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Walkers may not have to push a button Grant Granger

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Fire breaks out in the wee hours of oct. 13, 2013 at the corner of mackenzie and Columbia streets. the blaze destroyed half a block of Downtown new westminster heritage.

Could Copp’s building have been saved?

Could a monitored alarm have alerted crews early enough to stop the fire? chris bryan

and spread to the 1899 Hambley ’cause I couldn’t smell any smoke.”

Block next door.

The caller, Nathan Cole, said he’d “Do you see any flames at all?” been out walking his dog when he the 911 operator first noticed the says about a minute smoke. into the call.

“I had seen what “I don’t see any looked like fog, nathan cole, 911 caller flames but there is a i noticed it, uh, about an or cloud, on an whole lot of smoke hour ago, but i thought it adjacent street. But was just clouds ’cause i coming out of the I didn’t smell smoke couldn’t smell any smoke. building,” says the so I just thought it caller. was a weird fog,” What he says next is surprising.

Cole told the NewsLeader. “When “I noticed it, uh, about an hour you look down towards the river, it’s ago, but I thought it was just clouds not unusual to see fog.”

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Could the iconic E.L. Lewis Block on Columbia Street, known to many for its Copp’s Shoes storefront, have been saved from a catastrophic fire on Oct. 10, 2013?

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He returned to his apartment across the way on Clarkson Street, worked on his computer a while, and later smelled smoke so he went outside again to investigate—at which time the smoke coming from the back of the building was obvious.

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New Westminster is looking at getting rid of pedestrian-activated walk signals at busy intersections in favour of automatic ones.

City council directed its staff to investigate the viability of several lights where walkers don’t have to push a button at some of the busier crossings to activate the walk signal.

Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue is the only intersection in the city where the walk signal comes on automatically.

The move is a reaction to a recommendation from the city’s transit, bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee.

It’s now chaired by newly elected Coun.

Patrick Johnstone, who has served on the committee in the past as a community member.

Johnstone cited Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street and Columbia and Fourth, Sixth, Eighth and Begbie streets as being intersections where an automatic signal might be appropriate.

The biggest issue, he said, is the bird chirping audible alarms disturbing nearby residents at night. please see peDestriAn siGnAls, A8

A2 NewsLeader Wednesday, December 17, 2014

SAFETY TIPS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS PEDESTRIANS:

CITYPAGE GRADE 5 GET ACTIVE AND GRADE 6 STAY ACTIVE PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE Parent and students are reminded that the deadline to apply for the Grade 5 Get Active and the Grade 6 Stay Active programs is quickly approaching!

December 31, 2014 is the final day to apply for these programs. All eligible students received their application forms in early October through all public and private schools and the Home Learners Program. If you require an additional form, they can be picked up at your school or at any New Westminster Parks, Culture and Recreation facility.

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• Enhance your visibility, especially after dark. Wear light-coloured or fluorescent clothing, or attach a light or a reflective strip to your clothing.

• Stay alert. Watch out for drivers turning into an intersection from left and right. Try to make eye contact with all nearby drivers before stepping out onto the street.

Monday, December 22, 2014 No Council Meeting Please note that council meetings are now video streamed online at www.newwestcity.ca.

• Don’t assume a crosswalk or a green light at an intersection makes you safe. Ensure drivers see you before you step out from the curb.

• Especially if you know you may be slower in crossing a road, give yourself the most time to cross by waiting for a newly turned green or walk signal.

• Look left, right and left again before crossing the street, and be on the lookout for turning or backing vehicles.

• Keep scanning for vehicles as you cross.

• Hold your hand up or do whatever it takes to make yourself more visible to drivers.

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2015 CURBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEDULE The 2015 curbside collection schedule is currently being mailed out to New Westminster residents. Please check your mailbox, as it should have already arrived, or be arriving this week.

If you have not received a new schedule by the fourth 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, community centres, the library, recycling depot, tow yard and animal shelter.

Please also check out our free apps: • My Waste - It’s easier than ever to remember your collection dates and access more information about the City’s recycling programs. The MyWaste app for smartphones can send customized weekly reminders so you will never miss a collection day again!

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These apps are available on your phone’s app store or at www.newwestcity.ca

• Stay alert. Don’t be distracted by activities that take your mind off driving or your eyes off the road. Watch carefully for pedestrians when approaching any crosswalk or intersection.

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• Take special care to watch for pedestrians or other vulnerable road users when making a left-hand turn.

• Watch especially carefully for the elderly or mobility-challenged. Recognize it may take them longer than average to complete a safe crossing.

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ART IN THE LIBRARY Two very different shows brighten the walls of the New Westminster Public Library in December.

On the Ramp, Piroja Amrolia and Zenobia Turnbull present their show Stored Memories. In their statement, the artists explain that our minds store everything we have every sensed. While our active memory has long put them aside, it just takes something minor to trigger them - a fleeting image on the street, one outburst of laughter, a spike in temperature, the smell of fresh rain, a singular gesture. A host of memories welcome or not, rush back. Their paintings for this show, mainly watercolour and with some oil, pastel and acrylic, have been inspired by these offbeat, unprovoked memories.

In the Reference Department is Moments Captured on Canvas, the black and white, and colour photographs of Douglas Dorsett. Billed by the Guardian Newspaper in London as one of the top urban photographers in the world to follow on Instagram, Dorsett is described as a high contrast urban photographer and is drawn to empty streets on dreary mornings. From vibrant front doors to lonely walks in the rain, his photographs are striking.

