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TransLink’s corporate headquarters are moving from Metrotown to New Westminster’s Brewery District. The Transit Police will also be sharing the space in a move that will save the company more than $430,000 over current costs, according to TransLink spokesperson Ken Hardie. TransLink has been looking for a new spot for the past two years, as the company’s lease at Metrotower 1 is due to expire in January 2013. “There was an urgent need to relocate the Transit Police,” Hardie said, This story first appeared on www.burnabynow.com adding that the policing facilities are in two separate buildings. “We looked at the efficiencies of co-locating.” TransLink looked at about 17 locations, taking into account how close each was to a SkyTrain station, and other aspects such as resident and employment density in each area. Metrotown was a good location based on these specifications, but so was Sapperton, Hardie said. The timing worked well, as it is currently a tenants’ rental market for office space on both cities, he added. Mayor Derek Corrigan said he understood TransLink’s move was a financially driven decision.

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Fall fair fun: Eric Sun takes a spin on the 1912 C.W. Parker Carousel at Burnaby Village Museum during the museum’s fall fair festivities on Labour Day. Below left, a young visitor gets her face painted. Below right, the Tin Pan Trio offers up entertainment.

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Sixteen-year-old Melissa Tomac should have been starting Grade 11 at Burnaby Central on Tuesday. But Melissa’s family is now grieving her death after a fatal car crash on Sept. 2 in Port Moody. “It’s ripped my heart out, and my life’s never going to be the same,” said father Mario on Tuesday morning. “What I’ll always remember about my daughter is her pretty little face smiling at me each morning. … She was always giving me hugs and kisses. She was the best girl in the world.” The accident occurred shortly after a group of four teens, two males and two females, all from Burnaby, were leaving White Pine Beach Thursday night. The 19-year-old driver of a 1990 white Honda Civic tried passing another vehicle around a blind corner on Bedwell Bay Road and ultimately lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the road and struck a tree. According to Const. Luke van Winkel of the Port Moody Police, Bedwell Bay Road is a 50 km/h zone, with several 30 km/h zone curves. All four teenage occupants were injured and transported to Royal Columbian Hospital. According to van Winkel, Melissa had been sitting in the rear passenger seat. The other three were treated for their injuries, with the most serious injuries to the other female in the car, who was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital for surgery. The accident has been attributed to high speeds and driver inexperience, and police are investigating whether alcohol played a factor in the incident. “At this point, we’re still waiting for results from crash analysts,” said van Winkel. “But witnesses reported it was above speed limit. Speed is a problem on all of our roads with drivers of every age, but there is particular concern with young drivers who are inexperienced and who don’t know how to handle the vehicle they’re driving.” Mario said that in the details of the accident the police gave to him, the driver should never have tried to pass the other car. “I went out to the site to try and put some flowers,” he said. “There are a lot of blind corners and you never try to pass on a blind corner.” Mario said because of the Labour Day long weekend, he was still finalizing details on his daughter’s service on Tuesday afternoon. “I have to be strong for my wife and son,” said Mario. “We have all been devastated by this accident.” 6

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At risk? A traffic controller directs drivers on 10th Avenue, near Cumberland Street. Concerns are being raised about the safety of flag persons in the wake of a number of accidents – including an Aug. 29 incident in which a Burnaby driver hit a flag person in a Coquitlam construction zone.

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They wear a safety vest and hard hat, and their only tool is a hand-held stop sign. And for traffic control persons, also known as flaggers, their job may be the most dangerous on any construction road project. On July 15, 49-year-old Donald Cain was killed in Mission while on duty as a flagger. In the past five years, 70 flag persons have been injured in B.C., with five being injured this year alone. Also in the past five years, three flag persons have died on the job. And that’s three too many for Starlett Bluhm, traffic control program coordinator for the New Westminster-based B.C. Construction Safety Alliance, which is responsible for training and certification programs for flaggers in the province. “This has always been a high-risk position, and that’s why we are constantly reviewing and updating the training programs for traffic control people,” said Zellers Visions* The Bay* Shoppers Drug Mart* Army & Navy* Rona* Staples* * not in all areas

Bluhm. “We would also like to see better enforcement to make sure all traffic safety persons can do their jobs safely.” The issue of flagger safety has been in the news because on Aug. 29, a Burnaby driver allegedly impaired by alcohol hit a flag person in a Coquitlam construction zone. The incident occurred at about 2:30 a.m. when a 24-year-old man was driving a Toyota Yaris westbound on Lougheed Highway near Colony Farm. The driver struck a 33-year-old female flag person, who was controlling traffic at the entrance to the construction zone. The woman was thrown by the impact. She was taken to hospital, where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. She was released later Sunday morning. Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said the initial investigation revealed alcohol was a factor in the accident. Phil Hochstein is executive director of the Burnaby-based Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. The association offers certification exams for flaggers, and Hochstein is also

concerned about flagger safety. “The job has always been dangerous and that’s part of the training,” said Hochstein. “In the case of the (Coquitlam) incident, I’m not sure the flagger could have done anything because you have someone who may be impaired.” Hochstein said he is in favour of the heavier fines – double – for drivers who exceed the speed limit in construction zones. Bluhm reiterated that while traffic control work is a high-risk position within construction, there are many other dangerous positions within construction work. The challenge with traffic control is mitigating the hazards that arise from contact with the public and motor vehicles. Hochstein said it may be time to look at alternative ways to control traffic in construction zones. He said he recently returned from England, where he saw a system of automated stop lights controlling traffic in work areas. “Maybe it’s time to look at different

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Safety concerns: Traffic controllers at work on 10th Avenue, near Cumberland Street.

Beauregard, now the poster girl for WorkSafe B.C.’s Slow Down campaign, was in a coma for six days and in hospital for two months. As part of the safety campaign, Beauregard talks about her injuries in a sobering video aimed at getting motorists to drive slower through road construction sites. It’s not the first time that Beauregard’s plight has been highlighted. Last October, her fellow flag workers organized a rally on the Port Mann Bridge to educate drivers on the dangers flaggers face. The rally caused traffic mayhem, but the flaggers got the message out that their job involves working in busy traffic all the time. “We were not involved in that rally,” said Bluhm, who said the alliance does support the message of raised awareness for traffic control workers. And with seemingly more construction projects in the Lower Mainland set to continue throughout the

rest of the year, flagger safety has never been a bigger issue. “The courses we offer have never been more popular,” said Hochstein. “We have no problem filling those classes. … You see all the construction going on, that’s part of government infrastructure projects and those projects need flaggers. … I just hope they’re all going to be safe.” – with files from Postmedia Network Inc.

it’s unfortunate for them,” he said. “I understand there’s a savings for Construction on the third office tower them,” he said, adding he hopes the costs at the Metrotown complex has stalled as of moving and setting up elsewhere were development and management company factored into the decision. Ivanhoe Cambridge works to secure pre“If that’s true, there is a business case leasing agreements. for them to make the move,” The Metrotower office comCorrigan added. “Hopefully plex is connected to Metropolis it benefits all taxpayers in the at Metrotown. Lower Mainland.” Burnaby is one of two subBut he said the city is sorry to markets with high office vacansee the company go. cy rates. Burnaby’s is currently “Any business leaving the at 13.2 per cent. Last year the city is unfortunate,” Corrigan vacancy rate was 7.5 per cent, said. “We were very proud to according to the midyear report be a home to TransLink. It is in July 2009, compared with 5.4 always too bad when businesses per cent in July 2008. move.” Richmond leads the region Corrigan said Burnaby has Derek Corrigan with a current vacancy rate of 22 mayor of Burnaby been fortunate not to be hit hardper cent. er by the recession, and downTransLink is relocating to a sizing of businesses in the community. development being built by the Wesgroup “We’re very successful in attracting Properties in New Westminster’s business,” he said. “I think there’ll be Sapperton neighbourhood in early 2013. someone who’ll fill the space.” A building under construction on East It is unfortunate timing, losing such a Columbia Street is set to house Thrifty large tenant from Metrotower 1 while the Foods and TD Canada Trust. TransLink developer is trying to pre-lease space in will be located nearby. The building for Metrotower 3. the new headquarters is not yet under “When any of the towers lose a tenant, construction.

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Keep an eye out for the wee ones out there

We hope the rest of you want that, Parents are sending their energetic too. offspring back to the books this week, It’s been said, but those tumbling many of us with a mixture of relief and a youngsters and sometimes brooding, bit of sadness. Sadness, because it’s just sometimes sunny teenagers are the most hard to see them growing up so fast and important resource we have. so eager to get out from under These kids who seem to be our feet. Burnaby NOW of another species, with their We hold them close, we ability to tap into an iPod read to them, play silly games, and they make us laugh, worry and love. expertly at the age of five, who can set up a PowerPoint presentation in a blink The kids are, after all, our most prefor a school assignment, are our future cious gifts, and we want the best for leaders, thinkers, workers, protectors, them.

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creators, healers. When we’re leaning on our canes, we will be leaning on their compassion to care for us, and their expertise to steward the globe long after we’re gone. They deserve our best, don’t they? So while many of our readers don’t need reminding, we implore you anyway to take extra care of our progeny as you head out on the roads. ICBC tells us this week that every year in B.C., there’s an average of 16,655 crashes, 5,350 injuries and 36 deaths

involving children. That’s way too much heartache. Let’s not add to those terrible numbers. Leave for work early, slow down, remain patient with the crosswalk guards and those little skipping children. You were there once. While you’re at it, give that tentative little kid on the corner a wave, and be nice to the teens working at their jobs. We wish them all well and Godspeed on their daily adventures.

