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ART & INNOCENCE IN A TIME OF WAR

HOMELESS

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Coquitlam resident and Afghanistan native Ahmad Reza shows his oil painting The Girl of Kandahar — the birthplace of the Taliban — with his subject holding a pomegranate, the fruit the city is famous for growing. “She deserves a better life with quality,” said the 31-year-old, who has two pieces on display at the Port Moody Arts Centre until Nov. 1 as part of the Art 4 Life exhibit. For more on Reza’s story, please see TC Arts/Entertainment on page 17.

A large number of clients at Coquitlam’s homeless shelter have been able to move on to treatment or more permanent forms of housing, according to data from the operator of the facility at 3030 Gordon Ave. RainCity Housing said that of the 120 people who have come through the doors since the shelter opened last December, 30 (25%) went on to treatment or detox while 28 (23%) found market housing. Another 24 (20%) moved on to the supportive housing at 3030 Gordon and 10 (12%) were able to receive help from a family member.

Bill Briscall, RainCity’s communications manager, said the numbers show the shelter has worked to get homeless people off the street and into housing.

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TRI-CITY CRIME

Bust leads to a drop in scam calls Call centre raid in Mumbai results in fewer reports of calls from ‘Officer Ryan Smith’

SARAH PAYNE The Tri-CiTy News

A phone scam that has plagued Tri-City residents may finally be on the decline after a major crackdown in Mumbai, India.

In early October, a call centre in Mumbai was busted, leading to a dramatic drop in the number of Canadians reporting harassing scam calls from the Canada Revenue Agency, according to the Better Business Bureau. Mumbai

police arrested more than 70 people and are questioning hundreds more who were part of a call centre targeting North Americans.

The scam has hit many people in the Tri-Cities, including a Coquitlam man who began

receiving the calls in January and eventually lost $8,000 to the fraudsters, who had several of his personal details and threatened his arrest if he didn’t immediately correct the “mistake” he’d made on his income taxes.

In the spring, a Coquitlam woman reported getting calls from an “Officer Ryan Smith,” who aggressively demanded she call him back to discuss her apparent tax fraud. see SCAMMERS DUPED, page 6

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PART 4: PORT MOODY ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY

PMES saves salmon now & creates the next generation of stewards Bursary helps the next generation of green leaders SARAH PAYNE

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he cluster of about 20 teens shuffles precariously along the boardwalk, hanging on Dave Bennie’s every word as he leads them from popular black bear snack spots to a former First Nations midden site and then back to the Noons Creek hatchery for a lesson in invertebrates and the salmon life cycle.

It’s a science class tour that has happened many, many times in the hatchery’s 25-year history. Thousands of students and myriad community groups have heard the salmon story from Bennie, the Port Moody Ecological Society (PMES) volunteer leader who is always eager to share his enthusiasm for the creek and, hopefully, inspire some to join the cavalry.

But while a strong public education component is common among local hatchery operations, PMES is unique in going one step further by offering a bursary for those wishing to pursue studies in the fish, wildlife or environmental fields.

Brian Wormald, PMES president, said the bursary is the culmination of the group’s education efforts.

“How better to educate than to assist some passionate, driven youth to achieve their goal of helping the world move towards a more environmentally friendly and sustainable future?”

The Bill Nicol bursary was established in the early to mid 1990s to honour its namesake, a longtime volunteer who donated funds from collecting bottles for many years. Past recipients have gone on to positions with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Ministry of Environment while others have become teachers, Wormald said.

ABOVE, RIGHT: BRIAN WORMALD PHOTOS; BELOW: SARAH PAYNE/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Above: Nicole Maniago, a Port Moody Ecological Society volunteer and director at large — and recipient of the group’s education bursary — strips eggs from a chum salmon for PMES’ hatchery. Right: Maniago takes part in nest box cleaning with the Burke Mountain Naturalists. Below: Dave Bennie of PMES talks to students from Gleneagle secondary school at the mouth of Noons Creek.

Around 2010, a donation from the estate of Richard Weldon Haley prompted the group to combine the two funds and invest them with the Vancouver Foundation; the interest earned goes to the bursary pool and is awarded annually to an exceptional volunteer

for post-secondary education in an environmental field.

Wormald said there was no question who this year’s recipient would be: Nicole Maniago, a relative newcomer to the hatchery whose “passion, dedication and previous history of volunteerism at other organiza-

tions” made her an easy choice.

“She has a ‘can do’ attitude, willing to try anything new, and can be seen jumping into a pair of hip-waders any chance she gets,” Wormald said.

Maniago first visited the Noons Creek hatchery last October and found she just

couldn’t leave.

At the time, she was holding down several environmental and wildlife protection volunteer positions after taking a three-week career discovery course through WorkBC. Through that program, the 30-year-old found a career path that connected her back to her childhood roots: camping in the woods with her dad, fishing with her grandfather and picking huckleberries with her grandmother.

“It instilled in me from a very young age a love and appreciation for nature and the outdoors,” Maniago said.

She added the Noons Creek hatchery to her roster of volunteer roles and was quickly hooked.

“Dave Bennie gave me the first tour, he took me around and showed me everything, and he’s just got so much knowledge and passion for everything, it really got me started,” said Maniago.

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“It was just so fascinating,” Maniago said. “I loved being a ‘fish mom’ raising little fish and getting to release them at the Fingerling Festival, and seeing how excited the kids were to release them. It made me so proud and happy.”

PMES was so thrilled with Maniago’s dedication to the hatchery that not only did it award her the 2016 bursary, the group also invited her to join the board as a director at large, “which she excitedly accepted,” Wormald said.

Maniago said she is considering carefully her next education step but knows it will be connected to environmental and stream protection.

“I know I want to inspire others to have the same passion for nature and wildlife,” she said — just as Bennie, Wormald and other hatchery volunteers did for her.

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“We are happy with the outcomes,” he told The Tri-City News a day after presenting the findings to Coquitlam council. “Over half the people are getting into housing, which is great given the shortage of housing.”

That still leaves 23% who were not able to use the shelter as a means of finding a permanent place to live. The numbers show that 10 people (8%) moved on to a different shelter while the situations of 14 people (12%) are unknown and four (3%) ended up in jail.

Briscall said the data has been helpful in showing where the needs are for the facility and how it can allocate resources.

For example, over the last year, shelter staff have seen a shift in the average amount of time clients have been on the streets. Over the last six months, 43 (62%) of the 68 shelter users said they were homeless for less than a year, with 23 of those saying they were homeless less than a month and 15 for less than a week. This is a shift from the first six months of the year, when Briscall said shelter clients mainly consisted of people who had been on the streets for a longer period of time.

The early outreach, he added, is helpful in getting people back into a stable housing situation before they became entrenched in homelessness.

“For those who have been homeless many years, it is hard to get them into a shelter,” he said. “Those folks that were homeless the

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smallest amount of time get housed faster because they are going through a different experience.”

The data found that 17% of shelter clients have been homeless for one to two years and 15% fall into the two- to five-year range.

