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Youth advocate wins B.C. honour

Allan Schoenborn has been granted supervised leave from the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam.

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Child killer granted leave Simone Blais sblais@thenownews.com The man who killed his three young children in Merritt three years ago may well be grabbing his next latte from a Coquitlam barista.

The B.C. Review Board has granted Allan Dwayne Schoenborn the ability to have restricted, escorted trips into the community when cleared by the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital director.

At a hearing Tuesday, the 42-year-old requested occasional trips to Starbucks for a coffee or to go swimming with a group of patients from the Port Coquitlam facility, where he has lived since being found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCRMD) for killing his children.

That has left many people flummoxed over the decision, including Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart.  CONT. ON PAGE 4, see MAYOR.

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Coquitlam resident Jerome Bouvier, executive director of the PoCoMo Youth Services Society, is the winner of this year’s Courage to Come Back Award in the category of addictions.

Next to the wounds reside the gifts — or maybe the wounds are the gifts.

This is the perspective of Jerome Bouvier, who sees the brightness, not burdens, of his life on the fast track.

Bouvier is this year’s winner of the Courage to Come Back Award in the category of addictions. These annual awards honour six British Columbians who serve as role models for overcoming challenges that seem insurmountable.

The Coquitlam man has dedicated the past two decades to helping youth with tough topics like drug abuse. He speaks from a standpoint of experience, since he conquered his own battle with cocaine in younger years.

Now 52, Bouvier grew up in Manitoba, where he started experimenting with drugs at age 14. Two years later, his family moved to B.C., following his dad’s career in the horseracing industry. Bouvier, 16, quit school and became enmeshed in the horseracing scene — and the partying that came along with it.

“It breeds an interesting culture. It became ingrained in the culture and then it became your identity — the partying, the fast lifestyle,” Bouvier said. “I raced horses, but I was partying. During the morning when you’re working with horses, you were high. It was just part of your everyday thing.”

Bouvier started using cocaine when he was 18 while driving and training horses in his own stable.

“Then I had a job offer from California, sold all my horses, went down there and became the groom again. No one knew I was a driver or trainer. I became a groom and just partied my butt off,” he said. “Cocaine became very dominant. I was sleeping in tack rooms, sleeping in my car and doing crazy things like that. But it was the lifestyle.”

When he was 23, Bouvier won a horse race that caught industry attention.

“It was $180 to win on a $2 ticket. I still hold the record for the longest shot,” he  CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, see AWARD WINNER.

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hey say it’s a daily nightmare that’s caused damage to their homes, their children’s health and their ability to enjoy some peace and quiet.

Two east Coquitlam neighbours are speaking out against what they say is a non-stop case of trains idling, in some instances for hours, just steps away from their backyards.

A spokesperson for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), however, says the company is doing what it can to alleviate the problem of trains idling.

Reece Avenue residents Jennifer Rees and Robert Ruff say the problem centres around a stop light located just outside their backyards that dictates when and how often trains enter the nearby CPR yard in Port Coquitlam.

“It happens every day,” said Ruff, who has lived in the area for 13 years.

“Some days are better than others, but you won’t go a day usually without a train sitting back there. Sometimes it’s 10 minutes. Sometimes it’s half an hour. Sometimes it’s three or four hours.”

The pair say the trains idle outside their backyards while the operators wait for clearance to enter the yard, and that causes the trains to emit diesel fumes toward their properties.

On top of that, they say the noise is damaging their homes.

“It’s cracked our foundation and our tile in our basement,” Ruff said.

“There’s a San Andreas fault running through the kitchen in our basement suite.”

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Jennifer Rees says she can’t let her kids play in the backyard because of the diesel fumes emitted by trains idling nearby.

Rees, a mother with two young kids, fears the diesel emissions could worsen her son’s heart aneurysm. She said she’s lived in the area for close to five years, and the trains sometimes idle upwards of 10 times per day at all hours.

“It’s not fair to my kids to have to tell them you always have to play in the house when there’s a train out there, because sometimes the trains are idling there for hours and hours and hours,” she said.

Both Rees and Ruff said they have attempted to contact CPR officials to see if those lights could be moved

250 metres down the tracks to a nonresidential area. The pair were told it couldn’t be done due to an estimated $1-million price tag associated with the move.

“It may be a little bit costly to move it down a little bit, but it’s not like they have to order a new one,” Rees said. “But the whole point is, once you realize that you’re polluting a whole neighbourhood, that million dollars shouldn’t even matter.”

CPR spokesperson Mike LoVecchio said a company directive is in place to prevent trains for idling for more than 15 minutes, and that policy has been

in place since 2007.

“CP has equipped over 80 per cent of our locomotives with some form of anti-idling device, which, under certain operating conditions will shut down the locomotives instead of letting them idle,” LoVecchio said.

“For those that do not have the equipment, they are subject to internal policies to manually shut them down when similar conditions exist.”

Both Ruff and Rees concede that some concessions should be made, and are not suggesting that the trains stop running entirely.

In Rees’s case, she said she and her husband were told by their realtor that only West Coast Express trains ran by their property at set hours in the morning and in the early evening.

On their first night in their new home, they were awoken by trains idling outside during the late evening hours.

“I was so mad at myself. I should have looked behind the treeline,” she said. “My husband and I both really didn’t investigate enough. We just took the realtor at face value for what he said.

“It was our first house and I was pregnant at the time. We were just excited that we could afford the house.”

As for Ruff, he just wants to find a happy medium.

“We understand that business has to carry on, but you have to make some concessions now that there’s a vast community living in this area whereas 30 years ago there wasn’t,” he said.

“Now that there is, they should have some consideration for people living in the community, because it’s the people that make the railway function.”

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The issue of the harmonized sales tax in the riding of New Westminster-Coquitlam is becoming a case of he said, she said.

NDP incumbent candidate Fin Donnelly reignited the debate Tuesday, when the federal NDP issued a press release condemning a Conservative strategist for suggesting that “the HST is right for British Columbians.”

Those comments were made by party member Colin Metcalfe on a local radio show Tuesday. Donnelly, in turn, took aim at the Conservatives

for those sentiments, adding that his riding’s Conservative candidate, Diana Dilworth, endorsed the adoption of the HST in a radio interview in 2009.

“She keeps trying to duck the issue by saying it’s a provincial issue, it’s a provincial issue,” Donnelly said. “But when I questioned her on the air and said, ‘If you were in the House of Commons, would you vote in favour or against?’ she said she would vote in favour.”

Dilworth, meanwhile, told The NOW Thursday that she’s “always been on record as say-

ing the HST is good tax policy,” although she disagrees with how the province implemented the controversial tax.

“Is there a concern about taxes? Absolutely there is, and that’s why the Conservative government has this strong record of cutting taxes and bringing in tax credits to ensure that our families and our seniors have as much in their pocket at the end of the day as possible,” she said.

Donnelly used the HST as one of the chief tenets of his 2009 byelection campaign platform, and told The NOW Tuesday “there’s still a high level of anger on this issue.”

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NDPer Fin Donnelly, left, and Conservative Diana Dilworth are competing in New Westminster-Coquitlam. back by questioning why the NDP has voted against lowering the GST and universal child tax credits.

“I can’t help but see the hypocrisy in that the NDP is

concerned about a provincial tax when they have a consistent track record of voting against federal tax cuts and federal tax credits that the Conservatives have put in.”

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“When I heard it, I was outraged. I was shocked that a year after a judge found him to have committed these heinous crimes against his own kids, a panel could consider it appropriate to have him head into town for coffee,” Stewart said, adding that escorted leave still does not justify his visits.

“It’s the kind of decision, I’m afraid, that causes people to lose faith in the justice system.”

Stewart said he has been trying to make contact with the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital to gain assurances about resident safety and the process for escorting.

“I want to be satisfied that the community’s interests are being looked after. I think that’s what the residents of Coquitlam want. They want to know someone’s looking after the safety of the community.

I don’t know that there’s anyone who has that confidence right now,” he said.

“We want to embrace mental health service delivery in our community. We want to know that the people who are providing those services are looking after our community as well.”

The B.C. Review Board decision issued last year paints the picture of a man

“It’s the kind of decision, I’m afraid, that causes people to lose faith in the justice system.”

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whose mental health has deteriorated for more than two decades. At 19, while living in Alberta, Schoenborn was using LSD, marijuana and alcohol when he suffered a psychotic episode. He voluntarily attended a mental hospital, where he was found to be “acutely psychotic,” talking to Jesus and God while believing he was having an LSD flashback. Although schizophrenia was mentioned in

collateral records, no formal diagnosis was rendered and he was discharged after eight days of treatment.

He married Darcie Clarke in 1993, and the first five years were happy ones. He worked as a roofing contractor while his wife stayed at home.

Relationship issues began to surface when Clarke announced she was pregnant for the first time. Schoenborn was “beset by suspicions of his wife’s infidelity as well as doubts about the paternity of their first child.” What began as concern morphed into jealousy and then obsession, and Schoenborn had “unfounded suspicions” about neighbours and co-workers.

His delusions expanded in 1999, when he began believing his wife and the lover he thought she had were poisoning their two-year-old daughter. He was certified at Eagle Ridge Hospital and assessed at Royal Columbian, but discharged against medical advice 10 days later.

His drug and alcohol use continued, and his behaviour became more erratic until 2007, when he began berating and intimidating his wife.

He hit her in May, and was charged with sexual assault against his wife in July. Clarke recanted and the charge was stayed.

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and Family Development became involved, and this angered Schoenborn, whose mental health continued to decline. In August, Clarke moved to Merritt to be closer to her mother.

In April 2008, Clarke told Schoenborn she would not reconcile with him. He stayed at her trailer on April 5 to visit his children while she spent the night at her mother’s. He called Clarke that night to ask her to come over, and she wouldn’t. “He continued to try to impress on her his concerns that the children were being molested or otherwise abused,” the decision states.

Schoenborn then separated his children while they were sleeping, stabbed his 10-yearold daughter, Kaitlynne, and suffocated his two sons, Max, 8, and Cordon, 5. He then attempted to kill himself using a razor blade, cleaver and then electrocution. He fled into the woods.

One of the psychiatrists who interviewed Schoenborn in preparation for the trial found he was suffering from a form of paranoid psychosis, “from a delusional disorder or schizophrenia in the form of delusions, hallucinations, thought-disorder, disorganized speech and labile mood.”

Schoenborn exhibited “eruptive and explosive, angry

outbursts,” and identified auditory hallucinations.

“He also considered that the accused presented with paranoid personality disorder as well as antisocial, narcissistic and borderline traits,” the decision finds.

Schoenborn was found NCRMD, and following the verdict, he was admitted to the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Two months into treatment, he was seeking access to the community, and the psychiatrist noted he was “impatient with the progress of his treatment.” He initially sought to be conditionally discharged to allow him to collect social assistance, live near the Fraser River and build houseboats.

The review board also found in 2010 that “he remains to some extent obsessed by or fixated on Ms. Clarke.”

The board ultimately decided to grant Schoenborn’s current application under strict conditions: • That he have escorted access to the community at the discretion of the director of the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, having regard to his mental condition and the risk he poses to himself or others; • That he not acquire, possess or use any firearm, explosive or offensive weapon; • That he abstain from using alcohol or any drugs

except as approved by a medical practitioner; • That the director may monitor the accused’s compliance by using urinalysis testing on demand; • That Schoenborn have no contact with his former wife, Darcie Clarke.

The Forensic Psychiatric Hospital director must assess Schoenborn’s mental state to determine whether he is ready for escorted absences from the facility.

Stewart stressed that the concerns surrounding Schoenborn’s escorted visits to the Tri-Cities should not be applied to everyone struggling with mental health.

“Coquitlam strongly supports treatment options for the mentally ill. We have been home to the largest mental health facility for 100 years.

I’m a staunch advocate for improved funding for mental health,” he said. “I want Mr. Schoenborn to be well and get the mental health treatment he needs. I also want to make sure that society is protected too.

“He’s not just a patient.

He’s also someone who committed a heinous crime against three kids. At best we can get him treatment, but whether we do or not, the public’s got to be protected.”

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“Unfortunately, she passed away just last August. She’d be very proud if she were here today.”

I had been seeking, I always had. It’s been the power of the human spirit within myself.”

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and Port Moody could each have their own dedicated vehicle. For $500,000 per year, Bouvier said he could work towards these goals while also maintaining PoCoMo’s outreach and school programs. Year after year, he scrapes money together through donations, fundraisers and grants. But Bouvier hopes one day to get government support.

When he reflects on his journey, Bouvier credits his wheelchair for his fortitude.

“The most amazing gift I was given in my life is my chair. The reason I say that is because it’s brought me to where I am today. It’s brought me through incredible experiences to meet people and learn from my greatest teachers — and my greatest teachers have been the thousands of youth that I have spoken with and met on my journey to this point,” he said.