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ing the right kind of leader is t’s got a pretty good name, one of the keys to any chance of but can the B.C. First Party even modest success. amount to anything more So far, neither Vander Zalm than yet another fringe party nor Delaney has said they are destined for irrelevancy? interested in joining the new In most situations, I’d say the party. Delaney is still active in odds were extremely long that the seemingly moriit would become bund B.C. Conservative anything more than Party, but he’s close to a hobby horse for the Keith Baldrey resigning because of handful of people prolonged in-fighting among the involved in it. few people active in the organiBut with the B.C. Liberals zation. teetering on the edge of disaster, At the moment, both Delaney it’s worth pondering what could and Vander Zalm have a higher happen if that party’s coalition political profile than any other of interests breaks up before the non-elected activist on the politinext election. cal scene. They are in the news And with the likes of Bill constantly as a result of their Vander Zalm and Chris Delaney successful petition campaign lurking around the political and will continue to be in the landscape and continuing to public eye as the government poke the Liberals in the eye at goes through what could be a every opportunity, all bets are lengthy process in determining essentially off when it comes to what to do with the HST. foreseeing how the centre-right Delaney’s been a party leader vote in this province is going before, when he headed up the to be distributed come the next doomed Unity Party in 2001 election. (even getting a spot in the teleThe B.C. First Party was regvised leaders’ debate in that istered with Elections B.C. by a year’s election campaign). couple of former Conservative And Vander Zalm, of course, activists, including one – Sal is a proven campaigner and Vetro – who is directly associone whom the television camated with Vander Zalm (he was eras love (until he actually gets his official agent for the antipower, which is when his weakHST petition). nesses come to the fore). They claim the party would While I don’t see Vander brand itself as a centrist party, Zalm getting back into electoral which could potentially appeal politics (I think his wife, Lillian, to a bigger pool of voters than would banish him to the garden the more narrowly defined B.C. Conservative party. But attractPolitics Page 7

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a wide assortment of them. From waves and tides and winds along our coast to water that’s endlessly flowing to the ocean from our rivers and streams, we’ve got so many renewable energy sources to choose from, and in such great abundance, that we will never be able to use more than a fraction of what we have for our own purposes. Looking at the difficult choices our American friends to the south are currently considering, like switching to nuclear power in a big way, I have to ask why we aren’t doing more to share the clean energy resources we have in this province? I am not keen to see this planet piled deep in nuclear waste just to avoid climate change and I’m sure few others are either. When you think about it, it’s really just sheer dumb luck that we ended up with such an incredible bounty of renewable clean energy resources here in British Columbia, and it’s obvious that these clean energy resources could have an enormous impact on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We’ve definitely got it good here in British Columbia, and because of that we should be stepping up to the plate and bringing our clean energy gifts to the table. In the end, we might even be helping to prevent nuclear waste from replacing greenhouse gases as the planet’s next environmental headache, and that’s a double

win in my books. Trudy Gordon, Burnaby

Let MLAs vote on HST

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Someone once told British Columbians that the HST would end up resulting in reduced prices for the goods and services it applied to, so that we wouldn’t feel the sting of the tax shift from businesses to consumers. A simple view of one’s bills and transactions would prove this easily enough, but in addition to our personal experiences, Statistics Canada has published a report showing that, contrary to the reassuring words from our Minister of Finance Colin Hansen, the HST has brought about an increase in the costs of goods, and has even contributed to rising levels of inflation. Not exactly good economic sense for those issues, not unless it has become a good thing for housing, electricity and gasoline prices to increase. Some friendly advice to the B.C. Liberals would be to allow a vote on the issue in the legislature. Let the MLAs freely decide to stand with the people, or in solidarity with big business. After all, if the Liberal members of the Legislature are so sure of the economic benefits, then they’ll be willing to vote for it, even if it costs them their positions in the next election. Let the legislature vote.

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tee an NDP government because it would split the vote with the B.C. Liberals. The current situation has some striking parallels to the one this province faced back in 1991. Back then, a coalition government that had been in power for too long was crumbling right before our eyes. Its supporters went looking for an alternative, and for almost all of them the NDP certainly wasn’t that alternative. Then along came Gordon Wilson, who breathed life in the dormant B.C. Liberal Party and almost stole the 1991 election on the strength of a single, throwaway sound bite during the televised leaders’ debate. But he succeeded in splitting enough votes to allow the NDP to win.

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Are we headed towards the same kind of scenario? Ordinarily, I’d say the idea would be far-fetched. But we are not living in ordinary times. Our political scene is fracturing, a fervent populism seems to be sweeping the land, and the desire for change is in the air. It seems the most unanswered question is not which party is going to win the next election (increasingly, that would appear to be the NDP), but which party is going to finish second. The odds favour the B.C. Liberals being that second-place finisher, but don’t completely count out any alternative, whether it’s B.C. First or something else. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Does Burnaby city council need opposition? Former councillor takes aim at city’s one-party council

In July, council unanimously approved a large pay raise for Mayor Derek Corrigan, about 17 per cent. His salary is now $114,031. Councillors received Janaya Fuller-Evans a more modest pay raise staff reporter of 1.66 per cent; however, A former Burnaby city each was also granted a councillor says the lack of car allowance of $300 per opposition at the city coun- month, or $3,600 per year. The increase cil table is hurting seemed ludicrous the city. to Rankin, who Lee Rankin, said car expenses who served on were previously council for 22 years covered under starting in 1983, non-taxable local said Burnaby city expense claims. council has made “There should poor decisions and have been an these are not being audit,” Rankin challenged. said, adding transSpecifically, portation costs Rankin referred to Lee Rankin Former councillor for council-relatthe mayor’s pay ed matters were raise and councillors’ new car allowance, the between $50 and $100 per contract issues with Telus, month when he was a counand a Burnaby Citizens’ cillor. A settlement was negotiAssociation fundraiser announcement that made its ated between city staff and way into a City of Burnaby Telus this spring after the company backed out of a calendar. “Decisions are stage- software installation conmanaged,” he said of the tract in 2006. City hall Page 10 current council.

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Help keep daycare’s doors open Parents and supporters of Gilpin daycare are holding a bottle drive in hopes of keeping the centre open. The Burnaby school district is lending the daycare space at Gilpin Elementary, but only temporarily. Gilpin parents and the South

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BCIT’s Students in Free Enterprise team is getting back to business. The British Columbia Institute of Technology organization, known as SIFE, is hosting a showcase on Sept. 20 about this year’s projects. Students in Free Enterprise, or SIFE, is an international non-profit organization that gives post-secondary business students the opportunity to help their communities with their skills.

SIFE is hoping corporate sponsors from the Vancouver area will attend the showcase. “We’re looking to secure a corporate donor for each program,” said Will Swanston, vice-president of external relations. Corporations looking for non-profits to include in annual giving plans, as well as businesses who want to become more visible through sponsorships, are ideal sponsors for SIFE, he added. The showcase is scheduled for Sept. 20 at 6 p.m., at Townsquare C at BCIT.

Doors are set to open at 5:30 p.m. Time is scheduled for individual project meetings after 7 p.m. This year’s projects include: ◆ The Spring Living Fair, which promotes green entrepreneurs in the Lower Mainland. Last year, the event took place in Vancouver’s Roundhouse Community Centre. ◆ Lion’s Lair project, which also ran last spring, provides workshops and feedback to burgeoning businesses. ◆ Lion’s Lair project youth series, a new program to help youth in the Downtown

Eastside set goals and use their skills to succeed. ◆ The Fuse gala, a networking event for students, alumni and business leaders. ◆ The Honour House reservist re-entry program, which helps reservists turn military experience into educational equivalencies. Mindworks is a one-on-one consulting business run by SIFE, which pairs mentors with businesses. The program provides pro bono consulting services, as well as paid services, which raise funds for SIFE. jfuller-evans@burnabynow.com

City hall: Former councillor takes aim at Burnaby Citizens’ Association continued from page 8

“There was the shocking mismanagement of the computer software installation,” Rankin said. And residents, including B.C. Liberal politicians, were upset to find a notice for a BCA golf tournament fundraiser in their city calendars earlier this summer. Corrigan attributed the misplaced listing for the mayor’s annual golf tournament on July 14 to a possible staff error. “Staff takes the hit for it,” Rankin said. Rankin last ran for city councillor in 2008 with TEAM Burnaby, but a full BCA slate was elected. BCA won all 16 council positions,

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Making a technological splash SHOP TALK

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ack in 1906, the Canadian government passed the Lord’s Day Act, prohibiting a number of activities on Sunday, including “selling or purchasing goods.” The Act was thrown out by the Supreme Court in the 1980s, although many provinces, including B.C., had used an “opting out” clause to permit some Sunday retail activity long before then. But Sunday shopping was just the start of a trend towards longer shopping hours and less regulation that continues to this day. This trend is driven more by customers’ demands than by retailers seeking to increase sales. Successful retailers understand that convenience is important to shoppers, and if that means remaining open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, then so be it. While few stores see the need to go that far, longer hours and fewer restrictions are now the norm. Most shopping centres, for example, are open until 9 p.m. on at least a few nights a week. Some, like Metropolis, are open six nights, and, in response to demand, we have just extended our Sunday hours until 7 p.m. The McDonald’s restaurant in the mall recently went 24/7 (much to the delight of our overnight security and maintenance people, who now have a place to have coffee and a snack on their break). Since it has an outside entrance, it isn’t limited to mall hours. With more and more people working shifts, there is an increasing demand for fast food outlets – Denny’s, McDonald’s and many more – to stay open longer. Some Home Depot stores have been open round the clock for years and contractors love it. Many other major stores, including some WalMart and Real Canadian Superstore locations, are open 24 hours in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Many such stores were already bringing in staff overnight for restocking and maintenance, so for them, it was essentially little more than adding a cashier at the checkouts. Most of a store’s costs are fixed in any case. Rent and utilities, for example, must be paid whether the store is open or not. Security has to be in place round the clock. Shop Talk Page 14

Burnaby-based company has created a fleet tracking application to connect tugboats with log booms Janaya Fuller-Evans

