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their entry-level contracts: Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Vegas Golden Knights started as a ragtag team of castoffs, but have since acquired big-name players like Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone, and Alex Pietrangelo and are paying them star salaries: $25.3 million, combined. Their goaltenders, Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner, combine for another $12 million. Where they save money is not just their forward depth — their third and fourth-line centres, Nicolas Roy and Keegan Kolesar, are both making near league-minimum — but also by using their pro scouting to find bargains at the top of their lineup. Chandler Stephenson had a career high of 18 points with the Washington Capitals when the Golden Knights traded a fifthround pick for him, re-signed him for $2.75 million per year, and stuck him between Pacioretty and Stone to make him their first-line centre. The New York Islanders aren’t paying any one player more than $7 million, which helps keep costs down. Still, their centres aren’t cheap and they have an expensive fourth line. They can get away with that because of their defence, which they’ve largely drafted, developed,
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and launched Autonopia. The company works to minimize human risk in skyscraper window cleaning while reducing reliance on dangerous manual labour, which can often be hard to attract and retain. The idea for a windowwashing robot came after Dabiri witnessed a traumatic incident while working in a high-rise building in Malaysia. "I was working in a highrise back in Kuala Lumpur,
which is a city full of high-rises, and there was a gentleman who was cleaning the windows and he fell from the 10th floor. A man lost his life just so the windows are cleaner for a few weeks, which is a very unfair trade," says Dabiri. Autonopia’s robot will begin its first pilot project early next year. Thehe company is looking to secure funding from investors this summer. By Thor Diakow
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Public Hearing: July 6, 2021 Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at 6 pm to be convened by electronic means Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider zoning for these locations: 1. 2021 Annual Inflationary Rate Adjustments to Density Bonus Contributions To amend the Zoning and Development By-law to implement 2021 inflationary rate adjustments. Density bonusing is a zoning tool that permits additional floor space in exchange for amenities and affordable housing. These fees help pay for amenities such as parks, affordable housing, childcare centres, libraries, community centres, transportation and other infrastructure that meet the needs of our growing city. 2. Rezoning: 4575 Ash Street and 623-693 West 30th Avenue To rezone 4575 Ash Street and 623-693 West 30th Avenue from from RS-1 (Single-detached Houses and Duplexes) District to RM-8A (Multiple Dwelling) District, to permit a townhouse development with a maximum floor space ratio (FSR) of 1.20. If rezoning is approved, a subsequent development permit process will entail a review of a proposed form of development. 3. CD-1 Rezoning: 5107-5119 Main Street and 196 East 35th Avenue To rezone 5107-5119 Main Street and 196 East 35th Avenue from RT-2 (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey building with 37 strata-titled residential units. A height of 19.5 metres (64 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.34 are proposed. 4. Regulation Redesign – Simplifying Height Regulations and Miscellaneous Amendments To amend the Zoning and Development By-law to simplify height regulations by introducing definitions for height and decorative roof by updating the definition for base surface, amending section 10.18 Height to provide more flexibility for access to rooftop amenity spaces, and to make other housekeeping amendments to clarify wording in various by-laws to correct inadvertent errors, update references, and improve the administration of the by-laws.
While cute, the animals are expensive to care for as babies. "We spend months preparing as we build up our supplies in attempts to get us through the coming months. We vaccinate all animals thought-out the entire rehabilitation," writes the organization on its website. "As the animals start to grow the needs start to change, this is when it starts to get expensive as we need to ensure we have enough incubators." They also go through $50,000 just on milk formula and need to buy bottles to feed the animals; the Watch Me Thrive series videos are being uploaded as part of a fundraising initiative. Learn more and watch the videos at www.bit.ly/2021furballs/ By Brendan Kergin
These Public Hearings are to be convened by electronic means as authorized by Ministerial Order No. M192, “Local Government Meetings and Bylaw Process (COVID-19) Order No. 3”. Due to COVID-19, a Public Health Order currently prohibits members of the public from attending the City’s Public Hearings in person. Members of the public can listen and watch the proceedings via the City’s website or follow Twitter @VanCityClerk. Speakers can participate by telephone or by providing written submissions. To participate in the Public Hearing process, you can register to speak beginning at 8:30 am on June 25, 2021 until 5 pm on the day of the Public Hearing: • by going to the Council meeting page on the City’s website and selecting the meeting date, meeting type and agenda item(s) you can inform us that you wish to attend by telephone; or • by calling 604-829-4238 and specifying which meeting date, meeting type and agenda item(s) you wish to speak to by telephone.
