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BUSINESS IS BLOOMING Sam Solis moved to B.C. for a job in forestry. But along the way, a new career took root

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CNV councillor hops aboard bus depot debate to join the city and its neighbouring North Shore municipalities to look at expanding West Vancouver’s ith the closure of Blue Bus depot on Lloyd Avenue to TransLink’s North accommodate all North Shore transit Vancouver bus depot and vehicles in the future. the movement of its fleet to Burnaby Of the 224 bus drivers now based imminent, a North Vancouver city out of the East Third Street depot, councillor is following the lead of 200 live on the North Shore, accordNorth Vancouver district and asking ing to local bus drivers’ union trustee the transit operator to come explain Raj Janjua. its actions to council.

In an interview at his North Coun. Don Bell is expected to table Vancouver home, Janjua said forcing a motion Monday asking TransLink all those North Shore drivers to comto look for a way to keep its fleet of mute to and from work in Burnaby, 82 buses on the North Shore, rather only to get in a bus and drive it back than moving them to Burnaby when to the North Shore is counter to the the North Vancouver Transit Centre economic and environmental spirit of closes its doors in 2015. taking transit in the first place.

Never mind future growth, the curBut he agreed that whethrent space at 536 East Third er or not TransLink builds St. doesn’t even meet today’s a brand new depot on the transit needs on the North North Shore or just leases Shore, with approximately 25 a temporary parking lot, buses already coming over more space for more buses from Burnaby daily to suppleis urgently needed. ment the at-capacity East “Not a day goes by that I Third Street yard. don’t leave people behind Don Bell “We’ve got to plan for the at a stop,” Janjua said, future,” Bell told The Outlook adding that system wide, in a phone interview Tuesday.

TransLink needs about 400 more “It’s bad enough we’ve got roughly buses to meet today’s transit demand a third or so of the buses currently in Metro Vancouver. serving the North Shore located in Neighbours to the current North Burnaby. And if there is an interVancouver Transit Centre have long ruption on the Iron Workers Bridge lobbied city council to move the depot for whatever reason — an accident elsewhere due to the noise and traffic or an outage more severe — we’ve of what is essentially “an industrial use got serious implications for North in a residential community,” Bell said.

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Pay hikes raise concerns over North Van RCMP contract District of North Vancouver may not meet Ottawa’s end-of-April signing deadline for local RCMP contracts TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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istrict of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton is adding his voice to the growing chorus of B.C. mayors who say they were blindsided by RCMP pay raises in the new municipal policing agreement between the province and the federal government, signed last month.

Speaking to The Outlook Monday, Mayor Walton said he only learned of the surprise pay hikes last Thursday and has yet to consult with staff about the best course of action for the district.

Details about the pay increases — specifically how much money and over how long — have not been made public, but Mayor Walton is just the latest among Metro politicians, including Richmond Richard Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender to raise concerns about the contract hikes.

Mayor Fassbender sent a letter on behalf of the Union of B.C. Municipalities to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews Friday – a day after the pay increases were revealed – expressing “our complete shock and surprise” and warning the incident will create “significant backlash” from councils and taxpayers.

Toews has said the municipalities were advised months ago that raises on the order of 1.5 per cent were possible this year but the province and municipalities only learned of the pay package via the RCMP, rather than a formal notice from Ottawa.

All RCMP-patrolled B.C. municipalities are expected to have signed the agreements by Ottawa’s end-ofApril deadline to secure the Mounties in community detachments for the

next 20 years. But so far, neither the city nor the district of North Van have done so.

And while City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto told The Outlook Monday that he would need time to explore the contract in more detail, Mayor Walton said he doubted the district would meet the ratification deadline.

“We were given the indication that we needed to sign the agreement by the end of April but I don’t think there’s much chance of us doing that, quite frankly,” Walton said in a phone interview. “I don’t sign an agreement and I don’t think any of us do, until we’ve got most of our questions answered.”

Walton said that the district has a “significant number of questions and concerns and obviously this adds one more to the list.”

“We’re not in a rush to sign it quite frankly at all,” he continued.

“We’re not entirely pleased with what we’ve seen so far and there’s a lot of unanswered questions that we need some comfort with.”

B.C. Justice Minister Shirley Bond said she was assured by Ottawa that administrative savWalton ings totaling $195 million will partly flow to cities and could entirely offset the pay raises and possibly even lower their costs, but she would seek further details.

“I am deeply concerned about any potential impacts on our municipalities and that this information came as a surprise,” she said.

Several municipalities including Surrey, Kelowna and the Township of Langley have already ratified the RCMP agreement.

In the Lower Mainland, RCMPpoliced municipalities will meet in Surrey on April 20 to discuss the contract and the pay raises.

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f good industrial design is invisible — letting something’s function flow seamlessly through its form — then perhaps British Columbia’s stealthy profile on the design front is, well, by design.

Maybe its function is to let homegrown creatives create unselfconsciously, removed from the larger centres of industry influence.

