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BACI grapples with major shortfallWanda [email protected]

The client families all describe different ways the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) makes a difference in their lives assisting their loved ones with developmental disabilities.

Wendy Tremblay talks about the much-needed stability BACI gave her brother-in-law George, 54, when his mother died and he had to move into the much different environment she has with her husband and their kids.

She describes George’s pride at working at BACI’s Action Packaging business, packaging materials for various customers.

Sheri Ekholm speaks of how BACI’s support workers have helped socialize her six-year-old son Jason so he can attend daycare and school with other children.

After one-and-a-half years, “there was no more pulling stuff off shelves, he’s able to sit with other children, he gets the concept of taking turns.”

And Sonya Wachowski talks of how, with her sister Moordryd, BACI has been the “key to unleashing her gifts.”

Condo towers of 38 and 48 storeys, 768 unitsWanda [email protected]

Two more highrises could soon arise from the rubble of the former Station Square mall site.

Phase 2 of the massive redevelopment of the 12-acre property on Kingsway just behind the Metrotown SkyTrain station, is being proposed for the site where Save-on-Foods used to be as a joint

project between Burnaby-based Beedie Development Group and Anthem Properties.

It’s planned as two highrise condo towers, 38 and 48 storeys high, with a total of 768 apartments on top of a podium containing commercial and office space, according to a city staff report.

All residential parking would be underground while commercial parking would be within an enclosed parkade to be located behind the commercial spaces.

The developers plan to tap into the density bonus provisions and would receive 219,099 square feet of additional floor area which has already been factored into the proposal, the report said.

The estimated value of the bonus density is $23.7 million, which city staff are recommending be taken as cash to be put towards a future community amenity.

Of that amount, 80 per cent, or $18.9 million, would go into a fund designated for use in Metrotown

Town Centre, while 20 per cent or $4.7 million, would go into a fund for city-wide affordable or special-needs housing initiatives.

The Phase 2 project’s address, 4670 Assembly Way, reflects one of the two new streets, along with Silver Avenue—roughly where the north-south roadway separating the parkade and the supermarket was before—that will be incorporated into the redevelopment.

More towers eyed for Station Square

this photo by Burnaby wildlife photographer connor stefanison was shot in his home town, and is one of six of his shots currently on display at the natural History museum in london, UK, after he received an award as part of the international wildlife photographer of the year competition.

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Then they all describe their concern about the major funding shortfall BACI is grappling with which many believe is a result of the provincial government reneging on a promise to pay for wage increases negotiated with staff at community social service agencies last spring.

The families and Burnaby New Democrat MLAs Raj Chouhan, Kathy Corrigan and Jane Shin met with reporters Monday morning to raise awareness of the problem.

The Community Social Services Employers Association, which represents the agencies which assist people with developmental disabilities, signed off on the collective agreement which provided wage increases totalling three per cent.

Chouhan, Burnaby-Edmonds MLA, said those involved, including executive directors from five agencies, claim they only agreed after the provincial government promised to pay for the raises. But after the May

provincial election, the government has denied they ever made such a promise and said the agencies will just have to find savings to cover the cost.

“I have negotiated collective agreements all my life, especially in the public sector unions, I know employers or the union side will never sign an agreement until there is a complete full assurance that the funding would be provided,” said Chouhan.

And it couldn’t have just been a misunderstanding, said Corrigan, MLA for Burnaby-Deer Lake.

“We have more than one person who was at the bargaining table say that they were directly told by government that they intended to fund the collective agreement,” Corrigan said.

For BACI, it’s resulted in a $420,000 annual shortfall on top of the additional $150,000

shortfall it is struggling with due to increased costs not being covered by the government, such as BC Hydro rate and Medical Services Plan premium hikes, the

MLAs say.That’s led to cuts including

30 hours of staffing at its residential services, and cuts to day programs, staff training and administration.

BACI and other agencies have said they’ve resorted to not filling maternity or short-term disability leaves, not rehiring for vacant positions and combining positions, said Shin (Burnaby-Lougheed).

A request to the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation for comment was answered by David Hurford, spokesperson for Community Living BC (CLBC), the crown corporation that funds agencies supporting people with developmental disabilities.

BACI’s concern is not unique, Hurford said.

He stressed that CLBC was not directly a party to the negotiated contract but that “government

has been pretty clear in its statement that all the collective agreements were done within the cooperative gains mandate … and that mandate requires that wage increases are funded through efficiencies within administration.”

But with the estimated shortfall across the sector estimated at $7 million, CLBC has found cost savings to allow it to provide $4 million in short-term assistance to its agencies through covering items such as overtime for the Family Day statutory holiday, and increased municipal pension plan premiums.

In the medium to long term it will work with the agencies to address issues such as the cost of staff training and agency accreditation, Hurford said.

“No matter what happens, no front-line services should be cut.”

BACI executive director Richard Faucher did not return a call seeking comment.

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Moscrop grad only started hobby five years agoWanda [email protected]

Earlier this month, North Burnaby resident Connor Stefanison, 22, achieved what he’s been working towards the last couple of years when he won the Eric Hosking Portfolio Award for aspiring photographers aged 18 to 26, part of the international Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

In its 49th year, the competition is co-owned by BBC Worldwide and the Natural History Museum in London, UK and widely regarded as “the Oscars of nature

photography,” said Stefanison.He attended the black-tie

awards ceremony held at the museum, where his winning portfolio of six photos is currently on display—the

exhibition of winning works is also touring the world, including to the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, from Nov. 29 to April 6.

“It’s really cool knowing that an image from Burnaby and some

other images from B.C. that I took are now kind of widely recognized,” he said.

