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CAPILANO University’s new film centre is a substantial step closer to reality thanks to a $6-million donation from a West Vancouver couple.

Nat Bosa, president of the Bosa Development Corporation, and his wife Flora gave the money to the Capilano’s Centre for Film and Animation, due to open in 2011. It’s the largest private donation in the school’s history.

“I levitated,” said film centre director Bill Thumm, describing the moment he heard the news. “When the actual commitment was made . . . it was the banner day.”

The university announced the donation May 26.

The 70,000-squarefoot centre, already under construction, will become the new home of the university’s motion picture arts degree See Money page 5

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NORTH Vancouver’s Lianne Shyry inspects a tray pulled from one of the two hobby beehives she keeps in her Cloverdale backyard. See story page 3.

Hydro fights RCMP on power records Jane Seyd

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THE North Vancouver RCMP have backed off on a request that would have forced BC Hydro to turn over the records of more than a thousand North Vancouver homeowners using large amounts of power to police.

On Thursday, at a closed-door hearing in North Vancouver provincial court, the federal department of justice withdrew the request for the Hydro records after facing a court challenge by

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the power authority.

BC Hydro filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court this month fighting the request after a North Vancouver judge ordered the power company to hand over a list of residential addresses to police of anyone in North Vancouver whose power consumption averaged more than 93 kilowatt hours per day.

Details about why the North Vancouver RCMP made the

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BC Hydro asked for a judicial review of the decision, arguing the order was too broad.

In an affidavit filed in court, the power company expressed concern that the order could end up forcing it to hand over records of law-abiding citizens and subjecting them to a police investigation even though there is little likelihood they are

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ACCORDING to the Canadian Honey Council, a single bee colony can produce more than 100 pounds of extra honey, which can be harvested by the beekeeper. Honey is harvested in September and October each year.

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NORTH Vancouver Hobby Beekeeper Lianne Shyry points out the queen bee of the hive.

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BEFORE entering her backyard garden in North Vancouver, Lianne Shyry steps into a pair of hooded white coveralls, zips up a mesh veil over her face and slips on a pair of long protective gloves.

“The key is to stay calm . . . calm, cool and collected,” Shyry said as she opened the wooden gate leading to the backyard.

After discovering she was severely allergic to bees last fall, the Cloverley resident covers up when spending an afternoon amongst her flowers and vegetables. With more than 120,000 bees also calling her garden home, she can only be too careful.

An avid hobby beekeeper for a number of years, Lianne Shyry is part of a growing number of Metro Vancouver residents keeping honey bees in their backyards. Over the last few years, several municipalities have adopted bylaws permitting hobby beekeeping in residential areas to support sustainability and gardening projects.

The City of North Vancouver passed a bylaw in May 2009 allowing up to two hives per lot for hobbying or educational purposes.

Day of the Honey Bee For the last year, Shyry has worked to increase awareness of honey bees’ benefits on the North Shore. She and other local beekeepers played a major role in pushing for the City of North Vancouver’s participation in the Day of the Honey Bee. On Saturday, the city joined 57 other municipalities in seven provinces across Canada in celebrating the day of awareness.

The province set the day in November 2009 to promote the importance of honey bees to agriculture and also to draw attention to the decline in British Columbia’s bee population.

This past year, a reported 90 per cent of Vancouver Island’s honey bee population disappeared from commercial hives.

Formally known as colony collapse disorder, the global epidemic of disappearing honey bees began to severely affect Vancouver Island’s bee population in 1997. An estimated 55 per cent of hives perished in that year alone.

Some beekeepers blame the dying bee population on a parasite called the varroa mite, but there are other theories at play and no official cause has yet been confirmed.

WORKER honey bees drop nectar and pollen collected from plants into beeswax combs in the hive. Here, honey is stored until harvest season in fall.

Fruits of their labour: the need for bees Commercial honey bees are responsible for pollinating between 25 per cent and 30 per cent of the food we eat. Pollinating fruit, vegetables and hybrid canola seed, honey bees are vital to the production of staple items in our diets. According to the Canadian Honey Council, the value of honey bees to the pollination of crops

is estimated at $1.3-$1.7 billion annually.

Jacquie Bunse is an associate member of the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists. Also the provincial bee inspector for Greater Vancouver, the Burnaby resident plays an active role in mentoring aspiring beekeepers and ensuring the safety of backyard beehives. For Bunse, the province’s honey bee population loss is concerning for both commercial farms and the natural environment.

“If you lose 50 per cent of a herd of dairy cows, you’re pretty much out of business,” she said. “For beekeepers, it’s a similar feeling. They’ve been spending a lot of money trying to replace their losses and trying to keep bees viable around the world as pollinators of commercial crops.”

The total disappearance of honey bees would have a dramatic effects on the region, Bunse said. “Here in B.C., peoples’ gardens, their vegetables, native plants and fruit trees in the city rely on pollination by honey bees and wild bees,” she said.

Mark Winston is a professor of apiculture and social insects at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. A world-renowned authority on honey bees, Winston has studied Vancouver Island’s colony collapse and its potential impacts on Metro Vancouver.

“If the collapse continues, it would be quite catastrophic,” he said. “We would see reduced fruit and vegetables due to the lack of pollination.”

Winston cited the role of small-scale, hobby beekeepers in creating an environment for honey bees to thrive in urban environments. He praised the initiative taken by hobby beekeepers in helping to maintain urban bee populations.

“It’s a wonderful way to produce food in the city, both through producing honey and through their significant pollination capabilities,” he said. “The backyard beekeepers are doing a great service to all of us in the city by providing the pollinators in backyard gardens.”

Lessons from the hive Winston has also taken his research beyond the analysis of bees’ environmental impacts and contributions. Director of Simon Fraser’s Centre for Dialogue, the biology professor researches and writes about bee communication and social behaviour.

According to Winston’s research, honey bees are very social See Bees page 11

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BILL Thumm, director of Capilano University’s Centre for Film and Animation, looks out from the portable that his department has long since outgrown onto the construction site of a new film department.

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program, which at the moment is housed in portables. In August last year, the federal and provincial governments put $30 million toward the effort — enough to cover construction of the first phase of the two-phase project.

That money would only pay for the building itself, however.

The Bosa donation will allow the school to buy the equipment that goes in it, said Thumm. That will include 3-D cameras, a high-definition 3-D movie theatre, sound mixing equipment, lights, computers, editing stations and other gear.

The new facility comes not a moment too soon, said Thumm, as the program has long outgrown its digs.

“We are crammed into a space now that is far too small for what we offer,” he said. “It’s a two-storey portable situation dating back from god knows when — the paleolithic era.”

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“Everything the students now need to go from the very developmental part of their film to the final stages of post (production) will be available to them in-house,” said Thumm.

“To be able to deliver a fist-class education, it is my contention that you need first-class facilities and it all needs to be industry standard.”

He estimates the school needs about $9 million more, probably from the government, to complete Phase 2, which will house an expanded animation program. The Bosa donation will very likely cover all the equipment needed to outfit that portion of the centre as well, said Thumm.

Capilano’s School of Motion Picture Arts, the largest film school in Western Canada, serves 400 students annually.

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But the recent attempt by our North Vancouver detachment to obtain the records of heavy consumers of hydro was so wide-ranging that it smacks of being little more than a fishing expedition.

This “exploration” of a new avenue of investigation sought a court order for the hydro records of customers using electricity above a certain threshold.

According to BC Hydro, that would have been 1,115 North Vancouver residences in February alone.

The RCMP say they are going for criminals, not legitimate citizens with hot tubs, but the fact remains that the hydro consumption specified in the court order was not even close to what

you said it “You wanted to give them everything you had, but even then you knew it was not enough.”

North Vancouver nurse Mandy Hengeveld on the poverty she encountered while doing relief work in Haiti. Hengeveld joined an international team of doctors, nurses and surgeons that went to the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean country in April (from a May 23 news story).

••• “My rain cape was covered in blood. I was in a total state of shock.”

Canada Post mail carrier Neil Melly recalls a dog attack he suffered while delivering in Upper Lonsdale in October. North Vancouver posties recently received training from a dog psychologist on how to avoid attacks (from an May 26 news story).

••• “We should be reinvesting $4 million per year. We are currently only investing about $1 million.”

District of West Vancouver director of engineering Raymond Fung on the increasing gap between funding and depreciation of aging water-related infrastructure (from a May 26 news story).

would be defined as criminal activity — unless the Green Police are chasing hot-tub users and those with inefficient baseboard heaters.

If BC Hydro hadn’t chosen to fight the order, it’s quite possible that a number of innocent homeowners could have been the subject of a police investigation.

This type of policing is disturbing.

By the same logic, an RCMP detachment could ask for bank records showing a level of deposits above some predetermined “average” and look for evidence of drug dealing or money laundering.

Our courts should, as a matter of course, ensure these types of police requests that infringe on privacy should be tied far more closely to specific investigations.

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Dear Editor: The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) believes statements quoted in the North Shore News are not only grossly unfair, wrong and ridiculous, they could cause severe damage to travel agents who provide consumers with some of the best travel experiences in Canada.

The statements were in a May 19 story NV Lawyer Files Suit Over Airline ‘Taxes’. The reporter quoted lawyer Jim Poyner who has begun a class action against an airline over the inclusion in ticket prices of what he calls hidden fees such as fuel surcharges. The offending sentences began with Poyner saying “as far as he knows,” these extra fees are charged only when tickets are purchased from travel agents. The end sentence states, “People

who buy their tickets online directly through the airlines don’t seem to be hit with the same hidden fees.” What nonsense! Even Poyner admits, in his quote, he doesn’t know what he is talking about when he uses expressions like ‘as far as (I know)’ and ‘don’t seem to be.’ Yet these suppositions are reported as fact.

Tickets bought through travel agents are not only highly competitive with tickets bought in other ways, often they are less expensive because agents find the best deals for consumers. Tickets bought online from other sources include fees and taxes just as they might when bought through agencies.

As a matter of fact, ACTA is fighting hard for fare transparency so fees including fuel surcharges

will not be hidden or included under the umbrella of taxes. We would have agreed with most of what lawyer Poyner said if he hadn’t been so cavalier about his unfounded claims about travel agents.

We also believe the North Shore News was not only in gross error but has caused severe anxiety for the travel agent community which knows how wrong the claims in this article are. We expect no less than an abject apology for violation of the duty of journalists to check your facts.

Gary Ralph, director of communications and marketing, ACTA (Editor: Lawyer Jim Poyner has told the North Shore News that he believed the statements in contention were correct at the time he made them to us. He now acknowledges that he was wrong.)

Property taxes should cover DNV fire inspections

Dear Editor: Although the District of North Vancouver has worked diligently to improve its lacklustre reputation in the business community, the new proposed fire inspection fee on businesses is just another reason why the district has an ongoing poor reputation among business owners.

I constantly wonder why I pay $23,000 in property taxes (2009) a year for 6,000 square feet of warehouse space. For what? What is it that the district

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provides to me as a business in services? I pay for my own garbage, recycling, sewer and water. We’re lucky if we see the RCMP doing a drive-by. I would like to think that the once-a-year review of my premises by our fire inspector could be covered under my everincreasing tax bill. I see this “fire inspection fee” as nothing more than a redesigned form of taxation.

I would challenge the mayor and council to spend a bit more time finding cost efficiencies — let’s say in the recreation commission, the arts council or bear

watch program, as some examples — rather than nickel and diming the businesses that pay more than their fair share of taxes in this community.

I will end by asking this: Why is it that the taxpayers in the District of North Vancouver accept with great apathy the taxation levels without ever questioning the possibility of finding cost efficiencies in the budget?

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Thoughts on family and a far-flung life

A circle. A path. A journey. A river. A carousel. A scramble. A vale of tears. A mortal coil.

There are all kinds of images our minds conjure up when we’re talking about “Life,” most of them clichéd, and some of them decidedly on the gloomy side.

If we had a contest, you readers could probably think of plenty more. Why, they might even skip off the tongue. Life is a sprinkle-dusted doughnut.

It’s a shack of woe, a lagoon of . . . well, it’s rarely a shack or a lagoon. We like to think of life as headed somewhere, even if it rarely gets there on time — sort-of like B.C. Ferries’ Langdale run on a long weekend.

The phrases “vale of tears” and “mortal coil” are sad, in part, because the image is of stagnancy or of being bound or trapped. With the more prevalent circle-path-carousel motif, we are always on the move, even if it’s on a wooden horse with obnoxious music jangling in our ears.

Nowadays it seems to me that we’re less on some sort of determined trek than we are travelling on a constantly shifting grid made up of those crazy people-moving conveyor belts from science fiction.

The route may be snarled and difficult to read, but it’s teeming with connections, some automatic, some seized,

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People move in and out of our spheres unpredictably, as we flow in and out of theirs.

Life is not, in sum, a bullet train run by the Swiss. It necessitates movement. I have no statistics to back this up, but it seems to me that we are farther flung than ever before.

In how many families do all the members stay in the same city for generations any more?

Maybe they still do that in other countries, but Canada is a land first settled by nomadic First Nations and then taken over by immigrants bent on leaving their homelands far behind. Roving is in our blood memory.

I thought about this situation recently as I heard about friends whose children are considering leaving their hometowns for university and are sifting through options: U Vic, U of Calgary

or Concordia? After they graduate, what are the odds they’ll return to their old neighbourhoods for much beyond Christmas dinner? I realize that there are full-grown adults who live with their parents for years, but that’s still not in the natural order of things. That university degree is like a sailboat that lets kids push away from family shores.

Some friends from Calgary showed up in town this week to have a mini-break in Vancouver with their own adult son, his wife and their grandchild. Of these friends’ three adult kids, one studied in London and settled in Boston after stints in Chicago and Paolo Alto, another studied in California and settled in Calgary, and a third trekked through Africa and lived in Whitehorse before buying a house in Edmonton (well, everybody makes mistakes).

No wonder people turn to Facebook to keep in touch. It’s free, it requires minimal effort, and you can subject your family to your most inane or significant updates. And they, of all people, might actually

be interested. Recently, I’ve learned about the pregnancies, house purchases and vacations of cousins from whom I would otherwise never hear, and am keeping up with the current obsessions of my pop-culturenutty nieces as they move from being Potterheads to Twihards to Gleeks. These online updates aren’t the most satisfying exchanges — they’re brief and superficial — but they beat being utterly out of the loop.

That has to be why Facebook has more than 400 million adherents worldwide.

Even technophobes like me eventually get it — nobody writes snail-mail letters any more, much less calls relatives long distance. While most of my Facebook “friends” are business acquaintances and really, we needn’t explore that relationship any further, a handful of them are my distant blood relatives, and that still means something. I actually do care about their triumphant invitro pregnancies, even if I’ve only spent a few hours in their presence in the past 30 years.

Weird, that. Many of us grew up with grandparents,

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Notice of Reconvened Public Hearing Zoning Bylaw Amendments (I1, I2, I3, and C8)

A Public Hearing is scheduled for 7:00 P.M., TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 in the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, B.C., to provide an opportunity for Council to hear from those who believe they may be affected by the Bylaw amendments, as outlined below.

BYLAW 7831

Rezoning Bylaw 1251 – text amendments

BYLAW 7835

BYLAW 7832

Rezoning Bylaw 1252 – rezoning Waterfront and General Industrial (I1 and I2) zoned land in Lower Capilano

Rezoning Bylaw 1255 – rezoning Light Industrial (I3) zoned land in Lower Capilano

BYLAW 7837

BYLAW 7833

Rezoning Bylaw 1253 – rezoning Waterfront and General Industrial (I1 and I2) zoned in Lower Lynn

Rezoning Bylaw 1257 – rezoning Light Industrial (I3) zoned land in Maplewood

BYLAW 7838

BYLAW 7834

Rezoning Bylaw 1254 – rezoning Waterfront and General Industrial (I1 and I2) zoned in Maplewood

Rezoning Bylaw 1258 – rezoning Commercial Business (C8) zoned land in Lower Capilano (Pemberton Avenue)

Applicant:

The District of North Vancouver

Subject Lands:

Those lands in the District which are currently zoned: Waterfront Industrial (I1), General Industrial (I2), Light Industrial (I3) and the Commercial Business Zone (C8). Most of the industrial land in the District of North Vancouver is included in these Zones.

General Purpose:

This package of bylaws will rezone most of the heavy and light industrial lands zoned I1, I2, I3, and C8 from the existing zoning regulations to the proposed new Employment Zones. The new Employment Zones introduce numerous amendments designed to simplify zoning, and make it easier to do business in the District of North Vancouver, while still protecting the industrial land base, and adjacent residential neighbourhoods.

Proposed Amendments:

These amendments include new definitions and two new industrial zones: Employment Zone – Industrial (EZ-I) and Employment Zone – Light Industrial (EZ-LI).

All properties currently zoned Waterfront Industrial (I1) are proposed to be rezoned to the new Employment Zone – Industrial (EZ-I) except for those properties in the Seymour River and in the Maplewood Conservation Area shown Schedule C and D of proposed Bylaw 7834, which are being rezoned to Natural Parkland (NPL).

All properties currently zoned General Industrial (I2) are also proposed to be rezoned to the new Employment Zone – Industrial (EZ-I) except: (a) those properties in the Seymour River and in the Maplewood Conservation Area shown Schedule C and D of proposed Bylaw 7834 which are being rezoned to Natural Parkland (NPL); and (b) those listed immediately below that are not being brought forward for rezoning at this time due to conflicts with existing land use plans in Seymour 3829 and 3919 Dollarton Highway (PIDs: 008-965-358, 008-965-404, 015-994-902, 015994-937); in Maplewood the 2100 block of Front Street (PID:024-721-930); in Lower Lynn all I2 properties in the 1400 and 1500 block of Barrow Street (PIDs: 004-873-904, 003-645-657,014-718-952, 014-744-171, 014-744-121, 014-744-155, 014-744-210, 014-744-325, 014-744-341, 014-744-368).

In addition, 13 properties currently zoned Light Industrial (I3) but actually used for railway lines are also proposed to be rezoned to Employment Zone – Industrial (EZ-I). The parcel identifiers for these 13 properties (which are all owned by either the Province, the Crown or CNR) are as follows: 025-980-661, 012-557-846, 014738-520, 014-738-597, 014-603-993, CNR-000-001, CNR-000002, CROWN-00001, 014-604-124, 014-711-168, 013-385-488, 013-385-453; and 014-604-019. These properties are shown on Schedule A to Bylaw 7832, 7833 and 7834.

All properties currently zoned Commercial Business (C8) are proposed to be rezoned to the Employment Zone – Light Industrial (EZ-LI).

All properties currently zoned Light Industrial (I3) are also proposed to be rezoned to the Employment Zone – Light Industrial (EZ-LI) except: (a) those properties in the Seymour River and on Cutter Island shown Schedule D of proposed Bylaw 7834 which are being rezoned to Natural Parkland (NPL); and (b) the properties listed immediately below that are not being rezoned at this time due to conflicts with existing land use plans: in Maplewood the 2100 and 2200 block of Front Street (PIDs: 010-651-519, 010-651-501, 007-654-782, 013-884-026, 013-884-069, 013-884-107, 013-884-174, 013-884-832, 013-884-832, 013-884-875, 013-884-905, 013-884-948, 013-884-972, 013-885-014, 013-885-049, 013-885-090, 013-885-120, 013-885-138); in Maplewood the 2300 block of Old Dollarton Rd (PIDs 013-933-744, 013-933-752, 013-933-710); in Lower Lynn all I3 property; in Lower Capilano, the tennis centre at 280 Lloyd (PID 011091-495) and a District-owned, vacant parcel of land next to McKay Creek (PID 025-753-916); and all hydro stations in the District (PIDs: 008-682-771, 007-333-455, and 011-376848).

Maps more particularly identifying all of the above properties are available for review at District Hall and on the District’s website referenced below.

Note: Please refer to the new definitions

and copies of the new zones. For more details on these new regulations, please see below for how to view copies of this information.

Key Aspects of the Employment Zone – Industrial (EZ-I) Intent: The intent of the Industrial Zone (EZ-I) is to accommodate portoriented uses and general manufacturing and other industrial activities on lands adjacent to the Port and the rail corridor. It is expected that uses in the Industrial Zone (EZ-I) will be industrial in character and impact.

Uses that will be permitted without conditions: Manufacturing use; port-oriented use; service use; transportation use; waste and recycling use; and warehouse use.

Uses that will be permitted with conditions: Stand alone office use (limited to the upper floors of industrial buildings); residential (caretaker suites); and retail – limited to equipment sales and rental only.

Density, site coverage, and setback provisions will be eliminated in this zone to make it easier to intensify use on these industrial lands.

Key Aspects of the Employment Zone – Light Industrial (EZ-LI) Intent: The intent of the Light Industrial zone is to accommodate a mix of manufacturing and service businesses with the potential for office and social gathering (clubs) on the upper floors, where the conditions of use minimize the potential for negative impacts on adjacent residential and commercial areas.

Uses that will be permitted without conditions: None.

Uses that will be permitted with conditions: Manufacturing use; office use (upper floors only); recreation/ community centres use; residential (1 caretaker unit only); restaurant use; retail use (limited to those retail uses traditionally found in the light industrial areas); personal service use; socialgathering use (upper floors only); and warehouse use. All uses located on parcels within 50 metres of residentially zoned (RS) land have conditions imposed with regards to containing the impacts of the business on the site.

Density will not be regulated in this zone. Setback, building and site coverage regulations allow for more intensive use of these light industrial lands.

This Public Hearing is held under the provisions of the Local Government Act. All persons who believe they may be affected by the above proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person and/or by written submission. Written submissions will be accepted up to the conclusion of the Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2010.

Copies of the bylaws, resolution, supporting staff report and other relevant background material are available for review in the District of North Vancouver Clerk’s Office or Development Planning Department at the Municipal Hall from April 19, 2010 to June 8, 2010. The Municipal Hall is located at 355 West Queens Road and is open Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. If you would like to review the report online, go to www.dnv.org/public_hearing. Please direct inquiries to Ms. Tamsin Guppy of the Development Planning Department at 604-990-2391.

James Gordon Municipal Clerk File: 08.3060.20/004.10 District of North Vancouver 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC V7N 4N5 Main Line 604-990-2311

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Municipal Affairs District of West Vancouver Regular council meeting, Monday, May 31, 7 p.m. www.westvancouver.ca ■ Library facility building assessment report and LEED certification.

■ District boat ramp next to Hollyburn Sailing.

■ Official community plan amendment for block bounded by Esquimalt Avenue, 20th Street, Fulton Avenue and 21st Street.

■ Ambleside A field, artificial turf and ancillary services project update.

North Vancouver School District 44 Next public board meeting, Tuesday, June 8, 7 p.m.

www.nvsd44.bc.ca West Vancouver School District 45 Next public board meeting, Tuesday, June 8, 7 p.m. www.sd45.bc.ca District of North Vancouver Next regular council meeting, Monday, June 7, 7 p.m. www.dnv.org City of North Vancouver Next regular council meeting, Monday, June 7, 6 p.m. www.cnv.org

Police, rescuers sent on wild goose chase

POLICE dogs, a helicopter and North Shore Rescue volunteers were called out last weekend after an intoxicated man claimed his friend was in danger on the Seymour River.

