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Seaspan’s $8-billion contract to build noncombat vessels could launch a shipbuilding revival in North Vancouver not seen since the Second World War. » Pages 10-11

Photo courtesy of North Vancouver Museum and Archives

HULL OF A TIME

BUZZ WORD

Former Allied Shipbuilders boss Malcolm McLaren talks contracts, the importance of good staff and living off other people’s misery

Beekeeper Ric Erikson applauds DNV’s recent move allowing high-density dwellers to keep honey-bee colonies

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And the survey says...

Most North Vancouver district residents say life in the district is unaffordable TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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wo thirds of North Vancouver district households give their community a failing grade on the question of affordability.

That’s according to an Ipsos-Reid poll commissioned by the district last September and released to council Monday that showed the No. 1 concern among residents is how far, or rather how short, their dollars seem to stretch.

The poll asked 829 households whether or not they felt the district was an affordable place to live. Only 32 per cent of respondents rated the community affordable while almost half, 48 per cent, rated the district’s affordability as “poor” and 17 per cent said it was “very poor.”

Poll author Mary Bacica wrote in her findings that families with children, renters and younger residents were the most critical of the district on affordability.

Speaking before council Monday night, Bacica said she was alarmed by the number of district residents who feel their cost of living is just too high.

“The thing that stands out to me the most is the affordability,” Bacica said in her summary of the poll study to council. “That poor rating on the affordability of living in the community,

that stands out to me as something that I haven’t seen that high of a response.”

Another high priority among residents when it comes to questions of cutting costs to the district and boosting revenue and service levels is consolidating services with the City of North Vancouver.

The survey showed 93 per cent of households support either partnering or consolidating services with the city in this regard, with 63 per cent expressing “strong support.”

Coun. Robin Hicks said the district should send those pro-consolidation results to the city government to gauge their support with a statement of intent to explore the issue further.

Pro-amalgamation councillor Doug MacKayDunn agreed.

“We may be discussing in the coming weeks the time to form a blue ribbon committee,” MacKay-Dunn said, “to have a look at the consolidation of services in terms of finally perhaps getting to that point where it becomes politically palatable to address the amalgamation question.”

Since 1993 the district government has regularly polled residents about their attitudes toward life in the district.

The latest sample was taken between Sept.

7-30 from 829 residents who identified themselves by phone as the head of the household before completing the survey via mail or email.

Ipsos-Reid said the accuracy rate of the poll is plus or minus four per cent, 19 times out of 20, however the sample of “households” in this study excluded dwellings which have a cellphone as the primary phone rather than a landline.

School board narrowly grants more time on Balmoral decision

DECISION DELAYED - NVSD chair Franci Stratton addresses a crowd of residents at the Feb. 21 meeting on the future of Balmoral.

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orth Vancouver residents angry over proposed changes to Balmoral secondary school have won a narrow but hard-fought reprieve from any action by the school board until April.

More than a hundred vocal opponents to the repurposing of Balmoral for adult and alternative education classes crowded the North Vancouver School District board office last Tuesday night, shouting down and at times halting the meeting’s proceedings on the Balmoral issue.

The residents are upset about the proposed transformation of North Van’s last junior high school into a community learning centre at the end of the 2012 school year.

But more than that, they’re upset about what they say has been an utter lack of consultation with the Balmoral area community leading up to Tuesday’s vote on whether or not to go ahead with the allocation of $2.5 million for the first stages of the Balmoral overhaul.

The planned renovations would convert the junior high into a new home for adult classes and alternate stream high school programs currently housed at the Lucas Centre and Keith Lynn Alternate Secondary.

After an hour’s deliberation on the Balmoral question and what looked like a deadlocked vote pitting pro-overhaul board chair Franci Stratton and trustees Cyndi Gerlach and Mike McGraw against “wait-and-see” trustees Susan Skinner, Lisa Bayne and Barry Forward, it was trustee Christie Sacré’s eleventh-hour vote in favour of staying the decision until after community consultations that won the day for the Balmoral area residents.

Chief among the residents’ concerns about possible community impacts is the increase in car traffic that the adult and alternative education programs will likely bring to the neighbourhood.

Currently there are 650 students and 81 staff at Balmoral, accord-

ing to School District 44 assistant superintendent Mark Jefferson.

While the number of students the adult education programs could bring to Balmoral is not yet known, the alternate stream high school classes are expected to fetch between 150 to 175 kids daily.

A neighbourhood traffic study is now being done at the behest of the school district and will be part of the community consultation process that the board says it will engage in before the next Balmoral vote on April 24.

Preliminary details about the planned architectural overhaul of Balmoral were made public at Tuesday’s board meeting and included plans for a rebuilt foyer, large student commons and a new teaching kitchen.

The total price tag of the draft proposal pitched by school district facilities and planning director Ian Abercrombie was $2.92 million, with options to add more parking stalls and a joint-use recreation facility for an additional $750,000.

School district secretary-treasurer Irene Young said the bulk of the renovations could be paid for with some of the school district’s $3-million annual facilities grant in addition to about $2.1 million from its capital reserves.

Before voting to stay the $2.5-million Balmoral allocation, trustee Skinner, whose own children attend alternative high school programs, said some of the outcry against the changes were offensive and outrageous.

“Those messages that we were getting about who these students are? Absolutely appalling,” Skinner said, citing emails and comments sent to the board. “And absolutely the knee-jerk reaction for me was that it almost sent me on a ‘Let’s go spend $5 million and do it right now.’ But our position demands higher thinking.”

Or as trustee Lisa Bayne put it: “This has been an education for us in terms of where our community stands.” tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne

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The secret world of a private investigator The Outlook trails a West Vancouver PI on the case of the Louis Vuitton knock-offs and an alleged text-stalker JUSTIN BEDDALL THE OUTLOOK

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n this grey winter morning Denis is steering a nondescript silver SUV over the Second Narrows Bridge. But his ride may change tomorrow. He switches vehicles as routinely as he does his appearance. As a private investigator, he must be a chameleon.

That’s why Denis has asked that his last name not be used or his picture published for this story.

