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Running, learning for water A Gleneagle teen & some Maillard middle school students do their part to learn about the challenges of finding water halfway around the world.

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Murderer’s hearing is postponed Schoenborn’s next review to be in Feb.

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Sandra Santofimio and Carol Metz-Murray of Tri-City Transitions encourage people to wear purple ribbons from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10 to raise awareness about the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. The aim of the campaign is not only awareness about the continuing problem of violence against women, but also to commemorate the 1989 murders of 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. See articles on page A18.

The annual review hearing for murderer Allan Schoenborn, scheduled to take place today (Friday), has been postponed to early next year.

The delay is reported to be due to his lawyer’s illness, but a spokesperson for the family of Schoenborn’s victims, who were his own three children, says the delay adds more grief to an already impossible situation.

“As you can appreciate, there is a lot of emotional effort to get prepared for these hearings,” said Port Coquitlam’s Dave Teixeira, who is acting as a spokesperson for Darcie Clark, the children’s mother and Schoenborn’s former wife, and her cousin, Stacie Galt.

In April 2008, Schoenborn brutally murdered his three children,

MOORE & MOORE • MP James Moore announced changes to ‘not criminally responsible’ laws.

See page A4 • PoCo Mayor Greg Moore is one person behind a planned new anti-bullying initiative.

See page A8 10-year-old Kaitlynne, eight-year-old Max and five-year-old Cordon, in the Merritt home where they lived with Clark. see NEXT HEARING, page A4

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A Grade 8 Maillard middle school class and a Grade 12 Gleneagle student have learned not to take their clean drinking water for granted.

At Maillard in Coquitlam, students used rudimentary materials collected from home and school to build their own water filters.

In Botswana, Saskia Vaisey learned first-hand about the struggles of the local bushmen.

At home, students used laptops, tablets and presentation software to complete their projects and dug out scraps from garbage cans and cupboards to make water filters.

In Africa, Vaisey ran a marathon a day in the blistering heat of the Kalahari desert and mingled with nomadic bush people struggling to water their cattle and satisfy their children’s hunger and thirst.

More than 30 students on two sides of the world were linked by technology; here is their story:

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re you sure that’s clean?” teacher Lauren Rotzien asks a group of students who are filtering water in a contraption made of twolitre pop bottles lashed together with tape and a coffee filter to clarify the muddy brew.

She looks dubious but her warning goes unheeded and a boy takes a sip.

No one seemed to suffer any ill effects. In fact, the students appear to enjoy the learning experience and, judging by the noise, were thoroughly engaged in learning about water problems in Africa and what they would have to do to survive if there was no clean drinking water.

They were participating in a program called impossible2Possible (see sidebar) that links students on an international expedition with academic

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Above, experiment results are recorded on laptops and tablets as Maillard middle students Costa Angelis, Moe Hassan, David Martinez and Lexus La Rocque reflect on their work. In addition to water filtration projects, students conducted other experiments such as plant studies using water. Left, Ivana Basic and Kathy Nguyen test their various water filters. (Front page photo: impossible2Possible youth ambassadors run with children in Gweta, Botswana; the ambassadors (in i2P shirts) are, from left: Breanna Cornell, Saskia Vaisey (Port Moody), Hannah Elkington, Gillian Hinton and Hope McCarty. i2P run guides in background (in white hats) are Ferg Hawke (White Rock) and Kathy Adams.)

What is i2P?

• impossible2Possible (i2P) is a Californiabased non-profit organization that sponsors youth expedition with academic themes linked to important world issues. This year’s theme is water availability and use in the Kalahari Desert, and seven students studied the issue while running and touring through Botswana between Oct. 30 and Nov. 8. For more information as well as details about the upcoming expeditions, visit impossible2possible.com/expeditions. projects closer to home.

In this case, Maillard middle students were connecting with young adults, including Gleneagle Grade 12 student SaskiaVaisey, who were crossing 400 km of desert in Botswana, half of it by foot, to learn about the cultural, social and economic conditions of the last remaining Kalahari bushmen, or San people, and their struggle as they are removed from their traditional lands.

In text-to-video conferencing withVaisey and the other six members of the i2P expedition, the

Maillard students learned about the personal tolls of heat exhaustion and dehydration, and the challenges in finding water and cleaning it so it’s healthy to drink.

“We learned what it takes to clean water in survival situations,”said Ivana Basic, who with two other girls experimented using rocks, sand, sponges, and coffee filters to clean water and then measured results with a pH tester.

Another group of boys heated water in a pot and then captured the condensation in another container, hoping to rec-

reate the survival method often used by Bear Grylls, host of the TV show Man vs. Wild when he finds himself in extreme conditions without access to clean water.

“It would be logical to clean it up,”explained Boris Perdija, who said heating the water simulates the effects of sunlight and could be used to clean dirty water that might otherwise be a source of illness or disease.

“We thought,‘What could you use if you didn’t have supplies?’”he said, acknowledging that some of the suggestions came from i2P students who were on the expedition.

The i2P curriculum for this expedition was developed by SFU chemistry professor and Port Moody resident George Agnes and is available online.Teachers accessing it will not only get ideas for experiments but background on the importance of water to plants and humans.

Agnes, who went on the eight-day expedition with the students, said it was challenging both physically and emotionally. Students learned to work as a team to run 45 km a day in 40 C heat.

They had bottled water to keep them hydrated but it wasn’t always enough, and students had to overcome their fear of scorpions and snakes, which were abundant, with the former often found beneath their tents in the morning.

“It was incredible for me, and I think for the students, because we saw the same parallels with the way indigenous people have been treated all over the world,”Agnes said.

The group was told not to interact with the Kalahari people, who are eking out a subsistence living by raising cattle, but once a soccer game broke out on the outskirts of a village and another day, Agnes said, i2P students got to meet young nomadic bushmen pre-

paring for a celebration.

On the last leg of the trip, in a village called Gweta, a group of children joined the i2P students on their run.

On safari, the students witnessed a lion kill, a rare opportunity they were told, and camped in some of the most isolated outposts on the planet, where they saw more cows than people.

AlthoughVaisey prepared for months before the trip, working with three personal trainers and running 30 km a day, she said nothing could really prepare her for her African experience.

“This was the place that was the most different than I’ve ever been, not just the geography but the people,”she said.

“We were there only for two weeks but it made a big impression on me.”

She said the combination of gruelling runs, when the students ran a marathon each (about 45 km) a day for four days, sleeping outside, meeting new people and learning about their difficult lives taught her a lot, and she’s eager to share her newfound knowledge with others.

“I was interested both in how the people adapted to living in such dry conditions, both the people and the plants, and the conflicts with San indigenous people, the bushmen.Their conflicts

are about water,”she said.

The i2P students were living in an extreme environment that most Tri-City kids could only imagine. For example, students at Maillard wondered why the lighting was so poor during the video conference.

Flash lights and truck headlights were the only source of light available, it turns out, something Saskia quickly got used to once it got dark. She also learned to appreciate water’s life-giving moisture when she crossed the Botswana salt pans.

“We drank seven litres of water a day,”she recalled.

She never thought of quitting, though, crediting her colleagues on the expedition and her own mental strength for getting her through.

Now, she plans to meet with Pitt River middle school students in Port Coquitlam to share her story.

It’s likely Pitt and Maillard middle students, comfortable in their warm, well-lit classrooms, won’t be able relate to Vaisey’s experience of camping and running in the extreme environment of the Kalahari desert.

But teacher Lauren Rotzien thinks they’ll learn something.

“Anytime you can connect outside of school is a good thing,”she said. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

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Nearly two years later, he was found not criminally responsible and has since been housed at the Forensic Psychiatric Institute at Colony Farm in Coquitlam.

The BC Review Board was set to release him on escorted leaves after his annual review in April 2011, even though Clark was living in the TriCities. Schoenborn later withdrew his application after significant public outcry.

In March of this year, Schoenborn asked that his 2012 hearing be delayed to Dec. 23; Clark and Galt objected, saying it was too close to Christmas, and the review board set the date for Nov. 23.

Teixeira said Clark and Galt had asked two years ago to move the hearings to any month other than April, since it marks the anniversary of the children’s deaths and it’s also when two of their birthdays would be celebrated.

“But Allan insisted on April, and because he’s the patient, the BC Review Board allowed it,” Teixeira said.

The annual reviews are deeply troubling for family members, who have to relive the murders as they urge the review board not to release Schoenborn.

“Allan has made it known he does not wish to participate in any treatment,” Teixeira said. “He could be a danger to [Clark].”

Clark and Galt have been focusing their efforts on helping other victims of domestic violence, and lobbying the federal government for changes to the way patients deemed not criminally responsible are handled.

They want to see reviews take place every three years if a patient is assessed as a high risk to reoffend or has not participated in any rehabilitative programs.

A staff member at the BC Review Board confirmed the hearing has been postponed to next February but declined to give a reason for the delay. spayne@tricitynews.com

The federal government plans to bring in legislation that will keep mentally ill killers found not criminally responsible for their crimes from being released into the community too soon.

The changes are expected to include pushing a mentally ill killer’s annual review hearings to every three years, and making it tougher for doctors to let them out.

James Moore, MP for Port Moody-WestwoodPort Coquitlam, was at PoCo’s Leigh Square to make the announcement Thursday afternoon on behalf of Attorney General Rob Nicholson.

“The first responsibility of government... is to protect those in society who play by the rules from those who do not,”Moore said.“In the past 18 months here in our community, we learned one of the areas of the justice system that needs improvement is how we deal with those who have been deemed not criminally responsible for crimes that have taken place. Of course I’m referring to the horrific crimes of Allan Schoenborn.”

Moore said the federal government wants victims and their families to have a greater voice in the criminal justice system.

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Stacey Galt, cousin of Darcie Clarke, and her brother, Mike Clarke, at MP James Moore’s announcement Thursday in Port Coquitlam that the federal government will make changes to laws governing mentally ill criminals. inable, can’t count on the system to put her welfare first, the fact that victims live in fear... it’s unjust and it’s offensive to Canadians’ instinct of justice,” Moore said, referring to Clarke, whose children Schoenborn, her former husband, killed.

Moore said the crimi-

nal justice reforms will lengthen the time between hearings to protect victims from having to relive their nightmares, and to make sure high-risk and dangerous offenders “will no longer be treated casually by our system with new designations.”

In 2010, Schoenborn

was found not criminally responsible for the murders and was sent to the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital at Colony Farm.

At his April 2011 review hearing, Schoenborn said he wanted to be let out on day passes so he could go for coffee at the mall and use local recreation facilities. The B.C. Review Board granted the request but later said it was unaware that Clarke and her family were living in Coquitlam.

Schoenborn, who has been found to have limited insight into his illness and to still harbour obsessive feelings about his ex-wife, later withdrew his application.

Clarke’s cousin, Stacey Galt, and her brother, Mike Clarke, were at the announcement and expressed their gratitude for the proposed changes.

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Galt said the family had been preparing for yet another review hearing for Schoenborn, set to take place today (Friday), until they found out it was delayed to early next year.

The pain of having to relive the day of the murders, every year, is unbearable, she said.

“She can’t heal, she can’t get better, she can’t move on,” Galt said of her cousin.

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The trial judge found Kingsbury had an honThe BC Court of est but mistaken belief Appeal has upheld the that he had a proprietary fraud conviction of for- interest in the trailer mer Coquitlam mayor but the means by which Jon Kingsbury. he obtained it were “by Kingsbury was con- deceit, falsehood and victed last year fraud.” of forgery, imperIn his appeal, sonation with the Kingsbury argued intent to gain adthat his honest bevantage and fraud lief that he owned 7:00 pm – council cHAmbers over $5,000, for the trailer meant 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam which he received he didn’t have the a suspended sennecessary crimipublic hearing tence and two KINGSBURY nal intent to have Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3815 for 2310, 2325, 2358 and 2380 Ranger Lane years probation. He was committed fraud.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3816 for 850 Village Drive also ordered to do 150 The B.C. Court of hours of community ser- Appeal dismissed the Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3817 for Housekeeping Amendments vice and pay a $300 vic- argument, however, statREADINGS Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3815 for 2310, tim surcharge. ing Kingsbury’s actions Third 2325, 2358 and 2380 Ranger Lane The convictions relate stemmed from a mistake Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3816 for 850 to a business deal gone about his legal entitleThird Village Drive sour several years ear- ment to seize the trailer, Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3817 for lier. In 2007, Kingsbury not from any mistake Third Housekeeping Amendments agreed to invest in Jean about the facts underlyAu ss a n t ’s bus i n e s s ing that entitlement. public inpuT OppOrTuniTY for $450,000. Aussant, Kingsbury knew his Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 3818 expecting the wind- actions put Aussant’s ecoREADINGS bYlaWS fall within a couple of nomic interest at risk and Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 3818 Final months, traded in an old is“guilty whether he actuZoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3752 for 1990 trailer for a new one. ally intended the conseFinal Westminster Avenue W h e n t h e b u s i - quences or was reckless STanding cOmmiTTee Verbal ness deal was delayed, as to whether they would Kingsbury provided occur.” updaTeS • Finance and Intergovernmental Committee Aussant with the balKingsbury was mayor • Smart Growth Committee ance due on the trailer: of Coquitlam from 1998 • Environmental Enhancement Committee $24,035. Kingsbury con- to 2005 and a city council• Community Safety Committee sidered the money a loan lor for several years bewhile Aussant assumed fore that. www.portcoquitlam.ca/council it was an advance for the spayne@tricitynews.com purchase of a share in his business.

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There will be a Public Input Opportunity where the public will be allowed to make representations to the Smart Growth Committee on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 4:30 pm in the Heritage Room at City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, respecting matters contained in the proposed Temporary Use Permit. All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Permit will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Permit.

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Be Someone aims to battle bullying Program takes its name from one of Amanda’s cards

By Diane Strandberg The Tri-CiTy News

On what would have been Amanda Todd’s 16th birthday, an anti-bullying initiative will be launched at Riverside secondary school in Port Coquitlam.

The program to be announced Nov. 27 is expected to be multi-faceted and will be named Be Someone, after one of the slides in the anti-bullying video made by Todd about a month before she committed suicide. In the video, which has received millions of views worldwide and is still generating comments at #RIPAmanda on Twitter, Todd wrote in black felt pen, “I have nobody, I need someone.”

The goal of the program, led by Gary Mauris, president and founder of Dominion

Amanda Todd, who would h av e t u r n e d 1 6 n e x t Tuesday, took her life last month after going through difficulties with mental health and bullying.

Lending Centres, and Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore is to ensure that every child who is bullied can “find someone,” and that the community is there to “be that someone,” according to a press release.

