Coquitlam Now February 2 2011

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It’s time to shine the glow stick on homelessness.So says a Port Coquitlam teenager, who is organ-

izing a guided walk of homeless camps to raisefunds for a Tri-Cities shelter.

Danielle Morneau, 17, is organizing Light UpThe Night, a 30-minute tour on Sunday, Feb. 13through areas where Port Coquitlam homelesspeople live to show residents the other side of thestory.

With 15-minute rallies planned before and afterthe walk, Morneau said the event was named LightUp The Night to shine a light for those forced tosleep outside in the dark. Walkers will be given aglow stick for their tour of the Coquitlam River.

The Heritage Woods Secondary student said shehad been considering the idea after reading DoHard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against LowExpectations by twin authors Alex and Brett Harris,and listening to her father, Rhino Marketing’s DougMorneau, who always encouraged her to follow herpassions.

As part of a class philanthropy project, Morneaudecided to speak with Tri-Cities Homelessness TaskGroup members and Hope for Freedom Societyworkers about where homeless camps are located.

“A lot of young people don’t see homelessness.We assume it’s not in our area,” Morneau said.“I thought walking would be a good idea to showpeople this is where the homeless are. This is wherethey sleep. This is where people live.”

So far, she says 50 people have registered for thewalk, including some from municipal governmentand the non-profit sector. Morneau said she is hit-ting the ground this week armed with posters andpamphlets to recruit teens who are interested inattending, and interest is beginning to swell at sev-eral Tri-Cities high schools.

“I’m wanting to get about 500 people out. That’swhat I’ve ordered for glow sticks and bracelets,”she said. “People who didn’t go to the event, I wantthem to wonder, ‘What did I miss out on?’”

While the event is about offering financial sup-port, Morneau also hopes participants will justbecome inspired. That’s why information booths onvarious local eco-projects and non-profits will greetwalkers as they arrive.

“I’m wanting to mainly raise awareness forhomelessness more than anything else, have achange of heart in our community,” she said.

The Feb. 13 walk starts at 7:30 p.m. fromLeigh Square, with registration starting at 7 p.m.Admission is by $5 donation to support the shelter

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Port Coquitlam MLA MikeFarnworth outlined a planMonday to combat poverty ifhe’s chosen as the BC NDP’snext leader.

To start, Farnworth wouldappoint a single cabinet min-ister to implement a familyand child poverty reduc-tion strategy. This ministerwould report directly to thepremier’s office and would beresponsible for setting andachieving legislated targets.

Farnworth would alsoexpand childcare and earlylearning programs in B.C.

Brad West, Farnworth’sdeputy campaign manager,said this issue will hit homefor many local families.

“This is critical. There’s alot of working families in PortCoquitlam and in the Tri-Cities, and no one has to tellthem how difficult it is to findchildcare space these days,”West said. “We’ve heard thisfrom many, many parents,and it’s critical to help fam-ilies break the poverty cycle.”

Farnworth’s strategy alsoaims to reduce homelessness,with targets for social housingunits and short-term shelters.

West said families needmore access to affordablehousing instead of relying onrental supplements.

“You talk to people whohave been in the situation,and they’ll tell you that thosesupplements get eaten upby increasing rents. So whatwe’re saying is that the prov-ince needs to be involved inbuilding affordable socialhousing,” West said.

“There’s a number of peoplein Port Coquitlam and in theTri-Cities who are waiting onwait-lists that can stretch on

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For some, the name might evokefrosty images of fresh snowfallson frozen ponds.

But mention Winter Lake to 84-year-old Elsie Van Leeuwen and shemelts with warm memories of a long-lost brother.

Located in the Coquitlam water-shed, Winter Lake was recently namedafter Benny Winter, Van Leeuwen’solder brother. The GeographicalNames Board of Canada and the prov-incial government named the smalllake in remembrance of Winter, whodisappeared in 1943 while serving on aSecond World War Air Force mission.

“I think it’s a real honour,” VanLeeuwen said. “I don’t think thisgeneration realizes what a loss itwas to our families to lose a mem-ber. Especially in those days, I thinkour families were more closely knitbecause we didn’t have television andall the other attractions. We playedmuch more with our brothers andsisters.”

Born in Finland in 1921, Wintermoved to Coquitlam with his familywhen he was six years old. He graduat-ed from New Westminster’s T.J. TrappTechnical High School in 1939.

The following year, Winter enlistedin the Air Force. The Tri-Cities teenleft Coquitlam for training thatAugust.

Van Leeuwen still remembers theday.

“It was 1940. I was 14. I couldn’teven say goodbye,” she recalls. “ButI did write to him all the time, and Ikept a number of his letters here.”

Winter was posted to a squadronthat was flying air patrol and air-searescue missions off Great Britain’scoast. He was later transferred toSoutheast Asia.

On Aug. 24, 1943, he disappearedcompletely.

Winter and his crew had taken off intheir liberator aircraft from a junglebase in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, to flya 3,219-kilometre (2,000-mile) recon-naissance mission to the AndamanIslands. When they reached 113 kilo-metres out to sea, all contact with theaircraft was lost. Nobody ever heardfrom 22-year-old Winter or his aircrewagain.

The five men were reported missingand presumed dead. Winter has noknown grave, but he is commemor-ated on the Singapore War Memorialin Malaya.

“He was a very good boy,” VanLeeuwen remembers. “The teachersall liked him and he went to Sundayschool. And he loved airplanes, abso-lutely.”

The Coquitlam woman shared thestory of her big brother Benny for The

NOW’s Remembrance Day issue in2009. One year later, Winter Lake wasnamed in his honour.

Local historian Guy Black saw TheNOW article and approached VanLeeuwen’s family.

“After reading a story about BennyWinter in your paper in November2009, I was moved by the emotion Icould feel from Benny’s sister,” Blackwrote in an e-mail.

“I wanted to do something for herand in memory of Benny.”

He tracked down Van Leeuwen andher family to tell them about the prov-incial place-naming program, whichcommemorates B.C. residents who losttheir lives in war.

After they discussed the idea, Blackcontacted a private researcher inOttawa to get a copy of Winter’s mil-itary service record. He then compiledan application package and mailed itto Victoria.

For Black, the process was familiarsince he had already helped get loca-tions named after two other Tri-Citiesveterans — McCrea Lake for PilotOfficer Leslie McCrea, and Kreut Ridgefor Flight Sergeant Arthur Kreut.McCrea and Kreut were childhoodfriends in Port Moody. Both werekilled while serving in the Air Forceduring the Second World War.

Hanson Lake is named after theirboyhood friend, Edward Hanson, whoalso died in service.

“I am fascinated by Canadian mil-

itary history and try to do whatever Ican to help our veterans and especiallyto remember the fallen,” said Black,a Port Moody resident who receivedthe Minister of Veterans AffairsCommendation in 2009.

Van Leeuwen’s son, Barry, appreci-ates the efforts.

Although he never met his UncleBenny, he hopes to someday see thelake named in his honour.

“I think that maybe we’ll hire aplane one of these days and fly overWinter Lake. I think it’s just so neat

to have something they chose that’sreasonably close to us,” he said.

“Winter Lake feeds into CoquitlamLake, which is our reservoir where weget all our water from. I can say thatfor every glass of water that we get outof our tap, one drop came from WinterLake.”

For more information on B.C.’s geo-graphical naming process, visit http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/bcnames/.

Commemorative place namings areannounced each year during VeteransWeek.

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Elsie Van Leeuwen and her son Barry with a photograph and medals of Elsie’s brother Benny Winter, whowent missing in 1943 while flying a Second World War reconnaissance mission. A lake in the Coquitlamwatershed (the middle one on the map below) has been named in his honour. Coquitlam Lake is on the left.