“I have to,” he explains, “I want to stay in one piece.”

Sometimes he tries to look unkempt,

with extra stubble and grubby jeans.

Today, he’s more GQ: black sports jacket, blue dress shirt, jeans, leather shoes, large-faced Michael Kors watch and grey scarf. It’s the kind of look he used when operating covertly to bust a knock-off Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Burberry operation in the Vancouver area, posing as a buyer from Montreal interested in purses.

Denis’s French accent (real) and spiky grey hair probably helped make his dashing purse-purchaser cover even more convincing.

The six-month undercover operation resulted in a $2.48-million judgement against the companies that were selling the counterfeit goods, he says.

“They have to repay that,” adds Denis, who says he was hired by French luxury brand group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton to investigate the case.

“I like the covert operations very, very

much.”

He’s also posed as a university researcher, a high-roller with a penchant for champagne-drenched VIP rooms and a LA movie producer — to name just a few.

“My accent helps,” he says, noting people think, “‘He can’t be undercover.’”

“I use all those things to my advantage.

You have to play the part.”

Along with the ability to role play, a skilled PI has to be able to gather and present evidence in court, he says.

“If you can’t enter the evidence in court, the case goes out the window.”

Right now, the 50-something PI is on the hunt for retailers selling bogus namebrand merchandise at a Lower Mainland mall notorious for its back-room deals.

“Let’s check out some counterfeits,” he says, pulling into the underground parking lot. continued, PAGE 6

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“You will be surprised something like this exists in Vancouver.”

Once an athlete, Denis strides with purpose around the mall. Minutes later, he’s inside a small boutique asking the saleswoman if she carries any handbags or purses: He’s looking for a present for his wife, he tells her.

Her smile stiffens. She doesn’t carry any. He doesn’t bother grilling her: that could potentially lead to a call to the organized criminals behind moving the fake goods, something he’d rather avoid today.

This is just a recon mission. On the way out, he spies a fake LV handbag on display in the store. Of course, the only place in Vancouver to buy authentic Louis Vuitton: Holt Renfrew, the LV store or at a consignment shop, he explains. Most of the fake designer merchandise, however, is typically stored in the back room, he says. “We do a lot of malls.

Counterfeit is a huge, huge problem,” he says.

“Not only for LV but others — it diminishes the value of the brands.” **** Denis was a Mountie for eight years. He career-shifted once he had a young family. He opened his own PI agency, BCS Investigations (picanada. ca), in 1998. The West Van-based firm offers a smorgasbord of services: along with trademark and counterfeit goods enforcement, they do DNA testing, matrimonial infidelity, GPS tracking, electronic debugging, Internet matters and murder investigations, among other things.

“People still think we only do matrimonials; they still think we watch people having wild flings — it’s maybe ten per cent of our business,” he explains.

These days it’s more about cyber sleuthing.

“Mostly everything is going high-tech. We do a lot of Facebook presence. People are way too open on Facebook — they have no idea what they are putting on there. It’s unbelievable.”

He warns that personal information can be used by blackmailers and stalkers.

“People will destroy other people’s careers,” Denis adds, referring to a case recently where a woman nearly lost her job after someone using a false identity posted a photo of her face on a different body in an unflattering scene.

“We just take on the client’s identify,” he says of the first step in tracking down an Internet predator. Next they search for IP addresses and data-mine for other digital clues.

“Often for people we’re the last resort,” he says.

“I like to help people — that’s what my role is.”

Contrary to what classic TV dramas like Rockford Files or Magnum PI have taught us, private investigators aren’t able to pull any ruse necessary in order to obtain evidence of wrongdoing and they’re not permitted to carry firearms or restraining devices.

In B.C., private investigators need a valid security licence, which is governed by the Security Services Act. “We have very strict guidelines.

We have the privacy act, we have an agency in Victoria that supervises us and comes and

looks at our files, the Solicitor General’s office.

So it’s not a free-for-all where you put on dark glass and become a PI. You need 4,000 hours of practicum as an article student, before you get your licence. First you start under supervision.”

PIs must also use their street smarts. When knocking on a door, for instance, he instructs me to move to the side: you never know what’s waiting for you on the other side. “I can’t give you all my tricks,” he says later, laughing.

Many of Denis’s clients prefer not to deal with the police, either because it’s a civil matter or because they come from cultures where cops aren’t trusted. Whatever the reason, Denis goes to great lengths to ensure every client is legit.

“We do a character check and if we feel this person is not on the up-and-up I won’t touch it. It’s not worth the money.”

Profiling potential clients is as important as profiling the suspects, he says.

He’s got to be absolutely certain, for instance, about the actual motive for a potential client who is trying to track somebody down.

“Someone could get killed,” he says. “That would be a very strong example.”

Denis charges between $125 and $225 per hour, depending on the case. When he gives clients his cellphone digits, he says “that number is 24/7.” “The hours are pretty crazy. Any day, any time,” he says.

But even with legit clients, his job regularly puts him in the orbit of bad guys.

“You have to have nerves of steel once in a while,” he says matter-offactly.

Recently, while doing surveillance, the target lured him to a remote landfill location in Surrey where a group of thugs were waiting to rearrange his face. “You get burnt once in a while. If someone is surveillance savvy, like most criminals, they pick up on being followed.”

Denis managed to escape that night in Surrey, but he must always be alert.

That’s why he takes his personal security so seriously. His home has everything but a moat: gates, night-vision video, alarm and a dog. “The property is totally secure,” he says. “That’s one of the drawbacks [of the profession].”

He usually only uses his first name when introducing himself and his website and business card don’t connect to any of his personal information.

“My email, for example, is very vague. So it’s not like a PI email.”

As he’s fond of saying: “it’s really hush, hush.”

“I don’t want them to start connecting the dots — criminals are pretty smart.”

***** After sniffing out counterfeits at the shopping mall, Denis’s next stop is at a tall office building in downtown Vancouver, where he’s investigating an alleged case of text-stalking.

He has a penchant for complex cases, and this one’s got some interesting puzzle pieces, so the PI is enthused.

