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Andrew Bilesky competes in the provincial curling championship last month in Parksville, where he beat his old mentor, Brent Pierce, in the final.
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Andrew Bilesky was nine when he first tagged along with his father and brother to the Royal City Curling Club to do what they were doing. Twenty years later Dad and Mark aren’t doing what he is doing this week, although they might tag along to watch. And that is going to the Brier, otherwise known as the Canadian men’s curling
championship, to play in the sport’s biggest event. The New Westminster resident will be skipping a rookie team against some of the game’s biggest names in front of up to 17,000 people at Edmonton’s Rexall Place and national television audiences beginning Saturday. Like many Lower Mainland boys, Bilesky played soccer and baseball growing up. Unlike many Canadian boys, Bilesky wasn’t infatuated with hockey or extreme sports. Many of those boys considered curling boring and lacked the adrenalin
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rush they craved. Not Bilesky. He considered it active and a good way to meet people. “It was fun. I started so young I didn’t even know the reputation of the game,” he says in between congratulations from several club members as they shake his hand and offer him good wishes. It helped to have some early success. At age 11, he was the youngest person at the B.C. Winter Games playing for his brother Mark, who is four years older. That evolved into playing
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junior bonspiels all over the place, including two more trips to the B.C. Winter Games, and he loved it. “When you’re a kid winning bonspiels and getting $250, that’s not a lot of money, but when you’re 14 years old it is, especially when people couldn’t believe you could win money. I put it into perspective that if I kept winning I could get to the Brier one day,” says Bilesky, “That’s the big show, they call it. It’s like going to the World Series for curling.” How right he was. Please see royal city, a3
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CITYPAGE TRAVEL SHOWS AT THE LIBRARY Gaudi’s famous architecture in Barcelona is highlighted when the New Westminster Public Library takes an armchair trip to Spain in March. Eunice Hodge will show her slides twice: on Wednesday, March 6 at 2:30 pm and again on Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 pm. The travel shows are co-sponsored by the Library and the University Women’s Club of New Westminster and are held in the library’s auditorium at 716 6th Avenue.
IT’S INCOME TAX TIME! It’s income tax time! Are you ready? A presentation at the New Westminster Public Library will focus on how to use the Income Tax guide, how newcomers fill out the Income Tax forms, and how to apply for benefits like GST, CCTB, and UCCB. Penalties for filing late, and much more, will also be discussed. This information session will be held at the New Westminster Public Library on Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. It is co-sponsored by the Library and MOSAIC’S Settlement Program. For more information and to register: phone Roja at MOSAIC at 604-522-3722 ext. 155 or email rbagheri@mosaicbc.com
2013 WATER MAIN FLUSHING PROGRAM The City of New Westminster Water Branch will commence the annual program of flushing water mains on Monday, March 4, 2013, for a period of approximately twelve weeks. This procedure will cause pressure fluctuations, some discolouration and sediment in the water. These conditions should be of short duration and will not pose a health hazard. If your water appears discoloured, run a cold water tap until the water clears. City staff will try to minimize any inconvenience. For more information, please contact Engineering Operations at 604-526-4691.
VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION FOR YOUTH Saturday, March 9, 2013 10am - Noon New Westminster Youth Centre, Fir Room This orientation session is mandatory for youth interested in volunteering with New Westminster Parks, Culture & Recreation. The orientation will provide information on volunteering at City Special Events, Youth Centre @ Moody Park, Queen’s Park Petting Farm, Moody Park Arena, Century House, Queensborough Community Centre as well as at other facilities and general events and programs. Students will receive two hours volunteer credit for attending. This session is free, but pre-registration is requested by calling 604-519-1066.
CITY PARKING PERMITS All city residential and visitor parking permits expire on March 31, 2013. Renewal fee for the year is $5.00 per permit.
The Vancouver Foundation established the New Westminster Neighbourhood Small Grants Program, which is being coordinated by Family Services of Greater Vancouver. The program provides grants, from $50 to $1,000, directly to individuals for resident-led projects that deepen people’s connections with and engagement in their community, while helping to build bridges between neighbours and between residents of different ages, backgrounds and cultures.
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DOWNSIZING Moving into smaller accommodation can be a challenge at any time but in particular as you age. The New Westminster Public Library is offering a twopart series on Downsizing that will answer a lot of the questions you might have. Choosing Retirement Housing and Support Services will be held on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 pm. Milinda Schulz of Seniors Voices will talk about housing options, evaluating retirement home living, aging in place, and home care services. Save the Best, Shed the Rest will be held on Tuesday, March 12 at 7 pm. Clutter coach Anna Camporese will talk about downsizing your belongings. She will give you tools and tips that will help you decide what’s best to keep and how to shed the rest. The programmes are free and held in the New Westminster Public Library auditorium. As space is limited, pre-register in the library or call 604-527-4667.
EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOPS A series of employment workshops will be held at the New Westminster Public Library on Friday evenings in March from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. • March 01: Creating and Updating a Resume and a Cover Letter • March 08: Interview Skills and Self Marketing • March 15: Job Search Strategies/Networking • March 22: Understanding Labour Market and Employer Expectations The workshops are held in the New Westminster Public Library at 716 6th Avenue. They are co-sponsored by the Library and MOSAIC’S Settlement Program. For more information and to register: phone Faustin at MOSAIC at 604-438-8214 ext. 112 or email: fbilikano@mosaicbc.com.