The art can be viewed at any time during library open hours.

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How it works: From November 28 to December 31 (Fridays, Saturdays and New Year’s Eve), if you’ve been drinking or are too tired to drive home, call 1-877-604-NOSE and a team of three Operation Red Nose volunteers will help you get home safely.

One volunteer will drive your vehicle, a second volunteer will navigate, and a third volunteer will follow in an escort vehicle to pick up the two volunteers once they drop you off.

Donations to Operation Red Nose are gratefully accepted and help fund local youth sports and other not-for-profit organizations.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 NewsLeader A3

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OpInIOn page 6 | Letters page 7 | spOrts page 16

Many older buildings not monitored ⫸

Excerpt of Oct. 13, 2013 911 call

roof, that was brand new tar… that was like pouring gasoline—you’ve got petroleum product exposed over the whole rooftop, and once that got going it was like ‘boom,’ instantly it took off, and we had flames 30, 40 feet in the air. They just started lapping onto the next roof.”

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The fire in New West’s heritage heart soon became enormous, with flames soaring into the air. Crews from Burnaby and Delta came to assist, and there were nine apparatus and 40 fire fighters actively fighting the blaze.

But it was soon a battle COLLateraL damage of containment. The E.L. Hambley Block owner Lewis building would be Jim Chappell is still angry. leveled, along with much His building still stood of the half-block. after the fire, but was so There was no badly damaged it was monitored fire alarm in written off days later. the Lewis Block.

It had a monitored Owners of the building, alarm, and he’s frustrated long-time Copp’s Shoes marIO BarteL/newsLeader FILe owner Terry Brine and New Westminster Fire Department crews received backup from Burnaby and Delta on the morning of the Lewis Block did not. the blaze, and there were eventually nine apparatus and 40 fire fighters on the scene.

“Even two, three his business partner minutes make a hell of a Bill Lewis, did not pay Armstrong said the fire could difference,” Chappell said. a private company like ADT or with what happened today and have started in the ceiling or roof “They have to make a bylaw Accurate for the service. try to deal with the tragedy of the area and gone undetected for that says every residential It’s an optional thing. loss from your point of view and quite some time. building, and every commercial Same goes for multi-family the tenants’ point of view.”

“Even a smoke detector, building should be monitored.” residential, although both With the police station half a depending on where the fire Fire chief Armstrong, Chappell commercial and multi-faily block away, he says, and a lot of originated, if the fire wasn’t in and other commercial property residential buildings must have a people always in the area, “you the actual store area, it might owners say there are many local alarm. feel somewhat safe.” take some time before the smoke commercial buildings in New Older buildings often don’t even He admits, though, to would penetrate down into that West without monitored alarms. require that—they’re governed by wondering what might have The cost for monitoring a the building code happened if a call area,” Armstrong said.

As well, Brine points commercial building ranges at the time they had gone into the out that 911 caller Nathan from $60 to $80 a month. were built. Only fire department Cole did not hear any local Insurance companies if they do major an hour earlier.

Jim Chappell alarms sounding when may provide a discount to renovations would They have to make a bylaw Of course, no that says every residential he noticed what he first monitored buildings, but they be required one knows how building, and every comthought was fog an hour insurance is a competitive to meet current much earlier a mercial building should be earlier. industry and each insurer code. monitored alarm monitored. armstrOng is different, said Celyeste Though there was a So: Could could have got the proper fire separation Power of the Insurance a monitored crews out. Would between the Lewis Block and Bureau of Canada. There is no system have got crews out earlier, just 10, 15 minutes have put them the Hambley Block, including a industry-wide requirement for considering smoke may have been there early enough to gain the parapet (raised roof edge), the fire monitoring as a pre-requisite to visible outside as much as an hour upper hand? was too intense to be stopped. qualify for insurance, Power said. before the 911 call?

FIre’s Cause unknOwn “They had a good fire Armstrong said it’s tough for Could a more timely response The cause of the fire was never separation between the buildings, cities to create a bylaw, because have prevented the entire block determined. It burned too hot, the problem with that fire was exceeding the National Fire Code from being destroyed?

New Westminster fire chief Tim that… basically the fire jumped opens municipalities up to legal Brine tries not to speculate too Armstrong said, and so left no that fire separation,” said challenge. “In a perfect world, much. clues.

Armstrong. “It wasn’t going we’d love to have all buildings “It perhaps goes through your That week, roofers had been through the building, it was sprinkled and have mandatory mind, [but] once it’s happened it’s at work on the back of the E.L. going up and over. Once [the monitoring,” he said. happened… there’s not much you Please see ‘It was LIke LOsIng Lewis Block. fire] got going to the top of the can do about it… you try to deal part OF yOur FamILy’, a4

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911 Operator (O): Fire Department Caller (C): Hi there – Ah, I’m in New West, on Columbia Street, one of the buildings here is on fire.

O: Okay. Columbia and… What’s the closest intersection or the address?

C: MacKenzie and Front Street I think is where the building is.

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C: Ah, it’s one of the, uh, commercial buildings.

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“If nobody calls, the minutes go by, and it’s valuable minutes for us to come out and knock the fire down,” Armstrong said.

As far as his building is concerned, Jim Chappell is still sorting out his insurance claim.

“It’s not so clear cut,” he said, adding he’s working on plans to present to the city.

“We have something but it’s not finalized.”

