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Pattullo— from both sides of the river New West, Surrey councils meet to discuss Pattullo positions Grant Granger

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Amanda Carvalho’s son Matthew, 4, called 911 when his mother fainted and lost consciousness in their New Westminster apartment Dec. 3.

Tot springs to mom’s rescue Four-year-old calls 911 when mom collapses

nut spread past its best-before date in crêpes. She and two other family members got food poisoning, although she was the sickest.

Although some of the flu-like symptoms had dissipated by the next day, others persisted.

“I starting to get chills, I was very dizzy, lethargic, dry mouth,” said Carvalho, 23.

She knew she needed to get medical help for the food poisoning.

Her boyfriend Shelby Jackson was due home from work soon, so she started to get ready for his arrival so he could transport her to the

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Little Matthew Carvalho has a little trouble with the concept of doing what he’s told as he bounces around the apartment.

Fortunately for his mother, Amanda Carvalho, the four-yearold knew exactly what to do when it counted last Monday.

The day before, Carvalho had gone to her parents’ home for brunch, where she used a chocolate-

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“I was getting a bag together for us and the next thing I know I’m on the ground,” recalled Carvalho.

She collapsed in a hallway between the kitchen and the living room.

When she woke up, Matthew was beside her holding their phone.

On the other end was the 911 dispatcher. The dazed and confused Carvalho asked, “Who called you.”

The dispatcher replied, “Your son.”

Just a couple of weeks before her fall, Jackson, at the urging of his mother, showed Matthew what

to do in case something bad had happened to either of them and he was the only one around.

Matthew was a willing pupil because he’s had a fascination with police officers, firefighters and paramedics for the past year.

Carvalho and Jackson followed up with some reinforcement later, but they weren’t sure if Matthew had learned the lesson.

He had.

When his mom hit the floor, Matthew went to the phone, picked it up, hit 911 and send.

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Surrey city council may have been enlightened on the view from the other side of the river by a summit on the Pattullo Bridge with their New Westminster counterparts, but that doesn’t mean they’re backing off a six-lane replacement of the 75-year-old structure.

Last Friday, Mayor Wayne Wright and Couns. Jonathan Coté, Jaimie McEvoy and Chuck Puchmayr and some city staff headed to Surrey city hall to meet with Mayor Dianne Watts, a majority of its council and its staff.

“It was a very pleasant meeting.

There were a lot of things about a sixlane Pattullo Bridge they didn’t grasp.

They understand our situation a little bit more,” said Puchmayr.

“It was really refreshing to have them look at our impact.

They were actually thinking a six-lane bridge would help New Westminster and that in itself is very productive.”

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A2 NewsLeader Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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CITYPAGE IS IT YOUR TURN TO BE THE DESIGNATED DRIVER? Drinking and driving is the leading criminal cause of death and remains one of the leading causes of fatal collisions. This holiday season, please plan ahead for holiday celebrations and choose a safe way home - call a cab, take transit, or choose a designated driver.

The New Westminster Police Department will be conducting roadchecks throughout the city during December. Here are a few tips to help ensure everyone gets home safely: • Being a designated driver is a shared responsibility; take your turn to help get your friends home safely.

• Plan your safe ride home before you start drinking. If you’re going to drink, make the smart choice: choose a designated driver before going out.

• Use other safe alternatives to get home safely: call a taxi, take transit, use a shuttle service, or call a sober friend.

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Committee of the Whole, Regular meetings and Public Hearings are video streamed through the City’s website at www.newwestcity.ca. Regular meetings and Public Hearings are also televised on Shaw Cable.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012 NewsLeader A3

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City gets preview of new school

‘I’m very proud of him’ ⍸

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Two wings joined by a main entrance off Merivale Street have been proposed for the new elementary school to be built on the St. Mary’s Hospital site south of Royal Avenue.

The school concept proposed by Yellowridge Design Build, chosen to be the project’s contractors pending a contract to be worked out with the New Westminster school district, were revealed to city council Monday.

ABOVE: West side of the St. Mary’s The school will have Elementary school, along Merivale Street.

RIGHT: Corner of Merivale and Agnes 23 classrooms, a library, streets. The new school is scheduled to computer lab, two resource open for September 2014. rooms, music/multipurpose artIst renderInGs room, gym, daycare and a neighbourhood learning centre proposed for a lot adjacent to for the community. Plans also call Royal with enough room for for 1,400 square metres of fields, drop off/pickup of up to 20 an orchard with stormwater vehicles along Merivale and collection, a separated bike path Agnes streets. adjacent to Royal and the option A staff report said the city to install urban agriculture plots is working with the district to as a future enhancement. address issues raised during a There are 40 parking spaces review by the city’s design panel

When the dispatcher came on Matthew kept it simple and clear saying “Mommy is sick. Mommy fell down.�

The dispatcher stayed on the phone until three paramedics arrived. Since Carvalho was still ill, Matthew helped out even more by going to the front door of the apartment building to let them in. “I was really shocked he had called. I was very proud of him,� said Carvalho. “It’s the fact that we had only taught him a couple of weeks prior. We had given him an example of if mommy falls and hurts her head.�

Carvalho was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital where she received Gravol and intravenous fluids overnight while Jackson took Matthew back home and spoiled him as a reward, giving him a cookie, feeding him beans and meatballs and letting him watch whatever he wanted on the television.

Matthew’s story comes on the heels of a seven-year-old Chilliwack boy calling 911 when his grandfather pulled over to the side of the road and began shaking and sweating. Carvalho says her incident wasn’t anywhere near as serious, but Matthew’s actions do demonstrate the importance of teaching children what to do in an emergency. “I’m very proud of him. It makes me feel safe at home, it makes me be able to trust him if something happens to me or my parents because he goes over there quite a lot and my father [has medical issues],� said Carvalho. “It benefits not just myself but everyone around Matthew.�

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to TransLink and ask them about different options ‌ They understand now that it would require some expropriation to put in extra capacity.�

Surrey Coun. Marvin Hunt said he hadn’t really considered six lanes being a problem for New Westminster because McBride has four lanes and Royal and Columbia have a lane each for getting on and off the bridge. “By my mathematics that counts six. That’s why I never considered it a problem ‌ We were for all intents and purposes fairly ignorant of their concerns,â€? said Hunt, who couldn’t recall the two councils getting together in his 22 years as a councillor. “The reality is when neighbours get

