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hat will the City of Port Moody look like in 20 years?

The face of Port Moody has changed considerably since the city drafted its last official community plan (OCP), which laid out how land would be used in the future and where the city would grow. Since 2001, the city has grown to include 10,125 dwelling units from 8,540 — an 18.5-per-cent increase that overshadows other cities in Metro Vancouver.

Almost a decade later, the city is encouraging residents to provide last-minute input on the new OCP before making final changes to be approved by council in either late May or early June, when it will be reviewed by Metro Vancouver officials this summer.

There’s a marked shift in the planning document from previous years, in that the OCP not only calls for zero to minimal growth — since the city made Paul vanPeenen/NOW such strides in densifying construction during the last decade Port Moody already has a mix of housing types, but the city wants residents’ input on where to go from here.

— but shines a spotlight on the increased need for housing To bridge the affordability divide, new developter off than Metro Vancouver residents as a whole, affordability. ment should build density into the city — but not the 2006 census indicates that 22 per cent of owners Port Moody policy planner Mary De Paoli said the necessarily through additional condo tower projects, (1,760 households) and 27 per cent of renters in city conducted an affordable housing strategy in the kind of density that marked most of the 1990s the city spent more than 30 per cent of their gross 2009 as part of the OCP review, to talk to residents and 2000s. income on shelter. Of these people, 425 owners (25 about the cost of housing — which had been top of “In some ways we did hear they [residents] want per cent) and 485 renters (85 per cent) were spendmind for some. to see a little bit of a slowdown in growth,” De Paoli ing at least half of their pre-tax “A lot of longtime Port Moody said, adding that external forces have changed since income on housing. residents whose children have grown the city created its last OCP and affordable housing Those numbers are significant, up here, they were sad in many “A lot of longtime strategy. the OCP explains, because the 50ways, because their children that “The market had changed significantly, and the Port Moody residents per-cent mark is the level at which have their own families are unable to housing mix was changing a lot too in the city. It families are considered in core whose children have housing need and at risk of homepurchase housing here and in some was a good opportunity to take stock of what kind of ways maintain the same kind of lifegrown up here … are lessness. Since 2001, those figures housing we did have, what some of the needs might style they had growing up,” De Paoli be going into the future,” De Paoli said. have increased: that year only 365 unable to purchase said. “That made them sad that their Developers won’t be bringing towers into the households, or four per cent, were at housing here.” children or grandchildren couldn’t Moody Centre area anytime soon, but the city will be risk of homelessness. be close by or had to go out east reviewing how to maintain the character and scale of According to the 2006 census, 21 Mary De Paoli where prices were more reasonable, per cent of Port Moody households the area, while offering a range of housing choices.

City of Port Moody or maybe had to seek a different type live in rented housing — much “That area is perhaps more in transition than of housing form.” lower than the 35-per-cent average other residential areas, given the age of the housing The plan notes that Port Moody in Metro Vancouver. stock,” De Paoli said. was partially feeling the net effect experienced “In Port Moody we do have some stable rental For creative solutions, the city looked west to throughout Metro Vancouver, which has become housing, and we’re probably seeing more demand Vancouver for backyard cottage concepts off lanes, “the country’s most expensive place to buy or rent for it now given how the market’s going and how also known as granny flats or mew housing. housing, compared to all other urban areas.” much more difficult it is for people to buy their own “Laneway housing was something that was While it’s impossible to predict the future of the home,” De Paoli said. already on people’s minds because the discussion market, the plan assumed housing price increases “Part of what came out of this study was the fear was already taking place in Vancouver,” De Paoli would continue due to B.C.’s strong economy, that we would lose some of the rental stock that we said. “The feedback was more related to how do we migration and shortage of land. This could result did have as the market continued to put pressures use a form like laneway housing to encourage the in people who would normally buy choosing to rent on what we did have for redevelopment, possibly as retention of some of the existing residential housinstead, leading to low rental vacancy rates — a these rental units get older.” ing? Then we can add some additional density and demand that could translate into high rents.

The city has 364 known secondary suites, and perhaps provide mortgage helpers.”

Households at the lower end of the income specofficials estimate the actual number could be double Laneway housing is not a panacea, though. trum are most affected by these factors, the plan — meaning 10 to 20 per cent of Port Moody single CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, see CITY ACCEPTING OCP. found. While Port Moody residents are typically betfamily homes have a secondary suite.

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‘We’re going to try to make a Police issue warning to boaters difference in our whole country’ after child rescued from inlet them. They’re understanding how these pesticides and chemicals force wildlife out of their habitats and destroy the environment. They’re And as students learn about political and on to the idea,” Sherle said. environmental issues, they reap the rewards of “This is an excellent project to be involved the hands-on project. with. These are nine- and 10-year-olds making Ten-year-old Kylee Brown explained why a difference in their community, making small this lesson is meaningful to her class. changes. Everybody has a chance to make a “It’s important so pesticides don’t go up change. What we need now is into the air and wreck the the bigwig support.” atmosphere,” she said. “The Ten-year-old Anthony polar bears and penguins are starving because of global “The thing that I don’t Morena hopes to find this supwarming.” like is, what if a bird port at home and across the nation. He wants his dad to Classmate Shelby Ticehurst comes and eats the switch to natural products, emphatically agreed. dead insect? It’s going since he’s not allowed to play “We’re trying to make pestioutside after chemicals have cide-free weed killer and slug to affect them.” been sprayed on the lawn. bait to save the environment “I’m thinking with this, it because we don’t want any aniwould give us more time outmals to die,” she said.

Anthony Morena side to play stuff, and it would Melanie Osborne emphaParkland Student actually help the world so our sized the chain effect that insects in our grass won’t be occurs when pesticides and litkilled on it,” he said. ter enter the environment.

“The thing that I don’t like is, what if a bird “It might go into the drain and then it goes into the ocean,” she said. “Animals can eat it or comes and eats the dead insect? It’s going to affect them because that means they’ll die it can go into the water and then fish could eat because pesticides were in that bug. So the it, and then we might eat the fish.” chain keeps going on. The food chain gets As their teacher, Sherle said the environaffected and all these different species get ment has become a growing concern for her killed off it. “So we’re going to try to help 30 students, who also bring litterless lunches the environment and we’re going to try to do to school. things that create change. We’re going to try to “They just started a science unit on habitats make a difference in our whole country.” and communities, so it’s really meaningful for

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sblais@thenownews.com Police are calling on adults to properly supervise novice boaters after a mishap two weeks ago almost led to a 12year-old boy drowning.

Vancouver police’s vessel, the R.G. McBeath, was patrolling the waters of Moody Inlet when officers saw a small skiff with a mast and sail sailing on the south side of the inlet.

The officers noticed the skiff suddenly capsize, throwing the operator into the water, and manoeuvred the police vessel into position next to the skiff.

They found a 12-year-old boy clinging to the capsized hull and pulled him aboard.

He was checked for injuries, given dry clothes and brought into the pilot’s house to warm up. The boy told officers his father had been observing him from shore, and they contacted him by cellphone.

He met his son at Reed Point Marina, where the boy was checked over by paramedics

City accepting OCP feedback until May 10  CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3.

De Paoli said Vancouver is working through the growing pains of the new housing form as some residents jumped on board — only to find servicing requirements more expensive than originally thought.

“We would have to ensure there’s proper servicing and that it’s in an area that’s safe, and that access is good,” De Paoli said of future Port Moody implementation.

“It’s also up to the individual property owner to decide if this is something they want to engage in. Some feedback I’ve heard [is that] some property owners feel it may not be an affordable option. The rent they’d have to charge wouldn’t necessarily make it affordable, so that’s not necessarily the reason they would do it.”

So how to build new affordable housing when it may not seem, at first blush, to be

incredibly profitable?

De Paoli said the city is open to requiring affordable housing as a condition of the sale of city land, exploring an affordable housing land bank, encouraging partnerships and offering density bonuses to developers willing to take on creative and affordable projects.

The OCP recommends allowing for an increase up to 15 per cent for innovative forms of housing or assisted living. Co-housing is being explored as one of those forms. This housing typically comprises private homes with full kitchens supplemented by extensive common facilities, creating an “intentional community,” as De Paoli explained it. While some operate under a co-operative structure, others are strata that also offer shared services like childcare facilities.

“There’s a different intention behind that, getting

people to interact more with their neighbours. It’s a philosophy in some ways, in that it’s creating a kind of community within that,” De Paoli said.

“There’s economic and environmental benefits and they share resources and space and items. The policy looks at allowing the full range of housing opportunities and leaving that open so that, as opportunities come up, we’re able to facilitate those.”

De Paoli said the city is still accepting input and feedback on the OCP. To contribute, visit the city’s website at www. cityofportmoody.com and, under “Services,” click on the section for the planning department. Click the link called “Official Community Plan — April 2010 Update,” then click on the blue hyperlink for the online comment form. Residents have until May 10 to respond.

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“We’re hoping to get as much feedback as we can,” De Paoli said, “so we can tweak whatever we need to and get it moving forward.”

concerned about the oversized and cleared to go home. lifejacket Port Moody the boy was police Const. at Bill Kim said “The outcome could wearing the time of boaters should have been dire.” the rescue,” wear a propKim said in a erly fitting flopress release. tation device Const. Bill Kim “If it was not in addition Port Moody Police for the quick to ensuring actions of novice boaters police that have adequate day, the outcome could have training and supervision. been dire.”

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Anti-HST campaigners gather thousands of signatures John Kurucz jkurucz@thenownews.com In a week where the province moved to start collecting some HST payments earlier than expected, those fighting the incoming tax have recorded massive gains in their signature-gathering campaign.

Port Coquitlam-based Fight HST campaign organizer Chris Delaney told The NOW Wednesday that signature totals collected as of April 25 had more than tripled compared to one week before.

“We have collected signatures for about 175,000 people now across the province — it took off like a rocket last week,” he said. “And there’s probably at least another 30,000 to 40,000 coming down the pipeline.”

The Fight HST campaign began in earnest in the TriCities last Friday, when campaign organizers met in Port Moody to drum up support and collect signatures.

“We had about 200 to 250 people attend the meeting, which was pretty good considering it was a Canucks playoff game night. It was a very enthusiastic crowd and there was strong support for us,” Delaney said, adding that canvassers collected about 500 signatures.

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Chris Delaney until July 5 to collect the signatures of 10 per cent of registered voters in each of the province’s 85 ridings, though the group aims to get 15 per cent of such signatures. Delaney said 22 ridings have crossed that 10-per-cent threshold, and eight of those ridings have moved past the 15-per-cent mark.

The amount of signatures needed to reach that 15-percent mark in the Tri-Cities sits at 4,650 for CoquitlamBurke Mountain; 5,534 in Coquitlam-Maillardville; 5,487 in Port Coquitlam; and 4,950 Port Moody-Coquitlam.

First week signature totals, which were tabulated Sunday, include: 436 signatures collected in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain; 719 in CoquitlamMaillardville; 2,093 in Port Coquitlam and 314 in Port Moody-Coquitlam.

Those signature totals come in light of the provincial government announcing earlier this week that it will begin collecting the HST as of Saturday, May 1 on advancepurchase items like airline tickets and gym memberships.

Pending approval in the legislature, the tax will be fully implemented on July 1.

“That was kind of a bait and switch for people — nobody expected that,” Delaney said.

“We had heard reports that as of May 1 that some membership renewals would kick in with HST, but now it seems like it’s being applied to a whole number of things, so [the provincial government] just keep on surprising everybody and I think it just creates greater anger.”

Not so, says CoquitlamBurke Mountain MLA Doug Horne, who argued that the tax debate centres around one fundamental question.

“This is a decision between which is better — the PST or the HST — because that is substantially what this argument is about,” he said in an interview Thursday.

“With all of the political theatre aside … the fact of the matter is, the PST and the HST collect about the same number of dollars.”

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“For low-income people, a couple making $30,000, with the HST credit we have in place, you’re actually a few hundred dollars ahead, not behind,” he said. “So you have more money in your pocket.”

Horne added that the real benefit of switching to the HST will be felt once it’s implemented, and that those who oppose the tax are pur-

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Volcanoes aren’t done yet

The largest flight disruption in history has just happened, bigger than 9/11. That qualifies the Icelandic volcano to be put on the Terrorist Watch List or at least the No Fly List. Iceland is suddenly centre stage in the world news. If we could read the daily news from the dark ages, then Iceland would show up as a frequent newsmaker.

I was raised in Iceland and while in school, we had to study the major To The eruptions within Iceland and how they wreaked havoc time and again. Icelandic eruptions caused ash to rain onto Iceland and mainland Europe, sometimes killing grass and cattle, and even causing plagues to spread in Europe as rats feasted on the carcasses and then spread diseases. At times the outcome was cold summers and food shortages. This time it has only been inconvenience to travel and no one is dying here.

Iceland is the product of the bleeding crack of the continental drift. Every year Europe and America move further apart from each other by a few inches, and up comes lava. It is wise to be aware of the history of Eyjafjallajokull that is now erupting. It is one of the smaller glaciers sitting about 11 miles

from the famous volcano Katla. Katla has a larger glacier on top and is known amongst geologists for frequent large eruptions. In Iceland, Katla is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes and has caused many troubles throughout the centuries.

Most people live on the western edge of Iceland with Katla to the east and the other volcanoes sitting in the higher centre portion of the island. The westerly winds and the jet stream blow most Editor of the ash towards eastern Iceland and Europe.

Jay Miller of Texas A&M University has studied these volcanoes for years. He points out that Eyjafjallajokull has only erupted three times in the last thousand years, but Katla has erupted 20 times. To be noted is that Katla has erupted every time Eyjafjallajokull has, but has always followed within weeks or a few months. This is why Icelanders and geologists now watch Katla closely. Therefore if you plan on crossing the Atlantic by plane, it would be a good idea to buy some trip interruption insurance in case history repeats itself.

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Greening costs us, and benefits us

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he new bridge going in at Fraser Highway across the Nicomekl River is not like the one that was built almost half a century ago.

Instead of simply driving creosote-treated pilings into the mud, the new bridge must be carefully sited to avoid damaging the stream.

Workers will try not to wipe out salmon habitat. The bridge infrastructure will even have plants growing on it.

All of this adds to the cost of the bridge, a cost shared by every taxpayer in Chilliwack, and across B.C. and Canada. Over the past 50 or 60 years, governments have slowly changed regulations and laws, almost always after vigorous prodding from active citizens.

Where are the results of this flurry of green (well, greener) lawmaking?

They’re all around us, visible and invisible at the same time.

