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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERFarrel Janell cleans the welds on a pipe assembly she’s created in her plumbing class at BCIT, part of the school’s Trades Discovery for Women program.

TradeTrade Mission MissionToday, women only represent 3-4 per cent of the people working in trades in Canada. BCIT’s Trades Discovery

for Women program aims to change that

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Anne Baker of Allegra Printing with Decadence Ball organiz-ers Lisa Thompson (left) and

Bev Diallo, Darren Kwiatkowski and Doug Stone of Lougheed Town Centre present the society with a cheque for $18,000.

Burnaby Fire Fighters Charitable Society president Rob Lamoureux and Global TV’s Steve Darling.

he 19th Annual Firefighters Ball on March 12 at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown was the biggest and best ever. The Burnaby Fire Fighters Charitable Society raised $60,000 and offers thanks to the

370 guests who helped reach their highest total ever. The ball was themed “Heat in the South Pacific” and

featured cocktails, silent auction, casino, dancing and was MCed by Global TV’s Steve Darling.

The society also thanks the platinum sponsors of the event: Lougheed Town Centre, Scotiabank, Hilton Metrotown, City of Burnaby, Grand Villa Casino and the NewsLeader. Special thanks also go to friends Dave Barnes, Archie Woodworth and Michelle Boudreau for all their support.

The ball is the society’s biggest fundraiser of the year and helps fund everything from its ongoing program teaching CPR to Burnaby high school students, and its snack program for inner city schools, to grants to numer-ous charities.

The list of organizations receiving support from the firefighters society includes Royal Columbian and Burnaby Hospital foundations, the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Association Burn Fund, South Burnaby Neighbourhood House, Charlford House, Burnaby Family Life and the Christmas and Camping Bureaus.

“Thank you to all of the volunteers who came out to make this our most memorable ball to date. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2012 at our 20th Annual Firefighters Ball!”

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NEWSLEADER was there

Burnaby Fire Fighters Charitable Society directors Miles Ritchie (L), Jeff Clark, Rob Lamoureux and Randy Delmonico join Michelle Boudreau of Leopard Print Communications.

Enjoying a little fun, a little Y-M-C-A on the dance floor.

School board chair Larry Hayes (L), Katy Alkins-Jang of the parks commission and school trustee Gary Wong came out for the fun.

AJ Woodworth started things off with the national anthem.

Burnaby Fire Fighters and their wives came out for a good time.

Guests enjoy some time at the casino games.

Guests were greeted in style with a Hawaiian welcome.

Representatives from BCPFFA Burn Fund came out to support the event.Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan says a few words.

Guests from the ball’s platinum sponsor Scotiabank came out to show their support and enjoy the evening.

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BCIT program introduces women to opportunities in the trades

By Wanda ChowNEWSLEADER

Tamara Pongracz had just graduated from high school in the Kootenays when she took a year off and worked at a series of “typical girl jobs.”

She waited on tables, worked retail, and took care of kids in a daycare.

“The one thing all the jobs had in common was they all paid minimum wage,” Pon-gracz said.

That was in 1988, when minimum wage was about $4 an hour.

When the year was up, her dad, a plumber-pipefi tter, told her it was time to get serious and head off to university. Meantime, he got her a summer job where he worked as a foreman, at Teck Cominco.

She worked as a welder’s helper. It paid $18 an hour.

“I was sold.”Pongracz went on to

become a certifi ed plumber herself, and worked 10 years in the business before becoming chief instructor in the Trades Discovery for Women program at B.C.

Institute of Technology.“It wasn’t only the mon-

etary rewards but being able to see the product of my labour, learning how to use the tools and equipment.

“And I didn’t have to worry what to wear to work,” she added with a laugh.

Women make up only about three to four per cent of all tradespeople in Canada. Running since 1995, Trades Discovery for Women, one of the longest continuously running such programs in the country, aims to change that.

Breaking stereotypesNot strong enough. Just

looking for a husband. They’re gay.

Those were among the ste-reotypes Pongracz and other women had to overcome when entering the trades more than 20 years ago.

“I actually had a woman employer say, ‘I don’t want a woman because she’d only distract the guys,’” she recalled, rolling her eyes.

“We call it the ‘queen bee syndrome’—you only want one queen bee in the hive.”

Pongracz, 41, stressed that a good employer will see people’s strengths and fi nd a place for them to fi t in. She might not have been as strong as many of her male co-workers, but she was

small enough to work inside large pipes where bigger or claustrophobic pipefi tters couldn’t.

She worked with guys who were afraid of heights. She wasn’t.

She even recalls helping a fellow with a bad back put on his workboots.

In her 10 years as a plumber, she fi gures she only saw one or two other women on job sites, and they were usually working as a fi rst aid attendant or an estimator.

Today, when she visits her

students on job sites, there are at least two or three women working as trades-persons or apprentices, in all fi elds.

Diversifying skillsTammy Kennedy grew up

on a farm in northern B.C. so always had skills as a landscaper. When she moved to the city, she did clerical work as a corporate records keeper at a law fi rm. And when she stopped working to stay home with her and her husband’s four kids, she honed her homemaking

skills.Six years ago, when she

started looking for work again—a daunting task in itself after 12 years away from the workforce—she got a job as an exhibit pre-parator at Burnaby Village Museum doing Christmas wreath displays.

The job has certainly drawn on her homemaking skills, such as in the costume department and when home-made canned goods have been needed for displays.

But Kennedy, 43, saw the potential for doing more. That’s how she found herself enrolling in the 16-week Trades Discovery for Women program.

The Burnaby resident discovered she enjoys woodworking so she went on to take a BCIT program in joinery (also known as cabinetmaking).

Even the basic trades skills she learned in the pro-gram have proved useful.

“It’s opened the door to other departments,” she said of her museum job. She’s now called on to work in the grounds department, helping with landscaping, in mainte-nance and even in conserva-tion, where she’s helped install tile and maintain the village’s heritage homes.

RESIDENT ROBERT STEWART HONOUREDBurnaby’s Robert (Bob) Stewart is among 36 British Columbians named as recipients of the eighth annual BC Community Achievement Awards.Following a distinguished career in policing, in which Stewart retired as chief of the Vancouver Police Department, he has dedicated his life to volunteer work.Along with Variety - The Children’s Charity, he has contributed to the Mt. St. Joseph Hospital Foundation, Special Olympics BC, Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver and the Motor Dealer Council of BC. Stewart was also the founding chair of the Justice Institute and a founding member of Crime Stoppers Vancouver. “Each of these people has a remarkable record of enhancing the quality of life of residents throughout the province,” said Premier Christy Clark of the recipients. “And each truly deserves to be singled out and recognized by all British Columbians for their contributions.”

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A FIRST IN BUILDINGBCIT is introducing Western

Canada’s fi rst ever masters’ degrees in building science—a master of engineering and a master of applied science in building science. With building technology rapidly evolving to respond to economic growth and social and environmental concerns, the programs will help professionals in the industry to deliver durable, healthy, energy effi cient, and sustainable buildings, BCIT says.

CASH FOR PLAYGROUNDSBurnaby council approved more

than $4,500 in playground grants to two Burnaby elementary schools.

Brentwood Park elementary will receive $3,000, the maximum grant, toward its $36,000 project to include wheelchair-accessible play components. Westridge elementary will receive $1,510 for redevelopment of a six-seat swing structure. There is now $5,930 remaining in the city’s 2011 school playground development grants budget.

STATE OF THE CITYBurnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan

will deliver his state of the city address on Thursday, April 7, at a Burnaby Board of Trade luncheon at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown.

Corrigan will recount the city’s successes in 2010 and outline what’s in store for its future.

The event runs 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $55 BBOT members, $85 non-members and available at 604-412-0100.

MARIAN HIGH REUNIONMarian High School, an all-girls

sister school to St. Thomas More Collegiate (STMC), has been closed for more than 20 years, but efforts are being made to reconnect former students.

