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WHY DIDN’T CHUCK GET LABOUR’S NOD?

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LONG ROAD TO ‘COMMUNITY LIVING’

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PETRIFYING POOCHES

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A crew from AstroTurf joins seams as they begin laying the new artiÀcial turf playing surface on the north Àeld at Queen’s Park on Monday. MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER

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Over the last 15 years, artiÀcial turf Àelds have drastically changed playing time. Yet the demand for Àelds just keeps growing

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CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER MULTICULTURAL AWARDS

CITYPAGE ADVISORY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES New Westminster City Council will consider appointments to Advisory Boards Commissions and Committees for the year 2012. Volunteers are needed for the following Boards Commissions and Committees: • Advisory Planning Commission (3 vacancies) • Amateur Sports Grant Program Committee (2 vacancies) • Arts Commission (9 vacancies) (representatives from the following: professional arts sector, community based arts sector, interested community members, educational sector) • Arts and Culture Grant Committee (1 vacancy) Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (9 vacancies)

The City of New Westminster created the Multicultural Awards Program to recognize the efforts of those that are making a difference in the lives of newcomers and promoting understanding, acceptance and good relationships among people of different cultural backgrounds. If you know of a person or an organization who you would like to see recognized for their outstanding contributions, please complete the nomination form, available on the city website: www.newwestcity.ca/multicultural_nominations.

7:00 pm Regular Council Council Chamber

Tuesday, November 1

CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION DAY

Canada’s own National Film Board has been a pioneer in animation and has produced some stellar ﬁlms. Enjoy an evening of some of the best NFB animation shorts including the delightful Log Driver’s Waltz sung by Kate and Anna McGarrigle and the more thought-provoking The Necktie which won several awards.

• Child Care Grant Program Committee (2 vacancies)

SHAKEOUT BC

• Economic Development Advisory Committee (7 vacancies) (members of the community at large reﬂecting local industry sectors such as: education, health care, manufacturing, retail and commercial, technology and communications, arts/culture and entertainment, transportation and distribution, and real estate and construction, and one member from a Queensborough business)

3:00 pm Committee of the Whole Committee Room #2

The deadline to submit nomination forms is 4:30 pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. For more information, contact John Stark, Senior Social Planner, City of New Westminster, 604-515-3777.

• Board of Variance (5 vacancies) (an independent body that hears appeals for relaxation of zoning regulations, extension of non-conforming uses, relaxation of servicing requirements, reconstruction of nonconforming uses and relaxation of tree protection requirements. The Board primarily deals with requests for minor variances to the City of New Westminster Zoning Bylaw regarding siting, size and dimensions of structures where compliance would cause an undue hardship.)

• Downtown New Westminster Parking Commission (4 vacancies)

Monday, October 31

*please note that council meetings are now video streamed online

To celebrate International Animation Day, the New Westminster Public Library will present an evening of animated short ﬁlms on Friday, October 28 at 7:00 pm. Pre-register in the library or phone 604-527-4667.

• Community & Social Issues Committee (8 vacancies)

EVENTS

The form is simple to complete and submit and it an easy way to show your appreciation for the good work that is being done in New Westminster.

(representatives from the following: those who primarily use transit and/or walk; are commuters, utilitarian or recreational cyclists; are members of a bicycle club/ organization; can assist with planning cycling facilities; represent a local bicycle business; are students from the New Westminster school system)

• Community Heritage Commission (6 vacancies) (members of the community at large with the following interests and knowledge: local heritage conservation; architecture, planning and design; building construction; landscape architecture and horticulture; history; and business and tourism)

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5:00 pm Public Art Advisory Committee Committee Room #2 Wednesday, November 2 6:00 pm Community Heritage Commission Committee Room #2

The City of New Westminster’s Emergency Management Oﬃce would like to thank everyone who participated in ShakeOut BC. Our goal was to raise awareness, as education is the ﬁrst step to a disaster resilient community and region. We are pleased to announce that we have surpassed last year’s mark with over half a million participants across the Province of BC and we look forward to raising even greater awareness next year.

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The New Westminster Police Service is looking to recruit Reserve Constables and Crime Prevention Unit Volunteers who are trustworthy and dedicated to join our team. This is a great volunteer opportunity if you are considering a career in law enforcement, or want to give back to the Royal City. If you are interested in applying, please call 604-529-2446 or email volunteering@nwpolice.org. Applications will be accepted until October 31, 2011.

QUEEN’S PARK RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION The Queens Park Resident’s Association All Candidates Meeting will take place on Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Centennial Lodge in Queens Park. All mayoral and council candidates have been invited to participate. The event is open to all interested New Westminster voters.

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A big change on home turf ArtiÀcial turf Àelds are more expensive to install, but they’re a wise investment, cities and sports groups say

The drainage systems on turf ¿elds also make them much more usable than grass. “There’s nothing like having a game Grant Granger scheduled on an ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com arti¿cial turf ¿eld and here was a time when dark, everybody else’s game wet autumn nights meant gets cancelled because local sports fields would be there’s a big puddle deserted. in the middle of the Until the late 1990s, lit arti¿cial natural turf ¿eld, or turf ¿elds were the sole domain of you knew if you set the bright lights of professional sports foot on it you would stadiums. rip it apart,” says The natural turf ¿elds weren’t Ellenwood. lit because nightly use ruined the Sometimes, he grass—forcing teams to often practise wonders, if the MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER technology is too in school gyms. When the inevitable A crew from AstroTurf joins seams as they begin laying the new artiÀ cial turf playing surface on the north good. winter rains hit, grass and gravel ¿elds Àeld at Queen’s Park on Monday. were closed for weeks, submerged “The new beneath lake-sized puddles. generation of players But today, nights are busy thanks now are playing on A SUPERIOR TURF to ¿elds of dreams that are not grown savings in reduced maintenance costs. virtually perfect surfaces. So when Dave Ellenwood, Burnaby’s parks and mown but rolled and drained. They could also be used six to seven you go to play on a less-than-perfect and recreation director, says when A belief in rubber and plastic means times more than grass ¿elds, and could grass surface, the ball bounces all over his city started looking at building at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex accommodate more types of sports. the place and they don’t know how to the Burnaby Lake complex west West and Mercer Stadium in New “You can ask any parks director react to it,” says Ellenwood. of Kensington Avenue in the midWestminster, soccer balls ricochet off in the Lower Mainland and demand A CALL FOR TURF ’90s, Mayor Derek Corrigan, then a knees, heads and feet, footballs Ày, outstrips supply,” says Ellenwood. Ellenwood’s counterpart in New councillor, suggested the city look and ¿eld hockey sticks clash from “The demand for prime time, Westminster, Dean Gibson, credits at using arti¿cial turf. Although dawn to well past dusk. especially, keeps going up, and up and youth soccer organizations for the Canadian municipalities up.” push to get New West to join the wave had considered it before, He estimates building a traditional with the installation of the Mercer there was a relatively grass ¿eld is $750,000 to $1 million. Stadium turf in 2003. Because it is a new technology using Installing an arti¿cial turf ¿eld runs Dave Ellenwood, Director, shared site with the school district, sand, rubber and plastic $700,000 to $800,000 for each of Burnaby Parks and Receation it made sense because it could be being developed by three components—the subgrade It was a leap forward, and that was the conavailable for PE classes and the FieldTurf, based in preparation (excavation, structural ¿ll cern. Was this technology going to be better? Montreal at the time. It and drainage), turf installation, and the school’s sports teams. And it’s proven to be better. The installation of the turf at Mercer was far superior to the lighting system, along with ancillary “has really revitalized it as a critical original versions of turf, items such as fencing. part of the city’s sporting scene,” says Burnaby has ¿ve arti¿cial turf ¿elds such as those at Empire Stadium and Despite the $2 million-plus cost, Gibson. BC Place which weren’t much more at Burnaby Lake alone—one which there are big savings in not having to About four years ago, New than indoor-outdoor carpet on cement. mow and seed the grass or provide was recently resurfaced—and others Westminster began looking to add a Ellenwood says softer surfaces didn’t at Cariboo Hill, Byrne Creek and disease control. second ¿eld, and through extensive work either because it was like playing Burnaby North secondaries, with a “There’s a whole range of things consultation with sports groups settled on a high-jump mat. ninth on the way at the new Burnaby that go into the maintenance of on the Queen’s Park site. “It was a leap forward, and that Central secondary. a living thing,” says Ellenwood. was the concern. Was this technology There are also two at Simon Fraser “Then you have to repair it if it gets going to be better?” says Ellenwood. University. New Westminster is in the damaged, that’s why you have to keep process of installing its second ¿eld in “And it’s proven to be better.” people off it when it gets wet. And While capital costs to build turf Queen’s Park next to the arena. there’s a shelf life for a natural ¿eld, Please see FIELD DEMAND, A12 ¿elds were substantial, there was big too.”

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New directors hop on RCH board Three new directors have been elected to the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s board. Erin O’Halloran of Ladner is a hospital specialist with the infection disease team at Merck Canada, Meldy Harris of Delta is a Ànancial planner, and Steven Osachoff of Vancouver is an investment advisor at RBC in New Westminster. Reelected to the board were chair Belle Puri, vice-chair David Worthington, treasurer Dwight Ross and directors John Ashbridge, Dr. John Blatherwick, Sharon Domaas, Gary Pooni, Helen Sparkes, Lisa Spitale and Dr. Laurence Turner.

