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New billboard alights on McBride But is it safe? Mario Bartel

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Andrew Feltham of the New Westminster branch of HUB would like to see improved safety for cyclists using the bike lane along Marine Way that links the Queensborough Bridge to the Big Bend industrial area. He’s submitted his proposal to the ministry of transportation and Burnaby city hall.

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A local cycling advocacy group is calling for the missing link to be built to complete a safe bike route between New Westminster and through Burnaby to South Vancouver. Andrew Feltham, chair of the New Westminster branch of HUB (formerly the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition), wrote

to Transportation Minister Mary Polak about the proposal, which was prompted by an exploratory ride last fall by cyclists from HUB. The proposed route would run from the Queensborough Bridge ramp that connects with the south side of Marine Way/Stewardson Way. From there, a widened shoulder separated from traffic by cement barriers could be built along Marine Way, allowing for two-way bicycle traffic. The path would end at the bottom of the hill, at the edge of the fence of the Southern Railway yards,

where a crossing would be built over a ditch connecting the path to the end of Trapp Avenue south of Marine Way. From there, cyclists and pedestrians could head to a multi-use path at Meadow Avenue which takes them to existing trails at Fraser Foreshore Park, along the new River District under construction in Vancouver, through the industrial area along Kent Avenue and even to Richmond over the Canada-Line SkyTrain bridge, which includes a bike path. Feltham said in an interview that

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judging by the dirt path across the ditch and beside the railway yard fence, it is already well used as an unofficial route. While there is a crosswalk further west on Marine Way at North Fraser Way, getting there from the bridge means cycling on Marine Way “which many people wouldn’t even consider doing that, it’s very busy traffic-wise and high-speed traffic,” he said. “This option separates you from traffic and takes you down to some very pleasant and attractive cycling areas.” Please see CITY, PROVINCE, A5

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The first of four giant digital billboards that will be erected around New Westminster is now lighting the way for motorists heading to and from the Pattullo Bridge along McBride Boulevard. And while the signs are expected to generate approximately $2 million a year in revenue for the city, they could be a headache for commuters already wrestling with traffic congestion and other distractions, said Karon Trenaman of the ICBC road safety program. “There are so many things that can interfere with your attention,” said Trenaman. “Billboards would be one of many types of distractions.” A study released in February by University of Alberta researchers Michelle Chan and Anthony Singhal found the language used on a billboard can provoke an emotional reaction that affects driving. Using a driving simulator the researchers discovered positive words on a billboard could cause motorists to speed up, while they tended to slow down and drift when viewing negative language. Please see DRIVERS, A3

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CITYPAGE CREATE A MAGNIFICENT HANGING BASKET The City of New Westminster is famous for its beautiful hanging baskets. Now you can discover the secrets and learn how to create a lush, colourful hanging basket for your home. The hanging basket course will include 2 hours of hands-on instruction, an 18” or 14” basket with chain hanger, plants, soil, fertilizer, and the infamous wick and watering pan. Dates & Times: Monday, April 29 - 12:00 - 2:00 pm Saturday, May 4 - 3:00 - 5:00 pm Thursday, May 9 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm Saturday, May 18 - 9:00 - 11:00 am Cost: 14” Basket: $63.00 - 18” Basket: $73.00 All courses will take place in the Queen’s Park Green House Complex. To register, please call 604-777-5111. *Participants from previous years, please remember to sign up for your class to “re-do” your baskets!

BACKYARD COMPOSTERS The City of New Westminster has in stock limited quantities backyard composters in an effort to promote composting at home. Available to New Westminster residents only, this item is being sold at a subsidized rate on a first come, first serve basis: 80 Gallon Backyard Composters $30 (includes tax) available for purchase now.

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The City of New Westminster, in partnership with the New Westminster School District, is looking for two volunteer families to each host two female Chinese students from the City’s Sister City of Lijiang, China. The high school students will be arriving in New Westminster this fall and will be studying at NWSS from September 1 to November 1, 2013. The students will be in school during the week, and outings have been planned for weekends. Host families are expected to provide the students with one room and provide breakfast and dinner each day. Host families will also be required to complete a Criminal Record Check.

