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Dolphin theatre could be doneWanda [email protected]

The Dolphin Cinema, which has served North Burnaby for ve decades, could soon be demolished to make way for a new development.

The property at 4555 Hastings St. is the subject of a rezoning application which proposes to replace the movie theatre with a four-storey mixed-use development.

Under the Hastings Street Area Plan, to achieve the maximum permitted oor space, the

project would have to comprise commercial space on the rst two storeys, with residential on the top two oors, according to a city staff report.

The developer, Heights Entertainment, has proposed that instead of the second oor being used for

commercial space, that it house 11 accessible rental units through a partnership with the Vancouver Resource Society. The society, a non-pro t organization that specializes in providing accessible housing for people with disabilities, would own the units and rent them to tenants who qualify.

Man and woman shotWanda [email protected]

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is investigating a double murder at Royal Oak Sushi House in South Burnaby Sunday night.

IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Jennifer Pound said the victims are a man and a woman and they were both shot.

“They are not known to police and they are both associated to that business.”

The man has been identi ed as 36-year-old Burnaby resident Huong (Andy) Tran. Police are not yet releasing the name of the female victim as they are still notifying her next of kin.

Pound said it’s still early in the investigation but the incident doesn’t appear to be gang-related. Police have yet to determine a motive for the killings.

There were also no reports to police of shots red in the area.

On May 27, at about 9:30 p.m.,

Burnaby RCMP were called to the business in the 6500-block of Royal

Oak between Kingsway and Grimmer Street.

A passerby had noticed a man on the oor inside the business, prompting him to call 911, Pound said.

Burnaby Mounties found the man and woman dead inside. When it appeared they were

victims of foul play, IHIT was called in.

On Monday afternoon, Royal Oak between Kingsway and Grimmer

remained closed to traf c, a situation Pound expected to continue “well into the night.” Forensic teams were on scene and police of cers were canvassing the neighbourhood for information on the incident.

Anyone with information on the double homicide is asked to contact the IHIT tiplines at 1-877-551-IHIT(4448) or [email protected]. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip at Solvecrime.ca.

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Commissioned map to raise awareness of potential impact of expansion plans

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After releasing a map he commissioned to let constituents know where Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline runs, Burnaby-Douglas NDP MP Kennedy Stewart said the biggest surprise has been in people’s reactions.

“I think what’s starting to surprise me is how few people are aware of the extent of the [pipeline] infrastructure in Burnaby,” Stewart said from Ottawa.

“It is a little bit of denial period right now, I think, for folks living in Burnaby,” he said. “It’s just such a giant project in a place that’s relatively calm, and not used to really this non-consensual kind of development happening.”

Kinder Morgan is proposing to twin the pipeline, which runs from Edmonton to Burnaby, to facilitate the export, via tanker ships, of oil sands crude to overseas markets.

As reported in the NewsLeader, Stewart has warned that if the proposal is approved by the National Energy Board, land could potentially be expropriated for the major $4.1-billion construction project which would involve large trenches along the company’s right-of-way.

That could possibly include Burnaby homes, which have been built within the safety zones of the pipeline since it was rst installed in the 1950s.

“That’s why I think it’s important to get this information out there,” Stewart said.

He hired a consultant to produce the map of the existing pipeline route using data from government sources. It’s drawn to scale, showing the right-of-way being 18-metres wide, although the

pipeline can have right-of-ways up to 30 metres wide.

“We’ve been very conservative in the drawing of it.”

The pipeline route criss-crosses parts of North Burnaby as it leads to the Chevron re nery, Suncor’s facilities, the Westridge terminal, the Kinder Morgan tank farm, and to Vancouver International Airport through the leg dedicated to jet fuel.

“It is a very extensive network of piping. I don’t really know if Kinder Morgan plans to put new pipeline over all of that. I would think they probably would have to,” he said.

“And this is why it’s so important for us to have some idea of what their plans are.”

The company will conduct its consultation process in the next few months and expects to le a formal application

for government approval in 2014. If it gets the go-ahead, construction would start in 2016 and the expanded pipeline would be in service by 2017.

Meanwhile, last week Kinder Morgan announced it had nalized commitments—binding, 20-year

contracts—with customers for the expanded pipeline capacity. If the expansion is approved, it would

have customers for 750,000 barrels per day (bpd) of capacity, up from the current 300,000 bpd.

But Stewart noted that people shouldn’t assume that the twinned pipeline will have a maximum capacity of 750,000 bpd, suggesting an

approach could be taken similar to overbuilding a highway for future traf c needs.

“The trick is really, get the pipe in and you can apply for changes

later as well. The infrastructure is key here.”

Meanwhile, Stewart will continue to raise awareness of the project and determine how constituents want him to proceed on the issue.

A large version of the map will be on display at his constituency of ce, 4658 Hastings St., on Hats Off Day, Saturday, June 2. More detailed neighbourhood maps and information on the project will also be available.



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New playground for Confederation Park

Confederation Park could soon get a new playground if Burnaby council approves $1.4 million in capital projects proposed by the Burnaby parks department.

The playground project would cost $250,000 to remove the existing structures and replace them with a CSA-approved structure, and install rubber surfacing underneath, according to a city staff report.

The funds would also cover the cost of adding site furniture and shade structures near the spray pool and playground, as well us upgrades to playcourts and walkway improvements.

Tennis courts at Stoney Creek and Keswick parks would be resurfaced and the fencing replaced, for $180,000, which would include a review and potential phase one installation of new surfacing techniques for courts at Central Park.

Another $100,000 is proposed to fund improvements to the 236 kilometres of trails and walkways in city parks, including grade changes, trail widening, installation of safety railings and washout reconstruction.

At Kensington Park elds, $150,000 would be spent to install new drainage systems on elds one to four to improve playability for soccer and baseball.

And $725,000 is designated for repaving of the west parking lots at Cameron Centre, the second half of the lot for Burnaby Lake Sports Complex East and the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course-Squint Lake Park access road.

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Home invasion in North Burnaby

A man was assaulted in an early morning home invasion Thursday, but nothing was stolen, say Burnaby RCMP.

Shortly after midnight on May 24, four males wearing masks went to a home on Albert Street in North Burnaby and identi ed themselves as RCMP of cers before kicking in the door.

Once inside, they assaulted one male then left. Nothing was taken.

Burnaby RCMP say they are investigating the incident together with another case where suspects unsuccessfully tried to get into a jewelry store at a local mall while wearing police-type insignias.

“We are concerned whenever criminals are personating police of cers and the obvious victimization that is occurring to the innocent citizens within the City of Burnaby,” said Burnaby RCMP Supt. Darren Lench, operations of cer and assistant of cer in charge of the detachment.

“I would encourage anyone having doubts about the claims of someone purporting to be a police of cer to call us immediately.”

Car trunk sale June 2 in Edmonds

It’s a new take on garage sales: instead of searching for an obscure address and nding one heap of stuff, check out the Car Trunk Sale at Edmonds Community Centre on June 2 where you’ll nd a whole bunch of heaps.

Admission is free for buyers, and for $12.57 you can load up your car, truck or minivan with used items and stake a claim in the parking lot.

Or you can splurge and rent a table for an extra $5.76.

“It’s like a ea market trunk sale,” said Laurie Woolley, recreational coordinator at the community centre. “Everything from used household items to clothing, to kids toys, there’s all kinds of treasures.”

This year the sale is participating in Environment Week as a part of a week-long Burnaby initiative.

“It’s meant to all be gently used, recycled, pre-loved things,” said Woolley. “We’re encouraging people to recycle things and to not ll up the land ll with stuff.”

Food and refreshments will be available for purchase at the event.

Call 604-297-4400 in advance to reserve your spot and for guidelines.

The event is at 7252 Kingsway, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bustin’ Out at Shadbolt

Bustin’ Out All Over cabaret show comes to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on June 1 and 2. Six multi-talented actors will perform in 15-minute pieces about the nature of secrets and what happens when they can no longer be contained.

“I think they can expect the unexpected,” said Cory Philley, events coordinator.

Neezar Joeseph, a stilt walker, opera singer and comic will host the adult-orientated show which will include monologues, songs, a live band and video projections.

Tickets are $32 for adults and $27 for students and seniors.

For more information call 604-291-6864.

The event will take place at 6450 Deer Lake Avenue from 8 to 10 p.m.

Veterans club would still occupy projectWanda [email protected]

The legion hall in North Burnaby could soon be redeveloped, according to a rezoning application.

The property at 4354 Hastings St. is currently occupied by the Royal Canadian Legion hall No. 148 on its eastern half, with its surface parking lot taking up the western half.

The proposed development concept is for a new four-storey

mixed-use building that would be divided into two air parcels, said a city staff report.

The western portion of the new building would house the legion’s operations, including its canteen, club and of ces.

The legion intends to lease the ground level to a commercial tenant, operate its canteen (with a patio) and club on the second oor, and use the third and fourth storeys for its of ces.

The eastern portion of the building would be an airspace parcel under separate ownership,

and be comprised of ground-level commercial space and three storeys of market residential units above. Vehicle access to the underground parking would be from the lane.

The proposed new canteen and club would require a liquor licence application and liquor licence review.

The existing legion hall currently holds a liquor primary club licence for up to 425 people (up to 260 people on the main oor in the canteen and club, and up to 165 people in the second- oor auditorium).

