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WVPD will look at sharing jail cells with North Van RCMP

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he West Vancouver Police Department is considering an agreement with the North Vancouver RCMP to share jail cells with the Mounties when the WVPD move into their new police building.

West Vancouver police chief Peter Lepine brought the motion to a police board meeting earlier this month where it passed unanimously.

The exploratory motion comes as the West Vancouver police enter the early stages of planning their new head-

quarters following the District of West Vancouver council’s March 6 approval of the sale of the WVPD’s Marine Drive detachment as part of the ongoing Ambleside redevelopment.

“We’re still in the early stages of trying to work all the logistics out,” Chief Lepine told The Outlook in a phone interview. “It’s timely in a sense because we’re looking at what the new public safety building will look like in terms of space and functionality and having the infrastructure appropriate for the community.”

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North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong told The Outlook he couldn’t comment on whether or not the North Van Mounties’ headquarters could expand in its current footprint to meet the new demand if necessary, but said their cells are already used regularly to house suspects overnight from Bowen Island, Squamish and the Sea-to-Sky corridor as well as suspects and prisoners awaiting trial in North Vancouver provincial court.

De Jong noted that, to his knowledge, the North Van cells only approach their holding capacity around long weekends when intoxicated people are added to the fray.

He added that any final decision on possible cell-sharing arrangements is still a year or more away and that the West Van motion simply gets the ball rolling. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com

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HUNGER HEARTTRHOB - With a role in the box-office blockbuster Hunger Games Collingwood grad Alexander Ludwig (second from left) is garnering a lot of attention these days.

Hunger Games fans develop appetite for West Van actor Alexander Ludwig’s coveted role in blockbuster film has hordes of teenage fans lining up for hours to get his autograph.

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s Alexander Ludwig fields questions from local media outlets in a downtown Vancouver hotel, The Hunger Games’ colossal $155-million opening weekend is still two days in the future. However, no one would be foolish enough to call this the calm before the storm.

The previous day, hordes of teenaged fans queued for upwards of 12 hours to score his autograph at a Chapters bookstore. Earlier this morning, he needed to evade another throng of girls who’d staked out his appearance at a local radio station. “I wouldn’t wait five minutes for me,” marvels the 19-year-old West Vancouver native. “I don’t really understand what’s happening.”

What’s happened, of course, is that Ludwig has scored a coveted role in the highly-anticipated adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ popular young adult novel. In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime has established a televised bloodsport/show-of-power in which 24 teenagers enter and only one survives. (With the contestants required to curry favour with the audience by establishing backstories and subplots for themselves, the parallels to reality television are easily spotted.)

At the centre of the tale is good-hearted Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who must survive more merciless competitors like Ludwig’s Cato.

Having previously enjoyed prominent roles in lower profile movies like The Seeker and Race to Witch Mountain, The Hunger Games presented Ludwig a new challenge: breathing life into a major character who isn’t blessed with a wealth of dialogue.

“A lot of it was creating backstory.

Suzanne, (director) Gary Ross and I sat down and talked about the character.

Luckily, Suzanne is such a great writer that part of it was already mapped out for me in the novel,” he recalls of the process.

“The interesting part was trying to justify

what Cato was doing. As an actor, if you’re playing someone like that, you have to fully believe that everything that character is doing is for the right reasons. And you have to come up with reasons why that is okay.

It was a very dark and intense but fulfilling experience as an actor.

“The reason I took the role was because of one scene near the end of the movie. You really see, just for a second, a glimpse of humanity in Cato,” he continues. “At that very last second, people kind of sympathize with him. Even though what he’s doing is horrible and unforgivable, you kind of see where he’s coming from.”

A graduate of Collingwood School, Ludwig is now a theatre major at the University of Southern California.

As he tells it, his time on set only furthered his education. “One of my favourite scenes was getting to work opposite Stanley Tucci [who plays flamboyant media darling Caesar Flickerman],” shares Ludwig. “I learned so much from him just in the five minutes that we talked. When we first met, I was already taking down mental notes.

‘Remember everything Tucci says.’”

While Ludwig admits that he was occasionally starstruck in the presence of Tucci and Lenny Kravitz, he and younger co-stars such as Josh Hutcherson established some immediate rivalries. “We were all duking it out right from the time we got to training. It was all in good fun but I’m a very competitive person at heart. That’s one thing I did relate to in my character.”

Showing that he knows his way around a metaphor, he surmises, “I like to think of my career as the arena that Cato’s in. I have to duke it out with everyone else and hopefully come out on top.”

He laughs before adding, “And hopefully not die.” newsroom@northshoreoutlook.com

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Historic reno

Brad Hodson stands outside 279 E. 8th.

There’s something brewing inside the iconic commercial heritage building on East 8th

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ocal front-porch historians have many theories about the Kool-Aid colour of the two-storey building at 279 East 8th St. that for years was a neighbourhood corner store.

Some say the Chinese man who used to own it wanted his convenience store to resemble the sky.

Others contend the owner simply got an unbeatable deal on blue marine paint. There’s even the belief it was a colourful protest waged against city hall because he evidently didn’t want his store added to the heritage registry.

Whatever the reason, the former owner’s unique paint job did a good job of masking the building’s remarkable 100-year history. Brad Hodson, a bit of a history nerd, drove by it each day on his way to work, but never once gave it a double take as a building with any historical significance.