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The ocean may be the new technological frontier for companies looking to develop software products. Burnaby-based Cypress Solutions has done just that, creating a fleet tracking application that can connect tugboats and log booms. The software won the North American 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge last March and is advancing to the Champion Challenge in Spain on Sept. 20. “It’s pretty exciting,” said Cypress’ communications director Rochelle Garrison. She added that the North American win came with $750,000 in cash and prizes. If the company wins in Spain, it will mean an additional $10,000 cash prize, she said. The software was developed for Catherwood Towing, a Fraser River towboat company, to keep track of the company’s boats, according to Garrison. The marine fleet solution software, VUE, is being used in a device that can be attached to log booms and is waterproof and solarpowered, she said. The company launched the product just this month, though Catherwood has been working with Cypress, and using the software for the past few months, according to Cypress’ president. Today, log booms are tracked using hard pieces of paper – called boom board labels Photo contributed/burnaby now – that are not waterproof and can rip off, Technology at work: Burnaby Company Cypress Solutions’ log boom tracking according to Garrison. This device could change that if put into system, VUE, is heading to a competition in Spain in September. large-scale production. a new step for the company. “It’s basically a new product in an indusIt tracks the booms and tugboats using “There’s bigger growth potential,” he try that doesn’t have a lot of technology on GPS technology. said. “For us, it’s a big change.” the water,” he said. “If it takes off here, it “Companies can log on online to see The company has its own line of wireless could also work on barges.” exactly where their boats and log booms products, including a cellular-based modem That would give Cypress access to the are,” Garrison said. introduced in 2003. barge industry in the United States, which is As cellphone coverage can be spotty Cypress has products in police cars, and quite large, O’Neill said. where log booms are located, the device on others used on oilrigs, O’Neill said. Cypress is competing against four the log boom communicates with the tugThe move into the marine fleet solution other LBS Challenge winners in Spain next boat as it comes close to the boom, alerting industry is new terrain, and not just for month. the tugboat operator to its presence once the Cypress, O’Neill said. NAVTEQ, the company that runs the boat is in cell signal range again, she added. “It’s a huge market.” competition, creates digital maps and map President Casey O’Neill is excited about While the company currently has three content, such as traffic and location data. It the possibilities. As Cypress, which started or four competitors for the type of products was founded in Silicon Valley, Calif., in 1985 in 1997, has primarily been a hardware com- it develops, there isn’t competition for the and now has its headquarters in Chicago, pany up until now, moving into software is VUE software at this point, he explained. Illinois.

Board of trade surveys city businesses Janaya Fuller-Evans

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The provincial economy, changes to Canada’s census, and Canada’s lack of encouragement for green business practices are some of the issues Burnaby businesses are concerned about, according to a board of trade survey. A lack of investment incentives, and a complicated immigration process for foreign-trained workers, were also listed as issues in the survey. The Burnaby Board of Trade recently sent out a member survey to ascertain what

the board’s priorities should be in the coming year. The board’s membership indicated B.C.’s economic policies, including taxation, were its biggest concern, receiving top ranking out of seven choices. “Businesses feel there should be more incentives,” said Darlene Gering, president and CEO of the board. “The government should support B.C. businesses and make (them) more competitive.” The decrease in private investment in British Columbia – from 19 per cent in 2008 to 14 per cent in 2009 according to the board – was the primary economic issue

for members, with 89.6 per cent agreeing the board should approach the provincial government about creating private investment incentives. “Raising capital is a huge problem,” Gering said. “It restricts (business’) ability to expand.” A number of members had also approached her about provincial investment incentives outside of the survey, she said. Other provinces, such as Quebec, are very aggressive in providing government Survey Page 14

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Survey: Board of trade ready to act on business concerns continued from page 13

incentives, Gering said, and it is difficult for B.C. businesses to compete without the same incentives here. The B.C. Progress Board ranked B.C. ninth out of 10 provinces in terms of economic growth, which was another major concern for businesses in Burnaby. The survey asked members if the progress report’s findings should be discussed with the provincial government and received the second highest percentage of positive responses, at 88.5 per cent. “They want us to act on that,” Gering said. “It is quite distressing.” The majority of members also said there are not enough incentives or help from the provincial and federal governments to promote and encourage green business practices. Just over 79 per cent of members surveyed said the provincial government doesn’t provide enough encouragement to businesses to “go green.” And 78.1 per cent called for federal legislation that would increase Canada’s commitment to becoming more environmentally sustainable. Other issues included members’ desire to see an increase in research and development funding in B.C., at 73.5 per cent; a difficult immigration process for foreign-trained workers, with 77 per cent

of respondents saying they would like a more efficient approach to be adopted; and the federal government’s decision to replace the long-form census with a non-compulsory shorter version, with 71.2 per cent of respondents saying this will impact Canada’s economy and funding decisions. “A lot of funding decisions are based on the information received from the longform census,” Gering said. “That is very, very valuable information.” Respondents also want more government support to increase the number of post-secondary and university graduates in B.C., with 70.1 per cent saying there is not enough support. The survey will now go to the board’s advocacy committee, who will base the board’s policy positions – and create policy statements – on the findings. The next step is to go directly to the federal and provincial governments about the issues, Gering said, to have face-to-face meetings with the ministries involved. “The provincial and federal governments are really wanting to know what is the pulse of the business community,” she said. “They are sometimes willing to move forward and tweak things. We have had success in the past.” jfuller-evans@burnabynow.com

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Are these stores gaining sales? Probably not much. But they are satisfying customers’ needs better. For some retailers, however, longer hours can be a challenge and it is difficult for high-end stores even now. Such stores can’t rely on a part-time student to give customers expert advice and assistance on fitting a $1,500 suit, for example, or buying expensive jewelry. You need a level of knowledge and experience that is not required in a store like Wal-Mart or in a fast-food restaurant. Longer hours are tough on Mom-and-Pop stores too. How do you work 364 days a year? But most find a way around it, often by co-opting close family members and other relatives. Customers like flexibility, and most in the retail industry understand that keeping the bottom line in the black means responding to customers’ demands and satisfying their needs. Doug MacDougall is the general manager of Metropolis at Metrotown.

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Bikes on parade The Burnaby farmers’ market is holding a bike parade on Sept. 18. Kids are encouraged to bring their bikes to the market at noon. They can either decorate them there or beforehand. There will be prizes for the biggest and smallest bike and the best decorated. The Burnaby farmers’ market is on Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the city hall parking lot at 4949 Canada Way. Shoppers can find organic produce, a variety of foods and items made by artisans. There will also be a book exchange, a kids’ play tent, a face painting area, a games table, a newspaper reading area and music by Ron Ulrich. Call organizer Lyn Hainstock at 604-628-8226 or visit www.artisanmarkets.ca for more information.

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ARTS CALENDAR TO SEPTEMBER 12 Kirk Sauer, Multi-media Reflections on the Human Form and Condition: Nude portraits of people in various stages of their healing journeys. Burnaby Arts Council, Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. daily. Info: 604-298-7322.

TO SEPTEMBER 18 Ingeborg Raymer, founder of the Burnaby Artists’ Guild, shows off her art at the Basic Inquiry Studio and Gallery, 1011 Main St. in Vancouver. Raymer is at the gallery every Thursday and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

TO SEPTEMBER 27 Portraits and Portents, with Theresa Kito and Lora-Lynn Oxenbury. Exhibit offers a different interpretation of the same subject. Life drawing and still life works in acrylic and sketching. Presented by the Arts Council of New Westminster. Info: www. artscouncilnewwest.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Kizuna Exhibit and Anniversary Opening Party, National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cres. Admission: $10 or free to heritage centre members. Info: www.nikkei place.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Starlight Casino Legends of Rock series, Foghat will be the headliner. Doors open at 7 p.m. and all shows begin at 8 p.m. Starlight Casino, 350 Gifford St.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 SFU Philosophers’ Café at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. 7 p.m. Topic: Metaphor for Mixed Up: Is Canada’s cultural mix more like a melting pot, mosaic or matrix? Info: Diane Mar-Nicolle, dmar nico@sfu.ca.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Kizuna: Connecting through Generations exhibit, artist

talks, 7 p.m. featuring Mark Takeshi McGregor, Greg Masuda, Natalie Purschwitz and Miyuki Shinkai. National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cres. For information, e-mail www. nikkeiplace.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Starlight Casino Legends of Rock series, Blood Sweat & Tears will be the headliner. Doors open at 7 p.m. and all shows begin at 8 p.m. Starlight Casino, 350 Gifford St.

begins with Cooking with Stella, 7:30 p.m., $9 at the door or $70 for a season’s pass, available until Sept. 27.

