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Burnaby to recognize 10 Local Heroes To be honoured Oct. 20 at city hall Wanda Chow

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Burnaby city hall will recognize 10 citizens for their advocacy and volunteer work Oct. 20. The annual Local Hero Awards honour those who have contributed to the community’s well-being over an extended period of time in numerous ways. The city received a total of 14

nominations of which 10 were chosen. They include: • Farida Bano Ali: For almost two decades, she has worked to build understanding, collaboration and engagement between cultures and faiths and to raise money for mental health and community wellness projects. She is a director of the Multi-Faith Action Society, a chairperson on the Muslim Advisory Committee for the Ministry of Children and Family Development, chair of the B.C.

Muslim Association’s women’s council, and a member of the B.C. RCMP diversity advisory committee. • Flavia Crema: An active volunteer with the Burnaby Art Gallery for 19 years, where she helps prepare and coordinate new exhibits, she is also a longtime volunteer at S. Helen’s Parish. • Ernest Maitland: After several years as a Burnaby Public library trustee, he has stayed involved as a champion of home library On Nov 15

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As the provincial government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation returned to the bargaining table late last week, striking teachers at Gilmore elementary were basking in the support of students and parents. Parents at the North Burnaby school staged a “sit out” Friday afternoon amidst picketing teachers. Lisa Servedio said she and fellow Gilmore parents Amy Mazzone and Cathy Hill came up with the idea while their kids were playing together. They worked the phones and emails and managed to get a few dozen people out bearing handmade signs and treats. “The message is education, period,” Servedio said. “We support our teachers, we’re really lucky to have them,” added Mazzone. “I think it’s a gift to be able to teach and we shouldn’t take that gift for granted.” Mazzone noted that she’s facing the challenge of trying to introduce math and phonics to her six-yearold on her own without any related training or background. see ‘I DON’t thINk’, A3

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Sunshine and warm temperatures brought out an enthusiastic crowd of runners to the 34th annual Terry Fox Run at Swangard Stadium on Sunday. Clockwise from above, Mari Matsuo helps her son Thomas Ma, 6, get ready for the run. They’re off! Angela Hern pins a remembrance heart to dedicate her run to her mother. A participant limbers up prior to the starting cannon that sent runners on courses of various lengths through Central Park.

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She’s been left scrambling for childcare and struggles to explain to her kids why they can’t go to school. Her four-year-old has been affected as well due to the closure of the Gilmore school-based preschool due to the dispute. And every day the kids ask to visit their beloved teachers on the picket line. “I don’t think anybody has all the answers,” said Servedio. “I think it’s like any family. We all have our priorities, we all need to shift those priorities at times, and at the end of the day kids are our future. Make them a priority … It’s not only about the money. It’s

about how to use it as well.” While everyone waits for a resolution, families came out to protest. A “flat family,” inspired by children’s book Flat Stanley, sat perched on lawn chairs, signs calling for an end to the dispute. Kids handed out cold treats. Lotus Cafe on Hastings Street donated a platter of sandwiches to the teachers on the line. All while passing cars honked in support. Dee-Dee Soychuke, who teaches kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 at Gilmore, said teachers have felt supported by parents and their students, past and present. She believes it’s partly

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That’s when Jaw learned Soychuke purchased almost everything in her classroom with her own money because of a lack of government funding. Jaw is concerned what the future holds for the province’s children without more investment in public education. Meanwhile, she’s trying to provide some rudimentary teaching to her kids, who should be in kindergarten and Grade 1. It’s been frustrating, to say the least, she said. “I don’t know how [teachers] deal with 22 kids all at the same time.”

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TAKE NOTICE THAT the City Council proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 13386 cited as “Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 5, 2014” pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the proposed bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of certain portions of highway – closure of a portion of Britton Street – road allowance between 7350 Edmonds Street and 7338 Kingsway (all those portions of road in District Lots 30 and 95, Group 1, New Westminster District: (a) dedicated as road by Plan 64963 containing 0.3m²; (b) dedicated as road by Plan 3036 containing 177.8m²; (c) dedicated as road by Plan 22290 containing 296.7m²; and (d) dedicated as road by Plan BCP566 containing 6.0m²) shown outlined and described as Parcel “A”, Parcel “B”, Parcel “C”, and Parcel “D”, respectively on Reference Plan prepared by Gary Rowbotham, B.C.L.S. It is proposed to place this bylaw before City Council for consideration of Final Adoption at the regular Council Meeting scheduled for 2014 October 20. The proposed Bylaw and Plan may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. and Thursdays between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw is provided an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting the bylaw to Burnaby City Council by submitting a letter addressed to: Mayor and Council, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 1M2. All submissions must be received by the City Clerk no later than Noon, Wednesday, 2014 October 15. Dennis Back CITY CLERK Burnaby City Hall 4949 Canada Way Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2

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She is also active with Rotary Youth, the Kids Help Phone (Western Region) and Youthink Magazine, a Burnaby-based publication written by young people for their peers. • Teresa Morton: Her work with the Canadian Mental Health Association includes development of the My Artists’s Corner initiative, which develops healing and community through art, and the ECHO program, which supports people living with mental illness who have experienced social isolation. • Susan Nugent: Her volunteer work with groups including Edmonds Community Centre, Burnaby Fall Prevention and Burnaby Hospice is focused on helping seniors stay active, healthy and connected with their community. • Carol Rush: For more than 20 years she has volunteered at Burnaby Village Museum as a docent, in the restoration teams for both the carousel and Interurban Tram 1223, and as Honourary Reeve in 2010. She is also active with the Burnaby Historical Society where she organizes fundraising and educational events. • Arlene Sawchuk: Her

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countless volunteer hours with Burnaby Citizen Support Services include work managing the phone grocery program and ensuring grocery orders are delivered to isolated seniors. She also serves as a volunteer driver for seniors, helps with fundraising for local nonprofits, and knits toques for Union Gospel Mission and other agencies. • Yun-ik Schallert: An active volunteer with the Burnabybased Korean Senior Citizens Society and the Korean Veterans’ Association, she has helped many newcomers adapt to the local community. • Peggy Woodruff: Her more than 20 years of volunteer

work include 10 years with the Burnaby Edmonds Lions Club and being a founding member of Burnaby Association for the South-East Side (BASES). The latter was formed to encourage the positive social development of people who live and work in the local community. It opened a thrift store in the Edmonds area last year to raise money for social programs. Since 1997, Burnaby has recognized 233 Local Heroes for their contributions to the community. This year’s recipients will be presented their awards at the Oct. 20 city council meeting in Burnaby city hall council chambers. twitter.com/WandaChow

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Bus service to increase in Big Bend Long sought by businesses in growing industrial area Wanda Chow

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After years of lobbying, the Big Bend industrial area could have increased bus service by December. The changes to Coast Mountain Bus Company’s route no. 116—between Edmonds and Metrotown SkyTrain stations via the South Slope and Big Bend areas—first needed to be approved by Burnaby council at Monday’s council meeting. If it gets the go-ahead, the route will include North Fraser Way east of Byrne Road, to Marine Way where it will reconnect with Byrne northeast

of Marine Way. The change is being made possible by the upgrade currently underway of North Fraser Way between Byrne and Abbotsford Street from a rural road to the full industrial standard, said a city report. The service will be diverted away from Byrne between North Fraser Way and Marine Way, a section which currently includes three stops. The new routing will add 14 new stops in an area with higher demand for service. It will result in a stop located within walking distance of most of the businesses along that stretch, it said. Service levels will stay the same as they are now, with allday service using a 40-foot bus on weekdays and a community

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A lot has changed in 25 years. Not the least of which is the newspaper industry itself. When the News—as we were then called—first hit your doorsteps, mailboxes and front stoops in 1989, there was no Internet. The paper was thick with pages of classified and display ads. Then along came the Internet and Craigslist, eBay, Facebook, Twitter. They’ve had a profound effect on our business. But what they haven’t changed is our desire to tell you the stories of Burnaby and New Westminster, to tell you about your neighbours, the new business down the street, the machinations of City Hall, the triumphs and travails on the local soccer pitch. Because frankly, if we don’t tell those stories, who will? In 1989, the News didn’t really know what it was. Its pages featured stories and photos from Burnaby and New West, but also Maple Ridge, Coquitlam and Port Moody. That’s because many suburbs immediately east of Boundary Road were still trying to forge their identities, emerge from the shadow of Big City Vancouver. Over the years each has emerged with its own distinct character: Burnaby is the welloiled civic machine; New West is the grand old dame that’s been a little worse for wear but has now caught its second wind. We’d like to think we had a role in helping create those identities. Because cities are only lines on a map, signs on street posts. Community is created by the people who choose to live within those lines, their passions, their interactions with each other, their values. It’s those people - you - who end up in the pages of our newspaper. By being the vehicle to share your stories, we help slowly build, layer by layer, a sense of identity for the community. Try doing that in 140 characters or less.