Terry Brine said he feels bad for Chappell and for the tenants in both buildings.

“I feel for Jim,” Brine said. “He suffers as much as anybody. I can understand his anger… let’s build something we can be proud of.

Whether it’ll be us or someone else, there’ll be something there.

I’d like to see something bigger and better than what was there before.”

Brine ran Copp’s Shoes for 42 years before retiring and closing the shop in January 2013. His grandfather, J.P. Copp, started the business in 1925.

He’s still dealing with the fallout from that night in 2013.

“It was like losing a part of your family. It’s been in my family for 75, 80 years. It was like losing a friend.”

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But alarms—monitored or not—can create a false sense of security, according to the fire chief.

In January, a massive fire at Ash Street and Fourth Avenue destroyed a threestorey apartment building and left occupants of the 32 units homeless. Armstrong said some wondered why fire crews took so long to arrive.

Problem was, they weren’t alerted as quickly as they could have been. Often, he said, alarm bells are ringing in a building, so people assume they’re ringing in the station. So no one calls 911.

Meantime, a call is going to an alarm company, and someone there is calling back, hoping to speak to a building manager to see if it’s a false alarm.

The minutes pass.

When the company finally calls fire dispatch, they have to process the call—third-hand from an alarm company that doesn’t really have any information.

“If you start adding it all up…”

Armstrong said, “and that’s if it’s a monitored system.”

If there’s a lesson from this, it’s to call 911.

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O: And is it coming out of the roof, where is it coming out - ?

C: Out of the roof.

O: Out of the roof?

C: Yup. O: Okay. All right… uh…

Anything else you can tell me about it? Is the smoke getting worse? Do you see any flames at all?

C: I don’t see any flames but there is a whole lot of smoke coming out of the building.

O: Okay.

C: I noticed it, uh, about an hour ago, uh, but I thought it was just clouds ‘cause I couldn’t smell any smoke, but, uh, I live about a block away and I could smell smoke in my apartment … (inaudible –2:112:13 ) … and sure enough I was.

O: Okay. All right. Well, we’ll go check it out. Thanks for the call.

C: Okay. Bye-bye.

O: Bye-bye.

• Call ended: 3:35.47 a.m.

• Duration of call: 2 mins, 19 secs)

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Church to convert former gym Grant Granger

It was listed in the city directories as Plans are in the Dontenwill Gym Club. works for a Second It had lockers, change World War vintage rooms, showers, a hall in Downtown Finnish steam room New Westminster to be and a large gym. converted into a church.

The second floor The World Christian The Dontenwill Hall, named for Bishop Augustin above the lobby had Music, Myth & Mime (ages 8-10) Fellowship Church has Dontenwill, is poised to be restored and receive heritage a club room, a small Children explore Aboriginal creation myths, protection. worked out a heritage stage, kitchen and discover tales of the Voyageurs and create revitalization agreement with New Westminster’s Pattison offices for the Knights of a musical story with movement. the city for 336 Agnes St. Architecture, which specializes Columbus.

Replacement Unlimited Tuesdays, 5:15–6pm Dontenwill Hall was designed in heritage buildings, is listed as It served as a recreational sessions) Value Jan. 6–March 10 (10 Contents Liability by the well-known, Vancouverthe project’s architect. facility for the Catholic Kodaly/Orff (ages 4–8) based architectural firm of A heritage conservation Church’s St. Peter’s School from $350,000 $280,000 $1,000,000 Children experience rhythm, pitch, movement Replacement Unlimited Twizell & Twizell and was built plan submitted to city council 1953 to its closing in 1973. and the pleasure of singing with one another. in 1940 by the Catholic Church said, “this stucco-clad, rational The church sold the hall, Value Contents Liability as a preparation forFamily or adjunct $400,000Recommended $320,000 $1,000,000 to replace the hall that burned building design with a broad, named after Bishop Augustin to private lessons. down next door.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Pleasure and pain

LAST WEEK:

This is not a good time to be looking for a parking spot at the mall.

The final week before Christmas can be a harried, stressful time for shoppers seeking that perfect gift to place under the tree.

For many, it can also be too much for their bank accounts to bear.

According to the Bank of Montreal, 11 per cent of Canadians expect to go into debt to pay for their holiday spending.

A survey last year by the Investors Group said almost one in four Canadians felt helpless trying to control their spending during the holiday season, and 68 per cent of those over spenders admitted their lack of fiscal discipline over Christmas reflects how they handle their money the rest of the year.

Of course retailers, banks and credit card companies are only too quick to exploit the pleasure we get from shopping.

Stores trumpet deals for no money down, no payments for 12 months, then bury the costs of such transactions, or the interest rate if the balance isn’t fully paid, in minuscule fine print.

Banks extend lines of credit, float loans against home equity.

Credit card companies expect only minimal monthly payments to maintain your standing. Some even send blank cheques, urging recipients to use them “like cash.”

All to keep us spending.

We’re only too happy to oblige.

BMO says Canadians will spend an average of $1,517 this holiday season.

Sadly, too many can’t afford to spend that much. Thirty-one per cent of Canadians surveyed

by Investors Group said they’re concerned by their excessive spending. Another 18 per cent said their holiday season is ruined by their worries over how to pay for their indulgences.

When it comes to holiday shopping, it’s often a case of short-term pleasure followed by long-term pain.

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Horgan on LNG, climate, farmland Following are highlights from Tom Fletcher’s year-end interview with NDP leader John Horgan.

