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Ted Barton Ànished as high as 16th at the World Figure Skating Championships when he was a competitive skater; now he’s helping B.C. Àgure skaters reach new heights as the executive director of Skate Canada BC/Yukon.

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Ted Barton’s work helping to make B.C. a national leader in skater development has landed him a spot in the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame

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More suspects in Stanley Cup riot charged

B.C. skating excellence, built in Burnaby Ted Barton is going into the Burnaby Sports Hall for creating Àgure skating centre at 8-Rinks

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Two Burnaby teens are among the most recent group of suspected Stanley Cup rioters charged, the Vancouver Police Department announced Wednesday.

Johnny Chou, 19 is charged with participating in a riot and break and enter, while Matthew Schulz faces four charges: participating in a riot, theft under $5,000 and two counts of mischief over $5,000.

Also charged Wednesday were Jacob Pateman, 18, of North Van charged with participating in a riot and break and enter and Rag Gu Rock-Gue Kim, 19, of Kelowna. He faces one charge each of arson, mischief over $5,000 and rioting.

This brings the total number of charges approved by Crown Counsel to 129 criminal charges against 47 rioters.

The Integrated Riot Investigation Team has recommended 280 criminal charges against 100 suspected rioters.

At ¿rst, he worked out of Sport BC’s of¿ces on West Broadway in Vancouver. Then one day their neighbours, Canlan Sports, invited him to lunch. Canlan had a fourGrant Granger ggranger@burnabynewsleader.com sheet facility in Burnaby they were in the process of converting into ike many other red-blooded eight rinks and of¿ce space.

Canadian boys, Ted Barton “Would you be interested in was a hockey player when leasing some of the of¿ce space?” he was growing up on the North they asked him.

Shore in the 1960s. Double “Yes, we would, on one salchows and lutzes hadn’t even condition,” replied Barton. “That entered his mind. you set aside one sheet for us.”

That was until his coach They balked at ¿rst. Canlan suggested he take some skating didn’t mind skaters buying ice lessons from the local ¿gure skating time, but were reluctant to take it club. They helped quite a bit, but away from hockey. Barton stood when his rep team coach told him ¿rm, pointing out how popular to quit ¿gure skating he wouldn’t a sport ¿gure skating actually MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER do it.

Ted Barton Ànished as high as 16th at the World Figure Skating Championships when he was a was and saying, “We will not “You don’t tell me you have competitive skater; now he’s helping BC Àgure skaters reach new heights as the executive director move there if we’re considered a of Skate Canada BC/Yukon. to quit,” says Barton, 57, in the second-class citizen.”

Burnaby 8-Rinks of¿ces of Skate He got his rink. dream was to reach the Olympics, and Barton ¿nished 16th with the top Canada BC/Yukon Division where Barton wanted to establish a centre 1976 was shaping up to be his year.

Canadian being the Àamboyant Toller he is the organization’s executive of excellence at the new facility. The But his dreams of competing at the Cranston in fourth. director.

Lower Mainland had elite skaters and Games in Innsbruck, Austria were Barton didn’t have the bucks to In his youth, Barton played not only blown to bits in Minneapolis when the keep going for another Olympic cycle good coaches, but they were all over hockey, but tennis, basketball and the place. Consolidating them in one blade on his left skate cut deep into the so he signed up with Ice Follies, rugby. (In his ¿ve years at Hillside place made sense. arch of his right foot and stuck there. skating for four years doing solo, secondary in West Vancouver, the “You could only argue against it When they pulled the skate out blood pairs and comedy. He also drove the rugby team went to the provincial emotionally. You could not argue spurted all over the ice. truck, sold programs and worked the against it factually,” says Barton. “You In typical Canadian concessions. athletic fashion, “I had cotton candy all over my hair can’t succeed in life without taking some risks.”

Barton sucked it up and moustache,” jokes Barton.

At ¿rst it was unpopular with the and competed in the Barton went on to do some Ted Barton local clubs because their stars were Canadian championship. coaching before starting with the You could only argue against it emotionally. You being taken away from them. Barton’s But it wasn’t easy with Canadian Figure Skating Association, could not argue against it factually. You can’t a boot full of blood. now called Skate Canada, in 1983 and view was all the clubs had something succeed in life without taking some risks. a skater needed, but not everything, Doctors tried freezing becoming executive director for B.C. such as off-ice workout facilities and his foot to keep the pain in 1991. championship every year, winning committed ice time. down but it was his landing foot and “My journey prepared me to be it three times.) But he loved the no amount of freezing could make the an executive,” he says. “I try to do A B.C. SUCCESS STORY individual aspect of ¿gure skating. agony subside or stop the bleeding everything that everyone around me is “You couldn’t turn out international “Nothing compares to the dif¿culty every time he landed. doing so I know what it’s about. You athletes from a municipal club,” says of it,” says Barton, who will be His Olympic dreams were toast. can’t assume you know everything Barton. “[The local clubs] have to inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall However, he got to compete a because you’re an executive director meet the needs of the masses, and not of Fame as a builder next Thursday couple of months later in the world unless you do it. But if you know a (Feb. 16). championships in Gothenburg, little that changes everything for some of the few.”

Like any ¿gure skater, Barton’s Sweden where, busted foot and all, people.”

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Maywood project to proceed The developer of a proposed highrise and townhouse development next to Maywood Community School will soon be issued a building permit.

Council approved rezoning for the site at 6634 and 6638 Dove Ave. on Monday after receiving a report on Monday that addressed a number of concerns raised by neighbours.

The development will be comprised of 253 units in a highrise tower and townhouse podium. It will displace a 17-unit apartment building currently on the site.

The developer has committed to create a package for those residents to help them ¿nd new homes.

Responding to neighbours’ concerns about increased traf¿c congestion, especially around Maywood school, the report recommended the developer be required to improve the intersection of Beresford and Willingdon Avenue by adding signal lights.

The lane that connects Maywood school to Imperial Boulevard will also be expanded to provide proper street access to the back of the development, improving traf¿c Àow in the area, said Coun. Paul McDonell.

The new building will have a positive impact on crime in the area, says the report, by putting more eyes on the street. The redevelopment will also evict squatters currently residing in a derelict building that was damaged by ¿re a number of years ago.

The development will also provide 12 units that can be adapted for people with disabilities and 12 handicapped parking stalls. The builder will also contribute $6M in amenity bonus funds that can be put towards affordable housing, childcare and improvements to recreational facilities.

Man apologizes to bus driver for attack Victim believes sentence should be at least a year since he’s been off work that long A 21-year-old man apologized in court Tuesday to a bus driver he struck in the head a year ago at the NEWSLEADER FILE Edmonds SkyTrain station Charles Dixon, a Translink driver for 25 years, has bus loop. been off work since the attack last February.

At a sentencing hearing, Del Louie said he was sorry for but still wants justice. hitting Charles Dixon on Feb. 15, “There has to be jail time,” Dixon 2011 causing severe facial damage said. “I’ve been off my job for an and breaking an orbital bone in two entire year, and if he gets less that places. His sentencing was put off the time I’ve been off then it is a until April 3. disgrace.”

“I’d like Mr. Dixon to know that Crown prosecutors are asking for a I am truly sorry,” Louie told media nine to 12 month sentence for Louie outside the Vancouver courtroom, who pleaded guilty to assaulting CTV News reported.

Dixon and his son.