Earlier in the year, TransLink held open houses on plans to build a six-lane replacement that would include two lanes for truck traffic. New Westminster objected, arguing that a bigger bridge would cause more stress on its already congested routes of McBride Boulevard, Royal Avenue and Columbia Street with no room to expand any of them. “We’ve done a lot of work in the last six months to slow this whole thing down and look at it on a more regional basis,� said Puchmayr. “We’ve met with Burnaby, and we’ve met with Surrey and we’re going to meet with Vancouver. [Surrey M Y CM MY CY CMY K is] certainly willing to go back

together and talk, you start to see the other guy’s perspective and you appreciate it. By the same token I want to find solutions ‌ That doesn’t mean we have changed our position on a sixlane bridge, because a six-lane bridge makes sense to us. The challenge is how do you change things on the New Westminster side.�

Puchmayr said New Westminster isn’t without sympathy for Surrey. “We totally hear them when it comes to their concerns about the expansion of SkyTrain and transit. We totally support lobbying on their behalf to make sure they’re better served by transit. That would help

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He admitted that suggested alternatives such as fixing the current structure, turning it into a three-lane bridge, or a new fourlane drew a few snickers from the Surrey side of the table. “We believe in inter-city commerce, we just don’t believe we can add truck capacity,� said Puchmayr. “We do need to move goods, and we do need to move people, but people have to realize we can’t have more capacity in New Westminster without massive expropriation. There just isn’t the real estate to do it.� newsroom@newwestnewsleader.com

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China trip worth it: mayor Believes it will bring industry, education business opportunities to New Westminster

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New Westminster Mayor Wayne Wright believes a visit to China by himself and three councillors last month was worth the trip.

“It was a terrific trip in many ways,” said Wright, who made the journey with Couns. Bill Harper, Jaimie McEvoy and Lorrie Williams.

Wright said the connections made with educational institutions in China will provide business for two of New Westminster’s biggest employers, Douglas College and the Justice Institute of B.C. He is also hopeful New West’s industrial tax base will be boosted because of the trip.

Wright said Linfair Stone of China is sending a delegation to New Westminster in 2013 to look at acquiring riverfront property for a warehouse. He also noted a stainless steel manufacturer is interested in establishing a presence here.

The mayor said the city will work with Beedie Group, which owns riverfront land in

Queensborough, to make it Harper said the trip was happen. better than previous ones New Westminster is looking because they were in discussions to balance its reliance on with politicians higher up the residential and business food chain. In the past, New property tax after suffering Westminster usually met with losses to its industrial tax base deputy mayors, of which each in the last decade or so. city or district has several of “The more [industry] we get them with cabinet minister-like here, the more the taxes can be responsibilities, each with their leveled out,” said Wright. own department.

A report to council prior to “This time we got to see more the trip said the cost would be about $2,500 Bill Harper, councillor per person.

This time we got to see more mayors than we The delegation ever have in the past, and that’s a sign they also included a recognize that we are somebody that can be city staffer and trusted and want to do business with them. three members of its sister city committee. The mayors than we ever have in trip was opposed by Coun. the past, and that’s a sign they Chuck Puchmayr who said it recognize that we are somebody would be more efficient to do that can be trusted and want to the trips in conjunction with do business with them. So for the provincial and federal us they were way more serious governments. Harper, however, than they have been in the past,” had a different view. said Harper.

“In the long run, absolutely Harper added that McEvoy, [it was worth the expense],” said chair of the city’s heritage Harper. “Part of the problem commission, provided with doing these things is you the Chinese with a lot of never know what the gain is information on preserving their going to be. But you’re working past. over a period of time, and with “They have a lot of heritage the Chinese they’re looking for and they’ve come to the point trust and we have built that up where they want to preserve in spades.” their heritage. They were bulldozing a lot of things for progress,” said Harper.

On his way to China, Wright was in Australia as a Metro Vancouver delegate at an international conference on housing. He went to listen but ended up being on a panel.

Wright said it is frightening when all over the world cities are having trouble providing affordable housing.

“It’s endemic everywhere,” said Wright, who would like Canada to develop a national housing plan.

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No bones — or anything of historical significance — was found when work crews completed a watermain project along Eighth Street Saturday.

But advocacy groups say they’re going to be vigilant in coming months because the level of transparency of work crews was unsatisfactory.

The work had been held up for more than two months, pending a permit from the provincial archaeology branch because it was impacting a part of the New Westminster secondary site that had once been a cemetery.

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LAST WEEK:

At first it was only supposed to last until the American Thanksgiving weekend.

Then it was to end by Dec. 1, then in time for Christmas.

But increasingly it seems like the NHL owners and players are unlikely to reach an agreement on a collective agreement before the new year, if at all.

Ominously, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said if the league can’t get the players to agree to a new contract in time to salvage a 48-game season, there won’t be one and the dispute will fester.

What’s a hockey-starved fan to do?

Contrary to popular paranoia, the country’s economy hasn’t collapsed. Nor have those of cities whose NHL arenas are dark and shuttered. In fact, the Bank of Montreal’s deputy chief economist said employment in the accommodation and food services industry in Canada actually increased in November.

The attempt by various TV networks to fill their scheduling void with rebroadcasts of “classic” games has been little more than a curiosity that reminds us how much slower the game used to be and how far we’ve come in TV technology.

Teams in minor and junior leagues have enjoyed increased attention from media and fans looking for their regular hockey fix. Some, like the Vancouver Giants and Abbotsford Heat, are offering discount ticket packages to showcase their product to more people, building a bigger fan base for the future.

Even the SFU Clan hockey team is ratcheting up its marketing, hosting its first Great Northwest Showcase against teams from UBC, Arizona State and Oklahoma universities at Burnaby’s Copeland Arena in late December.

There’s still plenty of hockey out there for diehards to enjoy.

The NHL owners and players might want to keep that in mind.

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Clean LNG can still be done VICTORIA – On Friday, as the federal government was giving the green light to a Malaysian investment of billions more into northern B.C.’s liquefied natural gas megaproject, Coastal First Nations chiefs held their quarterly board meeting in Vancouver.

These are now the most powerful aboriginal leaders in North America, bankrolled by U.S. environmental groups and their wealthy charity foundation backers as guardians of the Great Bear Rainforest.

A major topic was the Haisla Nation, the Kitimat partner that abruptly quit its voluntary association with the Haida, Gitga’at and other communities over its plans to develop LNG exports.

