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Relaxing at a leafy res-taurant patio on a hot summer day sipping

a beverage or two, adult or otherwise, without a care in the world often inspires pa-trons to blissfully utter, “it doesn’t get any better than this!”

That may be true for them, but not necessarily for res-taurant owners.

With the warm sunny days of summer, patios pop up in all sorts of eateries all over Burnaby and New Westminster. They come in all shapes, sizes and looks. They can be as small as a tiny table with two foldable chairs outside a donair joint on Twelfth Street. Or they can be as glamourous and elaborate as the patio at Horizons Restaurant on Burnaby Mountain with its $10-million view of Burrard Inlet, the North Shore moun-tains and Vancouver.

There are some like Gino’s in Sapperton that are cov-ered and are snug up against the sidewalk along Columbia Street. There are several of those as well, although often without the covering and coziness, in the HighGate, Metrotown and Brentwood areas, many of which are exposed to the traffi c and

exhaust of Kingsway and Lougheed Highway.

They can also be tucked away, like the rooftop patio at Sammy J Peppers in Metrotown. Others are off the beaten path such as Nathan’s Grill in Burnaby’s Central Valley, which sits amongst the tractor trailer trucks of an industrial park, or the Riverway Golf Course’s barbecue grill patio overlooking the greens, fair-ways and water hazards.

On the sun-splashed patio of the Paddlewheeler Pub at the Westminster Quay, patrons can look Simon Fraser’s bust in the eye while watching passersby on the boardwalk and tracking tugboat traffi c on the river as they chow down on chicken wings or imbibe a brew.

“It’s not like you’re dealing with gas fumes. You’re just sitting there looking at the water, there’s no pollution, there’s no noise. It’s beauti-ful,” says Rhoena Reutlinger, the Paddlewheeler’s man-ager. “We’re blessed to have something off the beaten path.”

The Paddlewheeler’s is one of the few patios used virtually year round, although it puts out fewer chairs and provides heaters in the cooler months.

“Even on a nice winter day they just want to sit out there, have a cup of coffee and watch the river,” says Reutlinger.

It’s also in demand because it has a smokers area since patrons are not

allowed to satisfy their nico-tine cravings inside.

“It gives them some place to go, although I don’t know how much longer they’ll be able to,” says Reutlinger, referring to the ever-chang-ing smoking regulations.

The patio’s biggest draw-back from Reutlinger’s per-spective is the unpredictable weather often makes it diffi -cult to determine demand for the patio, causing her head-aches in scheduling staff. “It’s like playing roulette.”

Up on Burnaby Mountain, the patio boosts business in the summer for Horizons. It’s open from late May until September, and occasionally on nice spring days custom-ers clamour for it to be open which management accom-modates if they can.

“It’s great, weather permitting,” says Horizons manager Yvonne Donhardt. “It’s just an added bonus.”

While it didn’t bring in much business during the down days in May and June of this year, with summer fi nally showing up this month it’s been a full house outside, says Donhardt.

From Horizons’ perspec-tive the only complication can be if it starts raining while customers are eating, but given its crowsnest-to-the-community location it’s easy to see the bad weather coming on the horizon.

Asking questionsDespite the charms of

patios for customers, there is plenty of downside for a res-taurant, according to Anton

Kosztyo, an instructor in the Douglas College hospitality management program.

While patios can produce extra revenue and add ambi-ence, owners have to ask themselves if they’re really worth it for just four or fi ve weeks a year. And that time frame can be shrunk even further when a summer like 2011 comes along.

“It’s very seasonal,” says Kosztyo, who used to man-age a 300-seat restaurant with a 100-seat patio.

He points out patios can be costly to set up in the fi rst place, and then a lot of work to set up and take down each day. On top of that, extra storage room might be required for the chairs, tables and umbrellas.

Some restaurant owners open up a patio just because their neighbour did, but that can be a mistake if they don’t do due diligence, says Kosztyo. Owners and manag-ers have to be careful where they put the patio. Putting it out back or around the side may keep customers away from noisy traffi c, but they won’t want to sit there if it’s beside a dumpster.

If it’s too hot, the patio bet-ter have enough umbrellas, overhangs or trees to create shade, otherwise patrons will prefer going inside.

A patio requires extra furniture, and it’s usually not such a hot idea to go with fl imsy chairs because they can easily blow away in the wind, he says.

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CHEVRON MAINTENANCEBurnaby’s Chevron Refi nery

will close for a major maintenance program in mid-October, according to the company’s community newsletter. The maintenance will include required safety inspections and refurbishing major furnaces at the refi nery.

“We’re doing our best to plan things carefully in order to prevent work-related noise at night during this 24/7 event,” said Nick Middleton of Chevron in the newsletter.

BOCCE BENEFITS DSRFThe Burnaby-based Down

Syndrome Research Foundation (DSRF) will be the benefi ciary of the 11th annual Benefi ts of Bocce tournament on Aug. 20. Organizers decided to donate to DSRF because one of the event’s honorees in 2008, Jo Mills, was a DSRF founder who passed away from leukemia.

Last year, the event raised $30,000 for the B.C. Lung Association. For more information go to dsrf.kintera.org/bob.

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The showing is in support of KidSport Burnaby, and admission is by donation to the organization. Gates open at the Central Park facility at 7:30 p.m with the picture to start at dusk, around 9 to 9:30 p.m. If the weather is questionable call 604-297-4848 for possible last-minute cancellation information.

MOVIE ON THE MOVEConfederation Park’s fourth

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This year’s fl ick, Kung Fu Panda 2, will be shown on Confederation’s Grass Field 3 on Sunday, Aug. 28, starting at 5 p.m. Ongoing construction on the park’s track forced the change.

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Environmental organization opposed to Kinder Morgan expansion plans


A Vancouver-based environ-mental group intends to use the Burnaby site of a dramatic oil pipeline rupture four years ago to emphasize its opposi-tion to a planned expansion by Kinder Morgan.

Wilderness Committee (WC) will hold a demonstration on Saturday, Aug. 27 beginning where Hastings Street turns into Inlet Drive. That’s the spot where Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline was ruptured by road construction crews working July 24, 2007. Oil spewed 12 metres in the air, fl ow-ing downhill toward Burrard Inlet and hit-ting as many as 100 homes in the area.

The protest is scheduled to coincide with mass civil disobe-dience planned for Washington, D.C., to protest the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline to carry crude oil from northern Alberta to American refi neries.