Louie tried to enter the rear Dixon, who grew up in Burnaby doors of the bus and attacked where his parents still live but now Dixon after the driver told him to resides in Langley, was supported in go through the front doors like all the courtroom by several co-workers the other passengers. Louie ran but and union of¿cials. was pursued by Dixon’s adult son “Del Louie has twice assaulted Aaron. He caught up to Louie, who bus drivers simply doing their then assaulted Aaron with a long jobs—that’s totally unacceptable, and piece of wood. his previous conviction did not change Dixon, who says he has been his behaviour at all,” said Canadian assaulted 14 times in his 25 years as Auto Workers local 111 president Don a bus driver, accepted the apology MacLeod in a news release.

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Targeting the tax In 2008, when B.C. introduced its carbon tax, it was widely hailed as a model of environmental and economic design.

Applied to the purchase or use of fossil fuels within the province, the tax rates were initially set at $10 per tonne of CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions, rising to $25 last July, and $30 per tonne this year.

Motorists will be paying 6.67 cents of carbon tax per litre this summer. The province committed that the initiative would be revenue neutral, with the money generated returned to taxpayers and businesses by way of tax deductions.

Now almost four years old, B.C.’s carbon tax is still the centre of debate.

Has it been effective in its objective of reducing the use of fossil fuels? Stats Canada reports the consumption of gasoline in the province held relatively steady since 2008 and increased in 2010.

In the global scheme of things, the impact of B.C.’s carbon tax on the release of greenhouse gases since its inception can be considered miniscule.

But it has led to some positive changes in awareness and attitudes, with examples found in industry and civic infrastructure where energy-ef¿cient measures and alternatives to fossil fuels were implemented. In fact, while opponents call for the demise of the carbon tax, calling it ineffective and unfair, proponents maintain it must continue to be ramped up to change bad energy habits.

At present, the global consumption rate of oil is approximately 85 million barrels per day, and current trending sees that rising over 100 million barrels per day by 2020. If alternative energy sources are not vigorously pursued now, the world is headed for a worsening crisis.

That makes for a strong argument that instead of carbon taxes being neutral, they should instead be funnelled directly into energy-wise initiatives, such as transit and other transportation alternatives.

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Double-edged sword cuts through it In one of life’s ironies, about two months after I bought a house, I was offered my big chance more than 40 minutes-drive away in the editor’s chair at a little newspaper in Tsawwassen.

Every morning the commute felt more like going on a business trip, leaving an urban, gritty city and travelling through farmland before eventually arriving in a little beach town that resembled California’s Carmel. It was so different. Even the weather often shifted from cloud and grey to stark sunshine by the time I rolled into work.

(A friend said that’s how Tsawwassen got its name: the ¿rst natives arrived from the usual West Coast gloom to ¿nd that suddenly “Twas-a-sun!”)

It’s a curious part of the world, and to me it’s carved off from the Lower Mainland somehow.

I attended business association meetings in Ladner, where farmers and accountants rubbed elbows as they ate their Classic Double Egger at Ricky’s All Day Grill and exchanged good-hearted jokes.

In South Delta as a whole, violent crime is so rare that for a

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time people were worked up in Tsawwassen by some teenagers who got in the habit of kicking down fences.

It’s a place where you can travel to Arthur Drive—the main drag linking the towns of Ladner and Tsawwassen—past former Premier Bill Vander Zalm’s sprawling estate, then past another farm property where someone is hunting birds in season.

It’s also a place where in the early days of the year, it’s possible to observe snowy owls perched on the logs on the shores of Boundary Bay, an exquisite and moving sight.

It’s home to birds galore, part of the Paci¿c Flyway, as is the George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island, home to a million birds from snow geese to sandhill cranes.

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Just down the road from Reifel, I went out one warm summer night to watch the weekly game of hockey, played on the upper level of a giant barn, where someone had been wise enough to nail down some sheets of plywood years earlier.

They say South Delta changed in a big way when the tunnel was punched through in 1959, followed soon thereafter by the ferry terminal. Deltaport came in 1970, and expanded recently. The South Fraser Perimeter Road will also have a great impact on that little part of the world.

And now.

The Tsawwassen First Nation is located in the dead centre of South Delta, on about 724 hectares of land, mostly along Highway 17.

Fresh off the signing of a treaty in 2007, this group is about to transform its land from rough and rural, with a handful of homes along the ocean into a sprawling mini-metropolis. Plans include a 135-hectare industrial park, up to 4,000 units of housing, and the second largest shopping mall in B.C., second only to Metropolis at

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It could, as many South Delta residents have long feared, change the face of their beloved little corner of the world forever.

Many fought hard to prevent it from happening.

And it put many in a strange position, particularly those who are supportive of the desire of the Tsawwassen First Nation— and all First Nations peoples — to have their fair share of the great bounty that Canada provides.

For more than a century, most Canadians have bene¿ted and prospered from this country’s amazing resources and land base, except First Nations peoples.

Now the Tsawwassen peoples will have their turn.

There was a time when my wife and I thought about moving to South Delta. It’s a special part of the world.

For the sake of those who live there, and the rest of us who love to visit, I hope that charm remains.

Chris Bryan is editor of the NewsLeader.

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COMMENT Teachers work more than 9-3 Re: Teachers should work the same hours as parents (Letters, Feb. 6) Kris Taylor obviously has no idea what goes on in a school.

Most teachers are working those hours! With all the planning, marking, meetings, after-school coaching and preparation that doesn’t happen during the measly two, 45-minute prep periods we get, my colleagues and I are at school well after 3 p.m. and there before school begins. Combining several classes to play a soccer game (with the government’s class size limits, two classes would be about 60 kids) while marking papers is laughable, unsafe and impossible.

Furthermore, the people who subsidize sports after school are teachers with the free and voluntary coaching, supervision and often transportation to games they provide—not the government!

If teachers didn’t do this there would be no school sponsored team sports.

Teresa Tomsics, Burnaby

METER READERS LEFT IN COLD Re: Smart meters will mean jobs lost, but that’s always been the way (Letters, Feb. 3) David Field argues that job loss is a necessary outcome of technological innovation.

He argues that meter readers will be ¿ne because technological innovation also brings new jobs in new areas.

However, the problem with applying this to the smart meter situation is that both the BC Liberal government and BC Hydro have reneged on their promises and their responsibility to transition meter readers into new jobs. As a result, almost 400 people are facing layoff, despite possessing valuable institutional knowledge that makes them an asset to BC Hydro and its customers.

To add insult to injury, the technology that is said to take the place of these workers hasn’t yet been shown to be worth the cost: almost $1 billion.

BC Hydro’s estimates as to cost savings keep growing for no obvious reason. In addition, pilot projects studying smart

meters in other jurisdictions have found households becoming frustrated with how little difference they are able to make in reducing energy consumption.

And Hydro is still attempting to mitigate key public concerns about smart meters’ impact on privacy and health.

Changes in the work force may at times be inevitable, but leaving people behind is not.

Gwenne Farrell VP (Utilities), Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378

NOT CHUMP CHANGE Our electricity meter was recently exchanged for a smart meter. In looking at BC Hydro’s website, I discovered that every digital smart meter has a battery to power the device in case of a power failure. This battery will have to be replaced in 10 to 15 years, at a considerable labour cost. Working on a power meter requires quite different quali¿cations from a meter reader. The cost of replacing batteries in 1.8 million meters has

to be at least some fraction of the original installation cost.

Will it be in the $40- to $100 million range? $100-$200 million? Hardly small change.

David Sims, Burnaby

A VALENTINE FOR GEORGE ABBOTT I am a teacher at Byrne Creek Secondary, as well as one of its staff representatives for our teacher union.

