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We all know cycling is good for our health, but three local residents have found some creative ways that cycling can help change the world WEDNESDAY

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Monday, January 23, 2012 - 6:00 pm Council Chamber, City Hall 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 TEXT AMENDMENT

CITYPAGE BIGGEST MOVER CHALLENGE 2012 New Westminster, get MOVING this year by joining this FREE 12 week program running February 5 to April 28, 2012. Details: • Register and receive your program passport at Centennial Community Centre, Queensborough Community Centre or Century House • Use the passport to track all physical activities - 1 point is awarded for every 30 minutes of activity • Complete a weekly challenge and earn 2 bonus points • Track your weight by weighing in on Monday from 4:30 - 6:00 pm at Centennial Community Centre • Receive a gift from the program sponsors at the end of the challenge by turning in your tally sheet • Prizes available to be won include: Thrifty Foods and New Balance Gift Cards and New Westminster Recreation Passes

You can help New Westminster become CBC’s LIVE RIGHT NOW capital of Canada by also tracking your activities through the LIVE RIGHT NOW Facebook app starting January 13! www.liverightnow.ca Facebook: CBC Live Right Now Twitter: @cbcLRN

DO YOUR PART — LOG IN & SPEAK UP! Do you live in New Westminster? Are you 18 or older? Do you have opinions about crime, policing & public safety? Then the New Westminster Police Department needs to hear from you! From December 9, 2011 to January 13, 2012, please visit www.nwpolice.org to ﬁll out a brief anonymous survey. Survey results will help us plan our police services for the next 3 years. We need your voice to do our job!

26 WEEKS TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, ARE YOU PREPARED? For the 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.

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 7478, 2011 Purpose: The purpose of the proposed bylaw is to amend text in Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 to clarify regulations for drive-In and drive-through restaurants. The changes to the bylaw are summarized as follows: a) All instances of “Cafés and restaurants, excluding drive-in restaurants” be replaced with “Cafés and restaurants, excluding drive-in and drive-through restaurants” for clarity. b) Amending Light Industrial Districts (M-1) and Heavy Industrial Districts (M-2) so that: i) Drive through restaurants would not be permitted; and ii) Restaurants would be limited to a maximum size of 140 square metres (1,500 square feet). City Contact: Development Services Department 604-527-4519 Inspection of Documents:

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EVENTS Thursday, January 12 2:00 pm Seniors Advisory Committee Committee Room #2 Tuesday, January 17 1:45 pm Electric Utility Commission EOC #1 4:30 pm Police Board Meeting NWPD Annex 6:30 pm Advisory Planning Commission Committee Room #2 6:30 pm Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Council Chamber

A copy of the proposed bylaw and related material may be inspected at Legislative Services, City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, British Columbia during normal office hours being 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday inclusive (except Statutory Holidays) from September 12, 2011. Public Participation: At the hearing, the public shall be allowed to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw. All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw. Written submissions can be submitted to the Corporate Officer until the close of the Public Hearing. All persons who prefer to have their submissions available to Council members in advance as part of the Public Hearing agenda package, should deliver their submissions to Legislative Services, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC, V3L 1H9 (Fax #: 604-527-4594), by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Please be advised that submissions received will be published on the City of New Westminster website, with other associated information. No further submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Rick Page, Corporate Officer This meeting will be broadcast over the internet and/or television.

MCBRIDE SAPPERTON RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING January 12, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm @ Knox Church Hall Join your neighbours as we discuss various issues and projects impacting the livability of the McBride/Sapperton area of New Westminster. For information please contact Geoﬀ Pinkerton at 604-520-9594.

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New West author to read from new book

Pedaling their way to a better world Mario Bartel photo@newwestnewsleader.com

New Westminster author Don Hauka will be at the McGill Branch of the Burnaby Public Library on Jan. 19. From 7-8 p.m. The writer will read from his new book She-Demons: A Mister Jinnah Mystery. Hauka, a former journalist, will also answer questions about this latest entry in his Mister Jinnah series, which follows the adventures of a crime reporter. People can register at www.bpl.bc.ca/ events or by calling (604) 299-8955.

or some, riding a bike is transportation, a healthy, environmentally-friendly way to get from point A to point B. For others it’s recreation, an activity to test their own physical capabilities, stay in shape. For some local cyclists, the bike has become a vehicle that can change lives, maybe even make the world a better place.

Huge grins at velodrome Cycling helped Kelyn Akuna see the world. Now he’s hoping it will help aboriginal youth see their way in the world. Akuna, 28, is a former member of the United States track cycling team. Since he started riding at age 16, he raced at events in France, Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad. He came to Burnaby to train on the indoor track at the Harry Jerome sports centre, fell in love with a woman who would become his wife and decided to stay. Originally from Hawaii, Akuna has a keen interest in aboriginal culture. As he settled into his new country, he began looking for ways to combine his two passions. He approached his training colleagues at the Burnaby Velodrome Club about getting access to the track for aboriginal youth. They loved the idea. Then he took his ¿xed gear track bike and a stationary trainer to a jujitsu class at the Urban Native Youth

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Kelyn Akuna is a former cyclist with the US national track team who has started a cycling program for aboriginal youth at the Burnaby Velodrome.