ONGOING Musicians wanted, to play music of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s for Cameron Seniors Recreation Centre’s Sunshine Sing-along, which runs every other Monday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., September to

June. Instruments provided for pianists or drummers; all other musicians must provide own instruments. Call 604420-6478 to volunteer. B.C. Floral Art Society, a club for the advancement and enjoyment of floral art, welcomes new members. Meetings held the second Monday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At Glenbrook Park Amenities Centre, 76 Jamieson Ct., 604-

535-9892. Royal City Concert Band, welcomes any musicians who have some playing experience and enjoy making music. Specific vacancies in the tuba and French horn sections. Band rehearses Thursday evenings at New Westminster Secondary School. Information: 604-5277064 or 604-582-8540. Calling all interested writers,

New Westminster Writers has openings for new members to attend their weekly workshops, with activity in many genres. Call Ted, 604-4155432 for information. Parade band, looking for new members. Men and women welcome. Uniforms provided. Info: Don, 604-946-8130. Send new arts listings and updated information to calendar@ burnabynow.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Starlight Casino Legends of Rock series, The Guess Who will be the headliner. Doors open at 7 p.m. and all shows begin at 8 p.m. Starlight Casino, 350 Gifford St. Crochet Social, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Burnaby Art Gallery with exhibiting artist Doug Guildford. Live at the ‘Bolt with Shane Koyczan (along with his band The Short Story Long), 6 to 9 p.m., Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, $15 adults, admission free for season subscribers.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Doug Guildford reception and artist talk, 3 to 5 p.m., Burnaby Art Gallery. Guildford will be talking about The Intertidal Zone, Prints by Doug Guildford, running at the Burnaby Art Gallery from Sept. 14 to Nov. 21. Reflect – 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner of the National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cresc. Guest speaker, David Suzuki, 6 p.m. Tickets sold out, call 604-777-7000 to be put on the wait list. Info: www.nikkeiplace.org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Doug Guildford exhibit: Fabric sculpture: Thread jelly fish, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

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Fall into fun this autumn in the Heights by Denise Le The Heights Contributor

The beginning of autumn always feels like a fresh start to me. Being in the sunny outdoors during the summer revitalizes me, so September is a time where I feel recharged and ready to learn new things and take on new challenges. The Heights is chock full of places where you can learn new things and explore hobbies and interests. Here are our five ways to energize your autumn: • Dance your heart out and meet great people at Dance Addicts Studio (4622 Hastings St.). The studio offers dance lessons, ballroom, Latin, swing, hip hop and more. Another option is to pirouette your way over to hz Ballet Classique (#204-4534 Hastings St.) and learn about program offerings for all ages and skill levels. • Find your musical muse at Dominanta Music School (3849D Hastings St.), Staccato Studios (4663 Hastings St.) or the B.C. Conservatory of

Music (4549 Hastings St.). All schools have a great selection of programs. If you’re looking to purchase or rent musical instruments and instrument accessories, Massullo Music (4242B Hastings St.) retails both new and used instruments. • Stay active during the chilly days by dropping by Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre (240 Willingdon Ave.). The facility offers swimming lessons, lifeguard courses and Aquafit classes, as well as a gym. Melt your stress away by taking up yoga at Heart Centre Yoga (3982 Hastings St.) or explore the gyms at Life Centre Fitness (#209-3701 Hastings St.) or Fit Xpress (353 Gilmore Ave.). • Make your photo albums extra special with the perfect scrapbook décor. Making Memories with Scrapbooking (4415 Hastings St.) supplies a beautiful variety of ribbons, stickers and other scrapbooking material. Test your strength and endurance with martial arts classes at one of the Heights’ martial arts studios. Metro

For a little fun this fall, get your toes tapping at Peter Ferreira and Geraldine Goyer’s Dance Addicts Studio on Hastings Street. FILE PHOTO

Performance Taekwondo Studio (4543 Hastings St.) and Sport Kickboxing Federation (4715A Hastings St.) have classes

available for people of all ages and skill levels. Come visit us on the Heights and find your autumn adventure.

Denise Le was a marketing and events assistant summer student with the Heights Merchants Association.

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Bookstore space is airy, bright and uncluttered By Niki Hope The Heights Reporter

The hunt for the perfect spot to open a used bookstore brought Paul Kirkpatrick to Hastings Street six years ago. But when he finally found his ideal location for Companion Book, there was one hitch. “Before I was there, it was an Italian menswear store. I really wanted the space, but he (the previous owner) refused to close down the business, so I had to buy his business,” Kirkpatrick explains. “So for a month, I ran a menswear store.” Kirkpatrick had a fire sale and then donated about $35,000 in clothes to charity. He closed shop, gutted the space, renovated and opened up his bookstore. Before he made the move to books, Kirkpatrick had worked in the corporate world. But he grew tired of the bureaucracy and yearned to do his own thing. “I wanted to work more and make less,” he says, joking

about the challenges of running your own business, adding, “but I’m happier doing it. “I’ve always loved books. I’ve always loved used book stores but was frustrated by them,” he says. They are often cluttered, dark, the air thick with used-book smell. Kirkpatrick put thousands of dollars into designing his space so that it would be bright, clutter-free and airy. One of North America’s most famous used bookstores is Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. It a used-book Mecca, and Kirkpatrick was lucky enough to get a private tour and three days of browsing in the backrooms of Powell’s. Powell’s was one of the first stores to sell used books through the online mega store Amazon. Just two weeks ago, Kirkpatrick started selling his used books through Amazon, and online sales have increased by two to three times already. Kirkpatrick’s store also carries rare and collectors’ titles. “It wasn’t my plan at the beginning (to sell rare books). When

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Dear Tom and Ray: I just saw a few minutes of Worst Case Scenario: Brakes Fail on TV, and it seemed like they were suggesting the opposite of what I’ve always been told. Basically, the host was saying if you’re going under 20 mph., then you should try to downshift or use the emergency brake. But if you’re going over 20 mph., you

shouldn’t downshift, because it could cause the transmission to break off, and you’d lose control. Instead, he said you should try to generate friction by swerving, or running into guardrails or small bushes. He also said that if you’re going over 20 mph., you should not use your emergency brake. In the show, he was driving (well, sliding and skidding) down several hills before finally driving through some mailboxes and bushes, and into a tree. What do you guys think of his advice? – Matt RAY: Well, I think he was negligent in failing to suggest that you sideswipe a few parked cars on

the way to the tree. That would have been more fun! TOM: Actually, these days it’s very hard to lose all of your brakes. Cars have dual braking systems. So if you wanted to cut someone’s brake line and cause him to drive over a cliff to his certain death, these days you’d have to cut more than one of his brake lines. And in the real world, without mischief involved, it’s unlikely that both halves of the brake system would fail simultaneously. RAY: Now, it may feel like you’ve lost your brakes, because you may have lost half of them. And when you have a 4,000-pound

vehicle, half of your brakes makes a big difference. But the first piece of advice we’d give is to stand really hard on the brake pedal. Your car may have more braking power than you realize. TOM: The next thing to do is downshift. It doesn’t matter what speed you’re travelling. If you have an automatic transmission, go right to the lowest gear. Modern transmissions are electronically regulated, and the computer won’t allow the transmission to go into too low a gear. It’ll drop to the lowest appropriate gear for your current speed – which will help – and then it will drop down again once you’ve slowed

down some more. RAY: So the transmission will not break off. But even if it does, what do you care? Your interest is in saving your life and those of other innocent people. A transmission can always be replaced. TOM: Once you’ve downshifted, then I would advise you to apply the parking brake. You’ll notice that carmakers no longer call it the “emergency brake.” Their lawyers made them change the name because it didn’t always work in an emergency. But it might work, and it often will work, so you absolutely should give it a try, regardless of speed. RAY: And then, if all of

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30 Clan thrown to Wolves 30 Volley drop 3-1 to Poly 31 Mann Cup schedule SECTION COORDINATOR Tom Berridge, 604-444-3022 • tberridge@burnabynow.com

’Bellies ready to Mann up against East The past is in the past, says captain Tom Berridge sports editor

The New Westminster Salmonbellies will meet a battle-tested Peterborough Lakers club when they take to the floor for Game 1 of the 2010 Mann Cup championship series on Friday. The senior A Salmonbellies left for Peterborough today after two weeks of practice following the Lakers’ 11-9 victory over the defending Mann Cup champion Brampton Excelsiors on Monday. In the back of their minds is the memory of a four-game sweep back East by the Excelsiors in 2008. An even more painful recollection is the final moments of last year’s Game 7 that cost New West the title to Brampton in the 100th anniversary of the Mann Cup. But Salmonbellies team captain Nenad Gajic says that is all in the past. “We got beaten by a better team,” Gajic said. “We’ll take that and move forward. If we think much about what we had, we’ll forget what we have in front of us. That’s the way we’re going to deal with it.” Gajic admitted there is a part of him that wanted to take on Brampton one more time to square old wounds, but when push

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Friday night: Burnaby’s Ilija Gajic, in red, will lead the New Westminster Salmonbellies against Ontario’s best, the Peterborough Lakers, when the Mann Cup championships gets underway back East on Friday.

comes to shove, he says, the ’Bellies want to meet the best team out there. “We want to see the best there is so we can beat the best. At the end of the day, the best team will win, and that’s what we want to call ourselves.” When scrolling down the lineup of the eastern champions, familiar names like Sanderson, Grant, Evans, Tavares and Kelusky jump out at the reader. Few questioned believe

the East perceives the New Westminster lineup in a similar way. Gajic dismisses the question out of hand. “In our locker room, I look around and see our super stars, and that’s all I worry about,” he said. “I don’t want to wait until everyone accepts us as a top team.” One man who already believes is New Westminster head coach Bob Salt. “I’m not a God person,

but there is a sports god, and that night, he was not on our side,” Salt said of last year’s final game at Queen’s Park. “It’s no excuse, you can blame us, we played the game. But how many times does Ilija (Gajic) make that play? And (Jordan) Hallsy hit the post twice just before that, and (Cliff) Smitty also hit a post. We just weren’t going to beat (Brampton). We beat them, but they won the Mann Cup.” Salt too, defends his

lineup. Believing that Ontario teams have all the talent is like buying into all the hype of the continental pro league, he said. “It’s B.S.” “We have a terrific offence. It’s going to be hard to check our team,” Salt said. But a Canadian title won’t be won on the skill up front alone, said transition defender Curtis Hodgson, who came to the Lacrosse Page 31

Clan win soccer openers Simon Fraser University’s Carlo Basso made beautiful music in the Clan’s first two varsity men’s soccer games of the season. The freshman forward opened the scoring in the Clan’s season opener against the University of Victoria Thursday en route to a 4-0 win. Basso then potted two more goals in a 6-1 rout over Vancouver Island University at home on Saturday. Basso tallied the first goal of his university career in the 13th minute, taking a long ball from Josh Bennett inside the 18-yard box and firing the eventual gamewinner by the Victoria keeper to the near post. Roman Doutkevitch added a second goal in the 28th minute. SFU scored twice more in the second half from last year’s leading scorer Alex Hanne and Manvir Brar off a deflection in the 88th minute. Hide Ozawa earned the shutout, although largely untested, as SFU outshot Victoria 20-4. On Saturday, redshirt freshman Lucas Ferritto tallied the eventual gamewinning goal at the 30minute mark just two minutes after subbing into the game. Bennett, Geoff Kosub, Juan Sanchez and Basso, with a pair, also scored for the Clan.

