March 15, 2013

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Julie Schueck, New Westminster’s heritage planner, visits an area east of Tipperary Park that is one of four areas in the city being proposed as heritage conservation zones that would protect homes from demolition or alteration without city approval.

City may beef up heritage protection Could establish four heritage conservation areas across the city Grant Granger

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New Westminster may establish four “heritage conservation areas” in the city where council could have the authority to veto the demolition of structures deemed worth saving.

Not having that power has been an irritant to some on council in the past, said Coun. Bill Harper.

“Retaining heritage is vital to New Westminster,” said Harper at Monday’s council meeting. “Not

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being able to address the issue of demolition, we’ve lost some good houses.”

His view was not shared by all on council, however.

“I’m concerned about that direction. I’m certainly a proponent of preserving that heritage. But we can’t ever forget people’s property rights, for whatever reason,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. “We’ve done a lot in New Westminster to assist in preserving heritage and I don’t see a need to go beyond that.”

The areas being proposed are Bent Court in Uptown, Ash Street/ Gloucester in Brow of the Hill,

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Wood Street in Queensborough, and the Manitoba/Peele Street area east of Tipperary Park.

All four, said the report written by city heritage planner Julie Schueck, “have unique and identifiable historic characteristics which make them valuable heritage places.”

She told council the city has discretion about what to protect.

“When there is a heritage conservation area we define the boundaries of that through a consultative process, and within those boundaries we can determine which properties [to preserve].

We can protect all of them or do

a schedule on which are to be protected,” Schueck told council.

Harper is worried if the city doesn’t have the veto it can’t stop developers from buying up a historic house, tearing it down and building a new one to sell.

“They’re not a part of our city in the sense they don’t care about the heritage, they’re about making profit, and we’re not all about that,” said Harper. “I think people in the city appreciate the heritage, and if we get a huge opposition to this we’ll know through the consultation process.”

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The New Westminster-based Justice Institute of B.C. is eliminating approximately 30 positions and will close its underutilized Vancouver campus in June.

In a press release issued Wednesday, JIBC president Michel Tarko announced shifting economic conditions, increasing competition, rising costs and low enrollment in some programs is forcing the institute to review its programs and suspend those that are no longer financially viable.

Students in any programs that are suspended will be allowed to finish them, and those in Vancouver will be moved to other JIBC campuses or offered in partnership with other institutions.

“Strategic renewal involves some tough decisions,” said Tarko in the release. “The hardest by far are those that impact people’s jobs. But we need to make these changes in order to ensure that we’re sustainable.

“As difficult and disruptive as these changes, are, I am optimistic about our future … We will adapt and I am confident that we will thrive.”

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CITYPAGE ANIMAL FORUM 2013 New Westminster Animal Services would like you to be our guest at the Animal Services Forum - Spring 2013 March 27, 2013, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Centennial Community Centre This drop-in open house is an opportunity to learn more about: • The new proposed Animal Care and Control Bylaw • Responsible pet ownership • Breed specific legislation Presentations will be at 6:15 pm and 7:15 pm.

We look forward to meeting you and hearing your feedback.

QUEENSBOROUGH RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING Tuesday, March 19, 2013 7:00 pm Residences By the River, 83 Star Crescent, common room There will be an open house on the project at 620 and 702 Salter Street from 6:30 – 7:00 pm, to be followed by a presentation during the meeting.

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Art takes many shapes as can be seen in the two shows on exhibit in the New Westminster Public Library until March 30.

Monday, March 18

On the Ramp Gallery Richard and Kathleen Klein are showing their photographs of fall and spring flowers as well as some cityscapes. In the Reference Department the Artists in the Boro are having their first show at the library. These Queensborough artists work in a variety of styles, techniques and media including jewelry.

COUNCIL MEETINGS No Council Meeting Please note that council meetings are now video streamed online.

The art can be viewed at any time during library open hours at 716 6th Avenue in New Westminster.

WRITING WORKSHOP AT THE LIBRARY Is your life the stuff of fiction? Learn how to transform your memoirs into a novel at a writing workshop at the New Westminster Public Library on Saturday, March 23 at 2:00 pm.

Ben Nuttall-Smith, Vice President of the Federation of BC Writers, will instruct on different aspects of fictional biography including writing from personal experience, using descriptive language, and expressing your feelings and will include hands-on exercises.

The workshop is presented by the Royal City Literary Arts Society and is cosponsored by the New Westminster Public Library. For more information and to register, contact RCLAS at secretary@rclas.com or phone 778-714-1772.

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the requirements of the Community Charter that a Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will sit in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC on Monday March 25, 2013 at 5:45 p.m.

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The Panel will review the Parcel Tax Roll prepared for the following bylaws.

If no complaints are received the Parcel Tax Roll will be considered to be authenticated.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Meet and Greet 6:00 – 6:45 pm; Meeting to start at 6:45 pm Century House, Spruce Room, 620 Eighth Street

• Bylaw No.7584, 2013 – Lane paving south of Sixth Avenue

Agenda items include:

• Bylaw No.7300, 2009 – Lane paving between Fenton Street and Pembina Street, south of Ewen Avenue

• Treasurer’s report • Membership drive • Community Policing • Glenbrooke North traffic sub-committee • Controlled crosswalks along 8th Avenue • Resident parking options • #154 -101 Bus route changes • Garage sale planning for June 15th We are looking for a volunteer to maintain our website and volunteers to take photos of our neighbourhood for posting to our website www.glenbrookenorth.ca.

Contact Marya McLellan, Secretary at 604 525-3975 for more information.

EASTER IN QUEEN’S PARK Sunday, March 31, 2013 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Queen’s Park Bandshell & Rainbow Playland Admission: FREE

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• Bylaw No.7585, 2013 – Ditch infill a portion of Wood Street, Boyd Street and Boyne Street and widen a portion of Boyne Street

• Bylaw No.7218, 2008 – Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area (Secondary Area) • Bylaw No.7217, 2008 – Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area (Primary Area) • Bylaw No.7150, 2007 – Lane paving Second Street • Bylaw No.6605, 2000 – Queensborough specified area, stage 2 (Sewer) A property owner may make a complaint only on the grounds of an error or omission in the roll. A complaint shall not be heard by the Panel unless written notice of the complaint has been made to the office of the Collector at City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 1H9, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time appointed for the first sitting of the Review Panel (5:45 p.m., March 25, 2013).

