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Property Taxes Due July 3, 2012

Saturday, June 23 from 11am to 3pm City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver

City of North Vancouver property taxes are due Tuesday, July 3. A number of convenient payment options are available such as paying online, by phone, at your bank or in person at City Hall from Monday to Friday between 8:30am - 5:00pm, closed July 2.

Welcome back to Civic Plaza! After some construction, Civic Plaza is fully open and will be ďŹ lled with festive entertainment on June 23rd.

Join us for family entertainment and activities in the Plaza, including live music, strolling entertainment, kids' activity tent, yummy treats, giveaways, the blessing of the new Welcome Pole outside City Hall and more. Come enjoy a vibrant Civic Plaza and check out the new public entrances to City Hall, new public art, unique sustainability features, information displays, a Fire Truck and lots more. The City Library will be part of the festivities as well. Lots to see and enjoy for all ages.

Learn more at www.cnv.org.

Claim Your Home Owner Grant Online The Home Owner Grant is a provincial government program that is designed to help homeowners reduce the property taxes of the home in which they reside. Eligible property owners can apply online at www.cnv.org/ehog. Simply enter your roll number and personal access code, both located on the front of your property tax notice. The grant must be claimed by Tuesday, July 3 to avoid penalty.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CIVIC PLAZA - 14TH STREET ENTRANCE 11:00am & 12:10pm - North Shore Celtic Ensemble 11:30am - Speeches, First Nations Blessing & Ribbon Cutting 11:40am & 12:40pm - Storytelling with the Library 1:00pm New Orleans Ale Stars Music 13TH STREET ENTRANCE 1:00pm - Blessing of the Welcome Pole 1:30pm - Complimentary Cupcakes & Coffee

For more information about paying your property taxes and claiming your Home Owner Grant, visit www.cnv.org.

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The rain had been constant. What felt like an omnipresent patter — not quite downpour but not quite mist — had come down on the collection of tents all night long.

By the morning of June 12, the boulevard is quiet. A few cardboard signs remained slung to small trees; an open case of Pepsi lay beside a blue cooler. Down the block, a gardener parks his car and readies his equipment.

The camp sits still, a stark contrast to the wealth surrounding it.

At about 10 a.m., 22-year-old Gregory Williams, a New Jersey-born recent graduate of the University of B.C., emerges from a large brown tent. He’s been left to watch over the grounds while his counterparts attend various meetings.

Williams is a polite, shaggy fellow, with long brown hair and a thick beard. Clad in bleach-stained slacks and a heavy knitted sweater, he’s tired but eager to talk. The night, he says, had been an interesting one.

“It was not bad, not bad at all,” a smiling Williams says, nodding his head.

“One person came around with a megaphone saying ‘Go home freaks, go home freaks, West Vancouver doesn’t want you.’ But we spoke with a fair number of people here and many were sympathetic to us and what we’re trying to do.”

RED HOT REAL ESTATE - The Palace Hotel, one of two properties West Vancouver developer Steven Lippman tried to purchase last week. Sean Kolenko photo foreclose on Wolsey and Campbell Saunders, a Vancouverbased bankruptcy firm, was appointed the receiver.

Protestors singled out Lippman because they fear he would, upon purchase, fix up the buildings and raise the rents, thereby forcing the cash-strapped residents out.

“He has a history or renovicting,” claims Williams.

“He jacks up the rents and markets the rooms to students and young workers. It’s hard to know how many people he’s displaced as a result.”

If an investment of private capital is used to clean up the properties, an adjustment in rent would be the result admits Geoffrey Howes, a spokesman for Living Balance. But, he stresses, the adjustment would be a minor one. And the renovation desperately needs to be done.

These buildings, even in a community full of decrepit real estate, have had many complaints — city records show more than 150 infractions — levied against them. Last year, legal action against Wolsey was taken by the Residential Tenancy Branch on behalf of a group of former residents.

What Living Balance pledges to do if it takes control of the hotels, says Howes, is make them “clean and respectable.”

“These are disgusting suites. There are tales of rats, mould, bed bugs and the city has been trying to force the sale of these buildings,” says Howes, in a phone interview Tuesday afternoon.

“But the reality is somebody needs to step up to the plate.

If the city goes in, they can keep the rates at $375-$425. If we go in and clean it up, there is a cost associated to that so rates might be $425-$450 but they will all be in that $400-range. We’re not the bad guys here. For that gang to protest outside of Steven’s home isn’t fair. We haven’t even bought the properties yet. To be honest, we don’t need the aggravation, we know we’re doing the right thing.”

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On June 11, city council unanimously supported the creation of a food charter and a food policy advisory committee.

Presenting to council was Heather Johnstone, coordinator of the Edible Garden Project, the group that runs Loutet Farm and a host of other urban agriculture projects on the North Shore. A food charter, she explained, would work as a unifying document, bridging the work already being done in the area by groups such as the New Hope Kitchen at the Salvation Army, which works to divert food from waste streams, and the community gardens monitored by the Edible Garden Project.

In addition to council’s support, the development of a food charter and advisory body has been backed by a host of groups including the North Shore Fruit Tree Project, the North Shore Neighbourhood House and both the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations.

A critical component to a food charter is the recognition that not all in the community may have access to locally grown, healthy food, said Johnstone. Physical ailments may prevent some residents from getting to certain types of food, while others may not be able to afford healthier fare.

Compounding the problem is rising oil prices which also alters the cost of food.

Food systems, she said, are comprehensive spectrums encompassing the way food is produced, processed, distributed, consumed and disposed of.

In 2007, Vancouver established a food policy council. Kamloops, Quesnel and the Shushwap region, amongst numerous other cities across the country, have similar councils.