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Jack Fulton could be the New Westminster Salmonbellies lucky charm at this year’s Minto Cup championships. Fulton just celebrated his 84th birthday on July 30, but the passionate Salmonbellie alumnus brings more to the table than just cake-on-the-candle wishes. In 1962, Fulton was the team manager of the senior A New Westminster club that went back East to win the Mann Cup, sweeping the Brampton Excelsiors in four straight games behind the MVP effort of the great Jack Bionda. Back then New Westminster earned the

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right to challenge for the Mann Cup following an unforgetable seven-game series against the Vancouver Carlings. “We were up three goals with five minutes to play and God Damn, if they didn’t tie it up,” Fulton said. New West eventually won the game 13-9. The Bellies turned the tables on the Carlings comeback when Jack Barclay intercepted a ball at midfloor and backhanded a pass to a dawdling Bionda, who was always last up the floor,” Fulton said. The Canadian hall of famer deftly potted the eventual overtime game winner. “It was a great, great series,” Fulton added. “That team won 13 straight Mann Cup games.”,

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things in order, and that means an early return on Sept. 18. If necessary, a Game 7 would fall on that very Saturday. Fulton’s best shot at witnessing the ‘Bellies win an unprecedented 25th Canadian senior A lacrosse championship title would be to see another four-game sweep of Peterborough. “No, I think it’s my last chance to go back. I think (New Westminster) has got a chance, but it’s tough back there,” Fulton said. The Mann Cup is scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 10 in Peterborough, following the Lakers’ 11-9 win Monday over the defending champion from Brampton.

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NCAA grid opener one What are you looking at? to forget for varsity Clan Tell us your Tom Berridge sports editor

Simon Fraser University took a licking in its first-ever game in NCAA Division II football. The Clan were spanked 38-0 by the Western Oregon University Wolves at Terry Fox Field Saturday. Senior quarterback A.J. Robinson led the Wolves with a three-touchdown, 261-yard passing performance. Trevor Gates hauled in two touchdowns and four receptions for 69 yards. Justin Ore also caught four balls for 95 yards. Western Oregon outgained Simon Fraser 339 to 104 through the air. Clan starter Quinton Agosta and backup Ryan Schwartz combined for only 11 receptions on 33 passes between them. Gabe Ephard was the Clan’s leading rusher, carrying the ball 14 times for 64 yards. Freshman linebacker Casey Chin of New Westminster was the Clan’s leading tackler with eight

tackles. Kyle Bridge, Andrew Marshall and Justin Capicciotti all registered a sack apiece for the Clan. “It’s kind of like when you fight your older brother for the first time, you are going to get knocked around,” said SFU head coach Dave Johnson in a Clan press release. “I was actually very pleased with our effort. We didn’t quit in the second half, and really if was four or five major mental mistakes that led to their big plays.” The Wolves opened the scoring after just three minutes of the first quarter when Robinson hit Ore on a 49-yard TD pass. Robinson threw two more TD strikes in the first half, including a 46-yard bomb that put Western Oregon up 21-0. Backup pivot Evan Mozzochi then came in for Robinson and hit Josh McFarland on a 64-yard TD toss that gave the Wolves a 28-0 lead at halftime. Darryl Valdez rushed for 98 yards for the Wolves,

scoring the final touchdown of the game in the third quarter on a two-yard scamper. Morgan Kelly nailed a 50-yard field goal to finish out the scoring for Western Oregon. “It was a tough lesson, but we did some positive things in the second half, and I think we can take a lot out of that moving forward,” added Johnson. The next game for the Clan is Southern Oregon at home on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Terry Fox Field.

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The Clan women’s volleyball team also lost its NCAA opener. SFU dropped a 3-1 decision to host and last year’s Division II national champion Cal Poly Pomona at the California Labour Day tournament last Thursday. The Clan rallied from 18-8 down in the third game and went on a 17-7 run to win its only game of the match. Marina Liarsky scored the final point on a game-winning kill.

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Salmonbellies this season in a trade with Victoria. “I think it starts with our goaltending, and one thing about our defence is depth,” Hodgson said. “We have a lot of big, strong, intelligent and athletic defenders. We showcased that in the Victoria series. It’s the deepest team I’ve played on. It’s an exciting challenge.” Despite an average age of slightly more than 25 years, the New Westminster club cannot be accurately labelled as inexperienced, said the 29-year-old Hodgson. “It’s an attitude and an expectation. If you come in with that attitude and work ethic, success is more likely to come.” But nothing is guaranteed in sport, he added. “It’s why we play, to have a chance to prove we are the best.” One of the best players in the Salmonbellies lineup is Hall. At just 26 years of age, the Surrey lefthander is the consumate pro, playing in both the box and the field game at an elite level, including with Canada’s silver-medal-winning field team at the world championships in England this summer. He is fourth among team playoff scorers, in a lineup that boasts six players with 30 or more points in the post season, all of whom are within six points

of each other. Hall is currently second overall with 19 goals in eight playoff games, one behind linemate Smith. He leads all first-line shooters with a sizzling .463 scoring average in the playoffs. But the sting of last year’s loss still hurts, he says. “I think it’s one of those ones that is going to live with you,” Hall said, while adding that winning the Mann is the only ointment that can take away some of that pain. “That’s exactly it. It makes the memory a little easier to live with.” He says, the regular season was a preparation for the playoffs. And the vast improvement in the team’s play this post season was all about getting ready for the Mann Cup. “I think our team is better that what we’ve shown,” Hall said. Another one who thinks so is Salty. “We’re going to go there. I think we can play better, and if we can, and I don’t know, but if we do, we’ll bring Mann Cup home,” Salt said. Last season was a lesson learned, Salt said, adding this year’s final is not about exorcising the demons from the 2009 Mann Cup but rather preparing themselves for another great series against Ontario’s best. And that is what it comes down to for the

three-time Mann Cup winner, who won his last Mann Cup ring with the ’Bellies as a pickup in 1972. “I just like them,” Salt said of the Salmonbellies. “They are so neat to coach, this is not tough at all. What a group. They know how to get along, … and you don’t see that very often. We just have a bunch of guys that like each other.” The Mann Cup starts on Friday and, if necessary, runs through Sept. 18.

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Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: Estate of Deceased Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Pietro Tatto, deceased, formerly of Burnaby, British Columbia who died on the 12th day of April, 2010, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned, Executor, c/o Cobbett & Cotton Law Corp. #300 - 410 Carleton Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6P6, on or before October 15, 2010, after which the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE

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RENTALS 6508

Apt/Condos

BBY LGHEED Mall, 1 BR View, 8th flr, storage, Indoor Pool, Gym. $1000 incls utls. 604-944-8881 2 BR, 2 ba, den, granite, 7 appls vaulted ceil., incl fp, dw 1000sf, balc $1350 Sry, 604-781-5965

2 BR $990 util incl, new reno, Highgate Area, ns/np, quiet, refs req, 604 432-7526 lv msg/nmbr

Family Living WHITGIFT GARDENS

Chilliwack

4 BR 3 bath, 3,336SF, priv & excl. over 1 acre of useable land, gated entry, $659,000. 604-339-3431 www.chilliwackestate.com

6030

Lots & Acreage

ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS Full acres & more! Guaranteed Financing! NO CREDIT CHECK! $0 Down, $0 Interest. Starting @ just $89/month USD! Close to Tucson Int’l Airport. FREE Recording at 1-800-631-8164 code 4040 or www.SunsitesLandRush.co

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOT. $75,000 in services paid! 33’ x 130’. New Westminster. No HST! $325,888. Call 604-726-0677.

Recreation Property

6508

Apt/Condos

BBY METROTOWN 1 & 2 BR avail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 778-788-1867 2BR CONDO, 4th & Dunbar, Excellent Condition, Insuite Laundry & Parking; close to UBC, and Downtown $1900, ns, cats okay, avail Oct 1, 778-883-4773 leave msg BBY METROTOWN 1 BR avail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 778-323-0237

1 BR, (80% adult bldg), $750. 2 BR fr $925. 3 BR fr $1100. ●spacious apartments ●heat, h/w, prkg, indoor pool ●ball court, daycare available ●near skytrain, shopping and kids park. Sorry no pets.

MONTECITO TOWERS

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99-7360 Halifax St, Bby Bach, 1 BR & 2 BR

604 420-5636

Refreshingly Clean Meticulously Maintained

Surrey Gardens Apartments for your new one bedroom home www.GreatApartments.ca Owner Managed Sorry, No Pets

Call for details! 604-589-7040

CALYPSO COURT 1030 - 5th Ave, New West Near Transportation & Douglas College. Well Managed Building.

office: 604 524-8174 cell: 604 813-8789

Apt/Condos

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6020-06

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Houses - Sale

6065

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6020

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$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Chilliwack Promontory 4500sf 5br 5ba home, 2 bsmt suites, $599,500 824-9700 id5206 Coquitlam 10,000sf lot w/1000sf 3br 2ba home, outbuilding $440K 778-859-0717 id4272 Langley renovated top floor 1161sf 2br 2ba condo, view $293K 778-996-3444 id5179 Maple Ridge drastically reduced 4.9ac serviced vu acreage $440Kobo 722-3996 id4694 Sry E Newton 1 acre lot with 2600sf 6br 2.5ba bungalow $499,900 778-549-2056 id5198 Sry Guildford bargain,huge spotless 1227sf 2br 2ba condo $235,900 589-6265 id5213 Sry Fleetwood cozy 800sf mobile, only $454/mo pad rent $37,300 722-9876 id5214

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6508

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Real Estate Services

6005

GIOVANNI COSSALTER, Executor

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: Estate of Edmund Allan Fuerst aka, Edmund Alan Fuerst Deceased, formerly of 4108 Trinity Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 1P1 Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Edmund Allan Fuerst, aka, Edmund Alan Fuerst, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Peggy Curtis, c/o Cobbett & Cotton Law Corp. #300 - 410 Carleton Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6P6, on or before October 4, 2010, after which date the Executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix then has notice.