“Youth drive our program and they were excited about it,” says Johnson. “It’s cool there’s opportunities like this for them to try. We’re thrilled.” Since starting the Aboriginal Youth Cycling program in April, Akuna’s managed to get about 36 young people to make the trek to the track from their homes in East Van, North Vancouver and other parts of Burnaby. About a half dozen Kelyn Akuna are now regulars at the Friday When the kids Àrst come to the track afternoon sessions. they’re intimidated. But by the time they leave they’ve got a huge grin. “When the kids ¿rst come to the track they’re intimidated,” says Association in East Vancouver; that Akuna of the 200 meter high-banked was the most popular program so he wooden oval. “But by the time they knew he’d have a big audience for his leave they’ve got a huge grin.” demonstration. Cycling as sanctuary “Oh my gosh,” says Amy Johnson Tom Littlewood knows that grin. of her reaction to Akuna’s pitch. The It’s on his own face every time he manager of sport and recreation at swings a leg over the top bar of his UNYA had no concept of what track cycling looked like. But when she saw mountain bike. That bike saved his life. And if it could get him back on the kids’ eyes light up, she knew they the road to health, he knew it could had to be a part of it.

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help others too. A youth counsellor who worked with local police departments, Littlewood spent most of his days chained to his desk sorting the problems of troubled young people, and most of his evening pasted to his couch. Eventually his sedentary ways caught up to him; his weight ballooning, his heart struggling, his doctor advised him he could go on pills for the rest of his life or get on a bike and ride his way back to health. Littlewood chose the latter and never looked back. But he also looked forward, to the way his own transformation through cycling could be extended to his clients. The light bulb went off when he stumbled into the mechanics’ training workshops in the basement at Cap’s cycle shop in Sapperton. That’s where trainees, some of them tattooed and pierced like many of the street kids he dealt with, learned the intricacies of tuning derailleurs, lacing spokes and

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Cut parking and increase signs on 20th Street: report Tyler Orton newsroom@newwestnewsleader.com

More signage and less parking on 20th Street are the best short-term answers to the traf¿c problems plaguing that corridor, according to a report presented to city council Monday. The study from Opus traf¿c consultants focused on relieving congestion on the thoroughfare over the next 10 to 20 years. But Coun. Betty McIntosh said she’s not convinced either of the short-term proposals is viable. “I don’t know that signage will

make a big lot of difference,” she said. The report recommends signs instructing Burnaby drivers to use Southridge Drive to access Highway 91A as well as more directional signs for intersections along 20th Street, speci¿cally at Seventh and Eighth avenues. Opus also proposes eliminating two-hour parking on the west side of 20th Street south of Eighth Avenue and increasing parking restrictions on approaches to all intersections. “I don’t think that would Ày in

the community at all,” McIntosh said, noting it would put strain on businesses if people had dif¿culty ¿nding parking. She said what’s really needed is a sit-down with the City of Burnaby. “Over the years, along 10th Avenue, Burnaby has blocked off streets so that they protected their neighbourhoods,” McIntosh said. “As soon as we block off a street that would impact Burnaby, then they get quite taken aback.” The report said possible longterm solutions for the traf¿c problems include the construction

of a new bridge to replace the Queensborough as well as potential land acquisitions to widen lanes. “The whole bridgehead of the Queensborough is just a mess,” McIntosh said, adding the future of the bridge is uncertain since she doesn’t foresee the provincial government putting more money towards ¿xing the Queensborough, which was just upgraded three years ago. The report also calls for consultations with area residents and business owners regarding the installation of barriers on

20th between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. The barriers would go up between the two southbound lanes in between Sixth and Seventh in order to prevent people from changing lanes—or as the report calls it, “inappropriate manoeuvres.” Consultation would also look at implementing traf¿c calming measures in the Connaught Heights and West End neighbourhoods.

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CITYPAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Monday, January 23, 2011 – 6:00 pm Council Chambers, City Hall 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 7470, 2011

To amend the schedule of the Comprehensive Development Districts (Trapp) (CD-19) in the following respects: • Change allowed non-residential density from floor space ratio of 6.26 to 7.45 • Change allowed residential density from floor space ratio of 5.84 to 7.05 • Change site coverage of residential tower from 35% to 42% • Change height of building from 179 feet 6 inches to 183 feet • Change width of residential tower from 72 feet to 85 feet 6 inches • Substitute new drawings showing form, massing and extent of commercial, residential, parking and usable open space areas • Add an allowed deduction from gross floor area of about 2,300 sq. ft. to offset the costs of providing adaptable units. • Add a requirement for a minimum of 40% of all single-storey dwelling units in buildings that contain multiple unit residential uses to be constructed as adaptable dwelling units. City Contact: Development Services Department at 604-527-4543. Inspection of Documents: A copy of the proposed bylaw and related materials may be inspected at Legislative Services, City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, British Columbia, during normal office hours being 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday inclusive (except Statutory Holidays) from December 12, 2011. Public Participation:

Location: 660-700 Columbia Street (shown hatched on the sketch plan) Purpose: The intent of this zoning amendment bylaw is to allow a mixed use high-rise building with about 8,700 square feet of commercial ﬂoor space facing Columbia and Front Streets and 196 strata housing units with 197 on-site parking spaces. The bylaw amendment would require 40% of all units to incorporate adaptability standards. This project also intends to retain as heritage structures, the front facades of the Holbrook Block at 660 Columbia Street and the Trapp Block at 668 Columbia Street.