Another 3% said they had been homeless for five to 10 years and 3% said they had been living on the streets for more than 10 years.

“It is a different population than what we were anticipating,” said Catharine Hume, the co-executive director of RainCity Housing during a presentation to Coquitlam council on Monday. “I think we were much more anticipating the types of people we saw in the first half of the year.”

The average age of a shelter client has also fluctuated since the facility opened last December but, overall, 41% were listed as 50 and older while 46% are in the 30 to 50 range and 13% are under 30.

The majority of the shelter users come from Coquitlam (48%), followed

by Port Coquitlam (26%) and Port Moody (2%).

Another 5% listed their home town as the Tri-Cities and 19% were from outside of the area.

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A battle is brewing in Belcarra over the rights of property owners and the wish of municipal council to preserve the village character.

On one side is a vocal group of homeowners who say the proposed zoning bylaw — set to go to public hearing tonight (Wednesday) — would limit them and subsequently decrease their equity if they ever had to rebuild.

On the other side are the elected officials, who are trying to keep a handle on the official community plan (OCP) with land use caps.

The issue came to a head late last year when Mayor Ralph Drew said real estate agents were advertising Belcarra properties to potential developers with the ability to build homes up to 20,000 sq. ft. or more.

As well, a numbered company with an offshore reference had bought several lots and “bragged” about building a monster home, he said.

“These sorts of issues aren’t new to the Lower Mainland,” Drew said, referring to the foreign buyers investing in the Vancouver area market.

In response, council in January hired a consulting firm to look at floor area ratio (FAR) maximums. CitySpaces Consulting also surveyed similar municipalities with sloped geography — including Port Moody and Coquitlam — to compare policies on density issues such as lot coverage, setbacks and roof heights.

Their recommendations were incorporated into Bylaw 502 and given unanimous first reading by the village council this past June.

But those proposed guidelines were criticized by many residents as being too strict and, as a result, were loosened by council.

The bylaw was revised, given second reading — also unanimously — by council earlier this

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Signs went up last month as the community of Belcarra debated Bylaw 502. The proposed policy has since been revised. month and, now, awaits adoption on Nov. 1.

Still, the topic continues to split the community.

Longtime resident Des Wilson said some homeowners feel the numbers remain too high and don’t follow the OCP. With bigger homes, the village is failing to protect the environment and to keep greenhouse gas emissions low, he said.

But there are others like resident Kim Alfreds — who has a 7,500-sq. ft. home on half an acre — who complain that village council is rushing the bylaw through for no reason. It

is putting gross floor area ratio restrictions on property owners without considering the economic effects, he said.

“The word ‘greed’ is prominent in the air,” Wilson countered. “They’re trying to make Belcarra an exclusive area but we are unique.”

Drew said he expects council will strike an advisory committee to delve deeper into the matter after Bylaw 502 passes next week. The committee will be given a six- to nine-month window to review the new bylaw and it will submit its report to council before next

summer, when building gets underway.

Drew said although Belcarra has had a bumper year for building permit bids — many of which have been shelved until Bylaw 502 passes — he doesn’t believe the new zoning rules will harm future development.

“All it means is that they have to adhere to the new floor-area ratios,” he said, “but a 10,000sq. ft. house on a one-acre lot is hardly a hardship.”

The mayor added: “It’s clear from the last OCP [review] that people don’t want to see monster homes. We’re not getting any push-back from 10,000 sq. ft. other than [some people] saying, ‘That’s too generous.’”

Drew also argued it’s necessary to pass the policy before the committee starts its study.

“If we do nothing — if we just leave the status quo — we leave ourselves open and vulnerable to someone walking in the door with an application for [a] 20,000 sq. ft. [home] and there’s not a thing we can do about it,” he said. “In other words, doing nothing is not an option.”

As for new growth — a requirement under Metro Vancouver’s Regional Growth Strategy — Drew said Belcarra will meet its target of 1,000 residents by encouraging owners to build coach houses and include secondary suites.

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A former Port Coquitlam teacher is on trial this week for an alleged sexual assault more than 15 years ago in Vancouver.

Russell Lance Read was originally charged in early 2014 with two counts of sexual assault and one count each of sexual exploitation, sexual interference of a person under 14 and touching a young person for a sexual purpose. Three of the charges had been linked to a PoCo file.

Read recently served time for other sex crimes involving young people.

In the spring of 2013, he was sentenced to two and a half years in jail; 18 months for offences that occurred from July 1998 to February 2000 in Coquitlam, Victoria, Ladner and Vancouver, followed by 12 months for crimes involving a second victim and dating back to January 2001 to June 2003 in Coquitlam.

Another 12-month sentence was to be served concurrently

One man is in custody and another is in hospital suffering from multiple stab wounds after an incident at a home on Gatensbury Street in Port Moody at about 5 a.m. last Friday.

Police had the property taped off for most of the day, while investigators from the Major Crime Section surveyed the scene with the help of the Community Action Team.

According to a statement, the victim is expected to recover. Police also noted that the two men are known to each other and that there is no risk to the public.

“This investigation is still in its early stages,” the Port Moody Police Department said in a statement. “Updates will be provided as further information becomes available.” for administering an overpowering drug with intent to commit sexual exploitation.

Read’s last teaching position was from 1996 to 2004 at Citadel middle school in PoCo, where he taught computers and coached rugby and volleyball.

He also worked with the choir.

The B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch suspended him from teaching in 2009 and he was given a 10-year ban from recertifying.

Read’s conduct was also investigated in 2008, for incidents between 2002 and 2004, including referring to students as “Grade 12 babes” in an email, and making inappropriate jokes; he acknowledged the actions constituted professional misconduct.

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The reports continued to grow, prompting the BBB to warn Canadians about the scam that was accounting for 20% of all the frauds reported to its Scam Tracker web page.

“This scam has affected just about everyone at one time or another,” said Evan Kelly of the BBB serving mainland B.C., in a release. “Fortunately, this scam wasn’t the leader in terms of loss but almost everyone I’ve talked to says they received those dreaded and threatening calls, sometimes in the middle of the night.”

From Oct. 3 to 9, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre recorded 358 CRA scam complaints, but in the week following the Mumbai bust, the number of complaints dropped to just 25.

Kelly said the number of reports on the BBB’s Scam Tracker have also slowed, noting the complaints about a similar IRS scam in the U.S. have also dropped significantly.

The CRA scam has taken two basic forms. In one, a CRA “agent” claims a potential victim owes back taxes and pressures him or her into paying

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A hotel at Coquitlam’s Hard Rock Casino isn’t in the cards anytime soon, according to a company spokesperson.

Chuck Keeling, vice-president of stakeholder relations and responsible gaming with the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC), which operates the facility, told The Tri-City News that there are no imminent plans to break ground on the project.

He cited market conditions as the main reason the company is holding off on construction, noting that demand for hotel stays is not as robust in Coquitlam as in other parts of Metro Vancouver.

