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City trustee fights back with her own legal opinion

BY ALFIE LAU REPORTER alau@royalcityrecord.com

It’s one of the few times when Lori Watt was happy to hear that after 13 years as a CUPE employee, she still inhabits a “relatively low level” job.

Watt has been accused by a local parent of being in a conflict of interest position with her day job as a CUPE employee and her elected position as a three-term New Westminster school trustee.

Watt released the legal opinion from lawyer Jonathan Baker dated Feb. 4 that states: “In my opinion, a court would consider the relationship between your position as a school trustee and either CUPE or COPE to not result in a conflict. Any pecuniary interest would likely be considered by a court to be remote and insignificant.”

Watt personally commissioned the legal opinion after local parent Patrick O’Connor got his own legal opinion stating Watt was in a conflict.

O’Connor started circulating a legal opinion dated Jan. 24, 2011 from Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP partner Roy W. Millen about a perceived conflict-of-interest situation involving Watt.

O’Connor asked for the opinion because he believes Watt, as an employee at CUPE B.C.’s Burnaby head office, is in a potential conflict because she has the ability to vote on two matters: the approval of a new collective agreement with CUPE Local 409 and a motion to ban bottled ◗Watt Page 3

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Cheek to cheek: Amanda Tremblay shares a tender rodent moment with her hairless pet rat Zenya. For more Ratstravaganza photos go to www.royalcityrecord.com.

Hanging out with the rat pack Ratstravaganza rat show raises funds for rat rescue

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

Some folks might go, ‘ewww’ or, even scream at the thought of a hall full of rats – but rat fanciers were in rodent heaven on Saturday in the city.

The eighth B.C. Pet Rat Show Ratstravaganza 2011 - took place on Saturday at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall.

The event drew rat lover and people who are curious about the critters.

“We had people from Idaho, Portland, Oregon, all over Washington State,” said New Westminster resident Lizzie O Sullivan, who organized the event. “We had

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Ratstravaganza and other pet rat shows is In the standard classes, rats are judged to raise the profile of rats as pets and change on qualities such as their appearance and some of the misconceptions surrounding temperament. domestic rats.

Rat owners were also able to “I came home to a flood of eenter their rats in various pet mails from people saying it was classes, which included a rat great,” she said. “It’s been overrace, and most talented, most whelmingly positive. unusual, longest tail, squishiThe show is sponsored by est and kissiest rats. Audience RatsPacNW, a pet rat club that applause determines the win- Visit www.royalcityrecord.com seeks to promote rats as pets for a rat photo gallery ners in these categories except through shows and educational the rat race. events like Ratstravaganza.

“We had around 80 rats there,” O Sullivan “It was fantastic,” O Sullivan said. “We said. “That is about average for us.” were hoping to break even. We did much The B.C. Pet Rat Show, whose past five more than that. We were able to donate shows have been in New Westminster, is quite a bit of money to rat rescue.” part of the rat show circuit in the Pacific The funds will assist nonprofits that resNorthwest that includes stops in Seattle, cue unwanted or abandoned domestic rats.

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◗IN THE NEWS Rescue groups not consulted before Whistler cull ◗P5 Local startup tech biz creating buzz ◗P11

Watt: ‘I don’t believe I’m in a conflict’ ◗ continued from page 1

water in school district facilities.

Baker’s opinion differs from Millen’s in the conclusions because, as Baker states, “the assumed facts are different.”

In particular, Baker said that Watt’s “employment with CUPE is relatively low level and in no way related to the collective bargaining agreement. Therefore in my opinion you are not in conflict of interest by virtue of that position under sections 55 or 56 of the Public School Act. “As a member of CUPE there is no direct or indirect relationship to collective bargaining with the school board.

“You are not in a conflict over the bottled water issue.”

Baker’s opinion is based on 15 facts and assumptions that Watt provided him.

Watt was relieved with Baker’s opinion.

“The reason I got the opinion in the first place is because a member of the public commissioned his own legal opinion,” said Watt.

“I thought it was prudent that I get my own legal opinion.

“I never believed myself to be in a conflict.

The School Act’s pretty clear. I don’t believe I’m in a conflict.”

Watt, said there was one thing in Baker’s opinion that made her smile.

“It’s a bit of an ouch to hear that I’m just a low-level employee,” said the 13-year CUPE veteran.

Watt said she hopes that with Baker’s opinion, the conflict-of-interest saga is now over.

That doesn’t appear to be the case, because when O’Connor e-mailed his thoughts to the press on Monday afternoon.

“I have now had an opportunity to review the legal opinion trustee Lori Watt received from Jonathan Baker and it seems to fall short of fully recognizing the issue,” writes O’Connor. “It also seems to me that Lori Watt may not have apprised Mr. Baker of all the facts, particularly those relating to candidate endorsement and to the full nature and extent of CUPE’s campaign efforts against the bottled water industry.

O’Connor remains firm in his beliefs: “I am continuing the review Lori Watt’s legal opinion. But nothing has changed from my perspective. I have complete confidence in the legal opinion I received and the facts that it is based upon.”

O’Connor’s legal opinion, dated Jan. 24, 2011, has Millen’s legal opinion that “Ms. Watt would be in a conflict of interest in respect of both matters due to her employment. ... If Ms. Watt votes on either matter, a court could remove her from office.”

In the legal opinion, Millen bases his findings on six relevant facts that were provided to him by O’Connor, but he adds the footnote that “if any of these facts are inaccurate or change, please advise us promptly as our opinion may also change.”

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Mirror image: Sydney Ramirez, 10, checks out her reflection after having her face painted by “Mrs. Picasso” as part of a special Valentine’s-themed Fall In Love With River Market day on Feb. 13.

River Market gearing up Focus is now on leasing out the food hall area

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

River Market is hard at work trying to find the right tenants for its riverfront space.

Julie Ramirez, community services manager for River Market, said 80 per cent of the space in the market is leased.

Businesses now operating at the River Market are the Paddlewheeler Pub, Tiny, Great Wall Tea, Donald’s Market, the Vancouver Circus School, Pedagogy Toys and Bloom Art Studio.

Make Incubator Kitchen and Orlando’s catering are expected to open soon and Crepe Des Amis is set to open in April.

“Nothing that we can officially announce,” Ramirez said about other tenants. “We are in deep discussions with a number of potential tenants.”

Ramirez said she couldn’t speculate when River Market would be 100 per cent

filled.

“The big focus now is the lower level, primarily the food hall area,” she said.

That area – also known as the ‘eat now’ area – will provide space for smaller-sized restaurants.

“It’s right off the boardwalk,” Ramirez said. “We are referring to it as the food hall.”

James Crosty, president of the Quayside Community Board, is pleased that new tenants are being announced for the market. In reference to the 80 per cent leased figure, he noted that Donald’s Market, the Vancouver Circus School, the Paddlewheeler Pub and the administration offices take up quite a bit of floor space in the building.

“There is a certain amount of impatience that is starting to set in to the community. They want services,” he said.

“Impatience is really the way to sum it up.

People really want to get going there, they want to be part of it.”

Crosty said Donald’s Market has been well received by local residents, but people want more services. He said 4,600

people live at the Quay and many of them want to be able to walk to local services.

“It’s going to be a great space,” he said about the market. “That is what people want to have happen. It is never soon enough.”

Lila Wood of the New Westminster Downtown Residents Association said many downtown residents love Donald’s Market, which is the market’s anchor tenant. They’re also looking forward to other retailers opening in the market.

“It’s been empty for too long,” she said. “It is handy to have a nice place to shop downtown.”

River Market has created a vision its called Food 360, which would include an independent grocery store focusing on local and organic foods, specialty food vendors, onsite food processors, restaurants, a cooking school, and food festivals.

River Market will be taking part in the May 2011 multicultural festival that’s been hosted by the Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Society since 2003.

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Motoring with a new message

There’ll be no mistaking it when Const. Jackie Suchodolski is around New Westminster Secondary School, thanks to the slick new look of the community services school liaison van.

New Westminster Police Service recently rebranded the van Suchodolski uses to visit schools in the city.

The van has been shrinkwrapped with colourful decals depicting New Westminster police in action, including a motorcycle officer, K-9 unit and marine unit.

“The motivation for the wrapping was to assist us in getting our message out to young people in the community. The van underscores our values of safety, service and dedication to the community,” said Sgt. Gary Weishaar in an e-mail to The Record.

Weishaar added the van is pretty easy on the eyes as well.

“It is colourful yet professional and respectful in its presentation. I like to call it our ‘Van-Gogh,’” Weishaar said, pun very much intended.

Suchodolski said the redesigned van has been a hit with New West Secondary students, and she has plans to park it at various places around the school to “keep them guessing.”

Suchodolski’s role as youth liaison officer is to bridge the gap between the police and youth.

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‘Smell’ prompts move

Eye-catching: Const.

Jackie Suchodolski, above, with the new New Westminster Police Services van that she uses to visit schools in the city. The van – see detail at left – has been shrinkwrapped with colourful decals showing local police in action.

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Two classes at Lord Kelvin Elementary that had to be moved after staff reported “the faint smell of natural gas” are scheduled to return to their regular rooms by the end of this week.

A memo dated Feb. 3 and circulated to parents stated that one class had to be moved to one of the school’s portables and another to the school library after staff reported the gas smell.

“Maintenance staff subsequently linked the odour to a failed ignition component in the air handling unit,” said the memo sent by assistant superintendent Al Balanuik.

“The odour that was detected is associated with an additive to natural gas intended to aid detection. It does not indicate unsafe exposure. … There was no gas leak, and carbon monoxide levels were safe.”

Balanuik also indicated in the memo that air quality monitoring would continue, with an external firm, Chris Collette and Associates, in charge of measuring the air quality between Feb. 7 and 11.

Balanuik said Terasen Gas officials also inspected the school to make sure there were no leaks.

The Record • Wednesday, February 16, 2011 • A05

Rescue group says nobody asked them to help save dogs

BY ANDREW FLEMING REPORTER afleming@royalcityrecord.com

A New Westminster-based animal welfare group is among those outraged over the slaughter of roughly 100 sled dogs in Whistler. The Vancouver Sun reported last week that Bob Fawcett, the employee of Outdoor Adventures Whistler responsible for the gruesome cull involving panicked dogs being shot and having their throats slit, had previously attempted to have some of the dogs adopted.

This came as news to Cheryl Rogers, president of the Pacific Volunteer Education and Assistance Team for Animals (VEATA), a local charity that provides emergency or temporary housing for animals in need.

She says that none of the similar animal rescue organizations she’s been in touch with since the story broke say they’d been asked for assistance before the April 2010 cull.

“Sled dogs can be problematic, but there is a group in Creston called PAWS that does a lot with sled dogs,” said Rogers. “If somebody came to the rescue community and said ‘I have a 100 sled dogs, can you take them?,’ realistically, the answer would be no, but if someone had said ‘can you work with me and try and help these dogs over time’, we would have been able to save a number of them.”

Fawcett reportedly approached the BC SPCA on two separate occasions asking for help in finding adoptive homes for some of the company’s dogs, but was told the animals were unadoptable.

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Senior animal protection officer Eileen Drever confirmed she was contacted last spring by Fawcett, but can’t recall if it was in April or May, adding she was unaware the dogs would be put down otherwise. “[The employee] didn’t advise me he was going to kill any dogs. He was looking to find homes. I spoke to an animal behaviourist who is also a vet and she spoke with an expert in the [United] States who said [the sled dogs] weren’t adoptable,” said Drever. “If we had any indication they would have been executed we absolutely would have done something.”

Rogers pointed out that Fawcett could have tried other rescue groups as well.

“The SPCA aren’t the only ones that are out there,” she said. “There are certain rescue organizations that specialize in certain breeds of dogs, such as malamutes, and to the best of our knowledge none were approached.”

Lynn Ray, a secretary and volunteer for PAWS, told The Record in an e-mail that she was unaware of any contact between her organization and Fawcett, who is believed to be in hiding after receiving death threats and was not available for comment.

“Within the rescue community, because we’re small and independent and have a limited amount of available foster homes, how much we would have been able to help, I don’t know,” said Rogers. “But not even to be given a chance?”

Rogers added she hopes the tragedy will result in stiffer legislation protecting animals from cruelty.