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NEW WESTMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATES POETRY MONTH April is National Poetry Month and the New Westminster Public Library is celebrating with a special evening featuring three poets on Monday, April 8 at 6:30 pm. Candice James, Poet Laureate of New Westminster, Penn Kemp, Poet Laureate of London, Ontario, and Manolis Aligizakis, a GreekCanadian poet and author, will read from their poetry. An open mic will follow. The event sponsored by The League of Canadian Poets and the Canada Council. It is free but registration is requested. Call 604-527-4667. The library is at 716 6th Avenue in New Westminster and is wheelchair accessible.

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Backyard Composters are available now from the Engineering Operations Works Yard at 901 First Street between the hours of 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Cash or cheque only. To confirm availability of stock, please contact Engineering Operations at 604-526-4691.

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If you are interested in applying, please call 604-529-2446 or visit www.nwpolice.org for more information.

It is also advised to remove potential coyote attractants from yards and parks. Garbage, yard fruit, bird feeders and pet food will attract opportunistic coyotes. From April to July, young coyotes will be learning the skills they need to survive in the city. By reducing attractants, coyotes will learn to hunt for their own favourite food, small rodents such as mice and rats, rather than learning to depend on people for food. For more information or to report a coyote sighting or den site please call 604-681-WILD.

ANIMAL SERVICES FORUM FEEDBACK Give us your feedback on the recent Animal Services Forum on the proposed Animal Care and Control Bylaw 7586, 2013. View our information boards and take our survey by going to our website at www.newwestcity.ca (What’s Happening section on our homepage).

Please note that council meetings are now video streamed online.

If you are interested in becoming a host family and would like more information, please contact Councillor Lorrie Williams at 604-230-8334 or email lwilliams@newwestcity.ca.

The New Westminster Police Department is looking to recruit Crime Prevention Unit volunteers who are trustworthy and dedicated to join our team. This is a great volunteer opportunity if you are considering a career in law enforcement or want to give back to your community.

Spring is denning season for coyotes living in the Vancouver area. Coyotes build their dens in concealed locations like secluded parts of parks, behind thick blackberry bushes, and if given the opportunity, underneath abandoned buildings. With new pups to protect, coyotes may become aggressive if approached near denning sites for the next couple of months. If you come across an active den site or notice coyote pups, please report it to the coyote information phone line 604-681-WILD and avoid the area. Please also keep dogs on leash in and around parks, as curiousity can lead to unnecessary conflicts between coyotes and pets.

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NWPCR CO-ED SLO-PITCH LEAGUE (19+ YEARS) Gather up a group from work or friends in your neighbourhood and enter a team in our recreational slo-pitch league. Teams will receive 10 scheduled games plus a weekend of playoffs. The 2013 season will begin April 26 (playoffs: July 19-20) at various ball diamonds in New Westminster. Friday night division still has space available! Please call 604.777.5121 with questions or to request an application. Team Registration Fees: Grass Fields $355 / Artificial Turf $635.00

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City all charged up by new vehicle Mario Bartel

assistant manager of operations, has already been zipping around Six years ago a commuter was town in the Nissan Leaf for a given a ticket for plugging his month and says the city’s compact electric scooter into an outlet in size make it ideal for getting to front of New Westminster city meetings, and shuttling back and hall. forth to the works yard. Tuesday the city unveiled The Leaf is capable of traveling its first public electric vehicle up to 160 kilometres on a charge charging stations in the building’s so Cole estimates he only plugs it back parking lot. in once every couple video-online] of days. And with an Two more charging stations will be operational cost of installed at the Front newwestnewsleader.com about $200 a year, Street parkade near compared to $1,200 the Sixth Street entrance. Another for a gas-powered vehicle, plus for city use is at the works yard. lower maintenance costs, he’d like The cost of their installation is to see more. being supplemented by $20,000 “Our plan is to try and from the provincial government. incorporate more hybrid and The stations will initially be free electric vehicles, including utility to use, said Mayor Wayne Wright, trucks, into our fleet in the as the city assesses demand. future,” said Cole. They’ll also supply power to It’s also a heck of a public the first electric vehicle in the relations tool, said Cole as he gets city’s fleet. a lot of questions about the car Dave Cole, New Westminster’s whenever he’s about town.

