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WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Vol. 104 No. 38 • Established 1908

NEWS: Waldorf may get heritage tag 15

Churchbuying formerFord Theatre

CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS ON HOMER STREET ASSESSED AT $9.3 MILLION MIKE HOWELL Staff writer

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GETTING HIS VOTE ON: Glenn Roethlingshoefer and his three-year-old son Liam took part in provincial election

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Pride Parade seeks civic status DESIGNATION MEANS CITY COVERS POLICING, GARBAGE COSTS SANDRA THOMAS Staff writer

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fter more than a decade of discussion the city is one step closer to granting civic status to the annual Pride Parade.

Also being considered for civic status are the annual Chinese New Year and Vaisakhi parades. Civic status would transfer costs such as policing and garbage cleanup from the organizations to the city.

Ray Lam, general manager of the Vancouver Pride Society, said the move would save the organization between $60,000 and $75,000 annually.

“That would free us up to establish more community projects,” said Lam, who added the society has been at-

tempting to gain civic status since before he joined the organization almost 10 years ago.

City staff has worked on a report since Vision Vancouver Coun. Tim Stevenson brought a motion forward last August asking whether the city has criteria set for granting civic status to events. He requested that with the lack of such criteria that guidelines be established. To date there are three events with civic status, including the annual Celebration of Light fireworks festival, the Remembrance Day parade and ceremony and the Grey Cup Parade.

Lam said while there has been much discussion with the city in the past regarding the popular Pride Parade and civic status, this is the first time an actual staff report was commissioned.

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Vancouver-based church which combines conservative Christian theology with a hip, hi-tech approach to church organization and worship is negotiating with the owners of the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts to buy the opulent downtown theatre, according to the lead pastor of Westside Church.

Pastor Norm Funk wrote in a March blog post on the church’s website that a “purchase sales agreement” has been secured with the owners of the theatre at 777 Homer St. The theatre, which cost more than $25 million to build and opened in 1995, has hosted Broadway musicals such as Phantom of the Opera and a stream of popular entertainers including Gordon Lightfoot and Feist.

“With a purchase sales agreement in hand we now move immediately into a 75-day due diligence period which allows us to get into the facility and in an intensive and extensive way evaluate whether or not finalizing the purchase of the building is feasible, prudent and God-directed,” Funk wrote in the March 27 post. “To be clear, Westside has not purchased the facility but is moving into a phase akin to looking at a car, looking at the sticker price and then finally test-driving the car.”

More details of the agreement were not available at press time, despite messages left at Westside Church and for the owners of the theatre, who are based in Colorado.

But Funk noted in his post, which was taken down since being first posted, that three anonymous donors have donated more than one-third towards the purchase price of the theatre.

“It is wondrous but not enough, and part of my role in conjunction with others, by God’s grace, is to raise more,” he continued. “It is our commitment that we don’t walk into a situation that will hinder our current mission of making Jesus known.”

The Centre has been owned by Four Brothers Entertainment since 2001. The name Four Brothers is a direct reference to the four Law brothers who own the company.

They are all doctors who were raised in Hong Kong before moving to the United States.

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ROBO THIS BY SANDRA THOMAS Aggressive robocalling by political parties during election campaigns may not have the effect its users hope for.

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Previousrequestsforcivicstatusdenied “Every time we’ve asked in the past, we were told there was no process in place to determine civic status,” said Lam. “They had talked about it, but had never gotten around to it. This is the furthest it’s ever come.”

Lam said the Pride Parade draws hundreds of thousands of people to Vancouver and added a study commissioned in 2001 showed the economic impact of annual Pride Week celebrations to the city is a gain of $30 million.

“That was in 2001 and it’s grown since then,” said Lam. Stevenson said there’s a far greater understanding today regarding the inequalities that have been inherent at the city since civic status was granted to these three established events.

“Since they were established the whole nature of the city has changed,” said Stevenson. “The largest parade in the city today is undoubtedly the Pride Parade.”

Stevenson added there’s been a gradual recognition of the economic benefits of the Pride, Chinese New Year and Vaisakhi parades and related events bring to the city.

The civic status report was scheduled to go to the city’s Planning Transportation and Environment Committee May 15, but was postponed, possibly to May 29.

“The report wasn’t quite done,” said Stevenson. “Staff still had to cross some T’s and dot some I’s.”

He said the economic benefits of large events makes them obvious candidates for civic status. He called giving the Remem-

file photo Kevin Hill

The Pride Parade attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators to its annual event. Scan page with Layar for a Pride video. brance Day parade and ceremony civic status a “no-brainer.”

“But, my reasoning was tell us why [the Grey Cup Parade and Celebration of Light] have civic status,” said Stevenson. “I know some people thought the Grey Cup parade was wonderful when it was established in 19-something. But

I said let’s have a look at the criteria. There has to be some kind of fairness.”

Stevenson is “very positive” the report will be well received by council and added the response from staff and the city manager has been the same.

“So I’m looking forward to seeing the cri-

teria they come up with,” he said.

The Courier was unable to contact anyone from the Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver or the Khalsa Diwan Society of Vancouver prior to press deadline. sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10

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The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts, which cost more than $25 million to build and opened in 1995 as the Ford Theatre, has hosted Broadway musicals such as Phantom of the Opera and a stream of popular entertainers including Gordon Lightfoot and Feist.

Diane Heal, vice-president of operations for the Centre, declined comment and referred questions to Michael Law of Global Pacific Properties in Denver, Colo.

Law is a relative of the Law brothers.

Law had not returned messages before the Courier’s deadline. Debbie Buescher, vice-president of finance for Global Pacific, also declined to comment when reached by the Courier and referred calls to Law. According to the B.C. assessment roll, the Laws purchased the Centre for $7.5 million on Dec. 27, 2001. The total value of the land and building was assessed at $9.3 million this year.

Opened in 1995, the Centre was originally named Ford Centre for Performing Arts and belonged to Garth Drabinsky’s chain of theatres.

Drabinsky’s company, Livent, ran into financial troubles and Drabinsky was later convicted of fraud and forgery for cheating shareholders. He was sentenced to five years in prison but served 18

months.

Westside Church, which has an office on West Broadway, holds it services at the Arts Club’s Granville Island Stage theatre and at the Park and Tilford Cineplex Odeon Theatre on the North Shore.

A Courier feature story on the church in May 2012 described its casual, entertaining atmosphere, hip culture and heavy use of electronic and social media. It also examined the church’s teachings against abortion, pre-marital sex, divorce, same-sex marriage and the ordination of women.

The pastor also said in his blog post that Westside, which has operated for eight years, was launching Christ City Church in south Vancouver. He said more details on the church’s possible move to the Centre would be revealed at a Sunday gathering in the next couple of months.

“Stay tuned,” Funk wrote. “It will be our goal at that time to present this story in great detail — our detailed findings, any updates and allow much time for questions, responses and prayer.” mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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Robocalls an invasion of privacy, says prof SANDRA THOMAS Staff writer

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marketing strategy professor with the Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business says when it comes to election campaigns it doesn’t get any worse than robocalling.

“I hate it,” an emphatic Lindsay Meredith told the Courier Wednesday afternoon. “Being bugged at home is the worst. Full. Stop. Period.

It’s a complete invasion of privacy.”

With the B.C. provincial election days away, many political parties are using computerized auto-diallers to deliver pre-recorded messages from party leaders.

Meredith strongly suggests that’s a bad idea.

“The only thing worse than being harassed at home by a human, is to be harassed at home by a computer,” said Meredith.

Meredith, whose consulting experience includes work with major multinational corporations and senior levels of the federal and provincial governments, said the effectiveness of robocalling is debatable. He said most people have a real dislike of being bothered at home and added robocalling during a Vancouver Canucks NHL playoff game, as was the situation May 8, had the makings of a perfect storm.

“That’s a good way to annoy people because there are a lot of serious hockey nuts out there,” said Meredith. “It’s pretty much

like interrupting high mass. My advice is, do that at your peril.”

Meredith suggested political parties create focus groups and send out consumer questionnaires to determine if robocalls do more harm than good when it comes to influencing voters.

Meredith noted one way robocalls could be used appropriately is by delivering a recorded message, promising to be brief, asking where and when the eligible voters in the household plan to vote and if they need a ride to their polling station. He advised such robocalls should include a phone number voters can call to arrange transportation.

“That could be effective for older voters who have some time on their hands and who are predisposed to listen to robocalls,” said Meredith. “It’s also the older ones who vote.”

Meredith suggested instead of robocalling, political parties in B.C. should take a page from the recent presidential election in the U.S. He said the Democratic Party ran a grassroots style campaign that ultimately won Barack Obama a second term in office.

“They banged on a lot of doors and made sure everyone had a ride to the polling stations,” said Meredith. “It’s fundamental stuff, but it proved to be lethal against the Republicans.” sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10

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news Civic pols want to talk green jobs 12TH & CAMBIE with Mike Howell

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ecause I have a sense about these things, I’m fairly confident this question has been on your mind all week: What resolutions will municipal politicians be debating at the Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA) conference which began Wednesday in Harrison Hot Springs?

Well, as luck would have it, I just happened to have the list in front of me.

So here we go…

I’ll begin with the three resolutions from Vancouver city council, which is being represented at the conference by Vision councillors Raymond Louie, Heather Deal and Andrea Reimer.

Vancouver wants the Union of B.C. Municipalities — the bigger and more powerful cousin to the LMLGA —to join the call for the B.C. government to create and support “a bold green jobs plan” for the province.

So, essentially, more jobs that don’t pollute the planet.

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Next topic: poverty.

Vancouver council wants the UBCM to support the Raise the Rates Coalition in urging the B.C. government to: • Remove arbitrary barriers that prevent people in need from receiving provincial income assistance such as the twoyear independence test and three-week work search.

• End clawbacks of income that prevent people from supplementing their welfare with paid work. This also applies to single parents who get dinged from receiving support from the absent parent up to the “market basket measure.”

(Statistics Canada defines “market basket measure” as the cost of a specific basket of goods and services representing a modest, basic standard of living. It includes the costs of food, clothing, footwear, transportation, shelter and other expenses for a family of two adults aged 25 to 49 and two children, aged nine and 13.)

• Increase provincial income assistance rates to the “market basket measure.”

And to the third Vancouver resolution…

Ever heard of SAFER? It’s an acronym for Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters, a program of B.C. Housing intended to help in making rents affordable for seniors with low to moderate incomes by providing monthly cash assistance to subsidize rents.

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Apparently, the rates haven’t changed since 2005.

So Vancouver council wants to see the B.C. government adjust the maximum monthly rent levels “to reflect the actual prevailing cost of housing for seniors” across Metro Vancouver.

Other resolutions of note are from Delta, which focused on the need for the B.C. government to provide better services and treatment for people suffering from mental illness.

Related to that resolution is Maple Ridge’s call for the B.C. government to “immediately begin to undertake all necessary action, including funding, to reinstate Riverview [in Coquitlam] as a modern centre of excellence for mental health care and support.”

Burnaby wants a “national action plan” on housing for Canada. Chilliwack wants the Assessment Act amended so that land used for the production and distribution of marijuana for medicinal purposes cannot be classified as a farm for assessment and tax purposes.

All municipal councils will, of course, find out May 14 which government may or may not take any of these resolutions seriously when a new/old batch of MLAs head to Victoria. mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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Pidgin protest quieting down DREW MCLACHLAN Contributing writer

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aily protests outside a chic restaurant in the Downtown Eastside continue, albeit with a fading presence.

The protests started in January but only one protester, UBC student Benjamin Smith, was outside of Pidgin in the 300-block of Carrall Street on Monday. Smith says he opposes the restaurant because he fears it’s the beginning of gentrification in the neighbourhood that will drive out low-income residents.

“Once this takes hold it will change the whole block,” Smith said. “I honestly believe that stopping one high-end restaurant can stop the domino effect.”

The protest’s most adamant opposition has perhaps come from Andy Patton, editor of the Gastown Gazette, an online neighbourhood newspaper. On May 2, Patton published an editorial entitled “Mayor Robertson: Soon There Will Be Blood” that received national attention on CBC TV. “I think [the headline] correctly characterizes the situation right now,” Patton said.

“People are getting agitated, the summer is coming and the people of Gastown — the silent majority — have had enough.”

Patton accused the Carnegie Community Centre Association (CCAP), a group that focuses on “housing, income, and land issues”

according to their website, of organizing the protests. He also criticized Mayor Gregor Robertson for his response to the protests. On May 3, Robertson released a statement saying that “aggressively targeting a restaurant is unacceptable, and a significant distraction from urgent issues such as homelessness, affordable housing and chronic poverty receiving full attention in the ongoing provincial election campaign.”

“The mayor’s statement was lukewarm at best,” Patton said. “He should be eating there every night, there needs to be some leadership.”

Smith denied the Carnegie association is solely responsible for the protests, but notes it’s involved.

Pidgin co-owner Brandon Grossutti said that business has slowed down because of the protests, but not enough to warrant closing down.

“I think certain people have avoided [Pidgin],” Grossutti said, “because they just want to sit down and eat without having to make a political statement… [Pidgin] will be fine though, [the protesters] can do this all day for as long as they want, we’re not going anywhere.”

Patton was confident that the protests would not cease until “the city’s funding for the CCAP dries up.” He also feels the Vancouver Police Department is being timid with the protesters. drew_mclachlan@hotmail.com

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t’s the election signs strapped to Sal Vetro’s torso — front and back — that first catches the eye.

Move in a few steps closer and out comes Vetro’s hand with a brochure for his B.C. First Party followed by a handshake to welcome you to his “campaign headquarters.”

Vetro’s headquarters is a street corner at Davie and Pacific Boulevard in Vancouver-False Creek, a riding he hopes to represent as an MLA once the votes are counted in the May 14 provincial election. “This is where I communicate with people,” said Vetro in between soliciting votes Wednesday morning from pedestrians.

Vetro, a 60-year-old HandyDart driver on leave, is the leader of a party that has its roots in the successful fight-the-HST campaign headed by former premier Bill Vander Zalm. Vetro was a coordinator of the campaign that ultimately led to referendum in which voters rejected the controversial tax.

Vetro is an old hand at campaigning, having run in Vancouver-East for the Canadian Alliance in the 2000 federal election. He received 5,536 votes. A year later, he ran in Vancouver-Kingsway for the Unity Party in the provincial election and finished with 541 votes.