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A stolen truck fitted with anexternal fuel tank promptedswift action by authorities lastweek when it was located nearan elementary school.

At around 10 a.m.Wednesday, officers with theCoquitlam RCMP’s prolifictarget team spotted a mandriving in the vicinity ofHastings Street and PatriciaAvenue in Port Coquitlam,behind the wheel of a Ford

F350 that had been reportedstolen.

A large external fuel tankhad been installed in the bedof the truck, according tothe RCMP. With WestwoodElementary and Maple CreekMiddle schools nearby, policecalled in the Lower Mainlandtraffic services helicopter, Air1 and the integrated dog ser-vice to take down the stolenvehicle.

Alen Krasnici, 33, fromVancouver, was arrested with-out incident. He is wanted onfive outstanding warrants, and

investigators are recommend-ing five new charges to Crowncounsel for review: obstruc-tion of a peace officer, pos-session of property obtainedby crime over $5,000, posses-sion of property obtained bycrime, possession of break-ininstruments and driving whileprohibited.

Krasnici remains in custodyand is scheduled to appear incourt on Feb. 7.

Prolific team Sgt. SteveReinhart said having integrat-ed teams like Air 1 and thepolice dog service was “a huge

factor” in having a safe arrest.“Thanks to them we were

able to monitor the vehicle’smovements, make the arrestand maintain public safety atthe same time. It was greatwork all around,” Reinhartsaid in a release.

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for years, who are looking toget into affordable housing. Ithink having a home is reallythe key to healthy familiesand good employment, to rais-ing your children in a healthyway.”

Another key feature ofFarnworth’s plan is to raisethe minimum wage to $10 perhour and index it to the costof living, while also eliminat-ing the $6-per-hour trainingwage.

As well, he pledges to

review categories for incomeassistance rates and link themto current inflation rates. Hewould restore supports forsingle-parent families andincrease earning exemptionsto help people transition fromwelfare to work.

For families living in pov-erty, Farnworth plans to lowerbarriers to post-secondaryeducation, apprenticeshipsand training programs.

West said these issues affectfamilies in the Tri-Cities andthroughout the province.

“In my time working for

Mike, we’ve certainly heardfrom people in Port Coquitlamand right across the Tri-Citieswho are struggling to makeends meet. This isn’t an issuethat just impacts Vancouver.It’s in Surrey. It’s in PortCoquitlam. It’s in Coquitlam.It’s in Kamloops. It’s in PrinceGeorge,” West said. “We needto recognize that there’s arole for the province to beplaying to help combat that.So that’s what Mike has saidhe’s going to do, and he’s theonly candidate that has laidout some very specific policies

on how he would help allevi-ate it. All of this goes handin hand. I think it’s the firsttime in a long time that we’vehad a political leader comeforward with a serious and

detailed plan to help addresswhat is a growing issue ofinequality in the province.”

Farnworth, who was travel-ling in northern B.C., couldnot be reached for comment.

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want to deal with,” Port Coquitlam Mayor GregMoore said. “For the youth who want to beengaged in this way, that’s great.”

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More than 32,000 tickets have been issuedagainst distracted drivers in B.C. this year, andpolice are dialling up the campaign again inthe hopes people will finally hear the message.

“A driver travelling at 90 km/h who takestheir eyes off the road for just five secondsdrives the length of a football field, so evena brief glance at a text message or dialing acellphone can cause serious injury or death,”Solicitor General Rich Coleman said in a newsrelease.

One year into the distracted driving law,police agencies are vowing to crack down oncellphone use behind the wheel, calling upresources for an enforcement campaign.

Coquitlam RCMP issued 616 tickets for dis-tracted driving last year, and a speed-readerboard has already been set up in front ofCoquitlam City Hall for the “Get home safelyto your Valentine” campaign for February.

“What we notice is that people are reallytied to their electronic devices,” said Sgt. DaveStewart of the Coquitlam RCMP traffic servi-ces section. “Where there’s traffic congestion,it seems the frequency of violations goes up.[The] focus for this anniversary is to re-enforcethe law and awareness of this legislation, as itis a major factor in serious injury and fatal col-lisions.”

During the B.C. campaign kickoff, policebegan pulling drivers over in Burnaby. Duringthose one and a half hours, officers spotted 45violations — including 26 for cellphone useand 12 for not wearing seatbelts. One man rana red light while talking on his phone.

“Despite saturating the area with police offi-

cers, we had to allow just as many violationsgo,” says Supt. Norm Gaumont, who overseestraffic services in RCMP-policed areas acrossthe Lower Mainland.

“We couldn’t process the volume of violatorsfast enough. We could have pulled over a drivera minute for distracted driving or seatbeltinfractions, if we’d had double the officers outthere.”

Distracted driving was considered a con-tributing factor in 48 per cent of all fatalitiesin Lower Mainland jurisdictions patrolled byRCMP.

“If you look at our statistics, it’s clear thepublic doesn’t realize just how dangerous itcan be if you don’t have your full focus on theroad,” Gaumont said.

This month, police will be on the lookoutfor distracted driving behaviours like texting,talking on a hand-held cellphone, putting onmakeup and reading a newspaper or book.

“Across the province we will be looking forany driver behaviour that takes their attentionfrom the road,” said Supt. Mike Diack, whoheads up traffic services for Mounties in B.C.He suggested police will be using innovativeways to check drivers. “There may be a policeofficer in that mascot costume.”

According to the year-old legislation, if driv-ers want to make a phone call on a cellularphone or check e-mail, they must use a hands-free device or pull their vehicle over.

The fine for using an electronic devicewithout hands-free technology while drivingis $167. Moreover, drivers caught texting or e-mailing may receive three driver penalty pointsin addition to the fine.

Drivers in the graduated licensing programare not permitted to use any electronic device,even if it is hands-free.

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For the most part, the candidates for the leader-ship of our two provincial political parties liketo boast they are all about reaching out to

disaffected voters and widening their party’s base ofsupport.

In the Liberal camp, that seems to be a commontheme among candidates such as Christy Clark,George Abbott and Mike de Jong.

But one candidate in particular seems to be takingthe opposite approach. Kevin Falcon, inhis quest to win the Liberal leadership,appears interested primarily in demon-strating that he views the business com-munity as pretty well the only constitu-ency worth wooing.

Almost every day, Falcon’s camp issuesa news release boasting of the latest CEOor business leader endorsing his candi-dacy. This week, his campaign took outa full-page ad in The Vancouver Sun (atthe very least, a sign that his campaignis well-funded) that listed more than 100business owners or CEOs who support his candidacy.

This was followed up by the announcement thatDavid Emerson, the highly respected former federalcabinet minister and forestry executive, was alsobacking Falcon. And I’m sure there will be plentymore such announcements in the weeks leading upto the Feb. 26 vote.

While garnering such support is impressive andadvantageous in a leadership race, it does raise someinteresting questions that may arise if Falcon wereto actually become premier.

Given that supporting business interests seems to

be a top priority for him, would a Falcon-led govern-ment therefore give shrift to other issues, such asthe environment, social services or aboriginal rela-tions?

It’s no secret that Falcon is fairly right-wing,although I think the time he’s spent at the cabinettable has modified some of his views over the years.But he seems to think that if the business commun-ity is happy (i.e. profitable), then everything else will

work itself out.But of course, not everyone has that

kind of faith in no-holds-barred capital-ism. We still have a welfare state, andenvironmental values rank high in thisprovince. Simply embracing the busi-ness community as a top priority maynot cut it with a lot of voters.