“I see it as a gift. So for all those people out here, the youth that have many challenges in their life, I encourage them to look past and realize that there is a gift there somewhere. The power to overcome and move forward comes from within. The power of the human spirit is amazing.

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said. “Everybody was going, ‘Who was this guy? He was a cocaine-using, dealing, partying dude and he drives these horses.’ So it brought a lot of attention to who I was.”

Two weeks later, his life changed forever.

“I went waterskiing down at the beach, wasted — alcohol, cocaine, you name it — and ended up crashing into the rocks. The park ranger clocked the boat doing 50 miles an hour. I didn’t think about it at the time,” he said.

“They were going so fast and then they turned left. And when they turned left, my ski got caught and shot me out of my ski. I ended up somersaulting and skipping across the water and crashed into the rocks. The impact of hitting the rocks crushed my back.

I woke up quite a bit later in intensive care.”

After the accident, Bouvier never walked again.

“That was it. When I reached down and grabbed my leg and couldn’t feel anything, I knew I was screwed.

But during my time in the hospital over five and a half months, I met a lot of people that were worse off than I was,” he said. “I met quads. I met people who couldn’t pick up a Coke can. It just made it easier for me to go home and say ‘What have I got to cry about?’ So I ended up handling it a lot easier than most could possibly imagine.”

When Bouvier left the hospital, however, he slipped back into the same familiar lifestyle.

“People didn’t think I could do racing anymore, but I said, ‘I’m gonna do it’ … I designed a cart and a different buggy and I started to train again,” he said.

“I was still in the drug world and the racing world. I spent quite a few years still in the lifestyle. I lost friends to drugs.”

From California, Bouvier’s horses led him to New York and Delaware, where he raced horses for several more years.

since he’s been through similar struggles himself.

“We’ve got numerous success stories. This weekend alone, the stuff we had to deal with was just horrendous. In one situation, we ran into a 14-year-old who was sexually assaulted, is smoking crack and crossing the bridge to Surrey to prostitute herself to support her habit. So we connected with her. She’s from our community, and we’re the only ones she’s connected with,” he said.

“At the same time, we had two 13-year-olds who were so drunk and out of it that we had to get them home with the help of our RCMP friends out there on the street. This is a weekend occurrence here.

It’s not downtown. It’s here.

It’s in our community. It’s in a lot of communities.

“If you look at communities like ours, what have you got for youth to do? There’s really not much. We’re not very innovative. We don’t have a lot of choice, and kids get bored.”

Bouvier’s dream is to provide a local hub for young people called Youth Town, which would offer multiple services in one building. It would be a place for youth to meet, along with mentors of all ages. He hopes to receive funding — and a building — to make his dream a reality.

He’s also hoping to acquire a third outreach bus so Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam

He garnered media attention for his ability to race in a wheelchair.

Bouvier’s accomplishments also drew the admiration of two kids who saw him as an inspiration.

“After our conversation, they said I needed to be doing something else with my life.

I thought maybe they had an idea there. It made me look at my life in a different way.

So I ended up looking at what other options were out there for me,” he said. “It all just started to seem more clear and make more sense to me.

I said, ‘This is crazy.’ I was getting tired of being sick and tired — tired of the tough lifestyle. Being in a chair takes its toll on you.”

He started to slowly cut cocaine out of his life. By the time he left New York to move back to B.C., he had reined in the habit.

At 30, Bouvier enrolled in the child and youth care counselling program at Douglas College. He also became president of Douglas College’s student society.

“Here I was running an $8-million student society budget. Six months earlier, I was shovelling horse shit in New York,” he said. “Figure that one out.”

After graduating, Bouvier worked for years in drug prevention at SHARE Family & Community Services. Then he moved back to California to run a program for runaways and homeless kids.

Later, he returned to B.C. and earned a master’s degree in leadership from Royal Roads University.

In 2005, Bouvier launched a mobile outreach program in the Tri-Cities through the PoCoMo Youth Services Society. Two modified shuttle buses travel to after-hours youth hot spots each weekend to provide support services and create connections. Since Project Reach Out’s inception, Bouvier and his team have contacted more than 15,000 youth.

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Como Lake Avenue plans concern council, residents jkurucz@thenownews.com Coquitlam council voted for compromise rather than rejection when it came to a controversial property on Como Lake Avenue.

Council voted unanimously to have staff work with the owners of a vacant lot at 1649 Como Lake Ave. to see if the two sides can find a mutually agreeable use for the site, which is next to a Chevron gas station on Poirier Street.

A staff report notes that owners Chang Suk Soh and Choon Ja Soh are looking to consolidate the parcel with an adjacent lot to the east — one lot is zoned for residential use, while the site in question would be changed from residential to commercial.

The two sites would then be redeveloped for commercial uses, though council members and area residents took issue with the fact that no concrete plans have been established regarding that redevelopment.

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The owners of this lot want to redevelop the land.

“I’ve got great difficulties with what was presented here at the public hearing,” said Coun. Lou Sekora. “We asked the [proponent] what is going to be built in there — well, he couldn’t tell us. To me it’s very, very important that I know what’s going on a piece of property.”

The potential rezoning was the subject of a public hearing last week, when area residents cited concerns around property values and traffic,

as well as the belief that a commercial venture does not fit with the character of the neighbourhood.

“The residents have said quite clearly, and the public hearing was quite clear, that the residents expect this property to stay residential,” said Mayor Richard Stewart.

Had council rejected the application, the owners would have had to wait at least six months before submitting another zoning application to

the city. Given that relatively long timeframe, council voted unanimously to refer the issue back to staff in the hope that city officials will find some compromise with the owners.

“I would like for them to be able to at least go and try and find some kind of a compromise situation that would suit the neighbours and themselves,” said Coun. Mae Reid, chair of the city’s land use and economic development committee.

Coun. Barrie Lynch suggested he was prepared to deny the application Monday on the grounds that changing the land use designation would offer up unrealistic expectations for others who had moved into the area.

“If people go in and they buy a piece of property expecting to be bordering on residential, that’s what they expect,” he said. “If we then go and change it to commercial, then we’ve changed their lifestyle and given them an unrealistic expectation that when they move into the area that they can’t expect it to

Environment committee formed

An environmental economist, a former sustainability manager and a geology professor are just a few of the people represented on Coquitlam’s new sustainability and environmental advisory committee. The nine members were whittled down from a list of 40 applicants.

Deputy city clerk Kerri Lore noted that eight are Coquitlam residents, though she could not provide much personal background information due to Freedom of Information guidelines.

“All of the persons who

have been appointed are highly qualified individuals who bring a wealth of experience in a variety of educational and occupational backgrounds to the committee,” she said Wednesday. The committee is made up of Sandra Baker, Lee Harding, Patricia Hibbits, Natalie Moreno, Liliana Perez, Damian Regan, Mark Westbury, Michael Wilson and Pamela Zevit.

“All I wanted was the most qualified individuals and a broad range of individuals and it’s the same with council — having a group of people,

all of whom agree with each other on everything, makes most of them redundant,” Mayor Richard Stewart said in an interview Wednesday.

The committee will be headed up by Couns. Linda Reimer and vice-chair Barrie Lynch. The group’s first meeting is slated for April 28.

“I think they’re an amazing groups of experts,” Reimer said. “We could only choose nine of the 40 and we did our best. I’m really looking forward to meeting them all and working with them.”

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Vote no on fire hall referendum On April 16, Port Moody votes on a plan to borrow $16 million for a new fire hall. There’s no doubt that Fire Hall No. 1 needs to be replaced. But council has chosen the worst possible option for this necessary project.

Council had to decide whether to build the new hall on its current site — the corner of Ioco and Murray, the most valuable piece of developable property the city owns — or move to an adjacent To The site. Moving the fire hall next door would have allowed redevelopment of the current site, making the cost manageable.

Instead, council has chosen to replace the hall on its current site, so that there can be no redevelopment and costs can never be recouped. This is after years of public safety increases and lavish capital projects.

Council appears to be showing a lack of leadership in response to a vocal minority who attended a public meeting on this issue. Perhaps we’re being asked to borrow $16 million to conserve some people’s views.

Yet redeveloping the fire hall’s current site need

not even mean a highrise — low-rise senior’s housing is an option. Council seems to be rushing to minimize responsibility and maximize expenditure.

And what, exactly, is the expenditure? The city’s mailing states that voting “yes” in the referendum will lead to a tax increase of about four per cent. It also states that the city’s average recent tax increases have been three to four per cent.

What it fails to state clearly is that a Editor yes vote in the referendum would mean adding these numbers together. We are talking about a tax increase of seven to nine per cent — this while inflation is minimal, the economy slow and people are struggling.

In a sense, the referendum question is part of a long story. Council has repeatedly avoided taking tough fiscal decisions because of opposition by vocal, but limited, interests. That isn’t the leadership we need.

I urge my fellow residents to vote “no” April 16.

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f nothing else, this week’s news out of the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital is troubling.

Allan Dwayne Schoenborn has been granted restricted, escorted visits in the Tri-Cities community by the B.C. Review Board.

The 42-year-old has struggled for the last 25 years with mental health issues. At 19, Schoenborn had his first documented account of psychosis, likely fuelled from consuming LSD, marijuana and alcohol. He received treatment and was released. He was hospitalized again several years later after a car accident.

He checked out against medical advice. In 2007, his mental health deteriorated, and he ultimately lost his job, wife and home. A year later, his three children died by his own violent hand.

It is a most tragic situation.

Residents of Merritt were left stunned and bewildered that such an astounding act of violence could transpire in their own community.

They held their breath in hopes the suspect would be apprehended quickly, and that there would be no further victims.

There was a collective sigh of relief when Schoenborn was arrested.

The trial illustrated the gravity of his illness, and those who understand mental health issues could see that Schoenborn was in desperate need of treatment — to protect himself as well as others.

But many gasped at the news this week.

Coquitlam and neighbouring municipalities have proven they have empathy for people with mental illness. Richard Stewart, the city’s mayor, was right in touching base with the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital to find out what type of process is in place to ensure the safety of residents — and whether the municipality can do anything to ensure a smooth transition.

We should not fear the mentally ill. Theirs is a health struggle.

But Stewart is correct in noting that Mr. Schoenborn is more than just a patient.

The Tri-Cities have legitimate questions for the staff at the forensic hospital, and we sincerely hope this episode is the beginning of continual dialogue between hospital and municipal representatives.

Public protection and Schoenborn’s successful rehabilitation depend upon it.

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Want genetically modified fries with that?

S Genetically modified food almost always looks ay, have you ever wondered what’s in those good on the outside, but underneath that apple skin McDonald’s French fries we all love to eat? or hiding in that long-lasting tomato seed are a lot Well I have. And if you’ve ever watched of unanswered questions. Did you know that they’ve Supersize Me and seen how those same fries can sit put chicken genes into potatoes, hamster for months unaltered in a jar, you can’t genes into tobacco and fish genes into help but wonder if there’s really any corn? So how are you ever supposed to potato in them at all. know what it is you are eating?

But then, I got looking at a few other For example, what if you have an websites and reading about genetically allergy to peanuts and the tomato in modified or “super” foods, and I realized your salad has had some kind of peanut we probably don’t know what’s in any of gene spliced into it? Does that mean the foods we eat. your healthy lunch is suddenly going to Have you ever noticed how some My Generation put you into anaphylactic shock? produce (you know, the fruit or veggies Now they have started to label genyour mom is always telling you are good Keaton Campbell etically engineered foods, but they only for you) can sit on your countertop for have to say that they have been modidays without ripening? We once had a fied — they don’t have to say how. And what if the tomato sit so long that when we opened it, the seeds farmers who grew the food weren’t even aware they inside had started to grow — but on the outside the were using genetically modified seeds? How can they tomato was still light red and hadn’t softened at all. label it? I was reading on one website that a Swiss That’s not normal. company inadvertently sold some unapproved, genOr have you ever noticed how many “new” kinds etically altered corn seed to the U.S. in 2001. You of apples are on the grocery shelves? And talking can Google it if you want — it was called “Bt10” and about Supersize Me, how about those Chuck Norrisfarmers harvested it for three years before they realsized strawberries they have in the stores these ized the mistake. days? It’s weird. I mean, forget about what’s in your If we keep mixing up DNA, chances are pretty French fries, how about what’s in your own fridge?

good that instead of making things better, at some point, we are going to end up making things worse — or perhaps even dangerous. Another website I was reading talked about how a certain gene spliced into potatoes by scientists came from a snowdrop flower and was something they already knew to be toxic. Then they tested these genetic potatoes on rats to see if they made them sick, and guess what?

They did. They also claimed these potatoes were for experimental purposes only and never intended for human or animal consumption but, hey, try telling that to the poor rats that ate them.

