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What’s R’view future? By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Is Riverview Hospital history? That’s not known but its past is being studied again, this time for a new heritage conservation plan commissioned by the province. The request for proposals for an HCP was issued

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in November and awarded i n Ja nu a r y t o N o r t h Vancouver-based Denise Cook Design. When the Provincial Health Services Authority vacates the property by the end of this year, most of Riverview’s rentable space will be vacant, the RFP document states, leaving the future of the 244 acres “uncertain.”

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Biz group calling for one licence Chamber pushing for mobile business licences in Tri-City By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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James Morris at Stiffy’s Boardshop in PoCo, which is selling shirts he designed to raise money for Japanese earthquake relief.

T-shirts aid relief efforts He grew up in Japan and wants to help By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A year after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, scenes of destruction and carnage still shock the world.

But for Port Coquitlam resident James Morris, the images of the disaster broadcast on his television hit closer to home. T h e 3 4 - ye a r- o l d f a ther of three grew up in Fukushima, a town ravaged by radiation after a nuclear reactor melted down following the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and 30-foot tsunami.

Even after Morris moved to Port Coquitlam when he was 10, he kept up his connection with Japan, visiting his homeland every summer. Now, he fears for relatives’ safety in Fukushima and wonders if he will ever feel comfortable bringing his wife and kids to a city he calls his second home. “Now that I am older, I try

and get back as much as I can,” he said. “This is the longest gap since I haven’t been back to Japan.” But Morris has turned his fear into something productive, designing t-shirts he is selling to raise money for the Red Cross relief effort in Japan. see $3,000 SO FAR, FAR, page 9

The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is pushing councillors in Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam to adopt a mobile business licensing process that would apply across all three cities. Mike Hind, the chamber’s executive director, told The Tri-City News the business organization will be making presentations to councils in the coming weeks in order to answer questions and explain the system local businesses would like to see put in place. Currently, businesses that operate in more than one city must purchase a business licence in each. A mobile business licence would allow the business owner to operate in all three of the municipalities, simplifying the process and saving businesses money. Hinds said chamber members see the initiative as a first step toward a Metro Vancouver-wide business licensing system. “What we want is a zone to start with as a pilot project,”

MORE REG. NEWS Q Tolls possible across region: see page 16 Q Transit cops get bad review: see page 17 Q RCMP deal will freeze pay: see page 18 Hind said. “We will try and see how it works, with the ultimate goal that it would be expanded across the Lower Mainland.” One of the main sticking points among the municipalities is money. Cities rely on the revenue generated by business licence fees in order to pay for bylaw enforcement and processing. How the money paid for a mobile or joint licence would be distributed among the participating communities is another detail that would have to be considered, said Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart. see MANY DETAILS DETAILS,, page 6

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Royer claims danger, calls for changes Councillor wants a study of goods within city limits By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A Port Moody councillor says Burrard Inlet’s ecosystem is at risk of being wiped out by the goods being shipped along the city’s shores and she wants limits placed on how big industries do business. “We see long trains with dangerous cargo riding perilously close to the water,” Coun. Zoë Royer said in a lengthy preamble to a notice of motion she issued at the close of Tuesday’s meeting. Separating those hazardous goods — oil, sulphur and ethylene glycol — from the environment is nothing more than a metal tank, often “just rusty hulls,” she said. “What prevents a serious spill is a hope and a prayer,” she said, that industry staff do not make a catastrophic mistake on their shift. “What prevents spills is just trying to beat the odds.” Royer’s motion calls for an assessment of the type and volume of goods being transported through Port Moody. She also wants a new bylaw requiring industries to conduct “extensive and meaningful consultation” with residents, environmental groups and

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Pacific Coast Terminals, the world’s leading shipper of sulphur, is one of the businesses Port Moody Coun. Zoë Royer targeted in a notice of motion at Tuesday’s council meeting. city council prior to any significant change in the type or volume of goods being shipped. In an interview Thursday, Royer said with each rejection of pipeline applications, like those from Kinder Morgan and Enbridge, oil companies become more frantic to find a way to ship Alberta oil to Asia. And with corporate decisions on Pacific Coast Terminal’s and Imperial Oil’s activities being handled in Calgary and Toronto, Royer said, Port Moody’s interests may not be considered. “Industries are already set up for liquids right here in Port Moody and I’m just deeply concerned,” she said, claim-

ing the level of public engagement on the part of PCT, for example has not been sufficient. Kent Smith, PCT’s manager of maintenance and engineering, said he was both surprised and disappointed by Royer’s comments. “There are processes in place to consult with the city... and they’re well established,” he told The Tri-City News. As an example, he cited PCT’s coal shipment trials last summer. Prior to commencement of the shipments, which have happened occasionally since the facility opened in 1960, PCT invited environmental groups, city staff and Port Metro Vancouver to inspect the loading pro-

cedures, — and no concerns were raised. As the longest-running tenant of Port Metro Vancouver, PCT follows the “long list of processes, regulations and procedures that we have to adhere to continue to do business in the port,” Smith noted, adding PCT has been recognized with both local and international environmental-protection awards. “We’re very proud of our track record here,” he said, “and we’re happy to have people come down here and see that first-hand.” Emergency preparedness plans are in place, Smith said, and responses to various scenarios are practised annually.

Smith also expressed concer n that Royer’s reference to hazardous goods is not factual and may cause unnecessary alarm among residents. “The products we handle at PCT are not... regulated as dangerous goods, so I’m not sure where she gets that from,” he said, noting Royer has not toured the facility, despite invitations to do so. (Royer said she had already committed to a tour with the city’s environmental protection committee next month before making the notice of motion.) Mayor Mike Clay said thousands of train cars travel through the TriCities carrying far more dangerous cargo than sulphur without incident. The Ioco oil refineries are in the process of dismantling, he added, with an eye to future mixed-use development, not more oil storage, and Royer’s statements were “purely hypothetical.” Clay also noted that any business would be required to consult with the city before implementing significant changes, “and where we aren’t the regulatory body, I wouldn’t expect anybody to have to jump through multiple hoops on the same application.” PoMo staff are preparing a report on the motion for the next council meeting March 27. spayne@tricitynews.com

Conflict considered Coun. Zoë Royer’s notice of motion calling for a baseline study of goods being stored in and shipped through Port Moody, as well as a bylaw requiring consultation before changes to those baseline amounts, made specific mention of Pacific Coast Terminals. Her speech prompted Coun. Diana Dilworth, who has recently hired as PCT’s community relations co-ordinator, to respond. “I’m going to do something unusual and comment on behalf of PCT,” Dilworth said, noting Royer had missed a recent tour of the facilities organized for city council and staff. “I wish she had taken the opportunity before portraying the industry in such a negative and unflattering light,” Dilworth said, adding that the “nasty stuff” Royer referred to is regulated by the provincial and federal governments as well as Port Metro Vancouver. Dilworth suggested Royer should have saved her comments until after visiting PCT. Royer has since stated she was unable to attend the council tour because of work commitments but had booked a spot on an upcoming tour for the environmental protection committee. In an interview Thursday, Dilworth said she wasn’t comfortable discussing the merits of Royer’s motion because of the potential for conflict of interest. She said she has yet to decide whether she’ll step away from the debate on the motion at the next meeting and will wait for the staff report before making the call. Asked if she was able to remain objective on concerns or issues raised about her employer, Dilworth said she’s confident in her ability to separate her two roles. Mayor Mike Clay said he has no concerns about the situation. “Everybody works somewhere, and she knows as well as anybody what constitutes a conflict of interest and she’d be the first to excuse herself if there was [one].” The Community Charter, which governs city council procedures, states a council member must declare a conflict of interest if she has a direct or indirect financial interest in a matter. It also states a council member must not remain at a meeting or participate in the discussion of a matter in which they have a financial interest. spayne@tricitynews.com

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More work is about to get underway on the Evergreen Line after a tender was posted last week for the widening of North Road. The widening will help keep traffic moving during major construction of the Evergreen Line and is anticipated to take place between April and November of this year. The tender will close April 5. In addition to road widening, construction is underway to install underg round power lines in Port Moody and Coquitlam. The power supply will be required to oper-

In an illustration, an Evergreen Line train travels along North Road, which will be widened to keep traffic moving during construction over the next few years. ate the Evergreen Line, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2016.

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There will be no delays to Port Mann Bridge construction while the contractor repairs a broken gantry, says a spokesperson from the Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project. Max Logan said in a statement this week that damage to faulty machinery used to place concrete deck panels is minimal and can be repaired while the contractor works on other parts of the bridge. (A faulty gantry dropped a section of bridge into the Fraser River last month.) “The contractor expects the necessary re pairs and replacement components will be in place to allow decommissioning of the gantry in April,” the statement reads. While the repairs are completed, the contractor will continue to work on the bridge’s main span, connecting it to the final approach pier, the point where the approach span and the main span meet. Once the main span is connected and the gantry repaired, construction of the approach span will resume and the connection between the approach and the main span will be completed. T he contractor will then continue the remaining work on the bridge in preparation for opening eight of 10 lanes in December 2012. Construction work to complete the project, including the final two lanes of the bridge, will continue through 2013, with the existing bridge scheduled for decommissioning in 2014.

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While Stewart called the current system “incredibly onerous” and “unjustifiable,” he said there are many details that need to be worked out before the cities can agree on a mobile business licence process. “There are some communities that are concerned about revenue,” he said. “Business licences are a source of revenue that funds func-

tions at city more businesses from hall that will still have to be outside of Port done.” Moody operating within the Port Moody municipality Coun. Diana and the city Dilworth, who will be part of relies on the the Tri-City revenue generjoint working ated by those group that will STEWART licence fees. be looking at the impli“The potential negacations of the mobile tive impact to Port business licence initia- Moody is we could lose tive, agreed with some money,” she said. “I beof Stewart’s concerns. lieve there are a number She said there are of businesses coming to

provide services to our residents but I don’t believe that is offset by the number of Port Moody businesses that are applying here to provide services elsewhere.” If a system were put in place to pool fees to distribute among the municipalities, the mobile business licence system would be more attractive to Port Moody, Dilworth said. But the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce

chair, Davide Fantillo, said adopting the new system will not necessarily cut the cities’ revenue. Municipalities that adopted a mobile business licence system in the Okanagan and on Vancouver Island actually saw their revenues increase, he said, adding that in those cases, the streamlined process actually led to an increase in compliance, so more licences were issued.

“It enables people to be honest about doing business in other communities and paying for the privilege of doing that,” Fantillo said. “More people will pay the extra money to get that licence instead of not getting that licence at all.” The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is expected to make its presentations to the three Tri-City councils in the next six weeks. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

PUBLIC NOTICE WATERMAIN FLUSHING The City will be ﬂushing watermains in the areas shown on the map below beginning the week of March 5, 2012. Flushing may cause pressure ﬂuctuations and some discoloration and sediment in the water reaching your home or business. Both of these conditions should be of short duration. If your water appears discoloured, run a cold water tap until the water clears. Please direct inquiries to the Engineering Operations Division at 604-927-5488.

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T h e Po r t M o o dy Heritage Society is gearing up for the city’s centennial celebrations with a hardcover book and a (very) short film. The film 100 Years in 100 Secondss was put together by Devan Scott, a student working at the museum last summer, and features a series of vintage photographs depicting PoMo’s history and set to music. I t w a s s h ow n at Tuesday’s council meeting as the art-at-council agenda item. Wayne Beggs and Jim Millar of the heritage society also attended the meeting to introduce the coffee-table book they’re working on and to ask the city to commit to buying 100 books. Tracks in Time: Port Moody’s First 100 Years showcases PoMo’s beginnings in 1879, when it was made the terminus of the CP Rail line. (Port Moody is celebrat-

ing its centennial in 2013 because it was officially declared a city in 1913.) “This project is a unique undertaking because it was a community development project,” Beggs, president of the heritage society, said at Tuesday’s council meeting. “We worked closely with community seniors to put the book together.” A Service Canada grant of almost $25,000 got the book started and heritage society members and volunteers have been interviewing seniors and compiling stories to illustrate PoMo’s history. Millar, the PoMo Station Museum’s manager, said 2,000 copies of the 176-page book will be printed this spring, with a launch planned for the fall, in time for Christmas shopping. A similar book published for West Vancouver’s centennial was so popular the city ran out of its 2,200 copies before the celebrations even started.