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Tom Fletcher

TF: The B.C. Liberal government has given every indication they’re going to proceed with the Site C dam on the Peace River. What do you think?

JH: I’ve always maintained that it’s a good project, but it’s a question of when to add another $8-9-10-12 billion onto the backs of ratepayers.

First of all, go to the B.C. Utilities Commission and find out if this is the power you need and if this is the time to build it.

The government refuses to do that, and I think that’s just an Achilles heel in this process.

TF: You voted for the liquefied natural gas income tax to provide certainty, and then you immediately said you would work to increase the LNG tax in 2017, before any major project could be started. How is that certainty?

JH: I thought it was important that the investment community in this sector knew there was bipartisan support for LNG in British Columbia. But we went from a seven per cent [tax] to a 3.5 per cent because of a softening market.

If there is a decline in return to the province because of a softening market, then surely over a 25-year period – not just between now and 2017, but if the market conditions change and prices go up – I think British Columbians would want their government to make sure they were getting a fair share of that benefit.

TF: Why did you vote against the LNG environmental legislation?

JH: They said prior to the election that LNG would be

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TF: Gordon Campbell’s great goal for greenhouse gases, 33 per cent reduction by 2020, can that be reached assuming a substantial LNG development?

JH: I find it difficult to believe that they’re going to achieve those results. [Environment Minister] Mary Polak has a different point of view, and our job as opposition is to hold them accountable to the numbers that they passed into law, and we’re going to do that.

One of the three sectors, housing, energy and transportation, where emission profiles can be managed downward is transportation.

And the government has wasted 18 months talking about a referendum on [Metro Vancouver transit.]

TF: What’s your top priority for 2015?

JH: I think the public is going to increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge. We

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We’re going to have to use new technologies and means of communication to better explain to people what the government’s doing to them.

TF: What should happen with the agricultural land reserve?

JH: I don’t think there was a groundswell of opposition to the ALR, quite the opposite in fact, and the commission has in my opinion, infinite flexibility to meet the demands of development in northern areas as well as urban centres.

I’m going to make sure that [agriculture critic] Lana Popham, who as you know is fearless on this issue, is let loose on [Agriculture Minister] Norm Letnick, and we’re going to dog this issue up to the next election. twitter.com/tomfletcherbc

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COMMENT

Take some responsbility Christmas at the Castle

RIGHT IDEA, WRONG PLACE I have a hard time understanding how Ms. Beaumont can say that parents do not park their cars on Third Street or drop off there.

The congestion of cars and people at drop off and pick up times is horrendous.

The school is abuzz of activity during both of these times, which one would expect.

Has Ms. Beaumont never

THE ULTIMATE ‘RENOVICTION’ Re: New apartments rising from ashes on Ash Street Once again lower income residents are pushed to the curb. Fewer bachelor/studio apartments means few of the people who lost homes in the fire will be able to return to the neighborhood. Priced off of the block they called home. This is the ultimate in ‘renoviction.’

Just because it was fortune that made this bit of gentrification possible doesn’t mean the bottom line result for residents isn’t the same.

Perhaps the newly elected council will walk the left wing talk and use their four-year tenure to assure our homeless of a room of their own? And perhaps even end the nightmare of people paying on average $800 out of a $900 pension (disability or old age median) for shelter?

Hopefully they will prioritize their efforts bottom up—rather than merely pursue better deals for labour.

Gentrified rental housing like living wage legislation is fine for those who qualify—but it undermines the well-being of

CLINIC CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS Re: Mom ticked off at clinic’s stroller ban This clinic really wants to be a medical spa performing facials and injections, etc.

For whatever reason they’ve decided to also double as a walk-in clinic, although they make it very apparent they do not want kids and families visiting.

You can’t have it both ways.

As a parent, your stroller is frequently your only means of transportation and storage on each trip outside.

If you want parents to fold them up and put them aside, fine, but the clinic’s ugly laminate floor isn’t a good enough reason to potentially have my stroller stolen.

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those on fixed income. Several of the re-elected councillors have talked the good talk lamenting the lot of our poor.

Now they have no excuse for failing them.

Our council has built quite the Anvil Centre for the enjoyment of the elite few who’ll routinely make use of it. Was it $60 million? Which means we must have money to build several hundred subsidized units to give our destitute decent places to waste away—and more than enough to institute a program to rebate much of the cost of electricity to those on fixed and low income.

I, for one, would be far more proud of my adoptive city if I could look up at the corner of Eighth and Columbia streets and know hundreds had cozy affordable suites rather than those echoing galleries.

The Anvil (and apartments planned to replace old affordable ones) prove one of two things: either we have the funds to do right by our disabled and aged, or we’re so morally bankrupt we bought ourselves the equivalent of a home theatre rather than a warm safe place to live for our aged, disabled and children.

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walked up half a block to Queens Avenue at these times and seen the amount of cars?

That’s with enrolment as it is today.

What can we neighbours expect if this expansion project is allowed to happen?

We are very protective of our quiet lovely streets and adding more traffic is ridiculous. I live just two blocks from Urban Academy, a street one only needs to go down if you live on that street as it is technically a dead end.

The amount of traffic during the peak times for the school has risen drastically on our street with parents trying to find shortcuts.

I cannot begin to imagine what the congestion will be like when you add hundreds of more students.

And to say the parents all park in the parking lot on Fourth Street is silly.