Stefanison, an avid mountain biker, started out in photography with friends, taking photos of each other doing jumps. Then a friend’s father introduced him

to nature photography and a camera club where he attended a talk on the subject. At Moscrop secondary, he took photography with teacher Kent Robinson, who he still visits and credits with teaching him the fundamentals.

As for the one photo in the portfolio that was shot in Burnaby, of a barred owl swooping in towards its prey, Stefanison declined to reveal the location where it was taken.

But that image was itself about two years in the making.

The past two winters he’d been taking enough photos of that particular female owl and her mate that it got used to his presence, even responding when Stefanison produces a barred owl call with his voice.

When he decided on the exact

composition he wanted to create, Stefanison had to orchestrate it down to the last detail.

It had to be shot at dusk to capture the deep blue sky, which meant he only had one hour each day to work with. He set up multiple flashes and a wireless remote shutter. Then came the carrot, in this case, a dead mouse waiting to be eaten. Stefanison said they’re available frozen at pet stores as food for certain animals, and even online.

Luckily for him he had a steady source of mice because he went through two to three mice a night over at least 10 nights of trying to get the perfect shot.

“Generally you’re out there waiting for things to happen but for that specific shot I couldn’t think of any other way to get it

rather than using the mouse,” he said, noting it does portray a typical owl behaviour.

Once everything was set up, it all came down to timing the shot.

“Just clicking the button at the right time was really hard because they’re going so fast,” he said.

There was no concern about the owl becoming dependent on him for food, he said, noting he doesn’t do it often enough for that to happen. One incident confirmed that for him—when the owl swooped down to catch a live mouse on the ground next to him, rather than the dead mouse he was offering.

“It knows I’m going to feed it but it goes for a wild one anyway.”

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Silver Avenue will be designed as a “high street” with paving across the roadway, no curbs, suspended lighting and smaller boutique-style commercial units at the ground level, the report said.

Phase 2 will also include the “city plaza-city room” element at the corner of Silver and Kingsborough Street, complete with specialized landscaping, outdoor seating, restaurant patios and signature fountain.

And while the master plan had proposed the towers would be a maximum of 35 and 57 storeys, there has been a “modest adjustment” in heights “with the goal of maintaining architectural excellence, while achieving greater efficiencies in the design.”

Burnaby council adopted the master plan for the overall project and the rezoning of Phase 1 last year.

Construction is already underway on the first 35-storey tower on Kingsway, on the northeast corner of the site where the Red Robin restaurant used to be. When completed, that will include 269 condo units on top of two floors of offices and retail on the ground

floor, including new spaces for Save-on-Foods and the TD Bank branch.

The entire five-phase project will comprise about 1,800 homes when it is completed, expected in 2018 or 2020, depending on market conditions, said Anthem’s Greg Zayadi in an interview last year.

The rezoning application will be the subject of a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. in Burnaby city hall council chambers.

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“The final store openings for this year mark a major milestone in Target’s history,” said Tony Fisher, president, Target Canada.

“The goal for our Canadian expansion was to open 124 stores across all 10 provinces in 2013, and we are proud to say that with the help of more than 20,000 Canadian team members nationwide, we have accomplished this unprecedented undertaking.”

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Includes one acre public plaza; Public hearing on the project Nov. 26Wanda [email protected]

Redevelopment of Brentwood mall is a step closer to reality now that its owners has readied its rezoning application for a public hearing on Nov. 26.

With Burnaby council granting final approvals in September to the conceptual master plan for the 28-acre site, a development plan for the first phase of the project has been completed for the southwest corner of the site.

Shape Properties Corp. is proposing a new externally-oriented commercial centre, a public plaza and high street.

“At its heart is a new multi-level Central Civic Plaza, which seamlessly engages and connects transit passengers, pedestrians and cyclists along Lougheed Highway and Willingdon Avenue to the Brentwood SkyTrain Station, commercial retail and restaurant services and future office and residential

uses on-site,” said a city staff report.

The plaza will include outdoor seating, landscaping and a central fountain surrounding a large tree which could be lit for holidays or special events. The intent is that the space would host city-hall-supported events such as farmers markets, environmental events and large public gatherings, the report said.

All parking, except for surface parallel parking spots along the high street, will be underground and accessed by ramps adjacent to the Halifax Street and Alpha Avenue entrances.

The amount of parking exceeds the requirement for retail and any extra commercial parking could be made available for residential use, it said.

A secondary entrance and exit point is proposed on Lougheed between Alpha and Beta avenues, mainly to serve underground loading requirements for the site, keeping loading separate from busier entrances off Alpha and Halifax.

A detailed traffic and

transportation study for Phase 1 was submitted which noted “that the proposed access, road and intersection improvements to be completed along Lougheed Highway and Willingdon Avenue as part of the necessary site servicing, concomitant with the required on-site Transportation Demand Management measures, will mitigate traffic generated by the proposed development with an anticipation that no substantial impacts to area traffic will result from the site’s proposed development.”

Also helping substantially to provide more transportation options to residents, employees and customers of the project will be the addition of a new intersection at Alpha and Lougheed, a new road connection between Alpha and Halifax, and improved transit access and bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

The public hearing will be held Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. in Burnaby city hall council chambers.

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VICTORIA – With the B.C. and federal governments once again struggling to climb out of deep operating deficits, it’s a good time for the release of Mark Milke’s book Tax Me, I’m Canadian.

An update of the same title published 12 years ago, the book retains the history of taxes in Canada, detailing how Canada’s tax system was initially built to mimic the United States system in the late 19th century.

Beyond the history, it is mostly new material. Included are chapters on the global meltdown of 2009, the surge of pension liabilities as the baby boomers retire and the flawed logic behind the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” protests.