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There’s no justification for discrimination

Burnaby MP Bill Siksay’s private bill illegal to discriminate against transgendered people? guaranteeing transgender folks human Will conservative – both little c and rights protections jumped a huge big C – senators realize that hurdle last week when, after there is no place in Canadian six years in the making, the society that should allow House of Commons voted 143 people (whatever their gender to 135 to pass the bill.

THE RECORD identity) to be denied housThe bill – labelled C-389 – now faces a much stiffer ing, jobs or a ride in a taxi? challenge.

We understand that the whole issue It has to be passed by the Senate. pushes a lot of people’s buttons.

Will the Senate make it essentially We’re all raised in a pretty rigid

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society when it comes to gender stereotypes.

We can’t seem to even go beyond pink is for girl babies and blue is for boy babies – so to expect full and complete acceptance of transgendered folks may take some education.

But, here’s the point: If anyone is picked on for any reason to do with their identity – any discrimination on that basis is simply unacceptable.

There was a time when Chinese

immigrants faced immense discrimination. There was a time when women were allowed to be paid much less than men for doing the same job.

There was a time when gays and lesbians were openly discriminated against in the workforce and on the job.

All of those obvious wrongs have been righted – but not without battles – some protracted ones.

We hope the Senate passes the bill – it is the right thing to do.

Leadership races bring excitement IN THE HOUSE KEITH BALDREY

T

he B.C. Liberals have done the smart thing and changed the way of choosing their next leader to ensure all regions of this diverse province have a say in the matter.

Unfortunately, it appears the NDP won’t be doing that and instead will be using the one member-one vote method, which was once trendy but which now can create more problems than it solves.

The way of choosing political leaders has varied over the years. For decades, the preferred option was a delegated convention, which saw people – often committed party loyalists and activists – elected by fellow party members in their home ridings to attend a convention to vote for a new leader.

I’ve had the good fortune to have attended several exciting – even historic – delegated leadership conventions over the years, and frankly they can be riveting events.

I covered the 1983 Progressive Conservative convention in Ottawa, where Brian Mulroney defeated Joe Clark in an electrifying contest that captivated the nation (I was working for the old and now defunct

Columbian newspaper, based in New Westminster).

On the last ballot, as it became apparent Clark was about to lose power, I noticed everyone had pretty much deserted him. He sat with a knot of supporters in the stands of the old civic arena. I went up and sat just behind him and watched the bedlam below as Mulroney took over his party.

A year later, the B.C NDP met in the PNE Agrodome to pick a successor to Dave Barrett.

It went five ballots, before an obscure Vancouver Island MLA – Bob Skelly – emerged the winner because two top candidates (Dave Vickers and Bill King) simply could not support each other, and so allowed an unexceptional candidate to sneak up the middle. I have particular fondness for that convention because I won the media pool (along with fellow Vancouver Sun reporter Tom Barrett), as we were the only ones to foresee the unlikely Skelly victory.

But the greatest leadership convention in B.C. history may well have been the 1986 convention in Whistler, where Bill Vander Zalm was picked to succeed Bill Bennett as leader of the Social Credit party.

There were 12 candidates in that race, which meant 12 hospitality tents, 12 open bars and 12 barbecues open for almost a week at the end of July. Vander Zalm was picked after several ballots in the sweltering convention centre, and the seeds of the

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Citizens have right to question Dear Editor:

Re: Trustee says legal opinion ‘political’ attack, The Record, Feb. 5 Patrick O’Connor has a right as a citizen to check records and ask questions regarding conflict of interest issues about any elected representative.

He provided real evidence and proper documented opinion on this issue; where’s yours Lori Watt?

Contrary to Mr. Marshall’s praises (Re: One vote for Lori Watt, Letters to the editor, The Record, Feb. 12), I would question, not vote for, any incumbent who runs again out of spite motivated only by a quarrel.

Terry Hilmar, New Westminster

Civic centre rezoning under fire

Dear Editor:

Am I just seeing things?

I thought the proposed New Westminster civic

centre had originated from the idea that a multiuse “civic” building; theatre, museum, convention center and liquor licence, were going to draw Metro Vancouver and beyond to New Westminster’s downtown. (Really?)

The city was to act as the developer, but having no land, they needed to expropriate – any land developer’s wildest dream.

The properties were bought at a steal (if the rezoning goes through) and assembled as a 0.8-acre parcel.

We were told an 80,000-square-foot civic building, built with $35 million earmarked by the provincial government, was to sit on the land.

However, the “council developers” realized, or it was suggested, they had a gold mine of a property, that had even more potential.

So, the “council developers” got a private partner.

After a review process of offers, voila, a developer – Uptown. We were told Uptown had made a juicy ◗Centre Page 7

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Centre rezoning drama ◗ continued from page 6

proposal to the “council developers,” that incorporated a proposed 80,000-sq.-ft. civic centre and 100,000 sq. ft. of office plus some bonuses.

“Council developers” realized, it was suggested, “the city owns a street dividing the parcel of land,” so they turned the street into more property for the project and then another, voila, one-acre parcel. Three months later, the plans and extra land are presented, and we have a 93,000-sq.-ft. civic centre and 130,000 sq. ft. of office. (A bonus of 30,000 sq. ft. for Uptown.)

Some councillors were amazed that a proposed square box could look so good, but none of them at the time realized this modern and cutting-edge design ain’t no $35-million centre. Architecture of that nature requires great details and even greater amounts of money. That civic centre is closer to $45 million, baby! (That is soft, hard and outfitting costs, and, of course, LEED certification – gold, I hope.)

The “council developers” realized they need some extra money. Maybe Uptown could help, but how? Rezoning! A rezoning which includes a 220-foot height limit, floorspace ratio of 7.0, plus amenity bonuses, and you can build whatever you want except maybe a nuclear plant and a few other industrial items.

If this rezoning goes through, Uptown will potentially gain another 76,000 sq. ft. in building space, which would be in addition to the already extra 30,000 sq. ft. A minimum of five floors could be added to Uptown’s office space, and the bonus residential square footage could net a developer an additional $8 to 12 million from this rezoning. Was this the city’s plan all along?

I think I want to be a developer working with this city. This must be what they mean by a Living Wage Policy: sign me up.

Or maybe I am just seeing things.

Peter Tjernagel, by e-mail

Tories are twisting reality Dear Editor:

Re: It’s not ‘scare tactics,’ Letters to the editor, The Record, Feb. 12.

It appears that Paul Forseth, the Conservative candidate for Burnaby-New Westminster, is getting into election mode.

The Conservatives seem especially adept at spinning reality 180 degrees especially when they are engineering an election.

Take Forseth’s recent claim that “the Conservatives neither want an election nor will provoke one. The focus is on ensuring that the economic recovery is maintained.”

If they don’t want an election, they have to cooperate with other parties to achieve majority support, otherwise the government falls. The present incarnation of the Conservative Party finds this very difficult to do and has been trying to provoke an election for years. Harper is after that elusive majority and will not be satisfied until he gets it.

With the Conservatives’ instrumental role in the introduction of the HST in B.C., $2 billion in taxes have been shifted from corporations to consumers. Their caving in on the Softwood Lumber Agreement has cost the country billions, and resulted in about 50,000 lost jobs. The deficit has jumped by 50 per cent since they took power, and they are still wanting to give huge reductions to already profitable corporations and the rich. These are just a few examples that have me wondering if Harper’s “focus” on the economy is necessarily a good thing.

eventual destruction of the political dynasty were sown.

The conventions that picked Mike Harcourt, Gordon Campbell, Glen Clark and Ujjal Dosanjh were far less dramatic (perhaps because the outcome of each was not really in doubt).

Campbell was the first B.C. leader chosen by the one member-one vote system, and frankly it was a rather lifeless, limp affair.

The NDP recently made the switch to the same system, and one has to wonder whether the party is having second thoughts.

While there were certainly flaws with the delegated system (i.e.

the disastrous choice of Skelly), the fact is it was a system that could breath enormous energy and excitement into a political party. By contrast, the one member-one vote system focuses on the initial excitement of signing up members but doesn’t necessarily sustain that excitement (or even the commitment to the party of those who take part in mass sign-ups).

As well, the system is open to manipulation, as one particular community or constituency can swamp everyone else through mass sign-ups. And the odds of fraud being committed may increase with so many people taking out membership forms.

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City spearheads new food scrap pickup pilot project clean green program.

“People have really gotten on board,” he said. “The big challenge for New New Westminster is aiming to be the Westminster is a larger portion of our resifirst Lower Mainland city to offer a multi- dents are in multifamily units and haven’t been able to participate.” family food scrap collection pilot project.

Cote suspects the city will learn some On Monday, council approved a multifamily food scraps collection pilot project. lessons from the pilot project but hopes it If it looks good – the service should be will eventually be expanded.

“I am pleased to see we are doing a pilot incorporated into the city’s existing multiproject with 500 units,” he said. “I family recycling collection service. am optimistic if this goes well, the The six buildings that will particicity will move aggressively to offer pate in the pilot project are located it citywide.” in the downtown and Quayside Cote said the city had hoped neighbourhood.

Metro Vancouver would take a The city estimates that food lead on this type of program so the scraps recycling will help divert city could get some assistance in 20 to 30 per cent of waste generlaunching a program. When that ated by residents in the multifamdidn’t occur, he said the city decidily sector. ed to launch its own pilot project.

“Currently no food scrap collec“People have really engaged tion program exist in the multifamin it at a high level,” he said of ily sector in the Metro Vancouver Jonathan Cote clean green pickup at single-family region,” states the report. “Worm homes. “We are seeing significant composting, designed primarily for apartment dwellers, allows people to compost results.”

In addition to environmental benefits, without the need of a backyard.”

Coun. Betty McIntosh welcomes the Cote said the city has also benefited finanprogram, which comes on the heels of the cially from reduced tippage fees when city’s launch of the clean green program disposing of the garbage.

City staff has been working to develthat picks up food and green waste from op a pilot foods scraps program. Six single-family homes.

“Going to food scraps is one step for- buildings have been pre-selected to parward in recycling,” she said. “Staff were ticipate in the project and all of their happy the totes – the clean green – took off residents will be provided with educational materials and a kitchen catchand did as well as they did.”

Coun. Jonathan Cote said the city has er to conveniently store and transfer seen dramatic increases in the amount of ◗Scraps Page 10 items diverted from landfills as part of the

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In the spotlight

Building will be demolished Work will soon get underway on demolition of a Columbia Street site that was once considered for the future civic centre.

Council has approved $175,000 to deconstruct the building at 801 Columbia St., which is across the street from the future civic centre site. A staff report noted that the building has been vacant since December, which has generated

some complaints from neighbours about the safety and security of the area.

The City of New Westminster had purchased the Kyoto building at the foot of Eighth Street as a possible home for the civic centre. The city had launched expropriation proceedings to acquire the site, but was unable to reach an agreement with the former owner.

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their food scraps to the proper food waste recycling container.

“In an effort to reach our Zero Waste Challenge targets of 70 per cent diversion by the year 2015, the city must look at improving our recycling ratios, including multifamily, which is our largest residential sector,” said the staff report.

According to the report, the program will cost about $12,000 to set up. Funding is included in the solid waste utility’s 2011 operating budget.

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will collect and empty the food scraps container every week.

The city will provide the containers from its existing stock of residential cleaner greener containers, but a special liner will be used to line the container to keep them clean.

City staff and Waste Management will analyze the results, including participation levels and feedback, after six months.

Council will then consider whether to expand the program.

Patrick Johnstone, president of New Westminster

Environmental Partners, welcomes the pilot project.

“I think it’s a great idea.

We have discussed this at length at NWEP,” he said “We were encouraged by the city’s food scrap collection program for single family homes and also encouraged by how successful it was.”

Johnstone said “multifamily is a tough nut to crack” and suggested a “champion” in each building should promote the program.

“The idea of having a pilot project is great,” he said.

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Scraps: City tries it for six months ◗ continued from page 9

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he Julien House Society’s New Westminster House recovery centre for women will be able continue sending its graduates for training thanks to a $10,000 grant from Vancity.

Susan Hogarth, development assistant for the society, said the grant is used to send graduates from the program who have been clean for one year and want to work for the society for classes in first aid, counselling, small business management and fundraising at Vancouver Community College and the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

The society was one of seven non-profit organizations to receive a grant from Vancity. The bank awards grants three times a year through its Shared Success program, which sends some Vancity profits to member organizations that work to reduce poverty, build community investment and combat climate change.