Typically, such bodies engage in public awareness campaigns, education programs and host forums on various topics, but food policy councils have also advised on policy formation and implementation.

“An advisory body helps ensure broad engagement in the development of a food charter. It has to reflect the community,” Johnstone told The Outlook.

“It won’t live if only politicians are brought into the document.”

Johnstone plans to approach each North Shore municipality to participate. No planning sessions have yet been scheduled, but in her presentation to city council Johnstone said the annual Table Matters event, a gathering of local food policy enthusiasts, could be the forum to discuss the details of both the food charter and the advisory body. skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/seankolenko

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‘It’s about appealing to people’ On a cruise up Indian Arm in support of North Van-Seymour candidate Jim Hanson last weekend, NDP leader Adrian Dix talks polls, attack ads and and the perils of nasty political rhetoric

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hortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday night, provincial New Democrat leader Adrian Dix found himself in a bit of a duel. For a pair of tickets to the Vancouver Opera.

The bidding started at $100 and moved quickly. Former North Vancouver federal NDP candidate Michael Charrois, a professional actor, provided the rapid-fire auctioneering.

Dix was up, and then he was down. When the bids hit $160, he was in the lead. His only opponents, a couple seated at a table a few steps to the left of Charrois, hesitated slightly. Should they? Shouldn’t they?

They did. The bids jumped to $170, $175 and then $190 before the couple upped the ante one last time. With a $200 offer, the tickets landed just out of Dix’s reach.

Considering the participant, the back and forth proved an interesting exchange. In some ways, TALKIN’ SHOP - Matthew Linnitt, right, the seesaw nature of an auction is a lot like polichats with Adrian Dix on last weekend’s tics. Bidding, like voting, is encouraged. Lead harbour cruise. Scott Robarts photo changes should be expected. And only when the final submission is counted is the thing over.

And overconfidence isn’t exactly symptomatic But unlike the lighthearted race for an evening of the New Democrats, he adds. The party’s won at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, neither Dix nor three of the past 21 elections, not the most stelhis party have seen much of second place lately. lar of success rates. But the public, he stresses, is In April, two byelection wins in Port Moodylooking for new leadership “and the NDP repreCoquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope, the latter of sents that.� which never before won by an NDP candidate, Then how does the party plan to continue repdominated headlines resenting that apparent and thrust the NDP well interest in change? A few ahead of the secondskolenko@northshoreoutlook.com missteps have changed twitter.com/seankolenko place BC Liberals in the many a political fortune. polls.

And attack ads — for According to an Angus instance, the “Risky Dix�

Reid poll published in SEAN KOLENKO  STAFF REPORTER campaign launched earlier May, half of the provthis year by the Liberals ince’s decided voters said — have proven successful they’d vote for the NDP, more than twice those pieces of the election puzzle in other races. who said they’d go with the Liberals.

How does Dix suppose he and the NDP can And then there was this week’s Ipsos Reid poll best avoid any game-changing gaffes and the that showed Dix, for the first time with a leaderpower of television? Is there a defence that can ship advantage over Premier Christy Clark. Dix handle both? has a 50 per cent approval rating, Clark 33 per “It’s about appealing to people, bringing them cent. He’s also considered the best choice for back into the process. The political process has premier, coming in with 31 per cent support, lost the participant. Clark and the Liberals spent while Clark garnered 25 per cent. $1-$2 million on attack ads, but that doesn’t Good news for a man who’s ultimate political bring people back,� says Dix. dreams rest on the support of the public. But the “I don’t want to do that. We have to engage provincial election is just less than a year a way. young people but right now, they don’t see in the Does Dix pay attention to polls, positive or not, political process the change they want. Part of it this far out? is the inability of politicians to disagree in pub“Yes,� he says, with a quick pause. lic without a problem. I disagree with Clark on “To the extent that they’re obviously important issues as long as my arm and your arm. But for to the way people cover politics. But I question too long we’ve had a nasty debate about too litin this day in age if they’re telling us the public tle. We will continue to run a positive campaign mood. My constituency [Vancouver-Kingsway] and that will force the Liberals to run one too.� is very diverse. For instance, 48 per cent of the residents don’t speak English at home. That can skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com be hard to tackle if a pollster doesn’t acknowltwitter.com/seankolenko edge that.�

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The social politics of the clothes closet There’s an advantage to having a daughter that I had not anticipated years ago, but I’m certainly aware of it now.

She does not borrow my clothes.

That may seem ridiculously obvious now, but it simply wasn’t something I would have thought of as a new father. I considered all sorts of pros and cons in terms of the gender of my offspring – which we didn’t know in advance, and became utterly irrelevant when she arrived – but clothing wasn’t among my musings.

ANDREW HOLOTA » GUEST COLUMNIST This unimagined factor is at the forefront now, mostly because of the frequent, frustrated laments coming from our bedroom closet, as my wife searches in vain for her jeans/tops/tights and/or some other piece of apparel gone AWOL. The reason said item cannot be located, is that it in all likelihood is adorning our 14-year-old daughter who, like most teens, works on the principle of what is yours is mine, particularly as it applies to her mother’s clothing.

Now, you may be thinking to yourself, wow, how is it that your wife wears the same clothing sizes of her teen?

And the answer to that is a genetic inclination toward the wispy side of slim, a race car metabolism, and a disciplined exercise regimen to keep it that way.

In other words, nothing a mere male mortal such as myself is ever going to experience.

If we had a 14-year-old son, he would not be borrowing my jeans. a) They would not fit. b) The other characteristics I do not possess are enduring tolerance and patience.

I subscribe to the corollary of our daughter’s outlook on possessions: What’s mine is mine, so keep your mitts off!

The girl does have a point though, when she tells my wife, “If we’d combine our stuff, look at all the selection we’d have!”