Some readers will immediately note that Milke works for the Fraser Institute and was previously B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. But the book is not just an argument for cutting taxes. It also dismantles persistent myths that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke calls “Canada’s corporate welfare carnival.”

Many people will be able to identify some top names in the government subsidy game: Bombardier, General Motors, even poor old Rolls Royce Canada. Some will also be well aware that our supposedly tight-fisted Conservative federal government has continued to pour out “regional development” and other funds to every part of the country.

But I did not know that Industry Canada grants were handed out to pizza parlours (including the remote pizza-starved village of Kamloops), or to help open gas stations or convenience stores in Kelowna, Vernon and Chilliwack.

Milke makes a useful point for B.C. about royalty rates for timber, natural gas and other resources.

They are resource rents, and

if they are too high the tenants will move out. Reducing them isn’t a subsidy, especially if it leads to big revenue gains as B.C.’s unconventional shale gas incentives have done.

On the Occupy movement: The infamous “one per cent,” who in Canada earn $250,000 a year or more, earned 10 per cent of all income and paid 20 per cent of all taxes in 2010. The bottom 73 per cent of tax filers paid just 17 per cent of all taxes. About a third paid no tax at all.

On Idle No More: When Attawapiskat Chief Teresa Spence played to the Ottawa media with her soup strike, former Liberal leader Bob Rae suggested a nearby diamond mine should share more revenue.

Milke omits the substantial support and employment that mine provides, and glosses over the misguided blockades that disrupted that and other job-creating enterprises. But he does detail the disastrous effects of passive resource wealth bestowed on impoverished aboriginal communities, and contrasts it with the success stories of reserves that build their own

enterprises through hard work.On public sector pensions:

Milke notes that historically, public employees traded higher wages for better benefits and job security. Now their wages are generally higher, and taxpayers have to cover their personal pension contributions (as a portion of those wages) as well as the employer contributions, plus the “defined benefit” payout, which has to be subsidized far beyond what the pension fund can support.

On the debt-financed welfare state, there are memorable observations, like this one: “For the record, the generous Quebec welfare state and its ostensibly more progressive model are paid for in part with the taxes of other Canadians; Quebec is merely the North American equivalent of Greece.”

The recent B.C. political crisis over adoption of the harmonized sales tax showed that there is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work.

This book is a step towards addressing that.

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Perils of an ‘entitlement state’

Our cities and the province likely won’t be using Internet voting to help determine election results anytime soon. That doesn’t mean we won’t eventually be using such a method in future.

An independent panel tasked by Elections B.C. to study Internet voting recommended this month that any such system not be implemented in time for the upcoming municipal election, nor the next B.C. vote. But it did suggest a technical committee be struck to look into the matter further and that the legislature support jurisdictions that wish to pursue the option in future.

The preliminary report released last Wednesday offered less than lukewarm support for the idea. It confirmed making voting easier for people in this way has not been shown in other jurisdictions to increase voter turnout much.

As for the large group of people who feel their vote doesn’t matter, or don’t care enough to vote in the first place, they present another challenge altogether, one likely not solvable with online voting.

Increasing voter turnout at any level still comes down to individuals and parties doing the legwork and convincing non-voters of the importance of getting engaged, and potentially making a difference through casting their ballot.

That said, the world is fast becoming an all-digital environment, where computers and cellphones can be used for virtually any transaction.

While the report states the current system of voting is trusted by those who vote, that factor will become less meaningful as time goes on and generations that have grown up with technology become our communities’ core voters.

We may not have the most efficient or system-improving Internet voting experiences to draw from yet, but now is the best time to begin investigating this option, to be ready for when it is the best alternative.

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COMMENT

A recent news report from northern China noted that the arrival of winter means the return of the smog season, created by the combined effect of weather and the start up of residential and city heating systems fueled by coal.

This year it only took two days before the city of Harbin experienced smog so thick that visibility was down to 50 metres. In Beijing the air pollution level caused government to warn children, older people and those with respiratory ailments to reduce outdoor activities.

Last year over 68 per cent of energy used by China was generated by burning coal. There is little sign of replacing it as an energy source in the immediate future. Coal is cheaper and more plentiful than other cleaner fuels.

There are a few positive signs that the city of Beijing is attempting to rein in air pollution from other sources; for example, implementing alternate day usage of cars. But it is likely to be a losing battle as long as coal remains the primary source of energy for residential, business and industrial use.

In the meantime, developed nations with deposits of coal—Canada is one of them—are more than happy to ship it to China and other coal dependent nations.

But lets not kid ourselves. We may be selling coal but

we’re exporting pollution.Bill Brassington

Burnaby

Double stanDarD?Re: Greenpeace occupying Kinder Morgan facilities

When criminals invade private property we may expect that the RCMP shows up and they

• will politely ask the intruders to vacate the premises.

• If the request is politely refused they will then observe said intruders and their criminal actions for up to 13 hours.

• They will conduct themselves in a professional manner even when local support groups show up with doughnuts and neglect to share...

• The officers will then think about, whatever length of time it may take, whether or not to

lay trespassing charges. Greenpeace, on the other

hand, expects us to be in awe that they chose a day for their message to the Prime Minister on which no tanker traffic or other major deliveries to the refinery were expected.

Ziggy EckardtBurnaby

‘MisinterpreteD’ inDeeDRe: B.C. oil spill study misinterpreted (BC Views, NewsLeader, Oct. 23)

Another week, another “opinion piece” by Tom Fletcher that misleads readers.

Fletcher’s piece opined that we shouldn’t fear the inability to clean up major oil spills in Dixon Entrance, as exposed in the recent B.C. government report entitled West Coast Spill Response Study, because “...there are hundreds of tankers filled with crude oil sailing through these stormy seas every year.”