So, I’m just wondering, what if? What if those same potatoes happened to get into circulation by mistake just like the corn did? It seems we’re always being told what’s good for us and what’s not, but there might just come a day when we’ll think we’re eating something healthy like potatoes or corn, and instead we’ll be eating bits of hamster, fish or poisonous snowdrop flowers.

Hmm. Suddenly those McDonald’s fries don’t seem so bad after all now, do they?

Keaton Campbell is a Grade 12 student at Terry Fox Secondary in Port Coquitlam.

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Letters Put planet first I just don’t get it. How can the federal Conservatives be so far ahead in the opinion polls when they are, of all the parties, the most apathetic (at best) towards the planet’s and humanity’s ecosystems? These politicians simply do not care — as long as it appeases the Big Corporations which contribute so generously to “the Harper government” election war chest, and as long as the resourceextracting sector has unimpeded access to all of Canada’s earthly natural elements.

All voters should consider the following pertinent question: What good is creating or preserving businesses and jobs when the planet is deathly polluted and people are getting sick and (usually slowly) dying because of mass industrial, and especially vehicular, pollution? Or, are people — and especially worrisome, those who vote — so mesmerized by the electric-piano-playing and Beatlessong-singing prime minister that they find him too irresistible?

Frank G. Sterle, Jr. White Rock

Coalitions are OK Having mixed party governments is Canadian. Those who don’t like it do not appreciate democracy at work in our municipal, regional, provincial and federal governments.

Many people, including myself,

have voted for different parties over the years, mainly to oust corrupt parties and to support parties with sensible platforms. We cannot help it if our choices aren’t elected because the system fails us. We cannot help it if our current political parties keep undermining our governments by finding ways to force costly elections.

That’s what many would want us to believe, and they fear monger the changes we need to end this stupidity. We need fixed election terms so elected party politicians and independents just have to work To The for us until it is time for the next election.

We need proportional representation so people of all ages can vote for the party of their real choice knowing it will lead to representation in our government.

Until we have such changes, we will not have a governance system for our nation. We will remain a petty system of bickering political parties wasting far too much of our time and money.

Do we want a democracy that works for us or embarrasses us around the world? Before you vote, ask your candidates if they support these solutions.

Steve Mancinelli Coquitlam

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Gentlemen, as provincial Liberals, I am wondering, as many surely are, if you will be showing your support for the local federal Liberal candidates during this election? Will you be stumping for them door to door? Waving and glad-handing for them at intersections and mall parking lots?

Coming out with public endorsements?

Or, will you finally admit to the fact that the Liberal Party of BC is merely a “flag of convenience,” a front for a group of exSocreds, disgruntled Tories and pragmatic Editor social conservatives.

Will you admit that you will be supporting Stephen Harper and his contempt for democracy and his disrespect for Parliament and the working people of Canada?

Or will your membership in the provincial Liberal party, with your Facebook pages and your bumper stickers, keep you out of Stephen Harper’s select entry “public events?”

And just to be transparent about it (you remember that campaign promise), I will state that I will be voting for neither the federal Conservatives or Liberals, nor would I ever vote for the provincial Liberals in their present machination, as I always chose to vote for the candidate who is working for overarching social benefit and not for concentrated economic profit.

There’s still time to go with LRT A few years ago TransLink came up with all sorts of reasons why LRT wasn’t suitable for Coquitlam and Port Moody.

Why then, is LRT one of several viable options for the UBC transit line — especially considering that Broadway and 10th Avenue are used by far more cars and trucks than the Coquitlam and Port Moody roads where the Evergreen SkyTrain will run?

What TransLink staff forgot to mention, at open houses in 2009, is that the posts and beams of the elevated guideway will drastically cut off the view of anyone living on the second and third floors of many apartment buildings along the route.

The Bombardier LRT trial was an eyeopener for many that had previously dismissed LRT sight unseen. Interestingly, last summer I was asked on several occasions

by U.S. tourists how to go to the “Olympic streetcar line.”

It is not too late for TransLink to resurrect the plans they made for Evergreen LRT, as they still can’t find the money needed to complete the Evergreen SkyTrain.

J-L Brussac Coquitlam

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Scouts to hold bottle drive The 12th Coquitlam Scouts will hold a bottle drive on Saturday, April 9 at Mundy Road Elementary. Donations of refundable containers will be accepted from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the school’s front parking lot, located at the corner of Austin Avenue and Mundy Road.

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All that changed. Because of her chronic pain – which was only controlled or made endurable by large amounts of pain killers and anti-inflammatory medications – she could no longer handle the demands of her job, nor the three-hour (both ways) commute it involved.

Colleen sold her house to move to a smaller home with fewer stairs. Because of her injuries, she also found a new, less demanding job that only involved a 20minute commute. Having to switch jobs “was a huge blow” and it “was far less rewarding in terms of job satisfaction,” said the judge who decided her case. Yet, by happenstance, her new job paid her a better salary, and so she didn’t suffer an immediate loss of earnings.

Still, her lawyers were able to prove that she suffered a reduction in her capacity to earn.

that she could compete for in future had narrowed because of the limitations imposed by her injuries. In short, she became “less marketable as an employee” and less capable overall of taking advantage of all employment opportunities that might come her way. She became “less valuable to herself as a person capable of earning income in a competitive labour market.”

As well, based on the evidence, the judge concluded that there was a “real and substantial possibility” that Colleen would have moved up in her organization’s hierarchy had she been able to stay there – at an increased salary and with improved health and pension benefits. And there was a real possibility that because of her injuries (which had plateaued or possibly could even worsen), her “working career would likely end earlier than it would have if the accident hadn’t occurred.”

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Taking all these factors into account and weighing the probabilities, and recognizing this involved an exercise in judgment not a mathematical calculation, the judge awarded Colleen $425,000 for diminished earning capacity.

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Rotary to screen film on Northern Ireland Two local Rotary clubs will sponsor a screening of the documentary Out of the ashes: Northern Ireland’s Fragile Peace, on Tuesday, April 12 in Coquitlam.

Hosted by the Coquitlam Sunrise Rotary Club and Coquitlam Rotary Club, the event will feature panelists from Northern Ireland who are here as part of a Rotary group study exchange program.

The screening takes place at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of Coquitlam City Hall, at 3000 Burlington Dr. The cost to attend is $10 per person. For more information, call Rhian Piprell at 604-937-4132 or Maureen Boyd at 604-936-6260.

Buckets needed The Port Moody Ecological Society needs buckets for this year’s Fingerling Festival, and is asking the community to help.

Small plastic buckets with handles, up to a half gallon in size, are needed to distribute 40,000 young salmon to kids who help release them into Noons Creek each May. The society expects 4,000 children and adults to attend this year’s event.

Buckets that previously held dairy products are an ideal size, according to a press release. Clean buckets can be dropped off at the hatchery seven mornings a week and will be reused throughout the year. Visit www.noonscreek.org or call Sandra Niven at 778-861-1972 for more information.

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uses geometrical figures and trees of various shapes to embody the personalities and energies of her subjects.

“From the square person that likes order, the circle person that is dynamic, to the triangle person that has an edge or wit, we all project images and energies that stir from our inner nature,” she said in a press release.

Haiduk’s Sanctuaries, meanwhile, combines acrylic and oil-based paintings with digital mixed media works in an attempt to have the viewer reconnect with the natural world.

The majority of his works depict his experiences in forests in B.C. and California.

“These forests have a majesty that evokes an alignment with the spirit of Earth and a connection to nature that is often missed in modern habitats,” he said.

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The 12th annual ArtWalk in Port Moody is slated for April 16 and 17 at more than 20 venues across the City of the Arts.

The yearly city-wide stroll is organized by ArtsConnect and is meant to highlight local artists, who display their works at various businesses and other venues John Kurucz throughout the city.

More than 50 artists are involved in this year’s ArtWalk, and the level of artist experience ranges from students and beginners to more established and well-known artists.

An opening reception is slated for Friday, April 15 at the Old Mill Boathouse from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Those who would like a sneak peak at some of the items that will be included in the event can get one at the Port Moody Library, which is playing host to a month-long exhibit consisting of works that will be included in the ArtWalk.

For more info, see www.artsconnect.ca.

Arts in Brief

Storytelling, musicianship and more at Evergreen

Juno Award winning singer-songwriter James Keelaghan will bring his brand of folk and roots music to Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre April 17.

Having performed to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years, Keelaghan is known for combining passion, curiosity, intent and intensity.

His most current offering, House of Cards, was released in 2009 and is the Calgary native’s 11th album.

The show starts at 8 p.m. Call 604927-6555 for more information.

Mapping out a point

Most people use maps as a means to get from point A to point B, but Bettina Matzkuhn takes that concept to another place entirely.

The Vancouver-based textile artist rolled out her exhibit, MAPPA, at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre on March 28, and the 14-piece show’s stay at the centre will continue until June 3.

This collage shows works by some of the artists who Matzkuhn’s MAPPA features works Harmony. that describe both personal and The song was composed by Chinese mediimaginary journeys from the last 10 years of cine practitioner Zhi Gang Sha, whose goal is her life, with most maps taking on a satirical to get 1.5 billion people singing in unison by or tongue-in-cheek view of the subject matter.

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For more information on the show, see “The goal is to achieve world peace through www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca. harmonizing human consciousness by the method of singing a song together,” Khoo Embracing peace through song wrote in an e-mail to The NOW. Coquitlam resident James Khoo is organScheduled to run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on izing a series of concerts intended to promote Thursdays, the classes will also feature elepeace and harmony not only locally, but across ments of yoga and vocal training. the world.

The sessions are slated for April 7, 14, 21 Slated for Thursday nights through midand 28, as well as May 5 and 12, in Room B of May, the two-hour singalongs will see particithe Evergreen Cultural Centre. All classes are pants learn a song entitled Love, Peace and free of charge.

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The Korean pottery group Clay For You will band together with painter Rocio Graham and mixed-media artist Simon Haiduk for the latest round of art exhibits at Coquitlam’s Place des Arts.

Making items like tea pots, plates, mugs and candle holders, the Clay for You group consists of both practising artists and hobbyists who train under master potter Clay Kim. Graham’s exhibit, Figuring Out, is made up of abstract acrylic paintings that call on her experiences in trying to “figure out” a person.

In trying to figure those things out, Graham

Leigh Square hosts Easter celebrations

The City of Port Coquitlam is offering a new family program at Leigh Square that will combine eggs, art, stories and more.

The inaugural Easter Arts Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, April 23 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

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Grade 8 student Jordan Caroe worked on most of the choreography. As well, students in Moody Middle’s two-semester Stagecraft course built and decorated the set. They will also work as the backstage crew and operate the sound

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Port Moody Secondary students also banded together to support the Red Cross First Contact Program.

The school’s 3rd World Awareness Group surpassed its goal and raised $580 through a fundraising dinner recently held at Pasta Polo restaurant.

Three speakers addressed the crowd at Pasta Polo restaurant — local resident Saima Shah from Pakistan, Red Cross representative Melinda Mennie and Colombian refugee Jorge Salazaar.

“Refugees seeking asylum have not struck me as a huge issue until this year, and I found many of the youth there did not realize the struggles of local refugees until the dinner either,” student organizer Katie Mai said in an e-mail.

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out chocolates and candies along with kind notes at sen2011 benefit concert for iors centres, other schools and the Red Cross First Contact businesses in downtown Port Program. This service helps Coquitlam. new refugees and claimants The initiative began at the when they first arrive in school four years ago when Canada. a Grade 8 class Next week’s anonymously concert will feacommitted ranture solo artists dom acts of kindand teen bands, ness in the school including The for seven months, Knots, the winwith the help of ner of B.C.’s business donaBest Teen Band tions.

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The entire school on Wednesday, April 13 at goes out three times per year Gleneagle Secondary, 1195 to do thoughtful deeds such Lansdowne Dr. in Coquitlam. as cleaning parks or cookTickets cost $7 for adults and ing meals for the homeless $5 for youth, and can be purshelter. chased at the door or reserved The school is also celein advance by e-mailing brating CARES week, which saskia.vaisey@gmail.com. stands for Caring, Acceptance, Respect, Empathy and Safety.

As part of their activities, they Showing kindness are raising money through Pitt River Middle School a coin drive. Half the prostudents showered the comceeds will go to the local munity with random acts of foodbank and the other half kindness Wednesday. will go towards cystic fibrosis The 385 students handed research.

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Chimo Fitness Centre kicks off a bootcamp called Buns, Royal Society of St. George invites all fellow Brits (including Tums and Thighs for women that runs Saturdays from 8:30 to English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh) for the society’s inaugural 9:15 a.m.

Cost is $30 and registration is required. General boot lunch from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, camps will also be held. Info: 604-927-4386.

2675 Shaughnessy St. in Port Coquitlam. Informal Coquitlam Inspiration Garden holds a soil lunch will feature typical British fare, and vegeamendment workshop from 10 to 11 a.m. in Town tarian options will be available. Tickets are $14.