5. CD-1 Rezoning: 1190 Burrard Street To rezone 1190 Burrard Street from Downtown District (DD) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a 17-storey mixeduse building with 154 social housing units. A height of 54.31 metres (178.19 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 9.11 are recommended. 6. CD-1 Rezoning: 1405 East 15th Avenue and 3047-3071 Maddams Street To rezone 1405 East 15th Avenue and 3047-3071 Maddams Street from RT-2 (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit the development of a six-storey residential building with 82 secured market rental units. A building height of 21 metres (68.89 feet) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.71 are recommended. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE APPLICATIONS, VISIT: shapeyourcity.ca/rezoning AND REFER TO THE REFERRAL REPORT FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF SUBJECT PROPERTIES.
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irearms, cannabis products and $100,000 worth of psilocybin products were among the items seized from an unlicensed marijuana shop in Vancouver last week. A 35-year-old man was arrested in connection with the seizure, but was released pending further investigation, Vancouver police say. The B.C. Community Safety Unit (CSU) discovered the products during a Wednesday, June 9 inspection of the pot shop, located near Clark Drive and William Street. Vancouver police officers from the department's Organized Crime Section assisted in Wednesday's inspection. After
discovering two handguns during the inspection, VPD investigators obtained a search warrant to seize the weapons. Vancouver police are continuing their investigation. “Knowing these illegal weapons are in shops around the city is definitely concerning and it poses a risk to the public,” said VPD Const. Tania Visintin in a release. The CSU also seized a significant volume of cannabis oils, cannabis topicals and cannabis edibles. The retail value of the cannabis products seized is estimated to fall between $50,000 and $60,000, according to police. In addition to the cannabis, investigators also located more than 11 kilograms (approximately
25 pounds) of dried Psilocybin, commonly called mushrooms. They also seized approximately 35 kilograms (75 pounds) of Psilocybin-infused edible products and hundreds of individual Psilocybin powder packets mixed with nutrition supplements. Police say the estimated retail value of these products is $100,000 Operating under the Policing and Security Branch of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, the CSU is tasked with enforcing the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act. It has the authority to enter premises and seize product where cannabis is being sold without a provincial retail store license. By Megan Lalonde
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Survivors Society. One aspect of the fundraiser is for them to run 215 km by July 1; it's a tall order she says. The most she's run in one month previously is 130 km. "This 215 is quite hard for me but I'm en route to it," she says. "We came up with the number to represent the children, to honour and
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Vancouver WAS Awesome When BC Liquor Stores first opened a century ago, you needed an annual permit to buy booze 100 years ago Winston Churchill presented plans for the countries that would become Iraq and Israel, the first two African-American women to get Ph.Ds got their doctorates and the US formally ended its involvement in WWI (even though it ended in 1918). At the same time B.C. was ending its prohibition; on June 14 the prohibition act ended and on June 15 the first nine government-owned and operated liquor stores opened their doors. Three of them were in Vancouver, with one each in New Westminster and North Vancouver. The rest were in Victoria, Kamloops and Golden. None of them are still open, but by the end of 1921 there were 51 governmentrun liquor stores in the province. Now, the BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is celebrating 100 years of the government selling ethanol for human consumption. "Fewer than 100 products were available, and all were behind a counter," says LDB CEO Blain Lawson in a press release. "If you wanted to buy anything you had to be 21 years of age or older and buy an annual
permit for $5, or a one-time permit for 50 cents." That annual permit would be nearly $70 in 2021 money. Among the options for sale were the government's own products. "We received shipments of full-proof alcohol - scotch from Scotland, brandy from France and rum from Jamaica. The bottling department would then dilute the product with water, bottle and finally distribute to government stores for sale," Lawson said. They didn't stop doing that until 1988. That was the same year private liquor stores were allowed. In celebration of the opening day anniversary, some BC Liquor Stores will have some one-day sales of certain products. Oh, and they'll be selling 100 bottles of Ryan Reynolds' Aviation gin signed by the Vancouver-born actor. They'll only be available at a few stores, including the Alberni and Bute streets location in downtown Vancouver and the Cambie Street and West 39th Avenue.
