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Replace or fix Alpha?Final cost analysis will help determine optionsWanda [email protected]

North Burnaby’s Alpha secondary received preliminary approval from the education ministry last spring for seismic upgrading.

Staff at Burnaby school district are now in the final weeks of feasibility studies and figuring out how much all the options will cost, from a complete replacement to replacement of some sections or just upgrades to what’s there now, said district secretary-treasurer Greg Frank.

Last May, Alpha was announced as one of 14 high-priority schools in B.C. to share $122 million in provincial funding for seismic upgrades. The district actually wants to see a new school in place of the aging, 65-year-old facility.

“We would like to see that school totally replaced and we’re still trying to determine if we can justify that based on the costs that are involved with the seismic upgrading,” Frank said. “The first approach in all likelihood would be a partial replacement and renewal from a seismic point of view of the existing structure.”

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As Amy Candido shopped for a dress for her wedding last June, her friends urged her to lose weight to ensure it would fit on the big day, to look her slimmest best as she walked down the aisle.

She ignored them.“That dress is for me, no matter

how I am,” she thought.That’s a long way from 10 years

ago, when Candido had to get her prom dress taken in a few times as she continued to lose weight.

Candido had an eating disorder.

Through her high school years, and then as a kinesiology student at UBC, Candido says her weight defined her, even guided her choice of studies.

“I felt I needed an identity,” says the Burnaby resident. “I didn’t play sports, I wasn’t good in choir. I was obsessed with the body.”

She counted every calorie she ate. She exercised to exhaustion, including middle-of-the-night jogs through Central Park. Twice she was stopped by police who urged her to at least run with a friend, or a dog.

“I just didn’t care. I was just existing, I wasn’t living.”

She isolated herself from friends and family, and avoided social situations that might involve food. She immersed herself in her studies to the exclusion of everything else.

“If I didn’t get an A, I might as well fail,” says Candido. “Everything was black and white.”

When Candido looked in the mirror, she didn’t see her hair falling out in clumps, her gaunt cheeks and sunken eyes.

“As long as I was thin, everything was OK,” she says. “I would

strut down the sidewalk thinking everyone was jealous of me.”

Getting kicked out of the Master’s program in physiotherapy jolted her back to reality. After all, her advisor told her, it would hardly set a good example for someone so unhealthy to be working in the health services.

“I rode the bus home crying. I needed help.”

Her mother got Candido admitted to the eating disorders in-patient program at St. Paul’s Hospital. She started therapy.

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Repeated RCMP visits due to mental health issuesWanda [email protected]

Paul Sawyer is having trouble sleeping at night.

It’s not just the chemotherapy the Burnaby resident is undergoing for cancer, but every noise from the apartment next door has now become cause for concern.

For the past several weeks, Sawyer, 50, has been living every apartment dweller’s nightmare: an unpredictable and unstable neighbour.

It started out well enough. The man moved next door in the building at 7387 10th Ave. about a year ago.

“For the first eight to nine months he was like a ghost, you never saw him or heard him, he was very quiet,” said Sawyer. “He pretty much stuck to himself.”

Then a couple months ago the neighbour’s behaviour started to become erratic.

He blocked a fire escape with garbage and soiled clothing. The fire department was called only to have him remove the garbage and put it back out again later.

Sawyer could hear him talking all night through the walls. He started leaving garbage in the hallways.

Then about three weeks ago, the building manager knocked on Sawyer’s door asking if he smelled smoke.

She’d tracked it down to the neighbour’s unit and when there was no answer at his door, they found it unlocked and entered, concerned about a possible fire.

The place was a mess, there was garbage everywhere, as well as what appeared to be human excrement on the floors, Sawyer said.

Then they found the source of the smoke—a small bottle of bleach with a smouldering roll of toilet paper around its neck, all sitting in the freezer compartment of the open fridge, which had been partly dismantled.

Sawyer threw the paper into the kitchen sink and doused it with water, then they called the fire department and police. When the neighbour returned an hour later, Burnaby RCMP took him away for a mental health assessment.

A few days later, Sawyer saw the man on the bus wearing nothing more than green hospital pants, a shirt and one boot.

When the neighbour arrived home to find the locks had been changed, he forced his way in and police were called. They spoke with him but he was allowed to stay.

Meanwhile, Sawyer said he and the approximately 20 other residents in the building are feeling threatened by the potential fire hazard and the behaviour.

Last week police were

called again when the man started throwing large bags of garbage out his third-storey window onto the street below, Sawyer said.

“I don’t believe this is malicious but I really believe this is a serious problem for him to get to that stage, do something like that.”

And while he is relieved to hear the landlord is going through the process to evict the man, Sawyer is also concerned that he gets the help he needs.

“He’s certainly fallen by the wayside. Will he be out on the street and become another statistic for society to deal with?”

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Meanwhile, Sawyer is at a loss as to what to do and who to call to deal with the

ongoing situation.Burnaby RCMP Corp.

Dave Reid confirmed the police visits to the building to deal with the tenant, who “has some mental issues.”

The smouldering toilet paper set-up was “not explosive, it was really nothing other than a strange guy doing something strange,” Reid said.

The man was taken under the Mental Health Act to Burnaby Hospital for an assessment and while he was gone, the building’s management changed the locks and posted a sign on the door informing the tenant he was evicted.

“Which, of course, you can’t do,” Reid said. So when the tenant was released from hospital and returned home, he

had to force his way in. Police responding to the call explained to the manager there is a process of eviction that needs to be followed.