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about bullying and cyberbullying and the Be Someone campaign is available at www.pocoyouthsociety.com Members of the RCMP, business leaders, School District 43, the Port Coquitlam Youth Society and city officials are expected to attend Tuesday’s Be Someone launch.

A m a n d a To d d ’ s mother, Carol, who was not invited to a recent anti-bullying forum in Vancouver, is also expected to attend this event.

On Sunday, at a memorial service held for Amanda in Coquitlam, Todd talked about missing her daughter, whom she called Princess Snowflake.

She also plans to distribute pink thread bracelets decorated with a snowflake in memory of her daughter and announced on Twitter a Snowflake Walk for Amanda on Dec. 9.

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Survey says: feed hungry

By Diane Strandberg The Tri-CiTy News

watch out for scammer hitting biz, homes in Austin heights Coquitlam RCMP are warning Austin Heights residents and business owners about a suspected scam artist.

The man comes to the door and says he has had car trouble, and asks for $8.50 to prevent

his vehicle from being towed, police say. He promises to stop at a bank to pay the victim back but is never seen again.

“It happened to several area residents and store owners recently,

and the male even received money from some,” said Cpl. Jamie Chung.

And while the man was not aggressive in any way, Chung cautions people to listen to their“gut feeling.”

as a Caucasian in his mid 20s, about 6’ tall and weighing 200 lb. with short dark hair; he has been seen wearing a green winter coat over a black hoodie and blue jeans.

“Don’t open your door if you don’t feel comfortable dealing with someone,” Chung said. “Without opening the door, loudly ask the person to leave. Call us if he doesn’t.”

The man is described

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ST VER R FI E E M TI Share CEO Martin Wyant. school support for vulnerable children; • and emphasizing practical learning opportunities in schools.

Share is also encouraging people to further refine the list of priorities by responding to another survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/PYTC5HJ. In an earlier interview with The Tri-City News, Wyant said Share’s child poverty efforts follow on the heels of a community forum last spring to talk about the issue after noticing that food bank use had climbed 59% since 2006/’07 and was showing no signs of abating.

As well, results from a recent poverty survey found B.C. with the second worst poverty rates in Canada based on Statistics Canada’s lowincome cutoff figures. The number of poor children in B.C., according to First Call, is 119,000, about the same as the total populations of New Westminster, Esquimalt, Cranbrook and Williams Lake combined.

But the report did note that B.C. experienced modest improvements, with the rate dropping from 16.3% in 2009 to 14.3% in 2010.

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he stats are in and they are worth toasting: 104 deaths have been averted by B.C.’s tough drinking laws that came into force two years ago, according to recent government statistics, and a new survey suggests fewer drunk drivers are getting behind the wheel.

According to the data released Wednesday, the number of alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths dropped 46%, to an average of 62 a year, down from about 114, and 60% fewer driver were found to be over the Criminal Code threshold of 0.08% in a voluntary survey.

What’s more, the survey results showed that levels of drinking and driving were the lowest recorded since 1995.

People are aware of the tougher drunk driving laws and they seem to abide by them, making the roads safer for everyone.

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Living each day like it’s the last! More bacon!

AS I SEE IT Chris Bryan

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’m sure you’ve heard the phrase many times:“Live each day as though it’s your last.”Many famous folks have said something along those lines, whether it was Eckhart Tolle, Ghandi or Steve Jobs.

Well, I’ve been inspired to give it a try.

Let’s see how it goes…

3 a.m. Wake wife with amorous intentions.

Pushes me away.“You crazy? It’s the middle of the night.”I say it’s time to seize the day but she has dozed off. Undaunted, go downstairs and crank stereo with favourite all-time songs.

Day must have cool soundtrack. I’m belting words to Van Halen’s “Jump,” imaginary mic in hand, dancing in the buff, channelling Tom Cruise from Risky Business. Feels awesome!

Song ends, open eyes to see wife and boys standing in doorway. I give them huge hug. So precious. Love them so much.“What’s wrong

with Daddy, Mommy?”six-year-old asks.

3:30 a.m. Go for jog. Muscles in motion, brisk air, sleeping city. Glorious! Pouring rain like pleasant shower. Stop at 7-Eleven, take maximum from bank machine, give woman $20 to let me put my mouth under Slurpee nozzle while she fills it. Huge headache but super fun.

4:30 a.m. Home. Eat pound of bacon, three eggs, three cups coffee. Mmmm. Call guy who wronged me in high school, tell him to F-off.

“Who’s this?”says a groggy voice. Hang up.

Catharsis. Resolve to keep positive now on.

5:30 a.m. Call work. Leave message: I quit.

Forgo shower, toothbrush, handwashing, etc.

Wasted time. Dishes in sink. Bills in trash.

6 a.m. Family finally wakes. Promise to buy breakfast, drag on SkyTrain to downtown. Sing full voice on ride, seek riders for impromptu performance of “Gangnam Style.” Elderly Greek woman surprisingly limber. Wife and sons sit across aisle, avoid eye contact.

7 a.m. Breakfast at Griffins at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Order champagne. Slip

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9 a.m. Sign over mutual funds to helicopter Steamed buns! Chicken’s feet! pilot for tour of harbour. Live for today! Boys 7:30 p.m. Go-karting with family, stogey in heaven. What a view! Kiss wife.“What clenched between teeth. smells?”she asks. I shrug.

10 p.m. Leave kids with sitter, go dancing 11 a.m. Helicopter stops atop Grouse until wee hours.

Mountain. Climb into grizzly habitat to com3 a.m., Day 2: In cab home, fondly reflect mune. Grizz not in the mood. upon new approach to life, living each day as 1 p.m. Paraglide down with help of instruclast.Vow to do even better today. Start by selltor. Exhilarating, until my breakfasts sponing the house, giving away everything. taneously refund themselves. Instructor gets Open cab door, see someone waiting at $200 tip. Try to give scruffy guy in parking lot front door — that the old schoolmate I called $100.“I’m not homeless, you prick,”he says, this morning?

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FACE TO FACE: Should Coquitlam and Port Moody have pay parking?

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t wasn’t two months ago that my left-leaning colleague used this space to promote the idea of free transit for everybody.“Never-mind the cost,”he bellowed,“the evil corporations and the rich will pay for it.”

I’m paraphrasing, of course.

This week he has made his NDP brethren proud again: This time, he’s asking for free parking throughout the Tri-Cities.

The city of Coquitlam has pay parking spots in some Town Centre locations. With more condos being built and the Evergreen Line coming, there are going to be a lot more.

Members of Port Moody city council have also recently mused about adding pay parking at Rocky Point Park and their city’s rec complex.

This is the right time for all TriCity councils to develop comprehensive pay parking strategies. While we’re still considered the suburbs, this isn’t the Tri-Cities of the 1980s.

We now have a population of over 220,000 people — with the traffic and congestion to show for it.

In other cities, metered parking has proven to decrease traffic on busy streets by encouraging turnover of parking spaces and deterring commuters from using on-street parking for extended periods of time.

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It also gets people out of their cars and onto transit. Can you imagine the traffic nightmare in downtown Vancouver after a Canucks game if street parking were free?

I understand that some people will say metered parking is simply a cash-grab. But I think it’s a fair cash-grab.

Automobiles cost municipalities millions of dollars each year for road maintenance, traffic management, policing and bylaw enforcement.

Pay parking is one way to directly recover these costs from drivers.

How much money can be raised depends on a number of variables, including the number of meters, fees for parking and penalties for overstay.

The city of Prince George, which has a third of the population of TriCities, earned a net revenue of about $80,000 through its metered parking pilot project. A 2010 report prepared for the city of North Vancouver predicted that city could net $1 million a year.

We all would love free parking but most of us realize that, in the downtowns and high-traffic commercial areas of a large community, metered parking is a necessary evil.

Most of us also realize that there’s no such thing as“free.”

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“Automobiles cost municipalities millions of dollars for road maintenance, traffic management, policing and bylaw enforcement. Pay parking is one way to directly recover these costs.”

Andy Radia

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“Call me old-fashioned, but wouldn’t the minimum requirement of having pay parking be that it make money?”

Jim Nelson What’s your take on this week’s Face to Face topic and what they have to say? Email your thoughts to newsroom@tricitynews.com.

Pay parking lost before, will again W

e seem to think of pay parking as an inevitable part of cosmopolitan living — but it doesn’t have to be.

We could and should choose to have no pay parking at all in Coquitlam and Port Moody despite the coming of the Evergreen Line.

Pay parking in Coquitlam has, historically, lost money. And it costs too much to chase non-payers. But instead of just dumping pay parking altogether, Coquitlam is opting to re-vamp the system to make it work better.

Is this necessary? Pay parking’s attempt to raise revenue for the city is losing money — don’t fix it, let it go.

Pay parking in Coquitlam started as a failure back in 1990, with the infamous Douglas College“overflow” student lot on Pinetree Way. This, Coquitlam’s first pay lot, didn’t make a nickel from Douglas College students as it was too far from campus.

Worse, Pinetree secondary school students, teachers and parents were prohibited from parking in the empty 300-space lot right across from the high school, a senseless situation that infuriated the school community.

And from this most ridiculous beginning, pay parking in Coquitlam expanded until it reached today’s

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level of insolvency, the futility of which was expressed by Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart when he said this of the pay parking system: “If we can’t have taxpayers benefit… why are we doing it at all?”

Amen, Mayor Stewart. Call me old-fashioned, but wouldn’t the minimum requirement of having pay parking be that it make money?

But instead of just stopping the madness, Coquitlam is investing huge money for solar-powered pay stations that allow us to painlessly attach parking charges to our licence number anywhere in the Town Centre area. The theory is that the problem has always been ease of payment, even though we know that the actual problem is chasing nonpayers.

Why are we so determined to have pay stations in Town Centre, in Coquitlam Centre, on Austin Avenue, or at the curling rink?

Glitzy, anti-tax Palm Springs, Cal. has opted for free street parking.

One can park right in front of the restaurant, store, or shopping area — just like in the movies. There’s even a three-storey parkade downtown where parking is, you guessed it, free.

Let’s try that model for a while — it would cost us less.

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TRI-CITY leTTeRs Is PoMo ready for wildfire?

The Editor, Letter to Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay and council: T h e Tr i - C i t y News of Nov. 16 contained an advertisement by the city of Coquitlam inviting residents to attend a neighbourhood planning meeting to provide feedback on “strategies to minimize the risk of wildfire for future development” in the Partington Creek neighbourhood of northeast Coquitlam (more i n f o r m at i o n at www.coquitlam.ca/ iwms).

The Glenayre and College Park neighbourhoods of Port Moody are adjacent to the thickly wooded, secondgrowth forest on Burnaby Mountain.

G l ob a l cl i m ate change is giving us drier summers.

Can the residents of these neighbourhoods be assured that the city of Port Moody (and the city of Burnaby) has strategies to minimize the risk of an interface wildfire?

Does the city’s e m e r g e n cy r e sponse plan consider a wildfire on Burnaby Mountain and outline an action plan to protect our homes and families?

Finally, the city of Port Moody has civic committees on many topics except emergency planning and preparedness. Perhaps council should consider establishing an emergency planning committee (or expanding the terms of reference of an existing committee)?

Derek Wilson, Port Moody

The Tri-City News welcomes letters to the editor.

Submissions must contain name, address and daytime phone number. The editor reserves the right to edit for clarity, brevity, libel and taste. Send your letters by email to newsroom@tricitynews.com.

City must plan for streets near stations The Editor, Coquitlam city planners are proposing changes to parking requirements around Evergreen Line stations.

If approved, these proposals would reduce the number of parking spots developers must provide in return for funding a pool earmarked for parking infrastructure.

This feature of the program is called “cash-inlieu”of parking.

As residents of a “shoulder” area of Burquitlam station, our association’s concern is that any reduction in parking capacity around stations will mean cars needing parking spaces will find their way onto our quiet streets.

These parking proposals must be accompa-

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The city of Coquitlam has instituted pay parking along Pinetree Way in advance of construction of the Evergreen Line and is doing parking planning in other areas as well. nied by a comprehensive plan to restrict and manage parking around the

shoulder areas. This plan may include residentsonly parking in shoulder areas.

As well, an unsettling feature of the “cashin-lieu” program is that funds raised through these methods need not be spent in the areas where generated. That means funds raised through Burquitlam development could be spent on parking infrastructure in Town Centre, thereby not benefitting the area where the strain on parking is created.

We plan to speak out on this measure at the upcoming public hearing on Monday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m. at Coquitlam city hall.

Ben Craig, President, Oakdale Neighbourhood Association

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Notice of Input Opportunity INTER-MUNICIPAL BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW NO. 3818 Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm Council Chambers, Third Floor, Port Coquitlam City Hall 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Section 59 of the Community Charter, the City of Port Coquitlam may, by bylaw, establish regulations for businesses.

This is a new Bylaw to provide for an Inter-Municipal Business Licence between the Cities of Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody.

A copy of proposed Bylaw, cited as the “Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaw, 2012, No. 3818” may be inspected until 4:00 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012, in the Corporate Office, City of Port Coquitlam, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 2A8, between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, except any statutory holidays.

If you wish to comment on the Bylaw, you may write to me prior to the meeting, or attend the Council meeting of Monday, November 26, 2012, at which time you will be given an opportunity to be heard, or to present a written submission. On November 26, 2012, Bylaw No. 3818 will be considered for final reading.

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Coquitlam City Centre Library Boulevard Maintenance This Fall while preparing your yard for winter, don’t forget about the boulevard!

Join us for the Grand Opening of the new City Centre Library! There will be activities for children and teens, free snacks and beverages, as well as music and library tours!

Date: Saturday, November 24, 2012

Residents are responsible for maintaining the boulevard space adjoining their property: Y Keep bushes and plants pruned back so they do not impede pedestrians using the sidewalk.

Y Accumulations of soil, leaves, grass clippings, branches and twigs are to be removed.

Time: 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Y The dumping of any cuttings, trash or brush on boulevards, sidewalks or roads is prohibited.

Location: 1169 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam

Y Snow and ice must be removed from the sidewalk within 10 hours of the end of a snowfall or ice forming.

For more information about the new City Centre Library, visit www.coquitlam.ca.

If you notice a boulevard in need of maintenance, please report it to Engineering and Public Works – Customer Service at 604.927.3500, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

NOTE: UPDATED 24 October 2012 10:30 AM

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Commuters can expect to pay 10% more when they use public transit in the new year. black press file photo

Transit riders face 10% fare increase in January BLack PreSS

Most transit fares in Metro Vancouver will rise at least 10% in January as TransLink moves to wring more cash out of riders.

And monthly pass holders and West Coast Express users will pay 12.5% more than they do now.