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Riverview’s trees, grounds and buildings have been studied but another provincial examination of the hospital grounds is underway. tiple heritage values of the site.” And while the HCP will assess the impact of “potential future management actions” on the site and will be used to infor m management of the lands, it will not seek consultation on

potential future uses of the lands. According to the ministry, planning for the future use of the land will begin after the HCP is completed. Any strategies recommended in the HCP will guide the “retention and management”

of Riverview’s heritage values and will inform future land use planning activities, the ministry stated. Coquitlam Coun. Mae Reid, who chairs the city’s Riverview task force, said she hopes the heritage conservation plan will bolster the city’s preferred future for Riverview as a wellness centre or research setting but remains doubtful. “We can control the zoning but if the province really wants to do something, let’s face it, they can do it,” Reid said. The province will pay up to $95,000 for the study, which is due to be completed this fall. spayne@tricitynews.com

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“I don’t think it means a heck of a lot as far as preserving the site,” said society director Sue Haberger. “It’s really just an inventory.” The heritage conservation plan comes after the provincial government, as owner of the Riverview lands, refused to support a bid to have Riverview named a national historic site. Haberger said the province refused to approve a process that would evaluate the site to determine whether it even qualified for inclusion on the national historic register. “They counter-offered with this heritage conservation plan, so in a sense it’s a good thing,” Haberger said. The RFP document notes that after 100 years of being a place of “healing, caring and tranquility” for people suffering from mental illness, the hospital will soon be closing, adding its “legacy as a place of care and healing will remain.” As steward of the site, the province “is committed to balancing environmental leadership, heritage stewardship and community aspirations with the needs of B.C.’s citizens as the future of the lands is considered.” Haberger said she tries not to be cynical but wonders why another study is needed when there is already a stack of them, including Riverview Reminisces (1992), BC Building Cor poration’s heritage evaluation (1995), the province’s own Riverview land use plan (1996), the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society’s Land Use Position Paper (2003) and Coquitlam’s For the Future of Riverview report (2005). “We’ve had the heritage studies, we’ve had the arbourist study and the arboretum plan... and nothing’s happened,” Haberger said. “It’s a lot of fancy words and pretty pictures and glossy reports. “The cynical part of me says it’s just a big stall.” In an email, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government said the HCP is “the most effective means of understanding, acknowledging and protecting the lands’ heritage values.” The ministry also notes the HCP differs from previous Riverview studies that were more technical in nature in that it will be “valuesbased and will focus on understanding the mul-

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“It just makes me feel good and I hope it makes the Japanese people feel good. Even if I gave the shirts away, at least it is getting out there and raising awareness.”

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The design shows a sun that has been stitched together after being torn in half. So far, the shirts have been popular and Morris is hoping that with the one-year anniversary since the quake, he can increase sales. More than 150 have been sold, raising more than $3,000 for the Japanese relief effort. While the money is helpful, Morris believes the shirts are an important way of raising awareness and keep-

ing the tragedy fresh in people’s minds. “It just makes me feel good and I hope it makes the Japanese people feel good,” he said. “Even if I gave the shirts away, at least it is getting out there and raising awareness.” • Those who are interested in buying a shirt can go to www.japan311. ca to see the designs. People who are not comfortable buying things on the internet or are looking for more information can email support@japan311.ca. gmckenna@tricitynews.com

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he guessing game continues as to when Premier Christy Clark will call a byelection in Port Moody-Coquitlam to replace former Liberal MLA Iain Black, who left the post Oct. 1 for a CEO position with the Vancouver Board of Trade. For those keeping track, that’s five months and counting that residents of the riding have been without elected representation. There was a flurry of anticipation a while ago when the premier herself made a few visits to this area — as sure a sign of an election, it was thought, as a red-breasted robin is a sign of spring — but with the BC Conservatives snapping at Liberal heels, the public school teachers’ contract negotiations ending in unpopular legislation and the BC Place naming deal coming to a messy end, it appears the voting date will be called later rather than sooner. April 7 is the drop-dead date for the premier to call a byelection and, yes, that’s just a few weeks away. But for Premier Clark to wait so long for political, not practical, reasons is a disgrace.

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s Metro Vancouver mayors and the B.C. government consider giving TransLink up to two dozen new taxation tools, it is becoming clear that there are problems within the transit authority. Whistle-blowers and media have pointed out concerns about nepotism, security, U-passes, communications, fare evasion, polling, superfluous studies and other wastes of tax dollars. Add TransLink’s Transit Police to the list of concerns, says an Edmonton Police report that looked at possible transit security models for the Alberta system to emulate. “[TransLink’s] type of arrangement has resulted in much confusion and inefficiencies,” said the Edmonton report, which was written by a senior officer. “This type of police service designation will not likely ever be repeated in [B.C.].”

The Edmonton officer notes that “negotiation” must happen between transit officers and local police over who takes the lead on incidents that occur on or near SkyTrain. The acrimony that often results means “some police departments don’t want any involvement by the Transit Police. There are times when [local detachments] will refuse to take the call because of the existence of a Transit Police group.” In other words, if someone gets mugged on SkyTrain, the Transit Police either waste a bunch of time arguing with the local police over who gets to investigate or the local police just won’t show up. TransLink police officers aren’t happy, says the Edmonton report: “When you put fully trained police officers in a transit environment and restrict their work to transit properties, they realize fairly quickly that transit crime and disorder work is not that interesting… [resulting] in members looking outside of their designated work areas to expand their policing experience.” This leads

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Related article: see page 17 to even more conflict with local RCMP and city police detachments. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) has recently finished its own audit of the Transit Police. A Freedom of Information request by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation for the audit has been delayed — the report is still in its “draft” form and due to be presented to the Transit Police Board next month. The public, which pays for the police and the audit, isn’t allowed to see it yet. But if the VPD audit is anything like the Edmonton view of the TransLink Transit Police, it will be a harsh reality check for a police force that cost taxpayers $27.2 million in 2010 and will grow 28% to $34.9 million by 2014. Another Canadian Taxpayers Federation FOI request revealed that Transit Police officers are paid a 25% bonus for working Sundays. This Sunday premium has cost

taxpayers $1.4 million over five years and is not something RCMP officers receive. Transit Police have fatter paycheques than their RCMP or VPD counterparts — making at least $75,000 each annually. Of 177 transit cops, 66 made more than $100,000 in 2010. The Transit Police should be disbanded and local police forces should be given back full jurisdiction over SkyTrain lines in their community. With fare gates coming, the number of Transit Police files, 63% of which are simply writing violation tickets, should drop dramatically. Younger officers would be absorbed by forces across the Lower Mainland and older officers — many of whom are double-dipping by collecting pensions from other forces — could go back into retirement. Before TransLink is given any more access to our tax dollars, it must clean up its own shop first— and it should start with the failed Transit Police experiment. Jordan Bateman is B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (taxpayer.com).

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am flabbergasted that Premier Christy Clark’s BC Liberals have turned down a $35-million offer by Telus to put its moniker on BC Place. Out of all the commentary on this issue I think The Province’s Michael Smyth put it best: “Let me get this straight,” he wrote. “This government is so broke that teachers are on strike, disabled people are kicked out of group homes and hospital patients are triaged in a Tim Hortons doughnut shop… Yet this same penniless government is willing to kiss off $35 million because citizens can’t bear to part with the ‘iconic’ name ‘BC Place’?” Not only should the government have taken the money as originally planned but this deal could have been the model for future corporate naming arrangements in British Columbia. Throughout B.C., municipalities have been selling naming rights for city facilities for years. In 2004, the Jim Pattison Group paid $1.25 million over 10 years to put the Save-On Foods name on Victoria’s arena. The Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club now plays at Scotiabank Park at Nat Bailey Stadium. Last summer, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts broached the idea of selling nam-

ing rights to SkyTrain stations as a means to raise money for our cashstrapped transit system. Jurisdictions in the United States have already started doing this with great success. In Philadelphia, for example, one station is called the AT&T station. Telus Station at Pinetree Way sounds good to me if it helps improve our transit system. How about letting corporations name our local parks? Let’s approach cell phone provider Fido to sponsor one of our off-leash dog parks. Fido Park has a nice ring, doesn’t it? Let’s get sponsors for the cafeterias at our public schools to help fund some of the BCTF’s demands. How about the libraries? The Tri-City News Port Moody Public Library? OK, I’m exaggerating, a little. But with ballooning costs, an aging population and a tax-fatigued electorate, all levels of government are going to have to be more creative when it comes to raising money. Moving forward, corporate naming rights, along with public/private partnerships, will need to be a part any government’s revenue mix. I would have thought our supposedly right-of-centre, free-enterprise provincial government would have thought so, too.

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“How about letting corporations name parks? Let’s approach cell phone provider Fido to sponsor one of our offleash dog parks. ” Andy Radia

vs. “I would rather take the $40 million and call the stadium Telus Park than wait for this government to find enough money to stop strangling our social programs.” Jim Nelson What’s your take on this week’s Face to Face topic and what they have to say? Email your thoughts to newsroom@tricitynews.com.

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aming public facilities after corporate donors is crass. If you come up with enough money, we’ll name a bridge, a stadium or, perhaps, taken to its logical conclusion, even a city or province after you. Let’s see... Pattison Place Stadium, London Drugs Bridge, Fortis Langley; and maybe, after we criss-cross the province with pipelines, we might change the name of the province to B.P.C. — British Petroleum Columbia. Selling the naming rights of community facilities to high rollers is just plain crass. So when, recently, the BC Liberal government turned down $35 million to $40 million from Telus in order to keep the stadium’s name BC Place, that was a good thing, right? Well, yes, if it was done as a matter of principle. But it wasn’t. If Premier Christy Clark and company had said that selling naming rights of public facilities was not good public policy, they would have set a somewhat supportable precedent. But they didn’t. They might have said the decision to refuse the money was a difficult one because they really could use the $40 million to fund longstarved services such as education

or child poverty. But they didn’t. Rather, they refused $40 million because they like the stadium’s current name. After a full year of telling teachers and schools that the cupboard is bare, that there isn’t a dime left for education, they gave up $40 million to keep the name “Telus” off a stadium located 500 m from Roger’s Arena? And God knows this isn’t the first time the BC Liberals have magically come up with huge sums of money to not spend on social programs. Scant days after first announcing the net zero salary mandate for public workers, Premier Clark found $1.2 billion virtually overnight to try to bribe us into accepting the hated HST. Ten years of serial tax cuts by the BC Liberals have culminated with a current budget that will lose B.C. $6.6 billion more in tax revenue this year and over $8 billion next year and each subsequent year. So, although the selling of naming rights of public facilities is crass, I would rather take the $40 million and call the stadium Telus Park or Telus Place than wait for this government to find enough money to stop strangling our social programs.

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PoMo drops d four-storey homes THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A zoning bylaw change approved at Tuesday’s Port Moody council meeting has closed a loophole that allowed some residents to build four-storey homes. The old bylaw limited the height of a home to 10.5 m or three storeys (not including the basement). On a sloped lot, however, that meant an owner could build three storeys on top of a walk-out basement. One Ioco Road resident who spoke at the public hearing said his neighbour had built a fourstorey home and he worried his own property value would suffer because of the bylaw change. Council unanimously approved the zoning bylaw amendment, with Coun. Gerry Nuttall absent. Other Moody news:

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Neighbours spoke up in favour of a rezoning application for a laneway house on Clarke Street at a public hearing Tuesday. Michael McCann, who lives at 2210 Clarke St., wants to build the

laneway house on his property to look after his son, who was injured in a car accident. Four PoMo residents expressed their support and inROYER dicated they’d like to see more laneway housing options in the city. Council approved third reading of the zoning bylaw amendment.

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Staff will report back at the next council meeting on the feasibility of having a green roof on the new Fire Hall #1. Gerard Evans, a green roof technology student at BCIT and a PoMo resident, made a presentation at Tuesday’s council meeting on the benefits of a green roof for the fire hall. Evans said the city could build a low-maintenance green roof with the existing plans or go for an intensive roof with a deeper growing medium, which would

support a wider range of plants, trees and agricultural produce, and require changes to the building’s structural plans. Coun. Zoe Royer said she’s a “huge proponent” of green roof technology, adding, “There’s something rather novel about the possibility of our firefighters growing some kind of vegetation on the roof that would be available at the market.”

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Port Moody council continues to hash out its five-year financial plan, with several finance committee recommendations up for approval at Tuesday’s council meeting. The outdoor stage covering for the Inlet Theatre was axed from the capital budget, with no plans for it in the five-year plan unless a grant funding source can be found. Council also defeated a motion to defer public consultation on city services to 2014. Mayor Mike Clay said given the historically low numbers for town hall budget feedback, it was time to get some public input.

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Port Coquitlam reconsiders bow and arrow rules By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Port Coquitlam councillors will reconsider an amendment to the city’s firearms prohibition bylaw that would have banned crossbows and bow and arrows from being fired within the municipality. Coun. Michael Wright said there are residents in the municipality who shoot arrows from crossbows and bows safely on their own property. He suggested sending the report back to committee in order to loosen language that would allow for the recreational arrow shooter to practise at home. “I find this a little difficult to take,” he said during Monday night’s meeting. “Individuals can use these under safe conditions.” Council was set to vote on a recommendation put forward by staff that would restrict the discharge of bows and crossbows. The current Firearms Prohibition Bylaw already restricts the discharge of firearms and spring guns but crossbows and bows are not included in either category. Staff is recommending council amend the bylaw to include the weapons in the regulations after a bear was wounded by an arrow last summer. But while all councillors present at the meeting supported a resolution to defer the item back to committee, Mayor Greg Moore said changes to the staff recommendation would complicate the bylaw. The city is not in a position to set out parameters for what is a safe shooting area, he noted, adding residents who are firing arrows in their yard would likely make their neigh-

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Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom isn’t ruling out an eventual policy change allowing tolls on existing roads and bridges — if Metro Vancouver mayors demanded it and the public supported it. While the minister maintained in an interview no change in the provincial tolling policy is under consideration now or in the near future, he does not close the door entirely. “The Mayors Council and TransLink would have to do a massive amount of public dialogue and engagement,” Lekstrom cautioned, adding the mayors have the prerogative to explore and propose road pricing, among other potential new sources, to fund future transit expansion. “At any level of government, it doesn’t matter how good your idea is, if you do not get public buy in, it’s probably not that good an idea,” he said, referring to the province’s disastrous

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Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom is not ruling out the possibility that more tolls will be allowed on existing Lower Mainland roads and bridges. imposition of the harmonized sales tax. Area mayors have increasingly argued in favour of road pricing — possibly with tolls on major roads as well as bridges so motorists pay fairly to make any lengthy drive in the region. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts this week repeated her call for a “fair tolling policy” that charges much smaller tolls of 75 cents to $1 across the region, rather than $3plus tolls each way for the Golden Ears Bridge, new Port Mann Bridge starting this December and potentially a rebuilt Pattullo Bridge by 2018. But such a move would require the province to alter its policy of allowing tolls only on new or improved in-

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Report pans Metroâ€™s Transit Police model New chief disputes finding of jurisdictional â€˜confusionâ€™ By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

TransLinkâ€™s Transit Police are under renewed criticism after a report for the Edmonton Police Service warned the Metro Vancouver transit security model is one that should not be emulated. The report by Edmonton Police Acting Supt. Garry Meads flags jurisdictional overlaps between Transit Police â€” who act as a supplemental service with full policing powers mainly along SkyTrain lines â€” and the local police or RCMP who do have specific geographical responsibilities. â€œThis type of arrangement has resulted in much confusion and inefficiencies,â€? Meads said in the April 2011 report, adding he was told the model will likely never be repeated in B.C. Thereâ€™s often uncertainty about whether Transit Police or local police should respond to a call, he said, resulting in â€œnegotiationâ€? between the forces and â€œfrustrationâ€? among stakeholders. â€œThere have been a number of leadership changes in the Transit Police over the past year or two which have resulted in differing philosophies with respect to their deployment,â€? Meads said. He said it should not have been a surprise that the TransLink policing model would be challenging. â€œWhen you put fully trained police officers in a transit environment and restrict their work to transit properties, they realize fairly quickly that transit crime and disorder work is not that interesting for a police officer,â€? he said. That can lead to transit officers looking further afield from transit lines for crime, worsening the â€œconfusion over jurisdictional boundaries.â€?

