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Greg Moro with some of the war mementoes of his late father, Lou, who enlisted in the Canadian military to avoid internment and prove his loyalty. The keepsakes are part of a new exhibit about the internment of Italian immigrants during WWII that launches at the Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver on March 6.

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From new immigrant to ‘enemy alien’ Mario Bartel

Being called ‘enemy alien’ humiliating for many

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L

ou Moro dedicated his life to helping others play through their pain.

Because that’s what he’d been doing all his life.

Moro, who passed away in 2009 at the age of 91, was a beloved athletic trainer for the Vancouver Whitecaps, the 86ers, the Canadian national soccer team and countless kids who played minor soccer and lacrosse in Burnaby. When he wasn’t making sausages at Burns Meat Packers and Windsor Meats, his round smiling face and thick, salving hands were a ¿xture on the sidelines and behind the benches. Everyone called him “Uncle Lou.” His work, most of it as a volunteer, was recognized with induction into the Canadian soccer, lacrosse and Burnaby sports halls of fame.

What’s less known is the personal pain Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan at Lou Moro’s 90th birthday in 2008. Moro died in 2009. he endured as a young Italian immigrant trying to make his way in a new country at a time when anyone with a foreign accent and at the smelter in Trail. Two years later, having SUMMONED TO REPORT TO RCMP But none of that stood Lou in good stead non-Anglo Saxon name was regarded with saved enough money, he sent for the rest of when, in 1940, he was summoned to the local suspicion. his family.

RCMP detachment.

But Lou’s younger brother Cesco had been GETTING TOUGH BY NECESSITY The Canadian government had issued an partially crippled by polio and the family’s Moro carried that pain deep inside and Order in Council that declared as an enemy application to immigrate was denied. A few didn’t start sharing until his latter days, says alien “all persons of German or Italian racial months later they moved anyway, leaving his son Greg, a retired school teacher. origin who have become naturalized British Cesco in the care of relatives.

Now his story of interrogation by police subjects since Sept.

1, 1922.”

The order Knowing no English, Lou was the target of and threats of internment in his adopted affected nearly 17,000 Italian-Canadians, who bullying in his new home. His father, a tough, homeland during the Second World War had to register with the RCMP, report their no-nonsense barrel of a man, steered him to have been incorporated into a project called whereabouts every month, couldn’t leave boxing and lacrosse to toughen him up.

A Question of Loyalty, which is comprised the country without permission and couldn’t As a young man, Lou was a bit of a local of new book about the internment of Italiansporting hero; he tended goal for Trail’s senior assemble in groups greater than ¿ve. More than 600 Italian-Canadians from across the Canadians, Injustice Served, and a display men’s lacrosse team and he helped massage country, 44 from British Columbia, were sent of artifacts at the Vancouver Italian Cultural and tape up members of the famous Smoke to internment camps.

Centre which are being launched March 6, Eaters hockey team. Local kids, like future Moro was outraged. To avoid internment and a companion play, FRESCO, which will NHL goaltender Cesare Maniago, looked up and demonstrate his allegiance, he enlisted in have its premiere March 21 at the James to him. the Canadian army. He traveled to Vernon in Cowan Theatre in Burnaby.

When Maniago and his young buddies lost the depths of winter to begin boot camp.

Moro was born in Savona, Italy but grew a soccer ball in the backyard of a notoriously But he was haunted by the prospect of up on the country’s east coast in San Martino grouchy neighbour who’d likely send it back being sent to the front in Italy where he might after his parents moved their young family to cut up and deÀated, Moro walked to the have to shoot his own relatives. escape the approach of the First World War. neighbour’s front door, had a few words with So he transfered to Victoria to join the navy.

They eked out a poor, hardscrabble existence. him and retrieved the ball with the assurance When he was seven or eight, his father left they’d never have to worry about their ball Italy for a better life in Canada, taking a job again, relates Greg, a smile in his voice.

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That’s because once the war ended, many of them “wanted to get on with their lives, integrate back into Canadian society,” says Julia Murray, the curator at Il Museo At the Italian Cultural Centre which is hosting the launch of Ray Culos’ new book documenting B.C.’s Italian enemy aliens and will display artifacts from that time through the end of August. Among those artifacts are Lou Moro’s naval service medals, his rum ration jug, a brass cigarette lighter and old photos.

Almost half the Italian-Canadians living in the Lower Mainland during the war were designated as enemy aliens, says Murray, and getting them to open up about their experiences was a challenge.

“It’s a sensitive subject,” she says. “A lot of them found it very humiliating. They were upset to be treated as the enemy.”

But time and the curiosity of subsequent generations has started to soothe those wounds, says Murray. She suspects the launch of the Question of Loyalty project will further break down barriers.

“The more you talk about things like this, it does slightly take the sting out of them. People are rediscovering a pride in their community and in their family, and it’s making them feel more willing to talk about it.”

Unlike the redress won by JapaneseCanadians who were interned during the war, Murray says she’s unaware of any such initiative by Italian-Canadians. But the Question of Loyalty project is funded by the federal government as part of a program to address and acknowledge issues under the War Measures Act that were legal at the time but discriminatory in hindsight.

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He worked as a cook aboard the Haro, a tug with ¿ve crew members assigned to patrol the B.C. coast as far as Prince Rupert. He also played goal for the navy lacrosse team and helped out with their hockey team, which included some NHL players ful¿lling their military duties.

The closest he got to the war was a stint in 1944 in the mess of the Cowichan, a minesweeper that was the second Canadian ship to land at Juno Beach earlier that year. When Moro was aboard, it patrolled the English Channel. Occasionally he was called up from the ship’s bowels by his mates to take pot shots at mines that had Àoated to the surface. He was a lousy aim.

“They’d all laugh because no matter how many shots I took, I could never hit the bloody things,” Greg recalls his dad telling him.

Stories like that were slow coming though.

After Moro was discharged from the military in 1945 he rarely talked about his time there ever again, says Greg.