he Vancouver Public Library recently announced it will be forgiving the library fines for anyone affected by them, including those with blocked library cards. The VPL’s two-week fine forgiveness campaign begun June 14 and aims to welcome back library users affected by the fines and raise awareness of the social impact of library fines. Over 70,000 library patrons are impacted by fines and one in ten have lost their ability to borrow material from having outstanding fines totalling over $10, explains the VPL in a media release. “Whether it’s accessing educational resources, building literacy skills or getting lost in a book, library services should be accessible to everyone,” says Christina de Castell, chief librarian and CEO of the VPL. “All too often we hear stories from people who have stopped using the library - sometimes for years - because of a simple error, like not returning a book on time.” The VPL also says the fines disproportionately impact those facing economic and social barriers, with 30 per cent of all blocked cardholders living in Vancouver’s lowest-income neighbourhoods like Strathcona, Grandview/Woodland, Downtown and Mount Pleasant. In
Strathcona for example, the neighbourhood with the city’s lowest median household income, almost one in five library users has lost the ability to borrow library materials. “It’s often those most in need of library services that stop visiting us altogether,” Castell continued. “By forgiving fines, we hope to let these patrons know that we want them to come back and benefit from all the library has to offer.” The event, which started this week, was funded by Vancouver City Council.
To get your fines waived you need only to contact the VPL in the following ways: • Call 604-331-3670 or your local VPL branch • Visit vpl.ca/finefree • Visit any VPL location in person. The VPL’s release goes on to state the finefree movement has been gaining momentum across Canada and in the United States, with an increasing number of libraries permanently ending fine collection. In other jurisdictions, moving to a fine-free model has enhanced goodwill, improved return rates, increased circulation, and encouraged the continuous return of users to the library. By Cameron Thomson
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Beavers have wide, flat tails, while muskrats have thin, tapering tails. Also, beavers are larger and have more prominent ears. Aside from their appearance, the rodents also share a striking behavioural difference. Beavers build dams, muskrats don't. As winter approaches, muskrats build domes out of frozen vegetation to cover holes in the ice, explains the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation. "These miniature lodges are used as resting places during underwater forays and as feeding stations." Both beavers and muskrats are adept in the water and can hold their breath for an impressive amount of time. Additionally, both
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animals' teeth stick out in front of their lips so they can chew underwater without swallowing gulps of it. According to the SPES records, muskrats have been spotted in Stanley Park prior to 1979. Although they are seldom seen in Stanley Park, when they have been spotted it has been near Beaver Lake. A Summary of Historical and Current Occurrence Records notes that muskrats are found "present in Jericho Park, golf course ponds in Southlands area, and Beaver Lake." They were also observed at the mouth of Spanish Bank Creek and were considered abundant everywhere along the lower Fraser River. Known for building large dams, lodges, and canals, you're more likely to see evidence of beavers than you are to spot one of the large rodents. So, when the first beaver was spotted in Stanley Park's Beaver Lake in over 60 years, it made a considerable splash. In 2008, the first semi-aquatic herbivore mysteriously appeared in Beaver Lake after an extraordinary hiatus. No one knows how it got there, but a second one joined it in 2011. Afterward, the pair had kits.
