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Air One tracks North Van burglary suspect James Weldon

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A Vancouver man is in custody after he rolled his truck while allegedly fleeing the scene of a burglary.

Kids overboard

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LIFEGUARD Brolin Wimbles has some fun in the shallow water with Alyson Bendall, 10, Morgan Sands, 8 and Ruedi Mani, 10.

Ron Andrew’s recCentre hosted a kids camp and public Water Safety Day at Panorama Park in Deep Cove Wednesday. Kids and families were treated to a boat safety display, puppet show, popcorn and water fun at the beach.

The 30-year-old was one of two suspects who reportedly broke into a home in the 2500-block of Byron Road Tuesday afternoon only to be discovered by the homeowner as he arrived back at the house.

Startled, the men ran from the premises and fled in a white Jeep Cherokee. The owner called the North Vancouver RCMP, who spotted the vehicle driving erratically in the eastbound lane of Hwy. 1 a short time later.

Somewhere near the top of the Cut, the driver lost control. The vehicle careened of the highway and flipped.

The occupants, apparently uninjured, climbed out and fled on foot.

By now the Air One police helicopter was on scene, and the pilot soon spotted one of the suspects running through a nearby neighbourhood. Officers caught up to the man on a residential road and arrested him.

The other man escaped.

The missing suspect is described as a dark skinned man in his mid to late 20s with short dark hair. He was wearing shorts at the time.

Investigators are hoping a tip from the public will he lead them to him.

The RCMP expect to recommend a See Police page 4

City may add to smoking restrictions Benjamin Alldritt

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THE City of North Vancouver is moving forward with a bylaw that would ban smoking on restaurant and bar patios, as well as playgrounds, parks, playing fields, the grounds of municipal buildings and within six metres of any building’s entrance.

If adopted, the bylaw would bring the city into line with the districts of North and West Vancouver, as well as several other Metro

Medical health officer pleads for uniform North Shore-wide bylaw

Vancouver communities.

Dr. Brian O’Connor, the North Shore’s medical health officer, laid out the proposal for a uniform bylaw at a city council meeting Monday. He said the idea was put forward in 2008, but the council of the day didn’t want the city to “be out in front.” Since then, both neighbouring municipalities have adopted the ban, alongside Vancouver, Richmond, Squamish, Whistler and many others.

“The smoking rate for North Vancouver is estimated to be under 10 per cent,” O’Connor said, “probably around eight per cent . . . it’s clear we have a well-informed and potentially very healthy population.”

O’Connor argued the “vast, overwhelming majority” of the public would support such a ban.

“Reserving the patio for smokers in a way reserves the most appealing and desirable part of an establishment for those who are in the vast minority of our community,” he said.

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Cleaner wastewater will cost – a lot Feds require upgrade but have yet to commit cash Niamh Scallan

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BENEATH the Lions Gate Bridge sits the North Shore’s sewage treatment plant, an essential operation kept hidden from the ritzy shopping malls and sprawling mountainside estates that define West Vancouver.

Commuters travelling over the Lions Gate Bridge may catch the odd whiff of the operations below. For the most part, the plant remains out of sight and out of mind to many of the 174,000 toilet-flushing North Shore residents who rely on the facility daily.

But new federal regulations threaten to shake up everyday business at the Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant.

According to an Environment Canada report released in March, Lions Gate and more than 1,000 other sewage treatment facilities across Canada must undergo construction to meet new NEWS photos Mike Wakefield environmental standards.

And North Shore residents SUPERVISOR Matthew Green (left) and superintendent Sandi MacKenzie stand atop one of the two large digesters used to process the will see a 600 per cent spike in organic sludge filtered out of incoming wastewater. their annual utility bills unless ButaccordingtoMetroVancouver’sLiquidWasteManagement the provincial and federal governments agree to help pay for Plan released in May, the North Shore’s sewage treatment plant federally mandated wastewater treatment upgrades.

“Communities across Canada shouldn’t be facing this kind is falling behind federal regulations. Both the Lions Gate facility of dilemma when a federal government passes an environmental and the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond upgrade,” says District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard must upgrade to secondary treatment plants to comply with Walton. “Everybody cheers in the House of Commons, and all federal regulations. the local governments end up having to pick up massive costs in Secondary treatment is a biological process, removing a order to comply.” larger amount of toxins from wastewater than primary treatment The bill for getting the North Shore’s aging wastewater plants. treatment plant into compliance with the proposed new Despite financial uncertainties, Metro Vancouver is proceeding Wastewater System Effluent Regulations will be massive. with plans to upgrade regional treatment plants to meet federal Metro Vancouver has sought federal and provincial funding regulations. The improved facility is scheduled to be up and to help with the estimated $1.4 billion needed for the required running by 2020.

“In a perfect world, you would know for certain that there upgrades. Lois Jackson, chairwoman of Metro Vancouver’s board of directors, proposed a cost-sharing deal to the federal would be this funding, and we don’t know,” says Jim Rusnak, government in early June — one-third from Metro Vancouver, Metro Vancouver’s chief financial officer. “We do know that we one-third from the provincial government and one-third from the have to comply with these projects.

“At this point in time, it’s impossible to predict what the federal government.

But Ottawa has yet to announce whether it will contribute province and the federal government are ultimately going to be able to put into these projects.” funds to the mandatory improvement projects.

Metro Vancouver plans to build the North Shore’s new facility “We’re in a bit of a vulnerable, difficult situation at the municipal government level,” Walton said. “We’re the ones left to at McKeen Avenue and West First Street in the District of North design, plan and fund it to specifications without a commitment Vancouver — the location of the old B.C. Rail Station. The from either level of government to go and fund what it takes to region bought the three-hectare lot for $15 million from BC Rail Properties Ltd. in 2008. The district had an artist’s rendition of comply with regulations.” what the site might look like two years ago. Piping infrastructure from the current Lions Gate treatment plant in West Vancouver Upgrades on the horizon The 49-year-old Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Facility will be relocated to the new facility. services the North Shore Sewerage area — roughly 174,000 For West Vancouver’s Kim Stephens, a member of Metro residents from the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver’s Liquid Waste Management Plan reference panel, Vancouver and the District of West Vancouver. the region’s move to upgrade wastewater treatment facilities is It works as a primary treatment facility, filtering out solids like an important one. tampons and hairballs from incoming wastewater. After removing “When you look at this region and this collective vision of solids and skimming oils from the surface, the plant shocks the being a sustainable region, it’s a question of walking the talk,” wastewater with a blast of chlorine and releases it into Burrard he says. “We have 50-year old treatment plants that provide very Inlet. basic treatment and we also have new government regulations From the outside, the North Shore facility appears to be a that make this necessary.” well-maintained and highly organized operation. Lush, wellStephens began his volunteer position on the Metro reference manicured gardens greet workers, inspectors and visitors at the panel in 2008. Funding has been the most difficult issue faced by facility’s entrance. Behind the gate, roughly 18 staff members AFTER inorganic waste and organic sludge have been ensure that daily operations run smoothly.

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Bar owners: Smokers critical to business especially through the winter months.

“My patio is 20 per cent of my establishment,” Nielson said, “if you say I cannot have smokers on my patio, then for 70 per cent of the time I’m doing business, you’re taking away 20

But two local pub owners, Allan Riedlinger of Sailor Hagar’s Pub and Kelly Nielson of Mosquito Creek Bar and Grill, told council that minority is critical to the bar business,

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Nielson said a ban would simply drive smokers onto the sidewalk.

“Who’s going to clean up all these butts? Right now, we do. . . . I’m not promoting smoking, but they have to have some place

to go. To me, this seems overtly obvious,” he said.

Riedlinger said his pub had seen a 30 per cent drop in sales when the province banned smoking inside of bars.

“Today’s decision will affect the livelihood of our business,”

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considering a ban. While people of any age can enter a restaurant, Riedlinger said, the law prohibits minors from visiting or working in liquor-primary licensed premises.

“These are adults-only establishments and legally people can buy and smoke tobacco if they are more than 19 years of age,” he said.

“It would appear to me that the most common-sense solution would be to have a trimunicipal bylaw,” said Coun.

Rod Clark. “In spite of the protestations by our business owners, I think they’re going to get through this.”

Coun. Craig Keating also voted to bring a bylaw up for consideration, but said public health officials were dwelling on anti-smoking policies at the cost of other issues.

“Here we go, we’re just going to hammer on smokers again,” he said. “I don’t like smoking. My father died from smoking. But I think a public institution has to be able to say that what we’re doing is seeking to achieve a certain aim that is specific and related to public health rather than simply going on a crusade against something where we’re well beyond the low-hanging fruit. It’s down to seven per cent.”

Keating accused Vancouver Coastal Health of not doing enough to combat obesity and metabolic syndrome.

“We have a dangerous thing in our society and I don’t hear public health officials saying much at a policy level other than telling people ‘Eat healthy and do more exercise,’” he said.

Coun. Guy Heywood said the pubs’ loss of customers may be offset by the return of patrons such as himself who avoid smoky environments. While generally supportive of a ban, he said he wanted to examine a range of options that take into account different liquor licences and different physical layouts. “I have a lot of sympathy for the impact on their business model.

It’s going to be difficult; it’s going to impose costs and create enforcement problems.”

“People just go outside and smoke,” said Mayor Darrell Mussatto. “I was at a pub in West Vancouver and you had to walk through the smoke to get in the door. Are you just pushing the problem somewhere else? Is it better to manage it in a different way?”

Council voted unanimously to bring forward a draft bylaw for consideration at a future meeting.

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charge of break and enter against the man in custody. He is slated to appear in North Vancouver provincial court July 19.

Anyone with information about the incident, or who believes they know the identity of the man at large is asked to contact the RCMP at 604 9851311 and cite file 2010-19121.

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Dog beats odds to survive 4.5-kg dog lives 4 weeks in N.Van woods Lara Howsam

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AGAINST all odds West Vancouver resident Denise Beirnes’ small elderly dog survived four weeks in the wilderness on its own.

Beirnes had been hiking up Capilano Trail, off Keith Road in North Vancouver, on June 5 with her two dogs, Eddie and Honey.

Honey and Eddie are 11year-old dachshunds that do not weigh much more than 4.5 kilograms each.

Beirnes had both dogs offleash and was looking back every few minutes to make sure they were right behind her. But in a mater of minutes Honey disappeared.

“I looked around and he was gone,” Beirnes said. “So I am calling and calling and calling him and there is no response, so we started this all-out search.”

Despite exhaustive search efforts by Beirnes, some friends and the dog’s walkers from North Shore Dog Walkers, Honey was nowhere to be found.

Beirnes returned to the site many times over the next few days but found no sign of Honey.

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HE City of North Vancouver’s council will soon decide whether to ban smoking on bar and restaurant patios, a ban enacted in the District of North Vancouver two months ago and in West Vancouver nearly a year ago.

Whatever you may think about smoking, individual freedoms and the viability of our neighbourhood pubs, a consistent North Shore bylaw one way or the other is just common sense.

Beingabletopuffononepatiobutnot another a couple of blocks away is just one of many tragicomic consequences of our tri-municipal setup. As we reported Wednesday, skateboarders are supposed to stay on the sidewalk in the City of North Vancouver, off the sidewalk in the district, and off of any kind of pavement in West Vancouver aside from two parks. You can buy an

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“But what is important to me is keeping things the same, even if they have to change.”

District of North Vancouver Coun. Lisa Muri appears conflicted before voting to approve a contentious 11-storey seniors’ residence on Mount Seymour Parkway (from a July 14 news story).

••• “She was truly an individual, and I can safely say there will never be anyone else like her.”

An anonymous online tribute to Glenna Evans, the 27-year-old artist who was killed July 9 while riding her longboard when she failed to negotiate a turn off of Mount Seymour Road and struck a van.

Evans was a practised longboarder and was wearing a helmet (from a July 14 news story).

••• “He was one of those very, very humble heroes. He didn’t want to hang around too long; he wasn’t looking for anyone to pat him on the back.”

West Vancouver division fire chief Martin Ernst on an anonymous Good Samaritan who grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran into a burning building to help two trapped people escape the flames.

Ernst said the man probably saved their lives (from a July 16 news story).

unspayed rabbit in the city, but not in the district. And of course the size of your tax notice depends on which side of Mackay Avenue you live on.

Tax money supports three municipal halls, three sets of highly paid senior administrators, three planning departments, three fire departments and two police forces. All this for a population less than a third the size of Vancouver’s.

Most of our local politicians would sooner be caught strangling kittens than reopen the amalgamation debate.

Amalgamation conjures images of an uncaring, far-away council fleecing taxpayers and dumping unwanted density on their neighbourhoods.

Our triple-headed municipality seems to be pretty good at that already.

It’s time to think again about why we cling to this costly political patchwork.

Fraser Institute may have it right

I am not a fan of the Fraser Institute and never have been.

Since 1974 they have been driving centre-left-leaning people everywhere absolutely crazy with research reports that support a right-wing agenda.

To any self-respecting leftist, the name conjures up images of fat-cat, top-hat capitalists meeting over expensive brandy and cigars Ringside to devise another report to support Bill Bell squeezing more off the backs of the working class.

But then every once in awhile something comes along like the excellent July 9 North Shore News story Six-figure Salaries on the Increase at Municipal Halls, by reporter Jane Seyd, that makes even this columnist think the Fraser Institute has it right this time — at least when it concerns the increasing cost of government and the taxes we have to pay.

When I read Seyd’s news piece, my head was shaking with complete disbelief.

“Between the districts of West Vancouver, North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver, 183 civil servants earned more than $100,000 last year — double the number who took home that kind of paycheque in 2008 and almost quadruple the 51 town hall employees who earned a six-figure salary six years ago.”

The headline should have read Out of Control!

Weren’t any of our local politicians minding the

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store? Perhaps they were too busy submitting their expense reports to those same administrators for approval?

Canadians are a strange breed.

Unlike our American cousins, we don’t hate taxes (the despised HST not withstanding), as long as we believe that our tax dollar is being well spent and that we are getting the best bang for our buck. We do not begrudge taxes to pay for health care, roads, Seat sewers or education, but when we read about our hard earned dollars going to pay a bureaucrat like City of North Vancouver manager Ken Tollstam slightly more than $248,000 in 2009, our blood begins to boil.

According to the Fraser Institute the average Canadian family paid a total of $28,878 in taxes on income of $69,175, and yet politicians of all stripes and persuasions, provincial, municipal and federal keep acting as if we can afford even more. When is enough, enough?

Local politicians should not be so smug when it comes to what they deem as small increases of three and four per cent in the tax rate. They rarely mention hidden increases in utilities or recreational fees, to name but a few of the hidden taxes they also control.

One only has to look at the negative reaction to the imposition of the HST to see that the population’s tolerance to increased taxation is no longer a guarantee. The recent province-wide polls

on the popularity of the Gordon Campbell Liberals and the HST should provide a wake-up call to those municipal councillors who have become complacent “tax and spend” front men for the overpaid bureaucrats they were elected to keep in check.

The City of North Vancouver is a relatively small municipality, yet: “Thirty-six people in the city earned more than $100,000. Top earners included city manager Ken Tollstam who made slightly more than $248,000, fire chief Barrie Penman, who made $167,000 and planner Richard White who made $163,000.” You would think they were running a big city.

The District of North Vancouver is not much better according to Seyd’s story. “In the District of North Vancouver, the total employee payroll was $43 million last year, up from $38.3 million the year before, plus $239,000 in expenses. Among the top earners on the public payroll, 100 more people earned more than $75,000 in 2009 than did so in 2008, according to a District of North Vancouver staff analysis. Of those top earners, 82 earned more than $100,000.” That’s an awfully large six-figure club they have at district hall.

Over in West Vancouver, they appear to be doing somewhat better with anti-tax activist David Marley watching over them. Marley is not complacent with a zero per cent increase, and next year it appears he will be taking a page out of the budget process in San Francisco where, according to him, they reduced their budget by five per cent.

“Speaking of California, the authors point out that this year the City of San Francisco has evidently See Freeze page 8

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Sunday, July 18, 2010 - North Shore News - A7

Hup, 2,3,4, favourites head out the door

AS kids, my siblings and I enjoyed regular exposure to the changing of the guard.

We lived two blocks away from the governor general’s grounds in Ottawa, and for something to do on a hot summer’s day, we would walk up the street to the entry gate of Rideau Hall. There, we’d stand with the tourist hordes and watch the overheated busby-wearing guardsmen trade places with fresher counterparts, to the sound of hoarse officer commands and blaring bagpipe.

As soon as everybody else was gone, we’d plant ourselves in front of the two scarletuniformed guards frozen in position outside the gate and do our damndest to make them laugh. Not particularly original of us, perhaps, but at least give us credit for tackling a challenge.

Little did we know as youngsters that actually, guards change all the time, though few of them in such spectacular fashion. Sports teams axe coaches with impunity and quickly replace them with whomever they have lurking in the wings. Governments get ousted and new ones are ushered in. Even the governor general her- or himself gets put out to pasture every five years or so. Au revoir, lovely Michaëlle Jean.

One place where the guard rarely changes is in the mainstream media, especially television news. Of course, on the bobblehead channels, like MuchMusic, youth is highly prized, so new hosts are more regularly introduced. But on the major networks, audiences like the routine of seeing the same old face reading the same old headlines. When it comes to anchors, age doesn’t seem to matter a bit. In this instance, at least, familiarity breeds trust.

Americans, for example, found themselves shaken when Walter Cronkite — often described as “the most trusted man in America” — ambled away from the CBC Evening News microphone he had

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Cronkite used to sign off nightly with “This is the way it is.” One might assume that a Canadian anchor’s regular farewell would be more along the lines of “That’s it, eh/ C’est ça, bien oui,” but Lloyd Robertson’s signature ending is actually “And that’s the kind of day it’s been.” Until recently I didn’t know that. I’ve always fallen asleep by then, since that’s the kind of person I’ve been. And the truth is that I rarely watch CTV late news. To me, CTV is to CBC as Pepsi is to Coke.

Nevertheless, it was quite a shock to learn that the animatronic wax figure that has long passed for Lloyd Robertson is finally going to be melted down for candles.

The last time this happened was in 1988, when a Bunsen burner was lit under the CBC’s Knowlton Nash.

Robertson, now 76, was a co-anchor with CTV National News from 1976 until 1984, when he became chief anchor and senior editor, and the show was dubbed CTV National News with Lloyd Robertson.

According to Wikipedia, his 35 years in that spot makes him the “longest-serving news anchor in television history.”

In mid-2011, Robertson will finally be replaced by Lisa LaFlamme, who, try as she might, will never convince any TV-watcher over the age of 50 that she is not raspy-voiced actress Suzanne Pleshette.

