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Tsleil-Waututh oppose trade in eagle parts

Chief supports supervised harvest, but deﬁnitely not on the North Shore James Weldon jweldon@nsnews.com

A representative for the North Shore’s Tsleil-Waututh Nation says he supports the resumption of a traditional and carefully managed harvest of eagles by First Nations communities but not the trade in parts. Chief Justin George made the comments in an interview with the North Shore News Friday. His remarks followed a news conference called by a group of First Nations leaders in Vancouver Thursday afternoon at which they claimed a constitutional right to hunt bald eagles. The chiefs — George not among them — also criticized the province’s handling of an investigation into 2005 eagle poaching case that is still before the courts. “We’ve always been firm in that we respect aboriginal rights and title and ceremonial uses,” said George. “But we absolutely oppose . . . the sale of eagle remains or any animal remains for monetary gain.” That illegal trade came to the public’s attention in 2005 when 50 butchered eagle carcasses were found on Tsleil-Waututh land. The discovery triggered a wide-ranging investigation by RCMP and conservation officers that ultimately led to charges against 15 individuals, at least five of whom have since been convicted. The leaders at the conference said some of those men were entrapped. George did not comment on the particulars of that case, but said he wanted to clarify his Nation’s position on the issue. Firstly, contrary to published claims, no member of the Tsleil-Waututh was charged in connection with the trafficking case. Secondly, his community wholeheartedly opposes the kind of disrespectful practices evidenced in the butchered carcasses. “Eagles are a sacred animal . . . not just for Tsleil-Waututh, but for First Nations across North America and for non-First Nations,” he said. “To see the complete disregard . . . of cultural teachings was extremely hurtful. Our community was outraged. . . . “I’m 100-per-cent confident that there was no involvement of any Tsleil-Waututh members.” In fact, the band co-operated extensively with conservation officers in their investigation, said George. If an eagle is taken, it should be done in accordance with a strict set of protocols, as was the case in the past, he said. “There was purification that went on before going out to harvest that animal; there were certain sacrifices that an individual (made) in a spiritual place,” said George. See Eagle page 8

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Collingwood o Celebrates! 25 years of offering a robust four-stranded education, focusing on academics, athletics, arts and service from JK to Grade 12 Small class sizes, with a 1:10 teacher/student ratio at our Junior School, and 1:17 average ratio at the Middle and Senior Schools Highly personalized learning environment: we know your child extremely well Individualized timetabling for High Performance and Key programs An extensive Advanced Placement Program, with 19 AP courses and 10 Pre-AP courses currently offered. 2009 average score of 4.2 on 5 point scale An average Provincial Exam Score of 81.7%, with a 100% graduation rate and acceptances to post-secondary institutions across Canada, UK and the United States A newly expanded and progressive University Guidance & Career Centre A modern research library whose focus is to ensure that every student graduates with university-level research skills A progressive faculty professional development program, inspiring dedicated teachers to use the best instructional practices and technologies to develop students to be the imaginative thinkers of the future International opportunities from school exchanges, Round Square service projects and our Experience the World Program (BC credit courses taught in Europe during the summer) An expansive and highly successful athletic program. 2010/2011 season: Provincial Championships - Tennis & Junior Mountain Biking. Provincial Silver Medals - Rugby, Golf & Field Hockey. North Shore Champions - Gr. 8 & Gr. 9 Rugby, Gr. 9 Girls’ Basketball, Skiing & Snowboarding. Independent School Champions - Gr. 7 Boys’ Soccer, Gr. 7 Boys’ Basketball A dynamic Performing Arts Program showcasing drama production · musicals · dance · vocal music program - vocal jazz, chamber and concert choirs · instrumental music program - strings, wind and jazz ensembles and a chamber orchestra Our Visual Arts Program, led by practicing painters and designers, includes courses in Studio Art, Animation, Art History, Graphic Design, Digital Photography and AP Studio Art The Telfer Family Wing - a brand new expansion at our Junior School with four spacious Grade 6 classrooms, two dedicated music rooms for vocal and instrumental music, a covered playground, and new student centre for before and after school care and many curricular activities including public speaking, drama and much more!

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SUNDAY FOCUS

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WEST Vancouver Police Department Const. James Bartlett, who made among the highest number of arrests for drunk driving last year, will lose one day off a week for most of the year in order to attend court as a witness in his cases.

PART 2 OF A SERIES EXAMINING DRUNK DRIVING ON THE NORTH SHORE

Jane Seyd

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AT the front of the North Vancouver courtroom, a woman stood in a smart coat with her blonde hair pulled up neatly. She was a single mother, an alcoholic, and she was here to plead guilty to charges of drunk driving.

On the night it happened, one person had seen her staggering in the parking lot of the rec centre and watched her almost fall over before she climbed into her minivan and drove away. Someone else called the police when they saw her weaving over the centre line. They said it looked like there were children in the van. Back at the detachment, after police stopped her, she blew breathalyzer readings of 220 and 240 — three times the legal limit. “That’s a lot of booze,” said Judge William Diebolt, from behind the bench. “I know it’s more than four or ﬁve drinks.” “Can you possibly imagine what your thought would be if you had an accident and possibly killed one of those children?” he asked her. “I feel sick,” she said. The West Vancouver mother has a lot of company. Last year, police in North and West Vancouver recommended charges against 360 people for impaired driving, for driving with a blood alcohol concentration of more than 80 milligrams in 100 millilitres of blood or for refusal to provide a breath sample. Of those, 327 people were criminally charged — more than in all but one of the seven previous years. It’s a number that has been steadily rising for much of the past decade — both on the North Shore and across the province. In 2009, there were 5,590 convictions for drunk driving province wide, up from 4,880 in 2008. Some of those who deal with drunk drivers have begun to question if increased numbers of criminal charges really represent a

victory — or a failure. The threat of a criminal record was one of the things meant to stop people from driving drunk. But that’s not what’s happened. In the past 10 years, more people have been getting behind the wheel when they’ve been drinking. “Everyone wants drunk drivers off the road because they’re causing problems,” said Harry Hunter, a North Vancouver lawyer who defends people charged with drunk driving. “The issue is: Is what we’re doing effective?” David Walsoff, another North Vancouver defence lawyer, also questions the usefulness of criminal sanctions in many cases. “The observation of someone who doesn’t do impaired (cases) is they really clog up the courts,” said Walsoff. On one recent day when Walsoff was acting as duty counsel at North Vancouver provincial court, “I had 16 people making a first appearance for impaired driving,” he said. According to statistics provided by the criminal justice branch, last year drunk driving cases on the North Shore accounted for almost 20 per cent of all criminal charges approved in North and West Vancouver. On the day North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite recently made her own first court appearance on drunk driving, following her arrest after an Olympic gala in February, she was one of 28 people accused of drunk driving who appeared in North Vancouver court the same day. Those convicted of criminal drunk driving in Canada face a mandatory minimum sentence, including a $1,000 fine, a criminal record and a one-year driving ban for first-time offenders. It’s meant to signal the seriousness of the crime. One of the unintended consequences, however, is that many people are prepared to fight the charges. Of the 307 drunk driving cases from the North Shore that concluded in court last year, 115 people pleaded guilty to a criminal charge. Many of those people probably didn’t have lawyers. Legal fees to fight an impaired driving charge are between

$5,000 and $10,000. In a well-heeled community like the North Shore, it’s a price many people are willing to pay. ••• In a small plain room downstairs next to the booking desk at the North Vancouver RCMP detachment is the device that lands most of those people in court. The “datamaster” as it’s known to police, takes between 30 and 40 readings a month at this detachment alone. Const. Peter Kennedy, a 30-year veteran of the force and head of the traffic section at the North Vancouver RCMP detachment, has seen his share of breathalyzer tests. “I have rarely seen it fail,” he said of the machine. Not all readings result in criminal charges. While the law states driving with a blood alcohol concentration above 80 is illegal, police almost never recommend charges unless at least one of the two breathalyzer results is over 100. Another reality is that not all drunk driving cases end up turning on the breathalyzer readings. Police investigations usually start at the roadside, when an officer has only seconds to decide if there’s reason to think a driver is impaired. From that point forward, there are very particular steps the officer must take and accurately record. The whole process usually takes several hours, and involves a lot of paperwork. If the steps aren’t done in exactly the right way, police risk having a judge toss out the evidence, including the breathalyzer readings. Most impaired driving cases are fought on “technicalities.” Cpl. Darren Baker, a former high school liaison officer for the North Vancouver RCMP, got his own impaired driving charges dropped in 2009, after Crown prosecutors couldn’t provide his defence lawyer with video footage from the cellblock on the night See Losing page 5

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CURRENT PENALTIES FOR DRUNK DRIVERS

NEW PENALTIES FOR DRUNK DRIVERS IN EFFECT FALL 2010

➤ Blood alcohol concentrations between 50 mg and 80 mg (“Warn” on roadside testing device) • 24-hour suspension • required to take responsible driver program after third 24-hour suspension within ﬁve years at a cost of $880 • after third 24-hour suspension, required to install ignition interlock device at a cost of $1,420 per year • possible vehicle impoundment

➤ Blood alcohol concentrations between 50 mg and 80 mg (“Warn” on roadside testing device) • three-day suspension and $200 administrative fine for first offence • seven-day suspension and $300 administrative fine for second offence • 30-day suspension and $400 administrative fine for third offence, plus requirement to take responsible driver program at cost of $880 and install ignition interlock device for one year at cost of $1,420 • possible vehicle impoundment • towing and storage costs estimated at $150 to $700 • $250 driver’s licence reinstatement

➤ Blood alcohol concentrations over 80 mg (“Fail” on roadside testing device) • 24-hour suspension • 90-day administrative driving ban that comes into effect in 21 days • $100 driver’s reinstatement fee • required to take responsible driver program at cost of $880 and install ignition interlock device for one year at cost of $1,420 required after second offence. • possible vehicle impoundment fees

➤ Over 80 mg

➤ 50 - 80 mg

➤ Blood alcohol concentrations over 80 mg (“Fail” on roadside testing device) • immediate 90-day administrative driving ban • 30-day vehicle impoundment • fees for towing and impoundment at estimated cost of $700 • $500 administrative ﬁne • $250 driver’s licence reinstatement fee • required to take responsible driver program at cost of $880 and install ignition interlock device for one-year at cost of $1,420. • Two- and three-year installation of ignition interlock required for second and third offences. NEWS graphic Myra McGrath

■ Only administrative penalties are listed above. Those found guilty of a criminal offence face mandatory penalties of: an additional one-year driving ban; a minimum ﬁne of $1,000; a criminal record.

Losing on technicalities From page 3

of his arrest. In another 2007 case, a North Vancouver provincial court judge threw out breathalyzer test results for a 28-year-old drunk driver after deciding he was not properly informed about his right to call any lawyer in the phone book at the time of his arrest. Const. Jamie Bartlett of the West Vancouver Police Department, who made among the highest number of arrests for drunk driving last year, knows all too well about losing cases on technicalities. “The defence can make things difﬁcult, especially for a junior

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ANY Canadians likely enjoy a warm fuzzy feeling when they hear that this year’s G8 summit is focusing on maternal and child health in developing countries. It’s certainly a nice idea. The sensation, however, is completely unwarranted. This fraternity of wealthy countries has in the past set itself similarly noble and lofty goals. In 2005, the G-8 committed to boosting aid to Africa by $30 billion. By most estimates, it has fallen short by about a third of that. And in previous years, many of these same countries declared they would ensure everyone on that continent would have access to treatment for HIV/AIDS by 2010. Today, some 9 million people in Africa suffer from the infection, and have no way of

you said it “The OCP has to be taken seriously, but unlike the Ten Commandments, it’s not written in stone.” Rev. Ed Hird, speaking at a Tuesday public hearing, argues for a major change to the Seymour Area Plan that would allow an 11storey seniors residence on Mount Seymour Parkway (from a June 25 news story). ••• “This development is not what ought to be considered normal residential development, but rather ought to be considered as a proposed commercial development of a residential hotel for seniors.” Seymour resident Katherine Fagerlund argues against the development proposal at the same public hearing). ••• “One guy thought he was in Richmond. He was just passing through Dundarave when I got to him.” WVPD Const. Jamie Bartlett says he is scared by the number of impaired drivers on the road on a Friday and Saturday (from a June 20 Sunday Focus story).

getting help. In the face of such a sorry track record, there is little reason to expect our leaders will stick to any commitment they make this weekend in Muskoka. The ﬁght against poverty and disease in Africa is inextricably linked to maternal and child health. The members of the G-8 have the resources and have in the past made the promises to tackle both, and yet have failed seriously to tackle either. Clearly, this increasingly obsolete organization lacks the will to bring about real change for the world’s most vulnerable people. Their function, it would appear, is largely symbolic. If they do nothing more this weekend than give a few voters the warm fuzzies, perhaps they will have succeeded in their true purpose.

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Dear Editor: There is a crisis facing our education system. Despite the fact the B.C. Liberals have slowly eroded the authority and operational autonomy of the local school boards, despite the fact that they control how more than 90 per cent of the money is spent, despite the fact that they negotiate the salary structure, despite the fact they control the capital plans and despite the fact that they micromanage the local school districts in many operation aspects, they have successfully convinced the public that it is incompetence and mismanagement by the local school boards that has precipitated the crisis. The political lessons taught by Machiavelli in feudal Italy were clearly not lost on our provincial government strategists. The school boards were forced to do the dirty work associated with the policies of the provincial government, and it is they who are taking the largest political backlash. By appearing concerned about how the school boards are managing and by sending in special auditors to add to the spectacle they have neatly diverted the anger of the public away from themselves. The school boards however have made it easy for the province to make them look foolish. By failing to have solid long-term strategic plans that incorporate all aspects of the business, by failing to develop the key leaders to execute best practices in management and by focusing more on sexy high proﬁle programs instead of continuously improving the mainstream schools, they have made it easy for the provincial government

to point out their flaws. The provincial government has recently been foreshadowing big changes to public education. While we do not yet know what they are thinking, we do have an opportunity to influence this plan. I for one want to see the true root causes of the problem dealt with. The real causes of our problems are: aging infrastructure in every school district, fewer children, poor “top down” management practices at the ministry of education and the local school districts, constant tinkering with the provincial funding formula, the ongoing adversarial relationship between the province and the BCTF and a failure of the province to provide enough funding to school districts to cover increasing costs. To solve these problems significant changes will be

required. We need to immediately return autonomy and control to the local boards so that there is clear accountability to the electorate and so that parents can have a real say in how educational programs are run in their communities. We need the province and the BCTF to bury the hatchet and get back to a collaborative working relationship. We need a funding model that recognizes the realities of the existing infrastructure in each school district and enables each community to manage their unique problems and opportunities. Most of all we need to spend enough money on education to ensure that our world-class public education system can continue to produce the educated workforce that has made our quality of life in British Columbia so good. Mike Sexsmith North Vancouver

Trash message is a reasonable one

Dear Editor: Judging by her June 23 letter, Garbage Vigilantes Should Drop the Trash Talk, Liz Marshall obviously does not appreciate that in a democracy rules are made so that people understand how to cohabit peacefully. She ignores the fact that she and others are ﬂouting reasonable rules put in place by local government, and blames the messenger for the

heads-up that her behaviour could result in a ﬁne. I fail to see what is threatening in this. A more mature response would have been to contact the Black Bear Society to learn why these rules are considered so important that failure to comply results in a ﬁne. Julia Baker North Vancouver

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Struggling past envy to the path of Zen I am the executrix of my mother’s estate, and recently I’ve been trying to think of a job to which I’d be worse suited.