Along with opposing Key-stone XL, WC has set it sights on Kinder Morgan’s plans to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline from the oil sands and its terminal in North Burnaby.

WC says the expansion will mean tankers bigger than the ones now using the dock will

be sailing in Burrard Inlet. The current ones, claim the Wilderness Committe, carry more than three times the oil

spilled by the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in March 1989.

Sven Biggs, Wilderness Committee outreach director, said the event will start at 2 p.m.

with protesters marching down the hill to the gates of Kinder Morgan’s Westridge Terminal.

“It’s a dangerous place to have tanker traffi c. It’s shallow and narrow,” said Biggs.

He added current regulations wouldn’t allow tanker traffi c in the waterway, but since it was built in the 1950s it was grand-fathered in.

“If it went through the regu-latory process today it wouldn’t be approved,” said Biggs. “There’s a lot of concern for us (to have even larger tankers

allowed).”Biggs also pointed out the

Auditor General has warned there is no plan in place to deal with a large oil spill if it hap-pens in Canadian waters.

“Taxpayers would be on the hook if it were to happen,” said Biggs.

A Kinder Morgan spokesman said in an email the company is aware of the event and will monitor the situation to ensure the safety of the public and its facilities. He did not offer any further comment.

Kinder Morgan announced the expansion plans in Febru-ary saying the demand to ship oil to Asian markets is greater than what the company can accommodate.

According to a Globe and Mail story published in Febru-ary, Kinder Morgan offered oil producers 50,000 barrels a day loaded at Westridge, but received bids for 95,000 barrels. The company ended up signing contracts for 54,000.

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COLLEEN FLANAGAN/NEWSLEADER FILEAn excavator covered in oil after a pipeline rupture on Inlet Drive July 24, 2007.

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To cushion the discomfort for customers, restaurants use sev-eral tricks, such as adding high fences, screens, shrubbery, fl ower pots and even fountains to soften the noise and the intrusions from the street.

On top of all that, “every-thing has to be spic and span. It takes a lot to make it good,” says Kosztyo. “If you do some-thing do it right, or don’t do it at all.

“You have to ask yourself, ‘Is it worth it?’ You have to sit down and put the pros and cons down. ‘Will I get my money back? Will it add anything to my restaurant?’

“The ambience is better, but what do you do for the rest of the 45 weeks of the year when nobody is sitting outside and you have to pay rent for it and storage for it?”

Sitting on the sidewalkAnswering their own ques-

tions can be one thing, but sometimes restaurant owners wanting to add a sidewalk patio are answerable to the city. Not all have to, though. If the restaurant sits far enough behind the property line it can do whatever it wants on its own land, even if that land is a sidewalk, just as long as the building code and engineering bylaws are met.

“Some people assume it is just all city sidewalk, but the sidewalk can be part of the res-taurant’s private property. In a lot of instances they are like that,” says Lisa Spitale, New Westminster’s chief planner.

However, for those with their only option for a patio being a city sidewalk there are regulations to follow. The two

key things are leaving enough sidewalk space for pedestrians, and “we ask that they be deco-rative,” says Spitale.

For instance, along Columbia Street there are several estab-lishments with areas separated on the sidewalk by wrought iron fences. Drink Urban Lounge, for one, has a rectan-gular patio section with fl ower pots, umbrellas, and hanging baskets, along with a large street tree, inside its enclosure. Most of those things don’t have to be taken in at night and are of good enough quality to justify the investment, says Spitale. “It’s a really positive way of creating a pedestrian-friendly environment.”

And when done right, it might just inspire more to declare, “It doesn’t get any bet-ter than this!”

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Going to great lengths to fulfil desire to meet singer


Rahela Nayebzadah is an admitted “Twit-ter stalker” of Justin Bieber. But the teen-age heartthrob isn’t the object of her affec-tion—it’s her 21-year-old brother Rasool that’s enamoured with the Stratford, Ont., singer.

Rasool suffered brain damage and partial paralysis in an accident near Central Park when he was fi ve. The last few years he’s become a huge fan of Bieber, watching MuchMusic videos. So last October, Rahela, 26, bought tickets for them to see Bieber in concert at Rogers Arena, and ever since then the energetic Rasool has been con-sumed with meeting Bieber.

In an effort to grant him his wish, Rahela fi lmed four video clips of Rasool and put them on YouTube and set up a Facebook group page called Help a Dis-abled Fan Meet Justin Bieber.

“I’m doing them in the hopes that his dream might come true,” said Rahela.

The Facebook page had attracted nearly 4,000 members by the weekend. So far she hasn’t been able to contact Bieber’s people.

“I don’t know how to ask,” said Rahela. “I’m always sending them messages on Twitter, I’ve been stalking them on Twit-ter. I don’t blame them for not getting back to me, I bet they get thousands of requests to meet him ... I don’t know what to do.”

Rahela and Rasool are extremely close. After buying the concert tickets Rahela kept quiet about their purchase until the date neared.

“I knew he wouldn’t stop bugging me about it, so I surprised him,” said Rahela. “He was just smiling. It made me happy, but it made me sad at the same time.”

During the concert one of Bieber’s fans was brought up on stage to receive fl ow-ers and Rasool said to Rahela, “Let’s go, let’s go!”

“I had to stop him, he was going to try and make his way on stage,” said Rahela. “He was very excited. Honestly, he thought he was going to meet Justin Bieber. I got him a T-shirt and he didn’t want to take it off.”

At fi rst, to satisfy her brother she went in search of more T-shirts, but since the vast majority of Bieber’s fandom is teenage girls she’s not having much luck, with only girls sizes on the shelves.

“I tell them I need a large, and that’s too

small for my brother,” said Rahela, who believes there are lots of young male Bieber fans who are just too embarrassed to admit it.

Another T-shirt isn’t enough, though. Rasool keeps hounding Rahela about meeting Bieber. “He’s gotten very obsessive.”

Rasool was the only one of the Nayebzadah family’s fi ve children—three girls, two boys—born in Canada. On top of the turmoil caused by leaving Afghani-stan and adjusting to life in a culture so divergent to theirs, the family’s lives took a tragic turn 16 years ago when Rahela, Rasool and one of their sisters jaywalked across Kingsway at Central Park and got

hit by a car. Rahela, who was 10 at the time, was the only one that didn’t get hurt while her sister broke a leg.