It’s in the air, which is no longer polluted by leaded gasoline. It’s in the water, which has been protected from a host of pollutants, from PCBs to lead-acid batteries, to paint. When you turn on a taxpayer-subsidized energy-efficient light bulb, you’re helping put off the day when we need another power plant.

Governments love to tout roads and bridges, stadiums and new schools. What they can’t advertise as well is the invisible infrastructure that has been put together by activists, streamkeepers and better regulations. There are few places one can point at and say “There, that’s the result of all the money you spent.”

Yet it’s there, in the salmon streams not plowed under, in the stands of trees left undisturbed, in the birdcalls outside your door.

It goes without saying that more could have been done, and more must be done in the future, but our green infrastructure is worth a few dollars.

For younger generations, who have been raised with the knowledge of such things as global warming, green infrastructure is not just a bonus, but a necessity. Check out our Page 1 story if you have any doubts.

Children growing up now will demand more changes, and that, in turn, will bring more costs — but also more benefits.

Perspective

There’s a difference between virtual and real

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I spend more time with my laptop turned on than e live in an incredibly fast-paced world, with without it. endlessly advancing technology. It’s interThe fact that I’m spending so much time staring esting how even as we embrace the newest into my monitor rather than interacting with the tech gadget, we rarely realize the fact that our world world around me was a little scary. Using Maple to is changing around us until it has already changed a solve a math problem or writing this article may significant amount. seem “real-life” enough, but the fact that I’m dealing Looking around my history classroom a couple with virtual representations by relying of weeks ago, I realized with shock that on such advanced technology rather more than a majority of the class had a than doing math or writing with a penlaptop on their desks. Four years ago, cil and an eraser on a tangible paper nobody brought their laptops to school doesn’t change. It’s as if there’s a whole on a regular basis. Now more than half different world behind my laptop screen. of my friends do.

The series of 0s and 1s have some kind Of course, the fact that I have gotten of strange value in there. older may play a part in this change.

Yet I personally don’t have much In Grade 9, I probably was neither able My Generation issue with intense use of technology; to afford a laptop nor be responsible after all, the tremendous growth of the enough to have one with me at school Sophia Kim Internet and computer programs have and make sure that it stayed that way. widened our access to information and Yet it is undeniable that both the nummade our lives much more convenient in various ber of people who use computers and the amount ways. However, I think that there is a problem when of time people spend online have risen significantly virtual interaction starts to replace face-to-face over the last few years. human interaction.

Thinking of all the assignments I complete on The ways of expressing emotion online are very Microsoft Word, all the e-books that I read on my limited compared to our real world. This online laptop, all the pages of math textbook in my USB, interaction can occur not with our physical bodies all the notes I took using OneNote and all the hours but with our virtual representations, whether they that I spend on MSN and Facebook, I honestly think

take the form of an avatar, a picture or even just a little tag that identifies the user.

No matter how advanced the technology is, no program or site yet has the range of possible emotional expression that a human can show. It’s not like there is an avatar so well developed that it can do all the functions that our bodies can show, or our faces can express. Thus, expressing emotions through body language or facial expression is very difficult, if not impossible, online.

Another matter is that online, the medium of language communication is very limited. In the real world, we may communicate using both oral and written language. When we chat online, only through typed language can interactions occur at all. Since we can’t speak orally to other users, it is impossible to express our emotions through voice tone or by speaking at all.

Having a webcam and a video-calling program may help make virtual communication more real.

Yet nothing can really replace the feeling of sharing the same physical plane as your buddy or a warm hug from a friend.

After all, there is a difference between something virtual and something real.

Sophia Kim is a Grade 12 student at Port Moody Secondary.

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HST for Dummies Someone really needs to write an “HST for Dummies” book for all the gullible people who’ve been conned into believing the HST is a new tax that will cost them more money than they’re paying right now. P.T. Barnum really knew what he was talking about when he said there’s a sucker born every minute, and B.C. seems to be full of them these days.

There are layers and layers of hidden provincial sales tax embedded in the things you buy right now. And it works out to far more than the seven-per-cent PST you currently see on your receipts.

Do people in B.C. really want to go on blindly paying these hidden, very costly layers of PST? I don’t.

The PST is an antiquated, costly, uncompetitive tax. B.C. is one of the last places in the country to do away with it and replace it with a value-added HST. People need to open their eyes and start doing the math instead of running after fools and charlatans like lemmings heading for the cliff. This is definitely a case where ignorance is not bliss.

Michael McBratney Port Moody

Always signal I was recently ticketed with a traffic violation that I wish to share with the community. I was in a left-turn lane on Lougheed Highway waiting for the light to

change to turn onto Westwood Street.

As I made my left turn, I shoulder checked and went into the outside lane. When I was pulled over, I honestly didn’t know what I did wrong. OK, I failed to signal at the turn (even if my turn lane had a separate turn light). Secondly, I didn’t signal during my turn to go into the outside lane. I am sharing my experience with the public so that you can use your signals at every turn even if you deem it unnecessary.

May Wright Coquitlam

to wind. Yes to Site C. And yes to anything else that will make this province great and give us the competitive advantages we need to succeed.

Sandra Robinson Maple Ridge

Vote for clean air I am pleased to see the question of a smoking ban for restaurant patios will be included in the voting package when residents go to the polls on May 15.

Second-hand smoke is more dangerEditor ous than the smoke inhaled directly by the smoker. A cigarette burns for about 12 minutes, but a smoker usually inhales for only about 30 seconds. The rest of the smoke, with its 4,000 chemicals (2,000 of which cause cancer), is released into the air. What is even worse is that the smoke from the lit end of the cigarette contains two times more tar and five times more carbon monoxide than inhaled smoke.

Is it really fair to subject nonsmokers to this? I don’t think so. Let our council know that Coquitlam residents want clean air.

Bev Harris Coquitlam

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No sooner did the premier announce that the Site C dam is going to be built than the naysayers started saying No. No doubt the same naysayers who say No to run of river, No to wind, No to the Olympics, no to just about anything else you can think of.

So if we don’t build Site C, and we don’t build run of river or wind, where do these naysayers propose we get our power from?

Are we going to start rationing power the way we ration lawn watering in the summer? Will even-numbered houses get to turn on their lights and appliances Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and odd-numbered houses on the alternate days? Give me a break.

I, for one, am not going to give in to the naysayers. I’m going to say Yes. Yes to run of river. Yes

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Spirit Square,” Wednesday, April 28.

The City of Coquitlam is planning, or rather would like, to have trial entertainment for four months in this postage-stamp sized park, which has cost us, to date, $2.6 million of taxpayers’ money. The new expenditure of $40,000 is in addition to the other projects and ice rink errors, which have likewise cost us more tax dollars. This park could be considered a lunch area for Mayor Richard Stewart and council and possibly the surrounding condos when council and mayor are not using it. This is another example of this mayor and council spending our money in areas which are not available for all Coquitlam taxpayers to use. The next thing will be to impose a limit on those who can use it at one time. Could this be 50? Will the fence remain and will there be nighttime security costs? What about costs associated with regular maintenance?

Accessibility is also a concern, as parking facilities are limited. Oh well, there’s the TransLink issue, which may work as long as some of us have hours of travel time to and from, only to find Spirit Park overcrowded by a maximum 50 users. Is this park now complete and have the dates for government grants been achieved and funds received as anticipated, although late?

Elwin Mowry Coquitlam

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Teens sit as mayor and councillors during Port Coquitlam meeting Jennifer McFee jmcfee@thenownews.com Five Port Coquitlam teens brought their issues to the table Monday night as they acted as mayor and councillors at a special youth council meeting.

Anthony Bruno presided as mayor, surrounded by youthful councillors Haider Nayani, Julia Tikhonova, Jenna Buchanan and Tessa Oljaca.

They began the meeting by deliberating and debating the merits of a later start time for high schools.

Coun. Haider voiced his support as the only proponent of the motion.

“The habit of sleeping late is common amongst teenagers.

A more alert child is a smarter child,” he said.

“Research has shown that the brain is more awake later in the morning and in the afternoon than

very early in the morning; therefore, school should begin later so as to accommodate these traits in teenagers.”

His fellow councillors disagreed, and the motion was defeated.

Next on the agenda, the youth council voted in favour of sending a letter to TransLink to request more bus routes.

“Increasing routes will encourage more people to be environmentally friendly,” Coun. Julia said.

Coun. Jenna agreed, adding that she’d like to see routes added on the David Avenue Connector.

Lastly, council considered expanding the Get Active recreation pass to include all students in grades 5 to 12.

“I think it would encourage all ages to stay active,” Coun. Tessa said.

Mayor Anthony supported the idea.

“I’d like to add that incorporating a healthy lifestyle takes more

than one year,” he said.

“If we’d like to stop obesity, we need to make it easy for young people to stay active.”

The motion passed unanimously.

For new business, the teen leaders encouraged Port Coquitlam residents to attend the Youth Week skate competition on May 2, the Tri-City Reach Awards on May 6 and the Fathers’ Run on May 15.

Soon after the youth council meeting adjourned, the regular council meeting began.

As a former youth worker, Mayor Greg Moore said he has wanted to bring young people to the council table since he was elected to office.

“Part of what we do here … is to try to spread out what goes on here — how it affects their community and how they can be involved in their community through council,” Moore said Monday.

“And tonight was an opportunity to invite our youth into the council chambers and have them take part and lead the show forward.”

John Kurucz jkurucz@thenownews.com An adult black bear was shot and killed in north Port Coquitlam Wednesday, and conservation officers are reporting a surge in bear sightings over this time one year ago.

Conservation officer Terry Myroniuk told The NOW the bear shot on Wednesday afternoon had been spotted near Lincoln Avenue and Oxford Street a few times already this spring.

“When we arrived, we were able to identify the bear as being the same one that we were having problems with a little west of where the sighting was.”

Myroniuk said RCMP officers initially tried to get the bear to move back towards the greenbelt. Once it started travelling east towards Coast Meridian Road, conservation officers were called to the scene.

“We were able to walk within, literally, four or five paces from the bear and it wouldn’t back off,” Myroniuk said.

“At that time, the decision was made to shoot the bear, so the bear was shot and permanently removed from the popula-

tion for public safety concerns.”

Described as a three-year-old adult male, it had all the behavioural hallmarks of a bear that had grown accustomed to feeding on garbage.

“The behaviour was pretty consistent with a food-conditioned, humanhabituated bear. It was coming into the residential area during daylight hours and roaming the streets looking for garbage,” he said. “He was in very good condition, particularly for this time of year, which also leads me to believe it was probably getting fairly high-calorie food sources, which is, unfortunately, what they can get with access to garbage.”

Myroniuk said that compared to last spring, the number of bear sightings are on the rise not just in the Tri-Cities, but throughout Mission, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

“It’s the same story,” he said of Wednesday’s incident. “It’s sometimes falling on deaf ears, but it’s the attractants, the non-natural attractants like garbage.

“Garbage is the reason that bear is dead. It’s almost always the reason why things develop that way.”

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ne Coquitlam woman was among 47 British Columbians honoured with achievement awards Thursday.

Individuals from 32 communities throughout the province were recognized at the seventh-annual B.C. Community Achievement Awards ceremony held at Government House in Victoria.

Among those honoured, Coquitlam’s Sarina Mawji received an award.

Lt.-Gov. Steven Point and Premier Gordon Campbell presented each recipient with a medallion on behalf of the B.C. Achievement Foundation.

“These 47 individuals exemplify the characteristics and accomplishments of British Columbians who have helped shape our province,” Campbell said in a release.

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and a strong commitment to making a difference,” said Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.

Mawji was chosen for her dedication to making a difference for young people in the Tri-Cities, inspiring their participation in physical activity and community engagement.

Mawji co-ordinates a very effective drop-in centre for at-risk youth at the Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex.

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Four local non-profit Art Knapp Plantland again groups will flourish with the donated the flowering plants, Blooming good Re: New Eye Care Regulations for May 1st help of grants announced this and the parish’s pro-life comSt. Joseph’s Catholic week from the Port Moody Parish of Port Moody carried  CONT. ON PAGE 10, see CARDS. Dear Honourable Kevin Falcon, Minister of Health Foundation.

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aving a way with words has earned three local students some cash.

The Coquitlam Optimist Club announced its oratorical contest winners this week, after Selin Jessa emerged as the winner of the event held April 21. For her first-place finish, Selin received a $500 cash award.

Joylyn Secunda placed second and received $250. Third-place winner Sherwyn D’Souza received $100.

On April 24, Selin and Joylyn moved on to compete in the Fraser Valley Zone Oratorical Contest, placing second and third, respectively.

Selin and the zone winner from Abbotsford have advanced to compete in the Regional Oratorical Contest, scheduled for May 1 against students from the Vancouver-Burnaby-North Shore-Victoria Zone.

The first and second place winners from that contest will advance to the Pacific Northwest District finals, with a chance to win a $2,500 scholarship.

The Optimists also announced that Grade 12 student Michael Nadolny is the winner of the Coquitlam Optimist Club’s annual essay contest.

For his first place essay on the topic “The Internet: Today’s Evolution or Tomorrow’s Menace?,” the Pitt Meadows Secondary student received a cash award of $500.

Jenny Tan, a grade 12 student at Killarney Secondary School, placed second and received $250.

Her brother, Andy Tan, who is a first-year student at the University of B.C., placed third and received $100.

Michael’s essay has been forwarded to Pacific Northwest District Essay Contest, where competitors sponsored by Optimist Clubs

in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia vie for a $2,500 college scholarship.

The Coquitlam Optimist Club, a member club of Optimist International, has striven to live up to its motto of bringing out the best in kids since 1977.

Optimist Clubs in Canada, the United States and Caribbean conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million young people each year. For information about the Coquitlam Optimist Club’s activities, contact coquitlamoptimists@gmail.com or visit www. coquitlameveningoptimistclub.blogspot.com.

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Rotary awards

The Rotary Club of Coquitlam has honoured two exceptional individuals.

The recipient of this year’s Rotary District 5050 Ambassadorial Scholarship, Yashar Keramati, was sponsored by the Coquitlam club.

Keramati is studying in South Africa for his master’s degree in political science with a concentration on human rights, justice and transformation. While there, Keramati plans to build the Peace and Love Growth Centre: a one-of-a-kind home for orphans in order to foster their complete growth, from education to mental and physical health and everything in between.

Keramati is among the ambassadorial scholarship recipients from 70 countries who have studied throughout the world, and he was selected from the 5050 District, which includes the Fraser Valley, Bellingham, Mount Vernon and Everett areas.

The Rotary International Paul Harris Fellowship Award was also presented in recognition of exceptional contributions to the community.

Gordon Harskamp, owner of Mundy Park Bakery, was also awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by Rotary Club of Coquitlam past-president Al Zuccolin and president Fern Bouvier.

