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School lottery in the cards If you’re trying to get into a crowded school, you may need to enter a draw Julie MacLellan

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Families with children entering kindergarten at NewWestminster schools could find themselves facing a lottery for space in future years — especially if they live in the centre of the city.

The NewWestminster school district is looking at ways to cope with capacity challenges at its elementary schools over the next few years, while it awaits funding for and construction of a new elementary school in the Fraser River zone (the central and western half of the city).

Secretary-treasurer Bettina Ketcham noted that, while the provincial Continued on page 3

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: Kasra Rayani proudly displays a package of Purex that’s freshly rolled off the production line at Kruger Products in New West . The Record got an inside look at the operations of the plant in celebration of its 100th anniversary. PHOTO LAUREN VANDERDEEN

A closer look: Kruger Products turns 100 It’s not every day a local business hits the century mark.

So, when the Record got a call about a chance to tour the Kruger Products plant in honour of its

100th anniversary, we just couldn’t say no.

Journalists Theresa McManus and Lauren Vanderdeen trekked to the StewardsonWay facility to get a tour of the plant,

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One of their favourite discoveries? The fact that more than 40 trillion rolls

of bathroom tissue have rolled down the production line at the local manufacturing plant in the past century.

Stacking them end to end, that’s about four bil-

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See a special report on pages 8 and 9 for much more about what goes on behind the scenes at this familiar city landmark.

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Up Front New West family won’t be deported — for now

July 8 deportation order has been deferred pending couple’s application for permanent residency Julie MacLellan

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A New Westminster couple facing deportation to Mexico have won a temporary reprieve — but their fight to stay in Canada continues.

Adriana Rosales Contreras and Alberto Vargas Mendez have been fighting to remain in Canada since Nov. 30, 2021, when Contreras was apprehended by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers.They grabbed Contreras on the street shortly after she dropped the couple’s daughter, Sofia, off for kindergarten at École Tweedsmuir Elementary School.

They were facing a deportation order effective July 8, despite the fact that they have applied for permanent residence in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.

On Monday, they learned that the July 8 order has been deferred until after a decision is made on those applications.

“That is a huge relief, but it does not mean they can stay permanently,” said Omar Chu of Sanctuary Health, a grassroots organization dedicated to helping people with precarious immigration status that has been campaigning on behalf of the couple. “If their application for permanent residence on hu-

Community members: Adriana Rosales Contreras and Alberto Vargas Mendez acknowledge supporters at a rally held in May outside École Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary School. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

manitarian and compassionate grounds is granted, they will be able to stay. If it is rejected, removal pro-

ceedings will begin once again.”

Sanctuary Health credits public pressure, in-

cluding rallies and a letter-writing campaign, for the latest news.

The group is calling on people to keep the pressure on federal officials by writing to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to ask him to grant the couple permanent residence in Canada. (See tinyurl. com/SanctuaryLetterCam paign).

The couple’s story is a complicated one. It began more than a decade ago, when they first arrived in Canada as refugees.

Their initial refugee claim was denied, but the couple did not have a lawyer at the time and, Chu said, did not understand how to appeal the deci-

sion.

In August 2021, the couple applied for permanent residence in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, but the application sat unopened until November 2021. At that point, Chu said, the government returned the application because the forms had since become out of date — but the family did not learn of that fact until after Contreras had been handcuffed on her way home from her daughter’s school.

The couple then resubmitted their application but were still facing the July 8 deportation order until this week’s deferral.

Racist graffiti under investigation Theresa McManus

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British Columbia’s hate crimes unit is helping the New Westminster Police Department investigate recent racist graffiti incidents in Queensborough and Sapperton.

The NWPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying suspects responsible for racist graffiti connected to two separate incidents.

The first incident is believed to have occurred overnight between June 5 and 6. A victim reported finding racist messages scratched into his vehicle, which was parked in the area of South Dyke Road in the Queensborough.

The second incident occurred around midnight on Friday, June 17, when a resident called police to say he was witnessing two suspects spray-painting racist graffiti on buildings

in the 400 block of East Columbia Street in Sapperton.

Police discovered that five vehicles had been spray-painted with graffiti.

Officers searched the area for CCTV footage and evidence, but they’d still like to hear from anyone who may have information about the case.

“Racist incidents are taken seriously by the New Westminster Police Department,” said NWPD

spokesperson Sgt. Justine Thom. “This investigation is ongoing, and we’re asking anyone with information who has not yet spoken to officers to call us.”

Anyone with information can call the police at 604-525-5411.

The New Westminster Police Department, which has an officer seconded to the Provincial Hate Crime Unit, has shared information about these incidents with this unit.

Racist graffiti: A racist message was scratched into a vehicle in Queensborough — one of two recent incidents being investigated by police. PHOTO NWPD

Qayqayt, Lord Kelvin face growing shortage of space Continued from page 1 government has acknowledged the need for a new elementary school, the project is currently at the business case stage — which puts it at least five years away from actual completion.

Ketcham noted the space crunch is particularly acute in the central part of the city, where École Qayqayt Elementary School, in the downtown, and Lord Kelvin Elementary School, next

to Moody Park, are both full. Neither school is big enough to accommodate more enrolment growth.

For the coming 2022/23 school year, the district has already had to redirect 24 students in the Qayqayt catchment to other schools because there was no space. A report to the board notes the problem will only become greater at both Qayqayt and Kelvin, and as many as 100 students could be affected in future years.

Registration opens in November and closes in January for the school year starting the following September, so any future changes will affect students starting school in 2023/24.

Associate superintendent Maryam Naser said the lottery would only apply when there is not enough space at a particular school to accommodate everyone who enrols within the registration window.

She told trustees the district is left with only two choices when there are more students than space: to accept students in registration order, by time and date; or to conduct a random draw. She said the district tries to avoid the time-and-date approach because it can create long lineups and even situations where people feel compelled to camp out overnight to reserve spaces.

Trustees were divided on which would be fairer

for families, with Mary Lalji and Danielle Connelly speaking in favour of the time-and-date approach.

