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Burnaby artist Todd Polich is dwarfed by his latest mural creation as he chats with a passerby on Monday. The mural, which spans the wall of a warehouse 220 feet long near the Royal Oak SkyTrain station depicts migrating humpback whales. When it’s completed later this month, it will be Polich’s largest mural to date. He’s hoping to extend the project to communities in Australia and Hawaii to bring attention to the Pacific Ocean migration pattern of the whales.
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Jane Shin was the biggest spender among Burnaby candidates in the May provincial election campaign, according to election financing reports released by Elections BC Monday. The reports were required to be filed with the chief electoral officer within 90 days after the election, or
in this case, Aug. 12. BC Conservatives spent $260 Shin spent $110,599 while the BC Green Party’s and listed total income of Darwin Burns spent $376. $104,457. She went on to The ability of Shin’s win her seat by 743 votes in campaign team to raise Burnaby-Lougheed for the significant funds to avoid SHIN New Democrats, which had being outspent by the been held in one form or competition “does really another by now-retired BC Liberal correspond to the level of support we Harry Bloy since 2001. were able to get from our community, Her main opponent, lawyer Ken friends and supporters,” Shin said in Kramer of the BC Liberals, reported an interview. income of $73,816 and expenditures “The fact we were able to win of $71,316. Christine Clarke of the Lougheed, which is a Liberal seat,
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Lematire death ruled suicide The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the death of former Burnaby RCMP media spokesperson Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre was the result of suicide. Coroner Barb McLintock said in a press release issued Thursday that emergency personnel were called to Lemaitre’s home in Abbotsford on the morning of July 29 but they could not resuscitate him. She said the Coroners Service is continuing its investigation into the matter, but will not be disclosing any further details at this time. “The preliminary investigation has found no evidence of foul play,” McLintock said. When the investigation is complete, a public coroner’s report will be issued. A memorial service for Lemaitre was held Sunday in Langley. Lemaitre, who joined the RCMP in 1984, was most recently working for the E division traffic services. He was a former media spokesperson who provided the first public statements following the Taserrelated death of Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver Airport in 2007. Lemaitre testified in April 2009 at the Braidwood public inquiry into Dziekanski’s death. —Black Press
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When the RCMP Musical Ride gallops into Swangard Stadium on Aug. 27, more than half the riders will be women, including all three of the troupe’s supervisors. It wasn’t always that way. A former member of the Burnaby RCMP was amongst the first to break the ride’s gender barrier. Christine Windover was already a pioneer when she applied to join the Musical Ride in 1980. She and another troop mate had been the Burnaby detachment’s first female officers when she was stationed here in September 1975. Off-duty, Windover spent her spare time caring for and riding her own horse, so joining the Musical Ride was always in her dreams. But for the first five years of her career, the group was still the RCMP’s “last allmale bastion.” But when Windover heard through the grapevine that that may be changing, she submitted her application. “I felt I could do the job on the Musical Ride if I was given the opportunity,” said Windover. “It took the RCMP five years to decide to give me that opportunity.” Breaking into the boys’ club wasn’t easy, she says. “There was so much pressure for us it was unbelievable,” said Windover. “We were watched constantly for any signs of weakness and everyone expected we should fail.” Ironically, Windover’s lifelong experience with horses meant she already knew how to ride better than most of her male colleagues. But when she pulled on the red serge uniform for her first public performance, she said she was scared to death. “If I had failed to perform properly or did something wrong, it would have been horrible for me.” Windover settled in, gaining confidence with every performance. In 1986 she was promoted to Corporal of the Musical Ride. “Being one of the first women on the Musical Ride was not easy,” said Windover, who nows runs an equestrian centre near Ottawa since her retirement from the RCMP in 2000. “It was worth it, because now I can be called a pioneer.”
Former Burnaby RCMP officer Christine Windover, left in the red serge uniform, with another RCMP Musical Ride member when they were women pioneers in 1980, and, below, taking care of her ride.