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Off to school, and to court VICTORIA – Whatever ceasefire emerges from the latest round in the war for control of B.C.’s public school system, the next court battle is ready to proceed. Lawyers for the provincial government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation have filed their written submissions to the B.C. Court of Appeal. At issue is whether legislation removing union contract terms that dictated class size and teacher staff levels was a violation of members’ constitutional rights to freedom of association. When B.C. Supreme Court justice Susan Griffin found that it was, the government changed legislation again. The same judge ordered that struck down and the 2002 contract language reinstated retroactively for every contract since then, imposed or negotiated. The government says that would create chaos as well as billions in expenses, pushing out full-day kindergarten and other allocations of space and money that have proceeded since union control was removed. Griffin’s order is stayed pending this appeal. If you think the latest strike has been

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disruptive, you don’t want to see what this judge’s vision would look like. Government lawyers argue that the BCTF’s constitutional right claim is “wrong in law” and amounts to a veto that blocks the province’s ability to legislate in response to changing conditions. “According to the BCTF, legislation may improve on collective agreement entitlements but cannot remove them over the objections of the union without violating [the Charter of Rights and Freedoms],” the government’s submission says. “On the BCTF’s theory, collective agreement entitlements become constitutionally protected in perpetuity.” What that would mean to voters is when they throw out an NDP government that handed the keys to the treasury to public sector unions, the unions

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can veto that too. And when mandated minimum teacherlibrarians sitting in rooms full of paper books become the equivalent of buggy whip weavers, they must remain as long as the union wants. BCTF’s lawyers submit that the government is wrong in fact as well as law. Its arguments are technical, dwelling particularly on the fact that the government didn’t appeal Griffin’s first ruling. For instance, there have actually been two negotiated deals since 2002. The one in 2006 provided five years of raises and a bonus to get the government past the 2010 Olympics, and in 2012 there was a pre-election truce negotiated with the help of mediator Charles Jago. The government argues that re-imposing 2002 conditions would overturn other contracts that were agreed to by the BCTF. BCTF’s lawyers say, in effect, the deleted terms covering working conditions weren’t there to negotiate. The Coalition of B.C. Businesses has entered the case as an intervener, arguing for the supremacy of elected governments when providing

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public services. Its submission notes that unlike private disputes, the right to strike is often curtailed in the public sector, and sometimes eliminated as in the case of police and health care. “When critical aspects of public policy are jeopardized by employee demands, those aspects could be legislated; where a fiscal downturn or inflationary pressures required austerity measures, they could be implemented through legislation; where strikes jeopardize important public services, the legislature could pass back-towork legislation, and so on.” It’s been obvious for many years that the BCTF doesn’t function like a normal union, and isn’t much interested in starting to do so. Its leadership sees itself as an agent of “social justice,” a belief demonstrated by its promotion of flawed poverty statistics and pronouncements on everything from U.S. labour law to conflict in the Middle East. Its decades-old instruction to government is blunt: raise taxes and give us the money. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Yet again, facts dispute the claims Re: City takes Kinder Morgan to impacts to the Burnaby court (NewsLeader, Sept. 12) Mountain Conservation During the course of Area, and will fully restore or development of the Trans compensate for any impacts by Mountain Expansion Project, re-planting trees and vegetation. many of the claims made by Currently, we are awaiting a others about our plans are ruling by the National Energy inaccurately represented. Board to continue. Scott Stoness The most recent example of Vice President, these inaccuracies are reports Regulatory and Finance of our activities on Burnaby Kinder Morgan Canada Mountain. For the past two years, Trans Mountain has been undertaking We’re talking about looking forWard fieldwork and studies to help Re: Let’s not turn back time us further assess the pipeline (Letters, NewsLeader, Sept. 10) corridor. Ziggy Eckardt is wrong. We would like to tell the Those of us opposing the citizens of Burnaby where the Kinder Morgan pipeline are not pipeline route will go, and in trying to turn the clock back. order to do so further on the We have a vision of a future groundwork is required. that includes clean air, clean After confirming our rights water, sustainable electric with the National Energy power generation, electric Board, Trans Mountain began transportation, a liveable preparations to conduct climate for all, and oceans geotechnical and seismic hospitable to life. studies on Burnaby Mountain. It does not include dirty At this point we consulted a professional arborist, who helped us determine two locations where we could conduct our studies; one in a natural clearing in order to minimize impacts. On Sept. 2, Trans Mountain workers cleared seven red alder trees, all in various stages of decline, to Over a Decade of Helping Dieters create a 20 x 20-metre Achieve their Personal Weight Loss “canopy” for our workers to safely carry Goals through our Method. out testing. Red Alders are JOIN US for information “pioneer species,” which means that they are the session, product tasting first to grow and the first and more. to die—they have an average lifespan of 40-60 years. When: September 24th These trees were in (Wed) 1:00 - 3:00 pm an area not close to any trail, and would Place: Medicine Shoppe otherwise not be visible Pharmacy (M41–4277 to park users . On the ground, space required Kingsway, Burnaby) for our equipment is 8 x 10 metres. Call 604-435-5353 to Neither our canopy nor our equipment space save your spot! resembles the size of football field, as stated by the City of Burnaby. A CFL football field is 137 x 60 metres. We have ensured that all the practicable steps possible have been conducted to minimize

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Cops confirm flasher issue Burnaby RCMP have confirmed a flasher targeting women walking alone on the Central Valley Greenway has been the subject of multiple complaints. As reported in the NewsLeader, New Westminster resident Heather, who asked that her last name not be used, reported the latest of several such incidents to police on Sept. 5. While walking on the greenway in Burnaby near North Road, she heard a man calling out to her. When

she looked up, the man was standing naked in a clearing on the south side of the Brunette River in the Cariboo Hill area. Burnaby RCMP have since sent out a warning to the public saying police have learned similar incidents were reported earlier but were originally believed to have been isolated incidents. One case was reported on March 24 around 5 p.m. in the same area while two other incidents were reported in late summer 2013. The 2013 complaints came from two people—Heather and

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Eight local students get Duke of Edinburgh awards Eight Burnaby residents were among 90 youth receiving the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Award from Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, at Government House in Victoria last Saturday. The gold award is presented to youth who have completed requirements in five sections of the program—volunteer service, a skill, physical recreation, an adventurous journey and a residential project— over a minimum 18 months. The Burnaby youths receiving their gold awards at the ceremony were Karina Lee, Azhar Merchant, Zahra Rajwani, Sarah Savic Kellesoe, Jerry Song, Chloe Tadeuszow, Rhythm Tang and Chris Yan. The Duke of Edinburgh’s award is an international youth award for participants aged 14 to 24 that is fully inclusive and does not have academic requirements. There are currently eight million participants in over 140 countries including about 8,000 in the B.C. and Yukon division.

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GVHBA to hold Fall Home Renovation Show next month By Kerry Vital If renovations are on your to-do list, you can’t miss the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association Fall Home Renovation Show on Saturday Oct. 4 and Sunday Oct. 5 at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver Theatre in Coquitlam. Presented in partnership with the Better Business Bureau, the free show will focus on professional renovation information and education. The collaboration between the GVHBA and BBB aims to bring homeowners the largest one-stop source of Vancouver’s top professional builders and renovators. The show is completely devoted to renovations, and the popular Ask a Pro booth will be onsite and providing complimentary 30-minute one-on-one consultations to homeowners

looking for assistance. The consultations are first come, first serve and signup will take place at the show. Free 20-minute seminars are also scheduled throughout the show, covering topics such as Kitchen Design Trends, Renovating versus New Build, Heritage Renovations and Designing for Small Spaces, among many others. A full list of seminar topics and schedules will be posted online. “Advanced planning and working with experienced professionals will be your best protection,” says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. “Considering you are renovating one of your greatest investments, your home, it makes sense to only work with the pros.” De Wit notes that Metro Vancouver homeowners will spend about $3.8 billion renovating their homes this year, making it extremely important to hire a professional RenoMark renova-

tor. “The RenoMark designation assures consumers that the renovator they are dealing with has completed industryleading education requirements and are part of a professional network apprised of the latest technologies and designs,” says de Wit. “As well, all RenoMark holders have committed themselves to a code of business ethics and offer warranties on the work they do, offering peace of mind to home owners that RenoMark professionals stand behind the work they do.” The event is free, but pre-registration is encouraged and attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. For more information and to register, visit www.gvhba.org or call 778-565-4288. The show will take place between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Oct. 4, and 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Oct. 5.