“It affected all of us, but myself and my parents the most. My parents became very protective of him,” said Rahela. “I couldn’t cross the street, and I’m afraid to drive. I’m 26 and I only just got my learner’s licence a year ago. I didn’t want to, but my husband is forcing me to learn. It’s taken me a good year to get over [the fear].”

Rasool lives in his parents’ apartment near HighGate and attends two com-munity day programs. Rahela says he has the mind of a fi ve-year-old and she considered trying to fi nd him a job as a busboy in a coffee shop, “but he’d get distracted and want to talk to everyone.”

Rahela, who has an English degree and a masters degree in women’s studies from SFU and is now work-ing on a PhD at UBC, wrote a novel based on the family’s journey from Afghanistan and how they’ve dealt with the accident. It’s called Jeegareh Ma, which means “my love” in Farsi, the family’s native language, and it is expected to be published next year.

In the meantime, her actions are dem-onstrating her love for her brother, even if it means becoming a “Twitter stalker.”

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CONTRIBUTED PHOTORahela Nayebzadah’s brother Rasool is a huge fan of Justin Bieber, and she’s started a Facebook campaign to convince the popular singer to grant an audience.

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It seems summer has arrived. Too bad it took until almost the middle of August to get here. Not that we’re the only place enduring weird weather.

When we were lamenting the cool tem-peratures and cloudy skies of July, the rest of the continent was sweltering in record heat and withering humidity. Those kinds of conditions have become so commonplace, some cities, like Toronto, have instituted a system of extreme heat alerts that include a protocol to extend the operating hours of public pools, handing out water in parks and visits by public health offi cials to rooming houses, boarding homes and other residen-tial premises to ensure residents aren’t suf-fering. So far this summer Toronto’s medical offi cer has issued six such alerts.

Meanwhile much of Europe has been soggy and cooler than normal this summer after a hot, dry spring.

In Africa, Somalia is suffering its worst drought in 60 years; the entire Horn of Africa, which also comprises Ethiopia and Kenya, has received two to eight inches less rainfall this year than normal. That’s sparked a famine that has claimed the lives of more than 29,000 children under the age of fi ve over the past three months.

Climatologists like to remind us that such extremes aren’t as wild and unusual as they seem. The La Nina and El Nino phenomena, in which the surface temperature of the eastern tropical Pacifi c Ocean is warmer or cooler than normal, have been infl uencing the climate for more than 20,000 years.

Scientists say that it’s impossible to blame specifi c weather events like storms, droughts, heat waves and extreme cold on global warming caused by humans.

But climate change, settlement of expand-ing populations into areas prone to extreme weather and our inaction to deal with that likelihood have a way of turning bad weather into a disaster.

So as much as we like to curse Mother Nature when the weather’s foul, we must also shoulder some of the blame.

VICTORIA – B.C.’s job market held steady in July, with unemployment at 7.3 per cent. The latest Statistics Canada job data were released as global fi nancial markets teetered on the edge of another recession.

B.C. was last reminded of its vulnerability to world events in late 2008 and early 2009, when fi nancial markets froze up and gov-ernments around the world started frantically borrowing to bail out major industries. There are still idle con-struction cranes around B.C., although the vital commodity markets have recovered.

It was the sickening skid in pro-vincial revenues, which began to reveal itself during the 2009 election campaign, that triggered the B.C. government’s panicked grab for the harmonized sales tax and its transition fund. If blame is important to you, blame Stephen Harper for the HST, but please don’t believe Bill Vander Zalm and the NDP when they claim it was merely a political plot covered up with lies.

The truth is much scarier than the scare tactics of these political opportunists. Globalization isn’t optional, and there are lots of countries out there ready to beat us up and take our lunch money if we give them half a chance.

The Canadian and U.S. central banks have held interest rates near zero since the crisis. If some-thing more goes wrong, they are “out of bullets,” as economists say.

Here’s another economic fact about the year 2011. For the fi rst time in Canadian history, the majority of people with employer-supported

pensions now work for government or its agencies, rather than the private sector.

Despite all the political blather about left and right, more spending versus less, government keeps growing. That’s true for Canada and for B.C., where government grew every year of the allegedly tight-fi sted reign of Gordon Campbell.

There has been lots of bleating about HST on adult-sized clothing for chil-dren. Claiming your hubby’s clothes are actually for a bulky child may be

the oldest scam in sales tax evasion.This is an example of what economists call the

paradox of public fi nance. Economists like con-sumption taxes because they’re diffi cult to avoid. Many taxpayers dislike them for the same reason.

This is the road that leads to Greece, where tax evasion is considered a civil right along with fat pay and pensions. The same population expects to go to university at little or no cost until they’re

30, and then retire at 55, with the whole apparatus somehow held up by the dwindling band of work-ers in between.

The latest contract demands of the B.C. Teach-ers’ Federation give a sense of their Greece-like isolation from reality. Lengthy paid leaves, yet more paid professional development days, oh, and a double-digit wage increase after the rest of the public service has accepted zero.

I attended the recent BCTF convention in Victo-ria, where this entitlement culture was on display. During a news conference about the BCTF’s many demands, someone stood behind Education Minister George Abbott and held up a sign for TV cameras that demanded “No Tankers.”

This was no campus radical slipped in from the street. It was a middle-aged BCTF delegate, one of many decrying the industrial economy we need to pay for their pensions.

B.C. aspires to be a shipbuilding economy but it can’t do shipping? According to our public sector union elites, we’re too precious to allow oil tank-ers in B.C.?

Apparently some have still failed to notice that oil tankers have been going up and down the coast for decades, and back and forth under the Lion’s Gate Bridge for years.

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Re: Green Party gets lost in the static (B.C. Views, Aug. 3).

Tom Fletcher is correct. The 2009 BC Greens platform had a timeline that included smart metering by 2012. We did not recommend wire-less meters because, as Fletcher mentioned, we have precautionary policy on EMF radiation.

Our policy was revised in 2010. The initiatives we wanted implemented prior to new meters—feed-in tariffs, time-of-day pricing and regional management boards—were not in progress at the end of 2009 so that the timeline for smart metering was eliminated.

Without being tied to substantial energy conserva-tion, BC Hydro’s smart meter program is simply a different and more expensive way to collect data. A bil-lion dollars invested in conservation and energy retrofi ts, diversifying to

renewable energy or any number of priorities should precede changing meters.

Fletcher may dismiss health concerns associated with Wi-Fi but people have a right to feel safe and healthy in their own homes. Those who chose not to use wireless technology should not be forced to do so.