During a lunchtime teacher meeting this week, teachers on my staff wrote Valentine’s cards to send to Victoria. Why? We know that our elected Members of the Legislative Assembly resume sitting Feb. 14, and that there has not been any movement at the bargaining table, nor are we any closer to a resolution regarding the Supreme Court decision pertaining to Bills 27 and 28. We wanted to express to the Honourable George Abbott, the Minister of Education, our sincere hope that solutions will be found through negotiation and not legislation.

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At ¿rst, to the Skate Canada BC/Yukon executive director who works out of Burnaby 8-Rinks, the results of the pairs event that gave the gold to a Russian couple seemed innocuous. But to most of the world, it was a miscarriage of justice with Canadian couple Jamie Sale and David Pelletier being ripped off of a gold medal.

It was nothing new, though, just another minor subplot in the melodrama the sport of ¿gure skating had become.

“Nothing changes, we weren’t surprised,” recalls Barton. “I didn’t think much of it.”

The next night he was in his hotel room watching television when on the screen came International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta saying the ISU was working on a new system where measurable technical skills would be rewarded with points. That got Barton’s attention, because it was the ¿rst he’d heard of it.

When Barton arrived at the rink the next day, ISU general secretary Fredi Schmid pulled him aside and asked him to be part of a six-member committee to

develop the system.

“There wasn’t even a thought of saying no,” says Barton. “To have the opportunity to reshape the sport doesn’t come every day.”

Figure skating had become popular for the wrong reasons, most notably following the 1994 incident in which Nancy Kerrigan was hit in the knees with a club in an assault planned by the boyfriend of rival American skater Tonya Harding.

“Our sport thrived on the bad publicity,” says Barton. “Judging scandals helped the sport become popular, but they didn’t help the athlete. We had to do what was right for the sport ... Salt Lake City was a blessing in disguise.”

So for several weeks Barton would get together with other members of the committee to devise a way to make the days of 5.9 for artistic impression history.

“The system was developed over cappuccinos, espressos, pastries and long walks all over Europe.”

They came up with a presentation for an ISU meeting two months later in Kyoto.

“The ¿gure skating world was against it because the judging would lose its emotional aspect. But I knew we had something, that we were on the right track ... Athletes love it, they get a report card at the end. They never had that before,” says Barton. ggranger@burnabynewsleader.com

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According to Barton, it took about two years to build the centre up. But to take it to another level he went looking for a worldclass coach. He reached out to Richmond Hill, Ont., to bring in Joanne McLeod.

“We needed a leader. I wanted a person who wanted to win and hated to lose, just like me. It doesn’t guarantee your success, but it does guarantee you the effort for success,” says Barton.

With McLeod running the show, the concept has been a big success as it churns out Canadian champions and world-class skaters.

“We’ve changed the culture.

Our results are through the roof.

[B.C.] went from Alberta killing us to being the top per capita

medal producing province in Canada,” says Barton proudly.

These days, the Skate Canada facility at Burnaby 8-Rinks has about 550 skaters training at various levels.

In 2008, Barton’s work was recognized when he was inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.

Now he’s looking forward to his induction into the Burnaby hall next week.

“It’s a bit embarrassing because it’s not just me that did it. I have vision, I want to win, but I have staff here and a board of directors.

So when one person gets an award for something many people did, it’s embarrassing, but not in a bad way. When I know so many people were involved I’m shy. It has a little to do with me and a lot of people to carry the vision out.”

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Joining Ted Barton in being inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday will be athletes Jason Delesalle (paralympics), Hank Grenda (football, multi-sport), Michelle Hendry (basketball) and Dave Chavarria (baseball), sports medicine doctor Jack Taunton as a builder, Walt Brandl (rugby) as a coach and 1966 Legion 148 national men’s club soccer champions.

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“We want to be able to stand up and be con¿dent in saying TransLink is running a tight ship,” said Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender, vice chair of the mayors council.

“I don’t think most of the mayors are concerned about who does the audit as long as there is some veri¿cation of the operating ef¿ciencies of TransLink so we can tell taxpayers there are no hidden pots of money, there are no de¿ciencies that need to be corrected before we move forward on new funding sources.”

Neither TransLink of¿cials nor the chair of TransLink’s board would comment on the repeated demand for an audit by the Mayors Council.

Fassbender said the TransLink board and management support the idea.

“They’re wide open to it – there’s no resistance there.”

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Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts says she will try to block any new move to raise more taxes or tolls for TransLink until the transportation authority is subjected to a full performance audit.

And she says TransLink’s latest example of waste underscores why tighter scrutiny of spending is needed.

TransLink has hired a polling ¿rm to survey 170 key stakeholders this month about how well it communicates and to drum up participation it has promised to donate $100 to one of three local charities for each person who responds.

“I take offence,” Watts said.

“To go out with a survey about how well we communicate and give $100 per person to a charity – I just don’t think TransLink has a lot of money to be giving away.”

Metro Vancouver mayors must negotiate with the provincial government to ¿nd new revenue

sources for TransLink by the end of this year or else a $23 average property tax increase kicks in to pay for the Evergreen Line and other transit upgrades approved last fall.

A two-cent increase in the TransLink’s gas tax takes effect in April, but that will generate only about half of what’s required.

Options to raise more money may include an annual vehicle levy, a second regional carbon tax or even broader tolls on Lower Mainland bridges and roads.

But Watts says she refuses to be part of that debate until an audit proceeds – something the provincial government has so far blocked.

“I will not go out and ask the general public to pay for one more thing until that audit is done.”

If any new revenue sources are to be pursued, Watts said, taxpayers must have con¿dence their money is being spent appropriately.

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Richmond added 9.2 per cent more people to reach 190,473.

Surrey accounted Vancouver – up 4.4 % to 603,502 for one-quarter of the Surrey – up 18.6 % to 468,251 provincial gain and 37 per Jeff Nagel Burnaby – up 10.1 % to 223,218 cent of Metro Vancouver’s. jnagel@blackpress.ca Richmond – up 9.2 % to 190,473.

Surrey Mayor Dianne Port Moody and Surrey Abbotsford – up 7.4 % to 133,497 Watts predicted her were the fastest growing Coquitlam – up 10.4 % to 126,456 city is on track to pass cities in Metro Vancouver Langley Township – up 11.2 % to 104,177 Vancouver’s population in in the 2011 Census, Delta – up 3.3 % to 99,863 as little as 10 years. spurring the region’s North Van District – up 2.2 % to 84,412 Although Surrey gained population to grow rapidly.

Chilliwack – up 12.6 % to 77,936 nearly 50,000 residents Double-digit growth was Maple Ridge – up 10.3 % to 76,052 relative to Vancouver, not also recorded in Burnaby, New Westminster – up 12.7 to 65,976 everyone is convinced it Langley Township, New Port Coquitlam – up 6.9 % to 56,342 will be B.C.’s biggest city Westminster, Coquitlam, North Van City – up 6.7 % to 48,196 any time soon.

Pitt Meadows and Maple Langley City – up 6.3 % to 25,081 Urban Futures Ridge, according to data White Rock – up 3.1 % to 19,339 demographer Ryan Berlin released Wednesday.

Pitt Meadows – up 13.5 % to 17,736 said Surrey would pass Surrey’s population Squamish – up 14.8 % to 17,158 Vancouver in about 15 grew 18.6 per cent to Whistler – up 6.2 % to 9,824 years if the pace of the last 468,251, an increase of Hope – down 3.5 % to 5,969 ¿ve continues. more than 73,000 since the “But will development previous count in 2006. in 15 years in Surrey be of The City of Vancouver gained few years ago to restrict further the same scale and nature as it is about 25,000 residents, or 4.4 per development until the Evergreen today?” Berlin asked. “Probably cent over the ¿ve-year period, to Line SkyTrain extension is built. not. So it probably won’t be 15 603,502.

