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t began with a pink pashmina. It ended in a copper mine.

Though, truth be told, it didn’t end at all. Because joy doesn’t ever end – and that’s what this story is about.

It’s about the Wright family, after all. And any story with them in it must inevitably be about joy.

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t started on an ordinary working day in late October, when Burnaby NOW photographer Larry Wright headed out on assignment.

He went to the home STORY PHOTOS of Rhonda Gebara, a real

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By Larry Wright estate agent who was ity. I can’t change it, and we are organizing a fundraisgoing to make the best of what ing campaign in memory of her we have.” friend Anita Cochrane. Anita had It was that positive outlook died of cancer earlier that month on life that struck a chord with at the age of 39, and Rhonda had Rhonda when Larry met her arranged a sale of pink pashmifor the photo. Rhonda is a mom nas to raise money for the B.C. herself, though her children are Cancer Foundation. grown now, and the idea of a She and Larry got talking, family going through what the and Larry told her about his own Wrights have faced just wrenched son’s experiences with cancer. her heart.

Casey, now 10 years old, was Larry was about to leave her six months old when he was diagnosed with a cancerous brain home that October afternoon when Rhonda asked him a simple tumor. In March, it will be a question: “What does Casey decade since that first diagnosis. like?”

The family has been living Larry was quick to reply: with his cancer ever since.

Trucks. Casey loves trucks. He’s There have been tough times. fascinated by them, in fact. The Two rounds of chemo over twobigger, the better. and-a-half years. Two brain surThe answer gave Rhonda an geries last year. idea. When her boyfriend, Mike The tumor is dormant now, Shamro, got home later that and Casey has MRIs every six night, she mentioned Casey to months to monitor it. him. Mike, you see, works with But its ever-constant presence Wardrop Engineering, a conhas shaped the Wright family’s sulting company with plenty of life. contacts in the mining industry.

“I would trade everything Rhonda figured Mike might be in the world to have a healthy able to help out, maybe by getting child,” says Larry, his voice soft Casey a die-cast model truck. as he tells the story over coffee Mike got to thinking about at Seattle’s Best. “This is the real-

Big rig: Casey and driver Karen Harvey climb the steps into the haulage truck, emblazoned with a banner bearing Casey’s name.

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Family day: Jemma, Casey and Zacary Wright with emergency response team members Gerry Wong, Dale Konowalchuk, Dave Potter and Frank Powers at the Highland Valley Copper mine. it, and soon the idea started to grow. Maybe not a die-cast truck, he thought, but a visit to a mine site instead.

“I started thinking about it and thought, ‘Let’s see how far we can take this,’” Mike recalls.

Mike thought of Teck’s Highland Valley Copper mine in Logan Lake, outside Kamloops.

Larry and Casey might be able to drive there, he thought, and perhaps they’d get a tour.

Mike had a few contacts in Teck, thanks to his work in the industry, and he decided to take his request to the top. He sent an e-mail off to Teck Resources CEO Don Lindsay. The very next day, he had e-mails back from three people within Teck, eager to make a visit happen.

Before Mike knew it, plans were rolling, not just for Larry and Casey to visit but the rest of the family too – mom Kim, and Casey’s two siblings, 12-year-old Jemma and eight-year-old Zacary.

The company would fly them up, put them up in a hotel, give them all an up-close-and-personal visit to the mine.

“I was overwhelmed by the way they embraced it,” Mike says.

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“There were tears coming down his face,” she says, and adds with an affectionate laugh that Mike is a big man who’s a softie at heart. “He’s a keeper.” he Wrights, meanwhile, had received word that they were all being invited to the mine.

“They called us and asked if the whole family wanted to go,” Larry recalls with a grin. “It took me about two seconds to say, ‘Yeah!’”

That the company included the whole family in the plans was special to Larry.

“They recognized that the other parts of the family have gone through this whole thing with Casey,” he says, noting it hasn’t always been easy for Jemma and Zac. “They’ve grown up living with a brother who’s ill.

“They know, Casey knows, he has cancer in his head. He’ll freely tell you that.”

It’s a reality that can be tough on a family, but it’s a reality that Larry accepts.

“Lots of people ask me, how do you do it? You just do,” he says. “The biggest adage I have is not to worry until I have to worry. You don’t forget, but you

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don’t dwell.”

The family, he says, has always found goodness in the midst of life’s struggles.

It’s been there in the kids’ experiences at school. Their teachers and classmates at Maple Ridge Elementary – where Jemma, Casey and Zac are in grades 7, 5 and 3 respectively – have always been supportive.

It’s been there in his own marriage, where he and his wife Kim have come through a decade of often inconceivable struggle with a partnership that’s only grown stronger.

“We’re very fortunate that we’ve grown together and not apart,” Larry says, and his eyes light with a smile.

And it’s been there in the growth of his family and who they are as human beings.

“We are who we are by being part of what has gone on,” he says. “Understanding, compassion, forgiveness, I think, all come from it.”

Not that there aren’t bad days too – days when frustration and stress seem just too much. But what helps to keep the family going, he says, are the good days – days like Friday, Nov. 19, when the family was taken to the Highland Valley mine.

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quite succinctly.

“It was awesome!” he says, and the small treble voice on the phone conveys several exclamation points’ worth of excitement.

Asked what he liked best, he’s quick to say, “The whole experience.”

He says it was pretty fun riding on the giant haul trucks (he assures me they weren’t that hard to climb into, despite their size; they had steps up into the cab).

The blasting thing was pretty neat, too.

“It was cool,” he says, though he admits it was tough to get the blast to go off.

Casey was glad that Jemma and Zac got to come along and ride in their own trucks, too.

Zac – having the phone handed to him by his brother – agrees it was a great day’s adventure.

“I thought it was really quite fun,” he says.

He’s quick to say which part was his favourite: “When we saw the blast!”

Souvenir: Casey shows off the rock he’s claimed from the aftermath of the blast he set off.

For their mother, the day was ed by growing up with Casey, “I felt that it was very real, the moment when Casey came over more than just an adventure with and they’re beautiful kids,” he joy, the fun that people had,” he to her to get a photo taken and rocks and trucks. says, and his voice is warm. says. threw his arms around Rhonda.

Kim says the most profound “When you see the joy and the “Everybody was very impressed “He gave me a hug I’ll never, moment of the day, for her, was with the whole family.” laughing, of not just Casey but ever forget in my whole life,” the moment they arrived to see Mark notes that everyone at everybody around him, it makes Rhonda says. “It’s like he’s an old all the staff – about 15 or so peothe mine got on board to make soul. He’s such a wise little guy. ple – gathered to greet the family. you feel good.” the day happen, right from the Casey, he says, seems to have It’s like he knew I needed that “Just seeing all the people who moment when CEO Don Lindsay that effect on people as he goes hug.” wanted to take part in giving got the first e-mail about Casey through life.

For Larry, the whole expesuch an experience to Casey … and said, “We should do some“I don’t think they feel sorry rience – from his first visit to it was overwhelming,” she says, thing with this.” for him. … They someRhonda’s home that October and her voice catches “The plans just sort of grew how find joy in being morning up to today – has a little. “That first time and got bigger,” Mark says, and with him and talking to affirmed his belief in the goodwhen we walked up, they just kept growing right up him. I think he brings ness in people. when all the people to the day of the family’s arrival out the best in people.”

The family made up a bound were waiting, that – it was that very morning, in Mark Freberg, the photo book recording their day’s was the most special Visit www.burnabynow.com fact, that the blasting crew came superintendent of enviadventures at the mine to present moment to me.” for a gallery and slide show in and asked if they could take ronment and commuto Don Lindsay as a thank-you It’s times like this Casey out to help with a blast. gesture. that make life a little easier for the nity affairs at the mine, certainly Ensuring that the whole visit won’t argue with that assessment “It’s the least I could do to say family, Larry says. could be done safely was a top of Casey – whose visit he says thank you to them,” Larry says.

“You get really focused when concern, Mark says, but there touched everyone.

It’s part of his family’s philosoyou have a child that’s ill. Every was never any doubt in anyone’s “Casey’s just a great little phy to give; through Casey’s cononce in awhile you’re able to mind that they wanted to make it character – he’s got an incredible nections, they give a great deal widen that focus, and those times happen for the family. vocabulary, he’s funny,” Mark of time to organizations such as are special,” he says.

“They’re great,” he says. says. “Casey’s just a great kid.” the Make-a-Wish Foundation and What made it particularly spe“Everybody really enjoyed them He’s quick to note that Jemma Sunshine Dreams for Kids. cial to Larry was seeing not just “We’ve really tried to give what joy his own children got out and Zac, too, captured everyone’s being here.” hearts. back and help others,” Larry says. ack here in Burnaby, too, of the day but the joy they gave “Their lives have been impactCasey and his clan have left “When something like this hapback while they were there. pens, I feel very humbled. a lasting impression.