“We can’t state at this point that we are moving ahead with a hotel,” he said. “We are still committed to the project but we are not there yet in terms of how best to go about it.”

In the meantime, GCGC is pushing forward with plans to build a plaza that could be used for concerts or other outdoor events. On Monday, the company received unanimous approval from city council for first reading of the proposal and the zoning amendment is expected to go to a public hearing next month.

Keeling said the plaza would

An illustration of the 10-storey hotel proposed in 2012. still be able to be used for parking but some changes would be made to the site to allow the casino to host show-andshines, trade shows, musical acts or community events.

“It would allow us to operate the space as a plaza for public gatherings,” he said. “But when not used for that purpose, we would still retain the ability to park vehicles on it.”

Keeling said that if the plaza is allowed to go forward, a more scaled-down hotel could still fit on the property.

In 2011, a proposal was floated for a 21-storey hotel with 194 rooms but the design was eventually scaled back to 10 storeys and 176 rooms.

But a city staff report noted that when the hotel was initially approved by council in 2012 — when the gaming facility was known as the Boulevard

Casino — it was to be 10 storeys tall, with 176 rooms and a gross floor area of 13,697 sq. m.

The proposed design in the most recent report to council shows a 12-storey building with 141 rooms and a gross floor area of 8,833 sq. m. As well, a cafe has been taken out of the hotel plans and the amount of meeting and conference space has been reduced from 652 to 298 sq m.

“The proposed new hotel design is a slimmer and taller building, with fewer amenities,” said the city staff report.

“The hotel will be predominantly guest rooms, with a small amount of meeting space, plus outdoor amenities [private pool and patio].”

Accommodations on the casino site have been in discussion since the facility opened.

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Meredith Seeton, a Port Coquitlam city planner, is looking forward to the opening of the Evergreen Extension because she’ll then have an option of riding her bike to a station and then using transit to complete her trip. That’s because bike lockers will be available for monthly rentals at each station when the rapid-transit line opens and bike parkades are also being considered in a new 10-year-investment plan currently in discussion.

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The opening of the Evergreen Extension will make it easier for cyclists to ride their bikes and take transit, says a member of the HUB Cycling group that is hosting Bike to Work Week this week.

“The opening of the Evergreen Line is going to create lots of new options to save time and money getting to downtown and other parts of the region,” said Meredith Seeton, a city planner who uses transit to get to meetings outside downtown Port Coquitlam, where she works.

When the $1.4-billion rapid transit extension opens — probably before Christmas — there will be bike racks and 10

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As well, bike parkades are being considered for four Evergreen stations that would hold even more bikes securely for customers who register. The initiative must still be approved as part of TransLink’s 10-year investment plan, which is now under discussion.

Seeton said she hopes the parkades get the green light because they provide even more flexibility for cyclists who don’t ride their bikes every day.

“They would definitely make cycling and taking the Evergreen Line more convenient,” said Seeton, who said she could then ride her bike from downtown PoCo to Lincoln Station, park in a rack in the secure parkade, then

use the rapid transit system.

Currently, she has to ride all the way to Braid Station in New Westminster to get on SkyTrain.

During Bike to Work Week, cyclists are encouraged to stop by a celebration station tomorrow (Thursday) from 6 to 9:30 a.m. at Lansdowne and Guildford in Coquitlam.

HUB Cycling is also ramping up its #UnGapTheMap campaign, with the goal of having a regionally connected bike network that makes biking safe and convenient.

To help advocate for regional cycling improvements, visit a HUB Cycling meeting. The TriCity branch meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at the City Centre branch of Coquitlam Public Library.

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Public Notice of Open Houses Brunette Interchange Project

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invites the public to attend one of two open houses regarding proposed improvements to the Brunette Interchange at Highway 1 in Coquitlam.

The public will have the opportunity to preview options for the interchange and to provide feedback on each option. Ministry staff will be available to provide information and answer questions.

The drop-in open houses are scheduled for the following dates: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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More buses will be hitting the road on Burke Mountain later this year and the service will be even better than initially anticipated.

With the opening of the Evergreen Extension expected in the next two months, a new standalone bus route — the 191 — will begin operating from Coquitlam Station to Coast Meridian Road and Princeton Avenue every 30 minutes on weekdays. The route will follow Johnson Street to Glen Drive before turning on to Pinetree Way and connecting with David Avenue up to Coast Meridian Road.

TransLink also announced that in addition to the new 191 route, the 188, which already goes to David Avenue and Coast Meridian Road, would begin 15-minute service during peak hours.

“We are getting very close to the [Evergreen] Extension opening,” said Geoff Cross, TransLink’s acting vicepresident of transportation planning and policy, during a meeting with Coquitlam councillors on Monday. “We are just making sure the bus integration — and it is an extensive change — that it comes off smoothly… and everyone benefits from that.”

According to Cross, the increase in service hours comes from bus routes made obsolete by the Evergreen Extension.

For example, the 97 B-Line, which currently travels from Coquitlam Station to Lougheed Town Centre, will be discontinued, freeing up buses for expanded service to some of the Tri-Cities’ outer neighbourhoods. Cross assured councillors that all of the service hours would be re-allocated in the northeast sector.

The route changes announced Monday are a departure from a draft plan put forward by TransLink over the summer. That document proposed increasing buses on Burke Mountain by extending the C30 up Pipeline Road and onto David Avenue before heading east to Burke Mountain. It was expected to run every 30 minutes only during peak-traffic periods.

But the route was not sufficiently direct and a number of residents complained that the turnaround point at Gabriola Drive was not large enough to handle the increased number of coaches.

Other changes to service expected after Evergreen opens include a truncated 143 route, which currently connects Coquitlam Station with Simon Fraser University via Como

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A new route and changed existing route will take potential SkyTrain riders from northeast Coquitlam soon.

Lake Avenue. And while the West Coast Express train will continue to run with stops in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, West Coast Express bus service will be discontinued in the area.

Beyond 2018, TransLink said it is looking at improving bus connections east of the Tri-

Cities, with a new B-Line service from Coquitlam Station to Maple Ridge with stops in Port Coquitlam. It is also considering extending the 701 route, which currently runs from Coquitlam Station to Maple Ridge, all the way to Mission.

For those unable to attend an open house, the information presented will be posted on the ministry’s web site.

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No more business as usual T either give up living in the Lower Mainland or having kids, or both.

What’s needed: A sensible plan that ensures people can live here and raise their families here.

Then: People accepted that daycare was a private concern.

Now: If it’s too late to

save housing, can daycare be made more affordable so young people can still have kids? The NDP’s John Horgan has promised $10-a-day daycare but estimates are that it would cost $1 billion to $1.5 billion to pay for it.

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What’s needed: A drastic shift in priorities to lower the cost of daycare.

Then: LNG development was the magic bullet to provide jobs in the future.

Now: That hasn’t happened. The majority of jobs being created now are low-wage and parttime service jobs. There are good jobs that pay well but the cost of tuition is putting young people in the poorhouse. The Liberal’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint to boost education in high-demand areas is a good first step and the revised education system with its focus on 21st century skills will help prepare future generations.