The fare increase will generate an estimated $32 million for the transportation authority and the impact depends on what type of ticket or pass is bought: • Cash fares will rise Jan. 1 from $2.50 to $2.75 to travel one zone, from $3.75 to $4 for two zones and from $5 to $5.50 for three zones.

• The one-zone concession fare of $1.75 for seniors and students will be unchanged, but twozone concession fares go from $2.50 to $2.75 and three zones rise 25 cents to $3.75.

• Monthly passes jump to $91 (up from $81) for one zone, $124 (up from $110) for two zones and $170 (up from $151) for three zones.

• Concession passes rise to $52 from $45.50.

• A day pass will now cost $9.75 or $7.50 for the concession rate.

HandyDart custom transit users will also see their fees go up.

TransLink has the legislated power to raise cash fares 2% a year, which enables the 10% increase because cash fares haven’t risen in the five years since 2008.

The prices of prepaid FareSaver tickets remain unchanged, as they were increased in 2010.

TransLink spokesperson Drew Snider was unable to provide estimates of how much transit demand might be dampened by higher fares.“We’re actually seeing transit demand grow substantially each year,” he said, adding it was a “difficult choice” to increase fares.

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One zone rates apply on transit no matter how far a passenger travels after 6:30 p.m. and on weekends and holidays.

This may be the last year that conventional tickets and passes are issued. TransLink will introduce its Compass smart card in late 2013, which is to become the new method of payment

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Snider said the Compass card will mirror the existing fare structure when it rolls out, adding there are no immediate plans for a restructuring that might eventually see TransLink eliminate its current zones in favour of more precise distance-based fares. jnagel@blackpress.ca

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Fares generate one third of TransLink’s revenue, with most of the rest coming through property tax and fuel tax.

TransLink wanted to raise fares even higher — by about 12.5% overall — but the portion of the proposed increase beyond the rate of inflation was rejected by TransLink Commissioner Martin

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PoCo sports groups receive $1M in facility subsidies Money is part of city’s efforts to increase activity in the community

By Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News

Sports user groups in Port Coquitlam were subsidized an average of 65% for their facility rentals in 2011 as part of an effort to balance maintenance and operation costs while keeping community athletics affordable.

A total of 18 sports user groups representing 7,762 athletes rent facilities from the city of PoCo, with the per-person subsidy working out to about $139.

The subsidy numbers

and facility usage rates are laid out in a new report that city staff said Pollock it will put together on annual basis. The document calculates operating costs for renting out its facilities to sports user groups and compares it with the fees that are collected.

Subsidies vary depending on the sport and what type of facility is being rented.

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PoCo Figure Skating A s s o c i at i o n , wh i c h booked 648 hours, has a 47.9% subsidy.

Adult sports tend to pay more because they pay on average 70% of the facility rental costs while youth sport user groups spend about 50% of the adult rate.

According to Barry Becker, the city’s director of parks and recreation, while the city does not have a policy that sets a hard subsidy target, he said he believes the current amounts are balanced.

“What we think we are trying to achieve is a fair and equitable approach through our subsidy,” he said. “We think with our policy, we have achieved that.”

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“We want to get people up and active, and doing things.”

Pollock said ideally, the subsidy would be higher but he believes the current 65% is a proper balance. He added money spent on community sports today will save taxpayers in health care costs down the road.

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Notice of Public Hearing Proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3815 Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm Council Chambers, Third Floor, Port Coquitlam City Hall 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC

Intent of the Bylaw: To modify the density of development permitted in the RTh3 zone for sites within the Dominion Riverfront Neighbourhood.

Location of Properties Affected: 2310, 2325, 2358 and 2380 Ranger Lane

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Librar y director Rhiann Piprell and library board chair Jack Trumley are celebrating the success of the new City Centre library branch construction.

Coquitlam will celebrate the opening of its new City Centre library branch tomorrow (Saturday) with plenty of activities for kids as well as entertainment and tours for older book lovers. The festivities run from 12:30 to 4 p.m (with speeches at 1 p.m.) at 1169 Pinetree Way, next to Henderson Place mall. Designed by David Nairne and Associates, the modern $15-million facility includes multi-purpose rooms and a raised fireside lounge, and is more than three times larger than the former site at city hall.

Inspection of Documents: A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected in the Corporate Office, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, except Saturdays, Sundays, and any Statutory Holiday, until November 26, 2012 inclusive. Further information can be seen at www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved and further details can be obtained from the Development Services Department at 604-927-5442.

Also available for inspection is the “Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630” (which would be amended by the proposed Bylaw) and various reports referring specifically to the purpose of the amending Bylaw.

Public Participation: At the hearing the public will be allowed to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained in the proposed Bylaw. All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw. All written and verbal submissions will become part of the Public Hearing record.

After the Public Hearing has been completed, Council can no longer receive additional or new information on this application.

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A16 Friday, November 23, 2012, Tri-City News

Terry Fox Foundation donations down last year then, the foundation has agreed to let CCS administer the multi-year grants to NCIC until 2015. As well, CIHR now administers certain research programs for the foundation.

To date, more than $600 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Fox’s name through the annual Terry Fox runs.

Fo r eve ry d o l l a r donated, 16% goes to operations for the Chilliwack-based foundation, an extra percentage point over last year due to increase in fundraising costs, Fred Fox said.

The next Terry Fox Run is scheduled for Sept. 15, 2013.

Revenue drops $5.8 million

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People take part in the annual Terry Fox Run in Port Coquitlam last fall. lion to TFRI and, to date, has provided more than $20 million to the cause.

In past years, the foundation’s cash was directed to the National

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According to its financial statements released last month, the non-profit group collected $25.8 million for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2012.

The 2012 revenue — through domestic and international donations as well as investment income, merchandise sales, bequests, government grants and royalties — was a $5.8 million drop over 2011.

Still, the expenses for the 24-year-old foundation were also cut last year — down $135,000 over the previous year, with fundraising taking the biggest chunk at $2.8 million (about the same as last year).

The report also shows distributions declined about $11.4 million this fiscal year for the charities the Terry Fox Foundation supports: • The Canadian Cancer Society took $6.9 million (down from $21.6 million in 2011); • Th e Te r ry Fo x Research Institute took $5.8 million (down from $6 million); • and international cancer research organizations took $1.15 million (down from $1.19 million).

But the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) received $3.5 million more with $7.6 million versus $4.1 million in 2011.

The annual giving left a $604,000 deficit for the organization, a considerable drop from the $9.2 million handed out last year by the foundation, which boasts more than $91 million in net assets.

Financial controller Amy Brosinski said the foundation recently changed its formula from March 31 to April 1 to time its payments with the research companies’ internal systems.

As a result, only 75% of the distributions are shown on the 2012 document. “It looks out of whack when you compare it to last year but, next year, it will be back to normal,” she said of the accounting procedure.

T h e Te r r y F o x Research Institute was set up in 2007 to focus on cancer research programs. The foundation has committed $50 mil-

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Pressure on regional ERs All Surrey ORs running again but other hospitals feeling the pinch

By Jeff Nagel BlAck PReSS

A l l n i n e o p e rat ing rooms at Surrey Memorial Hospital are now running after all but one was shut down in the wake of Monday’s flood.

Fraser Health officials say there should be no more surgery postponements as a result of the hospital disruption that has added pressure on other hospitals in the region.

They still expect it will take up to two weeks to reopen the closed ER, where crews continue restoration work.

Ambulances are taking emergency patients who would normally go to Surrey to Langley Memorial, Burnaby and Royal Columbian hospitals instead.

Royal Columbian, which serves the TriCities, has seen a 27% increase in emergency volume as a result, Fraser Health spokesman Roy Thorpe-Dorward said.

“Although busy they are managing with the increased load,”he said.

Other hospitals are also feeling heavier traffic because of the closed ER at Surrey Memorial.

Peace Arch Hospital is running 36% above its usual ER volume as more emergency cases arrive there instead.

Burnaby is running at 10% above normal and Langley Memorial is 16% higher than usual.

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Hospital officials survey water damage at Surrey Memorial. ies slated for Monday and Tuesday were rescheduled following the water main break that sent water gushing through SMH’s ER. How quickly the delayed surgeries are performed will depend on the procedure, its urgency and how many new emergency surgeries must be done,ThorpeDorward said.

Patients heading to SMH are being redirected to a temporary ER and triage area at the nearby Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgical Centre.

It can handle 180 patients a day and so far saw only 75 patients in the first two days.

There’s no damage cost estimate yet but it will be“significant.”

Surrey Memorial is fully insured but it’s expected damage will be covered by the insurance of the contractor whose machine burst the water main.

It’s not yet known how badly key diagnostic imaging equipment is damaged.

Much equipment — such as ultrasound machines — are wallmounted and weren’t af-

fected by the flood.

“Yesterday it looked like a disaster zone in here,” said Christine Predy, a manager at SMH who witnessed the knee-high flood on Monday.

ER staff moved pa-

tients who were near the wall after the contractor warned that there was water building behind it.

Staff soon saw the water building behind the glass wall and had another three minutes to get patients out before it burst and sent water gushing through the ER. “The water ran through for about 20 minutes — there was so much water built up behind that wall it took that long to come through,” Predy said. “A river of current came through the department.”

Workers have cut away the bottom foot or so of drywall at the bottom of all the ER walls and officials say the cleanup work is going well.

Tri-City News Friday, November 23, 2012, A17

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A18 Friday, November 23, 2012, Tri-City News

Campaign to stop violence

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“Peace begins at home” is the theme for this year’s campaign against gender violence and workers at the Tri-City Transitions Society hope people will take this message to heart.

Despite continued efforts of government and social service agencies to raise awareness, domestic violence has not declined and victims of domestic violence don’t always report incidents to police.

That’s why Tri-City Transitions is asking people to wear a purple ribbon from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10. The Port Coquitlam-based agency is also looking for businesses willing to post its phone number in their women’s washrooms.

“Women who come to us say they don’t want to go to the police,” explained executive director Carol Metz-Murray. The reasons are many, she said, including fear for their safety, mistrust because of past experiences and lack of knowledge about the Canadian legal system.

Tri-City Transitions has a variety of services available, including helping victims of domestic violence navigate the legal system.

By posting the phone number in washrooms, Metz-Murray hopes more people will come to the organization for help.

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Sandra Santofimio, left, and Carol Metz-Metz Murray of Tri-City Transitions are encouraging people to wear purple ribbons to raise awareness about gender violence. give the phone number to a friend,” she said.

According to Statistics Canada, spousal violence rates did not decline between 2004 and 2009, and victims of domestic violence today are less likely to report an incident to the police than they were in 2004.Yet in the In the period between 2000 and 2009, there were nearly 738 spousal homicides, and women were the most likely victim.

Purple ribbons are being distributed by Tri-City Transitions (www. tricitytransitions.com) to mark the international 16 Days of Activism

Against Gender Violence, the theme of which is “From peace in the home to peace in the world; let’s challenge militarism and end violence against women.”

In addition to raising awareness about the continuing problem of violence against women, the campaign also commemorates the 1989 murders of 14 young women at École Polytechnique de Montréal.

For those needing resources — both women and men — Tri-City Transitions offers a variety of services and can be reached at 604941-7111.

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By Janis Warren The Tri-CiTy News

Tri-City Grade 11 and 12 students wanting a career in digital media, film production and visual arts can hear about what programs are available at the first-ever School District 43 gathering for post-secondary art institutions.

The event, being held next Wednesday at Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary school, is being organized by Gleneagle teachers Mike McElgunn and Jodey Udell in an effort to bring post-secondary representatives to graduating students directly.

Reps will be on hand from; • Emily Carr University of Art and Design;

• Capilano University; • Gulf Islands Film and TV School; • Kwantlen Polytechnic University; • Langara College; • UBC and SFU; • Vancouver Film School; • The Art Institute; • Vancouver Institute of Media Arts; • and Vancouver Animation School.

“Events like this are usually geared for academics, not specifically for the arts,” said McElgunn, Gleneagle’s fine arts department head, adding, “Now is the time for senior students to consider what opportunities are available and to get their portfolios ready…

Some schools are now accepting for early admissions.”

McElgunn, an award-winning arts educa-

tor, said there are many post-secondary arts programs that are new or not well known.

And he said Metro Vancouver has become a hub for people making a living in the arts, especially in the film and animation fields.

He said he’s pleased with the number of institutions that have signed up to make presentations — so much so that he has extended invitations to attend to arts students in New Westminster, Burnaby and Maple Ridge.

• SD43’s post-secondary arts night is Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Gleneagle secondary school (1195 Lansdowne Dr.). Participants can choose up to three sessions to attend at 7 , 7:45 and 8:30 p.m. For more information, email Mike McElgunn at mmcelgunn@sd43.bc.ca.

Tri-City News Friday, November 23, 2012, A19

Job action closes DC Douglas College students attending classes at David Lam campus got a break Wednesday because of one-day strike action by BC Government Employees Union support workers.

Both classes and services were cancelled because of the strike by BCGEU employees, who have been without a contract since June 30, 2010.

On Nov. 2, BCGEU workers voted 77% in support of strike action to back their bargaining demands.

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Enbridge VP makes pitch Northern Gateway would provide best access to Pacific Rim, says Holder Janet Holder, Enbridge Inc. vice-president responsible for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, was in Victoria on Nov. 13 to give a speech to the Canadian Club. Before the speech, she spoke with Black Press legislative reporter Tom Fletcher. Here is an edited transcript: Tom Fletcher: The International Energy Agency just released a report that says the United States expects to be self-sufficient in oil in five years because of increased shale oil production. What does that mean for oil sands and the Northern Gateway proposal?

Janet Holder: It has been a few years that the U.S. has talked about being self-sufficient or self-contained in oil, and people have questioned whether that includes Canadian oil or not. If that is a reality, then that increases the need to for Canada to get to tidewater with its oil. Our number one export in

tankers are the toughest challenge. It may be perceived by a lot of individuals that that is the issue, but we are creating a world-class marine system off the North Coast of B.C. that will set the standard for ports around the world.

We look at all environmental aspects equally, and we want to build a pipeline, a terminal and a marine system that is world class.

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Janet Holder, vice-president, Western Access, Enbridge Inc. spoke to Black Press reporter Tom Fletcher.

For a longer version of this story, go to http://www.bclocalnews. com/business.

Canada is oil, and 99 per cent of it is going to the U.S. right now.

TF: NDP leader Thomas Mulcair was just in town. He says pipe the oil to the east and refine it in Canada, absolutely no way to Northern Gateway.Your response?

JH: I think there is value to moving oil to the East Coast and there are a number of possibilities there. The value of the Northern Gateway project is that it’s the most economical access to the

Pacific Rim. TF: What about refining oil in B.C.?