“I’m just not there to eat peanuts and watch people. That’s not my gig.”

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Beekeepers like Ric Erikson are abuzz over DNV’s decision to OK urban beehives on and around apartments and condos.

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HIVE OF ACTIVITY Ric Erikson recently founded the North Shore Bee Club. Todd Coyne photo

he District of North Vancouver created a legal buzz last week and no one could be happier about it than Ric Erikson.

“It’s always been going on in North Van even though it wasn’t exactly legal,” Erikson tells The Outlook during an interview at the Queen Mary Community Garden. “But most neighbours don’t even know it’s there.”

The “it” is apiculture, also known as beekeeping, and given the global drop in the numbers of pollinating insects worldwide, it’s the hottest issue in urban agriculture today.

Last week the district voted unanimously to approve all three readings of a bylaw amendment allowing residents of multi-family apartment or condo blocks to keep at home a maximum of two honey-bee colonies, or about 100,000 bees.

The amendment is to a 1992 bylaw that already allows residents of detached single-family dwellings to tend hives on their property, and is varieties of which Erikson says he remembers expected to get final approval from council next counting in abundance as a kid growing up on week.

North Vancouver’s Grand Boulevard.

The North Shore is home to a community of “Even 30 years ago, between Utah and Alaska about 45 to 50 beekeepers with between 70 to 80 there were billions of them,” he says. “Then last hives, according to estimates from both Erikson year the province of B.C. did a search and after and district staff.

3,400 hours, they found six bees.”

Both parties admit that some of these apiarOver the decades, fruit growers from ies are technically illegal under the current bee Richmond’s blueberry acres to the orange groves bylaw. But because most hobbyist beekeepers of Florida have been largely trucking around the take precautions not to disturb their neighbours, same colonies of inbred and immunodeficient the district says it’s never had a complaint about European honey bees to do all of the continent’s an errant keeper and has never had to enforce its pollinating. current bee bylaw.

And that’s not good for the bees, the environAt the Queen Mary garden, Erikson tends an ment, nor for us, Erikson says. estimated 100,000 or so European honey bees.

Standing beside the community garden coloLess than 500 metres away, he has two hives of nies where the mercury outside hovers around about 100,000 more on his West Keith Road balfreezing while inside it’s about 24 to 30 C thanks cony. to the hive of activity — European honey bees Despite what some think, most beekeeping don’t hibernate or even sleep, but rather swarm hobbyists aren’t in it for the their queen for warmth — honey. Although, a small hive of Erikson anticipates a big 30,000 to 60,000 bees can proyear for North Shore bee COFFEE duce upwards of 200 pounds per lovers.

WITH year of the sweet stuff.

Woodworking students In fact, honey production is Todd Coyne at Argyle secondary just the least lucrative part of the apitcoyne@northshore finished building 50 small outlook.com culture game, Erikson says, with bird feeder-like bee boxes agricultural pollination, beeswax that North Van city will production and bee-sting therapy install in parks, community ranking much higher on the profgardens and volunteers’ it scale. But for hobbyist beekeepers like Erikson, homes this spring in an effort to restore habitat it’s not about those ventures either. It’s about for native bee species. saving the world as we know it.

To that same end, in the coming month the With his recently founded North Shore Bee North Shore Bee Club will not only continue on Club, Erikson wants to raise awareness about the its road to charitable society status but will help importance of bee pollination to the survival of the city’s Loutet Farm set up the North Shore’s our native plants and food. first ever native bee garden with the hope of One in three bites of food, Erikson says, are rebuilding native bee populations first in the literally the fruits of pollinating bees. Pollination Lower Mainland and eventually the province. used to be the job of native bee species, the many toddcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com

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Driven to distraction Frightening tales from the road Not long ago, I witnessed a disquieting display of dexterity: a guy eating takeout sushi from a plastic container while driving his car.

I couldn’t tell if he was using chopsticks, but I was glad to be a safe distance away on the sidewalk.

No doubt, you’ve seen some other dumb driver tricks. Not surprisingly, this has police worried. Last month, the RCMP sent out a press release that listed some commonly seen distracted behaviour, which included drivers reading newspapers and books, putting on makeup and even shaving.

Truth is, most people’s lives are pretty hectic, especially here in B.C. where the astronomical cost of real estate means most need a dual-family income or extra hours at work to pay their rent or mortgage. Throw in grocery shopping, picking up the kids from soccer Justin Beddall practice and an occasional trip to editor@northshore outlook.com the gym and it’s no wonder we’ve had to adapt to multi-tasking in our daily lives.

Frighteningly, a lot of this time management is happening while we’re behind the wheel. And now, with the near ubiquity of smartphones drivers aren’t just having their morning bowl of cereal while driving anymore. They are also tweeting, texting and updating their Facebook status.

That’s made our streets increasingly dangerous for pedestrians, bikers and other drivers.

Need proof? North Van Mounties handed out 1,286 tickets for distracted or inattentive driving in 2010. Province-wide that number was 32,266 in RCMP-patrolled jurisdictions, And, according to the RCMP, last year distracted driving contributed to 45 per cent of the collisions in the Lower Mainland municipalities it polices.

Fortunately, the Mounties are trying to curb this behaviour. For the entire month of February, the RCMP conducted a province-wide distracted driving enforcement dragnet (North Vancouver stats were unavailable at press time).

“Driving requires all of our attention, all of the time,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, spokesman for the North Van Mounties, in a press release. “No intentional distraction is worth the possible negative, catastrophic consequences.”

Along with the sources of driver distraction already mentioned above, the Canadian Automobile Association lists some others on its website: an unexpected event on the roadway or sudden noise, operating radio or CD, adjusting dashboard controls or a navigational system, and, of course, eating, drinking and smoking.

Still, texting or talking on a cellphone seems the most common form of distraction today.

If caught using a non-hands-free electronic device, drivers can get a $167 fine and three penalty points. But the message doesn’t really seem to be catching the attention of drivers.

It’s probably necessary to ratchet up awareness campaigns and fines for those who refuse to put down their cells while driving. Of course Mounties and municipal police can’t be on every street corner waiting to nab distracted drivers.

