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Proposed Low Level Road Project

Curbside Food Scraps Collection

PUBLIC CONSULTATION CONTINUES Port Metro Vancouver, together with the City of North Vancouver, recently completed a comprehensive consultation process for the proposed Low Level Road project to receive feedback on the modified project design and options.

Based on feedback received, Port Metro Vancouver is hosting information sessions to present the proposed preferred design for community review:

GREEN CAN PROGRAM HAS BEGUN Residents in the City of North Vancouver can now help reduce their landfill waste. Starting this month, residents on the City’s singlefamily garbage collection route may include food scraps with their yard trimmings for curbside recycling.

Saturday, May 12 from 10am - 2pm at John Braithwaite Community Centre Wednesday, May 16 from 4pm - 8pm at Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier Also, a City hosted Public Meeting is happening on May 23 at 6pm at City Hall.

For more information, visit www.portmetrovancouver.com. Join the conversation at www.porttalk.ca. Information on the Low Level Road Project can be found at www.cnv.org/LowLevelRoad.

The Green Can Program supports the City’s waste reduction goals and reduces garbage collection costs. The City encourages participation in the Green Can Program as food scraps will soon be banned from the landfill by Metro Vancouver.

Grand Boulevard Trail Improvement Project

Learn more at www.cnv.org/GreenCan.

SECOND OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 15TH The City of North Vancouver is proposing improvements to the mid-block trail crossings at Grand Boulevard at 13th and 15th streets to enhance pedestrian safety. Design ideas were presented at an Open House on April 24th where feedback from the public was received. This information has shaped a design concept that will be presented to the public on: Tuesday, May 15th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at St. Agnes Church Meeting Hall Please join us to learn more about the project and offer your comments.

For more information, visit www.cnv.org/GrandBoulevardTrail.

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Thank You to City Volunteers!

The City thanks the many dedicated community volunteers who contribute countless hours to serve on City committees, commissions and boards. The City celebrated and honoured our community volunteers at an appreciation event on May 2nd. Check out the photos on Facebook and www.cnv.org. www.cnv.org/Facebook

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DNV ties school board’s hands on surplus lands 2012 valuations.

“Whereas School District 44 has closed schools and repurposed school sites and intends to continue closing and repurposing school sites in the future,” the council resolution said, “And whereas traffic, parking and safety concerns and other effects and broader community interests should be examined when repurposing of school sites is being considered,” it went on. “Therefore be it resolved that staff be instructed to prepare a bylaw... to generally prohibit uses other than existing school uses on existing TODD COYNE school sites if such other uses would or could result in S TA F F R E P O RT E R increased traffic and parking demand.”

The resolution also calls for “any change in permitted t was a common refrain at Monday’s meeting of the use [to] include appropriate public engagement” and for District of North Vancouver council that likely had staff to submit any building permit request or business North Vancouver School District 44 chair Franci license application directly to council which staff perceive Stratton thinking Mayor Richard Walton doth protest too to be in conflict with the new school sites bylaw, starting much.

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“This resolution, for me, is not intended to be hostile,” Many residents and community groups spoke in favour Walton said over again in roughly so many words — of the resolution before it was debated, with none speakwords echoed by a district council that was short counciling out against it save for one man who said the resolulors Doug MacKay-Dunn and Lisa Muri. tion does not go far enough to protect the public school “But if I were the school board chair I would certainly lands, saying the traffic-increase stipulation should be perceive it as a hostile action,” came the mayor’s admisremoved altogether. sion, finally.

With three of her fellow school board The resolution — which passed — will now create trustees in attendance, Stratton defended a bylaw to prevent the school board from selling, the board’s right to do with the surplus leasing or otherwise using its school lands for anylands as it sees fit, citing the board’s 2008 thing other than housing schools, wherein those Collaboration Agreement with the district uses could result in increased traffic or increased to “not prejudice or affect the school disparking demand near the sites. trict’s rights, powers, duties or obligations in Once enacted, the bylaw would ensure all curthe exercise of its functions pursuant to the rent public school lands in North Vancouver School Act.” remain school lands and “generally prohibit uses “This bylaw,” Stratton said, “will cause other than what’s on those school sites today,” some inability for the school district to funcexplained Brian Bydwell, the district’s planning, Richard Walton tion and work in the best interest of stuproperties and permits manager. dents.”

Reactive as it is, Walton admitted, the bylaw It was a principle on which only Coun. was sparked by public outcry last month over the Little agreed, his fellow councillors Roger Bassam, Robin school board’s proposed plans to sell or lease some of its Hicks, and Mayor Walton opposing Stratton’s claim.

11 disused school sites across North Vancouver city and “By proceeding with this bylaw without having sat district. down with the school board to talk about this kind of The 11 former school properties are valued together at idea,” Little said, “we’ve violated this agreement.” more than $137 million, according to BC Assessment’s

North Vancouver district council pass a resolution blocking the school board from selling, leasing or repurposing 11 former school sites worth more than $137M.

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Keith Lynn is among School District 44’s inventory of surplus lands. File photo Coun. Nixon shot back saying it is the school board’s apparent inability to inform district council and staff of its plans that led to the bylaw resolution in the first place.

“If I could be assured that consultation was going to happen automatically and regularly and really getting down to the issues without this [bylaw],” Nixon said, “I’d be happy to not have to do this. But I’m afraid I don’t have any assurance that will happen.”

Coun. Bassam went a step further saying “the Collaboration Agreement is very nice but it’s also very much a take-it-or-leave-it proposition and as I’ve been on council it’s very much been leave it. I don’t know that we’ve ever used it as a mechanism other than to have a couple of dinners that really weren’t very productive.”

In the end, the pro-resolution side won out in a 3-1 vote that saw Coun. Little cast the only dissenting vote against creating the bylaw to prevent the school board from repurposing its surplus lands.

On Tuesday, May 9, the school board hosted a special in-camera meeting with the councils of both North Vancouver city and district but no details from that meeting have been released.

School District 44’s next public meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on May 22.

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Proposed Safeway development heads to town hall meeting Divisive project again debated for its significant size, Bookham questions whether developer is listening to city’s concerns SEAN KOLENKO S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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nni Group’s long-discussed largescale development proposed for Central Lonsdale’s Safeway site once again landed in city council chambers Monday night.

The task facing council was voting on whether or not to send Onni’s newest proposal for the site to a town hall meeting.