Marian High operated from 1965 to 1989. An alumnae association has just been formed and a fi rst annual Marian High Tea and Garden Party is being organized for June 11, 1 p.m., at the STMC courtyard.

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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERTammy Kennedy checks a stock of hat stands being crafted in the carpentry shop at Burnaby Village Museum. A graduate of BCIT’s Trades Discovery program for women, she’s using her training as a cabinet maker to help create and refurbish displays around the museum.

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Burnaby’s Alexan-dria Culver has never been wanting for inspi-ration in her fashion

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Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s fashion design and technology program has infused her love of Africa into her pieces, through the use of patterned fabric imported from the continent.

Culver, 22, has had a passion for sewing and fashion since Grade 6 when her grandmother taught

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Church, she gained her other great pas-sion during the year after graduating from high school, when she participated in a vol-unteer work program, teaching math for four months to kids in Ghana.

Culver stayed with a family with fi ve kids, and a total of 20 people living together in wooden huts, including orphans and underprivileged chil-dren the parents had taken on. Her hosts had access to running water sourced from a well on the family compound.

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“It’s a different rich-ness. I feel like they have so much time to give and they have such a strong com-munity.”

She fell in love with the “gorgeous country” and travelled around and saw elephants and hippos.

Then there were the fabrics. The vibrant, geometric patterns caught her eye and never left her thoughts when she started studying fashion design at Kwantlen.

African fabricsHer designs, on dis-

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Culver graduates this spring then plans to return to Africa in the fall—she hopes to go to Rwanda—to teach, just as a way to spend more time there. She’s also look-ing into opportunities around her dream job, working with an Afri-can fashion designer.

Alexandria Culver’s designs will be on show at the Kwantlen program’s grad show, Tuesday, April 5, at River Rock Show Theatre in Richmond. Tickets are $15 for the 1 and 3:30 p.m. mati-nees and $35 for the 7:30 p.m. show.

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In the Quirky Facts About Your Burnaby-Douglas Candidates Department-Part One:

New Democrat candidate Kennedy Stewart’s biography on his campaign website lists his background as a political science pro-fessor at Simon Fraser University.

It also mentions he was a member of pop-rock band State of Mind, which was awarded three 1991 West Coast Music Awards and had airplay not only on radio but on Much Music.

See their music video here: http://bit.ly/eB2AeF.

Stewart is the long-haired bassist wear-ing the black shirt with happy faces on it.

How did he go from rock star wannabe to serious academic?

“I found it a bit bor-ing, believe it or not,” he said in an interview. They’d gotten to the level where they were backing up bigger acts such as Barney Bentall, and were regulars at the Commodore Ballroom, which they played 50 times.

“We ended up playing the same songs every night, I kind of got sick of it.”

So after 10 years in pursuit of the rock star dream, the native of rural Nova Scotia packed it in to get his masters degree at SFU.

“Because tuition was so expensive, I had to sell all my equipment.”

Show biz wasn’t his thing in the end.

“Politics is more exciting.”

Quirky Facts About Your Burnaby-Douglas

Candidates-Part Two: Liberal candidate Ken Low

is a civil engineer with the City of Vancouver where he “was a key member of the 2010

Olympic Transportation Planning Team,” the bio on his campaign website says.

Along with his wife, he’s also co-owner of a martial arts school, the Shaolin Kung Fu Institute, and has organized

an annual international martial arts tournament at BCIT for many years.

Check out the school’s web-site at http://kenlowkungfu.ca/Eng/. Keep an eye out for the pic in the slideshow of Low and a group of students posing with martial arts movie star Steven

Seagal.The site describes

Low as a ninth degree master of kung fu, president of a number of martial arts organiza-tions and chief instruc-tor of the Vancouver City Police Lion Dancing Team. He’s studied Chi-nese martial arts since age six and won more than 150 trophies from regional, national and international tourna-ments.

Not So Quirky But Mentioned Out of Fair-ness to All Candidates:

Conservative candi-date Ronald Leung has a PhD

in chemistry from SFU and has gained a name for himself among the local Chinese com-munity as a current affairs commentator on Fairchild Radio. His campaign website, www.ronaldleung.ca, was still not working as of Wednesday.

The Green Party’s candidate for Burnaby-Douglas is Adrianne Merlo. No bio information available as of the NewsLeader’s deadline.

•••••Campaign offi ces

have been popping up across the riding.

NDPer Kennedy Stewart’s offi ce is at 4688 Hastings St., at Beta, 604-299-8767, while Conservative Ronald Leung is at 5933 Hastings St., 604-420-4131.

Liberal Ken Low’s campaign headquarters is at 101–1899 Willingdon Ave., across from Brentwood Mall, 604-299-7392.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it would be “illegitimate” for the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois to try to form a coalition government if, as polls suggest, his Conserva-tives are elected with another minority in the May 2 election.

Harper has accused Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff of harbouring a secret agenda of defeating a minority Conservative government and forming a governing coali-tion with Jack Layton’s New Democrats and Gilles Duceppe’s Bloc.

Ignatieff has stated for the record he will attempt no such thing if his party again winds up in opposition.

The curious part of this early election con-troversy is that, only seven years ago, Harper was the one eyeing a possible coalition gov-ernment after the Paul Martin-led Liberals won a minority.

It was Harper who signed a letter with Layton and Duceppe, asking then-governor general Adrienne Clarkson to consider all options.

Harper denied he was doing in 2004 what he is accusing Ignatieff of planning to do fol-lowing the election. Harper said he was part of a “co-opposition accord” and not a formal coalition.

Harper can call it what he wants, but the fact remains he has exposed himself as a hypocrite.

There would be no other reason for Harper, Layton and Duceppe to send Clark-son that letter than the trio’s wish to form a coalition government.

If, as Harper claims, it would be “illegiti-mate” for defeated parties to try to usurp power from a minority government in 2011, why was it acceptable for him to consider the option in 2004?

Why? Because Harper is today the hunted, not the hunter.

His bewildering contradiction is actually not so bewildering. The lust for power can overpower the most stringent of personal ethics.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper had barely left the Governor General’s residence at Rideau Hall to drop the election writ on the weekend when he hopped on a plane and came directly to Burnaby.

His stop was the National Nikkei Centre in South Burnaby. It’s hard to believe Harper wasn’t here to capitalize on the sympathy being directed Japan’s way for the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

It doesn’t make sense if the visit was to boost the fortunes of Conservative candidate Paul Forseth in the riding the centre is located in, Burnaby-New Westminster. Forseth will say other-wise, but realistically it’s going to be a tough slog knocking off incumbent NDP MP Peter Julian. Sure Forseth has won before but that was in New Westminster-Coquitlam, a different time and a different place demographi-cally.

Julian has won the last three elections, improv-ing his margin of victory every time. In 2008, he took 46.5 per cent of the vote, smoking Sam Rakhra, the Conservative candidate, by 16.1 per cent and 7,000 votes.

So maybe Harper was hoping he was at least close enough to have an effect on other borderline ridings like Burnaby-Douglas where the NDP hold

is much more tenuous.(As an aside, it does seem odd a national cul-

tural organization like the Nikkei centre would allow its facility to be used for a partisan political gathering. If the national Japanese centre opens

their doors for Harper they should also do it for Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and NDP boss Jack Layton.)

Those skeptical of Harper and his fol-lowers blaming the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois for the election have every right to be so. After all, the Conservatives have been running anti-Ignatieff ads for months. They wouldn’t have bought up every available second of television advertising time if they weren’t anticipat-ing an election. They also wouldn’t have produced a budget the other three parties wouldn’t fi nd acceptable if they weren’t prepared to go into an election they believe they are going to win.

The other three parties aren’t off the hook either, since they dug in their heels on the budget proposals. All the parties claim this is an election nobody wanted. That may be true of the elector-ate, but by their actions all four parties are show-ing they all wanted it.