“What people have done to Rhonda – she of the pink boost his spirits and our spirits, pashminas, whose photo started even momentarily … shows me this whole ball rolling – had a what big hearts some people party at her home recently, and have.” the whole Wright family attendHe knows there will still be ed. Her heart was captured – as rough days sometimes. so many people’s are – by Casey.

But that’s just the way it is.

“He’s just such a little angel,” And it’s all right. she says.

“To have no tunnel, and no “I said to Kim, ‘He’s an amazlight at the end of the tunnel, is ing little guy, but he is a product of you, you and Larry,’” she says. OK. It’s our life. We’ll live each day, each week, each month the “I’m just overwhelmed by how beautiful their family is. My heart best that we can.”

He looks again at the photurns inside out for them for what tos captured on their Highland they have to go through.”

Valley trip – the smiles on the At the party, Casey also had a chance to meet with Mona Bassett children’s faces, and on those of the workers at the mine.

– the mom of Anita Cochrane, Then he looks up from his Rhonda’s friend whose cancer IPhone and smiles too, and the battle inspired the whole pink joy in the photos radiates from pashmina fundraiser in the first his blue eyes. place.

“When we have good times, “Mona gave Kim a hug and they’re great times.” said, ‘I know what you are going For more photos from the day, through,’” Rhonda says. check out a photo gallery and slide It was a moment that touched show by Larry Wright at our website, Rhonda’s heart. www.burnabynow.com.

But not quite as much as the Kaboom: Casey and blasting crew foreman Mike McDonnell set off a blast at the mine.

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arry, IPhone in hand, scrolls through the photos he recorded during the day, narrating as he goes.

When they arrived at the mine, they were greeted by a welcoming party, given a safety presentation and kitted out in their own vests, helmets and goggles – Casey even received his own vest, custom-made by an upholsterer to accommodate his tiny size (he’s just recently grown into kids’ size 4 clothing).

Each of the three children was sent off for a working tour of the mine site in their own haul truck, with their own driver, riding along while the trucks went out to pick up actual loads of material.

After that, the family was asked if Casey wanted to help out by doing a blast – which, naturally, he did.

The actual blast is done with a small aluminum foot pedal, and Casey, being tiny, didn’t at first have enough weight to set it off.

So he had to try again, putting all his small might into a stomp – and, at last, kaboom! A satisfying blast. A cloud of dust. A pile of rock debris.

Casey got to accompany a mine worker out to the blast site and bring home a rock from the pile.

Then, all three children had a chance to go out with the on-site fire department/search-and-rescue team and take part in a mock rescue mission – complete with lights and sirens and a chance to talk back and forth on the radios.

“Casey was his usual self, talking away and giving instructions,” Larry says with a laugh.

“Jemma sounded like she’d make a good dispatcher, very clear and concise.”

At the end of the day, the team wrapped it up with a big highfive – with Casey at the centre of their circle. t was, for the whole family, a day full of special moments.

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Stories of Christmas spirit – they’re everywhere But please remember – generosity, kindness and compassion are not bound by religion or special occasions custom that is neither celebrated nor It is almost certainly the eve, if not recognized by your family, your faith or the very day, of Christmas as you hold belief system. this paper. You may be surrounded by No matter what your relachildren asking what’s under tionship is to Christmas, one the tree or by family members Burnaby NOW thing we can be fairly sure opening up presents. of is that you have either Or you may be doing none personally experienced or read about, of the above. For you this season may or viewed on TV, some story that is represent just another way to wring labelled as being “in the true spirit of more cash out of your already strapped Christmas.” It usually involves generosfamily budget. Or it may represent a

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ity, compassion and kindness. Certainly self-sacrifice is an integral part of these stories.

The reality is that those stories have nothing to do with “Christmas” spirit but everything to do with the true spirit of human beings when they are faced with a request to help others.

This principle is not owned by Christians, Muslims, Jews, Sikhs or Mormons. It is the proud property of

all human beings who decide to tap into their better sides. It is, in fact, what makes us human.

We don’t need a season, a special occasion or a commandment to share goodwill and joy with others. But if stories of “Christmas spirit” empower you to help others and treat others with kindness – then use them liberally.

And remember, there’s no expiry date on Christmas kindness.

The sacred trust of the storyteller IN MY VIEW

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here are days, even after 18 years in this business, when I am reminded anew what a privilege it is to have this job.

As I write this, today is one of those days. I had time to sit down with my notebook and write up a column based on an interview with my colleague, Larry Wright, about his family’s recent tour to Teck Resources’ Highland Valley Copper mine in Logan Lake (see page 3).

As I thought about the talk I had with Larry, I realized what a remarkable thing it is to be allowed such glimpses into people’s lives.

In that long conversation over lattes at Seattle’s Best (OK, I lie, I had a peppermint mocha, I can’t resist ‘em), Larry shared with me not only the story of the day’s happenings but, on a far more personal level, insights about his son Casey’s life with cancer and the ways it has shaped his family.

And it occurred to me that one of the most profoundly rewarding aspects of working in this business is being allowed into people’s lives.

It happened, that day, that I was talking to a colleague and a friend. But as reporters, on a regular basis, we are extended the same privilege by people who are strangers to us – people who give us permission to see beyond the public face into their minds and hearts and souls.

Sure, sometimes we’re talking to politicos toeing the party line or PR flacks trying to sell us something we’ve no interest in buying.

But, far more often, we’re talking to real people about their real lives. People who share with us their passions, their causes, their insights, their loves and triumphs, their trials and griefs and sorrows. People who open their doors – and their hearts – to us and place their trust in us as they tell us their stories.

It is a wondrous thing, that trust.

As I think back over the past year, I realize just how many incredible people have let me into their lives this year.

There was Nicu Liuta, the Romanian Orthodox priest and artist who shared his insights about faith and art and the quest for the unseen.

There were countless talented teenagers – Lucas Testini, Veronica Tjokro, Krista Gibbard, Sarah Quinn, Fiona Drewbrook, to name but a few – who cheerfully chatted about their thoughts and hopes and dreams

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Drunk driving laws problematic Dear Editor

The government recently introduced legislation to change the penalties for drinking and driving, and I find it problematic.

I don’t wish to suggest in any way that I condone excessive drinking and driving, but the new legislation will create a class of people (drivers) with a criminal record – and they may not be any more likely to cause accidents than other drivers on the road.

If the government was trying to create legislation that would fine and give drivers a criminal record with a minimal amount a alcohol in their system, then the new legislation is an overwhelming success.

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If the government is trying to fine and keep impaired drivers with reduced reaction times off the road, then the new legislation is an absolute abysmal failure.

While the government recently introduced laws against mobile phone use while driving – it took them forever to do it – it still allows hands-free usage, which has been shown to be as dangerous in reduced reaction times as someone who has had several drinks. If they were serious about impaired driving, then hands-free cellphone usage would be banned as well.

While I have no supporting statistics to back it up, it has been said that B.C. bud and other assorted illegal drugs (many of which I don’t even know about) are our largest business.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Drunk driving laws unfair continued from page 6

If that is the case, then I suspect strongly that there are a lot of people driving under the influence of various illegal drugs that I am sure reduce reaction times while they are driving.

There are also a lot of drivers who are on prescription drugs who are quite likely to have reduced reaction times. This may include many drivers and seniors who are taking multiple drug dosages, some of which may negatively interact with each other.

Then there is just plain old age for reducing reaction times.

There is a whole class of drivers that apply makeup, shave, drink coffee, fumble around finding cigarettes and lighting them, and many other distractions that impair their ability to drive.

There are also people that have night vision problems, and although there are drivers who have a restriction on their licence, I am sure there are many more driving with an impairment in this area who haven’t declared it, or who are somewhat impaired.

Needless to say, there are drivers who would qualify for more than one minor

impairment of the above conditions.

So somebody has a couple of drinks and is at .05, and all of a sudden their behaviour is criminal – and yet there are many other drivers on the road who are as likely or more likely to have an accident, yet they aren’t criminals at all.

They could be pulled over, and while the police officer is administering the tests etc. be passed by someone talking on their hands-free phone who is more impaired, even if they haven’t had anything alcoholic to drink.

That clearly is unfair.

We still have a knee-jerk reaction to people and alcohol that is immature, and, that being said, some people still handle it immaturely.

That still isn’t sufficient cause to create and enforce (enforcement is another issue completely) legislation that is so blatantly unbalanced in relation to lawfulness and consequences.

If somebody drinks a lot and drives, they should pay a price, but the proposed new legislation isn’t very good at dealing with a whole host of drivers who are more likely to cause an accident than someone who has had a few drinks, and for that reason it is legislation that fails miserably.

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for their respective artistic futures, and who in each case displayed a genuine kindness and courtesy that puts to lie any possible mutterings about “kids these days.”

There was the young filmmaker Mangla Bansal, who opened up about her personal desire to make her mark in the film industry and her determination to succeed despite the odds.

