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Man flown to hospital after trying to stop knife-wielding youth Benjamin Alldritt

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A North Vancouver man was airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital with life-threatening injuries earlier this week after attempting to break up a late-night brawl in Whistler.

The 24-year-old ran from across the street and tried to intervene when he saw two men, one of whom had a knife, fighting with five others in Whistler Village just after 2 a.m. Aug. 14.

In the resulting melee, the knife-wielding suspect stabbed one of the five, a 20-year-old Burnaby man, in the ribs underneath his left arm. According to Whistler RCMP Sgt. Shawn LeMay, the suspect then produced a second knife and stabbed the North Vancouver man in the chest, puncturing his left lung and narrowly missing his heart.

Several witnesses made “frantic” calls to the RCMP, LeMay said, leading to some confusion over whether there were two separate attacks in progress.

“Officers were able to get some clarity on the situation as they arrived on scene to discover two victims bleeding from stab wounds,” LeMay said.

The suspect, an Abbotsford resident and a minor, fled the scene of the stabbings on foot but RCMP officers quickly located and arrested him. The youth faces two counts of assault with a weapon and will appear in North Vancouver provincial court Sept. 15.

Grouse turbine finally cleared to produce power Tessa Holloway

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BC Hydro and Grouse Mountain have reached an agreement that will allow the Eye of the Wind turbine to start producing power within a few weeks.

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TREASURY Board President Stockwell Day, speaking near West Vancouver’s Blue Bridge Thursday, announced $42 million in new stimulus projects to be built around B.C. before the end of March 2011. The spending includes some $3 million for West Vancouver, mostly for road resurfacing. See story Page 11.

The turbine’s blades have been spinning for several months, but a disagreement over safety concerns from BC Hydro has kept it from being hooked up to the grid.

That appears to have been overcome thanks to some new equipment Grouse has agreed to install, said Hydro spokesman Dag Sharman.

“That will enable them to actually start generating. That was the last missing piece,” he said.

The dispute centered on the mechanisms that allowed the power generators to connect safely to the province’s electrical grid. One monitors

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Job service fights stigma of disability

Levelling the field

Erin McPhee

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THEY stare intently at one another, their eyes bright with understanding.

Except for muffled music from the shopping mall below and the odd rustle of clothing, the room is silent; however, an important discussion is taking place.

Mohlin Pillay and Krista Lefler, seated at a table, are communicating through sign language. Their hands and fingers move with purpose.

While individual formations are indiscernible to the untrained eye, each gesture speaks volumes, evident in the smiles, shakes of the head and enthusiastic nods that result.

At times, their excitement causes them to interrupt one another, signing simultaneously.

Such conversations, filled with comprehension and compassion, are among the many held at the North Vancouver IAM Cares Society offices, located on the third floor of Capilano Mall.

Pillay is a client of the non-profit organization, NEWS photo Cindy Goodman which offers a range of free employment and advocacy MOHLIN Pillay updates Krista Lefler, program manager at the North Vancouver office of the IAM Cares Society and a sign language services to people with interpreter, about how his job hunt is going during a recent meeting at the society’s Capilano Mall location. disabilities and chronic conditions. Lefler is the office’s program manager as well as a Challenges their clients face include deafness, visual was successful, it was really good,” he says. sign language interpreter. impairment, arthritis, learning difficulties, back pain, depression, First, they helped him overhaul his resume.

Not only do Lefler and her staff have the ability to anxiety, asthma, heart problems, carpel tunnel syndrome “I showed it to Krista and she went through it and she made understand the hopes and dreams of those they serve, but they and workplace injuries. Their clients, of all ages, come from some changes and she contacted people in the industry. It endeavour to help local employers do the same, to focus on a variety of backgrounds, ranging from those who have been helped a lot to (receive) feedback on what I should be putting peoples’ abilities rather than their disabilities. university-educated to those who have not having graduated in, what I should be taking out, because I was really confused; I wasn’t sure. I had a lot of experience,” he says.

••• high school.

Pillay has worked as a network administrator, network “When friends of mine are telling me: ‘Oh, I’ve gone to another Newcomers to the organization tend to find out about agency,’ or: ‘I’m looking for a job and I can’t find it,’ I tell them it through word of mouth. Each new client is assessed and analyst and a system administrator. He had been in contact about IAM Cares. I say that I got a job with VANOC through a unique plan of action — taking into account the client’s with VANOC about an opening in their IT department and IAM Cares, and they’re really impressed. I recommend it to my background and disability — is created. The organization Lefler got in touch with them, explaining how things could friends all the time,” says Pillay, as interpreted by Lefler. offers one-on-one support, and invites participants to take part work if they hired him.

In addition to helping their clients obtain jobs, IAM Cares Born deaf, the 34-year-old Burnaby resident has a strong in the Edge Job Club, an employment search skills program. background in IT and despite his proven talent — like many Services include help with resumes and cover letters, instruction assesses workplaces, suggesting improvements that could members of the community facing unique challenges — has in online searching, tips on talking to employers, help with ensure a client’s safety as well as improve his or her workflow. long had to struggle to find a job. finding a survival job until a permanent position can be found, For deaf clients, they might suggest the installation of flashing fire alarms as well as the use of different technology, like instant Pillay never includes the fact he’s deaf on his resume when and assistance with going back to school for training. answering job postings.

Additionally, the society connects job seekers with other messaging devices or software.

Lefler also offers interpretive services for job interviews, “I always get people interested and then after they contact programs and funding sources they’re eligible for. These include: me and they want to have an interview, I tell them I’m deaf. the North Shore Compass Centre, which offers four-week which Pillay took her up on.

“The IT manager was really interested in the sign language,” They kind of start to be awkward and don’t know how it’s career exploration and job search programs; Dress for Success, going to work,” he says. a non-profit helping women get back into the workforce by he says. “He had never seen sign language before. . . . After the “What they want to know is how I’m going to communicate. providing them with professional attire; and funding sources interview was done, I still remember, he was like: ‘Wow’; he was just blown away. And after that I worked at VANOC.” I tell them ‘I’ve worked at VANOC before; I’ve worked with for training and wage subsidy programs.

Pillay was hired as a level-2 help desk technician. After two different companies.’ Really, communication isn’t an issue; I IAM Cares also provides services to employers. For example, find it’s quite easy. People don’t mind communicating with if a company comes to them with a position they’d like to fill, weeks, he was promoted to help desk supervisor. His contract was also extended to the end of the Paralympics. me through email, Blackberry, MSN, by writing on paper. And staff will prescreen candidates.

“We had team meetings from time to time and my IT people are really happy to learn a bit of sign language,” he “For the employers, it saves a lot of time,” says Lefler. adds.

Advocacy is also an important aspect of the work of the IAM manager was like: ‘When we meet for our team meetings, The IAM Cares Society was started in Burnaby in 1989 and Cares Society: both in terms of helping a particular client find a nobody is going to speak. If you want to speak, you have to go has since grown to include offices in Vancouver, Coquitlam, job and more generally, with respect to issues of inclusion and up to the whiteboard and write it down.’ If the person wanted to talk, if they had a question, they’d have to go write it down Surrey and on the North Shore. the creation a diverse workforce. so that I could see everything that they were talking about,” The organization survives through funding from the federal ••• and provincial governments as well as through the generosity Pillay says he is incredibly grateful for the society’s efforts says Pillay.

“It was a challenge for everybody, and it helped in their of private donors. All services, offered to both clients and on his behalf. It helped him get a job in his chosen field with communication too,” he adds. employers, are free of charge.

VANOC. As his contract has concluded, Pillay is now back to the Overall, the society provides employment-related services to Having had limited success with other agencies, he got a more than 400 clients per year. recommendation from a friend to connect with IAM Cares, drawing board and is in search of a new job.

“Right now, I have a part-time job, but it’s just contract.

“We work with people with disabilities and chronic which he did last fall. conditions to help them find employment and get access to “I was putting it off and then finally I contacted them, See Group page 9 training,” says Lefler. made an appointment with Krista, and sat down with her. It

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the turbine’s electrical output for any anomalies and shuts it down in the event of an emergency, while another prevents energy produced by the turbine from flowing onto the public system.

Grouse said it had equipment that performed both functions, just not in the way Hydro specified. Following negotiations, the resort decided to add some extra components, including a new transformer, in order to get the green light from the utility.

“What was required was very specific. This is a custombuilt wind turbine — there’s no other wind turbine like it in the world — so when we sourced the parts from other countries, there were parts that served the same purpose, but were not exactly the same,” said Grouse spokesman William Mbaho.

The turbine’s output is intended only to help power Grouse Mountain Resort, not be sold into the public grid. It will cut the mountain’s power bill by an estimated 25 per cent per year.

Mbaho declined to discuss the dollar figures, but in April BC Hydro estimated the cost of fixing the problem at $30,000.

Neither BC Hydro nor Grouse could say definitively when the switch will be turned on, only that it will be in the next few weeks.

Mbaho emphasized that the wind turbine blades have been spinning for months now, with an average of a few hundred visitors making the trip to its lookout pod each day since it opened.

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here are thousands of problem gamblers in B.C., but one in particular rarely loses. That’s the provincial government, which relaunched its revamped online gambling website PlayNow.com this week after it was shut down last month over security concerns.

The province has defended its foray into the industry by arguing that people will spend the money anyway; at least this way, the money will stay in B.C. to fund needed social services.

Already, gambling earns the provincial government more than $1 billion annually. With the expanded site and the weekly limit now at $10,000, that figure will likely swell.

But while that windfall may be helpful, the government must ensure that in reaping it it is not creating a

larger problem. Victoria spends just $4.6 million per year on the Responsible Gambling Strategy and the Problem Gambling Program, having slashed funding from $7 million in 2009.

What support programs are offered, such as a 24-hour help line, counselling and BCResponsibleGambling.ca, are maddeningly ineffective.

The province’s self-exclusion program is intended to prevent gaming addicts from entering casinos, but many find they can do so without so much as a peep from security.

If Victoria plans to balance the budget on the backs of problem gamblers, the least they can do is get serious about tackling the problem they are helping to support. That starts with restoring funding and creating programs that are truly effective.

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Foot patrols no great feat

Dear Editor: I submit an open letter to the City of North Vancouver and the North Vancouver RCMP. I have lived and owned property in Lower Lonsdale for 30plus years, and last week I saw a Mountie walking on a sidewalk in Lower Lonsdale for the first time ever — no car, just on foot.

Unbelievable.

When the St. Alice and Olympic Hotels, complete with resident bikers, were part of Lower Lonsdale, you could not drag an RCMP member below Third Street after dark. Little has changed.

Yes, the force has opened a Community Policing Office on Third Street. Rarely is a Mountie present, although a senior citizen is always available to sell you an RCMP cap or pin.

Come afternoon they shut shop for the day. Perfect way to fight crime.

Where are the police when the pubs and bars dump all the drunks on the streets in Lower Lonsdale?

Screaming tires, fights, foul language, open liquor. It happens every night.

Police presence: negative; there is not a cop in sight — or at least not one willing to venture into this neighbourhood. We have never had our portion of policing at any time.

Drugs are sold openly at the SeaBus terminal. Want to enjoy Waterfront Park by yourself or with your family in the early evening?

Forget it. It’s filled with young punks, dealers, foul language and beggars.

One bright spot: We put up with the noise, fights, drunks, damage from the Red Door Lounge on First Street for years until the rich people moved into the Q condos and it got shut down. End of the problem, overnight.

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God bless the wealthy.

We need a police force that is part of the community; we do not need a bunch of people who are waiting for a posting to Ottawa or some embassy overseas. Give us a homegrown force whose first concern is the community.

The VPD patrol Vancouver’s East Side on foot. The Prince Rupert Mounties also patrol past closing time, so we know it’s possible. Maybe they can show the Mounties how it’s done without air conditioned cars.

For the city to ante up $175,000 for something the Mounties are already being paid to do (the Lonsdale Corridor Crime Response foot patrol pilot program) is extortion. Pull up your socks and get on with doing a proper job of policing.

It’s high time municipal hall realized that Lower Lonsdale is part and parcel of the city.

Michael Andrews North Vancouver

Reader cool to hotdog tax

Dear Editor: Thanks to Premier Gordon Campbell for the daily reminder that I am helping to grow the economy of the province, a nickel and dime at a time. Today it was stamps, 39 cents, yesterday a hotdog, 14 cents. Last weekend, it was $4.83: We ate out.

Brian Mulroney is remembered for the GST. I am sure Gordon Campbell will be forever remembered for the HST. Doug Wilson North Vancouver

Desire to recall comes from failure to recall

Dear Editor: As a long-time resident of North Vancouver I have tended to think that my fellow residents were reasonably intelligent and reasonably well-educated, but I am dumbfounded by the support for Bill Vander Zalm and his self-promotion campaign.

Why would anyone back a man who, 20 years ago, was proven to be such a bad premier and citizen? Are our memories so short?

With respect to the HST, a lot of people must have forgotten what the situation was in early spring 2009. Government revenues fell off the table (both federally and provincially).

British Columbia’s deficit projection went from zero to $400 million to $2 billion during the election campaign because it was impossible for Ottawa to advise Victoria how badly they were being hammered on revenues.

Is it any wonder that Victoria succumbed to the offer of $1.6 billion over three years in return for agreeing to the HST? Carole James is making a huge deal about false information from Campbell, but if she had been premier, she would have been in exactly the same situation.

As to the exact effect of the HST on each family, if you are in the habit of eating out at every meal, then yes you will notice this tax. But if you live a relatively normal family life, the effect will be considerably less than the end of the world as described

by Vander Zalm.

Why should our MLAs be in any danger of recall?

Ross Andrews North Vancouver

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People have funny ideas about thank-you notes these days. The custom of writing them has been slowly eroding for eons. At this point, many couples just send a wedding snapshot and a vague “thanks for the gift,” as if they can’t even be bothered to remember what it was.

That really isn’t enough of a reaction to such a present, or to a major service a friend or relative has rendered.

Don’t believe me? Ask Miss Manners.

At any rate, Giancarlo and Carlotta worked the hot tub

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pizza-shaped wicker basket, on which this woman had glued some brownish dried flowers and a patterned ribbon. Rather than feeling the genuine gratitude that any gift should inspire, and writing the note posthaste, I agonized over my options.

Could I, for example, get away with buying her a commercial thank-you card, then just signing it, something I had frowned on for everybody else? I let the matter slide — for 28 years.

My half hour in the hot tub time machine, however, set me cringing anew. Obviously, there was only one way to rectify this shameful faux pas. I began composing my thank-you note immediately: “Dear Rhonda (or is it Rhoda?), You are probably surprised to hear from me after all this time. How is your craft-making going?”

After that, I couldn’t think of what to write, so I came up with a few alternatives.

