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The number of ships loaded with crude negotiating our shores is set to increase ďŹ ve-fold by 2016 PART ONE: Kinder Morgan Canada announced this month that it will seek to twin its Trans Mountain Pipeline between northern Alberta and Burnaby. The twinning would mean a huge increase in the amount of crude that transits the pipeline, and in the number of oil tankers passing through local waters each year. This is the first of a threepart Black Press series looking at the logistics, risks, and politics involved.

by Jeff Nagel

T NEIL ENGLAND PHOTO

The 249-metre Everest Spirit sails towards the Second Narrows Bridge in Burrard Inlet, anked by tug boats. It’s an Aframaxclass tanker – the largest that can currently load oil at Kinder Morgan’s Westridge Terminal in Burnaby.

How safe are oil tankers in southern B.C. waters?

Editorial 6 Letters 7 Life 22 ClassiďŹ eds 27

We’re speechless. But grateful.

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he Everest Spirit, an oil tanker the length of two and a half football fields, nudges slowly under the Second Narrows Bridge.

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.

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Oil: 850,000 barrels a day From page 1

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.

The company announced this month it will seek approval to twin the pipeline and increase its current 300,000-barrel-per-day capacity to as much as 850,000. Some would continue to flow to refineries in Burnaby and Washington State. But export oil bound for tankers is projected to soar from a current 80,000 barrels per day to as much as 550,000 if the project proceeds.

The number of tankers filling up in Burnaby could hit 360 in 2016, five 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.”

“If an accident happens, we live here. We’re going to lose our orcas.

We’re going to lose our salmon.”

Spill safeguards

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he tankers move in the harbour with extensive safeguards.

On this February day, the 249-metre Everest Spirit is harnessed to one tugboat in front of it and two tugs at the rear – together they have enough pulling power to keep the massive tanker on course no matter what might go wrong with its engines or steering.

Large loaded tankers must be accompanied by three tugs from Westridge through the Second Narrows and past the Lions Gate Bridge Christianne to English Bay. After that, tankers proceed unaccompanied Wihelmson southeast through the Strait of Georgia to Saturna Island, where they’re met again by Vancouver Island-based tugs that accompany them through the currents of 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.

Many hands and eyes guide the boat on the bridge. The tankers are required to sail with two pilots – highly trained experts on local waters – in addition to the ship’s captain and navigation officer.

The pilots, who actually command the vessel, don’t depend on the ship’s instruments – they bring their own laptops for GPS navigation.

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.

Q 2007: 37 tankers “The tankers are probably the most protected species out there,” Obermeyer said.

Q 2008: 42 tankers Some of the rules stem from an incident in 1978 when the freighter Japan Q 2009: 65 tankers Erica hit the Second Narrows railway bridge in heavy fog. Pilots train for Q 2010: 69 tankers disaster using simulators, but the pilotage authority has also staged live harbour Q 2011: 32 tankers tests to verify that tugs can indeed conQ 2016: 360 tankers trol an errant tanker with an engine or rudder failure. (estimated)

Crude oil tanker visits

See SHIPPING / Page 14

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As oil tankers travel between Burrard Inlet and the open ocean, they pass between the San Juan and Gulf Islands. They are accompanied by tug boats for part of the journey, and local pilots command the ship at all times.

Pipeline expansion will dig a trench across Surrey Current line runs past many homes and businesses

by Jeff Nagel MUCH MORE oil will surge by

underground pipeline through North Surrey if Kinder Morgan’s $5-billion expansion project goes ahead.

The firm’s existing Trans Mountain pipeline is to be twinned, increasing its capacity from 300,000 barrels per day now to 850,000 and dramatically increasing oil tanker traffic through Burrard Inlet.

But residents far inland have begun raising concerns as well.

Critics point to the risk of pipeline ruptures, notably the 2007 incident in Burnaby where 1,500 barrels of crude oil was showered on a neighbourhood after a city contractor struck the pipeline. A recent spill at a Kinder Morgan storage facility in Abbotsford also sparked complaints about odour and possible health impacts.

Construction is also a worry.

In Chilliwack, a family that owns

a golf course through which the trenching for a new pipeline I think existing pipeline runs says Kinder it will be front of mind.”

Morgan will be able to dig up the NDP MP Kennedy Stewart says course because they own the rightfew people understand what excaof-way. vation work to twin the pipeline In Surrey, Kinder Morgan’s exist- really means. ing pipeline currently runs on the A construction safety zone nearly north side of Highway 300 feet wide will 1 through Port Kells make the project “like and Fraser Heights a four-lane highway,” before crossing the he said. freeway at 156 Street.

Stewart said the It then heads west National Energy Board through Guildford indicated exproalong 108 Avenue, priations for pipeline then angles northwest, construction are “very passing near Bolivar but such projects Ken Zondervan rare” Park, before crossing are rarely built through the Fraser River. dense urban areas.

“It’s basically in a Kinder Morgan lot of people’s backyards,” said Ken officials say the twinned pipeline Zondervan, the City of Surrey’s would follow the existing right-ofdesign and construction manager. way as much as possible, but urban “The existing pipeline is kind infill may force some deviations. of out-of-sight, out-of-mind and They say the company will talk people don’t think of it much,” to land owners about routing in the he said. “But as soon as they start coming months.

“It’s basically in a lot of people’s backyards.”

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OIL TANKER RISK

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What about wildlife?

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he world’s thirst for oil is poised to turn the current trickle of crude through Vancouver’s harbour into a gusher.

Kinder Morgan Canada announced this month that it will seek to twin its Trans Mountain Pipeline between northern Alberta and Burnaby, increasing its current 300,000-barrel-per-day capacity to as much as 850,000. That means the number of tankers filling up in Burnaby could hit 360 in 2016 – five times more than the record 69 crude tankers in 2010.

Good for the economy, yes. But the question on many people’s lips involves a frightening scenario: What if there is a spill?

Certainly, many safeguards are already in place. Oil tankers must be doublehulled and are required to sail with two pilots – highly trained experts on local waters who are familiar with any hazards that need to be avoided.

In addition, all oil tanker vessels that sail into Canadian waters must have an arrangement with a spill response organization which, on the West Coast, is the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC).

If there is a spill, and the ship’s owner walks away, the vessel would be seized and WCMRC would tap in to the insurance tanker companies are required to purchase – Canada’s Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund. If that insurance runs out, a similar international fund is used for clean-up.

But there’s a hole in the prevention and remedy protocols big enough to sail a sizable ship through. What about wildlife?

According to Coleen Doucette, vice-president of the Oiled Wildlife Society of B.C., there are no laws compelling companies to clean up birds and animals impacted by a spill.

“The way policies are written in Canada, wildlife is not part of the environment.

No one has to clean up wildlife,” Doucette says.

Oil spill response usually involves containing spills with booms and collecting the oil using skimmers. If the responsible party requests a wildlife rescue response, WCMRC may manage it or hire a professional organization to perform it.

The problem is, not all responsible parties choose to respond to oiled wildlife.

This loophole is particularly troubling in light of recent news that marine mammals are making a comeback in the Salish Sea after decades of decline. Thanks to conservation efforts, sea lions, seals, orcas, humpback and fin whales, dolphins and elephant seals are dramatically increasing in numbers.

Our pristine coastlines and their animal inhabitants are among B.C.’s most precious resources. If the province does agree to open its shores to more tanker traffic, protection for our marine animals and waterfowl must be part of the equation.

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contamination of the Athabasca River was organization needs simple ideas that sell. glossed over. Aboriginal objections were This approach was seen in an earlier 1980s highlighted, while local support and economic campaign against chlorine in pulp mills. benefits were overlooked.

Greenpeace protests against dioxins and the This isn’t science or charity. It’s tabloid herbicide 2,4,5-T were eventually dumbed journalism. Sensationalize, ignore facts that down to opposing the use of chlorine in all weaken the drama, play to people’s industries, including producemotions. And he expects to be tion of PVC plastic. subsidized by the CBC and charitaPulp mills developed a way ble tax exemptions as well? to eliminate trace dioxins from This news comes as I finish their production, but that didn’t reading Patrick Moore’s book, Conmatter once Greenpeace had a fessions of a Greenpeace Dropout. I global campaign going. They was one of many young fans who still used chlorine, so they’re cheered as Moore, Bob Hunter bad. and the other 1970s Greenpeace Speaking of chlorine, PCBs pioneers set out from Vancouver to are polychlorinated biphedisrupt Soviet nuclear testing, and nyls, a persistent background Tom Fletcher toxin. Tests found levels three then turned to the regime’s slaughter of whales. to five times higher in some In 1986, Moore split with Greenwild salmon compared to peace and worked to set up a family chinook farmed. But the wild salmon results were salmon farm. He said Greenpeace opposed ignored in a 2004 study, used by Suzuki to aquaculture because it destroys tropical depict farmed salmon as poisonous. His mangrove swamps. Tropical prawn farms have foundation’s salmon farm campaign quietly no rational connection with B.C., but a global disappeared down the memory hole after its

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avid Suzuki has resigned as a director of his namesake foundation so it won’t be the target of federal government “attacks.”

This news is conveyed to me in a Globe and Mail report that is typically tilted in deference to “Canada’s most famous environmentalist.”

The usual assumptions are woven in: Suzuki is a saint. His every utterance is treated as scientific fact, even when it’s a left-wing political rant. The Conservative government is a front for Big Oil that has “attacked” environmental groups by reminding them that political activities are not eligible for charitable tax exemptions.

In recent years, the David Suzuki Foundation’s campaign focus has been noticeably in step with the large U.S. foundations that fund most of B.C.’s enviro-scare industry: first salmon farming and now the Alberta “tar sands” in all its exaggerated horror.

Suzuki’s personal activities aren’t easily distinguished from those of his foundation, as was illustrated with his recent CBC documentary that demonized the “tar sands.”

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Moore highlighted another bit of greenwashing in a visit to Victoria last year. The vaunted “LEED” certification for green building standards gives you points if your concrete is locally sourced, but no points for using wood instead. That’s because the long campaign by major environmental groups has devolved to “logging is bad.”

Here’s the latest example. Greenpeace, ForestEthics and the Sierra Club were bankrolled

by U.S. foundations to negotiate with the B.C. government, aboriginal people and forest companies for the 2006 “Great Bear Rainforest” agreement on the B.C. coast. Economic opportunity was delicately balanced against preservation, and First Nations gained new control of forests.

Now the big enviros have begun campaigning against their own deal. As much as 50 per cent could still be logged, they say. It seems this particular green peace is bad for their business.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Surrey/North Delta Leader 7

Change Earth Hour to Energy Hour IT IS disappointing to read that Surrey and

Delta residents turned off power during this year’s Earth Hour less than they did last year.

This may be partly because more and more people are coming to realize that the stated reason for Earth Hour is suspect.

While reducing energy consumption to conserve natural resources, reduce pollution and save money is a very worthwhile activity and something all sensible people support, Earth Hour is not based on these goals. It is based on the hypothesis that humanity is causing dan-

gerous climate change because of our carbon dioxide emissions. An increasing fraction of the public are coming to understand that carbon dioxide is not pollution and the connection between our emissions of this colourless, odorless, non-toxic gas and climate is the subject of intense debate among scientists.

While some commentators promoted using as much energy as possible during Earth Hour to demonstrate opposition to the event, a more constructive approach would be to change its name to “Energy Hour” and encourage citizens

to use as little energy as possible for reasons that are not in the least controversial. Besides raising environmental awareness of the known impact of our energy use, participants in Energy Hour would also get a sense of what societies without adequate power are actually like. This would hopefully increase public pressure on politicians to ensure that reliable power generation will be available for years to come.

Tom Harris, Executive Director International Climate Science Coalition

Oil and water don’t mix LIKE SO many other Surrey citizens, I

moved here for the super-natural beauty of B.C. I reject the claim by our prime minister that Canada’s financial interests will overrule B.C citizen’s interests.

I am not alone. I refer to a recent survey conducted by Justason Market Intelligence on behalf of Dogwood Initiative, Forest Ethics, Living Oceans Society and West Coast Environmental Law. Results indicated two-thirds (66 per cent) of B.C. residents oppose plans to transport crude oil from Alberta through B.C.’s inside coastal waters.

One-half (50 per cent) strongly oppose this plan, indicating it will be a key voting issue in the 2013 B.C. provincial election. One in five (22 per cent) support allowing oil supertankers in the inside coastal waters, including 11 per cent who strongly support.

April 22 – Earth Day – is our opportunity to organize in our community of Surrey for a National Day of Action.

This Earth Day, the Council of Canadians, alongside endorsing organizations and communities, will be organizing rallies as a public display of growing opposition to major oil tanker and pipeline proposals in British Columbia.

Now is the time to take a stand against Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline and supertanker proposal. This is our province so we will decide, not the feds. What we can do now is show up in vast numbers.

John Johnson, Surrey

ANYONE WHO claims their hydro

bill jumped drastically once a smart meter was installed needs to consider the following fact: BC Hydro smart meters are still being read manually for billing purposes.

Manual meter reading will continue until the entire smart meter network and back-end computer systems are in place later this year.

Yes, installed smart meters are transmitting data, but that data is not yet being used for billing purposes. And, yes, one of the one million installed smart meters was found to be not working correctly.

On the scale of one million units, that should not be a surprise. And once the entire smart grid system is up and running, a defective meter or system component would be detected instantly.

So if people are looking for an answer to a sudden, drastic increase in their Hydro bill they should really be looking to human error rather than to technology change as the cause. So far, all but one instance has, in fact, boiled down to human error.

David Field, Co-spokesperson B.C. Citizens for Green Energy

Green is good THE RACE is on to supply Asia

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A letter writer argues that most British Coumbians oppose plans to transport crude oil from Alberta through B.C.’s inside coastal waters.

‘Fracking’ the dirty side of clean energy UNTIL THE Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline became news, B.C.’s environmental groups’ main concern was the resurrection of Site C, which is largely seen as a northern issue. Conversely, the potentially negative impact of the Northern Gateway project has attracted wide attention.

Premier Christy Clark’s recent interest in liquefied natural gas (LNG) will have a great impact on the future of Site C. This project had twice been cancelled because of insufficient demand forecasts, but in April 2010, Gordon Campbell announced it was once again a priority. He claimed that by 2030, B.C.’s energy needs would

Smart meters, dumb humans

grow by up to 40 per cent and Site C’s power was needed. The estimated cost had doubled to almost $6.6 billion.

Along with her enthusiasm for LNG, Clark claimed that Site C is vital as a power source for those LNG plants, blithely setting aside all the once-urgent domestic demands and negating all arguments against dam construction.

Is it possible that she is unaware of the problems the North Americawide growth of the LNG industry has brought?

There is one alarming result from the extraction process (known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”). A shaft is drilled,

then many gallons of water, sand and chemicals are pumped into fracture the coal or rock to release the methane gas, known as coal bed methane. It is the impact on tap water that is causing alarm.

Numerous people living on or near extraction sites have found that when a lighted match is put to their tap water it will ignite. This is caused by higher than normal levels of chemical-laden methane gas in the water coming straight from the aquifer.

Coal bed methane sites are operating across the west in both B.C. and the U.S. yet a recent Environics Research poll found that the majority of Canadians

are opposed to fracking – in B.C. 67 per cent, Ontario 65 per cent, Manitoba-Saskatchewan 64 per cent, and even in Alberta at 57 per cent.

A final point is the fear that the Northern Gateway Pipeline project will result in a major ocean oil spill. A review of oil spills worldwide between 1967 and 2010 reveals there have been almost 50, and the 13 largest added up to one million gallons. There is an inevitability that with the increasing tanker traffic, a spill will occur off the B.C. coast.

Ray Eagle Gibson

with liquefied natural gas (LNG), a cleaner, less carbon-intensive alternative to coal for generating electricity.

As a major natural gas producer, B.C. is well-positioned to be a major competitor in the LNG race. And it’s a race we can’t afford to lose because LNG exports to Asia have become the cornerstone of the province’s economic development.

Although B.C.’s abundance of cheap natural gas might, on the surface, seem like a death knell for renewable energy development, quite the opposite seems to be true. B.C.’s renewable green energy abundance is turning out to be the edge B.C. has over other LNG competitors because it gives B.C. a way to liquefy natural gas with the lowest overall GHG content possible.

Getting Asia off coal is a good thing, and so is developing B.C.’s renewable green energy resources.

Yolanda Lora Vilchis, Surrey

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N OT I C E O F P U B L I C H E A R I N G - M O N DAY, A P R I L 2 3 , 2 012 The Council of the City of Surrey will hold a Public Hearing pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act, in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 14245 - 56 Avenue, Surrey, BC, on Monday, April 23, 2012, commencing at 7:00 p.m.

Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17624 Application: 7911-0204-00

PROPOSAL: To rezone the site from “One-Acre Residential Zone (RA)” to “Comprehensive Development Zone (CD)”.

The purpose of the rezoning is to permit the development of 41 townhouse units.

B. Permitted Uses for By-law 17626 The Lands and structures shall be used for the following uses only, or for a combination of such uses: 1.

Ground-oriented multiple unit residential buildings.

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Child care centres, provided that such centres: (a) Do not constitute a singular use on the lot; and (b) Do not exceed a total area of 3.0 square metres [32 sq.ft.] per dwelling unit.

DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17626

CIVIC ADDRESS: 6087 - 140 Street APPLICANT: Jasvir S. and Manjit K. Hayer c/o Citiwest Consulting Ltd. (Roger Jawanda) #101, 9030 King George Boulevard, Surrey, BC V3V 7Y3 PROPOSAL: To rezone the property from “One-Acre Residential Zone (RA)” to “Single Family Residential (12) Zone (RF-12)”.

The purpose of the rezoning is to permit the development into 8 single family lots.

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the businesses permitted; Restricted to a maximum number of: a.

One dwelling unit in each principal building less than 2,800 square metres [30,000 sq. ft.] in floor area; b.

Two dwelling units in each principal building of 2,800 square metres [30,000 sq. ft.] or greater in floor area; and c.

Notwithstanding Sub-sections B.11 (f) iii.a. and iii.b., the maximum number shall be two dwelling units for lots less than 4.0 hectares [10 acres] in area and three dwelling units for lots equal to or greater than 4.0 hectares [10 acres] in area. iv. Restricted to a maximum floor area of: a.

140 square metres [1,500 sq. ft.] for one (first) dwelling unit on a lot and where a lot has been subdivided by a strata plan then there shall only be one 140-square metre [1,500- sq. ft.] dwelling unit within the strata plan; b.

90 square metres [970 sq. ft.] for each additional dwelling unit; and c.

Notwithstanding Sub-sections B.11 (f) iv.a. and iv.b., the maximum floor area shall not exceed 33% of the total floor area of the principal building within which the dwelling unit is contained. (g) Sales of rebuilt vehicles less than 5,000 kilograms [11,023 lbs.]

G.V.W. provided that: i. it is part of an automobile painting and body work business; ii. the number of rebuilt vehicles ready for sale shall not exceed 5 at any time; iii. the business operator holds a current and valid Motor Dealer’s certificate; and iv. the business operator is an approved Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Salvage Buyer.

DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17613 iii.

Surrey Land Use Contract No. 38, Authorization By-law, 1973, No.4153, Partial Discharge By-law, 2012, No. 17613 Application: 7912-0050-00

Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17625 Application: 7911-0251-00 CIVIC ADDRESS: 15010 - 72 Avenue APPLICANT: Amandeep S. and Haneet K. Gill, Daljeet S. and Gurvinder K. Gill c/o Coastland Engineering & Surveying Ltd. (Michael Helle) #101, 19292 - 60 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 3M2 PROPOSAL: To rezone the property from “One-Acre Residential Zone (RA)” to “Single Family Residential (12) Zone (RF-12)”.

The purpose of the rezoning is to permit subdivision into four single family residential small lots.

DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17625

Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17626 Application: 7910-0100-00 CIVIC ADDRESS: 6156 and 6138 - 138 Street APPLICANT: 653294 B.C. Ltd. c/o Phoenix Construction Systems Ltd. (Nirmal Takhar) #103, 12889 - 84 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 0K5

CIVIC ADDRESS: 17950 Roan Place APPLICANT: Double V. Developments Ltd. c/o Paul Van Vliet #406, 13303 - 78 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 5B9 PROPOSAL: To discharge Land Use Contract No. 38 from the property to allow the underlying “Light Impact Industrial Zone (IL)” to regulate the site.

B. Permitted Uses Light Impact Industrial Zone Land and structures shall be used for the following uses only, or for a combination of such uses: 1.

Light impact industry.

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Recycling depots provided that: (a) The use is confined to an enclosed building; and (b) The storage of used tires is prohibited.

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Transportation industry.

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Automotive service uses.

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Automobile painting and body work.

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Vehicle storage and parking facilities including truck parking and recreational vehicle storage.

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General service uses limited to the following: (a) driving schools; and (b) industrial equipment rentals. (c) taxi dispatch offices; (d) industrial first aid training; and (e) trade schools.

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Warehouse uses.

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Distribution centres.

10. Office uses limited to the following: (a) Architectural and landscape architectural offices; (b) Engineering and surveying offices; (c) General contractor offices; (d) Government offices; and (e) Utility company offices.

11. Accessory uses including the following: (a) Coffee shops provided that the seating capacity shall not exceed 35 and the said coffee shop is not licensed by the Liquor Control and Licensing Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, chapter 267, as amended. (b) Recreation facilities, excluding go-kart operations, drag racing and rifle ranges; (c) Community services; (d) Assembly halls limited to churches, provided that: (i) the church does not exceed a total floor area of 700 square metres (7,500 sq. ft.); (ii) the church accommodates a maximum of 300 seats; and (iii) there is not more than one church on a lot. (e) Child care centres; and (f) Dwelling unit(s) provided that the dwelling unit(s) is (are): i.

Contained within the principal building; ii.

Occupied by the owner or a caretaker, for the protection of

Surrey Official Community Plan By-law, 1996, No. 12900, No. 316 Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17617 Surrey Land Use Contract No. 534, Authorization By-law, 1978, No.5737, Discharge By-law, 2012, No. 17618 Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17619 Application: 7911-0127-00 CIVIC ADDRESS: 19439 - 72 Avenue APPLICANT: 0829526 B.C. Ltd. c/o Hub Engineering Inc. (Mike Kompter) #101, 7485 - 130 Street, Surrey, BC V3W 1H8 PROPOSAL: By-law 17617 To redesignate the property from Suburban (SUB) to Urban (URB).

By-law 17618 To discharge Land Use Contract No. 534 from the property to allow the underlying “One-Acre Residential Zone (RA)” to regulate the site.

By-law 17619 To rezone the property from “One- Acre Residential Zone (RA)” to “Comprehensive Development Zone (CD)”.

The purpose of the redesignation, Land Use Contract discharge and rezoning is to permit the development of four Manor Houses on four separate lots.

Permitted Uses for By-law 17619 The Lands and structures shall be used for one (1) ground-oriented multiple unit residential building that contains a maximum of 4 dwelling units.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

N OT I C E O F P U B L I C H E A R I N G - M O N DAY, A P R I L 2 3 , 2 012 DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17617/17618/17619

CIVIC ADDRESS: 18269, 18289, Portions of 18319, 18333 and 18341 - 67 Avenue APPLICANT: Athwal Construction Inc., Fleetwood Commerce Court Inc., Svend and Kathleen Hansen c/o Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd. (Clarence Arychuk) #300, 65 Richmond Street, New Westminster, BC V3L 5P5 PROPOSAL: To rezone 18269, 18289 - 67 Avenue, portion of 18319 - 67 (shown as Block 1) and a portion of 18341 - 67 Avenue (shown as Block 5) from “One Acre Residential Zone (RA)” and a portion of 18333 - 67 Avenue (shown as Block 4) from “Single Family Residential Zone (RF)” to “Single Family Residential (12) Zone (RF-12)” and a portion of 18333 - 67 Avenue (shown as Block 3) from “Single Family Residential Zone (RF)” to “One-Acre Residential Zone (RA)”.

The purpose of the rezoning is to permit subdivision into approximately 36 single family lots in North Cloverdale West.

DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17622

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT To vary “Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000”, as amended, Part 17A, Section H.6, as follows: (a) To permit vehicle access to a double garage (two vehicles parked side by side) from the fronting street on a Type 1 corner lot for proposed Lot 13.

The purpose of the rezoning and development variance permit is to permit the development of 6 semi-detached lots (Blocks B and D) and 6 additional single family lots (Block E) (remainder of the site, Blocks A and C, to remain in the existing zone).

DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17628

Surrey Official Community Plan By-law, 1996 No. 12900, No. 317 Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17620 Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17621 Application: 7911-0140-00 CIVIC ADDRESS: 6455 - 196 Street and 19559 - 64 Avenue APPLICANT: Manorlane Homes Inc. c/o Focus Architecture Incorporated (Colin A. Hogan) #109, 1528 McCallum Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 8A3 PROPOSAL: By-law 17620 To redesignate the site from Urban (URB) to Multiple Residential (RM).

By-law 17621 To rezone the site from “One-Acre Residential Zone (RA)” to “Comprehensive Development Zone (CD)”.

The purpose of the redesignation and rezoning is to permit the development of three, 4-storey apartment buildings (approximately 176 units) one of which will be a mixed-use building.

B. Permitted Uses for By-law 17621 The Lands and structures shall be used for the following uses only, or for a combination of such uses: 1.

Multiple unit residential buildings and ground-oriented multiple residential buildings.

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The following uses are permitted at the base of a multiple unit residential building provided that the gross floor area of each individual business does not exceed 370 square metres [4,000 sq.ft.]: (a) Retail stores excluding adult entertainment stores, auction houses and secondhand stores and pawnshops; (b) Personal service uses limited to barbershops, beauty parlours, cleaning and repair of clothing and shoe repair shops; (c) Eating establishments excluding drive-through restaurants; (d) Office uses excluding social escort services and methadone clinics; (e) General service uses excluding funeral parlours, drive-through banks and vehicle rentals; (f) Indoor recreational facilities; (g) Community services; and (h) Child care centres.

DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17620/17621

Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2004, No. 15279, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17614 Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17623 Application: 7911-0264-00 CIVIC ADDRESS: 18268 - 68 Avenue APPLICANT: Jaycey Investments Limited c/o Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd. (Clarence Arychuk) #300, 65 Richmond Street, New Westminster, BC V3L 5P5 PROPOSAL: To rezone the property from “Half-Acre Residential Zone (RH)” to “Single Family Residential (12) Zone (RF-12)”.

The purpose of the rezoning is to permit subdivision into approximately 5 single family lots.

DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17623

Application: 7912-0031-00 CIVIC ADDRESS: 2640 - 152 Street (also shown as 2670 - 152 Street and 2655 King George Blvd) APPLICANT: Benuzzo and Carmela Santelli and Rosanna Santelli c/o True North Management Inc. (Janet Gulbransen) #109, 7938 - 128 Street, Surrey, BC V3W 4E8 PROPOSAL: To amend “Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2004, No. 15279”, Part 2, Section B “Permitted Uses” by deleting Sub-section B.1.(a) and inserting a new Sub-section B.1(a).

This by-law amendment will ensure the proposed small-scale drug store is operated in conjunction with a medical office.

Permitted Uses for By-law 17614 Section B.1(a) “1. (a) Retail stores: i.

Including a pharmacy provided: a.

The pharmacy not exceed a total gross floor area of 93 square metres [1,000 sq.ft.]; b.

The pharmacy is an accessory use only to offices of medical doctors who are licensed with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the gross floor area of the medical doctors’ offices is a minimum of 418 square metres [4,500 sq.ft.]; c.

There is not more than one pharmacy on a lot; and d.

The pharmacy is contained in the same principal building as the medical doctors’ offices. ii. Excluding the following: a.

Adult entertainment stores; b.

Auction houses; and c.

Secondhand stores and pawnshops;” DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17614

Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17628 Application: 7911-0249-00

Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17622 Application: 7911-0163-00

CIVIC ADDRESS: 6739 - 184 Street and 18375 - 67 Avenue APPLICANT: Lois Jeffrey c/o Citiwest Consulting Ltd. (Roger Jawanda) #101, 9030 King George Boulevard, Surrey, BC V3V 7Y3 PROPOSAL: Blocks B and D To rezone a portion of 6739 - 184 Street and a portion of 18375 - 67 Avenue from “One-Acre Residential Zone (RA)” to “Semi-Detached Residential Zone (RF-SD)”.

Block E To rezone a portion of 18375 - 67 Avenue from “One-Acre Residential Zone (RA)” to “Single Family Residential (12) Zone (RF-12)”.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - MONDAY,APRIL 23, 2012 Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17615

No. 39: Temporary Industrial Use Permit Area No. 40-”Temporary Industrial Storage and Transportation of Lumber”.

This amendment will allow storage of lumber at 11078 Bridge Road.

DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17616

Application: 7912-0065-00 CIVIC ADDRESS: 12233 Musqueam Drive (also shown as 12131 Musqueam Drive) APPLICANT: Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited c/o Krahn Engineering Ltd. (Glenn Froese) #400, 34077 Gladys Avenue, Abbotsford, BC V2S 2E8 PROPOSAL: To rezone the site from “Light Impact Industrial Zone (IL)” to “Comprehensive Development Zone (CD)”.

The purpose of the rezoning is in order to bring the existing concrete production facility into compliance with the Zoning By-law.

B. Permitted Uses for By-law 17615 The Lands and structures shall be used for the following uses only, or for a combination of such uses: 1.

High impact industry limited to a concrete production facility.

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Light impact industry.

3.

Recycling depots provided that: (a) The use is confined to an enclosed building; and (b) The storage of used tires is prohibited.

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Transportation industry.

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Automotive service uses.

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Automobile painting and body work.

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Vehicle storage and parking facilities including truck parking and recreational vehicle storage.

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Warehouse uses.

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Distribution centres.

10. Accessory uses limited to the following: (a) Coffee shops provided that the seating capacity shall not exceed 35 and the said coffee shop is not licensed by the Liquor Control and Licensing Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, chapter 267, as amended. (b) Sales of rebuilt vehicles less than 5,000 kilograms [11,023 lbs.]

G.V.W. provided that: i.

It is part of an automobile painting and body work business on the lot; ii.

The number of rebuilt vehicles ready for sale shall not exceed 5 at any time; iii. The business operator holds a current and valid Motor Dealer’s certificate; and iv. The business operator is an approved Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Salvage Buyer.

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Natasha Leigh Warren leaves Surrey Provincial Court last week.

Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000, Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17627 Application: 7910-0212-00 CIVIC ADDRESS: 10141 - 128A Street APPLICANT: Baljit S. Khela and Gurinder S. Kalirai c/o Mainland Engineering (2007) Corp. (AS Banwait) #206, 8363 - 128 Street, Surrey, BC V3W 4G1 PROPOSAL: To rezone the property from “Single Family Residential Zone (RF)” to “Single Family Residential (9) Zone (RF-9)”.

The purpose of the rezoning is to permit subdivision into 2 small single family lots.

DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BY-LAW 17627

Application: 7911-0193-00 APPLICANT: City of Surrey 14245 - 56 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3X 3A2 PROPOSAL: To amend “Surrey Official Community Plan By-law, 1996, No. 12900” as amended, Division A. Schedule B Temporary Use Permit Areas, under the heading Temporary Industrial Use Permit Areas, by adding the following section immediately following Temporary Industrial Use Permit Area

Natasha Leigh Warren can’t drink alcohol or drive

by Kevin Diakiw WEARING A pantsuit and pink shirt, Natasha

Copies of the by-law(s), development variance permit, supporting staff reports and any relevant background documentation may be viewed in the “Notices” section of the City of Surrey website at www.surrey.ca or inspected at the City Hall, Monday through Friday (except statutory holidays) between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Tuesday, April 3, 2012 to Monday, April 23, 2012.

Surrey Official Community Plan By-law, 1996, No. 12900, Text No. 112 Amendment By-law, 2012, No. 17616

Woman charged in Kassandra Kaulius’ death out on bail

All persons who believe their interest in property will be affected by the proposed by-law(s)/development variance permit shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on matters contained in the by law(s)/development variance permit. Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to convey to Council, please fax to 604-591-8731, email clerks@surrey.ca, or submit in writing to the City Clerk at 14245 56 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3X 3A2, no later than Monday, April 23, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning these applications after the Public Hearing has concluded.

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Leigh Warren left the Surrey courthouse Thursday morning on bail and under strict conditions for her release.

Warren, who now lives in Port Coquitlam, faces four charges related to the death of 22-year-old Kassandra Kaulius on May 3 last year.

Kaulius, 22, died after her BMW was slammed by a van at 64 Avenue and 152 Street.

Police announced Wednesday that Warren, 34, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, causing an accident resulting in death, and failure to stop at an accident causing bodily harm.

Warren walked out of the courthouse cells Thursday and when asked for her reaction to the charges against her, she said “no comment.”

She also declined to offer any comment to the Kaulius family.

The Kaulius family has been pushing for stiffer drinking driving penalties, including an automatic two-year driving suspension for someone arrested for impaired driving. And if that person is impaired and involved in an accident, the family wants a minimum five-year jail sentence.

Warren has been released on her own recognizance under the following conditions: keep the peace and be on good behaviour, do not possess or consume alcohol or non-prescription drugs, and do not be in the driver’s seat of any motor vehicle.

Court searches show Warren has had no other serious run-ins with police and no driving infractions.

She has been released on $5,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Surrey Provincial Court again on May 18.

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Please plan your routes accordingly. Refer to the map for parade routing.

We wish the organizers of the Vaisakhi Parade good luck with their event this year.

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Traffic controls will be in place beginning at 7:30 AM until approximately 5:00 PM. Access to 128th Street and road sections along the parade route will be impacted most significantly.

Increased delays may be expected for travel through and within the area between 72nd Avenue to 88th Avenue, and Scott Road to King George Boulevard.

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that’s the prince of potholes?

Motorists are being invited to vote online to decide which stretches of road are the worst in B.C. and help shame authorities to improve them.

The annual survey is hosted by the B.C. Automobile Association and voting runs to April 23 at www.bcaa.com/ worstroads.

Several streets in Prince George have dominated the early voting.

The only two Metro Vancouver roads among the top 10 nominees so far are the George Massey Tunnel and Station Street in Vancouver, while on Vancouver Island the Island Highway over the Malahat and Pacific Rim Highway are also on the list.

Last year, the aging Pattullo Bridge was voted worst strip of road in the Lower Mainland.

Voters can nominate a road for bad pavement quality, congestion, danger to bikes or pedestrians or other factors.

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He is also charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon in relation to injuries suffered by a man who attempted to intervene in the deadly attack.

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seeing a man enter the office armed with at least one knife.

Singh was arrested at the scene, charged the same day and has been in custody since.

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Manmeet Singh, 27, was charged with firstdegree murder last July after allegedly stabbing 24-year-old Ravinder Kaur Bhangu to death.

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ing his wife during a brazen daytime attack at her workplace last summer has been ordered to stand trial in B.C. Supreme Court.

Manmeet Singh, 27, was charged with firstdegree murder last July after allegedly stabbing 24-year-old Ravinder Kaur Bhangu to death.

His trial was ordered after a three-day preliminary hearing in Surrey Provincial Court last week.

Police were called to the Sach Di Awaaz Newspaper office near 128 Street and 82 Avenue on the morning of July 28, 2011. Witnesses at the time reported

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Bhangu and Singh had been married since 2009, but friends said the couple had separated a few months before the murder. The victim’s parents and immediate family live in India.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said there was no indication the attack had anything to do with the newspaper where Bhangu worked as an administrative assistant.

She was also a Giddha (folk dance) instructor at a local Punjabi arts club.

Singh’s next court date is May 3 in New Westminster Supreme Court.

Throughout the year Surrey plays host to many events which are organized by a variety of community groups and cultural organizations. City Council makes every attempt to accommodate these events while recognizing that some impact the community more than others.

Surrey’s diversity offers the opportunity to experience the traditions and customs of other cultures. City Council works to promote respect and understanding for each cultural group within our city. This support manifests itself in recognizing and supporting important occasions and traditions.

Measures, such as printed event notices in local newspapers and the advanced posting of traffic disruption notices, are taken to minimize the impact as much as possible. RCMP and BC Ambulance Service are present at such events to aid the community and ensure the event is as safe and controlled as possible.

The annual Vaisakhi Parade is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 21, 2012.

The parade will begin at approximately 9:30 AM at Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar, located at 12885-85 Avenue, and will conclude there at approximately 4:00 PM. To facilitate parade activities, area residents and businesses should be advised there will be: • Road Closures • Traffic Disruptions • Restricted Access • Temporary Parking Restrictions

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While his white Mitsubishi i-MiEV may have been described by one car magazine as looking like a computer mouse, so far only two older ladies have gone so far as to point to it on the street near his home in New Westminster.

Each day, Cornwell drives the ovoid battery-powered electric vehicle (EV) exactly 42 kilometres to and from New West and his lasercutting business in Delta’s Tilbury Industrial Park.

He’s the first person in B.C. to buy a Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which became available in Canada in January.

Cornwell is no ecowarrior. He’s a normal, working family man and daily commuter who happens to have a minor obsession with electric vehicles and a distaste for petroleum.

A decade ago, he made tentative plans to convert a small gasoline car into an EV, but the cost, weight and poor performance of contemporary lead-acid batteries made him set the idea aside.

Now age 50, Cornwell figured it was time to bite the bullet. So he test-drove a host of alternative-energy vehicles, including the fully electric Nissan Leaf and the extended-range EV hybrid Chevrolet Volt.

Gas-electric hybrids such a the Toyota Prius didn’t go far enough to bypass gasoline altogether, he concluded.

His choice of the Mitsubishi was down to one final factor: He liked the way it drove.

Behind the wheel, Cornwell points out how quiet the car is.

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Vehicles: ‘One day, everything will be electric’ From page 12

Indeed, there’s more noise in the cabin from his rustling coat than the car’s one-speed gear-reduction transmission and alternating-current synchronous permanent-magnet electric motor, fed by a 16-kWh lithium-ion battery located under the rear seat.

An electrical appliance it may be, but this is no golf cart.

About the length of a new Mini, the Mitsubishi seats four comfortably, has a good-sized trunk and comes with air conditioning.

Acceleration is decent, since the full load of torque (133 pound-feet) is available at the stab of the gas pedal (an archaic colloquialism), although 66 horsepower, on paper at least, is in realm of old-school econoboxes.

“Since it has such seamless acceleration, I find it’s easy to be above the speed limit,� Cornwell admits.

But this is no car for texters or oblivious drivers, since every decision (inside or outside of the car) affects its available range, with the remaining kilometres displayed in the centre gauge.

The transmission gives three forward options, a conventional “D� for drive, “E� for a reduced-power economy mode, and “B�, which regenerates heat from brake pad friction into energy, sending that juice back into the battery.

An indicator on the dash shows the driver the sweet spot during downhill brake pedal-feathering while in “B� mode.

The i-MiEV covers about 90 kilometres in Cornwell’s world, which includes uphill stretches on the way

home, meaning in a worst-case scenario, he can make it two days to and from work, essentially draining the battery dead.

In ideal conditions of topography and temperature, the i-MiEV might exceed 150 kilometres.

The battery has a warranty of eight years for defects, though Cornwell expects a gradual degradation of capacity over time.

There are some estimates that the battery’s capacity might lose five to 10 per cent of its capacity each year.

There are three options for charging for the i-MiEV: • Level One: A standard lightweight 120-volt charger usable with any home socket (an 18- to 22-hour charge for a dead battery); • Level Two: A 240-volt charger ($1,100, minus a $500 rebate) installed by an electrician at home

(seven or eight hours to charge); • Level Three: A 400-volt DC quick charger (an 80-per-cent charge in 30 minutes) that isn’t yet available until public charging stations begin to install them (only 240-volt systems are up and running; see text below).