In the unlikely event that I tune in to CTV news, I’ll instantly expect Bob Newhart to wander absent-mindedly across the set, brow furrowed in full psychologist mode, while LaFlamme moans a disappointed, “Oh, Bob!” Print journalists, especially B.C. print journalists, tend to linger on years past their best-before dates. This is mainly because most of us are useless at anything but typing, and many newspapers have unions that keep their most aged writers on staff as paperweights. The North Shore News does not have a union, but don’t get your hopes up. I’m almost 10 years into my weekly stint here and, as far as I’m concerned, they’ll have to pry my keyboard from my cold, gnarled, liverspotted hands.

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Beirnes didn’t give up. She called pounds and animal hospitals, contacting all the vets on the North Shore and put up around 50 posters in the area. She also posted adds on Kijiji, Craigslist and in the North Shore News.

Hoping to provide an incentive, Beirnes offered a $1,000 reward to anyone that returned her dog safe and sound.

As the days passed, Beirnes started to lose hope.

“I really thought there was no way he could have survived.

After two weeks had gone by, I realized I had to accept this,” Beirnes said.

“You know I thought he had probably been killed by a predator, or somebody had him . . . obviously it broke my heart.”

Then the unthinkable happened. Beirnes received a call from a man saying he had located Honey after identifying him through his tags.

It had been four weeks since Beirnes had last seen her beloved dog.

“They found him in the Capilano ravine, at Paisley Road in North Vancouver,” she said. “He obviously had quite an adventure; four weeks out there without being killed or starving to death. . . .”

The dog has a heart condition for which it receives daily medication and because Honey is so small, Beirnes could not believe that her pet had survived.

“I have to be honest with you I was in such shock when they brought the dog to me that I just handed them a cheque,” Beirnes said.

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afterwards I thought that if I would have had my wits about me I would have gotten their names, and I could have called them when things settled down. I mean they brought my baby back.”

When they brought Honey back, the dog was barely alive. It was exceedingly thin with its chest scraped up, two infected cuts on its ears and a skinned nose.

Beirnes said the normally lively dog was lifeless.

“He was too weak. I just lifted him up, he was just a little bag of bones,” Beirnes said.

“He looked at me and gave me a little weak kiss, but that was it, he was just near death. I think probably he was just so weak.”

Beirnes other dog, Eddie, was happy to be reunited with his friend but also knew Honey was not himself.

“I think Honey was so different, I mean he was in shock he didn’t even move,” Beirnes said about the reunion.

“He was so weak that Eddie just kind of went and curled up next to him” Beirnes will be eternally grateful to the people who brought Honey back to her, and to all the others who offered their support.

“A few people approached me and told me stories about how their dogs had shown up,” Beirnes said about the support she received. “But after a few weeks I just couldn’t allow myself to believe that.”

Less than 10 days after the ordeal Honey is starting to perk up. Beirnes has to feed him every three hours to help him gain his strength back. So far he has gained a pound.

“He was in shock for a few days, but he is pretty much back to his old self in terms of his behaviour,” she said.

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Judge finds NV teacher not so ‘fatigued’

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A former North Vancouver teacher will not collect any retroactive pay for long-term disability benefits because she misrepresented her ability to work to insurers, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled.

In a decision handed down July 5, Madam Justice Wendy Baker ruled Judith Thorne, 59, was not entitled to retroactive payments from the B.C. Teachers Federation insurance plan because she was not disabled from working, despite telling a variety of medical experts that she had trouble accomplishing basic tasks because of profound fatigue.

In making her decision, the judge said the contrast between Thorne’s description of her limitations and the observations of her behaviour while under surveillance by private investigators led her to doubt Thorne’s credibility.

Thorne told one doctor, for instance, that when in a busy store she would become mentally paralyzed and unable to make a decision.

Yet the judge noted private investigators filmed her shopping in busy stores in December 2006 “with no sign of physical or mental paralysis.”

She told another doctor her social life was extremely limited, the judge wrote, but was filmed having long lunches with friends, visiting with family and going to a circus performance.

None of the doctors Thorne spoke to concluded that she was completely disabled from working, the judge wrote.

The judge noted Thorne had also not been forthright with the insurance company about buying and managing a West Vancouver fitness franchise at the time she had sought to continue receiving benefits.

The B.C. Teachers Federation originally launched the lawsuit against Thorne, a former home economics teacher in the North Vancouver school district, in 2007, claiming that she faked an inability to work due to fatigue and other symptoms, while collecting more than $39,000 in long-term disability payments while working as a fitness instructor.

Thorne’s lawyer said at the time the insurance company was unfairly trying to bully the former teacher out of benefits, after she was forced to quit teaching in 2001 due to chronic fatigue that she developed after treatment for breast cancer.

Thorne told insurers the fatigue made it impossible for her to work as a teacher, adding that if she tried to do too much, she experienced headaches, nausea and dizziness as well as difficulty concentrating.

According to court documents, she said she could perform domestic tasks for 30 to 60 minutes but found a longer period of work exhausting.

In 2006, when she asked the insurers to extend her disability payments, Thorne didn’t tell either the insurers or several doctors who interviewed her that she and her husband were in the process of buying Curves in West Vancouver, a women’s fitness franchise.

She later downplayed her role in running the business, the judge determined.

Suspicious of Thorne’s claims, Great West Life — the insurance company that managed the teachers’ disability plan — hired private investigators to follow Thorne on several occasions and film her activities.

A medical expert was asked to review the videos and compare them to what Thorne had been reporting to doctors about her ability to function.

“He said that the surveillance that had been carried out indicated that Ms. Thorne was engaging in levels of activity considerably in excess of what she had reported, and there was a notable lack of evidence of impairment,” wrote the judge. The expert concluded there was no evidence Thorne was disabled from full-time work.

The judge ruled Thorne was not entitled to any retroactive or future benefits, but said she shouldn’t have to pay back the $39,000 she was paid for her final year on disability, adding it was unlikely the insurance company would have cut her off immediately, because of notice requirements.

The judge also dismissed Thorne’s claim that the teachers’ federation had breached her privacy her by including a report about the surveillance in its original court documents.

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Will provincial and federal politicians support the call for senior government funding?

Mayor Walton hopes that local politicians will join forces on behalf of North Shore residents to minimize the wastewater treatment projects’ cost burden on the community.

“We’re really hoping we can work through our local MLAs and MPs,” Walton says.

“For them not to support us certainly is going to have a direct implication on the pocket book of everybody in our community.

“Frankly, I don’t know if the local tax bill can sustain that kind of money.”

But Metro Vancouver’s proposal for project funding comes at a difficult time for Canada’s cash-strapped federal government, says West Vancouver-Sunshine Coastsea to Sky MP John Weston.

“If it’s something most constituents would like to see done, I’ll be looking for ways to get it funded,” he says.

“But we’re committing to reduce the deficit within five years, so it’s important for everybody to manage our expectations.”

“This is a government that has been very careful in expenditure of funds,” Weston adds.

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Curtis Jones, Graham Pearce, Tim Jones and Jeff Yarnold relax after a day on the links.

Globe and Mail’s Sue Belisle and North Shore Credit Union president and CEO Chris Catliff enjoy the festivities.

The North Shore Credit Union Charity Golf Tournament was held June 18 at North Vancouver’s Seymour Golf and Country Club. This year marked the 13th edition of the event, which supports North Shore Rescue. Following game play, guests enjoyed dinner in the clubhouse.

North Shore Rescue’s Taylor Jones and Bridget Milson, tournament president Louise Devita and the credit union’s Ashley McCallum enjoy the festivities.

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A group of volunteers and Special Olympics athletes, Alice Misa (left), Daniel Misa, Alex Southam, Jillian Ross, Nick Mascott, Ashley Freund and Michelle Ross, complete a hockey-themed routine during a recent session of Fit Club.

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“I’ve been applying for jobs all over the place since being home from school and I tell everyone, ‘the one day I can’t work is Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. because that’s when I have Fit Club,’” laughs Michelle Ross, a 20-year-old Deep Cove native who’s home from the University of Victoria for the summer.

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Hewlett is Fit Club’s founding coach and still oversees its coaching; however, in the last year, Ross has taken on a major leadership role.

“It’s just something I look forward to . . . .,” says Ross. “The athletes are so positive and so full of energy and they’re so accepting of everyone and it’s nice to see. I feel like they just care so much.”

“They always bring a smile to my face,” she adds.

Ross has an active background, having played a number of sports and done a lot of dance through high school. She, with the help of other volunteers, mainly local high school and university students, lead a group of approximately 15 Special Olympics athletes, aged 14-30, through dance routines.

“It’s kind of like an aerobics class,” says Ross, of the format.

While co-ordination, fitness and empowerment are strong focuses, Fit Club is also about having a great time. “A big part of it is just the social part of it,” she says.

Each week has a different theme, seeing participants dress the part. Themes have included Canucks, animals, popstars, rainbows and fun in the sun, which included an outdoor water balloon fight at the end of the class. Based on the friendships formed, Ross opted to launch a book club for interested participants and a small group meets at a North Vancouver coffee shop once a week.

“We read Flat Stanley to start and now we’re reading Marmaduke,” she says.

“Once we’re finished, we’re going to rent the movie and have a big pizza party.”

Fit Club runs annually from April to June with sessions held at Parkgate Community Centre. For information on Special Olympics B.C. North Shore, visit www. sobcnorthshore.ca.

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It incorporates upper body, lower body and core muscles and it also increases your heart rate and improves your flexibility and range of motion. Because this exercise uses so many different muscles it can make everyday activities, including grocery shopping, cleaning and lifting, much easier.

It can also be used with athletes, such as a boxer or hockey player, who want to improve their agility, balance and co-ordination.

There are many great functional exercises that use a stability ball, wobble board, exercise tube or traditional dumbbells and pulley systems, improving athletic performance.

Another benefit of this type of training is improved co-ordination between the muscular and nervous systems.

When full-body coordinated movements are performed repeatedly, we are actually training our nervous system to send a

signal to our brain before we even realize there is a need for a particular muscle contraction.

For example, a snowboarder would benefit from engaging muscle groups in their entire body while balancing on an unstable environment, as their reflexes would naturally improve with increases in balance and stability. The body’s response to different physical environments becomes almost automatic as we subconsciously improve the communication between our nerves and muscles.

Functional training is also extremely beneficial to elderly people who experience difficulty with performing everyday activities, as it serves to strengthen core muscles while conditioning arms and legs, and translates improvements in functional strength to activities of daily living.

As such, functional training improves quality of life and can be very liberating for individuals who have struggled with performing simple daily tasks.

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NOTICES Clearing Emotional Clutter: A lecture on how to spring clean and declutter mental, physical and emotional debris, Wednesday, July 21, 7 p.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Presented by the Canadian Mental Health Association. Admission by donation.

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PARTICIPANTS at a recent Inner Peace Movement seminar, led by Mandana Rastan (right) at Parkgate Library, lift Maria Rupprecht using two fingers. Rastan is leading two more seminars July 20 and 27, 7-8:30 p.m. at North Shore Neighbourhood House. Topics include tapping into inner wisdom, trusting intuition and creating balance and inner security. Fee: $15. Info: 1-877-969-0095 or www.innerpeacemovementptyltd.com.

Dance Saturdays: Free cultural dance lessons and social dancing for all skill levels every Saturday until Sept. 4, 2-4 p.m. at Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Ct., North Vancouver.

Donations to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation will be accepted on site. Info. wwwlonsdalequay.com.

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Open to all levels and ages. Fee: $6 drop-in. For more information, phone 604-925-7290.

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CREATE THE LIFE YOU WANT Inner Peace Movement of Canada Speaker Mandana Rastan Tuesday, July 20 and July 27 • 7:00pm North Shore Neighbourhood House 225 E. 2nd St., North Vancouver Mandana will speak on trusting your intuition, inner security, feeling in charge of your life, living with joy and purpose, creating balance, and having more energy and fun. Learn about energy dynamics, communicating with your guardian angels, using your psychic gifts of perception, understanding the 7 year cycles of life and reading auras.

couver. There will be demonstrations, adult and kid’s safety courses, bike maintenance, onsite mechanics, yoga for cyclists and helmet-fitting. Info: www. mec.ca/bikefest.

Innovative Fitness Canuck Place Adventure Challenge: Registration is currently under way for this fundraising event, which takes place Saturday, Sept.

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SPORTS, FITNESS AND HEALTH Mild Fitness Classes: Tuesdays, 9:15-10:15 a.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver.

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Moderate Fitness Classes: Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Drop-in: $1.

North Shore Fitness League: Classes for women of any age, shape or ability, Tuesdays, 9:3010:45 a.m. at the West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave. Drop-in: $6, first class is free. Info: 604-926-5185.

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Food impacts sleep patterns with the serotonin needed to regulate appetite and mood. New studies show that people on low-carbohydrate diets often wind up with a deficiency in serotonin which can start a chain reaction of interrupted sleeping cycles.

This is because your body needs a certain amount of serotonin to convert efficiently into melatonin (a hormone that controls our sleeping cycle).

“By eating carbohydrate-rich foods we increase the ratio of tryptophan to other amino acids and that promotes the entry of tryptophan into the brain, and then the next step is serotonin and promoting

sleep,” says sleep researcher Dr. Charli Sargent.

Eating foods that contain tyramine earlier on in the day can help. Tyramine is an amino acid that causes the release of a brain stimulant, which makes you feel alert and can keep you up at night. Bananas, nuts, vanilla, figs, raisins, beer, wine, red pepper, tomatoes, soy sauce, red plums, eggplant and chocolate all contain tyramine. Save the salsa for breakfast!

Cat Smiley is a freelance health writer and fitness professional. Check out www.catsmiley. com or email info@catsmiley.com to see how she can kick-start your change.

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CO-ORGANIZERS Scott Munro (left) cousin of Dr. Strachan Hartley, who passed away at age 30 from cancer, and Heidi Dorman raise awareness of Brick By Brick, a Strachan Hartley Legacy Foundation fundraising evening set for Thursday, July 22 at 6 p.m.

Funds raised from the event, being held at Gastown’s On the Edge Gastropub, will help rebuild the youth sports facilities for L’Athletique d’Haiti, devastated by the January earthquake. Tickets: $20/$25 and includes a burger and beer. Info: www.shlf.ca.

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Bike activists should be commended Dear Editor: Lance Armstrong, back again for the Tour de France, entitled his book, It’s Not About the Bike. By that title choice, he conveyed the message spelled out through the pages of his bestseller that the character he built through his battle with hills — and with cancer — exceeded his bike racing in importance.

Most of us would agree.

But, in West Vancouver-Sunshine CoastSea to Sky Country, where we have witnessed a rising tide of concern about health and fitness, our volunteers and our local government leaders are encouraging us to get on our bicycles — in our basements, in our gyms and on our bike trails.

It’s no coincidence that our riding ranked close to the top of B.C.’s 36 ridings in both number of projects and amount funded under last year’s Federal Recreation and Infrastructure Program. Communities throughout our riding worked with my team and me to secure funding for public transit, aquatic centres/community centres, curling rinks, running trails and bike paths from Powell River to Whistler to the North Shore.

This focus on recreational infrastructure is not just a concern for recreational pastimes.

As Whistler’s Dr. Chris Shackleton has so thoroughly documented, Canada faces a major health challenge, in terms of childhood obesity and diabetes (www.shackleton.com).

I therefore congratulate activists, such as Squamish’s Tamsin Miller and the Sunshine Coast’s Bob Stanhope, who have contributed hundreds of volunteer hours to get their communities biking. I’m delighted to have assisted the Offroad Cycling Associations of Squamish and Whistler secure funding to improve their trails and West Vancouver to obtain Spirit Trail funding and support for improved bike and other transit in the Taylor Way access area. And, I commend Bowen Island’s Mayor Bob Turner and his staff for their promotion of “physical literacy.”

As for me, inspired by the many good examples I’ve witnessed in our riding, I’ll be on my bike, too. It’s a stretch, but I’ll be cycling from Vancouver to Whistler in the September 2010 Gran Fondo. If my legs won’t take me up those hills along the way, or if they just won’t make it, I’ll have to agree with Lance, that it’s “not about the bike!”

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historical artifacts and garments. The Shipyard Gals will tell tales of maritime lore on free daily walking tours. Registration: 604-990-3700, ext.

8008 or thainb@dnv.org.

The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station is now open for the summer from Wednesdays to Sundays, 1-5 p.m. at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver. View a collection of photographs, rare

Navy Vessels: The City of North Vancouver welcomes two South Korean Navy vessels, the ROKS Yang Man Choon and the ROKS Hwa Cheon, until July 21 at Burrard Drydock Pier, located at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue.

Public tours will run Sunday, July 18, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday, July 19 and Tuesday, July 20 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

For more information go to www.cnv.org/KoreanNavy

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will hold a garage and bake sale, Sunday, July 18, 10 a.m.3 p.m. at the shelter, Pound Road, south of the Ambleside soccer fields. All proceeds to help the animals.

Party at the Pier: Celebrate the maritime community, Sunday, July 18, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue and the adjacent piers in North Vancouver. There will be numerous marine themed activities and displays along with entertainment for all ages. Festivities will include the Seaspan Tugboat ballet, demonstrations from a fireboat and harbour tours. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. For more information go to www. lowerlonsdalebusinessassociation.com.

Caribbean Days Festival will take place July 24 and 25, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Waterfront Park in North Vancouver. This is a weekend of tropical rhythm, cuisine, carnival and culture.

Info: www.caribbeandays.ca.

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Hugs for Hope will hold a fundraiser Saturday, July 24, 6:30 p.m. at Mosquito Creek Bar & Grill, in Westview Shop-

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SENIORS

NV man fought long and hard

HENRY Radziszewski arrived in Canada 61 years ago, in September 1949, with a chest full of medals and a two-year working visa.

Assigned to a chicken farm outside of Vancouver, he worked only a few weeks before the property went up for sale.

In Henry’s view, this rendered his contract void.

“Apparently immigration agreed,” he says, enabling him to make his own way.

That winter was Vancouver’s worst in 10 years. Spring was far away and life was difficult, he remembers, but not as hard as what immigrants faced coming to Canada after the First World War and who survived the Depression.

And not as difficult as the life of a Polish soldier. In 1939, Henry was 19. An orphan since age five, he was raised by his brother on the family farm in Dzisna. Enlisting in the Polish Army before war was declared, Henry was posted to eastern Poland, not far from his home.

As a boy in school, Henry recalls learning about the north and wishing he could see the land where the days and the nights were long. He got his wish. When the Soviets invaded Poland, Henry was sentenced to eight years of hard labour at a prison camp in Pechora near the Arctic Circle.

After two years, Stalin bowed to British pressure to release the Polish soldiers for the fight against Germany.

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Laura Anderson Transported across the Caspian Sea to Persia, “we went from hell to heaven,” he says.

