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Parkade demolition on the horizon Taking down western portion to be included in 2014 budget process Grant Granger

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Removing the western half of the Front Street parkade will be included in New Westminster’s 2014 budget process, something Downtown businesses say they are OK with.

The city has long called for the removal of the older portion of

the little-used parkade built in the late 1950s, but until recently the move was resisted by members of the Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area.

However, the BIA’s official position now, stated in a Nov. 21 letter to council, is “we are in favour of partial removal of the Parkade in order to connect the waterfront to our Downtown New West. We believe that the overall vision will improve our business community in the long run.”

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There is a caveat, though.

The BIA is only supporting the vision if there’s adequate parking built near the demolished section for local businesses, and there’s a good connection to the waterfront.

The final report of the city’s Downtown Parking Strategy was presented to council Monday. In it, senior planner Mark Allison said 20 to 40 on-street stalls would be needed in the vicinity of the parkade in the short term with another 150 in the area in the

long term. He wrote that a recent analysis showed it’s possible to put in 40 angled parking stalls on Front Street between Begbie and Sixth streets once the parkade is removed, and parking in the area will grow by about seven or eight stalls a year as new structures are built in the Downtown area.

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New Westminster politicians were caught “flat-footed”

by Surrey council’s assertion the Royal City has cancelled consultations on replacing the Pattullo Bridge.

Mayor Wayne Wright said there has been some miscommunication because the city has every intention of participating in the next round of joint public consultation with Surrey and TransLink on what to do with the 76-yearold structure in early 2014.

“If it is (cancelled) we don’t know about it,” said Wright on Wednesday. “That’s all baloney. We’re right in the midst of [the consultation].”

The city has fired off letters to Surrey and TransLink expressing surprise at the charge made

by Surrey Coun.

Barinder Rasode that New Westminster has pulled out of the consultation.

New West Coun.

Jonathan Coté said Surrey is being disingenuous.

“That’s completely inaccurate and it’s disappointing the city is doing that,” said Coté. “I’m perplexed about why the City of Surrey is putting out misinformation.” please see mAyOr, A3

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CITYPAGE WATERFRONT VISION OPEN HOUSE Waterfront Vision Concept - 660 Quayside Drive (the ‘Larco’ site) Wednesday, December 11, 2013 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm at River Market Food Hall, 810 Quayside Drive An exciting new vision for the waterfront is being created! This includes a new development proposal for 660 Quayside Drive, the ‘Larco’ site. Are you interested in seeing the proposed waterfront concept plan and providing your feedback? Please join us at the upcoming Community Open House.

For more information, contact Carolyn Armanini at 604-527-4647 or carmanini@newwestcity.ca, and visit newwestcity.ca.

2013 SANTA CLAUS PARADE Saturday, December 7, 2013 11:00 am Columbia Street, in Downtown New Westminster Parade begins at 11:00 am and will make it’s way through Downtown by 1:00 pm. Canada Post letter carriers will be walking in the parade collecting letters addressed to the North Pole - and yes, Santa will there too!

Following the parade, spectators are encouraged to take part in a range of family-friendly activities in New Westminster’s downtown business district.

NEW CURBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEDULE WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR! It’s that time of year again! We are in the process of rolling out the new collection schedule for 2014.

Check your mailbox as it should arrive in the first or second week of December. Please begin using your new schedule right away!

There are several changes coming for 2014. One important change is the recycling of glass products.

Although glass is a recyclable product, it will no longer be accepted as a curbside collection item.

The Depot is still a great way to recycle your glass (6th Ave & McBride, open: Wed-Sun 10:00 am – 6:00 pm). More details are provided in the new collection schedule.

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COUNCIL MEETINGS Monday, December 9 3:00 pm Committee of the Whole Council Chamber 6:00 pm Public Hearing Council Chamber 6:30 pm Regular Meeting Council Chamber Please note that council meetings are now video streamed online at www.newwestcity.ca.

• See Click Fix was recently introduced and allows users a quick and easy way to report maintenance related issues. Log on to see what’s happening in your neighbourhood! This information and more can be found in the new collection schedule.

If you have not received a new schedule by the third week of December, or if you require an extra copy, schedules can be found on our website at www.newwestcity.ca or picked up at the following locations: City Hall, Library, Community Centres, Recycling Depot, and Tow Yard/Animal Shelter.

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Friday, December 6, 2013 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at the Queensborough Fire Hall, 1011 Ewen Ave

• Shops at New West Photos with Santa 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us in creating Community Connections at the 13th Annual Lighting of the Fire Hall. Kick off your holiday season with this festive evening that includes caroling, hot chocolate and fun! Have your picure taken wih Santa while enjoying complimentary treats!

• Fraser River Discovery Centre Merry Fishmas 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm • The River Market Royal City Farmers’ Holiday Market Edition 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Interactive Christmas Craft Workshop 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free parking will be available all day at the Front Street parkade for Parade goers. Note: there will be no access to or egress from the parkade, from 10:30 am until approximately 1:00 pm.

NOTICE OF DISPOSITION Pursuant to section 26 of the Community Charter, the Corporation of the City of New Westminster hereby gives notice of its intention to sell to First Capital Acquisition Corp., for a purchase price of $1,950,000.00, fee simple title to that parcel of land located at 801 Columbia Street and legally described as Parcel Identifier: 012-987-662, Lot 7 Block “G” Merchants Square Plan 2620. As additional consideration for the disposition, the purchaser will grant the City a licence to occupy the property until June 30, 2014.

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A special thank you to our community partners New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services, Tim Hortons and Boston Pizza.

Please remember to bring non-perishable donations for the Community Christmas Hampers.

This event is co-sponsored by the Queensborough Special Programs Committee and Queensborough Community Centre. For more information, please call the Queensborough Community Centre at 604-525-7388.

DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR GET ACTIVE & STAY ACTIVE PROGRAMS Grade 5 and Grade 6 parents and students are reminded that the ‘Get Active’ and ‘Stay Active’ program application deadline is quickly approaching. Students have until December 31, 2013 to apply for their ‘Get Active’ card or their ‘Stay Active’ pass.