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Dave Cole, the City of New Westminster’s assistant manager of operations, gives some tips to Mayor Wayne Wright as he takes the first electric car in the city’s fleet for a test spin on Tuesday. The city also has two charging stations now operational at City Hall.

“There’s a lot of interest. It’s been great.” Which is like music to the ears of Coun. Jonathan Coté, the chair of the city’s energy management committee that recommended the

implementation of electric vehicle technology. He hopes the city’s initiative will be an inspiration to residents. “I hope it will encourage the community to look at

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“Any kind of distraction is risky when you’re driving,” said Chan in a press release. “But there would appear to be a larger risk when it comes to emotional stimuli.” Trenaman concurs. The size of the billboard can also be a concern if it somehow blocks the view of traffic or the road ahead. “There’s a lot of distractions out there, and drivers have to be in control of their own fate,” said Trenaman. The city’s other digital billboards will be erected along Highway 91A at the Queensborough Bridge, at the approach to the Alex Fraser

Bridge along Highway 91, and on Brunette Avenue at the Highway 1 east-bound ramp. They are being built, maintained and managed by All Vision Canada, which has a 20-year agreement to market the signs. “It’s a great way to market events and initiatives while earning additional funds that we can re-invest in our community,” said Wayne Wright in a press release. “Our goal was to optimize the high traffic perimeter lands owned by the city, enhance communications opportunities and find new and sustainable revenue sources for New Westminster.”

the technology for their own vehicles,” said Coté. “It’s perfect for the urban environment.” Although it’s not without its adjustments. After strapping himself into the driver’s seat of the Leaf, Wright seemed stumped as to how to get the car going. A five-minute guided tour of the dash and controls by Cole sent him on his way. Pulling back into one of the two parking spots at city hall now reserved for electric vehicles, the smile on Wright’s face could have powered the car for another two kilometres. “It was like a regular car, even better,” said Wright. “I’m quite enthusiastic about having more of these cars in our fleet. It’s got every modern convenience you could want plus it’s taking care of the environment.” twitter.com/newsleaderfotog

My New West contest The New Westminster Public Library is branching out. To Queensborough. And to celebrate the imminent opening of its second branch in the refurbished and expanded Queensborough Community Centre, the library wants to see what people love most about New West in a photo contest. The My New West photo contest runs until May 31 and is open to photographers of all ages and skill levels. Entries should show their favourite New West place, space, activity or moment. Prizes will be awarded to the top five photos as judged by a panel of community leaders. For more information, including a list of rules and an entry form, follow the link under Events and Programmes at www.nwpl.ca.

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Smoke & mirrors The audit of the Pacific Carbon Trust raises many fundamental questions about the province’s claim to be carbon-neutral. Many people have questioned the scheme which forces public agencies to pay funds equalling $25 per tonne of greenhouse gas emission to PCT, a Crown agency. This money has come from the operating budgets of schools, hospitals and universities. PCT in turn buys carbon offsets from private organizations, so that a wooded area in the Kootenays was saved from logging, in part through this agency. It is highly questionable to take money from classrooms and emergency rooms to buy carbon offsets. It would make much more sense to give capital funds to various provincial agencies to physically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions through, for example, more efficient furnaces or better insulation. However, like many political programs, there is a large element of smoke and mirrors in this. The public are being told government is reducing emissions, and some of them actually believe it. Environment Minister Terry Lake clearly does not believe there is anything wrong with taking money from schools and hospitals and redistributing it to private corporations which, according to the report, would likely undertake programs to reduce emissions anyway. The audit indicates that the entire carbon offset program needs a more thorough examination, and it should be curtailed until that has been done. Meantime, if the government has money it can put towards reducing emissions, it needs to put it towards actual projects within the public sector — not to private corporations and non-profits. Reducing carbon emissions is a worthy goal. Government has a role to play, but must do so in a way that is seen to be an effective and practical use of tax dollars. —Langley Times/Black Press

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Happy to pay a little more for public education Are we slowly starving our public schools? In a school district like New Westminster, which is grappling with an accumulated deficit of more than $5 million or Coquitlam, which had a surprise $7.5 million deficit, it’s easy to believe this. Then you go to the BC Liberals website and you’ll hear that “Funding for K-12 education in B.C. is at the highest level in history.” Which is true, but also a load of garbage. Most things we spend money on today cost more than they ever have. You might as well say British Columbians spend more on bread than at any time in history. But what the party’s website doesn’t provide is the tremendously long list of caveats and qualifiers required to paint a real picture of education funding today. You must factor in inflation (see: bread), bargained salary increases, MSP increases and curveballs like the payments school districts have to make to pay for carbon offsets. When you gather all that