Their health restored by food and rest, the Polish soldiers were dispatched to the mountains of Lebanon to prepare for the Italian campaign. By May 1944 they had made their way up the boot of Italy and joined the Allies in the assault on Monte Cassino.

Henry’s unit supplied the front lines. They travelled by night, one night on and one night off, along a route hacked out of the mountainside. White ribbons on sticks marked the road’s edge and the drop down to the Liri Valley. One night, he switched with a soldier keen to visit his Italian girlfriend.

German guns found that soldier on the night he took Henry’s place.

With the capture of Monte Cassino, the door to Rome was opened and the end of the war came swiftly. Henry remained in Italy with the army of occupation until he was de-mobbed

in England in 1947. In their civilian clothes, “we soldiers didn’t recognize each other.

It was very uncomfortable in those suits,” he says.

The adjustment to civilian life was gradual. “We were trained to think only rifle,” he says.

Henry worked in England for a time but there he would survive but not progress. He moved on to Holland, intending to return to Poland, “only a step away,” he says. Political unrest made that impossible and Henry decided to immigrate to Canada.

Spring came to Vancouver and life improved for Henry.

He learned the construction trade and joined the carpenters’ union. A Canadian citizen by 1954, Henry was active in the Polish community, serving several terms as president of the Polish Veteran’s Association.

In the meantime, the man who thought Vancouver needed bachelors had changed his mind. Though he believed, “if I reach 40 not married, I will never marry,” he says, Henry was prepared for marriage.

He had learned to dance and owned a house on East Ninth Street in North Vancouver, “living with the bears,” according to his city friends. Henry married Regina Kalinowski on June 27, 1959, just under two months before his 40th birthday.

Working as a builder with Fred Buchamer, and later with his partner George Frizzell, Henry built houses across the

North Shore, in Forest Hills, Highlands and the British Properties.

They built their family home on East 12th and another house on East Ninth, with Henry hammering and Regina painting while the children played. Their daughter, Isabella, raised her children in the East Ninth Street house. Rebuilt as a duplex, the house is now shared

by Isabella and her parents.

Henry will celebrate his 91st birthday on Aug. 9, almost two months after the anniversary of his marriage to Regina.

I calculate: “You’ve been married fifty-one years,” I say.

“Already?” comes the response.

Laura Anderson works with and for seniors on the North Shore.

Contact her at 604-346-0775 or e-mail her at lander1@shaw.ca.

HENRY Radziszewski, honoured with numerous awards from his years in the service, will celebrate his 91st birthday Aug. 9.

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READING ROCKS with the 2010 Summer Reading Club at your North Shore public libraries Sign up now for the Summer Reading Club!

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You’re Invited: Deep Cove Park / Panorama Park Open House Join fellow park users, District of North Vancouver staff and consultants to discuss the future of Deep Cove Park and Panorama Park. Help provide feedback on a variety of topics that include potential park use of newly acquired lots on Panorama Drive, water based recreation facilities, special events and parking management, and forest and ecosystem restoration in Deep Cove Park.

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When: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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what’s going on

communication and leadership skills every Monday, 7:159:15 p.m., at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Info: www. friendshiptoastmasters.com.

Gleneagles Scottish Country Dance Club: Beginner classes every Monday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Hollyburn elementary, 1329 Duchess Ave., West Vancouver.

Info: Louise, 604-987-3792.

Gospel Choir: At Mount Seymour United. Feel the passion and power of gospel music. All voices are welcome, and music reading is not required. The choir sings at worship on the Sunday following the practice.

Practices are usually the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Check the web-site for dates. Located at 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.mtseymourunited.com.

Polynesian Dance Classes: Beginners classes for adults and children, Sundays and Wednesdays at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-982-8311.

Skin deep

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SUNFLOWER Tea Party founder Kathy Barnard (left) and her sister Rosemary Westie (far right) are served by Taylor Tomko and Mark Dunn at St. Andrew’s United Church. The event, now in its fourth year, supports the Save Your Skin Foundation dedicated to raising awareness about skin cancer.

Bingo: Every Monday at 6:15 p.m., North Vancouver Legion, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver.

Canadian Federation of University Women — West VancouverBranch:TheCFUW is an organization committed to improving the status of women and human rights. Meeting are every third Monday, 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885-22nd St., West Vancouver.

Info: 604- 926-3975.

Contract Bridge: Every Monday and Thursday, 12:30-3 p.m. in the Cedarview Room at Delbrook Community Centre, 600 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Drop-in fee: $1.

Info: 604-987-7529.

Friendship Club meets

Toastmasters to improve

Israeli Dance: Every Monday, beginners 6:15-7:15 p.m., intermediates and open dancing, 7:15-9:30 p.m. at Congregation Har El, 1305 Taylor Way, West Vancouver. Fee: $6 per class.

Info: 604-568-4771.

Mount Seymour Lions’ Club meets on the first and third Monday of every month and new members are welcome.

Info: Dave Mair 604-9294135.

North Shore Photographic Society: Learn the basics and refinements of photography at weekly meetings held on Mondays from September to June at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 2347 Inglewood Ave., West Vancouver. Info: www. nsps.ca.

North Shore Toastmasters: Learn through fun and friendship, to get over your fear of public speaking or improve your skills. Meetings are held Monday’s from 7–9 p.m. at the Gleneagles Community Center, 6262 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.Info:778-235-5819, mrsdianerolston@gmail.com or www.toastmastersnorthshore. org.

North Shore Writers’ Association meets on the third Monday of every month (except during December and summer months) from 7-9 p.m. at the Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Visitors and new members welcome.

Admission: free for members, non-members by donation.

Info: www.nswriters.bc.ca.

— Compiled by Pamela Stone and Debbie Caldwell E-mail information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.

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THE FOLLOWING is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.

Terry Fox run: The North Shore Rotary Club is looking for volunteers to help with Terry Fox Run which takes place Sunday, Sept. 19 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Volunteer marshals will be asked to ensure runners/walkers stay on the correct course and also help with the refreshment station.

Summer volunteers: Stanley Park Ecology Society is offering an exciting opportunity for youth ages 14-20 to earn volunteer hours during two week rotations throughout the summer months. Volunteers will work in teams to remove targeted invasive species from selected areas of the park, speak with the public about ecology and invasive species and also support team members and coordinators.

Student ambassadors: Volunteers are needed to raise awareness of Kids Help Phone in schools and communities.

Volunteers also will assist with the creation and organization of fundraising events.

One-to-one visitor: A volunteer is needed to visit residents at a lodge on a oneto-one basis each week. Chat with residents in their room or common areas, walk in the gardens and play games or cards.

If you are interested in these or other possible volunteer opportunities, call 604-9857138. The society is a partner agency of the United Way.

community bulletin board From page 18 ping Centre, North Vancouver. This event is a campaign to raise awareness and funding for scleroderma, an auto-immune disease. Admission: $20 which includes a burger and a cocktail. Tickets are available at the door.

Deep Cove/Panorama Park Open House: Join fellow park users, the District of North Vancouver and consultants to discuss the future of Deep Cove and Panorama Parks, Wednesday, July 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court.

Light refreshments will be provided. Info: 604-990-3803.

A New View on Science and Spirituality: Author and editorial cartoonist Geoff Olson will give a presentation, Wednes-

day, July 28, 7 p.m. in the Welsh Hall at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Olson will speculate on what the human connection to light might mean for future evolution. Free.

For more information go to www.westvanlibrary.ca.

Dancing in the Street: A family street dance to the sounds of rock and roll band The Bobcats, Friday, Aug. 13, 6:309:30 p.m. in Edgemont Village at Highland and Edgemont Boulevards, North Vancouver.

There will be spot dances and prizes. Info: www.edgemontvillage.com/events/-moredancing-in-the-street.

— Compiled by Pamela Stone and Debbie Caldwell E-mail information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.

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KAELYN, 11, and Asia Burgess, 9, build a sandcastle at Ambleside Beach during a summer camp run by Parkgate Community Centre. Camps run daily throughout the summer with kids visiting beaches, the Vancouver Aquarium, Karen Magnussen pool, waterslides and the PNE. Info: www.myparkgate.com.

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Money Matters Mike Grenby

YOU probably don’t borrow money on a regular basis.

So it’s important to follow these guidelines when you do go for a loan.

■ Can you comfortably afford to repay the debt? Calculate how you’d manage if income dropped (job change, one spouse stops work to have a baby) or expenses rose (higher loan interest rates, higher transportation/housing costs, etc.). Don’t let overweight debt cripple you.

■ Shop around and bargain for the best deal. Financial

institutions earn much of their income from lending, so make them work to get your business, even during these more difficult economic times.

Look for the lowest total cost of the loan, not just the interest rate; ask for flexibility to refinance or pay off early without penalty. Use the terms one place offers to encourage a competitor to give you a better deal.

■ (Re)arrange your debts to lower the total interest cost — a great opportunity these days with rates so low. But if you do consolidate debts (i.e. increase mortgage to pay Debt doesn’t need to be a bad four letter word: ■ How much can you borrow and still enjoy life?

■ Bargain with your banker for best deal ■ Key figure: the lowest total borrowing cost

off the more expensive credit cards, personal loans, etc.), make sure you then don’t run up your credit cards or line of credit again.

■ Pay off your most expensive debts first. When they are gone, apply those repayments to your other debts. Paying off non-deductible debt is a highly effective investment because it earns you that interest rate as a tax-free return. Example: pay off an eight-per-cent loan and you are earning eight per cent on your money, after tax. You won’t find any other guaranteed, no-skills required investments that yield eight per cent after tax.

■ Try to structure your debt to make it tax deductible; just make sure you calculate any tax, transaction or other costs. For example, if you have investments yielding five per cent and a personal loan costing you five per cent, consider selling the investments, paying off the loan, then borrowing again to invest, which in most cases makes the loan interest deductible. mike@grenby.com

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Curb the Carbon ICBC has launched Curb the Carbon, a five-month employee program supporting sustainable transportation (walking, cycling, transit, carpooling, etc.).

So far, more than 600 employees across B.C. have pledged to drive one fewer trip per month to reduce the amount of carbon produced.

This month, ICBC is partnering with international carsharing company Zipcar to encourage employees to leave their vehicles at home. June was in support of BEST (Better Environmentally Sound Transportation) Bike Month.

For every employee who makes the promise, ICBC is

donating a dollar to either the Better Environmentally Sound Transportation, the David Suzuki Foundation or the Jack Bell Foundation.

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Port Authority appointment Canada’s Transport Minister John Baird announced the appointment of Marcella Szel of West Vancouver to the board of directors of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority last month to serve a term of three years.

Szel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and an honours law degree from the University of Alberta. She worked for Canadian Pacific Railway from 1977 to 2009, where she held a number of senior positions, including senior vicepresident of marketing and sales, senior vice-president of marketing and government affairs, and vice-president of

Fast track Entrepreneurs looking to start new businesses in the city and district of North Vancouver can use BizPaL to streamline the process.

The online service provides a personalized list of the permits and licenses needed to establish and run any given business.

For more information go to www.bizpal.ca.

— Compiled by Manisha Krishnan To submit information on North Shore business groups or events to our Briefcase section, e-mail mkrishnan@nsnews. com.

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Best of B.C. battle for royal honours THE Hired Belly has a couple of good wine geek friends who beg to be first to know when the Lieutenant Governors Awards for Excellence in B.C. Wine are announced.

Notable Potables Tim Pawsey

No surprise, standouts in a sea of medalfests, the “LG’s” are among the most prestigious awards conferred anywhere.

How come? Well, the first reason should be the honour of having your wine picked to be served at Government House on suitable occasions for visiting heads of state and other delegations. Not a bad way to get the word out about your particular little winning drop.

Secondly, wine for wine, these are likely the toughest of any competition in which a winery can win a medal.

Based on the latest awards,

the odds of winning are about 28 to 1.

Nuff said. Here are the winners: ■ Desert Hills Gamay Noir 2009 ■ Foxtrot Pinot Noir 2007 ■ Gray Monk Odyssey Brut 2007 ■ Inniskillin Okanagan Discovery Series Sangiovese 2007 ■ Pentage Gerwurztraminer 2009 ■ Painted Rock Cabernet

Sauvignon 2007 ■ Painted Rock Icon red blend 2007 ■ Peller Estates Private Reserve Riesling 2008 ■ Poplar Grove Syrah 2007 ■ Sandhill Single Block Merlot 2007 ■ Van Westen Vin Grigio 2008 So, aside from the fact that only a few wineries get to bask in their moment of royally sanctioned glory, are there any other reasons that make this event so worth the recognition?

When the wraps come off, of interest in particular are the newcomers who show up.

Given the tough field, it’s a sure sign that the neophyte will surely be a winery to watch.

This year in particular, it was Painted Rock Vineyards, who scooped awards for their Red Icon 2007 blend and, interestingly enough, their ’07 Cabernet Sauvignon.

If you’re Okanaganbound this summer, aside from tasting through their impressive range, a visit to their Lilliputian tasting room, poised spectacularly over Skaha Lake, is worth it for the view alone.

Foxtrot, Pentage and Van Westen deserve a nod, as well as Poplar Grove, for their

first Syrah Release, which was a standout at this spring’s Naramata Bench tasting.

Sandhill gets kudos for always managing to come up with the “money” wine that will no doubt figure prominently in awards across the board.

Desert Hills’ work with Gamay over the years is now obviously starting to pay off.

And Gray Monk needs to take a serious look at jumping into the bubbly business on a larger scale.

Also noteworthy is the sheer range of red varieties (Gamay Noir, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, as well as Painted Rock’s Bordeaux blend).

It represents an extremely strong endorsement of the Okanagan’s maturing red grape plantings — which, not that long ago, many considered untenable.

These results also span the price spectrum. Sure, there’s a smattering of higher end wines but some are highly affordable, and all deliver value for the quality involved.

Grab yourself a bottle of Peller Estates petroleum toned, zesty and citrus Private Reserve ’08 Riesling (BCLS $15.99) and you’ll see what we mean.

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CANDIDATES for the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence face stiff competition for royal approval.

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Oberammergau: The Oberammergau Passion Play was first performed in 1634. The play is now performed in years ending with a zero, except 1984 which was the 350th anniversary, and involves over 2000 actors, singers, instrumentalists and technicians, all residents of the village.

This year sees a new production directed

by Christian Stückl, director at Munich’s noted Volkstheater. He is supported by the artistic team that along with him staged the 2000 Passion Play. The play starts at 2:30 p.m. and including a three-hour interval ends at 11:30, performances take place between mid-May and early October 2010.

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A gift shop in the tiny village of Oberammergau, home of the Passion Play, is painted in trompe l’oeil, often depicting scenes of fairy tales or religious scenes.

Oberammergau preparing 2010 production

Betty Rice

Passion Play

Contributing Writer

IT’S a cast of thousands, literally. Two thousand, to be exact.

They’ve been hard at work for more than a year, building and refining sets, prepping the theatre, fine-tuning their instruments, designing and sewing costumes, studying and rehearsing. None have been paid for their efforts, but that doesn’t seem to faze them one bit. Their reward?

To play a part in the 2010 production of the Oberammergau Passion Play.

To be given a lead role in the play is a huge honour.

This season, one of those chosen to play Jesus (there are two) is Frederik Mayet, whose day job is to head up publicity for the Passion Play. Mary Magdalene is a flight attendant. And, in an unintentionally ironic twist, one of those tapped for the role of Judas, Carsten Luck, is the head carpenter.

Even if they are not directly part of the production, the other half of the townspeople prepare for the rush of tourists who flock to the tiny village 90 kilometres southwest of Munich by readying the restaurants, shops and businesses catering to crowds throughout the summer and into the fall.

Every 10 years, virtually everyone in Oberammergau is involved in staging one of the biggest spectacles in religious theatre in the world. There is one exception: it’s possible the only person in town who doesn’t get involved is the barber — male performers must grow out their beards and hair, since the production forbids the use of artificial hair.

For five months, the amateur actors will take to the stage of a specially designed, purpose-built venue and perform their interpretation of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. The population of See Townsfolk page 26

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Oberammergau will double in size on performance days, and by the end of the run, half a million people will have witnessed the once-in-a-decade event.

Passion Plays are performed around the world (including one in Drumheller, staged every summer by the Rosebud Theatre).

But none have the reputation nor the longevity of the Oberammergau productions, which have been performed faithfully for almost four centuries. The play’s beginnings in the town tucked into the foothills of the Bavarian Alps can be traced back to a time of turmoil, poverty, disease and death.

In the early 1630s, the people of Central Europe had been struggling with the ravages of The Thirty Years’ War, which brought with it a devastating wave of bubonic plague. Thousands died, and the people of Oberammergau prayed for their very survival.

They pledged to present a commemoration of the life and death of Jesus every 10 years if they survived. The village was indeed spared the brunt of the plague, and, true to their word, Passion Play performances began in 1634. The tradition continues as the townspeople keep their end of the bargain

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OBERAMMERGAU is a village also known for its talented woodcarvers. without fail.

Early performances were held in small churchyards and even a graveyard, but the pageant’s reputation grew, and as more and more pilgrims trekked to the region to take in the spectacle, it became clear a permanent space would be needed. In 1890, a theatre was constructed specifically for the Passion Play; those attending the 2010 version of the play sit in that same performance space.

Unique in its design, the theatre opens to the sky at the stage,

while the audience remains protected from the elements under a roof.

The Passion Play runs approximately five hours and is divided into two acts to allow visitors to Oberammergau the opportunity to stretch their legs and to see a bit of the village. Performances begin in the afternoon, and the three-hour intermission allows time for a meal in one of the many restaurants in central Oberammergau and a stroll in the coolness of the early

evening before the performance concludes.

The main shopping streets of the village, just minutes from the theatre, provide a show all their own. Beyond the traditional window boxes flowing with colourful flowers, many of the village buildings - hotels and restaurants, offices and shops — are decorated with detailed tromp l’oeil work, giving the facades added dimension and depth. The art form is known in southern Germany as luftlmalerei, (“air paintings”),

and usually highlights traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, or religious scenes.

Oberammergau is a village also known for its woodcarvers; today there are more than 1,400 men and women registered in the profession who are happy to demonstrate their skills and chat with visitors. There’s ample opportunity to purchase handmade originals ranging from religious icons to toys.

If you’re in the market for lederhosen or a dirndl — or a beer stein or two — you won’t be disappointed.

A visit to Oberammergau in the year of the Passion Play offers the traveller the opportunity take in the beauty of the Bavarian Alps, to witness an amazing community effort, and to take part in a once-ina-lifetime experience filled with culture and history.

If you go: ■ Munich is the jumping off point for a trip to Oberammergau and the Bavarian Alps. Typical round trip fares in summer begin at $1,000 Cdn, plus taxes and fees; prices normally drop in early September.