What’s needed: Properly funded kindergarten to Grade 12 and post-secondary education to meet rising costs.

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There are numerous issues coming into collision course and it’s not enough to tinker at the margins or raise fears with negative advertising.

What’s needed from the parties are some real shifts in policy to ensure B.C. continues to be a viable place to live and work.

Here’s what’s different today since the 2013 election.

Then: We took housing for granted.

Now: We got bit. It turns out that ignoring the flood of foreign income into the region has turned B.C. into a playground for the rich. Even tiny apartments being built along SkyTrain lines have a $100,000 premium. What this means is young adults have to lower their expectations considerably and

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Parents right to fear earthquakes The Editor, Re. “Irvine parents want a new, safe school” (The Tri-City News, Oct. 21).

To school board chair Judy Shirra: It is not fear-mongering to make note that in the event of a subduction earthquake — “the big one” we’ve been warned about — any H1 school will be levelled, along with any other buildings that are not built to the latest earthquakeresistant design.

To say that these buildings are not dangerous in an earthquake displays a level of ignorance about the reality of what would happen in a large quake. The reason we no longer build schools with unreinforced cinderblock walls — like Irvine — is because they fall down in earthquakes.

I am a geologist and when people ask me what keeps me awake at night, I tell them largescale earthquakes in the Lower Mainland.

My kids attend Irvine and we are seriously looking at other options for schools if nothing is going to be done. It is not if but when a seriously damaging earthquake happens here. We

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Some parents of students at Irvine elementary in Port Coquitlam are pushing for an earthquake-safe replacement school. are not fear-mongering, we are trying to keep our children from being crushed by their school.

The school board members seem to be content to bury their heads in the sand about what will happen to these high-risk schools in the event of an earthquake.

Marc Simpson, Coquitlam

DON’T IGNORE FEAR

The Editor, Thank you for the article regarding the need to rebuild our schools for seismic safety. The parents featured in the story should be commended for their

efforts to pursue this issue.

The school board chair, Judy Shirra, notes that her children attended Irvine 25 years ago and that parents should avoid fear-mongering. It is interesting to note that the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics are less than a century old. In fact, the scientific community only accepted these theories in the late 1950s and early ’60s, only a few years before construction began on Irvine and the opening of the school in 1969.

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I would argue that while we are fortunate not to have experienced a significant seismic event, it is only because we value and pursue education that we are now so aware of this region’s seismicity. Concerned parents are not fear-mongering — they are acting on the knowledge we have today and insisting that we build safe places for our children to continue learning about this world and how best to live in it.

But fear cannot be ignored.

Fear is what drives us to do things differently to avoid undesirable outcomes.

Some of our schools are known to be at risk of structural failure. The government appears to be pursuing a course of action to remedy this and while the government should be praised for placing the replacement of our riskiest schools as a priority, the pace of that work leaves much to be desired.

In the meantime, we should

be mitigating the risk that we currently face. Detailed and appropriate procedures for evacuating buildings identified at high risk of failure should be put in place. We could install Earthquake Early Warning systems in the schools or make sure that our schools are linked directly to some of the regional systems being developed for early earthquake detection.

Specialized desks able to withstand building collapse are available. Myriad other mitigations to reduce the risk our children are exposed to may be available and these should be actively pursued while we await the replacement of schools that are years away even if construction began today.

Our children are our most valuable resource. Their safety is non-negotiable.

I encourage other parents to get involved: Inform yourselves, speak up at parent advisory council meetings, reach out to the people in your community who are responsible for making decisions and taking action on the seismic safety of our schools.

David Weston, Coquitlam

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GIVING IS A GIFT, TOO The Editor, My husband turned 80 on Saturday. As he has everything he needs, I hosted an open house and served sandwiches and appetizers. I asked people to bring something for the food bank and was surprised when everyone thought it was a great idea and gave generously.

I think a lot of older people like this. I just wanted to share this idea and hope a lot of people will try it. I thank everyone that came to Jake’s birthday and we have given all you wonderful donations to Share Family and Community Services.

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Instead, Halloween became a festive holiday characterized by fun, spooky activities like fortune telling, ghost stories and costume parties. Halloween greeting cards featuring motifs of friendly young witches, black cats, fortune telling and jacko’-lanterns were also popular.

Women and girls would often try to divine the name or face of their future husbands using a variety of folk tricks and games.

Pranking has always been popular at Halloween, especially among youths. During the Edwardian Era in Coquitlam, groups of young boys often ran around the neighbourhood disturbing outhouses and sabotaging farm equipment.

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10 winners named of PM Spike awards The city of Port Moody honoured local entrepreneurs Thursday evening during the annual Spike Business Awards ceremony.

More than 950 nominations came in for 114 businesses vying for awards in 10 categories.

“It’s important to celebrate the dedication and creativity of our local businesses,” Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay said in a press release. “They help shape our community and make Port Moody such a fantastic place to live and work.”

The Spike Business Awards are presented annually during Small Business Week and

• Home-Based Business: Tara Beauty and Esthetics Spa (HM: Pin-Up Hair Boutique); • Street Appeal: Parkside Brewery (HM: Vivio Flower Gallery); • Technology and Innovation: Gabi and Jules (HM: Gregory, Yick and Associates); • Tourist Destination: Rocky Point Ice Cream (HM: Pinball Alley Vintage); • Most Nominations: Revive Hair and Body Lounge (HM: Pajo’s Fish and Chips); • and One-minute Pitch: Port Moody Farmers Market.

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TC CALENDAR THURSDAY, OCT. 27 • PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society hosts An Evening at the Museum – “All Aboard the Ghost Train,” with local historian Bryan Ness, 7 p.m., PoCo Heritage, 150-2248 McAllister Ave. Info: 603-927-8403, info@pocogeritage.org, or pocoheritage.org.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, 7-9:30 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9370836.

FRIDAY, OCT. 28 • Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse presents Open Mic All Night – one great act after another in 15-minute sets, The Gathering Place, 1100-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo; doors open at 7 p.m. Admission: $5. Info: 604945-0606, info@crossroadshospicesociety.com or crossroadshospicesociety.com/coffee.

SATURDAY, OCT. 29 • St. Andrews United Church bazaar, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 2318 St Johns St., Port Moody. Crafts,

bake sale, lunch and more. Info: 604-939-5513, office@sauc.ca.

TUESDAY, NOV. 1 • Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo. Speaker: Dr Yong, a urologist from Surrey Memorial Hospital, on prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. All those affected by prostate problems and their partners are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Eric, 604-720-3627 or Ken, 604-936 2998.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets, noon-3 p.m., Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-937-0836.

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• Walton elementary school PAC kids swap meet, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 2960 Walton Ave., Coquitlam. Admission is free and open to the public. Tables are available for rental. Info: waltonpac.ca/swap-meet.

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War and Peace is the title of the season opener for the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble (PSWE), which calls Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre home.