If the Conservatives secure the majority govern-ment they so desperately covet, it is likely they will have fi nally ousted the NDP from Burnaby-

Douglas. Up until 2008, the biggest threat to Bill Siksay and his predecessor Svend Robinson, were the federal Liberals. But last time around, Siksay eked out a narrow 798-vote victory over the Con-servatives’ Ronald Leung. To that party, Burnaby-Douglas is a very winnable riding with Leung back for another try. The NDP has countered with high-profi le Simon Fraser University political sci-ence professor Kennedy Stewart. It should make for an entertaining fi ght come the night of May 2.

In past elections—and boy have we had a lot of them in the previous decade—Layton has made Burnaby a frequent stop, even getting involved in a road hockey game on the grounds of Armstrong elementary, a photo op that got play across the country. He’s sure to be back in the neighbour-hood a few times to help secure Julian’s already strong hold on Burnaby-New Westminster and to, more importantly, help Stewart retain Burnaby-Douglas. The New Democrats can ill afford to lose that riding.

If Ignatieff graces Burnaby with his presence it will be curious to see if he has any effect on the Liberals regaining some of the 7,000 votes it lost between the 2006 and 2008 campaigns.

And just think, Burnaby may have to endure three elections this year. Oh joy.

■ Grant Granger is a reporter with the News-Leader.

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The Social Sustainability Strat-egy Draft Report to City Council is a professional and well-written document.

It is the result of diligent city planners who have facilitated an extremely complex process utilizing a steering committee and six work-ing groups.

We appreciate that Burnaby citi-zens are being given an opportunity to provide input and suggestions to this draft document in a public process.

The Burnaby Task Force On Homelessness strongly supports the city’s vision of Burnaby as a city in which people have their basic needs met, where all members of the community are included and where people are compassionate and care about each other. This vision is a realistic prospect for Burnaby.

There are several positive sug-gestions within the report which would help to expand the con-tinuum of housing options in Burnaby.

Unfortunately issues of extreme poverty and home-lessness continue to be a reality for too many Burnaby citizens and create many obstacles for citizens to have their basic needs met: spe-cifi cally housing, adequate income and supports.

In order to achieve this innova-tive vision, the Burnaby Task Force On Homelessness recommends that the Burnaby Social Sustain-ability Report include a “made for Burnaby” plan that adequately recog-nizes and addresses these issues and outlines specifi c ways to collaborate with other levels of government, busi-ness, community agencies and con-cerned citizens.

The task force on homelessness is committed to working with all levels of government, the health authority, social service agencies, business, faith communities, and concerned citizens to ensure the provision of housing, support services, and adequate income for Burnaby residents who are without housing or at risk of homelessness in Burnaby.

The task force strongly urges Burnaby citizens to take this oppor-tunity to clearly and respectfully let the City of Burnaby, and subse-quently other levels of government, know that this is the kind of city in which we all wish to live.

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Marshall plan needs a shift in directionRe: It’s time for Chevron to shut down its Burnaby refi nery (Letters, NewsLeader, March 9)

I have read Judi Marshalls’s letter and wonder if she has con-

sidered what would happen to the city of Burnaby if the plant were to close or what environmental dam-age could be caused by closing the plant.

Ms. Marshall claims that “living next to a refi nery is not a good situ-ation,” but if she feels so strongly about it, she should move. I am assuming that she did not move next to the refi nery prior to its construction in 1935.

She also says, “Chevron does not have a warning system in place to notify the neighbourhood if there is an accident,” but from my research there is a citizen’s advisory panel in place for this purpose. Chevron did not get the panel involved in the fi rst place because of the small amount of material that was found seeping into the ground water initially. She also appears to have overlooked the role the media and police could play if an accident did happen.

Her comment, “The constant smell of gasoline is disgust-ing,” begs the question “is the smell really that bad?”

I have been to Burnaby many times and have never noticed the smell of gasoline, but maybe not close enough to the refi nery to notice.

Her fi nal statement, is that having the refi nery gone would make living in North

Burnaby much better. Would it really be better? Closing the refi n-ery would: put about 250 people out of a job at the refi nery, not to men-tion the indirect jobs that would

be lost; reduce the tax revenues col-lected by the city, province and federal government from the refi nery; require the capping and/or removal of the pipeline that feeds the plant which

could cause more environmental damage; reduce competition in the Lower Mainland, possibly increas-ing fuel prices; and increase the need to bring in fuel in from other provinces or the U.S. which would increase our carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions.

I believe if Ms. Marshall really wants to make North Burnaby a better place to live and reduce the risks caused by the Chevron refi nery, she needs to put pressure on provincial legislators to change laws and require Chevron and other industrial facilities to upgrade their facilities to improve their envi-ronmental, safety, and emission systems.

William PringleAbbotsford

Poverty cuts both waysRe: Time for city to do its part on homelessness (Letters, NewsLeader, March 25)

Garth Evans says he’s concerned about the plight of the homeless.

This is the same guy that was opposed to increasing the minimum wage. Who can afford to rent a place to live at current rental rates when receiving minimum wage?

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Nourish is a word that in-stantly resonates; a com-forting word that speaks to

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The Burnaby Art Gallery’s Advi-sory Committee (BAGAC), consist-ing of key members of Burnaby’s business community, along with Darrin Martens, the gallery’s director and curator, recognize the importance of these programs to nourish and nurture students’ appreciation and understanding of the visual arts.

With this mandate, just announced is the gallery’s fi rst of many fundraisers: Nourish - A Lun-cheon in Support of the Burnaby Art Gallery. Located across Deer Lake Park at Burnaby’s Hart House Restaurant, the understated sophis-tication of the Burnaby Art Gallery and the casual west coast elegance of the Hart House Restaurant converge to create a relaxed and enchanting afternoon of art, ideas,

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Gallery staff and commit-tee members are enthused by the notion of bringing the community together in support of arts education. A limited number of tickets for $100 ($50 tax receipt) may be purchased at the gallery or the Shadbolt Box Offi ce as well as through BAGAC members for this artful affair.

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Attorney General Barry Penner has agreed to widen the mandate of B.C.’s Missing Women inquiry.

The probe into how serial killer Robert Pickton was allowed to prey on vulnerable women will still use formal court-style hearings where those testifying face cross-examination.

But the addition of what’s called a study commission will also allow Commis-sioner Wally Oppal to hear from more witnesses, including First Nations, in a more informal, less-adversarial setting.

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mean more people are heard from northern B.C., along the so-called Highway of Tears where many women have vanished over the years, without having lawyers or legal standing at the inquiry.

“The study com-mission will provide more information for the commission, while ensuring the police investigations regard-ing Robert Pickton are fully examined to determine if proper procedures were fol-lowed,” Penner said.

The inquiry is expected to report back by Dec. 31 on how to improve any future serial killing or miss-ing women investiga-tions.

The inquiry will tour several yet-to-be-determined northwest B.C. communities in mid-June.

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Look at policiesErnie Crey, brother

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The inquiry is to focus on what happened in the fi ve years between 1997 – when a woman escaped from the Port Coquitlam farm after nearly dying in a bloody knife fi ght with Pickton – and 2002 when he was ulti-mately charged with murder after several more women were killed.

The earlier inves-tigation of the 1997 assault, the 1998 deci-sion to drop charges in that case and the delay in eventually arresting Pickton again are all part of Oppal’s terms of reference.

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Last Christmas she even used her welding skills to produce a snowfl ake display for the museum’s roof. She now knows how to read and draw blueprints for projects.

“It gave me confi dence,” she said of the program. “There’s no way I would’ve just walked into BCIT and taken a cabinet-maker program.”

She added with a laugh that much of what she’s learned has proven useful at home too, where she’s looks after repairs and renovations.