Drivers need to take responsibility for their careless actions that put others in peril. And it’s really not that hard to break bad driving habits. Start by purchasing a hands-free device and opt for making reservations for sushi instead of dining and driving.

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F Best costume and best dressed would be easy for Gino Giragosian and his wife. As owners of Absolute Star Design diamonds and cigars in Dundarave, they know how to make everyone sparkle. G Developer Doug Mason and wife Carla take the most glamorous couple award for their black tie best, including Carla’s stunning silver sequins dress. H The best director award was easily won by the wonderful ladies of the Oscar a la Mer committee. Looking glam from head to toe, these gals raised over $70,000 for BC Children’s Hospital. Congrats MJ Thompson, Sara Dubois-Phillips, Andrea Armstrong and Pam Smith.

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ess than 72 hours after inking a deal grand block assembly building and a new rail with Ottawa worth billions in boats and launch system as part of its yard-wide upgrades. decades in billable hours for his employ"The whole thing is built around making sure ees, Seaspan Marine president Brian Carter is we can efficiently build this [joint support ship] already talking about a future after the federal without overbuilding the facility for the future," shipbuilding contract.

Carter told The Outlook in an interview at Carter himself hasn't been long in the captain's his Pemberton Avenue office. "We can't build chair, only taking the helm of one of the counthis white elephant that we put a couple ships try's largest shipbuilding operations last month through and then never use again." after helping the company with its bid to build To meet those needs, when ground is broken $8 billion in non-combat vessels and infrastrucon the new yard by the end of this year, it will be ture for the federal governfor some highly adaptment. able multi-use buildings North Vancouver Museum & Archives photo It'll still be years before the to keep things fluid and first batch of boats — three flexible as future work research and patrol vessels will dictate. for Fisheries and Oceans Besides maintaining Canada and one oceanoSeaspan's own shipgraphic science vessel — are ping fleet and doing the christened in the waters of third-party repairs that Burrard Inlet. are already a mainstay at That fleet will be followed the shipyard, that future by at least two, and possiwork could involve bly three, Royal Canadian things like contracts Navy joint support ships and, with BC Ferries. the real star of the Seaspan "One of the big probcontract, a Canadian Coast lems in shipbuilding is Guard polar icebreaker, the the workforce goes up CCGS John G. Diefenbaker, for a project and then due for completion in 2017. comes down," Carter But while the construcsaid. "And you lose them tion of those boats is entering when it comes down the design phase, it's the $150 million in new and you don't get them back. So you're training, infrastructure going in on the dry ground here training, training them and then you get rid of in North Vancouver that will matter most to them." the long-term success of the community's once To smooth out that employment arc while also booming shipbuilding industry. positioning North Vancouver as a shipbuilding At an estimated 190 metres long and 24 centre on par with global players in Europe and metres wide, the naval joint support ships will be Asia, Seaspan will also vie for contracts similar the biggest to come out of Seaspan and maybe to the federal non-combat contract, but from forthe largest to come off the North Shore, at least eign governments as well. since the Second World War. For those and the That spells a bright future for not only the estiother vessels, Seaspan is building a massive new mated 1,000 new hires Seaspan will be making

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in North Vancouver alone — growing its present workforce from 200 full-time employees to 1,200 by 2016 — but for the country's shipbuilding and marine manufacturing industries at large.

The current non-combat contract is expected to produce three times its value to Seaspan in inducements to related businesses in Canada.

"We're going to do what we can to fabricate components and buy equipment in the

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Canadian maritime industry," Carter said.

In fact, much of those regional benefits are mandated within the Seaspan contract under Canadian defence and security procurement regulations.

In addition, the contract requires that Seaspan take half of one per cent of the contract's value from the company's own coffers and invest it in marine-related technologies in Canada to develop the shipbuilding ecosystem here over time.

With the ink hardly dry on the federal noncombat contract, it may seem a long way out to be already looking to foreign shores for bigger and better deals. But for Carter, he says that's when he'll know Seaspan's and Canada's ship has come in.

"When you hear of us exporting a vessel to another government, that's when we've got there."

To read more about North Vancouver's shipbuilding past, turn to page 13.

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Kathy McPhillips Winner of a night’s stay at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier and dinner for two in The Lobby Restaurant & Lounge. along with his older brother Jim, has sold his stake in the company to longtime colleague and vice-president of operations Chuck Ko. Only the youngest brother, Douglas, remains part of the fold. The decision to walk away, admits Malcolm, was made for him. If he wasn’t sick, he’d still be there and the McLaren family, as they have for more than six decades, would still have majority ownership of Allied.

“I’m still hanging around but only for an hour today and I’m three weeks out,” says Malcolm, plainly.

“It’s important not to be around and meddle. You have to make a break. The people behind you, it’s their game now.”

ext to an old black-and-white sign warning visitors that the works yard at Allied Shipbuilders is “another premises protected by Vancouver Security’s K-9 unit,” is a smaller, more subtle notice that hard hats are a requirement for all who wish to go beyond the confines of the company’s office.

A few steps to the left of those reminders, and through Allied’s tiny, wood-panelled foyer, a col*** lection of visitor-reserved hard hats rest on a Meddling, of course, doesn’t preclude reminiscwall. They’re all yellow, so those guests hoping to ing and Allied’s office provides plenty of fodder colour coordinate have little to work with. But that doesn’t stop Malcolm McLaren, former presi- for looking back. In a medium-sized boardroom — another wood-panelled space — a framed photo of dent of Allied Shipbuilders, from saying, “choose Malcolm’s grandfather, W.D. McLaren, hangs on a any colour you’d like,” and cracking a half-smile. wall. It was W.D. that brought the McLaren famIt’s a practised joke, the kind of thing that ily to this province in the late ‘20s, after his shipcomes from decades of ushering visitors through building firm in Scotland, the Coaster Construction the shipyard. And Malcolm delivers it with ease, Company, closed its doors. although the opportunities to use the line likely don’t pop up like they used to.

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by 2020.