The Parcel Tax Roll is available for inspection in the Finance and Information Technology Department of City Hall during its regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Any questions concerning the above information or in relation to the complaints process should be directed to Mr. R. Grant, Manager of Collection Services at 604-527-4646.

The Bandshell, petting farm and Rainbow Playland, located in the heart of Queen’s Park, will be alive with the sights and sounds of Easter! Family friendly entertainment includes performances at the Bandshell, crafts, face painting, photos with Mr. & Mrs. Bunny, and Hop Along the Bunny Trail. Concession services will be available.

For information, please call Queen’s Park Rainbow Playland at 604-777-5121 or visit www.newwestpcr.ca

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Getting in the game to help feed others Mario Bartel

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When you live next to a professional horticulturalist, gardening isn’t just a pastime, it’s bloodsport.

Well, it’s at least a friendly rivalry, says Bill Woodson, who shares a fence and front yard with Claude LeDoux, New Westminster’s horticulture manager. But he’s not afraid to point out that even in March, his artichoke plant is already looking more impressive than the one in his neighbour’s front garden.

“Mine is definitely bigger than his,” says Woodson. “I always have an eye on what Claude is doing. We trade information.”

So when LeDoux approached Woodson about four years ago about setting aside some of his garden’s bounty to donate to the Food Bank through the Plant a Row Grow a Row program, he

was only too happy to help out.

The program is an initiative by gardeners in New Westminster and Burnaby to contribute fresh vegetables and fruit to those who might not otherwise be able to afford them. A special garden party at St. Thomas More Collegiate on Thursday launched this year’s growing season.

Gardeners and prospective gardeners were able to get tips for planting from experts like Brian Minter as well as June Hewko from Lee Valley Tools and Mike Lascelle, who gave a tour of edible flowers and leaves.

Donating a portion of his harvest is a neighbourly way of addressing the age-old problem faced by gardeners who inevitably end up with more than their family and friends could possibly eat, says Woodson. It’s also a way to share his love for fresh, healthy, locally-grown produce.

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Bill Woodson checks on the progress of some of his early greens already sprouting in his front garden. Woodson donates a portion of the harvest from his vegetable garden to the Food Bank through the Plant A Row Grow A Row program.

“Food shouldn’t be elitist,” says Woodson, who contributed almost 50 pounds of squash last season, as well beets, cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, onions and salad greens. “Everyone should be able to eat locally.”

It’s also educational, says LeDoux, who’s in charge of the local Plant a Row Grow a Row program, now in its 14th season.

“People don’t realize you put the seed in the ground and food emerges. They’re learning to

Renos would require heritage approval continued from frOnt pAGe

Under the heritage conservation area designation, renovations will require an alteration permit to be reviewed by the heritage commission before being approved.

The city would also have the authority to force heritage maintenance standards, and any permits issued may include specific requirements to the exterior design.

The next steps in adopting the heritage areas include city staff identifying the most appropriate

properties in the proposed areas, contacting the areas’ residents, holding information meetings, and consulting with the heritage commission and residents associations before returning to council for approval.

Creating the areas was identified in the official community plan as a reasonable way to encourage heritage conservation in New Westminster, said the report.

“The four areas would be a good test of the process and of public acceptance.”

Proposed heritage conservation areas • Bent Court is between Sixth and Seventh streets, and Fourth Avenue and Brantford Street. Most structures are single-family dwellings built between 1911 and 1936 with the oldest constructed in 1890. Nine properties are listed on the city’s heritage inventory, but none are on the heritage register.

• Ash/Gloucester is Eighth Street across from John Robson elementary, and a little corner behind it off of Royal Avenue and Ash and Gloucester streets. It has eight buildings with heritage value built from 1889 to 1948, including four homes built before 1901 and a three-storey apartment building. None are listed on the heritage register.

• the 200 block of Wood street, between Ewen Avenue and Salter Street, has 10 pre-1915 homes and 11 more from before 1945.

• Manitoba/peele street in Queen’s Park is between Second and Third streets, and Queens Avenue to Royal, an area with many nooks and crannies.

Three houses date before 1900, 13 before 1915, and 11 pre-1960. Three houses are on the heritage register and one is a protected heritage property.

Ins and outs of your pension The ins and outs of the Canada Pension Plan and old age security programs will be discussed in an information session at the New Westminster Public Library in two sessions.

Topics include eligibility requirements, types of benefits available, benefits for low income seniors and changes to the CPP. One session will be held Tuesday, March 26, 7 to 9 p.m. with another on Monday, April 15, 10 a.m. to noon.

To register call the library at 604-527-4667.

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The recent run of rainy, cool weather hasn’t dampened anyone’s enthusiasm to get their hands dirty, says LeDoux.

Already delicate greens are sprouting and spreading under a special shelter Woodson’s erected in his front garden. Thin green shoots of garlic rise above the spongy soil, cabbage leaves are fanning out.

“You really look forward to when the earth warms up and it dries out,” says Woodson. “When you’re in the middle of the garden with its smells and the insects, it creates its own world.”

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Aunt Leah’s Place is looking to establish a home for four mothers and their babies, where they could live for up to two years, at 307 Boyne St. The organization operates Thresholds, a program in the Lower Mainland that helps mothers at risk of losing their babies to the foster care system get on their feet.

The home is in an area where the lots contain mostly single family detached homes, and Aunt Leah’s is asking to rezone the property so it can convert the current home.

A report to city council Monday said the proposal is consistent with the official community plan’s desire for low-density residential uses with small scale local commercial or home-based businesses.

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The proposal also supports the city’s affordable housing strategy and its homelessness action plan because “it would assist households with unique needs,” said the report.

“More specifically, it would assist first-time, low-income adult mothers to acquire safe and secure housing, gain greater independence and retain custody of their babies.”

The report said the program would be accountable to the province and other organizations helping to ensure it is a good neighbour.

The report said the home would have two full-time and two part-time employees, and also increase the tax base.

The proposal will be presented to the city’s advisory planning commission with an open house and a meeting with the Queensborough Residents Association to be held either later this month or in April before the rezoning application goes back to council. A public hearing before council is scheduled for June 17.

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In light of its financial woes, New Westminster board of education trustees has decided to send just one representative to the B.C. School Trustees Association (BCSTA) annual general meeting this year.

The board is in the process of whittling down a projected $2.2 million deficit for 2012-13, and must deal with a shortfall of $2.8 million from 2011-12 while also having to get its spending under control for future budgets.

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Pedestrian struck A 25-year-old woman was in Royal Columbian Hospital with life-threatening injuries after getting struck by a vehicle while walking at the intersection of Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue late Monday evening.