VetrofoundedB.C.Firstin2010anddescribed the two-candidate party — the other candidate is retired auto mechanic Doug Maxwell in Penticton — as a movement that couldn’t be classified as left, right or centre on the political spectrum. It’s one of eight small parties, including the Platinum Party, Work Less and Libertarian, running against their much bigger counterparts in Vancouver’s 11 ridings.

Vetro said he’s campaigned at the same intersection at Davie and Pacific for five weeks. The reception, he said, has been fairly good — that’s,

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Vetro wants to end that apathy by making changes in Victoria, including reforming government and modeling it on the system in Switzerland, where referendums can be requested to challenge laws. This way, Vetro said, people are put first in what amounts to a direct democracy. B.C. also has to do away with its traditional reliance on heavily funded political parties and develop a system where independents can get elected, he added. Other platform planks include opening a “mobile virtual constituency office” to save taxpayers money, leverage city land for affordable housing and require developers to build a childcare facility each time a development is approved.

YaletownresidentHengNeohstoppedtohave a chat with Vetro and took one of his brochures.

Neoh, a retired businessman, told the Courier as he departed that he would read Vetro’s brochure and possibly go talk to him again. “He’s a very courageous guy — gutsy — to stand up for what he believes and stand there like that,” said Neoh, who hasn’t decided who he will vote for.

Neoh said he’ s more familiar with Liberal candidate Sam Sullivan and the NDP’s Matt Toner, whom he met and described as someone “on the ball.”

Vetro acknowledged he was in a “David versus Goliath” fight but believes his on-the-street campaign gives him a shot at getting elected.

How much of a shot? “Fifty-fifty,” he replied.

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Dix’s Kinder Morgan call written in Green ink

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obody was happier than Vancouver-Point Grey NDP candidate David Eby when his leader Adrian Dix abandoned his “principled” position to wait and see on the Kinder Morgan pipeline on Earth Day and firmly came out against the project.

Yet now, on the eve of a provincial election where polls are predicting an increasingly tight race, you have to wonder whether the NDP was helped or hurt by that decision and why Dix did it at all.

Any veteran of election wars in these parts will tell you, regardless of who is ahead, the gap frequently closes near the finish line.

The last B.C. election I covered as a reporter was in 1983. It was central to the book I wrote shortly thereafter called Tough Guy, which mostly focused on Social Credit Premier Bill Bennett.

The Socreds were behind but slowly gaining; with a week to go Bennett was ill with the flu and it looked like Dave Barrett’s NDP would beat him. Then, in an unguarded moment, Barrett chose to declare, if elected, he would eliminate Bennett’s Restraint Program. That program was put in place to deal with the ravages of the recession that was besetting this province and the rest of the country.

Barrett’s comments and the convenient availability of a new piece of technology — a TV satellite truck — allowed Bennett to hit back at Barrett that very night on a provincewide news broadcast. Bennett was like a man who had risen from the dead, folks who had written him off rallied to his side fearing what Barrett’s move might do to the economy. For the NDP, all hope was lost.

But here is one thing worth noting before getting back to the Kinder Morgan issue, which, while it may be troubling at first is nowhere near as profound as Barrett’s blunder 30 years ago. The most recent poll before my deadline came Thursday morning had the NDP ahead of the Liberals by a mere four per cent, which is almost within the margin of error.

While it does mean the Liberals won’t face the slaughter predicted by the 20 point lead the NDP once had, it really does depend on how those voters the pollsters are counting are distributed. Most observers tell you when the Liberals win a riding they tend to win by great majorities. For the NDP, it is more often a squeaker.

And I was reminded of the 1996 election where the NDP’s Glen Clark, amidst the scandal of a since-forgotten “Bingo-gate” won the election with 39 per cent of the popular vote and 39 seats; Gordon Campbell’s Liberals lost with 42 per cent of the popular vote and only won 33 seats.

That point in history was important for another reason. It was at about that time the NDP started bleeding supporters and activists to the Green Party.

A poll in 1997 apparently showed Greens with five per cent of voter support. A year later that number climbed to 11 per cent. In the poll that came out Thursday (yesterday) they were holding steady at 12 per cent.

While the provincial Tories turned up in that same poll this week with 10 per cent and may be chewing away on the Liberals’ right flank, the NDP still has reason to be fearful of what the Greens will do to their chances of winning.

And Eby in Point Grey isn’t the only one who may benefit from that Kinder Morgan shift by Dix. As Charlie Smith points out in the Georgia Straight, there are at least two other Lower Mainland NDP candidates that will benefit by this move to nibble away at Green support: the former director of the Sierra Club George Heyman running in a hard-to-win riding against Margaret MacDiarmid in Vancouver-Fairview, and Langara College history instructor and Green party City of North Van Coun. Craig Keating trying to take out Liberal incumbent Naomi Yamamoto in North Vancouver-Lonsdale.

That announcement by Dix will also please First Nations in this part of the world. They are among the most determined opposition to pipelines that will mean more oil tanker traffic down the coast.

But will the strategy work and translate into an NDP win? Talk to me next Wednesday. agarr@vancourier.com

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20 reasons why I am not voting B.C. Liberal

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he 24-hour news cycle doesn’t favour long-term memory. The continuing falloutfromtheDecember2012school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, barely registered a blip in the mainstream media by the time the U.S. Senate snuffed a tepid gun control bill in April. Similarly, the February meteorite that lit up Russian daytime skies with the energy of several Hiroshimas came and went like a firefly compared to the weeks-long gigawattage of the “Gangnam Style” video by the Korean rapper Psy. As for Fukushima, some may have to wrack their memories for a reference. Is that a brand of digital cameras or a roll of sushi?

The rewritten press releases, puff pieces and paper-thin investigative reports in most dailies do little to counter the average news consumer’ gnatlike attention span, shrunk to the length of 140 characters by social media.

Still, even I’m surprised how quickly the B.C. Liberal’s last big scandal vanished down the media memory hole, with local reporters trumpeting the party’s recent “surge” in the polls.

In early March, Kim Haakstad resigned over a 17-page “Multicultural Strategic Outreach Plan” that she helped draft as Premier Christy Clark’s deputy chief of staff. Haakstad sent the document to several Liberals through her private Google email account. The secretive operation, with government money earmarked for partisan purposes, planned apologies to select ethnic groups for “historical wrongs” as a cynical ploy to win hearts and minds at the ballot box.

Clark’s $11 million Bollywood film award fiasco in April looked a lot like an extension of an attempt to buy ethnic votes. Bottomless cynicism or out-of-control careerism? Either way, in the unlikely event the B.C. Liberals return to power, we can anticipate exactly what we experienced with Gordon Campbell three times in succession: a hazy memory of being wined and dined before waking up with a Sidney Crosby-sized headache and our undies around our ankles. It’s impossible for me to list all the controversies connected with the party’s 12-year reign. But for the benefit of our longterm memories, here’s a partial list.

The B.C. Liberals: 1) Ripped up legally binding, negotiated contracts in the public sector; 2) Closed courthouses; 3) Rolled backed employment standards legislation; 4) Introduced a new $6 “training wage” at two dollars an hour lower than minimum wage; 5) Introduced a bill for reducing the minimum work age to 12 years; 6) Expanded provincial gambling; 7) Closed hospitals, cut beds and shut long-term care facilities; 8) Laid off nurses and health care workers and privatized services, 9) Handed Pharmacare and MSP operations over to a U.S. firm, Maximus, which had been fined twice for failing to reach contractual targets; 10) Shut down or reduced funding for independent offices like the provincial Ombudsman, the Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Elections B.C. Whew. Hang on, 10 more…

11) Cut air and water quality protection; 12) Gutted the Forest Practices Code; 13) Lowered standards for wildlife protection; 14) Presided over the expansion of industrial fish farms; 15) Eliminated the Independent Office of the Child, Youth and Family Advocate; 16) Broke the promise not to introduce the HST and withdrew it only after massive public outcry; 17) Unveiled under-projected, treasury-sucking megaprojects, from the $900 million Vancouver Convention Centre to the $560 million renovation and retractable Asshat for B.C. Place; 18) Failed to resolve questions about the B.C. Rail sale, including the $6 million payout for Basi and Virk’s legal fees; 19) Failed to supply details on the funding cut to provincial drug safety evaluations by the UBC-based Therapeutics Initiative; 20) Recently approved a misleading print ad for 24 Hours designed to resemble a front page news story.

Clark recently ran a red light on a dare from her 11-year-old son, with a reporter present in her car. Although her automotive lesson in family values doesn’t compare to Campbell’s conviction for drunk driving in Maui in 2003, it’s interesting that the B.C. Liberals’ reign could be bookended by irresponsible driving decisions. Whether or not you think the former talk radio host should be piloting a province, let alone a vehicle with a minor in it, there are at least 20 good reasons why her party should be pulled off the legislative road and slapped with a fouryear driving suspension for DUIL (Driving Under the Influence of Lobbyists). www.geoffolson.com

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Approval ratings through the floor Vapid smile a constant bore Our very own Sarah Palin!

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KEEP ART GALLERY WHERE IT IS To the editor:

Re: “Don’t bet against the art gallery, April 26.

A “Pyrrhic victory” indeed.

VAG would be moving from a prime location in the middle of downtown with plenty of foot traffic to provide incidental visits, supplementing the destination visits to VAG. The gallery is reportedly doing very well in terms of attendance and admission revenues, and its present location, no doubt, has a lot to do with it.

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The Vancouver Art Gallery should stay in its prime location on Robson Street, says a reader.

The proposed new location at Cambie and Georgia would be off the beaten track with far less foot traffic. VAG would likely end up with a bigger gallery but fewer visitors.

The real attraction of an art gallery is not its size but the quality of its exhibits. I feel, both VAG and the city would be better off if VAG stays at its present location.

Joe Bako, Vancouver

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It seems rather incredible that Vancouver Art Gallery director Katherine Bartels and Mayor Gregor Robertson want to see at least $350 million invested in a new art gallery when all around us independent arts and culture institutions-theatres, bookstores, smaller galleries, and cultural venues like the Waldorf are dropping like flies.

Moreover, individual artists

are barely keeping their heads above water.

This seems to be a megaproject approach. Instead of nurturing the thousands of seeds that could make a city like Vancouver a creative and yeasty place, you put all or most of the resources into one “world class” institution that arguably is not needed.

Some of us like and appreciate the VAG just the way it is.

Don Alexander, Vancouver

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Re: “Silver lining for Courier,” April 24.

Congratulations on your recent newspaper awards. Well deserved. You have a great neighbourhood newspaper.

Maureen Milledge, Vancouver

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Character intact. Fabulous VIEWS! ½ block from Canada Line. In the Heart of the Cambie Corridor, with huge potential for rezoning as part of the City Cambie Cor-

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The 2,416-square-foot two-bedroom house is on a 50-by-130 foot lot. Maasik said it’s an estate sale and the property was listed at the end of April.

“It’s in original character condition. It’s got shipdeck hardwood flooring, beautiful walnut doors and woodbeam ceilings,” she said.

“The kitchen is knotty pine and it’s very traditional — the style of the house.”

Maasik noted the roof is what’s so special, estimating it would cost more than $100,000 to replace.

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It may have some historical or cultural significance in a neighbourhood.”

It’s one of three virtually identical houses built in the region — a second one is at 3979 West Broadway and a third is in West Vancouver at 885 Braeside St. In 2008, a heritage revitalization agreement between the owner of the house at 3979 West Broadway and the city saved that property, which had been vacant for some time and vandalized.

Prior to the agreement, that home didn’t have a heritage designation to prevent it from being torn down to make way for a development.

Well known conservationist Don Luxton was the heritage consultant for the project.

He told the Courier he’s concerned about the fate of the home at 587 West King Edward Ave., although it depends on who buys it.

“Residential buildings, especially of that small size with that value of land, are threatened,” he wrote in an email to the Courier. “The city is well aware of the heritage value of the building, but a new owner would not currently be constrained, other than by the Heritage Register listing, which by itself does not prevent demolition.”

Matt Shillito, the city’s assistant director of community planning , said the house earned its Heritage B designation in 1986 to recognize its heritage and architectural value, but acknowledged it’s not protected from redevelopment.

“Putting it on the register with a designation of any kind recognizes its value.

In order to protect it from demolition, for example, the further step would need to be taken by applying the heritage bylaw to it and that has not happened in this particular case,” he said.

“Having it on the heritage register basically flags it to our attention and gives us an introduction to talk to the owners and offer incentives to make it viable to retain the building or whatever it is of heritage merit.

They’re all done on a case by case basis.” noconnor@vancourier.com twitter.com/naoibh

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Gallery eviction blessing in disguise MAIN STREET’S VIVO TO LOOK FOR CHEAPER DIGS DREW MCLACHLAN Contributing writer

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s staff celebrate the 40th anniversary of VIVO Media Arts Centre, they recently learned they will need to vacate their Main Street gallery.

VIVO was founded as the Satellite Video Exchange Society in 1973, and moved into its current location at 1965 Main St. in 1993 where it contributed to Mount Pleasant’s growing artist community. Twenty years later, the city’s plans for Mount Pleasant have changed, and VIVO must now leave the space to make room for development.

The building was not listed for sale, so VIVO general manager Emma Hendrix was shocked when the owner walked into his office April 26. and told him he had received an offer to purchase and told him the gallery would no longer be. “It was a surprise, but not a complete surprise,” Hendrix said. “For quite a while we had been paying more rent than we could afford… I felt that we had to use the eviction as an opportunity, not a problem. We’ve been trying to solve this situation for a while and now we’re being forced to deal

with it instead of dragging it on for three or four years. It’s a blessing in disguise — it’s mobilizing us.”

Despitecityapprovalin2010 of the Mount Pleasant Community Plan, which calls for more rental housing and support for the arts community, zoning changes have favoured high-end development. Hendrix worries that overdevelopment of the neighbourhood may eliminate its reputation as an artist-friendly community.

“Mount Pleasant won’t be the Mount Pleasant that the community has stated they want,” said Hendrix. “I can’t give credit to any one thing in terms of the vibrance of the neighbourhood but the artist front has contributed a lot. I love being able to step outside of VIVO and see people coming in and out of the different galleries.”

Hendrix hopes VIVO can stay in Mount Pleasant, but is unsure if that’s possible.

“We’ll be looking for properties starting next week,” he said. “Some of the [nearby] business owners I’ve talked to are getting worried as well — they feel like they only have a year or two left before the same thing happens to them.”

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Vancouver Matters Renfrew Ravine and Renfrew Community Parks Master Plan Open House The Vancouver Park Board is developing a master plan to rehabilitate Renfrew Ravine Park and Renfrew Community Park.

Drop by our open house to review and provide feedback on the proposed plan.