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Conservative candidate Wayne Marklund reported income of $7,900 and expenditures of $8,056 while the Greens’ Carrie-Ann McLaren reported $380 in income and expenses of $379. In contrast, the contests in South Burnaby were somewhat more low-key from a financial perspective. Burnaby-Edmonds NDP incumbent Raj Chouhan easily won his seat for a third term by about 2,300 votes. He reported income of $77,715 and expenditures of $69,950. His main opponent, Jeff Kuah of the BC Liberals, didn’t put up much of a fight moneywise, reporting income of $9,328 and expenses of $9,308. Green CORRIGAN candidate Wyatt Tessari reported income and spending of $500 while Burnaby’s lone candidate from the BC Excalibur Party reported zero income and $341 in expenses. Over in Burnaby-Deer Lake, New Democrat incumbent Kathy Corrigan won her seat for a second term by 903 votes after spending $81,129 of her reported $99,983 income. Her BC Liberal opponent, Dr. Shian Gu, spent almost as much in the losing cause, $81,807, but raised less, $78,929. Green candidate Rick McGowan spent $422. As for where the candidates got the money, those from the NDP and Liberals received most of their funding from the political parties themselves. In Burnaby-Lougheed, Kramer’s funding included $65,908 from the Liberal party. Donors to his campaign also contributed $6,575, including almost $447 from Appia Development Ltd., $1,000 from the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
of B.C., $1,500 from Knightsbridge Properties Ltd., $500 from Starmark Properties Corp. and $1,000 from Murray Tevlin Law Corp. Shin received $80,280 from the BC NDP and her constituency association and $23,927 in donations including $16,695 from Canadian Office & Professional Employees Union (COPE) Local 378, $690 from United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), $500 from the Korean Marine Corps War Veterans Association, $2,500 from Robert Ages and $1,000 from Marina Beauchamp. In Burnaby-North, Lee reported no donors to his campaign apart from the BC Liberal Party. Routledge, meanwhile, reported $89,172 as coming from the NDP and her constituency association and donations of $26,316. Of those, all but about $900 came from union sources—BC Government and Service Employees Union ($13,973), Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada ($5,596), UFCW ($5,537) and the BC Federation of Labour ($300). In Burnaby-Edmonds, almost all of Chouhan’s campaign funding came from BC NDP sources, except for $714 in donations. Of that, only one contribution—$300 in cakes from Gertrude Doering—was over $250 and required disclosure. Interestingly, unlike other Burnaby Liberal candidates, Kuah’s funding came largely from private donations with only $987 coming from BC Liberal Party sources. Most of his money came from three donors—Roger Chen ($5,053), Geoff W.K. Kuah ($1,838) and Dorset College ($1,000). Meanwhile, in Burnaby-Deer Lake, Gu received $55,640 from the Liberal party. Of the $23,040 in donations, most came from individuals including
four donations of $1,000 each from George Zi & Qiao Lian, Shi Bin Gu & Wei Wei Yang, Kai Jin and Willow Huang. Companies and organizations contributing to Gu’s campaign included Canadian Business Skills College of Technology ($437), Y & P Solution Partners Ltd. ($1,000), Sinotrans Canada Inc. ($437), British Columbia Creative Centre ($873), Canwa Financial & Insurance Services Inc. ($437), BC Qualified Acupuncturists and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association ($784) and the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association ($1,000). Kathy Corrigan’s winning campaign was funded largely with $72,900 from the BC NDP while $26,823 in donations came mainly from five sources—Canadian Labour Congress ($11,760), Canadian Union of Public Employees ($920), CUPE Local 15 ($7,650), CUPE Local 23 ($5,575), which represents workers at the City of Burnaby, and 605723 BC Ltd. ($366). While the New Democrats took three out of four seats in Burnaby, it lost the provincial election after the Liberals managed a surprising turnaround after several months of being behind in the polls. The party LEE credited its success partly to its own polling work to gauge trends in the campaign. Three of the Liberal candidates in Burnaby reported spending money on research and polling in the 60-day, precampaign period and during the campaign itself. For Gu, that amounted to $1,437, for Lee it was $22,623 and for Kramer, $16,042. In contrast, none of the Burnaby NDP candidates reported any spending on research and polling.
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Moore said the companies’ claims are filled with assumptions and misinformation about the federal government’s intent in allowing a new foreign wireless competitor. “I think Canadians know very well what is at stake and they know dishonest attempts to skew debates via misleading campaigns when they see them,” Moore said in a letter on his website. “Our responsibility is toward a broader public
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The latest revelation from the ongoing Senate expense scandal is that Saskatchewan Senator Pamela Wallin will likely be asked to repay about $120,000 in expenses. This comes as a result of an external audit of her expenses, which in about two years were more than $300,000. While Prime Minister Stephen Harper has worked to try and reform the Senate from within since winning power in 2006, it is clear that this institution just doesn’t get it. Harper’s government has now asked the Supreme Court of Canada to rule on just how Senate reform can proceed, as the institution is mandated in the constitution and thus is very hard to change. But it clearly has a lot of institutional problems which are deep-rooted. The vast majority of the public support abolition at present. If there was a national referendum on abolition, it would likely pass in each province, which would probably be enough of a popular mandate to support a constitutional change. But provinces don’t give up powers easily, and all it would take is one dissenting province to scuttle reform. The Senate is badly in need of radical change. Perhaps a first step would be to limit senators’ expenses to a modest maximum amount which would cover real expenses run up in the course of their duties, such as travel to meetings and modest accommodations when out of town. The Conservatives have a majority in the Senate, thanks to a raft of appointments from Harper. If the government wants to truly do something to remove at least some of the stench from the Senate, it must act swiftly to show the public that it takes misappropriations of public money seriously. – Langley Times