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together, it’s clear that in real dollars B.C. schools are actually getting by on less than ever before. And this comes at a time when schools are asked to be everything from cafeterias for the poor and crusaders against bullying to settlement centres for new immigrants. Talking about public education has always been fractious, and often emotional. After all, we’re talking about our kids. And education is one of the biggest cost drivers in the government’s budget. So we often see teachers and the government painted as pariahs each time the teachers’ collective agreement comes up for renewal. And perhaps it shall always be thus. But few can argue that tight budgets in B.C. have continued to

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squeeze schools to the breaking point. And parents, too, are being saddled with more of the burden of fundraising for everything from books and new technology to playgrounds. For its part, the BC Teachers Federation acknowledges the government’s argument that enrolment in B.C. has dropped in recent years, and that yes, overall, spending on education has increased. “But this simplistic narrative of fewer kids and more funding doesn’t tell the real story,” states a BCTF brief to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services from last October. “The stark reality is that funding increases have not been large enough to preserve the same levels of service our students had a decade ago.” The BCTF looked at several measures for expenditures to compare B.C. to the other provinces and territories and ranked B.C. as dead last in most categories. BCTF’s pitch to the finance committee is actually quite reasonable: Let’s hit the Canadian average for education

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funding as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, and also bring B.C. up to the average for educator-to-student ratio. They estimate the cost to achieve this would be in the ballpark of a billion dollars. And they’re suggesting that B.C. taxpayers might be willing to step up and meet this challenge. Today, B.C. has the lowest personal tax rate in the country, something the BC Liberals brought in beginning with a whopping 25 per cent income tax cut in 2001. The result, the BCTF say, has been an erosion in our ability to fund important public services. Like education. I don’t know about you, but I wasn’t complaining about my personal tax rate. Like most people, it came off my cheque before I even noticed it. Yes, it would hurt me now if the tax cut were suddenly reversed. That’s the way these things go. But I, for one, would be willing to swallow some modest, incremental increases if it meant we could stop starving our schools.

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COMMENT Stopping megaprojects a good place to start EMAIL letters@newwestnewsleader.com

Re: Being led down the garden path to global warming (Column, NewsLeader, March 29) I was surprised to learn that Canada is in the same situation now with the threat of climate change as it was with the threat of fascism in the years before the Second World War. In both cases, it was important that Canada act quickly and strongly, even if its overall contribution was small in percentage terms. What an inspiring comparison! I would add two differences between WWII and climate change: 1. In 1939 it was possible for Canadians to think that events “over there” would not affect them, whereas climate change has already landed on Canadian soil, especially in our North. 2. In 1939, Canada had less advanced industry and technology sectors, and fewer international connections. Now Canada is more developed and connected, which multiplies our impact on the world, for better or worse. Both of those differences urge more and quicker action by Canadians on climate change. In reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Canada can do much, much more. Saying “no!” to new megaprojects for shipping tar sands oil and coal overseas is an obvious and sensible place to start. Karl Maier New Westminster

LET’S HAVE AN INDEPENDENT MLA The upcoming provincial election is on many people’s minds and covered in most papers as a two party race with the “fringe” parties getting little consideration (at this point). There are many people that are not sure how to cast their vote this time: go with the devil you know or jump from the frying pan into the fire? There is another option—an independent. Regardless of which party wins the election, party backbenchers can be totally ineffective when it comes to influencing government decisions and are unable to publicly speak out against party decisions. Wouldn’t it be great to have an MLA that could speak in the legislature on what the New Westminster constituents wanted rather than tell us what a party wants us to accept? Where the caucus was you and me? An independent is not held to party politics but rather could take full advantage of them and could form an alliance with any party on issues where there is consensus of the constituents or speak out against when necessary.

