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Locals are sticking with James Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

While some NDP members appear to be sharpening the knives behind their leader’s back, they represent a minority, according to local New Democrats. Three of Burnaby’s four NDP constituency associations have passed motions expressing support for leader Carole James, while the fourth is set to vote on the issue Thursday, just days before the party’s next provincial council meeting on Nov. 20 and 21. Elsewhere in the province, five constituencies have brought forward resolutions calling for a leadership convention in November 2011 at the NDP’s next biennial convention. Normally at the convention, there’s a vote on whether to hold a leadership race. If the current leader has more than half the party’s support, they don’t bother with a contest. But if she doesn’t, the job is open to new competition. But these five constituencies are jumping the gun and now suggesting going straight to a leadership race in November 2011. Allan Zdunic, president of the Burnaby North riding association, said his constituency is standing behind James and not supporting a call for a leadership convention in 2011. “We’re doing well in the polls,” Zdunic said. “We all discussed the pros and cons of everything ... but in general we took the view that this was the time to support our leader.” The Burnaby-Deer Lake and BurnabyLougheed constituencies unanimously passed motions backing James. Dave Myles, president for BurnabyDeer Lake, characterized the five constituencies as a “noisy minority.” The dissenting constituencies represent five out of 85 in the province.

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Coats of many colours: From left to right, Joe Apolonia, Sukhi Dhaliwal, Darlene Broadhead and Michelle Leong stand with one of the many coats being distributed by the ongoing Rotary Coats for Kids campaign.

Keep those coats coming Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

They are only about halfway through the campaign, but organizers behind Rotary Coats for Kids have already run out of jackets and are asking for more donations. “Demand has definitely gone up,” said Gloria Tom Wing Staudt from the Rotary Club of Burnaby Metrotown. “We’ve had to actually go out and buy coats because we didn’t have enough.” Rotary Coats for Kids collects new or

gently used hooded winter jackets to distribute to kids from low-income families. Volunteers collect donations and stock them on a truck that functions as a mobile dressing room. The truck visits community centres and schools, so kids can hop inside, try on a coat and pick out one that they like. The schools help identify the families that need the jackets and about 700 kids have already gotten winter jackets through the program. They’ve had to dig into cash donations to buy about 200 coats to meet the need.

Tom Wing Staudt said demand has likely increased this year because more people know about the program. “The word is going around: If you are in need, we can help,” she said. Kids of any age, babies to teens, use the program, but Tom Wing Staudt said this year they’ve noticed a lot of younger children in need. “So far, the majority have been babies to seven years old,” she said. “For some reason we have all these little kids.” Coats for kids Page 4

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MEETING WITH MINISTER

Parents plead for more help Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

It was a positive first step but with no concrete solutions. That’s how local parent Wendy Seet characterized a recent meeting with Children and Family Development Minister Mary Polak over a program to get extra help for children with special needs. The meeting, held Nov. 8 at MLA Harry Bloy’s office, included a small group of parents concerned about the Supported Child Development Program. The government program provides kids with special needs with support workers so they can attend daycares and schools and grow in a more inclusive environment. The parents say that government funding has not kept up with program demand, and their children are left on long waitlists with no help while the formative years pass by. Seet said she wanted to work with the government and understand their obstacles. “(Minister Polak) did emphasize that no change was going to come soon, that something had to change, and they couldn’t keep throwing money at this,” Seet said. “For us, the biggest problem is funding hasn’t kept up with demand, even though there are probably efficiencies that can be found in the system.” Polak said she was very impressed with the parents and that they came with a solution-oriented approach. “They do have an understanding of the kinds of challenges we’re facing in the program,” she said. Polak said regional consultants are trying to figure out if there’s a way to help more kids “with the same financial envelope.” Things to consider are shared staffing, possibly getting help for the older kids (12 to 19 year-olds) through some other model and tightening up administration. In June, the program’s wait-list for Burnaby alone had 74 children. Polak said that number is now down to about 44, but demand is still high. “The challenge is every one of those kids is deserving support,” she said. Polak said there is no formal program review per se, rather a continual look into how to do things better while including input from the parents.

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Furry friends: Charlotte Sedens and Anne-Marie Nagata (seen here with Glossette, Bailey and Carlie) are taking medical supplies to an animal welfare organization in Cuba.

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Two Burnaby animal lovers are raising money for medical supplies for an animal welfare organization in Cuba. The pair is travelling to Havana, Cuba for a week starting Dec. 4. As part of their vacation, Charlotte Sedens and Anne-Marie Nagata plan to visit Havana to present the supplies. “We don’t have a set goal in mind,” Sedens said, regarding fundraising efforts. “Just as much as we can.” As of Nov. 3, they had raised $100. Sedens researched fundraising and volunteering opportunities to help orphans in Cuba, after deciding to vacation there with her friend, Nagata. She came across a fundraising website based in Toronto, Ont. – the Spanky Project – and decided to raise funds to buy supplies to help veterinarians spay/neuter and provide medical attention to stray dogs in Cuba. The Spanky Project, run by Terry Shewchuk, raises supply donations to help dogs, cats and horses in Cuba. “It sure sounds like Charlotte and Anne-

Marie are going at this with a passion,” Shewchuk wrote in an e-mail. “These supplies will go to support a project in La Habana Vieja (Old Havana), Protectoras, (to) rescue strays from the street.” Dr. Fernando Gispert, of Clinica Veterinaria Laika, is in charge of the project in Havana, Cuba. The animals are nursed to health over a 30-day period before being spayed or neutered, Shewchuk said, and after recovering are put up for adoption. He asks that people travelling to Havana bring supplies. The Spanky Project plans to deliver enough supplies for 100 sterilizations, he added. “I wasn’t aware there was an organization like that,” Sedens said. Having travelled to Costa Rica, she knew stray animals were a problem there, but there wasn’t an organization she could find that helped the animals. “It was really sad, the condition they live in, their bones sticking out,” she said. She was glad to find out the situation was different in Cuba. Sedens, who graduated from Simon Fraser University in April, is a volunteer at the Vancouver Aquarium and the Wildlife

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Rescue Association of B.C. Nagata works at the Burnaby Veterinary Hospital and is buying the supplies through its suppliers. She chose Cuba as a travel destination because she had been there nine or 10 years ago and really enjoyed it. Nagata is celebrating her graduation from nursing school. “Animals area huge part of both of our lives,” she said. She and Sedens had become friends in high school. The pair plans to purchase deworming medication, gauze and other types of medicine. Those who wish to give to the cause can drop off donations at the Burnaby Veterinary Hospital at 2210 Springer Ave, daily between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. The Spanky Project can receive monetary donations as well, via the Cuba Canada Friendship Association and the MackenziePapineau Memorial Fund. Cheques should be made to the Mackenzie-Papineau Memorial Fund, with Spanky Project on the memo line. Tax receipts are available. For more information on the Spanky Project, go to www.spankyproject.org.

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White powder scare clears FedEx facility

Workers at a FedEx sorting facility just north of Highway No. 1 in Burnaby are back on the job after a hazardous materials scare on Monday night. At about 8 p.m., emergency crews were called to the Dawson Street facility to deal with a package that contained an unknown white powder. Workers were evacuated from the building while the emergency personnel dealt with the package. The area was declared safe for workers later Monday evening, but the white powder has been taken for further analysis. Nobody was hurt in the incident. – Alfie Lau, with files from Global Television

Men face robbery charges

Three Burnaby men have been charged with multiple offences after allegedly trailing patrons from Richmond’s River Rock Casino to their Vancouver home to rob them using replica guns.

All three face a long list of charges that include robbery with a firearm and firearms-related offences. The three men charged are Daniel Sheng Long Hoong, 20, his brother William Wei Lun Hoong, 18, and Yan Wang, 30. Even though the firearms were replicas, the charges still stand, according to Vancouver police spokesman Lindsey Houghton. “Those using it (the replica) have to be using it as a weapon,” said Houghton, who also explained the victims have to “believe it to be a real firearm.” Two Vancouver residents were robbed by two men at about 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 2 after returning home from River Rock. There was forensic evidence at the scene, said Insp. Les Yeo. While Yeo said such crimes are “rare,” police are investigating possible links to similar crimes at other casinos. – The Province

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speech. Congratulations. What a contrast to the over-heated rhetoric from those who worship Israel as a sacred cow and try to bully into silence the great number of us who do not. Mordecai Briemberg, Burnaby

Why charge for leaves?

Dear Editor:

I have been a boulevard- and sidewalkleaf-cleaning Burnaby taxpayer for 18 years. My large walnut tree that has my daughter’s swing in it blesses me with 30 large bags of leaves at this time of year, with another two bags from the tree on the boulevard on Curtis Street. Other than this time of year, my regular tote goes out every second garbage day. Now I shred my leaves, slightly compact my tote and shove three bags in the shed till next garbage day. This weekend I loaded 11 bags into my truck and took them to the yard waste depot, emptied them and had to pay $10. I will have to do all this over again before my tree is done. Surely we should be able to bring our leaves to the yard waste depot and not have to pay. Perhaps I should be dumping my leaves in the street, as I have seen others do. I am all for the toters for all the right reasons. I have sent this same e-mail to city hall and I will be sending my receipt, which I hope they will refund. Bruce Beatty, Burnaby

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I would like to clarify some information that ran in your newspaper under the title

of Eye surgeons see operations cancelled (Burnaby NOW, Nov. 10). Fraser Health Authority did not cancel patients who needed eye surgery. When patients receive their surgery is totally up to the surgeons themselves. What Fraser Health did do was to restrict the elective operating time available to those ophthalmologists who refuse to provide emergency cover at Royal Columbian and Eagle Ridge hospitals. Their refusal to look after patients with traumatic eye injuries is due to a dispute over payment levels for being on-call. They were told several weeks ago that if they refused to care for such patients, we had no choice but to reduce their elective operating room access and hand that time to surgeons who were continuing to provide on-call coverage. Despite this advance warning and 10 days written notice, the ophthalmology leader failed to work with their patients to reduce bookings or reschedule based on available time. Fraser Health is now making arrangements for those patients whose surgery was not performed or booked despite a clear understanding that the OR time for some ophthalmologists would be changed. Those surgeons who continue to provide the required emergency cover are not affected by this. Ophthalmologists who refuse to attend to on-call emergencies at Royal Columbian and Eagle Ridge are placing the vision and safety of patients at risk. Moving eye trauma patients to other centres is not a preferred option, especially when facilities do not always exist elsewhere to manage such cases. Fraser Health remains committed to providing safe, quality care and will continue to try and work with the ophthalmologists who refuse on-call coverage so we can protect our patients. Dr. Andrew Webb, vice-president, medicine,

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Liberals: Who will be leader? continued from page 6

1999, the NDP caucus chose Dan Miller to take over the premier’s office from Glen Clark. There are those who say the B.C. Liberal party constitution does not allow a party leader to be chosen in any method other than that agreed to by members of the party. But that is a meaningless argument. Parliamentary tradition stipulates that a caucus – not a political party – can choose the person to lead that caucus. It may be possible, in fact, for the caucus to vote for a new premier – even if Campbell remains the leader of the B.C. Liberal party. I’m filing this column on

Monday. The B.C. Liberal caucus meets on Friday. By announcing he was stepping down, Campbell avoided one potentially divisive caucus meeting. But I’m not sure he can emerge unscathed from the next one✎ Meanwhile, the other political leader who is in trouble with her own party is facing a pivotal meeting of her own. NDP leader Carole James meets with the party’s provincial council this coming weekend in Victoria. Despite the internal grumbling over her leadership, I don’t think she’s going to face a rough ride from the party

activists. Those demanding that she step down as leader are, for the most part, voices from the past (ex-MLAs like Corky Evans, Dale Lovick and Helmut Giesbrecht) or a small minority (five of 85 constituency association executives). And New Democrats clamouring for a change at the top have to ask themselves this key question: Do they want to be known as the party that allowed a bunch of left-wing males to push a moderate female from the job? I didn’t think so. Keith Baldrey is chief political correspondent for Global B.C.