Council voted in favour of doing so 4-2.

Prior to Monday night, council had been reluctant to proceed to a town hall meeting for the development because of the scope of the project. When Onni first presented its plans for the plot last year, it was looking for city council to green light 560,130 square feet of development on the site, more than twice the 256,625 square feet currently allowed. Within that initial proposal were plans for three condo towers but council directed them to scale down the work.

Onni’s new plans still ask for 446,932 square feet of development, almost twice what’s allowable under the city’s Official Community Plan. But only two 180-foot towers — between 19-20 storeys high— are now part of the scheme. Both towers would sit on top of commercial space.

Among the amenities being proposed in exchange for the added density are 10,000 square feet of affordable housing, cash for the city’s community amenity fund, daycare space and a Lonsdale Energy Corporation miniplant. A new museum was proposed last year but was dropped because council favoured a smaller devel-

DRAWN TO THE CITY - An architect’s proposal for the Central Lonsdale Safeway site. Onni Group image opment.

Coun. Pam Bookham expressed her disappointment with what she felt was but a modest alteration in the size of the project.

A lack of substantive changes, she said, told her the developer “isn’t listening.”

“I can only assume they’re thinking they can get the support they need regardless,” Bookham told The Outlook.

At the town hall meeting, Bookham said she wants to see some sensitivity to the potentially altered views in the neighbourhood as well as some consideration to the increase in traffic the development would bring.

In an attempt to place the added density of the Onni plan in perspective,

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Coun. Linda Buchanan asked staff what Wesgroup, developers of the 13+Lonsdale development across the street, were given.

That project ended up receiving 139,500 square feet of development on a 33,350-square-foot lot. That equates to a 4.18 floor-space ratio. Onni is asking for slightly more at 4.5 FSR. The Safeway lot, however, is about three times the size of Wesgroup’s, coming in at just under 100,000 square feet, which would mean significantly more building if approved.

After the obligatory discussions centred on size, height and effects on the community, Monday’s debate also brought with it talk of conflicts of interest and the breadth of opinions shared at town hall meetings.

Coun. Rod Clark questioned whether or not Mayor Darrell Mussatto was in a conflict of interest when voting on the development because he received a $5,000 campaign donation from RPMG Holdings Ltd., the Arizona-based company of which Onni is a subsidiary.

Clark was quick to point out that he felt the conflict of interest in question was not a legal concern, but a moral one.

Mussatto acknowedged Onni’s relationship to RMPG Holdings Ltd., but denied being in a conflict of interest.

Buchanan also received $1,500 from the company but did not offer a response.

Coun. Guy Heywood also commented on the issue, but as it related to his employment with the Bank of Montreal.

Heywood said he works within the corporate finance realm of the company and has no involvement with the bank’s real estate branch which has processed Onni jobs in the past.

Mussatto, Buchanan and Heywood all voted in favour of sending the development to a town hall meeting. Clark and Bookham voted no. Coun. Craig Keating was absent from the meeting.

When the forthcoming town hall is held, Buchanan said she hoped it would include a diversity of voices and highlight the full spectrum of views on development and density she feels are present in North Vancouver.

Recent meetings, she said, have tended to showcase “the same people who come out over and over again” with a predictable message. Buchanan did, however, commend those regular attendees for their commitment. skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com

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WVPD unveils new crest to commemorate its 100-year history TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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ne hundred years to the day since West Vancouver hired without pay its very first police officer in John Teare — who, once the force was doubled eight weeks later with the addition of one F. H. Kettle, would go on to make chief — today’s West Vancouver chief came before district council to make the case for a new look for the force as it embarks on a new century.

Chief Peter Lepine, joined by Mayor Michael Smith, proudly pulled back the veil on a new crest for the West Vancouver Police Department at Monday night’s district council meeting.

Only the 12th chief in the department’s 100-year history, Lepine described the symbolism of the new crest.

Still intact is the central imagery of a full-sailed ship at sea in a nod to the community’s marine identity. The ship is still separated by a single chevron from three dove-like birds which represent the partnership of the three distinct North Shore municipalities.

What’s new to the badge is the phrase “Serving With Honour” where the former crest read “West Vancouver Police,” and the department name has been moved to a new blue ribbon at the logo’s base.

Interestingly, the new insignia does away with the Tudor Crown that formerly topped it and replaces it with a St. Edward’s Crown, bringing the department’s logo in line with those adopted by most police forces in the Commonwealth since the 1950s.

SERVING WITH HONOUR - Chief Peter Lepine (at right) and Cpl. Jag Johal reveal the department’s new look. Submitted photo The new crest also boasts a Pacific dogwood — B.C.’s provincial flower— and 10 maple leaves garlanding each side to symbolize “the various provinces and territories of Canada,” Lepine said, albeit three leaves too short by today’s measure.

The new crest is brighter too, sporting blue and gold where the former badge was mired in drab black and white.

During the unveiling, Chief Lepine took the opportunity before council to weigh in on a soon-to-be-tabled motion to formally consult with the public on the location of a new public safety building for the district.

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LIQUID GOLD Enrico Sorrentino (left) and Orazio Scaldaferri.

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sking an Italian to dip his bread in blended olive oil is like pouring a Scotsman something other than single malt. In other words, an insult. Just ask Orazio Scaldaferri and Enrico Sorrentino, a pair of Italian-born West Vancouverites, who insist on nothing but 100 per cent extra virgin olive oil.

