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’Boro to stay in ridingre-drawCommission had considered adding to RichmondGrant [email protected]

New Westminster, including Queensborough, will be serviced by one member of parliament if the recommendations of the federal electoral boundaries commission report are adopted.

In its report released Monday, the commission changed its mind on moving Queensborough to a proposed riding of Richmond East.

Instead, all of New Westminster, along with the southeast corner of Burnaby will form the riding of New Westminster-Burnaby.

Currently, New Westminster is served by the ridings of Burnaby-New Westminster (current MP Peter Julian) and New Westminster-Coquitlam and Port Moody (MP Fin Donnelly).

The latest census shows the new riding’s population as 108,652 which is 3.71 per cent above the electoral quota of 104,763 the commission was using as its benchmark.

Paul Daminato’s last day on the job as New West’s city manager is this weekGrant [email protected]

Three times Paul Daminato’s life has made an abrupt turn in the space of a few hours, and the roads he took ultimately led him to a decade at the helm of a city during a particularly dynamic time.

And now, his journey will soon take a new direction again as Daminato, New Westminster’s chief administrator and top bureaucrat,

retires Jan. 31 following 32 years in the city’s employ.

Daminato grew up in Guelph, Ont., where he got one of those ideal summer jobs for a 16-year-old—lifeguard at an outdoor pool. When he graduated from high school, he was thinking about becoming a PE teacher. He talked to an advisor at the University of Guelph’s kinesiology department and after delving into Daminato’s background the counsellor declared, “Sounds to me like you’re interested in a career in recreation.”

“What’s that?” replied Daminato,

having no idea such a degree existed at the time. “It sounds really interesting.”

It turned out the University of Waterloo, to which he had also been accepted, had a recreation program. A five-minute phone call that afternoon and Daminato’s first life U-turn was done.

After university he worked with the City of Kitchener for three years before deciding to spread his wings and take a position with a non-profit society in Yellowknife working with disabled athletes.

That’s where he met his

sweetheart, Cathy, who worked for the territorial government. Her position required her to travel to small hamlets all over the frozen tundra.

On the same day Daminato got another job offer she was accepted into a University of British Columbia graduate program.

They had a decision to make, but there were only two long distance lines into the town she was at. Finally they got to talk to each other.

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Paul Daminato will have more time to train for triathlons when he retires from his position as New Westminster’s city administrator this week.

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Victoria Lambert and her brother Bradford started their Fat Paint business in a Kitchen-Aid cake mixer.

Less than a year later they’re getting ready to move from the kitchen countertop in her Sapperton home to a 3,200-square-foot studio/storefront/production workshop on Front Street, equipped with a full-size Hobart commercial mixer that will allow them to produce 20 quarts at a time for their customers, who are as far away as Tennessee.

It’s a scary step for any fledgling business to take, from countertop sideline to full-on commitment. And it’s one that fills her with anxiety and trepidation every day, says Lambert.

“My stomach still does flip-flops.”

But with the support, encouragement and mentorship of a group of like-minded independent business people and entrepreneurs in New Westminster who’ve come together in recent months, she’s confident her vision is a formula for success.

B2B New West was formed over beer and snacks at the Dublin Castle neighbourhood

grill last October. That’s where Robyn Murrell of Robyn’s Vintage Nest and Zhoosh Fitness By Design convened a gathering of New West businesses she’d managed to sign up to participate in Small Business Saturday, a Canada-wide promotion by the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses.

It turned out they were all women.

As they got to know each other and share their stories, they realized they had even more in common.

“We were all fairly new businesses,” says Murrell. “At first it was just social, but then we started sharing ideas.”

“I left so energized,” says Lambert. “I got it in my head how cool it would be to be a part of this community.”

In fact, that very weekend Lambert talked to her brother about shifting their search for a studio from East Vancouver to New West. Her new contacts at B2B helped find the space on Front Street, and shared advice on negotiating with the landlord.

“They helped frame what our business will be like,” says Lambert.

Murrell knows how important that kind of support can be for an independent business just starting out or expanding. As she and her

sister Heidi Clarkson worked to establish her furniture refinishing businesses out of her basement suite in Queen’s Park, and lay the groundwork for her personal training business, she was also juggling temp gigs as a dental assistant to pay the rent.

“There were lots of times I’d like to have thrown in the towel,” she says. “But knowing others are working through the same issues is encouraging, it keeps you going.”

So far B2B’s 19 members represent 15 businesses from a wedding planner to a property stager to an esthetician to a

pub to three home décor shops. There are two mother/daughter teams and two sets of siblings. Even though some of them are competitors, they see the value in working together to improve their chances for success. According to Industry Canada more than half of new businesses fail within the first three years.

“The bottom line is business, but it’s helpful to work together,” says Clarkson. “We’re almost like a sounding board, exchanging ideas.”

Already some members are collaborating on things like promotions, advertising and

designing store windows. Murrell will be displaying some of her industrial vintage lighting and furniture, which she refinishes using Fat chalk paint, in Lambert’s new studio.

Clarkson says the group is excited to tap into the energy new development is bringing into New West. And they want to be proactive about attracting new businesses to empty storefronts that will enhance the city’s retail mix.

“We’re ready to move forward as an entity,” says Clarkson.

Which includes welcoming men.

Murrell says the group didn’t intend to be all women, it just worked out that way.

Lambert’s just glad to have the support.

“It’s about community and connecting with others who have similar experiences,” says Lambert, who hopes to be in her new studio by the spring. “By working together it gives me that added bit of enthusiasm to keep going. It gives me something to smile about.”

• For more information about B2B New West, contact Heidi Clarkson at [email protected].

• To find out more about Fat Paint, go to edinshouse.blogspot.ca/p/fat-paint.html

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MArIO BArteL/neWsLeADerVictoria Lambert is in the process of expanding her chalk paint business from the countertop of her Sapperton home to a 3,200 square foot studio space on Front Street. She says the support of a new business group of like-minded New Westminster entrepreneurs, who all happen to be women, has helped drive the direction her venture is taking.

The commission chaired by Justice John E. Hall held 23 public hearings throughout British Columbia in the fall including a session in New Westminster on Sept. 26 in which 17 presentations were made.

