tri-city news dec. 24, 2010

Tyler Baker shares a little lightof the season with Santa Claus

at the Light the Lake Festivalearlier this month in Coquitlam’s

Town Centre Park.CRAIG HODGE/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

TRI-CITYNEWS

DECEMBER 24, 2010

2 Tri-City News Friday, December 24, 2010

Annual Christmas bird count scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 2

By Gary McKennaTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

For many people, the Christmas seasonis a time for turkey, presents and family get-togethers.

But in the Tri-Cities, there is a group ofdedicated residents who have added anotherannual tradition to their holiday season:bird counting. Each year, members of theBurke Mountain Naturalists rally volunteersfor the Coquitlam Christmas Bird Count, adata-collecting initiative that allows envi-ronmentalists to track changes in the birdpopulation.

And after 18 years of counting in theTri-Cities, birders like BMN past-presidentVictoria Otton are starting to see some infor-mative trends.

“Birds move around and, at this par-ticular time, with climate change, we seebirds extending their range,” she said. “TheChristmas count has been really useful formonitoring trends.”

While more than 50 volunteers are ex-pected to turn up in the Tri-Cities, theywill be participating along with birdersfrom across North America as part of theAudubon Christmas Bird Count. The data iscollected and sent to the National AudubonSociety, which has been organizing the an-nual count in some parts of the continent formore than 100 years.

In the 1800s people engaged in what wasknown as the Christmas side hunt, whereteams of people would go out into the woodsand kill as many birds as possible, accordingto the Audubon history. The group that cameback with the largest amount of feathers wasdeclared the winner.

But at the turn of the century, conserva-tion groups became increasingly concernedwith declining bird populations and, onChristmas day in 1900, Frank Chapman, anornithologist, proposed a new holiday tradi-tion that involved counting the birds insteadof shooting them. The Christmas bird countwas born and has since grown to cover mostof North America.

While many experienced birders takepart in the Tri-City Christmas count, Ottonsaid that new volunteers are always wel-come. Novices are usually relied upon tosimply spot birds while more experiencedbirders identify the species. The volunteersare broken up into groups covering bird-watching hot spots such as Colony Farm inCoquitlam, Port Moody’s Shoreline Trail

and other parts of the Tri-Cities.Those who are interested in participating

in the Jan. 2 event are asked to email JohnReynolds at [email protected]. Thecost to participate is $5, which goes to theAudubon Society to cover data-collection and-analysis costs.

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Volunteers — experienced birders or rookies — are needed to help with Burke Mountain Naturalists’ bird count Jan. 2, part of a North America-wide count.

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Coquitlam mother and sons escape fire; trust fund set up to help replace belongings


A mother and two young boys are recov-ering after a dramatic rescue from a burn-ing townhouse unit on Decaire Street onTuesday afternoon.

Firefighters believe candles may have

ignited the blaze, which quickly spreadsmoke and flames throughout the homeshortly after 2 p.m.

After the mother gathered the chil-dren, she attempted to escape the burn-ing building out the front door but thicksmoke trapped the family inside. She andthe two young boys retreated to a bedroomupstairs, where she wet a towel, placed itunder the door and phoned 911 to updateemergency officials on her location.

“That really assisted our first-in of-ficer with the decision-making process,”said Coquitlam Fire/Rescue Chief Tony

Delmonico. “I can’t say enough about theactions of the mother. She is one of themost composed people I have ever ran intoin 30 years of firefighting.”

Rescue crews were able to use high pow-ered fans to create a path in the smoke thatenabled the family to exit the home.

Delmonico credited smoke detectors andthe quick-thinking actions of the motherfor getting the family out safely.

All three people were taken to RoyalColumbian Hospital for observation andlater released.

The entire townhouse complex was evac-

uated for several hours as crews worked tocontain the fire and smoke from the unit.

Delmonico estimates that more than$50,000 in damage was done to the town-house and a neighbouring unit.

The family living in the home where thefire occurred did not have insurance but atrust fund has been set up to help the fam-ily recover some of its losses. Anyone in-terested in donating money for the familycan go to any VanCity location; the branchnumber is 18 and the account number is425728.

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Pets need helpThe Port Coquitlam BC SPCA is calling for

volunteer caregivers and pet food donations overthe holidays and into the new year.

It’s a time of year that tends to be demand-ing on the animal protection society’s regularvolunteers as manystaff take holidays,according to PoCoBC SPCA reliefmanager, RhondaWalker.

Anyone inter-ested in donating some time with the organiza-tion can sign up online at www.spca.bc.ca.

The local BC SPCA is also calling out for cashdonations or food for small animals and rodentssuch as mice, chinchillas and gerbils as the PoCoshelter currently houses nearly 20 of these or-phaned pets.

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By Janis WarrenTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

The city of Coquitlam has snapped up two prop-erties west of Place Maillardville for the futureexpansion of the community centre in the histori-cally French-Canadian enclave.

The city spent $1.2 million to buy two homes at1134 and 1136 Cartier Ave.; the former was vacant,the latter is a rental.

The Place Maillardville Society, which runs thecentre in Laval Square, has also asked the city tobuy three more properties on Begin Street thatback onto 1134 Cartier Ave. but staff are not innegotiations to acquire those lands, said MauriceGravelle, Coquitlam’s general manager of strategicinitiatives.

Funds for the Cartier Avenue properties weretaken from the city’s land sale reserve account,which currently stands at $4 million, he said. Nocasino revenues were used in the purchase, as hasbeen the case with other capital projects.

Gravelle said the multi-million dollar redevelop-ment of Place Maillardville will be put on hold nextyear, although it is anticipated the preferred optionwill be discussed as part of the 2012 budget.

Earlier this month, city council approved an ad-ditional $30,200 for the society’s budget to fund ayouth co-ordinator position after representativeshad said the facility has run at a loss for two years.

For several years, Maillardville community andbusiness leaders have called for the redevelopmentof the aging centre, which provides recreationaland language programs for all ages. And since 2002,the society has received more than $150,000 in ca-sino grants from the city for capital and operationalneeds.

The future expansion plans form part of the over-all revitalization of Maillardville.

Last month, the city offered commercial propertyowners in Maillardville a “tax holiday” if theybuild or renovate their businesses. The exemption— available to commercial property owners alongBrunette Avenue, from Marmont Street to BlueMountain Street and Lougheed Highway — ap-plies only to new construction or renovations over$100,000.