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Meet the Luksuns. The family has 26 members, most located in Burnaby, and all have a special attachment to Burnaby Hospital. On Nov. 9, 11 family members took part in a photo shoot on the Metropolis Express to help promote the hospital’s current fundraising campaign. “We’ve always been really happy with the care we received there,” says Miranda McNamara, the granddaughter of Ellen and Ford Luksun, who helped organize the photo session. McNamara currently lives with her family in New Westminster, while the majority of the Luksuns live in Burnaby. A few family members live in Vancouver, she adds, and one in Port Moody. Ellen and Ford brought the family to Burnaby in 1969 from Krugersdorp, South Africa. The couple had four daughters – Ivy, Gloria, Grace and Pearl – and a son, Basil Luksun, who is the city’s planning and building director. There are now 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren in the family. “The hospital has always been really

good to our family,” says McNamara, eldest of the grandchildren. Her daughter was born at the hospital, and McNamara went to the diabetes clinic when she was pregnant, she adds. Hospital staff also provided additional care to the family when Ellen was hospitalized over Christmas in 2008, after suffering a heart attack. The family was very distressed, as they always spent Christmas dinner together, Ivy Chan, Ellen and Ford’s daughter, says in a phone interview from Boston, Massachusetts. Chan, who lives in Burnaby, was visiting her son who is studying in Boston. The family spoke with Dr. John Martyn, who was covering for Ellen’s regular doctor, about holding a family Christmas in the cafeteria. However, Ellen was on heart monitors, which made this impossible. So Dr. Martyn offered the family use of a conference room in the cardiac unit instead. “Dad was really touched,” Chan says. “They’d been married 72 years, and he told her (Ellen), I didn’t want a Christmas dinner without you beside me.” About 20 family members, and any nurses that were away from their own Hospital Page 10

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Burnaby centre a world leader Down Syndrome Research Foundation offers support for people of all ages, from preschoolers to adults Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

When Rick Scott’s granddaughter was born with Down syndrome 20 years ago, he panicked. “I was scared to death. Being the patriarch, I didn’t know what to do,” says Scott, adding there were no support systems back then. “There were just isolated folks out there trying to raise a child with Down syndrome.” A few years later, Scott, a children’s musician, met Jo Mills, who founded the Down Syndrome Research Foundation in 1995. “And Jo Mills said, ‘Oh, have I got a life for you,” Scott recalls. At a recent open house at the Burnabybased Down Syndrome Research Centre, Scott traces the history of how he got involved. Through Mills, he started playing concerts for kids with special needs and was impressed with the response. “It blew my mind,” he says. “Many people “Man, those kids leave high love music.” Scott wrote school without a song for his the reading and granddaughter, communication called Angels Do, became skills they need to which something of an participate in the anthem among the special needs community.” community. Back then, PAT HANBURY Down Syndrome Research programs to help Foundation kids with Down syndrome were in their infancy. The foundation was in a trailer on a vacant lot by Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children – a far cry from the home-like building on Sperling Avenue in the midst of a residential neighbourhood. The foundation, now in its 15th year, expanded its programs this summer, under the new Centre for Specialized Learning. The goal is to help people – preschoolers to adults – with all kinds of intellectual and developmental disabilities, not just Down syndrome. The programs mostly focus on reading, communication skills and social development. The centre has speech language pathologists, teachers, teaching assistants, early childhood educators and program assistants. In the basement is the foundation’s state-of-the-art MEG brain scanner, which measures the magnetic fields that occur in the brain when neurons fire. It’s the only scanner of its kind this side of Toronto and researchers come from far and wide to use it. Information from the scanner is used to help develop the centre’s programs. Researcher Tony Herdman says the centre is leading edge. “We’re probably one of the top five leading facilities in the world. For Down syndrome, we’re number 1,” he says. Program prices vary, but the range is about $3,200 to $4,500 a year for adults. And while that may seem expensive, it

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doesn’t even cover the costs, according to program manager Pat Hanbury. “Already our programs are operating at a loss,” she says. Most parents pay out of their own pocket and apply for grants, and the foundation does its own fundraising. “We know cost is an obstacle for some

families. We wish we could make our programs available to a wider group,” Hanbury says. The provincial government doesn’t necessarily have to provide services for people with developmental disabilities, while education, for instance, is guaranteed by law.

“People just kind of assume someone with a developmental disability, when they graduate from high school, there’s a safety net,” Hanbury says. “It really is up to families to do that planning, and it’s a challenge. … There’s a real void out there for supports for adults. Down Syndrome Page 12

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Two Burnaby youth received Duke of Edinburgh awards on Nov. 6. Gabriella Luongo and Samir Javer both received awards for par-

Final numbers

The final count is in, and staff and students at Marlborough Elementary far surpassed their goal to raise $2,000 in the fight against cancer. In all, they collected $4,535 for the Terry Fox Foundation. The school wrapped up fundraising activities on Oct. 29 with a grand finale celebration.

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There’s a new private junior kindergarten in Burnaby. Core Education and Fine Arts, or cefa for short, is a franchise of junior kindergarten schools that focuses on helping children develop physiologically as well as emotionally and academically. There is one location already in Burnaby, on Canada Way, that’s been open since 2005. The newest location on Kingsway opened in September, but the official opening celebration was Nov. 14.

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Many people leave high school without the reading and communication skills they need to participate in the community.” Back in the centre’s lobby, Scott talks about the current economic situation and how it’s harder for organizations like the Down Syndrome Research Foundation to get money, while the need is so great. “See this woman here?” he gestures to a mom talking with Hanbury. “She’s desperate to get some help for her son.” The woman has come from Ladner, where there are no programs to help her teenager, who has Down syndrome. Her son, meanwhile, is singing into the microphone at the speaker’s podium as people mill about in the lobby, chatting after the tour. The microphone is turned off, but he doesn’t seem to mind. “He needs to find some way to be in this world,” Scott says. “He likes to sing. He likes to dance.” And with that, Scott picks up his dulcimer, a guitar-like instrument, and invites the young man to strum along with him. www.twitter.com/JenniferMoreau

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rtists and artisans from Burnaby will Christmas shopping for be among those a good cause? displaying their wares at Now that sounds like the 37th annual Circle Craft something that’s worth Christmas Market this checking out. week. Armstrong Elementary The Circle Craft School is inviting the comChristmas market runs munity to its Christmas Nov. 17 to 21 at the Shopping Extravaganza on Vancouver Convention Thursday, Nov. 18. Centre. The event runs from 6:30 This year’s market is to 9:30 p.m. and is being expected to attract about billed as an “electrifying” 40,000 people to check out shopping experience featurthe work of ing unique, some 270 hip and artisans trendy venfrom across dors, merthe counchants and try – all of crafters. whom were There will jury-selected also be live based on demonstratalent and tions and diversity. prizes to win. Burnaby Shoppers designcan expect to ers Davie enjoy wares & Chiyo and dis(www.davie plays from andchiyo. Arbonne, Act com) will Photo contributed/burnaby now One Studio, be on hand Avon, On display: Art by Creative with their Burnaby North Secondary Memories, luxury perstudents will be at the Discovery sonal clutchCircle Craft market. es, while Toys, the RoseHip Hat Studio Epicure, Envy Me (www.rosehiphats.com) Handbags, Jockey, Hawkes will display its hats created Martial Arts, Pampered with vintage textiles and Chef, Usborne Books, earthy fibres. Also from Partylite, Silpada, Stella & Burnaby, Wearable Silk Dot and more. Art (www.wearablesilkart. Vivian Ramos, from the org) will offer up handArmstrong School fundraispainted silk fashion, while ing committee, wrote in an Braden Hammond Glass e-mail to the NOW that the (www.bradenhammond. event aims to create new com) will offer handblown community relationships as glass art and jewelry. well as fundraising for the The local artisans are children. among a host of offerings Admission is $2, or free including candles, soaps, for children. E-mail arm clothing, Christmas decostrongfundraising@gmail. rations, clay work, accescom for more details. sories, toys, jewelry, glass work, home décor, leather work and much more. Well, a little note from The market will also the “it’s a small world” include, for the fourth year, department. a student art exhibition, I was in Ladner on featuring the work of stuNov. 6 at a Conversation dents from eight different About Crime Fiction event secondary schools. at Black Bond Books. I Each school offers a headed out there to chat display of a wide variety of to Robin Spano – a friend student artwork in many and author of the newly styles and media, including released Dead Politician drawing, painting, mixed Society. media, printmaking, collage While there, I had and photography. Among the pleasure of meetthe featured schools this ing Elizabeth Elwood, year is Burnaby North the Burnaby author and Secondary. playwright whose artistic The Circle Craft endeavours have appeared Christmas market is on in these pages many times Wednesday to Friday from before. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday Elizabeth and I have from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and exchanged calls and e-mails Sunday from 10 a.m. to for years, so it was a nice

chance to actually put a face to the name. Also on hand was Debra Purdy Kong. If you want to know more about any of these fine mystery authors, check out their websites: www. robinspano.com, www. debrapurdykong.com and www.elihuentertainment. com. And stay tuned for more about Elizabeth – she once again has preparations for her Christmas Elwoodettes Marionettes show in full swing, so I’ll be bringing you more on that soon.

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A Simon Fraser University student’s work has been seen on screen at the 2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival. Adam Greenberg had his film, Wild Places, chosen to screen in the festival at the beginning of November. Greenberg is a Canmore, Alta. native who’s currently studying in the interactive arts and technology program at SFU. The film was created as part of Parks Canada’s

Greatest Summer Job program, which gave 32 students a chance to experience life in a Parks Canada field united while making films about the experience. “My experience with Parks Canada was incredibly varied, as were the people I was working with,” Adam says in a press release. “On one extreme were the numerous summer students and new staff from across Canada who were experiencing Banff National Park and its environment for the first time. … On the other

hand were the seasoned backcountry workers: those who know the intimacies of the park better than anyone. They live with a connection to the landscape that has been largely lost in contemporary society. My film is ostensibly about this second group of people, but its message is for the first group.” See tinyurl.com/ WildPlacesFilm for more about the program and to see the film. Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie by e-mail, jmaclellan@burnabynow.com.