On the other hand, the Soviet Union tried to follow that dogma for decades, and it was ultimately defeated by human nature. In fact, the communists tore down a big high, concrete wall to get American jeans.

I’m thinking I may have to construct something similar around our walkin closet to protect my wife’s wardrobe.

I don’t know why this is an issue at all, really. I mean, the teen has her own walk-in closet, which is not exactly bereft of garments.

Yet, ask her why she has yet again pillaged her mother’s clothing stock, and the response runs the gamut from “mine is in the wash; can’t find my own; this matches my shoes; or, hers fits better.”

Like most things feminine, I try to stay out of it. Nothing good can come from an unsolicited male perspective on mother-daughter dynamics.

I once suggested to my wife that a sure-fire solution to the issue would simply be for her to put on a few pounds, and move beyond the teen’s size range.

That earned me one of those female looks that can microwave a man’s liver at 50 metres.

I excused my poor sense of humour and beat a hasty retreat to the garage until the radiation dissipated.

There are a couple of other options available, although I haven’t put them forward.

When we see the teen coming, I distract her with an AE discount flyer, and the wife rescues an armload of her favourite fashions in a dash out the back door.

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Steal the kid’s clothes. .. wait a minute ... aren’t those her jeans you’re wearing?

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BLESSING CEREMONY - Last week, students and staff at West Van’s Ridgeview elementary and members of the Squamish Nation participated in a blessing ceremony and unveiling of a new canoe carving that will be displayed in the school foyer. Students worked directly with artist Wes Nahanni (pictured above in green ceremonial blanket) on the project. This initiative, like the recent renaming of Gleneagles elementary, is the result of the Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement signed by WVSD two years ago. These projects have been led by director of instruction Lynne Tomlinson and assistant superintendent Warren Hicks, pictured at right, who is retiring this year after 24 years in the West Vancouver School District and 10 years in North Vancouver. Submitted photos

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or the past 18 years, convicted killers Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay have steadfastly maintained their innocence.

But they won’t get a second chance to prove that inside a courtroom any time soon. On Monday, the Washington State Court of Appeals denied the pair’s bid to overturn their triple murder convictions.

In May 2004, the West Vancouver men were found guilty of bludgeoning to death Rafay’s parents, Tariq and Sultana, and autistic sister, Basma, inside their suburban Seattle home on a summer evening in 1994.

The pair, both 28 at the time of their conviction, received three consecutive 99-year life sentences without the possibility of parole for the brutal murders.

During the high-profile trial, prosecutors argued that money was a motivating factor in the crime.

Last July, seven years after being sentenced to a lifetime behind bars, a Washington State court of appeal heard their argument for a new trial based on several grounds, chief among them the tactics used by the RCMP’s controversial undercover sting operation — known as “Mr. Big” — to ensnare them.

Burns and Rafay had been staying with the Rafay family in Seattle on the night of the murders, but had an alibi. They were out for a movie and food and later returned home to discover the bodies around 2 a.m. and called 911. Not long after they returned to North Vancouver, the RCMP launched Project Estate, where, posing as underworld criminals, they had the pair participate in different “scenarios.” This eventually led to their arrest on July 31, 1995.

After nearly two decades behind bars, Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay lose their bid to overturn their triple murder convictions

In a published opinion dated June 18, Chief Judge C.J. Leach wrote “Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay appeal their convictions of three counts of aggravated murder in the first degree based upon the murders of Rafay’s parents and sister. They argue that the complex undercover operation conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) coerced their confessions admitted at trial. But substantial evidence supports the trial court’s findings that these confessions were voluntary. And because the other issues presented by Burns and Rafay also do not warrant appellate relief, we affirm.”

The two other judges on the panel concurred.

Among the other issues raised in the appeal: the exclusion of expert testimony, notably proposed testimony on false confessions, the limitation of “other suspect” evidence, lack of a speedy trial, and alleged prosecutorial misconduct during the closing argument when the deputy prosecutor compared the murders of the Rafay family to a terrorist beheading.

Given the complexity of the Burns-Rafay trial, which lasted eight months, King County prosecuting attorney Brian McDonald wasn’t surprised by the number of issues raised on appeal by the defendants.

“It’s not uncommon to raise five or six issues in a homicide case, this case they probably raised more like a dozen,” he said.

But this case has always been unusual in its scope, noted McDonald, explaining that it was both one of the longest trials in King County history [and] is probably, in terms of briefing on appeal, one of the most

extensive ever.

“This appeal, if you’ve ever looked at the briefing, is many, many hundreds of pages. Even in a normal homicide it’s a fraction of that.”

Speaking to The Outlook one day after the appeal decision was released, McDonald said, “We think the court of appeal analyzed all the issues that had been raised correctly and reached the correct results.”

Dissenting opinion Ken Klonsky, a member of Innocence International, a Canadian-based advocacy group that took on the BurnsRafay’s case four years ago, bristled at the appeal court judgement.

“The justice system does not work; two innocent young men have had their lives destroyed and the court has confirmed this injustice with a bizarre, impressionistic and prejudicial decision upholding a prejudicial trial. The convictions of Burns and Rafay for the brutal bludgeonings of the Rafay family were and still are in defiance of common sense,” he wrote in an email on Monday.

Klonsky is regularly in touch with Rafay through correspondence and jail visits but because he’s been in New York he hasn’t had a chance to speak with Rafay since the appeal court decision.

He expects the news will be “partially devastating” for

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Rafay but he believes he will be able to quickly come to terms with situation.

“He’s such an intellectual, a heady person, I know he’s going to say, that even if the court had ruled in his favour — and this is true — the state would have appealed that to the Supreme Court. So both [attorney] David Koch and Atif said, this was not going to be the end point in any event. So the case has to go to the supreme court,” said Klonsky by telephone on Tuesday.