More likely, B.C. has flown under the design radar because few have taken the time to curate and catalogue our most worthy achievements in the field.

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“I wanted to help define design in B.C.,” says curator and Emily Carr University of Art + Design professor emeritus Sam Carter. “I was concerned the general population of British Columbia had no idea what design excellence is here, or what design even is.”

Today, when many think of design they think of Apple and the company’s products as nearperfect marriages of form and function into a clean, simple and intuitive experience.

But visit Made in BC at the North Vancouver Museum and Archives and think not of Apple, but the arrowhead.

These pre-contact First Nations tools of the hunt are where, for all intents and purposes, design in B.C. begins.

Focusing almost exclusively on design as it originated on the North Shore, Made in BC traces the aesthetics of utility and vice versa from the arrowhead to the railroad, the snowboard to the modern mountain bike.

Standout pieces include a Moodyville schoolteacher’s dress circa the 1890s and the first seal of the City of North Vancouver — from 1907, it prominently sports a large stylized beehive as a signifier of the city’s industry and growth.

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But not all the exemplary designs on display in the museum are necessarily very conceptual nor very old.

There’s a cardboard headdress from the Tomahawk Grill, a bicycle frame from Cove bikes, some magazine cartoons by West Vancouver writer and artist Douglas Coupland and a Windsor secondary yearbook from the 1970s.

All were constructed for a first and perhaps second look at their detail, but little more.

Still, these and all the designs at Made in BC convey something profound about who we are — and who we think we are.

“Everything you’re looking at is either managed or made by people,” Carter says.

And while there exist mistakes and design flaws, nothing in the modern manmade world is the way it is accidentally.

“Design is the life force — it’s almost sexy and always functional,” Carter adds.

To come full circle, Carter credits Apple’s wonderfully economically designed products and software with “giving access to the tools of my dreams and fantasies.”

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“You have to learn to create in real materials,” he says, holding up his hands and gripping at the air for emphasis. “You have to actually cut and paste — not just on the screen.”

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When Philippines native Sam Solis moved to B.C. he planned on working in the forestry industry. But along the way, a new career blossomed

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is business card reads Buy the Bunch: Exquisite Arrangements, Gorgeous Bouquets. And next to his name is the acronym AIFD. AIFD? “That’s the American Institute of Floral Designers,� explains Sam Solis, sitting inside his fragrant live-work studio in North Vancouver. “It’s like the Oscars of this industry — I’m not kidding you.�

And to get the AIFD designation, florists must pass a comprehensive test, just like a lawyer must ace the bar exam.

For many, it’s a wilting experience. Solis took the test in 2009 inside a cavernous room in the historic Hilton Chicago.

First there’s a written exam. Next, comes the “live design session,� where candidates must concoct five different arrangements Iron Chef-style.

Each candidate knows the five general categories — wedding, sympathy, arrangement, flowersto-wear and designer’s choice — before entering the room, but they don’t know specifically what they’ll be asked to create or which flowers they will be using until moments before the clock starts ticking. “They call it the torture chamber,� Solis jokes. “It’s scary — it’s full of suspense.�

For instance, in the flowers-to-wear category, candidates could be asked to design a corsage, a boutonnière or a flower hair piece. “You don’t know,â€? says Solis, from behind tortoise-shell Ray-Ban eyeglasses.

Each florist works with the same flowers and foliage. Only certain tools are permitted, things like a floral knife, glue gun and wire cutter.

Solis vividly recalls his flower COFFEE exam. “It was,� he pauses for a WITH beat, “intense.�

In a room lined with rows of Justin Beddall tables and buckets of flowers, editor@northshore outlook.com the candidates had four hours to finish their arrangements. “That’s when your creative juices come out.�

But it’s a delicate balancing act. “[You want to create] something that is different and still says wedding,� he explains.

The next day, eight judges grade the arrangements on these criteria: category interpretation, scale, balance, line, colour, creativity, unity, focal emphasis, depth and mechanics.

Each arrangement is scored out of five — with five being excellent and one not acceptable. “You have to pass all categories — you can’t even fail one.�

Final grades are then mailed out.

Opening the AIFD-stamped envelope was nerve-racking but when Solis saw the passing grades, he began celebrating. “It’s unbelievable. Same feeling I had when I got married,� he says, smiling.

Solis received his gold AIFD pin at a ceremony in Kansas the following year.

It was an evening to remember. And as expected, the centerpieces at the gala evening were “ridiculously extravagant.�

Solis took his test along with 176 other aspiring arrangers from around the world.

Only 72 passed. “Not a lot of florists can claim that. You know what they’ve been through — it’s tough.�

But even with an AIFD designation, you still need to be able to source the right flowers and then arrange them creatively — something Solis has become famous for. “We use a lot of products in our arrangements, not a lot of greens and filler. Very lush, very opulent, very contemporary,� he says.