FRASER CEMETERY SPRING CLEANING Please be advised that beginning March 18, 2013, the staff at the Fraser Cemetery will begin removing items placed near grave markers in preparation for this season’s grounds maintenance. Items such as boxes, shells, toys, tripods, trees, shrubs and plants are not permitted as per the Cemetery Bylaw 7068, 2006, and will be removed. Please call the Fraser Cemetery if you have any questions at 604-522-1323.
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Heather MacKenzie was making her breakfast of eggs and toast in her Dublin Street home last Tuesday morning when she looked out her kitchen window and spotted a white bird on the ground in the corner of her yard. It was still a bit dark out and MacKenzie couldn’t quite make out what was sitting on the bird so she grabbed her camera. What the zoom lens revealed was a Cooper’s Hawk munching away on his breakfast—a dead pigeon. For more than an hour it would look around, protective of
its prey and taking bites out of its conquest. Like many in her West End neighbourhood, and any other in the Lower Mainland for that matter, she’d seen raccoons, skunks and coyotes wandering around, but not a hawk. “I was really quite surprised. I’ve never had anything like that before,” said MacKenzie, who has seen hawks at a distance while out snapping photographs in the Fraser River delta area, but not up close in her backyard. “It was the equivalent of a real, big crow. It was a good-sized bird.” Since a neighbour used to keep homing pigeons, MacKenzie
figures the bird the hawk killed was doing what came naturally, which was to return to where it was raised. MacKenzie was not upset about seeing the hawk eating another bird. “This is nature, too. These animals have got to eat,” said MacKenzie. “I figure it saw a meal and took advantage of it, and took it to a nice, quiet backyard.” When the hawk left, MacKenzie donned rubber gloves and cleaned up the area up with bleach, enthusiastic about what she had just witnessed. “I’ll probably never see her again.”
Heather MacKenzie got this shot recently when a Cooper’s Hawk feasted on a pigeon in her backyard.
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But it took a great deal of time and sacrifice to turn the dream into reality. By the time he was 16 he stopped playing soccer and slowed up on his baseball to concentrate on rock throwing, The hard work paid off with a provincial junior men’s championship in 2001. However, there’s a huge chasm to cross for curlers to convert junior titles into championships at the men’s level. His post-graduate level education in the science of hurling stones began with Bilesky playing third for three seasons with New Westminster’s Brent Pierce, who had won a world championship as the third for Greg MacAulay in 2000. “It allowed me to move into the men’s game and play at the bigger cashspiels and play with the men right off the bat,” says Bilesky. All three years they made it to the provincial championships but didn’t do much better than fourth. Eventually he decided to skip his own team again. It wasn’t easy competing at
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such a high level because it takes money to on the World Curling Tour. But that didn’t make it to all the big events across Western translate into a berth in the provincial Canada. championship. Life also gets in the “That was hard to B.C.’s Brier schedule take because our basic way—something about March 2 — Ontario, 5:30 p.m. needing a career. minimum goal was to be March 3 – Northern Ontario, 7:30 Bilesky went to BCIT at the provincials,” says a.m.; Alberta, 5:30 p.m. to take avionics and it Bilesky. “To not compete March 4 – Saskatchewan, 12:30 has paid off in a job with in it, it was hard to look at p.m. March 5 – Newfoundland, 12:30 Conair in Abbotsford. He the positives.” considers himself fortunate p.m.; Quebec, 5:30 p.m. They got over it quickly, March 6 – Prince Edward Island, to have found an employer though, and sat down to 5:30 p.m. right off the bat willing to discuss what they could do March 7 – Northwest Territories, 12:30 p.m.; Nova Scotia, 5:30 work competitive curling to be better. The biggest p.m. into his schedule there. priority, they agreed, was March 8 – New Brunswick, 7:30 About two years ago, to hire a coach. a.m.; Manitoba, 5:30 p.m. he recruited Stephen Enter Neil Houston, March 9 – Tiebreakers, page Kopf to play third, Derek who was worked for playoffs March 10 – Semifinal, final Errington to be his second the Canadian Curling and lead Aaron Watson. Association and is a Kopf and Errington, who former world champion lives a few blocks away from Bilesky in having played second for legendary Downtown New West, are 24 while Watson Calgary skip Ed Lukowich. is 34. “Probably the best choice we ever came Right off the bat they won a cashspiel in up with,” says Errington. “He knows the Kamloops, Bilesky’s first victory as a skip strategy to the game. He kept us calm
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during the games. He’s a funny guy. He has lots of stories.” Chimes in Bilesky, “He was the missing piece. We were already a good team, we just added a piece to make us that much better.” Houston’s help paid immediate dividends with the Bilesky bunch reaching the final of the Westcoast Curling Classic on Royal City ice in October. They lost the final to Olympic champion Kevin Martin after beating another Edmonton skip and world champion, Kevin Koe, in the semifinals. “You feel that as a team if we play like this we can do well in any tournament,” recalls Bilesky of what that result meant to them. Their journey to a B.C. championship, however, was laden with potholes. Four times this winter they lost a game when a victory would have meant punching their ticket to the provincials in Parksville. “It’s frustrating, but it doesn’t take long to say, ‘OK, we’re a good team, let’s focus on some goals for ourselves,’ ” recalls Bilesky. Please see experIence, a4
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CITYPAGE PUBLIC PROCESS FOR THE DRAFT 2013 - 2017 FINANCIAL PLAN The City of New Westminster has completed its draft 2013 – 2017 Financial Plan. As part of the public consultation process, the City will be presenting the draft Financial Plan during the Regular Council Meeting in Council Chambers at City Hall on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 7pm. The public is invited to attend the presentation, and afterwards may ask questions and provide comments regarding the draft Financial Plan during the open delegation session of the Council meeting. A budget information package including the draft 2013 - 2017 Financial Plan, a staff report and a comment sheet will be available on the City’s web-site and for pickup from the Finance and Information Technology Department at City Hall (511 Royal Ave.) on Monday, March 4, 2013. Residents may submit written comments regarding the draft Financial Plan to the Finance and Information Technology Department: Attention: Mail to: Fax to: or e-mail:
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The draft Financial Plan incorporates a proposed 2.90% property tax increase for 2013. This increase is required to fund operational and inflationary increases and strategic initiatives. Utility operating budgets for 2013 include the Electrical, Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Utilities. Utility rate increases are 3.5% for Water, 9.4% for Sewer and 4.5% for Solid Waste to address the increases in the 2013 Metro Vancouver rates charged to the City. The Electrical Utility rates for 2013 will be set in March / April and will follow BC Hydro’s rate increases to the City. The proposed General Fund capital budget for 2013 is $82 million and the capital budgets for the Utilities total $24 million.