Application forms were distributed to all students through the schools in early October and are also available at these recreation facilities: Canada Games Pool, Centennial Community Centre, Queensborough Community Centre and Moody Park Arena.

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Mayor touts Surrey-Coquitlam connection ⫸

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Earlier this year, the three organizations whittled 25 possible options down to six.

They include rehabilitating the Pattullo to be either a three-lane or to its current four-lane configuration, replacing it with a four-, five-, or six-lane structure, or building a four-lane bridge connecting Surrey to the Coquitlam and the northeast sector where New Westminster believes most of the truck traffic on the Pattullo is headed.

The latter option would also include rehabbing the Pattullo to three lanes and an expanded pedestrian and cyclist lane.

It’s the option New Westminster likes because replacing the Pattullo, especially to six-lanes as Surrey would prefer, would ratchet up the volume of traffic on the Royal City’s already heavily congested streets.

“It makes common sense,” said Wright of the Coquitlam connection. “The only problem with it is it’s more costly than the others.”

Replacing the Pattullo would be in the $1-billion range depending on how many

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TransLink is currently preparing another round of public consultation to review options for the aging Pattullo Bridge.

lanes it has. Rehabilitation of it has been estimated at about $300 million.

Surrey is worried if TransLink is forced to fix the bridge before a decision

is made because of New Westminster’s stubbornness an opportunity to build a proper crossing will have been lost.

“It’s unfortunate,” Rasode told Black

Press. “We’ve been engaged in a process for so many years on community consultation and exploring options. And our planning has always revolved around a six-lane Pattullo expansion.”

But Wright said if the Surrey-toCoquitlam connection were to get the go-ahead, any rehab TransLink is forced to do while a decision is made will not have been wasted.

The mayor added the option would have a positive effect economically to the region, and the Pattullo would be retained.

“It’s so much money we have to spend, we’ve got to get it right,” said Wright.

“I can’t see people not supporting it. But that has to be proven.”

He took exception to another Surrey councillor reportedly saying instead of delaying and filibustering to the end New Westminster needs to give its head a shake for opposing the replacement on principle.

“We are giving our head a shake.

We’re shaking it for the people (of New Westminster) to have a say,” said Wright.

– with file from Kevin Diakiw

Council keen on Larco waterfront land plans Grant Granger

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Three tall skinny towers on the riverfront are much more preferable to five highrises resembling jail cell bars, in the opinion of New Westminster city council.

The latest vision for the property between the Fraser River Discovery Centre and Westminster Pier Park revealed Monday is for three structures ranging from 25 to 45 storeys.

They would contain 800 residential units that planners say would protect sight lines from Downtown vantage points. The conceptual plan also calls for a

two-acre addition to Westminster Pier Park, a 30-foot wide esplanade, boat moorage and provision for a 150-room hotel.

“Wow, what an exciting project compared to what was permissible on that site before,” said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr.

The property’s owners, Larco Investments, received approval from council in 2005 for five towers containing about 1,000 units stacked along the Fraser River but there’s been no movement on the project since then. This past summer, the city approached Larco to come up with a different vision that would protect sight lines, improve the

connection to Downtown for city residents and be financially viable for the developer.

“The fact the property owner has come to the table and had some good discussions with us is a positive thing,” said Coun.

Jonathan Coté, who noted the plans have received a lot of positive feedback on social media with the biggest concern being a 45-storey tower.

But it’s not necessarily going to be built out any time soon.

Larco director of development Art Phillips said the company had been sitting on the property because it was too risky financially but is always willing

to talk to a municipality about its vision for their property. While the market hasn’t quite reached a level the company would be comfortable proceeding with, Phillips does believe that time is not far off.

“I wouldn’t say it’s a long way away, our hope is it’s within the next two or three years,” said Phillips. A key component for Larco to make it viable is the city demolishing the western half of the Front Street parkade.

Council on Monday finalized its Downtown Parking Strategy which included city staff working on putting it into the 2014 budget.

As well as being a visual deterrent to the project’s marketability, the parkade also produces undesirable echoing from trucks passing underneath it.

Removing the parkade is also why Larco was willing to put its parking underground, although it will cost a premium to do so.

Previous plans called for the access to the property to be elevated 2 1/2 storeys to line up with the parkade. But he pointed out the new Pier Park changed that because it wouldn’t look right to have everything elevated.

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Open house on project next Wednesday ⫸

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Phillips said underground parking on the banks of the Fraser River can be accomplished by using interlocking piling to seal off the property from the

waterway. It’s then drained and whatever soil is left excavated so construction can begin.

“There is a premium to do this,” said Phillips.

Another factor reducing

the risk for Larco was TransLink’s decision not to pursue the North Fraser Perimeter Road, which would have gone down Front Street.

Phillips said there

are some aspects of the previous plan Larco would have liked to have retained.

“Ideally we would have been back to the five (towers), but I recognize the desires of the community

of wanting to increase the green space,” said Phillips.

Plans call for Quayside Drive to connect with Begbie Street and also extend into the project.

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Allison said there would be two turnabouts on Quayside that would allow traffic stuck at rail crossings to turn around to access the McInnes Street and Third Avenue overpasses.

Tower 1 at the west end of the site would be the first to be built and would include about 80 underground public parking stalls.

If Larco can find someone to run a hotel it would be in Tower 2, which would be the tallest of the three.

Plans call for the third tower to have a child care facility capable of handling 40 children.

Senior planner Jackie Teed said during construction of the first two towers surface parking for Westminster Pier Park will continue to be available on the site.

However, it will become an issue when Tower 3 is being built because that would eliminate all of the existing stalls. By that time, however, the public stalls in Tower 1 will be available, and there are plans for a stairway and elevator connecting the park to the Front Street parkade at the foot of Fourth Street which is currently in the bidding stage.

Pedestrian access to the park will also continue along the waterfront and may also be augmented at some point with an at-grade crossing at Sixth Street for cyclists, pedestrians and emergency vehicles.