As I said at the news conference, wireless smart meters are a technological solution looking for a problem. With shrewd marketing, the companies that developed wireless smart meters have become wealthy with sole-source contracts from government after government.

At some point, given defi cits and debt load, we will need to reverse the decision-making process so that long-term plans actually precede implementation of new technology.

Other jurisdictions are putting moratoriums on, or cancelling the installation of smart meters. We are recommending BC Hydro listen to valid privacy, security and health concerns and change course.

Jane SterkLeader

Green Party of B.C.

Two ways the province can save some money

One of the arguments the B.C. government makes in favour of the HST is that it saves money by eliminating the costs of collecting the PST.

The government could do something similar by eliminating Medical Service Plan premiums and replacing them by a corresponding increase in income tax.

For example, for a single person the premiums are $726 per year.

For those with an annual income under $30,000 the premiums are reduced, becoming zero below $22,000.

Shifting the premiums to income tax would eliminate a whole govern-ment bureaucracy; it would also save us all the paperwork associ-

ated with paying these premiums. Other provinces do not make their citizens pay medical premiums. Why not B.C.?

A second way the B.C. govern-ment could save us all money is by instituting a pharmacare plan that pays for prescription medicines. There are many advantages to this, similar to the advantages of having universal publicly funded medicare. The big one here is an estimated saving of about a billion dollars a year in drug costs.

I shall be looking for these in the promises from all parties in the next election campaign.

David HuntleyBurnaby

A curious letter from a BC Liberal contributorRe: Stadium roof expense goes over the top (Letters, NewsLeader, Aug. 3)

I agree with Garth Evans that the $550 million the BC Liberals spent replacing the BC Place Stadium roof is a huge waste of public resources.

And I agree that the BC Liberal government has “its priorities all wrong.”

We just have to look at the billions in tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations that have left our govern-ment coffers empty.

Then there is the almost $50 billion in overpriced private elec-tricity that the Liberals have forced BC Hydro

to buy at many times over the mar-ket value. We can also look at B.C. having the lowest minimum wage in Canada and the highest child poverty rate in the country.

What about the BC Rail fi asco and the lowering of our oil and gas royalty rates that practically give away B.C.’s resources to oil multi-nationals.

But for Mr. Evans to be criticizing the BC Liberals is even more curi-ous.

Between 2005 and 2009 Mr Garth M. Evans donated $3,277 to the BC Liberals according to Elections BC.

Maybe Mr. Evans should be ask-ing himself if his own priorities are not misplaced.

While I don’t have a problem with Mr. Evans donating to a political party, one has to wonder why he is publicly criticizing the same party that he donates to.

And given Mr. Evans’ past ambi-tions as a federal Liberal candidate and city councillor, does this mean that he is publicly trying to distance himself from an unpopular party that he fi nancially supports?

Murray MartinBurnaby

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More students are attending summer school in the Burnaby School District than ever before, with an estimated 8,300 elementary and secondary students enrolled.

“A lot of students like to take a wide range of courses and when they take some-thing in the summer session they can fi t in more courses during the regular school year,” said Donna Scott, district principal of the summer session program

Scott says many students are taking additional courses and are often graduating with more credits than required by the Minis-try of Education.

“Students used to go to summer school because they had failed a course and had to retake it,” she said. “It’s different now. Students are taking more courses because they have a passion for what they’re studying”

Roy Uyeno, assistant secretary-treasurer for the school district, says the stress of get-ting into university may be a motivating factor for students

to take additional courses or retake courses to improve their grades.

“It’s more important these days for students to get their marks higher if they intend to get into post sec-ondary.”

Uyeno said that enrolment largely grew in 2007, when the Ministry of Education offered to pay for academic courses that directly lead to gradu-ation.

In the 2011/2012 school year, the

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When Ron Scott was a boy, he listened to Elvis’ Return to Sender through the walls of sister’s bedroom. Today he sings it himself, as Eternal E, an Elvis performer who’s appeared at festivals across North America, and in pubs and churches around Metro Vancouver.A renovation contractor by day, Scott has been an Elvis performer by night for more than four years, donning the costumes and personas of his idol’s various incarnations, from the hillbilly cat of the 1950s to the 1960s movie star to the big ticket concert Elvis of the 1970s. For now it’s a labour of love, earning awards at festivals and credibility along the way.“I do it for the sheer love of the man and what he stood for,” says Scott, 45. “I want to envision that energy and walk in his shoes. You start to feel a bit of what he felt on stage, the connection he had with his fans.”Scott says the enduring efforts of Elvis performers around the world have helped keep his memory alive 34 years after he died.“Without tribute artists, the memory of Elvis would be waning.”For Scott, most of those memories are good; listening to Elvis’ music on eight-track tapes, going to his movies. When Elvis died on Aug. 16, 1977, Scott says he was playing outside on a beautiful sunny day.“I heard the news on the radio and I was really shaken by it. That was the fi rst major death of any consequence in my life. It made a big impression.”To commemorate that day, Scott has organized a gathering for Elvis fans in Metro Vancouver at the Old Admiral Pub and Grill in North Burnaby.“We all have a passion for Elvis,” says Scott. “Our celebration recreates the vigil that is in Graceland every year on the anniversary of his death.”The evening features performances by more than 10 Elvis tribute artists, as well as door prizes. It starts at 7 p.m. and runs until 10:30 p.m.

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Metro Vancouver politicians soon face critical choices on how they pursue waste-to-energy incineration now that the province has approved the region’s solid waste plan.

A key issue – to be tackled this fall – is whether any new incinerator should be publicly owned and operated or out-sourced to a private partner.

A Metro-built facility would mean taxpayers pay directly for it – a price tag that could easily top $500 million – but the region would be able to sell the energy generated, offsetting much of the ongoing costs and maybe even

turn a small profi t.If a private partner

instead fi nances, builds and runs the plant, Metro would avoid up-front costs and the risks of owner-ship but sign a long-term garbage-supply contract.

The region would pay per-tonne garbage disposal fees, which would cover not just the construction and operating costs but also the partner’s profi t margin and its potentially higher bor-rowing costs.

Directors will likely debate whether Metro should keep the energy revenue for itself, how much that power might be worth in the future and whether Metro could scale down incin-eration if residents recycle and compost more than expected.

“The business model is one thing we have to determine out of the gate,” said Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, who chairs

Metro waste manage-ment committee.

A hybrid option might be for Metro to fi nance the plant but contract out construc-tion and operation, with an agreement on sharing both risks and revenues.

