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Trust set up to help family Family of second victim asked to contact SUCCESSWanda [email protected]

Social services agency SUCCESS has set up a trust fund for the family of a Burnaby sushi restaurant owner murdered last month.

Huong “Andy” Tran owned Royal Oak Sushi House where he and employee Chinh (Vivian) Diem Huynh were shot to death on May 27.

The prime suspect in the homicides and the attempted murder of his former landlord is former security guard Angus Mitchell, who had both the restaurant and Huynh on a lengthy hit list before he was killed in a shootout with police in Maple Ridge on May 30.

Tran, who was the sole breadwinner of the family, left behind his wife, Yuzhe Zhong, and two sons, aged two and ve.

Thomas Tam, CEO of SUCCESS, said in an interview that Zhong has not told her children what happened to their father.

Burnaby Village to connect with operators of sister carousel in Kansas this weekendWanda [email protected]

Eric Stapleton is doing his best to connect fans of carousels and ham radios this weekend.

A member of the Burnaby Historical Society and a director of the Burnaby Amateur Radio Club, Stapleton wanted to combine his two passions in marking the 100th

anniversary of the C.W. Parker Carousel No. 119 at Burnaby Village Museum.

The result is an event that kicks off with the club operating outside the carousel at the museum this weekend, June 16 and 17, when members will talk to ham radio operators at the C.W. Parker Carousel Museum in Leavenworth, Kansas, where the village’s carousel was built.

Industry Canada has issued a special seven-character radio call sign for use only between June 15 and July 15. Canadian call signs, which

are used to identify individual radio operators or stations, are normally six characters long and start with VE or VA.

The special call sign, CG7CWPC, adorns 2,000 collectible postcard-sized QSL cards—which records an on-air connection between two ham radio operators—that will be sent out to operators around the world who talk to club members over the radio during the month-long event.

“Carousel people are crazy, radio people are crazy, if you have a carousel person who’s a radio

person, it’s like crazy times two,” said Stapleton with a laugh.

Visitors to the museum this weekend will also have a chance to try out morse code, talk with radio operators over the air, and learn more about the range of equipment used by ham radio operators, from old technology to the latest in digital equipment.

The club wants to raise awareness of their hobby, which will likely be called upon in the event of a major disaster.

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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERPeter Kong, the president of the Burnaby Amateur Radio Club, and Karla Wake eld, the vice president, check their equipment as they prepare to make a special shortwave link between the C.W. Parker carousel at Burnaby Village Museum and its sister carousel in Leavenworth, Kansas to mark their 100th anniversaries.

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“She only told her kids their father has gone to work far away and will come back when they get older,” he said. “It’s very sad.”

Tran’s family contacted SUCCESS shortly after his death seeking assistance.

Tam said he spoke with Zhong for a half hour and assigned a female settlement services worker to visit with her to assess her needs. The agency has offered counselling and assistance in connecting her with social housing.

In the meantime, “we’ve received a lot of calls from the public, they want to donate money to support the family,” Tam said. After speaking with the family, the

decision was made to establish the trust fund account, with the money earmarked for the children’s living and education expenses.

“It’s a very tragic situation for the family,” he said. “It was all over in a few hours, the husband went to work and all of a sudden they never met again.”

Donations can be made at any TD Bank branch and other nancial institutions to the

“SUCCESS Foundation in Trust – Yuzhe Zhong,” account number 004-9720-5240599 and transit number 9720.

Donations will also be accepted at SUCCESS of ces in Burnaby (202-5172 Kingsway), Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam and Surrey until June 22.

As for the other victim, Chinh

“Vivian” Diem Huynh, who was a single mother to a four-year-old daughter, Tam said the agency has made an appeal through the Chinese media for her family to contact SUCCESS if they are in need of assistance.

The agency has no way of contacting Huynh’s family and even if it did, its policy is “we don’t want to intrude on people’s private lives,” he said. It would need the family to approach the agency rst.

Zhong expressed gratitude to the media and the community for its support, Tam added. “She wants there not to be any other family to suffer again what she’s been suffering.”

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Club president Karla Wake eld explained that while commercial and emergency radio stations get all the attention, Industry Canada sets aside parts of the radio frequency spectrum for non-commercial stations, hobbyists and enthusiasts.

Ham radio operators, who must be licenced to be issued a call sign, essentially pick a frequency, get on the air and ask if there’s anybody out there to talk to.

“It is very much like a party line, you hear what everybody else is saying,” Wake eld said.

The fact that there is no provider involved—unlike cell phones, landlines and the Internet—makes it highly likely amateur radio will

be called into action to assist in the event of an earthquake or other disaster that could knock out other forms of communication.

“Amateur radio, it’s point to point and nobody else in between,” she said.

Many of the club’s 40 members already do community work, she added, providing communications assistance at special events using high-powered walkie-talkies that require a radio operators’ licence to use.

The special radio event will take place at Burnaby Village Museum Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free, with carousel rides costing $2.30 each.


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Jamal Dumas ranked fth out of 127

speakersWanda [email protected]

Two debaters from Burnaby Mountain secondary returned home recently from the U.K. with more feathers in their caps.

Jamal Dumas and Grace Jin nished fth out of 64 teams at

the International Competition for Young Debaters held at Oxford University, said their coach, Frankie Cena. They missed making the nal four by one point.

Dumas was also ranked fth out of 127 participating speakers at the tournament.

The Grade 10 students quali ed for the tournament after they were named Canadian junior debating champions while competing against older students at the Queen’s National High School Debating Championships held at Queen’s

University last February.Cena, who coached the pair via

Skype and texting, said the Oxford nish was particularly impressive

as Jin only joined the school debating club last September.

For Dumas, 15, who has been debating since Grade 8, the Oxford tournament was just the latest in a year of debating challenges. In late September, at Cena’s urging, he entered a B.C. quali er to try out for the national team in Toronto, nishing second.

While he didn’t make it onto Team Canada, the experience motivated him to compete at ever higher levels. “I think that one tournament really changed the year around for me.”

In addition to the Queen’s competition, Dumas also won rst place at the Law Week speech contest in April, competing against students in grades 10 to 12 from across the province. He took home the Barry Sullivan Law Cup and

$1,500 which helped pay for his Oxford trip.

Debating combines two of his greatest passions—knowledge of current events and politics and “yelling at people in an uninhibited fashion,” Dumas said with a laugh.

The tournament in Oxford was

a great opportunity, competing against students from mainly European countries and observing their unique styles, and being judged and offered feedback by top-level debaters from Oxford University.

Dumas said the pair never would

have imagined being at Oxford at the start of the school year, particularly with Jin just starting out as a debater.

“I think even though we didn’t win I think that was the ultimate kind of win, how we just came along and improved our own debating styles and gave it our best shot.”

Next up for Dumas is the Heart of Europe international debating tournament in the Czech Republic this summer, and trying out again for Team Canada next year.

He noted that a desire to improve to make the national team is what pushed him to pursue the championships at Queen’s University in the rst place.

As for his future after high school, Dumas says he’s thinking of going into law to pursue his passion for debating.

“I think that law is just debating you get paid to do.”


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CONTRIBUTED PHOTOJamal Dumas and Grace Jin nished fth out of 64 teams at the International Competition for Young Debaters held at Oxford University

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Appears to be same species that has taken over Potomac River in U.S.Wanda [email protected]

The elusive snakehead sh was caught in the lower pond of Burnaby’s Central Park around 11:15 a.m. on a rainy Friday.

“We were hauling a big net around and didn’t catch it in there and just one of our sh biologists kind of spotted it near the surface on the other side [of the pond] and he just grabbed a net and scooped it up,” said the Environment Ministry’s Matthias Herborg, aquatic invasive species coordinator.

It measured about 70 cm, a “pretty signi cant” size. City of Burnaby crews partially drained the pond with pumps to facilitate the capture by a team that included staff from the ministry, city parks department and biology graduate student volunteers from Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.

It was a celebratory mood as team members took turns having their picture taken holding the sh which was still dripping with slime.

The snakehead sh rst made headlines in Metro Vancouver after someone spotted it in the park on Mother’s Day and posted video of it on YouTube. An earlier attempt at catching it failed a couple weeks ago, which led to the pond being partly drained.

The sh is native to Africa and Asia where it is prized for eating, according to Wikipedia. There are actually about three dozen species of the freshwater sh, which have sharp teeth and can range in length from 10 inches to more than one metre (3.3 feet).

In B.C., they’re imported live and sold for aquariums or as food. For years, they’ve been sold in Asian markets such as T&T Supermarkets, although that company recently announced it would stop selling it in response to concerns raised.

They’re also pretty fertile, maturing after two to three years, and producing offspring very quickly, with spawning females releasing up to 15,000 eggs as often as ve times a year, far more than local sh species such as salmon or

trout.Snakeheads are also very

tolerant of a variety of water

conditions, including warmer or low oxygen water. In fact, they have a primitive lung system that allows them to slither across land in search of other water bodies.

Herborg said the snakehead was euthanized and will be examined at SFU to try to determine how long it’s been in the pond and what it’s been eating.

Initial indications are that it’s a northern snakehead, capable of surviving in our colder climate, and the same type that has taken over

the Potomac River in Maryland, leading that state to hold snakehead-killing competitions and placing bounties on the sh.

On Friday, crews planned to head out again after lunch to try and make sure there were no other snakeheads in the pond.

The pond also contains koi, carp and other animals, themselves non-native species that likely were thrown in when their owners no longer wanted them as pets.

Herborg said any sh they catch will be

euthanized to prevent the spread of the nasty sh diseases snakeheads

are known to sometimes carry. While some local residents had wanted to give the koi and carp new homes in backyard ponds, he said, “it’s too much of a risk.”

A wildlife group has offered to take care of any turtles found and the University of Victoria has requested any non-native frogs, he said. But no turtles or frogs had been caught as of Friday at noon.

Herborg said it will be impossible to remove every last sh from the pond. Crews will

be removing as many sh as they can nd and city hall plans to restock it with native species.