Leader of an ascent on Everest? Supermodel? Pope? Feh — all those jobs require are fancy outfits and a handful of people skills. Resident masseuse at a leper colony? Demands no math. CEO of an Olympic Games? Maybe. But at least with that position, a high degree of competence can be safely assumed about you — you’ve won it, fair and square. The same cannot be said for an executor or -trix. Those who appointed you to the task are deceased and safely away from the shocked disapproval of onlookers. The dearly departed are not here to justify to others why they thought you, of all people, were ideally placed to sort out the detritus of their lives with honesty, finesse, intelligence and tact. In fact, their choice may be unjustifiable. They may have selected you because of your senior position in the family, or your general

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days — your norm was your norm. And, unless it suddenly shifted or there was something truly terrible about it, you were ﬁne with whatever it was. It seems to me that people are a lot more “aspirational” now. TV exposes us to all

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up when an estate is being settled, though so far, despite some understandable tension, they seem happily absent in my own situation. Which leads me to suspect that I might have a couple of qualiﬁcations for the job of executrix, after all: a desire to be fair, a need to be truthful, and an understanding that I must accept that eventually what must happen, will happen in terms of the real estate market. These character traits aren’t shared by many supermodels or popes, as far as I can tell. But if I perfect them, I do hope it means the path of Zen will be open to me. kate@katezimmerman.ca

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“There was a process after it was taken, and there were celebrations and feasts honouring the spirit of that bird for giving itself up and for the individual who gained those feathers.” The community would also use all parts of the carcass, he added. Eagle harvesting, which dates from before European contact, was practised by members of the Tsleil-Waututh as recently as 60 years ago, said George. In fact, some elders alive today recall it from their youth. To resume the tradition would be positive in George’s view, but only where eagle populations are sufﬁciently robust. It wouldn’t be feasible to allow a harvest on TsleilWaututh land, he said, because there are simply too few birds. “There are maybe six or seven resident eagles in our area, so for us, no, it doesn’t make sense. But for other communities it may. That’s their choice.” Under the B.C. Wildlife Act, it’s an offence “to possess, take, injure, molest or destroy” wild birds. Poaching is punishable by stiff ﬁnes and even jail time. George supports revisions to the act that would allow for a harvest, provided the strict guidelines he outlined were met. Under current practice, the carcass of any eagle that dies of natural causes or is killed by accident in British Columbia is made available by the Ministry of the Environment to First Nations for ceremonial purposes. The ministry estimates as many as 1,000 eagles are poached in British Columbia every year.

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Plea bargains for drunk driving common

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2010, “I have court practically every week,” said Bartlett. Criminal court usually falls on one of his own days off so, “I have to give up one of my days off for the whole year now.” On one recent court date, “I sat there from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Then at 3 p.m. the Crown accepted a plea by the defence to no criminal charges.” Those kinds of legal difficulties are among the reasons even more people don’t get charged criminally with drunk driving, said Andrew Murie, chief executive officer for Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada — especially in British Columbia. “There’s all kinds of people that fail the breathalyzer at roadside,” said Murie. “They get 24-hour (suspensions).” Last year, province-wide, there were 41,300 24-hour prohibitions handed out under the Motor Vehicle Act, up from almost 38,600 24-hour suspensions in 2008. Part of the reason is that, for police, processing criminal charges against a drunk driver is “a pain in the butt,” with an uncertain outcome, said Murie. “There’s no incentive for the police to go forward with criminal charges.” Of the 307 drunk drivers arrested on the North Shore who had their day in court last year, just over a third pleaded guilty to a criminal offence. Among the remaining cases, 21 people were found guilty by a judge, 19 were found not guilty and 43 charges were dropped. The rest — 109 people last year — made a deal, plea-bargaining their cases down from a criminal conviction to a Motor Vehicle Act offence. By making a deal — what’s known in legal circles as pleading guilty to a “lesser and included offence” — the drunk driver avoids a criminal record. In most cases, the driving ban handed out under the Motor Vehicle Act is also much shorter — often only three or four months. Drunk drivers make deals far more often than people charged with other types of crimes. According to statistics from the criminal justice branch, in the past five years about a third of all people criminally charged with drunk driving on the North Shore have plea-bargained their cases, compared to about 10 per cent of people charged with crimes overall. The people who strike a deal are first-time offenders, who haven’t caused an accident and whose breathalyzer readings aren’t considered high. It’s what Chris Dorais, the former North Vancouver school

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MADD hopes new laws modify behaviour From page 9

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It’s one of the reasons defence lawyers aren’t fans of the mandatory minimum sentences for drunk drivers who are criminally convicted. “You start giving them criminal records,” said Walsoff, “and you start eliminating them as productive members of society.”

••• The new laws announced by the province in April won’t change any of those federal laws for drunk driving. What they do instead is up the ante on fines and licence suspensions handed out by police under the provincial Motor Vehicle Act. The new laws, expected to come into effect this fall, provide bigger penalties for drivers caught in the “warn” range, driving with blood alcohol concentrations between 50 to 80 — especially for repeat offenders, who will face fines and driving suspensions of increasing severity (see graphic page 5). It also ups the Motor Vehicle Act penalties for those caught driving over 80 — including stiffer fines and an immediate three-

month driving ban. Authorities hope the new ﬁnes and prospect of seeing their cars impounded will do what criminal sanctions haven’t — and help get drunks off the road. Murie said Mothers Against Drunk Driving supports the approach taken by the province. “The criminal stuff is just a massive failure,” he said. “You might as well do it administratively.” Rather than simply punishing drunk drivers, the goal of impaired driving laws should be on prevention and changing behaviour, he said. Police are hopeful the new penalties will make a difference. When he arrests people for drunk driving, said Bartlett, their biggest concerns are usually about the driving ban and what’s going to happen to their vehicle. “Even after the breath sample has been provided and they’re facing criminal charges . . . nine times out of 10 they’ll spend more See Penalty page 11

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Zoning Bylaw No. 8087 - 83 Chesterﬁeld Avenue To rezone Lot A, Block 163, D.L. 271, Plan 16324, as indicated on the sketch, located at 83 Chesterﬁeld Avenue. The amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” would have the effect of reclassifying the said property FROM:

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Heritage Designation Repeal Bylaw No. 8088 To repeal “Heritage Designation Bylaw, 1991, No. 7181” (Gross Residence), located at 83 Chesterﬁeld Avenue, originally adopted in 1999 that designated the subject property as a Municipal Heritage Site. The “Gross Residence” was demolished in 2000 as a result of ﬁre damage and this repeal bylaw removes the heritage designation related to the site. APPLICANT: 641650 B.C. LTD./RAFII ARCHITECTS INC.

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 to the City Clerk will be accepted up to the conclusion of the Public Hearing to be held on Monday, July 5, 2010 or by email to randerson@cnv.org. Submissions received after the conclusion of the Public Hearing will not be considered by Council. The proposed Bylaws Nos. 8087 & 8088 and relevant background material may be inspected at the ofﬁce of the City Clerk between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, from June 17 to July 5, 2010. If you wish to view the material online please go to www.cnv.org and access City Hall/ Council Meetings/Public Hearings and Meetings. Please direct inquiries regarding Bylaws Nos. 8087 & 8088 to Chris Wilkinson, Community Development, at 604990-4206 or cwilkinson@cnv.org.

Public Hearing - WAIVED NOTICE is hereby given, under the provisions of the Local Government Act, that the Public Hearing concerning the following rezoning application and Heritage Designation Bylaw has been WAIVED and it is the intention of the Council of the City of North Vancouver to consider Bylaws Nos. 8054 and 8055 at the regular Council meeting to be held on MONDAY, JULY 5, 2010 in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, B.C.

Zoning Bylaw No. 8054 - 427- 429 Alder Street To rezone Lot 6, Block 170, D.L. 274, Plan 972, as indicated on the sketch, located at 427- 429 Alder Street. The amendment to “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700” would have the effect of reclassifying the said property FROM:

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to legalize an existing legally non-conforming use and to allow the strata conversion of the subject property into two individual strata lots. One of the proposed strata lots would include one accessory secondary suite, which exists in the 1913 heritage home that is listed in the City of North Vancouver Heritage Inventory. Two existing parking stalls are proposed to remain in their current location and are situated in the front of the property with access from the street.

Heritage Bylaw No. 8055 - 427- 429 Alder Street In conjunction with Bylaw No. 8054, Lot 6, Block 170, D.L. 274, Plan 972, located at 427 - 429 Alder Street, the lot occupied by the heritage home known as the “P. Stewart Residence” would be designated as a Municipal Heritage Site. APPLICANT: J. LANTELA

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Regardless of changes in the law, drunk driving is a societal problem that likely won’t lend itself to a quick fix in a culture that’s car-dependent and equates drinking with fun, said Hunter. Hunter said he’s often asked how he can defend drunk drivers. “The issue is always put to me in terms of morality,” he said. But the way the justice system works, “It has to have equal, balanced representation on both sides,” he said. “Everyone who comes into my office has a problem. Our job is to represent them as best we can within the rules of the court.” For now, the jury is still out on whether British Columbia’s new laws will help get more drunks off the road. Hunter has his doubts. “Do you think that guy’s thinking about that when he comes out of the bar?” he said. “He already knows ‘I shouldn’t do this,’ and I think people know that anyway.” ••• Back in North Vancouver provincial court, another drunk driver, a young man in his 20s who’d blown 210 on the breathalyzer, was recently explaining himself to the judge. “I’ve been struggling with alcohol quite a bit before this happened. I’ve been trying to clean up my act,” he said. “Every other day of the year, I’m a good responsible driver.” “You know the first thing that goes out the window when you drink?” said Judge William Diebolt. “Judgment.” “If the new laws come in and they’re the way I read them, you’re crazy to have a few drinks and jump in the car.” 70"5 59*"059::1 ,&50'5&2 3#0", 2",&3*0,+

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“I was originally planning to drive across Canada this summer and I ﬁgured on the way back I wanted to do something more,” says the 21-year-old West Vancouver resident and Simon Fraser University student. A big hockey fan — Loat is a freelance Vancouver Canucks blogger — he opted to add an additional element to his journey and developed a unique nine-stop hockey tour, seeing community members come out and play a game of road hockey while simultaneously supporting food banks in their respective areas. The initiative, dubbed Five Hole For Food: A Cross-Canada Road Hockey Trip, kicks off Tuesday in Montreal, then travels to Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton and Victoria before ending in Vancouver Friday, July 9 at Sunset Beach Park at 5:30 p.m. Interested players of all ages are encouraged to bring their sticks and enjoy a game or two, followed by a social gathering. Donations of food for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank will be collected. “It’s just people coming together to play a game that we all love to help the community,” says Loat. Loat’s co-pilot for the journey is West Vancouver

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WEST Vancouver resident Richard Loat encourages community members to come and support his grassroots cross-Canada road hockey tour supporting local food banks when it wraps up in Vancouver July 9. secondary teacher Victor Lo. They have a number of sponsors on board as well and have partnered with hockey associations and bloggers across the country.

In addition to participating in the tour when it comes to Vancouver, interested individuals are encouraged to follow along through various social media tools, including

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long rides as well as clinics, speciﬁcally focused on upcoming events. For example, the My Group Ride summer 11-week clinic gets underway this week. Riders will be preparing for the Whistler GranFondo, a ride from Vancouver to Whistler Sept. 11. “However, I have quite a few people that aren’t doing the Whistler GranFondo, they

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LONSDALE Creek Daycare’s Jean Christie spends some time with charges Sophie Goldstrom and Nicholas Belan. After 36 years at the daycare, Christie is set to retire. choice. “I applied to the early childhood education course at City College, that’s Vancouver City College now, right after high school but I was too young by two years. I showed up the next year anyway and applied again,” she says. “The director said, ‘You are persistent,’ and registered me for the program. I was in seventh-heaven. Working with children lets you be a kid all your life.” A kid that gets the job done. Christie helped establish the Head Start program for single mothers at Riley Park Community Centre and set up St. James Daycare in Kitsilano on her own. She had completed a second year of training in early childhood education at Capilano College before joining Lonsdale Creek. “Their vision of a positive environment for children that exceeded the basic legal standard, that just appealed to me,” she says. “The Lonsdale Creek-way is based on parents’ involvement, that was established at Day 1. It’s all about

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Celebrate Canada Day on the North Shore (today called the Consitution Act, 1867), which united two British colonies and a province of the British Empire into a single country called Canada.

We have a lot to celebrate this Canada Day. This was the year that Canadians — and Vancouverites in particular — shed our humble image for brazen, ﬂagwaving, anthem-singing patriotism. If there was ever a doubt that we love our country, the 2010 Olympics drowned it out in a clamour of chanting and cheering. Now it’s our birthday, and with it comes another chance to ﬂy our red and whites.

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Simply photograph yourself holding the cover of this Canada Day Special Section, upload your Happy Snap to the “send us your news” link at www.nsnews.com and enter into a draw to win one of four $250 Gift Cards for Canadian Tire. DEADLINE FOR UPLOADS IS JULY 5th AT 5pm. THE FOUR WINNING PHOTOS WILL APPEAR IN OUR JULY 7th ISSUE.

Looking for the local real estate agent?

Happy Canada Day!

Stephanie Orr is known for her no-nonsense approach.

STEPHANIE ORR, PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION 2996 Lonsdale Avenue North Vancouver, BC | V7N 3J4 C 604.764.6312 T 604.984.9711 F 604.986.7799 orr@stephanieorr.ca | www.stephanieorr.ca

We have enjoyed being part of the North Shore community for 32 years and want to wish everyone a safe and happy Canada Day.

734 West 14th Street, North Vancouver • 604-985-9351

Joan McIntyre, MLA West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

300 - 2232 Marine Drive, V7V 1K4 Ph: 604-981-0045 • Fax: 604-981-0060 joan.mcintyre.mla@leg.bc.ca www.joanmcintyremla.bc.ca

Sunday, June 27, 2010 - North Shore News - A25

CANADA DAY 2010 ››

Waterfront Park Events

July 1st • 12noon-4:00pm FREE EVENT! Climbing Wall

• Climbing Wall • Face Painting • Native Dancers • Persian Dancers • Marimba Band • Hockey Station • Kite Flying • Great Food • Balloon Makers • Bouncy Castle • Craft Fair • Tugboat Ballet • Free Cupcakes and much more!

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Nylon Zoo

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Mini Golf

Salmon BBQ MAIN STAGE Main Stage

Arts Council Craft Fair Tugboat Ballet NSN PHOTOS LISA KING

North Vancouver Canada Day Celebrations sponsored by

Face Painting Free Mini Cupcakes Golf

Morphy Crawl

www.northvancanadaday.com

Crafts

Washrooms

Bouncy Live Band Castle “Four Uv Us”

Live Band “Erratica”

Lions Gate Rotary Club

A26 - North Shore News - Sunday, June 27, 2010

CANADA DAY 2010 ››

West Vancouver Events John Lawson Park • 12 noon-10:30pm

Canada Day Red and White Picnic

Dress up in our national colours and join us at John Lawson Park to celebrate our nation’s birthday. Bring your own picnic basket, or enjoy barbecued burgers, hotdogs and Bratwursts by Blackforest Deli, fresh pizza by Presto Cucina, or have a sweet treat! The celebrating begins at 12 noon with community performers taking the Great Canadian Stage.

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Following the picnic, the Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show will host two simultaneous shows — one off the shores of West Vancouver and one in the waterway between Canada Place and North Vancouver. That means excellent sightlines from the North Shore and many areas of Vancouver. The pyro-musical show starts at 10:30 pm and will be simulcast on Shore 104 FM.

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Larissa Feng Crossing Lions Asha Diaz Shona LaMotte & Tim Readman (Celtic) Rosco featuring Adam Woodall Redgy Black-Out West Vancouver Youth Band Colour Guard - West Vancouver Legion

6:50 – 7:00 pm 7:00 – 7:50 pm 7:50 – 8:15 pm 8:15 – 9:05 pm 9:05 – 9:30 pm 9:30 – 10:30 pm 10:30 start

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Sunday, June 27, 2010 - North Shore News - A27

CANADA DAY 2010 FIREWORKS SHOW IN WEST VANCOUVER

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 10:30 – 10:55 pm Pyro-musical show will be simulcast on Shore 104 FM BEST VIEWPOINTS The ﬁreworks barge will be strategically located so that the show can be enjoyed from a variety of locations in West Vancouver, including the Seawalk between Dundarave and Ambleside Park (this includes John Lawson Park); the North Shore as well as Stanley Park, Kitsilano Beaches, and Point Grey. The best spot for many West Vancouverites will be from homes and decks.

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CANADA DAY BURRARD INLET

West Vancouver Events Fireworks • July 1st • 10:30-10:55pm

Trafﬁc, Street Closures and Parking

Parking and vehicle access along the West Vancouver waterfront will be restricted. Please consider alternative modes of transportation such as public transit, cycling, walking or parking at Park Royal Shopping Centre and walking into the event area. Local traffic will be subject to road closures and parking restrictions south of marine Drive between 13th and 17th, and between 24th and 25th Streets inclusive. Residents will be asked to show identification with their local addresses. Additional restrictions include the following: • At the conclusion of the fireworks, Marine Drive will be temporarily closed to all traffic, except for transit, to facilitate dispersal of the crowd. Once the crowd has dispersed, Marine Drive’s local roads will be re-opened to traffic and parking reinstated.