Then one day he noticed a for sale sign staked outside. He pulled over.

The owner of Valley Estates, an on-premise beerand wine-making store, Hodson was facing steadily increasing rent in the Lower Lonsdale area and looking to decamp to a new location.

“The first thing anyone asks is how old is the building,” he says.

Turns out it was built in 1912, the same year the Titanic sunk.

In December 2010, Hodson became the proud owner of a dilapidated historical treasure.

Once he had the keys, he immediately began tracing the building’s history.

“I relished the idea of restoring a heritage building,” he says. “I found a diamond in the rough.”

He began his historical sleuthing with trips to the Vancouver and City of North Vancouver archives, focussing between 1906 and 1950.

He flipped through phone books searching for the building’s former denizens. As he dug deeper, he began blogging about his 18-month restoration project (for more visit valleyestates.ca).

Hodson discovered that a German family, the Dierssens, came up from Sacramento, Calif., in 1905 and purchased several properties, including 279 East 8th St., where the family’s oldest son, John Jr., built a two-storey home. On microfilm, he discovered a newsCOFFEE paper clipping from the North WITH Shore Press, stating: “J Dierssen has arrangements under way Justin Beddall for the erection of a fine two editor@northshore outlook.com storey house on his property on 8th between St. Georges and St. Andrews.”

Hodson points out the window, saying “this would have been an old dirt road (used by) horse and carriage.”

Hodson, a former camera operator in the film biz, digs imagining the wildness of North Vancouver in 1912, a time when early trailblazers ventured here to start businesses and build homes.

“This was the sticks,” says Hodson, noting that he discovered a picture of the building’s second owner, a grocer named Henderson, getting his carriage repaired at Third and Lonsdale.

Decades later, the former grocery and meat shop morphed again.

“I remember it being a corner store,” says Scott Crook, 23, one of Hodson’s employees, recalling the building’s more recent past.

“I know people who have stolen candy from here,” Hodson jokes.

Still, some eras in the building’s history remain shrouded in mystery. That’s why Hodson is asking anyone with pictures or information about his building prior to the 1970s to stop by.

“Prior to 1975 it’s like this ghost of a building.”

During the restoration, Hodson’s team discovered the building’s original pediment — a triangular architectural — while shucking the aluminum cladding that was installed in the 1970s. “It was like being in an architectural dig,” he says.

He also managed to salvage some significant historical features. The original fir floors have been reclaimed, although a section near the door had to be replaced. “One hundred years of people walking through the doors,” he says. “It’s beat-up, but it’s the original. It was buried under tile and glue.”

When the restoration is complete, the main floor will house two businesses: Hodson’s brewing business (now open) and a coffee shop (opening soon), that he’s leasing the space to. For the coffee shop space, Hodson’s even managed to reconfigure the front doorway to its original location. “After over 80 years, the entrance way of 279 e. 8th has been restored to its original configuration,” he blogged.

“Joan Casley, daughter of Ben Wilson of Wilson’s Meats remembers the original doorway to Keates Grocery as a child in 1929. She recalls that time when the roads were gravel and the sidewalks were wood!”

Standing outside, Hodson looks up at his building, and points up one of the unique architectural features above. He says he always dreamed about owning a historical home with a turret. “Now I’ve got a building with four turrets.”

Next he points to a small sign on the building that used to read: Henderson Block. He’s changed that to Hodson Block — something done with his young son in mind.

Now he’s got just one more thing to do: a paint job. “I had to, its heritage,” says Hodson, noting that in order to have the building licensed for commercial use it needed to be restored to “Heritage A,” meaning owners are “encouraged to retain or restore distinctive exterior features of the buildings.”

Research has shown him the original colour of the building was “Strathcona Red with an Edwardian buff. In 1912 you had a choice of about 24 colours.”

As he stands on the sidewalk, a couple of young guys in a pickup drive by slowly and one yells out the window: “Change the colour!”

Unfazed, Hodson says quietly, that’s a “given.”

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Priceless family New farmers market a North Shore first videos stolen Maplewood Farm chosen as the site for a new outdoor market pilot project

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North Vancouver man is pleading for the return of some treasured home movies after a safe containing the footage was stolen from his house earlier this month.

Upon returning home from work on March 13, Mark, a resident of the 1600 block of Alderlynn Drive who asked his last name not be released to the public, noticed some electronics and a small Sentry safe were missing.

Inside the safe was a collection of DVDs and VHS tapes of his family, including footage of his father before he died. The VHS tapes, police say, had been rescued from a flood in the Philippines, brought to Canada and transferred to DVD. The VHS tapes are labelled: Reel 3, Reel 4, Reel 9, Reel 10, Reel 11, Reel 12, Daddy We’ll Miss You Part 1 and Daddy We’ll Miss You Part 2. The DVDs, of which there are 28, are labelled in a similar fashion, according to an RCMP press release. “The North Vancouver RCMP is requesting anyone who knows where these VHS tapes or DVDs are, to bring them to the North Vancouver RCMP Detachment, no questions asked,� said Cpl. Richard De Jong, spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP in the release.

In an interview with police, Mark had this to say: “I’m in grief. It’s like my father has died all over again. Please, bring back my family VHS tapes and DVDs.�

Those with information on the whereabouts of the videos are asked to call the North Van RCMP at 604-985-1311 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 to remain anonymous. skolekno@northshoreoutlook.com

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Sponsored by the Salt Spring Chamber of Commerce and the Salt Spring Arts Council, the Easter Art Show and Tour will kick off with a gala reception at historic Mahon Hall beginning at 6 p.m. Featured artist Tom Duquette will attend, local artists will be present to discuss their art.

