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PoCo schools at the provincials Three teams from two Port Coquitlam high schools competed with the best of B.C. in provincial championships over the weekend, all coming home with top-three honours: Q Terry Fox Ravens fell to Vancouver College Fighting Irish in the AAA football finals Q Riverside Rapids girls took second place in the provincial volleyball championships Q Riverside Rapids boys placed third in the provincial volleyball finals in Kelowna SEE SPORTS, PAGE 34

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The holiday spirit was alive and well at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park on Sunday as the annual Envision Financial Light the Lake festival drew crowds to the banks of Lafarge Lake. More photos, see page 19.

Headless deer carcass found by homeowner By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A trophy hunter is believed to be responsible for killing a deer on a residential property in northeast Coquitlam last week. Anton Biljan was chopping wood on his five-acre property when he spied the animal laying on the ground about 300 m off the road. When he approached the animal, he said he could tell immediately that it had been killed by hunters. “There was a hole right through,” he said. see ‘DISGUSTING DISGUSTING’,, page 4

3.18% tax hike in Coq. An average $53 property tax increase is planned as part of city’s 2011 budget By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

T h e ave r a g e h o m e o w n e r i n Coquitlam will see an increase of approximately $117 when their annual property tax and utility bills arrive in the mail next year. The election-year budget proposes an average property tax increase of $53 (3.18%), a water rate increase of $25 (7%), a sewer and drainage rate increase of $15 (4%) and a solid waste

increase of $24 (8%). While the planned property tax hike would add more than $3 million to city coffers, the utility increase is the result of flow-through costs set by Metro Vancouver. Mayor Richard Stewart said council struggled during budget deliberations to keep the tax level low while maintaining services during tough economic times. “We all remember back two years ago, the world’s economy was in meltdown,” he said. “I find it almost amazing that we are sitting with a recommended tax increase of 3.18%.” Stewart pointed to a 4% increase in labour costs as one of the reasons for the tax increase, which will include the

Coquitlam is planning to spend $15M for a new City Centre library branch: see page 13 hiring of four new RCMP officers and two firefighters. The city has also managed to save $1.6 million by reducing consulting expenses, eliminating three positions including the general manager of corporate services, and eliminating vacation relief and overtime for staff. see LYNCH LYNCH,, page 13

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Dangerous gang battles averted, cops claim Tensions between groups still high despite new arrests By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

Police say they’re trying to put a lid on a new round of violence that has threatened to erupt between Metro Vancouver gangs. Tensions have risen in recent weeks in the wake of the high-profile targeted murder of a suspected gangster in October at Metrotown in Burnaby. Several men in their late 20s have been arrested since then and multiple guns have been seized in connection with four recent

incidents, according to Sgt. Shinder Kirk of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. He said the arrests “have prevented several acts of violence on our streets that could have placed the public at serious risk.” Among those arrested and facing firearms-related charges are Pedram Taromi Nejad Shirazi, Christopher Henry Iser, Derek James Stephen, Christopher Jai Reddy, Robert Joshua Achadinha and Glen Harley Tesuji Sheck. Some of the arrests were made in connection with an Oct. 27 incident at Kensington Park in Vancouver. Officers have seized three assault rifles, three semi-automatic pistols, one loaded hand gun, body armour, night-vision goggles,

$20,000 in cash, counterfeit currency and two vehicles outfitted with hidden compartments. “We have seen a proliferation of illegal firearms in our communities, especially in the hands of individuals associated to the gang environment,” Gang Task Force Supt. Tom McCluskie said. McCluskie said gang-suppression efforts of officers with various special enforcement teams have prompted four high-profile gangsters to leave the country and a fifth has left the province. Ongoing tensions remain and investigators say they’re continuing to pursue suspects who pose a risk to public safety. jnagel@blackpress.ca

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Charges in Sunday pub fracas Man charged was among three people hurt in fight

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A Vancouver man faces two criminal charges in connection with a fight that broke out early Sunday morning at Woody’s Pub in Maillardville. The suspect was one of three men who suffered stab wounds in the melee. The two victims, Burnaby residents aged 29 and 36 years, and the suspect were transported to Royal Columbian Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and police said they are still investigating what started the fight. “I am sure alcohol had something to do with it but as to what caused the confrontation, I don’t know at this point,” said Coquitlam RCMP Const. Kristina Biro. “It is still under investigation.” Police cordoned off the area for several hours. Robert Kowalczyk, 29, has been charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. The Coquitlam RCMP Major Crime Section is conducting the investigation. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

A Coquitlam RCMP officer responding to a call crashed a police cruiser Friday afternoon on Westwood Street near Lincoln Avenue.

Mountie crashes cruiser; PoMo cops warn of scams A Coquitlam RCMP officer is recovering from non-life threatening injuries after crashing a patrol car in Port Coquitlam last Friday afternoon. Police are still investigating the accident, which occurred on Westwood Street just south of Lincoln Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. The officer has since been released from hospital. The Mountie was responding to a call with lights and sirens activated when the

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Big bucks for faster computing By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Keeping up with technology could be costly as School District 43 looks at upgrading its internet connection so computers used by teachers and students run faster and trouble-free. A technology report expected to go before the board of education Tuesday (last night, after The Tri-City News’ print deadline) proposes the district connect with the city of Coquitlam’s fibre optic network, QNet. According to the report, prepared by SD43 technology services manager Brian Kuhn, replacing wireless connections and the government-installed Provincial Learning Net (PLNet) with fibre optics would give the district more control over its network and provide enough bandwidth to keep up with current and future demand. Currently, the district’s wireless connections to PLNet are slow and students, teachers and other district staff have trouble staying connected or their internet runs slowly. The report says the board should consider future upgrades in upcoming budget deliberations. But the QNet proposal comes with a cost — a big one. Leasing QNet fibre would cost about $150 per strand (each elementary school needs two) and SD43 would have to pay to connect Coquitlam’s fibre optic network to schools in Port Moody, Coquitlam and Anmore not currently linked. While the province may be willing to kick in some funds — and the report says the district has verbal assurances that it will — the project would still cost the district $5.5 million over three years. Those costs could drop to $670,000 annually, however, if mortgaged plus $200,000 one-time costs for additional upgrades. The investment would, however, give SD43 a great leap forward into the future. “It is important that the board invest in a very long-term solution so that the district network is capable of scaling up to meet future demands and needs, whatever they might be, without requiring major investments of funds in the future,” Kuhn writes in his report. Other options considered in the report include paying additional fees to the province to upgrade the PLN service, which most other districts are doing because they don’t have access to a fibre optic network, or a hybrid of PLN and fibre optic, which would still result in higher costs with less control over the service. A few districts have made the leap to fibre optic, according to the report. For example, School District 67 (Okanagan Skaha) has had its own fibre optic system since 2000 in Penticton while SD51 is collaborating with the city of Grand Forks to install fibre optic and Kamloops School District has collaborated with the city to install fibre optic in secondary schools. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

‘Disgusting,’ says man who found deer continued from front page

Biljan left the deer in the bush but when he returned the next day, he discovered that the animal’s head had been taken, cleanly removed, possibly by someone using a saw. Whoever took the head moved the animal more than 50 m away from the house, which is located at the front of the property, and out of view from the street. Biljan, who has lived on the property for 18 years, had seen the deer around the neighbourhood before and said it was still an adolescent, noting its horns were not very big.

“I am angry,” he said. “If we do that every year, there will be no more fawns. They just take the head to put on a wall. It is disgusting.” Drake Stephens, the Coquitlam’s Bear Aware co-ordinator, said there are also laws about hunting animals within city limits. Stephens said conservation officials have been notified of the incident. Any residents who hear shots being fired should immediately notify police, he added. “People don’t want firear ms being fired in any place,” he said. “Sure, they are on acreage but those bullets can go anywhere.”

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Anton Biljan found the deer on his five-acre property. • Residents who witness illegal hunting in their area are asked to call the provincial Report all Poachers and Polluters at 1-877-9527277 (RAPP). The call is toll-free and reports can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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Coquitlam residents whose properties have giant hogweed infestations will soon be responsible for removing the plants in a city effort to halt the spread of the noxious vegetation. City staff have seen an increase in the spread of giant hogweed in public parks and believe much of the growth is coming from private property owners. Sap from the plant can cause severe burns and long-term or permanent scarring, and the municipality is hoping a noxious weed bylaw will help eradicate the species. “Generally, the infestation starts on private property,” said Lanny Englund, Coquitlam’s urban forestry specialist. “It often spreads to parks and we often see it in neighbouring properties when we come to remove it.” The provisions in the new bylaw match those found in the unsightly premises bylaw. City staff would first communicate with a homeowner who has noxious weeds on their property and ask for voluntary compliance. If that does not work, the city will remove the plant at the homeowner’s expense. “Our goal is to have them take it off their property,” Englund said. “We just want them to remove it. Hopefully, they do it voluntarily but if they don’t, we can look at some of the other alternatives.” To date, staff have identified 26 park sites that have experienced the spread of hogweed while another 14 private property infestations have been confirmed. The plant, which is

Setting it straight In the Friday, Dec. 3 edition of The Tri-City News, due to an editing error, the word “Progressive” was mistakenly added to “Conservatives” in the printed version of Mary Woo Sims’ Face to Face column.

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Giant hogweed is often used in decorative applications in people’s gardens but it’s an invasive species that often ends up in city parks — and its sap is dangerous. used in gardens for aesthetic purposes, produces 50,000 seeds per

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From the city of Coquitlam website: “Giant Hogweed, or Heracleum mantegazzianum, is a non-native invasive plant that has appeared in the city of Coquitlam. Reaching heights of up to 15 feet, Giant Hogweed poses a serious threat to human health and the natural ecosystem. The sap contained in the hairs covering the plant and in the stem can cause severe burns when in contact with human skin.” To report giant hogweed on city property, call 604933-6226 or email parkswork@coquitlam.ca.

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Lower Mainland real estate market ekes out small gains Prices now relatively stable, realtors say By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

Lower Mainland housing prices have posted thin gains over the past year. Prices of detached houses rose 5.6% from one year ago to a benchmark price of $799,000, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. Attached homes on average gained 4.1% to $488,000 while condos were up 1.9% to $389,000 in November compared to the same month in 2009.

The Greater Vancouver association covers Metro Vancouver, except Surrey, North Delta, White Rock and Langley. In those areas and points further east, benchmark detached homes are up an average 1.4% from a year ago to $504,000, according to the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Townhome prices are up 1.9% to $319,000 and condos gained 2.7% from a year earlier to $242,000. The biggest gain in one-year prices has been in detached houses on Vancouver’s west side, which are up nearly 18% to $1.7 million. Richmond houses were up 13.7% to $920,000. On the downside, the stats

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olitics in B.C. has always been a take-no-prisoners blood sport. For proof, one need look no further than the bookend resignations of Gordon Campbell and Carole James. Neither wanted to give up their posts as Liberal and NDP leaders; both were almost forced out by a small band of dissidents and provincial polling that suggested they had outstayed their welcome. No one said the job of party leader would be easy but it’s particularly tough in B.C., where politics are polarized and elections are fought like mixed martial arts battles. Leaders need the confidence of 100% of their caucus, not 84% which, is roughly what both James and Campbell had toward the end of their tenures. Without popular support inside and outside the party, they were lame ducks. The two deserve credit for showing leadership where it was needed by stepping down early enough in the election cycle for the two parties to rebuild, and the province benefited from both their strengths. Campbell was innovative and made some great leaps forward in acknowledging climate change and the steps needed to reverse it; James was collaborative and willing to reach out to sectors not usually friends of NDP, such as small business. But both faced challenges from insiders who felt a new brand was necessary for the parties to revive before the May 2013 election. James was criticized for being dull, unimaginative and slow to take advantage of Liberal gaffes; Campbell was denounced as out of touch and dictatorial. In the end, both leaders faced the impossible task of trying to win over critics and reunite their parties. In the final analysis, some may say Carole James was as much a victim of the harmonized sales tax decision as Gordon Campbell. James failed to gain mileage from this much-hated public policy compared to Bill Vander Zalm, who managed to revive his reputation. While he fed the media a daily diet of blistering attacks against the HST, James offered a less exciting but possibly more realistic option to renegotiate the deal. She could hardly be heard over the din. Now, B.C. voters will finally have their say on the HST and a new political era. But don’t expect politics in Lotusland to get any less nasty.

