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Douglas College wins national award Uganda Project recognized for international education and relations Douglas College’s Uganda Project has won an award from the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE). The project that sends student
interns to the African country to work in hospitals, libraries and aid centres won the Outstanding Program in International Education Award at the CBIE’s 45th annual conference in Ottawa. The bureau is a not-for-pro¿t organization that promotes Canada’s international relations through education. “This ¿rmly establishes Douglas
College as a national leader and benchmark for pest-practice international education,” said Bob Shebib, coordinator of the school’s community social service work department, in a news release. The project ¿rst began offering students three-month practicums in Uganda in 2006. Students are involved in education, health care and social
work, with a variety of Ugandan and international non-governmental organizations. “We go to Africa as learners, knowing that we do not have solutions to Africa’s complex problems,” said Shebib, who went to Uganda with six interns last spring. “Our learning comes from working with Africans as they
implement their own made-inAfrica initiatives.” The project also has an endowment fund which awards money to social service agencies to help Ugandans become more self-suf¿cient. Those projects include education and employment programs, and obtaining equipment and resources to develop health care and social services.
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO HIGHWAY DEDICATION – REMOVAL BYLAW NO. 7335, 2009 HIGHWAY DEDICATION REMOVAL BYLAW NO. 7335 AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 7488, 2011
CITYPAGE 26 WEEKS TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, ARE YOU PREPARED? For the next 26 weeks leading up to Emergency Preparedness Week May 6, 2012, the City of New Westminster’s Emergency Management Office will be providing weekly tips on how you can make your own emergency kit and emergency plan. Use our list to add small items to your emergency kits every week. This can make the job of creating a complete kit a little less daunting and intimidating; and remember – most items can be found in your home. The City of New Westminster’s Emergency Management Office is encouraging everyone to be prepared by knowing the risks, making a plan and getting a kit. For more information on preparedness tips, please visit the City’s Website, www.newwestcity.ca and click the Public Safety Links button.
The Corporation of the City of New Westminster gives notice of its intention to amend Highway Dedication Removal Bylaw No. 7335, 2009 to remove the dedication of highway for that portion of highway dedicated by Plan BCP2620, as shown outlined in black on the sketch below. Bylaw No. 7488, 2011, amending Highway Dedication Removal Bylaw No. 7335, 2009, will be considered by the Council at its Regular meeting at City Hall, 511Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC, on December 12, 2011 at 7:00 pm. Persons who consider they are affected by the Bylaw will be provided an opportunity to make representations to Council at the meeting or by delivering a written submission to the Corporate Officer, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 (Fax#: 604-527-4594) by 4:30 pm on December 12, 2011.
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Tuesday, December 13 1:45 pm Electric Utility Commission EOC #1
PATTULLO BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT Recently, TransLink announced that planning for a new Pattullo Bridge has begun. In early 2012, Translink will announce dates for public information sessions to gather feedback on the project. In the meantime, please visit the website at www.translink.ca/pattullo for background information, timelines and frequently asked questions in preparation for the upcoming sessions.
MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE The City of New Westminster has recently started to update its Master Transportation Plan. The City’s existing Long-Range Transportation Plan was developed in 1998 and recommended improvements for all modes over the next 20 years. Since the existing Transportation Plan was adopted, there have been a number of changes to land use patterns and the transportation network within New Westminster. The updated Master Transportation Plan will guide decision-making for transportation over the next 25 years and beyond. The updated Master Transportation Plan will recommend improvements for all modes of transportation, including walking, cycling, public transit, goods movement, and vehicles. This process is important to ensure that transportation investments work towards achieving the City’s strategic goals, make the best use of our tax dollars and help shift towards a more sustainable future. Please visit our website for more information and to have your say by filling out the online survey.
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Going it alone The number of one-person businesses are on the rise and resources are emerging to support them
and what they have to offer. Another resource designed to support sole-proprietor businesses are of¿ce-space rental services such as the Network Hub which opened a couple months ago at River Market at Westminster Quay. Wanda Chow wchow@burnabynewsleader.com The new facility is the second for co-owner Minna or years, Burnaby Van and her two partners, resident Emiko Abe after their ¿rst location in did what her parents downtown Vancouver opened expected. in 2006. She went to university, and The Network Hub offers got a good “real job” as a rentals of of¿ces and desks project manager for a computer at monthly and even hourly software company. rates. They can provide Then a few years ago, she a mailbox and reception decided the time was right to do services for people who don’t what she wanted, to pursue her want to meet clients at their love of music. MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER home of¿ces. Minna Van is the owner of the Network Hub, which provides support and workstations for independent But going it alone as a Van, 30, said she’s noticed business people and entrepeneurs. self-employed DJ and music an increase in one-person consultant was a bit more businesses and a resulting said Tej Kainth, founder of Network dif¿cult than she expected. exactly the same thing, that were by greater demand for Network Hub’s Engage Excite Transform (NEXT) Not the business end of it. Abe themselves, trying to network and services since 2008 when the global New Westminster. (djemiko.com) made fast connections trying to actually get contacts for economic downturn led to many In contrast to their parents’ and was soon able to leave her old business as well.” layoffs. generation, when people felt they had job to undertake her new venture fullIn other words, her peers were now The idea of “one job I’m going to to work a safe, secure job to put food time. She now compiles and manages