There was Kevin Zakresky (one of my favourite interviews ever, I must confess), who’s on a mission to prove that everyone can sing and to help instil that love of singing into teenage boys through Chor Leoni’s new MYVoice program.

There was the warm, charming Richard Newman, who was effusive about his love of his life as an actor and his deep feelings of gratitude for the chance to work onstage alongside his teenage daughter, Sofia.

And who could forget Gregory Dion, who’s on a mission to have 100 cups of tea with 100 strangers – and to restore personal, face-to-face connection to a world that’s almost lost the art.

And on and on and on it goes.

The list of people whom I have met and interacted with this year – talented people, creative people, kind people, good people, memorable people – is an incredible one.

It’s humbling to think that all of those people let me into their lives simply because of the job I hold.

And it’s a reminder that we, as reporters, must never take our responsibility lightly.

People tell us their stories and trust us to share them with the world.

Sometimes, they tell us things they may never have told a soul – breakable things, fragile things, things that could be crushed by a careless word.

Yet still they trust us.

Because they believe that we can make a difference to them, and to the community at large.

It’s our responsibility to take that trust seriously – to respect and to treasure each one of the stories we are told, by each and every person who is brave enough to step forward and say, “This is me. This is my story. This is my life.”

To all of those people – to you, if you are one of them – I extend my deepest gratitude.

For your faith in us as individual reporters, and as a community newspaper as a whole, I thank you.

If it wasn’t for all of you, I wouldn’t have the coolest job in the world.

Merry Christmas, and the best of wishes for 2011.

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Council approved plans to rezone the southeast corner of Bennett Street and Nelson Avenue for a residential highrise tower, which passes on a density bonus for the city of $2,721,320, at the Dec. 13 council meeting.

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Supported housing program expands in city staff reporter

AVancouver-basedhousing society will be providing extended mental health support at a B.C. Housing complex in Burnaby.

The Motivation, Power and Achievement Society, also known as MPA, has been around for almost 40 years and runs 27 different programs throughout the Lower Mainland.

But providing 24/7 support at Hall Towers, at 7272 Kingsway, is the society’s first foray into Burnaby.

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People will be added to the program as units become available, MacIntyre said.

MPA staff will also teach life skills such as budgeting, and help residents connect with the community around them, he added.

“That’s a concern, people (with mental health issues) can often become isolated,” he explained.

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Reviving Christmas cactus Question: My Christmas cactus looks wilted and the leaves are all wrinkled, even though it has buds on some of the ends.

It has shot out many tiny roots from the joints of the leaves. It is a healthy colour but looks so unhappy.

Hansom, by e-mail Answer: When a Christmas cactus looks wrinkled and wilted, the problem is almost always in the roots.

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Local connections: Maurice Guibord, a former employee of the Burnaby Village Museum, dug up a historical finding about the original Rudolph story: Denver Gillen, the artist of the original storybook, lived on Nelson Avenue in Burnaby.

Rudolph’s Burnaby roots A local artist named Denver Gillen was the artistic creator of the red-nosed reindeer for the original children’s story Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

One of Christmas’s best-loved characters has a Burnaby connection that’s been unearthed by a Vancouver historian.

The image of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was the artistic creation of a man who used to live in Burnaby in the earlier half of the century. It’s a piece of littleknown local history brought to light by Maurice Guibord, a former employee of the Burnaby Village Museum.

“What was remarkable is that this is a story that had not been told previously, and considering the importance of the character in children’s Christmas folklore, it’s absolutely wonderful that there’s a tie back to us,” Guibord says.

While Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was the brainchild of poet Robert May, the original images we associate with the story were drawn from the imagination of Burnaby’s Denver Gillen.

The story, according to Guibord, goes like this: Gillen and May were both living in Chicago in 1939, when the Second World War was starting. They worked for Montgomery Ward, an American department store that wanted to give away a story booklet to their customers for Christmas.

May had a story idea: “The little reindeer

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Deer with headlight: An illustration from the book.

who was a misfit,” Guibord says. But the red-nosed feature was associated with alcoholism, and the story idea was rejected. So May, in an effort to rework the reindeer’s image, recruited Gillen to do the illustrations.

“He said, ‘You’re going to make my story happen here. Let’s go to the zoo. Draw me some pretty deer,” Guibord says.

The illustrations were endearing enough to bring the bosses onside. “(They) were so cute, there’s no way people would think of him as a drunkard,” Guibord says.

The project went ahead, and Montgomery Ward distributed 2.4 million copies of the Rudolph booklet in 1939 – not bad for the first year considering there were paper shortages during the war. By the end of 1946, they managed to distribute six million copies.

But before all that, Gillen grew up with his family in Burnaby.

“He made his name while he was in the States, but still, he’s a Burnaby boy,” Guibord says.

Gillen lived in Burnaby for at least a decade. In 1922, his address was listed at 2712 Nelson Ave, which is now Uncle Willy’s restaurant beside Sears at Metropolis at Metrotown. Gillen lived there until at least until 1935.

Guibord describes Gillen as a bit of a rebel growing up. His father, William Gillen, was a well-known mariner and first captain of the St. Roch, the ship now on display inside the Vancouver Maritime Museum. “That is such a link to Canadian history,” Guibord says.

He was described as an experienced arctic hand and a former whaling and sealing captain.

But when Gillen was just 16, his father died under suspicious circumstances.

“He disappeared. It wasn’t till five days later (that) his body was found in Burrard Inlet,” Guibord says. The day before, he had been carrying $500. Police never found out if it was an accident, or a robbery gone bad.

Gillen was only 16 when it happened. He had four brothers, all of them seamen, who followed in the steps of their father.

But like the misfit reindeer, Gillen was a bit different. He took up drawing after he fell ill and spent some time in hospital, where his doctor encouraged him to develop his artistic talent. He studied under artist Frederick Varley, who would go on the be

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Rudolph: Story has roots in Burnaby continued from page 11

one of the Group of Seven. He then got a job with the Hudson’s Bay Company’s art department. Gillen then moved to Toronto and later Chicago, where he got picked up by Montgomery Ward. He worked for various publications: Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Reader’s Digest, McCall’s and Outdoor Life, for instance.

“For him to make a way through life in a field that is so opposite from his family is amazing in itself,” Guibord says. “He was an artist at heart. He wasn’t a seagoer.”

Gillen retired and moved to Mexico and died in 1975.

“He loved the Mexican culture and the richness of the colour there,” Guibord says. “He considered himself incredibly lucky because he really … discovered his true destiny in life.”

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John van der Est can appreciate what it’s like to be far from home during times of celebration.

“My wife and I have both lived outside of Canada. We spent a couple of years in Africa and in the United Kingdom,” he said. While van der Est was travelling in Africa, locals would invite him to celebrate Muslim holidays.

“I felt very welcome there. It was

really nice to see how things are done,” he said.

That experience is part of why van der Est said yes to SFU’s international host program.

“We also appreciated it when people shared their holidays and their celebrations, and we thought it would be nice to do that here.”

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Van der Est signed on to the program about a year ago. The student he’s about to host, Beth Ren from China, has already been over once before for Easter dinner.

This holiday season, he’s holding a lunch at the end of the month, and Ren’s invited.

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Christmas: Student shares season continued from page 14

“We were just going to have a nice lunch on New Year’s Eve,” he said. “We’re just kind of doing what we normally do.”

While foreign students can get familiar with Canadian culture, the host families also learn a thing or two. At Easter, Ren brought some Chinese tea. “(She) showed us how we would make it and shared a bit of her culture, which was very nice,” said van der Est. Ren, who’s from Beijing, has been studying in Canada for two years. Even though it’s Christmas, Ren isn’t missing out on family celebrations at home.

“We don’t usually (celebrate) Christmas. It isn’t a family thing in China right now, but nowadays more and more young people start to celebrate it because of globalization,” she said. “The biggest thing in China is spring festival,” she added, referring to the Chinese New Year in February. That’s when Ren’s family gets together to make dinner, watch TV and play games. They eat dumplings close to midnight, a tradition specific to Beijing, she said.

“The spring festival gives us the chance to get together, no matter how busy we

are,” she said. “I feel very warm. I also sometimes feel encouraged because they will support me in different ways. When asked if she misses that while here in Canada, she says “of course.”

Ren has friends and classmates here that she could celebrate with, but it’s not the same as being with family, she added.

Ren encouraged her counterparts to try the program, which is like a bridge between two cultures.

“I hope other international students (will) also give it a try. I believe they will really enjoy it as well,” she said.

Van der Est also recommended the program for other faculty or staff who may be considering.

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MOTORING Jaguar back on the prowl in style with new XJ David Chao and Bob McHugh

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aguar has built some truly beautiful luxury cars over its long history, and the XJ sedan series dates back to 1968. It was the last Jaguar sedan that Sir William Lyons (founder of the company) was involved in producing. The new XJ is both a departure and a celebration of its styling heritage that should resonate with Jaguar purists and attract newcomers to the brand.