North Vancouver RCMP officers were called to the North Shore Crematorium after the man approached a member of the public early on the afternoon of May 22 and said he was injured.

“Some of the details he reported contained inconsistencies and, coupled with his behaviour, caused investigators to suspect his report of

a friend in distress may be unreliable,” said Cpl. Peter DeVries in a release. “During the interview, the male fled from investigators and ran back into the forest where he was again located a short time later.”

After further discussions with the man, police opted to call off the search. He was treated for exposure and interviewed at length at the RCMP detachment, said DeVries. Police are not recommending any charges, and believe drugs and alcohol may have been factors in the incident.

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Lawyer questions scope of RCMP order From page 1

involved in marijuana grow-ops.

Scott Macdonald, privacy manager at BC Hydro, wrote that for the month of February 2010 alone there were 1,115 residences in North Vancouver using electricity over the threshold set in the court order. In winter months, province-wide up to 100,000 Hydro customers who use electrical space heaters would normally use more than 93 kWh of electricity each day, wrote Macdonald.

Even in summer, “many luxury residences with swimming pools, fountains, greenhouses or medium to large pumps also consume in excess of 93 kWh per day,” wrote Macdonald.

Const. Michael McLaughlin, spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP, said Friday the department is aware the court order compelling B.C. Hydro to produce the records has now been revoked “and we are certainly going to respect that decision,” he said.

McLaughlin refused to comment specifically on why the detachment’s drug section made the request.

But McLaughlin acknowledged the RCMP were trying out a new approach to nabbing criminals.

“The RCMP and its members have many tools to investigate drug operations. We wouldn’t be doing our jobs if we didn’t look for new avenues (of investigation),” he said.

“This was one of those explorations into a new avenue.”

McLaughlin added production orders are routinely granted by the courts for police to access to banking and phone records in the course of their investigations. Most of those, however, are narrower in scope.

Brent Olthuis, a lawyer who recently represented the B.C. Civil Liberties Association in challenging warrantless searches of suspected grow-ops by municipal inspectors, said he was surprised at the broad scope of the North Vancouver production order.

“I’d be quite surprised and I think my client would be alarmed at such a production order being sought in the first place, let alone being granted,” he said.

“We’d expect the police to seek orders that are closely tailored in their scope, not something so broad ranging as this.”

But McLaughlin said law-abiding citizens shouldn’t be unduly worried — even if they use a lot of power.

“The police are not going for a legitimate citizen with a hot tub. We’re going for criminals,” he said. “We wouldn’t be using this tool if we didn’t think it was pointing us to criminal behaviour versus someone using a lot of power.”

McLaughlin said he’s seen some figures that point to some grow-ops as using more than 17 times the power that would be expected at a normal home, although “you do get into the area of what’s normal and what’s not,” he said.

McLaughlin said he couldn’t speculate on whether the RCMP would be putting in another similar request for Hydro records to the court.

Recently the B.C. Court of Appeal struck down part of a provincial law that allowed municipal inspectors to search for electrical problems that may be related marijuana growops without warrants.

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Bees change a neighbourhood

From page 3 creatures. Sharing work and other responsibilities in the hive, the insects portray a strong commitment to their society. For Winston, lessons can be taken from the bees’ natural environment in the hive and applied to everyday life.

“Spending a lot of time with my head in a beehive has really had a lot of impact with how I view my relationships with people,” Winston said. “You would never find the equivalent of the House of Commons in a bee colony. That kind of adversarial way we deal with issues in the human world would not be well received in the bee world and I think we can learn something from that.”

“An organism as small as a bee with a brain the size of a pinhead seems to have a much better organized way of viewing their collaborative interactions than we do,” he added.

Winston also studies other breeds of bees that live in the Lower Mainland. For the bee expert, honey bees are just one species of a diverse bee population in the Metro Vancouver area.

He stresses that wild bees must be recognized for their critical roles in the urban environment.

“In North Vancouver and elsewhere in the urban region, wild bees are actually as or more important as pollinators to honey bees,” he said. “I’ve heard it proposed that Vancouver should be declared a conservation region for bees because we have such a great diversity of bees.”

“A sweet little bonus” Back in Lianne Shyry’s Cloverley garden, her honey bees are kept busy pollinating plants, flowers and vegetables in the area.

“Since we got the bees, we’ve had comments from the neighbours in regards to their pumpkins and their gardens,” Shyry said. “They’ve definitely noticed a difference in production.

The bees have boosted the pollination.”

The bees also play a role in increasing environmental awareness in her neighbourhood, Shyry said, pointing to the front-yard gardens that have sprung up on her block in the last year.

“Having the bees opens the lines of discussion in regards to sustainability and why the bees are dying, what the colony collapse means,” she said. “It’s really been a joy to share that with other people in terms pesticide reduction and things like that.”

Hovering carefully over the hive, Shyry pulls out a tray and exposes a swarm of busy bees bringing in pollen and nectar from her garden. Inspecting the honeycomb that will be ready to harvest in the fall, she smiles.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

by Paul McGrath

39th annual North Shore Music Festival gala concert

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Luna Hwang and Lillian Huang pal around before taking the stage.

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Musician Liam Grant is supported by his father Ian and sister Jasmine.

Maggie Zhung checks out the trophies.

Representatives of the North Shore branch of the B.C. Registered Music Teachers’ Association presented the 39th annual North Shore Music Festival April 26-May 7. Competitive and non-competitive classes were held at the beginning of the festival, in piano, strings, winds, vocal and composition, for both children and adults, followed by three final gala concerts at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in North Vancouver. Info: www.nsmusicfestival.ca.

Festival organizers Valerie Cook, Diana Marr and Alice Rada celebrate the success of the event.

Teachers Heidi Kurz and Joann Primeau flank Tanis Mitchell.

Sophie St. Georges, Markus Towfigh and Vivien Choi relax before their trio performance In a Hurry.

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GARY Robbins doesn’t shy away from challenges, rather the record-setting endurance athlete continues to set them for himself and rise to the occasion.

SOCCER CONDITIONING Terry Peters checks out two new books on soccer and nordic walking. page 16 QUITTING THERAPY Julia Staub-French gets to the heart of the matter in this week’s On the Couch column. page 14 MEAL PLANNING Columnist Shaun Karp explains the multitude of health benefits. page 19

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NOTICES Eagle Harbour Fun Run: A community walk/run followed by a barbecue lunch with prizes, Sunday, May 30, 9:45 a.m. at

A top finisher in long distance races, the 33-yearold North Vancouver resident and North Shore Athletics employee is embarking on Conquer the Coasts 2010, a bicoastal trail running recordsetting attempt.

“I came up with this plan to conquer the coasts and try to set the trail records on the East Coast and the West Coast of Canada, which ties directly to my roots where I was born and raised and where I now call home and reside,” he says.

On Wednesday, Robbins will run the 75-kilometre West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island and he’ll follow that up in mid-September with a 220-km portion of the East Coast Trail in Newfoundland.

Not just for glory, Robbins is interested in raising funds for a worthy cause, specifically Right To Play, a non-profit organization that uses sports to improve the lives of children in disadvantaged areas of the world. He hopes to raise $5,000 through the campaign.

Based on his skill level, it’s hard to believe that running is a relatively new passion of Robbins’.

“I actually only started running in 2004 and I had no competitive or athletic background before that,”

Parc Verdun, 5500 block Marine Drive, West Vancouver. All money raised goes back into the community. Info: www.eagleharbourfunrun.com.

Local Volkssport Club will host a five-/10-kilometre walk in the Ambleside/Dundarave area of West Vancouver, Sunday, May 30, 10 a.m. Free for new participants. Info: Jack at 604926-9087.

Rotary Seawalk Run/Walk: A 10-kilometre run or five-km walk, Sunday, May 30, 7:30 a.m.

The run starts at the Village at Park Royal, goes through Ambleside Park and the Centennial

THE forest whizzes by as I follow my friend Steve Klassen through the tight and twisty single track.

he says.

Hisdecisiontostarttraining occurred after he moved from his home in Mount Pearl, Nfld., to Banff, Alta. “I spent

many years partying and drinking,” he laughs, “and not doing anything physical whatsoever. I basically woke up one morning and decided I

was going to change that.”

Robbins spent the next few years travelling and then

Throttle, clutch, gears, braking and staying on the loamy dirt takes all my focus until we stop and enjoy the surrounding mountains on this bright, sunny day.

Bear Creek lies west of Kelowna in the hills overlooking Lake Okanagan.

It is one of those places off the beaten track where you can dirt bike into some of the most breathtaking and beautiful forests.

Although it is only 20 kilometres from the downtown hustle and bustle of Kelowna, it is not uncommon for us to see bears, huge deer and other cool wildlife.

Over the last year, the Okanagan Dirt Bike Club has been doing some incredible work in creating one of the best off-road motorized areas on the West Coast.

It all started with provincial funding through the British Columbia OffRoad Motorized Association for all trails that had been GPS-mapped by the club.

Once the grant arrived,

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Seawalk to Dundarave and returns along the same route. The walk will follow part of the run course. Funds raised will support Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and Rotary projects, including North Shore youth projects. Registration: www.seawalkrun.com.

Call for Baseball Players: The Burnaby Minor Braves Bantam AAA team is looking to add one to two quality players for the remainder of the season, which runs through July. Their home field is Kensington Park and they play throughout the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Interior. Interested players can contact manager Randy Downes at downesrandy@hotmail.com.

p.m. where there will be refreshments, cycling resources, free bike check-ups and prizes. Info: www.cnv.org.

Dr. Info: 604-921-2169 or jfolkersen@westvancouver.ca.

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NORTH Vancouver endurance athlete and North Shore Athletics employee Gary Robbins will attempt to break the speed records on the East and West Coast trails this summer to raise funds for Right To Play.

The World Partnership Walk will take place Sunday, May 30 at Lumbermen’s Arch in Stanley Park, Vancouver. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. The 26th annual event is intended to raise funds to fight global poverty. Info: www.worldpartnershipwalk.com.

Bike-to-Work Week will take place from May 31 to June 6.

There will be a commuter station set up at the Civic Plaza on 14th Street, North Vancouver on Monday, May 31, 4:30-6:30

A Blood Donor Clinic will take place at Saint Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver, Wednesday, June 2, 2-8 p.m. Info: www. blood.ca.

Cultural Women’s Walks: The West Vancouver Community Centre is offering free weekly walks in Farsi, Wednesdays until June 23, 1:30-2:30 p.m. and in Mandarin, Thursdays until June 24, 1-2 p.m. Both walks leave from the atrium, 2121 Marine

Stress — It’s Effect on the Brain and Nervous System: A lecture given by Dr. McIntyre, Wednesday, June 2, 7 p.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Presented by the Canadian Mental Health Association. Admission by donation. Info: 604-987-6959.

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Your support will help them stand on their own QUESTION:

My wife started seeing a therapist about six months ago because she was feeling really depressed and overwhelmed by everything in her life. To me it seemed like the therapy was helping, but she then told me that she was going to stop because it was too expensive.

I think her therapist probably confronted her on her lack of motivation in her life and she couldn’t take it. Now what am I supposed to do? Can I make her go see her therapist?

Answer: The short answer is no, you can’t make her go to therapy.

The longer answer is more complicated. You haven’t given me a lot of information so I will need to make some assumptions. My first assumption is that you have, as you say her therapist likely has, “confronted her on her lack of motivation.” This implies that you and perhaps her therapist feel that she is avoiding emotional things in her life. Your

use of the word motivation tells me that you are imagining her problems have something to do with will power.

Basically, that her depression is something she can overcome if she works harder at it and she is not working hard enough in your eyes. The following are some of my thoughts on that.

If your wife is clinically depressed and exhibiting symptoms that go along with that (sleeping a lot or not enough, loss of appetite, feelings of worthlessness, difficulty concentrating and other significant symptoms), then will power has little to do with it. People who express what depression feels like tend to describe something resembling a black

hole where no light can get in, everything is swirling around them, and there is no way out.

Trying to persuade a person who is depressed to see the bright side of life never works because all they see is darkness.

And for very depressed people, often who think of suicide, they are just not able to comprehend that they could get out of the black hole. If you have never experienced a level of depression before, it can be hard to imagine what I am describing. The readers who have been depressed will be able to relate to what I’m saying. It is truly an awful experience.

My first advice to you is to think about this differently.

Your job is not to motivate, force, or rationally convince her to see the light. These common partner (or parent or sibling) tactics are rarely successful because they actually just make people feel worse about themselves, deepening a depression. What you can do is reflect back to your wife how concerned you are for her, how much her depression is impacting your relationship and your helplessness at wanting to help her but acknowledging that she is the one who needs to make decisions about

what help she needs. The ability to meet our partners where they are at, instead of forcing them to go where they are not, can be a powerful expression of concern and love. It also puts the responsibility for getting help back in their lap.

I do want to say that your observation that your wife wants to stop for some other reason than money is an astute one. Many people who are going to therapy and who want to stop give money as the reason.

Now sometimes money is actually the reason; but most times, particularly at six months, which is where therapy can begin to deepen and vulnerabilities can show up, money is not the actual reason. Most therapists will explore the need to stop coming to therapy with a client, looking for deeper meaning.

For instance, a depressed client who is beginning to move out of a depression (lack of feelings) into a more emotional experience (lots of feelings), may find this uncomfortable and unconsciously bail out of therapy before anything else gets brought up. Your role with this can be to simply encourage your wife to talk to her therapist about these concerns rather than simply

stop therapy abruptly. I would hope that her therapist would then be able to explore the deeper meaning of her wanting to end their sessions and get to some of her possible avoidance issues.

Another reason that people say therapy is too expensive is because the therapy they are in is not actually meeting their needs or the therapist is not really doing a great job with them. If this is the case, I would still encourage supporting your wife in telling her therapist how she is feeling and see how the therapist responds.

If nothing gets resolved, then encouraging your wife to find a new therapist would be the best course of action.

I think the image of walking beside your wife in therapy, and not pushing her from behind or pulling her from in front, is a good one. You will be a steady arm to grab and a calming hand to hold. She will know you are there for her when she needs you but she will also feel her ability to walk on her own.

Julia Staub-French, M.A., R.C.C., is director of clinical programs at Family Services of the North Shore. Questions?

Write onthecouch@familyservices.bc.ca or call 604-988-5281.

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health notes From page 13 days, June 2, 16, July 7, 21, Aug. 4 and 18. Meet at the covered area of John Lawson Park, West Vancouver. Hosted by the North Shore Caregiver Support Program.

Osteoarthritis Early Intervention Program: Learn how to take charge of osteoarthritis in order to slow the disease process, protect joints and understand and manage chronic pain, Thursdays, June 3, 10, 17 and 24 at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. Fee: $40 (comprehensive manual included). Registration: 604-714-5550.

Heart Health Clinic: Presented by London Drugs, in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. and the Yukon, Friday, June 4 at the store’s North Vancouver location, 2032 Lonsdale Ave. (604-980-3661), and Monday, June 7 at Park Royal, north mall (604-926-9616). Pharmacists will perform tests for blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose levels. Take home a heart health information kit.

Fee: $15 with partial proceeds to the foundation.

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It’s that time of year again! ADT Security Services and the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce invite you to the

26th Annual Take A Police Officer to Lunch BBQ to thank those in the community who make North Vancouver a safer place to live and work.

Mandatory RSVP to the Chamber if you plan to attend!

Wednesday June 2nd • 11:30 am to 2 pm Stella Jo Dean Plaza next to Gerry Brewer RCMP Building 147 East 14th Street, North Vancouver $20 Members / $25 Non-Members

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Mandatory RSVP to the Chamber at 604.987.4488 or online at www.nvchamber.ca

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New books offer tips on training technique

■ Complete Conditioning for Soccer, by Greg Gatz, Human Kinetics, 189 pages, $27.95.

AT first glance, soccer would appear to be one of the simplest games.

But as any player will tell

you it is a complex game of ball movement and control.

With its fast pace and constant adjustments, stamina and dynamic motion are crucial to improving your playing.

Greg Gatz is the strength and conditioning coach at the University of North Carolina

and has worked closely with their soccer program for more than a decade. From that experience, he has selected the best training techniques for flexibility, balance, total-body strength, explosive power, speed, agility and endurance.

Within each category a series of exercises and drills are pre-

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Before starting Gatz’s conditioning program there is a comprehensive fitness assessment that will help pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses.

There are also chapters on game preparation, injury prevention and off-season training. Along with the book is a DVD, which shows most of the drills described inside.

••• ■ Nordic Walking, by Malin Svensson, Human Kinetics, 202 pages, $23.95.

Walking is the most accessible form of exercise available to able-bodied people. All you have to do is put one foot in front of the other and you are improving your fitness. Nordic walking is a way of adding to your walking workout that will burn more calories and provide a new motivation to get outside.

Using the specially de-

signed poles will increase your upper body activity and make your nordic walk a more overall fitness action. Author Malin Svensson is the first woman to be certified as an international coach by the International Nordic Walking Association.

In the first section she introduces the philosophy of this style of walking, explains the techniques and discusses the design of the poles.

The second part of the book looks at a variety of related workouts, supporting exercises and stretches for both before and after your walk. To further whet your appetite, Svensson provides photographs and descriptions of some incredible places to walk from around the world, including the Baden-Powell trail on the North Shore.

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West Van receives facility award THE District of West Vancouver was awarded a provincial Award of Excellence from the B.C. Recreation and Parks Association.

According to a recent statement, the municipality received a Facility Excellence Award, presented for the high standards set by the West Vancouver Community Centre.

Conceived as a replacement for outdated and deteriorating facilities from the 1950s and 1960s, the centre was built to meet sustainability, aesthetic, and recreational priorities. The facility was designed to LEED Gold standards and introduced the first vertically bored ground source heat recovery system in the province, eventually providing 40 per cent of the energy requirements for the complex.

The facility provides a mix of community recreation and health functions.

Recreation and parks association chief executive officer Suzanne Allard Strutt said, in the statement, that the centre is a functional community facility and an example of architectural design excellence. The district has created a centre that meets and exceeds social and environmental priorities. It has created a new model for the parks, recreation, and culture sector to draw inspiration from and a legacy for the community to enjoy for generations to come.

The Facility Excellence Award, which recognizes excellence in facility concept, design development,maintenanceoroperation,wasone of several awards presented at the association’s symposium held May 14 in Penticton.

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LIVE health notes From page 14 ters and Sons: Learn how to open conversations about hard topics such as illness, disability, money and sibling relationships and learn strategies that foster healthy communication, with Clarissa Green. Two-day workshop: Saturday, June 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with follow-up Wednesday, June 16, 7:30-9:30

Group effort

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

LESLIE Raffin is joined by a group of supporters in the North Shore’s MS Walk, held last month at Ambleside Park.

Proceeds go towards enhancing the quality of life of those with MS and research for a cure through the MS Society of Canada.

Area’s improvements welcomed From page 13

club volunteers and sponsors went to work creating amazing, sustainable trail systems and decommissioning unsustainable trails.

As Steve and I arrived at Bear Creek, we were blown away by the work they had done.

I almost did not recognize the area, as the camping, staging and trail network had been changed. We just couldn’t wait to unload our bikes and hit the trails.

We used Trail 4 to cross Bald Range Creek, which has a brand new huge wood-beamed bridge donated by Boxwood Forest Products.

This bridge is unbelievable and the

trail is one of the nicest, easiest and meandering trails that will allow any user to navigate it.

We were then off Trail 4 and into the tight single track of Trail 2, which is why Steve and I were here, and we ripped it up for 20 km without stopping.

The smiles on our faces at the end of the trail said it all. There is nothing like the focus of dirt biking. Many people think it is just pulling a throttle, but you’re literally throwing a 220-pound bike around through tight trees, over rocks and up and down steep hills. It is a taxing sport and that is why I love it!

After 99-km of single-track epicness, Steve and I made our way back to camp.

We still had to cut and chop firewood

and make dinner, but first up was a cold beer. There is nothing more satisfying than sitting back at the end of the day with a healthy dose of adrenalin pumping through your body, an amazing meal, and fire and beer to remind you what life is all about.

The Okanagan Dirt Riders have created one of the most user-friendly, sustainable riding areas I have ever seen and one of the most fun areas as well.

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Community Lawn Bowling Charity Challenge: A day of fun, food and music in support of the North Shore Homeless Shelter, Sunday, June 6, 9 a.m.4 p.m. at the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club, 2160 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver.

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SPORTS, FITNESS AND HEALTH Hatha Yoga: Beginner classes, Mondays, 1-2:30 p.m. or 89 p.m., Wednesdays, 8:30-9 p.m., Thursdays, 6-7:30 a.m. at North Shore Neighbourhood House, 225 East Second St., North Vancouver. Registration and info: 604-987-8138.

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Runner hopes to set new course records From page 13 moved to Whistler, with the sole purpose and goal of pursuing long distance running and adventure-style events.

He ran his first ever expedition race, an approximate 700kilometre trek, in Utah in 2006 called Primal Quest.

“I did that with a couple of other people locally and we were the youngest and most inexperienced team in the entire event and the race . . . took us over a week to finish,” he says. “That was definitely one of the crowning achievements early on.”

Ever since, Robbins has continued to compete in events, locally, nationally and internationally.

The first race he ever won as an individual was the North Shore’s Dirty Duo 50 K in 2007 and the first big American race he won was in January, the HURT (Hawaiian Ultra Running Team), a 100-mile trail run. He finished the course in 20 hours and 12 minutes, beating the previous course record of 20 hours and 28 minutes set last year. He finished more than two hours ahead of the second-place runner.

Conquer the Coasts is Robbins’ first foray into charity running.

“It hasn’t been lost on me over the years that any kind of athletic pursuit is very selfish at its core so there’s a part of me I guess that’s trying to compensate for that feeling of selfishness a little bit by trying to give something back and through that I wanted to raise some money for a worthy charity like Right To Play,” he says.

The initiative will see him run a trail in the east and the west, a means of paying tribute to his two homes, where he was raised in the east and the west, where he’s currently living.

“I feel a definite affiliation with both coasts and I’m always looking for a good excuse to go home and visit my family,” he says.

Robbins is fairly familiar with the West Coast Trail as he’s hiked it previously in a three-day span and ran it before as part of a larger journey.

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While he’s run a few sections in the past, the East Coast Trail will be a relatively new experience for him.

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He’s excited to finally be embarking on the first run this week.

“The West Coast Trail has come up a lot quicker than I anticipated,” he says. “I knew when it was going to happen but the time really evaporated on me in the last month or so.”

Despite his nerves, the determination to break the record as well as do his part to support a worthy charity, will no doubt prove to be the motivation needed for yet another success.

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Plan one meal ahead to keep your energy up Knowing what you’ll eat next is an integral aspect of healthy living

EVERYONE has heard the rule that we should eat four to five times each day; however, it is easier said than done.

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The truth of the matter is, by not regulating your meals, and not eating regular snacks, you are discouraging a healthy metabolism, and encouraging weight gain, mood swings, and reduced energy. This is why the ultimate goal should be to plan your whole day’s meals ahead of time — to know your breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, as well as your supper, prior to the day’s commence.

There are numerous benefits in planning one meal ahead, whether you have diabetes, are watching your weight or are just trying to keep your energy high and your hunger suppressed.

Planning one meal ahead will force you to think about what you are eating, and will make you more aware of what your body needs for its next meal.