Saturday, April 7 is the ďŹ rst day of the popular Saturday market, the weekend will include Easter egg hunts at various locations, a kids’ Budding Artist Day at Mahon Hall, and stories and songs at West of the Moon in downtown Ganges.

April 13 to 15 is the Blossom Festival Weekend with farm and garden tours, the opening of Rainbow Road Allotment Gardens and a Masquerade Ball at the Harbour House on April 14 from 7 p.m. to midnight.

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oon to be more than just a fair-weather affair, the first ever year-round farmers market is coming to the North Shore.

That’s thanks to the North Vancouver district council who voted Monday to approve Maplewood Farm as the site of an all-season outdoor market for a 12-month trial period starting in May. Last year, North Vancouver enjoyed its first farmers markets at city hall, Lynn Valley Village Square and the Lonsdale waterfront pier. Those markets will continue this year on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, respectively, but will again close after the summer months while the Maplewood market continues every Saturday throughout the fall, winter and spring.

The lone council vote against the market idea was Mayor Richard Walton’s, who applauded the addition of the yearround outdoor market but had reservations about the Maplewood site, saying it would be excessively crowded with people using the nearby recreational facilities. “I encourage you to be prepared to change [location] instantly based on your first Saturday’s experience,� Walton told Ingrid Doerr, the organizer of this and all other North Vancouver farmers markets.

That first market at Maplewood is scheduled for Saturday, May 26 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. Doerr told The Outlook on the phone Tuesday that she is prepared to relocate the market to a nearby business park if necessary but is confident she won’t have to. “I like the idea of keeping it smaller and more quaint —

MARKET FRESH - Summer markets proved popular across the North Shore last year. Ingrid Doerr photo

il eventt th h i ffor produce,� d �D more off a ffamily than jjustt shopping Doerr said.

The Maplewood market will have everything the summer markets have — soaps, produce, artisan crafts — with many of the same vendors, Doerr said. The difference will be a partnership with Maplewood Farm in promoting not only the market but events at the farm too, such as the farm’s annual sheep-shearing event on the market’s opening weekend.

Many councillors said they hoped the addition of the market would bring some much needed reinvigoration to the urban farm site.

Doerr said any reinvigoration of the area would take time and reassured council that if the customers weren’t coming, she’d seek council’s help to find a venue elsewhere for the year-round bazaar. “This is so new to the shore, it takes time to grow,� Doerr told The Outlook. “I can’t have 10 farmers there and only 100 people come because nobody would make any money. So people need to just be patient and it’ll happen.� tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com

DNV mayor believes road pricing most sustainable method to fund transit The Outlook sits down with Mayor Richard Walton to take a look at the road ahead SEAN KOLENKO S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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mposing a vehicle levy to help pay for public transit wasn’t a popular idea 13 years ago and North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton knew it wouldn’t catch on this week either.

So while an inbox full of several hundred angry emails about the tax may not have been pleasant, the public reaction came as no surprise.

But after Premier Christy Clark announced yesterday Victoria wouldn’t approve the levy requested by Metro Vancouver mayors to fund a $30-million TransLink shortfall, Walton, chair of the mayors’ council on regional transportation, couldn’t help but wonder why he and his colleagues bothered in the first place. “This would have been a lot easier six months ago,� Walton told The Outlook Thursday night. “It’s a bit of a waste of time. I certainly haven’t had a very good week.�

Instead of the vehicle levy, Clark said the province will undertake an audit of the transit authority to find the $30 million. Walton and other Metro Vancouver mayors have advocated for such a process in the past and TransLink as well has supported one.

North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto, on the other hand, was skeptical of the audit, questioning Victoria’s ability to find that much money. “There isn’t $30 million to be found.

What are they going to do, fire more

people? Are buses going to drive themselves?� said Mussatto. “This just goes to show how out of touch the province is on this issue.�

In an interview with The Outlook prior to the premier’s announcement, Walton stressed the idea that a vehicle levy — a yearly tax paid through one’s car insurance — was not his preferred funding model.

It was a quick fix, he said, because the two-cent gas PLANNING AHEAD - While a comprehensive tax that kicks in next month road-pricing system would take time to implement will only raise $40 million and adjust to, Mayor Walton believes it could towards a needed $70 milmean a move away from using property tax to lion to pay for a TransLink fund transit shortfalls. Sean Kolenko photo expansion plan passed last fall. The expansion plan, added Walton, is a scheme would need time to make any alternate that includes a number of transit plans. upgrades, including the Evergreen Line But it could mean a move away from and a facelift to Lonsdale Quay. using property taxes as a way of funding Money from the gas tax will pay for transit shortfalls, a crutch mayors are the Evergreen Line, the rest was to clear they will not entertain any longer. come from the vehicle levy. “We are saying to the province that What Walton wants to see, however, we will work with them, but don’t push is an arrangement that gets past stopus back on property taxes,� said Walton. gap taxes to “a robust, sustainable plan.� “Property tax is not a fair source and His first choice is a system of road pricon the North Shore it is really unfair. ing, in which drivers pay a fee commenWe do get nailed on it.� surate with how far they travel.