JH: As a pipeline company we can move any oil product, refined or not refined. So we’re indifferent. If it does make economic sense to refine oil in British Columbia, then we’re quite comfortable with that.

TF: A lot of the opposition relates to crude oil tankers. Is that the biggest obstacle, or is it the overland route?

JH: We don’t believe

TF: B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake has described Enbridge’s testimony at federal hearings in Prince George as “long on promises and short on solid evidence.”

Your response?

JH: I was quite surprised with his comments. We could not have been more forthright in our answers that day, or provided any more detail. There is a process here. We don’t have all the answers today, and we don’t pretend to. If we were to get a positive recommendation from the Joint Review Panel at the end of next year, we would still have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend from today until we put a shovel in the ground.

We are continually evolving the project, and that’s how it works.

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‘Tis the season to stock up on handmade trinkets and tasty baked goods at the following Christmas craft fairs, all taking place on Saturday: Ranch Park elementary (2701 Spuraway Ave., Coquitlam) runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ($2 entry); Trinity United and St. Catherine’s Anglican churches (2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo) runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Friendship Baptist Church (2950 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam) runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Coquitlam Presbyterian Church (948 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam) runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. file photo the tri-city newS

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TODAY: Friday, Nov. 23 GIFTS BIG AND SMALL

Head to Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) to see the work of local artisans in the annual Christmas Boutique and Positively Petite miniature exhibition. Find everything from tea pots to jewelry, ceramics, fibreworks and much more.Visit www.placedesarts.ca for more information.

SNEAK PEEK

Calling all adults, this Christmas bazaar preview is for you.

Be among the first to check out all the goodies at Ranch Park elementary’s (2701 Spuraway Ave., Coquitlam) craft show tonight, from 7 to 10 p.m. Guests must be 19+ and tickets are $10.

Return with the whole family on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m., when admission is $2.

HOCKEY HIT

For hockey fans in withdrawal, the Coquitlam Express have just the thing. They take on West Kelowna tonight at 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam).Visit www.coquitlamexpress.ca for more info.

Helpful Hands of Classic Piano Society will go to support the BC Children’s Hospital and people with disabilities who are in need of financial aid. Admission is by donation.

Sunday, Nov. 25 LIGHT THE HALL

Get in the Christmas spirit at Coquitlam city hall (3000 Guildford Way), where there will be free hot chocolate, cookies, and plenty of twinkling lights. The free family event runs from 2 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 24 IT’S OFFICIAL

The new City Centre Library (1169 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) celebrates its official grand opening with fun activities for kids and teens alike, free snacks and bevvies, loads of music and tours of the new digs. Drop in for the free event between 12:30 and 4 p.m.Visit www.coquitlam.ca for more information.

PIANO RECITAL

A group of piano students taught by Coquitlam’s Kyung Hee Choi will tickle the ivories at a benefit recital tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam). Proceeds from the fourth annual show by the

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books plus: What’s on in Tri-City libraries

Notice of Public Hearing

Consuming, spelling, playing Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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• Consumer Reports: Want to make informed purchases? PMPL has paid the subscription fee to the online version of this highly respected, independent consumer review magazine (it also has the print copy available for in-library use).

All you need is your library card to access this great online source for free from home or in the library. Check out the latest reviews for small and large appliances, electronics, toys and baby products, cars and much more. Just go to the Port Moody library website to get started.

• Spelling Bee: Registration starts Dec. 1 at 9 a.m. for Grade 4 and 5 students who want to test their spelling skills at PoMo’s annual contest. The spelling bee will be held Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 from 2 to 4

p.m. in the Inlet Theatre and space is limited.

In-person registration is required at the library.

• Play and Learn Panels: Are your preschoolers feeling cooped up by the rainy weather?

Then drop by the library.

It has a fabulous collection of children’s materials, great programs and a fun set of activities kids can do year round. Ten interactive learning panels purchased with a provincial Literacy Equity grant provide imaginative hands-on learning for young children. Little fingers can’t seem to resist turning the Spin-AStory panel,“finger painting”on a heat-sensitive blackboard, spelling with the magnetic letter board or manipulating an interactive song panel honing alphabet knowledge and fine motor skills as they play.

For more information, visit library.portmoody. ca or call 604-469-4577.

Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

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• Coffee Mug Club: Terry Fox Library’s book club helps connect book

tion, visit www.fvrl. bc.ca or the Fraser Valley Regional Library Facebook page. Terry Fox Library is located 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo. Phone 604-9277999.

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Participants can meet new people, explore new authors and share reading ideas. Members are currently reading A Box of Matches by Nicholson Baker, a diary-like account of a father who gets up early every morning, lights a fire with a single match and thinks about what matters. Baker has the ability to describe ordinary life in a beautiful way, reminding readers of how to appreciate simple things that we might take for granted.

The club meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month and the next meeting is Nov. 28 from 7 yo 8 p.m. New members are always welcome.

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• New City Centre branch: The new CPL branch opened on Tuesday at 1169 Pinetree Way and the official grand opening is set for tomorrow (Saturday) from 12:30 to 4 p.m. On that day, the branch will be closed until 12:30 p.m. to allow staff to prepare.

Call the information desk at 604-554-7330 if you have questions.

• Christmas food bank drive: CPL staff are collecting non-perishable food items for the Share food bank at both Poirier and City Centre branches and we would appreciate patrons’ generosity in helping those less fortunate in the community.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.library. coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 3000 Burlington Dr. and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

Proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3817 Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm Council Chambers, Third Floor, Port Coquitlam City Hall 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC

Intent of the Bylaw: To update and revise the Zoning Bylaw to provide for a number of corrections and other generally minor changes.

Location of Properties Affected: Port Coquitlam Inspection of Documents: A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected in the Corporate Office, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, except Saturdays, Sundays, and any Statutory Holiday, until November 26, 2012 inclusive. Further information can be seen at www.portcoquitlam.ca/getinvolved and further details can be obtained from the Development Services Department at 604-927-5442.

Also available for inspection is the “Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630” (which would be amended by the proposed Bylaw) and various reports referring specifically to the purpose of the amending Bylaw.

Public Participation: At the hearing the public will be allowed to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained in the proposed Bylaw. All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw. All written and verbal submissions will become part of the Public Hearing record.

After the Public Hearing has been completed, Council can no longer receive additional or new information on this application.

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CHRISTMAS GIVING: Gifts for seniors & coats for kids

Buy a gift, Be a Santa to a Senior A business that caters to seniors is aiming to bring the warmth of the holiday season to those who are isolated locally.

With the support of area retailers, volunteers and members of the community, the local Home Instead Senior Care office will collect and distribute gifts to seniors who might otherwise spend the holiday alone. Last year, 900 Tri-City seniors received gifts and about the same number are expected to be served this year.

More next page The Be a Santa to a Senior program kicked off Nov. 15 and Tri-City residents are invited to participate in the Be a Santa to a Senior program by picking up an ornament from Christmas trees set up across the region. The ornaments will feature the first names of the seniors and their respective gift requests. The seniors who benefit are those referred

by seniors care homes and organizations dealing with isolated seniors.

Holiday shoppers are asked to pick up an ornament from a Be a Santa to a Senior Christmas tree, buy the item on the list and return it unwrapped to the store, along with the ornament attached. The Home Instead Senior Care office will then enlist the volunteer help of its staff, senior-care business associates, non-profit workers and others to collect, wrap and distribute the gifts.

Among local stores involved in the program are Save-On Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Thrifty Foods and London Drugs.

Last year Dr. Charles Best secondary school students donated and wrapped gifts for seniors and this year Westwood elementary school in Port Coquitlam will be making gift bags for the program.

To locate the nearest Be a Santa to a Seniors tree, visit www.beasantatoasenior.com and type in your postal code.

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Drop off coats in Tri-City Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) has launched its 17th annual Coats for Kids campaign in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.

Coats can be dropped off at the following Tri-City locations through Friday, Dec. 7:

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• Bluetree Homes, Mackin Park Sales Centre, A7-1020 Austin Ave., noon to 5 p.m.; • FastSigns, Unit 1, 1100 Lansdowne Dr., weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; • Gauvin 2000 Construction Ltd., 2001140 Austin Ave., weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; • Morningstar Homes Ltd., second floor, 946 Brunette Ave., weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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• The Tri-City News, 1405 Broadway St., weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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CHRISTMAS GIVING: Registration open for programs and a run

Need help for holidays? Sign up now Registration is taking place for people in need to take advantage of Share Family and Community Services’ holiday food hampers and Christmas toy program.

Here’s how to sign up:

TOY PROGRAM

Individuals and families with the required documents may apply to receive Christmas toys; toys and/or gifts are available for children 17 and under. Clients may register at only one of the locations below: • Port Moody: The house next to Port Moody Pacific Grace MB/Chinese Church at 2614 St. Johns St. (across the alley from the Share food bank).

Registrations will be accepted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays through Dec. 14.

• Coquitlam: Fellowship hall, Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St. (corner of King Albert and Marmont Street).

Registration will be accepted Wednesdays and Fridays (except Nov. 16), 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., through Nov. 30; after Nov. 30, registration will continue at the Port Moody location.

• Port Coquitlam: Trinity United Church, 2211 Prairie Ave. (corner of Prairie and Shaughnessy Street).

Registration will be accepted Wednesdays and Fridays through Nov. 30, noon to 2 p.m.; after Nov. 30, registration will continue at the Port Moody location At the time of registration clients must apply in person with the following current ID:

• proof of Address (e.g., rental agreement, recent utility bill); • CareCards and/or immigration cards for all members of the family; • income source (e.g., cheque stub from MSD, EI, CPP/OAS, WCB); no means test is required as the source of income is used for tracking purposes only.

Note: After Dec. 14, all Christmas toy registration enquiries can be directed to Share food bank, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody (rear of the building). For more information, call 604-931-2451 or check www.shareso-

ciety.ca.

FOOD HAMPER

Registration for Christmas food hampers for Tri-Cities residents is being handled differently this year.

Current food bank clients do not need to register for a Christmas food hamper; only those who have never been to a Share food bank or who have not attended for more than six months will need to register.

Christmas food hampers will be available for pick-up on regular food bank days at the client’s regular food bank loca-

tion — either on Dec. 12 or 19 between the following hours: • Port Coquitlam — noon to 2 p.m.; • Coquitlam — 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; • Port Moody — 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Recipients should come prepared to carry their hamper home.

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Tiny Bundles clients will receive one Christmas hamper on either Dec. 12 or 19.Tiny Bundles families can come on both dates to get their special Tiny Bundle items only.

Jingle Bell Jog on Dec. 2 A seasonal fun run is approaching at a jog in Coquitlam.

The second annual Jingle Bell Jog is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 2 at Coquitlam Centre mall.

The family run/walk race supports Share Family and Community Services’ food bank and Christmas programs, which serve 1,800 individuals and families in the Tri-Cities.

The race routes are as follows: • Jingle Bell Jog is a 5 km run/walk around Lafarge Lake; • Reindeer Runners is a 1 km run/walk for children around Coquitlam Centre.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 2 and online registration closes at midnight on Nov. 29, with early bird fees available before Nov. 26. Registration fees for the Jingle Bell Jog are: adults, $30 by Nov. 26, $35 after; 15 years and younger, $25/$30; for Reindeer Runners: adults: $20/$25; 15 and younger, $15/$20.

For more information and to register, visit www.jinglebelljog.ca.

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A Coquitlam resident has been named Business Person of the Year by the Surrey Board of Trade. Jason Zanatta, president of Novo Textiles Co., described the accolade as an honour. “I am very fortunate to have such a great team that works so tirelessly every day to build and grow Novo Textiles. Without them we would not have the passion, insight and drive that fuels innovation and great ideas within the business,” he said in a news release.

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A former Gleneagle secondary student is in Doha, Qatar for two weeks for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Coquitlam’s Anjali Appadurai (above, at a TedX talk a few weeks ago in Maine) will be a delegate with others from the College of the Atlantic to talk about the future of the earth with the student organization Earth In Brackets.

Appadurai, a graduate of the Lester B. Person United World College of the Pacific in Victoria, gained attention last year for her youth statement about climate change delivered in Durban, South Africa.

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Coquitlam RCMP officers are doing their part this month for Movember, a campaign designed to build awareness and raise money for prostate cancer research and male mental-health initiatives. The“Mantastic Mounties” ZIEBArT led for the third year in a row by Const. Ryan Ziebart (of the Explosive Disposal Unit) are hoping to beat last year’s collection

Co-operators agents Ted Leung of the Sunwood Square branch (left) and Jaspal Brar of the Newton branch recently established a bursary to assist single parents studying at Douglas College, which has a campus in Coquitlam.

The bursary will be awarded annually and will assist two business administration students struggling to pay for tuition, rent and daycare expenses.

of $13,000 — the second highest in the country among police teams taking part in the effort. As of Tuesday, the 26 members from Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam had brought in more than $7,400 for the cause, which sees participants grow moustaches during November.

“We are all touched by cancer in one form or another so help us make cancer a thing of the past by donating and let’s bring an end to this terrible disease,” Ziebart said in a news release. To contribute, visit http://ca.movember.com/team/531753.

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PoMo teen poets sought Calling all poetic Port Moody teens: If you submit your best two poems about Port Moody’s past, you can become part of the city’s centennial celebrations.

The Centennial Youth Poet Laureate will help Port Moody make the most of its 100th birthday through poetry readings, public appearances and participation in arts events. Poems

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As well as leadership and civic engagement opportunities, the Youth Poet Laureate will win a $500 prize and have his or her poem included in a centennial time capsule. One runner-up will win a $250 prize,

and all contest entrants will have their poems published in the School District 43 Journal of Writing.

Port Moody residents aged 13 to 18 years of age are encouraged to apply online at library. portmoody.ca/youthpoet, where full contest details are available. Submit your best two original poems by the Jan. 31, 2013 deadline. Poems

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After all that science, everyone can cool down with Cryogenics and a Candy Cane Bubble Shower.

This interactive science show is appropriate for kids of all ages and is scheduled for Dec. 12, 4 o 4:45 p.m. at Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd. Free Tickets are available now.

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Families can celebrate the holiday season with a night of festive family fun on Dec. 5 at Terry Fox Library. They’ll enjoy stories, sing carols and help decorate the Port Coquitlam library’s Christmas tree. Seasonal goodies will be served. The Family Christmas Special runs from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. and everyone is welcome.

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Seniors can experience some holiday cheer next month at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library. On Dec. 14 from 2 to 3 p.m., they can listen to Christmas stories, sing carols, drink some tea and enjoy the holiday spirit.

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Watch out for Santa scams Looking forward to the holidays? So are the scammers.

As many people begin to make their holiday gift lists and charity donations, fraudsters are gearing up to deck the halls with their tried-and-true holiday scams, according to the Better Business Bureau, which is warning holiday shoppers and donors to know the red flags and to be on their guard for this season’s holiday scams.