also her direct competition. have for 25 years until I retire doesn’t on the table, young entrepreneurs music for places such as spas and It took about seven months for exist anymore,” she said. “A lot of today see countless opportunities, said young people want to take control of upwards of 700 hotels, along with Abe to feel comfortable about being Kainth, 30, of the increase in onetraditional DJ duties at weddings, by herself and having to “approach their destiny.” person businesses. fashion shows, hockey games and total strangers to actually give them In addition to taking charge of their “The world’s your oyster almost. other events. my elevator pitch”–promoting her own careers, young parents also want business in no more time You’ve got endless opportunities out the Àexibility to spend more time with there.” than an elevator ride their children. And, Kainth said, more people are would take. A couple decades ago, starting Emiko Abe, DJ and music consultant choosing to follow their dreams. And she soon learned your own business included the high Becoming a personality in the Twitterverse has “People are following what their the value of networking, overhead of having to ¿nd an of¿ce. paid off. People actually do call and say, ‘You passion and ambitions are, more so making a point of Nowadays, anyone with a cellphone know what, I have this friend and they menthan just getting a job, they’re actually and a laptop computer can go into meeting people in other tioned you, do you do weddings?’ making it their career. And there’s a industries. business for themselves. In fact, go lot more pride in what they’re doing. For instance, she into any coffee shop and anyone using Personally, that’s what I see.” might attend a women a laptop computer there is likely either NEXT New Westminster serves as But the hardest part, she said, is entrepreneurs group meeting and talk a student or a self-employed business being alone. with jewelry makers “because at some something of a social group in which person, she said. members are exposed to what the “Working in a corporate point, they’re going to have a fashion Van noted that the challenge of the city has to offer, including other local environment, it was a bit of a shock show and they might give me a call.” coffee shop of¿ce is the need to keep small businesses, and networking is a going from 5,000 people to just me,” buying food or drink to stay welcome NETWORKING KEY TO SUCCESS byproduct of every event. said Abe, 35. and the lack of security resulting in the Networking is key to the success Kainth noted that networking and “It was a little bit dif¿cult at ¿rst need to pack everything up just to go of any small business, particularly community involvement are really to get my mind around the fact that to the washroom. one-person ventures where people forms of advertising where business my new co-workers or peers were often are working out of their homes, people get to promote who they are actually other people out there doing Please see GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, A24
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A New West man’s Run to Remember David McGuire did a marathon a day across Canada to highlight need for brain injury prevention
“I had to learn everything all over again,” said McGuire, who gave this explanation of what he goes through on his website. “It takes everything I have to remember to put on shoes, plan a run, take Grant Granger ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com my water, set my training watch, and ¿nd my way David McGuire was living back home. Every time I go the good life of a single guy out I am on my own. I have in 2005. He was making no mental map that guides big bucks working as a bill me. I have no memory of collector. He loved hitting the where I am, or mental link casinos, could kick butt in a to where I am going. It is a game of Xbox Halo and scarf scary thing, a huge thing ... down two large pizzas. I depend on technology and It’s quite a contrast to the my family to get me to my man who is on the ¿nal leg of destination, get me home, CONTRIBUTED PHOTO and keep me safe.” his nearly ninth-month Run to New Westminster’s David McGuire went from a gambling, fast-food eating bill collector to a Remember. The 38-year-old Although they had marathon runner with a cause after suffering a brain injury in 2005. New Westminster resident bought a home together, has averaged a marathon stop at the River Market, just two meant he had to sleep on his right it was a dif¿cult time for a day running across Canada to blocks from his Downtown condo, side and he wasn’t allowed to roll Mandy because she had to get to raise awareness about brain injury on Friday. over. “I thought it was the coolest know the new David McGuire. prevention. Finally doctors thought he might thing in the world that I could touch On top of that she had had to work And all because his brain blew have a brain bleed so they opened my brain.” several jobs to pay the mortgage. up on him. him up. Seven days later he awoke His old life began to crumble. He A turning point for McGuire McGuire wasn’t feeling well at from his surgically induced coma had been subletting an apartment, was a big argument they had. “I work one day and his boss sent him calling his now-wife Mandy by and while he was in hospital want to be your wife and not your home. a previous girlfriend’s name, and the sale on it went through. To caretaker,” she told him. “I started acting weird. I would not even knowing who his parents make matters worse, his job was That got him going. cry for no reason. I’d cry at Judge were. outsourced. He was out of a home “I just wanted to try, I really love Judy. Who cries watching Judge To allow for the swelling to and out of work, so went to live at her and watching her exhausted Judy? My emotions were off the subside, the doctors left the back his parents’ place in Tsawwassen, [was heartbreaking],” said charts,” said McGuire during a left side of his skull exposed. That and they had just downsized. McGuire.
It wasn’t easy, though. He had a dif¿cult time getting help and making sense of the social security system. It bothered him that it made more sense to sit around collecting welfare than to work. He knew a brain injury association had an of¿ce nearby so he walked over there only to ¿nd out it had been shut down. “My frustration came out. I wanted to scream and yell because of the lack of services out there,” said McGuire. “I was dealing with a lot of negative people.” To relieve those frustrations he began running. And he hasn’t stopped. His wife had a connection with a specialty footwear store in Vancouver, so he went to work there. Every morning he’d lace up his shoes and run 21 kilometres to the West Broadway outlet, and then run back after work. “I don’t know what the switch was. It was one thing I could do by myself. I didn’t need somebody to drive me there,” said McGuire. He ran some marathons and competed in some triathlons, including the World Ironman in Penticton, but wanted to take it all to another level.