“That’s the plan but it all depends on how much of the non-native are left behind. If there’s lots of them maybe the native ones won’t have much chance anyway.”

Unlike the U.S., the importation and sale of snakehead sh is not banned in B.C.,

something Environment Minister Terry Lake has said he’s looking to change.

WANDA CHOW/NEWSLEADERThe elusive snakehead sh caught Friday morning in Central Park’s lower pond in Burnaby is shown off by Mike Beakes, a biology graduate student from SFU who volunteered for the search.

This elusive snakehead sh was nally caught at Central Park’s lower pond by volunteers and staff from the environment ministry and City of Burnaby Friday morning at around 11:15 a.m. The invasive species has no native predators and reproduce rapidly, making it a threat to native sh and even small mammals.

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VICTORIA – In February this column asked the question: “Are B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets history?”

The answer is contained in a new draft plan from BC Hydro on how to meet future power demand. And while it’s not explicitly stated, the answer is yes.

The draft plan was released in May for discussion purposes, but so far there hasn’t been much discussion. This is surprising given some of the recommendations, such as ring up the Burrard Thermal natural gas power plant more often and buying fossil fuel power from the North American market to keep up to demand.

The plan con rms a few things that have been evident for a while. Dreams of exporting B.C. hydroelectric power are gone for the foreseeable future. And with mining ramping up along with natural gas development and population growth, BC Hydro now projects electricity demand could rise by 50 per cent over the next 20 years.

The emergence of huge shale

gas sources in B.C. and across the United States has changed the North American energy picture dramatically, as U.S. electricity producers replace coal by burning cheaper and cleaner gas to ramp up power production. B.C. is losing gas market share in the U.S., its only export customer for heating fuel and electricity use.

Former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate goals of cially remain in place: 33 per cent greenhouse gas reduction by 2020 and a whopping 80 per cent by 2050. If the gas boom proceeds as planned, B.C. domestic emissions will not be down, but up considerably by 2020.

Premier Christy Clark has a new target for 2020: three lique ed natural gas production lines feeding high-pressure tankers

at Kitimat, for export to Asia. Not only will B.C. need to buy gas- red power from outside the province to keep up to industrial and residential demand, but the natural gas industry will need its own new gas- red electricity to produce LNG for export.

Natural gas passed forestry as B.C.’s top resource revenue source many years ago. In 2005, the volatile gas price spiked up and produced $1 billion in windfall pro ts that allowed the B.C. government to buy a rare period of public sector labour peace through the 2010 Olympics.

Now a glut of shale gas has pushed the North American price down from its historic range of $4 to $6 per thousand cubic feet to about $2.40. Despite that low price, gas producers in B.C. are going at out to develop the Horn River

and Montney shale gas deposits in northeast B.C.

I asked David Pryce, vice-president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, why so much gas is being developed now. He

said producers have made huge investments in B.C. shale gas drilling rights, and are in an international race to supply LNG to Asian countries where the price is currently four times higher than in North America.

Whatever the domestic price, B.C. gas producers have to show LNG investors such as Mitsubishi and Korea Gas that they can ll a steady procession of LNG tankers at a competitive rate.

If LNG doesn’t y here, B.C.’s gas export market soon evaporates. Currently gas producers pay about $400 million a year in royalties, and that much again to buy up shale gas drilling rights. The industry already employs about 12,000 workers in B.C.

The B.C. government has little choice but to rede ne its climate targets. Instead of cutting domestic emissions, it will try to take credit for displacing coal power in Asia.

Fortunately, B.C.’s main coal exports are for high-grade coal used in steel-making.

Goodbye greenhouse gas goals

The real estate industry can breathe a sigh of relief, as can many homeowners.

The Bank of Canada has said that interest rate increases aren’t likely any time soon, given the economic uncertainty in Europe and many challenging economic situations across the world. In that environment, an interest rate increase will just cause more trouble.

Nonetheless, homeowners with large mortgages would be wise to try to lock in low rates for as long as possible and, at the same time, do all they can to reduce their total debt.

Interest rates will not stay this low forever, just as they didn’t stay at 20 per cent in the early 1980s. Those high rates had a lot to do with the last signi cant housing price correction in the Metro Vancouver area.

In B.C.’s Lower Mainland, the housing market has been very stable since the late 1980s. Prices have gone up, and down a little bit in the 1990s, but for the most part they have been on a steady upward trajectory.

In recent years, prices have jumped to levels where many people are having dif culty buying a home. This is particularly true of single-family homes. Only low interest rates have kept many people in the market.

Interest rates also have other effects, on retired people on xed incomes. Low interest rates cut deeply into their purchasing power, as they are dependent on investment income for at least part of their income.

A long period of low interest rates can wreak havoc on pension plans. The low rates are at least partially responsible for many companies abandoning de ned bene t plans, and placing more of the burden on planning for retirement on their employees.

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One questions why the B.C. government continues to impose the in ationary carbon tax at the gas pump, when automakers continue to produce autos and trucks with near zero emissions.

The carbon tax not only penalizes motorists unduly, but forces tradespersons, service personnel and industries to raise their costs in order to maintain their pro t margins.

All of which continues to be a double whammy for the B.C. consumer.

When the carbon tax was introduced the government declared it revenue neutral and promised to distribute it to B.C. taxpayers in the form of income tax relief. But when this system is added to the ongoing procedure of collecting the carbon tax monies, it becomes a bureaucratic nightmare with diminishing returns. This is all the more reason why the carbon tax should be eliminated.

Hopefully, the B.C. government will not accede to requests to divert the carbon tax monies to TransLink. At least not until such

time that TransLink is subjected to a thorough audit from a neutral source of analysts.

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TIME WILL TELL ABOUT WILLINGDON CHANGESRe: First phase of new Willingdon interchange complete

Yet the crazies coming off the highway from the west are still cutting across three lanes to turn left on Canada Way. It’s actually more dangerous now because there is a shorter merging area. I drive over the overpass four times a day from north to south Burnaby and it’s like taking my life in my hands each time at that spot. This part needs xing ASAP before someone gets killed.

Jennifer Baumbusch

Jennifer, if you look at the construction diagram on the Port Mann/Highway 1 project website (http://bit.ly/L0cu4h) it shows what the temporary overpass will look like in the next few weeks including the new traf c light that

has yet to be installed and will prevent the current cutting across lanes.

Jonathan Dotto

Thanks for sharing this with me Jonathan. It will be interesting to see if the traf c gets backed up even more on Willingdon going north in the late afternoons (as I’m sure you know it is already backed up usually past the lights at BCIT’s main entrance) with the addition of another traf c light at the highway. But overall a very good concept.

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SNAKEHEAD STIRRINGSRe: Snakehead caught in Burnaby’s Central Park

I feel a bit sorry for the little guy - so misunderstood!

Christopher Bryan

True. I should not judge before having met him. Too late.

Marco Morelli

Misunderstood Chris? Did you

miss the part about taking over the Potomac? A river big enough they run navy ships and Submarines up it? Central park ponds drain into the Fraser.

Scott Baker-McGarva

God noGarth Soby

It’s a bit of a mystery on why it’s not illegal to import them.

Alfred Huger

Very badDuray Jantz

A primitive lung system that allows them to slither across land in search of other water bodies? Yikes.

Jeff Nagel

I’d like to be the rst to declare this “Stephen King month”...

John Dan Ferguson

Ugly thing and I live across the street from it lol.

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Looks a bit like a cod.Rick Bennett

What an ugly beast!Marco Morelli

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CONGRATULATIONS TO A SUCCESSFUL TEENRe: Burnaby teen nds his niche (NewsLeader, June 8)

That makes me happy and proud too... Congratulations, Jaret. It’s nice to discover your right way in this life to be creative and to use your strength and your ability to ful ll your ambitions. In addition you make your family happy and proud... way to go, Jaret! ;-)

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The B.C. government has reached a tentative agreement for a four-year contract with the province’s 10,000 family doctors and specialists.

The government released few details of the agreement, which must be rati ed by members of the B.C. Medical Association in a vote to be completed by the end of July. The BCMA board is recommending acceptance.

Health Minister Mike de Jong said the tentative deal represents a 1.5 per cent increase in the province’s overall budget for doctor fees over the rst two

years. That translates to an additional $45 million in each year.

The proposed agreement doesn’t specify an increase for years three and four, but rather commits the government and the BCMA to negotiate that amount later.

The health ministry promises that the new deal will improve patient access to family doctors, including in rural areas, and improve recruitment and retention of specialists. De Jong said an additional $20 million is available for specialists, but it is up to the BCMA’s various committees to work out how it is shared.

“There will now be a discussion within the specialist groups about how that will be allocated,” de Jong said.

The government is still negotiating with other health care employee groups and much of the rest of the provincial public service, under a mandate the government called “cooperative gains.”

The ministry and the BCMA have agreed to a review of laboratory services that de Jong said may save $10 million to go to other priority areas.

The 10 unions representing 15,000 community social services workers announced Friday that

they will be joining other provincial employees in taking a strike vote after four months of talks.

Union leaders say their members are the lowest-paid in the provincial public service, and there are no savings to be found to nance a raise.

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The planned Experience The Fraser trail network and other pledged upgrades to regional parks may be in jeopardy because Metro Vancouver is too cash-strapped to pursue them all.

The regional district board has been advised by staff to declare an 18-month moratorium on the acquisition of new parkland while they reconsider how to nance the regional parks system and keep up with the demands of a growing population.

Surrey Coun. Barbara Steele said there’s tremendous pressure to develop the Experience the Fraser trails along the length of the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland.

“There are huge expectations from Hope to Squamish and beyond and now there’s no money to do it,” she said after Metro’s environment and parks committee was briefed on how park demands have outstripped funding.

“We can’t do the Experience The Fraser with Metro Vancouver leading the way if Metro Vancouver doesn’t have any money.”

Heritage buildings are also at risk, Steele said, noting Metro was supposed to work with the City of Surrey on a plan to refurbish the historic Gerow barn in Tynehead Regional Park.

“It’s not going to happen at all because there’s no money,” Steele predicted. “If you put this stuff on hold, it’s going to disintegrate before our very eyes.”