Burnaby added 10.1 per cent years. I think we’re looking at a Port Moody climbed 19.9 per to reach a population of 223,218 couple of decades before Surrey cent to 32,975. The nearly 20-per- and is the Lower Mainland’s passes Vancouver.” cent gain happened despite Port third-largest city after Vancouver The city council policies of Moody city council’s decision a and Surrey. both cities is also a factor, he said, noting Surrey could opt to slow the pace of green¿eld development and Vancouver might push harder to densify existing neighbourhoods, despite resident opposition.

Berlin said the most interesting population changes in the Lower Mainland were the strong gains posted by Squamish and Chilliwack.

The two outlying cities are about a 40-minute drive away from Metro Vancouver and offer much lower land prices than Vancouver, he said.

“I think that’s why they experienced pretty signi¿cant growth – above what we experienced provincially and here in the Lower Mainland,” he said.

“Instead of raising your kids in an apartment in Vancouver, maybe you choose a two-bedroom house, yard, swing set, Mr. Turtle pool – that kind of thing.”

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Valentine’s customs then and now Valentine’s Day is a holiday during February that commemorates love and romance and also the patron Saint Valentine. The history of St. Valentine is shrouded somewhat in mystery, and there are beliefs that many different people went by the name St. Valentine. One such individual was a holy priest who served in Rome, Italy. Some historians surmise that he was jailed for de¿ance during the reign of Claudius II, sentenced to death, and became a religious martyr.

Pope Gelasius marked Feb. 14 as a celebration in honor of his martyrdom in 496 AD. Today, the Catholic church recognizes at least three different martyred saints named Valentine or Valentius.

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Another legend says that Valentine himself authored the ¿rst Valentine card. It has been rumored he fell in love with a woman—the jailer’s daughter— while in prison and sent her a letter. He signed it, “from your Valentine.”

No matter the origins of the holiday, today St. Valentine’s Day has become a day where love is celebrated. Lovers send Gone are the days where Valentine’s Day each other cards and tokens of notes were handwritten. Today we rely their affections. It is customary more on mass-produced greeting cards. to go out for dinner and send During the third century in Rome, Àowers. Chocolates and roses Claudius II decided that single seem to go hand-in-hand with men served better as soldiers Valentine’s Day events. if they were single and had no LOST CUSTOMS OF THE DAY attachments at home in the way Although certain customs of a wife and family. Thusly, he have become commonplace, outlawed marriage. St. Valentine some customs of Valentine’s Day didn’t agree with the views and WHEN DID LOVE COME IN? have fallen by the wayside. One reportedly performed marriages So how did St. Valentine’s such custom is the “drawing of for young lovers in secret. It is Day transform from a religious names” that took place in the this which may have propelled holiday into one far more secular? Valentine’s Day to be more about 18th century. Names of men and women (equal numbers of each) were placed into two different containers.

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The average wage of $63,440 is more than 52% above the average for all jobs in British Columbia, which makes this sector even more attractive to job seekers. In 2009, the high-tech industry provided 84,000 jobs with a total salary bill that added up to $5.3 billion, up from $4 billion in 2007. The job growth will continue, with a projected 57,000 technology jobs opening by 2019, and an annual growth rate of 2.2%.

British Columbia attracts global technology leaders, including Pixar, Disney, Boeing, MDA, Microsoft, Sierra Wireless, SAP, Dolby Canada, and Intel. These major technology companies look for a stable economy with a supply of experienced employees and a supportive government. British Columbia has both. It helps that the University of British Columbia is rated No. 1 in terms of technology licensing, an indicator of a high level of success and a culture that nurtures innovation.

Who was it that said ‘necessity is the mother of invention’? The answer could be Alexander Fernandes, previously of Qimage. After his Burnaby plant was broken into, Fernandes invested in what was presented as the top of the line video surveillance equipment – which in reality didn’t produce enough clarity to identify the intruders the next time it happened. At that point, Fernandes realized he knew all about imaging and knew he could do much better.

Fernandes sold his company, Qimage, for a very healthy $20 million and started a new company called Avigilon with just two employees.

The objective of this new venture was to up the caliber of surveillance systems to the highest possible standard.

Now seven years later Avigilon is considered an industry leader. This Metro Vancouver company has created the highest-resolution cameras in the industry, backed up by cutting-edge software, using the provincial government’s small business venture capital programs to raise nearly $7 million to help fund research and development.

To say this company is a huge success is putting it mildly. Avigilon has more than 10,000 systems installed in over 80 countries around the world, including schools, sporting venues, car dealerships, malls, trains and airports.

A direct benefit is the 150 jobs created, with 75 of those located here in the Lower Mainland, plus a sales force scattered around the world selling Avigilon systems as fast as the Richmond plant can produce them. And they are not finished yet. The company is expanding fast, hiring an average of three or four people a month and attending university career fairs to attract top talent. The future is very bright for this company whose principal turned a problem into an idea and then into a very successful company.

A healthy high-tech sector also attracts investors who are impressed by the industry’s performance. Revenues have more than tripled in the decade leading up to 2007, and were up another 4.4% by 2009, to $18.9 billion. Currently, investors receive a 30% refundable tax credit,

supporting up to $100 million in investment every year. The provincial government, seeing the role they can play in this fast growing sector, will increase the value of this program by $3 million, allowing more individuals known as ‘angel investors’ to put their own capital directly into eligible small business, and to offer strategic expertise.

B.C. firms attracted more than 19% of Canada’s venture capital investments in 2010, with B.C. the top province in life sciences venture capital investments.

High technology wears many hats. The BC Cancer Agency is a world leader in cancer research, and B.C. is North America’s third-largest centre for film and TV production, averaging $1.2 billion in spending per year, 80% of which is foreign money.

The global entertainment and media industry is expected to grow by five per cent a year to 2014, when it will hit $1.7 trillion.

B.C. is well positioned to take advantage of this growth.

The high-technology industry is not an island.

This sector supports B.C.’s entire economy by helping other industries become more innovative, productive and globally competitive. Digital media and interactive gaming technologies are being used in education, agriculture, mining and health care.

Other impacts are more global. With an estimated 5.3 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide – India and China added 300 million subscribers in 2010 alone – the demand for digital, wireless and screen-based entertainment is immense. These two countries, India and China, are undergoing mass movements to urbanization, which also gives B.C. opportunities to offer them clean, efficient energy, waste reduction and health-care solutions. B.C. is perfectly aligned to supply a healthy portion of this demand in the coming years.

Airplane sales around the world are expected to reach $US3.6 trillion over the next 20 years to replace aging planes and expand fleets, providing opportunities for our advanced manufacturing sector. Plus, as a climate change leader, we are at the forefront of renewable energy technology development. Finding new markets for our solar, wind, biomass and other technologies can help turn B.C. into a cleantech powerhouse.

As Canada’s Pacific Gateway, B.C. is strategically located to reach growing global markets.

In addition, B.C. is close to technology and entertainment hubs in Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and Seattle.

Under the BC Jobs Plan, the provincial government will work with the federal government to meet our workforce needs and expedite the immigration process for researchers and scientists in other parts of the world who want to bring their expertise to British Columbia. B.C.’s fast-tracked immigration process through the Provincial Nominee Program encourages firms to locate in B.C. so they can hire experienced business immigrants.

