w/d. Ns/Np, avail now. $825 incl utils. Call 778-231-9604.
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750
TRANSPORTATION
Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 application fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrms $899/mo. 3 bdrms. $1009/mo. & 4 bdrms. $1112/mo. Shares $2500.
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MORTGAGES
Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
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RENTALS
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
1999 CHEVY BLAZER, black, mags 2” lift 4x4, Air Cared, std. new clutch $4795 obo 604-826-0519
851
TRUCKS & VANS
1991 FORD F150, XLT Lariat 4x4, V8 auto, reg cab, 8’ box w/liner & canopy, new brakes, Aircared, more 210K. $2700/obo (604)820-8218 2003 LANDROVER V6 silver 140,000k loaded 4/whl dr $6,450 obo. 604-857-9037, 778-552-6300
2004 GRAND CARAVAN, 36,000 KMS, v6, loaded, seats 7, $7950 obo. 604-780-8404 1993 Cadillac CTS. Black on black, leather, sunroof. Must see! $10,500, Mint. Phone 604 809 6235 2000 FORD FOCUS, standard trans., blue, 4 dr. sedan, CD, Air Cared. $1995 obo (604)826-0519
912
BOATS
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*
CROW’S 9,995
$
Or
50
$
Weekly 84 months
2007 FORD FOCUS ZX5 $
Auto, A/C, nice car, great price, #PC5726
9,988
Or
61
$
Weekly 60 months
2009 COROLLA CE Auto, A/C, nice car!, #11RA0087A
13,700
$
Or
68
$
Weekly 84 months
17,995
27,998
$
43,998
$
Or
197
$
28,995
$
Or
115
$
31,995
$
Or
161
$
Weekly 72 months
CREWCAB, 4X4, XLT, nice truck, great price, #PLT4723
23,995
$
Or
119
$
Weekly 72 months
2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 2008 FORD RANGER S/CAB Fully loaded, nav., DVD ent. system, #11EX7591A
40,988
$
Or
202
$
Weekly 72 months
4X4, FX4 nice truck, low kms #PT4717
17,995
$
Or
105
$
Weekly 96 months
12,995*
$
2010 FORD FUSION V6 AWD Moonroof, leatehr seats, loaded, #PFC1737
23,988
$
A/C, auto, nice car, great price 11F16420B
12,988
$
Or
77
$
Weekly 60 months
14,995
$
Or
107
$
Weekly 60 months
107
10,988 Or $50
$
Marc Crawford
Weekly 84 months
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA
Power group, A/C, nice car, #12ES8611A
11,995 Or 72 $
4X4, loaded, this truck won’t last #PLT4719
18,995
Or
95
$
4x4, LARIAT, nice truck, #11F10342A
21,988
3,995
$
$
2002 FORD MUSTANG GT Convt, triple black, too many extras, #PT4690C
16,995*
$
2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4x4, leather, moonroof, nice truck #11F19550A
10,988
$
Weekly 72 months
2004 FORD F350 C/CAB
1998 FORD WINDSTAR
12,700*
$
Weekly 60 months
2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT $
Auto, leather, moonroof #11F19606A
Weekly 84 months
2007 HONDA CIVIC $
7 pass, loaded, nice van, great price, #11ES7311A
Weekly 60 months
$
2009 HYUNDAI ACCENT
2006 FORD F150 S/CAB 4x4, XTR Pkg., nice truck, #11F16625A
Or
Auto, A/C, nice car, great price #11FN6446B
2007 FORD FUSION SE
2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2008 FORD F150 CREWCAB LIMTIED AWD, leather, nice truck #MLT411
108
$
2004 HONDA ACCORD
Weekly 96 months
Weekly 96 months
Or
4 door, leather, auto, must see, #11F18947A
SUPERCHARGED, Navigation, #PC5729
Leather, moonroof, rear backup sensors #PFC1752
*
2012 FOCUS TITANIUM
Leather, moonroof, auto park, rear camera MyFord Touch, #PFC1751
2010 MUSTANG ROUSH 427R
2004 AUDI QUATTRO AWD 2011 FORD TAURUS SEL Leather, moonroof, this car won’t last, #PC5738 $
Stk#11RA7649
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2008 KIA SPECTRA
Auto, A/C, this is a must see car, #PLT4704A
* Trade must be 2005 model year or older, must be insured for the last 3 months, and must be in running condition. Payments are weekly - based on 96 month finance term at 7.75% OAC. Price is plus taxes and negotiable doc. fee. Price is net of delivery allowances and Recycle Your Ride Rebate.