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TASTE Cooking: Gadgets can make life easier continued from page 17

I have also discovered (with subtle pressuring from my wife) that the regular blade of a food processor can also ease the preparation of finely chopping vegetables, as long as caution is used to prevent from pureeing them into oblivion. A hand-powered kitchen appliance that I love is my all-in-one apple peeler, corer and slicer. A lip on the edge of one’s counter is not necessary as it simply suctions to the surface with amazing strength. A single apple is pressed onto the hand-crank and all of these tasks are completed with a number of circular revolutions – perfect to speed up pie/crumble making. And the best part is that I purchased mine in brand new condition at a second hand store for only $5. For small hand tool gadgets, there are a few that I simply cannot (or more correctly, would rather not) live without. ◆ Olive pitter – This tool resembles a pair of springloaded pliers. It has a circular base to hold an olive on one of the ends, and a prod on the other. When squeezed together, the prod inserts into the olive and pushes the pit through the opposite side. It works great on cherries, too. ◆ Garlic press – I have gone through many poorly made garlic presses in the past, but there is one brand that has never let me down. I highly recommend the Switzerland-made Zyliss brand. I have literally crushed thousands of cloves with this brand, for

the past six years, without fail. ◆ Melon baller – Great for its intended purpose of creating bite-size balls of melon but works just as well on cheeses and an assortment of fruits and vegetables. Caramelized balls of potato, for example, makes for an appealing side dish. Although I do tend to be a bit stubborn when it comes to letting go of my knife skills for a gadget or appliance, the time saved in these circumstances is well worth the loss of chef’s pride. ◆ Dear Chef Dez: I noticed that many chefs on TV use a flat grater that lies across a bowl to remove zest from citrus fruits. Is this the best way to do this? –Charlotte E., Surrey Dear Charlotte: I actually recommend using a “zester.” It is a hand tool that has five little circular blades at the end. When it is dragged across a citrus fruit, it produces beautiful curls of zest while leaving the bitter pith behind. Although flat graters remove the zest in small bits, and thus prevent further chopping, there is no guarantee that one will not grate too far into the bitter white pith. Besides, the curls of zest make great garnish! Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez. com or PO Box 2674, Abbotsford, B.C., V2T 6R4. Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinary instructor and cooking show performer. Visit him at www.chefdez.com.

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Salon offers haircuts for a good cause

A local hair salon is starting off with a charitable bang to help hungry local children. Salon M2 is holding a grand opening on Friday, Nov. 19 and offering hair cuts by donation with proceeds going to the Burnaby Fire Fighters Charitable Society’s snack

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if they don’t have breakfast or snacks.” The Burnaby firefighters buy nutritious snacks and deliver them to local schools with children from low-income families. The salon is at 5901 Broadway, and the haircuts are being offered

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Don’t let your life be limited by labels HEALTHWISE

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advise my patients to read labels while grocery shopping so that they may recognize the nutritional value of the food they eat, including the sodium, fat and carbohydrate content. Here labels are informative and helpful. Yet labels, when applied to people, are not such a good thing. They may limit how we see others and how we conceive our own selves. As a speaker for the Canadian Diabetes Association, I am familiar with their sage policy that we not refer to people with diabetes as diabetics. This makes perfect sense to me. People may have medical conditions, but they are not the conditions themselves. In health care, we treat people, not conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart disease and multiple sclerosis. We help our patients manage these conditions in the context of their whole lives. That’s why management has to be tailored and fine-tuned to the unique complexities of each individual’s life. If we are too diseasefocused, it is easy for health-care providers to become too dissociated, cold and clinical, failing to recognize the person with his or her unique priorities, fears and goals. The tendency in medicine is to use our diagnoses as labels. A surgeon or operating room nurse may refer to the first patient of the day as the 7:30 gallbladder. In rounds, we might refer to Mr. Jones as a diabetic or hypertensive. Patients can label themselves when they are first

diagnosed with a chronic condition. A first heart attack can sometimes be a wake-up call for a man to give up smoking, attend to his diet and reduce his other risk factors. Some, however, become demoralized and give up altogether, seeing themselves as damaged goods on borrowed time. When first diagnosed with diabetes, some patients are in denial and fail to make lifestyle changes and monitor their condition while others take on the label of diabetes as a harbinger of impending doom. Those with a balanced approach do best. They accept the diagnosis of this chronic condition as life-preserving and lifeenhancing news. They learn what areas of their health require more attention and how lifestyle changes reduce the potential for complications that would otherwise threaten their eyes and kidneys and the circulation to the heart, brain and feet. With knowledge comes power and a greater sense of control. There has never been a

better time to be diagnosed with diabetes. Though we don’t have a cure yet for this oftenhereditary metabolic condition that, if poorly managed, will increase one’s risk complications, it is highly treatable. We are diagnosing more people earlier when positive changes will have the greatest positive impact in delaying progression and complications. Physicians and healthcare teams in B.C. are more informed and organized than they’ve ever been in history to provide support and assistance to individuals to self-manage this condition in the context of their unique lives. Moreover, people diagnosed but not labelled with diabetes have as an invaluable resource the Canadian Diabetes Association – a “club” they are privileged to join. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician at PrimeCare Medical. His Healthwise column appears regularly in this paper and his Internet radio show, Positive Potential Medicine, can be heard on pwrnradio. com.

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Knights win first-round ugly playoff Tom Berridge

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The St. Thomas More Knights made fewer mistakes proving it was the better team in its B.C. high school first-round playoff. The varsity Knights scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to eliminate its crosstown rival New Westminster Hyacks 3312 at a soggy Thunderbird Stadium Saturday. The win puts the Knights in a quarter-final matchup with independent rival and No. 3-ranked Vancouver College. STM got two touchdowns apiece from two of its all-conference stars Kyle Madden and quarterback Mikey Carney. Madden rushed for 83 of his 97 yards in the second half, scoring on a pair of short runs from one and four yards in the final quarter. Both scoring drives were set up off turnovers as STM picked off Hyack QB Regan Eberding twice in the fourth quarter, while also recovering two fumbles on kickoff returns in each of the first and second halves. The Knights scored on

their opening drive, marching 52 yards downfield on seven plays before Carney scored on a keeper from 10 yards out. Carney scrambled for 145 yards and two TDs, while completing nine of 20 passes for 67 yards. He also snuffed out a promising Hyack scoring drive, intercepting a pass on the goalline in the final minutes of the game. But penalties and missed plays on both sides made the difference in the game. New Westminster countered with two scores on its first two possessions of the second quarter. James Belgrave finished off both drives with TDs on short runs. The first was helped out by a 19-yard pass-and-run from Ian Henderson, while Manraj Bains put the Hyacks in scoring range for a second with the longest run of the evening – a 52-yard effort. Bains had a very productive evening with 142 rushing yards, including 116 in the first half. “We made a lot of mistakes on defence and offence. We gave up a few big plays and penalties hurt STM Page 29

Getting the ringette season started

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A ringer: Megan Howes, right, breaks up a shot by a Vernon player in the under-14 A division at the Burnaby/New Westminster Ringette Association’s annual Ice Breaker tournament at Burnaby Lake Arena.

Clan teams off to NAIA nationals in varsity soccer Tom Berridge sports editor

Both Simon Fraser University’s men’s and women’s soccer teams are off to the NAIA national championships. The Clan men punched their ticket on Roman Doutkevich’s fifth goal of the season following a 1-0 victory over the University of St. Thomas Saints in the Association of Independent Institutions conference final in Phoenix, Arizona Saturday. The conference title was the second straight for the Clan men. In the first half, Sang Hwang fired a shot off the post, which Doutkevich controlled and put into the St. Thomas net. Hide Ozawa earned the win with his 11th shutout of the sea-

son. The win was also the 50th career victory for head coach Alan Koch. “I’m very pleased to come down here for the second straight year and win,” said Koch in a school press release. On Thursday, SFU advanced to the final with a 4-1 victory over Cal State San Marcos. Anthony DiNicolo opened the scoring with his first goal of the season in the 20th minute. Freshman Anders Tetlie tallied the game-winner 10 minutes into the latter half off a Hwang cross into the six-yard box. The Clan finished off San Marcos with two late goals in the final 15 minutes. The first came from freshman Joseph Martin from Doutkevich. John Hodnett headed in a cross

from Helge Neumann with five minutes to go for the gameclincher. The 19-1 Clan is ranked fourth in the NAIA in the final poll of the season. With that 40th straight poll ranking, SFU tied Lindsey Wilson for the longest consecutive national ranking in mne’s soccer among active schools dating back to a top-25 preseason poll in 2007. The men’s small college nationals will be held in Orange Beach, Alabama from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4.

Women win, too

Two game-winning goals by Ari Adams has Simon Fraser University back at the NAIA women’s soccer championships.

SFU blanked Thomas University 2-0 in the championship final to claim the Association of Independent Institutions conference title in Phoenix, Arizona Saturday. Adams opened the scoring in the 18th minute, blasting a Stephanie Pagliaro corner kick off the near post before putting her own rebound into the Thomas goal. Lia Marining added her teamleading seventh goal of the season in the 82nd miunute, sliding in a cross from April Coffin from two yards out. Amelia Ng earned the win, posting her 12th shutout this season. Adams was named the player of the tournament. Last season, SFU lost 1-0 on penalty kicks to California State

San Marcos in the AII semifinals. “I’m very pleased with our team shape. We came out like a championship team today, and I’m particularly happy for our group of seniors. They had a tough year last year ... and lost in PKs in 2008. So, to come out and win the AII title outright is a great accomplishment for them,” said SFU head coach Shelley Howieson in a prepared release. On Friday, the Clan advanced to the conference final with a 2-0 victory over host Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Second-half goals by Adams and Lauren Lachlan gave SFU the win. Ng earned the shutout. The NAIA national women’s soccer championships will be held in Decatur, Alabama from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4.

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COLLEGE BCCAA BASKETBALL Womens Division W L GF GA Pt Van Island 4 0 285 158 8 Capilano 4 0 367 265 8 Langara 3 0 192 155 6 UNBC 2 2 283 199 4 Camosun 2 2 304 225 4 UBC OK 2 2 289 306 4 Quest 1 2 160 157 2 Kwantlen 0 3 152 212 0 CBC 0 3 95 257 0 Douglas 0 4 146 339 0 Mens Division Van Island 4 0 379 248 8 UNBC 4 0 350 264 8 Capilano 4 0 301 276 8 Camosun 2 2 310 292 4 UBC OK 2 2 293 280 4 Quest 1 2 203 238 2 Langara 1 2 200 239 2 Kwantlen 0 3 197 224 0 CBC 0 3 218 279 0 Douglas 0 4 285 396 0 * BCCAA VOLLEYBALL Womens Division W L GW GL UBC OK 6 0 18 0 Van Is U 5 0 15 1 Capilano 3 2 9 8 Fraser Valley 2 2 7 7 Camosun 2 3 7 11 Douglas 0 3 1 9 CBC 0 4 2 12 COTR 0 4 1 12 Mens Division UBC OK 5 1 16 5 CBC 3 1 9 5 Van Is U 3 2 9 8

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FOOTBALL BC HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE Varsity AAA Playoff Results Nov 13 – South Kamloops 25, Carson Graham 46 Notre Dame 38, Salmon Arm 0 Centennial 53, Mt Douglas 28 New Westminster 12, STM 33 AAA Playoff Schedule Nov 19 – STM vs Vancouver College @ UBC 8 pm Nov 20 – Centennial @ Kelowna Notre Dame vs Terry Fox @ UBC 5:30 pm Carson Graham vs WJ Mouat @ UBC 8 pm Jr Varsity Playoff Schedule Nov 18 – STM vs Ld Tweedsmuir @ BLSC-W 4 pm

RUGBY LOWER MAINLAND Spray League Elite Division W L T PF PA Pt UBCOB 5 1 0 279 74 25 Burnaby Lk 5 1 0 207 111 25 Meraloma 5 1 0 224 165 23 Abbotsford 3 3 0 182 102 17 UBC 3 4 0 132 198 15 Capilano 2 4 0 173 220 12 Rowing Club 2 5 0 163 337 11 Bayside 0 6 0 92 245 4 Nov 13 – Burnaby Lake 26, UBC 3 First Division Nov 13 – Burnaby Lake 17, UBC 0 * LOWER MAINLAND WOMEN Premier Qualifying Division United 6 0 0 229 76 24 Meraloma 4 2 0 203 93 16 Bayside 3 3 0 149 145 12