His handful of service medals became buried amidst the hundreds of trinkets, trophies and mementos from his sports endeavours that ¿lled the basement of the family’s North Burnaby home.

Lou Moro at basic training in Vernon.

“He came over here with the attitude he wanted to be a Canadian, he became an athlete people could look up to and all of a sudden being labeled an enemy alien really hurt him,” says Greg. In fact, it wasn’t until Greg’s own son was selected to represent Canadian youth at a special memorial service at Juno Beach and began asking Lou about his wartime experiences that he started to tell some of his own war stories and how he got to be there.

“Everyone thought he was so lucky,” says Greg of his father. “But there were two sides to him and a lot of that was hidden to everyone else.”

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Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan was among New Democrats who raised the issue in the Legislature Wednesday. “For us in Burnaby this is our community hospital and to Âżnd out that there have been dozens of deaths and almost 500 serious cases associated with CDAD, it was shocking,â€? she said in an interview.

Corrigan was also shocked to hear the problems had been longstanding, that administration at the hospital and Fraser Health were “trying to minimize the problem� and that the doctors who wrote the letter feel the hospital could potentially face legal action. “The doctors had obviously

become so frustrated that they were driven to the point of writing this, what I feel is a pretty extraordinary letter to the CEO of Fraser Health.�

Health Minister Mike de Jong responded in the Legislature as if he was not aware of the letter, which is “pretty astounding,� she said. “Which begs the question, why has there been inaction on this? It’s been two years.�

Margi Blamey, spokesperson for the Hospital Employees Union (HEU), said the issue echoes a similar problem at Surrey Memorial Hospital in 2004. “It’s a complete breakdown of the infection control system.�

Blamey pointed out that HEU members still do the cleaning at Burnaby Hospital but in 2003, hospital cleaning was contracted out and they are now employed by a private company, Aramark. “Now what you have is a private employer responsible for the cleaning ... You can’t tell a private employer what to do with their staff, and staff can’t take orders or direction from hospital staff.�

A call to Fraser Health Authority was not returned before the NewsLeader’s press time.

The rates of a highly contagious and antibiotic-resistant bacteria at Burnaby Hospital are so high and badly managed that it risks becoming the subject of legal action, according to a letter hospital doctors sent to Dr. Nigel Murray, CEO of Fraser Health Authority (FHA).

The letter is dated Jan. 9 and signed by Dr. Shane Kirby, chair of Burnaby Hospital’s infection control committee and six of the hospital’s department heads and Dr. Jerry Vortel, an infections disease consultant at the hospital.

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School uncertainty The provincial government has softened its stance on the teachers contract—slightly. Whether that will convince the B.C. Teachers Federation to negotiate, rather than disrupt the education system with a series of strikes, remains to be seen.

A bill introduced Tuesday in the legislature calls for a cooling-off period, appointment of a mediator and a ban on any strikes, with signi¿cant ¿nancial penalties to both individuals and the BCTF if there are work stoppages during that six-month period.

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he methods of the demagogue are easy to flag; the distortions as easy to see as the unadjusted widescreens in restaurants or bars that squish news readers, celebrities and sports heroes alike into a series of uniformly short, very broad people.

Just as with these ubiquitous screens, though we see the distortion, few of us seem willing to say or do anything about it.

The demagogue, too, has a handy strategy for squishing people – and silencing debate at the same time. All you have to do is wrap yourself and your policies in a mantle of motherhood issues, then denounce anyone who disagrees with you as being against motherhood.

It’s a technique we associate with repressive regimes, yet it’s what we’re hearing lately from Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority on Parliament Hill.

When South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale MP Russ Hiebert’s private member’s bill (C-377) – aimed at increasing public disclosure of labour unions’

Alex Browne ¿nancial affairs – was being debated in the House of Commons earlier this month, fellow Conservative, Saint Boniface MP Shelly Glover, parliamentary secretary to the minister of ¿nance, offered a blunt defence. After underlining claims the bill was about improving transparency, fairness and accessibility she went for the jugular against NDP and Liberal critics of the bill.

“Anyone on that side of the House who is against transparency and fairness should explain what the heck they’re doing in the House of Commons,” she said.

Less than two weeks later, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews took a similar tack when defending Bill C-30, the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act – which, as proposed, would have allowed police broad-sweeping powers to

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After Opposition MPs were quick to attack the legislation as going too far, Toews said they were either aligned with the Conservatives on the bill, or, in his scathing words, “with the child pornographers.”

We should all be concerned that, in insulting our intelligence with such “if you’re not with us, you’re agin’ us” rhetoric, Canada’s Parliament is part of a disturbing return to demagoguery – and the demonizing of dissent – in North American politics.

The laws proposed are couched in the most altruistic terms – who would argue with transparency, fairness and protecting children, after all? But both have disturbing implications beyond their avowed intent, which critics claim could be used to attack basic rights of privacy, association and freedom of speech.

With all due respect to Hiebert, it would be naive to assume that a bill which could divert the resources of labour unions and

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spell out their political strategies to potential opponents – including the federal government – is motivated solely by an apolitical desire for transparency.

It’s signi¿cant that only two days after Toews’ comments – after a public outcry – the Conservatives were forced to back down on the wording of C-30. Even some Tory MPs were saying the bill, as written, is too intrusive into the privacy of ordinary Canadians who have come to rely on the Internet for banking, business, personal communication and entertainment – people who would never dream of preying on children.

We should not forget that espousing motherhood issues is no guarantee of virtue. Reasoned debate is not shouting down opponents, or using the transparent ploys of demagogues.

We certainly deserve better from our elected representatives – and, as taxpayers, we’re shelling out for better, too.

Alex Browne is a reporter at the Peace Arch News.

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Lots to say about Pink Shirt and Lady Gaga Re: Burnaby Parents Voice calls for halt to Lady Gaga Pink Shirt Day video project I support the idea that Lady Gaga is a poor role model for children.

I support the idea that bullying should be eradicated in our schools by teaching our children to love one another without conditions.

I don’t support the idea that our public education system can determine what is “morally” best for our children without guidance and consent by its community.