Beneath its sleeker styling lines, the allnew XJ’s construction is the next-generation of Jaguar’s lightweight architecture.

It’s primarily aluminum, with magnesium and composite alloys, and uses aerospace-based riveting and bonding processes. New refinements include the use of advanced new materials that deliver improved strength and superior safety performance.

In Canada, the new XJ is offered with a choice of three gasoline engines: a naturally aspirated V8 and two supercharged V8 engines. Unfortunately, an award-winning 3.0-litre diesel engine that’s offered in Europe did not make it across the Atlantic (so far).

My test car was an XJL, which is the long wheelbase version that provides limolike rear seat leg room. Its base price was $95,500, and it came with the basic and blower-less 5.0-litre V8 engine. An optional

Bowers & Wilkins audio system added $2,500 to its price tag.

The Looks

A sleek and sophisticated modern interpretation of the quintessential Jaguar, the XJ features elongated teardrop-shape side windows, and its wide track gives it a powerful stance. A drag coefficient of 0.29 makes the new XJ the most aerodynamic Jaguar ever.

The Inside

The XJ buyer can choose between eleven colour, stitching and piping combinations of its soft leather upholstery. Then there are another nine trim choices, mostly wood grain finishes, but the selection also includes piano black and carbon fibre.

The opulence doesn’t stop; my test XJL came with heated and cooled front seats with a seat cushion that could be extended to provide more thigh support and adjustable side bolsters. The seatback even came with a massage feature.

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On the prowl: The new Jaguar XJL offers a superb ride and luxury feel.

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The entry is keyless, and you notice an illuminated stop/start button pulsating like a heartbeat as you slip behind the steering wheel. With a foot on the brake pedal and the button depressed, the V8 engine roars to life and then settles to a quiet purr.

Considering its sizable dimensions, the XJL was surprisingly agile and the ride superb. We are very impressed at the way it handles rough pavement. The body

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The Score Unexpectedly agile and a delightful driving experience, the new Jaguar XJL also offers superb ride qualities in an exquisitely fitted and spacious cabin.

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On stage: The Alberta Ballet production of The Nutcracker runs Dec. 29 to Jan. 1.

Nutcracker: Runs Dec. 29 to Jan. 1 continued from page 22

Morgan Bringeland-Powel, Erin Charpentier, Jasmine Dobbin and Donna Pereridis will be dancing.

The new Nutcracker production is set in turn-of-the-20th-century Imperial Russia and features elaborate costumes and sets

by Emmy Award-winning designer Zack Brown. It’s choreographed by Edmund Stripe.

Tchaikovsky’s familiar score will be played live by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The production is being presented by Ballet B.C., and more information is available at www.balletbc.com.

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26 Lakers select Crowley 27 Express play last game

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Burnaby was the place to be in 2010 Johnson signed a five-year contract extension to lead the program into NCAA Division II this season.

Burnaby Joe Sakic started 2010 off with induction into B.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Former SFU women’s basketball coach Allison McNeill was named among the list of most influential women by the Canadian Association for the advancement of women in sports.

January:

The Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team set a new school record with its 46th consecutive victory, beating Concordia 74-59 in Montreal.

Five Grandview Steeler junior B hockey players were invited to the Pacific International league annual all-star game.

Team Pacific placed fifth at the World under-17 Hockey Challenge following a 4-0 win over Quebec.

Rick Lum took on a new role, accepting the position of commissioner of the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League.

Norther Michigan University goalie Brian Stewart tied a career high 48 saves in a 4-2 win over Minnesota and was named the MVP at the Dodge Holiday Classic NCAA hockey tournament.

Melody Liang won her first national badminton title, sharing the women’s doubles title at the Yonex national championships.

Rohan Stewart was named junior male track and field athlete of the year by B.C. Athletics. Tom Dickson and Herb Phillips both won individual master awards.

Winston Reckord won the junior development coach award.

SFU shattered its own NAIA distance medley relay record on Jan. 31. Helen Crofts, Anglea Shaw, Jessica Smith and Michaela Kane set the new mark of 11:30.96.

February:

Don Steen was inducted into the B.C. Athletics Hall of Fame.

The Clan women’s team placed third at the Women’s College Wrestling Association championships.

The Burnaby Winter Club AAA major atom team finished third at the Bell Capital Cup in Ottawa.

Burnaby North won the boys’ team banner and was runner-up in the girls’ division at the B.C. high school table tennis championships. Teddy Wu won gold medals in singles and doubles play.

Burnaby Joe Sakic and builder Lorne Davies were both inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.

Kaleigh Fratkin was named a third star for the Aldergrove Kodiaks in a 1-0 win over Ridge Meadows on Jan. 8 in a first for female skaters in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League.

St. Thomas More won the schoolboy team title and Burnaby South won the juvenile boys division at the Western Canada age class wrestling championships in Kamloops.

Burnaby Express head coach Dave McLellan was relieved of his duties on Jan. 16. General manager Darcy Rota finished the season behind the team’s bench.

Kenndal McArdle scored his first goal in the NHL for the Florida Panthers in a 2-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Jan. 23.

Fido Sahota won a silver medal at 76 kilograms at the Commonwealth youth wrestling championships in Singapore Jan. 8.

Four athletes were shortlisted for Sport B.C. athlete of the year award cateogies – Justin Abdou as coach, Kaleigh Fratkin as junior woman, RuiLin Huang as college

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Water walkers: Burnaby Caprice club synchronized swimmers showed off their moves at annual water show at C.G. Brown Pool in June.

and Arjan Bhullar as university athlete.

The Burnaby Express won the unanimous consent of B.C. Hockey League governors to move the franchise to Coquitlam next season.

The Lower Mainland zone AAA boys’ basketball was reduced to 12 teams from 16 following a vote by high school reps.

The move effectively removed one Burnaby/New Westminster team from post-season play.

STM finished fourth at its Chancellor boys’ basketball tournament with a 61-41 win over Handsworth.

Burnaby South Rebels knocked off the No. 1 high school team in the province with a 70-69 overtime win over White Rock Christian at the 21st Legal Beagle tourney.

Burnaby Winter Club won its first bantam Christmas hockey tournament in nine seasons with a shootout win over 13-time champ North Shore Winter Club.

SFU won the Barbara Rae Cup with an 81-68 win over rival UBC in women’s basketball.

The SFU men’s basketball team handed No. 1-ranked UBC its first loss of the season following an 8279 Clan win.

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SFU’s 54-game winning streak came to an end on Feb. 13 following a 63-61 loss to No. 6-ranked University of Victoria.

STM finished second at the Lower Mainland AA zone girls’ basketball championships. Lexie Der was named the overall MVP. Junior York House guard Alisha Roberts was selected to the all-star team.

Spencer Curran helped Canada to fourth place at the Pan American youth field hockey championship.

SFU men won their seventh consecutive Canada West wrestling title, taking first place in six of the 10 weight classes.

Freshman Victoria Anthony won the 48-kilogram title and was named both top wrestler and rookie of the year to help SFU win the Canada West wrestling championships.

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It was a perfect end to an almost perfect Canadian Interuniversity season and near-perfect history for the Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team.

The Clan women won their first back-to-back Bronze Baby trophy and fifth overall team title in nine consecutive appearances at the CIS championships in March.

Top-ranked SFU defeated No. 2 seed Windsor Lancers 77-56 in the national final.

CIS player of the year and tournament MVP Robyn Buna led the Clan with 17 points to earn a third championship ring with SFU. “It’s storybook,” said Clan head coach Bruce Langford, who also won a third national title and will lead the basketball program into the NCAA Division II this year. “Satisfaction would be the right word.

There was a lot of pressure when you are ranked No. 1 all year.”

Fourth NAIA title

The Simon Fraser University women’s softball team scripted a perfect ending to its final NAIA season.

The Clan team went a perfect 7-0 en route to the program’s fourth NAIA national championship title following a 4-3 victory over Oklahoma City on May 26.

Rosie Murphy stole home for the game-winning run.

Senior outfielder Jessie Harris was named the MVP, leading the Clan with a .420 batting average, nine runs scored and 11 hits in the tournament.

“I’m still in shock, everyone is right now. This season was about leadership by committee. ... And I can honestly say that everyone contributed to this win today,” said Harris.

Brittany Mayers batted in the game-winning runs in a 7-6 win over Concordia University, advancing the Clan to the double-elimination championship final.

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Brian Stewart stopped a career-high 51 shots to lead Northern Michigan to a 4-0 win over Ferris State.

Stewart posted his ninth career shutout and was named third star.

SFU wrestler Arjan Bhullar was named an NAIA Association of Independent Institutions male athlete of the week.

The Clan men’s basketball team won its first opening round series since 2002 with 96-77 win over Regina.