As an aid to getting into the habit of planning your meals, think ahead of what you’ll be having for each meal before you go grocery shopping. Making a grocery list of all of the food and ingredients you’ll need for each meal will not only help you with planning your meals, but will save you a great deal of time when you get to the grocery store. This will also prevent you from being enticed by the goodies on the shelves.

Despite the best intentions, planning your meals ahead of time is not infallible and certain allowances must be made for one-offs, such as a sudden night out with friends at a restaurant, or a late work meeting that features take-

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SENIORS

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Gift results in launch of seniors programs fund REPRESENTATIVES of North Shore Neighbourhood House celebrated the launch of a new fund supporting seniors programs May 18.

According to a written statement, North Shore senior Audrey Thompson was strongly involved in activities based at the Lower Lonsdale centre. Passing away last year, she left a gift in her will to benefit neighbourhood house seniors programs.

The Audrey Thompson Fund for Seniors has been established and is part of the house endowment fund held at the North Shore Community Foundation.

House executive director Don Rutherford

said, in the statement, they were touched when they heard of Thompson’s interest in supporting their programs, which are enormously popular and are continuing to grow as the local population ages. They viewed the gift as an opportunity to establish a subsidiary fund in their endowment to earmark earnings to support services and programs to meet those emerging needs.

The May 18 event included a luncheon, held at John Braithwaite Community Centre, with Thompson’s daughters in attendance.

For more information or to contribute to the Audrey Thompson Fund for Seniors or the house endowment fund, contact Leslie Konantz, North Shore Neighbourhood House’s development manager, at 604-987-8138.

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Aiming high

JAMES Blake (left), MC for the second annual Peak of Excellence Awards, joins competition judge Mahmoud Mahmoud, branch chair Mihai Georgescu and competition organizer John Morgan (rear) at Cheers Restaurant as they prepare to hand out the awards for the Sea to Sky branch of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. This year’s theme was “our sustainable community” with exceptional projects being recognized. West Vancouver’s Eagle Lake Membrane Filtration Facility was among the top four finalists.

Leading lights North Shore resident Erin Robinson was presented with the 2010 National Credit Union Young Leaders Award, recognizing her work at Vancity and her volunteer commitments.

The award is given out

by Credit Union Central of Canada (CUCC) and recognizes young employees in Canada’s credit union system. Robinson, along with the other four finalists, have also been appointed members of the National Young Leaders Committee, formed to contribute to the development of young leaders within the credit union system.

Robinson has been instrumental in launching various business and community programs for Vancity and has volunteered with the Canadian Red Cross, Vancouver–Lower Mainland Citizens Conservation Council and a Rotary Group Study Exchange in Tanzania.

Pierre Lebel, chairman of Imperial Metals Corp. and Maria Morellato, Q.C., partner, Mandell Pinder, LLP, were elected directorsat-large. Former director-atlarge Joanne Houssian was elected co-vice chairwoman.

Bursary award Audrey Kwan of North Vancouver was one of 24 students from Western Canada to win the RE/MAX 2010 Quest for Excellence bursary, valued at $500.

The annual program encourages high school graduating students from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North West and Yukon Territories to write an essay based on their personal experience in one of six topics — leadership, sports, technology and trades, performing arts, fine arts and community service.

Kwan won in the performing

arts category and will be presented with the bursary at her graduation ceremony.

Scholarship Fourth-year Capilano University business student Mairin Platt has been awarded a $2,500 Mercer Scholarship Award for Human Resources Excellence.

Platt was chosen from among the top applicants from members of B.C.’s academic Benefits Consortium that offer HR programs.

Applicants were given a case study and asked to describe how they would manage the HR situation presented to them. The responses were judged by Mercer.

— Compiled by Manisha Krishnan To submit information on North Shore business groups or events to our Briefcase section, e-mail mkrishnan@nsnews. com.

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Interested in becoming a Firefighter?

Your North Shore municipalities are recruiting

If you’re interested in a career as a professional Firefighter,

abilities, education, etc.), steps in the application process,

now or in the future, we’d like to meet with you. The

and who will answer your questions about employment with

Districts of North and West Vancouver, and the City of

municipal Fire Services.

North Vancouver, will host an Information Session and Open House on Saturday, June 12 at the District of North Vancouver Fire Training Centre.

This is your opportunity to meet with Fire Services personnel and municipal staff who will provide information on the role of Firefighters, qualifications required (e.g. skills and

In this unique setting, you will also have the opportunity to observe demonstrations and to learn more about the equipment Firefighters use in their work.

If you are community-minded, with a positive attitude, energetic, active and looking for a rewarding career as a professional Firefighter, please join us on June 12.

Attend our Information Session and Open House Date:

Saturday, June 12

Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Place: District of North Vancouver Fire Training Centre 900 St. Denis Avenue North Vancouver

The Districts of North Vancouver and West Vancouver, and the City of North Vancouver will also be accepting applications for Firefighter positions from July 12 to August 6.

Application and information packages can be obtained at the Information Session and Open House, or at the following websites, starting July 12.

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NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

Hug shot A big self-hug ended Bullying Stops Here — Pink Shirt Day at the West Vancouver Community Centre last month. District council members, childcare givers, local kids and parents were on hand for a friendship circle and story time.

community bulletin board Audition Call: B.C. Boys Choir will be holding auditions until Tuesday, June 15. The choir resumes in September and is open to boys ages seven to 24.

Info: 1-888-909-8282 or www. bcboyschoir.org.

Canucks Jersey for Canuck Place: A Canucks jersey autographed by Trevor Linden is being auctioned off at the Mensroom, 1411 Bellview Ave., in West Vancouver. Participants will be given a ballot and amount of the highest bidder.

Deadline is May 30. Proceeds will go to help provide care for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

Open House at the BC SPCA West Vancouver branch: An animal-theme day of fun with shelter tours, refreshments and a dog wash. Meet the animals available for adoption and learn more about how to help animals in the community, Sunday, May 30, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at 1020 Marine Dr. Info: 604-922-4622.

As Dreamt, As Built — Maps and Plans of North Vancouver: Unique documents from the North Vancouver Archives highlight the community’s development at the North Vancouver Community History Centre, 3203 Institute Road, until May 30, Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 604990-3700 ex. 8016.

Westie Walk: Bring your West Highland White Terrier for a morning of fun and games, Sunday, May 30, 9:30 a.m.noon. Meet in the parking lot at Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver. Participation by donation. Don’t bring extendable leads. Proceeds support Westie Rescue of Canada. Info: 604984-0179.

JP Fell Armoury Dinner: A formal dinner with a pipe band, Saturday, June 5, 6 p.m. at 1513 Forbes Ave., North Vancouver. Admission: $100.

Tickets: 604-929-7993 until May 31. This is a fundraising event to support the unit’s upcoming 100th anniversary celebration in February.

Wanted for Lunch: The 26th annual Take a Police Officer to Lunch will be held Wednesday, June 2, with a barbecue at noon at Stella Jo Dean Plaza, 147 East 14th St., North Vancouver. All business owners and community members are invited to join in thanking local RCMP for making North Vancouver a safe and livable place. Fee: $20 for Chamber of Commerce members and $25 for non-members. Registration: www.nvchamber.ca or 604-987-4488.

Call for Crafters: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will be holding a jury for upcoming craft fairs, Thursday, June 3 at CityScape Community Art Space, 335 Lonsdale Ave. Appointments: 604-988-6844.

Ross Road Spring Carnival: Have fun with a cake walk, mystery bags, shooting gallery, climbing wall, crazy hair, duck pond, retail alley and much more, Friday, June 4,p 5-8 p.m., at 2875 Bushnell Place.

Pennies For Peace: A Film Night Fundraiser to support empowering communities through education in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Help by attending the event and bringing your spare pennies. WatchA the film Osama, and enjoy aw catered Afghani feast. There will be ten copies of the book Three Cups of Tea given away as door prizes, along with a chance to win an iPod NanoW and other hand crafted fairw trade items from Ten Thousand Villages, Friday, June 4, at 7 p.m. at John Braithwaite Community Center, 145 West First St., North Vancouver.

Tickets: $5/$7 at the door.

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THE FOLLOWING is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.

Box office assistant: The Pacific Baroque Orchestra is looking for a box office assistant who will be responsible for processing cash, credit and/or debit transactions and recording these transactions for office records. Box office volunteers also hand out tickets.

Gallery aide: Help out in the picture gallery by taking admission tickets and selling photographic related items in the shop. This is a perfect position for a reader, student, knitter or somebody who wants some quiet time on a regular weekly basis.

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Gospel Choir: At Mount Seymour United. Feel the passion and power of gospel music. All voices are welcome, and music reading is not required. The choir sings at worship on the Sunday following the practice. Practices are usually the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

Check the website for dates.

Located at 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Info: www.mtseymourunited.com.

Polynesian Dance Classes: Beginners classes for adults and children, Sundays and Wednesdays at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Info: 604-982-8311.

Bingo: Every Monday at 6:15 p.m., North Vancouver Legion, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver.

Watershed keeper — stewardship project volunteer: When you become a member of the Watershed Keepers team you will gain knowledge of the local watershed environment while working to mitigate human impacts. Projects will include plant salvaging and propagation, invasive plant removal, wildlife surveys and trail rehabilitation. Info: www. metrovancouver.org/region/ publicprograms/pages/ stewardship.aspx.

Gallery attendant: A volunteer is needed to be present during the open hours of the gallery to greet patrons and to inform them of where to find information on the artists being exhibited. Gallery attendants volunteer for a two and a half hour period once a week and are invited to attend the exhibition reception at the start of each exhibition.

Delivery: A volunteer is needed to deliver information on how to reduce bear-human conflict. The information is delivered by public presentations, information booths in community, events, public readings in library, door-to-door and other methods.

If you are interested in these or other possible volunteer opportunities, call 604-9857138. The society is a partner agency of the United Way.

Canadian Federation of University Women — West Vancouver Branch: The CFUW is an organization committed to improving the status of women and human rights. Meetings are every third Monday, 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 885-22nd St., West Vancouver.

Info: 604-926-3975.

Contract Bridge: Every Monday and Thursday, 12:303 p.m., in the Cedarview Room at Delbrook recreation centre. Fee: $1. Info: 604987-7529.

Espiritu: If you enjoy singing with a dedicated group with a fabulous repertoire, auditions for all sections of singers are being held now. Tenors and a paid tenor section leader are most welcome, Mondays from 7-9 p.m. at Mt. Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-922-2513.

Previous choral experience and basic music reading required.

French Choir: Adult women interested in speaking and singing in French are invited to meet every Monday, 7-9 p.m. at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Fee: $5 per night.

Info: Pierrette, 604-926-2624 or Coraline, 604 254 5887.

— Compiled by Pamela Stone and Debbie Caldwell E-mail information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.

Taking a spin

NEWS photo Kevin Hill

THE Dayton & Knight Riders take a spin on the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Big Bike at the Northshore Auto Mall earlier this month.

community bulletin board From page 22 A Night To Remember: A fundraising evening for St. Martin’s Church, with a buffet dinner, a silent auction, dancing, prizes and more,

Saturday, June 5, 7 p.m., at 195 East Windsor Ave., North Vancouver. Cost: $75, includes a $25 tax receipt. Info: 604-988-1410.

Garage Sale: Karen Stark

and friends are organizing a sale and all proceeds will go to support Children’s Hospital, Saturday, June 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Lynn Valley Plaza, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. There will be clothes, toys, books, bikes, baby carriers and more. Noth-

ing is priced, everything is by donation.

— Compiled by Pamela Stone and Debbie Caldwell E-mail information for your non-profit, by donation or nominal fee event to listings@ nsnews.com.

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It’s the right time to enjoy rosé NOT long ago it was almost impossible to find a decent rosé around these parts.

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Good food needs good wine. And no wine style (with the possible exception of Champagne) is as food friendly as rosé. So stick that in your Baby Duck.

Rosé just . . . goes, from eggs Benny with smoked salmon at breakfast, to grilled chicken or salmon at lunch, a picnic with Brie or even oysters with mignonette, or just for plain sipping with anything (or anyone) you fancy.

Also revving the rosé revival is that B.C. winemakers — some after years of making occasionally serviceable blush wines — have also gotten serious about rosé, especially judging by the happy herd of ’09s just waiting to be rounded up!

What sets these wines apart is that they’re made from some less obvious B.C. varietals; such as Gamay which is an increasingly recurring theme, used elsewhere very successfully.

Some of these you will have to look for a little harder than others. But they’re all well worth the search.

■ Distraction Rosé 2009.

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guess what? It’s Pinotage, which judging by our tasting should do well here. At VQA stores in the coming couple of weeks for around $14.

■ Quails Gate Rosé 2009.

Made from 100 per cent Estategrown Gamay (grown for this very purpose). Arguably one of the best QGRs to date. Red fruit aromas with a strawberry toned palate, juicy acidity and a clean, lengthy, vinous end. Should be a summer staple. BCLS, VQA, a deal at $14.99.

■ Dunham & Froese Rosé 2009. A perennial favourite, mainly Merlot with a five per cent splash of Syrah, this comes from D&F’s certified organic vineyard, tucked away in Covert Farms just north of Oliver. Vibrant strawberry tones, loads of body and character for $16-$18.

Imminent at Everything Wine, PWS. ■ Meyer Family Vineyards Gamay Rosé 2009. At Summerland’s Local Lounge

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THE Meyer Family Vineyards Gamay Rosé 2009 — a slamdunk with just about anything. this was a slam dunk with everything from chili grilled prawns and crispy avocado to crab and chickpea falafel, and coriander crusted ahi tuna. From Naramata Bench.

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The Big Island: The island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island is a volcanic island (the eastern-most and southern-most in the Hawaiian islands chain) in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028 square miles, it is larger than all of the other Hawaiian Islands combined and is the largest island in the United States.

Captain James Cook, who called them the “Sandwich Islands,” was killed on the Big Island at Kealakekua Bay. Hawaii was the home island of Paiea Kamehameha, called Kamehameha the Great, who by 1795 united most of the Hawaiian Islands under his rule after several years of war.

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A wild black sand beach below the Pololu Valley in North Kohala on the Big Island of Hawaii.

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Legends of the land

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SOMETIMES a stone is not just a stone.

“These are sacred stones,” explains our silverhaired innkeeper Jeanne Sunderland, pointing to a circle of large boulders. “King Kamehameha I and his council sat on them in this secret valley when they met, while warriors guarded the site from those pine trees up there. He was the king who set off in 1795 with 1,200 war canoes to conquer the other Hawaiian islands, and later united Hawaii.”

Captivated, I move in closer to inspect a particular rock.

“Careful you don’t sit on that one unless you want to get pregnant,” warns Jeanne. “It’s a fertility stone.

My niece accidentally jumped up on there and was pregnant six months later.”

Jeanne is the charming owner of the Hawaii Island Retreat, an eight-room inn tucked away off the beaten path on the northern Kohala coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. When we drove up to check in the day before, she was immersed waist-deep in a garden pond in her bathing suit, tending to her water lilies.

The lodge is decidedly eclectic, modelled after a Hawaiian-style palace with a Mediterranean feel.

Slightly weathered, its outdoor corridors sprinkled with ironwood needles carried in on the breeze, it’s not a Four Seasons (and I’m a Four Seasons kind of girl). But in spite of myself, I love this place.

It’s partly the handsome rooms with their Tigerwood floors and handcrafted king-size beds. And partly the organic breakfasts — starfruit smoothies, curried scrambled eggs and fresh-baked banana bread are examples.

But mostly it’s that we’re exposed to an intimate slice of Hawaii (its land, culture and people) that we wouldn’t otherwise get to experience if we only stayed

OVER 200 local farmers and crafters sell their wares at the Hilo Farmers Market. on the island’s more touristy west side. Here we learn legends of the land, explore the tiny historic village of Hawi, and hike down into the emerald Pololu Valley, where we’re treated to eye-popping cliff views before ending up at a little-visited but magnificent surf-swept black sand beach.

After bidding farewell to the Hawaii Island Retreat, we drive to Hilo city on the east side of the island. While blue sunny skies, white sandy beaches and a black lava landscape are found on the west side (along with most visitors), this side is lush, often rainy and very local in feel. It’s also where Volcanoes National Park is found. Bedding down at a B&B — the Hilo Honu Inn (where the cheerful owner dances the hula for us) — means we can devote a full

day to exploring the park.

We go with Bike Volcano, which offers guided bicycle tours of the vast 333,000-acre park. The 20kilometre ride is not so much about cycling as it is about learning about the geological features of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

One of the most startling sights is the six-kilometre wide caldera of Kilauea Volcano. An active volcano, Kilauea has been erupting daily for the past 27 years.

From our viewpoint, we see huge clouds of smoke and steam spewing out of the Halema’uma’u Crater within the scalded grey-black caldera. We’re lucky to be blessed with good conditions; some days, volcanic fumes (known as “vog”) choke the air and make it hard to breathe.

Equally astonishing is the Thurston Lava Tube.

To get there, we walk through a thick forest of sixmetre high tree ferns — a starkly visual contrast from the barren fields of jagged and twisted lava that predominate in the park. It’s believed the cave-like lava tube was formed some 500 years ago, when an underground tunnel of molten lava drained away from a cooled layer of lava around it.

With flashlights handed out by our bike guides, we make our way through a winding section of the tube that is dimly lit. Water drips on us and tree roots dangle from the wet ceiling, which in some places is almost four metres high; it feels like we’re walking through the belly of some giant prehistoric monster. There’s an unlit section of the tube visitors can continue walking through with flashlights, but we climb up stairs to exit through a “skylight” or natural hole punched through the roof.

In Hilo, we also taste different brews at the Hilo Coffee Mill (Hilo coffee is less well-known than the island’s west side Kona coffee, but just as good), See Spinner page 26

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A lone surfer heads out at dusk from the Fairmont Orchid on the Kohala Coast.

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THE Thurston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The park encompasses diverse environments that range from sea level to the summit of the Earth’s most massive volcano, Mauna Loa at 4,169 metres.

IMILOA Astronomy Centre in Hilo opened to the public in February, 2006.

Spinner dolphins hang out on Kona Coast

snorkel with sea turtles at a black sand beach park, browse the Hilo Farmers Market, and learn about the early Hawaiians’ knowledge of celestial ocean navigation at the fascinating Imiloa Astronomy Centre (funded by NASA).

Continuing on with our Big Island exploration, we enjoy our last days on the west side. Three luxury resorts are all worth booking.

The AAA-Five Diamond Four Seasons Resort Hualalai is in a class of its own. Its design really pays homage to the natural environment. Lava rock flagstone pathways, flanked by gnarled driftwood railings, connect low-rise oceanfront buildings housing huge deluxe rooms and suites. But it’s not on a postcard-perfect white sand beach. That’s offered by the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel — along with gorgeous spa bathrooms and Zen-inspired rooms

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A special experience offered on this side of the island is snorkelling with spinner dolphins in the ocean. The premier dolphin swim operator Sunlight on Water believes in the safety and sanctity of these lovely creatures, and so our boat trip starts with a Hawaiian ceremony where the captain asks for the ancient gods’ blessing and permission to swim with the dolphins.

An advance boat radios in the location where the two resident pods are hanging out along the Kona coast. After we spot the dolphins, our small group of snorkellers quickly slides into the water. As the dolphins zigzag around, we’re supposed to swim in the same direction as them. But they’re fast — keeping up with them is hard work.

Some swim so close beneath me I could pet them if I reached out. (But I don’t, as we’ve been told we could pass along human bacteria that may make them ill.) Looking into the dolphins’ eyes, I wonder if they know how magical it feels to swim with them, wild and free, in their natural environment. I think they do — several leap up out of the water and twirl around in the air.

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NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

MARGARET Gibons and Joanne Van Antwerp relax at the fountain in front of the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nev.

KELLY and Amanda Treasure and Kimberley Hetherington walk along the Great Wall of China.

LISA, Molly and Nicole Priebe snorkel in Varadero, Cuba.

KAELYN Burgess and Nick Nepomuceno compete in the Alberta Summer Provincials and Nationals Qualifying Springboard Diving Meet in Edmonton, Alta.

ALEX Thorne, Taylor Phillips, Kaitlyn Carlson and Maryse Reichgeld celebrate their graduation in Varadero, Cuba.

PER Christensen and Miriam Kane visit San Filipe Fortress at Cartagena, Colombia, during a Panama Canal cruise from Miami to Los Angeles.

RICHARD and Lidia Halpert-Scanderbeg, Czeslaw Orlinski and Ryszard Kowalczyk visit a palace in Szczekociny, Poland.

NADINE Bisset, Marianne and Bill Molle and Diana Fisher stop at the Four Corners, where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona meet.

HERB Jenkin, Elwin Evans and Jim Hemphill sail aboard the Zuiderdam on Gatun Lake along Panama Canal in a cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Vancouver.

Going on a trip?Then take the North Shore News with you and we’ll try to publish your high-resolution photo in our News Around the World feature (there is no guarantee photos will be published). Due to the enormous response to News Around the World it may take several weeks before your photo will appear. Take a photo of yourself (keep close to the camera, but with the background still in view) in a location outside the province holding a copy of the News, with a scenic background, which distinguishes the location. Send it to us with the first and last name of everyone featured in the photo, along with your phone number, and a description of where the photo was taken. Send your submission to Manisha Krishnan by e-mail to mkrishnan@nsnews.com.

Please note: We will only be accepting pictures that have been sent to us via e-mail.

MEMBERS of the Kaye and Marshall families enjoy a float in the Dead Sea, Israel.

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Jeremy & Cooper

Jeffrey

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Harley

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Good-natured male rabbit, neutered.

Please give a rescued rabbit a second chance.

3 yr. old German Shorthaired Pointer stray who is looking for a loving permanent home. She is an active dog and is good with people, children and other dogs.

Continued obedience training and a fenced yard is a must.

Approx. 3 - 4 yr. old and is a gigantic, wriggling, energetic lover boy.

He should go to an active home with no cats. He is friendly but not needy.

EMMY is a PB GWP and is 3 -5 yr. old; house-trained, great with kids, other dogs and cats. She is a really nice, energetic and loving.

Harley has a few issues surrounding excitability so a trainer has offered to work with him because he is such a smart, affectionate little Weim. He is about 12 - 14 mo. old and has not lost his puppy mouthiness so no children.

A sweet, calm, small sized 3-4 yr. old S. F. GSP who enjoys going for walks, is good with other dogs and would be great for a busy family or for an active, older couple. She has separation anxiety so a home with another dog would be great.

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This GREAT dog is looking for a home without young children. Rags loves to go for long walks and is great with other dogs and cats. Shy at first. Rags came to us from a puppy mill that closed down.

Young Lab/Collie cross who is down on her luck. This dog was tied to the shelter gate in the morning when staff arrived for work. Nellie is VERY frightened and needs slow introductions. Nellie would do best as the only dog in an adult home.

MOE is in need of a committed home. He is a 7 year old Shih Tzu/Pekingese cross.

This little guy was dumped at a shelter because he needed his teeth cleaned???

MOE’s dental was covered by the rescue and he is now ready to join a new family.

Beautiful Coonhound, under 2 yrs old, weighs 55 lbs. Zoey was dumped at a vet clinic for euthanasia because she gets car sick??? Don’t feed her just before a road trip and she is fine. Zoey loves to play with other dogs & is great with kids.