It’s for the critters A World Animal Day children’s art exhibition will be held at the Centennial Community Centre on Sunday, Oct. 30 from noon to 4 p.m. The event brings animal awareness to young people and organizers are inviting children to wear animal costumes with prizes going to the best and cutest. It is being put on by the New Westminsterbased Campaigns Against The Cruelty to Animals.

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contract with its provider until the end of 2012. “In the absence of any direction from them all we could do is extend it for another year,” AirCare general manager David Gourley said. A multi-agency review committee last year recommended renewing AirCare for at least another ¿ve years, citing the program’s continuing pollutioncontrol bene¿ts. Those bene¿ts aren’t as big as in the past, because new cars have become steadily cleaner, but the review warned scrapping the program would risk air quality. Metro Vancouver’s board last year called for an extension of AirCare to at least 2020, and that it expand to target emissions from heavy diesel trucks. The Fraser Valley Regional District also supported a renewal, in a close 11-10 vote. The $20-milllion annual cost of running AirCare test centres is entirely covered through fees on motorists. Only half the region’s vehicles get tested every two years because newer ones are exempt.

Thrifty Foods store to be open 24 hours a day

Thrifty Foods of¿cially opened a 24-hour grocery store in the new Brewery District of New Westminster on Wednesday. The 30,000 square-foot operation, in the Sapperton area where Labatt Brewery used to be, is energy ef¿cient with integrated heating, cooling, lighting and refrigeration systems. It is also energy friendly with Thrifty sharing excess heat with neighbouring businesses through an integrated, communal heat exchange loop. “A 24-hour store offering fresh, fast and Support for shark fin ban convenient food options in the heart of the Brewery overwhelming: Poll District just makes sense,” said Thrifty president Jim A poll done by a local MP shows “an Dores in a news release. overwhelming majority of British Columbians “For those en route to the SkyTrain or visiting or support an import ban on shark ¿ns into working at Royal Columbian Hospital, Thrifty Canada.” Foods Sapperton provides healthy snacks and Fin Donnelly (New Westminsterhot meals for those on the go as well as an Coquitlam and Port Moody), the NDP’s extensive array of local, organic and everyday ¿sheries and oceans critic, released the grocery items.” Mustel Group poll commissioned by his Thrifty is also raising funds for the RCH of¿ce showing 83.4 per cent of the 500 Foundation with activities such as a $2,500 DONNELLY polled opposed the importation of shark Facebook ‘Like’ campaign as well as Thrifty’s ¿ns. annual Pumpkins for Charity event that The results also showed 76.8 per cent of those of runs until Oct. 31 in which the company donates Chinese ancestry opposed the importation. $1 from the sale of each pumpkin sold to hospital Donnelly said in a press release he intends to foundations across B.C.” introduce legislation banning the importation Riot charges may take years of shark ¿ns in the coming weeks “to stop the At least 40 Stanley Cup rioters could appear destructive and inhumane practice of shark ¿nning” before a judge by Oct. 31 but Vancouver Police which he said “is decimating the global shark of¿cials warn it could take up to two years for populations and is putting our ocean ecosystems at charges to be laid against all the suspects facing risk.” prosecution. Cote gets back to beginning The VPD predicts 500 to 700 people will Incumbent Coun. Jonathan Cote began his ultimately be charged in connection with the June 15 reelection campaign the same place he started his Game 7 riot. previous two campaigns. “We will be announcing many, many more Cote went door knocking on Ash Street in the charges,” Insp. Les Yeo said. Brow of the Hill neighbourhood where he began his Police are requesting public help in identifying bids for of¿ce in 2005 and 2008. dozens of photos of riot suspects at www.riot2011. “I am ¿nding that people are pleased with the vpd.ca. accomplishments the city has made over the last Sixty investigators are working on the case, sifting few years and are optimistic about the future of their through 5,000 hours of video footage, along with community,” said Cote in a news release. many photos and tips. So far 79 suspects have turned themselves in. Twenty of them are from Surrey, 17 are from AirCare gets another year Vancouver, eight are from Burnaby, six are from AirCare vehicle emission tests will continue for at Maple Ridge and four are from North Vancouver. least one more year in the Lower Mainland. The provincial government still hasn’t made a ¿nal decision on whether to continue the program for several more years, so TransLink extended the

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 NewsLeader A5

Inappropriate: Voice Candidates maintain teachers’ questionnaire topics should be discussed in camera

district senior administration staff to return the stripped class size and composition language (ruled illegal and unconstitutional by the B.C. Supreme Court) to the collective Grant Granger agreement? ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com • Would you support submitting a Voice New Westminster school needs-based budget to the Ministry trustee candidates have taken of Education “rather than a budget exception to a questionnaire sent that institutes cuts to the public to them by the New Westminster education system as a result of the Teachers’ Union (NWTU). chronic underfunding of the public Trustee Casey Cook said questions education system?” related to labour negotiations “We are in contract negotiations “simply are inappropriate for with the NWTU. The BCTF trustees to engage in” because such provincially is in negotiations, discussions should only be done in as we are with CUPE. Frankly, camera. those questions that are related to contract negotiations, they simply are inappropriate for Michael Ewen, incumbent school trustee trustees to engage People have the right to ask the questions they in. That’s an in want to ask. We don’t have to answer it. camera item,” said Cook, who is joined on the Voice slate Among its 13 queries, the by incumbents Lisa Graham and questionnaire asked the trustees: Jim Goring along with newcomer • Would you support a lockout of MaryAnn Mortensen. “We’re not in teachers? a position to respond.” • Do you support teachers’ right to Board chair Michael Ewen, who full and free collective bargaining, is a teacher in the Surrey school including the right to strike? district, isn’t bothered by the • Do you support a return to questionnaire. expanded local bargaining? “People have the right to ask the • Would you advise the local questions they want to ask. We don’t

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have to answer it,” said Ewen. NWTU president Grant Osborne said Voice’s position is an “interesting perspective.” The questions are merely seeking the philosophical positions of the candidates, he said. Osborne said the questionnaire was put together by the NWTU’s elections committee with the help of questions shared by other locals. He doesn’t see a problem because the questions Voice won’t answer concern issues that are timely and discussed on a daily basis in the media. They are also ones employees would want to have their employers answer, he said. He added there are also questions seeking the trustees’ stance in their roles as advocates for public education. Osborne said he hasn’t received a call from any Voice candidates about the questionnaire even though the union is in regular contact with them. “I would have hoped they would have contacted us,” said Osborne. He said results of the questionnaire will be circulated to the 900 teachers living in New Westminster. Osborne estimated of the 500 teachers employed by New West, only 25 per cent live in the city.

Were sprinklers working? School district denies radio report saying Àre sprinklers were not functional when school year began Grant Granger ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com

The New Westminster school district has denied a report by CKNW that sprinklers in its new modular classrooms were not operational when the school year began due to plumbing issues. However, board chair Michael Ewen said the sprinklers have been operational since the ¿rst day of school. “The sprinklers are fully functional, they were fully functional, and they were fully functional before any child went in,” said Ewen. “We wouldn’t put students in situations in which students weren’t safe. That’s our number one concern. Students can’t learn if it’s not safe.” District operations manager Doug Templeton said independent testing had been done on the systems before the school year began to verify the sprinklers were working. That was all that was necessary before opening the classrooms, although the city still must do an inspection. “Generally speaking the city wanders through and tests the life safety vehicles and make sure they’re operating ... and they have done their walk throughs,” said Templeton. An email to all the school trustees from superintendent John Woudzia on Monday stated all the permits are in place and all life protection equipment was installed, tested and approved prior to classes beginning. However, interim district parent advisory council president Paul Johansen said he has been told by a district of¿cial the sprinklers are not working at Howay elementary where his child attends, and that the city has not given its ¿nal approval because issues with pipe bracing and an earthquake coupler have not been addressed.

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Not ‘family Àrst’

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The decision by the Liberal government to stop paying performance bonuses to senior managers at Community Living BC provides a damning glimpse into an agency that has lost touch with its primary purpose. CLBC’s website says it exists to help “adults with developmental disabilities and their families achieve goals and live the life they want.” But recent decisions by CLBC to close group homes and cut services for mentally challenged adults suggest the only people achieving their goals are those managers earning bonuses. It’s doubtful the bonus benchmarks include happy developmentally disabled adults living in a supportive environment. To its credit, CLBC has never hidden its bonus program. It’s spelled out in documents readily available on its website; vice presidents can earn up to 10 per cent of their base annual salary in bonuses and the CEO is eligible for a 15 per cent incentive. Last year more than $36,000 was paid to three vice presidents, and another 60 CLBC employees made almost $300,000 in bonuses. The incentive program started in 2005. But it ¿nally attracted the spotlight when families started to complain of adult developmentally disabled children being squirrelled away in hospital wards and seniors care homes because there was no longer a place in a group home, or being moved from a group home in which they had thrived for years because it was being closed. The furor also cost BurnabyLougheed MLA Harry Bloy his cabinet post as Social Development Minister and Rick Mowles’ job as CEO of CLBC. Adults with developmental disabilities are some of the most vulnerable people in society. But with proper support and a stable environment, they can make valuable contributions and thrive. The bonus system might work in business, but in an agency working with vulnerable people it’s de¿nitely not “family-¿rst.”