But trustee Maya Russell said the first-come, first-served model benefits certain families — in particular, those with the flexibility for someone to take a day off work to stand in a lineup. She said it doesn’t work for many other families: working single parents, shift workers, parents with young babies

at home, those with elder care responsibilities.

“It is absolutely not a fair way to make decisions about scarce resources,” she said, noting children whose families happen to have moved into an area later than others have done nothing wrong.

“They’re equally entitled to an education in their neighbourhood school.”

Staff will return to the board in November with recommendations on ways to address the space crisis.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, June 30 6:00 pm Public Hearing followed by Council Meeting Council Chamber, City Hall Meeting held electronically and open to public attendance

CANADA DAY: LEARN AND DISCOVER Reflect on the common elements found in all cultures – family, food, movement & creativity – with a variety of free activities June 30 – July 3! Visit the website to learn more about the incorporation of Salish artwork into our Canada Day graphic as a symbol of the City of New Westminster's commitment to truth and reconciliation. newwestcity.ca/canadaday

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Extremism isn’t just a U.S. problem One of Canada’s top polling firms has released research that shows a significant portion of Canadians hold views that put them very close to the politics of Donald Trump and the rightward-drifting U.S. Republican Party.

The firm Abacus Data sampled the views of 1,500 Canadians back in May, and what it discovered is both alarming and disquieting to say the least.

For example, 52 per cent said that “official government accounts of events can’t be trusted.” And 44 per cent said “much of the information we receive from news organizations is false.”

So roughly half the population do not trust two key pillars of established society: government and the news media.

On its own, this finding is not necessarily disastrous.There is nothing wrong with people being skeptical of either institution. But when combined with other findings of the poll, the picture that is painted is worrisome indeed.

More than one-third — 37 per cent —said they “think there is a group of people in this country who are trying to replace native-born Canadians with immigrants who agree with their political views.”

This is known as “replacement theory”, a racist view commonly cited by white supremacists.

Then there is the finding that millions of Canadians are conspiracy theorists: 16 per cent think the last U.S. election was “stolen” from Donald Trump, 18 per cent think the Royal Family killed Princess Diana (a further 35 per cent think the idea is “plausible”) and 20 per cent think theWorld Economic Forum has a secret strategy to control the world.

What this poll shows is that Canada is not radically different than the

United States when it comes to being home to millions of people who hold unorthodox views that range from intolerance to mere kookiness (did I mention that 11 per cent think the moon landings were faked?).

According to Abacus, these folks tend to occupy the conservative side of the political spectrum (Conservative Party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre is a particular favourite).

Indeed, this poll shows why that odious trucker convoy that occupied downtown Ottawa in January and February seemed to attract a not-insignificant amount of support.

In fact, Abacus CEO David Coletto has written the trucker convoy and the infamous Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol cannot be dismissed as one-off events.

“Both events were not isolated nor disconnected.

They are built on a foundation of misinformation, conspiracy theories and distrust,” Coletto wrote in TheWrit.

Canadians tend to hold a smug view that whatever worrisome event plays out in the U.S., it is unlikely to be repeated in this country.

The Abacus Data poll puts the lie to that notion.

At the very least, there are millions of Canadians who subscribe to views wielded by the increasingly right-wing U.S. Republican Party.

And remember, minority views can become tyrannical as well. Look no further than the overturning of Roe v.Wade, which went against the wishes of at least 60 to 70 per cent of Americans.

Extremism, distrust and ignorance are spreading.

They are combining to turn the U.S. into potential chaos, and the Abacus poll suggests we are not immune to their threats.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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The Fraser Health Authority’s only confirmed case of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) was in stable condition in an isolation room at Royal Columbian Hospital in April.The woman, who was in her mid-60s, had contracted the disease while visiting family in Asia. Forty-six people who came in contact with the woman before she discovered she had SARS went into voluntary quarantine. None ended up developing symptoms. As of early April, there had been four SARS deaths across Canada.

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A closer look

Local paper plant on a roll for 100 years Kruger Products’ NewWestminster mill marks its centennial — and we get a behind-the-scenes look Theresa McManus

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ore than 40 trillion rolls of bathroom tissue have rolled down the production line at a local manufacturing plant in the past century.

Today, the Kruger Products plant in New West produces more than 11 million cases of bathroom and facial tissue annually and employs over 360 workers. Located near Stewardson Way, it’s the only tissue paper production site in Western Canada.

“Our bread and butter is Purex; that is the reason this mill exists,” says Mark Evans, general manager of the New West plant.

“Purex is the number 1 bathroom tissue in Western Canada.

It’s a big, big deal.”

In honour of its 100th anniversary, Kruger recently invited employees’ family and friends, as well as some of its stakeholders, to tour the plant as a way of showcasing the work of its employees. Although the local plant rarely opens up to the public, it’s not quite as top secret as its Memphis or Sherbrooke mills, where visitors must sign confidentiality agreements to ensure tricks of the trade aren’t revealed.

Along with toilet paper, the New West plant also produces “lots and lots” of Scotties facial tissue, the number 1 brand in Canada.

“It’s an incredible accomplishment.You think about how many businesses have not made it past their first five years, so

PLYING THEIR TRADE: Darren Buchannon, left, and Mark Evans prepare to welcome visitors at an open house held as part of Kruger Products’ 100th anniversary in New West. PHOTO LAUREN VANDERDEEN to be around for 100 is amazing. And 100 in the same place is amazing,” Evans says. “We are still making a product that we need, which is pretty cool.”

‘THE HOTTEST COMMODITY’ The importance of toilet paper in people’s lives was never clearer than in the early days

Step by step: The converting area at Kruger converts a 3,500-pound roll of tissue into a recognizable product: winding, plying, perforating and sizing.

PHOTO LAUREN VANDERDEEN

of the COVID-19 pandemic, when customers flocked to stores across North America to stock up — often leaving shelves empty.

“It was bizarre,” Evans recalls.

“We make a product that, now, we know is essential.We knew that, but you didn’t appreciate that. Right? It was just toilet paper. And then all of a sudden it was the hottest commodity in town.”