Metro’s waste com-mittee and board is expected to soon begin to frame its request for proposals, although it won’t be fi nalized until early next year, after civic elections in November bring a new set of directors.

Moore said that call will leave the plant’s location wide open, allowing open competition between out-of-region bidders like Covanta Energy, which proposes an incinerator at Gold River on Vancouver Island, and other pro-ponents with in-region sites, such as a pos-sible bid by Aquilini Renewable Energy on Tsawwassen First Nation land.

That may bring a tussle at the board over how to rate the bids.

Should more weight be given to avoiding local air emissions by barging trash to Gold River?

Or should effi ciently located in-region sites with better potential to sell energy into a dis-trict heating network win out on dollar value

because of lower trans-port costs and higher revenues?

Would locating the incinerator in Surrey help transform its emerging downtown with new develop-ment?

Or would it be less risky to place the plant in North Vancouver, where it could simply plug in to Lower Lons-dale’s existing district heat system, now fi red by natural gas?

Metro estimates an in-region burner will cost taxpayers at least $1 billion less over the long term than out-of-region options – although critics hotly dispute the underlying assumptions.

But the hammer of arbitration and subsequent provincial approvals necessary for any plant could still allow Victoria to block in-region incin-eration, in response to the demands of Valley residents.

Moore said he’s hopeful staff of both regional districts can look objectively at the issues.

“Frankly, I’d like to try to take some of the politics out of it.”

He said Metro is committed to using the best emissions control systems avail-able.

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It is proposed to place this bylaw before City Council for consideration of Final Adoption at the regular Council Meeting scheduled for 2011 September 12.

The proposed Bylaw and Plan may be inspected at the offi ce of the City Clerk, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. and Thursdays between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw is provided an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting the bylaw to Burnaby City Council by submitting a letter addressed to: Mayor and Council, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 1M2. All submissions must be received by the City Clerk no later than Noon, Wednesday, 2011 September 07.

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Seema Patel hit a low point in her life after the birth of her daughter, Radhika. Sufferering from severe postpartum depression and cop-ing with the loss of her mother to Lou Gehrig’s disease when Radhika was only two, Patel felt as though she was in a black hole. That’s when her social worker introduced her to an organization called Volunteer Grandpar-ents.

“I thought it would be so nice if my daugh-ter could have a rela-tionship with someone from an older genera-tion,” said Patel.

Two and a half months later, just in time for Radhika’s third birthday, she was matched with Maureen Hopper, a Burnaby nurse whose own daughter had a volunteer grandparent while growing up. Hav-ing had a child later in life, Hopper knew she wouldn’t have grandchildren anytime soon, so she decided to become a volunteer.

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The idea of female empower-ment has been passed on to Radhika, who wants to be a doctor or veterinarian, said Patel, adding that Hopper has opened Radhika’s eyes to many things she may have not other-wise experienced.

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“Radhika is such a sweet girl. I have gotten far more out of this than her, she has been such a joy to be around,” said Hopper.

“I have a hard time being out of town a few days because I miss her.”

Hopper encourages those of grandparenting age to become volunteers with the organiza-tion, which has a waitlist of families hoping to be matched with a grandparent.

Radhika feels lucky she has Hopper in her life and has only positive things to say about her granny.

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Q : My husband and I had agreed years back, that when we retired we would travel and visit differ-ent countries and treat ourselves to more luxuri-ous accommodations than we were able to afford when we were raising our fam-ily. Last week my husband came home to tell me that he put a down payment on a 36-foot luxury RV. I was heartbroken; I envisioned a retirement cruise to Europe, dressing for dinner and lounging on the deck. I don’t think I can deal with spend-ing weeks on the road, searching for campsites, cooking and cleaning and all the stuff that goes with that lifestyle. I feel like packing my bags and going on a vacation myself. What should I do?

A: Well, it sounds like you both have very different views on retirement travel. Here is the good news—retirement is a long time.

Chances are, if fi nances allow, you will both be able to have your way. So fl ip a coin and see which vacation wins out for the fi rst trip. The aging boomers and seniors have had a huge impact on the RV market.

No roughing it like the good old days, these rigs have all the comforts of home on wheels plus. I am amazed to see how many RVs are parked at casinos and malls, many of which are more than happy to offer free overnight parking to the senior spender. Personally I think you are a lucky gal, and I would be sharpening my marsh-mallow stick if I were you.

Q: My mother, who up until now has been a

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They welcome the senior customer, and encourage them to come by the busloads.

The atmosphere can be very stimulating, with all the fl ashing lights, the casino noise, entertainment and refreshments.

The cost is whatever you want to spend.

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TransLink’s independent commissioner is warning the plan to fi nance the Evergreen Line and other transit upgrades with a two-cent gas tax hike plus other yet-to-be-determined fees or taxes may be too murky to accept.

Martin Crilly suggested area mayors insist on a better understanding of how money will be spent if the province fails to enact some of the rev-enue sources.

“What are the mayors actu-ally buying for sure?” he asked in an interview.

Many motorists and some mayors already oppose raising the TransLink-dedicated gas tax from 15 to 17 cents per litre, an increase the province has pledged to legislate this fall to take effect next April.

But even more uncertainty hangs over the other sources – possibly an annual vehicle levy averaging $24, a second regional carbon tax or even a system of road-use fees, all of which may be at least as con-troversial as the two-cent gas tax increase. Higher parking taxes and mechanisms to tax property developers are also on the table.

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within a year among mayors and with the province to use an additional source, a temporary property tax hike of $23 per average home kicks in for 2013 and 2014.

Crilly said it’s not clear enough what happens next.

If no longer-term revenue solution is in place going into 2015, TransLink and the mayors may be faced with deep cuts or at least shelving many of the priority projects supposed to be paid for through the proposed funding supplement.

“It’s important to be clear what happens in that circumstance because it’s not beyond the realm of possibil-ity that we might fi nd ourselves in that place,” Crilly said.

“You don’t want to be in a position of having to make emergency cuts.”

If Victoria fails to pass the gas tax hike, he said, the sup-plement would effectively col-lapse and TransLink wouldn’t deliver its $400-million share of the $1.2-billion Evergreen Line linking Burnaby, Port Moody and Coquitlam.

TransLink spokesperson Erin McConnell said the proposed supplement will be revised in light of Crilly’s comments to show the order in which future transit upgrades would proceed if the extra sources don’t materialize.

That could open up new

splits between the region’s politicians depending on how the priorities are phased.