Erik Lyons

acceptance requires me to be judgmental towards groups that judge acceptance, then so be it.

Francis Freeman

Explain to me how Gordon World can irrelevantly and erroneously bring up overweight kids, anorexic kids, and kids who don’t dance well as if this video does not promote acceptance of all kids! Why are people like Gordon World wasting the Education Minister’s time?

Mark Lee

I can understand what the person is trying to say. Even in Àash mobs it will be the popular kids who get to dance at the front. Or start the Àash mobs. Or even are the only ones participating. You don’t see many overweight kids. I saw a lot of kids who can’t dance well, but it’s an elementary school Àash mob.

I think the person talking about it is just saying that unpopular kids will still not have the same treatment as popular kids even in an anti-bullying campaign. It’s another way for popular kids to get the main roles in an attention-seeking plot. Why don’t they interview the kids and see how they feel about bullying and if they have bullied anyone.

Angela Elizabeth

I am honestly getting tired of the BS that this Burnaby parent group has in regards to LGBT and anti-bullying issues. If promoting

What is wrong with “sexual stereotyping” is if we pursue the idea that children or people act in random ways and not identify with

any particular gender we are going to end up with a very confusing world. Despite efforts to do this girls still act like girls mostly and boys act like boys. Yes, they have more freedom, which is good, but trying to eradicate any difference?

Big problem. Tolerance of others is to be encouraged, but stupidly trying to make boys act like girls and girls like boys is insane. We have gone thousands of years and the general nature of the roles is established so stop trying to change it.

Anthony Hill All the same things that are wrong with racial stereotyping are wrong with sexual stereotyping.

Whatever con¿nes people to external, pre-conceived notions of what that person “is” based on their gender, race, colour, age or ethnicity is limiting that individual’s human potential.

Everything is wrong with that!!

Addi Strasser The kids are doing a good thing.

The teachers are doing a great job.

Some parents think it’s wrong? Get your head out the sand. Look at the big picture. Does it really matter the song or the medium?

The kids and teachers are behind this 100 per cent and they are making a statement about one of our society’s ills. How many of us can say we went out and tried to make a difference?

So it’s immoral to go out and make a stand against bullying? Got it...

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Senior spent 11 days in hospital hallway: MLA Stroke victim was awaiting long-term bed Wanda Chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com

A Burnaby senior lay in a hospital hallway for 11 days while awaiting a bed in a long-term care facility, said Burnaby-Edmonds NDP MLA Raj Chouhan.

Dorothy Asher, 84, suffered a stroke last November and during the next three months was bounced between Burnaby and Eagle Ridge hospitals.

That’s despite the Ombudsman, in his recent report into seniors care, recommending that all seniors requiring long-term care be assessed within two weeks of entering hospital, Chouhan said in an interview Tuesday.

Asher was back at Burnaby Hospital in January when “in the middle of the night she was told she would be moved to the hallway,” he said.

“Not only she was moved to the hallway, but she was moved to the hallway near the nursing station ... and kept there 11 nights.”

Asked if there was any semblance of privacy afforded, he said, “Even if they put up two curtains around there is no privacy in that area.”

It was only after Asher’s family ¿led a complaint and lobbied hard on her behalf was she eventually moved to a longterm care facility, where

she shares a room with four others, Chouhan said.

Asher’s experience is another example of problems plaguing the health care system, he said.

Hospitals are clogged, leading patients to be placed in hallways and in a well-publicized incident last year, in the Tim Horton’s coffee shop at Royal Columbian Hospital.

He questioned the delay in assessing seniors for long-term care and why they must wait so long in acute care hospitals, where the daily cost of a bed is $1,200, when a senior in long-term care would cost only $200 a day.

Chouhan raised the issue in the Legislature Monday. According to Hansard, Health Minister Mike de Jong replied, that “the government has done a tremendous amount in working with health authorities and community partners to provide thousands of additional beds and more options for seniors in need of care.

“The total number of residential care beds has increased by over 1,500.

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But Chouhan doesn’t buy it.

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New Westminster defender Ryan Donohoe tries to deke around South Fraser’s Logan Harrison in the Àrst half of their under-16 game at the B.C. tier one Àeld lacrosse championships at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex on Saturday. The U-16 team Ànished the tournament with two ties and a loss. New Westminster teams won two gold medals at the championships. The Salmonbellies beat Maple Ridge 10-9 in the U-12 Ànal while the U-14 team defeated Langley 7-5 for gold. But the Salmonbellies came up short in the U-19 bronze medal game, falling to the Coquitlam Adanacs No. 1 11-8.

The second-ranked Douglas College Royals upset the top-seeded Vancouver Island University Mariners in four sets to win the Paci¿c Western Athletic Association men’s volleyball championship Saturday at Douglas.

It was the third time this season the Royals had prevailed over their Vancouver Island rivals. The Royals now advance to the Canadian College Athletic Association nationals which begin March 8 at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford. They’ll be the second seed behind the Ontario champions Humber Hawks.

After splitting the ¿rst two sets, the Royals took control in the third with a 25-19 advantage, then prevailing with a 31-29 margin in the fourth set. Sam Shaw was named the Royals’ player of the match with four spikes and 19 kills.

Jeff Taylor contributed four spikes and 14 kills.

The Royals will open at the nationals against the seventh-seeded Volountaires de Sherbrooke, silver medallists in Quebec.

The Royals’ women’s team didn’t fare as well. Seeded sixth of six teams in the tournament, they were ousted by the third-ranked Capilano Blues in straight sets.

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Winter Games medal haul for Burnaby Zone 4 player Ashley Steele (with ball) tries to get a pass away while being defended by the Fraser Valley’s Megan Kinloch during B.C. Winter Games netball action in Vernon. Zone 4 netball teams from Burnaby won gold and bronze medals at the games.

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That clanging you’re hearing could be coming from all the medals Burnaby athletes brought home from the BC Winter Games, held last weekend in Vernon.