This discord comes at a bad time.

Premier Christy Clark has bet heavily on LNG, not just for her government’s future, but the industrial and economic direction of the province for decades to come.

Initial press reports were misleading.

One had it that Haisla Chief Councillor Ellis Ross, the

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B.C. government’s key ally on LNG, was “buddying up” with the Harper government on the Enbridge oil pipeline proposed to go to Kitimat, in the heart of Coastal First Nations territory.

Not so.

Both Ross and Coastal First Nations executive director Art Sterritt confirmed to me that they remain solidly against the Enbridge proposal. The disagreement is over how to power the processing of LNG, which the Haisla are pioneering with provincial assistance.

Sterritt said the Haisla and the rest of the group were in agreement until a few weeks ago.

The plan was to follow Clark’s solemn vow to make B.C. LNG the “greenest” in the world.

All parties acknowledge that some of B.C.’s shale gas will have to be burned to process and ship LNG to Asia. The initial

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Then the play got bigger.

The B.C. government transferred Crown land on Douglas Channel to the Haisla for an LNG project planned by Shell, PetroChina and Korea Gas. And Sterritt said he started getting signals from Victoria that the industry doesn’t want to buy power from outside producers to drive LNG cooling and compression.

Instead they wanted to power it directly with gas, using equipment called “mechanical drives” rather than electrical drives.

In a letter to Haisla members explaining why he quit the Coastal First Nations, Ross said he was insulted by Sterritt’s comments that the Haisla were choosing “the dirtiest way possible” to ship LNG. Ross

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That’s true, but Sterritt points out a critical difference. If LNG producers are allowed to use single-purpose mechanical drives, no renewable energy can ever be added. And as more LNG producers rush into B.C., reserves that would have lasted 75 to 100 years could be depleted in 30.

And when the gas is gone?

“These big, hulking plants that are going to be in Kitimat are just going to be sitting there, rotting,” Sterritt said.

“It happens all over the world.”

B.C.’s clean energy plan envisions extending the BC Hydro grid, developing run-ofriver and wind farms such as the big offshore proposal off Haida Gwaii, and ultimately a future beyond oil and gas.

Now, in their rush to develop LNG, Clark and Energy Minister Rich Coleman seem poised to abandon that strategy.

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A case of hypocrisy at the local dog park I just returned from the Queensborough dog park with my slobbery, goofy, one-year-old best friend.

I knew of the pit bull stigma when Dawson came into my family last year, and immediately took on the task of being a stand-up dog owner to represent the pitbull breed with class and responsibility.

My hope was that if enough people see how friendly and affectionate these dogs really are, and how responsible and upstanding their owners are, I would help destroy the notion they Letter writer Avery Rognon enjoys a cuddle are a dangerous breed her pit bull, Dawson. just waiting to eat your children.

I pulled into the dog park at noon today and as I the statement is ludicrous. got out of the car two ladies Incompetent dog owners shouted from the park for are the first to assume other myself and Dawson to wait. dog owners are equally as I watched as they prepared incompetent. Dog owners with for what looked like the end mean dogs are first to assume of the world. Wide-eyed, they other dogs have the capability frantically tried to organize to be just as mean. and pick up their four dogs.

I am always up for providing One woman simply left, opting education but please start using to leash her dog and walk your manners and research dog around the outside of the park attack statistics before passing altogether. judgment on myself and my The other woman yelled family. to me, “Is your dog mean?” I And please don’t bother answered with a smile: “Not at coming to the dog park if you all, she’s very well trained and or your dogs are mean.

Avery Rognon socialized.” She retorted: “Even New Westminster for a pitbull?”

At that point I just had to What Will be sigh. Why would anyone in cancelled next? their right mind take a “mean” Re: Sinterklaas event cancelled canine to a dog park in the in New West, new one starts in first place? I then asked if her Langley dogs were mean, a little out Thank you to Mr. Slump of annoyance, to highlight for all of his work in bringing the ridiculousness of her Sint to New Westminster! Your interrogation. She answered efforts are much appreciated “no.” and supported.

Dawson and I set forth into It’s a sad day indeed when the park, finally allowed to only ‘one’ negative comment leave our vehicle by this pushy can derail a time-honoured and stranger. beloved tradition.

As we entered the gates Now... let’s just see if any Dawson started frolicking other events in New West in anticipation of her ball. I are cancelled because of just was just ready to throw when ‘one’ complaint—the Santa the woman’s pug charged Claus parade? How about the me, barking, growling and gay pride parade. Maybe the all. I looked to her for help farmers markets? The list is controlling her dog, and she endless. said something I will never Barbara Kendall forget: “She doesn’t like —online comment people.” newwestnewsleader.com The irony and absurdity of

let’s keep it the Royal city I’m all for preserving and/or revitalizing the historic parts of New Westminster, and contrary to condo marketer Bob Rennie do not think that we should let go of the moniker “Royal City.”

Of course it is not necessary to include it in every promotion aimed at drawing the younger demographic to our history-rich city, but to discard it would be to discard our history. And besides, it’s been a while since I’ve been able to with agree with the mayor.

Re-branding, as Rennie suggested, to something more contemporary like NW (for $500,000 or less) would be a disaster; it would only take a week or two until the name degenerated to “N-dub” as the high school is referred to by its student body.

When I moved to Sapperton my mortgage papers referred to the neighbourhood as “working class” and I thought “that’s me—I’ll fit right in!”

I loved the archaic reference.

So when a particularly utilitarian-looking condo building was built at the entrance to the Sapperton SkyTrain station in 2009—it was entirely befitting the neighbourhood and its history that the building should be named after a tool: The Anvil.

But the proposed saviour of our revitalized Downtown area, the golden magnet for business and commerce being called Anvil Centre is about as pedestrian as I can imagine.

The city had better ante up some of that borrowed money to Google; otherwise a lot of people are going to be getting off in Sapperton and wondering where the heck they are…

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NWSS sifting process an ‘exercise in futility’ continued from page a5 that was conducive to getting were taking pieces out and “There were no items of information.” they weren’t saying what it historical significance found She said although some of was … We’re not going to quit during the watermain work,” her questions were answered the [monitoring] until we get some said city engineer Jim Lowrie. responses were often vague or openness and transparency.”