Phillips said a lot will depend on the community reaction to the project.

The first public open house will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the River Market.

“You can never prejudge a community on what their desires are,” said Phillips.

“I’m hoping the public would be supportive of the plan.”

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Parent applauds ‘safe room’ policy discussion Grant Granger

calm students down could be a converted closet. She sees they have some value, but she believes regulations and policy are needed to make sure they’re used properly.

“If there’s something going on with a child as a one-off then it’s worth it. But if there’s more, there are triggers and you need to find what’s setting off the child,” she said.

Harris said what’s needed the most is awareness for parents, educators and administrators.

“Even for myself, I had heard about quiet rooms and I had just assumed it was a quiet room or some spot in a classroom with a window.

I wasn’t aware it could be a converted closet or in the basement,” said Harris, who noted her son has not had to experience being put in a safe room. “If I ran a daycare and the kids in my charge were having tantrums or behavioural issues if I had a converted closet I was putting them in in the hopes of them self regulating or deescalating I would have my licence revoked.”

She commended the New Westminster school district for

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A New Westminster parent who raised concerns about ‘safe rooms’ in schools says the quicker the province looks into how school districts are handling them the better.

Premier Christy Clark said last month the government will meet with districts, teachers and parents to discuss whether provincial policy is needed for the rooms. Clark said there needs to be an assurance the students are treated with dignity and are included in school life.

“As a parent this is absolutely, absolutely disturbing to find out there are no provincial regulations in place,” said Wendy Harris, who has a special needs son attending New Westminster secondary.

“Parents have been working with this in isolation and dealing with this in their own school district, and I’m glad it’s come out and being looked into.

“I’m not sure what the rest of the districts are doing, and that’s what’s troubling, there is no policy in place.”

The lack of protocol means the isolation space used to

looking into the matter. Board chair Michael Ewen said he knows safe rooms are used in New Westminster, but there are precautions taken to ensure the student’s dignity and safety, and they are considered as part of a student’s education plan with parent consultation. He added educational assistants are either in the room with the students or monitor them through a window.

“We have about 16 students that use quiet work spaces.

I know that our staff are completely trained,” said Ewen. “I know that in New Westminster you are never out of sight. If someone needs time to decompress or de-escalate or are a danger to themselves or others, the aide can see through a window.”

Ewen, a Grade 7 teacher in Surrey, said students often have complex needs and if they become volatile there has to be some place for the kids to cool off. As for Clark’s statement, Ewen isn’t optimistic a provincial policy will emerge.

“They have bigger problems now than this thing,” said Ewen.

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Convenient alcohol It’s difficult to know what problem the provincial government is possibly trying to fix when it comes to selling spirits.

John Yap, the Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Policy Reform, is reviewing B.C.’s liquor laws. He’s recommending that government allow grocery stores to sell alcohol.

“British Columbians lead busy lives and my final report makes several recommendations that will bring greater convenience to citizens,” said Yap. How time consuming is it actually to get a case of beer or bottle of wine? In most urban areas, there are dozens of private beer and wine stores as well as pubs with off-sales, in addition to government outlets. Many of them are right next to grocery stores, so the argument can be made that the convenience is already there.

What Mr. Yap needs to realize is that when government expanded liquor sales beyond just government outlets years ago, businesses took a risk and made significant investments in their operations. They not only employ local residents, but they support community endeavours and pump millions upon millions of dollars into provincial coffers for health care, education and other programs.

By adding retail grocery into the mix, the revenue stream for private and government stores will be undermined.

Of course one can make the argument that this is how the free-enterprise system works and some private liquor store owners will benefit by selling their licences to grocery retailers (there’s a cap on the total outlets allowed).

Increased competition could also lower consumer prices.

But if Yap is pushing for a change in rules based simply on increased convenience, one has to wonder when he last went out and bought wine.

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An early look at the 2014 election Of today’s city council, who plans to run next November?

Coun. Lorrie Williams certainly will make a bid to stay.

“I want to see Wait for Me, Daddy through,” she said when I reached her in Ottawa two weeks ago. The reference, as some will know, is to the new statue to be unveiled next Oct. 4 to commemorate the iconic 1940 photo by the same name depicting young Warren “Whitey” Bernard reaching out to his father as he marched down Eighth Street to be shipped off to fight during the Second World War. Following the statue’s unveiling, there will be a commemorative stamp issued by Canada Post, and in 2015 New West will host a “Grand March” re-enactment of the image in the photo, which may include military units from across the country.

Williams was in Ottawa for a Federation of Canadian Municipalities meeting, and was also visiting the Royal Canadian Mint with hopes of getting a coin

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to recognize the famous photo as well.

When I reached Coun.

Bill Harper, he was more circumspect, saying he likely won’t make a decision until next spring. But it’s clear he’s still enjoying himself.

Coun. Jaimie McEvoy also says he hasn’t decided, but I’ll be shocked if he chooses not to.

In last week’s column I talked about Coun. Chuck Puchmayr’s plans, because he’d been rumoured as a mayoral candidate. Puchmayr said he won’t decide anything until next spring—mayor, council or otherwise—though his comments suggested at most he’d be considering a return bid for council.

In the same column, Coun.

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Jonathan Coté said he’s considering a bid for the mayor’s job. And I’ll bet if he opts not to, at very least he will run again for council.

Coun. Betty McIntosh is the lone wolf on the outside what she calls the “band of five” councillors endorsed by the New Westminster and District Labour Council.

For her part, she isn’t ready to say anything yet.

“I’m not telling,” she told me.

“I have plans — that’s it.”

It’s clear she’s found it difficult being on the outside lately, and some things, such as being removed as the council liaison to the Hyack board, have stung.

In 2011, Cal Donnelly lost the council seat he’d occupied for 18 years. When I reached him last week he said he’s “always interested,” in a possible run.

“I haven’t decided yet,” he told me. “I’m still looking at it.”

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According to Patrick O’Connor, the group will choose a new president early in the new year, and will again support a slate.