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Routinely there are 300 florists in the bidding gallery. “It can be a little stressful,� he says of the computer-based auction process. “[You] may not get what you are hoping for,� says Solis. “If you’re desperate you press the button early and you will get it before others outbid you.�

But the risky business doesn’t end there. Once you’ve got a shop full of depreciating assets, you must be careful not to get stuck with “wastage.� “We’re dealing with perishables, like fruits and vegetables. It’s tricky.� “If you don’t have the product, customers don’t have anything to buy. It’s very visual.�

On this Friday afternoon, Solis is surrounded by flowers, some more exotic than others, like the Ranunculus from Israel that he purchased from a flower broker. The blooms, which he’s using for a movie industry job, cost about $3 apiece and are pink, orange and white. “You don’t use cheap and common flowers — you use something special.�

He points to a bucket of Dubium, also grown in Israel. “The orange ones, here,� he says.

He then holds out some aromatic roses. “They came from Colombia, smell it.� “That’s what I like about this job. The pleasure of experiencing different colours, textures, scents of different species — the variety of our products.

Locally grown and imports.�

A native of the Philippines with a degree in forestry, Solis relocated to Dubai for work in 1984 before moving his family to Vancouver in 1993. When he arrived here, he discovered he’d need to return to school to use his forestry degree. So, when he saw an ad for a job at a flower shop for a “plant maintenance person� — essentially a “bucket cleaner and flower processor,� he quips — he applied. And when there wasn’t a designer on duty, he tried his own creations.

That led to him opening his own flower shop in East Van a few years later and his new career began to bloom. He launched his North Van shop on Feb. 13, 2012 — just a day before one of the busiest days in his industry.

Next month is the start of his favourite time of the year: wedding season. “It can be a little stressful, but I like weddings. Big, more exciting arrangements.�

And Mother’s Day is just around the corner too. “One of the biggest floral holidays of the year.�

The phone rings. “September?� he says. “I would love to sit down and talk to you about your wedding flowers.� —Buy the Bunch is located at #8-188 East Esplanade, 604-877-1945. For more information: buythebunch.ca

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t was one of the least entertaining agenda items City of North Vancouver council voted on at its last meeting.

Following presentations from the local chapter of the Canadian Liberated Urban Chicken Klub — that’s right, CLUCK — who are seeking the inclusion of fowl to city backyards and the shockingly well-spoken students of St. Edmund’s elementary who wish to use McEvoy Park at recess, a quick vote on the format for the upcoming city-led Low Level Road public meeting felt a little routine. Boring, even.

In unanimous fashion, council opted to go with the standard arrangement for such sessions: presentations from city staff and the applicant (Port Metro Vancouver, in this case) to start, followed by questions from the public and council.

It’s a comfortable process, deputy city engineer Tony Barber told me in a recent phone interview.

It makes clear the city is in charge of the meeting.

And Barber’s got a point. With mayor and council on hand to ask questions in council chambers — a venue, of course, intimately entwined with the municipality — the city will have the opportunity to lead a discussion at which a number of troubled residents will surely be on hand to voice their concerns one last time.

Unfortunately, the meeting comes at the end of a frustrating process that has, until the string of informative events hosted by Port Metro Vancouver last month, had many feeling they weren’t part of a project that will transform a piece of the community.

But the city and, one assumes, the other North Shore municipalities, want to hear from the public.

Each municipal election TWO brings with it ubiquitous talk CENTS of low voter turnout and ways Sean Kolenko to get folks out to the polls. skolenko@northshore The city even financed a civic outlook.com engagement task force to research and propose methods that will entice people to become more active in civic life.

Yet some people say they still feel excluded from decision-making procedures and that any input they are able to give seems to only satisfy some bureaucratic engagement quota.

Tyler Russell (left) and Benjamin Woodyatt of the North Vancouver Urban Forum. Rob Newell photo

What, then, is missing?

“There are concerns over the city’s process including public input sessions that come once an issue is almost a done deal. It’s like checking the public process box. What we’re looking for is something more participatory,” said Benjamin Woodyatt, a founding member of the recently incorporated non-profit society North Vancouver Urban Forum.

“Democracy is more than voting every couple of years. It’s being part of a process along the way.”

The North Vancouver Urban Forum was created in the fall from an interest in the various development opportunities being discussed for the city’s waterfront.

Over coffee a few weeks ago, Woodyatt told me he felt the waterfront had “enormous potential” but he and his urban forum counterparts were concerned the development of the area, specifically the oft-discussed plot known as Lot 5, would “exclude members of the public.”

To avoid that problem, the group designed a series of events aimed at cultivating ideas that could eventually be presented to council to help inform them on what the community envisions for the site. They asked council if the city would by interested in taking part in the events and supporting them financially, but were turned down for fear the city would be supporting a private venture.

That rejection led them to seek non-profit status in February and the events have continued without city funding.

“The act of incorporation is a symbolic first step,” Woodyatt said.

“It’s mostly about autonomy and solidifying ourselves to act as a serious participant in our activities with the city.”

North Vancouver City Voices, an even newer resident-led group, is offering a similar sentiment.

I caught up with Amanda Nichol, former council hopeful and dedicated city hall watcher, to talk about why the group formed.