The BC NDP comedy has become Python-esque BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA n its classic movie Life of Brian, the British comedy troupe Monty Python spoofs a crumbling Roman Empire and its disorganized enemies. Among those foes is the People’s Front for Judea, determined to bring the empire down and free its victims. Alas, it finds itself locked in a bitter rivalry with a splinter group calling itself the Judean People’s Front. The huddling, oppressed Judeans themselves aren’t much helped by their constant, pointless in-fighting. The resemblance to today’s B.C. political scene is striking. Emperor Gordon the Green is marking his final days. Plotters in his own Senate have sheathed their knives only now that he has agreed to speed his chariot to the exit. His taxes have so enraged the peasantry, there are fears that only his Convention Coliseum and Great Road to Whistler will be

left to mark his reign. And what does the opposition do, even as the torches and pitchforks of a people’s militia clear a broad path to the throne? It finds itself locked in a bitter dispute with a 13-member splinter group — perhaps they should call themselves the Newer Democratic Party. The rebels got their wish Monday as Carole James resigned as leader. The question is, now what? The Baker’s Dozen, a default label for these rebels, were united by one notion: James must make way for a leadership contest against no declared rival as soon as possible because she has no compelling ideas. I’ve been trying to point this out for years. “Innovative ideas are what the NDP needs now,” this column declared in December 2006, when the first rumblings about James’ leadership were surfacing. At that point, the NDP’s health-care focus was exploiting the grief of seniors forced into separate care homes by their divergent medical needs.

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Two years later, the NDP would denounce B.C.’s innovative carbon tax. This was not driven by any substantive logic, a fact that was demonstrated when they dropped their objections after the 2009 election. The common thread with the separated seniors and the carbon tax is that these were merely tactics: See something unpopular and oppose it. The same empty tactics have guided the NDP through the drama over the harmonized sales tax. NDPers still haven’t said clearly what they would do with it. Events have moved faster than their ability to formulate even the beginnings of an actual plan. I spent some time over the weekend on the NDP’s policy development website, called Our Province Our Future. Did you know that this major initiative was launched this past spring? Didn’t think so. There are impressive studies about topics like the volatility of commodity markets. B.C. has started making serious inroads into the Chinese lumber market, driven by ag-

gressive government promotion programs. What has the NDP done? Opposed it, claiming all we can do is sell low-grade lumber at a loss. What’s the NDP’s latest wood product idea? Our Province Our Future has a discussion paper that ends with a series of important questions, such as “What can be done to generate a shift toward high value-added production?” There are lots of questions but I didn’t find any answers. The Baker’s Dozen split with James began with the expulsion of Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson. His crime was to say that seven years into her leadership, James offers few ideas. Gordon Campbell’s problem was having too many ideas. His record for cabinet reorganizations alone should stand for all time. The NDP still looks like a front group for public-sector unions and not much else. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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No phantoms here, Terry The Editor, Re. “Senate killed a ‘phantom’ plan” (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Dec. 3). Columnist Terry O’Neill has this reader confused. First, he asserted that Canada lacks a concrete climate action plan but then claimed that acting on the phantom plan would be costly and job-killing. How can he know? The twin challenges of human-induced climate change

and peak oil will compel social and economic change. Red in tooth and claw, Mother N a t u r e doesn’t care about Al TERRY O’NEILL Gore, David Suzuki or the Fraser Institute. The choice for humanity is between a planned transforma-

tion into a sustainable civilization or a tumultuous crash into dog-eat-dog barbarism. If the federal NDP had its way, the Senate would have been abolished years ago; the Climate Change Accountability Act Bill C-311 would be the law of the land; and our federal government would be respecting its international commitments as a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol Agreement. D.B. Wilson, Port Moody

Lower Mainland needs different governance The Editor, Over the last 20 years, we have fallen prey to untrustworthy financial institutions, overpaid bureaucrats, self-serving political parties, poor decision-making forced by premiers and prime ministers, etc. We spend millions on seismic upgrades on schools, then can’t afford to fund them and even close some down. As our province spends millions widening the Port Mann and Highway 1, the city of Vancouver is narrowing dozens of streets for bike lanes so thousands of cars are backed up wasting gas every day while a few bikes use up full lanes. And who planned the new conference centre that went half a billion over budget? Who planned the half-a-billion-dollar Olympic Village that very few like to or can afford to buy into? Why is the Port Mann proj-

ect more important than the politicians now in place. Reduce Evergreen Line or replacing the the number of school districts and deadly Pattullo Bridge? management. Have one metro poAnyone who believes a big eco- lice force. Improve access for the nomic boost is on the horizon to public to participate in decision help our economy has their head making processes every election deep underground. All our gov- or more. No taxation without pubernments thinking that taxing lic approval. No pay raises for public sector unless the prieverything will raise the vate sector can afford v funds for all its needs without hurting the tthe same or the public poor and families are approves. Make sure a narrow-visioned or tthe richest are paying You can comment on any story you read at cold-hearted. Those ttheir share of taxes. www.tricitynews.com who think electing a It would cost milnew provincial party llions to make big poand a new leader willl litical changes to bring lli make a difference is fooling more eq equity and sustainability to governments and society but it themselves, unless these “new” politicians seek out the public for would help to ensure more equireal political reform. table expenditures of billions. Structural reconfiguring of I can only hope that some risgovernment and downsizing is ing politicians will carry these the only way. That brings us back ideas into the next elections and to step one: amalgamation of 20 voters will think about them for Lower Mainland municipalities the long term. to about 10. Halve the number of Steve Mancinelli, Coquitlam

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Lynch: financial plan will burden future city councils continued from front page

But not all council members were happy with the budget presented during Monday night’s meeting. Coun. Barrie Lynch said council seemed too preoccupied with how the percentage increase would look to the public, allowing many important expenditures to fall by the wayside. “While it is hard to argue with the percentage, I have some concerns about what it took for us to get there,” he said. “I feel like we spend more time worrying about the final appearance of the tax rate than the allocation of funds.” Lynch was critical of the fact the city has reduced the amount of money it sets aside for its funding reserves. The city has been able to keep the tax rate low, he said, by reducing its reserve contributions by $1.5 million, including a $300,000 reduction in the snow-removal budget. As well, much of the casino revenue expected to be paid to the city over the next couple of years has already been allocated, Lynch added, putting budgetary pressure on future councils. “If we are keeping an eye to tomorrow, we should be careful about where we are putting our dollars,” he said. “We want to be very, very careful that we are not being short-sighted and being so concerned that we have to deliver a certain tax rate... that we are not over-committing revenues from future years.” But Coun. Neal Nicholson said it is appropriate for council to pay close attention to the tax rate. With tough economic times persisting, many home owners are struggling and do not need the extra burden of high taxes, he said.

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Plan includes library A new library could be coming to Coquitlam’s City Centre after council voted to approve a five-year financial plan that listed the facility as a key project. The city is expected to allocate $15 million for the project, which Mayor Richard Stewart said would be funded by annual revenues from the Boulevard Casino. Currently, the City Centre library branch has operated in the basement of city hall. Stewart said a facility that is two to three times the size of the existing one is necessary, along with an increased number of parking stalls. More details about the City Centre library will be available in the new year, he said. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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Wednesday, December 8th Coquitlam Heritage Society Special General Meeting: Bylaw Revisions Where: Poirier Library; 575 Poirier Ave. Time: 7pm Enjoy light refreshments and networking at 6:30pm; the meeting begins at 7pm Everyone is welcome. Only members in good standing are eligible to vote.

By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A skateboarding area will be incorporated into the Mackin Park master plan after all, adding an element the city hopes will attract a diverse group of park users to the green space. Last summer, a group of teens lobbied the city for a skate park in the Maillardville area and, according to the most recent progress report on the plan, they appear to have received their wish. If the plan is approved by council, the skateboard area is expected to be located in the northwest corner of the park. “I am really pleased to see the incorporation of a skate park,” said Coun. Doug Macdonell who chairs the city’s recreation committee. “I think when all is said and done, it is going to be very beautiful down there and the neighbourhood is really going to enjoy it.” But not all Maillardville residents are happy about the addition of a skate park. A report to council noted that while the overall reaction to the plan was positive, several respondents expressed concern about the potential for “undesirable activity” at the park. Mayor Richard Stewart said some of those concerns will be mitigated by principles of crime prevention through environmental design. The process uses design elements, such as extra lighting, for example, as a way of discouraging unwanted or criminal activity. Other elements of the Mackin Park plan include: • the replacement of the aging wading pool with a spray park that can be transformed into a plaza; • the creation of a hard surface pathway loop around the park perimeter that incorporates outdoor exercise equipment; • construction of a concession building that will house public washrooms and maintenance facilities. The city has already spent $295,000 on the plan

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Saturday, December 11th An Afternoon of Music and Cookie Decorating Where: Mackin House Museum Time: Noon – 4pm Enjoy a Heritage Christmas with carolers and festive music. Saxophonist, Marlon Paulus, plays at 1pm.; The Glen Pine Singers entertain at 2pm and the Lindbjerg Academy performs at 3pm. The Museum will be decorated as it would have been in 1909. We will be icing cookies in our heritage kitchen.

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Thursday, December 16th Historical Book Club…Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace Where: Mackin House Museum in the Parlour Time: 2:00pm Join us for literary conversation, cookies and coffee. All welcome.

Artist Douglas Taylor’s $200,000 stainless steel sculpture “Pioneer Spirit” is located at the northeast corner of Coquitlam’s Mackin Park. and an additional $1.3 million is necessary to implement it. That money would be spent over the next two years, with $1 million paid out in 2011 and $300,000 spent in ’12. Several councillors expressed a concern about a lack of parking in the master plan, something they said they hoped would be addressed in future updates. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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The lights are on & Santa’s home at Tri-City displays Following is a list of large local light displays in the Tri-Cities for Christmas. To add your home to The Tri-City 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.

COQUITLAM • 669 Folsom St.: Check out Diana Wagner’s cheerful window display and old world Santa’s village from 4:30 to 10 p.m. daily. • 1417 Garibaldi Pl.: John and Trudy Wolff invite you to enjoy a display of 120 handpainted pieces and 5,000 lights featuring both traditional (manger, shepherds, angels, wise men) and contemporary (Santa and reindeer, toy trains, skaters, nutcrackers) Christmas images.

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said Farnworth, adding that it’s only three weeks from Christmas and “I haven’t done any shopping.” There may not be any obvious successor waiting in the wings, the leading dissenter Va n c o u v e r - M o u n t Pleasant MLA Jenny Kwan having stated she has no interest in running for the leadership, but Far nworth said

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It took 30 days to grow but Kevin Powell didn’t have to think twice about whether he would be keeping his moustache after the Movember campaign ended last week. On Dec. 1, the Coquitlam firefighter was eager to remove the ’stache he had been growing in an effort to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer. “The moustache is gone as of a couple of minutes ago,” he told The Tri-City News. “It was fun at first but by the end I was looking to get rid of it pretty quick.” In total, he and a group of firefighters with Coquitlam Fire and Rescue raised more than $5,500, money that will go toward prostate cancer research. Of the local firefighters who participated, Steve Farina raised the most cash, adding $1,800 to the pot, money he collected mainly from friends and family. “His dad had [cancer] so he was personally affected,” Powell said. “His family came together with a bunch of donations.” This was the second year the Coquitlam firefighters participated in Movember, a Novemberlong charity drive that seeks to focus attention on men’s health issues. Despite Powell’s lack of enthusiasm for facial hair, he said he and his colleagues will likely be participating in the event next year. Local residents may have also noticed several police officers sporting some extra facial hair over the last month. C o q u i t l a m RC M P Const. Ryan Ziebartgot got 24 of his colleagues on board the Movember campaign, a team that was able to raise $8,000 over the 30 day period. “I lost my mother to cancer this year so anything I can do to fight this disease in any form is worthwhile,” he said. “Movember is really great because it is also a lot of fun.”