New members for BIA

The Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area (BIA) has kicked off 2011 with its annual general meeting and the election of five new board members on Wednesday night. New to the board are Michael Isman, Lisa Deacon, Vikas Kaushal, Ben Keil and Sev Morin.

Board member William Shannon said the board will be meeting in the coming week to get to know one another and then hold executive and committee elections towards the end of the month.

Shannon said the highlight of the evening was a presentation from Mayor Wayne Wright on development plans expected to move forward in downtown New West in 2011 including the Degelder building, civic centre and Trapp block, which has come out of two years of dormancy.

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Worth mentioning: From left, Travis Cote, John Gray and Daniel McLaren are the driving forces behind Asterisq, a new local technology business that has created the Mentionmap program that tracks Twitter activity.

App puts tech biz on the map

BY ANDREW FLEMING REPORTER afleming@royalcityrecord.com

Are you worried you’re just not spending enough time on Twitter lately? Asterisq, a new local tech start-up, might have the solution.

John Gray, Daniel McLaren and Travis Cote, the trio behind the new business, largely operate out of Gray’s home in New West and Wi-Fi enabled coffee shops, but they are hoping the mentions being generated by their innovative Mentionmap program, which provides a visual representation of Twitter account activity, will soon lead to bigger and better things.

“It was just a fun project, something (McLaren) hacked together to amuse himself over a weekend in December 2009, but we found that in the past six months, some of the buzz, some of the traction that we’re getting through the tool is really quite thrilling,” said Gray after calling The Record from a Waves outlet in Vancouver. “I was just looking at our Google analytics, and we had almost 81,000 users in the past month check out Mentionmap. Considering we’re not doing any advertising or getting written up in TechCrunch or anything like that, it’s not bad for three humble little B.C. guys.”

Mentionmap works a bit like an interactive flow chart or, as the name suggests, a map of who and what people mention. Simply plug

in a username – your own or someone like, say, @barackobama, @ ladygaga or even the highly followable @flematic – and you instantly get a free visual interface based on that person’s recent Twitter activity.

“Basically, it’s a Flash-based application for digital graph visualizations,” said Gray, the self-described “business guy” who leaves the heavy lifting of creating code to his two more computer-savvy partners.

Mentionmap loads each user’s last 100 tweets and shows the people and hashtags they talked about the most. The data is displayed using Constellation Framework, a graph visualization system where mentions become connections and discussions between multiple users emerge as clusters.

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Report: Civic centre will create 265 jobs

BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com

The City of New Westminster’s future civic centre will provide “significant” employment benefits to the community.

That’s the verdict of G.P. Rollo and Associates, which was hired by the city to identify and quantify the various economic benefits, both direct and spinoff, related to the proposed civic centre and office tower. The consultant estimates that the project will create 265 jobs in the planning and construction phase, and more jobs once the civic centre and office tower are operational.

“The office component of the project is projected to bring approximately 525 new fulltime equivalent employment opportunities to the city, a 9.2 per cent increase to the downtown employment base and a two per cent increase to the city’s overall employment base,” said the consultant’s report.

A city staff report accompanying the consultant’s assessment stated that the multi-use civic facility and office tower development may also play an integral role in the creation of an “activity precinct” that will continue to bring vitality to the area and add to the revitalization momentum

of the downtown. The report said the variety of programs, productions, educational activities and retail potential of the project will bring residents and visitors to the downtown.

“Those who come to see an art display, a theatre performance, participate in a conference or attend a class will be more likely to explore the other activity clusters (e.g.

River Market), creating a critical mass that will in turn bring more activity and business to the area,” said the staff report.

Mayor Wayne Wright said the civic centre will become a focal point for the downtown.

“We are using experts to give us the numbers,” he said. “We are going through them systematically.

The biggest thing is this has to be a contributor to the social fabric, but it also has to be a contributor of revenues.”

In addition to creating jobs, the consultant’s report indicated that employees of the civic centre, the restaurant that will be located in the building and the office building being built by a developer on top of the civic centre would provide “significant” ongoing employment-generating benefits in the community.

G.P. Rollo and Associates projects that

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Like so many good ideas on the Internet, the next step is to somehow find a way to make some money from it. Gray said he thinks this isn’t unrealistic.

“I’ll put it to you this way,” he said.

“On Monday, when I got an unsolicited e-mail from a private investment bank down in Palo Alto wanting to know more about us and more about our tool, it suggest we’re getting on a little bit of radar. ... It didn’t put any money in our pockets right now, but we were one of the first

third-party companies to have an application included in the HootSuite’s new app directory; they’re a social media dashboard based here in Vancouver who are up over a million users. Looking forward, we’re looking to add some additional features to Mentionmap that will make it more useful and strike some licensing arrangements with the appropriate bigger players.”

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office employees and other “spin-off” employees doing business at the building will spend $2 million on food and beverage annually by 2017 and $1.2 million on retail expenditures by 2017.

People who attend conferences or theatre productions at the civic centre are also anticipated to contribute to the local economy. The consultant pointed out that conference centres can be key drivers of the community and provide a boon to the hospitality industry, suppliers and all the workers they employ.

“Delegates often fill local hotel rooms during shoulder seasons and mid-week when other patronage is low,” said the consultant’s assessment. “Conferences tend to be booked well in advance, and are thus less susceptible to short-term economic fluctuation.”

It’s estimated that conference delegates spend $355 to $398 daily, which includes the cost of accommodation and transportation.

The consultant also reported that performing arts venues have a significant economic impact on their host communities.

It noted that a typical theatre attendee is estimated to spend about $26 on items above the cost of admission, including gifts and souvenirs, parking, meals, refreshments, child care and miscellaneous retail items.

Tej Kainth, Tourism New Westminster’s marketing and visitor centre coordinator, said people who are attending conferences often attend pre- and post-conferences, which would potentially extend the time they spend in the city.

“The civic center has created a destination. It has created a hub,” she said. “This

hub is definitely going to branch out into other areas of the downtown corridor.”

Kainth believes the civic centre will benefit existing businesses and will encourage more businesses to open.

“It is going to help shape the future of the downtown as well. I think you are going to see a lot more businesses coming in. I would expect to see more restaurants, more entertainment-type businesses,” she said. “When people are on conventions, they are not only there to meet with colleagues, they are there to socialize.”

Wright said there are numerous occasions when local groups have to hold larger events outside the city because New Westminster doesn’t have space large enough to host those gatherings.

“We are limited here,” he said. “As we grow, these societies get bigger. They want to put on better events.”

Kainth believes the conference space will have a “huge” impact on the downtown, as there are few convention centre spaces in Metro Vancouver, other than the convention centre in Vancouver and some hotel facilities in various cities. She said it would provide enough space to accommodate up to 500 people at a facility located beside SkyTrain.

“The overall benefit to New Westminster is huge,” she said. “Downtown, and the Quay especially, will be benefiting.”

Tourism New Westminster representatives are also thrilled that the city’s visitor information centre will be located on the main floor of the civic centre.

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Paul McCartney signed guitar up for grabs in society’s auction AROUND TOWN

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The New Westminsterbased Aunt Leah’s Independent Lifeskills Society is holding its ninth annual Lonely Hearts Club Band fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Polish Hall in Vancouver.

World Peace, Reid Jamieson, Jazzberry Ram, Sarah Wheeler and Charlie Kerr (from Japanese Girls) will perform their favourite Beatles songs plus a few of their own.

Tickets for the event are $40 and available at 604525-1204 or online at www. clubzone.com.

Proceeds from the event will go to teens in foster care and new moms who are learning to live independently and car for their newborns. For more information, visit www. auntleahs.org.

A New Westminster resident is hoping to raise funds for this year’s Weekend to End Women’s Cancers.

Nicole Morgan teamed up with Cobs Bread in Royal City Centre to sell fairy buns with special pink decorations on Saturday, Feb. 12. She’s continuing to raise funds for the Shoppers Drug Mart Weekend to End Women’s Cancers that raises funds for the B.C. Cancer Foundation.

To help, visit www.end cancer.ca and click Donate.

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Prayer, sharing part of day

St. Aidan’s Presbyterian Church is celebrating the annual World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 4.

The service was written by women of Chile with the theme, How Many Loaves Have You?, and reflects on sharing the gifts we have been given.

St. Aidan’s is hosting the ecumenical service is being held on 1:30 p.m. at 1320 Seventh Ave. For more information, call 604-522-7581.

Hydro pitches in for river classes

Fraser River Discovery Centre’s school programs have received $10,000 from B.C. Hydro’s community investment, outreach and education funding program.

B.C. Hydro, which is making the contribution for the second year, was designated as a Caring Company by Imagine Canada because of its community investment practices.

Fraser River Discovery Centre’s mission is to be recognized as a centre of excellence for stimulating passion, education and enlightenment about the Fraser River so it can be sustained for generations to come. Its education programs provide students with an opportunity to develop a respect for the river’s role in shaping British Columbia’s ecological, social and economic diversity.

“Our education programs empower students to develop an understanding of the importance of the river to B.C.’s environment and economy and to make informed decisions to take personal action for a sustainable future,” said Catherine Ouellet-Martin,

executive director of Discovery Centre. “We are very pleased to be working with B.C. Hydro towards the same goals.”

Financial donations allow Fraser River Discovery Centre to continue developing and implementing programs, exhibits and events that attract school groups, academics, tourists and other individuals from all over the Lower Mainland.

“The Fraser River Discovery Centre’s continuing growth could not be possible without corporate funders, government agencies and individual contributions,” said Ouellet-Martin. “Knowing that the strength of any successful community based organization is to have many supporters, we are grateful to corporations who value the importance of the Fraser River’s unique story and heritage as much as we do.”

Fraser River Discovery Centre is located at 788 Quayside Dr. It’s open Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission to exhibit galleries is by donation.

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Helping teens find their identity PARENTING TODAY KATHY LYNN

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our-year-old Olivia is drawing a picture.

She proudly shows her art, which is actually many swirls of varying colours, and her mom says, “I really love looking at all the different colours in your picture.” Olivia grins.

Ten-year-old Olivia is busy painting a picture.

“What do you think, Mom? Can I be an artist?”

And Mom replies, “Of course, darling. You can be whatever you want to be.”

When our children are young, we encourage them to try anything that interests them and support them in all endeavours.

They are busy little folk

involved in art, sports, science, literature, drama; the list goes on.

It’s our role to let them experiment.

They are trying out whatever interests them whether they have a real aptitude or not.

And as long as we are supporting their interests, and not pushing them beyond endurance, are ensuring that they have balance in their lives, this is a fun, active and exciting time for children.

Anything seems possible.

Then they reach adolescence and it all changes.

The developmental goals for teens are more focused on the reality that adulthood is now on the horizon and they need to know themselves well – this is the search for selfidentity.

Teens still need parenting. As a matter of fact, they need more support and guidance as teens

than they do in their middle years. But it’s different.

Letting go, allowing our teens increasing independence is not easy, but is essential if our teens are going to grow up to become capable young men and women.

Helping them determine who they are, what they are good at, what they should be considering for their future is another challenge for parents.

No longer is it helpful to tell Olivia that she can be what she wants to be.

She is now ready to consider who she is and what that can really mean for her future. Some questions she may be considering are: ◗ What am I good at? ◗ How do others perceive me? ◗ What will I do in the future? ◗ What kind of person am I? Your job is to help her

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make the call.

Prepare your teen for the meeting.

Explain that this is not a job interview but a chance to learn about the business.

The meeting will likely be short, 10 or 15 minutes.

So your teen should be prepared with questions about the industry, about the education needed, about the best and worst parts of the job.

And, have her dress appropriately in business attire.

This meeting may result in her deciding to follow the path to a career in design or may show her that this is not the way to go. Either way, she is learning about career choice and her interests.

Kathy Lynn is a parenting expert who is a professional speaker, broadcaster, columnist and author. For information or to book Kathy for a speaking engagement, go to www.ParentingToday.ca.

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Enjoy A Night of Twisted Broadway Royal City Musical Theatre fundraiser set for Saturday

BY JULIE MACLELLAN REPORTER jmaclellan@royalcityrecord.com

Royal City Musical Theatre is poking a little fun at itself for a fundraiser this weekend.