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The mall parking lots are ¿lling to the capacity for which they’ve been designed. The data lines to credit card companies are humming to the tune of more than $28 billion in Canadian retail sales in December. Shoppers wearied from all that spending ¿ll the food courts and benches. But in our frantic pursuit of the perfect Christmas gift, we often overlook the one that won’t strain our budget or tax our patience for lines at the checkout counter. Our time. Each of us has an annual time account of 8,760 hours. That’s more than half a million minutes. While a certain amount of that time must be alloted to sleeping, eating and earning a living, there’s still plenty to spare. Time to spend with family and friends. Time to help out in the community, volunteering with organizations that bring comfort and assistance to those in need or less fortunate. Time to lend a hand on the sidelines and benches of kids sports teams, teaching young people valuable lessons of camaraderie and sportsmanship that will stay with they their whole lives. Time to lead a troup of scouts or girl guides. Time to cook a meal or weed the garden for a lonely senior. Time to give a shelter dog a respite from its cage with a noon hour walk or to help the staff with cleaning and feeding the animals. Time to make the world a cleaner place by helping to clean a ravine or count salmon swimming upstream to spawn. Time to open a door for someone whose arms are laden with parcels. Time to wish a stranger a Merry Christmas. The gift of time is, well, timeless. It doesn’t require batteries or complicated instructions. And, best of all, it doesn’t cost money. But it will always be treasured.
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THIS WEEK: The Sinterklaas celebration was cancelled in New Westminster due to concern the Black Peter characters resemble blackfaced depictions from minstrel shows. What should be done? 1 The Black Peter character does no harm - live and let live 2 It seems offensive - Black Peter’s makeup/ costume should be adapted to address concerns 3 There should be no Black Peters in the Sinterklaas event Vote at www.newwestnewsleader.com
B.C. a playground for eco-stunts VICTORIA – If the propaganda Àowing over “tar sands” crude shipments across B.C. were oil, the province would be out of de¿cit by now. U.S.-funded professional environmentalists and their aboriginal partners lined up with the NDP last week to peddle a range of half-truths and falsehoods about proposals to pipe diluted bitumen from Alberta to a new port at Kitimat, where tankers would deliver it to Asian markets. They staged a slick news conference in Vancouver where they claimed to have a seamless wall of aboriginal communities the length of B.C. opposing the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. A 10-year-old girl in a cedar bark hat warned of devastation to the coastal ecology, providing the kind of emotional visual that appeals to urban television audiences who know and care little about science or resource industries. This event was co-ordinated with the publication of a report warning of huge risks from piping “tar sands” crude. The report was
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produced by the Natural Resource Defence Council, the Living Oceans Society and the Pembina Institute. These three obscure organizations are among those identi¿ed by independent researcher Vivian Krause on her website, www.fairquestions. typepad.com/rethink_campaigns/. These and other environmental groups have received millions from U.S.-based foundations in recent years. Here’s one of many examples of the money trail that Krause has followed. U.S. tax returns show the Pembina Institute and a B.C. environmental group were paid $200,000 by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc. in 2006-07 “to prevent the development of a pipeline and tanker port” on the B.C. coast.
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The same Rockefeller fund has investments in competing pipelines going south. Documenting this huge money spill, Krause concludes that U.S. interests are working to stop Canada from exporting oil to Asia so the U.S. will be the only market available. They dress it up as environmentalism; we fall for it. Not surprisingly, the latest “tar sands” scare report was seized on by the B.C. NDP. “The pipeline goes over mountains, across farmland, over the Fraser and Skeena Rivers and straight through the Great Bear Rainforest to the Paci¿c, where it will be picked up by supertankers trying to navigate our inland coastal waters,” said NDP environment critic Rob Fleming. Fleming parroted the report’s claim that diluted bitumen is more likely to cause corrosion in pipes and tankers. Enbridge issued a statement refuting the study. Its oldest bitumen pipeline went into service in 1979, and “a complete metal loss inspection of this line in 2009 revealed no increased risk or
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incidence of internal corrosion.” Oh, and the proposed pipeline route doesn’t cross the Fraser River. And claims of a huge increase in greenhouse gases from “tar sands” compared to conventional oil are grossly exaggerated. B.C.’s own Wilderness Committee chimed in, but this eco-show was organized by the local branch of¿ce of San Francisco-based ForestEthics. Those are the folks who blessed us with the faux-aboriginal name “Great Bear Rainforest.” A similar campaign is underway against expansion of the existing Kinder Morgan pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby, which brings Alberta oilsands crude to ships heading out under the Lions Gate bridge and winding through the Gulf and San Juan Islands to Asia. Tankers have been loading “tar sands” oil in Burnaby for about six years now, but the enviropropagandists didn’t notice until a couple of years ago. Up until then, Fleming and his colleagues raged about maintaining a “moratorium” on B.C. tanker traf¿c that never existed.