Currently, TransLink Commissioner Tolling stations, Walton said, could Martin Crilly is conducting a review of be located every five kilometres — not the transit authority in order to deterjust at bridges — or at highway onramps mine whether its planned 12.5-per-cent and offramps. And incentives can be fare hike next year is warranted. Results built into such plan. For instance, trucks from the investigation are expected transporting goods over the Port Mann April 13.

Bridge after 10 p.m. could be exempt If extra money isn’t gleaned from from any charges, therefore making Crilly’s review, the government’s audit night travel more attractive and lessenor another possible funding source, then ing traffic congestion during the day. property taxes will again be used.

It would take, Walton admits, some time to implement a comprehensive – with files from Jeff Nagel road-pricing arrangement and motorists

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Cat Barr Just ask North Vancouver comedian and CTV weatherman cbarr@westvancouver.com Marke Driesschen who even has to duck a jab or two from fellow roasters. D North Vancouver born comedian Carter Hortie starts off the night on the right note giving us his best impression of a “Mulligan.” E He knows how to Pratt-le on, and then some. CKNW radio sportsman David Pratt is all smiles as he gets ready to roast his longtime friend. F Breakfast Television host and North Vancouver gal Jody Vance gets ready to roast while chatting with CTV’s newest morning man, Aamer Haleem, who came out to see all the fun. G Congrats to organizer/ host and Vancouver comedian Patrick Maliha who put together the evening in support of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. H Terry David Mulligan gives the thumbs up for a fabulously successful roast and toast night that won’t soon be forgotten.

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ames Bonney is sitting in the corner of JJ Bean writing a sermon on his MacBook Pro. The din of the coffee shop doesn’t bother him.

“This is actually my office most days,” he says.

Being here reminds him to keep his preaching relevant to the people seated around him.

On his table, there’s a coffee mug, a nearly-eaten muffin and leather-bound Bible.

At 28, he’s still got boyish looks. And with a big-faced watch, spiky dark hair and thumb ring, he seems pretty hip for a pastor. That makes him the perfect frontman for the Westside Church’s new North Shore Campus.

Westside Church is not your parents’ church.

The new campus will host Sunday “gatherings” at the Park and Tilford Cineplex Odeon Theatre beginning April 1.

Westside Church has been offering a more contemporary take on preaching the gospel since 2005. Here, Sunday Best means decidedly more casual clothing, with the church’s U2-loving founding pastor usually decked out in a T-shirt and jeans; the music is loud (they have Christian rock bands instead of the traditional organist and choir); the worshippers are usually highly caffeinated (the church offers up free coffee) and often use iPhones or tablets to follow along using Bible apps (the church offers free WiFi too); and young pastors like Bonney are Tweeting things like: “Is anybody up for spreading the word?”

“Most people don’t bring a Bible anymore,” says Bonney. “Seventy per cent use phones or iPads.”

For many, the alternative approach to worship is refreshingly cool.

“I’ve never had the Bible taught like that before” is something Bonney hears routinely.

“It’s not like going to a university class on religion,” he says, smiling.

It’s more like going to a show.

And more and more people are coming. With many mainline churches facing declining attendance, Westside Church is booming. Today, the Christian church has nearly 900 members and holds three gatherings every Sunday on Granville Island. And with the new North Shore campus, its numbers should continue trending upward.

Church planting It takes more than good faith for a church plant to succeed. Starting a new church can be a gamble.

So when Norm Funk, then in his early 30s, decided to start a non-traditional church in Vancouver in 2005, there were some non-believers.

“I felt a call to do it,” said Funk.

He also felt an opportunity. “[There were a lot of] good churches doing good things but I felt there was a need for more — and maybe a way that was a little different.”

His former church in Burnaby was “pretty current” in many areas, more traditional in others — choir, robes, suit-wearing preacher and organist, for instance. Funk wanted to remove any “manmade elements” that may be a hindrance for people attending church on Sunday.

Why should they have to dress a different way on Sundays to go to church? And have to put away their phones? Or listen to different music?

“The message that we share needs to stay the same, but the medium needs to change,” Funk thought.

Funk settled on a theatre sports venue on Granville Island and later a movie theatre to host his gatherings. Nearly 80 people attended the first Sunday and the church’s popularity has been growing exponentially ever since, especially among a younger demographic.

“We don’t water things down and take into consideration we live in 2012, not 1952. We’re finding the younger generation, 20 to 30, they want that.

They don’t want soft messages. They want people to realize and appreciate what they’re into and how do the scriptures speak into that.”

“Technology is important to this generation — you’d better understand it. Social media is part of the ministry.”

Music also plays a big role. The Church has four Christian rock bands that rev up worshippers with drum and guitar-driven tunes each Sunday at the beginning and end of each gathering.

“We’re going to side on too loud; we hand out earplugs,” says Funk, who last attended a live concert when he saw Coldplay in Vancouver.

But this isn’t just a church for iPhone-sporting 20-somethings and young married couples with tots and strollers. The church has a solid group of

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“We gather for an hour and 15 minutes. You do life the rest of the time in homes, workplaces.

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And the idea of alternative, less formal worship gatherings on Sundays appears to be catching on. “[It’s starting] to brew a lot more in Canada — certainly in the States. [There’s a] huge movement beginning to be seen here, in Victoria, Edmonton, Montreal,” says Funk.

Rehearsal day James Bonney joined Westside as a churchplanting apprentice a few years ago.