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City seeks to spruce up new school’s fence To explore public art to improve esthetics Grant Granger

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A chain-link fence for the new elementary school doesn’t cut it esthetically for New Westminster council.

While endorsing some recommendations made by the New Westminster schools project task force, council decided to ask its public arts committee to consider a heritage-themed work for the fence along Agnes Street.

Current plans for the school, which is expected to have its first shovel in the ground at 200 Royal Avenue later this month, call for a chainlink fence around the kindergarten and daycare play areas because the Ministry of Education is unwilling to pay for anything more

elaborate. The cashstrapped board of education doesn’t have any money laying around either to pay for something more appealing to the eye.

While the task force recommended the city not contribute to spending $27,000 to upgrade to a metal picket fence, councillors want to have some art work possibly recognizing the site’s previous occupant, St. Mary’s Hospital.

“This is ugly. We need to somehow to deal with it, and to make the whole building and the streetscape more appealing,” said Coun.

Bill Harper, a member of the task force.

Coun. Lorrie Williams said the demolition of St. Mary’s was upsetting to the community and a promised memorial has yet to materialize.

She pointed to historical mosaics

in the new Brewery District development recognizing the area’s past as an example of what could be done.

“Surely we could put historical markers with the milestones of the property and the hospital,” said Williams. “It would probably be not that expensive.”

Although the task force rejected such a possibility, council also decided to ask its bike and pedestrian committee for input on a bicycle path through the property to help connect Downtown to the Queen’s Park neighbourhood.

Coun. Jonathan Coté, chair of the bike/ pedestrian committee, made the suggestion because one of the city’s priorities is that the school serve both students and the community as a whole. He said the John Robson parent advisory committee had also expressed

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No more apologies Former B.C. Premier and ex-MP Ujjal Dosanjh doesn’t think the current provincial government should apologize for the federal head tax charged to Chinese immigrants from 1885 to 1923.

Not because B.C. shouldn’t be sorry, just that politicians need to stop playing games.

Official apologies are wrong, he believes now.

They strengthen the urge for identity politics – us versus them.

They encourage pandering by politicians.

They don’t help, tearing societies apart rather than bringing them closer together.

Mr. Dosanjh, as an NDP MLA in the 1990s, campaigned for the federal government to apologize for the Chinese head tax. Then as a Liberal MP and cabinet minister in 2006, he helped then-prime minster Paul Martin make a historic apology.

But Mr. Dosanjh claims to have evolved since, and now opposes such apologies.

Premier Christy Clark has put off a decision on an official apology after a document was leaked, outlining a Liberal strategy to target ethnic voters in the May 14 election.

Mr. Dosanjh says all political parties do so, that the Liberal memo was no big deal.

The mistake the Liberals made, he added, was mixing government money with partisan purposes.

The provincial NDP is being accused of doing the same, taking more than $200,000 from constituency office budgets to pay for partisan activities conducted

by MLAs. Given such shenanigans, what good would another apology do?

What would it mean other than politicians are willing to say anything to get elected?

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Which of these ships will sail?

If SkyTrain stations are supposed to be catalysts for development, why has there been nothing at 22nd Street?

It’s a question that pops up from time to time. And a fair one too, given that most stations have seen an impact, ranging from the mega-boom at Metrotown and lately, Surrey Central, to more modest stimulus at places like Joyce and even in the area of Edmonds station.

New West has seen action, too, with the Brewery District growing up around Sapperton Station and at New West station, the monolith that is Plaza 88.

There, a fourth tower is in the works which will apparently be 39 storeys of cubby holes.

At Braid, Bentall Kennedy is in the early stages of a plan that could eventually add an office park and a buffer zone of multifamily housing between that and the single-family neighbourhood up the slope.

But why not 22nd Street Station? Around the station, from Marine Way up to about Eighth Avenue, it’s possible

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to build “residential mixed density” according to the city’s Official Community Plan, which means the city would entertain a variety of housing types, including high density in some cases if the developer offered “a contribution to parks, open space, community amenity or school improvements…”

But there are many obstacles— the most obvious being the rush hour traffic snarl. Also the surrounding area is generally made up of small lots, which requires a lot of legwork for developers to assemble into a single, developable property.

The catalyst for the Brewery District in Sapperton was the sale of the old Labatt brewery site, a large property. The lot next to Braid station, similarly is a massive lot (38 acres) owned by a

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The houses around 22nd tend to be in good shape, too, meaning residents are unlikely to want to sell. The redevelopment around SkyTrain stations is also spurred by the proximity of jobs.

Sapperton has Royal Columbian Hospital. The Braid proposal is about new offices. And Downtown has many employers, notably Douglas College.

The city says a developer comes to kick the tires around 22nd from time to time, but for now it’s unlikely to change.

FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF? It’s hard not to like a guy like David Cobb, owner of the Chief Skugaid. Both Cobb and his 100-foot-long former fish boat are effectively squatters on New West’s riverfront, first at the parking lot owned by Larco (which, incidentally, has been squatting on our waterfront for decades now), and as of this week on city land adjacent to the Fraser River Discovery Centre.

Cobb’s boat is 100 years old this year, and at first he tied up

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in New West because a broken train bridge prevented him going downstream to get it fixed. But now he simply thinks it’s a good fit for our city. He even suggested it be a permanent feature at Westminster Pier Park. He’d keep living in it, too, of course.

What hasn’t been mentioned in the news stories is the fact we’re more likely to see oolichan fly than see Cobb’s boat restored to its former glory, as he said he intends to do.

Stopping by, you don’t see much restoration going on.

Meantime, the clock is ticking.

The city will likely boot him out eventually, cause y’know, you can’t just let him squat.

The irony is, cities with characters like Cobb are a heck of a lot more interesting. And Cobb’s boat has a lot more relevance to New West’s nautical history than a former Mississippi steamboat, or Russian submarine ever had.

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or 7th, say, wouldn’t be keen to have them.

OK. Which street/block could #NewWest shut? RT Berril_Perks @grescoe: Closing Streets Businesses would not 2 Cars - 4 Good. want to lose bus route up jenarbo 6th either. Why not allow buses only like Granville 6th St between 5th and downtown?

6th. Its basically a free for all for jaywalking any- chrismbryan way.

Possible, but don’t know chrismbryan how truly ‘pedestrian’ that’d be. At Granville, That seems most obvipeople still stayed off ous to me too. It’s the road. busiest, in terms of foot traffic.