For inspiration, Rafay need look no further than Klonsky’s Innocence Project partner Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the ex-boxer who spent nearly two decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, as a role model for resolve.

“You can’t give up your innocence. I mean Rubin had a second trial and he was convicted at the second trial [but]... it had nothing to do, in his mind, with reality, he knew he hadn’t done that crime. And the same should be said here,” said Klonsky. “Two young men are not going to commit a crime of that magnitude for some money to make a movie. It defies common sense.”

Tiffany Burns, Sebastian’s sister, has also never wavered in her belief that her brother and his friend have been wrongfully convicted.

In 2004, she produced a documentary that explored the controversial methods used in Mr. Big operations to extract confessions and also told the stories of victims who’d falsely confessed only to later be exonerated through DNA evidence.

“My brother and Atif are innocent. We plan to fight this all the way to the Supreme Court,” she said in an email to The Outlook Monday afternoon.

Calls and emails to legal council representing Burns and Rafay were not returned.

Next chapter?

Monday’s appeal denial is just the latest

chapter in the sensational high-profile murder case that’s played out on both sides of the border for nearly two decades.

In 1996, a year after RCMP arrested Burns and Rafay at their rental home in North Vancouver, the Attorney General of Canada ordered their extradition to the U.S., but the B.C. Supreme Court blocked those the orders.

That began years of legal chess. The Canadian government took the case to the Supreme Court, which ultimately decided that the pair couldn’t be extradited to a country where they could face the death penalty.

In 2001, after receiving assurances from the King County prosecutor that his office would not seek the death penalty, Burns and Rafay were transported to Seattle and booked into King County Jail.

The trial finally began in 2003, nearly a decade after the Rafay family was murdered and lasted nearly eight months. On May 26, 2004, Burns and Rafay were each found guilty on three charges of first degree murder. Burns and Rafay filed their appeal in 2007.

The pair’s lawyers now have 30 days to file a petition for a review of the decision by the Supreme Court.

King County prosecutor Brian McDonald expects this will be the next step for their legal team. “I’d be surprised if they do not,” he said.

“So we’ll know roughly six months from now whether the Washington Supreme Court will take the case,” he added, noting that the high court “only accepts a small fraction of the cases people seek review on.”

Of course even if the Supreme Court rejects the case, it’s likely far from over.

“If they decide not to take the case, then the direct appeal is over but you may know there are all kinds of other ways to challenge your conviction. So there are still avenues available but they get harder to pursue.” editor@northshoreoutlook.com

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*** The sale of the Wonder Rooms and Palace Hotel was scheduled for June 13 at 9:45 a.m. in B.C. Supreme Court. At 9:30 a.m., only Howes, a slim fair-haired man, and two associates are sitting near the courtroom. Lippman isn’t present.

There’s a rumour, Howes says, that someone stepped in and bought the mortgage from the receiver late the previous day but he’s not sure of the details.

“We’ll have to wait and see,” he says.

Lippman’s offer of $4.9 million for the properties, for the moment, stands.

As a line begins to form in front of the courtroom, just minutes before 9:45 a.m., Williams and other members of the protest group come down the hallway. Among them is Wendy Pederson, noted DTES activist and Ivan Drury, an organizer of the protest outside Lippman’s house. Both are members of the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council.

The pair exchange a few quick words with Howes and file into the courtroom. By the time the sale of the hotels comes up, the courtroom is near full. But discussion of the issue is brief. Peter Reardon, a lawyer representing a company called Laurelwood and Southwood Ventures, rises and explains to the judge that his client has paid the mortgage and plans to take control of the buildings.

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“My client doesn’t want to sell it to Lippman or anyone else.”

Further court proceedings into the matter, Reardon added, are expected in the near future but he would not comment on what the nature of those proceedings would be.

“The most important thing is the Wonder and Palace hotels have not been bought by Lippman.

We’ve been fighting for a year for these hotels,” says Drury, outside the courthouse, the rain picking up.

“But we need the province and the city to step in

*** Each day, 69-year-old Jim French gets up early, grabs some groceries at the Sunrise Market and walks the streets of the Downtown Eastside before heading for a few beers at Vancouver’s Favourite Country Music Pub, the bar in the Grand Union Hotel.

He likes getting out. And he likes a drink. “No sense staying in,” he says, “there isn’t a hell of a lot to do in there.”

French has been living in the Palace Hotel for seven years. When he first moved in, at the tender age of 62, the first floor, where he lives, was okay.

It was upstairs that was the problem.

“There was more drugs inside than out. They partied all night long. There was a few drunks, no door locks, drunks in the bathroom. I don’t like going to a bathroom that I share. There used to be bandages, blood in the tub from the needles they threw in there,” he says.

“I had to clean it out. But nobody ever bothered me.”

And things have gotten better, he adds. The Community Builders Group, the company currently managing the Palace, has helped turn it around.

The hallways are clean these days. The bathrooms too. He nods approvingly.

Originally from rural Ontario, French left home at 15, not long his father died. Mom had four younger kids to care for and it was time for him to make some money. A self-proclaimed “damn good” mechanic, French was never much for school. He worked as a journeyman pipefitter in Saskatchewan, taking contracts wherever offered.

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While the approximately 60 workers at the Marine Drive Safeway â&#x20AC;&#x153;have all been placedâ&#x20AC;? in other Safeway stores â&#x20AC;&#x153;all over,â&#x20AC;? according to a Safeway regional spokeswoman, it remains unclear what is to become of the sprawling 1.4-acre Ambleside property. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re redeveloping it,â&#x20AC;? the Safeway spokeswoman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what the plans are but the property didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t belong to us,â&#x20AC;? adding that it was never Safewayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to leave the site.