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Long road to ‘community living’ VICTORIA – My ¿rst glimpse of B.C.’s care system for developmentally disabled people was as a teen in the early 1970s. My grandfather brought me to his workplace, Tranquille “school.” The Kamloops institution that began life as a tuberculosis sanitorium in 1907 was by then converted to warehouse a different group of society’s outcasts. Ambulatory inmate-patients wearing locked-on football helmets wandered the courtyard of a sprawling prison-hospital complex that featured its own ¿re station. Tranquille would hit the headlines a decade later, when Human Resources Minister Grace McCarthy announced she was enacting a plan, years in the making, to close such places. Tranquille, with 323 inmatepatients and 675 staff, would be ¿rst. A 1983 newspaper report captured the mood: “Mentally retarded persons in institutions must not be ‘dumped back on the doorstep of their natural families’ when these institutions are closed, the executive director of the B.C. Association for the Mentally

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Retarded warned Monday.” The B.C. Government Employees’ Union began an occupation of Tranquille buildings the next day, expelling managers. The sit-in lasted three weeks, joined by Tranquille’s 120 psychiatric nurses, before staff agreed to work on the system that would replace it a year later. Some patients did go back to their families, with support services. And today B.C. has a network of 700 group homes, essentially smaller institutions. Their province-wide union contract was just renewed under the B.C. government’s “net zero” wage mandate, with an additional $18 million to enroll employees in dozens of contracted agencies to a pension plan for municipal employees.

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Lobbying and court action have forced expansion of provincial services to those diagnosed with autism and fetal alcohol conditions. People with Down syndrome and other disabilities now live much longer, to the point where some develop dementia as well. All this is on top of the many previously independent seniors developing dementia and other disabling conditions at an accelerating rate. Stephanie Cadieux, the latest minister of what is now called Social Development, has asked for a multi-ministry examination of the adult care agency, Community Living B.C. As CLBC’s budget rises past $710 million, there are services from the health and children and families ministries going to disabled people as well. The political focus has been on CLBC’s closure of 65 group homes with only 200 residents, and its push for adult adoptions rather than institutions with shift workers. This is true “community living” that should be established where practical, with appropriate inspections. The NDP wants a moratorium on group home

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closures, even if they’re decrepit or mostly empty. It wants a backlog of 2,800 applications for new or increased service eliminated, apparently without any ef¿ciency moves. It wants an “independent review” of CLBC followed by a full-time independent advocate for developmentally disabled people. Cadieux says CLBC’s internal service quality advocate has a high success rate resolving family complaints. A toll-free line has been set up to direct service issues to a new client support group. On Friday Cadieux announced that a bonus program for CLBC management has been terminated. “In a people-¿rst organization like CLBC, an incentive plan based on targets and measures is, quite simply, not appropriate,” said a statement from the ministry. No targets or measures. As Premier Christy Clark was recently reminded on health care, even talk of de¿ned cost control is too politically risky. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Many promises, little action I attended the all-candidates meeting held in Queensborough on Tuesday, Oct. 18. I felt like I had been whisked back in time to past all-candidate meetings held in the ’borough. Mayor Wright, Harper, Osterman and Cote promising the same old same old, Yes! We will ¿ll the ditches, Yes! We will have a police station down here, Yes! We will ease the traf¿c, Yes! We will get rid of those unsightly traf¿c calm circles and Yes, your children will have a real sidewalk to walk to school on, not just a white line painted on the road. Just give us one more term. When I opened my eyes it was present day. What the? Do these guys think we are idiots? These are the same old recycled promises coming from the same old recycled candidates that we in Queenborough have heard for years. Let’s face it gentlemen, if you have not followed through on any of the above issues in the number of years you been on council or been mayor, what makes you think for one minute that the voting public in Queensborough will believe you now? One would think that Mayor Wright and his “four horsemen” (his words, not mine) would have kept notes on what they have said when they have been here—it is not like they have been here that many times and would

forget. I was especially surprised to hear Jonathan Cote echoing these same promises. The meeting showed me that this mayor and these three councillors are old in their way of thinking and old in their vision for our city. It is time for a fresh start, new faces, new ideas and new voices on city council and in the mayor’s chair. I feel Gavin Palmer is one of the best choices for a fresh voice for council. Gavin has served 10 years as president of the Queensborough Resident Association and has been a strong advocate for all who live in the ’borough. Gavin has worked hard to keep the ’borough’s issues in the forefront and has made the present council realize that New Westminster does continue over the bridge. I believe it was Albert Einstein who said the de¿nition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Let’s leave the insanity behind and vote for change. Don Doyle, New Westminster

HERE’S THE CHORUS, NORRIS Re: If Burr Society was success, the group would still be there (Letters, NewsLeader, Oct. 19) In previous letters, we have documented

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could not say, such as their hidden fears or secrets.” In that regard, the mayor and city manager closed and locked out the Burr on the pretence of “public safety” only to reopen it for an all-candidates debate in support of a subsequent election, so that fear seems to have mysteriously dissipated. The hidden secret as to how the City of New Westminster deprived the Raymond Burr Performing Arts Society of its “theatre package assets,” or compensation for same, alas, cannot be revealed until Feb. 27, 2012 as the privacy commissioner has extended a ruling an additional 90 days beyond his obligation—a time conveniently after the election. The other secret is that the “purloined assets,” sold with the Burr Theatre and touted as being “disposed of” when the Theatre was “gutted,” may still be in the re-opened theatre. I’ve dealt with the chorus, now show me the Norris! E.C.”Ted” Eddy, President Raymond Burr Performing Arts Society

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“They’re pretty hard and fast on [the deadline],” said Puchmayr. “I have no animosity that I am not on that list. I respect their process and procedure, and I’ll just plug along. “I certainly support the work of all working Grant Granger people in our city, including unionized people.” ggranger@newwestnewsleader.com Labour council secretary-treasurer Carolyn Rice When the New Westminster and District Labour said the organization moved up its process this year Council released its list of candidates it endorsed in so all the applications could be discussed at their the Nov. 19 civic elections, one name for New West September meeting which took place the last week city council was conspicuous by its absence. of the month. However, former NDP MLA Chuck “It wouldn’t have been the same as it Puchmayr says his name was not on the list would have been in the past when Chuck ran only because he hadn’t made up his mind to before he became MLA,” said Rice. run prior to the labour council’s deadline for Puchmayr said he would help in the candidates to seek its support. campaigns of those who did receive labour Puchmayr, who served three terms on PUCHMAYR council endorsements in New Westminster— city council prior to winning a seat in incumbent councillors Jonathan Cote, Bill the provincial legislature in 2005, said Harper, Jaimie McEvoy and Lorrie Williams, candidates needed to apply for labour council and current school trustees Michael Ewen and James endorsement before Sept. 23. But at that time he was Janzen along with challengers Jonina Campbell and waiting for some medical results before making his David Phelan. decision. Puchmayr said since he made his decision he Puchmayr has had a liver transplant and he said has received plenty of support on the street and in if a CT scan had showed a lesion he would not have cyberspace. run. But since the scan was “unremarkable” he had “I’m doing things that I’d never thought the medical go-ahead to pursue a seat on council. I’d be doing in my retirement in tweeting and However, he didn’t get that information until Oct. 3. facebooking,” said Puchmayr.

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but they may number in the hundreds. Associates said Moore quoted low rates to demolish old houses – a fraction of the price charged by competitors who take required safety precautions in dealing with asbestos. He claimed to take samples and get reports certifying buildings asbestos-free before demolition. But the hazardous material reports were forged, using letterhead stolen from legitimate labs, to hide the danger on his jobs. Moore told employees to “run away” if WorkSafeBC of¿cers came to their job site, the court noted. The agency tried to have Moore jailed this spring but lost the case on a technicality when a lower court judge decided it wasn’t clear enough the injunction applied to Moore personally, not just to his business name AM Environmental. B.C.’s top court found there was no ambiguity, overturning the earlier ruling. Moore operated last fall at at least 15 jobs sites in Delta, Richmond and Surrey, according to court evidence. He used business names like Tri City Hazmat, Surrey Hazmat and Effective Contracting to try to skirt the injunction. Former employees say he more recently operated in Surrey and Abbotsford under the name Pro Scan Environmental. Moore did not show up in court to defend himself at either the 2010 injunction hearing or the contempt proceedings. WorkSafeBC’s efforts to deal with Moore had been frustrated in part because he has no signi¿cant assets to seize, not even his own vehicle. Moore had ignored multiple previous WorkSafeBC orders and ¿nes for various workplace safety violations. Ex-associates say other people drive him around and help him conduct business for a cut of the pro¿ts.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 NewsLeader A9

2011

GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the City of New Westminster that an election by voting is necessary to elect one (1) Mayor, six (6) Councillors, and seven (7) School Trustees, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

Advance Voting Opportunities will be open to qualiﬁed electors of the City of New Westminster: Date: Time: Location:

MAYOR – One (1) to be elected SURNAME

USUAL NAMES

Crosty McFadyen Nantel Wright

James Vance François Wayne

ELECTOR ORGANIZATION

JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE

New Westminster New Westminster New Westminster New Westminster

and Date: Time: Location:

COUNCILLOR – Six (6) to be elected SURNAME

USUAL NAMES

ELECTOR ORGANIZATION

JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE

Ashdown Bell Cote Donnelly Harper Krasnogor Liu McEvoy McIntosh Mulangu Noshad Osterman Palmer Puchmayr Sihota Wandell Williams

John James Jonathan X. Calvin Bill Vladimir Gerry Jaimie Betty Paul David Bob Gavin Chuck Harp Susan Lorrie

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SCHOOL TRUSTEE – Seven (7) to be elected SURNAME

USUAL NAMES

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VOICE New Westminster VOICE New Westminster VOICE New Westminster VOICE New Westminster VOICE New Westminster

JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE

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GENERAL VOTING DAY, SATURDAY, NOVEMB NOVEMBER 19, 2011 General Voting Day will be open to qualiﬁed electors of the City of New Westminster on Saturday, November 19, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the following locations: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, B.C.