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Far fewer buses on 6th than Granville.

They’d have to change the way 5th and 5th chrismbryan works, and possibly close Belmont I guess? Not sure Sounds like it’d be the how that would play out! most realistic option. @nwimby do you agree?

NWimby NWimby Belmont can switch to Seems to work well during a cul-de-sac from 7th.

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Skugaid a gem

We’re regular vistors to New Westminster and come from Hawaii every year to enjoy the scenery and history. One thing we enjoyed was prowling the waterfront and checking out the all the history that has been preserved, including the paddlewheelers and old fishing vessel, Chief Skugaid. We thought the whole theme really showed what the waterfront might have been like as much as a hundred years ago. Here in Hawaii, all the maritime history has disappeared, old 100-foot fishing vessels unique to Hawaii and even a squarerigged ship from the 1800s, the Falls of Clyde were destined to be sunk until they were rescued by a non profit group of private citizens.

We were therefore upset to hear that Chief Skugaid was being evicted from the dock, which to us seemed to be the center of the historical display. These vessels can never be replaced—surely it’s not asking much just to give her a little break in her old age and grant her grandfather status?

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Fraternal Order of Eagles: Aerie No. 20 New We s t m i n s t e r h o s t s a fundraising meat draw, sponsored by Thrifty Foods.

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Sunday Afternoon Dances for 55+: Live music each week – come join us. When: Sundays, 12:45 – 3:45 p.m.

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by Gord Smithers (Guitarist for Deadcats, Swank, ReBeat Generation & Wichita Trip), learn to play the ukulele, beginners welcome. When: Mondays, 6-8 p.m. Where: Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster. Cost: suggested $5 donation. Info: http://tinyurl.com/6uy9h4h.

New 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 and Fridays 9- 11 a.m. (Note - this program is closed when the school is closed).

British Columbia Boys Choir: The 100-member choir is now a resident company at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Open to boys aged 7 to 24. Register now – no audition required for town choirs. When: Wednesday nights. Where: Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby. Info: www. bcboyschoir.org or 1-888-9098282.

From memoir to fiction Those thinking about turning their lives into fiction can find out how to do it at a writing workshop at the New Westminster Public Library on Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m.

Ben Nuttall-Smith, vice-president of the Federation of BC Writers, will give tips on fictional biography including writing from personal experience, using descriptive language and other techniques.

To register for the workshop, presented by the Royal City Literary Arts Society and the library, email secretary@rclas.com or phone 778-714-1772.

Art at the library Spectacular photographs of fall and spring flowers and cityscapes

by Richard and Kathleen Klein are on display at the New Westminster Public Library’s On The Ramp Gallery until March 30.

The monthly exhibit in the reference department features the first showing of Artists in the Boro, which displays the work in a variety of styles and media by several Queensborough artists.

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Make sure you can vote New West residents can register for the upcoming provincial election scheduled for May 14 at several locations and times throughout the city.

Sign-ups will be held at: • Douglas College Student Union, March 13-14 • Thrifty Foods in Sapperton, March 15-16 • Queensborough Community Centre, March 16-19 • Columbia Square Plaza, March 22-23 • Royal Square Mall, March 22-23

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Suspected thief stuck in pipe New Westminster police hauled away a man caught wedged inside a pipe at the Royal City Centre mall early Wednesday morning.

According to CTV BC News, mall security heard some noises about 3 a.m. and called police.

When they got there they found a man wedged inside a pipe.

Police said it appears he was in a stairwell and had climbed into the air vent, allegedly to break into the building, but got stuck.

A high-angle rescue truck was called in with firefighters forced to break through drywall to get the man out, who CTV said may have suffered a broken arm.

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Charlie’s Chocolate Factory in Burnaby has a whole selection of Irish-themed treats for those who want to indulge their sweet tooth between bites of boxy, a traditional Irish potato pancake.

The shop is at 3756 Canada Way. If you’re too young to exercise your drinking elbow at the pub, the Burnaby Public Library has a special selection of 26 green-themed titles for teens on St. Patrick’s Day. Some of the books include Green Lantern, Why Is Snot Green and Green is the New Black.

For those teetotalers shunning demon ale on the holiday, there will be a Serendipity Tea Party in New Westminster, from 2 to 4:30 p.m.

The event is a networking opportunity for female entrepreneurs.

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There are also events for revelers who’d rather be active than hungover.

A special St. Patrick’s Day skate will be held at Copeland Arena on March 17, from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Kids can get their faces painted and participate in special craft and game activities on and off the ice.

The trails that circumnavigate nearby Burnaby Lake will be the venue for the Green Sock Half Shamrock ‘n’ Race with relay, five-kilometre, seven-mile and halfmarathon distances to test your fitness and prolong your sobriety.

All events start at 9 a.m. Participants will be awarded a pair of green souvenir socks and a special finishing medal and then treated to a pancake breakfast.

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So, who was this St. Patrick fellow?

Saint Patrick was a bishop who traveled around Ireland for nearly 30 years using the shamrock to help him explain the Catholic doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

So he might be a little shocked at all the drinking and carousing that goes on in his name every March 17.

Especially as this year St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday.

Patrick’s father and grandfather were deacons in the Catholic church.

When he was 16, he was kidnapped

by Irish raiders who enslaved him.

Eventually he was able to escape to the coast, and then on to Britain where he studied to become a priest.

Upon returning to Ireland in 432, Patrick became a champion of Irish Christianity, teaching and preaching around the country until his death on March 17, 461.

St. Patrick’s Day didn’t start out as a day of drink and celebration by any By then he was so revered, his stretch. In fact, until the 1970s pubs in Ireland were closed on March 17 jawbone was preserved in a silver as it was a public holiday. shrine to bring relief from pain and epileptic fits.

The Irish didn’t start celebrating St. Patrick’s feast day until the ninth and tenth centuries. It was formally recognized by the church as a religious holiday in the early 1600s.

Shamrocks and green ribbons to symbolize Saint Patrick’s teaching methods became part of Join us for a wee bit o’ fun the celebrations in the 17th century.

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NDP defends partisan ‘kickback’ fund Tom Fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA – The B.C. NDP collected more than $500,000 from constituency office budgets starting in 2005, using the money for purposes that Auditor General John Doyle described as inappropriate and inadequately documented.

Documents from a draft internal audit of B.C. legislature finances surfaced this week.

They describe a practice of NDP constituency offices paying $202 per month each into a “centralized fund” that was used to hire threetime NDP candidate Gabriel Yiu on contracts to work for the NDP caucus.

Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Bill B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Bill Bennett Bennett said Premier Christy Clark has apologized for a plan that suggested using government resources Doyle revealed MLAs’ personal expenses were to help the party, and the NDP should do the being paid without receipts. Those and other same for this. inadequacies in record-keeping prevented Doyle “This is a kickback scheme,” Bennett said. from assessing whether constituency funds were “This is a scheme that uses money that’s intended being properly spent. for constituency offices around this province ...

The 2010 draft audit described the response your NDP MLA thought that it was OK to send of NDP “management” as admitting that the back $200 a month to the caucus for politically payments were inappropriate. partisan reasons, rather than using that money to “Management erroneously relied on the honour look after your constituents.” system prevalent at the [Legislative] Assembly to NDP caucus chair Shane Simpson rejected accept the request for transfers which are now suggestions that the centralized fund was a shown to have been inappropriate,” the draft violation of the rules, noting that it was approved audit stated. by the legislature’s in-house accountant at the It describing the use of the funds as for time. “partisan purposes and not for goods or services The legislature’s former comptroller general consistent with the original purpose of the was fired last year after a broader audit by constituency office.”

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TReO dangles more freebies to unsigned Port Mann drivers Rebate offered for those who ring up processing fee at toll bridge Jeff Nagel Black Press

Drivers who cross the new Port Mann Bridge and still haven’t signed on to the TReO electronic tolling system are being offered another round of incentives to register.

More than 750,000 drivers already signed on to TReO by the end of February, when an offer of half price tolls for the rest of the year expired.

Those who didn’t register by then must pay their $3 full price tolls quickly or else they get hit with an extra fee.

A $2.30 licence plate processing fee waived for the first three months is now being added to what unregistered drivers must pay if they fail to pay a toll within a week of crossing.

But holdouts who sign up by the end of June will get a rebate of any processing fees they rang up in the previous 30 days turned into a future credit on their account. New registrants also get

Drivers of the Port Mann who didn’t sign up for the first round of incentives are being given another chance to save money.

a credit for two free trips.

The processing fee is to recoup the costs of contacting ICBC to confirm the driver’s postal address and then mail the invoice.

“Our hope is that no one is charged that fee either because they’re registered or they’re

taking advantage of the payment methods we have,” Transportation Investment Corp. spokesman Max Logan said.

He said TReO registrants now make up more than 80 per cent of bridge users – much better than the typical 70 per cent for new

electronic toll bridges.

“We’re very pleased with that result,” he said, but added they wanted to offer another carrot to people who may be new arrivals in the region or just got a driver’s licence.

Bridge operators want as many

users as possible to be detected via windsheld decals – a more reliable system than the licence plate cameras – and to have automatic payment set up.

“Having that many people signed up contributes to the efficiency and overall accuracy of the system.”

Logan said he’s not concerned that some drivers may try to foil the licence plate cameras and avoid paying to cross the Port Mann.

“The cameras are very sophisticated, they’re highpowered and they use infrared as well,” he said. “They can read licence plates whether threy’re dirty or covered.”

Any attempt to obscure a licence plate can also result in a ticket for toll evaders who are caught by the RCMP. “If your licence plate is obscured, it is an offence,” said RCMP Cpl. Robert McDonald.

Meanwhile, time is running out for drivers who signed up early and got a credit for 20 free trips to use them.

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Panther Constructors hopes Vancouver will follow Abbotsford’s lead

Finding affordable living in the Lower Mainland Affordable housing has been in the news a lot lately, and developers are looking to appeal to buyers who may not be able to afford as much in an expensive real estate market.

Brian Roche, president of Panther Constructors, is hoping that Vancouver will take a page out of Abbotsford’s book and implement a rezoning plan that will allow developers in Chinatown to offer more affordable homes to buyers in an area that is rapidly becoming popular.

“Abbotsford took a piece of property and rezoned it to make it more affordable,” Roche says. “They offered it to developers to buy, and built

affordable housing.”

This prevented buyers from leaving the area and moving to less-expensive communities, such as Mission.

Roche says this is something that he is hoping to see in Vancouver as well.

Panther is looking for the city to find ways to either reduce prices on the land in the area or cap the current price.

Since Panther purchased the land for The Flats on Georgia, their condo development in Chinatown, other developers have taken notice and begun working on their own projects.

“Chinatown has become a hotbed,” says Roche. “Prices have gone up quite substantially.”

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Coquitlam welcomes Emerson to the neighbourhood

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Georgian architecture with modern interiors is arriving in West Coquitlam with MOSAIC’s EMERSON, already under construction on Como Lake Avenue near North Road.

“EMERSON will be a block from the coming Evergreen Line,” says MOSAIC’s Geoff Duyker. “In the near future, this whole area will look totally different. The halo of the Evergreen Line combined with some exciting mixed-used projects will bring new high-street retail and breathe vibrant life into everything.”

While the convenient transit orientation of Evergreen Heights has huge appeal to shoppers, the neighbourhood has other amenities to offer.

“EMERSON is close to Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus,” says Duyker. “This has brought both first-time buyers and parents investing for their children.”

Shops and restaurants are minutes away in either direction at Lougheed Town Centre, Newport Village or Little Korea on North Road. Plus, you’ll also find the big box convenience of United Boulevard a few minutes away.

Recreation and leisure activities are available at the parks in the area, as well as fishing at Como Lake, golfing at the Vancouver Golf Club or a workout at Steve Nash Fitness World – all nearby.

EMERSON will hold 63 apartment

residences in a variety of one- and twobedroom floorplans ranging from 589 to over 700 square feet.

“Already 70 per cent sold, homebuyers are recognizing EMERSON’s phenomenal value relative to other options on the market,” says Duyker.

Inspired by Georgian architecture, EMERSON will have plenty of red brick and black metal work, mullioned windows and layers of landscaping.

Buyers with a green thumb will find plots for herbs and vegetables, but you don’t need to be a nature lover to enjoy the garden greenscape with trellises and benches perfect for a picnic.

Inside, the nine-foot ceilings (10 feet on the penthouse level) heighten the sense of space to the home, complemented by large windows that let the light pour in, whatever the weather. The main living areas feature laminate wood flooring throughout, with an elegant tile threshold with granite inset in the entry – a MOSAIC

signature.

The beauty continues in the kitchen, with its polished composite quartz countertop and two-tone flat-panel cabinetry. The stainless-steel appliances and glass tile backsplash are lit by under-cabinet task lighting, while the open shelving and under-cabinet spice ledge, all designed

by MOSAIC, are masterstrokes of convenience and contemporary style.