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Try out two e-book readers at Coquitlam library Are you curious about e-book readers? Whether you are considering buying one for Christmas or just want to try one, you can drop in to the Coquitlam Public Library (CPL) for a hands-on demonstration of two different types of e-book reader.

The librarians will show patrons how to use Sony and Kobo e-readers and how to borrow e-books from the library’s digital collection. “E-book readers, or ereaders, are becoming more and more popular and Coquitlamites look to the library as

a go-to place for books and reading,” librarian Jay Peters said in a press release. “The readers we have chosen are compatible with our collection of digital books and audiobooks.” The readers are lightweight and can hold hundreds of books at

one time. The text is easy to read and does not cause eyestrain, according to CPL. The new e-readers are available for inlibrary demonstration only. Patrons are invited to drop by the Information Desk at the Poirier branch (575 Poirier St.) on Monday,

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Naughty and nice reads A GOOD READ Chris Conroy

re you making a list? Checking it twice? Well, these are some books — mostly naughty, one nice —to add to your list of books to read over the Christmas holidays. In my book, mysteries are a great escape anytime of the year. Author Peter Robinson has a new Inspector Banks novel. Bad Boy revolves around Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks’ daughter Tracy, who becomes involved with bad boy Jaff McCready. This time, Banks himself is off-screen part of the time vacationing in the U.S. and his partner, Annie Cabott, leads the investigation into a loaded gun found in a young woman’s bedroom. The girl is none other than the roommate of Tracy, who runs to warn the owner of the gun, Jaff. Robinson has experimented in the past with interesting narrative structures with much success ((Piece of My Heartt) and Banks is at his most compelling when his personal life intertwines with a case. New readers to the series should not be deterred. Although Robinson’s books do refer to Banks’ past and home life, they are not sequential nor do they have to be read in order. Still Missing is Canadian author Chevy Stevens’ first book and Publishers Weekly called it an “impressive debut.” It’s the story of real estate agent Annie O’Sullivan, who is kidnapped by a man viewing a house she’s showing. She’s held captive for a year and sadistically brutalized. But the story opens with her talking to her therapist about her year in captivity, so we know that it ends “well.” While it is gruesome to read what happens to Annie, it is also emotional and taut with suspense as we learn how she got away. Simply entitled Life, Rolling Stone Keith Richards’ memoir is an engaging read. While I’ve always liked the Stones, I’ve never been a die-hard fan. But Richards’ story intrigues me, mostly because he’s still alive. He opens each chapter with a few lines that are like stage directions or a journal entry: straightforward yet personal. In fact, tone of the book has a casual style to it, like you’re reading about a regular bloke. Thing is, this bloke is Keith Richards and his friends are some of the best musi-

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You want to travel? Scanners are price you pay 2010 life requires give and take

s the holidays loom, many people are preparing to travel. Many of my peers and colleagues ventured away to their respective homes for the American Thanksgiving holiday, so naturally the addition of new CT body scanners at airports world wide have been large topic of discussion, both at home and in the media. And we have all been forced to look at ourselves and decide how we feel about the new measures art traffic security have taken to protect the skies. My existence as well as the existence

of many, many others living is completely dependent on modern technology and social conventions. Take the case of my parents meeting each other, for example: A Ghanaian man meets a Canadian woman in a Tokyo reggae bar; air travel was vital in this chance and random encounter — and, therefore, my existence. For me, living a minimum five-hour flight

from any member of my family, this scanner is not an obstacle. If the price I have to pay to see my family and be able to live a lifestyle that allows me to a part of multiple cultures means someone in a airport gets a quick and foggy glimpse of my naked body, so be it. I would rather be scanned from a distance than patted down. This is the state of the world I live in and I will do what is necessary to be

a full participant in 2010 culture. Not all attitudes towards the situation are as lackadaisical as mine. Some feel their personal rights and freedoms are being violated by being made to go through this scan in order to travel. Protesters in Germany stripped down for their flights in protest of the machines being installed in Berlin’s Brandenburg

International Airport. And although their efforts captured the attention of the Transportation Security Administration and their fellow flyers, dare I say their tactics may not have been the most effective in demonstrating how one’s modesty is also important. One woman who stripped

alistic intrusion. We will get used to it and just move on through.

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Naomi Yorke is a Port Coquitlam student who lived in Shanghai, China for four years, writing about her experiences twice a month for The TriCity News. She now lives in Chicago, where she’s attending art school, and continues her column.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, DEC. 9 • Commuter’s Sanctuary, 5-7 p.m., St. Andrew’s United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., PoMo (also runs Dec. 16). The weeks leading up to Christmas are filled with a long to-do list for people and often they say, “I just need to get through the day… the week… the season.” From shopping to celebrating, we can tire ourselves out. Commuter’s Sanctuary is a rest stop along the way. The church invites you to stop in and enjoy the quiet of St. Andrew’s United Church sanctuary; you don’t need to be or do anything but are invited to sit in the quiet, collect your thoughts, prepare your heart for Christmas. Info: 604-939-5513. • PoCo Ladies Legion Auxiliary Christmas dinner, 6 p.m., Legion Branch 133, PoCo. Info: 604-941-7536. • Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Christmas luncheon, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club, 3251 Plateau Blvd., Coquitlam. Cost: members, $40, others, $50 (plus HST). Tickets: www.tricitieschamber.com or 604-464-2716. • La Leche League Canada-Coquitlam meets at Share Family and Community Services Society, main floor, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody; doors open at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m. Topic: “The Advantages of Breastfeeding to Mother and Baby.” All women interested in breastfeeding (and their children) are welcome to attend monthly LLL meetings. Info: www.lllc.ca. (Note: This month’s meeting schedule is adjusted to accommodate Remembrance Day.) • Tri-City Christian Women’s Club Luncheon, noon, Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Speaker: Cathy Mogus on “How to have a perfect/ imperfect Christmas;” feature: Tom MacDonald sings. Reservations: Marie, 604-420-2667.

FRIDAY, DEC. 10 • Amnesty International Tri-Cities branch hosts Write for Rights 2010, 6-9 p.m., Coquitlam Centre mall, part of an International Human Rights Day effort to write hundreds of thousands of letters to help prisoners of conscience, human rights defenders under threat and vulnerable communities facing ongoing abuse of their human rights. Info: 604-941-2606 or www.amnesty.ca/writeathon. • Tri-City Singles Social Club turkey dinner along with a singles Christmas dance starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Tickets: $20 at the door ($10 for dance only at 8 p.m.). Info: tricityclub@ gmail.com or Louise, 604-941-8897.

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DEC. 11: FREE DINNER • Congregation of Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo, invites singles, couples and families for a free Christmas community dinner; doors open at 5 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m. Info: 604-942-0022. PoCo. For assured pick up in Mary Hill area, call 604-970-2579 and leave your phone number and address. • An afternoon of music and cookie decorating, noon-4 p.m., Mackin House Museum, Coquitlam. Enjoy a heritage Christmas with carollers and festive music; saxophonist Marlon Paulus plays at 1 p.m.; the Glen Pine Singers entertain at 2 p.m.; and the Lindbjerg Academy performs at 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 12 • Holiday Tea on the Train, 1-3 p.m., PoMo Station Museum, 2734 Murray St., PoMo (at Rocky Point Park). Take a break from your busy December schedule with tea, coffee or cocoa on the 1920s passenger car, complete with sweet treats and classic holiday music. Cost: $5 per person, no reservations needed. Also running Dec. 19. Info: Rebecca, 604-9391648 or pmmuseum@telus.net.

TUESDAY, DEC. 14 • Burke Mountain Naturalists’ AGM and silent auction, 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. Free and all are welcome. Info: 604-9364108, 604-461-3864 or www.bmn.bc.ca. • PoCo Ladies Legion Auxiliary meets, 7 p.m., Legion Branch 133, PoCo. Info: 604-941-7536.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15 • Minnekhada Park Association monthly meeting, 7 p.m., In the Lodge at Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam. Info: Trina, 604-520-6442.

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continued from page 25 • Commuter’s Sanctuary, 5-7 p.m., St. Andrew’s United Church, 2318 St. Johns St., PoMo. The weeks leading up to Christmas are filled with a long to-do list for people and often they say, “I just need to get through the day… the week… the season.” From shopping to celebrating, we can tire ourselves out. Commuter’s Sanctuary is a rest stop along the way. The church invites you to stop in and enjoy the quiet of St. Andrew’s United Church sanctuary; you don’t need to be or do anything but are invited to sit in the quiet, collect your thoughts, prepare your heart for Christmas. Info: 604-939-5513.

SUNDAY, DEC. 19 • Holiday Tea on the Train, 1-3 p.m., PoMo Station Museum, 2734 Murray St., PoMo (at Rocky Point Park). Take a break from your busy December schedule with tea, coffee or cocoa on the 1920s passenger car, complete with sweet treats and classic holiday music. Cost: $5 per person, no reservations needed. Info: Rebecca, 604-939-1648 or pmmuseum@telus.net.

• The Family Resource Centre at Westwood elementary school, in co-operation with School District 43, is offering multi-sensory literacy tutoring; one-hour sessions at 4 p.m. are available to all children ages 5-8 in the Tri-Cities. Info: ldafrasernorth@gmail.com. • Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop (Grades 6–8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Drive elementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: casanna@shaw.ca. • Girl Guides takes registrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and adult women volunteers. Training and mentoring available for new volunteers. Info: www.girlguides.ca or call 1-800-565-8111. • Kiddies Korner Pre-school still has spaces available. Info: 604-941-4919 or info@kkp.ca. • Tri-City Transitions is hosting My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program designed to empower women survivors of domestic violence. The program focus is to increase women’s economic participation and self-sufficiency through financial education and skill. Info & registration: 604-941-6311

TAKE A WALK FOR A CAUSE • You can register now for the Walk for Memories, a fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of BC to be held Jan. 30, 2011 in PoMo. Info: 778-835-7526 or 604-941-4697, Ext. 225, or www.walkformemories.com.

• Tri-City Transitions is offering groups for both parents and children who are going through separation and divorce. Groups will help children cope with this confusing time and understand their feelings. Info: Kathy, 604-941-7111, Ext. 106. • 754 Phoenix Air Cadet Squadron is accepting registrations for girls and boys between the ages of 12 and 18. If you like camping, hiking, sports, flying, precision drill, first aid, robotics, biathlon, range, band, flight principles or air navigation, Cadets is for you. The squadron has year-long programs, including summer camps. To register, visit Moody elementary school (2717 St. Johns St., PoMo) at 6:30 p.m. on a Wednesday. Info: 604-936-8211.

• Family and Community Services Society is offering a free, weekly drop-in support group for women who have been affected by violence in their intimate relationships. Free childminding is available for the duration of the group. For more information about Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) support group, call Katherine at 604-936-3900. • Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides individual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have been witness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse. Through support, education and counselling children will have the opportunity to heal the emotional wounds of relationship violence, build selfesteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. This program is a free service for Tri-City families. Info: 604-941-7111. • Family and Community Services, 2615 Clarke St., PoMo, hosts a young women’s support group (POSSE) for ages 13-18, Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m. Anyone who is concerned about young women issues is welcome to attend. Info: Karen or Becky, 604-936-3900. see page 28

“Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” Coquitlam Luke 2:10 Presbyterian Anglican Catholic Church of Saint Patrick Harris & Ford Roads Pitt Meadows

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR continued from page 26 • Specialized Victim Assistance offers free and confidential info, referral, advocacy and support services to survivors of relationship violence, criminal harassment, sexual assault and child sexual abuse who may or may not wish to be involved with the criminal justice system. Info: 604-941-7111. • Vancouver Italian Folk Chorus, which draws singers from the Tri-Cities and throughout the Lower Mainland, is looking for new members. The choir, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2010 performs Italian folk songs as well as operatic and classical pieces. Info: Fortuna, 604-299-3414 or Mario, 604-291-9948.