Today, the men are seated at a small dining table inside Scaldaferri’s character home with a selection of three olive oils and fresh bread for dipping. “Sample these ones,� says Scaldaferri, a bushymustached realtor who used to run the Scaldaferri been milled because there’s a particular pungent Deli and Pasta Shop in Dundarave. “[It’s] very smell when they crush it.� important to just have a feel for the oil itself. You When Scalaferri moved to Vancouver in the just dip and one, two and three.�

1970s it was hard to find the quality food he was After dipping, he enthuses: “Did you notice how accustomed to. “Bread, good bread was almost they are all very different — it’s unbelievable.� nonexistent. Same thing with coffee and of course “The second one is probably a bit lighter, this olive oil.� one has more kick. This is a small producer.�

These days its much easier to find quality foods He then deconstructs the oil like a sommelier and ingredients. But there are still myths about might rate a glass of wine. olive oil, they believe. For instance, many think “Full body, with an extra kick at the end. It extra virgin olive oil should only be used for dipalmost stings your palate a little bit, the colour is ping and salads — and used sparingly. “OK, in realricher, it’s a little bit denser.� ity there’s only one olive oil and that should be the Scaldaferri and Sorrentino met through real extra virgin and it should be used for everything, estate — Sorrentino, a psychiatrist, was selling a says Scaldaferri. property in Umbria, Italy — but the pair bonded “Even for frying,� adds Sorrentino, “because for over food. frying the extra virgin olive oil has the highest point Since Sorrentino moved to Vancouver five years of smoke. For cooking everyday I couldn’t use any ago, they’ve teamed up to purchase several cases other.� of old world-produced olive oil for their personal There are other uses for the liquid gold: from moisconsumption — and expensive proposition because turizing your hair or skin to even helping with constithey have the oil flown in. pation. Sorrentino is currently working on launching “Olive oil is one of the most misunderstood a project between the University of British Columbia products that comes from the Mediterranean and University of Parma in Italy to collaborate on a region,� says Scaldaferri. “Olive oil is a very intercourse on the Mediterranean diet. esting subject because most of the olive oil that “The king of the Mediterranean diet is the extra comes to Canada is a blended olive oil.� virgin olive oil. [It’s] the base, together with pasta Real extra virgin olive oil can also be found on and tomato and veggie and cereals and so on.� store shelves here, but the price is “much, much He’s also keen on an educational-commercial higher� because of production costs. For the average consumer not educated about olive oil, it’s hard project that would allow North Americans to adopt olive trees in Italy. “We have in Italy more than to fathom the difference between two bottles of 200 million olive trees that are currently in producolive oil, one $16 and the other $60. tion.� “At the end of the day the consumer is conThe goal, he says, is to create awareness and fused. It’s easier to be buying the cheaper one,� says develop relationships between consumers and Scaldaferri. producers and farmers which would help increase But it won’t taste the same or have the same consumption of extra virgin olive oil and help to properties. Pressed from fresh olives, extra virgin decrease the price per litre. olive oil is known for its low acidity.

In Canada consumption per capita of olive oil is “You always have a choice of going cheap or around 1.5 litre per year, while in Italy that number really tasty — the real thing.� is closer to 50 litres, says Scaldaferri. He and his He knows the difference. Scalderri was born in family are doing their part to increase olive oil conCalabria one of the “big three� olive oil producing sumption here. “We will consume between 40 and regions — along with Puglia and Sicily — that pro50 litres a year, for sure.� duces most of the olive oil in Italy.

His advice to those who haven’t experienced “Where I was born, there’s an olive grove that a real quality, extra virgin has 15,500 plants, some 400 olive oil? years old. I grew up in that editor@northshoreoutlook.com “I would say buy one litre twitter.com/justinbeddall area.â€? He smiles wistfully. “The of good extra virgin olive oil smell of milled olives during instead of two or three that the fall can travel for kilomeare lousy.â€? tres — you can smell that it’s JUSTIN BEDDALL Âť EDITOR

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When dozens of trees fell in the forest, he’s seen trees illegally chopped down. didn’t anybody hear? Or see something?

In one instance, the group involved In early January, 35 trees were “cut, came forward and admitted to their mislimbed or topped” in North Vancouver’s take and paid for a remediation of the Capilano River Regional Park. site, he said.

Even though the area is bordered by The trees cut down in Capilano River several residences the rogue lumberRegional Park, were mostly cedar and jacking was not immediately reported to firs. Many were mature. authorities.

“It’s appalling,” A concerned citiSokalski said. zen later called Metro “Fifty, sixty-yearVancouver. old trees were North Vancouver removed from RCMP arrived at the the park.”

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As Sokalski A criminal investigation noted, parks are in now underway, but public assets, to date no charges or arrests have been something treasured throughout the made and an investigator is still taking region. And they need to be protected. statements and searching for witnesses, The illegal tree harvest in North Van according to North Vancouver RCMP cost more than $40,000 to clean up, spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong. according to media reports. The tree If caught, the suspect or suspects could removal also threatens slope stability. face charges of mischief over $5,000.

Sokalski commended RCMP’s diligent And while it’s not a homicide investiwork on the tree cuting case. gation, North Van police are taking the “We’ll just have to wait and see where file seriously. There’s been a lot of public that all ends up.” outrage over the case.

De Jong says tips are being followedAs De Jong noted, it’s not the case of a up on. stop sign being knocked down. Trees are Like any unsolved file, it may only part of our environment, our community take one person to say something that and “aren’t easily replaced.” will change the trajectory of the invesMitch Sokalski, West Area parks mantigation. And now is not the time for ager for Metro Vancouver, has been sounds of silence. working in parks for more than 30 years.

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— LET TER OF T HE W EEK— killing of a high proportion of breedMistaken identity by ing age female grizzlies, especially if trophy hunters can it is already under threat from poachhabitat loss, hunter conflicts etc... seriously damage grizzly ing, There is also no evidence that sport population, says expert hunting of male bears is necessary as As an advocate for bear conservation I take issue with a false and misleading statement regarding grizzlies in the story “Minister Talks Tankers, Trophy Hunting in North Van,” Outlook, May 3.

Wayne McCrory, a well-respected biologist, warns that “anyone promoting the hunting of male bears is automatically dooming a fair number of female bears in the population to death within the hunted population. Between a third to a half of all grizzlies killed in the BC trophy hunt (approximately 400/year) end up being female due to the fact that the hunters cannot tell the sex of a bear, especially if the bear has just left her young and in estrous.

Mistaken identity by trophy hunters can have a devastating consequence on a grizzly bear population through the

a means to control male bears from occasionally killing younger bears. In fact, sport hunting does far more harm than good.”

McCory goes on to say that “while it is also true that a male bear occasionally will kill a younger bear, it is very rare that a male bear will eat younger bears while still hibernating. To promote the idea of hunting male bears to stop the occasional but rare male bears killing younger bears is nonsense.

The grizzly society got along well before trophy hunters came along and fabricated specious justifications to support their blood sport.”