The theatre company is presenting A Night of Twisted Broadway, a cabaret revue that spoofs the music, characters and plots of contemporary Broadway musicals.

The fundraising benefit is set for Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Massey Theatre.

Director-choreographer Valerie Easton is leading a large cast of performers, many of whom are returning from previous Royal City Musical Theatre shows.

Among those is Laura McNaught, who’s be taking the role is Ziegfield’s Favourite in the upcoming Royal City Musical Theatre production of The Will Rogers Follies. She was seen on stage at Christmastime in the Arts Club Theatre production of White Christmas.

Easton noted that it’s not unusual to see

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“Royal City Musical Theatre has been in the community for 22 years,” she noted.

“Our mandate is to really encourage young and emerging talent.”

She pointed out that, though it’s a nonprofessional company, it produces shows of professional standard each year.

“We find amazing people every year,” she said.

But she admitted it’s getting tougher financially to produce large musical shows.

“The Massey is a beautiful theatre,” she said, noting it’s of a size to accommodate large productions. “Large productions mean large budgets, and we need to fundraise. … A lot of grants and funding have sort of gone away.”

That need for funding, of course, is a driving force behind this coming weekend’s performance.

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“It’s a night of comedy and fun,” Easton said.

Easton noted the show will feature many favourite musical numbers – including a return of the children’s chorus from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the Royal City Musical Theatre show from last year that grabbed an Ovation Award for outstanding community theatre production.

“It’s poking fun at some of the shows we have done in the past,” she said with a laugh, noting that such favourite shows as South Pacific and The Sound of Music will be part of the twisted Broadway fun.

David Berner, a former radio personality who’s now hosting a Shaw television show, will MC the event, and the Dennis Enns Trio will provide music.

A silent auction will also be part of the evening’s festivities.

Tickets for A Night of Twisted Broadway are $35 and on sale now through the Massey Theatre 604-521-5050 or online through www.masseytheatre.com.

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For Wright, the evidence is in his office, where one of the torches used to light the cauldron at Queen’s Park last February is prominently displayed.

“The torch inspires me every day to work to the best of my ability,” said Wright. “I look at the torch, and it gives me the incentive to keep working. … Whenever things get tough, I think back to when the torch was here, and I think that was an experience of a lifetime.”

McCormack is a New Westminster orthopedic surgeon who was the chief medical officer for the Canadian Olympic team last year, so his memories of last year are even more personal.

“It was a great time, a tremendously worthwhile thing to do and maybe the most dramatic thing I’ve ever been involved in,” said McCormack just before he was to enter the operating room for a procedure. “I think the Games are a defining moment for Vancouver and for the region.”

You can forgive McCormack for his enthusiasm, as his devotion to the Olympic movement has included stints as chief medical officer and now, a promotion to medical director for the Canadian Olympic Committee, meaning he’ll oversee the medical program and work with young doctors as they take over from him.

“I’m biased because I’ve had a lifelong love affair with the Olympics,” said McCormack, a former long-distance runner who just missed qualifying for the 1976 Summer Olympics and would’ve been a member of the 1980 team if Western nations hadn’t boycot-

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“I think before last year, Canadians Olympic oval as examples of facilities were too timid to say we’re the best in that are the enduring legacy of the anything, but after Vancouver, the sense 2010 Winter Olympics.

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McCormack concedes that while Tempering the enthusiasm just a bit is New Westminster-Coquitlam New Westminster itself didn’t get anyMP Fin Donnelly, another former elite thing tangible like Richmond and its athlete. Donnelly just missed qualify- speedskating oval, it did get someing in the 1,500-metre freestyle swim- thing much harder to measure.

“I know there’s an ming competition for the unprecedented enthu1984 and 1988 Summer siasm as people support Olympics and also loves the athletes who won the Olympics.

Canada 14 gold medals,” “It’s a mixed review said McCormack. “And for me,” said Donnelly. Visit www.royalcityrecord.com “Obviously, it’s a boon to for a photo gallery revisiting last that enthusiasm has led year’s torch celebrations to athletes continuing to get the Olympics because excel and win, all across they don’t come often to Canada. But when you look at the eco- the world.”

For Wright, the 2010 Olympics have nomics, the Olympics was supposed to bring economic development of $10 benefited the Royal City in more ways billion. … Now you hear the results, than he can count.

“I’m seeing more visitors and more and it’s far short of that.”

One area Donnelly would like to tourists,” said Wright. “The Olympics see improvement is in funding for elite put us on the map. It was a very positive event at a time when things were athletes.

“I know it’s a question of priori- verytougheconomically.TheOlympics ties,” said Donnelly, “and the balance were that one shining light that made has to be right, but funding is an ongo- you proud to be Canadian.”

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McCormack agreed that while the Vancouver wwas holding first anniverfinances are high, he believes the ben- sary events on Feb. 12 to commemorate efits will be felt many years into the the Olympics, New Westminster didn’t have any special events planned. future.

“I have to go (to) downtown “There are always costs when it comes to the Olympics,” said Vancouver for a friend’s wedding,” McCormack. “And I’m a little biased, Wright told The Record last week. but I believe the costs are justified. We “We’re chartering a bus, so I may got a lot of federal support that we see some of what’s happening in Vancouver.” otherwise wouldn’t have gotten.”

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◗ IN THE GAME SECTION COORDINATOR Tom Berridge, 604-444-3022 • tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Look who’s on the cover on Lacrosse Magazine ◗P24 Pats rookie tops amongst WHL shootout goalies ◗P25

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BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

The Douglas College Royals lived up to great expectations at the B.C. Colleges’ Athletic Association provincial badminton championships.

The defending national collegiate women moved on without dropping a single set in team and individual play, helping Douglas win a sixth straight provincial team title on Saturday at the David Lam Campus in Coquitlam.

On Sunday, Canadian Colleges’ female player of the year and defending two-time national singles champion RuiLin Huang made short work of the competition in the qualifying round.

Huang won all four of her singles matches, without giving up more than five points in any of the games played.

However, Huang is not expected to have as easy a time at the nationals, hosted this year at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick.

Huang will be up against an old nemesis from China, Sun Yang, now playing for the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

The two have met five times in the past, with Huang winning on four separate occasions.

Huang will also be up against former junior Olympian Tracy Wong from Ontario.

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Hyacks rout Rebels for top seeding

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Double trouble: Douglas College’s Stephanie Ko shows the form that helped her and partner Melody Liang win an unprecedented fifth consecutive B.C. Colleges’ Athletic Association provincial women’s badminton doubles title for the school.

School district to handle coach’s complaint

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

An unofficial coach’s code of conduct complaint against Burnaby South Secondary School basketball coaches will now be dealt with by the Burnaby School District.

The complaint in question, emailed to B.C. High School Sports on Friday, named more than 20 student athletes who were or are currently enrolled at South, who were allegedly recruited through the South Burnaby Metro Club basketball system to play Rebels’ high school basketball.

However, the school district is not recognizing the complaint as it was not processed according to

school district rules.

“I think the important thing to know is there is no complaint,” acting communication manager Gillian Dusting told The Record Monday. “As far as we know, there is no complaint. But we will be talking about this internally.”

The complaint in question was filed by Byrne Creek Secondary School head boys’ basketball coach and B.C. high school coach of the year Wayne Best.

B.C. School Sports executive director Sue Keenan confirmed to The Record on Monday morning that she had received the complaint file.

But hours after the story went public, Best was informed by Keenan that the complaint needed

to have been signed by the Byrne Creek principal to be considered official.

All further communication on the issue has since been handled through the school district.

“It’s been taken seriously and will be dealt with immediately,” added Dusting. “But it’s important to know that this is not condoned or signed off by the system.”

But Best says he will stand by his complaint and see how it is dealt with by the school district.

“Nothing in there is made up.

It’s factual. It was not done with mal intent and not without trying to address it,” Best said, adding he has no plans to withdraw the complaint.

“I didn’t make a mistake,” he

said. “I guess, we’ll just see where it all goes. We’ll see what happens from here.”

Among those named in the complaint were some of South’s top players on the No. 1 provincially ranked AAA boys’ basketball team.

Named in the complaint were South coaches Mike Bell, Randy Edwards, Jason Price and senior boys’ head coach Greg Matic, who led South to an eighth-place finish at the B.C. high school AAA provincial championships last season.

To escape the transfer rules that affect senior players as set down

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NewWestminsterHyack pressure was too much for the Burnaby South Rebels in the high school girls’ basketball final Monday.

The Hyacks soundly defeated South 76-45 at Massey Gym to earn the No. 1 district seeding into the upcoming Crehan Cup Lower Mainland championships.

Hyack all-star Ariana Sider led all scorers with 37 points, including 11-of13 free throws.

The two teams traded baskets early on but New Westminster quickly moved ahead, building a 15-6 advantage before closing the first quarter up by 14 points following a last-second three-pointer by junior forward Natasha Lazecki.

Meriam Ali chipped in with a dozen points for New Westminster, while Lazecki and Grade 9 forward Amanda Zacharuk had eight points apiece for the district champions.

Burnaby South all-stars Navjit Moore and Mona Saib netted eight and seven points, respectively.

The Hyacks led 39-19 at half time.

“We’ve learned to work together more,” said New Westminster all-star Jettie McLaughlin. “But I think we have a lot to learn, too, and going to Vancouver will help us learn.”

Hyacks coach Doug Woodward believes the Hyacks have a good shot at one of four available berths into the provincial championships.

“There is always an upset at the Lower Mainlands,” Woodward said. “If we get that quarter-final game versus North Shore No. 3, we’ll be in good shape for a berth.”

South earned the No. 2 district berth.

Burnaby Mountain defeated Bryne Creek 5242 for the No. 3 berth into the wild-card round.

The Lower Mainland AAA championships begin this weekend at StevestonLondon. Quarter-final play starts on Monday.

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Fighter puts perfect record on the line

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS EDITOR tberridge@royalcityrecord.com

Burnaby’s Emilio Ditrocchio is a co-headliner on the mixed martial arts card – Seeing Red II at the Red Robinson Show Theatre on Friday.

The 21-year-old former Alpha Secondary School student will put his unbeaten record on the line against Rob “Wolverine” Woodcock in a West Coast featherweight title match in the co-main event at the Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam.

“I’m feeling pretty good,” said Ditrocchio about his upcoming bout with Woodcock. “All my fights have been to ground, but I fought Muay Thai before, so I’m pretty confident wherever. (Woodcock) is a wrestler.”

Ditrocchio is 4-0 going into Friday’s cage match, but believes this one will be his biggest test yet.

He caught the fighting bug well before mixed martial arts had become a byword, dabbling in jiujitsu as more of a recreational pursuit when he was much younger.

He had his first Muay Thai bout when he was 16, just to get some experience.

“It’s only going uphill from now,” said Ditrocchio, who trains at Posener’s Pankration in East Vancouver. “I’m pretty young right now. I got a lot of time.”

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One person close to Ditrocchio who knows something about commitment is his mother – Anna.

Anna swam at a high level in her youth and her twin sister even made it to the Olympic Games.

Now 56, Anna keeps fit exercising at the North Burnaby Boxing Club under coach Manny Sobral, who is promoting the 12bout card her son is fighting on.

“As a mama, I’m scared to death,” said Anna, who has trained at NBBC going on seven years. “They say (MMA) is safer than boxing, but anything goes, that’s what worries me. But I’m here to support him.”

Anna has no doubt also passed along good blood lines to her son.

“North Burnaby is a fabulous facility. I like the intensity,” said Anna. “If I didn’t get the sweat, I don’t work out. Rob (NBBC coach Bortolazzo) tells me I keep up with the 25-yearolds.”

West Coast title belts will also be on the line at lightweight and bantamweight at Seeing Red II. Muay Thai fans will also be treated to three bouts, featuring a West Coast middleweight title fight between Joe Halfar and Isak Van Borgondien.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the first fight scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster or the Red Robinson theatre box office.

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New Westminster Salmonbellie Jamie Floris was signed to a one-year pro contract with the National Lacrosse League Colorado Mammoth last week.

The move filled a spot vacated by the release of five-year pro Nenad Gajic, the captain of last season’s Salmonbellies.

Gajic had been slowed by injuries over the past three seasons, managing to play in just 18 games with the Mammoth since the 2009 season.

Floris, who appeared in four games for Colorado in 2010, registered an assist in his first game this year with the club in an 11-6 loss to the Boston Blazers last Saturday.