■ The Oberammergau Passion Play runs every day, except Mondays and Wednesdays, from now until Oct. 3. Tickets range from $65 to $215 (all prices in Canadian) per person and can be purchased

individually or in packages, including accommodation and transportation. For tickets and information on the 2010 Passion Play: passionplayoberammergau.com/ ■ Where to Stay: Oberammergau has many small hotels and inns: ■ Hotel Alte Post has been greeting guests since 1612, and is located a few minutes’ walk from the Passion Play Theatre.

Rates for double occupancy range from $108 to $140; breakfast buffet is included. www.ogau.de ■ A little removed from the crowds, but still within walking distance of the town centre, is the Parkhotel Sonnenhof. Rates range from $117 to $221.

Buffet breakfast is $17 extra. www.parkhotelleriesonnenhof. de ■ Where to Dine: There are dozens of restaurants, both in hotels and on their own, throughout the village. All will fill during the Passion Play intermission, but tables turn over quickly. Expect to pay an average of $20 for a full meal with soft drinks, beer, or wine.

You might also consider dining “al fresco.” Pick up some fresh bread and local meats and cheeses to enjoy in a local park or on the shores of the nearby Ammer River.

■ The official site:www. passionplay-oberammergau. com.

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you and we’ll try to publish your highresolution photo in our News Around the World feature (there is no guarantee photos will be published). Due to the enormous response to News Around the World it may take several weeks before your photo will appear. Take a photo of yourself (keep close to the camera, but with the background still in view) in a location outside the province holding a copy of the News, with a scenic background, which distinguishes the location. Send it to us with the first and last name of everyone featured in the photo, along with your phone number, and a description of where the photo was taken. Send your submission to Manisha Krishnan by email to mkrishnan@nsnews.com. Please note: We will only be accepting pictures that have been sent to us via email.

JORDAN, Rachel and Mackenzie Weal catch the 2010 NHL Draft at The Staples Centre in Los Angeles, Calif.

GILLIAN Chant, Neal, Craig, Pat and John Kelvin, Sarah Wootten and Andrew Kelvin visit the Melk Abbey in Austria.

GEORGIA and Charlotte Chow take a break from building sandcastles at Carolina Beach in N.C.

NORTH Vancouver’s U-12 boys soccer team plays at a tournament in Oahu, Hawaii over the Canada Day long weekend.

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Pets make even good times better — that seems incapable of being satiated — that they kind of get a bit cuckoo instead of cute. Sort of like my shepherd Zumi actually.

In any case, this dog was incredibly happy to be riding on the motorcycle and the owners obviously loved having their dog with them doing something they both loved.

I am sure everyone who is a dog lover has their favourite things either about their dogs or that they do with their dogs.

It may not be to the extreme of taking your dog on a motorcycle but we all have some thing that we just love about our dogs that adds joy, curious wonder and a sense of peace into our lives.

Some of my favourite things don’t require much movement at all but simply sitting and observing.

I love sitting with Piper and just hanging out with him. As I have said before

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WHILE sitting at one of my favourite cafes the other day I was amused by an incident that took place in front of me.

A couple pulled up on their Harley Davidson motorcycles and perched on the gas tank in a secure harness system of some sort was the cutest Jack Russell.

I say cutest because sometimes these little dogs are so wired with energy

he is the Dalai Lama of dogs and simply being around him brings me into a state of quiet awareness. He loves to lay on his bed and just watch things around him. That bed could be on the back deck, in the middle of the backyard in the grass or the front porch.

Wherever I place it, he will sit and watch the flies, birds or just look around him in a peaceful manner that is intoxicatingly calming.

Zumi is peaceful to watch when she is sleeping because it always seems to take her such effort to get there. Always on the go, even at seven years of age, she literally winds herself out like a top and slowly falls asleep anywhere she finally settles down.

I also love taking my dogs on leashed walks through the neighbourhood — separately.

They both view the world from two completely sets of eyes.

When I take Zumi out she is calm on the walk but

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Being a herding dog with a protection and guarding genetic background, she lives her life in a constant state of suspicion. Everything that moves must stop, everything that makes a noise must go away and everything that approaches must back off. I find it interesting how she is constantly alert to every thing around her and I wonder if she ever finds these walks relaxing or if it is so hardwired in her to be this way, that being this alert is actually a part of her form of relaxation.

Piper on the other hand, he lives his life in a state of joy. When we walk out the door he seems to be looking for a way to make friends with everything.

His energy is so happy.

When a small dog charges out at us as we walk by a house, he simply stops and wags his tail feverishly as if to say “let’s be friends.”

When a cat runs across the street he stops, wags his tail again and looks at me as if saying “did you just see that?” When we come across a wild rabbit sitting in the grass at the edge of the park he stops, quivers, points at it then looks out of the corners of his eyes as if he is saying “why am I doing this and why can’t I stop?”

Another favourite thing I love to do with my dogs is take them down to the barn to visit my horse.

I’m trying to get them trained to join me as I ride and for now the simple pleasure of watching my dogs and horse interact positively together is such a wonderful thing.

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MANY pet owners enjoy including their animal companions in their favourite activities.

To see my horse stick his big head through the fence and touch noses with my dogs or watch them as they all try to drink out of the same bucket is such

an entertaining and joyful experience for me.

I guess what I am ultimately saying is that sharing my life with my dogs is my favourite thing.

Sunday, July 18, 2010 - North Shore News - A29

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NEWS photo Kevin Hill

Pedal power LIAM Bestbier rides the pump course at the North Shore Bikefest held last month at InterRiver Park in North Vancouver. Demo bikes, kids races, a pump track, a BMX course, ride and race clinics, group rides and more were a part of the day.

Grants aid community

THE West Vancouver Community Foundation is giving North Shore nonprofit groups and students a chance to pursue their goals with the recent dispersal of grants.

Fourteen not-for-profit groups received the funds, totalling $38,000. The student awards and scholarships, in the value of $7,500, were given to six graduating West Vancouver students.

The board of directors, headed by the foundation’s chairman Gerry Humphries, wanted to recognize the significant contributions these groups and individuals were making to the community.

The foundation has run its grant and scholarship fund for more than 30 years. Over the years it has awarded more than $1.35 million in grants to worthwhile community groups and promising youth.

The organizations that received grants this year include: BOOKtopia, Friends of the Centre/ WV Seniors’ Activity Centre, Harmony Arts Festival, Lions Gate Hospice Society, North Shore Keep Well Society, North Shore Chorus Society, North Shore Meals on Wheels, North Shore Schizophrenia Society, North Shore Stroke Recovery Centre, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, West Vancouver Community Arts Council, West Vancouver Historical Society, West Vancouver Police Department/Dog Squad Unit, West Vancouver Track and Field and West Vancouver Youth Band.

Six graduating students from West Vancouver secondary schools received awards and scholarships.

These promising students are Gemma Grimes, Rockridge secondary, recipient of the Christina Lawson Scholarship in Music and Drama; Conny Yang, Rockridge secondary, recipient of the Jerry Beckerman Memorial Scholarship; Amanda Murphy, Sentinel secondary, recipient of the Faris Family Scholarship; Clare Denley, West Vancouver secondary, recipient of the Bradley T. Bowles Scholarship; Frances Varty, West Vancouver secondary, recipient of the Trajan Martin Memorial Award and Katherine Lam, West Vancouver secondary, recipient of the James A. Inkster Leadership Award.

A series of vignettes have been made in partnership with the foundation, Shaw TV and Odlum Brown Ltd., which will showcase the groups and individuals. The vignettes are aired on The Express, a program that airs after the District of West Vancouver’s council meetings on Shaw TV. The West Vancouver Community Foundation was founded in 1979. The goal of the foundation is to provide assistance to groups, businesses and individuals who want to make charitable donations to benefit the community. Through the help of donors the foundation has created an endowment of about $3.5 million to use now and in the future to support community initiatives, non-profit groups and youth scholarships.

Grant applications are accepted twice yearly, in March and October.

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The fastest way down West Van racer wins national mountain bike title Andy Prest

THE North Shore Secondary Schools’ Athletics Association recently tallied up the team sport championship totals for each school for the 2009-10 year, producing a snapshot of sporting success on the North Shore.

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IF you see West Vancouver’s Micayla Gatto around town, congratulate her on winning gold in women’s downhill racing at the Mountain Bike Canadian Championships held last Sunday in Panorama, B.C.

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But please — no bear hugs.

The 21-year-old Gatto claimed her second national title — her first came in 2007 — by scorching the dry, dusty mountain trail in a time of 3 minutes 55.13 seconds, topping the second-place rider by more than eight seconds.

“It was nice to put the (champion’s) jersey on again,” Gatto told the North Shore News, adding that the fairly wide-open track was much different from the twisty, technical trails she usually does well on. “I’m definitely better with the steeper, more technical kind of muddy tracks, so that also made me kind of nervous going into the race. . . . The pedaling definitely was the most challenging part for me but I stuck all my lines and NEWS photo Paul McGrath it was actually a really good run. I was really happy with WEST Van’s Micayla Gatto scored gold in downhill racing at the Mountain Bike Canadian Championships held last weekend in Panorama, B.C. it.”

Now about those hugs.

Gatto isn’t shy — she’s just a little tender pretty gnarly,” said Gatto. from a previous crash . . . in February.

Adding to the pain was the fact that Welcome to downhill mountain biking. her smashed-up bike was stolen that The biggest wreck of her downhill night. “It was a really nice day,” she said career came earlier this year during dryly. training for the Cerro Abajo Urban But a week later she was back on Downhill, a race that winds through the a bike doing some light riding and by streets of Valparaiso, Chile. Gatto was the time nationals rolled around last gearing up for a 20-foot step-down drop weekend she had already raced two when her chain skipped and she came up more World Cup downhills as well as a short, smashing into the landing ramp local B.C. event that she won. below.

Though she has experienced massive “I kind of just fell off the edge and wrecks like her crash in Chile, Gatto smashed my face and my sternum onto said there is nothing quite like zooming my bike and fell eight feet backward onto down a tricky course on a bike. my back, concussed myself, got stitches “A lot of people think it’s scary but in my leg and coughed up blood for a you can’t think of that when you’re week and felt like I was hit by a bus. It riding,” she said. “You just have to was pretty bad,” she said. “My sternum, concentrate on where you want to go, the bone is bruised and it can take up to not what could happen. It is quite a six months to heal. I still have to watch dangerous sport but if you do it right it when people hug me and stuff, it still and if you are calculated in your actions really hurts.”

— I don’t know, it’s just the most The crash is on YouTube (search the See Downhill page 31 website for Micayla Gatto VCA). “It’s photo Dave Hord, Cycling BC

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Sentinel leads the way in North Shore titles

Sentinel secondary led the way in total North Shore titles with 13 while Argyle was second with 11. This is the second consecutive year that Sentinel has won the most North Shore titles. At the provincial level Handsworth and Carson Graham scored the most gold, tallying two provincial championships each.

Here’s the final tally, as supplied by the NSSSAA: Provincial gold medals (11) Handsworth (2): girls AAAA volleyball, girls AAA basketball Carson Graham (2): girls wrestling, girls rugby.

Sentinel: (1) AAA tennis.

Argyle (1): combined boys & girls gymnastics.

Collingwood (1): AA tennis.

Don Ross (1): combined mountain biking.

Rockridge (1): boys AA rugby.

Seycove (1): girls alpine skiing Saint Thomas Aquinas (1): girls AA volleyball.

Provincial silver medals (10) Collingwood (3): girls AA field hockey, AA golf, boys AA rugby.

West Vancouver (2): girls AAA field hockey, combined boys & girls mountain biking.

Sentinel (1): combined boys & girls swimming.

Argyle (1): girls AAA soccer.

Bodwell (1): boys A soccer.

Handsworth (1): junior girls basketball.

Windsor (1): boys AA football.

Provincial bronze medals (5) Sentinel (1): boys AA rugby.

Argyle (1): junior girls basketball.

Windsor (1): combined boys & girls gymnastics.

Carson Graham (1): girls AAA field hockey.

Seycove (1): boys AA soccer.

Vancouver and Districts Championships (11) Saint Thomas Aquinas (3): See Handsworth page 31

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KEITH Wakelin gets some encouragement during the home stretch of the 22nd annual Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run July 10 in Panorama Park. More than 200 “lucky” applicants won the chance to race the approximately 48-kilometre course across the North Shore mountains from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove. Ellie Greenwood set a new women’s course record of 5:06:09 while Neil Wakelin, David Brown and Ron Adams became the first three racers to finish 20 Knee Knackers.

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North Shore Championships Sentinel (13): junior badminton, junior/senior boys cross-country, bantam/juvenile girls crosscountry, overall AAA cross-country, senior boys swimming, senior girls swimming, overall swimming, senior boys skiing, senior boys snowboarding, senior boys & girls tennis, junior boys & girls tennis, track & field AAA grand aggregate, senior boys & girls Div. 1 ultimate.

Argyle (11): bantam girls volleyball, junior girls volleyball, senior boys AAA basketball, junior boys basketball, junior girls basketball, senior girls gymnastics, combined gymnastics, senior AAA golf, senior girls AAA soccer, junior girls soccer, junior boys soccer.

Collingwood (5): senior girls Div. 1 field hockey, bantam boys rugby, juvenile boys rugby, juvenile girls basketball, senior AA golf.

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Bodwell (1): senior badminton.

Sutherland (1): junior boys & girls ultimate.

••• At the end of the school year the North Shore News ran a list of graduating high school athletes who were already signed up to play post-secondary sport at a college or university next year.

Since the article ran a few more names have been added to the list. Here’s the update: ■ Rhyse Harnden, Seycove, soccer, Capilano; Kendra Williams, Windsor, soccer, UVic; Danielle Roney, Handsworth, basketball, Ryerson; Kayla Brophy, Vancouver Waldorf School, water polo, Vanguard.

— Andy Prest

Downhill racing a sport of many perils

& From page 30 amazing feeling in the world going that fast through the woods and off jumps and things.”

The sport involves a fine balance between being in control and letting go. “(I am) pushing myself enough so that I’m on the edge but not to the point where I feel out of control,” said Gatto. “It’s a really fine line and it kind of comes with practice and experience.

When you crash enough times you kind of learn what your limit is and slowly push that to go faster every time you ride — but &just not to be stupid about it.”

Gatto, a Rockridge secondary grad, followed her brother ATrever into the sport when she was 16.

“He kind of quit once I started beating him,” Gatto said with a laugh.

In Trever’s defence, his sister was beating a lot of people.

She attended her first world championships in 2005 and has since collected two world junior championship bronze medals, including at last year’s race where she also finished seventh overall in the elite women’s category.

She leaves Monday for World Cup races in Switzerland and Italy and is gearing up for this year’s world championships scheduled for early September in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que.

It’s a life that Gatto loves but it’s also one that is hard to sustain. Downhill racing is one of the only cycling events that is not an Olympic sport. Not only does that prevent her from going for Olympic gold, it also means that national funding is not available.

Her travel costs are paid for in a variety of ways: “Out of my own pocket, my mom, odd jobs,” she said. “Because it’s not an Olympic sport Canada doesn’t fund downhill at all. We even have to buy our own Canadian national team jerseys to go to the world championships.”

Gatto recently graduated as a graphic design illustrator from Capilano University but her freelance work in that field isn’t really paying the bills either.

“Art and bikes — not exactly the two most lucrative things you could choose,” she said, adding that she does have some generous sponsors who supply her with gear and she is always on the lookout for more support.

It may seem strange that Gatto puts up with a sport that eats up her and her family’s money, doesn’t offer her an Olympic route and puts her in danger of crippling crashes, but she wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I love what I do,” she said.

To find out more about Gatto’s art and racing visit www. micaylagatto.com or canadiandhgirls.wordpress.com.

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Lois Gordon (nee Dow) of North Vancouver joined her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 13 following a brief but painless illness at Lynn Valley Care Centre. Lois is survived by daughter Carol, son Kelly, Carol’s children Shawna and Heather and Kelly’s children Ryan, Katie and Erica. She will be further missed by Carol’s husband Ross, Kelly’s wife Ingrid, great grandchildren Mathew, Victoria and Kamden and friends near and far. Lois was born in Vancouver December 26th, 1925 in Vancouver. She was the middle of five children and is survived by brothers Alan and Walter.

McKENZIE - Virginia Johanne nee Eriksen, Sept 11, 1929 to July 4, 2010, and onward!

Virginia was born and raised with her three siblings George, Dionne and Dale in West Vancouver by parents Viggo and Evelyn Eriksen. She brilliantly raised her family of five children with husband A.M. (Mac) McKenzie under difficult circumstances at the ideal location of Sandy Cove beach in West Vancouver.

Virginia is predeceased by Mac and three of her children; Arden, then Peter, then Charles. She is survived by her ever-loving daughter Rosalind, Son Paul (Lisa), Grandchildren Jeanna, Marika, Adrienne, Mitchell and Laina and Great grandchildren, Sophia and Brooke. Our family extends our heartfelt thanks to many staff of the West Van Inglewood care facility, many staff of Lions Gate hospital and Dr. Paul Sugar for their respective roles in assisting Virginia during the recent years and final days of her life. To honour Virginia, we are pleased to be having a 'Virginia festival' to mark her passing and remember her unwavering, vivacious spirit.

Place: Private residence at 6781 Marine Drive, West Van Date: July 25, Time: 3:00 pm Serving: Hors d’oeuvres, dinner / BYOM (bring your own memories) Questions: Paul or Lisa McKenzie at 604-921-6916

She attended Richard McBride elementary school and John Oliver High School. She was crowned May Queen in 1934. Lois met future husband Barney on a Valentine’s Day date in 1941. They were soon married, eventually settling in North Vancouver. Over the years they travelled everywhere from Australia to Africa; there were few places they missed. That loving relationship lasted until earlier this year when Barney passed away after 66 years of marriage.

Lois loved a gathering of friends. She was famed for her Boxing Day birthday bashes which lasted long into the night with a houseful of friends in her North Vancouver home. The laughs flowed easily and the food kept coming. It was often said that no better baked beans or peanut butter balls were ever made than those that made their annual appearance at those Boxing Day birthdays. This annual party was celebrated in her North Vancouver home for over 50 years. If only those walls could talk they would ring with laughter. Those gatherings extended midsummer to her beloved Lake Whatcom where an ever changing deck full of friends gathered on summer evenings to enjoy a glass of wine at happy hour. As Lois grew older she kept moving happy hour earlier in the day so the stories could start sooner. She loved to laugh. Often armed with her famed glass of “pink” ( blush wine ) Lois was rarely the first to bed as the stories went deep into the night. Her wry sense of humor was legendary. Many enjoyed a deep belly laugh over one of Lois’s keen sidebar observations on life.