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FIGURE SKATING BC SECTIONALS Senior Mens Final 1 Ronald Lam 175.16 pts 2 Andrew Lum 144.78 3 Patrick Wong 138.78 Senior Womens Final 1 Devon Neuls 119.90 2 Rika Inoda 105.66 3 Jacqueline Lenuik 103.87 Junior Mens Final 1 Nam Nguyen 159.11 2 Pollux Yeung 119.36 3 Dylan Archambault 108.80 Junior Womens Final 1 Janet Truong 108.08 2 Morgan Jmaiff 104.07 3 Kelsey Wiebe 103.57 Novice Womens Final 1 Brianna Delmaestro 93.32 2 Makayla Randall 92.23 3 Karina Tjew 90.34 4 Nami Inoda 88.18 Pre-Novice Mens Final 1 Adonis Wong 76.66 2 Kurtis Schreiber 70.07 3 Alexander Lawrence 68.17

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us,” said Bains. With New Westminster up 12-7, Carney then called his own number four times before scoring on a 39-yard scamper. What ensued pretty much summed up the opening half. A Hyack fumbled the kickoff, but New Westminster got the ball back on a fumbled Carney handoff. STM held the line and Dante Vigini blocked Serafino Gentile’s attempted punt. Kevin Frelone recovered the ball on the New West 15 yard line. A STM touchdown pass to Justin Siglos was

called back on an infraction and later in the sequence Carney was sacked by Clay Axelson on a fourth-and-20 call. The Hyacks then marched the length of the field, only to have their offence stall in the red zone following a Vigini sack on Eberding. “We just had to step it up. We were taking dumb penalties basically,” said Madden. “We just had to get back to spring (ball) and run the ball.” “I told the kids this game is going to come down to who makes the big play and STM, with their athletes, made big plays,” added Hyacks acting head coach Chad Oatway. “We

had more turnovers. … it’s a hard hole to climb out of. But we had every opportunity to win that game.” It is now STM that has the chance to move into the semifinals, if it can get past Vancouver College this weekend. “We know we have to play better, but we thought we underachieved a little bit the last time we played (College). It was Kyle (Madden) who said after that game, ‘If we get those guys again, we can get them,’ so that’s the theme we’re coming with,” said STM coach Bernie Kully. STM plays Vancouver College at Thunderbird Stadium at UBC on Friday. Kickoff is 8 p.m.

Big game helps Vikes to first Burnaby’s Megan Ellis helped put the Portland State University Vikings on the verge of a second Big Sky Conference women’s volleyball title. The Alpha Secondary grad registered nine kills, 18 digs and a career-high three service aces in Portland State’s 3-2 upset victory over the first-place Northern Colorado Bears in NCAA Division I volleyball Saturday. Portland State rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take the next set 25-21 and then the tiebreaker 15-9 to upset the conference leaders.

In the tiebreaker, Ellis helped break a 7-7 deadlock with a key kill that put the Vikes on top for good. The win puts 13-2 Portland State in a tie with the Bears for first place. A win at home next week against Sacramento State would give the Vikings a second straight Big Sky title. Two days earlier, Ellis accounted for eight kills and 11 digs in Portland State’s sweep over Northern Arizona. Ellis is second on the Vikes with 2.17 kills per game. She has recorded 176 kills and 129 digs this season.

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McBEATH, Norma Jean December 9, 1930 - November 3, 2010

After seeing much of this world in her extensive travels, Norma is off to explore another realm. She departed after extended home care and a very brief stay at the Crossroads Hospice in Port Moody. Norma was predeceased by her brother Albert Simpson and sister Mae Kirkman. Her loving ﬂock left behind includes husband Warren Barker and his three children and four grandchildren, Norma’s sons Brent and Bruce (Trish), nephews Robert (Jane) and Ken (Annette) Kirkman and niece Karen Olsen and SPACE a wealth of dear friends including Ray and Shirley Michalko, Lorna Rabey, Sydney and John Shiels, Dorothy BOOKING Hughes, Kay Rothwell, Ana Boskovic and Debbie Parker. Special For: VIEW HOME thanks OCEAN to doctors Warner, Davidson FUNERAL and Chia and the kind staff at B.C. CANCER in Vancouver. Norma was born in Melville, Saskatchewan Rep: DTJames and spent her early childhood in the whistle-stop of Tompkins, Ad#: 1280312 Saskatchewan. Her family later settled at tiny Burton in B.C. Arrow Lakes Country, but when her dad, Thomas Russell Simpson, was discharged from the army in 1944 they moved to New Westminster. After completing Trapp Tech high school in the Royal City, Norma became secretary to the manager at Queen’s Park Arena, married John McBeath (now deceased), and raised sons Brent and Bruce. In lieu of ﬂowers, may we suggest honoring Norma’s memory with donations to help fund the work of THE B.C. CANCER FOUNDATION, #600-686 West Broadway, Vancouver B.C. V5Z 1G1. A memorial service to celebrate Norma’s life will be held on Saturday November 20th, 2010 at 1.00pm at Ocean View Funeral Home Chapel, 4000 Imperial Street, Burnaby B.C. V5J 1A4. Condolenses may be offerred at www.remembering.ca OCEAN VIEW 604-435-6688

WOOTTON, Millicent (Millie) St. Clair

April 11,1913 - November 8, 2010 Passed away peacefully at Cedar Hill CenterLangley, BC surrounded by her loving family and her beloved Andrea Bocelli singing Ave Maria. Predeceased by loving husband E.E.(Toke) on May 29, 1973, son Paul, August 2,1974 and brother Eric Muir, October 26,2006. Survived by loving son Barrie, daughter-in-law Bev, grandchildren Kathleen, Maureen, Brian, Wendy and Daryl and their families, brother Don Muir (Peggy), sisters Dorothy Lewis, Freda Harris (Ivor), Beth Fish, sisterin-law Ethel Muir and her many nieces, nephews and extended family. Millie was born in Neepawa, Manitoba, moving to Vancouver’s North Shore during her formative years. She married in July 1937 and settled into her new life in New Westminster where she resided for 73 years. In March 2010, Mom relocated to Cloverdale to be close to and cared for by family. A funeral service will be held at St. Andrews Anglican Church, 20955 Old Yale Road, Langley, BC on November 20th, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Rev A. Nash ofﬁciating. In lieu of ﬂowers the family urge you to enjoy a cup of tea with someone special. We gratefully acknowledge the services of BC Ambulance, Langley Memorial Hospital and the staff of Cedar Hill Center. Forever In Our Hearts

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The Burnaby Board of Education is seeking a Sprinkler Fitter/Installer – Plumber to work on a temporary basis. This position is responsible for installing, modifying, repairing, testing and maintaining district fire sprinkler systems. The successful candidate will require: • Sprinkler Fitter-Installer Trades Qualification with current Cross-Connection Control Certificate • Trades Qualification Certificate in Plumbing with current Cross-Connection Control Certificate • Gasfitter’s License (Class B) Four years related work experience after completion of the trade qualifications is desired. Please submit your resume and cover letter no later than November 30, 2010 to: applications@sd41.bc.ca Only candidates chosen for interview will be contacted.

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The ideal candidates will have 2-3 years supervisory experience in a retail environment with demonstrated organization and communication skills. The successful individuals will possess strong leadership and motivational skills. Other responsibilities include inventory control and work in compliance with all company procedures and policies.

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MOVING soon MUST sell! Thomasville Mystique Dining Ste, 6ft table x 45in & 2 inserts, Hutch w/glass & lights 6ft x 19in, 8 chairs, $2500. Sony Trinitron TV 36in & cabinet $100. Sony TV 12x12in, $50. 4 Drawer black filing cabinet $30. All OBO. 778-552-5557

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BUILDING SALE... “ROCK BOTTOM PRICES!” 25X30 $5449. 30X40 $7850. 32X60 $12,300. 32X80 $17,800. 35X60 $14,200. 40X70 $14,770. 40X100 $24,600. 46X140 $36,990. OTHERS. Front endwall optional. Pioneer MANUFACTURERS DIRECT 1-800-668-5422. Adjustable Sealy Queen Bed with frame Frame rests on 4 wheels with breaks and comes with a head board mount. The head and foot part can be adjusted separately from each other and each part has a massage feature, easily controlled via included remote control. The bed comes with Primu dreamer memory foam mattress in a Tempurpedic breathable/waterproof mattress cover. The bed has never been in contact with smoke, pets and has no damage (spillage, burns etc.). Similar models sell for $5000, paid $3800 6 months ago. Willing to part for $2900obo. Call 778-384-1210

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Burnaby 604-777-7000

Bonsor Recreation Complex

You are warmly invited to our annual

- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION -- PRACTICAL NURSING -- HEALTH PRACTICAL NURSING CARE ASSISTANT - (FORMERLY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT RESIDENT CARE ATTENDANT) (FORMERLY RESIDENT CARE - MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT ATTENDANT) -- MEDICAL ASSISTANT BUSINESSOFFICE MANAGEMENT

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Herbert Spencer School

For all your entertaining needs private & corporate since 1983.

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To advertise call

604-444-3000

Recycler

LAVA ROCK, for your garden.. (15), 5 gallon pails..free for pick up. call 604-937-7363 Coquitlam.

Christmas Craft Fair

6550 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 20 & 21 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free Admission

Looking for that special gift for that hard to buy for person? Find it here! We have 80 tables 604-439-5510

Having a

Christmas Craft Sale? Call Michelle Villiers to place your ad 604-444-3052

CHILDREN 3015

Childcare Available

KIDDY CASTLE Lic. Family Daycare. Opening; ages 1-5 yrs old. NWest 7Ave/13St. 604-526-5965 LOVING FAMILY Daycare near 22nd St Stn, fncd yard + fun daily activities. Adrienne 604-523-9835

Do you need to advertise your Daycare or Preschool ? 'Kids on the Go' Feature runs once a month... in The Burnaby Now & The New West Record To place an ad or for more info please call

Linda 604.444.3057

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Nanny Agencies

CARE SOLUTIONS INC. Professionally screened Nannies & Caregivers. Part and full time available. 604-682-4688

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Preschools/ Kindergarten

Precious Minds

Montessori School 1630 Edinburgh St., New West.