Monday, May 13, 4 - 7 pm Slocan Park Field House, 2750 East 29th Avenue The plan will consider ways to preserve and enhance the ecological integrity of the parks and increase recreational opportunities.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: 604-718-5852 or debra.barnes@vancouver.ca

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Learn about the Regional Context Statement

Everyday Activity Supports You (EASY) Pilot Study Dr. Maureen Ashe and researchers from the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the University of British Columbia are currently seeking participants for a research study that is investigating the benefits of everyday activity for women 55-70 years of age.

We are inviting community-dwelling women who are between 55 and 70 years of age who are not currently engaging in a regular exercise program to take part in the study. The research program is 6 months long, and involves up to 15 sessions that will take place at Killarney Community Centre in Vancouver.

To be eligible for this study, you must: • be able to take part in a regular walking program • can walk at least 3 city blocks, and climb a flight of stairs If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact Ms. Megan McAllister at 604-875-4111 extension 21721

For more information.

The Regional Growth Strategy provides a framework on how the region will accommodate the over one million people and 600,000 new jobs that are expected to come to Metro Vancouver in the next 30 years.

A Regional Context Statement (RCS) identifies the relationship between the City of Vancouver’s plans and policies and the goals, strategies and actions identified in the Regional Growth Strategy.

All municipalities in Metro Vancouver are required to submit a RCS by July 29, 2013.

Drop by our open house to learn more about Vancouver’s Regional Context Statement which also includes projections on population, housing and employment.

Thursday, May 16, 4 -8 pm Vancouver City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue Main Floor, Town Hall It’s your chance to discuss the statement with City staff, ask questions and give your input before it goes to City Council for consideration at the public hearing on June 11, 2013.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: vancouver.ca/home-property-development/ regional-context-statement.aspx or phone 3-1-1

West End Residents: Parking Permit Renewal If you have a current West End Residential Parking Permit, it will expire on Friday, May 31, 2013.

Renewals and new permits are available at the West End Community Centre at 870 Denman Street.

THE CENTRE WILL HAVE EXTENDED HOURS FOR PARKING PERMITS ON: Thursday, May 23 9 am - 7:30 pm Friday, May 24

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REGULAR HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday - Friday, 9 am -1 pm and 2 -5 pm year round (except holidays).

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING THE FOLLOWING: 1. Valid ICBC vehicle insurance showing your West End home address.

2. One recently dated piece of non-personal mail showing the same name and address (e.g. utility or credit card bill or bank statement).

3. One other item showing the same name and address as shown on the items above (B.C. driver’s licence, other items of non-personal mail, etc.)

New residents may bring in a rental agreement and/or change of address notice from the post office and ICBC indicating your West End home address. We do not accept postal box addresses on vehicle insurance, personal mail, property tax statements or personal cheques as ID. The permit fee is $69.21 plus applicable taxes and payment options are: cash, cheque, American Express, MasterCard, Visa, or debit card.

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UBC Registration and fundraising is on now for the Vancouver Gutsy Walk, which takes place June 9 at the University of B.C.’s Thunderbird Park.

The walk is in support of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada with a goal to raise funds for inflammatory bowel disease research. Now in its 17th year, the 2013 Vancouver Gutsy Walk also raises funds in support of health care providers and patients and their loved ones. It’s estimated 233,000 Canadians, including almost 6,000 children live with IBD, which includes the painful symptoms associated with Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. For information visit gutsywalk.ca.

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Japanese mouth organ player Naomi Sato joins the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra to perform music by contemporary Canadian and Japanese composers, including Mark Armanini, for a performance entitled Chrysanthemums and Maple Leaves at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre.

The performance includes the Canadian premiere of Axiom Praxis, a concerto for show by Farshid Samandari. Chrysanthemums and Maple Leaves takes place Saturday, May 18 at 8 p.m. at the Roundhouse, 181 Roundhouse Mews. For ticket information visit vi-co.org.

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The annual McBride annex school Spring Fair takes place Saturday, May 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4750 St. Catherine’s St..

The fair invites families to drop by and enjoy games for all ages, delicious food, a bouncy castle, a giant slingshot, silent auction, face painting and more. Admission is free to this family-friendly event that takes place rain or shine.

WEST POINT GREY The Lord Byng Symphony Orchestra’s 10th anniversary concert takes place at 7:30 p.m.

May 24, at the Lord Byng Theatre, located on West 15th Avenue at Crown Street.

The young symphony will perform several pieces under the direction of Scott Maclennan, including Mozart’s Overture to the Magic Flute, Hayden’s Cello Concerto No. 2 and Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture. Members of the symphony’s alumni will also join the orchestra in celebration

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Top left: The Remy Bracelet, named after Real Housewife Ronnie Negu’s special needs daughter, goes on sale May 22. Above: Japanese mouth organ player Naomi Sato joins the Vancouver International Orchestra for a performance May 18. Scan page with Layar to see videos of Ms. Sato and athe Lord ByngSymphony Orchestra . of the 10th anniversary. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

KITS POINT The Vancouver Historical Society Speaker Series presents a talk by University of B.C. historian Dr. Henry Yu May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Joyce Walley Room at Museum of Vancouver. The title of the talk is Who Fed Vancouver? The Hidden History of the Chinese Canadian Food Industry with a focus

on the little-known history of Chinese farms in the Vancouver area. Yu will talk about the hidden history of the Chinese-Canadian food industry and how the vertically integrated produce system ranged from farms to corner grocery stores, to cooks, neighbourhood restaurants and major food distributors. For more information, visit vancouver-historical-society.ca. sthomas@vancourier.com twitter.com/sthomas10

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Fans of the reality TV series Real Housewives of Vancouver will remember that Ronnie Negus’ special-needs daughter Remy almost choked to death in 2011.

When retold, the incident even brought series villain Jody Claman to tears. The incident also inspired the team at Gastownbased Alden Rae Jewelry to create a piece called Remy’s Bracelet, with partial proceeds dedicated to the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. According to Negus, Children’s Hospital has been an integral part of Remy’s life since birth.

Remy’s Bracelet launches May 22, at HOUSExGUEST, 200-332 Water St., from 6 to 9 p.m. The event also includes a silent auction, with all proceeds going to the foundation. Other members of the Real Housewives of Vancouver will be in attendance, as will Miss World Canada. For ticket information, visit aldenrae.ca.

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A city staff report recommends that the Waldorf Hotel on East Hastings be added to the heritage register, but that won’t guarantee it won’t be demolished.

City considering heritage status for Waldorf Hotel MIKE HOWELL Staff writer

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ity council will be asked next week to add the iconic Waldorf Hotel on East Hastings Street to the Vancouver Heritage Register.

But the city staff report recommending the provision clearly states such a designation does not mean the 1949-era hotel can be kept indefinitely from the wrecking ball.

“Properties on the Heritage Register are not protected from demolition,” said the report authored by Brian Jackson, the city’s director of planning. “This would require council to approve a heritage designation bylaw and compensate an owner for the reduction in market value.”

Or, the report said, council could enter into a heritage revitalization agreement which can vary or supplement certain bylaws and permit conditions.

There is no rezoning or development permit application or a formal enquiry on the property at 1489 East Hastings St., said the report, which goes before council Wednesday.

The Puharich family owns the hotel and has a sales agreement in place with Solterra Development. That agreement is scheduled to conclude in the fall. Related to that completion date is the ongoing preparation of a new Grandview-Woodland community plan that is expected to conclude by the end of the year.

The final plan will provide “clarity on future policy directions for the property site,” the report said. “Therefore, building retention discussions at this time are premature and are anticipated to occur in the future when ownership transfer and a clear policy context are in place.”

The city report is a result of city council approving in January a 120-day temporary protection order for the interior and exterior of the Waldorf. That order led to the hiring of James Burton of Birmingham and Wood Architects and Planners, who completed a heritage as-

sessment of the hotel. Burton’s work entailed preparing a “statement of significance,” which identifies and assesses the key heritage values of a site.

In summary, the statement on the Waldorf concluded: “The Waldorf Hotel is valued for its location on East Hastings Street in the blocks east of the old downtown, its 1949 and 1950s exterior and interior detailing, its commercial history as a family-run full service hotel and drinking establishment, and its persistence as a hospitality venue over six decades since the Second World War.” The statement also noted the Waldorf is a good example of a “streamline moderne style” hotel, which includes a popular tiki bar lounge and Polynesian room restaurant.

“The Waldorf Hotel’s tiki-themed rooms in the 1955 addition [to the hotel] and basement of the 1949 building are now a rare authentic record of the importation of this interior decoration style in Vancouver,” Burton wrote.

The protection order from city council came after news broke that the hotel was being sold to a development company and there was concern the hotel would be demolished and replaced with condominiums.

Council was concerned about the loss of the hotel and its historic value to Vancouver, along with its recent use as a popular arts and culture venue. News of the hotel’s potential demise triggered a public “Save the Waldorf” campaign that saw almost 19,000 signatures collected on an online petition.

Solterra Development has told city staff that it had no objection to the hotel being added to the heritage register but wants to be consulted on the final wording of the “statement of significance.”

The Puharich family had not responded to city staff at the writing of the report. Council meets at city hall at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to decide whether it will add the hotel to the register. mhowell@vancourier.com twitter.com/Howellings

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Sunday, May 5 was one of the those rare perfect Vancouver days that makes you forget about the last six months of rain. The organizers of the Vancouver BMO Half and Full Marathon couldn’t have chosen a better day.

Although I wasn’t running the BMO this year, I woke up early with excitement. I had the important job of being a spectator for my clients and friends who had trained sincemid-Januaryfortheirfirst,third,fifth or 15th half-marathon race.

At 6 a.m., downtown Vancouver was quiet as everyone who wasn’t running or volunteering was still asleep. As I strolled with my dog, I could feel the nervous excitement from the racers. Some runners shuffled across the intersections like they didn’t want to expend too much energy before the race and others were nervously marching as if they were afraid they might be late and miss the event. Since I had nothing to be nervous about, I enjoyed the early morning charge of energy.

At 7:30 a.m., I met friends at a preplanned cheering station in front of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. As I stood on the sidewalk waiting for the runners to arrive, I noticed that both sides of Beach Avenue were already crowded. Some had signs for their mom, dad, partner or friend.

Some were cheering for a team such as Team in Training, which raises money for leukemia and lymphoma research. And

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Spectator Julie Ferguson had words of support for her husband Sean Sullivan,as he ran in his first marathon. Scan page with Layar to see more photos. some people were just there to be a part of the race. To make myself visible among the crowds, I brought a green foam hand from the Tour de France and waved it around, giving big green high fives to anyone who looked like they needed a boost.

It doesn’t matter if a runner finishes in one hour or three, each of them has put in a huge amount of time, dedication and effort to get to where they are at that moment. It’s the cheering of strangers and friendsthatgivesarunnerthatextraboost, motivating them to push their limits, giving themselves the best race they are capable of. It’s the reason why the New York Marathon is the most popular marathon in the world. It isn’t because of the route or the race T-shirt. It’s the most desired marathon to run because more than two million spectators line the streets to cheer and 315 million are watching on TV. That’s a lot of extra energy!

If you understand the power of energy

and how it can be passed from person to person, you’ll understand the power of the spectator. When someone takes the time to stand on the side of the road for hours, just to tell me, either a friend or stranger, that I am “looking strong” and “ You can do it!”, I believe it. I believe it because they believe it for me. I take their energy with me for the next few kilometres, pushing my own negative thoughts away. It’s their positive energy that propels me forward and keeps my legs moving until I cross that line. For the spectator, they leave the race feeling inspired by the strength, determination and dedication of you, the racer. Hopefully, you’ll have inspired them to try a race for themselves but if not that is OK, because the race wouldn’t be the same without the spectators.

Kristina Bangma is a coach, personal trainer and writer with a love of riding and racing.

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hen I come home to my wife at the end of the day, I know better than to ask, “What did you do today?”

On the days she doesn’t work, she accomplishes a myriad of tasks that magically make the lives of everyone in our family run smoothly. Bills are paid, appointments made and events planned. No one is left waiting for a ride to school, music lessons or practice. No one is hungry.

Motherly magic is largely invisible. We don’t appreciate it until it’s gone. The days when my wife is out of town are long days indeed.

Good parents teach their children the essentials, and they teach best by behaviour rather than words.

We internalize — for good or ill — the lessons of our parents.

This season has been a difficult one for my sister and me since our mother’s unexpected death 10 years ago.

My mother modelled unconditional love. She appreciated and expected the best in us but forgave us for being imperfect and making

mistakes. She lived a life of selflessness, generosity and compassion. Her circle of concern seemed to expand without boundaries.

She inspired us to give the best of ourselves. This was not to please her because her love was unconditional.

When someone appreciates the best in you, you come to see it yourself.

I imagine how different life would have been had my mother been alive for the past 10 years. She would have loved spending time with my children. She would have been there for all their sports, recitals, school concerts and graduations.

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Though she has not been here to teach my children, I have tried to pass her lessons on to them. I can only give forward what she has given to me.

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She adored them as little children, and she would have adored them as they grew. We would have enjoyed her great meals and all the holidays that she would make special, and every one of my birthdays would have continued to be a celebration.

But I realize that my

mother has been with me all along. Though she has not been here to teach my children, I have tried to pass her lessons on to them. I can only give forward what she has given to me.

I often remind my patients to be good moms to themselves. I ask them to channel their inner mom.

We all have one deep down inside — just like the inner six pack. Some have to take a big breath in and dig deeper. Most of us tend to be hard on ourselves — critical, judgmental and unforgiving.

We could all use a little more compassion for others and ourselves. Many of us don’t give ourselves the care we need.

Here are four ways to be a better mom to yourself — direct orders from your inner mom.

1) Go to bed. Make sure you get enough rest. You’ll perform better at school and work in the morning, and you won’t get run down and sick.

2) Go out and play. Get some physical activity every day. It’s essential for your emotional and physical wellbeing.

3) Eat your vegetables.

Don’t skip meals and don’t ruin your appetite with junk food. Though not everyone can eat an early breakfast, we all need regular snacks and meals to get through the day.

4) You can do better.

Your inner mom may not be talking about your partner or spouse. See the best in yourself and be inspired to do your best. Move towards your positive potential.

Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician at the PrimeCare

Medical Centre. His column appears regularly in this paper. You can read more about achieving your positive potential for health at davidicuswong.wordpress.com.

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Singer Castle, built for the Singer Sewing Company’s president Frank Bourne in 1902, was modelled on Sir Walter Scott’s description of the place where Henry II’s mistress, Fair Rosamund, was imprisoned in the 12th century.