“I understand why the other tenants are concerned,” he said. “Basically, it’s a landlord-tenant dispute.”

There’s a limit to what police can do, he stressed.

“At the end of the day, from our perspective, we will go when they call us, but unless he proves to be a danger to himself or a danger to someone else there’s nothing we can do ... Unless there’s a criminal thing going on, police can’t do anything.”

Police can assist with an eviction once proper process has been followed, “but we can’t prevent him from acting bizarrely.”

Craig Collis, chief licence inspector for Burnaby city hall, confirmed there’s nothing the city can do about such cases as long as the issues are confined to inside the premises.

“Everything that goes on in a residential property is private unless it’s a business activity,” Collis said. Generally the city only gets involved if it’s a complaint about the exterior of a property, such as a yard filled with garbage.

When it comes to police referring mental health issues to a hospital, generally a psychiatric assessment is arranged, said Fraser Health Authority spokesman Roy Thorpe-Dorward.

If they need to be admitted for hospital treatment, it can happen with the patient’s consent or alternatively, with the agreement of two doctors.

If there’s no reason to admit the person because they are deemed to not have an acute psychiatric illness and they are not considered to be a threat to themselves or others, they are released, with recommendations for followup in the community by a mental health caseworker, Thorpe-Dorward said.

Ultimately, dealing with a problem tenant is the responsibility of a landlord and a building’s management, said Tom Durning, spokesman for the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC), a tenants’ advocacy group.

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“Under Section 28 of the Residential Tenancy Act ... every tenant has the right to privacy and quiet enjoyment and freedom from unreasonable disturbance,” Durning said. “So it’s up to the management to ensure that and unfortunately, if it happens to be another tenant, it’s still their job to deal with it.”

Durning advised tenants facing such issues to always inform building management of their concerns in writing.

If it’s not resolved, under the act, they can go after the owner for damages such as a rent reduction.

Usually a tenant can be evicted with 30 days notice for conduct reasons, although in severe cases early termination is possible, as long as the landlord can prove the behaviour was bad in the extreme.

“But there’s nothing quick in any civil procedure,” he cautioned, noting the tenant has 10 days to dispute the

notice of eviction. “If this guy has been given no warnings by the manager, it may be hard to uphold an eviction notice, so the manager has to be more hands on.”

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How mental health issues are addressed in BurnabyJust because police bring

someone to a hospital for an assessment under the Mental Health Act doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be committed for treatment.

“They need to be psychiatrically quite acute and having a major mental health disorder,” said Pam Vickram, manager of Burnaby Mental Health and Substance Use Services. “We have a risk assessment and they are likely suicidal, or psychotic, schizophrenic, bipolar, extremely depressed and they need acute, in-patient treatment.”

In such cases, following a

comprehensive assessment, if it’s determined the patient is at risk of harming themselves or others, they could be admitted for treatment voluntarily or alternatively, be certified by two physicians if there is a risk of “elopement, self harm or not complying with treatment,” Vickram said. “We don’t discharge patients who are so acute it requires acute services.”

Once they become stable after treatment, patients would be discharged with followup done by community outpatient mental health workers. Mental health conditions that would be typically

treated in the community with outpatient resources include substance use, anxiety, non-acute depression.

Burnaby Mental Health Services, located at Burnaby Hospital, receives an average 240 referrals a month from the community and another 60 physician requests for urgent assessments, Vickram said.

While how they get to that point can vary, “the goal for mental health clients is to be living in the community with proper supports in place to safely manage their illness,” noted FHA spokesman Roy Thorpe-Dorward.

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Candido’s journey back to health wasn’t easy.

“The eating disorder voice in your head is telling you this is not good,” she says. “I was confused.”

Candido was challenged to come up with other interests to take her mind off food. She volunteered as a dog walker at the Burnaby SPCA. She started eating more, and cut back on her exercise regime.

When she was discharged from St. Paul’s she moved to Kamloops to get away from the tension that was a constant companion to her eating disorder, to get a fresh start.

As she studied respiratory therapy at Thompson Rivers University, she lived on her own, she made new friends, she ate pasta and cookies.

“It was a test,” she says.And it was one she passed,

eventually leading her to work with Jessie’s Legacy eating disorders prevention program, and as an eating disorders peer support worker at BC Children’s Hospital.

In the past year, Candido has spoken about eating disorders, body image and self-esteem to students at more than 30 elementary and high schools. It can be a struggle to reach kids who are constantly bombarded

with images of slim bodies, who feel pressure to keep up with their peers. Instead of preaching, she says, she gives them tips on developing coping skills, encourages them to focus on doing things they enjoy, that they’re good at instead of what’s staring at them in the mirror.

“Life is way too short to care about that,” says Candido. “It’s just a waste.”

• Feb. 3-9 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. It’s also the start of the provincial eating disorders awareness campaign which will include the creation of a video and flashmob contests. Visit www.familyservices.bc.ca

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That analysis will include looking at the cost of displacing students into temporary portables during construction, doing seismic upgrades and bringing the old building up to current codes, and whether it would be just as cost effective to build a new permanent space on adjacent land. The district would also look at how to maintain the option of expansion in the future.

As for why the district wants to expand Alpha when it’s currently underutilized, Frank said that’s due to a longterm strategy in which Alpha would eventually take some of the pressure off Burnaby North,

Frank said. North is currently the largest high school in the province with 2,300 students, while Alpha houses 750 students in a building with a capacity for 1,000.