Burnaby athletes won three gold, 10 silver and eight bronze medals during the three day competition in 15 sports for athletes from around the province.

Biathlete Louisa Tsang led the medal haul with a gold and two silver. Other Burnaby gold medallists were Aya Kitaoka in over-55 kg girls individual kumite karate and archer Elaine Plath.

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Parents’ Voice not gaga for Gaga Says use of Lady Gaga song in anti-bullying project inappropriate

“Will this project reduce bullying? Not likely,” said Gordon World of Burnaby Parents’ Voice in the release. “They claim this Wanda Chow sends a ‘positive social message’ of wchow@burnabynewsleader.com acceptance of self and others. Not Burnaby Parents’ Voice called for overweight kids, anorexic kids, on Premier Christy Clark and or those who don’t dance well.

Education Minister George Abbott Not those who resist their school’s to stop teachers from posting a promotion of Lady Gaga’s ‘sex video on YouTube of students sells’ worldview.” dancing to a song by Lady Gaga.

Participating schools included The project, dubbed the Pink Burnaby’s Alpha secondary and Project, involved students from Confederation Park Education Metro Vancouver and New York Through the Arts School. dancing to Born This Way as a Bonnie Ishii, music and dance message of acceptance to mark the teacher at Confederation Park, said anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day on parents of participating grades 3 to Feb. 29.

7 students all signed off Parents’ Voice, video-online] on the project. which opposed “The parents were burnabynewsleader.com very informed.” the introduction of Burnaby school The students were See the video with students district’s antinot shown Lady dancing to Lady Gaga homophobic bullying Gaga’s video, Ishii policy last spring, said in a press said, but notices were sent home release that it “questioned the explaining the project, providing legality and the educational lyrics to the song and seeking purpose of posting students’ parental permission for students to images on the Internet, as well as be shot on video and the resulting the appropriateness of Lady Gaga project posted on YouTube. as a learning resource in public She said about four parents were schools.” not comfortable with their kids The group also criticized Lady being on YouTube, so in those cases Gaga’s use of sexual images in the children participated in the her own video of the song, and the entire process except for the video song’s lyrics. shoot itself.

This year, they decided to involve more students and the Vancouver organizers were even contacted by students in New York who had seen last year’s Àash mob dance on You Tube and wanted to participate.

All the students, apart from those in New York, wore pink shirts that read “Acceptance — Born This Way.” A total of 11 schools participated in the end after a few dropped out because they didn’t like the song.

“We had really made it clear these were the words, this is the song so people could really make a solid choice on whether or not they wanted to partake or not.”

Mitzel believes some of the lyrics, such as use of the words “gay, lesbian or Asian,” parents might have found “it wasn’t for them.”

But the lyrics also reÀected the message they wanted to spread: “We are who we are ... This is the way we are, so you can’t really criticize us for that.”

As for the Parents’ Voice complaint, Mitzel said everyone’s entitled to their opinion about the project.

“Everyone has their own opinion and some people choose to voice them in their own way.”

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER

Students from Alpha secondary school dance to Lady Gaga’s song Born This Way in a Áash mob to promote acceptance at the Grand Court at Metropolis at Metrotown on Wednesday.

All the participating schools used common choreography for the chorus but each school was free to do its own choreography for the rest of the song. The fact they used a popular song made the project more engaging for the kids, Ishii said.

The project also created an opportunity for the Confederation Park students to learn, write and reÀect on how dance can be used as a means of expression or to relay a message.

The students “are thrilled, they can hardly wait to see themselves,”

she said of the project being posted to You Tube, which happened Tuesday.

The project’s co-creator, Darren Mitzel, principal of MacCorkindale elementary in Vancouver, said the idea stemmed from a Àash mob dance Vancouver students did last year at Oakridge mall around the same anti-bullying theme.

One of the goals was to use social media in a positive way and to foster acceptance, not just of different sexual orientations but of any differences, from race to special needs.

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L’Arche event celebrates community Fundraiser includes sale of artworks by L’Arche residents Wanda Chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com

For Linda, it’s all about taking the bus.

L’Arche Greater Vancouver’s third annual fundraiser, The Art of Being Together, tries to encapsulate a celebration of community in the artworks created by residents of its group homes for adults with developmental disabilities.

The residents work in teams with artists and this year’s theme was community, “where they felt important, where they felt a connection around them, where they belonged,” said Sig Stark, the organization’s director of fund development.

So when artist Betty asked resident Linda what she wanted to paint, right away she expressed a desire to do something about her work for Action Packaging, a company and jobs program run by the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion.

More speci¿cally, Linda wanted to express that “the best

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Linda Staudacher and Betty Allen look at the painting they worked on which will be one of the works presented at “The Art of Being Together.”

part is going on the bus just like everybody else that goes to work,” said Stark. “Just the fact she could be independent is huge for her.”

Thus was born Linda and Betty’s painting entitled “Waiting at the Bus Stop Going to Work.”

The painting is among 15 created by artist-resident teams on display and for sale at The Art of Being Together event being held Saturday, March 10, 1 to 5 p.m. at the Nikkei Centre, 6688

Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby.

Artists have also created paintings along the theme of “community and our need for each other” for a juried show, which will include the six ¿nalists and eight honourable mentions.

In addition to voting for their favourites, everyone who attends will have an opportunity to help create a collaborative piece of art, depicting a community garden theme, in conjunction with Burnaby artist Jane Appleby.

Each year the collaborative artwork is presented to a community group with this year’s piece going to the Fair Haven United Church Home, one of L’Arche’s neighbours in South Burnaby.

This year’s event will have the use of more space at the Nikkei Centre, thanks to an $8,000 Festivals Burnaby grant from Burnaby city hall, Stark said.

Admission is by a suggested donation of $5 and includes refreshments, live music and a silent auction.

