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Juliana Valerio’s speech ‘Every Love Matters,’ calling for an end to

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Booming Brentwood Will all the growth coming to this neighbourhood lead to traffic chaos?Wanda Chowwchow@burnabynewsleader

The planned redevelopment of Brentwood mall has many area residents worried it will only bring more traffic to their already congested streets.

But the impact will likely be less than they might think, says Gordon Price, director of Simon Fraser University’s City Program.

Price is a former longtime Vancouver city councillor and an expert on transportation and land use. He stressed that he hasn’t read the traffic studies for the project but he’s pretty clear on what some of its general impacts will be.

Shape Properties’ redevelopment of the 28-acre mall site next to Brentwood SkyTrain station is proposed to include 11 residential towers, two office buildings, a public plaza and new retail space. Following a public hearing last month, Burnaby council is set to vote on rezoning for the project’s first tower in the weeks ahead.

Price said the plan will have less impact on traffic than if it were for a commercial-only project. And it will have less impact than if that same amount of housing density were put into the existing community.

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And far less impact than if that density were located further away, such as in the Fraser Valley, which would then require people to drive through Burnaby to get where they’re going.

“If you want to look at the option of accommodating growth but doing it in a way that minimizes—doesn’t eliminate—but minimizes the negative impacts, then having a concentrated, mixed-use project next to serious rapid transit and some good road capacity is a pretty good option.”

To put that amount of density, in low-rise apartments for instance, “you can imagine the number of houses that would have to be bulldozed,” he said.

“Having a very compact

community has at least this advantage: walking becomes a far more serious option for people because it’s practical.”

People that live in a highrise near a SkyTrain station are more likely to use transit to get around. “We’ve seen this occur quite dramatically in places like

Vancouver and Burnaby,” he said.

Another factor in why this is so: “One of the only reasons they can afford [to live there] is because they don’t have a car or two cars.”

For many people, buying a single-family house in North Burnaby is out of reach but if services are within walking distance, that gives people another choice of where they can live.

It’s still a matter of wait-and-see on the Brentwood mall

project, he said. But “it’s this type of

development that actually may reduce car use. If your No. 1 priority is concern about traffic congestion or growth of cars in your neighbourhood, this may be

the project to support in order to get some reduction in that. That’s not out of the question.”

Redeveloping parking lots, as is mainly the case for Brentwood mall, are ideal because you don’t have to demolish anything,

nobody needs to be evicted, land doesn’t have to be assembled and comprehensive planning can be done on a larger area, he said.

Burnaby deserves real credit for its long range planning, Price said, noting its vision goes back to its apartment study back in the 1970s.

“That vision has been built out over time, it’s delivering benefits, it’s taking the pressure off the single-family neighbourhoods.”

Not adding to the city’s housing stock will only create scarcity and cause increased competition for the existing housing, both rented and owned, driving up prices even more, he added.

“If people are really anxious about growth, the irony of it is growth may well be what maintains their quality of life, their neighbourhoods and prevents people from competing with them for the existing housing stock, which they would have no choice to do if you didn’t provide an option for them.”

To organize opposition against end of home mail deliveryWanda [email protected]

To anyone concerned about losing home mail delivery, MP Peter Julian is giving you a chance to have your say.

On Thursday evening, the New Democrat Burnaby-New Westminster MP is hosting a town hall meeting on Canada Post’s plan to eliminate door-to-door delivery within five years.

The move would make Canada the only major industrial nation without home postal delivery, Julian said. Every other public postal system in that group has actually expanded services in

recent years.Prime Minister “Stephen

Harper can’t even deliver the mail, which is … a pretty fundamental part of what governments should be doing,” he said.

In addition to the “profound impacts” such a plan would pose for seniors, people with disabilities and small businesses, the alternative has shown to be unreliable and less secure.

There have been countless complaints of break-ins at community mailboxes.

“Some people say the ‘superbox’ is like a candy store for criminals,” Julian said, noting it’s adding to the potential for identity theft.

The fact most other public

postal services in major industrial countries are running surpluses shows the problem isn’t simply that the concept of door-to-door delivery is flawed, he said. Canada will become the only G8 country without home mail delivery.

The announcement was made by the federal government just hours before Parliament began its Christmas break.

It follows the direction the Conservative government has been heading. Harper “has made it clear he doesn’t really believe in government, he doesn’t really believe in services,” said Julian.

“There’s no winner here when the government, through blind ideology, wants to slash services rather than actually looking at where all the other industrialized

countries are going.”As for Canada Post’s assertion

that its current way of operating is causing it to lose too much money, Julian said it had a surplus only two years ago.

“What we’re seeing is a response to a couple of quarters that weren’t as good at the same time as executive bonuses have skyrocketed. Of course that has an impact when you’ve got dozens of vice-presidents and they’re all getting bonuses rather than reinvesting in services.”

Julian believes the Crown corporation’s troubles are being exaggerated and used as an excuse to eliminate home delivery.

He says it’s not too late to

pressure the government to change its mind. The town hall will help coordinate Burnaby citizens’ efforts.

The key is that Canada Post won’t be able to fully implement its plan before the federal election

expected next year.“What we’re certainly

seeing is Conservatives running scared because they’re starting to see the reaction from the public.”

• The Canada Post town hall will be held Thursday, March 20, from

7 to 9 p.m. at the Nikkei Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent (near Sperling Avenue) in Burnaby. Info: Sandra, 604-775-5707 or [email protected].

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South Burnaby’s Big Bend area is growing so quickly that BC Hydro plans to build a new substation there.

The demand for electricity in the industrial and commercial neighbourhood is expected to increase by 20 per cent over the next 10 years, says Hydro. The new substation is aimed at boosting the supply of reliable power to the area.

Big Bend currently gets its electricity from Newell Substation at Kingsway and Griffiths Avenue but in a few years, it won’t be able to adequately meet the demand.

BC Hydro has purchased property for the project west of Byrne Road across the railway tracks from Riverway Golf Course. The site is close to existing transmission lines and distribution cables which will make it easier to connect the new facility to Hydro’s power system.