For Kruger employees, the soaring demand for toilet paper was a source of pride in the value of their work to everyday folks.

“It was really busy for a while.

We shipped February, March of 2020 — it feels like ancient history now — we were shipping 77, 80 even 100 per cent more than the same month the year prior,” Evans says. “It was just insanity. But we can’t make 100 per cent more.This is a really capital-intensive business.The

machines are not cheap — so you don’t just buy them to have them sitting and waiting in case you run them.”

So, in order to meet the early-pandemic demand, Kruger honed in on producing certain “flavours” of Purex, such as 12- and 24-roll packages. Instead of producing its regular lineup of about 25 different products, it focused on five products as a way of expediting production (machines have to be changed up to produce different products) — only returning to pre-pandemic operations 14 to 16 months after the pandemic began.

“It’s a big bulky product. It’s not spices.When you are out of stock in spices, there’s a hole in the shelf.When you are out of stock of toilet paper, they kind of go, ‘whoa,” Evans says.

“So, once their shelves were approaching full and the warehouses were back to normal

and our warehouses were back to normal, it was like, ‘OK, the supply line is full again; we can go back to more flavours.’”

EVER-CHANGING Westminster Paper Mills Limited, as the company was originally known, opened in 1922.

After being destroyed by fire in 1929, it was rebuilt — with some help from the City of New Westminster.

In the decades since, the company became Scott Paper in 1954 and then Kruger Products in 2007.

Evans said the Westminster Paper Mills site was likely less than 10 acres in size when the plant first opened, but it has since grown to 35 acres. Acquisitions include the Rayonier lumber mill site (which was destroyed by fire in 1967), singlefamily homes and the former Doman mill site.

Continued on page 9

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A closer look

BIG BUSINESS: More than 40 trillion rolls of toilet paper have been produced at Kruger Products’ New West manufacturing plant over the past 100 years.

PHOTOS LAUREN VANDERDEEN

Sustainability a key focus for the future Mark Evans has seen many changes during his time with Scott Paper/Kruger Products — with environmental initiatives being at the top of the list.

Evans, general manager of the New West plant, says Kruger Products has become “way more focused” on energy reduction, environment, water usage and fibre sources during his 32 years with the company. He said the company gets its fibre from producers who ensure all of the wood is collected sustainably, is regenerated and isn’t coming from old-growth forests.

“In my career, it’s gone from ‘that’s important’ to ‘that’s critical — we have to do well,’” Evans says. “We see that throughout the organization.”

In 2021, Kruger launched its third sustainable development strategy, Reimagine 2030, a 10year strategy that includes targets to further reduce its environmental footprint.

According to Evans, the Kruger mill in New West is subject to a wide variety of federal, provincial and regional regulations related to land, air and water.

He said more than 95 per cent of steam used in the production process is generated by wood waste, which is considered carbon neutral.

“So, that’s a huge deal,” he says.

Installed in 2009, the Nexterra biomass gasification system converts locally sourced wood residue into a clean burn-

ing “syngas” that’s fired into a boiler in place of natural gas. It’s reducing the plant’s use of natural gas by 445,000GJ per year and CO2 emissions by 22,000 tonnes per year.

“This process is lowering the facility’s GHG emissions by 50 per cent annually which is equivalent to removing 5,500 cars from roads or planting three million trees,” said a company statement.

According to Kruger, the biomass gasification system is the first of its kind in Canada — and in the entire pulp and paper industry. It uses locally sourced wood waste, thereby diverting it from landfills, and heats it into syngas, which replaces natural gas.

Kruger has won a number of awards for its initiatives, including the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation Leadership Award in the area of Process Technology and Improvements (2011), the British Columbia Technology Industry Association award for Best Application of Technology — to Nexterra Systems Corporation (2010); and the Canadian Institute of Energy’s (B.C.) Applied Energy Innovation Award (2010). In 2010, it was also a finalist for Pulp and Paper International’s Green Energy and Biofuels Award, as well as the Platts Global Energy Award’s Green Energy Efficiency of the Year Award.

–Theresa McManus

A space odyssey So just how much is 40 trillion rolls of toilet paper, anyway?

Well, if you stacked those rolls end to end, the stack would be about four billion kilometres long.

That would take you: Ð around the Earth (at the Equator) about 100,000 times; Ð to the moon and back more than 5,200 times; or Ð almost to the planet Neptune, which is 4.3 billion kilometres away (well past Uranus, which is 2.8 billion kilometres away).

Now that’s what we call a lot of toilet paper.

‘We wind it, we ply it, we perforate it, we emboss it’ Continued from page 8 “This site has grown. It has expanded like you wouldn’t believe since 1922,” he says. “They bought out neighbours.They expanded over Fifth Avenue.They have expanded out to the west.

One after the other after the other.”

As land has been acquired, buildings have also been added to the site, including a relic from Expo 86; the former Russian pavilion is currently used to store giant cubes of pulp.

Another piece of local history found on the site comes in the form of a long, skinny building that housed the NewWestminster Curling Club from 1955 to 1966.

The Kruger plant is currently home to two paper machines and six converting machines.

“It’s really two big processes then, away it goes.” here — you take pulp, and you FUTURE PLANS turn it into tissue paper on a paTo produce products sold at per machine.You make what’s everything from small momcalled a jumbo roll — that’s and-pop stores to giant retailers seven feet wide and seven feet in like Costco, Kruger has added diameter, 3,500 pounds — it’s buildings to prohuge. But that’s duce and store the basis of tissue products.Through paper,” Evans exthe decades, it’s plains. “You then The old Russian pavilion also introduced take those rolls from Expo 86 now lives on new machines (into the convertthe Kruger Products site cluding some so it ing area and you in New West. It’s used to can produce Costconvert it into a store giant cubes of pulp. co’s house brand) product you recand taken others ognize.We wind out of service. it, we ply it, we While those decisions made perforate it, we emboss it, we cut it to size and then we wrap it and sense at the time, the company is considering how to make the put it into either a case for shipbest use of its footprint on the ping, or more and more, we put shores of the Fraser River in the it on pallets — PMDs, which is years ahead. pre-merchandized display. And

Who knew?