The 50-member group, under the musical direction of David Branter, will explore tunes related to the contrasting theme at its Nov. 5 concert — a week before Remembrance Day. Among them are two excerpts from The Planets by Gustav Holst: Mars, The Bringer of War, and Venus, Bringer of Peace. Other pieces on the program include Richard Saucedo’s Hymn to Loved Ones Lost, Dreadnought by Jeffrey Brooks, Movement for Rosa by Mark Camphouse (inspired by the fight for civil rights in the U.S.) and Chorale and Shaker Dance by John Zdechilk, a staple in the wind catalogue.

As well, Branter has rearranged two classic ballads from the Hard Bop tradition of the late 1950s to create Peace Becomes the Soul.

PSWE’s next performances at the City Centre venue are on Dec. 10 (March Kings), Feb. 27, 2017 (Soaring) and June 10, 2017 (Fire!).

Tickets for the Nov. 5 show at 8 p.m. are $20/$15/$12 by calling the Evergreen box office at 604-927-6555 .

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Innocence in war time JANIS CLEUGH

The Tri-CiTy News

Ahmad Reza doesn’t want to sell his paintings.

At least, not right now.

The Coquitlam artist has crafted his oils to create images of children in poverty-stricken, wartorn countries.

They are, after all, symbols of hope and the future.

Reza doesn’t want to part with the stories they tell.

That’s because he knows their tales only too well.

A native of Kabul, Afghanistan, Reza and his family fled from the Taliban grip in the late 1990s. In Pakistan, while attending an Englishlanguage school, he met Soria Paiman, who would later become his saviour.

But in 2002 — a year before she and her family immigrated to Canada — Reza, his two younger siblings and parents returned to their homeland after the fighting subsided.

Tensions were always high.

Reza found his way out after he graduated in computer science at Kardan Institute of Higher Education in 2011.

It was while he was on a work visa in the U.S. — employed by a telecommunications company — that he asked Paiman for her hand.

He never looked back.

Now a permanent resident of Canada, Reza said he’s picking up the pieces of his life.

Currently, he’s looking for employment but mostly he spends his days painting and volunteering at the Port Moody Arts Centre and other facilities.

Last month, his work caught the eye of PMAC visual arts manager Janice Cotter who included two of Reza’s pieces — Freedom and Peace — in her Art 4 Life exhibit; his art-

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AHMAD REZA work was showcased at the city council meeting on Oct. 11.

Freedom, he said, shows a joyful child on a handmade portable swing in the middle of a Kabul graveyard. Behind him is Kabul’s biggest Shiite mosque where, earlier this month, a bomb killed 16 worshippers celebrating Ashoura.

In Peace, Reza interprets

an image of happy kids, holding a kite and laughing inside cramped Kabul home. They are disheveled and poor. “They have no quality of life,” he said.

The theme continues in his other pieces. Reza has an African boy, standing in a desert, wearing two different types of useless shoes. There is another portrait of a Kandahar girl, also desperate, holding a pomegranate — a fruit grown in her city that represents fertility. Her eyes are sad but fierce.

In the corner of Reza’s living room stands a large canvas. He has sketched out the now-famous photo of a shellshocked boy in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Behind him lies the humanitarian catastrophe and the ruins of Palmyra.

These paintings make Reza emotional and his wife wipes away tears when they speak

Freedom (above) and Peace (left), two oil paintings by Coquitlam resident and Afghan native Ahmad Reza, are on display at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) until Nov. 1 as part of the Art 4 Life exhibit curated by visual arts manager Janice Cotter. about Kabul — “a place rich in beauty and tradition that has been ruined by three decades of war and corrupt governments,” he said.

“As an artist, I feel responsible. I feel I need to speak out for these children,” the 31 year old said. “I am inspired by them and I am very bothered by what’s going on around them. They don’t deserve that kind of life. They are the most vunerable in our society.”

Reza, who learned how to sketch and paint from established artists in Kabul and has picked up techniques via YouTube, has a distinct touch and palette to his work.

Yet, he insists he’s not a political artist. Rather, he wants to convey a message of hope through his young subjects.

When he sells, he vowed, he

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wants to see his paintings hung in a public venue — not in a collector’s home.

He stares at his collection and pauses before stating this: “I want them to be seen by as many people as possible every day. I want them to remember how good Canada is.”

• Art 4 Life closes Nov. 1 at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.). From Nov. 14 to 26, Ahmad Reza will open a new exhibit at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver called The Open Door: Inventory of Form. The group show, cocurated with Mishaal Rinch, is

by Ismaili visual artists and is in partnership with the Ismaili Muslim Council. The opening reception is Nov. 19. jckeugh@tricitynews.com

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Coquitlam’s Christine Yurchuk holds What Lies Beneath, one of the nine pieces she’ll have for sale at next weekend’s 49th annual Port Moody Art Association fall show. Yurchuk is also a member of the Canadian Federation of Artists and the Suite E Life Drawing Society.

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49 years of PMAA There won’t be much time for Christine Yurchuk to rest on her laurels this fall.

Last month, the Coquitlam painter showed her watercolours in Scenes from Western Canada, a two-week exhibit on Granville Island for active members of the Federation of Canadian Artists — a title she achieved nearly 30 years ago.

This month, Yurchuk took part in a group show at Place des Arts called Capture Coquitlam, a nod to the city’s 125th year.

And next month, she’ll have her landscapes and figures in the same Maillardville centre for its annual Positively Petite show; as well, she’ll be selling her wares in Winter Treasures at the Port Moody Arts Centre.

Still, the event Yurchuk is

most excited about this autumn is the 49th annual show and sale by the Port Moody Art Association, a group she joined 11 years ago.

Like in past years, she’ll be stationed the entire weekend at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.).

“It’s so much fun,” the selftaught artist said. “Lots of people come out to talk to us and we love to talk about our work and what goes into it.”

The Calgary native is one of 80 PMAA artists that will have a combined 300 pieces up for grabs between Nov. 4 and 6; Yurchuk alone plans to display nine watercolours and acrylics plus some art cards.

Show spokesperson Lanni Sulje said the opening reception next Friday at 8 p.m. will

include appearances by Coun.

Barbara Junker, chairperson of the city’s arts and culture committee, and Laura Genovese who presides over the monthly meetings at the Kyle Centre.

It then continues Nov. 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission and parking are free.

Meanwhile, Sulje said PMAA members are also busy at work for the club’s 50th anniversary show, which will coincide with the Canada 150th milestone celebrations.

From Jan. 26 to Feb. 23, 2017, at the Port Moody Arts Centre, PMAA will have around 100 paintings under the theme Golden Moments — with gold leaf, paint or colours set inside the artwork.

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This past summer, five assistants at Coquitlam’s Mackin House Museum had a breakthrough — a creative one of sorts.

They wanted to show what kind of medicine and medical practices were used in the city during the early 1900s, around the same time Riverview Hospital — or as it was called then, Essondale — was founded.