I’m not sure where Fletcher got his speaking points, but it wasn’t from the report he cited. It’s clearly shown in Figure 3.1, on p. 23 of Vol. 1 of the report, that Dixon Entrance (along with Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound) is within a Tanker Exclusion Zone that extends 50 nautical miles off the west coast of Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Island.

Currently, no tankers carrying Alaska crude enter those stormy seas. The table on p. 89 of Vol. 2 further shows not a single tanker carrying crude oil entered Dixon Entrance in 2011 or 2012 (the two years covered by the study). Not one.

On p. 71 of Vol. 2, it shows how the Northern Gateway Pipeline would introduce up to 250 tankers (including 50 of the gargantuan Very Large Crude Carrier type) to these previously protected stormy seas every year. The province is making important decisions right now about the future of our coast, decisions that will impact generations. These decisions are too important to allow irresponsible use of imaginary facts. The people of B.C. need to be well informed, not misinformed, about what opening our pristine North Coast to oil tankers means.

Don’t take my word for it,

the full report is available here: http://tinyurl.com/BCWCSpill

At least there was truth in the headline: “B.C. oil spill study misinterpreted.”

That’s exactly what Fletcher did in the following 600 words.

Patrick JohnstoneNew Westminster

Can only CanaDians be right?

Tom Fletcher points out that the extreme spill risks involved in shipping oil from B.C.’s north coast are already being run by oil tankers from Alaska, without a major spill so far.

But when environmentalists, and others, take this risk to heart, he tries to distract us by claiming that some of those groups are controlled, or funded, by Americans. Even if that were true (he doesn’t mention any actual evidence that it is) what difference would it make?

Can only Canadians be right? As I read it the Green

Party’s complaint about the federal government funding new dilbit spills research was that most other areas of research for environmental protection funded by the federal government are being cut or cancelled.

What I wonder is this: if the research results discourage oil exports, will the scientists be allowed to tell anyone about it? And is it even worthwhile? Even if dilbit turned out to be twice as easy to clean up as crude oil, that still leaves more than 90 per cent of spilled dilbit in the water.

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More than 200 people demonstrated at a rally in New Westminster Sunday to register their opposition to expanded exports of coal through Port Metro Vancouver.

It came as Fraser Surrey Docks is expected to soon release the results of an environmental impact assessment ordered by the port authority to further address public concerns about the project.

The terminal proposes to open a loading facility that would transfer coal coming by rail through White Rock and South Surrey to barges that would sail down the Fraser River and across the Strait of Georgia to Texada Island, where it would be transferred again to ocean-going ships.

Protesters said they’re not satisfied with assurances from Fraser Surrey Docks that coal dust will be carefully controlled and won’t escape and pose a risk to human health.

Many also oppose increased exports of U.S. thermal coal to Asia on grounds it will accelerate climate change.

“Coal dust and diesel particular matter cause a lot of respiratory illness and

cancers” said Paula Williams, co-founder of the opposition group Communities and Coal. “There’s safety issues for people, there’s also emergency access cutoff.”

The new terminal would export up to four million tonnes of coal per year.

Although that’s much less than the coal shipments already is exported through the region via terminals at Deltaport and North Vancouver, opponents argue it could be a first step toward greatly increased shipments out of Surrey.

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Williams was scheduled to appear before a Surrey city council committee Monday afternoon to urge the host city to join White Rock and New Westminster in formal opposition.

Activists say 11,000 people have signed a petition opposing the new coal terminal.

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The province is poised to start awarding contracts for work related to replacing the George Massey Tunnel with a new bridge.

Four requests for proposals were issued this month for technical advisory services for planning, procurement and implementation phases of the promised megaproject.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the consultants who will be hired to provide engineering, environmental, community relations and other technical advice will help the province decide the scope of the project.

“Is the project just a bridge or is it a bridge and approaches on either side?” Stone asked. “Once we’re able to really tightly define the scope, we’ll be able to hammer down the budget and then of course decide what funding model we’ll use to actually pay for the project.”

Asked if an eventual decision to toll the new bridge might not affect its use and should therefore be considered in the design stage, Stone said no.

“Before you get into a discussion on funding you have to first determine what you’re building. This could be a $1 billion project. This could be a $3 billion project, depending on the extent of work in addition to the bridge itself.”

The Sept. 20 bridge announcement was accompanied by graphics depicting a 10-lane span and the premier said it could cost up to $3 billion.

Stone said funding for the Massey bridge project won’t be part of the future referendum on TransLink funding options because the Highway 99 crossing is a provincial responsibility.

The terms of the contracts run until 2022 and the requests for proposals closed Oct. 24.

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Stone said he also plans a “refresh” of the Provincial Transit Plan in the new year.

Stone said there’s are demands for improved transit province-wide – not just in the Lower Mainland – that cities can’t always fund themselves.

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v Advisory Planning Commission - 2 Vacancies The Advisory Planning Commission is legislated under the Local Government Act of B.C. and advises Council on land use matters and reviews all Zoning Bylaw Amendments before they are forwarded to a Public Hearing. (Meetings are held on Thursday ten days prior to each Public Hearing (Zoning) at 6:00 p.m. in the Clerk’s Committee Room, Burnaby City Hall.)

v Board of Variance – 1 Vacancy The Board of Variance is legislated under the Local Government Act of B.C. and is a Board of Appeal for relief from zoning bylaws. It is comprised of municipal appointees. The Board can deal with height and dimension issues, but not those involving density. (Meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall.)

v Community Policing Committee - 1 Vacancy The Community Policing Committee collaborates with the Burnaby Detachment, RCMP to implement and promote a community-based policing program while providing an opportunity for the public to have input into policing priorities.(Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall.)

v Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission – 1 Vacancy The Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission is delegated administrative powers of Council relating to parks and parks property. The Commission has the authority to authorize expenditures, to select consultants and contractors and to incur liabilities within the amounts included in the annual budget. The Commission also has the custody, care and management of all parks and parks property as well as the power to develop, maintain and operate same. (Meetings are held once a month, generally on the 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall.)

v Social Issues Committee – 1 Vacancy The Social Issues Committee advises on a variety of social issues including crime prevention, leasing space at Burnaby’s Community Resource Centres and the needs of seniors, youth, families, ethnic groups, and persons with disabilities. (Meetings are held bi-monthly on the 1st or last Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall.)

v Transportation Committee – 2 Vacancies The Transportation Committee advises on planning for roads and transit needs to ensure efficient movement of people and goods. (Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, at 6.00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall.)