The property is owned by the multibillion dollar H.Y. Louie Group, whose spokesman, Scott Colburn, did not return The Outlookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone calls last Friday. The company came close to getting approval for one of two massive multi-storey mixed-use developments on the site last summer but both proposals were ultimately quashed in public consultations and the company was sent back to the drawing board.

The two options presented to District of West Vancouver council at the time both included a 41,000-square-foot underground grocery store, 16,800 square feet of ground-level retail and office space and between 144 and 154 residential units. The only difference between the two designs was in their residential buildings, with one option proposing a 15-storey tower and the other 10 storeys.

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The current building is also expected to undergo â&#x20AC;&#x153;extensive renovationsâ&#x20AC;? according to information passed along to The Outlook from the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning, lands and development director, Bob Sokol. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started hearing rumours and everybody started hearing rumours probably about month ago that Safeway was going to close down,â&#x20AC;? Sokol told The Outlook in a phone interview Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And a result of that we tried best we could to contact H.Y. Louie to find out what their plans were for the site and all Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to get from them was the fact that yes, the Safeway lease ends July 1 and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given notice to Safeway the lease will not be extended and that long-term, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to have another grocery store on the site.â&#x20AC;?

But as yet, the district has received no new applications for either a building permit or a development permit for the site, meaning 1650 Marine Dr. will be a vacant hole in the heart of Ambleside for some time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At minimum, I assume theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to want to do extensive renova-

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tion work on the interior and that will require a building permit,â&#x20AC;? Sokol said, noting that it takes a few weeks to get a building permit approved through his department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And depending on the renovation work theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to want to do on the exterior of the building, that would require a development permitâ&#x20AC;? taking several months to approve, he said.

In the meantime, West Vancouver councillor Nora Gambioli says her district hall office continues to be flooded with complaints about the looming closure of the neighbourhood grocery thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a West Van institution for decades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to sit empty for at least six months or more,â&#x20AC;? Gambioli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big, big screw up and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big issue.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had tons of people phoning district hall and of course it has nothing to do with us, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a private business. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to affect a lot of people.â&#x20AC;?

The H.Y. Louie Group is the second largest group of retailers in B.C., whose holdings include IGA, Marketplace IGA and London Drugs.

Safeway opened on Marine Drive in 1957. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne

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For the past year and a half, City of North Vancouver council has rejected, debated and finally supported an overhaul of the Low Level Road after a 5-2 vote on the controversial issue Monday night.

Council’s final vote on the project was scheduled for last week but was delayed to allow councillors more time to digest the noise, environmental and slope stability reports, all of which were released by Port Metro Vancouver within days of council’s June 11 meeting.

The added week did little to quell some councillors reservations about the project. Both councillors Rod Clark and Pam Bookham, the two dissenting voices Monday night, spoke at length about lingering problems, in particular the bike lane planned for the north side of the road — which will sit between a retaining wall and traffic — and the need for more complete data on the noise implications of a raised road and the longer trains expected to come to the area once construction is completed.

“Once again, council is not standing up for itself,” Clark told The Outlook, in a phone interview Tuesday morning.

“We need to have the Low Level Road, I understand the rationale for the job. But there are loose ends and they need to be tied up. I want to see noise and pollution monitoring done by the port in the future and action done by them if need be.”

Clark attempted to attach a clause to the Low Level Road motion that would force Port Metro Vancouver to produce a new noise study before the project could go ahead. It was defeated.

Bookham attempted to have the decision deferred again so the city and the port could hammer out details on a new bike path and more accessible Spirit Trail connections. Bookham also

sought the removal of the Third Street overpass, which connects the Low Level Road to the Spirit Trail north of Third Street, and one of the two new rail lines planned by CN Rail. Those plans were also defeated.

Coun. Don Bell, who supported the project, proposed that the port establish noise and environmental baseline assessments so the city can revisit the data one year after the road has been redesigned to see what, if any, changes had occurred. If either scenario had gotten worse, then the city could attempt to fix the problems.

His motion was referred to staff and will return to council chambers in the future.

“I was trying to acknowledge that both Port Metro Vancouver and CN talk about the environmental objectives and greenness of their companies. So, in acknowledging that, we want that as well,” Bell told The Outlook.

“They maintain the belief there will be a reduction in air pollution and noise with the changes to the Low Level Road. Residents are worried about potential negative impacts in these areas, but PMV says its an improvement. So, lets establish some baselines in those areas and one year later we’ll go back and measure.”

The city and the port will be signing a legal agreement for the project by June 30. City engineer Doug Pope said he expects construction to begin by late fall but the final say on the schedule will be determined by the port.

After a lengthy town hall meeting held at city hall last month, the design of the Low Level Road was altered slightly, now allowing southbound traffic on St. Andrews Avenue to turn left and access the shops in the 300-block of East Esplanade.

A full breakdown of the Low Level Road’s new design can be found online in an Outlook story titled “Port Metro Vancouver unveils new Low Level Road design.” skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com

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So how was it that little Part 1: NVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Don Archibald Donald and his parents and Dick Williams chosen to moved to North Van in 1912? It seems Idaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partour New Zealand in 1927 ents, Benson and Annie Gladwin (and you can see etâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set the clock back 85 years to how Don got his middle uncover the story of two North name), had already reloShore soccer lads whose sterling cated here, living at 225 accomplishments must not be lost to the East 10th Street. A society passages of time. page item in The North Long before Mark Watson (who this Shore Press in April 1912 month became the first West Van-raised mentioned a visit of the player inducted into the Canadian Soccer Archibald family here and Hall of Fame) and even before Jimmy noted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Archibald was Spencer and Trev Harvey (North Van stars very impressed with North during the 1930s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40s who are also Vancouver, will probably enshrined in the Hall of Fame) there were return.â&#x20AC;? Indeed, the famtwo others from the North Shore who ily did come back shortly, made their mark on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;fitbaâ&#x20AC;? pitch in living next door and then grand style. at 225 East 10th when It was in 1927 during the tail end of the Mr. Gladwin died in 1913.