Moving into the bathrooms, you will find porcelain tile flooring and polished composite quartz countertops, complemented by the polished chrome

and white glass pendant light fixtures.

The deep soaker tub is perfect for a soak, while the wood-framed niche with inset glass shelves beside the vanity in the ensuite is a special touch that demonstrates the design-driven details in a MOSAIC home.

“MOSAIC is passionate about great design,” says Duyker. “We build better homes.”

Homes at EMERSON start in the low $200,000s. For more information, visit mosaichomes.com/emerson, call 604936-9300 or check out the Home Store and model home at 608 Como Lake Avenue, West Coquitlam.

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The homes at EMERSON are built in a Georgian style, with red brick and black metal work accents, above. The apartments are spacious, with elegant kitchens, top, and plenty of space for entertaining or working, left.

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Class 1 Driver Class 1 driver wanted for busy building supply business.Heavy lifting required.Competitive wage.

Email resume to: dhemsworth@dryco.ca or Fax to: 604-253-4150

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

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HELP WANTED

$100-$400 CASH DAILY for Landscaping Work!

Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!

PropertyStarsJobs.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!

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

MIND BODY SPIRIT

Staff required for supporting adults with developmental disabilities in a staffed residential setting in Maple Ridge & Coquitlam. First Aid / CPR required. Union rates and benefits. Must be available weekends and overnights.

Younghusband Resources Ltd. Fax - 604-466-1207 Email - info@younghusband.ca www.younghusband resources.com

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT & DIESEL ENGINE MECHANICS Required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. and Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Positions avail. in Surrey. Cummins, Detroit Diesel and MTU engine experience considered an asset.

Union Shop ~ Full Benefits.

Forward Resume to Fax: 604-888-4749 E-mail:ars@cullendiesel.com

TRUCK & TRAILER MECHANIC

Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader, is seeking an energetic, aggressive, self starter for a full time truck and trailer mechanic for full time position. If you are interested in this exciting and unique opportunity!

BENEFIT PACKAGE! Please contact Mike e-mail: mike@megacranes.com or fax 604.599.5250

163

VOLUNTEERS

UBC RESEARCH: Vision Laboratory at Children’s Hospital needs volunteers (4-6yrs) with good vision and hearing for a study on visual perception. Study involves computer games. Honorarium paid. Email opthalrl@cw.bc.ca or call 8752345x7853.

PERSONAL SERVICES 182

GEMINI STUDIO

604.523.6689 Unit D - 768 Princess Street FINANCIAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Need CA$H Today?

EXCELLENT MASSAGE $25.00 for 30 min.

Own A Vehicle?

Borrow Up To $25,000

No Credit Checks!

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• MONEY TODAY! • Instant Approvals • No Credit Checks • Privacy Assured

www.topdogloans.com 604.503.BARK (2275) GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 257

DRYWALL

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

WCB, Insured. Jay 604-722-6197

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

Cash same day, local office.

www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046

260

ELECTRICAL

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

CONCRETE & PLACING

Borrow Against Your Vehicle!

604-653-5928

BRINGING SMILES TO OUR COMMUNITY: Did you, or someone you know just get engaged? Advertise your precious moments with us. Call 604-575-5555 bcclassified.com

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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PERSONAL SERVICES

Full Time - Day & Nights Casual Part Time & Saturdays

115

COMING EVENTS

Required by Fish Processing Plant for day shifts.

SPIRITUAL PHYSIC HEALER

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training.

Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

SIGN UP ONLINE! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

21

PLANT WORKERS & EXP. FISH FILLETERS

Local Haul Drivers Needed for the following positions;

Interested applicants please fax resume and drivers abstract Attn. Darcy (1)604-852-2650 or e-mail leslie@sumastransport.ca

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

WAREHOUSE

182

SUMAS TRANSPORT INC. is a locally owned & operated transport company with a Competitive Compensation Package.

OBITUARIES

164

PERSONAL SERVICES

@ 8th St. New Westminster

Class 1 license req. Preference will be given to applicants with previous Super B & Mountain driving experience.

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Please apply at: #200-11251 River Rd. Richmond.

SUPER B DUMP DRIVERS

ON THE WEB:

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

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

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

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184 bcclassified.com MERCHANDISE: Antiques & collectibles, to sporting goods & electronics, to parakeets & pet supplies, if it’s considered merchandise for sale, you can find it here.

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

604-475-7077

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

BAJ EXCAVATING DEMO, Sewer, storm, drainage, remove concrete & blacktop, old house drainage.

604-779-7816.

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Power Operations Trades Supervisor Rio Tinto Alcan is the aluminum product group of Rio Tinto, headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Building on more than a century of experience and expertise, Rio Tinto Alcan is the global leader in the aluminum industry. Rio Tinto Alcan is a global supplier of high-quality bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum. Its AP smelting technology is the industry benchmark and its enviable hydroelectric power position delivers significant competitive advantages in today’s carbon-constrained world.

As part of Rio Tinto Alcan Primary Metal North America, the company’s BC Operation is based in Kitimat, British Columbia and is one of the largest industrial complexes in the province. Employing about 1250 people and contributing more than $280 million annually to the provincial economy, the Kitimat based aluminum operation is poised for growth.

Rio Tinto Alcan is seeking to fill the following role at our Kitimat, BC operations with a successful candidate who will reside in the Kitimat/Terrace area.

Rio Tinto Alcan is seeking a qualified individual to fill the role noted below:

Power Operations Trades Supervisor - HR0027958 Under Coordinator/Manager supervision, the Supervisor is responsible for managing maintenance teams related to equipment that Transmits, Distributes and Rectifies the energy from the Kemano powerhouse to the aluminum smelting process.

The Supervisor ensures “zero harm” by ensuring best work practises are used and high equipment availability by applying predictive maintenance methods.

The candidate must have a strong commitment to health and safety, cost control, training and development, employee relations and technical expertise.

To qualify for the Power Operations Trades Supervisor position the candidate must have: rĀ ĀXD@QRĀNEĀOQDUHNTRĀRTODQUHRNQXĀDWODQHDMBD rĀ(MCTRSQH@KĀGHFGĀUNKS@FDĀL@HMSDM@MBDĀDWODQHDMBDĀ rĀ(MSDQOQNUHMBH@KĀ$KDBSQHB@KĀ3Q@CDRĀ3HBJDS The rewards and benefits of working for Rio Tinto Alcan are market benchmarked and very competitive, including an attractive remuneration package, regular salary reviews, employee share plan, competitive pension plan, a self-education assistance policy, and comprehensive health & disability programs.