Price excludes installed bedliner
*
2007 FORD F150
Reg. cab, 4x2, auto, V6, great on gas, #PT4726
13,999
$
Or
83
$
Weekly 60 months
FORD ESCAPE XLT 4X4 2010 FORD F150 CREWCAB 2011 FORD FLEX AWD LTD. 2005 F150 CREW CAB 4X4 XLT 2003 DODGE RAM CONVT. CAMPER VAN 2011 V6 power and convenience group, SYNC media Canopy, nice truck, #11F10010A Fully loaded, panoramic roof, seats 7 #PFT1903 4x4, XLT, nice truck, great price, #PLT4729 Plasma TVs, Super sound system, a MUST SEE, #MLT232A
”On behalf of my friends at Metro, we would like to wish you a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.” Ryan Kesler
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system with HANDSFREE PHONE #PFT1905
24,988
$
Or
99
$
Weekly 96 months
28,995 Or $115
$
“Christmas is my favourite time of the year! It’s always the best time to make a car deal at Metro Ford.“ Cory Schneider
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120
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Top 5 ways to feel better this holiday season by Dr. Nareeta Stephenson Have you ever arrived at New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feeling like a washed out, wrung out wash cloth? The parties were fun, the food was great, the sleep was rare and the holidays came and went so fast. Or worse, the stress built for at least a month, the muscles got tighter, the exercise stopped and it was all you could do to survive.
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According to Stats Canada the top three causes of death are heart disease, cancer and strokeâ&#x20AC;Śall of which can be traced back to origins of stress. While stress can lead to all kinds of nasty things, not all stress is bad. Some of it can be really fun and can help us grow. I always tell my patients that life would be pretty boring if we removed all the stress from our lives, so how can we give our bodies the best chance to adapt to that stress.
1 Breathe properly for 5 minutes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this is something most of us donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do at all throughout the day. We spend so much time racing around doing our to-do list that we forget to actually breathe properly. We get stuck in flight or fight mode, using whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called our accessory breathing muscles in the shoulders and neck. So find a quiet place to sit, preferably where you can be uninterrupted for 5 min. As a busy mom of twins with a husband and a practice, I will often lock myself in the bathroom for 5 minutes and sit on the edge of the tub or when I get in the car before I start the engine. Close your eyes, use your diaphragm and take 5 deep belly breaths, in for a count of 5 and out for a count of 5-10. Sometimes it helps to put your hand on your tummy and feel it go in and out as you breathe. 2 Drink plenty of water â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I know we hear this all the time, but it really is true. If you want to drink and be merry, enjoy the rich, sweet foods and run around the shopping mall - stay hydrated so at least your body has a chance of removing some of the toxins. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me wrong, I love a glass of wine and a cup of coffee and those are two of the worst for actually pulling water out of the body. So enjoy, indulge, let go of the guilt and drink an extra glass of water or two. 3 Boost your immune system â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sugar is well known for lowering our ability to fight off illness, studies actually show some of our immune cells (neutrophils) die when we take in too much of the sweet stuff. How many people come down with colds right after Halloween or during the holidays? Now chocolate and Christmas baking are also two of my favorite things, so a couple of suggestions for boosting immunity at this time of year. Increase your Vitamin and mineral intake, Vitamin C and Zinc especially. Vitamin B is also good for helping our bodies cope with stress.
For more information on quantities and recommendations consult your health care provider about prevention strategies.
4 Vitamin D â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there are many studies showing the value and benefits for this magic little vitamin and that increasing our intake of this can help many things, like fighting off cancer and mood/depression changes. If you think about how much less daylight and sunshine we get at this time of year and look at the increase in season related mood disorders, you can see some of the evidence. There is no substitute for sitting in direct sunlight for 10 minutes a day, however if the sun does not grace us with a peak, you can get a good supplement to help with this. 5 Laugh â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this I believe is the most important holiday survival tip ever and if we did this for 5 minutes a day not only would we see less disease and illness but life would just be more fun! The internet is great for helping with thisâ&#x20AC;Śdownload a comedian, watch todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funniest YouTube clip. If you have kids in your life have a good old fashioned giggle session. Studies show laughing not only helps us break down and release the stress hormones our bodies make, but also increases our belly breathing and circulation and, and, andâ&#x20AC;Ś Life is about progress, not perfection. What can we do today to take a step towards health, how can we enjoy the moment and look out for tomorrow? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about stressing out and trying to do all the stuff all the time. So even if we only pick one thing a day, it will take us one step closer to health and happiness. Dr. Nareeta Stephenson has been in chiropractic practice for 11 years. Her family oriented healing centre, Strawberries & Sunshine is located in Port Coquitlam.