A) “I have finally reached the ‘R’ section of my wedding thank-you notes and wanted

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Let me explain. On a recent summer getaway in a rented cabin, my friends and I shared a hot tub time machine adventure that whisked us back, not to our wacky teenaged hijinks of the 1970s, but to a couple of memories that were as sour as old pickles.

You may not have seen the movie Hot Tub Time Machine. It isn’t good; don’t bother. But we loved the concept, so on our last night at the cabin we decided to soak ourselves in reminiscences while the chlorinated bubbles swirled around us.

Unfortunately, we found ourselves focusing on a couple of negative recollections.

Our friends were simmering about an incident last summer: Giancarlo had been asked by some longtime pals to emcee their son’s wedding. He’s a popular host at this sort of event. Though the bride and groom were virtual strangers to him, Giancarlo couldn’t figure out a way to turn down the request. So he did what he usually does: met with the young man and woman; got them to provide background information about themselves, their lives and their interests; and interviewed their friends and family members.

Giancarlo’s wife Carlotta was there, and she says he did a great job at the wedding reception. But the newlyweds did not thank him — not once. They made no special point of acknowledging, privately or publicly, the effort that he’d made or the good work he’d done. A year later, there has been no grateful note, bouquet of flowers or bottle of wine. Nor had they offered the slightest “gracias” for their $100 gift.

Giancarlo and Carlotta are some kinda ticked, and I

up to the boiling point with their anecdote, which nudged my conscience backward into a disturbing memory of my own.

When I got married, I was pretty diligent regarding thank-you notes. As was the custom then, I sent a handwritten card to each gift-giver, talking about the present and how we would use it. Stanley may have written a few, as well. I believe we did this for every gift — except one. And here is my terrible confession: I did not send the thank-you card because I didn’t like the present.

But so what if I didn’t like it? The point was not the gift, but the thought. It was incredibly, unforgivably rude of me. Worse yet, the person who gave us the present — someone we had only met once and have never seen again — probably made it with her own hands.

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B) “The reason I haven’t written to you about your truly stunning wedding present is that I’ve been in a coma since the day after our nuptials. You might have gotten wind of that if it hadn’t been a fiercely private coma.

“Just before falling into it, I asked Stanley not to mention it to anyone, and if people asked him about me, to just say ‘She’s out of town.’ He didn’t breathe a word, not even to the two children we apparently had while I was ‘down under,’ as I call it. I woke up today and, naturally, the first thing I wanted to do was to write you this thank-you note. I don’t know what we would have done without your basket of dried flowers. That brown and blue ribbon was a lifesaver. All the best . . .”

C) “I’ve been meaning to write to you for many years to thank you for your handmade wedding present. I’ve been living in Sweden, however, under an assumed name, and have had to keep my whereabouts a secret.

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Writing thank-you notes would totally have blown my cover.

“Suffice it to say, I’ve used your dried flower basket for a number of things, including several times as a kind of Frisbee to decapitate thugs. It’s really come in handy.

“Please destroy this thank-you note as soon as you’ve read it, and forget everything I’ve told you. Otherwise, I will have to have you pulled apart by Swedish wolfhounds.

Cheers . . .”

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Really what I’m looking for is a full-time IT job, but I haven’t been able to find anything yet,” he says.

IAM Cares is continuing to help Pillay. Last week, Lefler assisted with another job interview and is continuing to send him postings.

“I’m really appreciate working with this organization,” he says.

In addition to going to bat for each of its clients, IAM Cares also does outreach.

“We try to get out into the community and talk to employers and educate them about hiring people with disabilities,” says Lefler Despite the support they receive from many employers, staff are constantly frustrated by others who are unwilling to accept those with differences. As a result, the society continues to fight the stigma of disability, work to educate the public and encourage employers to draw on people’s strengths instead of focusing on their disabilities, she says.

There are financial benefits to hiring people with disabilities as well. “People with disabilities stay in a job longer, because once they find an employer who’s accommodating, they’re not as apt to leave,” says Lefler, adding this allows companies to save money on training.

“It’s really win-win,” she says.

••• In addition to helping people find jobs, the IAM Cares Society also works to increase clients’ self-esteem.

A year and a half ago, Doug Ripley, a 36-year-old New Westminster resident, found himself at a crossroads: after 14 years of working at a warehouse, he was laid off due to a downturn in the economy.

Ripley, who has a visual impairment, contacted the organization. He was interested in changing the direction of his life.

“I didn’t have a lot of transferable skills. I wanted to get out of the warehouse industry because it was probably dangerous and probably not the best vocation for me to be in,” he says. “I wanted to get into massage therapy, but I didn’t know how to get from where I was.”

He had always had an interest in the field, having led an active life and having known people in the industry, but for some reason never took steps to pursue it.

“This whole layoff situation really forced me to think: ‘OK, what do I want to do now? What do I really want to do?’” he says.

Ripley kept coming back to massage therapy, attracted to its hands-on approach to helping people feel better.

“It’s a pretty powerful medium to affect changes in people who are having any kind of stress or even injury or recovery or whatever. There’s lots of different things that massage therapy can help people with,” he says.

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“Definitely (I have) higher confidence now than before because I have direction; I have a vocation that I’m going to love waiting for me; whereas, before I was kind of lost,” he adds.

Based on his positive experience, Ripley remains a strong champion of the society’s potential to help.

“Once you hit that point where you realize something’s got to happen, you should use the services and the people out there who know how to get stuff done. (IAM Cares) can teach you what you need to do to find a direction, . . . get you going in that direction and not necessarily do the work for you, but help you and show you what needs to be done. It really helps clarify the stuff inside you,” he says.

••• Due to the recent economic downturn, IAM Cares Society staff face additional challenges in their quest to secure jobs for their many clients.

“There’s a big change in the economy, and a lot of the jobs that have gone by the wayside are manufacturing-type

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They’ve also noticed a hiring slowdown since the Olympics and the introduction of HST, as employers are waiting to see the full impact, holding off on bringing in new staff for the time being.

“We’re working with clients longer and taking in a lot more new clients who are being laid off from positions,” she says. “Whereas a couple years ago, an employer would put out an advertisement and they’d get four resumes, now they’re telling us they’ll get 400 resumes. So they can pick and choose the cream of the crop and usually they’re not people with disabilities.”

That said, the IAM Cares Society’s positive impact on clients and the greater community continues to inspire Lefler and her staff, who remain firmly dedicated to the cause.

“It’s really nice to see people who . . . are struggling with finding employment find a job and be successful and be able to provide for themselves and their families,” she says.

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The walkway will look similar to the existing walkway which connects to the terminal building to the Langdale ferry, said Marshall, adding the changes are also expected to improve security by having passengers enter and leave the site at the main entrance.

Once it’s open the existing exit will be closed, but passengers shouldn’t notice any other changes, she said, adding she expects it will make access to Horseshoe Bay shops easier.

In all, $42 million for 21 different projects across B.C. was announced on Thursday by Treasury Board president Stockwell Day and North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Naomi Yamamoto at a press conference near West Vancouver’s Old Capilano Bridge.

“We had announced and exhausted the funds, but because of the competitive bidding process our government put in place . . . we were able to find these extra millions of dollars from existing projects,” said Joan McIntyre, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky. The government also announced $6 million for road resurfacing projects on Highway 1 and Highway 99. McIntyre said she expects this to be the last stimulus funding announcement before the program wraps up and the federal government begins to tighten the purse strings in the hopes of reining in the deficit.

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Rowers Chelsea Whishart, Nora Badreldin and Kate van Ruyben enjoy the festivities.

Rowers Brynn Danvers and Amelia Hill clown around with coach Colin Gray.

Approximately 100 rowing enthusiasts, family and friends gathered at the Deep Cove Rowing Club’s boathouse July 28 for the club’s second annual barbecue. Those in attendance enjoyed the beautiful summer night as they shared rowing stories and awards were given out to racers in the junior, senior, masters and recreational programs.

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Illness puts things in perspective I remember the day like it was yesterday, walking at 8,000 feet along a dusty narrow trail high in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.

River. It was all worth it. The thrill of bouncing along the bubbling rapids combined with spectacular mountain scenery had my companions and I repeatedly shouting “double rainbow!” I could’ve easily gone for another hour or two.

Riding an ATV was surprisingly more nerve-wracking. I did the Mountain Explorer tour up Blackcomb Mountain with Canadian All Terrain Adventures. I hadn’t driven anything more powerful than a shopping cart for the past couple of years, so at first, the quick acceleration from just a push of my thumb freaked me out a little. But I got the hang of things over the two-hour course, which featured challenging trails, epic views and a splashy mud pit that made for some pretty sweet photos. FYI, wearing a dress — yes, I was that girl — is not a good idea.

I should quickly mention that while all

I had just thanked my amazing friend and teammate, Bob Faulkner, for bringing me to the Eco-Challenge. For me, it was a magical moment as the sun was setting and I was walking through an environment that seemed so foreign from the one I was accustomed to.

I was also excited as overnight we would descend into a base camp where we’d refuel and see medics and friends.

I remember sitting with the amazing medical team led by Dr. Adrian Cohen who was telling me how a Moroccan villager was brought in on a horse earlier that day. They did emergency surgery right there and saved the guy’s life!

A simple fall out there for those people with no medical treatment meant certain death.

It made me realize how lucky we are for where we were born.

I have always done sports for health and actually pride myself on being injury-free for

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NORTH Shore News reporter Manisha Krishnan (left) bounces down Whistler’s Green River on a whitewater rafting adventure.

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I’VE never been completely sold on the idea of a staycation.

TUG-OF-WAR Julia Staub-French offers tips for a parent of a child stuck in the middle of a conflict between two of her friends in this week’s On the Couch column. page 14

I mean, I get it — explore your own backyard, save money, blah, blah, blah, but still it just seems like a poor substitute for the real deal. Unless, of course, your backyard happens to include a little mountain town called Whistler.

We all know that Whistler is one of the most sought after ski and snowboard destinations in the world. In fact, I’m pretty sure they held some bigwig sporting event up there just this past February. But that doesn’t mean it’s a one-trick mountain.

Whistler’s got plenty to offer in the summertime too, from hiking to mountain biking to scoping out the wildlife. I took a trip up there on the August long weekend to take in a couple of activities that I’ve always

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wanted to try — whitewater rafting and ATV riding. The weather was gorgeous when I arrived, so my first port of call was to take a ride on the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. With three world records under its belt for being the longest unsupported span at 3.024 kilometres; highest lift of its kind at 436 metres; and the longest continuous lift system on earth — I was expecting to be amazed by this attraction. Mission accomplished.

The 11-minute ride from Whistler to Blackcomb resulted in many impressed “oohs” and “ahhs” and the gorgeous alpine terrain provided some postcard-worthy photos. I even spotted a couple of black bears on my way back down the mountain — a first for me.

Then it was time for rafting. There was probably close to 60 of us who piled into Wedge Rafting’s change rooms, suited up in wetsuits, and marched through the village looking like fools on our way to the school buses that took us down to Whistler’s Green

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daughter just wants her friends to get along and play nicely. She is getting very stressed over this and is starting to dread going to school. I don’t know how to help her.

Answer: The first thought that comes to my mind is that your daughter sounds like a very thoughtful and empathetic young girl who has really tried to do what she can to make this work out. I am also aware that she is talking to you about her

dread and how she is having a hard time navigating this tricky moment, which I think says a lot about all the good work you have done with her so far as a parent.

I know this is a frequent theme in my columns, but it’s a very important one: a significant aspect of being healthy emotionally is one’s ability to have feelings with another person and then feel soothed by that person. She is doing exactly that with you.

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I think your daughter is already realizing this because she is becoming avoidant (anxious) about going to school.

You first want to help her understand that it is okay for her friends to have feelings (anger, disappointment, sadness, etc.) and that teachers, parents and others can help her deal with those feelings. I would ask her to describe exactly (and I know this is hard to get out of kids) what happens in the moments when they start to fight over her. How does she feel?

If you are able to understand in detail the difficult moments, you can work with your daughter to come up with some possible solutions in the moment.

Some ideas might include her feeling comfortable

saying, “If you are both going to fight then I am going to go play on the monkey bars by myself.” Or, “It is no fun to play with you both when you get mad at each other.” She can also decide that she will play with one friend at recess and the other at lunch.

I would also ask your daughter if she actually enjoys playing with one, both or none of them. This is important to discuss with her so she knows she has a choice about how she is going to spend her precious play time.

Helping her learn that she doesn’t have to be friends with someone if she doesn’t want to, and helping her set those limits in a respectful and caring way, will be a lesson she will take well into her adulthood to great effect.

I also like to ask children to tell me why they think other people are acting in

certain ways. This question is not meant to get them to fix the problem for the other person, but rather to help them begin to learn about what people do with their feelings. I might ask her why she thinks her friends get angry at each other.

This might lead to a very interesting conversation about how people who are disappointed (not getting to play their game), express that feeling as anger (yelling, arguing, name calling, etc.).

Your daughter might even be able to tell you about a time when she was very disappointed, but got angry instead.

Be curious with her about what she does when she is disappointed, maybe angry, and what makes her feel better in the moment.

The context you are building for her with the conversation is that all of us have difficult feelings, we have choices about what we do with those feelings and that there is a way to feel better.

The subtext of course is that her friends have that choice too.

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As I improved, the doctor came through with his young medical students and he applauded me for coming in and he helped explain my situation (pneumonia) and what the plan of attack was. I love a plan of attack as it allows me to focus on how to attract more energy. I was moved to a respiratory unit where more incredible people leapt into action. We had good chats about fishing, mountain biking and all the while I just laid there in awe, watching these talented people do their thing.

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Back to school in style Deana Lancaster dlancaster@nsnews.com

YOU would prefer to avoid thinking about it, because the truth hurts: summer is almost over.

In two short weeks you’ll be enjoying the last weekend of your summer break, sliding school supplies into your backpack and getting ready for the first day of school. Next to your newschoolyear resolutions to pay attention in class and study hard, don’t forget the second-most important element for a successful return to class: your style.

For fall 2010, tastemakers are offering casual, comfy clothes for the return to class and cooler weather.

Basic black and grey for both boys and girls is accented by pops of bright colour: bright red, golden yellow and lagoon blue, while khaki and muted greens will make an increased appearance through the fall. Girls also get to play with bright purples and pinks in their wardrobe, and on their nails.

The skinny jean not only maintains its hold on the fashion world, but it comes in new styles like cargo and cropped, and has even made its way onto the racks for boys (but please guys, not too skinny). Girls are also still wearing leggings, which come in all colours and textures, including “jeggings,” or jean leggings.

Plaid rules the school, in everything from flannel shirts and dresses to backpacks and binders; but don’t overdo it: one tartan at a time is enough. A cosy cardigan is a must-have, whether you opt for a longer boyfriend style, or a shorter, patterned knit. Motorcycle jackets are the newest cool cover-up, and don’t forget the menswear trend: vests and blazers, fedoras and lace-up wingtip shoes all make a trendy statement.