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Finally on the fifth, and final try available to them, that positivity paid off with them claiming their coveted berth. “It’s definitely a battle. It would have been nice to win the first one, but we stuck together as a team and we learned about more situations than any other team [at the B.C. championship.]” When they got to Parksville, former provincial champion Sean Geall told them, “Well, you guys are battle ready.” How right Geall was. The rough ride wasn’t over, though. Even in the provincials they took a long route to the final. Despite some setbacks there they persevered because they had nothing to lose. “It felt like a relief just to get there, and the pressure to get to the provincials was gone,” says Bilesky. The result was the Bilesky boys beating his old mentor, Pierce, in the final. “There was lots of different emotions— happiness, relief, excited,” says Bilesky, whose team has been scrambling to get ready for their Brier debut. “Two weeks is not a very long time to get all the things done we need to do. I haven’t had a lot of time to relax. It’s been go, go, go since we won.” Included in that preparation was choosing to take Geall as their spare player, and another former provincial champ, Dean Joanisse as coach because Houston is busy organizing the world men’s championship scheduled for early April in Victoria. Their Brier experiences will be invaluable to the first timers because there are so many small details they have to consider they don’t normally experience, such as wearing a microphone so everyone in the country can hear
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Skip Andrew Bilesky and second Derek Errington of New Westminster are ready to take on the game’s heavyweights as the Royal City Curling Club team begins play at The Brier in Edmonton starting Saturday.
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The Canada Day fireworks in New Westminster are coming back, but the pyrotechnic show during the Hyack Festival is out for 2013. Hyack Festival Association executive director Douglas Smith said moving fireworks to July 1 is a better time to hold the show instead of in May when it can be cold and windy. In addition, with fireworks switching between Hyack and FraserFest the last few years there was confusion about when they would be. “We’ve always been torn as to when we should be doing fireworks,” said Smith. “We just think the best solution is to commit to fireworks on Canada Day, which appears to be the most appropriate day and stick to it so the community gets used to it being on Canada Day.” While many Canada Day activities will be done at Westminster Pier Park, Smith said the plan is to have a barge on the Fraser River that will give spectators from the west end of the Quay boardwalk all the way to the pier park a good view. While Canada Day is on the association’s calendar, RiverFest is not. In 2012, Hyack dumped
its annual summer FraserFest celebrations to partner with the Fraser River Discovery Centre (FRDC) for RiverFest to honour World Rivers Day in September. Smith said FRDC will host the event on its own this year. In 2012, in partnership with Uptown Property Group, Hyack introduced Uptown Live following the annual Hyack parade. Smith said they plan to add to that event this year, as well as the summer concert series on the boardwalk. The Christmas Parade of Lights will return Dec. 7, but after last year’s rain-filled experience the association plans to add indoor activities throughout the festive season in 2014, taking advantage of the Anvil Centre under construction across from Hyack Square. “We’re trying to get a calendar of events on firm ground,” said Smith. “It’s a long-range strategy to build something that is strong and sustainable.” Smith said the organization is proud it was able to take the $140,000 grant from the City of New Westminster and leverage it into $210,000 being spent on events without the city having to cover any staffing or administrative costs.