Let’s not forget the important position independent Chuck Cadman held in 2005 on a confidence vote forcing a tie in the House of Commons on the budget. He voted as his constituents wanted. I believe an independent candidate would be something well worth considering for New Westminster voters this election. Susan Wandell New Westminster

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HOME OWNERSHIP STILL POSSIBLE FOR MOST Re: Canada needs to review Capital Gains, foreign ownership of real estate (Letters, NewsLeader, April 3) Capital controls are unhelpful to the efficient operation of free markets. Indeed, perhaps the Americans should restrict Canadians from purchasing American real estate to preserve “affordable” prices? Additionally, 70 per cent of Canadians are home owners today, so I refute the claim that “... steadily rising prices combined with restricted growth in real incomes combined with tightened-up mortgage regulations have all conspired to exclude more and ever more families from home ownership.” The claim that foreigners are bidding up prices is employed by disenfranchised people around the developed world as a xenophobic argument to explain greater inequality. Prices have climbed to such heights mainly because interest rates have been so low, real estate has been viewed as a “safe” asset class, and there is still demand. Lastly, there is a significant amount of time between the decrease in sales numbers (which we are seeing) and price decreases. New buyers expect rock bottom pricing, while sellers are reluctant to lower their prices. Fewer sales conclude as there is a disconnect in expectations. Slowly, as sellers come to understand and accept the new reality they will begin to lower

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BREAK THE ‘MONOPOLY’ Rates are too high. The lack of regulations on the cell phone industry has backfired. With the foreign ownership laws as they are, new investors cannot compete against the big three. Who can afford to win a spectrum auction against Rogers, Telus or Bell using only Canadian dollars? These companies have a de facto monopoly. Either we open the floodgates to foreign dollars or impose tight regulations on what can be charged. Todd Gelinas New Westminster

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A closer look at Sir Richard The April meeting New presentation is Wednesday, Westminster Historical Society April 17, starting at 7:30 p.m. will feature a talk entitled at the New Westminster Public “From New Westminster to Library, 716-6th Ave. The Old Westminster: Sir Richard program is free and everyone is McBride.” welcome. There is no need to At the event, Patricia Roy, pre-register. professor emeritus, University BC Liberal candidate of Victoria, will discuss her to open office new biography of Sir Richard The BC Liberal candidate McBride, titled Boundless for New Westminster, Hector Optimism. Bremner, is hosting an open Her book covers McBride house to mark and his great influence in the opening of his the development of British campaign office on Columbia. Sunday, April 14, from The title of the 1 to 4 p.m. presentation connects The office is located McBride with his home at 618 Sixth St., and town of New West to his BREMNER the event will feature last posting in London, live music, a silent England, as British auction and a BBQ. B.C. Columbia’s Agent-General. residents are expected to go to McBride was born and the polls May 14. raised in Sapperton and attended early school in the Shark fin bill city. He is commemorated scrapped locally by a school, a street A private member’s bill by and a family plot in Fraser New Westminster-Coquitlam Cemetery (although he himself NDP MP Fin Donnelly that is buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, would have banned shark Victoria). fin imports in Canada was He was premier of B.C. from scrapped last week after federal 1903 until 1915. politicians voted 143 to 138 This historical society

against granting it second reading. “I am disappointed more Conservative MPs did not support this important legislation,” Donnelly said in a statement released following the March 27 vote. “I hope the government will take immediate action to restrict the importation of shark fins to Canada.” Many municipalities have adopted bylaws based on Donnelly’s lobbying to regulate shark fins. Last year, Coquitlam was the first B.C. city to ban shark fins from “being possessed, traded, sold and distributed” in its jurisdiction; Port Moody was the first B.C. city to have such a bylaw in place and that imposed fines. In December, the City of New Westminster passed a bylaw banning the sale of shark fin and shark fin products. Donnelly said “tens of thousands” of Canadians have also signed petitions supporting his bill.