Finally, if you’re tired of lugging your school essentials around a backpack, this season the messenger bag makes a stylish return.

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Capilano University’s new president reveals a bright future the search for a new president and vice-chancellor of Capilano University began more than one year ago. A search committee at the university, comprised of nine individuals representing students, staff, faculty and the board of governors, was asked to find a motivational and visionary leader who would be a strong fit with Capilano’s values. On May 21, the university’s board of governors announced that Dr. Kris Bulcroft was the successful candidate.

Shelley Kean, manager of Capilano University’s Public Affairs Office, sat down with Dr. Bulcroft to find out more about her thoughts on academia, leadership and Capilano University.

SK: What attracted you to Capilano University?

KB: The advertisement that outlined the role of the president really underscored the ethos that is central at Capilano University — undergraduate learning and a student-centred approach in all aspects of life at the university. My professional values and experiences seemed to match the requirements of the role of president . . . the “fit” seemed right. The more I explored Capilano University through the website and other materials made available through the search process, the more I came to feel that it was a very good match and that I had the background and skills necessary to help Capilano University move forward.

SK: What makes Capilano University so distinctive?

KB: There are many elements of distinction at Capilano University, but I’d have to say that what first impressed me was the innovative and learner-centred programs.

I really believe that Capilano University is designed to meet the needs of students, which is evident in the wide variety of programs offered and the many kinds of students it serves. It is difficult for institutions of higher education to be flexible and responsive to students, but Capilano University has a tradition of putting students first and making those difficult organizational changes in order to prepare students for an ever-changing world.

SK: What do you see as being the primary role of president?

KB: I think that the president is the primary spokesperson for the university. Many people make a distinction between internal and external presidencies, but I don’t see it as a dichotomy of roles. Good presidents know the internal workings of the university, and thus they are well prepared to represent that university to external

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constituencies. In addition, the president has primary responsibility for insuring that the university has clearly articulated vision/mission/goals and that there are ways to benchmark progress toward those goals.

SK: What fuels your passion for education?

KB: I love to learn, and I continue to be a learner in many ways. Taking on this new role will certainly require a lot of new learning on my part. Learning requires that we build relationships. The most significant and deepest learning seems to take place in the context of community and dialogue with others. So what fuels my passion for education is that we are all learners within that community. One of the best byproducts of learning is that relationships are developed, many of which continue all our lives.

SK: What are your immediate goals as president?

KB: One of the first things I want to do is get to know more about Capilano University — its history as well as the hopes for its future. The best way to do that is to listen to as many members of the campus community (internal and external) as I possibly can. It is a bit daunting to think about how many people I want to get to know in these first few months at Capilano University, but I am very much looking forward to it.

SK: What strengths do you bring to the role of president?

KB: I am a good listener. I’ve learned that good leaders are good listeners. But I’ve also learned that there is a point at which listening has to cease and decisions have to be made. I have never been afraid to make decisions

and take responsibility for the decisions I’ve made.

I think another strength that I bring to my role of president is that I am a good teacher and have a good foundation in assessing student learning. This is particularly important in helping a university understand if they are meeting the learning outcomes set forth in their programs and degrees.

that they are making a difference in the world and that I had a small part in shaping their future. All of us in higher education institutions have the privilege of mentoring students and helping them realize their dreams.

SK: You’ve mentioned Capilano’s connection to its communities. Can you talk about why that’s so important to you?

KB: Capilano University already offers an impressive array of continuing education courses that build bridges with the community. The English as a Second Language program certainly is unique and a valuable resource for the metropolitan Vancouver community. The performing arts theatre and other venues bring the community to the campus and add to the overall quality of life in the Metro Vancouver area. So I was very impressed by how much is already happening between the community and Capilano University. I think of these things as ways in which Capilano serves the community.

But I think there are more ways in which the community can help serve Capilano University. I’ve heard from students so often that having learning opportunities that are grounded in the “real” world make the most profound and lasting learning possible. Internships, service learning and practicum experiences are all a vital part of taking concepts and knowledge and giving them practical application. Thus, the local community plays a very important

Internships, service learning and

practicum experiences are all a vital part

of taking concepts and knowledge and giving them practical application. The local

SK: What do you see as being the biggest challenge facing Capilano?

KB: Funding is always a concern as the costs associated with delivering a high quality education keep increasing and the sources for funding are not keeping pace. Capilano University is facing the same problem that all public universities face —“Do more with less”— and it takes its toll on the human resources of the university. Trying to find new sources of revenue, without increasing costs for students, is a primary challenge today.

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giving students such opportunities.

SK: What are you most proud of in your career to date?

KB: While I’ve had some significant professional accomplishments in both my research and teaching career, I am most proud of the accomplishments of those students I’ve worked with in the classroom and in other settings. Nothing gives me as much pleasure as getting an e-mail from a former student telling me

role in giving students such opportunities. Concomitantly, students can be a resource for businesses and non-profit organizations in ways that bring new ideas and energy into the community. I hope that under my leadership, Capilano University will find new ways to build even more partnerships with the local community to serve both its students and its surrounding neighbourhoods.

SK: In terms of the Capilano community, its programs and its services, what are some of the principles you feel most strongly about?

KB: Just before coming to Capilano University to assume my new role as president, I spent two weeks in Bátovce, Slovak Republic. Bátovce is a very small village in central Slovakia. This is where our Slovak “family” lives and my husband and I have spent a lot of time there over the past 10 years. It is a large, extended family of three generations and we are honourary members for reasons too complex to relate in this brief Q&A. This summer, there were four languages being spoken as we sat together in the garden.

We used the Internet to help us figure out how to bake a plum cake and how to translate some key phrases, as well as to keep us all in contact with our lives beyond Bátovce. We helped each other with tasks such as child care, dog walking, shopping and recycling. It was a great two weeks together.

I relate this scene because it illustrates my values and because it is becoming the norm — an international context that requires that we reach out and work together to enhance our collective prospects and work through our common problems. My life has been amazingly enriched and expanded due to my international experiences. I have come to see that our survival as a species on this planet is dependent on building bridges and understanding across cultures and generations.

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r. Bulcroft took the reins as Capilano University’s sixth president on August 1, 2010.

She brings to the presidency a lifelong commitment to education as a university professor and academic administrator.

Dr. Bulcroft had a distinguished 20-year career at Western Washington University, serving as a professor of sociology as well as vice-provost for undergraduate education—a position she held until 2008 when she joined Franklin College as provost and vice-president for academic affairs.

She holds a BA from Pacific Lutheran University, an MA from Eastern Washington University and a PhD from the University of Minnesota. Her primary field of study is sociology, with emphasis on

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family life and aging. Dr. Bulcroft has published widely on these issues and has worked as a research scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. She is also a recipient of several Fulbright Awards for research and teaching in Canada and Slovakia, and has served as a reviewer for Fulbright proposals for Central Europe.

In addition to her academic pursuits, Dr. Bulcroft enjoys gardening, cooking and hiking with her husband, Richard Bulcroft, who is an associate professor of sociology at Western Washington University in Bellingham. They have a daughter, Anastasia Polda, who is a graduate student in history at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, and a standard poodle named Margaux.

A24 - North Shore News - Sunday, August 22, 2010

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Sunday, August 22, 2010 - North Shore News - A27

Mountain biker gets back in the saddle Dirt Series camp fosters skill and confidence levels Deana Lancaster dlancaster@nsnews.com

EIGHT years after storing my front suspension mountain bike in my parents’ shed, I dragged it out and dusted off the cobwebs.

I was never a strong rider to begin with; I lacked confidence, and the necessary skill to ride in a straight line eluded me, so pedalling over ladders and bridges got my heart pounding. But then, so did downhill and dropoffs. I fell — often. My legs were a mess of bruises and pedal bites.

What I lacked in skill I tried to make up for with determination and stick-to-it-ness, but when I rolled my bike into that shed partway through my first pregnancy in 2002, I felt a pang of relief mixed with regret.

So this summer, when one of my closest friends told me that all she wanted for her birthday was to mountain bike, and for me to do it with her, I felt fear diffuse out from the pit of my stomach and catch in my throat.

I needed help and it came in the form of a two-day Trek Dirt Series women’s mountain bike camp in Whistler. As Dirt Series camp founder Candace Shadley explained on the morning of Day 1, the program began in 2000 as a provincial development initiative, an effort to bring more women into the sport and to fuel the passion of those already committed to it.

Now celebrating 10 years, some 6,000 participants have ridden through the program, and it has expanded from Whistler throughout B.C. and Alberta and into Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah and Colorado. There are now a few co-ed programs added to the original roster of women’s only camps, and working with industry partners like Trek Bikes, it now runs 15 to 20 camps annually.

It was early, and the 60 or so female participants lounged on the steps outside the camp’s host shop, Skiis & Biikes, with our hands curled around steaming cups of coffee. Shadley was perched on the side of sponsor Trek’s pickup bed, running us through the plan for the weekend and introducing the coaches.

My nerves were clawing at me, and I felt a bit shaky as I strapped on my armour and helmet for the ride to the gondola and the skills site.

“Have you ever taken your bike in a gondola?” asked Michelle, one of the camp coaches, ready to guide me through the process.

“I haven’t taken my bike anywhere in almost a decade,” I replied, aiming for dry rather than terrified. She smiled, a beacon of calm. “You’ll be fine. You can do this.”

It would become my mantra

for the weekend.

Once at the skills site on the mountain, we started slow, riding in circles to practice “neutral position” — butt out of the saddle, pedals level, eyes forward and arms relaxed. Then we were on to descending, braking, front-wheel lifts, cornering, ratcheting, and my nemesis: straight line riding.

But something funny happened during the skills session.

Maybe it was the easy encouragement from the coaches, the need to concentrate on what I was doing, or the slow progression — moving from riding along a length of firehose, to a plank on the ground, to a raised plank — I started to believe that technical riding is within my reach, that even with an eightyear hiatus, I could crush my nerves and conquer the dirt.

At lunch, we met women of all ages from across North America: a mom and daughter from West Vancouver, a group of moms from Squamish, friends from Seattle, even a woman in her 50s from New Orleans, who said she was taking the camp to “up her gumption.” From nearbeginners to expert riders, all levels were represented, and all of us were there to learn.

In the afternoon, my group took our newfound skills and hit some of the intermediate trails around Lost Lake. Incredibly, joyfully, I climbed without stopping, and on the way down rolled over roots, rocks and even bridges, without taking the easy outs as I might have in the longdistant past.

Day 2 was much like Day 1, but with steeper hills and bigger drops during the skills sessions, and the afternoon spent on the trails in Whistler Bike Park, on the mountain. I swapped out my hardtail to demo a women’sspecific, full-suspension Trek Fuel EX, and found the change revelatory: I flowed down trails that I had rattled over the day before, and found everything from cornering to riding on technical terrain much easier.

Only the hydraulic disc brakes threw me . . . literally. Used to the v-brakes on my 10-year-old bike, I learned quickly that the amount of pressure needed to stop the Trek was significantly less. I’m happy to report that the bruise on my hip has healed nicely.

When I got home, I rolled my old bike back into storage.

But only because I realized it was time for a new one, complete with full suspension and disc brakes.

I had fun, and plenty of it. I plan to keep riding and keep improving, at my own speed, and with lessons learned at this Dirt Series camp and some in the future. How’s that for upping my gumption?

There are two camps left this season: in Bellingham, Wash., Aug. 28-29; and back in Whistler, Sept. 11-12. Participants in either camp will get a free multi tool and a chance for a free ride, as one person from each camp will have their entry fee reimbursed. For more information on the Trek Dirt Series, visit

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Where to stay in Whistler: Evolution lodging is located in Whistler Creekside, a quieter alternative to Whistler Village, which can get noisy on the weekends. Comfy and contemporary rooms have a full kitchen (for fueling up before you ride), and the lodge has an outdoor heated pool, two hot tubs, a sauna, eucalyptus steam room, fitness centre, a games room and a media room.

For dinner, we walked a few steps to Dusty’s for its famous barbecue. Find out more at www.evolutionwhistler.ca.

••• While most of the Dirt Series participants were in the shop on the first night, attending sessions on bike maintenance, gears, brakes, and cleaning, we took to Highway 99 for the short drive north to Scandinave Spa Whistler.

As the age-old Finnish tradition of hot-cold-relaxation was explained to me, I nodded. I had no intention of freezing myself in a Nordic waterfall. I simply wanted to soothe my aching muscles in one of the outdoor hot baths. But after a lengthy submersion I was willing to give the cold water a try.

Scandinavian baths are known for their energizing and relaxing properties — the warm-

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NORTH Shore News reporter Deana Lancaster goes back to basics before hitting the trails in a recent Trek Dirt Series women’s only camp in Whistler. ing period (in a hot pool, steam room or dry sauna) is said to improve circulation and cleanse the skin with sweating. The cold stage, in the aforementioned waterfall, shower or icy bath, closes the pores. And finally, relaxation lounges are provided for resting

and allowing the cardiovascular system to regulate itself.

Despite my initial skepticism, I’m now a believer. After my longest cold-water plunge (somewhere around three minutes) I headed for a solarium feeling loose, calm and totally

relaxed. Don’t believe me? Try it at home: hot bath, cold shower, and go lie down. Though it’s not likely to hold the same kind of magic without Whistler’s scenic beauty.

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A28 - North Shore News - Sunday, August 22, 2010

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Smooth shift to Switchback THE last people to look at the over glorified lifestyle of winery ownership through rose coloured glasses are North Vancouver’s Christine Coletta and husband Steve Lornie.

When you’ve done it all — from heading up the B.C. Wine Institute to pouring B.C. wines for the first time at the world-renowned London International Wine & Spirits Fair, putting VQA on the map, and running PR for some of the world’s biggest wine names, from Walla Walla to Colchagua — what comes next?

Open your own winery, of course. Isn’t that what everyone does? Yet, this past week, the pair launched their first wine — Haywire Switchback Pinot Gris 2009 — and, not only that, unveiled plans to build a winery in time for the 2011 vintage.

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NEWS AROUND THE WORLD Going on a trip?Then take the North Shore News with you

KEEVA and Maeve O’Brien cool off in the Mediterranean Sea on the island of Tinos, Greece.

JIM, Brooke, Marc and Sue Caruth explore the pyramids of ancient Egypt on camels.

MARY Ferraby and Susan Schlicher walk along the Thames River, near Bourne End, England.

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

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ROBERT and Jim Kershaw flash the North Shore News at the Pak Ou Caves on the Mekong River, Luang Prabang, Laos.

JAIME and Samantha Fourchalk explore the ruins of Pompeii in Naples, Italy.

MARNY Peirson makes a trek to the Inuit village of Kulusuk on the east coast of Greenland.