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Pressure on for skills training VICTORIA – Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk has offered some advice for students heading for postsecondary education this fall. In a commentary sent to B.C. newspapers, Virk reminded students that his task “is to ensure post-secondary students obtain the experience and qualifications needed to put a paycheque in their back pocket.” B.C. is forecast to have one million jobs to fill by 2020, through a combination of retirements and economic growth. More than 40 per cent of them will require trades and technical training, and for students, likely a move north. “My advice to students is to look at where the jobs are based and tailor their education and training to match,” Virk wrote. “Our population is concentrated in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island, but as a resource-based economy, many directly and indirectly related jobs are located elsewhere.” That’s not the only blunt message for students deciding
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on a career. While defending his ministry’s spending plans in the recent legislature session, Virk described some of the problems that are entrenched. Parents, particularly in immigrant communities, push their children towards medicine, law, dentistry or engineering, he noted. Students themselves gravitate toward areas that are familiar to them, such as teaching. B.C. universities graduated 2,000 new teachers last year. Another 850 arrived from out of province and were licensed to teach in B.C. During the same year, the B.C. school system hired 800 teachers. And many of those jobs were outside metropolitan areas. It’s been hammered into us by the B.C. government’s endless “jobs plan” advertising, and a
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similar campaign by Ottawa, that more students need to focus on trades and resource industries. Virk acknowledges that his budget contains another $1 million for advertising, the same as last year, much of it to reinforce the need to fill skilled jobs. But he danced around the question of whether there will be spaces in technical programs. NDP critics say the waiting list for these kinds of programs at Kwantlen University and B.C. Institute of Technology are running between a year and three years. And they have frequently noted that advanced education spending is budgeted to decline by $42 million over the next three years. Virk said post-secondary institutions working with industry have produced 456 additional seats in high-demand programs for this year. It’s a start. In July, Premier Christy Clark joined the chorus of premiers protesting Ottawa’s plan to claw back $300 million in federal training money to provinces, for its new employer-driven Canada Jobs Grant. Clark and
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HandyDart should be brought in-house Re: HandyDart changes spark frustration (NewsLeader, August 14) The reason Jo-Ann Lingley cannot get a ride from HandyDart is twofold. First, TransLink froze funding to this service in 2009. Every day 30 to 40 people register for this service because of medical necessity. The provincial government decided they should be the ones to suffer. Pushing the disabled into a locked closet or under a bus is reprehensible but that is what they’ve done. The second reason she cannot get a ride is that TransLink decided to award the management contract for this service to an American for-profit bus company, MVT. They have cut dispatch positions and added management positions. TransLink’s own audit in 2012, the Crilly report stated:
“Restructuring has resulted in significant cost increases. Cost per ride has increased substantially, whereas rides per hour have decreased slightly and cost recovery has declined to 4.2 per cent. Improved quality of service and service productivity should come but are not yet evident.” Having achieved these unenviable results over their first three years TransLink awarded them a two-year extension. The Crilly report goes on to explain why: “The current operating contract allows for up to 10 per cent of service hours to be changed on an annual basis. Short term, this could include substitution of these hours to lower cost taxi services for more ambulatory trips. This could produce a savings of $2 million per year in one or two years. In the medium term, additional savings of $2 to $3 million
may be possible by reviewing eligibility criteria and converting some registrants to conventional transit services, utilizing smaller minivans and moving to a brokerage system.” Giving your tax dollars to taxis instead of eightpassenger and bigger buses? Reviewing eligibility criteria? That’s how they plan to save money? Bring HandyDart in house with Coast Mountain, give the employees enough time and resources to properly schedule and stop telling the clients ”that’s just the way it is” when you tell them they cannot have a ride. John Scarr HandyDart driver
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TransLink is again being accused of paying its managers too much after the release of financial disclosures showing higher pay for top executives and more staff receiving in excess of $100,000. The documents show 141 TransLink employees collected six-figure salaries in 2012, up nearly 15 per cent from the previous year. CEO Ian Jarvis collected $394,730 in combined salary and bonuses, up three per cent. Pension contributions and other benefits pushed his total compensation to $438,700. His base salary for January 2012 was listed at $310,000, which TransLink says has not changed since 2011. Three other senior executives – chief operating officer Doug Kelsey, chief financial officer Cathy McLay and executive vice-president Bob Paddon – also earned over $300,000 in
overall compensation. Transit Police officers, which Kelsey was second highest Bateman calls “overpaid fare with a $280,000 base salary. checkers” who don’t work on Bonuses, benefits and pension enough serious crimes to justify contributions pushed his their expense. compensation total to $377,000 TransLink spokesperson in 2012. Jiana Ling said Transit Police Canadian Taxpayers are critical to keeping the transit Federation B.C. director system safe and have Jordan Bateman said helped reduce crime. TransLink should roll Ling added that back executive and TransLink’s executive management salaries as a compensation structure first step to cut costs and has been reviewed avoid tax hikes for service and approved by the BatemaN expansion. province. “We say not another The transportation nickel for TransLink,” he authority has been through said. “Their leadership has multiple internal and external completely lost touch with the reviews in recent years in an people they are supposed to be ongoing search for savings. serving. In the course of that, “This tone-deaf fiscal TransLink has slashed its mismanagement will come back upper management ranks to haunt them in next year’s by eliminating a dozen viceTransLink referendum.” presidents or other senior Eight TransLink executives executives. Auditors, mayors were paid bonuses totalling and successive transportation $215,000 in 2012 related to 2011 ministers have concluded other performance. The incentive pay expenses offer more potential amounts ranged from a low of savings than pay reforms, and $9,300 to a high of $57,350 for that no amount of internal Jarvis. savings will free up the billions Nearly 60 of the employees of dollars TransLink needs to earning over $100,000 are build new rapid transit lines.