Harskamp was honoured for his help to the Rotary Club of Coquitlam, providing them with the facilities for baking for their various fundraising events like the annual Italian night.

Harskamp has also been active as a leader in the Scouting movement, a member of his church and is considered generally a conscientious corporate citizen.

“We are very pleased to recognize Gordon with a Paul Harris Fellowship,” Zuccolin said in a release.

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Left: Damaris Campbell wears a typical dress from Nicaragua, while Mireya Gate represents Scotland at Porter Street Elementary’s multicultural day. Above: Natasha Rintoul and Emily Nickerson represent Japan, while tasting foods common to India. Students rotated through classrooms to learn about 10 different countries during the school’s multicultural day. Central Elementary had a similar event planned for Thursday.

School’s fun fair has a Harry Potter theme

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ochester Elementary is hosting a fun fair tomorrow (Saturday) with a Harry Potter theme.

The Castles and Cauldrons Fun Fair runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school, 411 Schoolhouse St. in Coquitlam. Attractions will include games, a dunk tank and a concession.

The parent advisory council is organizing the fair to raise money for items not covered by the school district or Ministry of Education.

E-waste recycled

Last weekend’s e-waste drive at Anmore Elementary brought in piles of technological trash, which was donated to the non-profit organization Free Geek.

Tri-Cities residents dropped off 24 computers, eight modems, eight monitors, eight hard drives, two Mac computers, 12 keyboards, 49 phones, two laptops, a brand new flat screen monitor, plus bags of CDs, DVDs and cords.

The 10-year-old organizer, Miranda Andersen, said the event was a big success.

Festival raises $950

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sented the best spirit award to Team Cosmic Wonder, made up of Elizabeth Boey, Nicholas Chow, Chris Ohiobo and Laura Pennell. In true team spirit, they shared their award with competitor Jody Bhandal, who had been entertaining crowds by dancing in a banana costume.

“We are really pleased to be associated with this terrific event and for the organizers to have chosen our organization as the beneficiary of their fundraising effort,” Watson said in a press release.

The tournament began last year as a philanthropic project of students Emily Chan, Justine Lam Class Act and Ashley Mak, who say Rebound will be back in 2011 “bigger and Jennifer McFee better than ever.”

Leadership Force is singing a high note after raising $950 at its recent Multicultural Music Fest at Inlet Theatre.

The event featured a raffle and speeches, plus performances from the Port Moody Dance School, Violet Moore Irish Dance Group, Elite Bhangra Entertainment and Lorita Leung Dance Company.

Like last year’s fundraiser, all money raised will be donated to the Hope For Freedom Society.

Tourney nets $1,000

The recent Rebound 2010 basketball tournament raised nearly $1,000 for Act 2 Child and Family Services, which provides therapeutic services to children who have experienced abuse and other trauma.

Travelling from as far as North Vancouver, 14 teams competed at Riverside Secondary in the three-on-three double elimination tournament. Team Timberwolves triumphed thanks to the skills of Glernie Bautista, Nikolay Georgiev, Ralph Samaniego and Shamil Sattarzadeh.

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Team heads to Playland

A two-person team from Dr. Charles Best Secondary will compete in the fifth-annual B.C.’s Brightest Minds Contest at Playland on May 4.

Students Siavash Seyfollahi and Sonja Lonne will compete for the first prize of $1,500, second prize of $1,000 and third prize of $500 in

the provincial physics competition.

The duo will put classroom lessons to the test when they are given a series of physics problems and a set of tools to solve the challenges, with access to Playland.

A team of educators from UBC’s physics department will develop the questions, monitor the competition, mark the papers and determine the winners.

Police help youth society

The Kateslem Youth Society was the recent recipient of a $1,500 cheque from the RCMP Foundation to support the Kateslem United Soccer Team. The society provides after-school programs for youth at Banting and Como Lake middle schools.

Cpl. Louis Deslile of the Coquitlam RCMP school liaison section presented the funds, which were advocated for by Const. Laureto Padawan.

“I’m very pleased to have been able to contribute to this wonderful after-school program,” Padawan said in a press release. “The kids here found not only friendship but have had an opportunity to learn life skills that will serve them well in the future.”

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While he works in a management capacity now, doing everything from designing unorthodox patios to dragging his workers out of restaurants when it’s time to get back to work, he still has marks on his hands from the many years of hard, exacting work he’s done.

But one landscaper is trying to change that.

“There’s a solution for every problem,” says Steve Battell evenly, as he looks at pictures of a yard he and his landscaping company completely transformed.

At 32, Battell has spent nearly half his life working to make homeowners’ front yards and backyards better and more beautiful.

Battell says another very important factor in landscaping is getting a feel for the client’s budget.

Unlike many landscapers, Battell doesn’t advertise. He doesn’t have to. He’s done enough good quality work that he relies purely on word of mouth and the labour of 18 employees to sell his product.

In 2009, Battell completed one of his most ambitious projects.

The backyard consisted of two concrete decks and looked vaguely like Alcatraz.

In a job that eventually cost $80,000, Battell used a bobcat, a crane and an excavator to completely remake the yard.

“We’ve built a client base,” he says.

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However, Battell also caters to people who want to make a few improvements to their yard, but aren’t quite ready to fork over $80,000 to get it done.

Battell has pictures of a very impressive front yard landscaping job his company did. He said the job was prompted by the owner not wanting to mow his lawn anymore.

Battell paved some of the area with flagstone, turned over some of the remaining lawn to create a rock garden, and added a bed of river rock to deal with any problems that might come up in terms of drainage.

Battell says he customizes yards for various concerns his clients have. If a client has young children and wants to make sure the yard is “kid friendly,” Battell says he’ll avoid sharp corners and steep drop-offs.

If a customer is worried about his dog digging up the garden, Battell says he’ll designate one area of the yard for the dog. Following that, he’ll bury a box of dog biscuits, thus keeping the client’s garden safe from canine assaults.

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If your home’s windows are more of a “pane” than you’d like – creaky hardware, stiff to open, unglazed glass, inefficient climate-wise or generally unattractive — perhaps it’s time for an upgrade.

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Look at the fixed elements like the roof, stone or brick facing, the colour of your neighbour’s house and whether you

would prefer light or dark colours. Outdoor light will have the effect of making colour appear two shades lighter.

There are certainly practical considerations as to the base of the colours. Light colour shows the direct effect of rainy and damp weather, whereas medium and darker colours are more suited to the west coast climate.

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What about energy efficiency and maintenance?

Depending on the new glazing type you choose the heat loss (measured in BTU per square foot per hour) of a new window in comparison to a single pane old window can be up to 75 per cent less.

With vinyl-framed windows, maintenance is also virtually eliminated. No need to scrape and paint windows. These energy and maintenance savings will allow you to recoup your window investment over time.

Aren’t beautiful vinyl windows an oxymoron?

Years ago that may have been true. However, today — with the options available and with advances in window design technology — quality vinyl windows are both beautiful and unique. For example, home owners can choose from different colour options such as white, solid exterior colour or woodgrain finishes; or one of many standard and specialty glazing options.

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Find eggplants bitter? Choose ones with fewer seeds W and other vegetables to make a ratatouille, or use slices to replace the pasta for a lowercarbohydrate lasagna. Or try making Greek moussaka — a delicious casserole made with eggplant, ground lamb and cream sauce.

Dear Chef Dez: “I tried pan-frying cubes of eggplant for a recipe, and they sucked up all the oil I had in the pan. Is this normal and, if not, how can I prevent this from happening?”

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If you did want to avoid soaking up as much oil, you could accomplish this by coating the eggplant with flour, beaten eggs and a breading before pan frying (if the recipe allows for this).

A vegetable-based oil spray in the pan works great as well.

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yet sometimes bitter flavour. Many people hile shopping amongst all the wonderprefer to peel eggplants; however the skin is ful produce our stores have to offer, completely edible. how many of you pass up the opporWhen choosing one at the produce counter, tunity to put a couple of eggplants in your make sure the skin is unblemished and it is basket? uniform in colour and shape. The small edible This wonderful fruit, more often than not, seeds that are inside the eggplant are the culstays in the produce bin rather than making it prits for causing most of the bitter flavour they to one’s family dinner table. There seem to be may have. Therefore, select one countless people who do not know that has fewer seeds. enough about eggplant, so hopeThe best way to go about doing fully I can shed some light on the this, other than cutting one open, subject for you. is by choosing a male eggplant Eggplant, as mentioned above, is over a female one. Refraining from technically a fruit not a vegetable. going deep into plant horticulThere are common characteristic ture, I will simply say that there differences between fruits and are male and female differences. vegetables. Fruits are usually the On Cooking Detecting these differences in eggproduct of a plant or tree and conplants is not as difficult as it may tain seeds or a pit, while vegetables Chef Dez seem. are the stalks, roots and leaves of Male eggplants are usually more the plants themselves. rounded on the lower half of the pear shape Allow me to give you a couple of examples: and have a smoother bottom where the flower apples are obviously fruit — they are a prodbase is located. Female eggplants have a more uct of a plant and have seeds. Broccoli is a slender pear shape, and you can feel that the vegetable, as it is the stalk of a plant. Oranges, bottom flower base at the bottom of the eggpeaches, grapefruit, lemons, grapes, etc. are all fruits, while onions, carrots, asparagus, lettuce, plant is indented. You will find, in comparison, that the male eggplant will usually have fewer etc. are all vegetables. Today’s consumer most seeds than the female. commonly differentiates fruits from vegetables Regardless of which eggplant you may have on the basis of sweetness or lack thereof. purchased, there are other ways to remove Although determination by judging sweetness some of the bitter flavour. Simply salt slices would be generally correct, it would eliminate of the eggplant and let drain for one to two such fruits as tomatoes, peppers, avocados and hours. Although this is effective for removeggplants. ing bitterness, it also obviously removes a There are many types of eggplants that are lot of the water content. Therefore, this step cultivated around the world. The variety of may work better with some recipes more than eggplant that is most common in our markets others. is the pear-shaped, deep-purple species, and is There are many great dishes you can prepare appropriately named the common eggplant. with eggplant. They can be halved, stuffed, Therefore, I will focus on it specifically. grilled and baked. Stew them with tomatoes Eggplants have a spongy flesh with a mild

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in Pioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Road and FRIDAY, APRIL 30 Heritage Mountain. Registration: Castine City of Port Coquitlam kicks off May Day Breckwoldt at 604-949-2274. festivities with an opening reception at 7:30 Port Moody Public Library and SHARE p.m. at the PoCo Rec Complex, 2150 Wilson Family & Community Services Ave. The May queen and ambasSociety host a free English pracsador will be crowned, and the tice group for informal language entire royal party will celebrate the practice from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in festivities. the ParkLane Room. events@thenownews.com Redeemed Christian Church of SATURDAY, MAY 1 God Trinity Chapel celebrates its anniversary with a special comArt Focus Artist’s Association munity power night church service annual Spring Art Show from 11 at 7 p.m. Church is located at 2624 Spring St. a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Outlet at Leigh Square in Port Moody. Information: 604-710-4754.

Community Arts Village. Variety of works will Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch be showcased, and many are for sale.

108 weekly social bingo at 1 p.m. in the Mike Port Moody Commemorative Society hosts Butler Room at Dogwood Pavilion. There are a Battle of the Atlantic dinner and dance at 6 15 games, and pots range from $5 to $25. New p.m. in the Galleria of Port Moody City Hall, players welcome. Information: Catherine at 100 Newport Dr. Tickets are $20 and include 604-937-7537. four-course dinner, cash bar, silent auction, Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free storytelling and entertainment by a 17-piece weekly walking group for the bereaved from jazz ensemble. Information: 604-719-1317 or 10:30 a.m. to noon. Participants are asked barons5@shaw.ca. to meet at the Labyrinth Healing Garden

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Port Moody Ecological Society holds its annual Fingerling Festival at Noons Creek Hatchery, just across the walking bridge at 300 Ioco Rd. Children can release young chum salmon into Noons Creek, and displays at the skating arena will cover environmental stewardship. Information: www.noonscreek.org or 604-469-9106.

Rochester Elementary hosts its Castles and Cauldrons Fun Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the school gym, 411 Schoolhouse St. in Coquitlam.

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Chapel celebrates its anniversary with a free dinner at 6 p.m. Church is located at 2624 Spring St. in Port Moody. Information: 604710-4754.

Dogwood Garden Club annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Scout Hall in Blue Mountain Park. Perennials from members’ gardens plus annuals, vegetables, herbs and hanging baskets available. Information: Shelley at 604-936-0874.

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greens and resigning oneself to intermittent eeding is apt to take more gardening digging. Horsetail can grow up through some time than anything else — but with many you can be sure that you’ll never landscape fabrics. The third bully in this trio is couch (aka quack) grass. This penetrates pull those particular plants again. Other weeds landscape fabrics by needle points on its shoots are nightmares that reincarnate over and over.

— which means resorting to black plastic to The white morning glory (Convovulus clear any given area. arvensis) is one of those that breed despair in Shoot ends are breakable. That’s why diggardeners because virtually anything you do to ging always leaves a few young roots that the top growth doesn’t touch the deep roots, inevitably re-shoot. But these new plants are which rise up and re-shoot. easily pullable when very young. Black plastic If the morning glory crept in from a neighusually clears the couch grass in two years, bour’s yard, a weed barrier at least three feet though if the roots have moved deeply down it (one metre) deep may succeed in controlling will ultimately return. spread. The vines creep along on Another nasty is ground elder. shallow roots at first, but later put But its roots are shallow and down deep, vertical roots reputed removing them by sharp-eyed to plunge 20 feet (six metres) patience and/or soil sifting really and store three years food supdoes work. Dandelions, brambles ply. That’s why the last-resort and stinging nettles also spread too method of covering infested areas much and too far, but have some with black plastic should be kept redeeming Brambles in place for at least three years to Branching Out merit mercyfeatures. in small numbers on eradicate morning glory. For weed large lots because they do produce control, black plastic is far more Anne Marrison delicious fruit. Removing them effective than landscape fabric.

It helps if you remove all the top growth and becomes much easier after you’ve dug out the dig the surface roots before covering. When the shallow root ball. The remaining roots sprout easily-dug bramble plants that vanish with three years are up, remove the plastic and put persistent uprooting. Young dandelion greens a thick mulch on the soil to ensure any dorare edible and butterflies love the flowers. mant morning glory seeds can’t germinate.

Eradicating them means digging and/or shadHorsetail is another demon weed. This one ing them out with thick, healthy grass. Some has survived since the time of the dinosaurs, gardeners pour common white vinegar down and will have a good try at outwitting you too. each hole to discourage the remaining root.