The charging ports are on both sides of the vehicle, located where one expects to fill up at a gas station.

Cornwell doesn’t have to, but he sometimes leaves the car plugged into a 120-volt socket outside his shop. “It gives as much power as it can with a 120-volt line without tripping the breaker.�

The initial cost for the car: $34,500, minus a $5,000 government Clean Energy Vehicle rebate.

Cornwell praises Flag Mitsubishi in Surrey for taking the rebate off

before applying taxes to the deal.

Although new in Canada, more than 17,000 i-MiEVs have been sold worldwide since July 2009, including 4,000 rebadged in Europe as the Peugeot iON and Citroen C-ZERO. Likely no more than a few hundred fully electric vehicles will be sold in B.C. over the next year (BC Hydro predicts 1,370 EV, fuel cell electric, plug-in hybrids and related vehicle sales by the end of March 2013), but Cornwell believes that battery-powered cars are the future.

He acknowledges the naysayers who dismiss electric cars as shortrange fads. “My answer to that is it’s going to happen. One day, everything will be electric.�

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Here’s how it works. We’ll select ten ďŹ nalists. You can vote for winning entries at the centre or on Facebook.com/GuildfordTownCentre in June.

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

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. Worldwide tanker accident statistics 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.”

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o far, the largest tankers loading at Westridge are Afraxmax 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 – half again as much as Aframax tankers.

The Second Narrows would have 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

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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.

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

Even if bigger tankers are permitted, smaller Aframax and Panamax ones would continue to come as well, because shippers have to match entry limits at destination ports that don’t take larger sizes.

A former tanker captain himself, Leclerc says there are plenty of water ways 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.

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here 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 report said.

Capital Regional District director Mike Hicks argues there’s a serious risk of a collision at the western entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait, where ships converge in a narrower lane and local pilots are not required.

He says any spill there would be disastrous to Swiftsure Bank, an area rich in sea life.

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.”

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“This is a disturbing trend,” said Roger Quan, Metro’s air quality policy manager. “There isn’t a good explanation.”

He said rising levels of background ozone wafting here from across the Pacific Ocean may be the cause.

The average increase being observed does not apply to peak ozone levels measured on the worst air quality days each summer – those highest readings have steadily trended downward for 20 years.

Metro has just released a report titled Caring For Our Air that paints a generally optimistic picture of the region’s trend of improving air quality over the past two decades, much of it due to cleaner vehicles, less sulphur in fuels and initiatives like AirCare.

The report shows ambient levels of fine particulate, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide levels have all declined by at least 20 per cent since 2001, while ozone is up nearly 20 per cent.

Ground-level ozone is caused by the reaction of nitrogen dioxide and volatile organic compounds, typically from solvents and fuels, in the presence of sunlight.

Emissions have been steadily declining from the three biggest sources of smog precursors – light vehicles, non-road engines and solvents.

But growth in population and traffic through the region mean the recent gains are expected to recede and air quality could worsen from 2020 through 2030.

Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman said Fraser Valley residents who once couldn’t see Mount Baker on a clear day know the smog levels have improved.

“We can see it,” he said.

“It’s clearly getting better.”

But he said the gains have been hard-won and must be maintained.

Banman chastised Metro staff for failing to include the region’s plans for a new garbage incinerator in the report, calling it a project that must be subjected to the highest level of scrutiny.

“The science has to be iron clad as to whether or not a waste-to-energy plant is a good move or not. I am not so sure yet that we have got good science.”

He said air quality is important for reasons beyond human health, pointing to damage to agricultural crops from ozone and to tourism.

“This is a disturbing trend.”

Roger Quan “If tourists can’t see the mountains, they go somewhere else,” Banman said.

There were no air quality advisories due to smog last year.

But Metro officials say the 2011 numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, because there were no major air quality inversion to trap ozone in the Fraser Valley and fuel smog formation.

Nor were there major wildfires that sent smoke here from elsewhere in the province.

Metro is forecasting further emissions reductions will come with the enforcement of more stringent federal regulations for large ships.

The regional district has also begun enforcing a system of permits and hefty fees to prod operators of backhoes, forklifts and other non-road diesel engines to upgrade old heavily polluting models.

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Schools win some green for being green Queen Elizabeth and Holy Cross among best at BC Green Games

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Exchange where stuHoly Cross and dents brought in used Queen Elizabeth, or unwanted clothing which will each receive Queen Elizabeth Secondary’s $1,000 for their school to exchange with other students, picking Green Team members to sustain or start enviremove invasive species of up trash along the ronmental initiatives, Serpentine River and plants from local forests. were two of 110 secremoving Himalayan ondary and elemenblackberry from local tary projects submitted parks and gardens. for the contest this year. (They can all be At Queen Elizabeth Secondary, viewed at bcgreengames.ca) Top awards students were noted for their ongoing were also given to 10 B.C. elementary eco-friendly efforts such as e-waste schools. recycling of batteries and cellphones, Surrey’s Queen Elizabeth Secondary’s encouraging people to use re-usable Green Team was also one of four high water bottles and educating about schools to win a Viewer’s Choice and alternative transportation. They also will again receive prize money for their established the QE Meadows volunteer school for that honour.

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Athletes help spread the green message in schools B.C. Lions promoting environmental responsibility

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MEMBERS OF the Canadian football League’s B.C. Lions were in three Surrey elementary schools late last month as part of the FortisBC Energy Champions program.

Now in its third season, the program is designed for children in kindergarten through Grade 7, emphasizing the importance of environmental responsibility and being an “Energy Champion.”

In 2011, the initiative visited 75 elementary schools throughout British Columbia, inspiring more than 25,000 students to play an active role in reducing their environmental footprint.

Lions Jason Arakgi and Jon HameisterRies were at Martha Jane Norris Elementary on March 28, and at Royal Heights

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B.C. Lions player Jason Arakgi speaks to students at Martha Jane Norris Elementary about saving energy and protecting the environment.

Elementary a day later.

Team members Rolly Lumbala and Ben Archibald delivered the program to students at Westerman Elementary March 29.

The Lions also presented Be More Than a Bystander to several

schools throughout the province.

With the support of funding partners Status of Women Canada and the B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development, another program – Be More Than a Bystander – is

aimed at substantially increasing understanding of the impact of violence against women.

Now in its second season, the program breaks the silence surrounding violence against women and girls by providing tools, language and practical ideas about how to be more than a bystander, how to speak up, and how to communicate that violence and abuse is not acceptable.

Lions players have given 40 presentations of the program at British Columbia secondary schools where players spoke to students in Grades 8 through 12 about healthy, respectful relationships.

Presentations of the two programs were also done in North Vancouver, Burnaby, Fort Nelson and Dawson Creek. newsroom@surreyleader.com

Delta’s new Green Can Program launches A NEW food recycling initiative for

single-family homes is now underway in Delta.

Delta’s new weekly food waste curbside collection program – known as the Green Can Program – began April 16. This program allows residents to place all cooked and uncooked food waste, along with food-soiled paper and yard trimmings, in a lidded container at

the curb for weekly collection and composting.

Yard trimmings were previously collected every two weeks; with the new Green Can Program, collection of yard trimmings will occur weekly in conjunction with garbage and recycling collection.

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KIRK McCLEAN COMES TO CENTRAL CITY Written by Sylvia Taylor

Richardson, owner of Pastime Sports & Games in Central City and Langley.

Pastime Sports & Games in Central City once again brings together a hockey legend, his fans, and a commitment to community, in an unbeatable fundraising team.

Retired Canuck goalie, Kirk McLean, will be at Pastime on April 28th to sign Canucks jerseys and limited edition photos purchased in store.

A portion of every item sold will be donated to Mindcheck in the name of Sean Kilby.

“Bringing athletes in to do signings has helped us raise money for causes I am passionate about and put smiles on people’s faces,” says Ken

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PLEASE DON’T DUMP YOUR GARBAGE ON OTHER PEOPLE’S PRIVATE PROPERTY. If you have an old mattress, couch or TV cabinet, please use the City of Surrey’s Large Item Pick-Up Service that is available to Surrey Residents. If you dump your garbage on business property, they must have it removed or risk being fined under the Unsightly Property Bylaw. This adds to their cost of doing business and simply is not fair. Your neighbours shouldn’t have to pay to have your garbage removed. Let’s work together!

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Residents can place out the items at any time during the year as per the following combinations: • Place out all 4 large items at once at any time throughout the year. Note: if you place out all large items at once you will not be permitted to place any additional large items at curbside until the following calendar year; OR • Place out 1 large item at a time (at 4 different times of the year) maximum of 4 separate pick-ups per calendar year; OR • Any combination of pick-ups not exceeding 4 large items per calendar year.

Residents that do not place out up to 4 large items in any given year cannot “carry forward” their unused quota into the following year. All residents will simply “start from scratch” at 4 large items/year beginning January 1st of each year.

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1. Set up an appointment with Waste Management by calling 604.591.4152.

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3. Waste Management will arrange to pick up your item(s) on the set date.

4. Call to set up another pickup date with Waste Management if you have not exceeded the 4 large item limit/year.

Large items will be restricted to the list below.

Acceptable Items • Furniture • White Goods • Tires not on Rims *Unacceptable Items • Refrigerators or freezers • Car bodies or parts • Tree stumps • Carpets • Lumber • Demolition Materials • **Hazardous or Special Waste

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“Ken continues to attract customers by bringing in top NHL names such as Alex Burrows, Richard Brodeur and Kirk McLean. He has a huge heart and is giving so much back to the community and we are proud to be associated with him. We are working on additional plans that will make this a really special event.”

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THEVIEW DOWNTOWN THE SUSTAINABILITY SHIFT

Future proofing your organization April 26, 2012: 1 – 4 pm - SFU Surrey

working holistically through rapid challenge and change, these leaders are redefining business— and reaping the benefits. This workshop will provide an introduction to how sustainability can future proof your organization and position your enterprise for long-term success.

Global warming, carbon regulation, rising energy costs, changing expectations. These are contributing to a wholesale shift in the way products are conceived, markets are developed, and value is created. Whether leading through values or reacting to pressures, companies must respond to the ever-increasing challenges of our times. Business as usual is no longer an option.

This free workshop is sponsored by VanCity, SFU Surrey, Surrey Board of Trade and the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association. Registration in advance is required. To register, please contact Sheena at 604.580.2321 or info@downtownsurreybia. com.

Sustainability—the ability to operate and perform well over the long term through a business model that addresses financial prosperity, environmental impact, and social responsibility—is becoming a core strategy for the world’s most forward-thinking companies. By

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beneath their wings The staff and volunteers at OWL are at the front lines of birds-of-prey rehabilitation and education A barn owl exercises in the ‘barney barn’ prior to its release.

by Boaz Joseph

H

ow are you doing, monkey?” calls out Mindy Dick in a playful voice as she enters an enclosure, a leather glove on her left arm. “Good boy, good boy, let’s go to school!”

Not everybody wants to go to class first-thing in the morning, but Chance has some educating to do, and it takes just a few seconds for him to settle on her arm.

Chance is a Great Horned Owl, and, at the risk of anthropomorphism, a good bird.

“The reason I know he’s so calm is that he’s not squeezing me,” explains Dick. “Normally, an agitated bird on a glove would squeeze quite hard.”

Chance has been an education bird at Delta’s Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (OWL) for nearly 13 years – he arrived on July 6, 1999 with a wing and eye injury. The eye has since healed, but the wing didn’t heal well enough for him to be released.

Johnny the kestrel – blind in This particular mornone eye, and a permanent ing, Chance will go to two OWL resident.

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OWL volunteers Jordan Robinson and Marie Legare feed quail to a pair of bald eagles.

Dick, who started working at OWL last December, had five years of experience with a falconer on Vancouver Island.

“I’m slowly being trained in the rehab department, but in the meantime, I’m doing a lot of education because I know all about the birds and the handling of them.”

The facility, located next to Boundary Bay Airport, certainly sees lots of birds of prey with different needs – 389 were brought through the doors in 2011, among them more snowy owls than usual.

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Earthwise Society abuzz about movie screening Black Press WHAT WOULD you do if one-third

of the food on your table vanished altogether – forever?

Who’s responsible for that food?

Bees are, and you can learn about them at the Earthwise Farm and Garden.

Earthwise Society invites the

public to attend a screening of the film Vanishing of the Bees at Earthwise Farm and Garden (6400 3 Ave.) on April 19 at 7 p.m.

Without pollinators such as bees, crops such as blueberries and cranberries cannot produce fruit. In addition, many plants that produce gourds, such as melons and squashes, are also dependent

on bees for propagation.

Seating is limited at the screening of Vanishing of the Bees, so order tickets soon. Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 at the door.

For more information about the screening, call Juliana at 604-9469828 or email info@earth wisesociety.bc.ca or visit www. earthwisesociety.bc.ca

OWL: Open house April 28-29 From page 22

OWL founder Bev Day put some of the blame on the stress the snowies got from too many people hounding them as they rested in Boundary Bay over a wet winter.

OWL releases about 70 per cent of the birds that come in for rehabilitation.

Grateful for the help the society gets from donors and its dozens of volunteers, Day also praises the support of the area veterinary hospitals (such as Huff and Tsawwassen Animal Hospitals, Scottsdale Veterinary Hospital and the Vancouver Animal Emergency Clinic) who volunteer their time to do surgeries.

“Night Owl Animal Hospital (in Vancouver) really went to bat for us two weeks ago – they worked really

hard on an eagle that ended up having to be euthanized.”

As a non-profit organization, OWL relies on public and corporate donations to operate and gratefully accepts any cash or cheque donation.

OWL will hold its annual open house on April 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3800 72 St. Tour the facility, from the exam room to some of the pre-release cages not normally open to the public. Visit the Interpretive Centre, the gift area, the schoolhouse and the garage sale – donations of items in good condition (no clothing please) will be accepted until April 23 at 2 p.m. The event will include raffles, food and perhaps even the release of a rehabilitated bird. For more information, visit www.owlcanada.ca/

Notice of Temporary Industrial Use Permit The Council of the City of Surrey proposes to pass a resolution to issue a Temporary Industrial Use Permit, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act, at the Regular Council-Public Hearing meeting in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 14245 - 56 Avenue, Surrey, B.C., on Monday, April 23, 2012, commencing at 7:00 p.m..

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Public Hearing - April 24, 2012 The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta will hold a Public Hearing, in accordance with the Local Government Act, to consider the following proposed projects and related applications: Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Council Chamber Delta Municipal Hall 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 A Council meeting is scheduled to immediately follow this Public Hearing in the event Council wishes to give further consideration to any projects at that time.

Additional Information Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff reports, and any relevant documentation may be inspected until April 24, 2012.

Municipal Hall: Community Planning and Development Department Website: www.corp.delta.bc.ca Email: com-pln-dev@corp.delta.bc.ca Phone: 604.946.3380 Hours: 8:00 am to 4:45 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Thursday ▼ Project No. 1 Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Development Variance Permit (File No. LU006393) Location: 11543 80 Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 1 Applicant: Warren Barnard Telephone: 604.943.9433 Proposal: Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Development Variance Permit in order to permit subdivision and development of two MAP NO. 1 single family residential FILE NO. LU006393 lots.

“The Corporation of Delta Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” Amendment Bylaw No. 7051 To amend the land use designation for the subject property in the North Delta Future Land Use Plan from SFR – Single Family Residential to ISF – Infill Single Family Residential.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7052 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from RS1 Single Family Residential to RS7 Single Family (335 m2) Residential.

Development Variance Permit LU006393 To vary Section 305(a) of “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by varying the front setback averaging requirement to establish a minimum front setback of 8.5 m for proposed Lot 1 and 8.4 m for proposed Lot 2.

Staff Contact: Lisa King – 604.952.3164 Web Location: March 5, 2012 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.04 ▼ Project No. 2 Application for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit (File No. LU006364) Location: 11891 82 Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 2 Applicant: McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. Telephone: 604.596.0391 Proposal: Application for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit in order to permit subdivision and development of two single family residential lots.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7022

To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from RM1 Multiple Family (Duplex) Residential to RS8 Single Family (390 m2) Residential.

Development Variance Permit LU006364 To vary Section 305 of “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” MAP NO. 2 by varying the front FILE NO. LU006364 setback averaging requirement from 9.8 m to 7.5 m for the principal structure on proposed Lot 2.

Staff Contact: Alex Cauduro – 604.952.3163 Web Location: March 5, 2012 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.05 ▼ Project No. 3 Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Development Variance Permit (File No. LU006430) Location: 10944 80 Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 3 Applicant: Tars Malhi Telephone: 604.614.0565 Proposal: Application for Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Development Variance Permit in order to permit subdivision and development of two single family MAP NO. 3 residential lots.

FILE NO. LU006430 “The Corporation of Delta Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985” Amendment Bylaw No. 7045 To amend the land use designation for the subject property in the North Delta Future Land Use Plan from SFR – Single Family Residential to ISF – Infill Single Family Residential.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7046 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from RS3 Single Family (0.4 ha) Residential to RS7 Single Family (335 m2) Residential.

Development Variance Permit LU006430 To vary Section 914.9 of “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by varying the minimum building setback from the centre line of 80 Avenue from 21 m to 17.5 m.

Staff Contact: Nancy McLean – 604.952.3814 Web Location: March 12, 2012 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.01 ▼ Project No. 4 Application for Rezoning (File No. LU006519) Location: 11030 River Road, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 4 Applicant: Provincial Rental Housing Corp.

Telephone: 604.454.5436 Proposal: Application for zoning amendment to reuse the existing building as a licensed care MAP NO. 4 facility for seniors with FILE NO. LU006519 mental health issues.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7069 To amend the existing Comprehensive Development Zone No. 254: 1. By deleting the existing permitted uses provisions and replacing them with the following: Permitted Uses: “Community Care Facility” (which means the use of land, buildings and structures for the accommodation of persons who, because of age, medical infirmity or disability, require personal care or assistance which may or may not be licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, SBC 2002.)

“Mental Health Facility” (which means the use of land, buildings and structures for the accommodation of persons to provide care for mental health in accordance with the Mental Health Act, RSBC 1996.)

2. By deleting the maximum number of units provisions and replacing them with the following: Maximum number of sleeping units: 18; and 3. By updating the maps in the Zone.

Staff Contact: John Hopkins – 604.952.3155 Web Location: April 2, 2012 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.04 ▼ Project No. 5 Application for Development Permit and Development Variance Permit (File No. LU006385) Location: 5040 48 Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 5 Applicant: Hearth Architectural Inc. Telephone: 604.266.4677 Proposal: Application for a Development Permit and Development Variance Permit in order to allow construction of a new two-storey mixed-use building on the subject property.

MAP NO. 5 Development Permit FILE NO. LU006385 LU006385 To regulate the form and character of the proposed two-storey, mixed-use development in Ladner Village.

Development Variance Permit LU006385 To vary “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” as follows: 1. Section 901(4) by varying the required off-street parking from 26 spaces to 16; and 2. Section 902 by varying the required off-street loading spaces required from 2 to 0.

Staff Contact: Barry Konkin – 604.946.3334 Web Location: April 2, 2012 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item F.21 ▼ Project No. 6 Application for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit (File No. LU006436) Location: 5515 Grove Avenue, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 6 Applicant: Howard Smid Telephone: 604.946.1726 Proposal: Application for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit in order to MAP NO. 6 permit subdivision and FILE NO. LU006436 development of two single family residential lots.

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The corporation of Delta is hosting an Earth Week Open House on April 19 from 4-7 p.m. at Delta Municipal Hall, 4500, Clarence Taylor Cr. Local environmental groups will have information booths and displays. There will also be a free balcony gardening workshop. The first 50 people to arrive will receive a free package of seeds to start their own garden.

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Public Hearing - April 24, 2012 - Continued “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7063 To amend “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from RS2 Single Family (0.40 ha) Residential to RS8 Single Family (390 m2) Residential.