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Sweet revenge: Burnaby Winter Club defeated rival and defending B.C. champion North Shore Winter Club in the bronze-medal final at the Western Canadian AAA bantam hockey championships in Burnaby in April.

Jeffrey Taylor had 18 kills for Douglas College in a four-set loss to Fraser Valley at the B.C. Colleges’ men’s volleyball championships.

R o b e r t Couzens defeated Mike McGrath of Nova Scotia to win the Canadian youth boys’ 69-kilogram boxing title.

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Arjan Bhullar won the super heavyweight wrestling title for a second straight year at the NAIA West region championships.

Burnaby South took first place in the Lower Fraser Valley high school zone boys’ wrestling championships. The South girls’ team was second overall behind St. Thomas More.

Former Burnaby Laker Dan Stroup was nominated as a finalist for the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame.

The Burnaby Selects swept all comers to win the under-19 boys’ soccer title at the Mayor’s Cup in Las Vegas.

The Burnaby Express played their final B.C. Hockey League home

game at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre, leaving the 500-odd faithful with a 5-3 win over Cowichan Valley on Feb. 14. The Express moved back to Coquitlam in September.

Chris Van Duynhoven and Simon Denis were named the unsung hero and the top defenceman by departing B.C. Hockey L e a g u e B u r n a b y Express.

Burnaby South won the BNW district boys’ basketball championship, beating regular season champion Byrne Creek 93-70.

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Milan Gajic scored the 10th goal of his American Hockey League career in the Albany River Rats 7-6 win over Springfield.

Melody Liang sharedawomen’s doubles title for Douglas College at the Canadian Colleges’ national badminton championships.

Bob Johnston and Gord Frederickson Jr. teamed up behind the bench to lead the WLA Burnaby Lakers as head and assistant coach, respectively.

Byrne Creek secured its first-ever wildcard berth out of the Lower Mainland AAA girls’ basketball championships with a 6743 win over Richmond No. 1 McMath.

The Grandview Steelers lost their first-round junior B hockey playoff in four straight games, including three overtime losses, to the Richmond Sockeyes.

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Minimum 1 year work experience as plumber apprentice or plumber abroad is required. Wages $24 per hour. Please email resume to marplumber@yahoo.ca VINNING AND SONS CONSTRUCTION LTD. is looking for an experienced Supervisor carpenter to work in the Lower Mainland area. Job duties include supervising and scheduling the activities of carpenters working under schedule. Able to read instructions and discuss project details with engineers, architects and subcontractors. Capable of acquiring materials and supplies, resolve work problems, arrange training and ensure safe standards are observed in working environment. Knowledge of Punjabi language an asset. Minimum 1 year experience as Supervisor Carpenter Trades. Wages $28.00 per hour. Please email resume to vinning.construction@gmail.com

Auto Mechanic

BC Motors Repair Ltd., a well known auto repair shop located at 106-107, 12921-84th Ave., Surrey, B.C. requires fully qualified Auto Mechanic. Main duties include, inspect, diagnose faults, repair or replace parts of automobile engine including diesel. General maintenance and service of automotive systems i.e. brakes, steering, cooling etc.

Should have 4 years experience including on the job training or industrial training course. Salary $24.00/hr. Fax resume to 604-572-3811

Programs start Monthly

PETS & LIVESTOCK

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Cats

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Dogs

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Dogs

CATS for ADOPTION Royal City Humane Society.

604-524-6447 www.rchs.bc.ca POMERANIAN TEACUP babies + Mom. First shots, dewormed, dew claws. $750+. 604-581-2544 BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Pups, vet ✔. Ready for Xmas! $950. Chwk. 1-604-794-3561 RAGDOLLS & Exotic X Kittens 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

ENGLISH MASTIFF pups, M/F, p/b, papers, dewormed, 1st shots, 11 wks. $1500. (1)-604-316-5644

POMERANIAN TEACUP babies + Mom. First shots, dewormed, dew claws. $750 +. 604-581-2544

Appliances

LIKE NEW! Fridge Stove Washer Dryer Stacker Coin W/D set

200 $ 100 $ 150 $ 100 $ 300 $ 750 $

604.306.5134 2105

Musical Instruments

DIGITAL PIANO, Yamaha, dark brown, mint condition. Includes bench. $900 obo. 604-420-5485

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Childcare Available

Good Friends Family Childcare Age 0-5. M-F: 7:30-5:30pm. Subsidy ok. Deer Lake. 604 544-1370 LICENSED DAYCARE in New West has openings for children 0-5 years old. Call 604-525-7053

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Preschools/ Kindergarten

Precious Minds

Montessori School 1630 Edinburgh St., New West.

• Ages 2½ - 6 Years Old • Preschool & Kindergarten • Full Montessori Curriculum

604.516.7777

Do you need to advertise your Daycare or Preschool ?

'Kids on the Go' Feature runs once a month... in The Burnaby Now & The New West Record To place an ad or for more info please call

Linda 604.444.3057 ★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

604-724-7652

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Dogs

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com

I’m camera shy...

JACK RUSSEL p/b puppies black & white, beautiful markings, 1 m, 1 f, $750 ea. 604-671-7815

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $350+.

604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com JACK RUSSELL pups smooth m/f, dewormed, 1 shots, tails docked, view parents, $450. 604-701-1587

AMERICAN COCKER spaniels cuddly, child friendly, 1st shots vet checked,$700 cash 604-823-4393 KING CHARLES/COCKER X POODLE, Vaccinated, Dewormed, 604-812-8414

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality.

All Shapes & Colors Available.

Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

GRAD DRESS ALERT!!

Hey are you looking for your Grad Dress 2011? 3 Dresses available! Only Worn ONE time.

Will sacrifice @ 1/2 price from original price!! Original Total Value Paid $1250 + taxes.

Size Small: Blue dress asking $75, Size 4: Red dress asking $275, and Size 6: Black dress asking $275, again only worn once, mint condition!!!

Call or email for photos and info at: 604-880-0288 mandi_babi@hotmail.com Serious buyers only please!

Financial Services

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Borrow from to $1000 to $20,000 from our local office

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Business Opps/ Franchises

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com

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Legal Services

#1 IN PARDONS Remove your criminal record.

Express Pardons offers the FASTEST pardons, LOWEST prices, and it’s GUARANTEED. BBB Accredited. FREE Consultation Toll-free: 1-866-416-6772 www.ExpressPardons.com

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Money to Loan

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✔Do you Own a Car? ✔Borrow up to $10000.00 ✔No Credit Checks! ✔Cash same day, local office 604.777.5046

POODLE/SCHNAUZER X Great Xmas gift. doc’d tails, declawed. 2M/5F. 604-951-6890 PUGS PUREBRED, no papers, 2 blk, 2 fawn, 2 fem, 2 male $850. ready Dec 29. 604-796-2227

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Registered Massage Services

TRAINED MASSEUSE $55/hr, Call Kathy 778-885-5254 www.massagebykathy.info

SIBERIAN HUSKY Timberwolf pups, $1,100. 250-295-6280 normanstd@yahoo.com

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Mind,Body&Soul

ORIENTAL THERAPY Shiatsu & Reiki, $50/hr, Healing and Relaxation. 202 11th Street, New Westminster. 778-858-7686

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Legal/Public Notices

Notice is hereby given of sale of abandoned household belongings of Mr. Mazi Ogubike former tenants of 7535 Burgess St, Burnaby will be disposed of by the landlord Kemal Demir on Jan 17, 2011 at the above address.

Notice to Creditors

★ TEACUP YORKIES PUPS ★ 1 male, 1 fem, 12 wks full tails on purpose. Smart & Adorable REDUCED!! 604 988 9601 www. northshoreyorkies.com

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Financial Services

Cut Your Debt by up to 70% DEBT Forgiveness Program

PIT BULL puppies male & female 1st shots, dewormed $350. View parents. Phone 604-701-1587

For Sale Miscellaneous

www.REALCARCASH.com

BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Puppies. Available January 4th.

Langley. $950, $100 deposit to choose now. 778-241-5504.

PB MINI Schnauzer. Jan 10. 1st shots, dewormed, tails & dew claws done. call 604-780-8955

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Funded in whole or part through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement

Call RonGORD Janco - 1.866.857.1375 MACKAN GORD MACKAN www.canamwest.com

EMPLOYMENT

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Here are a few web-based tools to help you get organized, connected and planned for the New Year. www.mindtools.com MindTools.com teaches you the leadership, team management, problem-solving, personal productivity and Gregg Taylor team-working skills you need for a happy and successful career. Free resources and a members monthly fee option. www.toodledo.com This tool provides a single place where all your to-dos are permanently stored and easily accessible allowing you to relax, knowing that you won't forget anything. Toodledo's hotlist, email and sms reminders, and sortable online to-do list will help you remember to complete tasks on-time.