On Dark Island, ponder Fair Rosamund’s fate MITCHELL SMYTH Meridian Writers’ Group

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ARK ISLAND, New York—A medieval mystery echoes down the centuries and across an ocean to the halls of a faux castle on this island in the St. Lawrence River.

The mystery: what happened to Fair Rosamund, the beautiful young mistress of King Henry II (1133-1189) of England? Was she murdered by his jealous queen, Eleanor of Aquataine? Or did she live out her later years anonymously in a convent?

It’s a riddle you can ponder as you walk the corridors and gardens, study the ancient weapons and suits of armour, and peer into the secret passages of Singer Castle, here on Dark Island, a few hundred metres south of the Canada-U.S. border in the St. Lawrence.

(Belying its name, Dark Island is a pleasant place, not in the least eerie or brooding.)

Or, if you want to pay $725, you and your lover can check into the bridal suite, which is meant to be a replica of Rosamund’s bedchamber.

Regrettably, the guide on the day of my visit appeared to know very little about the castle’s medieval connection, beyond saying the building “was modelled on an English castle.”

In fact, the original was not a castle. Medieval castles were fortified structures. Woodstock Manor, in Oxfordshire, was a royal hunting lodge in a forest stocked with deer and wild boar for the entertainment of Henry and his courtiers. (“Woodstock,” in Norman English, means a clearing in the woods.)

It was there that, sometime around 1160, Henry sequestered Rosamund de Clifford, the woman who has gone down in English folklore as Fair Rosamund.

Supposedly — and there are a lot of suppositions in the tale — the entrance to Rosamund’s quarters was guarded by a maze,

but the jealous Eleanor found a silken thread that had been torn from her rival’s gown.

She followed it to the tragic young woman’s chamber and poisoned her. (Another version says Eleanor’s knight stabbed the young woman.)

Serious historians reject the story. They say Rosamund died in a nunnery, where she had fled to atone for her adultery with the king. Some say Henry “leaked” the murder story to blacken Eleanor, whom he had grown to hate.

Woodstock Manor was destroyed in the English Civil War (1642-51). But a description of it came into the hands of Sir Walter Scott, the great Scottish novelist, and he included it in his 1826 novel Woodstock or The Cavalier.

Fast forward to 1902. It was the Gilded Age for America’s industrialists and tycoons, and Frank Bourne, president of the Singer Sewing Company, wanted a summer “cottage” on his three-hectare Dark Island. He commissioned architect Ernest Flagg, who had designed the Singer Building in New York.

Flagg was a fan of Sir Walter so, switching his talents from skyscrapers to castles, he modelled Flagg’s summer home on the novelist’s description, red-topped turrets, a dungeon, tunnels and all. The cost: $500,000, a fortune in those days.

Singer Castle remained a private residence until 2003, when the present owners opened it to public tours. Among the books in its library is a first edition of Scott’s book.

ACCESS: Boat tours to Dark Island depart from Rockport, Ont. (www.rockportcruises.com) and Alexandria Bay, N.Y. (www. usboattours.com). The Rockport cruise also stops at Boldt Castle, another rich man’s folly. For more information on Singer Castle, go to singercastle.com.

Mitchell Smyth is a member of the Meridian Writers’ Group. For more stories, go to www. culturelocker.com.

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hen our eyes turn to look at the prettiest house on the street, you can bet the owner worked hard to make that happen. The appeal, you may find, is rarely due to just one feature, but rather to several complementary features that create the “perfect package.” Did you know, for example, that the most attractive home exteriors often use as many as three or four wood stain colour combinations?

According to experts, a perfect package soothes the eye by blending hues from the same colour palette.

The first step is to decide the main body colour to be used on your house, a decision often determined by the shade of the brick or stone. Once this main colour is chosen, you can mix and match complementary stains from the recommended palettes for all the exterior wood.

Here from the Olympic website (www.olympic.com) are a few colour coordination tips: BODY COLOUR: Brick and stone on a house often deliver a deep saturation of colour, so decide if your masonry is in the colour family of green, brown, red, cream, blue, grey or yellow. Any dominant shade must be considered.

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on the surface and a solid stain on the rails and spindles for a dramatic look.

DOORS AND SHUTTERS: For impact, use a prominent colour on your front door. On the shutters, use neutral to blend, or use dark to accentuate.

GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS: These should be painted inconspicuously. If the house trim is white, they should be white, too.

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Because of durability, these tiles are often used for backsplashes.

Ceramic tile is another common tile choice that is strong enough to be used for both countertop and floor applications. Ceramic tiles come in both glazed and unglazed options, but glazed are easier to clean. Unglazed should be sealed for stain resistance.

Ceramic is a durable material that’s great for areas that are exposed to moisture.

Porcelain tile usually comes with a matte finish, but there are some styles that look more like natural stone. It’s naturally stain resistant, extremely dense and durable, and resistant to moisture. Make sure the porcelain tiles you choose have been rated for their hardness. A one to two ranking means the tile is strictly for walls and countertops.

In the end, the size and shape of the tile you choose really depends on what kind of look you’re going for, and what type of space you’re working with. For a backsplash, you have a smaller space and less practical requirements to worry about, so you can invest in a more intricate design of mosaic (or other small) tiles.

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orget gooey, calorieladen cakes and pastries for a dessert idea. These days, it’s all about the quality and presentation - small, rich and delectable!

According to founder Paul Dincer, Koko Monk by Levni Chocolate is the first retail concept store that features old school European flare in its approach. Located in the heart of Kitsilano, at 1849 West 1st Ave., Koko Monk (kokomonk. com) also houses a CHOCOLATE ARTS gigantic chocolate fountain for making unforgettable fruit fondues.

Dincer’s signature line is made in the traditional, artisanal way, combining the finest chocolate with unusual elements. “We

use Belgian chocolate, local honey, Mexican vanilla beans and a variety of nuts and dried fruits; and all our chocolates are preservative and chemical free,” Dincer states.

Shown: Apple Wood Smoked Chocolate (the world’s only double-smoked chocolate.)

Three fresh tropical fruit purees meet genuine apple wood, and add in a scotch fusion. Price: 4 for $14. Don’t leave these out in the sun to melt!

Chocolate Arts has always been committed to sustainable & organic agriculture. Most produce they add is locally grown, nurtured by organic growers who approach their craft with the same passion.

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More than just a drink, scotch whisky pairs up brilliantly with food. Bison chilli with a shot of whisky in it brings a new feel to the standard add-in of a can of beer. Here’s a cool recipe, courtesy Canadian Club (CC):

Whisky Vinaigrette Ingredients: • 5 tbsp CC Dock No. 57 Spiced • 1/2 cup cider vinegar • 2 tbsp hot mustard • 4 tbsp honey • 3 tsp Sriracha (hot sauce) • 4 tbsp smokey bbq sauce • 3 tsp finely chopped fresh thyme • 2 cups olive oil • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste Method: In a small bowl, whisk the whisky, cider vinegar, mustard, honey, Sriracha, BBQ sauce, thyme and olive oil; salt and pepper to taste. Vinaigrette can be refrigerated for up to five days.

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f you ask any mom she will tell you that not a day goes by that she isn’t thinking about, or worrying about, her children. Therefore Mother’s Day is a time to show how much you appreciate all the time, worry, and love that she has put into raising you.

the difference being made in her name, but she will also receive a letter and photo of her sponsored child so she can learn about the needs of those in other countries. This gift shows her that she has raised you to follow her example of responsibility and compassion.

For the third consecutive year, mothers, daughters, sisters and friends are invited to walk the talk and help to empower women towards health, success and prosperity!

Show your mother that you think about her as much as she worries about you. Give her a gift that is a constant reminder of your love for her. Here are some ideas:

3. Purchase a magazine subscription. Select a magazine that matches your mom’s interests and order a full year’s subscription. Each month when she receives her gift, she will remember how much you love her. This will also remind her to take some time to relax and indulge her interests each month.

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2. Sponsor a child. A monthly donation to a charity such as Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (www.ccfcanada.ca) will not only be a regular reminder of

4. Visit your local gardening centre: Purchase a perennial plant that she can re-pot in the garden to come sprouting back again and again. Or find the perfect hummingbird feeder so the little darlings can peep by your window throughout the spring and summer and eat and drink (and pose) for Mom! Ideas courtesy www.newscanada.com.

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At The Power Walk for Dress for Success, women will be able to literally help the woman next to them take her next step towards a healthier, more prosperous future,” says Joi Gordon, CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide, and echoed by Vancouver’s CEO, Jennifer Halinda.

Canada’s only 5k walk dedicated to empowering women on their quest for economic independence, The Power Walk for Dress for Success, takes place Mother’s Day weekend on Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m. (8:30 registration), starting at Oakridge Centre – West 41st at Cambie St. Each step on the 3.1 mile walk will represent each of the three phases that the women of Dress for Success – 80 per cent of whom are mothers themselves - experience as they journey along their path to professional success: from being unemployed and searching, to recently employed and adjusting, to gainfully employed and succeeding.

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Like Miami Vice and Lanny MacDonald, it’s a rare breed that is able to go out on a high note.

APOLLO GHOSTS are one such breed. In a relatively short span, the Vancouver indie rockers have churned out an impressive catalogue of singles, EPs and truly great albums and played some of the most energetic and joy-filled concerts this city has seen in some time. A few months ago the band announced it would be hanging up its capes for good. Catch ‘em play one final, celebratory show May 10 at the Rickshaw Theatre with guests B-Lines, Watermelon and Diane. Tickets at Dandelion, Highlife, Neptoon, Red Cat and northerntickets.com. More info at liveatrickshaw.com.

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Jeffrey Schwarz’s documentary I AM DIVINE goes beyond the wig, makeup and disturbing onscreen eating habits of the larger-than-life diva, drag queen and John Waters’ leading lady.

It screens May 10, 6:30 p.m. at the Rio Theatre as part of the DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL. Details at doxafestival.ca.

NEVER SHOOT A STAMPEDE QUEEN, Mark Leiren-Young’s autobiographical tale of a young, city slicker who graduates from journalism school and accepts a job at a small-town newspaper… presumably before going on to enjoy a comfortable, stress-free life in one of the most stable industries around — what? — hits the Granville Island Stage May 10 to 25 with the help of director T.J. Dawe and actor Zachary Stevenson. Hilarity and hijinks ensue. For tickets and more info, go to stampedequeen.ca.

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Besides experimental punctuation the festival promises an array of eclectic, cutting edge shows from emerging local theatre companies including Alley Theatre’s KAYAK. More details at upintheairtheatre.com/revolver-festival.

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Nobody likes a sore loser, apart from maybe physiotherapists and their like, but the armchair athletes of Team K&K feel obliged to gripe about the egregious officiating in the Canucks recent first round exit from the playoffs.

The San Jose Sharks were given a total of 24 power play chances to the home team’s meagre 10 during the series, and it has to be said that more than just a few of the home team’s penalties were of the bogus variety, including the decisive one in sudden death of Game 4 handed to Daniel Sedin (of all people) for boarding after lightly bumping into Tommy Wingels.

For good measure, the refs handed him another penalty for “abusive language” when it was all over and he called shenanigans on the call.

While obviously the referees aren’t entirely to blame for the Canucks’ latest heart-breaking collapse, it often seemed like they didn’t want to risk displeasing the people in head office who pay their hefty salaries.

Let’s face it, the NHL is a multi-billion dollar business that has shot itself in the foot with the third crippling lockouts in less than 20 years. It’s a given that American teams advancing over Canadian squads is better for the self-sabotaged league’s bottom line considering that in the U.S. nearly as many people would rather, say, tune in to see NASCAR drivers turning left for hours on end or “professional wrestlers” pretending to fight each other than watch large, armoured men wearing knife-boots do actual battle on ice. They’re funny that way.

Here in Canada, video footage of a local team partying with Chris Brown, beating up taxi drivers or attending a Westboro Baptist Church rally while on the road could go viral and they would probably still be able to fill the stands night after night.

The Sharks, who have to compete against four other major league sports teams all within the San Francisco Bay area, probably can’t say the same.

CONSERVATIVE DRINKING Speaking of highly paid officials who frequently infuriate B.C. residents, we’re now just days away from the next provincial election.

While recent polls suggest that noted family-enthusiast Christy Clark is gaining on the NDP’s Adrian Dix despite her party’s array of recent scandals, we’re hoping the political landscape could soon be transformed dramatically after a recent announcement by septuagenarian B.C. Conservative party leader John Cummins (of all people) that he would allow beer and wine to be sold at corner stores, as it is in most other civilized countries in the world, not to mention Quebec.

While it’s not as bold a stance as standing up to Prime Minister Stephen Harper over decriminalizing marijuana (a move supported by 73 per cent of British Columbia residents, according to a recent poll), it’s at least a start towards bringing the province’s oft-mocked antiquated liquor laws kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

If the Conservatives also promised to do something about the cost of alcohol here in B.C. being among the highest in the world, some of the boozier members of K&K might even be tempted to vote for them if only they had actual candidates running in our home ridings.

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There’s no shortage of cooking schools in Vancouver, from polished places with their own bistros that can take you from near neophyte to capable of opening your own restaurant, to bread and butter places that keep the wheels of our culinary community rolling by turning out qualified sous-chefs, sauciers and more.

However, the HAVE Culinary Training Society (it stands for “Hope, Action, Values and Ethics”) is a school with a difference. It

trains people, often right off the street, who face a real challenge getting sufficient skills for employment, whether it’s due to addiction, mental health, language or other issues.

Over the past seven years, HAVE Café has trained some 700 students and placed them in the food and beverage industry — a success rate of more than 75 per cent.

The only prerequisite for being accepted into the program is to be clean and sober, says Len Nakonechny, director of development and training. He’s witnessed any number of people, who — with HAVE’s help — have managed to turn their lives around.

Sit down at this bustling café for a healthy bite (such as a grilled chicken salad or moo shu prawn and salmon rice bowl) and it feels like any other lunchtime diner, with no shortage of well prepared plates on the menu.

The menu is, explains Nakonechny, slightly more extensive because the idea is to give students as much practical exposure as possible. All proceeds go to support the society.

Under Executive Director and Chef Amber Anderson, the business end of HAVE’s kitchen runs like clockwork.

Ask the chef to single out some of her more memo-

rable “successes” and she’ll tell you “I’m very lucky that I get to do this,” before embarking on a string of stories with happy endings.