“Our individual machines are great.There is opportunity there to bring them together and share some services and make the guys who service multiple machines more effective, that kind of thing,” Evans says. “To me, that’s just a matter of time.”

As the owner of what’s likely the largest remaining industrial parcel of land in NewWest, Evans says a rumour comes up every few years that Kruger will sell the land for condo redevelopment and relocate elsewhere.

He says that’s not going to happen, but other industrial uses on the site may be provided on the site in the decades ahead.

Evans, who has worked for the company for 32 years and has been the general manager at the NewWest plant for nearly five years, hopes changes can be

made to make the site more efficient. Noting that the plant’s two paper machines and six converting machines are spread out over a space of about 20 acres, he believes land near the former Doman site has potential to help consolidate operations in a more effective way.

“We would get into the queue, for hopefully a new machine.

But I think, realistically, for us the best short-term move would be to consolidate ourselves in some land we have in the backyard,” he says. “It’s consolidating the machinery in a better spot in the land.”

Want to see the planet in action?

Reporter LaurenVanderdeen has put together a video tour. Check it out online at www.tinyurl.com/ KrugerVideo2022.

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Community Queens Avenue Daycare closes after 51 years Closure of non-profit daycare is a ‘devastating loss to the NewWest community,’ says former director Theresa McManus

tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Hundreds of local children have passed through the doors of Queens Avenue Daycare in the past four decades, but that legacy came to an end when it closed for good last week.

The non-profit daycare, operated by the Queens Avenue Daycare Society, opened in a rented basement space in Queens Avenue United Church in 1971 and was incorporated as a non-profit in 1973. In the years since, hundreds — possibly thousands — of youngsters attended the daycare.

“Finding a spot at Queens Avenue Daycare was the best thing that ever happened to my family after moving to New Westminster,” said New West resident Naomi Perks, a former president of the Queens Avenue Daycare Society. “It wasn’t the flashiest of locations, but they had something better: a child-centric environment with staff that truly cared about the kids and their families.”

FAMILIES ‘AT THE HEART’ Stephanie Erdelyi started working at the centre in 1993, before becoming its director in 1999.

“As a non-profit society, what we have always valued is offering the highest quality of care at the most affordable price for families.That’s always been our mission statement,” she said. “Families are always at the heart or the centre

of our care.”

Former board member JJ Lee was saddened to learn of Queens Avenue Daycare’s closure.

“News of Queens Avenue Daycare closing makes me think of what our family would have been like without them.

My sons, who are now 18, attended the daycare between the ages of three and five years old.The early childhood educators, led by Stephanie Erdelyi, had a profound and positive effect on my children,” he said. “Not only did we know they were safe, stimulated, and brought into a larger community family, they were also loved by the caregivers. QADC was a special place.”

For Erdelyi, the health and safety of the children at Queens Avenue Daycare has always been paramount.

“Parents knew that when they left their children there, they would always be safe,” Erdelyi said.

“The thing that I always used to say to families is, ‘I want you to be able to do whatever you have to do during your day, whether you have to go to work, school, whatever you have to do.You can think about your child all day long and can’t wait to see them at the end of the day, but you are not going to worry about them.’There’s a big difference.”

As the centre prepared to close its doors for good on June 24, it was hearing from many of its former families. And what were they saying?

“‘Thank you,’” Erdelyi said. “We are getting lots and lots of emails. People are sort of in disbelief that Queens Avenue won’t be in the community of New Westminster anymore.

They’re very grateful that they had the opportunity to have their children there and they have really special memories of being there, and they’re very, very sad that Queens Avenue won’t be there anymore.”

Erdelyi said many folks have a connection to Queens Avenue Daycare long after they leave.

“We have had children come back with their own children.We still have grandmas and moms of kids that are in their 20s now that still bring us supplies and come to see us at holiday times, just to say hi.We have had kids that have worked for us that went to Queens Avenue when they were younger,” she said. “It’s just this beautiful sense of community and relationship-building that’s been formed there.”

ALWAYS WELCOME Kate Barber was four when she attended Queens Avenue Daycare in 1997/1998. She later volunteered at the centre and eventually worked at QADC. “I returned to QADC because of the support and love I was provided as

‘TOP-NOTCH CARE’: Queens Avenue Daycare director Stephanie Erdelyi leads circle time at the daycare, which closed June 24 after five decades in New West. PHOTO THERESA MCMANUS

a child,” she said. “I have always felt welcome at QADC, and in many ways it has felt like a home to me. I have returned many times to visit and as soon as I walk in the door, I feel welcome, as if I had always been there.”

Barber said Queens Avenue Daycare is a place where many people feel safe, happy, cared for — and always welcome.

“In my eyes, Queens Avenue Daycare is and has been an incredibly important part of NewWestminster’s community. It is where so many children learned how to be kind,

caring and how to grow up to be a positive and contributing member of our community,” she said.

“When I found out that QADC was closing, I felt a profound sadness in my heart. I do feel that New Westminster is losing one of its most valuable childcare facilities in the closing of QADC.” Alissa Foss, secretary of the society’s board, said that sense of community is one of the most special aspects of Queens Avenue Daycare.

“It’s not just a you-dropyour-child-off-for-the-day kind of scenario.You are

invested in all the pieces,” she said. “There are programs where parents bring snacks, they get shared.

Everyone kind of participates.”

Foss can’t say enough about the staff who’ve cared for her two kids through the years.

“It means the world to a parent because you know that you can leave your children and you don’t have to worry how they are being taken care of,” she said. “You know it’s top-notch care.You can’t always find that everywhere.”

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Community Proposed church redevelopment a catalyst for closure Continued from page 11 Foss said QADC staff recognized that each child and each family is unique and has different needs — and responded accordingly. She said Erdelyi is “one of a kind” and goes above and beyond to help families access resources to support their children.

Foss said Queens Avenue Daycare has made a “huge and invaluable” contribution to the community.

“It is very much a community of people who really care. Especially the staff.They are truly amazing,” she said. “I am going to miss it.”