The new substation is expected to be in service by fall of 2016.

A public drop-in open house between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. is being held to provide more information on the project. It’ll be on Thursday, March 20 at the Riverway clubhouse, 9001 Bill Fox Way, Burnaby.

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Some Burnaby councillors who backed John Horgan in the 2011 BC NDP leadership race say they’re looking forward to his candidacy in this year’s race.

Horgan, the MLA for Juan de Fuca, was expected to announce his bid for the party leadership on Monday evening. He joins the only other candidate to enter the race so far, Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth.

The job opened up when Adrian Dix resigned after his party lost last May’s provincial election. The loss came despite the fact the NDP had a 20 per cent lead in the polls in the weeks leading up to the vote.

Coun. Dan Johnston said Horgan’s bid for the top job makes it an actual race.

“He’ll make the race interesting,” said Johnston.

He said Horgan is “pretty straightforward in how he does business.”

Coun. Nick Volkow

said that’s because Horgan comes from a working-class background.

He said he’s excited about Horgan’s candidacy even though they “don’t see eye-to-eye on a number of issues.”

He’s wary that Horgan hasn’t stated his position on Kinder Morgan’s plan to expand its pipeline, which includes a stretch in

North Burnaby.“I’ll be watching

closely,” said Volkow. “We’re not always going to agree. That’s just the way it is.”

Coun. Sav Dhaliwal, who also endorsed Horgan in 2011, said he wants to talk to him before he commits his support this time around. He said he also wants to wait to see who else may enter the fray.

A former president of the provincial NDP, Dhaliwal said it would be good for the party if there were more candidates.

“It’s a renewal, a chance for people to rally around and get people talking about politics,” said

Dhaliwal. “If it’s just one or two candidates, it doesn’t have the excitement.”

Whoever wins will have a lot of work to do to woo back voters who shied away from the party in the last provincial election, said Dhaliwal.

“We have been painted into a corner where people don’t trust our judgement in terms of the economy,”

said Dhaliwal. “We need to convince people to give us the opportunity to manage the economy, the environment.”

Coun. Colleen Jordan, along with Mayor Derek Corrigan and his wife, Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan, also backed Horgan in 2011.

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VICTORIA – Canada’s sleek, imported green propaganda machine rolled into the capital last week for a couple of days of meetings.

You wouldn’t have heard about it, because they didn’t stage any protests or press conferences. Instead they met quietly with selected reporters as well as politicians from both sides of the aisle.

They didn’t invite me for some reason, but from what I can gather, it was a friendly networking session.

When I speak of our U.S.- directed environmental movement, many people still don’t know what I mean. They see the sign-waving on TV and assume it’s all spontaneous, driven by passionate volunteers. Nuke the Whales for Jesus, as we used to joke in the 1970s.

It’s an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S.

The Victoria event was an annual conference called Organizing for Change, sponsored by Tides Canada. Thanks mainly to the work of B.C. researcher Vivian Krause, this offshoot of the U.S. Tides Foundation now at least identifies

itself while it pulls B.C.’s political strings.

Organizing for Change currently includes Ecojustice, Greenpeace, Sierra Club B.C., ForestEthics Advocacy, ForestEthics Solutions, Georgia Strait Alliance, Dogwood Initiative, Pembina Institute, West Coast Environmental Law, Wildsight and Seattle-based Conservation Northwest.

Tides is itself a front for wealthy charitable foundations based mostly in Seattle and California, funded by billionaires who see “saving” B.C. as their personal eco-project.

Their hired activists met with Environment Minister Mary Polak to discuss her just-introduced Water Sustainability Act. This was to demand heavy fees and choking regulations on water used for “fracking,” that nefarious gas drilling technology so demonized in fake documentaries and celebrity protests.

Tides no longer attempts to hide its strategy of targeting energy development in B.C. and Alberta. Its tactics are well known, too. Environmentalists need high-profile wins, and the economic pain is best inflicted outside of the U.S., the biggest polluter in world history.

Organizing for Change’s stated priorities for the year are the “last stand of the Great Bear Rainforest,” the “Sacred Headwaters” and the Water Sustainability Act.

Professional protesters are mainly just taking credit for the 2012 buy-back of Shell’s coalbed gas licences around the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. Tahltan Central Council declared that territory theirs in 1910, and having pros roll in with slogans and graphics wasn’t exactly crucial to the outcome.

Their greatest marketing success so far is the Great Bear Rainforest, which is continually portrayed as being in peril from hunting, logging and of course, oil and gas development.

One of the documents Krause unearthed is a 2008 plan entitled “Tar Sands Campaign Strategy

2.1” that has proven remarkably prophetic. As Greenpeace, Sierra and ForestEthics were negotiating the 2007 Great Bear land use plan, other network members were preparing to “raise the negatives” and market Alberta as a unique threat to planetary integrity.

I’ve written before about the distortions and evasions required to present such a fossil fuel fairy tale. Suffice it to say that while we have busloads of protesters in B.C., you don’t see them in those benevolent petro-states Angola, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Kuwait or Algeria. They’re not saving the whole planet, just the safe and lucrative parts.

And as I mentioned after the protester-staged Neil Young concert tour, it’s amazing how American oil and gas interests and Alaska oil tankers remain invisible to this sophisticated network.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert met with the green machine too. He wants all of B.C.’s groundwater mapped and measured deep into the Earth’s crust. That should take a while.

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Green machine gathers in B.C.

The provincial push for a producer-pay recycling system is based on the concept of charging manufacturers whose products contribute to the waste stream, such as plastic packaging.

But the soon to become government-mandated program is going to penalize some unfairly, including citizens.

And it’s debatable whether the new system will achieve its environmental goals, while driving up costs for consumers.

They will effectively pay the cost of recycling twice, as producers build the price of the MMBC program into their products, and taxpayers foot the bill for curbside pickup.

Although the MMBC collection system may have benefits for communities that currently do not have adequate curbside recycling programs, it is not needed in cities like Burnaby and New Westminster, which have been achieving high rates of waste diversion through their own recycling and compost collection.