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The Homes for Good Societyis unlikely to achieve its goal ofhousing 40 individuals beforethe end of 2010 but Mayor GregMoore believes the organizationis on track to begin housing peo-ple in the new year.

Moore, who launched the ini-tiative in 2009, is hoping to usethe housing-first model, whichseeks to place homeless people inmarket-based housing. A personon welfare would see the housingportion of their cheque topped upthrough private contributions, asystem that has worked in placessuch as Toronto and New York.

In PoCo, however, the initiativehas hit several road blocks sinceit was launched, although Moorebelieves the organization is ready

to house itsfirst person inthe early partof 2011. “I neverlike to give adate,” Mooresaid, “but Iwould think inthe first couplemonths of thenew year.”

After the first person is housed,he added that it is likely morepeople will enter the programquickly. Homes for Good hopes towork with the New View Society,which already finds housingplacements for people sufferingfrom mental illness. New View’srelationship with landlords andproperty owners will be integralto the success of the Homes forGood program, Moore said.

“New View houses about 200people a month in our commu-nity,” he said. “They have excel-lent relationships with landlordsand they don’t see much of aproblem being able to house ourhomeless residents.”

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on a memorandum of under-standing that would outline howthe organizations will work to-gether to house the homeless.

One of the major hold-ups tothe program, Moore said, wasthe fact that welfare regulationsstipulate a person who receivesthe monthly assistance cannotreceive an outside taxable ben-efit. The extra income the societyhopes to raise through privatecontributions would actuallymake some recipients ineligiblefor welfare and some of the pro-grams that come with it.

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Height, weight, breadth of hips,depth of chest, length of leg,heft of biceps, colour of skin, jut of nose andpoint of gaze. What was said and what wasforgotten. What was done and what was not.What is common and what is different.

And through this complex and often ar-bitrary process, we rank our fellow man —good, bad and everywhere in between. Muchof it is guided and weighted by values andprejudices, faiths and fears, aspirations andexpectations.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a col-umn poking fun at the commercializationof Christmas carols (“Confessions of aChristmas carol grinch,” The Tri-City News,

Dec. 10). Some of the reader response was de-cidedly judgmental, particularly from folkswho reasoned that if I railed against beinginundated by Christmas carols in shoppingmalls, grocery stores and every other pub-lic place, then it obviously followed I wasagainst Christmas and Christmas trees, andconcerts, and joy and, if you can imagine,against Christianity itself.

One emailer labelled me a God-hater.Another said I should “get lost.” And yetanother maintained I had no idea of the truemeaning of Christmas.

No appreciation for Christmas? I happento like Christmas, actually.

Let me describe how it has unfolded in oursmall family for many years and then youcan judge whether all those condemnationswere well placed:

Before Christmas, we write our chequesto our favourite charities, which support thehomeless and hungry. We put our bills in theSally Ann kettles and the firefighters’ boots.We gather our contributions for various

drives, at workplace and school.For weeks ahead, I’ve been crafting hand-

made gifts, in wood and shell and paintedart, because I think that often the most cher-ished gifts are the ones that come from yourhands and heart.

We decorate our house with boughs offresh-cut cedar and fir and holly, and bringout family heirlooms that have been broughtfrom Europe, such as carvings and hand-crafted ornaments.

My mother makes German cookies andcakes.

I cook a special Christmas Eve dinner andwe raise a toast to the two fathers who are nolonger with us, and are missed even more atthis time of year. It is a time of much happi-ness, and deep sadness.

And then, as my wife’s family traditiondictates, the Christmas story is read fromthe Bible. For many years, it was she whoread the passages in German. Now, it is mydaughter who reads in English the story ofhow the Christ child came into the world.

On Christmas morning, we gather bythe real Christmas tree, open presents,share hugs and feel incredibly fortunate tobe where we are, enjoying what we have,because we know from personal and familyexperience what it is like to have far less, andin places that know no peace.

Then we spend the day together, talkingand cooking and just being together, eventu-ally sitting down to a traditional roast goose.

And, yes, through all of that, there is someChristmas music because it’s the right timeand place.

So that, dear defenders of sacred cows— or carols, as the case may be — is themeaning of my meaningless Christmas.

May I offer this, in the true spirit of theseason, whether you be Christian or Muslimor Sikh or Buddhist, or none of the above:

Goodwill among all.Merry Christmas.

Andrew Holota is editor ofThe Abbotsford News, a Black Press

sister paper of The Tri-City News.

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The light stuff WHAT WE THINK:

The list of winter festivals is long; people ofmany faiths, and secular humanists, too, seemto share a desire to celebrate light during the

darkest days of winter.In North America, the Christmas season is charac-

terized by gift giving, the lighting of lights and can-dles and feasting. But those traditions can be found inother religious holidays as well, such as Kwanzaa, anAfrican-American holiday that takes place at aboutthe same time, and the Jewish Hanukkah, which thisyear took place in early December.

The Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, which tookplace in November this year, is a time to give to neigh-bours and the poor, and shares many characteristicscommon to Christmas and celebrated by Christians.

Diwali is another festival of light, celebrated byHindus and Sikhs, and although it took place inOctober, is also marked by celebrations and feasting.

It’s heartening to know that light is at the heart ofso many festivals and that people of many faiths andcultures share a lot in common.

Merry Christmas.

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FACE TO FACE: In the spirit of the season, the debating partners agree to agree on...

Following a traditionstarted several years ago, columnists Terry O’Neill and Mary WooSims are foregoing their usual format for this, their final column be-fore Christmas, to write a combined piece on things they agree on.

The decorations are up, the presents areunder the tree and the time has comeonce again to offer readers our annual

Christmas peace column. This column, the fifththanks to the loyalty of our readers and TheTri-City News’ editor and publisher, is wherewe reveal to you that we’re not always joustingwith sharp observations and sparring withblunt metaphors. In fact, we are sometimes incomplete agreement. Here, then, are some of theissues from the past year upon which we werein accord.

MARY WOO SIMS: News earlier in the yearthat Google pulled back some of its operationsin China due to that country’s restrictive cen-sorship of information has renewed my faith inmultinationals. Risking a market that can bringa company millions if not billions of dollars inprofits is courageous action.