Gunter is an amazing 3-legged boy who you would think had 6 legs. Gunter is super athletic despite his handicap. This young boy is a blast to have around. He loves other dogs and all people.

His only issue...counter surfing.

Beautiful girl with cute white ear tufts.

Karona likes to rule the roost and would do best in a home as the only cat. Karona loves to get lots of attention although she is not a typical lap cat or cuddler, she loves company. No cats, no dogs, no kids.

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The Pet Page Ming

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Ming is a beauty, when she arches her back and fluffs her tail, you will be smitten. Ming is a bit on the shy side and will need a special person to be patient with her shyness and help her with her litter training. No dogs, No kids.

Tiny with a gorgeous long-haired coat.

She is a quiet cat that wants a quiet place to nap in the sun. Needs a home with no dogs or kids, but she would be okay with other gentle cats. She has her boundaries and needs to feel safe.

Gorgeous, intelligent, talkative 5 yr old male with lots of character. Smith “the explorer” is surprisingly adept at opening bi-fold closets for a look-see. He is excellent with the litter box and scratching post. Smith needs to be an only cat.

Star is a diva with pretty eyes - one blue and one green - and snow white fur. If her belly is rubbed she will purr for hours.

She likes to keep to herself and is hoping to be adopted by a quiet person. Her ideal family would pet her all day long.

Approx 7 years old.

SF DSH Brown Tabby.

Misty is a sweet and affectionate cat who loves attention.

Approx 8 months old.

SF Shep X Border Collie.

J.J. is a lovely girl who is great with people and enjoys playing with other dogs.

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A mature, dignified lady at that perfect age. She gets along with dogs, cats and humans. She walks well on the leash and is just right for an older person who still wants a dog in his or her life.

A lovely dog who thinks he’s a person and is a good companion. He gets along with everyone but has some separation anxiety. He would be great in a home with lots of activity, people and other dogs

Harrier Hound (without the howl), who is very sweet and affectionate. She gets along with all animals including cats, other dogs and kids. She is very gentle.

Needs a secure fenced yard and active home.

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We will be featuring pet memorials every second Sunday in the North Shore News and hopefully, in the very near future, also in the Vancouver Courier.

Jocelyne Monette

jocelyne@untilwemeetagain.ca

Welcome to our new Pet In Memoriam Section - a place to help you mourn, memorialize and celebrate the life you shared with your companion animal.

Pet loss and the subsequent ‘grief ’ is commonly referred to as ‘disenfranchised grief ’ - a term describing grief that is not acknowledged by society.

Through the wonderful support of North Shore News for our Pet In Memoriam project, we hope to give the grieving ‘pet parent’ the opportunity to openly mourn the loss of their beloved companion. (and yes - we are pet parents - did you know that more than 80% of pet owners refer to themselves as “Mommy and Daddy” when talking to their pets?)

We also welcome requests for special topics - such as what to say or not say when young children are involved with the loss of a family pet; how to help an elderly parent through the loss of their companion, which was a birthday gift from their deceased spouse; and even surviving pets at home - do they grieve?

This Pet In Memoriam was created for you - the pet parent and we welcome any suggestions and comments to make this, a place to come and reflect.

For more information on how to place an obituary, submit a story or any other area of interest, please email me at: jocelyne@untilwemeetagain.ca or call me at 604-924-1160.

And also see this website: www.northvancouverpetloss.ca Until then....

Blessings & Namasté

“A dog has lots of friends because he wags his tail and not his tongue”

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JAKE

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August 1996 - May 9, 2010

Jake was always such a ‘ham’ - he loved to have his picture taken! We miss you buddy!!

Mom and Dad

“Fall of 1996, an adorable black and white lab-x terrier puppy of just a few months was found wandering the streets alone in the cold, following strangers.

Being abandoned and no one to claim her, she was immediately adopted and named “Fugwai” by the strangers she followed who soon welcomed her into their home to live with their black German Shepherd dog, Fujok. After years of companionship, Fujok left-leaving Fugwai on her own. Unfortunately on Mother’s day, our adorable, fun, loving and loyal companion left us due to the horrible disease of cancer. As she is now in a better place, we know she has now been reunited with her companion, Fujok. Forever missed...our one and only Fugwai.

‘Duke’ Caldwell 2005 - 2007 My dear, sweet boy! How I miss our times together on the wooden trails and on the beach playing fetch. How you loved to run!! Keep running . . . I’ll see you soon enough! xx Dad

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“Life is limited, but you always live in our hearts.”

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My Sweet P. You will always be in my thoughts and near my heart.

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CHUBBY LEE How can this be, the day has come so soon.

How can this be, when I am without you.

Your smile, your care, your beauty, your charm, the warmth of your paw, affectionately checking on me when I cough.

How can this be, when all I have now are memories of all these.

I love you my baby.

Thank you for being such a good friend.

Until we meet again, you will be in my heart forever.

Mommy 4 May 2010

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PETS

Pick strategy depending on behaviour PRACTISING calm and assertive energy around your dog to help encourage good behaviour and establish your leadership position is sometimes easier said than done.

Especially when you have a dog who doesn’t seem to understand that being calm and submissive is expected of it.

Last week I used the screaming monkey-dog in the back seat as an example of when calm and assertive behaviour from the pack leader seems to fly out the window right along with the dog’s screaming and frantic barking.

As you drive along the road closer to your destination of “fun” the dog’s behaviour escalates. Even the clicking of a turn signal can

Canine Connection Joan Klucha

set your dog off into a higher level of frantic behaviour.

You have tried driving to the location from a different direction. You have changed the time of the walk. You have even tried stopping for errands hoping that this would somehow trick your dog into staying calm . . . all to no avail.

When this level of excited

energy is present within a dog it is imperative that strict leadership rules and boundaries are established in the home because home is always where the problem started.

This means that the dog is never, ever given any attention whatsoever for any level of excited energy, even if it is enthusiastic, happy-to-see-you energy.

This may seem harsh but if even the slightest amount of interaction is given to the dog, it will interpret this as praise. The dog is highly insecure and will seek any level of contact, even a fleeting glance as acceptance. The dog then sees his frantic behaviour as the behaviour that is acceptable and will always default to the unwanted behaviour over a calm one.

You as the leader must establish a tough-love

scenario of no touch, no talk and no eye contact until the dog is so completely relaxed that it makes the choice to go and lie down and is practically sleeping before any contact is made by the human leader.

The tougher-than-toughlove is required because you must teach the dog that there is a more peaceful place for it to go. The dog needs to realize and understand that there is a calmer place, one more level (if not more) of peacefulness to get to. The only way to teach that is by totally ignoring the dog during its frantic attentiongetting energy moments.

Now, this does not mean that the dog is ignored when it is acting inappropriately towards something other than getting your attention.

Many times a human leader gives mixed messages to a dog by ignoring behaviours that require

an assertive correction.

Unfortunately, that is when the dog sees the lack of control in a situation as a lack of leadership and becomes frantic and overly excited out of confusion.

As an example, when people come to my home and my dogs act excited all guests are instructed to ignore the dogs: no touch, no talk, no eye contact. My dogs settle down within a matter of seconds.

But if one of my dogs is barking frantically in an assertive manner at one of my guests they are corrected with a sharp, “Leave-it” command and assertively yet calmly directed to their beds and told to stay. In this case the correction calms my dogs immediately.

Dogs need to learn which behaviours have consequences. You as leader need to know the difference

between the two types of behaviours: unwanted excited energy, or unwanted assertive energy, and when there should be consequences and when you should ignore.

Unfortunately most current forms of training do not encourage correction of unwanted behaviour and ignoring a dog is the first choice when it comes to any form of discipline.

This confuses a dog; when it is showing assertive energy it is seeking a leader to take control of a situation and not ignore it, which the dog interprets as the owner saying “You handle it, you’re in charge now.”

By establishing leadership in the home, teaching and then expecting your dog to handle each situation with calm, submissive energy you will be on the right track to having a calm dog all the way to the dog park.

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YOUR NORTH SHORE GUIDE to THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

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Deep Cove rowers strike gold at Brentwood DEEP Cove Rowing Club’s junior B girls team took home gold at the 40th annual Brentwood International Regatta hosted by Vancouver Island’s Brentwood College last month.

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VICTORIA’S Nichola Kennell, top photo, Richmond’s Reese Pereira, above left, and North Vancouver’s Karen Keech tackle the three-sport challenge of the annual North Shore Spring Triathlon held on Victoria Day.

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MORE than 500 racers from around the province ranging in age from five to 72 hit the waters, roads and trails in and around Ron Andrews recreation centre on Victoria Day Monday for the 21st annual North Shore Spring Triathlon.

Skies were overcast but rain held off, making for a dry race for the first time in a number of years.

More than 500 line up for annual Spring Triathlon

Mick Maguire, the event’s energetic 73-year-old race director, was happy to see competitors of all ages take part.

“It just goes to show that anybody of any age can do anything if they put their minds to it,” he said. “With the kids especially all you want to do is encourage

them to come out, because kids are the future of the sport — of any sport. If you can get them off the couch and into the games it can only help in the future.”

Kids started the day off early with 7:30 a.m. starts on Monday after spending the previous day at a training class to learn the finer points of triathlon racing.

“They have fun, you can see it,” said Maguire. “They learn as they go along and they help other kids. It’s amazing” Racers in the elite category finished up the day with Vancouver’s Facundo

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The winning crew of Lucas Erikson-Henne (coxswain), Brynn Danvers, Caroline Wisheart, Mia Hill and Devon Okrainetz are all Grade 9 and 10 students at Seycove secondary.

The event is billed as the single largest high school regatta in North America with more than 1,500 athletes from across Canada and the United States competing.

Other Deep Cove medals included Okrainetz claiming silver in junior A girls petite singles, Okrainetz and Hill finishing second in junior B doublesandCorinneDunwoody and Raewyn Danvers placing third in junior A girls doubles.

••• North Vancouver’s Morgan Weller claimed a gold medal at the Dutch Open junior diving competition held last weekend in Amsterdam.

Weller finished first in the women’s one-metre competition in the 16-18 age group, scoring a total of 374.9 points. Calgary’s Hailer Casper finished in third with 364.2 points.

Canada’s 15-member team ended the three-day competition with nine gold, six silver and eight bronze medals in age-group events.

••• North Vancouver’s Siew-Har Hong led a strong contingent of North Shore athletes who placed well at the 2010 Canadian Masters Badminton Nationals which took place April 26-May 1 in Kelowna.

Hong claimed the “triple crown” in the 55-and-up age division, winning national titles in women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

Leslie Lau of North Vancouver also claimed a gold medal, winning the men’s singles in the 35-year-old age group.

Clara Wai of West Vancouver and Richard Jordan, Rob Ferguson and Siu-Imm Tay of North Vancouver all made the semifinals of their respective divisions.

— compiled by Andy Prest E-mail aprest@nsnews.com

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DEEP Cove native Marcus Waring claimed the overall individual title at the first-ever North American Ski Patrol Olympics held last month in Squaw Valley, Calif.

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ENDURANCE swimmer Rod Craig hangs out with Cruisers Aquatics members Alex Lilley, Brian Hill, Bear Fraser and Maggie Maroz after a recent training session at Harry Jerome Recreation Centre. The swim club is sponsoring Craig as he prepares for an attempt at swimming the English Channel in July. To follow Craig’s exploits as he prepares for the attempt, visit www.midlifecrossing.com.

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In the kids races, competed at shorter distances, North Shore champions included Riley Kennedy in age six girls, Cole Anderson in age six boys, Hayley Houston in age seven girls, Darrion Kerr in age 11 boys and Robert Hill in age 14 boys.

The event was also a successful fundraiser for several local charities as $4,000 collected from race fees was donated to Capilano University, North Shore Rescue, St. John Ambulance, the North Vancouver RCMP and the Acceleration Triathlon Club, a club dedicated to introducing the sport to underprivileged youth in East Vancouver.

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Chernikoff laying down the fastest time of the day, completing the sprint distance course (740-metre swim, 20-km bike and 5-km run) in 54 minutes 15 seconds. Courtenay’s Nigel Ellsay finished second overall while winning the elite junior title. Vancouver’s Martina Wan was the elite female champion, finishing sixth overall, while Vancouver’s Elsabet Lapointe was the elite junior female winner.

Three North Shore racers claimed overall age-group titles in the adult race, including Jeffrey Torres in male 19-24, Diana Trasollini in female 25-29 and Carolyn Hubbard in female 40-44.

Waring, representing the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol, scored the most points after two days of competition in five ski patrol-related events, including sled racing, bamboo throw, a bomb toss, avalanche transceiver searches and giant slalom racing.

Waring also finished in first place in the randonée-style ski mountaineering race — a form of skiing in which athletes ascend the mountain under their own power through the use of specialized bindings and “skins.”

That win helped Waring take the overall title over second-place finisher Zebulon Blais of Squaw Valley and third-place finisher Chris Lizza of California’s Mammoth Mountain.

Waring, a Whistler Blackcomb ski patrol member for the past three years, grew up in Deep Cove and is a former Mount Seymour Ski Club member.

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DR. TYE Derek Michael Dr.Tye, Derek Michael, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, from multiple organ failure, only a few weeks before his 72nd birthday.

He was born in Nelson, B.C. on June 7th, 1938 to Derek and Marion. He spent most of his life living on the North Shore and most of all his early education was received in West Vancouver schools. Michael (Mike to many) was a popular student, having many friends in the car club and on the boy’s basketball team. As a starter for the West Vancouver senior boy’s basketball team, his heart made up for his height.

He valued his friendships immensely and remained in contact with some even from elementary school. At UBC he graduated with his M.D. in 1963 and developed many more lasting friendships partly through his fraternity Alpha Delta Phi. After graduation he joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a ship’s doctor, his rank Lieutenant. He spent this time with the navy sailing on destroyers. Michael relished this time at sea, the destinations where he put into port, the medical challenges, the people he met and the friendships he developed.

The allure of practicing medicine on dry land brought him to join a practice in Dundarave, in 1966. He then joined forces with Dr. Maldus Marits in North Vancouver at the Westview Shopping Centre. For Michael, the time he practiced alongside Maldus and developing his very, very long list of patients was deeply meaningful. His greatest pleasure as a doctor was bringing a new life into the world; many of his patients were the children and grandchildren of patients. Michael built up a reputation as a compassionate, dedicated and resourceful professional. The day he retired in 2001 was a dark day for all of his patients – for Dr. D. Michael Tye, there was no replacement.

Michael has left behind his loving and devoted wife of over 20 years, Jennifer, his best friend. With Jennifer, his beloved Jena, traveling all over the world became a passion.

Michael also leaves behind his three stars, his much loved daughters from his first marriage, each possessing amazing qualities. Jennifer, Dana, Laurie and Sara now face the difficult task of continuing without him. The other lights of his life were his grandchildren Liam, Amanda and Jessica.

With all this wealth of family he also had the fortune to have four step-grandchildren Charlie, Christopher, Jack and Owen.

A celebration of Michael’s life as well as our farewell will be held on July 20th, 2010 at Capilano Golf and Country Club from 4:00 to 6:00p.m. The doors are open to all that wish to come say goodbye to the man so many of us loved.

Please note that Capilano Golf and Country Club has a dress code. If anyone wishes to make a donation in the memory of Michael please do so to the West Vancouver SPCA.

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DUNN, BRIAN In loving memory of Brian Dunn; a generous and insightful man.

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June 2, 1962-May 10, 2010 CURELL, John 'Dennis' Passed peacefully on May 18, 2010 in his 90th year. He is survived by his loving wife Joan, son Edward, wife Wendy and daughter Katrina, son Patrick, wife Rosineli, and grandson John and son Steven, wife Lori and granddaughters Morgan and Ali. Also his sister Audrey Cole and Family. 'Dennis' served in the Canadian Army in Northwest Europe in WWII. He worked 42 years in Vancouver with CP Express and Transport. He retired in 1980 to enjoy family and friends and partake of his favorite pastimes of golf, sports and travel. Special thanks to the Cardiac Unit at Lions Gate Hospital and Dr. Peter Richards for their care and compassion.

Donations to the Red Cross or charity of choice would be appreciated.

EARLAND, Mary, Kathleen passed away in North Vancouver on Sunday May, 23, 2010. Born July 26, 1915 in Port Coquitlam.

Predeceased by her husband William John Earland. Mary will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, son, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; also by her sister Dorothy and brother Jimmy. For those who wish to remember her a Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday July 25 at 1:00pm at 9652 Salal Place, Surrey. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Salvation Army.

MAITLAND - Ann After a severe stroke, Ann passed away peacefully on May 26th, 2010 in Lions Gate Hospital. Ann was born to William and Mary Walker in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 19th, 1928. In 1952 she immigrated to Vancouver and married Douglas Maitland on November 15th, 1974. They lived in West Vancouver for many years eventually moving to Powell River. After Douglas died in 1998, she moved to Qualicum and recently moved back to West Vancouver in August 2009. Ann is survived by her sister Moira McQuarrie (son Stewart) and her brother William (Moira) Walker (daughters Barbara Ann and Allison). Also surviving her are Douglas’ five children, ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. At her request, there will be no service.

“After the rain there is always sunshine” Cindy passed away peacefully in Oliver, B.C. Survived by her mother Patricia Radomski and husband George, sister Olwen Kuiper and her life partner Frank Papenburg and brother Daniel Kuiper.

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Contact Olwen for more info: 604-907-1306 or e-mail: fpok33@telus.net KRAMER - Fred J.M. It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Fred Kramer on May 20th, 2010 at Royal Jubilee Hospital, after a brief stay in the Cardiovascular Unit. Fred was an only child born in the province of Zeeland, in the south part of the Netherlands, on December 14, 1942. It was a difficult time for those people and Fred had many stories of bravery and strength of character from his childhood which shaped his views of life. The Kramer family immigrated from the Netherlands, arriving in Canada at Pier 21 in Halifax in 1953. The family worked hard to integrate into Canadian life, and each to their last breaths were very proud to be Canadians of Dutch heritage.

Fred will be missed by so many in Vancouver, Victoria, the Netherlands and in the Westbank/ Kelowna area where he grew up from the age of 10. He is predeceased by his parents, Tannetje ‘‘Tan’’ Kramer and Frederick Kramer of Kelowna.

Fred was best known for his infectious laughter, his irreverent humour, his sense of beauty and his incredible gift for bringing calmness and order out of chaos.

Fred made life more fun and more beautiful to all who knew him. He leaves behind James Leigh, his life partner of 24 years, who carries great feelings of love and respect for his quiet strength, his courage, his gentleness and his common sense.

Forever you live in our hearts Fred - because we truly loved you.

May you be surrounded by love always.

MENZIES - Robert Robert was born on May 28, 1927 in Chlliwack, B.C. and passed away peacefully at the age of 82 in St. Paul’s Hospital on March 21st, 2010 after a lengthy illness.

He is predeceased by his beloved daughter Susan, sisters Jean, Margaret and brother Ross. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 60 years Mary, son Rob, daughter-in-law Lise, son-in-law Richard and grandchildren Matthew, Caitlin, Patrick and Daniel. He attended Vancouver Technical School where he was the school’s first student body president. He had a great love of photography and was past president of the Royal Vancouver Photographic Society. He worked at the family business (Vancouver landmark - Leonard’s Cafe´) and was also a long time employee of The Standard Life Assurance Company. Robert was very proud of both his Canadian and Scottish Heritage. He was a fixture at the Scottish Highland games in the Pacific Northwest for many years, where both his children were active in highland dance, piping and pipe band competitions. He was also a past president of the St. Andrews and Caledonian Society in North Vancouver.

Robert actively followed the many activities of his four grandchildren. He also spent many enjoyable summers at the family cabin on the Sunshine Coast and camping in their camper visiting many parts of B.C. and Canada. During retirement he travelled extensively throughout the world with his wife Mary and visited the house and inn of his grandfather John Edward Menzies near Grantown on Spey, Scotland where Queen Victoria often stopped to rest on her way to Balmoral Castle. The family would like to thank the staff at the Renal Unit at St. Paul’s Hospital and Three Links Centre for their care and support. A gathering to celebrate Robert’s life will be held Sunday, June 6th, 2010 at 3:00pm at the Seymour Golf and Country Club, 3723 Mt Seymour Parkway, North Vancouver.

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MCROBBIE, Ronald Robert Callender aka, Bono, aka, Bones 64, left the stage of life on May 21, 2010 at Lions Gate Hospital Palliative Care. Born December 27, 1945 in Edinburgh Scotland.

Ron arrived in Canada with parents and younger brothers in 1953. He resided and went to school in North Vancouver. He then set out to be a musician, playing bass in various bands in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Montreal. He met the love of his life Sandi in 1967 and married on Sept. 11 1970. Ron went on to become a maytag repair man and worked with Combined Appliances for many years. Ron was a beloved husband, father and granddad. He was happiest bbq’ing for family and friends, listening to good music and enjoying the company of his loving family and two cats Lucy and Gotto. We will miss his dry sense of humour and witty observations on life. Ron will be missed by many but never forgotten. Predeceased by parents Robert and Jean, brother David, mother in law Bernice and brother in law Robert. Survived by wife Sandra, son Marshall, daughter Amanda, son in law Graham Wray. Grandchilren Ella, Dominic, and Haylia. Brother George (Diane). In laws, Linda, Clifford, Sharon, Gary, Bill, Brenda (Steve), Sheila, Ken (Nora), Mary (Kim), and Anne.

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SHAW - Wallace (Wally) Donald passed away in Oshawa, Ontario on May 17th, 2010 at 68 years of age. Wally was born and raised in North Vancouver and left in 1961 to join the RCMP in which he served for 21 years in Ontario. He then started and owned Tapsco Alarms Ltd. for the next 27 years until his retirement. He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his mother Viola Shaw and his sister Donna (Rob) Proctor here in North Vancouver, and by his wife Nancy, son Stephen (Clara), his daughter Heather all in Ontario, and his son Trevor (Erica) in Australia. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and three nieces, one nephew and their families. He was predeceased by his loving father Victor Shaw in 1999. His memorial service was held in Oshawa, Ontario on May 25th, 2010.

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It’s a challenging environment, and you’ll need to be adaptable and able to deliver the highest standards of patient care. If you’ve got Emergency or Urgent Care experience and the commitment we’re looking for, you’ll have the opportunity to travel the world whilst working in one of our well equipped medical centers.

All Aboard!

Princess Cruises’ Medical Department is proud to showcase our internationally accredited medical facilities. Short-listed applicants will be invited on board to visit the beautiful Diamond Princess® at Canada Place, Vancouver on 5th June to learn about the exciting and varied life of a maritime nurse and then interview on 6th June in Vancouver.

Interviews will also be held in Victoria.

Submit your resume to pmmarine@telus.net by 2nd June and and nursing career a different direction. taketake youryour nursing career in a indifferent direction.

Visit www.pmcmarine.com or call (604) 689-5713

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Beauticians/ Barbers

MASSAGE ROOM, Nail room & 2 chair rentals available in large nice salon in North Van. Call 604-802-2030 or 604-986-3553.

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Career Opportunities

Canada's largest financial planning firm is looking for financial consultants.

Intensive paid training program and field development.