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Former MLA Ben Stewart is B.C.’s new investment and trade commissioner for Asia, Premier Christy Clark announced Monday.

Stewart will be based in Beijing, but will travel to Japan and Korea to meet regularly with officials working for B.C.’s international trade ministry. Stewart said his experience promoting the wine industry in Asia will help him in the job. Clark emphasized Stewart’s experience as an MLA and cabinet minister, which she said gives him quick access to her and other cabinet ministers.

“We need a representative in Asia who is known to have access to power and government here in British Columbia,” Clark said. “That is a critical part of doing successful business in Asia.”

Stewart, owner of Quail’s Gate winery, stepped down shortly after winning re-election in Westside-Kelowna in May so Clark could run in a by-election in July.

He will be paid

$150,000 to serve in the Asia trade role, which is about the same salary he received as a cabinet minister before he was demoted to the backbench when Clark was selected as B.C. Liberal leader. The cabinet order appointing him allows the salary to increase to $170,000.

NDP international trade critic Bruce Ralston said B.C. has two dozen staffers in their Asian trade offices, with senior people who speak the local languages and are more qualified than Stewart.

“There isn’t a provincial senate, so I guess this is the next best thing,” Ralston said.

Stewart said he worked on trade issues in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan as well as Europe and Latin America, trying to open markets for the B.C. wine industry. That experience taught him “how difficult it is to establish relationships from afar,” he said.

The announcement comes as Clark prepares for her own trade mission to Asia in late November,

following similar tours by Forests Minister Steve Thomson and Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman.

After the May election, Clark created a new ministry of international trade, headed by Richmond Centre MLA Teresa Wat, who will accompany Clark on the trade mission Nov. 21 to Dec. 3.

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Metro Vancouver is searching for a cheaper place to dump fly ash from its Burnaby garbage incinerator instead of the current method of trucking it almost 900 kilometres to a landfill near Hinton, Alberta.

The fly ash – taken from scrubbers in the plant’s stack – used to go to the Cache Creek Regional Landfill, but the regional district has been unable to dump it there since tests in September of 2012 revealed higher than acceptable levels of leachable cadmium in some loads.

The regional district estimates it will pay $3 million more in 2014 for ash management costs as a result of the higher cost of trucking and landfilling the fly ash, as well as increased costs of landfilling bottom ash, which also began failing tests recently.

“It’s definitely substantial,” Metro solid waste general manager Paul Henderson said. “The costs of fly ash

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Metro is seeking bids from other landfills to take the fly ash for at least three years and expects to award a long-term contract by the end of the year.

Henderson said that should reduce the costs somewhat compared to the more expensive month-to-month disposal arrangement at Hinton.

Asked why Metro doesn’t dump the fly ash at the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, Henderson said there’s no regulatory reason not to do so but Metro’s practice has been to use an industrial landfill specifically authorized to take incinerator ash.

He said Metro has concluded after continuous testing over the past year since the earlier test failures that fly ash from the incinerator is within regulatory levels.

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Metro Vancouver’s board voted Friday to lodge its objections to a federal policy change that could let First Nations create satellite aboriginal reserves in the heart of local cities.

Critics say Ottawa’s proposal to revise its additions-to-reserve policy would let an aboriginal group buy property in any city and then convert it to reserve land, which is exempt from local zoning and other municipal rules.

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said a band from northern B.C. could buy up a city block in downtown Vancouver, convert it to reserve and confound normal urban planning.

“The complications surrounding the issue are immense,” she told the board. “We have to be very cautious and very guarded.”

White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin went further, suggesting a First Nation that buys Pacific Centre mall in downtown Vancouver and gains reserve status for it would suddenly control an “ultra-competitive” special

taxation zone where merchants’ costs might be much lower, creating uncertainty for nearby properties and businesses.

Baldwin said such a scenario could affect any city, adding he has been approached by First Nations interested in investing in White Rock.

In the past, new land given reserve status generally had to adjoin a band’s existing reserves. That restriction would be lifted under the policy now proposed, and bands would get more scope to use it for economic development.

The Metro motion endorsed a staff report that outlines a series of concerns for local cities, including disjointed land-use planning, the loss of taxation base and difficulties recouping the costs of utilities and other services from lands converted to reserve.

The motion was opposed by Vancouver councillors who sought to soften the language, warning the concerns raised were overblown and risked

irreparably harming future relations and negotiations with local First Nations.

Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs said Metro should strike a tone that’s more supportive of First Nations’ economic development aims, particularly in light of history.

He described the century-old reserve system as “the crumbs from the plate that were left for First Nations to subsist on when allocations were made in the absence of treaties.”

Meggs said the “doomsday scenarios” that have been raised haven’t surfaced so far in civic dealings with First Nations in B.C.

“We should approach this in the spirit of problem solving, not fear and trembling.”

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan countered Metro is legitimately defending its interests and those of local cities with the federal government, which has little clue of the ramifications.