Lois never wanted to be the centre of attention. She was the mom who cut oranges and made hot chocolate for the team. She quietly saw every game and event possible in all our lives. She was there in the background making people happy and supporting. Affectionately known as “the peacemaker” Lois was the voice of reason when an opinion or discussion got out of line. She was most at peace with a crossword puzzle in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other and her family surrounding her. We will miss you “Nana Lo”.

Now that you are both in heaven maybe now you and Barney can finally decide who is the best crib player. It was a loving argument between you two that didn’t get settled in the first 66 years of marriage.

Now you have an eternity together to answer the question. We miss you. We love you and the world is a little less special today without you in it.

The funeral will be held at Sutherland Church, 630 East 19th Street on Thursday, July 22 at 3:00 pm.

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Tony Milina was a man of passion, integrity and a diverse array of skills. As a committed member of the community, these skills led him to be a football coach few have forgotten and who many men who grew up in Lynn Valley still speak fondly of today.

As a Lynn Valley Lion Tony was the organizational force behind the sporting events held each year at Lynn Valley Days. These skills also made him a sales executive that people in the soft drink industry, or who worked with him at Gray Beverage, admire to this day. He is a man to be remembered for all the roles he played and lives he touched.

Most importantly to those who knew and loved him best, he was a man of family and honour. Along with loving wife Joan, their four children Leslie, Tony, Jane and Jim have all grown to have families of their own, and although he was not able to meet all the gang, it has flourished to nine grandchildren; Jessica and Taryn (Leslie), TJ, Katie, and Jennifer (Tony and Debra), Joshua and Megn (Jane and Bradley), Andiera and Bryson (Jim and Corrine). We know he would be bursting with pride to see how many wonderful lives he helped create. We, your family, remain filled with love and admiration for the husband and father you were. It’s hard to believe that it’s been twenty years since your passing, but this week we celebrate you and want you to know that your legacy lives on in all of us.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FEATURED EMPLOYMENT SALES CONSULTANT

FEATURED EMPLOYMENT School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky) is located 45 minutes North of Vancouver and is currently accepting applications for the temporary position of Teacher Assistant - Special Education (Student Specific 2) located at Stawamus Elementary School in Squamish, BC. The successful applicant will work with a student who requires a high degree of fluency and familiarity in American Sign Language and is able to use the correct signs in working with a student with emerging language.

This position is covered by our CUPE collective agreement and offers a competitive rate of pay and benefits package. Further information regarding this position and the School District can be found at www.sd48.bc.ca.

Please note that prospective employees, new to School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky) must agree to undergo a Criminal Record Check as failure to do so will be grounds for refusing employment.

Applications for this position will be received up to and including Friday August 6, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. and should be addressed to: Human Resources Department, School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky) Box 250, 37866 Second Avenue, Squamish, B.C., V8B 0A2 Fax: (604) 892-1038 Email: employment@sd48.bc.ca While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those applicants who have been given consideration for an interview will be contacted.

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Experience in a lab environment an asset but training will be provided. Starting wage of approximately $13 (combination of base wage, graveyard shift premium and daily production bonus).

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Elder Services

SENIORS TRANSPORT: Mature lady with full size car will drive you to Dr, Dentist, park, weddings, visits, shopping, errands, airport, outings, etc, Marie. Pager # 604-645-8060, 604-526-2773

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Appliances

ILAC APPLIANCE & VACUUMS Top quality rebuilt appliances.

1 yr warranty. Sales, parts, repairs 1825 Lonsdale • 604-987-7330

LIKE NEW!

Fridge 249 • Stove 199 Washer $199 • Dryer $149 $

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Food Products

BISSETT FARMS

Elder Services

ABSOLUTE CARE SERVICES Professionally screened Nannies & Caregivers. pt/ft 604-983-8407

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Health Services

Q. A.

My doctor told me I have arthritis.

Is there a number I can call to get more information?

The Arthritis Society operates the “Arthritis Answers Line” at 604-8755051. The service is available Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm (closed on Stat holidays).

They can provide general information about arthritis, emotional support, assistance to locate community resources and guidance to access the health care system.

Seniors’ One-Stop Information Line 604-983-3303 or 604-925-7474 North Shore Community Resources

2170 Westham Island Rd Delta (big blue barn) U- Pick Blueberries & tayberries Ready Pick - Raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries & black currants.

Also frozen strawberries 7 days 8am - 6pm 604-946-7471 We accept cash, interac, Mastercard & Visa

2060

For Sale Miscellaneous

3 GOOD Yr Wrangler 65R18 Tires; 100$/ea, White Aluminum grdn gate, $150, 604-980-8168 MOVING. 48' TOSHIBA TV, DVD, bookcase, cabinet, desk, childs books, toys, books, beds, leather sofa, dining table., Yamaha piano, gd quality $1500 HDTV, gd cond $150. Motorola shaw cable DCT 6200/6208 HD receiver $130. 604-263-5460 TURN TABLE (record player) Audacity, converts vinyl records to cds, $80, 604-929-5820

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Taurus April 20-May 20: Remain flexible, curious, restless and talkative until mid-week. You could obtain a last-minute agreement Sunday-Tuesday.

Secrets, investments, intimacy, lifestyle choices are important and fortunate Tuesday eve/night.

But be cautious with these Wednesday/Thursday.

Thursday begins a month of home-related, security, family, property and similar themes (gardening, landscaping, nutrition, kid’s welfare, etc.) This week also begins 26 months of slowness in work, employment, machinery and health zones. Kids will be more work. Rewards come from hard work. Avoid lawsuits. You’ll be fine!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Thursday begins a fourweek period of heightened communications, travel, restlessness and casual friendships. You’ll generally love this time. Be curious, ask questions, go exploring, open newspapers. Now to October 2012, your loves and pleasures meet sobriety. Romance, hobbies, sports, risk-taking, creative projects and the pursuit of pleasure – all become harder, slower. But this area can succeed if you’re prepared to be responsible and loyal. Romance could flower with an older or younger person. You’ll succeed in research, investments, sex and health. This week’s future plan is wrong.

Furniture

DISPLAY CABINET oak, 5 adjustable glass shelves, $100.

604-922-8524 KING SIZE bed & mattress, 3 single mattress, 3 computer chair 2 book shelve etc 604-922-3499

Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections Aries March 21 - April 19: A truly romantic month begins July 22. Two years of slow slogging in work end, but your relationships begin a two-year phase of sobriety and “slow movement.” Now to late 2012, if you take an antagonistic approach the best you’ll win is freedom; you’ll lose in most else.

Until October 2012, these do not work: chasing love for ego reasons, seeking recognition, fame, trying to optimistically sell to new clients. These do work: loyalty (e.g., old clients, present spouses) romance with other generations, career partnerships, cooperation. Tuesday night: understanding brings joy!

Furniture

SINGLE BEDSTEAD walnut, w/ headboard, dresser w mirror & side table. Like New 922-3231

Cancer June 21-July 22: Chase romance, pleasure, beauty and creative or sports success Sunday to Tuesday – you’ll ride a winning streak! Jobs begun Tuesday night will succeed. Thursday begins a productive four-week phase of earnings, spending, memory and other possessions. But this week also begins 26 months of increased responsibility in domestic arenas, with kids, property, security, nutrition and all foundational concerns. You’ll have to work harder at these, and you might decide to let go of some situations (or relationships) that are just too much work. This week’s “career partnership” idea won’t work. Wait.

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Daycare Centres

380 West Kings Road

Garage Sale North Vancouver

3508

Francophone Infant/Toddler Daycare

SOFA BED BEIGE ULTRA SUEDE, IN NEW CONDITION $475.00 phone 604-926-5093

2080

Childcare Available

* * BOOK NOW!! * * An overseas live-in Nanny for 2010 placement. 604-682-4688

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GE FRIDGE, white, side x side, water & ice dispenser $250.

604-985-1265

Tutoring Services

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Education

2075

Education

Now accepting registration

778-340-1034

New Toddler Program Sept 2010. Register now. Also 30mos - 5 yrs ★604-929-5799★

94-2830 PHILLIP Ave, Sunday 11 to 3 pm household items, appliances, furn. No Early Birds!

2118

Recycler

UPRIGHT PIANO, bench, music, metranome, lamp, good condition U Pick up! 604-922-6228

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Tickets

SLASH @ The Commodore Fri Oct 1st, 2010, 2 Tix/$225 obo Call 604-309-5849

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Cats

CATS. Fixed - male and female rescued cats. Free to good, n/s indoor homes only. 604-513-9310 TORTOISE SHELL cat, 5 yrs old, free to a good home.

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FIREARMS

All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military.

We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed North Shore dealer. 604-960-0045

Dogs

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1410

604-724-7652

3508

ENGLISH MASTIFF lg. p/b pups.

Rare, apricot color & fawn. Shots, declawed. Ready Aug. 2. F-$900; M-$1100. Call 604-769-1234

Dogs

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

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds 778-688-6340 abetterlifedogrescue.com BERNESE BLK lab, fam raised, dewormed, vet✔ 1st shots, $600.

604-795-7662 No Sunday calls

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Baby/Children/ Miscellaneous

GERMAN SHEPHERD pups for sale, born May 5th. CKC Reg. shots and vet check micro chip.

Great family pet or for show. $1000. M/Ridge 604-465-0728

BOOMERS & ECHOES Consignment Store

Baby equipment, strollers, highchairs, car seats, etc.

604-984-6163 call to consign!

If you don’t have room

We Do!

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BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Puppies. Vet checked and ready for good homes. $850. Langley 778-241-5504 GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPS, p/b ready now, dewormed & vet checked, $700. 604-924-8014

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: No fireworks, but this week is a turning point. Now to October 2012, you will be more sober, practical, no-nonsense. You will be determined to put your life on a sound foundation, especially in real estate, family and similar areas.

Yes, retirement’s coming! You’ll do this slowly and carefully. A major or basic change might be involved: e.g., relocation. Relationships need to be looked at.

If you’ve been a party type, that ends for two years.

Thursday starts a month of travel, talk, friends, errands. Be curious! DON’T start a relationship or negotiations this week; one might end.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22:You travel a lucky money streak (to Aug. 6) so take advantage, buy luxury items, ask for a pay raise, negotiate a deal, etc. DON’T overspend.

Money can flow through you like water, and you could end up poorer, despite taking more in! (If you’re into self-knowledge, look at the underlying reasons: Guilt? Lack of optimism?) Your weeks of weariness end Thursday, when a month of energy, charisma, effectiveness and clout begin! However, this isn’t a good week to start major projects. A romantic notion ends. The two years ahead slow communications, yet make this a fertile employment field.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Mellow yields to functional. Thursday ends weeks of fairly relaxed pondering, love, cultural pursuits, understanding and begins a month of ambition, prestige and career effort. Dress well, be prepared to meet bosses, higher-ups. But don’t start any work projects yet – wait until next week. This week ends two years of restricted socializing. Now to October 2012 you’ll meet fairly easy progress in many areas. However, dealings with government agencies, institutions and head office might be burdensome – more red tape, more communication levels with which to deal: effort needed.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Every party must end, every high note yield to a quieter one. Have your fun (and travel, contact people) Sunday to Tuesday.

Be domestic, rest up mid-week. (Real estate, kids’ savings plans are lucky Tuesday night.) Thursday begins a month of quietude, rest and retreat.

However, a bunch of social influences will keep you interactive: your graciousness will continue; but your smouldering sexuality will yield to talkativeness. Still, get your rest. Contemplate, plan, do charitable things, deal with government agencies. DO NOT invest, change your life, or “start sex” this week.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Lie low, work in the background Sunday to Tuesday. Think about your future, and how to get there. Your energy returns Tuesday eve to Thursday – but this is not a good week to start any project – or romance. Work on what’s already started, on research, finances, health, intimacy and safety. Thursday begins a month of mellow love and understanding, intellectual prowess, higher education, far travel, cultural involvements.

Two years of hard career burdens end now; but two years of sober social activity begin, involving other generations or money (e.g., take the boss golfing).

P/B LABS, family raised, vet checked, 1st shots, $600 - $800 604-795-7662 No Sunday calls

July 18 - 24 Capricorn Dec.22-Jan.19: Relationships move from centre-stage to “under-stage” – they begin to operate secretly, subconsciously, or intimately. In business, you move from negotiation to actual funding. You bond more deeply, or break apart.This, for the month ahead.

The present week brings another turning point: two years of philosophical outlook, of learning or studying situations, ends. A two-year career, ambition, prestige and status phase, the most important in 30 years, begins. Live up to it! Start nothing this week except a security or realty deal. Happiness, Sunday-Tuesday!

Power, energy late week.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: At last, a month of weariness and drudgery ends – so do two years of financial restrictions! The weeks ahead bring fresh horizons, competition, opportunities, fights and loves, negotiation and litigation. The rancour and intensity of last winter and spring has fled, so if you’re in a fight, it’s possible to work out a deal; if you don’t, August/September could bring a lawsuit, a long, dreary, unprofitable one. If you aren’t fighting, the weeks ahead bring exciting meetings, intimate affections, sweet whispers. Careful with your speech this week: stray words return to bite.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: The past two years have brought restrictions, even disappointment in relationships. If you’ve succeeded, found love or fine partners, healed bonds, it has only come through hard work. Now, this phase ends. The two years ahead (to October 2012) transfer this need for “hard work” to your sexual and financial spheres. You can truly achieve your dreams in these areas – if you work hard to that end. Nothing comes of nothing. The month ahead features work, heath and machines. Be wise Sunday-Tuesday, ambitious mid-week, social Friday/ Saturday. Don’t spend big, nor start a money project. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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Dogs

NON SHED small pets, credit card ok $400 up. 604-542-8892 pics @ www.puppiesandponies.ca

Business Opportunity

5015

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

5060 RARE! ENGLISH & FRENCH colored Bulldogs. Reserve now!

604-802-6934 www.westcoastrarebulldogs.com

Legal Services

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Apartments & Condos

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Pet Services

JET PET RESORT because your pet deserves a vacation too! Next to Park’n Fly www.jetpetresort.com

3550

Legal/Public Notices

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NOTICE Is hereby given that on July 25, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. at 219 Mackay Rd. North Vancouver, B.C., the undersigned, Advanced Storage Centres will sell at Public Auction, by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned.

Name........................Unit Sina Yaktaei........ # 0542

Poultry

BROILER CHICKENS for sale in Abbotsford. call Rex or Jean after 5pm, 604-856-0349

7010

1 BD @ Touchstone, incls prkg, great layout & great location, gym. 1633 McKay Ave. $1450.

Call Joy at Advent Real Estate Services 604-812-4788

4530

Destinations

4530-10

Okanagan/ Interior

OSOYOOS WATERFRONT 3br, 2bath, fully equipped & furn large deck, BBQ, ac, canoes, priv. dock, Avail June to Sept. $1500 /wk, 1-250-784-5548

LUXURY RELAXATION SPA 778-340-2778 1053 Marine Dr, North Van

Lily’s Relaxation Centre Nice Oriental Massage

604-986-8650 1050 Marine Dr., North Van (by McKay) parking at rear

Meridien SPA LTD.

Financial Services

5035

NEED CASH AND OWN A VEHICLE?

You keep your keys and drive away with cash.

Call Got Keys? Got Cash!

(604) 760-9629

http://www.gotkeysgotcash.com

1 BDRM, Central Lonsdale, 3rd floor, north facing, h/w flrs, heat and hot water incl, no pets, $925, avail now. Dodwell Strata Mgt. 604-838-5020 or 604-699-5264

Relaxation Massage Special Rates

1 BR, $1075 now, 2 br, ocean view, $1550 Aug 1.lower Lonsdale, newly reno, d/w, ns, cat ok Avail. now, 604-838-6101

Agents

NEED A MORTGAGE 1st and 2nd Mortgages, Self Employed, Refinancing, Forclosures, Low Rates.

604-629-8628 www.Mazuma.ca Empty your Garage Fill Your Wallet

7015

Escort Services

GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet European lady is available for company.

604 451-0175

6008

Condos/ Townhouses

6008-30

Surrey

Absolutely Best Deal on Market! Condo’s below $100,000, easy qualifying. Ronald Keith, MacDonald Realty 604-590-2444

6020

604-765-7983 OPEN SAT. & SUN. • 2-4 PM www.bowenislandhousesforsale.com

1127 LENORA ROAD, BOWEN ISLAND $ 699,000

Sun Cottage, as charming as its name. Fall in love as you walk through the garden gate. 3 bdrms, or 2 with 1 bdrm suite.

Walk to beach, ferry, park and shops. Lovely fenced garden.

Ocean view, quiet, private and so much more.

Beautiful Large Suites 1 Bdrm $925, avail now. 2 Bdrms from $1315. 3 Bdrms, d/w $1625.

Avail now or Aug 1. Heat, h/w, prkg. Lease 604-986-3866 BRAND NEW 2 BDRM, 2 bath fantastic view Lower Lonsdale, 2 prkg $2325 n/s. Call Anna Soffia Remax Crest. 604-720-8324 CEDAR MANOR- 257 E. 12th St. A 1 bdrm avail. Great location, nr hospital, shops, well maint bldg.

N/P, N/S please. 604-988-7771 CENTRAL LONSDALE- 2BR $1325 incl. Heat, hot water & ldry, 1yr lease, no dogs. 604-990-2971.

1 br’s - $1,050 -$1,225 Spacious, pool, storage, heat & hw, dw, quiet,

604-985-2926

2 BR, 2 bath, new reno, part city & mtn. views. gas fp, ensuite wd, Lonsdale/14, pet neg. incld gas, hw, ug prkg $1900, 604-970-2533

BLUERIDGE APTS

1 BR, avail Aug 1, mtn. view, 15th & Lonsdale, $995, updated, 1 yr lease, ns, np, 604-929-7541 1 BR, bsmt, Edgemont, suits 1 quiet, n/s, n/p, $800 incl heat/ light, laundry, 604-986-6235 1 BR Central Lonsdale, $900, balc, hardood, heat, hw, np, prkg Adult bldg. July 1, 604-985-6935 1 BR, lrge, $925. on greenspace, nice clean, balcony, d/w, prkg, nr Cap U, Aug 1, 604-505-4957 1 BR nr Lonsdale, reno hardwood balc. hw & heat ns, np, quiet adult bldg. $895, 604-904-9507 121 WEST 20th. Newly reno’d 1 BR suite, hardwood, heat & hw incl’d, 1 yr lease, np, $1000, avail Aug 1, 604-682-2932

151 W. 2nd St. 908-7368. 2 BR, 2 baths, balcony, 2 prkg. N/P, lease, Available Aug 1st. $1800.

1br large $890, 2 Br $1180 Lonsdale/21 quiet bldg, np, h/wd, hw, heat prkg 604-990-4088

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2 BR + den, 2 bath, ground flr, corner suite, large patio, 23 & Chesterfield ug prkg, hw incl’d, wd, ns, np, $1700. 604-561-6945 2 BR, Westview family complex, nr amens, rec fac. pool, wd, prkg, ns np $1380 now, 604-921-4384

2 BR Woodcroft, S.W. corner, updates, no pets Immed $1350.

Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 2 BR w/w carpets, ground flr. heat, hw, no pets, avail Aug. 1st, $1100, 225 E 12 604-986-5437

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3 BR, Lynn Valley, top flr, updates balcony, cat ok, $1350. Now. Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

777 W. Queens Rd. 2br or 3br units $1540 to $2000.

Weekdays 604-990-2971 or Weekends 604-985-2876.