If anyone would like to know more please go to the online petition: gopetition.com/petitions/trophyhunt/sign.html Barbara Murray Nanoose Bay

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he Whytecliff Park project was deeper areas, cloud sponges, themselves home meant to set a national precto more rockfish, awaited divers at every turn. edent, the inaugural domino in In the 1960s, a total of 12 species of rockfish what would become a cross-Cancalled Whytecliff home. ada movement. Tucked near the What wasn’t known at the time, was that end of Marine Drive, just east of some of the fish being speared, the rockfish in Horseshoe Bay, the waters of Whytecliff Park particular, were upwards of 100 years old and would become the first marine protected area catching them meant wiping out generations of in the country that safeguarded marine life the fish. from consumptive use.

The push to ban spearfishing in Whytecliff For those involved in the marine industry, began in earnest in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. academics and conservationists alike, it was Committees were struck, boards were erected perfect. and many a meeting So too was it for local was held about how bureaucrats and politicians. to best handle the High-fives, all around. issue but nothing But how did this collection official would come of like-minded people get the of it for decades. go-ahead for the work in the Fast forward to WWW.NORTHSHOREOUTLOOK.COM first place? And, what has it 1993 and Richard meant in the long run?

Paisley, an adjunct professor of law Early days and the director of the Global Transboundary Since at least the early 1950s, Whytecliff Park International Waters Initiative at the University had been a destination spot for divers looking of B.C., is living in one of the now-demolished to spear the abundant lingcod, red snapper and caretaker’s cottages in Whytecliff. rockfish in the area. Back then, the rockfish There was a sense at that time, remembers caught by a diver in Whytecliff could be traded Paisley, that marine life protection was the next for a full meal in Chinatown. And they often step — the “flavour of the day,” he calls it — for were. those toiling in the sphere of marine conservaIn those days, Whytecliff’s shallow waters tion. were home to schools of black rockfish. In the “We really wanted to foster that feeling

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“We decided we needed Fisheries on our side.

We talked to legal counsel in Ottawa and they said the easiest way is to have a series of closures [a simple ban on all types of fishing] under the Fisheries Act,” says Paisley.

“We said ‘sure.’ And that became the legal mechanism by which we shut down the exploitation of living marine resources in the park.”

As of July 24, 1993, Whytecliff Park was a marine protected area.

Red tape The trouble facing Paisley, however, was twofold: the lack of any official guidelines to establish a marine protected area and the often confusing web of jurisdiction present in Canadian waters.

For instance, Ottawa has jurisdiction over the sea coast and inland fisheries under the Constitution. But they only have jurisdiction over certain parts of the sea bed, while B.C. has authority over others parts. The sea bed of the Strait of Georgia, for instance, belongs to the province. First Nations jurisdiction, provided under Section 35 of the Constitution, further complicates the mix.

So, Paisley, who by this point was working with people from the Vancouver Aquarium, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society as well as concerned citizens and West Van municipal staff, decided to seek the approval of the community first. Unfortunately, Paisley says they were met with some resistance, as a handful folks in the neighbourhood were reluctant to attract any extra attention to the area.

The group then turned to Fisheries and

Semantics “Everything is counted as a marine protected area now, but they are not,” says West Van’s Bernie Hanby, famed underwater photographer and crusader for Whytecliff.

“There are even places reserved for people to anchor their boats at night, but there’s no protection whatsoever. And the public thinks that if you say ‘park’ it is protected. It’s a total misnomer. Fish get no respect.”

A former insurance adjuster, Hanby, 78, was an avid fisherman in his younger days. In fact, it was the fishing in B.C. that brought him here from England in 1960. But then Hanby

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“We just really wanted to raise awareness of marine protected areas.”

Left out Four years later, Canada adopted the Oceans Act, then a world-leading piece of legislation aimed at providing a comprehensive framework for oceans management. Part of that framework included guidelines to establish marine protected areas.

But since the Whytecliff project preceded the Oceans Act, it wasn’t included in the new rules.

According to John Nightingale, president and CEO of the Vancouver Aquarium and a member of the group that worked on Whytecliff in 1993, calls to recognize the area under the Oceans Act were quickly made but ultimately rejected.

“The government said no, it [Whytecliff] wasn’t big enough or important enough. So, they didn’t do it,” says Nightingale.

“It actually lacks official designation.

Whytecliff Park, technically, isn’t a marine protected area.”

With the new regulations came new definitions of what a marine protected area could be.

In the context of Whytecliff, a marine protected area meant a fishing closure. Now marine protected areas can be defined in numerous ways such as zones where no oil or gas drilling can occur, but people can fish.

In 2002, the National Marine Conservation Act came into being, but that measure is attached to national parks or national parks reserves. It gives Parks Canada the ability to protect conservation areas in places such as Haida Gwaii and the southern Gulf Islands, where a national marine conservation area is currently in development. Such a designation, however, doesn’t inherently mean these areas are no-take zones either.

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When he dove, he took photos and it didn’t take long before he realized the fish that were once so abundant in some B.C. waters were disappearing. In the ‘70s,

OPENING DAY - Bernie Hanby is interviewed at Whytecliff in 1993.

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Hanby was in Pender Harbour, where he owns a second home. He’d been going there for years and knew of the area’s reputation as a hot spot for spearing lingcod.

But awareness of a reputation and seeing the results of it, however, are two different things.

“Divers would have these meets to scout who could spear more fish and where.

And I came upon it and never took a photo, which I regret to this day. There was 2000 pounds of dead fish from one of those events,” he says, angered still.

“There’s no sport in that.”

Something had to be done. In 1985, he helped set up the Marine Life Sanctuary Society, which, eventually came two work with Paisley, Nightingale and others on Whytecliff after failing to establish a marine protected area in Gabriola Pass a few years earlier.

Since 1993, the society has had its ups and downs, suffering from fluctuating membership numbers.

People like to see results, Hanby says, and after their attempts to work in Gabriola Pass, members walked away frustrated from the failure. But a resurgence is in the works, Hanby adds with a proud smile, as new blood has begun to join again.

“The key for me has always been to get support for marine protected areas. And rockfish are the indicative species of why it’s important. We have vacuumed the Georgia Strait and all up the coast. But most people are not exercised by the loss of these fish,” says Hanby.

For me, it’s absolutely dramatic.”

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“It is a pseudo marine protected area but it remains one of a very few places in Canada that has a complete fishing closure,” says Sabine Jessen, the national manager of the Oceans Program with Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.

“Whytecliff will still come out as a significant area.”

A lesson learned from the project — one that informs CPAWS’s current work in the field — is the importance of coordinating long-term fisheries closures where possible. A general fisheries moratorium, the kind Whytecliff enjoys, can be lifted at any time. Longer closures bring more stability to the movement.