Queen Elizabeth School, 921 Salter Street Connaught Heights School, 2201 London Street Lord Tweedsmuir School, 1714 Eighth Avenue Lord Kelvin School, 1010 Hamilton Street St. Barnabas Anglican Church Hall, 1010 Fifth Avenue John Robson School, 120 Eighth Street River Market, 2nd Floor, 810 Quayside Drive Century House, 620 Eighth Street The Armoury, 530 Queen’s Avenue Herbert Spencer School, 605 Second Street Dunwood Place, 101 – 901 Colborne Street F.W. Howay School, 91 Courtney Crescent Glenbrook Park Amenities Centre, 76 Jamieson Court Richard McBride School, 331 Richmond Street Sapperton Pensioners Hall, 318 Keary Street

Please note that voting cards are not issued to New Westminster electors for the Municipal Election. Qualiﬁed electors are entitled to vote once at any one of the above locations.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, B.C.

All qualiﬁed electors will be eligible to vote during Advance Voting.

SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES Special Voting Opportunities for the 2011 General Local Election will be open to qualiﬁed electors of the City of New Westminster on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the following times and locations: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Queen’s Park Hospital 315 McBride Boulevard New Westminster, B.C.

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Royal Columbian Hospital 330 Columbia Street East New Westminster, B. C.

Only qualiﬁed electors of New Westminster who are patients at the above facilities on the dates and times shown are eligible to vote at the special voting opportunities. Where the patient is unable to attend the voting place within the facility, election oﬃcials may attend the patient for the purpose of receiving their ballot.

ELECTOR REGISTRATION If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications: • 18 years of age or older; and • Canadian citizen; and • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day; and • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the City of New Westminster at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day; and • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting. Resident electors will be required to produce 2 pieces of identification, at least one of which must contain the applicant’s signature. The identification documents must prove identity and proof of residency in the City of New Westminster. Non-resident property electors will be required to produce 2 pieces of identification that provide evidence of the applicant’s identity, at least one of which must contain the signature of the applicant; and must complete the required non-resident property elector application form to prove ownership of property in the City of New Westminster. Applications to register as a nonresident property elector may be made at the Election Office at City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding Statutory Holidays) during the period of Tuesday, September 27, 2011 to Saturday, November 19, 2011 (General Voting Day). You will be requested to deliver this form to the voting place, where you will be issued a ballot in order for you to vote. If more than one person owns the property, only one owner may register and that person must have the written consent of a majority of the other owners. You must apply at the Election Office at City Hall in order to prove ownership of property. FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting the Election Office at 604 527-4572. Brenda Sims Chief Election Officer Doc#83563

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Field demand grows and grows BEST BUY – Correction Notice

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The Royal City Youth Soccer Club chipped in Please note that the Acer AS5749-6474 15.6" Laptop $200,000 toward the ¿eld because the club needs a (10181352) and Acer AS7739G-6647 17.3” Laptop place for its teams to play and practise, especially (10180303) advertised on pages 22 and 23 of the October during bad weather. 21 flyer has a 640GB hard drive, NOT 750GB, as previously “A few years ago we had to cancel games for about advertised. six weeks straight [because of heavy rain],” says club As well, for the “Add a 16GB Sony Tablet S for $249.99 president Colin Meldrum. “Having a second ¿eld is with purchase of a qualifying Sony LED HDTV” promotion going to improve [the ability to hold practices] even advertised on pages 2 and 3 of the October 21 flyer, more. please note that this offer is valid ONLY with the 16GB “We do a lot of practising down at Sapperton Field. model of the Sony Tablet S (10179367) and NOT the 32GB model (10179366), as previously advertised. We sincerely It’s probably one of our more heavier practice ¿elds, apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our and it’s effectively a mud ¿eld by the end of March.” valued customers. To avoid the mud and rain, many Royal City teams practise in gyms once Halloween hits. My name is Tristam. I am in grade 7 at a “That’s not optimal Burnaby public elementary school. I enjoy either. It’s dry and the public speaking and sports. I have been ball behaves differently. delivering my paper route for one year which The ball just doesn’t stop has given me an excuse to get outside for rolling,” Meldrum says. fresh air and get to know my neighbours Gibson says potential NEWSLEADER FILE better. Doing the paper route has really third sites include Ryall The versatility of the artiÀ cial turf sports À elds allows games to be played in all kinds pushed me to follow through with my goals. of weather, including snow. Park in Queensborough, I have learned to be more efÀcient with my Terry Hughes Park next to time – balancing school, sports and my paper CARRIER OF Glenbrook middle school route, and have earned my own money to save THE WEEK: and a second one at New up and buy things that I want. TRISTAM to book time on the ¿elds, he says. Palmieri would like to see Westminster secondary. Burnaby residents, especially youth organizations, get ¿rst PELLET POLKA DOTS priority. Back in Burnaby, Frank Palmieri, “The only downside of it is everybody wants our ¿elds,” says If you are interested in becoming a carrier for the NewsLeader president of the Selects youth soccer Palmieri. “I just wish Burnaby residents could get to use it more.” or would like to nominate a carrier please call 604.436.2472 organization, was involved in the Actually there is one other downside. Thank you to Panago (Kingsway & Arcola) for their kind discussion when the city ¿rst installed To provide cushioning, arti¿cial turf has tonnes of black rubber sponsorship of the Carrier of the Week program. arti¿cial turf ¿elds. pellets, which Ày up and turn white socks into a polka-dot design. He says they have been a big bene¿t “The bane of mothers everywhere,” laughs Ellenwood. to the development of youth soccer, a “I’m going to ask everyone to collect them and give them to superior alternative to the the old gravel me so I can put them back on our ¿elds. I do have a lot of them in ¿elds. my own house. Those things show up in your car and the rubber However, demand is so high, groups doesn’t go away.” from outside the city are lining up Neither, it appears, will arti¿cial turf ¿elds any time soon.

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Incinerator for Metro an election issue Potential sites in Surrey, Burnaby, New West and TFN land Jeff Nagel jnagel@blackpress.ca

The willingness of local cities to host a controversial new wasteto-energy incinerator to burn much of the region’s garbage is emerging as a civic election issue in parts of Metro Vancouver. Some challengers for Surrey council oppose a new waste incinerator coming to Surrey after the incumbent council almost sold city land for that purpose earlier this year in a now-lapsed option to Aquilini Renewable Energy. Aquilini president John Negrin said his ¿rm is still interested in the Campbell Heights industrial property in southeast Surrey, near the Langley border, as a potential site for a trash-fueled power plant. The ¿rm also lists Tsawwassen First Nation land as a potential site. “There are others around the Lower Mainland we’re taking a look at,” Negrin said, adding competing ¿rms in the hunt for the waste project are also scouring the region. But it will be up to new councils elected in each city to

signal their interest as Metro begins to call for bids sometime in 2012. Many local councillors have become convinced waste-toenergy systems can safely use garbage as a resource after touring modern incinerators in European cities over the past several years. But if they’re unseated by skeptics in November, Metro’s waste-to-energy strategy could be in for a rougher ride. North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto, who previously said a new waste plant could tie into the Lower Lonsdale district heating network, now predicts sites in other cities will prove more suitable. He said it may be a local campaign issue, but added most Metro residents – unlike those in the Fraser Valley – are accepting of waste-to-energy plants. New Westminster Mayor Wayne Wright said a 50-acre industrial site at Braid Street and Brunette Avenue is likely a prime site for a new incinerator. But he said New West council has “almost no choice” because Port Metro Vancouver owns the land and is likely negotiating directly with waste-to-energy ¿rms.

“They’re the ones that say what goes there,” Wright said, adding he would try to ensure his city gets some economic bene¿t if the site is used. Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said his council hasn’t formally decided whether to pursue a second waste-to-energy plant. “If it was a desirable place we would certainly consider it,” he said. “We have no fear of the technology.” The existing incinerator is at the south edge of the city near the Fraser River, far from most of Burnaby’s population, but close to homes in New Westminster’s Queensborough area. Corrigan said a similar south Burnaby location might work for a second, more advanced plant, particularly if garbage could be barged to a riverside plant, rather than adding to local truck traf¿c. A town centre site wouldn’t be supported, he said, due to public concern about burning garbage. “People feel, whether it’s true or not, an incinerator of garbage very close to their homes is problematic,” Corrigan said. The current incinerator burns

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 NewsLeader A19

HST repeal weighs heavy Industry outlook darkens as buyers wait for lower tax Jeff Nagel jnagel@blackpress.ca

The province is under pressure to quickly neutralize the impact of the harmonized sales tax on new home buyers in order to save thousands of jobs at risk in the construction industry. The HST is to be eliminated no later than April of 2013, but until then it continues to add seven per cent to the value of new homes over $525,000. The Urban Development Institute wants the province to immediately exempt all new homes from the provincial tax portion so the HST hit is no longer an issue for prospective home buyers who may delay purchases. “We are very concerned that there’s going to be a signi¿cant reduction in jobs for the next year,” executive director Maureen Enser said. “They’re going to remove the HST

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At Metrotown Trick-or-Treating will also be available at Metropolis at Metrotown on Oct. 31, starting at 6 p.m. while quantities last, for all costumed children under age 12. This year, a trick-or-treating passport will be sold in the Grand

Court for $1 per child beginning at 10 a.m. with all proceeds going to the Rotary Club of Burnaby Deer Lake. Trick-or-treaters can get their passports stamped and collect candy at each of the seven candy stations throughout the lower level, then trade their passport in at the ¿nal station for a small gift.