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Gated prkg avail, ★604-986-7745★

2 BR. 2 bath, avail now. 1 yr lease, 125 West 19th, no pets, Please call 778-554-0537

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North Van Apt. Rentals

1 BR Aug 1, SW bright, ss appl, In ste w/d, heat, u/g prkg incl. 1633 MacKay $1395. 604-562-0101.

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Beautiful Views

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2 BR, 1070 sf, brand new h/wood flrs & slate tile being installed. 3rd flr end unit, part water view.$1450 Ready Aug. 1st. 604-984-2030

Apartments & Condos

2 BR, 13 & Lonsdale, 3 story walk up, faces south, hardwood, ns, np $1050 incl heat, 604-984-9367

(604) 435-5555 OR (604) 786-4663

6020

Studio, 1 & 2 BR apts available.

Spacious suites & balconies, spectacular views, prime location, well maintained, clean, quiet concrete highrise, heat & hot water included.

Sorry, no pets.

Call Resident Manager @ 604-983-6920 to view.

604-985-4969

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Houses - Sale

144 W. 14th St MARLBOROUGH TOWER

6505

1 BR, 120 West 19, approx 650sf, hardwood, heat/hw incl, view, 1yr lease, np $1000. 604-683-1089

REAL ESTATE 6002

North Van Apt. Rentals

1 BDRM, new kitchen with d/w, central Lonsdale. Adult Bldg. $1000 Now. Ron 604-922-6336

Personals

KITTENCLUB.CA 604-299-0872 near 2nd Narrows Bridge - $100 Special. ‘All we wear is lingerie’

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1 & 2 br lrg bright, Central Lonsdale $850 & up, newly updated. Immed 604-720-2913

1 BDRM, $900 Central Lonsdale 800sf, n/p 604-988-3227 SHIBA INU PUPS playful & ready to go. Parents TKA imported.

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Apartments & Condos

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6075

Sunshine Coast

GIBSONS - new post & beam under construction, Awesome view, 1/2 acre, 4000 sf + 1800 sf bsmt + loft, $50 per sf + lot. Room for 2 dwellings 604-720-1445

Sunshine Coast

4.75-acres, drop-dead ocean view, ready to build—only $369K on the Sunshine Coast. Thatʼs less money than a condo in Greater Vancouver.

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North Vancouver

(Family complex )

2 & 3 BR new reno’s with new cabinets, laminate & tiles, newer appls, prkg, storage, incl heat & hw, playground (Mt Seymour Prkwy).

604-924-3628 www.blueridgeapartments.com

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Apartments & Condos

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North Van Apt. Rentals

Chesterfield/West 15, 1br, view, incld heat hw, cable, no pets, 1 yr lease, view, $870, 604-987-9899 MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 2 BR now/Aug 1. 3br+den Aug 1, Lynn Valley Mall. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca THE OXFORD - 165 East 6th St. 1 BR, 2nd flr, north, Heat & h/w incl. Gated prkg. Sorry no pets. n/s. Avail Aug 1. 604-987-5844

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

Bach - $925, 1 BR - $1095 Avail now. Ocean view. indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Ht & H/W incls.

Call 604-986-3356

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Apartments & Condos

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North Van Apt. Rentals

PENTHOUSE $1975/MTH, 3371 Chesterfield Ave, 1500+ sqft, 16 x 8 deck unobstructed, city/water mtn view, living, dining kitchen, h/wood, 2 bath, inste ldry, 2 br+ lots of work space, ns. np, Ref’s. prefer couple. 604-889-9338 TUCKTON PLACE Bright & sunny 2 BR $1250. No Pets. Call 604-990-2971 or on Weekends: 778-340-7406.

VICTORIA PARK PLACE 615 St. Georges Ave @ E 6th St. 1 BR avail, bright, clean quiet bldg, n/p, n/s 604-980-9057

WOODCROFT: 1 & 2 BR. avail Aug 1. 1 yr. lease. ns, np. Utils. incl. COLLIERS - 604-926-2012

Carlton at the Club (1327 East Keith Rd)

Great sub penthouse, 2 BR condo. Note: age restriction 55+. Aug 1. $1750. N/S. N/P. Lease & perfect refs a must.

Al Dodimead ACD Realty

(604) 521-0311

view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

PARKRIDGE TERRACE 110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool.

BACH. $870; Stunning views & lots of storage. NO PETS. 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

WOODCROFT 2 BR, W. facing updated, d/w. Now. np $1350.

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Apartments & Condos

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West Van Apt. Rentals

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Apartments & Condos

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West Van Apt. Rentals

1 BR, Ambleside, $950, parklike setting, adult oriented, np, Wes Lighthouse Realty 604-551-1409 $1200 INC.UTIL. AUG/SEPT 1 new suite, 5 appl. carport walk/out patio, safe neighbhood, cats/dogs ok, great trails, close to beach, 1 or 2 pers. NS 604-644-6303

1665 DUCHESS. 2 BR, Aug 1.

Quiet concrete bldg. Updated, hardwood, heat, hw, 1 yr lease, ns np, $1650, 604-926-0594 2 BR, $1475 view & large Studio, $875, incl hw, heat, cable, pool 1740 Esquimalt. 604-922-1043

2025 BELLEVUE AVENUE Fantastic location, pool.

Renovated 1 & 2 br suites.

Beautiful ocean views.

Cats ok.

Senior discounts.

604-913-0734

2BDRM/2BTH LGE, faces south, excellent location, Ambleside, Bellevue Ave. (Quiet concrete bldg) Outdoor pool, Heat & H/W & Covered parking included. Ocean views, close to shops, transit & seawall. N/pets. Avail Aug 1st call to view 604-925-0006.

LARGE LUXURY studio suite, Dundarave, granite, stainless appls, Like New, n/p, n/s, Sept 1, $1350 incl prkg, 604-209-1416 AMBLESIDE TOWER Studio & 1 BR avail. Excellent views, rents incl. heat & h/w.

Tennis courts, indoor pool, saunas, exercise & games rooms on premises. Walk to beach & shops.

1552 Esquimalt 604-922-8443

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BACH, MTN view, balcony. 2150 Bellevue, 1 yr lease, prgk, $900/mo 604-926-3023

BAYVIEW APTS

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br Move-in Bonus, Fitness room, o/d pool, close to shops, transit & Seawall, 1 yr lease, N/pets. Heat, H/W incl’d.

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PARK TERRACE 1766 Duchess Ave. 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, d/w. August 1st, $1,360. No pets. Call for appt.

604-926-3493 THE EDWARDIAN 1330 Clyde Ave. Avail Aug 1st, View. 2 bdrm $1490 util not incl.

No pets, N/S. Call for appt.

604-926-3741

6515

Duplexes - Rent

Member of the Crime Free MultiHousing Program

3 BR, 2 bath, kids ok, fp, wd, np, ns, upper flr with patio, $1550. E 3rd. 604-987-7006

Luxury Over The Seawall!

1 br Penthouse large deck, 1 BR & Bach pool rec. room, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Ave 604-926-6287

CAULFEILD EXEC 3 br & loft + fam home. 4696 Clovelly Walk. 7 appl, 2.5 baths, dbl garage, water views, near schools & trails. $3200. Aug 1. Century 21 Prudental 604-232-3039

Please call 604-922-4322

LUXURY WATERFRONT Studio overlooking Seawalk. Suit single person $1650. 604-721-7484

Park Royal Towers

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Furnished Accommodation

1BR GORGEOUS suite, Sep entry, f/p, Ambleside, 6appl, suits 1, long term, ns/np, $1200 avail Aug 1. www.sweetgardensuite.blogspot.com\ 604-922-1545

Completely Renovated

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites 1BR (700-770 sq.ft.)

2 BR (1070 sq. ft.)

A SHORT STAY Renos, family, execs, long term. 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com Grand Manor Guest House/Apt ★ Daily ★ Weekly ★Monthly★ grandmanor.net 604-988-6082

Spectacular Views, Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Pool Rent includes all utilities.

HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom at reas rates. call 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com

935 Marine Drive

QUALITY SHORT TERM 1 - 2 BR mtn/city view suites www.lionsgatesuites.com

604-922-3246

West Van Apt. Rentals

6540

Houses - Rent

180° VIEWS 4 br, upper Delbrook 3300 sf. cul de sac, garage. priv, city/ocean views, Aug 1. $3100.

Text or call 604-617-7383 2 BDRM COZY COTTAGE with bsmt, Gleneagles, West Van, f/p, $2300, Immed. 604-925-1728

2 BR upstairs + 1 br in finished bsmt, all reno’d, 2 baths, no pets, $2000, suits family. 605 E 7th, N. Van. avail Aug 1 or 15. By appt.

604-987-1205 or 604-728-2440 2 Levels, West Van 5 br, 2 bath, 2500sf, sundeck, patio, ns, np, $2700+util, Aug 1, 604-581-8494 3 BR Central Lonsdale, main flr, clean, bright, 4 appls, 2 prkgs, ns np $1325 + utils. 604-813-7312

$3500 - 2 BR, 2 bath 6th flr, $8500 - 4 Br luxury home, pool, both hardwood 604-290-5789 3br+den Caulfeild Vlge 2.5bath, quiet, garage, cul-de-sac, $3950+ np, Lighthouse 604-551-1409 4 BR, 2 1/2 bath, Lynn Valley, nr schools, lrg yard, avail now, ns np, $2600 + utils 604-715-3925 4 BR 2 levels, rec room, 4 baths, fp, B. Prop, W. Van, ste optional view $2800. now 604-720-2913

4 BR 2.5 bath 2400 sf character Estate, Altamont 3/4 acre, pool, creek, nr West Bay Elementary, $3700+ gardening.

Liz 604-809-6355 4 BR house, 2 bath, wd, fp, priv. back yard, nr Lynn Valley Mall, Aug 1, $1975, np, 604-987-4996 4 BR, newer home, $3200, nr Lonsdale, 2 car garage, with ste optional Aug. 1st, 604-720-2913

Furry Creek. $ per sq foot ’Price Differential’ Warrants Drive! 3 bd 3 bth hwd ss appls, panoramic Views!

Double garage! New $2495/ Snug as a bug in a Rug! Moyne Dr Rancher All In Furnished 4 bd 2 bth den Good home offices $2495/ 1600 block of Rufus NV 4 bd 2 bth On Ball Park Sutherland/Brooksbank Schools, Carport $2595/ Glenmore, Updated SS Hwd Near Collingwood Campus!!!

Recroom, 3 bd 3 bth $2995/ Fulton in Ambleside Hwd Bright, View, 4 bd 2 bth Recroom 4 car pkg $2995/ Spacious 5 bd 4 bth Lower Caufeild Elementary close!

Garage fenced yard, Hwd Great room concept $4495/ Waterfront Pasco Road Show Home! Suit Couple Furnished all inclusive with Hot tub, High Bank VIEW Updated, open plan $4995/ Furn Luxury Phenomenal View! Top End Completely remodelled by Design Team Walk to Rockridge/Caulfeild Shops, Express Bus $6495< Upscale Terrific 5 Star In Dundarave! Walk to Shop!

Restaurants. Furnished or not, prefer Sept/Oct Dates Over 4200’ 5 bd 5 bth ’Two’ Kitchens In Laws? $6995< www.manderrealestate.com Kristin 604-671-6175/926-6011 Royal LePage Northshore

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Houses - Rent

5 BR house, 3 baths, laundry, sundeck, fenced backyard, garage. AVAIL AUG 1: $2950/mo.

Call 604-506-0974

AMBLESIDE, 4BDRM+, 2 baths, semi-furn. fp, hardwood, ns, np, refs lease, $2250. 604-926-0053

CANYON HEIGHTS 4 Br, big deck, updated, 2 fp, Aug 1. $2750 Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

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Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR lovely ste Upper Lynn exec home incl ldry, utils, cbl, cat ok, $900 avail Aug 1st. 604-929-9386 1 BR+DEN, nr Marine Dr. & Lions Gate, grd lvl, sep entry, wd, ns np Sept 1st $1,195. 604-837-0423 2 BDRM large, newer, very bright bsmt. 7 appl., large storage, alarm, WI-FI, 2 parking, Caulfeild Village, 7 min. to Park Royal, n/s, n/p. $1400 + utils. 604-789-2375 2 BR, above ground suite Lynn Valley. D/W, own W/D, own entrance, internet, close to shops/ bus. $1200 + 1/3 utils. Aug 1.

604.764.0199

STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools............... $888/M SOUTH SURREY/WHITE ROCK – 15532 Madrona Dr., 3 bdrm, HOUSE, on Cul-de-Sac in quiet family neighborhood, huge yard,

2 BR bright garden lvl, w/d, Upper Edgemont Village, ns np, $1400 + utils incls cable 604-671-0754

Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

2 BR Central Lonsdale, insuite w/d, f/p, $1100 incl utils, ns, no pet, avail Aug 1. 604-984-7132

new roof, double garage.. $1,688/M

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

UPPER HORSESHOE BAY sunny bright, character home, 4 br, 2 bath, h/wood flrs, ceramic tiles, fp, skylight, lovely enclosed garden, ns, pets kids ok Aug. 15th. $2975. 778-239-6030 VERY LARGE PROPERTY, 180 ft waterfront, h/wd flrs, vaulted ceilings, french doors, estate like setting, modern kit, granite, 6 appl, 2200 sf, solariam, attic/ storage, 5 min to shops, $3,150 all inclusive, n/s, pet neg Refs.

604-980-1503

6565

Office/Retail Rent

DUNDARAVE OFFICE SPACE, Ocean view 280sq ft, $900 mth, Aug. 1st Pls call: 604-926-1010 OFFICE SPACE in an excellent location. Next to Park Royal. W. Van. 450 or 900 sqft. 604-926-7542

6590

2 BR, Deep Cove, 4 yr old, 1000sf, Nr Village, bus, parks, schools, new appl, ns, np, $1650 incl utils Aug 1. 604-987-1960 2 BR garden apt, Central Lonsdale, radiant heat & f/p, 6 appls, n/s cat ok. Suit quiet couple max 2 persons. $1200+40% util.

Aug 1. 778-340-0150 2 BR Grand Blvd area, above ground, renovated, 1180 sf, gas f/p, w/d, ns $1850 incls utils, avail Aug 1st. 604-986-6127

2 BR large grnd flr, 2 full bath, nr Larson school, bus, shops & rec centre, Garage, ns np. Aug 1 $1200+50% utils 604-904-0964 2 BR, Lynn Valley, 2 prkg spaces $1100 Aug 1. Call after 5pm 604-760-3274, 604-987-1844

Rooms

1 room in house, own entry, bus, paint, working or student n/p, n/s $450 Central loc 778-865-7455

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2 BR bsmt, 800 sf, own entry & laundry, d/w Lynn Valley, $1200 incl utils. np, Aug 1 604-980-2125

2 BR, newer, West Van, newer appls, own wd, priv entry, np, ns, $1595 + 1/3 utils. 604-916-0428

Shared Accommodation

2 BR Upper Lonsdale suite, new reno’d, grnd lev. own ent, n/s, n/p. avail now 778-386-1571

North Vancouver

2BR LRG Reno’d bsmnt, nr Lonsdale Quay, 5app. f/p, Carport, np/ns, $1100+ util 980-7981

6595-45

SEMI FURN rm, Lower Lonsdale prefer mature ns male, $600 incls w/d, heat, hydro. 604-728-8845

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3 BR, 2 bath, lower Pemberton, new reno, 1500 sqft, ns np $1700 + 50% utils. Immed 604-671-5649

Storage

AVAIL NOW! Lower Lonsdale storage space, 600sf, electricity $450, 604-983-9493

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1 BDRM bsmt, Deep Cove, own w/d, wireless, NP NS, Immed $1,290 incl utils. 604-809-1754

3 BR, 2 bath, mn flr of house, Seymour Parkway, Cap U, avail now, short term, 1 month @ $1800 or wkly at $500. including utils, 5 appl. Basic furnishing can provided upon request.

604-522-8683 viewing anytime.

AMBLESIDE $1450, nice 2 br garden ste, big sunny priv patio.

Quiet. Beautiful kitchen new appl. w/d, ns np Jul/Aug 604-926-1430

1 BR. bsmt Lynn Valley, share wd, $875 incl utils, ns, np, Aug 1, 778-840-6573 or 778-835-6573

BRIGHT 1 BDR grnd lev suite, newly decorated, quiet home, incl’ds utils, parkg, cable. Nr bus non smoker, n/p, pref 1 older person only, Ref’s req’d $800 lve msg. 604-722-8978

1 BR + DEN spacious, bsmt suite, gas f/p, w/d, n/p, n/s, $1080. Now, Northlands 604-924-9910

DEEP COVE, 1 br, bright, quiet, nr beach, patio, garden entry, ns, cat ok, $1000 incl, 604-929-7056

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Available August 1st CAT WELCOME 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths, brand new kitchen. walk-in closets, insuite laundry, garden floor, all utilities included except phone.

Families only please. $2000/month.

Call 778-889-6995

AVAILABLE AUGUST 15 Gorgeous GRAND BLVD Ground Level Suite Over 800 sp. ft. Completely renovated, two bedroom suite on ground floor of house in a quiet residential neighbourhood.

Everything is brand new. French doors open to a private sunny south facing terrace and garden.

Huge kitchen with all new appliances, including dishwasher, oven, fridge, and microwave.

Great kitchen island for entertaining. New washer and dryer. Dark hardwood floor throughout. Electric heat and fire place, own thermostat. State-ofthe-art soundproofing. Nearby bus stops, schools and Lions Gate Hospital. Utilities are included. Private entrance and Parking. $1600.

604 985-7779 or email tagrios@shaw.ca

W.VAN 2 BR, garden lev ste, lrg patio, shared w/d, d/w. Available Aug 1. $1250 + 1/2 utils. Walk to Dunderave Beach. N/S & cat ok.