SENIORS • 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), widows and single women over 50, meets Wednesdays, 10 a.m.noon, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-464-2058. • 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: 604-9276940. • New Age Seniors bingo every Friday, 1 p.m., Mike Butler Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam; consists of 15 games (5 cents per card). New players welcome. Info: Catherine, 604-937-7537. • New Age Seniors meet the first Wednesday of every month, 1 p.m., McDonald-Cartier Room, Poirier community centre, 620 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: Roy, 604-939-0303. • Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604933-6098. • Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community

Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org. • ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free onehour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604-437-1940 or ceas@telus.net. • Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604941-1745. • PoCo Stroke Recovery Branch would like to welcome new members; meetings are held Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is opportunity for speech maintenance, meeting others that have gone through the similar situation and light exercises or bocce. Info: Deanna, 604-942-2334. • 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 ecbayer@shaw.ca. • The Old Age Pensioners Organization is holds its monthly general meeting on the second Thursday of each month at the Wilson Centre at 1 p.m. Info: Ken Heys, 604942-1440.

VOLUNTEERS • Canadian Cancer Society seeks volunteer drivers and volunteer driver dispatchers in the Tri-Cities to drive cancer patients to appointments. Info: Kim, 604-215-5207 or kaubert@bc.cancer.ca. • The Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and Yukon is looking for volunteers to canvas in their neighbourhoods to raise awareness and collect funds for research and health promotion initiatives as part of its Heart Month Campaign in February; time commitment is two to four hours in February. Info: 604-472-0045 or door_tri@ hsf.bc.ca. • North Fraser Therapeutic Riding

Association is now well into its fall 2010 horseback riding program and still needs volunteers to help groom and tack horses, and to lead or side-walk with riders during their lessons. Horse experience is great but not required. If you enjoy the outdoors, working with wonderful people of all abilities, and love animals, this is the place for you. A volunteer orientation session will be held shortly for new volunteers. Info: 604-4627786. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-9427506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers

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CRISIS TRAINING STARTS SOON • The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No previous experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided. If you’re interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding experience, pick up an information package at Options Community Services, 9815-140th St., Currey or email claudiak@scss.ca. Next training starts soon. to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624. • Place des Arts seeks volunteers to be part of its new fundraising committee. Learn how you can use your skills and experience to organize events

and campaigns to benefit the community. Info: Alvina, 604-664-1636 or alam@placedesarts.ca. • SUCCESS’ Host Program in the Tri-Cities, Burnaby and New Westminster is recruiting volunteer hosts to help

new immigrants adapt to Canadian society and integrate into the community. Social contact with your new immigrant partner for 2-3 hours per week for up to 6 months. Info: Yumiko, 604-430-1899 or 604-4304199, or yumiko.king@ success.bc.ca. • Family and Community Services, in partnership with Parent Support Services Society of BC (PSS), needs volunteers to facilitate the parent support circle in Coquitlam. Parent support circle provides a space for parents to come together, reflect their role as parents and extend support to one another. PSS provides an intensive initial training to volunteers. Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

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We’re Collecti Collecting Food For Those In Need A program designed to provide gifts and bring smiles to our community’s lonely and ﬁnancially needy seniors. Purchase and wrap a gift from Save On Foods, or the local area, put your name on it and bring it to a Save-On-Foods location. Put it under our Christmas tree located at the front of the store.

During the week of Dec 11-18 we will be accepting your canned goods at the food collection bins at Waterfront Station and at CTV, Abbotsford Heat Hockey Club and Black Press offices (Abbotsford, Mission, Maple Ridge and Port Coquitlam locations). While food donations are greatly appreciated, we should clarify that to ride the Santa Train you will need to bring a new unwrapped toy. DECEMBER 11th & 18th SANTA TRAINS Mission City

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Old-time Xmas at Mackin Mackin House Museum staff and volunteers are getting ready to open the doors to people looking to experience a heritage Christmas. The museum, located at Place des Arts and Heritage Square, 1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam, is hosting a seasonal event this weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 11, the museum will host an afternoon of music and cookie decorating from noon to 4 p.m. Saxophonist Marlon Paulus will play at 1 p.m., the Glen Pine Singers will entertain at 2 p.m., and the Lindbjerg Academy performs at 3 p.m. The museum will be decorated as it would have been in 1909 and volunteers will be icing cookies in the heritage kitchen. For more information, call 604-516-6151 or visit the Coquitlam Heritage Society website, www.coquitlamheritage.ca.

Jill Cook, executive director of the Coquitlam Heritage Society, checks out the decorations at Mackin House Museum, where staff and volunteers have produced a heritage-themed Christmas experience. CRAIG HODGE/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Pops back with holiday favourites Local talent featured in Christmas variety show By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS

One of the most popular events in the holiday calendar is returning to the Tri-Cities next week. Christmas Pops, the annual holiday review created by James Bryson, the long-time Royal City Musical Theatre Company musical director, will be at the Terry Fox Theatre in Port Coquitlam Dec. 16 to 19. Featuring more than a dozen singers from across the Lower Mainland, including the Tri-Cities, Burnaby and Langley, as well as fabulous costumes and humourous set pieces, Christmas Pops is expected to draw a good crowd, according to Bryson, who is also a Langley resident. “We are a little closer to Christmas this year — a time when we think people are ready to relax and enjoy some holiday music,” said Bryson, who started Christmas Pops a decade ago to showcase the talents of young singers, many of whom also act and sing in musical theatre productions. Joining Bryson at the conductor’s stand is Brent Hughes, a music teacher at Dr. Charles Best secondary school in Coquitlam, who returns this year as assistant director. Orchestra members hail from all over the Lower Mainland and have extensive experience playing in Christmas Pops as well as other productions. Bryson said audience members can come prepared for a wide range of musical styles and Christmas favourites, including songs by Faith Hill, Olivia Newton John and Amy

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Christmas Pops promises a wide variety of holiday favourites, glamourous costumes and local talent in a show created by retired School District 43 music educator, James Bryson. Joining Bryson at the conductor’s stand is Brent Hughes, a music teacher at Dr. Charles Best secondary school in Coquitlam, who returns this year as assistant director. Grant, among others. Teaming up with Bryson is RCMT alumni Chad Matchette, who will play host to the event. Recording artist Diane Lines will also add some musical sparkle to

the event along with jazz vocalist Jennifer Hayes. The two women have significant musical chops and have been front and centre in the Dal Richards Orchestra, Bryson said.

Travelling twins and the VSO T try to keep tots on their toes By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS

During the first five minutes of Lisa Allison and Linda Sebenius’ show for tots, the sisters take a quick read their crowd. If the audience is older — that is, between four- and six-years-old — the children’s musical educators shift their performance to include more language skills. But if the seats are filled with little ones, i.e., under three-yearsold, they will keep the participants on their toes: changing activities more often, shortening their routines and quickening the beat with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra musicians. A decade of performing before kids in Canada and the United States has given them the skills to switch up their gigs in mere seconds, they said. And, because they’re identical twins, they can adapt just by giving each other a look. “There’s so

much that’s unconscious between Lisa and me,” Sebenius said during a conference call last month from their Seattle homes. The VSO musicians are taught to adjust quickly, too, with cues from the sisters. “In a way, it’s an improv show. We respond to the audience,” Allison said. In Por t Coquitlam, where they will entertain on Dec. 11 for Holiday Hooray!, Allison and Sebenius pretty much know what to expect as they’ve played at the Terry Fox Theatre many times. There will be a heavy mix, they anticipate, meaning spectators will range from newborns to seven-year-olds, and their caretakers. As a result, the pair need to cater to children in many developmental stages, which can be tough in their allocated 45 minutes. “There are specific things we do to engage all of them at once,” Allison said. “We have our educator tricks.... singing, bouncing, snapping, clapping, swinging,

signing, whatever. We do it to make sure we are grabbing multiple ages.” “Even the newborns get a lot out of it because of the rhythmic patterns and the sounds of the instruments,” Sebenius added. “There’s a lot to intrigue.” Of the 75 to 80 “move-along, sing-along” shows the siblings do a year as part of the Let Your Music Shine! with Lisa and Linda program — including 20 with the VSO — they look forward to the Terry Fox venue because of its intimacy. “It’s really a charming place to perform because it’s so close [to the audience],” Allison said. “It’s like they’re in our living room. We can see their faces,” Sebenius said. For this year’s festive event, the pair has included more of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite — plus melodies of Brahms, Beethoven and Bartok as well as holiday songs— and expanded on their so-called engagement factors.

Adding new talent keeps the production fresh, Bryson said, adding: “We want to keep people coming back.” Showtimes are Dec. 16 to 19 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 2 p.m.

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A unique sister act They’re educators with talent: Lisa Allison is the artistic director who coordinates staging, set design and costuming for live performances. As well, she is the footage coordinator and lead editor for Music Shine M e d i a v i d e o p r o d u c t i o n s. When not performing, Allison is a voice/performance coach and director of LGMusic Voice Studio, and an elementary music specialist for the Lake Washington School District. Linda Sebenius, the music director, is also the lead orchestrator and arranger for Let Your Music Shine. As a composer, Sebenius’ original works were featured in the 2003 and 2005 New Works/ New Hope concerts to benefit Gilda’s Club. Sebenius also scores music for film, and won a 1999 Nell Shipman award for the short “Pendemonium.” • Holiday Hooray! is on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam). Tickets are: $15/$7 at 604-876-3434 or www.

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Lisa Allison and Linda Sebenius present Holiday Hooray! Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Terry Fox Theatre. vancouversymphony.ca. Let Your Music Shine! With Lisa and Linda already has shows booked for next year at Terry Fox Theatre: Garden Full of Songs on Feb. 26 and Melodies from the New World on June 11.

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Tri-Cities stars light up the stage at Free cover the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver Eve in Stanley Park in which a mysterious wanderer rescues two fatherless children from disaster. He whisks them away to a By Todd Coyne whimsical world below THE TRI-CITY NEWS Stanley Park’s Prospect T w o T r i - C i t i e s Point where the chilstars of the stage and dren experience wons c r e e n h ave r i s e n drous visions which help reveal the again, this time in the fantastical truth about Christmas play, t h e i r f at h e r, The Patron Saint their saviour of Stanley Park k at and the healing Vancouver’s Arts power of love. Club Theatre. “The Patron While veteran Saint of playwright, actor KANAGAWA Stanle y Park and Port Moody is a contemresident, Hiro porary variaKanagawa, whose prior tion on the stories told credits include work on about Saint Nicholas The X-Files,The Fantastic of Myra, the protecFour and Intelligence, is tor of children who is no stranger to the sci- now commonly associence fiction genre, The ated with Santa Claus,” Patron Saint of Stanley Kanagawa said. Park is something of a Coquitlam actor and departure for him and BC Transit bus driver, for theatre in general, he Derek Metz, makes his said. Arts Club debut in The “[Sci-fi] was a popu- Patron Saint of Stanley lar genre in literature, Park k after taking an exfilm and television, but tended hiatus from acting pretty much unexplored in theatre,” Kanagawa to focus on fatherhood. His prior thewrote in an Arts Club atre credits include Theatre press release. But it’s the play’s Vancouver’s Bard on more traditional holi- the Beach Shakespeare day themes that are Festival and the Yorick such a break from Theatre’s production of K a n a g aw a ’ s p r i o r Thicker than Water. The Patron Saint of works. Officially prok runs until moted as “A Magical Stanley Park Holiday Fable,” the Dec. 26 at the Arts Club play’s setting is a wild Theatre’s Revue Stage. tcoyne.@tricitynews.com and stormy Christmas

Despite headlining shows in the much larger and more competitive live music market of Vancouver, TriCities alt-rock trio Jesus Krysler have wanted for years just to play a gig at The Point Pub in Port Moody. This weekend, the eight-year-old band will get their wish and then some with top billing at The Point on both Friday and Saturday nights. And for that, Krysler lead singer and guitarist, Larry Dean Jordan, wants to say thank you by waving the door charge. “This is our thank you to fans for the past year,” Jordan said of the pair of