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Heading to the Rock: Keanu Fernandez, right, helped the New Westminster Tier 1 under-14 field lacrosse team to a recent 19-7 win over Mission. The u-14s will join New West’s u-12, u-16 and u-19 teams at the Tier 1 provincials this weekend in Victoria

U-14s looking to pip PoCo at provincials The under-14 New Westminster field lacrosse team has a Port Coquitlam hurdle to get over at this weekend’s B.C. Lacrosse provincial championships in Victoria.

New West has met Port Coquitlam four times this season and is still looking for its first win against the as yet unbeaten Tri-City side. Two of the matchups resulted in similar 7-7 draws.

In both tied contests against New Westminster, PoCo knotted the score in the final 10 seconds of the game.

New Westminster finished in second place in the Pacific Coast league standings.

They also won the Seattle Spaceneedle Shootout tournament in December.

Stony Brook University seniors Kevin Crowley and Jordan McBride graced the cover of Lacrosse Magazine in its college field lacrosse preview edition this month.

Crowley was also profiled by Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse.

Both publications featured its college league previews.

Inside Lacrosse tags the Stony Brook Seawolves at eighth in the nation, while Lacrosse Magazine ranked the New York program as high as fourth overall.

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◗ MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY

Rookie tops in shootouts New Westminster rookie goaltender Matt Hewitt was named the first star for the Regina Pats in a 3-2 shootout win over the Medicine Hat Tigers in WHL play on Saturday.

Hewitt stopped 32 shots in four periods of play, including overtime, before stopping three of four shooters in the penalty shootout in front of almost 4,000 fans at the Brandt Centre in Regina.

Hewitt is currently undefeated in games going to a shootout.

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with six straight wins when the game has gone to a shootout. His shootout save percentage is 0.731.

The 18-year-old goalie is currently 16th overall and third amongst rookies with a 0.900 save percentage in 24 league games.

The best of help

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted his 20th goal of the season and also added to his Western Hockey League-leading assists in back-to-back wins this weekend for the Red Deer Rebels.

Nugent-Hopkins’ thirdperiod goal stood up as the game-winner in a 3-0 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Saturday.

The second-year junior centre also collected a pair of helpers in Friday’s 41 win over the Calgary Hitmen, bringing his league-best assists tally to 63.

Nugent-Hopkins is currently third in overall WHL scoring with 83 points behind Spokane Chiefs’ Tyler Johnson and Linden Vey of the Medicine Hat Tigers.

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Douglas: Badminton nats March 3 to 5 ◗ continued from page 23

Stephanie Ko teamed up for a fourth provincial women’s doubles title together. Liang has won five straight doubles crowns, dating back to 2007.

Liang and Ko also won without dropping a set. Their toughest match came in the final round against Kwantlen’s Charlette Rosales and Michelle Simard.

Liang and Ko swept the Kwantlen pair 21-10, 21-13.

“Yeah, the ladies were expected to do what they did,” said Royals head coach Al Mawani.

The men’s team received a little luck to also earn a berth to the nationals as the No. 2 doubles B.C. seed.

Darren Hong and Rey Luo lost their opening match with eventual champions Pierre Tang and Chris Chung of Langara 21-10, 24-22.

But later in the competition, the Langara duo helped out Douglas by defeating favoured Kwantlen in a three-set match. A win by Kwantlen would have eliminated the Royal twosome.

Hong and Luo then beat the Richmond duo 21-14, 21-16 to secure second place.

“It gives us a second chance at the nationals,” Mawani said.

The second-place seeding also sets the stage for a compelling men’s competition at the nationals, said Mawani.

Last year, Hong along with then-teammate Alvin Lau won the provincial doubles title against Capilano but were eventually upset in the Canadian final by the then B.C. runner-up.

This year, the shoe is on the other foot, said Mawani.

“Maybe this is the time we’ll reverse it the other way. That’s the pattern we’re using this time around,” he said.

The Douglas mixed doubles team of Darren Cho and Amy Leung failed to advance, finishing fourth in their group with a 2-3 overall record.

The Royals did not contest the men’s singles group, won by CCAA male player of the year Peter Huang of Capilano.

The badminton nationals will take place from March 3 to 5.

Defence: Brennan Ryan, left, of the New Westminster Royals goes in for a check in a Hockey 4 matchup against the Burnaby Minor Bruins at Queen’s Park Arena.

Complaint: “No way,” says South coach ◗ continued from page 23

of the players named were encouraged to do so before Grade 10, the complaint alleges.

When contacted by the The Record, a shocked Matic said he had not seen the complaint.

“All I know is I have positively not recruited anybody from South Burnaby Metro Club to come. ... There is no way I recruited,” said Matic.

Keenan outlined the process B.C. High School Sports would take when dealing

with an official complaint.

The first step in the process is to review the report and speak with the complainants and those against whom the complaint is being filed within the next 48 hours. From those conversations, Keenan would then determine whether a hearing should be called.

If a complaint is justified, a hearing panel would be assembled and both parties would have the opportunity to put their cases forward and to rebut each other’s testimony, she added.

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Buy and Sell with Gary and Maurizio. Phone Now!!

(active since 1982) BBA Business-marketing / purchasing major Top 4% 27 yrs

West Coast

A MULTI-CULTURAL APPROACH TO MARKET YOUR PROPERTY FOR OPTIMAL RESULTS. “CURIOUS WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH? PHONE FOR FREE NO OBLIGATION EVALUATION” 8139 GOVERNMENT RD,

$2,399,000

GOVERNMENT ROAD

BURNABY

JUST SOLD

levels of luxury. Another and Government Road.

PH. FOR DETAILS

BURNABY NORTH

3388 sq ft, 29 yr. 6 bdrm, 4 full bath, hw heat, hardwood floors. Expensive travertine flooring and spiral staircase!! 2 suites in bsmt up to $2800/mo!

$923,800

CITY/WATER VIEW!

Trades considered.

59 X 125

EXT. 103

2 KITCHENS

$600’s

RENFREW

$588,800

REMOD!!

2 KITCHENS

NEW LISTING

3555 E. GEORGIA ST., VAN.

Exciting end/corner unit. Huge front & rear

$783,000

SOLD

33 X 108

3541 ADANAC ST.,VAN 5 yrs, 2 levels, facing park.

Phone for details.

NORTH BBY

patios. Sundecks. Oversize windows, low mtnce!! Very nice! 1388 sq ft! Gated complex! $1,888,000

SOLD

58 X 121 5 BDRM/3.5 BA 265 N. ELLESMERE AVE., BBY All time record sale of older home for Capitol Hill. Call for details.

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Direct: 604-812-5067

ballardmoney@gmail.com Very competitive RATES FROM mortgage rates & % mobile service

2.15

GOV’T RD.

$2,180,000

90 X 140

.331 ACRE

9 YRS

7797 JENSEN PL., BBY

Record sale for Government Road and for Burnaby. Ph. for details.

NORTH BBY

1364 SQ.FT.

43 YRS.

7022 FIELDING COURT, BBY Extreme remodel - record sale.

$950-$1.3M

SOLD H T BO

VICTORIA

Best locations! Amazing view property/large lots. Ph. Gary/Maurizio for info.

CENTRAL PARK

& LIST 33 X 132

$783,800

SOLD 2 KITCHEN

5076 SMITH AVE., BBY

& LIST OLD S 33 X 122

3 LEVEL

Seller spent $45,000 detailing this top floor corner unit.

12’ ceilings, wood & tile floors, new kitchen, granite. Hiend S/S appliances. California shutters. Amazing unit!!

2 KITCHEN

SOLD & T LIS

$738,000

PHONE NOW

RECORD SALE

3180 E. 1ST AVE., VAN

Published 2 times in Vancouver Sun Dec 06 and Dec 14 in featured articles!!

$998,000

SOLD E PRIC FULL

28 YRS

60 x 125

7161 HALIFAX ST., BBY Area record sale!

Ph. Gary/Maurizio

$893,800

LD & SO T S LI 2 KITCHEN

4045 UNION ST., BBY ANMORE

SOLD 33 X 126

NORTH BBY

NORTH BBY

50 X 124

2141 E. 39TH AVE., VAN

FACING COURTYARD

EXT. 111

2121 PAULUS CRES., BBY Area record sale.

Ph. Gary/Maurizio

$768,800

$318,500

#406-3075 PRIMROSE LANE., COQ

SOLD

33 X 141

7206 + 7284 BRAESIDE DR., BBY

$599,800

$1,093,800

NORTH BBY

1/2 DUPLEX

PHONE NOW!

CORNER UNIT

100% quiet location rear of complex. Corner 2 level 2-3 bdrm, 2 full bath. Huge south patio. 2-510 warranty. Seller spent $100,000 for outside and extensive inside renovations. Must see!

$963,800

EXT. 107

TOP FLOOR!

3956 E. HASTINGS ST.,BBY

GOV’T RD.

$693,800

3494 FRANKLIN ST., VAN Needs work - older 3 bdrm homew/unfin. bsmt. Dble garage.

$400’s

EXT. 110

EXT. 101

Supersized 3600 sq ft 2 level 4 bdrm up + 3 bdrm 2 full bath 1800 sq ft suite down. Hi-vaulted ceiling. 2 laundry. Huge garage/storage. Culdesac/greenbelt location.

Level lot & lane. South

LD & SO T S I L

SOLD

2 KITCHENS

BURNABY

CONCRETE

3 BDRM 3 BATH

#12-7433 16TH ST., BURNABY

EXT. 106

Exciting remod. 2 bdrm up + 1 bdrm bsmt suite @ $850/mo. New kitchen w/ S/S appliances, hardwood floors & tile. Double glazed windows. Garage. Carport.

Covered sundeck & more. Ph. for details.

RENFREW

EXT. 109

2 KITCHENS

61 X 121

German built 3,228 sq ft1 owner custom w/unobstructed 180° views south from both levels. Hardwoods. Hiend appliances. No expense spared/amazing home!!

4312 FRANCES ST.,

NORTH BBY

$449,800

3 LEVEL

$938,800

NORTH BBY

German built custom 4 bdrm up + 1 bdrm bsmt ste.

3 1/2 baths, hardwoods, open layout. MUST SEE!

5968 BAFFIN PLACE, BURNABY

Ph. for details. Gary

Build later! But enjoy 3 bdrm total 1800 SF 2 level remod bungalow. Seller spent approx. $100,000 ++.

Double mechanic garage.

6746 BROADWAY, BBY

NEW ING LIST

rear yard. Top location!

6936 UNION ST., BURNABY

5870 LINCOLN ST., VAN.

UPPER DEER LAKE

EXT. 104

TRADES OK!

BUILD TO SUIT

$800’s

Gleaming hardwoods, Italian tiles, 2 fireplaces. Double glazed windows thru-out. Wine cellar. Corner fenced lot. 2 bdrm bsmt suite!

Mechanics garage 16’ height! Hurry & try offers - top location!!

EXT. 105

Heritage style 1/2 duplex in Vancouver Heights. 9’ ceilings, gourmet kitchen granite. S/S appliances. Hardwood floor.

Crawl space. Top location. Must see/try offer!

2 KITCHENS

EXT. 102

1775 E. 29TH AVENUE, VAN.

SUIT O T D BUIL

$998,000

3 LEV CUSTOM

2 KITCHEN

33 X 122

NORTH BURNABY

4331 ALBERT STREET, BBY.

NEW ING T S I L

35 X 140!!

Breathtaking view of mtn/water & skyline. Strong remod 3 bdrm, 2 bath 1415 sq ft up + approx 1200 sq ft bsmt suite down. Double vinyl windows, gleaming hardwoods, 2 wood fireplaces, oak kitchen, remod baths, new paint in/out, cul-de-sac location.

FRONT UNIT!

1/2 DUPLEX

VICTORIA

324 N. DELTA AVE., BBY

New Listing/3 bdrm up + fin bsmt. Build later - amazing views. Potential 5500 sq ft + 1700 sq ft coach house.

Hurry!!

NEW ING T S I L

EXT. 108

66 X 113

4 plex!! 4 plex!! Won’t last!

$893,800

DUPLEX LOT!!

TRADES OK

KILLARNEY

7478-7480 17TH AVE., BURNABY

OPEN -4 UN 2 S / T SA

505 N. KOOTENAY ST., VAN.

NORTH BURNABY

4920 SQ FT

to build!