When the work was originally shed little light on what she was She noted the sifters stopped several piles of dirt asking. She said those doing the were about 24x10 inches, already dug up were set aside in sifting put several samples into which concerned Bill Chu the corner of a NWSS of Canadians for parking lot. Although Reconciliation Society, the watermain work who also witnessed Faith Bodnar, BCaCL executive director was filled back in, only Saturday’s activities. He It’s just symptomatic of the lack of transparone pile was sifted on said considering it took ency, and I don’t understand why. I’m assuming a day to sift through Saturday and crews they know what they’re looking for. Nobody exwere due back Tuesday one small pile, the plained what they were looking for. They were to begin sifting through taking pieces out and they weren’t saying what process will be long and the others with the work it was ... We’re not going to quit [monitoring] expensive. until we get some openness and transparency. expected to be finished “This is an exercise in

by Friday, said school futility unfortunately. project manager Jim The kind of dollars Alkins. being spent on this Faith Bodnar, thing just that day, executive director you’re looking at 10 of the B.C. Association for backpacks but weren’t saying grand for just that one day. I Community Living, plans to what was going to be done with don’t know how taxpayers in continue to monitor the process them.

New Westminster can stand for because she felt Saturday’s “It’s just symptomatic of this thing,” said Chu. “The kind work did not inspire confidence the lack of transparency, and of excavation on Saturday was the work was being done in a I don’t understand why,” said minuscule compared to what transparent manner.

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Vancouver should cut ‘grandiose’ SkyTrain plan: Watts Surrey Mayor suggests satellite UBC campuses, not buried subway Jeff Nagel Black Press

Vancouver should pare down its overly ambitious plan for a $2-billion-plus buried SkyTrain line along Broadway toward UBC, says Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts.

She said she’s not worried the heavily promoted Vancouver rapid transit line might

take priority ahead of Surrey’s aim of building light rail lines.

But Watts warned “nobody’s getting anything” until there’s a deal with the province to generate much more money in taxes or tolls for TransLink and it will be important to keep a lid on costs of proposed projects if that process is to succeed.

“We can have all the grandiose ideas that we want but unless that sustainable funding

policy is in place, nothing’s going to happen,” she said.

“Vancouver wants to push their agenda and they have every right to do that. But I would suggest that the multibillion-dollar project that they’re proposing is not going to fly with residents in Surrey – and Surrey residents will be contributing to it.”

It’s the first time Surrey representatives have taken a direct shot at Vancouver’s plans.

The two cities have

Vancouver officials recently stepped up their pitch for rapid transit on the heavily congested Broadway corridor. They suggest a buried SkyTrain subway is needed to avoid paralyzing traffic on Broadway with street-level light rail trains or streetcars.

sought to advance their rapid transit agendas in tandem without being drawn into a potentially divisive conflict over scarce funding that could unravel the broad consensus at the regional mayors’ council in dealing with Victoria.

Watts spoke after Vancouver officials – led by Mayor Gregor Robertson – recently stepped up their pitch for rapid transit on the heavily congested Broadway corridor.

Vancouver planners have concluded a buried SkyTrain subway is needed to avoid paralyzing traffic on Broadway with street-level light rail trains or streetcars.

Watts challenged Vancouver and UBC officials to instead to consider other alternatives – like following SFU’s lead and building new campuses that could serve UBC students on existing transit lines.

“UBC’s a small city and they built it at the end of a peninsula as far away as they could,” Watts said.

“There has to be some critical

thinking. Does it make sense to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure? Or does it make sense to have satellite campuses in other areas of the region?”

Part of the problem, Watts said, is that development at UBC has focused on market housing – adding to the population there – rather than student housing, which would have reduced the demand on transit corridors.

Surrey wants three light rail lines – along 104 Avenue to Guildford, down King George Boulevard toward White Rock and southeast along Fraser Highway towards Langley.

Watts said the price tag of about $2 billion is far less and covers more of Surrey than if more expensive SkyTrain was used.

There are four SkyTrain stations in north Surrey, but a better network of rapid transit connecting town centres is considered critical to shaping future growth of the city, so developers build transitfriendly walkable

neighbourhoods, not ones designed mainly for cars.

“We want at-grade rail to shape the city because we’re building the city,” Watts said.

“Which is a very different goal and measure from a city that’s already built out.”

Advocates of light rail in Vancouver have also criticized Vancouver’s SkyTrain proposal as too costly.

Building SkyTrain to UBC would cost an estimated $3.2 billion, but Robertson has suggested going only to Arbutus and then switching to rapid buses to lower the cost.

The light rail option on Broadway all the way to UBC was estimated at $1.1 billion.

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Geoff Meggs called Watts’ comments an “interesting discussion” but added Vancouver hopes to make its rationale better understood across the region.

He said Vancouver could make the argument that Surrey corridors should be built with B-Line bus service first ahead of rail in light of current

Surrey ridership, but it has not done so.

“We don’t quarrel with Surrey’s aspirations to grow a progressive rapid transit system,” Meggs said.

He also pointed out the debate comes as the “widest bridge in the world” opens giving Surrey residents improved transportation as part of the $3.3-billion Port Mann/Highway 1 project.

Meggs said more than half the ridership on the Broadway corridor comes from outside Vancouver and a tunnelled SkyTrain there to UBC is the most effective solution on a route where jammed buses pass up 2,000 riders a day.

“We have more jobs on the Broadway corridor today than Richmond and Burnaby combined, both of which have LRT.” Buses on Broadway already carry loads nearing that of a light rail system, Meggs said, adding it’s not logical to spend large amounts on intermediate-level service that would permanently disrupt business through lost parking and a ban on most left turns.

“It’s important for us to understand the long-term thinking behind Surrey’s LRT proposal,” Meggs said.

“And it’s good for Surrey to understand why our staff are very concerned about the replacement of a rapid bus system with a [light rail] system.”

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Man charged in death of local woman A 20-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a stabbing death in New Westminster.

January Marie Lupaz, 26, was found in her home in the 500 block of Third Avenue with stab wounds around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. She died several hours later in hospital.

Charles Jameson (Jamie) Neel was arrested on Wednesday and appeared in New Westminster provincial court on Thursday, according to a news release from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Unit (IHIT).

In 2009, Lapuz became the first transgendered person to be on the executive

of Sher Vancouver, an organization supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered South Asians when she was named a social coordinator, according the organization’s website.

A year earlier, Lapuz legally changed her name from John Carlo Embo Lapuz, according to IHIT.