“So the strategy would be looking at some way of balancing enrollments between the two schools,” he said. “If we had our druthers we would rather see two schools in the 1,500-student range.”

A larger student body would then allow Alpha to provide more program options. Some similar programs could be offered at both with other programs being added to differentiate between the two schools and provide more

choice for students.Such a plan would likely take

at least 10 years to become reality, Frank said.

But first, they have to figure out how much all the seismic options will cost.

Meanwhile, in December the district submitted its five-year capital plan to the ministry seeking preliminary approval for the next two schools on its priority list—seismic upgrades to Montecito elementary, estimated at $1.75 million, and Stride elementary, estimated at $3.1 million. The district anticipates the ministry making a capital funding announcement sometime in the next couple months.

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Shape Properties Corp. has started the rezoning process for Phase 1 of its redevelopment of the 28-acre Brentwood Town Centre property.

On Monday, council gave approval for staff to work with the developer on a more detailed plan that could be presented at the public hearing stage. Phase 1 would be located on the northeast corner of Lougheed Highway and

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Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan tells the story of a nice young couple, long-time residents, with a couple of kids who came to council a few years ago to ask to split their lot in two.

They wanted to build a new house on one half for the grandparents, to be close, and to benefit from the babysitting.

It went against policy, but enough councillors were swayed by the heart-tugging story. Corrigan opposed it: the policy’s there for a reason, he said, and you deal with people the same whether they’ve lived in Burnaby 40 years, or they’re a Vancouver realtor out to make a buck.

Just a few weeks after the subdivision went through, the couple cashed in, packed up and moved out of town.

It’s an anecdote that bolsters a view Corrigan has carried throughout his career in politics: Don’t let emotions steer you off course.

Yet for many people it happens often, and most recently he said my columns questioning Corrigan on his opposition to a

permanent homeless shelter in Burnaby were a case in point. I’m not the only one who’s raised the issue, of course, and it’s one of the few issues on which his otherwise stellar reputation takes a hit.

We met last week for lunch at Riverway Golf Course to go over this issue. And like my modest-portioned arctic char dish, the result was compelling and impressive, if not completely satisfying.

It’d be dead easy, he said, for him to put up a couple million dollars or offer a piece of land so the province could build a permanent shelter somewhere in Burnaby. In one stroke of the pen he could silence his critics.

But, he’s quick to add, it wouldn’t achieve anything to

address the problem or help Burnaby.

The people in permanent shelters—of which Vancouver has dozens and most cities in the region have at least one—are by and large beyond hope, he said. They’re either addicted, seriously mentally ill, or habitual criminals. Some live in rooms crammed with junk floor-to-ceiling, and many rooms are infested with bugs. And, as he told me, many are the type of folks who, if they found you dying on the sidewalk would pull out your gold fillings. Are these the kind of people Burnaby residents want living in their neighbourhood, he asks, when the province doesn’t even assign them a social worker?

“The people (in shelters) are the impossible to house… so addicted that all they worry about is the opportunity to feed their addiction, whether it’s alcohol, drugs or anything else.”

His “gold fillings” anecdote is harsh, but Corrigan believes his life experience gives him a more realistic view than self-satisfied journalists who only pick up

the “homeless” issue when the mercury drops.

Raised by a single mom in East Van, he worked as a probation officer and prison guard before spending 31 years as a criminal lawyer. So he’s been around.

And in his experience, people who end up in permanent shelters are there because they’ve been deemed beyond hope. Had they shown an inclination to set their lives on course—even a glimmer—they’d have been fished out by someone who smells a success story in the offing.

Shelters, he said, are Band-Aids that address only the most visible aspect of a much larger problem that includes a lack of services and supports, and a lack of affordable housing.

“Where some people worry about the indigent, the homeless, I worry about the working poor,” he said. “We need these people in our cities, and we need to find a way to keep these people in our cities. These people are critical to the economic life of our community.”

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The Idle No More movement continues to pick up steam.

But is all the drumming and chanting doing any good?

A Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll done earlier this month found that only four in 10 Canadians is sympathetic to the goals and aims of Idle No More. But the same poll found that fewer than four in 10 Canadians were even familiar with the goals and aims of the movement.

To us, that’s a big disconnect and a sign that supporters aren’t piquing the average citizen’s interest with demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes. That doesn’t mean we don’t have plenty of work to do to resolve systemic problems in the relationship between First Nations and government.

Getting key players on both sides to sit down and talk about those issues is a good start.

Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo, who met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Jan. 11, says his organization will pressure the feds to continue working toward improving that relationship.

Atleo and Harper met a year ago in what the Prime Minister’s Office called “a historic meeting.” In optimistic, yet vague fashion, the government titled the meeting Strengthening Our Relationship – Unlocking Our Potential.

No doubt, work has since been done to clarifying agreed-upon goals around governance, access to education, community self-sufficiency and other areas. Idle No More emerged, nonetheless, which makes one question whether Harper and company were paying lip service to First Nations last January.

Despite the seeming disconnect with the majority of Canadians, the grassroots protest movement has restoked the fire in First Nations and is slowly getting non-aboriginals to pay more attention to grassroots aboriginal issues.

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While Ottawa and the province have abandoned those in poverty, they address only the most visible problem, Corrigan said.

In recent years the province has invested stacks of money in shelters—such as converting many old single-room occupancy hotels in the Downtown Eastside. Corrigan compares the situation to a police force so short on staff they only have time to respond to murders.

If there were appropriate places for people residing in these shelters, they’d no longer be needed, he said.