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â€œThis type of arrangement has resulted in much confusion and inefficiencies.â€? Garry Meads Meanwhile, he said, other police forces sometimes â€œrefuse to take the callâ€? because of the existence of 167-officer Transit Police. Since the report was filed, Edmontonâ€™s deputy chief, Neil Dubord, was appointed chief officer of the Transit Police, filling a post that had been vacant since September 2010.

Dubord rejects the reportâ€™s depiction of Transit Police, adding it would make no sense to scrap the force and switch to having individual RCMP detachments and local police forces share the duty of patrolling transit lines. Doing so would mean â€œvarying levels of consistency of police serviceâ€? as passengers pass through multiple different police jurisdictions. â€œThe Transit Police provide that standard consistency of police service,â€? he said. Dubord said there is no confusion over jurisdiction â€” local police have the authority to handle whichever cases they want in transit areas and dispatchers co-ordinate the re-

sponse. Transit Police have no homicide squad, for example, and other serious crimes are often handled by other police. As a result, Dubord said, local of ficers handle half of transitrelated violent crime while Transit Police handle 67% of property crime on the system and 92% of transit-related drug crime. He said Meads spoke only to one watch commander, not senior officers. Transit Police spend $29 million a year â€” funded mainly by TransLink fares, gas taxes and property tax â€” and the forceâ€™s budget is slated to rise to $35 million by 2014 and $42 million by 2021.

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Meanwhile, Canadian Taxpayers Federation B.C. director Jordan Bateman (see his opinion piece on page 10) is demanding the release of a separate audit of Transit Police conducted by Vancouver Police. Dubord said the review findings will be made public in the months ahead but is in draft form now. Bateman said TransLink should get no more tax dollars until it scraps the force, which he argues will be mostly irrelevant once

SkyTrain fare gates are installed, eliminating officersâ€™ main job of writing fare evasion tickets. â€œThe Transit Police should be disbanded and local police forces should be given back full jurisdiction over SkyTrain lines in their community,â€? he said. â€œYounger of ficers would be absorbed by forces across the Lower Mainland, and older officers â€” many of whom are double-dipping by collecting pensions from other forces â€” could go back into retirement.â€?

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Policing deal gives cities more say over RCMP costs New contract expected to be signed by end of March By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

A renewed 20-year RCMP contract for B.C. — expected to be signed by the end of the month — will freeze pay levels for 2012. That should limit this year’s increase in policing costs to no more than 1%, according to Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender. But Fassbender, who was the observer for B.C. cities in the negotiations, cautioned future increases depend on a series of factors. One big one is whether a rollback of wages being challenged in court by Mounties leads to a big bill for retroactive pay and, if so, whether that must be borne by municipalities. “Most local governments have budgeted for that retroactive, so there are no surprises,” Fassbender said, noting cities still hope Ottawa will cover that cost if it happens. He said the most critical arrangements of the new deal are ones that should give local cities

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The renewed 20-year RCMP contract will freeze pay levels for 2012. much more influence in reining in RCMP spending, which eats up a large proportion of most cities’ budgets. “The day we sign the new contract is not the end of the process but, really, the beginning,” he said. “In the past we’ve been provided bills without a lot of input.” The main mechanism will be a new contract management committee made up of 10 local government representatives, co-chaired by Fassbender and B.C.’s assistant deputy justice minister. That committee will oversee RCMP spending that is mandated by B.C. For example, the PRIME infor mation management system — which exists only in B.C. and has been one source of spiraling police costs for cities — would fall under the committee’s

mandate. Similarly, Fassbender said, if the province decides to embark on a major new initiative to fight gang crime, resulting in increased costs, the committee will have a say and be able to keep local cities informed. Asked whether the local government committee would have an actual veto over spending decisions or merely an advisory role, he said details are still being worked out. “There definitely is the ability to say we’re not implementing that until there’s a review, a cost analysis or whatever,” Fassbender said. “The hope is there will be enough input earlier in the process that we won’t be in a Mexican standoff on any of this.” B.C. cities will also have representation on a separate contract man-

agement committee on federal RCMP spending issues that are common to the other provinces and territories. The deal also includes a three-year freeze on the current $3,500 cost to cities of sending each new RCMP recruit through depot training in Regina. By 2015, a new and more accurate training cost is to be calculated, which cities believe should leave them paying less. It’s also expected local detachments will work even more closely with local cities, Fassbender added. “ T h e wo rl d h a s changed and there is a clear recognition that we pay the majority of the costs and therefore we should have a significant opportunity to impact the future and the management of one of the most expensive parts of our municipal budgets.” The tentative deal extending the contract was reached in late November, after turbulent negotiations in which federal officials threatened to withdraw the force from B.C. in 2014 if the province didn’t sign. B.C., in turn, began what it called a preliminary exploration of how to launch a replacement

provincial force. The new contract includes opt-out clauses under which any city can form its own municipal force or the province

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new deal, while smaller ones pay 70%. Full details are expected to be made public later this month. jnagel@blackpress.ca

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THE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: Celebrate St. Paddy’s day with movies and nature walks

Participants in the doll-making workshop at Place des Arts this weekend will use a creativity board (at right) to produce a doll (left) that will evoke and reflect each student’s inner spirit. SUBMITTED PHOTOS

Dolls help discover creative spirit Compiled by Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS

appy St. Patrick’s Day — let’s hope we’re lucky enough to see a wee bit of sunshine to go along with all the fun things going on this weekend.

TODAY: Friday, March 16 FINE FILMS

Looking for some of the best in Canadian films this year? Head to the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.) for the 12th annual Port Moody Canadian Film Festival. Tonight’s line-up starts with Monsieur Lazharr at 7 p.m. Nominated for an Oscar (best foreign language) and winner of six Genie awards (including best picture), this touching drama sees a political refugee and substitute teacher guiding his students through tragedy. Starting at 9:30 p.m. is Good Neighbours, a darkly comedic thriller about a Montreal neighbourhood plagued by a series of murders. Visit pmfilm.ca.

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Saturday, March 17 HERE HERON

The herons are here, and it’s a great time to check them out as they gather at Colony Farm Regional Park for the mating season. Join the Burke Mountain Naturalists for a free guided Great Blue Heron nature walk, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Meet at the end of Colony Farm Road at the community gardens. The walk is suitable for all ages; call 604-520-6442.

MAKE A DOLL

This Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) workshop is for adults (16+), and it’s designed to awaken the creative spirit in time for spring. Today and tomorrow, teacher Joy Kirkwood guides participants as they use a mix of materials to create dolls that personify a dream, feeling or idea. Workshops run from 1 to 5 p.m. Register at www. placedesarts.ca or call 604-664-1636.

That is, if you’re the other woman. The fascinating play Confessions of the Other Woman n chronicles the turmoil of a woman passionately in love with her soulmate — a married man. Valerie Sing Turner received an award for best emerging Canadian playwright for her work. Confessionss is at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) to March 17. Visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca or call 604927-6555 for tickets.

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Anyone who’s single and 40+ is welcome to the Tri-City Singles Social Club meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion (2513 Clark St., PoMo) at 7:30 p.m. The club gets together for

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a little Latin dancing at the Evergreen Cultural Centre tonight from 7 p.m. to midnight. The party features a free salsa lesson and dancing with hosts Alberto & Teresa of Hot Salsa Dance Zone. No partner or experience required. Tickets are $8/$10 at the door. Visit www.hotsalsadancezone.com for info. The PoMo Film Festival continues tonight, starting with the documentary Pink Ribbons, Inc. at 7 p.m. This insightful film delves into the world of breast cancer fundraising and

questions the real motivation behind the elaborate events and marketing schemes surrounding the ubiquitous pink ribbon. Stay for The Whistleblowerr at 9:30 p.m., an explosive film about the true story of a UN peacekeeper in Bosnia who uncovers a sex-trafficking ring involving her colleagues. Visit www.pmfilm.ca.

Sunday, March 18 WINTER MARKET

Banish the winter blues with a visit to the Port Moody Winter Market at the recreation centre (300 Ioco Rd.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pick up some yummy fresh produce, meats, prepared foods and check out the lovely crafts as well. Visit www.makebakegrow.com for details.

WALK THIS WAY

Welcome spring with Riverview Horticultural Centre Society’s first tree tour of the 2012 season, from 1 to 3 p.m. Given the past week’s snow, wind and rain, you might be questioning whether spring is, in fact, on its way. Have no fear — the horticulture peeps say this is the best time to check out Riverview’s trees and see the structure of their branches. They also promise blankets of crocuses blooming under camperdown elms. Meet for the guided walk at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Visit www.rhcs.org for more info.

FILM FINALE

It’s the last night of the PoMo Film Festival, with the hilarious and Oscar-nominated Barney’s Version at 7 p.m. Star Paul Giamatti picked up a Golden Globe for best actor in the film based on Mordecai Richler’s novel. Stay for the wrap party at 9:15 p.m. and the People’s Pick screening.

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FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES. The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other beneﬁts that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases. It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difﬁcult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.

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The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.

The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.

The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority.

The government supports seniority but qualiﬁcations must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.

The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.

The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.

The union says that government refuses to negotiate.

There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.

The union says that class size limits have been eliminated.

Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.

The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers.

2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.

It’s time to focus on what matters most in education – BC’s students. That’s why we are focused on per-student funding which is at an all time high, not on wage increases. We all want to do more to make BC’s education system even better. It’s the driving force behind BC’s Education Plan that teachers, parents and students are helping to shape. Teachers care about their students. Parents care about their children’s future.

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The Tri-City News is a finalist for two national newspaper awards, it was announced this week. On the list of the top nominees for the 2012 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards are: • Tri-City News reporter Diane Strandberg is one of three finalists for the Outstanding Reporter Initiative Award (circulation 10,000 and over) for “Caution: Bears in Area,” a seven-month series of articles last year on issues related to bears in the Tri-Cities. The other two finalists are: Stacey Colwell of The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin n in Nova Scotia and Jeff Nagel, Black Press’ Lower Mainland’s regional reporter, for his series “Justice Delayed,” on the causes and effects of delays in B.C.’s justice system. • Photographer James Maclennan is a finalist for Best Feature Photo (circ. 12,500 and over), for his photo (above) from Remembrance Day ceremonies in Port Coquitlam last fall.

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BOOKS PLUS: What’s happening in libraries

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Hungry for some timely trivia? reasons, parents can check out PMPL’s early childhood education collection. This collection has books about child development, language learning and much more. Professionals will be interested in technical titles about childcare philosophies and practice while parents may enjoy reading up on brain-boosting baby and toddler games, or fun learning activities to try at home. Ask a librarian for directions on how to find this excellent collection. • Play and Learn panels: There is a fun set of activities kids can do year round in the PMPL children’s area: 10 interactive learning panels purchased with a provincial Literacy Equity grant provide imaginative hands-on learning for young children. Little fingers can’t seem to resist turning the Spin-A-Story panel, finger “painting” on the heat-sensitive blackboard, spelling with the magnetic letter board or manipulating an interactive song panel honing alphabet knowledge

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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• Hunger Games Yepardy: This quiz contest, based on the popular novel and movie, is for teams of two to four kids in Grades 6 to 12 and will be held next Thursday, March 22 in the program room at the City Centre branch from 2 to 3 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for top team and best costumes. To register, call Chris at 604-937-4140, Ext. 208 or email cmiller@library. coquitlam.bc.ca. • Children’s Theatre: Do you have a child in Grades 3 to 5 who loves the stage? In this free after-school program, kids work with teens to develop a short play, from script to performance. It runs from 4 to 5 p.m.

on Thursdays from March 29 to May 31 in the Program Room at the City Centre branch. Registration is required for this free program; phone Chris at 604-9374140, Ext. 208 or email him at cmiller@library. coquitlam.bc.ca. For more information about any of these programs, visit www. library.coquitlam. bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 3000 Burlington Dr. and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

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oriented health content. Get access to more than 200 health reference books and encyclopedias as well as images, videos and diagrams covering areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Topics covered include aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs, alcohol, fitness, nutrition, children’s health, men and women’s health and more. A library card is all you need to access Consumer Health Complete and staff at the Terry Fox Library can help you explore this amazing resource. For more information, visit www.fvrl. bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-9277999.