Following the death, police sought an Asian male in his mid-20s, about five-foot-five with short black hair and a muscular build seen running from the scene. The release said IHIT investigators are continuing to investigate a motive for the murder, and credited Abbotsford police with helping in the case.

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The market will be held at River Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Non-perishable food donations will also be collected for the food bank. There will also be holiday crafts for children.

and media including acrylic, watercolour and collage portraying landscapes, florals and people. The reference department has Martin Jasiuk’s show Forest and Swamplands. The self-taught painter’s work displays his passion for the forests of British Columbia and Europe.

They can be viewed any time the library is open until Dec. 31.

••••• The library is also offering free, drop-in ESL conversation circles for adults every Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and for women and children only on Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m.

The programs for those wanting to meet people and practise speaking English are co-sponsored by Family Services of Greater Vancouver.

Art in library There’s a variety of art on display during December at the New Westminster Public Library.

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CARTWRIGHT MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Reservist Chris Poulton, his wife Sherrilynn and their son Liam check out a new ornament which is being sold at Sears stores to raise money for military families readjusting to day-to-day civilian life.

Special Christmas ornament helps military families Adjusting to civilian often a challenge upon return

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All proceeds from sales of the ornament at the department store’s 118 Canadian outlets go Mario Bartel to the Military Families Fund photo@burnabynewsleader.com which helps soldiers and their The first few times Sherrilynn loved ones with rehabilitation, Poulton went driving with her educational and financial husband Chris after he returned assistance. from a year-long tour of duty “We are pleased to support with the Canadian military in the Military Families Fund Afghanistan, she kept her right which provides ongoing foot poised over a phantom assistance to our troops and brake pedal in the car’s their families,” said Lisa Phelan, passenger side. the manager of the Sears store at Brentwood Town Centre, where the Sherrilynn Poulton ornament was The challenges change day to day. There’s a unveiled on cultural shock, we have to be patient getting Tuesday. readjusted.

It’s not easy for soldiers After all, Western rules of to tend to the mundane tasks the road don’t apply in a war of civilian life when they’ve zone and there was no telling been obeying orders, speaking what bad habits Chris picked military jargon and just trying up dodging potholes and land to stay alive the past 12 months, mines on dusty goat tracks. said Nancy Szastkiw, a family That’s just one of the myriad liaison officer with the BC adjustments military families Military Family Resource face when a loved one returns Centre. from active duty.

After living every day in To help ease that transition, fatigues, it can be tough to shop Sears Canada has launched a for street clothes. special Christmas ornament in Even telling time on a support of Canada’s military 12-hour clock rather than the

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It’s especially difficult in the first month after a soldier’s return, said Szastkiw.

“All of them have symptoms like sleep disorders, intestinal disorders. We ask people not to panic.”

While technology made the year-long absence of Sherrilynn Poulton’s husband less arduous, as they were able to stay in touch with daily video chats over Skype, having him back in the house was a bit of a jolt.

She and their nine-year-old son Liam had developed their own routine.

“Life changes when he comes home,” said Sherrilynn, whose family were special guests at the ornament’s launch.

“The challenges change day to day. There’s a cultural shock, we have to be patient getting readjusted.”

But after missing Chris last Christmas as he began his tour, she said she’s thrilled to be able to celebrate the holiday with him at home this year.

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In today’s touchscreen-reliant world, it’s not uncommon for young children to play with smartphone apps that have been designed with them in mind. But kids who play primarily with smartphones, tablets and other high-tech gadgets might be missing out on the countless benefits that come from tactile toys and good, oldfashioned interactive play.

With expert assistance from two of Vancouver’s leading independent toy retailers — Lee Richmond from Kaboodles Toy Store and Joanna Mileos from the Granville Island Toy Company — we’ve compiled a list of battery-free toys (and a couple of battery-operated toys that are more fun when shared with others) that encourage interactivity, creativity, and carefree play in children ages 2 to10.

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The slogan might read a little dry (“intelligent magnetic construction sets for brain development”), but Magformers kits are anything but boring. With their embedded magnets, bright colours, and assortment of shapes, Magformers’ sturdy, crowd-pleasing kits encourage freeform building and experimentation. Our favourite: the carnival set, where kids (and their parents) can assemble a variety of carnival rides.

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Think twice before giving pets as holiday gifts Many people consider pets great holiday gifts. But in spite of their popularity as presents, pets do not always make the most appropriate holiday gift.

Giving a pet as a present seems like a great idea, but shoppers might want to give it more consideration before giving a gift that is such a considerable responsibility. A puppy at Christmas or a bunny at Easter may be given with good intentions, but that well-meaning sentiment can easily

backfire, ending with the pet being given up for adoption when recipients don’t feel up to the task of raising a pet. In such instances, the companion animal pays the steepest price.

Though it often is, buying a pet should not be an impulse purchase. You see sad eyes looking back at you from behind a cage door and want to give that animal a new home. However, introducing an animal into a family is not a decision to take lightly.

You must factor how well the pet will fit in with the family dynamic. Do schedules

allow for quality time spent with the animal?

Is it a financially good time to care for an animal that will cost money? Are you aware of how long the pet will live? Making those big decisions for a person on the receiving end of your wellintentioned gift may be crossing a line. Would you want to have such a life-changing decision made for you?

Furthermore, the holiday season is not one ideally suited for making careful decisions. People are often swept up in emotions and even stress, and shoppers

There are many reasons to be wary of giving a gift for Christmas. Chief among them is the fact the holiday season can be hectic and stressful—not a good climate for a new pet to get used to a new home.

may not be thinking rationally.

The hectic nature of the holiday season can be a difficult time for a pet to grow acclimated to its new environment.

He or she may be frightened to assimilate

or take longer to settle down. Pets often need several weeks of quiet and constant care to become comfortable in their new environments. Here are some other reasons why the holidays are

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• Holiday visitors may frighten the new pet and he or she may become weary of strangers at the outset.

• The activities in the household may

pose safety hazards for the young animal.

An abundance of rich foods and various decorations could be ingested, potentially causing illness.

• New pets should be carefully supervised around children to see how they behave. A child may not be accustomed to handling a puppy or kitten and could injure the animal.

Similarly, the pet may be skittish and lash out at the child. Adults busy with holiday obligations may be easily distracted and miss how their child is interacting with the new pet.

• Once the glow of the holidays wear off, children may be disillusioned with the new responsibility that has fallen into their hands. They may not like the responsibility that comes with being a good pet owner.