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Re: New West Sinterklaas celebration cancelled I am mad and disappointed that a few ignorant people can ruin a beautiful old traditional celebration. Sinterklaas is all about families sharing time together, giving each other little gifts and making poems. The little kids believe in Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet. They are real to them. I have lived in New Westminster for 18 years and celebrated the tradition with my kids for 15 years. It made them feel special and connected to their heritage. We will celebrate this year, like every year, and hope to see Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet back in New Westminster next year. This has nothing to do with racism. Christel Nowut, New Westminster •••••
This is just another attack against European people and our culture and traditions. If the situation were reversed, would the black community cater to the complaints of white people who would be offended? I think not. Ever since Canada became a multicultural nation, the majority has been forced to conform to the will of any minority group who feels offended. If these people feel so hard done by, then don’t attend the celebration. No one is forcing any minority to go to it. An offended white Canadian, tired of all of this nonsense. Ian Robertson, New Westminster •••••
My partner and I are totally disappointed that the organizers of the local Sinterklaas event bowed down to one person’s complaint. We have lived in New Westminster for eight years and enjoy the Sinterklaas celebration. My partner is of Dutch heritage and I am of Italian/Ukrainian heritage. We will also miss meeting up with a family who comes up from Seattle to share their Dutch heritage with their four kids. We always thought that the Black Peters were coal miners helping out Sinterklaas after their shifts in the mines. The joy and happiness that we would
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Now that Mr. Jones has been successful in having Zwarte Piet banned from the centuries old Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas festivities, I suggest that he concentrate his efforts on having Othello banned from the Shakespeare play, and while he is at it, from the Verdi opera. Othello was a black man who murdered his white wife for no good reason at all. Terribly racist to put something on like that! So, while we are being racist, the Merchant of Venice isn’t so kosher either. Here we have a Jew who is being portrayed as mean-spirited and vengeful. Can’t have that. The whole Jewish community should get up in arms about that. Oh, wait a minute, there’s Aida. A black princess who is being turned into a slave by her father’s conqueror. Can’t really have that either, can we? Why don’t we just ban all books, plays, operas and traditions to be on the safe side? Martha Hazevoet, Delta
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My family and I lived in the Netherlands for over 20 years and celebrating Sinterklaas is one of the festivities we miss the most. Your article on Zwarte Piet being offensive surprised me. Zwarte Piet is the character the children love the most. They are the ones who hand out candy, make the children laugh with their acrobatic tricks and hand out the presents. Every child when dressing up in this season want to dress up as a Piet and not as St. Nick. Skin colour is not supposed to matter but the actions of the person. With this is in mind the Zwarte Pietjes are the warmest characters around. To abolish them is to abolish the good heartedness of Sinterklaas. Coleen Davis-Stanton, via email
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The militarization of the Grey Cup sends us an urgent message. Getting young people interested in sport and ¿tness along with military hardware, ritual and false patriotism is criminal abuse of children. Harper’s war machine will eventually send them to be wounded and killed in the illegal wars of aggression with which the US, NATO, and now Canada are terrorizing the world. This conditioning of young people to kill for corporate greed is paid for by our taxes. The “Harper Government” is decimating our economy with ¿ghter jets, combat boats and prisons (for dissenters?). By 2016 Harper will have added $200 billion to our debt (Globe and Mail, Feb.11/11), setting us up for an IMF “loan” and the cutback in public services demanded by the IMF ¿nancial terrorists. This takeover of the Grey Cup hype, like the PNE gunplay for kids, reveals that Harper’s makeover of our culture to militarism is moving fast. Voters need to Occupy Canada: stop the wars, tax the rich, and instead of one percent pro¿ting from death and destruction, renew our common economy by converting to sustainable practice. H. Bechler, New Westminster
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From classic to contemporary, from heart warming to bawdy, there’s a Christmas movie for virtually every taste or mood. Because there are few better ways to escape from the stress of holiday shopping, baking, cleaning and hosting than to experience the season through someone else’s eyes, like James Stewart, Alastair Sim, Chevy Chase or even Edward Scissorhands. Jen Arbo, of the Royal City Farmers Market, says an evening spent with the Griswolds reminds her of her own family’s
Christmas past. Amidst the calamities and corny jokes, “it also has a few touching moments where I am reminded to love my family because of—not despite—all their wackiness,” says Arbo, of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, which was also cited as a favourite by John Buis of the Burnaby RCMP, New Westminster Hyacks football coach Farhan Lalji and Janice Stevens of Dance With Me Studio. Deb Wardle is a bit of a Christmas movie buff, with more than 20 selections in her family’s DVD library. Old classics like Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life are Christmas Eve favourites, but her
most beloved choice is Charlie Brown’s Christmas. “The music, the message, the familiar characters, the humour and just everything about this movie makes it my all time favourite,” says Wardle. New Westminster historian Archie Miller stays true to type by watching Alastair Sim in A Christmas Carol. Though there have been many movie versions of Charles Dickens’ holiday tale over the years, the 1951 release remains the de¿nitive one for Miller because it
“captures so wonderfully the world of the day portrayed... by Charles Dickens.” New Westminster MLA Dawn Black is a veteran of the political nitty-gritty, but come Christmastime she escapes into the computer-generated fantasy world of The Polar Express. “It’s a tradition that I invite my grandchildren to watch it with me each year,” says Black. “They always enjoy seeing it again and we have a fun evening together.” As a comedian, Janice Bannister might be expected to reach for a funny Christmas movie but it’s Bing Crosby’s singing and dancing in White Christmas that gets her in the holiday spirit. “I remember seeing it for the ¿rst time at the theatre in Trail where I grew up,” says Bannister, who also conducts classes in stand-up comedy. “When I was walking home from the theatre it was snowing. When Bing sings ‘I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas,’ the snow falling always reminds me of the Kootenays. Burnaby mystery writer and puppeteer Elizabeth Elwood also has a soft spot for Crosby’s 1954 musical, but she also piques her taste for intrigue by watching Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, a movie made for TV in 1994. And for a guy who puts people through a tough exercise regime in his Survivor Bootcamp, Mike Nunes has a soft spot for Miracle on 34th Street. Please see NEXT PAGE
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“This has become an ongoing holiday tradition amongst my family,” says Nunes. “After the presents are opened, hot chocolate is poured and we all sit down to enjoy this movie together.” Here, in no particular order, are some Christmas movie ideas: A Christmas Carol: A black & white classic from 1951 stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy old curmudgeon who has a epiphany of kindness after he’s visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve.