“Legion representatives are aware and agreeable to the fact that the rezoning and development proposal will require a reduction in the number of liquor primary seats for the new canteen and club,” the report said.

The number of liquor seats for the new canteen and club will be determined as the applicant prepares a suitable and more detailed plan of development, it said.


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To seek deadline extension for signing of new RCMP contractWanda [email protected]

Burnaby city hall appears to be seriously considering policing alternatives to the RCMP.

That’s despite a looming May 31 deadline the province set for B.C. municipalities to sign the new 20-year RCMP contract.

Burnaby’s nance and civic development committee is proposing council direct staff to prepare a request for proposal to commission a consultant who would study alternatives to the city’s current arrangement with the RCMP.

The committee also asked council to seek an extension to the province’s deadline.

Council was to consider the proposals on Monday, after the NewsLeader’s deadline.

“The city is seriously considering looking at all its options,” said Coun. Dan Johnston, chair of the committee,

in an interview.“The proposal that’s before

us from the RCMP has a lot of unanswered questions, and we’re not getting any answers, so it’s time to look at the whole picture.”

Unresolved issues include ways municipalities can control costs and how much of the RCMP’s capital costs they will have to cover, such as the new headquarters being built in Surrey, estimated to cost $1.2 billion.

If approved, the proposal would seek policing experts to examine the costs and other impacts of operating under a different model.

“Maybe it’s still the RCMP but we want to be convinced that that’s the case. Maybe there’s a better option.”

If council goes ahead with the plan, it would ask the province for a two-year extension to sign the contract, “hoping that they understand it’s in everyone’s best interests and that some of our neighbouring municipalities are interested in joining this process,” Johnston said.

Alternatives could include a municipal force, or a combined force serving more than one municipality.

As for the province’s deadline, “my understanding is they haven’t made a decision as to what the implications are of that,” he said.

“Needless to say, I don’t think there’s a problem, I don’t think the city’s going to be without policing ... Personally, I don’t think the province is going to be too quick to do anything too drastic.”

In the meantime, Burnaby could simply continue working under the existing contract, in consultation with the Solicitor General, Johnston said. The study would take up to two years.

“We want to assure the citizens that we’re not trying to eliminate the policing force, we’re just trying to look for a better model that saves everybody money and/or potential time, [that’s] better at serving the community.”


A Section 219 Covenant would be sought requiring that over the long term the 11 units continue to be used as accessible rental housing, the report said. The third and fourth oors would comprise market housing units.

A rezoning, as well as a minor amendment to the Hastings Street Area Plan, are required to allow the added housing on the second oor.

Meanwhile, the Dolphin Cinemas continues to operate until it’s told otherwise.

“It’s still in talks and right now we’re continuing to run the business as usual,” said theatre manager Nathan Ferguson on Monday.


Celebrate Seniors Week at Confederation

For those 55 and older, Seniors Week at the Confederation Community Centre is a great way to celebrate and try new things, June 2 to 10.

“At Confederation we’re doing a dance sampler, where people

can try ballroom, West Coast swing, line dance, tap dance and jazz dance,” said Kathy Doedert, recreational supervisor at Confederation.

Other activities will include lunch with the stars, a tour of CTV television studios, Kundalini yoga and brain gym.

“It’s always fun to celebrate different things in our community and to celebrate our seniors,” said Doedert. “It’s just a one-shot opportunity to try something new.”

Seniors Week will kick off

with the Hats Off Day parade in Burnaby Heights on Saturday, June 2.

A detailed schedule is available at the centre at 4585 Albert St.

Seniors week will also be celebrated at the Edmonds 55+ Community Centre, Bonsor Recreation Complex and Cameron Recreation Complex, with each location putting on its own events.

Check out www.burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/Community-Centres.html for more information.

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With ongoing pipeline and oil tanker skirmishes, and a hot summer for mining and logging still to come, the green war in B.C. shows no signs of slowing down.

Things are already hot in the Fraser Valley, where the federal government’s change to the de nition of sh habitat has opened a new front on the farms.

Farmers brie y got into the public discussion by hauling a couple of cute calves into downtown Vancouver and staging a television-friendly demo in front of the federal sheries of ce. They have been saying for decades that imposing salmon stream regulations on drainage ditches around their elds is impractical.

Fraser Valley Conservative MPs Randy Kamp and Mark Strahl even had the nerve to meet with local mayors to hear their concerns about B.C.’s most productive farmland, without inviting self-appointed “activists.”

Arrayed against them is an environmental lobby whose deep green wing was de ned by Marvin Rosenau, a former provincial

biologist who now teaches “ sh, wildlife and recreation technology” at BCIT.

“Mark Strahl is leading the charge of eco-fascists intent on making the last dime off the backs of the last remnants of an absolutely spectacular ecosystem,” Rosenau told the Chilliwack Progress. “A massive and productive oodplain of sh and aquatic values … has been drained, ditched, tiled and laser-leveled for agricultural pro t.”

The same could be said for the broad elds of Richmond and Pitt Polder farms north of the Fraser, a wetland diked and drained by Dutch settlers after World War II. Farms are “industrializing the landscape,” said Rosenau, who stopped short of calling for them all to be shut down.

At the provincial level we have a new Animal Health Act, which threatens heavy nes or even jail time for prematurely leaking reports of serious animal disease outbreaks. This was also portrayed as a jack-booted sellout of the public’s right to know, putting the business interests of land and ocean farms ahead of public safety.

Here’s what’s really happening. As is generally the case with meat inspection and livestock issues, the federal government is imposing rules on provinces in the wake of avian u and “mad cow” outbreaks. Canadian beef was banned in 30 countries after a single infected cow was identi ed in Alberta in 2003.

B.C. Agriculture Minister Don McRae assures me this legislation will not result in reporters or environmental activists being thrown in jail for telling the public about sick animals. They and the farmers themselves can say all they want, once infections are con rmed and quarantines established.

McRae and Paul Kitching, B.C.’s chief veterinarian, pleaded for the public to understand that any farm

reporting system must rely on voluntary compliance by farmers.

When the B.C. government took the advice of B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham and began releasing sh farm inspection data in 2010, the operators stopped providing samples voluntarily. The sh farmers’ position was that you can have a co-operative system of farm inspections or one that’s imposed, but not both.

Imposing inspections on land farms across B.C.’s vast area is even less practical. Former Alberta premier Ralph Klein famously observed that the next rancher to nd a possible mad cow should

have “shot, shoveled and shut up” rather than le a report and devastate the industry.

Denham, the NDP and others appear to operate under an assumption that there should be suf cient government resources to sample and inspect every farm across B.C. for reportable contagious illnesses. This is similar to the fashionable notion that we should have enough park rangers to guard every cedar tree.

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AirCare will die a natural death in December, 2014. It is long overdue.

The provincial program, which is operated by a private operator under TransLink oversight, was actually instituted in the dying days of the Social Credit government. The Socreds were desperate to be seen as ‘doing something’ about air pollution from vehicles.

By the time it was up and running in early 1992, the Socreds had been voted out and the NDP was in power. Thus some members of the NDP are claiming the program came in under their government, which is technically true. However, it was not their policy initiative.

AirCare has been unpopular from the beginning, but at rst it did serve a purpose. There were a lot of polluting vehicles on the road, some with pollution control equipment that had been disabled. Others belched oil smoke because of engine wear, and there was nothing to stop such vehicles from being driven inde nitely.

AirCare either forced these vehicles off the road, or into a shop for needed repairs. But the testing was erratic at rst, with vehicles failing at one test station and passing at another.

AirCare hasn’t been necessary for some time. There simply aren’t enough older vehicles on the road to make such an expensive and bureaucratic program necessary.

The province’s idea is to perhaps shift the emphasis to testing of larger vehicles, which has always been AirCare’s Achilles heel. Large trucks and buses have not been held to the same anti-pollution standards, even though they are a key source of vehicle emissions.

It doesn’t make sense to set up AirCare-type stations for large vehicles. What would be more logical would be to give police and commercial vehicle inspectors enough power to take a badly-polluting vehicle off the road, or order one in for testing if they suspect pollution control devices have been tampered with. This should apply to all vehicles.

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Finance Minister Kevin Falcon describes the PST as “stupid.”

As someone who voted against his government’s alternative—the HST—I nd his remark disrespectful and, for a politician, a dumb thing to say.

Moreover, I resent him trying to guilt me and the majority of other HST referendum voters by stressing that low-income earners will no longer be eligible for the (up to) $230 a year HST tax credit.

He conveniently doesn’t mention the tax savings that will occur under the PST with respect to items that once again will be tax exempt.

If Falcon still feels there is an imbalance, there are many ways he can correct it, not the least of which is the introduction of a fairer and more just tax system.

The fact that he has not done so as nance minister speaks volumes about his supposed concern for those at the bottom of the income scale.

But maybe he’s too busy licking old wounds.

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Many of those were low-income homes, rental units, many on aboriginal reserves and other rural locations, according to a study of residential re reports done by the University of the Fraser Valley. Seniors, disabled people and young children were at greater risk of dying in a house re.

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Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis, president of the Fire Chiefs Association of B.C., said the study used data from B.C.’s Of ce of the Fire Commissioner from 2006 to 2011. The study suggests that 69 lives could be saved each year if homes across Canada had working smoke detectors, he said.