Certainly in 2011, Voice council candidates Susan Wandell, Gavin Palmer, John Ashdown and David Noshad weren’t too far off a spot on council—though in this game, 1,300 or more votes might as well be a million.

Local blogger Patrick Johnstone was recently named New Westminster Citizen of the Year at the chamber of commerce’s Platinum Awards.

He said he’s considering a run for city council.

And no doubt there are others waiting in the wings.

It’s always a tough battle for newcomers. Getting an endorsement from the labour council or Voice seem to be the best way for someone to have a fighting chance.

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A canyon, a wind tunnel in the making Re: ‘Nothing like an iconic building,’ NewsLeader, Nov. 13 I applaud council’s reaction to the Degelder’s proposal to build a 500-unit, 40-storey rental tower.

Do we really need a highrise abomination shoe-horned into the tiny triangle at 900 Carnarvon St.?

This key location should be considered an important secondary western gateway into Downtown. It could even be an “iconic” one if treated properly.

But don’t trust Degelder to effectively handle it as such.

Their focus seems to be solely on making money.

And if you expect any historic values or context to be respected, think again. Their standard method of operating has been to squeeze as much as possible from the Plaza 88 projects and site, contrary to the original guidelines.

The jury’s still out on Plaza 88’s attractiveness and esthetics—witness the high, penitentiary-style wall facing Columbia Street, or the lack of a retro-style (or accurate reproduction) neon sign on the old Mc & Mc building that the Salvation Army Thrift Store once occupied.

As well, do you really think an exceedingly high, ugly building jammed into 900 Carnarvon would make the rest of the street west of Eighth Street appealing?

I predict a giant concrete canyon with its own wind-tunnel effect.

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’BORO NEEDS A PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE Re: Council keeps Q2Q crossing options open It only makes sense, and if it is completed it will be long past due.

More and more people are coming to Queensborough— especially the Port Royal area, and infrastructure hasn’t changed at all.

In fact it is even harder to get around with the

cancellation of the C99 bus.

Getting out of Queensborough, especially during December can literally take an hour. There is only one way out and it can be backed up to get on the bridge forever.

There has to be another way.

What if there was an evacuation? We need another way out and this Q2Q is desperately needed.

If the city continues to build and build and build, then they also need to provide a way in and out for people.

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long-term issue at its Sapperton SkyTrain station, asserts a New Westminster councillor.

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COTÉ to take a Coun. roundabout Jonathan route that involves Coté believes that going about 10 to 15 was TransLink’s main minutes out of their motivation for the way. An unofficial upgrade and not the alternative is to need to deal with an jaywalk across four unsafe situation. lanes of heavy traffic “It kind of speaks on Brunette and a busy to they really do need rail line, but most opt a proper entrance and to take a shortcut by exit at that station,” using the emergency said Coté, co-chair exit which has stairs of the city’s Master descending directly to Transportation Plan where they need to go. task force and chair TransLink estimates of its bicycle and 50 to 100 people do pedestrian advisory this daily and has committee. “It’s begun a bidding unfortunate it took process for a design to something like this make this legitimate. [for TransLink to take Spokesman Derek action]. I’m pleased Zabel said the exit will they came to the table.” be upgraded to include Coté suspects tap pads to read the TransLink is

underestimating the usage of the exit. He said the city identified it as a deficiency as soon as it was built and would like to see a proper entry and exit as well as an elevator installed to prevent jaywalking across Brunette. “That’s a very dangerous situation because that’s a high traffic [route].”

Zabel said even though passengers using the exit weren’t supposed to TransLink was OK with it considering the alternatives. He added the transportation authority determined there were safety and capacity upgrades needed at a lot of Expo line stations that were of a higher priority than the Sapperton Station.

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Is a teenage girl being sexually exploited if her boyfriend is pimping her out?

Some girls in that situation might not think so—which is part of the problem being grappled with by the Burnaby-New Westminster Task Force on Sexually Exploited and At-Risk Youth.

A survey by the task force found a continuing

trend away from street prostitution towards youth being pimped out on the Internet or through a relationship.

The latter involves so-called boyfriends who ply the girls with expensive gifts in exchange for turning tricks. Some youth in such cases don’t even disclose their situation to service providers because they don’t see it as being a problem.

The task force recently completed its analysis of a count conducted in February by people who work with local youth as to the number who are being

prostituted, suspected of being so or are at risk.

Burnaby residents made up 57 per cent of the youth in the count, while 30 per cent were New Westminster residents. In all, 217 youth were tracked.

Of the total, 25 youth or 12 per cent were confirmed to be sexually exploited, of which five were under age 15. Another 22 per cent were suspected of being involved in the sex trade.

Surprising to the task force was the fact so many of the children tracked live with their families (62 per cent) and are connected to

school (83 per cent).

There is no indication from the count whether the youths’ parents are aware of their children’s illicit activities.

While the 217 youth tracked is up compared to the 146 in 2011, this year’s count had more agencies participating, which led to more younger youth being included.

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The gift and decor shop, which moved to bigger and brighter digs at 52 Sixth St. in October, is holding its second annual Shoe the Shoeless holiday shoe drive until Dec. 24.

All the gently used shoes that are collected will be donated to The Outlook Society and the Elizabeth Fry Society. Last year’s drive collected 233 pairs and the shop is hoping to collect more than 250 pairs in this year’s effort.

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Campbell takes chair in troubling times Ewen returns to vice position despite Voice opposition

and not sandbox politics,” said Campbell.

She was referring to the split between the labour-backed majority Grant Granger that includes her, Ewen, James ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com Janzen and Dave Phelan, and First-term trustee Jonina trustees MaryAnn Mortensen, Campbell will serve as chair of a Casey Cook and Lisa Graham divided New Westminster board who ran under the Voice New of education as it decides how to Westminster banner. pay back a $5 million accumulated Although Campbell won by deficit in an election year. acclamation, that didn’t mean her Campbell had been serving as the appointment was fully supported by board’s vice chair but at Tuesday’s the board. board meeting she and “We recognize we don’t Michael Ewen, who is in his have a majority, so there’s fourth decade on the board, really no point in staging a swapped positions. show thinking we can get “It’s a good thing. I’m the position. There’s not a excited, it’s a challenging snowball’s chance in Hades to time,” said Campbell, a get the chair position,” said campbell Mortensen, also a first-term learning resources teacher who topped the polls in the trustee.