HIN Lee visits the Somerset House in London, England.

KIMBERLY and Kerry Campbell stop in Helsinki, Finland while on a side trip during their homeexchange in Sweden.

HANNAH Sluis, Cade Gocal, Emily Sluis, Julia Gocal and Sophie Sluis discover the magic of Disneyland.

VINCE, Jake and Michael Dinoto goof around in Las Vegas, Nev.

A30 - North Shore News - Sunday, August 22, 2010

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Sunday, August 22, 2010 - North Shore News - A31

PETS

Take control of your canine I was nearing the end of my walk as I approached a woman and her dog.

As usual I had put my dogs on leash upon the approach to show them that I am in charge of the greeting and the situation. I asked them both to come into heel at my left side and they did so Canine Connection willingly. I continued forward Joan Klucha and watched with interest as the woman struggled with her dog. Her dog noticed us approaching and altered its behaviour dramatically and as her dog did this the woman yells out, “are they friendly?” and my response was “NO!” This, of course, was a lie. My dogs are quite friendly with dogs and people alike but I had had enough of poorly behaved dogs along the walk that morning with owners muttering some sort of an excuse as to why their dogs where so poorly behaved.

If I lied about my dogs behaviour I noticed that people actually did something about their dogs, like put them on leash or take them by the collar as we walked by.

Earlier in the walk we were approached by two small dogs, both off-leash, that came running towards us full tilt, the owners yelling out “are your dogs friendly?”

“Yes” I replied.

“Well ours are friendly but have not seen many large white dogs with brown spots (referring to Piper), so they might seems a bit aggressive, but they are just trying to make friends,” replied the owners.

This is called lack of proper socialization and leadership. The dogs are allowed to take control of the situation as a pack by showing aggression.

Then there was the 80-pound puppy. A large lab came running towards us, off-leash with the owners way behind. As the dog approached it was whining with a stiff tail and short

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stride. Its body language said I have no idea how to deal with this situation so I’m gonna do what has worked in the past which is to be a pain in the butt until I get my way. The dog proceeded to circle around Zumi attempting to get a back end sniff. She accommodated the dog the first time, then the second time and even the third. But when he came back for a fourth I could see she had enough and was trying to tell him to go away by making direct eye contact and turning her hind end away. The owners came running up and said “Oh he is just a puppy and still doesn’t know how to behave himself.”

“So how old is he?” I asked “A year and a half,” they replied.

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Puppyhood ends at around 6 months of age. If your year-old dog is still acting like a misbehaving puppy it is because it lacks decent leadership and has not been allowed to mature properly because the you have not set clear boundaries and discipline for it to live within.

After that point I simply began saying, “No my dogs are not friendly.” Sure I got some dirty looks from time to time, but everyone took control of their dogs and the situation. They showed leadership to their dogs!

Now back to the situation at hand. As we approached the woman along the trail her dog became very stiff and as the woman attempted to walk, it put on the brakes and would not budge, in canine language the dog is saying “Who goes there along my trail!” The woman then attempted to drag the dog off the trail to the side. The dog then dug its heels into the ground and sat down, in dog language it means, “I have no respect for this human beside me and I am not budging from this trail as it is mine, and all who pass must pass by me for approval first.” The small woman could not get this dog to move so she straddled it hanging tightly onto its collar with both hands.

“My dog is friendly,” she said. “But he doesn’t like it when other dogs try to sniff him or strangers try to pet him, so if your dogs are not friendly then keep walking by, because mine is friendly.”

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A32 - North Shore News - Sunday, August 22, 2010

Synagogues: Known as Scole, the synagogues of the Venetian ghetto were constructed between the early-16th and mid-17th centuries.

The word “scole” can be compared with the Yiddish “shul,” the Italian “scuola,” or the English “school.” Each represented a different ethnic group that had settled there stably and obtained a guarantee of religious freedom. Four of the five synagogues were clearly divided according to ethnic identity: separate synagogues existed for the German (the Scuola Grande Tedesca), Italian (the Scuola Italiana), Spanish and Portuguese (the Scuola Spagnola), and Levantine Sephardi communities (The Scola Levantina).

The fifth, the Scuola Canton, is believed to have been either French or a private synagogue for the families who funded its construction.

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THE Ghetto Nuovo was established by the doges, Venice’s ruling council, on March 30, 1516 in the city’s Cannaregio district.

VENICE’S JEWISH GHETTO

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VENICE, ITALY: “Hath not a Jew eyes?” asked the most famous Jewish Venetian, Shakespeare’s Shylock. “If you prick us, do we not bleed?”

By the end of the 16th century, when The Merchant of Venice was written, the moneylender’s real-life Venetian brethren had been sequestered in a ghetto for close to a century. In fact, Venice’s Jewish ghetto was the first such confinement of Jews anywhere. The practice, of course, was repeated throughout Europe in the centuries that followed, culminating in the Jewish ghettos of the Nazi era.

And of all of them, Venice’s may be the only one that could ever have been labelled as something approaching charming.

The Ghetto Nuovo (New Ghetto) was established by the doges, Venice’s ruling council, on March 30, 1516 (a date seared into Jewish memories here) on a small, dirty island in the city’s Cannaregio district.

Touted in every tourist guide, it is now a trendy destination, especially if you’re in the market for gorgeous, hand-blown Venetian glass candle holders, dreidels or other religious items.

The word itself is uniquely Italian, corrupted from getto, meaning “casting,” or perhaps from the Venetian dialect geto, meaning “foundry,” both originally sounded with a soft “g,” and harking back to the nearby ironworks factories.

The area is accessible either by water-taxi or vaporetti, the public motorboat buses. Just say

“ghetto” and the driver will know where to go.

At roughly its original 5,000 square metres, today it consists of a large cobblestoned central square, a jumble of slender alleys, two kosher eateries, shops, tiny apartments and five synagogues that are so old they are no longer perpendicular to the ground. Even if you don’t keep kosher, either restaurant is a must for sampling the great Italian-Jewish specialty: deep-fried, super-crunchy artichokes the size of your head.

Marco, our guide, gets our attention when he tells us that Jews wanted to live in the ghetto: “It was like — how do you say in America? — a gated community.

The Jews felt safe.”

It’s true they were protected from marauders, but they could not leave from sunset to dawn. The area was shuttered by huge gates manned by Christian guards. The marks of the hinges are still visible.

Jews were permitted only to operate pawn shops, lend money (the Church forbade the profession for Catholics), work the Hebrew printing press, practise medicine (because they were the most equipped to understand the best medical texts of the day, which were in Arabic) and be strazzarioli, rag sellers.

At the height of the Venice ghetto, more than 5,000 people lived in these cramped circumstances. If they had to leave the ghetto, the men were required to sport yellow badges stitched on the left shoulder or sometimes a pointy yellow hat; women wore a yellow scarf.

Some Jews were also tanners and used fire and urine to tan their cattle hides. They “smelled so bad,” Marco relays, “they were not obliged to go to the synagogue.”

And in case anyone was wondering, a 500-year-old rabbinical decree from Amsterdam still holds: Rowing

is not a form of work and is thus permissible on Jewish holy days (dodging Jewish law, Venetian Jews extend that ruling to the operation of motorboats).

The ghetto was originally set up for Ashkenazic, or European Jews. Following an influx of wealthier Sephardic Jews from Iberia who evidently wanted their own “gated community,” the Ghetto Vecchio (misleadingly, “old ghetto”) was established in 1541 right next door.

The five synagogues (called schole) were built between 1528 and 1580, the European ones teetering on the top floors of existing buildings (anything more than six storeys is called a “skyscraper”), while the two Sephardi houses of worship, located across a lane from each other, are the only synagogues still in use today.

Only one is heated, so worshippers alternate them between summer and winter.

A treat is a guided tour of the oldest one, the Great German Schola or Sinagoghe Grande Tedesca, a tiny jewel, dark with mahogany and crimson, creaky and musty. The weight of the imposing pulpit in the middle of the sanctuary eventually made the floor sag, which is why pulpits in other synagogues were henceforth located on the side.

The ghetto’s gates came crashing down when Napoleon’s army entered Venice in 1797, though many Jews chose to stay.

Venice’s Jewish community today numbers about 400, though only about two dozen live in the ghetto.

Unlike in Florence or Rome, where expensive ghetto apartments have been renovated, the ones in Venice remain cramped and dingy, with very low ceilings.

Who else lives here? “Very short people,” Marco says.

Sunday, August 22, 2010 - North Shore News - A33

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Into the wild: Exploring central Alberta Jane Marshall

Contributing Writer

NORDEGG, Alta. - Abraham Lake is a 33kilometre-long, man-made lake of murky, mysterious turquoise ruffled with wild, frothing whitecaps. Because of its unusual colour and impressive size, it’s the most obvious highlight between Nordegg and the Saskatchewan River Crossing.

But there are many other wonders within this oft-forgotten area in central Alberta.

From Edmonton, the drive is an easy one — only four hours at most. The most scenic route takes you through Devon, past Calmar to Highway 22, and then west and into the mountains on Highway 11.

Our family of four (which includes my husband Mike, son Ben and daughter Julie) pulled into Aurum Lodge midday.

We snaked through stands of lodgepole pine and saw the eco-friendly log building with its solar panels and minimalist esthetic. Staying at Aurum Lodge allows you to access a range of trails that flow down to the banks of Abraham Lake or ascend the rising slopes around it. It’s eerily quiet as soon as you lose sight of the lodge, but it’s wonderful for those looking to escape the throngs of summer tourists or for those looking for a more meditative experience. The area is filled with history and lore from the Stoney tribe — its original inhabitants — and the feeling here is raw and unharnessed.

Our linens smelled like fresh air — and no wonder. Madeleine Ernst, co-owner with her husband Alan, was outside pinning up guest linens on a series of clotheslines supported by pine trees. Ahhh. Nature.

At first glance, the Nordegg area appears sparse in terms of amenities and choice, so it pays to do some research. We knew that with the children we would need to keep busy as Aurum Lodge is a retreat-style (not a noisy, kid-oriented) destination.

Siffleur Falls Trail This is a family-friendly 7.8-km hike on mostly flat ground.

It gave the children lots of variation: a suspension bridge (cool to think that the same roiling river underfoot runs all the way to Edmonton), wide-open meadows used for centuries by the Stoney tribe, a deep and awe-inspiring gorge and the pummeling churn of a waterfall.

The children did well despite some rain. Luckily, we came prepared with rain pants and jackets.

I must advise caution on the banks of the gorge, especially with little ones.

The trail follows the canyon’s edge and skirts a sheer drop to the Siffleur River below. But the close supervision is well worth the effort. At the top, the children were wide-eyed with wonder as they watched a seemingly gentle, wide river fall through a narrow chasm of rock into a long canyon below.

The churn of the startled water, the contrast between smooth and torrential liquid, and light being transformed into canyon darkness — the perspective of Siffleur Falls is startling.

McKenzies’ Trails West Yee-haw! This outfitter is the oldest in the area. With more than 70 years of experience, the McKenzies, a husband-andwife team who took over the family business, make sure that visitors have a great time. Ben and Mike went on a one-hour trail ride and Ben loved his first horseback ride and the views it provided.

My husband enjoyed his perspective from high up on the horse’s back and the ability to focus not just on his feet as they navigated the trail’s roots and rocks, as he would if he were hiking, but rather on the scenery around him.

While the two went off on their adventure, Laurie McKenzie gave my daughter a carefully guided ride on one of the smaller

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DAVID Thompson Country is a quiet, mostly untouched swath of land leading up and into the Rockies. horses. Julie was comfortable and held on tight as Laurie toured her around the grounds. McKenzies’ Trails West offers day rides as well as pack trips, some of which can be as long as a month. It’s a great way to get into the backcountry with the help of four-legged friends.

For more information, go to mckenzietrailswest.com. On the final day, we simply packed a picnic and parked near the powdery sand banks of the North Saskatchewan River.

The cold water tickled our toes, but the sun shone bright on the peaks all around us. We were all alone but for the wind, the rocks and the quivering pines.

David Thompson country is a quiet, mostly untouched swath of land leading up and into the Rockies. For those looking for an alternative to the tried, tested and true areas of Banff and Jasper, the voices of Abraham Lake, blown over the wild blue waters, are calling.

If you go: — Don’t leave home without The David Thompson Highway: A Hiking Guide. It’s a great book that provides information on the area’s many hikes – from short day hikes such as the Siffleur Falls Trail, to rigorous multi-day excursions. This book can be purchased at Aurum Lodge or at booksellers.

— Pack carefully. This area is quiet and amenities are scarce.

Be sure to bring a first-aid kit and be prepared for all kinds of weather. For packing lists, visit www.campers-village.com.

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Rower pulls in multiple medals NORTH Vancouver’s Lauren Wilkinson helped pull Canada to a bronze-medal showing in women’s eights at the World Rowing Under-23 Championships held July 22-25 in Brest, Belarus.

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HANDSWORTH alums Robert Sacre (above, left) and Tyler Kepkay, pictured below, reunited for the Quinn Keast Foundation’s No Regrets game in 2008. They’re back together this summer with the national team.

Canada’s Royal reunion

Kepkay and Sacre join national team for world tourney Andy Prest aprest@nsnews.com

SO similar and yet so different, Handsworth grads Tyler Kepkay and Robert Sacre have reunited this summer with the Canadian national basketball team set to tip-off at the FIBA world championships starting Aug. 28 in Turkey.

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Bookends on the team, 23-year-old Kepkay at five-foot-10 is the shortest player on the roster while 21-year-old Sacre at seven feet is the tallest. Two of the youngest players on the team, both are fighting to prove themselves as future cornerstones of the Canadian program.

They’ve taken very different paths to get to this point, according to Randy Storey, the Handsworth coach who guided both players during their time with the Royals.

“They’re completely different kinds of personalities and players,” he says.

The two players united with the Royals for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Sacre was an energetic, athletic Grade 9-10 centre whose game was still developing but who towered over most of his older opponents.

Kepkay was the focused, driven Grade 11-12 star point guard who was torching opponents on a nightly basis.

“Tyler is probably the best basketball player I’ve ever coached,” says Storey.

“Tyler was the alpha male. . . . For two years in his Grade 11 and 12 years every time he stepped on the court I think that he knew that he was the best player and he never doubted it. That gave us a lot of

strength.”

Gonzaga University.

Scouts from all kinds of basketball Injuries and inconsistent play limited programs, including NCAA Div. 1 schools, Sacre’s impact in his first two years but came to watch Handsworth play. But the recently he has shown signs — including big programs weren’t there to watch a strong performance in Gonzaga’s 2010 Kepkay take over the game.