Lauren Smylie: 604-986-1200 email resume: lauren.smylie @investorsgroup.com

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Drivers

North Shore Auto Parts requires

★ F/t & P/t Drivers

Applicants must be experienced, self-motivated with good driving record.

Please email resume with a copy of your drivers abstract to Attn Len, email: len@northshoreparts.com

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General Employment

BOOKKEEPER / SECRETARY PERSON FRIDAY Part time. Call Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm. Call 604-988-6181.

EXP’D DENTAL TECHNICIAN Full service Dental Lab in Victoria, BC requires an exp dental tech to make splints. Competitive salary & company benefits. Relocation ass’t if applicable. Fax resume in confidence to HR at 1-866-237-9442 Email: cathyb@aurumgroup.com www.aurumgroup.co

North Shore Auto Parts

requires ★ Experienced Counter Person for part-time position Jobber experience an asset.

We offer a competitive salary.

Please email resume to: len@northshoreparts.com

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General Employment

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Retail Sales

INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS CO-WORKER

The Cascadia Society for Social Working (a Camphill community) is seeking an independent programs co-worker, 4 days per week, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm, to work 1-1 with special needs adults.

The candidate must have experience working with special needs, and be capable of working as part of a team.

Please send resume to: leslie@cascadiasociety.org

by June 7.

Only those shortlisted for the position will receive a reply.

If you have any questions, please contact us by email.

Molly Maid

North & West Vancouver Mature f/t housecleaners required Mon to Fri, days. $11 to $16/hr. Valid BC drivers licence required.

For interview.

Call 604-987-4112

NEED EXTRA INCOME?

Earn extra cash to supplement your current income or pay off your bills. Now hiring delivery contractors for the Sun, Province & National Post in the West Vancouver area. Must have reliable winterized vehicle and be available from 2am to 6am daily.

Earn up to $900/mo.

Call to find the route closest to you.

778-968-4400

TRUTH IN ''EMPLOYMENT'' ADVERTISING Canwest Community Publishing makes every effort to ensure you are responding to a reputable and legitimate job opportunity. If you suspect that an ad to which you have responded is misleading, here are some hints to remember.

Legitimate employers do not ask for money as part of the application process; do not send money; do not give any credit card information; or call a 900 number in order to respond to an employment ad.

Job opportunity ads are salary based and do not require an investment.

If you have responded to an ad which you believe to be misleading please call the Better Business Bureau at 604-682-2711, Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm or email inquiries@bbbvan.org and they will investigate.

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Hotel Restaurant

NANDO’S NORTH VAN IS HIRING!!

Food Counter Attendant $11/hr, 40 hrs/wk shift work, 4% vac. pay.

Minimum 2 yrs exp, plus Foodsafe. Speak/read/ write English.

Fax resume to Jatinder at 604-678-1218 or drop off at Nando’s Chicken, 1301 Lonsdale Ave, North Van THE HURRICANE GRILL Hiring Experienced Line Cooks, Servers, & Bartenders Excellent wages & tips.

Will train. Apply in person with resume to 999 Marine Dr., North Van.

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Giftworks, a thriving gifts & decor store with a friendly sales-focused staff in Edgemont Village seeks an Assistant Manager for 4 to 5 days/week. Professional presentation, strong sales background & excellent communication skills essential. Experience creating enchanting displays an asset.

Resumes to: 3080 Edgemont Blvd, North Vancouver or email: info@giftworks.biz

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Social Services

Capilano Community Services Society Seniors Hub Administration Position Capilano Community Services has been operating in North Van over 40 years. We serve the frail seniors. We are hiring an administration person for the Seniors Hub. Education / Training Certificate related to seniors care, working with volunteers, and a d m i n i s t r at i o n e x p e r i e n ce .

Excellent communication and computer skills; email Outlook, Word, and Access 2003 database. First Aid, Car / valid drivers licence. 35 hrs @ $21/hr.

Benefits. Mon - Fri. Deadline June 18th. Send resume to: renee@capservices.ca

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Trades/Technical

KIEWIT ENERGY Canada District is accepting resumes for current and future opportunities at its Kearl Oil Sands - Froth Project Pipefitters Crane Operators Electricians Carpenters Instrumentation Scaffolders Welders Insulators Ironworkers Warehouse Millwrights Surveyors Mechanics Rigging experience is an asset. Indentured apprentices (all levels) and journeyman required in all trades Alberta Journeyman or Red Seal required. Please submit resumes with copies of safety and trade tickets Email: craftresumes@kiewit.com Fax: 780-377-0480 Online: http:/ /energycareers.kiewit.ca/js/

LICENCED AUTO TECHNICIAN

Experienced person required at 6 bay service station. Hours 8am - 4:30pm Mon to Fri. Competitive wage. Good working conditions.

Please apply at the Shell Station, 13th & Marine Dr., West Vancouver, Mon- Fri, 8am-6pm

ROOFERS - Single Ply

Marine Roofing seeks Journeypersons.

Min 3 yrs exp $27.50-$32.50/hr Call Daryl, 604-433-1813 dmorrison@marineroofing.com

Job Listings From A-Z

NOW HIRING!

Interwest Restaurants Operating as Wendy’s Restaurants 1488 Main St, North Van

FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANT

FULL TIME / SHIFT WORK 10 Positions Available $10.31 per hour + benefits Fax: 604-986-1769 Email: nvan@interwest.com Or apply in person.

From advertising executive or banker to x-ray technician or zookeeper, you'll find it in the Employment Section.

Sunday, May 30, 2010 – North Shore News – A37

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Career Services/ Job Search

PHARMACY TECH Trainees Needed!

Retail Pharmacies & Hospitals need trained Tech & Assistants.

No Experience? Need Training?

Training & Job Placement available. 1-888-748-4130

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Education

FOODSAFE 1 Day Courses #1 in BC • $66 • 604-272-7213 www.advance-education.com INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Train on Full-Size Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders. Oil Field Tickets. Provincially Certified Instructors. Government Accredited. Job Placement assistance. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853 LEARN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING. Timber frame, log, straw bale and stackwallbuilding, portable sawmilling. Workshops start August 9. GPRC Fairview CollegeCampus. Fairview, Alberta. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

PILOT TRAINING GROUNDSCHOOL STARTS June 1st Part-time July 5th Full-time Tuition: $400 TO REGISTER CALL 604-532-6461 For Course Information Visit www.langleyflyingschool.com

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CATERING - For All Celebrations 20 yrs exp, Great prices 604-710-2771

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Tutoring Services

15 YEARS EXP in Math & Stats tutoring with proven results.

Tia 604-603-9612, 604-929-9612 QUALIFIED ENGLISH Academic Tutor, high school/college level, Essay writing, grammar, S.A.T., Grov. Prov. test, 604-983-6201 QUALIFIED TUTORS in your home $32/hr. All subjects. All levels. www.pdplustutors.com or call Angela at 604-421-6101

Antiques

SCOTTISH ANTIQUE side board Early 1900’s, 82 inches long, $1,900 obo 604-980-0697

2010

Appliances

ILAC

APPLIANCE & VACUUMS

Check us out!

✔ Top quality rebuilt appliances ✔ 1 year warranty/all appliances ✔ Sales, parts, repairs & bags 1825 Lonsdale Ave., N.Van

604-987-7330

LIKE NEW! Fridge $300, stove $250, washer $299, dryer $200.

Warranty & deliv. 604-306-5134

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Bicycles

MOTOR BICYCLE UNIT German engineered, ideal for long journeys, commuting, climbing hills. Best fun you can have on a bicycle. Murray 604-808-6223

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Furniture

2 LOVESEATS Cream w/ Teal & Burgundy stripes, Exc Cond, $300, 4 Drawer White Dresser, $100 604-971-4492 C- 910-5142

Health Products & Equipment

WHEEL CHAIR, Orion 2 tilt, triad cushion, H-strap. excellent cond. $1600. 604-926-7313

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Recycler

Log on to working.com to find a job you’ll love.

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SAND OR gravel fill, you pick up.

Call 604-908-2288 DOBERMAN PUPS. Female/ Male. Tails/dew claws done. Blk/ tan. $1500-$2000. 604-607-7433

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MINIATURE SCHNAUZER puppies. Little 'teddy bears' full of love & devotion. $650. 604-625-7509

Dogs

PB GERMAN shepherd pups, black & tan, 6 weeks old, 1st shots, vet✔, $550 604-856-7405 SCHNAUZER hypoallergic, 1 male blk, 1 female grey. 1st shot, dewormed 8 wk $650. 604-795-1953

AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE Pups Non-shedding mediums, parents 27lbs, spayed/neutered, 1st shots, reg. w/ ALAA, $2500 1-250-494-3107 Summerland AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS ('Aussies'). 8 months. Full of love & devotion. $650. 604-625-7509

BIG BEAUTIFUL Bernese Mountain dog puppies for sale.

Ready to go June 5th. First shots and vet check. 2 males and 2 females left. $1000 each. call 604-897-6495

Coffee Table, 45' long, 23.5 'wide, 16' tall, glass, slides & horizontal. $45. Danish style table, 4ft 7 ' long, 30.5' wide, 29' high, 2 x 13inch leaves, tile design in the middle. $195 Mt Pleasant area, Van, 604-875-8055 QN BDRM set w/mattress, King bed & mattress, single mattress, sofa, love seat, 604-922-3499

COCKER SPANIEL p/b pups with papers vet. shots, ready now, Vanc. $400 neg. 604-708-1752

PET SITTER &/or dog walker, Bonded, passionate about animals, exp’d, refs 604-984-7373

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Pets - Other

BEARDED DRAGON two, 1 yr old, incld cage, light, toys etc. $150, 604-913-9277

Lost?

Found~

Sheltie Pups. Reg’d, shots, tattooed, dewormed, m/f, healthly, friendly, $950. 604-526-9943

in the Classifieds!

CHILDREN 3015

Childcare Available

* * BOOK NOW!! * * An overseas live-in Nanny for 2010 placement. 604-682-4688

Childcare Wanted

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Children’s Activities

778.340.3100

ajonescox@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com ONE-ON-ONE, IN-HOME TUTORING

Charters & Tours

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FULLY ESCORTED TOURS Travel with World Travel Specialist Ron Booiman 604-946-4484

www.TravelWithRon.ca

Clean Sweep?

Sell it in the Classifieds!

604

630.3300

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Beauty Services

Destinations

4530-08

Hawaii

Beautiful Halalei Bay Resort.

Kauai/Hawaii. Lg 2 Br, 2 Ba. full fac condo, slps 6, $1400. July 3-10. 604-928-9027, 926-2421

4530-10

Okanagan/ Interior

BARONA BEACH LUXURY VACATION CONDOS 2 units available. West Kelowna, on Okanagan Lake, Beach front resort, 2 bedroom plus den with pullout sofa. Sleeps 6 comfortably. Located 5 minutes from world-class wineries and vineyards. Sandy beach and amazing pool area with hot tub. Fully stocked kitchen including top of the line appliances, Luxury furnishings and latest amenities: Hardwood floors, granite counter tops, flat panel TVs, surround sound. (iPod compatible systems) Patio BBQ with incredible lake/ pool area views. In-suite laundry, equipment room, 2 underground parking spaces. Boat slip at resort available for additional charge.

Rates: June 1-June 30 $1,700 per week. July 1-Sept. 6 $2,400 per week. Contact Terry at 250-869-9991 or email: barona@shaw.ca OSOYOOS WATERFRONT 3br, 2bath, fully equipped & furn large deck, BBQ, ac, canoes, priv. dock, Avail June to Sept. $1500 /wk, 604-922-6103...551-3014

HEALTH 4035

Homecare Available

SHADES BRIGHTER Teeth Whitening In your home or Our Salon 20 mins

Guaranteed 2 shades whiter

604-928-6769

4013

www.petfinder.com/petdetail/5731357

NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER, F/T, 3 children (4, 7 & 12), West Van. Ref’s. Exp’d. leanneb@in8.ca BORDER COLLIE X, adorable, 8weeks, farm raised, M/F, $300 604-794-3104, not Sundays, Chwk

Pet Services

SHARPEI IN Coquitlam is looking for good home, very healthy and great with people. Must go through Sharpei rescue for an application.

3020 BROYHILL DINING set. Large table w/ two leaves, 6 upholsterd side chairs + two arm chairs. $2,400. Like new. 604 926-0561

Horse Boarding

HORSE BOARDING available. $600.00 per month. Indoor and outdoor arenas. Large paddocks.

Fort Langley area. Beautiful setting. Call 604-888-2455.

21' RCA TV w/remote, not flat screen, bubble envelopes for mailing, assorted sizes. call for pick up. Call 604-929-5977

Looking for a career in

Education?

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2 FLORAL Loveseats & matching chair, Good cond, Free, You pick up, call 604-980-1421

5 PCE king size bedroom suite, light oak, mirrored, exquisite. $5,000 obo. 604-922-6444 W Van BDRM SUITE & dining suite, Santa Fe style. Kids bdrm furn. All very good cond 604-921-4581

The North Shore News has partnered with the BC SPCA to encourage responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals. Before purchasing a new puppy, ensure the seller has provided excellent care and treatment of the animal and the breeding parents. For a complete guide to finding a reputable breeder and other considerations when acquiring a new pet, visit spca.bc.ca.

North Vancouver

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Dogs

Cares!

97B- MUST LIQUIDATE Appt!

Sofa, TV, Bed, all new furn, books, PVR, Shelves, appliances, BBQ+ ! Buzz 1902- 144 W14th st Marlobrough Towers Sat & Sun Only! 10-4, T-960-1127 All reasonable offers accepted!

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SHIHTZU PUPS multi colour, 1st shots, adorable to good homes $500. 604-773-2146, 820-0252

Garage Sale

MASTER CHEF 60,000 BGU, w/ Cover, Side burner, Tank & Propane, 2wks old, paid $408, Sale $300. Call Rob 604-345-1835 WOOD STOVE, 2 burner, Moffitt, 16x28x42 $300; Craftsman 5 HP garden muncher shredder $300; good cond. 604-988-4488

Dogs

SOFA, PRETTY floral 2 seater, $120. 30' round coffee table on casters, rosewood veneer $60 Call 604-925-0062

For Sale Miscellaneous

CUSTOM MADE, Shade-O-Matic shades. New, still in box, paid $1300, sell $800 778-888-6877

3508

SOFA 3 seat & large over stuffed chair, top grade leather, chocolate brown, exc cond, paid $8000 now $3000. 604-785-6829

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Catering/ Bartending

Furniture

Elder Services

ABSOLUTE CARE SERVICES Professionally screened Nannies & Caregivers. pt/ft 604-983-8407

HOMEMAKER Avail for Seniors Companionship meal prep & grocery shopping. Light housework & gardening. Valid B.C. Drivers Lic, Bondable. Call 604-980-9708

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Metaphysical

LOVE! MONEY! LIFE! #1 Psychics!

1-877-478-4410 CreditCards/Deposit $3.19/min 18+ 1-900-783-3800 www.mysticalconnections.ca

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I’ve heard recognizing and responding immediately to the warning signs of stroke can significantly improve survival and recovery.

Can you please tell me the warning signs?

Five signs of stroke include: Weakness: sudden loss of strength or numbness in the face, arm or leg; Trouble Speaking: sudden difficulty speaking or understanding or sudden confusion; Vision Problems: sudden trouble with vision; Headache: sudden severe and unusual headache; Dizziness: sudden loss of balance, especially with any of the above signs.

If you experience any of these symptoms, call 9-1-1.

(Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada)

New Toddler Program Sept 2010. Register now. Also 30mos - 5 yrs ★604-929-5799★

Seniors’ One-Stop Information Line 604-983-3303 or 604-925-7474 North Shore Community Resources

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Daycare Centres

BEE HAVEN

Childcare Center All day childcare available; 0-5yrs & School Age Care available 7am - 6 pm.

(3 locations in Lynn Valley) Spots available - 604-980-6820

www.mountainsoffundaycare.com

TEMPE TOTS DAYCARE Opened in 1987.

All day Preschool offering swimming, music, snacks, full or part time. 2.5 yrs - 6 yrs.

In Tempe Heights, Off 29th, between Lonsdale/William.

Jane & Pam 604-985-3783

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Find it in the Classifieds

Weekends were made for shopping, so make sure you check our Classifieds for a comprehensive listing of garage sales in your area!

Follow the garage sale trail in

The North Shore News Classifieds Call 604-630-3300 to book your ad

Spring Garage Sales

A38 – North Shore News – Sunday, May 30, 2010

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Business Opportunity

#1 JANITORIAL FRANCHISE Customers, (Office Cleaning), Training and support. Financing. www.coverall.com 604-434-7744 info@coverallbc.com

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Financial Services

NEED CASH AND OWN A VEHICLE?

You keep your keys and drive away with cash.

Call Got Keys? Got Cash!

(604) 760-9629

http://www.gotkeysgotcash.com

Business Opportunity

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The estate of William George Johnson, deceased, formerly of #113-145 West 18th Street, North Vancouver, B.C. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of William George Johnson are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to John M. Parks Law Corporation, solicitor for the executors, at 4212 Prospect Road, North Vancouver, B.C. V7N 3L5 on or before June 30, 2010, after which date the executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executors then have notice.

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Condos/ Townhouses S. Surrey/ White Rock

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Needs repairs? Quick Cash!

Call us First! 604-657-9422

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EDGEMONT VILLAGE Salon with room for Spa. newly reno’d, great location, 778-839-7864

2 BR, 1 bath, top flr condo, part renod. Quick Sale! $215,000. 305 - 1720 Southmere Cr. Karen C. Sutton Westcoast 604-538-8888

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Personals

ATTRACTIVE mature European lady on North Shore for delightful bodysage. ANITA, 604-808-5589

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North Van Apt. Rentals

LUXURY RELAXATION SPA 778-340-2778 1053 Marine Dr, North Van

1 BDRM, $900 Central Lonsdale 800sf, n/p 604-988-3227

1 BR, large, 16 & St. Georges, near hospital, incld heat & hw, no pets, ns, $840. 778-889-4719

Lily’s Relaxation Centre

1 BDRM N.facing, balcony, new decor, heat, h/w, incl, gated parking, May 1. 604-985-5578

1 Br, Large, $815 & $865. now or July 1. 1 Br. south view $875, July 1. Quiet. drapes. heat incl. gated or free prkg, no pets 1 yr lease. 310 E 2, 604-904-0956

Nice Oriental Massage

604-986-8650 1050 Marine Dr., North Van (by McKay) parking at rear

Meridien SPA LTD.

Relaxation Massage Special Rates meridienspa.com

604-985-4969

7015

Escort Services

GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet European lady is available for company.

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1 BR, 120 W19, approx 650sf, hardwood, heat/hw incl, new reno 1yr lease, np $960. 604-683-1089 1 BR 2/St Andrews, reno, large quiet, $870 incl heat hw & prkg, np, avail June 1, 604-984-2148

1 Br large corner, $865. 2 Br large corner $1010. avail June or July 1 Quiet, drapes, heat incl, gated prkg. no pets. Walk to seabus. 1 yr lease, 163 W 5. 604-980-7501

1 BR $950, July 1, reno’d, quiet bldg secure prkg, 140 W 17th.

604-990-8262/ 985-1658

1 studio. THE HILLRIDGE 170 E. Keith Rd clean, quiet, concrete Heat h/w incl. np ns 985-8405

1 BR Central Lonsdale nr hospital hardwood, new appl, wireless, free laundry, $900 incl heat & h/w.

June 1. 778-896-4266

2 BDRM, Central Lonsdale, spacious nr all amen, 1000sf, lam flrs, inste w/d, h/w & gas incl, gas fp, S. facing, 2 stor, 1 u/g prkg, $1500 avail now. call 604-889-4946

1 BR , Deep Cove, Exec, 2 level, top floor, insuite w/d, ug prkg. N/s, n/p. June 1, $1350. 604-985-9184 1 BR + Den, 2nd flr, reno’d, storage, hw, cat ok, $1149, June 1, Quiet Building 778-319-5498 1 BR + den, view, new, radiant heat, gourmet kitchen, gas stove, ns, np, insuite wd, balc, secure prkg. 160 W 3rd, $1500, avail July 1. 604-315-8491

2 br, $1050, hardwood, 1 mile E 2nd Narrows, incl heat/hw, refs, np, 604-929-1389. 929-0632 2 BR. 2 bath, avail now. 1 yr lease, 125 West 19th, no pets, Please call 778-554-0537 2 BR, 2 bath bright, spac, Touchstone Bldg, 3rd flr, view, wd, prkg, gym, storage, ns, np, immed, 1 yr lease, $1750+utils, 604-985-5778

Do You Need to Rent Your Property?

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reflections

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1 BR, June 1st, 15, 274 W2nd. reno’d, $965 incls heat, hw, ug prkg, locker, ns/np, 604-779-3541

NANAIMO, 7YR old home w/2 sep suites. 5 bdrm, 5 min to dwntwn, 2x6 const, 9appl, lots of prkg, priced to sell $349,000. Call 250-716-2171 or 250-741-1950

Find one in the Classifieds To advertise call 604-630-3300

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1 BACHELOR, $875 lower Lonsdale, newly reno, d/w, ns, cat ok Avail. June 1st 604-988-1939

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KITTENCLUB.CA 604-299-0872 near 2nd Narrows Bridge ‘All we wear is lingerie’

HOUSE FOR sale in Upper Lonsdale, nr Carisbrooke Elementary. www.3810-Regent.info

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May 30 - June 5

Aries March 21 - April 19: Be on your toes Sunday/Monday, respond to higher-ups, be ambitious.

Fun, light romance, optimism, fresh horizons buoy your heart Tuesday/Wednesday! All this hopefulness still brings you to a choice between two people, prospects, actions, just as it has since last October.

But this choice is about to be eradicated (by next week). Something major is about to end. Be gracious about it. You might be anxious about it this Thursday to Saturday, as your energy, charm and self-confidence fall briefly. (Rest, don’t act.) You’re about to be free, cheerful, hopeful, next week into September!

Cancer June 21-July 22: Lie low, rest, contemplate, seek spiritual awareness, be charitable, deal with government, large corporations and institutions.

Fulfil obligations, but don’t volunteer for more. Your solitude will be lightened two ways: 1) it’s sweet; and 2) talkative friends seek you out. Use this quiet period to plan, because next week into September will offer luck in career, business and prestige arenas.

Approach others, co-operate Sunday/Monday: that person could bring you significant benefits, wisdom.

Secrets, sex, big finances fill mid-week. You reach mellow understanding Thursday to Saturday.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: The weeks ahead feature love, wisdom, logic, higher education, far travel, legal and cultural events. June to September boosts your luck in relationships, opportunities, litigation, contracts, public interfacing and relocation. (These might arise through a conversation, or “casual” friend.)

To increase this luck, seek partnership, go outward, further the desires of others. It’s a mere foretaste of 2011’s luck, unless you were born around Sept. 2326 (in which case it could be major now). You might fear “partnering” or an Aries all June/July – trust your instincts. Love, midweek.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: You face several weeks of chores. A Gemini would make a great helper, if you can enlist him/her. Your energy and effectiveness are tops Sunday/Monday, so start projects, tackle “feared” chores. (But sign nothing, nor woo anyone, Sunday.)