But a Metro Vancouver-led engagement and consultation process, outlined at Monday’s City of North Vancouver council meeting, aims to give some voice to the community as plans for the plant begin to crystalize.

For the next year, Metro Van will be involved in what it calls a “project definition” phase, wherein the regional body aims to consult with its engineering teams, local residents and third-party architects, amongst others, to provide input on design aspects of the new facility.

The crux of the process will be a public advisory committee, which, according to Metro Van representatives, will be created later this year. The committee will be comprised of three residents not directly affiliated with the project,

three members from the North Shore’s chambers of commerce, three representatives from local and regional environmental organizations and two people from the Norgate Park Community Association, the communtity closest to the plant’s new home two kilometres east of the Lions Gate Bridge. Currently, the facility is located just west of the bridge, on Squamish Nation land.

Mayor Darrell Mussatto, chair of Metro Van’s utilities commission, stressed the need for planning to begin immediately as “eight years will fly by.”

“There are many things to consider like an odour containment strategy,” said Mussatto. “And the building of the plant will take six years.”

As for funding the estimated $400-million project, Mussatto said he’s scheduled to visit Victoria next week to begin discussing potential cost-sharing arrangements.

“We need to start the discussion on how to pay for this and we need federal and provincial help,” said Mussatto.

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Metro Vancouver has, in the past, discussed changing its funding formula by creating one blanket sewage area for the region, meaning all municipalities would chip in equally for secondary treatment upgrades. No change to the current formula, however, has yet been made.

If both senior levels of government give money to the project, North Shore residents will still likely see their sewer fees rise to about $500 per month by 2030. If Ottawa and Victoria provide no help, those bills will be more.

It was the feds that established new rules for wastewater treatment, requiring all plants to provide secondary treatment of the water they handle prior to it being discharged into the ocean. Secondary treatment removes most solids from wastewater, while the primary method simply runs the water through a screen.

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His boss, Alfred Wallace, owner of the Wallace Shipyards, paid for the procedure.

Alfred knew Jack’s family couldn’t afford the medical bill. After all, Jack had left Queen Mary elementary — he was part of the school’s inaugural class — a couple years earlier to work at the shipyard because he needed to help out with the bills at home.

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aged in the First World War from mustard gas attacks. Jack’s mother did her best, cleaning linen from the hospital but ends didn’t meet.

So, Jack became an office boy.

His duties, to start, were to take messages from Alfred at the shipyards to his wife at the Wallace family home in Vancouver’s West End. He’d hop on the ferry to town, deliver the note, have a quick bite to eat and be on the next sailing back to North Van. Soon, however, his responsibilities grew.

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Somewhere amidst all the shifts, Jack found time to build his family a home in the 200 block of East Eighth Street. His daughter, Sandra Grant, still lives there.

“The shipyard was omnipresent in our house. Conversations revolved around the shipyard,” recalls Sandra, smiling.

“Around 4:30 or 5 [p.m.] my mom would go park on Lonsdale and wait for him to get off. And all the men would stream out.

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But a Metro Vancouver-led engagement and consultation process, outlined at Monday’s City of North Vancouver council meeting, aims to give some voice to the community as plans for the plant begin to crystalize.

For the next year, Metro Van will be involved in what it calls a “project definition” phase, wherein the regional body aims to consult with its engineering teams, local residents and third-party architects, amongst others, to provide input on design aspects of the new facility.

The crux of the process will be a public advisory committee, which, according to Metro Van representatives, will be created later this year. The committee will be comprised of three residents not directly affiliated with the project,

three members from the North Shore’s chambers of commerce, three representatives from local and regional environmental organizations and two people from the Norgate Park Community Association, the communtity closest to the plant’s new home two kilometres east of the Lions Gate Bridge. Currently, the facility is located just west of the bridge, on Squamish Nation land.

Mayor Darrell Mussatto, chair of Metro Van’s utilities commission, stressed the need for planning to begin immediately as “eight years will fly by.”

“There are many things to consider like an odour containment strategy,” said Mussatto. “And the building of the plant will take six years.”

As for funding the estimated $400-million project, Mussatto said he’s scheduled to visit Victoria next week to begin discussing potential cost-sharing arrangements.

“We need to start the discussion on how to pay for this and we need federal and provincial help,” said Mussatto.

“Four-hundred million is a big bill and the North Shore will foot the lion’s share. But we want to work with the

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For a guy who professes to spend little time at The company had built a handful of vessels for the shipyard these days, Malcolm still commands service in B.C. and W.D. decided, like any good respect from the staff he passes on the yard. From businessman would, to follow the work. A faded the boys replacing the rusty bits on a 30-yeardesign of one of those Scottish-built, B.C.-bound old Seaspan tug, to the fellas crafting parts in the vessels, the Lady Alexandra, sits proudly on anothmachine shop, those who toil at Allied all give a er wall in the Allied offices. nod. And each time Malcolm smiles back, a gesture Unfortunately, W.D. didn’t read the to the folks who’ve grown not just with tea leaves quite right and times were, the company, but with the family. at first, tough for the family. The Great Staff, he stresses, is one of the keys to Depression meant little work and the staying in this business. It takes decades to consulting gig he had going didn’t yield grow the core group of workers needed to many returns. The Second World War, do the job right. The only trick, of course, however, quickly turned the tables and is making sure you’ve got work for them.

W.D. found himself the general manager “We’ve always had a low turnover of of Vancouver’s West Coast Shipbuilders, key people,� says Malcolm, shortly before a company that built more than 50 veshe nods at a coverall-wearing guy named Malcolm McLaren sels for the war. Arthur McLaren, W.D.’s Bill, an Allied employee of 30 years. “I’ve eldest son and Malcolm’s father, joined known people here longer than I’ve been the team in 1941. He’d work with commarried.� pany until it closed seven years later.

From the ashes of West Coast Shipbuilders, *** Arthur opened Allied Builders on a small piece The firm’s change in ownership, health concerns of his old firm’s False Creek property. It was a notwithstanding, comes at an interesting time for gamble, but the small operation quickly grew, turnshipbuilding on the North Shore. Seaspan being ing out steel tugs and barges. In 1967, the company awarded the oft-discussed $8-billion federal shipchanged its name once more, settling on its current building contract likely means more work for all moniker. shipbuilders in the area.