March Madness appearance — that he is “Rob was being recruited by 42 ready to break out schools,” says Storey. “These guys would “Rob is a completely different cat,” come in the gym day after day and Tyler says Storey. “He’s happy-go-lucky, makes was there playing too. But Tyler never got everybody on the team feel good about any attention from any of these guys. themselves — including the coaches — “Their words were always, ‘Guys that and he’s had a lot of attention on the way are five-foot-11 or six-feet tall and really See Different page 35 talented are a dime a dozen. You can find them anywhere. . . . But guys that are seven feet tall and athletic are scarce.’ They’re always looking for size and athleticism.”

Though he wasn’t the focus of attention, Kepkay did benefit from the increased interest in the team. One of the scouts looking at Sacre — an assistant from Oregon State — helped get Kepkay a shot at Eastern Utah, a junior college program. He made the most of it. In his sophomore year Kepkay led the nation in scoring, helping him land his coveted spot on a Div. 1 team, the Utah Utes.

In 2008 Kepkay was a long shot to make the national team but his play at tryout camps was so good that he earned his way onto the squad. He has kept his place on Team Canada while also playing pro ball in Europe since graduating from Utah.

Meanwhile Sacre finished his career at Handsworth — helping the team win provincial gold in his Grade 11 year — before moving on to THE national team, with Kepkay at point Div. 1 mid-major powerhouse guard, begins play Saturday in Turkey.

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The crew from the United States ran away with the race while Canada was narrowly edged by New Zealand in the battle for second place.

The Canadians faced some adversity during the championships as crew member Rosie DeBoef became too ill to race and had to be replaced by lightweight rower Patricia Obee.

“There was no question that we were going to give it all that we had today,” said Wilkinson in a Rowing Canada release. “We weren’t just rowing for ourselves, we were rowing for Rosie and for Patricia, and for the rest of the Canadian team — including all the coaches and support staff who have helped us through the week.”

Following the under-23 championships Wilkinson moved on to the CommonwealthRowingChampionships July 31-Aug. 1 in Welland, Ont., where she claimed two gold medals.

On the first day of competition Wilkinson joined with Laura Cowal of Thorold, Ont. to win gold in women’s pairs.

The following day Cowal and Wilkinson teamed up with Obee and Elizabeth Fenje, both of Victoria, to win gold in the women’s quad division.

This year Wilkinson completed her third season of rowing at Princeton University where she earned firstteam All-American honours while helping the team win an NCAA Div. 1 national bronze medal.

••• North Vancouver’s John Sherstobitoff helped team Fog Canada 55 win gold in the men’s 55+ division at the U.S.A. Adult Open Volleyball Championships held recently in Phoenix, Ariz.

The team came out on top in a division that featured 23 teams, including squads from South America and the United States.

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SPORT Different paths lead to same place

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up. I think he’s just starting to hit his stride now. I would say in the last year or two he’s become very committed and his improvement and his results with his team at Gonzaga have started to take off. I believe that he is going to be drafted into the NBA now after seeing his development.”

That NBA future wasn’t readily apparent when Sacre first arrived at Gonzaga.

“I’m really proud of Rob right now,” says Storey. “(He’s) a guy that has always been physically gifted but maybe didn’t always work as hard as I think he should have. . . .

“What I see now from Rob is a guy who is working on photo submitted his game in the summertime, seems to be a little bit more mature and focused in his approach about being a TOMMY Huber of the North Vancouver Red Sox finds an unconventional way to basketball player.”

Now that both Kepkay and score a run during the senior Little League national championships held last week Sacre have reached the national in Saint John, N.B. The Red Sox made the playoffs where they knocked off Nova team level, there’s a chance Scotia 13-3 in the semifinals before losing 17-7 to Alberta in the final. that they will be key parts of the program for years to come. Sacre, however, will always have New Zealand, Lithuania, Spain and Lebanon. They’ll open the tournament Aug. 28 against Lebanon. an advantage because of his size, says Storey.

••• “Tyler is competing against thousands and thousands of people and Rob is competing against hundreds of people. It’s The national team made a stop in Vancouver Aug. 10 for an just the way it is,” the coach says. “It’s always going to be easier exhibition game against China and Kepkay and Sacre weren’t when you’re competing in an environment where there is less the only North Shore players on the floor as Canada defeated competition. Whereas Tyler is competing in an environment the Chinese team 86-62. where there is extreme competition for number of players around North Vancouver’s Mike Frisby was honoured along with the world that can play his kind of position and have his kind of several other former national team players who travelled to China skills. It’s going to be a tougher road for Ty.” in 1972 for a series of games against the Chinese national team.

But they’ve both made it this far and it’s been great watching The 1972 series was part of the first official sports exchange them travel their own paths since departing Handsworth, says between China and Canada.

Storey. “We’re very proud of those guys to be playing at that Frisby went on to coach basketball on the North Shore and level.” was an assistant for the Argyle teams that waged yearly battles At the world championships Canada is in a group with France, against Kepkay, Sacre and their Handsworth squads.

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Sonja Carlsen 1943 - 1996

Happy birthday, dearest daughter, Sonja.

I think of you a lot Remembering you always Though absent you are ever near Still missed, still loved And ever dear.

Lots of hugs and kisses Your ever loving Mom, Uncle Paul and friends.

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John Alex Chwartkowski February 20, 1941-August 3, 2010 John passed away peacefully after a short stay in Lion’s Gate Hospital following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He is missed and lovingly remembered by Grace, his wife of 45 years, his sisters Stella (Peter Shein) and Angie (Stu Rogers), his nieces and nephews Gordon, Elaine and Danny, Denise and Sandy, Cheryl and Ray, and their families, his Aunt Casey (Chudy), stepbrothers Barrie and Eugene, many cousins, and sisters-in-law Joyce and Lorna and brother-in-law Melvin and their families.

John was pre-deceased by his parents Joseph and Mary, his brother Bronnie, and his step-mother Rose.

His family will gather together at a later date to share in a Celebration of John’s Life.

Special thanks to Dr Dobson, Dr Javer, and Dr Sugar as well as the staff in Lions Gate Palliative Care who treated him with care and compassion during his final days.

Donations to The Cancer Foundation would be appreciated.

It is with our deepest regret and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Ted after a valiant and proud fight on August 14, 2010, with his family at his side. Ted is survived by his wife and best friend Brig of 43 years, his children, Michelle, Tina (Dennis), Ted Jr. (Joanna) his beautiful grandchildren, Alexis, Broc, Cole & Ciana. His sisters Vera, Dod and Daph, sister & brother in law, his mother in law 'Mor', nieces, nephews, and many friends here and abroad. Ted had a great love for soccer (coached Lynn Valley Marlins 13 years) fishing and cars. But most of all his family. His zest for life and great sense of humour will be sadly missed by all that knew him and our lives will not be the same without him, but we are thankful for all the wonderful memories. A celebration of Ted’s life will be held on August 25, at 1 pm at the Firefighters Club, 6515 Bonsor, Burnaby

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PRESCOTT, Jennifer Patricia (nee Campbell) December 10, 1975 - August 14, 2010.

Died suddenly August 14, 2010 at her home in Pemberton, B.C. Jennifer leaves behind to mourn her passing, husband Matthew Stuart Prescott and her two daughters Kayleigh Brooke and Ashley Rain, she is also survived by her parents Patricia and Dawson Campbell, her brother Graham (Sarah), parents-in-law Gordon and Barbara Prescott and

by Matt’s sister Rebecca (Phil). A mountain-top ceremony will be held on Whistler Mountain on Sunday, August 22nd at 11:00 a.m. to remember Jennifer.

Friends and family can meet at 11:00 a.m. at the top of the gondola to proceed to the chosen site. A private family ceremony will be held Friday August 20th at Capilano View Cemetery in West Vancouver. In lieu of flowers an Education Fund has been established for Kayleigh and Ashley. Inquiries or donations may be made to:

TWEET - William Gunstein March 15, 1943 - August 17, 2010 passed away peacefully in North Vancouver. Left to miss him wife Joyce; Son Tyrone (Cheril) Grandson William Jr.; Daughters Trixie & Sarah; Mother Anne (Nancy) Tweet; Sisters Marie (Bill) Mills; Mary Lou (Peter) Tweet-Bibbs; Brother David; Foster Brother Jerry (Pearl) Cummings; Aunt Marguerite Locke; cousins; nieces, nephews and lifelong friends of the ILWU Local 514, Local 508, Local 500.

Memorial Service Monday, August 23rd at 1:00 PM, First Memorial Chapel, 1720 Bowen Road, Nanaimo . No flowers by request. Donations may be made in Bill’s name to the BC Cancer Agency or a charity of your choice.

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CARABINE, M. Ronald

May 9, 1924-August 17, 2010 Ron worked in broadcasting for many years in Montreal and Vancouver. He died peacefully after a long illness (Parkinson’s).

Ron was a humorous, kind gentleman and a wonderful human being. He will be forever loved and missed by his wife Marian, sons David (Janice), Bruce (Kimberley), daughter Kathy (Allen), 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Ron was predeceased by his first wife Irene in 1969 and eldest grandson Christopher in 2008.

Many thanks to Dr. Peter Edmunds for his compassionate care.

Thank you to all the staff at Evergreen House, 1 North, who care for about about our dear Ron during the past 3 months.

Private family funeral.

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WHEELER, Dawn Elizabeth October 8 1948 - August 14 2010 Passed away at Lions Gate Hospital at the age of 61. She will be greatly missed and forever remembered by her loving father Ed, partner of 20 years Kitch, sister Louise and niece Jessica as well as countless other family members and friends who loved her. Special thanks to the caring staff at Evergreen House. No service by request. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Dawn’s name, may be made to Lions Gate Hospital Foundation Evergreen House.

November 24, 1941 - August 14, 2010

MUNRO - John Richmond It is with great sadness we announce the passing of John Richmond Munro on July 15, 2010 at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, B.C. John was born in St. Jean, Quebec on March 24, 1946. John’s early years were primarily in Ottawa, but part of his youth was spent in the Middle East. He then came back to Ontario where he attended Carlton University. In 1980 he married and moved to Vancouver where he worked and raised a son. John will be greatly missed by his wife Shelley and their son Richmond. He was predeceased by his brother Paul Munro. He is survived by his three nephews Alexander Munro, Bryce Palmer, Brady Palmer and their families, plus many cousins. He had a beautiful and generous heart and will be missed by the many friends he has made throughout his life. A memorial will be held on August 28th, in Ottawa, Ontario.

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SIMINGTON, Doreen - beloved Mother, Grandmother and Greatgrandmother, passed away surrounded by her family August 14th, 2010. Doreen was predeceased by her Husband Bob, Daughter Barbara and Granddaughter Allison.

Doreen was a long time resident of North Vancouver, working at Eaton’s Department Stores for many years. She will be remembered fondly by her family, and many friends. A memorial service will be held Tuesday August 24th at 2:00 p.m. at First Memorial, Boal Chapel, 1505 Lilooet Road, North Vancouver.

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ALEXANDER, Katherine (Kathy) Shirley April 22, 1959 - July 25, 2010 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister and Aunt, Kathy Alexander. She is lovingly survived by her partner Steve Higgins, daughter Christie, grandkids Aden and Brooklyn, mother Joan, siblings Mark (Cathy), Tracey (Per), nieces Nicole and Jamie, and many loving friends and family.

Her caring personality, infectious laugh and irrepressible love of live endeared her to all who knew her.

She will be greatly missed and loved forever. A Celebration of Life will be held Sat Aug 28, 2010 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 118, 123 W 15th St North Vancouver from 1-3pm. In lieu of flowers, donations will be gratefully accepted at the Celebration to assist the family and for a trust fund to be created for her grandchildren Aden and Brooklyn.

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Vejno passed away Sunday August 15th 2010 at the age of 88. Predeceased by his wife Bernice in 1980. He will be sadly missed by his daughter Karen Guldberg Coyne, son in law Michael and grandson Jack Richard Guldberg Coyne.

Venjo was born in Nakskov Denmark June 9th 1922. After WW2 he traveled the world, first as a solder in the British army, and then by working were ever he landed. He worked as a whaler in Japan, crocodile farmer in Australia and finally settling in Vancouver in 1954 where he started working as a general labourer in the construction trades. He was a proud union member and attended union meetings right up to the time of his death. Upon his retirement Vejno became a member of Silver Harbour Center in North Vancouver where he actively worked as a volunteer. He was very active in the Vancouver Danish Brotherhood Society, and the Danish House Society in Burnaby. Vejno was in and out of Lions Gate Hospital over the last year and we would like to thank all the staff there for the wonderful help and compassion they showed us during these difficult times. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Lions Gate Hospital foundation or the Danish House Society. No service by his request.

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North Shore Auto Parts requires

★ P/t Drivers

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

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

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General Employment

Morrey Mazda in the North Shore Automall is looking for a responsible, outgoing and mature person to Shuttle our clients to locations on the North Shore and in Vancouver. Must have a clean driver’s licence and knowledge of the area.

Please send your resume to attn: Steve fax: 604-984-9214 or email: steve@morreyauto.com

General Employment

APARTMENT MAINTENANCE Full time repair person required for North Shore rental units. Must be experienced in all areas of repair work, have own tools, vehicle and reside on the North Shore. Competitive salary and benefits. Please fax resume to 604-986-6048 CHEVRON POSITIONS available at Westmount & at Lonsdale Evening & late night (11pm-7am) Email resume & availability to SS1515@chevronretail.ca

Canada's largest financial planning firm is looking for financial

consultants.

Intensive paid training program and field development.

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

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General Employment

is looking for experienced Bakers, Cake Decorators and Deli Clerks

CUSTOMER SHUTTLE DRIVER required immediately.

DRIVER POSITION

available at a busy North Shore equipment rental company. We require mechanically minded persons that have basic tool knowledge and posses above average customer service skills.

Experience is not necessary but would be an asset. Great work environment, $12/hr + benefits after 3 months.

Please send resume to: Fax 604-987-8176, 105 Fell Avenue, North Van. seanlehmann@ dynamic-rentals.com EXPERIENCED FLATBED Drivers Needed for Trips between US and Canada. Great Pay Package/Excellent Miles. 50.00 Tarp pay, 1,000.00 sign on bonus. 515-221-9756. www.wylietrucking.com LAWN & Garden Co. seeking a full time person, (no students) for lawn mowing, weedeating, blowing, hedge trimming and basic gardening. $10-$12.hr. Can increase with experience. Valid Drivers License and able to drive a standard a must.

Reply: lawnhoppers@live.ca

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

MBTI

Daily (Monday to Friday) 1:30pm to 2:00pm

Career Exploration: - Self-assessment and career decision-making

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FOODSAFE 1 DAY COURSES Guaranteed best value!

Six Metro Vancouver Locations: Vancouver • Burnaby • Surrey • Richmond • Coquitlam • Maple Ridge All our Instructors are also working local Health Inspectors!