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The Ambleside boat launch will be closed all day July 1st. Piers at Ambleside, John Lawson, and Dundarave Pier will be closed during the show.

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The residential areas north of the Trans Canada Highway from 21st Street to Chairlift Road will be subject to road closures during ﬁreworks events. Access will be limited to residents and invited guests only.

Transit: Extra Blue Buses will be available after the ﬁreworks and will be stationed along Marine Drive between 13th and 25th Streets. Service from Park Royal will be enhanced to meet customer demand after the event. For more information: Trafﬁc info please call: Mercedes Suarez, 604-925-7155 Picnic info please contact: Christie Rosta, 604-925-7194 or email crosta@westvancouver.ca

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CANADA DAY 2010 Wish you all a wonderful Canada Day

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What Does it Mean to Be Canadian?

1110 Lynn Valley Road North Vancouver

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Providing Home, Auto & Business Insurance to the North Shore for over 100 years

Also offering Event Liability Insurance

Happy Canada Da Dayy

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Sunday, June 27, 2010 - North Shore News - A29

CANADA DAY 2010 ››

What Does it Mean to Be Canadian?

Build this on the North Shore!

Did you know...

We build locally? Design, Build, Deliver, Setup

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West Vancouver

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I am from Quebec but I moved out here four years ago. I have traveled across the whole thing, from east to west. To me, it’s a great country, very diverse.

We are lucky to have so much diversity and such acceptance of other people and cultures in Canada.

Monday-Friday 10 to 5

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Canada Day Food Drive Help the Harvest Project Food Drive Team Fill their carts at the Canada Day Parade or Fill the Van at North Shore Save-on-foods Priority Non-perishable Items: • Rice & pasta • Fruit cups & 1lt juice • Meat & Fish (canned) • Soups canned or dry • Hygiene products

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Lynn Valley

Promoting water sport excellence on the North Shore for over 45 years

Pemberton Plaza

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A30 - North Shore News - Sunday, June 27, 2010

CANADA DAY 2010 ››

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I was born in Poland and came to Canada when I was nine. When you grow up in a communist country you don’t have a lot of freedom to express yourself; here, we have a lot of individual freedom. I am very proud to be Canadian, and so happy that she is going to grow up here.

When I see problems around the world I feel very fortunate and proud to be Canadian. We have the freedom to think and travel, we’re respected around the world for our politics, and it’s a safe place to live.

For me, Canada means freedom. It means I can do what I want when I want to do it. We have the freedom to enjoy our spectacular country, the people and nature. To me, that’s breathing in freedom.

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Mon - Fri – 9 am - 9 pm Sat / Sun / Holidays – 9 am - 6 pm

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Offering compassionate service and advice during the most difﬁcult of times. Pre-planning available.

Hollyburn Funeral Home 1807 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

Phone 604-922-1221 or 604-985-3454 www.hollyburnfunerals.com

Sunday, June 27, 2010 - North Shore News - A31

CANADA DAY 2010 ››

What Does it Mean to Be Canadian?

PEAKE & RICHMOND LTD. Insurance Specialists Serving the North Shore for Over 50 Years

Our mission is to provide our clients with the best coverage available.

Wishing Our Community a Happy Canada Day ROSANNA BABCOCK North Vancouver

North Vancouver

MEADOH LAFUENTE the pug

PETER LANCASTER

We have a lot to be proud of, and it was great to see so much national pride during the Olympics this year.

Meadoh was born in the U.S., but according to her owner she is thrilled to be a Canadian resident. Life doesn’t get any better than the dog park at Ambleside.

Our system isn’t perfect, but when you compare us to some countries we are fortunate to have a good social safety net, decent health care and reasonable public safety. It’s clean and very beautiful. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.

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Happy Canada Day Join Shipyard Sal on July 1st for a 45 minute FREE walking tour of our historic waterfront. Depart at 3 p.m. from the PGE Railway Station (located at the foot of Lonsdale Ave.) Also see display by costume historian Ivan Sayers: Lower Lonsdale Characters, Costumes and Stories of the 1920s.

For more info call 604-990-3700 Ext.8016

Music Therapy for Youth | Community Art Workshops After School Art | Art Rental | Visual Art Exhibitions Music & Dance Performances | Art Education | Advocacy T: 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil@telus.net www.nvartscouncil.ca F: 604-988-2787 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3

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A32 - North Shore News - Sunday, June 27, 2010

CANADA DAY 2010

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What is the origin of the name “Canada”? _______________________________________

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Who was the ﬁrst Prime Minister of Canada? _______________________________________

17. What is the leader of Canada called? _______________________________________

What animal is on the Canadian quarter? _______________________________________

18. What leaf is on the Canadian ﬂag? _______________________________________

How many oceans touch Canada? _______________________________________

How many countries border Canada? _________

How many provinces in Canada?_____________

What is the capital city of Canada (the national capital)? ________________________________

True or False? Canada is the world’s second largest country, by land mass? ______________

What is the Canadian $1 coin called? _________

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10. How many territories in Canada? ____________ 11. What is the most recent territory in Canada called? _________________________________

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15. Who were the ﬁrst people to live in Canada? (a) Europeans, (b) Americans, (c) Aboriginals, or (d) Norsemen__________________________

28. Who won the ﬁrst Gold 2010 Paralympic medal on home soil in the visually impared 20K crosscountry event? ___________________________

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To register call: 604-432-6430

Monday to Friday, 9 am – 3 pm

or email:toursreg@metrovancouver.org Visit www.metrovancouver.org search”watershed tours” for a detailed schedule.

Sunday, June 27, 2010 - North Shore News - A33

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Sunday, June 27, 2010 - North Shore News - A35

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Go for broker Brody Stonehouse of AC&D Insurance has been named the new North Shore director for the Insurance Brokers Association of B.C. Stonehouse will be responsible for making sure North Shore insurance brokers have the most up-to-date insurance products and services available for their customers, as well as being their representative at the association. Spinning success Grey Vancouver, a local public relations ﬁrm, has carried away the ﬁrst-ever Canadian gold award at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. A Vancouver sound studio, GGRP Sound, tasked Grey with spreading the word about

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GGRP’s creative prowess. The solution: a record player made entirely of cardboard that folds up into the envelope that contains the record. Recipients of the mailout just needed to add a pencil to play the record, which tells a story about the importance of music and sounds in everyday life — The Town that Found its Sound. According to Brenda McNeilly, one of the judges on the direct mail category panel, Grey Vancouver’s entry was such an obvious winner that there was virtually no debate or discussion. The ingenious design also drew 20,000 YouTube views and mentions on several highproﬁle technology blogs. — Compiled by Benjamin Alldritt To submit information on North Shore business groups or events to our Briefcase section, e-mail mkrishnan@nsnews. com.

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A36 - North Shore News - Sunday, June 27, 2010

TASTE

Spanish wine industry has deep roots

Notable Potables Tim Pawsey

MURCIA, Spain. As you tour this parched semi-arid corner of eastern Spain, two realities are inescapable: the sun rules and water is a scarce commodity. The harshly beautiful landscape is marked by

massive limestone outcrops that punctuate the seemingly always clear and azure sky, their steep, southern slopes rock pocked and treeless, embracing lower plantings of almonds, olives and vines. Once established, Monastrell vines somehow manage to thrive thanks to their ability to reach down through the chalky clay soils of the lower valleys, from which the joven or young wines are mainly produced. More complex, often distinctly mineral wines are made with grapes grown

on higher more stony slopes, particularly on the aptly named Altiplano that joins Jumilla and Yecla DO regions. Winemaking here dates back some 2,000 years to Roman times, while the modern industry has its roots in the arrival of French traders who came post-Phylloxera in the mid19th century. Many older country homes still have stone tanks hewn into their rocky foundations where for generations people have stored their own wine.

Monastrell from Yecla, Jumilla and Bullas is gaining ground on more familiar Tempranillo, for which more northern Rioja has now become famous. Increasingly, winemakers are ﬁnding success with blends that incorporate varieties such as Syrah and Garnacha, which make sense in a climate and terroir that being just 80 kilometres inland is partway between Mediterranean and Continental. As the thermometer climbs into the 30s, while this is serious red wine country, more producers are also starting make very solid rosés. It’s the natural (and very Mediterranean) complement to foods such as octopus (pulpo), zarzuela

ALL YOU CAN EAT Fish & Chips

(the Spanish equivalent to Bouillabaisse), ubiquitous jamon (ham) — and even goes well with the simple lettuce, tomato and anchovy stuffed olive salad, which is lightly dressed with excellent local olive oil. While on the coast, paella is based mainly on seafood ingredients, inland the more celebrated dish is arozz conejo y caracoles, a delicious paella-style rice dish with rabbit and escargots, sometimes prepared over an open vine cutting-fueled ﬁre, as at Restaurante Casa Ricardo in Raspay. Our match here is the refreshingly balanced, strawberry, raspberry and slightly earthy ’09 Rosé (Monastrell, Syrah,

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No. 76 Xingye Road: Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is a historic building of brick and marble built in the traditional Shanghai style of shikumen (stoneframed) houses that were the fashion in the 1920s and 1930s. The building at No. 76 Xingye Road contains the 194 sq. ft. room where Mao Zedong and 12 other revolutionaries founded the Chinese Communist Party on July 23, 1921. Also present were two Russian advisors. The delegates had to conclude their meeting on Nanhu Lake in Zhejiang Province when police broke up the party.

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CATCHING UP IN SHANGHAI

Jean Kunz

New Heaven and Earth

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GROWING up in Shanghai in the 1970s, one of the annual spring outings for our junior high school was a trip to the birthplace of the Chinese Communist Party.

Situated in Xing-ye Road in the centre of Shanghai, the site consisted of a row of Shikumen houses, a typical architectural style of Shanghai in the early 20th century. On July 23, 1921, the ﬁrst congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held at that location. The meeting had to be moved elsewhere when local authorities got wind of the gathering. We would spend half a day in the museum, learning about the historic event that transformed China, then strolling around the neighbourhood. Often, our teacher would say: “We have to remember the sacriﬁces that our revolutionary ancestors made. It is only thanks to them that we are able to enjoy the socialist heaven and earth today.” Three decades later, now as an expat, I still pay homage to the neighbourhood, not so much to reminisce about the past as to soak up the atmosphere of an area that is once again transformed. The old Shikumen houses are all gone except for the historical houses where the congress was held. Straddled on both sides is Xintiandi or, in English, the New Heaven and Earth, one of the trendy pedestrian zones popular with expats, westerners and the trendy-set locals.

Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party Small, red-brick Xintiandi house in Huangpi Nan Lu where the Chinese Communist Party was formed on July 23,1921.

Developed in the late 1990s, this is an area where the old Shanghai, known as the paradise for adventurers in the early 20th century, converges with the new metropolis of the 21st century. The area consists of two city blocks. The south block is a shopping complex with high-end stores, a cinema and a health club, as well as restaurants. The north block is full of cafes, restaurants, specialty shops and a Shikumen museum documenting life in Shanghai at the beginning of the last century. This is where I come to ease my way from the West

to the East and to get over my jet lag. On my first day, in the north block of the New Heaven and Earth, I head straight to Starbucks (or xing-ba-ke in Mandarin), catching up with news and e-mails from my laptop while sipping my latte. The beverage tastes no different than those in Ottawa and everything seems familiar, except that the menu is in English and Chinese. Once caught up, it’s time for a baguette or pastry at Paul Bakery, a popular chain from France. Having satisfied my hunger, I browse through Shanghai Tang, a distinctive, upscale boutique offering high fashion with an oriental twist. Then it’s time to look at other shops for household items and specialty tea. I wander around the pedestrian zone, admiring the modern interpretation of the traditional Shanghai architecture. At lunch, I head for Herbal Legend, a restaurant offering fusion health food and snacks, such as candied ginseng. Afterwards, it’s time for Italian gelato. Once in a while, I still pass by the row of Shikumen houses. Usually, there are visitors taking pictures and, not far way, tourists are making their way to Xintiandi. As I head to the nearby subway station, I wonder: When the delegates of the first congress of the Chinese Communist Party gathered to envision a new China, could they possibly have imagined such a transformation in less than a century? — Jean Kunz grew up in Shanghai in the 1960s and immigrated to Canada in the early 1980s. She now lives in Ottawa but still visits Shanghai regularly.

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Myriad View makes a small amount of rum (57.1 per cent — “true navy-strength rum,” Barrow says), as well as gin (51 per cent) and vodka (40 per cent). It’s moonshine that sells the most, but Barrow’s gin has been a pleasant surprise. “I didn’t think anyone else would like it,” he says, “because I made it for myself. But it’s proving more popular than anything other than the Shine.” Besides having a free tasting shop, for a fee Myriad View will let you come into the distillery and help whip up a batch, bottle and label it and take a 750-millilitre sample home. Just remember, says the proprietor, “Every bottle comes with a complimentary hangover.” If you go: For more information on Myriad View Artisan Distillery visit its website at www.straitshine.com. For information on travel in Prince Edward Island visit the Tourism P.E.I. website at www.gentleisland.com.

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Sunday, June 27, 2010 - North Shore News - A41

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Take your leave with ease; use a pet sitter Canine Connection Joan Klucha

“DON’T worry, OK? . . . Bye.” Those were the last words of reassurance from Lee Wyllie, the owner of Signature Pet Services. I had contacted her because I needed a pet sitter. My father was gravely ill and I needed to get home to southern Ontario as soon as possible. I was worried about my father and also worried about who would care for my dogs — I was leaving for the airport within hours. In the past I relied on my exhusband Wayne to care for my dogs when I left town. He had a history with them and I felt safe to leave them in his care. (Thanks again Wayne!) But life goes on and I could not impose on him — or any of my close friends for that matter, because it was so last minute. So I called Wyllie. I had worked with her and her

Dobermans in the past, and the day she came to my home for a visit my dogs gravitated to her instantly. I invited her over because I intended on using her services at some point. I wanted to see how she interacted with my dogs, and more importantly for me, how my dogs interacted with her. Leaving my dogs in anyone’s care other than my own is hard for me. In spite of all my preaching about leadership and alpha status, my dogs are my children and I adore them beyond measure. I worry about how they will feel in my absence, will they think I abandoned them? Will they become stressed, depressed or lonely? It’s sappy I know, but I don’t think I’m alone! I know that there are fabulous kennel facilities available that do a wonderful job caring for your dog while you are away. Some people maintain a relationship with the owners of these facilities so their dog feels like it is a home away from home. But kennels are not for me. There is nothing wrong with them, these are just my personal feelings. I can’t envision leaving my dogs in an unfamiliar environment with other dogs who might be barking and stressed. So the idea of a pet sitter — someone who comes to your home and stays with your dogs — is my choice of care when I leave town. Dogs are creatures of

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habit, they like familiar surroundings. This makes them feel safe. Even if the designated pack leader is not within the dog’s vicinity, having the dog in the home with the leader’s things allows the dog to feel secure. In a pack of wolves, when the leaders go out for a hunt for a day or so, do they hustle the pack to another den, an unfamiliar den? No. The pack remains in the familiar den until the leaders return.

Boarding kennels do not allow for that sense of security. For many dogs it can be extremely stressful to be away from their leader for a length of time and to be in a strange place. Dogs can develop separation anxiety from being left at boarding kennels; they don’t understand why they were left behind and where their leader is. I didn’t want to take that chance with my dogs. Like Wyllie, many pet sitters want to develop a

elcome to our new Pet In Memoriam Section - a place to help you mourn and celebrate the life you shared with your pet.

relationship with your dog before they come into your home and stay. This means they may want to join you on a walk and learn your dog’s habits and personalities. This allows the dog to bond with the pet sitter and develop a sense of trust in their ability to lead the pack in the true leader’s absence. This sense of trust in a leader’s ability is what keeps a dog calm and stressfree. I also wanted as little disruption to their routine as

It is no longer a “secret” that most animal lovers refer to themselves as “pet parents,” and feel their pets to be welcomed and cherished companions and members of the family.

reach out. It is important to recognize that grieving over the loss of a pet is no different, for many, than the loss of a human family member or best friend. In fact, at times this loss can be felt on a profound level that may surprise some. Animals have a way to leave a scar on our heart when they leave us. It is important to allow the intensity of the grief to be acknowledged, normalized, and felt; and to seek appropriate understanding support.