“The Commission received a large number

of submissions opposing [Queensborough’s inclusion in Richmond East]. Although this geographic area is physically a part of Lulu Island, considerations of historical patterns of representation and community of interest have favoured the transfer of Queensborough back with New Westminster in the

New Westminster-Burnaby electoral district,” said the report.

Although disappointed with the report overall, Burnaby-New Westminster NDP MP Peter Julian was happy to see Queensborough won’t be separated from New West.

“Folks considered that dumb, and I’m thankful the

commission listened there,” said Julian. “I’m happy the voices of Queensborough were heard but I think the commission should have listened to the voices of the public.”

He was particularly upset the commission had chosen to combine a portion of North Vancouver with North Burnaby.

“It wasn’t the problem with quota because there were a couple of suggestions in which the riding proportions would be the same,” said Julian.

With his current riding being proposed to be split into two, Julian said he hasn’t given any thought to whether he would run in Burnaby South or New

Westminster-Burnaby in the next election, likely in 2015.

“I’ll need to give some thinking to that over the next little while. I just want to stress the priority is serving all of the constituents of Burnaby and New Westminster that I serve now.”

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As part of a Red Cross job he’d held previously, Daminato had visited many places across Canada including B.C. and loved it, so over the phone the couple made another life U-turn.

That pivotal decision eventually landed him in the employ of the City of New Westminster, managing Century House. By 1990, following several promotions, Daminato had ambitions of becoming a parks and recreation director. He wasn’t sure it was going to happen in New West and was about to take a job with Port Moody when parks and rec director Ken Winslade said, “Wait a minute.”

It just so happened, parks manager Guenther Edel announced his retirement that day and so virtually on the spot Daminato decided to stick around, even though his work experience had only been on the recreation side of the job.

So just as he was revved up and ready to travel a road he was barely out of the driveway when he took life U-turn

number three and stayed, holding his new job for seven years.

That’s when Winslade became city administrator and Daminato replaced him, attaining his career goal. But just six years later, Winslade retired and Daminato got the top job.

“I’d never given [being a city administrator] much thought before but I thought it was a really interesting challenge,” recalls Daminato. “It’s just managing in a different way. It’s much broader based and more complicated, but in my mind the goal is still the same, to provide top service.”

Daminato said the most difficult part of the job, for which he got paid $201,000 in 2011, has been not being able to say yes to everybody.

“Transportation is an example of you just can’t snap your fingers and change things,” says Daminato.

He leaves City Hall proud of the legacy New Westminster has created with greenways, trails and parks, such as the new $25-million park on the city’s riverfront.

“Westminster Pier Park

was an exciting project to be involved in,” says Daminato. “Anything we can do to get more access to the waterfront is a huge bonus in the community.

“The redevelopment of the Downtown and the [Anvil Centre], it’s nice to see it actually happen. All the ingredients have been there for years. I was fortunate to be here at a time when that is starting to take off.”

Daminato took up his position about the same time Mayor Wayne Wright took office.

“He’s a steady type of guy you want next to you when you have a problem,” said Wright when Daminato’s retirement was announced. “I have a lot of respect for him.”

This latest turn in Daminato’s life was a little more time in the making than the previous ones, and he’s given lots of thought to what he’ll make of it.

For the last four years, Daminato has competed as a triathlete, but finding time to work out for the 60-year-old was almost as challenging as building a civic centre.

“You pretty much have to plan a week ahead of time, plan your workouts outside of meetings,” says Daminato.

“I just feel I’m at the stage where I want a different lifestyle and more control of my time to do some things that I’ve been wanting to do.”

Along with triathlon training, snowboarding, golfing and the odd bit of consulting work, Daminato intends to find more time to play the accordion.

It’s something he’s done since he was eight when he was mesmerized by bands playing Italian family weddings. During his days in Kitchener, which has a strong German population, he played in three polka bands, helping him pay his way through university.

In fact, he says, he tickled accordion keys at 10 consecutive Oktoberfests.

“I’ll have too much to do. I don’t know how I’m going to fit it all in.”

• Daminato’s replacement isn’t expected to be selected until late February or early March.

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Fin Donnelly would have preferred the commission recommend something closer to the status quo.

“I’m disappointed the commission did not listen to the public. The message was clear that the current makeup for the riding was working well,” said Donnelly.

Although the redistribution would mean New Westminster would be all in one riding, that’s not necessarily a good thing, according to Donnelly.

“You cannot look at it in isolation, unfortunately because it’s always a chain reaction in including certain communities and not including communities when trying to get that population quotient. There can definitely be pros and any cons to any makeup they are proposing.”

Donnelly wouldn’t say which riding—New Westminster-Burnaby or Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam—he would seek to represent in the next federal election.

“That’s where I have to talk to my colleagues. No decision has been made yet. It’s too early. These are just preliminary boundaries,” said Donnelly.

The report will go before a parliamentary committee in the next 30 days before it is sent to the House of Commons for final approval.

Overall, it recommends adding six ridings to B.C., including five in the Lower Mainland.

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New Westminster council narrowly approved a change to the official community plan (OCP) to allow a Queensborough townhouse project to proceed to the next stage.

The move came on the heels of a decision in December by council to table this application, and another next door, until the city completed a community plan for the area.

Last Monday, Mayor Wayne Wright cast the deciding vote on third reading of New Metro Holdings’ request to change the OCP so it can build 54 townhouses at 620 Salter St. In December, council had voted to table this application along with the same company’s application for an OCP change and rezoning for 63 units next door at 702 Salter.

At that time, councillors expressed concern about adding density and increasing

traffic in an already congested neighbourhood.

While Coun. Bill Harper voted to table the applications in December, he supported the OCP change to 620 Salter on Jan. 21.

Harper said it wouldn’t be a good idea to institute what would basically be a “land freeze.”

“That would not be valuable at this point,” Harper told council.

“If you want to start talking about a freeze on the rest of the community and having a whole other discussion about it then that’s fine.”

However, Couns. Jonathan Coté, Chuck Puchmayr and Lorrie Williams didn’t see it as a land freeze and felt it was important, because of Queensborough’s traffic and density issues, that the developments be consistent with the new community plan.