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In her 15 years of teaching, she’s seen a change in her students’ backgrounds.

It used to be many were on Employment Insurance or social assistance, and their

tuition was sponsored by gov-ernment.

“A lot do look to trades because they’re looking for a career that pays a living wage, especially for single moms.”

About a quarter of the program’s students have been to college or university. Some were looking for a career change. Pongracz has had students that previously worked as a commercial pilot, registered nurse, even fashion designer.

In recent years, she’s seen more women in their early 20s looking for a career to sink their teeth into.

Julia Peters, 22, spent 18 months in college doing gen-eral studies before she decided to explore trades opportunities at BCIT.

“Psychology was sweet, but you can’t do anything with a psychology degree,” she said. “I can try this out and not have massive school debts.”

She likes working with her hands and is thinking of a career in HVAC refrigeration, which requires a combination

of electrical, plumbing and mechanical skills.

The program showed her there’s far more to trades than just carpentry, plumbing and electrical.

Indeed, Pongracz’s students have gone on to work as everything from boilermakers and ironworkers to pile-drivers and welders. She said in recent years she’s noticed the role of women in trades has evolved—in a good way.

BCIT has a similar program introducing the trades for men. Pongracz said some of those students’ classes are taught by female tradespeople, so the men get used to the idea of working with women.

And when her students return from work studies at local companies and job sites, she always asks how they were treated.

“They say, ‘They kind of treated me as if I was some-one’s daughter.’ That’s proba-bly how you want to be treated, respected but not coddled, like they’re looking out for you.”

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CONTRIBUTED PHOTOSunshine Priel (left) of Burnaby performs during live auditions held Saturday, March 26 for the Metropolis and Metrotown exclusive Glee Club. Priel was one of 20 young people from across the Lower Mainland chosen to be part of the Metropolis Glee Club, which will present live performances throughout Metro Vancouver during the spring and summer.

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Radiation from the nuclear reactor crisis in Japan is show-ing up in B.C. seaweed and rainwater, say researchers at Simon Fraser University.

Japanese offi cials are trying to prevent a nuclear meltdown at reactors in Fukushima that were damaged following a 9.0-magnitude earthquake on March 11.

The researchers found increased levels of the radio-isotope iodine-131 in rainwater collected on Burnaby Mountain and in downtown Vancouver and in seaweed collected in North Vancouver.

“The only possible source of iodine-131 in the atmosphere

is a release from a nuclear fi ssion,” said SFU nuclear sci-entist Kris Starosta. “Iodine-131 has a half life of eight days, thus we conclude the only possible release which could happen is from the Fukushima incident.”

For now, the levels detected in the Lower Mainland are not harmful to humans, said Starosta.

“We’re basing this on Japanese studies following the Chernobyl incident in 1986 where levels of iodine-131 were four times higher than what we’ve detected in our rainwater so far,” he said.

“Studies of nuclear incidents

and exposures are used to defi ne radiation levels at which the increase in cancer risk is statistically signifi cant. When compared to the information we have today, we have not reached levels of elevated risk.”

The radiation is being car-ried on the jet stream from Japan to North America.

Most of the radioactivity disperses in the atmosphere and falls over the Pacifi c Ocean on the way, but some has now reached the west coast, falling down with rain, mixing with seawater and accumulating in seaweed.

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He’s the new but familiar face of the new B.C. Conserva-tives.

As has been specu-lated for some time, former Delta-Rich-mond East MP John Cummins announced his candidacy for the leadership of the pro-vincial Conservatives.

In a Tuesday press conference at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Cummins emphasized during his speech that he wants B.C. voters to have a viable alternative to the Liberals and NDP, which he described as “old line parties” inex-tricably tied to special interest groups in the form of corporations and unions.

“The choice between the Liberals and NDP is like a choice between airline food and hospital food,” he said. “We can do better, British Colum-bians deserve a choice

they are actually excited to vote for, not two parties they have to hold their noses to support.”

Cummins hasn’t yet

announced where he’ll be running, but he’s reportedly already moved to Langley.

If elected, Cummins said he’d push to ban political donations from corporations and unions.

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Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth unveiled his ninth endorsement Wednesday, as the con-test for the next B.C. NDP leader heads for its voting day on April 17.

Nanaimo MLA Leonard Krog considered his own leadership bid after being part of the group who forced out former leader Carole James in December. Now he says Farnworth is the “only leader” who can unite the party and win an elec-tion against Premier Christy Clark.

“I think Mike Farnworth represents the character, experience and ability that’s going to win the next election,” Krog told a news confer-ence at the B.C. legislature Wednesday. “That’s no refl ection on Carole. The voters had their conclusion twice with Carole. We didn’t win. I’m convinced, as are many others in the caucus and many in the party, that with a new leader we could win.”

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Trust will be the dominant theme of the federal election campaign now underway, predicts a veteran B.C. political observer.

SFU political scientist Patrick Smith said the Conservatives will argue only they can be counted on to carefully steer the economy through a still-fragile recovery and assure stability.

Opposition parties, meanwhile, will contend Canadians shouldn’t trust the Tories – particularly so far as to give them a majority – because they tried to hide the full costs of the government’s crime-fi ghting agenda and F-35 fi ghter jet purchases.

The minority government fell on a non-confi dence motion last Friday when MPs voted 156-145 to fi nd the Tories in contempt of Parliament. Election day will be May 2.

“We will hear a lot about U.S.-style mega-prisons and the whole idea that you can’t trust their num-bers,” Smith said. “Lines like ‘Do you want fi ghter jets to fl y around the Arctic or get all seniors out of poverty in Canada?’”

Conservatives will play the economic card, he said, painting New Democrats and Liberals as blocking a budget that was poised to aid seniors in order to spark an election.

Smith said he believes Prime Minister Stephen Harper decided to trigger the election by tabling a budget carefully calculated so other parties couldn’t support it.

“More than any party, the Con-servatives wanted this election,” he said.

“I think they looked at the polls and said ‘We’re at 39 per cent – we can grow to 42 per cent and get a majority.’”

Fears will be stoked about what Harper would do with a majority, he said, and, conversely, the spectre of the other parties forming a coali-

tion government.The Conservatives need 11 more

seats across the country to win a majority and some of them could come from B.C.

Tory strategists hope to recap-ture Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, where Liberal MP Keith Martin has retired.

Smith said they are also likely to aim at ridings with narrow margins in the last federal vote, such as Liberal health critic Ujjal Dosanjh’s Vancouver South riding.

They’ll also hope to reclaim former Conservative ridings, like Newton-North Delta, held by Lib-eral MP Sukh Dhaliwal.

Depending on the part of the Lower Mainland, the battle may not be Liberal-Conservative but Liberal-NDP or even NDP-Conservative.

While the Conservatives hope to make gains, they will also be under threat in some areas.

Smith said Tory MP Nina Grewal (Fleetwood-Port Kells) is “pretty low profi le” and and Dona Cad-man (Surrey North) could also be vulnerable.

“Just as the Conservatives are thinking we can pick up Esquimalt, there will be people in the New Democrat and Liberal war rooms thinking, ‘We can take this from the Conservatives.’ ”

Tory incumbents in the two North Shore ridings may also be in for a battle, he said.

Even traditional Conservative strongholds could be in play because of missteps, in come cases due to the whirlwind pace of nomi-nation meetings.

In Delta-Richmond East – held by John Cummins until he opted to pursue provincial politics – Con-servative candidate Dale Saip has stepped down over fi nancial prob-lems in his past.

Some seats will likely change hands in B.C., but Smith said at this point he’d have to bet on another minority government.

“The Conservatives have a shot at the majority,” he said. “It’s doable. But everything has to break their way.”

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‘Hostile’ public reaction expected to tolling, other ideas


A new search is underway for fresh pots of money to fi nance Trans-Link’s vision to expand transit across Metro Van-couver.