Concerns over density, in particular the rate the city is growing at (nearly seven per cent since 2006, but more than three per cent in the last year) and the need for a more measured approach to development are two pillars of the what they represent and form part of their weekly discussions, she said.

But like the urban forum, Nichol said they’ve also discussed what they feel is a lack of conversation surrounding large municipal projects.

“We just a more robust conversation, which will get a more complete look at the city,” said Nichol.

“We should be talking at each step, before we get to the policy options.”

Of course, when you’re in the decision-making business, not everyone is going to like the calls you make. Bureaucrats and politicians know this well. And there are always options to voice one’s concerns — signing up for a delegation to council, for instance.

But these are busy times for the city.

Significant projects loom large on the horizon: Harbourside, the Low Level Road, Harry Jerome complex and Onni’s Central Lonsdale proposal to name but a few. And residents know decisions are forthcoming.

So the issue facing city hall is not just the vote on each item, it’s how people will feel about the process once it’s done. They won’t — can’t — be perfect. But it is their responsibility to ensure they get as close as possible. That, above all else, is the job. skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/seankolenko

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arious events and fundraisers this week have kept things busy across the North Shore. First up, friends, family and colleagues of North Vancouverites Pat and Sam Sullivan packed Seymour’s Pub on April 4 for the third annual Team Finn Wine Festival.

The Sullivan’s three-year-old son Finn passed away in 2008 from a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. Since then, the North Shore community has rallied around the family, helping them raise $1.2 million for the BC Cancer Foundation and BC Children’s Hospital. Next, it was time to re-open a classic as North Van’s Filippone family celebrated the re-opening of the legendary Penthouse lounge and club. And last, but not least, two Mulgrave students hit the books for a very good Canucks cause. Also a big thank you to Maria for her contributions to this week’s column.

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In its bowels is enough crude oil to fill more than 30 Olympic swimming pools, loading it down so that it sits 13 metres deep in the water, close to the carefully prescribed maximum safe draft for the narrow, shallow channel.

The ship is one of 32 tankers that last year loaded crude from Burnaby's Westridge terminal, the end of an 1,100-kilometre pipeline that runs from northern Alberta southwest across B.C. to the Pacific.

But Kinder Morgan, which owns the Trans Mountain pipeline, has big plans to turn the current trickle of oil through Vancouver's harbour into a gusher.

It is expected to formally begin the process this spring to twin the pipeline and increase its current 300,000-barrel-per-day capacity to as much as 700,000.

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But export oil bound for tankers is projected to soar from a current 80,000 barrels per day to 450,000 if the project proceeds.

The number of tankers filling up in Burnaby could hit 288 in 2016, four times more than the record 69 crude tankers in 2010.

That prospect has alarmed environmentalists who worry the risk of a catastrophic spill is increasing and say Metro Vancouverites never signed on to become Alberta's oil port.

"People are terrified about this," said Georgia Strait Alliance executive director Christianne Wilhelmson.

"If an accident happens, we live here. We're going to lose our orcas. We're going to lose our salmon. We're going to lose our businesses that rely on a pristine environment.

"It's simply not worth the risk."

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Tankers must be accompanied by three tugs from Westridge Terminal all the way to English Bay. There, tankers are unaccompanied southeast through the Strait of Georgia to Saturna Island, where they're met again by Vancouver Island-based tugs that accompany them through Boundary Pass and Haro Strait until they pass Race Rocks and reach the wider waters of Juan de Fuca Strait between Victoria and Washington's Olympic Peninsula.

Agencies on both sides of the border watch for any deviation from the defined shipping lane, which largely follows the international boundary. And a U.S. rescue tug based out of Neah Bay can scramble if any ship loses power and drifts towards rocks or shoreline.

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One monitors instruments and calls out any deviations from the precision course through the Second Narrows, while the other actually steers and monitors other conditions, such as wind and current.

If one of the tugs failed, the other two – or even just one larger tug – could control the tanker and tow it to safe anchorage, says Pacific Pilotage Authority president and CEO Kevin Obermeyer.

"It really is overkill," he said. "But it's overkill for a good reason."

Other regulations also apply.

Tankers only move in daylight with a minimum of one mile visibility, at a maximum of six knots, and only pass through the Second Narrows at slack tide.

And loaded tankers have the channel to themselves – all other ships must wait – all but eliminating the risk of collision.

"The tankers are probably the most protected species out there," Obermeyer said.

Some of the rules stem from an incident in 1978 when the freighter Japan Erica hit the Second Narrows railway bridge in heavy fog.

Pilots train for disaster using simulators, but the pilotage authority has also staged live harbour tests to verify that tugs can indeed control an errant tanker with an engine or rudder failure.

Unlike the single-hulled Exxon Valdez, which spilled more than 230,000 barrels off Alaska in 1989, all tankers loading here must be doublehulled.

That's no panacea – double-hulled tankers have also breached and spilled – but it's another improvement shipping defenders point to as evidence the times have changed.