Puchmayr said he would have felt more comfortable waiting for public input on the new area plan.

“I don’t see the same urgency

in the developer being held up.”But Coun. Jaimie McEvoy

said the main complaint about New Westminster from developers is that its shifting policy and process makes for unclear ground rules. It’s unfair, he said, for developers to bear the costs of waiting for a community plan to be completed.

In voting for approval, Wright said New Metro’s offer to build a pump station as well as other amenities made it the best way to go.

In an interview a day after the decision, Harper said council should consider whether or not to have a serious look at capping the population density of Queensborough. At the current pace, he said, projections have it rising from about 8,000 to 13,000.

“What are the consequences of that?” he wondered. “Single-family dwellings and greenland are being replaced by condos and the density is quite high. What impact does that have on schools and roads (for example).”

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VICTORIA – Like a bad reality show about a dysfunctional family, B.C. School Wars has lurched to life again for the 2013 election.

Coming soon to billboards and buses across the province: staged pictures of sad-faced kids crammed into dirty classrooms by a heartless government.

It doesn’t even matter which government. This ritual combat went on through Social Credit and NDP governments too.

Premier Christy Clark opened the new season with her promised pitch to restructure bargaining. It suggested splitting up bargaining into traditional wage and benefit talks, and a separate table and fund for classroom size and support.

Cast in her familiar role of the sullen, rebellious teenager, BCTF president Susan Lambert staged a news conference to distort and mock the government’s offer.

A 10-year deal if we give up bargaining wages and classroom conditions? “Ludicrous.”

What’s ludicrous is her characterization of a formula to link teacher pay to nurses,

post-secondary faculty and other government workers. Nurses are renowned for getting raises when no one else does, so this should be an opportunity for these powerful unions to co-ordinate.

But the BCTF can’t get along with other unions any more than it can negotiate with any discernible competence.

Lambert falsely claimed there was no consultation on the proposal. This reminded me how she low-balled the costs of her union’s demands by hundreds of millions during what passed for negotiations in last year’s strike season.

Behind the scenes, the BCTF executive and the school district bargaining agent had just settled on a mutual costing model. What this means is the school districts, which have to make payroll and balance budgets,

have convinced the BCTF to stop misrepresenting costs. I’ll believe that when I see it.

Before Education Minister Don McRae had even spoken, BCTF vice-president Glen Hansman was growling his reply on Twitter: See you in court. That message presumably also goes for premier-in-waiting Adrian Dix, unless he replaces the hated B.C. Liberals in May, then quickly kneels before the BCTF and extends the key to the provincial treasury.

Two generations of British Columbians have been bullied by this bad drama, since Bill Vander Zalm decided an industrial union bargaining structure was just the ticket for public schools.

Students are taught by example, if not by blatant propaganda in classrooms, that all problems are solved by demanding more money from the government. After this conditioning, older students are sometimes pressed into service as union pickets.

There’s your Social Justice class, kids. Sorry about those sports teams and field trips, but

we need those as bargaining chips to get more paid leave time.

To state the obvious, Clark and McRae staged this as a pre-election event to frame the issue. They knew their effort would be greeted as a declaration of war.

The main reason the BCTF agreed to a contract extension with a wage freeze last year? It wasn’t the blindingly obvious fact that every other public sector union had already taken two zeroes. It was strictly tactics.

The delay sets up the latest rematch of these old warriors in the spring election. The plan is to get the dreaded B.C. Liberals out and then start working over the weaker, more union-dependent NDP.

That’s who caved in earlier and gave the BCTF broad control over staffing levels, the proverbial key to the treasury.

Along with basic math and economics, a point the BCTF seems unable to grasp is that its strategy is self-defeating. Those sad kids are making more and more parents seek a better deal.

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More money is being earned by fewer people.

According to Statistics Canada, 10.6 per cent of the country’s income is now earned by the top one per cent of those who filed tax returns in 2010. The median income for those top earners is almost 10 times higher than the median income for the remaining 99 per cent.

This disparity between the haves and the rest of society was the fuel for last year’s Occupy movement that spread around the world from Wall Street. It is a component of the First Nations’ Idle No More protests to reclaim their portion of Canada’s enormous wealth of natural resources, pumped and excavated from lands that once belonged to them.

The gap between rich and poor has fired protest and unrest for as long as there’s been currency. Just ask the French, who disposed their monarchy when the population could no longer afford bread because of onerous taxes.

In fact, Canada’s not doing too badly when it comes to dispersing income, ranking somewhere in the middle of the rest of the world.

According to the Gini Index, a measure of income dispersion developed by an Italian statistician and sociologist in which a coefficient of zero means everyone has exactly the same income and one means all the wealth within a country is held by one person, Canada’s coefficient is .688. That’s lower than countries like Brazil (.784), the United States (.801) and Switzerland (.803). But it’s higher than the Netherlands (.650), Belgium (.662) and Germany (.667).

The country with the most equal distribution of income in the world, according its Gini coefficient of .547, is Japan.

Of course, all those statistics are meaningless the next time you check your bank statement.

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COMMENTRe: Seeking a safer path on Stewardson (NewsLeader, Jan. 18)

The part of the bike trail that is of concern on the BC Parkway, which this article has brought to the public’s attention, is the main way to and from the Queensborough Loop. And with a few small improvements this could be a world-class cycling circuit.

For the past three years, the last two as owner/operator of Fraser River Bike Tours and Rentals, I have taken local cyclists, student field trips and tourists around the loop by the hundreds, and all say it is the best ride they have ever taken.

The last year I have been a member of the New Westminster bicycle and pedestrian committee, and have brought up this safety issue many times.

I have also guided a group of city politicians, a city planner and cycling advocates around the Queensborough Loop to try to iron out the few wrinkles that still need to be corrected to make this great ride safe for all.

The most serious issue is the exposed sidewalk on Stewardson Way as described in this article. To date I have received much verbal support from the city and local cyclists but nothing has been done about this choke point. TransLink, which is technically responsible for it, was not interested in joining in on our working ride or even in discussing it.