Sometimes her new students may have only the clothes they show up in: no home, no money — and no food. The café, with professional counseling on hand, will not only help them find shelter but also feed and set them on a path to self-sufficiency.

In time, just about everyone working here will be placed in jobs at restaurants such as Donnelly Group’s The New Oxford or Mark Brand’s No. 1 Noodle House, to mention just a couple of restaurants across the downtown core that make a point of hiring HAVE’s qualified graduates.

Anderson relates the story of one person who, when they started, couldn’t even look her in the eye. Now the person is full of life with restored confidence, she says with a quiet smile of modest pride.

In fact, HAVE Café’s model is so successful that another will soon open on the North Shore, with plans for New Westminster and later Kamloops and Victoria.

So next time you’re on the Downtown Eastside looking for a tasty, well priced bite, why not give it a shot? You’ll be not only

well fed but also supporting a truly worthy cause in the process. The cafe, located at 374 Powell St, is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

••• We’re happy to see one of the country’s most fervent advocates for sustainable seafood is swimming back onto our radar. Former C Restaurant and Kambolis Group executive chef Robert Clark is launching a new multi-tasking spot called The Fish Counter. It will not only sell Ocean Wise and sustainable seafood of every kind (in season) but also promises to be more than your average casual diner.

Clark says he’ll offer the freshest seafood available, with serious fish ‘n chips topping the bill. No doubt with beer batter, too, seeing as he’ll be right next door to Portland Craft, at Main and 22nd. Look for a mid summer opening, likely in August. See you there! info@hiredbelly.com

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FRENCH KISS: Parkinson Society British Columbia presented its seventh annual Evening in Paris Gala. Several hundred guests gathered in the makeshift City of Lights set up at the Hotel Vancouver. CEO Diane Robinson fronted the lavish luau complete with an Eiffel Tower, sidewalk café and all things French. On track to raise $115,000 for essential programs for the 11,000 British Columbians living with the debilitating disease, cancan dancers were not the only ones kicking up their heels.

DO-GOODERS: Soroptimist International of Vancouver, a group committed to improving the lives of women and girls locally and internationally, converged at Brock House Restaurant for their annual awards. Among the recipients feted were high school student Vivien Wong and SFU student Biftu Yousuf.

Jamie Koomson and Karlee Barowsky offered up artisan cocktails, craft beer and regional wines at the newly opened Grain Tasting Bar located in the Hyatt Regency.

Diane Garceau’s Les Jambes Scandales cancan dance troupe had everyone kicking up their heels at the Parkinson Society soiree.

Students Carole Lee, Jennifer Zhen and Vivien Wong were feted for their outstanding community service at the Soroptimist International of Vancouver luncheon.

Gary Harasym, Paul Geddes and Sheldon Zipursky doffed berets for the Parkinson Society’s Parisian fundraiser held at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

Tina Baird’s Naramata Bench wine tasting at the Four Seasons helped raise funds for the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise seafood program.

Dana Martin and Cora Salvador honoured the good work of individuals making a difference for girls and women in their community.

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And there was hope that the director’s buddy comedy/true-crime caper Pain & Gain could deliver, reined in by the restraint of a smallish budget (a reported $25 million: barely enough to cover Optimus Prime’s personal trainer).

No such luck, as Bay’s promising story suffers from too much of everything: gore, violence, extraneous characters, and an inflated sense of its own importance. The movie is all about bulking up, but some serious trimming down could’ve made it a contender.

Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) is a personal trainer at Miami Beach’s Sun Gym in the mid-’90s, unwilling to endure “another 40 years of wearing sweatpants to work.” After seeing inspirational speaker Johnny Wu (Ken Jeong) in action Daniel recruits fellow gym buddy Adrian (Anthony Mackie) in a nefarious scheme to kidnap one of their clients, slimy deli owner Victor Kershaw (Tony Shaloub) and get him to sign over all of his assets.

With the arrival of recently released convict Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson, looking even less like a Paul Doyle than he does a Dwayne Johnson), the team is complete. “I watched a lotta movies. I know what I’m doing,” Daniel reassures them. Together these guys bumble their way through every plan, worse than amateurs. It would be silly stuff were it not true, which is the only reason we watch

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Flush with cash, the boys become careless, broke and greedy for more.

World-weary private investigator Ed du Bois (Ed Harris) is called in to pick up where the disinterested Miami Police left off; no one can believe that three ninja-clad muscle men perpetrated the crime.

Johnson gives the best performance here. His gentle giant is putty in Daniel’s hands, and his tenuous grip on prisonborn faith and sobriety is a sad thing to watch. Wahlberg is merely fine; Mackie’s role consists mostly of jokes about his lost manhood.

The true story, gleaned from Pete Collins’ magazine articles, is ridiculous enough on paper without extra embel-

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Disappointing, then, that Bay chose to add to the mayhem with redundant chase scenes and added gore (I lost interest after the Chihuahua toe snack).

Rather than present the story as a darkly comic cautionary tale, the film is so much hammy fun that it is sure to inspire the same felonious career ambitions among many in the audience.

Other things learned from watching the film: women are hookers or strippers, or well on their way; steroids will shrivel up your man parts and cause impotence, but it’s played for a few cheap laughs here (with Rebel Wilson playing Adrian’s understanding girlfriend, again too much).

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“football factory” already known as the Canadian high school with the most graduates to play professionally in the CFL, Vancouver College will set another record this year when it sends eight Fighting Irish to four different universities across Canada.

Quarterback Hunter Thompson will join the Gee-Gees at the University of Ottawa and the Dinos will welcome receiver Rashaun Simonise at the University of Calgary.

Running back Liam Mahara, defensive end Anthony Balce, offensive linesman Paul Glambinskas and Keegan Yang, a fullback at VC who will play inside linebacker next year, have committed to the University of B.C. Thunderbirds.

Outside the CIS (Canadian Interuniveristy Sport), but still in Canada, tight end Andrew Pauls and offensive linesman James Brunton will join the Clan at Simon Fraser University, a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in the NCAA Division II. Six graduates from the class of 2012 went to play at six different CIS football programs in five different provinces. The school’s pedigree is unmatched across Canada, a fact acknowledged by the CFL two years ago when a writer described Vancouver College as a “football factory” and cited the 125 football players who played in the CIS and 47 more who played south in the U.S. “Immediately when I came here, I wanted to join a program, any athletic program, and I always wanted to play football,” said Keegan Yang, who played rugby in Toronto but picked up the pigskin for the first time in Grade 11 at Vancouver College.

“When I first walked in,” he added, “you see the field, you see the high performance centre and you just get the feeling that this school is very physical. It’s about sport and athletics and it’s also about academics.”

Yang said the transition from rugby to football came naturally and that he could even play the gridiron game without a helmet — a comment that prompted jeers from the seven other jocks around him (“I’m too soft for that,” someone joked) in the science classroom of Andrea Prout-Bernett, a respected team manager and spouse of head football coach Todd Bernett.

Wearing the purple and gold for Vancouver College means joining a fraternity, building bonds that last well beyond high school. In December, the Fighting Irish lost the B.C. championship to the Mt. Douglas Rams, but B.C. Place was filled with 4,000 spectators, most of them Vancouver College alumni, students and supporters.

That bond “ is something that’s hard to come in between,” said Simonise.

Balce, who was named this season’s most inspirational player, said the athletes understand their responsibility as role models.

“The younger kids, they see that we try in class as well.

That’s a really big part of leaving an impression here,” he said.

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A record eight Vancouver College graduates received an athletic scholarship to play football at a Canadian university next year. Clockwise from left: Rashaun Simonise, Paul Glambinskas, Andrew Pauls, Keegan Yang, Liam Mahara, James Brunton, Hunter Robinson and Anthony Balce.

“A lot of us are going [to university] to play, but they know that we earned it through being a good student and being a good player.”

When he travels with the University of Calgary Dinos to play the Thunderbirds at UBC August 31, Simonise will return to Vancouver and face at least four former teammates plus even more VC alumni.

“It’s going to be a competition, but afterwards it’s going to be fine and we’re all going to laugh about it,” he said. “We’re always going to go hard. Were always going to try and hit each other, to win.”

There’s an advantage to knowing how your competitor plays, thinking you know how he sees the field. Simonise goaded his teammates: “You can’t stop it.”

Mahara joked, “Just cut him in half — big, tall, skinny guy, just cut him in half, right in the middle. Just sever him.”

The laughter died down and Pauls said, “You’re always in that competition phase. Whenever I see someone I know, I always want to beat them and they always want to beat me. You play to your best abilities. You don’t want to hurt the person, but you want to beat them. If that means getting physical, getting up in his face a little bit, then well see what happens.”

Yang said, “The camaraderie is nice, regardless of where we go.”

Wearing their purple jerseys over white dress shirts, ties and

pleated trousers, the athletes described the football program run by Bernett as a “university-type atmosphere.” The coach, whose drive in the weight room motivates the players, is one of the primary reasons for their team and individual success, they say.

That atmosphere? They answer all at once: “Intense,” “structured,” “fast-paced,” “disciplined.” “If you’re dogging it, he’ll let you know.” “It makes everyone equal — you don’t want to be that person. It gives you motivation to prove yourself.”

VC pivot Robinson added, “[Bernett] has shown me how to work hard, work hard every day, compete at practice and push hard on the field of play when it’s game day.”

“He likes to build the brotherhood, which really brings the team together,” said Glambinskas. His comment drew a ribbing and someone joked, “Aww, what a cutie,” and, “that’s so English Lit!” The o-line tackle smiled and continued, “It’s the way he bring us all together, which helps put the team together. We all play as one. You put all your effort into him because he puts all his effort into you.”

Will Glambinskas miss playing football at Vancouver College? “Yes,” he said. “But I’m happy where I’m going.” mstewart@vancourier.com twitter.com/MHStewart

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fter a 19-all draw at a blustery Jericho pitch on May 9, Kitsilano and Lord Byng will share the senior boys rugby city championship.

Kitsilano scored all its points in the first half and because they beat Byng to the scoreboard, Kitsilano will take the higher seed at the Lower Mainland zone tournament this week.

Scrum half Desmond Williams managed two tries for Kitsilano and set up Taylor Foote to score. Sam White was good on two converts to give the Blue Demons a 19-14 lead at half time.

Both teams missed go-ahead penalty kicks late in the second half, setting the stage for two five-minute, sudden-death overtime halves.

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charging Grey Ghost back.

Lord Byng coach Ian MacPhee was surprised at the seeding. Despite an 8-0 record and having defeated Kitsilano twice with an aggregate of 70-19, Byng will take a back seat to Kitsilano at the Lower Mainland tournament.

Lord Byng was ranked 10th in B.C. this week behind St. George’s at No. 1.

The Lower Mainland zone tournament began Tuesday at locations around Metro Vancouver. In the quarterfinals, St. George’s defeated Prince of Wales 65-5 and hosted Carson Graham Thursday in the semi-finals.

On Tuesday, Lord Byng travelled to No. 8 West Vancouver and lost 15-8. The Grey Ghosts play Handsworth Thursday at Klahanie in West Vancouver in one of two repechage matches. In the quarter-finals, Kitsilano fell to Carson Graham 12-27 and play in the second repechage match Thursday at Jericho Park against Prince of Wales.

Thursday’s results weren’t known before the Courier’s print deadline.

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Home sales plummet GLEN KORSTROM biv.com

Metro Vancouver home sales fell 6.1 per cent in April to the lowest total sales for the month since 2001, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).

Homeowners sold 2,627 homes on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in April, compared with 2,799 homes in April 2012.

That’s 20.9 per cent below the 10-year average for the month.

The benchmark price for all homes in Metro Vancouver is $597,300, which is 3.9

per cent less than this time last year.

“While the number of home sales remains below average, properties that are priced right are selling and we’re seeing greater balance between buyer demand and the number of homes listed for sale,” said REBGV president Sandra Wyant. “This is having a steadying influence on home prices in the region,” The total number of properties listed for sale on the MLS in Metro Vancouver is 16,730.

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Automatic for the rich people BRENDAN MCALEER Contributing writer

T

he well-heeled folks who buy supercars seem to have fallen out love with using their left legs. Ferrari has already axed the manual transmission after last year’s entire production run of prancing stallions only had two six-speeds sold — now, chief competitor Lamborghini is also saying sayonara to the stick shift.

As a sort of last-hurrah, Lambo recently announced the decade-old Gallardo will come in a very basic manual transmission, rear-wheel-drive model. It has to be said that the Lamborghini manual transmission is traditionally a bit of a bear to operate, with a heavy clutch and lever-throws that feel like you’re moving girders around. Or so I’m told.

Thing is, Lamborghini has always been the wild man of Italy, as compared to the fastidious Formula-One-obsessed Ferrari. While I understand sales numbers clearly show that not many people were interested in a stick-shift Gallardo, and the performance figures show that dual-clutch automanuals are faster and more efficient, the loss of that iconic stainless-steel H-gate makes those of us who could never actually afford one just the tiniest bit sad.

Yes, cars are getting better — but sometimes it’s the flaw in the gem that is the reason it’s valuable.

DIESEL POWER WINS GRAND-AM Want to know why gearheads are so excited about the new Mazda diesel engines? Look no further than the Mazda6 racecar, which took its first Grand-Am win at Road Atlanta.

Not just the first Grand-Am win for a diesel-powered car ever, it’s proof that diesel power fits in with Mazda’s racebred philosophy. Not that the company’s any stranger to using unique drivetrains.

After all, Mazda championed their rotary-powered racecars to the only Japanese LeMans victories, and the RX-7 is still the winning-est model in IMSA racing.

Even if you don’t give a hoot about automotive racing, the high-stress world of the tarmac circuit will allow engineers to further refine and improve Mazda’s diesel power. Could we maybe see a Mazdaspeed Diesel in the near future? I hope so.

SMART MOVE FOR MERCEDES Mercedes has elected to boost the chic appeal of their diminutive Smart city-car line with an actual production model of the Smart ForJeremy: a previous collaborative effort between style guru Jeremy Scott and Smart. The car features an all-white interior, but most prominently, the rear taillights have been replaced by a pair of wings.

I’m no judge of fashion, but it looks like one of the Village People. Two electric engines and one 102 h.p. gasoline engine will be on offer. brakingnews@gmail. com

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Music/Theatre/ Dance

IN HOME OR STUDIO LESSONS Piano, Theory & other instruments.

Allegro Music School 604-327-7765

1420

Tutoring Services

★ Computer Lessons ★ For Beginners & Revision Email, Internet, Digital Photo $30/hour OR $199 for 8 hrs ★ Call Sol 604-266-2414 ★

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2035

Burial Plots

OCEANVIEW, Single unused inground cremation plot in Evergreen Gardens. $3000.