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While a damning audit of B.C.’s Pacific Carbon Trust focused on carbon offset spending in far-flung corners of the province, public money from school and hospital budgets also fed projects across the Lower Mainland. And a leading critic of the made-in-B.C. carbon offset strategy says the legitimacy of the local projects is just as questionable as the Darkwoods and Encana offsets B.C.’s Auditor General decided were not credible. Bob Simpson, the independent MLA for Cariboo North, says in most cases the recipients either had already decided to spend on upgrades to reduce greenhouse gas emissions before carbon offsets were offered, or likely would have done so in any event. Greenhouses in the Fraser Valley were among the recipients – Quiks Farm in Chilliwack, Randhawa Farms in Abbotsford, Sun Select Farms in Delta and Langley’s Katatheon Farms and Glenwood Valley Farms all got money to subsidize energy efficiency upgrades or to convert from natural gas to wood waste fuel. “The greenhouses were responding to spikes in natural gas pricing,” Simpson said. The entire sector should have been excluded, he argues, because farmers in other jurisdictions were doing the same thing without carbon offset subsidies.

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Wood fuel was cheaper than natural gas. Wood is offset-eligible because it’s counted as a lower-carbon fuel source – it’s assumed forests regrow and reabsorb carbon, unlike fossil fuels that add incremental new carbon to the atmosphere when burned. But Simpson contends landfilling wood waste instead of burning it would sequester the carbon in the ground – a more effective choice if greenhouse gases are the overriding concern. “There are a whole bunch of logic traps,” he said. Kruger Products tissue mill in New Westminster also got carbon offset money to retrofit to burn wood waste fuel instead of natural gas, even though it also received a federal green transformation grant for the same purpose and therefore double-dipped, according to Simpson. Lafarge’s Richmond cement plant, one of the region’s biggest carbon emitters, pledged

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B.C. Liberals to freeze carbon tax Tom Fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Terry Lake are expected to announce this week that a B.C. Liberal government will freeze B.C.’s carbon tax on fossil fuels at current rates for five years. Government sources said the freeze is to allow other jurisdictions to catch up to B.C., which taxes carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels at $30 a tonne. Former finance minister Carole Taylor introduced the carbon tax in 2008, covering transportation and heating fuel for homes and businesses. The rate rose over four years and was frozen for this year at seven cents per litre of gasoline, with comparable taxes on diesel, coal, natural gas and other fuels. The carbon tax is budgeted to raise $1.2 billion in the fiscal year that began April 1, with all revenues required to be returned through personal and business income tax reductions. B.C.’s carbon tax was a

political battleground before Sterk has restated her 2009 the 2009 election, with former policy of raising the carbon tax NDP leader Carole James from the current $30 per tonne campaigning for it to be to $50 a tonne immediately. scrapped. At the 2008 municipal That would bring the tax to convention in Penticton, more than 10 cents per litre of when former premier Gordon gasoline. Campbell announced grants The Greens would also extend to offset carbon tax costs for the tax to industrial process towns and cities, James claimed emissions such as cement kilns, the grants were to and cancel the offsetting placate local politicians income tax reductions. The who were in open revolt revenues would instead be against the tax. used to fund transit and After the 2009 possibly energy retrofits election, the NDP for homes and other lake changed its position buildings. to support the carbon The recent focus tax. Leader Adrian Dix has has been on another climate said revenues should go towards program to make the provincial transit expansion or energygovernment and its agencies saving upgrades in municipal buy carbon offsets through the buildings and operations. Pacific Carbon Trust. B.C. Conservative leader John Facing criticism about Cummins promises to eliminate transferring millions from the carbon tax. Cummins school and hospital budgets emphasizes the disproportionate to fund emission reduction impact the tax has on colder projects in private industry, and more remote parts of Environment Minister Terry B.C., but has not yet specified Lake announced in April 2012 if offsetting income tax cuts that $5 million a year would would be reversed to make up be set aside from carbon offset the revenue to the province. payments to fund school district B.C. Green Party leader Jane energy efficiency projects.

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Final deadline for voting April 8

Ovation Awards offers People’s Choice For the first time, the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is asking people in Metro Vancouver to vote for their favourite new or renovated project with their People’s Choice Award. The new award will be handed out at the gala ceremony with the other categories on April 20. To vote for the People’s Choice Award, visit your local Black Press newspaper site and click on the Contests link, or visit http://bit. ly/2013GVHBA. You are able to vote for your favourite project up to five times per day. Voting will end on April 8. Voters will be entered to win a LUX 550 Cart Model barbecue valued at

$1,100, sponsored by FortisBC. The Ovation Awards are in their fourth year, and honour the best of the best in renovation, new-home construction and design. Among the finalists this year are My House Design/ Build Team, ParkLane Homes and Portrait Homes. “High-quality home building and renovation are hugely imsportant to the homeowners of Metro Vancouver,” says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. “The Ovation Awards recognize the industry’s leaders in innovation and excellence.” For a full list of categories and finalists, visit www.ovationawards.ca.