To apply, please submit an on-line resume directly at our website at jobs.riotinto.ca Resumes must be received by 15 April 2013.

Rio Tinto Alcan would like to thank all applicants; however only those short listed will be contacted.

A22 NewsLeader Friday, March 15, 2013

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

281

Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back Filling, Trucking Reas.

Rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978

Always! Landscaping Services, Pwr Raking, Delivery, Spreading, Yard &Rubbish cleanup 604.230.0627

281

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GARDENING

LAWNS PLUS

Landscape Maintenance

D Economical Lawn Mowing D Complete Grounds Maint D Pruning & Shaping D Aeration & Power Raking D Fully Insured Residential~Strata~Commercial

(604)671-2746 Free Estimates

GARDENING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Complete Bathroom Renovations Kitchens, Ceramic Tile, Bsmt Stes New Doors,Windows 604-521-1567 HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 778-355-5840

288

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, 30 yrs exp., Prompt Prof. Service Simon 604-230-0627

287

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

604-949-1900 QUALITY RENOVATIONS • Kitchens • Bathrooms *30 years *Licensed *Insured

www.metrovanhome.ca

HOME REPAIRS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

MOVING & STORAGE

GET the best for your moving 24/7 From $45/hr. Licensed & Insured.

Seniors Discount. 778-773-3737

If I can’t do it It can’t be done

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

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

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

AFFORDABLE MOVING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

329 PAINTING & DECORATING BEST PAINTING. Int/Ext. Re-paint specialist. Repair/drywall. FREE ESTIMATES. 604-724-9953

341

PRESSURE WASHING

www.paintspecial.com Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

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

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

Additions, Home Improvements Restorations, Renovations, & New Construction.

Specializing in Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. 604-218-3064 QUALITY RENO’S Comm/Res. Specializing in kitch/bath/bsmt. Ref avail. Free est. Greg (604)771-6615

PLUMBING

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

$45/Hr

604-537-4140

338

OPAL PAINTING/RESTORATION Interior/Exterior, Power washing, Strata work. Comm/Res. Insured.

Free Estimates. (604)551-8862

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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

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Always! Power Washing, Window & Gutter cleaning, all your exterior cleaning needs. 604-230-0627

PLUMBING

100% Heating & Plumbing 24/7 Certified, Insured & Bonded RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE

ZIGGY’S RENO’s; Baths, flooring, paint, etc. int/ext. Quality work. Free Est. Best prices! (604) 931-4224

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EDUCATION

115

EDUCATION

Journeyman Call 604-345-0899 115

EDUCATION

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT PROGRAM For those with a desire to help others and make their community a better place. Sprott Shaw gives you the skills to actually do it. You could start your HCA program and get the skills you need for a rewarding career.

UP TO

$1000

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OFF TUITION THIS SPRING

FEBRUARY 25 - MAY 24

*conditions apply

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS FULL PLUMBING SERVICES AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting.

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

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EDUCATION

EDUCATION

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HILLTOP ACADEMY 604.930.8377 www.hilltopacademy.ca

Licensed Practical Nurse Apply Now and Receive $1000 Discount for all programs Practical Nursing Program - Class Starts on April 8 New PN Program Approved by CLPNBC

Nursing Unit Clerk - Class Starts on April 15 Health Care Assistant Program - Class Starts Every Week Information Sessions Every Thursday 6-8PM

www.canadianhealthcareacademy.com

Canadian Health Care Academy 2nd Floor 93 Sixth Street, New Westminister

Tel: 604-540-2421

(In the New Westminister, Close to Columbia Sky Train Station)

Optician & Contact Lens Fitter Financial Aid May Be Available

SPROTTSHAW.COM

CALL NEW WEST:

604.520.3900

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

6-Month Course

Optical Dispensing is a high-growth industry with good pay and job security. Train for a “Career With Vision�. START YOUR OWN BUSINESS!! t NPOUI NPSOJOH QSPHSBN starts April 8th, 2013 t 'JOBODJBM BTTJTUBODF BWBJMBCMF t Hurry FOSPMNFOU MJNJUFE

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604.581.0101

• Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

C & C Electrical Mechanical

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

Free est. Reasonable rates.

(604)961-7505, 278-0375

604-475-7077

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HELP WANTED

130

HELP WANTED

Graphic Designer The award-winning Burnaby / New Westminster NewsLeader has an opening for an on-call Graphic Designer.

Perfect for a freelancer, the position consists of 40-50 shifts per annum.

The successful applicant will be creative, organized and work effectively under tight deadlines, interacting with advertising clients, sales representatives and the creative team. Speed, accuracy and attention to detail is a requirement.

A comprehensive working knowledge is required of CS6 on the Mac OSX platform. Preference will be given to those with experience in print advertising.

If you’d like to be part of a successful team, please send a resume, cover letter and portfolio showcasing your talent by email to: Matt Blair, Creative Services Supervisor Burnaby / New Westminster NewsLeader ads@burnabynewsleader.com Closing date: March 29, 2013 Thank you to all who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

No phone calls please.

Friday, March 15, 2013 NewsLeader A23 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Eastcan Roofing & Siding •New Roofs •Re-Roofs •Repairs Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324 GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

SUNDECKS

Check out our Real Estate Section (600’s) for home listings by realtors and For Sale By Owners for a great deal on your new home.

130

HELP WANTED

REAL ESTATE 625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

6 bdrm Family Home- $436,700.

34129 King Road, Abbotsford OPEN HOUSE Mar. 16, 1pm-4pm

Specializing in Re-Roofs, New Roofs, Repairs.

All kinds of roofing.

ON TIME SERVICE Guaranteed Work - Best Price Free Estimates

Time to Put Down Some Roots?

HELP WANTED

372

EXCEL ROOFING LTD.

(778)878-2617

130

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

RENTALS 706

374

TREE SERVICES

JUNK REMOVAL

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

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

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!

S

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES • DIFFICULTY SELLING ? • Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?

We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

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Spacious & clean 1 & 2 bdrms avail. From $750 - $1020/mo. No pets.

But Dead Bodies!!

604.220.JUNK(5865)

• Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates

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

604-572-3733 T & K Haulaway

477

PETS

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

RENTALS RENT TO OWN

700

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualification Required!