• Ages 2½ - 6 Years Old • Preschool & Kindergarten • Full Montessori Curriculum

604.516.7777

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PETS & LIVESTOCK 3507

Cats

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Cats

Dogs

CATS for ADOPTION Royal City Humane Society. 604-524-6447 www.rchs.bc.ca

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION ! 604-724-7652

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BERNESE MOUNTAIN Dog Pups, vet ✔ 1st shots, dewormed. $950. Chwk. 1-604-794-3561

Dogs

CHIHUAHUA X pug male Ready to go, shots & vet checked $550. 604-702-1960 or 604-316-2136

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $350+. 604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

SUDOKU

BLK LAB pups family raised ready Dec 11. Will hold for X-Mas, vet checked $600. 604-991-4158

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Pet Services

MOBILE PROF Small Dog Groom up to 18 lbs Lower Mainland 19 yrs exp. loriben@shaw.ca 1-604-556-2496

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Pets - Other

BLACK LAB pups vet checked dewormed 1st shots $350.00 family raised 604-793-9369

Fun By The Numbers

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4020 BLUE HEELER / Staffordshire Terrier puppies. Born Sep 1. 4 left. Farm / family raised - very friendly. $400.00. 604-798-9577

BOXER - CKC Registered flashy fawn male boxers. Champion Dam, Top Lines. Mom is pictured at boxerdog.ca/jewel $1200.00 604 596 2090 or 604 614 0952 or 604 792 9003

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BOXERS, CKC reg. show champion lines, 9 flashy brindle males, 2 reverse, chip, wormed & shots, ready Nov 12. 604-987-0020

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com GOLD LABRADOR Retriever’ Pups, 2 male, 1 female, ready now. $850. Sry, 604-593-1532 GOLDEN LAB x Husky pups, 8 wks old, green eyes, parents onsite. $450. Al 604-834-4300

Health Products & Services

ATTN: LADIES Ultimate Foot and Leg care. Enjoy a relaxing 45 min leg and foot massage with hot lotion exfoliate in the comfort of your own home. Leave email with phone number @ jphoenix188@hotmail.com

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Registered Massage Services

TRAINED MASSEUSE $55/hr, Call Kathy 778-885-5254 www.massagebykathy.info

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Metaphysical

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Mind,Body&Soul

ORIENTAL THERAPY Shiatsu & Reiki, $50/hr, Healing and Relaxation. 778-858-7686

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LAB PUPS CKC Reg’d Yellows & Blacks Good Temp. Shots & Tattooed. $750. 604-377-0820

ACROSS

1. Therapeutic resort 4. Kilometers per hour 7. Women’s undergarment 10. Afﬂicts 12. Geological times 14. House title (abbr.) 15. Hints 17. Type genus of the Ranidae 18. Tool handle 19. About blood 20. Muscat is the capital 21. 7th Hindu month 22. Our star 23. Wife of Saturn

DOWN

1. Meistersinger author Hans 2. 3 car + collision 3 One who has a degree 4. Lamp fuel 5. A baby carriage 6. Grimm brothers birthplace 7. Capital after Rio 8. Plant for purifying a crude substance 9. Appositeness 11. 3rd largest rorqual 13. Dropped below the surface 16. Nova ______, province 18. Most common CA avocado 24. Bird call used by birders

25. A European Soviet 27. Women’s briefs 30. Islands 31. No. French river 32. Tax collector 33. Author Ernest’s moniker 39. Distant 40. Cr_____logy: police studies 41. Smart _____: annoyingly clever 44. Bar-rooms 47. New Army enlistee 50. Can be cut or cabochon

51. Tributary of the Rhine 53. Not Mama 54. Actor ___ Malek 56. Metrical foot 58. Long nerve ﬁber 59. Tehran is the capital 60. Advertising awards 61. Go for and obtain 62. Withered and dry 63. Small social insects 64. Point midway between E and SE 65. Comedian Ceasar 66. Young women’s association

26. Rhode Island 28. Small sleep 29. Slang for big trucks 33. Axes for cattle slaughter 34. Short account of an incident 35. Formed a mental picture 36. World’s longest river 37. About gnome 38. Romance 39. Total cloth purchased 42. North Sea ﬁshing unit of measurement 43. Kings unit 45. Supplying a moniker 46. Wooden shoes

48. Goddess of the rainbow 49. Vetches grown for forage 52. Kittiwake genus 55. Ancient city in Syria 57. Winglike structure

LAB PUPS, yellow, m/f, shots, dewormed, vet checked, $500. family raised Call 604-701-1587

MALTESE X 2 - 4 lbs full grown non shedding, quiet 2 males. 1st shot, dewormed $600. 604-392-7372

Computer/ Internet

Microsoft Small Business Specialist Your ONE - STOP IT solutions center. Free consultation. Reliance Systems 604-800-0218 www.rsacomputing.com

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Financial Services

$500$ LOAN SERVICE, by phone, no credit refused, quick and easy, payable over 6 or 12 installments. Toll Free: 1-877-776-1660 www.moneyprovider.com DROWNING IN DEBTS? Let us help. We have over 20 years experience helping Canadians just like you. Contact us for a free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or toll-free 1-877-556-3500. IF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161

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Pet Services

PET HOTEL @YVR FREE daycare or Overnight stay for first time clients! Call now 604-238-PETS www.jetpetresort.com

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Legal Services

DIAL-A-LAW OFFERS general information on a variety of topics on law in BC. 604-687-4680 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.565.5297 (Outside LM); www.dialalaw.org (audio available). GUARANTEED RECORD Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, Affordable. Our A+ BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT \TRAVEL & FREEDOM. Call for your FREE INFORMATION BOOKLET. 1-8-NOW-PARDON (1 866 972 7366). www.PardonServicesCanada.com LAWYER REFERRAL Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers offer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services. 604-687-3221 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.663.1919 (Outside LM).

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Money to Loan

Get Cash Today!

Use your vehicle as collateral Borrow up to $10,000!

Real Car Cash Loans

Call 1-866-690-3328 www.4pillars.ca

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Business Opps/ Franchises

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com BE YOUR OWN BOSS with Great Canadian Dollar Store. New franchise opportunities in your area. Call 1-877-388-0123 ext. 229 or visit our website: www.dollarstores.com today.

Real Estate Services

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★A RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Kim 604-628-6598

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Houses - Sale

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Real Estate

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$99 can sell your home 574-5243 Chilliwack Promontory 1880sf 2br 2.5ba home, stunning view $379K 392-6065 id5266 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $99,900 597-8361 id4714 Maple Ridge spotless 947sf 1br condo above snrs cent 55+ $219,900 466-1882 id5262 New Westminster Open House Sun 2-4, 301, 505-9th St, immaculate 620sf 1br top fl condo $147,900 778-231-1926 id5251 Sry Sullivan Mews ground lvl 1200sf 2br 2ba tnhse, 55+complex $220K 834-6935 id5136 Sry E Newton 1 acre lot with 2600sf 6br 2.5ba bungalow $479,900 778-549-2056 id5198 Sry Fleetwood 2865sf 5br 3ba home w/suite, 9901sf lot $569,900 715-4048 id5255 Sry Newton Investor Alert, 2 homes on 3/4 acre lot, subdivide? $700K 596-6572 id5260 S. Surrey 1700sf 2 or 3br 2.5ba exec gated townhome, 19+ $434,900 809-5974 id5265 Vanc Price Reduced updated 1900sf 4br 2ba w/suite $699,900 778-549-6858 id5258

604-777-5046

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GOLDEN RETRIEVER Pups ready to go, first shots, email pics available. $650. 250-674-0091

JACK RUSSELL female pups, & 2 adults, smooth coat, dewormed. shots, Chwk 604-794-3229

Business Opps/ Franchises

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Legal/Public Notices

Notice is hereby given of sale of a 1991 red Mercedes 4 door sedan, 190E, gasoline, VIN # WDBDA2809MF841320, registration # 07200703, License # 808 GLM, Owner Ogubike Mazi Adolthuf, amount $2000 will be sold on or after Nov 25, 2010 at 7535 Burgess St, Burnaby. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The estate of

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www.bcforeclosures.com 5 BR home from $19,000 down $1,800/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock

6020-26

North Vancouver

MARY SOON,

deceased, formerly of 702 - 5652 Patterson Ave., Burnaby, V5H 4C8. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Mary Soon must file with Gerald Soon, Executor, of 8662 - 162A St. Surrey, BC V4N 1B7 on or before Dec. 17, 2010 after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor has notice. Gerald Soon, Executor

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given under section 38 of the Trustee Act, that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Arne Wilhelmsen, Deceased formerly of Burnaby, B.C., are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executors c/o of their solicitors McLellan Herbert, #310 - 800 W. Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2V6 before the 4th day of December, 2010, after which date the Executors will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they then have notice. The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company and Brenda Kaye Davies, Executors By: Hugh S. McLellan McLELLAN HERBERT Barristers & Solicitors

YOU MUST see this Apt. in a prime position in Lower Lonsdale. 2 Br, 2 Baths In Suite wd, Gas fp, 6 Appls. Price $425,000 for 974sf. Phone: 604-988-6192

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Lots & Acreage

BUILDING LOT, New West. 33’ x 130’. $75,000 in services paid! No HST! 4,240 total sq. feet. Priced to sell! $318,888. 604-726-0677

6050

Out Of Town Property

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Recreation Property

TIMESHARE CANCEL. Were you misled when you purchased a Timeshare? Get out NOW with contract cancellation! STOP paying Mortgage and Maintenance! 100% Money back Guaranteed. 1-888-816-7128, X-6868 or 702-527-6868

A34 • Wednesday, November 17, 2010 • Burnaby NOW

RENTALS

6508

Apt/Condos

1 & 2 BR, 1180 Landsdowne Dr. $895 up, carpets, drapes, balc./ patio, outdoor pool, tennis crt, NO PET. nr Coq Ctre, 604-942-2865 3 BR , 2 bath condo new lowrise, nr Brentwood Mall, skytrain, 2 prkg, np ns $1900 604-866-1906

BBY. 2 BR. Priv w/d. Nr Skytrain, SFU & Lougheed Mall. Ns/np. $890+util. Av now. 778-895-0675

6508

Apt/Condos

COQ, Lough Mall. Furn’d newer studio ste, 5th flr, concrete apt. SS appl, granite, gym, u/grd prkg. $895/mo. Ns/np. 604-728-2620

COQ MAILLARDVILLE Lrg 1 BR apt, From $775, Avail Now, incls heat & h/w, nr schl, secured u/g prkg, cbl, quiet, 604-339-2316 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

COTTONWOOD PLAZA 555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

BBY, HIGHGATE. Clean, renovated 1 BR, 2 appl., parking. N/s, n/p. Available now. 604-803-9104 BBY, Lougheed Mall. 1 BR, $850 incl ht & h/w. ns/np, new bath & tile, storage, Dec 1. 604-779-3882 BBY S. Bach $630, 1BR. $730$745, ug prkg, hw, WiFi, cat ok, Metrotown, 604-818-1129

COQ. 2 BR $875, 1 BR $800, Dec 1, incls d/w, heat, parking. Call 778-990-7079, 604-521-8249

AMBER ROCHESTOR 545 Rochester Ave, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, S.F.U. & Transportation.

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

office: 604 936-1225

JUNIPER COURT 415 Westview St, Coq

ARBOUR GREENE 552 Dansey Ave, Coq

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

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.

NEW WEST. Reno 1 BR New Appl’s etc. N/P, From $745-$825 inc. HT/HW 604-724-8353

NEW WESTMINSTER, One Bedroom, $710/mo Includes heat, h/w, cable & parking. Near schools, shops, bus & Skytrain. Avail immed or Dec. 1st. Cats okay! Deposit required.

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

NEW WEST

St Andrews Street 1 BR Apt, Large balcony, updated, nr transit & amens. Available now. Small pet ok with pet deposit.

Call 604-540-9300

GARDEN VILLA 1010 6th Ave, New West

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

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

NW 740 4th Ave, Brand New 2BR + loft, $1350/mo incl hw, new appls, balc, sec ug prkg, storage, Now, NS/NP. 604 721-1607 ROYAL VIEW APTS 1 BR & 2BR. Updated & well managed. By Metrotown. N/P. 604 430-0630, 778-995-7787

VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New West

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

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

EL PRESIDENTE

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

New Westminster

121 - 10th Street

Just renovated by way of new carpet & paint. Large 1 BR + den. 5 appls, Lease & excellent refs a must. Al Dodimead ACD Realty (604) 521-0311 view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

ROTARY TOWER 25 Clute St, New West

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 Bayside Property Services Ltd.

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

SKYLINE TOWERS

CALYPSO COURT

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.

102-120 Agnes St, N.West

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

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

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

604 420-5636 www.montecitotowers.com

CALL 604 525-2122 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

700 PARK CRESCENT

BONSOR APTS

NEW WESTMINSTER

1 BEDROOMS

Starting at $935 Adult friendly building. Inste laundry, visual intercom, gated parking. Near shops & bus. Includes hotwater & storage. Sorry No Pets!!

Call 604-522-3391

6508

Renovated high rise, concrete building. Penthouse, 1 BR & 2 BR available. Very close to Metrotown, Skytrain & Bonsor swimming pool. Rent includes heat, hot water. Refs req’d.