Another potential problem for Falconis that he has provided a lot of ammu-nition to critics who will examine therelationship between government andhis supporters (you can be sure the NDP

has clipped and saved that full-page ad).For example, a number of pharmaceutical com-

panies are backing his candidacy. If his governmentwere to make any changes to drug policies that endup benefitting those companies, how long do youthink it will take for the NDP to cry foul and allege aconflict of interest?

He also has the support of optometrists andtransportation companies. Again, any changes togovernment policy that affect those operations willbe framed against whatever contributions thosecompanies gave to his campaign.

There is also the issue of government contractsand grants. If any of them go to any of his businesssupporters, he may be inviting the kind of scrutinythat can dog his time in office.

What is somewhat surprising about all this is thatFalcon, of all the candidates, does not have to estab-lish his credentials as a business-friendly politician.His reputation on that front is already well known.

Instead, I would have thought Falcon would havewanted to soften and broaden his image to appeal toa wider base of voters. Of course, he may think that’snot necessary during the leadership campaign.

And, to be fair, the membership of the Liberalparty — who are the ones choosing the leader — arecertainly pro-business in their outlook, so comingacross as the most business-friendly candidate willnot be a disadvantage in that community.

But whoever wins the leadership race will immedi-ately have to govern for all British Columbians— not just party members. And the winner willeventually have to face the electorate in an election.

If Falcon does indeed prove victorious on Feb. 26,he will soon discover that support from the businesscommunity can only take him so far. In a generalelection, the winner will need the support of a lotmore people than simply CEOs.

Falcon will need more than CEOs’ support

Re: “There really are people that stupid,” col-umn, Friday, Jan. 28.

Thank you so much to Bob Groeneveld for a greatcolumn. I have seen (and hate to say it) many youngwomen, far more than men, driving while texting.Even mothers with kids in the car.

I am always tempted to take a picturewith my cellphone (I take transit, by theway), note the licence number and call itin. Maybe billboards captioned “Stupid isas stupid does” with a picture of a persontexting while driving would make peoplemore aware. I think if one is that stupid, nothingwill stop them but, regrettably, getting wrappedaround a pole. That is just another reason I feel nodrivers should be licensed until the age of 19.

Joan MillerDelta

•••Bob Groeneveld’s comment on the stupidity of

mixing driving with entertainment is a matter ofconcern. I don’t own a cellphone or a texting device,and the only time I have used a cellphone in a

vehicle is when I have been a passenger.I learned my lesson in pre-cellphone

days while pre-driving a long-distancecycling route so as to make a routesheet for a future event. I had a clip-board on my knee and was trying todrive and write down distances. I was

lucky I didn’t have an accident, but I got my routesheet wrong all the same. I find any distraction froma radio to be irritating, and my vehicle’s radio sel-dom gets used.

Harold BridgePort Coquitlam

Last week the Supreme Court of Canadaruled that, unlike any other public placein Canada, the government is free to limit

photography and recordings in our court-rooms.

Walk up to a courthouse and you’ll notice asign that prohibits the use of all cameras andrecording devices inside the buildings. That’swhy sketches of proceedings are often used bylarger newspapers; photographs are illegal.

The Supreme Court’s essential rationale wasthat the public can’t be trusted to see whatgoes on in our courthouses. They said judicialproceedings are too nuanced, and the stakestoo high, to allow for photography and videocameras and tape recorders and all thoseother tools of the media allowed everywhereelse in Canada.

We couldn’t disagree more.In fact, it is because our judicial system is

one of the core pillars of our democracy thatmedia should be allowed to broadcast from,and take photos in, courthouses. Our justicesystem is a frequent target of criticism. Butmost are unlikely to have ever seen the insideof a courtroom, let alone watched a trialunfold.

It’s worth noting that the ban on broad-casting audio and images from courthouses isgovernment policy. The Supreme Court’s policymerely upholds it.

Attorney General Barry Penner has indicatedthat he is open to cameras in courtrooms. Butdespite being the one man with the power toreverse the medieval policy, he hasn’t actuallydone anything about it.

Penner is known for his love of photoopportunities. Surely he wouldn’t argue thattheir omnipresence has detracted from hisability to perform his job. It’s time for himto show the same lens love when it comes tocourtroom cameras.

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Sticking up for MexicoRe: “Mexican vacation turns into a night-

mare,” Friday, Jan. 28.I feel I must comment on the story of MLA

Diane Thorne and her husband in Progreso,Yucatán. Progreso is also my second home,with my other hometown being Maple Ridge.

I am sorry they had such a troubling inci-dent here, but I can perhaps shed some lighton the story from a Mexican point of view.

Mexico, being aforeign country, alsohas a very differentjudicial system. Oursystem is build onthe British commonlaw, and also theU.S. In Mexico, thesystem is the Napoleonic code. It is the rulehere that when a car accident happens andthere appears to be injuries, or damage to cars,etc., the driver is always taken to the jail. Theperson is held at the jail until an investigationinto the accident occurs, to find out who is toblame and to reach a settlement. We, as for-eigners in a country that is not ours, may notlike it, but that is the law here.

From the story it appears that the insuranceadjuster was also present, another commonoccurrence here. Usually, the adjuster is onthe road at the accident site as well. They aretrying to reach an agreement between thetwo parties. If this was a setup or scam, thereseems to be a lot of people involved, and tohave the accident preplanned to happen exactlyas it did would require masterful organization.

I feel the only person who does not fit intothe story properly is the American, Pedro.Maybe he was the one who thought this wasa good opportunity for some money. If theinsurance agent was on the scene, why or howwould Pedro pay for Neil Edmondson’s release?

I think spending time in any jail would bevery traumatic, let alone in Mexico — excepthe was at the police station, not a jail. We donot have a jail in Progreso.

I wanted to write to you about this story aswe live in a wonderful part of the world here.Approximately 600 (mainly) Canadians livealong the Yucatán coast during the wintermonths, and we are made to feel very welcomeand treated as members of the community.

Merida, the capital of the Yucatán, is 30 kilo-metres away. It is a beautiful colonial city of1.2 million people, and the local police do notcarry guns.

I don’t say there is no crime here, but very

few of the foreign visitors would have incidentsto report, at least none I have heard. We, theforeign population here, are constantly beingasked by friends at home to comment on thesensational stories the Canadian and Americannews cover, and of course the governmentwill issue a travel warning. Like so many ofthe stories, perhaps all the details need to beexplored.

I know we love our second home. We donot feel vulnerable in our second country, andwe are very welcomed by our Mexican neigh-bours. I hope that Ms. Thorne and her husbandwill again visit Mexico, and I would welcomeher to my home to meet the many Canadian,

American and Mexican friends we have made.Jo-Anne WilliamsProgreso, Mexico

MMA is too violentRe: “Banning mixed martial arts doesn’t

make sense,” column, Friday, Jan. 21.I feel that MMA is too violent for the young-

er generation or any generation.Yes, there are probably fewer head injuries

than in boxing, but any head injury, in mymind, is unacceptable as later in life therecould be consequences to one’s health.

I also believe UFC president Dana Whiteshould announce that the UFC has taken outor provides private health-care insurance toensure that any person with any type of headinjury is covered for treatment and the result-ing hospital care, also any other severe injuryresulting in hospital care.

Shirley DishawCoquitlam

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Environment trumpeddevelopment in Port Moodylast week when council votedunanimously against rezoninga forested area to allow fornew homes.

More than a dozen speakersvoiced concerns about a planproposed by ParkLane Homesto build 27 houses north ofCranberry Court and east ofwest Noons Creek. Each lotwould span at least 1,045square metres (11,249 squarefeet).