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a news conference at the B.C. legislature. “High-risk members of society are most likely to have a re and least likely to have a working smoke alarm.”

Garis emphasized that all smoke alarms should be replaced after 10 years, and batteries changed annually.

Further details about the campaign will be publicized in Black Press publications during 2012. More information about the research and the program are available at www.fcabc.ca

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In today’s economy it’s hard to land a job, but for a professional soprano like Robyn Driedger-Klassen the search is never ending.

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Even though she has had great successes it still usually takes 50 auditions to book one job, the competition erce among female opera singers who are sopranos.

Her career didn’t just happen overnight either, it took “hard work and perseverance,” she says.

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Several Lower Mainland cities now say they won’t meet an end-of-May deadline to sign a new 20-year contract with the RCMP because they still have too many unresolved questions.

And it’s not yet clear whether holdout cities that don’t sign soon will be forced to organize a municipal police alternative instead. Councils in Burnaby, Richmond and North Vancouver are among those that have balked at ratifying the agreement reached earlier this spring.

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“We have already extended the signing deadline from the end of April to the end of this month and at this time no decision has been made about a further extension,” Bond said in a statement.

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HAPPY HATS OFF DAY!Come visit our new second location

New patients are welcome.Open evening and weekends to serve you better.

We also have staff who speakCantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog,

Vietnamese, Hindi, and Gujrati/Punjabi.

You can still visit our other location at:

Norburn Dental Centre3976 Hastings Street 604 336 4411

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NEWSLEADER FILEYou never know who you might meet at Hats Off Day.

Hats OffTo Our

Customers

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HATS OFFHATS OFFTo A Great Street!

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HATS OFF TO A HATS OFF TO A GREAT COMMUNITY!GREAT COMMUNITY!Saturday, June 2nd Only!Saturday, June 2nd Only!

25% OFF25% OFF In-Store Products (excluding

prescriptions)

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• hotdogs available by donation (all proceeds will go to the Burnaby SPCA)

• free environmental bagsto the fi rst 1000 visitors

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We’ve changed

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“On behalf of Burnaby City Council, I extend my best wishes to the many community volunteers who make Hats Off Day such a success.”- Mayor Derek Corrigan and City Councillors:

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Parade starts at 9am; Street Festival lasts until 3pm

Saturday, June 2, 2012

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Hats Off Day


Promoting a distinct commercial area in North Burnaby is the Heights Merchants Association (HMA), a Business Improvement Area (BIA) consisting of more than 350 merchants and 150 property owners.

The HMA actively promotes the Heights, improves its physical attractiveness, organizes events, attracts shoppers and businesses to the area, solves problems and advocates on behalf of its members, implements plans for the neighbourhood’s future, and contributes to the community in multiple ways.

It is the mandate of the HMA to work on behalf of its members to create and promote the economic development of the Heights commercial district in cooperation with the community.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

HMA’s members are located along Hastings Street between Boundary Road and Gamma Avenue. The association is funded by a special property tax levy, which is voted on by the membership and enacted as a bylaw by the City of Burnaby. The HMA uses the levy to promote and enhance the Heights in many ways, including: improving its physical attractiveness, organizing special events, attracting shoppers and businesses to the area, solving problems and lobbying on behalf of its members, implementing plans for our neighbourhood’s future and contributing to the community in multiple ways.

It is the mandate of the HMA to work on behalf of its members to create and promote the economic development of the Heights commercial district in cooperation with the community. Below are a few of the ways in which we try to achieve this objective:

Street beauti cation: Enhance our local character and physical environment

• Litter pick up four times a week

• Power washing program

(available for merchants to borrow to clean their storefronts)

• Decorative street banner program

• Tree well maintenance• Bi-annual mural program• Anti-graf ti initiatives• Seasonal street tree lighting

Event planning: Host events and celebrations to foster a strong sense of place

• Organize and facilitate many special events, including Hats Off Day, Giro di Burnaby (City of Burnaby event), Halloween on the Heights, Light up the Heights and Chinese New Year

Safety and security: Prevent crime and foster security

• Support Business Watch Program

• Distribute security alerts• Host safety workshops

and seminars as needed in partnership with the RCMP

• Member of the Community Policing Advisory Committee (CPAC)

Marketing and promotions: Market and promote the area on behalf of merchants

• Develop campaigns and initiatives that promote the Heights, including a website, media relations

and advertising, and participating in the monthly Heights insert in the local paper

• Develop marketing materials, such as the annual Heights Business Directory as well as the Heights Guide and Map, which are distributed to thousands of homes throughout Burnaby, Vancouver, the North Shore and Port Moody

• Actively engage in social media

• Business recruitment initiatives

• Create popular promotional items, such as Heights shopping bags and umbrellas

Communication and member services: Build member relations

• Provide welcome kits for new merchants

• Provide business kits for prospective merchants

• Publish Heights Outlook newsletter (semi-annually)

• Produce The Pulse e-bulletins (bi-weekly)

• Publish Heights Business Directory (annually)

• Maintain Heights web directory of businesses

• Host seminars and events, including networking open houses and mixers

• Conduct member and customer surveys (conducted periodically)

• Engage in special projects such as professional marketing surveys and re-branding strategies

Advocacy: Support the success and needs of our merchants

• Work on behalf of our members on various municipal and provincial issues as they arise and impact our commercial district.

• HOV lane• Parking• Pedestrian friendliness and

safety• Streetscape enhancements,

such as public art projects, pole painting, and hanging ower basket program

Working for merchants in Burnaby Heights

NEWSLEADER FILEThe Heights Merchants Association has been instrumental in creating a cohesive identity for the shopping district, including re-purposing the old Helen’s children’s wear sign to mark the neighbourhood.

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Elizabeth WaltersCONTRIBUTOR

The friendly and informative Healthy Aging Fair returns to Lougheed Town Centre on June 5, to help seniors and their families to learn about services and options available in their community.

“It’s a one-stop place where they can get information on a series of needs that they may have,” said Nargis Kakar, the Healthy Aging Fair co-chair.

“I think it’s important because there’s a lot of services out there, but a lot of them are not easily accessible to seniors.”

This year, over 30 organizations will showcase products and services for seniors including transportation services, seniors’ housing providers, home accessibility solutions, and health support services.

“Seniors are here and they’re a vibrant part of our community and it’s our community’s moral obligation to support them,” Kakar said. “We owe it to them, they built this country that we are enjoying today.”

Organizers expect this year’s fair to be the biggest one yet, with more sponsors, booths, prizes and events, which include Chinese dancers from Cameron Centre, a comedy act, a chair exercises demonstration, a seniors swing band and a seniors belly dancing demo.

The fair is being put on by the Burnaby Seniors’ Interagency Society and is sponsored by the Mulberry Retirement Residence, the NewsLeader, and the City of Burnaby.

The fair is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A one-stop shop for aging well

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERAn appreciative audience enjoys entertainment at last year’s Healthy Aging Fair at Lougheed Town Centre.

LOUGHEED TOWN CENTRE, BURNABYTuesday, June 5th, 2012 10am to 5pm

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: THE CITY OF BURNABY, THE BURNABY NEWSLEADER & THE MULBERRY RETIREMENT RESIDENCE

Come fi nd out aboutall of the seniors’ services &resources in our community!

HEALTHY AGING FAIRHEALTHY AGING FAIRLougheed Town Centre, Burnaby

June 5, 2012 • 10am to 5pm

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Memorial Parks• Fortis BC• Fraser Health Lifeline• Fuller Daily Money Management• Good Riddance Professional

Organizing Solutions

• Greiner Bethell & Company• Handy Dart• Harmony Court Care Centre & Estate• Health Link BC• Home James Services For Seniors• Home Library Service -

Burnaby Public Library• Lifetime Leisure Services Ltd • London Drugs• Mainland Hearing• Memorial Society Of British Columbia• MOSAIC• Nurse Next Door• Park Place Seniors Living• Personalised Dementia Solutions• Regency Medical Supplies• Seniors Lending Centre• Simply Rejuvenating Chair Massage• The Burnaby Gogos• The Mulberry Retirement Residence• The Poppy Residences• The Umbrella Holder Man• Transitions Moving Facilitators Inc • Volunteer Grandparents• We Care Home Health Services

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10:00 A.M. CHINESE DANCERS – CAMERON CENTRE

11:00 A.M. ASAPH CONCERT BAND – NEW VISTA GROUPS

12:00 P.M. CLUTTERMANIA – COMEDY ACT

1:00 P.M. CHAIR EXERCISES WITH LULU CHAVEZ –CONFEDERATION PARK

2:00 P.M. METRO SENIORS SWING BAND

3:00 P.M. SENIORS BELLY DANCING DEMO WITH SOPHIA SOO

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Monica Smouter, The MulberryHealthy Aging Fair Co-ChairT: [email protected]

Nargis KakarHealthy Aging Fair Co-ChairT: [email protected]

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Her Majesty the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee Tea

Celebrate with Us!The Queen Celebrates 60 Years as Monarch.

Friday, June 8th 2:30 – 4 pmJoin us for an elegant afternoon of tea in honour of the Queen’s Dia-mond Jubilee. Reminisce about the life of our Monarch. Enjoy live music and savour scones with Devonshire Cream. Don your “derby” duds. Hats and fascinators are welcome. Tours will also be available. Part of BC Seniors’ Week!