Often it arrives in topsoil since the fine black The young shoots of stinging nettles are roots are tough and hard to see. A North Shore delicious in spring. Cooking destroys the sting. gardener once told me she eradicated horseThe leaves are also food for caterpillars of tail by repeated digging. It took 20 years, she butterflies. Stinging nettles are quickly pullaadded. ble if you wear close-textured or leather gloves.

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Events meets at 7 p.m. in the Pinetree Community Centre. All welTerry Fox Library on Mary Hill Road. Registration required. come. Info: Norm at 604-936-8703 or Ken at 604-936-2998.

Information: 604-927-7611 or pocoheritage@portcoquitlam.ca.

Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. in the Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch 108 meet at 1 p.m. in St. John’s Anglican Church offers a spring tea from 2 to 4 the McDonald Cartier Room at Dogwood Pavilion. Membership p.m. at 2206 St. Johns St. in Port Moody. Tea, pie, crafts, baking Parklane Room of the hospital. Information: Gift Shop, 604461-2022, Local 2907. is $10 per year. Information: Roy at 604-939-0303. and plants will be available.

Ladies Legion Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. in Branch No. 133, Women Helping Others (WHO) meets from 10 a.m. to noon Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada hosts a free introductory 2675 Shaughnessy St. in Port Coquitlam. New members welat Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Widows and tai chi lesson from 10:15 a.m. to noon at Como Lake United come. Information: 604-941-7536. single women over 50 welcome. Information: 604-464-2058.

Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Information: 604-681Metro Vancouver holds a public meeting on its SHARE alcohol and drug program staff continues the educa6609. draft integrated solid waste and resource managetion series with a discussion on cocaine and crystal meth from 7 SUNDAY, MAY 2 ment plan at Inlet Theatre at Port Moody City Hall, to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Program is free.

Port Moody Commemorative Society honours 100 Newport Dr. Open house runs from 6 to 7 Information: 604-936-3900. events@thenownews.com the Battle of the Atlantic with a parade at 11 a.m. p.m., with public input accepted between 7 and 10 THURSDAY, MAY 6 at Port Moody Legion Branch 119, 2513 Clarke St. p.m. Information: www.metrovancouver.org.

Burquitlam Community Association hosts an all-candidates Parade will feature veterans, police, fire and navy Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Cities meeting for those running in the Coquitlam byelection from cadet bands, and the reception will follow at 11:30 committee, meets at 7 p.m. at Port Moody City Hall, 100 7 to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium of Banting Middle, 820 Banting a.m. in the Legion auditorium. Information: 604-719-1317 or Newport Dr. Information: John at 604-469-0361.

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Lincoln Toastmasters meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Hyde Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce hosts a networking breakArt Focus Artist’s Association annual Spring Art Show from Creek Recreation Centre, 1379 Laurier Ave. in Port Coquitlam. fast at the PoCo Inn and Suites Hotel, 1545 Lougheed Hwy. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Outlet at Leigh Square Community New members welcome. Information: www.lincolntm.com or Advance registration is required. Information: www.tricitiesArts Village. Variety of works will be showcased, and many are Ken at 778-786-2533. chamber.com or 604-464-2716. for sale.

Kyle Centre offers drop-in bridge for all skill levels from Coquitlam Leisure and Parks Services hosts a children’s FRIDAY, MAY 7 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Games follow reasonably priced soup and swap meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Centennial Pavilion of sandwich lunch prepared by Community Integration Services Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society holds a heritPoirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St. Sale features slightly Society, which supports adults with disabilities. Information: age walk during May Day week starting at 6 p.m. Meet at the used clothing, toys, books and baby accessories.

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Terry Fox Library on Mary Hill Road. Registration required.

Coquitlam Centre hosts children’s music performer Jack Information: 604-927-7611 or pocoheritage@portcoquitlam.ca.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 Grunsky for two free concerts at 12:15 and 3 p.m., and two Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch 108 weekly social Riverview Horticultural Centre Society marks Mental Health sing-alongs from the hit Playhouse Disney series Wow! Wow! bingo at 1 p.m. in the Mike Butler Room at Dogwood Pavilion.

Week with a guided tree walk at 1 p.m. Meet at the upper Wubbzy at 11:15 a.m. and 2:10 p.m. A Wubbzy meet and greet There are 15 games, and pots range from $5 to $25. New players entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Information: 604will also be held at 1:15 p.m. welcome. Information: Catherine at 604-937-7537.

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Lupus Canada holds the eighth-annual Walk a Block for Crossroads Hospice Society continues its coffeehouse fundHyde Creek Watershed Society meets at 7:15 p.m. at Hyde Lupus at 11 a.m. in Lions Park. The two-km walk will follow the raising series with a performance by Poncho and Sal starting at Creek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Traboulay PoCo Trail to Reeves Park and back, and participants 9 p.m. at the Gathering Place at Leigh Square, 1100-2253 Leigh Rd., Port Coquitlam. For information, call 604-461-3474 or visit can enjoy a free hotdog barbecue following the walk.

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MONDAY, MAY 3 stage begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5, and proceeds support Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society holds a heritCrossroads Hospice Society.

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society holds a heritage walk during May Day week starting at 1 p.m. Meet at the age walk during May Day week starting at 10 a.m. Meet at the Terry Fox Library on Mary Hill Road. Registration required.

MONDAY, MAY 3 TO SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2010 Information: 604-927-7611 or pocoheritage@portcoquitlam.ca.

PoCo Youth holds a carnival and skateboard competition NEW STORE HOURS: from noon to 4 p.m. at Railside Skate Park. Prizes are available Mon. to Tues.: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm in a number of categories. Information: 778-773-0947 or www. pocoyouth.com.

Wed. to Fri.: 9:30 am - 9:00 pm Glen Pine Pavilion offers a solo singing workshop for beginSaturday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm ner and seasoned singers in need of a refresher with vocal tutor Daniel Knight from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $17, with discounts Sunday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm available for members. Participants are asked to bring sheet R E OV music. Information: 604-927-6940.

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Little Sentra offers big value David Chao and Bob McHugh editorial@thenownews.com

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The current generation introduced in 2007 is a well-priced, roomy compact sedan, and it has received an inside-and-out styling refresh plus some new content for the 2010 model year.

Enhancements to style, performance and interior flexibility make the 2010 edition better suited to the active lifestyles of a typical Sentra buyer, according to Nissan. Probably even more appealing is its affordable purchase price, plus great fuel economy and solid reliability record — all of which adds up to low cost of ownership.

The Sentra is built on Nissan’s C platform and comes standard with a two-litre, fourcylinder engine and a six-speed manual transmission. The base engine is a little larger and more powerful than the 1.8-litre you’ll typically find in the class, plus the competition generally offers a five-speed manual.

Nissan’s highly efficient Xtronic CVT (continuously variable transmission) is the optional automatic for $1,300. Nissan is a recognized leader in CVT development and this is the best of its kind in this vehicle class. It even provides better fuel economy than the six-speed manual with the same engine.

Availability of the electronic stability control system, called vehicle dynamic control (VDC), has been expended to 2.0 and 2.0S models and is standard on 2.0 SL and SE-R models.

The high-performance SE-R and even higher performance SE-R Spec V versions of Sentra come with a 2.5-litre, four-cylinder that is tuned to produce 177 and 200 horsepower, respectively. The SE-R models also come with suspension modifications for better handling.

The Sentra’s extra-spacious cabin was designed with bigger North American buyers in mind and it only comes as a four-door sedan with no hatchback offering. A passenger volume of 2,758-litres beats its primary competitors Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic, in the compact car segment.

Design

Exterior renovations for 2010 are primarily a new front fascia with a new grille and new headlights, plus the taillights have also been revised. The 16-inch alloy wheels are a new design and the 17-inch wheels on the SE-R match the SE-R Spec V. Only offered as a four-door sedan, the Sentra is larger than Nissan’s other small car the Versa (hatchback), which is built on the

B-platform. Large door openings also make it an easier vehicle to climb into and out. While the high and distinctive rear deck allows more trunk space it also takes away, somewhat, from driver rear vision.

Interior

The interior changes for 2010 include brighter beige cloth upholstery, chrome accents on the HVAC knobs and a new gauge illumination. The 2.0 S model gets a new 11cm (4.3-inch) colour display for the audio system plus USB input and IPod compatibility.

Clever interior storage spaces abound in the Sentra. Its locking glovebox is deep enough to hold a laptop computer. The centre console has a dial-adjustable cup holder that can take two bottles, pop cans or one of those mega drinks.

The trunk is also deep and has a secret storage space behind the rear seat. Its 60/40 split rear seat can be folded flat to expand trunk space, plus intrusion-free outside hinges on the trunk lid don’t crush cargo and maximize capacity.

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The tall driving position helps with general all-round vision, yet it also means you have to look down more at the dash and instrument panel.

While I prefer a lower seating position, my wife liked it and was impressed by the comfort and support offered by the driver’s seat.

A conventional instrument panel has a simple three-dial cluster with easy-to-read gauges.

The shift lever is positioned on a pedicel that extends out of the centre stack and brings it within easy reach of the driver.

The two-litre engine has good pulling power for its size and can produce 147 pound-feet of torque. Low speed acceleration, particularly on a grade, was impressive and it makes the Sentra easier to drive around town and when blending into freeway traffic.

Nissan’s third-generation CVT is smoother than a convention automatic transmission. It also helps save fuel by always providing the optimal gear ratio for best fuel economy. The steady engine sound, however, tends to be a bit monotonous as the CVT silently changes ratios.

The suspension is independent struts in the front and a torsion beam with coil springs in the rear. Its compact design allows extra room in the trunk. The Sentra uses speed-sensitive electric power steering, as opposed to hydraulic.

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I find it fascinating to think about where t’s playoff season and our house is not this intense passion has come from. He’s now oblivious. Hubby and I have got quite into just two and a half and goes to a group dayhockey since we moved to Canada and now care, so although there are older kids around, proudly know that an icing call is not a referhe’s in a classroom with other two- and ence to one player spraying ice up at another three-year-olds. It’s not as if older kids or his during a game (honestly, when you’re first watching and trying to guess what just hapfamily are telling him about this on a daily pened, you can guess seriously wrong). basis, but he’s absolutely obsessed. He must Daughter is less of a fan generally and usuhave known that the Canucks were facing an ally tolerates the first period of a game before important game last Friday, as he insisted on bed, only with the promise of popcorn. That wearing his “blue hockey top,” even though said, maybe the hockey fanatics at daycare are Mommy showed him it was wet in the washing starting to rub off on her. I asked machine. Thank goodness it was what they were drawing on their made of that material that pretty Easter egg pictures and was told much dries instantly. “hockey.” While she may not be a It will be curious to see where big fan, Daughter seems to know this interest in hockey goes. If it the names of quite a lot of the NHL keeps up at its current level, then teams now and was cheering on I foresee lots of early mornings at Detroit against Phoenix the other the rink for Mom and Dad. night (I am suspicious that she Of course, we’ve already seen Growing Pains picked Detroit purely on the basis with Daughter that interests Clare Adams that they were enjoying a 2-0 lead can and do change as they grow. when we joined the game).

Having enjoyed gymnastics and While Daughter’s interest in hockey is creative dance in the past (ballet was not for spurred on by popcorn, her friends and the her and lasted just three classes of full-on excitement of the playoff season, I’m still tryscreaming before we realized that), Daughter ing to work out where Son got his passion. is now trying karate, swimming and horseback I know there’s a saying, “He eats, drinks and riding. In the winter, she enjoys skiing, and is sleeps …” in this case hockey, but the reality is keen to improve her ice skating this year too. that he has no time or patience to eat or drink I regard swimming as an essential life skill these days because he’s far too busy playing and will always encourage her with classes, but hockey, thank you, and when it comes to sleep- otherwise I’m generally keen for her to just try ing, the latest must-have to cuddle at night is as many different things in life as possible (or his hockey stick. at least as our time and money will stretch to), Son got so excited about the last Canucks and I’m hoping that Son will do the same. game against the L.A. Kings that when, durFor now, I’m just hoping that sleeping with ing the intermission, he saw a goal and started his hockey stick, wearing his hockey jersey cheering wildly and then I pointed out that and cheering wildly for the Canucks (at least it wasn’t another goal, rather they were just the first period of) every game, is enough of a recapping the first period, he continued cheergood luck charm to keep them in the playoffs ing wildly, jumping up and down shouting — mainly because I’m scared to find out what “Yay, recapping, yay!” happens when there isn’t any more hockey.

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PoCo blueliner tabbed by T-birds Dan Olson sports@thenownews.com At six-foot-six and 205 pounds, Port Coquitlam’s Taylor Green cuts quite an impressive profile — even more so on skates.

With the size that all hockey general managers and coaches covet, Green entered Thursday’s Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft as a rising commodity.

The Seattle Thunderbirds expect the defenceman’s stock to continue climbing, but this time as a future member of their blueline.

Green was tapped by the WHL club with the 26th choice in the draft, early in the second round.

“It was nerve wracking watching the first round and it was so great to see my name called by Seattle,” Green said. “I’ve wanted this for so long, getting drafted in the WHL has been a short-term goal of mine for a long time.”

The 15-year-old was monitoring the draft on the Internet and was extremely pleased to see Seattle pick him. A Grade 9 student at Riverside Secondary, Green says hockey has been his chosen sport for a long time — having first laced on the blades at the age “It was nerve wrack- of two. tried to get me to play basketing watching the first ball“They (at Riverside) but that’s more my round and it was so dad’s sport ... I’ve loved (hockey) always, great to see my name we had a hockey net in our living room when I was born,” he said. called by Seattle.”

As a member of the PoCo bantam AAA Pirates this year, his size drew the Taylor Green attention of scouts, but he kept their WHL draft pick interest with his demeanor and talent.

“We were at a tournament and the moment he stepped off the ice he was surrounded by scouts,” PoCo bantam coach Steve Bruneau recalled. “He had to balance that attention and his team, and he did a tremendous job — his parents have raised him right.”

He also skated with the Vancouver North East major midget Chiefs — where he’ll possibly suit up next season — and didn’t look out of place, either.

“Obviously the selling feature that most see first is his size, at six-footsix,” Chiefs’ major midget coach Doneau Menard said. “He also moves well for his size. Like most teenagers that big, being long and lanky often results in being awkward on their feet, but he moves well.”

As a blueliner, Green demonstrated Mike Green-type offensive skills this past season. Like the Washington Capitals defenceman, the PoCo skater with the same last name spearheaded a lot of his team’s offence, scoring 12 goals and setting up 38 others in 42 games.

Although he enjoys contributing to the attack, the teenage Green feels his game is more on the defensive end.