The event is the main fundraiser for L’Arche, which has provided housing and day Premiums for $500,000 coverage starting from... programs for adults with • Male 35.................. $18.54 • Female ....................$14.99 developmental disabilities since 1974. Most of its 22 • Male 45...................$32.27 • Female ....................$21.38 residents are getting older, • Male 55...................$89.10 • Female ....................$64.80 Stark noted, and require • Male 60.................$159.30 • Female ..................$109.35 more care than when they *Based on non-smoker. Term 10 Perferred Rates (Lifeguide Nov. 22, 2011) ¿rst came to live at its group homes.

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Access to transportation key when choosing a new home

Transit ‘a really vital link’ in our lives How much is convenient transportation worth?

It might be a cop-out to say “it depends,� but that’s how it is. Sometimes it can add to the cost of a home, but in other cases it can actually save you some cash.

Take Forge Properties’ Keystone townhome development in South Surrey. Forge spokesman Cory Saran says lots of buyers are coming in from Vancouver and Richmond because it’s close enough to Highway 99 that residents can hop on the freeway and get going within minutes. And with homes starting at $445,000, he says commuters can save a bundle compared to living in a similar, 1,800 square-foot townhome downtown. “To buy a townhome with this squarefootage in Vancouver is a million-plus,� he

says.

Saran says the proximity to the 99 is huge for Keystone buyers. From the development, you can get to Langley in 20 minutes and downtown Vancouver in about 30 if you’re lucky, he says.

It’’s the same for developments near public transit. WestStone Properties’ 40-storey condo tower Ultra – part of the Urban Village project in Surrey’s City Centre – is a three-minute walk to the SkyTrain. Bob Dominick, vicepresident of sales and marketing at WestStone, says this proximity to transit has been a huge draw for SFU students in particular, but also commuters who get to work without a car. “Many of our residents look at it as access to entertainment,� Dominick says. “I think it’s a really vital link in our lives.�

Going for the gold

Celebrating the best of B.C. at the Georgies

by Kerry Vital

In the grand tradition of awards season, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of British Columbia joined in the fun with their annual Georgie Awards, held on Feb. 25 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

This year was the 20th anniversary of the awards, which recognize excellence in residential home construction, renovation, design, development, and sales and marketing. “From Whistler to the Lower Mainland to the Okanagan, the winners of this year’s Georgies are golden examples of what excellent residential construction is all about,� says CHBA BC President Doug Wittal. “The winners – and indeed all the finalists

– have shown us that B.C. is truly at the forefront of the country when it comes to innovative design, quality construction and great customer service.�

Several familiar names in the industry were among the winners, including Adera Development Corporation for Best Innovative Feature and Best Townhouse Development for seven35 and Larco Investments Ltd. for Best Multi-Family Low Rise Development for their Morgan Crossing community.

There were two big winners at this year’s awards. MAC Marketing Solutions was the recipient of six awards, including Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best Sales Centre and Best Project-Specific Website. They also

received a Special Platinum Award for winning 27 Georgies over the past seven years.

Portrait Homes also won a Special Platinum Award for winning 27 Georgies in the past 11 years. This year the team won three other awards, for Large Volume Single Family Home Builder of the Year, Customer Choice Award – Single Family Home Builder

and Customer Choice Award – Multi Family Home Builder. This is the fourth year they’ve won the single family home award in the customer choice category, something that the company is very proud of as the winner of the award is selected by homeowners.

To see a full list of winners and nominees, check out www. georgieawards.ca

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The winners ... are golden examples of what excellent residential construction is about,� says CHBA BC President Doug Wittal.

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The teams at MAC Marketing Solutions, top, and Portrait Homes, above, were the recipients of a Special Platinum Georgie this year, after winning 27 Georgies in seven years and 11 years, respectively. This year was the 20th anniversary of the awards.

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Home buyers seminar With so many diverse factors to take into consideration when buying a new home, particularly in the Vancouver region, it is no surprise ¿rst-time home buyers need a little help de-mystifying the process.

All the key questions will be covered by a panel of experts at the 18th annual seminar for ¿rst-time home buyers, presented by the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) on Tuesday, April 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Bell Performing Arts Centre, 6250 144 St., Surrey.

Admission to the popular seminar is free.

Speakers are Robyn Adamache, senior market analyst, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp.; Wendy Acheson, VP and registrar, Homeowner Protection Of¿ce, branch of

BC Housing; Narrinder Dhanoya-Bhangu, vice president, Paci¿c region, Genworth Financial Canada; Inde Sumal, vice-president of residential mortgages, BC region, RBC Royal Bank; Eugen Klein, president, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver; Tom Reeves, assistant vice-president, National Home Warranty; and Aaron Lightman, associate, Farris & Company LLP. Seminar moderator is Shayne Ramsay, chief executive of¿cer of BC Housing.

Pre-registration is required. Register online at www.gvhba.org or call 778-565-4288 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Although the seminar is free, attendees are asked to bring a food item for the Surrey Food Bank.

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1003 - 10899 University Drive, Surrey $289,900 Welcome home to the Observatory, a quality concrete high rise at the Gateway Skytrain Station. This immac 2 bedroom, 2 bath corner unit features many updates, including solid hardwood floors, extensive use of crown moulding and wainscoting, bright open unit features a gas fireplace in living room, dining room with patio doors to huge balcony with lovely s/w VIEWS. Master with ensuite and a large second bedroom or den. Building features newly renovated lobby, with exercise centre, live-in caretaker and security system. Walk to transportation, recreation, university etc. Price below 2011 assessment of $309.000. This is a must see! Fast possession possible!

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CLASS 1 DRIVER req. to operate Super B, vans and reefer. Min. 1 yr exp. Fill out log books & supporting documents. Air brake lic req. Starting wage $23/hr. 778-882-1968.

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WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

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

PAID training. F/T Hours Benefits after 6 months Must be outgoing!!!

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MEDICAL/DENTAL

EXPERIENCED Emergency Medical Technician/Level III First Responder willing to also work as Camp Attendant/Cook’s Help/Laborer, June-August, 25-man trailer camp, pay DOE. Serious inquiries only. linda@ethosgeo.com

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Administrative Position

SITE OFFICE ASSISTANT

Full time position in pleasant working environment with full benefits. Hours 8-4, Mon-Fri. Minimum of 3 years experience in data entry invoicing, pricing, invoice verification and customer service. Position requires attention to detail, accuracy and excellent telephone skills. Fluency in French would be an asset, but not required.