Dezirae DaCosta, Kendall Kloosterman, Rosemarie Gresham, Ankit Dassor and Calvin Cheng researched the era and decorated the rooms inside the Edwardian home to create scenes, employing artifacts from the city’s Riverview reserve as well as from the per-

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Candrina Bailey looks into a 1920s Riverview Hospital microscope. sonal collection of retired head nurse Anna Tremere.

With the help of Mackin heritage manager Jasmine Moore, they also secured vintage clothing from Vancouver

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Their results are a fascinating look at what it was like to be a homebound patient in Coquitlam’s pioneering days.

“We wanted to talk about how

different medicine is now compared to the early 1900s,” said Candrina Bailey, executive director of the Coquitlam Heritage Society. “It was reality for many in a rustic environment.”

The self-guided exhibit, titled Science & Social Change, begins with a handcrafted wheelchair from Riverview, a wooden object at least 100 years old.

Up the stairs, true stories unfold from made-up persona.

In the boarder’s room lies Lance Corporal Frankie Buchanan who, like other Coquitlam veterans, fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I. He returned to Fraser Mills — at the time, the city’s biggest industry — with shell shock and temporary blindness.

In the next room, there are descriptions of medical careers at the turn of the 20th century, when doctors made house calls in three-piece suits.

There’s also a Riverview nurse uniform, complete with a hidden key under her apron.

In the parents’ room is a reproductive health exhibit, featuring the fictional character of Jacqueline Laqueman who is suffering from pre-eclampsia, a pregnancy complication common during that time that took many mother’s lives.

And in the children’s room is Edmund McCombe, a victim of the 1918 flu: a pandemic that killed more people that WWI. His room features a 1920s microscope from Riverview.

Downstairs, in the kitchen, the museum also has laid out examples of food, which was

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As well, on the table, visitors can combine herbs to make their own healing tea to brew at home. Among the therapeutic ingredients are spearmint, lemon balm, ginger, jasmine and even catnip.

Bailey, who took over the executive director role in July, said Science & Social Change was created for under $1,000.

“It’s been a very exciting project for us,” she said.

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Coquitlam Express goalie Reid Cooper turned away 26 of the 29 shots he faced but it was not enough to stop the Salmon Arm Silverbacks who defeated Coquitlam 3-0 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex Sunday afternoon.

The loss was a minor setback in a week that saw the Express take down West Kelowna 3-2 last Wednesday and the Wenatchee Wild 5-4 last Friday.

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The injury bug continues to plague the Coquitlam Express but that did not stop the club from putting a few notches in the win column this week.

With eight starters out of the lineup at one point, the club is relying on some new faces to get them through the next few weeks, including Cal Babych, son of former NHL veteran Dave Babych, who already has two goals in three games.

The week started off strong for the club, which managed a 3-2 victory over West Kelowna

KOZLOWSKI COMMITS

Coquitlam Express forward Sam Kozlowski is taking the next step in his hockey career.

The team announced this week that the 18-year-old skater has committed to the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he will join the RIT Tigers hockey team in the NCAA. “We are proud to say that Sam Kozlowski signed a letter of intent with NCAA RIT,” said Express president Mark Pettie.

“Great news as that is what we are all about.”

Kozlowski has taken a big step with the team this season.

The Delta, B.C., forward has managed three goals and one assist in 11 games and has logged a lot of minutes with the club. His most recent goal came in the first period of last Friday’s game against the Wenatchee Wild, which saw the Express topple the Mainland Division leaders 5-4. in front of fans at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex last Wednesday.

Babych was the first to get his team on the board with a marker early in the second pe-

riod before captain Luca Leone made it 2-0 one minute later.

However, the visitors slowly crawled back into the game with a goal from Parm Dhaliwal, before Braiden Epp

tied things up in the third period.

The game appeared to be headed for overtime when Express forward Blake Hayward potted his fourth of the season with 17 seconds left in the game to put away West Kelowna and notch Coquitlam’s fifth win of the season.

The Express were even more impressive on Friday when they took on Mainland Division leaders the Wenatchee Wild at home.

Looking to avenge a game earlier this month that saw the Wild shutout Coquitlam, the Express jumped out to an early 3-0 lead with markers from Alex Ambrosio, Sam Kozlowski and Babych.

The tide appeared to be turning against Coquitlam

in the second period, when Wenatchee’s Slava Demin and Brendan Harris scored backto-back goals 30 seconds apart.

But Owen Stout quickly restored the lead with two goals for the Express, both assisted

by Jake Brien.

However, the Wild were able to keep things close.

Matthew Baker scored for the visitors before the second intermission and Chris Jones made it 5-4 early in the third period. Despite closing the gap, Wenatchee could not find a way to put the tying goal past Express netminder Lawson Fenton, who turned away 43 of the 47 shots he faced.

By Sunday, Coquitlam’s shooters appeared to be running out of gas when they hosted the Salmon Arm Silverbacks for an afternoon

game at Poirier.

Despite a solid performance from goalie Reid Cooper, the Express were unable to give him any goal support and the team went down 3-0 to the visitors.

Coquitlam, which is in fourth place in the Mainland Division with a 6-10-0-1 record, will be hitting the road this weekend for back-to-back games against Prince George before heading to Washington State next weekend for matches against Wenatchee.

The next home game for the Express is against Prince George on Nov. 11 at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. For more information go to www.coquitlamexpress.ca. gmckenna@tricitynews.com @gmckennaTC

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OFFICE POSITION FOR EXPERIENCED HVAC/REF. TECHNICIAN

PSYCHICS

MARKETPLACE

ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING

Commercial Laundry

TRADES HELP

COMMUNITY

1 ton and Flatdeck tow truck driver for a well established tow truck company.

Experienced 1 ton wrecker/Flat Deck operator for various shifts including night shift.

Full time plus on call shifts. Training provided.

Experienced preferred valid class 5 license clean abstract opsmgr@coquitlamtowing.com 604−939−6474

BUSINESS SERVICES

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

MCKINLEY, Kim January 4, 1958 − October 18, 2016 Kim passed away on October 18, 2016, predeceased by her husband, Reg McKinley, one month prior. She is survived by her daughters Erin Edwards and Nicole Perkes, stepsons Ryan and Mark McKinley, parents Marlene and Robert Wiens, and beloved dog Luci. Kim was a phenomenal cook, a caring nurse, and the most nurturing mother. We will remember her vibrant laugh, beautiful smile, animated storytelling, and flamboyant clothes! A private service will be held.

Condolences can be sent to kdm.memorial@gmail.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to SHARE Society in her name.

Open Spots for a few Tow Truck Drivers!

FOR SALE - MISC

FARM LABOURERS

SPROTTSHAW.COM

HOUSES FOR SALE

TRUCKING/TRANSPORT

POCO APPLIANCE MART 604-942-4999 • Rebuilt Washer•Dryer•Fridge•Stove Up to 1 Yr warranty • Trade-ins

requires F/T Inside Workers 8 to 430, Mon-Fri, $12./hr to start, includes benefits.