And it will include a hard look at ways to collect more cash from motorists while simultaneously encouraging transit use and controlling congestion.

“People’s gut reaction to some of these will be extremely negative and

hostile,” predicts North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton, who chairs the Mayors Council on Regional Trans-portation.

Road pricing, regional tolling or a yearly vehicle levy are among the poten-tial options, he said, and each comes with multiple different variations.

A vehicle levy – which TransLink briefl y proposed last fall but shelved – could charge more or less each year depending on engine size, carbon footprint or mileage driven.

Tolling schemes can

apply to just specifi c lanes rather than the entire system, or tolls could vary depending on the time of

day to encourage travel at off-peak hours.

“There’s a whole supermarket of options you can look at,” he said.

Walton hopes public attitudes soften as people realize they may be able to change

how they travel and avoid paying tolls, or choose to pay and benefi t from improved travel times.

“People need to see a connection between any proposed tax and a shift-

ing of travel patterns and behaviour in a way that benefi ts everybody – that frees up road capacity and increases the number of options.”

TransLink has named consultants IBI Group as well as professors from three Ontario universi-ties – Andrew Bevan, Enid Slack and Harry Kitchen – to research options for the mayors.

“We’re casting the net wide looking for best prac-tices,” Walton said, adding the aim is to gain approval on multiple new sources.

Mayors last December refused to pass an expan-sion plan tabled by Trans-Link’s board that would

have seen property taxes jacked signifi cantly as an interim step while other sources are explored.

The mayors had been pressured by the province to OK the tax hike to start paying TransLink’s prom-ised share of the costs of the Evergreen Line, which is supposed to begin con-struction this year.

It’s now back to the drawing board and Wal-ton is canvassing new transportation minister Blair Lekstrom to gauge the Christy Clark govern-ment’s willingness to approve new cash streams.

The mayors previously wanted TransLink to get a share of future increases in

the carbon tax, an idea that remains on their agenda.

Also to be considered, Walton said, is whether the province’s existing tolling policy should change.

B.C. currently allows tolls to be introduced only on new or signifi cantly improved roads or bridges and only if there’s a rea-sonable free alternative.

That blocks any kind of tolling or road pricing scheme that would charge consistently across the region.

Walton hopes to begin regional meetings with local politicians on some of the options by late April.

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Conservative leader Stephen Harper used his B.C. campaign swing Monday to offer a new income-splitting

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The program would allow families to share up to $50,000 of family

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Harper promotes tax relief for families, his government worked with the B.C. Liberals to impose the harmo-nized sales tax. That tax doesn’t change federal sales tax rev-enues, but increases the provincial take by extending the pro-vincial sales tax to a variety of services.

With national cam-paigns just underway for a May 2 federal election, parties have not yet released detailed platforms. The NDP platform

outline also includes a promise to extend EI to family caregivers, as well as increases to pensions and assis-tance for child care and post-secondary education.

Harper’s tax plan would most benefi t households where one parent earns the majority of the income and is taxed at a higher rate. It would apply to families with children under 18 still living with their parents.

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Kids Stuff Swap Meet: Gilmore Community School presents a swap meet featuring everything from toys and books to kids clothing, sports equipment and baby necessities. New and gently used items selling at bargain prices. When: Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Gilmore Community School, 50 South Gilmore Ave., Burnaby. Tables available for $20 each. Info: 604-790-0301 or [email protected].

Leadership Training Program: The Vancouver and Lower Mainland Mu l t i cu l tu ra l Fami l y Support Services Society is offering a free, seven-week Leadership Training Program for immigrant, refugee and visible minority women who have experienced abuse in the home or are interested in women’s issues, such as self-esteem, anger management, health and more. Child minding and coffee provided. When: April 18 to May 30, on Mondays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Burnaby, near Metrotown. Info and registration: Anna Foschi, 604-436-1025 or [email protected].

Volunteers needed: VLMFSS, a Burnaby-based

nonprofit serving immigrant women and families, needs two experienced income tax preparers to volunteer one half-day per week at our agency completing income tax returns for low-income, social assistance clients. Starting ASAP. Info: Anna, 604-436 1025 ext. 129 or [email protected].

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Vancouver Orbital : Re-examines the evolution of West Coast hard-edge abstraction, as seen through Joan Balzar’s quasi-scientific paintings of orbits, arcs and horizon lines created between the 1960s and 2010. When: ends April 23. Where: SFU Gallery, Academic Quadrangle 3004, Burnaby Campus. Info: 778-782-4266 or sfu.ca/gallery.

Sybil Andrews exhibit: Artist Sybil Andrews (1898-1992) is considered one of the most significant Canadian printmakers of the 20th Century. Known primarily for her linocut prints, she was influenced stylistically by Cubism, Italian Futurism, and Vorticism and found her primary interest in the rhythm, pattern, and movement of her subjects. When: Until April 3. Where: Burnaby Art Gallery.

Info: 604-297-4422 or burnabyartgallery.ca.

Burnaby Artist Guild:

Welcomes new members interested in painting, beginners or established painters. When: Meetings held each Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Where: Shadbolt

Centre for the Arts. Info: Judy Smith, 604-682-6720.

Susanne Cruickshank: Artist Susanne Cruickshank presents the Road to Marrakesh, an exhibit of acrylic and mixed-media works inspired by a recent trip to Morocco and the Canary Islands. When: Until April 18, by appointment or during Massey Theatre events. Where: Plaskett Gallery, Massey Theatre. Info: Minna Nikula, 604-517-5900, [email protected].

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Burnaby Writers’ Circle: Meets the first Wednesday of each month. When: 1:30 to 3 p.m. Where: Program Room 2, Confederation Seniors Centre, 4548 Albert St., Burnaby. Info: 604-905-5024.

Tuesday and Thursday Dance: Dance the winter blues away at Bonsor 55+ dance programs. Cost is $5 for members and $6 for non-members. Each dance has a live band and light refreshments served. When: Tuesday dances run 12-3 p.m. and Thursday night dance goes 7:30-10:30 p.m. Where: Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave.,

Burnaby. Info: 604-439-5510.

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

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

Internat ional fo lk dancing: Learn about the folk music of many cultures along with new dance steps while providing gentle exercise. No partner required. When: Fridays, Oct. 15 to Nov. 26, 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Confederation Centre 55+, 4585 Albert St., Burnaby. Cost: $16.05. Info or to register: 604-294-1936.

The Burnaby-New Westminster Newcomers

and Fr iends Club welcomes women who are new to the area as well as longtime residents. It is a wonderful way for women of all ages and cultures to make new friends. When: Meets the second Wednesday of each month. Info: Lenore, 604-294-6913.

Line Dance: Beginners welcome. Moderate exercise for body and brain and lots of fun. When: Mondays, 10 a.m. Where: Deer Lake United Church, 5135 Sperling Ave., Burnaby (enter by ramp at rear of church). Info: Georgie, 604-522-5647

Cameron Senior Choir: Seeking enthusiastic singers to join in. When: Every Monday, 4 to 6 p.m. Where: Cameron Senior Recreation Complex, 9534 Cameron St., Burnaby. Info: 604-421-5225 or 604-420-6478.

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

Kevin Fox: Kevin Fox, who captivated Shadbolt audiences in 2009 with a live performance of his lyrical CD, Songs for Cello and Voice, is returning to promote his third album, Set Right. After spending the last few years touring and composing arrangements for the likes of Justin Bieber and Kathleen Edwards, recording with artists as diverse as Raine Maida and Celine Dion, and touring with musicians ranging from Chantal Kreviazuk and Steven Page to Tom Cochrane and Olivia Newton-John, he found time to write and record Set Right, featuring his signature instrument, the cello. When: April 8-9, 8 p.m. Where: Studio Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Info: shadboltcentre.com or 604-205-3000.

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Kermit the Frog would be very happy living at Ad-era’s Green development in South Burnaby, devoted to healthy, sustainable living.