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West Coast luxury by Teragon Developments A two-and-a-half-year renovation updated the home from 1928 with technology and features that would have never been imaginable when the house was originally built. By Kerry Vital Vancouver’s Shaughnessy neighbourhood is full of heritage-style homes nestled in lush greenery. Many of the homes take their inspiration from the history of the area, and one of Teragon Developments and Construction’s recent renovations is no exception. The home, which blends Tudor architecture with Art Deco, also offers modern amenities that no one would have imagined when the original home was built in 1928. “This was an intense renovation,” says Lars Van Linge, president of Teragon Developments, adding that it took place over two and a half years, and includes an entirely new foundation for the home to allow for an increase in ceiling height and usable space. The original home was the same size as the finished product (approximately 10,000 square feet), but was old and out of date. The family of four brought in Van Linge and his team to build a home that can truly be considered a luxury estate. Now known as The Mayfair, the home is seriously stunning. The curb appeal is incredible, with leaded windows, wood beams, brickwork and a travertine and natural stone walkway. Tudor arches are featured throughout,

including on the ceilings, fireplaces, doors and room entrances. “The homeowner generally left it to the designers and us,” Van Linge says. Teragon worked with architect Stefan Weidemann to design the four-level home, which also features a three-car garage, botanical garden, a pool-side cabana and a private putting green, among other amenities. A wood-fired pizza oven is just one feature of the outdoor kitchen. Inside, the home is one of the most technologically advanced in North America. In fact, it won an award for Best Overall Integrated Home from the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA). “This home has everything,” says Van Linge. “It can be controlled anywhere in the world.” Integrated audio and visual systems are throughout, including outdoors. The lighting for inside and outside the house is so state-of-the-art that it required its own architect. “We installed very advanced lighting for the owner’s art collection,” Van Linge says. “His collection is worth about $4 million; he has original works by Emily Carr, for example.” To protect the artwork, the home has a built-in humidification system that will keep everything at the optimal temperature, along with multi-zone climate control. You enter through the formal entry on the main level, with its formal living room, study, formal dining room, kitchen and casual dining room and living room. There you have access to the outdoor dining terrace and covered lounge.

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I’ve been with the NewsLeader since 1996, around the time Michael Bublé was just getting his start. Having covered him at all the steps along the way, it’s given me a strong appreciation for the amount of work he’s put in to get where he has. He was no overnight success.

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hen it comes to international singing superstar Michael Bublé, the NewsLeader’s archive is testament to how he was no overnight success. Starting in 1996, we covered the Burnaby boy’s then-fledgling career—His gig as the warm-up act to the Three Tenors; his regular performances at Babalu nightclub; his independent CDs; and his turns on local stage musicals Red Rock Diner and Swing. Bublé worked hard for several years before heading off to Toronto where he finally got his big break singing at the wedding of former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s daughter. That night one of the guests was none other than music producer David Foster. The rest is history. His stature as a performer has grown with the venue—Michael J. Fox Theatre, the Commodore Ballroom, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Deer Lake Park and now, multi-nights at Rogers Arena—as has Burnaby’s pride in the success of one of its own. While few faces that have appeared in the NewsLeader’s pages over the past 25 years have achieved those kind of heights, they’re all special and noteworthy. Even if it’s just for doing something unique while the photographer happened by, or helping in some small way to make our community a better place. This is what being a community newspaper is all about.

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Community connection—some things don’t change 1989 was a great year. Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister, the Free Trade Agreement came into effect, Wayne Gretzky became the leading scoring in the NHL, Woodstock rocked our world and most importantly, the Newsleader was born. I remember it well, for I was employed with our company back then. There was a passionate excitement about the launch of our new paper. Designers worked tirelessly developing a new logo, editors created story Jean Hincks ideas and photo layouts, advertising representatives hummed around with the exhilaration of a new challenge and the circulation department faced the task of finding carriers to deliver our shiny new product to all the homes and businesses in our communities. The newspaper business was a vibrant business in 1989. Twice a week we pumped out huge page counts, delivered millions of flyers and provided stories about everything you could image. Things were different back then, we faxed each other sometimes (and not very often as the quality wasn’t very good). We never had email. We couldn’t text, tweet, or Facebook anybody. It was all done with good old-fashioned face-to-face talking. People would stop in the office everyday just to keep us up to date on local affairs.

25 years later we have progressed. Everything we do to publish our paper is done electronically. Now, we use email, Twitter, Facebook to communicate with our readers. The only thing that has stayed the same is the way we deliver our paper. We still use a carrier force, which I think is remarkable. We want to thank our advertisers who have supported us during our 25 years. Without you we never would have made it this far. Also, we have to thank our readers. We put our heart and soul into our paper every week. Each and every one of us takes such pride in the work we do and we appreciate you taking the time out of your busy day to read our print and online products. Thanks for following us on Twitter and sharing your views on our Facebook page.

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Some of this may sound like deja-vu. Burnaby, Port Moody and North Vancouver expressed concerns about a plan to increase oil tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet by 250 per cent. A plan to move the horse racetrack from the PNE to Big Bend was defeated. Plans were unveiled to expand Barnet Highway to four lanes and Hastings Street to six. And plans for what would become Shadbolt Centre were unveiled to be the “jewel in Burnaby’s crown.” Meantime, renters faced worst vacancy rate in 10 years, of 0.6 per cent. Pictured left, Burnaby City Council briefly considered the possibility of the horse racetrack at the PNE moving to the Big Bend area, near Byrne Road and Marine Way, but the idea was defeated.

n March 1989, the 1.5-million-square-foot Eaton Centre opened next to Metrotown Mall, creating the “third largest shopper paradise in Canada,” according to a NewsLeader story. “No longer will people have to fly to Edmonton for the ultimate large-scale retail experience,” wrote NewsLeader reporter Lisa Morry. Unlike early malls with no windows or clocks so you lost track of time, “Eaton Centre is the exact opposite. Lots of open space and natural light… make for a pleasant and comfortable environment.” Despite the glowing review, by December many merchants were struggling, blaming either a lack of marketing or a lack of a connection to the Metrotown Mall next door. “Several retail outfits have swiftly gone in and out of business…” states at Dec. 13 story. “Other merchants are rumoured to be hanging by a thread.”

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9 months later NewsLeader Story: Several retail outfits have swiftly gone in and out of business… Other merchants are rumoured to be hanging by a thread.

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Burnaby’s Dairyland Foods announced plans to cut home delivery in half, from twice a week to once a week, part of plans to adapt to lean times in the B.C. dairy industry. A fundraising campaign continued to raise $350,000 to buy the former Playland carousel from the Toronto company that owned it. Mayor Bill Copeland and his Burnaby Citizens Association were re-elected to a majority on Burnaby council on a promise of financial health and fair taxes. The next month they kept their promise, rejecting a proposed 7.8 per cent tax hike. Burnaby teachers went into their final negotiating session of the year hoping to resolve the critical issue of class size.

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Transportation troubles tweaked Burnaby all through 1991. The estimated cost to extend SkyTrain to Lougheed Mall ballooned and scandal rocked the process to select the new extension’s route. The GVRD overruled Burnaby council and approved the widening of the Barnet Highway to four lanes. But it also agreed to finally build a long-awaited Hastings/Gaglardi connector over Burnaby Mountain. And on a much smaller scale, the B.C. Society of Model Engineers closed their track at Burnaby Village Museum to move to a new location in Confederation Park.

Picture below, Anthony Salandini and Tony Galeazzi work on restoring a carousel horse. The 1912 CW Parker Carousel has a place of pride at Burnaby Village Museum today.