Chase money Tuesday/Wednesday – Tuesday better.

Travel, details, reports, communications draw your focus Thursday-Saturday, not importantly. This week is the last of 30 that brought a powerful financial, life-change, research, intimate, mysterious trend. Now doubts arise about what you did, committed to: be calm, good luck will “rescue” you!

Taurus April 20-May 20: Chase money, buy, sell, ask for a pay raise, cultivate new clients, etc. A long, friction-prone period in your domestic, realty and family arenas will turn to harmony by next week onward. Communications, travel and relations with siblings are sweet, affectionate all week, but don’t let affection nudge you into making a promise or a new relationship (or embarking on a trip) Sunday – there’s a hidden trap here. Sunday/Monday are mellow, wise.

Be ambitious Tuesday (especially) and Wednesday.

Popularity, happiness, flirtation, entertainment and bright horizons come Thursday-Saturday!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Your hopes rise on a breeze of popularity, wishful thinking, light romantic feelings and just an all-round joy in life! Since last October, you’ve been scowling (and red-faced, physically) more than usual, but next week dissolves this influence, and new friends will flow in! (They flow your way this week, too, especially Tuesday/Wednesday – but “friend” isn’t the word: enemy or intense attraction are more accurate terms.) Tackle chores Sunday/ Monday. Exciting meetings, opportunities mid-week.

Mysteries, intimacy, significant choices/commitments arise Thursday onward: go slow, reject fantasy.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: The weeks ahead accent romance, creativity, charming kids, speculation, sports, pleasure and beauty – you’re on a winning streak!

But retreat Sunday/Monday: rest, contemplate, tidy up neglected places and friendships. Your energy and charisma surge upward Tuesday/Wednesday – chase any goal you want, including romance! For seven months you’ve faced impatient opposition from others (or heightened but fractious attraction). This “angry” trend dissolves next week. In June/July, you’ll be exploring or talking about secrets, intimacies, large sums of money. Co-workers remain affectionate.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Your energy, charisma, effectiveness and clout hit a high note! Charge forth, accomplish, start significant new projects, demand action, ask favours, see and be seen. You’ll impress others! Your money picture looks good, but don’t make decisions/plans nor take action here Sunday, as a subtle trap lurks. You’re still restless, travelprone, but this will ebb next week onward, as will your tendency to be a little forceful in speech and writing. June/July might bring an end to dealings with an Aries. Finances, sex, research Sunday/ Monday. Mellow love mid-week. Be ambitious Thursday onward.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Ambition, prestige, community status, career, dealings with authorities and higher-ups, parents, judges, bosses – these fill the weeks ahead. Sunday/Monday are romantic, creative, kids charm you – but commit to nothing Sunday (a subtle trap lurks). Tackle chores Tuesday/Wednesday.

You’ll meet both opportunities and opposition Thursday to Saturday – be diplomatic. For seven months sex, intimacy, large finances, investments and lifestyle choices have irked, restricted, frightened you. In June/July you’ll seize these matters with a successful brew of courage and (sexual) magnetism!

Big changes!

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: The weeks ahead hold mysteries and demand research. Use your interior radar; look for skeletons, solutions and treasures.

Commitment, consequence, intimacy, large finances, lifestyle changes, deep health and depth psychology, occultism, hidden meanings and “eureka” moments will occur. Your logic and intuition will operate smoothly and well, but careful Sunday, when these represent a possible trap. Write reports, notes (or travel) Sunday/ Monday. Take a deep rest Tuesday/Wednesday. Your romantic, creative, risky, winning side emerges Thursday to Saturday. Angry or impatient bosses withdraw soon.

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Make no money agreements/commitments Sunday, but do chase the stuff (or buy things) Monday. The weeks ahead hold excitingmeetings,opportunities,relocation,negotiations, dealings with the public – and opposition, perhaps enmity. Marriage and divorce. So much depends on your life thus far, and your nature. Investments, intimacy, lifestyle changes hold a sweet trap Sunday, sweet success Monday. Talk, travel mid-week. Retreat to reorganize home, business foundations, to recuperate Thursday onward. A legal fight might end soon. Be cautious with bosses, judges June/July.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Minor wishes come true Sunday/Monday.June accents your domestic scene,real estate, security, food, diet, mother nature, gardening, nurturing, infants and toddlers. You’ve experienced a streak of freedom or of expanded, hopeful vision this year – now, in June, you need to decide who and what to stick with, and who/what is stale, restricting you. Two things happen in the coming weekend (June 5/6): three months of good money and sensual luck begin; and two months of heightened relationship intensity commence.

Money and love could mingle. You will be very attracted, or angry. Friday gives clues. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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2 BR hw flr, $1080; 1 BR $895 incl heat/hw, balcony, bright, 15th & Lonsdale, ns/np. 604-323-4467 2 BR, 2 bath, new bldg. central Lonsdale, insuite wd, fp, dw, large patio, ug prkg, storage, ns, np, avail now, $1595, 604-617-7390

KENMORE MANOR 140 East 17th St. A bright 1 bdrm Available. Heat & h/w incl. N/S, No Pets. 604-980-4554

2 BR. 2 bath, wd, Garden Ave & Marine Dr. prkg, np, $1600, now 778-862-4729..778-227-4729

LARGE 1BR+DEN 'Coronado' 1st + Lonsdale, great view, patio, bbq ok, in-suite laundry, d/w, gym, NS, secure u/g pkg, storage locker, 1 year lease, $1500/mo.

Available June 1st, 250-686-9850

2 BR, central Lonsdale in Hosiptal 'Quiet Zone' (3rd top flr), with balcony, heat storage cover’d parking included, n/p $1150. July 1, 604-721-9630 2 BR corner, renod, $1200; upper Lonsdale, heat hw & cable, ns, np, June 1, lease, 604-987-8807

LE CHATEAU, 1110 E 27th, Lynn Valley 2 Br large $1300up, 1br $995, np, ns, 604-980-9219 MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 3 BR, June 1, 2 BR July 1, Near Lynn Valley Mall. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca

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Park Royal Towers

2 BR, family complex, 1 bath, rec fac. pool, wd, Westview, 2 prkg, ns np $1380 Jul 1, 604-921-4384 2 BR new reno, water view, hardwood, approx 1000 sf, Deep Cove, w/d, ns np, secure prkg, July 1. $1500. 604-473-2187

2 BR Woodcroft, S.W. corner, updates, no pets July 1. $1375.

Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 2 BR+DEN, 2 bath, Vista d/t view free i/net/hdtv 1 yr, gym, nr shops, $2100, ns, np. 604-986-6167 3 BR apt, new flrs. Mt Seymour Park area, ns, np, kids ok, $1550, coin wd, June 1, 604-987-7006

3 BR, Lynn Valley, updated, deck, hardwood, cat ok, $1450. June 1.

Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

387 E. 5th St. 908-7368 Bachelor suite in heritage home, utils. incls. N/p, lease, $800.

777 W. Queens Rd. 1, 2, & 3 BR units $1150 to $2000. Weekdays 604-990-2971 or Weekends 604-985-2876.

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE, Lrg 1 BR avail June 15, Rent $1050 Incls H & H/W. Cable/parking extra. N/S & N/P. To view call (604) 985-4272 PARKRIDGE PLACE June 1 2 Br $1260 incl heat/hw, ns/np. yr lease. 120 E Keith. 604-984-7513

PARKRIDGE TERRACE 110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool.

2br. $1450; Stunning views & lots of storage. NO PETS. 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

RAVEN WOODS. One bed, S. Facing w/ water views, large patio, Seasons bldg, S/S appl.

W/D, 2 Prkg Stalls, lease and Refs rqrd, n/s, $1100. Avail June 15. Call 604-657-8918 to view.

VICTORIA PARK PLACE 615 St. Georges Ave @ E 6th St. 1 BR avail, bright, clean quiet bldg, n/p, n/s 604-980-9057

WOODCROFT− CAPILANO, 1 BR & DEN, Updates, Gorgeous VIEW! Gated, Pool, Gym & More!

NS/NP. Lease req’d. $1250/mo.

604-250-4996 or 604-585-8500 WOODCROFT- STUDIO PATIO, newer paint & carpet, rec facil, n/s prkg, n/p, $740 incl 778-865-7455

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BACHELOR STE, 18th flr, view, new h/w flrs, Marine/Cap Dr., ht, ht/wtr, prkg, stor incl, pet ok, fresh paint, $200 Bonus allowance, now/June 1, $869. 604-928-5234

1 BR, Dundarave Seastrand Bldg, bright, waterfront, ns, np, new hardwood & appls, pool, prkg, $1650 incl heat, cable & hw, avail immed, 604-818-9030

BACHELOR SUITE: 365 East 2nd St, N Van : Bright, south facing suite in quiet building.

Private entrance: $750/mo, incl heat, h/w & hydro avl June 1/June15 , ph 604-726-6240

2 BR, 2 bath, in Dundarave’s Seastrand Bldg. over 1300sf, bright spacious, versatile, 2 prkg stalls, pool, storage, over 50ft of gorgeous ocean view, $2800, ns, np, avail July 1, 604-926-6960

Beautiful Large Suites 2 Bdrms from $1310 avail now & June 1. 3 Bdrms, d/w $1675, June 1. Heat, h/w, prkg.

1 yr lease 604-986-3866

2 BR, 2 bath, Waters Edge, Park Royal, 2 yrs old, prkg, gym, sauna, small pet ok. partially furn $3100. July 1. 604-250-1333

BLUERIDGE APTS (Call us for details)

2 BR new reno’s with new cabinets, laminate & tiles, newer appls, prkg, storage incl heat & hw (Mt Seymour Prkwy).

604-924-3628 www.blueridgeapartments.com

CAPILANO UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE 2 or 3 Bdrms, Independant suite, W/D, $1295 604-953-0952 CENTRAL LONSDALE - 1BR $925. Heat, hot water & laundry included. 1yr lease, no dogs.

604-990-2971.

CHARACTER BLDG, Lower lonsdale, bright 1 & 2 br, freshly painted, $850 & up, heat h/w, incl. avail Now. call 604-986-6266 Chesterfield/West 15, 1br, view, incld heat hw, cable, no pets, 1 yr lease, $870, 604-987-9899

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

Bach - $875, 1 BR - $1150 Avail now. Ocean view. indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Ht & H/W incls.

Call 604-986-3356

2 BR + den, 2 1/2 bath, 2500 sf, Waters Edge, Park Royal, new, double, garage, gym, saunas, $5500. July 1. 604-250-1333 AMBLESIDE TOWER Studio & 1 BR avail. Excellent views, rents incl. heat & h/w.

Tennis courts, indoor pool, saunas, exercise & games rooms on premises. Walk to beach & shops.

1552 Esquimalt 604-922-8443

BAYVIEW APTS

1550 Duchess Ave, W. Van. Studio & 1 Br Move-in Bonus, Fitness room, o/d pool, close to shops, transit & Seawall, 1 yr lease, N/pets. Heat, H/W incl’d.

Member of the Crime Free MultiHousing Program

Please call 604-922-4322

DUNDARAVE WATERFRONT, studio + solarium, 180° ocean view, $1750 incl. 604-721-7484 Luxury Over The Seawall!

Bach pool rec room, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Ave 604-926-6287 PACIFICANA 1480 Esquimalt Ave. 1 bdrm, ocean views, dw, np, ns Avail now. By appt.

604-921-7800

Furnished Accommodation

A SHORT STAY. Renos, relatives, execs, etc. 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com Grand Manor Guest House/Apt daily★weekly★monthly rates grandmanor.net 604-988-6082

Completely Renovated

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites 1BR (700-770 sq.ft.)

2 BR (1070 sq. ft.)

Spectacular Views, Walk to Shops & Transit Hardwood Floors Pool Rent includes all utilities.

604-922-3246 935 Marine Drive

2 BR + den 7th floor corner apt on Esplanade, 1200sf, 2 bath, ac, large SE facing balcony, city view, walk to Seabus/Quay, avail now $1950/mo. 604-448-9966

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W. VAN, 1 BR $1100 beaut. new ste, 9ft ceilings, w/d, in flr heat in bath, 5 min walk to shops/comm. ctr, sgle occup. June 1. 925-9234 www.BaysideTowers.com 2085 Bellevue 2BR ocean view, $1795, July 1, np, 604-999-2000

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1 BR +Den, 333 E 5 @ St. Andrews, lower 1/2 duplex, approx 900sf, ns, immed. $950 incl utils, 604-929-4683 or 319-2260 2br Stunning view Deep Cove, fully furn. 2 level suite, 2 baths, 2 gas fp, 7 appls, hot tub, pool, net, ns, $2300 all incls. avail immed, 604-929-6976. 778-836-6976 3 BDRM, Central Lonsdale, gas f/p,1350sf, 1.5 bath, 5 appl, hardwood floors, carport. July 1. $1800+utils, n/p, n/s. 987-9558

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HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom at reas rates. call 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com QUALITY SHORT TERM 1 - 2 BR mtn/city view suites www.lionsgatesuites.com UPPER CAPILANO/ GROUSE WOODS furn. Large 1br, $1000 all incls, suits 1 604-765-2279 Short term or longer?

Surprise in Hamilton! Close To Edgemont, SS appls, gas stove, Updated Hi Ceiling Bells Whistles $2995 Glenmore, Close to Collingwood 3 bd 2 1/2 bth, hwd, ss appls, Live and Learn Neighbourhoods while looking to buy? Short or Long Term.

Pet maybe? $3495 Bayridge, Very nicely turned out! South facing back, hot tub, wine room, 3 bd den, 3 bth family room Invisible fencing. 4 the Summer or longer flexible terms $4995 www.manderrealestate.com Royal LePage Northshore Diana 604-657-4508/671-6175

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2 BR. North Van, Hope Rd., Garden level, Bright south facing, Cable, Internet, f/p, n/s, n/pet, $1200 + 40% util. 778-846-4812

2 BR + sunroom, Lynn Valley.

Charming country cottage, fully reno’d, fenced yard, sunny deck, nr Fromme Mtn biking, Lynn Valley Village, buses, 1517 Draycott Rd, Showing Sat, May 29, 11 to 1 www.gallery.me.com/mharriott $2000, avail July 1. 604-904-0397 3 BR, 2.5 bath, 2 lvl, Lynn Valley, Avail June 19, 1 yr lease, ns np, $2500. Drive by 1572 Coleman St, call to view 604-731-8804.

3 BR Central Lonsdale, main flr, clean, bright, 4 appls, 2 prkgs, ns np $1325 + utils. 604-813-7312

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3br+den Caulfeild Vlge 2.5bath, quiet, garage, cul-de-sac, $3950+ np, Lighthouse 604-551-1409 7 BDRM house. 3 levels, North Vancouver, East 22nd. Lonsdale. $2600. 2 full baths, laundry room.

Appl incl, stove, fridge, d/w, w/d.

Aug 1. Refs, Appointments 604-731-5808 showing. Saturday Sunday & Tuesday.

AWESOME OCEAN VIEWS W. Van. 5 BR new home, 5 mins N. of Horseshoe Bay, mega private, top quality throughout, $6980 neg 604-913-1115 ..778-317-6212 B.P, W.VAN, 1 br bright self contained garden lev suite. $1000 furn, $850 unfurn. 604-746-3879

BRIT. PROP, city view, updated 4 br, 5 ba, 2 kitchen, pool $5500.

Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

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604-630-3300

2 BR + den charming cottage in lower Altamont, W Van. fp, faces south, lovely fenced garden, ns, July 1, $2900+utils 604-926-6960

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DUNDARAVE by IGA, 200SF office, 2nd flr with display window on main flr. $450. 604-327-4293 CANYON HEIGHTS 4 Br, big deck, updated, 2 fp, Aug 1. $2750 Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

North Van Business Centre Private offices, business services 1500marine.com 604-986-1500

CANYON HEIGHTS executive house. 4 br+den, 3 bath, $5000 avail July 1. no pet, 604-986-0629

OFFICE APPROX. 300sf. nr Cap Mall. Marine Dr exposure, $565/mo. Call 604-374-6349

CHELSEA CRT, W. Van newer 6 br, 6 bath, dbl garage $5600. Aug 1. Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 DEEP COVE, character home, view, 3 br + den, 2 bth, $2200 +util ns np. 604-929-4110 eves 7-9 EDGEMONT VILLAGE, new 2 Br legal suite, July 1, priv patio, 5 appl, incl w/d, n/p, n/s, $1475 + 1/3 util 604-984-4663 FURN EXEC house, Cedardale, 4/5Br, 3.5ba, l/r, d/r, kitch/fam, TV room, ns, tennis/pool, yr lease, July 1, $4500. call 604-926-6031 Reno completed! Hwd is Refinished, painted thru Trees removed, re built steps, patio, Ready now!

3 bd 2 1/2 bth rec room Storage, Bus nearby $2795/ SS appls, new kitchen hwd Solarium addition family, den, 3 bd 2 bth Cul de sac Water feature, beautifully landscaped, pet ok $2995/ Altamont/ Eagle Harbour Caulfeild/ Upscale Large Accommodations Available 5,6,7 bds, Updated kitchen bths, ensuites hwd ss appls Fenced, garages pets? $4495< www.manderrealestate.com Royal LePage Northshore Kristin 604-671-6175 Diana

OFFICE SPACE in an excellent location. Next to Park Royal. W. Van. 450 or 900 sqft. 604-926-7542

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1 BR in spacious home for n/s female. Furn or unfurn, internet, w/d, $495 incl. 604-980-2106 MID LONSDALE, furn br, private home, wd, cable, utils incl. $500 suits n/s male, np 604-980-8012 ROOM, PRIV. entry near Saveon/Marine Dr, $450, w/d, Avail Jun 1, suits prof non-smoker 604-988-0624 or 778-688-4846

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1 BDRM above ground suite, furnished, walk to bus & Caulfeild shops, includes utils, cable & internet, $1200/mo, N/S N/P, Avail now. call 604-922-2284

3 BR BRIGHT grnd flr in beautiful Dundarave 5 appl, f/p, short walk to shops, seawall, bus & school, avail July 1, $1450 + share utils, 604-913-6690 or 778-235-4034

1 BR +den bsmt, lower Lonsdale, view, wd, $995+ %utils, lease, ns, np, immed, 604-306-7187

3 BR, central Lonsdale, alarm, own entry, 2 bath, $1900 inc cable & w/d. Main Floor, Avail now.

Near Amenities. 604-720-7649

1 BR garden level wd, dw, patio private yard, nr all ammenities. ns $900 + .July 1, 604-790-5651 1 BR suite, Lynn Valley, 2nd flr of house, priv ent, view, garden, quiet, laundry, neg short term rental, furn or unfurn. Now or July 1, $1000 incl utils. 604-980-0451 2 BDRM bsmt, avail July 1, 1100 sq.ft. Furnished. w/d, TV. In Lynn valley. Near library, shopping & buses. Great for a couple. $1250 + 30% Call 604-671-1301 2 BDRM bsmt suite, Lower Lonsdale, 1000sf, new fridge, stove, d/w, carpets, new paint, inste w/d, gas f/p, priv entr/yard, NS NP, $1125 incl utils, Avail June 1 /July 1, call 604-990-6730 2 BDRM suite, avail now, $1400/mo all inclusive + HD cable, new reno, shared w/d, n/s, n/p Lynn Valley. 604-716-9160 2 BR $1300 &1 BR $850, E. 12th St & Grand Blvd, own entry/wd, prkg ns, np +1/3util 778-322-1688

2 BR bright bsmt, Blueridge, 950 sf, reno’d, hardwood, own entry & w/d, $1350 incls cable + hi spd, ns cat ok, avail now 604-723-2476 2 BR bright bsmt, lower Lonsdale, reno’d, wd, ns, np $1125+% utils, lease, immed. 604-306-7187.

2 BR bright ground level, Grand Blvd nr schools. 1700sf, $1195 incl np, ns. Jun 15. 778-238-0672

2 BR bsmt suite, all reno, granite, wd, patio, bright, W 21 off Larson ns, np, $1300incl, 604-512-2521 2 BR large quality bright view garden suite, w/d, ns np refs $1500 + % hydro 604-929-8540

2 BR fully reno’d bsmt, Lynn Valley. Bright, own w/d, avail June 1, no pets. 604-983-2407 2 BR garden ste, lwr Lonsdale 1000sf, np, reno, bright, prkg utils incl’d, $1300, 778-889-4190 2 BR groung level, share wd, new reno, quiet, prkg, fp, np, ns $1200+util. Now. 604-980-9630 2 BR large bsmt suite, Lynn Valley $1300, quiet, util incl, own entry, w/d, n/s, n/p. 990-0621.

2BR NEWLY Reno’d Bsmt Suite, hw floor, Furn or Unfurn, Alarm, Lrg Yard, $1250 604-218-3309 3 BDRM, 1.5 bath, top floor, Central Lonsdale, f/p, w/d, $1700 incl utils np, immed 604-984-6128 3 BR, 2 bath, Seymour Pkwy, 5 appls, yard/garage, ns, np. June 16. $1800 + utils, 604-522-8683

4 BR British Properties main flr, 2500 sq ft, 2 bath, f/p, 5 appl, nr Sentinal school, prkg, storage, no pets. $2280 604-922-3499 BACH BSMT Suite, large bright, upper Lonsdale, np, ns, July 1, $800incl utils, 604-889-5627

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LADNER, lower level, 2 BR, cul de sac, lge fenced sth facing yard, w/d, avail. July1. $1200/m. incl util. n/s, n/p. 604-946-8194.

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2009 Lexus ES 350 Silver, only 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid 12,500kms, auto, alloys, pwr sunroof, secu- Silver, auto, sunroof, pwr group, CD, keyless rity system, leather, pwr group. $35,995 entry, security system, a/c, alloys. $23,888

2008 Ford Escape XLT 2008 Subaru Impreza AWD,auto,grey, Auto,silver,only 44,580kms,roof rack,sunroof, only 33,380kms,alloys,keyless entry,pwr trailer hitch,pwr group,keyless entry $24,995 group,a/c $18,995

3 BR, 1.5 bath, storage, prkg, balc., complete reno, pool, N. Van. nr amen, heat & hw, $1750 July 1, 604-839-2825, 929-1094

2007 BMW 323i 2007 Toyota Yaris Auto,black,only 60,180kms,alloys,sunroof, Auto, silver, only 64,818kms, CD, pwr group, pwr group,leatherette,heated seats $23,995 security, keyless entry, a/c $11,800

3 BR t/house in quiet complex, 1.5 baths, fenced patio, pool, playground, near bus & shops, $1620 + utils, Dollarton & Seymour. V7H 1A4 604-929-6024 3 BR, w/d, d/w, carpet, unfinished bsmt, near 2nd Narrows bridge, 2 prkg, $1675, avail now 604-433-0365, 604-319-0362

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LOCKED REHERSAL SPACE for 2 peice band wanted on North Shore. Will share w/ another band; Doesn’t need to be huge, just affordable for 2 people.