Some cities are holding out on joining MMBC for the time being – and that comes at a cost, since MMBC will provide no subsidy for communities whose programs don’t conform to their standards.

Others are signing on reluctantly, while devising ways of maintaining current levels of curbside service.

Maintaining the current program is good for the environment, and residents who receive curbside pickup of glass containers and other recyclables that MMBC would not collect.

Re-educating those residents about what can and can’t be placed into blue boxes for recycling will be a considerable expense for municipalities, which also face hefty fines if loads of recyclables are contaminated by more than three per cent of other materials.

This is a program that needs to be put on hold and reconsidered in its entirety.

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COMMENTOnce again election season is

on the horizon. Certain media continue to refer to this as the “silly season.”

This is an insult to those with aspirations, legitimate or otherwise, to seek public office.

That said, the reappearance of Team Burnaby gives credence to the term.

Team is a blessing to the current NDP mayor and council. Team is an autocratic organization whose sole purpose is to promote the name and hopefully elect one person to council. I participated in the last civic election under the Team banner and after the election served briefly as its president. To those entering the political arena for the first time, proceed with caution.

Don’t repeat the mistake I made. I was not a novice and still responded to what seemed an honest call to participate. In my case it was “no fool, like an old fool.”

Beware of promises made and see if you can count any that are kept.

Ray PowerBurnaby

Voters are satisfiedRe: Tories don’t want you to vote (Letters, NewsLeader, Feb. 26)

Mr. Brassington has given the “Fair Elections Act” an—I am sure—unintentional, rousing endorsement!

If his one sample page out of 242 is the worst

he could find, the act cannot be as bad as he tries to make it out.

He may also want to take another look at those he relies on for political support. If elections are kept a secret, as he tells us, and they do not vote, it may well be because the Harper government is good for Canada. And perhaps their misery is nowhere near as pronounced as Mr. Brassington imagines.

In fact, they may understand better than he does that you cannot vote yourself into prosperity.

Low voter turnout is a sign of acceptance of the status quo, no matter what the political noisemakers say.

Voters in Ukraine, Syria, Cuba or, if they were just so lucky to have elections in Gaza, do not need massive investments from their respective “Elections Fill-in-the-blank” to get the vote out!

Ziggy EckardtBurnaby

fassbender’s foolish games

According to Education Minister Peter Fassbender a teacher attending a district meeting obtained a document outlining a BC Teachers Federation strike plan and passed it onto the government.

Does he attempt to verify the authenticity of the document?

No, he immediately gives copies to journalists and raises the alarm of classroom disruption. Given the history of the relationship between the government and teachers, one cannot be faulted for wondering if this whole matter was staged.

The minister assures us that “that’s not the way we operate.”

We are left wondering, however, whether he is referring to the suggestion of government dirty tricks or its knee-jerk response.

Bill BrassingtonBurnaby

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Juliana Valerio is this year’s winner of Burnaby school district’s Grade 7 Public Speaking Challenge.

The Brentwood Park elementary student took the top prize with her talk against homophobia entitled “Every Love Matters.”

This year’s topic for the competition, which started in 1983, was “We Matter.”

Valerio said after the finals that she was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I have a dream” speech, which her teacher Estelle Keeler played for her class.

In it, King calls for an end to racial discrimination and segregation.

“When one bad thing goes another bad thing replaces it,” Valerio explained of her twist on King’s address. Now that racism isn’t as much of an issue as in the past, what’s taken its place is discrimination based on sexual orientation.

“Every day on the playground you hear, ‘that’s so gay,’” she said. When a child says it, “nobody questions them … It’s becoming part of our everyday language just like all the discriminative words towards black people in the ’60s,” said Valerio.

“Whenever you say something racist in public you’ll get some pretty dirty looks. You don’t do that for somebody that says, ‘that’s so gay.’”

She wants to help change that.

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to King’s speech, a reminder that what he fought for wasn’t so different. As for her win, Valerio said shortly afterwards, “It still hasn’t sunk in yet … It’s still surreal to me and it’s been 10 minutes since they told me.”

Her outwardly confident delivery belies her nerves underneath. “I actually think I have a fear of public speaking,” she said with a laugh. “I can’t be calm while doing something like this.”

This year, 39 schools participated in the competition, with students competing at the class level, then against all Grade 7s in their school before moving on to the district zone competition.

Eight finalists emerged from that semi-final, the top two for each of four zones. Stride Avenue Community School had two students represent its zone.

And it was two Cameron elementary students that took second and third place honours. Sidharth Suja Sudhir finished in second with a speech on the importance of immigration and Mariantonella Picon was in third with her call to fight against bullying.

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Starting the spring cleaning

By Kerry Vital

Spring has arrived, and the time-honoured tradition of spring cleaning can begin. Th e best place to start might be your closet. If you’re not sure where to start, having a professional come in and take a look might be a good option.

“We see our closet every day and it can be overwhelming,” says Michelle Carnaby, manager

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Taking home a little golden statue isn’t just for Oscar winners. On Feb. 1, British Columbia’s best residential builders, renovators, designers and marketers were honoured with their own golden prizes at the Georgie Awards.

Th e Georgie Awards are presented by the

Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC, and recognize the best of the best in B.C.’s residential home construction industry.

“Th e excellent work from the winners – and indeed all the fi nalists – demonstrates that B.C. is truly the leader when it comes to innovative design and quality construction,” says CHBA BC President Rob Capar.

Th is year’s gala ceremony took place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, emceed by broadcaster Wayne Cox.

Among this year’s big winners was Portrait Homes, who took home fi ve awards.

“We have an incredibly talented team that design and build great homes in fantastic

communities,” says Robert Grimm, principal at Portrait. “I couldn’t be more proud of our team for their continued dedication and commitment to being the best they can be!”

Portrait was honoured with the Customer Choice Georgie Awards, as well as the awards for Single Family Production Home Builder of the Year and Residential Community of the Year and Best Landscape Design for Hampstead in Maple Ridge.