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Duplexes - Rent

Notes

• Use this space for reference …as you browse the classifieds

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Miscellaneous Rentals

COQ, MARMONT Ave. Newly renovated 2 BR, upper floor. New appl, f/bath, shared laundry. N/s, N/p. $950/mo. Avail Dec 1st. 604-241-8413 or 604-812-3085

GATED PARKING AVAILABLE

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

CALL 604 723-8215

22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge Large units. Close to Golden Ears Bridge. Great view of River

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

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Houses - Rent

Call 604-521-2884

1300 King Albert, Coq Close to Transportation, Schools & S.F.U.

www.masseyplace.com

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

NEW WEST, Copperstone, 2 BR & Den, 2 bath, 5 appls, sec prkg. 1 block to skytrn, RCH. Av now. $1225. N/S. cat ok. 778-865-2897

WESTWOOD TOWERS Bachelor, Immed. Newer appls. 527 Ash St. New West. 525-0713

CALL (604) 524-5840

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

NEW WEST. 1 BR Apt, $725/mo incls heat, light, cable, laundry, avail Dec 1. Call 604-780-0048

KING ALBERT COURT

FALL SPECIALS Rent prices slashed. Largest Apts in New West. Rents starting $795 for Oct!

AMBER (W)

Apt/Condos

office: 604 939-8905 cell: 604 916-0261

on McBride Blvd

401 Westview St, Coq

6508

SILVER STAR APTS 6425 Silver Ave. Bby. Across St from Metrotown & skytrain, clean, quiet, near bus & shops, 1br $830 heat hw incld, ns, np, 1 yr lease Dorset Rlty.. John 604-439-9602

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

MASSEY PLACE

office: 604 936-3907

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

COQ, Blue Mtn / Como Lake. upper floor, 3 BR, 1.5 baths, $1,490/mo + 2/3 utils. N/s, N/p, Nr schools & amens. 604-939-6077 COQ BOOTH Av, 4 BR, 5 appls, 2 bath, garage. Av now. $1600. N/S. Small pet ok. 604-831-0224 COQ, CENTRAL. 2 BR rancher by Como Lk. Priv w/d. $1300/mo. Sm pet ok. Now. 604-790-9500

COQ Ctre, by schools, College, 5 BR, 2 baths, lrg yrd, storage, refs. $1600, avl immed. 604-939-0273 DEWDNEY TR/LAITY clean 2 BR + rancher, lrg fenced yrd. 5 appl’s. $1100 + util. Sodhi 604-880-8128

NEW WEST. Bright, clean 3 BR, f/bath, 4 appl, large fenced yard. Ns/np. $1350/mo + util. Nr bus. Nov 15th/Dec 1st. 604-522-0065 ★RENT TO OWN! ★ If you have a small down payment, I have a nice home for you! Less then perfect credit OK. Call Kim 604-628-6598

New Westminster BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

6565

Office/Retail Rent

1ST MONTH FREE for 850 sq ft office in Metrotown, $550/month incls all. Natalie 778-230-9037

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

2 BDR BSMNT Suite, $990 Upper Deer Lake, seprate entrnce, share W/D, incl heat, cbl, elec intrnt, NS/NP, new reno,cls trnst, schl, mall, ref reqrd, 604 432-7526

2 BDRM BSMT, $990, Upper Deer Lake, NS/NP, shr w/d, elec, heat, cbl, intrnt incl, nr schl, trnst, mall, ref reqrd 604 432-7526 BBY 2BR g/lvl deluxe view ste,1400 sf, newly renod, nr BCIT Metro Twn/ bus. N/S, n/p. $1000. incl cable/net. + 1/3 utils. Av now. Call PK 604-444-3641, 715-3673

BBY CARIBOO Hill, 2 BR bsmt ste, priv entry. NS/NP. Avail now. $845 incls utils. 604-526-6401 BBY, DEER LAKE. 2 BR, grd/lvl. Sh’d w/d. Ns/np. Refs. $950/mo incls utils. 604-298-9149 BBY, METROTOWN. 1 BR, full bath, no w/d, n/s, n/p. $700/mo incl util/cbl. Now. 604-438-0096

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

BBY/COQ lrg 2 BD bsmt ste. 1 full bath. insuite W/D, Cls to transit, L’heed Mall. 5 min to SFU. $1000 incl util. N/S, N/P. 604-808-2274 CANADA WAY & Imperial, new 2 BR bsmnt ste, N/s, N/p, Dec 1, $800/mo incls utils. 604-540-4324 COQ 2 BR g/lvl, newly reno’d, 1065 sqft, sep w/d, cls to bus, coq ctr, schls, refs req, ns/np, $1000 + 40% utils. Immed. 604-475-4197

COQ 2 BR g/lvl, Spac, nr L’heed Mall & Coq Ctr, $1000 incls utils, ns/np, w/d, Now. 778-991-8565 COQ 2 BR grd lev, f/bath, priv entry, $1075 incls utils, own w/d, prkg. N/S, N/P. 604-931-3677 COQ. BIG 2 BR, g/lvl, w/d, ns/np, newly reno’d. $890 + utils. Now. 604-339-7699, 778-355-0436

COQ BRAND NEW Austin/Blue Mtns. 1 BR ste, W/D. $700 incls utls. Avail Dec 1. NS/NP. 604-939-2155 or 604-537-1990 COQ, CENTRAL. 2 BR, main flr, in duplex, spac & bright, $925/mo, shrd lndry, own deck & carport, no dogs, Avail Dec 1. 604 937-3534 COQ, Mariner Way. 2 BR. 1 bath h/wd flrs, priv w/d. $825/mo + 1⁄3 util. Ns/np. Nov 15. 604-521-5642 COQ, MUNDY Park. lrg 2 BR, lower lvl, 5 appl, carport. $950 incl util. Ns/Np, Now. 604-291-2090 COQ WESTWOOD Plat. Lrg 2 BR, W/D. Close to Douglas Coll & school. NS/NP. $1000 incls utls, net, cable. Av now. 604-944-3848

BBY N, Newly Reno 2 BR gl, 1000sf, nr amens, shd ldry, $1025 incl util, ns/np. 604 721-1607

COQ, Westwood Plateau. 1 BR + den. Priv w/d. Ns/np. $775/mo incls utils, cbl, 778-231-5092

BBY N, Nr BCIT/skytrn, 2 BR, sh’d W/D, alarm, f/p. NS/NP Now. $1150 incl util. 604-299-8687

N. WEST Queensborough, 2 BR gr lev. NS/NP, N/wd. Av now. $750 incls utls/cbl. 604-657-7401

BBY NORTH Parker/Gilmore, 1 BR bsmt, $750, 1 BR & Den bsmt $875, incls cbl, hydro, heat, wireless internet, cls to bus & skytrain, schools, Immed. 604-760-1273

N. WEST, Queensborough, 3 BR, main flr, 1 bath, $1100/mo + utils, available immed, own parking. 604-722-5550 or 604-671-8389

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

BURNABY, 1 BR grnd level, quiet area, avail Dec 1, parking, $500/mo. Call 604-951-4225

N. WEST, Queensborough, 3 BR, main flr, 1 bath, $1100/mo + utils, available immed, own parking. 604-722-5550 or 604-671-8389

Time to Get Your Own Place?

Apt/Condos

Refreshingly Clean Meticulously Maintained

It’sFrom time to$690.00 discover

Owner Managed Sorry, No Pets

Call for details! 604-589-7040

1MON TH FREE*

NEW WEST, Queensborough. 2 BR, grd/level bsmt. Private entry. Shared w/d. Ns/np. Near bus & Skytrain. Suits 2 people. $775 incl hydro/heat. Call 604-307-9350 POCO 2 BR bsmt. Ns/np. Avail Dec 1, $800 incls utils, no w/d, 604-472-9722 or 604-941-9702

POCO SOUTH, Bright spac 2 BR gr lev ste, own W/D. $900 incls utls/cbl. NS/NP. 604-351-7226 POCO, Stafford/Shaughnessy. 1 BR ste. $775 incl heat & elec. Avail Now. 604-941-8344 PT COQ. 1 BR, f/bath, sh’d w/d. Ns/np. $750/mo incls utils & cbl, immed. Nr amen. 604-944-4092

Townhouses Rent

NEW WEST Queens Ave, 2 BR T/H, $935/mo, Immed, N/P, quiet complex, 604 522-4123 POCO 2 BR T/H, $755/mo, quietfamily complex, no pets. Avail Now, Call 604-464-0034

RIVERS INLET Townhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area)

• 2 BR Townhouse • 3 BR Townhouse 1.5 bath, 2 levels, 5 appls, carport. Sorry no pets.

Call 604-942-2012 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

6615

Wanted To Rent

Wanted 2 BR Bsmt Suite in New West, for pensioner who has loud cockatoo, 778-858-1234

7005 JUNE’S MASSAGE

7010 FOR RENT

1-BEDROOM A PT. Move in tomorrow. Affor dable monthly rent.

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NEW WEST Lrg 2 BR newly reno’d ste, $875 incl utls. Avail Dec 1. NS/NP. 604-522-6088

Find your answer in the Classifieds – in print and online!

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

Suites/Partial Houses

NEW WEST, 1000sf, 1 BR bsmt ste, sh’d W/D, cov’d prkg. $800 incls utls. Near 6th& 6th / Queens Park. NS/NP. Now. 604-418-0941

6605

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WHITE ROCK - 15532 Madrona Dr 3 bdrm, HOUSE, quiet st, huge yard, dble garage, 2 yr old roof....$1,388/M Call (604)812-3718 or (604)786-4663

6602

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Personals

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Burnaby NOW • Wednesday, November 17, 2010 • A35

HOME SERVICES

8010

Alarm/Security

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

8030

Carpentry

8087

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal. Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865 MINI-EXCAVATOR: Lot grading and levelling, concrete removal and demolition. 604-306-8599

8090 HOME IMPROVEMENTS Renos to Handyman’s Service Call Ray 604-418-4208 * RENOS * Bsmt refinish * Drywall * Bath Tiles * Windows * Doors * Stairs. Call Norm 604-437-1470

8055

Cleaning

#1 QUALITY Cleaning Service Homes & Business. Senior Disc. Low Rates. 604 724-8998 A.S.B.A ENTERPRISE Comm/ Res, Free Est, $20/hr incls supplies, Insured, 604-723-0162 Handyman CLEANING Service Res & Comm. 30% Off 1st mth. Free Est. ★ 604-868-0282

Excavating

Fencing/Gates

CONCRETE & ASPHALT

• Removal & Replace • Free Disposal • Free Estimates • Quality Guaranteed • Fully Insured • Commercial / Residential

Flooring/ Refinishing

• Laminate/Hardwood Floors • Refinishing & Repairs • Free Estimates • New Installs Book before Dec. 15 & receive 15% off 604-432-1857 or 604-773-7811 ALL ABOUT FLOORS Hardwood, Laminate. Free Estimates. Call Mo 778-789-4333

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-294-5300

email:

alljobs@telus.net

WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Hedge Trimmimg & Tree Pruning & Hedge Removal Fall Clean Up Chaffer Control & Lawn Restoration. Comm/Strata/Res Aerating & Power Raking. Free Estimates. 604-893-5745

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

YARD CLEAN-UP, Trim/Prune hedges, rubbish removal, Xmas lights, Free Est. 604-710-9670

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton $ From

We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices. Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

FREE ESTIMATES

Gutters

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance Seniors Discount

604-537-4140

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

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

604-439-9417

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 A-1 MOVING Local/Long Dist. Seniors disc. Lic/insured. Specials to Alta/Island/Interior. 930-3000

Mia Casa − Drain Tile/Sewer Line Water Line Repairs / Replacement & Cleaning. Vince 604-941-6060, Al 604-783-3142

A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed/hand clean. 604-524-0667

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885

PRESSURE WASHING, Gutter Cleaning and Repairs Call George • 778-859-7793

ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4 ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men $45 day honest 26 yrs est 506-7576.