Some should be in addiction treatment. For the most extremely mentally ill, a place like Riverview needs to re-open. And some should be in group homes.

All that would be needed then is a transitional shelter—something Corrigan said he’d be willing to accept in Burnaby—with each new arrival assigned a social worker who would point

them on their way.Throughout our

conversation, the over-arching point Corrigan made is that he is a mayor of a municipality, and his powers have limits. People often point fingers at civic government because it is the most accessible to people, when in reality Ottawa or Victoria should be called to account.

Mayors, he said, serve constituents best when they focus on what cities are empowered to do.

“From a public policy point of view, I see it as bad policy for local governments to go into social services,” he said. Cities, of course, have been gravitating this way significantly in recent years, hiring social planners and opening shelters. The City of Toronto even provides employment services.

Instead, Corrigan said his priority is to use the tools available to do what cities do best.

Edmonds, once the city’s neighbourhood beyond hope, has been the focus of the city’s attention and money. The mayor

and council have been proactive in encouraging new development in the area, and have built a new library and are building a community centre.

“Look what I did with my tool chest to … strengthen a part of Burnaby that was in danger of becoming the new Downtown Eastside,” he said.

Whereas Vancouver pours resources for parks, recreation and the like into the wealthy west side of the city, Corrigan said he’s invested where it’s needed most.

And it benefits all residents, he said, by avoiding the ghettoization of a neighbourhood.

Unfortunately, gentrification is one of his only tools available to improve the area, he said. The city has a city-wide moratorium on the conversion of rental accommodation into strata, and it also attempted to create “rental zones” to prevent rental buildings from being replaced by strata—a move the province rejected.

And now the city is looking into legalizing secondary suites—though it’s one of the last cities to the table—to increase affordable housing options.

Really, he argues, we need to look to senior levels of government for some of the most effective solutions on not just the homelessness issue, but housing as a whole.

No one is building rental accommodations in Metro Vancouver these days. Burnaby squeezes a few units from developers in exchange for added density on projects, but the economics just don’t work for them to build more.

Ottawa has removed incentives for developers to even build rentals, Corrigan said. In the past, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation offered low-interest loans for projects deemed

affordable. And for a time there was something with the awkward name Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs) that was a tax shelter that encouraged investors to support the construction of housing.

Corrigan calls it a great program, if poorly executed, that was eventually scrapped.

And Corrigan is a big fan of co-ops. They’re self-regulating, and the mix of incomes prevents them from being ghettoes, he said. But Ottawa got out of its last large federal housing program in 1993.

Things like shelters, and other “single-stream” housing, he said, merely drive down property values in the area and invite more housing of the same type.

If Burnaby had invested in a shelter in Edmonds 10 years ago, as some had suggested, that city centre

could be in far worse shape than today, he said.

In the end, Corrigan says it comes down to the question of whether Burnaby residents want the city to stretch beyond its mandate.

Should the city stick to what it does best, and what its purpose is? Or should it expand into areas where, historically, it’s had no place, like social housing?

Corrigan will tell you there’s a reason Burnaby is considered the best-run (Macleans magazine) and one of the most highly regarded municipal governments in the country.

It’s run in a disciplined way. There is focus.

And the mayor is not sidetracked by the emotional argument—whether it’s from a newspaper editor uncomfortable with the idea of people sleeping on sidewalks and in parks in the gritty city, or a young couple who’d like to cut their city lot in half.

Chris Bryan is editor of the NewsLeader.

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Mayor Derek Corrigan Look what I did with my tool chest to … strengthen a part of Burnaby that was in danger of becoming the new Downtown Eastside.

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We’ve all heard how recently, Chinese miners have been sent to work in northern mining operations rather than employing British Columbians who need jobs now. This is unacceptable, but speaks to a continuing trend

in which we are not meeting the needs of industry to supply jobs in the province. The trades are vital to maintaining our society and the infrastructure we rely on to continue our lifestyles.

The BC Liberals have

decided they have no interest in promoting skills training; in the decade since they eliminated skills training programs, graduation rates for apprentices have been drastically reduced, and there remains no plan to improve rates

by the government. We need to start making serious attempts to address our skills shortage. The BC NDP has a plan for the promotion of skills in our society. It’s been pointed out as one of the cornerstones of the campaign.

We need to bring back skilled trades into our society; not by importing workers from abroad, but by ensuring our citizens have the skills and the jobs.

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Sonny Assu has spent much of his artistic career challenging

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Assu, a North Delta-raised 2002 Emily Carr University graduate, joins 26 local, national and international artists (like the Guerrilla Girls, Rodney Graham, Ed Ruscha and Ian Wallace) for the Artist Poster Show at the gallery, which kicks off Feb. 8. Drawn primarily from the gallery’s permanent collection, the showcase explores the didactic evolution of artist exhibition posters.

“Posters are nostalgia for me,” said Assu. “I’m reminded of my youth and

how I tried to cover every square inch of wall space with some sort of poster. On the other hand, posters are also motivational. Posters can be a way to communicate a strong message and unify a group of people.”

In Happiest Future (2012), Selective History (2012) and Idle Know More (2013, a newly commissioned artwork for the BAG), Assu questions what it is to be Canadian. His works tackle issues of identity and in the case of the latter, of course, the Idle No More movement.

“Idle No More, in my mind, is about educating Canadians on the true history of Canada,” explains Assu. “Not to guilt or shame, but to wake people up, to challenge Canadians to utilize the perceived stereotype of themselves, to understand and to be compassionate.”