6020

Agents

NEED A MORTGAGE 1st and 2nd Mortgages, Self Employed, Refinancing, Forclosures, Low Rates. 604-629-8628 www.Mazuma.ca

6007

PIETRO TATTO,

Dogs

2 HUSBY Yorkies (male and female).needs re-homing, they are both A K C registered, if you are interested kindly send an email to bcrandell@blumail.org

BREED BREED

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Travel Destinations

REAL ESTATE

Financial Services

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COTTONWOOD PLAZA 555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Large units some with 2nd bathroom or den. On bus routes, close to S.F.U. & Lougheed Mall.

office: 604 936-1225

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RENTALS

6508

Apt/Condos

BBY METROTOWN 1 BR avail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 778-848-1790 BBY METROTOWN 1 BR avail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 778-994-2334 BBY, METROTOWN. 1 BR, large balc. $830/mo. Ns/np. Refs req’d. 604-562-5281 or 604-501-0083 BBY S. Studio, 1 & 2 BRs. $630, $730 & $830., ug prkg, hw, WiFi, cat ok, Metrotown, 604-818-1129

BBY, Brentwood. Big 1 BR top flr. $780 incl ht & h/w. Adult-oriented bldg. ns/np. 604-841-6984 BACH & 1 BR, nicely done, cls to shop & transit, secured, incls heat, h/w, prkg, Start @ $675. 604-325-1385 www.remirealty.ca COQ AUSTIN & BLUE MTN. 1 BR, $720, Avl now or Oct 1, incl h/w, Bldg w/d. 778-865-6696

JUNIPER COURT 415 Westview St, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, all Transportation Connections, Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-8905 cell: 604 916-0261 KING ALBERT COURT 1300 King Albert, Coq Close to Transportation, Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604 937-7343 cell: 778 848-5993

MASSEY PLACE McBride Blvd, New West

Extra large 1 BR, 2 BR, 2 BR + Den & 3 BR Apts. Renovated, rent includes heat & hot water.

CALL (604) 524-5840 www.masseyplace.com

6508

Apt/Condos

COQ. 1 BR, $750. 2 BR, $850, 3 BR, $1050. Now/Oct 1, Incl d/w, ht, 778-990-7079, 604-521-8249 AMAZING 2 BDRM, 2bth + den * Rent-to-Own * Cora Towers, close to shops/transit. Low Down. Call Dave (604) 787-1413 to view. N. WEST, Lrg 1 BR $895 & 2 BR $1095, hdwd flrs, heat hot/water & cable. Cat OK. Nr transit, quiet bldg. Av now. Jim 604-728-2086 SPACIOUS 1BR + DEN, 1000 sq.ft. 5 min from Coquitlam Centre & West Coast Express bus loop, $1100.00/month - Oct.1 Contact: Tom-604-312-5115

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

6508

Apt/Condos

NEW WEST. Reno’d 1 BR New Appl’s etc. No Pets, From $775 inc. HT/HW 604-724-8353

Close to Lougheed Mall, S.F.U. & Transportation. office: 604 936-3907

NEW WESTMINSTER, 1 BR Apt, $720/mo Includes heat, hot water, cable & parking. Near schools, shops, bus & Skytrain. Available Sept 15th. Cats okay! Deposit required. NWEST 2BR, 2 bath condo on the quay. $1595 call Quay pacific Property Mgnt at 604-570-2876 POCO 2 BR Apts, $755/mo & $775/mo, quiet-family complex, no pets. Call 604-464-0034

Port Moody NEW PORT VILLAGE New DELUXE Condo GREAT LOCATION. 1 BR & Den • 900 sq. ft 604- 983- 8046

AMBER (W)

VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New West

Large Units. Near Lougheed Mall. Transportation & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-2136 cell: 604 805-9490

Bach & 1 BR Available. All Suites Have Balconies. Undergrd Parking Available. Refs Required. Small Pet Ok.

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

ARBOUR GREENE

GARDEN VILLA

Extra Large 2 Bedrooms. Close to Lougheed Mall & S.F.U.

1 BR & 2 BR Available. Beautiful atrium with fountain. By shops, college & transit. Pets negotiable. Ref required.

552 Dansey Ave, Coq

office: 604 939-4903 cell: 778-229-1358

BURNABY CENTRE Metrotown Area - Bby

Updated Studio & 1 BR Apts. Rental Incentives Offered. Rent includes heat and hot water.

CALL (604) 438-4544 leasing@burnabycentre.com

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

Large units. Close to Golden Ears Bridge. Great view of River

office: 604 463-0857 cell: 604 375-1768

Call 604-521-2884

7 appls, parking, storage. Rec & Amenity rooms. NS / NP.

401 Westview St, Coq

Apt/Condos

22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge

AMBER ROCHESTOR 545 Rochester Ave, Coq

6508

1010 6th Ave, New West

CALL 604 715-7764

6510

Co-ops

Queens Avenue 136 10th St, New West

3 BR Townhouse, $1218 includes heat & hot water, w/d hookup & common laundry & u/grd prkg. $1200 share purchase.

Email for application qacoop@gmail.com

Queens Park

Housing Co-Op New West 1 BR T/H. Avail Nov 1st. $648. Share cost $2000, must participate. For eligibility, please bring to the orientation, proof of income (notice of tax assessment and last 3 mos pay stub). Sorry, no subsidies. 386 Ginger Drive, New Westminster Fax: 604-520-9713 Phone: 604-520-3886 Orientation: Fri., Sept 10th, 7:00pm

6515

Duplexes - Rent

2 BR rancher, N.W., new reno, h/wood, storage, nr amen, $1300. Sept 1, np ns 604-521-7773 BBY N, 3 BR, great house, good loc, lrg lot, h/w heating, N/s, $2200, Now. Denis 604-838-4661 COQ 3 BR house, Optional 1 BR ste avail, $1900, good location, nr schls & transit, 1 yr lease, pets ok, Avail Oct 1. 604-562-3841 COQ, MAILLARDVILLE, 3 BR, 2 lev, all appls, carport, priv yard. Av Oct 1. $1500. 604-913-7785 POCO, RANCHER 2 BR & Den, reno’d, fenced yrd. $1400. 1 year lease. NS/NP. 604-657-6448 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools............... $888/M Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

6450

Miscellaneous Rentals

GATED PARKING AVAILABLE New Westminster CALL 604 723-8215 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDR bsmt suite $675/mo newly reno’d in Riverview Heights area of Coq. Close to transit, priv ent, no laun, n/s, n/p pref 1 person. Incl util, cable & wifi. Avail now (604) 728-7208 BBY, Brentwood, 2 BR g/lvl, sh’d W/D, garage, new reno. Ns/np. $1000 incls utils. 604-294-1317

ROTARY TOWER 25 Clute St, New West

Bayside Property Services Ltd.

Houses - Rent

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

Age 55 or over. Beautiful view. Bach high rise apt. Close to trans & shopping. Rent incl all utils. Refs req. Contact Ana Cell: 778-859-0798

6540

COQ West, 3 BR Semi-detached hse, 2.5 baths, lam/tile flrs, garage, wd/dw, pets ok, very clean, f/back yrd, nr schl/L’heed Mall/ Superstore, Oct 1, $1400 + util, 604-219-2902, 778-285-9302.

BBY, HIGHGATE. 2 BR bsmt ste, av now. $800 incls utls. Near bus, school. NS/NP. 604-526-0693 BBY, METROTOWN. 3 BR main flr, wd, dw, garburator np, $1280 + utils. Avail Now. 604-779-7524

NEW WEST

St Andrews Street 1, 2 or 3 BR Apt, Large balcony, updated, nr transit & amens, Avl Sept 1, small pet ok with pet deposit.

Call 604-540-9300

EL PRESIDENTE

220 7th St, New West 1 BR $700. 2 BR $850. Rent incls heat & hot water, reno’d suites with big patios. By shops, banks, skytrain & college. U/grd prkg available. Call 604 519-1382 Managed by Colliers International

2232 McAllister Port Coquitlam 1 BR & 2 BR Apartments

* Newly reno’d, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amenities. * Near WC Express. * Rent incls heat, hot water, fridge, stove, priv balcony & window coverings * Laundry & Storage ea floor * No pets ✔ Wheel Chair Access

604 - 941 - 7721

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SKYLINE TOWERS

CALL 604 525-2122 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

FOR RENT

1-BEDROOM A PT. Move in tomorrow. Affo rdable monthly rent.

BONSOR APTS Renovated high rise, concrete building. Penthouse, 1 BR & 2 BR available. Very close to Metrotown, Skytrain & Bonsor swimming pool. Rent includes heat, hot water. Reference required.