604-737-0297

2060

For Sale Miscellaneous

BAND LEADER RETIRES. 2 Sound systems for sale.

Karl 604-298-5965 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colors Available.

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Tools & Equipment

WOODWORKING TOOLS for sale Craftsman: 10in. Table Saw $135, 15 amp 1/2in Plunge Router $180, 14 amp 7 1/4in.

Circular Saw w/ laser $45, LaserTrac 2/3hp Drill Press $90, Mitre Saw w/ laser $90, Router & R. Table $135. Rex-Cut grinder $55, 7 1/4in. Skil circular saw $35. Call 604-731-7928.

2135

Wanted to Buy

Old Books Wanted also: Photos Postcards, Letters, Paintings. (no text books/encyclopedia) I pay cash. 604-737-0530

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2135

Wanted to Buy

BUYING ANTIQUES & Vintage COLLECTIBLES, WW1 / WW2 Items Buying Antiques and Vintage Collectibles, Sterling Flatware, Ivory, Old Toys, Pocket Watches, Moorcroft , Old Coins, Estate Fine Jewelry, Vintage Posters, Vintage Signs, Vintage Postcards, Mantle Clocks, etc etc .. Also Buying WW1 and WW2 medals, knives, swords, daggers, etc . $$ CASH PAID $$ CALL: 604-401-3553

WORK WITH US & GROW A CAREER Glacier Media Group is growing. Check our job board regularly for the latest openings. www.glaciermedia.ca/careers

604-630-3300

EMPLOYMENT 1210

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Education

604-272-7213

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SAL SAL V

Announcements

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Beauticians/ Barbers

Taman Sari Royal Heritage Spa Inc. Whistler spa is seeking four F/T permanent placements for Javanese spa massage & esthetician treatments (salary$15.50/hour, 30 hr/wk).

Secondary school education.

Min. 6 months training in accredited massage programs, including Javanese massage.

Min. 1 year of professional appropriate massage spa experience, preferably with Javanese style treatments.

Resumes to: jully_tamansarispa@yahoo.ca CHAIR RENTAL Available Kerrisdale Hair Salon , low rates, Call 604-558-3334

1232

Drivers

DRIVERS WANTED AZ, DZ, 3 or 1 with airbrakes: Terrific career opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects using nondestructive testing. Plus extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation and benefits pkg. Skills Needed Ability to travel 6 months at a time.

Apply online at www.sperryrail.com under careers. Click here to apply, keyword: Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE. EOE

Job Listings, From A-Z

From advertising executive or banker to x-ray technician or zookeeper,you'll find it in the Employment Section.

To advertise in Employment call 604-630-3300

1240

General Employment

HELP WANTED!!! $28.00/HOUR. Undercover Shoppers Needed To Judge Retail And Dining Establishments. Genuine Opportunity. PT/FT . Experience Not Required.

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TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Glacier Media Group makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember.

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If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.

1240

General Employment

Manager, Marketing & Recruitment, International Student Program. School District 71 (Comox Valley) is located on the east coast of Vancouver Island approximately 100kms north of Nanaimo and is located on the traditional territory of the Komoks First Nation. Qualified individuals are invited to apply in confidence by submitting a cover letter outlining how they meet the hiring criteria, a chronological resume with the name, phone number/email address of three professional references through www.makeafuture.ca under the section Management & Professionals by 12:00pm.(noon) PST on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

1250

Hotel Restaurant

THE ACAD. PUBLIC HOUSE (Van) seeks F/T Cooks. Min. 2 yrs of exp + High Sch. Dipl. req’d. $12/hr. theacademicpublichouse@gmail.com

1265

Legal

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1290

Sales

Monthly Newspaper. Salary $20/hr. for advertising rep. PT/FT. Single moms / students welcome, excellent work cond. 604-733-3638

1293

Social Services

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? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

Training, support and remuneration are provided. 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.ca caregiving@plea.bc.ca

1310

Trades/Technical

F/T Maintenance Person req’d downtown, prkg provided, M-F, $18-$20/hr, 37.5/hrs per wk. Exp in plumbing, electrical, carpentry etc. some emergency on call req’d. Email resume with cover letter to: info@127society.ca TOLSONS REQUIRES contract logging trucks for the Chilliwack area for Spring/Summer/Fall logging season. Please contact lakesidelogger@gmail.com or call 604-816-1775

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Livestock/ Poultry

3535 3505

Boarding

HORSE BOARDING available in Port Coquitlam. Westside Stables. Full/Semi/Self Board.

For more information call Sandy 604-941-5434 cel 778-388-5434

3507

Cats

BENGAL KITTENS, vet ✔ 1st shots dewormed, sweet natured, $700. Mission 1-604-814-1235

PB RAG DOLL kittens, vet ✔ 1st shots, dewormed, health guar., $450 & up Cel # 604-477-9961

LAYING BROWN HENS Tame. Laying well. $8.00 each.

Cloverdale ★ 604-541-0007

3540

604-724-7652

3508

Dogs

TRUE PSYCHICS For Answers CALL NOW 24/7 Toll FREE 1-877-342-3032

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6505-12

Apt/Condos

AMBER LODGE

Oak & West 14th Studios (Avail. Now) 1 BR’s (Avail Now & June 1) 2 BR’s (Avail. Now) Well maintained building close to all amenities and VGH. Some pets ok.

VANCOUVER - Modern suites at Fraser Pointe- Marine Drive.

Great Views of Fraser River & Mtns. Studio, 1 & 2 BR in concrete high-rise. Pet Friendly (some conditions apply). 1-888-894-9452

LEGALS 5505

Legal/Public Notices

ALLAN EDMUND DOWD deceased, formerly of 102 -

1551 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1L7, are required to send full particulars of such claims c/o Bell Alliance Lawyers & Notaries Public, Attention: Richard Bell, 201 - 1367 West Broadway, British Columbia, V6H 4A7, on or before May 31, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

– Bell Alliance, Lawyers & Notaries Public, Solicitors.

HELEN PINCOMBE deceased, formerly of 301 -

1412 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 1R3, are required to send full particulars of such claims c/o Bell Alliance Lawyers & Notaries Public, Attention: Richard Bell, 201 - 1367 West Broadway, British Columbia, V6H 4A7, on or before May 31, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

– Bell Alliance, Lawyers & Notaries Public, Solicitors.

HOT SPOT FOR SALE

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5505

6508

Apt/Condos

West Van Apt. Rentals

2 BDRM Recently reno’d, available in quiet waterfront building, spectacular ocean view, No pets, non-smoking.

2180 Argyle Ave. West Vanc. 604-913-1849 for viewing appointment

*Annual starting revenue of $12,000-$120,000 *Guaranteed cleaning contracts *Professional training provided *Financing available *Ongoing support *Low down payment required Contact Coverall of BC A Respected Worldwide Leader in Franchised Office Cleaning!

Business Services

HAVE YOU BEEN DENIED Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help.

Contact Allison Schmidt at: 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca

LANGARA GARDENS

7005

Body Work

**RELIEVE ROAD RAGE**

604-739-3998

Call 604-327-1178

GARAGE SALES C

PHOENIX MASSAGE CTR. Now Open - New Girls Chinese,

Japenese, Korean, Punjabi, Thai, Caucasian. Great Massage Now Hiring. 10am-Midnight every day.

2263 Kingsway at Nanaimo St. Van., 604.294.8038

2080

Garage Sale

Garage Sale

Oakridge area

AVALON WOMEN’S CENTRE ANNUAL YARD SALE ★ Sat May 11th★ 9am - 4pm 5957 West Boulevard @ 43rd Ave, in lane.

All proceeds to charity.

ESTATE SALE Furniture, kitchenwares, baby grand, linens & much, much more. No junk.

Sat, May 11th, 8am-12pm 1041 W 55th at Oak

★CHARITY★ GARAGE SALE

Escort Services

Saturday, May 11th 9:00am - 4:00pm

GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet European lady is available for 604 451-0175 company.

9500 VanHorn Way, Richmond (between Costco & Casino) Furniture, toys, books, household, collectibles, etc.

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6508

Apt/Condos

6540

Houses - Rent

2645 MCBAIN Ave, reno’d kitchen, 4 bdrm, 1.5 bath 1840sf, lease, n/pet, n/s, $3,400, NOW. Call Eric (604)723-7368 (Royal Pacific Realty)

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

Managed by Dodwell Strata Management Ltd.

1 BR glvl ste, Fraser/54th, clean, new paint, spacious, nr bus/ shops,NS/NP, June 1, $650 incl utils, no cble/wd, 604-325-0744

1 BDRM Apt, 2nd Flr, Main/50th.

Avail now, $650 + utils. For more information. Call 604-889-1512

3 BDRM ste, 32nd/Knight, quiet area, N/P, N/S, utils incl, $1300.

Avail Now. Call 604-871-1528

1 BR’s - Kerrisdale, great location! Close to shops, transit & schools. $1010-$1165 Available Now. 604-677-3205 www.lougheedproperties.com

SM 1 BDRM ste 12th & Fraser, small patio, grt transit, $780 incl heat/hyrdo, avail now, np, ns, 1 prkg, (Ref’s) 604-325-4671

info@langaragardens.com

Body Work

2080

7015

VANCOUVER. Modern 1 & 2 BR. Collingwood Village. Steps to Joyce Skytrain. 1-888-830-4232

#101 - 621 W. 57th Ave, Van Spacious 1, 2 & 3 BR Rental Apartments & Townhouses.

Heat, hot water & lrg storage locker included. Many units have in-suite laundry and lrg patios/balconies with gorgeous views. Tasteful gardens, swimming pools, hot tub, gym, laundry, gated parking, plus shops & services. Near Oakridge Centre, Canada Line stations, Langara College, Churchill High School & more.

Sorry no pets. www.langaragardens.com

7005

A Great Janitorial Franchise Opportunity

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RENTALS Apartments & Condos

Business Opps/ Franchises

604.434.7744 • info@coverallbc.com

5017

604-731-2714

SAVE A LIFE. Wonderful rescue dogs from Foreclosed Upon Pets. Spay/neutered, regular vaccinations & rabies, microchipped. $499 adoption fee, avail at your local Petcetera stores.

Metaphysical

LUXURY PET HOTEL @ YVR New customer special $27/ night restriction apply www.jetpetresort.com

6508 MINI TOY POODLE, 6lbs, spade fem. 3 yrs, trained, affectionate/ playful. Call 604-745-3352

Pet Services

4060

Mobile: #4486 www.truepsychics.ca

6505

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

5040

A43

6615

Wanted To Rent

WHOLE HOUSE for family of 3 adults in any East Van neighborhood, East of Nanaimo St. $1300-$1600/mo. Must be clean, have 2 baths, d/w & stove. We own other appls. 604-297-0870

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2020

Auctions

PUBLIC AUCTION:

May 11th - 9 AM 6780 Glover Rd., Langley B.C. 80-100 CARS, LIGHT TRUCKS & RV’s Industrial, Construction, Forklifts, Farm & Turf Equip., Fleet Trucks & Trailers, Lumber, Boats, Tools

Industrial Smalls Welcome / Online Bidding Available Phone: 604-534-0901 www.canamauctions.com

HUGE ANTIQUE AUCTION WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH

Please Note: AUCTION STARTING EARLY @ 1:00 PM

Antiques, Collectibles, Estates & Jewellery Viewing Times: Tuesday, May 14th; 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Wednesday, May 15th; 9:00 am ’Til Auction Time

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Marion Patricia Zaleski, deceased, formerly of 2485 East 51st Ave., Vancouver, BC V5S 1P7, are hereby required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executor at #24-16760 61 Ave., Surrey, BC V3S 3V3 before Saturday June 1, 2013, after which date the Estate assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims of which it has notice.

Sharon McGregor Executor

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of Janella Mary Theresa Fleming, also known as Janella Carruthers, formerly of 4607 Blenheim Street, Vancouver, BC, Deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, James R. Fowler, 201-2377 Bevan Avenue, Sidney, BC V8L 4M9, on or before June 7, 2013 after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

James R. Fowler, Executor

5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

THE ESTATE OF KENNETH ARNOLD SIMPSON, DECEASED All persons having claims in respect of Kenneth Arnold Simpson, deceased, formerly of 3285 East 15th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executor, care of Clark Wilson LLP, 900 – 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3H1, Canada, on or before the 15th day of June, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have then been received.

BMO Trust Company Executor CLARK WILSON LLP Solicitors

5505

Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF JOAN MARION PRESS, Also known as JOAN M. PRESS, and JOAN PRESS, DECEASED NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Joan Marion Press, late of #305 - 2020 Haro Street, Vancouver, BC, who died on September 3, 2012, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executors c/o 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5A1, on or before June 22, 2013 after which date the Executors will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice.

Royal Trust Corporation of Canada, and Earl Bradford McIsaac, Executors By: Richards Buell Sutton LLP Attention: Patrick (Rick) Montens

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: The Estate of DOROTHY EVANGELINE MOWER, also known as DOROTHY E. MOWER and DOROTHY MOWER, deceased, formerly of Crofton Manor, 2803 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6N 4B4 Creditors and others having claims against the estate of DOROTHY EVANGELINE MOWER, deceased, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Administrator c/o Cohen Buchan Edwards LLP, Lawyers & Notaries, Suite 208 4940 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6X 3A5, on or before June 7, 2013, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice.

DATED at Richmond, BC, this 30th day of April, 2013.

K. BRUCE PANTON COHEN BUCHAN EDWARDS LLP, Solicitors for ROYAL TRUST CORPORATION OF CANADA, Administrator

• Antiques & Collectibles • Gold & Sterling Jewellery • Victorian & Edwardian Furnishings • Oriental Carvings & Ivory • Pair Oriental Ironwood Carvings • Sterling Silver Flatware & More • Dinner Sets • Royal Doulton, Dresden & Hummel Figurines • Crystal, China & Porcelain • Bronzed Figures & Statues • Murano Glassware & Lighting • Wall & Mantle Clocks • Moorcroft Pottery • Several Persian Carpets • Vintage Lighting • Artwork (Oil Paintings, Watercolours & Limited Edition Prints) • Contents Of Several Estates & Much, Much More…

Open to the General Public – Everyone is Welcome!

NOTE: Furniture Auctions Held Every Wednesday @ 6:00 PM & Restaurant /Food Equipment Auctions Held Monthly FOR MORE DETAILS & PHOTOS VISIT: www.lovesauctions.com

LOVE’S AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS LTD. 2720 No. 5 Road, Richmond, B.C.