8155

AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube. Starting at $39/hour. Local & long distances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620

*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

8080

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 ELECTRIC. Comm & Res. Bonded. Reas Rates. Free Est. Professional Work. 604 719-8603 LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309 Commercial & residential renos & small jobs. 778-322-0934. QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL & Commercial Electrical Contractor. Cert. 92294.. Nick 778-237-2132 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

Decks/Patios/ Railings

West Coast Cedar Installations Fencing & Decking EST 1991

604-270-2358, Cell: 604-788-6458

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

8220

Plumbing

Landscaping

DOUBLE - 0 LANDSCAPING Bobcat (small jobs), lawn care & landscaping. Call 778-885-2984 ★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★ Retaining walls, irrigation, paving, patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

8160

Lawn & Garden

Fall Services

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Yard Clean-ups • Hedges Pruning • Gutters • Aeration Lawn Mowing Christmas Lights Rubbish Removal Free Estimates

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Roofing

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Call AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD. 604-984-9004

#1 Rooﬁng Company in BC All types of Rooﬁng Over 35 Years in Business Call now & we pay ½ the HST

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PLUMBING, HEATING & DRAINAGE

Renovations Big or Small. Water Lines without Digging Broken Water Mains & Sewer Mains. Hot Water Tanks, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Tubs, Leaky Faucets & Broken Pipes, Irrigation Sprinkler Systems. 24 / 7 Emergency Service Fully Licenced & WCB.

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Installations & Repairs A B P Big or Small, 7 Days/Week

Plugged Drains, Main Sewer Lines Water Service, Drain Tiles, Fixtures Faucets, Licensed, Insured & Bonded Hot Water Tanks, Seniors Discounts

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

TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

D&M PAINTING

Interior/Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free Estimate

604-724-3832

PLUMBERS

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

8255

Rubbish Removal

DISPOSAL BINS All prices at disposalking.com or call 604-306-8599 Father & Sons DEMOLITION Rubbish removal, Drywall, Concrete Tile remove, free est 604-767-5554 RENT A MAN Rubbish Removal Services For all your cleanup needs!! ★Call 604-505-7334★

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

$50-$150 FULL TRUCK LOADS Rubbish, Lawn, Garden clean-up, fast service Patrick 604-808-1652

8295

Snow Removal

SNOW REMOVAL AND SALTING

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

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank Topside Roofing 604-290-1650 Quality Workmanship. Prompt, Prof Service. Insured. Call Phillip

604-779-6978

8300

8307

Telephone Services

A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. CHEAP TELEPHONE RECONNECT! Paying too much? Switch, save money, and keep your number! First month only $24.95 + connection fee. Phone Factory Reconnect 1-877-336-2274; www.phonefactory.ca.

9105

Auto Miscellaneous

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

A L L JU N K ?

$0 DOWN & we make your 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca DLN 30309

Yes, we Remove & Recycle Anything

NEED A VEHICLE? No Credit? Bad Credit. Cars - Trucks - SUVs. Good credit or bad credit. Guaranteed to Drive. 1-877-734-9242. Apply online www.Joanmasters.ca

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

Residential, Commercial

Interior, Exterior, Basement, Bathroom, New Construction, Sundecks, Doors, Decks, Stairs, Garage, Siding, Hardwood Flooring & Finish.

Quality Work, Free Est.

778-885-5733

Complete Bathroom Reno’s Suites, Kitchens,Tiling, Skylights, Windows, Doors, 604 521-1567

Residential & Commercial Free Estimates Large or small jobs Nobody beats our prices $ 15 OFF with this ad

604-537-8523

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 ALL JUNK - remove for res. & Comm. Free est. 7days/wk. $15off. w/ad. 604-537-8523

* Save Your Dollars * Bath, Kitchen, Suite’s & More www. renorite.com 604-781-7695

★ASK DISCOUNT RUBBISH★ Best Prices, Yard, House/Const, Demo. 7 days 604-727-6153

Roofing

2007 CHEV Aveo, only 14,000 kms, 4 dr 5 spd, fully warranted, 1 older driver $6300. 604-926-8400

Interior & Exterior

Free Est./Written Guarantee

No Hassle Quick Work Insured /WCB

604-723-8434

Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed! Call Thomas 604 377-1338

• BBB • RCABC • GAF/ELK Master Elite Contractor • Residential Rooﬁng • Liability Coverage and WCB • Designated Project Managers • Homes & Strata • Third Party Inspection Installations & Repairs Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate •• 24 Hr Emergency Service Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount www.crownresidentialrooﬁng.com

$ 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)

ABC TREE MEN Pruning & Shaping Tree Removal Stump Grinding

604-521-7594 604-817-8899

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

9129

Luxury Cars

2000 CADILLAC Catera Sport, auto, full load, 155k, runs excellent, $4700 604-868-2149

9145

Scrap Car Removal

Pays $150 minimum for Full-Size Complete Vehicles. Free Removal! 2-Hr. Service in Most Areas

THE SCRAPPER 2008 CHEVY IMPALA LS 26K kms, Show rm cond, metallic coffee ext $16,500. 604.220.4144

9130

Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

2000 BUELL LIGHTNING 1200 by Harley Davidson

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

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RESIDENTIAL DIVISION LTD.

Tried & True Since 1902

Tree Services

Call 778-316-3217

PRIMO PAINTING * EXCELLENT PRICES *

8315

Domestic

CHEAP CHEAP

Rubbish Removal Seniors discount. 604-807-0198

8250

9125

Big Phil’s Rubbish Removal Take your junk away same day. Call for rates 778-892-4515

D & M RENOVATIONS, Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work 604-724-3832

Tiling

AUTOMOTIVE

8255

South Slope Plumbing & Heating. Repairs, Installation. Reas. Rates. Free Est. 778-858-7180

8309

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

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

Rubbish Removal

Telephone Services

**HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Hi-Speed Internet available in most parts of Saskatchewan! Prepaid long distance specials! Feature package specials! Referral Program! Connect! Call 1-866-287-1348

Residential/Commercial Book ahead! Call Today!

Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small. 604-725-8925 A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est 10% disc, WCB, Liability Insured. Jag 778-892-1530

8307

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

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436-1005

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

#1 PRO Gutter & Roof Cleaning Owner operated since 1995. Insured. Mike 785-1206

Drywall

8200

8250

www.affordablemoversbc.com

DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER ASPHALT & CONCRETE REM. Call Tobias 604 782-4322

8075

URBAN PAINTING ...High quality, material discounts, warranty. & great refs. 604-836-9675

BBM

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944

8125

Painting/ Wallpaper

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

1 to 3 Men

ASPHALT & CONCRETE REMOVAL /JACK HAMMERING Call Tobias 604 782-4322

Drainage

Free Est 604-779-6978

CENTRAL CREEK FLOORING

LMD Ltd. 604-540-6567

8073

• Residential and Commercial • Snow Removal • Yard Clean-up • Gardening • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning

Fencing & Decking EST 1991

8105

8195

MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

604-270-2358, Cell: 604-788-6458

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Concrete

Lawn & Garden

West Coast Cedar Installations

SUNNY CLEANING SERVICES, Reasonable rates, honest & thorough, Call 778-837-2942

8060

8160

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

All black. Perfect running condition. Only 10,500 original km. One of the last motors built by John Andres of JARZ Performance. Super fast and super fun! $6000 obo. Call 604.316.4342.

9160

Sports & Imports

2005 MAZDA 3 GS, auto, sedan, gray, great cond a/c, loaded $11,000. Call 604-990-5687

A36 • Wednesday, November 17, 2010 • Burnaby NOW

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Burnaby NOW • Wednesday, November 17, 2010 • B01

NOVEMBER 2010

Burnaby Board of Trade

Voice of Burnaby OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IN BURNABY

Member Profile

History: Burnaby Board of Trade Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary

BBOT Member on Burnaby’s A-List

Burnaby Mall Shows Christmas Spirit

RIVKA LIPSEY intern@bbot.ca

CLAIRE MOHUN volunteer@bbot.ca

COURTESY: CITY OF BURNABY ARCHIVES - PHOTO # 342-010

Understanding client needs and a commitment to reliable ongoing client services is Rishel Tomlinson’s recipe for business success. She is the owner of Burnaby’s independent custom mortgage broker firm, Custom Mortgages, and has been drawing significant attention from the local community. Custom Mortgages has recently achieved a spot on Burnaby’s A-list, voted by the community as the Best Place to Secure a Mortgage. With a one relationship for the life of the mortgage approach, Custom Mortgages has been building a reputation in Burnaby as a client-driven firm, helping clients understand the nuances of their mortgages and reducing their penalties. “I seek to help my clients achieve their personal mortgage goals by offering values-based mortgage solutions and unique educational tools to help them make the most informed decisions based on their unique mortgage situation,” says Tomlinson. “Their success is my success.” www.custommortgages.com

Since 1910, the Burnaby Board of Trade has played a significant role in the Burnaby community. One of the earliest acts of the Burnaby Chamber of Commerce, which would later be renamed to the Burnaby Board of Trade, was to endorse a resolution to put an end to a surge of dangerously driven horse-drawn carriages!

100 years of business stewardship RIVKA LIPSEY intern@bbot.ca

In its grand centennial year, the Burnaby Board of Trade is proud to announce its 100-year anniversary as Burnaby’s leading business association. Since 1910, the Burnaby Board of Trade has represented the collective voice of the local business community and its residents. While the issues may have changed over the years, the core values and organizational goals remain the same. In fact, one of the Burnaby Board of Trade’s

/7 support

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B E CO M E A B B OT M E M B E R B Y D E C 15 A N D R E C E I V E T W O F R E E E B L A S T S TO P R O M OT E YO U R B U S I N E S S  CO R W I N  B B OT. C A

earliest acts of business stewardship was to endorse a resolution to put an end to a surge of dangerously driven horse-drawn carriages in Burnaby. The Burnaby Board of Trade has come a long way. The 100-year milestone is a testament to the Burnaby Board of Trade’s unwavering dedication to fostering business success and continued contributions to Burnaby’s knowledgebased economy. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the

Burnaby Board of Trade will be hosting a Centennial Anniversary Celebration on January 10th, 2011 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby. The event will attract business professionals from across the Lower Mainland and will feature the unveiling of a commemorative plaque to mark the special occasion. Businesses interested in attending the event or having their company name inscribed on the plaque should contact Cory by Dec 15. at 604.412.0100 ext. 100.

With the holiday season fast approaching, many businesses are determining how to give back to the community that supports them. At Brentwood Town Centre, this is a year-long commitment. Brentwood provides free space within the centre to over 60 non-profit groups and donates to more than 120 non-profit groups annually. Brentwood takes on more charitable work over the holiday season. This year they will host their annual Festival of Lights in aid of Burnaby Rotary and Burnaby Family Life, where local businesses can purchase and decorate trees throughout the centre. Other charitable activities include donating space for Volunteer Burnaby to provide gift wrapping services and an all day food and toy drive with The Beat 94.5 FM.