The challenge is Metro allocates just $3.7 million a year to buy new parkland, an amount that has remained almost unchanged for 20 years while the price of real estate has soared dramatically.

Metro of cials have a list of 210 target properties worth an estimated $600 million they’d like to buy that would add 3,000 hectares of new parks or major expansions to existing parks.

They have a second list of 341 other parcels considered key missing pieces to existing parks that span 2,500 hectares and are worth an estimated $500 million.

Spread out over 30 years, that $1.1 billion in proposed acquisitions would require an annual acquisition fund of $37 million a year – 10 times the current amount.

But of cials fear a jump in interest rates coupled with older owners opting to sell may soon result in a surge of target properties going on the market, increasing the temptation to buy parkland lest it be snapped up for development.

Gaetan Royer, Metro’s manager in charge of planning, environment and parks, said parks acquisition is severely underfunded, forcing the region to either downsize its plan or nd more money.

“At this rate of spending it’s going to take 300 years to get to where the plan says we’re going to be in 30 years,” he said.

Royer recommended staff continue work to buy some missing pieces for existing parks from the second list, but shelve all other acquisitions until a major review is nished that priorizes target properties.

Metro’s environment and parks committee hasn’t yet approved the proposed moratorium – directors said they need more time to consider the implications.

Several said they see no way property taxes could be raised to funnel more cash to park acquisition, given the current pressure on taxpayers.

But Metro may look at selling less essential pieces of existing parkland in order to pay for the acquisition of pieces considered more environmentally sensitive or critical for recreation.

It’s also been suggested that Metro doesn’t need to own every park it operates if it can work with cities or other partners.

Ushering more business ventures onto regional parks is considered another option, although that strategy has so far failed to generate much new income.

Metro is also under pressure to develop park trails and infrastructure at sites where land is in place – such as Surrey Bend, Colony Farm and Sumas Mountain – but there may be pressure to postpone much of that work as well.

“We build expectations faster than we build trails and facilities,” Royer said.

He noted there are large areas of land Metro owns that aren’t publicly accessible because there’s insuf cient capital funding to carry out the development plan.

Existing park infrastructure is also aging and in need of repairs, while aging rental houses on some Metro park properties are increasingly being torn down.

To maintain Metro’s existing parks and upgrade them according to current development plans would cost $9 million a year for 30 years, while the region currently spends $6.3 million.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTEDThunder, lightning, hail and torrential rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of participants in the second annual Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race in Burnaby recently. Competitors kayaked in the Burrard Inlet, rode mountain bikes up and over Burnaby Mountain, and orienteered their way through Barnet Marine Park in the event that attracted 200 racers and volunteers from around the Pacific Northwest.“There were several tough but satisfying sections on the course such as some killer single-track with Nicole’s Trail and Gear Jammer, making us climb Cardiac Hill not once but TWICE and the steeper than steep Watermain Trail which would see most racers hike-a-biking,” said Todd Nowack, of Brentwood Bay, who won his 10th overall MOMAR event.

TAKE NOTICE THAT the City Council proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 13101 cited as “Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 4, 2012” pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the proposed bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of certain portions of highway – closure and consolidation of a portion of 16th Avenue road allowance adjacent 7132 – 7138 16th Avenue (all that portion of road in Block 33, District Lot 53, Group 1, New Westminster District, dedicated by Plan 44529 containing 147.1m²) shown outlined on Reference Plan prepared by Gregory Marston, B.C.L.S.

It is proposed to place this bylaw before City Council for consideration of Final Adoption at the regular Council Meeting scheduled for 2012 July 16.

The proposed Bylaw and Plan may be inspected at the offi ce of the City Clerk, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. and Thursdays between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw is provided an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting the bylaw to Burnaby City Council by submitting a letter addressed to: Mayor and Council, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 1M2. All submissions must be received by the City Clerk no later than Noon, Wednesday, 2012 July 11.

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Tone of voice is also signi cant for successful public speaking although it, too, is less in uential than body language. You can improve your tone or modulation, but I’ll restrict my remarks in this column to body language.

I’d strongly recommend you ask a friend or co-worker to record one of your presentations. Recording is now a simple matter with a camera, iPad, or smartphone. You can later review it at your convenience on your home computer.

If you’ve never seen yourself “on lm” you’ll almost certainly be shocked at how you appear; and you’ll be surprised at the many mannerisms and involuntary actions.

As you privately review the recording, take notes and be candid with yourself. Remember anything that seems unusual – even grating – may similarly be viewed by others.

Start with eye contact. Do you scan the room, ensuring everyone has your attention? Or do you frequently look down which reduces the opportunity to connect with those present?

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Small children may like to be read to, but most adults quickly tire of the drone of someone’s voice. If you notice you do a great deal of reading, consider using note cards (with bullet points) or memorizing parts of your presentation.

How’s your posture? Slouching reduces your authority and the respect you’ll be given. Plus, if you stand tall, you’ll naturally feel more con dent, more in charge.

Facial expressions are especially important. If you have a pleasant and welcoming demeanour, you’ll receive a better reception. Smiling is contagious and welcomed by everyone.

Gestures that match your content can add real power to what you are saying. Moving away from the podium, even walking about the room – if appropriate – will also allow you to connect with your audience.

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The search for the most environmentally friendly way to retrieve dog droppings in regional parks has led Metro Vancouver to test unusual solutions – including one where it pays contractors to cut open every dog waste bag so the contents can be taken to a sewage treatment plant.

That’s the system being tried at Tynehead Regional Park in Surrey and Boundary Bay Regional Park in Tsawwassen and of cials say it looks like a promising method that may extend to the rest of the regional park system.

Special red bins have been set up at those two parks where dog walkers are directed to deposit poop bags, instead of using regular garbage bins.

Metro then pays New Westminster-based Scooby’s Dog Waste Removal Service to take the dog waste bags to their facility and snip open each one with scissors so the poop can be dealt with as sewage and the bags go in the garbage.

“Park visitors seem to buy in easier,” said Gudrun Jensen, Metro’s operations services division manager. “It encourages people to pick it up because they know there’s a place for it to go and it will go in the right waste stream.”

Diverting dog poop to the sewage system reduces the amount of waste in the garbage stream and keeps it from rotting in a land ll, generating methane that contributes to climate change, Jensen said.

“It adds up,” she said.Metro estimates 2.5 million

dogs a year are brought to its regional parks, generating 500 tonnes of dog waste annually – equivalent to 50 dump

truck loads. “Most people are astounded at the size of the problem when they hear about it,” said Jensen.

Other techniques are also being tried.

At Aldergrove Lake Regional Park’s dog off-leash area, a special in-ground tank for dog waste has been installed by Metro at a cost of $2,600.

Visitors are provided marker ags they can plant in the

ground beside where their pet has pooped. They then get a red-handled shovel, return to the agged deposit, scoop it and drop it in the tank, which is periodically pumped out and taken to a sewage plant.

Jensen said that system has also worked well, but is best suited to where dog activity is concentrated.

Trails can be problematic, even for the contractor-maintained waste bins.

“People want to drop their dog poo as soon as they can,” she said. “If the bin is too far away they will drop the bag on the ground, throw it in a tree or throw it in the next garbage bin.”

Asked how much has been spent on the dog waste trials in total, Jensen estimated $15,000.

That includes $75 per week to collect waste from three bins at Tynehead, $150 weekly to maintain another ve bins at Boundary Bay’s trail, and about $1,000 a year to pump out the in-ground tank at Aldergrove Lake.

Jensen defended the importance of the dog waste initiative, adding it’s being closely watched by parks of cials at local cities.

Leaving dog waste on the ground isn’t considered an option.

“Every piece that isn’t picked up has to be or it degrades the environment,” she said, adding most people don’t understand that dog feces is bacteria-laden and doesn’t compost well.

“It’s an environmental and

human health bad thing all the way around.”

Jensen said Metro is also watching a UBC researcher, who is testing whether worms can improve the composting of dog waste.

Final recommendations of the pilot projects are expected in the next few months.

Surrey eyed DNA testing to bust poop scoop scofflaws

It’s not the sort of criminal activity most people associate with the forensic policing TV show CSI.

But the City of Surrey has considered using DNA testing to identify and ne dog owners who fail to pick up after their pets in its civic parks.

The concept – in use in some gated communities in the U.S. – has offending dog poop sent away for DNA testing and then matched to a local dog, whose owner can then be punished.

The idea was contemplated earlier this year, said Surrey parks manager Owen Croy, adding it’s been shelved for now because the cost is high and it’s unclear how all Surrey’s dog owners could be compelled in advance to provide mouth swab samples of their dogs to develop the required DNA database.

“It doesn’t seem practical,” Croy said. “We believe it’s something we should keep in mind but it’s nothing we’re going to be implementing in the near future.”

He said the costs per dog would have been $30 to develop the initial DNA pro le using mouth swabs. Pursuing offenders would have cost $10 per test kit and another $80 for the test.

Croy said Surrey is designing a new off-leash dog park in South Surrey and hopes to incorporate best practices for waste disposal based in part on Metro’s ndings.

Metro estimates 2.5 million dogs a year are brought to its regional parks, generating 500 tonnes of dog waste annually – equivalent to 50 dump truck loads.

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TAKE NOTICE THAT the City Council proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 13102 cited as “Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 5, 2012” pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the proposed bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of certain portions of highway – closure of a portion of Douglas Rd. road allowance for consolidation with Willingdon Heights Park adjacent to 1680 & 1710 Gilmore Avenue (all that portion of road in District Lot 120, Group 1, New Westminster District, dedicated by Plan 3068 containing 0.188 ha) shown outlined on Reference Plan prepared by Grant Butler, B.C.L.S.





TAKE NOTICE THAT the City Council proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 13103 cited as “Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 6, 2012” pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the proposed bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of certain portions of highway – closure and consolidation of a portion of McKay Avenue road allowance adjacent to 4600 Kingsway (all those portions of road in Block 15, District Lot 153, Group 1, New Westminster District: dedicated as road by Plan 74452 containing 13.3m², and dedicated as road by Plan 73454 containing 553.0m²) shown outlined and described as Parcel A and Parcel B on Reference Plan prepared by Scott A. Maguire, B.C.L.S.