At the hearing, the public shall be allowed to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaws. All persons who believe their interest in the property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw. Written submissions can be submitted to the Corporate Officer until the close of the Public Hearing. All persons who prefer to have their submissions available to Council members in advance as part of the Public Hearing agenda package, should deliver their submissions to Legislative Services, City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 (Fax #: 604-5274594), by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Please be advised that submissions received will be published on the City of New Westminster website, with other associated information. No further submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Rick Page, Corporate Officer

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Councillor’s daughter assaulted Attacked while walking to work through Queen’s Park

still suffering from headaches and other head injury symptoms. “She’s angry for two to attack one, and to hit Grant Granger her over the head with a bottle is pretty vicious,” ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com said McIntosh of her daughter. “They’re just A group of concerned residents has organized a bunch of cowards. It’s just wrong, it’s two a walk through Queen’s Park on Wednesday at 6 men, whatever ages they are, would attack p.m. to highlight safety issues after the daughter one individual whether it’s my daughter or of Coun. Betty McIntosh was attacked by two any individual walking through the park. It’s men while walking to work through the park last maddening, it’s sad and it’s wrong. My husband, week. The walk, called Take the Dark Out of being a retired police of¿cer, said if she hadn’t Queen’s Park, meets at the entrance gates at 3rd have fought back there could have been the Ave. and 1st St. possibility of much more serious consequences.” New Westminster police say a woman, who McIntosh said after Lisa’s attackers took McIntosh has off, she walked to con¿rmed was the arena and called her 30-year-old police. daughter Lisa, “I’m sure the person Betty McIntosh, city councillor had her iPod on who took her call was She’s angry for two to attack and didn’t see her nervous and stunned one, and to hit her over the head attackers. She was with a bottle is pretty vicious. about what happened to struck on the head one of their own,” said with an object and McIntosh. pushed to the ground. Police said the attackers What was also surprising to her was the demanded she hand over her property. While on incident occurred while Lisa was walking early the ground, one of attackers lunged at her, and in the evening (about 5:50 p.m.) on the park she responded by kicking back. The men are road that runs between the arena and the new believed to have then Àed northeast through the well-lit arti¿cial turf ¿eld. park empty-handed. “[Lisa] said there were soccer practices McIntosh said her daughter, who works in happening,” said McIntosh. “[The attackers] had the police department radio room, required to know people were in the park. Cars drive past nine stitches to close a large gash on the top her, because that’s one of the main routes for of her head. A CT scan revealed no skull getting out of the park. If it was 2 a.m., it would fracture, but McIntosh, a registered nurse who still not be right, but one could understand it worked in the emergency department at Royal happening because they would be vulnerable.” Columbian Hospital for 38 years, said Lisa is McIntosh said Bob Osterman, ousted from

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council in the November civic election, had warned his colleagues the city’s lighting system, which predominantly uses sulphur-based lighting, wasn’t strong enough to make New West a safe community. McIntosh would like to see council consult with the police to ¿nd out if lighting throughout the city needs to be improved. “We’re sorry that it has happened to anyone in New Westminster,” said McIntosh. She was in a meeting when she ¿rst heard the news. When McIntosh arrived at RCH, police chief Dave Jones was already at Lisa’s bedside. McIntosh praised hospital staff because her daughter was in and out of emergency within two to three hours despite last week’s wellpublicized overcrowding conditions there. “When you’ve got blood streaming down and it is coating your face and clothing they know you need some prompt attention,” said McIntosh. Police say one suspect, reportedly the aggressor, was a black male in his 20s, about six-feet in height, medium build with short dark hair. He was wearing dark pants and a grey/white hoodie. The other was a Caucasian male in his 20s. He was shorter with black, shaggy hair and wearing a baseball cap, dark pants and a lightcoloured hoodie. Anyone having any information about the assault is asked to call the New Westminster police tip line at 604-529-2430.

The standing committees on the Metro Vancouver board are looking a little different in 2012 as New Westminster Mayor Wayne Wright steps down from two of the positions he held last year. Wright was formerly part of both the environment and regional planning committees. Those two bodies each combined with separate panels and are now known respectively COTE as the regional planning and agriculture committee and the environment and parks committee. The mayor will not sit on either of the new panels. He was, however, reappointed by Metro Van chair Greg Moore as chair of the housing committee and will continue to sit on both the port cities and zero waste committees. Coun. Jonathan Cote is the one new face representing New Westminster. He’ll be sitting on the utilities committee.