“Potential home owners can be confi dent in purchasing a Portrait home,” says Grimm. “We are dedicated to looking aft er our home owners

Georgie Award winners take home the goldThe best in British Columbia’s residential construction industry are honoured at the annual Georgie Awards.

By Kerry Vital

Like clothing, decor is subject to trends. Th is spring, old is new again and hot new colours are coming to the forefront.

“One of the hot colours this year is called Rare Orchid,” says Sheryn Calvert of Calvert Design Studio. “It’s a purple-pink colour that we’re also seeing in fashion.”

Calvert notes that fashion is always a big inspiration for home decor, whether it’s colours or fabrics.

“Fashion is ahead of us,” she says. “We look to them to see what’s coming up.”

Sarah Antonich of Beyond Beige Interior Design is also seeing shades of pink and orchid, along with other fl oral colours. However, these colours aren’t just for little girls; shades of pink can be easily incorporated into adult furnishings as well, or perhaps via a piece of art or other wall decor item.

Another currently trend is all shades of blue, especially navy. Homeowners can incorporate it into their home with accents such as toss pillows.

“It’s easy to incorporate trends with small items,” says Calvert. “You don’t have to redo everything. Changing up a few accessories is not that costly.”

Springing forward with new decor

The Georgie Awards are presented by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association. Many fi rst-time winners took home the golden statue this year at the gala ceremony, which honoured the best in both new home construction and renovations.

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for Stor-More Closet and Blinds. “You may want to close the doors and just ignore it. Sometimes getting a fresh set of eyes is a good thing.”

She suggests emptying the closet completely and taking a look at everything you’ve pulled out of it.

“If you haven’t worn it in 12 months, you’re not going to wear it,” Carnaby says. “People can be sentimental about their clothes, but if you have a fresh new organizer, why would you put back something you don’t use?”

Organizing a closet, or indeed almost anywhere in the home, is about more than functionality. Closet storage has come a long way from the plain white metal shelving and plastic boxes that many grew up with. Now doors, baskets, shelving, rods and racks are all available in a variety of fi nishes and colors. You can even fi nd dedicated racks for ties, belts, pants and more. Shoe collectors can keep their favourite and most beautiful pairs on display while keeping the others tidied away.

“You can also fi nd pull-out laundry hampers, for example,” says Carnaby. “It’s possible to organize almost anything.”

However, just because something looks good doesn’t mean it will work for everyone.“Sometimes something that looks pretty isn’t necessarily the most functional,” says Carnaby. “If you have

20 pairs of shoes, you don’t want storage for only 10. You need to have a game plan for what you’re storing.”Storage is also about more than just clothing and shoes. Carnaby says that she oft en sees people

requesting storage for craft ing materials, home decor such as holiday decorations, and wrapping paper and bows.

“A professional can take your ideas and work with them,” says Carnaby. “Th ere are so many things you can do with a closet now.”

Another benefi t of having a professionally organized closet is being able to get rid of furniture pieces that can clutter a room by installing drawers and shelving in the closet itself instead of having to store clothing and other items in a chest of drawers.

“Th e possibilities are endless,” Carnaby says.

the way they deserve to be looked aft er.”Adera Development Corporation also went home a winner, with awards for Best

Multi-Family Low Rise Development for Sail at the University of British Columbia and Multi-Family Home Builder of the Year.

Solterra Developments was also well-represented at the Georgies, with their awards for Best Project Identity, Best Multi-Family Kitchen – New and Best Interior Design Display Suite – Single-Family or Multi-Family, all for Keefer Block in Vancouver.

Talisman Homes took home the Best Single Family Home up to 2,000 Square Feet under $500,000 for their home at Tsawwassen Springs, while fi rst-time winner Saiya Developments Ltd. received the Best Single Family Home over 2,000 Square Feet under $750,000 award. Another fi rst time winner, Alchemy Construction Ltd., took home the award for Best Townhouse Development for their Lonsdale Contemporary project in North Vancouver.

Epta Properties received the Best Multi-Family High-Rise Development award for their condominium project Avra in White Rock.

Forge Properties was also a big winner at the Georgies, with four awards for Best Advertising Campaign, Best Sales Centre, Best Salesperson of the Year in New Home Construction for Adriana Cikojevic and Marketing Campaign of the Year, all for their condominium project Royce.

Among the renovators honoured at the Georgies was Shakespeare Homes for Best Residential Renovation over $800,000 for their Mountain Highway project in North Vancouver and reVISION Custom Home Renovations for Best Residential Renovation $500,000 to $799,999.

Blackfi sh Homes and Construction took home the award for Best Custom Home valued under $750,000, while Tamlin Homes received the award for Best Custom Home valued between $750,000 and $1.5 million.

In two of the more exciting categories of the night, Atira Women’s Resource Society won the awards for Best Innovative Feature and Best Environmental Initiative, both for their development built out of recycled shopping containers. Located in the Downtown Eastside, the homes provide safe, aff ordable housing for women in the neighbourhood.

For a full list of winners and fi nalists, visit www.georgieawards.ca.

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Making it all make sense

Shoe racks and tie racks are just two of the options for modern storage solutions. Built-in cabinetry and shelving can go a long way towards keeping your space free of clutter.

Photos submitted by Stor-More Closet and Blinds

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‘B.C. is truly the leader when it comes to innovative design and quality construction’

The gala awards ceremony took place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, and was emceed by Wayne Cox. Portrait Homes was among the big winners, taking home several awards for Hampstead, below.

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By Kerry Vital

For North Shore builder Shakespeare Homes, winning a Georgie Award is one more feather in their cap.

“We were up against some great competition,” says Mark Cooper, president of Shakespeare Homes. “Th is win is really a tribute to our talented staff and trades.”

Cooper and his team earned the Georgie Award for Best Renovation over $800,000 for their Mountain Highway project in North Vancouver.