That same year, Allied outgrew its Vancouver Malcolm, however, remains cautious about betplot and relocated to a larger piece of real estate ting on the possible spillover effects the contract in North Vancouver — the same address, 1870 may have. For a boom-and-bust business, work is Harbour Rd., it holds today — and began taking work and that’s never a bad thing. But the job is, larger contracts. For the next 18 years, the yard after all, Seaspan’s. was hopping. At any one time, five vessels were on “It’s positive and, hopefully, others should be the go at Allied. able to get a lift. The alternative of not having it The mid-1980s, however, ushered in a slow isn’t good,� he says. period for shipbuilding. Crude oil prices bottomed “People talk about shipbuilding, but it’s all the out and, as a result, the government lost interest associated jobs. So much makes it run. Since the in exploring the Arctic for oil. The ships needed ‘60s there’s been a strong community of marine to do so, naturally, were no longer a priority. The manufacturers. Shipbuilders take the parts they de-industrialization of the coast didn’t help matmake, integrate them and get the ships to run ters either. Pulp mills and mines stopped expanding properly. Hopefully, if they’re [Seaspan] using local and the demand for fuel barges disappeared. marine suppliers that will keep them active if we To stay afloat, Allied rebranded itself as a repair need them.� yard. Ships always need to be fixed and that conConsidering Malcom’s current schedule, when sistent stream of work has allowed the company and if that homegrown supply sector — which to continue pursuing design-and-build contracts to includes, amongst others, the manufacturers of this day. Many former North Van shipyards can’t vents, rescue boats and alarm systems — sees a say the same. boost, he’ll likely have to watch from the sidelines.

But a longtime front-row seat has left him with *** more than a few memories. And he’d pack some “We’re like dentists, we live off other people’s more in if he could, to be sure. But, like he says, he misery,� says Malcolm, with a laugh, motioning doesn’t want to meddle. towards a fishing trawler currently at Allied receiv“It’s an amazing business. We’ve built vessels, ing a new motor. repaired vessels — fishing vessels that have gone “This guy would love his engine to keep going all over the coast, vessels for Interior lakes and tug boats that pull all different types of cargo,� says Malcolm. “I could go on and on.� continued from, PAGE 11

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This Boots was made for working Chairperson Dorothy Lynas and Dr. Wilson voted to keep the position. Powell, Dr. Gerald Bonham and Don Burbidge were opposed, meaning the post would cease at the end of that school year.

This is where Dr. Boothroyd… err Boots… comes in. A huge supporter of athletics in general, not just field hockey, Boots took it upon f you know Dr. Lawrence S.A. “Boots” himself to do something that was quite brazen – Boothroyd, your association with him is likewhich wasn’t something out of the ordinary for ly either as a former patient of his or probahim, but probably not something others might bly has something to do with his work with field have done. hockey in West Vancouver.

Despite being a West Van trustee and, of As a surgeon, his day job was at Lions Gate course, a West Van citizen, he wrote to the memHospital, beginning not long after he arrived here bers of the North Van School Board, telling them from England in October 1955 (when the facilthey needed to reconsider and pointing out that ity was still the old North Vancouver General West Van was willing to continue paying its share Hospital) and until finally putting down his scalof the running of the North Shore Secondary pel for good in 1993.

Schools’ Athletic Association despite His weekend passion, which ultimately spread its own referendum defeat. to many hours a week, was field hockey and he Now 91 and still living in West co-founded the West Van Field Hockey Club in ife Margaret, Van with his wife the 1960s with Hugh Fraser. It’s now the largest ll whether he he doesn’t recall club in North America. e North Van also phoned the However this story centres around his work h his trustees to push as a West Van school trustee between 1966 and point and urge their 1972 and specifically during his tenure as chairn but reconsideration man of the school board. prise it wouldn’t surprise It is my belief that L.S.A. Boothroyd – let’s just me if he had. call him Boots from now on; everybody else does eir In fact, to their – did something rather bold in 1972 that for the th credit, the North next 40 years has played out significantly in the Van School outstanding record of sports participation and Board excellence of teams in our North Shore seconddecided ONE ary schools. to re-open OF A The role he played is something very few people the topic at KIND know. It had been a tough year for education on their March Dr. Boots Boothroyd Dr Boothroyd, the North Shore in 1972. In those days, if a school 23, 1972, pictured above in the 1970s, board planned to exceed the previous year’s budmeeting, has had a great impact on local get by more than eight percent and at least 100 perhaps in field hockey and school sports property owners petitioned for a referendum, then part due to which is still being felt today. a public vote would determine if taxes could be the fact that Boothroyd Family collection increased to cover the extra dollars. two trustEnough taxpayers were disgruntled with West ees (Joyce Van’s proposed budget of $6,328,265 ($226,000 Chadwick and over the limit) and North Van’s $16,779,419 David Ellis) (over by $815,000) to force a vote in both jurishad been absent dictions on March 16, 1972. from the previDebate on the pros and cons of the budgets, as ous meeting. reported on the front pages of The North Shore In the end, Citizen and Lions Gate Times and in letters to and to make a long story short, the first vote the editor, was hot and heavy. was overturned to the great relief and unbridled Although both referendums garnered more joy of the coaches who packed the second-floor ‘yes’ votes (West Van 53.2 percent and North meeting room in the Chesterfield Avenue board Van 58.5 percent), when the votes were tallied office that night. neither reached the necessary 60 percent. That Now, 40 years later and despite a school popumeant meetings to determine cuts. lation that can’t match that of larger school Among possible items to be eliminated was districts, particularly those in the Fraser Valley the relatively new position of Co-ordinator of where new schools seem to pop up every other Athletics which had been instituted just three month, North Shore schools still do amazingly years earlier to provide leadership in organizing well in competition with those other areas. the rapidly expanding program of inter-school In the past six school years, plus this past fall athletics which by then included hundreds of season (i.e. from 2005-06 to date), schools in the volunteer coaches, at that time mostly teachers.