“Every year, thousands of shoppers fall victim to the holiday deals that seem too good to be true, and the bogus charity pleas that pull at the heart strings,” says Danielle Primrose, president and CEO for BBB serving Mainland British Columbia. “We want to encourage consumers to be vigilant online and when out shopping.”

This holiday season, BBB urges consumers to take the following tips into consideration before doing their holiday shopping and making charity donations: • Get history: Always check a business’s BBB Business Review (at www.mbc.bbb.org) before making a purchase in the store or online.

Make sure that the company has a physical address and telephone number. When shopping

For more business information, see articles on pages 31 and 33 online, some websites offer electronics or luxury goods at prices that are too good to be true. Every holiday season, BBB hears from holiday shoppers who paid for a “great deal” online, but received little or nothing in return.

• Pick local sellers: If you shop Craigslist or other free bulletin board sites, look for local sellers and conduct transactions in person. Bring a friend if you’re uncomfortable meeting the seller alone.

Never wire money as payment. If you’re shopping on auctions, look at seller ratings and read their reviews. Don’t buy if the deal sounds too good to be true.

• Protect your wallet: Don’t let yourself get bogged down in purchases or lose track of your wallet. While you’re struggling with bags of presents, identity thieves may see an opportunity to steal your wallet or look over your shoulder to copy your debit or credit card numbers.

Know where your credit and debit cards are at all times and cover the keypad when entering your PIN while purchasing items or getting money

from an ATM. Make sure you put your card back in your wallet after each purchase.

• Think before you give: Door-to-door solicitations for donations are common this time of year, but when an unfamiliar organization comes knocking asking you for a donation, don’t give without gathering details. Ask for the charity’s name and address, and get full identification from the solicitor and review it carefully. Ask to see written information on the charity’s programs and finances, then visit the Canadian Revenue Agency for a list of registered charities in Canada and confirm they’re legitimate.

• Beware of malicious emails: Don’t click on any links or open any attachments to emails until you have confirmed that they are not malicious.

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ant to learn how to draw in the anime style, or create your own manga? Well, thanks to a young Coquitlam resident, there’s an app for that.

Paige Rohrick, a Heritage Woods secondary grad now in her first year at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, has just released PaigeeWorld, a follow-up to the popular PaigeeDraw app she released a few years ago.

Like the earlier tool, PaigeeWorld gives iPhone and iPad users a way to learn to draw in the popular manga (Japanese comics) style. But Rohrick’s latest app also draws on the power of social media by turning the one-way teaching tool into an interactive“manga playground.”

“A lot of people have been uploading a lot of their own drawings,”Rohrick said.

“People are posting a lot, there’s lots of commenting and liking and ‘favouriting’ so it’s everything we wanted them to do.”

The app features hundreds of step-bystep drawing tutorials, which Rohrick created by hand-drawing each step, scanning it into her computer and describing each of the steps and necessary materials.

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Paige Rohrick, a Heritage Woods secondary grad now in her first year at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, has just released PaigeeWorld, a followup to the popular PaigeeDraw app she released a few years ago. This app uses social media to allow gamers to upload drawings and post likes for work posted by others to create a “manga playground.”

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A legacy of giving In 1997, Kate decided to make a bequest for undergraduate awards in Medicine: “I couldn’t give a gift in real time, so I thought an estate gift was a good solution,” she explains. “It takes an organization like UBC to find a cure for major diseases like cancer, which is prevalent in our family. If I could contribute towards a cure, even in some small way—well, that would be awesome.”

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Thank you Gwyneth Gunn, for making what I do possible. Journalism can be an expensive subject to study and the types of stories that I like to cover often mean support gives me the chance to take risks, to get out into the world and do a story that people maybe haven’t heard about.

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IPPs another pension option YOUR MONEY Colin Macaskill Another choice for tax saving Want to put money aside for your retirement and get some tax savings too? The answer, most people would say, is a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). Not necessarily.

For some business owners, the better solution might be an Individual Pension Plan, or IPP.

based on income and years of service. An actuarial formula is used to calculate annual contributions funding the pension benefit. These plans are most advantageous for people aged 40 and older who are earning over $100,000 a year on their T4, and who’ve been maxing out their RRSP contributions.

While there’s nothing wrong with the first option, an IPP is a way to potentially contribute more money on a taxsheltered basis — and sometimes substantially more — than the maximum allowed for RRSPs. “Companies can establish an IPP, making this an ideal vehicle for the self-employed, or for incorporated professionals, including doctors and dentists,”says Tony Maiorino, head of RBC Wealth Management Services.

IPPs, sanctioned by the Canada Revenue Agency, define the pension benefit in advance

All IPP contributions made by a corporation on behalf of an individual are fully tax-deductible to the corporation. For the individual, an IPP is treated as a non-taxable benefit,

the side,”Rohrick said of her entrepreneurial app business.“It’s nice to make tutorials that people will look up and try to learn to draw from; I like helping people out.

“But I don’t think it’s a full-time career. I plan on being a fashion designer but I’m studying art because it’s my biggest passion.”

Another Coquitlam resident has also created an app, using his old stomping grounds as the main art at the start of the game.

Called “Settle This,” the all-ages strategy game is a take on the traditional rockpaper-scissors contest where players can try to become the best in the world, or challenge friends to settle disputes, hence the game’s name.

Players start out against a background that might look familiar to Eagle Ridge elementary students — the allweather field.

“Since that’s where I

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There are other benefits: setup, maintenance and management fees are also tax-deductible to the corporation. And, in some cases, companies can make additional contributions for past service dating as far back as 1991.

Though IPPs aren’t as well-known as RRSPs, they’re growing in popularity. In 2005 there were 6,000 IPPs registered with Canada Revenue Agency. In 2012, that number is now closer to 10,000, according to Buck Consultants.

“Talk to your financial advisor to discuss all the features, and make sure that an IPP is right for you,”says Maiorino.“For the right individual, IPP spells out a great retirement and tax strategy.”

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School yard fun inspired a game app continued from page 31

The app is free to download but tutorials must be accessed by earning points, often by completing tasks or by “liking”and“sharing”it with friends on social media platforms. Points can also be purchased, something Rohrick said may one day offer an income that could help pay for her fine arts education.

“It’s kind of just for fun, something to do on

got my start I figured it would be great to have the characters start there as well,”said Colin Sullivan, who attended Eagle Ridge from kindergarten to Grade 6, from 1989 to 1996.

Sullivan took a photo of the field, added some chalk and a puddle and digitized it to create the game’s backdrop.

The game app was released about a month ago and has been doing well, Sullivan said.

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WERNER & HILDEGARD HESSE 1926–2008 & 1918–2008 Currently spotting yellow-rumped warblers in old-growth BC forests The Hesses were passionate bird watchers and enthusiastic conservationists.

Inspired by their commitment, I am studying birds to understand which habitats are most important to conserve.

Thanks to Werner and Hildegard Hesses’ legacy I have been able to fully focus on my research for 3 years and, in so doing, help provide solutions to environmental problems. Thank you Werner and Hildegard — your passion has allowed me to do the research I love and continue an important tradition of outreach between academia, policy makers and the public.

– Richard Schuster, PhD candidate

Werner and Hildegard Hesse expressed their passion for birding with a bequest to UBC, which today ensures vital funding for conservation research.

For more information on how UBC can help you plan a lasting legacy in a field important to you, visit www.startanevolution.ca/Hesse7 or call 604.822.5373.

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• Trinity United and St. Catherine’s Anglican churches host Christmas bazaar, 2211 Prairie Ave., PoCo, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; bake table, gourmet table, silent auction, luncheon and much more.

• Christmas craft fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Friendship Baptist Church, 2950 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam; arts, crafts, baked goods, raffle prizes and more. Vendors can reserve a table for $10 plus a raffle donation; call 604945-8500.

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SUNDAY, NOV. 25 • Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP Constituency Association nominating meeting, Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam; registration is at 11:45 a.m., meeting begins at 12:35 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 • Tri-City Centennial Stamp Club presentation night – visitors welcome; stamp swap-and-shop at 7 p.m., presentation by speakers after 8 p.m. in McGee Room at community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www. stampclub.ca or 604-9419306.

THURSDAY, NOV. 29 • Children of the Street Society AGM, 6-8 p.m., Place des Arts, 1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam; meet staff and board, see new TCO2 workshop. RSVP

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SATURDAY, DEC. 1 • In Stitches Knitting Club craft market, 8 a.m.noon, Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship church, 1160 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam; proceeds will be donated to Higher Ground Wellness Society.

SUNDAY, DEC. 2 • Riverview Preservation Society meeting, 1:15 p.m., Burnaby Public Library, McGill branch, 4595 Albert St.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5 • Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m., at Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo – guests welcome. Info: 604-461-3474 or www. hydecreek.org.

THURSDAY, DEC. 6 • Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary holiday sale and chocolate sale, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., in ERH’s main lobby; holiday needs and notions for wrapping, gifting and decorating; fine Belgian chocolates and chocolate novelties (chocolate sale will also run on Dec. 7).

Proceeds will be used to purchase equipment and patient comfort items for ERH. Info: Sylvia, 604-9410378. see page 36

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FRIDAY, DEC. 7 • Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary chocolate sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., in ERH’s main lobby; fine Belgian chocolates and chocolate novelties. Proceeds will be used to purchase equipment and patient comfort items for ERH. Info: Sylvia, 604-941-0378.

SUPPORT GROUPS • Port Moody Alanon Family Group open meeting, Wednesdays, 8 p.m., St. Andrews Church, 2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody. Info: 604-461-6991.

• Irritable bowel syndrome support group meets monthly in PoMo to exchange information, to offer one another support, and to share experiences and coping strategies. Info: 604-875-4875 or www. badgut.org.

• Al-Anon meets Wednesdays, 8 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-688-1716.

• TOPS chapters meet weekly at numerous Tri-City locations. For information on group near you: Gail, 604-941-8699.

• Recovery International is a self-help, peer-to-peer support meeting for people who struggle with stress, fear, anger, depression, anxiety, panic and nervous symptoms. The goal is to help reduce symptoms by practising cognitive behaviour techniques. There is a group in PoCo. Info: Phyllis, 604-931-5945 or www.

• Mood Disorders Association of BC support group meets first and third Monday of each month, Burquitlam Lions Care Centre, 560 Sydney Ave. Info: Ian, 604-417-4604 or Ed, 604-873-0103.

MDA PoCo support group meets every other Tuesday, 7:15-9 p.m., NewView Society at Elgin House, 205-2248 Elgin Ave., PoCo. Info: Coral, 604-944-7489. MDA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide support and education for people with mood disorders such as depression, manic depression, anxiety and panic attacks.

Families members and friends are welcome.

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• Have you experienced the death of a loved one and found yourself struggling? Gathering with others who have also experienced a loss is known to be one of the most helpful ways of coping with grief. Sharing your story is important to healthy healing. Crossroads Hospice Society is running closed grief support groups.

Registration: call Castine, 604-949-2274.

• Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free walking group for the bereaved, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Group meets at Crossroads Labyrinth Healing Garden in Pioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Rd. and Heritage Mountain Blvd. Hospice volunteers will be present on the free walk through Rocky Point Park or Orchard Park.

Newcomers can register by calling Castine at 604-9492274.

• Christian 12-step group for people with alcohol, drug, and gambling addictions meets at 7:15 p.m. every Monday Coquitlam

Presbyterian Church, 948 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam.

Info: 604-939-6136 or www.hiscpc.org.

• Coquitlam Support Group: Change, Crisis to Creativity meets Thursday evenings. Group meets twice a month to support one another through major changes, including unemployment, family crisis, death, illness, separation/ divorce, empty nest, retirement, etc., and working towards positive, creative lifestyle. Info: Mara, 604931-7070.

• Fibromyalgia support group meets every fourth Thursday of each month at Dogwood Pavilion, 1 to 3 p.m., except December.

Info: Joan, 604-944-2506.

• Dogwood White Cane Club meets every Thursday from September to June, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dogwood Pavilion. Those who are legally blind (registered with the CNIB) are welcome.

• CancerConnection peer volunteers offer one-to-one information and emotional support to people living

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• Tri-Cities Caregiver Network gives caregivers a safe place to express and deal with their emotions and concerns. Group discussions, speakers and films are part of the program. Meet every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

• DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Alliance church, corner of Mariner and Spuraway, Coquitlam. Seminar sessions include “Facing my Anger,” “Facing my Loneliness,” “Depression,” “Forgiveness” and “New Relationships.” Info: 604464-6744.

• The Compassionate Friends, Coquitlam Chapter meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Como Lake United church (entrance at 1110 King Albert St., Coquitlam). The Compassionate Friends is an international, non-profit, non-denominational, selfhelp organization offering friendship, understanding, grief education and hope for the future to all families who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause. Info: Jane, 604-931-8026 or Sandra, coquitlam@tcfcanada.net.

• Living Room, a faithbased support group for people with mood disorders, their family and friends, put on by New Life community church and Mood Disorders

Association of BC, first and third Tuesdays of each month, 7-9 p.m., 8765 Government St., Burnaby.

Info: Mark, 604-939-9346 or Graeme, 604-444-1228.

• TRICEPS, Tri-Cities Early Psychosis Support meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Eagle Ridge Hospital (Parklane Room), PoMo. TRICEPS is a nonprofit support group providing education and support to parents, spouses and siblings whose family member has recently been diagnosed with psychosis.

• Women in Mid-life Selfhelp Group meets first and third Wednesdays of each month, Mountain View elementary school, Coquitlam.

Info: Lynne, 604-937-3946.

• Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group meets the first Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., Pinetree community centre. Info: 604-936-2632.

• TOPS BC #1399 Port Coquitlam meets Wednesdays 8:45 a.m. in the green room at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Info: Pearl, 604-945-4950.

• PoCo Stroke Recovery Branch would like to welcome new members; meetings are held Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wilson Centre, PoCo. There is opportunity for speech maintenance, meeting others that have gone through the similar situation and light exercises or bocce.

Info: Deanna, 604-9422334.

DR. MICHAEL QUINN 1917-2005 Currently conducting cognitive research in Barcelona Dr. Quinn’s wonderful gift gave me an opportunity to travel to Europe for the first time and experience the benefits of a new culture and research environment.

With the UBC Vision Lab I have been studying how the brain processes visual information, and with the Multisensory Research Group in Barcelona, Spain I was able to expand this research to include touch. This has uncovered new knowledge about how we process information in our everyday lives.

Understanding how the brain works under normal circumstances is a critical step in ultimately helping those with conditions such as Attention Deficit Disorder or Autism. Thank you Dr. Quinn.