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Holiday perfect eyes and hair Eyeliner is the perfect eye-defining tool for an elegant winter-time look, whether you are putting together a sophisticated office style or draping yourself in holiday glamour. For a sultry Brigitte Bardot or a simply chic Audrey Hepburn influence, the trick is in the eyeliner. The latest technology in eyeliner offers liquid for precise brush application or powder with brush tips. Brush tips apply eyeliner with precision, no mess, and, unlike pencils, they never need to be sharpened. Before choosing your brush, remember that the thicker the line you draw on your eyelid, the more dramatic the final result will be. Forget the raccoon look: limit makeup to your top lid. Use an eyelash curler to mimic eyelash extensions, which are fast becoming a trend this year. Elegant eyes need the right hairstyle to complete the look. The latest trend is a short, square cut, the front just long enough to stay behind the ear. This style is inspired by such stars as Ginnifer Goodwin or even Michelle Williams, who have said goodbye to their long tresses in favour of edgier and cuter cropped cuts. Bangs are back, especially with the slanted bob, where all the attention is on long bangs pushed to one side. If you are reluctant to trim your locks, longer styles this year are reflecting the Seventies, with middle parts and wild curls or a smooth look.
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Thieves are Holiday Shopping Too – Warns VPD and Safer Parking Initiative Tips for safer holiday parking The busiest shopping period of the year is fast approaching, as visitors flock to Vancouver’s shopping districts to buy holiday gifts and enjoy winter attractions. But, amidst the cheerful festivities, criminals see treasure-trunks in the busy parking lots that hold thousands of dollars worth of holiday loot. Criminals enjoy holiday shopping too, but it’s usually from the trunk of your car,” warns Detective Phil Ens, VPD Auto Crime Enforcement Unit. “People are doing larger shopping trips and lots of errands this time of year, so there are lots of valuables being left in unattended vehicles.” Detective Ens also cautions that visitors be extra careful, as thieves favor out-of-province plates over vehicles with local licenses. “The biggest mistake people make is to leave possessions in plain sight,” says Trisha Tyrrell, Senior Manager of Canadian Direct Insurance and sponsor of the Safer Parking Initiative. “During the holiday season people are busy and can become careless. It can take under a minute for your car to be robbed, so your quick stop at by the liquor store is an eternity for thieves.”
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About the Safer Parking Initiative Safer Parking Initiative (SPI), launched in August 2007, is a partnership between the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), Canadian Direct Insurance, and a coalition of organizations including parking lot owners, operators, businesses and community groups. SPI’s mandate is to improve the reality and perception of safety and security in Vancouver parking facilities in order to help reduce crime and increase the public’s confidence in Vancouver, making the city an even more desirable destination to work, live and visit.
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The VPD and Canadian Direct Insurance are encouraging shoppers to choose parking facilities with the Safer Parking Award, which identifies parking facilities whose managers and owners have taken extra steps to ensure a safer environment for customers. “It makes sense for holiday shoppers and visitors to look for the Safer Parking Award logo when choosing where to park this holiday season,” says Tyrrell. “With a 47 percent drop in crime in Safer Parking Award winning lots and many facilities reporting zero-crime occurrences on a monthly basis, it is clearly the safer choice.” Since the program’s inception, the Safer Parking Initiative has grown from 5 lots to 44 in the City of Vancouver, gaining the support and participation of
10 Tips to Safer Holiday Shopping, from Canadian Direct Insurance 1. Choose a parking facility with the Safer Parking Award Logo! 2. Many stores will hold purchases in the store while you shop -no need to leave them in your car. 3. Limit the number of stops you make during the same trip. Every time you leave your car there is an opportunity for thieves to break-in. 4. Do not store gifts or purchases in your trunk -thieves often follow customers out to their car only to break into the trunk when they leave. 5. Use a visible anti-theft device and vehicle immobilizer; they make your car safer and give you a discount on your insurance. 6. Spread out your holiday shopping trips, so gifts don’t accumulate in your vehicle. 7. Remove garage door openers and insurance papers from your car. Together they will give a thief your home address, and a way to get in. 8. Don’t leave ANY possessions in your vehicle. Leave a sign on your dashboard that says there are no possessions in the car. 9. Choose a parking facility that is clean and bright, has onsite security features and a parkingg attendant. 10. Make sure the parking facility has noticeable entrance and exit points for vehicles and pedestrians.