Neighbourhood residentsdiscussed issues such astraffic, water pressure andemergency access. However,council put more weight oncomments from environment-al experts.

Elaine Golds spoke onbehalf of the Burke MountainNaturalists, who joined thePort Moody Ecological Societyto oppose the plan.

“The first thing we’re con-cerned about are the impactson Noons Creek,” Golds saidat the public hearing.

“Noons Creek alreadyruns dangerously close todry every summer and that’sbecause of impacts fromprevious developments …

More development withinthe Noons Creek watershedcould tip the fragile balanceand turn Noons Creek froma year-round coho-producingcreek to an ephemeral streamwith only winter flows — nocoho and no resident cut-throat trout.”

As well, two species of frogscould be put at risk for sur-

vival if their forest habitat isdestroyed, Golds said.

“The proposed developmentseems little more than old-fashioned urban sprawl highon a hill.”

The province is rolling outa plan to achieve net-zerodeforestation, Golds added,since forests store carbon andcan help fight global warming.By protecting its forests, PortMoody might earn provincialrecognition.

Ruth Foster, co-founder ofthe Mossom Creek Hatchery,said local volunteers strugglewith low water volume andunnaturally high water tem-peratures at Noons Creek,especially in the summer.

“For the environment’ssake, for goodness sake, keepthis acreage reserve parcelnear Noons Creek undevel-oped,” Foster said.

“The Noons Creek water-shed has suffered enoughindignities, and we need toprotect and treasure what isstill intact.”

Deana Grinnell of ParkLaneHomes said the companyhas installed “interceptorchannels” for the stream andconsults with an arborist tomanage forest conditions.

“The purpose of those chan-nels is to capture rainfall,clean water and redirect them

through the interceptor chan-nels back into Noons Creek,”Grinnell said.

“It’s part of a strategy that’sin place today for the otherparcels and will benefit thisdevelopment as well. Seventy-five-per-cent of the area thatwe own will ultimately remainin its current forested condi-tion, and we appreciate thatoutcome as well.”

Council, however, sidedwith the environmentalistsand unanimously opposedParkLane’s plan, with coun-cillors Diana Dilworth andGerry Nuttall absent from themeeting.

Coun. Meghan Lahti saidthe city is well aware of theimpacts of deforestation onthe watershed.

“I think that taking thatsize of a parcel of land andplacing that limited numberof houses on it is a very pooruse of that land,” Lahti said.

“I wouldn’t support itat any time. It’s a perfectexample of what we’ve beenstriving against for the last 15years in Port Moody.”

Mayor Joe Trasolini agreed.“I am convinced that what’s

being put in front of councilis not desirable,” Trasolinisaid.

“It is not a sustainabledevelopment for that site.”

Port Moody council vetoes plan to build27 houses in Noons Creek watershed


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Trites will talk about theendangered blue whale, thelargest mammal on Earth.Despite their massive size, thefood they eat is minuscule.Blue whales feed by gulpinglarge quantities of sea waterand filter out tiny nutritiouskrill with their baleen.

Once, blue whales werehunted almost to extinction,but hunting in Canada ceasedin 1966. Every spring and fall,a few blue whales still migratepast Vancouver Island.

Trites, who is director ofthe Marine Mammal ResearchUnit at the UBC FisheriesCentre, also carries outresearch on some Stellar sealions that are kept at the ReedPoint Marina in Port Moody.

In his presentation, hewill briefly describe thisresearch, which is focused ondetermining what these sealions eat and how that mightexplain why their populationshave essentially vanished inthe Gulf of Alaska and theAleutian Islands.

Following Trites’ presenta-tion, Ashley Graham from theCity of Port Moody will pro-vide a brief description of theresults of the fish inventoryconducted in the Port Moodyarm of Burrard Inlet this pastyear.

The Port Moody EcologicalSociety, along with theBurrard Inlet MarineEnhancement Society andothers, was a partner in thisproject.

This year, the Port MoodyEcological Society will be

celebrate its 20th anniversary.The society was established in1991 under the direction ofits founding president, RickSimpson, with the goals ofraising both salmon and eco-logical awareness. In addition

to rearing coho and chumsalmon at their hatchery onNoons Creek, members offersschool programs on estuaryexploration and salmon sci-ence. The society hosts thepopular Fingerling Festival

in Port Moody on the firstSaturday of May, at whichtime children have an oppor-tunity to release young chumsalmon into Noons Creek.

The Feb. 16 meeting, whichis free of charge and open to

the public, will be held at thePort Moody Recreation Centre(next to the City Hall/librarycomplex) in MultipurposeRoom 2 (upstairs and to theleft).

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

with refreshments; the meet-ing will commence with ashort AGM at 7 p.m. followedby the guest presentations.

For more information, seewww.noonscreek.org or phone604-937-3483.

Port Moody Ecological Society to discuss blue whales

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The fundraiser runsSaturday, Feb. 5 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at 2701 SpurawayAve. in Coquitlam.

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Reading has become a loud pastime —and one Port Moody book club couldn’thave it any other way.

Toni Pandini has lived around the world, andeach time she moved to a new city, she woulddrop into the library and seek out a book club.For 20 years she met with others to discuss amonthly read. It was a way to meet new people,but more importantly, to keep turning thepages.

“I’ve always been a big reader,” she says.That was before the macular degeneration

began 10 years ago, and her vision started towane. Pandini held on to the written word aslong as she could.

Then she found the Ex Libris Book Club,hosted by the Port Moody Public Library, andrealized she didn’t have to cling to paper any-more.

“We don’t use the normal library. We’respecial people, and we need special books,”Pandini says with a grin.

Also known as the Talking Book Club, ExLibris has been helping visually impaired andlow-sighted people continue their love forreading since its launch in 2008.

The club emerged from a “talking book tea”in May of that year, when patrons remarkedhow much they enjoyed talking with others ina similar situation.

The name is derived from Latin, meaning“from the books,” an apt moniker given theconstraints members face in consuming texts.They range in age and passion for the writ-ten word, but share the same struggle: someare legally blind, some partially so, and all areunable to discern the text found on pages.

Port Moody Public Library circulation talk-ing book clerk Renelle Acres says she finds thesame books in three different formats: largeprint, audio book and regular print. Amassingthe requisite copies for 11 members poses achallenge.

She contacts the Canadian National Institutefor the Blind (CNIB) on behalf of book clubmembers to access copies from the non-profit’slibrary collection. Not all those who join theclub can become a member of the CNIB,though, which means Acres must source outother copies for them — typically turning tothe library InterLink loan system.

Some in the club can still read, providingthe text is big enough. The regular print booksmay seem like a contradiction in terms, butAcres needs something to read along to.

Some club members also serve as supportstaff.

“I come with my mom. She can’t drive orsee,” Carolyn Gallagher says while sitting nextto her mother, Dorothy Pearce.

Most of the members use the Daisy Readeraudio book system, which consists of a smallunit that plays MP3 recordings of narrated

books.Acres explains that it took a bit of an invest-

ment from the city to buy some readers, butnotes they’ve paid for themselves in popular-ity. Books on tape and CD are difficult to use,

because they involve a sequence of multiplecassettes or discs that can involve a strugglewhen trying to figure out which one goes next.An MP3 recording, she says, allows for largerrecording files and thus less physical media for

the listener to handle.The reader itself is also designed for ease

of use. The buttons are larger and distinctiveto the touch and, for those who have slightvision, include bright yellow indicators. It’slight and portable, so listeners can take theirbooks into the kitchen or living room withouthaving to pause the reading.