TERRY O’NEILL: My colleague is right onthe mark. As a career writer, I am especiallyopposed to censorship of information of thesort practised in China. If companies such asGoogle, whose unofficial slogan is “Don’t beevil,” don’t have the integrity to stand up forwhat’s right, China will be under little pressureto change its oppressive (dare we say, “evil”)ways.

But we don’t have to look half a world awayto find important human-rights issues. Earlierthis year, controversy arose over the first useof the Angel’s Cradle program at St. Paul’sHospital in Vancouver. The program is designedto give mothers the life-affirming but non-threatening option of leaving an unwanted babyanonymously at a designated place rather than“throwing it away” in a dumpster. All things

considered, the Cradle program is making thebest of a bad situation.

MARY WOO: It is tragic when a mother feelsher only option is to abandon her baby. I justcan’t imagine the conditions that would leadto such a decision on the part of a mother. St.Paul’s Hospital has come up with a programthat is, as my colleague said, “life-affirming”and “non-threatening.” The child now has achance at life and I hope the mother finds peaceone day with her decision.

Speaking of peace, after months of rancour,as evidenced in letters to the editor about ourfour-legged friends and whether and wherethere should be on- or off-leash parks, it seemsthat we’ve reached some rapprochement. Mycolleague and I both agree that we should letsleeping dogs lay. Let dog owners and non-dogowners enjoy parks together.

TERRY: The hot topic of last spring —whether to extend off-leash hours at MundyPark — cooled down after last spring’s referen-dum and continues to be on the backburner. Aportion of the credit for this must surely go toCoquitlam council, which continues to makeprogress on plans to establish more enclosedoff-leash areas in key spots around the city. Asthe song says, “Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly.”Likewise, “Dogs gotta run,” and I agree with mycolleague that this is the best strategy to allowthem to do so.

And speaking of strategies, we continue toagree on several aspects of the ever-delayedEvergreen (Nevergreen? Evergroan?) Line.After agreeing previously on our preferencefor a route through Port Moody, we agreed thisyear the TransLink budget shortfall should not

be funded by increased property taxes, and wewere also in complete accord on the level of ourfrustration over the interminably long wait forconstruction to begin. Let’s get this thing roll-ing.

MARY WOO: Absolutely. The EvergreenLine is far overdue and a great Christmas pres-ent would be funding approval and the ceremo-nial shovel in the ground. As witnessed by thespeed and efficiency with which the CanadaLine was built, when government puts its mindto something it gets done.

Which brings me to season’s greetings to mycolleague opposite, the wonderful folks at TheTri-City News and you, the readers. Whetheryou and your family celebrate Hanukkah,Christmas or Kwanzaa, or if you celebrate noth-ing in particular at this time of year, it is alwaysthe right time to give thanks for the love offamily and friends. Have a safe and wonderfulholiday season.

TERRY: We’ve disagreed on much during thefive years we have engaged in our little wars ofwords but we’ve also found common ground ona satisfyingly large number of subjects, not theleast important of which is an annual desirefor our readers to embrace all the good thatthis time of the year has to offer. And so allowme to close by wishing everyone a very MerryChristmas.

Censorship, babies and dogs in parks

TERRY O’NEILL MARY WOO SIMS

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I c o m m e n d T h eTri-City News and re-porter Gary McKennafor Wednesday’s front-page coverage of IrvinWickens’ tragic death. Itreally hit home for me.He was only 43 years old— just four years olderthan myself.

I wonder about hischildhood and the privi-leges he mayor may nothave enjoyed.I w o n d e rwh a t l e a dhim to begindrinking andwhat circum-stances were part ofMr. Wickens becominghomeless.

My guess is that therewere a number of pointsalong the way where we,

as a community, let Mr.Wickens down. Moreover,that there are many op-portunities for us to takebetter care of the individ-uals in our communitieswho are still alive and inneed of a safe, warm andcaring place to live.

I understand that ahomeless shelter is onestep in this direction andfully support the creationof such a place. But it isonly the first step.

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It’s a mature sacrifice to make —especially given the age of the volun-teers, all students at Anmore elemen-tary school.

But Jennifer Whiffin’s Grade 4/5class seems to crave the connectionthey developed with the women andwith the wider community outside oftheir peer group, she said.

“I had one boy say he felt they werelike a little crack team of volunteersand they loved working together, andpart of it was very social for them.They love keeping busy,” Whiffin said.“It was this real connection with realpeople that appreciated what they hadto bring.”

Hosted by the SoroptimistInternational of the Tri-Cities, thewomen’s dinner brings in clientsfrom the Share food bank and PortCoquitlam’s Glory House as wellas women who have recently immi-grated, said local Soroptimist memberDarlene McCann.

Apart from serving dinner andhelping with the clean-up afterward,Ms. Whiffin’s class has also raised$850 in bake sales and door-to-door

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“It’s tough to find just the rightthing to kind of bring the issuesaround social responsibility alive tothe students without sort of forcingit down their throats,” Whiffin said.“I’m hoping what this will do is bea springboard for them to seek outvolunteering opportunities for them-selves as they get older and not feelcynical about these things.”

The class began its Soroptimist din-ner partnership in January and Whiffinsaid she plans to make it part of herteaching curriculum indefinitely.

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Pl.: The Bilesky fam-ily display featureslots of lights and yarddecorations, rangingfrom Disney characters,wise men and angelsto a herd of grazingreindeer on the rooftop;a six-foot Santa greetsvisitors at the frontdoor and another Santawaves as he appearsfrom out of the chim-ney. Donations acceptedfor St. Paul’s Hospital.

• 2638 Brewster Dr.:Head indoors to checkout a spectacular min-iature Christmas vil-lage display in a heatedgarage. The village isopen to the public Dec.21, 28 and 30 from 6 to9:30 p.m. Everyone iswelcome look over thedetails of more than200 buildings and 50animated units, threetrains and thousands ofblinking lights.

• 602 CottonwoodAve.: Paul Mattson’sdisplay is up again thisyear. There are morethan 12,000 LED lightscontrolled by computerand co-ordinated tomusic, with 96 separatecircuits. Directions,hours of operationand videos from 2008and 2009 can be viewedat mattsonlights.com(2010 videos will beposted mid-December).Donations are col-lected in support ofBC Children’s HospitalFoundation (www.bcchf.ca/mattsonlights).