Centre Park, at the corner of Guildford Way and Reservations required. Info: Linda at limey27linda@ events@thenownews.com Pipeline Road.

Organic master gardener Kelly shaw.ca or Peter at 604-931-5120.

Koome will discuss dirt and soil. Cost is $5 and 12th Coquitlam Scouts hold a bottle drive registration is required.

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Road Elementary, 2200 Austin Ave. Donations can be dropped Port Moody Recreation Complex hosts special group trainoff. Pickup is available in areas between King Albert Avenue, ing workshops that run weekly, featuring personal training and Cape Horn Avenue, Montgomery Street and Mariner Way. nutritional coaching. Cost is $448. Information: 604-469-4556.

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Friends of the Coquitlam Public Library meet at 10:15 a.m. in the boardroom of the Poirier Branch, 575 Poirier St. Information: 604-937-4130.

Port Coquitlam Soccer Association is accepting youth soccer team uniform donations at Gates Park during its tournament this weekend or Hyde Creek Recreation Centre until April 25.

Team sets of uniforms go to children in Third World orphanages, schools and communities. Information: debbiefell@shaw. ca or 604-942-5622.

Port Moody Ecological Society celebrates National Volunteer Week with Green Feather Awards, which will go to volunteers who have given 100 service hours or more at 9:30 a.m. at the Noons Creek hatchery, 300 Ioco Rd. Info: www.noonscreek.org.

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Coquitlam Sunrise Rotary Club and Coquitlam Rotary Club host a special documentary screening of Conflict Resolution, a film on Northern Ireland’s fragile peace, at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Burlington Dr. Cost is $10. Information: Rhian Piprell at 604-937-4132 or Maureen Boyd at 604-936-6260.

ISS of B.C. hosts a Skills Connect program presentation from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and screening from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in Port Coquitlam. Registration required. Information: 604-684-2561, Ext. 2123.

Burke Mountain Naturalists meet at 7:30 p.m. in the hall of Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St. in Coquitlam.

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he launch of the 2011 Vancouver International Auto Show held for the first time at the Vancouver Convention Center was reflective of the current Canadian economy: subdued but cautiously optimistic.

The manufacturers have reasons to be buoyant, thanks to healthy gains in sales fueled by new as well as significantly refreshed models.

On one hand, the theme of some models was very much focused on horsepower and performance — to feed the adrenaline seekers.

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The V offers as much as 50per-cent more interior cargo space, improved handling and safety features, and backed by the same industry benchmark fuel efficiency as the original.

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General Motors

Much has already been written and talked about the all-electric Chevrolet Volt with a range of about 500 km and expected to be available here in Canada from this summer.

GM also introduced three other new Chevrolet models to watch out for in the near future such as the Orlando, a small SUV, the Sonic, a compact car, and the Camaro Convertible.

The Buick Verano sedan is expected to shake up gains in market share in the ultracompetitive compact luxury segment.

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Following up on the highly successful Ford Fusion, the attention turned to the allnew Ford Focus, with its distinctive trapezoidal front grille and overall sporty compact design catching one’s eye.

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wide and 10 here in Canada.

Toyota also delivered in the hybrid side as expected, which includes the Lexus CT200h and the Prius V, which boasts far more usable interior space compared to the original Prius.

Nissan

The most notable announcement in the Nissan line of cars was the pricing for the Nissan Leaf (starting from $38,395). Although the price is considered high, it comes with an impressive array of

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Toyota’s Lexus LFA Supercar stole the auto show.

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Chrysler

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BMW

Making news at the BMW booth was the 1 Series M Coupe, packing a powerful sport-tuned three-litre engine into a compact package.

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Gladioli grow best in the veggie patch

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ummer-flowering bulbs are among plants that may stay with us for many years — provided we store them properly over the winter.

Among the most flamboyant are tuberous begonias.

Most varieties have huge double camellia or rose-type blooms in reds, yellows, oranges, whites and pinks.

Some have petals edged in different colours (picotees), while others are gently shaded. One can choose plants with serrated-edge blooms or ruffled ones and upright or pendula growth habits.

For early flowers, it’s best to start the tubers inside during late February or March in containers or flats and cover them shallowly with potting mix.

The indentation that produces shoots should be on top.

The rounded side where the roots will emerge should face down.

You can start them later (unsold tubers often go on sale in April). Begonias can’t be put outside till frost season is over anyway.

They can be fussy to grow.

Begonias hate heavy soil. They

need good drainage, rich feed- do well in most soils and in the vegetable garden they can ing and the kind of sunless easily share in the good drainshade that has lots of light. age, rich nutrition and weekly Constantly moist conditions watering that some food crops please them, but moisture on get. their leaves can cause disease.

There’s a huge variety Some gardeners can keep of colours and forms: red, the same tubers for years orange, yellow, white, purple, with a flower display that gets bicoloureds and serrated bigger and better each sumedges, as well as mer. When they dwarfs. All make die back following long-lasting and cool fall nights, gorgeous cut the flowers can be flowers. Corms lifted and dried can be lifted off a little. Then when leaves yelthe stems can be low. After drying, cut back and the tubers stored in Branching Out the leaves are removed and the dry peat or verAnne Marrison corms stored in miculite. mesh bags in a Gardeners who cool, dry, airy spot. Mesh bags love bringing cut flowers into work well. the house often plant gladioli The beautifully scented corms — though the flower Gladiolus callianthus (forgarden isn’t always the best merly acidanthera) is another place for them. lovely cut flower, not unlike Large-flowered varieties a narcissus with white petals tend to lean unless staked. and central maroon splotches.

They need full sun and It likes the same sun, soil, space and, once cut, leave an feeding, watering and storage unsightly stump behind. that other gladioli do. It will The vegetable garden is flower for six weeks if you often a better spot because keep it cut. after being cut, the leaves Eucomis (pineapple lily) can die back without causing also flowers for many weeks esthetic problems. Gladioli

Are you a gardener looking for a new way to get involved in the community?

The City of Coquitlam is seeking committed volunteers to become mentors to school-aged children at its Inspiration Garden, located at Guildford Way and Pipeline Road.

Volunteers will work with kids to grow a food garden.

The time commitment would be twice a month until June, breaking in summer, then again from September through October.

This program aims to give

the next generation an opportunity to gain a better understanding of where their food comes from and how to grow vegetables, as well as a chance to observe and appreciate the work and effort in growing produce.

This program is a partnership between the SHARE Family & Community Services Society and the city.

The harvest will be donated to the food bank. For more information on becoming an Inspiration Garden volunteer or to learn more about the program, contact program

Coquitlam seeks gardeners

leader Julieanne Agnew at garden@coquitlam.ca.

and is beginning to be available in more colourful varieties. All retain the tuft of leaves crowning the flower stem, but leia (the aloha lily) has very large pink flowers.

Sparkling burgundy has bronze purple leaves and pink flowers, while Montana has white florets with dark purple anthers and Vandermerwei has ruffled green leaves with purple spots and purple flowers.

All like rich, well-drained soil, bright filtered light and lots of water in the growing season. They should be stored inside and given very little water over the winter.

• Anne Marrison is happy to answer gardening questions. Send them to amarrison@shaw.ca.

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National

olunteer week Advertising Feature

SPCA volunteers: Helping a cuddly cause

Coquitlam RCMP honours the thousands of volunteers who translate their passion into action to help our team impact public safety.

Visit www.coquitlam.rcmp.ca for more information about Coquitlam RCMP’s volunteer programs: • Auxiliary Constables • Block Watch • Citizen’s Crime Watch • Community Police Stations • Speed Watch • Victim Services

They are the unsung heroes of children. homeless and abused animal in At the BC SPCA’s Port B.C. Coquitlam Education and The 4,000 volunteers who help Adoption Centre, which cared for the B.C. Society for the Prevention 669 animals last year, volunteers of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) regularly lend their talents both care for nearly 34,000 animals in for and on behalf of animals. need every Volunteers “Volunteers provide vital expertise year. walk dogs, in our 37 branches across the foster kittens, There are province,” says Brian Houlihan, cuddle cats, volunteers the BC SPCA’s general manager of clean animal on duty 24 volunteer resources. “We couldn’t habitats, hours a day, thrive without them.” fundraise, fostering organize entire litters special events, create promotional of abandoned kittens that are so materials and perform dozens of young and so vulnerable that they other tasks to protect and enhance require bottle-feeding every two the quality of life for domestic, hours. farm and wild animals in B.C. There are volunteers who walk dogs every morning and every The BC SPCA salutes its afternoon. volunteers during National And there are volunteers who Volunteer Week April 10 to 16. clean kennels, arrange events, For more information on how you solicit donations and offer humane can get involved, visit education programming to school spca.bc.ca/volunteer.

Coquitlam Thanks All Volunteers!

In celebration of Volunteer Appreciation Week Over 1800 people volunteer with the City of Coquitlam each year.

From committees, special events and emergency programs, to community policing, Animal Shelter and recreation programming, volunteers contribute significantly to the quality of life in our community and this week we would like to recognize their hard work!

To volunteer in the City of Coquitlam, visit www.coquitlam.ca/Jobs+&+Volunteering.

Our thanks and appreciation go to all of Coquitlam’s dedicated volunteers.

Mayor Richard Stewart and Council Councillor Brent Asmundson Councillor Barrie Lynch Councillor Doug Macdonell Councillor Neil Nicholson Councillor Mae Reid Councillor Linda Reimer Councillor Selina Robinson Councillor Lou Sekora

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Award a feather in cap for hatchery helpers

To celebrate their 20th anniversary and National Volunteer Week, the Port Moody Ecological Society has cast a line to thank volunteers on Saturday.

Those who have devoted 100 or more hours to the organization — either at the hatchery or through salmon conservation initiatives — will be recognized during the Green Feather Awards.

In front of Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini, long-term and student helpers will receive a certificate of appreciation, as well as a kayaking gift certificate to check out the waters off of Rocky Point Park.

The ceremony will be held at the hatchery, which is at 300 Ioco Rd. in Port Moody.

The Port Moody Ecological Society celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and will be holding various events throughout 2011 to mark the occasion, including the annual Fingerling Festival on May 7, field trips, streamkeepers courses and school and community programs.

For information, visit www.noonscreek.org.

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Place des Arts

we inspire the artist in everyone!

Thank you Thank You to all our volunteers for: • • • • • • • • •

Comforting a patient Holding a loved one’s hand Helping someone who grieves Organizing a special event Serving a customer’s need Supporting our business of!ce Sitting on a committee Guiding our future plans Inspiring us every day

Thanks to our valuable volunteers!

The success of programs and events at Place des Arts depends on the contribution of all of our valued volunteers.

With your help, Place des Arts was named the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce 2010 non-profit of the year. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Never underestimate the power of giving

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Many groups seeking volunteer help

Feeling the need to give back? There are tons of groups in the Tri-Cities that are always seeking an extra pair of helping hands.

For people seeking volunteer opportunities, check out these organizations: • The City of Coquitlam is looking for volunteers to become mentors to school-aged children at its Inspiration Garden, located at Guildford Way and Pipeline Road. Volunteers will work with kids to grow a food garden. To help, contact program leader Julieanne Agnew at garden@coquitlam.ca.

• Special Olympics B.C., Coquitlam branch, needs volunteers to help run sporting programs and events. For information, call 604-737-3125.

• Tri-City Newcomers Club meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

All women, not just those who are new to the area, are welcome to attend. For information, contact Wendy at 604-468-2423 or tricities_newcomers@yahoo.ca.

• PoCoMo Youth Services Society is looking for youths between 12 and 18 who want to make a difference in the community.

Information: Jerome Bouvier at 604-251-6449 or jerome@jeromeinspires.com.

• MOSAIC kindness club needs host volunteers to help newcomers adjust to Canadian

life. Commitment is for two hours a week for 13 weeks.

For more information, call 604-254-9626.

Community Integration Services Society

Volunteer Recognition

Community Integration Services Society (CISS), located in Port Moody, is a non-profit Society established in July 1990. The Society is committed to enabling individuals with disabilities to become active members of their own communities. CISS would like to thank and recognize the following Board Members: Peter Elson, Peter Dawe, Sue Davis and Sarah Davis, who have contributed their knowledge, expertise and not to mention, many hours to the Society during the year 2010. We would also like to thank our volunteer office staff, Lori Moscone, for all of her hard work.

Our heartfelt thanks to you all!

Can You Share a Joke?

Skip Stones? Shoot Hoops?

Then You Have What It Takes!

Be a Kid Coach

Thank you to all our dedicated KidStart volunteers!

KidStart

Coaching kids for the game of life.

www.kidstart.ca

604-375-KIDS

Building stronger families and communities… together!

A Special “Thank YOU” to all of our volunteers!