Inspired by words of Duncan Campbell Scott, the former head of the Department of Indian Affairs, Happiest Future and Selective History addresses

Canada’s then mandate for First Nations assimilation.

“As I was discovering my traditional roots and voice, I couldn’t ignore that I grew up in the suburbs of a major city,” says Assu, who is Ligwilda’xw of the We Wai Kai Nation. “The ’80s were all about the object: the owning of something new and exciting Consumerism became a status symbol. If you grew up in that era, you were constantly marketed to. The use of pop culture, and

eventually, consumerism, became a way to insert an autobiographical discourse into my work.”

The Artist Poster Show runs Feb. 8 to April 7. A number of Idle Know More posters by Sonny Assu will also be available for free at the gallery.

• www.burnabyartgallery.ca• sonnyassu.com.

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Image couRTeSy of The aRTISTHappiest Future, by Sonny Assu. Digital print, 45.7 x 91.4 cm, 2012.

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Members of the BCIT Faculty and Staff Association (FSA) have ratified a new contract with the B.C. Institute of Technology, following a labour dispute that included three-and-a-half days of strike action and an overtime ban in November and December.

FSA members have been without a contract since June 30, 2010. The new agreement includes no wage increases until March 31, 2013 after

which pay hikes will total four per cent by the time the contract expires on June 30, 2014, said an FSA press release.

The agreement includes no other significant changes in compensation or working conditions.

“FSA members have come to accept that the provincial government is not willing to address the problems faced by BCIT – in spite of the current skills initiative,” said FSA president Teresa

Place in the release. “Sadly, BCIT will continue to lose ground to the industries and universities with whom we compete for faculty and staff.”

The resulting wage increase, four per cent over four years, is an improvement over the government’s initial proposal of two per cent over four years, said FSA executive director and negotiator Paul Reniers in the release.

But it is still not competitive with the

three per cent annually that is being seen in the industries from which faculty and staff are recruited.

Several issues are outstanding, including FSA members being “the only employee group in the sector not eligible for EI top up for members on parental leave” and the fact 60 per cent of BCIT classes are taught by auxiliary instructors.

“The provincial government has missed a real opportunity to

show that it’s serious about investing in the people who deliver skills training.”

The BCIT Faculty and Staff Association represents more than

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Adults with developmental disabilities were unable to access non-essential employment, community inclusion and life skills programs on Wednesday when the Burnaby offices of PosAbilities, at 4664 Lougheed Hwy., were behind picket lines.

The job action was part of a 24-hour work stoppage by 3,400 community living workers across British Columbia.

The workers, members of the B.C. Government Employees Union (BCGEU) , provide support to adults, children and infants with disabilities as well as their families. They have been holding a series of rotating strikes since Oct. 12, and are seeking better wages and job security.

“Community living workers are caring professionals that make sure the people with developmental disabilities participate in their community and enjoy the best quality of life possible,” said BCGEU community social services chairperson Patsy Harmston. “We enjoy working with people, but many of us can’t make ends meet.”

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Daniel Wagner wears his love for soup on his sleeve.

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When Wagner was a chef toiling for 15 years to construct set menus at restaurants like Grid and The Boathouse, soup was his chance to get creative. Using leftover ingredients on hand and recipes passed down through his family—or that he scoured from his collection of cookbooks—he created concoctions that won raves and suggestions he make soup his full-time avocation.

So last year he did just that, starting up Rain City Soups with his business partner Dean Young.

In kitchen space he rents at the Woodlands Smokehouse commissary in East Vancouver, Wagner boils up 120-litre kettles of eight kinds of soup using local produce, natural ingredients and free-range chicken.

The soups are cooled overnight then frozen before they’re packed for sale in more than a dozen independent grocers from Vancouver to Chilliwack, including Cioffi’s in North Burnaby, and at select restaurants.

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“It’s hard to stir that much soup,” says Wagner. “It’s really heavy.”

But Wagner makes sure he personally stirs every batch. There’s nothing else he’d rather do.

“Otherwise I might as well be Campbell’s,” says Wagner. “I can make soup all day long.”

Wagner developed his affinity for soup when he was in cooking school and challenged to create five different soups and garnishes in a week. He eschewed fancy nouvelle cuisine, favouring hearty classics like split pea and ham, lentil and spinach, and minestrone.

He learned to layer the flavours, cooking the onions, celery and root vegetables with salt first so they would sweat rather than fry, then adding the

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“Soup has to have a depth of flavour so it doesn’t just taste like carrot water,” says Wagner. “It has to have a good mouth feel.”

Wagner spent last spring and summer, the off-season for soup, perfecting his recipes and cooking techniques for full-scale production and packaging before officially launching his label in October.

“We were eating a lot of soup.”

But he made some important discoveries that impacted the types of soups he’d be selling, like the changes in texture barley and root vegetables undergo when they’re frozen and then reheated.

Getting his soup into people’s bellies involves a lot of shoe leather, dropping samples at grocers, cafés and restaurants, exhibiting at trade shows and consumer fairs like the upcoming Wellness Show, Feb. 15-17 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Every couple of weeks he hauls a cauldron to the Downtown Eastside to dole out free soup to those who could really use a hot, nourishing treat.

“This is comfort food, it’s not fine dining,” says Wagner. “It’s always been a dream of mine to make soup.”

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Burnaby resident Bob Marjanovich will receive the inaugural “most philanthropic sports broadcaster” award from The Stadnyk Foundation.