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A Midnight Clear: In an isolated forest somewhere in France in 1944, a squad of American soldiers locates a German platoon hoping to surrender rather than be a part of Hitler’s doomed ¿nal offensive. The two groups put aside their differences to spend Christmas together before it all goes
It’s a Wonderful Life: Another timeless classic involving redemption and angels. This time it’s James Stewart who learns of all the things that make his life worth living thanks to a visit from his guardian angel.
Joyeux Noel: Christmas takes on a particular poignancy during war time. This time its French, Scottish and German soldiers who are able to take a break from their hostilities along the Western Front in WWI to reconnect with their humanity.
Miracle on 34th Street: When Macy’s Santa turns up drunk, the store’s special events planner ¿nds a replacement named Kris Kringle who claims to be the real deal. While adults are doubtful, children believe. Eventually everyone ends up in court, where the veracity of Kringle’s identity will be tested.
Bad Santa: A drunken conman and his sidekick pose as Santa and his helper so they can rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But their plan is complicated when they’re befriended by an eight-year-old boy. The perfect salve for cynical scrooges weary of holiday cheer.
A Christmas Story: All Ralphie wants for Christmas is an air riÀe, but all the adults in his life, including Santa himself, are warning of the danger such a gift would present to his eyesight. This 1983 ¿lm has become a contemporary classic; one cable network even shows it repeatedly for 24 hours beginning on Christmas eve. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: Clark Griswold is going to hold the biggest family Christmas celebration ever, but of course it all goes terribly wrong when his perpetual bad luck is compounded by obnoxious guests. Elf: Buddy suspects something is not quite right when he’s twice the size of all of Santa’s elves, with whom he was raised. So Santa allows him to go to New York City to ¿nd his real father, but Buddy just can’t overcome his el¿sh nature. The best Christmas movie ever ¿lmed in Vancouver. Home Alone: Kevin’s family is off to Paris for Christmas vacation, but after he’s sent to his room for ¿ghting with his older brother, they forget him. At ¿rst, having the house to himself is a hoot, but then burglars try to break in. Not on Kevin’s watch, though. Love Actually: Eight characters, including the
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upcoming ugly sweater bonspiel to be held at the Royal City Curling Club on Friday, Dec. 9. The event is one of the fun activities put on by NEXT New West, a social network for young professionals who live or work in the Royal City. The group has about 75 members, all of whom “have a vested interest in New West,” says Kainth, the marketing and visitor centre coordinator for Tourism New Westminster. “We all share a sense of community and a sense of pride and we want to build partnerships with each other.” They achieve that through monthly events that cycle through serious networking opportunities to fun activities like wine tastings, hanging and tumbling at the circus school or dinners at local restaurants. “It’s all about how to get people to experience everything New West has to offer,” says Kainth. Although this will be their second ugly sweater contest, it’s their Àrst visit to the curling club. Some members, says Kainth, didn’t even realize the city had a curling club. Sweaters will be judged for their repulsiveness as well as their creativity with prizes going to the winners. As if anyone would want to fess up to the honour of owning the ugliest Christmas sweater in the city. “I don’t think there’s any way to deÀne what an ugly
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The provincial government’s decision to have report cards without any grades distributed was a surprising one to the president of the New Westminster Teachers’ Union. “As somebody that sees so many things that need to be done in the school district it’s a waste of time and resources,” said Grant Osborne. The New Westminster school district has begun distributing the report cards that contain just the student’s name, courses and attendance. As part of their job action across the province, teachers are not putting grades on report cards. A labour relations board ruling determined the process was not ruled to be an essential service. “I’d love to ¿nd out how much it costs to send out half a million blank report cards [throughout the province]. I can think of better uses for that money,” said Osborne. “I think it was a failed attempt to embarrass teachers. That’s the only motive that I can understand.” A provincial government edict ruled that under the School Act, districts were obliged to provide the updates to parents three times a year. “That’s what the Minister of Education decided we do, so that’s what we’re doing,” said trustee James Janzen. “It doesn’t seem like it performs twitter.com/@newwestnews much of a useful function, but we’re required to so we will. I would imagine we had budgeted to send out report cards anyway.” “I don’t know what value there is in a report T H R I F T S T O R E card that doesn’t have any evaluation of where a closet, Go through your child is,” said trustee-elect u need pick out what yo MaryAnn Mortensen, lease our greed former chair of the Release the rest, re se warm, see? District Parent Advisory Keep someone el portant key. Council (DPAC). “A Giving back is an im 615 12th St. lot of people rely on the Drop your coat at warm cold feet report card, they rely on Socks also needed to the written word to assess 9, tell all! Deadline is Dec. their kids. It does require an fall. ter is much colder th in w As a greater responsibility of parents to be on top of 8 • Thurs to Fri 10 to their kids’ education, and Sat to Wed 10 to 6 requires them to reach out Now supporting your local city shelter and I don’t know what
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D TEbook EVENTS Seasonal Celebration: The 16th annual event will entertain family members of all ages with seasonal music, dance and crafts. Create a holiday door swag, decorate Gingerbread cookies, enjoy music, magic, a carol singa-long and the famous Trollsons who love to mingle with guests. Monster Theatre will perform mini masterpieces: Peter Rabbit, Rumplestiltskin and characters from A Christmas Carol. Free admission. When: Thursday, Dec. 8, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Where: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Info: shadboltcentre.com or 604205-3000.