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B CK TO SCHOOL Get your new room in the groove for school Some say the creation of your identity is rooted in childhood, but what about college — that time of new friends and new skills, when choices aren’t vetted by parental supervision, actions have an unbuffered case of cause and effect, and cash-flow issues force you to get creative. Whether you’re moving into a dorm room, or perhaps sharing space with roommates, you’ll want your room — the room in which you’ll break ground, hearts and coffee-consumption records — to also evolve and reflect the unique matryoshka-like layers of your personality. Some advice? Resist the ubiquitous poster sales, and decorate sans Kurt Cobain references (unless you were somehow in Seattle in 1992 when Nirvana performed that 10-song set at the Croc) and pictures of Kate Moss (oh, Kate, forever young). Try some affordable Vancouver street art (Ken Foster makes a great start to any art collection), or pick up a paint brush yourself one of those first weekends in September.
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Inoda second at Summerskate Nami Inoda, of the Burnaby Figure Skating Club, finished second in the senior women at the 2013 BC/Yukon Summerskate competition at Burnaby 8-Rinks. Inoda’s combined score of 114.87 in the short and long programs was less than two points behind winner Amanda Hofmann, who skates out of the BC Centre of Excellence. Beata Papp, of the Coquitlam Skating Club finished third. In the senior men, Jeremy Ten of the North Shore Winter Club, finished first, ahead of Ronald Lam of Coquitlam and Garrett Gosselin of Skate Regina. Ten, a former member of Canada’s national team, is returning to
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STYLE • Favourite Men’s Clothing Store _____________________________________ • Favourite Women’s Clothing Store __________________________________ • Favourite Shoe Store ______________________________________________ • Favourite Place to get a Facial _____________________________________ • Favourite Place to get a Manicure/Pedicure________________________ • Favourite Hair Salon or Barber _____________________________________ • Best Place for Eyecare _____________________________________________ • Favourite Consignment or “Previously Loved” Store (Clothing/Accessories) ___________________________________________ FOOD • Favourite Place for Sweet Treats ____________________________________ • Favourite Fish & Chips _____________________________________________ • Favourite Bakery __________________________________________________ • Best Pizza _________________________________________________________ • Favourite Grocery Store ___________________________________________ • Best Cup of Coffee ________________________________________________ • Best Burger _______________________________________________________ • Best Chinese Food ________________________________________________ • Best Sushi ________________________________________________________ • Best Southeast Asian Cuisine ______________________________________ • Best Italian________________________________________________________ • Best Greek ________________________________________________________ • Best Curry ________________________________________________________ • Favourite Fine Dining Restaurant ___________________________________ • Best Pub __________________________________________________________ • Best Family Restaurant ____________________________________________ • Best Patio _________________________________________________________ • Best Place to Buy Seafood _________________________________________ • Favourite Butcher or Deli __________________________________________ • Best Wings ________________________________________________________ • Best Produce Store ________________________________________________ RECREATION & SPORTS • Favourite Bike Store________________________________________________ • Favourite Place to Buy Sports Equipment ___________________________ • Favourite Fitness/Gym_____________________________________________ • Favourite Yoga Studio _____________________________________________ • Best Martial Arts Studio ____________________________________________ • Favourite Park_____________________________________________________ • Favourite Jogging Trail/Path _______________________________________ • Favourite Place to Golf ____________________________________________
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AT NIKKEI MATSURI we celebrate Japanese culture by bringing Japan to you and your family!