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In the ¿rst 20 months of British Columbia’s distracted driving law, police issued 46,008 tickets to drivers for using hand-held electronic devices while behind the wheel. Another 1,372 tickets were issued for emailing or texting while driving. The ministry of the SolicitorGeneral says that means 16 people are still alive thanks to a 12 per cent reduction in motor vehicle accidents involving fatalities and serious injuries. The statistics suggest the twoyear old ban on talking or texting on a cell phone while driving has been effective. But as anyone who spends any amount of time on the province’s roads and highways will likely attest, the reality is somewhat different. Drivers are still talking on their cell phones. Some are just more discreet about doing it. They wait until they’re on quieter side streets to unleash their dialing ¿nger, or they look around to ensure no police are nearby. Or they try to hide their activity, keeping their phone out of sight as they press numbers or check their text messages. Others openly seem to be Àaunting the law, chatting with their cell phone pressed up to their ear as they drive along busy thoroughfares. These scofÀaws are gambling they won’t smash into anyone. Or at the very least get caught. And when they do, a recent survey by ICBC says their excuses range from outright de¿ance at the righteousness of the law, to misguided affection for the feel of the phone in their hand to a wrongheaded belief that making or taking a call while at a red light doesn’t count as driving. The risks presented by distracted driving are very real. In fact, you’re 23 times more likely to get into an accident if you’re using your cell phone while driving. So even though the coast may be clear of vigilant police, stay off the phone while driving.

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ow is B.C.’s economy doing? This question occupies a great deal of time in our political debate. But since that debate is mostly an exercise in selecting facts and passing blame back and forth, it’s dif¿cult to tell. Former premier Gordon Campbell set out to change that in 2001 with the establishment of the B.C. Progress Board. Independent directors established six “core targets,” environmental, health and social indicators as well as economic measures, and tracked them annually with comparisons to other provinces. This created a 10-year database that doesn’t exist anywhere else. But it hasn’t exactly been Àattering, a sign that it has been kept free of political interference. Premier Christy Clark’s recent decision to replace the Progress Board has sparked another round of political blame-storming. The NDP opposition was accustomed to jumping on the annual rankings and trumpeting the ones that cast the B.C. Liberals in a bad light. Predictably, they portrayed the remake of the board as an effort to

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sweep embarrassing results under the rug. Media often focus on the political horse race rather than details of dull old policy. When the board’s annual reports came out, they typically covered the political ¿ght and glossed over the ¿ndings. The key Àaw with the Progress Board turned out to be its emphasis on provincial rankings. B.C. ranked ¿rst for the entire 10 years in health and environmental conditions, and near the bottom in a complex measure of “social condition” that was often oversimpli¿ed as poverty. In most measures, including economic ones, the rankings barely changed in a decade. In his ¿nal report, board chair Gerry Martin noted that B.C.’s improvements in economic output and income were signi¿cant, but

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didn’t move them up the rankings because other provinces had similar success. Big recoveries in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland meant that B.C. sometimes slipped in the relative rankings despite major gains. Martin noted that on crime, “initial performance was so poor that B.C.’s best-in-country improvements over several years were needed just to move B.C. to about average.” (There’s an example of how independent this board has been.) Crime is part of the board’s “Social Condition Index,” along with low-birth-weight babies and long-term unemployment. This has been a favourite of opposition critics, because B.C. started low and slipped lower. But they won’t tell you the whole story, through the NDP 1990s as well as the B.C. Liberal 2000s: “B.C. ranked sixth in the Social Condition Index in 1990, improved to third in 1993, but deteriorated through the rest of the 1990s and into the next decade such that it sank to last place for 2001 and 2002,” the ¿nal report says.

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“Improvements between 2002 and 2007 saw B.C. reach ¿fth place in 2006 and 2007, but rank changes on low birth weights and long-term unemployment brought B.C. to seventh in 2008 and ninth in 2009.” Does this mean the NDP government of the 1990s did a bad job, or that the B.C. Liberals did better and then screwed up? It could be spun that way, but there are external factors involved. The B.C. Progress Board didn’t just do rankings. Its policy suggestions were implemented in regulatory reform, energy selfsuf¿ciency, creating community courts and UBC Okanagan, and proceeding with the Site C dam. Martin notes that the successor organization, the Jobs and Investment Board, will carry on the performance monitoring and “hold government’s feet to the ¿re,” in particular on its ability to attract investment. It’s time to stop arguing about the level of poverty and ¿nd new ways to alleviate it. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Downtown parking concern overstated Re: To save or not to save the parkade I do not understand what the fuss is about. I live on Begbie Street and can see the parkade from my highrise. The top storey of the parkade is always—no exaggeration—always vacant. I do not see any traf¿c. If the concern is that one day the Downtown core will become super busy then don’t worry about it, Plaza 88 has plenty of parking space, and there is a multi-storey parkade 1.5 blocks north of Columbia Street, and I’m certain the new civic centre too will have parking, not to mention the entire waterfront only 50 metres away. The area is connected by no less than two SkyTrain stations—people are coming by train too. My goodness, people, all of us here are eagerly waiting the destruction of this ugly eyesore and you are the only ones complaining—and your complaints are utterly baseless. Richard Brocaw —online comment newwestnewsleader.com

PARKING TICKETS DRIVING PEOPLE AWAY Re: Mall parking tickets not neighbourly This is just another reason why Royal City Centre is not doing well at all. No signi¿cant retail anchor tenant (other than Safeway) and ridiculous commercial leasing arrangements as well. I wouldn’t shop there ever again if I got a ticket from some company like Diamond Parking Services. I mean if you leave your car there all day while going somewhere else entirely that’s understandable. But to nail people who do come in there and shop and then leave to attend to some other things in the area before returning within the four hour constraint... that’s ridiculous. But then again, it seems that the parking people in New West (private operators) don’t care if they drive business away for any retailers, either at RCC or at the Quay. Dave Lundy •••••

I got a ticket today as well.