His parents were missionaries and he grew up in Indonesia before moving to Southern Ontario in his pre-teens. In high school he attended youth church groups, but usually reeked of smokes and wasn’t really “following God.” That changed at 17.

After graduating from high school, he studied at a Bible college in Chicago and then began working as a youth pastor in Indiana. It felt right.

Like something he’d be doing for a long time.

That was until he was hit by an overpowering feeling that he was going to start a church. He could see the letters in his mind: Vancouver. He Googled church planting in Vancouver, found a website and got the name of a pastor who was starting a church in Abbotsford. Later, he and his wife packed their belongings into a trailer and drove 36 hours to B.C. and knocked at the door of the pastor’s house in Abby. Later, through the Church Planting BC network, Bonney connected with Pastor Funk.

“I knew it was the type of church I would want to attend and be a part of,” says Bonney, who is married and has two young children.

And with church planting part of Westside’s DNA, the North Shore, where around 40 of its members were from, seemed like the best place for plant number one. In order to do that, Westside has raised nearly $100,000 to start the new campus.

“There are so many great churches on the North Shore,” Bonney says. “We want to help compliment them.”

“This has been our calling. I remember walking through the theatre with my wife, saying ‘This is it’ last Sunday. I kind of had a moment.”

On this Sunday, just a week before the North Shore campus launch, Bonney and a group of church volunteers are going through a dress rehearsal at the North Vancouver theatre.

At around 6 in the morning, an army of Westsiders began unloading a 24-foot trailer packed with speakers, mics, portable stage, drums, massive subwoofers, soundboard, miles of cables, lights, signs and pipe-and-drape used to transform the lobby area. It’s a big production, kind of like a traveling rock show, but none of the volunteers — mostly young and all very friendly — mind the sacrifice.

As members decked out in Westside T-shirts set up the coffee and snack station, children’s area and community connect centre, Bonney, with a laminated staff pass around his neck and wireless mic headset on, gave a quick tour of the theatre and excitedly pointed out how things will look during the first live Sunday service.

“Good, good, fired up,” he replied when a volunteer asked how he’s feeling. He then disappeared into Cinema #6 where a sign on the door read Sound Check in Progress.

It’s nearly show-time, and he can’t wait.

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She points out that maintaining healthy gums and teeth can be especially challenging for seniors.

As we age, our teeth age along with us and poor oral health can affect health overall. Teeth become more brittle, gums recede and we produce less saliva, which allows food particles and bacteria to linger and cause decay. Poor dental health is thought to be linked to heart disease, stroke, and respiratory problems. Those with dental problems who are unable to chew are at risk for progressive weakening brought on by malnutrition.

Risk of oral cancers increases with age. Also, embarrassment over tooth loss and bad breath can cause seniors to withdraw from their supportive social circle.

Despite the challenge, Dharamsi is positive about the prospect of having healthy teeth for a lifetime. She says that due to good dental care over the last few decades, more and more people are entering old age with their own teeth. She points to the example of one of her patients: a woman who

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A significant barrier to good dental care that some seniors face is cost.

Since dental services are not covered under the Medical Services Plan, seniors must pay in full for their dental visits or purchase private dental insurance. The Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry reports that among seniors 60 to 79, 53 per cent have no dental coverage.

A U.S. report on seniors’ dental care use found that whether or not they had dental coverage influenced their likelihood to visit the dentist.

Those who lost dental coverage were more likely to stop going to the dentist. The report concluded that the result of this lack of dental care could mean more complicated and costly procedures in the longer term.

Dharamsi emphasizes that good oral care is the best way to prevent dental complications. She has some simple tips to ensure teeth and gums stay healthy for a lifetime: ■ Take frequent sips of water throughout the day.

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■ Brush your tongue daily—as far back as you can without gagging.

■ Brush your teeth twice a day, at least, with a focus on the gum line.

■ Floss daily.

■ Avoid using toothpicks as they can damage the gums. Instead, try using an inter-dental toothbrush, available at drug stores, to remove material that gets stuck between teeth.

■ Eat a healthy diet. Avoid sticky sugary foods and sweet juices.

■ Schedule regular appointments with your dentist and dental hygienist.

One option for seniors who find it difficult to get to the dentist office is to make an appointment with a visiting dentist or mobile dental hygienist.

Contact the BC Dental Association at 604-736-7588 or bcda@bcdental. org for a list of mobile dentists on

the North Shore. For contact information of mobile dental hygienists, contact The BC Dental Hygienists Association at 604-415-4559 or info@bcdha.bc.ca.

For those unable to afford dental fees, there are a number of lowcost clinics in the Lower Mainland.

The UBC Dental School clinic, 604-822-2112, runs a general dentistry clinic. Many colleges that offer dental hygiene programs offer lowcost cleaning and preventive treatments. Call the institution directly for information or obtain a list of locations from the College of Dental Hygienists of BC at 1-800-778-8277.

To download a copy from their site, cdhbc.com, go to the “Forms and Resources” tab and click on “Affordable/Lower Cost Clinics in BC.” The need for regular dental care doesn’t stop at retirement. It’s clear that, when it comes to our teeth, a little prevention goes a long way to preserving a healthy smile and to saving us costly dental bills.