*Please RSVP by June 6th by calling 604-526-2248.

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BSIS is a partnership of seniors, for-pro t and non-pro t organizations, and government service providers that collaborate to address the needs and issues of Burnaby seniors. BSIS members are committed

to improving the quality of life of Burnaby seniors.

Since 2003, BSIS has organized the Healthy Aging Series, a popular series of workshops which highlight important issues for

seniors and gives them the tools and knowledge to be better equipped for this stage of life. This series addresses the need for education to the community which is timely, cost effective and accessible to all

who live and work in Burnaby.

In 2007, BSIS sponsored the Voices of Burnaby Seniors project which surveyed Burnaby seniors regarding their housing, transportation, health and support service needs. The VOBS is continuing its work on this project. The efforts of this group have been supported by the Ministry of Health.

The group began as the BSSS which stood for Burnaby Seniors’ Services Society before changing its name to Burnaby Seniors’ Interagency Society. It has been in operation for over 25 years.

You can learn more about BSIS at our website at http://burnabyseniors.org.

What is Burnaby Seniors’ Interagency Society?

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERSusan Moore, the president of Bell Alliance Transitions, discusses bereavement and life management with a visitor at a previous Healthy Aging Fair at Lougheed Town Centre.

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3rd Annual Seniors of Distinction AwardsProudly hosted by Harmony Court Estate

. Harmony Court Estate - 7197 Canada Way, Burnaby

. Burnaby New Westminster NewsLeader - 7438 Fraser Park Drive, Burnaby

. Bonsor Recreation Complex - 6550 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby

. Confederation Seniors Centre - 4585 Alberta Street, Burnaby

. Cameron Recreation Complex - 9523 Cameron Street, Burnaby

. Edmonds Community Centre - 7282 Kingsway Burnaby

. Century House - 620 Eighth Street, New Westminster

. City Hall - 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster

MAIL OR DROP YOUR NOMINATION FORM OFF AT:

In honour of October 1st the International Day of the Older Person, please join Harmony Court EstateRetirement Community (AgeCare) and the Burnaby New Westminster NewsLeader to celebrate our local seniors with our 3rd Annual Seniors of Distinction Awards. The Seniors of Distinction Awards are an opportunity to recognize all seniors who share their culture and talents, enrich our communities and enhance the well-being of those around them.

We have created the following four categories to honour local seniors in which nominees can be entered.

Arts: Visual . Performing . Literary and other. Leadership: Service to associations, director of not for profit programs, support groups etc. Community: Volunteerism, community fund rasing, etc. Healthy Living: Sports, gardening, recreation participation etc.

Who can I nominate?. Anyone who is over the age of 65 as of January 1, 2012.. Anyone who currently lives in Burnaby or New Westminister.. Anyone whose accomplishments took place in Burnaby or New Westminster.. Awards are not for past achievements - prior to being 65 years of age.

How will the winner be selected?A Selection Committee comprised of local community citizens and sponsors will review nominations.

For more details please visit us at www.harmonycourtestate.ca

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Seniors of Distinction Nomination Form

Nominee’s Name:Address:City: Province:Postal Code: Age of Nominee:

Category of Nomination: Arts . Leadership . Community Service . Healthy LivingI confirm that the information and supporting documentation for my nominee is correct to the best of my

knowledge, information and belief.

Nominator’s Signature:Date: Phone:

I consent to stand for nomination and to participate in the Seniors of Distinction Awards. My name, photo and any personal information in this nomination form and supporting documentation may be used during the award ceremony, publications and possible media coverage. I understand that my personal details such as phone number, address or any other aspects of my personal information will not be shared and are treated as strictly confidential.

Nominee’s Signature:Date: Phone:

Please attach a brief statement (no more than 2 pages) about the nominee’s contribution to Arts Leadership Commu-nity Service or Healthy Living in Burnaby and New Westminster and why you feel they deserve the award.

Nominations due by Friday August 31st, 2012.

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Jen Gilchrist, of Lifetime Leisure, which provides tness

programs for older adults, demonstrates exercises with a resistance band at last year’s

Healthy Aging Fair at Lougheed Town Centre.

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NEWSLEADER FILE“Bernie and Red” entertain at last year’s Healthy Aging Fair at Lougheed Town Centre.

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SERVICES

Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society offers the free support of trained counsellors to seniors finding difficulty in facing the challenges of aging, deteriorating health, depression and abuse and other stresses. Office open M-F, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Info: 604-291-2258. Where: 106-2101 Holdom Ave.

The Burnaby South S t ro k e R e c ove r y Club meets second and fourth Friday of the month 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Edmonds Community Centre, 7282 Kingsway, Burnaby. Info, 604-525-1671.

Dementia Helpline Diagnosed or in the process of being diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment or one of the different forms of dementia? The group meets the first and third Thursday of each month in Burnaby. Info, 604-298-0780 or 604-298-0711.

In Burnaby, the possibilities are endless! Enjoy a workout in a cardio/weight room, join a dance, fitness, yoga, or tai chi class, cover some ground in a walking group, or play a sport.

Stay connected and meet friends by going on a bus trip, learning about computers, playing bingo or cards, or joining a choir or a painting class. And participate in Burnaby’s many special event celebrations. There’s something for everyone to enjoy. This year, Burnaby is proud to host the 2012 B.C. Seniors Games from August 21 to 24. For more information, visit www.2012bcseniorsgames.org.

Each of Burnaby’s seniors’ centres offers a weekly or monthly health service – come by for blood pressure monitoring, massage, chair exercise, weight and height monitoring and lots of information to help you keep healthy. This service is offered in partnership with Burnaby Partners in Seniors’ Wellness.

Drop by one of the City of Burnaby’s centres to enjoy a wide range of exciting activities for people 55 years and older. We look forward to seeing you there!

Burnaby Cares About Healthy Aging . . .How can you stay active and healthy?

Confederation Centre 4585 Albert Street 604-294-1936

Cameron Centre 9523 Cameron Street 604-297-4456

Edmonds Centre 7282 Kingsway 604 297-4400

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Thank you local residents for your

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• Recreation Activities & Poppy Bus Outings

• Housekeeping • Guest Suite

• Access to Legion Club 83 Activities

• Near Metrotown and Services

Call Eve or Cherylfor your personal tour.

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Amica atRideau Manor

We are Proud to Present ~ The 5th Annual ~ A Taste of Amica.If you have never visited your neighbourhood Amica at Rideau ManorRetirement Community, this is the day to satisfy your curiosity…and your taste buds! Throughout the day of June 14,we will showcase one of our true passions… the finedining experience and the culinary excellence of ourChefs and staff. Join us any time during thiscomplimentary day!

10:00 am to Noon - Self Serve Continental BreakfastFresh baked goods, juices, fresh fruits, herbal tea selectionand coffee. Relax and enjoy your breakfast, then ask for a tourof our all-inclusive luxury retirement community.

Noon to 2:30 pm - Chef Action StationsOur Chefs will serve carved roast on mini rolls or will feature a sauté station, a selectionof hot and cold finger foods, vegetarian fare, pastries baked on-site, sparkling cocktails,teas and coffee.

2:30 pm to 4:00 pm - Chef Demonstrations & Food SamplingAmica Chefs will showcase their talents and the secrets to preparing an assortment ofdelicacies using fresh local ingredients, to sample and enjoy!

Thursday, June 14th, 2012 ~ 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

An Invitation to all Seniors to experience

• Luxury Independent Rental Retirement Living• All Inclusive • Full Service Fine Dining

• Wellness & Vitality™ Programs• Amica VITALIS™ Assisted Living Services

Canadian Owned and Operated

Amica at Rideau ManorA Wellness & Vitality™ Residence1850 Rosser AvenueBurnaby, BC V5C 5E1604.291.1792 • www.amica.ca


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To better serve you,our office hours are:

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Hats Off to a Great Streetin a Great Community!in a Great Community!

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Enjoy yourEnjoy yourHats Off Day!Hats Off Day!

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1833 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby V5C 5T1

[email protected]


Following are the parking restrictions in place for the Hats Off Day, on Saturday, June 2,

No Parking 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Assembly area Beta-both sides between Hastings & Confed. Park Albert-both sides between Willingdon & Gamma

No Parking 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. City parking lot Pender @ Willingdon City lot at southeast corner Albert & Carleton

No Parking 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hastings-both sides Boundary to Gamma Pender-both sides between Boundary & Gamma Holdom-east side between Hastings & Frances Gamma-both sides between Albert & Parker Parker-south side from 4764 to 4820 Both sides of following streets between Albert &

Pender: Esmond, Ingelton, MacDonald, Gilmore, Madison, Rosser, Alpha

Both sides of Carleton from Albert to the lane way south of Hastings

Beta-both sides between Hastings & Pender Pandora - north side Boundary to Ingleton;

north side between MacDonald & Willingdon

Triumph – north side Boundary to Esmond; north side Ingleton to Madison; south side between Madison & Rosser

Dundas - north side Boundary to Gilmore; south side Gilmore to Carleton; north side Carelton to Willingdon

Frances – north side between Ingleton & MacDonald; north side between Gilmore & Gamma

Georgia – south side between Boundary & Gamma

Union – north side between Boundary & Gamma Boundary – east side between Hastings & Albert

HANDICAPPED PARKING ONLY – 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Carleton- both sides between Pender and the lane

way to the north. City parking lot at Alpha & Pender

No Parking 10 am to 12:30 pmDispersal area Albert-both sides between Boundary & Ingleton

Handicap Drop Off & Pick Up Areas8 am to 4 pm North side of Pender @ Alpha – 40 foot zone North side of Pender @ Madison – 40 foot zone

Parking restrictions for Hats Off Day

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COURTESY HERITAGE BURNABYHastings Street, 1915, showing the south side of Hastings at MacDonald Avenue; business blocks located at 3986 and 3952 Hastings Street. Photographed by Dr. Carl Eaton. (204-287)

About 150 years ago, Burnaby Heights was part of the rolling landscape that would one day be Greater Vancouver.