Indeed, through most of B.C.'s century-long history of safely moving oil on water, tankers did not have the benefit of tugs, pilots or modern navigational aids like GPS. That trend is borne out in worldwide tanker accident statistics, which show spills in the 2000s released about a quarter as much oil as they did in the two previous decades and about one twelfth as much as the 1970s.

"I would say it's extremely safe," Obermeyer said. "Can I say we would never have an accident? No, I can't say that."

BIGGER, DEEPER So far, the largest tankers loading at Westridge are Aframax class tankers like the Everest Spirit, which have a maximum capacity of 650,000 barrels.

In practice, they have been loaded to no more than 80 per cent full due to the draft limit – how

deep they can sit in the water without coming too close to the seabed in the Second Narrows.

Previously, tankers were allowed to load to 12.5 metres, but in 2010 the Pacific Pilotage Authority increased the draft limit to 13.5 metres.

Ships haven't yet loaded to that full depth – they've held back at around 13 metres to date – but they're expected to start going all the way later this spring, allowing more oil to be carried.

Still bigger ships may come if Kinder Morgan twins the pipeline.

The company has indicated it may seek permission to use giant Suezmax tankers that carry up to one million barrels – double as much as Aframax tankers.

The Second Narrows would have to be dredged deeper to accommodate them and shipping authorities say all the other tanker safety requirements would have to be reviewed and possibly strengthened.

Dredging would be targeted at the edges of the channel – not actually increasing its maximum depth – and would be subject to an environmental review, according to Port Metro Vancouver harbour master Yoss Leclerc.

"We're not talking about huge dredging volumes," he said.

"We are used to dredging in the river. This is nothing comparable to that."

Nor is it a certainty Suezmax tankers will come if Kinder Morgan twins its pipe.

"They could do it with the Aframax," Leclerc said. "The twinning doesn't necessarily mean bigger ships are coming here."

Switching to the bigger capacity of Suezmax would be more efficient, cutting a shipper's cost by about $1.50 a barrel.

They're also preferable for voyages to Asia, rather than California, the destination of most of Vancouver's exported oil so far.

A former tanker captain himself, Leclerc says there are plenty of waterways in the world that are narrower but heavily used by tankers.

Gibraltar sees more tankers each day than the Second Narrows does in a year, he said.

"What we have here is really the leading edge in terms of safety and security," Leclerc said.

BEYOND THE HARBOUR There are other potential danger points along the tanker route.

A Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force report in 2011 said there are risks associated with anchorages in the Gulf Islands where tankers might hole up during a storm.

It notes a bulk carrier in 2009 dragged anchor in high winds and was blown onto a rocky reef near Mayne Island.

"No oil was spilled, but the risk was high," the

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The task force report says much has been done to reduce oil spill risks by authorities on both sides of the border.

But it says more is still required to improve international coordination of spill responses.

B.C. Chamber of Commerce president John Winter said he’s seen nothing yet to justify opposing Kinder Morgan’s plan for expanded oil exports.

“The track record is excellent,” he said. “Most of the people opposed to it never knew there was tanker traffic in the first place.

“There’s risk in doing everything. If measures are put in place to minimize those risks to the extent possible I would think the review bodies will have no choice but to approve it.”

Environmental groups are not convinced, arguing the much greater number of tankers – potentially much bigger ones running deeper in the water than ever before – exposes the B.C. coast to much more danger.

“They’re increasing the risk dramatically,” said Wilhelmson of the Georgia Strait Alliance.

Nor is there comfort that B.C.’s tanker shipments have been safe to date.

“They’ve been lucky,” she said. “So far they haven’t had a spill. We’re overdue.”

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ost local sea-goers say as long as the oil stays out of the water and the tugboats out of their way, they could ignore the boom in tanker traffic the twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline would bring to the Burrard Inlet.

For many, the huge hollow-hulled vessels are more like slow scenery—at worst, navigational obstacles—than harbour hazards.

But because of their considerable bulk and lack of maneuverability—the vessels in some cases reaching 250 metres long—some boaters complain the tankers are given free rein of the Burrard sea lane while smaller boats are pushed to the wayside and made to wait.

Still others who dock their boats on the inlet complain the increasingly powerful tugs needed to maneuver the tankers are churning up larger wakes, causing damage to boats and making travel in and out of the inlet more dangerous.

Antonio Escala is the dock master of North Vancouver’s Mosquito Creek Marina.

“They create a lot of wave action. It’s unsettling for many of the customers especially the ones close to the outside of the dock,” Escala told The Outlook from the marina just west of Lonsdale Quay and the SeaBus terminal.

“They come so close and so fast,” he said.

Boats get scratched, ropes break and things fall into the water and are lost.

“Eventually it could become a real

problem when the traffic increases,” he added.

West of Mosquito Creek towards the Lions Gate Bridge is a yacht club with the same problem.

As commodore of the Burrard Yacht Club, Lea Bancroft said the negative impact of more tankers on the inlet would be twofold.

“Increased tanker traffic in the harbour would really increase the wake problems we’re seeing,” Bancroft said.