CROSS WALK - For the third year in a row four Christian denominations in West Van are joining together to observe the “Holy Week” leading up to Good Friday and Easter. “Cross Walk” begins April 1 with a 7 p.m. evening celebration at West Vancouver Baptist Church and continues at 9:30 a.m. each morning that week with a short act of worship in one of the other four churches involved: West Vancouver United (April 2), St. Francis-in-theWood (April 3), West Vancouver Presbyterian (April 4) and St. Monica’s, Horseshoe Bay (April 5).

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Our sports columnist’s excellent adventure According to Len Corben, heaven must be like Arizona

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can’t say just why I’d never been to Arizona before. I’ve been coast to coast in Canada and in 40 states from Alaska to Florida and from Maine Len Corben soaks up the sun to Hawaii, but never to and sports in the land of the Arizona. Until now.

Coyotes, Suns and Cactus Yet, 15 days in the League spring training.

Phoenix-Scottsdale-MesaIIn th the d dressing room after the game, surroundGlendale-Goodyear area ed by 15 media hounds, Steve speaks so softly, is like never leaving B.C. or even the North in almost a whisper, that you’d think this was a Shore, if you count the people from here who library and he was the head librarian. are there.

But mostly it’s time to stay outside in the sun.

This excursion to the land of the Coyotes, Spring training is underway, so in a span of six Suns and spring training (Arizona has been a days I get to eight of the 10 Cactus League parks state since Feb. 14, 1912, making it exactly 30 to see seven games and 12 of the 15 major league days older than West Vancouver) got a kick start teams showcasing their stars and working with when it was discovered that friends Norm (a travel agent) and Agnes Nikkel would be there at expanded rosters of 60+ players in Arizona.

The P.A. announcer at Goodyear Ballpark the same time. Then there was a chance meeting before the all-Ohio, Cleveland-Cincinnati game of the Jacksons from North Van on the Seabus, informs the crowd that “the temperature at all of us with suitcases in tow, heading to the game time is 81 degrees and in Cleveland it’s airport via the Canada Line (thank you 2010 28 degrees and snowing.” The crowd – includOlympics) for the same Westjet flight to Phoenix ing a large contingent of Ohioans, or at least and our Scottsdale destination (Westin Kierland Indians and Reds fans judging by the jerseys and Resort, home of the Canucks when in Arizona). shirts proclaiming allegiance – roars its amused I didn’t know the Jacksons, but he recogapproval. nized me. (Having your picture in The Outlook The crowds at every game include fans from every week will do that.) It turned out they all over. I needn’t have visited all those provinces were picked up at Sky Harbor Airport by Roger and states over the years if all I wanted to do Lundie (who I do know) and his wife who are was “collect” license plates. Without much effort also vacationing from North Van. in Arizona, I spied cars from B.C. to Ontario and Now whether you call this two weeks of work 39 states including far off Hawaii, Alaska, New disguised as a vacation (my wife’s assessment) York and Florida. or two weeks of vacation disguised as work (my Over at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa, Ryan editor’s assessment), the result is the same: a colDempster of the Chicago Cubs – the former umn full of North Shore and B.C. connections.

North Shore Twins pitcher who has won 112 Let’s start with those Canucks and their game with the Phoenix Coyotes out in Glendale on the major league games and is 53-41 over the past four seasons – threw his first two innings of the west side of Greater Phoenix, the total opposite spring against Oakland Athletics. side from Scottsdale. Norm Nikkel, driving up After the requisite clubhouse interviews subside from Mesa to Scottsdale, and I made it to the and the rest of the sportswriters drift away, we game in Glendale in short order thanks to the chat about the prospects of his first-class ring-road highway syspitching for Canada in the fall tem. Nikkel (remember, he’s a INSTANT during the preliminaries of the travel agent) says the Phoenix World Baseball Classic.

REPLAY area has the best road system of A night game at Scottsdale any place he’s ever been. I now Len Corben Stadium between San concur. Driving there on wide lencorben@yahoo.ca Francisco Giants and roads with superior signage is Milwaukee Brewers has pure pleasure. an unexpected bonus. The Outside and inside the press box TV is showing Glendale rink, you might think Handsworth grad Robert you were at Rogers Arena because Vancouver Sacré and the Gonzaga Bulldogs playing St. Mary’s fans in Canucks jerseys were everywhere, creGaels in the championship game of the West Coast ating a sold-out game and a great atmosphere.

Conference in Las Vegas. The game goes to overOne disappointment, aside from Vancouver’s time before St. Mary’s ekes out a 78-74 win.

2-1 shootout loss, was finding that North Van’s Then it’s off to Camelback Ranch, the spring Gilbert Brulé (who has nicely resurrected his home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Unfortunately, NHL career since joining the Coyotes Jan. 12) Blake Hawksworth, the third of the born-incouldn’t play due to injury.

North-Van major leaguers (Simon Pond and Two nights later in downtown Phoenix, it was Scott Richmond with Toronto Blue Jays are the a different crowd. All those blue Canucks shirts others), is rehabbing from January surgery and had changed to Phoenix Suns orange. won’t make his Dodgers 2012 debut until April.