Now selling the fi nal phase of four, homes range from 618 to 1,213 square feet, all built in a West Coast Modern style. Buyers can choose between two stylish colour schemes. Every residence includes laminate kitchen and bathroom countertops and porcelain fl oor tile in the entryway, kitchen and bathrooms. Owners will also enjoy the ceramic and mosaic tilework on the kitchen backsplash and bathroom tub surrounds.

Adera vice-president of sales and mar-keting Eric Andreasen says they have had people waiting for this phase to be completed aft er the popularity of the fi rst three phases. Aft er going to customers and asking what they liked and disliked about Green, Adera took what they said into account and introduced the ultra-gourmet kitchen aft er noticing interest in fancier kitchens, Andreasen says.

Th is phase also includes enhanced landscaping and roof decks on all four suites. Th ese changes were solely based on buyer feedback, says Andreasen.

Each home is kitted out with G.E. Energy Star appliances and solar panels to heat water as part of Adera’s commitment to sustainable living. Green also includes a car-sharing program, with every owner receiving a membership to the fl eet. Residences also include energy-saving lighting, and low volatile or-ganic compounds paints and carpets.

Th e development includes one-, two- and three-bedroom residences, all built to promote energy con-servation. Green is close to the Byrne Creek Water-shed and the Taylor Community Park. Th e Edmonds SkyTrain station, shopping, schools and restaurants are all within walking or short drive distance.

Nestled into a lushly landscaped space with fl owers, ponds and courtyards, Green includes walkways that connect to the watershed, and include trails that can be used for walking, cycling and running. Green also includes the Seasons Club, an amenities building that

includes a games room with a billiards table, a library, a fi tness studio with a yoga room and infrared sauna and an entertainment lounge with an outdoor patio. It also includes an on-site concierge service, which is available 24 hours a day.

One feature that has proven popular with hom-eowners is the underground road system that keeps cars out of sight, and parking areas that are hidden under each building. Th is contributes to a feeling of peaceful, quiet seclusion.

To fi nd out more about Green, visit www.adera.com. With fi les from Tricia Leslie

Healthy, sustainable living in South Burnaby

It’s so much easier to be Green

Homeowners at Adera’s Green can have the peace of mind of living in one of B.C.’s fi rst Built Green developments. Every home is built to be environmentally sustainable and created to promote energy conservation. Martin Knowles photos

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MARCH 31/2011

Canadians a confi dent bunch. An overwhelming majority of Canadians are confi dent about purchasing a new home, according to a new Royal Bank of Canada poll. The poll shows that 90 per cent of Canadians are

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Canadians are quite proud of their real estate prowess.

Eighty-fi ve per cent of Canadians feel they are doing a good or excellent job of paying down their mortgages, says the 18th annual RBC Home Ownership study.

Nearly three-quarters of Canadians – 73 per cent – believe that they or their family are well-positioned to weather a housing drop, states an RBC release.

“Canadians believe in the long-term benefi ts of owning a home including the value it can provide, both person-ally and as a long-term investment,” says RBC head of home equity fi nanc-ing Marcia Moff at.

“Last year’s survey showed that people were looking to buy ahead of rising costs. Th is year marks a return to more normal levels of purchase inten-tions and recent housing data refl ects this move to a more balanced market.”

Interest in purchasing a home during the next two years has declined slightly, but remains high overall, as 29 per cent say it’s likely they will buy, the report says. Although down two points from 2010, this number is still higher than any other year since 2006.

Homebuyers list rising home prices (26 per cent) as their number one con-cern about buying a home, followed by rising mortgage rates (22 per cent).

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A master carpenter for manyyears, David was employed atboth Royal Oak College and BCIT as an instructor, and also worked as a set builder in the fi lm industry. He studied martial arts and was fond of photography, antiques and pioneer history. David loved nature and animals. He was creative, kind, and a good listener. David will be greatly missed by loving relatives and friends: sister Linda, step-mother Elaine, stepbrothers Danny and Mike, aunt Helen uncle Barry, Sheila Wilson and many others.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS

The Law of Attraction! 3 hour Inter active Seminar about The Power of Positive thinking. Facilitated by Jose Van Haastert, motivational speaker from Ontario. Thursday April 14, 2011 6.30pm to 9.30pm Burnaby Mountain Golf Course, 7600 Halifax Street, Burnaby. $40.00 Book your spot at: 604-421-8355 or email: [email protected] website: www.innerimpact.ca

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P R E S E N T I N G S P O N S O R :

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

CUSTOM TAX RETURNS Individuals, Businesses,

Accounting and Bookkeeping, Best rates. Free Pickup & Delivery 604-764-2575 or 604-998-2265

236 CLEANING SERVICES

We clean your place, not your pocketbook!

604-862-9797

All your cleaning needs• Janitorial Services• Pressure Washing• Window Cleaning

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

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

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

257 DRYWALLFRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

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

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGERick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling,

Back fi lling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978

281 GARDENINGChampion Properties Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Free Est. 604-230-0627


281 GARDENING

** HON’S GARDEN SERVICE **Lawn Maintenance, Power Raking

Trimming, Pruning Garden clean-upNew Sod, Weeding. Free Est. 604-317-5328 [email protected]

IVY GREEN YARD SERVICE Hedges, pruning, yd cleanup, maint 30 years exp. FREE Estimates.

Guar. Work. Calvin 604-992-4633

LAWNS PLUS Landscape Maintenance

D Economical Lawn MowingD Complete Grounds MaintD Pruning & ShapingD Aeration & Power RakingD Fully Insured

Residential~Strata~Commercial

(604)671-2746Free Estimates

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Champion Properties. Gutters, windows, pressure washing & yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

604-949-1900QUALITY RENOVATIONS

• Kitchens • Bathrooms• Remodeling • Decks

30 Years Experience Licensed - Insured

www.metrovanhome.ca

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofi ng. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

RENOVATIONSCarpentry, painting, drywall, tilesQuality work - reasonable price

Martin 604-521-8715

RENOVATIONS? I do bthrms, kitchens, fl ooring, cabinets, Refs. 30 yrs exp. Hugh (778)989-5933

TOTAL RENOVATION SOLUTIONS

Specializing■ Kitchen & Bathroom

■ Custom Decks ■ Railings ■ Fencing ■ Windows & DoorsGary: 604-855-2362


300 LANDSCAPING

AUGUSTINEBark Mulch Products

Composted W Bright W NuggetsGarden Blend & Lawn Blend

Topsoil

604-465-5193

320 MOVING & STORAGE1 ALL IN ONE MOVING

Real Prof. - Reasonable RatesFor all moving needs 604-779-6022

ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience 604-506-7576

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person*Reliable Careful Movers. *RubbishRemoval. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

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

Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

MAN with clean 1 TON MOVING TRUCK avail for moving or delivery.

Fast & Reliable. (604)759-2955

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269, 2 coats(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

D.J PAINTINGDrywall repair, int. ext.

Many years exp.Free estimate

604-258-7300 cell: 604-417-5917

INT/EXT Painting. Papering & pres-sure wash. Reasonable 30yrs exp Refs, free est. Keith 604-433-2279MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

SEASIDE PAINTING& Decking 604-462-8528, 218-9618

332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

338 PLUMBING$69/HR. Lic., Insured. Experienced & friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call anytime 604-805-2488.

Miller Plumbing & Drainage Ltd. Installs, h/w tanks, plugged drains, leaky pipes. 10% off 1st time clients

Lic’d/Insured. (604)837-2507

341 PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

#1 Roofi ng Company in BC

All types of Roofi ng Over 35 Years in Business “ Call Now for Free Estimate”

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSBESTCO ROOFING LTD. Res., Comm. Tar, gravel, torch-on, Sheet Metal, Duroids. Fully Ins. WCB Cov. BBB. All kinds of roofi ng. New & reroofi ng. Gill 604-727-4806 or Charlie 604-773-3522

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, As-phalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB $2m Liability. Clean Gutters $80. 24 hrs. 7dys/wk. 604-240-5362

JASON’S ROOFINGAll kinds of re-roofi ng & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.(604)961-7505, 278-0375

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

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New Roofs, Re-Roof, Repairs. Free Est. Refs. * WCB * Fully Insured.