Located on the southeast shores of Deer Lake, Oakalla was home to some of B.C.’s most hardened criminals and closed in 1990.

akalla Prison is slated to close early in 1991. The provincial B.C. Buildings Corp. announced proceeds of the sale of the 53-acre site would go towards the reclamation of Deer Lake. A dredging project was sorely needed and expected to cost over $1 million. The 1908 prison property was to be redeveloped with 565 units of housing on 40 acres, with the remainder to become parkland. The City in the Park development near Edmonds SkyTrain station was about to start construction. The project was touted as a new neighbourhood to rival Metrotown in scale and expected to one day include pools, a library, theatres and recreational facilities.

rime statistics went up in Burnaby in 1991. But the perpetrators of some of those crimes would no longer be incarcerated in the city. That’s because the Oakalla Prison Farm that occupied the southwest hillside above Deer Lake for almost 80 years closed in July. The prison had housed some of British Columbia’s most notorious prisoners, such as Clifford Olson, who raised pigs, cattle, chickens and horses, as well as produced fishing and forestry equipment and license plates. Earlier in the year Burnaby Council approved a plan to replace the old prison with 565 units of housing and a new 21-acre park. Oakalla’s last 120 inmates were moved to the Surrey pretrial centre on June 29 in a convoy of sheriff’s wagons, escorted by police cars, motorcycles and even a helicopter. Less than three weeks later the prison’s gates swung open for a public open house that allowed people a chance to get an inside look at the small, stark cells, the dim isolation wing, the old cow barn, but not the gallows where 32 convicted murderers had met their demise. The fire marshall said it was too small. The event, along with a gala dinner theatre and sale of 2,500 bricks from the prison walls, raised $50,000 for the Burnaby Hospital Foundation.

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Monster homes were on the minds of many Burnabyites in 1992. The issue was highlighted by the Loewen family’s 16,520-square-foot mansion on Burris Street that was three times bigger than anything else in Burnaby. And fights over urban bike trails between neighbourhoods—particularly Forest Grove—and council heated up. Coun. Doug Drummond led the cycling revolution, envisioning a network of trails for commuters.

Burnaby celebrated its Centennial with the ‘party of the century.’

urnaby came of age in 1992 … the age 100 that is. It also became a city. The Party of the Century, as the NewsLeader declared it, was held Saturday, May 23. Under clear evening skies there was a big parade down Kingsway from Metrotown to Swangard Stadium. In some places they were lined up three and four deep. Spectators overflowed Swangard where the ceremonies were held capped off by fireworks. The official centennial dinner didn’t happen until September. That’s when B.C. Premier Mike Harcourt showed up to make Burnaby’s designation as a city official, although it had been known it was getting the upgrade about a year before. The Burnaby NewsLeader reported that Harcourt in his speech praised Burnaby for retaining the virtue of a small community despite massive growth. “Burnaby is strongest in its people and its parks,” said Premier Harcourt.

1993

1992

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 NewsLeader A19

Burnaby is strongest in its people and its parks.

Mike Harcourt Then-B.C. Premier, speaking at a party celebrating Burnaby becoming a city

The murder of student Silvia Leung at BCIT campus and the search for his killer dominated the news. In October, police said they had a prime suspect but he wouldn’t submit to a polygraph and they didn’t have enough information to arrest him. Meanwhile the case had the largest reward offered in Canadian history at $300,000.

Picture above, police look at evidence at the scene of Silvia Leung’s murder.

oodward’s department store chain wound down, laying off 800 in B.C. in January, shutting its Woodwyn discount stores in February, then Hudson’s Bay took over many of the stores and converted them to the Bay or Zellers. Meantime, the city considered playing a role in providing affordable housing, and 250 residents came out to protest and HOV lane being added to Hastings on rush hour. And Burnaby South “the $34 million high school of all high schools” opened in February, then in May, 5,000 come out for a “reunion” to say farewell to old Burnaby South on Kingsway. The 1912 Centennial Parker Carousel, saved from PNE three years prior, opened to the public after 35,000 hours of volunteer work.

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Burnaby’s four MLAs lobbied behind the scenes in Victoria, convincing Premier Mike Harcourt to intervene in the dispute between city hall and SFU over preserving Burnaby Mountain. The city wanted much of the land outside campus preserved as a park, preventing development. But SFU claimed it owned the land and intended to sell part of it off for housing development, to offset shrinking government funding, and provide more housing for students and faculty. In December, Harcourt told the NewsLeader SFU would be handing over some of its land outside the ring road for a nature park. Remaining to be negotiated was how much land would be saved.

City councillor Doreen Lawson dug in her heels—and her hands— to fight for funding to dredge Burnaby Lake.

oun. Doreen Lawson’s campaign for council to commit to dredging Burnaby Lake was met with success when council agreed to set aside money for the project. Youth crime made the headlines with the beating death of a South Slope man by two local youths and a robbery spree at Metrotown by a gang of teenagers. Council approved a proposal by the Burnaby-based Gavel Society to build a replica of a 1914 Masonic Lodge on city land next to Burnaby Village Museum despite opposition by an anti-abortion activist and “religious campaigners.” Council was concerned about the Greater Vancouver Regional District’s call for Burnaby to take a huge increase in population. City planners said it could be accommodated if a rapid transit line was built along the Lougheed corridor, something council made a condition of its cooperation in the Livable Region Strategy. Residents raised concerns about developers on the old Oakalla site (Oaklands) polluting Deer Lake with soil and mud, adding to the lake’s existing silt problem Local competitors braced themselves as Lougheed Mall prepared for the addition of US retail giant Walmart. The average price of a single family home in Burnaby rises to about $400,000 putting the city third behind west side Vancouver and Howe Sound for highest housing prices.

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Burnaby was no longer just a shopping mall. In 1995 the city became a player in sports and the arts, as Burnaby 8-Rinks opened, the largest facility of its kind in the world. One of the rinks was designated the practice ice for the Vancouver Canucks. The city council also announced a new 2,000-seat arena to be built at Burnaby Lake. Meantime, a new centre for the arts, the Shadbolt Centre, opened nearby, on the north shore of Deer Lake. And a young piano prodigy, 17-year-old Ian Parker, played with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the grand opening of the new Michael J. Fox Theatre.

1996

1995

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Denis Nokony of the City of Burnaby celebrates the opening of Shadbolt Centre.

new Japanese housing and heritage centre that got the green light in 1995 would go a long way to salve injustices that festered for more than 50 years. The Japanese-Canadian Society of Greater Vancouver received provincial funding to build 34 units of seniors housing on the site of the former Burnaby South high school on Kingsway. The project would also include gardens and a museum and cultural centre dedicated to the history of Japanese-Canadian. Since WWII much of that history had been coloured by the Canadian government’s internment of Japanese-Canadians into special camps while the two countries were at war. And while the government had apologized for the camps and compensated JapaneseCanadians groups that were affected, the hurt from those years lingered. In fact, it took three attempts by the Japanese-Canadian community before they finally secured funding for their project. When it opened in 1997, the Nikkei Heritage Centre and Museum became a gathering place for Japanese-Canadians from across the country. It’s hosted festivals, sumo wrestlers and in 2009, Emperor Akihito and his wife, Empress Michiko, visited.

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The biggest name to make the news in Burnaby was Wayne Gretzky. On Feb. 27, the Los Angeles Kings traded the superstar to the St. Louis Blues. As it turned out, The Great One’s first practice with his new team was at Burnaby 8-Rinks, which drew a media throng. It was also the year Burnaby won a most beautiful city in Canada competition.

Pictured below, Wayne Gretzky’s first practice with the St. Louis Blues was at 8-Rinks in Burnaby.

lthough the Burnaby Citizens Association had held the balance of power in local politics for several years, 1996 was when it became a dominant force. The NDPbacked slate swept all but one council and one school trustee position. Doug Drummond became the new mayor thumping second-place Gary Begin with double the votes (13,138 to 6,506). Harry Bloy (1,893) and John Motiuk (1,407) were mowed down by the BCANDP machine. The top vote getter for council was Lee Rankin, who later left the slate and joined Team Burnaby, followed by future mayor Derek Corrigan. The only Burnaby Voters Association candidate to win a spot on the eight-seat council was Doreen Lawson, who came in seventh. The BCA also took six school trustee seats with Barbara Fisher squeaking into the seventh and final spot to spoil a BCA sweep. The “BCA cleans up” headline was a harbinger of times to come. The party has held all the elected positions in Burnaby for the last six years.