Classes held each week & weekend! Course materials available in 6 languages. Same-day Certification. Visit our website at www.foodsafe-courses.com or call 604-272-7213 ADVANCE Hospitality Education – B.C.’s #1 Choice for Foodsafe & WorldHost Training.

Education?

Find a job that’s right for you.

113 – 255 West 1st Street North Vancouver, BC, V7M 3G8

Education

Looking for a career in

YWCA CAREER SERVICES

Funded through the Canada – B.C. Labour Market Development Agreement.

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for our new North Van location. Full and part time positions are available.

Experience is a must.

Apply with resume to: thriftyfoodsbakery26@ hotmail.com

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General Employment

Keyword: Education

Located near the Seabus at: 15 Chesterfield Place, Suite A North Vancouver BC V7M 3K3 tel 604 988 3766 ywcajobseeker.org/onestop

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Hotel Restaurant

Bean Around the World is looking for year round employees!

Must be available to work mornings, weekdays and have a flexible schedule.

Please apply with resume at: 1520 Marine Dr. West Van, No calls please.

778-968-4400

LABORATORY ASSISTANT

www.acmelab.com

Interested parties should submit resume and cover letter by email as instructed on the website.

Shipper / Receiver / Light Warehouse

We are a bike parts distributor located in N.Van, looking to fill a junior warehouse position on a permanent, fulltime, (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) basis.

Applicants should have the desire and maturity to work efficiently under minimal supervision.

Experience in the bike industry is an asset.

Please email your resume and cover letter to jobs@orangesport supply.com

Molly Maid

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

For interview.

Call 604-987-4112 NORTH VANCOUVER HOTEL, 1800 Capilano Rd is hiring experienced housekeeper and housekeeping supervisor, part time leading to full time available immediately. Wages range from $9 to $14 based on experience, please email gm@northvancouverhotel.ca

Truck Tire Technician required full-time for our North Vancouver Truck Centre. Current driver’s licence and abstract required. Competitive wages and benefits.

Fax or email resume to: 604-986-7399

kelly_crouse@kaltire.com See www.kaltire.com

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Office Personnel

CAPILANO VOLKSWAGEN AUDI

COUNTER PERSON

Acme Analytical Laboratories (Vancouver), a premier BC mining laboratory, is looking to fill various Laboratory Assistant positions for the graveyard shift (11pm - 7am) in its Vancouver facility. Must be able to handle up to 40 lbs as some heavy manual labor may be required.

Experience in a lab environment an asset but training will be provided. Starting wage of approximately $13 (combination of base wage, graveyard shift premium and daily production bonus).

Detail descriptions of the various positions are available on Acme’s website:

Medical/Dental

WANTED CDA/RECEPTIONIST Apply in person or fax to (604) 929-1229; Parkgate Village Dental Centre, North Vancouver, (604) 929-1228

NEED EXTRA INCOME?

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

Earn up to $900/mo.

Call to find the route closest to you.

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A busy Italian deli in Edgemont Village hiring P/T counter person, hours 8:30am - 4:30pm, Tues. & Wed. Customer service & cash experience preferred + full command of English. Email resume to: yoan08@yahoo.com ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESTAURANTS INC. (o/a Tim Hortons) 1409 Marine Dr. North Vancouver Food Counter Attendant Full Time / Shift Work NIghts, overnights, early mornings and weekends $10.31 / hr + Benefits Apply now: Timhortons863@gmail.com Fax resume to 778-340-1136

WEST VANCOUVER YACHT CLUB P/T Server

required for afternoon, evenings and weekend shifts.

References required.

Please contact Mr. John Quirk Ph: 604 921 7575 ex 222 Email: fandb@wvyc.bc.ca

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Medical/Dental

ACCENTUS MEDICAL Transcription Services requires Canadian MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS to work from home. Expertise in Operative Reports needed.

Health Benefits now available!

Please apply online www.accentus.ca/ employment.html

is looking to fill the following permanent position:

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Trades/Technical

GLAZIER (at least 2nd year) required for full time employment in Northern Alberta and Northern BC. All service/commercial projects.

Excellent benefits, Top wages & relocation expenses available.

Contact Bob Normandeau 780-532-4711 or 780-228-1914 or resume to bnormandeau@allwestglass.com www.all-westglass.com HEAVY DUTY Mechanic needed.

Location Chetwynd, B.C., this is a camp position. Salary will be negotiable. Email resume to rundle3@telus.net or phone 250-754-1585

★ Receptionist

Must have exceptional professional skills and committed to high customer service standards; possess great personality and excellent communication skills; capable of handling a busy switchboard and able to multitask; reliable, flexible and adaptable.

We provide a competitive remuneration package, comprehensive benefit plan and a friendly working environment.

Please send your resume to: Capilano VW AUDI 1151 Marine Drive North Vancouver, V7P 1T1 or email: susan@capvwaudi.com No phone calls please.

F/T EXP’D. RECEPTIONIST required for North Van office.

Must have excellent telephone skills and good knowledge of Word and Excel.

Please forward resumes to nvaninsurance@gmail.com FULL TIME PERSONAL OFFICE ASSISTANT For Realtor in Burnaby office. ● must be highly organized ● computer literate ● excellent phone skills ● fluent in oral & written English ● must hold a valid driver’s lic. ● starting wage $13 per/hr.

Fax resume to 604-929-5235 or email to: sor@istar.ca

ROOFERS

F/T Employment Good Benefit Package Call Daryl: 604-433-4322 or Fax: 604-433-9741

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

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

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

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

A38 – North Shore News – Sunday, August 22, 2010

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Appliances

ILAC APPLIANCE & VACUUMS

1825 Lonsdale Ave

604-987-7330

LIKE NEW!

Fridge 200 • Stove 150 Washer $175 • Dryer $150 $

$

604-306-5134 Warranty & Delivery Removal Available

CONVERTIBLE CRIB & Changing Table. Pali Brand.

White wood, great condition, all parts, instructions + mattress.

Call 604 761 2122 CUSTOM MADE in 2 pieces, 7 ft tall, 60 inch wide pine book case with lower 36 inch cupboards. $300 obo. Queen Ann style mahogany writing desk, $200 obo.

604-921-0012 DOWN FILLED, 2 oversized wing back chairs, taupe $70 each excellent cond. 604-922-3343 GINGER JAR lovely black lacquered dining rm table, extends to 83’’, w/8 upholstered chairs. Norseman buffet w/hutch & 4 shelf glass etegere. All $999 or sell separately. 604-988-5849 MEMORY FOAM mattress twin $300. 3 seater sofa $300. Rocker recliner $200. All new 986-8467

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For Sale Miscellaneous

6 PINE dining chairs, loc. crafted, $200; twin bed frame &headboard $40; FurReal animated siton pony $130; bldg supplies for lovely dollhouse $175; 604-983-2316 GAS DRYER & 4 burner stove, Maytag washer - $50 ea obo.

Kitchen table & 6 chairs $80 obo 604-984-7415 Lynn Valley area GREAT PATIO fridge or bar fridge! like new for beverages/ wine. $200 - 604-984-6509.

WEBER SUMMIT S-450 natural gas BBQ, 4 ss burner, 48,800 BTU’s total. 12000 BTU flush mounted sideburners, 8000 BTU smoker burner w/SS smoker box.

10,600 BTU infared, rear mounted rotissier burner, model 2007, Exc shape. $1,100.

604-926-0018

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Furniture

2 MATCHING antique Queen Anne occ. chairs $700 pr.; 3 seater burgundy sofa $300; glass top coffee table with carved elephant base $100. all in exc. cond.

604-921-8971

MOVING MUST sell. couch, love seat, bed, household furniture, Hi quality lamps etc. 604-312-8080

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Recycler

50SF 10X5 Wooden Shed. Free for pickup. 604-988-0561 LANDSCAPING MARBLE, 12 medium pieces, you pick up.. Call 604-986-9994 WINDOWS (6) single pane, wood, with nailing flange, (2) 5ft X 3ft, (2) 7 ft X 3ft 4 inch, (1) 8ft X 3ft 4 inch, (1) 8ft X 5ft. Free you pick up. 604-987-5987

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3507

Furniture

Wanted to Buy

FIREARMS

All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military.

We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed North Shore dealer. 604-960-0045 Old Books Wanted also: Photos Postcards, Letters, Paintings. (no text books/encyclopedia) I pay cash. 604-737-0530

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Baby/Children/ Miscellaneous

BOOKS, TOYS, crafts. New and used. Aged 3 - 12yrs. $1 - $10.00 Call 604-986-9677

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Childcare Available

* * BOOK NOW!! * * An overseas live-in Nanny for 2010 placement. 604-682-4688 DELBROOK AREA exp cert LNR provider full/part time avail. 1yr+ in my home. Call 604-984-8671 TRAINED NURSERY Nurse, and Kidergarden teacher has daycare space. Eileen. 604-984-7929

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BEAUTIFUL 3 PC lthr sofa set Roche Bobois style down cushions $1300, upright KAWAI piano $2500, Exc cond. 604-988-2849

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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

MARKETPLACE

604-630-3300

3507

Aries March 21 - April 19: A month of work and health issues begins Sunday. Yet your main experience will be pleasure this week. Sunday/ Monday feature social delights, happiness (attraction) in love, optimism, entertainment and wish fulfilment!

Thursday night through Saturday boost your energy and charisma. (Saturday might bring a further development to Sunday/Monday’s attraction.) This week subtly furthers your (fortunate) destiny in work, career, and ultimately, finances. Even your “down time,” Tuesday to Thursday eve, flows smoothly: rest, think. Remember, start nothing major before Sept. 12.

Cancer June 21-July 22: Start nothing new before Sept. 12. Sunday begins four weeks of travel, communications, errands, curiosity, casual acquaintances, siblings, paperwork, news, and “daily business.” A busy, not important time.

It’s busy partly because these activities (travel, communications, etc.) meet delays, misses, mistakes, forgetfulness. Keep a running “to do” list, take a list when shopping, etc. Your home, kids, a security or realty project remain front-and-centre.

Finances, intimacy, lifestyle decisions favoured Sunday/Monday. Gentle love, wisdom mid-week.

Ambition, Friday/Saturday.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Rest, lie low, contemplate, be charitable and spiritual now to late September.

Don’t start new projects before Sept. 12.

Anticipate delays, mistakes in administrative duties and government, institutional links. A tax or other neglected matter might return to demand completion. But in general, life will flow smoothly, your romantic progress (if you’re in one) pleases, life is sweet and nostalgic! (If you’re single, unattached, late January to early summer 2011 will bring a lucky partnership opening.) Romance, creative urges Sunday/Monday; exciting meetings Friday/Saturday. Work, mid-week.

Taurus April 20-May 20: Reject new starts, projects and relationships before Sept. 12. Loads of work streams your way, but there’s satisfaction, even affection in this. Also, a month of romance, pleasure, charming kids, speculation and beauty starts now! You’ll have lots of relief from all those duties. (But keep your eye on the ball, for late September will bring another basket of chores.) Your status/career meet luck Sunday (best) and Monday.

Social joys, optimism, happiness and entertainment arrive Tuesday to Thursday. Your “destined love” is “around.” An old flame? Lie low, rest late week.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Projects, relationships and ventures begun before Sept. 12 will almost certainly meet overwhelming mistakes, indecision and delays. So stick with the ongoing, or past situations, especially in earnings and spending – an area that will generally be fortunate for the four weeks ahead.

(An “unseen destiny” aids you in money areas midweek.) Double-check amounts on cheques, change at the store, watch your wallet, etc. Relationships demand (and reward) your attention Sunday (best) and Monday. Secrets, intimacy, lust, investments, debt, mid-week. Gentle love, wisdom Friday/ Saturday.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Start no important new projects, ventures, relationships before Sept.

12. That might be difficult, as your mind naturally travels to the future for the next four weeks – you’re optimistic! Well, enjoy the state. Your popularity grows, social joys enter, entertainment, flirtations abound. A former lover or sweet friend might return.

It’s fun and full of bounce, so don’t say no. But on a deeper level, the love here will raise issues of “deep duty,” perhaps of burden, or ”sweet sorrow.” You decide what’s worth what. Duties, sweet or not, appear Sunday/Monday, Friday/Saturday.

Gemini May 21-June 20: Delay all new starts – especially in domestic, realty, Mother Nature and security spheres – until Sept. 12. You’ll be tempted to “jump early” in those domestic, realty (etc.) areas, as they grow large for the next four weeks. Let events evolve: destiny is on your side, especially financially.

Romance (or the lack thereof) remains a strong secondary note. Love’s opportunities exist right into mid-September. However, better now if it’s an old flame – perhaps from a former neighbourhood.

Love and/or friendship are favoured Sunday/Monday and Thursday night to Saturday. Mid-week, be ambitious.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Your energy and charisma soar this week through the next few, Virgo. But don’t start big new (or even small important) projects, nor relationships, before Sept. 12. So that leaves you in a bind: you’re in the best start time of the year energywise, and one of the worst circumstantially. Solution: seize something incomplete or abandoned from the past, and revive it. Best (past) place to look: earnings, money, possessions, rote learning, memory, a sensual contact, financial investment/debt, sexual bond, lifestyle change. Work’s lucky Sunday, relationships and travel lucky Tuesday/Wednesday.

Cats

RAGDOLL KITTENS, vet check, 1st vac. dewormed, parents Sealpoint, 8 wks, $400, 604-850-7471

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: A former job, career contact, parenting role, or status position might return now to Sept. 12. (“Destiny” aids here mid-week.) But don’t start brand new projects or relationships, especially in these areas. Instead, seize that past opportunity, or stick with ongoing ventures, while protecting them from delays, mistakes and misunderstood communications.

Your social life remains happy, upbeat. A light, flirtatious romance could arrive (perhaps Thursday night through Saturday) – or better, an ongoing one thrives. (A brand new relationship will tend to stay light, not “grow.”)

604-724-7652

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Dogs

BORDER COLLIE, female, 14 wks old. Purebred but no papers.

Includes: dog pool, 2 leashes, toys, food, shampoo, portable carrying case. Vet checked & 2nd shots. $400. Call 604-533-0706

GOLDEN DOODLES, Avail Sep 10, $1250. 778-737-0146. www.foxycharliepuppies.com

Daycare Centres

ANTIQUE DBL wrought iron bed, with brass finials. $300. 8 Windsor chairs $300. 604-925-6055 BDRM SET; King size bed, 2 nt stds, dresser w/round mirror. Exc cond. $600 obo. 604-913-8327

★CATS & KITTENS★ FOR ADOPTION !

Childcare Wanted

FULL TIME Live in nanny req’d, West Vancouver req’d immed.

604-764-6085 or 604-762-7187

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Cats

PAPILLONS. THREE females for sale. Two puppies and 3 yr female. All have CKC, microchip, vaccines. Small and friendly. $600 - 1200 Call 604 527 8948

YORKIE SHIH TZU, male, 9 weeks old, vet✔, shots/ dewormed, $525. 604-904-9280

Cares!