Indeed, animals provide us (humans) with one of the most powerful virtues in life: unconditional love and acceptance. They also share with us their wonderful sense of humour, motivate us to go outside and play, teach us how to ‘be in the moment’, and bring us a sense of comfort, nurturing, purpose, and connection that are often otherwise missed in our busy daily life.

By giving yourself permission to grieve, you can begin to slowly assimilate the experience into your life (rather than “move on”) and turn grief into healing by honouring your pet in the most powerful way: living the best life that you can live! After all, our beloved companion animals come here to teach us how to embrace joy and live in harmony, and that is their wish for us!

It is no wonder then that for many animal lovers, the loss of such bond can be a deeply devastating and isolating experience. Our society is slowly shifting its paradigm in this regard, and more and more resources become available for bereaved pet lovers wishing to

Shiri R. Joshua, M.A.(psych), is the founder of the Canadian Centre for Pet Loss Bereavement, a speaker on the psychology and spirituality of our kinship with animals, and a psychotherapist in private practice for children, adolescents, and adults

possible. I knew they would be fed, walked and tended to at the same times that I would have seen to their needs. Again, this minimizes the possibility of stress and anxiety within my dogs and to be honest, within me too! Take the time to ﬁnd a pet sitter that is a good match for you and your dog. It will help everyone, including you, enjoy your time away from your beloved canine companion. —E-mail joan@k9kinship.com

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CAPILANO Rugby Club’s Tom Larisch makes a run during B.C. elite league play this season. Larisch acted as player-coach to end this year’s campaign and was named the premier team’s head coach after the season.

he also has a very strong connection to the B.C. and the Canada rep programs. He’s a pretty important cog right from high school rugby up to the representative level, so he’s going to be really good for our young guys in particular.” Larisch said he is excited by the results being put up by North Shore high schools teams. Carson Graham, Argyle and Handsworth all made it to the senior boys AAA provincial championships this season while Rockridge, Collingwood and Sentinel completed a North Shore sweep of the medals at the AA provincials. “We need to be smart and get those guys down to the club and it should be a very, very promising future in the next few years,” said Larisch. Capilano has a sterling reputation in B.C. rugby but the elite men have not made the provincial ﬁnal since winning back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005. Larisch wants to change that in a hurry.

I know, I know — cheering for the stubborn superpower down south is like rooting for tooth decay for many of us Canadians. But in this instance, it’s warranted. It could very well be the key to sending your children to play in a World Cup one day, maybe even in this century. Give the Yanks a try and you might actually like what you see. So far through three opening round games this American squad has played hard, they’ve played fair, they’ve given up goals, they’ve scored goals and they’ve never quit. On the global soccer honour scale — the slipperiest scale in the world it seems — they’re near the top in this year’s competition. In comparison, France fell off the scale, rolled into a gutter and was slowly digested by a slug. In their ﬁrst game the United States tied the everoverly-conﬁdent English. In their second game they

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Coaching on the run

CAPILANO Rugby Club has picked a new man for their top coaching position, and they didn’t have to look far to ﬁnd him.

Larisch takes over Cap Rugby premier men

The club recently named Tom Larisch the new head coach of their premier men’s team, giving him the job while he was still playing for the squad. Larisch added Capilano’s top coaching job to his already full schedule which includes positions as head coach of Carson Graham’s powerhouse senior boys rugby team, athletic director at Carson and assistant AD at Balmoral as well as coaching stints with provincial and national youth teams. “It’s going to be a lot of work to balance everything but I’m pretty excited because I know all the guys at the club and I have a good pulse on how guys feel,

what guys want,” Larisch told the North Shore News in a recent interview. The coach took control of Capilano’s top squad on an interim basis near the end of the past season when Nick Turner stepped down. The season ended with Capilano bowing out in provincial elite league semiﬁnal action and Larisch was given the job permanently after the club conducted a coach search. “We need to provide a program here that keeps everybody energized and interested and I think Tom has got those skills,” said club president Ken Robinson. “He’s got a very strong connection to youth rugby on the North Shore . . . and

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Mauled Eagles

A pair of Carson Graham Eagles combine to take out a runner from West Van secondary in Carson’s 28-20 win in senior football exhibition play June 17.

“We won it a couple of years in a row there and I was with that team as a player and then we just kind of got a bit lazy, we were just kind of playing on our reputation and our talent,” he said. “We always get to the semiﬁnals (but) you’re not going to win those last couple of games unless you put the hard yards in.” An inﬂux of young players, many of whom will be returning to the club after stints with university teams, will increase the competition within the club. That’s a good thing, said Larisch. “That competition is going to breed strength, in my

opinion, because nobody can just glide through the season, nobody has a safe spot.” The new coach has big goals, said Robinson, and that is good news for the team. “I think he’s ambitious,” the president said. “He wants

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What followed was a shocking display of the team’s ever-present ability to blow great scoring chances but, again, they never quit and in the 91st minute of the match Donovan finally scored a goal that could not be called back. The 1-0 win put them through to the second round against Ghana (that game was played Saturday after North Shore News deadline). Predicting winners is never a good idea in the World Cup but if the Americans continue to win, their schedule would not put them against a superpower team until a potential semifinal matchup against Brazil or Holland. Reaching the semifinals of the World Cup — one of the only arenas where the U.S. can be called an underdog — would be a remarkable achievement for the team and it would be good news for Canadian soccer as well. Here’s why. World Cup success means increased interest and excitement surrounding the sport Stateside. That means more support, money and exposure for Major League

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Soccer, the slowly expanding pro soccer league started in the States in the 1990s. That excitement inevitably will leak over the border into Canada, particularly with teams in Montreal and Vancouver set to join Toronto in the MLS in 2011. Vancouver Whitecaps FC runs a youth club system that is meant to emulate the formula used in soccer-mad countries to produce world-class players. More success for the league and the club means more opportunities for youth players to play at a very high level. And maybe a young North Shore sharpshooter will grow up in an energized soccer environment and end up scoring his own glorious 91st minute World Cup winner for Canada some day. Cheering for the United States in the World Cup now is really like cheering for Canada in the World Cup four or eight (or, let’s be honest, maybe 24) years from now. And don’t worry about going soft on the Yanks — there’s always the Olympic hockey team to hate. — aprest@nsnews.com

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inexplicably went down 2-0 to Slovenia before storming back to tie the game in the second half and then scoring a fantastic winner in the ﬁnal minutes. Unfortunately the only person in the world who didn’t think it was a goal was the referee who called a foul on the United States for failing to remember that once a soccer team goes down 2-0 all hope should be lost. That referee has not been used in the tournament since. To the team’s credit, there was no spitting, slapping or refused handshakes after the game. “I’m a little gutted to be honest, I don’t know how they stole that last goal from us,” was all team leader Landon Donovan said after the match. That tie meant the U.S. team needed a win in their ﬁnal group stage match against Algeria. Dominating play, the Americans again had a goal called back, this time for an offside call that was at the best of times dubious and at the worst of times wrong.

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CARLSEN, Daniel G. July 11, 1949 - June 21, 2010 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Dan Carlsen (The Mayor) after a battle with cancer. Dan will be greatly missed by his sister and best friend Judy Carlsen, niece Angela Neale (R. Cheema) niece Karli Neale (F. Haghighi) and Judy’s granddaughter RAYA, along with many many dear friends. Our lives will be silenced and saddened without Dan’s boisterous voice and laughter. Dan had the ability to make friends where ever he went and will be missed by all who knew him... Dan’s celebration of life will take place at the Queens Cross Pub from 1-4 on July 11, 2010. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Make a Wish Foundation

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CALLA, Victor Joseph passed away peacefully on June 21, 2010 with his loving family at his side. Vic was born in North Vancouver on September 7, 1930 and is survived by his dear wife Betty of 58 years. He also leaves his children Sharon (John), Phil (Shirley), Cari (Dave) and grandchildren Jordan, Alicia, Jamie, Chelsea, Nicolas, Austin and great-grandchildren Anthony & Leo. He is also survived by his sister Angie & brother John (Marg). A celebration of his life will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday June 29, 2010 at Henderson’s Langley Funeral Home, 20786 Fraser Hwy, Langley. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

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LATOSKI - EMIL John, born January 20, 1917 in Winnipeg Manitoba of Ukrainian parents. Predeceased by his wife of 45 years, Christel, they married June 1946 in Thunder Bay Ontario where Emil worked at Canada Car as a tool and die maker. During WW II he worked on the first Hawker Hurricane aircraft, a very successful aircraft for the Canadian air force. The war also interrupted his baseball career, where Emil played catcher for many a successful team. Long time resident of North Vancouver, Emil is survived by his sister Jean Vogel (residing in Winnipeg), children Gary, Gail and Judy and grandchildren Michael, James, Cory and Tyson. Emil passed away peacefully on Wed. June 9th, 2010 at Lions Gate Hospital. We would like to acknowledge the Palliative care staff for their wonderful care to make Emil’s last few weeks very comfortable and respectful. May you rest in peace Dad and Granddad; The Lord is my Shepherd. By request, no service will be held and donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society in his memory.

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A lifetime of beautiful memories, sprayed with a million tears Wishing that God had spared you for a few more years. Our family chain is broken, and without you nothing will be the same. It’s hard to believe ﬁve years have passed since we heard your stories and tales of the past. We miss your voice, your smile and your touch. And Mom most of all, misses you very much. Keep smiling your “Million Dollar Smile.” Love, Mom and Family.

MARLOW - James It is with great sadness we announce the death of Jim Marlow on 22nd June after a long battle with cancer. He was predeceased by his mother Margaret and his younger brother John. He is survived by his father Geoffrey Marlow, his stepmother Beatriz and his sister Penny who will miss him greatly. Born on 12th May 1955 in El Paso, Texas, Jim was raised in a mining camp in Parral, Mexico until he was12 and later attended Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island, graduating in 1973. He then entered the University of Victoria from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences in 1977. He began research work at the University of the Philippines and then worked with CIDA in both Indonesia and Malaysia before returning to Vancouver to enrol in Mining Engineering at UBC, graduating in 1987. In the course of his successful career he travelled extensively to South Africa, Ubekistan, Peru, Mexico and the Yukon. He was very active in a variety of sports and was highly regarded by all who knew him. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Francis-in-the-Woods, 4773 Piccadilly South, West Vancouver at 3pm on Monday, June 28th, 2010, followed by a reception at the Marlow’s West Vancouver home. In lieu of flowers Jim has requested that those wishing to make a charitable donation in his memory should make it to UNICEF Canada.

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HODGSON - Steven Eric Born October 6th 1959 in Bellshill Scotland, passed away suddenly on June 16th. Survived by his wife Patricia, brother Craig, and children Michael, Lawrence, Madison and Elizabeth. After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Steve was full of determination and optimism for a bright, healthier future. He viewed life as a gift, and brought an unwavering passion to all he did and unconditional acceptance to all in his life. He lived by his motto of “Never judge, view the world through a child’s eyes and don’t control”. Steve passed away doing what he loved – making films. He brought a creative energy and enthusiasm to his work that was truly inspirational. A funeral service will be held in Cobham, Surrey, U.K. followed by a memorial service in Vancouver. Details of the memorial service will follow.

LOGAN, JACKIE (nee Marshall) born in Vancouver on July 11, 1937 and passed away peacefully on June 18, 2010. Lovingly remembered by her two sons Jeffrey and Gregory, Daughter-inlaw, Joanne, Grandchildren, Gabrielle, Alexandra and Elijah and two very close sisters, Donna McCairns and Sue Arnet (George) as well as nieces and nephews. Jackie spent many years living with her family in Barbados. She was a caring Mother, wonderful Grandma and a good friend. The celebration of Jackie’s life will be held on Sunday, July 4 at 2 pm., Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd, North Van. Please plant something in remembrance of Jackie.

STORJEOFF - George July 29, 1937 – June 23, 2010 George passed away very suddenly, but peacefully, at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail B.C. He will be sadly missed by his wife, Margot, daughter Michelle (Bernie), son Randy (Carrie), son Casey (Barbara), grandsons Julian and Daniel, brother John, and many other family members and good friends. George was a proud member of ILW Local 500 for 37 years. A funeral service will take place on Wednesday June 30th at 10:30 am at Grand Forks Funeral Home, 475 Market Avenue, Grand Forks, B.C. The family has requested no flowers. Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in memory of George.

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MORLEY, JOHN Brian August 20, 1958 - June 19, 2010. A loving husband, father, uncle, brother and friend left us all too soon after suffering a sudden and unexpected heart attack on a regular run through his neighbourhood. Survived by his best friend and wife of 25 years, Wendy and beloved sons Trevor and Craig. Also left to grieve are his mother, Doris Morley, brother David (Judi) and sister, Jane (Walter) of Toronto. Mother in law, Florian Galbraith and brother in law Rick (Marylin) of Meaford, Ontario. brother in law Doug (Jillian) of Burlington, Ontario, sister in law Nancy (Mary Ann) of Sudbury, Ontario and brother in law Rob of Brisbane, Australia. And, many nephews and nieces who will remember him as a fun loving, intelligent, and caring uncle. Graduating from the University of Toronto as an Industrial Engineer, John moved west in 1982 to join Federal Pioneer in Richmond where he worked his way up to become Plant Operations Manager. He later joined Thomson Technology in Langley as Director of Manufacturing and most recently worked for Carmanah Design in Vancouver as Operations Manager. He was respected by many of his co-workers for his talents and contributions and was considered, ‘a true gentleman.’ John was a lover of nature and the outdoors and enjoyed running, hiking, biking, golfing, skiing and even the occasional game of baseball with a BBQ afterwards. Some of his happiest times were spent with Wendy and the boys at the Morley’s family cottage on Stoney Lake in Ontario as well as an assortment of other cabins on the Shuswap and other regions around BC. To celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary last August, Wendy and John enjoyed a special trip to Newfoundland. John was a very active and supportive father of the many activities Trevor and Craig participated in such as soccer, hockey, the VCC Choir, football, band, basketball and rugby and rarely missed a game or performance. His community work included canvassing for worthy causes, coaching soccer or simply shovelling a neighbour’s driveway after a heavy snowstorm. To all of our wonderful relatives and friends, we cannot thank you enough for all of your support during this difficult time. Condolences may be emailed to wmorley@shaw.ca. John’s memorial will be held on Wednesday June 30th, 1pm at Mount Seymour United Church. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC would be appreciated.

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All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed North Shore dealer. 604-960-0045 FRANKLIN MINT Carousel 1988 animals and carousel top. Please call if you have any pieces in exc. cond. w/no chips. 604-217-0262. Old Books Wanted also: Photos Postcards, Letters, Paintings. (no text books/encyclopedia) I pay cash. 604-737-0530

Call 604-984-7630 www.ywcajobseeker.org

Music/Theatre/ Dance

Reg. PianoTeacher, jazz piano & improvisation starting July 1st.. Knowledge of chords & keys. pref’d.1 hr lessons. 604 986 2826

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Food Products

BISSETT FARMS 2170 Westham Island Rd Delta (big blue barn)

U- Pick & Ready Pick Strawberries

7 days 8am - 6pm 604-946-7471

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Tutoring Services

15 YEARS EXP in Math & Stats tutoring with proven results. Tia 604-603-9612, 604-929-9612 PRIVATE FRENCH teaching & tutoring services. All levels & ages. 778-320-0314 SUMMER TUTORING: Science, math, biology, chemistry, Gr. 8-12 Exp’d. Bach Veterinary Science. 604 773 4978, kathleenf@mac.com TUTOR DOCTOR NORTH SHORE Tutoring for All Ages and Subjects. Experienced & Qualified Tutors. 778.340.3100 ajonescox@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com

Minerva Helping Women Work™ Career Mentoring Program for mature women over the age of 30

Septemberuary 28 - December 16, 2010 April 23, www.theminervafoundation.com Deadline to apply: Monday July 19, 2010

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

No phone calls please

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For more information: 604-683-7635 ext 226

LICENCED AUTO TECHNICIAN

Please email your resume to: susan@capvwaudi.com

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For Sale Miscellaneous

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.ca

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Childcare Available

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

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Children’s Activities

SPEECH THERAPY- Your home. Summer sessions Preschool - Adult. 604-762-2829

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Children’s Directory

SUMMER TUTORING: Science, math, biology, chemistry, Gr. 8-12 Exp’d. Bach Veterinary Science. 604 773 4978, kathleenf@mac.com

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Childrens Camps

Furniture

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

Art & Sport • 5 July – 13 August Register now! 604-924-2457 www.efiv.org

HIGH END Modern leather sofa & loveseat $999. Coffee & 2 end tables $199. Call 604-418-6308

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LAZY BOY chair $70. Back rest $50. Call 604-982-1584

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Musical Instruments

42' PIANO KAWAI Model 602-1 w matching bench. Pecan finish. Attractive Styling. Excellent Condition $1730 604-925-9964

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Recycler

24' CONSOLE Hitachi TV, good working order plus small Viking 18' TV. Free. You pick-up. Call 604-921-9138 FREE. 33 gallon aquarium complete with sand,top, etc. 604-985-1074

French Summer Camps

Daycare Centres

KIDS HAVEN

Christian Preschool & Day Care Lynn Valley

Space Available for children ages 30 mos. to 5 years old.