firm Damen Shipyards Group in the summer of 2019, engineers determined the vessel was not seaworthy. The Chinook sat several inches lower in the water than the rest of the fleet, which would make docking difficult and could prove dangerous in choppy water. They attributed the problem to excess weight added when TransLink modified the design to include air conditioning and a more sophisticated emissions control system. To remedy the problem, they had to install larger bulbous bows, making the SeaBus more buoyant. At the time, they hoped to have the Chinook in service by summer 2020 but the order for the parts from Singapore took more than a year when COVID-19 shut down operations overseas. Despite the massive delays, re-engineering and construction, TransLink won’t be under water financially, Mountain said. “We've been in a lot of contract talks with Damen
Shipyards, but after everything, it's still coming in under the original budget of $29 million,” he said. The Chinook made the trip to Lonsdale Quay terminal from the Point Hope Maritime Shipyard in Victoria on its own power last Tuesday. As for when 10-minute rushhour sailings will return, it will depend on ridership, Mountain said. Across TransLink as a whole, boardings are about 40 per cent of what they were in May 2019, prior to the pandemic. SeaBus traffic specifically is still around 30 per cent of May 2019 volumes, which is likely due to it serving mainly downtown office commuters. “Our projections predict an overall system-wide rebound between 70 and 90 per cent at some point next year,” Mountain said. “It will be based on demand, of course.” By Brent Richter - North Shore News
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established private counselling practice in North Delta. “People think that having bipolar disorder is a disability, but I think it’s an ability,” says Alex. “It has made me not only more creative and resilient, but a better social worker and counselor because it gives me more insight into the difficulties people face and provides me with empathy for people who are struggling or suffering in a similar way.” “I want to show people that while there are challenges with having a mental illness, it is not a life sentence,” he continues. “You can still create a nurturing wonderful life.” Alex has also done significant work in the South Asian gay and lesbian community. As one of the first gay South Asians to come out publicly in Vancouver, he is the Founder and Executive Director of Sher Vancouver, which is a social, cultural, and support non-profit society for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) South Asians and their friends. As an extension of his social work, Alex is helping to raise the voices of members of his communities, particularly those of queer South Asians, by sharing their stories through his film projects. “Education is the key to help change attitudes and to bring about social change,” says Alex. “For me, filmmaking is another type of social activism and advocacy, and is a huge way to create social awareness.”
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the busy Beach Avenue bike path, which saw record-breaking use last summer - and is expected to do the same this summer. The bike path and park - and the closure of the parking lot - is further incentive for Vancouverites to ditch their vehicles whenever possible in favour of cycling, walking, public transit, or ride-hailing services. Reserved parking, accessible parking stalls, and the EV charging station at the Sunset Beach lot will be re-opened and enhanced for the 2021 summer season, explains the Vancouver Board of Parks and
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here's a vibrant new place to hang out by the beach in Vancouver thanks to a just-opened pop-up plaza installed in a parking lot at a popular waterfront park. The temporary rec space at Sunset Beach Park features a "ground mural," picnic tables with umbrellas, and food trucks. As a further draw, the Sunset Beach Park pop-up plaza will also boast ping pong tables, due to arrive in July. The pop-up plaza is situated between Park Lane and Hornby Street, near
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stretch of the Granville Entertainment District (GED) will soon be piloting a promenade idea. City Council passed a resolution supporting the idea Wednesday (June 9), which will turn the stretch of Granville between Smithe and Helmcken streets into a vehicle-free zone from Friday nights to Sunday nights. That means no personal vehicles, taxis or busses. This means the space will be open for temporary patios (which council has also given the ok to) along with public seating, art, and musicians. The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) will take the lead in organizing much of that. A date hasn't been set, precisely. The plan is only that it is in place "for July through September" states the motion. Organizers of the promenade pilot have been directed to make sure cyclists can still pass safely through the area. Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, who proposed the motion, said the concept is meant to help support businesses impacted by the pandemic. "Downtown has been the hardest hit neighbourhood in terms of the reduction of foot traffic," she said during the meeting. The vote passed with no opposition. Councillor Pete Fry spoke in favour of the motion, noting that the economic health of the area is poor right now. "What is the future of (the GED)?," he asked rhetorically. "I think one thing is for sure, that we need to keep it alive." Depending on how the pilot goes, the city will consider similar ideas next year. By Brendan Kergin
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cience World has launched a $10 million fu f ndraiser to renew exh x ibits and create new virt rtual content to be shared with stu t dents and teachers far outside the downtown dome. The campaign was launched on Tuesday, June 12 in an effort r to fu f rt r her expand STEAM A (science, technology g, engineering, art r s and design and math) learning across the province and into barriered communities. The coronaviru rus (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated the need for the non-profit organization to deliver educational content in a digital capacity t Science World wrote in a statement regarding the fu f ndraiser. “It’s up to all of us to ensure that B.C., and Canada, are able to compete on a