In contrast to South Burnaby, North Burnaby’s early development was in a sense, an extension of Vancouver.

The Heights commercial area has been a street-level community shopping area for over 100 years now, and still retains much of its unique avor.

In the early 1900s thousands of immigrants came to the west coast of B.C.

With the opening of Hastings Street in 1902, and the arrival of the streetcar in North Burnaby in 1908, Burnaby was nally open for larger settlement, and with population growth, the rst merchants soon appeared.

The rst grocer in the Heights, run by the Goodridge family, was located at Alpha and Hastings, and later, a second was opened near Willingdon and Hastings by the Field family.

Prior to the First World War, most of the stores were near Boundary and Hastings, and included a butcher shop, a hardware shop, as well as a grocery store, with a druggist, bakery and print shop opening a few years later.

In North Burnaby, the impetus for development was two fold: the extension of Hastings Street, and the trolley line that accompanied this extension, which ran on a single track from Boundary to Ellesmere Avenue.

From 1926 to 1954, a number of factors helped shape North Burnaby.

The Depression years from 1930 to 1939 led to many bankruptcies and following that, the Second World War was a period of sacri ce, and growth did not begin again until the post-war years.

The newcomers to North Burnaby in this era were more varied than in previous times.

During this time, the North Burnaby Board of Trade was established and was active in

the widening of Hastings Street, provision of ornamental street lighting, garbage disposal, transportation problems, and activities aimed at the betterment of living conditions in the community.

In 1954, the business people of North Burnaby formed a group called the North Burnaby Merchants.

Within 10 years, nearly 90 per cent of the businesses on Hastings belonged to the association and were actively involved. They organized “Old Fashion Days,” a customer appreciation event. And in 1979, a group was organized to ght the provincial Department of Highways’ plan to remove street level parking, which would have impacted the integrity of the area. They were successful in their initial endeavour.

Encouraged by their success, and in conjunction with the community, the North Burnaby Merchants organized a new event named “Hats Off Day.” It was a way for the merchants to recognize their customers and take their hats off to them.

This event has grown immensely over the years, merging with a neighbourhood pride celebration, and has become Burnaby’s biggest parade and street festival.

Through the 1980s, the Heights commercial district grew, as did the work and efforts of the Merchants Association, which formed as an of cial BIA in 1994.

The Heights Merchants Association was the rst business improvement area in Burnaby and

was recently joined by the North Road Business Improvement Association in 2009.

The diversity, history and unique partnership between the community at large and the merchants continue to make the Heights one of the few communities in the Lower Mainland that truly feels like a small town with a big heart.

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VICTORIA – When discovery of mad cow disease prompted 30 countries to ban imports of Canadian beef in 2003, former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein famously suggested the rancher who found an infected animal should have “shot, shovelled and shut up” rather than report the case to authorities.

The risk of farmers protecting their operations by hiding sick animals is behind strict new regulations on the handling of animal disease reports, B.C. agriculture of cials say.

Agriculture Minister Don McRae introduced a new Animal Health Act amid a ood of other legislation this month. Debate has focused on measures to exempt animal disease reports from freedom of information legislation, and to impose steep nes and jail time on of cials who release information on disease reports without authorization.

McRae said in an interview he has been assured by the provincial veterinarian and ministry staff that the restrictions are an important part of getting voluntary reports from farmers. Journalists, members of environmental watchdog organizations, or the effected farmers themselves can speak publicly about outbreaks without fear of penalties, he said. NDP critics are questioning exempting animal disease reports from freedom of information law, citing objections from B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham. McRae noted that a 2010 requirement for salmon farms to release regular disease inspection reports prompted the operators to stop providing samples voluntarily.

(Regulation of sh farms has since been taken over by the federal government.)

“We need to make sure we have as much information as possible

from farms from Fort St. John to Vancouver Island,” McRae said. “Without data, the Animal Health Act is going to be ineffective.”

NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham said freedom of information law should apply, and the legislation goes too far in protecting the business interests of the industry. She noted that restaurants are regularly inspected for cleanliness and the reports are made public routinely, despite the effect on the reputation of a business.

Debate on the new legislation is to continue next week, but Popham said the legislature is so jammed with bills that it is unlikely the Animal Health Act will receive the scrutiny it deserves before it is made law.

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BC Hydro is upgrading homes and businesses with new smart meters. Moving to a more efficient, modernized grid will help us meet the growing demand for electricity while continuing to deliver safe, reliable power throughout the province.

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NEWSLEADER FILEThe parking lots and streets around Metropolis at Metrotown are turned into dozens of road hockey rinks for the Play On Burnaby road hockey tournament. About 2,500 players on 350 teams participated in last year’s event.

CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Play On! is Canada’s of cial 4-on-4 street hockey tournament and outdoor hockey festival, and this month it’s coming to Burnaby as part of its tour of 13 Canadian cities.

Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! celebrates the game of hockey and Canadian culture in a wholesome, festival atmosphere that makes kids feel like NHL pros and helps adults feel like kids again.

Since this program’s inception, over 790,000 Canadians

have “taken back the streets” from coast to coast through participation in one of the sixty-eight (68) Play On! events held to date. And by the end of the summer of 2012, more than 1 million Canadians will have participated in a Play On! tournament.

The local event takes place outside Metropolis at Metrotown on June 9 and 10, will require the closure of nearly one kilometre of city streets, and involves the operation of 15 to 30 separate “street rinks” at all times

throughout the entire weekend. CBC’s Hockey Night in

Canada Play On! tournaments feature hundreds of teams and thousands of participants and include separate divisions for both genders, all skill levels, and all ages.

Each player in the event receives a commemorative CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Play On! T-shirt and an assortment of items and takeaways from national and local sponsors.

For more information, visit www.bravoburnaby.com.

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Check out Burnaby Heights, along Hastings Street, for everything from Italian to Asian groceries, French bistros, cappuccino bars, and the beckoning presence of Valley Bakery.

Edmonds Street and the adjacent HighGate area has become a multicultural mecca for food, with groceries, butchers and restaurants representing Eastern European, Middle Eastern, Asian, North African,

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Paper Tole: Come out and learn the art of creating three dimensional pictures by cutting, shaping and gluing paper. The group welcomes new members. When: Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Confederation Seniors Centre, 4585 Albert St., Burnaby. Info: 604-297-4816.

Heritage Uke Club: Organized by Gord Smithers (Guitarist for Deadcats, Swank, ReBeat Generation & Wichita Trip), learn to play the ukulele, beginners welcome. When: Mondays, 6-8 p.m. Where: Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster. Cost: suggested $5 donation. Info: http://tinyurl.com/6uy9h4h.

Plus-Size Swimming: Join a small group of plus-size women who rent a Burnaby public pool on Saturday mornings to paddle around, swim lengths, float and relax in private. Info: Gertie, 604-737-7830 or Lynne,604-526-9488.

Burnaby International Folk Dancers: Learn folk dances from around the world in a friendly club environment. New dances taught every night, all levels welcome, no partner needed. Cost: $4 drop-in, first night free. When: every Tuesday, 7- 9:30 p.m. Where: Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells, Burnaby Info: 604-436-9475.

Write From the Heart:

Vancouver’s Ruth Kozak has been teaching writing classes since 1994 including travel, novel, creative writing and memoirs. Cost: $5 drop-in fee. When: Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Waves Coffee Shop, Back Room, 715 Columbia St. (at Begbie St.), New Westminster.

Burnaby Historical Society: Guests speakers. Visitors welcome. When: Meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Where: Carousel Building, Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer lake Ave. Info: 604-297-4565.

World Poetry New Westminster Night Out: Featured poets, open mike, free raffle and re f reshments . Everyone welcome. When: Fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. Where: New Westminster Public Library, 716 6th Ave., New Westminster. Info: 604-526-4729 or www.worldpoetry.ca.

New Westminister and District Concert Band: Welcomes new members (10-99 years) wanting to learn to play a musical instrument (no strings) as well as players of all levels. It has three levels of players: beginners, intermediate and seniors. When: Monday and Thursday evenings. Where: Richard McBride School gym, New Westminster. Info: www.nwdband.com or Christine, 604-526-8996.

British Columbia Boys Choir: The 100-member choir is now a resident company at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Open to boys aged 7 to 24 with five choirs

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Mexican train dominoes: Weekly game for players 55 and over. When: Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. Where: Willow room, Cameron Seniors’ Recreation Centre, 9523 Cameron St., Burnaby (behind Lougheed Town Centre). Info: 604-297-4453.