Barb Wilkins agreed.

“It is a devastating loss to the New West community,” said Wilkins, a former QADC director. “In an era where more and more corporate chain daycare centres are opening,

a non-profit like Queens Avenue has stood out as a beacon of quality childcare.”

WHY IS IT CLOSING? A proposed redevelopment of the church site was the “catalyst” that led to the QADC board’s decision to close the daycare.

But, ultimately, a number of issues factored into the board’s decision, Foss said.

Last summer, the United Property Resource Corporation approached the City of New Westminster with plans for retaining Queens Avenue United Church and building a 12-storey residential building on a portion of the site. City council discouraged the applicant from pursuing that particular plan, but the proposal created some uncertainty about the daycare’s future

in the building.

“We looked really hard to try to find a new location — we thought ‘we need to figure this out and see what our options are,’ and finding a space

Queens Avenue has stood out as a beacon of quality child care.

that would work was really hard.There was no space that came available that we could find or brokers we had reached out to could find,” Foss said.

“Also, it would take quite a bit of capital to move to a new space and do that.

That would be our second

hurdle if we were going to go there.”

Because the Queens Avenue Daycare Society is parent-based, the board makeup changes as families come and go.That’s great for family involvement, but it’s not so great for a board needing to work on long-term plans related to the daycare’s future, Foss said.

While Queens Avenue Daycare has been fortunate to have had many staff who’ve worked at the centre for 20 or more years, Foss said there’s been increasing turnover in recent times.

Ultimately, uncertainty about the current location, the board’s ability to find a new location and staffing challenges led the board to make the tough decision to close the daycare.

“We were in a very limbo state, which is not a comfortable place for parents, and especially for the staff working for Queens Ave,” Foss said.

While the church had offered the daycare a lease extension until June 2023,

Care and fun: Children enjoy activities at Queens Avenue Daycare during its final week of operations. The longstanding child-care centre closed down on June 24. PHOTO THERESA MCMANUS

the board decided it was in the best interest of staff and families to close in June 2022 as per its existing lease.

“The last few years have been really hard to run a not-for-profit daycare,” Foss said. “I know that this is the right decision.

It is an extremely hard decision. But I 100 per cent support where we are going with this.”

As a parent of a child who “graduated” from the centre and one who

was attending QADC as it closed, Foss, who is expecting another child in the fall, said it will be challenging to find a centre that lives up to the standard set by Queens Avenue Daycare.

“I don’t think it has clicked in for a lot of us,” she said. “I think for parents it’s sad because we have this amazing resource that we have been lucky enough to have our children be part of.”

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Community New West Progressives name two more trustee hopefuls Julie MacLellan

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Two more candidates

have joined the race for NewWestminster school board with the NewWest Progressives.

Kathleen Carlsen and Teo Dobre will be on the ballot in the Oct. 15 municipal elections.

KATHLEEN CARLSEN Carlsen is finishing up four years as the chair of the district parent advisory

TEO DOBRE council.

Dobre is an active comCarlsen has been a munity volunteer who lives DPAC executive member in downtown NewWestfor five years, the last four minster with his wife, Maas its chair. She has also served as PAC chair at two ria, and young son. He’s lived in NewWestminster schools, F.W. Howay Elementary School and Glen- for the past five years.

The Romanian-born brook Middle School, and Dobre spent his high is the former DPAC rep school and university years for Richard McBride Elein the Lower Mainland mentary School (now Skand received a master’s dewo:wech).

She has also volunteered gree in library and information science from the with local minor sports University of Alberta. and has worked with the He has been an acCity of NewWestminstive community organizer ter’s parks and recreation for the past 12 department for years, working to 30 years, teaching provide services dance and moveand events to the ment to children local Romanian ranging in age community. from 12 months Dobre is a lito 20+ years old. brarian and pubWith her son lished author. now finishing He believes middle school, physical eduCarlsen said she’s Kathleen Carlsen cation and an ready to take her active lifestyle voice to the board candidate are not only inlevel. tegral to chil“My agenda is dren’s developto listen to what ment but also the parents want, key to combatlisten to what the ing the negative students want, effects students and that may have experichange year to enced during the year, but to reCOVID-19 panally advocate for demic, a news those that are in release says. the school district Teo Dobre candidate If elected, Doright now,” she bre says he is says. “I really feel that families want to be lis- committed to improving tened to and understood.” library services and collections and to improving Carlsen lists student the delivery of better resafety — including mental health supports and the search skills to NewWestminster students. He also district’s relationship with plans to advocate for more the NewWestminster Pomental health support and lice Department — as her top priority, along with the for funding to create better sports programs in schools need for more land and to further address the efnew schools. fects of the pandemic.

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Queen’s Park Arts Festival coming New Westminster residents are invited to celebrate the arts in one of the city’s favourite outdoor spaces.

The Queen’s Park Arts Festival is set for July 6 to 10, with a lineup that includes poetry, a community dance, a children’s art festival and music of many genres.

The Arts Council of New Westminster kicks off the festivities at the bandshell on Wednesday, July 6, with a 6:30 p.m. Indigenous welcome from Brody Halfe of the Qayqayt First Nation.

The evening will also include Poetry in the Park, presented by the Royal City Literary Arts Society, featuring NewWestminster poet laureate Elliot Slinn and poet laureate emerita Candice James.

There’s also a Casual Coding session in Centennial Lodge, presented by the New Media Gallery and the Arts Council of New Westminster, where people of all experience levels can sit down, have a

beverage, learn coding and watch generative art being created.

You can also stop in to the Gallery at Queen’s Park between 6 and 8 p.m. to check out the Transits and Reveries exhibition, featuring art by Sherida Charles.

The fun continues over the next four days. Some highlights: THURSDAY, JULY 7 Ð 7 p.m.:The Keith MacLachlan Quartet – drummer MacLachlan, saxophonist Ben Lockwood, bassist Emilio Suarez and keyboardist Tim Wyatt – presents a lively book of jazz standards from the bebop, post-bebop and cool jazz eras.