Play is an original Arts Club commission

Gala Friday They say a rolling stone gathers no moss, but it -- or ratherr they -can certainly help plant a tree. That’s the hope of the Footprints Conservation Society as they auction off a Rolling Stonesautographed electric guitar at their Planting The Seed g ala this Friday. Proceeds from the Everg reen Cultural Centre event will benefit the society’s tree-planting program for kids in the Westwood Plateau’s Panorama Park. The Stones guitar isn’t the only prize to be had at Friday’s Pasta Polo-catered dinner and dance. Other items on offer in the evening’s auction and raffle draws include a $1000 gift certificate from Blue Grouse Wine Cellars, snowshoes from Mountain E q u i p m e n t C o - o p, Frank Sinatra- and Led Zeppelin-autographed albums, an iPod Shuffle and much more. Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart is expected to join other guest speakers at the 7 p.m. reception. tcoyne@tricitynews.com

free shows. “We’ve moved over 1000 CDs of our second album [the self-produced Shades of Soul] and we’ve got more bookings in the new year at the Yale and the Roxy. So this is sort of our thank you to come home at Christmas and bring everyone out for a cover-free event.” Jordan is joined on drums by Port Moody’s “Atomic” Roy Lewis and on bass guitar by Brian “Grover” Groff, the three of whom spent hours writing and recording the new album at Jordan’s 24-track home studio -- a space that Jordan records other local bands in, free of charge. tcoyne@tricitynews.com

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DECEMBER • Dec. 9: A Night of Music and Holiday Songwriting, enjoy acoustic music and take part in a community-driven collaborative songwriting workshop, from 7 to 9 p.m. the Leigh Square, Port Coquitlam. Call 604927-8400. • Dec. 10: Port Moody Film Society presents Bon Voyage (France, comedy/ drama), at 7:30 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Visit www.pmfilm.ca. • Dec. 10: A Very Glee Christmas by Showstoppers Academy, 7 p.m., at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam). Tickets $12/$10. Call 604477-9922. • Dec. 10: Footprints Conservation Society presents Planting The Seed, a fundraising gala supporting environmental education and community action, catered by Pasta Polo, 7 p.m., at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Tickets $60 by calling 604-949-1034. • Dec. 10 and 11: Krysmas/Foxing Day with Jesus Krysler and Friends at The Point Pub in Port Moody (2524 St. Johns St.) . Local rock band Jesus Krysler and guests are playing two free shows beginning at 10 p.m. • Dec. 10: Footprints Co Dec. 11: Latin dance Christmas party, 7 p.m. to midnight at Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Free salsa class with Latin music and giveaways. Tickets $10 in advance (604-725-4654 or www. hotsalsadancezone) or $12

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From the left, Larry Dean Jordan, “Atomic” Roy Lewis and Brian “Grover” Groff perform as Jesus Krysler. The Tri-City rockers will perform this Friday and Saturday night with special guests at The Point Pub in Port Moody. at the door. • Dec. 11: Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble plays The Bells of Christmas, 8 p.m., Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. • Dec. 11: Tiny Tots’ Holiday Hooray! at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., by Let Your Music Shine with Lisa and Linda, accompanied by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Tiny Tots, at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam). Tickets $15/$7. Call 604-876-3434. • Dec. 12: Agata Teodorowicz teaches a class called Creative

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ARTS CALENDAR continued from page 32 • Dec. 17: CPR holiday train to support food banks, at 9:15 p.m. at the Queens Street Plaza in Port Moody, at Clarke Street. Port Moody is the last of 140 stops in Canada.

• Dec. 17 and 18: Theatrix Youtheatre presents a concert featuring Corbin VanderZalm and friends, called Corbin: My Last Song for You, 7:30 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam).

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Irish shock Fox in B.C. football final Ravens’ running game shut down By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Charlie Thorpe (5) and his Vancouver College Fighting Irish teammates celebrate his touchdown Saturday against the beleaguered Terry Fox Ravens.

Rapids rise to 2nd in gals’ volleyball By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Riverside Rapids did everything possible at the B.C. AAAA senior girls high school volleyball championships last weekend in Nanaimo. Everything, that is, but win it all. The gritty Rapids pushed the top-ranked Handsworth Royals of North Vancouver to the five-set limit in Saturday’s final, only to drop a 16-25, 25-8, 24-26, 25-22, 10-15 heart-breaker in the end. “It is really difficult to sum-

marize,” said Rapids head coach Bryan Gee, whose squad entered the 16-team tournament polled No. 3. “The girls came together and played to the best of their ability, and just came up short. All the players should be commended for fighting through all of the adversity and overcoming every challenge on the weekend.” The Rapids knocked off the No. 2 Earl Marriott Mariners of South Surrey in another five-set marathon in the semi-

finals (25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 25-21,15-12) after sweeping the No. 4 Kelowna Owls in the quarter-finals (25-22, 25-18, 25-19). Riverside brushed a s i d e Vi c t o r i a ’s Mt. Douglas Rams 25-17, 25-18, 25-19 in their opening match of the playoff round, after having gone unbeaten in their four-team round-robin pool with wins over the West Vancouver Highlanders (25-6, 25-14), Richmond’s McRoberts Strikers (25-23, 22-25, 15-12) and the host Dover Bay Dolphins

(25-23, 10-25, 15-5). M e a n wh i l e, t h e yo u n g Heritage Woods Kodiaks of Port Moody finished a very impressive sixth in the 16-team festival. [It’s] quite an accomplishment for a starting line-up [featuring] five Grade 10’s and one Grade 9 [student],” said Kodiaks coach Sherri Hughes. “We are losing only one player [Grade 12 libero Erika Ekeli], so we’re looking forward to good things next year.” see RAPIDS’ BOYS, page 35

Ter ry Fox Ravens scored first and scored last Saturday night at Empire Field. It was all Vancouver College Fighting Irish in between. The Irish captured their first B.C. AAA senior high school football championship since 1994 by besting the favoured Ravens 28-15 before a large, rowdy pack of their win-starved, purple and green-clad fans. The Ravens entered the contest 11-0 overall on the season, with their closest margin of victory being a 19-14 win over the Irish in exhibition play back on Sept. 10 at Cunnings Field, and searching for their third provincial crown in five years. “It was disappointing but it was well-deserved by [the Irish],” said Fox quarterback Cam Canales. “They came out and beat us, fair and square. They executed better than us. We battled until the very end. We just got beat today.” After Fox running back Jared Soll snagged a seven-yard pass from Canales in the back of the end zone to open the scoring on a fourthdown gamble late in the first quarter, the Irish replied on their next series when Adam Konar –– son of former B.C. Lions linebacker Kevin Konar –– plunged in to score from close in to even the count 7-7. The Ravens’ offence managed little after that as the dynamic Irish, keyed by the crafty passing of quarterback Jeff Tichelman, scored two more TDs in the second quarter to take a 21-7 halftime lead. The Irish led 28-7 before Fox could muster any more points –– a 50-yard Canales-to-Soll pass-and-run major followed by a two-point c o nve r t by M at t e o Nardone with a mere 59 ticks remaining. The

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Alex Agnoletto and a teammate react to the loss. Irish collected Fox’s ensuing on-side kick attempt and simply ran out the clock as the Ravens watched helplessly, many slumped over or with heads bowed. Konar was the consensus game MVP after rushing for three majors –– from two, three and five yards –– and grabbing two interceptions off a wonky-kneed Canales, whose limp became more pronounced as the game wore on. Charlie Thorpe scored the other Irish major on a five-yard jaunt. “Offensively, we didn’t do very much most of the game and defensively, we got tired. We were out there too long,” said Ravens co-head coach Tom Kudaba. “They stopped our run and when you stop our run, it’s hard for us. I think they [Irish] were just a very determined bunch. [We had] great character kids. It was a great season, we were just second best today.” It was an emotional win for the Irish, who had been to the final five times since 2000 and had yet to win –– until their sixth trip their this millennium Saturday. “We did it for everyone who has ever lost this championship in these past years,” Konar said. “We know it’s been hard on our school. To finally get it, it’s a big relief and everyone’s ecstatic.”

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Express slide Coquitlam Express slammed the brakes on a seven-game losing skid Saturday in Port Alberni. Only the binders failed to stay locked the next afternoon in a collision with the league-leading Kings in Powell River. Coquitlam native M i ch a e l K r g ov i ch bagged a goal and two assists as the Express doubled the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4-2 in

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Grade 10 right side Alessandra Gentile of the Kodiaks received a second team all-star award. â&#x20AC;˘ Riverside Rapids bounced the host Kelowna Owls 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 Saturday to collect the bronze medal at the B.C. AAA senior boys volleyball finals. T he win aveng ed an earlier loss to the Okanagan-champion Owls before a hostile home-town crowd in round-robin play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[We] were mentally and physically prepared [in the bronze-medal match] and established the tone early with some excellent passing and powerful kills,â&#x20AC;? said Rapids head coach Carlo Muro. The No. 6-ranked Rapids were dumped by in the semifinals by the No. 3 Earl Marriott Mariners 25-23, 25-22,2521, leaving them to contend with the Owls for third place. The Rapidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Victor Zych was selected to the first all-star unit, while Liam Brett and Brendan Williams were chosen to the second glitter team and an honourable mention respectively.

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Kimani Dorsey of the Coquitlam Wildcats shakes off a fallen Chilliwack Giantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defender in the B.C. Peewee division provincial football final Sunday in Langley. The Wildcats were dumped, 28-13. on a pair of long runs to restore order on the Coquitlam side. Defensive standouts for the Raiders included Adam Camilleri, Bailey Milburn, Jericho

Mendez, Taylor Poitras and Sean Stewart. Whittet was chosen game MVP, while McKee collected Most Sportsmanlike Player honours.

Black Cats drop pair in PIJHL play Port Moody Black Panthers had their fourgame win streak halted via a 6-4 defeat Saturday to the Ridge Meadows Flames in PIJHL Jr.

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Raiders wrap up title Kelowna Dra gons had their internal fire doused Sunday by the Coquitlam Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offensive tidal wave. The Raiders flooded the Dragons with a 24-0 first-quarter lead and sailed to a 64-30 triumph in the B.C. community football Jr. Bantam provincial final at Langleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s McLeod Stadium. Meanwhile, the Coquitlam Wildcats were spilled 28-13 by the Chilliwack Giants in the Peewee final. The Jr. Bantam result was somewhat surprising, given both squads entered the contest sporting identical 13-0 records. Early touchdowns by Connor McKee, Cordell P a rk e r a n d B r i a n Whittet sparked the Raiders, who went on to build an insurmountable 40-16 halftime advantage. After the Dragons narrowed the gap to 40-24, Whittet scored

B.C. Hockey League action before 1,319 fans in the Vancouver Island town. Scoring proved hard to come by against the Kings, who outshot the Express 46-16 on way to a 4-0 win. An obviously tired Coquitlam crew played its third game in as many days after opening a threegame weekend road swing with a 6-2 defeat Friday to the Clippers in Nanaimo.