“It talks to you,” Acres says, “so they knowwhen it’s on and when to put the disc in. It’sreally good and easy to use.”

The demand for audio books is not abating.Many book club members finish two to threebooks per week, having eliminated televisionand movies as sources of entertainment. Newreleases are often accompanied by audio bookversions, as the publisher recognizes a bur-geoning market between an aging populationand people on the move demanding informa-tive entertainment.

“Publishers are doing a lot better job, butit’s tough for us to keep up,” Acres says. “Asbaby boomers age, more people will want thesetypes of books. And people are also listening tothem in their cars, so that’s a problem.”

Listening to books on tape, though, is polesapart from reading a book.

“The narrator makes a huge difference,”Acres says, explaining that speed, intonationand clarity factor heavily into whether the lis-tener can engage with the story.

“Sometimes they record them with accents,and that makes it a bit difficult to understand.”

But an audio version of the book can alsohave its benefits. One member once describedthe beauty of a novel read with a full cast.

“She just loved it, because she said it waslike the book came alive.”

About half the group’s members come fromPort Moody, while the rest are from Coquitlam.They meet monthly to discuss their reads.In January, they mulled over A Place CalledFreedom by Ken Folley, while February willrevolve around Maeve Binchy’s knack for rela-tionships to go along with Valentine’s Day.

Some book clubs tailor their selectionsaccording to genre or style. Acres, however,has to accommodate a range of preferenceswithin a group that’s brought together by chal-lenges in vision.

“Because the group is so small, I know theirtastes and what they’re usually looking for,”she says, adding that some choices are morepopular than others.

Either way, Acres knows she’ll hear aboutit. The members are frank in their discussionof likes and dislikes, and the club’s meetingsquickly descend into discussion with neigh-bours about their take on the text.

“They don’t hold back,” Acres says with alaugh.

While they will have a no-holds-barreddebate on whether they enjoyed a story, theboxing gloves come off when someone men-tions the name Stuart McLean.

Talking books bond club members togetherSimone Blais

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Port Moody Public Library circulation talking book clerk Renelle Acres (top right) joinsEx Libris Book Club members (clockwise from top left) Andrea Bates, Helen Stroh andToni Pandini. The group allows visually impaired and low-sighted people to indulgetheir love of the written word.

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Thrifty Foods AustinStation won Business of theYear, while Me-n-Ed’s Pizzatook home Small Business ofthe Year.

Coquitlam’s Place des Artswon Not-for-Profit of the Year.

The Newsmaker of theYear Award went to the 2010Olympic torch relay and cele-bration.

There were two BusinessLeaders of the Year: LayneMagnuson of Metro Motorsand Doug Morneau of RhinoMarketing.

Greg Garrison, of Mardonand Garrison InsuranceBrokers, took home the awardfor Chamber Member of theYear.

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Coquitlam NOW sales manager Catherine Ackerman,left, joins Chamber Member of the Year Greg Garrisonand SHARE’s director of development Heather Scott.

Richard Rainey, incoming 2011 chamber chair, and hiswife Sharon watch the introductions for Small Businessof the Year nominees.

Al Gagnon, left, and Ray Mattinson accept the Business of the Year Award on behalfof Thrifty Foods Austin Station.

On the Town The NOW was on hand forthe Business Excellence Awards

Greg Garrisonaccepts theaward forChamberMember of theYear. Garrison,who headsup Mardonand GarrisonInsuranceBrokers, isinvolved withcommunitygroups rangingfrom Rotary tothe CrossroadsHospice Society.

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Central CoquitlamPensioners Branch 108 meetat 1 p.m. in the McDonaldCartier Room at DogwoodPavilion. Membership is $10per year. Information: Roy at604-939-0303.

SHARE alcohol and drugprogram staff continue theeducation series with a dis-cussion on what the long roadof recovery from cocaine andcrystal meth addiction lookslike and can entail from 7 to8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. inPort Moody. Program is free.Information: 604-936-3900.

Recovery Internationalmeets weekly at 7:30 p.m. atthe Tri-Cities Mental HealthCentre, 2232 Elgin Ave., PortCoquitlam. Information:Phyllis at 604-931-5945.

THURSDAY, FEB. 3Tri-Cities Chamber of

Commerce holds a network-ing breakfast at the PoCoInn and Suites Hotel, 1545Lougheed Hwy. Tickets mustbe purchased in advance.Information: 604-464-2716 orwww.tricitieschamber.com.

Burquitlam CommunityAssociation meets from 7to 9 p.m. at Banting MiddleSchool, 820 Banting St.,Coquitlam.

Morningside Toastmastersmeets from 7:25 to 8:30 p.m.at Burkeview Funeral Home,1340 Dominion Ave. in PortCoquitlam. New memberswelcome. Information: www.morningsidetoastmasters.caor Gene at 604-230-8030.

FRIDAY, FEB. 4St. Johns Anglican Church

holds a gigantic winter booksale from 6 to 9 p.m. at 2208St. Johns St. in Port Moody.More than 5,000 books will beavailable.

Knitting Club at Libby’sCafé meets weekly from9:30 to 11 a.m. at 2105-2850Shaughnessy St. in PortCoquitlam. Members knitand crochet scarves and hatsto support area homelessprograms. New members wel-come, and donations of yarnaccepted. Information: 604-945-3388 or www.libbyskitch-en.com.

Place Maillardville con-tinues its popular Baby’s FirstYear series with a workshopon baby French with pre-school instructor Valerie Roy.Sessions run from 1:45 to3:15 p.m. at the centre, 1200Cartier Ave. Information: 604-933-6146.

Central CoquitlamPensioners Branch 108weekly social bingo at 1 p.m.in the Mike Butler Room atDogwood Pavilion. There are15 games, and pots rangefrom $5 to $25. New play-ers welcome. Information:Catherine at 604-937-7537.

Crossroads HospiceSociety hosts a free weeklywalking group for thebereaved from 10:30 a.m. tonoon. Participants are asked

to meet at the LabyrinthHealing Garden in PioneerMemorial Park at Ioco Roadand Heritage Mountain.Registration: CastineBreckwoldt at 604-949-2274.

Port Moody Public Libraryand SHARE Family andCommunity Services Societyhost a free English practicegroup for informal languagepractice from 9:30 to 11

a.m. in the ParkLane Room.Information: Julie Sutherlandat 604-469-4577.

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The B.C. Junior A Lacrosse Leagueclub, along with its affiliated junior B,intermediate A and B Adanac programs,is officially up for sale after losing its7:30 p.m. Thursday practice time tominor lacrosse.

That’s the decision that juniorAdanacs president Rocky Zimmermanand executive vice-president/generalmanager Ken Wood announced Fridayfollowing the city’s support of theCoquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association’srequest for the coveted time slot.

It’s a battle that also affects theCoquitlam senior A Adanacs, who haveshare the Monday and Thursday 7:30to 10:30 p.m. practice time with thejuniors for many years. As the juniorand senior Adanacs see it, the issue ismore than just about one 7:30 p.m.

floor time — it’s about the clubs’ abilityto survive and thrive.

“It’s not like we’re asking for any-thing that we already didn’t have. Itcomes down to providing the juniorsand senior teams the same practicetime that they’ve shared for many,many years,” Wood said. “It’s as simpleas that.”

Although a battle over midweek floortime has been simmering for two years,the city’s use of the Facility AllocationPolicy (FAP) to untangle a contentiousissue caused Wood to fire off a four-page blistering press release Friday thataccused the city of turning its backon the Minto Cup champions after 45years of partnership.