WATER VIEW!!

64 X 122 HUGE PRICE DROP CORNER LOT

JUST SOLD

2 - 33 x 122 lots w/south views ready

60 X 120

$988,000

4 PLEX

BURNABY

66 X 122

3 KITCHENS!!

430 TEMPLETON DR., VAN

3941 PARKER ST.,

SUIT O T D BUIL TRADES OK

EXT. 113

50 X 120

record sale for all of Burnaby

PH. FOR DETAILS

SUIT O T D BUIL

5668 sq ft of estate living. 3

101 X 202.70 Call Gary or Morris!!

8 YRS

NORTH BURNABY

$1,038,000

ITALIAN CUSTOM

5 YRS

$1,698,000

SOLD

162 DOGWOOD DR., PORT MOODY Another amazing home/record sale!

Call Gary/Maurizio

WATER VIEW!

33 X 122

JUST SOLD

2 KITCHENS

2962 TRINITY ST., VAN. EXT. 100

Van Special 3 bdrm up + 2 bdrm bsmt suite, 3 bath. Sunny south rear yard. Hardwoods, metal roof! Water view - Hurry!!

RENFREW

$573,800

JUST SOLD

CORNER LOT

2 KITCHEN

796 RENFREW ST., VANCOUVER

2 bdrm up + 1 bdrm bsmt. Large sundeck/view! Attached garage. Phone for details! $198,000

NORTH BBY

WON’T LAST!

EXT. 112

2ND FLOOR

#110-1750 AUGUSTA AVE., BBY

Pets & rentals allowed. Remod + newer appliances. 20’ high 2nd floor. Top location.

Approx. 700 sqft. $243/mo maint. fee!

SULLIVAN HTS

$875,000

SOLD

63 X 111

$698,000

8 YRS

9980 DAVID DR., BBY

NORTH BBY

$733,800

SOLD

60 X 132

2449 DUTHIE AVE., BBY 2 bdrm up + 1 bdrm bsmt.

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Personal Messages

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Call Anthony, 604-524-4277

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Drivers

DRIVERS WANTED AZ, DZ, 3 or 1: Terrific career opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects using nondestructive testing. No Exp. Needed!! Plus extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation and benefits pkg.

Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, valid license, High School Diploma or GED. Apply online at www.sperryrail.com under careers. Click here to apply, keyword: Driver.

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General Employment

Become a Registered Personal Trainer. Earn up to $70/hr.

Government Financial Aid may be available. Hilltop 604-930-8377 See our ad in todays paper under Education.

HOMEWORKERS GET PAID DAILY! NOW ACCEPTING: Simple part time and full time Online Computer Work is available. No fees or charges to participate. Start Today, www.onwoc.com MEGABITE hiring F/T Night Shift Supervisor. Must have High School dipl. & sev. yrs of exp.

Shift from 5pm to 1:30am. $14.50/hr.

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General Employment

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Madison Men’s Wear RETAIL SALES

Full-time position available to the qualified applicant.

Successful men’s clothing store looking for experienced, enthusiastic individual for future management postion.

Downtown Vancouver.

A rewarding career in the fashion industry.

Excellent salary and benefits.

Email: madisonj@telus.net

Skip Tracers

required ( locating debtors in the USA). Must be good on the telephone & internet .

Our Tracers earn $ 13.70 hr to start + bonus + benefits, Earn 35-50K/yr. No exp.

Necessary. Will train suitable candidates. Email resume and cover letter to its.careers@skiptrace.com or call 604-484-6900 Detailed job info at www.skiptrace.com

VANCOUVER’S LARGEST Lawn and Property Maintenance Company pays $120-$360 DAILY for outdoor Spring/Summer work.

Hiring honest, competitive, and energetic individuals to fill our various 2011 positions.

Apply online @ www.propertystarsjobs.com

WANTED: EXPERIENCED Civil, Paving and Quality Control Personnel to fill various positions at Large, BC Road Construction Company. Send resume to P.O. Box 843, Kamloops BC, V2C 5M8 or to paverswanted@yahoo.ca

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Any corrections or changes will be made in the next available issue. The Burnaby Now & The New Westminster Record will be responsible for only one incorrect insertion with liability limited to that portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Request for adjustments or corrections on charges must be made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration. For best results please

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Monday – Friday daytime work. You will be part of a fast paced, reliable, hard working team environment in the Construction Material Supply industry. Fork lift experience essential. We offer a very attractive salary, benefits and pension package.

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Hotel Restaurant

Taco Del Mar in Poco hiring F/T Night Shift Mgr. Must have high school dipl. and sev. yrs of exp. as food service manager. $14.90/hr E-resume: pocotdm@gmail.com

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Security

Mike’s K9 & Guard Service Now Hiring: • Licenced Security Guards • Experienced K-9 Handlers (with Certification) • Static Guards (Afternoon & Graveyards) Must be fluent in English.

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BANNISTER GM in Edson, Alberta requires Journeyman Automotive and Collision/Painter Technicians. We offer Veteran Managers and Supervisors in a family owned operation. Signing bonuses, moving allowances, and top pay come with the right applicant. Apply in confidence to: dean@bannisteredson.com.

DRIVERS/OWNER OPERATORS Wanted. Truck contractors need drivers with log haul experience and clean driver’s abstract. Owner operators needed with 6, 7, 8 axle log trailers. Visit: www.alpac.ca or call 1-800-661-5210 (ext. 8173).

ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICE INC. is looking for experienced Drilling Rig, & Coring personnel for all position levels. Drillers, Coring Drillers $35. - $40.20.; Derrickhands $34., Motorhands $28.50; Floorhands, Core Hands, Helpers $24. - $26.40. Plus incentives for winter coring!

Telephone 1-888-ENSIGN-0 (1-888-367-4460). Fax 780-955-6160. Email: hr@ensignenergy.com.

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Flynn Canada Ltd. is hiring F/T Flat Roofers Panel/Wall Cladders Glaziers

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STRUTTA.COM hiring Python Software Engineer. Experience and B.S in Comp. Science a must.

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32 inch Amana Fridge with Freezer, deluxe. 604-521-4772

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Furniture

5 PCE DINING ROOM SET, excellent condition, Pedi stool base w/ solid round glass top. $900. 778-580-5565 (New West)

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Garage Sale

Community Garage Sale!

Sat Feb. 19th, 9am-1pm Students from New West CRC church (13th Ave. and Newcombe) will be hosting a community garage sale.

Lots to see: tables, chairs, dressers, electronics, kitchen appliances, kids/adults clothing, and much more.

Bring the kids and enjoy a hotdog, candy, and an assortment of baked goods.

Proceeds will go towards community development in Honduras.

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Wanted to Buy

COLLECTOR LOOKING to buy: Pre 1960 metal tin toys, old militaria items, postcards, antique fire arms & related. Anything collectibles. 604-313-5479

BOSTON TERRIER Pups, CKC reg. vet checked, good pedigrees, nicely marked, To view: 604-406-2415 or 1-604-794-3786

CKC REG. Bernese Mtd pups Expected d.o.b. Feb 21 Taking deposits now! $1500.

1-604-758-1828

Foster homes urgently req’d for rescued, abandoned & neglected dogs. Many breeds. www. abetterlifedogrescue.com

Preschools/ Kindergarten

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OPEN HOUSE Thursday, Feb. 24, 6pm - 8pm

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The Burnaby Now and New West Record have 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.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of John Anthony Rice, formerly of 1208 – 6455 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby BC, are required to send particulars of those claims to the Executor, James Boyle, c/o Greiner, Bethell & Company, 202 5501, Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2G3, Attn: Stephen Miller, on or before March 9, 2011, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed giving regard only to those claims which have been received.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: Estate of ICEL JUNE CARTER, Deceased Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Icel June Carter, deceased, formerly of Burnaby, B.C. are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned, Executors, c/o Cobbett & Cotton Law Corp. #300 - 410 Carleton Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6P6, on or before March 14, 2011, after which the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

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Apartments & Condos

2 BR apt $1098 renos, f/p, 5 appl, 2 prkg, avail now, 604-565-9640, carriefroese@gmail.com

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6508

Apt/Condos

SALISBURY APARTMENT 7111 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate Lrg 1 & 2 BR’s. Rent incl heat & hot water. NS/NP. 604-526-5584

BACH&1BDR APT from $600, H/W & basic cable inc, No Pets, Ref Req,1yr lease, u/g park avail.

New West loc. 604-525-2599 BBY-SOUTHPOINT/EDMOND AREA (Green complex by Adera), 2 br + 2 decks (1 lg deck on rooftop + 1 off br) $1600/mo, near new, 2 parking spots, near transit, schools & great parks 604941-2707

6508

Apt/Condos

AMBER ROCHESTOR 545 Rochester Ave, Coq

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

Apt/Condos

COQ. 3 BR $1,000, 2 BR $900, 1 BR $750, Now/Mar 1, heat, prkg.

778-990-7079 or 604-521-8249

KING ALBERT COURT SALISBURY PLACE 7272 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate 1 BR incl heat & hot water. N/S & N/P. $877/mo. 604-524-4720 BBY, Lougheed Mall. 2 BR, f/p, in ste w/d, u/g prkg. N/p. $1050 + util. Avail Mar 1. 778-708-4352 BBY METROTOWN 1 & 2 BR avail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng.

Inc heat/hot water. 778-788-1867 BBY, METROTOWN. 1 - 2 BR. Clean, quiet bldg. Incl heat/hot water. Immed. 778-323-0237

1300 King Albert, Coq Close to Transportation, Schools & S.F.U.

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

JUNIPER COURT 415 Westview St, Coq

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

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office: 604- 936-3907

555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

BBY NORTH 1 BR, 1 ba, 3 appls, pool & gym, coin w/d, 1 prkg, 1 locker, nr Lougheed mall. $900. np/ns, Avail Mar 1. 604-299-7815

401 Westview St, Coq Large Units.

Near Lougheed Mall.

Transportation & S.F.U.

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

ARBOUR GREENE 552 Dansey Ave, Coq

Extra Large 2 Bedrooms.

Close to Lougheed Mall & S.F.U.

office: 604- 939-4903 cell: 778- 229-1358 2 BR, $925 February special $525 Heat, hot water, parking.

Available now.

Family living, daycare available.

Near kids’ park, basketball court and Skytrain.

N. WEST Quay, 1200 sf, newly reno’d, 2 BR, 2 bath, 7 appls incls in ste lndry rm w/storage, f/p, balc with partial river view, pool, jacuzzi, gym, sauna, $1,700/mo + utils, N/s N/p, refs. 604-521-8482

Large units some with 2nd bathroom or den.

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

office: 604- 936-1225

NEW WEST

St Andrews Street 1 BR Apt, Large balcony, updated, nr transit & amens.

Available Mar 1. Small pet ok with pet deposit.

Call 604-518-5040 CARM-ELLE APARTMENTS

815 - 5th Ave, New West 1 BR apartments.

Includes heat, h/w & cable.

U/grnd prkg avail. No pets.

Call 604-521-2866 or 604-619-5323

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

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Rentals

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Time to Get Your Own Place?

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Sun Feb 20, 2-4pm, Quick Sale, 216 East 57th, Ave. 4BR duplex, 3 bath, central loc. Ask $655,000 Mala @ Sutton 778-859-4458

6020-40 www.bcforeclosures.com 5 BR home from $19,500 down $1,925/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain @ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock

Burnaby: 4331 Hastings Street, Burnaby V4N 1L6 604-293-1335 New West: 436 - 12th Street, New Westminster V3M 4H8 604-517-5474

Surrey

#48-15020-66A AVE, SURREY Senior Strata Complex, 55+, 2 BR Cottage, 2 bth, new appls, all reno’d, new roof, storage, $195 maint. per mo. incls elect & heat, $260,000 obo. 604-572-0036

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AMBER (W)

By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, J & M Motors (dba) Mundies Towing, Storage & Service (1976) Ltd. will dispose of: 1) 1996 Honda Odyssey VIN: JHMRA1841TC800860 RO: Thelma Espina Euenia Cali.