Call 604 926-9336

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2 BR Vista Place, exec, f/p, w/d, hardwood, stainless, deck $2500 Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 2 BR, w/d, d/w, covered prkg, storage locker, lrg fenced yard, nr Cap U, Lynnmour Elem, parks & trails $1600. 604-250-2724 3 BR, 2.5 bath, New Kitchen 5 appl, gas f/p, garage, storage, np/ ns, $2300 Avail Aug 1; 604-926-0462 or 604-720-2515

3 BR, 5 appls, 1.5 bath, Avail Aug 1, 1 year lease, NP/NS. Rent $1725. For viewing call 604-986-0511 3 BR fp $1875. reno’d, 1.5 baths, 5 appls, storage, patio, ns, np, July 1, Rufus Dr, 604-980-6250

Noma 728 W.14th St, 908-7368.

3 level, 2 BR, 2.5 baths, 2 prkg, roof deck, lease, $2200.

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Warehouse/ Commercial

600SF OFFICE, 3rd flr. w/view, stair access, E. Esplanade N. Van $750/mo, 604-922-6456 Fell Ave Business Center!

814 W. 15th, ground floor Unit August 1. 1062’ approx 2 offices, Showroom! A / C 2 pkg Classy Complex! $1995 Polished concrete floor in a 650’ office, 1516’ whse #1021429 Dominion,Not a driveby Grade, Overhead door. $2495 diana@dianamander.com Royal LePage 604-657-4508

NVAN 103-130 Pemberton Ave, 3700sf, W/H with a/c office, lrg O/H door, 200 amp, 3 phase, fenced yd, great exposure, avail soon, 604 929-9493, www.westrockproperty.com

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3.7L V6,steel blue,rear backup camera,4x4, leather,sunroof,BCAA inspected,P5467 Pre-Loved Special $38,495

2010 Jeep Compass 4x4 Sport Only 350kms,extented warranty,pwr group,alloys,auto,light almond,10111A Pre-Loved Special $22,988

2009 JeepWrangler 4x4

Hard top,auto,only 14,000kms,black,one owner,warranty,10075A Pre-Loved Special $19,988

2009 Dodge Journey SXT

7pass,V6,only 33,000kms,silver,one owner,local,dual exhaust,19”wheels, BCAA inspected,P5437 Pre-Loved Special $22,900

2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 SXT

5.7L Hemi,patriot blue,only 9,000kms, matching canopy,sidesteps,one owner,rare find,BCAA inspected,10196A Pre-Loved Special $27,988

2008 BMW 335i

2 dr,grey,red leather,navigation,auto, paddle shifter,2 new tires,US car,only 46,000kms,10154A Pre-Loved Special $36,988

2008 JeepWrangler

4x4,6spd,black,soft top,local,one owner, warranty,BCAAinspected,P5425 Pre-Loved Special $16,988

2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4

Alloys,25,000kms,power group,jeep green, warranty,automatic,P5378A Pre-Loved Special $18,988

2006 Jeep Commander

2004 Subaru Impreza 2.5 TS 4Dr Hatchback AWD auto, local, CD, a/c, pwr windows & locks, only 77k, spotless. $11,850

7 pass,only 54,000kms,loaded,blue,4x4, alloys,V8,BCAA inspected,P5460 Pre-Loved Special $21,988

2006 Toyota Matrix TRD Sport 5 spd manual, local, alloy wheels, a/c, pwr locks, only 56k, spotless. $9,850

V8,only 42,000kms,black,nice well kept car.

Pre-Loved Special $34,988

2001 Volvo V40 1.9t Station Wagon auto, local, alloy wheels, only 116k, extremely well kept. $9,850

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2005 BMW 645 CI Too much to list, must see! 1079 $51,999

2008 LEXUS LS 600HL Smokey granite on black leather, 19” wheels, navigation, back up camera, bluetooth, beautiful.

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2009 VOLVO S40 Leather, alloys, Tiptronic shift, a/c, C1006 $23,999

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID Grey on grey, only 48,000kms, local, one owner. $22,990 2007 MERCEDES BENZ AMG $66,990

2007 MERCEDES BENZ ML 63 AMG Silver on black, only 19,000kms, mint, local, 500hp, AWD $65,990

2007 FORD F150 Leather, pwr windows, 4x4, 4dr, V8, C1056 $24,999

2007 LEXUS IS250 AWD, blue on tan, only 43,000kms, Lexus Certified $32,990 2004 LEXUS SC430 CONVERTIBLE Only 62,000kms, silver on black, one owner, local, beautiful $34,990 2004 BMW 645CI CONVERTIBLE Only 80,000kms, gold on tan, very clean, beautiful $34,990 2003 HONDA ACCORD Only 55,000kms, grey on black leather $14,990 2002 VOLVO S60 Beautiful car, full service history & ICBC report. $10,990

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2006 AUDI A3 Leather, 5dr, tinted windows, 2L turbo, C1012 $24,599 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 7 pass, leather, pwr group, AWD, C1023 $23,999 2004 FORD F350 S/C DIESEL XLT Canopy, box liner, custom audio, security alarm, C0986A $22,999 1765 Marine Drive, North Vancouver

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1988 FORD F150, newer engine, trans & clutch, supercab, long box & canopy. $3000. 778-238-1780

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1990 WHITE Mazda Miata conv, 2 dr, 220Ks +, a/c’d, gray int., std trans, 4 cyl, Moving must sell $3,900 obo. 604-980-6332

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1998 VW Jetta, Wolfsburg Edition. Exc cond, no accidents.

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2009 MAZDA MIATA MX5 GT Convertible, auto, only 7,000kms. Was $33,980.

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ONLY $12,900 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL Auto, a/c, pwr group, only 41,000kms ONLY $14,808

2007 BMW 328i CONVERTIBLE Auto, loaded, only 13,000kms $45,999

2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT SR Pwr group, a/c, subwoofer, only 35,000kms $13,900

2007 LEXUS IS250 Pearl white, auto, a/c, low kms, U4565. $28,995

2007 DODGE CALIBER RT AWD, a/c, pwr group ONLY $13,900

2007 VOLVO S60 2.5T Auto, leather, sunroof, U4530.

Was $25,995 NOW $23,999

2007 HONDA CRV LX Auto, 4WD, low kms $23,900

2007 VOLVO XC90 V8 AWD, 7 pass, rear entertainment, U4449. Was $45,999 NOW $41,999

2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT Manual, only 30,000kms.

NOW $14,900

NO PAYMENTS FOR 90 DAYS O.A.C. 2006 VOLVO XC90 7 pass, DVD & nav, U4505 SUMMER SPECIAL $28,999 2006 CHEV COBALT SS 5spd, a/c, low kms, U4484 PRICED TO GO $11,999 2006 BMW 650I Fully equipped, top of the line, U4454. Was $41,999 NOW $39,999 2005 VOLVO V50 T5 Auto, sunroof, alloys, U4515.

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1986 911 COUPE, rare Euro version, 92kms, all orig, immac. $28,000. 604-263-0314

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2007 LEXUS IS250 Leather, a/c, push button start, low kms. $31,900

2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID Air, cruise, pwr windows & locks, keyless entry, blue, U10472A UNBEATABLE PRICE $18,995 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE Red, auto, a/c, wood grain trim, only 15,000kms, U10448A PRICED TO SELL $18,995 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 White, a/c, cruise, pwr windows & locks, very clean, only 19,000kms, U101037A SALE PRICE $23,995 2007 TOYOTA YARIS 3dr hatchback, blue, auto, very clean, only 61,000kms, U101104A SALE PRICE $10,995 2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNER V6 SPORT Grey, one owner, local, immaculate, U5352A SALE PRICE $28,995 2007 VW RABBIT 2.7L, auto, a/c, cruise, cloth, keyless entry, only 34,000kms, U5455 SALE PRICE $14,995 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID Mgrs Special, black, leather, fully loaded, one owner, local, 102,000kms, U5364. Was 26,995 NOW $23,495

2007 HYUNDAI AZERA LTD Leather, low kms ONLY $21,530

2005 TOYOTA ECHO HB 5dr, silver, auto, only 72,600kms, 51mpg, warranty, U5470 SALE PRICE $7,995

2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON GL Manual, a/c, only 65,000kms, 2.0L, fwd. Was $14,930.

NOW $11,890

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE AWD, silver, cloth, 125,000kms, 7 pass, U5352A $17,995

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2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS V6, leather, sunroof, a/c, low kms $12,900

2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD, 112,000kms, silver, very clean, U101084A SALE PRICE $17,995

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2000 HONDA ODYSSEY Gold, auto, very clean, only 101,000kms, U11037B SALE PRICE $12,995

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1987 BMW, 325, classic, 5 spd. beige, vinyl, sun roof, exc cond.

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8073

Carpentry

A QUICK CONSTRUCTION Carpentry, Siding, Deck, Paint, all repair North Shore 604-418-6020 A RELIABLE carpenter. Doors, windows, finishing carp, decks, baths, cabinets, bsmt, flrs, repairs 25 yrs exp. Marc 604-789-7289 CARPENTRY, ADDITIONS, decks, 32 yrs exp, licensed.

Call Ken, Cell: 604-928-3270 CUSTOM MILLWORK, built-in cabinets & bookcases. Andrew cell 778-229-1952, 604-984-4595 FRIENDLY, Professional, Crown mouldings, baseboard, casings rough framing. 778-233-0559

Drainage

ALLGONE DRAINAGE Fast response, drain tile video inspection, cleaning, install & repair. 24 hr emergency service 604-990-GONE (4663) Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Drainage installation & repair. 604-327-3086

Reliable Local Company

Repairs, Renovations & Updates Licensed/Insured. 604-916-7594

8075

Drywall

ALL FLOOR COVERINGS Repair & Replace. Material Sales Dwight, 604-980-6048 I’ll show you the inexpensive route www.fccarpets.shawwebspace.ca

8050

TheChimneyGuys.ca 604-725-2551 ★Free Repair Estimates★ NO MESS chimney sweeping!

8055

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

LUMA Drywall

Insulation Boarding & taping Texture Steel Stud T-Bar ★★30 yrs experience★★ Call Luke 604-721-6003 or Kami 604-782-0360 A PLUS TAPING & DRYWALL High quality, reasonable rates.

Free estimates. 604-715-0400

Chimney Services

DONE RIGHT Drywall, Board, taping, mud, spraytext, 25 yrs exp No job too small 604-753-1116 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

8080

White Glove Residential Cleaning Service

395-6842

See our ad online at www.canpages.ca $18/HR. Quality House cleaning.

604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com CLEANER AVAIL, house or offices or home, 8 +years exp. refs avail, Free est. 778-862-1546 EUROPEAN CLEANING Service. 15 yrs experience, excellent refs. Call Ivana 604-987-9290 GEMINI CLEANING for 1 time & regular cleaning service. Insured.

Free est. Refs. 604-988-4634 QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs.

Res/com. Move in/out. Carpets + pressure wash’g. 778-895-3522

8060

ALL CEMENT REPAIR JOBS

A & P ELECTRIC #89724 Low prices. Small jobs okay.

Satisfaction guar. 604-765-3329 ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940.

Bonded & insured 604-842-5276 DNE ELECTRIC All Electrical Needs Lic #89267, Panel Upgrading. Reasonable & Free Estimate. 604-999-2332 LONSDALE ELECTRIC lic#1756 Panel changes & renos 604-988-7232, 604-842-0687 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

Stairs, Walls, Patios, Sidewalks, Drainage.

Tidy operator, exc.craftsmanship.

Fences, decks, arbors, stairs..... www.friendlycarpenter.com

HITECH ALUMINUM Railing & Fencing. 5 colors 4 designs.

604-983-3210

Fireplaces

REFRESH YOUR FIREPLACE

with a new custom built solid wood mantle complete with a new natural stone, granite or ceramic tile surround.

Cell 778-229-1952 604-984-4595 www.aclmantles.com

8125

Gutters

604-379-2640

EXP’D CEMENT Finisher. I can form, place & finish any concrete job. Peter 604-988-8856 anytime

Contracting

BUILDING ENVELOPE - Home Inspection - Moisture Assessment - Scheduled Home Maintenance - Quality Repair Serviceservices 6 0 4 2 9 4 6 7 0 0 www.pomeroyconstruction.com

Aussie Excavations. Backhoe & mini excav. hire fast reliable same day quote Tim 778-322-3002 The Earth Moves - Mini Excavating, bobcat service & landscape contruction. 604-753-8533

Want your ad to be noticed?

Advertise in the North Shore News Classifieds!

Call 604-630-3300 Call 604-998-0218

Handyperson

JD PRO RENOVATIONS Property maintenance & repairs.

Drywall taping, finishing carpentry & decks. Dan 604-802-0569 SUNRISE PAINTING Drywall repair, textured ceiling & mouldings. Cell 604-657-6465 TIMPRO CONSTRUCTION. All home repairs, big & small. 20 yrs exp. Certified, refs. 604-715-1562

8135

Hauling

DALTON TRUCKING LTD. BINS & DISPOSAL

Dirt Fill, Concrete, Asphalt Brush, Demo, Const. Waste

SINGLE AXLE DELIVERIES Top Soil, Sand, Gravel, Dumpsites and more.

604-986-6944

CHEAP LOADS Fast Reliable Service 604-922-5101 DD HAUL & DELIVERY Service delivered with pride. Loads from $30 each. David 604-512-7471

8150

Kitchens/Baths

Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets & Refacing 604-879-9191 Superior Cove Tops & Cabinets

#3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby

Full Seamless Gutter Installation/Repairs Soffits All jobs Guaranteed.

Fully insured/WCB covered Will beat any competitors price

604-439-9417

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

604-876-4604 NORTH SHORE GUTTERS

BATHROOMS PLUS. Kitchen & Bath renos. Visit our Showroom at: #103-828 Harbourside Dr, North Van 604-983-8766

8155

Landscaping

“The Grass is Greener”

8130

Handyperson

Inside or out & around the house.

Kitchen, bathrooms, tiles, painting & drywall and more.

– No job too small –

Call Ibrahim

604-619-6968

RJR Small Projects Division Part of RJR group

604-202-6118 A-1 JOB by Arms and Minds

Renos Carpentry cabinet, drs, laminate, tiles, drywall, paint 761-7745

AGRIOS HOME IMPROVEMENT Renovations, carpentry, painting & home repairs. Ikea kitchen installs. Michael 604.619.1126

ALL HOME REPAIRS semiretired master carpenter. Kitchen, stairs, sundecks, etc. All work guar. Karl 604-985-5144

THE EARTH MOVES MINI EXCAVATING, LANDSCAPING, CONSTRUCTION LTD. Office: 604.753.8533 Cell: 604.841.9758 theearth@telus.net

PACIFIC LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Custom Landscape Installs Paving Stones & Walls Drainage & Grading Irrigation & Lighting New Lawn Installs Outdoor Kitchens

604-839-1225 INC. Landscaping, Excavation & Demos turf, ponds, irrigation, retaining walls, paver patios, pool excavation/fill, stump grinding, walkways, jack hammering, concrete cutting, delivery/hauls, drainage/sewer/water, complete yard redevelopments and strata contracts

778-885-5009

MANDALAY LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Maintenance

Patios – Walkways Retaining Walls – Gates Power Rake – Aeration 604-786-5743

Lawn & Garden

North Shore Lawn Cuts. ★Power washing ★Garbage removal ★Reas. rates. ★Dirt & mulch Deliveries Call Dave: 778-846-7974

PHS YARD SERVICES $25/Hr

MANDALAY LANDSCAPING CUT-REPAIR-REPLACE 604-786-5743 www.mandalaylandscaping.com

• Chainsawing/Brushcutting •Lawn/Hedge Cutting • Cleanup/Garbage Hauling

NORTH VAN GARDENING & Landscaping Ltd. Lawn & garden mntce 604-657-5040 ONE CALL Landscapes it all www.sterlinglandscaping.ca Free estimates! 604-985-2545 PARK SOLUTIONS INC. Mini excavating, restricted access specialists, retaining walls, green walls, carpentry. 778-340-7602 PAVING STONES www.iterways.ca ★604-657-3614★

8160

Lawn & Garden

A.A. BEST PRO

GARDEN SERVICES LTD. Lawn Maintenance, General Clean-Up, Power Raking, Moss Control, Aerating.

Trim, Top, Prune.

All types of lawn & garden applications.

Free Est.

Call Sukh:

604-726-9152 604-984-1988 Call Jungle George

Nick 929-7732

www.EnglishLawns.com

8160

CONSTRUCTIVE landscaping.com decking, stone masonry, paving stones, bricks & blocks 604-250-7824... 980-8224

Res: 604-987-3959

~ Any size job ~

T&L

Complete Home Maint./Repairs Certified Trained Pros.

For that small job.

Rates you can afford.

Landscaping

Local North Shore TOTAL YARD MAINT ★ LAWN & GARDEN ★ ■ HEDGES & TREES ■ PRUNING ■ Dumping & Yrd Clean

604-988-5294

established 1963

8155

• New Lawn Installs • Replace Old Lawn • Lawn Drainage • Landscaping • Paving

★ Sales & installation of 5’’ continuous gutter ★ Minor repairs ★ Cleaning

604.649.1213 CEL 604.984.2313 Res/comm, Excavating, Bobcat, Trucking, Water Lines, Sewer Lines, Drainage, Landscaping.

Hrly/Contract. Free Estimates.

ALLGONE EXCAVATING Free est, great rates & service 604-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

8130

• In business 50 years

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal.

Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

100% satisfaction. Exc Ref’s

8065

Electrical

#1167 LIC Bonded. Expert trouble shooter, sm job specialist, reno’s, panel changes. 617-1774.

8087

Concrete

FRIENDLY FENCE 778-386-3201.

ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed.

Board, tape, spraytex, repairs. 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321 AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex.

Dave 604-984-7476

Cleaning

★NEVER ROTS★ Lifetime Warranty 604-618-3145 www.westechbp.com

8100

ROYAL STEAM CLEANING Carpet, Upholstery, Auto (Int) & Fireplace cleaning 604-765-8054

8040

VINYL FENCE & RAILINGS

Quality work by professionals Repairs and construction Call 604-230-3559

Carpet Cleaning

Carpet/Flooring Installation

Fencing/Gates

NORTH SHORE FENCES

R.C.K. CONSTRUCTION Alterations, Renos & Decks.

Licensed, insured 604-970-8110

8035

8090

George’s cell 604-317-3552

A.All Area Gardening Service Lawn Treatment • Maint. • Power Raking Pruning • Trimming • General Clean-Up Topping Trees • Free Estimates

Binder:

604-926-1526 604-726-9153 BEST GRASS CUTS & MORE Lawn & home maintenance Power wash, window clean Reliable, insured & WCB

Jim 778 232 4063

ENGLISH LAWNS Award Of Excellence NEED A GREAT NEW LAWN?