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A humanitarian gift, for the good of the soul Christmas will soon be with us, and maybe as you’ve been thinking about spoiling your loved ones you’ve been feeling that something is missing. What is the root cause of that feeling? Perhaps it’s that for many of us, Christmas is just a commercial holiday. We fling money around like it’s going out of style, stores are all about the profit, and we forget that the season used to be a celebration of love and wonder. But what can we do to underline this event in a different way? What if we did something completely different, such as a little extra something to soothe the heart, as much for ourselves as for the recipient? A humanitarian gift is a beautiful way to show and share our values with our children.
register for a sponsorship, you will receive a welcome kit including a photograph and personal information about the child you are sponsoring, as well as various other facts about his or her community and country. After this, you will be kept informed of their progress through yearly activity reports, and of course you can communicate with them at all times. You could also give your support to a charitable organization. There’s certainly no lack of choice! As Christmas approaches, food banks abound in well-identified spots where the general public can donate non-perishable items. You can also demonstrate your generosity by giving the amount of your choice to an organization that is particularly close to your heart. You’ll soon realize that the quality of your Christmas holidays can be greatly improved with a few selfless gestures. A humanitarian gift will do YOU U good as well.
Sponsoring a child can be a truly stimulating deed. Think about it: you could transform the lives of children, families, and communities around the world. One or two weeks after you
SHARE BeneÄts from PCDHFC Fundraisers
John Wolff of SHARE accepts our donation of $4800 for the local food bank from President Chuck Zuckerman
PORT COQUITLAM & DISTRICT HUNTING & FISHING CLUB Annual Christmas Party and Pumpkin Shoot Raises $4800 for SHARE food bank. The PCDHFC continued their generous annual donation to the SHARE Food Bank in the Tri-Cities. This tradition started in 2004 and continues today. In this landmark 55th Anniversary year, the PCDHFC Annual Christmas Party set a new record in attendance with 145 members and guests from the 3000 Club members attending. The City of Coquitlam’s Acting Mayor, Neal Nicholson and John Wolff from the SHARE Food Bank joined us for the occasion. The Club also auctioned off paintings to increase the SHARE donation along with the large amount of food donations brought by the members and guests. Add to that the donations in the tins and the night was a resounding success for the Food Bank and the Club. Our cash donation combined with the food items will bring cheer to those less fortunate than us during the Christmas season. All the members and guests who donated to this worthwhile cause are to be congratulated. To all the members of the Tri-Cities communities, on behalf of the PCDHFC Club and the Executive Committee, have a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Giving warms the heart. Donating a coat can warm two at a time.
‘TIS TIS THE SEASON TO GIV IVEE THE GIFT OF BC BCAA AA. Black Press is collecting coatss for kids in support of the nnual Greater Vancouver Builder’s Associations’ 16th Annua Annual D 9. Coats for Kids Campaign to be held Nov 21 - Dec ollected ed by Last year 3000 coats were collected rib ribution the GVHBA members for distr distribution rist isttmas by the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau and other agencies.
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To learn more, call 1-888-873-0611, click on bcaa.com/gift or visit your nearest BCAA location. Offer expires December 31, 2011 and is valid on all new Primary and Associate driving Memberships. Not available with Join-on-Arrival Memberships or Membership renewals. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Please allow up to 4-6 weeks for gift certificate delivery. While supplies last.
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Loaded with standard features:
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- 4 mode 4WD - Air Conditioning - Cruise Control - SmartPassPwM Keyless Entry/Start System - Power Windows and Door Locks - Heated Power Mirrors - Leather-Wrapped Steering Wheel with Remote Audio Controls
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