Located just minutes from Metrotown, residents at Paddington Mews are close to anything they could possibly need while still being in a quiet residential neighbourhood. Daycares and elementary schools are just moments away, as well as shopping, dining and recreation opportunities at Burnaby Central Park. Among the facilities are the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club and the Central Park

Pitch and Putt. “This is an established community,” says Thomson. “We’re just minutes from Patterson SkyTrain station and Metropolis at Metrotown.” Homes at Paddington Mews start in the $290,000s for a garden flat and in the $570,000s for a townhome. For more information, visit www. paddingtonmews.com or call 604-4389922.

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This is an Sophistication and refined heritage established style combine to make Paddington Mews, a new development a few community,” minutes west of Metrotown, the perfect says Dan Thomson of MAC place for people of all ages to make Marketing Solutions. “We’re their home. With elegant details and a great location, you need not look any just minutes away from ... farther than Paddington Mews. Metropolis at Metrotown.” Buyers have a choice between a two-storey townhome and a singleplenty of space to entertain or relax storey garden flat. Both home types after a busy day. The entire home is are available in a range of floorplans, built in an open-plan design, so you making it easy to find your perfect can easily spend some quality time home. The garden flats are onetogether while preparing a meal or bedrooms, while the townhomes are getting ready for the day. available in two- or three-bedroom The ensuite bathroom includes a plans. separate full-size tub and glass walk“There are not a lot of threein shower, along with a large vanity bedrooms out there,” says Dan mirror and elegant feature lighting. Thomson of MAC Marketing Solutions, Most homes have his-and-hers sinks to adding that this makes Paddington give you both plenty of space. CustomMews a distinctive offering in the area. designed flat-panel cabinetry and “These are very comfortable designer composite stone countertops floorplans,” he says. are complemented by a matching Built in a heritage style with backsplash and undermount sink. The Craftsmen architecture, “these homes main bathroom has its own bathtub have great curb appeal,” says Thomson. with porcelain tile surround, porcelain Among the Craftsmen details are the sink and vanity lighting. custom woodwork, covered entry doors and low-pitch roofs. Decorative window boxes are included in every home, for those with a green thumb, and you can easily entertain outdoors on your own private terrace or deck. The garden flats allow you to walk directly out onto the ground level, adding to the easy convenience of the homes. Inside, the nine-foot ceilings on the main floor make your new home feel airy and spacious. Each home includes rich laminate flooring throughout the main level and large windows to allow light to pour in, making your home feel even more open. Moving into the kitchen, you’ll find stainless-steel appliances and modern custom vertical grain flat-panel cabinetry. “The gas cooktop has been really well-received,” Thomson says. “It’s something different.” The composite countertops and full-height imported porcelain tile backsplash combine for a stunning statement, all perfectly lit by the halogen track lighting in Submitted photos the work area. That elegance continues in the The homes at Paddington Mews feature heritage-style Craftsmen architecture, above, and rich laminate flooring throughout the main living areas, top. living areas, where you will find There are a variety of floorplans available, including ground-level garden flats and two-storey townhomes.

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Donaldâ€™s Fine Foods is a family owned company providing specialty meat procurement, processing, and distribution of our quality products and services from three sites to customers in Western Canadian and International Markets. Our production and distribution facilities work in partnership to deliver an exceptional product. Donaldâ€™s Fine Foods has built the business around our mission and core values of integrity, quality, innovation, superior customer service and our dedicated staff. We currently have an opportunity in our IT Department for a selfmotivated, results-oriented individual who would be a positive addition to our dedicated staff. The System/ Network Administrator would work as part of our current IT employee base assisting all of DFFâ€™s staff with system and network administration, on site and remote assistance, desktop and Ethernet ready device support. Our current computer network consists of 100 workstations and servers spanning three different locations, Richmond, B.C., Langley B.C. and Moose Jaw, SK. Donaldâ€™s Fine Foods offers the successful candidate a competitive compensation package, excellent employee benefit program, RRSP and an employee development plan including, regular performance feedback, a comprehensive development/improvement process, recognition for your team and individual accomplishments and specific developmental activities to ensure continued learning and development. We require a self motivated, independent individual who can maintain the companyâ€™s IT infrastructure needs with confidence and a professional attitude. This individual is someone who thrives in a challenging, productive environment built on respectful collaboration and will strive to complete tasks promptly and adhere to deadlines. To apply, please forward your resume along with your qualifications no later than: April 10, 2013 to careers@donaldsfinefoods.com or fax 604-533-0896.