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“All of them will have a no-take component to them,” says Jessen.

“And we’re still not doing as much as we should be doing.”

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Those recommendations, released in late 2008 after a review of youth suicides, called for anti-suicide barriers on the two North Shore bridges as well as the Burrard, Granville and Pattullo bridges.

At least a dozen distressed people die each year jumping from Lower Mainland bridges.

Construction of the Ironworkers barrier should begin next year, Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom said, but it’s not clear when or if one will go up on the Lions Gate.

Instead, six crisis phones were installed on the Lions Gate in 2009 and another six were installed this March on the Ironworkers.

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So far that bridge only has a sign indicating a crisis line number to call.

He said there are no plans to retrofit the Pattullo to add suicide barriers because the bridge is slated to be replaced by 2018 and adding a barrier would make the sidewalk dangerously narrow.

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Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of B.C., said he’d like to see more crisis phones at the Pattullo, Granville and Burrard bridges and he hopes work advances quickly on new barriers.

“Phones are a start but by no means are they the solution,” he said. “Many suicides will be prevented, if we restrict the physical means to suicide.”

He said signs, phones, cameras, higher railings and nets are all good ideas, as well as “human barriers” like crisis lines, bike and foot patrols on all Lower Mainland bridges and more coordinated community action.

There were 12 bridge suicides recorded last year in the Lower Mainland, including three from the Lions Gate and one each from the Granville, Burrard, Alex Fraser and Pattullo bridges.

From 2006-2011 there have been 111 bridge suicides in Metro Vancouver or the Fraser Valley, according to the B.C. Coroners’ Service.

During that six-year period, a total of 26 jumped from the Lions Gate Bridge, 15 from the Pattullo, 15 from the Granville Street

Bridge, six each from the Knight Street and Alex Fraser bridges, five each from the Ironworkers Memorial and Burrard Street bridges, and four ended their lives at the Port Mann Bridge.

Consulting firm Stantec was hired by the province to examine prevention options after a 2008 suicide attempt on the Ironworkers brought Highway 1 traffic to a standstill for several hours on July 1, 2008.

One of the challenges the October 2008 report flagged is that a barrier on the Lions Gate could reduce its aerodynamic stability in strong winds.

It found safety nets installed under the two North Shore bridges might cost around $15 million, while physical barriers above the railings are pegged at $25 to $30 million.

“Installation of barriers is generally the most effective and also the most expensive solution,” the report found.

Stantec found more work was required and suggested the province be guided by a “cost-benefit analysis considering the number of successful and attempted suicides together with the cost of dealing with incidents and associated road user delays.”

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North Van teen wins National Gallery spot Erica Phillips, 19, is a finalist in the National Gallery of Canada’s So You Want To Be An Artist 2012 contest TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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nyone who doubts that tattoos have crossed over into the mainstream will soon need look no further than the National Gallery of Canada.

There, in the country’s cultural vault, just down Sussex Drive from the Prime Minister’s house and Parliament Hill, on walls shared by Emily Carr and the Group of Seven, a teenage North Vancouverite’s ode to the art of needles, ink and skin will soon hang.

After an online voting campaign via Facebook “Likes,” Erica Phillips, 19, finished in third place this NEEDLE WORK - North Vancouver artist week in the national Erica Phillips is one of 12 finalists whose gallery’s Canada-wide work (pictured at right) will be exhibited at “So You Want To Be the National Gallery of Canada next month.

An Artist” contest Above: Todd Coyne photo/At right: Totem for budding Robert Batemans.

Having now beat out nearly 200 other young artists, Phillips is one of just a dozen finalists whose work will hang next month in the national gallery where a panel of experts will choose one winner from the lot on June 5.

The North Van finalist’s four-part work, Totem, is a series of vertically arranged acrylic “portraits” that Phillips did more as experiments in non-traditional portraiture than as part of any prize-winning plan.

The paintings play with the idea that tattoos are totems that signify the wearer’s lineage and their permanent, public commitment to their identity, Phillips says.

“I was really interested in showing someone’s personality and doing a portrait of someone but without showing faces,” she tells The Outlook in the living room of her family home. “And by putting a unique piece of art permanently on your body, it creates the same thing as showing a portrait of a person’s face — it’s an identifier.”

The Emily Carr University of Art + Design student says she’s never been to the national gallery before, let alone to Eastern Canada. But if she wins, she plans to take her younger sister on a cross-country trip to see her work in the capital.

But really, she says, it’s just nice to be nominated.

“I’ve never been involved in a contest or anything quite like this before and it’s interesting to see how many people I could get from Facebook to actually vote,” Phillips says. “It shows you that any artist — especially if they’re just emerging now — to get their career going has to use the Internet and social media to create a presence and an identity for themself.”

And creating an identity is precisely what Totem explores — albeit an identity in a much more physical and permanent sense than online.

WWW.NORTHSHOREOUTLOOK.COM “I find it so interesting the whole phenomenon of tattoos and how it’s become a really accepted thing,” Phillips says. “The whole world is moving in the direction that they’re going to be accepted, that it’s not a taboo thing any more and I think that’s just great.”

In fact, Phillips says certain websites dedicated to tattoo art were instrumental in helping get her contest work out in front of the public and in getting the votes needed to succeed.

“I like tattoos and have always been inspired by them,” she continues.

“But I don’t have any... yet.”

First prize in the “So You Want To Be An Artist” contest is a roundtrip for two to Ottawa, two nights’ accommodation and meals, a behindthe-scenes visit to the national gallery to learn about careers in the visual arts, an expert portfolio review by a professional curator and a $500 gift certificate for art supplies from the University of Ottawa.

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MAY 2012 INFORMATION SESSIONS Based on community input from the March 2012 consultation program, Port Metro Vancouver has been working with the City of North Vancouver to develop a preferred design for the proposed Low Level Road Project. All community input from the consultation has been summarized into a Consultation Summary Report which is now available at PortTalk.ca.

Information Sessions: Two information sessions are planned to share updated project information with the community in May 2012. Please drop by to learn more and speak to the Low Level Road project team about the proposed preferred design.