“Playing Tier 2 I was able to be more offensive and put up the stats, but I see myself more of a shutdown defenceman. But I’ve always been able to score.”

Bruneau concurs.

“He has the offensive upside and moves the puck well and with his size and speed he was moving through players at will.

“As his strength improves, he will have an aggressive upside that he hasn’t had to use yet.”

T-birds’ GM Russ Farwell posted on the team’s Facebook page: “We have added another imposing player on the blueline. Green has tremendous potential to develop into an outstanding player.

“His skating and hand skills are what make this player so exciting and at six-foot-six, the upside was too much to pass up.”

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Gunners, Wolves off to semis Dan Olson

sports@thenownews.com Last year’s soccer champions are not trying to prove a point.

They are also not looking at making a statement.

The Port Moody under-21 men’s Gunners would like nothing better than to let their skills speak for themselves.

Behind a stellar team defence, the Gunners advanced to the u-21 Provincial Cup semifinal by blanking Westside Rino 2-0 Saturday.

Port Moody began with a gameplan to push the Vancouver Metro League’s second-place squad. It was successful, until Rino saw a man sent off at the 30th minute.

“We started off very well and played an excellent first half, but when they went down a man we seemed to think that it was going to be easy,” Gunners coach Larry Moro said.

It wasn’t until the 60th minute, when Logan Fales buried a breakaway opportunity, that Port Moody grabbed the lead.

Domenic Dmytrenko added an insurance tally with time running down.

“We were very solid defensively and gave up very few opportunites. We just weren’t always on the same page offensively,” Moro noted.

As the defending B.C. champions, Port Moody brings experience and high expectations to the park. The road to the final continues Saturday, 3 p.m. at Town Centre, when they play Vancouver Island’s Bays United, who bested Dewdney FC 4-0 in another quarterfinal.

Moro said his roster, which includes eight 20-year-olds, are well versed in what it takes to keep the streak going.

“At this stage, every team deserves to be here,” he said.

“For us, when we play the game that suits our style we’re pretty hard to beat. But we need to do it for 90 minutes.”

Quick start for Wolves

Neither exams nor an unknown opponent could throw the Coquitlam MetroFord Junior Wolves off the scent last Sunday in their pursuit of an Under-21 Provincial Cup final berth.

The Vancouver Metro Soccer league champions put their university studies behind them

for 90 minutes and buried their first scoring chance en route to a 3-0 victory over Nanaimo in the men’s quarterfinal contest.

Port Moody product Sasha Vukovic chested a pass at the 18-yard mark off a free kick and fired it past the Nanaimo keeper to give the Wolves a lead just five minutes in.

Mladen Ljumovic made it 2-0 30 minutes later. Vukovic completed the scoring late in the game, finishing a penalty kick.

“A lot of players had final exams last week so we were pretty exhausted going in,” Vukovic said of the quarterfinal.

“We didn’t have our best game, but our coach said we got the job done.”

Coquitlam needs one more win to advance to the u-21 final. They play the UBC Metropolitans, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. at Town Centre.

“They’re a very quick, fast team and even though we held the edge during the season, I told the kids we can’t take them for granted,” Wolves coach Rick Horvath said. “I’m sure UBC is going to give us a handful.”

The Metropolitans edged Port Moody Arsenal 1-0 in the other quarterfinal.

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PoCo club finds success in numbers Dan Olson sports@thenownews.com Some would say there’s safety in numbers. Kevin Reinelt believes there’s fun, too.

As owner/instructor of a local taekwondo club, Reinelt has put a large effort into shifting the focus from medals and winning to emphasizing participation and achieving one’s best when it comes to tournaments.

He’s got the numbers to back him up, too.

Reinelt’s Triumph Taekwondo club will take 55 athletes to this weekend’s 2010 Provincial championships in Vernon, from ages seven to 50.

“It’s turning into a real family event for us,” Reinelt said of the annual spring road trip.

“We’re trying to make it a character development (opportunity) for our students, because unlike soccer and hockey, taekwon do is an individual sport and they rely upon their own performance to reach their goals.”

If past performance is any indication, there will be plenty of medals coming home with them. But the aim is not to beat

a rival, but to deliver the best effort each athlete is capable of.

“I tell them, ‘If you medal, fantastic. If you don’t win a medal, fantastic.’ It builds confidence and it’s about going outside their usual experience, to aim at personal goals.”

Open to anyone who wishes to compete, the provincials is almost more about meeting new and old friends than about the gold. But as anyone who is involved in competitive sports can tell you, rewards are always part of the process.

Following the annual friendship tournaments that many of the athletes attend, the provincials is considered a great warm-up for the Westerns, where athletes need to qualify to compete.

Gaven Mayville, Lyn Hardman and Kristie Stewart all have their share of hardware.

They are eager to turn the focus onto personal goals in patterns and sparring.

“I’m not going (to the provincials) just for the medals, but I’m trying to do as best as I can,” 14-year-old Mayville said. “My first provincials I was thinking about the medals and stuff, but now I’m more focused

on just my own performance.”

Hardman is also looking at personal goals.

“From the friendship to provincial tournaments, it’s a whole different level of competition,” the black stripe athlete said. “You’re going not only because you want to have fun but you also want to do your best.”

That kind of approach is music to Reinert’s ears.

“When we train for a competition like this, I give goals and suggestions to what they can be focusing on. I believe that we should be focusing on actions, not outcomes.”

For 17-year-old Stewart, one of the benefits of the B.C.s is that it provides a new challenge.

“It’s going outside your comfort zone, which is what I like. I really love the activity and I’ve gained so much from the sport.”

Stewart, who has only been in the sport for four years, is a black belt and helps instruct classes at the club. She credits the sport with helping boost her confidence.

Hardman, who joined with son Nikolas four years ago, has kept climbing the black belt

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FIGHTING STANCE: Leading a large PoCo contingent to this weekend’s ITF taekwondo provincials in Vernon are locals, clockwise from left, Lyn Hardman, Kristie Stewart, Gaven Mayville, Damian Korcz, Natalie Fox and Inaam Jina. ladder despite a broken toe and torn ankle ligaments.

“I signed (Nikolas) up and then I saw older people doing it. It was then I thought, ‘Maybe I should do this.’ I thought I’d never be able to do it, but here I am.”

Gunners prove golden in Coastal Cup u-16 B final

A berth to the provincial playdowns assured, the North Coquitlam United under-16 gold boys Gunners turned their attention last week to a golden opportunity.

In a marathon contest against Lynn Valley, the Gunners went the distance to capture the Coastal B Cup title with a 3-2 shootout victory The squad set the tone early, thanks to some dominating work by defenders Alex Bai, Jason Delgrosso, Cole Spooner and Tom Townsend. North Coquitlam opened the scoring when Nima Samiei headed the ball into the cage, but Lynn Valley charged back.

Despite some stellar goalkeeping from Jordan Borrato, the North Shore team scored

twice to take the lead into the latter stages.

That’s when Sean Leach, coming in as a timely substitute, stepped up and took Roman D’Alessandro’s pass to tie the game and keep the Gunners’ hopes alive.

Neither team could score in overtime, with the Gunners prevailing 5-4 in the shootout.

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Last year, it was a run that took them to Nova Scotia.

This year, they had to settle for a big match at home.

The Coquitlam Metro-Ford under-16 B boys Sparta needed extra time to secure their second straight title, but they did it Sunday with flare, edging North Shore 3-2 in overtime for

the Challenge Cup. Karlo Kresevljak finished off a textbook play that involved three teammates, a perfectlyplaced cross, a well-timed header and one perfect shot.

Kresevljak buried Brody Huiteuma’s header for the overtime winner, after Huiteuma

forced extra time with a big goal of his own.

Coquitlam led 1-0 but fell behind 2-1 after North Shore tallied twice before the half.

Sparta won last year’s Coastal Cup u-14 title, besting North Shore 2-0 to advance to the 2009 national championships.

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Job Description: The individuals selected for these positions will be expected to provide all facets of underground mining development. They will be responsible for all development tasks and shall have sufficient experience with daily activities such as a range of LHD operation, jumbo operators, and mechanized bolting. Other support duties such as mechanical installation(s) (installation and maintenance of air, water and ventilation) and ground support will also be required. These individuals will be expected to receive daily safety and work line-up from their immediate supervisor(s) and complete the daily line-up safely and on time.

Job Qualifications: ● Must possess their Full Common Core for Underground Hard Rock Miner (U0000 to U0012), or equivalent provincial designation ● Must have a minimum of 3 years work experience ● Must have U0018, U0089 or U0092 depending on equipment or specific task ● Experience with either MacLean Series bolters or Atlas Copco Boltec are will be given top consideration

GENERAL:

● All applicants must meet the stated Job Qualifications ● Please provide any/all references with resume ● Remuneration shall be based on experience and qualifications ● Positions available immediately for long term contract.

We will only receive resumes via fax: 705-692-4310 or by e-mail: info@technicagroup.com , any drop in will not be accepted.

Please note that we will only consider individuals who meet or exceed the above qualifications AND experience requirements.

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3507

Cats

Dogs

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3508

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AUSSIE PUPS. Ten to choose from. Ready to go the first weekend in June. Tails & claws done.

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Garage Sale

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Sat. May 1, 9am - 2pm 3200 block of Noel Dr. (near Lougheed Mall)

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(behind Burquitlam Safeway) 1 gallon perennials & more Great deals!

Multi Family Sale Sat May 1 & Sun May 2 9am to 4pm 826 Gatensbury St Household items, collectibles, kids items, books & lots more.

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GARAGE SALES

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Saturday, May 15, 10 am HUGE TENT AUCTION!!!

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Poultry

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Dogs

PURE BRED Male British Bulldog, 5 months old, Moving must sell, $2000 obo. 778-552-4509

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DOBERMAN PUPS. Female/ Male. Tails/dew claws done. Blk/ tan. $1500-$2000. 604-607-7433

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Dogs

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3508

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We sell & service all hot & cold pressure washers 604.434.2188 upsi.ca #11 - 5850 Byrne Rd. Burnaby

2075

Furniture

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Lumber/Building Supplies

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Wanted to Buy

BEST Deal Restwell Matt Sets.

Full wrty, Dble $319. Queen $339 King $559. Will deliver. 722-3636 MOVING SALE, Bedroom Furniture, Dining Furniture, & Assorted Items. 604-475-1586

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Childcare Wanted

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Financial Services

5035

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Okanagan/ Interior

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Newport Village, Port Moody. rljwallace@telus.net

LIVE-IN NANNY req’d F/T in PoCo for 1 child. Before/after school care. First Aid needed.

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Duties include light cooking & housecleaning. 604-942-8801 emman01@telus.net

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I BUY PROPERTIES Any Condition, location or price 1-800-963-2115 www.StrategicHousing.ca

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Real Estate

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CHILDREN Childcare Available

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Plants & Trees

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Computer/ Internet

5020 4060

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Accounting/ Bookkeeping

J & L Accounting Services We have over 30 years of accounting experience & we can provide for all your accounting needs. This includes payables, receivables, payroll, monthly financials. Contact Jim for a free evaluation 604-866-1876

5015

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Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: Estate of Robert Edward Shaw aka Robert E. Shaw aka Bob Shaw, Deceased (the 'Estate') Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of the Deceased formerly of 2601 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, British Columbia who died on December 31, 2009 are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned, Glen Edward Shaw, Executor c/o Krista Jessacher Ste 400 - 601 W.Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 4C2 on or before June 15, 2010, after which the Estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

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Condos/ Townhouses

6008-24

Port Coquitlam

OPEN HSE Sun, May 2nd, 2-4pm, 3348 Vincent St, Poco, 2 storey T/H 3 BR, 1255 sf, updates, f/back yard Kerry 604-763-4638, www.sandrin.com Royal LePage Coronation West

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Surrey

$365,000 2BR - 2bath Condo Spec 180° view. Beautifully reno, elegant decor, granite, tile & hardwood. Walk-in shower. Stainless appls, gas fp. Crown mouldings & chair rails. Bldg completely updated & rain screened. Gym, spa & pool. Near skytrain.

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Aries March 21 - April 19: Chase money, especially money owed to you, or pursue past dollar sources such as a former job/employer. Pay old bills. Life is easy, mild. But don’t start any new projects before May 11. You might discover, early week, that there is a flaw or major hindrance in something you thought was “in the bag,” especially in romantic, creative or speculation zones. Work with a Gemini, Taurus or Capricorn to overcome that flaw. (Or just accept it.)

Communications are affectionate, especially with someone who means a lot to you (enemies can mean a lot, too!). Happiness, Wednesday/Thursday!

Cancer June 21-July 22: A former friend, schoolmate, could pop by, phone. If this occurs Sunday to Tuesday noon, or Friday/Saturday, it could have bigger implications – opportunity, love, travel, etc. Be engaging, welcoming. Your domestic scene has “lightened up” lately, and will stay light until late July. (This also takes the pressure off marriage and other partnerships.) Use this interval to prepare for the resumption of “serious matters” in this arena late July through 2012. Get contracts signed, disagreements settled, etc. Someone out there wants to “rescue” you.

If the knight’s white, say yes.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Mysteries, intimate bonding, sex, pregnancy, lifestyle change, commitments and consequences, crime, research, dreams, investments, finances, inheritances and other people’s money – these continue to occupy you, and continue to be subject to delays, mistakes and misunderstandings.

Be patient. Reprise the past – e.g., grab a former lover, chase former financial situations, revisit former mysteries. You might be contemplating marriage, or another cultural passage. Wait: January to June 2011 will bring your answer, ring your bell. Security, home Sunday-Tuesday. Romance mid-week.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Your energy and charisma soar, you love life and it loves you! But once every four years your April/May high-energy period will occur while it is unwise to begin new projects – as now.

These 1-in-4 year phases must be meant to nudge you into cleaning up your past, or seizing it so you don’t lose something --- or someone – valuable. That might be why old flames, nostalgia, old contacts, and past “ungrabbed” opportunities return, as they are doing now. So use your high energy and magnetism this week, but use it to reprise (or clean up) the past. Joy, Friday/Saturday!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Start nothing new before May 11. Reprise the past in career, prestige areas – and protect these from mistakes, supply shortages, missed meetings, etc. A former career role might return.

You’re still assertive/aggressive, your face is redder than usual, you want quick results, and you might push people too hard – this from last October to early June 2010 (and Monday/Tuesday!). On the good side, higher learning, foreign countries and lawyers benefit you. Your social life has picked up! Work hard Sunday to Tuesday noon. Be flexible, welcoming mid-week.