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

JUNK REMOVALEARTH FRIENDLY

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IKE’S LOW COST JOBS: Rubbish Removal, Drain tile, Gardening & Trimming. Call IKE 778-881-1379.

Mr. CleanupDisposal

SAME DAY SERVICESeniors Discount

Call Andrew (778)868-3374

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOILChampion Properties. Delivered. Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. 604-230-0627 will spread

372 SUNDECKS

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

374 TREE SERVICES

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

$ Best Rates $

PETS

477 PETS

Boston Terrier pups, 1M, vet checked, 1st shots, dewrmd, $1,000. 604-868-0446, 814-5014

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

CKC Reg.soft coated Wheaten Ter-rier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1200. Call 604-533-8992

DOG MALE American pitbull x, do-go, 1 yr. old. Only $200. All shots microchipped. 604-614-4721.

GERMAN Rottie pups, P.B. no pa-pers. Born Feb.3.1stshots, dewrmd, 4 M. 2 F. $750. Call 604-588-2975.

PETS

477 PETS

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUP. 1 fe-male. $750. 1st shots & dewormed. Call 778-863-6332.

GERMAN Shepherd pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines Reg/Guar. 604-856-8161

JACK RUSSELL PUPPY’S. 2 Fe-male one male. Short legs, smooth coat. Dew claws done. Born Feb 5th. $450. 778-883-6049

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

NEWFOUNDLAND pup, P/B. Ready in Apr. $1000 (604)819-1466 No Sunday calls

P.B. LAB pups, 10-14 weeks. $400. Vet ✔, dewormed, shots, have pa-pers. (604)796-3669

PUGS, fawn, 3 male, 1 females. family raised, vet chk’d, shots. $500. (604)796-2727/799-2911

ROTTI PUPS large German stock, exc temp, protective, parents to view, 1st shots $700. 604-799-8858

SHIH TZU Bichon pups. 1st shots, dewormed M/$500 F/$550. 604-552-4415 or 604-763-7473.

SHIH TZU pups,adorable,1st shot, Vet ✓ health guar. hypo-allergenic, nonshed. $495. Call 604-533-8992

VIZSLA PUPS, reg’d, shots, guar-anteed. $850. ph, 604-819-2115 or email: [email protected]

YELLOW LAB pups. 8 weeks old, ready to go. Vet checked, 1st. shots. Parents on site. $500. 604-852-6176 Abbts

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

533 FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure. 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877

548 FURNITURE

BRAND NEW QUEEN SIZEPILLOW TOP MATTRESS SETS

• Leftover from Hotel Order • 800 Coil 3’’ Pillowtop • Original Plastic • Only 14 left • 10 year warranty

Retail $1,499! Liquidation $560incls. tax. Call: 604.807.5864

PIANO, older, great sounding up-right with bench $400. DINETTE set with folddown table & 2 extra bar stools $275. 778-887-0864

551 GARAGE SALESBRIDGEVIEW FLEA MARKET

Every Sunday, Year Round, 80 Vendors 7am-3pm, 11475-126a St. Sry. Info./Book Table 604-625-3208

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com

563 MISC. WANTED

FREE SCRAP CAR REMOVALCash for some complete scrap cars. 465-7940 or 580-3439.

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

COLLECTORS SAXOPHONESSoprano Buecher Silver 80 yrs old, excellent condition $3000. Picelo $250, Bongo Drums-perfect cond. $275 Call 604-534-2997

FOR SALE 6 piano accordions, from $140 to $500. 2 violins $150. ITS. 604-853-7879.

572 PLANTS/NURSERY STOCK

8-10 FT DOGWOOD &

JAPANESE MAPLES

$10 ea8069 Nelson St. Mission

604-826-8988

REAL ESTATE

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

1938 Beaufort Ave. ComoxThis completely renovated rancher with 3 bdrms, 2 baths makes for a great re-tirement home on .34 of an acre. The large private rear yard is fenced, & offers patio, hot tub & a large 22’x38’ shop with gas fur-nace. This south facing beauty is only 3 blocks from the Marina, shopping & the Hospital. Great views of Baynes Sound & the Beau-fort Mountain Range.

For more detailsMLS#308718RON BOLDUC

1-250-334-6620 [email protected]

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REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESOlder Home? Damaged Home?

Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH!

Call Us First! 604.657.9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT.Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings.Luxurious 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installationonly $ 109,950. Many other plansavailable. 877-976-3737 or 250-814-3788 www.hbmodular.com

636 MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi nances, im-mediate debt consolidation, foreclo-sure relief, and equity loans. Free,fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1888-711-8818www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYSwww.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

ARCOLA MANOR1 Bdrm upgraded suites. Live-in

manager. Rent includes heat, hot water. Cat ok.

Close to Highgate and transit.

Call 604-522-5230

BURNABY

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Highgate Mall. From $780/mo includes heat, hot water and parking.

Call Kelly 778-994-2334

Burnaby: CLAREMONT TERRACE** 6960 ELWELL ST ** NEAR MIDDLEGATEQuiet, spacious 2 & 1 Bdrms &

Bachelor suites.Incld: Balcony, prkg, heat & h/wtr

604-525-2661New Westminster $750 lge 1 bdrm,balcony, 8th St. Nr Safeway. FREEHT, H/W. 604-781-1846, 937-5427

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Friday, April 1, 2011 NewsLeader A27y

Editor / ReporterBlack Press is seeking an experienced editor/reporter to work with its Lower Mainland team to produce a Chinese-language publication.

The editor/reporter will be responsible for producing a weekly publication in the Lower Mainland. Responsibilities include writing and editing stories, page design and some photography. The candidate must enjoy working with deadlines and have excellent communica-tion skills, including fl uency in Mandarin, Cantonese and English. Profi ciency in InDesign and Photoshop is a requirement.

The successful candidate will also have a journalism diploma or degree and/or newspaper experience.

Black Press is Canada’s largest independent print media company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers and websites in Canada and the United States. We offer competitive remuneration packages and career growth opportunities. Please forward all resumes before Friday April 15 to:Black Press, Lower Mainland Division310-5460 152nd Street, Surrey, BC V3S 5J9

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200

Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balco-ny, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235www.aptrentals.net

BURNABY

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

Call 604-540-6725

BURNABY

ROYAL COLONIAL7111 Linden Avenue

1 Bdrm avail from $750/mo. Close to restaurants, schools, transit, stores. Short walk to Highgate Mall. Parking & laundry rm. Incl’s heat, hot water and storage.

For more info & viewing, callAlbert 778-788-1853

BurnabyVista Terrace

7465 13th Avenue, 3-storey building conveniently located minutes from SkyTrain. Renovated 2 bedroom suite from $1020. Close to public transit, parks and schools. U/G prkg. balconies, lndry rm. Heat & hot water incl’d.

For more info & viewing call Albert 778-788-1853

Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management

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

PORT MOODY 1 bdrm condo 5 appls, balcony NS/NP Clse to all ament. $1050/mo. 604-318-9235.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

New Westminster, #503, 39-6th St. 2 bdrms, 2 baths. N/S. N/P. $1700. Avail May 1.

Call Sheri M604-535-8080

Croft Agencies Ltd.view pictures at:

www.croftagencies.com

NEW WESTMINSTER

Colonial House435 Ash Street

3 Story bldg in great location. 1 bdrm stes from $760. Covered pkg, lndry rm, landscaped com-mon area. Close to park, transit, shops. Heat & hot water incl’d.