604-818-5191 PROF WOMAN looking for quiet suite/apt/condo North or West Van. Must be reasonable rent in exchange for an exc quiet tenant w/great refs. Jul 1. 604-985-0079 RETIRED BUS Driver & wife with small mature dog want to rent 1 br on North Shore 778-867-6482

6620

2008 BMW 323i Grey, only 13,930kms, 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander AWD, blue, auto, sunroof, alloys, heated leather pwr alloys, pwr group, keyless entry, security seats, pwr group. $28,888 system. $23,995

2007 Suzuki XL-7 Ltd Grey, only 2006 Honda CRV EXL 58,548kms, sunroof, luggage rack, pwr Only 59,500kms group, leather, keyless entry, CD. $21,995

Buying? Hiring? Selling? Renting?

$21,888

2006 Mini Cooper Blue, only 26,530kms, 2006 Smart fortwo Cabriolet auto/Steptronic, 2dr, sunroof, alloys, keyless Auto, yellow, convertible, alloys, pwr group, $19,995 security system, keyless entry, CD $9,995 entry, pwr group

$8,500

725 MARINE DRIVE, NORTH VANCOUVER

604-983-2378

For More Great Pre-Owned Vehicles Go To

www.bestcarforyou.ca Domestic

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Domestic

1994 CUTLASS Supreme, 2 dr, 171 K, exc cond, red, $4500.

Aircared 604-929-5677

9129

1999 FORD Taurus SE. Red sedan. Auto, 24 valve DOHC engine. 152,600 kms. Excellent condition. $2,750. 604-984-9066.

2006 CHRYSLER 300 SRT8, 67k, fully loaded, s/roof, dvd player, $24,280, 604-825-8464

Search. Research. Compare.

Blue,one owner,4 cyl,sunroof,alloys, leather heated seats,XM radio,only 18,500kms,local,fully appointed,10169A Pre-Loved Special $22,988

2008 JeepWrangler

4x4,6spd,black,soft top,local,one owner, warranty,BCAAinspected,P5425 Pre-Loved Special $16,988

4X4,V6,auto,blue,alloys,pwr group, BCAA inspected,P5421 Pre-Loved Special $33,988

2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4 Limited white,leather,sunroof,heated seats,auto, 4cyl,39,000kms,BCAA,P5412 Pre-Loved Special $20,988

9130

2004 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 Coupe (newer shape), auto, local, only 52k, spotless $22,850 2003 Mercredes Benz E320 (newer shape), auto, local, only 47K, spotless. $21,850 2004 Mercedes Benz ML350 auto, local, only 75k, spotlessly kept $19,850

OPEN

Wed to Sat 9am - 5pm

2002 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 Coupe auto, local, sunroof, only 76k, exceptional $16,850

Grey,power windows & locks,V6, automatic,alloys,43,000kms,P5442 Pre-Loved Special $16,988

2004 Toyota Rav 4 auto, local, a/c, pwr group, only 60K, spotless $15,850

2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4

2001 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 auto, local, only 96k, spotless $14,850

2006 Ford Fusion SEL

1983 Mercedes Benz 380 SL Convertible hard & soft tops, auto, local, exceptional $9,850

2005Volkswagen New Beetle GLS

2000 Acura Integra GS 2dr Coupe 5spd manual, local, leather, sunroof, CD, a/c, pwr windows & locks, only 67k, spotlessly kept. $7,850

V6,only 56,000kms,sunroof,alloys,local, cd,keyless entry,nice,1088A Pre-Loved Special $12,988

5spd,yellow,alloys,power group,sunroof, 57,000kms,st#10062A Pre-Loved Special $14,988

2004 Chrysler Pacifica

All wheel drive,V6,silver,new tires,loaded, leather,only 72,000kms,10056A Pre-Loved Special $16,988

604-980-8501 1600 Marine Drive North Vancouver destinationchrysler.ca

9145

Scrap Car Removal

Serving the North Shore for over 30 years!

• Trades Welcome • Leasing & Finance Available • Select Import Purchases • Open Wednesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm

843 West 1st St. N. Van

604-985-7759

9145

Scrap Car Removal

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2-Hr. Service in Most Areas

Call 778-316-3217 NO WHEELS, NO PROBLEM

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Motorcycles/ Dirt Bikes

2001 KAWASAKI ZRX1200R. Comes with many extras, Muzzy exhaust, Hindle lift, Joe Rocket saddlebags, tank bag, tail bag, this bike is ready to go. New chain and sprocket last year. Asking $3800.00 obo 604-250-9110

2004 Mercedes Benz CLK 500 Sports Coupe (newer shape), auto, local, only 82k, sunroof, leather, heated seats, spotlessly kept. $24,850

2008 Honda Accord EX-L

No Wheels No Problem

1989 ROLLS Royce, like new, all original, 30k miles, books. $32,500, Priv.sale 604-271-1969

2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbo Diesel 4x4 very rare model which includes leather, sunroof, navigation, DVD entertainment & many other options, only 27k from new & spotlessly kept. $38,850

2000 Porsche Boxster “S” Convertible 6 spd manual, local, only 80k, well serviced & spotlessly kept. $23,850

5.7L Hemi,black,only 48,000kms,pwr group,trailer hitch,BCAA inspected, P5443 Pre-Loved Special $27,988

Removal FREEScrap/Car

2000 FORD Mustang Conv. 1 owner, mint cond. 130K, goldblack roof, $6300, 604-817-4520

The North Shore’s Best

2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 SLT Sport

Luxury Cars

1986 ROLLS ROYCE, Sliver Spur, white, 62K, mint condition, $48,000. Call 604-438-4216

Sports & Imports

2003 Mercedes Benz E500 4dr Sedan auto/Tiptronic, local, panorama roof, only 73k, spotless. $23,850

Chrysler • Dodge • Jeep

2004 Mitsubishi Lancer OZ Rally 2001 Honda Accord Silver, manual, silver, skirt pkg, spoiler, alloys, pwr group, keyless entry, a/c $8,995

9125

604-630-3300

7pass,V6,only 33,000kms,silver,one owner,local,dual exhaust,19”wheels, BCAA inspected,P5437 Pre-Loved Special $22,900

Alloys,25,000kms,power group,jeep green, warranty,automatic,P5378A Pre-Loved Special $18,988

Warehouse/ Commercial

1429 Dominion Street N.V. 655’ office 1516’ warehouse, clean $9.50’ nnn Polished Updates, Slanted Shelving workspace. New bath, workbenches. $2500 Royal LePage Northshore 604-657-4508 Diana Mander

2010 Jeep Compass 4x4 Sport

Only 350kms,extented warranty,pwr group,alloys,auto,light almond,10111A Pre-Loved Special $22,988

2008 Chrysler 300Touring

Wanted To Rent

A FAMILY WANTS TO RENT A HOUSE IN WEST VANCOUVER. Please Call 604-922-3852

Quality Pre-Loved Inventory

2008ToyotaTacomaTRD Crew Cab

3 BR fp $1700. 1.5 baths, 6 appls, storage, patio, ns, np, avail Jun 15, Rufus Dr, 604-980-6250

9160

Central Auto

2009 Dodge Journey SXT

Townhouses Rent

2 BR Cap U, completely reno’d, hardwood, stainless, deck $550 Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

Sports & Imports

“As Reliable as the Cars We Sell”

3 BR Lynn Valley, 2bath, garage, ns, np, gas fp, back yard, nr bus, quiet, $1900+ utils 604-987-5800 DEEP COVE, 1 br above grd ste, view, deck, quiet area, prkg ns np $1050 incl. June 1. 604-929-2435

9160

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1988 JEEP WAGONEER Good Brakes & Tires, Clean, 2151 Gordon st $800 604-926-7012 1994 GMC Sonoma 1/2 Ton Pickup w/ canopy. 5 standard, $1,100 spent on brakes, Air Caired, $2500 obo 604-987-0926

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Sunday, May 30, 2010 – North Shore News – A41

AUTOMOTIVE

HOME SERVICES 8030

North Shore’s Finest

Pre-Owned Vehicle Showrooms Volvo of North Vancouver

2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER Manual, black with black leather, one owner, only 42,700kms, U10857R $36,995

2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS 3.8L SEDAN Leather, navigation, sunroof, winter rims & tires ONLY $36,348

2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LIMITED V8, navigation, silver, grey leather, only 39,700kms, local, U5383.

Was $36,995 SALE PRICE $35,995

2009 MAZDA MIATA GT Convertible, auto, only 7,000kms ONLY $33,980 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL Auto, a/c, pwr group, only 41,000kms ONLY $14,808 2009 CHEV COBALT LT 4dr, only 28,000kms, was $14,995 NOW $12,990 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL Auto, a/c, pwr group, only 41,000kms ONLY $14,808

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Auto, a/c, roof rack, running boards, black, local, 85,000kms, U5370.

Was $26,995 NOW $25,995 2007 TOYOTA YARIS HB 3 dr, blue, auto, one owner, local, only 18,464kms, U5372. Was $12,995 NOW $11,995 2006 BMW X3 Premium & Activity packages, AWD, park assist, leather, loaded, U5314.

Was $28,995 CLEARANCE $25,995

2008 LEXUS RX 400H Lexus Certified $46,990 2010 MERCEDES BENZ GLK Only 6,500kms, silver on black, fully loaded, local $45,990 2008 LEXUS LS 600HL Smokey granite on black leather, 19” wheels, navigation, back up camera, bluetooth, beautiful.

SAVE HUGE $80,990 2008 LEXUS RX 350 Fully loaded, silver on tan. $42,990 2008 LEXUS ES350 White on tan, local, one owner, spoiler, low kms. $31,990

2006 LEXUS IS 250 AWD. Reg price $32,980/ SALE PRICE $30,980 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID Only 45,000kms, factory warranty remaining. Reg price $22,980.

SALE PRICE $20,500 2008 HONDA CIVIC 2DR COUPE Nice rims, low kms $16,980 2008 TOYOTA YARIS $11,980 2008 LEXUS RX350 Ultra premium pkg, navigation, DVD, back up camera. Reg price $45,980.

SALE PRICE $39,980

SOLD SOLD

2007 VW CITY GOLF Only 44,000kms $12,980

2008 DODGE AVENGER SVT Auto, a/c, clean U4495 NOW $11,999 2009 VOLVO XC70 Auto, AWD, sunroof, U4503.

Was $38,999 NOW $35,999 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA CE 5 spd, priced right! U4497.

Was $14,999 NOW $12,999 2007 VOLVO C70 Get ready for summer, U4534 GREAT PRICE $37,999

2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED Leather, sunroof, low kms ONLY $26,900

2006 TOYOTA MATRIX Auto, a/c, keyless entry, one owner, local, silver, 82,000kms, U5375.

Was $15,995 NOW $13,995

2007 MERCEDES BENZ ML 63 AMG Silver on black, only 19,000kms, mint, local, 500hp, AWD $72,990

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE Pwr group, a/c, Stow ‘N’ Go seats, only 47,501kms, was $16,780 NOW $16,330

2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID Black, leather, fully loaded, one owner, local, 102,000kms, U5364.

Was 26,995 NOW $25,995

2007 LEXUS GX470 Only 32,000kms, ash blue on grey leather, fully loaded, local, Lexus Certified. $47,990

2006 LEXUS SC430 CONVERTIBLE Black beauty, just in time for spring, loaded, only 29,530kms, U5319.

Was $51,995 CLEARANCE $48,995

2007 LEXUS IS250 AWD, blue on tan, only 43,000kms, Lexus Certified $34,990

2002 VW BEETLE GLS One owner, local, ony 78,000kms , 5 spd manual, very clean U10815A $10,995

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA Yamaha Edition, red on gray, only 15,000 kms. $31,990

2002 HONDA CIVIC LX Grey, 5 spd manual, 143,000kms, excellent condition, U5282. Was $8,695 CLEARANCE $6,995

2007 LEXUS ES 350 Grey on grey, premium package. $29,990

2002 ACURA EL Only 80,000kms, a/c, auto, 4dr, very clean SALE PRICE $9,995

2006 LEXUS RX 400H Only 58,000kms, local $35,990

2006 HONDA S2000 Very rare! Local, low kms. A must see, in perfect condition! $31,980

Northshore Auto Mall

Northshore Auto Mall

1765 Marine Drive,

Northshore Auto Mall

North Vancouver

809 Automall Drive, North Vancouver

2007 HYUNDAI AZERA LTD Leather, low kms ONLY $21,530 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON GL Manual, a/c, only 65,000kms, 2.0L, fwd ONLY $14,930 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED EDITION Auto, pwr group, only 40,000 kms ONLY $26,800 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Leather, sunroof, only 69,000kms $15,900

Northshore Auto Mall 855 Automall Drive, North Vancouver

604.985.0055

849 Automall Drive, North Vancouver 845 Automall Drive, North Vancouver

1.866.562.5703

604.982.0033

2007 FORD F150 LARIAT 4x4 $25,980 2007 BMW X3 Black on black with premium pkg.

Reg price $31,980.

SALE PRICE $28,980

2006 VOLVO S60 AWD, turbo, leather, sunroof, U4523 NOW $25,999 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE Auto, sunroof, leather, U0026A. Was $21,999 NOW $18,999 2006 AUDI A4 AVANT 2.0T QUATTRO U4510 NOW $24,595 2005 VOLVO V50 T5 Auto, sunroof, alloys, U4515 $20,999

2007 BMW 525I Premium pkg, arctic grey, 19” rims! $35,980 2007 LEXUS RX350 Ultra premium pkg.

Reg price $42,980.

SALE PRICE $38,980

604.924.4542

2004 SUBARU OUTBACK AWD, sunroof, leather, U4536 NOW $17,999 2004 MINI COOPER Sunroof, 5 spd, priced to go! U4485A NOW $14,999 2001 HONDA CIVIC SI 5spd, a/c, one owner, only 35,000kms, U91036A $9,999

Marshall 604-312-4937 BUILT-IN BOOKCASES Andrew Cell 778-229-1952 or 604-984-4595

A PLUS TAPING & DRYWALL High quality, reasonable rates.

Free estimates. 604-715-0400

FRIENDLY, Professional, Crown mouldings, baseboard, casings rough framing. 778-233-0559

ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed.

Board, tape, spraytex, repairs. 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321

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• 7 days / 1000km exchange privilege • 100 point inspection • Carproof Vehicle History Report (carproof.com)

2000 INFINITY G20. 80,000 km silver, auto, loaded, fully serviced since new. $8,900. 604-786-7114

%

9522

OAC

Ask us for details Offer may change without notice.

816 AUTOMALL DRIVE, NORTH VANCOUVER Toll free: 1-888-602-9258 604-984-0331 www.pacifichonda.ca

Vans

2005 DODGE Grande Caravan, blue, auto, dvd, lcd, 52K, winter tires, $12,200, 778-837-5967

Rates From As Low As

2.9

9173

1993 NISSAN QUEST Mini-Van, all service records, well maint’d, 7pass, $1200 obo 604-984-2671

2002 VW Passat 1.4 Turbo.

Excellent Condition Low Mileage 128K kms. $8500 604-929-0797

Motorhomes/RVs

1999 CORSAIR 30ft, 5th wheel large slideout, sleeps 5-6, new condition. $24,900 604-465-9512

THECHIMNEYGUYS 604-725-2551 ★ Free Estimates★

8055

Cleaning

A PASSION FOR CLEANING Independent Professional Over 20 yrs Cleaning exp Also avail in personal assistant capacity for shopping & errands.

Mature, Reliable & Efficient $25/hr.

Call Susan 604-255-9692

9540

Trailers/Tents/ Campers

Accelerate your car buying

VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

8080

Electrical

#1167 LIC Bonded. Expert trouble shooter, sm job specialist, reno’s, panel changes. 617-1774.

A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only.

604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319

ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940.

Bonded & insured 604-842-5276

$18/HR. Quality House cleaning.

604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com EUROPEAN CLEANING Specialist. Call for Free Est. 778-847-3726 GEMINI CLEANING for 1 time & regular cleaning service. Insured.

Free est. Refs. 604-988-4634 QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs.

Res/com. Move in/out. Carpets + pressure wash’g. 778-895-3522 TOP NOTCH HOUSECLEANING Our customers have been with us for years. Call 604-329-5562

8060

Concrete

All CEMENT REPAIR JOBS stairs, walls, patios, sidewalks, drainage Cust satisfaction! 778-928-0586

EXP’D CEMENT Finisher. I can form, place & finish any concrete job. Peter 604-988-8856 anytime

8065

Contracting

TOTAL HOME SERVICES Renovation, restoration, maintenance, Dry walling, painting, tiling and more 778-320-1792

Drainage

ALLGONE DRAINAGE Fast response, drain tile video inspection, cleaning, install & repair. 24 hr emergency service 604-990-GONE (4663) Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Drainage installation & repair. 604-327-3086

1996 RUSTLER 5th Wheel Bunkhouse, sleeps 8, A/C, awning, ext shower, bunks, tons of storage. $8450. Langley. 604-881-4566

AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex.

Dave 604-984-7476

A & P ELECTRIC #89724 Low prices. Small jobs okay.

Satisfaction guar. 604-765-3329

8073

2003 INFINITI G35 sedan, 66 K, auto, fully loaded, no accidents exc cond $14,600. 604-725-0947

• 6-year / 120,000km transferable Powertrain warranty coverage, with options to upgrade to comprehensive extended warranty.

Chimney Services

604.986-9889

w w w. j p a u t o g ro u p . c o m

Drywall

• Carpentry • Handyman Repairs • Renos • Paint • Decks • Minor Plumbing/Electrical

2007 BMW X5 Fully equipped, only 34,000kms, U4519 NOW $49,999 2007 VOLVO XC90 V8 AWD, 7 pass, rear entertainment, U4449. Was $45,999 NOW $42,999

8075

Perfect Fitz Renos

8050 2007 INFINITI G35 COUPE Leather, a/c, manual ONLY $30,988

Carpentry

CHARLIE’S ELECTRIC Co. #94835 all electric needs, reas rates bonded WCB 778-888-4528 DNE ELECTRIC All Electrical Needs Lic #89267, Panel Upgrading. Reasonable & Free Estimate. 604-999-2332 LONSDALE ELECTRIC lic#1756 Panel changes & renos 604-988-7232, 604-842-0687 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 service call. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fast same day service guaranteed. We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087

Excavating

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal.

Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865 604.649.1213 CEL 604.984.2313 Res/comm, Excavating, Bobcat, Trucking, Water Lines, Sewer Lines, Drainage, Landscaping.

Hrly/Contract. Free Estimates.

ALLGONE EXCAVATING Free est, great rates & service 604-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca The Earth Moves - Mini Excavating, bobcat service & landscape contruction. 604-753-8533

8090

Fencing/Gates

Cedar Fences & Decks affordable rate. Not Like any other - artistic.

Jeff 778-928-9201, 604-415-0920 FRIENDLY FENCE 778-386-3201.

Tidy operator, exc.craftsmanship.

Fences, decks, arbors, stairs..... www.friendlycarpenter.com

HITECH ALUMINUM Railing & Fencing. 5 colors 4 designs.

604-983-3210

NORTH SHORE FENCES DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-985-4000

Quality work by professionals Repairs and construction Call 604-230-3559

'WE DO FENCES AND DECKS' Repairs, Replacements & Vinyl Decking Free Est 778-989-3301

8100

Fireplaces

REFRESH YOUR FIREPLACE

with a new custom built solid wood mantle complete with a new natural stone, granite or ceramic tile surround.

Cell 778-229-1952 604-984-4595 www.aclmantles.com

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HOME SERVICES 8110

8155

Floor Refinishing

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

8105

Floor Covering

8130

Handyperson

Tile - Hardwood - Carpet - Vinyl

40% OFF ALL OVERSTOCK ITEMS FREE grout on all tile work

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Complete Home Maint./Repairs Certified Trained Pros.

For that small job.

Rates you can afford.

RJR Small Projects Division

Gutters

Part of RJR group

604-202-6118

HANDY 'D' Home Services

Full Seamless Gutter Installation/Repairs Soffits All jobs Guaranteed.

Fully insured/WCB covered Will beat any competitors price

604-439-9417 ★ ABSOLUTE BEST ★ Gutter cleaning - Inside cleaned & outside polished Roof moss removal & repairs Power washing Window cleaning by hand Call for best price in town

604-783-9240

•General maintenance •Carpentry •Decks •Fences •Renovations

Whatever you need!

Call 604-722-5684

604-876-4604 NORTH SHORE GUTTERS ★ Sales & installation of 5’’ continuous gutter ★ Minor repairs ★ Cleaning

604-988-5294

established 1963

RAIN CENTRE LTD.

inate, tiles, drywall, paint 761-7745

ABLE RENOVATIONS All home repairs & renos, large & small, North Shore only 604 319-2677 ALL HOME REPAIRS semiretired master carpenter. Kitchen, stairs, sundecks, etc. All work guar. Karl 604-985-5144 ALL IN ONE Home Makeover Power Washing, Roof moss removal, etc. 778-554-7550 ★CLEANING, HAULING ★ Painting, Misc Jobs/Errands Exc Ref’s 778-986-3780

SUNRISE PAINTING Drywall repair, textured ceiling & mouldings. Cell 604-657-6465

8135

Hauling

CHEAP LOADS Fast Reliable Service 604-922-5101 DD HAUL & DELIVERY Service delivered with pride. Loads from $30 each. David 604-512-7471

8150

Kitchens/Baths

(since 1968)

www.renorite.com

4", 5" & 6 " continuous gutters Vinyl & aluminium siding soffits Install repairs & cleaning.

Free Estimates 604 874-8158 Check us out with the BBB

RenoRite

Gutters, Windows, Pressure Washing, small repairs, etc.

Free Est. Chris 604-377 -6104

To advertise call

604-630-3300

LAWN CARE & GARDEN MAINTENANCE

A.A. BEST PRO LANDSCAPING LTD. New lawn installment, replacement for old lawn, drainage, landscaping, paving, retaining retaining wall,wall, paving paving stone, stone, underground underground irrigation. irrigation.

Call Sukh

604-726-9152 604-984-1988

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604-781-7695

BATHS * KITCHENS * SUITES & MORE Counter Tops, Custom Cabinets & Refacing • In business 50 years

604-879-9191 Superior Cove Tops & Cabinets

#3 - 8652 Joffre Ave, Burnaby

One Person’s Junk is Another Person’s Treasure!

Lighten Your Load and Advertise in Marketplace.

Call Today to Place Your Ad

604-630-3300

8160

Lawn & Garden

A.A. BEST PRO

GARDEN SERVICES LTD. Lawn Maintenance, General Clean-Up, Power Raking, Moss Control, Aerating.

Trim, Top, Prune.

All types of lawn & garden applications.

Free Est.

Call Sukh:

604-726-9152 604-984-1988 Call Jungle George

Local North Shore TOTAL YARD MAINT ★ LAWN & GARDEN ★ ■ HEDGES & TREES ■ PRUNING ■ Dumping & Yrd Clean

George’s cell 604-317-3552

Res: 604-987-3959

A.All Area Gardening Service

“The Grass is Greener”

• New Lawn Installs • Replace Old Lawn • Lawn Drainage • Landscaping • Paving www.EnglishLawns.com

604-878-1410 CHULA VISTA LANDSCAPING General Carpentry & More Concrete forms • Stone work Retaining walls • Reno’s Decks • Tiles Drywall • Power washing chulavistalandscaping.ca 604-710-9837 A.ALL AREA LANDSCAPING Landscaping and Garden Service.