604-904-8557

New Toddler Program Sept 2010. Register now. Also 30mos - 5 yrs ★604-929-5799★ 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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CATS. Fixed - male and female rescued cats. Free to good, n/s indoor homes only. 604-513-9310 ORANGE TABBY kittens, ready now, mixed kittens ready July 5th, $100 each. 778-344-7553

604-724-7652

BICHON FRISE, CKC reg, P/B, Vet ✔, tattooed, non-shedding, $650-$750. 1-604-823-0021

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

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Condos/ Townhouses

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Houses - Sale

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LANGLEY, EAGLE Crest Bldg, #319 - 22150 48th Ave. 2 BR, 2 baths, gas f/p, 7 appl, 3 u/g prkg spots, locker, gym, library, community hall/kitchen/pool table. By appointment only, 778-996-3444

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North Vancouver

1 BR in Balmoral House, 960 Lynn Valley Rd, N.Van., 2nd floor, faces front, large balc. 55+ bldg. $295,000. Martin 604-841-9181.

Condos/ Townhouses

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Burnaby

LUX LIVING, Stunning Masterpiece − 1 of a kind! NEW 6 BR, 5.5 bath, 3 kitch, 4 livrm, 5 car garage, view $2.2. 604 419-0699

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North Vancouver

EDGEMONT VILLAGE AREA 2 & 3 Bedroom 2 full Baths full renovated units Very desirable location! Prices start at $279,000 Great for 1st home buyers or Investors. Call Brad, 604-377-3183 Macdonald Realtors

CKC REG Lab Pups, top breed, family raised, tattoo, vet ✔, shots, Juyl 5, $850, 604-814-2177

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REAL ESTATE Agents

BICHON FRISE pups, 11 wks, 1M/1F, 1st.shots, vet cked, guar. ready to go. $600. 604-820-0194

ALL SMALL breed pups local & non shedding $400+ 604 590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com

WANTED TO BUY white poodle X Maltese. Prefer female. Kelowna 1-250-718-2924

April 20-May 20: The accent lies on Taurus communications, travel, siblings, casual acquaintances. You’re busy, but the stakes aren’t high, and you handle everything easily. One pretty important communication might exist early week – perhaps having a legal or love import. Sunday’s mellow, compassionate, good for gentle love, intellectual friends or foreign culture. Be ambitious Monday to Wednesday – all’s good! Friends, ﬂirtations, optimism, happiness brighten Wednesday night to Thursday/Friday. But retreat Saturday – nothing good will come of certain associates, gossip, etc. Read an atlas!

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Houses - Sale

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Coquitlam

4 BR, 2 kitchens, 2.5 bath, 2 fp, 2 living rm on 2 levels w/optional mortgage helper. Updated. On a quiet cul-de-sac in the desirable Ranch Park area, $479,999 neg. 1-780-695-8017 or 780-218-7067

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GIBSONS 12 acres, ocean& mtn view. 5 min. to ferry. zoned 3 for homes. drilled well, fenced, power $449,000. 1-604-886-8305

Cloverdale 6071-185 St. GARDEN LOVERS UNIQUE! New reno’d 4 BR, furn’d if desired. NICE! Very priv, fish pond+. $725,000. 604-575-1236

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Sunshine Coast

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Elder Services

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Financial Services

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RESPONSIBLE female Caregiver available, long time North Shore resident. Personal errands, shopping, banking, light housekeeping & companionship. Own vehicle, flexible hours, references. Call 604-929-6489

Q. A.

The North Shore Caregiver Support Project is presenting a free teleworkshop on July 5th at 7:00 pm and July 8th at 4:00 pm called “Ask a Doctor – Ask a Nurse: Caring for Family and Friends with a Life-Limiting Illness.” You can register online at www.careringvoice.com or call 1-866-3962433. For more information contact Helen Wait at 604-982-3313.

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Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: My superﬁcial advice is: be ambitious this week and the next few; it’s your time to strike. However, a “karmic hangover” affects this area through July 3. You might be wise to wait until Saturday onward to act. A different approach, situation, idea, project, might arrive July 3 onward, while those that draw you prior to this day might be subtle traps, involve suspect motives, or simply promise more than they will deliver. (Remember, through March 5, 2011 don’t push higher-ups, bosses, judges, etc.) Rely on your “inner antennae” more than my advice. Romantic vibes Monday to Wednesday!

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Rest, lie low, contemplate, plan Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: An intellectual, legal, cultural, your future. Be charitable, seek spiritual regeneration. educational, publishing, far travel and gentle love trend Deal with governments, institutions, head offices, and floats into your life through the weeks ahead. Delay real “red tape.” Tackle a few chores Sunday. Early week action in any of these spheres until July 4 onward – subtle might bring a few secrets, or an interesting nugget of “wrong doorways” exist. Still, you’ll be happy, you’ll enjoy information in a book, newspaper, etc. Relationships the mellow affection of this week! Sunday’s for talk, come front and centre Monday to Wednesday — be travel, news. You might learn something significant early diplomatic, your position is not strong. Life’s secret week – a tidbit in talk, or a way of looking – that changes ways open up Wednesday eve to Friday: investments, your outlook, philosophy. Rest Monday-Wednesday. This debt, sexual urges, research, dreams. Your hunches last night to Friday bring romance, creative and pleasure are accurate, results good. Don’t express your opinion urges – all fine! Caution Saturday. Gemini May 21-June 20: This week and the next Saturday, despite enthusiasm. Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: This week and the few emphasize money, earnings, the price of things, Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: You will enjoy this week and the next few, the accent lies on life changes, sexual urges, possessions, memory, rote learning and, possibly, a next few – friends, popularity, optimism, entertainment, investments and debt, secrets, research, dreams. Your sensual interlude. Early week, you might sense/know that light romance and happiness buoy your days! Your subconscious rises to the surface. Hunches are accurate. these things are either tied to, or oppose, their deeper sexual magnetism intensifies through July. (Already has, But don’t act on any of these in a major way before July side (investments, family finances, inheritance, deeply since June 6.) Your determination grows to cause some 4 – especially be careful with finances and intimate consequential sex, etc.) For example, the amount you significant change in your life. This would be very natural commitments. Before then, a subtle trap exists which you can invest is tied to earnings. In general (except Sunday) – go ahead. Sunday’s romantic, creative – seek pleasure. might not “wake to” for months, years. Spend – carefully it’s better to focus on the light side, earnings, light sex, Tackle chores Monday to Wednesday; you’ll accomplish – Sunday. Friends, talk, errands Monday to Wednesday. etc. Intellectual success, gentle love hover Monday- them. Relationship excitement enters Wednesday night to Secrets, data, are everywhere! Home draws, and is a Wednesday. Be ambitious Thursday (very!) and Friday. Friday. Be diplomatic – but eager! Caution Saturday: an good place, Thursday/Friday. Romance needs caution Ads continued attraction, financial situation, has problems. Saturday’s hopeful. on next Saturday. page

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Escort Services

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Cancer June 21-July 22: Your energy, charisma and effectiveness remain high. Start important projects, seek favours, make personal appearances. (E.g., if seeking a job, show at the door, or phone, rather than sending a resume.) Your communications skills are sharp and career-oriented right now. Your money picture remains good. You could purchase a small luxury item. This inﬂuence helps career, too – angle for a pay raise. Sunday’s for relationships. Life’s deeper side rises to the surface Monday to Wednesday: research, invest, commit to a lifestyle change, become intimate – all’s good. Gentle joy Thursday.

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Houses - Sale

Sun Cottage, as charming as its name. Fall in love as you walk through the garden gate. 3 bdrms, or 2 with 1 bdrm suite. Walk to beach, ferry, park and shops. Lovely fenced garden. Ocean view, quiet, private and so much more.

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

Dr. Alastair Westcott, DVM provides a relaxed approach to veterinary medicine and care in the privacy of your own home. Serving West and North Vancouver. Will travel further on special request.

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

5005 RARE! ENGLISH & FRENCH colored Bulldogs. Reserve now! 604-802-6934 www.westcoastrarebulldogs.com

Lots & Acreage

N. WEST. All services paid, inclds u/grd electrical, DCC’s, survey & eng’ng report. 33’ x 130’ lot. No GST. $333,000. 604-726-0677. usellahome.com ● ID # 4711

Charters & Tours

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GERMAN SHEPHERD pups for sale 8 weeks old CKC Reg. shots and vet check micro chip. Working and show & Family pets. $1000.00 604-512-3310

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Tim Stephens' Astral Reﬂections Aries March 21 - April 19: Be ambitious Sunday. Information is coming (or being suppressed) from places it usually doesn’t. Friendships and optimism perk you up Monday to Wednesday – this relieves the general sluggishness you’re steeped in. (It’s a good sluggishness; you’re in a month-long natural hibernation cycle, designed to heal some over-strained parts of your health/emotions.) Use these three days to view the future, and make subsequent decisions about who/what to nurture, and who/what to chuck in your life. Rest, retreat Thursday/Friday. Don’t butt your head against an invisible brick wall Saturday.

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FILA/MASTIFF GUARD DOGS owners best friend. Intruders worst nightmare. all shots, $2000 each. ready now! 604-817-5957 BERNESE BLK lab, fam raised, dewormed, vet✔ 1st shots, $600. 604-795-7662 No Sunday calls

BOSTON TERRIER (PB) pups shots, dewormed, parents to view. 8 weeks old by July 5th. $1500. 604-542-1411, after 5pm.

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ADORABLE PUPS, 7 Pugs & 4 Westies $850. credit card ok, 604-542-8892 pics & video @ www.puppiesandponies.ca

Cats

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Dogs

604-630-3300

June 27 - July 3 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Although relationships ﬁll the weeks ahead, and will generally be fruitful, productive and pleasing, be cautious about forming long-standing, consequential links. That applies to March 5, 2011, but especially this week. Early week, you might meet a talkative person, perhaps someone who could/would be a mate or an employee or co-worker. You might be “signing on” for a situation that turns dull, draws you into wrong choices, or simply doesn’t fulﬁl its promise. All June/July, avoid a lawsuit, especially over property or children. Chase money Monday-Wednesday. Make friends Thursday. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Tackle chores all week, and to late July. (Well, maybe take a rest Sunday — and don’t tackle anything frenetically Saturday, July 3.) You’ll get a lot done, which will free you for the opportunities of August. Make sure you focus your efforts on the right tasks – tackle what’s outstanding, but don’t create new work projects. Your energy and effectiveness rises nicely Monday to Wednesday — wink at someone! Chase money or shop Thursday (better) and Friday. Friends don’t tell all Saturday. Your sexual magnetism is high all June/July – interesting “situations” arise. Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: This week offers romance, pleasure, creative surges, passion about anything, charming kids, nature’s beauty – enjoy these, but don’t let them lead you into major life-affecting actions (especially this week, but generally to March, 2011). However, a subtle trap might lurk. E.g., romance could lead to a love affair that turns your life in the wrong direction. Sunday’s for fun, though it might turn profound if you meet a Virgo. Depths, mysteries, investments/debt, life changes Monday-Wednesday – dive in, all’s fine. Your energy, charisma soar Thursday/Friday – impress someone! timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

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Apartments & Condos

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North Van Apt. Rentals

★ CENTRAL LONSDALE ★ Spacious 1 BR apt. featuring large kitchen, lots of storage, heat/hwater incl. no pets.$940 Avail Aug 1st 604-983-0634 1 BDRM, $900 Central Lonsdale 800sf, n/p 604-988-3227 1 BR $935, July 1, reno’d, quiet bldg secure prkg, 140 W 17th. 604-990-8262/ 985-1658 1 BR, bsmt, Edgemont, suits 1 quiet, n/s, n/p, $800 incl heat/ light, laundry, 604-986-6235 1 BR Central Lonsdale, $900, balc, hardood, heat, hw, np, prkg Adult bldg. July 1, 604-985-6935 1 BR Central Lonsdale nr hospital hardwood, new appl, wireless, free laundry, $900 incl heat & h/w. July 1. 778-896-4266 1 BR , Deep Cove, Exec, 2 level, top floor, insuite w/d, ug prkg. Ns, np. immed, $1250. 604-985-9184 1 BR, Harbourview, $1100, Aug 1, 19th floor, 2nd & St. Georges, prkg, 4 appl, exc kitchen, 1 year lease, gym, NS NP, 604-987-5580 1 BR, large, balc. 3rd flr, faces south, small view, heat, hw, storage & 60 channel cable incld, $950. prkg avail. Very quiet bldg. Ref’s req’d, prefer no smoking & no pets. avail July 1, 155 E 12 St. To View: Manager: 604-980-6811 1 BR nr Lonsdale, reno hardwood balc. hw & heat ns, np, quiet adult bldg. $895, 604-904-9507 121 WEST 20th. Newly reno’d 1 BR suite, hardwood, heat & hw incl’d, 1 yr lease, np, $1000, avail July 1, 604-682-2932

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North Van Apt. Rentals

2 BR. 2 bath, wd, now, 1 yr lease Garden& Marine Dr. prkg, $1600 np, 778-862-4729..778-227-4729 2 BR corner, all new, $1175; upper Lonsdale, heat hw & cable, ns, np, now, lease, 604-987-8807 2 BR, mtn. view $1040. Avail Jul. 1, central Lonsdale, heat/hot water incl’d, no pets, 604-986-6418 2 BR w/w carpets, ground flr. heat, hw, no pets, avail Aug. 1st, $1100, 225 E 12 604-986-5437 3 BR apt, 2 bath, new carpert Mt Seymour Prky area, ns, np, kids ok, $1550, 604-987-7006

777 W. Queens Rd. 2br or 3br units $1495 to $2000. Weekdays 604-990-2971 or Weekends 604-985-2876. ★ A QUIET BUILDING★ 1 br. 3rd(top) flr. north east corner, 725sf approx. $925. 1 br. top flr. reno’d. north face approx 775sf. $940. July 1. Carpets, drapes, heat, hw. Gated prkg avail, Cat ok. (Pet policy) ★604-986-7745★

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604-985-2926

BLUERIDGE APTS (Family complex )

2 & 3 BR new reno’s with new cabinets, laminate & tiles, newer appls, prkg, storage, incl heat & hw, playground (Mt Seymour Prkwy). 604-924-3628 www.blueridgeapartments.com

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

Bach - $870, 1 BR - $1095, 2 BR - $1400 Avail now. Ocean view. indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Ht & H/W incls.

2 BR, 2 bath & den, luxury at prestigious Ravenswood nr Cates Park. SS, granite, exer, rm view $2200 N/S July 1. 604-551-3251

HI RISE, Central Lonsdale, 1Br , view, avail Aug 1, Incl heat & hw. no pets, $980. 604-985-3650

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1yr lease, no dogs. 604-990-2971.