The city has hesitated to contact Southern Railway, which owns the abandoned track parallel to this choke point, even though many have encouraged them to ask this company to do right as responsible corporate citizens.

The city should stand up for cycling and pedestrian safety.

Tom LittlewoodNew Westminster

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Every other day, smoke and fumes and diesel coat our cars and property in our neighbourhood along River Drive in New

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Publication to celebrate 125th anniversary of famed lacrosse squadGrant [email protected]

The City of New Westminster is going to assist a group in its goal of producing an illustrated history of the New Westminster Salmonbellies to celebrate its 125th anniversary.

City council will contribute $10,000 to the publication, even though the city’s heritage grant committee turned down an application from the group in December.

The book is being put together by Bruce MacDonald, who grew up near Queen’s Park watching the Salmonbellies in their glory days of the 1960s and ‘70s, through his company Invisible Hand Legacy Books, with financial backing from team alumni.

In December, committee member Vladimir Krasnagor told council the application

for $44,000 was rejected because it well exceeded the $25,000 available for the committee to distribute and because it was for a private enterprise.

But Coun. Chuck Puchmayr, a former governor of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, convinced council to provide financial support for the project.

“We need to have a look at this one. This is the Montreal Canadiens of lacrosse and

they just happen to be in our city,” said Puchmayr. “This is the greatest lacrosse team of the past and hopefully of the future. This is a worthy project that brings a lot to the city.”

MacDonald said while the investors will get their money back, the net proceeds will go to the club. “It’s not really what you would call a commercial enterprise, there’s just some costs involved in it.”

He emphasized the book

is not just about a team that happens to play lacrosse, but a heritage and cultural story as well.

“My book makes the argument the Salmonbellies are the No. 1 cultural export of the city. It’s the Salmonbellies that made the city famous, not the other way around,” said MacDonald. “It’s not just another group looking for funding, it’s a team that’s really come to represent the city and done a lot for it economically.”

Coun. Bill Harper noted in the past the city’s financially helped authors such as Jim Wolf and Don Benson publish historical books.

“This is an organization that’s an institution in the city, it’s interwoven with the history in the city, it’s something that council felt needed to be done,” said Harper, adding it was particularly appropriate considering the hall of fame will be moved into the Anvil Centre when it’s completed next year.

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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER FILEFormer New Westminster Salmonbellies captain Paul Parnell was known as the ‘Gordie Howe of lacrosse’ when the scoring star patrolled the green hardwood floor at Queen’s Park Arena during the 1960s and ’70s.

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Will celebrate its milestone birthday with dinner Feb. 1Grant [email protected]

In the early 1880s the Victoria Board of Trade had been acting like it was the voice of business in all of British Columbia.

This didn’t sit well with the early entrepreneurs in New Westminster, so to protect their city’s commercial interests they decided to form an organization of their own. The New Westminster Board of Trade was formally born on Feb. 22, 1883. It had 46 members including 26 merchants, six from the lumber industry, five from canning and a banker.

One hundred and thirty years later, and now called the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce, the organization is set to celebrate a milestone anniversary.

The birthday bash will be held at the Inn at the Quay on Friday with media personality Terry David Mulligan acting as master of ceremonies and Buddy Holly tribute singer Johnny Vallis as the entertainment.

“It’s all about having fun,”

said chamber executive director Cori Lynn Germiquet. “The evening is about enjoying each other’s company. It’s going to be great. Just appreciating who is in the room and getting rid of the officious moments.”

The board of trade formally changed to a chamber of commerce in 1960 with a membership nearing 500 when the Downtown’s Golden Mile was in its glory days. These days the chamber boasts 365 members.

Germiquet says the chamber’s key services are:

• Engaging with its “community partners” on economic development

• Representing the business voice on issues such as taxation, labour and transportation that will ultimately have an effect on the whole community

• Creative marketing opportunities with innovative products and services

• Staying relevant for the community while organizations face threats of downsizing, the economy and competition

The chamber’s most visible activity to residents is when it acknowledges New Westminster excellence. In 2012, the chamber introduced the Platinum Awards

gala, which was a combination of its previous community awards and business awards.

In November, it held the city’s first economic forum. Originally it was to be an annual affair, but since the chamber could have doubled the 275 that showed up at La Perla Ballroom, the plan is to hold off on the next one until 2014 when the Anvil Centre and its convention space is completed.

Other activities planned for the anniversary year is getting together with the Surrey Board of Trade to discuss the current state of business on the river and what the opportunities are, and a trade show focusing on business succession planning in October.

A quote in the chamber’s 1994 annual report about the organization’s role still applies nearly two decades later.

“As long as there is a difference between what New Westminster is and what New Westminster can be, there will be a need for a Chamber of Commerce.”

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off-season for the first time in several years for New Westminster’s Justin Morneau, so he’s looking toward returning to his all-star and American League most valuable player form of several years ago.

Since the 2009 season, the Minnesota Twins first baseman has battled back, brain, neck, wrist, shoulder and foot injuries. They followed on the heels of spectacular seasons for Morneau when he won the AL MVP in 2006 and finished second in 2008 when he was also named Canada’s athlete of the year. The latest difficulties have been dealing with post-concussion symptoms since a collision in Toronto in July 2010 and surgery on his left wrist last off-season. He said at last Friday’s TwinsFest event the wrist took a while to calm down after the 2012 season, but hasn’t bothered him since he resumed his off-season training in early November.

“I feel strong, but I’m not going to use the cliche of ‘It’s the best I’ve ever felt’ or ‘I’m in the best shape of my life’ or whatever,” Morneau told reporters. “But I feel good and feel like I have in the past to help me prepare.”

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in 134 games. The 31-year-old believes he can regain the form he had in 2006 (.321, 34 HR, 130 RBI) and 2008 (.300, 23, 129), or even 2009 (.274, 30, 100).

“I don’t see why not,” said Morneau, 31. “I’m not 38 or 39 or 40. It’s something that I expect. I’m still young enough to produce and to produce the way I expect myself to. I don’t feel like I’m too far off. I had a little rough start last year, but if you stretch it out to 162 games or 158 games or whatever it is, you get in that full season, those numbers aren’t too far off. I don’t see why I can’t get back to that point.”