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CHRISTMAS CORNER

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Call us at 604-931-1549 or Cel: 604-715-9299

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MAUI/BANYAN 1 Bdrm 2 Bath APT across from beach in Kiehei. Avail Jan. 8-21; Mar. 19-26; Apr. 3-May 18; Aug 15; Sept 24-Oct 5; ALSO 2 bdrm in Kiehei avail Jan. 2-9th. Call Dawn at 604-943-2191

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Looking for foreman/trainer for custom architectural sheet metal fabrication and installation. Good pay + benefit Fax resume: 604-299-9104. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION INSTRUCTOR CanScribe Career College offers one of the top Medical Transcription programs in Canada and we are seeking an onsite instructor to join our team. You will work under the direction of our Senior Academic Officer to help ensure the success of our student body. You take pride in your work and love helping people succeed. You have graduated from a recognized MT program and have at least 2 years’ experience working as an MT. QA and/or instructor experience is a definite asset. CanScribe offers a competitive salary, benefits, profit sharing, travel opportunities and an excellent working environment. Please email your resume with cover letter and salary expectations to: jclarke@canscribe.com

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Optician Training Start January 17, 2011 BC College Of Optics 604-581-0101

www.bccollegeofoptics.ca TOBEI COLLEGE is accepting applications for Accounting Certiﬁcate & Business Administration Diploma. It is PCTIA registered. Located at 230-8291 Alexandra Road, Richmond, BC. Next to skytrain, free parking, easy admission. Students who register by Dec 15 will get 5% discount. If you Refer a student who register, we will pay you $50. Call 604-284-5030 or email info@tobeicollege.ca; www.tobeicollege.ca

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FORESTRY LOGGING CO. looking for owner/operator logging trucks and experienced logging equipment operators for McKenzie area and the Kootenay area. Forward contact info & qualiﬁcations to Ben, email: ben@bcland.com or fax 250714-0525

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

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

Childcare Centre looking for qualiﬁed ECE, who’s fun & energetic. Great working environment, competitive wages. Drop off resume at 22365 Calligan Ave, Maple Ridge

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $29/hour. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free: 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com

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Some great kids aged 12 to 18

who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? Qualified applicants receive training, support and remuneration. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door. Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca

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PROF. Hair Stylist & Esthetician for our upscale salon & spa in Port Moody. City of the Arts ~ Make me Over. Compensation, wage plus commission Call Lisa 604-931-4484

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

EXCAVATOR OPERATORS (5 yrs. exp.) & PIPE LAYER required immediately. F/T opportunities. Must have manhole placement and benching experience. Competitive Wages & Beneﬁts. E-mail resume: info@directional.ca or Fax: 604-513-9821 Excellent Opportunity with an Excellent Company! DAVIS GM in Lethbridge, AB is looking for an AUTOBODY TECHNICIAN to join their team. Please submit your resume to info@hire-standard.com or call Lorie at 403-394-2501. TECHNICIAN REQUIRED. Bow Valley Ford, Canmore, Alberta. Great working conditions in a very busy shop with great rates & full beneﬁts package. Contact Joe Hawkeye, 403-679-2270. Fax 403679-2271. Email: jhawkeye@bowvalleyford.com.

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LIVE-IN CAREGIVER needed for a 86 year old man, who is partially blind. Help him take meds, feeding, walking. 604-395-6397 7am-12pm.

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AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualiﬁed - Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783 APARTMENT / CONDOMINIUM MANAGERS (CRM) home study course. Many jobs registered with us across Canada! Thousands of grads working! Government certiﬁed. 30 years of success! www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

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Happy Home Care for seniors with S Personal Care S Companionship S In House Assistance S Licensed & Insured Call: 778-867-9135

LEGAL SERVICES

#1 IN PARDONS Remove Your Criminal Record! Get started TODAY for ONLY $49.95/mo. Limited Time Offer. FASTEST, GUARANTEED Pardon In Canada. FREE consultation: 1-866-416-6772 www.ExpressPardons.com Dial-A-Law offers general information on a variety of topics on law in BC. 604-687-4680 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.565.5297 (Outside LM); www.dialalaw.org (audio available). Lawyer Referral Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers offer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services. 604-6873221 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.663.1919 (Outside LM).

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ATTENTION DIABETICS with Medicare. Get a FREE Talking Meter and diabetic supplies at NO COST, plus FREE home delivery! Best of all, this meter eliminates painful ﬁnger pricking! Call 888449-1321

CARPET INSTALLATION

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909 POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed

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Clean to Perfection. Reliable & Honest, Lic’d & Insured. Free window cleaning. 778-840-2421. CLEANING SPECIAL Rates as low as $60/mo. Price incl. cleaning supp. Free estimates. We also clean carpets. Call A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539

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PROFESSIONALS/ MANAGEMENT

BUSINESS MANAGER CONSTRUCTION Rossland/Trail, BC We seek a business manager with strong ﬁnance and accounting skills. please send your resume to Dan Rausch for conﬁdential consideration at danr@worldbridgepartners.com or call at 1-502-614-4005.

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The Best Cleaners around GUARANTEED! Best rates, exp’d staff, 22 yrs exp. Refs. Wkly/bi-mnthly. Guaranteed, perfect work. Any package. Res/Comm. Give us a call

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HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Retaining Walls *Stairs *Driveways Exposed Aggregate & Stamped Concrete ***ALSO... Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 30 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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

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

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ECLIPSE GLASS www.eclipseglass.ca Frameless Shower Glass

Mirrors

Free Estimate

604-710-2779

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45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060 COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. ref’’s. reno’’s, reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. 604941-8261, cell 778-999-2754. FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 Taping & Finishing, Recoat textured ceilings & Respray 30 yrs exp. Call Del 604-505-3826 / (604)476-1154

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Mexican Chicken House LTD. (Korean food restaurant & pop) in Coquitlam, BC is hiring a full-time Cook. Min. 2 years of work experience in related ﬁeld (Korean food preferred). $17.50 hourly wage, 37.5 hours/week, 2 weeks paid vacation after one year work. Completion of secondary school & basic level of English necessary. Fluent Korean an asset. Send resume by e-mail to: sckim2000@gmail.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

All Carpet & Lino Installations Repair/Restreching, 28 years exp. Work guaranteed. 10% Seniors. Discount. Call Cliff 604-462-0669

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ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICE INC. is looking for experienced Drilling Rig, & Coring personnel for all position levels. Drillers, Coring Drillers $35. - $40.20.; Derrickhands $34., Motorhands $28.50; Floorhands, Core Hands, Helpers $24. $26.40. Plus incentives for winter coring! Telephone 1-888-ENSIGN-0 (1-888-367-4460). Fax 780-9556160. Email: hr@ensignenergy.com

#8644 1501-1765 Austin Ave (odd) 1707-1769 Haversley Ave 1707-1775 King Albert Ave 502-544 Laurentian Cres (even) 506-563 Poirier St

From here. To career.

PERSONAL SERVICES

ELECTRICAL

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867. PRECISION ELECTRICAL (EC# 104963) Residential, Renovations, Service upgrades, no job too small. Licensed and Bonded. Free Estimates, 604-831-7281 REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE PEDRO’’S GENERAL CONTRACTING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backﬁlling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919. Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back ﬁlling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978

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

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-540-8501.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

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MISC SERVICES

Home Renovations and New Construction Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB

Dean 604-834-3076

ATC LANDSCAPE Landscape Maintenance Services

Landscaping Construction & Maintenance Home Renovations Bobcat & Excavating Snow Clearing & Salting

604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB.

www.atclandscape.com

604-949-1399 www.home-garden.ca

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AFFORDABLE MOVING

$45/Hr

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

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

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

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M.T. GUTTERS

HOME REPAIRS

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 Interiors: Baths (renos/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, ﬂooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Most work completed in 2 days or less * Quality work, prompt service, fair prices * 19 Years. serving Coquitlam Ctr. & area. For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

Professional Installation 5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Sofﬁt

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LANDSCAPING

28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388

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

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

AUGUSTINE

Bark Mulch Products Composted W Bright W Nuggets Garden Blend & Lawn Blend Topsoil

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EZ GO MOVERS Quick & Reliable Movers

From $48/per

604-580-2171 www.ezgomovers.com SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING # 1 PAY-LESS Painting Interior FALL Special LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

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SUNDECKS

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27 Years in bus. A Moving Experience. Fast, dependable service. L & D Enterprises. Seniors Disc. Will pack your POD. 604-464-5872.

NO JOB TOO SMALL! Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available! S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing

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MOVING & STORAGE

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of moving/packing. Excellent Service. Reas. rates! Different from the rest. 604-861-8885 www.advancemovingbc.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

GENTLEMEN SNOW REMOVAL Driveways/Sidewalks/Roofs/Salting & Ice removal. Micah 604-230-0429

Meadows Landscape Supply (604)465-1311

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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$30 / PER HOUR - ABE MOVING *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

• Fall Yard Clean-Ups • Lawn Maintenance • Gardening • Hedge & Tree Trimming

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PRIMO PAINTING

604.723.8434 Interior Master’s

Christmas Special 15% off • Top Quality • Insured • WCB • Written Guarantee • Free Estimates

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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

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

373A TELEPHONE SERVICES A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. **HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.

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TREE SERVICES

Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742

www.proaccpainting.com

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A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! AMAN’S PLUMBING SERVICES Lic.gas ﬁtter. Reas $. 778-895-2005 $38/HR!Clogged drains,drips,garbs sinks, Reno’s toilets. No job too small! Lic’d/insured. 778-888-9184 ✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, clogged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

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☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899

A LICENSED PLUMBER & GAS FITTER Very neat work & honest. 27 yrs exp. Refs. Reas. rates. Free est. 24 hrs. 604-220-4956

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

NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941 Plumbing Repair & Installations Hot water tanks, dishwasher, fridge dispenser, toilets, sinks. Best Rates Call Bob 604-225-5733

Call: (604)518-0974

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Spring Special $595 upto 1000 s.f. English Craftsman, Bonded & Insured. Since 1978, Int/Ext, Spray Painting. 604-462-8528, 218-9618

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

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APPLIANCES

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

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FREE ITEM

FREE used queen/king bed sets, POCO Inn & Suites Hotel is renovating, if you want a bed please pickup Dec 14th between 10am - 12 pm at 1545 Lougheed Highway, POCO.

FUEL

Free Estimates * Fully Insured

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

PETS 456

FEED & HAY

ALL TYPES of hay for sale! all in medium squares (3x4x8). For all your Dairy, Horse, Feeder Hay needs, visit www.hubkahay.com or call Cale @ 403-635-0104. Delivery available and Min order is a truckload.

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

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RECYCLE-IT! #1 EARTH FRIENDLY JUNK REMOVAL

604.587.5865

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Rubbish Removal Almost for free! (778)997-5757, (604)587-5991 LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL. For your lowest prices. 7 days a week. Call Isaac (604)727-5232

RED’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. Christmas Lights ~ Home Maintenance. Reasonable Rates. Call Red 604-290-7033 RUBBISH REMOVAL Bobcat/dump trailer. hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430.

PET SERVICES

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS BABY GRAND PIANO. Black Pearl River, Yamaha inside. 6 yrs. old. $5200. 604-302-9042 FOR SALE PIANO accordions, collection of 19 accordions from $110 to $900 offers. 604-853-7879. PIANO, older upright, Melotone. incl., bench. Good cond., needs tuning. $750 (604)792-4174

REAL ESTATE ACREAGE

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20 ACRES-$0 Down! $99/mo. Near Growing El Paso, Texas. Guaranteed Owner Financing, No Credit Checks. Money Back Guarantee. FreeMap/Pictures. 866254-7755 www.sunsetranches.com

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APARTMENT/CONDOS

HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOUSES

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LARGE ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS FULL ACRES AND MORE! Guaranteed Owner Financing. No Credit check. $0 down - 0 interest. Starting @ just $89/mo. USD. Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport. For Recorded Message 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com. Offer ends 11/30/10!

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

To view, please call Krista at

604.808.5492

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MISC. FOR SALE

#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse. 6 colors available! 40 year warranty! Free shipping, the ﬁrst 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca CAN’T Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991. CAN’T GET UP YOUR Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. Call 1-866-981-6591.

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APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net COQUITLAM: 1 bdrm. $740. Avail. Jan. Balcony. Nr. SFU, Skytrain, L/Mall N/P.N/S. 1-604-939-4155

COQUITLAM CENTRE “Raphael Towers” 2 Bdrm $1225/mo *IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL

604-944-2963 COQUITLAM

Its All Pawsitive Professional Dog Grooming

CRESCENT VIEW

***XMAS SPECIAL***

A few large 3 bdrms, reno’d townhouses avail with bsmt and patio. Different ﬂoor plans avail to choose from. 5 Appl’s some with garage in or beside. Near Port Mann bridge in magniﬁcent area.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

FURNITURE

604-462-0865

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certiﬁ ed Arborist

LEAKY ROOF ? 25 years experience. Guaranteed repairs. Member of BBB. Call Randy (604)612-0400

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Beautiful full size desk with burgundy leather chair, Credenza and two bookcases all ﬁnished in a deep burgundy colour. This furniture is in great shape and was used by a Sony executive for many years. Asking $1000.00 for all pieces. Open to offers.