AT NIKKEI NATIONAL MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTRE 6688 SOUTHOAKS CRESCENT, BURNABY, BC (604) 777 – 2122
PROGRAM GUIDE KIDS GAMES: 11AM TO 8PM Go! Sagase! Orienteering Yo Yo Tsuri (Yo Yo Balloon Fishing) Senbon Hiki (Strings Draw) Shateki (Prize Shooter) Super Ball Sukui (Ball Scooping) Bean bag Toss Tile Toss
FESTIVAL FOOD Wanage (Ring Toss) Balloon Dart Hockey Shoot Mini Golf Ticker Wheel Billiards
SATURDAY AUGUST 31 11:00 AM 11:45 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM
Opening & Kagamiwari Ceremony Sansho Daiko Nikkei Place Gateball Tournament Shishimai (Japanese Lion Dance) by Rakuichi Kid’s Mikoshi Parade Japanese Matsuri Screening Bon-Odori Workshop for Kids by Satsuki-Kai Bon-Odori Guitar Performance by Eiichi Ishikawa Koto Performance by Honoka Shoji Nikkei’s Got Talent! Preview Nikkei’s Got Talent! Part 1 English Rakugo by Katsura Sunshine Nikkei’s Got Talent! Part 2 Bon-Odori Live Band Performances and Social
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Chibi Taiko Japanese Dance by Satsuki-kai Inner Ring Circus Koto Performance by Yuriko Nariya Okinawa Taiko Inner Ring Circus Guitar Performance by Yujiro Nakajima Violin Performance by Calvin Dyck Nikkei’s Got Talent! Grand Finals Matsuri Finale
Salmon Barbeque Takoyaki Yakisoba Yakisoba Bread Gyoza Onigiri Yakitori Oden Sushi Ice Cream
PARKING Popcorn Cotton Candy Hot Dog Shaved Ice
VENDORS, SERVICES & WORKSHOPS Izumiya Farmers Market Digi Art Workshop Vancouver Club Lego Display Community Information Booth Origami Workshop by PALM Sake Tasting–D WAY Beverage Apparels & Accessories–PAC West Arts Store–KAO + Mari + Shumps Lucky Bags–Glico Canada Masks & Happi–VJGA Japanese Treats–Suzuya Republica Coffee Creative Toys–Pop Up Brick Shop Cosmos–Hospitality & Information Nikkei Place Foundation (NPF) NPF Yukata Kitsuke St. John’s Ambulance
PRIZES Players will receive points for playing games which they can use to purchase prizes. Prizes are purchased in the Prize Room.
TICKETS Tickets to play games and purchase food are $1 each. We will sell ticket packs on site and there will be an ATM machine available. We will also accept debit and credit cards.
Limited parking will be available on-site for $10 donation. Proceeds go towards supporting the cultural programs at Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (NNMCC). No overnight parking.
SHUTTLE BUS Whistler Connection is operating a shuttle bus service between Edmonds Skytrain Station to Nikkei Centre every 30 minutes from 11 am to the end of the event.
VOLUNTEERING We are looking for cheerful, enthusiastic volunteers to help host Nikkei Matsuri: The Heart of Nikkei. Please contact Emiko Newman enewman@ nikkeiplace.org or call (604) 777–2122.
* Programming subject to change Produced by Nikkei Place Foundation All proceeds go towards supporting cultural programs and Nikkei Place. Charitable #866135056RR0001
A18 NewsLeader Wednesday, August 21, 2013
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 7
OBITUARIES
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 33
INFORMATION
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 111
CARETAKERS/ RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS
BC Cancer Foundation Legacies accepted. 604.877.6040 or visit: bccancerfoundation.com
Whereabouts of my disabled brother who received $123,000 from Keith Donald. Ph B Cope 604-703-5786
TRAVEL 74
TIMESHARE
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 104
ADULT CARE
LIVE IN COMPANION NEEDED Male or Female for 90 year old sophisticated lady in house with cat, in N. Burnaby. Wages to be discussed. Non-Smoker please.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 21
COMING EVENTS Join the
BRITISH COLUMBIA BOYS CHOIR, 45th Anniversary; Boys ages 7-24. 1-888-909-8282. www.bcboyschoir.org
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130
HELP WANTED
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• Annual Starting Revenue of $12,000 - $120,000 • Guaranteed Cleaning Contracts • Professional Training Provided • Financing Available • Ongoing Support • Low Down Payment required A Respected Worldwide Leader in Franchised Office Cleaning. Coverall of BC 604.434.7744 info@coverallbc.com www.coverallbc.com
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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
DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING
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EDUCATION
The District of Kitimat is seeking to fill the following positions: Project Engineer: must be a professional Civil Engineer with minimum 3 years professional experience (preferably in municipal environment) and eligible for registration with APEGBC. Permanent full-time (PFT) exempt staff position with competitive compensation and full benefits. Deputy Operations Manager: will have several years experience in municipal or related field and post-secondary education in Water Quality, Civil or Building Technology or related Trade Qualification. PFT exempt staff position with competitive compensation and full benefits. Engineering Technologist 2. Must have a civil engineering technologist diploma, 3 years experience in the civil/municipal discipline, and eligibility for registration with ASTTBC. Bargaining Unit position. Wage: $37.01 - $44.78/hr over 2 years. Submit resumes by September 10, 2013, 4:30 p.m., to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, B.C. V8C 2H7. Fax (250) 632-4995, e-mail dok@kitimat.ca. Further information can be obtained from our website at www.kitimat.ca
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EDUCATION
MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION RATED #2 FOR AT HOME JOBS • Huge Demand In Canada • Employers Seek Out Canscribe Graduates • Over 90% Graduate Employment Rate
www.canscribe.com info@canscribe.com 1.800.466.1535
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TOWER TECHNICIAN
www.blackpress.ca
FLAG PERSONS & LANE TECH PERSONNEL NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
WE WILL TRAIN! COMPETITIVE RATES Must Have Valid TCP Certificate, Reliable Insured Vehicle And Provide A Clean Drivers Abstract!