Th e original home was built in the early 1960s, and came with a set of challenges. Among them were the strict rules that governed the location and height of the house, as well as regulations around the stream-side location. Th e original house had a broken foundation and was beginning to slide down to the creek, and the owners were looking for a change. One of the homeowners had grown up in a heritage house and wanted to include some of those details in his new home. However, new zoning rules would have required the home to be built right against the road due to setbacks from the stream and boundaries of the property. Shakespeare Homes went to the city of North Vancouver and learned that they could re-build the home right where it stood.

“Th e Georgie committee appreciated that we were working with many restrictions,” says Cooper. “It takes more than pretty pictures to win a Georgie.”

Inspired by the actual 1880s architecture of the original neighbourhood, Shakespeare Homes added a third storey to the house, and incorporated hand-cut granite

stonework, double-exposure cedar shingles and exposed raft ers and soffi ts, among other heritage details.

“We were also working with an eye to building green,” Cooper says. Among the environmental initiatives in the new home is a natural storm water treatment system that collects runoff , fi lters it and releases it back into the creek.

Shakespeare Homes also built a detached garage with its own heritage-

style architecture. It looks like a carriage house, with its own heat, power and bathroom, and features a vaulted cathedral-framed ceiling.

“Th is home is a real testament to the high quality that Shakespeare Homes provides,” says Cooper.

Shakespeare Homes was also a fi nalist in the Best Residential Renovation $300,000 to $499,999 category for a project in Deep Cove.

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Shakespeare Homes received a Georgie Award for their Mountain Highway project in North Vancouver that re-built a 1960s home into a heritage-style deam home while taking into account many restrictions.

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Home renovations can be costly, to both your time and your wallet. But not everything has to be top-dollar. Many local experts have plenty of ideas for where you should splurge and where you should save.

Kitchens and bathrooms are oft en two of the most expensive renovations in the home, as well as probably being the rooms used the most. You might be hesitant to choose less expensive options for either space, but it’s the surfaces that you really wouldn’t want to cut corners on.

“People use their countertops every day,” says Aaron Woods, marketing manager for FLOFORM Countertops. “You want to spend money on the things you see every day.”

Sheryn Calvert of Calvert Design Studio says that the biggest splurge in a home should be the technology, especially when it comes to kitchen appliances.

“Steam ovens are a new way of cooking,” she says. “Th e food retains more fl avour, and you can cook multiple items in a steam oven without transferring the fl avours and scents between them. It’s a healthier way of cooking.”

It’s also best to splurge on the items that you care the most about. Do you love the look of elegant built-in cabinetry or the most up-to-date stainless-steel appliances, for example? Th e things that make you smile are worth leaving a bit of extra room in the budget for.

Calvert also recommends purchasing items that will make your life easier, whether it’s a gadget that you’ll use every day or a storage solution to keep your counters clutter-free.

“You want to get things out of your sight,” she says.

Th ese things don’t have to be expensive, but any time savings are well worth the cost, especially fi rst thing in the morning.

Calvert’s biggest tip for saving in the home is a well-known adage.

“I’m a big advocate of reduce, reuse, recycle,” says Calvert. “Reuse and refresh items that you want to bring to life again.”

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Like most home decor items, lighting has changed over the years. Gone are the yellow-gold fi xtures, mood lighting and lava lamps. Instead, something much more modern is taking shape.

“LED is the hottest topic in lighting right now,” says Jim Ormshaw, lighting product specialist for the Robinson Group. “I’ve been in the business for 30 years and I have never seen so much conversation on one topic.”

LED bulbs, or Light-Emitting Diode, are more energy-effi cient than older bulbs, and have a much longer lifespan. Th ey emit less heat, and Ormshaw notes that they have a much better colour now than they did in the past, as well as are capable of being dimmed.

Th e rise in LED has infl uenced lighting design, especially with the generous rebates off ered by the B.C. government when homeowners swap their old lightbulbs for the new style.

“It really makes sense to switch them out,” says Ormshaw. Something that homeowners need to keep in mind is that the 100-watt incandescent bulb will no longer be available in British Columbia once the current supplies in stores are exhausted, along with the 75-watt. Homeowners are still able to purchase 60-watt and 40-watt bulbs for now, but those will also be banned at the end of 2014.

“We feel that LED bulbs will replace the compact fl uorescent bulbs,” says Sub Ketchen, owner of Th e Lighting Warehouse. “Th ey’re really making great strides and represent energy savings for the consumer.”

Because LED bulbs have a 20- to 25-year life span, Ormshaw notes that they are great for hotels and other businesses, as well as high-traffi c areas in the home that will need the lights on frequently.

“Th e price for LED bulbs is dropping dramatically,” says Ormshaw. “Right now there is a big race to manufacture

fi xtures that will use LED bulbs.”Antique-style bulbs with an exposed

fi lament, oft en called Edison bulbs, are also seeing a resurgence.

“We’re seeing them in regular fi xtures and old-fashioned ones as well,” says Ketchen. “It’s a great vintage look.”

Edison bulbs are available in a variety of designs, from the traditional lightbulb shape to orbs to cylinder styles.

Ormshaw has noticed a return to a more vintage look himself when it comes to

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“The industrial look is still popular,” he says. “We see brushed nickel, stainless-steel and black quite frequently.”

What Ormshaw doesn’t see anymore is the old-fashioned stained-glass Tiffany-style lamps that were once seen in every high-end home.

“They seem to have faded off into the sunset,” he says.

Ketchen is noticing a distinct lack of colonial-style fixtures on the market now, along with the disappearance of heavy ironwork and medieval designs, though he notes he still sees them occasionally.

“They’re popular in Whistler-style homes,” he says.Among the popular finishes Ketchen is seeing are

polished chrome and nickel, especially in a bathroom setting.

“We are seeing some brass finishes starting to come back,” he says. “Not the really bright polished brass we grew up with, but some different, softer tones.”

Like many other home decor products, bling is showing up in the lighting world.

“Crystals are a strong trend right now,” says Ketchen. “We’re seeing the traditional crystal chandeliers, but we’re also seeing crystals used in a more modern design, with different shapes. There are some really fascinating designs right now.”