Roaring Twenties and with the stock marRupert Archibald eventually ket crash of â&#x20AC;&#x2122;29 not far off that a Canadian became City Clerk in the all-star soccer side embarked on an ambiburgeoning young City of tious 23-game tour of New Zealand which North Van in 1917 until his became an unprecedented success in the death in 1928. annals of the sport in this country.

Don became a multiCanadian soccer officials had been sport star, winning the Don Archibald North Vancouver Archives collection encouraged by the results of a tour of junior 440 yards and Australia by an all-star squad in 1924 claiming third in the high (11 wins, 8 losses and 7 ties) which jump for North Van High in the big Vancouver & District culminated at tour`s end with a 1-1 draw in an additional inter-high track meet at Brockton Point Grounds on May game in Auckland, New Zealand, and which set the wheels 23, 1921. In lawn tennis, while representing St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in motion for a return to the land of the Kiwis three years Presbyterian Church where the family worshipped less later. than a block from home, he captured the singles and douThe players chosen for the 1927 tour hailed from across bles (with Ford Campbell) in the 1924 Greater Vancouver Canada, representing 18 different clubs located in 12 cities Sunday School Association tournament. He also played in six provinces. Five came from B.C. of which two were some baseball and basketball.

North Vancouverites: Don Archibald, a centre forward with But it was in soccer where he shone the brightest. He was North Vancouver Ex-Highs, and Dick Williams, a halfbackthe captain and high-scoring centre forward for North Van forward playing for Vancouver`s St. Andrews.

High, the unofficial provincial high school champions in 1924 To piece together the lives of Archibald and Williams after the local boys defeated Nanaimo 2-0 at Cambie Street and their tour of New Zealand â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a task that would require Grounds with Archibald netting both goals. many hours of research â&#x20AC;&#x201C; your intrepid columnist has In a similar role with North Van Excelsiors the same season, accessed numerous city directories and marriage and death Archibald led the community team to the Mainland junior cham certificates, found obituaries, viewed various microfilmed pionship with his clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first goal in a 2-1 win over St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and digitalized newspapers including the Wellington, NZ, at the Cambie park â&#x20AC;&#x153;before a crowd estimated at over two Evening Post, picked the brain and files of local historian thousandâ&#x20AC;? according to one newspaper. Archibald â&#x20AC;&#x153;was given a Dick Lazenby, checked out the online work of Canadian shoulder-high ride off the field by supporters of the clubâ&#x20AC;? after he soccer historian Colin Jose, and used the always-helpful â&#x20AC;&#x153;was made the recipient of the Con Jones shield on behalf of his staff and the often extremely valuable holdings of the North team.â&#x20AC;?

Van Archives, in this case photos and Archibaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Not long afterwards, the North Vancouver Ex-High club was scrapbook, an absolute treasure in itself. As they say, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a formed to provide teams in several sports for former NVHS stutough job but somebody has to do it. dents. With Archibald continuing to drill home goals, the soccer So who were Don Archibald and Dick Williams? team was a huge success, winning the Lower Donald Gladwin Archibald was born on Sept. 19, 1906, continued, PAGE 19 in Truro, Nova Scotia, to Rupert and Ida Archibald, themlencorben@yahoo.ca twitter.com/nsoutlook

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Moving the Mountain MEC moves across Main Street to new, green digs MARIA SPITALE-LEISK CONTRIBUTOR

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It was a pilot project for the burgeoning outdoor recreation company in 2004.

But in a modest space with parking challenges, it soon found it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep up with the needs of local adrenaline junkies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We made the building our own as much as we could, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet our environmental standards and stuff like that,â&#x20AC;? said Michele Hooey, North Vancouver MEC acting administrative assistant.

That changed last Saturday night when MEC shuttered that location, only to reopen hours later across the street at the corner of Brooksbank Avenue and Cotton Drive, without missing a beat.

The new digs, planted right beside the active North Shore Spirit Trail and Lynnmouth Park, boasts 60 per cent more space, totaling 23,000 square feet.

MECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new North Vancouver store screams sustainability.

Greeting you in the parking lot are four electriccar charging stations.

The building was constructed to meet Leadership continued, PAGE 19

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www.northshoreoutlook.com ily ventured to B.C. about 1913 and to North Van at some point Mainlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior third division after that though no record of in 1926 and moving up to top the Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school attendance could be second division in 1927 meanfound. Apparently ing advancement to the first he served in the division for the upcoming Canadian Army season.

Medical Corps durIt was at this point while ing the Great War employed as a clerk with as a teenager which Evans, Coleman and Evans, actually helped him the building supply company gain the trip to New across the Inlet on Columbia Zealand since the Street, that Don was given the team also needed a opportunity to display his taltrainer on the ship ents for the Canadian touring while at sea for 19 Dick Williams team despite not yet having days en route to NV Archives collection shown his stuff at the top tier Auckland. of B.C. soccer.

Beginning at age While Archibald, at 20, was 20 in 1918, it appears Dick worked the youngest member selected, for Lyall Shipbuilding at the foot of Richard Lloyd Williams, at 29, was Bewicke Ave. and took up his lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s among the oldest. Dick was born work as a watchmaker in 1921 with to Welsh-born parents Peter and Henry Birks and Sons at its origiAnnie Williams on Feb. 27, 1898, nal site over town at the corner of in Beaumaris, Wales. The famGranville and Georgia while living continued from, PAGE 16

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on Chesterfield Ave. and then at 247 West St. James Road.