NSSSAA, which includes public and most priThe North Shore was the first area in B.C. to vate schools in North and West Van plus a handhire a district-wide school athletics co-ordinator. ful of schools spread through the Sunshine Coast At that time, North and West Van shared (on a and up to Squamish, have won an astounding 60 two-thirds/one-third basis) the cost of the salary, B.C. high school senior-level provincial chamsecretarial assistance and supplies. It came to pionships. Sports range from the higher-profile a grand total of $17,500, an amount which now basketball, football and volleyball through to seems humorous. As you may know, the co-ordifield hockey, gymnastics, rugby, skiing, soccer, nator was yours truly. tennis and wrestling. Tack on Following a meeting of North 41 seconds and 35 thirds to that INSTANT Van trustees on April 26, 1972, The total. Now that is some accomREPLAY Times reported, “After a heated plishment. I had to double-check Len Corben debate, North Vancouver School the numbers because even I was lencorben@yahoo.ca Board decided, by a vote of 3-2 surprised at this record. with two trustees absent, to cancel So how does it happen? Well, the position.” there are a lot of reasons and coThat decision was made even ordination of the program out though Superintendent Bill Lucas told the board of the NSSSAA office, where Gerry Karvelis and that secondary school principals and vice-principart-time office assistant Leslie Pasternak provide pals were unanimous that the position should be support to an enthusiastic number of teacher and kept “even at the expense of one teacher in the community coaches, is certainly one of them. school system.”

And that might never have happened without Trustee Dr. George Wilson told fellow board Boots and his work behind the scenes. members the program of “athletics in our schools cannot continue without this position.”

This is episode 454 from Len Corben’s treasure On the other side, the paper quoted trustee chest of stories – the great events and the quirky Peter Powell as saying, “You all know where I – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports stand; this smells of insipient professionalism in history. our school sports.”

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They will be appraising and buying everything from gold and silver jewellery and coins to antiques and collectibles. Now is the time to search through those old boxes containing the silverware you no longer want to polish, the jewellery you do not wear and the coin collections you would like to learn more about.

The experts at the Roadshow will be more than happy to look through your old treasures, heirlooms and curiosities, free of charge. They will even make you an offer to buy anything their network of collectors are looking for. You could be in possession of something rare and sought after that could earn you a lot of money!!!

At an event in Belleville, Ontario, a man named Larry Wilkes brought in an old jewellery box full of items he had inherited from family members, over the years. It contained gold and silver jewellery and even some costume jewellery that is desirable to collectors.

“I was very pleased to see that there was this much value in that old box!” Larry commented. “I have never been much for jewellery so I didn’t know what was in there all these years.” Larry traded in his jewellery box for $3,700!

Expert appraiser Luc Bergevin explains, “There has never been a better time to sell gold or silver jewellery, flatware or coins. Many people are coming to realize that since the stock market prices of precious metals are now so high there is a lot of money to be made from things that are just collecting dust!”

At an event, a woman named Lise Archambault arrived with a lot of silverware. “I’m sorry I didn’t polish it”, Lise said. It turned out that among her unpolished silverware was a rare and beautiful Victorian

coffee and tea service made in London, England, in 1852 by Charles and George Fox. This set is highly desirable to collectors! Lise also had an assortment of newer sterling silverware. She decided to sell it all and received $5,000 for her items!

“I am very happy that someone else could enjoy my silverware...but even happier that I can now take an overdue vacation!” Lise Joked.

At another Roadshow event in Calgary, Alberta, a man named Carlos Miller brought in a sizeable coin collection, which included a rare 1966 Small Bead Canadian silver dollar.

“We were really pleased to see that coin, as it is very rare. We purchased it for $6,000. We also purchased an assortment of other coins from him for their silver content,” expert appraiser Lawrence Tyee explained.

He went on to say, “more and more people are cashing in their coins for their silver content, which is wise because of how much silver is worth these days!” Canadian coins from 1968 or older and American coins from 1964 or older contain silver. Many older foreign coins contain silver too. If you are not sure, the experts at the Roadshow can quickly let you know which ones contain silver and which ones are rare!

The Roadshow buys and appraises all kinds of antiques and collectibles. Appraiser Sandy Johnstone recounts one of her more memorable experiences: “While working in White Rock, B.C. a gentleman came to my table with two boxes full of things. In the second box he had a large collection of cast-iron banks that our collectors love and several tin wind-up toys which are also collectible...especially his tin wind-up Popeye on a tricycle made

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needed for Westeck Windows Mfg. Inc. $ 22.00 -25.00 hourly - 40 hrs. per week. Send resumes to 8104 Evans Parkway Chilliwack, British Columbia V2R 5R8, apply by email at westeckjobs@hotmail.com or by fax at (604) 792-6714.

UP TO $20/HR PAID training. F/T Hours Benefits after 6 months Must be outgoing!!!

ERICA @ 604-777-2195 WEBCO LEDUC - division of Sun Media, requires Full-time Heatset/Coldset 1st & 2nd Pressmen. 15 unit Goss Community. Competitive rates and benefits. Email resume: et@webcoleduc.com.

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Afternoon shifts available.

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Boring mill experience an asset.

GRINDER Capable of precision grinding.

Experience on internal, external and universal grinders.

HARD CHROMED PLATER Prefer experience in the hard chrome plating industry.

TOOL ROOM ATTENDANT Knowledge of tools relating to a machine shop. Inventory management, purchasing & computer skills. Knowledge of SAP software is an asset.

Competitive Wages & Benefits Package including RRSP Plan.

Wartsila Canada supports the Federal Contractors Program as it relates to Employment Equity for Women, Aboriginals, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

Send/email resume to: Bob.boudreau@wartsila.com 1771 Savage Rd, Richmond, B.C V6V 1R1 Fax: 604-244-1181 www.wartsila.com

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Required Immediately! Journeyman RV Technician for Kamloops largest RV Dealership. Jubilee RV Centre offers excellent wage compensation, medical & dental benefits, ongoing industry training and year round employment.