“I don’t think apartheid works,” he said, adding Canada’s multicultural success has been built on integration.

Corrigan said he prefers to see First Nations “hold land in the same way every other citizen holds land.”

Bands with economic power can invest their money like anyone else, Corrigan said, but giving the land they buy a different status “is discriminatory to other citizens.”

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves said newly created reserves are also exempt from the Agricultural Land Reserve, so the policy could open up a new way to pave over protected farmland.

“They can put just about anything there they want,” Steves said. “God knows what will happen.”

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Geoff Meggs, Vancouver councillor We should approach this in the spirit of problem solving, not fear and trembling.

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While Metro Vancouver mayors say it’s up to the province to decide the wording of its promised referendum question on new TransLink funding, Transportation Minister Todd Stone sees it as more of a combined effort.

He spoke after mayors’ council vice-chair Wayne Wright said the ball is in the province’s court and mayors are frustrated they still have no idea what Victoria intends.

“The ball is in each of our courts,” Stone said in an interview.

“At the end of the day, the province will determine the final wording and the timing of the referendum. But I hope to be in a position to do that with the support of the mayors’ council.”

Stone said he believes there is still good will among most of the mayors to reach an agreement on changes to TransLink governance, proposed new funding sources and a referendum to approve them.

He wants that deal hammered out by Christmas.

Mayors, who voted in the spring to oppose a referendum many view as unwinnable, have since insisted it’s the province’s problem to figure out since it was an election promise of the premier and neither the mayors’ council nor TransLink has any jurisdiction of its own to lead a referendum.

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there’s consensus and collaboration.”

Stone has met with the mayors’ council as a group just once – he was not present at an Oct. 18 meeting of the council – but he said he is meeting many mayors individually.

He also acknowledged that as a new minister from Kamloops who’s been on the job just four months he has “a lot of ground to make up” in understanding TransLink’s challenges and history.

Critical to any deal is the demand of mayors that they get more say on the spending priorities of TransLink – currently under the sole control of the unelected board – rather than merely being asked to approve tax hikes.

The mayors say they commissioned a review of TransLink governance but the province has done little so far to spell out its proposals.

Stone said it’s a key piece of the puzzle.

“There can only be enhanced authority for the mayors if there’s also accountability attached to that. And the mayors are saying the same thing.”

Stone said improvements sought by Metro residents, such as rapid transit extensions in Surrey or along the Broadway corridor in Vancouver or an improved bus network, will only get done if an agreement is reached on new funding for TransLink.

“We owe it to the people of Metro to provide some certainty on the timing of the referendum and the details related to the referendum as well as what the overall vision is for the future of transit and

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The referendum is supposed to be no later than the November 2014 municipal elections, but Stone and some mayors say a spring date is better to keep TransLink issues from hijacking the civic races.

It’s been more than three years and two transportation ministers ago that then-Premier Gordon Campbell and then-Transportation Minister Shirley Bond reached a 2010 accord with Metro mayors to pursue new TransLink funding sources for

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“It’s frustrating for all of us,” Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said. “The problem has consistently been that the provincial government is ragging the puck. They ragged the puck prior to the election and now it appears they’re ragging the puck going into the referendum.”

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Health care workers and visitors in patient care areas will be required to have the current influenza vaccination or wear a mask when the annual influenza season returns in December.

Health care union objections to the policy were rejected by a labour arbitrator’s ruling this week, a decision Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall called “good news for patients.”

The policy can now be enforced for staff across all of B.C.’s health authorities, particularly in long-term care facilities, Kendall said Thursday. Visitors will be on an “honour system” to keep their flu shots up to date or use a mask when they visit friends and relatives, he said.

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U.S. health care facilities have similar rules and voluntary compliance of staff members is very high, said Kendall, who has been pushing for the restriction for some time. Health employers now have the option of progressive discipline to make sure employees protect against passing on influenza virus to vulnerable patients.

“We obviously hope it won’t come to that, because we believe that health care workers do care for their patients,” Kendall said.

The Health Sciences Association, a union representing lab techs and other

specialists in the health care system, had argued that its members were entitled to make their own decision on whether to get the annual vaccine. It is formulated each year by international health authorities, based on the dominant strains of influenza that are found around the world.

Kendall said the arbitrator accepted research findings from the University of Minnesota that found the vaccine to be 90 per cent effective in years when it is a “good match” with the virus strain that emerges during winter.

The study found that a less accurate match causes the effectiveness to drop as low as 40 per cent, but Kendall noted that is better than zero protection, which is what skipping the flu shot provides.

Arbitrator Robert Diebolt wrote that given the seriousness of influenza, a severe respiratory condition that causes death in frail elderly people each winter, increasing immunization protection is a reasonable policy for health care facilities.

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The SFU Clan men’s soccer team is on a roll.

They won their third consecutive game by a 7-0 margin when they thumped the Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets on Saturday at Terry Fox Field.

After going into the dressing room at halftime with a narrow 1-0 advantage, the Clan exploded for six more goals in the second half, including three in just over two minutes.

Chris Bargholz started the barrage in the game’s 56th minute when he fired a shot into the top left corner of the net. Adam Staschuk scored again less than a minute later and Carlo Basso made it 4-0 59 seconds after that with his first of two goals.

Ryan Dhillon, Colin Jacques and Tarnvir Bhandal also scored for the Clan.

Brandon Watson made one save to record the clean sheet and Toscanny Pandu-Oesman preserved it for the game’s last 12 minutes.

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The SFU Clan football team scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter against the Western Oregon Wolves, but it wasn’t enough. The Clan lost their fifth straight game 30-16.