1997

A22 NewsLeader Wednesday, September 17, 2014

B.C.’s biggest mall continued to grow as Metrotown unveiled plans for a $42 expansion. Seeking an alternate course to their downtown Vancouver route, Molson Indy general manager Phil Heard said the ring road at Simon Fraser University might work, but SFU officials were cool to the idea. City councillors Derek Corrigan and Doreen Lawson disagreed about a study on Western Painted Turtles at Deer Lake. Corrigan’s opposition appeared justified, as the $25K study found no turtles.

I was up there and took a drive around the university and I think it could work. Phil Heard Molson Indy GM

Bernice Cashin, chair of the Burnaby Fish & Game Club, was frustrated over plans to cancel the club’s lease.

he city announced plans to evict three shooting clubs that operated three separate ranges off Burnaby Mountain. “The primary reason for shutting down the ranges…” stated then-Coun. Lee Rankin in a Nov. 2 story, “is that they are now located within a park.” All three were located on Barnet Highway on land leased from SFU. But that land was turned over the city the year before to be parkland, and the shooting use was deemed unsuitable. Barnet Rifle Club, Coast Marksmen, and Burnaby Fish and Game Club all operated ranges. The Barnet club had been there since 1955. Noise complaints and increasing conflict between the clubs’ and the recreational uses on the mountain were given as the primary reasons for the closures. The clubs fought the move, and said they’ve always operated within the noise bylaws. “There’s no malice against the clubs,” said Coun. Dan Johnston, who is still on council. “They’re just in the wrong location.” Hundreds of gun club members packed a council meeting, and a decision was delayed. In a strange coincidence, a man was killed the same day as the council meeting at the Barnet club’s range while apparently trying to clean his gun. A month before, a woman was killed in a firearms safety class. In that case, police believed her self-inflicted wound was suicide.

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Princes William, 15, and Harry, 13, and their father Charles, heir to the throne, visited Burnaby on March 24. They visited Burnaby South secondary, marking William’s first foreign public appearance since the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. After the visit, some joked it looked more like a Backstreet Boys concert than a Royal visit with teenage girls pushing to catch a glimpse of Prince William.

I just live a few blocks away and when I hear the Royals were coming, I thought, being a good Burnaby girl, that I should come out and welcome them. I really want to see the boys, because of Diana, they look so much like her. I’m kind of fed up with Charles.

Shelley Tonks Pictured above, Prince Harry greets people outside Burnaby South secondary, on March 24.

he City of Burnaby evicted gun clubs on Burnaby Mountain so the area can be redeveloped as a park. Later that year, the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area was officially opened. At 578 hectares, the park outside the SFU ring road became one of the largest in the Lower Mainland, bigger than Stanley Park and only slightly smaller than Pacific Spirit Park. The Stormont Connector, to connect the Alex Fraser Bridge and Trans-Canada Highway, was named one of the province’s top transportation priorities. It would include the Marine-10th Avenue Connector and a crossing of the Fraser River at Tree Island. The province wanted it to be completed by 2006. Burnaby residents vowed to fight it. NDP Education Minister Paul Ramsey, fearing a teachers’ strike in the fall, imposed a deal in the teachers’ contract dispute with school boards. The $150-million deal meant 1,200 new teachers and special assistants would be hired provincewide and primary class sizes would be reduced. School trustees complained Ramsey didn’t give them room to negotiate before throwing more money into the pot. Against the wishes of Burnaby council and local businesses, the province announced it had approved a charity-style casino application for the North Burnaby Inn on Hastings Street. It was the start of the scandal now known as Casinogate.

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It was a shocking year in Burnaby. Figuratively and literally. Eatons declared bankruptcy and the iconic Canadian department store chain closed all its stores, including the anchor at Metrotown. Bombardier started construction of a new plant to assemble rail cars for the Millennium SkyTrain line. But as pile drivers compacted the soil to support the building neighbours complained of the noise and cracks in their homes.

2000

1999

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 NewsLeader A25

With the new millennium came the new Millennium Line as SkyTrain literally came full circle in Burnaby. The line opened to passengers in 2000 giving North Burnaby residents the same quick transit access to Downtown Vancouver that South Burnaby residents had. It was also the year legendary NDP MP Svend Robinson won his final federal election taking Burnaby Douglas.

The raid at the Lumberman’s Club in North Burnaby marked the beginning of the end for Glen Clark’s political career.

t started with a raid by police on the Lumberman’s Social Club at the North Burnaby Inn. They were investigating illegal gaming activities, and 10 employees were arrested. Later that March night the RCMP executed search warrants on the homes of Premier Glen Clark and Burnaby councillor Jim Young. A tip to media ensured the search of the premier’s home was captured on camera for broadcast on the late TV news. Clark and Young were alleged to have personally intervened in an application by the NBI to obtain a casino license, which had been tentatively granted in December 1998 by gaming minister Mike Farnworth against the wishes of the local NDP MLA, Burnaby city council and Hastings Street businesses. By the time the dust settled, Clark had resigned as premier and Young didn’t run for reelection.

wo years earlier, in 1998, toxic material was dumped down a storm drain killing 5,000 fish in the Byrne Creek watershed. About a year later, some buildings at Edmonds and Kingsway were leveled and a bare chain link fence put up around the rubble above Byrne Creek’s headwaters. That upset Louise Towell and her daughter Chanel. However a fence mural in Vancouver inspired them to both improve the corner’s appearance and be educational. That’s when the Stream of Dreams Mural Project was born. Towell and Byrne Creek Streamkeepers chair Joan Carne had local children paint 5,000 wooden fish to symbolically bring them back to life and put them on the fence in September 2000. Since then they’ve put up painted fish on hundreds of school and community fences in B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Washington State.

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2001

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Several hundred Burnaby Minor Hockey players got their pictures taken with Joe Sakic and the Stanley Cup. Not only did the Colorado Avalanche captain pose with each player, he signed every Polaroid taken. The city also honoured Sakic by renaming Laurel Street, which connects east and west Burnaby Lake sports complexes, Joe Sakic Way.

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n 2001, Burnaby educator Mark Angelo received the Order of Canada for his tireless efforts on river conservation. Throughout the region grow-ops were the scourge, and in March, Burnaby RCMP raided 27 grow-ops in rental homes but said they barely made a dent. “It’s like pulling weeds,” said an RCMP sergeant. “You pull one and two sprout up.” Meanwhile, after some Grade 11 honours students found a toxic fuel additive in groundwater by the Chevron refinery, provincial officials got involved. The groundwater was found to have more than 100 times higher than the acceptable limit of the toxin for marine life, according to a ministry of environment official. In the May provincial election the NDP was given the boot, reduced to three MLAs province-wide. In Burnaby, the BC Liberals swept all four Burnaby ridings, electing Patty Sahota (Edmonds), John Nuraney (Deer Lake), Richard Lee (North) and Harry Bloy (Burquitlam). In August, the province legislated an end to the 18-week long transit strike, the region’s longest.

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2002

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SkyTrain’s new Millennium Line from Braid Street to Broadway station opened to much fanfare. Four years in the making, construction of the $1.67-billion, 21-km rapid transit line involved more than 100 companies and created more than 1,500 new jobs. It was estimated 65,000 people per day would use it compared to the existing Expo Line’s 135,000 people daily between Surrey and the Vancouver waterfront. The end of the project left the future uncertain for Bombardier’s South Burnaby plant, where the line’s new SkyTrain cars were assembled. But Burnaby city hall was already planning development guidelines for the areas around the new stations. “It will foster residential and commercial growth around every station,” then-mayor Doug Drummond said at the time. Pictured right, Robert Moore, who worked for transit for 28 years and now calls himself “The Ghost of Transit Past,” prepares to board the new Skytrain Millennium Line, at Lougheed Town Centre, at the line’s official opening.

he year started off with the provincial government stripping teachers’ contract limits on class size and the number of special needs students per class. The province funded only the first year of the 7.5 per cent over three years wage increase, forcing school districts to cover the rest. The province announced Burnaby’s provincial courthouse would close that year, along with the Medical Services Plan office, the Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission headquarters, and the regional coroner’s office. The change was expected to see Burnaby lose 241 provincial government jobs in 2002 and another 200 jobs the next few years. Burnaby school district had to slash $7.5 million from its budget, a result of a new funding formula introduced by Education Minister Christy Clark. Work began on the long-planned residential community on Burnaby Mountain next to Simon Fraser University, now dubbed UniverCity. It was expected to eventually include 4,500 homes as well as commercial and office space. The Burnaby Citizens Association celebrated a landslide victory at the polls, claiming the mayor’s seat, the first term for Derek Corrigan, seven of eight council spots and six of seven seats on school board. Bosa Ventures Realty bought Middlegate Mall, and planned to redevelop it with highrises and a new shopping centre.