13139 - 80 Ave. Surrey,V3W 3B1 info@kiefmusic.com or Fax (604) 590-6999.

No phone calls please.

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RECEPTION/BOOKKEEPER needed for busy auto repair shop. Some exp req’d. Resume to dino@marksautobody.com.

SERVICE MANAGER - Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta). Opportunity in a perfect family environment.

Strong team, competitive wages, benefits, growth potential. Fax resume: 403-854-2845.

Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

CIVIL & PARK CONSTRUCTORS Seeks Site Office Assistant for various projects in the Vancouver area. Must have own vehicle.

Must speak fluent English.

Must be computer literate First Aid an asset.

Fulltime $15 - $18 (depending on experience) Plus OVERTIME and BENEFITS Fax resume to 604-507-4711 or Email: Paul.orourke@wilcocivil.ca www.wilcocivil.ca

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TRAIN TO BE AN Apartment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of graduates working. 31 years of success!

Government certified. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

HELP WANTED

An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for field and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience.

You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780723-5051 ASPHALT PAVING Personnel Required: Paving contractor in the beautiful BC Interior requires paving personnel for all aspects of Asphalt Laydown. Applicants should have minimum 1 years’ experience in Highway, Commercial and Residential Paving, although candidates with construction experience will be considered for training. Please forward resume to paverswanted@yahoo.ca.

Carpenter-Joiner

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.

CARRIERS NEEDED YOUTH and ADULTS

Deliver newspapers (2x per week) on Wednesdays and Fridays in your area. Papers are dropped off at your home with the flyers pre-inserted!

MOVIE EXTRAS !

WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM Families, Kids, Tots & Teens!!

Register Now Busy Film Season

All Ages, All Ethnicities

CALL 604-558-2278

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Call Christy 604-436-2472 for available routes email Email circulation@burnaby newsleader.com

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

This opportunity is for a results oriented individual. Candidates for this position will possess the ability to service existing clients and develop new business in an extensive and varied territory. Must enjoy outside sales.

If you have a proven track record in sales and customer service, thrive on working in a fast-paced environment, are highly motivated, career oriented with strong organization and communication skills, we would like to hear from you.

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

www.bcnewsgroup.com

SALES

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SALES

Inside Sales Specialist

Advertising Representative

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Send resume to: Kief Music Ltd,

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ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS

EARN EXTRA CASH! - P/T, F/T Immediate Openings For Men & Women. Easy Computer Work, Others Positions Are Available. Can Be Done From Home. No Experience Needed. www.HWC-BC.com

HELP WANTED

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.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

DON’T MISS this opportunity. 30 year manufacture expanding across Canada. Fencing, decks and docks. Expanding your business or start new.

Email: info@friendlyearth.com; www.friendlyearth.com.

1-800-4659968.

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EDUCATION

Get Practical Skills That Get Jobs

TRAVEL

Be Your Own Boss! Attention Locals! People req. to work from home online. Earn $500$4500+ P/T or F/T. Toll Free 1.877.880.8843 leave mess.

HELP WANTED

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING

TRAVEL

to Every Hunter in BC! Advertise in The BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis 2012-2014 publication.

Increased circulation 250,000 copies! Tremendous Reach, Two Year Edition!

Contact Annemarie at 1 800 661 6335 or hunt@blackpress.ca

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DIRECT SALES REPRESENTATIVES. Canada’s premiere home automation and Security Company is NOW hiring AprilAugust. No experience necessary. Travel Required. E-mail resume: kkurtze@vivint.com Visit: www.vivint.ca

TransX hiring O/OPS BC-AB Excellent Rates + Lease Program PH: 1 877-914-0001

DATING SERVICE. LongTerm/Short-Term Relationships, FREE TO TRY!!! 1-877-297-9883.

Live intimate conversation, Call: #7878 or 1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1. Call: 1-866-311-9640 or #5015.

Meet Local Single Ladies. 1-877-8045381. (18+).

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Black Press Digital has an outstanding opportunity for an Inside Sales Specialist to join their Digital Online Deals Team. This position involves sales interaction with markets across BC with focus on outbound sales calls and responsibility for identifying, qualifying and closing sales. You must be articulate and be able to cultivate relationships, while actively tracking, managing and converting leads into advertisers.

Preference will be given to an individual with a successful track record in telephone sales, strong customer satisfaction results, and a desire to succeed. The successful applicant will be a driven, results focused individual with a strong “can do” attitude.

For the successful candidate we will provide a very competitive pay plan including commissions and benefits package.

Qualifications: · Previous telesales experience preferred, especially in advertising or online · Exposure to formal sales methodologies · Excellent verbal and written communication skills · Manage and maintain records of correspondence · Excellent organizational and time management skills · Excellent interpersonal and client interaction skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy · Must posses a calm/professional telephone presence · Ability to remain focused and flexible in a fast paced environment Black Press Group Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants are given equal consideration. We will only respond to those applicants who most closely match the job specifications. We thank you for your interest in our career opportunities.

Please forward your resume by Mar. 8, 2012 to: pwogan@blackpress.ca Attn: Paul Wogan www.blackpress.ca

www.blackpress.ca

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PROFESSIONALS/ MANAGEMENT

HOLIDAY Retirement is seeking pairs of motivated managers for our Independent Senior Living communities. You’ll have the chance to work alongside your partner, receive a competitive salary and excellent benefits. The ideal duo is team-oriented, with sales experience. Please apply on-line at www.holidaytouch.com or send resumes for both to myfuture@holidaytouch.com.

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RETAIL

CASHIERS/STORE CLERK req’d Your Dollar Store With More New West. P/T & F/T positions. Must be available for some week- day and weekend shifts.Retail exp an asset.

Please email resume to ydswmnewwest@gmail.com Attn: Store Manager - new store hiring

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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.