Despite denying the Wolves on their first three possessions, the Clan defense couldn’t bar the door forever as the offense tried to find its legs. They trailed 24-3 at the half.

“Our guys certainly played through the four quarters,” said head coach Dave Johnson. “Turnovers and penalties just stopped anything we were trying to get going.”

The loss drops the Clan to 2-5 on the season. They host Dixie State on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Terry Fox Field.

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Suppor t ing Your Child’s Learning: The Burnaby Teachers’ Association hosts a free seminar for parents with practical advice on encouraging student success, and an opportunity for parents and teachers to exchange ideas. When: Monday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. Where: Schou Education Centre, 4041 Canada Way, Burnaby. Reserve seats: [email protected] or 604-294-8141.

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• Guaranteed 40hr. WorkWeek & Overtime

• Paid Travel & Lodging• Meal Allowance

• 4 Weeks Vacation• Excellent Benefi ts Package

Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.Apply at:www.sperryrail.com/

careers and then choosethe FastTRACK Application.

HIGHWAYOWNER OPERATORS$3500 SIGNING BONUS

Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee

benefi ts package.

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[email protected] orCall 604-968-5488 or

Fax: 604-587-9889

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125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

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WESTCAN - Interested In Being Our Next Ice Road Trucker? Haul liquid, dry bulk or freight to the diamond mines on the winter road (ice road) from mid-January to mid-April. Not Interested in driving on the ice? Drive resupply from southern locations in Alberta to Yellowknife, NT. Apply online at: www.westcanbulk.ca OR Phone: 1.888.WBT.HIRE (1.888.928.4473) for further details.

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An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hir-ing dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson,Alta

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CHILDREN ........................................ 80-98

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

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

PETS & LIVESTOCK ...................... 453-483

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE........... 503-587

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

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

AUTOMOTIVE .............................. 804-862

MARINE ....................................... 903-920

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130 HELP WANTED

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130 HELP WANTED

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130 HELP WANTED

.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certifi ed & experienced. Union wages & benefi ts. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: [email protected]

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

COMMERCIAL ROOFING• APPRENTICESHIPS

• FOREMAN

$14.00-$38.00/hr.based on experience!

Great career and training opp. avail., based in Port Coquitlam.

• Top Wages• In-House Training

• Health/Dental Coverage• Fast-Track Apprenticeships

• Pension & Company UniformsVisit us on-line at:

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JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $32/hour, negotiable depending on experi-ence. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: [email protected].

PIPE LAYERS, OPERATORS,SURVEYORS

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

TOWER CRANETECHNICIAN

Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader, is seeking an energetic, Tower Crane Technician. The applicant must have full under-standing of electronics and 3 phase power. This F/T position requires knowledge of tower crane erection and dismantles .Please email all resumes to [email protected]

or Fax: 604.599.5250

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi ca-tion, adoption property rental oppor-tunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

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

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184


260 ELECTRICAL

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

06951 Electrician Lic. Low cost. PANEL CHANGE. Big/small jobs. Residential/ Comm. 604-374-0062

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

DEMOLITIONEXCAVATING - DRAIN TILEOld Garage, Carport, House, Pool, Repair Main Waterline, Break Concrete & Removal

Free Estimates!

•Licensed •Insured •WCB604-716-8528

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER CLEANINGPOWER WASHING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Central Creek Construction Complete Renovations. Specialize in Kitchens & Baths. Seniors Discount

10% off . BBB / WCB 604-773-7811

ARCO DRYWALL LTD. All kinds of drywall & paint.Call Ryan 778-892-9590

. Expert Power Washing. Gutters cleaned & repaired. www.expertpowerwashing. Mike, 604-961-1280MIKE 604-961-1280

288 HOME REPAIRS

If I can’t do it

It can’t be done

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

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

painting, miscellaneous, etc.VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN

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

* Fair prices For positive results Call Robert

SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

329 PAINTING & DECORATING



320 MOVING & STORAGE

TRUCK FOR HIRE $40/hr1 Ton Truck with Driver equipped

with Blankets, Pads, Dollies. You Load & Unload.

604-444-5710 or 604-537-7120

AFFORDABLE MOVINGwww.affordablemovers.bc.com

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

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604-537-4140

(778)378-MOVEWe are your trusted choice for

reliable and professionalresidential moving services,serving the Lower Mainland.

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE(778)378-6683


Prestige Painters

•Condos •Townhomes

•House InteriorsFree Estimates!

Call: Chris 604-351-5001

*Pros *Reliable *Refs. avail. www.prestigepainters.ca

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,

2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services.

332 PAVING/SEAL COATING

ASPHALT PAVING• Brick Driveways • Retaining Walls • Foundation Repairs • Sealcoating 604-618-2304



130 HELP WANTED




332 PAVING/SEAL COATING

ASPHALT PAVINGCommercial & Residential• Parking Lots • Driveways

• Garage Apron • Speed Bumps • Potholes • Patchwork • Tennis Courts • Repair & Resurface

Over 10yrs of exp. Free Estimates

Insured ★ Great Rates ★ WCBwww.jaconbrospaving.com

604-618-2949

338 PLUMBING

100% Heating& Plumbing 24/7Certifi ed, Insured & BondedRELIABLE & AFFORDABLE

JourneymanCall 604-345-0899CRESCENT Plumbing & HeatingLicensed Residential 24hr. Service• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers

• Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

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

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

LOCAL PLUMBER $45 Service Call Plumbing, Heating, Plugged Drains. Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofi ng & Siding. CB.

Re-roofi ng, New Roof Gutters. 604-812-9721

PATTAR ROOFING LTD. All types of Roofi ng. Over 35 years in business. 604.588.0833

.

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

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

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

#1 BULLDOG DISPOSAL CO.Res/Comm. No Job too Small.