While traditional lamps and other fixtures are still an important part of the lighting market, modern and contemporary styles are being purchased by younger and older consumers alike. Ketchen notes that purchasing the perfect light for the home is more than walking into a store and picking something that will illuminate your space sufficiently.

“The lighting business is very much a fashion business now,” he says. “The lighting is a very visible

element in your home now. It’s a critical part of the design like the paint or the mouldings. Buyers are much more design-conscious.”

He suggests buyers consider whether the light they are purchasing is meant to be the main focal point in a room or whether it is meant to work with other elements in the space.

“Right now it’s possible to change the lighting effects in a room,” Ketchen says. “You can dim the lights for a party or have them brighter if you’re studying. It can really change the ambiance of a room.”

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Choosing the perfect light for your home is about more than walking into a store and choosing something that’s only meant to illuminate your space.

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It’s also the best way to add a pop of colour if you’re not sure of how it will look. Changing a pillow or drapery can be a lot less expensive than purchasing a brand-new chair or sofa in the season’s latest colour that may no longer be popular in a year.

“Switching out toss cushions and throws to a bright vibrant colour is a simple and cost-eff ective way to brighten up your space,” says Antonich. “Wallpaper is also an instant game changer.”

Wallpaper has come a long way since the fussy fl orals and patterns everyone shudders at the thought of. Now, you’ll fi nd plenty of options for any taste, from muted stripes to bold patterns and textures.

When it comes to decor, old textures are new again.“We’ve come full circle with 60s Mod textures,” says Calvert.

“It’s coming back in a big way.”She’s also seeing a return to velvet, though this one is diff erent

than the ones many saw growing up.“It’s a velvet with no sheen, sort of a matte fi nish,” she says.

“We’re also seeing more sophisticated fabrics like wools and other suiting fabrics.”

Patterns are also going back in time, with herringbone showing up in many applications, including fl ooring, fabrics and stone, among others.

“We’re still seeing a lot of eclectic design,” says Antonich. “A mix of modern, traditional and rustic with an international fl air.”

“We’re also seeing big architectural lights, like pendant lights,” says Calvert. “Th ey’re simple, refi ned and not fussy.”Even the metals used in home decor are changing.“Copper and brass metals are coming back,” Calvert says. “But you have to be really careful with that. You don’t want to put in brass faucets in

the kitchen for example. You have to use them in a refi ned, very selective way.”She recommends adding the metals as an accent on a piece of furniture. She recently saw a copper sink that she describes as “stunning” as well

as a copper hood fan.“You wouldn’t do the whole house,” she says. “It’s also a more subdued metal than in the past. It’s more of a soft matte brass rather than the

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Burnaby council is raising concerns that recent changes to how ambulances respond to calls could be a step towards privatization for the government-run service.

As reported in the NewsLeader, B.C. Ambulance Service (BCAS) downgraded its response to 74 medical situations late last October. In addition making better use of limited resources, BCAS says the move is aimed at increasing safety by cutting down on ambulances speeding to calls.

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The St. Thomas More Knights have a decoration for their spanking, brand-new gym that won’t ever be taken down. That’s if Aaron Mitchell ever stops looking at it.

The Knights won the B.C. AAA high school boys basketball championship by downing Prince Rupert’s Charles Hays Rainmakers 53-38 in a gritty defensive battle at the Langley Events Centre Saturday evening.

When Mitchell, STM’s head coach took the banner home later that night he couldn’t sleep.

“I sat at home, banner up there in my living room staring at it. It was kind of surreal looking at it,” said Mitchell from Hawaii on Monday.

The victory marked the first provincial senior boys championship for STM since its 1976 squad coached by Rich Goulet

won the A title. Mitchell said with Reese Morris being

the only Grade 12 starter he knew going into the season it would be a young squad that needed to mature to come together as at team.

“Once they did that we saw them become a strong team. It was like night and day from early December to March,” said Mitchell.

This is the first year British Columbia introduced a AAAA category to its championships.

Although STM qualified to play at the AA level, the Knights decided to shoot higher. As the only independent school at the AAA level Mitchell knew it had a berth in the Lower Mainland qualifying tournament.

That meant he could focus on developing the team. In addition, with this being a transition year with the new categories the field was wide open at the AAA level.

“AAA is where we want them to be,” said Mitchell, who won a provincial

AAA championship as a player with Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Ravens 20 years ago. “We expected more 2A teams to jump up, but once the season got rolling it was apparent the 3A was there for anyone’s taking. We kept telling them ‘you’re in the mix this year.’ ”

In the final, Morris, the tournament’s most valuable player, scored 16 points and had 12 rebounds despite sitting much of the second quarter with foul trouble. Justin Deslauriers scored 12 points while Andrew Flett had 11 points and 10 rebounds. In the game, STM outrebounded Hays 52-41.

Calling the final a defensive battle would be correct. It would also be a kind way of describing it.

“It was ugly. It was ugly, but you’ve got to win ugly,” said Mitchell. “A lot of times we’d go four or five minute stretches we had trouble scoring. Especially when you get to championship level you have to get stops [on defence].”

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The real final just may have been the night before when STM edged the Abbotsford Panthers 73-71 almost blowing a 13-point lead with four minutes to go.

Abbotsford sunk three three-pointers to pull the Panthers within four with 19 seconds left and then another with nine left to cut the lead down to one. A frenetic series of three fouls by the Panthers, five missed free throws by the Knights and three offensive rebounds eventually secured the victory.

“I kept saying, ‘someone make a damn free throw and we’ll be OK,’ “ said Mitchell. “It was one of the more bizarre finishes, I’m just glad it didn’t burn us.”

Deslauriers racked up 25 points and five rebounds to lead the Knights. Morris had 22 points and eight rebounds while Jana contributed 12 points, six rebounds and five steals.

The Knights defeated the North Vancouver’s Sutherland Sabres 62-54 in Thursday’s quarter-final. Morris scored 24 points while Jana netted 20.

Morris was also named a tournament first-team all-star while Grade 10 guard Terrell Jana received a second-team nod.