Similar situation. Left for a few minutes to meet someone. Came back shopped and then found a ticket on my car. Someone had to be watching as the ticket was time stamped. Although this mall is convenient and I shop there often there are other places in the city I can go. I am really not sure what this achieves for them as it discourages customers, discourages loyalty and does nothing to support the businesses in the mall or nearby. I would think that the majority of people who might park and go to a nearby place will also be going to the Royal Mall to shop so to me it is a win win. The parking lot is seldom full and so I just don’t get what the problem is they are trying to ¿x. Valerie Fabick -online comment newwestnewsleader.com

FOCUS ON HOUSING It’s time to start looking meaningfully at poverty and homelessness. As many will know, SurreyFleetwood MLA Jagrup Brar is

undertaking a challenge to live for a month on what a single individual gets on welfare. The amount is meant to cover housing and other monthly expenses such as food, and it’s pitifully low. We need is a longer-term plan, something that reduces the number of people who need to rely on welfare, and aids those who still do need to use it. I’m talking about a housing strategy, and the jobs that would come with building enough homes to place every single man, woman and child into a safe and secure building. All three levels of government have failed to make serious attempts at creating a coherent housing policy that would provide enough of a supply to reduce the costs on potential homeowners. Instead, you have housing markets in arti¿cial bubbles that will potentially harm the economy, and you have untold tens of thousands of people living on the streets because they cannot afford anywhere else to go. For the moment, let’s ignore the

initial capital costs that would be required to have the government fund these capital expenditures; we all know that the initial costs would be very high. A project like this would create jobs, jobs that families desperately need to stay in the middle class and avoid needing the very services we know are providing insuf¿cient help to users. Whether you look at the issue locally, provincially or federally, unemployment is still too high. This is not a permanent cure, but it is something that we can have people do in order to start contributing again. We even know that a strategy like this would work. We built all manner of things during the Great Depression in order to put people back to work and have them stop needlessly draining government resources on welfare payments. We can do it again, if our politicians have the courage to work together and risk a short-term de¿cit increase to address this critical issue. Trevor Ritchie Burnaby

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Even as the Sanctuary Foundation foundered, Littlewood carried on two-wheeled evangelism; he took in aboriginal youth for skills training while running a bike touring company at Colony Farm in Coquitlam and he’s cultivating school groups for a similar venture he now runs at the River Market in New Westminster. He also keeps a blog extolling his own physical and mental transformation through cycling.

Sanctuary Foundation thrived for 12 years, ¿rst out of the Cliff Block in New Westminster, then a warehouse on Royal Oak in Burnaby. Eventually it broadened to refurbishing computers and skis. And it even reached overseas; the bikes his kids learned to repair were shipped to Cuba where Littlewood set up a parallel program for Cuban youth who put the bikes back together, distributed them into their communities and then maintained them. “These kids were part of the cycling world now,” says Littlewood, who still runs into some of his charges nine years after the program ended when funding ceased. Most have jobs, many have families, responsibilities.

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Though he’d been around the bike business his whole life, Gord Hobbis didn’t appreciate the kind of impact bikes could have on people’s lives until he saw a photo from a project in Jamaica in the late 1980s to which Cap’s cycle shop had donated 1000 pairs of aluminum bike fenders. How would anyone use so many fenders, he’d wondered. They’d all been Any hammered Àat to build roofs for houses. OPEN oil change “I guess everything is useful to someone,” package SUNDAY says Hobbis, who’s hoping a steel container WITH COUPON 10-5 of donated beater bikes will have a similar impact somewhere in southern Africa. The collection was initiated by one of his Brek Boughton, who’s currently OIL, LUBE & FILTER CHANGE employees, riding a specially equipped cargo bike 21-Point visual inspection with Every Oil Change. through wintery conditions to Tuktoyaktuk Includes up to 6 L Pennzoil 10W30 Motor Oil. to raise money and awareness for The NOW • FREE BRAKE CHECK • Bicycle Empowerment Network. • P.S. Fluid • Brake Fluid When the container is shipped to Africa • Trans Fluid • Diff Fluid it will be converted to a shop where locals Reg. • Coolant • Tires • Lights Reg • Air Filter • Wipers From $89.95 will be trained to refurbish them. Some of $39.95 the bikes will be donated to the community, 5,000 kms or 3 months. Plus taxes, most cars. Enviro fee $2.99. Includes up to 12 litres anti-freeze, Expires January 15, 2012. Not valid with any other offers. others will be sold. Subject to change 100% fluid exchange “A bike can have two or three lifespans,” More than just an oil change says Hobbis, who already has more than 200 BURNABY MINUTE bikes awaiting shipment to Africa. “It can 6869 Canada Way OIL CHANGE 604-521-8900 help someone get a job, it can help them get All Services Fully Warranty Approved CENTRE to a clinic, it can turn an all-day journey to BNL1RCF

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as we GE Beware when buying medicines online The Internet has made it possible for consumers to buy just about anything without ever leaving their homes. Whether looking for a pizza or a car, consumers can ¿nd whatever they need with a few clicks of the mouse. But buying merchandise online always comes with a degree of risk, and that’s especially so when buying medicine over the Internet. Not all web sites that sell medicine are trustworthy, and many physicians feel buying medicine online is never a viable option. Recognizing the risk involved in such a transaction, here is some advice to consumers considering purchasing medicines over the Internet.