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Burnaby Public Library invites you to a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, with choral interludes of selected carols, performed by library staff, families and friends as a benefit for the Burnaby Christmas Bureau. When: Friday, Dec. 9, 7-9 p.m. Where: McGill library, 4595 Albert St. Tickets: By donation (suggested $10) at the door. Space is limited so come early; tickets available at 6 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. Recommended for adults, teens, and children age 10 and up. Light refreshments will be served. Info: 604-299-8955.
Universal Gospel Choir: A fundraiser for Douglas College’s Uganda Project, an initiative of the Community Social Service Work Program in which students travel to Uganda, Africa, to work with organizations in relief work. When: Friday, Dec. 9, doors 6:30 p.m., showtime 7:30 p.m. Where: Douglas College Theatre, 700 Royal Ave., New Westminster. Tickets: $18 students, $25 general public through www. masseytheatre.com or ticketing@ masseytheatre.com. B.C. Boys Choir: Internationally Acclaimed British Columbia Boys Choir perform a festive repertoire including holiday favourites and a carol sing-along to put people in the festive spirit! When: Friday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m. Where: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Tickets and info: 604-205-3000 or shadboltcentre. com.
New Westminster Symphony Orchestra and Richmond Academy of Dance: Admission by donation. When: Friday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster. Info: 604-521-5050 or www.masseytheatre.com. The Gift of Christmas: Joint Christmas concert with Lyric Singers and Amabilis Singers entitled, The Gift of Christmas.
When: Saturday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. Where: Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queen’s Ave., New Westminster. Tickets: Adults/Seniors: $20, Children under 12: free.
Carols and Bells Concert: Five handbell choirs from Burnaby, Chilliwack and New Westminster will perform along with a carol sing-a-long with the audience. When: Sunday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m. Where: Queens Avenue United Church, 525 Queens Avenue, New Westminster. Tickets: Adults $20, Seniors/Students $15 and children $10 at the church office or at the door. Info: 604522-1606.
Shiwasu – Handmade Gifts Show and Sale: Japanese Canadian National Museum presents a show of handmade crafts by local Japanese Canadian artists. Find perfect gifts with a Japanese flair for all ages! A special furoshiki wrapping demonstration will take place Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. Furoshiki are a beautiful way to wrap presents and a green alternative to wrapping paper. Free admission. When: Dec. 10-21, 1-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16. Where: Nikkei Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby. Info: 604777-7000 or www.jcnm.ca.
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The Gift of Christmas: Concert by the Amabilis Singers and Lyric Singers, featuring memorable music of the season, favourite carols and sing-a-longs. When: Saturday, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. Where: Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave, New Westminster. Tickets: $20, free for children under 12. Reserve: 604433-6538. Info: www. amabilissingers.org.
Josiahs Cause-A fundraiser for Autism: Featuring two comics and a musical guest. All proceeds go to Josiahs medical assessment for Autism. When: Sunday, Dec. 11, doors 6 p.m. Where: Lafflines Comedy Club- 530 Columbia St., New Westminster. Tickets: $15 at 604-5379079 or 778-237-9246.
Favourite Ugly Sweater fundraiser: Employees of Community Savings Credit Union are wearing ugly sweaters Dec. 9 and 16. Vote for your favourite at www.wowthatisugly. com and the credit union will donate $1 to the Lower Mainland Purpose Society for each vote, up to $1,000. The money will help the local charity provide services for disadvantaged families. Info: www. purposesociety.org.
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D TEbook Santa Shops Sapperton & Wesgroup Christmas Tree Sale: Sapperton Business Association and We s g r o u p Properties present a non-profit community event with all proceeds to the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation to fund critically needed equipment. When: Saturday, Dec. 10, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Brewery District Plaza, 200 Block East Columbia St., New Westminster. Info: www.shopsapperton. com or www.wesgroup. ca.
The Burnaby Arts Council Stars of Tomorrow talent showcase has been postponed u n t i l Fe b r u a r y. S u b m i t application forms, available at burnabyartscouncil.org or call 604-298-7322 for more info.
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Jerry Pethick: Works 1968 - 2003: This exhibition is devoted to those smaller scale sculptural works in collections on the island where Jerry Pethick lived and worked. Many of these objects have never previously been shown off Hornby Island. When: Until Dec. 17. Where: SFU Gallery, Academic Quadrangle 3004, SFU Burnaby campus. Info: 778782-4266 or sfu.ca/gallery.
Chronicles of Form and Space: Works on Paper by Takao Tanabe: A retrospective on the 60-year career of renowned BC painter Takao Tanabe’s, featuring drawings and watercolours dating from the late 1940s to the present day. When: until Jan. 22. Where: Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby.