While the disagreement over the 7:30p.m. time slot also involves the WesternLacrosse Association’s senior Adanacs’Monday practice time, senior Adanacspresident and general manager LesWingrove said the precedent is whatworries him most.

“[The senior Adanacs] have concernsover the loss of our traditional practicetimes and deep concerns over the facil-

ity allocation policy on future floorallocation issues,” said Wingrove. “Ifthey can use this to take away this time,what says another minor user groupcan’t come in and ask for the rest?”

The junior Adanacs have tradition-ally worked with the senior club indivvying up the two 7:30 and 9 p.m.slots on Mondays and Thursdays, as perthe contract the senior squad has withthe city. The contract doesn’t state theexact times, admitted Wingrove.

The CMLA executive, led by presidentJames Abbott, has pushed to acquiresome of that weekday floor time forgames and possible rescheduled games.

Minor vice-president Garrett Ungaro,speaking on behalf of Abbott, said thetime was needed to address the concernof too many late games for its kids, whorange in age from five to 16. He notedthat the Lower Mainland LacrosseCommission recently passed a bylaw tocurtail late start times for youth.

“It’s quite unfortunate that it hascome to this, but we’ve always main-tained that if the juniors and seniorswere willing to sit down and negotiate,

we’d talk. As it is, [the junior Adanacs]wouldn’t budge.”

Wood said the city failed to follow theFAP when it came to allocating time forthe junior A hockey Express, while add-ing that Coquitlam minor lacrosse sawa reduction of eight teams and morethan 50 players over the previous year.

He noted that for a organization thatis competing at the junior A level andaiming to retain the national title, thelate practice time seriously impinges onthe club’s ability to attract and retaintop 19-to-21-year-old talent — manyof them Coquitlam-raised players whohave work and post-secondary schoolcommitments.

“The way to save this from resultingin the team possibly leaving and keep-ing it here for the kids is to rewritethe FAP and recognize what has beena historical and traditional workingagreement,” Wood said.

For his part, Mayor Richard Stewartbelieves the FAP was used appropriate-ly, and hopes cooler heads will prevail.

The young guns are getting itdone for the Coquitlam Express.

The B.C. Hockey Leaguesquad delivered a 4-3 slap to theLangley Chiefs on Friday, led bythe sharp efforts of rookies DestryStraight and Khaleed Devji.

The pair sparked the club toits 18th win of the season, main-taining a share of the seventhand last playoff berth with rivalCowichan Valley.

Coquitlam has 10 games leftin the regular season, includingtonight’s 7 p.m. tilt at the SportsCentre with the Surrey Eagles.

Friday’s win came a few daysafter captain Garrick Perry wasknocked out of the lineup witha separated shoulder during theteam’s Interior road trip. Perry,who has 19 goals and 23 assistsin 45 games, is considered outindefinitely.

Straight and Devji have con-tinued their strong play, andelevated their contribution as theseason progressed.

They delivered against Langley,with Straight scoring once andsetting up a pair, while Devjikicked out 28 shots, including 14in a high-paced third period.

“It was a nice one to win, andone we definitely needed,” headcoach Jon Calvano said. “Webattled through some youthfulmistakes and inexperience butgot great goaltending from Devji,and some strong penalty killingwhen we needed it.”

The Express never trailedagainst the third-place Chiefs,but were constantly fending offtheir Coastal Conference rival.

They led 3-2 to start the thirdperiod, where an open-ice knee-on-knee check from Langley’sJosh Myers sent Coquitlam scor-ing star Massimo Lamacchia fly-ing. It resulted in a five-on-threepowerplay and led to the eventualgame winner by another rookie.

This time it was bluelinerMark Begert’s turn to chip in,with his shot five minutes intothe third standing as the winner.

It’s now a 10-game sprint forCoquitlam, which holds threegames in hand on CowichanValley in the race for the finalplayoff spot.

The 18-22-1-9 Express hostSurrey tonight, then take onleague-leading Powell River onFriday and Victoria on Saturday(both 7 p.m.) at the SportsCentre.

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NEXT STOP, CRAIGSLIST: Last year’s Minto Cup champion Coquitlam junior A Adanacs club, including the junior B and intermediate teams, hasbeen put up for sale by its president after the city gave a 7:30 p.m. practice slot to the Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association.

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Coquitlam made an international splash in Kelowna last week.A delegation of 26 athletes and seven coaches represented the

city at the 5th annual International Children’s Winter Games,returning home with a gold, silver and bronze medal.

Led by the girls curling team of skip Dezaray Hawes, thirdMegan Daniels, second Jaymee Lynn and lead Angelique Miller,the Coquitlam contingent rose to the challenge while finishing10th out of 36 competing cities from 14 countries.

The girls curling crew won their 12 to 15-year-old division,while the boys team of skip Kyle Habkirk, third Nicolas Di Marco,second Nicholas Umbach and lead Kento Sato, placed second to aSouth Korean rink.

Figure skater Larkyn Austman registered a bronze in herevent, edging out fellow Coquitlam Skating Club athlete LarissaHorobec.

In hockey, the Coquitlam bantam A2 Chiefs put in a solid per-formance against competing teams from Austria, Germany andOntario.

“These games promote the Olympic ideal by enabling, develop-ing, and advancing the understanding and friendship of youngathletes,” Mayor Richard Stewart said in a press release.

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UNDER A FIRM GRIP: Moody Middle’s Noah Jones, top, pins his opponent during a district wrestling tournamentheld at Citadel Middle last month.

“We have an allocationprocess and we’ve checked tomake sure that it was appliedfairly. Neither [group] is moreimportant than the other, andI won’t suggest that havingnine-year-olds playing gamesat 9 p.m. is acceptable,” saidStewart.

Wood said that while thejunior club is registered as anot-for-profit organization forfundraising purposes, he andZimmerman have the right tosell it for the amount they’veinvested into it over the pastdecade. They wouldn’t be sell-ing it for profit, he said, justas someone taking the clubover wouldn’t expect to make aprofit on it.

“There is no way someonecan buy this club and expect tomake a profit. It is run year-to-year and breaking even is therealistic goal.”

If a local buyer or groupcannot be found to take overthe club, they would entertainoffers from outside Coquitlam,he said. The Maple Ridgesenior A Burrards manage-ment recently expressedinterest in pursuing a juniorfranchise.

Wood said that if the teamwas moved, it would be due toa lack of support from the cityand its elected officials.

“All the city is doing isshowing a lack of leadership instanding behind the FAP.”

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6595-20 Coq./Poco/Port Moody6595-20

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ANMORE, 2 BR Rancher, reno’d,1900sf, lev acreage, 5 appls, 2bath, f/p, garg, patio. Mins PoMo/Coq Ctr, Buntzen, 778-688-6622

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SALISBURY PLACE7272 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate1 BR incl heat & hot water. N/S &N/P. $877/mo. 604-524-4720

BBY METROTOWN 1 & 2 BRavail Immed, Clean, quiet bldng.Inc heat/hot water. 778-788-1867

BBY, METROTOWN. 1 - 2 BR.Clean, quiet bldg. Incl heat/hotwater. Immed. 778-323-0237

BBY METROTOWN 1 BR. AvailImmed, Clean, quiet bldng. Incheat/hot water. 604-434-3455

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2 BR, $925February special $525Heat, hot water, parking.

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KING ALBERT COURT1300 King Albert, Coq

Close to Transportation,Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604-937-7343cell: 778-848-5993

JUNIPER COURT415 Westview St, Coq

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office: 604- 939-8905cell: 604- 916-0261

COTTONWOOD PLAZA555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Large units some with2nd bathroom or den.

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CALYPSO COURT1030 - 5th Ave, New West

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Extra Large 2 Bedrooms.Close to Lougheed Mall &S.F.U.