Like his marina neighbour to the east, he’s had ongoing problems with harbour tugs racing around to maneuver tankers through the busy inlet and it seems to be getting worse.

“We’re fighting the same thing Mosquito Creek is. As these vessels have grown larger, the vessel requirements have grown larger and these larger tugs with higher and higher power are pushing more water and traveling at faster speeds and creating more wake.”

By its own estimates, Seaspan Marine operates the lion’s share of the harbour tugs in Vancouver — “over 75 per cent are ours,” said Seaspan CEO Jonathan Whitworth in a phone interview with

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And all that traffic on the inlet has caused another problem for small commercial and pleasure boaters: long waits at the bridges.

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“As Kinder Morgan has increased its tanker traffic, the problem’s actually become quite noticeably worse over the last couple years,” Bancroft said. “All traffic has to cease and desist transiting at both the First and Second Narrows.”

His counterpart at the Deep Cove Yacht Club, Commodore Phil Wolf agreed, saying the larger the capacity of the tanker, the less leeway given to the smaller operators in the area.

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Absent from the original Feb. 20 vote that ended in a 3-3 tie — a defeat in council — Mayor Walton called the issue back for a repeat of the split vote but this time with his own ballot clinching favour for the daycare centre.

It will be the first childcare business in a rented home approved by the district. And at 12 infants and eight pre-school-age kids, it’s too many in too small a space, say councillors Mike Little, Lisa Muri and Alan Nixon.

But while daycare applicant Roksana Fasih made the case for her Genius Childcare Development Centre in the district, councillors Roger Bassam, Robin Hicks and Doug MacKay-Dunn joined Mayor Walton in approving the Hope Road centre.

“This daycare can operate in harmony with those around it and contribute to the positive

culture and substance of the neighbourhood,” Fasih told council, armed with several letters of support from Hope Road area residents.

When the daycare opens in the coming months, it will have moved from the city’s Lower Lonsdale area to the Norgate property, with Fasih living on the upper level of the rented home and operating the daycare on the ground floor and front yard.

“One thing I’d like to ask, if staff are in a position to do so, is to monitor the operation of this childcare,” Coun. Nixon said, once apparent the project would win approval.

“So that in the future when we have similar applications come forward for similar sized properties, we have some hard evidence on how they operate.”

With only four to five parking spaces and an entrance off the back lane, the 3,400-squarefoot daycare for 20 children could set a precedent for future childcare operators in the district.

District chief administrative officer, David Stuart, told council that staff would check in on the daycare space periodically to ensure bylaw compliance and see if the business could be a model for future rental home daycares in the district.

Like any business license, council was reminded, the daycare’s license will be considered for renewal on an annual basis.

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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

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EDUCATION/TUTORING

7E THANK ALL THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION HOWEVER ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED

.CanScribe Want a career working frm home

TUTORS/TEACHERS Needed;gr. k-8 $25/hr; North and West Vancouver; University degree required; Must have experience working with children in a classroom or tutoring setting - teacher certification an asset; Call 1-877-864-4010 or apply www.acumeneducation.ca

www.blackpress.ca > www.bclocalnews.com

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

START NOW!!!

12 F/T CSR reps needed Up to $20/hr, weekly pay

Must be outgoing Call Erica

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HTL Transport LTD. Hiring long haul Class 1 flatdeck drivers to run AB. High Pay & new trucks.

Must travel to the U.S. 2 yrs exp & clean drivers abstract.

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 1-800-6658339, 604-681-5456.

Fax Resume to 778-395-3536 htltransport@live.ca

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excellent reputation since 1986, requries fully equipped & financially stable O/Os pulling their own Super Trains/Tri axle flats for steady hauls in Western Canada.

You must have a clean Abstract, professional attitude & be fluent in English. Please call us for more info 604-857-1191 or 1-800-9613444. Thank-you for your interest.

VOLUNTEERS

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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

PERSONAL SERVICES

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

ONTIME TRANPSPORT INC.,

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HOME BASED BUSINESS We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com

DRIVERS REQUIRED

TRADES, TECHNICAL

NEEDED. Heavy Equipment Technicians and Maintenance personnel for expanding pipeline company in Olds, Alberta for work in shop and jobsites throughout Western Canada. Fax resume to 403-556-7582 or email: pdunn@parklandpipeline.com

CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; john@raidersconcrete.com.

Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-7103.

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

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EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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

HELP WANTED

IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE

Salmon, Halibut, Rock Fish

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

JACOBS FIELD Services Ltd. (Maintenance) is looking for a General Foreman with oilfield experience for a Northern BC site. Person will live in Dawson Creek or Fort St. John. Send resume to: humanresources@ tritonprojects.com Fax 780-485-6722

Van Kam Freightwaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; group of companies requires Owner Operators and Class 1 Company drivers to be based out of our Surrey Terminal. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving exp./training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

Call Bev at 1-800-663-0900 or send a detailed resume and current driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract. (For owner operators, provide details of your truck) to: careers@vankam.com Fax, 604-587-9889 Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

OBITUARIES

FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

OWNER OPERATORS & CLASS 1 Company Drivers Surrey Terminal

Quentin Kwame Brempong

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FARM WORKERS

FARM worker required at Heppellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Potato Corp. Surrey BC for approx.