Marjanovich, who hosts a weeknight evening show and another on Saturday afternoons on the TEAM 1040, is being honoured for his work with the Michael Cuccione Foundation throughout the year, but specifically for organizing the annual Moj’s Whistler Shootout fundraising golf tournament. According to a press release, Marjanovich raised more than $50,000 in 2012 for the Cuccione foundation.

Marjanovich, who is currently in New Orleans doing shows and reports from the Super Bowl, will receive the award in conjunction with the Paul Carson Broadcast and Media Awards. The nominations in 10 categories were announced Tuesday with the winners being named Feb. 7.

Kathy Corrigan acclaimed to run

Burnaby Deer-Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan has won the nomination to run for a second term for the New Democrats.

Corrigan was nominated by acclamation at a constituency nomination meeting at Bonsor Recreation Centre. She currently serves as NDP opposition critic for public safety.

“The people of British Columbia are ready for change,” Corrigan said in her nomination speech, according to a press release.

“The BC Liberals have let down a lot of families in Burnaby and New Democrats are ready to deliver the change we need in Burnaby-Deer Lake.”

Voters go to the polls for the next provincial election May 14.

Symphony to perform

The Burnaby-based West Coast Symphony will present the music of Beethoven in two concerts, Feb. 8, 8 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver and Feb. 9, 2 p.m. at West Vancouver United Church.

The orchestra, under the direction of conductor Bujar Llapaj, will perform Beethoven’s Overture to Prometheus and Symphony No. 4 in B-flat as well as Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G with guest soloist Tian Yu Zhou.

Admission to both concerts is by donation.

For more information go to www.westcoastsymphony.ca.

NewsLeader fiLeBob Marjanovich, host of a radio show on Team 1040, has been recognized for his contributions to charity.

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A consortium led by SNC-Lavalin has been awarded the $889-million contract to design, build and finance the Evergreen Line SkyTrain extension to Coquitlam.

The province picked bidding group EGRT Construction, which is made up of SNC Lavalin plus eight partners or subsidiaries, including Graham Building Services, International Bridge Technologies Inc. and Jacobs Associates Canada.

SNC has been under a year-long cloud following allegations of corruption in its dealings with foreign governments to secure overseas contracts. Four former officials face bribery charges and the company itself remains under

investigation as well.Major construction is slated to

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The job entails building the 11-kilometre line from Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby through Port Moody to Coquitlam, with a combination of elevated and at-grade guideway and a two-kilometre bored tunnel.

The line will have seven stations, including the expanded Lougheed Town Centre Station, with provision for two more potential future stations.

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ParkLane Homes is celebrating River District’s Gold win for Best Presentation Centre at The Nationals, an awards program presented by the National Association of Home Builders. The awards are the largest of their kind in North America and include submissions from North and South America and Asia.

“We are proud to accept The Nationals’ Best Presentation Centre Gold Award for River District Centre,” says ParkLane’s Chief Operating Officer Ben Taddei. “This unique and innovative Centre is transforming River District into an animated and vibrant place with a real sense of community

only two years into construction.”River District is located on southeast

Vancouver’s waterfront. Once completed, it will cover 130 acres and include 7,000 homes, shops, restaurants, schools, daycares and parks.

The River District Centre holds the presentation centre, Romer’s Burger Bar and a community centre.

“River District is a unique project, not just to the immediate community, but to all of Vancouver,” says Taddei. “To receive international accolades puts both River District and Vancouver in the spotlight.”

For more information, visit riverdistrict.ca or call 604-431-5594.

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Polygon Homes is building on its reputation for quality homes with Tamarack, its newest condominum development in Coquitlam’s Dayanee Springs community. With amazing features, a convenient location and plenty of amenities, it’s easy to imagine calling Tamarack home.

“It is literally almost impossible to choose my favourite part,” says sales manager Theresa Liljedahl says. “There are so many perfect things about it.”

One of those perfect things is the amazing natural views from every home. Depending on where you are in the building, your new home will either look out at Mount Baker or at Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain.

“The views are fantastic,” Liljedahl says. Each home features an outdoor balcony or patio, with some ground-level homes including a private yard. Even when the weather outside isn’t so great, the huge windows in your home will let the natural light pour in.

Inside, polished granite countertops and flat-panel laminate cabinetry in the kitchen is complemented by the stainless-steel appliances and warm wood laminate flooring, which continues into the other living areas. A full-height pantry is offered in some homes, which adds more storage space to a kitchen that is already wonderful. A breakfast bar perfect for a quick bite in the morning or gathering around during a dinner party is also an integral part of most of the homes.

The luxury continues in the spa-like bathrooms, with their gorgeous marble or quartz countertops and laminate cabinetry. Most homes include double sinks, which are a masterstroke of convenience for couples, and a deep soaker tub in the ensuite. A ceramic tile tub and shower surround with mosaic glass tile accents is clean and elegant, while the full-width vanity mirror is complemented by soothing lighting that will never put you in a bad light.

The two-bedroom homes are spacious and inviting, with thoughtfully designed floorplans that are great for couples, young families and roommates.

“Polygon can design a layout that is very attractive,” Lilejedahl says. “They’ve perfected the plans to give you the most usable space.”

Tamarack is the final phase in Polygon’s Dayanee Springs community, and homeowners will be able to take

advantage of everything that is already in place, including the gorgeous Timbers Club. The club includes an outdoor pool, whirlpool spa and kids club, a furnished terrace with a large barbecue, a fully equipped fitness studio and a great room that is perfect for entertaining with its stone-clad fireplace, lounge seating and billiard table. It also holds a pet spa area, screening room and many other things.