Development Variance Permit LU006436 To vary Section 607.4(b)(iii) of “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by varying the maximum permitted horizontal distance between the front-most part of the attached garage and the rear-most point of the front elevation of the dwelling from 3 m to 4.9 m for proposed Lot 1 and from 3 m to 5.3 m for proposed Lot 2.

Staff Contact: Lisa King – 604.952.3164 Web Location: April 2, 2012 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.05 ▼ Project No. 7 Application for Zoning Amendment (File No. LU006415) Location: 208 to 238 Graham Drive, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 7 Applicant: Hearth Architectural Inc. Telephone: 604.266.4677 Proposal: Application for Zoning Amendment to existing Comprehensive Development Zone No. 206 in order to permit lot consolidation and development of two new single family houses on Lot 159 and Parcel A, which is the consolidated lot.

MAP NO. 7 FILE NO. LU006415 “Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 7054 To amend various sections in Comprehensive Development Zone No. 206, including: a. Section 3.2 Setbacks to reflect the setbacks of the buildings currently proposed for construction; b. Section 3.3 Maximum Height of Structures to stipulate a maximum permitted height of 57 m Geodetic Survey of Canada for the principal structure; c. Section 3.4 Density to establish a maximum floor area of 381 m2 and site coverage of 245 m2; and d. Section 3.6(2) Off-Street Parking to reduce the required number of visitor parking spaces from four to two, and to allow visitor parking to be located on individual lots instead of the common lot.

The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta BC V4K 3E2 www.corp.delta.bc.ca

Staff Contact: Susan Elbe – 604.946.3389 Web Location: April 2, 2012 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.06 ▼ Project No. 8 Application for Rezoning (File No. LU006136) Location: 420 Audley Boulevard and Adjacent Unaddressed Parcel, as shown outlined in bold on MAP NO. 8 Applicant: Earth Renu Energy Corp.

Telephone: 604.306.6142 Proposal: Application for Rezoning in order to permit the development of a waste-to-energy anaerobic digester facility to produce bio-gas.

“Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” Amendment Bylaw No. 6918 MAP NO. 8 To amend “Delta Zoning FILE NO. LU006136 Bylaw No. 2750, 1977” by rezoning the subject property from I2 Heavy Industrial to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 397 which would allow organic waste recycling and a bio-gas generation facility in addition to uses permitted in the I2 Heavy Industrial Zone, and require all receiving, sorting, initial processing and treating of any organic recyclable material to take place within an enclosed building only.

Staff Contact: Barry Konkin – 604.946.3334 Web Location: March 5, 2012 Regular Council Meeting Agenda Item E.06 Any persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the proposed projects shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing on matters contained in the bylaws and/or proposed by the applications.

Should you have any concerns or comments you wish to communicate to Council in advance of the Public Hearing, you can write to: Mayor and Council The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Fax: 604.946.3390 Email: mayor-council@corp.delta.bc.ca To be considered, correspondence must be received by the Office of the Municipal Clerk no later than 4:30 p.m. on April 24, 2012.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from the public or interested persons concerning any project after the Public Hearing has concluded.

easier this year. They are replacing the strenuous part of the April 22 event with a festival, more music and shorter speeches. The festival begins at 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Planet Ice (10388 Nordel Ct.) The event includes a journey into the Delta Nature Reserve nearby. The event will include First Nations drummers and singers.

Looking for a hands-on way to conserve the environment? The Lower Mainland Green Team is a group of people from all over the area who get together once a month (sometimes more) to help an environmental group, non-profit organization, charity or city to tackle an environmental issue that needs co-operation and teamwork to get done.

Activities include pulling invasive plants, planting trees/native plants, riparian restoration, beach/river/ lake clean-up, harvesting organic fruits/veggies, trail-building/maintenance and restoration of wildlife sites. For more information, visit www.meetup.com/ The-Lower-MainlandGreen-Team or email lowermainlandgreenteam@ yahoo.ca

The RCBC Recycling Hotline is a free, province-wide live information service for recycling, pollution prevention, waste avoidance, safe disposal options and regulations.

Give the RCBC Recycling Hotline a call at 604-RECYCLE (732-5253) Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Delta is now selling kitchen containers for $3 at the Municipal Hall, North Delta Recreation Centre and South Delta Recreation Centre.

Residents can use this kitchen container to collect their food waste

and once full, empty their kitchen container into their curbside Green Can. The Green Can program started on April 16.

Young Naturalists, a division of White Rock & Surrey Naturalists, offers camping, hikes, environmental projects.

For children five and older. 604-531-6307.

Help to protect, enhance and restore Surrey’s ecological and natural heritage by joining Surrey Environmental Partners.

Meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Port Kells Community Hall, 18918 88 Ave. Call Deb at 604590-3037 for further information.

GARDENING David Hancock, a bird expert known for setting up live videos of bald eagle nests, would now like to see vegetables growing on his farm and research centre in the 19300 block of 0 Avenue. Hancock is inviting gardeners to establish plots of crops over the course of 2012 and possibly beyond.

Hancock says there’s lots of space – a full acre that can be shared – and prospective growers can reserve plots of 10x20 metres or larger. There’s water, access to tools and the help of resident “Farmer Jim.” Costs will be economical and subject to negotiation – depending on the support needed. The farm also has free-range, grain- and vegetable-fed chicken eggs; broiler chickens and turkeys; and tropical and exotic birds to see.

For more information, call Hancock at 604-5381114 or email david@ hancockwildlife.org

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Whales on the move

Our coastal waters are an essential stop-over for migrating wildlife APRIL IS migration

month and wildlife are on the move. At this time of year, many grey whales are heading to their summer feeding

areas off Alaska, part of a 22,000-kilometre round trip from their calving waters in Baja California.

Some of these gentle giants move through

the Georgia Strait, with six or seven regularly seen spouting off Ocean Park, on the east side of Boundary Bay. This was a good winter

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Shorelines are hubs This once-threatened of activity too. Migratspecies is slowly recovering shorebirds gather ing and the eastern to feed on biofilm and Pacific population is crustaceans in the mud about 20,000. There are as the tide ebbs. Western only 136 Western grey sandpipers, tiny birds in whales, a group that large flocks, poke their generally lives along bills fast and furiously the coasts of Russia and at the mud, slurping up China, although they the goop on the surface. also roam the ocean. In They need masses of January, one was spotted energy to complete their off Vancouver Island, long migration, which heading south. Recent rivals that of the grey studies have also identiwhale. fied a more sedentary Some sandpipers group to which some wintered as far south as local whales belong. coastal Peru and SuriOrcas, name and humpbacks, will fly and minke north to whales can the Yukon also be seen River in the Strait. delta, Fifteen Alaska. transient Our orcas recently coastal caused a stir waters in Nanaimo, and bays as they are an Anne Murray essential cruised in to hunt harbour stopseals. over for Even if you miss the migrating wildlife, big guys, there are many whether enormous more marine mammals whales or tiny sandpipto look out for: Dall’s ers. We must actively and harbour porpoises, protect these species Pacific white-sided doland their habitats to phins, two species of sea preserve the cycle of life. lions, river otters, even Please give them space occasional sea otters. We and peace to feed. have a wealth of marine life around us.

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Dot passed away peacefully at home on April 11, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.

She will be sadly missed by her loving husband Jim, son Wayne (Julie) Zazula, daughter Crissy (Brad) Spady, grandchildren Courtney Jean Spady and Chad Spady, sisters Gladys Paulson and Evelyn Lien as well as many other relatives and friends. A wonderful woman, she will forever be in our hearts.

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ZAZULA, Dorothy Jean “Dot”

A service of remembrance will be held at Henderson’s Funeral Home, 20786 Fraser Hwy, Langley, B.C. on April 20, 2012 at 2 p.m.

Born April 14, 1927 in Saskatchewan passed away peacefully in Langley, BC on April 4, 2012. Predeceased by brother Norman and sister Betty. Linda is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Ernest; children through marriage Marilyn (Ralph), Robert (Shelley), Jim (Glynnis); 2 grandchildren; brother Waldo (Carol), sisters Alma and Ruby (Rene) as well as other extended family members and dear friends. Linda was a devoted missionary who displayed great faith. She will be remembered for her dedication and love of family. For those wishing to pay their last respects, a viewing will be held Thursday April 19th from 10:00-12:00 pm at Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services 3070-275A Street in Aldergrove. A graveside service will be held on Friday April 20th at 11:00am at Valley View Memorial Gardens, 14644 - 72 Ave. in Surrey with a Memorial Service to follow at 1:00 pm at the Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church, 2719 Clearbrook Rd. Abbotsford. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Linda may be made to CEF of BC #102-17619 - 96 Ave. Surrey, BC V4N 4A9.

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With successful projects and operations around the globe, we established our Canadian presence in 2008 and are currently active in British Columbia and Ontario, principally in the Public Private Partnership (P3) market.

A wonderful opportunity is available for both soft and hard facility management service workers to work at the new RCMP “E” Division Headquarters in Surrey. We will be recruiting for the following positions.

Soft Facility Management Positions Hard Facility Management Positions Help Desk Supervisors Mechanical Leads Help Desk Coordinators Electrical Leads (FSR) Cleaning Supervisors Electricians Housekeepers Electrical Apprentices House Attendants Electronics Technicians Janitors Plumbers Landscapers Plumbing Apprentices First Cooks (PC1 & PC2 Certified) HVAC Technicians Second Cooks (PC1 & PC2 Certified) BMS/Energy Technicians Cashiers Fabric Leads Tim Horton’s Manager Carpenters Tim Horton’s Cashiers Painters Building Operators Each position may be part of the facilities management out-of-hours team to ensure the successful delivery of all property and customer services within the full operational coverage (i.e. 7day/365/year). We offer an attractive wage and benefits package according to the skills and experience you can bring to the role. Resumes will be accepted on the day!

Drop in to speak to us personally about any of these positions or the company.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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HELP WANTED

Acherwal Gill Transport Ltd is hiring for Long Haul Truck Drivers $22.50/hr., 40 hrs/wk.

Mail: P.O. Box 97086 – 7101C 120th Street, Delta BC V4E 0A1 Fax: 604-597-3994.

TRUCK DRIVERS Natt Enterprises Ltd (Surrey, BC) is hiring for experienced Long Haul Truck Drivers; wages $23./hr; 50 hours/week.

Please apply by Fax: 604-598-0247 .Hummingbirdasf.ca Aboriginal Student Futures Help your child take flight

Call

bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

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

AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available.

CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 1(877)818-0783.

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NOW - NEW 8 week courses covering snowmobile or quad or marine outboard repair. Take one course or all - fit your interest and your timeline. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview, Alberta. Affordable residences.

1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

NOW - NEW 8 week courses covering snowmobile or quad or marine outboard repair. Take one course or all - fit your interest and your timeline. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview, Alberta. Affordable residences.

1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work?

PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite.

Training, support and remuneration are provided.

Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.

HELP WANTED

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$100-$400 CASH DAILY for Landscaping Work!

Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!

PropertyStarsJobs.Com

APPLY NOW!!!

Call Erica 604.777.2195 CASHIER / GENERAL HELPERS Busy Garden Centre req’s energetic and customer oriented individuals, FT / PT. Please apply w/resume at: 4233 King George Blvd.

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HELP WANTED

644773 BC LTD DBA Buy Rite Foods #6 (Surrey, BC) is hiring for Light Duty Cleaners $13.94/ hr, Meat Clerk; Supermarket (Meat Wrapper) $12.74/hr; Supermarket Supervisor $13.55/hr; Shelf Stocker Supermarket $11.90/hr. All 40 hours/week + ben. Apply by fax-604-588-6597.

SUPPORT needed for young female adult with high functioning autism. Must be personable & reliable. Exp. nec. Must have car.

Email: maureenaldridge@shaw.ca

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.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH 9:00am - 3:00pm 9818 - 198B St., Langley BBQ 11:00am – 1:00pm

Immediate openings for experienced Professional Class 1 Highway Drivers!

Exciting careers for an Operations Manager, Fleet Dispatcher & Driver Recruiter are also available!

Our new home could be your new home too!

Stop in to find out what makes Bison Transport the Right Choice for YOU… WE OFFER: • Excellent Equipment • Dedicated Dispatch Team • Safe Driving Reward Program • Referral Bonus Program • Rider Program • Great Benefits and more!

See you there!!!

Contact us today: 1.800.462.4766 Recruit@BisonTransport.com www.bisondriving.com Bison Transport is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity

or Email: kingrab@shaw.ca

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

Email:tysonlambert@t-mar.com

EDUCATION

Other responsibilities include placing mixes into blenders and operating the control panel.

The candidate will also be required to clean out machines including the general clean up of plant and yard.

The successful applicant will be a self starter and have some computer skills and be able to learn quickly other computer programs.

This position is a starting shift of 6am - 2:30pm and is suited for candidates who have their own transport.

CUSTOMER SERVICE No Associated Fees Enjoy this unique and interesting position and the associated training.

Are you interested in providing feedback to a Fortune 50 company specific to store conditions and service levels? Hourly rate for driving time, observation time, report time applies. Mileage reimbursed based on distance associated with assignments. For additional information and to submit an on line application visit: https://qualityshopper.org No Associated Fees

WE’RE ON THE WEB

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This is your opportunity to expand your basic ECE Training and advance your career!

Succeed with a Post Basic diploma in Infant Toddler and Children with Exceptionalities.

OR Post Basic ECE certificates in Infant Toddler or Children with Exceptionalities.

It’s Your Choice!

Night Course Starts Tuesday, June 5th: Tues, Wed and Thurs - 6pm-9:30pm Every Saturday 9am-5pm

FLAGPERSON

Civil & Park Constructors Seeks Flagperson for project in Surrey.

Must have own vehicle.

Must be certified.

Min. 1 year experience in Traffic control.

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

604.583.1004 www.sprottshaw.com

PLEA Community Services Society is looking for individuals and families who can provide respite care in their homes for youth aged 12 to 18, who are attending a recovery program for alcohol and/or drug addiction. Qualified applicants must be available on weekends and have a home that can accommodate one to two youth and meet all safety requirements. Training and support is provided.

If interested, please call a member of our Family Recruiting Team at:

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

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HOME STAY FAMILIES

HOMESTAY FAMILIES NEEDED Japanese ESL students July 9 - 21, Aug. 1 - 10.

Must drive student to and from school in W. Rock.

Call Louise between 12 noon - 7pm 604-312-3036

LABOURER West Coast Home & Truss Ltd is hiring for Labourer (factory – Manufacturing) - $13.25/hr.

Mail : 10230 120th St. Surrey, BC V3V 4G1 Fax: 604-5803203.

Looking for a Sales Rep with min 5 yrs exp. Knowledge of cabinets is an asset. Salary is neg.

Fax resume to: 778-574-2013 or email: nilaofa@ammakitchengallery.ca

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HOME CARE/SUPPORT

Respite Caregivers

Live-in-Caregiver Req’d F/T w/exp. to look after child & elderly; providing timely meals. Providing required medication on time. Providing care & assistance. Helping in daily activities. Sal: $10/hr. Basic English required. Punjabi an asset.

Contact Harvinder @ Email:harvinder11294@yahoo.ca Fax:604-593-5097 Location: Surrey, BC

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CARE AIDE NEEDED. Must have vehicle. Part-time. Experience req. in using ceiling track lift.

Email: maureenaldridge@shaw.ca

Email to: dbinpal@cbpmail.net

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION POST BASIC NIGHT COURSE

YOU’RE INVITED NEW LANGLEY TERMINAL OPEN HOUSE & RECRUITMENT FAIR!!

Fax resume to: 604-881-4847

.Become a Prof. Dog Trainer 1-800-961-6616 Wonderdogs.bc.ca

CLEANERS, SUPERMARKET; MEAT CLERK, MEAT WRAPPER, SUPERVISOR & STOCKER

HELP WANTED

Shipper / Receiver

The position involves constant standing with repetitive twisting and heavy lifting.

Standard Insulation & Siding Ltd (Surrey) is hiring for Carpenters ($23.53/hr) & Material Handlers ($16.05/hr); All 40 hours/week + ben. Apply by fax-604-572-7052.

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Lumber company In the lower mainland hiring shipper/receiver, P/T and F/T. Must have Lisa Lumber experience. Excellent wages and benefits.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

OUTDOOR WORKERS Needed immediately. Individuals must be motivated and energetic.

Must be fluent in the English language. Seasonal employment working 40 hrs./week @ $9.50/hour.

Come in person to: 5151 - 152nd St. Surrey, to drop of resume and fill out application.

Custom Building Products has an immediate permanent opening for a Batch Operator 1 at our Surrey, location.

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RDK HOMES LTD is hiring for Construction Helper $18.69/hr.

Dump Truck Driver $22.21/hr.

Plasterer $22.86/hr. Carpenter $23.51/hr. Excavator Operator $25.06/hr. All 40 hrs/week. Mail: 11269 82 Ave Delta BC V4C 2B8

Make it yours.

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

Paid weekly up to $20/hr Hiring 12 F/T positions Must be outgoing, motivated And dedicated!!!!!

Students welcome!!!

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

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CONSTRUCTION HELPER, DUMP TRUCK DRIVER, PLASTERER, CARPENTER & EXCAVATOR OPERATOR

TRUCK DRIVERS

BUSINESS AND FINANCE: Seeking a business opportunity or partner? Posting legal notices? Need investors, agents or distributors, this is where you advertise.

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ARCTIC CO-OPERATIVES LIMITED is recruiting Line Cooks and Guest Services positions for Inns North hotels in Nunavut. E-mail your resume to: humanresources@arcticco-op.com or fax: 1-204-632-8575.

NEW Subway is looking for a manager and employees. 6830-216st Langley(Husky). milnerhusky@yahoo.ca or fax: 604-5303701 JOBS: Whether you’re looking to find or fill a position, this is where your search begins.

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NOW HIRING Work at the best car dealership in Surrey!

Looking to hire an assistant detail manager and two lot persons. These are full time positions. Please apply in person with resume and a valid driver’s license and ask for the service or parts manager.

CALL SURREY:

15291 Fraser Highway, Surrey www.surreyhonda.com

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

COOK & SWEET MAKER

Basant Sweet House Ltd is hiring for South Indian Cook & East Indian Sweet Maker.

All $17/hr., 40 hrs/week. Mail: Payal Business Centre #402 8148 128 Street, Surrey, BC V3W 1R1.

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SALES

Outside Sales Representative www.commander.ca Commander Warehouse Equipment Ltd. is expanding its Sales Staff in the Lower Mainland and requires motivated and driven Outside Sales Representatives to join us.

Successful candidates will receive a base salary, commissions, car allowance and benefits.

Please email your resume to: commanderhrdept@gmail.com

FOOD ATTENDANTS & FOOD SUPERVISORS

SWEET MAKERS COOKS & DISHWASHERS TAJ Sweets & Restaurant Ltd. is hiring for Sweet Makers $17/hr., Tandoori Cooks $17/hr., Curry Cooks $17/hr., Dishwashers $10.14/hr. All 40 hrs/week. Mail: Unit #103 12047 80th Ave., Surrey, BC V3W 1M9 or Fax: (604) 590-2202.

136A JANITORIAL SERVICES JANITOR / CUSTODIAN Strata complex seeking part time, janitor/custodian. The successful candidate must be fit, proficient in English, and can work unsupervised. This is a 24 hour a week position, 8 hours each Saturday, Sunday & Monday. Please send in your resume by April 23/12 to: biggarf@gmail.com

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LABOURERS

FULL time Production Workers needed for lumber remanufacturer in S.Surrey Various duties including unload,sort,stack,pile lumber. Salary start at $12. per hour Send your resume to lumbermanufacturer@gmail.com STACKER / GENERAL LABOURER. required by small lumber mill.

Casual P/T leading to F/T. No exp. necessary. $11/hr to start. 5 min walk from Scott Rd skytrn. Drop resume at: 12450-109 Ave. Surrey between 8am-3pm.