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“I’m not going to look on the negative side of it. I’d rather think that we’re adding players at the deadline at this point than trading anybody,” he said. “That stuff will be out of my control when it does come about. Whenever the deadline comes, that won’t really be up to me. It’s something where we’re hopefully playing well enough where we’re adding players.

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is happening to the � lm in-dustry regionally we are very concerned with the local eco-nomic impact. Imagine 90% unemployment in this sector according to Pete Mitchell of Vancouver Film Studios. That is a staggering statistic. Our � lming opportunities and those jobs are heading east to Ontario and Quebec due to tax incentives offered by those

provinces. Couple this with the pending 7% additional costs which will be realized with the reintroduction of the PST to the � lm industry, there will be a signi� cant impact on our local economy.

As told to CBC, Peter Leitch, chair of the Motion Picture Production Industry Associ-ation of B.C., says he doesn’t believe the tax credit offered

by Ontario and Quebec is sus-tainable in the long term. But says he believes the province should step in and help in the meantime. “I’d like to see us get halfway there... the differential of 12 per cent is too great,” he told CBC News.

As a business community this is cause for concern. Film-ing in New Westminster has tremendous local economic

bene� ts. According to the BC Film Commission, millions of dollars in � lming salaries were paid to our residents with addi-tional bene� ts of location fees that production companies pay to residents, merchants and the City. Filming permit fees also generate substantial revenue annually for the City of New Westminster.

The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce and The Surrey Board of

Trade will be hosting a half day event with a focus on the econom-ic impact of the Fraser River.

The event, moderated by Stephen Bruyneel, Vice President, Fras-er River Discovery Centre and President of SB Communications and Public Relations will allow a meaningful dialogue of current ac-tivities and potential activities on the Fraser River, as they relate to economic development. We will be featuring expert panels on:

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DPAC chair warns board ‘it’s going to be chaos’Grant [email protected]

A committee to develop a 12-month school calendar for New Westminster will have 16 stakeholder representatives. That total doesn’t include the board trustees and district staff that will be appointed to it.

The province has eliminated the traditional 10-month calendar and is now requiring districts to come up with a year-round calendar. The Ministry of Education has also moved up the deadline for districts to submit their calendars to March 31 from May 31.

At a board committee of the whole meeting last Tuesday, superintendent John Woudzia proposed to establish a committee to look at whether or not to keep the current 10-month school year, move to year-round education or include other options such as increasing spring break from one to two weeks.

He proposed including on

the committee two parents, along with two representatives each from the teacher, school administrator and support staff employee groups.

But after more than an hour of discussion, the board decided to include eight parents, four representing elementary students, two from middle school and two from New Westminster secondary. In addition, the business community and the city’s parks and recreation department will also be invited to send a representative.

Woudzia said his proposed makeup mirrored those of committees in other districts in the Lower Mainland. But trustee Casey Cook said it would have meant parents and students, who make up the vast majority of those affected, would be underrepresented.

Trustee MaryAnn Mortensen, who proposed the amendment to include the extra representatives, said if the committee couldn’t get the work done in time for this year she would be comfortable with submitting a calendar

that retains the status quo for 2013-14. She got support from Cook, trustee Lisa Graham and board chair Michael Ewen for her motion.

Despite the added parent involvement, district parent advisory council interim chair Wendy Harris questioned why such a large committee was necessary.

“How are you going to get that balance? It’s going to be chaos,” Harris told the board.

Harris suggested the district simply put together a calendar and then put it out for public and stakeholder discussion.

Trustees Jonina Campbell and David Phelan did not support Mortensen’s motion.

“The intention is good, but it’s impossible to include everything,” said Campbell. “It’s not possible to include everyone, which is why we have the consultation process.”

In making her motion, Mortensen suggested including business and parks department representatives because they could be affected by a two-week spring break if the district decides to go that route.

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NewsLeader asked some people in New Westminster their philosophy and ideas around living healthy and living well. Here are some of the responses we received:

Despite the hills New West is still walkable and my favourite way to get around the city. Augment that walking with a bus up a hill here or there and you have a great exercise regimen that will help you stay slim, feel better and live longer. You’ll save money too!

Matthew Laird

Here are my top two tips:1. Get a dog – it will force you

to walk each day and nothing shakes the day’s “nonsense” like the happy greeting your dog gives you when you walk through the door!

2. Learn to laugh at yourself – it will give you perspective.

Lisa SpitaleChief Planner

City of New Westminster

When it comes to healthy living I am the last person to give advice but I can say that laughing and smiling all the time is a great way to well being!

Tej Kainth

Healthy living is not about denying one treats or fun times. Chocolate, beer, wine, decadent desserts, rich food, laziness are part of what make life fun. Nothing is taboo. It’s about balance.

Kim Deighton

Walk kids to school, get a dog and take the bus. I am not a sporty person but via these three things I get at least an hour of exercise every day, and sometimes more. Structuring your lifestyle to include regular movement is easier to stick with long-term and each little choice adds up: stand instead of sit, take stairs instead of the elevator, walk instead of drive, cook at home instead of eating out.

Briana Tomkinson

Between kids and work, it always seems hard to find time to exercise. I incorporate exercise into my commute by biking to work. My ride is 20km one way and I don’t have the time (or capacity!) to bike 40km per day, so I break up the rides by riding one way a day and taking the SkyTrain the other direction. My SkyTrain commute is usually

about 40 minutes. When I ride, it’s just over an hour. So, for an extra 25 minutes per day, I’ve added solid exercise into my routine.

Yvette Van Dop

Oh I wish I could say I run marathons, go to the gym three times a week, meditate and eat bran muffins made from scratch with gluten-free flour. But I don’t.

But no matter the weather, I never miss my 5:30-6:30 a.m. brisk walk on weekday mornings with my happy-go lucky Labrador, Ebi Sushi. Fresh air and a little quiet time to think before the day goes crazy on me seems to do the trick!