1) 1990 GMC Van Mobile Shop complete with Welder & Generator VIN: 2GDJG31KXL4500445 RO: Christopher Anthony Carroll 1) 1994 Volvo 850 VIN: YV1LS5527R2159818 RO: Peter Anthony Murray 1) 1972 Dodge Monaco VIN: DP23K2D101754 RO: Vaino Kalervo Oksanen 1) 2000 Lexus ES300 VIN: JT8BF28G9Y0277809 RO: S’Jabuliso Ncube

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Legal/Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: Estate of GORDON HENRY FREDERICK CARTER, also known as GORDON HENRY FREDRICK CARTER, Deceased Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Gordon Henry Frederick Carter, also known as Gordon Henry Fredrick Carter, deceased, formerly of Burnaby, B.C. are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned, Executors, c/o Cobbett & Cotton Law Corp. #300 - 410 Carleton Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6P6, on or before March 21, 2011, after which the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

David Phillip Bastien and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, Executors

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Shirley Molly White, Deceased, formerly of #104 - 7899 - 17th Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia Creditors and others having claims against the estate of SHIRLEY MOLLY WHITE are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executor at #330 - 522 Seventh Street, New Westminster, BC, V3M 5T5 on or before March 28, 2011, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

DAVID ALEXANDER DALLAS, Executor CASSADY & COMPANY, Solicitors

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RENTALS PETS & LIVESTOCK

6008-46

Vancouver West Side

BEST BUY on Oak St. Quality built 6 br, 4 bath, potential bsmt suite with sep entry, 2 f/p, 17 yrs old, $1,078,000. 604-727-7908

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

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SUDOKU Fun By The Numbers

Like puzzles?

Then you'll love Sudoku.

This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your Sudoku savvy to the test!

RENTALS PETS & LIVESTOCK 6508

Apt/Condos

NEW WEST 310 - 8 St. Close to skytrain & bus. Lrg 1BR, w/lrg patio. $795 incls heat & storage locker. Cat OK with pet dep. Refs req’d. Call Res Mgr 604-395-5303 NEW WEST 508 - 8 St. Close to Westminster Mall & transit. BACH ste w/balcony, $655 incls heat & storage locker. Lrg 1 BR with balcony $795. Cat ok w/pet dep.

Refs req. Res Mgr 604-521-1862 NEW WEST nr RCH/Skytrain, 1 BR apt, $740/mo, No Pets, quiet complex, Call 604 299-8288

Here's How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a Sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes.

The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

POCO 2 BR, 2 baths, 5 appls, f/p, lam flrs, u/g prkg, ns/np, nr WC Express, $1025. 604-467-6912

NEW WEST

St Andrews Street 1 BR Apt, Large balcony, updated, nr transit & amens.

Available Mar 1. Small pet ok with pet deposit.

Call 604-540-9300 New Westminster

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Co-ops

NORTH BURNABY Pine Ridge Housing Co-op has opened its wait list for 2 BR & 3 BR Townhouses, $913 & $1072 with a $2,800 & $3,300 share purchase. Located in quiet forest setting on Burnaby Mnt. Close to SFU, schools, transit & shopping.

Enjoy the feel of country living within minutes of the city. Sorry, no subsidies available. Community involvement expected.

Download our appl form @ www.pineridgeco-op.bc.ca or send SASE to: #89, 8763 Ash Grove Cres, Burnaby, BC V5A 4B8 Attn: Membership Ctte.

Please forgive our construction mess. We are replacing our water mains.

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

ROTARY TOWER 25 Clute St, New West

Age 55 or over. Beautiful view.

Bach high rise apt.

Close to trans & shopping.

Rent incl all utils. Refs req.

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

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Homestay

HOST FAMILY wanted. Please call us at 604-688-1928 or email: globalstudyedu@gmail.com

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Houses - Rent

3 Bdrm Homes! Rent TO OWN! Poor Credit Ok, Low Down.

Call Karyn 604-857-3597

EL PRESIDENTE

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

Call 604-519-1382 Managed by Colliers International

ACROSS

1. Cavalry sword 6. Cleaving tools 11. Fall flower 14. Insures residential mortgages 15. Gran Argentine plain 16. Beak or bill 18. Isaac’s mother 21. Sloping loose rock debris 23. Ballerina painter Edgar 25. Work stoppage

DOWN

Notes

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26. Self-immolation by fire rituals 28. Can’t move 29. Measures atmospheric pressure 31. Dash 34. Adult male human 35. Foot (Latin) 36. Hearths 39. Milksops 40. Wax letter closures 22. Mediterranean Greek island 24. A brother or sister 25. Golfer Snead 27. Indigenous Laplanders 28. Cornbreads 30. Radioactivity unit 31. Flax spinning staff 32. Upbeat part of a measure 33. Inheritors 36. Marked by extreme emotion or force 37. Perceive with the eye 38. A very large body of water 39. Nuclear near reach weapon 41. Basics 42. Thai language 43. In short supply 46. Wings 49. Left heart there

44. Withdraw from circulation 45. Manila hemp 47. An alloy of copper and zinc 48. Fire embers 50. Thousand cubic feet (abbr.)

51. Catches 56. British Air Aces 57. Blossoming 62. Rush-like marsh plant 63. Small integer

51. Domestic swine 52. They ___ 53. Point midway betw. S & E 54. Western states time zone 55. Upstate NY airport code 58. Iron 59. Libyan dinar 60. Trauma center 61. Point midway betw. N & E

• Use this space for reference …as you browse the classifieds

BBY N, 4 BR , great hse, gd loc, lrg corner lot, nr schools/transit/ SFU, h/w heating, N/S. $2200.

Avail Mar 1, Denis 604-838-4661

GARDEN VILLA

COQ OFF FOSTER, 4 BR newer home, laundry, close to schools, shops. Avail Mar 1. $2500 + 2/3 utls. NS/NP. 604-561-6553

CALL 604 715-7764

N WEST reno house. 4 BR upper, 1.5 baths, f/p, beautiful view, $1500+utils; 2 BR suite $1000+ utils. Shr w/d, cls to s/train/schls.

N/S, N/P. Av now. 604-436-9013

1010 6th Ave, New West 1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Beautiful atrium with fountain.

By shops, college & transit.

Pets negotiable. Ref required.

BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New West

Bach & 1 BR Available.

All Suites Have Balconies.

Undergrd Parking Available.

Refs Required. Small Pet Ok.

CALL 604 715-7764 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, N.West

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool.

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

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

References required.

CALL 604 525-2122 BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

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

Contact Alex 604-999-9978 or Bayside Property Services Office: 604-432-7774

POCO, Lincoln Prk 1500sf, 3 BR 2 bath, w/in-law-ste, appls, all newly reno’d & hrdwd flrs, carport. $1900. Av Feb 15. 778-288-8168 STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN No Qualification Required

ABBOTSFORD - 3262 Clearbrook Road, 3 bedrooms with 2 bedroom legal suite. Only $1,636/m.

Low Down. Flexible Terms.

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STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWN ● No Qualification - Low Down ● NEW WEST- 1722-6th Av 2 bdrm HOUSE w/1 suite 2 f/p,Long term finance, new roof, RT-1..$1,288/M SURREY- 6297 - 134 St. Solid 5 Bdrm HOUSE w/2 bdrm suite on 1/4 acre, needs TLC.... $1,688M CHILLIWACK - 9557 Williams, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on 49x171’ lot, excellent investment property in heart of town..... $888/M Call Kristen today (604)786-4663 www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

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ROYAL CRESCENT ESTATES

Large units. Close to Golden Ears Bridge. Great view of River

office: 604- 463-0857 cell: 604- 375-1768

6595-40

New Westminster

NEW WEST. Furn’d, Room $440 incls sh’d kitch & bath & utils.

604-767-3863 or 778-837-4596

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Suites/Partial Houses

BBY 2 BR grnd lvl in new house, $750 incls heat/hydro. NS/NP. Nr Canada Way/Imperial. Available Mar 1. 604-521-6658

BBY, E. 18th Ave. 2 BR, f/bath, shared laundry - 1/week. Ns/np. $875/mo includes hydro. Near schools. Immed. 604-522-9756 BBY HTS Bach, priv ent, own w/d, n/p, Mar 1, st prkg, nr transit, $750 incls all utils. 604-765-2869 BBY N. , 1 BR bmnt, newer home, w/d, alarm, N/p, N/s, Feb 15, $850 incl utils & cbl. 604-970-7724 BBY, Near BCIT, 2 BR g/lvl ste.

NS/NP. $1000/mo. incl utils, n/s, n/p, Avail Immed. 778-688-1790 COQ. 1 BR + den, 900 sq ft, grnd lev, priv ent & w/d, N/p, N/s, cls to bus route & Hwy, $950/mo incls hydro & heat. 604-529-1880 COQ 1 BR g/lvl, nr Miller Park, $750 inc util, suits sngle, w/d, Mar 1. no dogs. Ref. 604-936-2206

COQ 3121 Pattulo, 2 BR bsmt, full bath, own w/d, all appls. $1050 incls utils. Pets ok. 2 mins to Coq Centre. Avail now.

778-688-2594 COQ, Como Lake/Clarke. 1 BR, f/bath. Ns/np. $695/mo incl hydro/ cable. Av. now. 778-217-9934 COQ, Lough Mall. 2 BR, g/lvl. Priv w/d & ent. F/ba. Ns/Np. $985/mo incls utils, Immed. 604-931-3677

COQ MUNDY Park, 1 BR, clean & quiet, w/d. $650 incls hydro. Suits 1. NS/NP. Mar 1. 604-939-9950

COQ, Westwood Plateau. Beautiful 2 BR & den g/lvl. Hot tub, 7 appl. 1400 sf. Ns/np. $1,475 + util.

1 year lease. Now. 604-945-9594 CQ COMO Lk / SFU. Reno’d 1 BR bsmt, shd W/D, full bath. Mar 1. $750 incls utls/cbl/net NS/NP. Suits 1. On bus rte. 604-939-1107

6602

Suites/Partial Houses

HERITAGE MTN 3BD, 1BA, quiet grd floor 1600 sq.ft. W/D, F/P, D/W, HDTV incl, NS, NP, refs. req, $1250+1/3 util, Avail Mar 01 604-937-5307 N. WEST, Queensborough, 3 BR, main flr, 1 bath, $1100/mo + utils, available immed, own parking.

604-722-5550 or 604-671-8389

NEW WEST. 1 BR, f/p, priv entry & w/d. Ns/np. $695/mo incl hydro/ sat tv/’net. Apr 1. 604-521-3693 NEW WEST Bright roomy 1 BR ste, n/s, quiet, n/p, on bus rte, nr skytrain, $750 incls utils, cbl, net, w/d, Immed. Refs. 778-397-2002 NEW WEST Newly updated Lrg 1 BR or 2 BR bsmt, 2 baths, furn, 1blk from JI, nr SFU, 1200 sqft.

Avail Now. ns/np, 604-516-6346 POCO NORTHSIDE, Bach bsmt ste, sh’d W/D. NS/NP. Avail Mar 1. $500 incls utls. 604-783-5822

6605

Townhouses Rent

COQUITLAM 2 BR townhouse , quiet family complex, no pets. $920. Call 604-942-2277.

M. RIDGE. 3 BR + den, 2.5 bath, 5 appl, 2 prkg. 1455 sf. $1425/mo.

Nr WCE. Immed. 604-941-5594 POCO 2 BR T/H $765, $785 & $830/mo. Quiet-family complex, No Pets! Avail Now. Call 604-464-0034 POCO Brand New 4 BR, 2200 sqft, h/w flrs, 3 lvl, golf course with view, N/P, N/S, $2100, 2 car garage, Apr 1, w/d, 604-430-5608

RIVERS INLET Townhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area) • 2 BR Townhouse • 3 BR Townhouse 1.5 bath, 2 levels, 5 appls, decorative fireplace, carport.

Sorry no pets.

Move - in Bonus

Call 604-942-2012

WOODLAND PARK

TOWNHOMES Professionally managed family townhome complex on 28 acres located in beautiful Port Moody.

Spacious 2 BR & 3 BR units, 5 appls, inste W/D, walk out bsmt, 1 parking.

Cat friendly.

Contact 604-939-0221 woodland@rentmidwest.com

Planning on RENOVATING?

Miscellaneous Rentals

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

22588 Royal Crescent Ave, Maple Ridge

Shared Accommodation

Post 83 Co-op

Highrise Co-op close to Metrotown, Skytrain, Central Park 1BR Rents from $686 to $787 per month. Share purchase $1,500. Income must be above $27,500 per year.