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Tax bump a compliment The B.C Liberal government’s plans to boost income taxes on business and high-income earners takes a page out of the NDP opposition’s plans, and makes sense. The NDP plan had called for the corporate tax rate to go to 12 per cent, where it stood in 2008. The Liberals are boosting the corporate tax rate to 11 per cent on April 1. The provincial government will also impose a higher personal income tax rate on individuals with incomes of $150,000 or more as of Jan. 1, 2014. Both of these tax increases are necessary at this time, given the financial shackles the government is in. The province is claiming it will balance the budget in 2013-14, largely because it plans to sell more than $600 million in surplus property. Given that the real estate market has softened somewhat, that is probably an optimistic figure. The Liberals will also boost MSP premiums again next year. This is completely unfair to moderate income earners, who do not get the exemption from paying the premiums that goes to low income people. This will be the fifth year in a row the premiums will increase. This budget is crafted with the May 14 election in mind, and designed to convince wavering voters that the B.C. Liberals are competent money managers. Over the course of the past 12 years, the Liberals have been sound money managers much of the time, but in recent years their record has been more mixed. The Liberals were hoping for a big boost in revenue through the new harmonized sales tax, but that was torpedoed by voters because of the bumbling way the government brought in the tax. That hurt their reputation as competent managers. By adopting part of the NDP platform, the Liberals may have unintentionally telegraphed the NDP too has good fiscal ideas. —Black Press
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Let’s be ready to talk traffic How long can we keep this up? Can New West keep telling its suburban neighbours to buzz off—say we’re not willing to be a thoroughfare? Not willing to accommodate their growing desire to use our city as the fastest route from A to B? For how long can we continue to stifle the travel needs of Burnaby (pop. 223,000), Surrey (468,000) and Coquitlam (126,000) as those cities continue to grow, grow, grow? The latest episode in this dysfunctional family dynamic might be titled The Strange Case of the Bailey Bridge, and features Coquitlam as a protagonist. But first let’s take a look around the Royal City a moment, and get a sense of how we appear to our car-travelling neighbours. In a nutshell, we are one massive curb bulge, the world’s largest speed bump. Vehicles in Burnaby, for instance, trundle happily along four-lane Kingsway then slam up against 12th Street, where they encounter two lanes, curb bulges
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and jaywalkers. Canada Way into Eighth Street isn’t much better. And for those coming from Griffiths Avenue to 20th Street en route to the Queensborough Bridge, the constricted lanes and bizarre traffic patterns are literally like running a gauntlet. One can just imagine the city’s traffic engineers’ sinister laughter as they mess with people’s heads. Surrey folks no doubt have their own gripes, especially now the Pattullo Bridge’s future is being actively discussed. You what?, they might ask. You want to refurbish it as a three-lane crossing with a counterflow? You’d like to scrap it altogether? You want to move it somewhere else? When it comes to traffic talk,
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New West has few friends among its neighbours. We’re like a 15-squarekilometre spike belt. The ones who barf in the punch bowl at the party. And then we get the most comical image of all. If the rickety, one-lane Bailey bridge doesn’t symbolize New Westminster’s relationship with the rest of the region, it’s hard to imagine what does. Though Coquitlam has offered for many years to buy a new two-lane bridge, New West keeps saying no. It’s one reason politicians and residents in that city turn their heads and spit—hacktooey— when New West is mentioned. And to be fair, the Bailey bridge crossing over the Brunette River, which links the Braid industrial area with United Boulevard in Coquitlam, has been a fiasco for ages. Really, who ever heard of a one-lane span connecting two cities’ industrial parks in the centre of a major metropolitan
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area? And on the Coquitlam side there’s a rapidly growing big-box retail area, and soon there will be the redevelopment of Fraser Mills into a residential community housing thousands of new drivers poorly served by transit. So far, we’ve been able to say we don’t care what any of those folks think. We’ve rejected the United Boulevard Extension. We’ve rejected TransLink’s plans for a six-lane Pattullo. And we’ve put our foot down, insisting the Bailey bridge must stay until a proper solution for traffic flow is found. But we need to dig a bit deeper into this issue than we have so far. Seek some lasting solutions. Because all it takes is a heavyhanded provincial government to dismiss New West’s concerns as an unnecessary impediment to the regional movement of goods, and start pounding through new lanes and bridges. Let’s be ready. twitter.com/chrismbryan
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It’s easy to monitor our own power use link mental health and homelessness We shouldn’t be surprised the provincial NDP’s first campaign promise is to throw money at an issue to make it go away. NDP leader Adrian Dix kicked off his campaign pledging to extend compensation to all victims of abuse at the former Woodlands School, not just those who attended after Aug. 1, 1974. Despite the good intentions, there’s no guarantee the province has a large enough fund to honour all claims. What’s worse is the NDP’s plan fails to address the root cause. Mental illness affects one in five Canadians. Despite most conditions being preventable and treatable, it remains the largest single burden on our health care system. Delegates to the recent federal Liberal Party’s policy convention in Surrey unanimously approved a motion to improve our country’s mental health care. The Liberals support recognizing the link between homelessness and mental health, creating a national
housing strategy for the homeless, and implementing the Mental Health Commission’s report, “Changing Directions, Changing Lives: A Mental Health Strategy for Canada.” Spending money we don’t have without fixing the issue is not sound public policy. It’s more like throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping some of it sticks. Anthony Manning New Westminster
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Second iPad robbery suspect sentenced A New Westminster man, the second of two men charged for the robbery of an iPad from a disabled woman has been convicted and sentenced, according to Transit Police. In a crime that outraged the public, two men robbed the victim May 10, 2012 as she tried to board an elevator at Metrotown SkyTrain station in Burnaby. The young woman, who is deaf, has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, relies on her iPad to communicate. Less than a week later, on May 16, the first suspect was arrested by Transit Police and charged with robbery. New Westminster resident John Eugene Lagimodiere, 32, pled guilty to theft under $5,000 and was sentenced to one day in custody and two years probation. The second suspect, New Westminster resident David
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Kits closure panned New Westminster-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly and two New Democrat colleagues have launched a petition calling for the federal government to reconsider its “reckless decision to close the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station.” Donnelly, Libby Davies and Don Davies joined forces to drum up support to reinstate the facility closed last week. The petition is online at ndp. ca/savekits.