604-244-9350

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REAL ESTATE 6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-02

6008

Abbotsford

IMMACULATE TOP fl 963sf 2 br condo, insuite laundry, +55 building, $121,500 604-309-3947 see uSELLaHOME.com id5565

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-30

NEWTON 723SF 1br ground level w/private entry, insuite laundry $139,900 604-984-8891 see uSELLaHOME.com id5546

6008-42 TOP FLR 762sf 1br condo, in-ste laundry, 45+ building Mt. Baker view $85,000. 778-822-7387 see uSELLaHOME.com id5553

6008-14

Maple Ridge/ Pitt Mead.

Surrey

For Sale by Owner

IMMACULATE 2446SF 4br 4ba t/h. Incredible view, huge master br $405,000, 604-466-3175 see uSELLaHOME.com id5226

6008-18

New Westminster

Houses - Sale

6020-01

Chilliwack

AGASSIZ NEW 2350sf 3br 2.5 Bath, high end finishing, huge master $349,000 604-729-0186 see uSELLaHOME.com id5603

6008-28

Richmond

7BDRM/3BTH 5187 Marine Dr, Burnaby. For Sale by Owner uSELLaHOME.com, ID# 5669.

Tel: 604-722-7977. Mortgage Helper. $695,000.

Need help with your Home Renovation?

STEVESTON VERY large 1284 sf 2br 2ba top fl condo amazing mtn views, $455K 604-275-7986 see uSELLaHOME.com id5376

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-40

OWN THE land, Chilliwack, 1092sf, 2bdrm rancher style mobile home, kids OK, $179,900 604-824-7803 see uSELLaHOME.com id5541

6040

Condos/ Townhouses

Langley/ Aldergrove

MERRITT HERITAGE style 3070 sf 4br 5ba on 9.9ac lot detached shop, view $895K 250-378-8857 see uSELLaHOME.com id5592

Out Of Town Property

JUDY KILLEEN • 604-833-8044 Personal Real Estate Corporation

6020-34

Surrey

Includes the Installation of PVC Piping, Catch Basins and Sumps

HILLCREST PLUMBING AND HEATING OFFER

Recreation Property

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Call us NOW. We can Help!

1-888-356-5248

FLEETWOOD RENO’D 2140sf 4br 3ba, large 7100sf lot, bsmt suite $539,000. 604-727-9240 see uSELLaHOME.com id5617

GALIANO EXECUTIVE Home & Cabin on priv beach, completely furn’d, many extras, ready to move in. Reduced to $849,000!

Global Force Rlty. 604-802-8711 www.yourlinktorealestate.ca

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CLIP ‘N SAVE! Vancouver 604-879-1415 Richmond 604-244-0220 www.hillcrestplumbing.com

Place your ad online: classifieds.vancourier.com or call: 604-630-3300

HOME SERVICES Appliance Repairs

VAN APPLIANCE SERVICES Repair home appl. Low rate guar.

Permit/Lic. Tom 604-323-8063

8030

Carpentry

8060

Concrete

CONCRETE SPECIALIST Sidewalk, Driveway, Patio Exposed Aggregate, remove & replacing

Reasonable rates. 35 yrs. exp.

For free estimates call Mario

604-253-0049

GUILDFORD 1900SF 3br 2ba w/basement suite on huge 8640 sf lot, $479,000 604-613-1553 see uSELLaHOME.com id5608

HATZIC LAKE Swans Point, 1 hr from Vanc incl lot & 5th wheel ski, fish, $134,500. 604-209-8650 see uSELLaHOME.com id5491

Since 1989

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

CARPENTER 25 yrs exp., reliable, quality work. $41.50/hr, WCB 604-839-0256

GUILDFORD MAGNIFICENT 4952sf 10br 6.5ba back on creek, main floor master br, $729K 604-581-5541 see: uSELLaHOME.com id5506

SRY: 10866-160A St. Open Sat 2-4pm. 4 BR, 2400sf, cds, $623k Royal Pacific Rlty, Elvira Hall www.elvirahall.com 604-783-9632

6030

Lots & Acreage

MR. BUILD - Renos and Repairs.

Est 1989. 9129 Shaughnessy St. Please call 604-732-8453 OCEAN FRONT boat access only 2 yr old 1600sf 3br 2.5ba 30min from W Van $799K 778-998-9141 see uSELLaHOME.com id5424

6075

Cleaning

*HOUSE & HOME Cleaning* We are Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Call 604- 700- 9218

3BDRM/2BTH NEWER Manufactured Home in Quiet Powell River Park Metal roof, vinyl siding, storage, office, deck, wkshop, gas furnace, new fridge & stove, incl. d/w & jetted tub. New paint, carpets & curtains. $75,000.

1-604-483-3688, cecileandvic@ gmail.com Agents 48-hr listing.

Sidewalk, Driveway, Patio Exposed Aggregate, remove & replacing

'you’ve tried the rest, now try the best.'

Move ins - move outs, weekly, monthly We guarantee our work.

References gladly given.

Try our $60 cleaning 604-716-8631

ENVIRO MAID INSURED and BONDED. Residential. Exc.refs.

Free est. $25/hr. 604-685-1344 enviromaid.net

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! From the City to the Valley Call Today

604-630-3300

EXP’D & RELIABLE House Cleaner, also gardening. Westside. Refs avail. 604-771-2978

604-253-0049

A 1 Retaining Walls, Foundation, Stairs, Driveways, Patios, Sidewalks.

Any concrete project. Free Est. Since 1977. Basile 604-617-5813 Concrete Specialist. Garages, sidewalks, exposed aggregate & patios. Santino 778-892-5559

L & L CONCRETE. All types: Stamped, Repairs, Pressure Wash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

8065

Contracting

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Drainage

# 1 YARD DRAINAGE, STONE WORK & HOUSE DEMOLITION

By hand, Paving, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank & dirt removal, paver stones, Jackhammer, Water / sewer line / sumps. Slinger avail. 24 hrs Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

8075

Drywall

Since 1989

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Complete drywall & taping. 604-307-2295

Wayne The Drywaller

Quality Drywall Finishing. Textured Ceilings & Repair. Renov Specialist.

No job too small. 837-1785

8080

Electrical

The current choice serving the Lower Mainland for more than 15 years.

All Kinds of Work and Reasonable Rates.

Contact us today for a free estimate.

Renovating? 604-418-7691 www.showcase-interiors.com Experienced / Licenced / Fully Insured / Many References

8073

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8073

Reasonable rates. 35 yrs. exp.

For free estimates call Mario

SUNSHINE CLEANING

A QUALITY CLEANING exp res /comm. low rate’s senior’s disc 778.239.9609 or 778.998.9127

3418 Blueberry Drive, Whistler, BC. Bare Land approx 13,500 sq ft. Panoramic views from Whistler to Mt. Currie. - $1,747,000 - email: lsjoyce@tml1.com

PENDER ISLAND, level building lot (3819 Pirates Rd) 0.36 ac/ 15,681 sq ft with water sewer, hydro, cable at lot line. By owner only $109,900. 604-988-2653

8055

CONCRETE SPECIALIST

Sunshine Coast

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES

PLACE YOUR RENTAL ADS 24/7

604-879-1415 (Vancouver, BC) 604-596-1077 (Surrey, BC) or OR 604-244-0220 (Richmond,BC) BC) 604-879-1415 (Vancouver,

CRANBROOK 2060SF 4br 3ba reno’d home w/side suite on 2 lots $239,900 778-887-4530 see uSELLaHOME.com id5304

8015

LANGLEY NR town fully reno’d 2474sf home on 5ac ppty, bsmt suite $1,150,000 604-825-3966 see uSELLaHOME.com id5582

RENT

Save $25 on Your Next Hydro Flush Service

Have Your Perimeter Drainage Flushed of Dirt and Debris Before Back Ups Occur

Hillcrest Plumbing & Heating Offer Expires September 30, 2011

OPEN HOUSE SAT., 2-4PM • MLS# V994147 #401 - 1132 HARO ST., WEST END VAN. • 1088 Square Feet • New Pipes 2012, Wood Floors • 1 Block to Robson Street • 2 Secured Parking Spots • 1 Large Storage Locker • Full Size Washer/Dryer • Quiet South-East Facing, Bright • Sundeck for Sitting • Walk to Stanley Park, Shopping

Hydro Flushing • Perimeter Drainage Field/Yard Drainage • Sumps/Catch Basins Foundation Crack Repairs • Compact Excavator Services VALUABLE COUPON! VALUABLE COUPON Save $100 on Perimeter Drainage Replacement

6065

W.End/Down/Yaletown

FABULOUS 2 BDRM., 2 BATH APT. • $659,000

604.254.1760

Okanagan/ Interior

Find it in the Classifieds!

6008

www.rjrrenovator.com www.rjrconstruction.ca

CULTUS LK gardener’s dream 1160 sf 2 br 1.5 ba rancher, a/c 55+ complex $63K 604-858-9301 see uSELLaHOME.com id5400

6020-14

SMALL PEACEFUL farm set up for horses right beside South Langley riding trail. Bright & comfortable older 2 bd home, f/p, barn, riding rings, pastures. $849,900. Call 604-323-4788 See Propertyguys.com ID: 76788

RENOVATIONS & CUSTOM HOMES Renovations & Custom Homes

6050

FORT LANGLEY 2300sf 5br w/suite above 3 additional rental units $965K 604-882-6788 see uSELLaHOME.com id5533 TOP FLOOR quiet side of bldg 650sf 1br+den condo nr Hosp, & Sky train $244K 778-241-4101 see uSELLaHOME.com id5580

Mobile Homes

Real Estate

At WE BUY HOMES We CASH YOU OUT FAST! We Also Take Over Your Payments Until Your Home is Sold. No Fees! No Risk! Call us First!

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6020-06

6035

S. Surrey/ White Rock

PARTIAL OCEAN view, 920sf 2br+den 2ba quiet condo, kids, pets ok. $309,000 778-294-2275 see uSELLaHOME.com id5575

6015

6020

Call ThE Experts

Drainage

RNC DRAINAGE

−Augering −Water & Sewer line repair & replacement −Sumps −Drain Tile −Concrete Work −Foundation, −Excavation −Retaing Walls −Site restored Call Ron 778-227-7316 or 604-568-3791

TROY TEATHER DRAINAGE & SEWER 15% OFF - 604-722-1105

Max: 604-341-6059 Licensed & Bonded

Lic. 22308

DAN ELECTRIC #89724 Trusted local electrician Reasonable price Fast service Big or small jobs • Free ests Satisfaction Guaranteed

604-765-3329 A. LIC. ELECTRICIAN #19807 Semi-retired wants small jobs only.

604-689-1747, pgr 604-686-2319 A Lic’d. Electrician #30582.

Rewiring & Reno, Appliance/ Plumbing. Rotor Rooter and Hydro Pressure Jetting Service, 778-998-9026 or 604-255-9026 Free Est / 24/7

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Electrical

8125

Gutters

LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934.

A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed/hand clean. 604-524-0667

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402.

Fast same day service guar’d. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

TROY TEATHER GUTTERS 15% OFF - 604-722-1105

8087

Excavating

# 1 YARD DRAINAGE, STONE WORK & HOUSE DEMOLITION

By hand, Paving, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank & dirt removal, paver stones, Jackhammer, Water / sewer line / sumps. Slinger avail. 24 hrs Call 341-4446 or 254-6865 Concrete ★ driveway, drainage, sidewalk, pavers, excavation, retaining walls, landscape, backhoe & bobcat services 604-833-2103

8090

Factory Direct Cedar Fence Panel for Sale & Installation

Call 604-275-3158 West Coast Cedar Installations New, repaired or rebuilt ★ Fences & Decks ★ 604-435-5755 or 604-788-6458

8105

8130

Handyperson

Flooring/ Refinishing

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

HENRY’S

HARDWOOD FLOOR SERVICES Sanding & Refinishing Installation Quality Workmanship Free Estimates Fully Licensed & Insured

604-210-2172 Faucets, Toilets, Hardware, Misc lic/insured fixit@reparrot.com

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944 CELTIC HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations & refinishing. Quality work. Reas Rates. 604-293-0057 Golden Hardwood & Laminate & Tiles. Prof install, refinishing, sanding & repairs. 778-858-7263 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices.

Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8120

Glass Mirrors

Since 1989

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

DUSTTIN’S HANDYMAN Service All jobs Large and Small.

Competitive Rates 604-562-5711

HANDYMAN, reno, kitchen, bath, plumbing, countertop, flooring, painting, etc. Mic, 604-725-3127 Senior looking for P/T Work, 50 yrs exp in home construction & maint. Call Gerry 604 729-8687 THE HANDYMAN CAN Professional Home Services Big or small - we do them all Free Est. Sr.Disc. 604-340-4633

8140

Heating

Actual Plumbing & Heating, Boilers, Furnaces, Tankless, Hotwater tanks, 24/7, Seniors Disc, Lic., BBB, 604-874-4808

8155

Landscaping

Need a Great New Lawn?

New Lawn Installation Turf • Seed • Artificial Excavation Drainage • Pavers Call for a Free Estimate

604-220-5296

www.englishlawns.com

Greenworx Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, pavers, ponds & walls, returfing, demos, drainage, jackhammering. Old pools filled in, decks, concrete 604.782.4322

JUST LAWNCUTS

Cameron 604-709-6230

8160

Lawn & Garden

Spring Services

FREE ESTIMATES

Store Fronts • Windows & Doors Broken Glass • Foggy Glass Patio Doors • Mirrors • Etc. 2837 Kingsway, Vancouver

Tel: 604-603-9655

8125

• Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing • Yard Clean-ups • Aeration • Pruning/Hedges • Power Raking • Rubbish Removal • Odd jobs •Yearly Maintenance Programs •

310-JIMS (5467) BOOK A JOB AT

www.jimsmowing.ca

WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

604-340-7189 ACCREDITED BUSINESS

LAWNS • GARDENS • TREES • SHRUBS EST.1994

Residential, Strata, Commercial Gardens Designed, Installed, Maintained Trees/Hedges Installed, Removed, Power Rake, Aerate, Moss Control AVG $170 Retaining Walls, Patios, Pathways

604-737-0170

atyourhomeservicesgroup.ca

Certified • Insured • WCB

rakesandladders.com

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton $ From

45

We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

B&Y MOVING

224-3669

TCP MOVING

Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $55 ~

Over 10 yrs. Exp. • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

Tree Topping, Clean-Up, Planting, Trimming, Power Raking, Aeration, etc. • Westside & Eastside

JUST LAWNCUTS Cameron 604-709-6230

LAWNS CUT $22 and up Edge and Trim

Wes 604-266-5912 WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Hedge Trimmimg & Tree Pruning & Hedge Removal Spring Clean Up Lawn Restoration. Planter Box, Garden Installation.