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W. Van student collecting books for remote area in China Mulgrave’s Carol Wu says father helped inspire her SEAN KOLENKO S TA F F R E P O RT E R

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ulgrave student Carol Wu balances a pretty busy schedule — homework, membership in her school’s photography and Photoshop club and volunteering at the West Vancouver Memorial Library are but a few of the items on the

Grade 10 student’s plate.

With only so much productive time in a day, one would understand if Wu opted to keep her dance card as it is. But that isn’t her style.

This year, Wu decided to take on a project with an international focus. Since January, she’s been working with the Chinabased charity iFund — the second largest charity in the country, next to the national Red Cross Society — to send books to Guizhou, a province in southwestern China that doesn’t have regular access to English texts.

The idea came to her while talking with members of the photography club, all of whom were expressing an interest in expanding the breadth of their arts-focused group, and Wu’s father who often spoke of growing up in a Chinese town deprived of books.

“His family comes from a tiny town, and he still has family there,” she says, noting her father is in China routinely on business.

“And they had to travel several hours to school. He

Grade 10 student Carol Wu. Sean Kolenko photo remembers what it was like but because he still knows people there, he still sees how tough it is.”

So far, Wu has only been collecting books at school through her club and at the West Van Memorial Library. Next year, however, she plans to coordinate a fundraising event at Mulgrave to get the attention of the entire student body. By doing so, Wu hopes to not only collect more books, but potentially raise some money through donations to help with shipping costs.

To date, Wu has been sending the books she’s collected in the suitcases of friends and family trav-

elling to and from China. Once she’s able to make larger book shipments, Wu says iFund has told her she’ll only have to send them to Qingdao, a city in eastern China, and they will get the books to Guizhou from there.

At the moment, Wu says she has been focusing on collecting children’s books because the pictures are helpful for those just learning English.

Anyone interested in donating used books can email Wu at goldsunsilvermoon@hotmail.com. A donation box will also be set up at the Memorial Library, Wu says.

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N Install a low-flow fixture or appliance.

Look for the WaterSense label on retail shelves across BC. N Return unused or expired medications to the pharmacy for proper disposal.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . . . . . . 1-8 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57 TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76 CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98 EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696 RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757 AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804-862 MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903-920

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COMING EVENTS

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Advertise across Advertise across the the Advertise across the Lower Mainland Lower Mainland in in lower mainland in the 18 18 best-read the best-read thecommunity 17 best-read community communityand newspapers newspapers and newspapers. dailies.

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

ATLAS POWER SWEEP DRIVERS power sweeping, power scrubbing and pressure washing.

Must be hard working with a good attitude. Burnaby based. Must be available to work nights and weekends. Good driving record required. Experience beneficial, but will train.

Email: jobs@atlasg.net or fax 604-294-5988 CLASS 1 DRIVERS WANTED! Sign bonus $2000 for Owner/op ph: 604-598-3498/fax: 604-598-3497

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MOUNTAIN MECHANICAL SERVICES IN SPARWOOD B.C. CURRENTLY HAS AN OPENING FOR A CERTIFIED HEAVY-DUTY OR COMMERICAL TRANSPORT TECHNICIAN, ALSO HAVE A OPENING FOR A CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WOULD ALSO ACCEPT A 3RD OR 4TH YEAR APPRENTICE IN EITHER TRADE PLEASE FAX OR EMAIL RESUMES TO ATT: BOB AT B N I C. M T N M E C H @ T E L U S. N E T FAX:1-250-425-0715 PH:250-4256535 FOR MORE INFORMATION

INFORMATION

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

DENIED CANADA PENSION plan disability benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help.

Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-7933222. www.dcac.ca

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS to Every Hunter in BC! Advertise in The BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis 2012-2014 publication.

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

Contact Annemarie at 1 800 661 6335 or hunt@blackpress.ca Help wanted! Make money mailing brochures from home! Free supplies! Helping home workers since 2001! Genuine opportunity! No experience required. Start immediately! www.theworkinghub.com HOME BASED BUSINESS We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SALES Manager req’d for growing Automotive Dealership in South Okanagan, BC. Must have Automotive Sales leadership experience with focus on Customer Satisfaction.E-mail resume to david@dajo.ca. Pay based on experience

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 bcclassified.com 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.

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HELP WANTED

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WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM

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Register Now Busy Film Season

All Ages, All Ethnicities

Call Rochelle 604.777.2195

SALES Representative / Transportation Specialist needed for well established BC based Flatbed Trucking / Logistics Company. No Relocation required. Must Have Experience in Transportation field.

Email Resume to accts@lakeenterprisestrucking.com Ph:250-3982299 WELDERS WANTED. Journeymen 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience.

Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km west of Lloydminster, is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journey wages $33. $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, profit sharing bonus.

Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine for an appointment or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca or production@autotanks.ca. 780-8462231 (Office), 780-846-2241 (Fax).

for Landscaping Work!

Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!

PropertyStarsJobs.Com

PORT HARDY - Looking for a Journeyman GM Technician. Send resumes to Attention Cory, klassengm@gmail.com or fax 250949-7440.

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Advertising Sales Representative The award-winning Outlook newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person.

The Outlook is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest independent print media company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers across Canada and the United States.

The successful candidate must have the ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service. The winning candidate will be a team player and will be called upon to grow an existing account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in an extremely fastpaced environment with a positive attitude is a must.

The candidate will have two years of sales experience, preferably in the advertising industry. The position offers a great work environment with a competitive salary, commission plan and strong benefits package.

Please submit your resume with cover letter by Friday, May 18, 2012.

To: Publisher, The Outlook publisher@northshoreoutlook.com fax: 604 903-1001 #104 – 980 West 1st Street North Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4 Only selected applications will be contacted.

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CALL 604-558-2278

Up to $20/hr Join our Marketing/ Advertising team now Busiest time of the year!

Hiring 12 f/t CSR reps Must be outgoing and motivated!

HELP WANTED

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HELP WANTED

WHOLESALE Craft Manufacturer looking for people to make our handmade native crafts. Must be reliable and eager to work. Work from home. Free Training provided at our location in Mission. Great earning potential, ideal for stay at home Moms, semi-retired or anyone looking to supplement their income. Call 604-826-4651 to schedule your spot in one of our training sessions.

Families, Kids, Tots & Teens!!

GET IN THE GAME!

Make it yours.

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

CANADIAN RED Cross are seeking an Assistant for the their Disaster Management Program in Burnaby. For details go to www.redcross.ca How You Can Help, Careers, Canadian Opportunities.