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Be part of discussion at Tri-Cities Seniors Forum As the Tri-Cities’ population ages, seniors’ issues become community issues. Thus, the Glen Pine 50Plus Society is hosting the Tri-Cities Seniors Forum next month. The forum is an opportunity for people to

work together to create a healthy, caring and inclusive community for current older adults and to plan for the future needs of the region’s growing seniors population in creating an agefriendly community. This forum is for

Back-to-school skate There’s another week of spring break left but Tri-City kids can close out the holiday with a bit of fun next weekend. On Sunday, March 25 from 6 to 8 p.m., Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex will host the Back-to-School Kick-off

Skate, the last public skate of winter in the main arena on the last day of spring break. The evening will consists of a two-hour public skate with door prizes, hot chocolate, snow cones and more. Admission of $3 per person.

Schedule of Meetings

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Watch Live Broadcasts of Coquitlam Council Meetings or Archived Video from Meetings Previously Webcast The City of Coquitlam offers a video streaming service that makes its Regular Council Meetings, Council-in-Committee Meetings and Public Hearings accessible through its website at

www.coquitlam.ca/webbroadcasts. Agendas for the Regular Council and Council-in-Committee Meetings will be available on the Council Agendas page of the City’s website by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the scheduled meetings.

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those living and working in the Tri-Cities who are connected to services, programs and initiatives designed for, with and by seniors. People will be invited to learn more about population trends, existing services and the needs

facing older people today. Participants will also develop potential strategies to meet the needs of our community by learning and working together. The forum is the third stage of a community consultation process that has included research,

data collection and focus group discussions as part of the Tri-Cities Seniors Network Project, which is funded by United Way of the Lower Mainland and hosted by Glen Pine 50plus Society Tri-Cities Seniors Forum will run from

More seniors info: page 30 noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. Lunch

will be provided. There is no cost to attend but participants must register — preferably early as space is limited. To register, call Glen Pine Pavilion at 604927-6940 or Dogwood Pavilion at 604-927-6089, quoting barcode 390924.

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Cover the fire! And get those kids off the streets YOUR HISTORY Jill Cook

THANKS, AND LEARN MORE

If you are interested in learning more about Coquitlam’s history, the book Coquitlam Then and Now w published by the Coquitlam Public Library New Horizons for History Committee is an excellent resource. Contributions by John Perry (Coquitlam Heritage Society vicechair) and Silvana Harwood (Coquitlam Public Library) to the book provided much of the text for this article and is used with their permission. Special thanks also to Don Cunnings for access to the photo.

Curfews have a long history – even in Coquitlam

n 1068 at 8 p.m., the call “Couvre-feu!” might be heard in the streets of towns and cities under the rule of William the Conqueror. “Couvre-feu” — literally “Cover the fire” marked the time for blowing out all lamps and candles and extinguishing all street fires. This is the derivation of our modern term “curfew.” Curfews have a long history and obviously have had different purposes — some quite distinct from clearing the streets of youth, as we think of it now. In Canada, youth curfews became popular in late 19th and early 20th century: to protect children’s’ innocence from the dangers of the night; to strengthen the family by making sure its members were at home; and to assuage adult fears created by a busier, more industrial, more populated world. Closer to home, the city of Coquitlam decreed a youth curfew in 1925. It applied to

PHOTO COURTESY OF DON CUNNINGS

This photograph shows the air horn on top of the municipal works building on Brunette in Coquitlam during the 1960s. all children under 16 years of age and prohibited them from being on the streets or in any other public place after 8:30 p.m. during from October through March, or after 9:30 p.m. from April through September. An exception was made for children “under proper control or guardianship, or for some unavoidable cause.” By today’s standards, this seems quite draconian — but times

change. In 1954 , following approval of the idea by an overwhelming majority of residents in a public referendum, the city enacted a new youth curfew. The new law raised the curfew time to 9 p.m. for fall and winter months and 10 p.m. for spring and summer months. It also required that a whistle, to be known as the “curfew bell,” sound every evening at city hall to announce the start of

curfew. Police were authorized to warn any child found on the streets after curfew to go home immediately and, if the warning was ignored, to take that child home. Parents who “habitually” permitted their child to be out after curfew could be fined. In 1955, city council directed that an air horn be connected and blown every evening at the start of the curfew. It was installed on top

of the municipal works building behind the city hall, then located at 1111 Brunette St. (see photo). For many years, evenings in Coquitlam were punctuated by the curfew horn’s blast. But in October 1966, this practice ended in response to complaints that the noise awakened

young children. In the 1960s, Coquitlam city council was having second thoughts about the wisdom of the curfew and it was repealed in 1969. But it returned in 1976, when council revived an amended version of the bylaw requiring anyone under 16

to be off the streets by 11 p.m. while children between 16 and 17 years were banned from the streets after midnight. In 1981, the curfew time for 16-year-olds was reduced from midnight to 11 p.m. But it all came to an end in 1992, when the provincial government repealed the section in the Municipal Act (as it was then called) that authorized cities to create such curfews. Jill Cook is its executive director of the Coquitlam Heritage Society.

CORRECTION

• The last Your History column from Coquitlam (“Flipping the switch,” Feb. 17) incorrectly listed the writer as Jill Scott. It should have said Jill Cook.

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Caregivers can get info at workshop If you care for an older adult, you need to care for yourself, too. That’s why Tri-Cities Caregivers Connections, Fraser Home Health, Alzheimer’ Society of B.C. and a lawyer are hosting an infor mation session later this month for caregivers — a spouse, adult child, friend, etc. — who are providing support to a person 40 or older living in the Tri-Cities. A case manager as well as an occupational therapist and a physiotherapist from Fraser Home Health will provide information on: • how to navigate the home health system; • options for home support and other community based services; • help to understand housing options; • and ways to prevent injuries for the senior and the caregiver. A representative from the Alzheimer Society of BC will provide information on: • programs and services available through the Alzheimer Society;

• understanding the nature of Alzheimer’s, including changing behaviours and related dementias; • and tips on communication and support of those with Alzheimer’s. A lawyer will speak about power of attorney, representation agreements and wills as well as other matters that you as the caregiver and the person you are supporting need to have in place. The info session will be held Wednesday, March 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave., Port Coquitlam. The cost is $5 per person. To r e g i s t e r, c a l l Wilson Centre 604-9277970; early registration is recommended as space is limited. For more information, call Linda Western, Tri-Cities Caregivers Connections’ program manager at 604-927-7917. This prog ram is funded by United Way a n d s p o n s o r e d by Wilson Centre Seniors Advisory Association.

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City Wide

Garage Sale April 21, 2012 Promote Community Recycling! Coinciding with Earth Day, the City will promote registered garage sales in Coquitlam at no cost to participants! This includes a list of registered garage sale locations with specific items that are available. Participants must register their garage sale between March 1 and March 31, 2012, to be included in the City Wide Garage Sale. Pick up a registration form at Coquitlam City Hall or register online at www.coquitlam.ca. Watch for more information on the City Wide Garage Sale in your local newspaper and at www.coquitlam.ca If you don’t sell all your items, consider donating them. If you receive the City’s Garbage Collection Service, you can have them collected in the Large Item Pick Up Program (4 items max. per year). Call 604-5294011 to set up an appointment for pick-up with Smithrite.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR SUNDAY, MARCH 18

• Riverview Horticultural Centre Society’s first Riverview tree tour of 2012 season, 1-3 p.m.; participants meet at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. RHCS’s guided tree walks are hosted from March to October. For a site map, visit www.rhcs. org. Info: 604-290-9910.

MONDAY, MARCH 19

• Tri-Cities Parkinson’s Support Group meets, 10 a.m.-noon, Eagle Ridge United Church, 2813 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. Info: 604461-9705.

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

• Ya-Xwa powwow to be held at Kwayhquitlum middle school March 23-25; there will native arts and crafts, powwow culture, drumming and singing.

WED., MARCH 28

• Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary spring bazaar, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., in ERH lobby; spring floral arrangements, crafts, sewing, knit and crochet items and more. Proceeds will be used for the purchase of equipment and patient comfort items for the hospital. • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club small stamp auction – everyone welcome; viewing starts at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m. in the McGee Room at Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stampclub.ca or 604-941-9306.

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• Final day for receipt of applications for the $1,000 Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary bursary, which is offered annually to a graduating student living in the Tri-Cities who is planning on pursuing a post-secondary education in health care. Eligibility details and application forms are available at all secondary schools in the Tri-Cities and also at the Eagle Ridge Hospital gift shop. Info: Diana, 604-9366189. • Open house and coffee party, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., hosted by CoquitlamMaillardville NDP MLA Diane Thorne at her constituency office, 102-1108 Austin Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-933-2001.

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MARCH 20: GREEN THUMBS MEET • Dogwood Garden Club monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion, Centennial Room, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Speaker: Bill Bischoff, plant award winner, on “Hardy Cyclamen species.” • PoCo Garden Club monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church hall, corner of Prairie and Shaughnessy. Presenter: Pasquale Gnocato on caring for Mason bees. Guests and new members are welcome. Info: Marion, 604941-9261.

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• Glen Pine Pavilion slow-pitch club is looking for men 55 and older and women 50 and older. It is not necessary to have participated in organized ball in your past life, just have some knowledge of the game. Age is not a factor as long as you can still make it around the bases. Practices and games are on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Practices and home games are played at Coquitlam Town Centre field and will start as soon as weather permits. Info: Len, 604-941-0081 or lenraili@shaw.ca. including physical fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970. • Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-576-9734, or email tsn@shaw.ca. • Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 10 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion and entertain as seniors’ homes weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 604-941-2375. • The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780. • Glen Pine 50Plus group plays bridge Mondays, 12:45-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-927-6940. • WHO (Women Helping Others), for women who

are on their own, meets Mondays, 1-3 p.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam (behind city hall). Info: Kay, 604-469-5815. • The Pinetree 50Plus group is now called Glen Pine 50Plus and has moved to the new Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Court, Coquitlam), where lunch is served weekdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Lemon Tree cafe. An interesting program still takes place Thursdays afternoons. Info: 604-9276940. • New Age Seniors bingo every Friday, 1 p.m., Mike Butler Room, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam; consists of 15 games (5 cents per card). New players welcome. Info: Catherine, 604-937-7537. • New Age Seniors meet the first Wednesday of every month, 1 p.m., McDonald-Cartier Room, Poirier community centre, 620 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: Roy, 604-939-0303. • Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604933-6098. • Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or info@burquest.org. • ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention

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

TO SUBMIT AN ITEM: email: newsroom@tricitynews.com experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided. Info: www.options.bc.ca and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-9427506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624. • Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 19 with boys 7-12 who have limited-to-no contact with their fathers. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbroth-

ersvancouver.com. • Big Brothers’ InSchool Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 19 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 436 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com. • Seniors Services Society needs volunteer drivers (must provide own vehicle) for seniors transportation program. On call up to 4 hours a week to transport and assist senior clients to medical appointments. Volunteers are reimbursed for costs. More drivers are needed for Meals on Wheels (3 hours once a week). Volunteers also needed for reception Wednesdays and Fridays 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Info:

604-520-6621 or email volunteer@seniorsservicessociety.ca or visit www. seniorsservicessociety.ca. • Canadian Red Cross is recruiting volunteers for its PoCo Health Equipment Loan Service Depot; duties include client service, data entry and equipment maintenance; training is provided for all positions. Depot is located at #104– 1776 Broadway St. and is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: Diane, 604-709-6625 or stop by the depot to speak with a volunteer. • If you are interested in volunteering with the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation, call 604-4693128. see page 32

VOLUNTEERS

• Canadian Cancer Society Greater Vancouver Region desperately seeks volunteer drivers in the Tri-Cities to drive cancer patients to primary cancer treatments. Drivers are required to have their own well-maintained, smokefree vehicle and a clean driving record. Volunteer drivers who use their own car are compensated for mileage. Volunteers need to be available weekdays during business hours. They will be screened and must undergo a short training session, and they are asked to commit to a minimum of one day per week for at least one year. Volunteers must familiarize themselves with the Canadian Cancer Society’s programs and services in order to share resources and information with clients. They should also be service-oriented, empathetic, patient and friendly. Info: www.cancervolunteer.ca or 604-215-5217. • Crossroads Hospice Society is looking for volunteers to help with its meat draw at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Monday evenings. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606. • Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No

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• Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery is looking for volunteers to help with ongoing classes; time commitment is about two hours per class and classes run mainly in the fall and spring for preschoolers to adults. Info: 604-461-FISH (3474). • PLEA Community Services of B.C is looking for volunteers 19 years and older who are interested in spending three hours a week mentoring an at-risk child or youth. Info: Jodi, 604-927-2929 or www.kidstart.ca. • New View Society is recruiting new board members living in the Tri-Cities – someone with an accounting or legal background, or parent advocates of mental health. Fundraising experience or previous board experience would be an asset. For more information about these positions, email Gisela at giselanewview@shaw.ca or Judy at judyjackson@ shaw.ca. • Canadian Cancer Society is looking for cancer survivors to be peer volunteers, providing one-on-one support on the telephone and/or in-person to people living with cancer. Training provided. Info: 604-253-8470. • Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the educational support

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws.