Brentwood also hosts CopShop, which gives underprivileged children a unique opportunity to take part in a Christmas shopping trip with local police officers. Heading into its 50th year as a valued institution in Burnaby, Centre Manager Brian Wong says, “Brentwood is a community oriented shopping centre and participating in that community is part of how we do business.” He says that programs that happen to be win-win for the charities and the shopping centre are just an added bonus. To Brentwood, being a socially responsible business is a year long process and one that is mutually beneficial to charities, the community, the Centre and Brentwood’s tenants. For more information, visit www.brentwoodtowncentre.com

Did you know? The Burnaby Board of Trade can help your business grow. Save money on advertising through our partnership with the Burnaby NOW. All BBOT members receive a significant discount off the advertising rate card, as a benefit of your membership. To find out more, or to join the Burnaby Board of Trade, call Corwin Luke at 604.412.0100 ext. 2

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B02 • Wednesday, November 17, 2010 • Burnaby NOW

“A collaborative community model involving businesses, not-for-profits, academia, citizens and all levels of government.”

Business Roundtable on Homelessness

Social Development

Job-Ready Immigrants to Tour Best Buy, Electronic Arts and IBM

Members-Only Opportunity

Once every 100 years

Get your company name inscribed on the BBOT’s 100 year anniversary plaque

INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS AT BC HYDRO DURING A TOUR IN SEPTEMBER

ROLEY CHIU roley@bbot.ca BUSINESS LEADERS TACKLE THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS AT THE METRO VANCOUVER OFFICE IN BURNABY

On November 24, the Burnaby Board of Trade, in partnership with the Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table, will lead 20 work-ready new immigrants to the Burnaby offices of Best Buy, Electronic Arts Canada, and IBM Canada. The tour aims to facilitate an open dialogue between internationally trained newcomers and Burnaby employers about the barriers that exist between new immigrants and local employers. While the November tour focuses on information technology, past tours led by the BBOT have focused on healthcare, accounting and engineering. With funding provided by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia, the BBOT endeavors to build a more welcoming and inclusive business environment in Burnaby and New Westminster. Watch videos: www.youtube.com/user/burnabyboardoftrade

“As we look forward to another hundred years and envisage what legacy we will leave, I am thrilled to announce that the Burnaby Board of Trade will be unveiling a commemorative plaque to mark our 100th birthday on January 10th. We are giving our members in good standing the opportunity to become part of history and have their business name inscribed on the plaque for only $75.00. For more information call 604.412.0100 or email Cory at admin@bbot.ca.” Darlene Gering President & CEO Burnaby Board of Trade

ROLEY CHIU roley@bbot.ca

On the morning of November 2nd, local business leaders, members of the Board of Trade, representatives from social agencies, and heads of BIAs met at the Metro Vancouver boardroom in Burnaby to talk about Homelessness from a leader’s perspective. Attendees were asked for their vision for the future, what the metrics for success are, and if given the opportunity, what would they do to mobilize the business community. Co-chaired by the Regional Steering

Committee on Homelessness (RSCH)’s Susan Papadionnisiou and the Burnaby Board of Trade’s Darlene Gering, the session provides important feedback that will be used in the development of a regional action plan, lead by the RSCH. The Steering Committee wants to hold similar sessions in the future and encourages local business leaders to attend, and to acknowledge the role business plays in affecting change in a complex and inter-connected socioeconomic environment.

Did you know?

The Burnaby Board of Trade encourages Burnaby businesses to become involved in the issues of homelessness and new immigrant integration. To find out how, email roley@bbot.ca or call 604.412.0100

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“Best year in our history”

BBOT MEMBER ME-N-EDS PIZZA PARLOR ON KINGSWAY AND EDMONDS HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 42 YEARS

BBOT member doubles business in 2010 after years of hard work

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While many businesses are rewarded for their pursuit of innovation, familyoriented establishments, like Me-n-Ed’s Pizza Parlor, are rewarded for staying the course. Even though owners Melody and Nathan Hewitt have added new pizzas to the original menu and are currently directing renovations to the store, the restaurant’s original vision hasn’t changed in the last 42 years. “We stick to our roots and do what we do best,” says Nathan, who insists his wife is the driving force behind the restaurant. “You don’t have to re-invent the wheel to stay the course.” Nathan says their family focus is a

big hit with the Burnaby community and is pleased that some of his regulars remember coming to the Kingsway and Edmonds location as children. “We have stayed true to the family pizza parlour traditions that were started over 40 years ago by Doug Price,” says Melody, who believes quality and consistency play a big part in their business. “We have stayed true to the make-greatpizza philosophy and that’s what we do.” Nathan calls Burnaby home and says that the restaurant’s family focus is not only a part of its charm, it has also been a solid business model. Visit www.me-n-eds.ca for a full menu, including smoked salmon pizza!

Burnaby’s very own Wardell Professional Development Inc. has had quite a momentous year in business. In fact, this year marks Wardell’s best year ever. Mark Wardell, Founder and President of Wardell Professional Development Inc., says that his company’s relentless dedication and persistence over the past 12 years in business is finally paying huge dividends. “It’s not a question of changing one isolated action or implementing a single new strategy, it’s the cumulative result of years of hard work, strategic business decisions and pro-active business approaches that have finally tipped the scales for us.”

Over the years, Wardell has concentrated on actively growing the company’s network of influence, increasing its clients’ market value and consistently increasing the value that the company brings to its clients. This approach has allowed Wardell Professional Development to grow and subsequently double its business this past year. In addition to reaching new levels of success, Wardell is pleased to announce that two of their clients have achieved “Entrepreneur of the Year” awards in the past three years. Read Wardell’s top 10 business tips at www.wardell.biz

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“We are the economic development arm of the City.”

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Television Advertising and your Business Marketing & Associates. GMA has a successful history of getting clients’ brands in front of the public eye, and I’ve had the pleasure of producing a few local and national TV commercials for them.

SHAWN SERDAR Executive Producer, Pacific Producers Group info@pacificproducersgroup.com

How is your story being told? Clients often say their techniques run the gamut from word-of-mouth, website, print advertising, corporate videos to radio spots. Few ever consider using television advertising. Recently, I sat down for a coffee with Chuck Gould, President at Gould

PPG: So, television advertising: To do or not to do? CG: The question really is, ‘Am I prepared to understand my product and where it belongs on TV?’ And, ‘What audience will be most receptive to my product?’ PPG: An example? CG: A clients sells a natural drug product in a pharmacy. Is he better off being shown during Dr. Oz, or Judge Judy? Ask these questions and you will understand that advertising is not about selling anything, but about making you known to the right consumer! Or you end up wasting your advertising dollars. Over the years, the question we work with, be it a local or a national brand, amounts to: ‘Is the brand successfully being

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matched on a regular basis with the right consumer?’ PPG: And are there any ‘Don’ts’? CG: Sure. Don’t buy from a TV salesperson a package of ads that is universally sold to all – unless of course, you are a universally accepted brand, like a fast food product. PPG: I think with TV, people think that it must be very expensive. CG: You don’t always need large amounts of money. Success in introducing your brand to viewers is based on showing up on the shows they regularly watch. Often, we select for clients only 5 or 6 shows… but shows or programs are a brand in their own right! Oprah, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Ellen… Women over the age of 30 readily identify with, and are loyal to, these programs. PPG: And cost? CG: If you just advertise on these brands four ads a week, you will reach well in excess of 100,000 adult women. Costs will vary, but the spend could be as low

as $1,000 a week. Try reaching that many people with print as inexpensively! PPG: And the production side? CG: Know what and whom you want to reach and appeal to before you speak to a production company. Plan for longevity: your ad could run for several years. And production costs have dropped immensely in the past 5 years. PPG: What about the Internet? CG: Good TV ads drive people to your website, where they can get the full story on your product or services. Shawn Serdar is Executive Producer at Pacific Producers Group, a video production company that produces video for businesses. www.pacificproducersgroup.com Chuck Gould is President of Gould Marketing & Associates, an advertising agency providing marketing solutions in television, internet, radio and print. www.gouldmarketing.ca

Small Business Week with RBC Royal Bank

Burnaby Business Excellence Awards

Women Mean Business (on-going series)

RESEARCH, ANALYSIS & FORCASTS RELEVANT TO SMALL BUSINESS. KEYNOTE: SCOTT ROSS, VP AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER, DOMINION SECURITIES, RBC

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“Discover the DIESELTECH Difference”

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Staff, Clients and Supporters

hank you to the Burnaby Board of Trade and the City of Burnaby for honouring Charlford House Society as Non-Profit of the Year for 2010 – our Fortieth Anniversary.

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We would also like to congratulate all fellow ﬁnalists and winners of the 2010 Burnaby Business Excellence Awards

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New website increases sales 2000 per cent

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to assess your HR needs

The world of human resources can often be a legal landmine. In order to minimize the risk to your organization, you need to be cognisant of many pieces of legislation that affect your small business’human resources programs.

1. Do you know which pieces of legislature

(L-R) MARTIN WONG, CEO, SMARTTNET WITH LORNE MACINNES, VP, FERGUSON MOVING & STORAGE

ROLEY CHIU roley@bbot.ca

Frustrated by declining returns from previous marketing campaigns, local company Ferguson Moving & Storage decided to try something new. VP Lorne MacInnes approached Burnaby-based web developer, SmarttNet, to see if internet marketing and search engine optimization could revitalize the 106 year old company. Buried deep in Google’s search results, and with only 3 per cent of new clients coming from their static website, SmarttNet embarked on a mission to move the movers out of their online rut. What happened next was a product of marketing experience and internet intelligence. SmarttNet created an explosion

of activity by developing a fresh web presence, creating SEO friendly pages and identifying clear calls to action. Sales increased over 2000 per cent after 18 months, and the amount of new business generated from their website increased from 3 per cent to 18 per cent. In fact, Ferguson had to triple its staff just to handle the business. “At the end of the day, you can have a beautiful website, but if it doesn’t make you money, then it’s not very useful,” says SmarttNet’s Chief Marketing Officer, Martin Wong. SmarttNet is a member of the Burnaby Board of Trade and is offering free social media and SEO marketing workshops in January. www.smartt.com

your organization falls under? 2. Do you comply with employment standards legislature in your people practices? 3. Do you comply with human rights legislation in your people practices? 4. How are your employee files organized? Do they comply with current employee privacy regulations? 5. Are your salaries and wages reasonable, competitive, and both externally and internally equitable? 6. Are you confident that your employees are aware of the policies and procedures within your organization? 7. Are your human resources processes streamlined? 8. Do you understand your responsibilities as an employer? If you answered“No”or“Not Sure”to any of these questions, you may benefit from a Human Resources Audit with BrightKey Consulting. Brigette Mayer of BrightKey Consulting is a Certified HR Professional who uses a real and collaborative approach. Brigette focuses on micro and small businesses (2-20 staff) and adds direct experience to an HR audit, as she is a small business owner herself. Call BrightKey Consulting at 778.628.4000 or email info@brightkey.ca

Watch for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Holiday Gift Catalogue in this month’s Membership Mailout Package. This holiday season, you can purchase gifts to support cancer treatment and research. You can also visit www.cancergifts.ca to view the Canadian Cancer Society’s catalogue of unique gifts that will have an impact on the life of someone fighting cancer this Christmas. To submit your flyer in the BBOT’s bi-monthly mailout, email roley@bbot.ca or call 604.412.0100.

Your Business can save money on Point of Sale transactions with special rates offered by the Burnaby Board of Trade and TD Merchant Services Contact the Burnaby Board of Trade at 604.412.0100 for more information.

Notice of Correction Please note that in the September 2010 edition of the Voice of Burnaby, BC Hydo was incorrectly described as adopting Fair Trade products throughout the organization; the change was limited to only a few floors.

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“Thank you Burnaby” We wish to express our heartiest and most sincere thank you. For watching. From one year to the next. We appreciate your time. It’s why we will never lose sight of our goal: To be TV for BC.