• Food Bank • Christmas Programs • Fund Raising • Board of Directors • SHARE'd Treasures Thrift Store • Community Development SHARE volunteers gave 45,000+ hours strengthening our community. Thank you!

Volunteer with SHARE. Visit www.sharesociety.ca or call 604-540-9161.

The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club (CMFSC) has over 500 dedicated and valuable volunteers and we thank each of them for their commitment to the sport of soccer, their community and our great soccer club.

CMFSC depends on our volunteer Board of Directors, coaches, managers and administrators to deliver various functions and to put a great soccer product out on the fields. Thank you for your commitment and dedication. CMFSC is the largest soccer club in the Tri-Cities area servicing both recreational and elite soccer programs. We are currently accepting registration and holding player evaluations for the 2011/2012 season. Please check out our website – www.cmfsc.ca for further information.

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the 2009 Character Red. A blend of Merlot, first met head winemaker Rob Summers Syrah, Malbec and Petit Verdot, this wine is a last spring when he was in the middle of blockbuster for the price. It contains opulent revamping the wine program at Hester rich plum and cherry extract on the nose with Creek in the Golden Mile area of the Okanagan added hints of cedar, roasted coffee bean and Valley. nutmeg spice. This is a wine that displays silky He showed me around the new winemaking tannins and an incredible balance. Well done. facilities at Hester, and I was impressed by The Reserve 2008 Merlot was the layout and the state-of-the-art one of my favourites. Sourced equipment. However, you need from the best 35-year-old Merlot more than fancy fermentors and vines on the property, this savoury computerized cooling jackets to red shows off the unique terroir make excellent wines. Top-quality (sense of place) of the Golden Mile. grapes and a passionate and skilled A bouquet of mocha, rich spice winemaking team are essential. and earthiness combine with dark Summers, his assistant Marie berry and black plum flavours.

Hebrard and the team at Hester Wine Sense Concentrated and full-bodied, this Creek have raised the bar, as was wine can be enjoyed now and it evident at a tasting of the new John Gerum can also be aged for several years. releases a few weeks ago.

The next Reserve was the 2008 Cabernet We entered the beautiful MediterraneanFranc. It had essence of pepper, strawberry style tasting room that overlooks the 95 acres and red currant, which led to a smooth and of vineyards and began the tasting. polished finish. This red wine is one of only a The 2010 Pinot Gris was first. I noticed the handful of Cabernet Francs in the valley that new classy packaging and labels, an improvedisplays this high level of quality and ripeness. ment from the previous vintages. The Gris To end the tasting, the top-tier blended wine revealed a super-crisp Granny Smith apple and was poured. The Judge 2007 is a blend of the pear flavour without any oak notes. best Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Next up was Hester Creeks’ signature white Franc grapes that Hester grows. Waves of dark wine, the 2010 Trebbiano. Trebbiano is a rarerich cassis and currant are followed by crushed ly grown grape in the Okanagan, and this wine dry herbs, spice and fresh tobacco. It truly displayed apple, lemon and grapefruit nuances. reflects the soil and climate of the vineyards.

However, what I enjoyed was the touch of These wines open up a new and exciting minerality that sets this wine apart from the chapter at the winery, and I can’t wait to taste others. It is a dry wine that would pair well future releases that I’m sure will continue to with seafood dishes. shine from the Golden Mile for years to come.

The new white-and-red blended selections are named Character. The Character White • John Gerum is a wine instructor, 2010 opens up to reveal peach, apple, fresh writer and consultant with West Coast Wine thyme and a touch of chalkiness. It has a bit Education. For information on upcoming more mouth feel and body than the other wine tastings, workshops, classes and clubs, white wines. visit www.wcwed.com.

The red wines were next, starting with

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NOTICE OF POWER INTERRUPTION

—GLEN DRIVE/THE HIGH STREET AREA COQUITLAM Time: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

When: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 We will be making electrical system improvements in the Glen Drive/The High Street area of Coquitlam on Wednesday, April 13. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately 8 hours, from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. See attached map for the area affected.

Please protect all sensitive equipment. We recognize the inconvenience this may cause, and will restore service safely and as efficiently as possible.

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Saints put plan in place to compete

While their biggest rival enjoyed a landmark season, the Port Coquitlam Saints had little to celebrate last year in the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League.

The Coquitlam Adanacs enter the 2011 season as Minto Cup champions and will learn how hard it is to defend.

At the other end of the scale, after finishing seventh in an eight-team league, the Saints are adamant that there is no where to go but up.

And they’ve been toiling since January to ensure it.

PoCo head coach Nick Delmonico said the program has mapped out a three-year plan to reach their goal — to contend for top spot — with the first step May 1 in Burnaby.

“We’ve been in the gym since January and in the box since February,” remarked Delmonico, in his second season behind the bench.

Last year the club posted a dismal 3-16-2 record, with competition for jobs the first major hurdle — the numbers just didn’t allow it. The team played three games with just 14 players in uniform.

This time around the club is benefitting from an insurgence of youthful talent and the numbers to promote a healthy competitive atmosphere.

“From my perspective, that was the toughest part about last year, we just didn’t have the numbers,” said Delmonico.

“This year we’ve got 30 guys vying for 20 spots. Our leftside offence is loaded, and in my estimation we probably have the best goaltending duo in the league.”

Veteran goaltender Carson Michaud, who posted a 75 save percentage over 547 minutes, is joined by six-foot-three rookie Garrett Spann.

Defence will be a work in progress, but Delmonico likes his depth on the backend.

“Our offence is not going to be an issue, once we get our college players back,” he noted.  CONT. ON PAGE 33, see POCO...

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USING HIS HEAD: Port Moody Gunners’ Jon Lewieniec, with the ball, stays ahead of PoCo Rovers’ Matt Holt,during last week’s Fraser Valley Under-21 Cup final. Port Moody prevailed 3-0, with both teams now preparing for the provincial playdowns.

Gunners’ attack triggers another u-21 cup win Dan Olson sports@thenownews.com True to their name, the Port Moody Gunners had a trophy in their sights.

It took some patience, hard work and luck, but the under-21 men’s soccer team earned its hardware by edging Fraser Valley league rival the PoCo Rovers 3-0 in the u-21 Cup championship on Sunday.

Considering the buildup and caustic chemistry between the two clubs, the final was not the fireworks show that some anticipated — which worked out well for Port Moody.

Sticking to the gameplan, which helped them lock up a league title and a 15-1-4 record, was critical, especially since the Rovers were buoyed by a win in their last league encounter.

“PoCo’s performance was what we expected,” Gunners co-coach Rick Sayers said. “If we allow them to run us and be physical, they can tip the scales.

But you can’t hit what you can’t catch, so quick ball

movement and possession that gets them running around would be our counter.”

The regular season champion Gunners began the game strongly and took advantage of a slow start by PoCo to press for the first goal. Steve Causier had two separate chances to open the scoring but was thwarted by the Rover netminder.

As the first half was nearing a close, Port Moody charged for one more try on the heels of Wahid Mojaddidi’s interception. He moved the ball to Jack Livesey, who maintained possession and then banked it into the net off a defender. “(Livesey) stared down the keeper and banked a hard, low shot off the defender and in. It goes down as an own goal but it was a remarkable play.”

That kind of cool demeanour played a bigger role in the second half, when the Rovers pulled out all the stops and started the second half on the attack.

On an early corner kick, Port Moody goalkeeper Tyler Shaw batted one cross away, and defender Dave Robson held the post and got his head on another chance to clear it from danger.

A few minutes later, the momentum shifted in the Gunners’ favour when Cameron Sayers found Jason Waller on the left flank. Waller labelled a 40-yard volley that the PoCo keeper got a piece of before it landed in the net. Robson would complete the offence on a low free kick.

“That [second] goal took the wind out of PoCo’s sails, and they became frustrated with a number of fouls putting them on their heels,” coach Sayers said.

Standing their ground the rest of the way, Port Moody proved they were measured for the task, and then some. Defender Jason Yoo was a key contributor.

“For such a young group, it was almost eerie how calm and relaxed they were as they prepared,” Sayers said. “I think they really appreciated that they deserved to be there.”

Both teams advance to next week’s u-21 provincial cup playdowns, with PoCo drawing fellow Fraser Valley rival Pitt Meadows in their opening test, while Port Moody faces PCOV. The Coquitlam Metro-Ford junior Wolves of the Vancouver Metro circuit will take on Vic West.

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Port Coquitlam’s Andrew Boss was one of the many athletes honoured at last month’s Simon Fraser University Athletics Gala.

Boss was chosen the Lorne Davies Senior Grad after earning Indoor Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship titles in the men’s 200and 400-metre races, where he also carted off the Outstanding Male Performer award.

The sprinter also earned an NAIA All-American honour for his performances in the 4x400m and 4x400m relays.

Netting the Lorne Davies Female and Male athletes of

the year awards were Helen Crofts and David Hibberd.

Crofts, in her junior season with the SFU track and field team, recently broke the NAIA indoor 800m record with a time of 2:04.94, three seconds faster than the previous mark.

She also won the 2011 NAIA crown in distance medley relay as well as the 4x800m relay.

Crofts picked up both an NAIA All-American in cross country and the GNAC’s Indoor Female Athlete of the Year prize.

Crofts capped it off by posting a grade point average of 4.08 as a biological sciences major.

Among the finalists for the

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female of the year award was Port Moody soccer player and SFU captain Lauren Lachlan.

Hibberd, a senior on the swimming and diving team, broke three records at the 2011 national championships.

Coquitlam wrestler Jarrett Lum was presented with the Student Athlete Council award for his contributions to the athletic council.

Also honoured by SFU were track and field’s Jessica Smith, with the Bernd Dittrich Hero Amongst Us award, football’s Kris Gluppe with the Rick Jones Memorial award, and basketball’s Zack Frehlick.

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Port Moody pair chip in for Limestone

A pair of Port Moody products are helping the Limestone University Saints maintain their No. 1-ranking in NCAA Div. II field lacrosse.

Tor Reinholdt and Jackson Decker chipped in offensively in the Saints’ 17-2 win over Lenoir-Rhyne last week.

Reinholdt, who was a member of the 2010

Minto Cup champion Coquitlam Adanacs, scored twice, while Decker contributed a pair of assists.

Another member of the junior Adanacs, Burnaby native Riley Loewen, registered a goal and an assist in the victory.

The Saints are a perfect 11-0 so far.

PoCo picks up sticks, aims to climb standings

senior Adanacs scoring star, to its coaching staff.

His solid record of coaching at the minor and pro levels — he’s currently an assistant with the National Lacrosse League defending champion Washington Stealth — makes it a good fit.

“Dan brings a lot of expertise and will address what we need for the attack.”

Patience continues to be part of the process, Delmonico noted, but improvement is expected to come by strides now, not babysteps.

“It’s time to follow a three-year plan with this group, because the core is made up of 1991s and ’92s,” he said. “It’s not that this year isn’t important, but we’ve got to continue building.”

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“So it’s very important that we get our defence up to speed early.”

Main cogs in the backline strategy include veterans Spencer Arnold, Cody L’Arrivee and Mike Peterson. Keys to the attack include Jimmy Delaney, who is attending Seton Hill University, and Richard Lachlan, at Roenoke College.

The club has also picked up intermediate sniper Danton Nicholson and Coquitlam native Cody Craven in a deal with Delta that saw Chris Jones and Jamie Takiya go the other way.

PoCo recently added Dan Stroup, one-time

In the NOW’s April 6 story titled ‘Southpaws give Reds right stuff’, it was incorrectly inferred that the Langley Blaze recruited Coquitlam Reds pitcher Kyle Joel.

In fact, none of the players in the story who changed teams were recruited by the clubs, Reds manager Kyle Williams said. Each move occurred as per B.C. Premier Baseball League bylaws.

Reds’ story clarification

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GO WITH THE FLOW: Centennial Centaurs’ Olivia Aguiar, left, and Kaitlyn Savitsky, right, pull away from Port Moody’s Sadif Baresh during Wednesday’s league opener.

Centaurs launch season with shutout The Centennial Centaurs kicked off the Fraser Valley North senior girls soccer season with a quick goal and a well-rounded result.

Olivia Aguiar’s goal just four minutes into the contest spurred the Cents to a 5-0 win over the Port Moody Blues.

Nicole Foreman, sisters Sofia and Gina Fabbro and Aguiar, with her second, rounded out the offence.

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In other North league action, Dr. Charles Best got goals from Erina Cho, Suzanne Coulson, Bridget Hoffart, Dayn McGregor and Amy Trentor in a 5-1 win over

Riverside. The Heritage Woods Kodiaks and Terry Fox Ravens played to a 1-1 draw. Scoring for Fox was Lena Soutar, while the netminding tandem of Jody Vance and Carla DeSanto played well.