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

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SAT, JUNE 26 & Sun 27th, 12 2pm. 308 Forbes St. LOWER LONSDALE, large, patio, reno, dw, ns, cat ok, avail July 1. Bach $875, 1 BR $995 - $1150, 604-988-1939

WOODCROFT - Whitecliff Bldg, 16th flr, 2 BDRM, North facing, mtn view, rec centre, pool. Aug 1. N/s n/p 604-988-6227, 318-0800

Chesterfield/West 15, 1br, view, incld heat hw, cable, no pets, 1 yr lease, $870, 604-987-9899

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110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool. BACH. $870; Stunning views & lots of storage. NO PETS. 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

Beautiful Views

2 BR. 2 bath, avail now. 1 yr lease, 125 West 19th, no pets, Please call 778-554-0537

2 br, reno’d, quiet bldg, top flr. heat hw, hardwood, newer appls, 16th/St. Georges, cat ok with deposit. ns, avail July 1, $1150 & $1195, 604-339-1274

MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 3 BR, 2 BR July 1, Near Lynn Valley Mall. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca

WOODCROFT− CAPILANO, 1 BR & DEN, Updates, Gorgeous VIEW! Gated, Pool, Gym & More! NS/NP. Lease req’d. $1150/mo. 604-250-4996 or 604-585-8500

CENTRAL LONSDALE- 2BR $1325 incl. Heat, hot water & ldry,

2 BR Woodcroft, S.W. corner, updates, no pets July 1. $1375. Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

LE CHATEAU, 1110 E 27th, Lynn Valley 2 Br large $1300up, 1br $995, np, ns, 604-980-9219

Beautiful Large Suites 1 Bdrms from $915, avail July 1. 2 Bdrms from $1320. 3 Bdrms, d/w $1650. Avail now or July 1. Heat, h/w, prkg. Lease 604-986-3866

2 BR, 2 bath, 10th flr apt at 1 Park Lane Lonsdale, priv balcony with views of Lions gate bridge & Mountains, ss appls, granite tops, w/d, prkg, gym, sec., 1 blk to sea bus, $1575 incls h/w & heat, avail July 18th, Call 604-990-5364

2 BR-2BTH apt, air con, fire place, ocean and mtn view, W/D, 9ft ceilings, 2pk stalls, gym, pool, sauna, steam rm. $2600 Avail August 1st. Jeff 604-910-2182

INCREDIBLE 2BDRM, den 2 bthrm, fabulous water view. $2200. Moments from Deep Cove, trails, parks, kayaking. SS appliances, granite, w/d, d/w, f/p, full gym, secure parking. Avail July 1, 15, Aug 1. Jayne @ 778-554-5844 or gijayne@telus.net

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North Vancouver

2 BR, 2 bath, New Vista, 158 W 13th, 5 appls. ocean view, ns, $2200+ utils, Jul 1, 604-926-4653

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North Van Apt. Rentals

6TH/MAHON, UNIQUE 2 bdrm, large, exc city view, deck, n/s, n/p, heat & h/w $1150. 604-418-8235

1br large $890, Lonsdale/21 quiet bldg, np, hardwood, hw, heat prkg storage, July 1, 604-990-4088

2 BR, 2 bath, new reno, part city & mtn. views. gas fp, ensuite wd, Lonsdale/14, pet neg. incld gas, hw, ug prkg $1900, 604-984-0738

Apartments & Condos

3 BR, Lynn Valley, updated, deck, hardwood, cat ok, $1350. June 1. Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

1 br’s - $1,050 -$1,250 Spacious, pool, storage, heat & hw, dw, quiet,

2 BR, $1250/mo, July 1, incl heat, cable, hw & hardwood, cat ok, central Lonsdale, 604-922-3908

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MOVE IN ALLOWANCE, Lrg Bach avail Aug 1, $900 Incls H & H/W. Cable/parking extra. N/S & N/P. To view call (604) 985-4272

162 VICTORY Ship Way @The Pier: Brand New. Stunning view, 7 appl, air/cond,1 br $1475; 2 br $2700 Anson Rlty 604-671-7263

2 bd 2 bth SS appls TheTouchstone, @ Mackay & Marine! Pkg Storage $1795 2 bd 2 bth 1220’ SW View ’The Library’ Popular Low Rise in Central Lonsdale Quiet Street No pets $1995 www.manderrealestate.com Royal LePage Northshore Kristin 604-671-6175

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West Van Apt. Rentals

1 BR, Ambleside, $950, parklike setting, adult oriented, np, Wes Lighthouse Realty 604-551-1409 1 BR faces south $1150 inclds, heat, h/w, cable, prkg 1765 Duchess Ave N/P, 604-377-0492

2 BR, 2 Bath, Ambleside Village, Immed Occ, like new, w/d, u/g prkg, storage, gas f/p, heated flrs, granite, hardwood, Stainless, Calif shutters, priv courtyard entr, 1/2 blk to seawall, small pets ok. $2150, Call Keith 604-290-8449

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Apartments & Condos

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West Van Apt. Rentals

2025 BELLEVUE AVE. 1br & 2br units, ocean view, cats ok, senior discounts. Call 604-913-0734. Luxury Over The Seawall! 1 br Penthouse large deck, 1 BR & Bach pool rec. room, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Ave 604-926-6287 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

Park Royal Towers 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

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Executive Quality Condos Private Entrances 3 Bdrm, Den – $4200 2 Bdrm, Den, RoofTop Deck – $3900 1 Bdrm, Ground Floor – $2300 19th and Marine. Sub Zero, Bosch, Granite, Hardwood, Fireplaces, Underground Parking Walk to all Amenities.

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Furnished Accommodation

Grand Manor Guest House/Apt daily★weekly★monthly rates grandmanor.net 604-988-6082

DUNDARAVE WATERFRONT, studio + solarium, 180° ocean view, $1750 incl. 604-721-7484

LUXURY CONDO 1yr new, 3br, 2bath, gym/sauna, Nr Park Royal/ Pacific Trail, $3100 604-682-4247

1363 CLYDE AVE. Location, location, location. Just steps to shopping and sea wall. 2 BR, 2 level suite, 5 appliances. Available July 1. Lease and excellent references a must.

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Furnished Accommodation

2 BR bright, phone/hi-spd/cable, hardwood, ns cat ok, nr seabus, quiet bldg. $1600, 604-983-4321

A SHORT STAY Renos, family, execs, long term. 604-987-2691 www.vancouvershortstay.com

HOMAWAY INNS Specializing in furn accom at reas rates. call 604-723-7820 or visit www.homawayinns.com

6540

Houses - Rent

3 BR Central Lonsdale, main flr, clean, bright, 4 appls, 2 prkgs, ns np $1325 + utils. 604-813-7312 3 BR+LOFT. Westlynn, gardeners delight, ravine setting. Suits prof. 1 yr lease, ns, np, now, $2025, Wayne 604-649-6416 3br+den Caulfeild Vlge 2.5bath, quiet, garage, cul-de-sac, $3950+ np, Lighthouse 604-551-1409

QUALITY SHORT TERM 1 - 2 BR mtn/city view suites www.lionsgatesuites.com

4 BR, 2 1/2 bth, nr school & village Caulfeild, 2600 sf view, private, $3100. immed. 604-729-9579

STUDIO COTTAGE, West Van. fully furn, ns, $850, nr Park Royal & bus, immed 604-922-3342

4 BR, 2.5bath, double carport, Ambleside, near schools & bus, ns, np, immed, 604-921-7515

WESTLYNN FURN 2 br, tv, lounge, kit & i/net, np ns strge or extra rm $1495 604-987-2691

4 BR, alarm, 2 car garage, bright spacious, fenced yard, patio, refs, lease, np, ns, now 604-986-9966

6535

Homestay

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6540

Houses - Rent

2 BDRM COZY COTTAGE with bsmt, Gleneagles, West Van, f/p, $2300 July 1st 604-925-1728 2 BR, 1 Bth, 1400 sf house w/ lrg dbl garage, w/d, n/s, avail Aug 1, $2400+ util - 778-231-5673

4 BR, garden, sgl garage, nr Save on Foods, bus & school. gd area. n/s, n/p, $2100. 604-984-7821 4 BR Upper Lonsdale, NV, 2 up 2 dwn, 2 bath, 1800sf, $2200, np, w/d, part view. Jul/Aug 604-572-0015 or 604-760-8585 5 BR, 2100sf, 2.5 bath, 2 kitchens Lynn Valley, avail Aug. ns, np, refs, lease, $2300, 778-828-0023 A block to Canyon Heights & Handsworth, cul-de-sac, exec. 4 br np, $4350, Jul 1, 604-986-0629

3 BR, 2.5 bath, 2 lvl, Lynn Valley, Avail now, 1 yr lease, ns np, $2300. Drive by 1572 Coleman St, call to view 604-731-8804.

CANYON HEIGHTS 4 Br, big deck, updated, 2 fp, Aug 1. $2750 Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824

3 BR, 2.5 bath, New Kitchen 5 appl, gas f/p, garage, storage, np/ ns, $2400 Avail Aug 1; 604-926-0462 or 604-720-2515

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Houses - Rent

AMBLESIDE, VIEW, 4 bdrm+, 2 baths, semi-furn. n/s, n/p, ref/ lease, $2300. 604-926-0053 CAULFEILD, LARGE modern house, 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 2 f/p, large garden dbl gar, July, long term, $3100. call 604-925-9562 CAULFIELD 4 BR house, 5565 Greenleaf Road, 3 lvl, spacious & Bright, $3400. Aug 1. Call Joy at Advent Real Estate Services 604-812-4788 CAULFIELD 5 BR Executive furn hse, 5604 Westhaven Court, 5000 sqft, 3 f/p’s, games rm, dble car garage, $6500. Aug 1. Call Joy at Advent Real Estate Services 604-812-4788 E23 NR LONSDALE: bright, clean, 4 bed, 2 ba. W/D. 1 nat gas, 1 wood f/p. N/S, N/P. Min. 1-yr lease. $2500/mo + util. 604-723-7891 http://www.willin form.com/340.htm

EAGLE HARBOUR Updated 4br 3 bath, f/p, skylight, $3950 Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 Moyne Drive, Lower B’P’s 1 Level rancher, flat lot hwd, ss appls, 2 kitchens 4 bd den 2 bth! $2895 Furnished or Not! Upscale On Brand Street, Great View 4 bd 2 den gym Immaculate Close to French School or Carisbrooke Garage. $4995 Over 5500’ 7 bd 4 bth sauna Suit older kids, lots of room down! Updated, great kitchen baths, fenced garage $5495 More on the Web! Call Now www.manderrealestate.com Kristin 604-671-6175 Diana 604-657-4508

6565

Office/Retail Rent

2 OFFICES 950 sqft, up & downstairs, newly reno’d, 3 prkg.801 West 1st. Unit #7 604-987-8544 North Van Business Centre Private offices, business services 1500marine.com 604-986-1500 OFFICE SPACE in an excellent location. Next to Park Royal. W. Van. 450 or 900 sqft. 604-926-7542 PARTIALLY FURNISHED 675 sq ft office space available for sub lease. Location - 12th & Lonsdale, on the second floor of a professional building. Has three offices, reception area, coffee room and storage space. Bright and spacious with partial view of north shore mountains. Two parking spots included in rent. Please email to resumeka@hotmail.com

Shared Accommodation

6595-45

North Vancouver

1 BR in spacious home for n/s female. Furn or unfurn, internet, w/d, $450 incl. 604-980-2106 LUXURY WATERFRONT, house share, private beach, large BR,15 min dtwn $996. 778-338-4800

Storage

JULY 1ST, LOWER Lonsdale storage space, 600sf, electricity $450, 604-983-9493

6602

1 BDRM Upper Lonsdale, lge bsmt ste in new home, priv. ent, f/p, utils, full bath, n/s, n/p. $900 immed. 604-980-9725 1 BR cozy bsmt ste inste ldry, nr Cap University, N.Van, $950 incl utils. July 1st. 604-551-3251

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BDRM brand new suite in new house, 5 new appls, Edgemont Village, n/p, n/s, inclds heat/light, $1000 avail. now. 604-830-7734 1 BDRM +, modern reno w. full bath, good for 1. n/s, n/p, heat/ hydro incl. $1000. 604-340-4081 1 BDRM suite. Reno’d. share laundry, cable, wireless, dog ok, Deck. Non smoking. $950 inclusive. immed Call 604-375-7050.

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1 BR +den bsmt, all reno, granite, bright own wd, patio/entry, ns, W 21 St $1275incls, 604-512-2521 1 BR + den, newer, ocean view, all appls, patio, ns, np, nr amenns & West Van High, $1250+1/3utils 604-925-9144 or 329-0008

1 BR ste gated prpty, np, ns, garden, almost waterfront. max 1 $1,000. Now 604-929-5336

$1000 1 br garden ste, reno’d, nr

bus,Cap U. shops, max 1, shrd ldry/ util,Jul 1, np ns 1st Jul 604-986-6167

2008 Mitsubishi Spyder Convertible 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid Red, only 51,189kms, alloys, auto, heated Silver, auto, sunroof, pwr group, CD, keyless leather seats, spoiler $26,995 entry, security system, a/c, alloys. $23,888

2 BR bsmt Grand Blvd new bright own entry, w/d, patio,prkg, ns np $1290+1/3util 778-322-1688 2 BR main flr, d/w, central vacum, newly reno’d, walk to Phibbs Ex.. Nr all ammens & 2nd narrows, $1,195+$150 utils, hi speed net, hd cable. 604-338-4417

2BR LGE Bsmt $1250pm incl util 5 appl n/s n/p refs reqd 778-886-6072 after hrs

2007 Mazda 3 2007 Honda Odyssey EX Grey,only 69,180kms,a/c,auto,keyless entry, Blue,only 68,700kms,a/c,alloys,auto,CD, $13,800 climate control,keyless entry $24,995 pwr group,security system

3 BR, 2 bath, Lwr Pemberton, new reno, 1500 sqft, ns np 2 prkg, 50% utils. Immed 604-671-5649 BRIGHT UNIQUE fully furn studio, priv, suits 1, ns np, $900 incl utils, 604-980-2028 lv message NATURE PARADISE, 2 bdrm Apt, (1200sf), large decks, private, 6 appl, river access/view, Aug 1, $1690. 778-239-7416 VIEW HOME Upper Lonsdale, 3-4 BR, 2 bath, h/w flr, no pets ns, neg, Avail Aug 1.604-988-0862

WEST VAN, Caulfeild: 2 BR bsmt, f/bath, gas f/p, prkg, patio, $1400/mo incls utils, avail immed. Call 778-688-2594

6605

Townhouses Rent

2 BR and Den new townhouse, f/p, ss appl, wd, 1500sf, 3 lvl, rec room in bsmnt, priv patio, 2prkg. $2450. Info: uniqueaccommodations.com Prop ID: 2624 or call Chad 604-984-7368 3 BR fp $1875. reno’d, 1.5 baths, 5 appls, storage, patio, ns, np, July 1, Rufus Dr, 604-980-6250 3 BR. Tobruck Ave. 2.5 bath, wd, gas fp, prkg, ns, pet ok, $1850 + utils, 604-983-2053

4 BR 2.5 bath Character Estate in Altamont. pool, creek, near West Bay Elementary, $3700+ gardening. Phone Liz 604-809-6355

6620

Warehouse/ Commercial

705 WEST 15th North Van. 4,000 sq ft up and down office warehouse. Call 604-684-5133 NORTH VAN warehouse 3,264 sf grd level, loading dock, $2450 + 2nd Narrows. Tom: 604-809-9777

2000 Porsche Boxster “S” Convertible 6 spd manual, local, only 80k, well serviced & spotlessly kept. $21,850

2000 Mercedes Benz S430 Luxury Sedan “newer shape”, auto/Tiptronic, only 56k from new, local, navigation, Parktronic, pwr rear blind, exceptional example. $18,850 2006 Nissan XTrail 4x4 SUV auto, local, sunroof, leather, only 79K, immaculate. $17,850

2003 Mercedes Benz ML 350 SUV auto, local, sunroof, heated leather seats, ony 92k, spotlessly kept. $15,850 2002 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 Coupe auto, local, sunroof, only 76k, exceptional $15,850 2004 Toyota Rav 4 auto, local, a/c, pwr group, only 60K, spotless $15,850

2009 Dodge Caliber 2007 Honda Civic Red,only 22,520kms,a/c,alloys,auto,CD, Grey,only 43,980kms,a/c,CD,auto,pwr group keyless entry,pwr group $15,995 $15,995

2006 Honda CRV 2006 Land Rover LR3 Black,only 74,500kms,a/c,alloys,keyless Grey,only 75,600kms,4x4,alloys,auto,leather, entry,pwr group,running boards $19,995 keyless entry,sunroof,pwr group $28,995 725 MARINE DRIVE, NORTH VANCOUVER

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Sports & Imports

The North Shore’s Best 2009 Subaru Forester XT auto/Tiptronic, local, only 37k, sunroof, leather, factory warranty, spotless. $24,850

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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

9160

Central Auto

Best Wishes for

2 BR bright 1100 sq ft, garden level suite, Lynn Valley, wood f/p, reno’d, $1200 inc util, n/s, n/p, refs req, July 1st, 604-986-9537

2 BR bright bsmt, Blueridge, 950 sf, reno’d, hardwood, own entry & w/d, $1400 incls utils, cable + hi spd net, ns, cat ok, 604-723-2476

Sports & Imports

CANADA DAY

2 BDRM, bright, large, alarm, 7appl, lrg storage, Caulfeild Village, nr schl/bus n/s, n/p, lease req’d $1450+util July1, 789-2375 2 BDRM garden level ste on quiet St. in Lynn Valley near Park, A Aug 15, $1100, 604-983-3748 .