Comm/Strata/Res Free Estimates.

604-893-5745 604-723-2468; Tran the Gardener.

Lawns, aeration, power raking, cutting, trimming, cleanups. 604-723-2468 JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming.

Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126 JIM’S MOWING 604-310-JIMS (5467) www.jimsmowing.ca LAWNS CUT - Mowing, trimming & small pruning jobs. Free ests.

Call Andrew 604-708-1152 Ny Ton Gardening Trimming, Shrubs, Pruning, Yard Cleanup, 604-782-5288 ★ SD ENTERPRISES ★ Lawncare, power raking, landscaping, pruning, clean-up, cedar fencing. Terry, 604-726-1931 SENIOR EXP’D GARDENER Pruning, Trimming, Landscaping 604-354-8382 or 604-879-6019

8175

Painting/ Wallpaper

ALLQUEST PAINTING Quality Work You Can Trust!

Interior & Exterior ★ UNBEATABLE PRICES ★ Free Est. / Written Guarantee

Insured/WCB

778-997-9582

D&M PAINTING

Interior/Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free Estimate

604-724-3832

1 to 3 men from $40

• Licensed & Insured.

• Local & storage.

• Ca & US long distance.

ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4 ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men $45/hr, 24/7, 26 yrs 604-506-7576 ABE MOVING & Delivery and Rubbish Removal $35/HR per Person • 24/7 604-999-6020

FAIRWAY PAINTING

Fully Insured 20 yrs. exp. • Free Est. Call 604INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF

7291234

DJ PAINTING, Int/Ext. Com/Res. Drywall repair. Free ests. Cell: 604-417-5917, 604-258-7300

Local & long distance Call 604-720-0931 bc.moving@gmail.com

★ 604-652-1660 ★

8193

Oil Tank Removal

FLECK CONTRACTING LTD.

• Oil Tank Removal • Work complies with city bylaws • Always fair & BC Mainland reasonable rates • Excellent references

RONALDO PAINTING (1981) Master in Quality , fully insured, Free estimate, 778-881-6478 ★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work.

Reas. rates. BBB, 604-221-4900 THOMAS Painting. Int & ext, new construction. Good prices, 18+ yrs exp. Thomas 604-724-8648

8200

Patios/Decks/ Railings

Serving West Side since 1987

STORMWORKS OIL Tank Removal.

Certified, Insured, Reasonable Rates. A+ BBB. 604-724-3670

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

• Sunrooms • Aluminum patio/deck covers • Aluminum railings • Glass railings • Aluminum fencing • Auto gates Free Estimates 604-782-9108

www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

Driveway, Walkway & Parking Lot

3 Rooms $250 Exterior Special on NOW

Give us a Call We’re Tough to Beat

Free Estimates

604-771-7052

Garage Apron / Speed Bump / Pot Hole Commercial & Residential

604-618-2949

NORTHLAND MASONRY. Rock, slate, brick, granite, pavers.

20 yrs exp. No job to small..

Please Call Will 604-805-1582

Home Services

ALP ELECTRIC #89724 Low price, small job ok. Free ests Satisfaction guar 604-765-3329

8225

Renovations & Home Improvement

MOZAIK MOZAIK HANDYMAN HANDYMAN SERVICES SERVICES LTD.

• Painting • Electrical • Plumbing • Tiling • Carpentry Carpeting ~ FREE ESTIMATES ~

Alliance

Power Washing • Residential • Commercial • Strata • Walkways, Vinyl Siding, Patios, etc.

• High End Interior Painting • Moss Removal • Fully Insured

Ken’s Power Washing Plus SPRING SPECIALS • Pressure Washing • Gutter & Window Cleaning • Painting • Free Estimates • Insured

Call Ken 604-716-7468 POWER WASHING House Specials on now. Unbeatable prices.

WCB. 778-861-9185

Renovations & Home Improvement

TOTAL HOME A RENOVATIONS Since 1983

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH Complete Renos & Additions, incl.: Kitchen & Bath Improvements • Roofing • Sundecks • Door & Window Replacements

Bill 604-298-1222 www.chrisdalehomes.com

AaronR CONST Repairs & Renos, general contracting.

Insured, WCB, Licensed

WE CAN FIX IT

Interior / Exterior • New construction/Renovations/ Additions • Drywall hanging/ taping • Foundations/ Framing • Flooring: laminates/ tiles •Licensed & Insured • Free Estimates Call 604-220-7422

CEDARWORKS

SUNDECKS FENCES • STAIRS

30 years exp.

731-7709

Since 1989

RENOS • REPAIRS 9129 Shaughnessy St., Van.

732-8453

A1 CONTRACTING. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936

ALL JOBS WELCOME! •Kitchen & Bath • Crown Moldings •Drywall •Painting •Flooring 604-771-2201 or 604-771-5197 ALLQUEST PAINTING Quality Work You Can Trust!

778 997-9582 A-MAX & SONS General Contracting/Renovations Lic. & Insured. Call 604-341-6059 ★ BATHROOM SPECIALIST★ Tiles, tub, vanity, plumbing, paint framing. From start to finish. Over 20 yrs exp. Peter 604-715-0030 ★ COMPLETE RENOS ★ If you need a helping hand call Frank the Handyman!

604-327-8070 C 604-802-3109 CONCRETE FORMING & framing crew specialist available 604-218-3064 D & M RENOVATIONS, Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work 604-724-3832

FAIRWAY PAINTING 604 729-1234 High United Construction New build, renos, drywall, tile, stucco, plumbing, patio cover.

Big/small. Randy 604-250-1385

Renovations • Repairs

BATHROOM• KITCHEN • BASEMENT Structural ★ Water Ingress Kelly Construction 604-738-7280

REPAIRS & RENOVATIONS Electrical, plumbing, carpentry, all work to code. 28 yrs on West Side Call Greg 604-644-4554

8250

Roofing

AT YOUR HOME ROOFING SERVICES

No More HST! BOOK NOW! • Roofing & Roof Repairs • Duroid, Cedar, Torch-on • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention • Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs

WCB – Fully Insured 100% Money Back Guarantee

604-340-7189 ACCREDITED BUSINESS

ALLEN ASPHALT concrete, brick,

drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220

Plumbing

Exterior • Interior Residential • Comm. • Strata WCB Insured • BBB

drytech.ca

Alliance Painting

22-BUILD (222-8453) Showroom: 1230 West 75th Ave.

drytech.ca

FERREIRA HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ROOFING/ RE-ROOFING Leak Repairs & Chimney Repairs

''Satisfaction Guaranteed''

NORM, 604-466-9733 Cell: 604-841-1855

Interior Specialist Outdoor | Commercial | Residential Over 15 years in business

www.RenoRite.com

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604-782-4538

10% Off with this Ad! For all your plumbing, heating & reno needs.

Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

atyourhomeservicesgroup.ca

RENOVATIONS

Additions ★ Renovations Concrete Forming ★ Decks Garages ★ Bathrooms Ceramic Tile ★ Drywall Hardwood Flooring

604-681-0222

ACCURATE PAINTING - Int & ext, new const. Good prices. 15+ yrs exp. Henry cell 604-754-9661

8240

Tel: 739-8786, Cell: 716-8687

Power Washing

aaronrconstruction.com

ASPHALT PAVING

THE REAL DEAL

Actual Plumbing & Heating, Boilers, Furnaces, Tankless, Hotwater tanks, 24/7, Seniors Disc.

Lic. BBB, 604-874-4808

604-318-4390

For Free Estimates Call

Off: 604-266-2120 Cell: 604-290-8592

Plumbing

★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

8240 MILANO PAINTING & RENOS Int/Ext. Free Est. Written Guar.

Prof & Insured. 604 551-6510

Low Budget Moving.com

8220

604-723-2526

Masonry

MASONRY and REPAIRS •Stone Walls •Bricks •Chimneys •Slate •Fireplaces •Pavers •Landscaping •Concrete.

George • 778-998-3689

8180

8195

604-708-8850

604-505-1386 604-505-9166

No More HST! BOOK NOW! • Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repairs • Roofing & Roof Repairs • Moss Control, Removal & Prevention 25 year Warranteed Leaf & Needle Guard

8185

HEDGE SHRUB TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

ENGLISH LAWNS, new lawn installs, replace old, drainage, landscaping, pavers, etc.

Any size job. Nick, 604-929-7732

Gutters

AT YOUR HOME GUTTER SERVICES

604-266-1681

WCB • FULLY INSURED

732-8453

Same Day Service, Fully Insured Commercial/Residential

Free Estimates

FREE ESTIMATE INSURED

604-771-8885

ANYTHING IN WOOD Hardwood flrs, install, refinishing.

Non-toxic finishes. 604-782-8275

DUNBAR LAWN & GARDENS

EST. 41 YEARS

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

Lawn & Garden

HEDGING GARDENING CLEAN-UPS PRUNING

Waters Home Maintenance Gutter Cleaning, repairs, windows Free estimate 604-738-6606

Fencing/Gates

S&S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

8160

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TROY TEATHER ROOFING 604-722-1105

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cont. on next page

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Roofing

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cont. from previous page

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Roofing

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. WCB. Re-Roofing, New Roof, Gutters. 604-812-9721 A EASTWEST Roofing & Siding Reroofing, Gutter, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-783-6437

A-1 Contracting & Roofing ReRoofing & Repair. WCB. 25% Discount. Jag, 778-892-1530

AMBLESIDE ROOFING

All types - Reroofs & Repairs Insured/WCB 778-288-8357 MCR Mastercraft Roofing Right the 1st time! Repairs, reroofing, garage, decks. Hart 322-5517

8250

8255

Roofing

Rubbish Removal

bradsjunkremoval.com Canam Roofing 778-881-1417 Residential roofing, new, reroofing & repairs. Peace of mind warranty. www.canamroofing.ca

HOME SERVICES Find the professionals you need to create the perfect renovation.

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2006 CHEV Cobalt LT, White, 69k, alloys, power group $6,495.

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D10578Auto Depot604-727-3111

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8300

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782-2474

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8255

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bradsjunkremoval.com

604-RUBBISH

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

9160

7-pass 16 km, loaded! $35,500.

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D10578. 604-727-3111 Auto Depot, 1397 Welch NVan.

Luxury Cars

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9145

NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

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Window Cleaning

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Commercial & Residential.

Call: 778 892-2327

Waters Home Maintenance Window Cleaning, also Gutters.

Free Est. 604-738-6606

Sports & Imports

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604-727-3111 Auto Depot, 1397 Welch NVan.

2003 Passat Wagon ’GLS’ 4-cyl 5-spd, local VW Serviced! $6880.

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604-727-3111 Auto Depot, NVan.

9160

Sports & Imports

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9160

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Downtown.nissan.ca 604-257-8900

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604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

9155

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or 3.8L per100kms! $6950. with 1-yr warr incl! Sale D10578.

604-727-3111 Auto Depot, NVan.

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9522

2002 KIA Rio Wagon; 4cyl 5-sp &

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Boats

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Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

1997 LANDROVER Defender(s) 90, 5 spd diesel, mint, 160,000km, from desert $23,900 1-780-945-7945 604-926-7087 lancebright@hotmail.com

9515

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9173

Sports & Imports

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60-80 kms 9 to choose from

8335

Scrap Car Removal

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

80-90 kms 5 to choose from

Tree Services

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604-257-8900 • WWW.DOWNTOWN.NISSAN.CA

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8315

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2013 FORD Flex AWD Limited

9129

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Rubbish Removal

8309

2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited Affordable Luxury 35,600 kms.

2.4L GDI DOHC. $19,999. Email: sjscot@shaw.ca (604) 794-3428.

2005 PONTIAC Sunfire SE, 99 kms!

8255

604.220.JUNK (5865)

9125

Domestic

Rubbish Removal

Serving the Lower Mainland since 1988

AUTOMOTIVE 9125

8255

RV’s/Trailers

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GMC Eleganza II Class A Motorhome 162,543 kms 26’. Custom rebuilt motor, brakes, etc. Over $50K invested in it. Extra parts. $36,500 OBO. In Powell River.

Call 1-604-483-3688. Email: cecileandvic@gmail.com

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Offer(s) available on select new 2013 models through participating dealers to qualified customers who take delivery by May 31, 2013. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. All offers are subject to change without notice. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,650,

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Clearout Bonus of $500 is available on all cash, finance and lease offers of new 2013 Optima LX AT (OP742D)/2013 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551D)/2013 Soul 2.0L 2u MT (SO553D) and $1,000 is available on 2013 Optima Hybrid Base (OP74AD) from a participating dealer between May 1–31, 2013, and is deducted from the selling price before taxes. Customers will receive a cheque in the amount of $500/$1,000 (excluding taxes) or can apply it to the selling/lease price before taxes. See your dealer for complete details.§Lease offer available on approved credit on new 2013 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551D) is based on monthly payments of $205 [includes a lease savings (lease credit) of $500 and $500 Clearout Bonus] for 48 months at 0.9% APR with a $2,800 down payment/equivalent trade, security deposit and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Excludes $350 lease administration fee due at time of delivery. Total lease obligation is $12,631 with the option to purchase at the end of the term for $11,136. Lease has 16,000 km/year allowance and $0.12/km for excess kilometres (other packages available). Licence, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Retailer may lease for less. See dealer for full details. "Bi-weekly finance payment O.A.C. for new 2013 Soul 2.0L 2u MT (SO553D) based on a selling price of $20,967 is $118 with an APR of 1.49% for 60 months, amortized over an 84-month period. Includes $500 Clearout Bonus. Estimated remaining principal balance of $6,067 plus applicable taxes due at end of 60-month period. Retailer may sell for less. See dealer for full details. °Eco-Credit for 2013 Optima Hybrid is $1,000 (deducted before taxes) and is applicable to the purchase or lease of a new 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid.

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gourmet or hazelnut hemp

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4.99

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Produce Department

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Deli Department

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Mother’s Day Rice Cookies or Cakes

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product of Japan

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944ml

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Organic Multigrain Bread

Rice Bakery

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Celimix Gluten Free Baking Mixes

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product of Canada

Penotti Snack Pack Dippi

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assorted varieties

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2.79

25%

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Bakery Department

assorted varieties

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Amy’s Lite & Lean Frozen Meals

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