Mysteries, intimacy late week.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Relationships remain your prime focus. Don’t start new ones. Protect ongoing contacts from (your?) neglect. You could deal with a former spouse, business partner or contact, or a former opportunity might return (especially one involving the public, relocation, sex, finances, and/or a social group).

You could grow increasingly intimate with a friend or affectionate bond. That’s good. If you learn a secret Sunday/Monday, it’s true. Take care if a relationship conflicts with your career or community status. Slow down, attend to home, family mid-week. Romance, creativity visit Friday/Saturday!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Lie low, rest, make no demands.Cleanup,handleoldobligations,governmentrelated tasks, administrative duties – and be nice.

(Bureaucrats do engage in revenge sometimes.) Your speech and writing is a bit aggressive, male, volatile – and unusually friendly – last October to this coming June. Neglected chores will return. So might an old flame, but a quiet or restrictive or burdensome one, perhaps someone you want to protect. (Remember, this is your year for career success, not for shenanigans.)

Big money, mysteries and sex favour you Sunday to Tuesday. Mid-week’s mellow.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Start nothing new before May 11. An assortment of old friends, former lovers, teachers, schoolmates, even bosses might have started flowing in – most of these won’t last, so be non-committal until you see who “sticks.” A Taurus, Gemini and/or another Virgo figure prominently.

Romance, creative or speculative urges, love for happy children – these bless you Sunday to noon Tuesday.

The “person” side of this shines bright; the sex/ intimate side meets problems, perhaps due to security factors. Relationships intrigue you Friday/Saturday. For 15 years, marriage/love will fascinate you.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The accent remains on work — you have a lot to do, including chores you neglected weeks or months ago. Tackle these. If unemployed, contact former employers, or return to a former field. But DON’T start any brand new work projects, nor buy machinery. All this to May 11. If a co-worker’s driving you crazy, just take a deep breath.

Your spouse is affectionate. If you’re unattached, others respond sweetly (but don’t seek anyone brand new before May 11). Money has “significance” or involves important news Sunday-Tuesday. Be domestic, or in nature, Friday/Saturday.

May 2 - 8 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Romance is deep, meaningful, might be of marriage quality. This applies especially if an old flame has wandered back. Take a chance on this. But don’t start a brand new relationship now – it would forever remain an “unfinished symphony.”

Same advice applies to creative, speculative, sports and pleasure projects. Work is pleasant, co-workers affectionate. Your energy and charisma soar Sunday to noon Tuesday – much succeeds, but don’t push love toward intimacy too soon, and beware mixing gambling with investments. Money’s important mid-week – be nimble!

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Rest, lie low and contemplate people, things, your life Sunday to noon Tuesday. There is much to think over, and a series of valuable insights, especially in the areas of home, security, spirit, government, sex and intimacy, romance and large finances. Your relations with others (or one other) are at a low, and critical point. Don’t expect agreement, but do realize you are probably in the “power seat” of this relationship now. (As opposed to last October/November, when roles were switched.) A “déjà-vu” situation might exist. Your energy and charisma return mid-week. Money, Friday.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: You’re busy, but not pressured (much) – enjoy the respite.Your popularity rises Sunday to noon Tuesday – seek friends, be happy, flirt with a casual acquaintance you haven’t seen in awhile, have fun! (That casual friend might be the key to a significant social, even partnership event.) But realize restlessness can interfere with job success. Settle into rest, contemplation and mild withdrawal Tuesday noon through Thursday. True insight, inspiration arrives Thursday. Your energy and charisma surge Friday/Saturday! Attract and do. But don’t start anything new before May 11. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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REAL ESTATE RENTALS

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New Westminster

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NW/BBY Border. New, spac 6 BR + Den, 4 baths. 2,600 sf. Granite, SS appl, legal suite, river view.

Call now-beat the HST! $749,000, & no tax! Kelly Bhatti, Century 21 Coastal Realty, 604-808-0221

6020

6040

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North Delta

10671 WESTSIDE Drive, Canterbury Hts, N. Delta; Sunday only, 2- 4pm. Updated home with view! $584,900. Bob Edwards, Re/Max Performance Rlty, 604-590-4888

Real Estate Investment

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Lots & Acreage

6065

LANGLEY LOT. $284,000. Fully serviced. 3,800 sq ft. Prime location in new area of Willoughby Heights. Can build three level house with bsmnt and double garage, with lane access. Close to Hwy 1 & amen. 604-618-3244

Recreation Property

COZY COTTAGE Home on .82 acres Lake Front, less than 1 hour fr Vancouver. Just $525K. Park Georgia Rlty, Lisa 778 882-7275

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Agents

SALISBURY PLACE 7272 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate 1 BR incl heat & hot water. N/S & N/P. Call 604-524-4720

BBY Brentwood Gate, Deluxe new 1 BR & Den, Fully Furnished, ss 7 appls, granite counters, sec’d prkg, Incls utls, cable, internet.

Avail now. Call 604-649-8931 BBY HIGHGATE 1 BR $760 & 1 BR $850. Clean, quiet, N/S, N/P. Avail May 1. 604-803-9104 BBY, Lougheed Mall. 1 BR corner unit, $855 incl heat & h/w. ns/np, Newly reno’d. U/grd prkg. storage, May 15/Jun 1. 604-779-3882 BBY METRO Town 1 br avail immed Clean quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 604-569-1614 BBY METRO Town 1 br avail immed Clean quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 778-323-0237 BBY METRO Town 1 br avail immed Clean quiet bldng. Inc heat/hot water. 778-994-2334

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604-809-4889 Office: 778-297-3000

6508

6508

Apt/Condos

SALISBURY APARTMENT 7111 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate 1 BR rent incl heat & hot water.

N/S & N/P. Call 604-526-5584 COQ AUSTIN & BLUE MTN. Bach $600. 1 BR $720. incl h/w & u/g prkg. Bldg w/d. 778-865-6696

www.team3000realty.com

Full MLS $3,000 Plus buyer’s agent fee ®

Langley/Aldergrove

FOR SALE BY OWNER

27021-24th Ave, Aldergrove $718,000

Reduced Price to the Current Assessed Value No Real Estate Fees

Gorgeous 5,300 sq. ft. custom built home with a finished basement & in-law suite. Open A must see! design,very functional,greatfor entertaining family & friends. Close to all amenities,5 minutes to the USA. Too many features to list! You won’t be disappointed.

usellahome.com ID# 5108 laws4122@telus.net

604-626-4122

Coquitlam

6508

Apt/Condos

BBY S, 2 BR $895, ug prkg, hw, net, hardwood, cat ok, Jun 1, 6187 Kingsway. 604-818-1129

BBY Nice 1 BR, balc, Royal Oak/ Rumble, quiet, May 15, $850 incls ht & h/w, ns/np. 604-430-5857

COQ CTRL 1 BR Condo, total reno, 2nd flr, corner, quiet, ss appls, granite top, inste w/d, tile & h/wd flrs, u/g sec prkg. $1000.

Immed. Prof or couple, 1 cat ok, N/s, refs. Call 604-619-2642

BBY NORTH, VIEW Mt Baker. 2 BR apt, 1.5 bath, storage, sec’d prkg, quiet bldg, incls heat. On bus rte. NS/NP. $1040 + utls.

604-294-4048 or 604-299-3677

Large 1 BR. from $785, Newly renovated Incl heat & hot water.

1016 Howie Ave. nr Austin Raymar Realty. 778-828-6345

CALYPSO COURT

NEW CONDO 2bdrm+Den. 2 bath, s/s appl, w/d, f/p, top flr. $1350. ref req. 604-315-8385.

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

Well Managed Building.

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

612 CLARKE ROAD COQUITLAM Bachelor $720 1 Bdrm $815

D/W, Heat/Water included, parking avail.

Exercise room onsite.

RENTALS 778-783-0254 544 SYDNEY PLACE COQUITLAM

1 Bdrm 925 2 Bdrm $1045 $

Heat/Water incl., parking available.

Tennis courts, close to Lougheed 50% OFF 1st Month’s Mall, bus/ Rent skytrain.

RENTALS 778-783-0258 Follow us on twitter.com/capreit

www.caprent.com Apt/Condos

Peninsula Property Management

Why pay more?

6020-08

Apt/Condos

ARBOUR GREENE

Donna Karpowich

6020-14

6508

office: 604 936-3907

★ MISSION ★ 1.35 Acres Come Build your Dream Home Rare Cul-de-sac building lot in Mission. Street of High End Homes, backs onto Greenbelt.

Lots of Privacy - Room for sep garage. 10 mins to downtown.

Drive by 9749 Jones Terrace on Dewdney Trunk Rd, nr the Abbey, $298K. Call Len 604-763-4118

6002

Okanagen/ Interior

EXCEPTIONAL LAKEVIEW Lots from $160,000 also: 1 panoramic 3 - acre parcel.

Owner Financing, 250-307-2558 www.orlandoprojects.com

6052

6030

Lots & Acreage

The NOW COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY, ANMORE AND BELCARRA

Putting landlords and tenants together in the Coquitlam area • Landlord Property Management • For Tenant Placement • Free Property Evaluations

Contact Julianne Maxwell 604-536-0220 www.rentinfo.ca

#304 - 1959 152nd St. Surrey MILLENNIUM WATER…. A COMPLETE WATERFRONT COMMUNITY FEATURING LONDON DRUGS, URBAN FARE, RESTAURANTS, EASY ACCESS TO TRANSIT AND LUXURY WATERFRONT LIVING.

OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. 2-4

NEW WEST Lrg 1 BR apt, $750 incls heat, prkg & cbl, cat ok, Avail May 15. 604-522-7196

CASEY STREET Coquitlam

1721 Booth Avenue, Coquitlam

Joe Kogler 604-833-6814

Sterling Realty

Top Athletes called them home and you can too.

Studio, 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites stylishly designed with 7 appliances , radiant heat, Club Millennium amenities ready June 1.

604-694-6157 | admin@millenniumpro.com

NEW WEST 2 bdrm/2 bath & den condo, large balcony, quiet bldg, 5 appl. 1 block Sapperton skytrain. N/S, N/P. $1200/mo. Ref & proof income req. Avail now.

Call 778-554-6947 after 7pm & wknds.

NEW WEST Nr RCH, avail Now, 1 BR loft: $900 incls ht & h/w, n/p, u/g prkg, 604 299-8288 cedarsunset@shaw.ca

NEW WESTMINSTER, 1 BR Apt, $700/mo Includes heat, hot water, cable & parking. Near schools, shops, bus & Skytrain. Available now.

Cats okay! Deposit required.

Call 604-521-2884

PORT COQUITLAM. Atkins Park Place. Adult oriented, 1 BR apartment. Lovely building, ideal for seniors. Near bus, library, shopping & WCE. $650. Call 604-944-8697

Call 604.931.6408

Bach & 1 BR Available.

All Suites Have Balconies.

Undergrd Parking Available.

Refs Required. Small Pet Ok.

200 Westhill Place Glenayre − Port Moody

Totally reno’d 1 BR, top flr.

Pool & weighroom. $850 incls heat and hot water. Quiet area. N/S & N/P.

ACD Realty 604 521-0311 pager 604 252-4424 view @www.acdrealty.com

COTTONWOOD PLAZA 555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Large units some with 2nd bathroom or den.

On bus routes, close to S.F.U. & Lougheed Mall.

office: 604 936-1225 CASEY MANOR

325 Casey St, Coquitlam Large 1 BR Apt, $760 incls heat, hot water, cable & secure u/grd prkg. Clean, quiet, adult oriented building.

No Pets. View by appt.

Call 604 936-0408 9am-8pm

JUNIPER COURT 415 Westview St, Coq

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

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

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

320-9th St, New West

CALL 604 715-7764

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

CANTERBURY COURT

Fifth Ave, New West 1 BR $745. 2 BR $855. Lrg, bright, well maint bldg. Rent includes heat, hot water & cable. N/P. Central New West.

CALL 604 519-1095 Professionally Managed

by Colliers International

EL PRESIDENTE

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

Call 604 519-1382 Managed by Colliers International

RIVERS INLET Apartments

(Coquitlam Centre area) 1 BR & Bachelor Apt, 3 appls, incls heat & hot water, bldg laundry room on each flr.

Sorry no pets.

Call 604 942-2012

ROTARY TOWER 25 Clute St, New West

Middlegate Manor 1 BR − $700 & 750. 2 BR − $950. Spacious updated, new paint, clean quiet bldg. Rent incl heat, water, basic cable & prkg. CATS only OK.

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

Family Living WHITGIFT GARDENS 1 BR, (80% adult bldg), $750.

2 BR fr $895. 3 BR fr $1100. ●spacious apartments ●heat, h/w, prkg, indoor pool ●ball court, daycare available ●near skytrain, shopping and kids park. Sorry no pets.

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

604 420-5636

www.montecitotowers.com

Apt/Condos

SFU UNIVERSITY - Sub penthouse (view) 2 bdrm + den, hugh balcony, storage/1 parking no s/p. $1,800 immed (604)307-9307

St. Andrews Court

910 St. Andrews Street, New Westminster Bach fr $700. Lrg 1 BR fr $750 incls heat. Reno’d, new paint, hardwood floors. Cat ok.

Seniors special.

SUNSET PARK 5870 Sunset Street

Close to Bus & BCIT STUDIO & 1 BDRM ★ Quiet park-like setting ★ Newly Reno’d ★ Heat/hot water incld 604-291-8197 www.sunsetparkapt.com

BONSOR APTS Renovated high rise, Penthouse, 1 BR & 2 BR available, concrete building.

Very close to Metrotown, skytrain & Bonsor swimming pool. Rent includes heat, hot water. Reference required.

Contact Natalie 778-230-9037 or

Bayside Property Services Ltd., Office: 604-432-7774 for more info & to view

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

Age 55 or over. Beautiful view.

Bach high rise apt.

Close to trans & shopping.

Rent incl all utils. Refs req.

Contact Ana Cell: 778-859-0798

Call Diana 604 540-0337

6508

Danny 604 728-2086

VILLA MARGARETA

MILLENNIUM WATER Olympic Village

Beautiful, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Full Basement

Apt/Condos

1 BR from $775, May 1.

2 BR $950, May 1.

604 939-0944

LUXURY APARTMENT HOMES NOW AVAILABLE FOR RENT

6508

Bayside Property Services Ltd.

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

6510

Co-ops

Queens Avenue 136 10th St, New West

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

Email for application quacoop@gmail.com

6515

Duplexes - Rent

BBY SOUTH 1 BR & Den g/l, nr BCIT, f/p, 4 appls, n/s, n/p, priv ent, incls utils, $800 (1 person), Now or May 1st, 604-430-8142 N. WEST. 2 BR, upper flr. Front & back yard. Ns/np. $995/mo incl hydro. Avail May 1. 604-618-9340

6535

Homestay

POCO, Riverwood Gate. 3 BR + den. Gas f/p, 7 appl, large sundeck, double attached garage, f/yard, veggie garden. Near bus, shops & schools. $2000/mo + util.