FRIDAY, JULY 8 Ð 7 p.m.: Community dance with Royal City Swing SATURDAY, JULY 9 AND SUNDAY, JULY 10 Ð Noon to 5 p.m.: Children’s art festival at the Queen’s Park Farm

two featured poets, plus an open mic.The series kicks off on Wednesday, July 6, in conjunction with the launch of the Queen’s Park Arts Festival, which runs until July 10.

The opening session will feature two poets laureate of the City of New Westminster: current poet laureate Elliott Slinn and poet laureate emerita Candice James.

SUNDAY, JULY 10 Ð 2 p.m.: Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, a fiddle and cello duo fusing contemporary and traditional influences with original

day, June 30) at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park.

The evening will recognize the departure of executive director Stephen O’Shea, who’s been at the helm of the arts council since 2015. Laura Grady, currently the program manager, steps into the executive director’s role as of July 1.

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Poetry in the Park back at bandshell Outdoor poetry is returning to the bandshell at Queen’s Park this summer.

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A New West teen took to the podium in his debut at the national track and field championships.

Levi Tuura, who recently turned 17, competed in the U20 Canadian Track and Field Championships in Langley on June 26, placing second and earning a silver medal with a jump of 2.02 metres. It was his first time competing at the nationals.

“Competing in the nationals is one thing, but coming second in U20 I am stoked about because I never really saw myself competing in a higher up age group,” he said. “I am

really happy.”

Tuura’s jump was his third highest jump of the season.

“It was super hot, so I was pretty tired. I was kind of forcing myself over the bar,” he told the Record.

“I am really happy with the silver.The guy that beat me, he is 19 and in university, so I can’t complain.”

Because he’s only 17, Tuura will also compete in the U18 national championships (his actual age group) in Sherbrooke, Quebec in August.

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City applies for grant to help vulnerable seniors $15,000 would help implement a ‘connect and prepare’ pilot project at a 96-unit subsidized building Theresa McManus

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NewWestminster wants help vulnerable seniors make connections and better prepare them for emergency situations.

Council approved a staff recommendation to submit a grant application under the Age-Friendly Communities grant program, which aims to help Indigenous and local governments to better support older adults so they can age in place and live active, socially engaged and independent lives.The city will apply for $15,000 for the Connect and Prepare pilot project at Ross Tower.

According to a staff report, the city’s commu-

nity planning section and emergency management office, along with the Seniors Services Society of B.C., want to pilot the “connect and prepare” approach at Ross Tower.

“RossTower, which includes 96 units of subsidized housing, services a highly vulnerable population, including a high proportion of frail and live-alone seniors with observed low levels of social connectedness and interaction,” said the report. “Connect and Prepare presents an innovative approach to building community emergency preparedness and resilience by strengthening social connections between neighbours.”

Staff note that the COVID-19 pandemic, last summer’s heat dome and wildfires, and the fall floods have been a “wakeup” call for many B.C. communities.

“The project would introduce innovative strategies to meet climate and emergency management needs for vulnerable seniors in independent living residences,” said the staff report. “Tenants would be guided to develop their skills to build stronger social networks as a foundation of community resilience and take collaborative action to prepare for acute emergencies and chronic stresses, especially related to climate change.”

Coun. Chinu Das said

this type of program is important as it addresses social exclusion among seniors, which can lead to loneliness.

“When you get to the point of loneliness, it’s a crippling stage to be,” she said. “You feel helpless and you are not motivated to go and look for that support that takes you out of the loneliness. And this is a place for intervention.”

Das thanked staff for proposing a program that combines the need to address social exclusion and loneliness with work on emergency preparedness.

John Stark, the city’s supervisor of community planning, said this particular grant is a one-off grant but the city hopes it can

use the Connect and Prepare pilot project to get support from other granting programs. He said it’s seen as a much-needed initiative in the city.

“This was with regards to climate emergencies

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and other events. It is getting seniors to connect together to build social connectedness, and through social connectedness to be better prepared for emergency situations,” he said.

“So this will get a coor-

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Stark told council the approach being undertaken with the pilot project is “quite innovative” in B.C. “OnlyVictoria has used this approach previously.

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SUMMER BAZAAR WHAT’S HAPPENING? The Century House Association is holding a summer bazaar on Saturday, July 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prior to the pandemic, Century House held a thrift sale every spring and a craft sale each fall.

Shelly Schnee, the city’s program coordinator for seniors, said the association wasn’t able to hold its sales in 2020 or 2021, nor was it able to hold the spring 2022 thrift sale.

“The craft sale and the thrift sale were their main fundraising events,” she said. “They have missed five now since COVID. They usu-

ally make $6,000 and $10,000, so it’s pretty significant.”

WHAT’S FOR SALE? Groups from Century House — including the craft, quilting and pottery groups, as well as the Century House Artists — will be selling their goods at the sale.

All sorts of items will be found in the white elephant sale, including books, jewellery, tools and electronics. Shoppers will also find plants and collectibles (but no clothes) at the bazaar.

CAN I DONATE? Donations will be accepted at Century

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House, 620 Eighth St., from Monday, July 4 to Thursday, July 7. Items can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6.)

TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE CENTURY HOUSE ASSOCIATION: Volunteers with the Century House Association support City of New Westminster staff in providing a wide variety of activities, education, wellness and fitness programs — as well as social connections — for adults aged 50 and older.

“It’s a really important partnership,” Schnee said. “I think that is one of the reasons why we are such a great senior’s centre.”

Money raised by the Century House Association supports a variety of initiatives, including an

Helping seniors: After five fundraising sales had to be cancelled

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annual volunteer appreciation event and some costs associated with the Clarion newsletter.

“One really exciting thing is they’ve just redone their Century House Association website. They do that and then they do special projects,” Schnee said.

“For example, the association paid for all the

furniture in the lounge, and the dining room as well. The dining room and the lounge are really important places in Century House because they aren’t programmed and are open for seniors to gather and connect. They are really, really important spaces for seniors in the community. They needed a refresh.”

DETAILS PLEASE: All proceeds go directly to the Century House Association. Cash, credit and debit cards will be accepted at the sale (card purchase minimum $25).