For those of us who are procrastinators, Toodledo has a special tool that analyzes dates, priorities, time estimates, and other characteristics to create a customized schedule of the best use of your time. www.batchblue.com Batchbook allows you to keep track of your business, personal, and social networking contacts and share them with others. You can create a flexible, easy-to-use contact database from scratch, or import your contacts from an existing system. In addition to standard contact information, you can use SuperTags to create custom fields you’ve added yourself to capture the information that’s important to you (such as employer information, contact details, or social networking profiles of those you’re networking with). www.youremeploymentservices.ca www.workapedia.ca These two BC websites provide lists of employment programs and resources in your community, and links to other job search and career planning resources.

A great resource any time, and a great place to research resources to access in the New Year!

For help finding the work you love, call Transitions Career & Business Consultants, coordinators of The Transitions Program, a free 3 week career exploration program available to all unemployed people at 604-434-1177 or 604-681-2774

2010

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in the Estate of Peter Thomas Forrest, Deceased, Late of Burnaby, B.C. who died November 27, 2010 TAKE NOTICE that all persons having claims upon the estate of the above named must file with the undersigned Executrix by the 22nd day of January 2011 a full statement of their claims and of securities held by them, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have been recieved.

Lynne Forrest Executrix 5678 Tillicum Bay Rd. Sechelt, BC V0N 3A4

A30 • Friday,. December 24, 2010 • Burnaby NOW

RENTALS

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Apt/Condos

2 BDRM 2 bath condo @ ACCESS $1150/mth. close to Gateway stn & mall. n/s n/p. Avail Jan 1. Call Rav 778-895-3452 or muttison@hotmail.com 2BD KITS,TOP Floor corner,near beach,quiet bldg, prkg, bldg laundry 778-868-8468 $1495.

2 BR, 2 ba, nr Coq Ctr & Douglas College, hottub, pool, fitness, sec prkg, 5 appls, n/s, n/p, $1200 + hydro. avail Jan 1. 604-617-2202 2 BR N.W., 5 appl, lrg living room & balcony, insuite w/d, clean, safe & quiet, view $775. 604-584-8862

700 PARK CRESCENT

NEW WESTMINSTER

1 BEDROOMS

Starting at $935 Adult friendly building. Inste laundry, visual intercom, gated parking. Near shops & bus. Includes hotwater & storage. Sorry No Pets!!

Call 604-522-3391

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Apt/Condos

BBY, BRENTWOOD, NEW 1 BR, balcony, 6 appls, gym. NS/NP. Av Dec 15. $1200/mo. 778-558-9290 BBY, Lghd Mall. 1 BR, $850 incl ht & h/w. ns/np, new bath & tile, storage, Dec 1/15. 604-779-3882 BBY SOUTH 2 BR Apt. Near all ammens. Incls heat & hot water, prkg, quiet bldg. $925. Now. NP. 604-921-1572 or 604-828-9917

1021 HOWAY ST. NEW WESTMINSTER

1 Bdrms starting at $825

Include heat, hot water, D/W, gym & visual intercom.

U/G parking & storage avail.

Near transit/Skytrain & shopping.

Move-in bonus. Call for details.

Pet Friendly Community

RENTALS 604-521-8831 rentals@capreit.net www.caprent.com

REAL ESTATE

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Houses - Sale

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Real Estate

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$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $99,900 597-8361 id4714 New West Open House Mon/Tues Dec 27,28, 2-4pm, 505-9th st, immaculate 620sf 1br top fl condo $137,900 778-231-1926 id5251 Sry Sullivan Mews ground lvl 1200sf 2br 2ba tnhse, 55+complex $220K 834-6935 id5136 Sry E Newton 1 acre lot with 2600sf 6br 2.5ba bungalow $479,900 778-549-2056 id5198

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Houses - Sale

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Real Estate

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Apt/Condos

COQ. 2 BR $875, 1 BR $800, Avail Jan 1, heat, prkg.

778-990-7079 or 604-521-8249

COQ, WALK to Coq Centre, WCE transit, Douglas College. Brand NEW LUXURY Bosa, 1 BR Condo, beautiful granite counts, ss appls, hrdwd flrs, 1 storage, 1 sec’d prkg, sec bldg. Excellent amens: fitness area, sauna/steam room. $1200. Avail Jan 1 / Feb1.

Prefer NS/NP. Call 604-880-0439 NEW WEST / QUEEN’S PARK Special $50/month off rent 1 Bdrm corner suite $755 2 Bdrms $915/$925, all new Call Bradley 778-887-4550

1 & 2 BEDROOM APT

on Balmoral Street avail.

Close to trans, Highgate Mall & shopping. Rent incls heat & h/w. Refs req’d. Reno’d stes avail. Wheelchair accessible.

Ana 778-859-0798 or Bayside Property Office 604-432-7774 for more info or to view.

AMBER ROCHESTOR 545 Rochester Ave, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, S.F.U. & Transportation.

Large Units.

Near Lougheed Mall.

Transportation & S.F.U.

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

NEW WEST nr RCH/Skytrain, 1 BR apt, $740/mo, No Pets, quiet complex, Call 604 299-8288

ARBOUR GREENE Extra Large 2 Bedrooms.

Close to Lougheed Mall & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-4903 cell: 778-229-1358

Call Kristen Today (604) 812-3718

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

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Real Estate Investment

1030 - 5th Ave, New West Near Transportation & Douglas College.

Well Managed Building.

office: 604 524-8174 cell: 604 813-8789

Family Living

555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Large units some with 2nd bathroom or den.

On bus routes, close to S.F.U. & Lougheed Mall.

JUNIPER COURT 415 Westview St, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, all Transportation Connections, Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-8905 cell: 604 916-0261

1 BR, (80% adult bldg), $750.

2 BR fr $925. 3 BR fr $1100.

1300 King Albert, Coq

604 939-0944

Close to Transportation, Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604 937-7343 cell: 778 848-5993 CANTERBURY COURT

Fifth Ave, New West 1 BR $785. Lrg, bright, well maint bldg. Rent includes heat, hot water & cable. N/P. Central New West.

MONTECITO TOWERS 99-7360 Halifax St, Bby Bach, 1 BR & 2 BR

office: 604 939-2136 cell: 604 805-9490

604 420-5636 www.montecitotowers.com

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for your new one bedroom home www.GreatApartments.ca Owner Managed Sorry, No Pets

Call for details! 604-589-7040

Cancer June 21-July 22: The accent lies on relationships, agreements, negotiations, relocation, opportunities, dealings with the public, and love.

This area has become the prime one of your life, and will remain so to at least 2024. You’ve already discovered that others are more stubborn, yet more attractive than they were last decade, and that you must change to accommodate them. Another hint of this arrives Sunday. The choice is love or alienation: nothing in-between. Arguments might arise to midweek (Wednesday). Be diplomatic! Romance, exciting meetings arise Wednesday to Friday. Woo someone!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Start no important projects, buy nothing significant, before Dec. 30. An old flame might appear this week or next, but it’s almost too late, sort of “life’s afterthought.” Your home continues to be sweet, affectionate. The end of this month and early January will favour re-decorating or purchasing property. “Vaguely” schedule that now, put aside the time. Happiness and social delights visit Sunday/ Monday. You might receive a loving message.

A prospective relationship offers good romance, bad marriage. Leave commitment decisions for 2011.

A month of work and health issues begins Tuesday.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Sweet love and a winning streak fill the weeks ahead! If single, you’ll definitely be attracted to someone. An “instant wedding” could occur. However, realize two things: one, anyone first met (or affair begun) Sunday through Wednesday will always contain jealousy or resentment; and two, in general, loves begun between 2004 and next March (2011) will tend toward unpredictable surprises and sudden changes. Take care with money Monday/ Tuesday. Friends, travel and communications veer toward success Thursday/Friday. Home, family, or an intimate crowd please you most Friday eve, Saturday.

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Apt/Condos

SUNSET PARK PT MOODY Klahanie, NEW 2 BR, 2 bath, granite, appls, sec prkg. Canoe Club/gym/pool/ party Jan 1. $1350. N/S. 604-809-8574

GARDEN VILLA

5870 Sunset Street

Close to Bus & BCIT STUDIO & 1 BDRM ★ Quiet park-like setting ★ Newly Reno’d ★ Heat/hot water incld 604-291-8197 www.sunsetparkapt.com

1010 6th Ave, New West

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Beautiful atrium with fountain.

By shops, college & transit.

Pets negotiable. Ref required.

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

EL PRESIDENTE

220 - 7th St, New West 1 BR, $700. Rent includes heat & hot water, reno’d suites with big patios. By shops, banks, Skytrain & college.

U/grd parking available.

Call 604-519-1382

NEW WEST

St Andrews Street 1 BR Apt, Large balcony, updated, nr transit & amens.

Available now. Small pet ok with pet deposit.

Call 604-518-5040 ROTARY TOWER 25 Clute St, New West

Age 55 or over. Beautiful view.

Bach high rise apt.

Close to trans & shopping.