Drop-In English conversation class: Burnaby Multicultural Society offers a drop-in conversation class. Anyone welcome for socializing while practising English. Class accommodates all levels. When: Every Wednesday, 2:15-4:15 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-12 p.m. Where: 6255 Nelson Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-431-4131, ext. 27 or 29.

Poetic Justice: Three featured poets and open mic. When: Every Sunday, 3-5 p.m. Where: Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., back room. Info: 778-322-1131.

Slam Central: Spoken word poetry slam and open mic. When: Every second Thursday, 7-11 p.m. Where: Back room, Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St. Cost: $5 cover charge. Info: 778-322-1131.

Line Dance: Beginners welcome. Moderate exercise for body and

brain and lots of fun. When: Every Monday, 10 a.m. Where: Deer Lake United Church, 5135 Sperling Ave., Burnaby (enter by ramp at rear of Church). Info: Georgie, 604-522-5647.

Seniors Sing-A-Long: The Cameron Seniors Recreation Centre’s Sunshine Sing-a-long is looking for a volunteer drummer familiar with music from the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s to accompany its sing-a-long sessions (please note that we are able to provide the drum set). When: Meets every other Monday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Where: Cameron Seniors’ Recreation Centre, 9523 Cameron St., Burnaby (behind Lougheed Town Centre). Please phone if interested: 604-420-6478.

Central Park Horseshoe Club: Come and play. Newcomers to the sport can learn from the club’s BC Championship title holders. Wednesday nights are fun nights beginning at 6 p.m. Players on site at 1 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Horseshoes are available. Info: Jim, 604-435-9790.

New Westminster Family Place: Gym time, crafts, and games for the kids and a chance for parents to meet new friends and neighbours. Every Thursday that school is in session, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Where: Daycare room, F.W. Howay School, 91 Courtney Crescent (off Tenth Avenue and Cumberland).

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Support Group: If you are a person with Parkinson’s or a caregiver interested in sharing ideas, coping strategies, information and resources, you are warmly welcomed to this support group. When: 1st Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. Where: Century House, 620-8th St., New Westminster. Info: Robbin Jeffereys, 604-662-3240 or [email protected].

ESL Conversation Circles at the Library: The New Westminster Public Library offers free, drop-in ESL conversation circles for adults who want to meet people and practice speaking English. Co-sponsored by Fraserside Community Services Society, there are two programs available. Children are welcome. When: For all adults, Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For women only, Fridays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Where: New Westminster Public Library, 716 6th Ave., New Westminster. Info: 604-527-4660.

Burnaby Writers’ Circle: Meets the first Wednesday of each month. When: 1:30 to 3 p.m. Where: Program Room 2, Confederation Seniors Centre, 4548 Albert St., Burnaby. Info: 604-905-5024.Tuesday and Thursday Dance: Dance the winter blues away at Bonsor 55+ dance programs. Cost is $5 for members and $6 for non-members. Each dance has a live band and light refreshments served. When: Tuesday dances run 12-3 p.m. and Thursday night dance goes 7:30-10:30 p.m. Where: Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-439-5510.

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Smart meters are now installed in more than two-thirds of the households in the Lower Mainland.

BC Hydro of cials say more than 720,000 meters are now installed in the region with close to 300,000 homes still to go.

The penetration rate is about 90 per cent already in Burnaby, Richmond, Delta, Langley and Chilliwack, according to Hydro statistics.

The new wireless meters are installed in about 74 per cent of Vancouver homes, 71 per cent in Surrey and White Rock, 63 per cent in Abbotsford and Mission, 61 per cent on the North Shore and 28 per cent in the Coquitlam/Maple Ridge areas.

Overall, more than 1.2 million smart meters are installed province-wide and of cials say the rollout of their smart power grid is continuing without dif culty.

“We have had some challenges,” said Gary Murphy, chief project of cer for the smart metering program.

The Crown corporation continues to eld complaints about high bills, but

Murphy said in many cases customers were not correctly comparing to the equivalent billing period and many were complaining about bills for usage that actually pre-dated installation of their smart meter.

BC Hydro has pulled 1,057 smart meters from service for testing at the direction of the meter manufacturer, which cited concern about a possible aw with some meters during manufacturing.

Murphy said at least 700 have now been tested and just 0.5 per cent were found to be outside Measurement Canada’s accuracy standard of three per cent.

Bills are being adjusted for affected homeowners, resulting in credits ranging from ve to 10 per cent for consumption while the errant smart meter was operational.

About two per cent of households continue to oppose installation of smart meters, according to Hydro communications manager Cindy Verschoor.

Opponents of the program argue smart meters pose a possible health hazard from adding an extra layer of radio frequency radiation and numerous B.C. city councils have passed resolutions urging Hydro to allow customers to opt out.

“It’s really not viable to offer an opt-out,” Verschoor said, but added Hydro has still not decided how it will respond to hold-outs.

Nobody in B.C. has yet opted to relocate

their meter – at their own expense – to a more distant spot on their property, she added.

The B.C. Utilities Commission previously rejected smart meter opponents’ request for an injunction halting the program, although that decision is under appeal.

Newly released tests conducted by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control found a bank of 10 Hydro smart meters forced to all send signals at once – something that doesn’t happen in practice – results

in exposure of about four microwatts per square centimeter at a range of 30 cm, compared to seven microwatts for a microwave oven, 9.6 for a cellphone and 15.6 for a baby monitor.

Time-averaged over a day, because the meters only actually operate one minute per day, the tests found exposure from a 10-meter bank in normal operation would be 0.0028 microwatts per square centimeter at 30 cm, dropping to 0.0012 at a range of three meters.

The report said time-averaged RF exposure from smart meters at all of those ranges was “low” – less than 0.001 per cent of Health Canada’s safety limit of 600 microwatts per square centimeter of continuous exposure for general public areas.

According to the opposition group Citizens For Safe Technology, 48 B.C. municipalities – including Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby and White Rock – have called for either a smart meter moratorium or an opt-out provision.

Smart meters now in 70%of Lower Mainland homes

Overall, more than 1.2 million smart meters are being installed province-wide and BC Hydro of cials have been pleased with the rollout thus far.

Eighteen Target stores will open in B.C. in early 2013 when the U.S.-based retailer takes over former Zellers stores.

Included in the list are eight planned Target stores in the Lower Mainland, in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge and Surrey. Absent from the list is any Vancouver store.

“This is just the rst wave,” Target Canada president Tony Fisher told reporters, adding more store sites will be announced in September.

Local stores announced are at Abbotsford Power Centre, Metropolis at Metrotown, Cottonwood Mall (Chilliwack), Coquitlam Centre, Scottsdale Mall (Delta), Willowbrook Shopping Centre (Langley), Haney Place Mall (Maple Ridge), Surrey Place/Central City.

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Fees to be cut, emission tests phased out by end of 2014Jeff NagelBlack Press

Citing a sharp drop in air pollution from cars that have become ever cleaner, B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake said the provincial government will scrap AirCare emission tests for light vehicles by the end of 2014.

The decision will end a long-standing irritant for many Lower Mainland motorists who saw the program as an unjusti ed cash grab that cost them $46 every two years.

And Lake also promised fees will be reduced in the last year of the two-and-a-half year phase-out period.

“Times change, technology changes and it’s time for progress,” Lake said, adding the move will save families money.

He pledged a review of the need for emissions testing in future, suggesting the program may be retooled to test heavy trucks or other vehicles, but made no guarantee.

Less than half the regular cars and light trucks on the road currently go through AirCare under the current rules, because of an eight-year exemption period for new vehicles.

Most older cars that are tested pass AirCare without dif culty but those that fail must get a tune-up and re-test to get insurance.

Thirteen per cent of those tested in 2007 failed.

A multi-agency review in 2010 found the air quality bene ts and health impacts justi ed keeping AirCare until at least 2020.

Lake agreed there would be some bene ts to continuing, but said they are diminishing.

“Technology appears to be solving its own

problem,” he said, adding a shift in focus to diesel-burning trucks, off-road vehicles and even ships may yield bigger air quality and health bene ts.

Metro Vancouver’s board voted in 2010 to retain AirCare and the decision was narrowly endorsed by the Fraser Valley regional district board.

Both regional boards supported a continuation, coupled with an expansion to test large diesel trucks.

The AirCare program is run by TransLink at a cost of $17.5 million per year, but that money was fully funded from the fees charged.

Not everyone is applauding the decision.

“There’s so many older vehicles out there that we need to make sure are in good operating condition,” said North Vancouver

City Mayor Darrell Mussatto.

“If it affects the quality of our airshed, I have some concerns about it.”

David Cumming, an AirCare inspector and one of 114 unionized employees whose jobs may be gone, called it a “backward step” that may lead to more pollution in the region’s constrained airshed.

He said the decision means there will be no check to keep older vehicles clean or to prevent some drivers from tampering with pollution controls.

But Lake said increasingly computerized vehicles means it’s less likely

drivers will dismantle emission control systems to try to save gas.

“I don’t know very many people who do that,” he said.

“When I look under my hood I don’t know what’s what any more. It’s all computerized, the technology is so far advanced I think that will happen less and less.”

Lake credited Metro Vancouver’s leadership, saying the regional district’s newly imposed fees on older off-road diesel equipment will spur owners to upgrade and reduce emissions.

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Darrell Mussatto, NV City MayorThere’s so many older vehicles out there that we need to make sure are in good operating condition.