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More parking meters will be coming to the Edmonds area to maintain a turnover of vehicles around the Tommy Douglas library branch.

The demand for street parking outside existing metered zones has increased, especially near the library and on Kingsway near Greenford Avenue, according to a city staff report.

“For example, parking occupancy rates in front of the Tommy Douglas Library reaches 100 per cent during peak periods and many vehicles have been observed parking beyond the

existing one-hour time limits.” Meanwhile, free parking

continues to be available in the library’s underground parkade. The aim is for the meters to free up street parking for the general public, with two-hour limits and a rate of $1 per hour. Meters are also more easily enforced than time-limited parking zones, the report said.

Meters with two-hour time limits were installed in 2009 in the 7100-blocks of Kingsway and Hall Avenue and the 7200-block of Acorn Avenue near Highgate Mall.

“These meters have been successful in increasing parking turnover and are regularly used by

commercial patrons,” the report said.

Council approved meters for the south side of Kingsway between Greenford and Salisbury avenues; the north side of Kingsway between Hall and Walker avenues; and the west side of Walker between Arcola Street and Kingsway.

The east side of Walker between Arcola and Kingsway will remain unmetered but be subject to 30-minute parking time limits.

Valley group formed to oppose pipline

Opposition to the proposed expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline has led

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The Pipe Up Network (http://pipe-up.net/) is comprised of Fraser Valley residents who were surprised to learn at an information session held in Abbotsford in April that the pipeline has already been carrying bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands.

The pipeline runs from Edmonton to Burnaby. Kinder Morgan is proposing to twin it to more than double its current capacity, to allow for increased exports of the oil sands crude to overseas markets such as China.

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“The spill in Kalamazoo, Michigan caused health problems for the people and devastated local business,” she added. The residents of Kalamazoo, a city the size of Chilliwack, are still recovering from the effects of the July 2010 spill, two years later.


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Inside: • Crossword• The BC Seniors Games are coming to Burnaby• Feeling good as we age often comes down to staying connected.

• Alice D’Appolonia just turned 103, and she credits her longevity to following the Golden Rule.Gordon and Marilyn Bayliss are about to celebrate 60 years of marriage, and it all got started with a particularly delicious smelling roast beef. See page A16

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Gordon Bayliss liked the smell of roast beef his date’s mother was cooking when he dropped her off at home so much, he invited himself for dinner. He never left.

On June 21, Gordon and his wife, Muriel, will hop into a limo to be whisked from their home at Harmony Court seniors residence to a fancy dinner at Horizon’s restaurant to celebrate their 60th anniversary.

Gordon, 92, was a salesman for Kelly Douglas, the giant grocery warehouse that used to be on Kingsway, where Metropolis at Metrotown now stands. Muriel worked in the of ce, processing orders. Whenever Gordon brought in his orders, he took the opportunity to chat with Muriel.

“He was always polite and kind,” says Muriel of those of ce encounters. “We hit it off right from the beginning.”

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reason,” says Gordon. “One thing led to another.”

That one thing was the staff Christmas party, after which Gordon offered to see Muriel safely to her home. When the warm scent of roast beef tickled his nose upon opening the door he exclaimed expectantly, “Is that roast beef I smell?”

Their courtship consisted of bowling and going out with friends. When they married, Gordon said there was only one rule; he would make the major decisions and Muriel could make all the minor ones.

“To this day, I’ve never had to make a decision,” laughs Gordon.

They never had children of their own, but they are godparents

to four kids of close friends, who still call them “Auntie Moo” and “Uncle Gobo.”

They’ve travelled extensively, to the British Isles, Australian, the Caribbean, bus trips through British Columbia and Alberta.

“We’re always going somewhere every year,” says Gordon.

After retiring to Vancouver Island in 1983, they decided four years ago to return to Burnaby to be closer to their godchildren and the medical support they’d need through their advancing years. They settled into a couples’ apartment at Harmony Court, where Gordon is an active volunteer, helping set up chairs and tables for functions in the garden room.

“There’s always something going on here to keep me busy,” says Gordon.

“It’s been a good time, a happy time, a healthy time,” says Muriel of their 60 years together.

To which Gordon throws her a sly wink.

“We’re quite happy.”

‘We just clicked’

Gordon and Muriel Bayliss are celebrating 60 years of marriage.

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Most everyone knows that having a close network of friends and family is critical to maintaining a fun and happy attitude.

This is especially important as we age, since often times seniors can become isolated from those they care about most – and those that care about them.

Making an effort to stay in touch with friends and family is important as it can really lift your spirits.

If you’re feeling down, however, it takes a little bit of effort and perhaps someone to help make the connections. The health bene ts of staying connected are de nitely worth it!

A few simple suggestions to help seniors stay connected are outlined below:

PLAN A DINNER

A great way to share some laughs is to share a meal. Try planning a dinner for family and friends once per month.

Getting everyone together and making it a plan can keep everyone connected even after the dinner. If you don’t want to cook for all those people, plan a potluck. There’s nothing more fun than everyone bringing a bunch of tasty treats.

WRITETry writing to your family on a regular basis. It’s a

great way to keep in touch with those you love.If you’re comfortable with the computer, send

your grandkids an email – they’ll de nitely think you’re the coolest grandparent on the block. If you’re not too computer savvy, have your grandkids teach you the basics.

This can be a great way to spend some time and

will also keep you connected in the future. Take a class on computer basics for seniors. Stay in the loop!

SCHEDULE ACTIVITIES

Having a number of activities you attend on a weekly basis can go a long way in building and keeping great relationships with friends or family.

Start an activity with a loved one – it’ll give you the chance to catch up and share some fun experiences. Activities can be as simple as going for a walk, visiting the museum, or catching a movie. Make it a point to

go once a week and try bringing new people with you.

JOIN A CLUB

If you’re having trouble staying connected or don’t have many close family or friends in your area join a club or a local seniors centre.

Always remember you’re not alone. There are people out there who would love to meet you and share a laugh. The senior’s centre is a great place to meet new people and have some fun. Partner up with someone or ask someone to take you along and try it out.

“You don’t stop laughing because you grow old… you grow old because you stop laughing.”

—Michael Pritchard

Wendy J. Scott (RN, BScN, MA) is the owner and director of human resources of Nurse Next Door’s

Burnaby/New Westminster/TriCities of ce. Reach her at 604-268-6262 or

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Are you staying connected?

Wendy Scott

CLUBS & GROUPS

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 Historical Society meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Burnaby Village Museum. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Where: 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby.

Council of Senior Citizens Organizations: COSCO is an advocacy group devoted to improving the quality of life for all seniors. Seniors organizations wishing to affi l iate, or individuals wishing to become members, please contact Ernie Bayer at 604-576-9734. Info: www.coscobc.ca.

Square dancers wanted – Singles square dance club teaches modern square dance for fun, fitness and fellowship. Singles and couples welcomes. Burnaby Lake Pavilion. Info: 604-522-4270 or 604-937-3220.

Seniors Sunshine Sing-A-Long: Sing, dance, and socialize to your favourite popular oldies music with a live band every other Monday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Cameron Seniors Recreation Centre, 9523 Cameron Street (behind Lougheed Town Centre). Info: 604-420-6478.

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

Burnaby Seniors Services Outreach Society will offer a six-week caregiver education/information series led by gerontologist Katherine Willett, who will focus on self-care for unpaid health providers. Info or to register: 604-291-2258.

Seniors peer counselling – Free and confidential peer counselling to seniors facing stress, anxiety, loneliness and other life challenges. Just having someone to talk to can make a world of difference. Call Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society, 604-291-2258.

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The word “arthritis” refers to more than 100 separate medical conditions that affect the musculoskeletal system and speci cally the joints.

According to the Arthritis Foundation, arthritis-related joint problems cause pain,

stiffness, in ammation and damage to joint cartilage (the tough, smooth tissue that covers the ends of the bones, enabling them to glide against one another) and surrounding structures.

Such damage can lead to joint weakness, instability and visible deformities that, depending on the location of joint involvement, can interfere with the most basic daily tasks, including walking, climbing stairs, using a computer keyboard, cutting food, or brushing teeth.

Arthritis has no cure, though medications

and physical therapy may be prescribed to help manage pain and improve mobility. There are many different medicines that may be used to treat arthritis. Here is a look at some of the most common.

TOPICAL PAIN RELIEVERS

These drugs are applied to areas of concern and are absorbed by the body to relieve pain. They are generally effective for people who have mild symptoms in just a few areas of the body.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PAIN RELIEVERS

These pain medicines may be over-the-counter or prescription drugs. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen are common painkillers, as are nonsteroidal anti-in ammatory drugs, or NSAIDS. Prescription doses may be helpful for more painful symptoms.

NARCOTIC PAIN RELIEVERS

For pain that is not controlled by NSAIDS and other methods, arthritis sufferers may be prescribed narcotic drugs that are more potent. While effective, narcotic drugs are addictive. They also may cause side effects, including constipation.

ANTIDEPRESSANTS

Some doctors prescribe antidepressants to relieve pain. It is not fully understood how the medications affect the body’s interpretation of pain, but the role of these drugs on brain chemicals may be the connection. Drowsiness and dry mouth may occur from these drugs.

STEROIDS

For a variety of reasons, steroids are very useful at reducing in ammation in the body. But prolonged use -- especially when taken orally -- can result in a number of side effects, including weight gain and acne breakouts. Doctors try to avoid these problems by injecting the steroid into the affected joint or trying other medications in combination with steroids to keep the dose of steroids as low as possible.

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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!

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Burnaby’s Alice D’Appolonia, pictured here with her son, Lino Pasqualini, turned 103 years old in April. She was born April 3, 1909, in the town of Sedegliano in the province of Friuli in Italy. She came to Canada when she was 24, and when asked about the secret of her longevity, she said it may be credited to her goal of always striving to be a good person and following the principle of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. She says she is grateful to Amica at Rideau Manor for helping her stay active and healthy and she enjoys the good friends she has there.