9160

2006 Mercedes Benz C230 4dr Sedan auto, local, only 56K, spotlessly kept. $19,850

1 BR main flr, large, near L. Valley Mall, share wd, ns, np, $1000 +elec. Aug. 1, 604-309-7098

Rooms

LYNN VALLEY, 1 br, wd, cable interntet, $125/wk, suit quiet mature ns male, 604-980-2901

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Suites/Partial Houses

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6602

AUTOMOTIVE

2001 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 auto, local, only 96k, spotless $13,850

OPEN

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Quality Pre-Loved Inventory 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

V6,black,only 12,000kms,rear back up camera,keyless remote,leather heated seats, balance of warranty,P5448 Pre-Loved Special $38,988

2010 Jeep Compass 4x4 Sport Only 350kms,extented warranty,pwr group,alloys,auto,light almond,10111A Pre-Loved Special $22,988

2009 Dodge Journey SXT

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

2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Hardtop Limited

Only 39,744kms,silver,3.5L V6, navigation,Uconnect,pwr hardtop,loaded, BCAA inspected,P5449. Pre-Loved Special $29,988

2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 Sport Black,Hemi,20”wheels,pwr rear slider, only 48,000kms,P5443 Pre-Loved Special $27,988

2008 JeepWrangler

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

2008 Jeep Patriot 4x4

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

1999 Lexus RX300 SUV auto, local, only 130K, exceptionally well kept. $11,850

2006 Jeep Commander

2004 Subaru Impreza 2.5 TS 4Dr Hatchback AWD auto, local, CD, a/c, pwr windows & locks, only 77k, spotless. $11,850

2006 Ford Fusion SEL

2001 Volvo V40 1.9t Station Wagon auto, local, alloy wheels, only 116k, extremely well kept. $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. $6,850

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5spd,yellow,alloys,power group,sunroof, 57,000kms,st#10062A Pre-Loved Special $12,988

2004VW New Beetle Convertible

Auto,only 48,015kms,one owner,pwr top, loaded,BCAA inspected,10164A 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

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Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

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1993 BMW M5, rare 340HP 3.8, only 121km, all books/records. $22,800. 604-987-3876. D24627

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Domestic

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2000 FORD TAURUS SE Silver All Options Leather PREMIUM Sound EXCELLENT Condition $4995 Call. 604-551-0040

9145

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1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE, like new, 50k, new battery & tires, pearl, $5995 obo. 604-721-5026

2005 NISSAN Xterra SE. yellow 83.5ks, exc cond, free oil change for life. $15,900, 604-760-5354

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

AirCared, fully loaded, leather, heated seats, pw, pl, alarm, pwr sunroof, pwr seats, CD, new tires & brakes, 228,000 km, runs well. $3000 obo.

NISSAN X-TRAIL BonaVista 2006 AWD, 78,000 kms, silver, A/C, Sunroof, Heated seats, New tires/brakes. No accidents. Ph. 604-715-7060

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2004 HYUNDAI Sonata, immac, loaded, luxury version. only 69K, 1 year warr. remaining, dark grey w/tinted rear, black leather int, 4 snows, 1 owner, paid $35,000, now $11,900 obo. 604-926-1206 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. silver, 4 dr, auto, ps, air, 4 cyl, am/ fm cd, 40,600ks, air con, $14,600. 604-980-3132

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2001 VOLVO S60 T5A Alloys, sunroof, leather, auto, U4511A NOW $11,999

2009 MAZDA MIATA MX5 GT Convertible, auto, only 7,000kms $33,980 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL Auto, a/c, pwr group, only 41,000kms ONLY $14,808

2009 VOLVO XC70 Auto, AWD, sunroof, U4544. Was $38,999 NOW $37,999

2008 MAZDA MX5 GT Hard top convertible, loaded, manual $31,980

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA CE 5 spd, priced right! U4497. Was $14,999 NOW $12,999

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

2007 VOLVO S60 2.5T Auto, leather, sunroof, U4530 SUMMER SALE $25,995

2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT Manual, only 30,000kms. NOW $14,900

2007 VOLVO C70 Get ready for summer, U4534 GREAT PRICE $35,999

2007 LEXUS IS250 Leather, a/c, push button start, low kms. NOW $29,985

2007 VOLVO XC90 V8 AWD, 7 pass, rear entertainment, U4449. Was $45,999 NOW $42,999

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID Leather, a/c, push button start, only 40,000kms ONLY $21,900

NO PAYMENTS FOR 90 DAYS O.A.C. 2006 VOLVO XC90 7 pass, DVD & nav, U4505 SUMMER SPECIAL $29,999

2007 HYUNDAI AZERA LTD Leather, low kms ONLY $21,530

2006 CHEV COBALT SS 5spd, a/c, low kms, U4484 PRICED TO GO $11,999

2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON GL Manual, a/c, only 65,000kms, 2.0L, fwd ONLY $14,930

2006 BMW 650I Fully equipped, top of the line, U4454 $41,999 2006 HUMMER H3 Low kms, a/c, sunroof, U4547 REDUCED TO SELL $25,999

2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED EDITION Auto, pwr group, only 40,000 kms ONLY $26,800

2005 VOLVO V50 T5 Auto, sunroof, alloys, U4515 NOW $19,999

2006 PONTIAC G6 GT Auto, a/c, low kms. ONLY $12,900

2004 MINI COOPER Sunroof, 5spd, priced to go! U4485A

2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID Air, cruise, pwr windows & locks, keyless entry, blue, U10472A SALE PRICE $22,995 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 White, auto, very clean, U5357. Was $25,995 $23,995 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Auto, alarm, blue, like new, U5361. Was $25,995 $23,995 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW MAX LTD Black, leather, 5 pass, 8500lb towing capacity, only 31,507kms, U5423 NOW $43,995

2008 LEXUS RX 400H Lexus Certiﬁed $44,990

2006 LANDROVER LR3 HSE Fully loaded, low kms, clean ON SALE $30,980

2009 LEXUS RX350 Gray on black leather, one owner, local, only 19,500kms $44,990

2009 VOLVO S40 BLOWOUT PRICE $23,200

2008 LEXUS LS 600HL Smokey granite on black leather, 19” wheels, navigation, back up camera, bluetooth, beautiful. SAVE HUGE $73,990

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 LTD Leather, black, auto, air, sunroof, only 48,000kms, U5418 SALE PRICE $25,995

2007 MERCEDES BENZ ML 63 AMG Silver on black, only 19,000kms, mint, local, 500hp, AWD $68,990

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD pkg, auto, well maintained, U5344. Was $27,995 NOW $25,995

2007 LEXUS IS250 AWD, blue on tan, only 43,000kms, Lexus Certiﬁed $34,990

2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR-5 Leather, moonroof, U5336. Was $31,995 NOW $27,995 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L Blue, leather, auto, one owner, 87,000kms, U11037A ONLY $22,995 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID Black, leather, fully loaded, one owner, local, 102,000kms, U5364. Was 26,995 NOW $24,995

2008 VW CITY JETTA Low kms, convenience pkg $16,700

2009 LEXUS RX350 Only 19,600kms, smokey on black, premium package, local, Certiﬁed $43,990

2006 BMW 525I Only 68,000kms, grey on black leather, very clean $29,990 2006 LEXUS RX 400H Only 58,000kms, local $34,990

2008 HONDA CIVIC 2DR COUPE Nice rims, low kms. Reg $16,980 SALE $14,980 2008 TOYOTA YARIS Reg $11,980 SALE $9,980 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Local, clean. $24,980 2007 BMW X3 Black on black with premium pkg. Reg price $31,980. SALE PRICE $27,980

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2007 BMW 525I Premium pkg, arctic grey, 19” rims! $35,980

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2007 LEXUS RX350 Ultra premium pkg. Reg price $42,980. SALE PRICE $38,980

2004 LEXUS SC430 CONVERTIBLE Only 62,000kms, silver on black, one owner, local, beautiful $34,990

2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER Manual, black with black leather, one owner, only 42,700kms, U10857R. Was $36,995 NOW $34,995

2004 BMW 645CI CONVERTIBLE Only 80,000kms, gold on tan, very clean, beautiful $34,990

PRICED TO GO $12,999

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Leather, sunroof, only 69,000kms $15,900

2003 BUICK REGAL Immaculate, auto, air, cruise, pwr windows, gold, U101036A $6,995

2002 VOLVO S60 Beautiful car, full service history & ICBC report. $12,990

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2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Locally owned and lady driven. SALE PRICE $23,980

SOLD

2006 HONDA S2000 Very rare! Local, low kms. A must see, in perfect condition! $31,980

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9173

Vans

2002 HONDA Odyssey EX-L, 204k, Red, fully loaded, leather, V6, 7 seats, DVD, 6 disc CD changer, Hydro edge & Snow tires, NS, No pets. $8500, Jason 604-830-0439. • 6-year / 120,000km transferable Powertrain warranty coverage, with options to upgrade to comprehensive extended warranty.

8075

• 7 days / 1000km exchange privilege • 100 point inspection • Carproof Vehicle History Report (carproof.com)

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To advertise in the Classifieds call:

9515

Boats

JimPattison

The

9522

autogroup

Motorhomes/RVs

MOVING?

Trailers/Tents/ Campers

604-630-3300

Szabina's Cleaning Service

COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL & OFFICES Move In, Move Out Regular or one timea cleaning Available 7 days week Free Est.• Free Est. Competitive Rates

604-618-7091 604-720-5362

$18/HR. Quality House cleaning. 604-983-3477 www.qualityhc.com A DEPENDABLE Cleaning Co. $18/hr. 604-505-8658 Licensed Insured Reliable 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

8060

Concrete

A & P ELECTRIC #89724 Low prices. Small jobs okay. Satisfaction guar. 604-765-3329 ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940. Bonded & insured 604-842-5276 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

ALL CEMENT REPAIR JOBS

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal. Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

100% satisfaction. Exc Ref’s

604.649.1213 CEL 604.984.2313 Res/comm, Excavating, Bobcat, Trucking, Water Lines, Sewer Lines, Drainage, Landscaping. Hrly/Contract. Free Estimates.

Stairs, Walls, Patios, Sidewalks, Drainage.

604-379-2640 CONCRETE FORMING, concrete work & retaining walls. Small/big job John 778-919-8796 EXP’D CEMENT Finisher. I can form, place & finish any concrete job. Peter 604-988-8856 anytime Flow-rite Concrete for all your concrete needs. Specializing in stamped/exposed. 604-418-6445

8065

Contracting

BUILDING ENVELOPE - Home Inspection - Moisture Assessment - Scheduled Home Maintenance - Quality Repair Serviceservices

8073

Drainage

ALLGONE DRAINAGE Fast response, drain tile video inspection, cleaning, install & repair. 24 hr emergency service 604-990-GONE (4663)

GARAGE SALE

Call 604-630-3300 to place your ad

Electrical

A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only. 604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319

ALLGONE EXCAVATING Free est, great rates & service 604-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca BASE EXCAVATING LTD. Small & mini excavator. Concrete braking. Drainage, Water lines, etc. 15 yrs N.Shore. Tyler 929-7799 The Earth Moves - Mini Excavating, bobcat service & landscape contruction. 604-753-8533

8090

Empty your Garage Fill Your Wallet

MAKE IT A SUCCESS! Call 604-630-3300

Fencing/Gates

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 Quality work by professionals Repairs and construction Call 604-230-3559

THE FENCE MAN Call for all of your fencing needs. www.thefenceman.ca Free estimates! 604-771-6063

8100

DREAMING OF a free livable sail or motorboat to manifest, I’m a good home for a boat that is not needed anymore & very grateful. Bruce 604-813-9958

WANTED. 12, 14 or 16 foot aluminum boat, with or without motor or trailer. 604-319-5720

AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex. Dave 604-984-7476

8080

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINES Without Digging a Trench 604-985-4000

2003 32’ Cougar by Keystone 5th wheel. In exc cond; two large slides; lots of solid oak cabinets, oak table w/4 oak chairs; 2 arm chairs, ent. unit; a/c, furnace; hydraulic front jacks; large awning; heated underbelly; corner shower; queen bed, closet, dresser; new washer/dryer; lg living room window; skylight; too many extras to mention. $21,000. 604.316.1018

ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed. Board, tape, spraytex, repairs. 16 yr exp. No job too small. Mike 604-808-2432, 604-985-4321

VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Drainage installation & repair. 604-327-3086

1990, 21FT Bayliner Capri Cuddy 150 Blk Max OB on trailer, all acc. $7000.00 OBO (604) 898-9795

INFLATABLE KAYAK, Innova Helios, 9ft, 1 person, new in 2009, used once, $550, 604-925-3726

Cleaning

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2006 - 22FT double axel, white Jayco trailor, used for 5 short trips exc. cond. sleeps 5, full load. ac, etc. $15,000 OBO. 604-940-0310

9540

8055

A PLUS TAPING & DRYWALL High quality, reasonable rates. Free estimates. 604-715-0400

Fireplaces

REFRESH YOUR FIREPLACE

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HOME SERVICES 8105

Floor Covering

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8125

Gutters

8150

Kitchens/Baths

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established 1963

8130

Handyperson

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8155

Landscaping

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• New Lawn Installs • Replace Old Lawn • Lawn Drainage • Landscaping • Paving ~ Any size job ~

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PACIFIC LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION LTD.

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Custom Landscape Installs

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8135

Hauling

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Landscaping

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All CEMENT REPAIR JOBS

Exc. Ref’s 604-379-2640 BC Instant Lawns, New lawn installations★ landscaping★ prof. putting greens★ 604-454-4954 CONSTRUCTIVE landscaping.com decking, stone masonry, paving stones, bricks & blocks 604-250-7824... 980-8224 Lee Gardener: Lawn maint. Free est. Spring clean-up, power raking, trim, Hedges 778-986-6662 MANDALAY LANDSCAPING CUT-REPAIR-REPLACE 604-786-5743 www.mandalaylandscaping.com

604-839-1225

MANDALAY LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden Maintenance

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NAGLA LANDSCAPING LTD ★All areas of landscaping★ Construction to regular maintenance. Bobcat + other equip. Guar’d work.

Paul 778-998-5939

8160

Lawn & Garden

8193

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

WESTCOAST TANK RECOVERY

BEAT THE HST!

★CNN ★Weeding ★Trimming ★Mulch★maintenance★top soil★ Free est. Nick 778-840-6573

Have your oil tank removed NOW & enjoy additional 15% off our regular rates Trusted by local Realtors throughout the Lower Mainland Underground Tank Detection, Removal, Soil Testing, Contaminated Site Remediation Fully Licensed & Insured

Exp. Reliable Gardener. Yrd cleanups/renos, pruning, hedges & hand weeding. Ron 604-202-2176

GREAT LOOKING Landscapes Full service landscape & garden maint. Call Dave: 604-764-7220

J.B. GRASS Cutting. Weeding, Trimming, Pruning, hedging, cleanup. Terry 604-723-3582

PACIFIC LANDSCAPING lawn installations, retaining walls, pavers drainage etc 839-1225 PAVING STONES www.iterways.ca ★604-657-3614★

8160

Lawn & Garden

A.A. BEST PRO

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Call Sukh:

M. GILL Gardening -Maint Clean Up & Pruning, Com/ Res Free Est. 604-765-4922 S & W GARDENING SERVICE Comm/res maint, clean-up. Japanese Gardener 604.986.0059

8175

STONE WORK

Retaining walls, facing, cultured stone.