• 646 ClaremontSt.: Complete nativ-ity display, Santa andMrs. Claus and friends,lots of Christmas treesstrung with light, lightsflashing to the tune ofcarols and more — morethan 7,000 lights. Open 5to 10 p.m. daily throughJan. 7. Donations will becollected for Knights ofColumbus charities.

• 927 Lillian St.:The Romas familyhas a lovely display ofthousands of twinklinglights and snowflakes,reindeers, angels, toysoldiers, polar bears,penguins, snowmen,presents, horse andcarriage, Santa, candycanes, etc. Open dailyfrom 4:30 to 11 p.m. untilJan. 4.

• 678 Folsom St.:As seen on TV and theinternet, The Magic oflights live here. Viewedeach year by thousandsof people, this displayfeatures 50,000-pluslights that, controlledby hundreds of micro-processors and comput-ers, are programmedto twinkle, dance andmove in patterns. Thereare 36 panel displays, arooftop digital displayof lights and Santawaving, not to men-

tion a herd of movingreindeer, shooting stars,bells, rope light dis-plays, spiral trees andmuch more.

• 1440 CambridgeDr.: Bruce Murphy hasdone a great job againthis year with his lightdisplay, complete withan electric train withbells and whistles, elec-tric tram with fallingsnow, five geese pullinga sleigh and a giantcandle. He also has ahuge metre wreath anda gingerbread housewith all the gingerbreadmen. There are approxi-mately 30,000 lights withmusic and a huge nativ-ity scene. Donationsare being collected forBC Children’s Hospital.Hours of operation are5:30 to 11 p.m. daily.

• 669 Folsom St.:Check out DianaWagner’s cheerfulwindow display andold world Santa’s vil-

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• 1417 Garibaldi Pl.:John and Trudy Wolffinvite you to enjoy adisplay of 120 hand-painted pieces and 5,000lights featuring bothtraditional (manger,shepherds, angels, wisemen) and contemporary(Santa and reindeer,toy trains, skaters, nut-crackers) Christmasimages.

PORT COQUITLAM• 1260 Fletcher Way:

Gerry and Dawn Beckerhave added to theirChristmas display overthe years and there arenow more than 20,000lights, Santa’s workshopat the top of candy canelane, busy elves andMr. and Mrs. Claus inthe yard. Rudolph andhis friends are wait-ing on the roof withSanta’s sleigh of toysand goodies, and you

can hear the carollersin the yard. The displayis open daily from 5 to10:30 p.m. and dona-tions will gratefully beaccepted for the EmptyStocking Fund.

• 1781 ManningAve.: The Thomas fam-ily’s display, a longtimefixture in the area,boasts 2,500 lights,reindeers and blow-upfigures.

• 1039 Parana Dr.:Karen and MurrayFrank invite you to visittheir display, whichthey’ve put to music youcan hear by tuning yourcar radio to FM 107.9while checking it out.They are also collectingcheques, made payableto the Canadian CancerSociety, for their char-ity Ironcops for Cancer.(You can view a videoof their 2009 display atgallery.me.com/murray-frank#100464.)

• 3970 Cedar Dr.:

The Hughes family’sdisplay features morethan 50,000 lights andSanta and all nine ofhis reindeer on the roof,plus window silhou-ettes, trees, angels, starsand more. It’s open 5 to11 p.m. daily until Jan.1, 2011.

• 3313 Rae St.: DaleBrindley’s home dis-play will be open dailyin December, offering50,000 lights, severalground displays andeven a light show.Donations to the foodbank will be accepted.

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Acclaimed film brings issue of stuttering to forefront for localwoman and speech therapist

By Todd CoyneTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

The King’s Speech, a new British filmstarring Colin Firth and HelenaBonham Carter, has not only gener-

ated Oscar buzz for its lead actor, it has localspeech therapists and their students talking.

And they have nothing but praise for thefilm, which deals with the complex and oftenmisunderstood phenomenon of stuttering.

Kate Semyonova, a 21-year-old Universityof BC music student and Port Coquitlam res-ident, and Wendy Duke, her speech therapist,were treated to a special advance screeningof the film last week along with other speechtherapy students and educators.

“It really gives a glimpse into the painof stuttering and theenormous strugglesof everyday tasks,”s a i d D u ke, wh ohas been practis-ing speech therapyin Vancouver for 29years. “The hardestthing about stutter-ing is often the sim-ple platitudes peoplesay to stutterers, such as ‘Just calm down’ or‘Take your time,’ when it’s not that simple.”

As suggested by the title, the film’s plot fol-lows the true story of stuttering king, GeorgeVI of Great Britain, who, with the help of hisspeech therapist, struggles to overcome hisstutter while enduring all of the social stig-mas and prejudices that come with it — manyof which still exist today — all while staringdown Nazism during the Second World War.

Semyonova, an accomplished pianist andsinger, was born in Kazakhstan and grew upspeaking German, Russian and English flu-ently but for a stutter that pervaded all three.

“People get really awkward and they don’ttake you seriously, they just focus a lot on [thestutter],” Semyonova said. “And the movie wasso helpful because his character was so impor-tant that even though his stutter was really,really bad, you had to look past what he wasstuttering about and into the context of whathe was saying because it was so important.”

Still only partially understood by neurolo-gists and speech therapists, stuttering seemsto have a hereditary link among families,Duke said, and is most likely to develop in

kids between the ages of two and five.She added that it’s important for people to

know that speech therapy has come a longway since the war-time era of the film, andthat stuttering is highly treatable with mod-ern exercises.

One exercise that Semyonova uses comesnaturally from her musical background.

“It’s called connected speech,” she said,“and it’s, to me, the whole theory behind thatwhen a person sings, they don’t stutter. Whenyou sing, it uses a different part of the brainand when you’re connecting all of your syl-lables and you’re not having a lot of breaks,and the breaks you do have are planned, itends up using that different part of the brain

that’s used for singing and you end up beingfluid and not stuttering.”

The King’s Speech recently won the2010 Toronto International Film Festival’sPeople’s Choice Award and its star, Firth, iswidely seen as a frontrunner to win the bestactor Oscar for his performance.

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Kate Semyonova, 21, of PoCo is a UBC music stu-dent, recently attended a special advance screen-ing of ‘The King’s Speech’ along with other speechtherapy students and educators.

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“The movie was so helpful because his character was so important that even though his stutter was really, really bad, you had to look past what he was stuttering about and into the context of what he was saying because it was so important.”Kate Semyonova (left)

The King’sSpeech is nowshowing atSilverCityCoquitlamCinemas.Check theatrefor show times.