At Brentwood And at Brentwood Town Centre, costumed children can trick-or-treat in the mall from 4 to 5 p.m. on Monday Oct. 31. Check out the Brentwood Buccaneer Train for $3.50 per ride.

And there’s more • Mansions of Deer Lake Walking Tour: Oct. 27 to 29, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Visit ¿ve ominous-looking buildings in the Deer Lake area, including the Ceperley Mansion, where mysterious happenings and hauntings have been reported. Includes a walk through Burnaby Village Museum. Bring a

Àashlight and dress for the weather. (For ages 15-plus) Call 604-297-4565 for admission fees and to register. • Halloween Haunted Mansion - Spook Fest: on Thursday, Oct. 27, at Eileen Dailly Pool, 5 to 8 p.m. All are invited to enjoy an interactive haunted mansion and swim. Costumes optional. Cost: $2.77 for family swimming and haunted mansion; $1 haunted mansion only. • Halloween Howl: on Thursday, Oct. 27, 7 to 9 p.m. at CG Brown Pool. Enjoy a night of family fun with games, prizes and a haunted house! Costumes optional but remember your bathing suit! Children seven and under must be accompanied by an adult in the water. Cost: $2.77 per person. • Bonsor’s Big Boo: Friday, Oct. 28, 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Bonsor Recreation Centre. Cost: $1 per person. Come join in on a haunted house, costume prize draw, creepy crafts, ghostly games and treats for all.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 NewsLeader A21

Flu shot season begins Tom Fletcher tÁetcher@blackpress.ca

VICTORIA – Doctors’ of¿ces, clinics and pharmacies have begun the annual inÀuenza vaccination program, which is free for seniors and children between six and 23 months old. Others eligible for the vaccine at no charge include health care and emergency workers, caregivers for seniors and children under two years old, pregnant women in their third trimester during winter Àu season, aboriginal people and those who are very obese. Other B.C. residents not in high-risk groups can get a Àu shot by paying a dispensing fee. The inÀuenza vaccine is formulated each year to target the dominant strains of the respiratory virus that infects between 10 and 20 per cent of the population each year. The vaccine program was expanded in 2009 with the emergence of the H1N1 strain around the world.

With pharmacists trained to provide the injections, about 40 per cent of B.C. residents received the vaccine in the largest mass immunization in Canadian history. There were 55 deaths in B.C. related to H1N1, mostly of people with underlying medical conditions. Hundreds of people die each year from seasonal inÀuenza. “InÀuenza vaccination is a great way to avoid infection with inÀuenza viruses and to protect other, more vulnerable individuals,” said Dr. Perry Kendall, B.C.’s provincial health of¿cer. “And of course, it is still important to follow basic hygiene practices, such as washing your hands and coughing into your sleeve, and staying home when you are feeling sick.” B.C. residents can ¿nd the nearest Àu shot clinic by calling HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 or using the online B.C. Àu clinic locator at www.health. gov.bc.ca/Àu/

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Easter Tocol, Oncology Social Worker, Burnaby Hospital Regional Cancer Centre will discuss resources to help families cope emotionally and practically with a cancer diagnosis. When: Saturday, Oct. 29, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Where: McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St., Burnaby. Registration required: Katherine, 604-241-0485

Kids Halloween Hoot: Grades 2 to 8. Movie, snacks and games. When: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Where: Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave., New Westminster. Cost: $5 at the door. Info: 604-522-1606.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 NewsLeader A25

Getting ready for baby

Daniel Twig at Lord Twig Design has a few ideas for new parents who are planning the perfect nursery.

By Maggie Calloway The temptation, especially for your first child, is to go over the top a bit decorating the baby nursery. What you need to stop and think through is that your new bundle of joy grows at an alarming rate and the nursery decorated for a newborn quickly becomes inappropriate for the toddler and beyond.

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Time to call in the closet experts By Maggie Calloway You have made the difficult decisions about what clothes to keep and what to toss or donate. You have ruthlessly gone through all your drawers and cupboards, including the dreaded â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where to put it so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just stick it in the catchall drawer until laterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drawer. We all have one of those; I could probably build a summer house including electrical and plumbing out of mine! You have resisted the temptation to keep things â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;just in caseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and passed it on to someone who could really use it, and now comes the reward. Could this be the time to call in the experts, to create custom storage solutions unique to your needs? To finally get rid of those sagging rails and shoe jumble at the bottom of your closet? Chris Isfeld, along with his brother Brett, are partners in the custom closet design company Designer Closet Guys. Isfeld, an engineer by training, came to B.C. after graduating to work for a plastic company who, among other things, made shelving products. In 2000 the general manager of the company and Isfeld decided to venture out on their own to start a company manufacturing

This Vancouver heritage home was given a full-on renovation by Todd Senft at reVISION Custom Home Renovations, in partnership with Lighthouse Sustainability. Lighthouse was contracted by the city of Vancouver to do an audit of everything that was removed from the house that was recycled. Martin Knowles photo

Vancouver heritage home gets a facelift reVISION Custom Home Renovations goes to work in an old house with character. By Maggie Calloway This was a full-on renovation by Todd Senft of reVISION Custom Home Renovations. A new top story was added, then the whole house including the bottom suite was renovated down to the studs and beyond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a heritage, character home on the east side of Vancouver. The project was very unique in that two intertwined projects were happening

at the same time,â&#x20AC;? Senft says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My company was contracted to do the renovation and at the same time Lighthouse Sustainability was contracted by Metro Vancouver to do an audit of everything that came out of the house that was recycled or repurposed. Because this was a significant renovation it was a prime project for them to look at everything during deconstruct, which is a term they use instead of demolition. In real terms for us it meant everything being removed from the home must be dismantled in a way they could more easily recycle rather than just crushing them and throwing them into a bin.â&#x20AC;? Lighthouse conducted a pilot project on this renovation to document real-world experiences

and challenges in recycling and re-purposing every possible item removed from the home. The roofing shingles were separated; the roof sheathing, drywall, insulation and flooring were also separated. Doors and windows were carefully removed for recycling and every single item was weighed for comparison purposes. This was an exciting project because while it is a noble endeavor to talk about diverting building materials from the landfill there was, and is, a need to get hard facts on what it takes and what is possible. It takes a lot longer to remove items with care,

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All the conveniences of a new home in your comfortable, familiar house “ from page.25 separate everything and arrange for various businesses to remove them. Taking longer means more expense to both the renovator and subsequently to the homeowner but because the landfill charges by tonnage, savings are realized at that end of the process. It is impossible to make long-term policy decisions without hard data and this project helped move that data forward. And what about the renovation itself? The family, including two kids and the downstairs tenant, moved out for the seven months of the renovation. The only things saved from the original home were the kitchen cupboards and countertops, as the homeowners had recently renovated the kitchen. “With the new top story, consisting of two bedrooms, one bath and a roof deck, the original foundation would not carry the load so we had to raise and support the house while we removed the old foundation, pour a new one and put in new drainage around the house,” Senft says. “On the main floor we took out the original brick chimney to create an open space between the dining room, living room and kitchen. Open-plan living on this floor made great sense for the family. There is also a bathroom and one bedroom on this floor. Then we created a staircase by the entry to go up to the new top floor. The basement floor had an original rental suite which was also totally renovated and remains a separate suite.” The renovated house is completely energyefficient. The family plans to stay in the home for the long term so it made perfect sense to spend the extra money up front to purchase top-of-the-line mechanical systems with high energy-efficiency. This is a decision anyone planning a major

renovation should keep in mind. It takes an average of five years to gain a return on the investment but the average turnover in housing in British Columbia is also five years. Consequently if you sell, it’s the new owner who gets the advantage of your investment. “This is a character home, which still fits perfectly in the neighbourhood, with a completely new heating system, new hot water system and insulation, the windows were upgraded, all the energy efficiencies you could ask for, all the conveniences of a new home,” Senft says. There is no question that an undertaking of this magnitude is hard on any family. First they are displaced, which is hard especially with children. There are the multitude of daily decisions to be made, and not to be dismissed is the financial commitment. Anyone contemplating a comparable renovation should first surround themselves with an experienced contractor and designer or architect, make as many upfront decisions as possible and, when the going gets stressful (and it probably will), keep your eye on the prize. Short term inconvenience for a long-term gain for your family is a worthy goal, especially when the end result is as amazing as this home became.