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS SITE OFFICE ASSISTANT 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 $14 - $17 (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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SALES ASSOCIATES req P/T for Fashion Addition 14+ location at Morgan Crossing, South Surrey.

Apply in person or email:

sharvey@fashionaddition14plus.com

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Fast Frost Heating and AC Ltd. Surrey,BC requires AC & Ref Mechanic. Salary of $25/hr. will be paid. Minimum work of 40 hrs/week will be provided. Other benefits such as ride, housing if relocating, medical service plan bills will be paid. Should have experience of more than two years.

Send resume to: fast.frost@yahoo.ca

MILLWRIGHT Ritchie-Smith Feeds, Inc., an innovative leader in the B.C. feed industry, has an immediate opening for a millwright with a 3rd class Power Engineering ticket. Previous maintenance experience is an asset.

Qualified applicants should send a letter of interest and resume, including references to:

Teryot Enterprises Ltd o/a Burger King 88 is hiring for their location in Surrey, BC. Food Counter Attendants ($10.31/hr) & Food Service Supervisors ($12.81/hr) All 40 hours/week + benefits.

Apply by Fax-604-598-0866.

FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS Req’d for Greek Island Pizza & Curry House Sal: $11/hr. Duties; Take customers orders. Prepare and serve food. Stock refrigerators.

Receive payments.

KITCHEN HELPERS - Salary: $ 11/hr. Duties; Wash/peel/cut vegetables & fruit.

Wash work tables. Remove trash & clear kitchen garbage. Basic English. Punjabi an asset.

Contact Gurjinder @ Email: greekislandpizza@yahoo.ca Fax: 604-585-4127 Location: Surrey, BC

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Operations Manager Ritchie-Smith Feeds, Inc. 33777 Enterprise Avenue Abbotsford, BC V2S 7T9 Fax: 604-859-7011 Email: rsfeeds@rsfeeds.net

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DRYWALL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

GARDENING

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A Call to Vern. Free Est. Drywall, Reno & Texture Specialist, Painting.

ROYAL KING

“No job too small”. 604-825-8469

Specializing in Private Events!

We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

PSB DRYWALL ★ All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Call Parm (604) 762-4657 THREE STAR DRYWALL LTD Boarding, Taping, & texture. Small jobs welcome! Kam 604-551-8047

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• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries

threescocatering@shaw.ca

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ELECTRICAL

MR. SUNNY GILL 604-807-4763

#22047 WE LOVE SMALL JOBS High Outlet Electric All work Guaranteed.

Phone 604-220-8347

Unique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

Kristy 604.488.9161

GARDENING Reas. Rates S Quality Work Spring Clean-Up S Gardening, Lawn Care S Power Raking Irrigating S Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates

ELECTRICIAN. Licensed. Local.

Low cost. Big/small jobs. Renov. & panel change expert. 604-374-0062 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

FINANCIAL SERVICES

NEED HELP MANAGING YOUR DEBT? Need STRESS relief? One easy payment makes that possible!

Call FREE 1-877-220-3328

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A-Class Autobody & Paint Ltd. 2 Motor Vehicle Metal Repairers needed in Delta, BC; Completion of high sch; 3-5 yrs of exp; $21/hr full time; Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Trade Certification req’d. Email resume: aclassautobody@dccnet.com A class fabrication at unit H 8065 130 Street Surrey requires Machinist to fabricate and mould steel and aluminum metals. Must have experience working on manual and automatic lathe machines. Minimum 3 years experience is required. Salary $19 to $26 per hour and other benefits.

Minimum work hours will be 40 hours per week. Send resume at Info@aclassfabrication.ca or fax to: 604-572-8590.

Cabinet Installers Req’d for Atlas Custom Cabinets Ltd. Sal: 18/hr.; Duties: Read blueprints or work order specifications to determine layout and installation procedures.

Measure / mark guidelines to be used for installations. Install, repair cabinets. Basic English req’d.

Punjabi an asset.Contact Harpinder E-mail: atlas.bobby@gmail.com Fax: 604-594-1209 Location: Surrey, BC

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.

PLUMBER & PLUMBER HELPER Sohd Ramnik Singh dba Sohd Plumbing & Heating is hiring for Plumber $23.75/hr & Plumber Helper $18.69/hr. All 40 hrs/wk.

Mail: 12907 Carluke Cr., Surrey, BC V3V 6Y9.

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VOLUNTEERS

VOLUNTEER AT THE SCOTIABANK CANADIAN OPEN FASTPITCH!

Be part of our exciting, worldclass softball tournament, which takes place from June 30 - July 9 in Surrey, BC. We are looking for volunteers in areas such as: scorekeeping, security & parking, transportation, batgirls, tickets & gates, and more! We ask that each volunteer work a minimum of 20 hours.

In exchange for your time, each volunteer will receive: • FREE ADMISSION to all playing venues • 1 complimentary item of event apparel • 1 complimentary meal per volunteer shift worked!

Offering Great Benefits

Call our office or visit our website for more info.

604-536-9287 or www.canadianopen fastpitch.com or Attend our next Volunteer meeting for more details.

Tuesday, May 1 7:00 pm at the Sandman Signature Hotel, 8828 201 Street, Langley

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.

Fax resume: 604-944-2916, Call Adam: 604-944-2977 or e-mail aknipfel@designroofing.ca Visit: www.designroofing.ca

Civil & Road Builders Seeks Excavator Operators for projects in the Vancouver area.

Must have own vehicle.

Min. 5 years experience in heavy equipment operation.

Fulltime $25 - $30 (depending on experience) Plus OVERTIME and BENEFITS Fax resume to 604-507-4711 or Email: paul.orourke@wilcocivil.ca www.wilcocivil.ca

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

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE AFFORDABLE Excavating, Mini, Bobcat, Stump Remov, Drainage, Driveway, grading, ditches, Small jobs ok. 604-841-6644

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Gutters - Windows Tile Roof Pressure Cleaning

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

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused.

Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.

Aerating - Power Raking

Call Victor 604-589-0356

LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD?

Framer.Warr.FreeEst.Renos,decks, Sheds, Garages, Stairs, Mouldings, Bsmts, Ext/Int Walls. 604-833-9741

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

JAPANESE STYLE yard care.

Spring Clean-Up, Trimming, Fencing, Rubbish Removal, Pressure Wash & Lawn Maint. 604-502-9198

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

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

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

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

VISION EXOTIK FLOORING INC.

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.

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

J. KANG & ASSOCIATES

☛ Bookkeeping & Payroll ☛ Full Cycle Accounting ☛ Personal & Corporate Returns Small Businesses Welcome!

Certified Management Accountant of 20 years.

604.512.1872

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▲ Joes External Cleaning POWER WASHING • Windows • Roofs • Gutters * Fully Insured * Licensed * Bonded Since 1989. Joe 778-773-5730

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

20% APR. DISCOUNT NOW ON flooring, painting & decking installations. Wholesale samples upon request. Refs avail. Don’t miss out, schedule today. Aron 604-542-9934 A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

GARDEN & LAWN MAINT. Spring cleanup, prune, hedge trim, aerate & pwr rake. Reas. 604-282-1793

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

GARDEN TOPSOIL $20 per yard.

Delivery available with 5 yard dump trailer. Mushroom manure $10/yard.

Small tractor avail. for levelling.

604-768-7571 or 604-856-4255

BB Construction 778-878-1542 Residential & Commercial Renovation experts

GIN GARDENER - Landscaping, Garden Care, Power Raking, Power Wash. Trimming & Paving Stones.

20 Yrs Exp. Reasonable Rates 604.725.5561 or 604.589.2748

BEAUT BATHROOM & KITCHEN Plumbing + Drywall + Elect. + Tubs & Showers & Sinks + Toilets & Tile + floors + countertop + painting. Sen disc. Work Guar. 21 yrs exp. Call Nick 604-230-5783, 604-581-2859.

HARRY’S LAWN CARE. Lawn Cut Power Raking, Aerating, Fertilizer, Trimming. Year round care. Comm. & Residential. Call 604-825-5545.

COMPLETE RENOVATIONS, 30 yrs in Const. Very reliable. Denicon Const. Call Dennis 604-809-0702.

EXP. CARPENTER / HANDYMAN All types of work! No job too small!

Over 20 yrs exp! Ed 778-888-8603 MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions

OF Home (604)501-9290

Improvements,

BCCLASSIFIED.COM

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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS

BEST HAND IN TOWN. New Location. Hot Oil. 10am - 10pm. Call: 604-719-5628

APPROVED APPLIANCES, HEATING, HOTWATER TANKS. Dryers/Washers, fridge, stove, dishwasher. Repairs. (604)589-1873

(UNIQUE) RELAXATION BODY CARE 604-859-2998 ~ In-suite shower #4 - 2132 Clearbrook Road, Abby

Dawn Appliance Service. (Sry) Fast in-home repairs, all makes & models Certif’d tech. 1 Yr parts & labour warr. 7 days/24 hrs. 604-512-5936

MIND BODY SPIRIT

173 EXCAVATOR OPERATOR

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

JOBS

Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic - Truck Van-cam Freightways Ltd. requires a full-time Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic with truck experience. This position is located at our Surrey Terminal (10155 Grace Road). Applicants should have related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. This is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Submit a detailed resume and email/cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889 or call Derek at 604-587-9818 (leave a message) Van Kam is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Environmental Responsibility.

Van Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.

Licensed, Government Approved, Canadian Company.

GRAND OPENING! Green Island Relaxation Body Care 604-598-8733

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CARPET CLEANING

Action Carpet & Furn. Cleaning Special pkg $79. Call 604-945-5801

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CONCRETE & PLACING

8673A Scott Road, Delta BC

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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.

HERBAL MAGIC Limited time offer - Save 50%!! Lose Weight and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Don’t delay call NOW 1-800-854-5176.

SEMI-RETIRED contractor will do small concrete jobs. Patio’s, sidewalks, driveway’s. Re & re old or damaged concrete. Ken 604-532-0662

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

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

.Jim’s Mowing Spring Services Same day services

JR Landscaping & Gardening Weekly & Bi-Weekly Residential & Commercial • Lawn Mowing • Power Racking • Aerating • Tree Pruning • Hedging Trimming • Weeding • Power Wash • Cedar Fencing • Rubbish Mike 604-202-4645

KAHLON GARDENS Garden clean up. Power raking, trimming, Cut lawns, etc. Reasonable rates. 778-837-4652 or 604-588-3652 LAWN CUT Weekly, Bi & Tri -weekly Low $ Price. Good work .Free Est. Call Vos 778-686-2889

LAWN & GARDEN Maint. Pruning, Trimming, Power Raking, Aeration.

Free Est. Jason @ 604-614-5954.

POWER RAKING $75 U-RAKE We rake $150; Aeration $55. Reg. size lot. Exc service. 604-818-4142 SUNNY DAY LANDSCAPING Spring clean-up, seeding, core aeration, power rake, fertilizing, hedge trimming, fencing, rubbish removal. Jay 778-862-2400.

288 WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

HOME REPAIRS

A1 BATH RENO’S. Bsmt suites, drywall, patios, plumbing, siding, fencing, roofing, landscaping, etc.

Joe 604-961-9937 or 604-581-3822

30 Surrey/North Delta Leader Tuesday, April 17, 2012 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 288

HOME REPAIRS

HANDYMAN, Electrical, Plumbing, Tile, bathrooms, and repairs.

Mike 604-594-4791

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KITCHEN CABINETS

QUICKWAY Kitchen Cabinets Ltd. ****Mention this ad for 10% Off **** Call Raman @ 604-561-4041.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 338

PLUMBING

$38/HR!Clogged drains,drips,garbs sinks, Reno’s toilets. No job too small! Lic’d/insured. 778-888-9184 $39 SERVICE CALL plumbing, heating, plugged drains. Big & sm jobs.

Ironman Plumbing (604)510-2155 A PLUMBER/GAS, install & repairs; boilers, furnaces, special on ht/wtr tanks. Reas Rates. 604-618-8315

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

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!

~ Certified Plumber ~

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ON CALL 24 HOURS/DAY

MOVING & STORAGE

Reno’s and Repairs

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

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

Furnace, Boilers, Hot Water Heat Plumbing Jobs ~ Reas rates

~ 604-597-3758 ~ FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s.

Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber

Local & Long Distance

Furnace Boilers, Hot Water Tanks Hot Water Heat, Plumbing Jobs.

Furnace cleaning with truck mounted machine

$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 A Honest Man Moving & Delivery.

Packing, cleaning & carpets. Handyman Services etc. 604-782-3044

604-507-4606 or 604-312-7674

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PRESSURE WASHING

ACE PRESSURE WASHING *House Ext *Gutters *Driveways, *Trucks *Equip. Res./Comm. Free est. WCB Ins.Ph Bob 778-846-2212

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

APARTMENT MOVERS 604-957-9524 Take advantage of our Mid Month Special ~ Low Rates !

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

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

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

OCEAN VIEW TILE. Install marble, granite, slate. Journeyman tile setter, guar’d. work. (604)809-8605.

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Call Ian 604-724-6373

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

From $48/per

604-580-2171

329 PAINTING & DECORATING AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

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

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

Quick & Reliable Movers

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

TILING

AN EXPERIENCED TILE SETTER Interior / Exterior Call BRUCE @ 604-583-4090 We always advertise with “THE LEADER”

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Morris The Arborist

www.ezgomovers.com .Super Spring Cleaning Mobile $99 Ranchers $149

Tile Roof, Window, gutter cleaning.

Pressure Wash. Aerating, Power Raking. Call Victor 604-589-0356

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS A to Z Roofing Ltd. Spec in re-roofing, asphalt, cedar, flat roof. Guar Wrk. WCB, BBB. 778-996-6479.

DANGEROUS TREE REMOVAL * Pruning * Retopping * Falling Service Surrey 25 years FULLY INSURED **EMERGENCY CALL OUT** Certified Arborist Reports

Morris 604-597-2286 Marcus 604-818-2327 PRO TREE SERVICES Quality pruning/shaping/hedge trimming/ removals & stump grinding.

John, 604-588-8733/604-318-9270

Best Local Roofs & Repairs Great price refs Paul 604-328-0527

JANZEN ROOFING Residential Roofing & Repairs Cedar Conversions Ashphalt Shingles, Gutters

Free Estimates

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

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

PETS 477

PETS

CAIRN Terriers. Shots, dewormed.

Ready to go to good homes. Over 20 years of referrals. 604-807-5204, 604-592-5442 or 604-854-1978

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

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

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

Yellow Labs, p/b, 5m, 2f, $700, dewormed, vet chkd. Chwk. (604)7947633 (604)997-3040 No Sun. calls.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

Member of Better Business Bureau

WCB INSURED

Washer, $65, Dryer, $65. Electric Stove, $75. Mower, $100. Fridge, $75. (604)564-3332/(778)881-2951

Vincent 543-7776

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

AUCTIONS STORAGE AUCTION

Haul Anything...

Annacis Lock-Up Storage Depot 555 Derwent Way New Westminster, BC 604-527-0388 A sale will take place at the storage facility on Wednesday, April 18th 2012. Viewing will be 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Sealed bids will be opened at 1:30 p.m. Bids are for the entire contents of each locker.

604.

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

509

bradsjunkremoval.com

But Dead Bodies!!

PLUMBING

APPLIANCES

APPLIANCES LIKE NEW Super capacity WASHERS/DRYERS Newer self & easy clean STOVES Super clean Fridge’s, Stackers & more Warranty, delivery, low prices 19897-56 Ave. 604-534-4402 ----------------------------------------APPLIANCES WANTED * Free pick-up* 604-339-0744

~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988 Honest Man Rubbish removal. Fast on his service,best rates, clean-up, handyman Services. 604-782-3044

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.

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CLOVERDALE BENBERG APTS. 17788 57 Ave. Senior building,1 & 2 bdrm suites avail now. Starting at $700 to $850/mo. 604-574-2078 CLOVERDALE. SHERWOOD APT. 5875-177B St. 1 bdrm - $775, 2 bdrm - $950. Lndry facility. NP/NS. Avail immed. LEASE. Member of Surrey Crime free Multi-Housing Program. Call Lloyd at : 604-575-1608. ascentpm.com

HOUSES FOR SALE

FURNITURE

560

APARTMENT/CONDO

NEWTON 204 - 13947 72nd Ave. 2 bdrm., 1.5 baths, 5 appl., patio, parking, well maint. complex. N/P. 1 Year lease. Refs req’d. $950/mo.

Avail immed. Call 604-916-0752 NEW WESTMINSTER

Large newly renovated 1, 2 & 3 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. 211 11St. New West.

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

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

Regency Park Gardens Large 1 & 2 bedroom units Rent from $725.00/mo.

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 1-866-9815991.

Phone: 604-581-8332 & 604-585-0063

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

SOMERSET GARDENS (S. Sry) Family housing, 1851 Southmere Cres. E. 2bdrm appt. starting at $875/m. Avail Apr 15th. & May 1st.

Pet friendly, nr all amen, heat, Community garden. 604-451-6676

**HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program!

Don’t be without a home phone!

Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.

SUNCREEK ESTATES .Encore 1 bdrm; 2 bdrm Rent Now $950 - $1225

GATEWAY, 1/bdrm condo with balcony, 3rd floor, clean, 5/appli, u/g pkng, storage, gym. Nr mall, SFU, SkyTrain. Avail Immed. $925/mo + util. N/S, N/P. (778)883-8717

Light fixture. Suitable for dining room (gold colour and glass), Shelves, medium brown (2).

Recliner chair green (hardly used) North Delta. 604-591-9740

GUILDFORD

FAMILY FRIENDLY COMPLEX Rental Incentives...

572 PLANTS/NURSERY STOCK

1 & 2 Bdrms available. Close to shopping, bus, school, park. Small pets welcome.

I JUST TURNED 80 My Dr. says “SLOW DOWN” My wife says “QUIT”

Call: 604-585-1966.

I say “let’s make a deal on trees & shrubs” Beech, Oak, Japanese Maples, Magnolias, Dogwoods, Katsuras, Rhododendrons

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

GUILDFORD GLEN 14860 101 A Ave. 2bdrm appt $810/m or 2bdrm T/H $860/m. Family housing. Near all amen’s, bus stop, clean.

604-451-6676.

Guildford Mall / Public Library

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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.

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

ABBOTSFORD ABBOTSFORD CONDO FOR SALE BY OWNER

The Stonecroft 2350 Westerly Street Bright 1050sf. 2 Bdrm. 2 Bath, Top Floor, South East Corner.

Exc. Cond. 2 Secure U/Ground Prkg. Spaces, Gas F/P, in-suite lndry. Residential Manager On Site. $199,000.

604-889-8424

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

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

(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

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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 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

REAL ESTATE

CANE CORSO MASTIFF, shots, dewormed, tails cropped, vet ✓ $1,000. Call 604-826-7634.

APOLLO PAINTINGAfforable rates. Interior/Exterior. Call for your free estimate. (604)340-2300.

BUILDING SUPPLIES

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

NAHAL CONSTRUCTION

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

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604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

(604)617-8843

25 year of experience.

Call for your FREE estimate.

AUCTIONS

604-826-8988 8069 Nelson St Mission

Guaranteed Work. WCB Insured

New and Re-Roof Specialist Residential & Commercial.

Shakes, Shingles and Duroid.

509

SUPERB 24TH Annual Auction.

Horse drawn carriages & sleighs.

Plus incredible offering horse era antiques. Sunday, May 6, 12 Noon, Al Oeming Park; www.aloemingauctions.com. Bodnarus Auctioneering.

Phone 306-227-9505.

Canada’s Best.

REAL ESTATE

MATTRESSES staring at $99

373B

EZ GO MOVERS

Pac-Man Movers 20 years exp ~ Reas rates.