Barca’s Dove snipes pair in win Shaking off a slow start, the Coquitlam Metro-Ford boys under-16 Barca found their footing and advanced to the BCYSSL Cup semifinals with a 3-0 win over Surrey last week.

Eric Dove tallied twice and Giordano Baldonero added a single. Picking up the shutout was Alex Skrzeta.

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RAMSAY, Leone Audrey (nee Rice) July 7, 1919 - April 1, 2011

Leone peacefully passed away into the presence of our Lord on Friday, April 1st, 2011, surrounded by many of her loving family. She is predeceased by her husband Doug of 54 years (April 8, 2001).

Survived by her children: Mavis (Murray), Doug (Judy), Tom (Sherry), and Helen; her sister-in-law Betty Cooper; her brother-in-law Gerry de Haas; grandchildren David (Debbie), Brian (Linda); Catherine; Eshelle (Steven), Sarah (Tammy); Tammy (Brian), Ben (Teniko), Chris; Fay Ramsay, mother of Heather (Steve), Amber (Derrick), Douglas, Laura; 6 greatgrandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren.

Leone was born in Hanley, Saskatchewan and the family moved to Edmonton, then on the West Coast where she met and married Doug.

Doug and Leone resided in New Westminster until 1961 when they moved to Port Coquitlam. She actively participated with the farm duties, tending the garden and raising a family. Doug and Leone started a new business in 1967 as a manufacturer of custom-built RVs, where she did the bookkeeping, upholstery, curtains and planning for the company’s future, which continues to flourish today as a third generation family business as Meridian RV. Leone was highly respected and loved by all, a caring friend and a very giving person. The family is proud of her accomplishments and many talents including seamstress and painting skills. We know that Leone was extremely proud of all her family who along with her friends will dearly miss her.The family wants to thank Dr. Kochendorfer and Dr. Shaw. Sincerest thanks to her home caregivers and the Eagle Ridge Hospital staff.

“So lift up your heart to the heavens, There’s a loving and kind Father there, Who offers release and comfort and peace, In the silent communion of prayer.”

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Capitalize on past or ongoing people and situations.

You might revisit a foreign country or refocus on a lawsuit, return to abandoned studies/courses, or “find religion” again. This is an excellent time to sum up your life, to contemplate how you got here. (But it’s not a good time to set your new direction – yet.)

An old friend or employer returns. Romance, luck, creativity soar Monday night to Wednesday!

Taurus April 20-May 20: Communications, travel and errands frustrate Sunday/Monday, but there are a couple of lucky gems/moments both nights: perhaps just a feeling that you’re doing things right. You might find a treasure chest of nostalgia!

A legal or moral dilemma might face you early week.

Chasing or establishing good principles “saves” you. Your luck is smooth and strong on home, domestic, property and security fronts Monday night to Wednesday noon. Love, beauty, romance lure you Thursday/Friday. Tackle chores or health concerns Saturday. Remember, start nothing new and significant before April 23.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Wishes come true, especially about former friends, loves or old, longheld wishes. An old flame either appears or occupies your thoughts. Start nothing new before April 23 – revel in the past. There are always problems to solve, adjustments to make, even when wishes are fulfilled. Early week highlights a problem with sex or “net worth” in relation to a happy possibility. Next week, a romantic or creative “depression” (anything from caution to skepticism to simple delay or age differences) can oppose another happy outcome. But these are adjustments, not refusals. Happiness lives!

Cancer June 21-July 22: Start nothing new (before April 23) but do reap the past, especially in career, ambition, prestige and business areas, where your fortunes are buoyant! A “new” project can be luckily birthed here, especially early week, but don’t try to gain the co-operation of partners or peers. (“New” = restarting a former opportunity; e.g., landing a job with a former boss.) Your money luck rides high Tuesday/Wednesday. Perform paperwork, errands, travel, return messages Thursday/Friday. The whole stretch, Monday eve to Friday night, is smooth, easy, productive. Be quiet, home-bound Saturday.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Rest, contemplate, connect with spirit and soul, be charitable, Sunday/Monday.

Your energy, charisma and luck surge upward Monday night through Wednesday. You’ll impress people. Express feelings. Love could start, perhaps with a former flame or flirtatious friend. A wedding is written on this one. A legal development could come through, also. In all these, make sure the past is an essential ingredient – start nothing brand new before April 23. Your sexual, intimate, financial, debt and investment zones are enjoying good luck. Health and work hindrances dissolve, freeing you to act.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Start nothing new before April 23. But do grab, use, enjoy, accept, even search out the past, especially in financial, investment, debt, intimate, sexual, commitment, lifestyle, health, research, diagnosis, detective, occult and similar areas. (Occult means hidden, not weird.) What you do now could change your life in major ways – perhaps by re-establishing a former condition, or taking you back to a way you left long ago. E.g., you used to own a home, then wandered for 15 years, and now you find/buy a home again. Failure in these Monday, Saturday. Success other days!

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Partnership stuff heats up all April. An ex-spouse (or former boyfriend) is seeking you, might find you. Destiny and/or God has a hand in this. (We think heaven and destiny are far away, far above, but both exist inside. The door’s small, but once you turn the handle, it grows large.)

It looks like this is someone who wants marriage, rather than mere romance. If this person does show, it will be true, deep, but a bit tumultuous – can you take it? Be ambitious Sunday/Monday: chose between potential and security. Wishes, popularity, joy visit midweek! Retreat Thursday/Friday.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Start nothing new before April 23. A former job might return – attached to bigger money. A health matter might return, also, but to be cured. Yes, do buy a machine if it is one you bid on or examined before late March, but DO NOT buy anything you just now see. Either it’s a lemon, or you won’t need it. Relations with someone attractive continue to be sweet, gracious (until about April 20) – this could burst into “open merging” June onward (into 2012) – or it could prefigure a great money opportunity, same timing.

Ambition’s lucky midweek! Hopes, happiness Thursday/Friday.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Start nothing new before April 23. You’re lucky, happy, creative and romantic all April! Something big might happen in child-related, speculative, sport-related, creative or romantic zones. Or, something small but filled with big growth potential might be born (centering on Monday eve/night). It’s an odd time: you can opt for casual, fun-filled, travel stuff, or you can go for the big stuff. Both are lucky, but one, of course, has bigger consequences. All growth now is connected to the past, nothing brand new. Monday-Wednesday significant. Wishes “speak” Saturday.

Apr. 10 - April 16 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Start nothing new before April 23. Your luck continues high in security, property, land, family, soul, nurturing, gardening, landscaping, sales territory, foundational and similar areas. Re-do your life, stand up again! Big stuff here, best in years/decades! Start “new” projects closely tied to the past (or continue with the ongoing). E.g., you contemplated buying that house on Elm Street a year ago, and regretted letting it go, and now it’s available again – buy it. But DON’T move into a new place before May 10 – domestic friction would result.

Communications remain sweet.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Everybody’s doing big things, but you can’t seem to make up your mind!

That’s OK, probably even beneficial. Start nothing new before April 23. Keep romantic suitors waiting a bit. The only things you should be pursuing in April are travel, errands, paperwork, friendships and wishes.

The last two are significant, might be a door to big future things. Make friends, make wishes, chase your optimistic plans – but make sure these somehow link to the past. E.g., a former social circle, a childhood wish. Exciting meetings Tuesday/Wednesday! A 15year “money road” is starting.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Start nothing new before April 23. But do “renew” or restart something connected to the past, if you see it. (Might show Monday night.) It involves money, possessions, status or school. Your luck is running at a 10-year high in these areas – to June, so don’t waste time – but save brand new projects and plans for late April, May. Watch your spending carefully – don’t spend recklessly! You glow with a subtle sexy magnetism now – someone might chase you. Your future is wide as the ocean now to mid-century. This year, choose ambition, NOT security. Work succeeds midweek. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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Condos/ Townhouses

6008-30

Surrey

MUST SELL! NO HST. 3 lvls, 4 yrs, 3 BR. Cls to schools, transit.

Pets/rentals okay. $323,000 MALA, SUTTON 778-859-4458

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Apt/Condos

1 & 2 BR, 1180 Landsdowne Dr. $895 up, carpets, drapes, balc./ patio, outdoor pool, tennis crt, NO PET. nr Coq Ctre. Avail now or May 1st. 604-942-2865

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1117 Ridgeway Ave. large bright 1 Br @ $800, incl heat hot water, cat ok, ns, avail now, Raymar Realty. 604-782-5941

Mortgages

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OSOYOOS WATERFRONT house avail June, July, Aug & Sept. 3 br, 2 full bath, large living & dinning rm, linens, fully equip’d kitchen, huge deck, fp, canoes, priv. dock. $1,500/wk (1 family).

604-922-6101 or 604-788-6944.

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www.bcforeclosures.com 6 BR home from $19,000 down $1,940/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock * AT WE BUY HOMES * Sell Your House Fast! Call us First!

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Apt/Condos

BBY BOSA HIGHGATE Deluxe 2 BR, 2 bath, granite/hardwood, $1325 incls parking & storage.

Avail now. N/S. Pet OK. Call Dirk, 604-294-9263 or 604-612-9032

Bach $704 1 Bdrm $810 2 Bdrm $1040

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

No smoking, no pets.

Exercise room onsite.

Money to Loan

BBY, Lghd Mall. Bach, $720 incl ht & h/w. ns/np, newly reno’d, storage, Apr 1. 604-779-3882

545 Rochester Ave, Coq

AMBER (W)

401 Westview St, Coq Large Units.

Near Lougheed Mall.

Transportation & S.F.U.

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

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Sell your home, only $99. 604-574-5243 Chilliwack 2.5yr old 2967sf 3 storey 4 br 2.5ba w/suite potnl $417,900 798-2511 id5344 Delta Price Reduced studio condo, 19+ complex, pool, park, $98,500 597-8361 id4714 Sry Bear Creek Park beauty 1440sf rancher, gated 45+ $275,900 306-931-3939 id5234 Sry Priced to Sell!!! Guildford 909sf 2br updated quiet condo $165K 588-5592 id5305 Sry Boundary Park immaculate 3139sf 5br 3.5ba w/bsmt suite $689K 590-0981 id5335 Sry Sullivan Mews upper lvl 1150sf 2br 2ba tnhse, 55+ complex $175K 543-8549 id5346 Sry Tynehead on Greenbelt 3600sf 5br 4.5ba 1/2ac GD lot $930K 575-7311 id5350

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Apt/Condos

BBY, EDMONDS. 1 BR + den.

Gas f/p, d/w, in-suite w/d, patio. $900/mo. May 1st. 778-397-6569

COQ, 30382 Dayanee Springs.

Newer 1 BR & Den, huge fam rm, f/p, w/i closet, 10’ ceilings, granite, pool, gym, luxury clubhouse.

800 sf. $1180. 778-883-7333

BURQUITLAM APTS

561 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Bachelor, 1 BR & 2 BR Includes heat, hot water, u/g prkg, cls to bus stop, school, SFU, Lougheed Mall, Sorry No Pets.

Office 604-773-6467

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

Well Managed Building.

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

Large units some with 2nd bathroom or den.

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

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

604 - 941 - 7721

555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

office: 604- 936-1225

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

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New Westminster

1202 - 7th Ave. Sunday, April 10th, 2 - 4pm. 5 BR incl legal ste. $640,000. Karim Juma, Royal Le Page City Centre, 604-678-9143

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Apt/Condos

COQ. 2 BR $900, Avail Now or May 1, heat, parking.

778-990-7079 or 604-521-8249

COQ AUSTIN & BLUE MTN. 1 Br $720, 2 Br $820. Incl h/w, bldg W/D. Nr transit. 778-865-6696 COQ • Austin Heights Clean quiet 2 BR apts avail.

Sorry no pets. 604-936-5755

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

604 420-5636

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Mobile Homes

SRY, #1-7850 King George Blvd.

Great double wide 2 BR + den. 1 pet ok! 55+ adult park. $79,500.

Lorraine Cauley, Royal Lepage North Star, 604-889-4874

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Out Of Town Property

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Recreation Property

MISSION - LAKE FRONT starting from $78,800. 60 mins from Vancouver. Park Georgia Rlty Lisa Hughes • 604-931-7227

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Apt/Condos

NEW WEST 1 bed 1 bath, $715 plus utilities. Call Quay Pacific Property Mgmt at 604-570-2786.

NEW WEST 1 BR g/lvl, nr JI, lam flrs, rent to own possible, ns/np, 2 balc, Apr 15. $800. 604-433-3113 NEW WEST 2 BR, 1 bath grd flr unit $900 plus utlities. Call Quay Pacific Property at 604-570-2786 NEW WEST 310 - 8 St. Close to skytrain & bus. Lrg 1BR, w/lrg patio. $795 incls heat & storage locker. Cat OK with pet dep. Refs req’d. Call Res Mgr 604-395-5303

VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New West

Large bright 1 br $785, 2br $1050. New reno Incl heat, hw dw np, 1016 Howie Ave. nr Austin Raymar Realty. 778-828-6345

Bach & 1 BR Available.