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s the days grow shorter, darker and wetter, many people’s happiness takes a dive too. This is especially true for Burnaby and New Westminster’s sizable senior population as studies show those in their “Golden Years” are especially susceptible to depression during the winter months. Our rainy months can really be depressing for seniors. After all the summer picnics and fun family gatherings, things can feel especially lonely during the winter. Many seniors can feel isolated and bored. I have outlined a few steps you can take to ensure that you and/or your loved ones remain happy and healthy during the winter.

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It won’t always be possible to spend time with your loved one so make sure they have some fun activities at home. Offer to drop off and pick up books and videos you know they’ll enjoy. You can do this during your scheduled activities. Arrive with new books

Make sure that your loved one is eating healthy and enjoyable meals. Eating healthy can give your loved one more energy to get up and stay active! Eating these healthy meals together can also be a great way to spend an evening.

Write If you’re caring from a distance, it’s a great idea to write (yes, with a pen and paper). A hand-written note can go a long ways in making spirits bright.

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Here’s what Health Canada suggests to minimize the risk when purchasing medications online. Do not do business with a Web site that: • refuses to give you a street address, telephone number, and a way of contacting a pharmacist; • offers prescription drugs without a prescription, or offers to issue a prescription based on answers to an on-line questionnaire; • claims to have a “miracle cure” for any serious condition; or

• sells products that do not have a DIN (Drug Identi¿cation Number) issued by Health Canada. Do make sure you are dealing with a Canadian-based Web site that is linked to a “bricks and mortar” pharmacy that meets the regulatory requirements in your province/ territory. Finally, if you have a question or complaint about therapeutic drug products purchased on line, call Health Canada’s toll-free hotline: 1-800-267-9675.

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Metro waste burning strategy to take shape Debate on turning garbage into energy to resume Jeff Nagel jnagel@blackpress.ca

Key decisions will soon be made by Metro Vancouver politicians on how the region will try to build modern incinerators or other waste-to-energy plants. New Metro board chair Greg Moore predicts there will be intense interest from international companies that want to partner with the region to showcase the evolving technologies to convert garbage into energy. “I think we’ll all be surprised by the number of companies that will put their names forward,” Moore said. Landing Metro Vancouver as a client would be a coup for any successful bidder because the region’s reputation for green leadership may encourage other jurisdictions to break with the North American pattern of land¿lling waste. Metro wants to build new in-region waste-to-energy plants and last summer secured the province’s approval of its solid waste management plant to proceed. But the initiative remains contentious, particularly among Fraser Valley residents who fear increased air pollution from burning garbage, as well as recycling advocates who think incinerating the waste problem away will take pressure off the

region to reduce the garbage generated and put what remains to better use. Moore, the Port Coquitlam mayor who stickhandled Metro’s solid waste plan to approval with Victoria, said the project has been on hold through the civic elections, but he expects debate to begin in earnest soon. The region already has one incinerator in south Burnaby that burns nearly 300,000 tonnes a year, but it wants additional waste-to-energy capacity to handle another 500,000 tonnes of garbage so it can stop trucking that amount east to the Cache Creek regional land¿ll. Moore hopes most of the key issues can be settled by the end of March, paving the way for a call for private partners to step forward later this year and a formal bid call after that. Rather than an open call for bids to handle all 500,000 tonnes, Moore expects Metro may carve some out – perhaps 100,000 tonnes – that would be reserved for emerging technologies that claim to gassify or use other processes other than combustion to convert garbage with almost no emissions. Metro’s greenest-minded civic leaders have been pushing hard to give a leg up to those options, because a wide open call would likely be won by proposals for conventional incineration, which is lowcost and established.

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“There’s a general understanding that the emerging technology isn’t scalable to the size we need yet,” Moore said. “But it’s showing promising results in some parts of the world. We need to ensure they can bid on a proper playing ¿eld. Otherwise they just won’t be able to compete.” Moore also noted Metro may have need for more waste-to-energy capacity after the initial plants are built. The Àow of garbage going to the Vancouver Land¿ll in Delta – now around 500,000 tonnes – is supposed to be gradually cut down to less than 100,000 tonnes a year by 2020 as waste reduction and recycling strategies improve. Moore said that may leave Metro requiring more waste-to-energy capacity at that time, which potentially could be procured by alternative technologies if the initial phase of construction goes well. Also to be decided is whether Metro would own new plants – it owns the Burnaby incinerator but contracts out operation – or if they would be ¿nanced, built and owned by a private ¿rm that would charge Metro a per tonne disposal fees. If the latter, Metro would have to commit to a long term garbage supply contract. Please see NEXT PAGE