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New Westminster council wants to review the way it funds community events with in-kind services. The move follows a recommendation from its arts and cultural grants committee to charge the costs for in-kind services exceeding what was approved by council back to organizers. A report to council Monday noted the services the city provided to three events last year were well in excess of what council approved. In 2012, council gave the OK to $8,500 in value-in-kind for Sapperton Days, but the actual cost to the city was $13,866. The 12th Street Music Festival had $4,000 worth of services
approved, but the final cost was $9,210. The biggest differential, however, was for the Downtown Business Improvement Area’s Show & Shine which received $10,000 of in-kind value from the city but the actual expense was $18,100. “The committee believes the city’s role is to provide the essential city services needed to safely hold the events on public streets where the businesses are located, and that each event organizing committee’s role is to finance and operate the event,” said the report. The services the city provides include setting up tents and staging, facility rental fee subsidies, trash bin supply and pickup, contracted traffic control services, road closure monitoring by police, and directional signs and barricades. The extra expenses have had to be absorbed by the
departmental operating budget without trying to recover the money from event organizers. However, council decided to not change anything for 2013 while approving a public review of the way festivals are funded by the city. The committee’s analysis caught council off guard, said Coun. Bill Harper. He wants the city to figure out if there are more cost efficient ways to provide the service that doesn’t tie up as much time for city staff and police. “That was the first time we as a council saw those figures, and that’s why they actually got it tabled because we said ‘hold on, let’s talk about this,’ ” said Harper on Tuesday. “It’s really quite complicated because we also have to look at operational efficiencies … We’ve got to find a better way to do this that hopefully is
cheaper.” Coun. Jonathan Coté said it would be prudent of the city to look at the numbers. “We want those festivals to continue
on and do the great work they do in the community. We want to know why it costs so much, still provide the same assistance and same
services at the same costs,” said Coté, who balked at charging organizers for the in-kind overage costs. “That’s never been done before, and that
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Such a proposal, said the report, would be required to provide 550 parking spaces, while the proposal calls for just 223. It also wants to put the six parking levels above ground to match the parking that services The Shops of New Westminster retail complex. “While the architect for the development has responded to the stated concern of visible above-grade parking with a ‘banded
weave’ treatment around the parking levels, strong concern is still expressed at this ‘design solution’ to the inherent challenges of permitting above grade parking in a highly urban setting, where an attractive streetscape is important,” wrote senior planner Barry Waitt. The building’s height would also be significantly higher than what is allowed. Waitt said if the developer
planned an iconic, signature structure “which would serve as a beacon at the westerly end of Plaza 88,” a height of such magnitude could be considered. “Plans have not been submitted which offer justification for consideration of a significant height variance from what is currently in the bylaw,” Waitt wrote. Coun. Bill Harper said on Tuesday there are a lot of issues with
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the proposal that cause concern for him.
“I’m in no way supportive of any height of that nature,” said Harper. He said he has never supported aboveground parking, even though it costs more to go below grade, especially when it comes to highrises. The predominance of one-bedroom apartments also
goes against the city’s desire to build a family-oriented neighbourhood Downtown as outlined in its official community plan (OCP). “Families can’t live in one-bedroom condos. Even a couple would want to have two bedrooms and use one as a computer room. It’s a huge problem. I wouldn’t be supporting it, unless they fall in line in respect to the OCP,” said Harper. Coun. Jonathan Coté, a Downtown resident, said from an urban design point of view above-ground parking doesn’t work. Neither does the predominance of onebedroom units. “It’s important that all neighbourhoods
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New West contestant wants to be daughter’s role model Grant Granger
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When Alicia Worobec’s daughter Charlotte, who is almost three, sees mommy and daddy eating fast food and she can’t, she wants to know why. It’s one reason Alicia wants to change her lifestyle to be a role model for Charlie, as her family affectionately calls her—and to that end she’s signed up to be New Westminster’s representative in the Green Fighters Challenge. It’s being put on by Kin’s Farm Market in the 13 Lower Mainland communities where it has a store. Black Press and the Canadian Cancer Society are also partners in the campaign. Alicia hopes the 13-week contest will be the impetus to change habits built up over a lifetime, for her daughter’s sake.
“That’s the accountability. This is the reminder about why we do it. The older she gets the more vocal she gets. Having to explain why you’re eating French fries and she’s not is not a wonderful conversation,” says Alicia as she munches a carrot and zucchini sticks during lunch at Royal City Centre. “Charlie doesn’t know what a diet is.” Alicia, 32, is fivefour and 250 pounds, and wants to break her family’s cycle of bad habits of overeating and smoking. “Not necessarily an environment that enforces the importance of being healthy.” She’s struggled with weight all her life. When Alicia was 13 she lost a lot of weight, and kept it off because she played sports, but that didn’t continue into adulthood. When she got
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They don’t consider it like alcohol, smoking or drugs, but in a way it can be.” When she began eliminating sugar and caffeine intake it was like quitting smoking. “I had the [same] headaches, nauseousness and felt rageful.” The Green Fighters Challenge appealed for a couple of reasons. For one, even though it was a competition there is still a strong support system for participants. “It wasn’t a Hunger Games focus where they’re not really addressing the realities of your health, not how you got there in the first place,” she says. An added attraction is the Canadian Cancer Society connection, an organization for which she hopes to raise $10,000. While she was pregnant her mother was diagnosed with
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physiologist. Alicia also had her ‘before’ photo taken in a sports bra and shorts, which she admits was a bit embarrassing. By the end of the day she was excited about the project. And exhausted. “It was a very emotional day. There were lots of tears and laughter. We’re working to help each other, it’s not a competitive environment, more supportive.” Alicia Worobec is the local contestant in a 13-week challenge where the goal is to improve overall health and fitness.