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In January: Substance abuse ed. and outdoor funThe Share Alcohol and Drug Program is

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The program is open to anyone and offersinformation for those who have an alcohol ordrug problem, or for those concerned abouttheir use. It aims to help those people af-fected by others’ use to understand addictsand addictive behaviour.

The meeting format consists of a video,followed by a brief presentation and opendiscussion. Topics vary from week to week,as outlined below:

• Jan. 12: Use, misuse, abuse — how peo-ple become addicted.

• Jan. 19: Medical aspects and effects ofalcohol and drug abuse. What happens to thebody and mind under the influence.

• Jan. 26: Alcohol — How dependence de-velops; controlled using.

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• March 30: Stage 2 recovery — life in thefuture.

Sessions run Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m.,at Share, second floor, 2615 Clarke St., PortMoody

For more information, call 604-936-3900.Other community happenings:

OPEN HOUSE AT SASAMATSasamat Outdoor Centre invites individu-

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Sunday, Jan. 9.At the event, which runs from 12:30 to 3

p.m. at the Belcarra facility, you can social-ize with friends, tour the centre and receiveinformation on its 2011 programs.

Visitors will be greeted with hot chocolateand can roast a hot dog by the lake. If youare feeling energetic, you can go for a ridein a voyageur canoe, try archery or take onthe low ropes course. There is no cost and noneed to register, although donations for thehot dog roast will be appreciated.

Sasamat Outdoor Centre is a member ofthe Association of Neighbourhood Houses, acommunity based United Way Agency serv-ing Greater Vancouver, since 1894. The campprogram is accredited by the B.C. CampingAssociation.

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TRI-CITY SPOTLIGHT: New moms and babes at RCH get help from charity, Shriners

Barbie Hislop (top, left), executive director for Variety — The Children’s Charity, and Adrienne Bakker, CEO and presi-dent for the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, toured the regional hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit afterVariety donated $31,250 to help buy two Biliblankets, a Bilirubin analyzer (non-invasive blood testing machine) andan IV infusion pump for newborns. Below, Brent Atkinson, a RCHF board director, was presented with $4,650 from the New Westminster Gizeh Shriners to help buy a new pediatric bed. In 20 years, the fraternal group has handed over $250,000 to support new moms and their babies at RCH. The Shriners are (left to right) president Ed Scott, secretary Donovan Tyers and Paul Johansen, the Shrine’s hospital rep.

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ers (one lady received herhamper and broke downcrying, “You will neverknow how desperate ourfamily is and how muchthis means to us.”).

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• London, England,1248: King Henry IIIhad his treasurer fillWestminster Hall withthousands of poor andhomeless, and feastedthem for the entireChristmas week.

• Cornwall, England,1530: Land owner JohnCarminow held a 12-dayYule open house for “allcomers and goers, drink-ers, minstrels, and danc-

ers.” He served mealsmade from 12 bullocks,36 sheep, scores of hogs,lambs and fowl, 20 bush-els of wheat, and pouredfrom countless kegs ofale.

• Wales, 1887: SirWatkin Williams Wynnthrew an open housefor 5,000 aged and poor.He gave a shilling and afive-pound oxen loin cutto each guest. His wife,Lady Wynn, handed outblankets and flannel.

• Broughton, England,1971: Peter Curtis ran anad in the paper offeringhis seven children toanyone for Christmas.(He said he consideredthe offer “ideal” for child-less couples. His eldestdaughter said, “I thinkhe’s crazy.”)

• Singapore Airport,1989: Singapore Airlinesgave away 400 sleep-ing bags to passengersstranded due to delayedand cancelled holidayflights.

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Carolina, 1979: RaymondSansbury, a garbageman, was arrested fortrespassing when heentered the town dumpafter hours and collected,

as holiday gifts for hisseven children clothingdiscarded by Mason’sDepartment Store. Thenext day, Sansbury wasreleased on a $200 bondand Mason’s invitedhim and his childrento the store to take allthe new merchandisethey wanted — free.Later, Sansbury received$30,000 in cash gifts,including $500 fromSammy Davis, Jr. Hebought a $27,500 house,and his life story wasoptioned by a Hollywoodproducer for an undis-closed sum.

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Photo by Mon Karbowiak: First grader Jonathan Karbowiak plays in the snow.

Photo by Tania Burt: Jayden Burt and Santa atop Grouse Mountain.

Photo by Rhea Hayes: Some Christmas decorations from the mantle.

Photo by Jason Hylton-Foster: Rocky Point Park, Port Moody.

Photo by Antoinette Lebrun: Playful kangaroos populate a front lawn in Glenayre, Port Moody.

Photo by Tony deBoer: Taken on his backyard sundeck.

Photo by Kurt Gebeshuber: A little yard decoration in Port Moody.


SATURDAY, JAN. 1• Penguin Plunge, Rocky Point Park boat launch,

PoMo; registration opens at 11:30 a.m., plunge at 1p.m. Registration: $5, with proceeds to Pleasantside Community Association, which co-sponsors the eventwith the city. Prospective plunge-takers should wearshoes as the seabed is covered with sharp barnacles andshells that can cut swimmers’ feet.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5• Hyde Creek Watershed Society monthly meeting,

7:15 p.m. at Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo; guests welcome. Info: 604-461-3474 or www.hydecreek.org.

SATURDAY, JAN. 8• Bottle drive at Dr. Charles Best secondary school,

2525 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam; donations of bottles, cans, juice containers for pop, juice, beer, wine andother alcohol will be accepted from 9 a.m.-noon. Event is a fundraiser for the Best 2011 after-grad. Volunteers are also needed to help accept donations and sort bottlesand cans. If you cannot drop off the morning of Jan. 8,call Rose at 604-469-7118 to arrange a pickup either priorto or after the event.

THURSDAY, JAN. 13• La Leche League Canada-Coquitlam meets at Share

Family and Community Services Society, main floor,2615 Clarke St., Port Moody; doors open at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m. Topic: “Baby Arrives: Family and the Breast-fed Baby.” All women interested in breastfeeding (and their children) are welcome to attend monthly LLL meetings. Info: www.lllc.ca. (Note: This month’s meeting schedule is adjusted to accommodate Remembrance Day.)