Steve Nash’s picture is everywhere. He There are other highlights on this trip: visiting “owns” Phoenix. He shakes hands with everythe offices of the Society of American Baseball one on the floor before the game, including the Research (SABR); meeting Ferguson Jenkins, staff manning the score table. Then he makes the Canada’s only member of the Baseball Hall of game look soooo easy. Maybe that’s because he Fame; and touring what is claimed to be the oldhas eyes on the front, back and both sides of his est ballpark in America in the town of Bisbee. head, enabling him to find teammates that you’re If this all seems like a travel piece on the bensure didn’t exist before his passes found them. efits of jetting to Arizona for a sports fix, well Assists in the NBA are never charitable (as you’re right. they sometimes are in the NHL). They must lead I used to think heaven must be like Hawaii. directly to a basket. No assist if the shooter takes Now I think it must be like Arizona. One foray more than one dribble. No assist on a basket off into the desert has me convinced. an offensive rebound. Steve had 17 assists, more This is episode 457 from Len Corben’s treasure than the Minnesota Timberwolves’ entire team chest of stories – the great events and the quirky total of 14 and almost as many as everyone else – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports for both teams, as the Suns win one of their 13 history. victories over 18 games.

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In comparison to the other North Shore municipalities, West Vancouver’s elected officials will still make less than their counterparts even after the raise.

City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto SEAN KOLENKO earned $93,325 in 2011 and city councillors took S TA F F R E P O RT E R home $32,284. District of North Vancouver Mayor hether or not to give yourself a raise is Richard Walton made $93,838 and district counnever an easy thing to talk about, admits cillors made $37,535. first-term Coun. Mary-Ann Booth.

In choosing the new salaries for West Van, But after a unanimous vote Monday night to an average was taken from the remuneration of increase the remuneration of mayor and council, mayor and council in both the city and district of Booth says she’s happy with how the delicate deciNorth Van as well as New Westminster and Maple Mary-Ann Booth sion was handled.

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Starting in April, West Van councillors will make West Vancouver council will have the ability to $30,000 per year, up from $21,972. The mayor will review its remuneration every three years. make $75,000, up from $65,195. All receive a benefit package as well. skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com After the next municipal election — scheduled for Nov.15, twitter.com/seankolenko 2014 — council will make $32,284 and the mayor will collect $80,710, plus their benefits. “It definitely feels awkward but I’m pleased, I think we settled on a good number,� says Booth. “And it’s going to be a stepped process.�

The increase in pay, adds Booth, also reflects the changing responsibilities of a city councillor. It’s a complex job, and to be prepared to make decisions on the issues facing one’s community, hours of prep time are required and positions on various committees and boards are part of the gig. “I believe in always being educated on all issues,� said Booth. “I always want to give time to that.�

Although not all were positive, Booth also praised the feedback gleaned from residents, many of which she says came from her 250-person email list.

Longtime Coun. Bill Soprovich echoed Booth’s sentiments, saying “the Monday night council meeting is one of several days to keep up.�

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CAMPGROUND/RV Park Caretaker Year round position, Fort Langley BC. Duties maintenance, grounds and security tasks. Qualifications: Must have a background in maintenance related work, an ability to operate all basic tools, experience in the RV industry, knowledgeable of basic computer programs. This is a live on site position, a full hook up RV Site available, applicants must provide their own RV. Please apply with resume, salary expectations to paul@duckworthmanagement.com www.fortcamping.com

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING DRIVERS WANTED:

Terrific career opportunity outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Experience Needed!! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 wks. vacation & benefits pkg.

Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time Valid License with air brake endorsement. High School Diploma or GED. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver DO NOT FILL IN CITY or STATE

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FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

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.

Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca

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12 F/T positions available Up to $20/hr. weekly pay

Must be outgoing!

Erica 604.777.2195 T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Position comes with a competitive benefit package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Tyson Lambert. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-286-9502.

Email:tysonlambert@t-mar.com

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HOME CARE/SUPPORT

PACIFIC Coast Community Resources are recruiting foster/home share families. We are looking for good fmilies with experience in the Community Living field. If your children have grown and you have space in your home, maybe even a suite, contact us. This may be a match for you. Resumes can be sent to: 1805 Scarborough Cres., Port Coquitlam, V3C2R2 or resumes@pccri.com.

134

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

BC0931919 dba Subway is looking for food counter attendants. $10.14/hr. 40hrs.week. Mail #1034 Marine Dr. N. Vancouver, B.C. V7P 1S5. Email harj_subway@shaw.ca

160

TRADES, TECHNICAL

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

TRADES, TECHNICAL

To conduct deliveries for international lubricants co. in Vancouver area, Seattle-Tacoma, Prince George, Okanagan & Edmonton.

Pay $20/hour, mileage, bonus, profit-sharing & full benefits.

Apply with resume by emailing custservpacific@fuchs.com or faxing to 604-888-1145 F/T DRIVERS with cars for envelope & package P/U & delivery.

Email: deliverydrivers@shaw.ca

SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS - start or grow your small business. Free to apply. Qualify for up to 100K. www.leadershipgrants.ca.

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783

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EDUCATION

APPLY NOW: Pennywise Scholarship For Women to attend Journalism certificate course at Langara College in Vancouver. Deadline May 30, 2012. More information: www.bccommunitynews.com

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604-447-3404 173E

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Wellpoint Dewatering Superintendent/Foreman IDL Projects Inc. is a dynamic rapidly growing, progressive construction company currently accepting resumes for the position of Wellpoint Dewatering Superintendent/ Foreman for a project in Kitimat, BC. This is a permanent position with opportunity for relocation to other areas of the province following completion of the initial project.

Qualified applicants must have a minimum of 5 years experience in wellpoint dewatering and must possess the ability to manage several crews and up to 10 employees.