Call Kevin: (604)837-2744

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

GUILDFORD GARDENS **1 MONTH FREE RENT**

1 Bdrm. $675-$705 2 Bdrm. $850-$885 • Professional on-site staff

• SMALL PET OKAY • Minutes walk to Elementary School and Guildford Mall

Heat & Hot Water Included

To Arrange a Viewing Call Grace at 604-319-7514 CEDAR COURT & CEDAR LODGE Call for seniors special CLEAN 1 & 2 BDRM SUITES (some w/ensuites) in Park-like setting. Cable, heat, & hot water incl. Laundry rest area on each floor.

604-588-8850 604-584-5233 www.cycloneholdings.ca

CLOVERDALE. 2 bdrm - $900: & 1 bdrm-$765. incl heat /ht.water / prkg. N/P. 576-1465/604-612-1960.

CLOVERDALE Apts: 1 Bdrm $750; Incl heat, h/w & prkg. N/P. Secure bldg. Lndry facilities. 604-576-8230

EVERGREEN APARTMENTS Crime Free Multi-Housing Certified Ask About Incentives!

Spacious Suites, very competitive prices. Extra large 1 & 2 BDRM ste’s, lots of storage. Heat/hot water incl.

Access to Vancouver via freeway, 1 bus to Skytrain. No pets.

Phone 604-582-0465

* Large 2 & 3 Bdrm Apartments * Insuite w/d, stove, fridge, d/w * 3 floor levels inside suite * Wood burning fireplace * Private roof top patio * Walk to shops. Near park, pool, playground * Elementary school on block * Clubhouse, tennis court * On site security. Sorry no pets

Office: 7121 - 133B St. Surrey 604-596-0916

SURREY, 120/93. Large 1 bdrm apt nr bus. $625/mo. April 15 or May 1.

NP/NS. Call 778-395-4901.

SURREY, 126/72, 3 bdrm apt for $960, quiet family complex, no pets, Call 604-543-7271.

SURREY - 13820 72nd Ave 2 Bdrm 780 sq/ft. $755/mo.

Shares $2,500.

No Subsidy, U/G Parking, 2 Appls, NO pets. Avail May 1st

www.hawthornehousing.org

Email Application or Phone 604-543-3043

SURREY 75/120A St. 2 Bdrm apt, $890/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, wshr/dryr hkup. 604-501-0505 SURREY

Belaire Apartments

KENNEDY PLACE APTS.

Country Living in the City

Nordel / Scott Rd.

604-596-9588

Brand New Rentals Modern & Spacious Suites Avail for viewing

Walking distance from Guilford Town Centre 1 Bedroom renovated suites heat/hot water included. No pets Call: 604-585-7988

CROSSROADS ENT. “ We Got a Good Thing Goin On” LANGLEY

BRIGHTON APARTMENTS

Large 1 Bdrm. Apts $200 Move-In Allowance Please call for details. On-site manager. Suites include fridge, stove, drapes & carpeted throughout. Hot water & parking included. Close to shopping & schools, on bus route. Seasonal swimming pool & tennis court.

Some pets welcome.

Call 604-533-0209 LANGLEY

CLAYMORE APTS 1 & 2 Bdrm Apts Avail $200 Move-In Bonus!!

Close to shopping & schools.

Seasonal Swimming pool, and tennis court. 3 Appliances (fridge, stove dishwasher), blinds hot water and parking included. Carpeted throughout.

Some pets welcome.

5374 - 203rd St, Langley

Call 604-533-9780 WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

SURREY CENTRAL. 1 Bdrm apt.

Available now. N/P. $700/mo. Call: 778-317-5323 or 604-916-2906.

SURREY CENTRAL - 2 bdrm apt. 2 full baths, 1 yr old. 6 appl. (W/D inste. avail.) Modern kitchen. Gym ctr in bldg. Cls to Schl & Gateway skytrain. $1100/mo. 604-889-5977

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

S. SURREY. Warehouse, approx 1000 s/f. 220 wiring, two 14’ doors, gated, alarm, mezzanine. Suitable for storage. Avail. immed. $850/mo.

604-835-6000.

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

SURREY, Guildford. 3 bdrm duplex. carport. Laundry. Lrg pri yd. Nr schl.

N/S N/P. $1000. 604-585-6912.

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS NEWTON MOBILE HOME PARK. 2 Large RV Pads available for mobile home. Call 604-597-4787.

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APARTMENT/CONDO

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Owner Managed Sorry, No Pets

Call for details! 604-589-7040

1MONTH FREE*

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Surrey/North Delta Leader 31 RENTALS 736

HOMES FOR RENT

2 Bedroom/1 Bathroom (Basement) $800/Month Heat and utilities included. Available anytime. Call: 604-720-2259 4 bdrm 2 full baths house near Fraser & 148 Street N/S N/P available now $1500 + 2/3 utilities Please call after 6 PM (604-5028749) CEDAR HILL 99/128th. 2Bdr house with big backyard. Ns/np, avail immed, $1550/mo. 604-771-4876.

CLAYTON HEIGHTS HOUSE, MAY 1st, $1850/mo 3 bdrm 3 bath incls utils. 5 appls., dbl garage, close to shops, schools, transit, hwy. CONTACT 604-230-4184

RENTALS 750

SUITES, LOWER

CLOVERDALE $780 1BR Large Clean Private 2nd Flr full kitch; full pvt lndry; big wdws ntrl lite; alarm; shpng, bus, park, schl, hwy; + $40 flat utlty fee 192nd nr Hwy 10; Cloverdale 604.307.6348 franco.c@telus.net FLEETWOOD 150/88 Ave. Newer 2 bdrm ste. NS/NP. $675/mo incl utils Avail now. (604)502-9897.

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TRANSPORTATION

TOWNHOUSES

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EPSOM DOWNS 13699 76 Ave. 3 bdrm T/H with w/d hook-up, car port $1010/m. Close to all amen’s, schls & transit. Avail.

Call 604-451-6676 GUILDFORD GLEN 14860 101 A Ave. 2bdrm appt $810/m or 2bdrm T/H $860/m. Family housing. Near all amen’s, bus stop, clean.

604-451-6676.

NEWTON. 1 bdrm renov. spac.

Own drwy. Nr bus $600 utils/cble incl. NS/NP. May 1. 604-599-5579.

Newton 2 bdrm ste in new hse. Cls to all ament. Avail now. NS/NP. No ldry. $725 incl hydro.604-765-7865 NEWTON, 67/146 St. 2 Bdrm ste, $725/mo incl utils & internet. Avail immed. N/S, N/P. 604-808-0089.

NEWTON New 1 bdrm suite, nr schls/Superstore/bus, $550 utils/cbl inc, lndry 1x per wk, ns/np, Priv ent. 604-594-8044 / 604-838-5610 N.SURREY lrg 1200s/f updated 2 bdr bsmt ste, exc loc, nr bus/mall. n/s. $850 incl utils. 604-583-4427.

MURRAYVILLE, fully reno’d 3 bdrm 2 baths, W/D, fam.rm, patio,garage, bg yrd. $1500 May 1. 604-968-5777 SURREY, 134A/92. 4/bdrm Rancher. Very clean house, big lot. $1300 /mo. May 1. (604)584-1100, 778896-3733 or 604-760-7449.

SURREY, 14025 - 64 Ave. 1 bdrm, $600 + 25% utils, avail immed. 3 bdrm, main floor, dbl garage, 3 baths, $1,500 + 50% utils. May 17th. NS/NP. Phone 604-828-0208.

SURREY. 4 bdrm, 2 baths, nice older bsmnt. home on large lot, 1/2 block to Royal Heights elem. & bus stop. 5 appls. $1800/mo. C.21 Prudential 604-232-3025.

SULLIVAN: 150/59A Ave 1 Bdrm new home. Undercover strg $500 No ldry N/P Immed (604)537-5794 SURREY 111A/146. Lrg bright, new 2 bdrm, lam & carpet, crown moulding, fenced yrd, sep ent, quiet area near all amens. ns/np. $750 incl utils 778-861-1583, 604-585-1523.

SURREY 148/98. 1 Bdrm grnd lvl suite, 750 s/f, share laundry, ns/np, $700/mo incl utils. 778-232-0803.

SURREY, 2 bdrm, full kitch, liv. rm, & bath. Cls Surrey Central. $700 incl. utils. n/s, n/p. (604) 587-5872.

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.

818

SURREY 2 bdrm grnd level. Almost new house. Walk to city center.

Avail Immed. N/P, No parties, no drinking. (604)341-4974

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

SURREY, 2 BDRM side suite, NS/NP, no parties, $700 incl utils & net. Immed. Phone 778-241-2604.

GUILDFORD/Fleetwood furn/unfurn rooms, new exec home $375-$400 incl cbl utils/ph/lndry. 778-889-8676

SURREY 68/152. 1 Bdr gr/lvl. N/s, n/p, n/d, no laund, avail now. Refs req. $550 incl hydro. 604-599-5881.

GUILDFORD - fully furn’d room. $400/mo incl utils/satallite. Immed.

No drugs or parties. (604) 992-2247

SURREY 69/150th. 1 bdrm bsmt suite. Avail now. NS/NP. $650/mo incl utils/cable/WD. 778-241-2738.

NEWTON: ROOMMATE to share 2 bdrm mobile home.

King George/78Ave. Own furn. room. with bath. $400/mo. N/P, N/S, N/D. Incl cbl/utils/lndry. Avail. now. Prefer working male. 778-218-3586.

SURREY Fleetwood. 1Bdrm ground level ste, full bath. Ns/np, avail now $550/mo incl heat. 604-727-1245.

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SUITES, LOWER

BASEMENT for rent in North Delta No smoking, no pets, references required Contact 604 833 3734 if you are interested!

BEAR CREEK 141/90 Ave. 2Bdrms full bath, nr schl,bus, amens. Ns/np. $650/mo incl hydro. 604-572-4001.

CEDAR HILLS. 2 bdrm ste. Lrg liv/rm. Walk to T & T, SkyTrain, Simon Fraser. N/P. $680 incl. gas/hydro. Please call aft. 3 pm 604828.3877.

SURREY Fleetwood. 1 Bdrm suite near amens & school. Ns/np, $600 incl utils. Immed. 604-306-1595 Surrey, NEWTON. 1 bdrm. or 2 bdrm. NS/NP. Avail. now. Very clean, nr. all amens. $550-$650 incl. utils. 604-597-0321

CHIMNEY HILL 1 bdrm gr/lvl, nr all amens, avail now. Ns/np. $550/mo incl hydro. Call 604-782-2016.

Fleetwood Reno’d 3 bdrm F/S, D/W. Cls to all amen. $900 + 1/2 utils. NS/NP. 778-388-3544

CHIMNEY HILLS. 1 & 2 bdrm in newer hse Avail now Incl util NS/NP $525 & $650mo. 778-578-9667.

Sry 8415 151St. Top fl corner suite.

Very Clean. 1200sq. 3bdrm, living rm, kitchen + 1.5 bath, 2 car garage shared laundry. Fully fenced lot.

Avail. May 1. $1200/m + 75% Util.

N/P. Call Jas 778-896-4065

CLOVERDALE 172/64 Ave. 3 Bdrm incls utils, own W/D, cble, prkg, NP, NS. Near schls, bus, Hwy #1 & 10. $1250/mo. 604-339-9675.

CLOVERDALE. 2 bdrm bsmt suite.

Near schools, bus & park. NS/NP. Avail immed. Phone 778-893-0275.

CLOVERDALE, 3 bdrm. suite, 1400 sq. ft., exec. house, priv. setting, close to park & transit. Brand new lam. & fresh paint. 186/54A. Hydro, int. & priv. ldry incl. $1150 mo. N/P N/S. Avail. now. (604)574-8800 CLOVERDALE, 60/168: 1 Bdrm g/l ste. $625 incl util/ldry. Prkg. Pet negot. Avail now. Bill 604-576-9777.

Cloverdale, 60/189. Lrg bright 2 bdrm. Pri dble prkg. Cov patio. Incl utils/net. Shrd lndry. May 1. No lrge pets please. $900. 604-575-0064.

LANGLEY

2003 MUSTANG GT Convertible, V8, red exterior, black leather interior. Mach 1000 stereo. Traction Control, Exc cond. 73,000kms. $10,000/obo. Call (604)788-0718

RIVERSIDE GARDENS FAMILY COMPLEX 2 & 3 Bdrm T/Homes Ask for Move-In Allowance!!

2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, high kms. runs/looks good, white, $3850 firm. 604-538-9257.

Fridge, stove, dishwasher (in most), drapes. Outdoor pool.

Some pets welcome. Resident Manager. Close to bus, shopping, schools and parks. #36 - 5210 - 203 Street, Langley

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

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

SURREY, King George Blvd/80 Ave. New 3 bdrm T/H, 2 bths. 2 lvl. $1250. Avail now. 604-518-4883.

1998 HYUNDAI ELANTRA - 4 dr, exc. cond. auto, new tires. Aircared for 2 yrs. $3900/obo. 604-828-9496

SURREY SUTTON PLACE 3 bdrm 13834 102 Ave. Family housing nr amens, transit, schools, Crime-free multi-housing. $925/month. On site laundry. Call NOW 604-451-6676

1998 MERCEDES E320, 4 dr. auto, fully loaded, 80K, local, no accid, $6200/obo. Call 778-881-1216.

SURREY TOWNHOUSES 2 & 3 bedrooms

$1100 - $1200/m

Quiet, Clean & Spacious 2.5 bath, patio, storage, d/w, w/d, f/p, N/S, N/P, 2-car garage, next to high school. Avail. Now!!

2000 INFINITY i30, 4 dr. sedan 163,000 kms. good cond. Beige let int. $5500 obo. 604-542-0358.

AIRPLANES

CESSNA 180 1976 on 3000 Caps for lease. DeHavilland DHC-2 1957 on 4930 Floats for lease. Van. Is. E-mail; rleroy@telus.net

2004 VW JETTA S/W, diesel, 185 km, new tires, battery, inj. pump. $8,900 obo. Phone (604)530-5529.

2005 CAMRY LE, 4/cyl, auto, 73K, beige, Excellent Cond! $10,900.

Call 604-530-4088.

Looking for a NANNY, BABY-SITTER, DAYCARE, PRE-SCHOOL, or educational facility for your children?

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1967 MUSTANG Conv auto, pb, ps, 289 V8, red on red, white top, GT frond end, exc cond. $29,500 obo.

(604)535-0226.

810

c/o McNeney & McNeney 900 - 1080 Howe Street Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2T1 Fax: 604-687-0181, Email: info@mcneneymcneney.com

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

FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Up To $500 CA$H Today Fast Service. JJ 604-728-1965 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

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MOTORCYCLES

MOTORCYCLE HAULER, triple or single, large lockable utility box for all your gear. Wide easy load alum. ramp incl. $1395. Ph. 778-888-6805

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1970 CHEV 20’ C Class 350 V8, 3on-the-tree stnd trans, runs on prop rec cond heads & valves, 2 way marine fridge, 2 burner prop stove, sink/toilet, sleeps 4. Decent shape, runs great, good tires & brakes, AirCared. $2500 obo. (604)533-5106.

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

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 1990 TOYOTA Forerunner, V6, auto, needs aircared, tires & body work. $2500 obo. 604-510-2569.

1995 FORD EXPLORER, auto, fully loaded, exc cond. New transmission 251K, $3995 (604)534-6524 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $6200 firm.

Call 604-538-4883 2007 Tahoe, 81,000 kms. No acc. leather, fully loaded. DVD. $22,000.

604-353-7763 or 604-593-1943.

2009 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE White, Black int. New tires. 58,000 miles. $25,000. 778-232-0803.

851

2006 MAZDA B3000, black, 4 door, 1 owner, 100,000 km’s. Exc cond. $8595 obo. 604-562-4168.

MARINE

TOWNHOUSES

1, 2 and 3 bedroom units at The Orchard, 9858-151st Street, Surrey.

For details visit: UGM.ca/theorchard SURREY 65/135 St. 4 Bdrm T/H, washer/dryer, quiet family complex, no pets, $1015, call 604-596-1099

TRUCKS & VANS

2002 CHEVY VENTURA SL153Kms. No accidents, alarm, keyless, all power, a/c, clean , Air Cared, $3200: (604)502-9912

SURREY, Near Gateway Stn, 3 bdrm cozy home, upper floor, larg. shed & deck, lndry, $1250 + 60% utils.May 1st. NS/NP. 604-889-5075

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

1-800-910-6402

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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

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of IRENE MARGARET LAMONT, deceased, late of 5678 – 184 Street, in the City of Surrey, in the Province of British Columbia, are hereby required to send particulars of their claims to the Executor at the following address: C/O McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Barristers & Solicitors Attention: ALLISON M. CATHERWOOD #1500 – 13450 102nd Avenue Surrey, B.C. V3T 5X3 before the 18th day of May, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to claims of which the Executor then has notice.

Notice to Creditors and Others Re: The estate of KENNETH COLHOUN WHITTINGTON, deceased, formerly of #9, 15273 24th Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, V4A 2H9.

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of KENNETH COLHOUN WHITTINGTON, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executors, Glenn Richard Whittington & Marlene Shirley Ellington, c/o Cleveland Doan LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, 1321 Johnston Road, White Rock, British Columbia on or before May 11, 2012, after which date the Executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then has notice.

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN By virtue of a WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN for AAAAAH SO-EASY MOBILE MINI STORAGE, we will dispose of the following unit to recover the amount of indebtedness noted plus any additional cost of moving, storage, seizure and sale.

12-058A ANTHONY TRONIAK A456 & C849 Indebtedness:$1,046.80 12-058B SHAWN ELLIS A944 Indebtedness:$566.80

NOTICE OF CIVIL CLAIM

2004 VOLKWAGEN TD 4/dr sedan, fully loaded, leather interior,sunroof, blue, 157K. 1 Owner. Mint cond! $10,900/obo. Call 778-240-1966.

TRANSPORTATION

a) general damages b) special damages c) interest pursuant to the Court Order Interest Act d) costs; e) such further and other relief as to this Honourable Court may seem meet in relation to a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 17, 2010.

This advertisement is placed by the Plaintiff, Constantino Catroppa whose address for service is:

2004 NISSAN SENTRA 4 dr. Aircared, p/w, p/l, keyless ent. $4150.

604-572-0890 or 778-908-3401.

12730 - 66 Avenue

To: The Defendant, Eun Soh TAKE NOTICE THAT on January 27, 2012 an order was made for service on you of a Notice of Civil Claim issued from the Vancouver Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in proceeding number M110746 by way of this advertisement. In the proceeding, the plaintiff claim(s) the following relief against you:

You must file a responding pleading/response to petition within the period required under the Supreme Court Civil Rules failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you.

You may obtain, from the Vancouver Registry, at 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2E1 a copy of the Notice of Civil Claim and the order providing for service by this advertisement.

2001 HONDA ACCORD-4 dr. sedan, 4 cyl. auto, local, silver w/ grey cloth, 161k, pwr. options, A/C, very clean in/out. $5450 / 604.312.7415

604-592-5663

806

1995 TOYOTA COROLLA, deluxe, air, auto 227,000kms $2300. Call Don 604-535-8101.

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

“SIMRAN VILLAS”

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

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

SURREY 13075 88 Ave. 2 Bdrm, Avail now or May 1st. Newly reno’d, 5 appls, F/P, upper floor. No pets. $825 + utils. Call: (604)583-6844

752

and INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Third Party

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

OWN a 3 bdrm townhome with $3300 down. Gorgeous 3 bdrm t/h in Surrey, like new w/ remodelled cabinetry, s/s appliances, modern décor, laminate floors and updated baths. SHOWHOME condition. Fully fenced yard, LARGE DOG OK. Walk to all amenities. $3300 down + $1590 mortgage + maintenance fees, req $68K comb’d income OAC. $18,000 down + $1236 mtg + maint, req $57K income comb’d oac. Jodi Steeves Personal Real Estate Corporation, Re/Max Treeland. Call Jodi @ 604-833-5634.

Between ALLAN BENNETT Plaintiff(s) and EUN SOH and LLOYD JESSEE Defendant(s)

Call 604-532-2036

CEDAR HILLS 125/91, 3 bdrm updated ste, sundeck, lge yard, clse to schl park Walmart. May 1 $1200 + utils 604-582-5643, 604-716-5036 FLEETWOOD, 1300 sq/ft, 2 full baths, lge priv. deck, small pet neg.