Ns/np. June 1st. 604-762-1900

6540

Houses - Rent

3 BR 2 Bath 1961 Bow Drive, 1540sf nr Coq River. Elementary, Garage, 1yr lease, NP, NS, $1700. May 1, Eric 604-723-7368

BBY CARIBOO/10TH AVE, Clean 3 BR, view, deck, n/s, n/p, $1700 + utils, 778-846-4745

COQ Austin/Hickey 5 BR, 2800 sf, 2.5 bath, appls, lrg cov’d deck, quiet cds, by grnbelt. N/S. Av now 604-931-6339 or 604-812-6339 N.WEST 3 BR + den, upr ste, share w/d, $1700 + util lease only, Immed. N/s, N/p. Nr schl/bus/ park/shop. 604-436-9013 aft 6pm STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification - Low Down CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St, 3 bdrm, 2 baths, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town, close to shops & schools................ $888/M VANCOUVER – 558 Taylor St, 1 bdrm + den, 2 level TOWNHOME, nr GM Place, 1.5% Finance $988/M PITT MEADOWS -11860 Springdale Dr. 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath FAMILY HOUSE Appliances, huge family room, f/p, fully fenced back yard, garage, close to West Coast Express, Schools & shops..............$1988/M CLOVERDALE – 6965 - 192nd St, 6 bdrms, 5 baths NEW HOUSE with 3 suites + BIG income potential, all new appliance, w/d, f/p ....$2,688/M Call Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

Rentals

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The NOW COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY, ANMORE AND BELCARRA

RENTALS

6540

Houses - Rent

PO CO 3 Br upper, hw flrs, new paint, w/d, f/p, deck, carport, fncd yd, nr schls/shops. May 15. $1300 + 60% util. 604-313-3503 POCO 2 Br 2 bath modern bright condo. S/S appls, inste wd. Near shops, schools transit, park. Exc complex, $1400/mo + util, 604-521-0876 ext 29 or Email: rental@quaypacific.com. Quay Pacific Property Management POCO Lougheed/Prairie, New 1 BR glv ste, 5 appls, inste w/d, $750 + shrd util/cbl, avail Now, NS/NP, Stan 604-313-8764 WESTWOOD PLATEAU 5 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath, 3000 sf, 2 fireplace, dbl garage. No smoking, no pets $2250.

604-931-4510

6450

Miscellaneous Rentals

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

6595

Shared Accommodation

6595-10

North Burnaby

Lrg 1 BR to shr in Clean Bright house, View, 1 blk to bus, $500 incls all, fem pref, 778-668-7181

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

BBY 1 BR g/l ste, full bath, $675 incls utils, no w/d, $675. Avail Now. N/S, N/P. 604-777-2426 BBY 1 BR ste, Canada Way & 14th Ave, $750 incls utils, no w/d, n/s, n/p, Immed. 604-777-2455 BBY 2 BR lrg, quiet , clean, 2 lvl, upper Deer Lake, prkg, shared w/d, utils incls, $1050 + net. N/S & N/P. 604-521-6120 after 6pm BBY CARIBOO, 2 BR bsmt , sh’d W/D, NS/NP $800 incls utls. Now 604-525-6283 or 604-838-6736

To place your ad call

604-444-3000

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

BBY, EDMONDS. 1 BR, f/bath. $765/mo incl utils. Nr bus. Avail Immed. Ns/np. 604-376-5129 BBY, EDMONDS, 2 BR Ste, $900/mo incls utils & cable, N/s, N/p, Avl May 15. 604-522-4124 BBY Edmonds area, 1 BR bsmt, $800 incls utils & appls. 700 sf, Av now. Refs. ns/np. 604-936-0630 BBY, METROTOWN. Bachelor suite. No w/d. $600/mo incl hydro.

Avail now. Ns/np. 604-434-5310 BBY, MIDDLEGATE. Bright 1 BR. Ns/np, no w/d. $650/mo incl hydro/cbl, May 15.604-522-6773

BBY, N. 1 BR, f/bath, d/w. Sh’d w/d. Ns/np. $750/mo incl util.

Near SFU. June 1. 604-420-1080

BBY, E. 2 BR. Ns/np. Sh’d w/d. $850/mo incl hydro/’net. Immed .

Near schools/bus. 604-525-0196

BBY N. 1 BR grnd lev ste in quiet cul de sac. $850 incls utils, net, alarm, share w/d. By shops. NS/ NP. May 15. 604-298-1559

BBY E., New 1 BR main flr, N/s, $700/mo, nr all amens, avail immed. Call 778-398-1111

BBY, Near BCIT, large 1 BR bsmt, living & diningrm, kitchen, share w/d, own entry, $750+ utils, np, np, June 1. 604-299-8415

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

Alarm Services

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

8030

HOME REPAIRS. Reno’s to Handyman’s service. Hammer 604-220-4857 or 604-942-0941

Cleaning

#1 QUALITY Cleaning Service Homes & Business. Senior Disc.

Low Rates. 604 724-8998 ★★★★A GIFT OF TIME ★★★★ Clean to perfection, Honest, Lic & Insured, Free Window Cleaning, Call 778-840-2421 Exp. Reliable European Cleaning, Move In or Out, Res/ Comm★ Call 604 760-7702 ★

8058

Computer Services

Concrete

8070

Doors

Specializing In Residential Garage Doors Repairs • Installation • Service Call Joffre at 778-999-4471 tri-citygaragedoors.com

8073

Drainage

BAJ MINI EXCAVATING Sewer/storm, drains, remove oil tank, pave/concrete, retain’g wall.

604-779-7816 or 604-540-9420

*Patios, Pool Decks, *Sidewalks Driveways *Forming *Finishing * Re & Re All Your Concrete Needs

30 yr exp. Quality workmanship Fully insured

Danny 604.307.7722 DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Prompt, Professional, Family run 40+yrs. Seniors % 604 240-3408

8080

BBY, NORTH. 2 BR, full bath, d/w, sh’d w/d. Ns/np. $1,075/mo incl hydro. May 1. 604-924-1933 BBY PARKCREST 1 BR bach g/l bright, partly furn, backyard, view, $700 incl util, June 1, n/s, n/p, nr skytrain, Suits 1. 604-294-8500 BBY ROYAL Oak / Rumble.

New 1 BR grnd lev ste. $700 Incls utls/cable. N/S, N/P. Avail now.

604-375-4261 BBY ROYAL Oak/Rumble, Brand New Main flr 3 BR ste, 2 bath, w/d.

Nr bus/school. NS/NP. Avail May 1. $1500 + util. 604-375-4261 BBY S. SLOPE New Furn 1 BR bsmt, nr Metrown, Now, ns, np. $800, 604-430-5549, 506-4451

COQ BLUE Mnt area, 2 BR upper, shared w/d, d/w, big deck, $1125 + 2/3 utils. May 1. Sm Pet Considered, n/s. 604 897-0411

8125

Electrical

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

Excavating

ABSOLUTE BOBCAT & EXCAVATION LTD.

• All Bobcat & Mini-X Services • Small Hauls Available • Fast Reliable Service

Call Ryan: 604-329-7792

8090

Fencing/Gates

Timberland Forest Products 6x8 Fence Panels from $27, Siding, Decking, Roofing, Shed, Split Rail etc...

We Install Cedar Fencing Free Estimates − Call Today

8075

7753 Edmonds St, Burnaby Call 604 520-7792

Drywall

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

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

DRYWALL & FINISHING. Free estimates. Reasonable rates.

15% seniors’ disc. 778-858-1750 FOR EXPERT Drywall, Taping & Finishing, Bob @ 604-520-9888 leave msg. or call after 5pm

8080

8110

Blinds & Draperies

Gutters

604-565-2424 ● perfectfabrics@gmail.com

COQ LANSDOWNE New 2 BR Bsmt Ste, 1bth, $1000 incl util + cbl, N/p, N/s. Sep Ent, Cls to Coq Cntr. Avail Immed. 604-468-4450

COQ, Ranch Park. 2 BR, f/ba, priv w/d, greenbelt view. Ns/np. $825 + sh’d util. Immed. 604-941-6264

COQ WEST, New 2 BR gr lev ste, own W/D. May15/Jun1. $1250 incls utls. NS/NP. 778-558-0331

8130

Handyperson

Full Seamless Gutter Installation/Repairs Soffits All jobs Guaranteed.

Fully insured/WCB covered Will beat any competitors price

604-439-9417 Edgemont Gutters. Sales & Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minor repairs, cleaning. 604-420-4800 PRESSURE WASHING, Gutter Cleaning & Repair, Drain Cleaning. Call George 778-859-7793 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning from $98. Repairs & power wash avail.

Prompt. 604-524-0667, 782-5085

Handyperson

TRUSTED HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HANDYMAN - framing, decks, tiles, hardwood, roof repair. Total additions & basements. Ken 778-773-6251 or 604-455-0740

Stevie’s Handyman Services No Job too Small, Good Rates Call Stevie 778-997-0337

8155

Landscaping

FORTRESS RETAINING WALLS & LANDSCAPES Retaining walls • Interlocking paving stones • Patios • Walkways • Driveways.

Sod • Top soil • Sand • Gravel • River rock • Bark mulch.

Fencing & Woodworking: Arbours • Pergolas • Bridges.

Call Chris Spruston, 604-908-1258

Certified by The National Concrete Masonry Association.

★ AMAZING TOUCH LAND’G ★ Paving, retaining walls, turfing, planting. Call 604-889-4083 ★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★ Retaining walls, irrigation, paving, patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

SINCE 1997

Dust Free.

Affordable Rates!

Free Estimates.

Call: 604-240-3344

HANDYMAN

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Prof. refinish, sanding from $2. installs. Dustless 604-219-6944

Townhouses Rent

6605

RIVERS INLET Townhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area)

2 BR townhouse 3 BR, 1.5 bath, townhse 2 levels, 5 appls, carport.

MRidge Newly reno 900 sf, 1 BR ste, on 5 acre fully fenced, lg barn, $1150 + 1/3 util, livestock welcome! N/S, June 1, 604-347-7776 POCO 1 BR & Den ste, big back yard & patio, alarm, w/d, $850 incls utils. Immed, 778-245-8016 POCO 6 yr old 1 BR bsmt ste, $750 incls utils, n/s, n/p, Avail Now, shared w/d, 604-817-2499 POCO MARYHILL Bright 2 BR, full bath, utils incls, small pet ok, n/s, $1100, w/d, 604-329-2783 POCO Near Pitt River Rd, 1 BR bsmt ste, $780 , inste w/d. NS/NP. Avail Now. 604 945-3508

Townhouses Rent

PITT MEADOWS 3 BR T/H, quiet family complex, Rent geared to income, n/p, 604-465-4851

Experienced with Inside & Outside Home Reno’s Repairs & Maintenance.

No job too small.

Quality work. Low rates.

Call Doug • 604-833-9536

Floor Refinishing

Lawn & Garden

• Residential and Commercial Lawn Maintenance • Power Raking • Yard Cleanup • Lawn Repairs • Gardening • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning

Free Est 604-779-6978 Coquitlam

LANDCAPING LTD.

❏ SPRING CLEAN-UP ❏ Yard Maintenaance ❏ Hedge Trim ❏ Tree Pruning ❏ Lawn Cuts ❏ Weeding ❏ Retaining Walls ❏ Drainage Fully insured. Call John: 604-464-8700 or 778-867-8785

AERATE $50 CUTTING $30 Dustless sanding and refinishing, custom stains & installations, sales & design. Res/Com. Call for appt 604-722-6350

8160

Lawn & Garden

QUALITY PROPERTY CARE Licenced for lawn

Chaffer Beetle

treatment.

Garden rototilling, tree services, stump grinding, lawn aeration, reseeding, lawn and garden installations.

Call: 778-885-6488

604-878-5232

Installations Refinishing & Repairs

Suites/Partial Houses

COQ, WESTWOOD Plateau.

Reno’d large 2 BR. 1,000 sf. Full bath, priv w/d & entry. Ns/np. $950/mo + 1⁄3 util. 604-612-3384

6605

★ HANDYMAN★ $30 per hour Call 604-762-6401

PERFECT FABRICS • 1,000+ unique patterns!

Ideal for designer homes! European, high quality, professional home decorative fabrics and unique accessories.

Environmentally friendly fabrics, custom designs, garden-style collections, children’s prints and much more. International quality certification. All fabrics are 300cm wide, with firewall, antibacterial, antistatic and odor remover. By appointment, call:

COQ FOSTER/PORTER, 1 BR bsmt ste, own W/D. $850 incls utl.

Jun 1. NS/NP. 778-838-3786

8160

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS

8110

COQ, COMO Lake. NEW 1 BR bsmt ste, Own W/D, sep entry, $700/mo + utils, avail May 1, Near bus & amens. Call 604-939-6765

6602

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

Warehouse/ Commercial

6620

WAREHOUSE FOR LEASE 3400 Sq Ft. Coquitlam 604-521-7444

604-444-3000

Floor Refinishing

Electrical

NEW WEST ELECTRIC Lic 94644 Rewiring & Service & Upgrades Free Est. 604-724-7381 24/7

COQ Brand New Bright 2 BR gl ste, 1400sf, b/yd, f/ba, Now, $1400 incl util/cbl/net, shd wd, wlk to schl/bus, ns/np, 604 319-5029

A Semi Retired Tradesman Small Crown & Trim work, Small Repairs. Richard, 604-377-2480

8130

S&E Landscaping and Fencing Custom Cedar, Prefab panels, Chainlink. Free Est. 778-838-3005

Suites/Partial Houses

To place your ad call

www.AbacusElectric.ca Res & comm. 40 yrs exp. 1 stop! Reas. rates! 778-988-9493. Reg. 97222

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

604-916-7729 JEFF

STAMPED CONCRETE

8020

CONCRETE WORK of any kind.

Third generation. Call Mike at 604-945-8717 cel 604-318-3649

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

Computer REPAIR: PC, Internet, Network, home/office reg maint.

Sr’s Disc. Simon • 604-999-0815

8060

Concrete

Tri-City Garage Doors

Carpentry

FINISHING WORK • Trim, crown molding. Sr’s disc. 604-341-2512 lauriescustomfinishing.ca

8055

8060

6602

BBY, NEAR BCIT, Reno’d lrg 3 BR main flr, livrm, diningrm, kitch, share w/d. $1350 + utils.