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Nor is it clear yet exactly where the new incinerators might be built, although sites in New Westminster and on Tsawwassen First Nation land have been raised publicly in the past, and some Surrey politicians are keen to host a waste-to-energy plant in their city. An alternate location is a former pulp mill on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, where Covanta Energy wants to build an incinerator that could take Metro waste. That could be the ultimate choice to address Fraser Valley concerns, but it may be more costly for Metro because of the need to barge waste there. Metro argues in-region sites hold better potential to connect to a district heating network that could increase the amount of money earned from energy sales. Also on the to-do list is creating a working group to try addresss the Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns over health risks from pollution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to start that process and try to Âżnd some common ground,â&#x20AC;? Moore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have 12 months to Âżgure it out together.â&#x20AC;? If the two regional districts are still at loggerheads over incineration, he noted, the provincial environment ministry will act as arbitrator. Part of the process will include public health impact assessments of whatever speciÂżc proposal emerges, under the direction of medical health ofÂżcers from the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health authorities. That work will look not just at air emissions that can waft east to the Valley but also the potential for local exposure to toxins near any proposed waste-Âżred plant. Metroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waste plan does not solely focus on waste-to-energy solutions. It also calls for recycling rates to rise from 55 per cent now to 80 per cent by 2020, with much of the gains to come by collecting organic waste for use as compost or biofuel.

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Tenugui-Design Excellence in Japanese Daily Life: Showcasing the roots of the unique art form of designing the multi-purpose traditional textile. When: Jan. 13 to March 24. Where: National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby. Info: 604-7777000 or www.jcnm.ca. Spoken INK: Burnaby Writers’ Society reading series. Open mic and featured writer. When: Tuesday, Jan. 17, open mic signup 7:30 p.m., featured reading 8 p.m. Where: La Fontana Caffe, 1013701 East Hastings, Burnaby. Info: www. BurnabyWritersNews. blogspot.com or bwscafe@gmail.com. N ew We s t m i n s t e r Historical Society: A miscellaneous look at local history through images and stories, including the New Westminster opera house, the Elks Club and Expo ‘86. Free and everyone welcome. When: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: Auditorium, New Westminster Public Library, 716-6th Avenue, New Westminster.

SFU Philosophers’ Cafe: Moderators Mano Daniel and Shula Gribov, who teach philosophy and humanities at Douglas College, lead a discussion on “the needs of strangers.” Everyone welcome, registration and experience not required. Free admission. When: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 7-9 p.m. Where: The Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster. Info: 778-782-5215 or www. philosopherscafe.net.

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INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . . . . . . 1-8 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57 TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76 CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98 EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696 RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757 AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804-862 MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903-920

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Rapid Advancement and Travel Opportunities Paid Weekly - up to $20/hr No comm., benefits available Positive, Outgoing, Team Oriented a must!

Competitive Wages!

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A New Year = New Career!

for Dorman Timber Location Harrison Mills, must have a minimum of five years low bedding exp. Hauling various types of logging equipment in the Fraser Valley.

E-mail: mikayla. tamihilog@shaw.ca or Fax: 604-796-0318

HELP WANTED

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

EDUCATION

- Healthcare Assistant - Practical Nursing - Early Childhood Education - Basic & Post Basic (Evening & Weekend Courses available)

- Business Succeed with a Post Basic diploma oma in Infant Toddle Toddlerr and Children with Exceptionalities. OR Post Basic ECE certificates in Infant Toddler or Children with Exceptionalities.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 NewsLeader A19 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

PETS 477

PETS

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

CAT 10 MOS OLD M orange, neutered, shots, tattooed good w/dogs $50 to good home (604)302-9249

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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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

356

RUBBISH REMOVAL

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything... But Dead Bodies!! 604.

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES $550: Born Sept. 26th. 1 Male, 1 Female. 604-836-6861 GERMAN SHEPHERD Pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines. 604-856-8161. LABS YELLOW P/B pups, born Dec 14th. Dewormed, 1st shots, $750. 604-888-4662, (Langley) 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

220.JUNK(5865)

SAME DAY SERVICE Seniors Discount

Call Andrew (778)868-3374 288

HOME REPAIRS If I can’t do it It can’t be done

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (renos/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. VERSTILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

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RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

PETS

Running this ad for 7yrs

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

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS BESTCO ROOFING LTD. Res., Comm. Tar, gravel, torch-on, Sheet Metal, Duroids. Fully Ins. WCB Cov. BBB. All kinds of roofing. New & reroofing. Gill 604-727-4806 or Charlie 604-773-3522

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

454

EQUESTRIAN

EQUI-HEALTH Canada will be in Surrey Jan 15 for an intensive equine first aid course. It will be a hands-on day of learning everything from prevention to vital signs to lacerations to digestive emergencies. All attendees will receive a certificate of completion, first aid manual and laminated normal/abnormal chart. For details visit www.equihealthcanada.com or call 403-7009152 to register. $156.45

477

PETS

BLOOD HOUND PUPS, CKC reg’d health chk, 2nd vac, micro chipped, 4 fem’s. Liver & Tan. Ready to go. $750. 604-574-5788 Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed. Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442

810

1966 CHEV SURBURBAN 2 door, 283 auto, p/s, p/b, disc brakes on front mag whls, black interior. $11,900 obo. Phone 604-626-4799

812 810 Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto www.UapplyUdrive.ca

AUTO FINANCING Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231

560

MISC. FOR SALE

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

1 & 2 Bdrm quiet bldg near Safeway, dishwasher, storage, heat included.