2011 municipal election.

She did, however, nominate fellow “Our board recognizes this is a Voice trustee Casey Cook to be vice challenging financial time, not just chair but Ewen got the nod instead. in New Westminster but provincially.

“That was a bit of a surprise that We know there are increasing cost [Ewen] was interested in a vice chair pressures that we know about and role,” said Mortensen. then there are the ones we didn’t “I thought that was a very anticipate such as Hydro rate good opportunity for us to work increases.” collaboratively. I know Voice Campbell said in the past year wants to work collaboratively with as vice chair she’s had to learn the majority on our board but it how to run meetings and deal with makes it very challenging when the province as well as provincial it’s clear power is so important to education issues. the majority. We’re in really, really “The learning curve upon being difficult times right now, we have elected trustee is really steep,” many challenges ahead of us. This admitted Campbell. year has been, wow, one of the worst She added the board must for the kids, the staff and certainly concentrate on fiscal stewardship us. But you have to move forward.” while at the same time making The board also decided not to sure education in New West isn’t increase the trustee’s annual stipend, compromised. which is $21,000, of which one third “Those goals are so important is tax free. twitter.com/lonegrangerbnw that we are going to focus on that

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VICTORIA – More unions have recommended acceptance of the B.C. government’s offer five-year agreements with extra wage increases tied to economic growth.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced three tentative deals Tuesday, with B.C. Government Employees’ Union and other unions representing 51,000 people in community social services. Combined with members of the Health Sciences Association, whose negotiators endorsed a five-year deal last week, a quarter of B.C. public sector employees are being asked by their unions to vote yes.

The agreements include guaranteed wage increases of about 5.5 per cent over five years, plus extra money in years where the B.C. economy grows beyond independent forecasts.

The latest deal covers direct government employees, home support workers, alcohol and drug counsellors, adult day centres, child development

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Union member joins protest rally in support of striking teachers, March 2012.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong says long-term agreements show teachers and other unions that stability can be negotiated.

centres and mental health group homes.

De Jong said the “growth sharing” concept is a first for B.C., and five years is unusually long for provincial government

deals. Another first is to have substantial settlements four months before the existing contracts expire.

“I think they do signal a strong working relationship and one that is evolving in very positive ways,” de Jong said.

BCGEU, which represents some of the community health workers, said the latest agreement also includes wage adjustments for some job categories.

Other improvements include mileage and meal allowances equal to its public service agreement and removal of a pre-existing condition restriction for long-term disability.

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The 100-click limit is commonly referred to as unrealistic on today’s welldesigned highways.

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Hike those highway speed limits, say a third of BC residents suburban highways and A significant number of 120 on the Coquihalla British Columbians clearly is reasonable. In my don’t buy the safety manexperience, it is not tra that speed kills. speed alone but excesIn fact, according to a sive speed combined new Insights West poll, with over-driving the conducted in partnership weather/road condiwith Black Press, 37 tions that kills. It is also percent of residents (and 39 percent of drivers) More than half of true to say that that dramatic speed differbelieve a higher speed those polled believe entials of traffic is also limit should be posted a major contributor to on our major highways. the province should road carnage. However, Currently, 100 km/h is the not bring back photo while that may be true maximum on most freeradar. on congested urban ways, while 110 km/h is roads it is less so on posted on the Coquihalla Keith Morgan the highway where few Highway and parts of the people are travelling Okanagan connector. below the posted limit and I don’t “The fascinating issue on this question see another 10 km/h hike making for is the gender gap,” said Mario Canseco, major mishaps.

Vice President, Public Affairs at Insights Not surprisingly, the online survey of a West. “While half of men in BC would representative provincial sample also like to see a higher speed limit, just shows that a majority of residents one-in-four women concur with this believe that photo radar should not view.” be brought back. More than half of However, it was surprising to see that those polled (53 more than half (55 percent) believe percent) believe the speed limits should be left alone. the province should Another five percent want to see not bring back limits lowered. photo radar, which It’s surprising if you read the newswas introduced in paper letters pages and listen to the the 1990s as a province’s radio talk shows, where the measure to curb 100-click limit is commonly referred to speeding, but as unrealistic on today’s well-designed was abandoned highways. in 2001.

As a frequent driver of the network, While almost I have to agree that a 110 limit on the

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half of residents aged 55 (48 percent) would like to see photo radar coming back, support is decidedly lower among residents aged 18-to-34 (36 percent) and 35-to-54 (31 percent).

I supported photo radar initially because when used in high-collision locations, elsewhere in the world, it has a remarkable record for reducing death and injuries. It never operated that way in BC and soon became public enemy number one where it was perceived as merely a cash cow for greedy provincial government.

Residents were also asked about the quality of British Columbia’s roads and infrastructure.

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ten (74 percent) rate it as “good” (68 percent) or “very good” (6 percent), while only 22 per cent deem it “bad” (19 percent) or “very bad” (3 percent).

Overall, only 16 percent of British Columbians believe that the province’s roads are “not too safe” or “not safe at all” for motorists, while four-in-five (82 percent) consider them “very safe” or “moderately safe.”

This is the first of four surveys Insights West will conduct during the next year in partnership with Black Press. We hope these poll findings will find their way in the current speed limit and traffic safety review by the provincial government.