– Allison Brennan, PhD student Dr. Michael Quinn expressed his passion for clinical psychology with a bequest to UBC, ensuring vital funding for psychology faculty and students.

For more information on how UBC can help you plan a lasting legacy in a field important to you, visit www.startanevolution.ca/Quinn7 or call 604.822.5373.

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continued from page 35 • TOPS invites new members to join in weight loss Tuesdays, 6-8:30 p.m., Coquitlam rec centre on Poirier Street, in the McGill Room. Info: Maria, 604939-0579.

• LifeRing Secular Recovery support group is being established in Coquitlam. Info: 604-3771364; lifering@shaw.ca, www.unhooked.com, www. lifering.com.

• TOPS #2574, a nonprofit, weight control support group meets 9 a.m.

Fridays in the McGee Room at Poirier community centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam.

Info: Ann at 604-931-8419 • B.C. Schizophrenia Society meets the second Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-931-2120.

• Coquitlam Women’s Transition House is an emergency shelter for physically and/or emotionally abused women and their children. Info: 604-4642020.

• TOPS #1763 meets Thursdays 6 to 8 p.m. at Birchland elementary, 1331 Fraser, PoCo. Info: Gail, 604-604-941-0699.

• TOPS #324 meets Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Charles Best School, 2525 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-945-4617.

• TOPS #1422 meets Mondays at 1 p.m. at the Social Recreation Centre, 630 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Info: 604-5405524 or 604-936-8286.

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• Al-Anon Family Group meets 1 p.m.

Mondays, including holidays, at Como Lake United church, home of Marmont and Serenity Saturday Al-Anon groups. Does someone you’re close to drink at the wrong times, or too much?

Info: 604-688-1716.

• TOPS #1445 Coquitlam meets Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m. at Seaview community school, 1215 Cecile Dr., PoMo. Info: Faye, 604-469-0527.

• TOPS BC #1388 meets Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m. at Terry Fox Library Room 2. Info: Pearl, 604945-4950.

• TOPS BC #4574 meets Mondays 7 p.m. at Place Maillardville, 1200 Cartier, Coquitlam. Info: 604-524-8203.

• AA at Como Lake United church Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon at 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam.

• Al-Anon Saturdays, noon to 2 p.m. at Como Lake United church at 535 Marmont St. New daytime group meets Mondays at 1 p.m.

• 12-Step meetings for individuals struggling with relationships, dysfunctional behaviours or substance abuse. 12 Steps are used in a Christian context, Wednesday or Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. Info: 604-942-7711.

• Overeaters Anonymous, HOW concept, meets Mondays at Eagle Ridge church, 2813 Glen Drive, Coquitlam at 7 p.m.

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• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Support Group meets first Tuesday of each month at Eagle Ridge Hospital at 7:30 p.m. Info: 604-875-4875.

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• Friends of Coquitlam Public Library meet on the second Saturday of each

month at 10:30 a.m. in the boardroom, Poirier Branch.

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• PoMo Men’s 55-plus Curling League is looking for players who would like to curl regularly or as a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon.

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• Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 40+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, theatre, travel, bowling. Meetings are normally held on third Friday of each month at Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clarke St., Port Moody. Info: Louise, 604-941-8897 or Darline, 604-466-0017, or tricityclub@gmail.com.

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Zumba for Amanda A Tri-City theatre group and a Coquitlam fitness instructor are teaming up for a fundraiser next Friday in memory of Amanda Todd.

Theatrix Youtheatre Society is hosting a Zumba fundraiser and donating the proceeds to the Amanda Todd Legacy Fund, which was set up with the Vancouver Foundation. Despite growing awareness about the potentially devastating consequences of bullying, advocates working to combat the problem say they’re badly in need of financial support.

Todd is the 15-year-old Port Coquitlam girl who committed suicide last month, some time after posting a video to YouTube chronicling her struggles with bullying.

The Zumba fundraiser, led by certified instructor Andrea Raybould, runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 30 in the gym at Glen elementary school, 3064 Glen Dr., Coquitlam. It’s open to anyone 13 or older, and tickets cost $10 each.

In addition to a Zumba workout from 7 to 8 p.m., the fundraiser will also have a raffle and silent auction featuring donated items. Email jayray19@shaw.ca for ticket reservations.

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New immigrants can connect their skills to employment on Tuesday Skills Connect for Immigrants is at Terry Fox Library Are you a newcomer to Canada? Are you interested in connecting your skills to the Canadian workplace?

Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSBC) and Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library are hosting a session next Tu e s d ay o n S k i l l s Connect for Immigrants.

You may qualify for the program — to be held next Tuesday, Nov.

27 — if you: • have been in Canada for less than five years and are a permanent resident; • are unemployed or underemployed (working outside of your field or at a lower level); • are eager to learn and motivated to build your career in Canada; • have a clear and reasonable job target; • can speak at an intermediate to advanced level of English; At a session, facilitated by employment counsellor Anna Shultz, you can learn about Skills

Connect, an initiative by ISSBC that helps ease the transition of skilled immigrants into the Canadian workforce by connecting them with industry-specific skills training, credential evaluation and job search services. The presentation and screening run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

To register, call 604684-2561, Ext. 2123 or email skillsconnect@ issbc.org.

Terry Fox Library is located at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in Port Coquitlam.

Job fair Wed. in Coq. The city of Coquitlam has been chosen to host a job fair on Wednesday, Nov. 28 from noon to 7 p.m. at Douglas College’s David Lam campus as part of the Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan.

As part of the plan, a series of job fairs is taking place in 24 B.C. communities. The fairs are geared to people of all ages and employers from all sectors will be on site, as well as post-secondary educational institutions, industry associations and training authorities.

The job fair will also include the BC Jobs Start Here mobile exhibit, which provides an interactive online opportunity to connect British Columbians with career information, employment services, job banks and local job events organized through WorkBC.

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Notice of Proposed Intermunicipal Business Licence Bylaw This Notice is published in accordance with Section 59(2) of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003.

Council for the City of Coquitlam will be receiving written submissions from the public concerning the proposed Intermunicipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 4355, 2012 (the “Bylaw”). In general, the purpose of the Bylaw is to authorize the City to enter into an arrangement with the municipalities of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody to sell an intermunicipal business licence to mobile businesses located in the City of Coquitlam. The intermunicipal business licence would allow mobile businesses to perform their business activities or services in all three municipalities by purchasing an additional intermunicipal business licence in the municipality where they have a fixed or permanent location or address.

All persons who consider that they are affected by the proposed Bylaw are encouraged to make representations to Council concerning matters contained in the Bylaw. If you wish to provide such input, please do so in writing in one of the following ways:

Email - clerks@coquitlam.ca Regular Mail - 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 In Person - City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2 Fax - City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015 Please note - in order for Council to consider your written submission, it must be received by the City Clerk’s Office prior to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2012.

Any comments on the proposed Bylaw will be forwarded to Council for consideration prior to final reading of the Bylaw. It is anticipated that Council will consider final reading and adoption of the Bylaw at the Regular Council Meeting scheduled for December 10, 2012.

Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will become part of the public record which includes the submissions being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca. If you require more information regarding this process please call the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.

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Inspection of Proposed Bylaw and Related Materials A copy of the proposed bylaw and documents related to the bylaw may be inspected at the City Clerk’s Office, located on the second floor at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC during regular office hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Monday through Friday. A copy of the proposed Bylaw and associated staff report is also available in PDF format on the “Public Notices” page of the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca.

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Seeing some of the millions of poinsettias grown in B.C. for our local market and for export to the United States, I was not only impressed by the numbers grown but also by the quality of the plants. Our growers are to be congratulated for developing such a strong export market in our province.

From the tiniest Pixie single blooms to huge — and I do mean huge — 10- and 12-inch pots that I could hardly get my arms around, there was quite a selection. Red varieties dominant the colour selection simply because of tradition, but whites are popular also because they can be dyed and sparkled. Fewer pinks are grown these days.

Some of the newer varieties will add a lot of spice to home decors. One of the favourites is ‘White Glitter’, a red variety sprinkled with soft pink speckles. It is very different. Burgundy varieties are still popular for their designer colour, as is apricot, a pink with soft orange overtones.

‘Picasso’ is a unique variety the master himself would approve.

The really hot new variety is ‘Ice Crystal’ with its bicolour white and cherry red bracts.

New also is a ruffled deep red ‘Carousel’ and a hard-to-find red flowered variety with yellow and green leaves called ‘Tapestry’.There is a wonderful selection out there.

Poinsettias are the number one flowering plant being grown in North America today not only because they embrace the holiday season but they also last so long and are easy to care for.

They love a coolish window area free of any cold drafts and a room temperature of about 15-18°C. The greatest challenge for so many people is when to water and yet it is so simple.

Just pick up the pot and feel its weight. If it feels a little light, simply give the plant a good drink of warm water. Don’t water again until the plant feels light once more. Heavy wet soils are the enemy because poinsettia roots are very sensitive to root rot.You’ll soon get the hang of it.

Poinsettias add so much to our Christmas décor, and they combine well with many other plants to create some unique seasonal combinations.They are ready now to add an instant indoor festive touch.

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GVHBA launches 17th annual campaign to benefit families in need

Collecting Coats for Kids The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is collecting Coats for Kids for the 17th year in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, which helps families in need have a great and warm holiday season.

Gently used coats, blankets and clothing can be dropped off at the GVHBA office in Surrey or at 64 locations around the Lower Mainland until Dec. 7.

“Last year the response to Coats for Kids was heartwarming as Lower Mainland residents donated more than 3,000 coats, scarves, gloves, blankets and new unwrapped toys and gifts for distribution to children, teenagers

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The large soaker tub (depending on your plan; in some plans you’ll find a glass walk-in shower) is made for relaxing in, while the recessed pot lighting lends the perfect amount of light without being harsh.

Pinnacle is offering several amazing amenities for the owners at The One, including a fitness studio with a yoga room, two large multi-purpose spaces, a children’s play area and an urban

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Southeast False Creek is welcoming some high-end style to the neighbourhood with Pinnacle International’s The One. Perfectly situated to take advantage of all the amazing things Vancouver has to offer, The One offers something for everyone.

“This is the best value with a prestigious west-side address,” says Grace Kwok of Anson Realty Ltd. Located just steps from the Vancouver Seawall, outdoor activity is never far away. Whether you want to hop on your bike, go for a run or rent a kayak at the Creekside Community Centre in the Olympic Village, The One is a paradise for active people.

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By Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News

Port Coquitlam’s Archbishop Carney Stars will take home a second-place banner after coming up short in the final game of the B.C. AA high school soccer championship on Wednesday.

The game came down to a shootout, after being knotted at one goal a side for most of regulation, when the OkanaganMission Huskies scored the game winner at the Burnaby Lake West Sports Complex.

Both teams were undefeated going into the final match of the season and the tightly played, back-and-forth game saw excellent goaltending on both sides of the pitch.

Carney dominated the tournament in round-robin play. The club started the week with with a 5-0 win over D.P. Todd secondary and a 2-0 win over Gulf Islands secondary.

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Stars continued to rack up wins, taking down Summerland 1-0 in the quarterfinals and Cariboo Hill in the semifinals. The semifinal match came down to one goal with time running out Tuesday afternoon, the only goal that Cariboo keeper Juggi Dosangh allowed in five games.

Carney’s Michael North was one of seven players to receive the tournament’s Golden Boot award, the one Star to receive individual player recognition.

Tournament MVP went to OkanaganMission’s MacKenzie Rigg, while top goalkeeper went to Dosanjh. sports@tricitynews.com

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Vancouver heroes Harold Snepsts and John Garrett are two of over a dozen Canuck alumni that will be at the Coquitlam Express game tonight (Nov. 23) in support of the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation.

While the NHL lockout continues to rage on the Canucks alumni said they will be doubling their efforts in the community to support charity and local sports.

During tonight’s game against the Kelowna Warriors, fans will have the chance to win $10,000, an autographed Ryan Kesler jersey and a $250 gift basket, with all proceeds going to ERHF. Other Canucks alumni that will be in attendance include John Ashbridge, John Grisdale, Doug Halward, Dennis Ke a r n s , B l a i r MacDonald, Jack McIllhargey, Bob M u r r ay, C h r i s Oddleifson, Gerry Sillers, Darcy Rota and Dennis Ververgaert. Doors at the Poirier Arena open at 6 p.m. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

Third place for field hockey Talons

By Gary McKenna The Tri-CiTy News

The Gleneagle Talons appeared poised to roll into the AAA field hockey girls’ provincial championship finals last week but instead will have to settle for third

place.

The Coquitlam club hit a road block in the semifinals, which came in the form of Cowichan Valley secondary, a dominant club that went on to win second place in the tournament.

With the loss, the

Talons were forced into a consolation game, which the team won 2-1 over South Delta on Friday.

Gleneagle had a s t ro n g s h ow i n g i n round-robin play, with a 6-1 win over South Kamloops and a 6-1 win over Winston Churchill

secondary. The club also defeated Argyle in the playoff quarterfinals.

Heritage Woods was the only team to deal the Talons a loss in the round-robin portion of the tournament but could not keep the streak going into the playoffs.

The Kodiaks lost their quarterfinal game to Cowichan and ended up finishing the tournament in seventh place.

Port Moody finished in tenth place and Dr. Charles Best finished in 14th out of 16 teams. sports@tricitynews.com

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UFV midfielder Sasa Plavsic was among a group of 102 top university soccer players picked for the USL PRO combine in Florida.

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Plavsic aims to impress scouts at soccer combine Sasa Plavsic of the University of the Fraser Valley men’s soccer team has been selected to participate in the 2013 USL PRO Combine in Bradenton, Fla. The event runs Jan. 24-27 at the world-class IMG Academy, and provides an opportunity for elite players to showcase their talents for both domestic and international scouts and professional coaches. To date, more than 150 participants (including 10 from 2012) have gone on to sign professional contracts with USL, MLS and international squads since the

debut of the combine in 2006.

Plavsic, a fourthyear midfielder from Coquitlam, has led UFV in scoring the past three seasons, totaling 20 goals and 10 assists, including an eight-goal campaign this year as UFV posted its first .500 record (5-5-4) in its seven Canada West seasons.

“I want to thank the athletic department at UFV and all the heart they have put into making my experience here as a student athlete a positive one,” Plavsic stated in a press release.

“I am privileged to have

played under an experienced coach like Alan Errington. He has helped me develop as a player on and off the field. I hope I can give back to this soccer community that has given me so much over the past three years.”

“I am very happy for Sasa,” UFV Cascades head soccer coach Alan Errington said. “He graduates with class this year and to be recognized as one of the top 102 amateurs in North America for a look in the combine, speaks volume about his talent.”