FLEXIBLE TERMS! Cloverdale 60th &176th Spacious 708sf. 1 bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo.

Option Fee Req. 604-657-9422

706

APARTMENT/CONDO Bright 2 bdrm apt.

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

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

Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

Always! Delivering Top Soil, Bark Mulch, Sand and Gravel, Spreading services. Simon 604-230-0627

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

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HELP WANTED

?

CASH

We’re looking for carriers! Be part of a GREAT team!

Deliver newspapers on Wednesdays & Fridays in your neighbourhood.

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done.

Ultimate family guardian $1000 (604)308-5665 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

CARRIERS NEEDED in Burnaby Route

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LEADER

FERTILIZERS

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

Boundaries

Springer Av - Howard Av, Parker St - Meadedale Dr Howard Av - Holdom Av, Parker St - Meadedale Dr

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Heathdale Dr - Holdom Av, Heathdale Ct - Grant St

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Springer Av - Holdom Av, Hastings St - Georgia St

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Springer Av - Holdom Av, Union St - Parker St

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Midlawn Dr - Delta Av, Southlawn Dr - Brentlawn Dr

BB24104102

87

Ingleton Av N - Gilmore Av N, Edinburgh St - Trinity St

BB24104106

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Boundary Rd N - Ingleton Av N, Oxford St - Dundas St

BB24104110

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Gilmore Av N - Madison Av N, McGill St - Cambridge St

BB24104114

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Madison Av N - Willingdon Av N, Cambridge St - Oxford St

BB24204203

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Beta Av N - Delta Av N, Penzance Dr - Dundas St

BB24204204

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Delta Av - Hythe Av, Cambridge St - Pandora St

BB24204205

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Buchanan Dr - Holdom Av, Grant St - Broadway Fell Av - Kensington Av, Winch St - Halifax St

Park Crest Apts.

1 & 2 Bedroom Reno’d suites located in upgraded blding in cul-du-sac. Next to large green space. Incl’s heat, hot water and basic cable. Walk to Highgate mall. Quiet and clean. Cat okay. Deposit required. For viewing....

845

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

750

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM behind the Vancouver Golf Course. Mar 1st. 1000 sq.ft. immaculate 2 bdrm ste. $1000/mo incl utils/cable, appls & W/D. N/S, N/P. Call 604-939-7745.

COQUITLAM, Oxford St 2 bdrm g/l ste, shrd w/d, priv entry, avail now ns/np.$1000 incl utils.604-945-4151 NEW WEST - 1 Bdrm bsmt suite ns/np, no drugs. $700/mo incl utils.

Avail April 1st. (604)522-4470.

NEW WEST 2 bdrm gr/lvl suite, full bath, large kitch & dining area, all brand new appls. Nr amens. Avail now, $875 incl utils. 604-339-8616 PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm grnd lvl d/w, w/d, lam flrs, pri entry, $900 + 1/2 utils. Avl now. (604)464-4794

752

TOWNHOUSES

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

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

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

548

FURNITURE

MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331 *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

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

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

TRANSPORTATION 810

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

AUTO FINANCING

CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITES 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites Centrally Located, 1/2 blk-Metrotown Mall Full time caretaker.

2010 VW Touareg. Full load, lthr GPS, 19 in whls, pwr gate, hitch.

No acc, N/S, New tires. 47500 Km. $35500. obo. 604-351-5631.

MOVE IN TODAY!!!

CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW

778-323-0237 COQUITLAM

Welcome Home !

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

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Rene Bourget Adams otherwise known as Ron Bourget Adams otherwise known as Ron Adams, formerly of #104 - 5340 Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC, Deceased, who died on the 31st day of July, 2012, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o McEachern Harris & Watkins, Barristers & Solicitors, 22334 McIntosh Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 3C1 on or before the 11th day of April, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Call (604) 931-2670

560

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

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

Call 604-540-6725

Shih Tzu/poodle x pup, 8 wks, 1st shots, family raised, M/F, mixed colours. $495. (604)858-9770

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

UPCOMING AVAILABLE ROUTES

2007 HARLEY SPORTSTER

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

BURNABY

NEED EXTRA

MOTORCYCLES

The Scrapper

PETS

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies.

Vet checked with first shots and ready for loving homes. $975.

Langley area. 778-241-5504.

CARS - DOMESTIC

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

604-787-5915/604-291-7778

www.treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!

830

NEW WESTMINSTER

TREE & STUMP

20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

818

2010 Pontiac Vibe auto, hatchbck, 29,000K. White. Many options inc s/rf. $9500/firm (604)538-4883

Large newly renovated 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. units available from $950 in well-kept concrete building. New floors and appl’s.

Freshly painted. Patio and large storage room inste. 3 laundries in bldg. Rent incl’s heat & hot water. Sauna & jacuzzi. 5 min. walk to skytrain, Douglas College & New West Quay. Close to all amenities.

Please call 604-834-1756 www.aptrentals.net

www.recycleitcanada.ca

Hauling Anything..

1-800-961-7022

NEW WESTMINSTER

604.587.5865 CAR TER FLOA

AUTO FINANCING

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HOMES WANTED

604.657.9422

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810

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APARTMENT/CONDO

NEW WEST: 1 bdrm apt. H.w heat & lighting inc. g/flr. Lndry, cbl incl. $760/mo. April. 1. (604)780-0048

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

TRANSPORTATION

MISC. FOR SALE

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

Glynde Av, Harbourview Rd - Pandora St Delta Av - Howard Av, Pandora St - Hastings St

Cameron Stirling Young, Executor

Call 604.436.2472 or email circulation@burnabynewsleader.com for more info!

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A24 NewsLeader Friday, March 15, 2013

AMY’S FROZEN PIE’S Assorted Varieties Assorted Sizes Product of USA

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PLUM-M-GOOD ORGANIC THIN BROWN RICE CAKES Assorted Varieties 95g Product of Canada

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TOFURKY SAUSAGES MEAT ALTERNATIVES Assorted Varieties 397g Product of USA

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Packed with Healthy Varieties

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Serving our local community since 1986

EARTHBOUND FARM ORGANIC SPRING MIX

142g Product of USA

GREEK GODS GREEK STYLE YOGURTS Assorted Varieties 500g Product of BC

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25 ea

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95 ea

MADRA EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL 100% Pure Cold Press Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L Product of Turkey

SUNKIST ORGANIC ORANGES 4 lb bag Product of USA

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25 ea

SPIGA DI PUGLIA PASTA Assorted Varieties 500g Product of Italy

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95 ea

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