NO PETS NO SUBSIDY AVAILABLE Please send SAE with a $10.00 application fee to Post 83 Co-op #106 4221 Mayberry St Burnaby BC V5H 4E8

909 - 12th Street

Bright 2 BR ste. New carpets.

Fridge, stove & W/D in building.

Avail now or Feb 1. $950. Ns/np.

Lease & excellent refs a must.

6595

6590

Rooms

BBY 2 rooms avail, w/d, n/s, n/p.

Prof person. $500 incls cbl/utils, pkng. Av now. 604-434-5578

of the in our CheckTake out Advantage the specialists

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Check out the specialists in our Home Service of the Classifieds Directory of the Classifieds and get started and get started yourtoday! project today! on your on project To advertiseyour your Home Home Service Business To advertise Service Business Classifieds 604-444-3000 callcallClassifieds: 604-444-3000

HOME SERVICES

8010

Alarm/Security

ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.

8030

Carpentry

* RENOS * Bsmt refinish * Drywall * Bath Tiles * Windows * Doors * Stairs. Call Norm 604-437-1470

8055

Cleaning

A.S.B.A. ENTERPRISE. Comm/ Res. Free Est. $20/hour includes supplies. Insured. 604-723-0162 CLEANING LADY available. Meticulous, detailed, honest & reliable. Please call 778-233-5859 Exp. Reliable European Cleaning, Move In or Out, Res/ Comm★ Call 604 760-7702 ★

8073

Drainage

DRAINAGE, SEWER & WATER Underground Video Inspection Call Tobias 604 782-4322

8075

Drywall

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

J.A. CONSTRUCTION

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

604-916-7729 JEFF

*Drywall * Taping * Texture * Stucco*Painting * Steel stud framing Quality Home 604-725-8925

8080

Artistry of Hardwood Floors

Refinish, sanding, install, dustless Prof & Quality work 604-219-6944 Century Hardwood Floors ★Hardwood flr refinishing ★Repairs ★ Staining ★ Free Estimate. Contact 604-376-7224 Hardwood, Lam. Prof. Install, Refinish, Stain. Non-toxic Finishes.

Expert Advice... 604-715-8455 INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices.

Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8125

Electrical

#1113 Low Cost Electric 522-3435 Comm/Res/Panel change Heating/Appl Repair. Lic & Bonded.

Gutters

A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning & Repair from $98. Gutters vacuumed/hand clean. 604-524-0667 ADANAC GUTTERS- Installation of continuous gutters, cleaning & repairs. Call ....604-676-1085 PRESSURE WASHING, Gutter Cleaning and Repairs Call George • 778-859-7793

8150

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

Flooring/ Refinishing

8105

Kitchens/Baths

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Best Price with Best Quaily Jeff 778-928-9201

8155

Landscaping

Certified professionals specializing in new installs of Retaining walls, Pavers, Soft landscaping, Decks etc;

Call 604-522-8360 or 778-960-8504 www.ilandscapes.ca

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

8160

Lawn & Garden

Winter Services Same Day Service, Fully Insured

SNOW REMOVAL

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

• Yard Clean-Ups • Pruning • Gutters • Landscaping

• Xmas Lights • Hedges • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs

Contr 97222. 40 years exp. 1 stop!

Reas. rates! BBB. 778-988-9493.

310-JIMS (5467) BOOK A JOB AT

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

8087

# 1 BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT

one mini, drainage, landscaping, stump / rock / cement / oil tank removal.

Water / sewer line, 24 hours Call 341-4446 or 254-6865

8250

www.jimsmowing.ca

• Residential and Commercial • Landscape Maintenance • Yard Clean-up • Gardening • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning

Free Est 604-779-6978

Excavating

Lawn & Garden

8220

To place your ad call

604-444-3000 Plumbing

email:

alljobs@telus.net

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

* MUSHROOM MANURE *

P/U or delivery. Covered storage.

(604) 644-1878

Roofing

Trim/Prune hedges, rubbish removal, yard clean-up. Free Est, reasonable rates. 604-710-9670 WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING Tree & Hedge Pruning. Hedge removal. 604-893-5745

8185

Moving & Storage

*Furnaces *Boilers *Hot Water Heating * Hot Water tanks. *Furnace Cleaning with truck mounted machine

604-312-7674

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

Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

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

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

FREE ESTIMATES Seniors Discount

604-537-4140 www.affordablemoversbc.com

ADVANCE MOVING LTD MOVING & DELIVERY EXPERTS!!

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

Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. Available 24 hours. Call Abe at: 604-999-6020 A MOVING EXPERIENCE WITH L & D ENTERPRISES !!!

Fast & Dependable Special Rates Seniors Disc. Call 604-464-5872 ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4 ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men $45 hr honest 26 yrs est 506-7576.

AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube.

Starting at $39/hour. Local & long distances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620 TWO BROTHERS MOVING Local & Long Distance 604-720-0931 • bc.moving@gmail.com • TwoGuysWithATruck.ca Moving, Storage, Free EST 604-628-7136. Visa, OK

8195

Painting/ Wallpaper

PRIMO PAINTING

Interior & Exterior Interior Special Free Est. - 15 Years Exp. Insured /WCB

604-723-8434

Complete HOME Renovations Commercial & Residential Greg • 604-818-0165 Good Day Painting Fully Insured, Quality Work, Res/Comm, No Payment till Job is Completed!

Call Thomas 604 377-1338 MILANO Painting 604-551-6510 Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est. Written Guar. Prof & Insured. ★ QUAYSIDE PAINTING ★ BBB • Fully insured • WCB Ceiling text. repair. 604-727-0043

8205

Paving/Seal Coating

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

RESIDENTIAL DIVISION LTD.

Plumbing

A BETTER

PLUMBER

Better Quality, Better Service

"Plumbing "Drain Cleaning AR E TY 8 Y RAN "Furnaces "$#!

R WA "Seniors Discounts

604

436-1005

Rubbish Removal

Abe Moving & Delivery & Rubbish Removal. Available 24 hours. Call Abe at: 604-999-6020 Advantage Building Maintenance: •Roof •Chimney •Skylight Repairs •FREE Estimate 604-802-1918 First Choice Roofing We specialize in flat roofs, fully insured.

WCB, Miguel 778-231-7973

CHEAP CHEAP

Rubbish Removal Seniors discount. 604-807-0198 DISPOSAL BINS: Starting at $99 + dump fees. Call 604-306-8599 www.disposalking.com

8295

Roof Snow Removal by RCABC Cert’d ROOFERS. 50 years exp.

Dunrite Roofing • 604-522-8516

Snow Removal

K & E’S 24 HOUR SNOW PLOWING & SALTING Commercial & Residential Fully Insured trucke2k@hotmail.com

1 to 3 Men

Tried & True Since 1902

www.crownresidentialroofing.com

8255

Roofing

AFFORDABLE MOVING

8220 • BBB • RCABC • GAF/ELK Master Elite Contractor • Residential Roofing • Liability Coverage and WCB • Designated Project Managers • Homes & Strata • Third Party Inspection Installations & Repairs Call 604-327-3086 for a free estimate •• 24 Hr Emergency Service Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount

8250

Certified GAS FITTER & PLUMBER

PLUMBERS

Water Lines (without digging) Sewer Lines (without digging) Install. Drain tiles. 604-294-5300 LICENSED PLUMBER & Gasfitter. BBQs, ranges, etc. Repairs, renos. VISA ok. 604-830-6617 Quality Plumbing & Electrical Bsmt Stes, Repair Work, 25 yrs exp. All work guar. 604-518-5413

8240

Renovations & Home Improvement

Additions. Kitchens Bathrooms. Landscape Const.

Design & Build Renovations 604.662.8150

www.jasonsmithbuild.com

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

604-728-3009

www.jkbconstruction.com

A Lady & Gentleman

Complete Bathroom Reno’s Suites, Kitchens,Tiling, Skylights, Windows, Doors, 604 521-1567 Complete HOME Renovations Kitchens & Bathrooms Greg • 604-818-0165 JKB CONSTRUCTION LTD. COMPLETE RENOVATIONS

604-728-3009 jkbconstruction.com

604-937-6633 604-349-5533

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank

8255

Rubbish Removal

8300

Stucco/Siding/ Exterior

Quality Home Improvement ★ Stucco ★ All Kinds. No Job Too Big or Small.

604-725-8925

A L L JU N K ?

8250

Telephone Services

DISCONNECTED PHONE? Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call Phone Factory Today! 1-877-336-2274 www.phonefactory.ca

8309

Tiling

A to Z CERAMIC TILES Installation, Repairs, Fair Prices Free Est. 444-4715 cel 805-4319

8315

Tree Services

ABC TREE MEN. Dangerous tree removal, pruning, stump grinding.

604-521-7594, 604-817-8899 Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/ Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in & View Work 291-7778, 787-5915 www.treeworksonline.ca Wildwood Tree Services, Exp Hedge Trimming and Removal & Tree Pruning. Free Est. 604-893-5745

Window Cleaning

BOB’S WINDOW Gets that Clean, Clear Shine No Drops, No Drips, No Streaks Right into the corners! Serving you for over 20 yrs. Also do Gutters 604 588-6938

Yes, we Remove & Recycle Anything

604-537-8523

AUTOMOTIVE

9105

Auto Miscellaneous

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 12 out of 15 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. $500 christmas cash extended. www.coastlineautocredit.com or 1-888-252-8235.

9129

Luxury Cars

9145

Scrap Car Removal

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

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

604 628 9044

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle Removal Ask about $500 Credit!!! $$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200 2009 JAGUAR XJ8 Vanden Plas.

Only 5,600 KMS. Vapour Grey in Flawless condition. Purchased New Sep 09 for over $97,000 plus $3,898 to extend warranty to 6 years. Estate Sale. $63,880. Call John 604-662-5133 day, 604-926-8773 wkend.eve.

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash paid for full sized vehicles. 604-518-3673

9155

Sport Utilities/ 4x4’s/Trucks

2005 DODGE Ram 1500 4x4

Quad cab 4.7L V8 92 km new tire dealer serv $14000 604-812-1870

9160

Sports & Imports

2003 VW Jetta 1.8L turbo, 4 dr, auto, well maintained, exc shape, gray, $7800. 604-980-7872

★ FREE TOWING ★ up to $500 CASH Today!

604-728-1965 John

THE SCRAPPER

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL Trade Your Kitchen Bath, Kitchen, Suites & More www.renorite.com 604-434-0070

8307

8335

Residential & Commercial Free Estimates Large or small jobs Nobody beats our prices $ 15 OFF with this ad

Home Improvements, Painting, Tile, Carpentry, Plumbing, Elec.

Quality, 25yrs exp. 604-512-8915

15% OFF

ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic Elect

Electrician Lic#95323, Bonded, Affordable Com/Res. No Job too small. 25 yrs exp. 604 727-2306

8160

The Record • Wednesday, February 16, 2011 • A35

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC 2H

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2006 HONDA civic 2 dr coupe, 5 spd, air, pwr, exc cond 114 k, serviced. $9900 604-760-3667 2008 RAV4 Toyota limited, one owner, 4 cyl, 37,800 kms, black, excellent condition, loaded, $24,900. Call 604-999-7373.

Roofing

SPRING SPECIAL

SAVE THE HST

Have Your Roof Done Between Now & Feb. 28 A+

Call AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD. 604-984-9004

#1 Roofing Company in BC All types of Roofing Over 35 Years in Business Call now & we pay ½ the HST

604-588-0833

SALES@ PATTARGROUP.COM

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

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R e s t a u r a n t

New Location

NOW OPEN

Visit our newly renovated Ki Sushi Japanese Restaurant now located at 45 - 8th Street

Enjoy our delicious Japanese cuisine available

45 - 8th St. at Columbia St., New Westminster [Opposite to New West Skytrain Station]

DELIVERY 1:30PM - 9:30PM ( MINIMUM ORDER $15.00 )

04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 2010...No. 1

604-519-1388 www.kisushi.ca 604-521-1833 THE NEW

R e s t a u r a n t

DRAGON PALACE

Coming Soon...

WATCH FOR OUR GRAND OPENING APRIL 1ST Same great menu, same friendly service and introducing a NEW NAME...

INN NOODLE HOUSE located at #100-892 Carnarvon St. New Westminster