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Edmonds Seniors Golf Club: For players of all levels, with games at either Central Park Pitch & Putt or Kensington Park Pitch & Putt. Call Reg, 604-515-7511 or Pat, 604-433-2072.

Burnaby Blabbers Toastmaster Club: Join us for fun, uplifting hour of public speaking. When: Every second Wednesday 12 to 1 p.m. Where: 215-4299 Canada Way, Burnaby. Admission: Free for guests. Info: [email protected].

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Thursdays 9-11a.m. Where: Gordon Prespyterian Church, 7457 Edmonds St., Burnaby. Info: 604-434-9737.

HOMINUM is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. When: Meets Monday evenings in locations around Metro Vancouver. Info: Don, 604-329-9760 or Bernie, 604-688-8639.

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Search and rescue responders at Kitsilano to move to RichmondJeff [email protected]

Federal of cials now admit they did not consult local authorities – only other federal government arms such as the military – before announcing their decision to close Vancouver’s Coast Guard base at Kitsilano.

The decision to consolidate Coast Guard operations in the area at Sea Island in Richmond has sparked concern boaters may be at increased risk and face longer search-and-rescue response times in Vancouver harbour and up Indian Arm.

Jody Thomson, the Canadian Coast Guard’s Deputy Commissioner of Operations, said consultations are now beginning with the province, municipalities and other stakeholders not previously noti ed. Conservative MP James Moore had previously said there was broad consultation in advance, a claim contradicted by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.

Thomson said there has been considerable

“misinformation” over the impact of the consolidation, a federal budget measure to save $900,000.

“We would not take decisions that are going to place mariners at increased risk,” Thomson said.

She said there will continue to be effective

response throughout the area by rescue hovercraft stationed at Sea Island, Coast Guard auxiliaries or even private boats close to an incident.

Under international law, she said, any vessel near a distress call can be tasked to respond, but said Ottawa doesn’t expect to rely often on that option after the Kitsilano base closes.

A new inshore rescue boat will also be added in Vancouver harbour before the Kitsilano base shuts down in the spring of 2013, she added.

“We think this is the best mix of resources,” Thomson said. “It won’t change the level of service in the Vancouver harbour area.”

Thomson said the Kitsilano base handled around 200 search and rescue calls each year and the nine calls handled over the Victoria Day weekend could have been handled by other responders in the area.

One hovercraft now based at Sea Island will also be replaced by a larger one next year.

GOVERNMENT OF CANADACanadian Coast Guard vessels pictured off West Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics.

Ottawa only talked to itself on Coast Guard base closure

Jody Thompson, Canadian Coast GuardWe think this is the best mix of resources. It won’t change the level of service in the Vancouver harbour area.

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SUPPORT GROUPS

Al-Anon is a support group for friends and relatives of those with a drinking problem. Come to weekly meetings held in Burnaby and New Westminster. Info: 604 688-1716.

Alzheimer support group meets third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. Where: New Westminster. Info: 604-298-0782.

Burnaby Prostate Cancer Support Awareness Group: Meetings are held the 1st Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. - 12 noon at the Burnaby General Hospital, 3935 Kincaid St., second Floor Education Room ‘A’. At these meetings we try to create awareness, provide support and educate about Prostate Cancer. Info: Ian, 604-421-8813 or [email protected].

A faith-based mood disorders support group for people with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorders meets at Brentwood Park Alliance Church, 1410 Delta Ave. “Living Room” meetings run the second and fourth Fridays of each month from noon to 2 p.m. A light lunch will be provided. Info: Marja at 604-291-6254.

Codependents Anonymous: Freedom Group is a Twelve Step program for men and women who want healthier, more functional relationships with themselves and others. When: Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Where: Royal Columbian Hospital, Neil Russel Room, third floor, Columbia Tower, New Westminster. Info: Sue, 604-580-8889 or 604-515-5585.

‘Living Room’ is a faith-based MDA support group for people with mood disorders, their families & friends. Meets first & third Tuesdays, 8765 Government St., New West. Info, Mark at 604-939-9346 or Graeme 604-444-1228.

BCSS Care and Share Family Support Night: This group helps friends and family members of people who are living with a serious mental illness cope with the challenges of being a caregiver. Meetings are at Burnaby General Hospital (3935 Kincaid Street). Info, Dave at 604-523-1072.

Nar-Anon: Families and friends of people with drug addiction problems are welcome to attend meetings. Fridays, 7:30 pm, at South Burnaby United Church (7591 Gray Ave.). Info, 604-988-8844 or www.members.shaw.ca/naranon

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7 OBITUARIES

BRANNEN, Grace Virginia (Craigen)

Passed away May 14, 2012. Survived by husband of 50 years, Terry William Brannen, sister Delores Thompson (Raye), brothers; Wally, Joseph (Irene), Roy ( Dolly ), and loved by many nieces, nephews and friends.

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33 INFORMATION

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57

TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76

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EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198

BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387

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REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696

RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757

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• Siding 604.218.3064

320 MOVING & STORAGE

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

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

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

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

Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

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

130 HELP WANTED

Get the best results!www.bcclassifi ed.com

130 HELP WANTED


AMENDMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN Pest Management Plan (PMP) No: 107-0128-12/17

Applicant: Canadian National Railway Company (CN), 11717-138th Street, Surrey BC V3R 6T5 (604) 589-6542

Agent: SMC Consulting, 1582 Lawrence Avenue, Penticton BC V2A 3C1

Tel/FAX: (250) 492-6193 E-mail: [email protected]

The purpose of the proposed amendment request is to control wood decay in two timber bridges located (1) adjacent to No. 8 Rd, Lulu Island, Richmond at MP 6.96, and (2) across the north arm of the Fraser River between the 21100 Block River Rd. on Lulu Island and south Burnaby, south of Fraser Park Drive.

The common and trade name of the pesticide proposed for use under this amendment are chloropicrin (Timber Fume). The application method will consist of manually inserting capped vials containing a pre-measured portion of Timber Fume into drilled holes in timbers. The degradable cap on the vial breaks down over time and temperature (within the drilled holes), allowing the liquid Timber Fume to enter the gas phase and move into the surrounding wood. All holes will be plugged with tight fi tting wood plugs following treatment. This ensures that the Timber Fume does not enter a body of water or other environmentally sensitive area. Drilled holes will be located at least 60 cm above the high water mark.

The duration of the proposed amendment to the PMP is from July 25, 2012 to May 3, 2017.

A copy of the proposed amendment to the PMP and a map showing the location of the timber bridges proposed for treatment may be obtained by contacting the Agent (SMC Consulting) listed above.

“A person wishing to contribute information about the proposed treatment sites relative

to the development of the amendment to the PMP may send copies of the information to

the applicant c/o SMC Consulting, Agent, at the address listed above within 30 days of the

publication of this notice”


329 PAINTING & DECORATING

A1 PAINTING Co. Exterior painting & Pressure Washing. Exc prices. Call Inderjit (604)721-0372 AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

“ ABOVE THE REST “Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est.

Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB.

Call (778)997-9582

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running 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. www.paintspecial.com

Interior/Ext Painting. Drywall Re-pairs. Text Ceiling Repair. Power washing. Free Est. (778)709-1081

PROFESSIONAL and exp’d team at your service. Nice & clean work! Ext / int. Insured, WCB, reliable. Call for free estimate 604.780.3183. Web: gofl yingcolors.com

STAN’S PAINTING

Comm. & Res. BBB, WCB.

Kitchen Reno’s & Cabinets

Seniors Discount Book by end of

May - 10% off. 25 yrs exp. Guarantee on work. Refs.

(604)773-7811or 604-432-1857

338 PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-2005

1-2-3 GENERATIONS Lic’d, Bonded Plumbers & Gas Fitters.

Family business since 1952. Comm & Res. 604-618-9192, 727-9096

.EnterprisePlumbing, Heaitng, Gasfi tting

341 PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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

Mainland Roofi ng Ltd.25 yrs in roofi ng industry

Family owned & operated. Fully insured. We do

Cedar Shakes, conversions,concrete tiles, torchon, fi bre-glass shingles, restoration

& repairs. 20 yr labour warranty. 604-723-2626

mainlandroofi [email protected]

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

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVAL

Recycled Earth Friendly• Estate Services • Electronics

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

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

604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything...But Dead Bodies!!

604.220.JUNK(5865)Serving The

Lower Mainland Since 1988

FLEETWOOD WASTEBin Rentals 10-30 Yards.Call Ken at 604-294-1393

RUBBISH REMOVAL- COMMER-CIAL/ RESIDENTIAL CALL IKE THE AFFORDABLE 778-881-1379

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, gates, alum roof. 604-782-9108www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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374 TREE SERVICES

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

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

$ Best Rates $

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

BLACK ENGLISH LAB, 3 yrs old, F., spade, all shots. To good home w/lge yard / acreage. 604-308-9348

BLUE PITBULL Pups genetics/ razoredge UKC reg, 9/weeks. $500-$1000. 778-237-2824

CAIRN Terriers. Shots, dewormed. Ready to go to good homes. $650: 604-807-5204.

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

COCKER SPANIEL Puppies Family raised – pure bred, no pa-pers, $500. (604) 888-0832

PETS

477 PETS

FILA GUARD DOGS.Excellent Loyal Family Pet, all shotsGreat Protectors! Ph 604-817-5957.