Free Est. Call Tony 604-834-2597

mikes hauling 604-516-9237

DISPOSAL BINSBy Recycle-it

6 - 50 Yard BinsStarting from $99.00

Delivery & Pick-Up IncludedResidential & Commercial Service• Green Waste • Construction Debris• Renovations • House Clean Outs

604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

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


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

Brad’s Bin Service 604.220.5865

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!

• Furniture • Appliances• Electronics • Junk/Rubbish

• Construction Debris • Drywall• Yard Waste • Concrete

• Everything Else!**Estate Clean-Up Specialists**

HOT TUBS NO PROB!

604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

372 SUNDECKS

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

373B TILING

HANDYMAN, HOME RENO’S, Painting & Tile. No job too small.

Call 604-521-6919

374 TREE SERVICES

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

PETS

477 PETS

‘’CANADIAN TERRIERS’’ Pitbull Pups Genetics/Razeredge/Gotti, 3M/3F, 8wks. 778-237-2824.

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

JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES, 1st shots, deworming, health record, asking $600. (604)807-0487

MALTESE 4 beaut males 8 wks old 1st shots, dewormed, 4.5 - 5lbs, $850. 604-300-1450 Abbots

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

506 APPLIANCES

APPLIANCES FOR SALEAbove oven Kenmore Microwave (black) fan as well. , Beaumark dishwasher (white). All in good working order. We are remodeling and changing colour. North Delta 604-591-9740

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.

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

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PIANO. Music teacher has Yamaha Piano for sale. $1550. Please call 604-585-6880 for appt to view.

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

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

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

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing?We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

640 RECREATIONAL

THE PALMS RV RESORT w w w. y u m a p a l m s r v r e s o r t . c o m Rated top 2% in America. 6-5-4-3 Monthly Specials. Starting at $637.50 mo. (plus Tax/Elec.) Toll Free 1 855 PALMS RV (1-855-725-6778)

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

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

MAPLE RIDGE, 2bdrm, 2 baths. 5 yr old. Avail Nov 1. $1150/mo. N/S. Small pet ok. (604)468-1449

NEW WEST 621 COLBURNE St. Avail now. 1 Bdrm, newly reno’d, very quiet. Starting at $735/mo. No pets. 1 Blk to Canada Games & Queens park. Call: 604-454-4540

NEW WESTMINSTER- 2 & 3 bdrm. pri. secluded, fenc’d property. Video surveillance. Gas F/P. Skylights, patio, deck & views. D/W & Fridge w/ ice maker. Counter top stove. Cls. to 8th street skytrain. N/P N/S Now. Rent Nego. 604.524.5494

WALKER MANOR6985 Walker Ave

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

Please Call 604-358-9575

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

BURNABY. Cariboo/10th Ave.2 bdrm in tri-plex. Lovely large b/yd. $1000/mo + 1/4 utils. 604-250-7544

750 SUITES, LOWER

2BR suite (clean) $975 New West - W/End. Incl cable, wifi & utilities. Laundry onsite. 604-787-5218

BURNABY, Edmund Stn. 1 Bdrm bsmt suite. $700/mo. N/S, cat ok. Avail now. (604)936-2257

BURNABY: Metrotown - Lrg 2 bdrm g/l. full bath, f/p. n/s, n/p. $950 inc util. 604-451-5795/604-837-5795

Coquitlam Munday/Daws Hill, 2 bdrm ste incl util quiet area. Avail now $925mo NS/NP 604-931-1775

Metrotown- like new 1 bedroom suite, big kitchen, sundeck, NS/NP, $750/m 604.433.7604

PORT COQUITLAM 1bdrm g/l suite Pets / Smoking Neg. Avail immed.$750/mo incl utils. 778-898-4125.

RENTALS

751 SUITES, UPPER

SURREY Bridgeview. 3Bdrm upper, 2 balconies, RV pkng, priv laundry, ns/np, avail immed. $1300 +utils. 778-574-4621 or 778-388-4623.

752 TOWNHOUSES

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

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200

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

Notice is hereby given to Creditors and Others having claims against the Estate of Madeliene Jean (Lynne) Hartigan, deceased, formally of 1604 Hamilton Street, New Westminster, BC that under section 38 of the Trustee Act full particulars of such claims should be sent to the undersigned executor at 7970 11 Avenue, Burnaby, BC V3N 2N6 on or before November 26, 2013 after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to the claims received. - Rhonda Gale, Executor

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*Sears will charge and remit any applicable taxes and deduct an amount equivalent to the taxes you will be charged from the item price, so that your total purchase will be no more than the item price. Appli-cable tax (es) will be shown on your receipt. Excludes delivery fees, installations, protection agreements and catalogue purchasesPersonal shopping only. Savings offers do not include Parts & Service or Sundry Merchandise, Items with #195XXX & Sears ‘Value’ Programs with prices ending in .97. All merchandise sold “as is” and all sales � nal. No exchanges, returns or adjustments on previously purchased merchandise; savings offers cannot be combined. No dealers; we reserve the right to limit quantities. Prices do not include home delivery. Although we strive for accuracy, unintentional errors may occur. We reserve the right to correct any error. ‘Reg.’, ‘Was’ and ‘Sears selling price’ refer to the Sears Catalogue or Retail store price current at time of merchandise receipt. Offers valid at Sears BURNABY Outlet Store only. © 2013 Sears Canada Inc. †Sears Financial™ MasterCard®, Sears Financial™ Voyage™ MasterCard® or Sears Card offers are on approved credit. Sears® and Voyage™ are a registered Trademarks of Sears, licensed for use in Canada. ®/TM - MasterCard and the MasterCard Brand Mark are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated.

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