We all know as parents that if it is raining we try and get our children as close to the school as possible.

I am not opposed to what the school wants to do, just where they want to do it.

Diane McQuade New Westminster

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Is this what New Westminster civic politics has come to?

We have David Brett, who blames the fact he failed to get elected to city council on the “machine” and the NDP! But when I asked him three times to provide specific answers on his plans to deal with the traffic problem in New West it took a letter to this paper to get an answer.

And even then his answers were vague at best.

Relying on “your management and leadership experience” won’t get you very far in this game David!

And then there is Harm Woldring. A man I had never even heard about until he started spamming Facebook pages with dry stats.

And as for thinking “there’s a need for term limits in civic politics,” that, sir, is what elections are for.

Not a very good way to impress voters.

And now John Ashdown is telling us that it is up to us to hold city council accountable.

Again—that’s what elections are for!

I say to these three candidates and all the others that are blaming the labour council and members of the NDP for there failure to get elected: Suck it up.

Where were your endorsements from the business community? And I guess the Liberals couldn’t be bothered with you.

I don’t want someone who will be whining and blaming someone else every time something doesn’t go their way.

And I sure don’t want a Liberal lacky representing me and my city.

What ever happened to being a gracious loser?

And what happened to taking responsibility for your own actions?

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He suggested where that’s the case a hybrid system of automatic and pedestrian activated might be a good solution.

Mayor Jonathan Coté cited Downtown Vancouver where pedestrians at busy intersections don’t have to push buttons to get a walk signal.

“At some of the busier pedestrian intersections [in New West] there’s no need to have the push-button controls. They have to go out of their way to push the button sometimes,” said Coté. “You don’t make drivers get out of their car to get the light to change.”

On the committee’s recommendation, the city is also collaborating with ICBC on a pedestrian visibility education campaign.

Pedestrian killed on Brunette A 52-year-old New Westminster woman pedestrian was killed in an apparent hit-and-run incident on Brunette Avenue last Wednesday evening.

Witnesses told police the woman was hit by a westbound tractor trailer truck on Brunette between Keary and East Columbia streets.

The truck driver did not remain at the scene.

When police arrived they found the woman deceased.

The NWPD is seeking witnesses and acknowledged it’s possible the driver that hit her may not have realized there was a collision.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the NWPD at 604-525-5411. The investigation is being carried out by the NWPD Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team.

Coté trims councillor reports Mayor Jonathan Coté has decided to dump the reports delivered by councillors at the end of every city council meeting.

Instead, he has instituted an announcement section when councillors can promote an upcoming event, deliver thank yous or acknowledge someone’s passing.

Councillors will also be able to give presentations at the beginning of the meeting on topics they might be working on, or to report on a conference they attended.

“This would be a more valuable and useful way to demonstrate the good work we will be doing in the community and not spend 45 minutes to an hour reading our calendar from the past week,” said Coté. twitter.com/lonegrangerbnw

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 NewsLeader A9

Some steps are magical.

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Oil spills risk, response and readiness

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n everything we do, there is risk.

From the simple act of crossing the street, to driving a car, investing our earnings or bringing forward new ideas, there are always risks.

But we don’t let it stop us. We try our best to understand those risks and prepare for them.

Life and economic activity near our streams, rivers and oceans also carry risks, to us and to those waterways. We can’t hide from those risks either. What we can and should do is understand those risks as much as we can, and do all we can to prepare for and mitigate them.

This past August an interesting exercise was launched on the B.C. coast.

The Raincoast Conservation Foundation, the Georgia Strait Alliance and Friends of the San Juans (U.S.) teamed up with the City of Vancouver to simulate an oil spill on the Fraser River and in Burrard

Catherine Ouellet-Martin Inlet. To illustrate how oil from a spill could travel, they released more than 1,000 biodegradable, yellow, plywood drift cards. Each card is marked with a serial number so it can be reported on a website when found and collected by ordinary citizens. The innovators of this exercise hope that the information collected will help map the paths that oil spills might take and how far the oil may travel.

While the exercise is certainly an interesting way to approach the subject and bring awareness to the risk of oil spills on our coast, it only tells one part of the story. The path and distance these cards will travel is only accurate assuming there will

be absolutely no emergency response to the spill and that a spill would be free to travel unchecked, unattended and unaltered for an unspecified length of time down river and along our coast.

On western Canada’s coast, there is a sophisticated and experienced spill response team ready to act at a moment’s notice. Western Canada Marine Response Corporation’s (WCMRC) mandate is to ensure a state of preparedness is in place and to mitigate the impact when an oil spill occurs. The team is trained to respond to oil spills of various sizes and under a variety of circumstances and conditions.

Port Metro Vancouver handles a minimum of 500,000 tonnes of oil annually. In the event of an oil spill within the designated port area, WCMRC must deploy its team on scene in six to 12 hours, depending on the size of the spill.

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But there is also a third part of this story, related to risk and uncertainty.

It is no coincidence that many of the words I have used above are not definitive—like “could,” “may” and “should.”

And that’s because—thankfully— we haven’t had a major oil spill on our part of the west coast.

So there are too many variables to make any definitive conclusions.

Where a spill might travel, and how long—and effective—the clean up would be, would depend on the

quantity and the type of spill and where it was spilled and under which circumstances.

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Only by all of us understanding as clearly as possible the facts behind what might happen, how we are prepared for it, and what we will do in that extremely unfortunate event, will we have the chance to be ready.