MEET A NEW CIRCLE OF FRIENDS • Circle of Friends is a social group for 50+ fun singles who are looking to meet new friends. Group meets on the third Friday of each month at the PoCo Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St. Info: Keiko, 604942-9431 or Nina, 604-941-9032. they need by matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (completed or in-process), and some experience helping others learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: Elske, 604-873-4525 Ext. 301 or studybuddy@bigsisters. bc.ca. • Coast Mental Health needs volunteers to be program assistants in forensics, social rec leaders and one-on-one workers at transitional forensics homes located at Riverview Hospital. Info: 604-675-2313, valm@ coastfoundation.com or www.coastfoundation. com. • Mature, reliable volunteers with good communication skills needed for food bank and thrift store in PoMo. Info: Krissie, 604931-5510. • Port Moody Station Museum is looking for volunteers for special events. Info: 604-939-1648. • Physically fit volun-

teers needed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. at the Society food bank to load and unload truck. Volunteers must be able to work with loads ranging from 30-150 pounds. Commitment of 3-6 months and access to a car are desirable. Info: 604-931-2450.

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda. Item #1

CLUBS

• Lincoln Toastmasters meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo (Room 3, upstairs). Improve your self-confidence, communication and leadership skills through public speaking; new members welcome. Information: http://6399. toastmastersclubs.org. • Friends of Coquitlam Public Library meet on the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the boardroom, Poirier Branch. Info: 604-937-4130. • PoMo Men’s 55-plus Curling League is looking for players who would like to curl regularly or as a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: Phil, 604-468-2801 or Tony, 604-461-5901. see page 33

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The City Clerk’s Ofﬁce will compile a Speakers List for the Public Hearing items – please register by telephone at 604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given ﬁrst opportunity.

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Reference No. 11 018363 RZ Bylaw No. 4290, 2012 Addresses: 812 & 814 Westwood Street

The intent of Bylaw No. 4290, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4290, 2012 from RS-1 OneFamily Residential to RS-4 OneFamily Compact Residential.

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If approved, the application would facilitate subdivision (i.e. lot line adjustment) of two lots to accommodate the existing house within one lot (375m2) and create a remaining lot (403m2).

Item #2

Reference Nos. 11 012322 OC and 11 012321 RZ Bylaw Nos. 4291 and 4292, 2012 Address: 3429 Harper Road

The intent of Bylaw No. 4291, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Ofﬁcial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4291, 2012 from Large Single Family and Environmentally Sensitive Area to Large Village Single Family and Environmentally Sensitive Area. The intent of Bylaw No. 4292, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4292, 2012 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-8 Large Village Single Family Residential and P-5 Special Park. If approved, the application would facilitate the development of approximately 45 onefamily residential lots.

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Reference No. 11 012335 RZ Bylaw No. 4293, 2012 Addresses: 730 and 734 Dogwood Street

The intent of Bylaw No. 4293, 2012 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule â€œAâ€? to Bylaw No. 4293, 2012 from RT-2 Townhouse Residential to RM-2 Three-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential.

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If approved, the application would facilitate the development of a three-storey building with approximately 22 stacked townhouse units.

Public Inspection of Materials Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant background documentation may be inspected from Wednesday, March 14, 2012 to Monday, March 26, 2012 in person at the Planning and Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws mentioned above on the Cityâ€™s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430. Public Submissions Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public Hearing. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call 604-927-3010. Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are streamed live and archived on the Cityâ€™s website at www.coquitlam.ca. Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerkâ€™s OfďŹ ce in one of the following ways: â€˘ At the Public Hearing (please hand submission to the Clerk); â€˘ Online by emailing clerks@coquitlam.ca; â€˘ By regular mail to 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; â€˘ In person to the City Clerkâ€™s OfďŹ ce, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; â€˘ Or by fax to the City Clerkâ€™s OfďŹ ce at 604-927-3015.

continued from page 32 â€˘ Morningside Toastmasters meetings are held Thursdays, 7-8:30 a.m., at Burkeview Family Funeral Home, 1340 Dominion Ave., PoCo. Club is looking for new members who are committed to improving their public speaking, leadership and communication skills. Info: lindakozina@ gmail.com or www.morningsidetoastmasters.ca. â€˘ Tri-Cities and Area Womenâ€™s Friendship Club welcomes all women to join weekly fun and interesting activity groups. These include breakfast group, walking group, bowling night, games night, dinner night and a casual conversation/discussion group night. For a casual drop-in, the second Wednesday of each month, members meet for coffee/book/social night at Coquitlam Public Libraryâ€™s Town Centre branch (at city hall), 7 p.m. For dates, times and locations of our other activities, call Wendy, 604-468-2423. â€˘ Do you want to improve your public speaking skills or practise hosting a meeting in a friendly environment? City of the Arts Toastmaster Club meets Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m., Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Club provides opportunities to practise communication and leadership skills. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Andrew at andrew_ geider@hotmail.com or

PICTURE THIS: 2 PHOTO CLUBS

â€˘ Dogwood Photography Group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Coquitlamâ€™s Dogwood Pavilion. Club members must be members of Dogwood Pavilion; professionals and novices alike are welcome. Info: Arcadia, 604-936-2263 or artistarcadi@gmail.com. â€˘ Tri-City Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., PoMo. The club is a great way to hone your skills and meet other photographers of all levels. Group also has photography outings throughout the Lower Mainland. Info: Grant, 604-671-8458. cityartstoastmasters.com. â€˘ Dogwood Drama Club meets every Monday and Thursday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Dale, 604-939-6172. â€˘ Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 40+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of activities such as dining, theatre, travel, bowling and more. Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month (no meeting in December). New members are welcome. Info: tcsscmember@gmail.com or Darline, 604-466-0017 or Vicki, 778-883-6108. â€˘ Euchre Club meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Info: Bev, 604-942-8911. â€˘ Barnet Lions Club meets first and third Tuesday of each month, 7

p.m., Coquitlam Grill restaurant, 2635 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-6447194 or www.barnetlions. com. â€˘ Learn to square dance with the Ocean Waves Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Kyle Centre, 123 Kyle St., Port Moody. Info: Penney, 604-463-1477 or oceanwaves.squaredance.bc.ca â€˘ New Toastmaster club: Are you interested in having fun while developing communication and leadership skills? Would you like to be able to deliver a powerful toast at a wedding or a memorable speech, or learn to lead a team more effectively? This is your opportunity to be a charter member of the new RP2 Toastmaster Club. The club will meet Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. at Port Moody rec complex. Info: Gene, 604 230-8030 or genevickers@ hotmail.com.

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Ah, the shamrock IN THE GARDEN Brian Minter Many plants are sold as shamrocks

nce in a while it is nice to pay tribute to a plant that really only gets recognition one day of the year: the shamrock. It was originally chosen as Eire’s national emblem because of the legend that Saint Patrick used this plant to illustrate the Christian doctrine of the trinity. The shamrock has also been considered by the Irish as a symbol of good luck since earliest times — a

superstition that has persisted and spread to people of many nationalities. Each year as we near St. Patrick’s Day, we see a proliferation of shamrocks being sold as ‘the real thing’ but in fact there is some dispute as to which variety is the authentic shamrock. The most common plant being sold as a shamrock is Trifolium repens, a type of white clover. According to many different sources, this particular plant is most widely accepted as the ‘real’ shamrock. Many seed companies, in fact, sell the seed as the ‘true Irish shamrock’. They are usually sold in 2½ or 4 inch pots around St. Patrick’s Day and they make a fine

little plant for a sunny windowsill. They can also be planted outdoors almost anywhere but the tiny yellow flowers are, quite honestly, not of great ornamental value. But don’t forget that old legend of good luck. A strong case can also be made for wood sorrel being the plant St. Patrick used. Oxalis acetosella is native to the British Isles and during Elizabethan times, was a popular culinary herb. Back in the 1600s, herbalist Nicholas Culpepper also recommended it as a medicinal herb. He suggested the plant would “quench thirst, strengthen weak stomachs and help repel any contagious sicknesses.”

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at Douglas on organisms that may be effective in controlling pests in greenhouses. For more information, visit douglascollege.ca.

Improving the lives of Women and Girls in our Community and throughout the world. Soroptimist International of the Tri Cities welcomes all business & professional women interested in making a difference in our community.

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In fact, the leaves contain oxalic acid which, if taken internally in large amounts, may cause diarrhea, kidney failure or hemorrhaging. It does not sound very lucky to me! On the other hand, this hardy perennial herb makes a novel ground cover with bright green tri-leaves and solitary white flowers that bloom from April through July. The most commonly sold oxalis for St. Patrick’s Day is the O. regnellii. It is a dandy houseplant with dozens of tiny white flowers that bloom persistently in spring and summer. Not really hardy outdoors, it makes a nice plant, however, for a sunny patio in

summer. The secret to their care is to water them thoroughly, then let them dry out. The newest oxalis to appear in the marketplace is a very unique purple leafed variety called. O. triangularis ‘Heartbreaker’. It is an absolute beauty with its soft pink flowers contrasting nicely with its purple foliage. ‘Heartbreaker’ is not very Irish but it certainly is attractive. One of the favourite shamrocks of most gardeners today is the ‘Iron Cross’ oxalis called O. deppi. This hardy little variety is a real beauty in light shade or sunny garden areas and its rosy pink flowers make quite a showing. It may not be the real thing but it is one of the best for our gardens.

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d 18th annual seminar The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association will present its 18th annual First-Time Home Buyers Seminar on Tuesday, April 3 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey. Featuring guest speakers like senior market analyst for the Canada Mortgage and House Corporation Robyn Adamache and Wendy Acheson, vice-president and registrar at the B.C. branch of the Homeowner Protection Office, potential buyers will be able to learn about what home type best matches their needs, which location is best for them and what their mortgage options are, among many other topics. “Our experts will help first-time

buyers consider all available options and important issues before they take that critical first step onto the property ladder,” says GVHBA President and CEO Peter Simpson. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the seminar will take place between 7 and 9 p.m. That first hour will give people plenty of time to check out the builder displays and other home-related products and services, Simpson says. Participation is free, but attendees are asked to bring something for the Surrey Food Bank. Pre-registration is required. To preregister, check out www.gvhba.org or call 778-565-4288.

very long time.” The bathrooms continue the luxurious theme with their own sets of composite stone countertops and Italian cabinets. In partnership with the City of Burnaby, Intracorp is aiming to turn Beresford Street into a vibrant “Great Street,” Lai says. It will eventually feature extra-wide sidewalks, tree-lined streets and outdoor seating at streetfront cafes. “Designed by Richard Henry Architects and NSDA Architects, Silver

will incorporate a series of street-level townhomes and retail intended to bring new life to Beresford Street,” she says. Although the development hasn’t yet been released for sale, interested buyers are already contacting Intracorp. “There’s a lot of interest,” Lai says, “and it pretty much covers the whole (of) Greater Vancouver including our loyal past Intracorp purchasers.” Homes at Silver start in the mid$250,000s. For more information and to pre-register, check out www. silverliving.ca.

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Breathing the rare air at Intracorp’s Silver by Kerry Vital

The Metrotown area of Burnaby continues to be a popular place to live, and with the addition of Intracorp’s newest development, Silver, it is about to get even more popular. “Getting into this neighbourhood early is the best opportunity to see real and sustained growth in your investment,” says Intracorp sales associate May Lai. “As the future unfolds, this dynamic neighbourhood will become even more desirable than it already is.” Silver is just steps from the Metrotown SkyTrain station, and within walking distance of great restaurants, shopping and recreation, including Central Park. Located right at the corner of Silver Avenue and Beresford Street, the 38-storey tower will offer one-, two- and two-bedroom and den suites in a variety of floorplans that include condos, flats and townhomes. Each will include its own large private cantilevered balcony. “You’ll be able to breathe some pretty rare air indeed,” says Lai. One of the most exciting parts about Silver is the inclusion of the Control4 home automation system. “It’s pretty amazing,” Lai says. “From your smartphone or tablet device, you will have the ability to control many of the functions within your home. The system will allow you to control the lighting, your music and your TV.”

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This ... neighbourhood will become even more desirable than it already is,” says sales associate May Lai. The Control4 system can be expanded to control the temperature in your home as well as your security system, among other things. The kitchens at Silver could almost be considered works of art, with stainless-steel appliances, quartz countertops and Armony Cucine Italian cabinets. A thoughtful little detail is the aluminum lining in the kitchen and bathroom sink cabinets which will prevent damage from moisture and chemicals. “The exterior finishes are made of technologically advanced European textured-wood laminate and highgloss lacquer,” says Lai. “(It’s) easy to maintain, never fades and will last a

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Buy y a Po Power Smart home, sav ave three r wa ways Save now, w and save later: not many homes can promise you that. But when you buy a home from a Power Smart New Home Builder you’ll save money, y including reduced mortgage insurance and lower monthly bills. An EnerGuide label is your assurance that the home is independently rated to be energy-efﬁ f cient. And don’t forget, an energyefﬁ f cient home is more comf mfortable too. Layout, amenities, and those much-promoted granite countertops. There’s a lot to think about when you’re buying a new home. But there’s one feature that can make a positive difference ff to your wallet when you purchase, and every month that you own your home. Choosing a Power Smart New Home gives home buyers an easy way to fi find a home that is designed and built to save energy. “Buying an energy-effi fficient home is one of the best ways to maximize your home budget,” says Doug Overholt, representative for BC Hydro’s Power Smart New Home program. “If you save on expenses, you can afford ff more mortgage. But many new homes are not built with energy effi fficiency in mind - so looking for the EnerGuide label is wise.” An EnerGuide rating is a standard measure of a home’s energy performance, rated on a scale of 0 to 100. A rating of 0 represents a home with major air leakage, no insulation and extremely high energy consumption. A rating of 100 represents a house that is airtight, well insulated, suffi fficiently ventilated and requires no purchased energy. The first benefi Th fit you’ll find is on your mortgage insurance: Power Smart New Homes qualify for a 10 per cent refund on Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation Mortgage

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Insurance. You’ll also save on your monthly bills. Homes that are rated EnerGuide 80 use at least 30 per cent less energy than an average new home. Th That’s money in your pocket every month – especially great when energy costs are only expected to rise. Buy a home with a rating higher than EnerGuide 80, and save even more. The third benefi fit is resale value; as energy costs rise and green building continues to gain popularity, a home that demonstrates its effi fficiency will likely hold its value as compared to one that is ineffi fficient with high monthly operating costs. There are other benefi fits as well, Overholt says. “Builders who are smart about energy effi fficiency are adopting improved building practices and making use of new technologies. Their Th homes are more comfortable – cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter – while using less energy overall. It’s hard to add energy effi fficiency later; you need to get it built in from the start.” The Power Smart New Home program gives you an easy way to find fi houses, townhomes, and condos that are designed to save energy. For more information and to fi find your energy efficient dream home, check out the full listing of Power Smart New Home Builders and featured developments at bchydro.com/pshomes.