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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.

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

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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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Roger Skillings still remembers the first one.

It was 25 years ago, 1988, Vernon, and 700 participants had registered to participate in the rst B.C. Seniors Games, a provincial-wide event for people 55 years of age and over.

“It came about by a growing recognition of a bunch of seniors that felt they needed their own athletic and social competitions to provide them with a forum where they could show their expertise and try to get people to understand that just because you get to 50, 55, 60 or whatever age you can still be an athlete and compete,” said Skillings.

And Skillings says he still has fond memories of those early meetings with seniors and their enthusiasm for the Games.

But even he didn’t visualize what the event would blossom into.

When the 25th anniversary edition of the B.C. Seniors Games is staged in Burnaby, Aug. 22-25,

it could become a record-breaker. The local organizing committee is shooting for 4,000 participants to take part in the 26 events on the calendar, which would make it the biggest participant B.C. Games (Summer, Winter and Seniors) on record.

Skillings retired from his position in 1987 and he handed the torch over to Kelly Mann, who still holds the CEO-President position today. For all his hard work in the position, Skillings was named an honorary board member in 1998.

Mann and his board do not run the Seniors Games, rather act as event managers. The BC Seniors Games Society Board is made up of a president, a vice-president, several directors and is entirely volunteer driven and includes zone reps from each of the 12 provincial zones who carry on the core responsibilities such as playoffs and dissemination of information such as playoff schedules, registrations, etc.

The local organizing committee comprises a president, two vice-presidents, a 14-member board of directors, several vice-directors and chairs for the various components within each directorate. For example, there are 26 chairs who oversee the 26 events.

Funding for the Games comprises $85,000 from the provincial government through the BC Seniors Games Society, $55,000 cash and another $50,000 in kind from the host city,

participant registration fees, sponsorship and in-kind fees garnered by Friends of the Games and miscellaneous items such as merchandise, etc.

Burnaby has successfully hosted BC Summer Games, in 1997 and 1984, and plans to put the icing on the cake with this year’s Seniors Games.

Perhaps Roger Skillings said it best: “With 4,000 participants anticipated for Burnaby it speaks to how important healthy lifestyle, physical activity and recreation and sport pursuits and engagements with others is important to seniors and I think this vehicle is the one that facilitates that.”

Volunteers are still needed for Games and if you’re interested information is available at www.2012bcseniorsga-mes.org.

Brian Pound is a former journalist with the

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He is chair of media and public relations for the Burnaby’s B.C. Senior

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

The Burnaby South Stroke Recovery Club meets every second and fourth Friday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Edmonds Community Centre, 7282 Kingsway, Burnaby. The group offers speech therapy, exercise sessions, caregiver support and social activities. For info, call 604-525-1671.

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Parkinsons support group meets the first Tuesday of the month, 1-3 p.m. Where: Century House, 620 Eighth Street, New Westminster. Info: 604-519-1066.

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Q : My dad is a healthy senior except for suffering from macular

degeneration. He realizes that it won’t be long before he may have to give up driving. My mother doesn’t drive and their house is not in a very convenient area. I anticipate they will become isolated and need help getting around to appointments, shopping and entertainment. When I bring up the subject of moving my dad gets angry and refuses to discuss selling the house and relocating. He is being stubborn about accepting the facts.

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after a short period they would cancel the service saying it is too costly. I don’t know what words to use to make them understand, that the money they worked for all their lives should be used to make their final last years more comfortable.

People over age 80 know rst-hand the hardships of the Great Depression and for many even as they survived and became the middle class there was always this lurking fear that everything could turn around in a second.

All you can do is making sure that they have a good POA (power of attorney) that will ensure they have what they need when they can no longer make personal decisions on lifestyle. If that person is an institution (i.e. a bank) or lawyer or accountant, make sure there is a family member chosen to be a representative for the couple’s best interest.

Eve Silverman runs Age-Rite Consulting and Services, which assists older individuals through the dif culties that result from losing one’s independence. Find her at www.age-rite.com or 604-377-0710. Have a question

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Father’s Day celebrates the scores of fathers who get up early every morning and head to work to provide

Make Dad happy with less traditional farefor their families. It also honors the men who devote their free time to coach baseball practices, lead scouting troops, run behind a bicycle while a child is learning to ride, and so many other fatherly tasks.

Every year kids (and their moms) fret over what to purchase for the special man of the house. Maybe Dad has a hobby or interest that makes gifting easy. Too often, however, guring out a Father’s Day present can be a challenge.

Although neckties top the list of go-to gifts, chances are Dad wouldn’t be upset if he didn’t unwrap one this year. Instead, think about these less-cliche gifts.

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FOOD BASKET

If the “way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” a gift basket lled with his favorite treats will be a winner. Look for specialty items that he enjoys but seldom buys.

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Buy tickets to attend a game when Dad’s favorite sports team will be playing nearby. Wrap the tickets with some team memorabilia, like a new hat or T-shirt.

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Although Father’s Day is to celebrate the special bond Dad has with his children, a father who often sacri ces his time to be with the kids may not have many private moments with the other special person in his life. Arrange dinner reservations for two, so parents can go out and enjoy a little adult time.

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Oftentimes, a car or truck is viewed as an extension of its owner. Dad may adore his ride and items that will help him wash, wax and buff it into a pristine vision will no doubt be appreciated.

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team or sport, gifts inspired by his love of a favourite team are a sure re bet for success.

Team jersies, game memorabilia, tickets to the next at-home game, or an expanded satellite dish or cable TV sports programming package are some gift ideas that will coordinate with a sports theme. Some dads also may be content to simply hit the links or spend a few hours at the batting cages.

PERSONALIZED GIFTSPersonalized gifts can

show that special man in your life that you care about him in a special way.

Instead of a run-of-the-mill item pulled off a store shelf, a personalized gift can feature a name, date or sentiment right on the gift itself.

Think about giving Dad a personalized plaque that designates his work area in the garage or a pocket lighter or photo frame engraved with a special message or his name. An embroidered bath robe, or a golf bag embroidered with his initials may also be a special treat.

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As the adage goes, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Take advantage of these words of wisdom by

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Dad may be an amateur chef and will enjoy a cookbook by his favourite Food Network(TM) personality.

Or he may have a restaurant he insists on going to all the time, so guaranteeing a gift card to said restaurant will be a hit.

If Dad appreciates not only the taste, but also the culture of food, plan a tour of food shops in the area or go on a wine- and cheese-tasting adventure.

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If he tends to have a wrench in hand and head under the hood, treat your father to some new supplies for his automotive pursuits. Quality car waxes and upholstery cleaners are always in demand.

Or give him a gift certi cate to his favourite hand-wash, auto-detailing center. Gas station gift cards or a new ratchet set are other good auto gift ideas.

TECHIES

Some dads get excited about the latest tablets or smartphones. They may keep abreast of virus-detection software or think the technological gadgets sold in those speciality magazines and mall stores are must-haves.

Chances are if you spend enough time with Dad you know just what he likes to dabble in, and you can get him an electronic device he’ll nd invaluable.

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A trend towards less vehicle ownership and fewer people driving has prompted Metro Vancouver of cials to recommend caps on how many parking spaces are built into new apartment and condo buildings, particularly those near public transit.

A survey by Metro staff found strata buildings have 18 to 35 per cent more parking stalls than are actually required by residents – a vast waste of unused space.

“Young people are delaying getting licences and are purchasing fewer vehicles,” said Janet Kreda, a senior housing planner at Metro. “It’s not just because of the recession, but a longer term trend. It seems we’re driving cars less and owning cars less.”

Kreda noted the number of registered vehicles in Metro Vancouver has declined and membership in car-sharing services is growing rapidly.

In line with the driving trend, the new Metro Vancouver Apartment Parking Study suggests cities set a maximum of one to two stalls per strata condo (depending on number of bedrooms) for buildings that are within 800 metres of TransLink’s Frequent Transit Network, where transit service is guaranteed every 15 minutes or less.

And it suggested a lower cap of one to 1.5 stalls per rental apartment near transit, on the basis that renters are less likely to own vehicles.

The study also suggests visitor parking be cut from a typical two stalls for every 10 units to just one.

Other recommendations include more steps to promote car-sharing and encourage developers to sell units without a parking stall to buyers who can forgo a car to save money.

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Corrigan said street parking is already heavily congested in many dense neighbourhoods across the region and putting less parking into new developments would worsen the problem.

Too many people would forgo a stall to save $20,000 or more but then join the battle for scarce street parking because they want a car after all, predicted Surrey Coun. Linda Hepner.

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The House of Commons has unanimously supported a private members’ bill from Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas that provides for a personal exemption from a law created during the Prohibition era to stop smuggling and tax evasion.

The wine industry and B.C. politicians have argued that individuals should be able to buy or order a case of wine they enjoyed while on vacation.

The bill still has to pass the Senate.

Once the federal law is changed, provinces would need to establish a personal exemption to allow personal purchase and shipment of alcoholic beverages across provincial borders.

The B.C. government announced Thursday its own provincial tax exemptions for alcoholic beverages brought into the province for personal use.

B.C. residents can now bring back up to one standard case of wine (nine litres), four bottles

of spirits (three litres) and a combined total of six dozen beer, cider and coolers (25.6 litres) from each trip to another province, without paying B.C. tax on it.

Those limits are similar to those permitted by Ontario, Nova Scotia and Yukon and are among the highest in Canada, said Rich Coleman, minister responsible for B.C. liquor and gambling policy.

He added that the federal change will particularly help B.C. and Ontario, which have well-developed wine industries.

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Premier Christy Clark, former premier Gordon Campbell and B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix have all campaigned for the federal change.

In May 2011, broadcaster Terry David Mulligan took up the cause.

He noti ed police and liquor control of cials before carrying a case each of B.C. and Ontario wine in the trunk of his car from Penticton into Alberta, hoping to be charged under the 1928 law.