Some projects – like express bus routes on King George Boulevard and Highway 1 through Surrey and a Langley-White Rock route – would enhance South-of-Fraser service, while more frequent SeaBus runs would appeal to the North Shore.

A general lift in bus service, more road and cycling infra-

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TransLink has agreed to extend its public con-sultations to the end of September in response to a request from Metro mayors.

Mayors are expected to vote on the fi nalized

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A ring of tolled bridges around the region could be a fi rst “easy step” toward road pricing, he said, although he acknowledged it would require the province to revise its policy of only tolling new or upgraded infrastructure.

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130 HELP WANTED

WANT A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY?Medical Offi ce & Admin. Staff are needed now!

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Career Training & Job Placement Available!

1-888-778-0459We are still hiring - Dozer & excava-tor operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

138 LABOURERS

LOOKING FOR A GROUNDSMAN. Must have min 5 yrs chainsaw exp., have worked for tree service before, and a valid drivers lic a must. Email: [email protected]

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142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

LANGLEY property mgmt fi rm seeks bookkeeper/receptionist for 14 month term. Duties incl. general accounting and A/R. Applicant should have 1 yr experience. Profi -cient in Simply Accounting and Of-fi ce. We offer competitive wages and benefi ts. Resume to [email protected], fax 604-882-5935.

115 EDUCATION

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154 RETAIL

P/T Retail Merchandiser Lower Vancouver/New West/Burnaby area Flexible daytime hours, 15 – 35 hours per week Qualifi cations: - Merchandising experience an asset - Ability to work independently & manage a schedule - Organization, communication & computer skills - Valid drivers license & use of your own vehicle Fax resume by August 15th to Procter & Gamble M-Team Supervisor (1-866-395-7939)

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

FABRICATORSVery busy medium-size manu-facturing plant with a strong back-log of work requires qualifi ed steel fabricators with experience in structural sheet and plate work. Opportunities for full time, perma-nent positions are available. Ex-cellent benefi ts package. Please apply in writing to:

Wellons Canada Corp.19087 96th Avenue

Surrey, BC V4N 3P2 Fax: (604) 888-2959

Attn: Manufacturing Manageror Email:

[email protected]

ROCK REQUIRES two Heavy Duty Mechanics for work at various job locations across Canada. Must be experienced with hydraulic systems and CAT engines. Experience in Terex Redrill, Atlas Copco and Cubex drills preferred. Must have ability to work independently and di-agnose problems. Competitive wage and benefi ts. Please send re-sume to [email protected] or fax to (250) 828-1948.

115 EDUCATION


160 TRADES, TECHNICALSTRUCTURAL STEEL FITTERS required at Edmonton North Com-pany. Lead Hand: $34.80/hour; 1st Class: $33.24/hour; Fitter: $31.68/hour; CWB FCAW: $31.68/hour. Fax resume: 780-939-2181 or Email:

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PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

173E HEALTH PRODUCTS

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182 FINANCIAL SERVICESAVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP

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130 HELP WANTED

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGBOOKKEEPING

SERVICES25 years experience, Business, Non-profi t

Organizations, Housing & Personal taxes, payroll.Gilles 604-789-7327,

604-946-0192www.scorpio-consulting.com

Mountain High BookkeepingBurnaby/New Westminster

778-397-7009 or mountain-high.ca

260 ELECTRICAL

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

281 GARDENING

Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rub-bish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

DO YOUR GARDEN BEDS NEED TO BE MAINTAINED?

I will do it for you! 604-434-6693

ORBIT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

*Lawn care *Mowing *Power rake *Aeration *Trimming *New turf *Flower beds *Pruning *Cedar

Fencing *Landscape renovation *Gutter cleaning etc. Comm./Res.

Monthly or Yearly Contracts Discounts for Senior’s

and Regular Customers.Gur 604-724-9036 for Est.

130 HELP WANTED


281 GARDENING

Jims Mowing Franchiseyour future is here

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Always! Gutter, window cleaning,pressure washing, lawn maintains,yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

1 CALL DOES IT ALL. Reno’s, bathrooms, kitchens, ceramic tiling, hardwood, laminate, granite tops.

Corazza Contracting (604)818-5919

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

130 HELP WANTED

AUTOS: To buy or sell your car, truck, RV, van, 4x4 ortrailer - this category has it all. You’ll also findautomotive supplies and classic cars for sale, or youcan list the vehicle you’re seeking. call 604.575.5555


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

604-949-1900QUALITY RENOVATIONS

• Kitchens • Bathrooms• Remodeling • Decks*30 years *Licensed *Insured

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LANDSCAPING ■ WATER FEATURES■ CUSTOM STONE ■ POST & BEAM ■ RETAINING WALLS ■ OUTDOOR

FIREPLACES ■ DECKING ■ OUTDOOR KITCHENS

Over 20yrs experience. Ray Evenson 604-780-6304

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317 MISC SERVICES

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle.Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488.

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

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

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

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 any colour(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

MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

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


329 PAINTING & DECORATINGStardust Painting Commercial & Residential Service, Interior & Exterior. Member of BBB since 1975 Call John (604)889-8424

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

338 PLUMBING10% OFF if you Mention this AD!

*Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-20051 Call Does it All - 2 OLD GUYSPLUMBING & HEATING, Repairs, Reno’s, H/W Tanks. 604-525-6662.

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

341 PRESSURE WASHINGAndy’s Pressure Washing

& Driveway Sealing(778)868-3374

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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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.

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Call Andrew (778)868-3374

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVAL

Recycled Earth Friendly• Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard

Waste • Concrete • Drywall• Junk • Rubbish • MattressesOn Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

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359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOILAlways! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 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 $

ABC TREE MEN ✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding

☎ 604-521-7594☞ 604-817-8899

PETS

477 PETSARCTIC WOLF/Husky X- Social-ized, well tempered, paper/outside trained. $500. fi rm. (604)309-3774Bluenose Pittbull purebred puppies, ready to go! Vet checked, 1st shots. $1275 - $2000/obo. 604-603-6944.BLUENOSE RAZOR EDGE 4 weeks old. $1250 obo. Call 604-783-8607.BOUVIER PUPS wonderful family / farm dogs, home raised, loyal & loving. Black, brindles & dark blonde. $800. Call 250-486-6773. Email: [email protected] GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866CHIHUAHUA long-haired female, $600; tiny male chihuahua pups, ready to go, $550. (604)794-7347CKC Reg.soft coated Wheaten Ter-rier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1050. Call 604-617-3470DACHSHUND mini dapple puppies, 9wks. 2 F 1 M 1st shots dewormed. $750. Deroche. 604-820-4763.