The newly re-built home was designed with an aim towards being open-plan, and included a roof deck , left, plenty of floor space on the main floor, bottom left, and a beautiful bathroom renovation, below. Martin Knowles photos

Nursery really for parents “ from page.25 The trick is for the room to be flexible enough to grow along with the child. Daniel Twig of Lord Twig Design is an expert at pulling together a fabulous baby nursery which will still, with a few adjustments, change as your child grows. “When I am invited by a client to design a new nursery I really pay attention to what the rest of the home looks like,” Twig says. “Even though this room is for a child, you wouldn’t design a traditional nursery in a very contemporary home or vice versa; you need a flow. My target is always to create a room which will help make the baby secure, content and stimulated.” Twig agrees that it’s not best to create a room that is only for a newborn. “You can spend an awful lot of money on furniture which is only functional for a very short time,” he says. “The main pieces in the room, the chest of drawers, the comfortable chair, etc. should be of good quality but

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Daniel Twig at Lord Twig Designs says that it’s very important to have a practical space that will also be soothing for the parents and the baby. Submitted photos

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A wood stove is the perfect addition to a chilly winter evening By Maggie Calloway I have to confess right up front that I am a huge fan of wood stoves. I live on a small acreage and depend on heat from my wood stove along with electric baseboard backup. But for me, it is more than the basic need for heat during cold winters. I love the whole process. I enjoy my long chat with the fellow who delivers the wood and I love stacking it in my purpose-built wood shed. I confess to standing in front of my full shed (I always have enough for two years), and feeling a deep sense of contentment knowing that no matter what happens I, and my resident pets, will be warm and snug through the dark months. I enjoy looking forward to throwing another log on the fire on a cold windy night and settling down with a good book. And, if the power goes out, it doesn’t hurt to be able to boil water for a cup of tea or heat up a pot of soup. Word to the wise, using a wood stove is not for the faint of heart; it is hard work. There is always something to do, from stacking wood to filling the wood bin to cleaning out the ashes. It’s a far cry from flicking a switch on and off with natural gas. And if you have to build a fire and wait for the heat to build on a winter morning, well, let’s just say it separates the true believers from the pretenders! And don’t forget the need for organizing a chimney sweep at least once a year. I put in a call to Rick Abbott of R.E. MacDonald in Aldergrove, a store specializing in stoves of all types.

Abbott, along with his colleagues, is an expert in matching the right product with each client. The first thing Abbott advises is that before anyone purchases a wood stove they find a reliable wood source. Though it may seem like a good idea at the time, burning old 2x4s is not allowed because the warranty on the stove would be voided. “If a client purchases a stove late in the season it is likely they wouldn’t find a source of dry wood. For those new to the process, wood needs to be dry, which means about a year of drying time,” says Abbott. “Burning wet, or green wood as it is known, creates creosote buildup in the chimney, which is a major fire hazard.” Once you have the wood situation in hand, you need an expert to advise you on which stove meets your particular needs. Some of the newer stoves have a twenty-hour and up burn, which means they are still throwing heat long after the stove has been stacked with wood, depending on what kind of wood you are burning. For me, the benefits of a wood stove far outweigh the workload involved. Everyone has to make a personal decision about the pros and cons after consulting with an expert such as Abbott. A final word of caution, make sure you advise your insurance company if you plan on installing a wood stove as many have very stringent rules. It also wouldn’t hurt to check with your local municipality to make sure wood-burning stoves are allowed.

Rick Abbott of R.E. MacDonald has several tips for homeowners contemplating purchasing a wood stove, including figuring out which type fits your personal needs. Martin Knowles photos

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Building your own wreath is a wonderful holiday project By Maggie Calloway Did you know that what we think of as Christmas wreaths actually date back thousands of years and that different cultures use the wreath for a variety of reasons? The memory of Charlton Heston wearing a laurel wreath in one of his “historical” movies has some basis in fact. Our present reality is we hang wreaths during the holidays to celebrate and welcome guests to our home. Thomas Hobbs at Southlands Nursery has the lowdown on the very best way to build your own wreath. Hobbs suggests if you want to make your own, start with a basic green living wreath you can purchase anywhere. This way you not only get your starter wreath but the frame as well. “Once you have the basic wreath you can start to add what I call the ‘goodies.’ I like to use rose hips, because they are a natural red/orange, in little clusters; seeded eucalyptus which look like pale celadon-green grapes, and a real favourite of ours at the nursery: pink pepper berries,” Hobbs says. “Look around your garden to see what would look great; just make sure you include things which don’t shed or you will have a gradually disappearing wreath.”

He suggests that you tuck in the additions in one direction, overlapping like the scales of a fish. “Don’t point them up at the ceiling because when you hang the wreath on the door everything will be pointing north. Also, don’t tie your ‘goodies’ on the wreath one at a time, add them in bunches for a much better effect ... As you go around you are creating a lush wreath rather than what I call a pizza which is a wreath with no balance. When you have finished adding all the different layers loosely go around it with very thin florist wire or you can use fishing line in about two-inch gaps, pushing it out of the way with (your) fingers, then tie it off at the back.” If your plan is to display the wreath in the house, you must make sure they are sprayed with water on a regular basis or they will dry up after about a week. Outside they shouldn’t A wreath decorated with holly berries, pinecones and other greenery will make the need any care for the month or two they are perfect addition to your holiday decor this year, especially if you’ve made it yourself. on display. Submitted photos

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A kitchen gets a makeover from the designer homeowner By Maggie Calloway

Karen Campbell of the interior design firm, Esprit DĂŠcor of Maple Ridge, is a very inventive and talented interior designer. Her work for clients has been extraordinary, and the number of times her clients have called her back over the years is a testament that her work is not only stunning but functional. Campbell lives in a small but fabulous coach house on her own rural property where the Alouette River flows past the huge trees beside her kitchen patio. Like many of us, she spends most of her at-home time in and around the kitchen. The only problem was the kitchen was dated and badly needed a facelift but client work always took precedence. Campbell decided the time had come to make some badly needed changes. This time the kitchen renovation was different. This time Campbell was her own client and she would not be calling in a kitchen cabinet manufacturer to measure the space, consult on the style, and then wait for delivery. Having just finished a complete kitchen renovation for a client and having carefully salvaged the cabinets, Campbell decided she would retrofit them for her own renovation. The only structural change Campbell made to her kitchen was to put in a much larger window over the sink to replace a tiny window which didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do justice to the view. In doing that they found the whole exterior wall was rotten and had to be replaced. First, Campbell had to figure out how to configure the cabinets in her space. Once that was done, every cabinet had to be sprayed with high-gloss enamel paint and installed with new hardware. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The island looks different but is actually in the same spot with a new Caesarstone countertop in a totally new shape. This is something people contemplating a kitchen facelift

should keep in mind,â&#x20AC;? Campbell says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By changing the shape of the countertop the use can change. My new top has a deep overhang so I can use it for meals with the new stools. There used to be a small seating area where the china cabinet is now, so the island takes its place.â&#x20AC;? Clever details make this kitchen sing. The backsplash under the china cabinet is repeated on the base of the island, and the granite counters on both the sink side and under the china cabinet are much darker than the island, which creates interest. When Campbell was thinking about a colour scheme for the kitchen she came across the fabric she used as a valance. She loved the colour combination so this was the jumping off point for all the colours in the kitchen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best thing I did in the entire renovation was the lighting. I live amongst big trees so light is an issue,â&#x20AC;? Campbell says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I installed many different points of light by installing pot lights around the perimeter, lighting in the china cabinet, under-cabinet lighting, lighting under the island shining on the tile feature then down to the floor. Finally, there is the overhead light. All this has made a huge difference.â&#x20AC;? A carpenter finished off the cabinetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; exposed ends and created a frame around the microwave shelf. To finish, a cork floor was laid to make the floor warmer underfoot.

Karen Campbell of Esprit Decor in Maple Ridge had quite the project ahead of her when she began renovating her own kitchen. A new backsplash, below, and under-cabinet lighting, right, was only the beginning.

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Mid-century modern a current trend in home decor By Maggie Calloway

To say that mid-century modern furniture, from the early 1950s to the 1960s, is hot is an understatement. Unlike the style of the midlast century where people bought a whole houseful of the same style (think Danish teak furniture), now these beautifully designed, extremely well-made individual pieces are carefully chosen and integrated, with pride of place, into more eclectic decor styles. FULLHOUSE Modern in Vancouver is a treasure trove of mid-century and Danish modern, vintage, industrial and contemporary furniture and collectibles, and a go-to place for designers and people looking for just the right piece. Owner Jennifer Brash is an encyclopedia on the background of each piece and style. “Today people decorate their homes much differently,” Brash says. “They may buy a midcentury bed and maybe a dresser, but the side tables would be different or they might have vintage bed and side tables but a modernist chair. They may include some lighting that is not period so it’s not so matchy-match, which is not interesting.” Part of the appeal is the history and character, Brash says. “People are using pieces for their beautiful patina, craftsmanship, character and history to warm up their space. Modernism is very popular right now with lots of glass, chrome, and hard surfaces so they are introducing the wood pieces almost like objects of art; they make the space livable and give depth to the room,” she says. What those of us who lived in the 50s and 60s didn’t appreciate at the time was how timeless these pieces are. They are not ornate, the scale is perfect and the wood is unparalleled. The Brazilian rosewood has a moratorium on its harvest so it is no longer available.

Jennifer Brash of FULLHOUSE Modern says that part of The Burmese teak has a grain which the appeal of mid-century modern decor is the history no longer exists because the Danes, and character that each piece brings to your home. after the Second World War, went in Martin Knowles photos and harvested all the old growth in Indonesia so the graining and deep patina is only available on furniture of industrialization was happening and they that era. were experimenting with molds, the Charles “The teak that is harvested today is out of Eames era.” a tree farm and it’s more blond, more like This era in North America was the expanbirch,” Brash says. “The colouring isn’t there sion of suburbanism. The car moved people and the graining isn’t there because it’s new to the suburbs and the homes were mostly growth rather than old growth. The mid-cenranchers and not the Craftsman homes that tury furniture has such appeal because of the were in the inner cities. They were built wood, the design, the functionality and the quickly to house returning soldiers and craftsmanship. The Danes are known around their young families, and they needed to be the world as being some of the finest furniture filled with modern furniture; the heavy dark makers. What’s known as Danish modern are furniture was not suitable to this new style the most coveted.” of openness and an uncluttered and easy-toThough there are pockets of beautiful work care-for home. in Italy, they tended to use more plastics and “The style was simple, clean lines, organic metal, Brash says. shapes. The design was functional and visu“California also produced plastics when ally streamlined and pleasing,” Brash says.