W/D, no noise after 10pm. N/S. $1200/mo incl utils. 604-818-5115.

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

2003 IMPALA, 60,000 km, like new, all power, good tires, $7,000 obo.

Phone (604)531-3840.

SUITES, UPPER

CHIMNEY HEIGHTS. 2 bdrm suite with golf course view. $750 incl utils & cable. N/P. N/S. 604-339-8729.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

SURREY:Newton: 2bdr. ns/np fnc’d yrd. $700 incls. utils. cls. to transit & amen. 604-598-4443 or 328-6844

751

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CARS - DOMESTIC

NOTICE OF CIVIL CLAIM In the Supreme Court of British Columbia

1988 Chrysler LeBaron 2.2 turbo, burgundy, leather int, near new top, exc cond, $2500. (604)858-8332

SURREY. 2 Bdrm gr/lvl suite. N/s, n/p, n/d, no laund, avail now. Refs req. $725 incl hydro. 604-599-5881.

SURREY Port Kells. 2 bdrm house on 2.5 acres, nr school. Avail now Pet ok. $1600/mo. 778-386-2790.

NOTICE is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Lorette Olive Cashman, that the particulars of their claims be sent to the Executrix Cheryl Cashman at 402 E Island View Ave., Port Townsend, WA 98368 on or before May 22, 2012, after which the Executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix than has notice.

P120656 Vancouver Probate Registry.

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

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

N. Delta, 116/79th. Brand new 2 bdrm bsmt suite. April 15. N/S. N/P. No laundry. $750. 604-507-4138.

NEWTON: 148 & 68th Ave. 2 bdrm, 2 full bthrms, 1150 sf. sep entr. sep. l/r, d/r kitch area. $850/mo.

Avl. now. N/S, N/P. 604-626-5727

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

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

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

FLEETWOOD 92/158 St. 2 Bdrm clean, quiet, ns/np, n/laund. Immed. $700 incl utils/cable. 604-727-2080.

N.DELTA, Sunshine Hills. Clean 2 bdrm grd lvl. N/P. N/S. $800/mo. + utils. Avail May 1. 778-294-0622.

RECREATIONAL/SALE

Auto Loans or

FLEETWOOD. 5 bdrm, bright, lovely 2000 sq.ft. 2 suite joined with (2) l/rms/ d/rms. bathrms. kitchens, 1 stove only. W/D, N/S. $1700 incl utils. Avail May 1. 604-271-6412.

N.DELTA newly reno’d 2bdr above grnd ste, fenced yrd, ns/np, n/laund, avail now. $650+utils.604-597-0386

838

We Will Pay You $1000

FLEETWOOD 1 or 2 bdr 700 sf.

Recently reno’d, quiet area. Avl now. n/s n/p. $775: 604-314-1023

N. DELTA. Elegant 2 bdrm suite. $700 + utils. 5 appls., F/P, D/W. N/S. Avail. now. 604-599-3874.

AUTO FINANCING

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FLEETWOOD. 1 bdrm Nr amen. $600 mo. incls. util./cbl. n/s, n/p.

Refs. Avl now. 604-306-8731.

N. DELTA, 80/114 St. Newer large 1 bdrm abv grd suite. Near school, bus & shops. $600/mo. incl. utils.

May 1. N/P. N/S. 778-388-0274.

TRANSPORTATION

912

BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720

In the Supreme Court of British Columbia Between CONSTANTINO CATROPPA Plaintiff(s)

12-058C STEVE SMITH C101 Indebtedness:$928.36

and EUN SOH and LLOYD JESSEE Defendant(s)

12-058D ALEX HSU E104 Indebtedness:$867.44

and INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Third Party

12-058E JEN SMITH C252 & C734 Indebtedness: $2,103.92

To: The Defendant, Eun Soh TAKE NOTICE THAT on January 27, 2012 an order was made for service on you of a Notice of Civil Claim issued from the Vancouver Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in proceeding number M110746 by way of this advertisement. In the proceeding, the plaintiff claim(s) the following relief against you: a) general damages b) special damages c) interest pursuant to the Court Order Interest Act d) costs; e) such further and other relief as to this Honourable Court may seem meet in relation to a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 17, 2010.

You must file a responding pleading/response to petition within the period required under the Supreme Court Civil Rules failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you.

You may obtain, from the Vancouver Registry, at 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2E1 a copy of the Notice of Civil Claim and the order providing for service by this advertisement.

This advertisement is placed by the Plaintiff, Constantino Catroppa whose address for service is: c/o McNeney & McNeney 900 - 1080 Howe Street Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2T1 Fax: 604-687-0181, Email: info@mcneneymcneney.com

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12-058F ADRIENNE ALKEMA & KEVIN ALKEMA A054 Indebtedness: $922.24 12-058G RICHARD SHIELDS E263 Indebtedness: $804.76 12-058H DARCY BARAGAR C061 Indebtedness: $1,074.24 12-058I BALBIR SINGH A932 Indebtedness: $877.44 12-058J LUCIOUS FLOYD E370 Indebtedness: $746.48 12-058K DENISE WILLIAMS E341 Indebtedness: $767.76 12-058L ANA ORTEZ E248 Indebtedness: $548.40 12-058M ARTURO DE AQUINO E054 Indebtedness: $528.40 Day of sale is Tuesday April 24, 2012 @ 12:00 NOON.

Absolute Bailiffs Inc. 20119 113B Avenue, Maple Ridge, B.C., V2X 0Z1 Contact: Sheldon Stibbs 604-522-2773

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SURREY 604 572 3739

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Bringing out the barbecue

When the warm weather hits, it’s time to dig out your barbecue and do some outdoor cooking.

By Maggie Calloway In North America outdoor living includes eating outdoors, which in turn means barbecuing. When one is thinking about cooking outdoors, Nash Shivji of The BBQ Shop in Port Coquitlam is the person to call.

Twenty-five years in the business means there is nothing this gentleman doesn’t know about the subject.

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April 2012 PRODUCTS ❱❱ QUALIFIED TRADES ❱❱ EXPERT ADVICE ❱❱

Elevating your life

By Maggie Calloway

Ben and his family enjoyed working with contractor Harald Koehn, right, while planning their Langley renovation. Koehn is the recipient of numerous local, provincial and national awards, including two Georgie Awards this year.

Martin Knowles photo

Making a house a perfect home for Ben With the help of Harald Koehn, a local family now has a home that fits everyone.

By Maggie Calloway Imagine if you will a family of five kids, one with spina bifida, and two adults all living in a 2,400-square-foot rancher which has seen, shall we say, better days. The imagination runs rampant thinking of long, dark, rainy winter weekends with high-energy kids trapped inside.

Well not any more! After a total home renovation, this stunning home sitting on acreage in

Langley works for every member of this amazing family. Ten-year-old Ben, a dynamo on wheels, is now able to zoom around the whole house.

Contractor Harald Koehn Construction Ltd., winner of numerous local, provincial and national awards for excellence, was a perfect fit with this family. The project was a collaboration between the family and the professionals to make sure every member had their needs addressed and while Ben’s needs, both now and into the future, were integral to the design, this needed to be a home in the real sense of the word.

“The bones of the house were basically good so it was a smooth transition,” Koehn says. “We were able to create what they were looking for

within the new 4,400 square feet. The old house was not energy-efficient and none of the family had privacy. The difference for the family is lifechanging.”

The project took a year to complete.

There were many different things at play in the renovation. One was Ben’s mobility, but the house was inefficient in many ways, and there was also a need for the new house to meet the needs of the family while the children were still at home and, if the parents wish, to age in place.

Built in a style similar to houses seen in Whistler, the home now includes a great room, dining

We are hearing a lot lately about aging in place. This single subject will become more and more important over the next few years as our population ages.

Research shows the very best thing for our aging population is to stay in the neighbourhood they know, if at all possible. We all need a sense of community and that basic need doesn’t change as we age; in fact it’s just the opposite. Knowing your neighbours, your doctor, dentist and shoe repair store is a major part of belonging. As the theme song of Cheers said, “Everyone knows your name.”

Staying in place is sometimes easier said than done. If the home is on multiple levels and mobility is an issue, moving or finding another solution is paramount.

With 35 years in the business, partners Alan Bodnaruk and Cam Pomeroy of Western Elevators are certainly in that category.

“There are a variety of ways the home can be modified to assist movement in the home from level to level,” Bodnaruk says. “Stairlifts, a sturdy chair assembly unit that travels up and down on a steel rail mounted to the staircase, are the easiest to install. They may be straight, curved, or custom

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Shop where the builders & designers shop for major home appliances!

Vancouver: Surrey:

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8488 Main St

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Come home to natural gas Natural gas offers comfort, convenience and value Your home is perhaps your most important investment. It costs money to maintain it, and needs energy to run it. By choosing the right energy for the right use, you can maximize energy efficiency and value for your energy dollars.

Natural gas is a good choice for heating, whether it’s hot water for a shower or warmth from the furnace or fireplace. It’s also great for barbecuing burgers on the patio. And, with the variety of stylish natural gas appliances and rebates available, upgrading your appliances to natural gas is more affordable. Find energy efficiency rebates that meet your needs at fortisbc.com/offers.

Natural gas makes your summers seem endless A natural gas barbecue never runs out of fuel. If you have a natural gas patio heater or fire pit, you can stay outside long after summer‘s over. And when that blustery storm hits, you can stay warm and well fed with a natural gas fireplace and range.

Both will continue working during a power outage.

For comfort, convenience and value balance your home’s energy mix with natural gas. Visit fortisbc.com/savingenergy to watch our video on how natural gas fits into your everyday life.

Choices to fit your life Stylish, convenient natural gas appliances increase the comfort of your home, indoors and out. Find out more about energy efficient appliances at fortisbc.com/gasappliances.

Furnaces and boilers Heating systems provide even warmth and comfort throughout the home.

Cooktops, ovens and ranges Chefs prefer natural gas for instant heat, a variable flame and precise temperature control.

Barbecues With a quick connect you’ll never lift a propane tank or worry about running out of fuel.

Dryers Natural gas dryers heat up instantly and dry your clothes with gentle warmth for fewer wrinkles.

Fireplaces Fireplaces provide ambience and cosy warmth. An outdoor fireplace, firepit or patio heater can extend those summer evenings.

Let energy saving start with a rebate

Backup power A natural gas generator can power your lights, electronics and refrigerator during a power outage.

Water heaters Storage tank water heaters heat water faster than electric models. On-demand water heaters save space and heat water only as needed.

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Terms and conditions apply.

With BC Hydro Power Smart where applicable.

Visit fortisbc.com/offers or call 1-800-663-8400 for more information.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Surrey/North Delta Leader B3

Sign up for renewable natural gas For about $5 more a month you can reduce your carbon footprint and help support sustainable energy * made right here in B.C. Visit fortisbc.com/rng or call 1-888-224-2710. *Not available in all areas.

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Spring into savings Cool laundry Wash your clothes in cold water; save hot for your dirtiest whites.

Change the filter Replace your furnace filter every three to six months; more if you smoke or have pets.

Don’t be a drip A hot water tap, dripping every second, wastes 720 litres of water per month. That’s about 10 hot baths.* * Based on assumption of 3,600 drips/hour, 4,000 drips=1 litre, and 72L per bath.

For more tips visit fortisbc.com/savingenergy.

Need a licensed gas fitter?

Rich of Tsawwassen did. As a new homeowner he decided to check with us for help. He used our directory, fortisbc.com/findacontractor and found the right contractor to service his home’s natural gas fireplace.

Renovate to save Want to save energy at home but not sure how? We’ll show you with our short, informative how-to videos. Like replacing a furnace filter or updating your showerhead to a low-flow model.

Watch them on our website at fortisbc.com/howto or scan this code with your smart phone.

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Harald Koehn Construction turns a Langley residence into a dream home â&#x20AC;&#x153; from page.1 room and kitchen combination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You get a great feeling of space, and the connection to the outside, through the three sets of French doors, flows naturally. There is a large patio with a pool and hot tub off the great room and no lip or step so Ben can come and go at will,â&#x20AC;? Koehn says.

The house was stripped completely inside and out. The centre of the home was opened up to create the great room and dining room using a timber frame structure, creating soaring fourteen-foot ceilings. The garage stayed as it was but a new bedroom wing was added which gave the family two large bedrooms, a bathroom and a laundry room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our climate is so rainy and grey for a lot of the year we maximized the opportunity to bring in as much light as possible,â&#x20AC;? Koehn says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used distressed oak throughout the great room and dining room ... The kitchen works perfectly for everyone including Ben. There are a couple of areas especially for Ben; a lowered sink area and a bar fridge for cold snacks and at the end of the kitchen island there is a separate lower counter. We also placed the microwave lower so Ben can help himself.â&#x20AC;?

There is a contained suite of around 400 square feet for Ben including a bedroom and bathroom. The bathroom vanity is lower, there is a jetted tub, and the separate shower is large with no sill. The whole floor of the bathroom has a special membrane under the tile which channels water into the drainage system. In addition the floor is electrically heated so any water will dry up quickly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the ceiling there is a track system with a lift so Ben can go right from the bathroom through to his bed which again will add to independence,â&#x20AC;? Koehn says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bedroom is multipurpose with the bed, storage and

then another little area where, when Ben gets older, they can put in a sofa and chairs; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set up with TV, so he can entertain his friends. The door to the outside from his bedroom is automated by pushing a button, again to lend independence. Everything has been thought through to give as much accessibility and independence as possible.â&#x20AC;?

The brilliance of this home is, even with the necessity of building in accessibility, nothing looks or feels contrived or institutional.

Steve Riley of S.P. Riley Residential Design and Koehn worked hard to make sure that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steve Riley did a fabulous job both on the original design and making the necessary adjustments as the job progressed ... He was very critical in making this project work,â&#x20AC;? says Koehn.

The exterior of the home is dramatic but also subtle. The sidewalks change elevation seamlessly and complement the home; this was done by building up the terrain so that the ramps become pathways.

Darlene is the mother of this large brood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was so important to build a home that worked for the whole family. A lot of thought and planning went into every bit of the house,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to get it right because we plan on being here for a long time.

Ben is a full member of the family and now he is able to completely participate in family life.

I would like to acknowledge the Vancouver Foundation for giving us a grant under their â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;accessible housing programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to help with the part of the renovation that affected Ben. We really appreciate the help they gave us.

The new house is perfect for Ben and his family, with upgrades meant just for him such as exterior ramps, above, a lowered counter and sink in the kitchen, left, and his own dedicated bedroom and bathroom, below.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want anyone who is building a new home or renovating to realize itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that hard to include little things that make it accessible. If they end up in a wheelchair after surgery or need a walker ... they need at least one entrance they can use to get into the house. Simple things such as making doors wide enough or planning for an elevator are easy to do when building but difficult to accommodate after the fact.â&#x20AC;?

The heat of the summer â&#x20AC;&#x153; from page.1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some very interesting things are happening in the business. One of the big things is reasonably priced barbecues are now available with many of the features previously only available on high-priced models, features like rotisserie and rear burners,â&#x20AC;?

Shivji says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Barbecues priced around $1,000, made in Canada or the U.S. ... are very well built with lots of bells and whistles. We scour suppliers to source out North American-built product. ... They are very well built and they come with a good warranty.

There are some exceptions but readers in the market for a new barbecue, or other outdoor cooking product, should make sure the product is well made by a known brand, ... has a warranty and that replacement parts are available.â&#x20AC;?

Shivji has a word of caution for people in the market for a new natural gas barbecue: check that the fittings are compatible with your home connection. It is frustrating for the person who has to go from store to store trying to match up the couplings.

Shivji has plenty of advice for people looking to purchase a new barbecue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First, make sure there is the good ten-year war-

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Look for a manufacturer whose primary business is building barbecues; they are up on the new technology and the materials they use are very solid and stable. Thirdly, if you like to use the rotisserie for roasts or chicken, look for a rear burner which will give you the even heat you need in exactly the right place.â&#x20AC;?

You should decide exactly how you are going to use your new barbecue. If the extent of your interest is hamburgers and hot dogs, simple is better. But if all your warm-weather cooking is done on the barbie, something more sophisticated is in order.

After twenty-five years in the business, Shivji is still passionate. He feels he is not just selling barbecues but helping families have a great experience which will encourage more gettogethers with family, friends and neighbours.

Nash Shivji of The BBQ Shop in Coquitlam, far left, is passionate about barbecues, outdoor fire pits, above, and getting people together outside.

There are a range of barbecues available, from the standard to the whimsical, left.

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Awnings an integral part of summer life

By Maggie Calloway The sun is finally shining, and soon you will be looking for some relief from the heat. My master bedroom faces south and although I love the four big windows looking out onto my property, it can get brutal when the temperature rises. I installed a fantastic lateral arm awning (when I say me, I really mean a couple of strong male friends), which cuts the temperature down by at least 20 degrees. One of the great things about it is that I can vary the angle and when it is closed it tucks under my eaves so I can leave it up all year.

Having the awning is the difference between sleeping through the night and not during the heat of the summer, which should be coming soon if this spring weather holds.

When you think of awnings, you probably think of the canvas striped fabric that features prominently in movies, TV and our own childhood. However, there are a lot more options out there.

Not being anywhere near an expert on various kinds of awnings, Phil Lemke at Langley Awning and Signs was tops on my list of people to call.

“Customers come to us for a variety of reasons and not just in the summer,” he says. “It could be (because) rain is damaging their door and they need a fixed-frame awning for shelter. We are coming into the season when people are spending a lot of time outdoors and people are looking for shelter from the sun. Also, we install retractable awnings over hot tubs and pools for protection from both the sun and the rain. Even when it’s raining it’s great to be able to barbecue under cover.”

There are now remote controls for motorized awnings, and some can float in your hot tub with you.

To get really fancy, there are wind sensors available which will retract the awning automatically when the wind kicks up even if you are not home.

There are some with sun sensors; if you are not home and it’s a hot sunny day the awning will come out on its own. When you get home you can enjoy that cool drink on a cool patio or deck.

“Vertical roll-up curtains are great for privacy from neighbours on a deck or to shield a hot tub and just like a retractable awning, (they) can be handcranked or motorized,” Lemke says.

“You can have a drop curtain with any colour of fabric, even a fine mesh which allows you to see out but the neighbours can’t see in.”

Roll shutters serve a completely different purpose. These are aluminum slats which roll up into a head box. These are primarily for security. If the family is away for part of the year they can seal up their house.

When these shutters are down it doesn’t look like a fortress; it just looks like there are no windows if the colour matches the exterior.

There truly is an awning or shutter for every purpose. If you’re like me, a good night’s sleep is a great reason to install one.

Awnings and shutters are a great addition to your home, especially in the hot summer months when you’re looking for a bit of shade. There are many options available, says Phil Lemke of Langley Awning and Signs.

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Take moving house to a whole new level with Nickel Bros.

By Maggie Calloway British Columbia is the proud location of a company who has been doing big-time recycling for the past 56 years.

Nickel Bros., formed in 1956 by Henry and his brother Richard and now with the third generation of the family working in the business, recycles houses! The brothers were from Manitoba where house and barn moving was not uncommon, but the idea was mostly unknown in the west. The company, who is well-known for moving houses here, also moves pretty well anything big which needs to get “there from here.” Henry, at the fabulous age of 86, still loves to get out to the moves to watch them happen and lend the younger generations the benefit of his vast experience.

Rick Picard, who has worked for Nickel Bros. for many years, is a wealth of information.

“It wasn’t long after Henry and Richard started moving houses for customers that they realized the amazing resource of buildings scheduled for demolition. They started that end of the business, saving buildings, reselling them and then moving them to the new site,” he says.

The company website holds an ever-changing list of houses

of all types and styles for sale and ready to be moved. Need a home for your island vacation spot? No problem, the house can be barged and then erected on the new spot.