Total Landscaping Call 604-929-7732 www.englishlawns.com

Call Peter(778) 689-8043

Roots of Change

Has your garden gone to seed cause you don’t have time to weed ?

Certified Horticulturists Design • Planting • Maintenance Yard Clean-ups. Call Scott. www.KatsuraLandscaping.ca

604-518-5661

NORTH VAN GARDENING & Landscaping Ltd. Lawn & garden maintenance, clean up, hedge trimming, pruning, top soil, pressure washing.

Free Estimate

www.mandalaylandscaping.com

604-657-5040

HEDGE NEED A TRIM? quality work at a low cost, always assured. Troy. 604-729-6975

★CNN Landscaping ★Weeding ★ yard maintenance ★ low rates Free est Nick 778-840-6573

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

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

45

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

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4 ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men $45 day honest 26 yrs est 506-7576.

EAGLE EYE Soar with the best It’s your move 778-883-2538 NAHANEE MOVING.COM Family Owned North Shore Co.Evening moves available. Bonded, Insured. Free Est. 604-782-3973

Contact Joan and Pearce

604-990-5503

A. A. Allwest Garden Service Lawn maint, general cleanup, power raking, moss control, etc.

CALL SUKH free est.

604-716-8479 or 604-984-1988 ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPING Lawn, garden install+maint. moss control, power rake, aerate, remove rubbish John 604-988-9636 ENGLISH LANDSCAPER gardener, 30 yrs exp, complete garden maint. Les 604-209-8853 GREAT LOOKING Landscapes Full service landscape & garden maint. Call Dave: 604-764-7220 GREEN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Hedge trimming, tree pruning, yard maint, powerwashing. Mike 983-3586 JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming.

Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126 J.B. GRASS Cutting. Weeding, Trimming, Pruning, hedging, cleanup. Terry 604-723-3582 Lorne’s Lawn Maintenance Cutting, pruning, hedge trimming, Excavating 778-230-7657 PACIFIC LANDSCAPING lawn installations, retaining walls, pavers drainage etc 839-1225 PROFFESSIONAL YARD WORK 20 yrs, www.yardsurgeons.ca, Todd 604-351-3147 S & W GARDENING SERVICE Comm/res maint, clean-up.

Japanese Gardener 604.986.0059

8170

Locksmiths

EMPEY LOCK & KEY Better safe than sorry! Mobile Service 778-855-5625 (855-LOCK)

8175

Masonry

Scottish Stonemason Reliable & Fair with Experience & Exceptional Skill.

Any masonry projects, stone, brick, block pavers – large or small (repairs also).

604-913-6804

POPEYE’S MOVING Scott 604-377-2503

www.popeyesmovingbc.com TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8193

Oil Tank Removal

Have an old oil tank you need gone?

Call All Gone for a free estimate!

(604)-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca Advantage Waste Spec. Inc. u/g storage tank locates & removal. Free est. Neil 604-825-8824

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

Pro-Touch Painting Interior & Exterior Commercial/ Residential Painting SUMMER IS SHORT...

BOOK NOW!

Work guaranteed WCB / insured / references Call for free estimate

Luis 604-612-1222

AAA PRECISION PAINTING Int/Ext

Excellent $$$$

Written Guarantee Free Est * Insured * WCB

778-881-6096

PAINTING

by BENJAMIN Interior & Exterior 25 Years Experience

For Estimate Call

STONE WORK

604.618.4288

604-603-2576

BGG PAINTING SERVICES

Retaining walls, facing, cultured stone.

tymerstonework.com ALLCASTLE MASONRY LTD Natural & cultured stonework.

20 yrs exp. 604-551-2212

Garden Services

8185

20 yrs interior & exterior North Shore exp.

Great quality for great price!

References Available 604-722-6133

T-A STONEWALL. Rockwalls, paving stones, Allan block walls, etc. 987-8155 / 250-4117

8180

Home Services

North Shore Lawn Cuts. Power washing exp. Reas. rates. Dirt & mulch Del. Dave: 778-846-7974

GARAGE SALE

Empty your Garage Fill Your Wallet

MAKE IT A SUCCESS! Call 604-630-3300

Int/Ext • Comm/Res Licensed & Insured

Jim 604-842-8262 SUNRISE PAINTING & DECORATING since 1975

Summer Exterior Painting Special

Cell 604-657-6465 or 604-987-6560

HOME SERVICES 8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

A CLEAN PAINT JOB. Quality 1 room from $137. Int-ext, WCB 22 yrs exp. Cell: 604-727-2700 A CUT ABOVE PAINTING Int specialist, Ins, Exp, PwrWash 604.921.7845 Cell 604.379.5991

■

A LADY PAINTER, professional & color consult, 20 yrs on North Shore. exc refs. 604-961-3451 AFFORDABLE QUALITY PAINTING. Tidy, honest. 19 yrs North Shore. John 604-980-5454

604.980.8384

8220

ALL ABOUT PAINTING Call Jason 604-719-1525

ALL-WAYS PAINTING Professional quality with competitive pricing 604-985-0402 BRUSH N’ ROLL PAINTING Interior/Exterior WCB & Insured Free est. Call Richard 778-883-0593 Excellent Pro Painting Service 20 yrs exp, refs, warranty. Reas, res/comm Richard 604-618-0205 MASTER MATCH PAINTING Int & Ext. . GOOD PRICES, 18 yrs exp.Thomas 604-724-8648 ★ STAFFORD & SON ★ Interior/Exterior. Top quality work.

Reasonable rates. 604-809-3842 T&H PAINTING. Int/Ext, Res/ Comm, Free Estimates, Quality Work, Guaranteed 778-316-7709

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187 TERRY’S Driveway Sealing.

604 980-7507 Free Est. Bus lic # 0018328

8220

Plumbing

North Shore Co.

GLOBAL

PLUMBING LTD Heating & Gas Fitting Licensed Plumber

604-987-7473 604-721-6075 RED SEAL

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

Main sewer lines, water lines, camera inspections, plugged drains, hot water tanks and drain tiles.

24/7 Emergency available Sat/Sun/Holidays Licensed, Insured, Bonded

604-618-4988

ParkerDean Plumbing for all your plumbing & drainage needs • reasonable rates • excellent service

604.916.7594 PROBLEM SOLVED Plumbing Ltd. Plumbing Services large or small. Hot water tanks, faucets, toilets, renovations, new construction.

604-839-0116 (CELL) problemsolvedplumbing@ gmail.com

#1 BARGAIN rate on plumbing & drainage. No job too small.Ken 604-987-2890 cell 604-328-7439

10% Off with this Ad! Aman’s Plumbing Service, Lic. Gas Fitter, Reas. Rates. 778-895-2005 ★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

DELBROOK

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE 604-729-6695

Renovations

from concept to occupancy

SAVE ON PLUMBING! Licenced Plumber/Gas fitter, $65/HR. Same day service. 604-987-7473 Samy

– Best Renovated Kitchen in Canada

Winner of the National SAM Award

Power Washing

NORTH SHORE HOME SERVICES LTD

•Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-988-5294

Serving the North Shore since 1963

STUDENT PRO Pressure Washing & Roof Maintenance Service Decks, patios, sidewalks, driveways. Pressured & sealed. Roofs swept, moss removed & gutters cleaned.

Free estimates.

Cell 778-846-6320 ALL-WAYS Pressure Washing Driveways, sidewalks, patios & houses. Free est 604-985-0402 GENTLEMEN WINDOW CLEANING - Pressure washing, tile roofs, vinyl siding, driveways & walkways Micah 604-230-0429

When your house is great except… ❏ The kitchen’s too

small

❏ You need another

bedroom

FORTIF CONSTRUCTION INC Custom Renovations North Shore Company BBB, Reno Mark.ca.

GVHBA.org Stefan@604-202-1264 free estimates www.fortif.ca

604-983-3210

Three time Georgie Award Finalist National Sam Award Finalist Georgie Award for Best Renovation “Why Trust Your Renovation To Anyone Else”

Kitchen & Bath Renos since 1992

Visit our Showroom at: 103 - 828 Harbourside Dr, North Van

604-983-8766

MATCO DESIGN Renovations Additions

Quality Work * Ref’s avail

604-720-1564 matco@telus.net

BETHEL HOMES CONSTRUCTION

R.C.K. CONSTRUCTION 604-970-8110

BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renos & Repairs.

604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca CANWEST CONTRACTING, framing, decks, carpentry, renos, bsmts, additions 604-842-8262

2 OLD GUYS 2 YOUNG TO RETIRE WE DO IT ALL!

H 604-986-3986 C 604-537-9452

FINISHING CARPENTRY - All mouldings, doors, windows, f/p, flooring & all renos. 604-613-4080

JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. HOME RENOVATIONS

LUMA Drywall Boarding, taping, texture, steel stud, t-bar, 30 yrs exp. Call Luke 604-721-6003 #1 EXCLUSIVE CARPENTRY Interior finishing; bath & kitchen remodelling, tile & stone setting.

Stephen, 604-888-1285

8250

Roofing

SUMMER SPECIAL SAVE THE HST Have Your Roof Done Between Now & Aug 31 A+

Call AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD. 604-984-9004

#1 Roofing Company in BC All types of Roofing Over 35 Years in Business Call for your FREE ESTIMATE SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM WWW.PATTARGROUP.COM

All Season Roofing

COMPLETE

RENOVATIONS + REPAIRS Basement Suites Bathrooms • Sundecks Fencing • Carpentry 35+ Years Experience Licensed, Insured, References

ABBA RENOVATION carpentry, plumbing, wiring, painting, tiling. Work guar, Refs. (604)986-4026/805-8463

604-588-0833

Complete Renovations Commercial & Residental Samuel 604-715-6289 www.bethelhomes.ca info@bethelhomes.ca

Re-Roofing & Repairs Specialists 20 year Labour Warranty available

renovations.com

Custom Interiors Kitchens & Bathrooms Additions

www.onsiterenovations.com Call Mike Getzlaf 604-351-9316 BEARING WALLS removed, floors leveled, cathedral ceilings, garage leveled, door and window openings. 604-787-7484

HOME SERVICES 8250

Roofing

POINT GREY ROOFING Established 1946

All Types of Roofing, Re-Roofing & Repairs 604-221-2641 604-985-2641

ROOFING & INSULATION LTD. “IF IT’S ROOFING, WE DO IT!” Residential • Commercial Industrial • Apartments

604-983-0133

SOUTHWEST ROOFING Cedar Shake Roof Replacement. Est 25 years

604-728-3009

www.jkbconstruction.com

BATHROOMS PLUS

Renos, Repairs, Trim, Appliance Install.

Book ahead for Fall / Winter Licensed, Insured, Refs Landon: 604-307-5628

Since 1978

Renovations & Home Improvement

Aluminum Modular Railing Perfect for Sundecks & Stairs Do it yourself or we can install 5 Colors and 4 Designs

KEEN PROJECTS LTD

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

604-987-5438

604.990-8833

Tim 604-715-1562

Fortif Construction: North Shore home reno specialists. 604-202-1264 www.fortif.ca

www.rjrrenovator.com

HITECH ALUMINUM RAILING & FENCING

Over 20 yrs experience Certified – References available

We Fix The “EXCEPTS…”

Hire a husband No job too big or small from pressure washing to renos to yard 1-877-885-0770

8240

CONSTRUCTION

❏ The carport could be

a two-car garage ❏ One bathroom just isn’t enough anymore

836 W. 15th Street North Vancouver

LTD.

All Home Repairs Big & Small

604-591-3500 B-Cheema B-Cheema Roofing Ltd Roofing Ltd

Free Estimates

SPECIAL $250 Discount All Types of Roofing & Repairs - Insured All Types of Roofing & Repairs - Insured

Call (604) CaPaul l (604722-3600 ll Pau ) 722-3600 bcheemaroofing.ca

GRAND OPENING

Alterations, Making Wedding Dresses, Suits, Dresses, Pants, Hems, Skirts, Curtains, Drapes

Call 604.721.8743

BATHS * KITCHENS * SUITES & MORE

– Renovator Member of the Year

8225

RBG Contracting Ltd.

604-781-7695

PLUMBING BY BILL Installation, repairs Honest & reliable 604-980-0993

IVY PRO STITCH

All Kinds of Renovations • Roofing • Forming • Framing

✓ RenoRite

Winner of Gold & Silver Georgie Awards

TAILORING

Renovations & Home Improvement

Save Your Dollars

LARTER PLUMBING Heating & Gas. The working man rush. Free est. Rich 604-984-7814

PHD PLUMBING & HEATING Drainage, renos, bsmt specials.

Flexible hours. Call 604-897-0503

8240

www.renorite.com

Plumbing

LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-929-6956

Call ThE Experts

Award-Winning Renovations ■ Rendering to Reality ■ ccirenos.com

HIGHMARKPLUMBING.COM Heating, Gas fitting, Drainage.

Excavation. 604-945-6060

Int/Ext Residential Paint/Stain

Sunday, July 18, 2010 – North Shore News – A39

Vancouver Co. Quality work at reasonable prices. Licenced, insured and bonded we do not take any money from our clients until the project is completed & the homeowner is 100% satisfied.

778-888-2338

A Eastwest Roofing & Siding Re-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est 10% disc, WCB, Liability Insured.

Jag 778-892-1530 CROWN ROOFING & Drainage Residential. Your One-Stop Renovation Ctre. 604.327.3086 CURTIS JOHN ROOFING (since 1978) Roof tune-up from $149.

24 hr repair. 604-985-1913 INDESIGN ROOFING www.indesigncanada.com 1-877-998-3376

8255

Rubbish Removal

BELL MINI BINS 604-922-5101 Small or large household jobs & Mini bin service. 7 days a week Fast ★ inexpensive ★ reliable.

ROD’S RUBBISH REMOVAL Prompt, reliable, reasonable. 7 days/week. Rod 604-985-7193

8270

604-987-7325

8251

Roof Maintenance

STUDENT PRO Pressure Washing & Roof Maintenance Service.

Free ests. Cell 778-846-6320

8255

Rubbish Removal

U Load / We Load 7-80yd bin rentals.

Same day service, fast pickup times!

(604)-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

604-512-7471

#1 TRAILER TRASH BOYS

We haul everything, no load too big or small, we do it all. Free est. 604-317-2500/ 929-7195 ACKER’S Rubbish Removal pick-up & deliveries. Quick. 7 day Fast / reliable. Spencer 924-1511

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

AAA TREE SERVICE SNOW-DAMAGED Tree & Stump Removal TREES Pruning&&SHRUBS? Shaping Tree & Stump Removal Hedge Trimming Pruning & Shaping

Hedge Trimming CERTIFIED ARBORIST

Fully Insured • WCB Fully Insured • WCB 604-987-8500 604-987-8500

CERTIFIED ARBORIST

***

WIZARD RETRACTABLE Screen Doors & Windows. Custom made, prof install. 604-299-8878

8300

Stucco

Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small.

604-725-8925

8305

Sun Decks

COLOURWISE™ We design, build, repair, refinish, & paint decks. Jim 778-232-4063 DECK WIZARD - Ask a Pro! Replace Vinyl & Wood Decking, Rebuilds, Sheds, Small Renos, Est 25yrs, Warr. 778-231-6072

8309

Tiling

★ ★ ★ ★

TREEWORKS

15 Years Experience Tree & Stump Removal Prunning & Trimming View Work

www.treeworksonline.ca Call 604 291-7778 or 604 787-5915

A. A. BESTPRO Tree Service LTD. Tree top trim, Hedge Trimming, Pruning, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding etc. CALL SUKH free est. 604-726-9152 or 604-984-1988 A.ALL AREA TREE SERVICE Landscaping and Garden Service.

604-926-1526 & 604-726-9153 ABERDEEN TREE SERVICES Give our prices a look !!

Call 604-986-3206

PROFESSIONAL CERAMIC tile, marble, granite,slate installation.

Call John 604 916 2305

NORTH SHORE TREE & Hedge Certified arborist. Fully Insured Call Daryl at: 604-988-4479

RENEW KITCHEN & Baths. Tile, stone work, laminate, hardwood, painting 15 yr exp. 604-773-2264

ROBIN’S 604-986-4091 -

8310

Top Soil

The North Shore’s only Yardworks Compost Pro Soil Dealer – Pick up or Delivery – Call 604.986.7624 six days a week 1600 Barrow Street, N.V.

(down the block from the Lynnwood Hotel)

Now Accepting Green Waste

Compost-Based

SOILS & BARK MULCHES Garden Blend – Turf Blend – Lawn Top Dressing. Variety of Mulches. Picked up or delivered Mon.-Fri. 8-5; Sat./Sun. 8-6

Fraser Richmond Soil & Fibre Ltd. 20 Riverside Dr., North Van Beside Transfer Stn. 604-924-0261

A FAIR DEAL Loads to 5 yards, soils/mulch/manure/sand/gravel, odd jobs, rubbish. 604-908-1150

HOT SPOT FOR SALE

Expert Tree Care - Cert.

Arborist. 25 yrs exp. Fully Ins.

8335

Window Cleaning

A Guaranteed Lowest Price • Window cleaning • Gutter cleaning/repairs • Power washing • WCB insured • Free Estimates

West Coast

Home Services.ca

604-984-4147

CLEARVIEW MAINTENANCE SERVICE 20 15 yrs of Service on the North Shore!

• Gutters Cleaned • Power Washing • Roof Restoration • Skylights Window Cleaning • Awnings Awnings Cleaned Cleaned Free Estimates & Quality Service

Doug Robinson 604-985-4604

NORTH SHORE HOME SERVICES LTD

•Window Cleaning • Power Washing • Gutter Cleaning

604-988-5294

Serving the North Shore since 1963

DD HAUL & DELIVERY Proficient service, meeting all your needs, providing ‘quality workmanship’ Delivered with pride.

Loads from $30 each Please call David

$ BEST RATES $

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

Fully insured & WCB

Screens

SOIL & STONE LTD.

WESTCOAST ROOFING SYSTEMS

Tree Services

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

★ASK DISCOUNT RUBBISH★ Best Prices, Yard, House/Const, Demo. 7 days Ray, 604-727-6153

TRACKSIDE Vancouver LEAK Repair •Roof •Chimney •Skylight; Repairs •All Leak Problems! 604-319-2229

8315

For information

604-630-3300

GENTLEMEN WINDOW CLEANING - Window cleaning, Gutter cleaning & pressure washing.. Micah 604-230-0429

A40 - North Shore News - Sunday, July 18, 2010

WIN x 10!

Giving you 10 years of OpenRoad extras and 10 times the Difference During our 10th Anniversary, you could become 1 of our 10 winners! Enter our 10th Anniversary Guest Appreciation Contest for your chance to win 1 of 10 exciting getaways.

Like our special retail offers, it’s all part of the many extras you can find at OpenRoad.

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