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Donaldâ€™s Fine Foods is a progressive and growing specialty meats processing and distribution company. We have an opening in our Maintenance Department for the following position:

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A22 NewsLeader Friday, April 5, 2013

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION TRADES, TECHNICAL

182

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114

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

260

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

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CONCRETE & PLACING

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

281

LAWNS PLUS

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

257

DRYWALL

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114

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

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HOME REPAIRS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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PAINTING

320

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MOVING & STORAGE

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287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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MOVING & STORAGE

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

288

ELECTRICAL

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PERSONAL SERVICES 173

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Friday, April 5, 2013 NewsLeader A23 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 338

PLUMBING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

PETS 477

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604-475-7077

341

PRESSURE WASHING

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338

PLUMBING

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 533

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

548

FURNITURE

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551

HUGE ESTATE SALE 9278 Goldhurst Terrace, Burnaby, BC

Sunday, Apr. 7th Lots of items: furniture, clothes, kitchenware, household items, electronics and more!

MISC. FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE 627

Advertising Sales Consultant Due to rapid growth, the award-winning Outlook newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person. The successful candidate must have the ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service. The winning candidate will be a team player and will be called upon to grow an existing account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. The candidate will have two years of sales experience, preferably in the advertising industry. The position offers a great work environment with a competitive salary, commission plan and strong benefits package. The Outlook is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest independent print media company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers across Canada and the United States. Please submit your resume with cover letter by Friday, April 5, 2013 by 5:00 pm. To: Ad Manager, The Outlook admanager@northshoreoutlook.com fax: 604 903-1001 #104 – 980 West 1st Street North Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4 Only selected applications will be contacted.

TILING

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374

TREE SERVICES

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

700

RENT TO OWN

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706

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PETS 477

PETS

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845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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752

TOWNHOUSES

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PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

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810

AUTO FINANCING

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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 NEW WESTMINSTER

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RENTALS

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810

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HOMES FOR RENT

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736

TRANSPORTATION

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560

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RENTALS

PORT MOODY Heritage Mtn. bright 2 bdrm ste, sep ent & W/D, d/washer prkg patio cble net all utils incl $825. NS/NP. May 1. 604-469-2455

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BRO MARV PLUMBING $49 Service Call. 24 Hrs. Plumbing, Heating, Electrical, (604)582-1598

Call 604-540-6725

FERTILIZERS

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Mainland Rooﬁng Ltd.

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• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

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

CRESCENT Plumbing & Heating Licensed Residential 24hr. Service

PROFESSIONAL Drain System Cleaning & Repairing, Available 7/24, Call: 778-988-8186

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done. Ultimate family guardian $1000 (604)308-5665

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APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES

356

706

BURNABY, Lougheed Mall, totally reno’d beautiful 1/bdrm, 7th floor. $960 incl. HW 604-469-0269

All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. (604)961-7505, 278-0375

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

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO 2 bdrm bright apt. Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op. $810/mo. No subsidy. Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca BURNABY, Linden Glen Apts. 7052 Linden Ave. Spacious & bright Studio, 1 & 2/bdrms. Incl heat & HW. Near Highgate. Cats ok. (604)540-2028 or 778-552-5325

Call 604-540-6732

PRESTIGIOUS - WESTWOOD PLATEAU, BRAND NEW! Not your average apt. but 1200 sf of luxurious living space, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, F/P, cov. patio, hrd. wd. flrs, Kitch. fully loaded with highend appls, and solid granite cntr tops, lndry rm with full size W/D. Close to shopping, schls, golf and bus route. Avl. May 1st. $1550/mth. 604-469-6990.

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NO SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE Orientation: Sunday, April 7th 1:30 p.m. at 51A-8740 Forest Grove Dr. Phone 604-420-2442

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