global scale in the quest for talent,” said Tracy Redies, President and CEO of Science World. “Currently, we are facing ski k lls short r ages in essential fields so we need to equip our youth with the right tools to succeed in the fu f tu t re.” Redies went on to say it is estimated that tw t o-thirds of stu t dents entering elementary r school today will be employed in jobs that do not currently exi xist. Of those new jobs, about 80 per cent will require STEAM A literacy. “Science World is uniquely positioned to support r the learners of today so they’re ready for the challenges of tomorrow. This import r ant fu f ndraising campaign will help us succeed in doing just this,” Redies said. Science World has seen a drop in revenue of approxi x mately $13 million as
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic since 80 per cent of its revenue from ticket sales and events. Less than 2 per cent of Science World’s fu funding comes from the government. Manny Padda, Chair of the Fundraising Committee and Science World Board Member says fu f nds raised will scale Science World’s programming to reach over three million learners in 2021. “The new and expanded digital outreach is available to people at every r income level and will provide essential STEAM A education to those in rural, remote and Indigenous communities, as well as women and girls,” Padda said. By Cameron Thomson
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others living in the area have vocalized their support of the group. More than 20 members of the nearby Kaslo Gardens Housing Coop signed a letter, including Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. "If anything, cracking down will only increase the number of homeless people in our city. There are short-term fixes available - don't want garbage? Provide a dumpster. Don't want waste? Provide port-a-potties. Don't want campers by a school?" states part of the letter. "Let RVs park elsewhere." Taryn Scollard, the City's deputy general manager of engineering, says the city is helping the group move, even offering to tow those who don't have power. "We're trying to provide a lot of different options for people to self-select," she says. Transportation, though, isn't the issue; CC says people are willing to move, but none of the options from the city include a location to move to, in Vancouver or nearby. Scollard notes that Vancouver's bylaws are in line with other nearby municipalities. "What we're looking for is somewhere where we can park and not be harassed by the city," CC says. Another option from the city would see items put in storage for a month while
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ore than two weeks after the City told them they'd have to move, a group of people living in RVs along Slocan Street are still there. One of the people living there, who goes by CC, has been a resident on the stretch of road since January 2020 after a series of events that started with a fire in the house she and a roommate had a suite in. Now she's living in a 35 ft. RV on Slocan between East Broadway and Grandview Highway. In May the city gave notice that CC and others who are living in RVs along the street would have to be gone by the end of the month. While some have moved, around eight remained. For CC and others, they have nowhere to go with their mobile homes, she says. "There are no RV parks that take vehicles that are (more than 20 years old)," she tells Vancouver Is Awesome. Her current home is a 35-foot RV that was built in 1985. The group she's a part of all own and insure their RVs. One idea they're fighting against is the idea that they're homeless. "We're not actually homeless," she says. "The definition of a home is a roof and facilities." City bylaws don't allow for RVs to be parked on streets, though that hasn't been enforced in some areas. CC says she's gotten a couple of tickets over her time there, but she hasn't been forced to move — bylaw officers were empathetic while ticketing. She knows of a few places where RV communities have popped up in Vancouver but adds that all have received notices from the City; she also claims there are inconsistencies with the notices from it. "Is it because we live in them? Because that's not what they're saying. They say we're overheight and we're parking overnight," she says, adding commercial vehicles use the area too and are overheight; CC points to the fact UHaul trucks are often left overnight on the street, breaking the same rules. As far as sleeping in vehicles, she adds, there are people sleeping in smaller vehicles that are less conspicuous. "We're being criminalized because we're not in the mainstream," she says, adding that because they don't live in a building she thinks people think how they're living is wrong. One issue is that not all RVs along the stretch of road are insured and owned by the people living in them. Some were abandoned and left uninsured for squatters to move into. CC blames them for bringing attention to the area through garbage. "We were trying to live under the radar and the debris they were bringing was definitely spotlighting the area," she says. The City has cited garbage and human excrement as reasons to move everyone off of Slocan, but CC says other groups, like the squatters, are responsible for the mess, adding her group cleans up around the area and collects garbage into a pile when they know the city is coming. However, the mess has garnered concerns as Vancouver Technical School is nearby, with its fields bordering the area where the RVs park. The street also has a Lowe's Home Improvement store, church, and outreach centre. And while some in the area have complained (CC notes a nearby church has raised issues)
people find new housing, but CC notes that would make the person homeless while looking for a new home, and then they'd have to pay for rent and storage of an RV. While CC works, she says others are seniors without significant income. She hopes there can be support for another idea, that would allow them to remain in
Vancouver. One potential plan would be for the people living in RVs that are spread out to be allowed to all park in one parking lot, where a community could be organized. "Put us there for a year as a trial basis," she says. "Let it be run like a co-op." By Brendan Kergin
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The Province has formally extended the provincial state of emergency through the end of the day on June 22, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act to support the Province's COVID-19 pandemic response. The original declaration was made on March 18, 2020, the day after Henry declared a public health emergency, and can be extended for periods of up to 14 days at a time.