For more info & viewing call Rozario 778-788-1849

Skyview Manor908 6th Avenue

4 Story bldg in great location. 1 bdrm stes from $780. Pkg, lndry rm. Close to transit, park and shops. Heat & hot water included.


Park Villa529 10th Street

3 Story bldg in great location. 1 bdrm stes from $760. Parking, lndry rm. Close to transit, park, shops. Heat & hot water included.


Professionally managed byGateway Property Management

NEW WESTMINSTER

Large newly renovated 1 & 2 bdrm units available in well-kept concrete building. New fl oors and appl’s. Freshly painted. Patio and large stor-age room inste. 3 laundries in bldg. Rent incl’s heat & hot wa-ter. Sauna & jacuzzi. 5 min. walk to skytrain, Douglas Col-lege & New West Quay. Close to all amenities.

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

NEW WESTMINSTER

Panorama CourtSpacious & clean 1 bdrm avail. Starting at $780/mo. No pets.

Call 604-540-6732

NEW WESTMINSTER

RIVIERA MANORGreat 1 Bedroom, quiet building nr. amenities,

Royal City Mall & Skytrain.

Includes Heat, Hot Water and Cable.

Please call 604-526-0147

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

NEW WESTMINSTER

Pinecrest Manor905 4th Avenue

Quiet 3-storey low-rise in a park like setting. Spacious bach & 1 bdrm stes from $695. Family oriented, close to schools, parks and rec ctrs. u/g pkg, lndry rm. Heat and hot water included.

Small pet ok. Call Snjezana 778-788-1847

The Westport1021 4th Avenue

Quiet 3 story low-rise bldg in con-venient location. Bach & 1 bdrm suites from $695. Some with river views, short walk to Sky-train, or transit. Secure parking, lndry rm. Heat & hot water incl’d.

Small pet ok. CallSnjezana 778-788-1847

Tiffany Place1115 4th Avenue

Quiet 3 storey bldg. 1 Bdrms from $800. Walk to Skytrain, close to bus and shops. Some river views. Secure parking, gym, lndry rm. Heat and hot water included.

Small pet ok.Call Oana 778-788-1834

Park Astoria430 11th Street

Quiet 3 storey bldg 1 bdrm stes from $750. Walk to Skytrain, close to bus and shops. Secure parking, gym, lndry rm. Heat and hot water included.

Small pet ok. Call Oana 778-788-1834

Royal Ridge Place315 Agnes Street

3 Story bldg close to everything. Spacious 1 bdrm stes from $760. Some with fantastic river views. Pkg, lndry rom, gym. Close to Skytrain, transit, park and shops. Heat and hot water included.

Small pet ok.Call Dax 778-788-1863

Tantus Towers810 St. Andrews Street

1 & 2 Bdrm stes from $850. Enjoy all the amen at this high rise. Lndry rm, indoor/outdoor parking, balconies, outdoor Pool, lockers. Close to parks, schools, Transit, Heat and hot water included.

Small pet ok.Call Jerry 778-788-1848

Hillcrest Manor1303 8th Avenue

Large, bach & 2 bdrms from $695. Some stes with views, close to schools, parks and tran-sit. Parking, Laundry Room. Heat and hot water incl’d.

For more info and viewing call Camellia 778-788-1839

Hollytree Apartments1116 Hamilton Street

Quiet 4 storey bldg with spacious 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $780. Walk to Moody Park, recreation, shops and transit. Some river views. Secure pkg, lndry rm. Heat and hot water included.

For more info & viewing call Mila 778-788-1878

Professionally managed byGateway Property Management

NEW WESTMINSTER

ROYAL CITY APARTMENTS225 Royal Avenue

1 Bedroom apartments available. Hardwood fl oors, balcony. Rent includes heat and hot water.

Call 604-526-7015Professionally Managed By Colliers International

PORT COQUITLAM

CEDARWAY APTBright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms D/W, Heat and hot water includ-ed. Close to schools, shopping &

public transportation.

Call 604-837-4589www.aptrentals.net

736 HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE. 3 bdrm rancher on 1/4 acre. Nr amens. 6 appls, 2 large sheds, ample prk. np/ns, avail now. $1450/mo. Call 604-941-3259.

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

POCO DOWNTOWNAll-Inclusive

Seniors Residence1 Bdrm. Apartment

Rent incls. freshly prepared meals, cable, housekeeping,

emergency response & activities.www.rjkent.com

2675 Shaughnessy St.Call: 778-285-5554

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWERCOQUITLAM, 1200 sf, bright 2/bdrm grnd level suite. gas f/p, d/w, shared w/d, $1150/mo. incl util. cable/wifi , 1 blk to Austin/Mundy. Cl to SkyTrain & WCE. Avail now. (604)779-4969 M-F after 5:30 pm.COQUITLAM. 2 bdrm grnd lvl suite. Priv entry. Ensuite. Laundry. $1,000/mo. incl. utils. N/P. N/S. Avail now. 604-931-3677.COQUITLAM WW Plat. 2Bdr gr/lvl priv laundry, avail now, ns/np, lease req. $875 +1/3utils. 778-995-0063.PORT COQUITLAM North side. 2 bdrm g/l bsmt suite. NP/NS. Shr lndry. Near all amens. Avail now. $800/mo incl utils. 604-941-1596.

752 TOWNHOUSESPITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

818 CARS - DOMESTIC1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Sport.

Bought New - Don’t Need Two! Low km’s, economical V6 auto, full power group. AirCared til July 2012.Reduced! $4175. 778-888-6805 or Mon-Fri 10am-2pm: 778-837-6577

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, 4 dr, fully loaded, auto, AirCared, $2250. 604-832-8944.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT h/b, auto, fuel effi cient, reliable transportation, Air Cared. $1500. (604)536-15672001 NISSAN SANTRA 4 dr., gold colour, A/C. No accidents. Good cond. $6000 obo 604-582-05522005/6 SUBARU IMPREZA RS,one owner, like new, 77 kms, top model, loaded, $13,500.Call 604-575-20772010 NISSAN VERSA, 4 dr. H/B, auto, red, 20,000 Km, many op-tions, $9,350 fi rm. 604-538-9257.2011 TOYOTA Camry LE, grey, 11000 kms. auto, factory warranty. mint, $22,900. 604-596-9970

827 VEHICLES WANTED

CASH FOR CARS & TRUCKSFREE/FAST 24 hour tow service: or Donate to registered charities

Call 604-767-3842 or 778-552-4145

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE1995 PROWLER 5TH WHEEL 25.ft, slide out, fully contained, with shed, large deck and holding tank at Lakeview RV site at Nicola Lake in Merrit BC $10,000 Phone (604)826-6256 Bill

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838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

2007 Sunseeker m/h Ford E450, 1 slide, 31.6’, slps 6, generator, 18,700mi, $45,000 obo (604)824-4552 or (604)272-4961 (Van)

2010 HEMISPHERE F255RL

Rear living room, create a breeze fan, awning, LCD TV,

REDUCED! $28,995 (stk. 29367)www.fraserwayrv.com

1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2010 STARCRAFT 1020

3-way fridge, 16,000 BTU fur-nace, awning, elec. Brakes, front storage comp., stereo w/ outside speakers. $12,995 (stk. 29986)

www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200

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

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

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845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

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

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022The Scrapper

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEELaredo 4L, good cond, New tires, New radiator, Aircare for 2 years asking $5000 (604)826-6256 Bill

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1993 FORD Econoline cargo van,white, auto, aircared $2750.obo (604)465-5131

2002 FORD F150 Lariat - 4x4, exc. cond. leather, new tires, local, 160Kno accid., $8500obo / 778.861.8355

2006 FORD F250 super duty die-sel, excellent cond, new tires, newbrakes, tow pkg. Asking $20,000Phone (604)826-6256 Bill


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