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2004

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In 2004, Burnabyâ€™s growth continued up, especially up on Burnaby Mountain where the UniverCity residential district began to take shape next to Simon Fraser University. The Edmonds area also began to be reborn. And the city grappled with a sexual harassment complaint by firefighter Bonnie Prokopetz. Burnaby balked at costly plans to put the 2010 Olympic speedskating oval at SFU and let Richmond have it.

For some time now, I have been suffering from severe stress and emotional pain. I have experienced great inner turmoil.

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An emotional Svend Robinson leaves a packed news conference at his campaign headquarters on Hastings Street into an unknown future after he admitted he had shoplifted some jewellry from an auction house and he wouldnâ€™t be seeking re-election.

fter 25 years representing Burnaby in Ottawa, Svend Robinson said sayonara to federal politics in ignominious fashion. Robinson admitted to slipping a $64,500 ring into his pocket while at a Richmond auction house on Good Friday 2004. â€œFor some time now, I have been suffering from severe stress and emotional pain,â€? Robinson said fighting back tears at a press conference. â€œI have experienced great inner turmoil.â€? Robinson didnâ€™t resign his Burnaby-Douglas seat, but didnâ€™t run for reelection later that year. He did, however, take medical leave to seek treatment for the underlying stresses he believed led to him committing the theft. â€œSomething just snapped in this moment of utter irrationality,â€? he said. A judge gave Robinson a conditional discharge after he pled guilty to theft over $5,000. He was sentenced to a year probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.

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2005

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 NewsLeader A31

Development hit a new high in Burnaby as new construction reached $574 million in the city. That’s 108 per cent higher than 2003 and 200 per cent higher than 2002. Burnaby’s Official Community Plan is rare in the region, in that it has rarely been amended over the years, said then-planning director Jack Belhouse. When building is happening at the hectic pace it is now, he said, it simply means the plan is being accelerated.

redging plans for Burnaby Lake got a boost when the BC Liberals pledged $10 million to match the $10 million the city was kicking in from casino revenue toward the $30-million project. The goal was to prevent the lake from turning into a swamp, enhance wildlife habitat and also make it a competitive rowing course. Mayor Derek Corrigan said he was hopeful that Ottawa would match their contributions—and eventually they did. Meanwhile, at the end of the lake on the northwest corner of Kensington Avenue and Sprott Street, a proposal was made to build a $50-million Multi-Sport Centre of Excellence.

It’s going to make us a major centre for sports and that’s good for every family in Burnaby... I see this as one of those kind of projects that really is quite unbelievable.

Pictured above, construction to satisfy the Lower Mainland’s red hot condo market kept Burnaby’s then-Director of Planning, Jack Belhouse, busy.

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Kyle Turris, a 17-year-old New Westminster native playing for the Burnaby Express was lighting it up on the scoreboard, making headlines for all the right reasons heading into his draft year. In the 2005-2006 season, he scored 72 points in 57 games. The St. Thomas More Collegiate student would eventually be chosen third overall by the Phoenix Coyotes, coached by Wayne Gretzky. He currently plays for the Ottawa Senators.

omelessness in Burnaby made the headlines, as an extreme weather shelter was established at a South Burnaby church amid increasing awareness of the issue. Burnaby council was angered by the province’s plan to twin the Port Mann Bridge and widen the Trans-Canada Highway. They deemed it a political decision to appease the BC Liberals’ commuting supporters in the Fraser Valley, to the detriment of residents in cities like Burnaby who would have to deal with the added traffic dumped on their streets.

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A geyser of thick, noxious black oil coated a north Burnaby neighbourhood in July. Meantime, at the opposite corner of the city, soccer fans painted their faces and hoisted their national flags as Swangard Stadium hosted seven matches of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The main grandstand was refurbished and temporary seating built to increase capacity to 10,000. Up the middle, a majority of Burnaby councillors registered their opposition to the province’s plan to widen Highway 1 as part of the construction of a new Port Mann Bridge.

I smelled the smell of gas or oil in my home and the next thing I knew I heard a frantic knock on the door of my upstairs neighbour and it was a police officer telling us we had to be evacuated from our street immediately. A total of about 230,000 litres of oil were released into the Westridge neighbourhood after a pipeline was ruptured in July.

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hen the operator of an excavator jabbed his bucket into the earth below Inlet Drive on July 24, he had no idea the torrent of trouble about to be unleashed. The bucket pierced an underground pipeline used by Kinder Morgan Canada to transport oil to its Westridge Terminal. A geyser of 230,000 litres of oil spilled into the surrounding neighbourhood, coating houses, cars, gardens. Some of the oil flowed down to the Burrard Inlet. Some residents were displaced from their homes and didn’t return until months later. Kinder Morgan footed the bill for much of the cleanup but the blame game quickly followed. Even before the Transportation Safety Board released recommendations based on its investigation into the spill, the parties involved were lining up lawyers for anticipated lawsuits. The repercussions of the spill continue to be felt seven years later, as it’s fuelled much of the opposition in Burnaby to Kinder Morgan’s plan to triple the capacity of its pipeline from Alberta to Westridge

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The downturn of the economy was big news all over North America and Burnaby was no exception. There were cranes all over the city in 2008 with record building permits issued, but when the downturn hit it put a screeching halt to many projects across the city including the Metrotown III project and the MultiSport Centre of Excellence. Both have since been completed.

They’re waiting to see how the markets wash out and the economy washes out over the next year. Most are looking now at cutting back on any capital expenditures. The next year will be slower than the previous two, there’s no question about that.

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lthough the economy hit the skids, the Burnaby Citizens Association was doing a victory dance. And they were doing it all over their opponents. Led by charismatic Mayor Derek Corrigan, the BCA swept every available seat in the November civic election. That’s something that was almost unprecedented in municipal politics. In addition to Corrigan cruising to victory over challenger Team Burnaby candidate Andrew Chisholm, the BCA took all eight council spots and seven on the board of education. The victory decimated the right wing Team Burnaby, which still hasn’t recovered from the devastating defeat. A right-wing splinter group called Independent Voices consisting of Gary Begin, Garth Evans and Barbara Spitz was also shut out. “The NDP ran a very good campaign,” said Evans, in reference to all BCA members having to also belong to the New Democratic Party. The BCA swept all seats again in 2011 and threaten to do the same in 2014.

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The biggest event of the year in Burnaby was the World Police & Fire Games, held at venues all over the city and beyond. The event brought 10,577 athletes and their families to the city for the twoweek event, and an estimated $50 million in economic spinoffs. Meanwhile, by January of 2009, the proposal to locate a new remand centre in Burnaby had become a full-fledged provincial election issue. By September, the provincial government through the hot potato into the hands of the region’s mayors, to decide where the pre-trial centre would go.

little guy who calls Burnaby Lake home, the Western painted turtle, dominated the local news in 2009. The City of Burnaby had been lobbying for several years for help from senior governments to dredge the lake, which was slowly reverting to marsh as it filled with sediment. The city also wanted to restore it to a site for worldclass rowing events. Funding finally secured, with tons of heavy equipment on the lake’s shores ready to get to work, city hall met its match in the Western painted turtle. Concerns about the fate of the endangered reptile caused the provincial environment ministry to withhold permits. The city caught six turtles and attached radio transmitters to them to determine their whereabouts as the work progressed. Sonar and ground penetrating radar was also used to find turtles who’d buried themselves deep in the mud.