Rent incl all utils. Refs req.

Contact Ana Cell: 778-859-0798 Bayside Property Services Ltd.

VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New West

Bach & 1 BR Available.

All Suites Have Balconies.

Undergrd Parking Available.

Refs Required. Small Pet Ok. BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

Refreshingly Clean Meticulously Maintained

It’sFrom time to$690.00 discover

Professionally Managed

by Colliers International

CALL 604 715-7764

Apt/Condos

Apt/Condos

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Duplexes - Rent

2 BR main flr, 7480 - 14th Ave., Bby, N/p, N/s, lndry, $950/mo + utils, Jan 1. 604-525-0196

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Houses - Rent

3 Bdrm Homes! Rent TO OWN! Poor Credit Ok, Low Down.

Call Karyn 604-857-3597

Managed by Colliers International

KING ALBERT COURT

● Spacious apartments ● Heat, h/w, prkg, indoor pool ● Ball court, daycare avail. ● Near Skytrain, shopping & kids park. Sorry no pets.

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COTTONWOOD PLAZA

WHITGIFT GARDENS

Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: Be ambitious – show talents, display support for others, work hard, protect projects, but launch new ideas, ventures Thursday onward, not before. Sunday will be chore-filled.

Relationships loom in importance Monday/Tuesday, but friction is more prevalent than harmony. Realize this is not your decade to win wars – battles maybe, not wars. (On the other hand, you can hop on an elevator of accomplishment if you co-operate.) Deep changes, finances, intimacy and health factors head for a successful conclusion Wednesday to Friday.

Delays end! Saturday’s gentle, happy and wise!

Taurus April 20-May 20: Wider understanding, compassion, love, far travel, legal matters, advertising, statistics, insurance, religion, concepts, higher education – these come to the fore. Life feels more serene. Still, there are numerous problems Sunday to Wednesday morning – in these very areas. These are complex, subtle problems, in which solutions and causes seem to mingle. Your best approach, unless you have a clear idea, is to sit and wait it out. Recent delays end by Thursday, so you can march forth in relationships, love, negotiations and contracts this day forward. Friday morning’s lucky for these!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Mysteries, secrets, psychological depths, intimacy, sexual yearnings, subconscious promptings, large finances, investments and debt, lifestyle changes and commitments – these fill your days over the weeks ahead. Don’t start anything (especially in these areas) before Thursday.

You would get caught in an eternal circling around a problem. But Thursday onward promises success.

(However, realize this is not a big investment year, with the exception of investment in your own career/ business.) Health matters are significant for several weeks. Enlist a doctor, if needed. Relationships please Saturday.

NEW WEST. Reno Bach, 1 BR & 2 BR. New Appl’s etc. N/P, From $650-$1050 inc. Heat & Hot Water. Avail Now. 604-724-8353

CALYPSO COURT

Surrey Gardens Apartments

★Less Than perfect credit OK★ Low down payment, I have a nice home for you! Rent To OWN! Call Kim 604-628-6598

Apt/Condos

office: 604 936-1225

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CALL 604 519-1095

AMBER (W)

We Will Take Over Your Payment Until We Sell Your Property. No Fees.

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Apt/Condos

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401 Westview St, Coq

High Pymts/Expired Listing/No Equity?

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552 Dansey Ave, Coq

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ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge Large units. Close to Golden Ears Bridge. Great view of River

office: 604 463-0857 cell: 604 375-1768

SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, N.West

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool.

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodelled Building and Common area. Gated undergrd parking available.

References required.

CALL 604 525-2122 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

BONSOR APTS Renovated high rise, concrete building. Penthouse, 1 BR & 2 BR available. Very close to Metrotown, Skytrain & Bonsor swimming pool. Rent includes heat, hot water. Refs req’d.

Contact Natalie 778-230-9037 or Bayside Property Services Office: 604-432-7774

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Delays end Thursday.

Don’t start anything before then. This week and the next few nudge you into domestic surroundings and a restful stance. Various problems arise Sunday to Wednesday. You might decide to end a relationship.

This is complex, with pluses and minuses. If you feel a calm, quiet disappointment about this situation, that’s your answer. Sunday provides one more clue that this decade focuses on a deep, major change of home.

That might be a change of address, or other change.

It’s necessary, so flow with it. Chase money Thursday through Friday morning: your luck’s high!

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Don’t start any projects or relationships before Thursday. Communications, travel, casual friendships, paperwork and details fill this week and the next few – they will transform this entire decade. Shorter-term, problems and flaws become apparent in these Sunday to Wednesday, connected to work issues or more private, secret shortcomings. Well, work with a good heart. By Wednesday p.m. your energy and charisma rise, and you’re headed toward success, harmony, even love,

by Friday daytime! Friday night and Saturday are easy, sensual, good for spending and wooing (not necessarily linked).

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The weeks ahead feature money, earnings, spending, selling, possessions and rote learning. A major change rolls slowly through this zone all this decade and half of next. You can build a castle of money! Sunday holds a clue, probably involving your career, ambitions or status. You’re happy Monday to Wednesday, but you face problems and barriers in money and social wishes: be patient. Though you’re tired Thursday/Friday, luck accompanies government or school applications, spiritual and charity efforts. Your energy and charisma rise in time for a New Year’s party! Recent delays end.

BBY, CENTRAL. Excellent condition. Large 3 BR. 1600+ sq ft.

New paint, new double-glazed windows, new ceiling, new applis.

2 baths, f/p, private w/d, covered sundeck, storage, lots of prkg. $1,550/mo + ½ util. N/s, small pets okay. Near BCIT, SFU, UBC, BGH, Skytrain & bus. Avail Jan 1.

604-563-1231 or 604-298-6874 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● COQUITLAM - 218 Allard St. 2 bdrm HANDY MAN SPECIAL!!!

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Miscellaneous Rentals

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Rentals

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Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Your energy, charisma and confidence surge – for a few weeks. But don’t start anything before Thursday. Until then, handle two concerns: one, you must decide between ending or investing further (more time/effort) in a particular ambition or career direction. If you can’t decide, wait until Thursday/Friday, when you’ll get a lucky glimpse of your future, and how to get there. The second concern is more important, and centres on Sunday: your entire “self” is changing: what you want, and want to be. Think this through Sunday, ponder, take your thoughts seriously. All is good!

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Continue to lie low, rest and contemplate for the few weeks ahead.

You’ll deal with government agencies, institutions or charitable agencies. Be spiritual. Plan for the future – but don’t make any plans before Thursday. Sunday to Wednesday contains a few subtle hints that your inner world needs transformation. Perhaps your inner anger doesn’t “fit” your larger sense of right and wrong. What’s out of kilter? Be ambitious Thursday through Friday morning – your efforts could end with a stroke of luck! Your social side and optimism emerge just in time for New Years!

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Wishes come true, flirtations invite you and your popularity rises – this week and the next couple. Plans and optimism hover around money and possessions. However, proceed cautiously before Thursday – start nothing, not even a relationship. And realize your hopes and your “net worth” are not in agreement – and “net worth” has the final say. Your hopes need a revision, as Sunday will show (subtly or not). When your view turns unselfish, turns to wider topics such as real love, true luck and success enter – Thursday into Friday morning. Saturday’s ambition is achievable! timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

HOME SERVICES Alarm/Security

ALARM 604-463-7919

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Cleaning

A.S.B.A ENTERPRISE Comm/ Res, Free Est, $20/hr incls supplies, Insured, 604-723-0162 Exp. Reliable European Cleaning, Holiday Cleanup, Res, Ref’s avail★ Call 604 760-7702 ★

Systems Ltd.

Blinds & Draperies

8020

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light 100%. Save energy. Dampen sound. Innovative fabric in 42 colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8030

Carpentry

* RENOS * Bsmt refinish * Drywall * Bath Tiles * Windows * Doors * Stairs. Call Norm 604-437-1470

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Carpet Cleaning

ROYAL STEAM CLEANING Carpet, Upholstery, Auto (Int), walls & windows 604-765-8054

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Drainage

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-294-5300 DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Underground Video Inspection Call Tobias 604 782-4322

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Drywall

*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

RENTALS

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Shared Accommodation

6595-15

South Burnaby

ROOM MATE Needed to share 2 BR Apt in lower lev of lrg newer house in S. Bby. W/D, gas f/p, $425 incl util, cbl. Nr Highgate Village. Unfurn BR would suit prof working fem or mature student.

Refs, Jan 1 or 15. 604-777-1545

6595-20

Coq./Poco/ Port Moody

ROOMMATE NEEDED to share 1800 sqft Townhouse in Port Moody, w/d, laminate floors, $595 incls utils, cable & internet, parking, indoor pool, nr SFU & Lougheed Mall. Suits professional working person or student. References Required. Avail Dec 15 or Jan 1. Call 778-846-5275

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

3 BR Upper, Poco, 1 1/2 bth, newly reno’d kitch, bath, flooring, windows, w/d, N/p, nr amen, Jan 1, $1600 + 1/2 util, 604-722-5072

6605

Townhouses Rent

POCO 2 BR T/H $755 & $775 Quiet-family complex, No Pets!