NOTICES• You can register now for the Walk for Memories, a

fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of BC to be held Jan. 30, 2011 in PoMo. Info: 778-835-7526 or 604-941-4697, Ext. 225, or www.walkformemories.com.

• The Family Resource Centre at Westwood elementary school, in co-operation with School District 43, is offer-ing multi-sensory literacy tutoring; one-hour sessionsat 4 p.m. are available to all children ages 5-8 in the Tri-Cities. Info: [email protected].

• Registration is ongoing for boys and girls for the 5th Coquitlam Scouting group for the Beaver Colony (K–Grade 2), Cub Pack (Grades 3–5) and Scout Troop(Grades 6–8). This Scouting group meets at Baker Driveelementary school, 885 Baker Dr., Coquitlam. Info: [email protected].

• Girl Guides takes registrations on an ongoing basis for Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers andadult women volunteers. Training and mentoring avail-able for new volunteers. Info: www.girlguides.ca or call 1-800-565-8111.

• Kiddies Korner Pre-school still has spaces available.Info: 604-941-4919 or [email protected].

• Tri-City Transitions is hosting My Money, My Choices: Financial Education for Women, a free program de-signed to empower women survivors of domestic violence. The program focus is to increase women’s eco-nomic participation and self-sufficiency through financial education and skill. Info & registration: 604-941-6311

• 754 Phoenix Air Cadet Squadron is accepting registra-tions for girls and boys between the ages of 12 and 18.If you like camping, hiking, sports, flying, precision drill,first aid, robotics, biathlon, range, band, flight principles or air navigation, Cadets is for you. The squadron has year-long programs, including summer camps. To regis-

ter, visit Moody elementary school (2717 St. Johns St.,PoMo) at 6:30 p.m. on a Wednesday. Info: 604-936-8211.

• Family and Community Services Society is offering a free, weekly drop-in support group for women who have been affected by violence in their intimate relation-ships. Free childminding is available for the duration of the group. For more information about Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) support group, call Katherine at604-936-3900.

• Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides indi-vidual and group counselling for children ages 3 through 18 who have lived in a family where they have beenwitness to physical, emotional, mental or verbal abuse.Through support, education and counselling childrenwill have the opportunity to heal the emotional woundsof relationship violence, build self-esteem and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse. This program is a free service for Tri-City families. Info: 604-941-7111.

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As we just passed theshortest, darkest day ofthe year, now is one of

the worst times for our indoorplants. Due to the reduced day-light, the extra warmth fromheaters and fireplaces and thelow humidity inside our homes, keeping ourindoor plants thriving can be a real challenge.

But things get better as we inch along withone more minute of light each day, and thereare a number of important things we can doto get our plants back in shape.

One of the most important, yet oftenoverlooked, ways of helping our plants is tochange the air inside our homes. Open thosedoors and windows, even for a short while,to get some fresh air inside. A fresh supplyof air is essential for plants, especially atthis time of year. Even on the coldest days ofwinter, we always open the air vents of ourgreenhouses during the warmest part of theday to allow an exchange of air. The move-ment of air is also critical to prevent mildewand other fungal diseases. Many folks simplyswitch on the summer fan in their furnace,but a small circulatory fan can do the jobnicely. With both fresh air and air movement,you too will find the atmosphere in yourhome feels better.

It is also time to give your plants a goodshower. Any dust that has collected on themcreates an ideal breeding ground for pests.Washing it off with a soft, warm shower isone of the best things you can do to promotetheir health. Do not get the soil saturated,

just wash the foliage. This only applies tosmooth leafed plants, not to violets and otherflowering plants. Your plants will be cleanand fresh, and the moisture will discouragespider mites. It might also be a good idea,once the plants are all in the shower, to spraythem with a safe, organic pesticide, such asSafer’s soap products. Preventative organicprograms, when used on a regular basis, willprevent most pest problems. They should,however, be applied with a small pressuresprayer as the spray must completely coverall parts of the plant, especially the under-sides of the leaves, if it is to be effective. Useonly warm water when you spray to avoidshocking your plants.

When you put your plants back in their tra-ditional location, be sure to rotate them regu-larly so all sides of the plant receive light.At this time of year, it might be wise to keepthem close to east or north windows, or atleast open the curtains wide to brighten yourrooms. Extra lighting for 16 hours a day fromPower Smart fixtures will also promote morevegetative growth on many plants.

Proper watering is the most critical factorfor the survival of all your plants. The onlytrue way of telling if a plant needs water isby lifting the pot and feeling its weight. If thepot feels light, the plant needs water; if it feelsheavy, do not water. At this time of year, youmay only need to water two or three timesper month, but when you do, really soak yourplants thoroughly with warm water, then letthem dry out. This only applies to root-boundplants. If your plants are not root-bound,downsize.

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This is one of the most difficult times ofthe year for our indoor plants, and they dorequire some help. Please give them the atten-tion they need now to get them through therest of winter so that come spring, they willbounce back with full, lush, healthy growth.

If you want to introduce some fresh lifeto your home by adding new tropicals, thereare some very low light tolerant and resilientplants. The entire dracaena family, especiallythe Dragon Plant (Dracaena marginata), istops. Philodendrons, from the low spreadingP. selloum and the staked and narrow Pothosto the many new and colourful lime and bur-gundy varieties, are attractive and easy. ThePeace Lily, with its elegant white flowers, thespiky sansevieria and the beautifully colouredfoliage of ctenanthe are also amazing.

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Kathleen Chu (left) of the Gleneagle Talons and teammate Chichi Nwankwo (7) defend against the Elgin Park Orcas’ Natalie Hadikin during last week’s play in A Tournament for Emily, hosted by the RiversideRapids. The sixth edition of the 18-team invitational raised more than $7,000 for cancer research and treatment at B.C. Children’s Hospital.

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Thomas Greenwood-Henry (17) and Mikey Dale of the Coquitlam Adanacs check Langley’s Kanen Hunter in a recent U8 field lacrosse game in Langley.

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Port Moody Black Panthers steamed into Christmas on Tuesday by huffing and puffing their way past the stubborn Mission Icebreakers.

Trevor Kang’s brilliant individual effort and roof-top shot 1:03 into over-time triggered a 2-1 Cats’ triumph at PoMo Rec Complex –– their fourth straight Pacific International Jr. ‘B’ hockey league victory heading into the holiday break.