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People braced themselves for the disruption of the Winter Olympics, with suppliers asked to make deliveries to Downtown Vancouver only from midnight to 6 a.m. The iconic swinging girl neon sign returned to Hastings Street after a lengthy refurbishment that changed the wording from “Helen’s” to “Heights.” The long-planned dredging of Burnaby Lake began once city officials devised an innovative, and Environment Ministry-approved way to track the endangered Western painted turtle with ground-penetrating radar so as not to harm them. The transformation of Brentwood mall took its first step forward when the property was jointly purchased by real estate and development company Shape Properties Corp. and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. A fire shut down Horizons Restaurant on Burnaby Mountain for several months while it underwent repairs and a full renovation. Burnaby council backed a staff recommendation not to allow hens in residential neighbourhoods out of concerns about odour, noise, urban predators and the spread of disease. It planned to wait and see how Vancouver fared with its backyard chicken bylaw. University Highlands elementary opened on Burnaby Mountain to serve the growing UniverCity community.

ll the grumbling and concerns about costs of the Winter Olympics seemed to fade away as people embraced the event and its torch relay. A huge crowd, including all 200 students of Gilpin elementary, converged on Burnaby Village Museum for the torch’s only official stop in Burnaby. After a long wait, their glimpse of the flame was a fleeting one, measured in seconds. Said then-Grade 7 student Carly Hillier, aged 12, “You know when you get tingly because it’s just so cool, and you’ve never seen anything like that before?” Then there were people everywhere on Kingsway over a lunch hour, filling the median and on a few high-rise patios amid the drizzling rain. Meanwhile, with the sound of helicopters overhead, and police vehicles slowly clearing a path on Kingsway, where pedestrians were spilling into the roadway for a better view, the crowd started into an impromptu round of O Canada. After a short visit, the flame finally emerged from a nearby branch of an RBC bank, a torch run sponsor, with the male torchbearer grinning from ear to ear waving to the crowds, parting the sea of people as he headed towards Vancouver.

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Burnaby’s political and business landscape shifted. Kennedy Stewart, political science professor at Simon Fraser University, won the nomination to run for the NDP in Burnaby-Douglas after MP Bill Siksay announced he wouldn’t seek reelection. Darlene Gering stepped down as the president and CEO of the Burnaby Board of Trade. And former MLA Eileen Dailly passed away at 84. She was a former education minister who banned the strap in schools.

t every level Burnaby’s Ryan NugentHopkins stepped onto the ice, he excelled. He led teams at the Burnaby Winter Club to regional and national championships. In 2008, he was named British Columbia’s minor hockey player of the year and he was drafted first overall by the Red Deer Rebels in that spring’s Western Hockey League Bantam draft. Two season’s later, Nugent-Hopkins was the junior league’s rookie of the year. On June 24, 2011, he became the first hockey player from Burnaby to be drafted first overall in the National Hockey League when the Edmonton Oilers made him the league’s top selection. TV analyst and former NHL player Ray Ferraro praised Nugent-Hopkins as “not only an extremely talented player, but a wonderful young man. They’ve got a real building block cornerstone for the next 10 years or so.” Even though he was only 18 years old, Nugent-Hopkins made the Oilers team after his first training camp, and he was named the NHL’s rookie of the month in October and November.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had always been a rink rat; when he was little, he watched his older brother playing hockey. In 2011 he was poised to take the next step in his own hockey aspirations, expected to be a high pick in the upcoming Western Hockey League draft. He was picked first overall by Red Deer.

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The top story of the year in Burnaby had to be the outstanding success of soccer star Christine Sinclair. In 2012, she led Canada to a bronze medal at the Olympics and was named winner of Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s top athlete—in any sport, male or female.

little fish called a snakehead created a heck of a ruckus when it was discovered in a lagoon at Central Park in the spring. The fish is notorious because it reproduces quickly and has a voracious appetite, eating fish, amphibians and other small animals. It even has the ability to slither across land for days or weeks, and has taken over waters in parts of the U.S. At Central Park, biologists and city parks staff hunted the invasive fish for weeks before finally catching it June 8, even partially draining the lagoon in the process. The quirky story was all over the media until the fish was caught and put in formaldehyde at the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria for further study. Meantime, Burnaby Hospital was the centre of a lot of news in 2012, as it was a year of political wrangling, damage control and, when it came to a community consultation committee struck to look at its future, horrible optics. The hospital was identified as having the worst rates of C. difficile in the province, which some connected to the difficulty in cleaning a 1950sera hospital. A committee struck later in the year to begin the master planning process for the hospital was widely criticized for being too politically aligned with the BC Liberals, and lacking inclusion of front-line nurses or anyone linked ot the NDP, such as MLA Kathy Corrigan, in whose riding the hospital sits.

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Major progress was made in 2013 towards transforming the Brentwood area. Numerous projects moved forward in the neighbourhood, but perhaps the most significant was the plan to convert the suburban-style mall with its massive parking lot into a dense, urban town centre on the 28-acre site, complete with an externally-oriented shopping centre, a public plaza, a high street, office space and several residential towers.

ity council prepared to launch a program legalize secondary suites across the city. The program would provide a one-year phase-in period to legalize almost 6,000 illegal suites in Burnaby, and bring them up to city standards. Suites would only be allowed in single-family homes and would have to meet minimum size requirements. Burnaby is one of the last cities in the region to legalize secondary suites.

To just leave it the way it is, what’s happening is when there’s a disgruntled neighbour who feels like causing somebody’s life havoc they can just phone it in and have them shut down. And then people are displaced for no good reason.

Amanda McCracken Single mother who faced eviction after illegal suite was reported Meanwhile, Kinder Morgan Canada announced plans to almost triple the capacity of its Trans Mountain Pipeline, which travels from Edmonton to Burnaby’s Westridge marine terminal.

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Creating texture with mouldings and millwork By Kerry Vital A plain painted wall can be boring and tired. Adding interior finishings can not only raise the value of your home, but also add some visual interest and distinction to a space. “For too long in this industry, it’s been difficult to pull together beautiful designs because selecting and purchasing moulding, trim elements and interior doors has consisted of a complicated process,” says Jan Rutgers, Director, Product Development for Metrie. “With our new Finishing Collections, gone are the days of rummaging through bins to find the best casing to match the dimensions of your baseboard.” Now, you can find pretty much everything on the market. “A few trends we are seeing include painting trim and walls the same colour,” says Rutgers. “We’re also seeing a trend of designers using unique wood stains for signature looks.” Changing up the look of your room can be as easy as installing Materials differ, but certain woods are still crown mouldings or interesting millwork. It will give you a big classic and used most often. impact on a lower budget. “The mainstays are oak, poplar and maple,” Photos supplied by Metrie says John Hutton of Westcoast Moulding & Millwork. “Really any wood can be shaped into Another thing to keep in mind is the a moulding, but really soft species such as cotsize of the room. If you have high ceilings, tonwood don’t shape as easily and are more easily damaged.” a wider moulding might fit perfectly, but He also notes that exotic woods such as batu, cherry from you wouldn’t install that same moulding in North America or Brazil and black walnut are also coming a room with a lower ceiling as it can make onto the market. it look smaller. You want to keep the size of When choosing what type of trim to install in your home, moulding in proportion with the size of the it’s best to consult a professional. room and height of the ceiling. “We look at the style of your home and recommend opOne of the great things about interior fintions,” says Hutton. “Everyone is different, and we have differishings is its ability to transform your space. ent products to suit them.” “Create texture within a room by simply Hutton’s biggest tip is to do your research and know what adding trim to your walls,” says Rutgers. you’re looking for. He also recommends choosing a moulding “Simple panel moulding can give a big that will fit the space and the other items you’ve chosen. impact without having to invest in expensive “You want to keep it symmetrical,” he says. “You don’t want art.” a huge moulding and small baseboards.”

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A stylish wardrobe starts in a well-organized closet By Kerry Vital An organized closet will save you time and headaches in the morning, whether your wardrobe is large or small. No longer having to search for that sweater you wanted to wear as the weather gets chillier is just one of the benefits of installing a custom closet. “Regardless of how small or large a space, designing a custom storage solution that maximizes every inch of space can make a world of difference in helping people get organized and reclaim their environment,” says Paige Adams, sales and marketing assistant for California Closets. She points out that there is no one-sizefits-all approach to a closet. Instead, the final design can be tailored to a client’s needs. “Options are endless when it comes to creating custom closets,” Adams says. “They are completely unique to each client and their specific needs.” Accessory items for closets include tie racks, belt racks, scarf racks, pull-out mirrors and pull-out hampers, Adams says. “Clients are often looking for the most innovative and highly functional design solutions that are both beautiful and unique to them,” she adds. Are you obsessed with shoes? Built-in shoe racks that hold boots, high heels, flats, dress shoes and everything in between are easy additions to a custom closet. You don’t have to do it alone however. “Hiring a professional is extremely beneficial in the development and creation of custom closets,” says Adams. Closet organizers have come a long way since the plain white wire shelving that many people grew up with. Adams notes that there are options for every budget. “Whether our clients prefer traditional

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include in your will in accordance with the new Wills , Estates and Succession Act. Common pitfalls will be included, with time for questions. Free, but seating is limited. When: Monday, Sept. 22, 7-8:30 p.m. Where: Bob Prittie Metrotown branch library, 6100 Willingdon Av e . , Burnaby. Info and register: 604-436-5400. Miniature Train Rides: Ride scale-model trains on over 2 km of track. Also available for birthday parties and private functions. W h e n : S a t u rd ay s , Sundays and holidays from Good Friday until Thanksgiving, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: 120 N. Willingdon (at Penzance Drive), Burnaby. Cost: $2.50 per ride, ages two and under free. Info: burnabyrailway.org.