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A study for Port Metro Vancouver concludes it’s feasible to send tankers into the lower Fraser River to supply jet fuel to Vancouver International Airport and the risks are “broadly acceptable.”

It found the likelihood of a spill damaging the environment is “improbable” but recommends a series of safeguards to further reduce the risks if such a project advances.

The Fraser River Tanker Traf c Study, prepared by consultants Det Norske Veritas, was commissioned by the port in response to a proposal to bring jet fuel by tankers to a terminal on the river at No. 7 road and then send it by underground pipeline

through Richmond to the airport.

The study considered scenarios such as ships colliding, a tanker running aground due to human error or adrift due to mechanical failure, a re or explosion and the risk of accidents while a tanker is moored at a riverside terminal.

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hazardous cargo and for enhanced emergency response capabilities on the river.

Other recommendations include tighter regulation of vessel traf c on the lower Fraser and various navigation aids so pilots aboard the vessels would know precisely how much water is between the keel and the river bed.

It also argues any terminal on the river should be shielded from other shipping traf c with some sort of fender-like structure to reduce the risk of another ship hitting a moored tanker.

“It shows there are some mitigations that need to be put in place to ensure safety,” said Port Metro Vancouver harbour master Yoss Leclerc.

The study was not limited to the river entrance, but considered the potential for tanker traf c as far upstream as the Pattullo Bridge.

Leclerc said the scope was based on the physical limit of how far deep sea tankers can travel, adding there are no speci c proposals he’s aware of further upriver toward New Westminster or Surrey.

But Richmond Coun. Harold Steves said he thinks the study has set the stage for more tanker proposals.

“Once you’ve established the right of tankers to come up the river, who knows where they’ll go,” he said. “We

could end up with a major tanker port.”

Steves said he suspects the Fraser River could emerge as a backup terminal for Kinder Morgan, if its plan to twin its Trans Mountain oil pipeline and send many more crude oil tankers out through Burrard Inlet runs into too much opposition in Vancouver.

“Once they can use tankers to carry jet fuel on the river, what’s to stop them from carrying crude?”

The only speci c proposal so far for liquid shipments on the Fraser is the one from the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corp., although it has not yet made a formal application.

Critics say it would pose unacceptable risks to the Fraser estuary’s important habitat for salmon, birds and other marine life.

Steves said he’s not surprised the port-funded study essentially gives a green light to river tankers, despite heavy opposition in Richmond.

“The whole question of tankers coming up the river to provide jet fuel for the airport has been broken down into little isolated components,” Steves said, adding separate hearings are looking into the planned pipeline.

“We never get the overall picture. So we’re being piecemealed to death on a project that has problems throughout its scope.”

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Richmond City Coun. Harold Steves says once the precedent of oil tankers on the Fraser River has been established, it could lead to the river becoming a major tanker port, including those shipping crude.

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B.C.’s high court has upheld a $300 ne for illegal shing against BC

Conservative leader John Cummins for his participation in a decade-old protest shery on the Fraser River.

The former commercial sherman was a Canadian Alliance MP for Richmond-Delta East at the time and one of 47 shermen ned for shing at closed times in 2001 or 2002.

Their goal was to shine a spotlight on what they felt was rampant illegal selling of salmon by First Nations and lax policing of the aboriginal shery by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).

“The appellants broke the law as a protest, but as any person who carries out ‘civil disobedience’ is aware, that is no defence,” ruled Madam Justice Mary Newbury for the B.C. Court of Appeal. “A court cannot condone a breach of the law by reason of the non-prosecution of another offender.”

Another defendant, B.C. Fisheries Survival Coalition spokesman Phil Eidsvik, said the group is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

“We’re disappointed the court held race-based law enforcement is appropriate in Canada in 2012,” he said, adding the new ruling does advance some of the group’s legal arguments. Commercial shermen were incensed in 2001 and 2002 that they were barred from shing because of poor sockeye returns while First Nations – who sh ahead of other users for food, social or ceremonial reasons only – hauled in big catches that were widely suspected of ending up on the black market.

The Cohen Inquiry last year heard testimony from DFO investigators that aboriginal food sheries on the lower Fraser were “out of control” and the vast majority of salmon caught was being illegally sold.

Eivsik said DFO continues to “turn a blind eye” to the problem.

A series of legal challenges over the years by commercial shermen have failed to force DFO to apply equal legal treatment to aboriginal sheries and several rulings have strengthened First Nations right to sh ahead of other users for traditional purposes.

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New B.C. liquor regulations include a $575 ne for adults who buy alcohol for under-aged drinkers, or serve them in restaurants and pubs.

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“These changes give police and liquor inspectors another tool to make it harder for minors to get alcohol,” said Rich Coleman, minister responsible for liquor and gambling policy.

The new tickets are part of an effort by the province to streamline the court system, after imposing new penalties for impaired driving. For supplying alcohol to minors, police previously handed out court appearance notices. The new tickets can still be disputed in court, but the onus is on the person ticketed to dispute or pay it.

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Suncrest Elementary Carnival: There will be lots of great games with fantastic prizes, a cake walk, and a concession with pizza, donuts, drinks and candy. Everyone welcome. When: Thursday, June 14, 3-7 p.m. Where: Suncrest Elementary, 3883 Rumble St. , Burnaby.

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town: Celebrate the centennial of Stephen Leacock’s humourous Canadian c lass ic , Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town. Burnaby Public Library librarians will read selected stories as a benefit for the Burnaby Camping Bureau. Light refreshments will be served. Recommended for ages 10 and up. When: Thursday, June 14, 7-9 p.m. Where: McGill Branch, Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St., Burnaby. A d m i s s i o n : B y donation of any amount at the door (suggested donation of $10). Info: 604-299-8955.

Alzheimer Society of B.C.: Family Caregiver S e r i e s . W h e n : Saturdays, June 16 and 23, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Where: Century House’s Oak Room, 620 8th St., New Westminster. Registration required: Dorothy Leclair, 604-298-0780 or [email protected].

Gospel Concert: Free gospel concert featuring the Westminster Church Choir, in a fundraiser for humanitarian agency Adra Canada. All ages and denominations welcome. A freewill

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Bridging the Rainbow to Let Your Colours Reign: Cabaret show fundraiser for the Royal City Pride Society and the Surrey Pride Society. Stars Mz Adrien, Taylor Mayd, Celestial Season, Jull Richards, Kiki Lawhore, Ilene Dover, Mona Lee, and Mimi Michel, Cecilia Bravo, Robyn Daye Edwards and more. Silent auction and door prize. When: Saturday, June 16, doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. Where: The Columbia Theatre, 530 Columbia Street, New Westminster. Tickets: $20 at the Columbia Theatre, Coming Home Cafe (753 6th St., New Westminster), Red Brick (50 6th St., New Westminster), Royal City Pride Society (604-544-5127).

Streetwise Cycling Course: The course teaches safe bicycling skills through classroom and on-road training. When: Saturday, June 16 from 12 to 4:30 p.m. Where: Centennial Community Centre, 65 East Sixth Ave., New Westminster. Register: http://bikehub.ca/streetwise.

Burnaby North Class of 1972—40 Year Reunion: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Info, tickets and registration: www.classreport.org/can/bc/buraby/bns/1972.

Burnaby North Senior Secondary reunion: The 50-year reunion for the Class of 1962

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The Winslow Boy: Vagabond Players presents Terence Rattigan’s play depicting a riveting battle against the establishment. When a man learns his son is expelled for stealing, he risks everything to pursue justice, first through the courts and then to Parliament. When: May 31 to June 23, 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays . Where: Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park (behind the Arenex), New Westminster. Tickets: $15 general, seniors/students $13. Reservations: 604-521-0412 or [email protected] a . I n f o : w w w.vagabondplayers.ca.

New West Artists: Presents group show No. 4, “What Surrounds Us All,” featuring works by Lorna Hargraves, Richard Klyne, Solveig Brickenden and Ken Woodward. When: June 1 to 27. Where: The Network Hub, second floor of The River Market, 810 Quayside Drive, New Westminster. Info: www.newwestartists.com.

Garage Sale: The 13th annual sale hosted by the Glenbrooke North Residents Association. Donations accepted for transition house, Monarch Place. When: Saturday, June 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Where: New Westminster’s Glenbrooke North area extends from Tenth Avenue to the north side of Sixth Avenue, from McBride Blvd to the east side of Sixth Street. Sale locations at www.glenbrookenorth.ca. Info and to reg is ter : [email protected] with Garage Sale in the subject line.

Donations needed: Burnaby Hospita l Auxiliary is seeking donations of paperback books and magazines, particularly large print, for patients. Magazines should be no more than two years old and Harlequin romances not needed. Donations can be dropped off at Volunteer Resources, level 0, east end of the hospital. Info: Marilyn, 604-412-6130.

The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are exper ienc ing emotional distress. No previous experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challenging and rewarding opportunity, visit www.options.bc.ca and follow the link for the Crisis Line. Next training starts soon.

Giro di Burnaby: Giro di Burnaby, a criterium cycle race featuring some of the world’s top racers, is back again for 2012 in the Heights neighbourhood. The race is part of BC Superweek. When: Thursday, July 12, 4-10 p.m. Where: Between MacDonald and Rosser avenues on Hastings Street, Burnaby. Info: girodiburnaby.com.

24th annual VSO Concert: Come out and listen to light classics and popular favorites with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The annual free outdoor concert where people can bring a picnic and settle in for an evening of symphonic music. When: Sunday, July 15, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Where: Deer Lake Park. Info: www.shadboltcentre.com

Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival: Come and experience a full day of entertainment featuring performances from celebrated blues and roots musicians on two stages. When: Saturday, Aug. 11, 2-10 p.m. (gates open 1 p.m.) Where: Deer Lake Park. Info and tickets: www.burnabybluesfestival.com or 604-205-3000.

Information Sessions for Prospective Foster Parents: Looking to make a difference in the lives of children and youth in your community? Monthly information sessions are held for those interested in finding out about fostering with the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Info: 604-520-2900 or www.fraserregionfostering.com.