Please E-mail Resume: grasdald@telus.net
Full Time Opportunity!
An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)7235051Edson,Alta
FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified. 604-575-3944
GUARANTEED Job Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Information 1-800-972-0209
EDUCATION
Please email all resumes to Barbara@megacrane.com
Truck & Trailer Mechanic
Experienced truck and trailer mechanic with CVI ticket wanted for Langley fleet shop. Four (10) hour shifts, good wages and benefits. Fax resume to 604-513-8004 or email at tridem@telus.net
STUDENTS WELCOME!!!! Call Mindi at 604-777-2195 to apply!
PERSONAL SERVICES
LOGGING AND CONSTRUCTION JOBS. We are looking for experienced and motivated people for the following positions: Hoe Chuckers, Roadbuilders, Skidder Operators, Yarding Crews (tower and gy, hooktender, rigging puller, linewinder), Weight Scale operators, Processors, Front End Loaders, Lowbed and Log Trucker Drivers. Lots of work, local to Fraser Valley and out of town, various day shifts, benefits, good pay, good people. Please fax resume to 778-732-0227 or email loggingjobs@gmail.com. MOTEL MANAGEMENT required for Ponoka, Alberta. We are seeking a positive, capable, entrepreneurial person or couple with previous resort or motel experience. Email resume: Pamela@inntimateinns.com. WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com
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Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader, is seeking an energetic, tower technician the applicant must have full understanding of electronics and 3 phase power. This full time position requires knowledge of tower crane erection and dismantles .
Up to $20/hr, no commission. Must fill 15 FT CSR positions immediately! Expanding firm looking for charismatic people to join our top notch marketing team. Must be outgoing and good with the public!
HELP WANTED
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.
MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.
Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000 Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046
LEGAL SERVICES
CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 242
CONCRETE & PLACING
PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.
Call: Rick (604) 202-5184
260
ELECTRICAL
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS 263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE
SPIRITUAL
Psychic Healer
Discover the power of Energy Readings by Angela DON’T LET TIME & DISTANCE STAND IN YOUR WAY.
SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS OF LIFE.
40 Yrs Exp.. She’ll tell you Past, Present & Future
DEMOLITION EXCAVATING - DRAIN TILE Old Garage, Carport, House, Pool, Repair Main Waterline, Break Concrete & Removal Free Estimates!
•Licensed •Insured •WCB
604-716-8528
Specializing in *Palm, *Tarot Cards, *Crystal Ball Readings.
Reunites Loved Ones SPECIAL $20 ALL READINGS
One visit will amaze you! CALL TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW.
604-653-5928
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627
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EDUCATION
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR 110 -
Send your resume by Aug 30th, 2013.
BENEFIT PACKAGE!
SHOP WORKER REQUIRED in N. Langley. F/T position. Good organizational skills required. Starting wage between $12.00 to $16.00/h depending on experience. Email resume to info@valmartdoors.com or fax 604-888-8828.
.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca
Please email your resume to: Glory Wilkinson Creative Services Manager glory@surreyleader.com
Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader is seeking an energetic, aggressive self starter for a full time position. Required immediately. Must have inspectors ticket and Red seal. Will have hydraulic experience and must be able to read electrical and hydraulic schematics.
PERSONAL SERVICES
188 109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The Surrey-North Delta Leader is looking for a FULL TIME graphic designer with a minimum of 5 to 10 years proven experience in design and production knowledge, armed with problem solving and critical thinking. Compliance of creative service to the sales department is a must, along with a full working knowledge of production requirements and disciplines to ensure The Leader is produced within set deadlines. Duties will include: production flow, ad design, web ads, campaigns and features, online material, classified ads, file management, tech support and team dynamics to suit our fast paced industry. Excellent command of English language, both verbal and written are imperative.
Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic
INDUSTRIAL Overhead Door Installer wanted in N. Langley. We will train. Start between $14.00$23.00 per hour depending on construction experience. Well established company since 1976 with benefit program. You only need hand tools. We supply the rest. Please email info@valmartdoors.com or fax resume to 604888-8828.