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AMBER (W)401 Westview St, Coq

Large Units.Near Lougheed Mall.

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COQ CENTRE. 1 BR condo, grd/lvl. 700 sq ft. 7 applis, jet tub, gasf/p, u/g prkg, large patio. Ns/np.$850/mo. Nr WC Exp. & DouglasCollege. Feb 1st. 604-942-5641

COQ. CENTRE . Obelisk Tower,New 1 BR & Den, 7 appls, f/p, secprkg. Gym/amens. By bus. $999.Now/Feb. NS/NP. 604-724-0298

COQ CTRE Tantalus, S/Springs.2 BR, 2 bath condo, 885sf. $1350.Av Mar 1. NS/NP. 778-387-0849

COQ MAILLARDVILLE, 2 BRapt, $1100, 1.5 baths, enste w/d,cat ok, Feb 1. 778-886-4900

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Large bright 1 BRS @ $785.Newly reno’d Incl heat, hot water& dw. 1016 Howie Ave. nr AustinRaymar Realty. 778-828-6345

6508 Apt/Condos6508N. WEST 1 BR, $775. Highrise.View, prkg, 3 appls. NS/NP. Mar1. Refs. Nr skytrn. 604-318-6782

NEW WEST nr RCH/Skytrain,1 BR apt, $740/mo, No Pets, quietcomplex, Call 604 299-8288

NEW WEST, 1 BR ste, $720 inclsheat, h/w & cbl, balcony, nrtransit, Douglas College, Refs.604-521-1636

NEW WEST 310 - 8 St. Close toskytrain & bus. Lrg 1BR, w/lrgpatio. $795 incls heat & storagelocker. Cat OK with pet dep. Refsreq’d. Call Res Mgr 604-395-5303

NEW WEST 508 - 8 St. Close toWestminster Mall & transit. BACHste w/balcony, $655 incls heat &storage locker. Lrg 1 BR withbalcony $795. Cat ok w/pet dep.Refs req. Res Mgr 604-521-1862

NEWLY RENOVATED 1 BR621 Colburne, New West,$715/mo, Available Feb 1, nopets. Call 604-454-4540

SRY, Cedar Hills. 2 BR, f/bath, 5appl, u/g prkg, stor., gym. Mar 1st.$1,050/mo. N/s. 604-338-5156.

MAPLE RIDGE Bright Lrg 1 BR &2 BR, heat, hot water, cbl incls,Avail Now. 604-783-2902

New Westminster909 - 12th Street

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GARDEN VILLA1010 6th Ave, New West

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VILLA MARGARETA320-9th St, New WestBach & 1 BR Available.

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8060 Concrete8060DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETESeniors discount. Friendly, familybusiness, 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408

8065 Contracting8065

Trade Your KitchenBath, Kitchen, Suites & More

www.renorite.com 604-434-0070

8073 Drainage8073

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINESWithout Digging a Trench

604-294-5300

8075 Drywall8075

All Drywall and RenovationsBasement specialist! No job tooBIG or small. Shane 604-807-3076

•Drywall •Framing •T-Bar•Doors & Trim. Professional work.Cypress Hills Cont. 604-722-6431

8080 Electrical8080

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & smjobs, expert trouble shooter,WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774.

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 servicecall. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fastsame day service guaranteed. Welove small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087 Excavating8087

ABSOLUTE BOBCAT& EXCAVATION LTD.• All Bobcat & Mini-X Services• Small Hauls Available• SNOW REMOVAL• Fast Reliable ServiceCall Ryan: 604-329-7792

8090 Fencing/Gates8090

Cedar & Vinyl Fencing778-558-7450

Free Estimates

8105 Flooring/Refinishing8105

THE ART OFHARDWOOD FLOORS

InstallationsRefinishing & Repairs

Dust Free.Affordable Rates!Free Estimates.

Call: 604-240-3344

8115 Furniture Repairs/Refinishing8115

LARIC FURNITUREREFINISHING

Specialists In:ANTIQUES, HOME &OFFICE FURNITURE

RESTORATION & REPAIRSFree Est., Pick-up & Delivery

604-469-2331

8120 Glass Mirrors8120

ECLIPSE GLASSwww.eclipseglass.caFrameless Shower

MirrorsHandrails

Free Estimates604-710-2779

[email protected]

8125 Gutters8125A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning &Repair from $98. Gutters vacu-umed/hand clean. 604-524-0667

PRESSURE WASHING,Gutter Cleaning and Repairs

Call George • 778-859-7793

8130 Handyperson8130

Stevie’s Handyman ServicesBig or Small, we do it ALL!

Call Stevie • 778-997-0337

8155 Landscaping8155★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★

Retaining walls, irrigation, paving,patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

GET ER’ DONEFlooring

& TrimLaminate & Hardwood

604-841-1855604-466-9733

Artistry of Hardwood FloorsRefinish, sanding, install, dustlessProf & Quality work 604-219-6944

Century Hardwood Floors★Hardwood flr refinishing★Repairs★Staining★ Free

Estimate. Contact 604-376-7224

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to place your ad


8250 Roofing8250

9105 AutoMiscellaneous9105

$0 DOWN & we make your 1stpayment at auto credit fast. Needa vehicle? Good or Bad credit call

Stephanie 1-877-792-0599.www.autocreditfast.ca

DLN 30309

W A N T A V E H I C L E B U TSTRESSED ABOUT YOURCREDIT? Last week 12 out of 15applications approved! We fundyour future not your past. AnyCredit. $500 christmas cash ex-tended. www.coastlineautocredit.com or

1-888-252-8235.

9125 Domestic91251998 EAGLE TALON ESI, 170k,2.0 L, excellent condition, 5 spd,no accidents, silver exterior, greyinterior. $3500. 604-763-3223

9129 Luxury Cars9129

2001 JAGUAR S-Type 3.0, V6,Auto, Black on white, Perfectcond. $6,000. Tel: 778-322-3598

9145 Scrap CarRemoval9145

Cash for junk cars! $100 to $1000Ask about our $500 Credit!

Visit our website @ www.surreyscrap.comFree tow, no wheels, no papers no problem! Hassle

free friendly service. 2 hr service in most areas.604 628 9044

604-761-7175

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

1997 TOYOTA RAV4, awd, newtires, maintained well 249 K,newer tran $3900. 604-792-3288

9160 Sports &Imports9160

1990 TOYOTA Celica auto, aircared, white, 210K, $750, D9921Abbotsford area 604-855-6522

2005 TOYOTA Corolla-Automatic4doors 102kms great shape, A/C,CD/AM/FM. Excel lent gasmileage, $11,250 604-864-4960.

9173 Vans91731993 GMC 1 Ton Cube Van, aircare, propane, 17.5ft box, newtires, $4000 obo, 604-858-3913

2005 PONTIAC Montana SV6.Loaded! CD/DVD, 1 owner, noaccid. $8750 obo. 604-536-7975

9522 RV’s/Trailers95222003 ADVENTURER 90 RDScamper, dinette push out, winterpkg, elec jacks, awning, full bath,$12,900, pics avail 604-824-1710

2006 MAX SPORT 24RD- Greatvalue! Awning, a/c, super clean$12,995 (stk. 21646A)

www.fraserwayrv.com1-800-806-1976 DL#30644

2010 STARCRAFT 816- fridge,furnace, brakes, stereo and more.$6,995 (stk. 28776)


2010 TRAVELSTAR 245RKS-Rear bath, electric awning,microwave, outside shower,more. $23,995 (stk. 28220)


STEVE TOWING SERVICESScrap Car Removal. We Pay $$for all cars. Call 778-316-7960

FREE SCRAP car & truck remov-al. Top $$ paid for all. No wheels- no problem. 604-761-7175

★ FREE TOWING★up to $300 CASH Today!