The B.C. government’s focus on this sector, identified as one of the eight key sectors with the greatest opportunity to bring new dollars into our economy from our most important trading partners, helps nurture an industry that has immense potential to accelerate growth throughout the province.

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Lakers look for scoring Salmonbellies Àrst pick in third round The Burnaby Lakers repatriated a former Junior Laker in their quest to boost their scoring at the 2012 Western Lacrosse Association junior draft on Monday.

The Lakers plucked Jackson Decker with their ¿rst pick, second overall. Decker scored 102 points in almost three regular and playoff seasons with the Junior Lakers squad before he was dealt to the Coquitlam Junior Adanacs late last season.

They further bolstered their offence with their very next pick,

selecting Casey Jackson from the Junior Adanacs third overall.

He scored 48 points in 11 regular season games last year, and added another 30 in eight playoff games.

The Lakers waded directly into enemy territory with their second round selection, plucking runner Justin Salt from the New Westminster Junior Salmonbellies. Salt scored 35 points in 18 regular season games last year, and accumulated 62 minutes in penalties. He added another 13 points in nine playoff games.

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selected Jeremy Serraglio from the Junior Lakers.

The New Westminster Salmonbellies, who didn’t get to pick until the end of the third round, made Mike Berekoff of the Delta Islanders their ¿rst selection. He scored 38 goals and 39 assists in 21 regular season games and added another 15 in six playoff games.

They kept their next pick in the family, selecting Mark Negrin from the Junior Salmonbellies in the fourth round.

In all, 67 players were selected in the draft. Travis Cornwall of the Junior Adanacs was the ¿rst overall selection, by Coquitlam’s senior team.

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As a visual artist, I am curious about the journeys people past and present have taken on public buses.“ Meet Buckshon at the opening

of Transit Roots: An exhibition of Transit Paintings on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2-4 p.m. at the Deer Lake Gallery (6584 Deer Lake Ave). Gallery hours are Tuesday– Saturday between noon and 4 p.m., so if for whatever reason you could not make the opening, come see the show until March 3.

If you come in between Tuesday and Fri. you can also meet me, Linda Lewis, your new Art Services Coordinator. I have been involved in the visual arts (mostly ceramics and websites)

for 30-plus years. I look forward to working with individual and group members this coming year.

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The home, which was originally built in 1913, is owned by the city and is leased to tenants as part of Burnaby’s rental housing program.

A developer, Intracorp Silver Avenue Project Limited, has applied to rezone the property, as well as an adjoining lot, to construct a mixed-use high-rise apartment tower and townhouses.

The company has requested it be allowed to relocate the house to face McKay Avenue, adjacent to the Beresford Art Walk and plaza that will be a feature of the proposed development. The Mowat Residence would then be converted into four rental housing units.

Built for Daniel and Amelia Mary Mowat, who lived there until 1923, the Craftsman-style farmhouse is “one of the oldest surviving houses in the Central Park neighbourhood that, over the past century, has transitioned from an agricultural area to a busy regional town centre,” according to a report to city council.

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A developer is proposing to relocate and restore the historic Mowat Residence, a Craftsman-style across from Metrotown that was built in 1913.

character because of its location, its construction, including original wooden-sash windows, numerous stained glass transoms on both the upper and main Àoors, Craftsman-style detailing and a partially-exposed red brick chimney.

“The Mowat House remains in fair to good condition as it has been well maintained by past owners,” says the report.

“The proposed renovation of the residence will upgrade and ensure its good physical condition suitable for its intended use.”

Under the heritage revitalization agreement, the developer will be required to

retain and protect all the home’s heritage elements during its relocation and restoration, rehabilitate all of its exterior character-de¿ning elements under the supervision of an experienced heritage architect, paint its exterior true to its original paint scheme and maintain it in perpetuity. They’ll also be required to fund and install a City Heritage plaque at its entrance.

A public hearing into the bylaw amendment to facilitate the heritage designation and the building’s relocation and restoration will be held Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. newsroom@burnabynewsleader.com

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Perseverance pays off Seniors Àght to keep their unique group of ‘happy people’ going Mario Bartel photo@burnabynewsleader.com

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A group of seniors may soon be able to return to the room in which they’ve practised their craft at the Confederation Centre, thanks to curiosity and their perseverance.

The paper tole group has been gathering one morning a week for 25 years, united by their passion for a craft that dates as far back as the 12th MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER century. It’s also known as The remaining members of the paper tole group at Confederation Centre have decoupage. been showing off some of their work in an effort to attract new members and Led by their wisened and save their regular Monday morning meetings. witty instructor, Cliff Plume, 94, they carefully cut with an for madness. they were informed by the X-Acto knife every element of For Sally Iverson, the Monday Confederation Centre’s board a photograph or painting from a morning gatherings are fun. of directors that their dwindling calendar or magazine and then “There’s lots of jokes, and lots numbers meant they had to give rebuild the picture layer by layer of laughing,” says Iverson, who up their board room. to create a three-dimensional ¿rst discovered paper tole eight With more than 2000 members scene. A detailed piece can take years ago. “We have a happy at Confederation, “space is at an up to two years to complete. class.” optimum,” says Kathy Doebert, For some, that kind of patient, But their mood soured the centre’s supervisor. exacting work could be a recipe markedly in January when Please see AN EYE-CATCHING, A18 FUTURE SHOP – Correction Notice

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During their long tenure in the small board room, membership had waxed and waned, says Iverson.

But illnesses had taken a toll and their group had diminished to four.

Iverson and her friends were dismayed.

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“It’s very frustrating not to be able to work on them.”

“We’re all very anxious to get back to it,” says Deanna Hingston, a decouper for 15 years.

The group was given a mandate; if they could get their numbers up to at least seven regular members by the end of February, they’d get their room back.

That’s what they’ve been working on ever since.

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It’s an eye-catching display that piques the curiosity of visitors.

Which is just how many of the group discovered paper tole themselves.

Plume was visiting a friend when he was captivated by a three-dimensional picture hanging on his wall.

The multitude of layers and the process of deconstructing and then reconstructing the picture’s elements spoke to his life-long affection for architecture and his af¿nity for precise lines in his vocation as a hydrogapher working with nautical maps.

He signed on for lessons at a local craft store, attended two of them, then set out to create his own paper tole. His ¿rst piece didn’t survive his frustration, but he was hooked. As his skills improved, he started teaching others.

“I’ve stayed with this a long time,” he says. “I like to help the girls.”

One of them is Audrey Weeks, who ¿rst signed on with the Paper Tole Group 16 years ago. Her husband was in the hospital at the time, and immersing herself in cutting out the tiny shapes, dabbing the backs with dollops of silicon and then gluing everything back together again helped pass the time.

“It’s relaxing,” says Weeks. “You feel like you’re creating something.”

On Monday, their efforts were already reaping dividends.

Two new members joined the gathering, carrying satchels with the supplies needed for their craft, a rubbery cutting mat, X-Acto knives, shaping tools and a tube of sticky silicon.

Tuesday, Iverson con¿rmed they’d attained their seventh member. But she’s hoping even more will sign on.

After all, people get sick, go traveling on holiday.

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Burnaby French Language Playschool Open House: Visit the non-profit, parent-participation preschool, meet the ECE-qualified bilingual teachers and discover the benefits of early language learning. When: Saturday, Feb. 11, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Portable – Ecole Marlborough School, 6060B Marlborough Ave., Burnaby (off Sanders Street). Info: 604-4321323 or www.bflp.org.