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Social Dancing: Enjoy an afternoon or evening of social dancing at Bonsor Complex 55+. Each session has a live band, refreshments and a great atmosphere. When: Tuesday afternoons and Thursday nights, ongoing. Where: Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby. Cost: $5 members, $6 non-members. Info and schedules: 604-297-4580.

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.

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.

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.

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 in Burnaby, Vancouver, North Shore and Nanaimo. Register now – no audition required for town choirs. When: Wednesday nights. Where: Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby. Info: www.bcboyschoir.org or 1-888-909-8282.

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.

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: C a m e r o n S e n i o r s ’ Recreation Centre, 9523 Cameron St., Burnaby (behind Lougheed Town Centre). Please phone if interested: 604-420-6478.

B u r n a by W r i t e r s ’ 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.

Bonsor Complex Carpet Bowling: Looking for a fun and entertaining way to beat the winter weather? Come join the Bonsor 55+ carpet bowlers (55+ membership required). When: Meets every Monday and Thursday, 1-3 p.m. Where: Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-439-5510.

Find a Great Hand at Bonsor: Looking to meet new friends and keep your mind sharp. Drop into Bonsor Complex for a game of cards. Enjoy Bridge, Cribbage, Euchre, Five Hundred and Whist. These card games are offered throughout the week. Info: 604-439-5510.

Seniors Together Program: A senior led group focuses on welcoming and involving seniors in a variety of different activities. When: English conversation (Fridays, 10 to 11 a.m.), seniors social group (Fridays, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., light lunch served) and Wii games and exercise (Wednesdays, 12 to 3 p.m.). Where: South Burnaby Neighbourhood House, 4845 Imperial St., Burnaby. Info: 604-431-0400.

Bonsor 55+ Bingo: Get out and enjoy a fun game of bingo. When: Wednesdys, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Where: Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-439-5510.

Burnaby Green Drinks: Green Drinks is a non-partisan social gathering for environmentally-minded folks that occurs in over 450 cities around the world. When: the second Tuesday of every month, at 6 p.m. Where: Great Bear Pub, 5665 Kingsway. Info: 604-433-8942 or [email protected].

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Goat Girl, by Janet Werner (oil on canvas, 18 x 14”) is part of the exhibition The Winnipeg Alphabestiary, on now at the Simon Fraser University Gallery. The show consists of a set of twenty-six works originally conceived on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Winnipeg-based art publication Border Crossings. When: Until July 20. Where: Academic Quadrangle 3004, SFU Burnaby Campus. Info: 778-782-4266 or sfu.ca/gallery.

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The B.C. government is extending the mandatory job search for new income assistance applicants from three to ve weeks, and increasing the amount of earned income people can keep without losing part of their welfare payments.

Premier Christy Clark and Social Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux announced a list of reforms to the income assistance program Monday. Employable social assistance recipients will now be able to earn up to $200 per month without losing bene ts, and recipients will be required to le income tax returns.

Cadieux said B.C. was the only province that deducted all the earned income from employable people. The $200 exemption will allow them to develop skills and

take advantage of temporary work that becomes available, she said.

People receiving disability bene ts will now be able to retain up to $800 a month, up from $500. The exempted earnings can also be calculated as $9,600 a year, to allow disabled people to work more during times when

their health allows it.Families on income assistance

will get an increased school startup supplement before each school year, up from $84 to $100 for each child aged ve to 11, and an increase from $116 to $175 for children 12 and over who are returning to school.

Clark said the total cost to taxpayers for enhanced bene ts will be about $5 million per year.

The government is also easing restrictions on assets people can keep while collecting income assistance. A single person can have up to $2,000, including cash, while families are allowed to have up to $4,000 in assets.

Disability assistance recipients can have up to $5,000 worth of assets for individuals and $10,000 for couples and families. Clients who are expected to work can keep a vehicle valued at up to $10,000.

Cadieux said the opening of 85 WorkBC centres in April will help people nd work and get off income assistance.

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Hamm, Robert Liston (Bob)March 19, 1941 - May 25, 2012

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Bob in Castlegar, B.C. at age 71. Bob retired from Canada Safeway Ltd. in 1999 after 41 years service. He is survived by Lorraine, his loving wife, his daughter, Lori, step-daughter Christina, step-grandchildren: Lee, Jake, Jesse, Tara, brother Herb (Jean), sisters Marion (Hal), Shirley (Ray), Sheila (Gordon) brother-in-law Jim (Liz), many nieces and nephews. Bob’s loves were fi shing in the Queen Charlottes and Quesnel Lake, bowling and golf. Bob spent nine years as a volunteer driver with the Cancer Car Project operated by the Free Masons of B.C. Bob was a kind, generous and gentle man, a loving husband and a loyal friend. Bob will be remembered for his sense of humour and his quiet manner. No service as per his wishes.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

130 HELP WANTED

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and la-bour/rock truck operators. Prefer-ence will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alco-hol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

CARRIERS NEEDED

YOUTH and ADULTS

Deliver newspapers (2x per week) on Wednesdays and Fridays in your area. Papers are dropped off at your home with the fl yers pre-inserted!

Call Christy 604-436-2472for available routes email

Email [email protected]

115 EDUCATION

RENTALS: These listings coverall types of rentals from apartments,

condos, office space, houseboats andvacation homes. So if you’re in the market

to rent, or looking for a roommate, starthere. bcclassified.com


130 HELP WANTED

EXPERIENCED CONCRETE PUMP OP. /

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

*Top Industry Wages / * Full Benefi t Package

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 403-217-7795Online:

www.viperconcrete.com

Check Classifi edswww.bcclassifi ed.com

115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

LARGE CENTRAL BC cattle ranch seeks couple with horses to spend summer on range with cattle herd in the spectacular Chilcotin country. Travel trailer provided for housing. Low pay but an adventure of a lifetime. Alexis Creek Ranch 1-425-481-8451 or email:

[email protected]

NOW HIRING!Up to $20/hrJoin our Marketing/

Advertising team nowBusiest time of the year!

Hiring 12 f/t CSR repsMust be outgoing and motivated!Call Rochelle 604.777.2195

115 EDUCATION


134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

JASMINE Mediterranean Food Ltd, Vancouver, British Columbia, is looking to hire a Cook Mediterrane-an Food (Noc. 6242), F/T, $15 per hr, for 40 hrs per week, ASAP. Exp: 2 years to less than 3 years, lan-guage speak English, speak Arabic is an asset, Cuisine Specialties, Mediterranean Kebab, Falafel, Shawarma, Kobbeh, Tabooli, Fat- tosh. Specifi c Skills: Plan Menus, Ensure quality of food and determine size of food proportions, work with minimal supervision, estimate food requirements and costs. Please send your resume to [email protected]

151 PROFESSIONALS/MANAGEMENT

INSURANCE Sales Representa-tives required. Multiple locations throughout the Lower Mainland. You: Excellent customer service and proven sales ability with a gen-eral insurance license (Level 2 pre-ferred). Us: Career advancement, Flexible work hours and benefi ts. Info: careers.cooperators.ca or [email protected]

156 SALES

JOY Mgmt Inc, Requires F/T sales people for Seacret Cosmetics in Greater Vancouver Malls. Shift. $13.50Hr. Email: [email protected]

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

FULL AUTOMATEDBEAM SAW /

PANEL OPERATORRequired Full-Time for Surrey based cabinet shop. Must have previous experience. Excellent Wages Paid!Call 604-710-1581

HEAVY DUTYMECHANIC

for a busy logging company in Harrison Mills . Must have valid BC drivers licence & provide own tools. At least two year’s previous experience required.

Competitive Wages & Benefi ts After 3 mos.

Please fax604-796-0318 or e-mail:

[email protected]

PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc is seeking skilled Tower Crane RIGGERS for projects in the GVRD. Rigging ticket, experi-ence on a commercial construc-tion site working under a crane is required. Send resume via fax:

604-241-5301 or [email protected]

PIPE LAYERSMACHINE OPERATORS

LABOURERS &SUPERVISORS

TYBO CONTRACTING is quickly becoming an industry leader in the excavating & civil contract-ing business. Tybo is currently re-tained by some of the largest developers in B.C. We are cur-rently offering top wage & benefi t pkgs as well as opportunities for advancement. Email resumes to:

[email protected]

REQ’D Jouneyman Automotive Technician for Penticton Kia. Import experience required. Gov’t Inspec-tion an asset. Fastest growing Deal-ership in South Okanagan. Com-petitive wage and benefi t package. E-mail Resume to Service Mgr. Dave Hehr [email protected]

115 EDUCATION


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

TRUCK & TRAILER MECHANIC. wanted for Langley Fleet Shop. Four 10 hour shifts, good wages and benefi ts. Fax resume to: 604-513-8004 or email:[email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

172 ASTROLOGY/PSYCHICS

Angelena Physic Healer &

Life CoachCan solve all problems of life specializing in love, health, business, marriage, reunites loved ones. Call today for a better tomor-row. 3 readings for $45.00

604-447-3404

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM

Helping CANADIANS repay debts, reduce or eliminate

interest regardless of your credit! Qualify Now To Be Debt

Free 1-877-220-3328Licensed,

Government Approved,BBB Accredited.

DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower pay-ments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANK-RUPTCY! Free consultation.www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad cred-it? Bills? Unemployed? Need Mon-ey? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Accep-tance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

www.pioneerwest.com

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Cred-it / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

191 NUTRITION/DIET

OPEN HOUSE - Herbal Magic - Join for only $9.95 per week. Come in today, or call Herbal Magic at 1-800-854-5176.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGBOOKKEEPING

SERVICES30 years experience, Business, Non-profi t

Organizations, Housing & Personal taxes, payroll.Gilles 604-789-7327,

604-946-0192www.scorpio-consulting.com

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

ARTISTICO CONCRETEAll cement work, forming & prep. WCB insured. 30 yrs exp, refs. Free est, Joe 604-908-6143, 931-1684

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Sen-iors disc. Friendly, family bus., 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408/604-299-7125

115 EDUCATION

WE’RE ON THE WEBwww.bcclassified.com

115 EDUCATION

130 HELP WANTED130 HELP WANTED


CROSSWORD ANSWERS


242 CONCRETE & PLACING

PLACING & Finishing * Forming* Site Prep, old concrete removal

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

257 DRYWALL

ABS DRYWALL, res. & comm. Quailty workman ship. Boarding, taping, fi nishing, textured ceiling, renos. Free est. 604-376-1927

SUSIE’S DRYWALL*Finishing *Texture *Paint *Tile

15% Discount to Seniors 45 & upCall 604-517-0155

260 ELECTRICAL

LICENSED. Local. Low cost. Home theater, Big/small jobs. Renov. & panel change expert. 604-374-0062

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

281 GARDENING

A Dream Landscaping. Lawn mowing, hedge trimming, pruning, bark mulch, top soil, turf, yard cleanup. Res/Com. 604-724-4987.

Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rub-bish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

GARDEN ROTOTILLING. Is your lawn being destroyed? We are cer-tifi ed to kill Chaffer Beetles. Lawn aeration, Reseeding or Installations. stump grinding, hedge Trimming, tree services. Cell: 778 885-6488

Trimming, Pruning, Grass Cutting, Hedging & Clean Up. Low Prices.

Gurmeet 604-762-5191, 524-1043

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Moon Construction Building Services. Your Specialists in; • Concrete Forming • Framing

• Siding 604.218.3064

RHYTHMIC RENOVATIONS:Bath/kitch, decks/fencing, int/ext fi n-ishing and repairs. 35 years exp, (Sr. discounts) Ph: 604.837.0402e: [email protected]


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSMLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects OF Home Improvements, Landscaping & Garden Solutions (604)501-9290

300 LANDSCAPING

Alpine Landscaping

◆ Retaining Walls ◆ New Lawns ◆ Plant Installation ◆ Complete Landscape Installation ◆ Renovation Services.

604 - 961 - 8595

Greenworks Redevlopment Inc.Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls.

Returfi ng, Demos, Drainage,Jackhammering, Old Pools Filled

in, Irrigation 604-782-4322

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

329 PAINTING & DECORATINGAAA 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

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



329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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

STAN’S PAINTING

Comm. & Res. BBB, WCB.

Kitchen Reno’s & Cabinets

Seniors Discount Book by end of

June - 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

.EnterprisePlumbing, Heaitng, Gasfi tting

STARGATE Plumbing & Heating. Cert. insured. High Quality New Build/Reno/Services. 604-512-4021

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]

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

.

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 & Yellow lab puppies ready to go call to view $600 Vet checked, 1st shots dewormed. 778-885-9066

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

FLUFFY WHITE Maltese pups, 8 weeks old. Family raised. $750 fi rm. Call 604-597-4760.

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

509 AUCTIONS

UNRESERVED AUCTIONS - June 16 & 17, Redwater, Alberta. Collec-tor vehicles & tractors, 1300 die cast toy tractors, wagons, buggies, show harness; old gas upright gas pumps; original case eagle; an-tiques. Thursday, June 21 - Harry Shapka, Vilna, Alberta. Phone 780-636-2165. JD 8650, 4440, 4240; Concord air drill; 1977 & 87 Ken-worths; Cat 966C loader; Komatsu D85; lowboy; 8820 & 860 com-bines; haying equipment. Saturday, June 23 - John Baranec, Innisfree, Alberta. Phone 780-592-2308. Stei-ger ST250, 9030 Bi-Directional; 4640 & 4320; MF 8450; Claas 98; 1980 Ford tandem; Kello 24’ disc; JD 820 & 830; plus full line-up. View full lists online:

prodaniukauctions.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. North Delta. 604-591-9740

587 TOOLS

CARPENTRY and Woodworking Tools - Routers and bits, saws, shaper, hand tools, blades, clamps - lots more. Sat. June 16th 9am 2818 Gordon Ave, or Annendale Lane Crescent Beach, Surrey .

REAL ESTATE

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE

LIVE THE DREAM. Harbours End Marine, 27 year history on beautiful Salt Spring Island, BC “the best place on earth!” Owner retiring, well-established business only $129,000email: [email protected]

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

STEEL BUILDING - BLOWOUT SALE! 20X26 $5,199. 25X28 $5,799. 30X42 $8,390. 32X56 $11,700. 40X50 $14,480. 47X76 $20,325. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

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

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 604-525-2661

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

Coquitlam 2bdrm 2bath nr Coq Ctr Douglas Coll, aquatic ctr strg prkg NS/NP July1 $1295 604-941-3259

COQUITLAM 2 bdrm, very close to SkyTrain & shops. Very bright, inste lndry, prkg & storage. Avail July 1. $1395/mo. N/P. 604-773-7398.

Coquitlam Silver Springs WW Pla-tuea 2 bdrm condo cls Douglas College schls ament. strg prkg NS/NP July1 $1350 604-941-3259.

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

DORIC MANOR236 - 8th St.

Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm suites for rent. Includes heat / hot water and cable. Close to Massey Theatre, Douglas College, Royal City Mall.

Phone: 604-522-9153

NEW WESTMINSTER

Large newly renovated 1 & 2 bdrm. units available from $950 in well-kept concrete building. New fl oors and appl’s. Freshly painted. Patio and large storage room inste. 3 laundries in bldg. Rent incl’s heat & hot water. Sauna & ja-cuzzi. 5 min. walk to skytrain, Douglas College & New West Quay. Close to all amenities.

Please call 604-834-1756 www.aptrentals.net

NEW WESTMINSTER

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

Call 604-540-6732

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

N.Surrey104/144. lge upper 4BR + loft, fam/rm, skylight 4 appl $1500. ALSO; 3 bdrm garden lvl 4 appl $1100. Both incl utils & no dogs. N/S. Refs. 604-649-9099

734 MODULAR HOMES

JUNE SPECIALBrand New 16’ Wide Modular

Homes. From $69,000.00 [email protected]


RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

ATTENTION - BARBERS, HAIR-DRESSERS & NAIL TECHS.

Spikes on Austin in Coquitlam has chair rental avail. Call Judy 604-939-6700 or eves. 604-961-9267

MAPLE RIDGE Central. Sunny 3 Bdrm house with fi nished bsmt, deck, fnc’d b/yrd in quiet area. Avail immed. N/S. $1440. 604-464-5671.

750 SUITES, LOWER

Queensborough. 1 bdrm bsmt suite Avail now. N/P. N/S. Reas. rent. 604-377-6135 or 604-522-4184.

751 SUITES, UPPER

QUEENSBOUROUGH, 1 bdrm, w/d, f/s, sm. kitchenette, sep. entr. & prk, balcony, NS/NP. Nr all amen-its. $850 incl. hydro. (604)528-9956

752 TOWNHOUSES

$1500 Langley 2Bd/2Bth/2Car grg. pool,hottub, rec room, gym, central location 604-614-1766

BURNABY

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses

With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of, North Burnaby on Burnaby Mountain below Simon Fraser University. Market rents from $990 - $1175 for 2 - 3 bdrm units. Pet friendly.

If your income is between $35,640 and $70,000 you could

be qualifi ed for market rent.

If your income is lower than these ranges call

BC Housing 604-433-2218

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view

Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation.

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

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

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

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

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

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

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

2001 CHEV CAVALIER, 5spd manual, 4dr, low kms, new aircare, $2250 fi rm. 604-538-4883

2002 BUICK REGAL LS 4 dr., auto, sunroof, gray leather, p.h.seats, CD & more. $3600. (604)541-0206

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING, silver, convertible, 84,000 kms. Auto. Air-cared. $4,900. obo. 604-826-0519

830 MOTORCYCLES

1989 6 CYLINDER, 1 owner touring motorcycle. Wineberry color. Al-ways garaged when not in use. $7,200. Phone 604-852-9529

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1989 FORD E250 Van Amera camper van, fridge, stove, furn. bathrm. Only 142,000 km. New front brakes. Everything works.$5500 obo: (604)520-6512

2004 ITASCA SPIRIT 29.4 ft. Class C motorhome, 50,000km. 2 slide outs, awnings, generator & ext. warranty. Exc. cond. $39,900. 604-856-8177 / 604-308-5489(Aldergrv)

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

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

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

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

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022The Scrapper

851 TRUCKS & VANS

2003 FORD WINDSTAR, rebuilt auto trans. Runs exc. Green. $3000 obo. (604)826-0519

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

859 UTILITY TRAILERS

MOTORCYCLE / UTILITY CARRI-ER/TRAILER, fi ts 1-3 bikes, w/ gear box & ramp, hardly used $1175 trades? 778-888-6805.

Warehouse Lien Act

We will dispose of namely one (1) 1993 GMC 2 wheel drive, VIN # 1GTDC14Z7PE532463 for stor-age of $300.00, registered to: BOULIER, Justin Edward, 1004 5050 Halifax St. Burnaby, BC V5B 2N5 plus ongoing storage & HST. View & bid at Ginos Tow-ing, 2645 Kingsway Ave, Port Co-quitlam, BC.


Sweet & JuicyYellow Nectarines

$1.99/lbCalifornia Grown

Prices eff ective: June 13th to June 17th, 2012

w w w . k i n s f a r m m a r k e t . c o m

Sweet New CropBlueberies (11oz box)

2/$5.00California Grown

Brentwood Town Centre

58 - 4567 Lougheed Hwy Beside IHOP604.298.8299OPEN same as mall hours

Royal City Centre

103 - 610 6th StreetNear Dollarama604.520.9923OPEN same as mall hours

Lougheed Town Centre

206 - 9855 Austin RdBeside Purdy’s604.420.0788OPEN same as mall hours

Marine Way

200-7515 Market CrossingBurnaby604.432.6199OPEN 9am to 7pm

Fresh & NutritiousGreen & Red Leaf Lettuce

2/$1.00Locally Grown

STRAWBERRIES will arrive, just in time

for Father’s Day!Picked fresh and delivered to Kin’s the same morning!

*Please be reminded that due to weather conditions we can never guarantee the exact date our products will arrive at our stores.

burnaby newsleader, june 13, 2012

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