He played for North Shore United and Vancouver City before joining St. Andrews in 1924 and played right half for Vancouver all-stars in a 1-1 tie against visiting Corinthians F.C. of London in Vancouver on Aug. 23, 1924.

But now it was time to tackle New Zealand. Following big sendoffs organized by their respective clubs, Archibald and Williams boarded the RMS Niagara in Victoria on May 4, 1927, and arrived in Auckland May 23. The trip of a lifetime was underway.

Part 2: The games in New Zealand. To be published in the July 5 edition.

This is episode 462 from Len Corbenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasure chest of stories â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the great events and the quirky â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that bring to life the North Shoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich sports history.

continued from, PAGE 17 in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards and is marked by a distinctive saw-tooth roof. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know the ceiling is painted white to illuminate whatever natural light is coming in and to disburse it around the store,â&#x20AC;? Hooey said.

MEC will also make good on its promise of community amenity contributions to the City of North Vancouver: $20,000 has been earmarked for eastbound Cotton Road cycling initiatives. Meanwhile, MEC will also commit to infrastructure and financial support over three years for Lynn Creek/Lynnmouth Park stewardship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know a lot of the staff here [at MEC] live on the North Shore and are already active in trail maintenance,â&#x20AC;? said Hooey.

With more retail space comes more staff â&#x20AC;&#x201C; North Vancouver MEC hired 20 new employees recently â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and more stock. Most notably, there is now a full-service bike shop at this location. And MECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rental program has expanded vastly to include: tents, sleeping bags, packs, kayaks, canoes and rock climbing shoes.

This Saturday (June 23), the new store at 212 Brooksbank Ave. will host a grand opening, featuring giveaways and free workshops. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are definitely excited about our new space and excited to share that with our neighbours and the community,â&#x20AC;? said Hooey.

For more information visit MEC.ca.

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The new Low Level Road will enhance rail and port operations and significantly improve safety and efficiency for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.

Low Level Road Project Approved North Shore travellers can look forward to $100 million in transportation improvements to the Low Level Road by Spring 2014.

OUR COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING

2 Reduced Noise – the project will remove three at-grade rail crossings, eliminating about 60 train whistles each day.

Port Metro Vancouver would like to thank all North Vancouver residents and businesses who participated in the discussions about the Preferred Design of the new Low Level Road Project.

Port Metro Vancouver looks forward to continuing to work with the City of North Vancouver and with residents and businesses to construct the project in a manner that considers and responds to the local interests we heard during consultation. Additional consultation on the Spirit Trail, landscaping and noise mitigation designs will take place later this year.

SCAN HERE TO LEARN MORE.

Port Metro Vancouver is committed to minimizing the effects of increased trade on the communities in which we operate. The Low Level Road Project will help improve trade and will also offer significant local community benefits. These benefits include: 1 Slope Stabilization And Reduced Road Flooding – through new retaining walls and drainage improvements.

3 Improved Road Safety For All Users – with designated 2m-wide bike lanes, a new intersection at Esplanade, an overpass at the Neptune/Cargill entrance, and turning lanes.

4 1.6 Kilometres Of New Spirit Trail – from St. Georges Avenue through to Kennard Avenue, including an overpass across East 3rd Street.

FOR MORE INFORMATION contact us at: web: PortTalk.ca email: public_affairs@portmetrovancouver.com call: 604 665 9066

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JJ ROOFING SPECIALIZING IN RE-ROOFING. WCB Insured., 3rd Party Liability, BBB member. Jas 604-726-6345 2007 Honda Civic DXG 5 speed standard, 2 dr., grey, 135K, p/w, p/l, a/c, am/fm/cd, no acc. $10,000 604-793-3819 6-9pm

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MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVING

ELECTRICAL

FOR all your ELECTRICAL requirements, New Homes, Renovations, Panel Changes, Pot Lights, LED, Security Lights, Garden Lights, Updating Plugs & Switches, Service Upgrades, Dimmer switches. EXCELLENT Pricing with TOP QUALITY workmanship.

FREE Quotes: 604-723-6204 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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

BUDGETS FOR QUALITY WORK DAerating D Power Raking D Pruning D Lawn Cutting D Power Washing D Fencing D Organic Fertilizing

604-374-2283 Milano Landscapers & Garden Services Ltd milano@eastlink.ca

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

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

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

STEEL BUILDING - HUGE CLEARANCE SALE! 20X24 $4,658. 25X28 $5,295. 30X40 $7,790. 32X54 $10,600. 40X58 $14,895. 47X78 $19,838. One end wall included.

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

Now Open!!

ACKER’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. Quick. 7 days. Fast/reliable.

Call Spencer 604-924-1511.

(6030 248 Street) OPEN Mon. Sat. 8am - 7pm Sun. 8am - 6pm

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

RECYCLE YOUR JUNK!

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

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

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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SUNDECKS

604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351

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FURNITURE

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

MATTRESSES starting at $99

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

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

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MISC. FOR SALE

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AUTO FINANCING

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

Metal Recycling Ltd. • Cars & Trucks • Scrap Metals • Batteries • Machinery • Lead

Scotty 604-313-1887 The Scrapper

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

FOR SALE BY OWNER

****BC Area Foreclosures**** Free List w/pics, $250K and Up. These Homes Must be Sold. www.BCareaForeclosures.com

PAINT SPECIAL 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

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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

AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting.

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

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660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

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TREE SERVICES

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS Tree removal done RIGHT! WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $180 or Well Rotted 10 yds - $200. 604-856-8877

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

• 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

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

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

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PETS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

PETS

Bernese Mountain puppies 3 males, born March 12/12 604-869-5073

Licensed, Government Approved, BBB Accredited.