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The North Coquitlam United soccer club took on Port Moody during an under-21 contest at the Dr. Charles Best turf field on Sunday.

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Giving warms the heart. Donating a coat can warm two at a time.

POWER LINE TREE PRUNING AND HAZARD TREE REMOVALS SILVERDALE AREA When: November 13, 2012 to February 28, 2013 Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Trees are a significant cause of power interruptions. Contact between trees and power lines can also create a severe danger.

Over the next few months we will be pruning and removing trees in the Silverdale area.

Boundaries: North: Keystone Street East: Wren Street South: Fraser River West: Hayward Street

Bring in your coats to the 1405 Broadway St., Port Coquitlam

Trees are pruned using the best arboriculture (tree care) practices. Skilled workers employed by BC Hydro are trained in both electrical safety and tree care. Only correct and proper techniques are used to eliminate any safety hazards.

For more information about our current work or other vegetation management practices, please call Ken Laturnus, your area coordinator of Vegetation Maintenance, at 604 469 8809.

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Black Press is collecting coats for kids in support of the Greater Vancouver Builder’s Associations’ 17th Annual Coats for Kids Campaign to be held Nov 19 - Dec 7. Last year over 3000 of coats were collected by the GVHBA members for distribution by the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau and other agencies.

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Curties, Ronald Wallace

Born, March, 1930 in Vancouver.

Passed away, November 13, 2012 in the Dufferin Care Centre, Coquitlam BC. He was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Margaret (Tomie) in March of 2010. Sister Wylma, niece; Miriam, nephew; Allan. Survived by nieces, Carol (Erny), Barbara (Jack), Virginia, Valerie, Dawne and nephew Donald,great nieces Sandy (Don), Eileen, Sherilyn (Allan), great nephew Bradley (Carol), David (Yuliya), and extra special, great great nephew Jesse.

Ron is also survived by a multitude of Close Friends and acquaintances due to his involvement in a great number of valuable organizations.

These included: Life Member Telephone Pioneers of America; Telus Retirees Men’s Golf Club; Sports Car Club of BC (Life Member); Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary – Unit 6; Pleasantside Community Association; Port Moody Heritage Society; Public Library; Community Care Committee; Director Port Moody Foundation.

Ron and his wife Tomie were Life Members of the Canadian Power & Sail Squadron, joining the Vancouver Power Squadron in 1973 and Ron was the founding Squadron leader of the Burrard Power Squadron in 1977.

Ron’s interest and dedication to his community had him on 26 City-appointed committees along with forming, leading and participating in many other local organizations and events, which ultimately led to him receiving the Community Volunteerism Award, The Freedom of the City of Port Moody in 2011 and The Queens Diamond Jubilee medal for volunteering to be presented at Ron’s memorial Service. Ron and Tomie enjoyed their years of volunteering at the Indy 500 and Science World.

They also organized, promoted and emceed the Annual Rocky Point Park Penguin Plunge. He was also a founding member of the Westwood racetrack.

For fun Ron was a member of the Greater Vancouver Garden Railway Club and he and Tomie traveled around visiting many layouts. Travel was also a key part of their life and they made many trips both cruises and land tours traveling by train, bus and automobile.

The community will certainly miss the hours of dedication that both Ron and his wife Margaret (Tomie) gave. They were often referred to as Mr. & Mrs. Port Moody.

The family would like to thank the caregivers at Dufferin for their kind attention during the final two weeks of his life as well as caregivers Leslie and Linda from Home Instead for their care during the last 2 years in his home. A big thank you also to Ron’s neighbours Ron and Svend as well as good friends Melody and Dennis for all their help over the last couple of years. A memorial service will he held in the spring at which time a notice will be placed in the papers. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Eagle Ridge Hospital foundation or the charity of your choice.

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We offer the following programs: • F/T day care (7am - 6 pm) • Full day Kindergarten (7am 6 pm) • Before and after Kindercare servicing Glenayre Elementary (limited spaces) • AM Preschool programme (limited spaces) • Music programme For more information on our programmes please visit us at www.glenayremontessori.com We are conveniently located on the school grounds of Glenayre Elementary.

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GOV’T FUNDED 5 week job search class with 5 weeks possible job placement. Info session. Nov 27th @ 1pm. ISSofBC 604-468-6262, #204 3242 Westwood St. Poco.

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

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

Training, support and remuneration are provided.

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

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator 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 780-723-5051.

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Applicants have winter and Group mountain,of driving experience/ Van-Kammust Freightways’ Companies training. requires Owner Operators for runs out of our We offer above average rates and excellent employee benefits.

Prince Terminal.drivers, call Bev, 604-968-5488 or To join ourGeorge team of Professional email a resume, current and details W ff ll driver’s t tabstractWi t / ofMtruck to: t i careers@vankam.com or fax 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

We thank you for your interest in Van-Kam, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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Casual Life Skills Worker Needed Community Integration Services Society (CISS) is looking for Casual Life Skills Workers (with the possibility of becoming permanent) to work at their day programs in Port Coquitlam and N. Vancouver. Minimum availability of 3 days/week required. All programs are only open during the daytime, M - F (no w/e’s, evenings, or stats). The programs focus on employment, volunteer, recreation, leisure support to adults with developmental disabilities of varying ages.

Qualifications include grade 12, related education (degree, diploma, certificate) in the human services/community support field, past work/volunteer experience with individuals with developmental disabilities, current CPR/FA certificate, a drivers license that permits you to transport more than one passenger, a reliable vehicle with business insurance and 2 million dollar liability coverage, a good command of the English language and computer skills. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and trustworthy people who meet these qualifications. Only short listed applicants will be contacted and the successful applicant(s) must undergo a criminal records check.

Please fax your resume to Pam Galt at 778-285-5520, email to employment@gociss.org or mail to 2175 Mary Hill Road, Port Coquitlam B.C., V3C 3A2.

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Please e-mail your resume and a CURRENT ABSTRACT to debbie.swecera@firstgroup.com or call 604-255-3555.

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EM Plastic, a leading Plastic and Sign Products Distribution company serving the sign, graphics, display, plastic fabrication and digital imaging markets is seeking a:

INSIDE SALES - Customer Service Representative located in Port Coquitlam

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

CNC MACHINISTS & MACHINE OPERATORS

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Candidates must have a min. 3 years of successful Customer Service / Sales experience. Sign industry & plastic sheet industry exp. would be an asset.

Candidates must be good communicators with a strong ability to close.

Please forward your resume in confidence to: EM Plastic & Electric Products Ltd. Attn: Blair Sprague Fax: (604) 468-4742, Email: bsprague@emplastic.com

Office Assistant Part Time Responsibilities include data entry, reception, etc. Excellent English and customer service a must with knowledge of Word, 50 wpm min. Flexible 20 - 25 hrs/wk.

Apply to Lifesaving Society (Burnaby); fax - 604.299.5795 or e-mail to: info@lifesaving.bc.ca

by Friday, Nov. 30.

Only those considered will be contacted.

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FedEx Freight Canada is opening a brand new state of the art service centre in Surrey and is looking for dock associates. Positions are paid and include benefits and opportunities for advancement.

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For full details and to schedule an interview call Adecco 604-273-8761 EDUCATION

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR School District #42 (Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows) has a challenging career opportunity within the Payroll Department for a team orientated individual for the position of Payroll Administrator. This position will be responsible for monitoring, reconciling and processing complex payroll and financial information in compliance with school district policies and statutory requirements. Educational requirements include the completion of Grade 12 plus the successful completion of the Payroll Compliance Practitioner designation. Candidates will have a minimum of 2 years experience in a unionized payroll environment, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be familiar with Microsoft and Management Information Systems. The Payroll Administrator is part of the CUPE, Local 703 bargaining unit. This is a full time continuing position with a rate of pay of $25.72 per hour plus a comprehensive benefits package.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 pm on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, as follows:(1) Fax to (604) 4634181, Attn: Human Resources Dept; (2) Email: Applicants@sd42.ca; (3) Deliver/mail your resume to: Human Resources Department, School District #42, 22225 Brown Ave., Maple Ridge, BC V2X 8N6 We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

D Make proactive calls to customers D Take & Enter orders, provide quotes both written and verbal D Provided Product Information D Invoice Customer Orders

Looking for a job that delivers in a big way?

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The position of Inside Sales Customer Service Representative is a Primary interface with our customers, selling, order processing and cold calling.

DOCK ASSOCIATES

Email: lisa@blackpress.ca Munn Enterprises is looking for Retail Trade Supervisor for their 176 Golden Dr.Coquitlam. BC Petro Canada location. This is full time permanent position and the salary is $13.75 per hour. The applicant should be high school graduate and able to speak, write and read English. Please send your resume to dhillonraj@shaw.ca

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

Hiring for all Positions Transit Accessible Benefits Available

NEEDED IN NORTH VANCOUVER, COQUITLAM AND SURREY

EDUCATION

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Scheduled Days Off. Call Lloyd 780-723-5051

Located next to the Wal-Mart at 2160 Hawkins Street, Port Coquitlam

PART TIME SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

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6072 146-286 April Rd 2-27 Crawford Bay 2-38 Darney Bay 183 Roe Dr

@ 604-472-3042

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Other routes not listed may be avail. Please call to enquire.

If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation

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PRECAST AND BRIDGE ESTIMATOR: Chwk precast and bridge Co has an immediate opening for a full time experienced and energetic estimator. The successful candidate must be able to analyze and prepare estimates for precast products, bridges and some earthworks. Must be self-motivated and able to work independently. Competetive salary and benefits. Email resume to info@iotaconstruction.com or fax 604-702-0620. No phone calls.

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KURT LeRoy Trucking Ltd., of Campbell River is expriencing a 50% growth of new capital expansion over the next year with a new division on the mainland. We need a Highly Motivated exprienced CGA to complete monthly cost accounting for each divsion.Payroll of 38-45 employee’s.Subcontractors will vary. Excellent salary and benefits.Please,e-mail resume’s with driver’s abstract to rleroy@telus.net or fax to 250-287-9914.

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Salary + Bonus $28,800-$40,000 + Please reply by e-mail to: Parts Department Manager Murray GM Abbotsford Darryl Muir: dmuir@ murraygmabbotsford.com

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Psychiatric Nursing (online): Learn at home through guided online learning combined with local clinical placements and some local classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour.

Special Education Assistant (online): Learn at home through guided online learning combined with some local classroom delivery and two 3-week practicums. You can become a Special Education Assistant in just 9 months! Average starting wage in school districts is $24/hr. You will receive training and certification from the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD).

Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other financing options available to qualified applicants.

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CONCRETE & PLACING

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Repairs. Roofing. Power Washing, painting, cedar ridgecap. Jeff 604715-6055

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Roofing and Repairs. Licensed & Insured. Call Rick 604-928-5769.

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- Est. 1989

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting

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Since 1986. Ken 604-418-7168

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604-328-6387 HUNGRY PAINTERS JUST SIMPLY BETTER 3 rooms $399 walls only, based on 10x10. No hidden charges.

604-467-2532

*BATHROOMS *KITCHENS *ADDITIONS *REMODELING *SUNDECKS *BASEMENTS, etc 20+ yrs exp., Insured/Guaranteed Big & Small Jobs Welcome!!

JMYK CONTRACTING Specializing in steel stud framing, drywall, taping, texture, t-bar, firerating, painting + general reno’s.

WCB, Insured. Jay 604-722-6197

Mathias 604-313-5530

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MISC SERVICES

www.nphomes.ca

ELECTRICAL

CENTRAL CREEK CONSTRUCTION

06951 Electrician Lic. Low cost.

PANEL CHANGE. Big/small jobs.

Residential/ Comm. 604-374-0062

CCC Kitchen & Bathroom Reno’s, Painting also.

BBB & WCB. Seniors Discount. Book by end of Nov. - 10% off. 26 yrs exp.

C & C Electrical Mechanical • ELECTRICAL • FULL PLUMBING SERVICES • HVAC GAS FITTING *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

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✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton

GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 ✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7.

Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640 360 PLUMBING & HEATING. Gas, plumbing, heating, reno’s, repairs.

20 years exp., reliable & courteous.

Lic’d. Bonded. Jack 778-835-4416

MOVING & STORAGE

Guarantee on work. Refs.

604-773-7811 / 604-432-1857

604-475-7077

Gutters cleaned & repaired Handyman/Repair Services

DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded.

24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867.

WorkSafeBC insured

EXPERT POWER WASHING Services..

RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!

(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991

(#102055) Bonded

European German Shepherd pups, 9 weeks, nice, classic colors. Lrg dogs CKC + all shots $1000/ea & up. 1 M & 2 F. 604-538-4883

RECYCLE-IT! • Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

COUNTERTOPS

246

Custom Countertops

Haul Anything...

But Dead Bodies!!

604.

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988 #1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!! *Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

367C

SNOWCLEARING

SNOWPLOUGH, SALT & BRINE 10 years safe & reliable service.

Fully insured Wade 604-910-1216

SUNDECKS

CONTACT US FOR A FREE CONSULTATION AND ESTIMATE

604-945-7273

AT SUNBURST STONE, WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE BEST SERVICE, HIGHEST QUALITY AND WIDEST SELECTION.

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BEST RATE MOVING

Dean 604-834-3076

604-787-8061

HOOT & OWL CUSTOM TILE WORK or BATHROOMS CUSTOM CARPENTRY

Reno’s/Additions/Kitchens

LICENSED & INSURED ✶ Local & Long Distance ✶ ✶ Seniors Discount ✶

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

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

Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

604-537-4140

Starting $40/hr.

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899

Gary 604-339-5430

Complete ReRoofing Ltd + gutters, shingles, cedar, flat roof, 20 yr exp.

Sr’s disc. WCB, BBB, 604-725-0106

Whether it's comic

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

something for the kid in you in the Classifieds!

A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Written Guarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.

AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting.

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

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

545

FUEL

BEST FIREWOOD 33rd Season & 38,000 Cust Deliv.

Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095

548

FURNITURE

FREE TO A GOOD HOME - dark brown cloth, 4 seater theatre couch.

You must pick up. 604-328-2837 or 778-899-2837.

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

560

MISC. FOR SALE

ACREAGE

DEVELOPMENT LAND WANTED

If you would consider selling your property of 3 Acres or more and want maximum value, send the details to: randyd@portraithomes.ca

There will be no pressure and no obligation, but let’s discuss possibilities.

609

APARTMENT/CONDOS

✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding

Drywall work/rubbish removal

books, dirt bikes or video

533

ABC TREE MEN

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

games you crave, you'll find

APPLIANCES

Canuck Roofing All Roof Repairs Any job big or small. Free Est. *WCB *Insured *BBB 778-772-1969

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

Email: hoot&owl@telus.net

506

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.