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

August 22 - 28 Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Start nothing new before Sept. 12. A former educational, publishing, cultural, love, international, legal or intellectual interest, project or situation might return. (Or you daydream about it/him/her.) Returning to the past can reward. If an old flame returns, a strong “career” or ambition streak is involved – e.g., he/she perhaps was once your boss, or a major client. Chase money Sunday (best) and Monday. Travel, communications mid-week – a turn of destiny could bring, aid, one of those educational, international, etc. things! Let things end Thursday night through Saturday.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: A former investment, debt, secret, sexual, research, lifestyle, criminal/ police, diagnostic or health situation could reappear before Sept. 12. It’s generally favourable, could be a doorway to profit, satisfaction. But think before you leap. During the same interval, start nothing new, especially in these areas. You’re going be dealing with heavy themes, serious matters! Gentle, true love, intellectual growth, mental creativity, pleasurable travel and/or legal process – all continue. Your energy, charisma surge Sunday/Monday. (Someone has romance on the mind!) Chase money mid-week.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Avoid new starts before Sept. 12 – in projects and, especially, in relationships.

You’ll have plenty to keep you busy with ongoing links – including one from the past. These might “reappear” after some absence: negotiations, litigation, a relocation, partnership or business opportunity, or even an enemy. Take everything in stride, be flexible, diplomatic. You might face a choice: To join or compete. Joining’s better, as your competition holds the aces right now. Lie low, rest, contemplate Sunday/Monday. Your charisma surges mid-week, triggering success! Money caution after Thursday. timstephens@shaw.ca • Reading: 416-686-5014

Franchises/ Business Opps

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ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS! Full acres & more! Guaranteed Financing! NO CREDIT CHECK! $0 Down, $0 Interest.

Starting @ just $89/month USD! Close to Tucson Int’l Airport.

FREE Recording at 1-800-631-8164 code 4040 or www.SunsitesLandRush.com Offer ends 8/20/10!

Travel Destinations

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SUNNY SPRING Specials At Florida’s Best Beach New Smyrna Beach.

Stay a week or longer.

Plan a beach wedding or family reunion. www.NSBFLA.com or 1-800-541-9621.

5060

#1 IN PARDONS Remove your criminal record.

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Accounting/ Bookkeeping

5005

Legal Services

BOOKKEEPING

7010

Personals

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

Meridien SPA LTD.

Relaxation Massage Special Rates meridienspa.com

604-985-4969

7015

Escort Services

GENTLEMEN! Attractive discreet European lady is available for company.

604 451-0175

Payroll, HST, SR&ED Corporate & Personal Tax 110-445 Mountain Hwy, N. Van (near Main Street)

ECONOMICAL BOOKKEEPING Customized to suit your business Monthly: Bal.S, P&L, HST, Payroll E:Mail: sancom22@gmail.com

Personals

Sun-Thur 10-Midnight, Fri/Sat 10am-1pm Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai

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

You keep your keys and drive away with cash.

Call Got Keys? Got Cash!

(604) 760-9629

http://www.gotkeysgotcash.com

Franchises/ Business Opps

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

KITTENCLUB.CA 604-299-0872 near 2nd Narrows Bridge - $100 Special. ‘All we wear is lingerie’

Lily’s Relaxation Centre

4025

North Van Apt. Rentals

MOVE-IN BONUS INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 1989 Marine Drive NORTH VANCOUVER

1 & 2 Bdrm. Suites

Furnished suites also avail.

City & Mtn. Views. Includes heat & hot water.

Pool, Jacuzzi, sauna & tennis courts on site.

Security & video monitoring.

On major bus route.

6002

Agents

NEED A MORTGAGE 1st and 2nd Mortgages, Self Employed, Refinancing, Forclosures, Low Rates.

604-629-8628 www.Mazuma.ca

Real Estate Services

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

6007

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

1 & 2BR, ctrl Lonsdale balc heat, cable, prkg, hw, coin wd, ns, np, $850-$1275 Oct 1, 604-913-6727

1 BR $1125. 2 br, ocean view, $1595 avail now, lower Lonsdale, dw, ns, cat ok 604-838-6101 1 BR $795 Immed, 18th & Lonsdale carpet, incl heat & hw 1 yr lease. np, ns, 604-988-4692 1 Br, $830, large incld heat, laundry, np, ns, Lonsdale & Keith, Sep 1, 604-929-5101 leave msg.

1 BR city/ocean view, reno’d, deck, secure prkg, nr seabus, np ns $1200 immed 604-987-8449

Nice Oriental Massage

1050 Marine Dr., North Van (by McKay) parking at rear

GAS STATION & Garage. Well established, very successful. Serious inquiries only . 604-724-4848

1 BR large, $875, patio. Quiet, drapes, heat incl’d. Gated prkg, no pets, 1 year lease. 321 East 2nd. 604-987-5802

604-986-8650

Build Results

N VAN Hair Salon, 5 chairs, ideal for stylists with clientele, low rent.

604-831-2887

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Houses - Sale

6020-01

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

121 WEST 20th. Newly reno’d 1 BR suite, hardwood, heat & hw incl’d, 1 yr lease, np, $1000, avail now, 604-682-2932 1 BR $900 2 BR $1200 Heat & hw no pets, no smoking, 130 W 5th St avail Sept 1 & 15, 604-987-2761

Real Estate

2 br a corner suite on top flr of very quiet bldg, E. 15th St. high vaulted ceilings, large private balcony, mtn view, new windows, renod bath/kitchen, dw, new carpet, venetian blinds, free laundry fac. ns, np $1250, Sept 1, 604-830-0857 Leave msg.

2 BR + den 1500 sf penthouse suite in Ventana bldg at 175 W 2nd. 360 degree views from the 600 sf rooftop deck. In-suite laundry. Gas fireplace. Lease preferred. Pets ok. Gym, social room & 2 parking spots plus visitor parking. $3700. Call 604-617-1212

2 Br, large bright corner $1080, incl. hw, 2369 Lonsdale, hardwood, prkg, ns, np, 604-988-5501 2 BR, nr Cap Univ. very spacious, incld heat & hw, 1 prkg, immed, ns, np, $1350, 604-921-4384 2 BR, south west corner, large balc. QUIET well kept bldg, on E. 10th, $1045 incl heat/cable/hw, refs ns. np, Oct 1, 604-983-2453

2 BR Woodcroft, S.W. corner, updates, no pets Immed $1350.

Vistarealty.net 604-925-8824 2 BR w/w carpets, heat, hw, $1100, 2 Br, balc, hardwood flrs, $1160 np 225 E 12 604-986-5437

777 W. Queens Rd. 2br or 3br units $1540 to $2000.

Weekdays 604-990-2971 or Weekends 604-985-2876.

A 1 studio. THE HILLRIDGE 170 E. Keith Rd clean, quiet, concrete Heat h/w incl. np ns 985-8405 Beautiful Large Suites 1 Bdrm $925, avail now. 2 Bdrms from $1315. Avail now or Sept 1.

Heat, h/w, prkg. Lease 604-986-3866

● DIFFICULTY SELLING? ●

Health Services

Q. A.

Can you tell me how I can get a permit which will allow me to park in spaces reserved for people with a disability?

These parking permits are issued through SPARC BC. You can call their office at 604-718-7744, orSPACE download an application form from their website, www.sparc.bc.ca. The BOOKING application must be completed by your doctor For:to SENIOR’S ONE-STOP INFORMATION LINE certify you have a disabling condition and Rep: NWright are unable to walk 100 meters without risk to 1259367 your health orAd#: safety.

Applications are also available at Seniors’ One-Stop Information on the 2nd Floor at Capilano Mall.

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

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Lots & Acreage

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOT. $75,000 in services paid! 33’ x 130’. New Westminster. No HST! $325,888. Call 604-726-0677.

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162 VICTORY SHIP Way @The Pier: Brand New. Stunning view, 7 appl, air/cond,1 br $1550; 2 br $2750 Anson Rlty 604-671-7263 1BR, $985, PRIV. RIVERVIEW, PRKG, D/W, POOL, EX/RM, DECK, n/s, n/p, avail. Sept. 1, Phone 604-888-3703 or email tidycam@telus.net 2 & 1 BR. 2 bath, avail now. 1 yr lease, 125 West 19th, no pets, Please call 778-554-0537

6505

Apartments & Condos

6505-11

North Van Apt. Rentals

COLLIERS- 604-926-2012 Lions Gate Manor: 1 Br $900. 1 yr lease. ns, np. 15&St. Georges

2 BR + den, 2 bath, insuite w/d, 29th & Lonsdale. 55 +. No pets, $1350, Sept 1 604-985-8337

1 BR, in Woodcroft, large, incl all util, Pool, Exercise Rm, Ocean/ City View, $1250. 778-231-5833

Elder Services

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

6505-11

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6005

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Financial Services

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RENTALS 604-980-3606

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Beautiful Views

1 br’s - $1,075 -$1,195 Spacious, pool, storage, heat & hw, dw, quiet,

1BR, h/wood, incl heat, hotwater, $860 ns/np. 15th & Lonsdale. Avail Sept 1st. 604-323-4467

GREAT LOCATION! 145 West Keith Road.

Bach - $875, 1 BR - $1095, 2 BR - $1495 Avail now & Aug 1. Ocean view. indoor pool. Concrete bldg. Ht & H/W incls.

Call 604-986-3356

LIONS APTS -1 Bdrm $1100, courtyard, newer suite, w/d, d/w, Sept 15 or later. Heat, h/w, prkg.

Lease 604-986-3866 MOUNTAIN VILLAGE APTS. 2 BR now or Sep 1. 604-988-3828 www.mountainvillage.ca

North Vancouver

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

Apartments & Condos

6505-12

West Van Apt. Rentals

1640 ESQUIMALT AVE. 1 BR $1050. Available Sept 1.

Call 604-990-2971 or 604-985-2876 on weekends.

2120 ARGYLE Ave, breathtaking water view, 2 lrg bdrms, 2 bath, 2 u/g prkg, extra storage, lrge balc, w/d, d/w, micro, steamtub, N/S N/P, $3000+ utils, 604-925-3416 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

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE, Lrg 1 BR avail Sep 1, Rent starts at $1050 Incls H & H/W. Cable/ parking extra. N/S & N/P. To view call (604) 985-4272 PARKRIDGE PLACE Bach $800 incl heat/hw, ns, np. yr lease. 120 E Keith 604-984-7513 PARKRIDGE TERRACE 110 E. Keith Rd. Great location, park like setting, sauna, indoor pool.

Jr. 1 Br $960; 2 Br $1495 Stunning views & lots of storage. NO PETS. 604-988-7379 www.glassmanpm.com

SPACIOUS MODERN 2 Br bsmt suite in Pemberton Heights, w/d, stove, fridge, d/w, sec system, $1275 incld’s utils. 604-971-1911 TERRIFIC NEW 2 bdrm, 2 bath NOMA twnhse. Bright, spacious, 1000sq ft, f/p, d/w, w/d, wine fridge, parking, storage. Avail NOW. $1900. 778.388.4240

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.

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Luxury Over The Seawall!

1 br Penthouse large deck, 1 BR & Bach pool rec. room, pet ok 2190 Bellevue Ave 604-926-6287

Penthouse with City & Ocean View A Rare Opportunity. Very spacious. Will be completely renovated, 3 bdrm, 2 bath with large balcony and fireplace. $3300/mo. Heat, hot water and electricity included. Avail Oct 1.

Call 604-922-3246

Park Royal Towers Completely Renovated

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites THE QUAY New 1 Br, View, w/d, d/w, a/c, fp, prkg, pool, $1400 VistaRealty.net 604-925-8824

concrete, by shops, Cat Ok

604-985-2926

6505

TOP FLOOR PENTHOUSE 2 Br, 2 bath, corner unit, Featuring sweeping water & mtn views.

Open plan kitchen, SS appl, granite, 2 decks. Newly painted, vry clean, 7yrs old, TIME building Lower Lonsdale. ns, np. $2300.

Avail now Tim 604-925-3171 TUCKTON PLACE Bright & sunny 2 BR $1275. No Pets. Call 604-990-2971 or on Weekends: 778-340-7406.

2 BDRM/2BATH condo, near new, insuite lndry, gas f/p, deck, secure pkg, ss appliances, $1750 avail now. 778-928-0839

BRIARS 126 E 12 St. South facing, 1 BR for Sept 1st. Heat & hw incl. Prkg avail, np, ns. 604-983-2086

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

2 br bright, central Lonsdale, parking available, heat, cable & hot water, cat ok 604-988-1346

Chesterfield/W15, 1br, view, incld heat hw, cable, 1 yr lease, no pets, $850up, 604-987-9899

WOODCROFT: 1 & 2 BR. avail now, 1 yr. lease. ns, np. Utils. incld. COLLIERS - 604-926-2012

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

6505-13

Other Areas Apt. Rentals

BOWEN ISLAND, 2 br + den, 1300sf, 1 ba, h/w flrs, granite, lrg deck, great view, n/s n/p, Oct 1, $1200+1/2 hyd, 604-947-0025.

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RENTALS 6515

Duplexes - Rent

3 BDRM, 1908 St Georges Ave, 1350sf, 1.5 bath, new kitchen, h/w floors, 5 appl, carport. Sept 1, $1800+utils, n/p, n/s. 987-9558 3 BR, 2 bath, kids ok, fp, wd, np, ns, upper flr with balcony. $1550 incl hydro. E 3rd. 604-987-7006 3BD 2BATH 1/2 duplex. New paint, updated kitchen. W/D D/W gas FP, FAB city views. Mins. to seabus, n/s. $1950, Oct. 1st.

North Vanc. 604-221-0194

5 BR, 2.5 bath, Cent Lonsdale, 7 appl, 2 gas fp, newly reno’d, ns, np, Sept 1. $2700. 604-780-6431

6522

Furnished Accommodation

1 BR + sm den, new beautiful carpet/paint, self contained suite, f/p, cable, utils, w/d, priv ent & patio, with some city view, Lower Lons - east 4th, avail now. $1300 604-990-0981 or 604-644-8590 1 BR ste, new. Deep Cove, Now, almost waterfront. n/s n/p, garden, $1050 incl utils, 604-929-5336 1BR AMBLESIDE, W. Van. fully furn. pool, sauna, party rm, gym, $1900, min. 1 mo, 604-839-0939

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

3br+den Caulfeild Vlge 2.5bath, quiet, garage, cul-de-sac, $3950+ np, Lighthouse 604-551-1409 6 BR, 2 bath, large yard, recent renos, Westview, wd, pets ok, $2500; lease req. 1-604-849 0445 890 Wildwood lane, West Van. 5BR 3 bath, lrg lot & deck, nw flrs, paint & appl $3200 604-813-9838

AMBLESIDE, 3-4 br, 3.5 ba, 2 level above ground, carport, all SS appl, 2 kitchen, updated, furnished, sm pet ok, n/s, 1 yr lease, $4900. Oct 1 604-922-7034

AMBLESIDE 4 BR 2 bath, updated, hw, garage, deck, $3500 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net

AMBLESIDE, VIEW 4BR+, 2 Ba’s, semi-furn. fp, h/wd, ns, np, refs lease, $2300. 604-926-0053

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

CENTINEL HILL, updated 4br 2 bath, 2 kitch, 2 fp, hw, $3800 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net

DEEP COVE water view 1 BR f/p, hardwood flrs, patio, shed, lrg lot, quiet area $1475. 604-929-5191

Homestay

Houses - Rent

180° VIEWS 4 br, upper Delbrook 3300 sf. cul de sac, garage. priv, city/ocean views, 2 f/p, Avail Now. $2900. 518 Alpine Crt. Text or call 604-617-7383 2 BR, 1 bath, West Van home with 2 finished rms in bsmt avail Sept. 1st, np, ns, $2150.