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PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com
MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510
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PLUMBING
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
50% Off Labour Winter Special Lic., Insured. Experienced/friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call Anytime 604-805-2488
FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 NewsLeader A27 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374
TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~
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PETS 477
PETS
Blood Hound pups, CKC Reg health ✔, 1st vac., micro chipped, 1 male, 6 fem. Liver & tan, ready to go 604-574-5788 BLUE NOSE BULLIES. Pit bulls. Blacks/blues. Shots, Vet ✓. Ready to go.UKC reg. $1000 obo. Call 778-237-2824 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 548
FURNITURE
MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
560
MISC. FOR SALE
CAN’T GET UP your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591. Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991
REAL ESTATE APARTMENT/CONDOS
***HANDY MAN CONDOS*** Bank Owned; Fixer Uppers FREE LIST w/ PICTURES! www.HandyManCondos.com 1-800-304-9849 ID # 1048 re/max city realty
OPEN SUN 1-3 PM $455,000 ESPRIT North #1408 - 7325 Arcola Condo w/ mountain view. 2 BR - 2Bath -2 Pkg stalls, storage. sauna and exercise rm. Income $1650 Brookside Rlty Dave 604-240-3523
ENGLISH BULLDOG, CKC reg. 6 wks old, shots, microchip, vet ✔ Healthy, happy, gorgeous. Health gurant’d. $2800. Call 778-895-8453 German Sheperd 21/2 yr old f, good temp., exc. family watch dog $500, 4 yr old f. beagle, exc. family pet $100 no Sunday calls 604-7963026 JACK RUSSELL pups 3 Female 1 male. Short legs, smooth coat. Dew claws done. $500. 778-883-6049 KITTENS, Orange tabby, photos available on Facebook - kittens chilliwack. Call (604)703-1077 MALTESE pups, 1 males, 1st shots, vet ✔, dewormed. Family raised. 604-464-5077. MALTI / SHIH-TZU / POODLE X. Pups/adults. Non-shedding. Chocolate, white & beige. 604-820-9469 MULTI POO PUP 13 weeks old 2nd shot, dewormed, micro chipped. To good home. $1000. 604-715-2431 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com Shepherd/Lab X, 5 black, 2 yellow, 5 males, 2 females, $200/each. (604)316-2757 SHIHTZU- Bichon Puppies, vet chkd, dewormed, 1st shots. ready to go. $500 ea. 2 F (604)581-8354 SHIH TZU PUPS, 5 males, 1 female. 1st shots, vet ✓ dewormed, family raised. $625. 604-575-3257.
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BUILDING SUPPLIES
STEEL BUILDINGS END OF SEASON DEALS! Overstock must go make an offer! FREE DELIVERY to most areas. CALL TO CHECK INVENTORY and FREE BROCHURE - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170
545
FUEL
1YR Seasoned Alder Birch Maple Clean, Split, DRY & Delivered. Family Operated for 20 yrs. (604)825-9264 BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095
Call 604- 521-3448
752
TOWNHOUSES
PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orientation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938
TRANSPORTATION 810
AUTO FINANCING
TRANSPORTATION 838
TRANSPORTATION
RECREATIONAL/SALE
2004 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB, 4X4, long box, 5th wheel, 180K, full load $16,000 obo. 604-812-1278
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal microwave, awning, pass through storage, u-shaped dinette, ext. speakers, DSI water heater. $15,483 (Stk.30525) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
2011 HEMISPHERE F28RGSS
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
The Scrapper
New West. Crown Manor 430 – 9th Street. 1 bdrm apart, on site ldry, 1 prking spot. Close to shop ping, all amens. Heat & hot water incl. $760/m. 604-451-6676
Colonial House 435 Ash Street 3 Story bldg in great location. 1 bdrm stes from $760. Covered pkg, lndry rm, landscaped common area. Close to park, transit, shops. Heat & hot water incl’d. For more info & viewing call
FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery. WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Treat yourself this Christmas to $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.
CARS - DOMESTIC
1956 Restored Pontiac - 4 door Hardtop, GMC welding Rig. (604)464-7554 1990 PONTIAC 6000, Air Cared, loaded, new winter tires, white, 4 dr., $1295 obo (604)826-0519
NEW WESTMINSTER
DORIC MANOR 236 - 8th St. Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm suites for rent. Includes heat / hot water and cable. Close to Massey Theatre, Douglas College, Royal City Mall.
1993 Cadillac CTS. Black on black, leather, sunroof. Must see! $10,500, Mint. Phone 604 809 6235
Phone: 604-522-9153
CEDARWAY APT D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.
Call 604-837-4589 www.aptrentals.net
Call 604- 522-5230
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CO-OP RENTALS
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2003 VOLVO V40, S/W, Blue, loaded 155,000 kms. auto. new tires. $6000 firm. Phone 604-538-9257. 2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN auto, sunroof, 47k, Gold Mist Mica over blk. leather, exc. cond. local, no accid. $14,230 (604)328-1883
BURNABY Burnaby:
WHATTLEKAINUM HOUSING CO-OP ORIENTATION
CLAREMONT TERRACE
** 6960 ELWELL ST ** Near HighGate Mall
1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.
Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net BURNABY
6630 Telford Ave.
Bright large newly reno’d 1 and 2 bedroom suites for rent. Freshly painted, new hardwood floors, huge balcony. Only 2 min walk to Metrotown Mall. Please call 604-715-1824 to view. Move in TODAY! BURNABY
Walker Manor
Please call 778-994-2334
2003 LANDROVER V6 silver 140,000k loaded 4/whl dr $6,450 obo. 604-857-9037, 778-552-6300 2005 MONTANA SV6, loaded, Onstar, 7 pass., new front rotors & brakes. Mint. $6000. 604-812-1278
elec. awning, elec. stab. Jacks, “family-sized” dinette, LCD TV, Equa-flex suspension. $26,483 (Stk.30854) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
Searching for your dream home or selling it? This is the location. BCCLASSIFIED.COM listings include everything from acreage, farms/ranches to condos and waterfront homes.
2009 FORD F 150 XLT, 38,000km, 4x4, 1 owner, no accidents, local, exc. cond. ARE cover. $29,500. 604-341-8694
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
AUTO SPECIAL !
Reach 448,000 Households
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Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 application fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrms $899/mo. 3 bdrms. $1009/mo. & 4 bdrms. $1112/mo. Shares $2500.