All accommodation and travel costs will be provided by the employer.

Please submit resumes to Bob Cartwright at bob@okprojects.com or contact 250-878-5292 for further information.

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CLEANING SERVICES

RYAN B’s General Contracting: Gutter Cleaning, Vinyl Siding Cleaning, Pressure Washing, and Exterior Painting. Free estimates.

Ryan (778) 919 - 7926.

R_B@telus.net

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ELECTRICAL

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

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

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

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

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GARDENING

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064

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www.northshoreoutlook.com HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Over 20yrs experience.

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On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

Ray 604-780-6304 westcoastmodernscape.com

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk.

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

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SUNDECKS

MOVING & STORAGE

ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up.

25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576

Local & Long Distance

548

FURNITURE

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

551

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MISC. FOR SALE

Honest, Professional, Insured

$41.00 per hour

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Moonlight Moving 604-358-6683

374

TREE SERVICES

Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

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Call JJ ROOFING

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Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

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Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Dale Michael Cochlin, formerly of Vancouver, BC are required to send them to the undersigned, c/o Open Door Law Corp. 125-1030 Denman St., Vancouver, BC V6G 2M6, on or before April 15, 2012, after which the Estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Hugh Michael Cochlin, Executor.

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

RECREATIONAL/SALE

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

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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

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2003 Salem Light:

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Northwest Pkg, 22 ft, Sleeps 7, 1 bunk, Shower in & out.

G.V.W. 3300. Lots of extras

$9,995.00 604-463-9428

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 2008 FREEDOM SPIRIT 20’ travel trailer, like new, hardly used, a/c, f/s, dble bed, dble sink, nook, couch 2 prop tanks/2 batteries, $11,500 obo. Please call: (604)581-5117

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ASK ABOUT OUR AUTOMOTIVE SPECIAL!

CALL 604-575-5555

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

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1-800-910-6402

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3,000 Vehicles to choose. Call Now! Marty 1-888-414-8042. Big Discounts! www.eagleridgegmc.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Restaurant Auction Kelowna Sandwich Restaurant Newer quality equip. Apr 5th @ 6pm 243 Bernard Ave Kelowna. (250)545-3259, View photo at doddsauction.com

220.JUNK(5865)

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

Call 604-983-2283

Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND PUPS. Dewormed, 1st vaccination. Ready now! 604-823-2259 mitzvig@hotmail.ca

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Re: Estate of DALE MICHAEL COCHLIN, Deceased.

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE 4 door. White 187,000 kms. $7700.

Call 604-541-9129.

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

1-888-229-0744 or apply on line at: www.kiawest.com (click credit approval)

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

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

But Dead Bodies!!

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, 1.8T turbo, 4 dr sedan, std, all options, exc cond. $5500 obo 604-780-8404

Auto Loans or We Will Pay You $1000

Jack Russell pups, cute, short, stocky, smooth coat, tail doc, deworm, 1st shot. $600. 604-798-9233

25 year of experience.

Call for your FREE estimate.

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Available April 1st.

GUARANTEED

COLLIE BOUVIER cross puppies born Feb 14. Black with white paws.

1 Blue Merle. Will make excellent family & livestock guardians. Mission 604-820-4827.

NAHAL CONSTRUCTION

Haul Anything...

1997 BMW 318iS 2 dr. coupe, 4 cyl, auto, silver on blk. leather, sunroof, pwr. options, A/C, local, only 109K mint. cond. $5900 / 604.312.7418

Swimming Pool & Sauna.

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

HOUSES FOR SALE

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

SPRINGER/LAB cross pups, vet check, 1st shots, $350. Call 604823-6739, afternoons/evenings.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

Newly Renovated, 650sq.ft.

Great Location.

Heat, Hot Water & TV Cable (basic) Included.

626

PETS

Call Jas @ 604-726-6345 www.jjroofing.ca

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, high kms. runs/looks good, white, $4300 firm. 604-538-9257.

NORTH VANCOUVER LAMPLIGHTER One bedroom $950/mo.

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2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $6800 firm.

Call 604-538-4883

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT, 3.5 V6, auto, 98,000 kms, exc cond, smoke-free, $7400, (604)288-7997

APARTMENT/CONDO

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

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

PITBULLS ~ PUREBRED. Ready for sale. $300. Vet ✔, 9 weeks old.

Call 604-217-2983

New and Re-Roof Specialist Residential & Commercial.

Shakes, Shingles and Duroid.

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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 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

PETS

Repairs, New & Re-Roof.

Prompt Quality Service Excellent References

845 TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext.

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www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting.

30 yrs exp. Refs. Free est. Keith 604-433-2279 or 604-777-1223

LEAKY ROOF?

1995 MONTE CARLO fully loaded, almost new tires, good cond. Needs trans. $800 obo (604)530-5014

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

9½ft Vanguard camper, new fridge. $700. Call 604-888-6042.

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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

RECREATIONAL/SALE

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RENTALS

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TRANSPORTATION

REAL ESTATE

AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

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

CARS - DOMESTIC

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

PIANO; APT SIZE Lowrey upright piano $550/obo. Ph: 604-418-6274 or 604-531-1576.

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

TRANSPORTATION

1993 BUICK Park Ave. Altera, fully loaded, G.T.S., aircared, $3,900. Call (778)565-4334

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Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991.

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TRANSPORTATION

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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