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. Sites in AB & BC. Hands on real world machine training. NO Simulators. Start any Monday.

Funding Options. www.IHESchool.com 1-866-399-3853

HELP WANTED

MOVIE EXTRAS !

Exp’d TRUCK DRIVER wanted for BC runs. Exc wages, benefits & equipment + weekends home. Fax or email resume & drivers abstract 604-513-8004 or tridem@telus.net

EDUCATION

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GPRC, Fairview Campus requires a Plumbing Instructor AND Steamfitter/Pipefitter Instructor to teach labs and classroom settings for their program. Visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers.

$100-$400 CASH DAILY

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

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FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

DRIVER. Class 1 Drivers wanted.

Offering top pay. Close to home.

Home most weekends. Family comes first! 1 year flat deck exp. & border crossing a must. Fax resume & driver abstract to 604-853-4179.

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POWERFUL NATIONS of the World are planning a massive attack soon- Pearl Harbor style, with all the fury modern weapons of mass destruction can produce. GET READY NOW!!! www.biblically.com

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

BUTCHER

Retail or wholesale (NOC: 6251) required for Donald’s Fine Foods.

Immediate openings at our Richmond locations for 15 qualified / exp. Meat Cutters. Duties; Cut, trim and prepare cuts of meat, supervise other workers and provide training. Must speak English.

Permanent / Full-time – 40 hours per week. Full Benefits after completion of probation.

Wages: $16.04 per/hour E-mail: careers@ donaldsfinefoods.com or fax: 604.875.6031

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HELP WANTED

Adult Carriers Needed Immediately THURSDAY DELIVERIES ONLY in North and West Vancouver Driver’s license and reliable vehicle required.

Familiarity with North Shore streets an asset.

Earn money delivering The Outlook newspaper.

Call us today!

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EDUCATION

INTERESTED IN PSYCHOLOGY?

BECOME A PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLOR Earn Your Diploma in 1 Year $1000 Tuition Allowance for qualified on-campus applicants Online programs also available CALL TODAY for information Chelsea Stowers Graduate 2008

(250)717-0412

www.counsellortraining.com

PCTIA

ACCREDITED

KELOWNA COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING

www.northshoreoutlook.com EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 160

TRADES, TECHNICAL Novax Tile Ltd. #M3 – 4769 Hazel Street, Burnaby, BC, V5H 1S7

Tile Setters 5 vacancies (NOC 7283), Temporary, Full Time, Overtime , $25.00 per hr, 40 hr per week, CPP, WCB, EI, ASAP, Greater Vancouver , At least 5 years of work experience required, Specific skills: Set tiles in position and apply pressure to affix tiles to base. Cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings using hand and power cutting tools. Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs. Cut, polish and install marble and granite.

Remove and replace cracked or damaged tiles.

Own transportation.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca

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MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

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

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

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

604-537-4140

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But Dead Bodies!!

604.

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

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

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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, tickets & gates, announcers, transportation, batgirls 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!

ELECTRICAL

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

GARDENING

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

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (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

Seniors Discount Book by end of May - 10% off. 25 yrs exp.

Guarantee on work. Refs.

(604)773-7811 or 604-432-1857

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

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

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1 $38/hour.

Plumbing, heating, plugged drains. Big & small jobs.

Local & license. Call 604-510-2155

EDUCATION/TUTORING

PLUMBING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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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MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions

OF Home (604)501-9290

TREE SERVICES

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

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

PETS 477

PETS

BLUE NOSE STAFFORDSHIRE puppies, 7 wks. old, black, brown, gray colours $350. (604)723-4501 BORDER COLLIE pups born Mar 6, 2012. Registered. Strong trialing & working pedigree. Vet checked. 1st shots. $500. 604-854-6637 Abbts 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

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

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

JJ ROOFING SPECIALIZING IN RE-ROOFING. WCB Insured., 3rd Party Liability, BBB member. Jas 604-726-6345 MD ROOFING. ALL TYPES OF ROOFING. Servicing since 1986.

New & reroof. 604-725-1315

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

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MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

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

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

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We Will Pay You $1000

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1-888-229-0744 or apply at: Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $6450 firm.

Call 604-538-4883

HOMES WANTED

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

CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647

TRUCKS & VANS

1998 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 new shocks, alarm, hwy kms, good condition. $12,000 obo. 778-891-4501

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

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OTHER AREAS

2001 Windstar loaded, black, dark tinted windows. Runs Nice.

233K. No aircare. $950. 604-9968734

CORTES ISLAND BC. Tranquility is yours for $309,500. 3 bedroom on 1.3 acres at Smelt Bay. Attached workshop. Sun deck. Fenced garden. Ocean peek. 604-789-2492

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

NORTH VANCOUVER

CHERYL MANOR 210 East 2nd Street North Vancouver 1 bdrmHeat/hot water incl.

Sorry no pets Call 604-985-2639

Need A Ride, Drive Today. Take $500 to $5000 Cash Home. Carter Credit 1.888.688.1837

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

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1193 Taurus, 4dr 130Km. Just like new. Aircared. $650. 604-996-8734 2001 CAVALIER 142K, 4 cyl, auto, 4 door, drives great, Perelli tires, just AirCared, $1900. 778-893-4866 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING, silver, convertible, 84,000 kms. Auto. Aircared. $5,995. obo. 604-826-0519

NORTH VANCOUVER LAMPLIGHTER One bedroom $950/mo.

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

Swimming Pool & Sauna.

Call 604-983-2283

PUGS pure bred. 5M 1F, no papers 1st shots, dewormed, 8 wks old fawn & red $800 (604)826-1037

www.bcclassified.com

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

www.greatcanadianautocredit.com

Newly Renovated, 650sq.ft.

Great Location.

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

Buying, Renting, Selling?

The Scrapper

Auto Loans or

FOR SALE BY OWNER

LAB Yellow X Golden Retriever pups. Family/farm raised. Vet ✓, shots, short hair, parents exc temper. F$695.M $595. 604-835-0305.

SPRING TIME - Springer cross pups, 6 mos, 1st shots, $450. 604823-6739, afternoons/evenings.

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

GUARANTEED

ALDERGROVE 7 bdrm, 4 bath, 9 yrs old, 2 a/g stes on 1st floor, 4 bdrms up, open concept kitchen with island, crown moldings, south backyrd. $579,900. (604)856-4721

ENGLISH BULLIES 2 m. 12 wks.