Apply in Person between 10am and 12pm 205 - 1515 Broadway St, Port Coquitlam

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

REAL ESTATE

MARTIN, Eileen Mable

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing and say our final goodbyes to our beloved Mother, Eileen Mable Martin with her daughter Marilyn at her side. She passed away August 30th 2016, at McKenny Creek Hospice Residence in Maple Ridge BC.

Email: classifieds@van.net

EMPLOYMENT

DRIVERS

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Phone Hours: Mon to Fri 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Office Hours: 9 am to 5 pm

CustomAir is looking for an experienced technician to work with our installation department. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in HVAC and Refrigeration and be able to detail out projects in the lower mainland. CustomAir offers excellent wage & benefit package which includes top industry pay, dental, extended health and disability.

Please submit resume in confidence to: Employment@customair.ca www.customair.ca

$750 Loans & More

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Apply at: www.credit700.ca GET BACK ON TRACK Bad credit? Bills?

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Need Money? We lend!

If you own your own home you qualify!

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Moves You Physiotherapy Welcomes New Patients Moves You is a new Physiotherapy clinic opening November 1, 2016, right in the Burke Mountain Medical building. We are pleased to offer you highly skilled and trained therapists, specializing in Manual Therapy and Intramuscular Stimula− tion. Come see how our Movement Specialist can best as− sist you in restoring function and renewing your life.

604−474−1767 info@movesyou.ca www.movesyou.ca

TRI-CITY NEWS A-LIST WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016, A23

COMWWW.TRICITYNEWS.COM HOME SERVICES

RENTALS

SUITES FOR RENT BBY S. 1 BR, part furnished or unfurn’d. Walk to Metrotown, skytrain, mall. $1150 incl utls. NS/NP. 604-430-1358

DRAINAGE DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water,

GUTTER CLEANING ROOF CLEANING WINDOW CLEANING POWER WASHING

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

BBY S, 3 BR upper dup, 1.5 ba. NS/NP. $1640 +60% utls.

604-539-1959, 604-612-1960 POCO Lrg 2 BR ste, newly reno’d, sh’d laundry. $1200 incls utls. NS/NP. Avail Nov 1.

604-945-4212, 778-874-9172

GUTTERS

30 yrs experience For Prompt Service Call

Simon 604-230-0627

604.782.4322

HANDYPERSON

DRYWALL

PORT COQUITLAM: 775 - 3,000

sq ft, ground floor commercial area. Facing onto city park. 2 blocks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy intersection. Call 604.464.3550

SPORTS & IMPORTS

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

HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS

Repairs. misc service jobs drywall rep. etc. Big or Small, If I can’t do it, It can’t be done. Robert 604-454-4515

Done Quick. Licenced.

Done Right. Bonded.

Guaranteed. Insured.

ELECTRICAL

604-878-5232 handymanconnection.com

All Electrical, Low Cost.

Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes. (604)374-0062 2013 Mini Cooper Cherry Red Convertible, Standard New tires, all maintenance & service records. Lady Driven.

Great condition. $25,000obo or Finance Take Over.

Suzanne • 604-721-7172

SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL 2H

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HOME SERVICES

ALARM SERVICES

ALARM 604-463-7919

Drainage, Video Inspection, Landscaping, Stump/Rock/Cement/Oil Tank & Demos, Paving, Pool/Dirt Removal, Paver Stones, Jackhammer, Water/Sewer, Line/Sumps, Slinger Avail, Concrete Cutting, Hand Excavating, Basements Made Dry Claudio’s Backhoe Service

HANDYMAN 7 days a week $45 per hour. 604-401-8794 www.differenthandyman.ca

MESSY HOUSE OR OFFICE? The most thorough cleaning or its FREE! Single Parent & Senior’s disc. (604) 945-0004 Schedule at supercleaningvancouver.com

CONCRETE CONCRETE AND CEMENT WORK Sidewalks, Patios, Stairs & Driveways/Retaining Wall Forming & Placing/Floor Leveling/Removal & Replac− ing. 35+ yrs Experience.

Call Joe @ 604−941−2486

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors discount. Friendly, family business, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408

HERFORT CONCRETE

NO JOB TOO small!

Serving Lower Mainland 26 Yrs! •Prepare •Form •Place •Finish •Granite/Interlock Block Walls & Bricks •Driveways •Stairs •Exposed Aggregate •Stamped Concrete •Sod Placement Excellent Refs•WCB Insured 604-657-2375/604-462-8620

Lawn Removal & Chafer Beetle Solutions!

• Concrete & Asphalt RYAN • 604-329-7792

HEATING

GAS FURNACE, HVAC ELECTRICAL SERVICE

Sale-Install-Repair

604-836-4431 BC Licensed, Insured.

Since 1999

CORAZZA CONTRACTING

Established in 1985 • Chain Link Fencing and Gates • Farm Fencing • Immediate Response • Detailed Quotes

604-462-9558

Please check out our website www.safeguardcontractingltd.ca

GUTTERS

WorkSafeBC insured

Gutters

Full Service Bathroom Renos & Tiling Done Right!

25 years of local experience One Call Does It All Call Carlo: 604.818.5919

LANDSCAPING

Cleaned & Repaired

www.expertpowerwashing.com

Retaining Walls *Interlocking * Fencing *Drainage *Decking * Lawns *Hedges *Small Renos

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Loyal To Tri-Cities For Over 19 Years!

Cel: 604-836-6519, 778-285-6510

Paver stones, Hedges driveways/patios, ponds & walls, returfing, demos, yard/perimeter drainage, jack hammering. Old pools filled in, concrete cutting.

604.782.4322

Mike 604-961-1280

LAWN & GARDEN

GRANT’S

BC GARDENING 25 Years Exp.

HOME MAINTENANCE • Roof & Gutter Cleaning • Gutter Repairs • Strata & Residential • WCB Insured.

604-936-2808

16 years exp. Free Estimates

A. RIGHTWAY PAINTING

778-984-0666

handymanconnection.com

PAINTSPECIAL.COM

3 rooms for $299, 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.

604 -230 -3539 778-322-2378 604-339-1989

PAY-LESS Pro Painting FALL Interior SPECIAL LOOK for our YARD SIGNS Free estimates. Licensed Pressure Washing. Insured Serving Tri City 36 Years.

Call 24Hrs/7 Days Scott 604-891-9967 paylesspropainting.com

A-1 Contracting. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting & decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936 .

FERREIRA HOME IMPROVEMENTS All interior and Exterior Renovations and Additons Renovation Contractor Licensed and Insured Free Estimates “Satisfaction Guaranteed”

NORM 604-841-1855

GREEN & CLEAN

loofaconstruction.ca

Fall Cleanups, Gutters, powerwashing, etc.

Dwight 604-721-1747

• Lawn & Garden Maint.

• Power Raking, Trimming • Tree Topping, Planting • Cleanup & more!