Reputable pet breeders and animal shelters often discourage individuals from adopting or purchasing pets as holiday gifts. Many organizations and animal businesses require a careful vetting of potential pet parents to ensure the animal will be placed with a family and in a home that is suitable.

Animal welfare groups warn that an estimated 50 percent of pets adopted during the holidays end up right back at shelters.

This can scar the pet.

Avoid the temptation of giving a companion animal as a present. If it is your intention to gift an animal, talk to the gift recipient and discuss the pros and cons beforehand. Then you can work together and make the right decision for all parties involved, including the pet.

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Three steps up, I squeaked and wiggled around on the vinyl-covered seat of the tall kitchen chair in the warmth of my grandmother’s kitchen. As the late November snow fell, Oluf Corrigal was assembling the layers of cookie-like cake with a stewed jam of prunes, cloves and cinnamon to make venitarta (also known as vinatarta), a traditional Icelandic cake served at Christmas. I loved this holiday treat and looked forward to it almost as much as Santa’s arrival.

My grandmother had been hard at it for three days. There was sticky prune filling on the oven door, the cupboards, the floor. I was welcome to watch but was firmly told to stay out of the way.

I marvelled at how she moved among the mess, expertly pulling another set of layers from the oven on upside down round cake pans and set to cool, while another set went in.

The result was the perfect balance of buttery and crisp cake with a deeply aromatic filling.

Almost as important as the flavour were the layers — no less than six, each of exacting and consistent width shows expertise and understanding. In the eyes of many in the neighbourhood, and our small Manitoba town, my grandmother was an expert. Once the kitchen was clean to a sparkle, and all cakes carefully wrapped with wax paper, then foil, everyone in the family would receive their own venitarta.

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Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive!

The residents at the Mulberry Retirement Residence are pictured with this year’s special senior community baskets. The funds were raised by the residents who generously supported this local tradition.

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Because it is so prevalent, glaucoma is something men and women should familiarize themselves with so they’re more equipped to recognize its

symptoms and seek treatment, which is highly effective, as soon as possible.

What is glaucoma?

Glaucoma is not a single disease but the name for a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve. Located in the back of the eye, the optic nerve is responsible for carrying information from the eye to the brain. Damage to the optic nerve can lead to vision loss. hoW does glaucoma develop?

One of the first things to happen when a person gets glaucoma is the loss of peripheral vision. This is enough to motivate many people to visit their eye doctor, who will then develop a course of treatment to restore vision.

Those who experience a loss of peripheral vision but do not seek treatment may notice their

overall vision is worsening, and total blindness can result. are all glaucomas the same?

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases, and not all glaucomas are the same. There are three types of glaucomas, and each has its own set of symptoms.

• Open-angle glaucoma: The most common form of glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma occurs when the optic nerve is gradually damaged.

Eyesight will be slowly lost, and one eye may be more affected than the other.

• Closed-angle glaucoma: When a person has closed-angle glaucoma, which is somewhat rare, the iris and the lens block the movement of fluid between the chambers of the eye, causing pressure to build up as the iris presses on the eye’s drainage system.

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• Congenital glaucoma: Congenital glaucoma is rare and most often affects infants at birth. Children and young adults can also get congenital glaucoma, though such instances are also rare.

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The symptoms of glaucoma vary depending on the type.

Vision loss is the only noticeable symptom of open-angle glaucoma, and that vision loss is likely to affect peripheral vision, which may not be noticeable until it’s severe because the healthy eye will make up for the loss. By the time sharpness of vision is affected, significant vision loss has likely occurred.

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These symptoms include sudden and severe blurring of vision; severe pain, either in the eye itself or the surrounding areas; redness of the eye; nausea and vomiting; and possibly colored halos around lights.

Symptoms of congenital glaucoma may be present at birth or develop as a child becomes a toddler. These symptoms may include watery eyes, sensitivity to light, an eye

or eyes that appear cloudy and eyes that appear larger than normal because the eyeballs have enlarged due to pressure.

A child may also be experiencing congenital glaucoma if he or she is frequently rubbing his or her eyes or squinting or keeping his or her eyes closed much of the time.

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Dear G.G., I suggest you give them the genuine gift of love. Spending one-on-one time separately with each one of the boys doing some fun activity together.

Perhaps tickets to an event or a movie that you could both enjoy. This may turn out to be the Christmas gift they will remember for years to come.

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My boyfriend is anxious to meet my family and he doesn’t know that they don’t know about him. I wish the holidays were over before they’ve started.

Surreptitious Mom Dear Surreptitious, There is no easy answer. You can pass on Christmas this year and hope to keep your secret for a little while longer, but sooner or later the truth will come out.

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Certainly, you deserve love and happiness in your life, and your family should be supportive of that. But you will never know until you share the news of the change in your personal life with them.

Merry Christmas!

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Preventing identity theft: Tips to protect yourself

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As they age, I worry about the possibility of identity theft. Do you have any tips on how they can protect themselves?

It is often said that the group most at-risk of being victimized by identity theft crimes are those 65 and older.

This is increasingly becoming a concern in Burnaby and New Westminster as approximately 11 per cent of residents are seniors. They are less likely to report a case of identity theft for fear that their families or caregivers may deem them incapable of handling their own affairs. Identity thieves know this and take advantage of it as much as possible.

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can increase this vulnerability. It is important that seniors know how to protect themselves against identity theft by following the tips outlined below and preventing this frustrating and frightening ordeal.

Tips To proTecT yourself: Keep your informaTion close

No matter how trustworthy someone may seem, avoid revealing personal information (name, date of birth, address, credit card, social insurance number, to name a few) over the phone, through the mail or on the Internet, unless you initiated

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Unfortunately not everyone who approaches us has the best intentions. You need to be very careful with your personal information, especially with someone you do not know very well.

Beware The insTanT prize

Although instant prizes are very tempting, they are often a scam in disguise. Avoid mail or telephone offers for promotions or surveys offering instant prizes or other awards in exchange for personal information and “hidden costs.” You don’t pay anything for winning a prize! Typically the only winners in these “giveaways” are those that created the scam! review your documenTs carefully

Whether it is a bank statement, a bill, or any other financial document, make sure you understand what all the costs or charges are. If you do not recognize any of the charges, be sure to contact the company involved. Practice diligence when looking through your financial information so you can catch any errors quickly.