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GVHBA offers guidance at annual seminar
Helping out first-time home buyers The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is aiming to take away some of the stress of buying a home for the first time with their 19th annual Seminar for First-Time Home Buyers, taking place on March 19 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey. “With interest rates still incredibly low and builders offering many newhome product choices, this is a great time for first-time buyers to consider taking that critical first step onto the property ladder,” says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. “Real estate continues to be a hot topic in Metro Vancouver, so seminar attendance is expected to be as many, or greater than, the 750
people who attended last year’s event. This is a one-stop information shop for first-time home buyers, so anyone considering buying a home should come to this free seminar.” Among the speakers at the seminar will be senior market analyst at the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp. Robyn Adamache, Energy Solutions Manager for FortisBC Michael Liu and Dominion Macklem Mortgages President Bill Macklem, among others. Pre-registration is required and attendees are asked to bring a food item for the Surrey Food Bank. Call 778-565-4288 or register online at www.gvhba.org.
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Find everything you need for your home away from home at the BC Log Home, Timber Frame and Country Living Show, taking place in March. The show will take place at the Abbotsford Tradex on March 9 and 10 and will feature over 85 exhibitors and seminars related to B.C.’s outdoor lifestyle. More than 6,000 people are expected to check out the show this year. It has been taking place for five years under its current name, and was known as the Country Living Show for 15 years before that.
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“It promotes the West Coast lifestyle and living in a rural or cabin area,” says show manager Les Trendall. British Columbia is a particularly popular place for people to have a vacation property, and this show certainly caters to that. “It’s about building your dream home,” says Trendall. Among the highlights of the show is the feature home built by Maurer
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The quality of exhibitors is unparallelled,” – Les Trendall Log Homes of Penticton and fully landscaped by Mijodelu Landscaping, and log structures built by Pioneer Log Homes, Artisan Log Homes and Trout Creek Timberframe. “With four structures built on site, this is the most we’ve ever had,” says Trendall. The show will offer several seminars each day, including Backyard Barbecuing at its Best! with chef Angie Quaale, Off Grid Solar Electric Systems, How to Build in the Boonies and Know your Septic System, just to name a few. The show will also feature anything related to the wood industry, solar power, restoration, docks and many unique sculptors, wood carvers and artists. “The quality of the exhibitors is unparallelled,” Trendall says. “This show is very unique to the industry.” The exhibitors will be available to visitors to discuss their products and services, so come prepared with your
questions. “This show is for people who are on the hunt for the latest products and services,” says Trendall. “This show is the ideal venue to showcase those exhibitors.” Visitors are also able to enter to win
a hand-carved wooden panel from Bob Whitehead of Whitehead Carvings, worth $1,500. You can also win tickets to the show through your local Black Press newspaper. For more information, visit www. bclogandcountrylivingshow.ca.
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The BC Log Home, Timber Frame and Country Living Show will take place in March in Abbotsford. Visitors can enter to win a hand-carved wooden panel worth $1,500 (left) from Bob Whitehead of Whitehead Carvings.
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Fame: The Musical: St Thomas More Collegiate presents its 2013 mainstage production of Fame: The Musical, which follows a group of students at New York City’s High School for the Performing Arts in the 1980s as they navigate the challenges, heartaches and triumphs of their teenage years. Some mature themes, viewer discretion advised. When: Friday, March 1, 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 2, 2 and 7 p.m. Where: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby. Tickets: $14 at 604-205-3000.
M u s i c a l P l ay d at e : Brentwood To w n Centre presents ‘Franklin the Turtle’s M u s i c a l P l ay d a t e ’ and ‘Richard Scarry’s Busytown – featuring Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm.’ The mall has helped develop a creative story project that gives children the opportunity to practice their literacy skills. To participate, register at the mall’s customer service centre. The first 300 to register will receive a VIP pass to meet Franklin & Friends or the Busytown characters after the musical playdate events. Deadline is March 1. When: Saturday, March 2, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., and Sunday, March 3, 12 and 2 p.m. Info: www. brentwoodtowncentre. com.
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Library, 716 6th Ave., N ew We s t m i n s t e r. Info and to register: Faustin, 604-438-8214 ext. 112 or fbilikano@ mosaicbc.com. B o o k C l u b : N ew Westminster Public Library’s Read with Us Book Club offers a chance to read a book and join a lively discussion. This month the club reads The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Copies can be borrowed
comfortable bright e nv i r o n m e n t . T h e focus of the group is to encourage artists who are experienced or just starting. Limited supplies let beg inners try out different options. Donation accepted but optional. When: Every Thursday, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Where: Spruce Room, Century House, 620 Eighth St., New Westminster.
f ro m t h e l i b ra ry. W h e n : Di s c u s s i o n on Thursday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Where: New Westminster Public Library, 716 6th Ave. Pre-register: 604-5274667.