All Work Guar. Free Est. Donny 604-600-6049

778-893-7277

• Aluminum Patio Covers • Sunrooms and Windows • Aluminum Railings, Vinyl Decking Free Est. 604-521-2688

MICHAEL

Gardening & Landscaping • Lawn Cuts as low as $15 • Tree Topping • Trimming • New Sod & Seed •Planting • Cleanup & more • Guar’d Fully Ins’d/Lic’d & WCB

PAVING/SEAL COATING METRO Blacktop Co. Ltd. New & Old Driveways.

Repairs • 604-657-9936

PLUMBING 778 PLUMBING AND HEATING

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604-240-2881

MOVING

Comm, res, repairs and installs, gas fitting, renos. drain cleaning. Fully ins’d and ticketed. Reas rates.

Prompt. 778-834-6966

www.affordablemoversbc.com From

$45/Hr

1, 2, 3, 5 & 7 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ Since 2001 Free Estimate/Senior Discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

RELIABLE MOVING LTD.

Household Offices Pianos Licensed Bonded Insured Friendly Professional Reliable 3/5 Ton Trucks Well Equipped Senior/New Customer Discount

778.986.2758 MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Insured - Fully Equip.

Starts from $45/hr Local & Long Distance Moves Mid-month & Seniors Discount miraclemoving.ca

Residential & Commercial “AwardWinning Renovations”

35Years of Experience

604-728-3009

info@jkbconstruction.com www.jkbconstruction.com

Drainage • Heating • Gas Renos • Maintenance • Installs DJPlumbing.ca 778-227-1119

ROOFING

ScholtensRoofing.com • BBB A+ Rating • Free Est’s • Senior’s Disc • Liability Insured since 1990

15 & 30 Yard Dumptrucks

RICK’S RUBBISH REMOVAL • • • • •

Residential Commercial Construction Yard Waste Free Estimates

TREE SERVICES GREEN TREE

ARBORIST SERVICE • Tree Removal • Pruning • Hedge Trimming + more 15yrs exp. WCB. Full Ins’d.

Call Tom for Free Est.

778-899-TREE (8733)

TREE BROTHERS SPECIALIST

•Dangerous Tree Removal •Pruning •Crown Reduction •Spiral Thinning • Hedge Trim Fully Insured • WCB.

Jerry • 604-500-2163

treebrotherspecialists.ca

604-835-ROOF (7663)

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT GUTTER & WINDOW

CLEANING

Prices starting from…

3 Level Home: 130/gutters, $130/windows 2 Level Home: $ 90/gutters, $90/windows Excellent Service Since 1976 $

778.839.7114

TOTAL RENOVATION

Repair, Replace, Remodel, Kitchen, Bath, Basement Suites, Drywall, Paint, Texture, Patches, Flooring, Moulding’s & more.

778-837-0771 Dan

Bros. Roofing Ltd. Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.

Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates

604-946-4333 A-1 Contracting & Roofing NEW & RE-ROOFING All Types • Concrete Tile Paint & Seal •Asphalt • Flat All Maintenance & Repairs WCB. 25% Discount.

• Emergency Repairs • .

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Call Jag at:

778-892-1530

604-720-2009 1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street, across the world Real Professionals. Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555 ABE MOVING & Delivery & Rubbish Removal $30/HR per Person• 24/7. 604-999-6020

On Time, Fast. Lowest Rates

• We remove any kind of junk & recycling • Resident, Commercial, Industrial • Basement, Garage, Yard Clean-up • Old Furniture, Appliances

greentreeservice.ca

LEAK REPAIRS

AFFORDABLE MOVING

604-RUBBISH 782-2474

Rick 604-329-2783

www.PatioCoverVancouver.com Lawn Care, Shrub-Hedge Trim Installations, Fall Clean-up.

Senior Disc • 604-783-3142

$25 OFF JUNK REMOVAL Senior Discount Better Rate Free Estimate 604−500−2003

604-878-5232

RENOVATIONS & REPAIR lam/wood flrs/tiling,finishing carpentry, drywall, sundecks, windows/doors new roof & siding repairs.

Quality work, Free Est.

604-537-4140

Greenworx Redevelopment Inc.

Window Cleaning & Roof Cleaning

35%OFF

Done Quick. Licenced.

Done Right. Bonded.

Guaranteed. Insured.

FALL CLEAN UP •Hedge Trim •Tree Prune Lawn & Yard Maintenance Insured. Guaranteed.

John • 778-867-8785 coquitlamlandscaping.ca

KITCHEN/BATHS

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

CLEANING

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• All Bobcat / Mini-X Service • Small Hauls ~ Pickup / Delivery

HANDYMAN. Renos. in Tri City area Free est.

Mike 604-710-1871

604-341-4446

FENCING

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS

PATIOS

Systems Ltd.

POCO APPLIANCE MART 604 942-4999 • Servicing ALL Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guar’teed

ABSOLUTE BOBCAT & EXCAVATING LTD

A Gardener & A Gentleman Lawn, Garden, Trees. Prune.

Clean-up. Junk.604-319-5302

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call. Lic#89402.

Fast same day service.

Insured. Guar’d. We love small jobs. 604-568-1899

#1 Backhoes & Excavators Trenchless Waterlines Bobcats & Dump Truck & All Material Deliveries

SPECIAL FALL PAINTING DISCOuNT

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604-520-9922

604-790-3900 OUR SERVIC

www.pro-accpainting.com

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www.nrgelectric.ca

CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-942-4383

Residential & Commercial

310-JIMS (5467) www.jimsmowing.ca Book a job at: www.jimsmowing.ca

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Est 1985

• Residential Specialists • WCB, Ins’d, Lic’d • Free Estimates

“More than just mowing!”

Yard Clean-ups Hedges Clean-ups •• Hedges Pruning • Gutters Mowing••Aeration Aeration Lime Fertilizing Lawn •Mowing Rubbish ChristmasRemoval Lights Leaf Clean-up Rubbish Removal

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

PRO*ACC PAINTING LTD

SAME DAY SERVICE

Renos & Repairs. BBB Member.

EXCAVATING

PAINTING/ WALLPAPER

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Electrical Installations

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

THE SCRAPPER

Fall Services

Free Estimates

COMMERCIAL

AUTOMOTIVE

LAWN & GARDEN

Bath, Kitchen, Basement & More Grade A+, Licensed & Insured RenoRite.com, 604-365-7271

Roofing Expert 778-230-5717 Repairs/re-roof/new roofs.

All work guaranteed. Frank

ADVERTISING POLICIES All advertising published in this newspaper is accepted on the premise that the merchandise and services offered are accurately described and wil ingly sold to buyers at the advertised prices. Advertisers are aware of these conditions. Advertising that does not conform to these standards or that is deceptive or misleading, is never knowingly accepted. If any reader encounters non-compliance with these standards we ask that you inform the Publisher of this newspaper and The Advertising Standards Council of B.C. OMISSION AND ERROR: The publishers do not guarantee the insertion of a particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort wil be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers.

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 wil be made in the next available issue. The Tri-CityNews wil 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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