All Suites Have Balconies.

Undergrd Parking Available.

Refs Required. Small Pet Ok.

N. BBY. PENTHOUSE, VIEW! New, 1118 sf, 2 BR, 2 bath, all appls, lrg balcony, sec 2 prkg. Nr skytrn, Brentwood Mall. $2500.

N/S, N/P. Jimmy, 604-786-0808

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

GROSVENOR HOUSE 1 BR Apt, incls ht & h/w. By Moody Park. 720 - 7th Ave, New West. N/P, N/S. 604-517-1077

EL PRESIDENTE

220 - 7th St, New West 1 BR apts from $720/mo. 2 BR, $850/mo. Includes heat & hot water, Big balconies. By shops, banks, Skytrain & college. U/grd prkg available.

Call 604-519-1382 Managed by Colliers International

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

SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, N.West

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool.

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodelled Building and Common area. Gated undergrd parking available.

References required.

CALL 604 525-2122 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

BONSOR APTS

1 bedrooms starting at $804

UG Parking, balconies.

Close to Skytrain, near Gold Club, walk to mountain park. near Lougheed Mall.

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Close to Lougheed Mall & S.F.U.

552 Dansey Ave, Coq

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COTTONWOOD PLAZA

2232 McAllister Port Coquitlam 2 BR Apartment Available MAY 1

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BBY METROTOWN 1 BR, $750 incls heat, hot water. Clean, quiet nice building, walk-up 2nd flr, laundry rm. Pet ok. 604-726-9710

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

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BBY S. 1BR. $725, ug prkg, carpets, WiFi, Metrotown, storage cat ok, no dogs 604-818-1129

COQUITLAM

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604.581.2161

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QUICK SALE 2 BR, 2 bath, close to school/trransit & shops. Pets/ rentals okay. Asking $334,000.

Mala, Sutton 778-859-4458

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

Could you use $30k or even $300k?

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Vancouver East Side

AMBER ROCHESTOR

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6008-34

BBY 1BR, @ Lougheed Mall & sky train, big bright clean complex, $875, May 1, 604-570-0556

RENTALS 604-931-7376 rentals@capreit.net

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Condos/ Townhouses

RENTALS

1 BR, approx 830 sq ft, quiet, clean Bldg, cls to Metrotown & Skytrain, starting at $825. Rick 604-437-3013 or 778-899-8554

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

Contact Alex 604-999-9978

or Bayside Property Services Office: 604-432-7774

CALL 604 715-7764 RIVERS INLET Apartments

(Coquitlam Centre area) Bachelor, 1 BR & 2 BR Apts, 3 appls, incls heat & hot water, bldg laundry room on each flr.

Avail May 1. Sorry no pets.

Call 604-942-2012 coquitlampropertyrentals.com

ROTARY TOWER 25 Clute St, New West

Age 55 or over. Beautiful view.

Bach high rise apt.

Close to trans & shopping.

Rent incl all utils. Refs req.

Contact Ana Cell: 778-859-0798 Bayside Property Services Ltd.

ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

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

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

Whitgift Gardens 1 BR Apt, $750/mo, 2 BR Apt, $925/mo, 3 BR Apt, $1100/mo.

Heat, hot water, parking.

Family living, daycare available.

Near kids’ park, basketball court and Skytrain.

No pets. Available now.

604 939-0944

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Apt/Condos

NEW WEST 508 - 8 St. Close to Westminster Mall & transit. BACH ste w/balcony, $655 incls heat & storage locker. Lrg 1 BR with balcony $795. Cat ok w/pet dep.

Refs req. Res Mgr 604-521-1862 NEW WEST. RENO’ed 1 BR & 2 BR. New Kitchen/Bathroom, Carpet, Appliances. From $795 & $1050. 604-724-8353 PO CO 2 BR, 2 bath condo. Call Quay Pacific Property Mgmt Ltd 604-570-2786 quoting code H06

Port Moody NEW PORT VILLAGE Highrise DELUXE Condo GREAT LOCATION. 1 BR & Den • 900 sq. ft

7 appls, parking, storage, $1350.

Rec & Amenity rooms. NS / NP.

604- 983- 8046

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Homestay

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Houses - Rent

BURQUITLAM, 4 BR home, f/yrd, storage. Near elem/high schools/ shops. Av now. $1450. N/S, N/P. 604-936-9670 or 778-869-9670 HOST FAMILIES URGENTLY REQUIRED for Simon Fraser University (SFU) Full-time Summer Teen Camp 6 days/week ● July 2nd to August 14th. Most teens aged 15-17 years old; ● July 2nd to 30th 4 weeks halfboard. Boys from United Arab Emirates; ● July 2nd to 9th 1 week fullboard.

Boys and girls from Japan; and other International students.

Homestay remuneration: $28 per night halfboard (2 meals) $30 per night fullboard (3 meals) One nationality per home.

English-speaking families provide two or three meals daily, willing to include students in family activities on Sundays. Homes close to Simon Fraser University by public transportation, between 40 and 50 minutes travel time one way.

Contact: homestay@tamwood.com to request application package

Co-ops

6540

115 PLACE CO-OP Located in Burnaby near Lougheed Town Centre

Accepting applications or waiting list for Bachelors, 1 BR’s, 1 BR & Dens & 2 BR’s.

Adult oriented high rise. Pool, exercise room and workshop.

No Pets. Participation mandatory and $2000 share purchase required.

Enquiries to Membership Committee

Call 604 421-1222

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3 Bdrm Townhome! Fenced yard.

RENT TO OWN! STOP RENTING! Poor Credit Ok, Low Down.

Call Karyn 604-857-3597

NEW WEST. Huge, beautiful 2 & 3 BR duplex! An absolute must see! $200,000 in redesigning!

Brand new kitchen/bath & floors.

5 new applis! Ns/np. $1095/mo $1395/mo incl hydro. Immed.

Hurry! Won’t last! 604-306-8952

GATED PARKING AVAILABLE CALL 604 723-8215 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

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Rooms

BBY ROOM avail, w/d, n/s, n/p.

Prof person. $450 incls cbl/utils, pkng. Av now. 604-434-5578 POCO 3 BR Rancher, 2 f/bath, w/d, big f/yard. $1350. By bus.

Avail now. Pet ok. 604-522-3100 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● ABBOTSFORD - 2087 Lonsdale Cr, HOUSE, 3bd w/ 2bd suite, quiet neigh., hot tub & pool.......$2,188/M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call Kristen today (604)786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca Abbotsford- 3262 Clearbrook Rd. HOUSE with 5 bedrooms, 3 baths.

Mortgage helper. Walk to all Schools and other amenities. Only $1,598/m.

Low Down. Flexible Terms.

(604) 626-9647 or (604) 657-9422 www.wesellhomesbc.com Coquitlam

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

COQ 2 BR bsmt, lrg kit, w/d, small cov patio, newly painted, n/s, $825 + 1/3 utils, 604-525-9266 COQ, 2 BR, f/bath, d/w, priv w/d, priv entry. Ns/np. $1,100/mo incl util/cable/internet. Immed.

604-637-7929, 604-783-1676 COQ, CENTRE, 1 BR gr lev ste, Own W/D, sep entry. Avail now, $750 incls utls. NS/NP. 604-945-6755 or 604-767-8049 COQ COMO Lk/Blue Mtn area 1 BR bright suite, new bath/kitchen, d/w, share w/d. Avail, May 1. $600+ 1/3 elec. 778-896-2625 COQ, lrg 1 BR in quiet bldg, Storage, lndry, parking. Ns/Np. $625, ref, nr amen. 604-931-7432

3BDRM, POCO, Full Bath, InsuiteW/D, Grdlvl, Sep.entry, NS/ NP, $1200+1/3util 604-945-6256

COQ, near Lougheed Mall, 3 br main flr house, dw, fp, share wd, $1300+60% utils, ns, no pets, avail May. 1, 604-808-4155

BBY HIGHGATE MALL area, New 1 BR g/lvl , $750 incls utils. ns/np, Immed. 778-388-1712

COQ SPAC 2 BR ste g/lvl, cls to schl/bus. Inc w/d, hyd, net. N/S, N/P. Avail Now. $1000.

604-729-4709or 778-355-3964

BBY METROTOWN, Lrg 2 BR, 2 bath, Reno’d, all new appls, priv entry. $1000 incls utls, cable.

Suits family. Pet negot. N/S. Avail now. Elwell St. 604-463-0029 BBY N near SFU, bright & newly decorated upper 3 BR Duplex, 2 bath, 5 appls, f/p, carport. NS/NP. 604-420-3269 or 604-760-7043

COQ. WEST Upper 2 BR, own W/D, sundeck. Avl May 1. $1025 + utls. NS/NP. 604-637-3662

MAPLE RIDGE 2 BR, own W/D, D/W. $900 incls utls/cbl/prkg.

N/S. Pet negot. 604-463-0029

8010

Alarm/Security

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

8035

Carpet Cleaning

ROYAL STEAM CLEANING Carpet, Upholstery, Auto (Int), walls & windows 604-765-8054

8055

Cleaning

★★★★A GIFT OF TIME ★★★★ European standard. Lic/Ins. ICBC & Veteran claims. Free Window Cleaning , 778-840-2421

8060

Concrete

STAMPED CONCRETE

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

30 yr exp. Quality workmanship Fully insured

Danny 604.307.7722

1325 WILLOW WAY

Clean, 2 BR house, perfect for young family. 2 levels, 4 appliances. Lots of storage, $1395. Lease and excellent references a must.

COQ, Blue Mtn/Como Lake. 3 BR, upper floor. 1½ baths. 6 appl.

Large sundeck, storage. N/s, n/p. $1,450/mo + 2⁄3 util. 604-939-6077

Miscellaneous Rentals

New Westminster

*RENT TO OWN*

6510

6450

HOME SERVICES

Al Dodimead ACD Realty (604) 521-0311 view this & other properties @ www.acdrealty.com

BBY NORTH, Lrg 1 BR ste, own W/D & all appls. $1050 + 25 % utls. Now. NS/NP. 604-261-3999 BBY S. Lrg 1 BR gr lev, priv entry, inste W/D, F/P, quiet, $825 incls utls. NS/NP. Suits adults. Refs.

Burnfield Cres. 604-526-7335

Time to Get Your Own Place?

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

FOR RENT

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

NEW WEST. 2 BR bsmt, full bath.

Ns/np, no laundry. $950/mo incl hydro/cbl. Immed. 778-836-1196

NEW WEST. Bach ste, f/bath. Ns/ np, no w/d. suits quiet & responsible person, $650 incl utils, a/c.

Avail Apr 15. 604-517-8851

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors discount. Friendly, family business, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408

8073

Drainage

NEW WEST Queens Park, bright 1 BR ste, own W/D, priv entry, small yard. Suits 1. $750 incls utl.

Av now. NS/NP. 604-525-3130 DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-294-5300 NEW WEST, Queensborough.

Clean & spac. 1 BR. Ns/np. $265 incl hydrol. Near bus, park, shops, schools. Avail now. 604-306-3057 NW. QUEENSBOOUGH New reno’d 2 BR ste, sep entry & balcony. Nr school/bus. NS/NP, $800 incls hydro. 604-524-2649

6605

Townhouses Rent

PITT MEADOWS 3 BR T/H, quiet family complex, Rent geared to income, n/p, 604-465-4851 POCO 2 BR, 2 baths, gas f/p, enste w/d, secure prkg, nr amens, ns, May 1. $1300. 604-837-4964 POCO 2 BR T/H $785/mo. Quietfamily complex, No Pets! Avail Now. Call 604-464-0034

8075

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

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

604-916-7729 JEFF

8080

Electrical

PORT COQUITLAM 2 BR townhouse, $830, quiet-family complex, no pets call 604-464-0034.

Residential / Commercial and Industrial Wiring / Maintenance No Job Too Big or Small Licensed, Bonded & Insured Contractor # 50123

RIVERS INLET

ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect

Townhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area) • 2 BR Townhouse • 3 BR Townhouse 1.5 bath, 2 levels, 5 appls, decorative fireplace, carport. Sorry no pets.

• 1 & 2 BR Apts also avail.

Call 604-942-2012

EXOTIC FRENCH MAIDS. We offer cleaning & massage in sexy uniforms 604-217-2224 btwn 9-6

7015

Escort Services

GoRgeOUs & PlAyFul Hott Chocolate ★★Monica(778)321-1981★★

ABSOLUTE BOBCAT & EXCAVATION LTD.