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Don’t buy into myths: Seniors are a vital part of society Margaret Coates

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B.C. Seniors Week was June 5 to 11. On the B.C. Seniors Advocate website it says, “This is a time to celebrate seniors and their many contributions.”

There are many ways we can celebrate seniors every week.

But to my mind as a senior, I would like people to reject several myths about seniors that are simply not accurate.These myths often diminish the reality of seniors as major contributors to our community, both historically and in the present.

One of the major myths I hear a great deal is that seniors are not productive in society.

Though seniors are not necessarily in paid work (although that has changed over the years), they lend their support to the community by volunteering countless hours. In fact, seniors contribute the most volunteer hours in Canada as a group.They also volunteer as unpaid caregivers to friends and family, saving the economy many thousands of health-care dollars. Seniors also pay taxes and are consumers of goods and services.

Another myth about older people is that most are well-heeled with lots of money for travelling and

other expensive activities.

Many seniors are certainly not wealthy. In fact, statistics suggest the rate of poverty in the seniors population is increasing. Seniors may not have a private pension or retirement savings to carry them through their senior years.

Some seniors are forced to take up part-time work to stretch their incomes – especially now with increasing inflation.

Notwithstanding the myths about seniors, there are some complex issues that many face, and without community support, they may be at risk for increased negative health and wellness issues, loneliness, isolation, poverty, poor housing options and elder abuse. Older people who are socially connected and participate

in their communities are more likely to obtain the help they need to mitigate these issues.

Communities must provide the supports seniors need while at the same time not stereotyping them.

Social stigmatization or stereotyping of older adults further reduces their access to services and opportunities.

Seniors are not a homogeneous group.There are as many types and varieties in the seniors population as there are in younger age groups.

It appears at times that the contributions of seniors historically have been overlooked. People sometimes forget that seniors contributed to building this country and community.

Seniors contributed to

the economic growth of their communities through their paid work, taxes and their contributions to culture and Canadian values.They created systems and organizations such as universities and schools,

which help all Canadians live better lives. It is clear to me that seniors contribute to the fabric of our community.

I do not think I can say it enough: seniors deserve our thanks for all that they

have contributed to our community.

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DIFFICULTY SELLING? Difficulty Making Payments?

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1010 6th Ave. New Westminster.

Suites Available.

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Further, the publishers do not accept liability for any loss of damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by the portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. Any corrections of changes will be made in the next available issue. The Richmond News will be responsible for only one incorrect insertion with liability limited to that portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Request for adjustments or corrections on charges must be made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration.

For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

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Pets negotiable. Ref req’d.

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BURIAL PLOTS

Celebrate the lives of loved ones with your stories, photographs and tributes TODAY'S PUZZLE ANSWERS

OCEAN VIEW BURIAL PARK Private Sale.

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Very competitive price.

604-980-4974

WANTED CASH for your CLUTTER I will pay CASH for your UNWANTED ITEMS! I specialize in RECORDS, English Bone China & Figurines, Collectibles, Tools, Antiques, ETC

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Small Pet OK.

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By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act KINGSWAY BAILIFF SERVICE will dispose of: 1) 2001 HARLEY Davison Sportster VIN# 1HD4CJM111K139592 Debtor RO: GRAHAM DAVID Amount owed: $16,760.10 2) 2007 YAMAHA M/C VIN# JYARJ13N07A000016 Debtor RO: DONALD ADAM Amount owed: $2,163.08 3) 2009 BMW 335I VIN# WBAWB73569P047913 Debtor RO: WU SHENGZHEN Amount owed: $13,000 4) 2015 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVER VIN# SALGV2TF2FA207061 Debtor RO: YAO QINGSHENG Amount owed: $16,521.20 5) 2009 BMW 335I VIN# WBAWC73559E269707 Debtor RO: WALTER JONATHAN PAUL Amount owed: $12,630.25 6) 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU VIN#1G1ZE5STXGF188345 Debtor RO: ALPHONSE MICHELLE Amount owed: $9,175.95 7) 1933 CHEVROLET 118 VIN# 622309 Debtor RO: UNKNOWN Amount owed: $5,000.00 8) 2017 TOYOTA 86 VIN#JF1ZNAA19HB709356 Debtor RO: TOYOTA CREDIT CANADA INC, ROGER J. WOOD Amount owed: $5,600.00 9) 2019 FORD F150 VIN# 1FTEW1EB7KFB86608 Debtor RO: THELMA WYCOTTE Amount owed: $4200.00 10) 2013 FORD FOCUS VIN# 1FADP3K27DL357389 Debtor RO: LULUA WARREN MARTIN Amount owed: $5800.00 Due to Covid-19, viewing will be by Appointment Only.

Units can be viewed online at: https://kingswaybailiff.com/car-gallery/ All email written bids to Kingsway Bailiff Service by July 4, 2022 at: info@kingswaybailiff.com www.KingswayBailiff.com

ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN Lic#89402. Insured. Guar’d.

Fast same day service.

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CONCRETE

Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos, Panel changes.

(604)374-0062 Simply Electric We do ALL kinds of Concrete Work.

• Seniors discount.

Local, family business 40+ yrs.

604-240-3408

Commercial & Residential Reno’s & Small Jobs bf#37309 778-322-0934

DRAINAGE DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water,

Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating, Concrete Cutting, Rootering, WET BSMT MADE DRY

604.782.4322

DRYWALL

Boarding & Taping, Good Rates! Reliable, Free Est. Reno’s & Small Jobs Welcome! Call Gurprit 604-710-7769

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Basements Made Dry Claudio’s Backhoe Service

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604-341-4446

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HOME SERVICES FENCING

LANDSCAPING

New • Repaired • Rebuilt Fences & Decks.

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FLOORING

Start-Finish. Demo-Design.

PAVERS, Driveway, Sidewalk Concrete Removal - Replace LANDSCAPING, Turf, Hedges, Retaining Wall, Patio. Drainage

604-782-4322

SHAW LANDSCAPING LTD

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Complete Landscaping • Lawn Cuts • Gardening • Pruning • Power Washing

LAWN & GARDEN

25+ years Experience.