Reply with Resume as a word or PDF document to

careers@bsv.ca NO CALLS, please!!!

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

CNC MACHINIST Trades qualified manual machining background an asset.

Afternoon shifts available.

MANUAL MACHINIST Trades qualified with good skills.

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 JPK CONTRACTORS requires rough carpenters/joiners as soon as possible. Responsibilities: framing walls, roof structures, windows, doors, assemble and join wood components, install floor beams, follow blueprints.

Full-time, 24.50$/hour, Metro Vancouver jobsites. Ideal candidate with high school completion and at least four years experience as joiner/carpenter. Please contact us at jpkcontractorsca@gmail.com.

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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Join Vancouver’s most talented artists and a panel of respected art judges to celebrate the spirit of community.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

SOLAR SOLUTIONS NEEDS ELECTRICIAN TO INSTALL SOLAR SYSTEMS.. LOWER MAIN LAND EXCLUSIVE. CHECK WHOLESALE SOLAR SOLUTIONS WEBSITE FOR DETAILS. CONTACT BUBBAFRANK@HOTMAIL.CA. WORK local! You could commute hours per day to work in the city or, you could work locally at IMW. Make $30-35 per hour plus shift premium as a CNC MACHINIST and $20-25 per hour plus premiums as a OPERATOR, spend more time with your family and earn while you would be driving. Send your resume and cover letter to hr@imw.ca. Only expereinced applicants need apply.

Vote for the winner of the People’s Choice Award. Bid in a silent auction and help create a piece of community art.

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HEALTH PRODUCTS

GET PAID TO LOSE WEIGHT. $5,000 For Your Success Story.Personal Image TV Show. Call to Qualify: 416-730-5684 ext 2243. Joanna@mertontv.ca. www.mertontv.ca.

Proceeds go to L’Arche Greater Vancouver, an organization dedicated to providing homes and day programs for adults with developmental disabilities.

HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks and keep it off. Results Guaranteed!

Start today call 1-800-854-5176.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Auto Financing FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-7920599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery.

AVOID BANKRUPTCY SAVE UP TO 70% OF YOU DEBT. One affordable monthly payment interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not the creditors.

Art celebrates the whole person: body, soul and spirit.

And so does L’Arche.

Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in March, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

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LEGAL SERVICES

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

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

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CLEANING SERVICES

DETAILED EUROPEAN CLEANING.

Efficient, Reliable, Friendly, Bonded Excellent References with 18 yrs of experience. Call Ivet: 778-235-4070

ARTof TOGETHER

the being

Come celebrate with us.

A CELEBRATION OF ART. A CELEBRATION OF HU MANITY.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 201 2, 1–5pm NATIONAL NIKKEI MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTRE 6688 SOUTHOAKS CRESCENT, BURNABY, BC www.larchevancouver.org

Many thanks to:

LICENCED & INSURED Cleaning Service. Res./Comm. Wkly/Bi-Wkly Free Quotes. Call 604-363-2475.

MAIDS R’ US The Best Cleaners around GUARANTEED! Best rates, exp’d staff, 27 yrs. exp. Refs. Wkly/bi-mnthly.

Guaranteed, perfect work.

Any package. Res/Comm.

Give us a call

604-808-0212

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CONCRETE & PLACING

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

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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

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ELECTRICAL

ELECTRICIAN. Licensed. Local.

Low cost. Big/small jobs. Renov. & panel change expert. 604-374-0062 NEW WEST ELECTRICIAN Small Jobs. Renovations, Panels.

Elec. Heat, Lighting, Repairs.

Call (604)591-7621 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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MOVING & STORAGE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

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

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

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

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

GARDENING

AFFORDABLE MOVING

PETS

Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

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

604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

.Jim’s Moving Winter Service

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

LAWNS PLUS

Landscape Maintenance

D Economical Lawn Mowing D Complete Grounds Maint D Pruning & Shaping D Aeration & Power Raking D Fully Insured

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PLUMBING

Residential~Strata~Commercial

TREE SERVICES

477

PETS

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies.

Vet checked with first shots and ready for new homes. $1,200. 778241-5504. Langley CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 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 CHIHUAHUA / MALTESE PUPS. $425-450. Vet checked, 1st shots.

2F, 2M. Abbotsford 604-866-8727.

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

PITBULLS ~ PUREBRED. Ready for sale. $500. Vet ✔, 6 weeks old.

Call 604-217-2983

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

STANDARD SCHNAUZER pups.

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

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TIBETAN MASTIFF puppies. P.B. 8 wks old. Ready to go. Good health.

604-302-5914 or 604-440-3650

(604)671-2746 Free Estimates

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

533

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure.

13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

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FURNITURE

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

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GARAGE SALES

BRIDGEVIEW FLEA MARKET Every Sunday, Year Round, 80 Vendors 7am-3pm, 11475-126a St. Sry. Info./Book Table 604-625-3208

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CUSTOM HOMES

PRESSURE WASHING Andy’s Pressure Washing & Driveway Sealing (778)868-3374

• Basement, Kitchen & Bath Remodels • Room Additions • Drywall • Paint • Texture • Finishing • Floors & More

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

SAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship.

FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. 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.

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

REDUCED! 3Bdrms, 2baths, totally reno’d in & out, 6 new appli’s on 1.5 acres with year round creek. All Services. Burns Lake, B.C. Private. $125,000 firm. Call (250)692-3738.

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

❞A ALL RESIDENTIAL❞

* Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work * Laminate & Hardwood Flooring Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar.

Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168 Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

Making Your Renovation Dreams Come True...

Kitchens - Bathrooms New Additions - Flooring Painting - Decks Windows / Doors Stonework - Siding & More Free Estimates * BBB * WCB * Insured

www.caliberwest contracting.com 604.764.9594 HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715

ZIGGY’S RENO’S. European quality work. Free Est. All types of renos. Best prices! 604-931-4224

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything...

But Dead Bodies!!

604.