604-929-6236 2 BR, 1bath house, lots of storage, w/d, n/s, pets ok. Avail Sept 1, $2200 plus util. 778-231-5673 3 BR, 1.5 bath, Grand Blvd. 6 appls incl wd, large yard, fp, garage, ns, $2300, 604-763-2580 3 BR, 3 baths, rec room, Pemberton Heights, balcony $2500, avail now. Call Nasrin 604-551-5141 3 BR +den, 1 Ba, Norgate rancher lg lot, dbl carport, $2050. 1526 Sowden St. Oct 1. 604-725-6462

North Vancouver

1 BR in 2 br, share bath, near L Valley Mall, patio, np, ns, $400incl utils, avail now, 604-783-6254 1 BR in spacious home for n/s female. Furn or unfurn, internet, w/d, $475 incl. 604-980-2106 MID LONSDALE, furn br, private home, wd, cable, utils incl. $525 suits n/s male, np 604-980-8012 NICE PRIVATE room, suits female, n/s, Central Lonsdale. Access kitchen, dining & living rms, dw, computer. $595 incl furn, utils/net. Sept 1, 778-885-8864

6600

Storage

AVAIL NOW! Lower Lonsdale storage space, 600sf, electricity $450, 604-983-9493

Suites/Partial Houses

1 BR bright new Upper Lonsdale near bus, cable, suits 1 quiet ns, np. Sept 1, $950. 604-721-4973

1 BR, Central Lonsdale, new bright bsmt, 700 sf, no pets, no w/d, avail now, $850 incls i/net & cable 604-720-7077

6602

DUNDRAVE 4BR, 3bath, updated, 180° view, hw, gourmet kitch 925-8824 Vistarealty.net

ESTATE LIKE SETTING 180 ft waterfront, hardwood, vaulted ceilings, french doors, modern kit, granite, 6 appl, 2200 sf, 3 wood burning f/p, attic storage, $2650 incl gardening/ util 604-980-1503

UPPER LONSDALE 4br, 4 bath, 2 kitch, 2 fp, Sept 1 $2850 604-925-8824 Vistarealty.net WATERFRONT - 3 bdrm, 3 bath, 5 min past Horseshoe Bay, watch the sun set every night, $2,995/mo, avail Sep 1/10.

778-3402534 noel.llewellyn@shaw.ca

6565

Office/Retail Rent

FULLY FURN self cont’d proffessional space. 350+sf, $760 +HST, a/c, hydro, elec 604 313-8817

1 BR +den, garden level, prkg, nr L. Valley Mall, suit 1 or couple, ns np, Oct. 1, $925, 604-506-6709 1 BR + den, quiet neighbrhd, min 900sf, incl heat/h/w, w/d, h/w flrs, Sept 1, $1350, 604-987-6113 1 BR garden lvl suite bright, 2 blks to Edgemont $1250 incl utils & cbl/net, ns. Immed 604-831-9749 1 BR garden ste, $1,000/mth, own wd & priv yrd. 800 sf, clean.

Nr Ridgeway & 4th 604-710-8394 1 BR ground level, own wd central Lonsdale, full bath, fp, storage, yard, ns, np, $950, 604-816-7780 1 BR new bsmt, Central Lonsdale nr bus & lgh incl w/d wifi & cable, n/s /n/p (778)998-9291 after 3pm 1 BR/DEN, clean and cozy, large.

Sep entr, lndry, radiant heat, jet tub and shwer. One parking spot in driveway. $1100 incl util. Call Jason 604-839-6646 2 & 3Br Ctrl Lonsdale, fenced garden, fp, 1 & 1.5 bath, wd, ns, np $960- $1450, Oct. 1. 913-6727 2 BDRM 1100sf, newer, very bright bsmt. 7 appl., lrg storage, alarm, WI-FI, 2 parking, Caulfeild Village, 7 min. to Park Royal, n/s, n/p. $1400 + utils. 604-789-2375

2 BR bsmt, hidden gem in Lynn Valley, walk out entry, 1000 sf, beautiful creekside private patio, very tranquil & quiet, gas f/p, share w/d, nr bus, ns np, $1300 + 50% utils, incls cable & internet Sept 1st. 604-988-4173

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Suites/Partial Houses

2 BDRM, Lynn Valley, $1000 incls utils, n/s, n/p, own entry, reno’d. avail now. 604-984-9912 2 BR +den, Ambleside, garden suite, $1400 w/views of city & water. Totally reno’d, laminate, storage, wd, covered porch ns, np Avail now. 604-341-8164

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

Don’t Miss THIS! 2 BR large & sunny, Seymour, full bath, fp, dw, patio, shed, ns, np, $1300, Sept. 1st. 604-215-8852

2 BR ste, brand new, granite, w/d, ns np, alrm, new appl, Prk/Tilford. $1300inc ut, Now. 778-688-1109 2 BR, Dundarave W. Van, large kitchen dw, insuite wd, own heat, ns, np, $1220+util, 778-996-8830 2 BR, Edgemont, 1200sf, private, quiet, w/d, d/w, n/s, cat ok, $1500 incl utils. call 604-725-5832 2 BR, garden level, Upper Lonsdale, avail Sept 1. $1500 include utils. radiant flr heating, insuite laundry, priv ent with patio.

New construction. Call Tracy or Gerry. 604-960-0550 2 BR garden ste, nr Princess Park, bus. private deck, fp, free wood, 4 appls, ns $1350 incl, avail Sept 1st. 604-984-2152

2 BR suite, dw, wd, pets possible, large yard. N/S, West Van. nr schools. $1375. 604-328-3736 2 BR, West Lynn, 1100sf, bright g/l, own entrance, 5 appl, f/p, h/w flrs, N/S, pet neg, avail Sept. 1, $1250 + utils, call 604-603-0774 2 BR+DEN top flr, 1500 sf, $1800.

Own wd & priv yrd /deck. Nr Ridgeway & 4th. 604-710-8394 2-3 BR 2 bath grnd flr suite, new W Van home, own entry, full kitchen w/d, nr rec cntr, bus/schls, ns np, avail now 604-926-3162

2 BR grd lvl, bright, recent reno, share w/d, n.s, n/p Grd Blvd ref’s, $1350 incl. Sept. 604-340-5116 2 BR, Lynn Valley, 2 prkg spaces $1100 Sept 1. Call after 5pm 604-760-3274, 604-987-1844

3 BR DELBROOK lower ste, nr schools & bus, was rented $1500 + utils best offer takes! Pets ok.

Sept. 604-812-3656

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

AMBLESIDE / QUEENS. 1400sf 3 BR garden ste, 6 appls. Sep1. $1950. NS/NP. 604-922-8888

Carpentry

Affordable Quality Finishing Doors, trim, small renos, baths, kitchens. John 604-980-5454 CARPENTRY, ADDITIONS, decks, 32 yrs exp, licensed.

Call Ken, Cell: 604-928-3270 FRIENDLY, Professional, Crown mouldings, baseboard, casings rough framing. 778-233-0559 R.C.K. CONSTRUCTION Alterations, Renos & Decks.

Licensed, insured 604-970-8110 SAFARI CONSTRUCTION Specializing in new res. framing & form work. 604-773-2482 STRATA MAINTENANCE, Custom Renovations, Gazebos and Sun Decks. Mike 604-908-6240

8035

Carpet Cleaning

ROYAL STEAM CLEANING Carpet, Upholstery, Auto (Int) & Fireplace cleaning 604-765-8054

8050

Chimney Services

TheChimneyGuys.ca 604-725-2551 ★Free Repair Estimates★ NO MESS chimney sweeping!

8055

Cleaning

8058

BLUERIDGE AREA, reno’d 1 BR, s/s appls, radiant heat flrg, 9ft. ceilings, $1500 incls all uitls, CDS, cls bus & amens, seeking resp. n/s n/p. 604-924-2477 BRIGHT BACH, Lynn Valley, suit 1 quiet mature n/s, n/p, $780 incls utils, internet & satelite, share w/d. Avail Sept 1. 604-980-2184

6605

Townhouses Rent

3 BR, 1.5bath, wd hook up only Lynn Valley, no cats no dogs, $1400 incl basic cable, not utils.

Lee Anne 604-984-6331

MOVE IN ALLOWANCE 3 BR’S, 5 appls, 1.5 bath, Avail Aug/Sep, 1 year lease, NP/NS. Rent starts at $1725. For viewing call 604-986-0511

✫✫A CLEAN SWEEP ✫ Reliable Housecleaning service. Low rates 778 836-9970 ✫✫ 604 987-9970

8075

Drywall

8060

North Shore concrete Specialist

DREAMING OF A NEW BACKYARD? Need some curb appeal?

Pool decks, driveways, retaining walls, etc.

Christopher Shaver 604-980-3232, 604-725-2812

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100% Financing O.A.C. ALL CEMENT REPAIR JOBS

Stairs, Walls, Patios, Sidewalks, Drainage.

100% satisfaction. Exc Ref’s Local North Shore Resident

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SAFARI CONSTRUCTION Specializing in: • Framing • Form Work •Additions • Decks • Suspended Slab

AFFORDABLE, Reliable, Quality Guaranteed. Boarding, Taping, Spraytex.

Dave 604-984-7476 DONE RIGHT Drywall, Board, tape, mud, spraytext. N. Shore for 20 yrs. Cell 604-753-1116 VINCE’S MAGIC Drywalling & textured ceiling repairs. Bonded 604-307-2295 / 778-340-5208

8080

Electrical

Crown Roofing & Drainage Residental Div. Roofing installations & repairs. 604-327-3086

QUALITY CLEANING. Exc refs.

Res/com. Move in/out. Carpets + pressure wash’g. 778-895-3522

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

8090

Fencing/Gates

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

8100

Fireplaces

PRO GAS LTD Gas fireplaces.

Service & safety inspection.

604-925-1341 www.progas.ca

8105

Flooring/ Refinishing

THE ART OF HARDWOOD FLOORS Installations Refinishing & Repairs

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & sm jobs, expert trouble shooter, WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774.

ALL YOUR electrical & reno needs. Lic’d electrician #37940.

Bonded & insured 604-842-5276

GEMINI CLEANING for 1 time & regular cleaning service. Insured.

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NORTH SHORE FENCES

EXP’D CEMENT Finisher. I can form, place & finish any concrete job. Peter 604-988-8856 anytime

Drainage

NVAN 103-130 Pemberton Ave, 3700sf, W/H with a/c office, lrg O/H door, 200 amp, 3 phase, fenced yd, great exposure, avail soon, 604 929-9493, www.westrockproperty.com

ACE DRYWALL. Avail immed.

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

A & P ELECTRIC #89724 Low prices. Small jobs okay.

Satisfaction guar. 604-765-3329

8073

Warehouse/ Commercial

HITECH ALUMINUM Railing & Fencing. 5 colors 4 designs.

604-983-3210

DRIVEWAY / CONCRETE REMOVAL. Free estimates.

Disposal King, 604-889-2085

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6620

A PLUS TAPING & DRYWALL High quality, reasonable rates.

Free estimates. 604-715-0400

604-773-2482

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

VANCOUVER, YALETOWN. 2 BR, 2.5 baths, granite counters, f/p, S.S. applis, in-suite w/d. Big storage area. Private courtyard.

Also, private patio, off master BR. Huge landing - ideal for office!

N/s, pets negotiable. $2,550/mo + util. Immed. Nr Cda Line (Homer/ Helmcken). Call 604-417-3619 headsupactivecare@gmail.com

GOOD NEIGHBOUR Fencing & Decking Cedar, Chain link, Repairs Reasonable rates. 604-987-4522

A LICENSED electrician #19807 semi-retired, small jobs only.

604-689-1747 pgr 604-686-2319

Contracting

SEMI- DETATCHED 4 Br 4 bath, like new, walking dist to all ammens $2900 np 604-980-5457

Tidy operator, exc.craftsmanship.

Fences, decks, arbors, stairs..... www.friendlycarpenter.com

Concrete

CREATING BACKYARD ENVY

Townhouses Rent

FRIENDLY FENCE 778-386-3201.

Computer Problems? We can help! Call for a FREE est. Wise Dogs Services Inc. 604-998-8049

8065

$18/HR. Quality House cleaning.

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Computer Services

6605

BACH BSMT Suite, large bright, upper Lonsdale, np, ns, Sept 1, $800incl utils, 604-889-5627

HOME SERVICES 8030

SERVANTS QUARTERS - 2BR short term avail now grandmanor.net 604-988-6082

6540

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1 BR bsmt ste Central Lonsdale, 4 appls, Sept 1. $500 np 604-561-8727

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

HOST FAMILY wanted. Please call us Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm at 778-227-1668 or E-mail: globalstudyedu@gmail.com

Shared Accommodation

ROOM AVAIL in house, $500. Pet ok. Seymour area, near Parkgate. $500 incl. Sept 1. 604-644-9648

6602

CHARACTER HOME 1 BR + den + attic br, Lonsdale & W 27, bsmt, yard w/view. Sept 1. $1990, ns, small pet ok. yr lease, refs. Open Sat & Sun 4-5pm 604-688-8464 RentWestern@Ymail.com

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Dust Free.

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Free Estimates.

Call: 604-240-3344 ALL FLOOR COVERINGS Repair & Replace. Material Sales Dwight, 604-980-6048 I’ll show you the inexpensive route www.fccarpets.shawwebspace.ca

8125

Gutters

DNE ELECTRIC All Electrical Needs Lic #89267, Panel Upgrading. Reasonable & Free Estimate. 604-999-2332 LIGHTING CONTROL, small jobs to rewires, new houses, repairs.

Insured & bonded. Lic #23726.

Call Chris or Fred, 604-788-3864 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

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

Hrly/Contract. Free Estimates.

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Kitchens/Baths

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Landscaping

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Hauling

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