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While many of us have a stack of cards that include credit cards, debit cards, rewards cards and the like, it is a good idea to control the amount of plastic you do carry.

Having a lot of cards is not a good thing as the more you have, the more you have to lose.

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Many seniors find that maintaining a household is simply too much work once all the kids have grown up and moved out.

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When seniors make such a move, they sacrifice space for convenience.

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Many seniors are on fixed incomes, which greatly limit how much disposable income they have to treat themselves to something nice.

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so knickknacks or decorative items for the home may not be too practical, either.

The following are a few tips for gifting seniors this holiday season.

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Giving gifts is such a big part of the holiday season that shoppers may run out of gift ideas before they have crossed everyone off their lists. For example, it might not be easy to find the perfect gift for the senior citizen on your holiday shopping list.

Seniors might not be up-to-date on the latest gadgets or might have downgraded from a home to a more manageable living arrangement,

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It’s just not the holidays without Scratch & Win. Keep with tradition and give Scratch & Win tickets this holiday season.

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D tEbook EvEnts Heritage Christmas: A n nu a l s a l u t e t o Christmas gets lit up with over 24,000 lights to complement the traditional sights, sounds and tastes of Christmases past at the village. Features h o l i d ay s c ave n g e r hunt, seasonal entertainment and special displays by the Miniature Club of BC and the Canadiana Costume S o c i e t y.

When: Until Dec. 14, 12 to 4:30 p.m.; Dec. 15 to Jan. 4, 12 to 9 p.m. (closed Dec. 24 and 25).

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Where: Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby.

Cost: Gate admission free, carousel rides $2.30 each.

Hotel Bethlehem: A Ruby Slippers Theatre production of Hotel Bethlehem by Drew M c C r e a d i e, w h i ch provides an alternate interpretation of what happened that infamous silent night. When: Dec. 12 to 15, 8 p.m., plus 2 p.m. matinee Dec. 15. Where: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Tickets and

Royal City family Kerri Norris (Polly Perkins) and Stephen Elcheshen (Billy Crusoe) and their daughters Cayleigh (3) and Aeron (5), are joined by fellow New West residents Jackie Bruce (Queen Tickytacky) and Stephanie Bruce (Stage manager) in the production of Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates, a comedic interpretation of the childhood classic Robinson Crusoe. The panto is being put on by Royal Canadian Theatre at the Surrey Arts Centre Dec. 20–Jan. 6. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Surrey Arts Centre Box Office, 13750 - 88 Ave., by phone at 604-5015566 or at https://tickets.surrey.ca/TheatreManager/1/ login&event=0.

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Peter Mayer – Stars & Promises – The Light of Christmas: A Benefit Concert in Support of The Golder Trust for Orphans. When: Friday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster.

Tickets: 604-521-5050 or www.masseytheatre. com.

Hamed Nikpay and Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam: A night of music and dance featuring an electrifying vocalist singing Rumi’s poetry and an international dancer, choreographer and theatre artist.

When: Saturday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 E i g h t h Ave. , N ew Westminster. Tickets: 604-521-5050 or www. masseytheatre.com.

Chr istmas in our Hearts: Award-winning Filipino music icon, singer, songwriter Jose Mari Chan performs his first Christmas concert in Canada.

When: Sunday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster.

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C o m mu n i t y C a ro l Sing: Salvation Army presents Christmas carols, The Christmas Story, free hot chocolate and Christmas goodies.

When: Saturday, Dec. 15, 7 to 8 p.m. Where: Salvation Army Cariboo Hill Temple, 7195 Cariboo Road, Burnaby.

The Miracle of New Hope: A Christmas Eve service of candles and carols. When: Monday, Dec. 24, 5 p.m. Where: The Salvation Army Cariboo Hill Temple, 7195 Cariboo Road, Burnaby.

Musica Intima: Vocal ensemble Musica Intima presents Home for Christmas.

When: Saturday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m. Where: Knox Presbyterian C h u rch , 4 0 3 E a s t Columbia St., New Westminster. Tickets: Adults $35, Seniors $30, Students $10, available at musicaintima. eventbrite.ca or 604731-6618.

Dear Santa: Vagabond Players present Norm Foster’s Christmas comedy, Dear Santa.

W h e n : Dec. 6-23, Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. with a special Saturday matinee, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. Where: Bernie Legge Theatre, Queens Park, New Westminster.

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For information leading to contact with Billy Phillips, son of Bill “Madman� Phillips, deceased, former B.A.D dragster driver.

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FREE Supplies! Helping HomeWorkers since 2001! Genuine Opportunity! No experience required.

Start Immediately! www.mailing-ca.com

Requirements/QualiďŹ cations: ¡ Valid BC issued Class 1 license & min. one (1) year of safe driving experience ¡ Driver’s abstract ¡ Knowledge of HOS / DOT regulations ¡ Professional in appearance

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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.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HELP WANTED

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.

Brake / Tire / Trailer Mechanic

Required for U-Haul Repair Shop. Mechanical Aptitude and tools an asset. Full time position, starting at $14/hr. & up depending on experience.

Apply online: uhauljobs.com or email resume: ernesto_faria@uhaul.com

CARRIERS NEEDED YOUTH and ADULTS

Deliver newspapers (2x per week) on Wednesdays and Fridays in your area. Papers are dropped off at your home with the flyers pre-inserted!

Please submit resume & current drivers abstract to: bccareers @canadacartage.com or fax: 604-888-5887

Call Christy 604-436-2472 for available routes email Email circulation@burnaby newsleader.com

Our organization is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from Aboriginal people, members of visible minority groups and women.

EXPANSION IN 2013 Burnaby Company Doubling in Size $2500+/mo to start. No Experience Needed. Must be 18+ Call 604-435-2345 or Email resume to info@skynyx.ca

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

Munn Enterprises is looking for 5 Retail Store Supervisors for their different Petro Canada locations in Vancouver ,Burnaby & Coquitlam.

This is full time permanent position and the salary is $17.00 per hour.

The applicant should be a high school graduate & able to speak, write and read English. Some previous retail sales experience as a salesperson, cashier or sales clerk is required. Pls send your resume to dhillonraj@shaw.ca

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Digital Media Manager Black Press Digital (B.C.) Black Press is seeking a creative, web-savvy freethinker to work in our Digital division.

This is an immediate opportunity for a full-time, permanent post, based out of our head office in Surrey.