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring, Carpet Cleaning & Maid Services www.paintspecial.com

MISC. FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Vintage Executive Ofﬁce Suite for Sale

3 rooms for $269, 2 coats

560

MODULAR HOME DEALS! 1232SF - Your Foundation - $99,999.00! Also Top Quality GREEN-R-PANEL Prefab Building Kits / NO-CRETE TM Basement Foundations. Wholesale Prices / Clearance Specials. 30+ years experience. Details: 1-800-871-7089. STEEL BUILDING SALE... SPECIALS from $4 to $11/sq.ft. Great pricing on ABSOLUTELY every model, width and length. Deposit holds for spring delivery. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers 1-800-6685422. STEEL BUILDINGS PRICED TO CLEAR - Incredible end-of-season factory discounts on various models/sizes. Plus FREE DELIVERY to most areas. CALL FOR CLEARANCE QUOTE AND BROCHURE 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

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A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

SEASIDE Painting & Decking

PETS

BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095

~ 25% off with this ad ~

Christmas Lights Installation Save yourself the trouble & stay safe! Fully insured and WCB Coverage. Arbora Property Services 778-2400778

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS working line blck & blck & tan, 9 wks, $650 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602 JACK RUSSELL PUP. male, tri colored, Vet ✔ , view parents. $550. 604-820-4236 KITTENS, Ragdoll/Himalayan x born sept 1, female. Owner allergic, must sell pair. $500. (604)792-7116 LAB PUPS, yellows & blacks, CKC reg p/b, shots, tattooed, exc temp, view parents, $750. 604-377-0820 MASTIFF X. PUPPIES, 3 males. $800. 604-556-6149 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! www.856-dogs.com or call: 604856-3647. OLD ENGLISH BULLDOG. 12 wks female. Registered. Kind & gentle. $1500 obo. Tracy 604-617-3463 PB. CHOC. LAB (f) & PB black Lab. (f) 16 wks. old $650. Father on site. 604-768-7394. POM PUPPIES 2 females, 1 male, white & gold. 7 wks old. $600.obo (604)462-8027 or 778-386-3771 PUGS, fawn, 3 female, ready for X Mas. vet check, dwrmed, 1st shots, family raised, $550. 604-796-2727 PUREBRED Doberman puppies, ready for Christmas. 6 girls, 3 boys $900 obo. 604-807-9095. YORKIE POODLE. 1 male. Vet ✓, wormed, 1st shots. Yorkie colored. $550. 778-574-2001 YORKIE PUPS. P/B no papers. Shots, vet checked, females, $650. Call 604-858-5826 Chwk YORKIE X MALTESE. 1st shots, vet checked. 9 wks. Ready to go. $500. 604-826-1103. Yorkshire Terrier pups, CKC reg’d, 1st shots. vet ✓ $1100-$1300. M/F, Ready Dec 9. 604-793-2063

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Scott 604-891-9967 2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca

PETS

20% off all grooming needs First time clients Offer ends Jan 1, 2011

Call 604-908-3648 www.itsallpawsitive.com

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PETS

Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excellent pedigree. 1 (604)794-3786 BOXER PUPPIES, READY to go for Christmas. $700. 604-302-3707. CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 856-4866 Chihuahua pups, P/B, ready to go xmas, assrt colours, M/F, vet check, shots. $500-$600 1(604)997-2945 DOBERMAN PUPS CKC reg. heavy boned, solid beauties. Euro breeding. $1200. 604-589-7477. ENGLISH LAB RETRIEVER PUPS avail now. 1 male 1 female left. $600 each. 604-593-1532 ENGLISH MASTIFF pups, M/F, p/b, papers, microchipped, dewormed, 1st shots. $1850. 604-316-5644.

For info call 604-834-4097 Website:www.aptrentals.com

COQUITLAM

DON’T MISS THIS! MOVE-IN BONUS! $725. 1 bdrm apt Incl. hot water & parking. Quiet building. Near SFU & Lougheed Mall. No pets.

604-721-9020 www.apt4rent.ca

COQUITLAM nr L’heed mall/skytrain, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg, quiet, n/p, gated prkg, video surveillance, 1 bdrm $780, incl heat, h/w, Jan. 1, Crime-Free, Cert. 604-937-7812 www.greatapartments.ca PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $775/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

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Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express

Call 604-941-9051 PORT COQUITLAM

Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms

Beata 778-788-1840

D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.

Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management

Call 604-837-4589

For more info & viewing call

www.aptrentals.net PORT COQUITLAM

TOP FLOOR 1 BDRM APT COQUITLAM, Spacious 1 bdrm apt, AVLB Jan. 1, 460 Westview near Lougheed mall & skytrain, 5 appl, balcony, hrdwd ﬂ, covered parking, gym, racket ball. Sml pets allowed, $1000 Utl Incl. 604-552-7959. COQUITLAM **Top ﬂoor/large 2 bdr prime loc! Coq Ctr Mall/Bus 2 bth!! 5 App. D/W, W/D/Gas F/P Pets okay $1350 778-285-1512 COQUITLAM

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

Call (604) 931-2670

NEW carpets & lino $775/mo S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Secure gated parking S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550 PORT MOODY, Newport Village. 2 bdrm condo. 5 appls. Gas F/P. Nr rec ctr, transit & library. Avail now. $1150/mo. N/P. N/S. 604-524-3353. PORT MOODY, Newport Village lux 1800SF 3BR 2Ba inlet view condo SS appl. inste lndry rm W/D, HW, lam, tile ﬂrs $2275 604-469-0749 PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ Villa Leah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 $1475/mo Newly reno’d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677 PORT MOODY

THE PERFECT LOCATION

COQUITLAM (West) 1 BEDROOM “SUPER LOCATION” near Vancouver Golf Course, Blue Mtn/Austin, Shops & Bus. WELL MAINTAINED BLDG E Large apts E Security Camera E Onsite Caretaker E N/pets E N/s 604-931-4648, 604-889-8534 604-936-4774

Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value

Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. Sorry, no pets. Starting at $720/mo.

Call 604-724-6967

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

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NOVA VITA CO-OP Bottom of Burnaby Mtn, SFU 1, 2, 3, 4 bedroom Apts & Townhouses. Rent includes heat, fenced yard, u/g prkg. Share purchase starts at $1600. Email: novavitacoop2010@hotmail.com

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

1 bdrm. from $775/mo. POCO Lge 2 bdrm, upper ﬂoor, sep. ent, newly renovated, close to Poco City Hall, no pets, ref, $750 plus util. Paula 604-802-4039 PORT COQUITLAM: 3 bdrm condo 2 baths, N/S N/P. Across from school. 1 sec. prkg. & strge. Insuite ldry. Dec. 15. $1350. 604-723-1473

CO-OP RENTALS

HOUSESITTING

HOUSESIT/ELDERCARE/RENT JAN & FEB Reliable lady,65,wants Tri City area pref Coquit. N.S., very clean. Exp in eldercare. Criminal record chk & refs Dawn @ 306-4770339 or webdawn@sasktel.net

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HOMES FOR RENT

ANMORE nice rancher, 2bdr, 1900 s/f, level acreage, 5 appls, f/p, dbl gar, patio, min’s to Bunzen Lk, PoMo, Coq Ctr, $2100. 778-688-6622.

STORAGE SPACE for rent. 1400 sf. Available now. For more info call 604-866-8182.

750

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ANMORE. 1 bdrm on acre, 1000 sf, priv entry, cvrd deck, shrd W/D. N/P, suits 1, $695+ utils. Immed/Jan.1. 604-506-1034 CITADEL HEIGHTS, new bright, 1 bdrm. & den suite, priv. ent., ensuite ldry., walk in closets, cable, f/p, lots of strg. Nr. bus. Looking for quiet, single/couple. N/S N/P. $850 + 1/3 utils. Jan. 5 or sooner. 604765-2115 COQUITLAM. 1 bdrm suite. Close to shopping mall, SFU, park & transit. N/P. N/S. $650/mo. utils & lndry incl. Avail Jan 1. 604-461-6672. COQUITLAM, Bright spac 1 bdrm. Nr Coq Ctr. Avail Dec 1st. Pri entry. Incl utils/cble/lndry, only $700/mo. N/S, N/P. 604-944-7580. COQUITLAM immac, bright, lrg g/lvl 1 bdrm $875 incl cbl, utils, net, own w/d, alarm. NS/NP. 604-728-5771. COQUITLAM New 2 bdrm. walk out bsmnt suite, great view, 12’ ceilings, granite counters, River Heights, close to school & bus. Ldry. incl. N/S N/P. $1000 mo. Immed. 604377-7528 COQUITLAM, nr. Lougheed Mall. 2 bdrm suite. Avail immed. $900/mo. incl utils. N/S. N/P. 604-931-8388. COQUITLAM, nr Loughheed Mall. 1 bdrm ste. Private ent. Shared W/D. $650 incl utils. N/S. N/P. Suitable for 1 person. 604-936-2965. COQUITLAM. Renov’d 2 bdrm, approx 1,000 sq.ft spacious, bright. Quiet area, cul-de-sac. Shared lndry. Avail now. N/S. N/P. $950/mo. + 1/3 utils. 604-941-5436 or 778-863-7611 COQUITLAM WEST Large and spacious newly renovated 1150 square foot 2 bedroom suite available in desirable Coquitlam West. Plenty of natural light. Private and secure separate entrance. 10 minutes walking distance to Lougheed Mall and skytrain. 15 minutes walking distance to Coquitlam College. Steps to nearest transit stop. Utilities, digital cable and full laundry (washer and dryer) all included in rent. No pets / No smoking please. Perfect suite for a small family or a single person/student. Please call Basil at 604-562-9667 or 604-936-1749 to book an appointment for viewing. Rent : $1200 Available Dec 1st COQUITLAM WW Plateau. 1 Bdrm +den, grnd lvl, priv ent, h/w ﬂrs, full bath, alarm, w/d. Ns/Np, avail now. $800/mo incl utils. 778-231-9604. COQUITLAM, WW Plateau. 2 Bdrm 4appls. N/S, cat ok, available! $800 incl hydro. 604-944-9895/ 644-4681 PITT MEADOWS 1 bdrm suite. $725/mth clean, close to WCE, inc. cable, hydro, wi-ﬁ. pvt entr. call 604-657-1145 PITT MEADOWS, avail. immed. Newly painted, 1 bdrm. Mature person/couple, own ent. & patio. Utils. incl. N/S, pets neg. 604-460-1958 PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm, bright, above grnd, NP/NS, no lndry. Incl cble, hydro. $750m. 604-866-8182 PORT COQUITLAM. 2 bdrm bsmt. N/P N/S. $850 incl laundry & gas. 778-320-7027 or 604-835-2921. Port Coquitlam 2 bdrm g/l, new hse, sep entry. Avail now, $800 + shrd utils & lndry. Np/ns. 604-374-6004

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

PITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938 POCO. Spotless 3 bdrm. w/bsmt. gated T/H. Central Citadel Hgts. Restriction over 19. $1550/mo. + utils. Ref’s. req’d. 604-944-3937 PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm T/H’s, $755/mo & $775/mo and a 5 Bdrm T/H for $1190/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. 604-464-0034. PORT COQUITLAM, executive Townhouse, 2 bdrms + den, 2 baths, S.S. appls. 2 prk. $1500+ utils. N/S. Pets ok. (778) 858-8947.

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Cedar Grove Apartments

749

845

Call 604-942-2012

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Dragan 778-788-1845

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.