Catherine Ouellet-MartinFraser River Discovery Centre

Cycling. A few years ago, after back surgery ended my soccer playing days, I found cycling a perfect substitute. Next thing I knew I was cycling 20K to work in Vancouver and back. Last year I bought a “road bike” and got into doing “Gran Fondos” (“Big Rides”) with old and new friends. My son Kristian told me of a new saying in the marketing world: “Cycling is the new golf.” True enough. For me, cycling is a very rewarding physical and social experience. There are no green fees, but, also like golf, the sky’s the limit on fancy gear.

Dave Brett

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Liliana Tosic never paid much heed to her diet. Until her father was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer.

Her efforts to prolong his life changed hers.

Growing up in Bosnia, family meals consisted of a lot of meats, breads and fatty foods. When Tosic was a harried engineering student, breakfast was coffee and cigarettes. Working long hours as a software engineer on the Canadarm project, she ate out a lot.

“I didn’t think much about health,” she says. Her father’s illness changed that. She wanted answers to why he got sick and how he could get better.

“I knew there was a lot I needed to learn,” says Tosic.

Much of her research focused on diet. She worked hard to change her father’s strict eastern European ways. She herself stopped drinking coffee, started eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat.

Tosic’s father felt better for a stretch, but the cancer had already spread.

The changes in her own health and well-being were undeniable.

“I didn’t think I was sick, but I noticed my concentration improved, I was more productive and had more energy at work.”

While Tosic was on maternity leave with her first child, she took online courses in natural nutrition. By the time her year at home was up, she knew she wanted to make it her new career. Tosic says her journey to better health through diet and exercise is like so many others—precipitated by a health crisis, a confrontation with mortality. But getting better is so much more difficult and time-

consuming than prevention.“It’s better to be proactive.

We have to learn ahead of time to make change.”

For Tosic that’s meant eliminating as many chemicals and processed foods from her diet as possible. Her family eats organic meats, fruits and vegetables. They drink homemade smoothies and avoid grain cereals. She relieves stress with exercise.

“Once we’re healthy, the body is so resilient it takes a long time to break down again. Your diet has to become part of your lifestyle.”

Changing diet, changing lifestyle

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERLiliana Tosic shows off her avocado pie, one of the all-natural treats she makes since switching her career and lifestyle.

All the signs of New Year’s fitness resolutions are in the air.

The problem with most resolutions is they start with too much, too fast and it’s too easy to fall into old routines. Make this year different! Do something physical that also gives you some mental benefits.

At the 30 Minute Hit, learning new skills, developing a sense of empowerment and satisfaction you gain as your skills improve is addicting. Not to mention the stress relief of getting to punch and kick the crap out of something!

Working out in a group setting is part of the appeal. People are social creatures and trying to start a new fitness routine solo in your basement with the latest DVD is likely a

short-lived plan.Workouts are hard, you

will sweat, you will be challenged and you will want to quit, that’s why it’s important to surround yourself with support.

Make a defined short-term goal, a new routine for 30 days. No specific fitness goals or expected results. Just 30 minutes, three times per week, for 30 days. That’s it. No more, no less. No coasting, no cheating, and no missing! This is where

a short workout routine with a flexible schedule is key as it eliminates the “I don’t have time” excuse. All you need to get great results is 30 minutes, just two per cent of your day, the other 98 per cent is for everything else, that two per cent is for you and your goals. After 30 days see how you feel as your new routine becomes habit,

and you will be well on your way to staying on track for good!

So pick a workout that’s fun, interesting, challenging and be a social animal and leave the basement to its natural inhabitants (washing machine, National Geographics) and commit to your own 30 x 3 x 30 resolution!

—Stacey and Brett Firth, 30 Minute Hit New Westminster

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Dr. Gohar Sheikh, Burnaby chiropractor and director of Elign Chiro Health, has been practicing in the Lower Mainland for almost 20 years. Dr. Sheikh’s new Burnaby clinic provides Medical Laser Therapy, Rehab Therapy as well as traditional chiropractic care for back pain, neck pain and vehicle accident claims. Dr. Gohar Sheikh has also appeared on the CTV Morning News Show over the past few years providing valuable health advice for viewers.

Today Dr. Sheikh shares his ‘Top Ten Easy Health Habits for 2013’.

Follow just a few of these, and have a healthier 2013!

10 When reaching in the trunk for groceries, brace your knees on the bumper

9 Avoid stomach sleeping, it causes spinal misalignment

8 Buy a new mattress before buying a new car, you should spend more time on the mattress

7 At least one meal per day should be eaten slowly, while seated, and preferably not in front of the TV

6 Cure many nagging pains with attention to posture; at your desk, in your car, and while sleeping

5 Start your day with a nutritious breakfast, more protein and less sugar will provide fuel for hours

4 Read something non-work related, regularly

3 Have strict times set daily when you stay unplugged from all things electronic

2 Explore new activities and make your regular exercise routine something you enjoy

1 Listen to your body, don’t ignore little pains or signals because they can become something more serious

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More reader prescriptions for a healthy, happy lifeFor me, health and well-being

are both supported by personal activities and aspects of my work as MLA. On the personal level, spending time with family is a source of great pleasure. My physical health is helped by walks along the Quay boardwalk, Pier Park and shopping at Royal City Farmers Market for

vegetables and fruit. I also spend time with friends at a book club and this means taking time to read and relax. People, whether family or neighbours, are central to my sense of well-being.

Dawn Black, MLA

We try to eat at home most meals, avoiding processed foods

and fatty foods. My crock pot is my saving grace, as often we’re running from work to a sport event for the kids or some sort of activity. To come home to that smell and dinner is awesome! I make a weekly menu so I know what I’m cooking, and it’s easier for shopping and keeping a budget instead of just grabbing stuff in a rush and wondering what to do with it. Our new year’s resolution is to eat together at the table more.

Petrina Bosiak

These days I’m scheduling myself to be at the Canada Games Pool early mornings three times a week. I have lots of time, I make it a spa day with the hot tub and/or sauna as well. The regulars in the ‘slow lane’ are very pleasant, but I miss my laughter therapy buddy who moved to Montreal last summer.

Franci Louann

Quite simply my motto in life is to do unto others as you would have them do unto to you. I also add a little saying my Grandmother used to pass my way when she was alive and that was always “to look your best, be your best - each and every day, because you are only ever going to see it once.”