25 weeks starting June 2012. Duties are planting, weeding, harvesting field crops, grading, heavy lifting, packaging & general cleanup.

Skills required are ability to work among others. Hourly rate of $10.25, 48-55 hrs/week, 6 days a week, 1 day off. Fax Resume 604574-0553 or email info@heppells.ca

TRADES, TECHNICAL COMMERCIAL ROOF FOREMAN

$28.00 - $38.00 per hour based on experience. Commercial roofing co. hiring lead roofers with extensive exp. in commercial roofing, including: two - ply torch, single ply, sloped and metal.

Offering Great BeneďŹ ts Including: Company Vehicle, Paid Travel, Support Crews, Top Wages, Health/Dental, Pension & Company Uniforms.

Must have proven ability to install using RCABC roofing practices and follow WCB regulations.

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

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

329 PAINTING & DECORATING OF Home (604)501-9290

626

HOUSES FOR SALE

810

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

838 Loan.

Apply

Now,

Improvements,

An effective way to build your business.

Phone 604-575-5555

LANDSCAPING

Shaw Landscaping Ltd We do Complete Landscaping

* Gardening work * Lawn cutting * Trees, shrubs. * Property Maint., Fencing * Hedging & pruning * New Turf or lawn * Spring Clean-up

Cell 778-688-1012 msg

320 WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $180 or Well Rotted 10 yds - $200. 604-856-8877

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

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

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

AFFORDABLE MOVING

$45/Hr

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting.

30 yrs exp. Refs. Free est. Keith 604-433-2279 or 604-777-1223 RONALDO PAINTING (Since 1981) Fully insured, WCB, Licensed 778-881-6478

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL

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EDUCATION

INTERESTED IN PSYCHOLOGY?

BECOME A PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLOR Earn Your Diploma in 1 Year $1000 Tuition Allowance

www.counsellortraining.com

Your source for business news

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GUARANTEED 374

Auto Loans or

TREE SERVICES

www.bcclassified.com 338

We Will Pay You $1000

Tree removal done RIGHT! $36/HOUR. Local lic’d Plumber.

Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call (778)549-2234

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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

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

PETS

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

LEAKY ROOF? Call JJ ROOFING Repairs, New & Re-Roof.

Prompt Quality Service Excellent References *Free Estimates *WCB Insured *Member BBB *Seniors Discount

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

New and Re-Roof Specialist Residential & Commercial.

Shakes, Shingles and Duroid.

25 year of experience.

Call for your FREE estimate.

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

477

PETS

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 Cocker spaniel pups – purebred, no papers 1st shots, dewormed, ready to go now. $600. Call 604-888-0832 LAB/RETRIEVER born January 23 family raised. Dewormed. $400.

604-491-5262. No Sun. calls please

625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

MERRITT SxS Duplex.

DOWNTOWN. 1 Side newly decorated and vacant. Other side rented. Each side has 4 bdrms, 3- 4 pce baths, garden area & storage shed. $337,900. (604)534-2748.

627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly

A full service Natural Foods retailer based on Vancouver Island with two stores, located Parksville and Qualicum Beach. We are looking for individuals interested in growing their careers with our company as we expand, while promoting healthy, low impact life styles.

Applicants must: - have retail grocery store experience - be willing to work full time - be looking for advancement opportunities - be willing to work flexible hours Successful applicants will likely have a management background in produce or grocery retailing and be willing to relocate for career advancement, as we grow.

Naked Naturals offers a competitive wage and benefit program, with job security.

Please make your applications to: Kris Baker - careers@shopnaked.ca - 250-594-0277

• 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

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

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

2003 CHEVY MALIBU 110,000 km, auto, AirCared, good tires, $3000 obo. Call: (604)531-3251 2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, high kms. runs/looks good, white, $3850 firm. 604-538-9257.

1996 SUZUKI Swift 2/dr car, auto, 4 cyl. 1.3L, stereo, passed AirCare for 2 yrs. $1250. Call (778) 551-1662.

RENTALS

2001 BMW 330i 4 dr. sedan, blk. leather on blk. auto, local, 109k, sun. roof, all pwr. options. Very clean. $10,900 604.312.7415

BUILDING SUPPLIES

FURNITURE

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

560

MISC. FOR SALE

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

REAL ESTATE 615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DIY STEEL BUILDING DEALS! Many sizes and models. Make an offer on clearance buildings today and save thousands of dollars.

FREE BROCHURE - 1-800-6685111 ext. 170.

STEEL BUILDING - BLOWOUT SALE! 20X26 $5,199. 25X28 $5,799. 30X42 $8,390. 32X56 $11,700. 40X50 $14,480. 47X76 $20,325. One End wall included.