Solving hot-shot Icebreakers’ goalie Michael James Barr proved a riddle for the Cats, who out-shot the visi-tors 43-30, including 17-6 in a lopsided third period. In fact, it was Barr and the ’Breakers who last beat the Cats –– 4-1 in Mission on Dec. 5. Tuesday’s result improved the Cats to 15-11-4 and a mere two points behind the Harold Brittain Conference-leading Abby

Pilots. Mission slid to 10-16-4.“[Barr] is the real deal,” said Black

Panthers general manager Ron Luniw regarding the game’s first star. “Take nothing away from this Mission hockey club. The whole organization is coming along, it’s just going to take them a bit.”

The Cats owned the majority of play but trailed 1-0 before Zack Henry finally solved Barr three minutes into the third period to knot the count and eventually force overtime.

Despite playing on the second-worst team in the 10-team PIJHL, Barr owns a solid 3.06 goals against average and .911 saves percentage. Cats’ keeper Nick Taylor is fifth among goalies with a 2.84 GAA and a sparkling .919 saves percentage.

ICING: The Cats’ first two games after Christmas are on the road before they return home Jan. 8 to host the Pilots, 7:45 p.m.

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Law is among 10 rinks set to compete in the 2 0 1 1 Scotties B . C . w o m -e n ’ s curling c h a m -p i o n -ships in Cloverdale, Jan. 17-23. Law, 44, plays out of the Royal City club –– bolstered by third Jody Maskiewich, second Shannon Aleksic and lead Kristen Recksiedler –– and qualified as the B.C. national team ranking system points leader.

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HEAD GAMESBrendan Besuschko (right) of the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Jr. Wolves challenges a Wickham FC foe for a high ball in a VMSL men’s Under-21 game last Sunday at Percy Perry Stadium. The Jr. Wolves prevailed, 3-2.

This week, we offer gifts that are easy and do-able for the last-min-ute Christmas shopper with an angler on their list.

Fishing rods, reels and/or waders are al-ways a nice purchase and we believe the best way to gift your angler with one of these items is to take him/her shop-ping attheir favorite store.

Simply place a note stating your intentions in a Christmas card and slip it under the tree. This is sure to please your angler and you don’t run the risk of buying the wrong item.

Fishing vests can work, too, and the newer models that con-sist of nothing more then mesh with pockets are sure to please when the weather heats up.

Remember, these tools are made to carry equipment, not for warmth, so mesh mod-els tend to stay on when most others have been removed.

Nothing wrong with fishing magazine subscriptions, also, for providing hours of pleasing and informa-tive reading.

Another good one is fly-fishing, fly-tying, or fly-casting lessons.

Many of the instruc-tors do not book class time until the New Year, so a note of promise in a Christmas card works for this gift well.

Merry Christmas!

THE REPORTOur Lower Mainland

lakes are fishing slow to fair.

Try a slow troll or retrieve with Big Black, Nation’s Black, Wooly Bugger, Micro Leach, Baggy Shrimp, Coachman, Halfback, Dragon Nymph, olive Matuka, Butler’s Bug, Zulu or Doc Spratley.

The Lower Mainland beach and estuary fish-eries are fishing well for sea-run cutthroat.

The Fraser River is slow to fair for cutthroat and dolly varden.

The Vedder River is slow for rainbow, dolly varden and the odd early steelhead.

The Stave River is fair for rainbow and cutthroat.

The Harrison River is fair for cutthroat and rainbow.

TIGHT LINESJeff Weltz

Never too late to fish for a gift

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242 CONCRETE & PLACING

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317 MISC SERVICES

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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477 PETS

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POM PUPPIES 1 females, 1 male, white & gold. 9 wks old. $350. (604)462-8027 or 604-506-6413

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509 AUCTIONS

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533 FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE MUSHROOM MANURE. 13 yds $140 or Well Rotted $160/10 yds. Delivery in

Van/Maple Ridge BBY(604)856-8877

545 FUEL

BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv.

Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder604-582-7095

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

COLLECTORS SAXOPHONESSoprano Buecher Silver 80 yrs old, excellent condition $3000. Baritone Saxophone 1926 Silver CM Conn Ltd, all original $2700. Call 604-534-2997

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESOlder Home? Damaged Home?

Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH!

Call Us First! 604.657.9422

636 MORTGAGESBANK ON US! Mortgages forpurchases, renos, debt con-solidation, foreclosure. Bankrates. Many alternative lendingprograms.Let Dave Fitzpatrick,your Mortgage Warrior, simpli-fy the process!1-888-711-8818

[email protected]

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200

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

COQUITLAM CENTRE

“Raphael Towers” 2 Bdrm $1225/mo*IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR

*ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL

604-944-2963

COQUITLAM

CRESCENT VIEWA few large 3 bdrms, reno’d town-houses avail with bsmt and patio.Different fl oor plans avail to choose from. 5 Appl’s some with garage in or beside. Near Port Mann bridge in magnifi cent area.

For info call 604-834-4097Website:www.aptrentals.com

COQUITLAM:

GARDEN COURTHOUSING CO-OP2865 Packard Ave.

Now accepting applic’s for 1 & 2 bdrm apt’s. Share purchase req’d

604-464-4921COQUITLAM: Lincoln/Pipeline(Windsor Gate), insuite W/D, s/sappliances, brand new 2 bdrm, 2bath, 948 sq.ft. $1400/month. 1 yrterm. Linda 604-761-7226

COQUITLAM

Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove. Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac.

Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832

535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)


NOVA VITA CO-OPBottom of Burnaby Mtn, SFU

1, 2, 3, 4 bedroom Apts & Town-houses. Rent includes heat, fenced yard, u/g prkg. Share

purchase starts at $1600. Email:

[email protected]

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDOCOQUITLAM nr L’heed mall/sky-

train, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg, quiet, n/p, gated prkg, video surveillance, 1 bdrm $780, incl

heat, h/w, Jan. 1, Crime-Free, Cert. 604-937-7812

www.greatapartments.ca

Coquitlam/Port Moody

St. John’s Apartments2010 St. John’s St,

Port Moody

Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet. U/g pkg, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call Dragan 778-788-1845

Hyland Manor751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam

Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping. Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call Dragan 778-788-1845

Cedar Grove Apartments655 North Rd, Coquitlam

Fab location close to everything. 1 bdrm suites avail. Mins from Lougheed Mall, Skytrain Shop-ping & parks. Bus station right in front. Parking and Laundry room.