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION ROOMMATE NEEDED in Burquitlam. Near skytrain & all amen. $475/mo. Cat okay. 778-229-0329

*No Pets *Avail Immediately

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2 Bdrm Suites Available With Large Balcony / Patio

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

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*Near schools *5 Appliances *Decorative Fireplaces

845

Dragan 778-788-1845

space with small kitchen.

TOWNHOUSES

The Scrapper

For more info & viewing call

2 & 3 Bedrooms Available

2000 FORD F350 V10, 82,000km., mint cond. 2 wheel drive. Asking $9500 obo. 604-946-9307

2004 CHEVY VENTURE, low miles, exc cond, winter tires, clean title, $6000 obo. Call: (604)346-7645 2008 FORD F350 4x4, diesel, 90,000 kms, auto. 4 dr. $26,700 obo. Call 604-596-9970.

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.

750 + SQ/FT OFFICE

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19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

St. John’s Apartments

2011 TOYOTA Camry LE, 7000 kms. auto, factory warranty. No accidents. $24,500. 778-708-4078

TOWNHOUSES

COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA

604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

Coquitlam/Port Moody

752

OFFICE/RETAIL

COQUITLAM Centre Area

Call: 604-460-7539

Polo Club Apartments

2010 HONDA ACCORD, 4 dr, auto, 10 km, fac. warr, no accid, 1 owner, $22,600 obo. Call 604-836-5931.

COQUITLAM. Paciﬁc House. Near Lougheed Mall. 2 bdrm. apt. 1.5 baths. Heat & h/w incl. $1150/mo. Jan. 1st. N/s, n/p. 604-542-9801

BURNABY North 2 bdrm & den nr bus, 1.5 baths, 5 appli, $1200/mo. Jan. 1. NS/NP. 604-880-9433 PORT Moody. 3 bdrm, nr Newport Vlg. F/p, w/d, awesome deck, np/ ns. $1195 +60% util. 604-469-9402

TRUCKS & VANS

1966 CHEV DELUXE p/u, V8, 4 sp, blue/wht, all stock, collectors plates, $7,800. 604-796-2866 (Agassiz)

2002 CHEV VAN Commercial vehicle, A/C, 97K, interior like new, AirCared, $8700/obo. 604-598-0405. 2002 FORD F150 XLT 4X2 s/c. One owner, extra clean, white. 4.6 EFI, 4 spd. auto O/D, 4 dr. w/ﬂairside bed, f.g. bed cover. XLT special appearance pkg, cast alum. wheels. $8000. Daytime/Evening 604-746-7472.

2003 HONDA Accord EX-L. Black, lthr, fully loaded ex cond. Orig owner. 224K. $8000 obo. 604-556-8778

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

2001 SUZUKI Grand Vitara XL7, 7 pass. V6, A/C, 108,300k. very well maint. $10,600. 778-862-8872.

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2000 TOYOTA Corolla 4 door VE light brown, ex cond in & out, new brakes & good tires, all records 190,000 $4500. (604)467-3621

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2000 MAZDA MILLENIUM, 99,000kms, exc cond. fully loaded. $5500 obo. (604)464-5400

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847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE. Very low kms (125,000). Mint cond. New tires. $9295 obo 604-833-4999

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PORT COQUITLAM. As new 2 bdrm, Dorset Ave, new paint & tile, blt in vac, cov. patio, util incl.ns/np, lease, $895/mo. dale44@telus.net. Vacant. Call (604)351-1016. Port Coquitlam N. 1 & 2 bdrm, priv ent fncd yd $725 & $850 incl util. Avail now NS/NP 778-708-4045 PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $700 + 20% utils. Free lndry, nr Newport Village. NP/NS. Call 604-469-9402. WHITE ROCK. 1 bdrm clean, grnd. lvl. N/S N/P. 15704 Goggs. $575/mo. + $100 604-780-2551

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HOMES FOR RENT

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COQ 2 Bdrm large house, shed & garage. 936 Rochester Ave. 5 Appli’s, nice clean reliable family. No pets, $1275. Refs. 604-875-6543. COQ. 900blk Rochester. lrg 5Bdrm, 2ba, 5appl, shed, full bsmt. New paint, tiles & carpets. Lge reliable family. Ref’s. N/P. $1850. 875-6543 COQUITLAM, 3/bdrm private & spacious house on Burke Mountain. Incl f/p, 3 car parking, close to elementary school, pets ok. Avail now ONLY $1200/mo. Call 604-3148242 MAPLE RIDGE New luxury 3 bdrm townhouse. Granite countertops, hardwood ﬂoors, cozy ﬁreplace and double garage. Minutes to Lougheed Hwy, close to all amenities. $2000/mo Susan 604-805-0579 WESTWOOD Plateau. 5 bdm, 3 full baths, view, dbl garage, ctrl vac, 2600sf. $2000 604-307-8383

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1999 OLDS INTRIGUE 3.8L V6, 226,000Km. Blue, gray int., all power, 4 dr., $2500 obo 604-534-3435 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE grey, good condition. AirCared. $3200. Call 604-463-9407. 2004 BUICK LASABRE 3.8 V6 spotless cond. in & out. Private. $8900 obo. 604-593-5072 2005 FORD FOCUS station wagon auto, 70,000k’s blue, options, clean car $5000 ﬁrm. 604-538-4883

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2007 Hyundai Sonata

2009 Dodge Caliber SXT

2008 Mazda Cab Plus 4x4

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2004 Nissan Pathﬁnder LE

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x 36 mon

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2007 Hyundai Elantra GLS

2007 CX-7 GS AWD

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114

199

x 72 mon

11,3888

20,3888

UC223034

UT143250

2007 Volvo S60 AWD 2.5T

2010 Toyota Sienna CE

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271

203

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x 96 mon

27,8888

25,3888

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2007 Lexus GS 350

2007 Mazda5 GT

One owner, no declarations, loaded w/ leather, roof, nav, v, 86K

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314

176

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32,3888

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UT007646 2010 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR ULTIMATE 4X4 10746......................................$ 59,981 UC124579 2010 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE 21709............................................$ 32,986 UT581741 2010 CHEVY HHR 4 DOOR LS 4133 ................................................................$ 18,981 UC289356 2010 FORD FUSION V6 SEL AWD 18873 ........................................................$ 29,981 UC249472 2010 FORD FOCUS 4 DOOR SES 21702 ...........................................................$ 19,981 UT027100 2010 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER 4X4 23135 .......................................... $ 33,982 UT029050 2010 FORD ESCAPE 4WD AUTO XLT 15862 ....................................................$ 26,991 UT28112A 2010 FORD ESCAPE FWD 4DR XLT 22491 ......................................................$ 22,991 UC200625 2009 SUZUKI SX4 SEDAN 17751 ..................................................................$ 15,983 UT045945 2009 FORD F350 CREW DIESEL 4X4 56267 ....................................................$ 44,983 UT170667 2009 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT CAB W/T 2WD 21000 .......................................$ 21,982 UC233765 2009 FORD FOCUS 4DR SDN SE 30219 ..........................................................$ 15,981 UC265187 2009 FORD FOCUS 4DR SDN SES 15685 ........................................................$ 16,988 UT634070 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR UNLIMITED SPORT 58836..................................$ 27,982 UC403296 2008 PONTIAC VIBE 4DR WGN FWD 31300 ..................................................$ 12,981 UT006877 2008 FORD F350 CREW LARIAT DIESEL 74332 .............................................$ 41,981 UT022051 2008 FORD F350 CREW XLT DIESEL 72389....................................................$ 32,873 UT22468A 2008 FORD F350 CREW LARIAT DIESEL 74029 .............................................$ 42,984 UT14014A 2008 FORD F350 CREW LARIAT DIESEL 75429 .............................................$ 42,982 UT232823 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB SLE 4X4 44756.....................................$ 23,993 UT020856 2008 FORD F350 CREW LARIAT DIESEL 82561 ..............................................$ 42,876 UT007523 2008 FORD RANGER SPORT S/C 2WD 40500.................................................$ 16,791 UT06083A 2008 FORD RANGER R/C 4CYL 2WD 21056 ..................................................$ 12,891 UT197373 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB STX 4X4 82727 ...................................$ 19,988 UC181926 2008 FORD FOCUS 2DR CPE SE 54475.........................................................$ 10,998 UT042602 2008 FORD F350 CREW LARIAT DIESEL 36621 ..............................................$ 40,981 UT027333 2008 FORD F150 S CAB 4X4 77148...............................................................$ 40,981 UT054373 2008 FORD F150 4X2 SUPER CAB XLT 34445................................................$ 19,981 UT068749 2008 FORD F150 SUPERCREW FX4 34289.....................................................$ 29,983 UT001505 2008 FORD ESCAPE 4DR 2WD XLT 79124 .....................................................$ 18,981 UT040193 2008 FORD ESCAPE 4DR 4WD LIMITED 81800..............................................$ 21,991 UT053228 2008 FORD ESCAPE 4DR 4WD LIMITED 83537..............................................$ 21,991 UT054000 2008 FORD ESCAPE 4DR 4WD XLT 52267 .....................................................$ 21,982 UT024138 2007 FORD RANGER RANGER FX4 78811 .....................................................$ 19,981

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17,8888

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Powergroup, heated seats, auto, only 73K

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2006 Ford Focus ZX5 Hatchback

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2007 CHEVY MALIBU 4DR SDN LTZ 36470....................................................$ 13,984 2007 PONTIAC G5 2DR CPE GT 44633..........................................................$ 10,998 2007 FORD FUSION V6 SEL AWD 144500 .....................................................$ 13,981 2007 FORD FOCUS 4 DOOR ZX5 95637 ........................................................$ 11,981 2007 FORD FOCUS 4 DOOR SES 54956 ........................................................$ 11,991 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED 4 DOOR SEL FWD 63065 ...................................$ 13,983 2007 FORD F350 DUALLY CREW LARIAT DIESEL 78199.................................$ 36,981 2007 FORD F350 CREW LARIAT DIESEL 73866 ..............................................$ 33,983 2007 FORD F150 SUPERCREW LARIAT 70167 ...............................................$ 26,982 2007 FORD F150 HARLEY DAVIDSON 90302 .................................................$ 30,982 2007 FORD F150 SUPERCREW LARIAT 59156 ...............................................$ 30,462 2007 FORD F150 KING RANCH 4X4 94145 ...................................................$ 29,866 2007 FORD EXPLORER XLT, LEATHER/ROOF 69087........................................$ 24,991 2007 FORD ESCAPE 4DR 4WD XLT 74300 .....................................................$ 20,891 2007 FORD ESCAPE 4DR 4WD XLT 90939 .....................................................$ 16,991 2007 FORD E250 CARGO VAN 71100 ...........................................................$ 16,891 2006 FORD MUSTANG 2DRCONV 26227 ......................................................$ 15,984 2006 VW JETTA SEDAN 2.0T SEDAN 4 DOOR 56010 .....................................$ 16,891 2006 PONTIAC G5 PURSUIT 66744 ...............................................................$ 7,984 2006 FORD FUSION SE FWD 80229.............................................................. $ 12,983 2006 FORD FREESTAR 4DR SE 59311 ............................................................$ 10,984 2006 FORD FOCUS SE 4DR 89348 ................................................................$ 10,991 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED 4 DOOR SEL AWD 95107 ...................................$ 12,892 2006 FORD F350 CREW LARIAT DIESEL 56231 ..............................................$ 33,891 2006 GMC EXPRESS G3500 15 PASSENGER 58092 ......................................$ 16,983 2006 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED 4X4 58373................................................$ 31,881 2005 FORD FOCUS SE WAGON 125667 ..........................................................$ 8,981 2004 FORD F350 S/CAB XLT DIESEL 156000 .................................................$ 22,991 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S 4 DOOR 79133 ..................................................$ 9,981 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR CARTIER 132266 ................................................$ 12,891 2002 FORD MUSTANG 2DR CONV GT 98921.................................................$ 9,998 2002 CHEVY CAVALIER 4DR SDN 53683 .........................................................$ 4,981 2003 FORD MUSTANG V6 CONVERTIBLE 70300 ............................................ $ 9,891

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