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

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

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APARTMENT/CONDO

NORTH VANCOUVER

CENTURY APT 250 East 15th St.

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

Spacious 1 bdrm ($950/mo) & 2 bdrms ($1300/mo) avail June 1/15. Heat & hot water inc. Balcony Laundry fac. avail. Off street parking, $25. Children welcome.

No pets.

1-800-910-6402

Call 604-830-7587

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

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

REAL ESTATE

MILANO PAINTING & RENOS. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

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

STRAWBERRIES Greenvale Farms Take 264 St exit off Hwy #1 & follow yellow signs

Interior/Ext Painting. Drywall Repairs. Text Ceiling Repair. Power washing. Free Est. (778)709-1081

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

www.recycleitcanada.ca

Rubbish Removal, Caring for the Earth. Professional Quality Service at Great Rates. 604-787-8782

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TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

GARDENING

220.JUNK(5865)

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1992 TERRY 28’ Travel Trailer, slps 3, fully furn. Self contained. Good tires. $3600/firm. (604)274-1056 2003 21’ WILDWOOD 5th wheel, light weight, a/c, awning, slide-out beaut cond. $12,450/obo. Free storage till May/2012. 604-287-1127

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

But Dead Bodies!!

604-537-4140

# 1 BACKHOE & BOBCAT services, backfilling, trucking, oil tank removal. Yard/clean-up, cement & pavement re & re. 604-341-4446.

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bradsjunkremoval.com

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E-mail: sparkbldg@yahoo.ca

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

Haul Anything...

MOTORCYCLES

1989 GL 1500 HONDA Goldwing 6 cylinder, 1 owner, touring motorcycle, wineberry color. Always kept in garage when not in use. $7200.

Ph: 604-852-9529

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Greenworks Redevlopment Inc. Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls.

Returfing, Demos, Drainage, Jackhammering, Old Pools Filled in, Irrigation 604-782-4322

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

Tel # (778) 388-4916 Home : (604) 322-7921

CARS - DOMESTIC

2001 CHEV CAVALIER, 5spd manual, 4dr, low kms, new aircare, $2000 firm. 604-538-4883 2002 BUICK CENTURY - loaded, low kms. Certified. Like new. $3900/obo. 778-565-4334 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING, silver, convertible, 84,000 kms. Auto. Aircared. $4,900. obo. 604-826-0519

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

www. sparbuildingmaintenance.com

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

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

FREE Jack Russell Terrier 8 years old. Good disposition, bey good with children. (604)467-2592

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TRANSPORTATION

CLEANING SERVICES

TRADES, TECHNICAL

PERSONAL SERVICES

PETS

SPARK BUILDING MAINTENANCE

TEACHERS

AUTOMATED TANK MANUFACTURING Inc. is looking for Welders.

Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20 km west of Lloydminster. We have openings for 10 - 3rd Year Apprentices or Journey Person Welders. We offer best wages in industry. 3rd Year Apprentice $28$30/hour, Journey Person $32 $35/hour, higher with tank experience. Profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working enviornment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at (office) 780-8462231, Fax 780-846-2241 or send resume to: blain@autotanks.ca: production@autotanks.ca.

Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

SEEKING Early Childhood Educator, Permanent, Full-time, $16.35/hr, 37.5hrs/wk. Related education req’d. kitscottage@gmail.com

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PETS

STARGATE Plumbing & Heating.

Cert. insured. High Quality New Build/Reno/Services. 604-512-4021

A EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured.

Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

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PLUMBING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

SLIM DOWN FOR SUMMER! Lose up to 20 lbs in just 8 weeks. Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800-8545176

We’ve Made Things Sparkle & Shine Since 1999

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck operators.

Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-7235051.

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NUTRITION/DIET

PropertyStarsJobs.Com

Call Erica 604 777 2195

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

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

COMPLETE JANITORIAL SERVICE BONDED & INSURED

F/T employment on our promotions team.

Great hours, great pay, great atmosphere.

We want 6 new people by next week!

Call today start tomorrow.

No Experience required.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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.

for Landscaping Work!

Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!

All Unemployed Start Now!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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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

www.aptrentals.com NORTH VANCOUVER

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

GUARANTEED All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

CHERYL MANOR

1-888-229-0744 or apply at:

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

Sorry no pets

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

Call 604-985-2639

1998-CHEV 3500 Dually, 7.6 L., 5 spd w/canopy. Low km, gd running cond, A/C $5000 obo 604-491-7759 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, GREY METALLIC, LEATHER, AC, PWR WDS, MOON RF, NAV, DVD, 2 SCREENS, 290000KM, $12000 onco, 604-791-3125 2003 FORD WINDSTAR, rebuilt auto trans. Runs exc. Green. $3000 obo. (604)826-0519 2003 GMC 2500 HD, 4x4, extended cab, SLE, red, 140,000km. New tires, exc. cond. $10,500 obo (604)799-0198 2007 FORD F150 XLT 4 X 4, only 73 km, newer tires & brakes, 6 seater. Dark blue, excellent cond. $18,900. Phone 604-858-2949

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www.greatcanadianautocredit.com

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

UTILITY TRAILERS

MOTORCYCLE / UTILITY CARRIER/TRAILER, fits 1-3 bikes, w/ gear box & ramp, hardly used $1175 trades? 778-888-6805.

MARINE

Auto Loans or We Will Pay You $1000

TRUCKS & VANS

912

BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720 NEED A LAWYER MONEY! Selling my 23’ Bitz Day Cruiser w/tandem axle trailer, 454 BB Chev Turbo 400, Coal V Drive w/22% overdrive, frest paint. Too much to list. $5,500.

604-820-1323

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