WE MAKE IT EASY TO FIND A HOME THAT’S BUILT TO SAVE. NOT ALL NEW HOMES ARE BUILT WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN MIND. That’s why it pays to look for a Power Smart New Home Builder when shopping for your next home. Power Smart New Homes are independently rated EnerGuide 80 or higher, which means they use at least 30% less energy than an average new home. And since they’re built the smart way, they stay cooler in the summer and cozier in the winter—all while saving you money for years to come.

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Fox blasts Oak Bay Ravens win B.C. AAA hoops opener By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS

he difference between December and March as far as the Terry Fox Ravens and the Oak Bay Bays are concerned is about 20 points –– either way. After getting blasted by 10 buckets by the Bays in an exhibition game Dec. 9 in Victoria, the Ravens turned the hoops virtually completely around Wednesday on way to an emphatic 73-52 victory in their opening game at the B.C. AAA senior boys high school basketball championships at Langley Events Centre. “We were prepared this time around,” explained Fox head coach Steve Hanson, whose team IN QUOTES entered the provincials ranked No. 5 compared with the Bays’ No. 8 billing. “We didn’t give Oak Bay the respect they deserved the first time around and we paid for it. Our coaching staff did an excellent job preparing... walking through our Fox coach Steve Hanson defensive match-ups and watching game film. Our preparation gave us confidence.” The Ravens advanced to face their heated Fraser Valley rivals, the No. 2-seeded Pitt Meadows Marauders, who handled east Vancouver’s Sir Charles Tupper Tigers 64-51 in their first-round affair. Fox and Pitt were slated to meet yesterday (Thursday, after The News’ deadline) at 4:45 p.m., with the winner moving into the semifinals. The Marauders are ranked second only to the No. 1 Kelowna Owls, who clobbered back-door entry the Point Grey Greyhounds 84-53 later Wednesday. Versus Oak Bay, six-foot-seven post Ryan Sclater poured in a game-high 22 points to pace the Ravens, who shot a sizzling 55.6 per cent from the field compared with 39.7 for the Tigers. The Ravens led by five after the first quarter and 37-27 at halftime before blowing things open in the second half. Sclater, who’s geared to play volleyball starting next fall on a university athletic scholarship with the Trinity Western Spartans, also snared a gamebest 12 rebounds to record a double-double. “Our best players have to be our best players,” Hanson told The Tri-City News after. “However, Ryan understands he must play within himself as we have other guys capable of scoring.” That was most evident Wednesday, when no fewer than nine players hit the scoresheet for Fox. Trevor Casey canned 16 points for the well-balanced Ravens, who got 11 more from Jesse Crookes. The Ravens also connected on an impressive eight-of-19 attempts from three-point territory.

“We didn’t give Oak Bay the respect they deserved the first time around and we paid for it.”

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A SPECIAL EFFORT Coquitlam’s Andrew Wiseman competes in the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, which ran Feb. 28 to March 3 in St. Alberta, Alta. Wiseman collected three medals – two silver and a bronze – at the Games, where Team BC garnered a total of 117 medals.

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The Under 13 Metro-Ford Aftershock defeated Surrey United FC by a close, but well-earned, 2-0 margin this past weekend. The victory was mostly due to ADRIANNA BABINSKI’s outstanding performance in her forward position. Not only did Adrianna work hard during the entire game, but she also scored both of her team’s goals in brilliant fashion. The ﬁrst goal came from a well-executed corner kick, while the second was the result of an outstanding individual effort. For her amazing performance this past weekend, ADRIEANNA BABINSKI has been named Coquitlam Metro-Ford female player of the week.

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Fundamentals still need revue TIGHT LINES Jeff Weltz Each country has own style One of my responders to last week’s column commented that describing the manufacture of Dacron was too rudimentary a topic for learned anglers. I agree that descriptions of the fundamentals can be tedious but often there is a need to revue them when enlightening a novice or beginner. Take for instance Chironomid fishing –– or more properly we should say Chironomid Pupa fishing. When it was the flavour of the month, it was touted to be a new and marvelous revelation. In analysis, after the smoke and mirrors had been removed, it occurred to me that it was no more than a new twist on the age-old technique of float fishing.

X-men big A trio of Coquitlam Express players have been chosen to the B.C. Hockey League’s Coastal Conference first all-star team, it was announced Tuesday. F o r w a r d s Alex Petan and Alexander Kerfoot, along with defenceman Clinton Atkinson, were all chosen to the select squad.

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Fishing on our Lower Mainland lakes is fair to good. Sun for the weekend, warmer weather and daylight savings time promise for improved fishing. For your best success continue to concentrate your fishing close to shore, along the north east sections of your favourite lake. The Fraser River back waters are fishing to good for cutthroat. The Stave River is good for steelhead and cutthroat. The Harrison River is good for cutthroat and rainbow. The Chehalis River is fair for steelhead and cutthroat.

CLUTCH PLAY A member of the Coquitlam-based United Rugby Club tries to break free from the grasp of a Burnaby Lake opponent during a B.C. Rugby Union women’s contest Saturday at Hume Park. Burnaby Lake prevailed 15-13 in the battle for first place in the Adidas Premiership. MARIO BARTEL/BLACK PRESS

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Stars shoot to 6th Coupal, fine fashion by rattling off three straight convincing victories, culminating with a 64-55 win Saturday over Victoria’s Lambrick Park Lions. Game MVPs for t h e S t a r s i n cl u d e d Christian Legazpi, William Baumann and Patrick Simon, who was later chosen to the tournament’s second all-star squad. Meanwhile, the lady Stars entered the tournament seeded No. 7 and came out No. 6 after they dropped a tough two-point decision to North Van’s Seycove Seyhawks in their finale. Carney’s Colleen O’Melinn was chosen to the first all-star unit, while teammate Kayla McFadden received an honourable mention.

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Hanson said the R ave n s h ave t o b e at their best, which he believes is still to come, to knock off the Marauders and their venerable, vocal head coach Rich Goulet. “We have to play with relentless energy and take care of the basketball,” Hanson said. “We will play better.” Other championshipround scores Wednesday

were: Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) 78 Mt. Douglas Rams (Victoria) 73; Vancouver College Fighting Irish 73 Belmont Bulldogs (Victoria) 44; White Rock Christian Warriors 63 St. George’s Saints (Vancouver) 62 OT; and W.J. Mouat Hawks (Abbotsford) 66 Kitsilano Blue Demons 55. The championship game goes 8 p.m. Saturday.

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OBITUARIES BOYER, Julien Joseph Born - June 30, 1954, Vancouver, BC. Died - March 8, 2012.

Alzheimer’s disease took him too fast and too soon! He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Mary Alice, children Denis (Jen) their sons Eli, Dominic; Suzanne (Walter Mack) their son Ayden; Ben (Joanna); Eric; parents Raymond and Amelia; sisters Bernadette, Marie; brothers Maurice (Sofi), Paul (Diane), and Robert; eighteen nieces and nephews. Also, Mary Alice’s siblings, Janice, Ray (Bonnie), Simone (Bill), Miles (Kathy), and Rita (Bill). An amazing man, he was a finishing carpenter and inventor, and volunteered in many areas: Teacher of Natural Family Planning (Serena) with his wife for over 20 years, Board of Directors of Foyer Maillard for over 20 years, Knights of Columbus, Francophone Scouts projects, Festival du Bois, and many others. He could make anything, fix anything. He had an amazing sense of humour right to the end. He loved the Lord and everyone he met. Prayers and viewing were held Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 315 Walker St., Coquitlam, BC, where a Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, March 16 at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Society of BC would be gratefully accepted. Columbia-Bowell Chapel 604-521-4881

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Our beloved father and brother passed away peacefully at Royal Columbia Hospital at the age of 85. Predeceased by his wife June in 2004, he is survived by his children Bruce, Robert, Laurie and David, as well as siblings Margaret, Marion, Buster (Neil), Jock (John) and Bob (Robert). Archie was born in Alberta, but grew up in B.C. enduring many harsh winters on the family homestead in Northern B.C. As a teenager, he joined the airforce during World War II, but transferred shortly afterwards to the army. He made a career of the military, climbing the ranks to warrant officier, and enjoying his profession as an armourer with RCEME. After more than 25 years with the military, he took up a second career with Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada, Weights and Measures division. Starting as an inspector, he finished his second career as the regional manager for B.C. After retiring a second time, he took up his third and most enjoyable career; athlete. He enjoyed playing softball and volleyball, and especially. loved snooker and pool. The Dogwood Seniors Centre in Coquitlam became his second home. He stayed active with the local Royal Canadian Legion, and marched in many parades as a veteran of the Korean War. Described by all who knew him as a kind and gentle man, he will be missed and always loved. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, March 23rd, at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 3345 Robson Drive, Coquitlam, B.C.

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Van Kam Freightways’ group of companies requires Owner Operators and Class 1 Company drivers to be based out of our Surrey Terminal. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving exp./training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package. Call Bev at 1-800-663-0900/ 604968-5488 or send a detailed resume and current driver’s abstract. (For owner operators, provide details of your truck) to: careers@vankam.com Fax, 604-587-9889 Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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LANGLEY SATURDAY, March 24th 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. SANDMAN SIGNATURE HOTEL BANQUET CENTER 8828 - 201 Street

WE OFFER: -Top Notch Regional Premiums -Flexible Schedules And MUCH more!

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Branch Administrator

Tri-Cities Branch 2338 Clarke Street, Port Moody, B.C.

St. John Ambulance, a not-for-profit, charitable organization dedicated to improving the health and safety of Canadians through first aid training and community service, is currently seeking a qualified person to provide administrative/marketing assistance at its Tri-Cities Branch Office. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years administrative experience, understanding of bookkeeping procedures, budgets and inventory counts, excellent telephone manner and customer service skills. Responsibilities include class registration and product sales process and assist with marketing and sale of first aid courses and products. Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume in confidence to the Regional Director, Operations, by mail to #5 – 2120 Paramount Crescent, Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2T 6A5 or by fax to 250-853-8770 or by e-mail to hr@bc.sja.ca. Closing Date: March 21, 2012

Bison Transport is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity.

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Burnaby NewsLeader New Westminster NewsLeader This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing. The Burnaby NewsLeader & New Westminster NewsLeader are divisions of Black Press Ltd., Canada’s largest independent newspaper company, with more than 180 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii, and extensive online operations with over 250 websites. Black Press is also Western Canada’s largest privately-held commercial printer with 14 printing plants. The NewsLeader is the recent recipient of the Suburban Newspapers of America 2009 First Place Best Community Newspaper, circulation 37,500+, plus has won or been nominated in eleven categories for the 2010 SNAs, CCNAs, and BCYCNAs, including winning a CCNA Blue Ribbon award. If you are a highly creative individual with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and have good interpersonal and sales skills, we would like to meet you. To apply, please forward your resume with a cover letter to: Jean Hincks, Publisher 7438 Fraser Park Drive Burnaby, BC V5J 5B9

Deadline for applications is: March 16, 2012

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING Get Practical Skills That Get Jobs Vancouver Island University training for over 50 years, No simulators. Low student / instructor ratio. 1-888-920-2221 ext: 6130 www.viu.ca/ heavyequipment

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$100-$400 CASH DAILY for Landscaping Work! Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST! CASHIERS/WAREHOUSE Person required by Beer & Wine Store (PoCo). Drop off resume to 2099 Lougheed Hwy

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Call 604-472-3040 An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for field and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780723-5051

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6055 1002-1015 Alpine Pl 1102-1119 Barberry Pl 3-17 Campion Crt 1302-1323 Campion Lane 1202-1224 Cypress Pl 1402-1414 Dogwood Pl 1502-1509 Fernwood Pl 1602-1622 Hemlock Pl 999-1124 Noons Creek Dr 8402 690-700 Blue Mountain St (even) 753-765 Cottonwood Ave (odd) 687-695 Easterbrook St (odd) 752-936 Runnymede Ave 752-764 Smith Ave (even) 8465 570-599 Bole Crt 511-698 Chapman Ave 951-1021 Gilroy Cres 1030-1035 Gilroy Pl 507-600 Nicola Ave 915-1039 North Rd (odd) 975-995 Stoney Creek Crt 6079 101 Parkside Dr

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Please fax 604-796-0318 or e-mail: mikayla.tamihilog@shaw.ca

@ 604-472-3042 and quote the route number.