If you are in the market for a first home or a retirement home, why settle for a 400-square-foot condo when you can buy a great rancher for around $50,000, build a new foundation on your lot and have the home delivered? And speaking of a new foundation, the home is delivered and left on risers in the exact spot you stipulate, four feet high for a crawl space or slab and around nine feet for a basement. Before the foundation is dug plumb weights are hung from each corner of the house, then the foundation is dug and poured with such precision they are never out more than a quarter of an inch. Once the foundation is in place, Nickel Bros. returns and lowers the house onto Nickel Bros. has been in the business of moving houses since 1956, and still the foundation. You are immediately much continues to be one of the go-to companies for such a project. further up on the property ladder.

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Family game nights an excuse to play pool shark

By Maggie Calloway Your home has been renovated and you now have this lovely big room with your new big screen TV for watching movies or hockey games, but it is a bit empty, a bit lonely.

What to do?

Nick Vinciguerra, owner of Classic Games and Billiards, has loads of great ideas for every member of the family.

“Poker is still huge, especially now (that) we have high-stakes poker tournaments on television, people want their own authentic poker table and chips,” says Vinciguerra. “We have all styles; temporary tables you can put on top of a dining table or flip tops, it just depends what the client has room for in their home.”

If you have fond memories of playing billiards in the basement, you’ll be pleased to know that billiards is still with us. Vinciguerra’s store is the only Authorized Brunswick Dealer Nick Vinciguerra, left, and John Hall of Classic Games and for the Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley Billiards in Surrey are experts at pointing you towards the area, but now there is a great choice of styles perfect billiards table or dart board. With a variety of styles from the traditional to sleek and modern so available, including balls featuring your favourite hockey team, the heavy style of old, which for the most part above, there is no shortage of ways to make your games room doesn’t fit into today’s homes, is not your only your own. choice.

Martin Knowles photos Vinciguerra says lots of people are buying a table and putting it in the dining room because cups of beer are placed in a triangle at both they don’t formally dine there any more so the room is not ends of the table and each team has to used. bounce or throw a ping pong ball to try and In days gone by it used to be men who bought pool tables land the ball in one of the opposing teams but he says it’s couples who come in and the female partner cups of beer. If the team is successful the opoften makes the decision on style. posing team has to drink the beer.

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Finding the perfect door like finding the key to your home

By Maggie Calloway When I renovated my home years ago I replaced two doors that had been driving me crazy ever since I bought the house. The doors were hollow-core and every time I used them I gritted my teeth. They represented exactly what not to do and they felt like exactly what they were, cheaply made. I like a door with some heft and some solidness when swinging open and closed. I had a rule when renovating over the years: I would not buy something twice and until I decided where the door openings were going to be and what kind of door would be appropriate I would suffer in silence. Okay, sometimes not so silent.

Glen Creer of Doors Vancouver gave me this credo: A door is like a key; it needs to fit the house if it’s going to be of any use. This means several things must work, including jamb thickness, overall height and width, swing direction and egress, material, glazing, tempering, thickness and fire rating, among other things.

“A door is the entrance into what could easily be a room worth $50,000 and should be equal to the quality of the room,” Creer says.

“It would be more than a little jarring to have a door which doesn’t fit the style of either the room or the whole house.”

Creer has a very interesting take on the relationship between the economy since the 1920s and the style and quality of doors. He gave me a quick master class.

The 1920s was the decade of the craftsman; lots of local high-quality woods and man power so the product was exceptionally great.

The 1930s were the Depression years. The quality and the degree of decoration went down, and these years saw the emergence of the shaker style: no mouldings and very plain.

The 1940s saw the beginning of the veneer

Glen Creer of Doors Vancouver says that a door is like a key; it needs to fit the house if it’s going to be of any use. With tons of styles available, you’ll be able to find the perfect door for any project you can imagine.

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doors because of the ability of the industry to create an engineered product, and the 1950s was the decade of mass production, with the beginning of the hollow-core door.

The 1960s started the use of higher quality materials due to the involvement of architecture, while the 1970s was the start of the interest rate crunch and a general downgrading of the quality of the finished door.

The 1980s was survival as the interest rates skyrocketed and most available money went

to the bank not to the tradesman. It was therefore the decade of poorest quality.

The 1990s saw the lowering of interest rates so the greater percentage of available money was going to the trades. We saw the start of the much higher-quality product.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Surrey/North Delta Leader B9

Nowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good time to start planting your vegetables You may not be able to grow every vegetable, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to grow something even in a small space.

By Maggie Calloway One of the best things anyone can do for themselves is grow as much of their own food as possible. I am so passionate about this I have 54 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; raised beds on my property. I love being able to grow a lot of my food. I refer to my veggie garden as my forty-foot diet, not only because it is obviously healthy to pick organically grown food out of my own garden but because I also love the feeling of being as self-sustaining as possible.

I know I am blessed living on enough property to grow so much but you will be amazed at how much you can grow in a smaller space, even on a balcony. You are not going to grow tons of different vegetables but what about concentrating on growing all your own salad fixings? There are some great decorative tubs available and your secret weapon is how much you can grow vertically and in hanging baskets.

My go-to person on all things regarding growing organic vegetables is the amazing Carolyn Herriot. She wrote The Zero-Mile Diet, which is a year-round guide to growing fabulous veggies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The very first thing, and the most important, is to build great soil.

Everything starts with the soil; you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have great vegetables and fruit if they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pull nutrition from the earth,â&#x20AC;? Herriot says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Save all your vegetable and fruit scraps, rake up your fallen leaves in the fall, all your grass clippings, and pile in your compost bins. In this climate we can grow vegetables all year round, so getting the soil right is paramount.â&#x20AC;?

If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already have a prepared area in your garden to grow vegetables and the thought of digging out your lawn makes you shudder, there is a great way to build new beds using the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lasagna Method.â&#x20AC;? Herriot has a great section in her book giving instructions and I have used this method to great success in the past.

First, decide the perimeters of the garden or bed then cover with a thick dusting of dolomite lime followed with a two-inch layer of manure, fresh or aged. Next, cover with a layer of plain cardboard, overlapping layers but omitting any coloured ink. Wet it down thoroughly then add a mixed layer of hay, grass clippings and leaves fol-

Carolyn Herriot, author of The Zero-Mile Diet, has tips for growing vegetables and herbs year-round. The right soil is paramount, so she suggests concentrating on that first.

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Top everything with a half-yard of topsoil and water well. You can plant right away into the top layer and because of the high fertility of the bed, you can plant pretty intensively.

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Aging in place possible with options from Western Elevators “ from page.1 fitted. Stairlifts are very easy to use, very secure and can be folded out of the way when not in use.”

A stairlift is a great solution for most but if a member of the family is in a wheelchair another method is necessary.

“Our next product is a Porchlift or a Decklift.

This unit is a platform used outside to assist a family member to change levels such as from the car to a deck on the second or main floor,” Bodnaruk says.

“This works great for many applications but the con is it’s outside so if you want to change levels inside you would have to go outside in sometimesinclement weather. This is perfect if you are coming or going from the house and works if you cannot install an elevator inside the house because of physical space.”

This brings us to the ultimate people mover, the residential elevator.

“To install a residential elevator we are looking at approximately a 5’ x 6’ area where we would build a shaft. We need rooms that line up above each other and enough room to take that footprint for the elevator,” Bodnaruk says. “In other words we need rooms big enough to allocate the space. Another alternative, if the house is not big enough, is to put the elevator shaft on the outside of the house if there is enough room without intruding on a neighbour.

Installing an elevator is the most expensive option because of the higher cost of an elevator plus work involved such as construction costs and, depending on the placement, we often have to move plumbing and electrical then refinish floors. The good news is installing an elevator gives total mobility throughout the home to all family members and increases the value of the home.”

Lots of options to consider when deciding whether to stay in your home and modify where needed or move. Moving is an expensive business and you may find staying where you love, and making the necessary improvements, is comparable.

Cam Pomeroy, left, and Alan Bodnaruk have been in the business of helping people age in place for years. Options including a stairlift, above and below, or a residential elevator are ways to continue living in your multi-level home.

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GVHBA announces Ovation Award nominees

By Kerry Vital The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association will be giving a standing Ovation to its finalists at its third annual Ovation Awards this month, which honour excellence in new home and renovation design, construction, accessibility, sustainability, affordability, energy efficiency and heritage restoration.

The list of finalists in 41 categories was released late last month. Among the group is Kenorah Construction & Design, ParkLane Homes, Portrait Homes and My House Design/Build Team, among many others.

“Last year, Vancouver-area homebuilders spent nearly $4 billion on home renovation, and builders started construction on 17,867 new homes,” says GVHBA President and CEO Peter Simpson. “Residential construction is a major contributer to Metro Vancouver’s economy and the GVHBA is delighted to partner with FortisBC and the Homeowner Protection Office to honour the industry’s brightest stars.”

Among the renovators, My House Design/ Build Team was nominated for nine awards, including Best Kitchen Renovation: $100,000 and over and Best Custom Home: $1 million to $2 million. They are also up for the Custom Home Builder of the Year award.

Kenorah Construction & Design is nominated for 15 awards, including Best Kitchen Renovation $100,000 and over, Best Renovated Room, RenoMark Renovator of the Year – Large Volume and Best Outdoor Living Space: New or Renovated.

ParkLane Homes reigns as the top-nominated builder, with 13 finalist nominations including Multi-Family Builder of the Year, Single-Family Builder of the Year and Best Single-Family Detached Home: 3,000 square feet and over. The nominations are spread over several ParkLane communities, including Headwater at Bedford Landing, Time at Walnut Grove and Winchester.

Portrait Homes has been nominated for seven awards, including Best Single-Family Detached Home: Less than 2,000 square feet and Best Townhome/Rowhome Development: Less than 2,000 square feet.

“As an enthusiastic and active participating member of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association, the My House team is proud to represent the Ovation Awards and all they embody; the endorsement of our peers and industry professionals that we as a team are providing great service, quality workmanship and innovative design,” says Managing Director for My House Design/Build Team Graeme Huguet.

The awards will be handed out on April 28 at a gala awards ceremony in Vancouver. For more information and to get a full list of nominees, visit www.gvhba.org/ ovationawards.

My House Design/Build Team is up for several awards for their waterfront hideway, left and below left.

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With a record-breaking crowd in excess of 150,000 a year ago, the annual Surrey Vaisakhi Parade is now considered the largest on the globe outside of India.

Vaisakhi occurs in mid-April each year and coincides with the time of first crop harvesting in Punjab, and also marks the anniversary of one of Sikhism’s most important religious events, the establishment of Khalsa in 1699.

Attendance at Surrey’s annual Vaisakhi event, which is now in its 12th year and coordinated by the Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar temple in Newton, has usually hovered between 80,000 and 100,000. But a couple of factors led to the increase last year, one of which parade spokesperson Moninder Singh Bual expects will be duplicated.

“A big reason is the parades in Vancouver and Surrey are now on different days, so people who had to choose one or the other now do both,”

Bual said, noting the Vancouver event also attracts large crowds.

Vancouver’s Vaisakhi celebration takes place April 14, while Surrey’s is on April 21.

“There wasn’t a lot of communication between the two groups for a while, but there is a lot more now,” Bual said. “It benefits both of us.”

The weather also cooperated last year, Bual added, after rain fell on the 2010 parade.

“If the weather holds, definitely we expect to have as many people this year,” said Singh. “We usually expect around 100,000, but last year was a surge, it was unexpected. But we did do more promotion and marketing.”

More than 2,500 participants from over 20 community groups are expected to participate this year.

The parade is set to begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m., beginning and ending at the Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar (12885 85 Ave.).

With a variety of floats and community groups in the procession, the parade heads south on 128 Street, west along 82 Avenue, south again on 124 Street, along 75 Avenue and then 76 Avenue, and then north again on 128 Street back to the temple grounds.

Musicians and dancers will be performing on temporary stages alongside the parade route.

Road closures will be in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and drivers can expect delays if travelling between 72 and 88 Avenues, and Scott Road and King George Boulevard. Those attending the parade are encouraged to use transit.

“The only problem last year, with so many people, was that there were bottlenecks along the route,” said Bual.

“So we’re asking people to be patient, allow for some extra time. Enjoy the stages along the way.”

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The largest Vaisakhi parade in the world outside of India has not been without its share of controversy.

Vaisakhi is a month-long celebration of the harvest in Punjab. But the parade – which takes place April 21 in Surrey – also celebrates the creation of the Sikh Khalsa, which was established in 1699 to fight discrimination, promote equality and uphold the values of truth.

Politicians expressed their disappointment in 2007 and 2008, when the image of Talwinder Singh Parmar was included on the Float of Martyrs.

Parmar was the alleged mastermind of the Air India bombing that killed 329 passengers in 1985. Parmar was killed by police in India, and never faced trial for the bombing here.

Parmar was also founder of Babbar Khalsa International, which has been declared a terrorist organization by India, the U.S., Britain and Canada.

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the ire of Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts and provincial politicians.

Among the images featured were two bodyguards who assassinated Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Watts was incensed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working with the organizers for a year, everything has gone along smoothly, we had no issues last year, and here we are a day before the event and this nonsense starts,â&#x20AC;? Watts told The Leader in 2010.

She stressed that the Surrey Vaisakhi Parade is meant to be a community event, not a political one.

In 2011, the Float of Martyrs was clear of any controversial images.

Moninder Singh, spokesman for the Vaisakhi Parade, formally called the Khalsa Day Parade, said there were some growing pains, but event organizers have moved past the controversy.

The images had been part of the floats all along until it was raised as an issue, Singh said in an interview from Toronto. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no violence, the parades are always peaceful, the protests are peaceful,â&#x20AC;? he said.

He said the images on the float were of people who had to use violence â&#x20AC;&#x153;defensivelyâ&#x20AC;? to make their call for a separate Sikh state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My involvement in the gurdwara (temple) has been mainly after the controversy, and then getting it to the point of why does this controversy have to exist?â&#x20AC;? Singh said, adding he has had a role with the parade planning over the last two to three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The floats still have self-determination (separatist) messages,â&#x20AC;? Singh said. But â&#x20AC;&#x153;we have restricted the images down to only images we feel we can explain to our wider community, and also to the broader Canadian community.â&#x20AC;?

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Last year the family doled out more than 300 large pizzas, 1,200 samosas, countless bags of potato chips, 500-600 cans of pop and even hot tea.

The 300 pizzas were devoured within an hour.

The area near 124 Street and 78 Avenue is a popular spot for parade-watchers, as almost every home on the street provides food.

“When I was young, I used to be the one handing out pop,” said Natt, “but now I’m often the one cleaning up.”

The family moved away from the parade route a few years ago, but the

love of the parade and the community brought them back.

“We found a lot and built another house just because we missed the event so much,” he said.

They try to keep all the food as healthy as possible, serving only vegetarian meals and baked samosas instead of fried.

Natt and his father get up before 5 a.m. the morning of the parade to make sure everything is ready to go, including tents, music, ice and even ovens to keep the food warm.

Rarely are there any leftovers, however in the past they have donated any remaining food to the temple and to the homeless on the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver.

To Natt it’s all about giving back to his community.

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Jot Singh Khalsa, a formally trained jeweller, metalsmith and artist who lives outside Boston, will bring his “edged items,” such as knives and swords, as well as a selection of jewelry, that his company Khalsa Kirpans makes.

He’s been designing and fabricating for more than 30 years, often creating one-of-a-kind pieces that incorporate rare coloured stone handles and intricate inlaid steel. His knives and daggers have won numerous awards at shows throughout the U.S. over the years.

But while some of the custom-made and often ornate swords and kirpans can cost multiple thousands of dollars, Khalsa recently began offering more affordable artisan-made kirpans.

In Surrey, he also plans to unveil a more affordable, yet still high quality, Sikh wedding sword.

“People love them, but say they haven’t got that kind of pocket change,” says Khalsa, who adopted the Sikh religion 40 years ago.

“There are many things that are created specifically for the Sikh population,” he says, referring to the spiritual symbols and script that are worked into his designs. “But we also make things that are just fun.”

His jewelry collection, for example, contains a wide array of khanda and knife pendants, but there is also a line he considers to be “for anyone,” that features a selection of gemstones and crystals in gold and silver settings.

Khalsa Kirpans will have a booth set up outside the Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar (12885 85 Ave.), as will many other vendors.

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For politicians, Surrey’s annual Vaisakhi Parade offers a golden opportunity to connect with thousands of voters and bolster their standing in the South Asian community.

In that way, observers say it’s akin to the stock market – the rewards mean politicians can’t afford not to be there, but it also exposes them to risks.

“Where else would you get such a big audience? For people in public office it’s a bonanza,” says Dr. Gulzar Cheema (pictured above), a former B.C. Liberal MLA who remains active in politics and always attends Vaisakhi celebrations.

Elected politicians or hopefuls don’t have to spend a cent to get exposure, he said. Nor do they have to pay for floats or do much beyond show up, say a few words in Punjabi, enjoy the food, and smile for the cameras.

“Those pictures are very attractive in an election campaign,” Cheema said.

With a provincial election looming in just over a year, the leaders of all three main parties are certain to attend, Cheema said, along with many sitting MLAs and challengers, as well as federal and municipal leaders.

“They will be climbing over each other,” he predicts.

“In Surrey, if you’re not part of the parade you can just kiss goodbye to your political career. If any of the leaders of the three parties don’t show up, they’re going to be in trouble. They have no choice.”

The risk of attending is that somewhere in the crowd of up to 200,000 are those who back an independent Sikh state and would honour or justify past terrorist crimes, such as the Air India bombings.

No politician wants to be associated with such controversies.

Cheema said skilled handlers steer their candidate away from any bad optics at the event.

They will also carefully select who walks alongside the candidate during the parade for photos and video.

The parade route is dotted with stages hosted by various groups and Cheema said candidates are wise to associate themselves with a safe stage – perhaps one hosted by a radio station or cultural organization that will keep a middle-of-the-road tone.

Even with precautions and “feelers” fanned out in the crowd looking for trouble, things can go awry.

“This parade has made many politicians and it has sunk many politicians.”

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Even if photos of so-called martyrs aren’t publicly visible at the parade, someone might pick up a microphone and say something troubling.

A poorly prepared politician can even bungle their own words or presentation.

“If you say something stupid, it’s going to be on YouTube within 10 minutes. By the time you leave it’s going to be major news.”

A candidate or party can end up spending much time and numerous meetings in the community repairing damage.

No politician would make a mistake like failing to don the required head covering as the Sikh holy book approaches.

But Cheema said politicians are given robes of honour that they sometimes shed too fast as they exit in a car, which is seen as disrespectful.

Some politicians choose to exploit the parade as a launch pad for a campaign or issue, he said.

The worst offenders, Cheema said, aren’t locals but politicians from India who use the event to their own advantage because of the enduring links between Surrey and the Punjab.

Cheema argues Ottawa should do more to screen Indian politicians coming here to attend the parade and those with

a history of inciting violence or hatred should be denied visitor’s visas.

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“You are known by the friends you keep,” Meredith said. “It’s not just a slam dunk. You have to do your homework.

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Like politicians, he said, businesses see the Vaisakhi Parade as a perfect platform to reach masses of Punjabi-speaking Metro Vancouverites.

Tactically, he said, there are parallels to Vancouver’s gay pride parade.

“Again you have a well-defined target market,” Meredith said. “But it’s not a target market you dive into without doing your homework and without some element of risk associated with it.”

Firms need to be careful their courting of South Asian customers doesn’t undercut their marketing in the broader community, he said.

As a cautionary tale, he cited some of the major shopping malls in Richmond that switched to all-Chinese signage.

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SAMSON MOULDING & HARDWARE #101-7728 128 Street, Surrey 604.594.7224 Fx: 604.594.7246 For FREE Estimates call Surjit Sahi CELL: 778.896.7244 WHOLESALE PRICES & COMPETITIVE PRICES

C12 Surrey/North Delta Leader Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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