For more info & viewing call Beata 778-788-1840

Professionally Managed byGateway Property Management

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

GARIBALDI Court(604) 463-9522

Central Maple Ridge Available

2 BEDROOMGreat location for seniors! Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incl. heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance.Criminal/cr check & refs.

Sorry No PetsFor more info. google us.

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrs from $740/mo

GREAT LOCATIONQueen Anne Apts.

* Renovated Suites *

Clean, very quiet, large,INCLUDES: HEAT,

HOT WATER & HYDRO

Near Shopping & Amenities.

604-463-7450 604-463-2236

12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings

PITT MEADOWS

The MeadowsGated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Call: 604-460-7539 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

PORT COQUITLAM

2 Bdrm Suites Available With Large Balcony / Patio

Walking distance to all amenities and WC Express. New carpets and appl’s. Gated parking. Quiet and secure bldg. Adult oriented. Sorry no pets. Refs required.

Call 604-941-9051

PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt. $775/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

PORT COQUITLAM

CEDARWAY APTBright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms D/W, Heat and hot water includ-ed. Close to schools, shopping &

public transportation.

Call 604-837-4589www.aptrentals.net

PORT COQUITLAM; clean, spac 2 bdrm apt. Heat & h/w incl, $950/mo. Avail now. Ref’s. (604)783-2262.

PORT COQUITLAMTOP FLOOR 1 BDRM APT NEW carpets & lino $775/mo

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngsS Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn viewsS Secure gated parking S Adult oriented building S References required

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550

PORT MOODY. Ideal Apartment. Bachelor. Secure parking, storage. Res manager. No pets. $750/mo. 604-469-9100 or 778-355-1808.

PORT MOODY Klahanie - New, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, granite, ss appl, h/w fl oor, secured parkg, pool, sauna, etc Avail. Jan 1st. $1350/mth. Call 604-809-8574.

PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ VillaLeah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 - $1475/mo Newly reno’d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677

PORT MOODY

Start Your New Year Right... At, The

PERFECT LOCATION!

Quiet, clean, well-maintained, up-dated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS. Starting at $700/mo.

Call 604-724-6967

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

COQUITLAM warehouse, 175 Schoolhouse St. 3,579 - 5,900 sq ft. Call Rachel 604-633-2888.

PORT MOODY. St. John’s St. 600 sq ft offi ce space. $1300/mo + hst. Avail Jan 1. Phone 604-469-9100 leave message.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

COQ 2 Bdrm, large yard, garage & shed, 936 Rochester Ave, 5 Appli’s, nice clean reliable family. No pets, $1250/mo. Refs. 604-875-6543

COQ. 900blk Rochester. lrg 5Bdrm, 2ba, 5appl, shed, full bsmt. New paint, tiles & carpets. Lrg reliable family. Ref’s. N/P. $1800. 875-6543

711 CO-OP RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENTCOQUITLAM, 3/bdrm private & spacious house on Burke Mountain. Incl f/p, 3 car parking, close to ele-mentary school, pets ok. Avail now ONLY $1200/mo. Call 604-314-8242

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RENTALS

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

COQUITLAM Centre Area

750 + SQ/FT OFFICE space with small kitchen.

604-944-2963

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

POCO DOWNTOWNAll-Inclusive

Seniors Residence1 Bdrm. Apartment

Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping,

emergency response & activities.www.rjkent.com

2675 Shaughnessy St.Call: 778-285-5554

749 STORAGESTORAGE SPACE for rent.. Good for car, boat etc. 1400 sf. Avail.now. For more info call 604-866-8182.

750 SUITES, LOWERANMORE. 1 bdrm on acre, 1000 sf, priv entry, cvrd deck, shrd W/D. N/P, suits 1, $695 + utils. Immed/Jan.1. 604-506-1034

COQUITLAM Capehorn Ave. Bright 1 bdrm & den, shrd lndry, yard $725 incl utils. Jan15. 604-780-7726.

COQUITLAM Mundy Prk. 3 brs bsmt, sep entry. ktchn, bath, own w/d. n/s, n/p, avail now. $850/m + 40% utils. 604-939-8178.

PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm, bright, above grnd, NP/NS, no lndry. Incl cble, hydro. $750m. 604-866-8182

PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $700 + 20% utils. Free lndry, nr Newport Village. NP/NS. Call 604-469-9402.

751 SUITES, UPPERBURNABY North, 3/bdrm 1.5 baths, reno’d upper duplex. 5/appli, f/p, N/S, N/P. $1225/mo. Avail Jan. 16 or Feb 1. 604-880-9433

PORT Moody. 3 bdrm, nr Newport Vlg. F/p, w/d, awesome deck, np/ ns. $1195 +60% util. 604-469-9402

752 TOWNHOUSES

COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA

TOWNHOUSES2 & 3 Bedrooms Available

*Near schools *5 Appliances*Decorative Fireplaces

*No Pets *Avail Immediately

Call 604-942-2012PITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938

PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm T/H’s, $755/mo & $775/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. 604-464-0034.

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC2004 BUICK LASABRE V6 cloth, 149K. Private. Like new $8750. obo. 604-593-50722005 FORD FOCUS station wagon auto, 70,000k’s blue, options, clean car $4800 fi rm. 604-538-4883

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS2002 MAZDA PROTEGE 5. H/back, red, 5/spd manual, fully loaded, 106K, $5250 fi rm. 604-538-9257.

827 VEHICLES WANTED

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE

REMOVALASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT

$$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

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

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

The Scrapper

TRANSPORTATION

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE. Very low kms (127,000). Mint cond. New tires. $8495 604-833-4999

851 TRUCKS & VANS1991 GMC CARGO VAN 2500, on propane, in good cond. $995. Call: (604) 807-1570 or 850-7431.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re: The Estate of Kenneth James Yates Lee, aka Kenneth Yates Lee, aka Kenneth James Lee, late of 3865 St. Thomas Street, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3B 2Z2. Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Kenneth James Yates Lee, aka Kenneth Yates Lee, aka Kenneth James Lee, are hereby notifi ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executrix, Kimberly Dawn Elliott, c/o Sivertz Kiehlbauch, Barristers and Solicitors, P.O. Box 190, #320 - 351 Hudson Avenue, N.E., Salmon Arm, British Columbia, V1E 4N3, on or before January 14, 2011, after which date the Executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix then has notice.

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