CLASS 1 TRUCK DRIVER / DISPATCHER
108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
c i h p a Gr r e n g i s De
TRADES, TECHNICAL
Please contact Mike e-mail: mike@megacranes.com or fax 604.599.5250
needed by a small steadily growing company located in Richmond BC. We are looking for the right person who is able to drive, dispatch and handle border paperwork as part of their duties. Ideally you will have some computer training as well as US border experience. Please E-mail your resume to dave@dragontrucking.com
ALL CASH Drink/Snack Vending Business Route. Complete Training. Small Investment Required. 1888-979-VEND (8363). wwwhealthydrinkvending.co
FULL-TIME
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CARRIERS NEEDED LOOKING for Caretaker for 45 Unit apartment block in Abbotsford. Light housekeeping duties and snow removal from sidewalks. Non smoker/drinker. No pets. Remuneration: Free use of two bedroom suite plus minimal monthly salary. Suitable for retired couple. Please send resume to Campbell Strata Management Ltd. at 306 - 2777 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford, BC, V2T 4V1 or fax to 604-864-0480.
Call: 604-421-0810
109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
If you are good with numbers and attentive to detail, consider leveraging your strengths towards a career as a Payroll Administrator. No matter which industry you work in, the Accounting and Payroll Administrator program offers you key skills that can save time and resources spent on HR and Accounting. Career Opportunities:
Benefits Liaison O Pay and Benefits Administrator Payroll Officer O Financial Officer O Financial Clerk Accounting Clerk O Personnel Clerk
CALL NEW WEST: 604.520.3900 OR VISIT SPROTTSHAW.COM
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 NewsLeader A19
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 287
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 332
Central Creek Construction Complete Renovations. Specialize in Kitchens & Baths. Seniors Discount 10% off . BBB / WCB 604-773-7811
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
PAVING/SEAL COATING
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
Commercial & Residential • Parking Lots • Driveways • Garage Apron • Speed Bumps • Potholes • Patchwork • Tennis Courts • Repair & Resurface Over 10yrs of exp. Free Estimates Insured ★ Great Rates ★ WCB
CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
ASPHALT PAVING • Brick Driveways • Retaining Walls • Foundation Repairs • Sealcoating 604-618-2304 .
. Expert Power Washing. Gutters cleaned & repaired. www.expertpowerwashing. Mike, 604-961-1280 MIKE 604-961-1280
your unwanted items in bcclassified.com 604-575-5555
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100% Heating & Plumbing 24/7
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• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses • More
• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560
Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM!
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
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PRESSURE WASHING
604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576
Bulldog Disposal Co. Home & Yard Clean Ups
AFFORDABLE MOVING
Residential / Commercial
www.affordablemovers.bc.com
No Job Too Small
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
Free Estimates ~ 7 Days/Wk IMPACT PRESSURE WASHING - Gutter, Windows, Full Houses.
Call Tony 604-834-2597 www.bulldogdisposal.ca
Excellent Rates. (604)780-4604
Always! Power Washing, Window & Gutter cleaning, all your exterior cleaning needs. 604-230-0627
604-537-4140
PATRICK’S RUBBISH REMOVAL *Landscape *Trimming *Yard Clean *Const. Clean. *ANYTHING!!! 1 Ton Truck. Call Patrick for Prompt Quality Service @ 604-808-1652.
POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
329 PAINTING & DECORATING www.paintspecial.com
Call Ian 604-724-6373
bradsjunkremoval.com
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
Hauling Anything.. But Dead Bodies!!
604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !
Running this ad for 8yrs
PAINT SPECIAL
604.220.JUNK(5865)
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.
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Serving Metro Vancouver Since 1988 Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
DISPOSAL BINS By Recycle-it
LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO PUPS, perfect family dogs, non-shedding, stable, intelligent & loving, $1900. www.lagottinokennels.com LASSIE DOODLES (poodle x collie) pups, born June 16, specially created perfect family dogs, intelligent, easy to train, good natured, gentle, good with animals/kids, low/no shed for hypoallergenic, will be med. sz about 45-50lbs 23-24in tall, will have shots & deworming, males & females, black & rare blue merle colors. Raised in the house w/kids. $850-$950 Mission, 604-820-4827
604-773-7811 or 604-432-1857 AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.
ROTTWEILLER guard dog, 5 yr old male, p/b no papers. $600. Call (604)794-3445, ask for BJ STUDS available, PUG (rare silver) and Golden Retriever, OFA hip and eye cert. both great natured family dogs, personality plus, Mission, call 604-820-4827 WANTED: Will give home to free cats or pregnant mothers. Call (604)795-3398
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 518
BUILDING SUPPLIES
LOG HOME shell kit WRC 6X8 flat 3 bdrm w/grge & curved glass sunroom, ready to ship, 604-856-9732
542
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PATTAR ROOFING LTD. All types of Roofing. Over 35 years in business. 604.588.0833
Mainland Roofing Ltd. Family owned & operated. Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warr. 604-427-2626 or 723-2626 www.mainlandroof.com
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
MISC. FOR SALE
AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.