“We’ve had weddings there, bridal showers, everything,” says Liljehdahl. “You don’t have to entertain at home if you have a group of people over.”

If you want to venture off the property, shopping and dining at Coquitlam Centre mall and its

surrounding area is just a few minutes away. Education is available at Douglas College’s David Lam campus and at the elementary and secondary schools in the neighbourhood. When it’s some outdoor exercise you’re in the mood for, Town Centre Park and Lafarge Lake are right outside, perfect for a run or cycle, and if golf is more your speed, Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club is a few minutes away as well. The Evergreen Cultural Centre features travelling art exhibits, plays and other

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The homes at Tamarack are move-in ready, which is a great feature for potential buyers.

“You can walk through a home that you can actually purchase,” Liljedahl says.

Homes at Tamarack start at $279,900. For more information, visit www.polyhomes.com/community/tamarack or call 604-552-3003.

Martin Knowles photosChic granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances are just two of the beautiful features in the kitchens at Polygon’s Tamarack, top, while expansive patios and balconies overlooking Burke Mountain and Mount Baker and plenty of green space combine for gorgeous views from every home, above.

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130 HELP WANTED


NO. 16527SMITHERS REGISTRY

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIABETWEEN:

DISTRICT OF NEW HAZELTONAPPLICANT

AND:DANIEL LOREN FLECK

RESPONDENTADVERTISEMENT

TO: Daniel Fleck

TAKE NOTICE THAT on December 21st, 2012, an Order was made for service on you of a

Notice of Tax Sale issued from the Smither Registry of the Supreme Court of British

Columbia in proceeding number 16527 by way of this advertisement.

In the proceeding, the Applicant claims the following relief against you:

1. That the property tax arrears in the amount of $421.14 plus accrued interest owing

on the properties legally described as Lots 1 & 2, Block 59, Section 1, District Lot

863, Casssiar District Plan 968, possessing PID No’s 014-068-206 and 014-068-214

respectively, which was purchased by the Claimant via a tax sale on September 24,

2012, be paid in full.

2. Should the respondent fail to pay the arrears in full for the above noted property then

the purchaser be entitled to take the property free and clear of any other encumbrance.

You must file a responding pleading/response to petition within the period required under

the Supreme Court Civil Rules failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may

be taken against you without notice to you.

You may obtain, from the Smithers Registry, at 3793 Alfred Avenue, Smithers, British

Columbia a copy of the Notice of Tax sale and the Order providing for service by this

advertisement.

This advertisement is placed by the Applicant, the District of New Hazelton, whose address

for service is c/o Perry & Company, PO Box 790, 1081 Main Street, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0.

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236 CLEANING SERVICES

MAIDS R’ USBEST CLEANERS

AROUND GUARANTEED!Residential & Commercial

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257 DRYWALLJMYK CONTRACTING LTD.

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260 ELECTRICALYOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

#1113 LOW COST ELECTRIC Panel Upgrade • Reno’s -Com/Res.

Heating • Trouble ShootingLicensed & Bonded. 604-522-3435

C & C Electrical Mechanical• ELECTRICAL

• FULL PLUMBING SERVICES• HVAC GAS FITTING

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGERick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling,

Back Filling, Trucking Reas. Rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978

BAJ EXCAVATING DEMO, Sewer, storm, drainage, remove concrete & blacktop, old house drainage. 604-779-7816.

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

HARDWOOD FLOORREFINISHING

✶ Repairs & Staining ✶ Installation

✶ Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSALWAYS GUTTER Cleaning Ser-vice, Repairs, 20 yrs exp. Rain or shine.7dys/wk.Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSHOME IMPROVEMENTS

Carpentry, painting, drywall, tilesQuality work - reasonable price

Martin 778-355-5840

CENTRAL CREEK CONSTRUCTION

CCC Kitchen & Bathroom Reno’s, Painting also. BBB & WCB. Seniors

Discount. Book by end of Feb. - 10% off. 28 yrs exp.

Guarantee on work. Refs. 604-432-1857 / 604-773-7811

604-949-1900QUALITY RENOVATIONS

• Kitchens • Bathrooms*30 years *Licensed *Insured

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A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing,

reroofi ng. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

288 HOME REPAIRS

If I can’t do it

It can’t be done

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222

INTERIORS: Baths (renos/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, fl ooring, tiling, plumbing,

painting, miscellaneous, etc.VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN

OVER 30 LINES OF WORK!* Quality work * Prompt Service

* Fair prices For positive results Call Robert

SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

320 MOVING & STORAGE1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

BEST RATE MOVING

EXPERIENCED MOVERS W/ AFFORDABLE RATESStarting $40/hr.

LICENSED & INSURED✶ Local & Long Distance ✶

✶ Seniors Discount ✶

604-787-8061

GET the BEST for your MOVING From $40/hr Licensed & Insured Senior Discount 778-773-3737

ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks

Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree Estimate/Senior DiscountResidential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 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 ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services.

AFFORDABLE INT/EXT painting. 30 yrs exp. Refs. Free est. Keith 604-433-2279 or 604-777-1223.

338 PLUMBING

.EnterprisePlumbing, Heating, Gasfi tting

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES• Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical*Free Est. *Licensed *Insured

24hr. Emergency ServiceC & C Electrical Mechanical

604-475-7077

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Roofi ng Experts. 778-230-5717Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

Canuck Roofi ng All Roof Repairs Any job big or small. Free Est. *WCB *Insured *BBB 778-772-1969

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, As-phalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

FIVE STAR ROOFINGAll kinds of re-roofi ng & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.(604)961-7505, 278-0375

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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*Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces

* Restaurant EquipmentAll FREE pickup!