OngOing Uptown Artists’ DropIn: A group of artists aged 50-plus meet to paint and draw in a
and Fridays 9- 11 a.m. (Note - this program is closed when the school is closed).
N ew We s t m i n s t e r Family Place: Parents and grandparents of children under 5 can come to Lord Kelvin Elementary school for playtime, art, songs, stories and snacks. Have fun with your children, meet other parents and learn about other resources in the community. Where: In the green portable facing Seventh Avenue, 1010 Hamilton St. When: Thursdays
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STAVE LAKE Cedar Mills, in Dewdney, BC is looking for labourers and experienced shingle packers. These are full time positions and require heavy lifting. Apply by fax at 604-826-2379 or email at cnorthrop@stavelake.com. Call Colin at 604-826-6764 for more information.
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Each year, for nearly 30 years, Camp Goodtimes has provided over 600 children and family members with life-changing opportunities for adventure and renewal through its world-renowned summer recreation program. Help make this year’s camps and programs a resounding success. Consider 1 of these 4 full-time temporary roles based in Vancouver then onsite during summer sessions at UBC’s beautiful Loon Lake Research & Education Centre in Maple Ridge:
Camper Experience Director Leverage your degree and background in child and youth care, social work or psychology to enhance camper experience by ensuring their emotional and social needs are fully supported and by providing them with a coordinated response to any needs that arise. Term: May 1 – August 30, 2013.
Operations Supervisor Embodying and modelling our strong safety commitment, and working closely with the camp director and leadership teams, you will oversee—and facilitate staff’s understanding of—emergency response procedures as well as provide site security and general operations supervision. OFA Level 2 certiďŹ cation and 2 years’ related experience are essential. Term: June 1 – August 30, 2013.
Program Director A highly creative and organized leader, you’ll develop, manage and evaluate the exceptional program activities that have made our camps a hit with campers and their families, additionally applying your stellar interpersonal and communication skills to train and coordinate a volunteer workforce. Term: May 1 – August 30, 2013.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CREDITORS and others having claims against the Estate of EFAT KHADEMI, late of 7557 Sussex Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5J 3V6, are required to send full particulars of such claim to: MINOO GREENAL, Executor, 1500-1100 Melville Street, Vancouver, B.C. on or before April 3, 2013, after which date the Estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received. - Minoo Greenall, Executor
430 – 9th Street. 1 bdrm apart, on site laundry, 1 parking spot. Close to shops, all amens, great loc. Heat & hot water incl. $775/m. 604-451-6676
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 PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx 150 lbs. $950. Call 604-302-2357
FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!
SHELTIE SABLE PUP 1F, white body + spots D.O.B. Oct 19th Sweet & loveable 604-826-6311
*Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!
Shepherd x, spayed female, all shots, 7 mos. asking $400. Call (604)847-0171
T & K Haulaway
750
COQ. off Brunette, nr Schoolhouse. Large bright grnd level 2 bdrm ste. W/D, patio under balcony. N/S, N/P. $1050/mo incl utils. Avail Mar 1st. (604)524-0218, (778)772-9655.
New West. Crown Manor
604.587.5865
604-572-3733
Port Coquitlam 4 bdrm 1.5 bath house on farm, 5 appls, Avail now. $1400/mo. 778-241-8421
Coquitlam 996sf 2bdrm 2bath strg carpet/wood, prkg cls to Coq Ctr Doug College elem schl NP/NS $1195 Mar 15/Apr1. 604-941-3259
PUG avail for stud service. He is a rare silver male, purebred but not registered, $700 or puppy back. Also Golden retriever (not reg.) avail for stud $600 (OFA hips and cert eyes) Mission 604-820-4827
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RENTALS
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
The Scrapper
Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca
Isaac 604-727-5232
Leon Medical Aesthetics * Free consultation and tax free for limited time*
BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. Vet checked with first shots and ready for loving homes. $975. Langley area. 778-241-5504.
★ Disposal ★ Renovations Debris ★ Construction ★ Drywall Pickup ★ Demolition ★ 7 days/week ★ Free Estimates ★
Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM! On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!
PRP treatment coming soon!
BEAGLES, 12’’ size, born Dec 25, tri colour 3 F, 3 M, $650. (604)3160376, tobyscardetail@hotmail.com
★ ★CALL NOW★ ★ LOW COST RUBBISH REMOVAL
ESTHETIC SERVICES
Services available: Botox, fillers, silk peel Skin peels treating acne, aging, scars, dark spots
PETS
RUBBISH REMOVAL
• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses • More
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HOMES FOR RENT
New West- McBride Place. 415 Ginger Drive. 2 bdrm T/H. Family Housing. Close all amens, schls, transit. Pet friendly great loca. $1035/m. Call Now! 604-451-6676
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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. $5,500. 604-625-7761 Aldergrove.
MAPLE RIDGE 2 bdrm hse completely redone. Newer appl & flooring. Garage & shed on property. Lge yard. Near Golden Ears bridge. April 1st. $1250. 604-941-2243
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604-787-5915/604-291-7778
FIVE STAR ROOFING
Starting $40/hr.
ESTHETIC SERVICES
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PETS
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
AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting. 30 yrs exp. Refs. Free est. Keith 604-433-2279 or 604-777-1223.
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES
removal done RIGHT!
Journeyman Call 604-345-0899
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.