Municipal Pension Retirees’ AssociationB u r n a by : S p e a k e r Martin Nicholls, senior investigatorenforcement division of the BC Securities Commission on “Be Fraud Aware.” Refreshments provided. When: Thursday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Bonsor Rec Complex, Metro Sports Room, 6550 Bonsor St., Burnaby. Info: Ed Hepting, 604-961-6622.

Burnaby Film Forum: Burnaby Arts Council presents a diverse sampling of emerging experimental films followed by public discussion. Free admission. When: Friday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. screenings f o l l owe d by Q & A with filmmakers, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. replay screenings, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. panel discussion. Where: Carousel p av i l i o n , B u r n a by Vi l l ag e Museum; aw a rd s c e r e m o ny a n d re c ep t i o n a t Shadbolt Centre for the Arts following panel discussion. Info: Teena Martin, 604-2987322 or emailinfo@ burnabyartscouncil. org. Metropolis at Metrotown Retail Job Fair: The mall holds its seventh annual retail job fair. Over 30 retailers will be looking to fill over 500 positions for the busy holiday season. Candidates are encouraged to bring several copies of resumes, know which retailers they’re interested in visiting, and be prepared and appropriately dressed for on-the-spot job interviews with hiring managers. When: Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: Atrium and Grand Courts, Metropolis at Metrotown, Burnaby. Info: www.metropolis atmetrotown.com.

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Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society: Next meeting will feature Margaret Nakahara

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Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Society Plant Sale: When: Saturday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Royal Square Mall, New Westminster. Info: Pat, 604-921-7042. City of Burnaby Open House and Paving S t o n e D e d i c at i o n : Burnaby city hall hosts an open house 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and newly refurbished paving stones in the Citizens Plaza will be unveiled and dedicated 1-3 p.m. Burnaby Farmer’s Market is also in the north parking lot 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. When: Saturday, Sept. 20. Where: 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby.

Edmonds Centre Health Watch: When: Thursday, Sept. 18; 10-11:45 a.m. dropin blood pressure, height/weight monitor ing, health info and consultation, therapeutic touch, socializing; 10-11 a.m. m a s s ag e, eyeg l a s s service; 10:30 a.m. chair exercises; 11-11:45 a.m. Circle share: “I still have a dream…” Where: Edmonds Community Centre, B u r n a b y. Suggested donation: $2. Info: 604-297-4901.

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SPECIALIZING IN

CONSTRUCTION INC

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604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

TOTAL RENOVATIONS

MIDAS

374

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Repair, Replace, Remodel... • Basement Suites • Kitchens • Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting • Drywall • Much More Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

• All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

MOUNTAIN-MOVERS.ca

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOMES BC

604-537-4140

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

CARPENTRY PAINTING DRYWALL TILES

627

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322

GOOD INVESTMENT. 13672 Bentley Rd. $788K. By Owner. Call 604-324-0655

$45/Hr

(778)378-6683

FOR SALE BY OWNER

House on 1/2 Acre Lot.

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

Call (604) 931-2670

LAB GERMAN Shepherd Rottie cross pups, 6 females @ $545.00 ea, 4 males @ $495.00 ea, nice assortment of colors, Great family pets, vet checked, de wormed. 8 weeks old phone 604-864-1004 P/B GERMAN ROTTWEILERS Ready Sept. 21st. Vet checked. $500. each. 778-899-3326

PARKVIEW TOWERS Grange St & McMurray Ave Deluxe 1, 2, 3 bdrm rentals Fitness centre, pool, close to Metrotown Skytrain AVAILABLE NOW! Call or e-mail: 604.433.5321 / parkviewtowers@ bentallkennedy.com www.rentparkview.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 536

FOOD PRODUCTS

HANSRA FARM MARKET: FREE RANGE EGGS PLUS ORGANIC for sale. Hens roam in 6 acres. 18266 Old Dewdney Trunk Rd. Pitt Meadows (604)459-9393

560

Proudly Managed by Bentall Kennedy Residential Services

MISC. FOR SALE

750

SUITES, LOWER

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.

COQUITLAM Large bright grnd/lvl 1 bdrm +den with priv entry, pkng, laundry. $660/mo. N/S. No dogs. Avail Oct 1st. (604)937-3534.

SEIZED Vehicle Auction- Sept 20 @ 10:30am- 50+ Various Vehicleswww.allcityauctioneers.com

752

TOWNHOUSES

STEEL BUILDINGS...”GIFT-CARD GIVE-AWAY!” 20X22 $4,358. 25X24 $4,895. 30X30 $6,446. 32X32 $7,599. 40X46 $12,662. 47X72 $18,498. One End wall Included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422 www.pioneersteel.ca

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/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

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

TRANSPORTATION

563

810

AUTO FINANCING

MISC. WANTED

FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1866-960-0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

www.midascontruction.ca

REAL ESTATE 288

QTY BOUNDARIES

MOVING & STORAGE

Member of BBB & WCB

SOUTH BURNABY Keith St - Marine Dr, Buller Av - Gilley Av Keith St - Marine Dr, Royal Oak Av - Glenwood Cl McKee St - Patrick St, Macpherson Av Imperial St - Elwell St, Hersham Av - Canada Way Imperial St - Arcola St, Gilley Av - Sperling Av Oakland St - Irving St, Royal Oak Av - Selma Av Oakland St - Irving St, Selma Av - Denbigh Av Burris St - Stanley St, Walker Av - Malvern Av Elwell St - Wedgewood St, Canada Way, 6th St Burris St - Stanley St, Canada Way - 6th St 12th Av - 10th Av, Canada Way - 6th St 12th Av - 14th Av, 2nd St - Newcombe St

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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.

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR UPCOMING ROUTES IN

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Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

HEALTH PRODUCTS

PAINS & ACHES? Arthritis, Rheumatism, Joints/Muscles. Try + Arthri-Plus. CANADIAN MADE ALL NATURAL TOPICAL SPRAY PAIN RELIEVER - NON STICKY PLEASANT SCENT. Now at WALMART. www.getarthriplus.com 1-855-597-8240

CONCRETE & PLACING

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

PERSONAL SERVICES 173E

BB22202203

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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Union Shop - Full Beneﬁts

ROUTE#

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

AFFORDABLE MOVING

If you are interested in this exciting & unique opportunity, please forward your resume by fax: 604.599.5250 or via e-mail barbara@megacranes.com

K-Bro Linen operates a large modern commercial laundry facility located within a Short walk from Lake City Skytrain in Bby.

Earn Extra Income careers@hireasanta.ca

SALES

156

PARTS PERSON required for a growing progressive auto/industrial supplier. Experienced applicant will receive top wages; full benefits and RRSP bonuses working 5-day work week, plus moving allowances. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto & Industrial, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HOME REPAIRS

EXTRA

If I can’t do it It can’t be done TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca Are you trying to rent your residential or commercial property? Contact our friendly & informative BCCLASSIFIED.COM Classified Representatives at...

FOR SALE BY OWNER

CHEAP

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (reno’s/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

300

625

RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!

Auto Financing Dream Team - www.iDreamAuto.com or call 1.800.961.7022

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(778)997-5757

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

New West. SW 2Bd apt,new kitch bath, hrdwood. Near NWSS, bus, skytrain. $202K. 778-863-5569. The Scrapper

LANDSCAPING

GREENWORX Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls. Returfing, Demos, Drainage, Concrete cutting, Jack hammering, old swimming pools filled in & decks. 604-782-4322

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A52 NewsLeader Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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