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Beautifully maintained & updated, 1 bdrm garden suite on quiet cooler side of building facing greenbelt in the well maintained & managed “Doncaster” in Uptown New Westminster just steps to parks, schools, shopping, transit & Uptown amenities. This lovely suite has newer laminate floors, new paint & light fixtures, updates to kitchen & bath, large rooms sizes, insuite storage, master bdrm w/walk in closet. Low maintenance fees include heat & hot water. Cats ok. No rental allowed.

Beautifully preserved 1940, 2 bdrm + den, 1.5 baths, 2500 sf Queens Park gem on beautifully landscaped lot on quiet street just steps to Queens Park & close to schools, skytrain, shopping & recreation. This immaculate home features coved ceilings, hardwood floors, 2 wood burning fireplaces, built-ins, leaded glass windows & French doors, nice layout & good height unfinished basement. This bright home features many updates such as newer roof, furnace ducting, hot water tank, drain tiles, siding & original leaded windows redone with double glazing added in new fir sashes.

Beautifully decorated 2 bdrm 2 bath, 1157 sq ft Garden Suite w/ gorgeous River view in Fraserview close to parks, shopping, recreation and transit. This updated suite features laminate floors, energy efficient gas fireplace with designer mantel, in-floor heating throughout, insuite laundry, custom window coverings, oak kitchen w/ ceramic tile floors, large closets, open plan, large room sizes, new carpets and 4 piece ensuite in master bdrm. Building is well maintained and managed, rainscreened, 3 year old roof and refurbished hallways. Adult orientated 19+, pets allowed and no rentals.

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Priced at $738,000

Oak kitchen with granite countertops

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COMING SOON. 109 concrete hi-rise homes coming to New Westminster.

Stunning views starting from the mid $260’s

REGISTER TODAY: northbank.ca 604.523.0081 PRESENTATION CENTRE AT 18 BEGBIE This is not an offering for sale. Developer reserves the right to make changes to the pricing without notice. E. & O.E.

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Medallion Member, Top 5% of all real estate sales

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Each office independently owned & operated

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Expansive 3 bedroom , 3 bathroom townhouse has an open concept, 9ft ceilings, large windows & a walk out patio with enclosed yard. This home is perfect for entertaining or for your private enjoyment. Top of the line features: stainless steel appliances, granite counters, designer colours, large capacity/ high efficiency washer/dryer, gas range & heritage style millwork.

Exclusive clubhouse boasts a gym, pool, jacuzzi, theatre room & guest suite. Walk to all amenities: Coquitlam Centre, parks, Douglas College, transit (future skytrain) and schools. A must see - Westwood Plateau’s finest. Thanks and have a great weekend!

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Meticulously maintained, new carpet, W/D, light fixtures and freshly painted, very tastefully done. Nothing to do but move in. Enjoy mountain views from private covered deck.

2 A/C units incl. Rainscreened building, new roof offers peace of mind, Maintenance fees include gas/Hot water, 45+ age restriction. Call to view this beauty before it’s too late.

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“The Copperstone”, beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom plus den overlooking quiet park-like setting. Spacious open floor plan with many tasteful upgrades incl new carpet, designer paint, new tile, back splash/flooring, light fixtures, shows a “10”.

Generous, private covered deck perfect for entertaining. Vibrant, Sapperton area with mtn views, 2 parking stalls and easy access to skytrain, shops, schools, hospital etc. Best location in building!

Rainscreened and balance of 2-5-10 warranty.

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689,000

Welcome Home! Pride of ownership Evident in this 4 bed, 2 bath 1928 west end 2 storey w/bsmt Family Home on quiet street.Great layout/ floorplan w 2 beds on main,huge loft style master w/new ensuite & plenty of closet space on upper level.

Huge renovated eat-in kitchen has gas stove, ample maple cabinets & sliders to private view deck.L/R has beautiful original oak floors w/inlay, W/B F/P with gas line access. Full guest bath on main floor. Bsmt is partially finished, good height, easy to suite with sep. entrance, plenty of windows. Complete with single garage, lane access, fully fenced yard.

Extensive upgrades incl. electrical, plumbing, exterior paint, furnace, new fully fenced yard, flooring, blinds, light fixtures, too many to list.

Walk to transit, skytrain, shopping, schools, churches. Shows a `10`.

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299,900

• Views of the Fraser River • Spacious 1 bedroom + Den • Concrete Hi rise • Central Quay location.

• Very well kept unit MLS V923043

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• Corner top floor unit • 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom • Stainless appliances • Laminate and tile floors • 2-5-10 warranty

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Developer presents rehab centre with cheque from collected fines

Morningstar proud of its safety record When those who work on a construction site do not comply with the regulations imposed by WorkSafe BC, they are given a fine. Morningstar Homes decided that the funds should go to a good cause, and donated the $14,660 they collected last year to the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver.

“Safety is not something we take lightly at Morningstar, and (we) have incorporated policies and procedures into our daily practices to make the workplace a safe environment for all,” says Morningstar President Robert Morse. “We seek to ensure the safest workplace possible and do everything within our power to educate and facilitate safe working practices.”

GF Strong is B.C.’s largest and most specialized centre for rehab. It serves people

with work-related injuries as well as those stemming from sports, an accident, a stroke or a degenerative condition such as ALS or Parkinson’s Disease.

“We are happy to report that we have never incurred a serious work-related accident in the history of Morningstar,” says VicePresident of Sales and Marketing Deborah Calahan. “It is our hope that through our diligence and commitment to a safe working environment that these infractions will continue to diminish ... we lead by example and hope this will encourage others to commit to the same high standard.”

Examples of fined offences include not wearing a hard hat or proper safety gear.

“We are proud of our record and we intend to keep it that way,” Calahan says.

‘Stylish single-level living’

Living the creekside life at Headwaters

by Kerry Vital

Situated beside creeks and sheltering trees, Headwaters in the Morgan Creek area of Surrey is a private, secluded enclave that almost reaches out and hugs you. With the creek on two sides, nature has done a superb job of creating a earthly paradise.

“Nature does the job better than I ever could,” says Treegroup VicePresident of Sales and Marketing Rod Sopko. With Treegroup’s 20 years of experience building homes, South Surrey showed them it had a lot of potential to be an amazing place to live.

With 13 different floorplans available, buyers at Headwaters won’t have any trouble finding the perfect condominium home to suit their needs.

“There is something there for everybody,” Sopko says. The homes range from 651 to 1,279 square feet, in a variety of one-, two- and threebedroom plans.

Inside, the kitchens and bathrooms are spectacular. With recessed pot lighting and beautiful shaker-style cabinetry in your choice of Rich Expresso Stain or Fresh Antique White, both the kitchen and master bathroom are calm and soothing. The kitchen backsplash is chic and modern, in either Cool Grey or Cloud White.

Complemented by the white-speckled Brazilian granite countertops and island in your gourmet kitchen, dark laminate wood flooring is a true focal point throughout the main living areas.

“

There is something here for everybody,” says Treegroup Vice-President of Sales and Marketing Rod Sopko.

big feature at Headwaters, the on-site business centre is a selling point as well.

With an Internet lounge, private offices available for meetings, a screening room and a conference room, your every business need will be taken care of. There is also a concierge available.

There is also a lifestyle centre that features a fireside lounge, gourmet kitchen, screening room and a flexible lounge space. The third jewel in the Headwaters amenities crown is the fitness centre, which includes a fully equipped gym and the use of a personal trainer. If your New Years resolution to

lose those last 10 pounds is falling by the wayside, you will no longer have any excuse at Headwaters.