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

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APARTMENT/CONDO Coquitlam Centre GREENBOROUGH APTS

“New Building” 1 bdrm - from $1025 /mth 2 bdrm, 2 bth - from $1395/mth

2000 Honda AWD CRV- Standard, runs perfectly, new breaks all round, air cared. Mag wheels/snow tires avail. $5500 1 (604)796-9757

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1997 FLEETWOOD 27’ Class A Motorhome, self-contained,sleeps 6 b.i. generator, TV, lots of storage. $13,900/obo. 604-853-5528 Abbots

2003 Salem Light:

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

G.V.W. 3300. Lots of extras

$9,995.00 604-463-9428

www.aptrentals.com

NORTH VANCOUVER LAMPLIGHTER One bedroom $950/mo.

Newly Renovated, 650sq.ft.

Great Location.

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

Swimming Pool & Sauna.

Available April 1st.

Call 604-983-2283

912

BOATS

12’ DOUBLE HAUL Fiberglass boat, 3 seats, oars, rod holders & canopy. On eze-load trailer. Very safe. $3,200. 604-850-7143

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Estate of DALE MICHAEL COCHLIN, Deceased.

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.

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN

NORTH VANCOUVER

Call 604-830-7587

TRUCKS & VANS

Whereas Douglas Warren Stover is indebted to Mitchell’s Towing Ltd. for storage and towing on a 1968 Mercury Cougar Vin: 8F91C556375

Phone (604)468-1698

Spacious 1 bdrooms avail. Balcony parking at back. Laundry fac. avail. Swim pool & sauna.

851

2008 Mazda B4000 SE+, Gold/Grey, 48K, auto, loaded, lk new, $13900, N.Delta, 778-8553097

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

Avail. immed. Centrally located. N/S, No dogs.

Close to all amens & transportation.

Clubhouse facilities.

CENTURY APT 250 East 15th Ave.

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $6200 firm.

Call 604-538-4883

MARINE

RURAL NOVA SCOTIA water front lots for sale. Country living at its best. Three bedroom apartments for rent. 45 miles to university town. www.sawmilllanding.com waterfront@bellaliant.net 1.902.522.2343

OTHER AREAS

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

CARS - DOMESTIC

Rottweiler Pups- PUREBRED, tails, dewclaws, shots, vet checked Health guarantee. Ready April 6th $650. to $1,000, 604 460 0804.

548 356

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in April, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-5936095.

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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 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

HELP WANTED

SHIFT AUTO FINANCE Get Approved Today!

CREDIT DOESN’T MATTER..

For The Best Interest Rate Call: 1.877.941.4421 www.ShiftAutoFinance.com

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

518

ACCREDITED

The Scrapper

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

818

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE PCTIA

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

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

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

PLUMBING

KELOWNA COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING HELP WANTED

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

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

1-800-910-6402

Online programs also available CALL TODAY for information Chelsea Stowers Graduate 2008

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

(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

for qualified on-campus applicants

(250)717-0412

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

NAHAL CONSTRUCTION

EDUCATION

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

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

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

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

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

GARDENING Classified Advertising

RECREATIONAL/SALE

40’ DUTCH STAR with Cummings turbo diesel, less than 59,000 mi.

Always stored indoors, looks like new, economical to operate, 2 slides, din. booth, 2 a/cond, 2 TV’s, 2 CD & 2 VHS players, ldry., propane generator (6500W). Must be seen. 604-854-3266

845 Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

300

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TRANSPORTATION

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

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Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions

Hardwood Floor Specialist •Installation•Sanding•Refinishing Express your unique & individual style with a custom stain. Dust free sanding.

778-995-Wood (9663).

View our picture gallery at www.visionexotik.com

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

VISION EXOTIK FLOORING INC.

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2010 R-POD TRAILER Light weight, 2121 lbs. 18’ 4” in

A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing of $5,493.15 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd day of May, 2012 or thereafter, the said vehicle will be sold. The Vehicle is currently stored at Elite Bailiff Services, 20473 Logan Avenue, Langley BC V3A 4L8.

The Vehicle was placed in storage on November 28, 2011.

For more info. call Elite Bailiff Services at 604-539-9900 WWW.REPOBC.COM

length, towed w/ a Rav 4. Gold rated ECO Construction. Queen bed, 4 person dinette/double bed, Fridge, Stove, Micro./Conv. oven, A/C, Furnace, H/W, AC/DC, Inverter, Bath w/ shower, ext. Adda-room. $13,900 ~ Save $1000’s Call: 604-307-4357 or email: ajeepster@shaw.ca

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A Unique Opportunity to Buy a Townhome in West Vancouver, Canada’s Most Sought-after Community The Terraces at HighGrove, located in West Vancouver’s coveted British Properties’ enclave of Whitby Estates.

Spectacular view terrace townhomes from 3,200 square feet. Only 18 homes will be offered.

FROM $2.4 MILLION show home at 2701 highgrove place open weekends or by appointment for further information call shirley clarke 604 925 8002 shirleyclarke@britishproperties.com www.britishproperties.com

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