Reporting to the Director of Content for Black Press, the Digital Media Manager is integral in managing online initiatives with our 120 Black Press websites in B.C., Alberta and Washington State.

A key feature of the job is training and support for those web-based initiatives, so you’ll need to be a clear thinker with a high degree of patience.

You will be part of development and ongoing projects and site improvements to enhance the user experience for our clients, viewers and staff.

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We are looking to expand in areas we haven’t even thought of yet.

As a trusted second-in-command to the Director of Content, you will help generate ideas for site improvements, then work with our technical team to make them happen.

Applications will be accepted until Dec. 31, 2012.

Rob DeMone Director of Content, Black Press B.C. #310 - 5460 152 Street Surrey, B.C. V3S 5J9 &NBJM webeditor@blackpress.ca For more details, visit www.blackpress.ca Only those candidates short-listed will be called for interviews. www.blackpress.ca

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CHRISTMAS CORNER

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Great condition! Downsizing. $50. Call (604)591-9740 GIESBRECHT’S TREE FARM Large selection of fresh cut Nobles, Frasers, Grands & Douglas Fir 3ft - 10ft NEW HOURS Dec 1 - 5, 9:00am - 5:00pm Dec 6 - 16, 9:00am - 7:00pm Dec 17 onward 9:00am - 5:00pm www.giesbrechtstreefarm.com and on facebook

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Programmer/Developer Black Press Group Ltd., a leading international media company, is seeking a talented programmer and developer to build, integrate and maintain its software and websites. Ideal candidates will have a can-do attitude, passion for technology, extensive programming and web development experience, and the ability to get up to speed quickly.

Required Skills PHP4/PHP5 - Candidate should be a top-notch PHP developer, familiar with the latest features; POSTgreSQL/MySQL - Modern database development expertise - familiar with PHPMyAdmin and command line access; HTML 5/CSS 3 - Expert level development in HTML & CSS will be necessary; Javascript/JQuery - Intermediate level Javascript/ JQuery development will be necessary; Server Admin – Complete understanding of Apache Tomcat, FreeBSD and basic server administration; RESTful APIs & SOAP – Demonstrated skills problem-solving with RESTful APIs and SOAP; Self-Starter - Looking for candidates who can jump in quickly.

Bonus Skills Experience using AJAX in both PHP and Perl; Java development experience; Experience in Perl and Python; Comfortable in a Macintosh OS X and Linux environments.

Other Details Black Press offers a competitive salary and benefits package. You will work at our Surrey corporate offices with a talented group of individuals who have a passion for creating content in print and online.

Please email your resume and cover letter to edutton@blackpress.ca (no phone calls please).

Deadline is Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 at 5 pm.

Only those candidates short-listed will be called for interviews. www.blackpress.ca

A34 NewsLeader Wednesday, December 12, 2012

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130

HELP WANTED

LOOKING TO HIRE?

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 160

TRADES, TECHNICAL

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

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F/T CNC MACHINISTS & MACHINE OPERATORS

FILM, PRINT, VIDEO, T.V. & COMMERCIALS. Register on-line @ WWW.CASTINGROOM.COM or call: 604-558-2278

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EDUCATION

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Visit www.hinocentral.com Apply to: hr@hinocentral.com; fax: 780-6384867.

NORTHERN ALBERTA clearing contractor seeks experienced Buncher and Skidder Operators for work in Northern Alberta.

Subsistence and accommodations provided; jobs@commandequipment.com.

Fax 780-488-3002.

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The successful candidate will be required to meet sales targets by deepening relationships with existing clients and developing new business with an aggressive face-to-face cold calling mandate.

The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates considered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever changing business environment. A vehicle and a valid driver’s license is required.

Please submit your resume with a cover letter by 5:00 pm Sunday, December 23, 2012, to: Carly Ferguson, Advertising & Creative Services Manager Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News 22328 - 119th Avenue Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2Z3 or by email: admanager@mapleridgenews.com Thank you to all who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

No phone calls please.

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BEST RATE MOVING EXPERIENCED MOVERS W/ AFFORDABLE RATES

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING www.paintspecial.com

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PLUMBING

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

The award-winning Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News has an immediate opening for a full time Advertising Sales Representative.

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

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WANTED MOVIE EXTRAS & MODELS!

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012 NewsLeader A35 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 338

PLUMBING

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FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs.

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FULL PLUMBING SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

560

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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APARTMENT/CONDO

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RENTALS

PETS 477

RENT TO OWN

700

PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

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Option Fee Required 604-657-9422

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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

430 – 9th Street.

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709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL KINGWAY CORPORATE CTR Quality corner office 1480sf 2nd flr, $1227.16/mo nnn. 604-970-0144

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

PORT COQUITLAM Lower Mary Hill spac 3bdrm upper 5appl f/p N/P big yd $1245+util 604-785-3980

746

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

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Quiet older Non-Smoking House. $450/mo. incls. lndry. 604.941.2959

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

8750 Maple Grove Cres.

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FURNITURE

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1111 Brunette Ave.

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1144 Inlet Street

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100 Nelson Street

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312 Schoolhouse St.

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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

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

750

GABLE GARDENS MOVE IN INCENTIVE • • • • • •

Nice, clean and quiet 1 bdrm Walk to Highgate Close to transit & schools Upgraded suite Cat okay On site manager Please call 604-521-3448 for viewing.

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM Riverside, 3 bdrm ste priv lndry. N/S, avail now. $1200 incl utils/cble/net. 604-941-6264

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SUITES, UPPER

COQUITLAM, 1018 Quadling Ave. Newly reno’d 3 bdrm upper floor, 5 appls, F/P, 1375 sq.ft., $1175/mo.

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

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

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

BURNABY

ROOMS FOR RENT

NEW WEST: Reno’d furn. bright rm, nr Saperton Skytrain stn. Lndry.

Avail. now. $450: (778)385-2904

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

FUEL

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CARS - DOMESTIC

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Merle Elizabeth Ross, late of #331 – 649 8th Avenue, New Westminster, BC, that the particulars of their claim should be sent to the solicitor for the estate at #235 – 550 Sixth Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3B7, on or before the 18th day of January, 2013, after which date the solicitor for the estate will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

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A36 NewsLeader Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Apple Crisp Ingredients:

Apple Crisp

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Topping: 1 cup flour 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 3/4 cup cold butter

Filling: cored/peeled 6 Granny smith apples, and thinly sliced 1 cup sugar 2 tbsp flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp cloves

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