604-537-4140
EXCEL ROOFING LTD. All kinds of roofing work. New Roof, Reroof, Repairs. Free est. (778)878-2617
RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE
SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
Certified, Insured & Bonded
ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020
Local & Long Distance
Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We Will Buy Your House, Quick Cash & Private! Mortgage Too High & House Won’t Sell? Can’t Make Payments? We Lease Your House, Make Your Payments & Buy It Later!
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Factory custom, 74 cube (1200) big bore by Denco Cycle, Bassani pipe, windshield, sissy bar, leather bags. 27,000km, one old guy owner, $7450 obo (604)817-1945
Call 604-540-6732
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSES
2007 HARLEY SPORTSTER
Panorama Court Spacious & clean 1 & 2 bdrms avail. From $750 - $1020/mo. No pets.
736 TREE SERVICES
MOTORCYCLES
GARAGE SALES
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REAL ESTATE Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
2008 VW GOLF City, 5 spd manual, silver, 85,000k. a/c, p/w, $6000/firm (604)538-9257
1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
FURNITURE
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TRANSPORTATION
APARTMENT/CONDO
COQUITLAM
MATTRESSES starting at $99
Always! Delivering Top Soil, Bark Mulch, Sand and Gravel, Spreading services. Simon 604-230-0627
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Call Robert 604941-1618 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
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*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379
SUNDECKS
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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
If I can’t do it It can’t be done
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FERTILIZERS
RENTALS
WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877
359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL
Always! Power Washing, Window & Gutter cleaning, all your exterior cleaning needs. 604-230-0627
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
HOME REPAIRS
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• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour . Expert Power Washing
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988
Free estimates
(604)671-2746
RUBBISH REMOVAL
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D.J PAINTING
Residential~Strata~Commercial
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
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BEST PAINTING. Int/Ext. Re-paint specialist. Repair/drywall. FREE ESTIMATES. 604-724-9953
D Economical Lawn Mowing D Complete Grounds Maint D Pruning & Shaping D Aeration & Power Raking D Fully Insured
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Shihtzu(3/4) Papillon x pups, 3m tri-colour, dewclawed, deworm, home raised with both parents. $300 604-795-6552
Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
1-800-961-7022
www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557
A20 NewsLeader Friday, March 1, 2013
VOTED BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT 8 YEARS IN A ROW
1 PLACE 2012
LUNCH BU
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$8.95
ALL-YOU-CA
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MENU
Per Person, M o Valid Mar 1-1 n. to Fri. 11:30 am - 2:3 0 pm 5, 2013. Both locations. W . Plus tax. ith coupon.
Appetizers
Lamb Specialties
Rice Specialties
Alu Mater Samosa Alu Tikka Bhajia Paneer Pakora Fish Pakora Chicken Pakora
All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Lamb Curry Rogan Josh Lamb Vindaloo Bhuna Gosht Lamb Palak Lamb Shahi Korma Lamb Makhani
All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Plain Basmati Rice Vegetable Biryani Chicken Biryani Beef Biryani Lamb Biryani Prawn Biryani
All of the above dishes are served with chutney
Ask for mild, medium or hot
Vegetarian Specialties All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Mater Paneer Kofta Curry Saag Paneer Saag Alu Chana Masala Chana Saag Vegetable Curry Eggplant Bhartha Gobi Alu Paneer Shahi Korma Vegetable Korma Malai Kofta Dal Turka/Dal Makhni Ask for mild, medium or hot
Chicken Specialties All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Chicken Curry Chicken Vindaloo Chicken Tikka Masala Chicken Palak Chicken Josh Chicken Malai Butter Chicken Chicken Korma Chilli Chicken
Beef All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Beef Curry Beef Vindaloo Beef Madrasi Beef Palak Beef Bhuna
All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Fish Masala Fish Vindaloo Fish Curry Prawns Masala Prawn Vindaloo Prawn Malai
Clayoven All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Chicken Tandoori Half Seekh Kabob Chicken Tikka Lamb Tikka Indian Star Special Dinner
Tel: 604-516-0649 Fax: 604-515-0639 www.indianstarrestaurant.com
CATERING NOW AVAILABLE Open : Mon-Thurs 11:30am-10pm Fri & Sat 11:30am-10:30pm, CLOSED Sunday
Tandoori Roti Naan Garlic Naan Vegetable Naan Chicken Naan Paratha Alu-Paratha Shahi Kulcha
Seafood Specialties Accompaniments Papadam Mango Chutney Spicy mixed pickles Dahi Raita Garden Fresh Salad
Desserts Rasmalai Galab Jamun Mango Ice-Cream Kheer
Ask for mild, medium or hot
Now Open 420-6TH ST, NEW WESTMINSTER
Indian Breads
Namaste Indian Star Restaurant 2883 SHAUGHNESSY STREET, PORT COQUITLAM Tel: 778-216-1055 Fax: 778-216-1052
Open : Mon-Sat 11:30am-9pm, Sunday 3pm-9pm • Buffet Open Mon-Sat
Buy 1 dish, get 2nd dish
1/2 PRICE
Dine in only. Expires March 15, 2013. 2nd dish must be of equal or lesser value. Valid both locations
$5.00 OFF With the purchase of $50 or more Take out only. Expires March 15, 2013. Valid both locations
FULLY LICENSED • EAT IN • TAKE-OUT • DELIVERY • OPEN MON-SAT