Contact Natalie 778-230-9037 or Bayside Property Services Office: 604-432-7774

BBY N., bright 1 BR bmnst, above grnd, priv ent, granite flrs, all appls, N/s, N/p, $850/mo incls utils, Avl Sept 15. 604-299-2448 BBY NORTH, 1200sf, 2 BR g/lvl, 5 appls, ns, np, $1200 incl utils, cble & net, Oct 1. 604-570-0556 BBY NORTH, 950sf, 1 BR grnd lev ste, 5 appls. N/S. Cat ok. $750 + 1/3 utls. Av now. 604-294-3909 BBY nr Middlegate. Newly reno’d 2 BR grd level, $800 incls cbl/net, NS/NP, avail Oct 1st, 604-519-1155 or 604-376-4761 COQ 1 BR ste, $700 incls utils, cls to sch & L’heed Mall, n/p, N/S, 604-931-1699, 778-230-1090

COQ, Austin/Mundy. Renovated 3 BR, top floor. Private w/d, large sundeck. Ns/np. $1,070/mo + 60% util. Near bus. 604-805-9487 COQ. BRIGHT, clean, 1 bdrm, 1 bath bsmt suite in River Heights. Prime quiet location close to Coq Ctre & schools. In-suite laundry, gas fireplace, new floors, own entrance and private yard, parking spot, no pets, n/s. Available Oct 1, $900 including utils. Call 604-722-2294. N. WEST. 8th Ave/2nd St. Reno’d 1 BR, sh’d w/d. Ns/np. $725 incl util. Suits 1. Sept 1. 604-450-2302

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

POCO North Side: 2 BR g/lev, gas f/p, garage, prkg, priv entry, $800. N/p, N/s, Oct 1. 942-9725

6605

Townhouses Rent

COQ 2 BR Townhse, 3100 Ozada Ave, quiet family complex, No Pets $905/mo, 604-942-2277

BAINBRIDGE PLACE

3 BR, 1½ baths, fridge/stove, laundry hook-up. $1,250/mo + utilities. Near Skytrain, schools and Lougheed Hwy in North Burnaby. Family-oriented complex. Immed. N/s, no dogs. ★ Cats are welcome! ★

Call 604-420-0763

WOODLAND PARK

TOWNHOMES Professionally managed family townhome complex on 28 acres located in beautiful Port Moody. Spacious 2 BR & 3 BR units, 5 appls, inste w/d, walk out bsmt, 1 parking. Cat friendly.

Contact 604 939-0221 woodland@rentmidwest.com

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

BBY 6994 Greenwood St, Brand New approx 1800sf W/H with finished office, clean, large O/H door, 3 phase power, avail Now. Call 604 929-9493 www.westrockproperty.com

N. WEST Queensborough. 2 BR, sh’d W/D. $1100 incls utls. Quiet. NS/NP. Avail now. 604-729-1435 NEW WEST, Queensboro, 2 BR, gas f/p, lrg patio/yard. Nr transit. $800. NS/NP. 604-524-9247 POCO 1 BR, tile h/w flrs, own w/d, nr all ammens, n/s, n/p, $750 incls utils, Avail NOW. 604-942-7109

SFU BSMT. 2 big bdrms,1 full bthrm. Full size in suite lndry. Close to transit, Lougheed mall. 5 min to SFU. Oct 1. $1100. No smoking, No pets 604-808-2274

7010

Personals

DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/ Short-Term Relationships, FREE CALLS. 1-877-297-9883. Exchange voice messages, voice mailboxes. 1-888-534-6984. Live adult casual conversations-1on1, 1-866-311-9640, Meet on chatlines. Local Single Ladies.1-877804-5381. (18+).

HOME SERVICES

8010

Alarm/Security

8060

Concrete

DRIVEWAY / CONCRETE REMOVAL. Free estimates. Disposal King, 604-889-2085

ALARM 604-463-7919

8073

Drainage

Systems Ltd.

8030

Carpentry

* RENOS * Bsmt refinish * Drywall * Bath Tiles * Windows * Doors * Stairs. Call Norm 604-437-1470

Carpet Cleaning

Professional Carpet Cleaning & Small Moves

Commercial/Residential. Guaranteed work. Disinfect, odor and stain removal. Rug/Upholstery/Sofa/Stairs. Special: 1 BR Apt, only $60.

Call 778-881-6287

ROYAL STEAM CLEANING CO. Carpet & Upholstery. Move in & out cleaning. Call 604-765-8054

8055

Go to http://classified.van.net or call 604-444-3000.

Suites/Partial Houses

BBY Lower duplex, Oct 1. Royal Oak/Rumble, Metrotown. 1 min to bus stop, 10 to skytrn. Roomy 2 BR, $990 incls utls, prkg. Gas f/p. N/S. Refs req’d. 604-802-6237

8035

102-120 Agnes St, N.West

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool. 1 BR & 2 BR Available. Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodelled Building and Common area. Gated undergrd parking available. References required.

6602

Cleaning

Exp. Reliable European Cleaning, Move In or Out, Res/ Comm★ Call 604 760-7702 ★ EXP’D CLEANER using non toxic products. References available. Call Yolanda 778-228-8228

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-294-5300 DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Call Tobias 604 782-4322 Mia Casa − Drain Tile/Sewer Line Water Line Repairs / Replacement & Cleaning. Vince 604-941-6060, Al 604-783-3142

8075

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

Specializing in drywall & textured ceiling repairs, drywall ﬁnishing, stucco repairs, painting. Fully insured.

604-916-7729 JEFF

ARCO DRYWALL. Board, tape, texture, frame. New & renos. 16 years exp. Mike, 604-825-1500 *Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

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HOME SERVICES Electrical

#1113 Low Cost Electric 522-3435 Comm/Res/Panel change Heating/Appl Repair. Lic & Bonded.

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774.

Lic Electrican, Res/Comm. Reno’s & panel changes, low cost, 604 374-0062, lic # 06951 LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934. YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8090

8155

Landscaping

★ AMAZING TOUCH LAND’G ★ Paving, retaining walls, turfing, planting. Call 604-889-4083 COMPLETE YARD Redevelopment. Jackhammer. Hedge Install, Removal and Trim. Returfing and Drainage. Call Tobias 604 7824322 Landscape/Dirt Removal, Yard Grading. Free estimates Disposal King, 604-889-2085 ★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★ Retaining walls, irrigation, paving, patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

8160

Lawn & Garden

Call: 604-240-3344 ALL ABOUT FLOORS Hardwood, Laminate. Free Estimates. Call Mo 778-789-4333

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

8125

Gutters

604-439-9417

PRIMO PAINTWORKS Interior & Exterior

* EXCELLENT PRICES * Free Est./Written Guarantee

No Hassle Quick Work Insured /WCB

Home Services

LUCKY METAL WORKS Fence & Gates Stainless Steel Door Window & Door Replacement Patio Covers & Sunrooms Andy: 604-719-8689 #158-11782 River Rd., RMD

Moving & Storage

FREE Boxes • FREE Storage

Insured & Bonded Toll Free

1-877-964-4490 WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Hedge Trimmimg & Tree Pruning & Hedge Removal Spring Clean Up Chaffer Control & Lawn Restoration. Comm/Strata/Res Aerating & Power Raking. Free Estimates. 604-893-5745 LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION, tree services, hedge trimming, autumn lawncare. 778-885-6488

Local

778-838-1275

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

604-432-1857 or 604-773-7811 Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed! Call Thomas 604 377-1338 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured. Pacific Pro Painting Restoration •Int / Ext •Res / Comm •Reno’s Strata’s. Free Est. 604-488-4000

A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, garden, tree svcs. Pruning, yard clean-up, rubbish. 319-5302

www.affordablemoversbc.com

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~

Lawn/Garden/Hedge trim, cleanup, install, quality, low$, 778-241-9706, cedar on sale !

LAWNS CUT, yard and garden clean-up, hedge trim, rubbish removal & gutters. 604-773-0075

• Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Professional Piano Movers

604-708-8850

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 A MOVING EXPERIENCE WITH L & D ENTERPRISES !!! Fast & Dependable Special Rates Seniors Disc. Call 604-464-5872 AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885

AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube. Starting at $39/hour. Local & long distances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620 YARD CLEAN-UP, Trim/Prune hedges, rubbish removal, Free estimate. 604-710-9670

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8195 Check out the specialists in our Home Service Directory of the Classiﬁeds and get started on your project today! To advertise your Home Service Business call Classiﬁeds 604-444-3000

Painting/ Wallpaper

FAIRWAY PAINTING

Fully Insured 20 years experience Call 604Free Estimates INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS

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8250

Rubbish Removal

Roofing

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8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8220

Plumbing

RED SEAL

Main sewer lines, water lines, camera inspections, plugged drains, hot water tanks and drain tiles. 24/7 Emergency available Sat/Sun/Holidays Licensed, Insured, Bonded

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#1 IN RATES & SERVICE Licenced local plumber. Plug Drains, Reno’s 1-877-861-2423

Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount

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SUMMER SPECIAL SAVE THE HST

Have Your Roof Done Between Now & Sept 30 Call AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD. A+

604-984-9004

All types of Rooﬁng Over 35 Years in Business Call for your FREE ESTIMATE

604-588-0833

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Free Estimates 24 Hour Repairs Skylights Gutters Cedar - Duriod - Torch-On Systems All work Guaranteed!

LICENSED PLUMBER & Gasfitter. BBQs, ranges, etc. Repairs, renos. VISA ok. 604-830-6617

8225

Power Washing

Home Improvements, Painting, Tile, Carpentry, Plumbing, Elec. Quality, 25yrs exp. 604-512-8915 ALL RENOS Bathrooms starting @ $2495 Call Rick • 604-617-9208

MATCO DESIGN - Renovations

*Additions*Quality Work *Ref’s 604-720-1564 matco@telus.net

$50-$150 FULL TRUCK LOADS Rubbish & Lawn & Garden Work fast service Patrick 604-808-1652

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Domestic

2007 MUSTANG black in/out conv. (fully loaded), 28K, original owner, $23,000, 604-812-6016

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Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

HONDA VTX Retro 1300cc $4950. Better than new, fully loaded. N.Van 604-209-1416.