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Art exhibition opens in Vancouver sushi restaurant Aristera’s print art exhibition, titled 'The Dance of Joy' and 'Symphony,' opened on Thursday, June 10 and will run until August 10, at Hello Nori on Robson. Aristera says the exhibition embodies the cultures and places that she has experienced throughout her life through a collection of five Sumi ink paintings on rice paper.
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Clearwest services Professional Window Cleaning Gutter Cleaning and Repair Roof Cleaning and Powerwashing
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HANDYPERSON AAA All types repairs, renos, kitchens, baths, tiling, painting, plumbing, electrical and more. David 604-862-7537
Backhoe/Bobcat/Dumptruck Services
Call 604.833.2103 Today!
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Double Artst Fencing We do all sort of chain link and fencing. Small welding jobs as well. Free Estimates
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HANDYMAN • RENOVATIONS •Kitchen •Bath • Plumbing •Countertop •Floors •Paint & more. Call MIC for quote:
604-725-3127
LANDSCAPING SHAW LANDSCAPING LTD
Complete Landscaping • Lawn Cutting • Gardening • Prune/Trim • Power Wash
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25 years Experience. Fully y Ins’d. Lic’d & WCB • Spring Clean-up • Lawn Maintenance • Power Rake • New Sod & Seeding • Tree Topping & Trimming • Power Wash • Gutters • Patio’s • Decks • Fences • Concrete • Retaining Walls ys & Sidewalks • Driveway & Much MORE All work guaranteed Free Estimates .
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SPRING SPECIALS • Chafer Beetle Repair • LAWN Seed, Install, Repair, Artificial Lawn/Turf • Tree Prune & Hedge Trim • Paint • Stucco Repair • Decks, Fencing, Patios • Retaining Walls • Paths • Driveways • Roofing • Power Wash & Gutters 25+ yrs exp. WCB. Insured. Bob • 778-968-7843
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Rubbish Removal $40/hr per Person.24/7 • 604-999-6020
2 Guys With A Truck Moving & Storage 604-628-7136 PAINTING/ WALLPAPER
• Hot Water Tanks • Plumbing • Heating • Furnaces • Boilers • Drainage • Res. & Comm. • 24/7 /77 Service
604-437-7272 POWER WASHING
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A.S.U. Enterprises Power Washing
Interior / Exterior Specialist. Many Years Experience. Fully Insured. Top Quality • Quick Work. Free estimate.
604-724-3832
20 yrs experience
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604-376-7383 Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing, Window Cleaning, Roof Cleaning
Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.
Top Quality Affordable Prices Drywall Repair • Ext/Int. • Years of exp. • WCB • Free Estimates .
778-956-9582 778-628-7590 Painting Specials
2 rooms for $350, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Moulding Services.
778-895-3503
FA AIRW WAY PAINTING Fully Insured 20 yrs. exp. • Free Est.
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF
MASTER CARPENTER
•Finishing•Doors•Mouldings •Decks•Renos•Repairs
Emil: 778-773-1407 primerenovation.ca
HUMMINGBIRD RENOVATIONS Specializing in Bathrooms, Ensuites and much more Work within your budget
604-230-0627
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Since 1989
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FATHER AND SON Carpenters
Master carpenter, over 50 yrs exp. Great workmanship and referrals. During Covid we are doing fences, decks and stairs. Please call Ed 604-721-4861
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
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• FULL SERVICE JUNK REMOVAL & Clean-Up at Affordable Rates • Pianos & Hot Tubs No Problem • Booked Appointments • Same-Day Service • Residential & Commercial
20 YARD BIN RENTALS from $249/week + dump fees
604.220.JUNK (5865) TREE SERVICES TREE SERVICES
Pruning, Hedge Trimming Tree & Stump Removal 75 ft Bucket Trucks Covid-19 Safety Guidelines strictly followed. .
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B. Sc. ISA Certified Arborist.
778-235-0343
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MCR Mastercraft Roofing Right the 1st time! Repairs, reroofing, garage, decks. Hart 604-322-5517
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