604-926-1526 & 604-726-9153 CONSTRUCTIVE landscaping.com decking, stone masonry, paving stones, bricks & blocks 604-250-7824... 980-8224 DHALIWAL GARDENING & Landscaping. Full yard mtce, trimming, pruning 604-889-0263 Lee Gardener: Lawn maint. Free est. Spring clean-up, power raking, trim, Hedges 778-986-6662 NORTH SHORE ARBORIST SERVICE. Exceptional work at low rates. 25 yr exp 604-721-4065 NORTH VAN GARDENING & Landscaping Ltd. Lawn & garden mntce 604-657-5040 PACIFIC LANDSCAPING lawn installations, retaining walls, pavers drainage etc 839-1225 PAVING STONES www.iterways.ca ★604-657-3614★ PAVING STONES, RETAINING WALLS, FENCES, DECKS. Call Paul 604-625-7611

M. GILL Gardening - Lawn care.

Com & Residential, Power raking, Fertilize, Weed Hedge Trims,

Prune. Free Est. 604-765-4922

604-889-0263

604-657-5040

8175

Masonry

Scottish Stonemason Reliable & Fair with Experience & Exceptional Skill. Any masonry projects, stone, brick, block pavers & concrete - large or small.

604-913-6804

BILLY’S STONEWORK specializing in retaining walls, staircasing & paving stones. 778-866-8569 T-A STONEWALL. Rockwalls, paving stones, Allan block walls, etc. 987-8155 / 250-4117

8185

Moving & Storage 1 to 3 Men

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

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com EAGLE EYE Soar with the best It’s your move 778-883-2538

POPEYE’S MOVING Scott 604-377-2503

www.popeyesmovingbc.com

A. A. BESTPRO Garden Service Lawn maint, general cleanup, power raking, moss control, etc.

CALL SUKH free est.

604-716-8479 or 604-984-1988 ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPING Lawn, garden install+maint. moss control, power rake, aerate, remove rubbish John 604-988-9636 BEN’S Garden & Landscape Services. For your Res/comm Landscaping, garden maint. fencing needs. Pls call 778-688-7876 or 604-584-7876. Free estimates Cert. horticulturists 604-518-5661 Scott H. Design & Maintenance KatsuraLandscaping.ca ★CNN Specialize in ★Weeding, maintenance, Garden Work etc ★ Free est. Nick 778-840-6573 ENGLISH LANDSCAPER gardener, 30 yrs exp, complete garden maint. Les 604-209-8853 GREAT LOOKING Landscapes Full service landscape & garden maint. Call Dave: 604-764-7220 GREEN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Hedge trimming, tree pruning, yard maint, powerwashing. Mike 983-3586

Insured/WCB

Interior & Exterior 25 Years Experience

For Estimate Call

604.618.4288 Colourwise ™

Professional Painting Bldg & Deck Repair & Maint 30 yrs exp. Insured & bonded Visa, Mastercard, Interac

www.Colourwise.ca Jim 778-232-4063

JB’s PAINTING • From $99 per room • Professional • Reliable • Licensed & Insured • North Shore co. est. 2001

604-773-4549

MILLENIUM 2000 PAINTING & WALLCOVERING LTD. ★Residential/ Commercial/ Strata ★Interior and Exterior ★Competative Rates ★Free Estimate 778-316-9939; 604-715-9551 www.millenium2000painting.ca

POINT GREY PAINTING LTD Int/Ext - Quality Guaranteed - WCB Free Est * Insured Early Bird Discounts 604-725-0908

SUNRISE PAINTING & DECORATING since 1975

Spring Painting Special

Cell 604-657-6465 or 604-987-6560

8193

Oil Tank Removal

Serafina Garden Services

★Maintenance & Design ★Annuals ★Organic Food Gardens ★Reasonable rates ★No GST 604-984-4433 contact Cari

Free Est/Written Guarantee

PAINTING

by BENJAMIN

NORTH VAN GARDENING & Landscaping Ltd. Lawn & garden maintenance, clean up, hedge trimming, pruning, top soil, pressure washing.

Free Estimate

AAA PRECISION PAINTING Interior/Exterior Excellent Prices

S & W GARDENING SERVICE Comm/res maint, clean-up.

Japanese Gardener 604.986.0059

Garden Services

Certified Horticulturists Design • Planting • Maintenance Spring Clean-ups. Call Scott. www.KatsuraLandscaping.ca

Painting/ Wallpaper

778-881-6096

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

DHALIWAL GARDENING & LANDSCAPING Full yard maintenance, trimming, pruning, new & re-landscaping Residential • Commercial

8195

ROOTS OF CHANGE Garden Specialists Weeding Pruning Cleanup Pearce 778-928-9336

604-926-1526 604-926-1526 604-726-9153 604-726-9153

604-518-5661

Retaining walls, Paving stone, Water features, Underground irrigation, Drainage.

Turf Installation / Seeding Fully Insured.

One call does it all!

Lawn & Garden

AFFORDABLE MOVING

~ Any size job ~

Nick 929-7732

8160

Maint. •• Power Power Raking Raking Lawn Treatment •• Maint.

Trimming •• General General Clean-Up Clean-Up Pruning • Trimming Trees •• Free Free Estimates Estimates Topping Trees

Binder: Binder:

A-1 JOB by Arms and Minds Renos Carpentry cabinet, drs, lam-

JD PRO RENOVATIONS Property maintenance & repairs.

Drywall taping, finishing carpentry & decks. Dan 604-802-0569

Installed • Cleaned • Repaired

No Job Too Small or Big For Our Boots

604-929-7279

604.568.TILE (8453)

8125

EAGLEVIEW LANDSCAPING

Quality Service • Free Quotes • Trimming • Yard Clean-up • Paving Stones

* Level Tile & Flooring *

ALL FLOOR COVERINGS Repair & Replace. Material sales Dwight, 604-980-6048 I’ll show you the inexpensive route www.fccarpets.shawwebspace.ca

Landscaping

Have an old oil tank you need gone?

Call All Gone for a free estimate!

(604)-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

ALL-PRO OIL TANK REMOVAL

Experienced, Professional Detection & Removal of Underground Oil Tanks. Quality Guaranteed. Competitive Prices.

778-223-8265 STORMWORKS Oil Tank Removal Recommended Insured Reasonable Rates 604-724-3670

TANKTECH Certified Oil Tank Specialists Tanks - pumped, filled, removed res/com. Free est. 604-328-1234

A CLEAN PAINT JOB. Quality 1 room $167. Int-ext, full WCB. 22 yrs exp. Cell: 604-727-2700 A LADY PAINTER, professional & color consult, 20 yrs on North Shore. exc refs. 604-961-3451 AFFORDABLE QUALITY PAINTING. Tidy, honest. 19 yrs North Shore. John 604-980-5454

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

QUICK RESPONSE Painting & Pressure Washing. 25 yrs exp.

604-551-4267 or 604-987-8159 T&H PAINTING. Int/Ext, Res/ Comm, Free Estimates, Quality Work, Guaranteed 778-316-7709

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187 TERRY’S Driveway Sealing.

604 980-7507 Free Est. Bus lic # 0018328

8220

Plumbing

North Shore Co.

GLOBAL

PLUMBING LTD Heating & Gas Fitting Licensed Plumber

604-987-7473 604-721-6075 RED SEAL

Drainage & Plumbing Inc. Drain Tiles, Main Sewer Lines, Underground Video Inspection, Kitchen & Bathroom Sinks & Tubs, Plugged Drains, Toilets, Excavation Service, Broken Water Mains & Pipes, Dripping Taps

604-618-4988 778-836-5940

#1 BARGAIN rate on plumbing & drainage. No job too small.Ken 604-987-2890 cell 604-328-7439

10% Off with this Ad! Aman’s Plumbing Service, Lic. Gas Fitter, Reas. Rates. 778-895-2005 ★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

DELBROOK

PLUMBING & DRAINAGE 604-729-6695

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without Digging) Sewer Lines (without Diggging) Install. Draintiles. 604-985-4000

ALL-WAYS PAINTING Professional quality with competitive pricing 604-985-0402

LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-929-6956

BRUSH N’ ROLL PAINTING Interior/Exterior WCB & Insured Free est. Call Richard 778-883-0593

PLUMBING BY BILL Installation, repairs Honest & reliable 604-980-0993

Excellent Pro Painting Service 20 yrs exp, refs, warranty. Reas, res/comm Richard 604-618-0205 MILLENNIUM PAINTING Drywall repairs, work guaranteed res/comm, 27 years exp. Free Est. Marcello 604-790-4704

SAVE ON PLUMBING! Licenced Plumber/Gas fitter, $65/HR. Same day service. 604-987-7473 Samy

VEMA PLUMBING & Heating gas fitting, hot water, & tanks Reliable, Free Est. 604-779-2305

Getting Ready to Move?

Refer to the Home Services section for all your home improvement, decorating, and design needs.

JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming.

Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126 J.B. GRASS Cutting. Weeding, Trimming, Pruning, hedging, cleanup. Terry 604-723-3582

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604-630-3300

HOME SERVICES 8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

■ 604.980.8384

8225

Power Washing

Award-Winning Renovations ■ Rendering to Reality ■ ccirenos.com

8240

Sunday, May 30, 2010 – North Shore News – A43

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Renovations

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Renovations & Home Improvement

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West Coast

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604-984-4147

MATCO DESIGN

Home Services.ca ★ ABSOLUTE BEST ★ Tile roof restoration Roof moss removal & repairs Power washing Window cleaning by hand Gutter cleaning & repairs Call for best price in town

604-783-9240

NORTH SHORE HOME SERVICES LTD

•Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-988-5294

Serving the North Shore since 1963

BLUE WATER MAINTENANCE Prof window cleaning, gutters & pressure washing. 778-822-5456 EAGER CLEAN & PLEASE Great Rates • Seniors Discount Murray 604-808-6223 GENTLEMEN WINDOW CLEANING - Pressure washing, tile roofs, vinyl siding, driveways & walkways Micah 604-230-0429

When your house is great except… ❏ The kitchen’s too

Renovations & Home Improvement

Renovations & Custom Homes Why try the rest ...

Go with the BEST Highest quality workmanship at most competitive cost Multiple Awards Winner Over 40 years experience

604.868.7793

HITECH ALUMINUM RAILING & FENCING

Aluminum Modular Railing Perfect for Sundecks & Stairs Do it yourself or we can install 5 Colors and 4 Designs

604-983-3210

8250

Re-Roofing & Repairs Specialists 20 year Labour Warranty available

604-591-3500 HOMEFIX

All Roofs New & Repairs WCB Quality Guaranteed Free Est * Insured Early Bird Discounts

Renovations Additions

Quality Work * Ref’s avail

604-720-1564

604-725-5371

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small

ROOFING & INSULATION LTD.

bedroom ❏ The carport could be a two-car garage ❏ One bathroom just isn’t enough anymore

We Fix The “EXCEPTS…” Since 1978

604-987-5438

www.rjrrenovator.com

“IF IT’S ROOFING, WE DO IT!” Residential • Commercial Industrial • Apartments

604-983-0133

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

renovations.com

Custom Interiors Kitchens & Bathrooms Additions

604.780.8118 www.buildpros.ca

DLR CARPENTRY Framing Renovations Additions New Construction CALL 604-728-5685 FORTIF CONSTRUCTION INC Custom Renovations North Shore Company BBB, Reno Mark.ca.

GVHBA.org Stefan@604-202-1264 free estimates www.fortif.ca

www.onsiterenovations.com Call Mike Getzlaf 604-351-9316

Alin Maintenance Services •Roof •Chimney •Skylight; Repairs •All Leak Problems! 604-319-2229

2 OLD GUYS 2 YOUNG TO RETIRE WE DO IT ALL! 604-986-3986 * 604-537-9452

CROWN ROOFING & Drainage Residential. Your One-Stop Renovation Ctre. 604.327.3086

BEARING WALLS removed, floors leveled, cathedral ceilings, garage leveled, door and window openings. 604-787-7484 BIG OR small jobs. ZIGGY’S RENOS. Quality work, reasonable. 604-931-4224, 992-4146 Carpenter, Fencing, decks, concrete, form work, retaining walls, garages, windows. 604-338-9272 FINISHING CARPENTRY - All mouldings, doors, windows, f/p, flooring & all renos. 604-613-4080

CURTIS JOHN ROOFING (since 1978) Roof tune-up from $149.

24 hr repair. 604-985-1913

WESTCOAST ROOFING SYSTEMS

604-987-7325

8251

Roof Maintenance

• General Contracting • Project Management • Consulting & Design • New Construction • Large or small Residential Renovations & Repairs

Rubbish Removal

U Load / We Load 7-80yd bin rentals.

Same day service, fast pickup times!

(604)-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

8309

Call Roy at 604-220-0510

8255

Rubbish Removal

FORMWORK AND Framing crew avail immediately. 26 yrs exp. Call Danny 604-728-5685 JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. HOME RENOVATIONS

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

SMALL JOBS WELCOME RENOVATION Crown Mouldings · Drywall · Painting · Flooring, ★ Call 604-771-2201, 771-5197

ETNA CERAMIC Tile & Remodelling. Kitchen & Bath Specialists.

30 years exp., Call 778-829-3368.

DALTON TRUCKING LTD.

EXP TRADESMAN, tiles, granite, stone, brick & glass blocks. Reas.

Zak 604-982-0234 778-773-3537

Dirt Fill, Concrete, Asphalt Brush, Demo, Const. Waste

EXPERT TILING - 25 YRS. EXP. Free estimates, int/ext. Ceramic, porcelain, glass, marble & slate.

Call Mike 604-761-4448

BINS & DISPOSAL

SINGLE AXLE DELIVERIES Top Soil, Sand, Gravel, Dumpsites and more.

604-986-6944

DD HAUL & DELIVERY Proficient service, meeting all your needs, providing ‘quality workmanship’ Delivered with pride.

Loads from $30 each Please call David

604-512-7471

Student Disposal

8310

SOIL & STONE LTD.

The North Shore’s only Yardworks Compost Pro Soil Dealer.

– Pick up or delivered – No order is too large or small

Call 604.986.7624 six days a week

Services & Recycling

Trips to the dumps start at

Bulk orders available

1600 Barrow Street N.V.

(down the block from the Lynnwood Hotel)

$49

John 778-288-8009 Call anytime

ACKER’S Rubbish Removal pick-up & deliveries. Quick. 7 day Fast / reliable. Spencer 924-1511 BELL MINI BINS 604-922-5101 Small or large household jobs & Mini bin service. 7 days a week Fast ★ inexpensive ★ reliable.

BIN THERE DISPOSAL Bin rentals. U load. Same day 604-980-7600, 729-BINS (2467) 7 days - www.binthere.com BLACKBIRD DISPOSAL. Affordable, reliable & friendly.10% off for N. Shore res. 604-561-5637

Now Accepting Green Waste

Compost-Based

SOILS & BARK MULCHES Garden Blend – Turf Blend – Lawn Top Dressing. Variety of Mulches. Picked up or delivered Mon.-Fri. 8-5; Sat./Sun. 8-6

Fraser Richmond Soil & Fibre Ltd. 20 Riverside Dr., North Van

Beside Transfer Stn. 604-924-0261

8315

Wantyouradto benoticed?

Calll 604-630-3300 Cal 604-998-0218

Tree Services

$ BEST RATES $

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

Fully insured & WCB

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

A-1 TRI CRAFT TREE SERVICES (EST. 1986) ★ASK DISCOUNT RUBBISH★ Best Prices, Yard, House/Const, Demo. 7 days Ray, 604-727-6153

AAA TREE SERVICE

DISPOSAL BINS 10 - 40 yards.

Any size is $199 + dump fees. disposalking.com 604-889-2085

Tree & Stump Removal Hedge Trimming Pruning & Shaping Hedge Trimming CERTIFIED ARBORIST

Full Service Junk Removal • Demolition • Tree Work • Odd Jobs • Recycling greencoastrubbish.com

Top Soil

TRACKSIDE

SNOW-DAMAGED Tree & Stump Removal TREES Pruning&&SHRUBS? Shaping

Fully Insured • WCB Fully Insured • WCB 604-987-8500 604-987-8500

CERTIFIED ARBORIST

GOT JUNK! We remove-same day service, bsmts, apts. etc. no job to small or big, 604-728-6290

604.230.4530

Tiling

A-WES SIGNATURE WORK Ceramic, Stone Installation & Design. 604-317-8962

ABSOLUTE BEST All roof restoration, moss removal & repairs. 604-783-9240

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8255

W i t h 1 7 c u b i c y a rd t r u c ks

BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renos & Repairs.

604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca

Built for Quality • Builder • General Construction • All Types of Reno

Roofing

All Season Roofing

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8240

• Over 25 years experience in consulting and restorations

cel. 604 307-8433 ph. 604 913-2228 fax. 604-913-2232

To place your ad in “Call the Experts,” call 604-630-3300

Roof De-moss - Gutter scrub Power wash - Windows Moss algae spray - Roof repair Re-roof - Roof inspections Exterior Painting Call for free estimate

778-554-7550

• Complete wall envelope, flashing, siding, rain screen, decking, windows

555 Craigmohr Dr. West Vancouver

All in One Home Makeover

allinonehomemakeover.com

Interior/Exterior Functional Kitchens Updated Bathrooms Add-ons/Renovations Water/Dry Rot Repair Design Services WCB Insured

• Restore your Home

Renovations & Home Improvement

SPRING MAKEOVER PACKAGES

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

AAA RUBBISH REMOVAL Const/ Reno Debris. We Remove Almost Anything! 778-320-2525 ROD’S RUBBISH REMOVAL Prompt, reliable, reasonable. 7 days/week. Rod 604-985-7193

8305

Sun Decks

NORTH SHORE ARBORIST SERVICES Exceptional work at low rates.

Tree removal, windowing, pruning, shaping & general yard work.

Fast Courteous Service 25 yrs exp • WCB Insured 604-721-4065

★ ★ ★ ★

TREEWORKS

15 Years Experience Tree & Stump Removal Prunning & Trimming View Work

www.treeworksonline.ca Call 604 291-7778 or 604 787-5915

Wildwood Tree Services, Exp Hedge Trimming and Removal & Tree Pruning. Free Est. 604-893-5745

8315

Tree Services

A. A. BESTPRO Tree Service LTD. Tree top trim, Hedge Trimming, Pruning, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding etc. CALL SUKH free est. 604-716-8479 or 604-984-1988 ABERDEEN TREE SERVICES Give our prices a look !!

Call 604-986-3206 NORTH SHORE TREE & Hedge Certified arborist. Fully Insured Call Daryl at: 604-988-4479

ROBIN’S 604-986-4091 Expert Tree Care - Cert.

Arborist. 25 yrs exp. Fully Ins.

8320

TV/Home Theatre

YOUR HOME TECHNOLOGY PARTNER • One Touch Home Media Systems • Custom Home Theatre Installations • House-Wide Audio and Video • Home Automation and Security • Lighting Control/Energy Management • Experts in Low Voltage Wiring • Custom Home & Renovation Retrofits • Affordable Solutions for all Budgets • Working with North Shore Builders and Home Owners for Over 10 Years • 50 Years Plus of Combined Experience

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8335

Window Cleaning

BLUE WATER MAINTENANCE

Professional window cleaning, gutters & pressure washing.

Call for a free estimate

778-822-5456

NORTH SHORE HOME SERVICES LTD

•Window Cleaning • Power Washing • Gutter Cleaning

604-988-5294

Serving the North Shore since 1963

CLEARVIEW MAINTENANCE SERVICE 20 15 yrs of Service on the North Shore!

• Gutters Cleaned • Power Washing • Roof Restoration • Skylights Window Cleaning • Awnings Cleaned Free Estimates & Quality Service

Doug Robinson 604-985-4604 ABSOLUTE BEST - Window Cleaning by hand, inside & out.

North Shore based 604-783-9240 GENTLEMEN WINDOW CLEANING - Window cleaning, Gutter cleaning & pressure washing.. Micah 604-230-0429

GARAGE SALE

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MAKE IT A SUCCESS! Call 604-630-3300

Smart customers always read the fine print. † Features listed are standard on 2010 Lancer DE. Technical data, equipment and options are based on the latest information at time of printing and are subject to change without notice. Vehicle may not be exactly as shown. ‡/◊ For all offers, customers must sign contract and take delivery from dealer by May 31, 2010. All offers available only through participating dealers to qualified retail customers in Canada and are only on approved credit. Selling prices exclude up to $1350 in freight, $100 in air tax, up to $30 in environmental handling fees, taxes, PDI, up to $75 in PPSA, registration, insurance, licensing, administration fees, documentation fees, other dealer fees, and any additional provincial government fees. All advertised offers are stackable. See participating dealer for details. ‡ $1,000 discount ($750 from Mitsubishi Motors $250 from dealer) valid on the retail purchase/finance/lease of 2010 Lancer DE models only. $1,000 will be deducted from the negotiated purchase/finance/lease price after taxes and may be used towards down payment, monthly payments, or selling price. Selling price (including $1,000 discount) from $15,998 on base model 2010 Lancer DE (CL41-A C05). ◊ Purchase financing at 0% APR available through Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal for up 72 months on all new 2010 Lancer DE and SE models, and up to 60 months on 2010 Lancer GTS models (Lancer Evolution models excluded). Financing example: 2010 Lancer DE (CL41-A C05) with a selling price of $15,998 financed at 0% over 72 months equals $223 a month with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $15,998. 2010 Lancer GTS model shown with a selling price of $23,598. * Whichever comes first. Regular maintenance not included. See dealer or mitsubishi-motors.ca for warranty terms, restrictions and details. Not all customers will qualify. ** Best backed claim does not cover Lancer Evolution and Ralliart models. See dealer or Mitsubishi-motors.ca for Education Edge terms, conditions, and other details. ® MITSUBISHI MOTORS, BEST BACKED CARS IN THE WORLD are trade-marks of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. and are used under license.

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Down payment or equivalent trade of $5,360.16 / $4,620.54, first monthly payment, environmental fees and $0 / $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $29,152.66 / $28,324.29. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 96,000 km allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres.Retailer may lease for less. Retailer order / trade may be necessary. †0.9% lease APR for 24 months on all new 2010 Pilot models is available through Honda Financial Services on approved credit. ∑Current Honda Lease customers receive a 1% reduction off the lease or purchase rate on any new 2010 Honda to a minimum of 0%.Offer available on all new purchase or lease contracts from May 1st, 2010 through May 31st, 2010. ¥There is one (1) prize to be won consisting of a TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Weekend for four people, June 25th and 26th, including hotel accommodations, dinners and concert tickets. Approximate value of the prize is$1,300.00. Selected entrant must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question before being declared a winner. Contest duration is May 1st, 2010 through May 31st, 2010. Full contest details available at participating lower mainland Honda retailers. #/£/†/∑Offers valid from May 1st, 2010 through May 31st, 2010 at participatingHonda retailers. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. See your Honda retailer for full details. NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. ©NHL 2010. All rights reserved.

Pilot LX

A44 - North Shore News - Sunday, May 30, 2010

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$15,998 ‡

2010 Lancer DE Features include†:

• Fuel efficient 2.0L 152 hp 4-cylinder engine • 5-speed manual transmission or CVT • 4-wheel Anti-lock Braking System • Front, side, side curtain & driver’s knee airbags • Active Stability Control • Power windows, mirrors and door locks

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