This week in Driveway, our “Question of the Week” and “Drives-U-Crazy” spots focus on speed-related issues please participate online. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca About the survey: Results are based on an online study conducted from October 23 to October 27, 2013, among 838 British Columbians who are aged 18+ and are Your Insights panel members. YourInsights.ca is Insights West’s in-house access panel offering on-demand samples for both clients and research suppliers looking for Western Canadian populations. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age and gender. While statistical margins of error are arguably not applicable to online panels/online studies of this nature, we have assumed that the same margins of error apply as if it were a true unweighted random probability sample with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points, nineteen times out of twenty. To view the detailed data tabulations go to www.insightswest.com

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2014 Mercedes CLA 250 a stylish price buster The Mercedes CLA 250 is here and it is a cause for celebration.

This stylish compact car is powerful, filled with all kinds of features and starts at an amazing $33,900.

What this means for the entire car market is a trend towards more car for less money.

If Mercedes Benz can sell such a competent car for so little, the pressure will be on non-premium brands to sharpen their pencil, add more features, and revise their prices lower. Mercedes already has a very affordable hatchback with the B250, which arrived about a year ago and is the basis for this CLA. Both of these cars open up Mercedes Benz to a new market of buyers who might have been thinking about buying a non-premium brand but now realized a CLA is within reach. This, along

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with Mercedes strong resale value will help to keep lease rates low, amplifying the value this car offers.

Looks Mercedes helped create the “coupe” 4-door sedan several years ago with the

CLS sedan, which is based on the E-Class sedan. By dropping the roof, raking the front and rear windows and adding a more aggressive front end, produces an eye-catching sedan that looks classy and aggressive at the same time. Mercedes has taken this formula and applied it to the B-Class platform to produce this coupe-like sedan.

The base model comes with 17-inch wheels but the sport package is great value, at $1,600, which adds 18-inch AMG wheels and extra AMG exterior trim pieces.

The side windows are slim as is the back window for limited outward visibility, not so much for the driver but the rear seat passengers, especially kids.

Inside One trend I’m not sure I like is placing a screen in

The CLA 250 is a great example of a lower-priced Mercedes with more standard features, though the screen on the dash of this model seemed out of place.

The Lowdown Power: 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder with 208hp Fill-up: 7.8L/5.1L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $33.900

the centre of the dash, like putting an iPad Mini in the middle of the dash. It doesn’t look particularly polished, almost like an afterthought. Audi’s new A3 sedan, arriving in March, has the ability to lower their screen, which I think is a better approach.

The premium package is a must because it includes a huge panoramic sunroof, backup camera, automatic climate control and heated front seats; all of this for $2,800.

This is a small car; the roof feels very low and back seat passenger’s needs to be children or shorter adults.

Rear seat outward visibility is limited and legroom is also at a premium.

Drive The launch event for this new CLA was held in the Washington DC area, leav-

ing historic Georgetown and heading towards Maryland’s ports and navel academy.

This provided some excellent stop-and-go traffic opportunities in Washington’s morning rush hour and then getting to stretch the new CLA’s legs on fabulous Interstate highways. The power plant is a direct injection turbocharged 4-cylinder engine with a healthy 208hp. The power goes through a 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission to the front

wheels. The more expensive and powerful 355hp CLA 45 AMG has an all wheel drive (AWD) system as standard equipment but the base CLA 250 will get this important option sometime in 2014.

Power is fantastic, especially if the transmission is placed in the sportier mode.

This car cruises effortlessly at highway speeds and passes with ease.

All CLA models come with a Collision Prevention Assist feature that alerts the driver to the possibility of an impending collision.

Verdict We are heading into a wonderful period of lower priced cars, or vehicle fitted with more standard features. This new CLA 250 is a perfect example of this.

Other new entries include the latest A3 that arrives in March and starts at $31,100 and then the new BMW 1 Series will arrive in about a year.

For the price of a wellequipped non-premium brand Canadians can now get a premium German sedan for about the same price. zack.spencer@ drivewaybc.ca

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PLAygROuND hOPEfuLS Future students of Qayqayt elementary rally at the site of their new school to get support for their campaign to win a $100,000 grant from the Aviva Community Fund to build a playground at the school.

More than 50 kids and their parents walked from Sixth and Sixth in Uptown to the site on Royal Avenue, urging passersby to vote their support at www.vote4robson. com. The playground proposal has reached the semi-final round of the national competition and must be amongst the top 30 vote-getters to advance to the final judging.

Online voting opened on Dec. 2 and continues until Dec. 11.

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PLAygROuND BuILDERS Parents at Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary helped install a new playground at the school last month. Many more parents not pictured here helped out behind-the-scenes.

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The Nutcracker tells the enchanting story of Clara, who falls asleep on Christmas Eve with a special gift of a Nutcracker soldier in her arms.

In her dreams, the Nutcracker comes alive and transports Clara through the Land of Snow where she meets the Snow King and Queen, the Sugar Plum Fairly and myriad of other magical characters.

The Nutcracker is at Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby on Friday, for one performance at 7 p.m.

It will be at Massey Theatre on Sunday for a matinee at 1 p.m. and a late afternoon show at 4:30 p.m.

If it’s too late to catch those shows, there will be five performances at the Surrey Arts Centre next weekend.

For more information, including links to purchase tickets, go to www. royalcityyouthballet. org.

Carols and Bells Carols and Bells returns to the Queens Avenue United church for the 16th year on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.

This holiday tradition presents beloved Christmas carols in a unique and festive way, with a choir of talented and disciplined bell ringers.

This year’s concert will also feature a performance by two soloists, who will play the table full of multipitched instruments all by themselves.

Tickets to the performance are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students and $10 for children and are available at the door. Proceeds are split between the performers and the church.

Give Meaning Variety show A Vegas-style variety show coming to Massey Theatre on Dec. 13 isn’t just a fun night out. It’s also a way to help those in the Philippines decimated by Typhoon Haiyan get back on their feet.

The Give Meaning Variety Show is a singing, dancing, magic and marching evening of local and international performers uniting on stage to help raise money for typhoon victims. Proceeds from the show go to the international aid organization Answering the Cry of the Poor (ANCOP) which will help rebuild houses in the affected cities of Tacloban and Ormoc.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information, including a link to purchase tickets online, go to www.givemeaning. splashthat.com.