Landscape Maintenance Strata and Commercial Landscape Maintenance Contractor requires skilled Junior Foreman and General Laborers. Some experience in lawn and garden maintenance is required for laborers and at least a year or two for Junior Foreman. We are a larger company and have plenty of room for advancement. Email: newhiring@shaw.ca Live-in-Caregiver req’d F/T; Exp. 2+ years. Sal:$11.00/hr Duties: Supervise and care for one child and reside in employer’s home. Oversee child activities. Attend to the emotional well-being of child. Prepare meals. Language: English with Tagalog. Location: Coquitlam. Contact Arlinda at e-mail: linda.s2d2@gmail.com Live-in-caregiver Req’d; F/T, Pmt. Sal: $9.75/hr. Duties: Supervise and care for children. Bath, dress & feed children. Prepare them for rest periods. Help children with homework & help them perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties. Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties. Language: English required. Spanish an asset. Location: Fraser Ave & Wellington St, Port Coquitlam, BC, Contact: Ivonne at: ivonnemen@yahoo.ca Local Charity requires regional rep for the placement/collection of product displays. Independence/ability to travel, design/execute routes, reliable vehicle, people skills, inventory control and proven stability a must. Position for mature applicant, offers ﬂexibility of self employment. Commission based income 20-40K. Inquiries to: brenda@futurefundraising.com or fax 1-888-556-6728, inquiries will be replied by March 23.

EXPERIENCED Lane Closure Tech’s and Traffic Control people req’d. immediately. 604-996-2551 or email Traffic_King@shaw.ca

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Richmond plant requires Full-Time

SANDBLASTER

Graveyard shift 11:30p.m. to 7:00a.m. 4 days per week $19.75 per hour to start plus $1.50 per hour – shift differential.

RUBBER BUILDER

Shift work – starting rate $22.53/hour. Experience a must. Good Beneﬁts–Immediate Start

Please send your resume to gtasker@acrgroup-ca.com or by fax 604-274-1013 NO Telephone Calls Please TEAM Drivers required for regular USA runs. Must have 2 years mountain and highway experience and a clean drivers abstract. Contact Yugo at Blueland Transport at 604-777-9720 x105 or email resume to y@blue-land.ca TEAM Drivers wanted for regular USA runs. Must have a minimum of 2 years mountain and highway experience. Clean driver’s abstract. contact Ron Hutton at Coastal Pacific Xpress at 604-575-0983 ext 311 or fax resume to 604-575-0973.

Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

Kristy 604.488.9161 threescocatering@shaw.ca

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Qualified retired teacher with a B.Ed Reading, Basic Math, Eng & Piano in her home, $25/hr. (778)285-9449

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

AVOID BANKRUPTCY SAVE UP TO 70% OFF YOUR DEBT. One affordable monthly payment interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not the creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

188 101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)

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LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

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LOGGING Truck Drivers needed in Maple Ridge and Harrison area. 2-3 years experience. If interested send resume, 2-3 references and a clean drivers abstract by fax (250-578-8525) or e-mail (black.2@telus.net) offering $25.00-$28.00 depending on experience.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

INCOME TAX. TAJ DAMJI 604-781-0315. Pickup delivery in Tri City Free. Singles $45 Couples $65. No limit on number of slips.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Join a special team of people who make a real difference in the lives of seniors by providing them with home help assistance. Compassionate and dependable people for part-time work needed. Car required. Learn more at: www.homeinstead.com/3003 or call 604-268-3935

CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. Aldergrove Company looking for a permanent full - time CSR. Position details include but are not limited to order entry, border paperwork, and various types of correspondence. Proficient exp. with Accpac, excel and word an asset. Beneﬁts offered after 3 mths. Please e-mail your resume with cover letter stating wage expectation to mgratwicke812@gmail.com

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GREAT F/T POSITION at Self Storage Facility in POCO Industrial area. Reg. shifts (incl. eves + weekends) + holiday & misc. relief. Must have valid D.L., be personable, flexible and be able to work independently. Apply in person with resume to: IMPERIAL SELF STORAGE 1180 Kingsway Ave, Port Coquitlam, 10am-2pm Mon-Thurs. No phone calls or faxes please.

9024 1068-1157 Coutts Way 1096-1288 Fletcher Way OTHER ROUTES NOT LISTED MAY BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL TO ENQUIRE. If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation

WE’RE ON THE WEB

Competitive Wages & Beneﬁts After 3 mos.

6078 631-800 Alderside Rd 646 Bentley Rd 642-740 Ioco Rd

8461 787-802 Banting St 743-825 Como Lake Ave(odd) 740-760 Covina Crt 790-798 Dalip Crt 741-800 Egmont Ave 738-780 Ellice Ave 800-810 Fowler Crt 808-838 Raynor St (even) 804-926 Robinson St

Radiance Day Spa Tel:604-936-6828 K-435 North Road Coquitlam

Fraser Valley Area. Must have valid BC drivers licence and good work ethic. Ticketed mechanic’s are considered an asset.

8751 3226-3269 Karley Cres 1361 Shaughnessy St

8611 3200-3228 Bosun Pl 1050-1091 Dolphin St 1060-1087 Hull Crt 3207-3223 Mariner Way (odd) 3201-3229 Pier Dr 3208-3225 Sail Pl

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

GAS MECHANIC for busy logging company in the

6187 3-55 Hawthorn Dr

6068 1-17 Parkdale Pl 1-18 Parkglen Pl 1-19 Parkwood Pl

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LINE COOKS req’d F/T for The Arms Pub. Min 3yrs exp., Food Safe Level 1. Drop resume incl current ref’s: 3261 Coast Meridian Rd.

The following routes are now available do deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area:

9013 1140 Castle Cres

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

Akasaka Japanese Restaurant. Working Loc.: Pitt Meadows. Position: f/t experienced cook. Req.: 3+ yrs cooking exp. with food knowledge and completion of high School. Duties: mainly prepare and cook complete Jap. foods and perform other duties as req. Wage: $18.75/hr (40 hrs/wk). Apply: akasaka_jap@hotmail.com / (fax) 604-460-2099

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

8118 333-359 Decaire St (odd) 356-376 Duncan St 1566-1778 Hammond Ave 378-399 Laurtian Cres 1551-1768 Thomas Ave

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

6013 3300-3364 Henry St 3301-3378 Viewmount Dr 3353-3373 Viewmount Pl

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HELP WANTED

8420 901-951 Austin Ave 506-534 Blue Mountain St (even) 922-948 Dennison Ave 500-600 Joyce St 501-530 Mentmore St 508-522 Roxham St

Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca

Email: publisher@burnabynewsleader.com publisher@newwestnewsleader.com

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8221 343-385 Blue Mountian St (odd) 901-975 Edgar Ave (odd) 900-970 Stewart Ave 907-964 Walls Ave

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

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All Ages, All Ethnicities

CALL 604-558-2278

UP TO $20/HR We need 12 CSR reps now!

PAID training. F/T Hours Benefits after 6 months Must be outgoing!!! ERICA @ 604-777-2195

Tax Returns 604-460-8058 #7 - 20306 Dewdney Trunk, M. Ridge Corner Max Gas Station

A + Spa 604-942-8688 - near Safeway Sunwood Square

• Corporate • Self employed • Personal Disc. for seniors

604-468-2287 accountableaccounting.ca

TAX RETURNS Current and overdue returns going back as far as 1998 Starting at $45.00 per return Couples discount at $80.00 M A R K B R A G I E L, CFP Tri-City Business Centre 604-552-9399 ext. 329 TAX RETURNS Professionally Prepared by CGA Personal Tax Returns & Efile CorporateTaxes/Financial stmnts. Consultation & Bookkeeping Very Reasonable Rates

604-472-7776 #300-2232 McAllister Ave. POCO

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 260

ELECTRICAL

www.tricitynews.com HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

ELECTRICIAN. Licensed. Local. Low cost. Big/small jobs. Renov. & panel change expert. 604-374-0062

MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909

(#102055) Bonded

Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed

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778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

Sekora Electric Ltd. Specializing in residential renos and service panel upgrades. Free est. 604-657-9776 EC. Lic# 88601

CLEANING SERVICES

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Clean to Perfection Reliable / Honest ICBC & Veteran’s Claims Lic’d / Ins. ~ Windows Free Gift Certificates

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778-840-2421

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 300

LAWNS PLUS

D Economical Lawn Mowing D Complete Grounds Maint D Pruning & Shaping D Aeration & Power Raking D Fully Insured Residential~Strata~Commercial

(604)671-2746 Free Estimates

Prompt Delivery Available

Seven Days a Week

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. ✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

Local & Long Distance

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Housecleaning Services * Reliable * Detailed * Reasonable Rates * Few openings available

call for a free estimate;

(604)618-3797

MAIDS R’ US The Best Cleaners around GUARANTEED! Best rates, exp’d staff, 27 yrs. exp. Refs. Wkly/bi-mnthly. Guaranteed, perfect work. Any package. Res/Comm. Give us a call

604-808-0212 Spic n’ Span Cleaning Fast and Reliable. $25/hr. 778-318-4716

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BAJ MINI EXCAVATING, Sewer, storm, drainage, oil tank removal, paving, old house drainage. 604779-7816, 604-540-9420

From $48/per

COMPOSTED MUSHROOM MANURE $5/Yard + Delivery *****************

604-524-2177

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FENCING

1-A1 BRAR CEDAR FENCING, chain link & landscaping. Block retaining wall. Reasonable rates. Harry 604-719-1212, 604-306-1714 RENTALS: These listings cover all types of rentals from apartments, condos, office space, houseboats and vacation homes. So if you’re in the market to rent, or looking for a roommate, start here. bcclassified.com

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17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows

604-465-3189

AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting. 30 yrs exp. Refs. Free est. Keith 604-433-2279 or 604-777-1223

PAINT SPECIAL

JMYK CONTRACTING Specializing in steel stud framing, suspended ceilings, t-bar, drywall, taping, texture patches, firerating, painting + general renovations. WCB, INSURED Jay 604-722-6197 Mike 778-996-2296

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DRYWALL

45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060

Home Renovations and New Construction

Dean 604-834-3076

MISC SERVICES NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

Robert J. O’Brien

604-728-5643

Meadows Landscape Supply

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GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

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604.587.5865 EXTRA

NAHAL CONSTRUCTION

CHEAP

New and Re-Roof Specialist Residential & Commercial. Shakes, Shingles and Duroid. 25 year of experience. Call for your FREE estimate.

Jas 778-896-4065 Bell 604-339-2765

RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! (778)997-5757, (604)587-5991

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!! *Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!

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

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

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Isaac 604-727-5232

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything... But Dead Bodies!! 604.

220.JUNK(5865)

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting

Ph: 604-942-4383

www.proaccpainting.com

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PLUMBING

GREENPRO Landscaping. Lawn cuts, pruning, full yard maintenance & installation. Fast & dependable. Incl odd jobs. Call 604-537-5536.

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

IVY GREEN YARD SERVICE Hedges, pruning, yd cleanup, maint 35 years exp. FREE Estimates. Guar. Work. Calvin 604-992-4633

360 PLUMBING & HEATING. Gas, plumbing, heating, reno’s, repairs. 20 years exp., reliable & courteous. Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

$36/HOUR. Local lic’d Plumber. Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call (778)549-2234 ✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640

Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available! S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing

Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities” .Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

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LANDSCAPING

ANDY’S LANDSCAPE Majored, 20yr exp. www.andyslandscape.ca 778-895-6202

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RENO & REPAIR

TREE SERVICES

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

GARDENS BEAUTIFUL, providing affordable lawn & yard care in Coquitlam for 10 yrs. Honest & reliable. Give me a call Jim. Licensed. Worksafe ins. 604-939-1519.

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MOVING & STORAGE

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MARK’S LAWN CARE Mowing lawns, hedge trimming, garbage removal and small handyman repairs. Free Est. 604-308-8073

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

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

✶Dump Site Now Open✶

A Dream Landscaping. Retaining walls, topsoil, turf, shrubs, trimming, yard cleanup, bark mulch, (604)724-4987 or 604-724-9036

.Jim’s Mowing Spring Services Same day services

Re-roofing, Repair & New Roof Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530

Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069

GARDENING

ELECTRICAL

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly

SPRING YARD MAINT.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

*Retaining Walls *Interlocking *Fencing *Drainage *Decking *New Lawns *Hedges 17 Years exp. - Work Guaranteed Cel:604-836-6519, 778-285-6510

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AT NORTHWEST ROOFING

Landscaping

Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery

J.R. DRYWALL, Specializing in sm jobs, taping & textured ceilings. 35yrs exp. John 604-460-0830

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

NICK’S

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

BOARDING, TAPING, SPRAYTEX Basements and Small Jobs NEW CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS. Water Damage Repairs.

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867.

TRICITY Pro Painter-Refs. Interior Spec. WCB. Dragan 604-8058120 www.montenegropainting.com

HOOT & OWL Renovations & repairs Also rubbish removal available Email: hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

*BOARDING, *TAPING, *Painting, *Renovations. Big & Small Jobs. QUALITY WORK! Free Estimates. Roman 778-355-0352 or 726-4132.

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

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB

ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500

#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

Ph: 604-469-2331

CONTRACTORS

PRESSURE Washing & Painting 20% Discount until June 30/12 Sentry Building Maintenance 604-80966474

“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582

- ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS

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PRESSURE WASHING

2 HUNGRY PAINTERS Int./Ext. + POWER WASHING. Man & Wife with combined Exp. of 75+ Years. 604-467-2532

Specialists in:

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN

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Running this ad for 8yrs

LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715

278 FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

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PICK-UP ...... or .... DELIVERY

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

NO JOB TOO SMALL

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

Quick & Reliable Movers

**SPRING SPECIAL**

* Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work * Laminate & Hardwood Flooring Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar. Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168 ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064

Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978

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When QUALITY Matters all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements

PEDRO’S GENERAL CONTRACTING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfilling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919.