Come join our team in sunny and warm Kamloops, where you will be appreciated, love our climate and enjoy all our outdoor activities! Please forward your resume to service@jubileerv.com Attention Steve Joyce - Service Manager

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SALES

IN-HOME SALES PROFESSIONALS This Is A Real Opportunity to make over $100,000/year

North Delta based international basement waterproofing and crawlspace repair company Basement Systems Vancouver Inc. is GROWING! You will run self-generated and COMPANY PROVIDED high quality leads and close sales.

Must have home sales exp. OR come from the residential real estate, window / siding / roofing industries, home inspection, or home improvement industries.

Must be able to access confined spaces to do your inspections for quotes.

100% commission based income, offering the highest commissions in the industry. We provide the BEST training, systems, products, and services in the business. We are the biggest and best. A valid Passport is required for travel to training facilities.

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Advertising Representative Vancouver's Urban Weekly, is seeking a full time retail advertising/ marketing representative.

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Our work environment sets industry standards for professionalism and combines a salary/benefit package designed to attract and retain outstanding employees.

Please send your application in confidence to: Gail Nugent Advertising Manager WE 280-1770 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC V6J 3G7 email: admanager@WEVancouver.com Closing date: March 15, 2012

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LEGAL SERVICES

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

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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SUNDECKS

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LANDSCAPING

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AUCTIONS

On Site Truck Equipment & Tool Auction rd

Date: March 3 , 2012 Time: 12:00 Noon Auction Viewing Dates: March 2nd 1:00p.m.-6:00p.m.

March 3rd 9:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.

Address: 14730 66th Ave. Surrey, BC (AROUND BACK) PARTIAL LIST ONLY Auction Details: As NEW Mac Tool Macsimizer Tool Series Chest (25k AS NEW) HUGE Snap-On Tools Tool Chest, John DEERE Skid Steer bobcat #317, Natural Gas Gensets, 3 large semi truck engines, Pipe Bender w/shoes 1.5”-2.5” , Honda Diesel Genset EX13D, Heavy Duty Truck Parts, 2 4500 w diesel gensets, 6 as new tool boxes full of tools, Gasket and Hollow Punch, Flaring Tools, Oil Filter Wrench Sets, Torpedo Heaters, Workshop Presses, Miller Welder, Ingersoll Rand Impact Guns, 2004 F-350 Crew Cab, rebuilt engine, with new chip, Hyster 50 Forklift, Hyster 2500, 4000 Clark Electric forklift, Toyota 2500lb Electric, Mac Tool Air Conditioner recharging unit, Landa 3500 psi pressure washer, pallet jacks, HYSTER 3000 Forklift, Pipe bender w/shoes 1.5?-2.5?, As New 2 5hp 3ph full size compressors, 3 large air dryers- 1 gates pc707 hose machine with dies 1ph - 2 , 1=2 miller 300 acdc 1ph wire feed machine with gantry feeder. - 1 miller 625 plasma assorted jacks - grinders floor jacks, hero airless paint sprayers with new lines and guns.- Snap on Mac torque wrenchs. - 1 10hp honda pressure washer. - asst Snap-On Mac wrenches sets. - 1 blue star miller 13 hp mobile welder. - 1 ph 100 amp high frequency welder. 1- professional grade pipe. - misc torches - safety equipment.). 1 peca 9 camera surveillance system with cameras. - 2 h beam trolleys. - misc parts bins. - various hand port-apowers, jack stands, jacks ETC.

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2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID, clean, auto, 4 dr. 125,000km. Great shape. $2900. (604)583-1366

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HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

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LEIGHTON APT 130 East 11th Street

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2011 HONDA CRV 4 wd, Auto, silver. Loaded. Local car. $22,500: 9000kms. (778) 895-7570

Recently renovated 1 & 2 bdrooms avail. Close to Lonsdale Quay. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, shared laundry facilities, u/g parking, carpet, balcony. Includes heat & hot water. Elevator. N/P.

STEEL OF A DEAL - BUILDING SALE! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998.

30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

YOUR GAIN, MY LOSS. LIMITED SPACE SACRIFICE: Decorative metal day bed. Bar stools. Large mirror. Pictures. Noritake 8 pl china setting. Rogers 1881 silverware.

Glass/iron patio table & chairs. Designer lamp w/ artists signature.

Many other indoor and outdoor items. All this for $1500, cash or certified cheque (may post date over 3 months). Call Mary (604)688-2022.

2011 NISSAN VERSA - 5 dr hatchback, auto, 20K. Loaded. Asking $9800/obo. 778-895-7570

Call 604-861-5746

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MOTORCYCLES

2005 POLARIS Sportsman ATV, 700 twin, EFI, mossy oak camel, warn winch, front & rear bumpers, Easy-Off windshield, exc. cond.

1538km. $5500 firm. Chilliwack 1 (604)799-8533

TRANSPORTATION 810

2006 YAMAHA APEX 1000, 4stroke, MLX Mtn. 163” x 2¼” track, reverse, comes with service manual. 1024 mi. Cheapest Apex/4stroke in Canada! $5900 firm. Chilliwack (604)799-8533

AUTO FINANCING

838

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $7400 firm.

Call 604-538-4883

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851

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HOUSES FOR SALE

FOR SALE: Excavating Company including excavators, dump trucks and skid steers. $250,000 O.B.O FOR SALE: Septic Pumping Company includes 2 trucks (one hydrovac, one pump truck) 250,000 O.B.O Email: jaydensunfire@yahoo.ca for more details.

1997 20 ft. Slumber Queen Class C Motorhome. Chev chassis, fully equipt. Many Extras. $15000.

Call 604-796-0230

INVESTOR/PARTNER

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TRUCKS & VANS

2001 GMC SIERRA 4x4, ext cab, auto, green, 135K, $8300 firm.

Call: (604)538-9257

REAL ESTATE

For expanding manufacturing business, 85 person net profit. $599K.

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Chihuahua pups, tiny, 2 males, 1 long & 1 short, vet check, deworm, 1st shots, $650. (604)799-1919

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