Maureen ParksEat small portions if food

balanced with vegetables and fruit. Exercise your mind through art and literature. Spend time outdoors.

Chuck Puchmayrcity councillor

I would say the best advice for healthy living is ‘Be Patient. Be Happy.’ I think these two are harder than those who make losing weight or quitting smoking their goals—but worth the end result.

Paul Thompson

Build activity into your daily life and don’t marginalize it to the edges. Make activity part of things you have to do every day and not just spare-time embellishment (who’s got spare time?). For those of us with desk jobs this is best done by walking or cycling to work, recreation, school, shopping, etc. Or walking/cycling to transit if you have farther to travel.

Andrew Feltham

My dog and I go walking four times a day, sometimes short walks, sometimes long. Instead of paying my bills by cheque in the mail, the dog and I walk to the bank. He gets treats there and I get exercise. I look on the funny side of life, even at my own expense.

Robert Granewall

One thing we do as a family is make sure we set aside time for dinner with our friends and family. This is tough with a busy schedule but you can’t overemphasize the importance of healthy eating and the benefits of intergenerational conversations. I also try to be active four or five times a week by going to the gym, swimming or playing ice hockey. We read with our kids a lot to develop habits that will help them become informed and engaged citizens, and settling in with a good book is one of the best ways to relax and recharge.

Dave Phelan

Everyone — including very successful people — makes mistakes. One key to success is to “continue to try” within the boundaries you’re given and to reach through them to learn from those mistakes and keep moving. Sometimes you need to give a little, other times get a little, and mostly you must do something you love. Give yourself self-compassion and an emotional, physical or geographical break that allows you to accept “failure is an option and it’s okay to try again.” We’re already on our paths to happiness, but some are transfixed on an outcome rather than enjoying the journey.

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I met my dietician eight years ago this month (I was 34, pre-diabetic and weighed 367 lbs). I made changes slowly, and only lost 30 lbs in the first eight months, but started enjoying my new diet, exercise and the freedom of feeling more comfortable. It felt good and changes came easier. Within a year I’d lost 70 lbs but I didn’t care—I felt so much better. By summer of 2006 my health problems were gone, I loved the freedom of being able to move and a healthy diet.

Yeah, I’d lost 150 lbs, but whenever someone was shocked, amazed or focused on the weight loss I said: “The weight loss is just a side effect, I’ve gained so much more in my health and life!”

I’ve made physical activity a normal part of my daily life, not something that I have to do and that can be avoided. I started by walking the dog every day, then moved to bigger walks instead of riding the bus, started carrying things home, learned how to stretch and gain muscle, bought a bike and within a year biking was my primary means of transportation. It’s not a workout now, it’s just what I do.

Ken Wilkinson “Talk” in person, on the phone or via email

to at least three people every day. It’s a surefire method to avoid the winter gloomies as well as promote emotional wellness.

Annette Martin

One health mistake I made, for a very long time, was not resting. It actually makes you less productive when you don’t make that time a priority. I try to take a time, even just a morning, to unplug. Going for a walk along the Quay, or just having a “power nap” makes all the difference. It helps me to stop, reflect and get perspective of what I’m doing again.

Hector D. BremnerBC Liberal candidate for MLA

On the cusp of a milestone birthday and just after the lost of my mother to a brain tumour, my six year old daughter boldly announced at dinner, “Daddy do you think you should have

another helping, you’re getting chubby,” I recall putting down my fork and making a commitment to regaining control of my life. I joined Weight Watchers, started running, soon lost 70 pounds and ran the Boston Marathon. My health suggestion is to take charge of your life, before life throws you a curve ball, through exercise, a balanced diet and acting upon written goals.

Jason HaightManager of Business Operations

City of New Westminster

If you’ve set a fitness goal for 2013, just showing up is 90 per cent of the solution. Don’t worry about doing the moves perfectly in a new fitness or yoga class. Just show up. Give it honest effort, and regardless of how imperfectly you feel you execute, you will begin experiencing the benefits of health and fitness.”

Ellen ChesneyFitness Instructor, Fitness New West

The solution to most health problems end

with the words: ‘…and get regular exercise’. It just makes sense to get the exercise and avoid the health problems altogether.

Brian EarleFitness Instructor, Fitness New West

Being active every day is not an option.

Consider it your prescription for health and longevity. Embrace it, find joy in it, and get in the habit of asking yourself “how should I sweat today?”, not “should I sweat today.”

Lisa MandelFitness Instructor, Fitness New West

My advice would be to start slowly, be patient

and consistent. Being active is a lifestyle change; there’s no hurry or deadline or place to get to. Pretty soon it will be part of your routine and you will love coming to class because you feel so much better overall.

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041 PERSONALS

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130 HELP WANTED

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114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

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130 HELP WANTED


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130 HELP WANTED

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130 HELP WANTED

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156 SALES

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

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130 HELP WANTED




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257 DRYWALL

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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338 PLUMBING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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372 SUNDECKS

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374 TREE SERVICES

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477 PETS

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503 ANTIQUES & VINTAGE

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548 FURNITURE

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE

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609 APARTMENT/CONDOS

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627 HOMES WANTED

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Bright 2 bdrm apt.

Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op.

$810/mo. No subsidy.Close to transit, schools,

and shopping.

Sandy 604 945 5864 [email protected]

BURNABY

GABLE GARDENSMOVE IN INCENTIVE

• Nice, clean and quiet 1 bdrm

• Walk to Highgate • Close to transit & schools • Upgraded suite • Cat okay • On site manager

Please call 604-521-3448 for viewing.

BURNABY, Linden Glen Apts. 7052 Linden Ave. Spacious & bright 1 & 2/bdrms. Incl heat & HW. Near Highgate. Cats ok. (604)540-2028

Coquitlam Center Co-op

Refurbished 3 bdrm apt.Available immediately

Cls to transit, shops & schools$1100/mo. No subsidy.

[email protected] phone 604 945 5864

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

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: West Coast Apt. 520-11th St. Large 1 bdrm w/ small storage room. Incl h/w & heat. By Transit. Cats ok. $735 - $750/mo. 604-540-2028.