603

$45/Hr

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

EXPERIENCED MOVERS W/ AFFORDABLE RATES

MINI SCHNAUZER pups. 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked, vet ✓ $650/ea. Call 604-657-2915.

REAL ESTATE

Local & Long Distance

Home Renovations and New Construction

MALTESE 1 M, 1F Born Sept 3rd 1st shots, vet ✔, health guarnt’ view mother. $650 1(604)355-0452

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

AFFORDABLE MOVING

COUNTERTOPS 1835 Mclean Avenue, Port Coquitlam O T: 604-945-7273 E: info@sunburststone.com O sunburststone.com O F: 604-945-7270

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LAB PUPS yellow / black, m/f, CKC reg. papers, all shots, dew claws removed,tatooed $400 (604)820-7714

bradsjunkremoval.com

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

778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger

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.recycleitcanada.ca

ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up.

25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 778-355-5840

Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates

PETS

Isaac 604-727-5232

★ Disposal ★ Renovations Debris ★ Construction ★ Drywall Pickup ★ Demolition ★ 7 days/week ★ Free Estimates ★

www.expertpowerwashing.com

Mike 604-961-1280

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3/4 LAB 1/4 Golden Retriever puppies. 4 males 1 female, born Sept.

8. $300. 604-864-9874 Mission

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

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1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

PETS

★ ★CALL NOW★ ★ LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Free Estimates * Fully Insured

CHEAP

JUNK REMOVAL

LANDSCAPING

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GARDENING

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Scott 604-891-9967

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certified Arborist

EXTRA

D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD

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INTERIOR FALL SPECIALS LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

Specialists in: - ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS

Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

Pay-Less Pro Painting

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (renos/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc.

VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

300

TREE SERVICES

Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work

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.

If I can’t do it It can’t be done

GUTTER CLEANING

374

Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL

LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING

ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s.

20 Years exp, free estimate. Call Mike 604-825-1500, 778-892-9095

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ALWAYS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs, 20 yrs exp. Rain or shine.7dys/wk.Simon 604-230-0627

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

M.T. GUTTERS

278 FURNITURE REFINISHING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available!

S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing

(604)465-1311

Professional Installation

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin.

Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

✶ Repairs & Staining ✶ Installation ✶ Free Estimates

www.centuryhardwood .com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

RENO & REPAIR

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.

Call Ian @ 604-724-6373

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Prompt Delivery Available

HARDWOOD FLOOR REFINISHING

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224

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

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meadowslandscapesupply.com PEDRO’S Contracting & Drainage.

Landscaping, Water Lines & Cement work. Call 604-468-2919.

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

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

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Seven Days a Week

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

Leo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281

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

BEST CLEANERS

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JOBS: Whether you’re looking to find or fill a position, this is where your search begins.

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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

Across Street from Kits Beach Beautiful, quiet studio suite flows onto own spacious verdant patio.

Close to West Fourth, UBC, downtown. Reduced to $259,000 604-618-0794 MLS V965520

LUXURY OCEAN FRONT CONDOS! 2 Bdrm. & 2 Bath Was $850k ~ Now $399,900 Resort Spa Restaurant Golf Marina

www.MarinSemiahmoo.com

1-888-996-2746 x5470

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REAL ESTATE 627

HOMES WANTED

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

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES Foreclosures Properties for Sale Call: Clayton Beckler.

Prudential Sterling 778-355-0116 NO COMMISSION SALES Sell your Home without the huge commission Fee’s.

Save Your $$$$$ Call Allan for more info at 604 - 357 - 3105

RENTALS 700

RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING RENT TO OWN No Qualification Required, Flexible Terms! Cloverdale – 60th Ave &176th St. Spacious 742 sf.

1 Bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo.

Option Fee Required 604-657-9422

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APARTMENT/CONDO #1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)

Professional Property Management Services P.Meadows - Solaris Towers BRAND NEW UNITS AVAIL *1Bd+den. *2Bd. *2Bd+den. *3Bd. *3Bd+den. Call for details.

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

Coquitlam Centre “Raphael Towers” 2 Bdrm apt. $1260 *IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL

Call 604-944-2963 COQUITLAM

Medallion Court Apt / Townhomes 515-525 Foster Avenue 2 Bedroom suite available immediately (heat and hot water included). Pet allowed.

3 Bedroom townhouse available immediately (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up.

Pet allowed.

3 Bedroom townhouse available now (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up.

Pet allowed.

Contact: Mihaela 604-600-4213

Welcome Home !

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

Call (604) 931-2670

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1114 & 1132 Howie St. Coq. 1 bdrm from $815 1 bdrm + den from $995

• Central Coquitlam • Cls.To Parks & All Amenities •Underground Parking •Balconies & Patios • Available Immediately Your best choice for apartments!

North Burnaby- 2bdrm Townhouse, $1085/mo.

7485 Woodbrook Place

✮ Port Coquitlam- 2 bdrm Townhouse, $975/mo.

3 bdrm $1140/mo.

3156 Coast Meridian Road ✮

Cypress Gardens Apartments

1 month free!

North Burnaby- 3bdrm Townhouse, $1165/mo.

8750 Maple Grove Cres.

Coquitlam- 3 bdrm Apartment, $1250/mo. 3 bdrm Townhouse, $1435/mo.

1111 Brunette Ave. Coquitlam- 3 bdrm Townhouse, $1165/mo.

1144 Inlet Street

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Coquitlam- 2 bdrm Apartment, $865/mo.

100 Nelson Street

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312 Schoolhouse St.

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Port Moody- 3 bdrm Townhouse, $1285/mo.

411 Noons Creek If your combined gross monthly income is between $2600 - $5500 you may qualify for one of these market units.

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

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

Coquitlam Center Co-op Refurbished 3 bdrm apt.

Available immediately Cls to transit, shops & schools $1100/mo. No subsidy. sandy@terramanagement.ca Or phone 604 945 5864 COQUITLAM: Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent. Sorry no pets. Family owned & operated for 40 yrs.

(604)936-5755.

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

HOMES FOR RENT HOUSE RENTAL

D Coquitlam W. 625 Madore Ave. D 2529sf, 3 bdrm 2bath D 1 elec f/p + carport.

D Newly reno’d & new appls.

D Nr Lougheed Mall. 10min walk D NP/NS $2000. Avail Now.

750

COQ. Mariner/Austin.

Beautiful Basement Suite with garden entry, 1000 sq ft, 2 BR, D/W, micro, sh’d W/D. N/S, N/P, $1050, incls utls.

604-936-5884

604.931.3273 www.caprent.com rentals@capreit.net MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$890 GREAT LOCATION

Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.

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604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings PORT COQUITLAM

1 Bdrm & den $835 2 Bdrm corner suite $895 S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

604-464-3550 Port Moody

180 DEGREE VIEW NEW EXEC. 1250 sq.ft. 2 bdrm condo on 27th floor. Nahanni Tower with unobstructed views of Burrard Inlet. 6 S/S appls. 2 prkg / strg. rec ctr 2nd to none. $2025/mo. N/S. N/P. Refs. and credit check req’dd. Avail. Dec1.

COQUITLAM 2 bdrm in brand new hse, 4 appl, NP/NS, no partiers, sep ent. $1100 incl utils. 604-897-2216 COQUITLAM Brand New large 2 bdrm grnd level suite, large kitchen & living area, all new appli’s, private laundry. N/S, N/P. In nice area Coast Meridian & David. Avail now.

Approx $1200. Call 604-942-4621.

*No Pets *Avail Immediately ~also apartments available~

Call 604-942-2012

2 Bdrm Rancher in the area of Gates Park.

2471 Welcher Ave Beautiful, private back yard. $1149/mo + utils. Pets welcome.

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1996 22’ SLUMBER QUEEN 5th wheel. Interior like new, has to be seen to appreciate. New stereo, back up camera, new HD antenna, m/w, a/c. Includes hitch. $6,500.

604-625-7761 Aldergrove.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

RE: ESTATE OF THELMA IRENE HOWARD, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THELMA I. HOWARD and THELMA HOWARD

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

NOTICE IS GIVEN that creditors and others having claim against the Estate of Thelma Irene Howard, otherwise known as Thelma I. Howard and Thelma Howard, formerly of 202 - 1132 Dufferin Street, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 6V4, Deceased, who died on February 7, 2012, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the Executor, c/o Richard JS Rainey Law Corporation, Barrister and Solicitor, of Suite 205 - 2922 Glen Drive, Coquitlam, B.C., V3B 2P5, on or before December 10, 2012 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled, having regard only to the Claims of which they have notice.

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

PORT MOODY, 2 bdrm., 2 bath, t/h in Sahalee. Use of canoe club avail.

651 Nootka Way. $1485 mo. N/P. Avail. immed. Fara (604)723-0721

TRANSPORTATION 809

SKI RACK for sale. Thule 91725 Universal Flat Top. 6 Carrier. Universal mounting for 6 pairs skis/or 4 snowboards. Adaptable to most factory roof racks. $60. 604-3282837.

810

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY, Executor

By Richard JS Rainey, Barrister and Solicitor

Be on notice to me, SUSAN LYNN JOHNSON, Residential Dispute, Resolution hearing set for November 27th, 2012 at 10:30am.

File no. 798273 access code 6011517 tel: 1 (888) 456-1598 or 604-820-7767 and 604-660-1020

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COQUITLAM Riverside, 3 bdrm ste priv ldry. N/S, avail Dec 1st. $1200 incl utils/cble/net. 604-941-6264 COQUITLAM West, 1200 s/f, bright 2 bdrm grnd lvl ste, reno’d kit, gas f/p, d/w, shrd w/d, $1100 incl util. cbl/wifi, 1 blk to Austin/Mundy. Near SkyTrain & WCE. Avail now. NS/NP (604)779-4969 M-F after 5:30 pm.

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PORT COQ. Citadel Heights c/d/s.

1 bdrm suits 1, sep entry. NP/NS. Avail now. $700 incl hydro, cable, internet & lndry. 604-942-6259.

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PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm grnd lvl 2 full baths, sep entry, nr all amens, Ns/np. Avail after January 1, 2013. $1250 incl utils/cble. 604-941-3164.

Email: jm.bastone@live.com

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PORT MOODY, Heritage Mtn, 2 Bdrm, large, w/view, + office space, 1300 sq.ft., insuite w/d, all appls. $1100. Avail Now. 604-725-4873.

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No pets, call 604-454-4540.

APARTMENT/CONDO

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APARTMENT/CONDO

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604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889

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Creditors and others who have claims against the Estate of Ruth May Saunders, otherwise know as Ruth M. Saunders, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that the particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executrix, Helen M. Quist at 20160 Old Dewdney Trunk Road, Pitt Meadows, B.C. V3Y 1Z1 on or before December 15, 2012, after which date the Executrix, Helen M. Quist will ditribute the Estate amoung the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix, Helen M. Quist then has notice.

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Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

COQUITLAM: lovely, bright, lrg 2 bdrm bsmt ste in 12 yrold house. Nr Poirier comm ctr. Inste w/d, monitored alram, 1car prk. ns/np. Dec1 $900 incl ht/hydro. 604-202-3300.

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Formerly of Hawthorne Care Centre, 2111 Hawthorne Avenue, Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 1W3

Call Kamal: 604-375-7164 or office: 604-580-7752

2000 INTREPID, auto, exc cond, summer & winter tires, new brakes & battery, $3000 obo, quick sale.

Call 604-942-6832.

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

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ESTATE OF RUTH MAY SAUNDERS, otherwise know as RUTH M. SAUNDERS and RUTH SAUNDERS, DECEASED.

D Auto D Trucks D Equipment Removal D We Pay Cash D Towing Available 24/7

AUTO SERVICES

Mobile Mechanic Do small auto repairs - brakes, tune-ups etc.

All work guaranteed. Have toolswill travel. 604-308-8073

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

PORT COQUITLAM

PORT MOODY

Call 604-724-6967

812

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

ALKEL TOWING & SCRAP REMOVAL

1-800-961-7022

COQUITLAM: large 2 bdrm bsmt.

W/D, $800/mo + 1/3 utils. n/s, n/p.

Avail. Dec. 1st. 604-721-9795

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

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

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2 & 3 Bdrm Units Available

Phone 604-944-1722

Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS.

810

TOWNHOUSES

*Near schools *5 Appliances *Decorative Fireplaces

SUITES, LOWER

COQ. Lrg bright exec 1bd+den, priv wd, full bath. W.W.Plat. Ns/np, now $950. 604-944-3866, 604-617-5948

SUITES, UPPER

TOWNHOUSES

BCCLASSIFIED.COM Auto Class 800’s: To buy or sell your car, truck, RV, van, 4x4 or trailer - this category has it all. You’ll also find automotive supplies and classic cars for sale, or you can list the vehicle you’re seeking.

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TRANSPORTATION

COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA

Coquitlam 1/2 duplex 5 bdrm 2.5 baths carport NS/NP newly decorated Dec 1. $1800m. 604-939-9112

COQ/MILARDVILLE 2 bd basement suite, W/D, D/W, 5 appl, incl. utils NS/NP. $1200, Avail Now. (604)931-5599

Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op. $810/mo. No subsidy.

Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody & North Burnaby.

Pet friendly.

PORT COQUITLAM WAREHOUSE /SHOP with offices for lease. Avail immed. 2631 sq.ft.. Unit #7 2031 Lougheed Hwy. For more information, call: 604-880-9977.

COQUITLAM

Bright 2 bdrm apt.

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses 2 & 3 Bdrm Apartments

751

PORT MOODY - HERITAGE MTN. Ravine Drive. 5 Bdrms + lrg office, 3-5 baths, 3000 sq.ft. on 2 floors, gorgeous city view from both floors, dble garage, ensuite with jacuzzi, spacious decks back and front, $2100. Avail Now. 604-725-4873

PORT COQUITLAM 3 bdrm. house, plus 1 bdrm. suite, N/P N/S. $1850 up $650 mo. down + utils. Avail. now. (604)618-3819

www.profile-properties.com

BURNABY, COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY & PORT COQUITLAM

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PORT COQUITLAM, 1500 - 3000 sq ft. Ground floor commercial area.

Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604-464-3550.

604 - 618 - 2541

Call 604-464-7548

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

RENTALS

TOWNHOMES

Visit our website for other rental properties: AVAIL Dec 1. 2 bdrm condo, off Haney Bypass in Maple Ridge. 900sq ft. $1100 per month. Incl: hot water, fireplace, washer/dryer, dishwasher, fridge, stove, 1 underground parking spot. Non-smoker only.

Small pet allowed with restrictions.

Email chynnasky79@hotmail.com or call 604-820-7709.

RENTALS

call 604.575-5555

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