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D TEbook EvEnTs The Importance of Being Uncle Roscoe: The Vagabond Players present a comedy by Pat Cook, directed by Gina Gaudet. Father has been fired, and Christmas promises to be bleak. Uncle Roscoe, who the family hasn’t met, is due to arrive any day for a visit.

Add in some gossipy neighbours, a couple of con men, some lively youngsters, a plasticperfect newswoman and hilarious case of mistaken identity, and all the ingredients are in place for a hilarious evening at the theatre. When: Dec. 4-21, Wednesday to Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday matinees, 2 p.m. Where: Bernie Legge Theatre, Queens Park, New Westminster.

Tickets: $15, Seniors/ Students $13, Two-forone previews Dec. 4-6.

Reservations: 604-5210412 or reservations@ vagabondplayers.ca.

Come Fly with Me: Michael Bublé’s Rise to Stardom, a Memoir: Book signing by Beverly Delich and co-author Shelley Fralic for their new book on the decade Delich spent as manager of Burnaby’s Michael Bublé in the early days of his career.

When: Saturday, Dec. 7, 12 p.m. Where: Black Bond Books, Royal City Centre, 102-610 Sixth St., New Westminster.

I n f o : B l a ck B o n d Books, 604-528-6226 or blackbond@aol.com.

Homes for the Holidays: Tour some of your favourite N ew We s t m i n s t e r heritage homes beautifully decorated for Christmas. From an Arts and Crafts beauty to a Victorian gem, experience heritage by night aglow in seasonal splendour while giving back to your community. Music and Christmas shopping all await you at this heritage holiday event.

When: Sunday, Dec. 8, 4:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets: $20 each, available at www.qphf.org and in New Westminster at: Queen’s Park Care Centre, 315 McBride Blvd., 604-517-8661; Cadeaux Gifts & Home Embellishments, 467 East Columbia St., 604521-5269; DeDutch Pa n n e k o e k H o u s e, C o l u m b i a S q u a r e, 604-521-2288; Brick &

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Mortar Living, 50 Sixth St., 604-553-0289; and Royal City Colours, 700 12th St., 604-521-5209.

Ju dy D a r cy, M L A Holiday Open House: When: Wednesday, Dec 4, 4 to 7 p.m.

Where: 737 Sixth St., New Westminster. Info: judy.darcy.mla@leg. bc.ca or 604-775-2101.

Fundraiser Clothing Sale: All proceeds go to The Weekend To E n d Wo m e n ’s Cancers. A new and nearly new clothing and accessories sale.

Hundreds of items for children, ladies and men and many highend brand names.

Nothing over the price of $5. When: Sunday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: 98-10th St., New Westminster.

Raj Chouhan, MLA Open House: Celebrate with light refreshments and share your ideas for Burnaby-Edmonds.

Donations will be collected for the food bank. When: Saturday, Dec. 7, 1 to 3 p.m.

Where: 5234 Rumble St., Burnaby.

Santa Visits Pets: Visit Santa and get a photo of your pet. Prizes. By suggested $10 donation to Royal City Humane S o c i e t y.

When: Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Van Pet, Royal Square Mall, corner of 8th Avenue and McBride Boulevard, New Westminster. Info: 604-524-8933.

Carols and Bells: Handbell ringing and carol singing! When: Sunday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Where: Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave., New Westminster. Tickets at the door. Info: 604-5221606.

N ew We s t m i n s t e r Symphony Orchestra: 14th Annual Christmas dance concert, a new family tradition where the students of Richmond Academy of Dance perform to holiday favourites, and selections from The N u t c r a c k e r, accompanied by the N W S O. A d m i s s i o n by donation. When: Friday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster.

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

Winter Groove 2013 - Finding Emo: Fresh Groove Productions is celebrating its 13th y e a r, showcasing the talents of its hip hop, street and breakdancing dancers ranging in age from six to 21. When: Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, Massey Theatre, 735 E i g h t h Ave. , N ew Westminster. Tickets: Adults $21, Seniors/17 years old and under $18. Info: 604-521-5050 or www.masseytheatre. com.

The Nutcracker: R oya l C i t y Yo u t h Ballet presents The Nutcracker with Royal City Youth Ballet’s 25th anniversary full -length ballet production, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the artistic direction of Dolores Kirkwood.

When: Sunday, Dec. 8, 1 and 4:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, Massey Theatre, 735 E i g h t h Ave. , N ew Westminster. Tickets: Adult $35, Children 13 and under $25. Info: 604-521-5050 or www. masseytheatre.com.

Bosley’s Toy Drive and Pet Photos: Annual holiday pet photos, $10 donation per pet to the New Westminster Animal Shelter. The Pet Food Bank is also available in-store to collect pet food, treats, toys and new or gently used accessories. New, unopened toys for children will also be collected for the New Westminster Salvation Army. When: Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 to 5 p.m.

Where: Bosley’s by Pet Valu in Columbia Square, 114-1015 Columbia St., New Westminster Give Meaning Variety Show - Conquering Ty p h o o n Haiyan: Award-winning performers host a funfilled fundraiser with

a night of excitement: comedy acts, magic shows, Fresh Groove dancers, an AtiAtihan marching group, singers, and more. Proceeds to typhoon victims in the Philippines. The price of tickets purchased before Dec. 9 will be matched by the federal government. When: Friday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster.

Tickets: $39.50 and $29.50, available at 604-521-5050 or www. masseytheatre.com.

Murray SawChuck: Burnaby Central Grad, reality star, and Las Vegas headliner magician is returning home to perform for the first time in 20 years. SawChuck currently is a regular performer at the New Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and in recent years has dazzled as a finalist on America’s Got Talent.

He also appears on several reality shows including Pawn Stars.

When: Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. Where: James Cowan Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Tickets: $24.99 at 604-2053000 or www.tickets. shadboltcentre.com.

B u r n a by Hospice Society: For anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one, the coming holiday season is often a challenging and difficult time. The society provides free grief counselling and grief group support programs including, the “Finding Hope Surviving the Loss of Parent” weekly support group, and the bi-weekly spousal/partner loss group “Surviving the Loss of a Love.” All services are free-ofcharge to Burnaby residents. Info: 604520-5024 or mchute@ burnabyhospice.org.