PETS

477 PETSENGLISH BULLDOG puppies, Male/Female available for more info Call Andrei 604-970-3807.

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. 2 Male & 2 Fem. $550. 1st shots & dewormed. Call 778-863-6332.

Golden Retriever pups, P/B, family farm raised, ready August 22.Males $600, female $650. (604)794-7434 [email protected]

LAB PUPPIES for sale, born June 23. family raised. $600. Call (604)795-7257. No sunday calls

MALTESE pups, 3M, 2F, 1st shots, vet ✔, dewormed, paper trained, non shedding, $800. 604-464-5077

MINI dachshund puppies, born May 30, 1 male, 1 female, black & tan, family raised, well socialized, potty training started, fi rst shots & de-worming, both parents registered but puppies are unregistered. $750. Abbotsford, 604-855-6176.

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

PITT Bull pups Born June 19. 6 male & 3 fem. -$500 ea: Vet chekd. 604-825-1730

PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC $350 Special. Both parents approx. 120 to 150 lbs. Call 778-552-1525.

PRESA CANARIO X puppies, born May 8, on farm, great temp $450. 604-855-6929 or cell 604-217-1346

SHELTIES beautiful loveable happy puppies, warm & cuddly, 4 months old. House trained. (604)826-6311

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

509 AUCTIONSAUCTION- Source Glacier Beverage Co. Bottling line, offi ce, restaurant equipment, Complete 750ml bottling line, SS tanks, forklift and more. View photos at: doddsauction.com

518 BUILDING SUPPLIESDO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL BUILD-INGS Priced to Clear - Make an Of-fer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

542 FRUIT & VEGETABLESU-PICK Raspberries $1.50 lb & Blueberries $1.20 lb. 19478 Dewd-ney Trunk Rd. Pitt Mead. 763-2808

548 FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

560 MISC. FOR SALEA FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464.

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stair-lifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991

RED ENVELOPE - Unique & Per-sonalized Gifts for All Your Friends & Family! Starting at $19.95. Visit www.redenvelope.com/Jewel for an extra 20% off or Call 1-888-473-5407

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSPIANO. Willis & Co. Spinet style, red mahogany, beautiful tone, im-maculate cond $700. 604-864-9935

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE20 Acre Ranch Foreclosures Near Booming El Paso, Texas Was $16,900 Now $12,900 $0 Down, take over payments, $99/mo. Beautiful views, owner fi nancing, FREE map/pictures 800-755-8953

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTYSAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.Nor-woodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.STEEL BUILDING SALE... SPE-CIALS from $5 to $12/sq. ft. Great pricing on ABSOLUTELY every model, width and length. Example: 30’Wx50’Lx16’H. NOW $11,900.00. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers 1-800-668-5422.

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER3 Lots, Grindrod BC, 2 @ $90,000. 1 with sm. house @ $130,000. All 3 @ $270,000. 3 together zoned for 4-plex. 1 (250)309-3452 or 540-3455.MISSION. LOVELY HOME 19 yrs. old. Large 3 bdrm., 3 baths. 3500 sq. ft. 10,000 sq.ft. lot. Excellent condition. View upon request. $474,700. Call 604-855-5826.

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKSMOBILE HOMES 1, 2 & 3 BDRM $46,900 - $74,900. Lorraine, Royal Lepage 604-889-4874.

636 MORTGAGESMortgage 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 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

Purchase/Renew/Refi nance Private 2nd MTG avl. Low Rates. Raj 604-767-5050 www.mortgagebazar.ca

640 RECREATIONAL

RARE OPPORTUNITY: wa-terfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, 0.83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fi shing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swim-ming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Sea-sonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesfor-sale.com/70mile/frank.)

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

703 ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available.

www.bchomesforsale.com/view/lonebutte/ann/

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

Super Clean ONE Bedrooms

Quiet & well maintained bldg. Includes heat & hot water. On

site manager. Cat okay.

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Secure parking available.

For viewing call:

Call 604- 522-5230

BURNABY

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Metro Town. From $850/mo., includes heat, hot water.

Call 778-323-0237

BURNABY

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Metrotown. From $850/mo., includes heat, hot water.

Call 604-715-1824

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

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

604-525-2661BURNABY

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

Villa Del Mar 6630 Telford Ave.

Bright large newly reno’d 1 and 2 bedroom suites for rent. Freshly painted, new hardwood fl oors, huge balcony. Only 2 min walk to Metrotown Mall.

Please call 604-715-1824 to view. Move in TODAY!

BurnabyVista Terrace

7465 13th Avenue, 3-storey building conveniently located minutes from SkyTrain. Renovated 1 bedroom suite from $785. 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

BURNABY

Walker Manor 6985 Walker Ave

Bright large 1 bedroom for rent in a newly reno’d building. Large balcony, freshly painted with hardwood fl oors. 2 Min walk to Highgate Mall & all major transit.

Please call 778-994-2334

COQUITLAM - 1 & 2 bdrm near Lougheed mall / skytrain, 533

Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg. Quiet, N/P, gated parking & video surveillance. $780 - $945/m incls. Heat & H/W. Avail. Aug 1. Crime-

Free Certifi ed. Call: 604-937-7812 Visit: www.greatapartments.ca

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

Well maintained ONE bed-rooms. Includes cable, heat & hot water. Secure parking avail. On site manager.

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELYQuiet & well maintained bldg., walk to Highgate Mall & transit. Cat okay. For viewing....

Call 604- 521-3448

COQUITLAM

Welcome Home !

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

Call (604) 931-2670

New West. Crown Manor 430 – 9th Street. 1 bdrm apart, on site ldry, 1 prking spot. Close to shop ping, all amens. Heat & hot water incl. $745/m. 604-451-6676

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

RIVIERA MANORGreat 1 Bedroom, quiet building nr. amenities,

Royal City Mall & Skytrain.

Includes Heat, Hot Water and Cable.

Please call 604-526-0147

736 HOMES FOR RENT

BURNABY, S. Slope, 5 bdrm - 2 bdrm down, 3 up, cls to elem. schl, $1550+ utils, Sept. 1. 604-599-6251

NEW WEST, 3 bdrm, beautiful view, quiet area, nr. all amenities, NS/NP. $1200 + utils. Sept.1st. Call 604-291-9833 or 604-314-3291.