HOUR 2Service From Call

(604) 209-2026

No Wheels, No Problem CASH FOR SOME COMPLETE CARS OPEN 24 HRS. INCLUDING HOLIDAYS

MIKE:

CHEAP CHEAP

Rubbish Removal Seniors discount. 604-807-0198

8315

Tree Services

$ BEST RATES $

Dangerous tree removal, pruning, topping, hedge trimming & stump grinding. Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585 Andrew 604-618-8585

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986) Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca Wildwood Tree Services, Exp Hedge Trimming and Removal & Tree Pruning. Free Est. 604-893-5745

8335

Window Cleaning

BOB’S WINDOW Gets that Clean, Clear Shine No Drops, No Drips, No Streaks Right into the corners! Serving you for over 20 yrs. Also do Gutters 604 588-6938

9145

Scrap Car Removal

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

1999 TOYOTA Rav 4, 200K, silver, 4wd, service up to date, $5800, 604-980-0355 2003 CHEV Blazer 4x4, exc cond low miles, no reasonable offer refused. 778-233-0572

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Sports & Imports

1993 BMW M5, rare 3.8, only 121km, books/records, as new. $18,800. 604-987-3876. D24627 1993 TOYOTA Camry, 5spd, p/l, p/s, p/w, p/b, A/C, CD/AM/FM, 428,000KM-Hwy Drvn, Exc Cond, $1888 motoapx@gmail.com or 604 925 4483

1999 VOLVO S70, good cond, runs well, non smoker, 275 k, no accid, local $3100. 604-626-8009

604-872-0109

THE SCRAPPER CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

Rubbish Removal

A to Z CERAMIC TILES Installation, Repairs, Fair Prices Free Est. 444-4715 cel 805-4319

FREE

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

8255

Tiling

Scrap Car Removal

No Wheels No Problem

10% off ALIN Maintenance •Roof •Chimney •Skylight Repairs •All Leak Problems! 604-319-2229

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

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2003 FORD Explorer Eddie Bauer, auto, 140 K, red, $9500 obo 604-763-2905

Family Owned & Operated

First Choice Roofing We specialize in flat roofs, fully insured. WCB, Miguel 778-231-7973

Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small. 604-725-8925

604-728-1965 John

Call: 778-896-4858

Alive & still roofing after 50 years!! RCABC Certified Roofers. BILL the Roofer • 604-522-8516

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

★ FREE TOWING ★ up to $300 CASH Today!

Removal FREEScrap/Car

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8300

AUTOMOTIVE

Re-Rooﬁng Specialist!

Renovations & Home Improvement

A Lady & Gentleman

THE FAMILY MAN Big or Small we do it all. 604-754-8559 or 604-515-0440

9145

PRESSURE WASHING, siding, gutters, tile, roof, treat moss. Gill, 604-897-4204, 604-599-4204

8240

RUBBISH - Junk - Reno - metal Etc. removal. Free estimate. Fast & friendly. Sam 778-223-7017

YOUNG BROTHERS ROOFING Shingles, Cedar Shakes, or Torch-on. 30, 40, 50 material warranty Member • WCB Certiﬁed

Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-294-5300

DISPOSAL BINS 4 - 40 yard bins. From $179 - $565 including dump fees. Disposal King, 604-306-8599

Quality work by Qualiﬁed Professionals.

(604) 299-8131

PLUMBERS

BEN’S RUBBISH REMOVAL $50-$150 a load. Yard clean up. Bby/N West/Vncr. 778-859-8760

#1 Rooﬁng Company in BC

Family owned & operated since 1989

10% Off with this Ad! Aman’s Plumbing Service, Lic. Gas Fitter, Reas. Rates. 778-895-2005

ALL JUNK - remove for res. & Comm. Free est. 7days/wk. $15off. w/ad. 604-537-8523

Designated Project Managers and Third Party Inspections

TOP Painting & Pressure Wash Res/Comm. Best Rate / Free Est Top Quality! Joe 604-782-1377

PACIFIC ACE PLUMBING INC. •Repairs •Installation •Insured Free Est. Call • 778-836-8835

POPEYE’S MOVING

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Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance Seniors Discount

8255

ALL JUNK

Seniors 15% Disc • 27 Yrs Exp. • BBB Member WCB • 5 Year Guarantee • Free Est. Refs.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

604-537-4140

Renovations & Home Improvement

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR Book by Oct. 1 & Save 15%

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

8240

Accepts Visa & M/C

1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton $ From FREE ESTIMATES

A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed/hand clean. 604-524-0667 PRESSURE WASHING, Gutter Cleaning and Repairs Call George 778-859-7793

Painting/ Wallpaper

604-723-8434

Senior & Student Discounts Up to 20%

Lawn & Garden • Clean-ups & Disposal, Gutters/Press Washing Seniors Disc. Al @ 604-783-3142

Full Seamless Gutter Installation/Repairs Sofﬁts All jobs Guaranteed. Fully insured/WCB covered Will beat any competitors price

8180

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Van Lines Ltd.

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless 604-219-6944 We cover the HST INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

STONE WORK Retaining walls, facing, cultured stone. 604-603-2576 tymerstonework.com

• Local • Long Distance • International • Overseas

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS Dust Free. Affordable Rates! Free Estimates.

CONSTRUCTIVE Landscaping paving stone, masonry, rock walls decks cedar fence 604-250-7824 constructivelandscaping.com

MOVERS & STORAGE South American

Flooring/ Refinishing

Installations Refinishing & Repairs

Masonry

8185

Fencing/Gates

DIRECT FROM THE MILL 6x8 Fence Panels from $27, Siding, Decking, Roofing, Shed, Split Rail, etc... We Install Chain Link & Cedar Fencing. Free Est. 7753 Edmonds St, Burnaby Call 604 520-7792 Timberlandforestproducts.com

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2006 HONDA Civic DX Coupe $12,500. Auto, dark blue, PWR Locks/Windows, heated mirrors, digital dash, 4 new tires, new brakes. Honda Serviced. NO Accidents. 100k. Great on gas, +extras. Coq. ★ 604-868-3128

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RV’s/Trailers

BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS! New 2011 BIGFOOT Campers have arrived only at Mike Rosman RV! 1-800-667-0024. www.rosmanrv.com.

A38 • Wednesday, September 8, 2010 • Burnaby NOW

Your BC Lions — In Their Own Words Jon Hameister-Ries - 67 I was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and didn’t begin playing football until my senior year at Strathcona High School when my team went undefeated and won the city and provincial championships – I’d say that was a pretty good start to my football career! Following my high school graduation, I had an opportunity to head south to continue my education and play football for the University of Tulsa, which was a long way from home but turned out to be one of the most positive experiences of my life. After four years on the Golden Hurricanes’ offensive line, I was excited to hear I’d be returning home to Canada after I was selected by the Lions in 2006 CFL draft. Now in my ﬁrst full season on the Leos’ offensive line, I truly enjoy coming to work every day and playing football for a living. My teammates on the offensive line would do anything for each other and it’s good to know that the guys you’re going into battle with are people you can count on. From a very young age, I’ve always believed in the importance of higher education, which is why I completed my MBA at Tulsa last year. As a guy who has had a couple of injuries in his career, I know that football isn’t forever and it’s important to look ahead to the future in preparation for the next phase in life. For that reason, I really enjoy taking part in the club’s Lions in the House program. In today’s world, youth are faced with many decisions that can ultimately determine their future and it’s a good feeling to know that I might in some small way inspire a high school student to make positive life choices. Jon Hameister-Ries in action. Photos courtesy BC Lions

Offensive Lineman Non-Import

Height: 6.06 | Weight: 285 Born: January 26, 1984, Edmonton, Alta.

College: Tulsa Years: 4 BC / 1 CFL

Burnaby NOW • Wednesday, September 8, 2010 • A39

TRI-CITY TOWER LIVING FROM JUST

$856/MONTH

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PORT MOODY’S MOST LOVED URBAN VILLAGE Everything will be at your doorstep; including ncluding Thrifty Foods, Cobs Bread, Starbucks, TD Canada Trust rust and much more! One, two, and three bedroom homes plus unique Skyhomes now selling! Call or Visit Us Today 395 Capilano Road (off Murray and Ioco) Open daily (except Fridays) 12-6 pm

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PORT COQUITLAM’S FIRST HIGH-RISE Located at Shaughnessy St. and Lions Way. One and two bedroom homes plus a unique collection of townhomes now selling! Call or Visit Us Today 2950 Glen Drive (directly across from Coquitlam Centre) Open daily (except Fridays) 12-6pm

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*Please contact an Onni sales representative for details. This offer only applies to select homes. Onni reserves the right to make any modiﬁcations and/or substitutions to this offer, without notice, should it be necessary, or to cancel this offer in its discretion. E.&O.E.

A40 • Wednesday, September 8, 2010 • Burnaby NOW

Langley Farm Market PRODUCE

LOCAL RUSSET POTATOES

HOT HOUSE RED PEPPERS (Product of B.C.) ($2.18/kg)

(Product of B.C.)

$ 99

OKANAGAN YELLOW NECTARINES

OKANAGAN PRUNE PLUMS (Product of B.C.) ($1.50/kg)

(Product of B.C.) ($1.50/kg)

Beef Rib Eye Steak, AA (Angus) ($15.41 kg) ....................... $699/lb

HOT HOUSE ON THE VINE

CHERRY TOMATOES

10 LB. BAG

(Product of B.C.) (340g)

FRESH OKANAGAN STRAWBERRIES McINTOSH 1 LB. CLAMSHELL APPLES (Product of California) ($2.18/kg)

2 for 3

$ 00

M E AT

Beef Outside Round Roast, AA ($6.59 kg) ..............................................

/lb

(Product of B.C.) ($1.08/kg)

Frozen Jack Mackerel

($4.39/kg) ............................................. $199/lb

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Valley Pride Organic Milk (2L) ............................................$499ea (Home of BC First Certiﬁed Organic) • Assorted Flavour Organic Walnuts - Halves & Pieces ....................... $199/100g (Repacked in a tub)

Sunﬂower Flax Bread (620g)..................... $229ea

Freybe Black Forest Ham (100g) ................. 99¢

Madeira Loaf (450g) ................................. $229ea Mango Streusel Pie (8") ............................. $299ea

Grimms French Herb Loaf (100g) ............... 79¢ Swiss Cheese (100g)...................................... $159

Valid Wed. Sept. 8 - Sun. Sept. 12, 2010 while quantities last

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