HELPING FAMILIES IN THE MOST PRECIOUS TIMES This holiday season, you can help a family with a child in need by tuning in to the Timmy’s Christmas Telethon in support of the BC Lions Society’s Easter Seals programs and services.

Watch Sunday December 8th from 4-10pm on Shaw TV, Shaw Direct 299, or stream online.

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Getting into the holiday spirit at Portrait’s Silver Ridge

By Kerry Vital

On Monday Dec. 16, the homeowners at Portrait Homes’ Silver Ridge community will demonstrate their Christmas spirit with a decorating contest.

“This is our fourth annual display contest,” says Robert Grimm, principal at Portrait Homes. “We started the event to

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encourage homeowners to get into the Christmas spirit.”

Silver Ridge is located in Maple Ridge, and among the judges will be Mayor Ernie Daykin. He will be joined by members of the Portrait Homes management team, and prizes from local merchants, including Chameleon Cafe, Golden Ears Cheeseworks and the Maple Ridge Art Gallery, will be handed out to the first, second and third prize winners.

“What triggered us to start this event was the effort some of our homeowners went through in decorating their homes and we thought, wouldn’t it be great to get more people into the

Christmas spirit?” asks Grimm.

Homeowners are encouraged to use lights and other decor items to make a festive display. Decorating has already started, and anticipation is building as the 16th nears.

Silver Ridge is a 105-acre master-planned community. The latest phase is Hampstead, a collection of four- and fivebedroom single-family homes.

Portrait Homes has been the recipient of many awards for Silver Ridge, including 27 Gold Georgies. Among the awards is Best Residential Development in B.C. and Best Residential Community in Canada. Portrait itself has been the winner of the Customer Choice Awards for 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and Best Single Family Home Builder in British Columbia for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

For more information about Hampstead at Silver Ridge, visit www.portraithomes.ca/communities/hampstead or call 604466-9278.

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Among the gorgeous features you’ll find at G3 are stainless-steel appliances, laminate hardwood flooring and quartz countertops. The eating bar, above, is convenient for entertaining or a quick bite to eat, while the living areas, above right, and bedrooms, below right, are spacious and inviting.

Everything is in the details in homes at G3 in Surrey

By Kerry Vital

Three is a lucky number at G3, an exciting condominium development in Surrey’s Guildford neighbourhood that features three buildings with a huge variety of floorplans that will definitely suit the needs of all discerning buyers.

“The quality here is excellent,” says sales manager Margaret Bird. “It’s been especially appealing to first-time buyers.”

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G3 offers studio to two-bedroom homes, with several floorplans available. One of the most impressive things about the development is the beautiful views from some of the homes.

“From the north-facing homes you can see the (North Shore) mountains,” says Bird.

“From the east-facing homes, you can see Mount Baker and that area. It’s gorgeous.”

Some of the other beautiful features of the homes at G3 include stainless-steel appliances, quartz countertops and an eating bar; a convenient touch for those on-thego or who enjoy entertaining. Soft-closing cabinetry with brushed nickel hardware is perfectly lit by the ceiling mounted track lighting and pendant lights.

Laminate hardwood flooring is featured throughout the living areas, with lush carpeting in the bedrooms and imported

porcelain tile in the kitchen, entry and bathrooms.

The bathrooms are elegant and luxurious, with a deep soaker tub, semi-frameless glass shower and chic wall-mounted vanity light.

Homeowners can still choose between two designer colour schemes, Sterling and Onyx, and will enjoy the nine-foot ceilings (higher on the top floor) and convenient frontloading washer and dryers that come with every home. Oversized storage and parking is also included.

“It’s a beautiful package,” Bird says.

Residents will also have access to the G3 residents lounge, which will include a gym, fireside lounge and a guest suite, among other things.

G3’s location is one of the top draws for buyers.

“You can walk to everything,” says Bird.

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“There’s easy access” to the rest of the Lower Mainland via the Port Mann Bridge, along with the convenience of living near Guildford Town Centre and the Guildford Recreation Centre and Library. You’re also within walking distance of parks, schools, shopping and restaurants.

“Location is key,” says Bird. “These are the only new condos in the Guildford area. We’ve seen a huge draw from Fraser Heights with parents wanting their kids to live nearby.

You’re within walking distance to so much.”

Available homes at G3 start at $149,900 for a studio, $169,900 for a one-bedroom and $219,900 for a two-bedroom. For more information, check out g3living.ca, call 604588-8238 or visit the showroom at 10439 154th Street, Surrey, open every day except Friday between noon and 5 p.m.

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The Surrey Leader has an opening for an experienced Advertising Sales Representative.

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TRANSPORTATION 810

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS GL ROOFING. Cedar/Asphalt, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters - $80.

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PETS 477

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BEAGLES, 12’’ size, ready Dec 11, tri-colour. 5 male, $650. (604)3160376, tobyscardetail@hotmail.com CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

RENTALS 706

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 CHIHUAHUAS, tiny tea cups, ready to go now, 2 males. $650. Call 604794-7347

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506

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On October 21, 2012, at the 2500 block of Marine Way, Burnaby, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the New Westminster Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $2,300 CAD, on or about 21:49 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2013-1848, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil

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Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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MOVING & STORAGE

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TOY POODLE PUP 7 weeks old.

Male, white with black markings $700. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:

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Notice is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Doreen Blanche Ryan, also known as Doreen Ryan, Doreen B. Ryan and D.B. Ryan, Deceased, late of #1706 - 1250 Quayside Drive, New Westminster, British Columbia, are hereby required to send particulars of their claims to the Executors at the following address: c/o McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Barristers & Solicitors Attention: ALLISON M. CATHERWOOD #1500 -13450 102nd Avenue Surrey, B.C. V3T 5X3 before the 2nd day of January, 2014, after which date the Executors will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to claims of which the Executors then have notice.

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