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

Call Ryan: 604-329-7792

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

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

8125

Gutters

A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed/hand clean. 604-524-0667 Edgemont Gutters. Sales & Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minor repairs, cleaning. 604-420-4800 PRESSURE WASHING, Gutter Cleaning and Repairs Call George • 778-859-7793

8130

Handyperson

A Semi Retired Tradesman Small Renovations & Repairs, Crown Moldings & Finishing.

Richard, 604-377-2480 HANDYMAN - framing, decks, tiles, hardwood, drywall. Total additions & basements. Ken 778-773-6251 or 604-455-0740

8155

Landscaping

Kert Landscaping Ltd

Retaining walls, Pavers, Machine Work, Drainage, Soil and Gravel Delivery, Sod Lawn repairing, Perimeter Drains, Sewer line

604-942-5378

www.kertlandscaping.com ADAM’S YARD CARE Hedge trimming, pruning trees, yard clean up, etc Adam 778-899-4162 ★ AMAZING TOUCH LAND’G ★ Bobcat, paving, retaining walls, turf, planting, etc. 604-889-4083 ★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★ Retaining walls, irrigation, paving, patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

8160

Lawn & Garden

Contr 97222. 40 years exp. 1 stop!

Reas. rates! BBB. 778-988-9493

Top Tier Electrical Inc. Comm/Res renos & construction.

Adam 604-773-4313 Lic #104540 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

Need a Gardener?

Find one in the Home Services section

Personals

Excavating

Call Rod at 778-835-8319

coquitlampropertyrentals.com

7010

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

Concrete Cracks Repair.

Foundation Walls, Basement, Parkade. Full Warranty. Call Simon (604) 473-7761

8087

• Spring Yard Clean Up • Lawn Maintenance and Gardening • Hedge and Tree Trimming • Cedar Fencing • Fully Insured • BBB Member

604-720-2853

www.atclandscape.com

Home Services

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Check out the specialists in our Home Service Directory of the Classifieds and get started on your project today!

To advertise your Home Service Business call Classifieds 604-444-3000

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Lawn & Garden

8185

Moving & Storage

ADVANCE MOVING LTD * Landscape and Garden Design & Construction * Full Lawn Care Services Mowing, Power Raking, Aeration, Fertilizing, New Lawns * Hedges and Tree Pruning * Yard Cleanups * Fences & Decks

Marc • 604-315-8954

MOVING & DELIVERY EXPERTS!!

Licensed, Bonded & Insured Single item to full house moves We Guarantee the Cost of Every Move Flat Rates always available A+ (604) 861-8885 BBB www.advancemovingltd.com Rating

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

8195

MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured. ★ QUAYSIDE PAINTING ★ BBB • Fully insured • WCB 3 Rooms $250. 604-727-0043

8200

Experienced Movers with Affordable Rates!

Starting $30/ hour Licensed & Insured

• Local & Long Distance • Avail. 24/7 incl. holidays • Seniors Discount • Delivery to/from YVR Airport Residential and Commercial • Landscape Maintenance • Power Raking • Aeration • Lawn Repairs • Gardening

604-787-8061

Patios/Decks/ Railings

UNITED VINYL SUNDECKS LTD.

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

604-708-8850

BEST RATE MOVING

Painting/ Wallpaper

Free Est.

942-5394

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

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

8220

Plumbing

Free Est. 604-779-6978

email:

alljobs@telus.net

COQUITLAM

LANDCAPING LTD.

❏ SPRING CLEAN-UP ❏ Yard Maintenance ❏ Hedge Trim ❏ Tree Pruning ❏ Weeding ❏ Retaining Walls ❏ Lawn Cuttng Contracts Insured. Guaranteed. John: 604-464-8700 or 778-867-8785

Park’s Landscaping

Gardening Services Lawn Maintenance Landscape Design Residential & Commercial William KIM • 27 years exp.

604-518-3571

CHAFFER BEETLE Treatment.

Lawn care, reseeding, rototilling gardens & hedges. 778-885-6488

MONTY J’S MOVING

Ask about our Spring Specials! www.MontyJsMoving.com

Call 604-710-5253

$35/HOUR PER PERSON • 24/7 Abe Moving & Delivery and Rubbish Removal. 604-999-6020 A MOVING EXPERIENCE WITH L & D ENTERPRISES !!!

Fast & Dependable Special Rates Seniors Disc. Call 604-464-5872 AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube.

Starting at $39/hour. Local & long distances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620 TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8195 A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, garden, tree svcs. Pruning, yard clean-up, rubbish. 319-5302

Grow ‘n’ Gardens Lawn/Garden Trees/Hedges. Power Washing.

All Services Tara 778-316-2648

Lawn & Garden • Clean-ups & Disposal, Gutters/Press Washing Seniors Disc. Al @ 604-783-3142 SAM’S Gardening SERVICE Lawn & Garden Care, Hedge Trims, Clean-up. 604-603-2341 THE LAWN BUTCHER Only Prime Cuts will do!

Call Jim 778-839-6250 WE CUT GRASS Lawn Maint. Reasonable rates.

NO HST. Call Bill • 604-939-2274

8175

Masonry

ALL TYPES OF STONE, Brick, Block, Tiles, Reno’s & Repairs.

Certified European Craftsman. 35 yrs exp. Call Mike 604-328-7974

8185

Moving & Storage

AFFORDABLE MOVING 1 to 3 Men

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

45 We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

Painting/ Wallpaper

CONFIDENT PAINTING LTD.

Int. & Ext. Specialist, 20 yrs exp. * Reas. Rates, High Quality * Fast, clean, with ref’s Licensed, Insured & WCB

Jean-Guy Bottin

10% Off with this Ad! For all your plumbing, heating & reno needs.

Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005 $69/HR Lic’d/Ins. Exp & friendly Clogged drains, plumbing, small jobs OK! Call 24/7! 604-805-2488 CANRO SERVICE. H/W tank, furnace, boiler, drain, installations & repairs. BBB. 604-789-6767

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

8225

Power Washing

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

Residential & Strata Prompt Service. WCB Insured

604- 936-2808

Cell 604.626.1975

grantshomemaintenance@shaw.ca

Magic Star Painting

FUTUR GRAFFITI SOLUTIONS, Power Washing & Graffiti Removal. Hot/Cold Water. 604-420-2848

Spring Specials 3 ROOMS 4 ROOMS $ 279 $359 Top Quality Quick Work 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

DANN DECORATING

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

Call Geoff Dann at:

604-782-8665

A Name You Can Trust

STARBRUSH PAINTING • Free Estimates • Seniors Disc.

• High Quality, Low Cost • WCB

25% Off with this ad

Call 604-518-0974 #1 PAY-LESS PRO PAINTING 31 yrs exp. Spring Special Ext/Int. Call 24 hrs, 7 days 604-891-9967 Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed!

Call Thomas 604 377-1338

menunderpressure.ca Powerwashing & Gutters Free Quote, Low Cost Chris 604-463-1951

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

8255

JENCO

604-RUBBISH

CONSTRUCTION

Small Jobs Are Welcome!

We do Kitchens & Baths Spring special: 15% off Custom Cabinets www.jenco-online.info

604-562-5934

Georgie Award for Best Renovation & Design Complete Renovations / Additions Kitchens / Bathrooms

604-728-3009

www.jkbconstruction.com

PRP RENOVATIONS Kitchens, baths, tiling, flooring, painting, plumbing, gutters ★ Small jobs welcome ★ Insured, WCB

604-764-0399

WWW.RENORITE.COM

Save Your Dollars!

✓ RenoRite

778-317-1256•604-451-0225 Bath *Kitchen* Suites & More

A1 CONTRACTING. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936 CARPENTER HANDYMAN, Reno’s, Carpentry, H/W Flrs, Home Repairs, etc. 604-307-6715 Complete Bathroom Reno’s Suites, Kitchens,Tiling, Skylights, Windows, Doors, 604 521-1567 D & M RENOVATIONS, Flooring, tiling, finishing. Fully Insured. Top quality, quick work 604-724-3832

782-2474

Free Est’s • Large or Small Jobs

10% OFF WITH THIS AD www.604rubbish.com

THOMAS DIAMOND Quality Renos, Repairs, Decks, Stairs etc. Precise, Reliable, Prof, Insured. Free Est. 604-710-7941. thomasdiamond1@hotmail.com

8250

Roofing

A Eastcan Roofing & Siding Ltd Re-Roof, Repair. Ins. WCB. BBB. 604-562-0957 or 604-961-0324 A Eastwest Roofing & Siding Re-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBB Member, 10% disc, Seniors Disc, 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

9105

RED’S RUBBISH REMOVAL and Home Maintenance. Reas. rates. Call Red, 604-290-7033

9110

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

★Cars ★ Parts ★ Collectibles★ Maple Ridge Fair Grounds ( 105th & Lougheed Hwy ) Admission $2.00 Free Parking Jake 604-941-7791

9125

Domestic

1992 THUNDERBIRD Super Coupe, 6 cyl, auto, exc shape $2000 firm, 604-858-3870

J. PEARCE STUCCO CONTRACTING. Residential / Commercial. 604-761-6079

8309

Collectibles & Classics

9145

Scrap Car Removal

Visit our website @ www.surreyscrap.com Free tow, no wheels, no papers no problem! Hassle free friendly service. 2 hr service in most areas.

Tree Services

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

1986 CHEV Gruman. Propane.

Step van style. This is an ex-tool truck. $5,500 obo. 604-607-7711

9160

Sports & Imports

1998 JETTA TDI 4 dr, 5 spd, new air care & tire belt, $3900, D9921 Abbtosford area 604-855-6522 2010 NISSAN VERSA, 4 dr h/b, auto, red, some option 20k, $9000 Firm. 604-538-9257

9522

RV’s/Trailers

$ BEST RATES $ Jerry 604-618-8585 Andrew 604-618-8585

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986) Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca

604-761-7175

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

DB WINDOW CLEANING Window Cleaning Gutter Cleaning Pressure Washing Building Siding Cleaning Registered & Insureed Residential/Commercial 604-376-7842

29 FT 5th WHEEL, recently refurbished, incls upholstery, awning, appls, new bed, wood flr, $4700 obo. 604-464-2702

THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

Window Cleaning

1987 CLASS C Travelmate, 27’, new updates/awning, runs exc, $9500 obo. 604-533-8853 2007 CEDAR Creek 31 ft, 5th wheel, 2 slides, spotless cond. $26,000 obo. 604-590-2824

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

Fully insured & WCB

• • • • • •

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

Cash for junk cars! $100 to $1000 Ask about our $500 Credit!

604 628 9044

8335

Scrap Car Removal

Tiling

RENEW KITCHEN & Baths. Tile, slate, marble, granite, pools. 15 yr exp. Free ests 604-773-2264

8315

9145

29th ANNUAL SWAP MEET Sunday Apr. 17th 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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

8300

Auto Miscellaneous

$0 DOWN & WE MAKE YOUR 1st PAYMENT AT AUTO CREDIT FAST Need a vehicle?

Good or Bad Credit?

Call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca DLN 30309

$35/HOUR PER PERSON • 24/7 Abe Moving & Delivery and Rubbish Removal. 604-999-6020

JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

AUTOMOTIVE

Rubbish Removal

* We Remove & Recycle Anything*

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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash paid for full sized vehicles. 604-518-3673 ★ FREE TOWING ★ up to $500 CASH Today!

604-728-1965 John FREE SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Top $$ for complete cars.

Flat Rate Towing Service avail.

Call ★ 604-720-0067 FREE SCRAP car & truck removal. Top $$ paid for all. No wheels - no problem. 604-761-7175

db.windowcleaning@yahoo.com

A Save on Roofing - specialize in ★reroof ★ repair★ Fully Ins. Free est. 10% discount 778-892-1266

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

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

JJ ROOFING, Repair specialist, Reroof, New Roof. Seniors disc.

WCB, fully ins. 604-726-6345

Since 1983

FROM DESIGN TO FINISH

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

Call Bill

604-298-1222 www.chrisdalehomes.com

CANWEST CABINETRY Save Money on Manufacturer Direct!

Quality Custom Kitchens & Baths New • Renos • Refacing • Closets Entertainment Units & more!

Free Estimates 604-328-0611 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

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank Trimax Roofing Ltd. Re & new roof, repairs, WCB, Ins. Will beat any written price! 604-856-4999

8255

Rubbish Removal

Two Easy Steps to Finding a Pre-Owned Vehicle

1 Click.

1. Go to thenownews.com/autofind 2. Search by STOCK# 3. Get details & photos of cars you choose

2 Drive.

Contact the dealer, check out your new ride and drive home.

Easy, right?

LOW COST ® Rubbish Removal

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

Isaac ★ 604-727-5232

www.thenownews.com/autofind

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Injured? Call DBM.

604.939.8321

(Suite 211, 1015 Austin Ave., Coquitlam)

www.dbmlaw.ca

Good advice. Good law. Good people.