If you feel like venturing off the property for a bit of recreation, there are several golf courses and athletic parks in the area. Shopping, restaurants and several schools are also just a short walk or drive away.

Located on-site at 15428 31st Avenue, the show suite and sales centre is open daily from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Homes start at $256,500. For more information, visit headwatersclub.ca or call 604-535-1451.

Each home includes a workspace area that Treegroup calls a Personal Hub. This space, with a built-in desk complemented by frosted glass accent windows and recessed lighting, can be used for anything you want, from a home office to a leisure nook perfect for curling up on a rainy day.

Buyers are already pleased with their purchase.

“The homes at Headwaters offer stylish single-level living as well as amazing on-site amenities that allow easy work-from-home flexibility and a host of leisure opportunities,” says Craig Harrold, who was so impressed that he e-mailed 25 of his friends to tell them about it, Sopko says.

While the location is definitely a

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Stainless-steel appliances and chic granite countertops, above, are standard in every Headwaters home. With a cool colour scheme and modern fixtures, left, the bathrooms are an ode to relaxation and peace, while the exterior architecture, top, is complemented by stunning surroundings.

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A World of Difference.

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3 & 4 BED TOWNHOMES from $299,900 Situated in an established Maple Ridge neighbourhood next to Kanaka Creek Elementary School, this is a place perfect for growing families.

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3 BED TOWNHOMES from the mid $300’s Nestled between Harold Bishop Elementary School and mature parkland, Bishop Creek is close to both nature and convenient amenities.

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LAST 8 HOMES – FINAL CLEARANCE NET HST INCLUDED ON REMAINING HOMES The name says it all. International award-winning design, built adjacent to 80+ acre Byrne Creek eco preserve, steps to Taylor Park Elementary and a short walk to SkyTrain. 2011 Built Green Award winner for Most Energy Efficient and Sustainable Community. Great one and two bedroom apartment homes still available – from $309,900*. Move in today!

VISIT THE SALES CENTRE 106-7488 BYRNEPARK WALK, BURNABY 604.515.1812

Check us out on Twitter, Facebook and adera.com. *Limitations apply. This is not an offering for sale. Sales by disclosure statement only. E & OE. Green Adera Projects Ltd. Adera Realty Corp. 2200 – 1055 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver V7X 1K8 604.684.8277

LIVEATLIFT.CA This is not an offering for sale, as such an offering can only be made by a disclosure statement. E.&O.E.

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GARDEN HOMES // FROM THE LOW $400S

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LIFT’s upscale style is unquestionably the best at SFU — a sister to the successful ORIGIN development by Porte.

Don’t miss out this time; get on board today. Sales begin February 2012. Call 604.320.3386 or register at:

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INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . . . . . . 1-8 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57 TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76 CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98 EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696 RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757 AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804-862 MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903-920

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Ad Control / Sales Support The Burnaby New Westminster NewsLeader has a part-time position for an Ad Controller/ Sales Support.The position requires an organized individual with an ability to multi-task in a fastpaced team environment. Strong written and verbal communication skills, knowledge of Microsoft and Excel applications and attention to detail are also requirements.

Responsibilities of the position include booking and trafficking advertising and flyer distribution plus some general office and reception duties. You will be at the centre of the action contributing to a team of dynamic sales, marketing and creative professionals.

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DRAFTS PERSON / DETAILER Required for Maple Ridge Truss in Pitt Meadows. Must have a min. of 5 years exp. in the building construction industry. Wood frame construction knowledge is an asset.

MAINTENANCE/LOADER OPERATOR NEEDED This is a fulltime, permanent position starting immediately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Minimum of 10 years maintenance experience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment.

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Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed.

Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442/604-854-1978

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

PLUMBING

PRESSURE WASHING Andy’s Pressure Washing & Driveway Sealing (778)868-3374

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS AT NORTHWEST ROOFING Re-roofing, Repair & New Roof Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CAVALIER King Charles Spaniels, vet checkd, vaccinated. Champion Sired. (604)630-7788 CHIHUAHUA, 5 year old, female, very sweet & clean, $400. Call 604794-7347 ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES Male/Female, shots, micro-chip, vet checked, health guarantee. $2400.

Call 604-970-3807.

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PETS

SALES

LAB cross puppies, vet checked, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings.

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

POMERIAN Teacup loving babies, 1st shots, dewormed, dew claws done $650 + (604)581-2772

Samoyed Pups Champion Sired, Vet chk/ vac. $1200: 604-630-7788 www.summerhillsamoyeds.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 533

FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure.

13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

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FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331 Queen Pillow Top Mattress & Box • 720 Coil 2.5’’ Pillowtop • Brand New • 10 yr. warranty • Your Price $490 604.807.5864 The Mattress Guy

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GARAGE SALES

BRIDGEVIEW FLEA MARKET Every Sunday, Year Round, 80 Vendors 7am-3pm, 11475-126a St. Sry. Info./Book Table 604-625-3208

560

MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

REAL ESTATE 626

HOUSES FOR SALE

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HOME REPAIRS If I can’t do it It can’t be done

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NEW WEST ELECTRICIAN Small Jobs. Renovations, Panels.

Elec. Heat, Lighting, Repairs.

Call (604)591-7621

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Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting.

30 yrs exp. Refs. Free est. Keith 604-433-2279 or 604-777-1223

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477

GOLDEN Retriever pups. Ready to go. Vet ✔, 1st shots, dewormed.

Family raised. $600. 778-808-5459.

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials.

Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

$36/HOUR. Local lic’d Plumber.

Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call 778-245-7646

ELECTRICIAN. Licensed. Local.

Low cost. Big/small jobs. Renov. & panel change expert. 604-374-0062

SUNDECKS

PETS

F1B GOLDENDOODLE pups. Vet ✔ Ready to go. 1st shots, dewormed.

Family raised. $900. 604-309-4595.

GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well socialized, 1st shots & deworming included. Mission 604-820-4827.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

ELECTRICAL

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ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500

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CUSTOM HOMES

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

• Basement, Kitchen & Bath Remodels • Room Additions • Drywall • Paint • Texture • Finishing • Floors & More

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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MOVING & STORAGE

Local & Long Distance

Kitchens - Bathrooms New Additions - Flooring Painting - Decks Windows / Doors Stonework - Siding & More

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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PERSONAL SERVICES

HELP WANTED

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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A well established truck & trailer company has immediate openings for several experienced positions at their location in Surrey. These are permanent positions, wages are negotiable.

Candidates who fulfill the requirement should: Fax resume 604-596-3106

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CLEANING SERVICES

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

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Salary commensurate with experience.

Group Benefits Plan.

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

604-808-0212

Skills Required; • Proficiency in reading Blue Prints • Ability to visualize in 3D • Must be computer literate • AutoCAD exp. an asset • Attention to detail a must • Ability to work in a team environment

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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Black Press Digital has an outstanding opportunity for an Inside Sales Specialist to join their Digital Online Deals Team. This position involves interaction with markets across BC with focus on outbound calls and responsibility for identifying, qualifying and closing sales. You must be articulate and able to cultivate relationships with businesses and online advertisers. You will actively track and manage lead pipeline, and ensure 100% customer satisfaction. You will also educate prospects on all Online Advertising opportunities with over 110 Websites in the family of Black Press Digital.

Qualifications: • Previous telesales experience preferred especially in advertising or directories • Exposure to formal sales methodologies • Knowledge of computer usage in a web-based environment • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Maintain records of correspondence • Excellent organizational and time management skills • Excellent interpersonal and client interaction skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy • Must possess a calm/professional telephone presence • Solid analytical and technical skills • Able to assume responsibility and work autonomously in a professional manner • Ability to remain focused and flexible during rapid change Black Press Group Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants are given equal consideration. We will only respond to those applicants who most closely match the job specifi cations and requirements. We thank you for your interest in our career opportunities.