N/P, N/S. June 1. 604-299-8415

HOME SERVICES

8010

A33

Friday, April 30, 2010

Pwr Rake Com/Res/Strata Rubbish Removal Fertilizing Edging Free Estimates

Wembley Lawncare

604-571-5771

Marc’s Lawn Care

Hedge Trimming Pruning Yard Clean Up Full Lawn Care Fertilization Program Rubbish Removal

8180

Home Services

BE COOL! Talk to Someone You Trust.

CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING Sears also installs ROOFING, WINDOWS, WINDOW COVERINGS & CARPETING

Ask About Seniors Discount

Marc 604 315-8954

604-464-8600 ext 213

A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, garden, tree svcs. Pruning, yard clean-up, rubbish. 319-5302 Best Value Gardening Full Lawn Care. Cut fr $20. Pwr rake, hedge trim. 18 yrs exp. 604-719-6832 Lawn & Garden • Clean-ups & Disposal, Gutters/Press Washing Seniors Disc. Al @ 604-783-3142 LAWN MAINTENANCE 20 yrs exp. power rake, aerating. Free est. Reliable Reas. 604-649-9965 Spring & Summer yard services: lawns, pruning, hedges,

great rates... Adam 778-899-4162

TERRA NOVA ..604-786-9797 Lawn & gardens. Certified staff.

Aeration & fertilizer. Fully insured.

Visa, Master card & Amex.

8175

Masonry

Moving & Storage

8185

B&Y MOVING Experienced Movers ~ 2 Men $50 ~ • Includes all Taxes • Licenced & Insured • Efficient & Reliable

604-708-8850

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

1, 3, 5 or 7 Ton

45

$

From Been in business for over 10 years Packing, Office & Piano moving specialist

FREE ESTIMATES

STONE WORK

Retaining walls, facing, cultured stone.

604-603-2576

tymerstonework.com

8180

24 HOURS 1-800-4-MY-HOME • (1-800-469-4663)

Home Services

Overhead Doors Overhead Doors Demolition & Demolition Rubbish Removal & Rubbish Removal Pressure Washing & Gutter Cleaning Washing Pressure Landscaping & Lawn & Gutter Cleaning Care Landscaping

Painting Interior Royal & Lawn Care & Exterior Fence Building/Repair City Crime Scene Crime Scene Cleanup contracting Cleanup

604.319.7114/604.319.9910 royalcitycontracting.ca

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance Moves Seniors Discount www.affordablemoversbc.com

604-537-4140 AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube.

Starting at $39/hour. Local & long distances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620

Home Services

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8185

Moving & Storage

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 #1 MOVING EXPERIENCE WITH L & D ENTERPRISES !!!

Fast & Dependable Special Rates Seniors Disc. Call 604 464-5872

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

8220

Plumbing

BBM

AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of Moving, Storage & Packing. Different from the Rest. 604-861-8885 Monty J’s Moving $70/hour • 604-710-5253 www.montyjsmoving.com

POPEYE’S MOVING 10% off all of March with this coupon

Renovations Big or Small.

Water Lines without Digging Broken Water Mains & Sewer Mains. Hot water Tanks, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Tubs, Leaky Faucets & Broken Pipes.

★ Good Quality Service ★ Fully Licenced & WCB.

604 729-3864 778 928-9839

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

CANRO SERVICE. H/W tank, furnace, boiler, drain, installations & repairs. BBB. 604-789-6767

604-783-6454 Vancouver 604-377-2503

www.popeyesmovingbc.com

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

CANSTAR PAINTING The Quality You Trust!

Interior & Exterior ★ EXCELLENT PRICES ★ Free Est./Written Guarantee

No Hassle Quick Work Insured/WCB

778-997-9582

Kraft Painting & Decorating Residential, Commercial,Apartments

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-294-5300 LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-469-8405 PACIFIC ACE PLUMBING INC. •Repairs •Installation •Insured Free Est. Call • 778-836-8835

8225

Power Washing

Grant’s Home Maintenance Complete Pressure Washing: Roofs, Houses, Driveways, etc Gutter Cleaning & Repairs.

Residential & Strata Prompt Service. WCB Insured grantshomemaintenance@shaw.ca

Special rates for ongoing maintenance painting.

Pressure Washing

Drywall Repair Repaint Texture Ceilings,Trim, Doors, Frames, Cabinets Walls & Floors, Colour Selection…etc.

RUDI 604-939-0697 or 778-838-2666 AAA PRECISION PAINTING Interior/Exterior Excellent Prices

Free Est/Written Guarantee Insured/WCB

778-881-6096

Magic Star Painting Top Quality Quick Work 3 ROOMS $

299

for Free Estimates

Call Now: 780-6510

D&M PAINTING

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

604-724-3832

★ PAINTING ★ • Pressure Washing • Residential/Commercial • Over 25 years experience

WET & WILD

Residential / Commercial No job too BIG or small.

Low Rates. Quality Service.

Seniors Disc. Free Estimates

Call • 604-941-2297

Edgemont Building Maintenance. Power Washing. Window & Gutter Cleaning, 604-420-4800

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

DENALI PAINTING − Int. & Ext. Reliable, Insured, WCB. Free Est Seniors Discount. 778 320-4438 Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed!

Call Thomas 604 377-1338 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

Perimeter Drains, Sewer Line

604.942.5378 www.kertlandscaping.com

Specialties Include: Kitchen & Bath Improvements We Also Do: • Roofing • Sundecks • Door & Window Replacements

Call Bill

604-298-1222 www.chrisdalehomes.com

DLR CARPENTRY Framing Renovations Additions New Construction CALL 604-728-5685

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

www.jkbconstruction.com

FERREIRA HOME IMPROVEMENTS Additions ★ Renovations Concrete Forming ★ Decks Garages ★ Bathrooms Ceramic Tile ★ Drywall Hardwood Flooring ''Satisfaction Guaranteed''

NORM, 604-466-9733 Cell: 604-841-1855

8250

Roofing

Haney Home Improvement

Bathrooms Kitchens Moulding

604-476-9393 Additions, Renovations, New Construction, Concrete Forming & framing crew. 218-3064 Complete Bathroom Reno’s Suites, Kitchens,Tiling, Skylights, Windows, Doors, 604 521-1567 PRP RENOVATIONS. Kitchens, baths, tiling, flooring, painting, plumbing, gutters 604-764-0399 RENOS & DECKS Bathrooms, basements, int/ext home repair. 604 376 3192

8250

Roofing

JJ Roofing • Repairs • Reroof • New Roof

Drywall Decks Siding

10% lower than any other written estimate

•Residential Roofing •Siding and Window Installations •Aluminum Awnings and Railings •Rain Gutter Replacements •Drainage Installations and Repairs Member BBB - Member RCABC Full Liability Coverage and WCB Designated Project Managers and Third Party Inspections

Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate Quote code 1969 for a 5% discount

SENIORS DISCOUNT WCB & Fully Insured

604-726-6345

Eastcan Roofing & Siding Ltd. 10% Discount: Re-Roof, Repair, Gutter. WCB. BBB. 604-562-0957

www.tbselectric.com

8255

8250

Roofing

ARMOR ROOFING

• Superior Quality • Competitive Pricing • All Types Of Roofing • Siding, Doors & Windows • Gutters & Custom Metal • 25+ Years Of Experience

604-785-9880

LOW COST ® Rubbish Removal

A North West Roofing Specialist in Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est 10% disc, BBB, WCB, Liability Insured. Jag 778-892-1530

A Eastwest Roofing & Siding Re-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

❏ DISPOSAL Construction, Reno’s & Drywall / Demolition ❏ YARD & HOME Cleanup •7 Days/Week •Free Est’s

Isaac ★ 604-727-5232

Bulldog Disposal ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑

Rubbish removal Free Estimates Fast & Reliable Same Day Service Residential/Commercial Rental Bins Available

Call Tony 604 834-2597

AUTOMOTIVE

9125

Domestic

9145

Scrap Car Removal

9155

8255

Rubbish Removal

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. ★ Available 24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020 Big Phil’s Rubbish Removal Take your junk away same day.

Call for rates 778-892-4515 DISPOSAL BINS 10 - 40 yard bins. Lowest rates! disposalking.com 604-306-8599

WILL HAUL out garages and bsmts, for little or no $ if saleable items are included. 604-936-8583

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

1981 CHEVY Z-28 CAMARO. Black. Tan inter. T-top, V-8, auto, exc cond. $6,500. 604-512-7083

8305

Sun Decks

UNITED VINYL SUNDECKS LTD.

• Waterproofing • Aluminum Awnings • Custom Aluminum Railings • Deck Renovations

Free Est.

942-5394

8309

Tiling

1993 CHEVY CORSICA, Auto, alarm, good cond, runs well, $1,200 obo. Call 604-588-7455 1993 MERCURY Grand Marquis, White with Blue Leather Interior, 4 DR Sedan, Power Windows, Power Locks, 4.6 Litre OHC Engine. Pristine Condition, only two owners. Air Cared and ready to drive away. $2495 Firm. Call 780-202-4222 or 780-542-9876 1996 OLDS ACHIEVA, 4 dr, auto, white, 180k, $1600 obo. good cond. 604-536-4974

9145

2H

2001 FORD XTR F150, 4x4, s/cab, 4.6 v8, auto, 200,000 k, reliable, $8,000 604-820-0114

604-728-1965 John

Scrap Car Removal

604-761-7175

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

604-945-2999 Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca

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

9515

Boats

9522

Motorhomes/RVs

9522

Motorhomes/RVs

1995 TRAVELAIRE Rustler 5th Wheel, 22 ft, exc cond, new awning, light weight, $8400.

604-846-1783 or 604-702-8845 2004 32FT. Scottsdale, Class A, ns, np, 67K, gas eng. 2 slide, 15ft awning, $57,000, 604-826-3992

9540

Trailers/Tents/ Campers

2007 DODGE Ram 1500. 4x4.

Quad cab. Full warranty. 44,000 km. Auto. $19,900. 604-835-5601

9160

Sports & Imports

2006 CEDAR Creek, 5th Wheel, 30ft. Rear living, br. slide). Fully loaded. 21ft add a room under the awning & enclosed storage area under the pin. Central vac. w/kick plate. A ns & np unit. Slide out pantry & 2 way fridge (Electrical/ Propane), 10 gal water heater (electric/propane), outside shower, Thermostat fantastic breeze control fans in br & living, thermopane windows & tinted. 4 holding tanks; fresh water, black water & 2 grey water (large 1 for toilet & shower & 20 gal for kitchen. tanks can be heated during winter/late fall operations. $34,900 obo Vernon Call Jerry 1-250-558-7836

1989 CORVETTE Roadster conv, view at www.corvette4sale.co.nr $14,000 obo 604-701-2257

1996 RUSTLER 5th Wheel Bunkhouse, sleeps 8, A/C, awning, ext shower, bunks, tons of storage. $9850. Langley. 604-881-4566

2002 SPRINTER 5th Wheel, 32 ft., 2 slides, TV & stereo, new qn bed, ducted air, also 1999 Ford F350 Lariat, 4x4, 7.3 L. Power Stroke diesel, Ext. cab, spray in liner, lg. Tuff box, Hijacker hitch, both in good cond. $32,000 for all.

604-855-0645 or cell 604-209-3125

1993 MAZDA 626, well maintained, 139kms, sunroof, p/w $2300 obo. (604)-476-1634

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200 FREE SCRAP car & truck removal. Top $$ paid for all. No wheels - no problem. 604-761-7175

24 hour Emergency Service

2006 FORD Escape, XLTv6, 4x4, auto, 145 k, exc cond, most options, $12,500 604-820-0114

★ FREE TOWING ★ up to $300 CASH Today!

9155

´ Removals ´ Topping ´ Spiral Thinning ´ Pruning ´ Stump Grinding ´ Hedge Trimming Free Estimates ´ Fully Insured/WCB

1988 FORD self contained Camper Van, flush toilet, stove, fridge, alrm, $7000 obo. 576-0256

E

STEVE TOWING SERVICES Scrap Car Removal. We Pay $$ for all cars. Call 778-316-7960

GJ’s Tree Services

Edgemont Building Maintenance. Window & Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing. 604-420-4800

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC

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

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986)

CERAMIC TILING by prof, 25 yrs exp, qual work at reas rates.

F/place & h/w flrs. 604-618-2717

THE SCRAPPER CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

$ BEST RATES $

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

Fully insured & WCB

DIRTY WINDOWS? Call Stanley 604-202-9480

Pays $150 minimum Call 778-316-3217

Tree Services

★ Joseph’s Quality Tiles ★ Tile Installation & Supplies. Joe 604-518-0068 or 604-719-2212

WANTED. 10, 12 or 14 foot aluminum boat, with or without motor or trailer. 604-319-5720

for Full-Size Complete Vehicles. Free Removal!

2-Hr. Service in Most Areas

8315

Gabriel (Gabe) J. Czank

Rubbish Removal

www.crownresidentialroofing.com SMART BATH SOLUTIONS INC. Complete Bathroom Remodelling European Tradesman. Free Est. Call Today! 604-944-6800

Three time Georgie Award Finalist National Sam Award Finalist Georgie Award for Best Renovation “Why Trust Your Renovation To Anyone Else”

604-728-3009

604-803-8782

Contractor number 97364

HOME SERVICES

Since 1983

Call Geoff Dann at:

604-782-8665 or 604-944-8665

Landscaping Ltd.

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS FROM DESIGN TO FINISH

SPACE BOOKING For: WEST COAST LIGHTING Rep: Fast Friendly Reliable CostLHunter Effective Service.

1226245 Free estimates & 1 yearAd#: warranty on parts and labour.

For: Kerts Landscaping Retaining Walls, Pavers, Machine Work, Drainage, Rep: JTaylor Soil and Gravel Delivery, Sod, Lawn Repairing, Ad#: 1229126

604 936-2808

EXPERTS OF:

ELECTRICIAN

SPACE KERT BOOKING

Big Boss Mechanical

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE A.M.C. MOVERS. All kinds of moving local/long distance. Ins’d 604-582-0045 or 778-888-9628

LANDSCAPING

Paving/Seal Coating

8205

1998 TOYOTA RAV 4. 5 speed, AWD. Well maintained. 217,000 km. $5,500 obo. 604-530-2907

2007 SUZUKI SX4-JX h/b, auto, 41k, front wheel drive, options pkg, $7700 Firm. 604-538-9257

2006 JAG 28JBSS, bunk, slide out, vy clean, storage, surround sound. $15,500 778-908-8876

2004 28 FT Terry 5th wheel, all equipped, clean, reduced price $17,900. Call 604-230-2728

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