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we spend all our time so we converted what was the formal living room into a dressing room. What we saved from not having to buy furniture for a space we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use we invested in creating a room which enhances our lives. Our master is on the main floor so now we have a large, pretty fantastic master suite.â&#x20AC;? Isfeld would like to remind people that no matter how great it is to finally have everything under control, long-term success depends on them having a system in place. They canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just keep bringing items into the home because even the new system is finite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they bring something new into the home they need to let something go,â&#x20AC;? Isfeld says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This way the home will remain organized.â&#x20AC;?

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WANTED IMMEDIATELY American Cartage has opening for company drivers with container experience. Must have valid port pass & class 1 license. Call Gloria or Maureen at 604-513-3681

FOLDING BOOM CRANE OPERATOR

Required F/T Immediately for local transportation company. Must have class 1 Drivers license, Crane Safe Certification and 3 years experience with crane operation. Must be avail. for evening and weekend shifts.

HELP WANTED

Call Christy 604-436-2472 for available routes email Email circulation@burnaby newsleader.com

Competitive wages E-mail resume: shawn.canridge@shaw.ca or fax: 604.465.9176

Classified Advertising

EDUCATION

ACCOUNTING & Payroll Trainees needed. Large & small firms seeking certified A&P staff now. No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-424-9417.

TRAIN TO BE AN Apartment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of graduates working. 31 years of success! Government certified. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-6658339, 604-681-5456.

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MODEL/TALENT AGENCIES

An effective way to build your business. Phone 604-575-5555

TransX hiring O/OPS BC-AB Excellent Rates + Lease Program PH: 1 877-914-0001

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SALES

HELP WANTED

NEED EXTRA

CASH

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Required for Westcoast Moulding & Millwork in the Lower Mainland Division. Experience in Millwork, building products, Punjabi and/or Hindi considered assets. Positive attitude and dedication rewarded with: ◆ Excellent remuneration ◆ Beneﬁts

We’re looking for carriers! Be part of a GREAT team! Fax resume: 604-513-1194 E-mail: jobs@ westcoastmoulding.com

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

LOOKING FOR A Powerful Career? Great wages? Year round work? Power Engineering program. GPRC Fairview Campus. On-campus boiler lab, affordable residences. Study 4th Class and Part A 3rd Class in only 1 year. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

Courses Starting Now!

DRIVER. COMPANY EXPANDING. Looking for Class 1 driver who can cross border and go into ports, preferably with 1 year flat deck exp. Serious replies only. Fax resume & abstract to 604-853-4179 or email trish@sprucehollowheavyhaul.com

HELP WANTED

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Get certiﬁed in 13 weeks

Regular work, dedicated units, Beneﬁts after 3mos. Minimum 2 years mountain exp. required. Fax resume & N print abstract to 1-888-778-3563 or E-mail to jobs@bstmanagement.net or Call: 604.214.3161

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FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

160

LE DER

Delta Ave - Holdom Ave Venables St - Parker St Willingdon Ave - Delta Ave Parker St - Napier St Delta Ave - Springer Ave Parklawn Dr - Halifax St Gilmore Ave N - Carleton Ave N Edinburgh St - Eton St Ingleton Ave - Gilmore Ave Triumph St - Albert St Madison Ave N - Willingdon Ave N Eton St - Oxford St Madison Ave - Willingdon Ave Albert St Delta Ave - Howard Ave Pandora St - Hastings St

Deliver newspapers on Wednesdays and Fridays in your neighbourhood. Call 604.436.2472 or email circulation@burnabynewsleader.com today for more info!

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

ROCK IS seeking a Qualified Safety Officer. Must be familiar with Work Safe and National Safety regulations; experience in drill/blast operations an asset. Conduct New Employee Safety Orientation, Safety Meetings and Accident/Incident reports. Must have good communication and interpersonal skills and First Aid certified. Wage based on experience. This position is field oriented, requires travelling to various job locations. Please forward resume to resume@rcmi.ca or fax to (250) 828-1948.

Steel Fabricator

Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Ltd. designs and manufactures bulk materials handling equipment typically used in mining, forestry and oil sands. The business has been in operation since 1955 and is located in the Port Kells area of Surrey. The successful candidate will have at least 5 years experience as a steel fabricator.

To apply submit resume by Email to rspeers@iem.ca or fax to 604-513-9905 WATERCRAFT IN SUMMER, Snowmobiles in Winter, ATV’s in Between! Become an Outdoor Power Equipment Technician. GPRC’s Fairview College Campus. Apprenticeship opportunity. On-campus residences. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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We are Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) the aluminum product group of Rio Tinto (RT) - a leading international mining group (http://www.riotinto.com) and the global leader in the aluminum industry. We supply high quality bauxite, alumina and aluminum worldwide and our AP smelting technology is the industry benchmark. To sustain this enviable market position, we count on the driving force of our 24,000 employees in 27 countries, all sharing our passion for excellence in product innovation, global practices and standards and cutting - edge technology. In particular, our commitment to excellence in managing Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) responsibilities is the hallmark of our activities. Our ultimate goal is ZERO - zero injuries, zero occupational illnesses, and zero environmental harm. Located in the Kitimat region of British Columbia, the Kitimat, Kemano and Watershed operations are part of Rio Tinto Alcan Primary Metal North America. Over the next four years, the Kitimat Smelter will convert from 1950’s reduction technology to the most advanced version of AP40 technology. The new smelter will produce up to 420,000 tonnes of aluminum annually, primarily supplying the Asian markets.

POWERLINE TECHNICIAN Ref no. KIT0001F This job entails all aspects of the trade with a focus on transmission line maintenance. The hourly wage rate for power line technician is $40.639/hour. To qualify for this position, the successful candidate must possess: -Interprovincial journeyman lineman trades qualification -Industrial experience (3+ years is preferred but consideration will be given to recent graduates of powerline technician certification programs). -Experience in utility distribution systems -A valid British Columbia drivers license Employees are represented by the Canadian Autoworkers Local 2301. We offer an attractive remuneration package and relocation assistance, a range of Rio Tinto benefits, as well as the sought after opportunity to develop and expand upon your knowledge and experience with a world leader in the industry. Northern residency and experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the North, are assets. To apply, please submit an online application (resume) directly at our website at jobs.riotinto.ca or send your resume to the following address: Rio Tinto Alcan, Recruitment Coordinator, PO Box 1800, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H2. Resumes must be received by Friday, November 18, 2011.

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To apply submit resume by Email to rspeers@iem.ca or fax to 604-513-9905

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LEGAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING SERVICES

25 years experience, Business, Non-profit Organizations, Housing & Personal taxes, payroll. Gilles 604-789-7327, 604-946-0192 www.scorpio-consulting.com

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CONCRETE & PLACING

ARTISTICO CONCRETE

All cement work, forming & prep. WCB insured. 30 yrs exp, refs. Free est, Joe 604-908-6143, 931-1684

PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

257

DRYWALL

ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500

260

ELECTRICAL

#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

281

GARDENING

WAREHOUSE PLANT WORKERS Required by Fish Processing Plant for day shifts Please apply at: #200-11251 River Rd. Richmond.

PERSONAL SERVICES 171

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

.Jim’s Mowing-Same Day Service More than just mowing

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

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HANDYPERSONS

A Semi Retired Tradesman. Small fix-it or build it jobs-Burnaby/New West. Richard, 604-377-2480

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Experienced Welder

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Rio Tinto Alcan would like to thank all applicants, however only those shortlisted will be contacted.

EXCLUSIVE FINNING/Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Service Training. GPRC Fairview Campus. Grade 12 diploma required. $1000. entrance scholarship. Paid work practicum with Finning. Potential apprenticeship opportunity. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.

Rio Tinto Alcan is seeking a qualified person to fill the role noted below:

• EXCAVATOR OPERATORS • DRILLER / BLASTERS • SWAMPERS • ROCK TRUCK DRIVERS • LOGGING TRUCK DRIVERS • GRADER OPERATORS • LANDING BUCKERS • HOOK TENDERS • LOG LOADER OPERATORS

Required for Dorman Timber Ltd. in the Fraser Valley area. Must have previous experience. First Aid is an asset. Competitive Wages. Please fax resumes with covering letter to 604-796-0318 or e-mail: mikayla.tamihilog@shaw.ca

TRADES, TECHNICAL

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936. ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064 ALL TYPES of renovations. Small or big jobs. Free estimates. Call 604-866-0011.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

REAL ESTATE 627

HOMES WANTED

RENTALS 706

TRANSPORTATION

APARTMENT/CONDO

810

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

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

“ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582

Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $

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STAN’S PAINTING Comm. & Res. BBB, WCB. Kitchen Reno’s & Cabinets

Seniors Discount 10% off Book by end of October - 15% off. 25 yrs exp. Guarantee on work. Refs. (604)773-7811 or 604-432-1857

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PAVING/SEAL COATING

ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

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PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 1-2-3 GENERATIONS Lic’d, Bonded Plumbers & Gas Fitters. Family business since 1952. Comm & Res. 604-727-9096

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

314 MERCHANDISE RENTALS 50’ Boathouse for rent. Crescent Beach Marina. $950/mo, short or long term. Incl. moorage, electricity, water. Call 604 614-2737.

317

MISC SERVICES

A PHONE DISCONNECTED? We Can Help. Best Rates. Speedy Connections. Great Long Distance. Everyone Approved. Call Today. 1877-852-1122. Protel Reconnect.