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HolidayPEACE The man behind the beard Every Christmas Eve, children go to bed eagerly anticipating a visit from Santa Claus. This merry gentleman is purported to visit the home of every good girl and boy, delivering gifts and cheer along the way.

Before the modern evolution of Santa Claus lived a very real and generous individual named Nicholas. In the third century, Nicholas served as the Bishop of Myrna in present-day Turkey. He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, believing that giving should be done secretly and sacrificially in Jesus Christ’s name rather than one’s own.

Stories tell of Nicholas paying the dowry for poor daughters to enable them to get married. He reportedly put coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him.

It is believed Nicholas helped to restore the hope of hundreds of people in his community, making him a beloved and revered Bishop. Throughout his ministry, Nicholas fervently shared his life and fortune with others.

Nicholas continued to be revered and commemorated by many Christians even after his death.

His charity and unselfish works helped inspire generations of the faithful, and Santa Claus is believed to have evolved from Nicholas, who had a reputation for secret gift giving, believing it should be done in Jesus Christ’s name rather than one’s own.

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he eventually was named the patron saint of everyone from merchants to sailors to pawnbrokers.

No one really knows what St. Nicholas looked like. But in 2005, a forensic laboratory in England reviewed historical data and photographs of the remains taken from St. Nicholas’ grave in the 1950s. Researchers concluded he was a small man, perhaps no more than five feet tall, with a broken nose.

This image certainly does not fit with the robust frame and other imagery awarded St. Nicholas in more modern years. St. Nicholas is believed to be the inspiration for Santa Claus, which was a name taken from the Dutch Sinterklaas, a contracted form of Sint Nicolass, or St. Nicholas.

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HolidayPEACE Holiday music releases on the horizon Traditions vary from family to family, but many families share a love of holiday songs and carols at this time of year.

Many notable performers have lent their voices to timeless classics or created entirely new songs that have gone on to become perennial favourites.

Every year new singers showcase their talents with Christmas releases, and 2014 is no different.

Holiday albums available this year include country artists’ collaborations, a carol collection from a singer-songwriter and a surprise swing-jazz release from an actor and voiceover artist.

• Grammy-winning vocalist Michael W. Smith teams up with a bevy of country music greats on his “Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas.” Popular artists Lady Antebellum, Jennifer Nettles, Little Big Town, and

even U2’s Bono appear on this album, which features an orchestral flavor. The album is Smith’s fourth holiday release.

• Those looking for another Christmas album to freshen up their collections can look to “Sings Christmas Carols” from Mark Koselek. The singersongwriter and frontman for the band Sun Kil Moon lends his baritone and guitar chops to several classic Christmas carols, including “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” and “The First Noel.”

• Seth MacFarlane may have Oscar and Grammy nominations to his name, but soon he will have a Christmas album to his credit as well.

MacFarlane recorded “Holiday for Swing” during the holiday season last year. The release follows MacFarlane’s critically acclaimed musical debut, “Music Is Better Than Words.”

The actor collaborates with

Norah Jones, Sarah Bareilles and others on the tracks, which have a jazz-blues feel.

In case you happened to miss the release of the variety of Christmas albums last year, choose among “I Wanna Go Surfin’ With Santa,” by the Hollyberries; “Horror Xmas,” from The Misfits; “Snow Globe,” by Erasure; or “On This Winter’s Night,” from Lady Antebellum.

If you’re seeking some distinctly Canadian music with a Christmas angle, you might try the Meaghan Smith album It Snowed, with “Christmas Kiss,” “Zat You Santa” and “Breakable.”

Joni Mitchell’s “River” is considered a Christmas song as is Gordon Lightfoot’s “Song for a Winter’s Night.” And one of the most popular Canadian Christmas songs is Bryan Adams’ “Christmas Time.”

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Tales of the real St. Nicholas’ giving spirit were blended with a fictional personification by New York-based newspaper writers who blended the St. Nicholas name with the appearance of a Dutch town citizen. The goal was to reach out to the primarily Dutch immigrants

living in New York at the time.

This jolly elf image was given a boost by the publication of “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” which was published around the same time.

Eventually, the merry Santa Claus portrayal began to outshine the more accurate St. Nicholas version as a religious man, fostered by political

drawings and caricatures that depicted Santa as a chubby sort in a red suit.

That image prevails to this day.

Beneath the Christmas symbolism, the beard and the presents associated with Santa Claus lies a tale of generosity that originated with St. Nicholas.

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Harmony Court Estate created a gift tag for each senior and placed it on their wish tree.

With the help of the staff, residents, and local donors each gift wish was claimed and presents were purchased.

Harmony Court staff were loading up the bus and delivering the gifts on Tuesday morning of this week.

This included not just the 50 Christmas to Remember gifts but also an additional 51 food hampers for the Burnaby Christmas Bureau.

“I am so proud of what the team at Harmony Court was able to accomplish this year through the program. Thanks to their efforts over 50 seniors will be

getting their wish this Christmas,” said Barb Noad, marketing manager at AgeCare.

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Spray peppermint air freshener around the tree and other places Santa is sure to visit. Use a large boot to make a footprint in a plush rug. Find a way to trigger noise on the roof to give kids the impression that Mr. Claus himself has arrived. Extra measures to keep Santa alive can help everyone enjoy the holiday that much more.

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Burnaby/New West defender Nathan Lew stretches to check a Delta forward in a Lower Mainland Ringette League U14 game in Burnaby Saturday.