604-728-1965 John

*FREE SCRAP CAR PICK UP*Pay $ for some complete cars. Nowheels no problem. 209-2026

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash paid for fullsized vehicles. 604-518-3673

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle RemovalAsk about $500 Credit!!!

$$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

9145 Scrap CarRemoval9145

THE SCRAPPERSCRAP CAR &TRUCK REMOVALCASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-39002 HOUR SERVICE

AUTOMOTIVE

8335 Window Cleaning8335BOB’S WINDOW

Gets that Clean, Clear ShineNo Drops, No Drips, No StreaksRight into the corners! Serving

you for over 20 yrs. Also doGutters 604 588-6938

8315 Tree Services8315Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in& View Work 291-7778, 787-5915

www.treeworksonline.ca

ABC TREE MEN. Dangerous treeremoval, pruning, stump grinding.

604-521-7594, 604-817-8899

8315 Tree Services8315

Dangerous tree removal, pruning, topping,hedge trimming & stump grinding.

Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585

$ BEST RATES $

A-1 TRI CRAFTTREE SERVICES (EST. 1986)

Andrew 604-618-8585

8295 Snow Removal8295K & E’S 24 HOUR SNOWPLOWING & SALTINGCommercial & Residential

Fully [email protected]

604-937-6633604-349-5533

• Residential Roofing• Homes & Strata• Installations & Repairs• 24 Hr Emergency Service

www.crownresidentialroofing.com

• BBB • RCABC • GAF/ELK Master Elite Contractor• Liability Coverage and WCB • Designated Project Managers• Third Party InspectionCall 604-327-3086 for a free estimate

Quote code 2010 for a 5% discount

Tried &True Since 1902RE S IDENT I A L D I V I S ION LTD .

HOME SERVICES To place your ad call

604-444-3000

WILL HAUL out garages andbsmts, for little or no $ if saleableitems are included. 604-936-8583

8255 Rubbish Removal8255Abe Moving & Delivery

& Rubbish Removal. Available 24hours. Call Abe at: 604-999-6020

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. Allwork Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank

JJ ROOFING, REPAIR specialist,Reroof, New Roof. Seniors disc.WCB, fully ins. 604-726-6345

CHOICE Roofing 604-807-7312Specializing in New, Re-roofing

& Repairs. Quality assured.

8250 Roofing8250A Eastwest Roofing & SidingRe-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBBMember, 10% disc, Seniors Disc,604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

THOMAS DIAMOND QualityRenos, Repairs, Decks, Stairsetc. Precise, Reliable, Prof, In-sured. Free Est. [email protected]

8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

Additions, renos & new const.Concrete forming & framingspecialist. Patrick 604-218-3064

Complete Bathroom Reno’sSuites, Kitchens,Tiling, Skylights,Windows, Doors, 604 521-1567

Bedwell Property ServicesAdditions & Renovations

Residential or CommercialSince 1988

Fully insured and licensedPlease call Jerome Penner

604-808-6874or [email protected]

FERREIRAHOME IMPROVEMENTS

Additions ★RenovationsConcrete Forming ★Decks

Garages ★BathroomsCeramic Tile ★Drywall

Hardwood Flooring''Satisfaction Guaranteed''

NORM, 604-466-9733Cell: 604-841-1855

FERREIRAHOME IMPROVEMENTS

Additions ★RenovationsConcrete Forming ★Decks

Garages ★BathroomsCeramic Tile ★Drywall

Hardwood Flooring''Satisfaction Guaranteed''

NORM, 604-466-9733Cell: 604-841-1855

JENCOCONSTRUCTION

Small Jobs Are Welcome!We do Kitchens & Baths

Winter special:15% off Custom Cabinets

www.jenco-online.info604-562-5934

8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

NO JOB TOO SMALL!Renovations/Repairs/Building• Bathrooms • Basements• Suites • Decks /Sheds• Plumbing • Flooring /Tiles• Electrical • Interior Designing

Gary: 604-690-7565“Family Owned & Operated

in the Tri-Cities”

RENO &REPAIRJLJLN

LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed,insured,GASFITTING, renos, Re-pairs. VISA 604-469-8405

PLUMBERSWater Lines (without digging)Sewer Lines (without digging)Install. Drain tiles. 604-294-5300

38/HR! Clogged drains, drips,garbs, sinks, reno’s, toilets, in-stalls, Lic/Ins. 778-888-9184

8220 Plumbing8220

10% Off with this Ad! For all yourplumbing, heating & reno needs.Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

8205 Paving/SealCoating8205

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick,drains, foundations, walls, mem-branes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

MILANO Painting 604-551-6510Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est.Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

Good Day Painting Fully In-sured, Quality Work, Res/Comm,No Payment till Job is Completed!

Call Thomas 604 377-1338

DVK PAINTING LTD. Call DaveInt/Ext. Res/Comm. Quality work.Great rates. WCB. 604-354-2930

8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195

A Name You Can TrustSTARBRUSH PAINTING• Free Estimates • Seniors Disc.• High Quality, Low Cost • WCB

25% Off with this adCall 604-518-0974

Interior & Exterior

Free Est. - 15 Years Exp.Insured /WCB

604-723-8434

InteriorSpecial 15% OFF

PRIMOPAINTING

8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195

★PAINTING★• Pressure Washing• Residential/Commercial• Over 25 years experience

Call Geoff Dann at:604-782-8665

or 604-944-8665

AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube.Starting at $39/hour. Local & longdistances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620

A MOVING EXPERIENCEWITH L & D ENTERPRISES !!!

Fast & Dependable Special RatesSeniors Disc. Call 604-464-5872

Abe Moving & Delivery& Rubbish Removal. Available 24hours. Call Abe at: 604-999-6020

MONTY J’S MOVINGAsk us about our

Winter Specials!www.MontyJsMoving.com

Call 604-710-5253

GOOD GUYSwith all your moving needs!Packing, Moving, Trucks, Storage

Blanket WrappingOur Guarantee is What We Live By!

Call for Free Estimate & LetOur Family Move You & Yours

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ADVANCEMOVING LTDADVANCEMOVING LTDMOVING & DELIVERY EXPERTS!!

Licensed, Bonded & InsuredSingle item to full house moves

We Guarantee the Cost of Every MoveFlat Rates always available(604) 861-8885

www.advancemovingltd.com

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604-537-4140www.affordablemoversbc.com

1 to 3 Men1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton

From $45We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

Licenced & InsuredLocal & Long DistanceFREE ESTIMATES

Seniors Discount

8185 Moving &Storage8185

Trim/Prune hedges, rubbish re-moval, yard clean-up. Free Est,reasonable rates. 604-710-9670

* MUSHROOM MANURE *P/U or delivery. Covered storage.

(604) 644-1878

A Gardener & A GentlemanLawn, garden, tree svcs. Pruning,yard clean-up, rubbish. 319-5302

Winter ServicesSame Day Service, Fully Insured

SNOW REMOVAL• Yard Clean-Ups• Pruning• Gutters• Landscaping

• Xmas Lights• Hedges• Rubbish Removal• Odd Jobs

BOOK A JOB ATwww.jimsmowing.ca

310-JIMS (5467)

8160 Lawn & Garden8160

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Abbotsford Liquor Barn - 2520 Montvue Ave. 604-870-0954 • Clearbrook Liquor Barn - Unit 30, 31940 South Fraser Way 604-850-1654

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