CONCRETE & PLACING

Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured

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$45/Hr

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

D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom Manure

(604)465-1311

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MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVING

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

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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Landscape Maintenance

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LANDSCAPING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

341

PRESSURE WASHING POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

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Call Ian 604-724-6373

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

PETS 477

PETS

RENTALS 706

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Professional Property Management Services

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

APPLIANCES

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

509

AUCTIONS

ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE AUCTION Monday March 19th, 7pm VIEW: Sunday 1-5pm Monday from 10am

533 PAUL BUNYAN Tree Service * ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

548

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

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560

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PEARL DRUM SET, $1000, receipts for $1000 in upgrades, located in Hope. Call 1 (604)869-7329 PIANO; APT SIZE Lowrey upright piano $750. Ph: 604-418-6274 or 604-531-1576.

Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work

REAL ESTATE 626

HOUSES FOR SALE

St. John’s Apartments 2010 St. John’s St, Port Moody Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet. U/g pkg, laundry room.

PoCo 2 bdrm 1/2 duplex with 1 bath, laminate in livrm & bdrms. Avail Now. N/S. $1100/mo.

For more info & viewing call

Dragan 778-788-1845

Hyland Manor

M.Ridge Beautiful 3000 s/f newer Immaculate home in Albion area. 5 Bdrms + den. 1Cat ok. $1800.

751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam

PoCo downtwn 2bd condo,2bath new windows, clean bldg, amens room, near parks. Ns/np, $1000.

Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping. Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room.

Call 604-464-7548 BURNABY & COQUITLAM

For more info & viewing call

Dragan 778-788-1845 Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 Bdrm Apartments

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2 Bedroom Townhouse between $30,000 & $37,200

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3 Bedroom Townhouse between $34,800 & $43,200

COQUITLAM CTR, Douglas Ctr aquatic ctr, stadium, clean well maint’d 996sf 2 bdrm 2 bath, Apr1. N/s, N/p. $1295/mo. 604-941-3259

Medallion Court Apt / Townhomes 515-525 Foster Avenue 2 Bedroom suite available immediately (heat and hot water included). Pet allowed.

TOWNHOMES 3 Bedroom townhouse available immediately (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up. Pet allowed. 3 Bedroom townhouse available now (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up. Pet allowed.

Contact: Costina 778-847-3153

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

1 bdrm $790/mo - No pets

Avail April 1 - Ref’s req’d

GARIBALDI Court (604) 463-9522 Central Maple Ridge 2 BDRM. AVAIL. NOW

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HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing. Call us First! 604.657.9422

Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832 535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

Clean, quiet & affordable! Incl. heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance.

Refs & Credit check req. Sorry No Pets For more info. google us. MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $765/mo

Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certiﬁed Crime Free Buildings PORT COQUITLAM

Bachelor, 1 & 2 Bdrm Available

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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CHECK CLASSIFIEDS

MOODY Centre converted heritage house, 870 sq ft, various commercial uses, $1800 gross, flexible terms. Additional space also available. 604-612-1050, manysheds@yahoo.ca PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground floor, dance/fitness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550. PORT MOODY 3450 sq. ft. office/warehouse, 2302B Clarke St. Net $2100mo. Apr.1. 604-939-2357

736

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APARTMENT/CONDO

COQUITLAM: Clean, quiet apt blk. Suites to rent. Sorry no pets. Family owned & operated for 39 yrs. (604)936-5755.

Devonshire Housing Co-op 22170 Dewdney Trunk Road

604-463-4568

2 Bdrm, 2 bath, avail April 1. 3 appl’s ~ laundry hook-up, $904/mo. $2000 for shares. Credit check.

2007 Resort 240RKS

SUITES, LOWER

1 bdrm, $750/mth. utils incl. PoCo. Grd-lvl, Lrg, bright, Near bus & amen. priv. entry, shard lndry. NP/ NS. Avail. now 604-945-8998 BURNABY newly reno 1 bdrm open concept g/l ste, 6 appl incl d/w W/D, cls to Edmonds skytrain N/S Pets neg. $800 Apr 1. 604-777-9943

DSI water heater, microwave, A/C, two entry doors, rear kitchen, dinette slide and more! $15,995(Stk# 332262) www.fraserway.com/ consignment 1-877-651-3267 DL#31087

CITADEL 1 bdrm newer, clean clse to Castle Park, Apr 1. $750 incl utils/WD, NS/NP Ref. 604-944-2720 COQUITLAM Ctr by Como Lake: 1 Bdrm. W/D. N/S, N/P. $725/mo. Apr 1st. Ref’s. (604)931-6305 COQUITLAM Lansdowne. 1 Bdrm + den, walk-in, 1100 sf, patio. NS/NP, avail now. $900/mo. 604-338-5473. N.POCO brand new 2 bdrm ste, clse to all ament NS/NP $1000 incl util TV inste ldry. 604-603-6590 POCO: Lougheed/Prairie. 1 Bdrm grnd level, 5 appls, inste W/D. $800 + shrd utils. May 1. 1.NS/NP. Call 604-771-3575.

40’ DUTCH STAR with Cummings turbo diesel, less than 59,000 mi. Always stored indoors, looks like new, economical to operate, 2 slides, din. booth, 2 a/cond, 2 TV’s, 2 CD & 2 VHS players, ldry., propane generator (6500W). Must be seen. 604-854-3266

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! vehicles. Local family owned and operated business. BBB com or call (604)209-2026

2 hour Service from call. Professional staff and Member with A+ rating. Visit us on-line at www.a1casper.

PORT COQUITLAM 1 bdrm. suite, grnd. lvl., lge. kit., N/P N/S. Sep. entry. Avail now. $780 mo. incl. utils.,cable & int. 604-323-3580 PORT COQUITLAM newly reno’d 1 bdrm gr/lvl ste. 800 s/f, full bath, on bus route, nr Costco/WCE, n/s, pet neg, $750 incl utils. 778-882-4026 PORT COQUITLAM renovated 1bdrm ste, $700/mo NS/NP. Incl util & cable. Refs req’d. 604-464-0602

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

WW Plateau, large 1 bdrm + den, priv entrance, security, w/d, incl heat, tv & internet, N/P, N/S, 10 min walk to Douglas College, $900/mos 604.552.4228

SUITES, UPPER

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

COQUITLAM, 3 bdrm., deck., share ldry., prkg., no dogs. N/S. April 1. $1175 mo. 604-937-3534

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

COQUITLAM Centre area. 4 Bdrm upper flr, 2 full baths, garage, 2 f/p, shared laundry, pet ok, avail April 1st, ref’s & credit check req’d. $1550/mo. Call 604-340-9757.

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TOWNHOUSES

COQUITLAM; 2 bdrm townhouse, $970, small yard, h/w & prkg incl, 1200 sq.ft, quiet complex, no pets, Call 778-316-4777 PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938 PORT COQUITLAM 3 BDRM T/H, $990/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-464-0034.

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288 The Scrapper

PITT MEADOWS. 2 & 3 bdrm. in family complex. Close to bus, schools & shopping. Ref’s req’d. Small pets okay, $1075/$1175/mo. Avail. immed. 604-465-1938. POCO: Very clean 2 bdrm SXS duplex, big yard, garden, garage. NP/NS. $1150/mo Avail. immed. 604-942-5492 & 778-865-1555. PORT COQUITLAM - House 1567 Bridgman Ave. Large 3 BR 2 Bath; 1650 sf; lndry; rec room PETS! Cul-de-sac! $1500 Apr. 1 Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 PORT COQUITLAM - suite 743 Prairie Ave. Reno’d 3 BR NOW 1 Bath 1050 sf; laundry; garage NEW FLOORS! $1000 INC. UTILS. Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666 ✷✷✷ REDUCED ✷✷✷ PORT COQUITLAM - House 1328 Windsor Ave. Large 5 BR 3 Bath; 2450 sf; laundry; garage Fenced yard & deck; $2300 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

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OFFICE/RETAIL

Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm, renovated suites. Quiet, safe, secure adultoriented building. References required. 2049 Coquitlam Ave.

Coquitlam Lincoln Center Clinic Space For Rent

Call 604-941-9051

Suitable for Tuina, Physical Therapy, Naturopathy, Massage Therapy, Chiropractic, Cosmetics, Company. 300 square feet. $980/month. Avail. Immediately.

Port Coquitlam - Apartment 2550 Gordon Ave; Reno’d 1 BR 650 sf; 1 Bath; lndry; $675 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

Awning, 3 burner w/oven, microwave, dinette booth, A/C & more! $21,995(Stk# 33437) www.fraserway.com/ consignment 1-877-651-3267 DL#31087

Coquitlam, nr Lougheed Mall. 3 bdrms, 2½ bath rancher. $1600/mo. Avail April. N/P. 604-461-8920.

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

ROOMS FOR RENT

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

750

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2007 Cougar 276RLS

PORT COQUITLAM; 1 bdrm & lrg bath, loft area. Modern 3 bdrm home, nice area cls to shopping. NP/NS, Refs. $600. 604-220-9945

HOMES FOR RENT

COQUITLAM 663 Harrison Ave. 4 Bdrm, avail Apr 1st, $1400/mo. Newly reno’d, 5 appl, F/P, 1600 s.f. no pets, fncd bk/yrd. 604-454-4540

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2004 ITASCA SPIRIT 29.4 ft. Class C motorhome, 50,000km. 2 slide outs, awnings, generator & ext. warranty. Exc. cond. $42,900. (604)856-8177 604-308-5489

Port Coquitlam - Maryhill furnished bdrm. shr’d kitchen/bath/living Quiet older N/S hse. $375 604.941.2959

Great location for seniors!

* Renovated Suites * COQUITLAM

rentals@kensingtonpark.ca

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL S Impeccably clean S Heat S Hot Water S Parking

746

TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE/RETAIL

COQUITLAM OFFICE SPACE WESTWOOD CORP. CENTRE Various sizes of office space available CALL 604-944-2963

751

Al - (604) 506-5840

bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

GREAT LOCATION

Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove. Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac.

Please call:

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Queen Anne Apts.

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES Male/Female, shots, micro-chip, vet checked, health guarantee. $2200. Call 604-970-3807.

Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS.

Brand NEW 2 Bedroom Suites $1275/mo.

COQUITLAM

Cocker Spaniels: Proud parents of 8 pups, born Feb 2. 1st shots, dewormed, vet chkd, tails/dews done. Ready Apr 1. Purebred, no papers. $600. 604-888-0832 Eves

It’s a New Year! Start it Right in The PERFECT LOCATION! On-site Manager

BURNABY

COQUITLAM CTR; 2 bdrm apt, u/g prkg, all appls, big patio, Avail now $1100/mo. NP/NS. (604)377-8093.

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

PORT MOODY

11935 Burnett Street

604-945-5864

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm apt. $800/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

Email: sandy@terramanagement.ca or phone

AMERICAN COCKER Vet ✔, cuddly, family raised, paper trained. Exc pet! $700. 604-823-4393 Chwk. CANE CORSO mastiff, shots, dewormed, tails cropped, vet✓ $1,000. Call 604-826-7634.

604-464-3550

KENSINGTON PARK

2 & 3 bdrm apartments avail. $790 & $913/month No subsidy avail. Centrally located, close to transit & schools.

PETS

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

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

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1 Bdrm & den suite $875 2 Bdrm corner suite $925

Best Rental Suites in Maple Ridge

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS

RENTALS

PORT COQUITLAM

GOOD TENANTS

If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

Coquitlam Centre Co-op

PETS

APARTMENT/CONDO

WANTED

Subsidies available based on gross houseold income. 2 Bedroom Apartment between $22,800 & $31,800

706

Call 604-724-6967

With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, North Burnaby. Pet friendly.

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RENTALS

Coquitlam/Port Moody

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NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

APARTMENT/CONDO

Call 604-421-1235

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist

GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well socialized, 1st shots & deworming included. Mission 604-820-4827.

706

P.Meadows Brand New - Solaris Towers. 2 & 3 bdrms, 5 appli’s, nr WCE, shops,parks,schls. Now. NS/NP,refs. Rents Start@ $1350

Central Auction #313-20560 Langley Bypass (# 10 Hwy) (604)534-8322 www.centralauction.ca

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APARTMENT/CONDO

STANDARD SCHNAUZER pups. 17 - 19” / 30 - 35lbs full grown. $500. each. 604-826-5846 Mission.

RENTALS

604-942-9239 Dr. Jane Wang

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

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DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1990 Olds Cierra blue 6cyl auto 4dr no accid. low K’s a/cared Grandma’s car $3000obo 604-465-5103

2004 ACURA NDX black on black 2nd owner, loaded. Asking $15,500. 604-805-7773 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $7000 firm. Call 604-538-4883

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TRUCKS & VANS

2001 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN 8 pass. white, mechanically sound, excellent cond. in & out. No accid. local. $3000 obo / 604.306.0144

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1995 CAMRY, 4 door, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, new tires, AirCared, mint cond. $2900 obo. 604-931-1236. 2001 HONDA ACCORD-4 dr. sedan, 4 cyl. auto, local, silver w/ grey cloth, 161k, pwr. options, A/C, very clean in/out. $6250 / 604.312.7415 2003 CHEVY MALIBU 110,000 km, auto, V6, AirCared, good tires, $4000 obo. Call: (604)531-3251

ATTENTION: Owner of four winds boat registration #1K4251. Your boat storage is in ARREARS. You have 30 days to pay the bill or the boat will be sold. Please contact markgotel@gmail.com.

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