In their opening round game Wednesday, More defeated the Samuel Robertson Technical Titans of Maple Ridge 64-40. Morris scored 26 points and also grabbed eight rebounds. Jana contributed 11 points and five assists.

The Burnaby South Rebels finished fifth in the AAAA tournament by downing Coquitlam’s Gleneagle Talons 60-57 Saturday.

Six-foot-six guard, Grade 11 guard Jermaine Haley, who was named a second-team all-star, scored 22 points to lead the Rebels while Tyus Batiste had 10 points, seven defensive rebounds and two steals.

South’s bid for a provincial title came to an end Thursday night when they were ousted 74-60 in the quarter-finals by the Tamanawis Wildcats of Surrey. South’s top scorer was Martin Bogalev with 22 points while Haley had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

The Rebels bounced back Friday morning in cruising to an 80-57 win over the defending champion Walnut Grove Gators of Langley. Batiste scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds

and had four assists to be named player of the game.

In the first round Wednesday, South got a 29-point performance from Haley in an 81-58 victory over Victoria’s Claremont Spartans.

Haley also had nine rebounds and five assists while Batiste scored 12 and Nick Trninic 11 for the Rebels.

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Tournament MVP Reese Morris of the Burnaby’s St. Thomas More Knights takes on a Charles Hay Rainmakers defender during the AAA provincial senior boys basketball tournament final held in Langley on Saturday.

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Of the thousands of comments the B.C. government received during its three-month consultation on increasing opportunities for disabled people, one of the last ones sums up the difficulty faced by job seekers.

“I’m quite capable of working, and what holds me back is the discrimination of employers within the community,” wrote Michael from the Okanagan on the government’s consultation website.

Like many other participants, Michael said his $906-a-month disability benefit isn’t enough to live on. WorkBC, the province’s agency for job seekers, puts its emphasis on helping applicants prepare for job interviews, rather than convincing employers to give them a chance.

In her comment, Lisa agreed, noting that employers and co-workers may see accommodation as “special treatment” for disabled people like her.

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The province-wide consultation has created expectations that McRae has to deliver improvements as the ministry prepares for a policy conference in June. Speaking at an event to mark the end of the consultation tour, Powell agreed.

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On March 6th, 2014 our dear Chris passed away from cancer which he courageously fought right to the end. He was born in Huddersfi eld England and came to Canada in May 1967 with his family. He worked at Clark Truck-ing for 30 years and will be sorely missed by all those that had the privilege of working with him. Pre-deceased by his father Reginald, Chris is survived by his ever lov-ing wife and best friend Coleen, mother Olive, mother and father in law Marg and Doug, children who he admired and respected Matthew, Chelsey (Mike), Nicole (Kyle), Mikayla (Kyle), his three grandchildren Addy, Evan and Logan, sister Janet (Keith), broth-er Rob, sister in laws Diana (Stewart), Simone, cousins, niec-es and nephews and many good friends who were always there for him and will cherish his memory for ever in Canada and England. Chris was an exceptional crafts-man who could turn his hand to anything woodwork, metalwork, machinery, there was never a challenge too big for him. His boat “The Hangover” is a legacy to Chris’s wonderful workman-ship. He was a wonderful father, loving husband and grandpa who was the happiest when he was with his family nearby. He loved to entertain, travel to the sun-shine and spend time at his pride and joy their home together on the lake. The family would like to thank Dr. Lee, all the nurses at RCH, CGH, Abbotsford Cancer Clinic, the home care staff and many others for the warm and compassionate care that they gave to Chris. He will be greatly missed by those he loved and by those who loved him. Please join us for a Celebration of Life on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 1pm at The Best Western Rainbow Inn on Lickman Road, Chilliwack.

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KITCHEN HELPERSBatta Holdings Ltd DBA as Taco time is hiring 2 perma-nent kitchen helpers for its location 4820 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C V5H 4J2. Duties: Wash, peel, and cut vegetables and fruits. Clean and sanitize kitchen includ-ing work surfaces, cup-boards, storage areas, appliances, and equipment. Receive, unpack and store supplies in refrigerators, freezers, and cupboards. Sweep and mop fl oors etc. Basic English required. Experience an asset but not required. Must be willing to work in evenings and week-ends. Salary $10.25/hr.

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154 RETAIL

Fashion Sales Associatepart-time position available to work 4-5 WEEK days, no week-

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

ENSIGN is looking for Assistant Drillers, Drillers, Night Tour Pushes, and Rig Managers for our Austra-lian Division. Recruiter’s will be in Nisku, Alberta, March 31 - April 9 to conduct interviews. If you want to hear more about our International opportunities please contact our Global group and apply online at ensignjobs.com. Call 1-888-367-4460.

GPRC, Fairview Campus, Alberta needs Power Engineering Instruc-tors. No teaching experience, no problem. Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/ or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca.

• Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic

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November 1, 2009, to March 23, 2012, and who also purchased a cash

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Pursuant to a March 23, 2012 determination by the Director of Consumer

Protection BC, a related Compliance Order of the same date and a

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2012, the amount of any issuance fee charged, required or accepted

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of negotiating that loan agreement. The Notice of Refund Eligibility that

was mailed to clients included a claim form that eligible claimants can

use to verify their identity for the purposes of claiming a refund.

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be submitted:

• By fax to Cash Card Refunds B.C. at 604-320-1655

• Or by attachment to an email sent to [email protected]

• Or by mail to:

Cash Card Refunds B.C.

#200, 4946 Canada Way

Burnaby, BC V5G 4H7

Completed claim forms are to be submitted by July 31, 2014.

www.benchmarkpainting.caCALL TODAY! 604-803-5041

Ask about our$99

ROOM SPECIAL


353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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

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

Free est. Reasonable rates.778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

Mainland Roofi ng Ltd. 25 yrs in roofi ng industryFamily owned & operated.

Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions,

concrete tiles. torchon, fi bre-glass shingles, restoration

& repairs. 20 yr labour warr.604-427-2626 or 723-2626www.mainlandroof.com

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL



356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

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

Serving MetroVancouver Since 1988

362SECURITY /

ALARM SYSTEMS

Standard SecuritySystems Since 1984

Lic. Technicians, Wired or Wireless alarm. Medical,

Hold-up, Camera Systems. ULC Monitoring. Free Est.

For home & Business. (604)937-5394


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372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

374 TREE SERVICES

ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899

PETS

477 PETSBERNAISE MOUNTAIN DOGS CROSS TIBETAN MASTIFF PUPS Bundles of fun. $700. No Sunday calls 604-794-7633, 604-819-3349

CANE CORSO MASTIFF - pure bred pups, shots, dewormed, vet checked. Call 604-826-7634

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

DO YOU LOVE DOGS?We need loving foster homes for med.-lrg. sized dogs. 604.583.4237


PETS

477 PETS

CHIHUAHUA’S reg’d,micro-chipped cert. of pedigree, health records, shots, dewormed, paper trained, Video avail. $495. 604-353-8750

[email protected]

FEMALE PEKINGESE top of the line pup, reg’d. Email for more info. Video avail. $695. 604-353-8750.

[email protected]

FEMALE YORKIE - Micro-chipped Reg’d, cert of pedigree, video avail. health records. $695. 604-353-8750

[email protected]

GERMAN SHEPHERD P/B puppies5 M, 2 F, all shots, ready now. $700Call 604-889-8957 S.Surrey.

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso)

P/B blue males & females.Ready to go. 1st shots &

tails/dew claws done. ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIANPet homes. $1000. 604-308-5665

REG Bluenose APBT puppies for sale. Razors Edge/Gotti bloodlines, all blue/white markings. 250-877-3564 or email northernfl [email protected] for pics/info

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call National Teleconnect Today!1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

563 MISC. WANTED

FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE

2.7 all useable acres 1 km from Kamloops city limits. Riv-er and mnt views all studies complete, ready to build $299,900 (250) 318-8868

627 HOMES WANTED

We Buy Homes BC• All Prices • All Situations •

• All Conditions •www.webuyhomesbc.com

604-657-9422

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

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

696 OTHER AREAS

20 Acres. $0 Down, Only $119/mo. Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas. Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee. Call 866-882-5263 Ext. 81www.sunsetranches.net

RENTALS

700 RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN!No Qualifi cations! Flexible Terms!CLOVERDALE - 60th and 176th

Spacious 1 Bedroom Condo.Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req’d

604-657-9422

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

WOODWAYAPARTMENTS

1 Bdrm. from $980.002 Bdrm. from $1195.00

Excellent Burnaby location, walking distance

to Brentwood mall & skytrain station.

To arrange a viewing, call Carol at 604.319.9499

436 - 7th Street New West. 1 BR, Very Clean & Quite, Extra Storage, Secured Parking, Top Floor. Near Westminster Mall, Library, and Medical Buildings. Includes Heat and Hot Water, N/S, N/P. $695/mo. Call Dan at 604-306-9111

BURNABY

GABLE GARDENSMOVE IN INCENTIVE

• Nice, clean and quiet 1 bdrm, $850-$860. • Walk to Highgate • Close to transit & schools • Upgraded suite • Cat okay • On site manager

Please call 604-521-3448 for viewing.

Burnaby NELSON PLACE TOWNHOMES

2701 – 2755 Bainbridge Ave Renv’d 2-3 Bdrms Townhomes 2 Level, Private Enclosed Yard, Laminate Flring, Huge Storage Rm, Near Sperling Skytrain & Schools. Pets Ok!! From $1,200.00 604.540-2028 or 778.714-7815


RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

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

Call 604-540-6725

BURNABY

Villa Del Mar 6630 Telford Ave.

Move-In Incentive. Bright, large newly renod 2 bdrm suites for rent. $1200/m. Heat & h/w incl’d. New hardwood fl rs, huge balco-ny. Only 2 min walk to Metrotown Mall.

CALL 778-994-2334 TO VIEW!Move in TODAY!

COQUITLAM

Welcome Home !

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

Call (604) 931-2670

NEW WESTMINSTER

RIVIERA MANOR409 Ash St. New Westminster

1 Bed. 2nd fl oor and 2 Bed. Pent-house available. Heat, hot water and T.V. cable included.

Call Manager @ Phone: 604-526-0147

WALKER MANOR6985 Walker Ave

Bright large 1br for rent fully reno, available immediately very clean quite building.

Please Call 604-358-9575

750 SUITES, LOWER

COQUITLAM N: newly reno’d 2 bdrm+den g/l, 1.5bths, priv entr, lrg patio, w/d, 5 appl, ns/np. $1090/m inc util. Mar 15. 604-552-3307

NEW WEST 2 bdrm grnd level suiteAvail Mar 15th or Apr 1st. NS/NP. $900/mo incl util, heat, basic cable 604-527-0599 or 604-562-7855

752 TOWNHOUSES

GUILDTOWN HOUSING CO-OP10125 156 St. is now accepting

applications for 3 bdrm Market units www.Guildtown.com for info and

application, email request at:[email protected], or pick upapplication outside offi ce door.

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1097/mo - $1199/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

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


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TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

Auto Loans. All Credit Approved. Bad Credit Guru. www.badcreditguru.com or call 1.844.843.4878

830 MOTORCYCLES

1986 BMW K-75 Collector Plate55K, MEGA UPGRADES! $4277. Cheap Insurance!! 778-773-9033

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

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

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200

851 TRUCKS & VANS

2000 F350 - 2WD, V10, gas eng. long box. S-cab. 146,000 kms.

$7000/fi rm. (604)538-4883

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Ravina Sharma, who died on the 11th day of November, 2013, are hereby required to send them to the Executor, c/o #208 - 1899 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5C 5T1, on or before the 31st day of March, 2014, after which date the said Estate will be distributed among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

By: Adam SheeBarristers & SolicitorsHawthorne, Piggott & Company#208 - 1899 Willingdon AvenueBurnaby, BC V5C 5T1

burnaby newsleader, march 19, 2014

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