NO SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE Orientation: Sunday, December 11th 1:30 p.m. at 51A-8740 Forest Grove Dr. Phone 604-420-2442
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SUITES, LOWER
COQUITLAM, W.W. Plateau, fully furnished 1 bdrm, priv. entr, sm. back yard. all appls, TV & micro. Avail now, $800 incl utils. NS. Cat ok. Michael 604-469-1150 or Cheryl 604-468-7262. Must be seen!
2007 Honda Civic DXG 5 speed standard, 2 dr., grey, 130K, p/w, p/l, a/c, am/fm/cd, no acc. $9,500 604-793-3819
828 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
2011 5th Wheel 32’ Gooseneck Cargo Trailer, triple axle, 4000lb ramp, electric brakes, roof vents, 36” side door, like new, $12,500. Call 604-560-4037
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RECREATIONAL/SALE
10
plus tax
Includes one week in the Bowen Island Undercurrent, Burnaby/New West Newsleader, North Shore Outlook, Richmond Review, and WE.
TRUCKS, CARS, BOATS, TRAILERS, RV’S, VANS 3 lines in all listed publications for one week only $10 + tax. Includes a listing on bcclassified.com
– or pay $25 + tax for one week – in all Lower Mainland publications 1.5 million households
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604 575 5555
E.BURNABY newer 3bdrm. 2baths, jacuzzi, h/w heat, h/w floor, nr. schools, $1900mo 604-861-8819
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2011 WILDCAT 282RK
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SUITES, UPPER
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WW.PLATEAU 2 bdrm + den 2 bath very bright grd flr ste, nice bckyd, incl 5 appls, nr schl & bus. $1250 incl utils. Avail now. 778-840-9476
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Includes:
Do you want to live in the security of a family community?
6985 Walker Ave Bright large 1 bedroom for rent in a newly reno’d building. Large balcony, freshly painted with hardwood floors. 2 Min walk to Highgate Mall & all major transit.
TRUCKS & VANS
PORT COQUITLAM
Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS
851
1-800-910-6402
818 Professionally managed by Gateway Property Management
Quiet & well maintained bldg. Includes heat & hot water. On site manager. Cat okay.
(formerly known as Middlegate) Quiet, spacious 2 & 1 Bdrms & Bachelor suites. Newly reno’d. Incls: Balcony, prkg, heat & h/wtr
SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288
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Super Clean ONE Bedrooms
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Secure parking available. For viewing call:
FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
2011 LAREDO 291TG
APARTMENT/CONDO
BURNABY
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
RENTALS 706
845
REACH
Advertise across the lower mainland in the 17 best-read community newspapers. Call bcclassified.com at 604-575-5555
DSI water heater, ext. shower, water filter sys., create-a-breeze fan, rear kitchen. $24,483 (Stk.30964) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
Call (604) 931-2670
TRANSPORTATION
2011 SALEM FG T21RD
845
1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
RECREATIONAL/SALE
838
COQUITLAM
MORTGAGES
Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
Villa Del Mar 518
Well maintained 2 bdrms with 1.5 washroom. Includes cable, heat & hot water. Secure parking avail. On site manager. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Quiet & well maintained bldg., walk to Highgate Mall & transit. Cat okay. For viewing....
HOMES WANTED
604-525-2661
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
BURNABY
615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BIG BUILDING SALE... “CLEARANCE SALE YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!” 20X26 $4995. 25X34 $6460. 30X44 $9640. 40X70 $17,945. 47X90 $22,600. One end included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
BURNABY TOY FOX TERRIER PUPPIES Avail. Dec.12/11. Aver. adult 5-10 lbs. Happy. lively, inquisitive, friendly, attach to family, easily trained, litter box train. Enjoy agility, Exc. for children 5+ yrs.,elderly & apt. Family raised w/children. CKC reg., vet ✓, 1st shots, dewormed, tattoo, 6 wks health ins. & puppy kit. INQUIRE KAREN: 250-656-9696. restore2balance@telus.net
APARTMENT/CONDO
NEW WESTMINSTER
WE BUY HOMES Damaged House! Older House! Difficulty Selling! Behind on Payments! Need to Sell Now? NO FEES! NO RISK! QUICK CASH! Call us First! 604.657.9422 6 month old pup (1 male), looking for a loving home. Vet checked: eyes, ears & heart Registered CKC & micro chipped Parents, champion CKC registered. Socialized with children and other animals Call : 604 - 460 - 8086
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RENTALS
Welcome Home !
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
RENTALS
Dual pane windows, ext. shower, fantastic fan, microwave, elec. power awning, DSI water heater. $32,483 (stk.30380) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
A28 NewsLeader Wednesday, December 7, 2011
S E N A I S O W N O N CHINESE ORGANIC JAPANESE KOREAN BABY SUGAR CLEMENTINE
mandarins now at their best! Enjoy a healthy holiday treat, rich with anti-oxidents like Vitamins A and C !
Prices effective: December 7th - December 11th, 2011
Fresh & Nutritious
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Fresh New Crop
Pomegranates
Baby Sugar Mandarins
Long English Cucumbers
California Grown
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$1.49 ea
Brentwood Town Centre
Lougheed Town Centre
49¢/lb
89¢ ea
Now Hiring Cashiers and Stockpersons at stores listed. Assistant Manager at 200-7515 Market Crossing various locations. Great benefits and Burnaby advancement opportunities. 604.432.6199 FAX: (604) 272-8065 EMAIL: HR@kinsfarmmarket.com
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103 - 610 6th Street 58 - 4567 Lougheed Hwy 206 - 9855 Austin Rd Beside COBS Bread Beside IHOP Beside Purdy’s 604.520.9923 604.298.8299 604.420.0788
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