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

GREAT OPPORTUNITY!900 sqft of retail space avail in new-ly constructed strip mall wilth 7-11 anchor. Call for info, 604-715-7423

750 SUITES, LOWER

1BR Basement suite. Sullivan Hts S u r r e y. I n c l u d e s , h e a t , h y d r o , cable&insuite washer/dryer! No smoking,partying,pets. References required.$700.Ph. 604-596-7370

COQUITLAM bright & clean 1 bdrm + den g/l ste, own ent, gas f/p, sh ldry $675/mo. 604-937-3534

MISSION, 1 BDRM, BRIGHT, CLEAN, ABOVEGROUND, PRI-VATE ENTRANCE, UTILITIES, LAUNDRY, $800. RANDY OR CLANCY 604-826-6547

NEW WEST - Bright 1 bdrm g/l suite $725 utils inc. n/p. n/s. quiet. Avail. now. (604)616-2426

QUEENSBOROUGH, 2 bdrm, fresh paint, N/S, N/P, no W/D, no cble. $750/mo incl utils. 604-527-1024

751 SUITES, UPPER

PORT COQUITLAM, Mary Hill area, View 3 bd upper lvl, 1.5 baths. Near bus & schls, own lndry + 3 appls. $1395/mo + 50% hydro. NS/NP. Avl. now. (604)779-6893.

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RENTALS

752 TOWNHOUSESPITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938

Queens Avenue136 10th St, New West.

2 BR & 3 BR Townhouse, $1114 & $1303 includes Heat & hot water, w/d hookup, common laundry & u/g parking. $1200 share purchases.

Call Shirley 604-861-8667www.queens-ave-coop.ca

TRANSPORTATION

806 ANTIQUES/CLASSICS1966 CHEVY PICKUP, V8, 4 spd, blue & white, has collectors plates, $6500. 604-796-2866 (Agassiz)1976 GMC 3/4 SIERRA CLASSIC Camper Special, 149,000 orig miles, 30,000 on orig rblt. Same owners since 11,000 miles, Feb/78. Collector status, call for info, too nu-merous to list. ALSO 10’ Slumber Queen Adventurer Camper, 99 WS model with all trimmings, 13’’ San-sui TV, 110 & 12V, qu sz slumber-queen matt from Royal City bed-ding, 8’ awning. $12,500/both. Call: 604-535-5777 or 604-785-6827.1978 FORD PINTO wagon. 2.8L V6 very restorable, solid body, Not run-ning. $450 obo. 604-584-7968

810 AUTO FINANCINGNeed A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free DeliveryWANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CRED-IT? Last week 24 out of 28 applica-tions approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. Receive a $500 Gift Card 1-888-593-6095.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC1969 Ford Falcon Futura $15,000 Immac. paint/body 302 Cu In/auto. p/s front disc brakes, numerous high performance enhancements. Local BC car. Must be seen to be appreciated. Call 604-307-0201, pictures at:

photobucket.com/69falcon1991 CADILLAC Allante only 43,000 mi. Estate sale from La Conner, WA. Removable hardtop & Softtop. $8,500. 604-309-40011991 OLDS Toronado Trofeo, good cond, needs some work, nice cruis-er 105kms $2500. (604)462-88631997 GRAND PRIX, Green, good shape $2,500. Call 604-931-4506.2005 CHEV CAVALIER - 2 dr, 1 owner. Deluxe 4 cyl, 5 speed. 79,000kms. $3,800. (604)467-3289

2007 FORD FUSION SEFully loaded, metallic red, 60K,

$8800 fi rm. Call 604-538-4883.2007 Pontiac G5 - Colour: Silver. Excellent car, gets 37 miles to the gallon. Well maintained. Includes 4 Nokian winter tires on rims (value $1200.00) Phone daytime 604-219-1652 or evenings 604-462-8665 or email: [email protected] $7500- OBO

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS2003 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, auto, alarm, A/C, tilt, p/l, 100 km, $5,600 obo. 778-895-7570.2005 KIA MAGENTIS, Anniversary Edition, 79,800 kms. Priced to sell. $5,500. Call 604-476-0043.2006 MAZDA 5, 6 pass van, touring edition, loaded, auto, sunroof, 17’’ wheels. $9,300 obo. 604-309-4001.2008 HYUNDAI TUCSON, FWD, 4 door. 64,000 kms. Like new condi-tion. Call 778-241-18242011 TOYOTA Camry LE, grey, 8,000 kms. auto, factory warranty. mint, $19,800 incl tax.778-895-7570

830 MOTORCYCLES2005 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT STAR 1700cc Ltd 43,000kms dealer ser-viced, thousands in extras $8977. 778-888-6805, 778-837-6577

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE1986 PROWLER, 5th wheel, 26’, fully loaded, sacrifi ce $4500. Call (604)869-31371987 FORD Econoline Class “C” RV 29ft well kept cond., 95,000kms, sleeps 6. Offers ? 604-477-45492004 F350 CREW CAB, diesel, 03 24’ Salem 5th whl. trailer, both mint cond., too many things to list. Will sell separate. Trailer $7,900 or both for $25,000 obo.Call 604-812-1278.

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2004 37C PACE ARROW, 15,800 m, Shaw auto satellite, 3 slides, W/D, custom cover, 10 yr paint pro-tection, etc. Better than new. $79,900. Call (604)869-3313

2011 Coleman 180

A/C, DSI Water Heater, AM/FM/CD, microwave and

double door fridge.$14,995 (stk. 30322)

www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #31087

2011 Coleman 280

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DSI Water Heater, microwave. $25,995 (stk. 30239)

www.fraserwayrv.com 1-877-651-3267 DL #31087

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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851 TRUCKS & VANS

1990 FORD wheelchair van, side-winder lift, 100,000 km, $5,000 obo. Phone (604)247-1770.

1995 FORD 4X4, 5 speed, no rust, runs great, utility box. $2800. Call (604)869-3137

2005 MONTANA SV6, loaded, On-star, 7 pass., new front rotors & brakes. Mint. $7500. 604-812-1278

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, single cab, 2 wh. dr, 4 cyl auto, shrt box, 121km, $7,900 obo. 604-812-1278

MARINE

912 BOATS

2 SMALL OUTBOARD MOTORS WANTED. Looking to buy 6HP - 15HP. Motor does not have to be running, but must be in nice condi-tion. Will pay cash. 604-319-5720

A20 NewsLeader Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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