Please forward you resume by Feb. 20, 2012 to: pwogan@blackpress.ca Attn: Paul Wogan www.blackpress.ca www.blackpress.ca

Friday, February 10, 2012 NewsLeader A31 REAL ESTATE 626

HOUSES FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE 627

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BC The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing.

Call us First! 604.657.9422

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TOWNHOUSES

ABBOTSFORD. TOWNHOUSE in 55+ complex. 1200 sf, 2 bdrm. 1.5 baths, large living room, oak kit, 2 decks. Small pet ok. Walk to shops.

Quiet area. Moving ~ must sell. $184,000. 604-308-0451 8am-7pm.

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included.

Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed.

Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net

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VOLUNTEERS

BURNABY

Villa Del Mar 6630 Telford Ave.

Bright large newly reno’d 1 and 2 bedroom suites for rent. Freshly painted, new hardwood floors, huge balcony. Only 2 min walk to Metrotown Mall.

Please call 778-994-2334 to view. Move in TODAY!

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We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

1998 TOYOTA COROLLA, $1,000.

120 Km, runs well, good cond.

Fairly new tires. (604)944-6356.

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

2003 CHEVY MALIBU, 110,000 km., auto, V6, Air Cared, good tires, $4300 obo (604)531-3251

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

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6985 Walker Ave

Please call 778-994-2334 COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm 2 bthrm- 996 sf. Cls to shopping, Douglas College & amen. March 1. N/s, N/p. $1350/mo. Call 604-941-3259

Coquitlam Centre Area

Avail Now. N/S, bright, spacious corner. Luxury 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appl’s, F/P, ground level, priv fncd patio/yard. Located in prestigious Silver Springs complex. Whistler style clubhouse, 2 sec parking + storage Cat OK. $1425. + hydro

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VOLUNTEERS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

BÉNÉVOLES REQUIS !

Do you want to contribute to public safety and ortunity to learn more about the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)?

Voulez-vous contribuer à la sécurité publique et avoir l’occasion d’en apprendre davantage au sujet du Service correctionnel du Canada (SCC)?

Nous sommes à la recherche de personnes disposées à faire du bénévolat dans divers établissements correctionnels fédéraux et bureaux de libération conditionnelle à travers la province dans les domaines suivants : • Comités consultatifs de citoyens • Programmes ethniques et multiculturels • Escortes pour des motifs non reliés à la sécurité • Programmes d’alphabétisation • Sensibilisation aux questions touchant les soins de santé • Activités de sports et de loisirs • Artisanat • Mentorat auprès d’adultes dans la collectivité (île de Vancouver seulement) Si vous désirez obtenir de plus amples renseignements ou êtes intéressé à vous porter bénévole pour l’une des activités susmentionnées, veuillez communiquer avec : Gail Thompson Agente de projet, Engagement communautaire Gail.Thompson@csc-scc.gc.ca 604-870-6872.

Les personnes intéressées doivent pouvoir obtenir une cote de sécurité et assister aux séances de formation offertes par le SCC, lesquelles sont requises.

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $8800 incl. tax. Call 604-538-4883

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Sleeps 4-6, DSI water heater, A/C, ext. speakers, microwave, 3-burner range and more! $19,483 (Stk.30630) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.

Call 604-837-4589 www.aptrentals.net

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SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

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COQUITLAM, low rise concrete bldg, 2nd flr, 2 bdrm, 2 baths, undg sec. prk, gas F/P, balcony, $1150.

Avail. immed. Call (778) 889-3731.

Dual pane windows, awning, 6000 watt generator, heated tanks, fantastic fan and more! $47,983 (Stk.30951A) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

Large newly renovated 1 & 2 bdrm apts available in well-kept concrete building.

New floors and appl’s. Freshly painted. Patio and large storage room inste. 3 laundries in bldg. Rent incl’s heat & hot water. Sauna & jacuzzi. 5 min. walk to skytrain, Douglas College & New West Quay.

Close to all amenities.

Please call 604-834-1756 www.aptrentals.net

Bright large 1 bedroom for rent in a newly reno’d building. Large balcony, freshly painted with hardwood floors. 2 Min walk to Highgate Mall & all major transit.

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TRUCKS & VANS

1992 PLEASURE-WAY Dodge van, 318 engine, 4 spd., no rust, many upgrades, mint cond. $20,900 obo (604)853-2427 1999 CHEVY VENTURE, white, auto, rebuilt trans, head gasket, new brakes, $2495. (604)826-0519

HOMES FOR RENT

PITT MEADOWS. 2 & 3 bdrm. in family complex. Close to bus, schools & shopping. Ref’s req’d.

Small pets okay, $1030/$1134/mo.

Avail. immed. 604-465-1938.

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We are looking for Volunteers to assist in various federal institutions and parole ofÀces across the province for the following: • Citizen Advisory Committees • Multi-cultural and ethnic programs • Non-security escorts • Literacy programs • Health care awareness • Sports and leisure activities • Hobby craft • Community adult mentors (Vancouver Island only) If you would like more information or are interested in any of the listed volunteering opportunities, please contact: Gail Thompson Regional Community Engagement OfÀcer Gail.Thompson@csc-scc.gc.ca 604-870-6872.

Applicants must be eligible to obtain a security clearance and attend the required training sessions offered by CSC.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN auto, sunroof, 47k, Gold Mist Mica over blk. leather, exc. cond. local, no accid. $12,230 (604)328-1883

Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm suites for rent. Includes heat / hot water and cable. Close to Massey Theatre, Douglas College, Royal City Mall.

If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

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2006 IMPALA LS, all options, original owner. $5500 obo. Call 604581-0589.

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3 Bedroom Townhouse between $36,000 & $42,000

CARS - DOMESTIC

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING convertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $6795/obo. (604)826-0519

Subsidies available based on gross houseold income. ✮

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1996 PONTIAC BONNIEVILLE SE good shape, lady driven, many new parts / tires. $1200. 604-859-0066

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

604-525-2661

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APARTMENT/CONDO Welcome Home !

With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of Coquitlam, North Burnaby.

Market rents from $875 - $1175 for 2 - 3 bdrm units. Pet friendly.

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RENTALS

2004 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB, 4X4, long box, 180K, full load $15,500/obo. 604-812-1278

SUITES, LOWER

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TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2.

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PAMELA REDDY TAKE NOTE: Mohinder Grewal or to whom it May Concern: 1979 Z28 Chev Camero, 2 door, VIN # 1q87191590562 Abandoned vehicle on my property, 7245 - 16th Ave, Burnaby, BC on Sept. 21, 2010 Vehicle will be sold on or shortly after March 2, 2012 for the sum of $150 for storage and costs.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of: Detlef Gerhard Schroeder, deceased, formerly of #102 – 74 Miner St. New Westminster, B.C., are required to send full particulars of such claim to the undersigned Executrix at 2094 Topaz St Abbotsford B.C. V2T 3W6, on or before the 10th day of March, 2012, after which date the Estates assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims that have been received.

Executrix Johanna Roy NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Claire Yvette Graziano, late of #707 – 25 Clute St., New Westminster, BC that the particulars of their claim should be sent to the solicitor for the estate at #235 – 550 Sixth Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3B7, on or before the 23rd day of February, 2012, after which date the solicitor for the estate will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

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