320

.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting

Licensed Plumber, Small Job’s, Leaks, Heating Repairs, Drains, Water Tank’s, Call Brian Anytime. 604-726-2834. Work Guaranteed.

341

PRESSURE WASHING POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

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

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

PETS 477

PETS

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG PUPPIES FOR SALE. First shots and dewormed. Call 778-551-1901 $1250 a PUP. Take me home! 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 EGYPTIAN MAU, Native Bronze male, neutered, 2yrs. Healthy, imported. Shy. $450. (778)297-4470 ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES Available!!! For more information Call Andrei 604-970-3807. GERMAN SHEPHERD Puppies & young adults. Big strong, exc. for protection. 604-856-8161. KING PITBULL X Rottweiler pups. very cute 8 wks old, 1st shots, vet chkd. $450 ea. (604)240-1668 LABRADOODLE PUPPIES Family Based Hobby Breeder 604-595-5840. Avail Nov 19th. redbarnlabradoodles.blogspot.com 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 PB Czech German Shepherd PupsWorking and pet quality. Dewormed, vaccinated, temperament tested, health guaranteed. Proven bloodlines $1500.00. Call: 778-8364048 e-mail: german_shepherds@live.ca Persian kittens reg. Snow Whites Silver.1st Shots. Ready to go. Health guar. $600: 604-538-1446.

Call Ian 604-724-6373

AT NORTHWEST ROOFING Re-roofing, Repair & New Roof Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530

JASON’S ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. (604)961-7505, 278-0375

Swiss Mountain pups. Look like Bernese but short-hair & smaller. $1500. Gentle. 604-795-7662. Toy Poodle cross pups, 2nd shots, short & stocky, 4 mo, male, $595; female, $750. (604)354-3003 Maple Ridge email: dinkytoi@hotmail.ca

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 518 Rooﬁng Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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!

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

DO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL BUILDINGS Priced to Clear - Make an Offer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170. SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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FUEL

1YR Seasoned Alder Birch Maple Clean, Split, DRY & Delivered. Family Operated for 20 yrs. (604)825-9264

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548 bradsjunkremoval.com

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

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SUNDECKS

FURNITURE

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

559

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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.

REAL ESTATE

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

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

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

BUILDING SALE... FINAL CLEARANCE. “ROCK BOTTOM PRICES” 25x40x12 $7350. 30x60x15 $12,700. 35x70x16 $15,990. 40x80x16 $20,990. 47x100x18 $25,800. 60x140x20 $50,600. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.

See us first FREE Delivery Largest Dealer group Western Canada

Call 1-888-635-9911 or apply online

Call (604) 931-2670

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636

MORTGAGES

Colonial House 435 Ash Street

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

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

812

Professionally managed by Gateway Property Management

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

818

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

1997 Cadillac Deville - Loaded. Immac. Cond. New tires & brakes. Private $6900 obo. 604-364-1554 2004 OPTRA air cond., loaded, 4 door, 127m,000km. Air Cared. $4500 obo 604-780-8404

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

NEW WESTMINSTER

RENTALS 706

Large newly renovated 1 bdrm apts available in wellkept concrete building. New floors and appl’s. Freshly painted. Patio and large storage room inste. 3 laundries in bldg. Rent incl’s heat & hot water. Sauna & jacuzzi. 5 min. walk to skytrain, Douglas College & New West Quay. Close to all amenities. Please call 604-834-1756 www.aptrentals.net

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

PITT MEADOWS top flr crnr, new, faces golf crse, 1300s/f, 2bd +den,2 ba, 5 appl, 2 prk, lrg utilrm, storage. One of a kind view.Nr amens, ns/np ref’s Nov1. $1550/ 778-892-6607

CEDARWAY APT D/W, Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.

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

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

Park Crest Apts. 1 Bedroom Reno’d suites located in upgraded blding in cul-du-sac. Next to large green space. Incl’s heat, hot water and basic cable. Walk to Highgate mall. Quiet and clean. Cat okay. Deposit required. For viewing....

838

www.aptrentals.net

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1999 Slumber Queen Adventurer Camper

HOMES FOR RENT

PORT MOODY Heritage Mtn. Ravine Drive. 5 Bdrms + lrg office, 3-5 baths, approx. 3000 sq.ft. on 2 floors. Gorgeous city view from both floors. Dble garage. Ensuite with jacuzzi. Spacious decks. $2400/mo. Avail Nov 1st. Call 604-725-4873.

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SUITES, LOWER

1 BDRM w/o bsmt suite. Avail Nov. 1, located at 188/53Ave. N/S, N/P. inc. util. Ref. req’d. Call 604-7268014 . COQUITLAM Westwood Plateau, lge. bright 1 bdrm. 1010 sq. ft., priv. entry, green view with patio, close to bus & Douglas College. $950 + 1/3 utils. 778-323-7530 NEW WESTMINSTER brand new lge. 2 bdrm. suite, $900 mo. utils. and cable incl. N/P. Avail. now. 778-986-9274 or (604)526-9274 PORT MOODY. Heritage Mountain 2 bdrm (lrg w/view) + office space, 1300 sq/ft, insuite w/d, all appls. Avail Nov1. $1200. 604-725-4873.

Call 604-540-6725

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TOWNHOUSES

10 Foot WS model with all the trimmings, 13’’ Sansui TV, queen bed 8 foot awning & much more! Excellent Condition. Reduced to $7000. Please call: 604-535-5777 or 604-785-6827

2008 R-VISION TRAIL LITE

14,400k, Ford V-10, fully loaded, walk-around queen, lrg. living rm. slide w/ topper, sleeps 8 gen. (2.5hrs.), back-up cam., electric step, great pass through storage, exc. cond. (ns/np) $44,500

Call: 604-626-8566 or 604-536-0416 (eve.)

COQUITLAM

Renovated townhomes in magnificent area. Basement, patio, new appliances, garage.

Villa Del Mar 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 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.

Please call 778-994-2334

2011 CRUISE LITE T18XLT

Crescentview

BURNABY

Call 604-834-4097 www.aptrentals.com 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

6 gal. gas water heater, Awning, front dinette, 3 burner stove & more! $13,995 (Stk.30537) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2011 LAREDO 266RL

TRANSPORTATION 810 Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231

AUTO FINANCING www.UapplyUdrive.ca

BURNABY

Well maintained ONE bedrooms. 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....

Call 604- 521-3448

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

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2010 SANTA FE GL, silver, 9,920 kms. $23,900. Orig owner, pristine cond. 2.4L, 6 spd, auto, shiftronic, 5 star safety rating, extra floor mats. Call Joe 604-850-0354. 7 - 9 pm.

851

TRUCKS & VANS

1995 AEROSTAR XLT Sport, good shape, quick sale $1700 obo (604)541-1457

MARINE 912

BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720

MOTORCYCLES

1968 AIRSTREAM 17ft CARAVEL. 1-250-992-9374

Call 604-837-4589 736

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

ELECTRIC SCOOTER- Motorino XPC. Only 471 KMS. Mint Cond. $1500/firm.Call Doug 604-703-4261

Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms

Burnaby:

CARS - DOMESTIC

1992 SUBARU S/W, auto. 4 cyl. all power, excellent cond. New parts $2250 obo. Call 604-433-3039. 2001 BMW 320i gd cond, low kms, aircared news tires, auto $6200obo 604-832-7072 / 778-552-1462 2004 Honda CRV EX, black, 68,900 kms. $15,490. Exc cond. orig. owner. 2.4 L auto, real time AWD. Extra set of summer tires, flr/cargo mats. Call Joe 604-850-0354 7 - 9 pm. 2011 NISSAN VERSA, 4 door, hatchback, auto. grey, new tires. $9000 firm. Call 604-538-4883.

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PORT COQUITLAM

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

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.

Rozario 778-788-1849

Purchase/Renew/Reﬁnance Priv. 2nd MTG avl. Low Rates. Raj 604767-5050 www.mortgagebazar.ca

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Best rates fastest approvals.

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

Older Homes! Pretty Homes! Moving! Estate Sale! Divorcing! Need Your Cash Now! Just Want Out! Any Price Range! No Fees! No Risks!

BURNABY

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Fresh Whole Frying Chicken

Wild BC Fillets

Black Cod, Albacore Tuna, Sockeye Salmon or Halibut Frozen, 8oz./227g Package, 2 Portions Regular Retail: $8.99–$15.99 Each *Same item of equal or lesser value.

Product of Surrey, BC $3.73/kg

OPEN

On Sale

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HOURS

Per lb

*SAM E ITEM OF EQUA LESS ER VALU L OR E.

Rogers

Gala Apples

Fine Granulated Sugar

Fancy Grown in BC 5lb/2.27kg Bag

2kg

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199

5lb Bag

Each

Kraft

Artisan Apple Turnovers

Cheese

Made fresh in-store. 6 Pack

Shredded or Sliced Selected 360–400g

On Sale

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hool St

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Blair

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Fresh ready-to-eat meals, delicious salads, and a cheese island featuring imported and local cheeses are just a few of the delicious items you’ll ﬁnd in our store. A cheese island … in a grocery store? You bet! And it’s every bit as tasty as it sounds. Twila and her team of cheese experts are looking forward to tempting your taste buds with an offering of over 300 varieties of cheese. We’ve got a cheese to suit your style!

6 Pack

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te Av e

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Strand Ave

Cumberland St

apper St

Debeck St

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E Columbia St

Richmond St

choices await you

Twila Roberts Deli Manager

On Sale

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Deli-icious

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