BLUE MOUNTAIN APT 1 & 2 Bdrm close to trans & shop with dishwasher, fireplace, heat included.

Call for showing 604-931-4014 www.aptrentals.net

APARTMENT/CONDOS

Burnaby Condo $455,000 ESPRIT North #1408 - 7325 Arcola Condo w/ mountain view. 2 BR - 2Bath -2 Pkg stalls, storage. sauna and exercise rm. Income $1650. Vacant Brookside Rlty Dave 604-240-3523

818

CARS - DOMESTIC

2001 BUICK LESABRE LTD. All options, heated seats, lumbar, 139K, $5900/obo. 778-565-4334. Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

2002 BUICK LESABRE Limited Edition, 115K, grey leather int, fully loaded, new front brakes, 6/cyl, 4/door. $5900. Call 604-807-3996.

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

Call (604) 931-2670

627

HOMES WANTED

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

New West. Crown Manor 430 – 9th Street. 1 bdrm apart, on site ldry, 1 parking spot. Close to shops, all amens, great loc. Heat & hot water incl. $760/m. 604-451-6676 NEW WESTMINSTER

DORIC MANOR 236 - 8th St.

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm suites for rent. Includes heat / hot water and cable. Close to Massey Theatre, Douglas College, Royal City Mall.

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

Phone: 604-522-9153

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

Super Clean ONE Bedrooms Quiet & well maintained bldg. Includes heat & hot water. On site manager. Cat okay. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Secure parking available. For viewing call:

Call 604- 522-5230

PORT COQUITLAM

CEDARWAY APT Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.

Call 604-837-4589 www.aptrentals.net

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CHECK CLASSIFIEDS

bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL Burnaby:

CLAREMONT TERRACE

** 6960 ELWELL ST ** Near HighGate Mall (formerly known as Middlegate) Quiet, spacious 2 & 1 Bdrms & Bachelor suites. Newly reno’d. Incls: Balcony, prkg, heat & h/wtr

604-525-2661 BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 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

GREENHOUSE FOR LEASE for flowering & bedding plants. Retail and wholesale. Fully computerized and automated system. 2.5 acres incl. greenhouse. Approx. 43,000 covered area. 1.5 acres set up for outside use. City water. High traffic area. 5498 Gladwin Rd., Abbts. Call 604-807-3910 for more info.

736

HOMES FOR RENT

COQUITLAM: Totally Reno’d 3 bdrm rancher. Cls to school. Priv bckyrd. $1650. 604-913-7785

750

SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM 1 bdrm gr/lvl, quiet, priv ent, w/d, new paint, fenced yard. $650 incl utils. 604-941-4166 COQUITLAM West 1 bdrm bsmt sparking clean & bright sunken l/rm. sep d/rm. Onsite owners. Priv ent. prkg, hydro incl. Lndry. N/s n/p. Avail Feb 1. $725. 604-937-5177.

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 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

2004 PORSCHE 911 C2 One owner, NCL serviced, beautiful cond! $48,000. Call 604-309-4599.

838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2011 EVER-LITE 35RL-DS

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

COQUITLAM

HOUSES FOR SALE

65 N. RANELAGH AVE, 66’x121’ LOT ready for SUB DIVISION. GREAT VIEWS of VANCOUVER on prime CAPITOL HILL, N BBY. House is a 4 level split and FULLY LIVABLE w/ total of 5 bdrms, 2 bths, 2 kitchen. $1,250,000. First Showings will be Jan 14-15; Sat & Sun. 1:30-4pm. JEFF 604 657-3008

1995 CAMRY, 4 dr, 4 cyl, auto, 1 owner, loaded, aircared, mint cond. $2900/obo. Phone 604-931-1236.

COQUITLAM, Plateau Blvd 2 bdrm on 4th flr, 960sf, gas f/p, inste ldry 2 u/g prkg $1330mo. 604-360-6783

Welcome Home !

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS ADELAIDE APT

845 The Scrapper

JOBS: Whether you’re looking to find or fill a position, this is where your search begins.

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....

COQUITLAM

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

AUTO SERVICES

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.

MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

RECREATIONAL/SALE

2011 SALEM FG T21RD

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in January, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.

Walker Manor

FURNITURE

838

www.PreApproval.cc

BURNABY

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.

AUTO FINANCING

1-800-910-6402

6630 Telford Ave.

6985 Walker Ave

TRANSPORTATION

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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!

Call 604- 521-3448

548

626

Local & Long Distance

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

Swiss Mountain pups, short-hair, family raised, gentle, vet chck, dewormed. Ready. 604-795-7662

609

374

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

Villa Del Mar

SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

806

BURNABY

REAL ESTATE 372

AFFORDABLE MOVING

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

APARTMENT/CONDO

TRANSPORTATION

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MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

706

TRANSPORTATION

Please call 778-994-2334

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

Mr. Cleanup Disposal

RENTALS

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES Ext. shower, AM/FM/CD/DVD, power awning, power tongue jack, LCD TV, A/C. $34,483 (Stk.30968) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, red, 125K, $8500 firm. Call 604-538-9257

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