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

Call Andrew (778)868-3374

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BURNABY & COQUITLAM

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

Subsidies available based on gross houseold income. ✮

2 Bedroom Apartment between $22,800 & $31,800

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

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

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

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

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288 The Scrapper

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included.

Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed.

Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net BURNABY

Villa Del Mar 6630 Telford Ave.

Move-In Incentive. Bright, large newly reno’d 1 and 2 bedroom suites for rent. Heat & h/w incl’d.

New hardwood floors, huge balcony. Only 2 min walk to Metrotown Mall.

Please call 604-336-4638 to view. Move in TODAY!

1/2 mo. Rent FREE! Bright, large 1 bedroom for rent in a newly reno’d building. Large balcony, freshly painted with hardwood floors. 2 Min walk to Highgate Mall & all major transit.

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

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

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CARS - DOMESTIC

2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID, clean, auto, 4 dr. 125,000km. Great shape. $2900. (604)583-1366 NEED A VEHICLE? EASY FINANCE!! Low Payments! $99 Delivers 24 Hour Approval. We Deliver!

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

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1995 CAMRY, 4 door, 4 cyl, auto, loaded, new tires, AirCared, mint cond. $2900 obo. 604-931-1236.

2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN show room condition, sporty, slick & great for the summer, auto, sunroof, only 47k, blk. leather, local.This can be yours for $11,930/ 604-328-1883

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RECREATIONAL/SALE

2008 TRAIL CRUISER 26QBS

MAPLE Ridge dntwn Urbano complex, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, inste w/d, f/p, deck, 2 u/g prkg. Nr amens. NS/NP. $1150+ utils. Ref. Apr 1 604-512-8725

NEW WESTMINSTER. 2 bdrm lrg l/rm & bal. inste W/D, 5 appl. Clean safe & quiet. $850. 604-584-8862.

NEW WESTMINSTER

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.

SO MUCH MUCH too mention!!!

(Subject to additions & deletions.

Terms: VISA, M/C, AMEX, CASH 15% buyers premium)

DORIC MANOR 236 - 8th St. Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm suites for rent. Includes heat / hot water and cable. Close to Massey Theatre, Douglas College, Royal City Mall.

NEW WESTMINSTER

Large newly renovated 1 & 2 bdrm apts available in well-kept concrete building.

New floors and appl’s. Freshly painted. Patio and large storage room inste. 3 laundries in bldg. Rent incl’s heat & hot water. Sauna & jacuzzi. 5 min. walk to skytrain, Douglas College & New West Quay.

Close to all amenities.

Please call 604-834-1756 www.aptrentals.net

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing.

Call us First! 778.707.9647

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS *****WHOLESALE Factory Direct***** Modular Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Park Model Homes. New Homes Starting @ $37,209, 16 wides $49,183, double wides $70,829. www.hbmodular.com or 877-976-3737 The Home Boys

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

604-294-2331

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

www.directliquidation.ca

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on selloff models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

A/C, microwave, slideout, DSI water heater, awning, $4000 in savings! $14,983 (stk.28226A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2011 EVER-LITE 35RL-DS

Phone: 604-522-9153

627

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

COQUITLAM, low rise concrete bldg, 2nd flr, 2 bdrm, 2 baths, undg sec. prk, gas F/P, balcony, $1150.

Avail. immed. Call (778) 889-3731.

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

Walker Manor

Date: March 3 , 2012 Time: 12:00 Noon Auction

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

AUTO FINANCING

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

Move-Allowance

On Site Truck Equipment & Tool Auction rd

845

TRANSPORTATION

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

BURNABY

AUCTIONS

TRANSPORTATION

TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available.

19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

Please call 778-994-2334

Mr. Cleanup Disposal SAME DAY SERVICE Seniors Discount

APARTMENT/CONDO

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 Bdrm Apartments

REAL ESTATE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

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

706

MISC. FOR SALE

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

High Caliber Construction Repair, Replace, Remodel...

RENTALS

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

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

Purebred registered Havanese pups, great disposition, litter trained, 1st shots, many different colors to choose from, great pets for any family.

For information call 1-250-8324923 or 1-250-517-7579.

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PORT MOODY. Tides @ 300 Klahanie 2 bdrm apt, greenbelt, patio, 2 pkng, canoe club amens. N/S, N/P. $1365/mo. 604-469-1985.

WALL CENTRE - 1 bdrm. + den + solarium - furn. - incl. heat, light, cable, net - Suits mature N/S individual. $1700 mo. (604)943-2440

736

HOMES FOR RENT

PITT MEADOWS. 2 & 3 bdrm. in family complex. Close to bus, schools & shopping. Ref’s req’d.

Small pets okay, $1075/$1175/mo.

Avail. immed. 604-465-1938.

750

SUITES, LOWER

Burnaby 2 bdrm lge livrm cls to bus BCIT SFU. Walk to Deer Lake. Absolutely NS/NP. Quiet tenant. $850 incl hydro/cbl Apr 1. 778-855-7471 COQUITLAM: Oxford Hts. Quiet St. 2 bdrm grnd lvl ste. $850/incl utils.

March 15. N/P, N/S. 604-722-3346

752

TOWNHOUSES

BURNABY: Beautiful, large 1600 sf, 3 bdrm T/H with 2 bths, stone f/p & 5 appls. Walk to skytrain. N/P. $1495/mo. 604-479-4404.

MAPLE RIDGE. Brookside Garden.

Reno’d attractive 3 bdrm. N/S. Immed or Apr. 1.Call 778-835-0748

Dual pane windows, exterior shower, LCD TV, elec. Awning, AM / FM / CD / DVD. $32,483 (Stk.30968) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

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

Call 604-538-4883 2006 Nissan Frontier Crewcab 4x4 SE w/ canopy - all pwr. options, standard, local, no accident, 128K, exc. cond. Body lift, suspension, rims, tow hitch & loads of extras. $16,995 Call 604-916-7688

851

TRUCKS & VANS

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

Call: (604)538-9257 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.

A32 NewsLeader Friday, March 2, 2012

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