Fully y Ins’d. Lic’d & WCB Summer Clean-up Specials • Lawn Maintenance • Power Rake • New Sod & Seeding • Tree Topping & Trimming • Power Wash • Gutters • Patio’s • Decks • Fences • Concrete • Retaining Walls ys & Sidewalks • Driveway & Much MORE All work guaranteed Free Estimates .

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NEED IT FIXED? Most jobs $25 an hour.

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604-850-4908

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778-968-7843

GUTTERS CALL Today for Summer DISCOUNTS!

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GUTTERS • REPLACEMENTS • DOWNPIPE • LEAF GUARD • DRAIN GUARD • SIDING

SPECIAL SUMMER PAINTING DISCOUNT EXTERIOR & INTERIOR Residential & Commercial

35%OFF 25 years experience.

Free Estimates

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778-984-0666 Exterior/Interior Specialist Many Years Experience.

Fully Insured.

Top Quality • Quick Work.

Free estimate.

604-724-3832

INT/EXT. SPECIALIST. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. FREE ESTIMATE.

Seabird Painting

Int/exterior painting, power washing, general renos and fencing.

Call Kelvin 604-537-6139

FAIRWAY PAINTING Fully Insured 20 yrs. exp. • Free Est.

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF

Call 604-

7291234

Painting Specials

Commercial & Residential. Free Estimates.

2 rooms for $400, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.

We do all sorts of wood flooring and all types g of mouldings. g

778 -895-3503

Any project, Gutter Specialists. Licensed. WCB Insured.

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Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

604-723-8434

TO THE NEXT LEVEL

• Gutter Cleaning • Roof Cleaning • Power Washing WorkSafeBC • Insured

• Hot Water Tanks • Plumbing • Heating • Furnaces • Boilers • Drainage • Res. & Comm.

• 24/7 /77 Service

Re-Roofing & Repairs Specialists

20 Year Labour Warranty Available

604-591-3500

• FULL SERVICE JUNK REMOVAL & Clean-Up at Affordable Rates • Pianos & Hot Tubs No Problem • Booked Appointments • Same-Day Service • Residential & Commercial

20 YARD BIN RENTALS

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Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates

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604-240-5362

from $249/week + dump fees

604.220.JUNK (5865)

TREE SERVICES TREE SERVICES

Pruning, Hedge Trimming Tree & Stump Removal 75 ft Bucket Trucks

604-787-5915

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$50 OFF

* on jobs over $1000

REFER TO THE HOME SERVICES SECTION FOR ALL YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT NEEDS

STUCCO

D & S STUCCO 30 yrs exp.

Exc serv. All types of Finishes, Repairs. Ins’d 604-788-1385

CALL TO PLACE YOUR AD

604-362-0586

PUZZLE ANSWERS ON SEPARATE PAGE

604-230-0627

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT WEST BEST HOME RENOVATION Siding, Stucco, Deck, Stairs, Patio, Railing, Doors & Windows, Basement, Kitchen, Bathroom, Fixtures, Tile, Countertop, Drywall, Painting & Much More.

Mike 604−841−7773

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BRING HOME IMPROVEMENTS

REFER TO THE HOME SERVICES SECTION FOR ALL YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT NEEDS

RUBBISH REMOVAL

ROOFING

BRADS JUNK REMOVAL.com

604-437-7272

D&M PAINTING

BONDED & INSURED EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES PROFESSIONAL, SAFE AND RELIABLE

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PAINTING/ WALLPAPER

604-240-2881

604-900-6010

MOVING

778-688-1012

INSTALLATION REFINISHING, Sanding. Free est, great prices.

Satisfaction guar.604-518-7508

HANDYPERSON

PLUMBING

ARDEKA GARDENERS Power Rake, Lawn Care, Prune, Clean-ups • 604-876-8086

West Coast Cedar Installations since 1991.

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LAWN & GARDEN

Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

604-230-0627

A-1 Steve’s Gutter & Window Cleaning & Repair from $98 !

Gutters vacuumed and hand cleaned. 604-524-0667

BIG

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Call Dhillon, 604-782-1936

ALL RENOVATIONS: •Kitchen •Baths •Additions •Patio •Stairs •Deck •Fences •P Painting •D Drywall & MORE

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Kitchen & Bathrooms, all Tile, all Flooring, Drywall, Paint. ALL REPAIRS +More!

INT & EXT • 778-836-0436

ROOFING

A-1 Contracting & Roofing New & Re-Roofing • All Types All Maintenance & Repairs GUTTER CLEANING Gutter Guard Installations • RENOVATION WORK • WCB. 25% Discount • Emergency Repairs •

Jag • 778-892-1530

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or small...

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CHOICES FOR CANADA DAY WEEKEND! Prices Effective June 30 - July 6 2022

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED Chocies’ Own Deli Salads

Beef Burgers

Arla Cheese Slices

2 pack

99 4each

20% Off

2/1000 125g - 175g

Choices’ Own 8” Sour Cherry Pie

Hot House Tomatoes

Choices’ Own Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns

198/lb

449

4.37/kg

6 pack

each

LOCAL from BC

Fresh Cherries 15.39/kg LOCAL from

BC

BBQ Ready Pork Sausages 19.82/kg LOCAL from

Organic Kale Bunches Black, Green and Red

899

Fraser Valley

/lb

Raised Without Antibiotics made in store

Flora Vitamins and Supplements

ts All Produc on

SALE

20% off

Assorted Sizes

1099

BC

/lb

Wendel’s 6 inch Gluten-Free Lemon Raspberry Cake

2/ 600

LOCAL from

698

Weather Permitting

1499 each

Angie’s Boomchickapop Popcorn & Puffs

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts

399

549-599

125g - 198g

473ml

Happy Anniversary, Choices Yaletown Saturday, July 2nd ONLY!

10% OFF

THE ENTIRE STORE,

INCLUDING SALE ITEMS

Anniversary sale is only available at Choices Yaletown | Sale not available online

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