Vet ✔, stable temp., 50 lbs. at most. $1200 (604)725-7191 after 5

LAB PUPS, Chocolate, $700. vet ch, dew-claws rem. 1st shots, dewormed. qual. lines (604)702-0217

Licensed, Government Approved, BBB Accredited.

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

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.

CHIHUAHUA male, black & tan, vaccinated, dewormed and vet checked, $700. 604-504-5438.

15 Year old 14-3 Bay Andalusian mare. Sensitive horse for confident tactful rider. Owner retired. $8500 obo TO A GOOD HOME. Call 604-534-6152 (Langley).

Qualify Now To Be Debt Free 1-877-220-3328

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

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

MISC. FOR SALE

**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

HORSE

Moon Construction Building Services. Your Specialists in; • Concrete Forming • Framing • Siding 604.218.3064

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

FURNITURE

REAL ESTATE

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

Helping CANADIANS repay debts, reduce or eliminate interest regardless of your credit!

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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DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM

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

www.bcclassified.com

CANE CORSO MASTIFF pure bred male, shots, dewormed, tails cropped, vet ✓ Call 604-826-7634.

Improvements,

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

Classified ads WORK!

Comm. & Res. BBB, WCB. Kitchen Reno’s & Cabinets

HEALTH PRODUCTS

TRAIN TO BE AN Apartment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of graduates working. 31 years of success! Government certified. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-6658339, 604-681-5456.

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PAINT SPECIAL

STAN’S PAINTING

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

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

Running this ad for 8yrs

~ Crown Molding Installation ~ Staining & Custom Painting Laminate flrs ~ H/W Refinishing Mention this ad for $200. off on minimum $1000 job.

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AUCTIONS

MATTRESSES staring at $99

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

PERSONAL SERVICES

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

John 778-881-6737

WANT TO SEE Scenic BC! Needed Immediately . Experienced Feller Buncher Operator with Chipper Head/Mower to work around Hydro Transmission Lines. Must be willing to travel throughout BC (based out of Vanderhoof). $28-$34 per hour + Benefits. For more info. e-mail: sbcjobs@hotmail.ca. Send Resume to: SBCJOBS Box 1136 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 or Fax: (250) 567-2550

1999 FORD 350 BPlus Motorhome with V10 motor, fully equip., exc. cond. $15,000 obo 604-462-1499

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

Interior / Exterior Small / Big Jobs Comm/Res. Fully Insured.

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

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2004 ITASCA SPIRIT 29.4 ft. Class C motorhome, 50,000km. 2 slide outs, awnings, generator & ext. warranty. Exc. cond. $42,900. 604856-8177 / 604-308-5489(Aldergrv) 2011 WINDRIVER 230 RKS, loaded, total length 28’9”. Asking $26,000/obo. Will take small trade & cash. Don (778)344-8047.

BIG FOOT SIGHTINGS! New 2012 bigfoot Campers have arrived only at Mike Rosman RV! 1-800-6670024 www.rosmanrv.com

STND POODLE pups 8 wks, vac, dewormed, CKC reg, parents on site, apricot $1500. 604-496-1180

ABLE AUCTIONS is currently seeking quality Estates, Antiques & Collectibles for Giant auction June 3rd www.ableauctions.ca. Tyler 604818-9473

AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting.

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

BESTWAY PAINTING & DECORATING

HERBAL MAGIC Look great for summer - 1st 9 weeks for $99. Lose Weight and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Call NOW 1-800-8545176.

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1997 WILDWOOD 26’ 5th wheel, great cond., stored inside, new tires & fridge, A/C, micro, incl. hitch, only $7,900. Phone 604-858-2949.

AUTO FINANCING

SUNDECKS

FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

For more information, visit our website at: www.canadian openfastpitch.com or contact our office at 604.536.9287 or info@canadianopen fastpitch.com And don’t forget to like us on Facebook at: http://www. facebook.com/Canadian OpenFastpitch and follow us on Twitter @CdnOpen!

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VISION EXOTIK FLOORING INC.

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SUITES, LOWER

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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

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TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

FLEETWOOD WASTE Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards.

Call Ken at 604-294-1393

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

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

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

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DELUXE SUITE BURNABY HEIGHTS. Bright 2 bdrm, 2 FULL bath suite, kitchen dining, separate living rm, above ground 1150 sq ft; appliances, utilities, cable incl $1350 PM; parking, view, shared laundry, private entrance; amenities. N/S, N/P, References.

For Lease 1 year. Avail NOW. Call 604 340 4548

bradsjunkremoval.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

AT THE SCOTIABANK CANADIAN OPEN FASTPITCH!

PETS

RENTALS

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

CRIMINAL RECORD?

VOLUNTEERS

VOLUNTEER

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Haul Anything...

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LEGAL SERVICES

RUBBISH REMOVAL

PETS

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

Apply via Email: novaxtilesetters@hotmail.com

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2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, high kms. runs/looks good, white, $3300 firm. 604-538-9257.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1998 VW Fox 4dr H/B, 5sp, 178K, exc cond. no aircare, silver w/black int. $1250. 604-996-8734 2005 HONDA CIVIC SI, silver, 4 dr, 5 sp, fully loaded, 90 K, s.roof, $6,600. Call 604-551-1377.

2011 HONDA CRV 4 wd, Auto, silver. Loaded. Local car. $21,500: 10000k. Call 604-551-1377.

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ONE BDRM suite in Aldergrove @ $650/mo includes hydro, heat, cable w/access to HD channels.

Call (604)607-0481.

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MOTORCYCLE HAULER, single/ dble/trpl large lockable utility box for all your gear. Wide easy load alum. ramp incl. $1250. 778-888-6805.

2007 FORD F150 XLT 4 X 4, only 70 km, new tires & brakes, dark blue, excellent cond. $19,900.

Phone 604-858-2949 2009 DODGE 150 HEMI PICK UP with canopy, rhino lined, loaded, 8000 original km’s, show room condition. 26,000 OBO. (604)613-3727

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2011 Custom weld Jetboat 20ft, c/w 9.9 Suzuki Kickin, depthe sounder, windless anchor system, Stainless steel BBQ, & much more. $49,900.

Contact Rich 778-988-9302

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3 & 4 BEDROOM TOWNHOMES from $299,900

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