25 yrs in roofing industry
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SUNDECKS
CALL
KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit, Complete Room Treatment Solution. Odorless, Non-Staining. Available online homedepot.com (NOT IN STORES)
WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422
Bright large 1br for rent fully reno, available immediately very clean quite building.
Please Call
SHOP from HOME!
FROM $140,000
640
RECREATIONAL
12 ACRE HUNTING & FISHING RESORT
612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
PIZZA & DONAIR RESTAURANT FOR SALE. Near Douglas College. Call JB 604-314-1761
The Scrapper
604-358-9575 Check out bcclassified.com
Also; Spectacular 3 Acre Parcel at $390,000
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
6985 Walker Ave
PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS
~ FINANCING AVAILABLE ~
845
WALKER MANOR
OKANAGAN
1-250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com
TRANSPORTATION
APARTMENT/CONDO
736
HOMES FOR RENT
MAPLE RIDGE Whonnock. 3 bdrm, reno’d, view, acreage, immed $1600/mo 604-462-9962 after 6pm
750
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
SUITES, LOWER
BURNABY; Cambridge & Gilmore. Bachelor suite, avail immed. Selfcont. Heat/light/cable incl, $600/mo. Sgl person, NS/NP. (604)708-1010
752
TOWNHOUSES
PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1097/mo - $1199/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
for sale in the Cariboo, $550,000, will consider trade www.barneyslakesideresort.com
810
AUTO FINANCING
Ph: 250-481-1100
669
NEW WESTMINSTER
#301-214-11th St. $229,000. 1bdr+1bath ,720sq ft private. Pay only $945/mo. with $11,000 down. Call David Evans @ 604-328-8250 Re/Max
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BLAKELY & COMPANY LAW CORPORATION NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
AUTO CREDIT - Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply at: uapplyudrive.CA or Call toll free 1.877.680.1231
RE: THE ESTATE OF KERTTU KAARINA ESTAMA ALSO KNOWN AS KERTTU KAARIN ESTAMA ALSO KNOWN AS KERTTU ESTAMA ALSO KNOWN AS KERTTU K ESTAMA ALSO KNOWN AS K K ESTAMA FORMERLY OF 214-3462 KALYK AVENUE, BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA.
OTHER AREAS
20 Acres FREE! Own 60 acres for 40 acre price/payment $0 Down, $198/mo. Money Back Guarantee, No Credit Checks. Beautiful Views, West Texas. 1-800-843-7537 www.texaslandbuys.com
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
BURNABY - Wynyard Apt. Large 1/bdrms avail. Metrotown area. Rents range $909 - $945. incl heat, HW, basic cable, parking & storage. Ask for Lynnda (604)677-7375
DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITES
www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557
1-800-961-7022
1 & 2 Bdrm Suites Centrally Located, 1/2 blk-Metrotown Mall Full time caretaker.
MOVE IN TODAY!!! CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW
778-788-1867 COQUITLAM
Welcome Home ! 1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
Call (604) 931-2670
. langleyautoloans.com 1-877-810-8649
REAL ESTATE
604-595-4970 www.benchmarkpainting.homestars.com
706
Restless Leg Syndrome & Leg Cramps? Fast Relief In One Hour. Sleep At Night. Proven For Over 32 Years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
Rated best painting & moulding company (2010 & 2012) by consumers.
RENTALS
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
BLUEBERRIES. U-PICK $1.35 lb. WE-PICK $2.00 lb. Raspberries ready now too. 19478 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Pitt Mead. Call 604-763-2808 or 604-805-8980
mikes hauling 604-516-9237
A-1 EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR. Quality job, senior rates, free est, residential, commercial. Refs. 15 yrs exp. No job too small.Call 778-877-5060
P/B blue males Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done. ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN $1000 604-308-5665
Delivery & Pick-Up Included Residential & Commercial Service • Green Waste • Construction Debris • Renovations • House Clean Outs
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1988 ITASCA 37’ M/H. 454 engine. 40,000 miles. All running gear in exc cond. Attractively remodeled interior. 2 extra batteries installed. New tires. $8,400. (604)744-1741
Creditors and others having claims against the estate of KERTTU KAARINA ESTAMA aka KERTTU KAARIN ESTAMA aka KERTTU ESTAMA aka KERTTU K ESTAMA aka K K ESTAMA are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Administrator, KARA DULCINE WHITLOCK, c/o her solicitors, Blakely & Company Law Corporation, at P.O. Box 357, Armstrong, B.C., V0E 1B0, on or before September 20, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF WILHELMINA HIMMELSPACH late of 3890 HERTFORD LANE, BURNABY BC. NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send them to the undersigned at 183 GLADMER PARK, REGINA SK, S4P 2W9, before SEPTEMBER 20, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which he then has notice. SHARON HIMMELSPACH
A20 NewsLeader Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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