Heard going into Burnaby hall of fame New Westminster native Russ Heard, a prolific Western Lacrosse Association scorer for the Burnaby Lakers, will be inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame in February.

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champion in 1992, 1997 and 1999 and a first-team league all-star five times. He racked up 1,201 points, including 447 goals, in 339 WLA games.

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For the second consecutive tournament the New Westminster Hyacks junior girls basketball squad has come away with a second-place finish.

The host Maple Ridge Ramblers defeated the Hyacks 39-25 in the opening game of the round-robin tournament Friday. It was team’s second loss of the season, having lost the final of the Power 12 tourney in Abbotsford the previous weekend to Okanagan Mission of Kelowna.

But they followed the loss to the Ramblers by downing the Samuel Robertson Technical School Titans of Maple Ridge 49-16. Mia Obrovac and Keja Davis both scored 12 points. In their final game, New West beat the Walnut Grove Gators of Langley 60-26 with Obrovac netting 14 and Davis 12.

The 10-2 junior Hyacks are playing in their own Bob Gair junior girls tournament this week (Wednesday to Friday) against Surrey’s Tamanawis Wildcats, Richmond’s StevestonLondon Packers and their next-door neighbours from Burnaby, the St. Thomas More Knights.

The senior squad will also be hosting their own Bob Gair tourney. Last Thursday the senior Hyacks downed the Crofton House Cougars of Vancouver 74-49 with five players reaching double digits. Lauren Denusiuk and Rhiannon Laidl had 12 each, Hannah DeVos scored 11 while Celia Palmer and Justice Steer netted 10 apiece.

The Hyacks recently returned from a trip to Hawaii where they lost three games before winning their final two.

The eight-team senior boys Bob Gair Memorial Tournament tips off Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Hyacks playing host to Coquitlam’s Centennial Centaurs. The semifinals will be played Thursday at 2 and 7:15 p.m. with consolation semis in between. Friday’s action starts at 9 a.m. with the final at 2:15 p.m..

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D TEbook EvEnTs Treasure Room: The Arts Council of New Westminster presents its annual treasure room sale featuring the works of Lower Mainland artisans.

When: Until Dec. 20, 1-5 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday. Where: C e n t e n n i a l L o d g e, Queen’s Park, New Westminster. Info: 604525-3244.

S t o re d M e m o r i e s : Featuring paintings

by Piroja Amrolia and Z e n o b i a Tu r n b u l l , mainly watercolour and with some oil, pastel and acrylic, inspired by offbeat, unprovoked memories.

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Where: On the Ramp, N ew We s t m i n s t e r Public Library, 716 6th Ave. Info: www.nwpl. ca or 604-527-4660.

Moments Captured on Canvas: Featuring the photographs of Douglas Dorsett, billed by the Guardian Newspaper in London as one of the top urban photographers in the world to follow on Instagram. Dorsett is described as a high contrast urban p h o t o g ra p h e r a n d is drawn to empty streets on dreary mornings.

From vibrant front doors to lonely walks in the rain, his photographs are striking. When: Until Dec. 31. Where: Reference Department, N ew We s t m i n s t e r Public Library, 716 6th Ave. Info: www.nwpl. ca or 604-527-4660.

Van Django Bells: Vancouver’s hottest swing string quartet brings their hit Christmas concert to Burnaby. Van Django’s variety show is a merry Christmas mix of nostalgic favourites, jazz standards, singalongs, pop tunes, some classical touches, and a few surprises— all delivered in their swinging gypsy jazz style. When: Thursday, Dec. 18, 8 p.m. Where: Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave., Burnaby. Tickets: $28 adults, $20 students and seniors, at www. ticketstonight.ca. Info: www.vandjango.com.

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pies and more. When: Saturday, Dec. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Holy Eucharist Church Hall, 4th Ave. and 5th Street, New Westminster. Info: 604526-0988 or Hall 604522-7711.

A Child’s Christmas in Wales: Experience this magical evening with live original music, readings, your favourite c a rols a nd Dy la n Thomas’ classic tale with Russell Roberts, Colleen Winton, Sayer Roberts, Gower Roberts and Brian Tate. When: Monday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m. Where: Anvil Centre Theatre, 777 Columbia St., New Westminster. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors, $20 students (plus fees) at ticketsnw.ca.

Christmas Belles: The Vagabond Players presents Christmas Belles, fun for the festive season by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten, directed

by Dale Kelly. It’s Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters are in turmoil.

One is overdue with her second set of twins, one is in jail, and one is desperately trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb’s Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. Add in

family secrets, a lovestruck sheriff, an Elvis impersonator and a variety of quirky characters, and the c i t i z e n s o f Fay ro have a Christmas pageant they’ll never forget. When: Dec. 3-20, We d n e s d a y to Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday matinees, 2 p.m. Where: Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, New Westminster.

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OngOing Parent-Child Mother Goose Classes: Join us to learn a repertoire of songs and stories to share with your child.

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Burnaby-New Westminster Newcomers and Friendship Club: Club welcomes women who are new to the area, as well as longtime residents.

Meet women of all ages and cultures to make new friends. When: Dinner meeting the second Wednesday of each month plus various events including book club, craft group, social Saturdays, etc. Info: Doris at dorisfriend39@ gmail.com, or 604492-4638 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Web: www. burnabynewwestmin sternewcomers.com

Fraternal Order of Eagles: Aerie No. 20 N ew We s t m i n s t e r hosts a fundraising meat draw, sponsored

by Thrifty Foods. Three meat draws per day, 50/50 draw includes dinner and breakfast.