LAB PUPS, Chocolate, $700. vet ch, dew-claws rem. 1st shots, de-wormed. qual. lines (604)702-0217

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

PITTBULL PUPPIES. 8 weeks old. 4M & 2 F. Bluenose. Vet checked. $350. each. 604-825-6793

TOY POODLE puppies. 1 apricot, 1 white, both male. Adorable. $700. 778-240-2400 (Cloverdale)

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

509 AUCTIONS

Auction Estate Antique Collectable . June 3 @ 1pm at Dodd’s Auction 3311-28 Ave, Vernon. 1-866-545-3259. View photos at doddsauction.com

548 FURNITURE

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

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

560 MISC. FOR SALE

FAN, Wood and gold coloured, great condition. Stainless steel KITCHEN SINK, 3 basins, (small in middle) (no faucet) Excellent condi-tion. LIGHT FIXTURES, three. Gold/glass, for ceiling (fl ush against ceiling). HANGING LIGHT, used for entry way, gold & glass. RECLINER CHAIR green (hardly used) North Delta. 604-591-9740

REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

ALDERGROVE 7 bdrm, 4 bath, 9 yrs old, 2 a/g stes on 1st fl oor, 4 bdrms up, open concept kitchen with island, crown moldings, south backyrd. RV access. $579,900. Of-fers. (604)856-4721

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

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYSwww.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

696 OTHER AREAS

1 Plot @ Valley View; Surrey; $5000; beautiful area; very scenic; Maggie 250-768-9790

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Burnaby: CLAREMONT TERRACE** 6960 ELWELL ST **

Near HighGate MallQuiet, Spacious 1 Bdrm Suites.

Newly reno’d with balcony, prkg & storage unit. Incl heat & h/water.

Call 604-525-2661BURNABY

LG. CLEAN 1 Bedroom available now and 1 & 2

Bedrooms available for June, QUIET BLDG.

Call the Manager @604- 521-3448.

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS1 Bdrm Apts starting at $850

2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1100 Heat and hot water included.

Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balco-ny, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235www.aptrentals.net

PORT MOODY very clean 2bdrm 2bath 2prk, ss appli’s, f/p, patio, n/s, June1. $1325/mo. 778-834-4774.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Two 2 bdrm condos, near all amens, Douglas Coll, schools, Aquatic Cntr & Coq Ctr. 6 appli’s, storage, fi tness centre. NS/NP. 1 in Silver Springs $1325 and 1 near City Hall $1275. Avail June 1st. Call 604-941-3259.

MAPLE Ridge dntwn Urbano com-plex, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, inste w/d, f/p, deck, 2 u/g prkg. Nr amens. NS/NP. $1100+util. Ref June15. 604-512-8725

NEW WEST 621 Colburne St. 1 Bdrm avail June or July 1. $735 + utils. Updated new suite. No pets Call: 604-454-4540.

NEW WESTMINSTER

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

Call 604-540-6732

PORT MOODY. Tides @ 300 Kla-hanie 2 bdrm apt, greenbelt, patio, u/g pkng, canoe club amens. N/S, N/P. $1350/mo. 604-469-1985.

W.W.PLATEAU Montreux bldg 2bdrm, 2bath, 2 prkg, clse to amens. $1295. NP/NS June 1. 604-941-3259, 604-809-3259

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

ABBOTSFORD: For Lease: 12,000 sf industrial bldg with 3 large over-head drs & offi ce. 1 acre paved and fenced yard with ample parking. Lo-cated close to Mt Lehman inter-change. Call Ken 604-855-6430

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, June 3rd1:30 p.m. at

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

736 HOMES FOR RENT

COQUITLAM - bright spacious, 4 bdrm. 2 bath, 2 kitchen, W/D, fenced yard, alarm, W/D, cls. to amens. $1995/mo. 604-936-4827 or 604-936-4824 for more info.

750 SUITES, LOWER

BURNABY, lovely recently reno’d 1 bdrm, ground level suite, Edmonds area near skytrain. 6 Appli’s, shared w/d. Avail now. $750/mo +$50 utils. Call 604-777-9943.

COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Bright grnd level 2 bdrm. Lndry incl. $850. N/S, N/P. Avail now. 604-808-2964.

751 SUITES, UPPER

BURNABY newly reno 2 bdrm suite, newly painted, 4 appl., N/S N/P. $800 mo. Now (604)515-0565

752 TOWNHOUSES

Burnaby. MC Bride Place. 415 Ginger drive. 2 bdrm T/H. Family Housing. Close all amens, schls, transit. Pet friendly great loca. $1015/m.604-451-6676

GUILDTOWN HOUSING CO-OP, 10125 156 St. is accepting applica-tions for 3 & 4 bdrm units. No subsidy. Participation req. Call 604-581-4687 or pick up application

NEW WESTMINSTER, 828 Royal Ave. Brand new 2/bdrm T/H, 6/appli, sec parking, Avail now. Nr SkyTrain. TJ @ Sutton Proact, (604)728-5460

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

806 ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1976 CADILLAC Eldorado conv. 40,000 org. miles, must see, like new $22,000 obo. 604-576-4385.

810 AUTO FINANCING

DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

GUARANTEEDAuto Loans orWe Will Pay You $1000

All Makes, All Models.New & Used Inventory.

1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com

Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

Need A Ride, Drive Today. Take $500 to $5000 Cash Home. Carter Credit 1.888.688.1837

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CRED-IT? Christmas in June, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1985 CADILLAC SEVILLE, 4 L, loaded, all options, mint in/out. all orig, and car cover. 70,000 orig miles. $5000 obo. (604)505-7713.

1992 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD, Immaculate condition. Loaded, sun-roof. Bose gold stereo. 58,000 org. mls. $4000. 604-532-8040.

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

2000 SATURN 4 door, auto, 248K, new brakes, tires, waterpump, per-fect car, $2500. (778)866-8218

2001 CHEV CAVALIER, 5spd manual, 4dr, low kms, new aircare, $2450 fi rm. 604-538-4883

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, 1.8T turbo, 4 dr sedan, std, all options, exc cond. $5300 obo 604-780-8404

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA 5 spd manual, silver, 152K, 1 owner, great on gas, winter & summer tires. $5500. Call 604-560-1684.

2004 G 35 COUP INFINITI, grey, 2 dr., 125 km, good cond., auto, all pwr, $16,800. Call (604)773-3413 / 604-395-7708.

2006 JAGUAR X-Type, 3.0, V6, 114K, silver, black lthr, lady driven, exc cond!! $19,800. 604-542-5833.

2007 Honda Civic DXG 5 speed standard, 2 dr., grey, 135K, p/w, p/l, a/c, am/fm/cd, no acc. $10,000 604-793-3819 6-9pm

95VW Golf $2,500 REDUCED, in New Westminster, great car, one owner, mags, sunroof, all records, recent engine work, clutch, new tires, shocks, springs. Call 604-521-4932 to leave a message or email [email protected]

827 VEHICLES WANTED

WANTED: 1980-1981 Celica GT liftback, 5-spd; or a 1979-1981 Su-pra 5-spd. Cell 250-307-1215.

828 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

1990 Dodge Diesel Tow Truck. 5spd, new tires, wheel lift, low km’s, does need fi nishing work. Pic-tures available. $3500. 604-996-8734.

830 MOTORCYCLES

2001 VICTORY CRUISER deluxe 46,000 kms. 1500 cc, AT H/P $6,500. Call 604-534-2503.

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

2004 Itasca Senova 30 ft, V10, 75,000k. New tires. Gen. 12 ft slide.$35,000: 1-(604)820-0395

2008 FREEDOM SPIRIT 20’ travel trailer, like new, hardly used, a/c, f/s, dble bed, dble sink, nook, couch 2 prop tanks/2 batteries, $10,500 obo. Must sell. (604)581-5117

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALTOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! 2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

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

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022The Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2007 NISSAN ARMADA SE silver 44,000 mls, 8 pass Exc. Cond! $21,900/obo. 604-309-7956 (Abby)

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1988 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500, 3/4 ton, loaded, a/c, Air Cared, pre-mium cond. 178K. $3500 obo (778)565-4334

1990 Chevy 20 van, good work truck, $1,000. Call 604-298-1238.

1997 VENTURA Mini Van, like new cond in/out, loaded, tinted windows, 4 16” extra new high performance tires on allied wheel avail. $350. AirCared. Picture avail. $1200. 604-996-8734.2000 DURANGO 4X4, loaded, seats 7, AirCrd, exc. cond. $4100 obo. Call 604-780-8404

2002 FORD E350 Cargo Van, new tires and battery, recently serviced, $5500. Call (604)728-0866 (Surrey)

2003 CHEVY VENTURE LS, 7 pas-senger, auto, 5 door, 189K, $3500 obo (604)298-2659

2005 FORD F150, 4X4, crew cab , green, auto, 160 kms, options, $12,000 fi rm. Call 604-538-9257.

MARINE

912 BOATS

2011 Custom weld Jetboat 20ft, c/w 9.9 Suzuki Kickin, depthe sounder, windless anchor system, Stainless steel BBQ, & much more. $49,900. Contact Rich 778-998-9302

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

551 GARAGE SALES

323 Governors Court, Multi-family Garage Sale. Saturday, June 2, 9:30 AM-1:30PM. Many bargains. No early birds please.

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burnaby newsleader, may 30, 2012

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