Avail Now. 604-464-0034

BBY NORTH Bach g/lvl ste, all new appls & kitchen, priv ent, alrm, w/d, $650 incls all utils, ns/ np, Immed, Refs. 604-716-4703 COQ, Lougheed Mall/SFU, reno’d 5 BR, 2 kitchens, view, cls to bus, parking, no dogs, N/s, $2,150/mo.

(604) 942-6409 or 604-562-9588

RIVERS INLET Townhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area)

• 2 BR Townhouse • 3 BR Townhouse 1.5 bath, 2 levels, 5 appls, decorative fireplace, carport.

Sorry no pets.

Call 604-942-2012 WOODLAND PARK

TOWNHOMES Professionally managed family townhome complex on 28 acres located in beautiful Port Moody.

Spacious 2 BR & 3 BR units, 5 appls, inste W/D, walk out bsmt, 1 parking.

Cat friendly. woodland@rentmidwest.com

6615

Wanted To Rent

Wanted 2 BR Bsmt Suite in New West, for pensioner who has loud cockatoo, 604-540-8396 lve msg

COQ WESTWOOD PLT, 1 BR gr lev, sh’d W/D. Jan 1. $750 incls utls, cable. NS/NP. 604-889-6175

7005 JUNE’S MASSAGE

N.West Queensbor Lrg 1 BR g/l, $800 incls utls, sat tv, w/d. NS/ NP Av Jan 1 or 15th. 604-767-0530

Body Work Treat, train couple sex problems, pain.

DON’T WORK NO CHARGE within 10 min.

www.sexclinic.tw

POCO. 2 BR, f/bath. Ns/np, no w/d. $850 incl hydro/cbl. Immed.

604-945-3476 or 778-938-7491

7010

$40UP IN/OUT Cell: 604-603-3638

Personals

ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT!

Jenny & Jessica 604 725 5899 We do it all!

POCO. Bright, clean 1 BR, grd/lvl.

Priv laundry & patio. Cozy w/b f/p.

Near bus. $700/mo + 1⁄3 util. N/s, n/p. Avail Jan 1st. 604-944-6669

#1113 Low Cost Electric 522-3435 Comm/Res/Panel change Heating/Appl Repair. Lic & Bonded.

★★★★ HI, I’m Katie & I would love to Party with You ALL NIGHT LONG ★ ★ 604-723-7524 ★ ★

8185

Moving & Storage

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774.

ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect

Contr 97222. 40 yrs exp. 1 stop!

Reas. rates! BBB. 778-988-9493.

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations Refinishing & Repairs Dust Free.

Affordable Rates!

Free Estimates.

Call: 604-240-3344

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944

8125

Gutters

EDGEMONT GUTTERS

• Sales & Installation of 5’’ Continuous Gutter • Minor Repairs • Cleaning Established 1963

1 to 3 Men

8155

LICENSED PLUMBER & Gasfitter. BBQs, ranges, etc. Repairs, renos. VISA ok. 604-830-6617

Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~ • Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

604-708-8850

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 A MOVING EXPERIENCE WITH L & D ENTERPRISES !!!

Fast & Dependable Special Rates Seniors Disc. Call 604-464-5872 A-1 Moving Local/Long distance.

Special rates for Deliveries 24/7.

Lic & insured. Ph: 604-930-3000 AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885 AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube.

Starting at $39/hour. Local & long distances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620 TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★ Retaining walls, irrigation, paving, patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

8160

8255

8295

Commercial & Residential Fully Insured trucke2k@hotmail.com

604-728-3009

778-235-1772 Est 1995

8309

PLUMBER

Better Quality, Better Service

"Plumbing "Drain Cleaning AR E TY 8 Y RAN "Furnaces "$#!

R WA "Seniors Discounts

436-1005

Tiling

★ Joseph’s Quality Tiles ★ Tile Installation & Supplies. Joe 604-518-0068 or 604-719-2212

9125

JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS

Domestic

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

8335

Window Cleaning

Edgemont Building Maintenance • Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-420-4800 BOB’S WINDOW Gets that Clean, Clear Shine No Drops, No Drips, No Streaks Right into the corners! Serving you for over 20 yrs. Also do Gutters 604 588-6938

9145

Scrap Car Removal

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

Roofing 1996 CHRYSLER Sebring con vert., leather, good top, American mags $4800. 604-202-3415 1998 EAGLE TALON ESI, 170k, 2.0 L, excellent condition, 5 spd, no accidents, silver exterior, grey interior. $3900. 604-763-3223 2003 FORD Crown Victoria, White, Auto, 4.6L, Perf. cond., 160km, $2888. Tel:778-322-3598

SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM

WWW.PATTARGROUP.COM

9145

A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est payment plan avail, WCB, Liability Insured Jag 778-892-1530 GL Roofing cedar shake, asphalt shingle, flat roofs BBB WCB clean gutters $80. 24/7 604-240-5362

Wildwood Tree Services, Exp Hedge Trimming and Removal & Tree Pruning. Free Est. 604-893-5745

AUTOMOTIVE

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

604-588-0833

Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca

Established 1963

Boxing Day Special

(selected wholesaler —cash sales)

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986)

604-937-6633 604-349-5533

PTV HOME RENOVATIONS Bath & Kitchen 20% OFF

Snow Removal

K & E’S 24 HOUR SNOW PLOWING & SALTING

www.jkbconstruction.com

All Tiling Supplies

Rubbish Removal

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020

Plumbing

A BETTER

Tree Services

Jerry 604-618-8585 Andrew 604-618-8585

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

Georgie Award for Best Renovation & Design Complete Renovations / Additions Kitchens / Bathrooms

All types of Roofing Over 35 Years in Business Call now & we pay ½ the HST

Lawn & Garden

WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Tree & Hedge Pruning. Hedge removal. 604-893-5745

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

#1 Roofing Company in BC

8220

DOUBLE - 0 LANDSCAPING Bobcat (small jobs), lawn care & landscaping. Call 778-885-2984

PACIFIC ACE PLUMBING INC. •Repairs •Installation •Insured Free Est. Call • 778-836-8835

8250

Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed!

Call Thomas 604 377-1338

8315

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

Fully insured & WCB

PLUMBERS

FREE ESTIMATES

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

Handyperson

Landscaping

Roofing

$ BEST RATES $

Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-294-5300

(since 1968) 4", 5" & 6 " continuous gutters Vinyl & aluminium siding soffits Install repairs and cleaning.

Free Estimates!

604-874-8158 Check us out with the BBB

HANDY ANDY Handyman services. Odd Jobs.

(WHATEVER). 604-715-9011

8250

Plumbing

45 We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

RAIN CENTRE LTD.

8130

8220

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

8250

NEW WEST, Queensborough. 2 BR, Priv ent. Shared w/d. N/S, N/P, Nr bus & Skytrain. Suits 2 people. $750 incls hydro/heat.

Avail Now. Call 604-307-9350 NEW WEST, west side, 1 BR Ste, Jan 1, $750/mo incls all utils, in ste lndry, N/s, N/p. 604-329-6704

Electrical

604-420-4800

Contact 604-939-0221 BBY METROTOWN, Spac 1 BR g/l, sh’d W/D, $750 incls utls/cble.

NS/NP. Jan 1/15. 604-454-9188

8080

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

604

8010

Burnaby NOW • Friday,. December 24, 2010 • A31

Scrap Car Removal

Cash for junk cars! $100 to $1000 Ask about our $500 Credit!

Visit our website @ www.surreyscrap.com Free tow, no wheels, no papers no problem! Hassle free friendly service. 2 hr service in most areas.

Roof Snow Removal by RCABC Cert’d ROOFERS. 50 years exp.

Dunrite Roofing • 604-522-8516

604 628 9044

★ FREE TOWING ★ up to $300 CASH Today!

604-728-1965 John

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

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I BUY JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Free Removal & Towing Service! ★CALL★ 604-880-8420 or 604-277-9021

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200 AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $100 cash paid for full sized vehicles. 604-518-3673

9160

Sports & Imports

NEED CHEAP AUTOBODY ? www.cheapautobody.ca 604-341-7738

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

Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

Roofing

RESIDENTIAL DIVISION LTD.

Tried & True Since 1902

• BBB • RCABC • GAF/ELK Master Elite Contractor • Residential Roofing • Liability Coverage and WCB • Designated Project Managers • Homes & Strata • Third Party Inspection Installations & Repairs Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate •• 24 Hr Emergency Service Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount www.crownresidentialroofing.com

Planning on R E N OVAT I N G ?

Check out the specialists in our Home Service Directory of the Classifieds and get started on your project today!

To advertise your Home Service Business call Classifieds 604-444-3000

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