604-726-9152 604-984-1988

tymerstonework.com

Call Jungle George

ALLCASTLE MASONRY LTD Natural & cultured stonework. 20 yrs exp. 604-551-2212

Local North Shore TOTAL YARD MAINT ★ LAWN & GARDEN ★ ■ HEDGES & TREES ■ PRUNING ■ Dumping & Yrd Clean

George’s cell 604-317-3552

Res: 604-987-3959

604-603-2576

T-A STONEWALL. Rockwalls, paving stones, Allan block walls, etc. 987-8155 / 250-4117

8185

8193

Oil Tank Removal

$ BEST RATES $

Have an old oil tank you need gone? Call All Gone for a free estimate! (604)-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

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

8195

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

A.All Area Gardening Service Lawn Treatment • Maint. • Power Raking Pruning • Trimming • General Clean-Up Topping Trees • Free Estimates

Binder:

604-926-1526 604-726-9153

Garden Services

Certiﬁed Horticulturists Design • Planting • Maintenance Spring Clean-ups. Call Scott. www.KatsuraLandscaping.ca

The Quality You Trust! Interior & Exterior Projects Prof. Crew of Master Painters Prof. Design & Product Consultation Free Est./Written Guarantee

Insured/WCB

778-997-9582 AAA PRECISION PAINTING Int/Ext

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Excellent $$$$

Written Guarantee

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

778-881-6096

Licenced & Insured Local & Long Distance

Colourwise ™

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604-537-4140

Professional Painting Bldg & Deck Repair & Maint 30 yrs exp. Insured & bonded Visa, Mastercard, Interac

www.Colourwise.ca

WESTCAN

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MOVING SYSTEMS

Western Canada’s Moving Solution Free Estimates

604-765-0244 EAGLE EYE Soar with the best It’s your move 778-883-2538

POPEYE’S MOVING

Serafina Garden Services

www.popeyesmovingbc.com

Scott 604-377-2503

HOT SPOT FOR SALE

JB’s PAINTING • 99/room – Int/Exterior $

•Professional, Reliable • Licensed & Insured • North Shore co. est. 2001

604-773-4549 POINT GREY PAINTING LTD Int/Ext - Quality Guaranteed - WCB Free Est * Insured Early Bird Discounts 604-725-0908

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A. A. Allwest 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

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604-518-5661

★Maintenance & Design ★Annuals ★Organic Food Gardens ★Reasonable rates ★No GST 604-984-4433 contact Cari

Painting/ Wallpaper

CANSTAR PAINTING

Moving & Storage

45 We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

AFFORDABLE QUALITY PAINTING. Tidy, honest. 19 yrs North Shore. John 604-980-5454

For information

604-630-3300

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

BRUSH N’ ROLL PAINTING Interior/Exterior WCB & Insured Free est. Call Richard 778-883-0593

1 to 3 Men

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

GLOBAL

PLUMBING LTD Heating & Gas Fitting Licensed Plumber

604-987-7473 604-721-6075

604-628-8786

Scottish Stonemason

604-913-6804

North Shore Co.

www.wctankrecovery.net

Masonry

Reliable & Fair with Experience & Exceptional Skill. Any masonry projects, stone, brick, block pavers – large or small (repairs also).

Plumbing

15% OFF UNTIL JUNE 30TH

GREEN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Hedge trimming, tree pruning, yard maint, powerwashing. Mike 983-3586 JAPANESE GARDENER Landscape & maintenance, clean-ups, trimming. Reas, free est, 25 yrs exp 604-986-8126

8220

Oil Tank Removal

NORTH SHORE ARBORIST SERVICE. Exceptional work at low rates. 25 yr exp 604-721-4065

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

Part of RJR group

Renos Carpentry cabinet, drs, laminate, tiles, drywall, paint 761-7745

8155

ALL-WAYS PAINTING Professional quality with competitive pricing 604-985-0402

C&M PAINTING Quality painting at reasonable prices. Over 25 years experience. 604-351-6540 Excellent Pro Painting Service 20 yrs exp, refs, warranty. Reas, res/comm Richard 604-618-0205 PAINTING BY BENJAMIN, Interior & Exterior. 25 yrs exp. For Estimate. Call 604-618-4288 T&H PAINTING. Int/Ext, Res/ Comm, Free Estimates, Quality Work, Guaranteed 778-316-7709 WOODY’S PAINTING 20 yrs exp. Int/ext. Reasonable, dependable. 778-833-2265

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

PLUMBING & HEATING

INC.

Commercial / Residential Licensed & Insured

778-737-7741 20 Years Experience

RED SEAL

Drainage & Plumbing Inc.

Plumbing, Drainage, Repairs & Installation

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

604-618-4988

#1 BARGAIN rate on plumbing & drainage. No job too small.Ken 604-987-2890 cell 604-328-7439 ★ 3 Licensed Plumbers ★ 66 years of exp. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com

DELBROOK

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To place your ad call:

604-630-3300

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without Digging) Sewer Lines (without Diggging) Install. Draintiles. 604-985-4000 LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed, insured,GASFITTING, renos, Repairs. VISA 604-929-6956 PHD PLUMBING & HEATING Drainage, renos, bsmt specials. Flexible hours. Call 604-897-0503 PLUMBING BY ALEX. Lic. Local Plumber, Full & P/T odd jobs. Service, installs, repairs. Punctual & reliable. 604-983-2399 PLUMBING BY BILL Installation, repairs Honest & reliable 604-980-0993 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

8225

Power Washing

• Tile roof restoration • • Roof moss removal & repairs • • Power washing • • Window cleaning by hand • • Gutter cleaning & repairs •

20 years experience

604-346-8191 NORTH SHORE HOME SERVICES LTD

•Power Washing • Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning

604-988-5294

Serving the North Shore since 1963

GENTLEMEN WINDOW CLEANING - Pressure washing, tile roofs, vinyl siding, driveways & walkways Micah 604-230-0429 Hire a husband No job too big or small from pressure washing to renos to yard 1-877-885-0770

HOME SERVICES 8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

■ 604.980.8384

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Sunday, June 27, 2010 – North Shore News – A51

Call ThE Experts TAILORING

IVY PRO STITCH

Renovations

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GRAND OPENING

Alterations, Making Wedding Dresses, Suits, Dresses, Pants, Hems, Skirts, Curtains, Drapes 836 W. 15th Street North Vancouver

HITECH ALUMINUM RAILING & FENCING

Aluminum Modular Railing Perfect for Sundecks & Stairs Do it yourself or we can install 5 Colors and 4 Designs

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

604.990-8833

To place your ad in “Call the Experts,” call 604-630-3300

from concept to occupancy

604-983-3210

Winner of Gold & Silver Georgie Awards

BATHROOMS PLUS

HOME SERVICES

Visit our Showroom at: 103 - 828 Harbourside Dr, North Van

FINISHING CARPENTRY - All mouldings, doors, windows, f/p, flooring & all renos. 604-613-4080

– Renovator Member of the Year

Winner of the National SAM Award

– Best Renovated Kitchen in Canada

Kitchen & Bath Renos since 1992

604-983-8766

BDC RENOVATIONS

When your house is great except…

★ Decks ★ Stairs ★ Basement Suites ★ Kitchens ★ Bathrooms Insured & Wcb Exc Ref’s Est 10 Yrs

❏ The kitchen’s too

778-889-3729

❏ You need another

FORTIF CONSTRUCTION INC Custom Renovations North Shore Company BBB, Reno Mark.ca. GVHBA.org Stefan@604-202-1264 free estimates www.fortif.ca

small

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

Thinking of Renovating your home? Call Bob 778-387-3626 From bathrooms to ensuites, to additions. We do it all and we do it within your budget

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

Fortif Construction: North Shore home reno specialists. 604-202-1264 www.fortif.ca FULL RENOVATIONS, fences, pressure washing, rubbish removal. Take advantage of summer prices. 604-904-0520 HOME RENO’S, new framing, forming, decks, stairs & roofing. Custom homes. 604-721-8743 INTERIOR RENOVATIONS Bathrooms, Kitchen, Basement, & More. Tim Gleason 604-926-5440 JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. HOME RENOVATIONS

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Moon Const Building Services. Specialize in Concrete, Forming & Framing. Call Patrick 218-3064 RAINBOW RENOS, 26 yrs exp. We do it all - basements, kitchens, baths, additions 778-885-0771 SMALL JOBS WELCOME RENOVATION Crown Mouldings · Drywall · Painting · Flooring, ★ Call 604-771-2201, 771-5197

www.rjrrenovator.com

Renovations & Custom Homes Why try the rest ... Go with the BEST Highest quality workmanship at most competitive cost Multiple Awards Winner

8250

8251

Roofing

ACCENT All roof restoration, moss removal & repairs. 604-346-8191

Right roofs Right price Right here

AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD.

604-984-9004

All Season Rooﬁng

Re-Rooﬁng & Repairs Specialists

604-728-3009

POINT GREY ROOFING Established 1946

LTD.

All Types of Rooﬁng, Re-Rooﬁng & Repairs 604-221-2641 604-985-2641

SOUTHWEST ROOFING Cedar Shake Roof Replacement. Est 25 years

Renovations Additions

Vancouver Co. Quality work at reasonable prices. Licenced, insured and bonded we do not take any money from our clients until the project is completed & the homeowner is 100% satisfied.

Quality Work * Ref’s avail

604-720-1564 matco@telus.net

778-888-2338

Over 40 years experience

SIMPLY ROOFING

Basic Roofing: What you need, when you need it, at an affordable price. Free inspections Free Estimates

604-618-3145

604.868.7793 PRYCE CONTRACTING LTD North Van based co.

❏ Specializing in complete project management, onestop for all project details, from design, engineering to completion. ❏ We co-ordinate it all and are also hands-on. ❏ Complete home makeovers, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, suites, decks and patios.

Peter: Office 604-998-7526 Cell: 604-833-9502

Custom Interiors Kitchens & Bathrooms Additions

www.onsiterenovations.com Call Mike Getzlaf 604-351-9316

www.renorite.com Save Your Dollars

✓ RenoRite 604-781-7695

BATHS * KITCHENS * SUITES & MORE

2 OLD GUYS 2 YOUNG TO RETIRE WE DO IT ALL!

ABBA RENOVATION carpentry, plumbing, wiring, painting, tiling. Work guar, Refs. (604)986-4026/805-8463

BAMFORD CONSTRUCTION Ltd. Quality Renos & Repairs. 604-986-2871 www.bamford.ca

BEARING WALLS removed, floors leveled, cathedral ceilings, garage leveled, door and window openings. 604-787-7484

H 604-986-3986 C 604-537-9452

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

renovations.com

604-630-3300 604-998-0218

Stucco

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

8305

Sun Decks

Full Service Junk Removal • Demolition • Tree Work • Odd Jobs • Recycling

604.230.4530 greencoastrubbish.com

U Load / We Load 7-80yd bin rentals. Same day service, fast pickup times! (604)-990-GONE (4663) www.allgonedisposal.ca

DALTON TRUCKING LTD. BINS & DISPOSAL

Dirt Fill, Concrete, Asphalt Brush, Demo, Const. Waste

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 Services & Recycling

Trips to the dumps start at

$49

W i t h 1 7 c u b i c y a rd t r u c ks

John 778-288-8009 Call anytime

COLOURWISE™ We design, build, repair, refinish, & paint decks. Jim 778-232-4063 DECK WIZARD - Ask a Pro! Replace Vinyl & Wood Decking, Rebuilds, Sheds, Small Renos, Est 25yrs, Warr. 778-231-6072

8309

We haul everything, no load too big or small, we do it all. Free est. 604-317-2500/ 929-7195 ACKER’S Rubbish Removal pick-up & deliveries. Quick. 7 day Fast / reliable. Spencer 924-1511

SSK ROOFING & SIDING Re-roofing. Gutters. WCB / BBB 604-787-4622 or 778 240-6513

WESTCOAST ROOFING SYSTEMS

604-987-7325

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Tiling

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8310

Top Soil

Compost-Based

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A FAIR DEAL Loads to 5 yards, soils/mulch/manure/sand/gravel, odd jobs, rubbish. 604-908-1150

8315

Tree Services

$ BEST RATES $

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

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#1 TRAILER TRASH BOYS

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Tree Services

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8315

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604-591-3500

604-983-0133

MATCO DESIGN

Rubbish Removal

20 year Labour Warranty available

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www.jkbconstruction.com

8255

8300

A+

ROOFING & INSULATION LTD.

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

Roof Maintenance

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8320

TV/Home Theatre

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8335

Window Cleaning

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West Coast

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604-984-4147

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Tree & Stump Removal Hedge Trimming Pruning & Shaping

Doug Robinson 604-985-4604

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NORTH SHORE

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HOME SERVICES LTD

•Window Cleaning • Power Washing • Gutter Cleaning

604-988-5294

Serving the North Shore since 1963

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A52 - North Shore News - Sunday, June 27, 2010

PURCHASE FINANCING FOR UP TO

60 MONTHS

2010 OUTLANDER XLS 4WD • 3.0L 230 hp V6 engine • Hill Start Assist • Power sunroof • Available Hard Disc Drive Navagation • 6-speed automatic transmission with Sportronic® paddle shifters • Super All-Wheel Control with Active Front Differential • 7 passenger seating • Bluetooth® hands-free phone system • Leather seating surfaces†

NO PAYMENTS FOR

90 DAYS on all 2010 Outlander models ¥

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725 MARINE DRIVE, NORTH VANCOUVER

www.northshore-mitsubishi.ca

604-983-2378

LAST CHANCE for Tax Rebate offers!

URGENT NOTICE BC PST REBATE ENDS JUNE 30TH Insight EX Hybrid model ZE2H7AG

Insight HYBRID MSRP STARTING FROM

Hybrid Alternate Powertrain 2010 ∑

25,295 INCLUDES FREIGHT AND PDI

‡

4,000 + $2,000

Pay Cash $ and Save

†

up to

BC Government ECO Rebate ¥

The Government of British Columbia’s PST rebate for qualifying fuel efficient and hybrid electric vehicles is rapidly coming to an end. Don’t miss the deadline to save the provincial sales tax on Honda’s lineup of fun-todrive fuel-stretchers… see your BC Honda Dealers today!

Civic Civic EX-L Sedan model FA1E0AJNX

MSRP STARTING FROM

17,385 INCLUDES FREIGHT AND PDI

‡

1,000

PST Rebate

††

ON MANUAL 2010 CIVICS

Fit Fit Sport model GE8G8AE

MSRP STARTING FROM

15,875 INCLUDES FREIGHT AND PDI

‡

1,000

††

PST Rebate

ON ALL 2010 FITS

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‡MSRP is $25,295 / $17,385 / $15,875 for a new 2010 Honda Insight LX, model ZE2H5AE / 2010 Honda Civic DX Sedan, model FA1E2AEX / 2010 Honda Fit DX, model GE8G2AE and includes $1,395 freight and PDI. Taxes, license, insurance, environmental fees and registration are extra. †$4,000 Insight price reduction is available only on cash transactions. Retailer may sell for less. Retailer order / trade may be necessary. ¥2010 Insight models qualify for the Government of British Columbia’s PST rebate for hybrid electric vehicles of up to $2,000. ††New 2010 Civics with manual transmission and all 2010 Honda Fit models qualify for the Government of British Columbia’s $1,000 PST reduction. See your Honda retailer for details. MSRP of 2010 Insight EX, model ZE2H7AG / 2010 Civic EX-L Sedan, model FA1E0AJNX / 2010 Fit Sport, model GE8G8AE shown is $28,895 / $24,075 / $20,175 and includes $1,395 freight and PDI. †Offer valid from June 1, 2010 through June 30th, 2010 at participating Honda retailers. Offer valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. See your Honda retailer for full details. *As reported by Canadian manufacturers for calendar year 2009. ∑As reported by the Automotive Lease Guide, Feb. 2010 / Car and Driver Magazine, Jan. 2010.

Smart customers always read the fine print. † Features listed are available on 2010 Outlander XLS 4WD. Technical data, equipment and options are based on the latest information at time of printing and are subject to change without notice. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. !/¥ For all purchase financing offers, customers must sign contract and take delivery from dealer by June 30, 2010. All offers available only through participating dealers to qualified retail customers in Canada and are only on approved credit. See participating dealer for details. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Purchase financing at 0% APR available through Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal for up 60 months on all new 2010 Outlander models. Financing example: 2010 Outlander ES 2WD (CO45-A C04) with a selling price of $27,078 financed at 0% over 60 months equals $452 a month with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $27,078. 2010 Outlander XLS 4WD model shown with a selling price of $36,078. MSRP’s include up to $1350 in freight for cars and $1450 in freight for SUVs, up to $100 in air tax, and up to $30 in environmental handling fees. Taxes, PDI, PPSA, registration, insurance, licensing, administration fees, documentation fees, other dealer fees, and any additional provincial government fees are not included in MSRP. ¥ No payments for 90 days. Offer applies to purchase financing offers on all 2010 Outlander models through the Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal. Interest charges (if any) will not accrue during the first 60 days after purchaser signs contract for a participating vehicle. After the first 60 days interest (if any) starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay principal and interest (if any) monthly over the term of the contract.* 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.