When: Fridays, 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 3-5 p.m. Where: Fireside Pub, 421 East Columbia St., New Westminster.

Sunday Afternoon Dances for 55+: Live music each week – come join us. When: Sundays, 12:45 – 3:45 p.m. Where: Century House, 620-Eighth St., N ew We s t m i n s t e r.

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MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

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Be part of a great team!

SUNDECKS

3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

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

MISC. FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS...”REALLY BIG SALE!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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TREE SERVICES

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005 BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

Aldergrove SxS Duplex, 4 suites 8500s/f lot, full renod, new siding/ windows, rent $3400. $579K or $295K each side. 604-807-6565

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS 627

HOMES WANTED

ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899

WE BUY HOMES BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-626-9647

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

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FIVE STAR ROOFING

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service.

Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.

1-800-573-2928

320

MOVING & STORAGE

All kinds of re-roofing & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.

778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip.

Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca

604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

COQUITLAM, 2 bdrm, incl utils & cable NS/NP $1100/mo. Avail Jan 1 604-464-2757

752

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

LOOKING FOR WORK?

Check out bcclassified.com Help Wanted - Class 130

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Ask about our

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ROOM SPECIAL

CALL TODAY! 604-803-5041 www.benchmarkpainting.ca

SUITES, UPPER

TOWNHOUSES

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

TRANSPORTATION 818

CARS - DOMESTIC

GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT 2005 Malibou. 75K. New brakes. $2500. Call (604)437-7309.

CHECK CLASSIFIEDS bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 .Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

ELECTRICAL

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

751

625

PLUMBING

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 260

715

845

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

REAL ESTATE

NUTRITION/DIET

Low Cost. Same Day. Licensed.

Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062

604-540-2028, 778-708-6336

Burnaby 2 bdrm w/view. Very clean, nr Metrotown, NS/NP. Ldry incl. $1050/mo + 2/3 utils. 604-430-8144

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(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

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

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For more info call 604.436.2472 or email: circulation@burnabynewsleader.com

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Running this ad for 10yrs

191

Renovated, spacious & bright 1 & 2 Bdrm units. Small pet ok.

From $850/mo incl heat & HW. Near Highgate.

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

PAINT SPECIAL

WEIGHT loss, 30 days, proven, healthy, money back guarant.

Email: lb@oadda.com 250-900-1254

LINDEN GLEN APTS

Yorkshire Terrier to re-home, 4 yr old intact female, CKC reg, champion lines, serious inquires only $1000. (604)858-9758

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.

.CAN-PRO Paint and Drywall. Over 25 yrs of quality service. 3 ROOMS, $250. Insured. 604-771-7052

APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY,

Yorkshire Terrier, 10 week old male Shots & dewormed. Vet checked Black & tan. $900. 604-828-2806

560

QTY BOUNDARIES Keith St - Marine Dr, Buller Av - Gilley Av 86 Keith St - Marine Dr, Royal Oak Av - Glenwood Cl 75 McKee St - Patrick St, Macpherson Av 73 Burris St - Stanley St, Walker Av - Malvern Av 102 Elwell St - Wedgewood St, Canada Way, 6th St 87 12th Av - 14th Av, 2nd St - Newcombe St 81 Halifax St - Sumas St, Holdom Av - Fell Av 92 Halifax St - Sumas St, Fell Av - Kensington Av 80 Sumas St - Broadway, Woolwich Av - Kensington Av 82 Sumas St - Broadway, Fell Av - Woolwich Av 76 Parker St - Meadedale Dr, Springer Av - Beridale Crt 122 Grant St - Broadway, Heathdale Dr - Holdom Av 67 Curtis St - Chalres St, Holdom Av - Fell Av 60 Brentlawn Dr - Ridgelawn Dr, Beta Av - Delta Av 112 Napier St - Graveley St, Ingleton Av - Gilmore Av

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

BURNABY ROUTE#

PETS

GOLDEN DOODLE puppies, born Nov. 29. Mom is a sml reg. Golden & Dad is a sml Std Poodle (both 50 lbs). We have bred this litter special to create ideal family companions (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, people pleasers, happy indoors/outdoors, good with kids/animals, and low/no shed). Our dogs are part of our home/life and we wish the same for our pups. Please consider the time/commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support & guidance for life. 1st Shots/deworming. $1200. Ph: 604-820-4827

$45/Hr

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

HELP WANTED

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RENTALS

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

AFFORDABLE MOVING

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PETS

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ARAYUMA ORGANIC COCONUT MILK

Assorted Varieties 400 mL Product of Sri Lanka

SIMPLY NATURAL ORGANIC PASTA SAUCE

OOGIES GLUTEN FREE POPCORN

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KIJU ORGANIC JUICE

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SPECIALS Prices effective December 15 to 21, 2014.

While quantities last. No rainchecks.

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PRODUCE AISLE WOLFGANG PUCK ORGANIC SOUP

2 for $3

EARTHBOUND FARM ORGANIC CARROTS 2lb bag Product of USA

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QUE PASA ORGANIC TORTILLA CHIPS

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2 for500

PAMELA’S GLUTEN FREE BAKING MIXES

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OLIVER’S BREADS FRESH CIABATTA BAGUETTE

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