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

CHILLIWACK WAREHOUSE6,600sf. or 5,400sf. @ $4.50sf.

12,000sf. @ $4.25sf.3 phase & single phase power.

3 bay doors 12 x 12. (604)941-2959

711 CO-OP RENTALS

BURNABYWHATTLEKAINUM -

HOUSINGCO-OP ORIENTATION

Do you want to live in the security of a

family community?

Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 appli-cation fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrms $899/mo. 3 bdrms. $1009/mo. & 4 bdrms. $1112/mo. Shares $2500.

NO SUBSIDIES AVAILABLEOrientation:

Sunday, February 3rd1:30 p.m. at

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

736 HOMES FOR RENT

COQUITLAM; 5 Bdrm, newer hse, 5 baths, single garage. N/P, N/S. Avail now. $2500. (604)931-5216

POCO clean 3 bdrm rancher. Near school/amens. $1570. NS/NP, ref’s. Now. 604-805-2768, 604-931-1573

746 ROOMS FOR RENT

Port Coquitlam - Maryhill furnished 1 bdrm. shr’d kitchen / bath / living. Quiet Non-Smoking ONLY House. $450/mo. incls. lndry. 604.941.2959

750 SUITES, LOWER

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

752 TOWNHOUSES

NEW WEST. 828 Royal Ave. 2/brms, 2/bthrms, 1 secured park-ing. $1500/mo. Avail Feb 1. TJ @ Sutton Proact (604)728-5460

New West- McBride Place. 415 Ginger Drive. 3 bdrm T/H. Family Housing. Close all amens, schls, transit. Pet friendly great loca. $1135/m. Call Now! 604-451-6676

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

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1999 MERCURY SABLE. 7 pass wagon, fully loaded, 167,000 KM, 1 owner, very gd cond. No rust. $1900. 604-790-5479.

830 MOTORCYCLES

THE ONE, THE ONLY authorized Harley-Davidson technician training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes. Quality instruction and state-of-the-art training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

TRANSPORTATION

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

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIENWhereas

Dekane Management Services Ltd.is indebted toArtur Qyyju

for storage and towing on the following Equipment;

1 Cimbali Expresso Machine, 1 Rock Star Cooler, 2 Freezers

with misc food items, 6 Highback Leather Chairs, 6 Metal Chairs, 3 Metal Round

Tables,1 Thermal Tec /Mickmate 2005 Cooler, 1 Magic Chef Microwave,1 Box of Misc

Flatware & Platcis Trays, 3 Black Bookshelves, 1 Neon Open Sign, 1 Box of Misc

Glasses, 1 Sandwhich Board, 2 Chaulk Boards, 1 LG 24 “

Flatscreen Monitor, 1 Venture 17” Flatscreen Monitor, 1 Baby Stroler, 1 Weed Eater, 1 Throw

Rug, 1 Bamboo Blind, 1 Conair Pro/Hair Trimmer, 1 Fake

Christmast Tree, 1 Stand up Stuffed Santa, 1 Pair of Gum

Boots and 1 Lamp Chandelier.

A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing of $3836.00 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 27th day of February, 2013 or thereafter, the said equipment will be sold. The equipment currently stored at Elite Bailiff Services, 20473 Logan Avenue, Langley BC V3A 4L8. The vehicle was placed in storage on December 28th 2012.

For more info. call Elite Bailiff Services at 604-539-9900

WWW.REPOBC.COM

Shop from homewww.bcclassifi ed.com

818 CARS - DOMESTIC


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VOTED BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT 8 YEARS IN A ROW

MENU

AppetizersAlu Mater Samosa

Alu TikkaBhajia

Paneer PakoraFish Pakora

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Vegetarian Specialties All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic

Mater PaneerKofta CurrySaag Paneer

Saag AluChana MasalaChana Saag

Vegetable CurryEggplant Bhartha

Gobi AluPaneer Shahi Korma

Vegetable KormaMalai Kofta

Dal Turka/Dal MakhniAsk for mild, medium or hot

Chicken Specialties All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic

Chicken CurryChicken Vindaloo

Chicken Tikka MasalaChicken PalakChicken Josh

Chicken MalaiButter ChickenChicken KormaChilli Chicken

Lamb Specialties All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic

Lamb CurryRogan Josh

Lamb VindalooBhuna GoshtLamb Palak

Lamb Shahi KormaLamb Makhani

Ask for mild, medium or hot

BeefAll Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic

Beef CurryBeef VindalooBeef Madrasi

Beef PalakBeef Bhuna

Seafood Specialties All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic

Fish MasalaFish Vindaloo

Fish CurryPrawns Masala

Prawn VindalooPrawn Malai

Clayoven All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic

Chicken Tandoori HalfSeekh KabobChicken Tikka

Lamb TikkaIndian Star Special Dinner

Ask for mild, medium or hot

Rice SpecialtiesAll Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic

Plain Basmati RiceVegetable Biryani

Chicken BiryaniBeef BiryaniLamb BiryaniPrawn Biryani

Indian BreadsTandoori Roti

NaanGarlic Naan

Vegetable NaanChicken Naan

ParathaAlu-ParathaShahi Kulcha

AccompanimentsPapadam

Mango ChutneySpicy mixed pickles

DahiRaita

Garden Fresh Salad

DessertsRasmalai

Galab Jamun

Mango Ice-Cream

Kheer

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Open : Mon-Sat 11:30am-9pm, Sunday 3pm-9pm • Buffet Open Mon-Sat

NowOpen

Namaste Indian Star Restaurant2883 SHAUGHNESSY STREET, PORT COQUITLAM

Tel: 778-216-1055 Fax: 778-216-1052

Buy 1 dish, get 2nd dish1/2 PRICE

Dine in only. Expires February 15, 2013.2nd dish must be of equal or lesser value. Valid both locations

$5.00 OFFWith the purchase of $50 or more

Take out only. Expires February 15, 2013. Valid both locations

1PLACE2012

LUNCH BUFFET$8.95ALL-YOU-CAN-EATPer Person, Mon. to Fri. 11:30 am - 2:30 pm. Plus tax.Expires Feb 15, 2013. Both locations. With coupon.

january 30, 2013

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