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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• Appliances • Old Furniture• Construction • Yard Waste• Concrete • Drywall • Junk

• Rubbish • Mattresses & More!On Time, As Promised,Service Guaranteed!

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bradsjunkremoval.comHauling Anything.. But Dead Bodies!!20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE

We Load or You Load !604.220.JUNK(5865)

Serving MetroVancouver Since 1988

372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

374 TREE SERVICES

Tree removal done RIGHT!• Tree & Stump Removal

• Certifi ed Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck

• Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging

~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca

[email protected]% OFF with this AD

PETS

477 PETS

BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $700. (604)796-3026. No Sunday calls

BORDER COLLIE X, born Dec 5th, ranch raised, getting lots of atten. $350. Carol 604-316-4668 or email: [email protected]

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

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are

Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

German Shepherd pups, ckc reg, vet check, 1st shots, own both par-ents, gd tempered, farm & family raised in country, make a good guard dog and family pet. $1000. 604-796-3026, no sunday calls

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blue, 9 wks, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done $800 (604)308-5665

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

Purebred Golden Retriever/Yellow Lab puppies.1st shots, vet checked. Ready. $625. 604-850-5477.

YORKIE X POMERANIAN. Two females, all shots, vet checked, dewormed. $500. 604-504-5438.

YORKSHIRE Terrier pups, 3 males, ckc reg, micro-chipped, champion lines, (604)858-9758

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

533 FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

548 FURNITURE

MATTRESSES starting at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET*Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

Getting ajob

couldn’tbe easier!

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

551 GARAGE SALES

BRIDGEVIEW FLEA MARKET Every Sunday, Year Round, 80 Vendors 7am-3pm, 11267-125a St. Sry. Info./Book Table 604-625-3208

560 MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE

DEVELOPMENTLAND WANTED

If you would consider selling your property of 3 Acres or more and want maximum value, send the details to: [email protected] will be no pressureand no obligation, but let’s

discuss possibilities.

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments

Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty? We Take Over Payments! No Fees!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Bright 2 bdrm apt.

Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op.

$810/mo. No subsidy.Close to transit, schools,

and shopping.

Sandy 604 945 5864 [email protected]

BURNABY

GABLE GARDENSMOVE IN INCENTIVE

• Nice, clean and quiet 1 bdrm

• Walk to Highgate • Close to transit & schools • Upgraded suite • Cat okay • On site manager

Please call 604-521-3448 for viewing.

BURNABY, Linden Glen Apts. 7052 Linden Ave. Spacious & bright 1 & 2/bdrms. Incl heat & HW. Near Highgate. Cats ok. (604)540-2028

BURNABY

Park Crest Apts.1 & 2 Bedroom Reno’d suites located in upgraded blding in cul-du-sac. Next to large green space. Incl’s heat, hot water and basic cable. Walk to High-gate mall. Quiet and clean. Cat okay. Deposit required. For viewing....

Call 604-540-6725

COQUITLAM

Welcome Home !

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

Call (604) 931-2670

NEW WESTMINSTER

Panorama CourtSpacious & clean 1 & 2 bdrms avail. From $750 - $1020/mo. No pets.

Call 604-540-6732

NEW WESTMINSTER: West Coast Apt. 520-11th St. Large 1 bdrm w/ small storage room. Incl h/w & heat. By Transit. Cats ok. $735 - $750/mo. 604-540-2028.

RENTALS

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

CHILLIWACK WAREHOUSE6,600sf. or 5,400sf. @ $4.50sf.

12,000sf. @ $4.25sf.3 phase & single phase power.

3 bay doors 12 x 12. (604)941-2959

711 CO-OP RENTALS

BURNABYWHATTLEKAINUM -

HOUSINGCO-OP ORIENTATION

Do you want to live in the security of a

family community?

Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 appli-cation fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrms $899/mo. 3 bdrms. $1009/mo. & 4 bdrms. $1112/mo. Shares $2500.

NO SUBSIDIES AVAILABLEOrientation:

Sunday, February 3rd1:30 p.m. at

51A-8740 Forest Grove Dr.Phone 604-420-2442

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

Port Coquitlam - Maryhill furnished 1 bdrm. shr’d kitchen / bath / living. Quiet Non-Smoking ONLY House. $450/mo. incls. lndry. 604.941.2959

750 SUITES, LOWER

BURNABY 2 Bdrm ste nr Edmonds Stn/Stride elem. $1050/mo incl utils. Avail Mar 1st. Call: (604)515-9418

COQUITLAM CENTRE 1100sf 2 bdrm 2 bath, laundry, NS/NP. $980/mo. +1/3 util 604-771-9628

752 TOWNHOUSES

NEW WEST. 828 Royal Ave. 2/brms, 2/bthrms, 1 secured park-ing. $1500/mo. Avail Feb 1. TJ @ Sutton Proact (604)728-5460

New West- McBride Place. 415 Ginger Drive. 3 bdrm T/H. Family Housing. Close all amens, schls, transit. Pet friendly great loca. $1135/m. Call Now! 604-451-6676

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1999 MERCURY SABLE. 7 pass wagon, fully loaded, 167,000 KM, 1 owner, very gd cond. No rust. $1900. 604-790-5479.

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

• Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.We pay Up To $500 CA$H

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! 2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

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

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200

MARINE

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



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